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The Ballad Of Ben Blank
03:43
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A rock and roll singer
A real humdinger
Solid gold I’m a six string gun slinger
I’m a name-taker and a deal-breaker
I’ve been told I’m just a masterpiece faker
I give tough love
Ain’t gonna preach to you
You wanted rough stuff
I’m gonna teach it to you
Still an upsetter
Still a go-getter
Forty seven still a wannabe jet setter
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I’m outta left field
I ain’t well-heeled
Full of holes still baby I’m the real deal
I’ve been a show stopper
A turnstile hopper
Freelanced as a second hand name-dropper
You gotta listen for the life that’s calling you
Listen to your heart if your heart is true
Listen for the life that’s calling you
Listen to your heart if your heart is true
I’m a bad dream
I got one speed
No gears just straight ahead full steam
I’m like quicksand
I’m a gold-panning man on a mission
I’m a bona fide loose cannon
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A rodeo clown
Born lowdown
Just a tumbleweed rolling into your town
Still a hot potato
Still a perpetrator
Still a shaky hand, black heart operator
You gotta listen for the life that’s calling you
Listen to your heart if your heart is true
Listen for the life that’s calling you
Listen to your heart if your heart is true
I left my name in the river
My face in the mirror
All thoughts in my mind
And walked on, no shadow behind me
A fire inside me
To see what I’d find
I’m a rhinestone renegade
And my heart is deafening
A mysterious barricade
I’m a shotgun changeling
I left my name in the river
My face in the mirror
All thoughts in my mind
And walked on, no shadow behind me
A fire inside me
To see what I’d find
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You gotta listen for the life that’s calling you
Listen to your heart if your heart is true
Listen for the life that’s calling you
Listen to your heart if your heart is true
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2. |
I Dream Of You
03:58
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Late night when I’m on my own I tell you like I always do
I close my eyes and I slip inside and dream a little dream of you
I dream of you
Yes I do I dream of you
Well some love just can’t be explained I guess this must be one of those times
I was born in the driving rain now all I see are blue skies
The skies are blue
Cause of you the skies are blue
I dream of you
Yes I do I dream of you
There are days when the smile on my face is nowhere that it can be found
There are chains that are hard to escape there’s trouble put you in the ground
And there’s a light that shines deep inside a fire you can’t do without
And every night when I close my eyes I’m gonna dream of you no doubt
I’ll dream of you no doubt
Somewhere down that winding road a little gem caught my eye
She said love can feel like a heavy load or love can take you Heaven-high
I dream of you
Yes I do I dream of you
I dream of you
Oh it’s true I dream of you
I dream of you
There’s a light that shines deep inside
Yes I do I dream of you
I dream of you
Every night every time I close my eyes
Oh it’s true I dream of you
I dream of you
There’s a light that shines deep inside
Yes I do I dream of you
I dream of you
Every night every time I close my eyes
Oh it’s true I dream of you
I dream of you
There’s a light that shines deep inside
Yes I do I dream of you
I dream of you
Every night every time I close my eyes
Oh it’s true I dream of you
I dream of you
There’s a light that shines deep inside
Yes I do I dream of you
I dream of you
Every night every time I close my eyes
Oh it’s true I dream of you
I dream of you
There’s a light that shines deep inside
Yes I do I dream of you
I dream of you
Every night every time I close my eyes
Oh it’s true I dream of you
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3. |
Projection
03:48
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I ain’t feeling no pain
I ain’t feeling much at all
Baby all I can say is that the writing’s on the wall
Yeah the writing’s on the wall
Like a dog unchained
I gotta run before they call me back it’s a trap
Just a projection on the wall
Yeah a projection on the wall
Sometimes it seems that we’re all gonna break and we’re falling apart, but we make it through
Can you tell me what I’m feeling
Can you show me something real
I need something to believe in
I need someone who dreams like me
I just play by feel can’t see at all
A projection on the wall
Baby I ain’t ashamed I always said that love is war
You thought the lion was tamed I left the shackles on the floor
I left the shackles on the floor
And the pain is so pure when I’m under your spell
Baby one thing’s for sure, is that tomorrow’s gonna to hurt like hell
Oh well just a projection on the wall
Sometimes it seems that we’re all gonna break and we’re falling apart, but we make it through
Can you tell me what I’m feeling
Can you show me something real
I need something to believe in
I need someone who dreams like me
I just play by feel can’t see at all
A projection on the wall
We take one step forward, three steps back
We’ve come a long way down the railroad track
And when the lights go down and sky turns black
Keep your hand in mine and don’t look back
It’s all smoke and mirrors
Nothing to hang your hat on
This world gives me shivers
And how can we carry on and on and on
When the mirror shatters
It’s the heart that matters
Can you tell me what I’m feeling
Can you show me something real
I need something to believe in
I need someone who dreams like me
I just play by feel can’t see at all
A projection on the wall
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4. |
Cascades
03:53
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Take me
Take me as you find me
With lonely days behind me
Cut the ties that bind me
Every night I get home
Open every window
Light the fuse and get stoned
All alone
All heart and skin and bones
Then Monday turns into a Friday
Turns into a one way ticket to this heartache
Will I ever stop cascading like a raindrop
Caught up in a waterfall
Dragging us all
Into a river of tears
I’ve been sliding like a shipwreck
Playing with a half deck
Bouncing like a bad cheque
Tryin’ to shake this bum rap
This vertigo, this mousetrap
Crying like an alley cat
Twisting words and dancing like a diplomat
I need you
I need you
On that crowded boulevard
We got drunk and fell apart
Two hearts in the after dark
Shadows in the parking lot
Next thing I know is Monday turns into a Friday
Turns into a one way ticket to this heartache
Will I ever stop cascading like a raindrop
Caught up in a waterfall
Dragging us all
Into a river of tears
Please tell me
Where did I go
Where did I go wrong
Tell me
Where did I go
Where did I go wrong
Ooh I need you
Baby in the worst way
Even on my best day
I can’t think straight
I came here in the name of Love
Not of God and guns and such
All the things that cost too much
I just want to feel your touch
Cause baby I need you
I need you
Cause baby I need you
I need you
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5. |
Picture Of Love
03:58
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I drew a picture of love with crooked lines and it don’t look right
Two hearts crossed, forever entwined but still don’t fit right
I drew a picture of love, I drew a picture of love for you
I drew a picture of love, love, love, of love for you
Look at that hazy-eyed love so blissed out under a streetlight
Now look at that time-worn love, still two ships passing in the night
I drew a picture of love, I drew a picture of love for you
I drew a picture of love, love, love, of love for you
Oh I don’t see colours anymore
So many changes in the light
Some paint by colours some by numbers in this picture of love
When your love walks out the door and disappears into the night
I should have said it but instead I drew a picture of love
I should have said it but instead I drew a picture of love
I drew a picture of love a still life of a wounded heart
Young mesmerized love oh babe that was the easy part
I drew a picture of love, I drew a picture of love for you
I drew a picture of love, love, love, of love for you
I drew a picture of love, I drew a picture of love for you
I drew a picture of love, love, love, of love for you
I drew a picture of love, I drew a picture of love for you
I drew a picture of love, love, love, of love for you
I drew a picture of love, I drew a picture of love for you
I drew a picture of love, love, love, of love for you
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6. |
Afterlife
03:33
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I got so much time don’t’ talk to me about the afterlife
I’m gonna take what’s mine don’t need to know what’s on the other side
Don’t need no white clouds no white robes no pearly gates no halos
Just need some hot sun and cold steel with someone that I can feel
I’m still dancing with destiny
I’m gonna put up a fight when they say come to the light
Don’t talk to me about the afterlife
Don’t talk to me about the afterlife
Black birds in the sky they’ve been circling forever
I ain’t saying goodbye Death ain’t going to catch me never
Don’t need no undying choir singing doves flying bells ringing
Just need some big sky a fire blazing long nights and endless days
Won’t be a slave to destiny
I’m gonna get my kicks on this side of the Styx
Don’t talk to me about the afterlife
Don’t talk to me about the afterlife
I ain’t going to the other side
Don’t talk to me about the afterlife
I ain’t scared if the end is coming
And I don’t care if I have to keep running
Gonna hold on tight when Death comes gunning for me
I’m gonna fight wanna live under the sun
Don’t need no white clouds no white robes no pearly gates no halos
No undying choir singing doves flying bells ringing
Just hot sun and cold steel with someone that I can feel
Big sky a fire blazing long nights and endless days
Long nights and endless days
I’m gonna put up a fight when they say come to the light
Don’t talk to me about the afterlife
Don’t talk to me about the afterlife
I ain’t going to the other side
Don’t talk to me about the afterlife
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7. |
Everybody Needs Love
03:27
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Sometimes it seems that it’s all a dream
This life that calls to me
I left home when I was nineteen
Went to see what I could see
Saw many people they were thick as thieves
Some lonesome as a dove
Just one thought that occurred to me
Is that everybody needs some love
Then a brown eyed girl well she stopped the world
There was nothing I could do
Girl I swear I nearly broke my back
Just trying to keep up with you
And you fell for her like a wounded bird
And hoped that you could give enough
She said babe don’t fret or did you forget
That everybody needs some love
And I believe in the things that you say to me
Like I believe in the moon and the stars above
I’m gonna fly with the wings that you gave to me
You know everybody needs some love
Oh everybody needs love
Then I kissed my two daughters
And you know I kissed my son
We’re just dark drops of moon water
Babes we were born to run
When you’re a small fish in the metropolis
And push comes to shove
Everybody needs a little open sky
And everybody needs some love
And I believe in the things that you say to me
Like I believe in the moon and the stars above
I’m gonna fly with the wings that you gave to me
You know everybody needs some love
Oh child everybody needs love
By and by when it’s time to die
I know I won’t regret a thing
Come on baby won’t you dry your eyes
And girl don’t forget to sing
I walked on the road that was paved for me
And I’ve been the lonesome dove
I thank you for the gift that you gave to me
Because everybody needs some love
And I believe in the things that you say to me
Like I believe in the moon and the stars above
I’m gonna fly with the wings that you gave to me
You know everybody needs some love
And I believe in the things that you say to me
Like I believe in the moon and the stars above
I’m gonna fly with the wings that you gave to me
You know everybody needs some love
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8. |
Bad Country
04:37
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Went looking for God’s Country
Went looking for a piece of Paradise
Found too many holes in my dreams
Spent too many days on thin ice
The city was mean and shallow
The desert was raw and blistering
The valley was green and narrow
The hills were hard and whispering
I keep singing these highway songs to keep my head from spinning
And honey it won’t be long ‘til the hand we’re dealt is winning
You’re walking in bad country
Just listen when the angels speak
Be sure you don’t dig too deep
You’re walking in bad country
Keep an eye open when you sleep
Be sure you don’t dig too deep
Found blood on a desert flower
There’s a thorn on each and every one
Passed by a skull with hollow eyes
Long dead and bleached white by the sun
I watched the dust swirl inside the empty sockets
As my fingers fished for gold in empty pockets
You’re walking in bad country
Just listen when the angels speak
Be sure you don’t dig too deep
You’re walking in bad country
Keep an eye open when you sleep
Be sure you don’t dig too deep
You’re walking in bad country
Just listen when the angels speak
Be sure you don’t dig too deep
You’re walking in the bad country
Keep an eye open when you sleep
Be sure you don’t dig too deep
Is this the end of the road or only the beginning
The Sky keeps spinning
Is this the end of the road or the end of the beginning
Which side’s winning
These wandering eyes keep searching for something
I look to the skies and can’t keep from wondering…
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9. |
If Only
03:54
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I know you’re gone
And who knows for how long
Oooh it’s so hard to stay strong
I kept all your things
And you can keep the ring
I was always a puppet on your strings
But if you’d hold me in your arms once again
I could forget there’s only heartache on ahead
I can’t take back my heart
Cause you left me with spare parts
You were always holding all the cards
Now you tell me to start again
And you say we can still be friends
Well here comes the hard part
It cuts through my soft heart
Is this the end
But if you’d hold me in your arms once again
I could forget there’s only heartache on ahead
I hope you’re safe and sound in your new life
And I know it’s wrong to hold on too tight, yes it is
Just one more dance with you in the porch light
Once more before I lose you to the dark night
To the dark night
It’s a strange thing I know
When something’s gained by letting go
I’ve been trying to hold on to a ghost
But if you’d hold me in your arms once again
I could forget there’s only heartache on ahead
Yeah if you’d hold me in your arms once again
I could forget there’s only heartache on ahead
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Sam Roberts Band Montreal, Québec
Sam Roberts is one of the most distinguished & decorated Canadian artist. Regarded as an “uncompromising rock purist,” Roberts independently released his first EP The Inhuman Condition, which included the breakthrough hits “Brother Down” & “Don’t Walk Away Eileen”. His multi-award winning albums include: We Were Born In A Flame, Chemical City, Love At The End Of The World, Lo-Fantasy, & TerraForm. ... more
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