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That's How You Lose Her
03:20
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THAT'S HOW YOU LOSE HER
I don't know what it is you're smokin'
Better listen what I say
Your little games and all your jokin'
Are gonna drive that girl away
Maybe you're too far gone for savin'
But she's the one who's gonna go
And when you're cryin' like a baby
I'm gonna say I told you so
That's how you lose her
That's how you lose her
Lose her
That's how you lose her
Treat her with some dignity
Find out how good love can be
Stay out with your no-good friends
See how fast your romance ends
Was it for real or were you fakin'
The night you told her you'd be true?
'Cause if she thinks that she's mistaken
She's gonna pull the plug on you
You think that you're God's gift to women
And that her patience has no end
Don't come to me when your head's spinnin'
'Cause I ain't got an ear to lend
That's how you lose her
That's how you lose her
Lose her
That's how you lose her
Treat her with some dignity
Find out how good love can be
You ain't seventeen no more
Change your act or find the door
That's how you lose her (that's how you drive that girl away)
Loser (that's how you're gonna get shown the door)
Loser, that's how you lose her (you better change your ways)
Loser, that's how you lose her
Lose her
Lose her
Lose her
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A Man for All Seasons
03:52
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A Man for All Seasons
It's leaking from my ceiling
and I'm feeling kinda cold
Reaching for a blanket
'cause there's no one here to hold
Knowing that the clouds will part
and the sun will shine through
I curl up and watch the shadows
I see seven shades of blue
I'm waiting, waiting, waiting
Biding my time
Where's a partner who can stick around
past the wine and dine
When life looks up, the players walk in
They don't need too many reasons
But I look past fair-weather guys
I want a man for all seasons ... for all seasons
Got an album with old photographs
of Cupids that have flown
Valentines gone forever
Fleeting like cologne
Some guys don't want to work too hard
They just want to mess around
Once you're sick on your couch with fever
They're nowhere to be found
I'm waiting, waiting, waiting
Biding my time
Where's a partner I can lean on
Who will be there, rain or shine
When life looks up, the players walk in
They don't need too many reasons
But I look past fair-weather guys
I want a man for all seasons
With me, in sickness and in health,
for better or for worse
To me, that's the finest kind of wealth
in this vast universe
When life looks up, the players walk in
They don't need too many reasons
But I look past fair-weather guys
I want a man, I want a man
When life looks up, the players walk in
They don't need too many reasons
But I look past fair-weather guys
I want a man for all seasons ... for all seasons ... for all seasons
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A Place at the Table
03:09
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A Place at the Table
Lord, your word created the Earth and everything in it
In your eyes, a million years is less than a minute
Yet your love is so wide
That you are here on this road
Walking with me,
Right by my side
Now, some friends might think I’m wrong to need you so
But it’s you leading me on, and yes, Lord, I'll follow
When I'm lost, you are there
When I stumble and fall
You pick me back up (pick me back up)
So I won’t despair (no, I won't, 'cause)
A place at the table is waiting for me
My mother and father I will once again see
A place at the table
A place that is mine
I will dwell in the House of the Lord
And forever shine
When my race is run and I’m finished with my tomorrows
I’ll go home to a city where there are no sorrows
‘til that day comes along
I will be singing Your praise
Here in this world (here in this world)
One with Your song (‘cause I know that there’s)
A place at the table, and it's waiting for me
My mother and father I will once again see
A place at the table
A place that is mine
I will dwell in the House of the Lord (Lord)
And forever shine
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4. |
World is Waiting
04:02
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World is Waiting
The woods are deep and dark tonight
With trees as thick as bayonets
My boots are heavy on this road
Of ancient hurts and old regrets
But in the dust there is a song
That walkers sang to face their fears
I feel its rhythm in my breath
It’s like I’ve heard it years and years
The ghosts that walk this road with me
They keep cryin': “how long?
Will justice be denied the poor
And all the people who suffer wrong?
When will a generation rise
To break the chain and make us whole?"
Their voices can not be denied
They call to me down in my soul
A world is waiting
Where love counts for more than power
A world is waiting
In every moment, every hour
Where no one
speaks in words of hate
And no one has to live in fear
That world is waiting for us here
Break the chain
Break the chain
A world is waiting
Where love counts for more than power
A world is waiting
In every moment, every hour
Break the chain and make us whole
They call me down to my soul
Break the chain and make us whole
They call me down to my soul
Where no one...
Where no one...
Where no one
speaks in words of hate
And no one has to live in fear
That world is waiting for us here
Break the chain
Break the chain
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All I Wanna Be is Yours
03:28
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All I Wanna Be Is Yours
I wanna be the sun upon your skin
Wanna be the breeze that blows your hair
Wanna be the house you’re living in
The one for you who’s always there
I wanna be the sheets you sleep between
And the coat that keeps you warm
I wanna be whatever’s next to you
Any fashion, shape or form
I could spend eternity
Naming things I wanna be
But let’s skip the metaphors, 'cause
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be, all I wanna be, all I wanna be
Is yours
Mama told me I was a go-getter
Said that I could make it if I tried
That's all right, but things would be much better
If I had you, honey, by my side
Wanna be the joke that makes you laugh
Wanna be the book that makes you cry
Wanna be the thought that warms your heart
The song that sends your spirit high
I wanna be your breakfast cereal
And your favorite TV show
I wanna be inside that head of yours
And figure out what makes you go
I could spend eternity
Naming things I wanna be
But let’s skip the metaphors, 'cause
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be, all I wanna be, all I wanna be
Is yours
You're my one and only love reaction
You affect me like nobody can
And it would give me so much satisfaction
If I had you, baby, for my man
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be, all I wanna be, all I wanna be
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be, all I wanna be, all I wanna be
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be is yours
All I wanna be, all I wanna be, all I wanna be
Is yours
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You're the Only One Who Gets Me
You found me at a party in a corner
Uncorked with a label they misread
A finely tuned piano with the lid kept folded down
Gravity, just pulling up ahead
We thanked the scattered host and left her party
Wandered through the city in the night
We saw a busking drummer down on Main Street
And a poet read her stanzas by a light
We were digging through our pockets for two dollars
Loved the poet, but we had to make it fair
Over breakfast at the diner, we sat quiet without cringing
Just taking in the peaceful morning air
It's good to feel free
Don't need to be on guard or draw
Some circle of protection
I can just breathe and be
You're the only one who gets me
My mother used to call me such a dreamer
She wondered why I live inside my head
When I went home from school, I found the answer
To what happens in the fall when leaves turn red
Now you and I have lived through many seasons
We've grown up and mom ain't here no more
But you take me to the mountains each October
Just to spend one night on a crimson forest floor
It's good to feel free
Don't need to be on guard or draw
Some circle of protection
I can just breathe and be
You're the only one who gets me
I'm walking home and hear somebody whistle
Old man says: "Lady, where you going? You look fine!"
As the traffic drowns him out, he's still cussing in the distance
Some people spend a lifetime trying to figure out their opening line
It's good to feel free
Don't need to be on guard or draw
Some circle of protection
I can just breathe and be
You're the only one who gets me
So good to feel free
Don't want to be on guard, just make
A meaningful connection
And you found the key
You're the only one who gets me
Good to feel free
So good to feel free
So good to feel free
So good to feel free
It's good to feel free
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7. |
Take Back What I Said
03:04
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Take Back What I Said
Before I even knew it
It was already done
Facing a reality
From which I couldn't run
Now I sit and wonder why
There isn’t any way that I
Can take back what I said
And get you back again
A careless word in anger
And thoughtless as I was
I would not apologize
No reason … just because
But when you shut down on me
Then I wanted desperately
To take back what I said
And get you back again
I know I was tempting fate
Now I hope it's not too late
To swallow all my pride
Please don't send me on my way
'Cause there's no price that I won't pay
To heal the hurt inside
Baby, I’ll do anything
If it'll make you see
I was wrong to make you cry
That’s not really me
I can change, I know it’s true
And the least that I can do
Is take back what I said
To get you back again
Get you back again
Get you back again
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Nikki O'Neill Los Angeles, California
Nikki O’Neill is an Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist. Deeply in love with soul music from an early age, Nikki
counts Pops Staples and Teenie Hodges as her guitar heroes.
Nikki’s second solo album, “World is Waiting,” is available now through Blackbird Record Label.
Official website: nikkioneill.com
Photos: Deb Morrison-Littell/Shots by Morrison
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