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People People People People
Picture on the wall, give a lesson to the mirror
That he’s doing just fine, there’s no reason to be lonely
I’m alright sitting at my kitchen table
And a cup of company is all I need
I spend my days outside
My nights inside
And I feel groovy
It’s raining on the roof
But not on me
I love the people I know
People People People People
Rain or shine or snow
It’s P.E.O.P.L.E. People
People come people come and people go
But if there’s something better, then I wouldn’t know
I spend my days outside
My nights inside
And I feel groovy
It’s raining on the roof
But not on me
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Mars Is Alright
03:19
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Some people laugh, some people joke
Some people leave to have somewhere to go
But I’ve always followed the things that have made me feel happy
Whenever I’m tired I go to sleep
Whenever I’m lost I find something to keep
And I’ve got a friend who laughs with me and near me and at me
I’m too big to bounce upon your knee
But I’m still scared of climbing up a tree
Beats me
Hallelujah I’m crying uncle
I like venus, mars is alright
I like to drive like a comet, alone through the night
But I better slow down, all the lights in the sky just turned yellow
I’m looking at a painting of a place that I’ve been
Hoping maybe someday I’ll get back there again
But I won’t expect everything to be exactly the same
I’m too big to bounce upon your knee
But I’m still scared of climbing up a tree
Beats me
Hallelujah I’m crying uncle
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Get Up Early
04:28
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Get Up Early
I think someday I’ll throw a party
For nearly everyone I know
And written on the invitation
It’ll say You Are All I Need
There will be music you can dance to
There will be something in the air
Someone will sit at the piano
And they’ll sing You Are All I Need
Well, you know that I like to stay up late and get up early
And I like when I spend that time with you and by myself
And even when I cannot be here and near you, I can feel you
That’s enough
Maybe we’ll sit around the table
Or huddle close around the fire
Someone you love will tell a story
And you’ll think to yourself You Are All I Need
Well, you know that I like to stay up late and get up early
And I like when I spend that time with you and by myself
And even when I cannot be here and near you, I can feel you
That’s enough
And as the sky starts changing colors
Tears of laughter in your eyes
You’ll take a look over your shoulder
And you’ll whisper You Are All I Need
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Pictures Of Us
03:02
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Pictures Of Us
I’m thinking of the ones who helped me be what I’d be
Made me me
We used to sit around and talk about what it was all about
Without a doubt
And I miss the way it was
But how it was is not what’s meant to be
And if you ever feel the same
Just come to me and I will show you
Pictures of us
When we were so happy
We all had each other and that was enough
And now that we’re older
We still have each other
So I will let old pictures fade
Fade away
I see you sitting on the quarter pipe with a corncob pipe
In the middle of the night
And here you’re bringing in a bright new year grinning ear to ear
I can see it clear
And it doesn’t change a thing
For who we were is not who we’re to be
You’re still the one behind your smile
And that’s enough for me, I don’t need
Pictures of us
When we were so happy
We all had each other and that was enough
And now that we’re older
We still have each other
So I will let old pictures fade
Fade away
Pictures of us
When we were so happy
We all had each other and that was enough
And now that we’re older
We still have each other
So I will let old pictures fade
Fade away
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Looking at the sky from down on the ground
I thought I saw a shooting star go by
Oh my oh my, Mmhmm
Driving early in the morning alone
Drinking something from a cardboard cup
And tapping my fingers Mmhmm
That’s alright! That’s ok!
If this isn’t it, I don’t know what else is
At least it’s certainly something
If this isn’t it, I don’t know what else is
At least it’s certainly something
Taking my socks off in the shade of a tree
I don’t think I’ll put them on again
‘Til I don’t know when Mmhmm
Wading slowly into water again
Knowing soon that I will dunk my head
And clear my mind Mmhmm
That’s alright! That’s ok!
If this isn’t it, I don’t know what else is
At least it’s certainly something
If this isn’t it, I don’t know what else is
At least it’s certainly something
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6. |
Get Along
03:30
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Well, I don’t think I know you, but I know that I like you
Get along now, we can get along
It’s not because I need to and it’s not because I’ve got to
Get along now, we can get along
I don’t know where you’ve been, but I know that you’re here
Get along now, we can get along
And it feels pretty good just to have you near
Get along now
So I hope that we can get along
You were sent to this world and I was sent here, too
Get along now, we can get along
Where there’s so much to see and so much to do
Get along now, we can get along
Baby what can be done, it can be done together
Get along now, we can get along
And that will be true between now and forever
Get along now
So I hope that we can get along
Well, I’m not too shy and I’m not too cool
Get along now, we can get along
And I don’t think I’m too hip for that golden rule
Get along now, we can get along
And if there’s one thing I know, it’s that I don’t know a lot
Get along now, we can get along
But if it’s a friend that you need, then it’s a friend that you’ve got
Get along now
So I hope that we can get along
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Hey You!
04:44
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I know you’ve not been feeling right
Be patient with yourself
Life moves fast, you’re not the one to blame
Just listen to your heart and it will help you through the day
The good things last, but nothing stays the same
So I’ll say Hey You!
Hey You!
Feel whatever your heart is asking
Know that it’s alright
You’re changing
You’re changing
I won’t pretend that nothing’s wrong
I just hope you understand you’ll learn in time just who you want to be
For you’re the one who knows you best
And if that’s not enough, you know that you can always come to me
And I’ll say Hey You!
Hey You!
Feel whatever your heart is asking
Know that it’s alright
You’re changing
You’re changing
There’s someone who will love you
There’s a sun behind the clouds
Don’t push back, don’t chase the pain away
Just roll the window down a while
Just look up from the ground
There’s so much to be thankful for today
And I’ll say Hey You!
Hey You!
Feel whatever your heart is asking
Know that it’s alright
You’re changing
You’re changing
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8. |
Thank You, Conan O'Brien
04:27
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Hey there, mama can I stay up late?
I’d like to spend some time with someone I know
He’s eight feet tall and weighs one hundred pounds
His name is Conan O’Brien
A little wiggle and a raised eyebrow
Is enough to need a new change of pants
Don’t get me started on that little dance
I like that Conan O’Brien
There’s nowhere that I’d rather be than sitting in that chair
We could joke and talk about
The things we like
The things we’ve done
What happened yesterday
Thank you, Conan O’Brien
Thank you for making me laugh so much
Thank you, Conan O’Brien
You’re the funny man
When I was younger I was shy in class
But I’d try to make a fool of myself
But then I found out I was not alone
Because there was Conan O’Brien
An entertainer of the classic kind knows that smiles are a language of love
The way he listens and the way he nods
I like that Conan O’Brien
I think I saw you in a dream
You were sitting right on top of your desk
Your legs were folded, arms were crossed
And you looked at me
Right at me
And you asked me how I’d been
Thank you, Conan O’Brien
Thank you for making me laugh so much
Thank you, Conan O’Brien
You’re the funny man
Thank you, Conan O’Brien
Thank you for making me laugh so much
Thank you, Conan O’Brien
You’re the funny man
And Andy, too
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9. |
Sal
02:21
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You and I were sitting on the lawn
About a day or two ago
Felt the breeze that was playing in the sun
About a day or two ago
And I put your hand in mine
And told you you’d be fine
And you told me that you’d been fine for a while
Then you whispered something I had never known
About a day or two ago
You would always come to me when I would cry
About a day or two ago
To comfort me without ever knowing why
About a day or two ago
And this song came soft and clear
The day you disappeared
But somehow I knew we both could hear it singing
You and I were sitting on the lawn
About a day or two ago
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Mr. Sam & The People People New Orleans, Louisiana
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