Just A Chip

Just A Chip

I was there

When you passed away

I was there

When you died that day

Chorus: Just a chip

Not the block

Just a chip

Off the rock

I said I love you

For the very last time

Don't know if you heard me

When you were dying

Bridge: I'm just a chip off the old block

Can see it now

It's really clear

Like the face of a clock

Chorus: Repeat

I'm glad I told you

More than one time before

That I love you

And will for evermore

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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If

If

  

If everyone was generous

There would be no need for greed

We would all have what we want

We would all have what we need

Chorus: If you can't see this

If it's not loud and clear

You are probably a lost cause

For all we hold dear

If everyone was loving

There would be no such thing as loneliness

We would all be supportive

We would have no homeless

Chorus: Repeat

If everyone was receptive

There would be no need to sell

We would all be in agreement

We would all be swell

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Life-long Friend

Life-long Friend

Some friends

They come and go

But you've stayed with me

I love you so

Chorus: My life-long friend

Rain or shine

Feast or famine

With me the whole time

Some friends

Have conditions and limitations

Overly judgmental

Nit-picking stipulations

Chorus: Repeat

Some friends

Are not at all worthy of trust

Stab you in the back

Then leave you in the dust

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Walking Catastrophe

Walking Catastrophe

You come in here

With your hand-me-down suit

You don't live in the city

You have to commute

Chorus: Image is everything...you are nothing

You do lunch...lunch does nothing for you

You don't stand up for me...I won't stand up for you

Clean out your desk...boy, you are through

You come in here

You know nothing about strategy

Your tactics are weak

You are a walking catastrophe

Chorus: Repeat

You come in here

For the very last time

It's been real

But your final bell has chimed

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Child Of The Earth

Child Of The Earth

Your heart is in the right place

Sounds a bit silly

Not every one's is

Some are downright chilly

Chorus: Yo-o-o-o-o-ou a-a-a-a-a-a-re

A child of the Earth

(Repeat three times)

Full circle, closed loop

Environmental harmony

Music to my ears

The ecological symphony

Bridge: The hooting owl, the singing frog

The chirping bird and the screaming loon

All thank you

Chorus: Repeat

Our First Nations have 

Known it all along

It's far from a new concept

It's an age-old song

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Country Soul

Country Soul

You think that you

Can read me well

Well, I've got another

Story to tell...

Chorus: Did you know...?

I like chasin' rainbows

Like a bottle of wine

With a real good nose

I like fancy cars

And movie stars

Havin' fancy drinks

In Martini bars

Chorus: Repeat

You think that you

Can guide me well

Lead me down the garden path

Or straight to Hell

Chorus: Repeat 

You think my future

Is one to sell

I don't think so lady

YOU can go to Hell

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Like An Old Friend

Like An Old Friend

You were there when I met Di

I was such a lucky guy

So gorgeous, not camera-shy

Ah, to see through the camera's eye

Chorus: You're like an old friend

That's seen me to the end

(Repeat three times)

You were there when I met Chuck

Pompous and stuck-up

Yet a prince of a guy

Lost glass slipper, give it a try

Chorus: Repeat

Though we lost touch

You still mean so much

Re-acquainted at last

Like time had never past

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Your View (I Love You More)

Your View

(I Love You More)

You say I'm obnoxious 

More than anyone you've met

It must come natural

'Cause I don't see it yet

Chorus: I wish I could see your view

Perspective is everything

I wish I could be that objective

Judgment is everything

You say I'm an ass

Yet I really make you laugh

I don't try to be a jerk

Sometimes I'm just daft

Chorus: Repeat

Bridge: Ah, ha! I love YOU more and I'll prove it!

You say you love me more

That is hard to imagine

Heart and soul

Is there a deeper chasm?

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Forgive Me

Forgive Me

(The Rehab Lament)

I'm still a good person

Though I've been through some bad stuff

Please forgive me

I've had more than enough

Chorus: I can still sing

And play my guitar

Though I seem to be

The fallen rock star

I'm still a loving husband

You know I still love you

Drugs and all that shit

Only made me truly blue

Chorus: Repeat

I promise to never get caught

In that stinkin' devil trap

Piss off you pusher bastards

My brain's tired of missing the gap

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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You Can't Stop The Rock

You Can't Stop The Rock

Rain or shine

Single or double-time

Like an outta control train

Steamin' down my brain

Chorus: You can't stop the rock!

(Repeat three times)

Feast or famine

It's always jammin'

Don't let 'da bastards get ya' down

For they are only the clown

Bridge: Dead or alive

Rock rolls on

They all live

In eternal rockin' song

Chorus: Repeat

Give it an ear

All there is to hear

Listen, really listen

Audible magic glisten 

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Respect The Rock!

Respect The Rock!

Make me fly

But not too high

The higher you fly

The quicker you die

Chorus: Respect the rock!

(Repeat three times)

Only a diamond

Shines like a diamond

Ecstasy and crystal meth

Will only lead to a certain death

Chorus: Repeat

I see clearer now

With no distortion

My senses open

In proper proportion

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Who We Are

Who We Are

Life makes us who we are

Rebel yell or low talker 

Whether a tree-hugger or a shooting star

Anti-social or obsessive stalker

Chorus: We are who we are

Some things can't change

No matter how hard

The shrinks try to re-arrange

Thrown to the wolves

Is not the route to go

Remember we always

Reap what we sow

Chorus: Repeat

Love and respect is always the answer

To make the best out of life

Happy kids

Loving wife

Chorus: Repeat and Fade  

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Let's Do Lunch

Let's Do Lunch

Over twenty years

Where did the time go?

I should know something by now

Not sure if I can say so

Chorus: Gone from Dancing With Myself

To buttoned-down suit

Acquiring massive corporate wealth

Don't care if I pollute

Stuck in this office hell

I miss the fun

Chained to this damn desk

When I was truly born to run

Chorus: Repeat

Bridge: Big hair, big cell phones, big egos

Let's do that crazy thing they call lunch

Retro is the way to go

Vinyl really is king

Let the rock 'n' roll fly

Can't wait to sing

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Who Was I?

Who Was I?

How many times I've wondered

Who I was before

A knight jousting to save the kingdom

Trying to even the score

Chorus: Who was I?

Where were you?

Can't you see?

You know it's true

How many times I've wondered

Where I've been before

Walking down a Paris street

Talking to Toulouse, being a boar

Chorus: Repeat

How many times I've wondered

If I've seen your face before

Having a picnic in Central Park

Feeding the birds a little more

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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My Mind's Eye

My Mind's Eye

I've got 20/20 vision but only in my mind

A rapier sharp wit but not the hurting kind

Deep heart of gold though it's not to be mined

The patience of Jove but don't let it be tried

Chorus: I see it all

In my mind's eye

A perfect world for all to behold

Why can't we just give it a try

I've got the hands of a surgeon but don't let me operate

The power of love to share my life but don't be tardy for a date

Belief that we are all one and one for all

Love thy neighbour and help when they call

Chorus: Repeat

Respect must be earned but it doesn't hurt to be proactive

When in Rome do like the Romans but not afraid to be reactive

Sharing everything with everyone no one is in need of anything

Caring about all with no room for compromise or loathing

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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Guess Who

Guess Who

Forty years in exile without a home
A legion of fans from Sydney to Rome
Got more than nine lives, a true soul survivor
Bulletproof and invincible, no need to revive her

Chorus: Still rolling
No moss
Give the coin
Another toss

Everlasting spirit will always shine a light
The life of the party, you're a real delight
Not afraid to gamble, willing to tumble the dice
A superstar all down the line, don't need your advice

Chorus: Repeat

Happy birthday black angel, I'd love to take you for a spin
Jump in the back, crank it up, can't wait to dive in
Friends like Ronstadt, Taylor and Young
Will always come when invited, when a song is to be sung

Chorus: Repeat and Fade

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