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Ice Cream Man
03:31
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Hey baby, I’m your ice cream man
Hey baby, I’m your ice cream man
Any time you need a cone, you know where I am
It’s been a long hot summer, you could use a little cooling down
It’s been a long hot summer, you could use a little cooling down
Step right up to my window, the ice cream man’s in town
I dreamed you were blowing me, kisses from across the street
I dreamed you were blowing me, kisses from across the street
Come and see me any time girl, and I’ll give you a scoop for free
A little bit of strawberry, cookies and cream
I can eat more cherry, than any man’s ever seen
Vanilla and chocolate, caramel too
Whatever flavour you want girl
I’m gonna give it to you
Hey, I’m your ice cream man
Any time you need a cone, you know where I am
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What Goes Up
02:53
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Caught out in the driving rain
Screwed up bad, no-one to blame
Nowhere to turn, no place to go
Been so high, now you’re on your own
Praying for, your luck to change
Paying for, choices you made
Bridges burned, doors closed
Been so high, now you’re sinking low
What goes up, must come down
What goes up, must come down
Whatever flies, gonna hit the ground
What goes up, must come down
Got no shelter, nowhere to hide
Soaking wet, trying to dry your eyes
Crying shame, broke up your home
Never knew what you had until it was gone
What goes up, must come down
What goes up, must come down
What goes round, comes back around
What goes up, must come down
Woah, woah, woah… Woah, woah, woah
Woah a woah a woah a woah a, woah-i-o-o-ohh
Woah, woah, woah… Woah, woah, woah
Woah a woah a woah a woah a, woah-i-o-o-ohh
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“An eye for an eye will only make the whole world blind”
Mahatma Gandhi
“We do not need guns and bombs to bring peace, we need love and compassion”
Mother Theresa
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world”
Nelson Mandela
“We must live together as brothers or perish together as fools”
Martin Luther King Jr
Talking about peace, talking about love, talking about peace love and understanding
Talking about peace, talking about love, talking about peace love and understanding
“You cannot shake hands with a clenched fist”
Indira Gandbi
“When the power of love overcomes the love of power the world will know peace”
Jimi Hendrix
"Peace cannot be kept by force. It can only be achieved by understanding"
Albert Einstein
“Do not let the behavior of others destroy your inner peace”
Dalai Lama
Talking about peace, talking about love, Talking about peace love and understanding
Talking about peace, talking about love, Talking about peace love and understanding
“Love one another. As I have loved you”
Jesus
“I don't remember Moses writing, 'Thou shalt not kill… unless you think you have a good reason”
Willie Nelson
“Imagine all the people living life in peace. You may say that I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one.”
John Lennon
“Don’t worry about a thing, because every little things gonna be alright”
Bob Marley
Talking about peace, talking about love, Talking about peace love and understanding
Talking about peace, talking about love, Talking about peace love and understanding
Talking about peace, talking about love, Talking about peace love and understanding
Talking about peace, talking about love, Talking about peace love and understanding
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Boomerang
03:42
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I’ve got a sweet loving woman
She’s gentle and kind
She says she loves me
Never changes her mind
She’s sexy and she knows it
Yeah she’s hotter than fire
She kisses my lips
Fills my heart with desire
Just like the pouring rain
Sometimes she drives me insane
I try to throw her love away
But she comes on coming back
Like a boomerang (boomerang)
Like a boomerang (boomerang)
Like a boomerang (boomerang)
Like a boomerang (boomerang)
I got a new job
And I moved away
Broke her heart
Such a crying shame
She shows up
She’s always there to remind me
She never gives up
All she does is love me
Just like the pouring rain
If I cause her pain
And try to throw her love away
She comes on coming back
Like a boomerang (boomerang)
Like a boomerang (boomerang)
Like a boomerang (boomerang)
Like a boomerang (boomerang)
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Flames Of Love
03:24
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The clock is tickin’, messing with my brain
Feel like I’m losing it, and spiraling down
Friends stopped callin’, they must’ve seen it comin’
I know you’re busy and you’re probably still hurtin’
You slammed the door, you haven’t talked since
You’re standing right here, but your eyes are in the distance
Is the fire still burning inside you?
Do the flames of love still burn?
Do you ever really feel like I do?
Do the flames of love still burn?
Day feels like night, the candle’s still lit
The light needs changin’ but I haven’t got around to it
The sheets are still tangled the curtains are drawn
You were supposed to be at work about an hour ago
You’re looking at me but you’re miles away
I know you’re wounded, you’ve got nothing to say
Is the fire still burning inside you?
Do the flames of love still burn?
Do you ever really feel like I do?
Do the flames of love still burn?
Is the fire still burning inside you?
Do the flames of love still burn?
Do you ever really feel like I do?
Do the flames of love still burn?
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Love Me Or Leave Me
03:55
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Woah, woah, woah
Love me or leave me babe
But please don’t make me wait around
Love me or leave me babe
Give me what you’ve got or put me down
Just tell me yes or no
So I can give you all my loving or let you go
Love me or leave me babe
Tell me what you want me to do
Love me or leave me babe
Please don’t make me hang on to you
Just tell me yes or no
So I can give you all my loving or give it to the girl next door
Love me or leave me
Wooohhhoooo
Just tell me yes or no
So I can give you all my loving or let you go
Just tell me yes or no
So I can give you all my loving
Or give it to the girl next door
Love me or leave me
Love me or leave me babe
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Hard Times And Struggle
03:58
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Hard times and struggle made me who I am
Heartache and trouble but you do the best you can
I got a job in the circus back in 1963
I had a thing for the bare back rider
She had a thing for me
She had Paris tattooed on her back
And China on her chest
She took me halfway round the world
But I liked Africa the best
One night after showtime
We passed the bottle round
Playing Texas holdem
With a strongman and the clown
Things were getting nervous
As the bets were piling up
I knew that she’d been cheating
But I never called her bluff
Hard times and struggle made me who I am
Heartache and trouble but you do the best you can
Pour me a double and I’ll sing you a song
Bout a man and a woman trying to get along
The clown pulled out a switchblade
And held it to her throat
I shot him with the pistol
I had hidden in my coat
The strongman up and grabbed me
Said I was to blame
There’ll always be a sucker
In every poker game
She took off with the strongman
And they threw my ass in jail
Not a goodbye or I love you
Or here’s the money for your bail
I was alone and broken hearted
From the way she’d let me down
But the County dropped the charges
Cause no one likes a clown
Hard times and struggle made me who I am
Heartache and trouble but you do the best you can
Pour me a double and I’ll sing you a song
Bout a man and a woman trying to get along
Bout a man and a woman trying to get along
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Mother Nature's Mad
03:11
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Woah, Woah, Woah, Woah
Never can tell what’s coming
It’s calm before the storm
Then lightning and thunder
Sends shivers through your bones
Not much of what is standing
Will still be here tomorrow
Just rubble and ruins
Weeping and cries of sorrow
She’s lost her temper, Mother Nature’s mad
She’s lost her temper, Mother Nature’s mad
Old man on the river
Said its building up for years
Tornado breathing fury
Levey breaking tears
Flood water crying
Ain’t no holding back
Sky is seething red
Clouds are raven black
She’s lost her temper, Mother Nature’s mad
She’s lost her temper, Mother Nature’s mad
She’s lost her temper, Mother Nature’s mad
She’s lost her temper, Mother Nature’s mad
Woah, Woah, Woah, Woah
Solid ground is shaking
Things breaking everywhere
Cars and trees like dinner plates
Flying through the air
There ain’t no place to hide
There’s nowhere to run
There’s gonna be hell to pay
For each and everyone
She’s lost her temper, Mother Nature’s mad
She’s lost her temper, Mother Nature’s mad
She’s lost her temper, Mother Nature’s mad
She’s lost her temper, Mother Nature’s mad
Woah, Woah, Woah, Woah
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Solitaire
04:43
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Solitaire, I see the sadness in your eyes
Solitaire, you can’t help but tell me lies
How can you trust anyone?
When you can’t trust yourself?
Solitaire, you’re hurting like everybody else
Solitaire, you are all I’m dreaming of
Solitaire, but we can’t win this game called love
How can you love someone?
When they can’t love themself?
Solitaire, you’re lonely like everybody else
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Weight Of The World
05:10
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She’s got the prettiest face that I’ve ever seen
But it’s been a long time since she smiled at me
She’s got a lot of things that she’s working through
Nothing worked out like she wanted it too
She’s been carrying the weight of the world around
She’s been carrying the weight of the world around
She’s been carrying the weight of the world around
She’s been crying for months, maybe a year
She thought I would have left, but I’m still here
I would climb the highest mountain to ease her pain
I would swim the seven oceans and back again
She’s been carrying the weight of the world around
She’s been carrying the weight of the world around
She’s been carrying the weight of the world around
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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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