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SpinTunes 20 Round 1

by Spintunes

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Sometimes a girl can change your whole damn life by just existing Sends you a smile across the room - she looks right into your soul She has the confidence you lack, and it’s no use resisting. You may hesitate, but she is not afraid to say hello… Wake up It’s time Are you gonna seize the day or not? Make up Your mind - You’re about to miss your shot. ‘Cause when she knocks, She’ll take the door clean off the hinges. She don’t listen to advice - Miss Opportunity’s not known for knocking twice. She puts your pleasantries aside like so much window dressing. There’s more than small talk on her mind, and you can read it on her face. You got the green light - hit the gas! Don’t sit there second-guessing! Vacillating over signals you could see from outer space… Wake up It’s time Are you gonna seize the day or not? Make up Your mind - You’re about to miss your shot. ‘Cause when she knocks, She’ll take the door clean off the hinges. She don’t listen to advice - Miss Opportunity’s not known for knocking twice. The girl’s a sunrise - If you wait too long, she’ll pass you by, My friend. Patience is a virtue, But indecision only ever hurts you In the end. Wake up It’s time Are you gonna seize the day or not? Make up Your mind - You’re about to miss your shot. ‘Cause when she knocks, She’ll take the door clean off the hinges. She don’t listen to advice - Miss Opportunity’s not known for knocking twice.
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Well I’m tired of fuckin round and finding out Wish I’d think of that before I run my mouth I’ve heard it’s better to be mute And have folks think that you’re a fool Than to speak up and remove all trace of doubt All my memories of shame and regret Been on account of something stupid that I said All the times I raised my hand and put hollow thoughts to word As if they really needed to be heard There are things you can’t unsay You can always start today Save yourself a world of trouble before the words come tumbling out Take the opportunity to shut your mouth If I could go and tell my younger self one thing I’d say you don’t have to be heard just to be seen But maybe that would make things worse Because I’m still using my words Maybe in all this time I haven't learned a thing Things could always be worse I expect And quiet dignity is all that I have left And the way you’ve been perceived Is a thing you’ll always grieve Though chances are that no one else would recollect
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Verse 1 Games are made for boys and girls To pass free time away Grown-up men and women have Real life to do all day But I’m about to sign my name Upon the dotted line A three month contract there at hand After the open combine I resigned today To go and play Chorus The last gasp of an empire A limitless frontier Raised finger of an umpire Sends off my career To swing the ball through soupy air Or spin it towards the bails It‘s more than just game to me now And I can’t afford to fail Verse 2 My colleagues think I’m crazy And frankly they’re not far If I could be a journeyman Don’t need to be a star The pitch is irresistible They know my weakness well Always wondering what would be If I decline the sale I resigned today To go and play Chorus Bridge Ashes ashes all fall down Around this scheming dreaming clown The stands near empty, I don’t care New ball turns in the floodlights’ glare Chorus The last gasp of an empire A limitless frontier Raised finger of an umpire Sends off my career To swing the ball through soupy air Or spin it towards the bails It‘s more than just game to me now And I can’t afford to fail
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V1 Jehovah's witnesses came by today I told them to go pound sand I'm living here in happy sin Door-to-door salvation's not my plan Next up some girl scout charlatans tried to squeeze inside my door I took all those heroin cookies And I threw them out on the floor PCH E F# E F# What doesn't kill us makes us weaker When life knocks you down stay down So if you come by hanging round my door I'll pretend that I'm not around CH If opportunity comes by knockin' Tell them I'm not in I'm hiding out in my bedroom New stranger things at ten up on 11th G#, F#, E, D# I once had the chance To be the greatest star Play sold out shows and drive fancy cars open E, F# I froze up and ran that day So when opportunity knocks I say Just go away V2 Next my neighbor came by banging Asking me to return his drill I told him to go take a jump in a lake and the fax me over the bill Then my wife and kids were yelling saying the house was ablaze I knew they were trying to trick me again so I ignored them the growing haze PCH What doesn't kill us makes us weaker When life knocks you down stay down So if you come by hanging round my door I'll pretend that I'm not around CH If opportunity comes a knockin' Tell them I'm not in I'm hiding out in my bedroom New stranger things at ten I once had the chance To be the greatest star Play sold out shows and drive fancy cars I froze up and ran that day So when opportunity knocks I say Just go away V3 Now I'm in the severe burn ward they grafted my leg onto my face the nurse said "you Take your meds!" I said, "get out of my personal space" At least I think that I told her with my new leg-face, I can't see So if there's any lesson to take away If you come knocking, I'm gonna ask you to leave~ [[solo?]] CH If opportunity comes a knockin' Tell them I'm not in I'm hiding out in my bedroom New stranger things at ten I once had the chance To be the greatest star Play sold out shows and drive fancy cars I froze up and ran that day So when opportunity knocks I say Just go away Outro [[Pizza delivery]] /just go away [[Birthday Singer]] /just go away [[Amazon package]] /just go away [[Your Mom's Ashes]]/ just go away~!
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There’s history to be made And it’s not going to wait on you We’ve set you a place Don’t hesitate to spread the news Cut away the nagging little questions Revolution comes with some concessions The stage is set and here’s your cue So light the fuse and start running The nightly news is gunning for you We're made for legacy and lore Hey now you know you're really winning So keep those silver plates spinning Cement this building floor by floor They’re at the door But they’re not knocking Fill those empty hands or they’re walking You’re in the way or you’re with the flow Hip and in, the insiders know The game goes to the one with the guts Everybody’s got a price and they want their cut We’re minting the money that makes the world want more So light the fuse and start running The nightly news is gunning for you We're made for legacy and lore Hey now you know you're really winning So keep those silver plates spinning Cement this building floor by floor Don’t you want to get in on the ground floor You’ll be the envy of your friends Maybe some resentment I just need your small investment Everybody’s getting in on the ground floor Put your petty doubts out of your mind Just sign with intangible ink On the untraceable line Ohhhhhhh So light the fuse and start running The nightly news is gunning for you We're made for legacy and lore Hey now you know you're really winning So keep those silver plates spinning Cement this building floor by floor Cement this building floor by floor
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I remember when we met You took me by surprise and I just couldn't let You be the one that got away 'Cause every person that we meet Presents an opportunity To put our best and worst parts on display And I hid so much of myself from you So you saw the best parts shining through The cracks that others left along the way The time I let the worst slip out You didn't seem to care about The darkness that had clouded all my days I remember how you called me Sunshine I never knew that I could burn so bright And even though you weren't all mine What we had was pure and right Well you brought out the best in me, But what about the rest of me? What'll happen when you see The rest of me? For you I spent six whole months sober 'Cause you made life worth starting over But I never would've done it just for me 'Cause I never saw the light at the end Until you showed me how to mend The tunnels where I had dug too deep The catacombs were caving in and Though my hope was wearing thin You were light and helped me finally see You helped me find a way to the surface And guided me to a sense of purpose And when I spoke you took me honestly I remember how you called me Sunshine I never knew that I could burn so bright And even though you weren't all mine What we had was pure and right Well you brought out the best in me, But what about the rest of me? What'll happen when you see The rest of me? These days I don't see your light anymore But I hope that you still illuminate those caves and rocky shores For all those who pass by your door Just wish that I could see your light once more I remember how you called me Sunshine I never knew that I could burn so bright And even though you weren't all mine What we had was pure and right Well you brought out the best in me, But what about the rest of me? What'll happen when you see The rest of me?
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I Wrote you a new song With words tender and true But I had so much to drink... I forgot the tune! Smoked up some courage To tell you of my love Knocked on your door... But I was wearing gloves! I can blame it on missed calls Blown chances Broken doors and broken fences Wrong choices, alarming fear Mistaken faces in the funhouse mirror Walked home alone Through the rain and lonely mud Your number called my phone... Erased by an errant touch! I can blame it on missed calls Blown chances Broken doors and broken fences Wrong choices, aarming fear Mistaken faces in the funhouse mirror I can blame it on missed calls Blown chances Broken doors and broken fences Wrong choices, alarming fear Mistaken faces in the funhouse mirror There’s always next summer…. ooooooooh…… There’s always next summer…. ooooooooh……
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I'm taking each week day by day What they're sayin doesn't matter anyway I carry a world upon my back Each step a struggle, every breath a gasp One day while asleep, I hear a shriek The tree of possibility quickly grows from a seed Is it worth the energy? The sun sets low, the moon rises high In the darkness, I'll climb and I'll glide Through the leaves, I'll search and I'll find The missing piece to my state of mind I move to go achieve my dreams A raging river right in front of me The river is wide, and oh so deep I'm not discouraged, with this urge inside of me The water start pourin over my head Is it worth the energy? The sun sets low, the moon rises high I won't let the devil get in my way It may be slow but I'll make it there someday, Climbing, Clinging, tooth and nail I'll give my last breath before I fail The sun sets low, the moon rises high In the darkness, I'll climb and I'll glide Through the leaves, I'll search and I'll find The missing piece to my state of mind The sun sets low, the moon rises high In the darkness, I'll climb and I'll glide Through the leaves, I'll search and I'll find The missing piece to my state of mind
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Walking you home on a warm summer’s night And we left the party pumping, it’ll run till it’s light An offer of coffee was made by the gate to the park in the dark My flutter of panic unsettles the birds They take to the sky and they leave us on earth The offer repeated a hint that so much more is in store Will we look at this moment and feel the regret for decisions we made for better or best? The fractional gains that brought us to here, the signals, tequila, the Cointreau, the beer This opportunity’s a conundrum of sorts These glimpses of pleasure regretted of course Instead I returned to the party the wine and my wife and my life I’d wanted that more than I’d ever admit But when push came to shove I was scared from my wits Another cute wrinkle in life and my narrative arc; I bear marks I couldn’t explain why I wanted to leave, my urge was to run and I needed to flee The look in your eye disappointment I bet that the night ran its course and it ended a mess But you’d said you couldn’t stand to see me with someone else Though you didn’t want me either all to yourself Magic things happen when stories and saints are aligned Was it destiny calling to us, or just the white wine? Time is a pressure and time never stops The only way to capture time is a clock My feelings got frozen and stuck in a groove in a line at the time The sun never rose on our endless midnight And I turned my back then and was sucked into night These moments indelibly etched and are fixed for all time, in my mind I didn’t mean to hurt you or mess with your head, my thoughts were always selfish my mind never there Choices were made and I live with the past and you never mention it, I never ask But you’d said you couldn’t stand to see me with someone else Though you didn’t want me either all to yourself Magic things happen when stories and saints are aligned Was it destiny calling to us, or just the white wine?
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You were reading Sally Rooney I was dreaming ‘bout you and me Looking for a World so Beautiful Too invested in the praxis Exercising Fabian tactics Delayed so long I felt a fool You culled me from the lonely pack In my suburban cul de sac Your eyes upon me brighter than the sun But you never miss a chance to ask if I'm down for some fun And you never miss a chance to miss a chance to tell me I’m your number one I was thinking it was fine You said you had to draw a line Between loving me and the things you need But I always thought that you’d be mine But you never miss a chance to tell me why you’re right And you never miss a chance to pick another fight Yeah you never miss a chance to send me out into the night And you never miss a chance to miss a chance you missed your chance and now you’ll miss me
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Reaching out for green lights It wasn't just you The jazz and the liquor I was there too I didn't come Here for your amusement The chances you see Are all an illusion You're not one of them And nothing was given for free The window was temporary The way you make your money The indifference of the shimmers and the stars The eyes that are judging Follow a speeding car I didn't come Here for your amusement The chances you see Are all an illusion You're not one of them And nothing was given for free The window was temporary
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these twenty years, my precious bride, have been so hard since you have died but in my search ive chanced a trick of sorcery a secret chant told to rewind another chance to live our lives rewrite the story of our forgone tragedy ride out to the magic lands i will pilfer the tome and then make my plans im ready, theres no price too great now the power is in my hands i wont make my mistakes, i can take it all back a chance at a happier fate forbidden knowledge paired with desperation dares to make the world anew a warning sent from up on high "the scroll you took the devil scribed. promise of heaven but will surely bring on hell" though fallen on my deafen ears they told the truth or so they feared but its too late for ive already cast the spell no nothing can stop me now i will see you again i do not care how its too close i cant turn away fate ripples and chaos rises reality cedes. yes! a divine light is dawning a brighter new day now in the pitch of night conjuring blinding light to make the world anew summoning arcane might to set the timeline right to find my way to you fighting the waves defiant, unyielding its irreversable or so they say fate's will be damned hear my call - i am coming! ill move the sands of time to save you now to never say goodbye
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It’s fallen in your lap Like a golden ticket Take this chance and never look back Everything you have It’s not as though you’d miss it Take this chance and never look back Melt away into the crowd Lose yourself amongst the clouds You shy away from love As if it were a trial Overcome the fear in your heart You can’t remain immune Living in denial Overcome the fear in your heart Don’t allow the moment to slip You’re bolder than you will admit
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Stuck in the past Living in a cyclorama Stand still and watch As your world spins around You might find What you’ve lost Turns into something Ready to be found What’s the opportunity cost? It turns out, not a lot When you’re out op shop shopping When you’re out op shopping Op shopping at the shops Op shop It moves quickly now Living in the fashion fast lane Searching for that Sweet hit of dopamine You might lose What you need and Never notice as you Come apart at the seams What’s the opportunity cost? It turns out, not a lot When you’re out op shop shopping When you’re out op shopping Op shopping at the shops Op shop They say real beauty is On the inside That remains to be seen Throw us a bone for some New to you threads We’ll take a look on our Brand spanking X-ray machine What’s the opportunity cost? It turns out, not a lot When you’re out op shop shopping When you’re out op shopping Op shopping at the shops Op shop
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(Intro) You’re telling me they can die by the bullet But they’re not allowed to wear a dress You’re telling me they can die by the bullet But they’re too young to talk about sex (and gender and how those two things are intertwined but different all together.) You’re telling me the right to bear arms comes before the right to self express You’re telling me that a drag show party is more dangerous than death Well I’ve got hands and I’ve got feet I’ve got a body we could meet Show up and show ‘em that we care You’ve got a chance You’ve got a choice I’ve got a song You’ve got a voice I’d like to hear it fill the air (and it goes like…) We will not be silent, we will not comply We will stand together we are unified By a love of Justice, it’s a love that guides all we do Stop telling me war famine disease is all just par for the course? Remind me once again again what are we fighting for? It’s always the children that lose the war You’re telling me that the profits of a few are worth more than clean water to you You break your promises but that’s nothing new, it was just another political platitude Well I’ve got hands and I’ve got feet I’ve got a body we could meet Show up and show ‘em that we care You’ve got a chance You’ve got a choice I’ve got a song You’ve got a voice I’d like to hear it fill the air (and it goes like…) We will not be silent, we will not comply We will stand together we are unified By a love of Justice, it’s a Love that guides all we do In every moment every possibility, It’s all at once, everything is everywhere You can dance you can sing you can cry you can drink, Tell me what do you choose to share? There’s no such thing as alone, There’s no such thing as alone I am here, as you are me, and I am we, and we are all in this thing together We might as well make the world a whole lot a bit better (airport security guard - interlude) It only takes 3.5% of a population to effect radical social change through a movement of non-violent direct action. We can do it if we stand together. You know it. I know it. It’s just a matter of getting to it. Well we’ve got hands and I’ve got feet we’ve got a body we could meet Show up and show ‘em that we care We’ve got chances We’ve got a choices We’ve got songs We’ve got voices I’d like to hear it fill the air We’ve got kindness we’ve got strength We’ll march the march no matter the length We’ll put our bodies on the line because we care Create a better world to share Every day and every moment opportunity awaits The gate is open, will you take it? You can take the reins Choose to make a change Don’t you know this human thing is strange Oh never forget this one little thing… You are never alone (x2) We’ve got chances We’ve got a choices We’ve got songs We’ve got voices I’d like to hear it fill the air We’ve got kindness we’ve got strength We’ll march the march no matter the length We’ll put our bodies on the line because we care Create a better world to share (Spirit Airlines Outro)
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i want to live where there’s not so far to go and the answer is never no I want to open the door to the people we know haven’t yet had a go I want to stand to the side and welcome pride Can i hear your voice, can I hear your voice? I want to swing what I need to swing when it needs to swing so that we bring a fucken end to this ceiling I want to be in the land of care and peace where the words are soft and the love is free I want to be where the water discovers my feet and it takes me back to me I want to be where the rain falls down on me and it gets me wet and it gets me wet I want to be where I want to be when I want to be what I want to be we got everything we need I want to wake in the warmth of the golden rays let me recalibrate I want to stay where there’s people making a space for every other way I want to say there’s a rainbow every day and it leads the way and it leads the way i want to change what we need to change when it needs to change so that we can say we are going to make it great We are going to make it great
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We’ve been trying to make it work, but lately it’s a total chore Might make me sound like a jerk, but we’ll never get back what we had before We used to be so in sync, but now baby, we’re on the brink I can see the hope in your eyes and it’s making me realize This is not an opportunity for vulnerability We’re in crisis, and christ it’s plain for all to see I heard an awkward rumor You’ve been steppin’ out on me This ain’t no oppour-tuni not an opportunity You always say that we just need to prioritize intimacy Forget, forgive, and have faith to cast that mountain into the sea I can’t help but feel unsure, as you’re pushin’ me to endure new ways to communicate but maybe it’s just too late This is not an opportunity for growth and intimacy We’re in crisis, the price is equanimity I heard an awkward rumor You think I need therapy This ain’t no oppor-tuni not an opportunity doom, doom, doom and despair this is how love dies where there once was hope, now there’s none there please realize This is now an opportunity to stop with impunity End the crisis, and ice this, sad catastrophe I spread an awkward rumor you've been wanting rid of me This is your oppor-tuni golden opportunity
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I don’t need a torch or a candle Comfort kills adventure dead Took a flight up over the handles Landed where no angels tread I trust I’m not completely lost now I should have learned to read these stars I’m really starting to regret Leaving the map in the car When the sun goes down I feel my stomach sinking What was I proving What was I thinking When it comes back around Hard ground I hit the ground stumbling Somewhere so cold and numbing I think I missed an incoming call Somebody please give me a sign A garden living in four walls With fruit all dead on the vine Now the hesitation leads to ruin Near misses leaving deeper wounds When it all comes down And the smoke is stinging my eyes Who am I pleasing With all this leaving Frozen fast by the sound Of the endless next thing coming I strain to hear it The song my heart’s been humming And I hit the ground stumbling Towards some remembered light To a time I got it right And when they find me out I know it's too late now What could I do but run Not who I could become When the doors start closing Do you jump? What can you do but jump? When it all comes down And the smoke is stinging my eyes Who am I pleasing With all this leaving Frozen fast by the sound Of the endless next thing coming I strain to hear it The song my heart’s been humming And I hit the ground stumbling Towards some remembered light
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so here's me, age thirteen finals of the statewide spelling bee if i can just spell 'privilege' i'll win the heart of the lovely karen wong and a book voucher relax, i know it starts with P i sail right through the R I V then just like that my courage fails and everything goes hideously wrong i even put a D in it i'm mister opportunity i missed a word, i missed my chance i missed a life with the lovely karen wong something in me changed that day i know it sounds absurd to say my life forever ruined by a nine-letter word karen wong don't hang with no bad speller karen wong deserves a clever fella karen wong don't hang with nobody like me karen wong don't hang with no bad speller karen wong deserves a pretty clever fella karen wong deserves someone better than me do you ever feel like you're tumbling down a hill hitting every single rock along the way? do you ever feel you're tumbling down a hill? now here's me, age fifty three frying chooks at KFC dreaming of the life that might've been with the lovely karen wong but i'm not bitter about it (P-R-I-V-I-L-E-G-E) no, i'm not bitter about it yeah, i'm not bitter about it (why'd you never speak to me after that stupid spelling bee? did i do something wrong? yours sincerely, karen wong)
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I believe that we have made a mess of this place and I understand that sorrow’s only half a step away and I know that we have got a calling to chase and I can’t escape the feeling that we’re letting everything decay do you believe that we can just continue on the same and never leave and somehow make the blight just slip away? and can it be there’s secrets in the books and underneath and is it me they’re calling on to save eternity? and I believe that we can not sit back and wait for these things to happen we’ve got to work got to work got to work got to wotk got to work work work work work work work it out! and I don’t believe in hope no I don’t believe it I believe plan a is better for us than plan b and I can see the stars have got the answers that we need and can I find a way to send a message back to me? and gravity and time will tell you everything you need to know and I believe that we can not sit back and wait for these things to happen we’ve got to work got to work got to work got to wotk got to work work work work work work work it out! and I don’t believe in hope no I don’t believe in hope I don’t believe in hope no I don’t believe it
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For So long now we've been climbing We've scratched, scrimped and saved for years Now, luck and circumstance and timing and suddenly a chance appears It was starting to seem like we might never see where we were going I began to beleive that we might go the rest of our lives, never knowing But This could be it. This could be the one This could be our moment in the sun I'm starting to think that this could be good, I don't wanna jinx it, so I'm knockin' on wood We do what we have to to make it through You take and you lose, you get and you give Count yourself among the lucky few if you end up net-positive Recognize the chance when it is handed to you and take it for a spin, I heard once before, when god closes a door, life smashes your windows in. But This could be it. This could be the one This could be our moment in the sun I'm starting to think that this could be good, I don't wanna jinx it, so I'm knockin' on wood If we take it could we make it Could we see a brighter day I know what I'd choose, 'Cuz What's there to lose? We'd be here anyway I'm starting to think that this could be good, I'm crossing my fingers, I'm knockin' on wood This could be it But then again maybe not, We'll never know 'til we take a shot But This could be it. This could be the one This could be our moment in the sun I'm starting to think that this could be good, I don't wanna jinx it, so I'm knockin' on wood (Continue)
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V1 I thought I had forever Like we do when we’re so young When our futures and our feathers are so fine I let a lot of good ones go Striking gold was not enough Thought I’d find something better down the line V2 You came into my life And you should have been enough But like I often did I went astray But as I’m looking back Well, it’s so obvious to me You were the one that got away Chorus: Can we try-y-y, try again (I said) it’s not you it’s me And that was true Closed the door behind Like that would be the end But it haunts me that decision To leave you… Can we try…try again V3 I’m not making any claim That I deserve a second chance Like a little kid who ran away from home But I’m a better man A weathered hat in his hand Hoping love like ours is never really gone Repeat Chorus Bridge Oh but this time will be different And I pledge it from my knees I’ll stay with you forever So one more time I’m asking please Repeat Chorus
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Why you gotta die to get to heaven Everything will be alright if you let it Grass is always greener when you’re not the one mowing it the truth is important unless you’re the one knowing it Life is funny you gotta be jokin life is patient slowly eroding the fabric of my space time leave me in stitches cuz I waste time talkin at god trying to get some face time Mano a Mano I rage against the dying of the light just like Icarus when he took flight I wonder what that looked like grabbing the bull by the horns and the semi by the headlights you got me dead to rights free your mind feed your head right allow me to take this opportunity to reality check the mic heaven is right here in your heart and your mind Why does opportunity knock when you least expect it everything will get better if you let it square pegs jammed tight into round holes life cuts both ways don’t judge a guitar by the sound hole or make a mountain out of mole hills chemical composition swallow more pills stay cold like so chill if I never sell a single record I’ll flow still smooth as silk sweet as honey and milk that never spills I wonder what that looked like grabbing the bull by the horns and the semi by the headlights you got me dead to rights free your mind feed your head right allow me to take this opportunity to reality check the mic heaven is right here in your heart and your mind and you know that’s right
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A million little things You try to say to me In the crowd Ignore the subtlety To keep the benefit of the doubt But what am I so afraid of? I just can't let it go The opportunity comes again But it's never the right time To draw the line and be strong Swallow my words like I don't care
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History is set in stone The past is everlasting Every moment stands alone Like dominoes in twisted rows Every hour and day and breath Is leading where I couldn’t dare The future holds my heart bereft A promised land of dark despair When the time arrives I will know that I’ve Had all the joy that life Could give But what I give you more time If I had the chance to do it again Would I change a thing? One chance to prevent a bitter end And in exchange: everything I know I’ll soon be losing you The stone has carved your name But there’s a little thing I could do Just lose it all so you remain If you and I had never met Then you would have your chance Go back in time and then forget Every part of our romance Is it better never to have loved When losing you means everyone has lost Better never ever having to fall And our memories are the cost Is it better losing all we had All the good and all the bad Every sordid rendezvous Is it better losing you?
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I tried it once But I don't like it I won’t try anything new ever again That’s the way I am if you don’t like it Ill just ignore you and let you know I don’t care “Nothing ever happens here” he said while nowhere When you hear that Knock Knock Knocking at your door Aren’t you gonna answer? Don’t you wanna know who it's for? I really must insist that you no longer ignore Because opportunity might be what’s Knock Knock Knocking at your door So answer the door I’m busy now Please call back later Why would I answer? You can reach me online Alone in pain I’ll become greater I’ll figure it out eventually plus I don’t care All good, I don’t need help, I’m doing fine inside I swear, plus “Nothing ever happens here” he said while nowhere When you hear that Knock Knock Knocking at your door Aren’t you gonna answer? Don’t you wanna know who it's for? I really must insist that you no longer ignore Because opportunity might be what’s Knock Knock Knocking at your door I imagine now (I imagine now) All of the years that I wasted Oh what could have been What we could have seen If I hadn’t thrown (I hadn’t thrown) It out the second I tasted Something that smelt a little fishy to me I locked the deadbolt and swallowed the key Another decade gone before I answered the door again So I implore When you hear that Knock Knock Knocking at your door Aren’t you gonna answer? Don’t you wanna know who it's for? I really must insist that you no longer ignore Because opportunity might be what’s Knock Knock Knocking at your door Door Your door
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"You can be what you want to be Let your soul and your body and your mind be free You can follow me into the light You can go where you want to go But don’t let yourself be carried by the undertow You can do whatever feels alright Tonight” I’ve been blinded by the truth You lie because I need you to What can I do? Time has drained away my youth I’m dying here in front of you What can I do? What can I do? What can I do? “Happiness is a state of mind Better get into the groove or you’ll be left behind Follow me and I will make you whole Have the courage to embrace the change Take the pieces of the past and start to rearrange Fill you lungs with oxygen and hold Control"
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yearning for life but nothing satisfies looking down is oh so nice twinkling sounds and flashing lights time time goes so slow time time goes so slow Hermes' cart Scrolls east to west I'm looking down I'm looking down A list of things I haven't done yet I'm looking down I'm looking down a buzz in class conversations pass walking home through the leaves dodging perilous machines Hermes' cart Scrolls east to west I'm looking down I'm looking down A list of things I haven't done yet I'm looking down I'm looking down The lights turn off Staring back from the screen All the time I lost The opportunities A whole day's waste Neglected plans Would one more taste Be all that bad?
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Jim Willard was a hoarder you should have seen his home Boxes and shelves full of junk, to feed his Diogenes Syndrome His wife had threatened to leave him if he didn't throw it all away And she certainly didn't believe him, when he said: "It'll come in handy one day!" It'll come in handy one day! It'll come in handy one day! I know you think it's rubbish But it'll come in handy one day! There were boxes full of cables and tools he had never used Transformers for appliances whose circuits had long ago fused An inflatable shim he needed once to hold a new door in place And after his last operation he'd even kept his old neck brace CHORUS One day as Jim was glancing through a pile of old magazines There came a mighty bang outside and the sound of people's screams An ambulance, overtaking, had collided with a truck And the poor desperate soul inside was now surely out of luck The crash had broken several things which kept the patient alive And given the driver whiplash, it would be time before help arrived Jim ran out of his door at once, like he'd overdosed on caffeine His brain working at fever pitch as he quickly took in the scene The bulb on the bag valve had burst, a cable had been ripped in two Transformers smashed to pieces, well he knew what he could do The paramedic was unconscious, he'd hit the wall with a jolt Jim ran in for some cables and a battery of 18 volts He put the driver in his old neck brace the shim helped the patient breathe Cables got everything working, Jim had given them all a reprieve He was hailed as a local hero, the toast of his neighbourhood "See my scrap has come in handy!" He said: "I told you, dear, that it would!" It came in handy one day It came in handy one day I know you thought it was rubbish But it came in handy that day!
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Since I was a child Death always scared me Twelve summers had passed When my father left me A cavalier’s blade Plunged straight through his chest And I knew right from then Trade anything for my death I beseeched the Lord When consumption took my mother My entreaty ignored My prayers turned to another That sulphuric smell Pervaded the room The candles snuffed out When he appeared from the gloom His feline features His serpentine tongue I recoiled with fear Nowhere to run He offered me life Of the never-ending kind Pricked my finger with a knife Produced a contract to sign He proffered a goblet A drink to seal the deal As soon as my lips were wet My head began to reel I slumped to the floor In a catatonic state No muscle could I move Though fully awake Days passed by and I was missed from town My neighbours came and broke the door down They found me alone for the devil had fled When they saw my eyes open they took me for dead They buried me deep below the ground I tried to scream but could produce no sound Now I'm trapped in this box but the devil didn't lie Down here in the dark I will never die
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Why is it such a struggle To make a thing of beauty? It's easy to make something meaningless Ugly and meaningless Is it just me Faulty wiring I don't think so All I know is I'm screwing up this opportunity You're sitting in your room I'm trying to make connection I'm singing from your yard Hoping for some affection Oo oo oo oo oo You got your headphones on Watching monkey videos again Oo oo oo oo oo You got your headphones on Watching monkey videos Next day you're at your office You had some kind of meeting It's easy to get past security - they're Ugly and meaningless Is it just me Faulty wiring I don't think so All I know is I'm screwing up this opportunity You're walking to your seat I'm trying to make connection I'm singing loud and sweet Hoping for some affection Oo oo oo oo oo You got your headphones on Watching monkey videos again Oo oo oo oo oo You got your headphones on Watching monkey videos
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When I go walking outside And see your open door I slip inside and look around and open every drawer No I don't break and enter I'm not a force majeure But if you leave a window wide I can't resist at all Someone else would try to control themselves Someone else would try to control themselves Someone else would try to control themselves Someone else would try to control them No I won't steal a matchstick I just want to know more I want to know what soap you use and what you use it for I check the kitchen cabinets I tread your bedroom floor And when I hear your car return I finish up my tour Someone else would try to control themselves Someone else would try to control themselves Someone else would try to control themselves Someone else would try to control them But if there were NO CONSEQUENCES AT ALL What would be the harm in that? Don't say that Don't say that Someone else would try to control themselves Someone else, someone else Someone else would try to control themselves Someone else, someone else
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Overture Opportunity, such a scandalous tease Promise you the world Then brings you to your knees A tantalizing mistress Impossible to please You want to hold her but she Drifts away on the breeze Verse It looked like an easy score To get me in the door No sweat, just do it I let some time go by 'til I got around to high and dry That's how I blew it Didn't seize the day Or what came my way I never used it Wouldn't a taken too much time But I failed to drop a dime I refused it Yeah I abused it Chorus Grab your chances don't give up That's opportunity knockin' Take the risk, call your shot You can get the house a rockin' Opportunity don't come by here Each and every day Recognize it, claim your prize Don't (ever) let it slip away Vs Should've felt the heat and Got up off my seat I could've scored it Instead I kicked back and Didn't keep track In fact I ignored it Next chance came along Didn't dare to do it wrong So I took it I learned from the past Opportunities never last Hey man, ya gotta book it [Ch] Outro Give it all you got Or you gonna pay If you want to make it happen Better do it today Don't be a fool Don't be a s ucka
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Now Is the moment I’ve been waiting for You’ve been waiting for Now Is the day that We tear down to the floor The structures we abhor Our neighbors to the east and to the west Will never know what hit them but they’ll know we’re the best I think it’s time for a snowball fight I know it’s time for a snowball fight Kids on the block you know what’s right You know it’s time for a snowball fight I think it’s time for a snowball fight I know it’s time for a snowball fight Kids on the block you know what’s right You know it’s time for a snowball fight Here Is the hill that We will fight upon And I will die upon Here Is the street where The battle lines are drawn And our time has come Spheres of frozen crystal ammo line the fort Where we shall be victorious and our enemies cut short I think it’s time for a snowball fight I know it’s time for a snowball fight Kids on the block you know what’s right You know it’s time for a snowball fight I think it’s time for a snowball fight I know it’s time for a snowball fight Kids on the block you know what’s right You know it’s time for a snowball fight
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Spring pools deep in the trees Where sweet Molly calls to me I closed the door when I heard One more dream I’ll defer Till I got the time to love her Don’t flowers bloom endlessly? Oh no Whoa-oh no Janus lies He got four eyes to see nothing How could I see Janus lies, Janus lies Janus your eyes on yesterday Janus your eyes on tomorrow You told me you see everything But chance stood naked before me And I stood cold stupid and blind Icicles hang from the trees Where the leaves used to be I felt nothing but the cold Tiny bells rang from the north Her confused and lonesome horse Carried Molly away from me Oh no Whoa-oh no Janus lies He got four eyes to see nothing How could I see Janus lies, Janus lies Janus lies He got four eyes to see nothing How could I see Janus lies, Janus lies I said, how could I see Janus lies, Janus lies
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leave the sea and travel to a distant land Where the wind blows dust instead of Sand we’ll leave all your things behind I see you’re Buddhist so you won’t mind Give everything you have away for free or sell it for a 1/4 of the price to me no, no you are not a refugee We’re the FBI, there’s no transport fee put the phone down, end that call we’ve got a train ready, just for you all Ma’am, when you go into labor, no need to hide in the basement of your neighbor Its so great we’ll find you for this it’s just too good, not something to miss I suggest you sign your deeds to a friend you’ll get ‘em back when the war ends In the meantime enjoy our housing plan no need for that old car, you understand It’s a camp, and you’ll be camping drink lots water to prevent cramping oh yes don’t worry, water there is easy to find that altitude sun won’t make you blind you’ll enjoy how the weather changes behind barbed wire in the desert mountain ranges one big building together no need for thanks, it’s our pleasure There’s knocking at the door There’s knocking at the door DPS, we’ll take you North 36 hours on land reunited with your kids, isn’t this grand? no walking in the heat to avoid surrender no need to be stuck in the detention center all aboard, to NYC, get on this bus there will be jobs up there I promise that’s why you came over here right? still, it’s better to leave by the cover of night you’re doing us a favor, to keep the camp clear wouldn’t wanna trouble you by keeping you here photos will mark the moment you arrive totally welcome there, you will surely thrive Their mayor is looking forward to meeting you He’ll smile and find a place for you they’ll put you up in hotels of great renown you’ll be staying way downtown her torch welcoming the weary and wary see her on the Staten Island Ferry to a place where you will be welcome to a place far from where you just came from one big building together no need for thanks, it’s our pleasure There’s knocking at the door There’s knocking at the door Hey! voter alliance going door to door we’ve got connections, we’re fixing the score carving and gerrymandering your streets so our side will not suffer any defeats Vote for him, he’ll do such great things In our land where freedom rings So I’m dropping off leaflets, canvasing your block Smiling and shaking hands with double talk you can trust my cheerful face sure, sure no problem here with race we would really like your vote wait one second, are you fresh of the boat? you better not mail in the ballot we better not make your vote count if it’s not for us, our reach is broad guilty or not we’ll report you for fraud removal from the voter rolls, we’ll bring charges so until next Tuesday hide in your garages We’ve called them, they know the way Better stay right there until next Wednesday one big building together no need for thanks, it’s our pleasure There’s knocking at the door There’s knocking at the door
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V1 The plans were carved in stone Long before I was born The big star in their dreams A face they’d never seen V2 Roles were played convincingly For everyone to see Money covered the trees With every opportunity Chorus What is a choice What is a gift And whose life should I live Is the choice worth the cost Is this the life I want V3 Too young to make a fuss I played my role well enough A future written in the stars Everyone knew I’d go far V4 I finally opened my eyes What I saw was a big surprise A house made of cards Pull one out and everyone falls Chorus What is a choice What is a gift And whose life should I live Is the choice worth the cost Is this the life I want Bridge Then one day I understood This wasn’t my dream This didn’t feel good It was hard to walk away But it scared me more to stay So I chose my own way Chorus What is a choice What is a gift And whose life should I live Is the choice worth the cost Is this the life I want I think I’ll go my own way So watch me go my own way
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Feel that longing inside you Feel your dreams are behind you Now you’d give anything just to fill that hole Even your own soul As you’re searching for answers Psychological cancers Every doubt casting signals down below And now he knows He can make any dream come true See your every desire through Who’s to say that it’s too good to be true? You might have faith But you ought to know When opportunity knocks You better bolt the door Because he knows just what you want to hear Slowly washing away the fear And then he’ll make you a deal That you can’t refuse Cuz if you don’t have a soul You got nothing to lose A life of riches unreal But only if you make the deal Now you’re weighing your options No longer shackled by caution All it takes is a taste of heaven, oh! The weakness grows… You can do anything you please Strife and suffering on their knees Who’s to say that I don’t deserve this peace You might have faith But you ought to know When opportunity knocks You better lock the door Because he has eternity up in his sleeve And if you let him inside You will believe A handshake and a smile is enough And a silver tongue that will make you trust that He can make any dream come true See your every desire through What’s the difference if after you own the world The devil owns you? I keep telling myself to question the path To unholy bliss Is it a ring I should kiss You might have faith But you ought to know When opportunity knocks You better bolt the door Because he knows just what you want to hear Now he’s whispering in your ear And then he’ll make you a deal That you can’t refuse Cuz if you don’t have a soul You got nothing to lose The opportunity sealed But only if you make the deal
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BOTH Love HIM You were warned Dying, the moment you’re born A party of one Cast aside, crushed and shunned My heart’s been ripped out and rent Why try amends? Love always ends Hurt Only so much you can take Curse The fickleness of fate Go and cry in your beer 'cos you’re not wanted here You’re on your own Again I can’t take a chance For one more failed romance Will be the death of me yet Don’t place this bet Love’s no duet Hurt An all-consuming ache Heart Inevitable break Go and cry to your friends you’ve been cheated again You’re all alone “The end” HER Silly boy Why embrace every case of the blues? Pick yourself up and dust off your shoes Happiness is yours to choose This is no time to stop Opportunity knocks Spin the bottle and maybe you’ll win Now and then Love can transcend Just fall in
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He said, "Step in to my car, little girl I can take you far, little girl You're gonna be a star..." He had a contract and a pen; I thought, I won't be here again. I read the words on the page; I flew into a rage, and I destroyed him there and then. It was the chance of my life in the shadow of the moon. It was the edge of a knife on a sunny afternoon. She said, "I can show you beautiful things, dress you up in furs, diamond rings, Jimmy Choos and Dior." And she had tickets to Berlin; she had champagne and sweet, sweet sin. — She had a girl on the side — No taking me for a ride! I left her shaking in her skin. It was the chance of my life in the shadow of the moon. It was the edge of a knife on a sunny afternoon. I say when opportunity knocks, No matter what for — Have a gun in your hand when you answer the door. They said, "It's the job you know that you need. Don't you have a craving to feed? We can get you more..." It was the chance of my life in the shadow of the moon. It was the edge of a knife on a sunny afternoon.
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Life's the hand you're dealt. Well, how you play is something else. Go and play your hand. Go and get it while you can. Kings and Queens Twos and Threes You go and draw that Ace Set a winner's pace Life's the hand you're dealt. How you play is something else. Sit and deal them up. You can't win if you hang em up.
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Oh, I couldn’t do that! You know that girl who you love? The wondrous woman you adore? The one who’s there when you close your eyes? The one you would die for? She sitting there telling you, That you are so fucking cute; More than that you’re beautiful, And how she’d like to kiss you too! She’s standing there telling you! Her eyes are begging—that’s your cue— Her anxious longing’s in plain view! But you haven’t got a fucking clue! No, you Don’t even register her Earnest attempts To bed you, let you rest your head Against her breast, And yet You, given half the chance, If you could— If you just mustered the courage to ask— Would gladly bask in her warmth. It’s sad how You just can’t see The opportunity to live simply, happily, Forever and always— All the ways your crazed heart Begs for, aches for— It’s right there at your door I’m sure the thought has crossed your mind, Though you’re sure it’s not crossed hers, How it’d feel with your fingers entwined— How her name would sound by yours She’s thinking all the same things— Thinking this girl make her heart sing— And all the joy that you would bring, And hoping that you’re noticing Her endeavors, her efforts, No guile, no wiles, Just smiles to rile; Meanwhile your trial’s To read the signs, To pay her mind, And just see the fucking light! But no, you Believe in the doubt in your head That says you’re just friends— Best friends and nothing else. The rest’s just A dream, scenes Best left to fantasy, And you’re reeling from the pain of the real You feel, and steel yourself against the Pain. Fear fetters you more than a chain, so Suspend the means to your end, And rend your hopes And play pretend, That this will suffice. Isn’t it nice Enough to have her in your life, Even if never to be a wife? I dreamed about you last night; I’ve been thinkin’ about it ever since! Do you mean it? I mean it! You sit there, and you fidget, And you worry she might not be gay, But you should be focused instead On the things that she says: The letters that she writes, How she stays up at night, How not a single fucking man has ever felt right, Unlike you! It’s so plain to see—open your eyes! What’s wrong? Your hearts beat as one. Bar none, she’s the one; She’s your sun. She’s the one that gives you life! Now, reach out you useless sapphic And take what is yours by right! Made up my mind it was time I found someone to do a little worrying about me! Life’s like a ballgame; you gotta take a swing at whatever comes along, before you wake up and find it’s the ninth inning.
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once in a blue moon star could go kaboom another sun up in the sky right in front of you Betelgeuse could go soon, could we see a star explode? could happen now or later, could we see a supernova? let me study you and all your beauty for a while n' let me look at you in all your beauty for the view and for the vibe. I wanna stare at you for hours at a time. maybe understand what makes you brighter than the sun up in the sky. before it disappears and vanishes like it never was here. before it goes away forever never to be seen again. we should make sure that we know the reason why its here. we should make sure that we don’t run out of time again. slowly disappearing from the sky as we speak watch the time go by and try to learn what makes you bright dimming slowly past the point beyond what we can see before it goes away completely and now its gone... one less star in the sky... sky darker than before... one star gone forever... never to be seen again never to be seen again never to be seen again
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Thanks for subscribing to my channel Glad you put your faith in me You’ll learn to make money playing the piano It’s a surefire certainty There’s just a few days left to get my pdf What have you got to lose? Hot off the press, your key to success It’s an offer you can’t refuse Don’t you worry, no not at all I won’t make it hard You can use any credit card Or old PayPal Then you can make money playing the piano In this online community Where people like you can learn to become People like me Join the webinar coming soon Hurry, only a few days to go For a small fee you could see me on Zoom Just click the link below Don’t forget the like button Then you can make money playing the piano Here’s the method I prescribe You get yourself a YouTube channel Persuade the gullible to subscribe Tell them they can make money playing the piano Spread your message every day Remember you’ll only make money playing the piano If you get those suckers to pay What a special opportunity Maybe a bit less for you But more for me Them’s the breaks
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Weeping stone and iron links, Hungry lies the captive Sphinx. Through the ages doth she brood, You dear morsel are her food. There are some who call me fool, I would think it zeal. What I'd give to see just once, Magic that is real. I can tell a common hole, from my waiting grave. Think of Bilbo and his ring, this is just a cave. Sphinxes are a fickle kind, Acid tongue and sharpened mind. Bow your head and state your name, if you dare to play her game. This old cave is just my means, Not here lies the end. Sure as Smullyan's vaunted Knights, I shall make a friend. Bane of demon, witch, and elf, Knows thou greater than thyself. Should you give her answers true, She shalt do the same for you.
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A box came to my door today, though I didn’t know who from A red button on top of brown wood, under a clear plastic dome Next day a man came to give me the key To the dome and he told me the deal If I push the button I get 20 G’s…. But somebody will die Man. This CAN’T be real Chorus Just push the button and your life will change A great opportunity though it seems strange Just press the button, the cash will be here There’s no need to worry or fear So now I sit here and stare at the box Chain smoking these cancer sticks I need that money, but if that part if true What if somebody dies? Perhaps it’s just some old drunk in the street Or some rich guy who I never met I mean, would it matter? 20 thou is a lot Don’t even know the guy And I’d be out of debt Just think of all I’d get Just push the button and your life will change A great opportunity though it seems strange Just press the button, the cash will be here There’s no need to worry or fear >Sound of a button being pushed, CLICK!< You pushed the button! Now your life will change Time for a new person to get the same deal Yes you pressed the button, the cash is right here There’s no need to worry or fear Who gets the chance next? Oh it’s no one you know… It’s only some stranger that you’ve never met Perhaps he’s in need of a sudden cash flow To help get him out of his debt But you pressed the button, your cash is right here There’s no need to worry or fear Yes you pressed the button, your cash is right here There’s no need to worry or fear There’s no need to worry or fear
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(Let's shuffle up and deal!) My man's a seven card stud, at the table all day He gonna get that paper, you know he's gonna get paid, yeah. His daddy's always said can't win if you don't play Momma always said you might win if you pray Waiting for the river, gonna hit that hand And if you miss it this time, shuffle up again, yeah. Man's a seven card stud Man's a seven card stud Gonna get the suckers, they won't know till it hits And if those guys go busto, my man won't give a shit Playin for a bracelet, Playing for the cash If he hits it big time, he promises it 's his last, yeah (Let's shuffle up and deal!) Tough day at the tables, cards are running cold My man knows at this rate he'll be broke before he's old Dealer change the setup, you're messing with my luck And if you guys don't like it, I'll tell you what to suck. Alright. Someday I'll hit the big one, make a winning hand Until then I 've nothing but the Devil and this plan They say that lucks for losers, on that we can agree But till I get that paper, it's just the cards and me, alright. I'm just a seven card stud, yeah.
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I bought a vintage Gibson: Fifty eight or nine. 'Cause I'm a fine musician And I wanna shine. I gave it an audition, But the sound, it was a crime! - CHORUS - Opportunity knocks but once, But knocks come twice and again. This gives me the awful hunch: They'll keep knockin' us 'til the end I knew a pretty little girl I knew her well, I swore I went to see my Cindy. She met me at the door. I thought I had a chance with her, Now she won't see me no more. - CHORUS - - BREAK - - BRIDGE - Opportunity: Some times yer hot! Opportunity: Most times yer not! I's play'n' a game of craps one night. Six was my point to make. The pot was huge; the time was right. I gave the dice a shake. I rolled that six but to my surprise, There was a huge earthquake! - CHORUS - - CHORUS -

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Opportunity Knocks: Write and record a song about an opportunity - whether it's pending, realized, missed, ignored, seized, imagined...

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released March 21, 2023

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