1. |
Been Around
02:38
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I’ve been around awhile
I’ve driven all kinds of miles
I’ve been around to know
That you can’t let it show
But I’m tired of waiting
And my heart is breaking
And I can’t keep faking this time
I’ve been all back and forth
I’ve let it run the course
I’ve been all here and there
But I still don’t know where
Cause I’m tired of aching
And my glass is breaking
And I can’t keep waiting this time
You always thought you knew better
You never thought you could bring me down
I’ve been around awhile
I’ve seen all kinds of smiles
I’ve been around to know
That it’s hard to let go
But I’m tired of faking
And my mind is aching
And I can’t keep wasting this time
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2. |
Comes and Goes
03:59
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I just don’t know
Where it all goes
But it’s a long road
And I’m hanging on
Yes I’m traveling all alone
And I might be wrong
But I might be done
But it comes and goes
It’s a long road you know
And you’re still the one
That I’m thinking of
But I know what’s right
And I know what’s wrong
It’s a give and take
And it’s too hard to brake
It’s one and done
When the thrill is gone
But you keep it on
Till you know it’s done
And I might be done
But I might be wrong
But it comes and goes
It’s a long road you know
And you’re still the one
That I’m thinking of
But I know what’s right
And I know what’s wrong
Oooh, I can tell
Words can go to hell
When you’re running back and forth
Between the light
Well it may be wrong
But it sure feels right
But it comes and goes
It’s a long road you know
You’re still the one
That I’m thinking of
But I know what’s right
And I know what’s wrong
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3. |
For Today
03:27
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I was too wrong
Some might say
I was too hard
For today
But I'm sorry for acting that way
For now I can't be wrong
And you might see my way
I can't be that for today
I said I'm sorry
You said OK
I said I'm hungry for a new way
And you said so long be that way
I couldn't take another day
I told you
So leave it this way
Some say that it's not that easy
When you change
It's not that way
Some may say
So keep it that way
I was too wrong
Some might say
I was too hard
Yesterday
But I'm sorry for acting that way
For now I can't be wrong
And you might see my way
I can't be that for today
I said I'm sorry
You said OK
I said I'm hungry
for a new way
And you say so long
be that way
I couldn't take another day
I told you
So leave it this way
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4. |
In Retrospect
02:56
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I think it's best you stop mentioning your ex
Or else you might become mine
But maybe I should just put you to the test
If you don't think you wouldn't mind
I've got to hurry up and go somewhere
Maybe it's nowhere, I don't know
I could just sit here
Waiting for time to pass
But it's hard to be here
Don't you know?
Don't you know I don't look backwards
Don't you know I don't look forwards
I'm just here
Don't you
Don't you know?
But if you think I'm going to wait
While you look somewhere else
You got another thing coming
That I know
It's sad you paint me out to be the villain
When I've been nothing but kind
But maybe I should show you
What mean looks like
So you can get it straight in your mind
I've got to hurry up and go somewhere
Maybe it's nowhere, I don't know
I could just sit here
Waiting for time to pass
But it's hard to be here
Don't you know?
Don't you know I don't look backwards
Don't you know I don't look forwards
I'm just here
Don't you
Don't you know?
But if you think I'm gonna wait
While you look somewhere else
You've got another thing coming
That I know
But if you think I'm gonna wait
While you look somewhere else
I've got another thing coming
That I know
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5. |
Hard to Brake
02:41
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I left my pride in Tennessee
You can call me silly
If that's what you see
Driving the long route
Trailing behind the trucks
Watching white lines go by
In the dusk
You keep hitting the brakes
You say you're old fashioned
That you only drink when it's dark out
Well, it's always dark inside
So I don't mind
My afternoon delights
And my old fashioned's
You'll paint solid lines between us
You say you want your space
And your proximity too
But every time I pull ahead of you
Decide to get on my tail
I left my pride in Tennessee
You can call me silly
If that's what you see
Driving the long route
Trailing behind the trucks
Watching the white lines go by
In the dusk
You keep hitting the brakes
You say you're old fashioned
That you only drink
When it's dark out
Well, it's always dark inside
So I don't mind
My afternoon delights
And my old fashioned's
You tell me to stop racing
You say you want less space
So you can control my pacing
But every time I pull back for you
Decide to cut me off
I left my heart in Tennessee
You can call me petty
If that's what you see
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6. |
Once in a While
02:39
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Oh, I’ve been gone so long
I can’t remember this song
For you
Oh I’ve been dying inside
I can’t even hide my blues
But once in a while
I’m gonna finish this letter
Once in a while
I’m gonna write it much better
Once in a while
I’m gonna let it rip roar for you
Oh, I’ve been down so long
I can’t stay in tune
For you
Oh, I’ve been losing my mind
I just want to hide
Till I’m through
But once in a while
I’m gonna finish this better
Once in a while
I’m gonna write you a letter
Once in a while
I’m gonna let it rip roar right through
For you
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7. |
All Eyes on Tomorrow
03:45
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Monday could have been better
Tuesday, we should have known weather
Wednesday came and went
And Thursday, I'm already spent
All eyes on tomorrow
And it's a hard one to follow
Without feeling so hollow
Friday, we saw the glass break
Saturday, we got our last take
Sunday lost its charm
And yesterday set off the alarm
All eyes on tomorrow
And it's a hard one to follow
Without feeling so hollow
Someday doesn't exist anymore
Yes, and Friday has to be so, so sure
And I'm caught in a daydream
But my head is tied up in midstream
And I've lost all my steam
Oh, I'm caught in a daydream
But my head is tied up in midstream
And I've lost all my steam
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8. |
No Turns
03:03
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I saw the sign and it told me
No right on red
I read the book and it told me
I'd be better of dead
Some days are better than others
But plenty others are better than you
Tomorrow came and went
And now I'm feeling quite blue
But once in a while
Life ain't so bad
And once in a while
They'll give you back what you had
I knew it would be a long and hard one but
I didn't expect it to be this rough
But you know and I know
Friend drops like flies
When the going gets tough
Some days are better than others
But plenty others are better than you
Tomorrow came and went and
Now I'm feeling quite blue
But once in a while
Life ain't so bad
And once in a while
They'll give you back what you had
But you have to say
Please, please, please
I didn't mean it
Please, please, please
I'll do whatever you want
I read the sign and it told me
Sharp curves ahead
I saw the time and it told me
Don't wait for dead
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My eyes are watering all night
My nose is sniffling just thinking of
How you make me feel like your victim
I can't have enough tissues on hand
Going through boxes and boxes
Trying to rid you from my system
Well, I should've know when
That lump came in my throat
That you'd be staying for a while
And that it would be harder and harder
To get you out of my system
More boxes and boxes
Used tissues overflowing
My pillow paying the price for
Having you over
Getting you into my system
Well, I should've know when
That lump came in my throat
And that you'd be staying for a while
And that it would be harder and harder
To get you out of my system
They say that what I've got is contagious
People should stay away
I'm just trying to get over
Having you here to stay
Pho and tears
Add in some sriracha
I can't help sniffling
Hand me the vodka
Trying to expel the demons
Expel the feeling
Of needing to get you out
Well, I should've know when
That lump came in my throat
And that you'd be staying for a while
And that it would be harder and harder
To get you out of my system
My last box of tissues
Nearing the ending
You bring me to tears
My throat is swelling
My nose is blowing
‘cause I'm trying to get you out
And I'm trying to get you out
Trying to get you out of…
And I'm trying to get you out of my…
And I'm trying to get you out of my sy—
I'm trying to get you out of my sys—
And I'm trying and trying
Trying and trying
Trying to get you
Trying to get you out
Out
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10. |
Travelling Minus Zero
03:50
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Oh, I don't know
Where I've been gone for so long
Oh, now I know
Now I know where to go
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Lisa Said Lisbon, Portugal
Lisa Said (pron. Sa’yeed) is a musician and songwriter who grew up Egyptian in Tennessee... yearning to get out. She learned how to play guitar and bass hanging out with punks, hippies, and rock & rollers after college living up and down the East Coast. Eventually while living in Washington D.C., she recorded most of her solo music which is riddled with nostalgia and mashups of her musical past. ... more
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