Clear as Can Be
by North of Tomorrow
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Late again.
But who’s counting?
Just you, my love.
And me.
In the end.
Cupid is shouting.
Just one part of
A broken symphony…….played out of key.
Whose to blame?
Whose to know?
Whose to say?
What a shame.
You told me so.
It would end this way.
All the same.
I am late again.
The piper’s been paid.
I’ve paid all my life, dear.
The luck of the draw
Is no luck at all.
The best plans were laid.
But they swung clear.
I’m left in the dark
No number to call.
Whose to blame?
Whose to know?
Whose to say?
What a shame.
You told me so.
It would end this way.
All the same.
I’ve been late again.
Late Again
Late Again
Late Again
Late Again
Late Again
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Did she mention my name?
Did she talk about me?
Did she tell you how things used to be?
Used to be.
She wants me back.
She just needs some more time.
But she can’t get me off her mind.
Off her mind.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
She listened to her friends.
They got in the way.
And they told her everything to say.
Everything to say.
But I don’t mind.
Love is in the air.
I’m just waiting til there’s no one there.
No one there.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
It was me and her.
Or is it her and me?
Either way, it was meant to be.
Meant to be.
A fairy tale.
A life-long love.
Predestined by the stars above.
The stars above.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
At the Pretender’s Ball.
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Catbird Seat
05:51
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Whether something’s right or wrong.
Is depending on one’s point of view.
That is, until you came along
And defined the world
According to you.
You have all the answers
They are loud and indiscreet
All from the safety
Of your catbird seat.
On your way to CharlotteTown.
Or you’re fine with Portland too.
Doesn’t matter who’s around.
The money paints
What you say is true.
You have all the answers
They are loud and indiscreet
All from the safety
Of your catbird seat.
Your catbird seat
Do you ever wonder why
You sold your soul so easily?
Just so any passerby
Can repeat your sermon
With conviction and glee.
You have all the answers
They are loud and indiscreet
All from the safety
Of your catbird seat.
Your catbird seat
From your catbird seat
From your catbird seat
From your catbird seat
From your catbird seat
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Someone lost the baby.
While reading her a book.
It was a week ago on Thursday.
Guess we’d better take a look.
Someone set the house on fire.
Without a whisper or a shout.
It makes it hard to watch the TV.
Guess we’d better put it out.
It’s always something.
It’s always something else.
It’s always something.
It’s always something else.
Someone left the windows open.
And the rain comes pouring in.
Water’s up over our ankles.
Guess we’d better put on boots again.
There are wild pigs in the basement.
Someone forgot to close the door.
They get real mean when they feel cornered.
We don’t go down there anymore.
It’s always something.
It’s always something else.
It’s always something.
It’s always something else.
It’s always something else.
It’s always something else.
It’s always something else.
Something else.
Someone lost the baby.
Haven’t found her yet.
She might be in the bushes.
Guess we shouldn‘t forget.
It’s always something else.
It’s always something else.
It’s always something else.
It’s always something else.
It’s always something else.
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The Boojum Tree
04:53
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Little Things
03:39
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I’m going to Beaumont.
To see a girl I know.
She lives in Beaumont.
So that’s where I have to go.
I left when I should have stayed.
The best laid plans were made.
Now there’re debts to be repaid.
I miss the little things.
All the little things.
She was my everything.
But for a moment.
I would still be there.
Sharing her moments.
Instead of a note left on her chair.
I left when I should have stayed.
A fortune was lost, not made.
All the changes in untold ways.
I miss the little things.
The way she calls me baby.
Instead of no, she says maybe
Her eyes just drive me crazy.
All the little things.
Lying in bed on Sunday morning.
Feeling her smile without a warning.
Knowing what I mean before words are forming.
I miss the little things.
All the little things.
She is my everything.
I’m going to Beaumont.
To see a girl I know.
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Kentucky Burden
06:31
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Rain down
Rain down on me.
I will be
Everything you need.
Just tell me.
Won’t you tell me true.
Surrounded by
Bachelor button blue.
I will carry your burden.
I will lighten your load.
It’s not an errand of mercy.
If the truth be told.
I will throw down my cloak for you.
For you to tread from the start.
I will carry your burden.
While you carry my heart.
I will
Build our home
In this
Bed of earth and stone.
I will
Shelter you.
Surrounded
By bachelor button blue
I will carry your burden.
I will lighten your load.
It’s not an errand of mercy.
If the truth be told.
I will throw down my cloak for you.
For you to tread from the start.
I will carry your burden.
While you carry my heart.
I will carry your burden.
I will lighten your load.
It’s not an errand of mercy.
If the truth be told.
I will throw down my cloak for you.
For you to tread from the start.
I will carry your burden.
While you carry my heart.
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If You Will
05:38
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Two hundred gypsies came and went.
But the voodoo would not hold.
Paid the price with innocence.
Fell asleep to dreams of gold.
Dance away the hearts of men.
No, never mind, we’ll just pretend.
If you will.
Hold this heart of mine.
It isn’t hard to find.
If you will. . . . . . If you will
Wrote love letters in the air.
Watched as blood turned into wine.
Talked to the world for two thousand years.
A different answer every time.
Find a saint to call by name.
Saints and sinners, all the same.
If you will.
Hold this heart of mine.
It isn’t hard to find.
If you will. . . . . . If you will
If you will.
Hold this heart of mine.
It isn’t hard to find.
If you will. . . . . . Come save me.
Dance away the hearts of men.
Saints and sinners, all the same.
Find a saint to call by name.
No never mind, we’ll just pretend.
If you will.
Hold this heart of mine.
It isn’t hard to find.
If you will. . . . . . If you will.
If you will.
Hold this heart of mine.
It isn’t hard to find.
If you will. . . . . Come save me.
If you will. . . . . Come save me.
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Who Killed Love
05:41
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Who killed love?
It was a hit and run.
A mixture of
Regret and fun.
No long goodbye.
No soft hello.
Just one last sigh.
So the story goes.
It was a wonderful world.
It was a wonderful world.
It was a wonderful world.
It was.
Love is cruel.
With bitterness that’s sweet.
It has no rules.
And mostly incomplete
The stuff of dreams.
And fairy tales.
And countless tears.
That you know so well.
Who killed love?
It could be anyone.
Who suffered from
Their day in its sun.
Who killed love?
It wasn’t me.
It was a wonderful world.
It was a wonderful world.
It was a wonderful world.
It was.
It was.
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With Love, Marie
04:14
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Goodbye,
With love,
Marie.
That’s all she said to me.
With hat box in hand.
Beside the taxi stand.
Her note said Goodbye,
With love,
Marie.
She lives up north
Just off the turnpike.
She keeps a yellow bird
Without a cage.
She comes and goes
As she feels like.
Depending on
The lunar phase.
Goodbye, with love, Marie.
(Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye)
Goodbye, with love, Marie.
(Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye)
She’s here, and
And then
She’s gone.
Never ever long.
So I wait patiently
For my love, Marie.
Captured
By her
Song.
She flew in
With the summer trade winds.
On wings of silk
Spun in east Peru.
With just one look
She forgave all of my sins.
Before I even said,
“How do you do?”
Goodbye, with love, Marie.
(Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye)
Goodbye, with love, Marie
(Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye)
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11. |
The Whole World Stopped
05:19
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I’ve had a lot of good luck.
Knock on wood just once or twice.
Throw some salt over my shoulder.
A seven here would be quite nice.
The whole world stops.
The whole world stops.
I always wear my four leaf clover.
My rabbit’s foot is in my car.
One finger under and one over.
Make a wish on that one star.
I’ll walk around your ladder.
Keep your cat inside tonight.
I may sound madder than a hatter.
But if I don’t get things just right.
The whole world stops . . . . spinning round.
The whole world stops …. . spinning round.
The whole world stops …. . spinning round.
I’ve had a lot of good luck.
Knock on wood once or twice.
Throw salt over my shoulder.
A seven here would be quite nice.
I wear my four leaf clover.
My rabbit foot is in my car.
A finger under and one over.
Make a wish on that one star.
The whole world stops . . . . spinning round.
The whole world stops… . . spinning round.
The whole world stops… . . spinning round.
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credits
released November 7, 2023
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North of Tomorrow Phoenix, Arizona
North of Tomorrow is made up of long-time band mates – Gary Adrian, Brian Mueller and Stephen Rogers. Based in Arizona, and utilizing the creativity of side musicians from all over the world, North of Tomorrow presents something different with each musical idea, without confinement of one particular genre. The goal is to create music that makes you want to turn it up and move something/ anything ... more
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Jul 2019
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