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You can leave your coat on the rack
And never go back for it
You can leave your card in a cab
And close your accounts & that’s that
You can leave your kid on the porch
And tell’em you’ll be back
Pat’em on the head & the shoulder too
Turn and fade away with the light of the moon
And the child will wait
You can visit some new place
And go back soon with friends
You can start all over
Change your address again and again
See a kid about his age
And turn your head in time
Just do what you do
You’re on life number two, number two, number two, number two
And the child will wait
You can see your time running out
You can start big one last time
You can really mean it now it
You can run and ride and fly
You can leave one kid for the other
And tell’em you’ll be right back
Pat’em on the head and the shoulder too
Turn and walk away with the light of the moon
And the child will wait
You can get there only to find a different place
Life number one is now long gone
There’s a family in there and they’re on
Number one
And the child will wait
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He put that fire out in the city
and he carried out a lady
he did the best he could then he went home
to his wife and baby
It was one minute of one hour
One hour of one day
One day of one month, a year ago today
Let her go
He drives too fast on some days
too slow on others
he's deep in thought about families
daughters, sisters, and mothers
It was one minute of one hour
One hour of one day
One day of one month, a year ago today
Let her go
Maybe he'll try something new
something nine to five
maybe he'll go back to school
to take up his mind
He put that fire out in the city
and he carried out a lady
and he heard her last words
"Don't let go"
Let her go
It was one minute of one hour
One hour of one day
One day of one month, a year ago today
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There...I Said It
04:21
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I know a shell when I see one
I guess I hoped it wouldn’t last
They’re everywhere in this mall we live in
She’s stuck on you like another ass
She don’t need your money, she just wants it
She’s working out while you’re working hard
She’s using you; she’s using you-----Don’t you get it? There…I said it
I know you’re not a child, and you have learned
But man was she for sale and you got burned
They’re everywhere in this mall we live in
She’s playin’ you like a man-do-lin
She don’t need your money, she just wants it
She breaks the bank; you break your back
Chorus
I see I’ve had it wrong; this works for you
You’re using her too
They’re everywhere in this mall we live in
Maybe we’re all each other’s fools
Chorus
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To all of the babies in prison tonight
Mama tried but she didn’t try right
To keep you from fallin’ off the straight line
You went off empty, a shell of a child
I don’t know your story; I don’t know your name
But I sometimes think of you all the same
And once you’re a mother, you’re a mother to all
Once you’re a mother, you’re everyone’s mom
I would have held you when you were a child
Made you feel special, and filled you with pride
But you landed there like a stone in a well
After leaning on something that fell
Have you ever seen a child without a friend
They learn to block out, chin up and pretend
They stop looking anyone else in the eye
They master the excuse and perfect the lie
I don’t know your story; I don’t know your name
But I sometimes think of you all the same
And once you’re a mother, you’re a mother to all
Once you’re a mother, you’re everyone’s mom
You in the pen losing count of the days
if you’re a monster, you weren’t born that way
your mother and father weren’t caring for you
you did what so many lost children do
Sleep sound in your cell as cold as the wind
That blew you there yesterday over some sin
A mother’s worst nightmare isn’t the time,
It’s knowing her son feels alone in the night
I don’t know your story, I don’t know your name
But I sometimes think of you all the same
And once you’re a mother, you’re a mother to all
Once you’re a mother, you’re everyone’s mom
If you see my boy, tell him I’m fine
Knowing he found peace in his heart with time
Send him my love and a sweet little song
And maybe the babies will all sing along
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There's a reason why America is called the land of the literal
We can't reply with "I'm not one to read"
Only bathroom stalls and facebook walls and backs of cars
When you read you learn to disagree
Trust yourself and your ability
To see the world for all it really is
Men and women, moms, and dads, and kids
There's a reason why America is called the land of the literal
The chorus shouldn't be all that we sing
All those sha-la-la-la-la-las mean nothing
When you read you learn to disagree
Trust yourself and your ability
To see the world for all it really is
Men and women, moms, and dads, and kids
We waste our time on Fox and Nick and E!
We might enjoy each other's company
When you read you learn to disagree
Trust yourself and your ability
To see the world for all it really is
Men and women, moms, and dads, and kids
I'd like to blow up your TV, thank you J.P. (John Prine)
Who do you trust and why? Give me something (4X)
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Shine
03:30
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I understand how you feel
I’ve felt it before
Words from other kids
Can hurt more
Than any packed solid ice ball
But you can teach them to be kind
Show them how you shine, shine, shine
You're so kind, kind, kind
I’ve seen you pat the other kid’s back
And offer high fives
I’ve seen you watch a happy ending
And smile with your eyes
you’d never hurt a flea, a fly, a bird, a bee
‘cause you’re so kind, kind, kind
And you shine, shine, shine, shine
And when you tell me what some bully said
You know I want you to forget it
Not everybody wakes up smiling like you do and you’re so
Kind, Kind, Kind
And you Shine, Shine, Shine
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Maya, Muhammad, Malcolm, and Martin Luther I think of you
Forging ahead with whatever they said wasn’t OK to do
Working for what you believed in, holding a mirror to circumstance
It’s not “what you can do for your country” if you don’t stand a chance
And we’ll remember
To tell our children
To put truth at the front of the line
Whether it’s theirs, or yours, or mine
Truth gets the front of the line
The front of the line
Maya reminds us that we need to wear out our own pair of traveling shoes
Muhammad Ali is waiting to see if we’ll learn that sometimes we lose
Malcolm your message, “By any means necessary” lives on today
At W. 125th St. a Prince and a King remain
Chorus
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Define "Us"
04:33
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Do we really have no room
Do we really have no time
Do we really need some divine higher
To change our minds
Is it really all that much
Is it really all that hard
Is it really insensitive to try
And how do you add up
How do you decide
How do you define us
Define us
Define them
Define your indifference
Will you really never budge
Even if only in your mind
Do you throw them altogether in one pile
As one kind
Is it really all that clear
Is it easy to divide
Is it necessary to pick sides
(Chorus)
Do we really need to leave
Do we really have to run
Will we ever really know anyone
(Solo)
Is it really all that off
Is it really worth the weight
Will we ever get out of each other’s way
Define us
Define them
Define your
Indifference
Define love
Define trust
Define why we’ll never be...us
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Red (For Malcolm X)
04:06
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Red like the highlights in your hair
White men put ‘em there
Red like your father on the tracks
Blue like your mother in the face
Holding on to her place
Red, black, and green
Yet to be seen
Red, white, and blue, but not for you
From a hustler hiding in Harlem
To a saved soul in a cell
Bet you never thought the day would come
Red hot betrayal in their eyes
Jealousy and lies
Blacker than night was the truth
Blue like a mid-west morning sky
A new day, another try
Red, black, and green
You would soon see
Red, white and blue maybe for you
From a puppet; a jack-in-the-box
To a voice all your own
Bet you never thought the day would come
Black beard meant growth
White robe to let them know
Red found a better way
He found one human race
We remember today
Red, black, and green
All in between
Red, white and blue, so much to do
From a color-coded existence
To a color-blinded one
Bet you never thought the day would come
Red like they called you way back when
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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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