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The One Who Loves You
03:53
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I can’t imagine a world without you in it
Cause if you were gone and I was alone
I wouldn’t even last a minute
I’d be begging you to come back home
I can’t imagine ever saying goodbye
And hanging on to your last kiss
If you need someone to be there just picture me there
It’s always gonna be like this
Because you’re looking at the one who loves you
You’re looking at the one who cares
Because you’re looking at the one who loves you
When you call me I’ll be right there
I can’t imagine ever walking away
From a love that burns so strong
I’m so glad I found you, wrap my arms around you
Prove to you that I’m the one
Because you’re looking at the one who loves you
You’re looking at the one who cares
Because you’re looking at the one who loves you
When you call me I’ll be right there
Because you’re looking at the one who loves you
You’re looking at the one who cares
Because you’re looking at the one who loves you
When you call me I’ll be right there
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Better Than You Found Me
04:00
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There was a time, I thought you’d be around forever
There was a time, I thought we’d spend our lives together
Now I’m shrugging off the sadness of a broken dream
Finding out the hard way what you meant to me
With heartbreak all around me
But you left me better than you found me
I’m learning how, to face the world without you
I’m learning how, to hide the way I feel about you
I’m thinking of you living in another town
Grateful for the love you gave while breaking down
The walls I’d built around me
You left me better than you found me
Better than you found me
Though I’m sad for what we had
Doesn’t mean I want you back
Your memory surrounds me
You left me better than you found me
Better than you found me
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Leave Too Soon
03:55
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You could never let the party die
I’ve seen the sun about to hit the sky
One more round before you’d say good night
Or we could say good night to you
Every friend you had’s a friend for life
And there’s so many of us here tonight
I guess the party’s lost its shining light
We’re all hanging out for you
How come the good one’s always leave too soon
I can’t believe you’ve really gone
Feels like you might just walk right in the room
How come the good one’s always leave too soon?
You were a kind soul with a loving heart
You fought your battles and you wore the scars
Of all the lessons that I’ve learned so far
I know this one’s gonna hurt
How come the good one’s always leave too soon
I can’t believe you’ve really gone
Feels like you might just walk right in the room
How come the good one’s always leave too soon?
How come the good one’s always leave too soon
I can’t believe you’ve really gone
Feels like you might just walk right in the room
I hear your laughter from another room
How come the good one’s always leave too soon?
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Never Giving Up On You
03:07
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No matter how hard times get
I’m never giving up on you
No matter how hard times get
I’m never giving up on you
The world around us changes everyday
But you and me baby just keep on making our way
It took me half my life to find you
And now that I’ve got you, ain’t ever gonna leave you
No matter how hard times get
I’m never giving up on you
No matter how hard times get
I’m never giving up on you
Oooh ooh
Now things ain’t worked out like we planned
But I don’t want no other woman and you don’t want another man
Every day is better when we’re together
Through winter, spring, summer, sunny and rainy weather
No matter how hard times get
I’m never giving up on you
No matter how hard times get
I’m never giving up on you
Oooh ooh
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The Woman I Love
03:31
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The woman I love, she’s gentle and kind
Not a minute goes by, she’s not on my mind
She don’t walk ahead of me, she don’t stay behind
Wherever I go, she’s by my side
The woman I love, she treats me right
Even if we disagree, even when we fight
We make up and hold each other all night
Yeah the woman I love, she’s alright
She’s my best friend
I try so hard to please her and it’s worth it in the end
I know I’m a lucky man, to have found the woman I love
I know I’m a lucky man, to be with the woman I love
The woman I love, she’s got a heart of gold
If I’m ever feeling low, she always knows
She got her secret ways to brighten up my soul
Living with her, I’m happy growing old
She’s my best friend
She drives me crazy sometimes
But it’s worth it in the end
I know I’m a lucky man, to have found the woman I love
I know I’m a lucky man, to be with the woman I love
Ehhh…. Oooohhhh
Ehhh…. Oooohhhh
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If you see a brother, who is down on his luck
And you’ve got some spare change, you can do without
If you meet a sister, with a heavy heart
And you know a way, to help her out
We’re all in this together
All in this together
We’re all in this world together
Stranger walking down the street, wearing a sad face
Do you bury your head down, and just walk on your way?
Or give them a smile, to light up their life
Let ‘em know, everything’s gonna be alright
We’re all in this together
All in this together
We’re all in this world together
If you know somebody who is suffering
And you’ve got a way to ease their pain
We’re all in this together
All in this together
We’re all in this world together
We’re all in this together
All in this together
We’re all in this world together
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Righteous Loving
03:37
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Loving you is easy
We were made for each other and there ain’t no doubt
When I get home we’ll make love all night
Till we fall asleep with our tongues hanging out
Smoking and drinking only gets me so far
Baby you take me all the way
Your kisses and hugs are like a psychedelic drugs
That blow my mind away
I love you more with each and every day
Yeah you make me feel whole
The way you do what you do, really satisfies me
You know your righteous lovin’ fills my soul
I don’t know what I did before I met you
I don’t know how I made it through the day
Whenever the world goes crazy
You’re the only one who keeps me sane
I love you more with each and every day
Yeah you make me feel whole
The way you do what you do really satisfies me
You know your righteous lovin’ fills my soul
The way you do what you do really satisfies me
You know your righteous lovin’ fills my soul
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Make A Change
03:48
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Watching the news, losing hope
The world we know, going up in smoke
Feels like, just a burning rage
The pointing of fingers, laying blame
Arguing in a losing game
If we get together, we can make a change
Where there’s light, then there’s love
There’s a way, to get things done
If we get together, we can make a change
Love rain on down
Love rain on down
Come to the table, share your plan
Speak your truth, lend a hand
If we get together, we can make a change
Where there’s light, then there’s love
There’s a way, to get things done
If we get together, we can make a change
Love rain on down
Love rain on down
Love rain on down
Love rain on down
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Empathy
03:02
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Tell me how you feel, and I’ll do my best to listen
I’ll shut my mouth, and not offer up solutions
You just need love, support, and understanding
And empathy, empathy, oohh empathy
Tell me the whole story, from beginning to end
I am your lover, and I’m trying to be your friend
That’s what I’m here for, and I’ll be here until the end
Giving you empathy, empathy, oohh empathy
Empathy, empathy, oohh empathy
I’ll pour you a drink, and you can cry on my shoulder
I’ll hold you close, until you’re feeling better
Life can be so tough, there’s always something to get over
Empathy, empathy, oohh empathy
Empathy, empathy, oohh empathy
Empathy, empathy, oohh empathy
Empathy, empathy, oohh empathy
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Better For It All
02:57
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I’ve lived my life in anger, and acted out of fear
I’ve held on to bitterness, for far too many years
Till time erodes the memory, and fury fades to doubt
Till neither of us knows for sure, what it was all about
You don’t count the heartaches or all the tears that fall
Forgiver and forgiven we’re better for it all
We’ve both seen the darkness, we’ve both felt the pain
Through all the time we’ve wasted, we can finally share the blame
Here’s to a new beginnings, here’s to letting go
Of all that weight and burden, we don’t carry any more
You don’t count the heartaches or all the tears that fall
Forgiver and forgiven we’re better for it all
Forgiver and forgiven we’re better for it all
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Singing On A Sunny Day
03:26
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Hey honey baby, wipe the teardrops from your eyes
The sun will come up tomorrow, there’ll be nothing but blue skies
The clouds are running out of rain, our struggles are washing away
Pretty soon we’ll be hand in hand, singing on a sunny day
Good fortune’s gonna bless us, bad luck’s gonna have to miss us,
We’ll be laughing and joking, grooving to the good times
Life is made for living, our hearts are made for loving,
Pretty soon we’ll be arm in arm, singing on a sunny day
Like the wind and the weather
Like the ice and the snow
Troubles keep moving
They come and they go
Like the storms on the ocean
Like the cold and the rain
Hard times they don’t last
They just leave the way they came
When you got what you’re needing, and you’re getting what you want
When the people you hold dearly, all turn up at once
When it’s your moment to shine, and everything’s going your way
We’ll be hand in hand, singing on a sunny day
We’ll be arm in arm, singing on a sunny day
We’ll be holding each other, singing on a sunny day
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12. |
When Will It End?
04:00
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I went East, you stayed West
Why couldn’t we just settle in the middle?
There was so much good, in the both of us
I was true to you, but you could never trust
When will it end? When will it end?
Nether one of us worked hard enough, to ever figure it out
It’s been seven years and you’re still the only one that I think about
What I should have done, what I didn’t do
What we could have been to you
When will it end? When will it end? When will it end?
What I wouldn’t give, for one more dance with you
Dancing in the dark, with my arms around you
Yeah when will it end? When will it end?
When will it end? When will the heartbreak end?
When will I stop thinking, about what we could have been?
Knowing that I walked away, from the greatest love that I ever seen
When will it end? When will the heartbreak end?
When will it end? When will the heartbreak end?
Woah…. Woah…. Woah…. Woah
I went East, you stayed West
Why couldn’t we just settle in the middle?
There was so much good in the both of us
I was true to you, I can’t stop thinking about us
Mmm, mmm
When will it end?
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For more than a decade, blues-rocker 8 Ball Aitken has toured the world - performing his swampy, slide guitar-driven songs at more than 200 gigs each year. His live shows have rocked music festivals across the US, Australia, Europe, Canada, and Asia.
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