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Better Than Most Times
03:35
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Better Than Most Times
Here I am sitting
While hearts glide
Sneaking thru my home
Set up shop
Sneak around
Light a fire, burn it to the ground
It's all about what's wrong
Forget about what's right
You don't have to rush the line
You don't have to rush the line
No need to rush the line
This is better than most times
The strands up in the duder's head
I'm losing my stride
You'll find hell when your legs are back
Run into Hackensack
Well, I'm runnin' dry, too
And my patience's at an end
Knowing I
I've given up my rent
For this
No bliss
I'll blaze a mile in record time
It's knowing what's right
And when to rush the line
This is better than most times
Better than most times
This is better than most times
I hope you find one step to peace of mind
Hope it comes out alright
Get up and get on down
Go ahead and haggle 'round
Go and haggle all night
Who is the victor now?
Who has the swagger now?
Who has the better story?
Better than most times
Better than most times
©2022ESCmusic
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2. |
Gave Up Shasta
03:46
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Gave Up Shasta
You gave up Shasta
Couldn't get away fast enough
You knew it couldn't last long, no
You never felt this way before
Then you gave up Shasta
You start to peel the plaster
Then you traded places
Tried to fill those spaces
Chorus:
Shasta blows right through you
Decide whether friend or foe
Cast your fate to the wind
Most times it pays to know
Dealing the last pretense
Dealing it out, by the way
You gave up Shasta
You couldn't get away fast enough
Tried to pull a fast one
But it didn't suit you
Then you tripped over fieldstone
You couldn't have your crackdown
You never could explain that
You couldn't get out fast enough
Tried to slow me down
There's nothing here
Could ever stop the flow
Of my clean-cut ways
-repeat chorus
You gave up Shasta
You couldn't get away faster
You pulled those heart strings
No one could de-rail ya
And now you're giving up Shasta
You go 'round and 'round ya
Yeah giving up Shasta
You couldn't get away fast enough
©2022ESCmusic
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3. |
Divided By Wt.
03:11
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Divided By Wt.
Divided my weight up
Into a thousand tiny pieces
Into a blind paradise
I will find my thunder
I will set you up on the session bill
Divided by weight
Piece by piece
Little by little
I won't mess this up
And then you find yourself standing all alone
On a platform in a city waiting for who-knows-what
Terrified if you don't take this shot
You'll be cast in stone just the way you are
I've hidden my weight, yeah,
Behind a mixed-up pattern
I've hidden my weight
Try to be
What I aim to be
No more casualties
Hidden by the veil
Hidden by the weight
Kissed by the bell
Dropped from sight
And then you find yourself standing all alone
On a platform in a city waiting for who-knows-what
Terrified if you don't take this shot
You'll end up with an ocean on your head
An ocean on your head
©2022ESCmusic
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4. |
Shine
03:50
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Shine
You're near to find
The power of shakin'
Don't break your leg
Drift around bending
You're near to find
A little more mettle
This time
Locate, you'll find your silver penny on the way
Good style and good luck
No rile, just a little more shakin'
This time don't wanna be late
Go and get on back
This time, you get on back
Here marks the spot
What are your best laid plans?
Get up and get out
Lost you at the station
Nearly fainted, I guess
Fell from the cradle
Pissed off later
Will you end up second best?
Get down, a little more shakin'
This town has been awakened
In this life the earth is quaking
Just shy of a full nine (it don't feel right)
Oh come on, make it feel right
You have the way to shake it right, alright
You're fine
Get up and get out
Lost you at the station
Nearly fainted, I guess
Fell from the cradle
Pissed off later
Will you end up second best?
You'll shine
You'll shine
Shine on...
©2022ESCmusic
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5. |
Pick One
04:26
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Pick One
I've been wasting my time coming here
But I'm never gonna stop
I've been wasting my time coming here
Yeah I'm never gonna stop
I'm the one who passed you on the treadmill
Who will we invite this time?
Catch you around
Shall we invite all?
Yeah!
I've been spending my time wishin', yeah
But mostly I'm not
I get some needs met by wishin'
Yeah, well prizes non-stop
I've been a long time gone missin'
Yeah, well I'm looking all shot
I've been taking my time working
Yeah, well you're working here, too
We'll drive around that scar
Hooligans fallin' out the car
Catch you around
Chorus:
I'm feelin' like a song about you, yeah
Pick one out, yeah
In the air a song about you
Get along
I'm feelin' like a song about you, yeah
Put it on, yeah
Feels like a song inside you, yeah
I've been wasting my time coming here
But I'm never gonna stop
I've been wasting my time coming here
Yeah I'm never gonna stop
I'm the one who passed you in the driveway
Who will we invite to fall?
Catch you around
-repeat chorus
©2022ESCmusic
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6. |
Fresh Baked Daily
03:57
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Fresh Baked Daily
Turn your head in any direction in this place
You'll find your senses fly
Over ridge and dell
To the other side
You feel like dancing in the air
Drift without a care
Peak on that
Wildflower highway
Fresh baked daily
Bodega schoolhouse
Rolling off to sea
The greens and grays fill the sky
A most dramatic stage and richly layered
Another setting sun
The furthest corner barely seen
I can only be in one spot at a time
You feel like dancing in the air
Drift without a care
Wildflower highway
Fresh baked daily
Bodega schoolhouse
Wind-blown sand
Wildflower highway
Fresh baked daily
Bodega schoolhouse
©2022ESCmusic
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7. |
I'magonna Wanna
03:37
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I'magonna Wanna (instrumental)
©2022ESCmusic
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8. |
Fault Line
03:15
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Fault Line
mmmm, yeah
I get off, I get off
With that feeling
It's a miracle
It's a everyday miracle
I've been wrong
And I've been right
And I sing my song
The live-long days
Whether fast or slow
Or you're not there
But it always sits fine with me
It starts right here
Yeah, my feeling's clear
It starts right here
Where do we come from, the age
of fools?
Through and through
You get off on that
Matter of fact
It's a fault line, yeah
There's a fault line, yeah
In my head
If you want to be a rose
You gotta take that rain
And wish upon a star tonight
On stage tonight
It's a fault line, yeah
Tried so hard to get off that rail
A fault line, yeah
It's a fault line, yeah, through and through
There's a fault line, yeah
There's a fault line, yeah
©2022ESCmusic
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9. |
Ferried In Dirt
03:30
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Ferried In Dirt
Another Cinderella story from you
And now you know what it takes to be true
Flying in the face and laid bare
Bad luck streaming
It's wild out there
Couldn't understand it
Not this time
Ferried in dirt
Yeah dirt!
In the sight of it we carried on
Industrial men lead on
You get on, you get on
So long
You've got the best situation
Couldn't understand it
It's a fine mess we're in
A real fine mess
Ferried in dirt
Bend it 'til it hurts
Another Cinderella story from you
And now you know what it takes to be true
Another Cinderella story from you
Couldn't understand it
Not this time
Ferried in dirt
A fine mess we're in
Ferried in dirt
©2022ESCmusic
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10. |
Halo
03:36
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Halo
I'm not mad
Those old bones
Fell by the way
Trippin' down stairs
You found out late
God help you, no way
Define your low, low base
Cistole!
You did the wala-watusi [sic]
Then had a big fit
And then you cracked a rib
I see the way
But I can't hand it over that easy
The love it binds
You can't pawn it off with so many things
So many things
I need to know if you plan to do something crazy
I'll be gone
So long
Get back home
Stayin' alive
Swept away
But come back strong
Come back
So strong
You come down here
Shadowy figure
You come a long way
To bitch and moan
Cell phone low
Minimal distractions
You won't crash the car
You drive yourself away
You'll find that low
Is softer than a halo
Your warm, warm glow
The cast of a halo
A warm mellow low
Softer than a halo, etc...
©2022ESCmusic
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Ric Santa Rosa, California
Eric S. Cullen, aka Ric, has been writing and recording since 1984. Here is where you will find all the latest! Dig in!
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