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Friday Night
03:38
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(VERSE)
I saw her from across the way
And I thought that we could talk
But my friends all tell me
"Don't you go and waste your time, no no
'Cause you know you're not her type"
(PRECHORUS)
So now I'm thinking
If only I'd talked to her
Maybe I wouldn't be dreaming that
(CHORUS)
We're going out this Friday night
And there' something about her that's oh, so right
From the first time she caught my eye
I've been waiting just for this Friday night
(V)
Now I heard just the other day
That she was talking to her friends about me
Now I can see just what an idiot I am
I wonder if I'll ever see her again
(PCH)
So now I'm thinking
If only I took that chance
Maybe I wouldn't be dreaming that
(CH)
We're going out this Friday night
And there' something about her that's oh, so right
From the first time she caught my eye
I've been waiting just for this Friday night
(BRIDGE)
Then these voices start whispering in my head
Revealing something that must be said
And they cause a memory to stir:
Don't you know a friend of a friend of a friend of hers?
Alright; okay
So I called her up today
And now I know how she feels because
(CH)
We're going out this Friday night
And there' something about her that's oh, so right
From the first time she caught my eye
I've been waiting just for this Friday night
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(VERSE)
You say that I need you
You know that isn't true
Even if I want to be with you
You know that I can't
All because of what you do
Stay out every night
I don't know where you are
But you say that it's alright
I shouldn't worry about a thing
But I know something's up this time
(CHORUS)
And you can't fool me with that smile
Oh no, you can't fool me
You can't fool me with that smile
You can't fool me
(V)
You're out having your fun
Not thinking what it does to me
And I say enough's enough
But you don't know when stop
Listen to me just this once
Then maybe you'll see
But it'll be too late
And you'll be down on your knees
But I won't listen to you beg
Pretty, pretty please
(CH)
No, you can't fool me with that smile
Oh no, you can't fool me
You can't fool me with that smile
You can't fool me
You can't fool me with that smile
Oh no, you can't fool me
You can't fool me with that smile
You can't fool me
Oh no, you can't fool me
You can't fool me with that smile
You can't fool me
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Trying to be Cool
03:38
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(VERSE)
Remember when
We were just friends
But I was so crazy for you?
And I thought you knew
So I took a chance
And asked you to our school dance
That was last spring
You were my everything
I was your April fool
And each day at school
I'd stop and think
And wonder what you were doing
(PRECHORUS)
But summer has come and gone
And it seems so long
Since we had the talk
I was left in shock
(CHORUS)
I'm still sitting at the back of the bus on the way back home
And I still eat my lunch with the hip kids in the cafeteria
I'm still trying to be cool
But baby, it's all I can do without you
(V)
I walk through the halls
And stare at the walls
So I can't see you pass by
But as much as I try
It's my tragic flaw
I have to turn and watch
And to my surprise
You're there with Mike Grimes
How quickly he's taken my place
But I've got to save face
I tell my friends that it's fine
That I really don't mind
(PCH)
But it tears me up inside
And though I try to hide
I can't escape the truth
I'm not over you
(CH)
I'm still sitting at the back of the bus on the way back home
And I still eat my lunch with the hip kids in the cafeteria
I'm still trying to be cool
But baby, it's all I can do
I'm still sitting at the back of the bus on the way back home
And I still eat my lunch with the hip kids in the cafeteria
I'm still trying to be cool
But baby, it's all I can do without you
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Careless Words
03:41
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(VERSE)
I can hear you from a mile away
But you never have anything good to say
And if a story needs to be heard
Then you've always got to have the last word
And you wonder why no one
Wants to be in your company
But it is plain to see
(CHORUS)
That is just the price you pay
For all those careless words that you say
You won't get any sympathy from me, no
(V)
And I won't go to you for advice
If I've heard it once, then I've heard it twice
And besides, you only listen to keep track
Of the things you can say behind my back
And you only get filthy
From spreading dirt
(CH)
That is just the price you pay
For all those careless words that you say
You won't get any sympathy from me
(BRIDGE)
If you have a problem with me
You just tell somebody else
That way you avoid a conflict
And get some blows in for yourself
(V)
Take just a minute, and hold your tongue
So you can see all the damage you've done
And when it all comes back to you
Then tell me what are you going to do?
And you wish that you could
Take it back
All those careless words
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5. |
On the Outside
04:15
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(VERSE)
You thought you were past
Your past coming back
Back to haunt you
Mistakes you've made
They never left
Never left you
And bad habits die hard
They're so hard
Hard to let go
And the last thing you want
Is to let them
All know
(CHORUS)
So cover up your sins
Don't let anyone know where you've been
Put something nice on the outside
To keep them all on the outside
(V)
It would kill you
If they knew
Knew the truth
So, instead of being up front
You put up a front
To hide you
Don't let your secrets out
Out to see
The light of day
And if you keep this up
You figure that you will
Be okay
(CH)
Cover up your sins
Don't let anyone know where you've been
Put something nice on the outside
To keep them all on the outside
(BRIDGE)
And the hole in the wall
That once was small is growing
And when all of the stops have been pulled
The flood will come down on you
Sooner or later, sooner or later, sooner or later
(CH)
Cover up your sins
Don't let anyone know where you've been
Put something nice on the outside
To keep them all on the outside
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6. |
Empty Again
04:18
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(VERSE)
I'm empty again
Don't have the strength to move on
And so I'm empty again
And this is all my fault
Oh Lord, it's been so long
(CHORUS)
Fill me up
I need You to
Fill me
'Cause I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do
Without You
(V)
I'm falling again
Can't stand on my own two feet
And so I'm falling again
And I am on my knees
Oh Lord, I am so weak
(CH)
Pick me up
I need You to
Pick me up
'Cause I don't know what to do
Without You
(BRIDGE)
And I let my feelings get the best of me
But it all turns out for the worst, you see
Grant me strength, show me wisdom
I need faith
(CH)
Fill me up
I need You
Fill me
'Cause I don't know what to do
I don't know what to do
Without You
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Finger on the Pulse
05:01
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(VERSE)
People are so easy to read
So easy to please
And if you play them just right
You can win their loyalty
But each person is not the same
And so you learn to play the game
All the right ways to act
And the right things to say
When the people change.
(CHORUS)
Your finger's on the pulse
You can read their minds
Get into their hearts
Give them what they want
Something that you're not
Keep your finger on the pulse
(V)
At each turn, you play your part
With just the right amount of charm
Pick a fitting personality
And be careful not to let down your guard
You take a different mask from the shelf
And you turn into someone else
Which one of these is you?
It's getting hard to tell
You even fool yourself
(CH)
Your finger's on the pulse
You can read their minds
Get into their hearts
Give them what they want
Something that you're not
Keep your finger on the pulse
Your finger's on the pulse
You can read their minds
Get into their hearts
Give them what they want
Something that you're not
Keep your finger on the pulse
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Talk of the Town
03:41
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(VERSE)
At the close of the day
He would lie awake
Thinking up plans
The steps that he'd take
On the way up to the top
And he would never stop
Until he's the talk of the town
Now he's out every night
Living the high life
With people who say
He's come a long way
And his success leads a trail of friends
As long as the time that's left to spend his money
Becoming the talk of the town
(BRIDGE)
Things could get better
Things could get worse
Is this a blessing
Or is this a curse?
(CH)
Later, rumor arise
From his past; he can't hide
And everywhere he goes
The cameras won't leave him alone
And this whole mess makes up the day's events
On the news that won't let him forget
He's the talk of the town
(BR)
Things could get better
Things could get worse
Is this a blessing
Or is this a curse?
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9. |
Figure You Out
02:44
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(VERSE)
I've been watching you think this whole week
I ask you what's wrong, but you retreat
(CHORUS)
Now I'm trying to figure you out
Whenever we talk, you seem to shut down
Pardon me if I am thinking out loud
Still trying to figure you out
(V)
I'm caught in the middle of you
Upside down and hopeless, I don't know what to do
You never tell me how you feel
Why do I always have to guess who the real you is?
(CH)
Now I'm trying to figure you out
Whenever we talk, you seem to shut down
Pardon me if I am thinking out loud
Still trying to figure you out
(BRIDGE)
But you just don't add up
(CH)
I'm trying to figure you out
Whenever we talk, you seem to shut down
Pardon me if I am thinking out loud
Still trying to figure you out
Whenever we talk, you seem to shut down
Pardon me if I am thinking out loud
Still trying to figure you out
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(VERSE)
Touching down in the city
After eight hours on a plane
Buildings glow in the night
And people drive their cars
But from this height
It's like a field of stars
Looking down on the lights of LA
The streets here aren't too tricky
Square blocks all over the place
And to the left and the right
Loud, libidinous billboards
I'm checking out all the sights
On Hollywood Boulevard
Looking down on the lights of LA
(BRIDGE)
And you would think
This scene should be
Just right for me
But I don't see
The life I want here
(V)
I'm not too sad to be leaving
But I admit I was entertained
But I was thinking the whole time
This is one crazy town
Now I'm back up in the sky
Life goes on below those clouds
And I won't be around
I'm looking down on the lights of LA
On the lights of LA
On the lights of LA
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(VERSE)
You say that I need you
You know that isn't true
Even if I want to be with you
You know that I can't
All because of what you do
Stay out every night
I don't know where you are
But you say that it's alright
I shouldn't worry about a thing
But I know something's up this time
(CHORUS)
And you can't fool me with that smile
Oh oh, you can't fool me
You can't fool me with that smile
You can't fool me
(V)
You're out having your fun
Not thinking what it does to me
And I say enough's enough
But you don't know when stop
Listen to me just this once
Then maybe you'll see
But it'll be too late
And you'll be down on your knees
But I won't listen to you beg
Pretty, pretty please
(CH)
No, you can't fool me with that smile
Oh no, you can't fool me
You can't fool me with that smile
You can't fool me
No, You can't fool me with that smile
Oh oh, you can't fool me
You can't fool me with that smile
You can't fool me
Oh no, you can't fool me
You can't fool me with that smile
You can't fool me
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Heaven Has Room
(V)
Head in my hands
How did I come this far
Just to fall
Again?
The same old tired story
I should have learned by now
But I'm still getting tripped up
By the same old sins
(PCH)
And You're looking down
To see that I failed You once more
And I don't know how
You can still say that
(CH)
Heaven has room
Room for me
It doesn't seem fair
How can it be that
Heaven has room
Room for me?
(V)
I've tried so hard
To be worthy of You
But all of my work
Is in vain
I want to earn Your favor
And make my way to You
But all of the while
I slip further away
(PCH)
It can't be done
Your love's not based on what I do
So I'll look to the Son
Your expression of grace
(CH)
Heaven has room
Room for me
It doesn't seem fair
But I can see that
Heaven has room
Room for me
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Watch Out for that Girl
(VERSE)
Oh, dancing all night
Her moves are so right, yeah
And she is every guy's dream
But she's not what she seems, oh no
I have checked her out before
She's not the kind of girl that you should wast your time on
She is only playing games
To her you're just the same as every other guy
(CHORUS)
She'll use you just for fun
And then she's on the run
You don't know what you're getting yourself into
You're a pawn on her chess board
She's always in control
Watch out for that girl
(V)
You act like you're in a daze
Caught up in her ways
And it is plane to see
She's got you on a leash
She's been tearing up your heart
Right from the start, but you can't see past the lies
I won't tell you again, it'll all come to an end
It's just a matter of time
(CH)
She'll use you just for fun
And then she's on the run
You don't know what you're getting yourself into
You're a pawn on her chess board
She's always in control
Watch out for that girl
She'll use you just for fun
And then she's on the run
You don't know what you're getting yourself into
You're a pawn on her chess board
She's always in control
Watch out for that girl
She'll use you just for fun
And then she's on the run
You don't know what you're getting yourself into
You're a pawn on her chess board
She's always in control
Watch out for that girl
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(Verse)
Another Monday on Fairview Avenue
Mary Ellen wakes the kids for school
Her husband John is brushing his teeth now
He sits on their bed, getting dressed for work
And kisses Mary, as he heads out the door
He takes the 495 into town
The morning phone calls, people buy and sell
John tells a joke, as he cracks a smile
To add some life to floor 104
(Chorus)
But for the last time, the normal 9 to 5
No way of knowing what would come that day
For the last time, a full day of trades
And he'd wonder how he got to this place
(V)
John parks the car out in the drive
Hears a commotion as he steps inside
Three separate voices yelling "Daddy's home"
Around the table, they would eat and talk
The oldest one just got his braces off
How quickly they grow
Later, Mary'd put the kids to bed
John would watch them sleep, as he stroked their hair
They'd finally get to spend some time alone
(CH)
But for the last time, a final kiss goodnight
No way of knowing what would come that day
For the last time, she would touch his face
And wonder how they got to this place
Flights of angels sing thee to thy rest
Flights of angels sing thee to thy rest
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Jeff Miller Nashville, Tennessee
Miller weaves musicianship and wordcraft into songs with weight and impact, creating Infectious, genre-crossing music. His music has been used by Napster and CBS. "Miller uses looping pedals to create - live, on the fly. Fortunately, he's no gearhead, but a talented songwriter with a strong, clear voice." (Pgh City Paper) Jeff is currently producing, mixing, and recording parts for other artists. ... more
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