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1: Lightning
This is my song to bring the leaves out of the trees
My song to turn them all kinds of colors from green
'Cause Elizabeth's coming like the sky in the East
Teach the birds to sing, teach the crickets to hold their peace
She's gonna be here long after I'm gone
She's gonna be here long after I'm gone
She's gonna be here long after I'm gone
2: If You Love Me (NY-89)
Last day on the road
Headed, headed home
Last day by myself
Driving out of hell
And my feet are tired and I need some water and I think I might pass out
But if I do I’ll dream of you so I walk without a doubt
And if you love me you should tell me right before we die
So I can spend the whole rest of my life looking right into your eyes
And if you love me you should tell me right before we go
So I can be the very first one in heaven to know
And you don’t know me well
But you know me better than I know myself
So baby come on by
I want to look into your eyes and see the sky
And my steed is tired and I need some water and this is what it takes
I couldn’t fake the ocean with table salt and a million lakes
With table salt and a million lakes
With table salt and a million lakes
And if you live me you should tell me right before we die
So I can spend the whole rest of my life looking right into your eyes
And if you live me you should tell me right before we go
So I can be the very first one in heaven to know
And I’ve been tryna tell you
With every word we speak
But when I say I miss you
That’s not what I mean
‘Cause when I say M I S S I mean L O V E
When I say M I S S I mean L O V E
oh, when I say M I S S I mean L O V E
And if you love me you should tell me in a lavender field
So all the bees can bear witness to all the love I feel
And if you love me you should tell me in a thunderstorm
So when our two fronts collide it doesn’t matter who’s cold or warm
3: Eagle Lake Trail
I ain't much of a prophet
and I ain't much of a priest
But I know God's work
Oh, when I see it
And you probably wouldn't tell me you're an angel
but tell me some angels that do
I I'd think I'd know an angel
when I see one in you
And if you doubt the future
honey, look to the east
Ah, and think of all the things that haven't come to be
And you probably can't tell if I'm a devil
and frankly neither can I
but oh, who knows what you see
when you look into my eyes
And honey, I've been looking for a savior
'cause I need to be saved
oh, but when I look at you I know my salvation is not far away
And if you doubt the future
honey, look to the west
ah, and think of all the things that haven't happened yet
And if you doubt the future
honey, look to the sun
ah, I'm gonna marry you someday honey in front of everyone
4: Down in the Gorge (Dickson Falls Trail)
Down in the gorge where it's dark and it's deep
I've been thinking about a girl who loves me
I brought her a rock from the river that sings
I brought her a rock should've brought her a ring for her hand
Oh, her beautiful hand
Down in the gorge, you can find me down in the gorge
Down in the gorge with the rocks and the trees
I've been thinking about a girl who loves me
I brought her a flower that grows by the banks
I brought her a flower should've brought her my thanks for my life
Oh, that girl saved my life
Down in the gorge, you can find me down in the gorge
Down in the gorge where the falls sing their song
I've been sittin' and singin' along
I don't know the words but I carry the tune
I don't know the words but I'll bring that song back to you from the gorge
I'll bring that song back to you from the gorge
Down in the gorge, you can find me down in the gorge
5: A-Line (Boylston St.)
This is my song to bring the leaves out of the trees
My song to turn them all kinds of colors from green
'Cause Elizabeth's coming like the sky in the East
Teach the birds to sing, teach the crickets to hold their peace
She's gonna be here long after I'm gone
She's gonna be here long after I'm gone
She's gonna be here long after I'm gone
2: If You Love Me (NY-89)
Last day on the road
Headed, headed home
Last day by myself
Driving out of hell
And my feet are tired and I need some water and I think I might pass out
But if I do I’ll dream of you so I walk without a doubt
And if you love me you should tell me right before we die
So I can spend the whole rest of my life looking right into your eyes
And if you love me you should tell me right before we go
So I can be the very first one in heaven to know
And you don’t know me well
But you know me better than I know myself
So baby come on by
I want to look into your eyes and see the sky
And my steed is tired and I need some water and this is what it takes
I couldn’t fake the ocean with table salt and a million lakes
With table salt and a million lakes
With table salt and a million lakes
And if you live me you should tell me right before we die
So I can spend the whole rest of my life looking right into your eyes
And if you live me you should tell me right before we go
So I can be the very first one in heaven to know
And I’ve been tryna tell you
With every word we speak
But when I say I miss you
That’s not what I mean
‘Cause when I say M I S S I mean L O V E
When I say M I S S I mean L O V E
oh, when I say M I S S I mean L O V E
And if you love me you should tell me in a lavender field
So all the bees can bear witness to all the love I feel
And if you love me you should tell me in a thunderstorm
So when our two fronts collide it doesn’t matter who’s cold or warm
3: Eagle Lake Trail
I ain't much of a prophet
and I ain't much of a priest
But I know God's work
Oh, when I see it
And you probably wouldn't tell me you're an angel
but tell me some angels that do
I I'd think I'd know an angel
when I see one in you
And if you doubt the future
honey, look to the east
Ah, and think of all the things that haven't come to be
And you probably can't tell if I'm a devil
and frankly neither can I
but oh, who knows what you see
when you look into my eyes
And honey, I've been looking for a savior
'cause I need to be saved
oh, but when I look at you I know my salvation is not far away
And if you doubt the future
honey, look to the west
ah, and think of all the things that haven't happened yet
And if you doubt the future
honey, look to the sun
ah, I'm gonna marry you someday honey in front of everyone
4: Down in the Gorge (Dickson Falls Trail)
Down in the gorge where it's dark and it's deep
I've been thinking about a girl who loves me
I brought her a rock from the river that sings
I brought her a rock should've brought her a ring for her hand
Oh, her beautiful hand
Down in the gorge, you can find me down in the gorge
Down in the gorge with the rocks and the trees
I've been thinking about a girl who loves me
I brought her a flower that grows by the banks
I brought her a flower should've brought her my thanks for my life
Oh, that girl saved my life
Down in the gorge, you can find me down in the gorge
Down in the gorge where the falls sing their song
I've been sittin' and singin' along
I don't know the words but I carry the tune
I don't know the words but I'll bring that song back to you from the gorge
I'll bring that song back to you from the gorge
Down in the gorge, you can find me down in the gorge
5: A-Line (Boylston St.)
Sitting in the station
you said that one would come for me if I'm patient
And there’s that sound that you can hear that means they’re moving
So I stand at attention, looking down the track like a loser
And there’s that sound that you can hear that means they’re moving
So I stand at attention, looking down the track like a loser
And I’m waiting for an A-Line train
And the last time that I waited, it eventually came
So I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
And I don’t mean to scare you with my eyes
I feel like a kid, or a lightning bolt who used to be someone who already died
And I’d write you a letter, but I wouldn’t have nothing to say
So I’ll write you a letter anyway
And I’m waiting for an A-Line train
And the last time that I waited, it eventually came
So I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
I’m waiting for an A-Line train
And the last time that I waited, it eventually came
So I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
6: No Words (Red Line to Glenmont)
You say you’re a vampire while we waited for the Red Line
We go back to Takoma and we sleep in the same bed my
Blood is ink and it’s all drying
I wished to love a vampire now I think that I am dying
I’m just a lonely paintbrush
I think that I can’t love you
Now I said you’re my sunflower and that was true
One of the only completely honest things I’ve said to you now
You said you’re a vampire while we waited for the train
And I got on the last one and you watched me ride away
No words left for me to say, ‘cause all my ink is dry
Everything I’ve ever said to you has been a lie
And the last time that I waited, it eventually came
So I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
And I don’t mean to scare you with my eyes
I feel like a kid, or a lightning bolt who used to be someone who already died
And I’d write you a letter, but I wouldn’t have nothing to say
So I’ll write you a letter anyway
And I’m waiting for an A-Line train
And the last time that I waited, it eventually came
So I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
I’m waiting for an A-Line train
And the last time that I waited, it eventually came
So I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
I’ll just sit here, I’ll just sit here underground
6: No Words (Red Line to Glenmont)
You say you’re a vampire while we waited for the Red Line
We go back to Takoma and we sleep in the same bed my
Blood is ink and it’s all drying
I wished to love a vampire now I think that I am dying
I’m just a lonely paintbrush
I think that I can’t love you
Now I said you’re my sunflower and that was true
One of the only completely honest things I’ve said to you now
You said you’re a vampire while we waited for the train
And I got on the last one and you watched me ride away
No words left for me to say, ‘cause all my ink is dry
Everything I’ve ever said to you has been a lie
7: Over The Overpass (MA-2)
When I came over the overpass
I saw a sight I’d never seen before
I saw all of Heaven spillin’ down to Earth
Onto the valley floor
When I came over the overpass
Hell, I’d thought I was alone
Then I saw every angel
Spillin’ down to Earth
I guess the floor just broke
Oh, and you should’ve seen
The way the light hit the river
Oh, and you should’ve seen the way God loves all his children
When I came over the overpass
I saw a sight I’d never seen
I saw every angel
Spillin’ down to Earth
And every one of them was singing
Oh, and you should’ve seen
The way light hit the river
Oh, and you should’ve seen the way God loves all his children
Oh, and you should’ve seen
The way light hit the river
Oh, and you should’ve seen the way the clouds looked over the city, and how God loves all his children
8: Rooney (I-65)
I'm coming over we're gonna talk
about football teams in upstate New York
and your family is a royal bunch
and your sister's nice but you're the one I love
'cause she's not you
she's not you
she's not you
oh, she's not you
And Rooney if I told you you'd probably laugh it off just like everyone before
and Rooney if you love me I'd cover up my flaws just like every movie star
just like every movie star
Cover up my flaws for you
Hide them if you want me to
and I've seen your face in different lights
and can't think of one that I didn't like
and all the other girls they think that I might
but I never will but you're on my mind
and they're not you
they're not you
they're not you
they're not you
Rooney if I told you you'd probably laugh it off just like everyone before
and Rooney if you love me I'd cover up my flaws just like every movie star
just like every movie star
Cover up my flaws for you
Hide them if you want me to
Rooney if I told you you'd probably laugh it off just like everyone before
and Rooney if you love me I'd cover up my flaws just like every movie star just like every movie star
Rooney if I told you you'd probably laugh it off just like everyone before
and Rooney if you love me I'd cover up my flaws just like every movie star
just like every movie star
Cover up my flaws for you
Hide them if you want me to
Cover up my flaws for you
Hide them if you want
9: Lilly (Auburndale Ave.)
Lilly I've been stuck at home
Wishing you weren't so far gone
Lilly I've been trying just to fall asleep
and Lilly I've been sittin' here
listening to words that I cannot hear
Lilly I've been trying just to stay awake
I don't know where you're going
and I don't know if you'll get there on time
all I know is that I love you
don't need no reason, no reason or rhyme
and Lilly I've been thinking back
to when we walked off the beaten track
Lilly, I've been trying just to stay awake
Lilly, I've been so ashamed
Oh, I'm going insane
and I've been trying to, trying to fall asleep
I don't know where you're going
and I don't know if you'll get there on time
all I know is that I love you
don't need no reason no reason or rhyme
Oh, Lilly come home!
10: Darling, Catch that Train (University Ave.)
If you stay any longer
I might drown in my pain
I can't have you any longer
so darling, catch that train
Winter's on it's way now
and the geese are in formation
and I talked to the leaves in the woods and to the dark
and together we're all changing
so let go of my hand
and let the fog roll off the sea
I have an ocean to cross
and you have a life to live without me
without me
So darling, catch that train
go south with the summer rain
and you won't have to see my
lying face
ever ever ever ever again
the River froze a long time ago
but since it's melted
I can't separate our bodies myself
I need you to help me
so help me
Darling, catch that train
go south with the summer rain
and you won't have to see my
lying face
ever ever ever ever again
11: Asteroid
So turn sunflower, find the sun
And if it’s not there, I’ll retract my love
And I’ll give it back to the sea
So turn sunflower, find the sun
An impossible task when the day is done
‘Cause I never loved you the way you loved me
Turn, Elizabeth, turn back time
And make me worse at telling lies
So that she never believes me
Turn, Elizabeth, turn away
And lead me down into your cave
And bury me where I never will be found
12: Butterfly (Confederation Bridge/Rue Wesley St.)
There once was a butterfly who stowed away on a ship
And he flew too high and got carried by the wind
And he watched his only land fall away beneath
So that little butterfly got lost at sea
That little butterfly got lost at sea
And all the time he was singing
I don’t know
If I should go
Tell me there’s a place for me
One Lilly pad in the sea
I don’t know
If I should go
And if I jump ship
If I had one wish
There’d be one in the sea
And Lilly pad was pretty with a flower in her hair
And sweet green eyes that soak up the sky and turn it into sugar
And she let him land and dried his wings and listened to him sing
And in return he flew around and brought her things
And when it was time for her to go East
She beckoned for him to come
And he turned East
And flew into the rising sun
When it was time for her to go East
She beckoned for him to come
And so he spread his wings
Flew into the sun
And all the time he was singing
I don’t know if I should go
Tell me there’s a place for me
One Lilly pad in the sea
I don’t know if I should go
Tell me there’s a place for me
And if I jump ship
And if I had one wish
She’d be there in the sea
I don’t know
I should go
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