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Lucky
03:32
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Found some change in a coin slot
Where a bag of chips got stuck
So I wrestled with the vending machine
Got the chips free
I’s on my way to the big smoke
Half way there when the bus broke
So they put us up in a hotel
Paid for dinner as well
I guess I’m just lucky that way
Like being born on a sunny day
Under a great apple tree
Oh lucky, lucky me
Bought a guitar at a garage sale
Fixed her up with a hammer and a nail
Now we’re like two birds of a feather
We strum a lot of chords together
She’s been so good to me
So I nicknamed her lucky
One day she’ll be held by another
But until then I’m sure gonna love her
I guess I’m just lucky that way
Like being born on a sunny day
Under a great apple tree
Lucky, lucky me
Whenever I am feeling down
There is always something good
Coming around
I was watching the TV
Feeling kinda squirrelly
So I took a walk to the mailbox
Down where the truck stops
There was a cheque from the government
I ain’t cashed it but it’s already spent
I was just about out of luck
Now I’m up twenty-two bucks
I guess I’m just lucky that way
Like being born on a sunny day
Under a great apple tree
Oh lucky, lucky me
Whenever I am feeling down
There is always something good
Coming around
Lucky, lucky me
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2. |
Fall in Love Again
02:46
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I wanna fall in love again
Feel like we did back when
Everything was new
Before I got used to you
Let’s fall in love again
Fall in love again
I wanna feel that sweet refrain
Of our love again
We were so happy
Before you got used to me
Let’s fall in love again
Fall in love again
How do we move forward?
When we’re looking back?
Love ain’t straight forward
But there’s no going back
I wanna fall in love with you
Feel like we use to and
Fall in love again
Fall in love again
Fall in love again
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3. |
Million Things
03:52
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Walk on walk on in my shoes
They're by the front door my jacket too
Take the keys out of the pocket
My Oldsmobile is in the drive
In the glovebox you'll find a list
Of all the things I missed
A million things I didn't get to
A million things I left behind
I sure hope you don't mind
I leave them all to you
Walk on, walk on through the house
My bits and pieces are all about
Just throw them in a cardboard box and
Leave it at the side of the road
Maybe all my loose ends
Will someday turn to gold
A million things I didn't get to
A million things I left behind
I sure hope you don't mind
I leave them all to you
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4. |
Hard Living
02:41
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I left home at age fifteen
Got a job on a sewing machine
Working in a factory
Hope one day I will go free
This is hard, hard, hard living
I work these fingers to the bone
Send all my money home
I wonder when it’s quitting time
Here on the assembly line
This is hard, hard, hard living
I dreamt I was back at home
Down by the river skipping stones
Me and my friends running free
Hard, hard Living
Running free
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Flower
03:19
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Walking down the sidewalk I see
Pretty little flowers looking up at me
Peaking through cracked concrete
A little garden at my feet
Daisies and dandelions
Such beauty aint hard to find
Petals waving in the breeze
Bringing me to my knees
“Flower, flower, pretty little flower,
how do you grow?”
We mistreated Mother Nature
But you still grow, flower pretty flower
Surrounded by skyscrapers
Fish and chips in newspapers
Overflowing garbage cans
Little flowers take a stand
Look down any old street
You’ll find blossoms the at your feet
Peeking through the pavement
Lord I think they must be heaven sent
"Flower, flower, pretty little flower
How do you grow?”
We mistreated Mother Nature
But you still grow, flower pretty flower
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6. |
Undertow
03:15
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As I step off the boat today
The pub is a welcome site
I miss my dear family
But I’ll see them all tonight
One rum leads to another
As I drown my demons away
The stumble home over cobble stones
Again I’ve lost my way
Every time I reach dry land
A mighty wave comes roles in
Pulling me into its undertow
Then back out to sea I go
Undertow
Yes I drink to ease my pain
What the hell can I do
I’m drowning on the inside
There’s something I must tell you
I’ve always had a great big heart
But I’ve been hurt you see
The father was a wicked man
And Saint Christopher couldn’t save me
Every time I reach dry land
A mighty wave comes roles in
Pulling me into its undertow
Then back out to sea I go
Undertow
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Famous
02:55
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You got a heart like a silver spoon
Fame and fortune can't come too soon
So you push through the extra-line
Make the audition maybe this time
Got to be famous
You're gonna wind up in East L.A.
Slinging coffee day after day
Blinded by the glamour and glitz
Truth is you just don't seem to fit
Got to be famous, seeing stars
There's the bus it must be high noon
Screen door slams in your greasy spoon
Here they come hungry for fortune and fame
Hollywood hopefuls again and again
Got to be famous, seeing stars
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8. |
You and Me
03:42
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“Did you smile just then?
Were you remembering
About when we first met?”
Oh who could forget
Remember when we got the news
We could not imagine all we’d lose
Now I visit you bedside
Keeping us alive
Yes I really, really love you I do and
I hope you still love me too
I’ve been holding on to these memories
For both you and me
You and me
It was not so long ago
When hand in hand we’d stroll
Now that’s another memory
Oh I miss you and me
I still have the warmth of your kiss and
On your table there’s a photo of us
Rest now my love, I must go
I’ll see you again tomorrow
Yes I really, really love you yes I do and
I hope you still love me too
I’ve been holding on to memories
For both you and me
You and me
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9. |
Pharmaceuticals
03:33
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Another restless night, a racing mind
Eerie silence all around
Something starts to unwind
What's that beautiful sound?
Pharmaceuticals like rain drops
Pretty little pills when will the pain stop
Glazed eyes and shuffling feet
People pour out into the streets
Did you ever notice
That the pharmacy never closes?
Pharmaceuticals like rain drops
Pretty little pills when will the pain stop
Perhaps it's all just a bad dream
With one little side effect, silent screams
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10. |
Footprints in the Snow
03:06
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Driving though the blinding snow
I cannot see where the road goes
Up ahead there’s a place I can stop
Stretch my legs go walkabout
Something tells me
I’ll never know
What comes next
Footprints in the snow
I came across a frozen pond
Found some skates then put them on
As snow flakes covered my tracks
Now there ain’t no turning back
Something tells me
I’ll never know
What comes next
Footprints in the snow
Mountain peaks all draped in white
Drizzled with the sweet northern lights
Up in the sky it’s crystal clear
You can reach those stars from here
Something tells me
I’ll never know
What comes next
Footprints in the snow
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11. |
Day Dreaming
02:54
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Sitting staring through the window pain
Stuck inside again
Imagining I could fly and all the things I’d see
Out there in a world so free
Day dreaming
Like a bird I soar through the sky
Oh so blue so high
And all the while I sit here
Dreaming of a life out there
Day dreaming
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Daniel Cook
Daniel Cook is a singer songwriter who fuses contagious melodies with timeless stories creating a fresh brand of Original West Coast Roots Music.
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