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Desert Moon
03:18
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Desert Moon
Hear the silence call see the moonlight fall upon her knees
Come unpack your thoughts give up what you’ve lost surrender you’re free
Tonight the morning will come too soon
Restless stars will be on the move
The angels will bathe in the shade of this desert moon
Now is not too late come and take your place she’s waiting
On this ageless night sit beneath the sky and watch the day escaping
Tonight the morning will come too soon
Restless stars will be on the move
The angels will bathe in the shade of this desert moon
Until the morning comes like a midnight sun she calls to you
Hear the evening howl she wants you now give in to this full moon
Tonight the morning will come too soon
Restless stars will be on the move
The angels will bathe in the shade of this desert moon
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Back At It Again
05:11
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Back At It Again
I remember it well I wasn’t very young my father said “what the hell you doing son”?
You’re just wastin’ your life playin’ guitar sleepin’ ‘til noon
Got a job but I just couldn’t hang so I quit the very next day
Threw my guitar in my van and I got back at it again
Later on when I was only 31 the girl who said she loved me said the time had come
Said I was chasin’ a dream that passed me long ago
So I kissed her goodbye and I hit the road to rediscover the trouble I used to know
She came and went now I’m back at it again
One by one another day flies by
I’m gonna live my life or I’m gonna die tryin’
If I lose my who, what, why or when
I just get right back at it again
I told myself I’d never be the one holds a hundred different women like some dudes I know
But that’s who I was ‘til I thought I met the one
So I burned my book and closed my eyes ‘til she tried to turn me into some other guy
I’ve got some love to spend now I’m back at it again
One by one another day flies by
I’m gonna live my life or I’m gonna die tryin’
If I lose my who, what, why or when
I just get right back at it again
The boys in the band all went different ways I was left to figure out what I was meant to play
So many years passed then out of the blue it came
The telephone rang and on the other end was old bud who sang with me way back when
I knew right then we were getting’ back at it again
Sometimes we blame our fortunes on our own bad luck it don’t matter if we fall but if we get back up
I’m standin’ here today in front of you to testify
If you’re lookin’ for a rebel I’m your poster child had to get out of Dodge for a very long while
I f you know me now you wouldn’t want to know me then they say I fell off the wagon but I got back in
It was just another fight I had to win to get back again
Makin’ music with my friends we’re back at it again
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Riverbound
04:44
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Riverbound
I’m prayin’ for salvation for my sisters tryin’ to stand their ground
I’m walkin’ with my brothers now it’s time to tear these towers down
Who do you think you’re foolin’?
I’m headin’ for the hilltop gonna watch the ragin’ waters rise
I’m countin’ the forgotten people gathered by the riverside
Who do you think you’re foolin’?
Come and take my open hand then offer yours to me
We’ll make it to the other side I’ll be the bridge that sets you free
I’ve been thinkin’ all night while my heart pounds
I’m riverbound
See the children skippin’ stones while parents soak their weary bones
Minds are bleeding mouths need feeding hearts are beating breathing hope
Who do you think you’re foolin’
Come and take my open hand then offer yours to me
We’ll make it to the other side I’ll be the bridge that sets you free
I’ve been thinkin’ all night while my heart pounds
I’m riverbound
The tides are turning flags are burning the river bell will be ringin’ soon
Blue bloods waded into deep to see their king they crowned a fool
Who do you think you’re foolin’?
Who do you think you’re foolin’?
Who do you think you’re foolin’?
Who do you think you’re foolin’?
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Love, Tears & Time
03:43
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Love, Tears & Time
Get up, get ready, get over it get on your way
There’s no right or wrong it’s just good as gone
Turn the page live and love another day
Love comes love goes it’s no secret don’t you know
Tears run until they’re dry
Time flies it don’t stop hearts tick like a clock
Sometimes it’s good to say goodbye
Don’t waste your love, tears and time
Headlights, headfirst, you’re headed right where you belong
You’re gonna be allright there’s always next time
You’re not the first you’re not the last you’re just next in line
Love comes love goes it’s no secret don’t you know
Tears run until they’re dry
Time flies it don’t stop hearts tick like a clock
Sometimes it’s good to say goodbye
Don’t waste your love, tears and time
Did you picture this not so long ago
When you were high up on the hill and everything looked so pretty
Time was light hope was in your eyes
If it seemed too good to be true …maybe it was………..
Long ride, long time, it’s hard to see what’s coming’ if you’re missin’ what’s gone
A million hearts are waitin’ on their marks
Forget what’s done and dead remember what I said
Love comes love goes it’s no secret don’t you know
Tears run until they’re dry
Time flies it don’t stop hearts tick like a clock
Sometimes it’s good to say goodbye
Don’t waste your love, tears and time
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Oggi e' Oggi
With every breath I’m in this moment
It’s not too soon it’s not too late
And if it’s true eyes are the windows to the soul
I can see in her a world I want to know
Oggi e Oggi today’s today
Like a dream that’s finally come my way
Oggi e Oggi today’s today
I’ve got no fear for tomorrow and I’m free from yesterday
I freed myself so I could feel what I feel
The world went silent when our eyes embraced
Now I can feel her tremble when she comes face to face
With the truth that lies inside the love she was born to make
Oggi e Oggi today’s today
Like a dream that’s finally come my way
Oggi e Oggi today’s today
I’ve got no fear for tomorrow and I’m free from yesterday
Posso sentire il mio cuore che respire
Voglio sentirme eternamente cosi`
E tutti I giorni che ho visuto senza amore
Ci sono deleguate per sempre
Oggi e Oggi today’s today
Like a dream that’s finally come my way
Oggi e Oggi today’s today
I’ve got no fear for tomorrow and I’m free from yesterday
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A Lot Like You
03:45
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A Lot Like You
I was ready I was born this way
I knew the day was comin’ all I had to do was wait
Every day became another test of faith
But I kept holdin’ on to the hands of fate
Then I saw what love looks like
It looks a little bit like heaven a lot like you
I felt what love feels like
And it makes me feel a whole lot better
A lot like you
All these faces passin’ by and you’ve been out there all this time
Did you hear me callin’ you
Everyday was all the same then like that it changed
When I took one look at you
I saw what love looks like
It looks a little bit like heaven a lot like you
And I know what love feels like
And it makes me feel a whole lot better
A lot like you
If I walked down a different street or caught a red llight along the way
Or if the mornin’ was draggin’ my feet I wouldn’t see what I saw today
I know what love looks like
It looks a little bit like heaven a lot like you
I know what love feels like
And it makes me feel a whole lot better
Iw wanna feel like this forever
Yeah it makes me feel a whole lot better
A lot like you
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Marmalade
04:12
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Marmalade
In the mornin’ after you awake after you take your tea, toast and marmalade
Can you try to explain what you were tryin’ to say when it was gettin late
and the conversation was getting’ strained
You said somethin’ about runnin’ away with the heart I saved without lovers blame or mornin’ shame
you say you don’t wanna make the same mistake like the one that you just made
It’s easier to leave and play it safe and not sit n’ wait until the dream escapes
But you can’t help but crave the thought that maybe I’m the one that’s worth the wait
Baby lets make that trade
Give me a reason to stay
And I’ll give you love sweet as
Marmalade and this lover’s ache, and the tension we create when we’re face to face
All the excuses we make for the things we cant say cuz I make you a little afraid
And you make me insane
But the taste is insatiable, the sex irreplaceable like morning rain and a summer flame
And the way you call my name
You came to me like a hurricane like a haystack burning in a field of flames
Nothing since can ever be the same but everything’s gonna be ok
Baby lets make that trade
Give me one reason to stay
And I’ll give you love sweeter than marmalade
In the morning after you awake after you take your tea, toast and marmalade……
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The Flame
03:13
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The Flame
Before I put away my coat I took another look outside
I wasn’t sure if I’d be cold or if I’d be alone tonight
Lyin’ underneath my shirt hangin’ from a silver chain
Was a spiritual reminder but it made me think of her again
I met her just before the rains the mornin’ didn’t come for days
She led me to a place above, she fed me ‘til I fell in love
Now I am communicatin’ I hope the night accommodates me
I feel it like I felt it then you know I gotta feel that flame again, again
I can feel it like a holy fire burnin
There’s a fever flowin’ through my veins
I’m a disciple of desire learning to lean into the flame
I can feel it like a holy fire burnin
There’s a fever flowin’ through my veins
I’m a disciple of desire learning to lean into the flame
We create our own confusion I decide my own delusions
There’s no mystery in mistake I truly thought we felt the same
She offered me my heart not hers it was a warning without words
But she’s underneath my skin you know I’m gonna feel that flame again
I can feel it like a holy fire burnin
There’s a fever flowin’ through my veins
I’m a disciple of desire learning to lean into the flame
I can feel it like a holy fire burnin
There’s a fever flowin’ through my veins
I’m a disciple of desire learning to lean into the flame
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Here She Comes
04:00
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Here She Comes
Blue jean baby here she comes
The willin’ are waitin’ with loaded guns
Able and aimin troubles on the way
You can’t turn your head cuz you can’t look away
Love came by lookin’ for someone
Watch her walk you know you’re not the only one
Our dreamless days are done she fills them one by one
And she’s only just begun here she comes
Heels on the ground heart in the clouds
She can make you doubt what you can live without
That feelin’ you thought was gone has come back again
But can you take that heartache that’s comin’ round the bend
Love came by lookin’ for someone
Watch her walk you know you’re not the only one
Our dreamless days are done she fills them one by one
And she’s only just begun here she comes
Every heart follows her wherever she goes
They wait at the end of her rainbow
Dressed like a retro fitted angel in disguise
I can’t stop her thoughts running through my mind
Love came by lookin’ for someone
Watch her walk you know you’re not the only one
Our dreamless days are done she fills them one by one
And she’s only just begun
Love came by lookin’ for someone
Watch her walk you know you’re not the only one
Our dreamless days are done she fills them one by one
And she’s only just begun
Here she comes here she comes
Here she here she here she comes
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Way Back Home
03:22
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Way Back Home
Come before autumn leaves
Sit beneath the blossom tree
The scent of lilac and honey just you and me
I’ll read you my book of rhymes
While you weave your heart with mine
You can find your way
I will lead the way back
You can find your way back home
Let’s count the stars down below
Under this blanket you wove
Eyes of turquoise and tangerine
She’s the color that paint your dreams
Give her some time to show you what you mean to me
You can find your way
She will lead the way
You can find your way back home
On this pure horizon
Imagine what will be
You can find your way
She will lead the way
You can find your way back home
Come before autumn leaves
Sit beneath the blossom tree
The scent of lilac and honey just you and me
Just you and me
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Wandering Heart
04:46
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Wandering Heart
Lately I’ve been thinkin’ ‘bout
Some things I can live without
And why people never change
And why lovers never feel the same
And mostly I’ve been thinkin’ ‘bout my wanderin’ heart
Lately I’ve been thinkin’ ‘bout
Why we fall in love without
A reason we can explain
And what breaks that fall anyway
Sometimes this wonderin’s hard on a wanderin’ heart
Heart wide open aint locked no more
And this road aint as lonesome as it was before
The tracks I leave don’t always lead back home
And this wanderin’s best done alone
Lately I’ve been dreamin’ ‘bout
The voices I live without
And if they hear me when I call
And if they ever left at all
And I wonder if they’re wonderin’ ‘bout my wanderin’ heart
Heart wide open ain’t locked no more
And this road aint as lonesome as it was before
The tracks I leave don’t always lead back home
And this wanderin’s best done alone
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Shameless
03:13
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Shameless
I’ve been sleeping longer than I really want to
You’ve been acting wronger than you really ought to
I’ve been hangin’ out in all the wrong places
Drinkin’ all weekend and actin’ pretty shameless
I’ve been actin ’like there might be no tomorrow
You’ve been drinkin’ every dollar you can borrow
I’ve been hearin’ my behavior’s outrageous
And I don’t know how long that I can take this
Shameless people talk behind my back
Dangerous hey now that’s a fact
Blameless I’m really not to blame
Since she’s been gone I’m shameless
Shameless everyday
I’ve been to hell and back waking up wherever
You’ve been telling lies to girls you can’t remember
People look at me like I’m contagious
They’d better stay away you’re Mr. Shameless
Shameless people talk behind my back
Dangerous hey now that’s a fact
Blameless you’re the only one to blame
Since she’s been gone I’m shameless
Shameless everyday
Tell me why I’m the guy who’s torn in two
Every night I lose my mind
That’s all that’s left for me to lose
Shameless people talk behind my back
Dangerous hey now that’s a fact
Blameless you’re the only one to blame
Since she’s been gone I’m shameless
Shameless everyday
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Morning Star
Morning Star how I wonder what you are
You make me smile
you’re a candle shinin’ in my heart
When you laugh it feels like sunshine
come walk with me put your hand in mine
Life is fine because you’re my morning star
Open your eyes time to meet another day
See the sunlight dancin’
Feel her kisses up and down your face
There’s no hurry we’ve got time lets sit beneath this mornin’ sky
Life is fine because you’re my mornin’ star
I’m never far from where you are mornin’ star
You’re a candle shinin’ in my heart mornin’ Star
I’m never far from where you are mornin’ Star
Even angels sleep I’ll be here when the morning comes
Dream your dreams then wake me with your light bright as the sun
Wherever you go love just grows and I love you more than you could know
You’re a candle shinin’ in my heart mornin’ star
I’m never far from where you are mornin’ star
Yes life is fine because you’re my mornin’ star
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Honey On A Razorblade
05:08
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Honey On a Razorblade
There are some things I should’ve learned a long time ago. When you hear the siren’s song you can get cut if you get too close. Sometimes you gotta take that chance. Dance with the devil let her do her dance. Getting’ in trouble? No one does it faster.
Getting’ out’s an art I have yet to master.
There I was walkin’ in the warm rain thinkin’ some things I need to learn the hard way
You’d think by now I would know better but she’s hard a hold on my soul forever
Oooh she put her tattoo on my heart
A broken arrow through a fallen star
I’m often reminded about that old story, and I learned it quick, about well -intentioned men who get attracted to the flame only to get burned by it.
She knows that you won’t forget her a sweet taste you’ll always remember
She wants attention not time and she gets what she gives and she takes what she likes
Oooh she put her tattoo on my heart
A broken arrow through a fallen star
Sweet as honey in the morning
She’s like love in a summer rain
She’s a price you wanna pay
She’s honey on a razorblade
I try not to think about it much however long this lasts will be enough
I can’t deny the addiction of the sin or the sweet lies I wanna hear again
Oooh she put her tattoo on my heart
A broken arrow through a fallen star
Sweet as honey in the morning
She’s like love in a summer rain
She’s a price you wanna pay
She’s honey on a razorblade
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When you left everything went right
I can’t hide the tears that I never cried
You said If you left I’d be a mess on my own
Well I wish I was this bad a long time ago
I lost your love and found me a life
What I’ll do with this free time I just can’t decide
Everythings comin’ up roses and it’s all your fault
If it wasn’t for this good luck I’d have no luck at all
When you left everything went right
And I can’t hide the tears that I never cried
You said If you left I’d be a mess on my own
Well I wish I was this bad a long time ago
Weekends of regret those days are gone
I miss your honey do list like I miss your mom
And I won’t lay blame for the way you’ve changed
Cuz if I had to do it over again ..well I wouldn’t
When you left everything went right
And I can’t hide the tears that I never cried
You said If you left I’d be a mess on my own
Well I wish I was this bad a long time ago
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Amber and Smoke
04:00
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amber and smoke
A hundred horses and five freight trains
Couldn’t drag me into that early grave
I’ve cashed in the mistakes I’ve made
While God rode shotgun from a million miles away
I don’t wake in sorrow I don’t walk in shame
I don’t deal in hearsay I don’t dwell in blame
Sometimes it’s best to forget what I know and what they say
But this aint that time and this aint that day
With the heart of a gypsy and the eyes of a child
I walk these fields and let my love grow wild
Filled with a fever I dare my desires
I don’t fear the flame I walk through the fire
I don’t wake in sorrow I don’t walk in shame
I don’t deal in hearsay I don’t dwell in blame
Sometimes it’s best to forget what I know and what they say
But this aint that time and this aint that day
I’ll keep ridin’ ‘til the trail grows cold
Where the hillsides burn amber and smoke
The sheep and the shepherd are lost on different roads
Blinded by hate blinded by hope
I don’t wake in sorrow I don’t walk in shame
I don’t deal in hearsay I don’t dwell in blame
Sometimes it’s best to forget what I know and what I say
But this aint that time and this aint that day
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Dragonfly
05:00
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Dragonfly
Hey can you hear the rhyme of the wind
And the mission bell ringing again
I’m trying I think it’s time
Searching the sky dragonfly
Sometimes I feel miles from home
Watching the world spinning below
I’ve casted my doubts too close to shore
Now I’m ready to fly into the eye of the storm
I’m trying sometimes I cry
Searching the sky dragonfly
Sometimes I feel miles from home
Watching the world spinning below
We are tied together we’ve been torn in two
All forevers end too soon
Sometimes I feel miles from home
Watching my world spinning out of control
We are tied together we’ve been torn in two
All forevers end too soon
We’re miles from home
We’re miles from home
We’re miles from home
Dragonfly
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More Than Mem'ries
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More Than Mem’ries
When the silence comes can you hear your heart callin’ out
When the day is done let me be the one who holds you now
Pickin’ stones we’re gonna build our home under a waterfall of love
One by one our days will all become more than mem’ries
Tell me once again all the things you think I need to know
Do you remember when we first touched I couldn’t let you go
Pickin’ stones we’re gonna build our home under a waterfall of love
One by one our days will all become more than mem’ries
People everyday realize too late
What they’re longin’ for there’s really so much more
But we know we know it’s true baby it’s me and you
Day by day and side by side
Pickin’ stones we’re gonna build our home under a waterfall of love
One by one our days will all become more than mem’ries
More than mem’ries
More Than mem’ries
More than mem’ries
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Good To Be Me
03:07
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Good To Be Me
Give me a Sunday morning give me my 6 string guitar
Give me nothin’ to do leave me dreamin’ in my baby’s arms
Let tomorrow’s tear drops fall like rain
I’ve got blue skies and brown eyes on my brain
It’s a beautiful day
I’ve got nowhere to go I’ve got nowhere to be
I’m just thinkin’ yeah it’s good to be me
I got nothin’ but time and I’ve got a heart that doesn’t ache
I got love in the oven and it’s getting sweeter every day
I know it don’t seem to get much better than that
I’ve got friends I can depend on and that’s a fact
yeah they’ve got my back
I’ve been countin’ my stars pullin’ weeds from my yard
I’m just sayin’ yeah it’s good to be me
There’s a time there’s a season there’s a rhyme there’s a reason for everything
There really is no mystery everybody wants the same damn thing
There’s people I love, people I know and some people they gotta go
I learned long ago to leave well enough alone
Just let the little wheel roll
I’ve been playin’ my cards I’ve been lucky so far
I’m just singin’ yeah it’s good to be me
It’s good to be me
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River Of Smoke
03:48
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River of Smoke
It’s a vision not a burned out dream
There’s no sense living in between
Chasing love and choosing hope
Not so different not so long ago
Memories and forgotten years
Arrive and they disappear
Floating by fading while they go
Like a river of smoke
Wind blowing through poppy fields
I still remember the way she feels
And the sunlight upon her hair
All the reasons were everywhere
Memories and forgotten years
Arrive and they disappear
Floating by fading while they go
Like a river of smoke
I’m watching all these splendid colors blending into one
I know there’s nothing I can do but see which I’ll become
Timeless moments I can feel but I can never hold
So on down the river I go~ river of smoke
It’s a vision not a burned out dream
There’s no sense living in between
Chasing love and choosing hope
Not so different not so long ago
Not so different not so long ago
River of smoke
River of smoke
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bill rotella Los Angeles, California
Singer-songwriter Bill Rotella has released albums as a soloist and with his previous bands: Amber & Smoke, Dakota, and Baywood. His new release, "Smoke & The Earthtones" was recorded during Covid quarantine with some of L.A's finest session players. Bill regularly performs around California as a soloist and with The Earthtones. For more info visit Bill's website www.billrotellamusic.com ... more
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