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It Wasn't Wasted
04:11
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It Wasn't Wasted
we try to let it go
we leave and come back
just pretend we forgot our keys or our hat
we try to behave but the moon's out of whack
we're geniuses between the nightcap and the dawn attack
but this puzzle's nothing new
it belongs to the human race not just me and you
decade after decade
season after season
someone's overthinking
there's always a reason
but wow the power of a beating heart
everybody gives 'til they fall apart
wish we could go back in time and tell them
under those old street lights
we are all just moments in time
and nothing honest is ever wasted
little darling it won't be wasted
generations over we learn the hard way
it's all been done before
and sure Bobby loves Suzy more
than any human ever loved another before
and it wasn't wasted it wasn't wasted it wasn't wasted
(repeat)
and wow the power of a beating heart
everybody gives 'til they fall apart
and it wasn't wasted it wasn't wasted it wasn't wasted
(repeat)
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2. |
We Make Do
03:19
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We Make Do
there are times
in the lot
I don't want
to get out
once I'm in
it's OK
when I'm done
run away
boring isn't one of my words
but lately I've been polishing turds
I know you know the feeling too
we roll sleeves up and we make do
lemonade from lemon juice
we make do
my hometown
is still here
used to wish
disappear
these days
I don't mind
it's home
and it's mine
lonely isn't one of my terms
but lately I'm beginning to learn
every year we lose a few
we light candles and we make do
lemonade from lemon juice
we make do
every day set up my stand
bird bush hand
comfort comes with quite a curse
but some have it worse
I know you know the feeling too
we roll sleeves up and we make do
lemonade from lemon juice
we make do
every year we lose a few
we light candles and we make do
lemonade from lemon juice
we make do
we make do
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3. |
Songwriter Night
04:40
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Songwriter Night
I know it seems like I probably expect it
that you'd come from far and wide
since I've been singing and playing forever
for life
but I don't take it for granted you drove here
with your schedules your headaches your lives
with all of the things you'd have done otherwise
you chose to be here tonight
keep always this moment in mind
keep always this moment in mind
when we all tried to feel something
at the same time
all of our gods are alive
all of our gods are alive
and this is our church
if you'll let me be yours
like I've always felt you have been mine
if I could leave you with something to take home
if I could give you something to call your own
I'd play a song about finally forgiving
and you'd swear that I wrote it for you
and you'd make the first move to the person you choose
to finally forgive too
or I'd play something that stopped you from thinking
of all your impossible binds
then the show would be over and you'd realize
you never once looked at the time
time
keep always this moment in mind
keep always this moment in mind
when we all tried to feel something
at the same time
all of our gods are alive
all of our gods are alive
and this is our church
if you'll let me be yours
like I've always felt you have been mine
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I've Never Been So Nothing Before
I've never been so nothing before
but I've never loved loving nothing more
I go out and mix in traffic
and though we're living through something tragic
I try to find the magic
so I won't mind being nothing some more
nothing tomorrow like nothing before
maybe nothing is more
I've never been so nothing before
and I've never loved loving nothing more
I walk through a nearby park now
I've driven past it ten thousand times
turns out it's quite something
so go on now and mix in traffic
and though we've just been through something tragic
try, try to find the magic
I've never wanted nothing more
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Beer Bottles & Coffee Cups
you made me smile when you reached out that day
you said you had a memory of me
meet me out
ok
then there you were across from me in a cafe
and all those years have been kind to you
I must say
walking with you I felt alive again
it's alright I know you tried to feel something
try me again when you've had enough
empty beer bottles and coffee cups
try me again when you've had enough
empty beer bottles and coffee cups
we were just kids in the city back then
I'd never guess that I would see you again
you still got that sparkle in your eye I love it
I saw it most when you spoke about your kids
I hope whoever gets you gets it
I know you've seen a lot of changes
but you seem to handle 'em so well
when day turns to night and you need someone
to tell it all to
try me again when you've had enough
empty beer bottles and coffee cups
try me again when you've had enough
empty beer bottles and coffee cups
beer bottles and coffee cups
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6. |
Open Doors
04:02
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Open Doors
closed bars and restaurants
closed schools and meeting spots
hospitals at breaking points
absolutely no street noise
closed Venetian waterways
they're closing everything today
open windows open doors
marquee signs from ours to yours
open balconies in Rome
open live streams from home
children born across the world
may never know the way we were
open doors open doors
open doors open doors
closed eyes closed for good
closed goodbyes 'cause no one could
get inside to say goodbye
closing gates closing skies
some alone and no one knows
closed 'til someone finally shows
parents close so they can cry
closed accounts over night
open windows open doors
watch a neighbor pace the floor
rocking chairs on the porch
six feet apart
open-ended offerings
all that's open now is spring
open doors open doors
open doors open doors
and breathe
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I Hope I Die With Nothing
whoo hoo
I hope I die with nothing
same way in same way out
don't need all that useless junk
baby it's backseat or bust
you can have my coffee maker
give away my radio
I like my coffee from a window
get my news on the road
no more Christmas decorations
I won't even get a tree
the kids are on their own now
just a grill wreath for my Jeep
I hope I die with nothing
same way in same way out
don't need all that useless junk
baby it's backseat or bust
whoo hoo
I'm filling up my carpet bag
taking off with my new love
not quite Neal and Kerouac
more like Marple and Holmes
I hope I die with nothing
same way in same way out
don't need all that useless junk
baby it's backseat or bust
I hope I die with nothing
same way in same way out
I don't need nothing
baby it's backseat or bust
whoo hoo
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8. |
I'm On Fire
03:20
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9. |
I Wish You Wanted To
03:01
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I Wish You Wanted To
I wish you wanted to
but some wishes don't come true
it would mean everything
that you would do anything
the way you say you feel
and all that goes with that deal
I wish it were the same
but some wishes fade away
I wish you wanted
do the things you do
not just because you're scared
I'll bring it up again
I know you told me then
and I got the picture yes
pretty dried flower bouquet
pretty words we said we'd say
but this giant hole between
will never go unseen
we walk around the edge
hoping we don't fall in
I wish you wanted to
but some wishes don't come true
it would mean everything
that you would do anything
the way you say you feel
and all that goes with that deal
I wish you wanted to
I wish you wanted to
the way you say you feel
and all that goes with that deal
I wish you wanted to
I wish you wanted to
I wish you wanted to
I wish you wanted to
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10. |
I Wonder
02:46
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I Wonder
paint your walls a color to match your mood
grab a chair and pull her closer to you
while I wonder
all these hearts to care for
time's bound to tell
how I always lose to standing still
when I wonder
I wonder
I wonder
and everybody's inside out
'cause we moved all the pieces around
but I see you have chosen your way
however it goes let me say
all this sun before us
I'd die to know
how it warms your face
through that window
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11. |
Painkiller
03:31
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Painkiller
well that saw is made for cutting
and the sea is meant to drown
we're not talking where you wanna go
we're talking where you're bound
I try to sort them out if they're true
the promises I have for you
this painkiller does everything
it even calls your name
this painkiller does everything but kill the pain
well I've got this painkiller
it's supposed to do me good
but I swear it wouldn't help me
to feel better if it could
the dogs are standing at attention
but no one's coming I forgot to mention
this painkiller does everything
it's got no shame
this painkiller does everything
but kill the pain
this painkiller does everything
except for what it claims
this painkiller does everything
but kill the pain
hey painkiller don't hurt me
while you're tugging on this chain
sing on through the darkness
sing on through the rain
this painkiller does everything
but kill the pain
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Easy's the Hardest Way to Go
we never even had a song
something to help us to get along
during the times when we got it wrong
it was too easy
I should've known
like games we played a lifetime ago
easy's the hardest way to go
I wish I would've met you back then
back when you were willing to take a chance
it was too easy
I should've known
like games we played a lifetime ago
easy's the hardest way to go
we never even finished our plan
you mentioned Memphis
I said say when
then you just changed your tune
like a one-man goddamn band
it was too easy
I should've known
like games we played a lifetime ago
easy's the hardest way
to go
to go
it was too easy
I should've known
like games we played a lifetime ago
easy's the hardest way to go
I wish I would've met you back then
back when you were willing to take a chance
we never even had a song
something to help us to get along
during the times when we got it wrong
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Maria Sebastian Buffalo, New York
Maria Sebastian has earned 12 Buffalo / Nightlife Music Awards, a People’s Choice Award, a Buffalo Spree Album of the Year Award, and 3 Global Music Awards. She was inducted into the Buffalo Music Hall of Fame in 2021 and has had music placed in TV and film. Maria opened 8 times for Roger McGuinn (The Byrds) and has toured as a backup singer / rhythm guitarist with 10,000 Maniacs. ... more
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