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Time Out Of Mind
04:08
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Time Out Of Mind
© 2017 Geoff Fields, Jeff Oxford
Verse 1:
Let’s cross the river ‘round the bend
Let’s drive the highway to its end
Don’t know if you’re right for me, we’ll have to see
So let’s just take it easily
Verse 2:
I like the way you wear your hair
As if pretending not to care
I know that freedom is your name, still just the same
My love for you is not a game
Chorus 1:
This mountain road is fun to ride
With my companion at my side
Between the sunrise and the moon, there’s lots of room
For us to sing our favorite tune, Time Out Of Mind
Verse 3:
I’m not afraid of the unknown
Not since my heart became my home
So here’s a song of hope for you, from the blue
No telling what two hearts might do
Chorus 1:
This mountain road is fun to ride
With my companion at my side
Between the sunrise and the moon, there’s lots of room
For us to sing our favorite tune, Time Out Of Mind
Bridge:
You do or you don’t, you will or you won’t
I’m not backing away, come what may
Chorus 2:
Down there’s the desert and the sea
I can’t imagine where we’ll be
I’ll take the now over the then, just be my friend
Time out of mind and back again, Time Out Of Mind
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Storm Clouds Up Ahead
04:01
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Storm Clouds Up Ahead
© 2017 Geoff Fields, Jeff Oxford
Verse 1:
He had nothing left to live for, not much left to give
Crazy games were playing in his head
He set out for the mountain, with one life left to give
Watch out, there’s Storm Clouds Up Ahead
Chorus 1:
He was headed for salvation, as a minister might say
Quoting verse from that book he never read
No time left to listen, let alone to pray
That’s right, there’s Storm Clouds Up Ahead
Verse 2:
By the time he left Duncannon, most all the gin was gone
As he climbed, his face was turning red
Near the cliff he stopped a moment, to look upon the dawn
Here it comes, there’s Storm Clouds Up Ahead
Chorus 1:
He was headed for salvation, as a minister might say
Quoting verse from that book he never read
No time left to listen, let alone to pray
That’s right, there’s Storm Clouds Up Ahead
Verse 3:
Most of us have commandeered our fears along the way
We search for peace and wish away the rest
But this young man had figured out his own plan for that day
To put convention to its final test
Chorus 2:
If you look down in the canyon, not much there to see
Just farms and towns where normal lives are led
But nothing was so regular, for the kid from Tennessee
Take over from the Storm Clouds Up Ahead
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False Sense Of Spring
03:07
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False Sense of Spring
© 2017 Geoff Fields, Jeff Oxford
Verse 1:
February in London, full of grey clouds
I fell down, after he drove away
I’d open the blinds, if I could see ‘em
Feels for all the world, like a rainy day
Chorus:
Used to look ahead to each tomorrow
Bated breath for each gift it might bring
But those dreams took a nap in a blanket of sorrow
Blame it all on a False Sense Of Spring
Verse 2:
Might have gone myself to the Piccadilly
But a royal pain walked into my head
Now all my plans gather dust on the shelf
Next to all those books I never read
Chorus:
Used to look ahead to each tomorrow
Bated breath for each gift it might bring
But those dreams took a nap in a blanket of sorrow
Blame it all on a False Sense Of Spring
Instrumental
Bridge:
Train whistle blowing down the track
Take my memory, don’t bring it back
Verse 3:
I once had charms, life in a bubble
Didn’t think love was rocket surgery
But now my eyes, keep seeing double
When he said I’m not his cup of tea
Chorus:
Used to look ahead to each tomorrow
Bated breath for each gift it might bring
But those dreams took a nap in a blanket of sorrow
Blame it all on a False Sense Of Spring
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Because Of You
03:52
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Because Of You
© 2019 Geoff Fields, Jeff Oxford
Verse 1:
I needed a little, then you gave me a lot
But what you’re asking for, is a bit more than I’ve got
For each inch that you gave, I would call it a mile
Hundred and eighty degrees, from a right side up smile
Chorus:
What’s the word for what you put me through?
The rain keeps falling Because Of You, Because Of You
Verse 2:
Sure there were the good times, soon followed by the bad
Which of those were the best, we’d say we ever had
We started as a fire, now there’s barely a flame
I thought we’d be different, now we’re stuck here in this game
Chorus:
What’s the word for what you put me through?
The rain keeps falling Because Of You, Because Of You
Instrumental
Bridge:
Guess that’ll be our final act, cue the fiction in place of the fact
Chorus:
What’s the word for what you put me through?
The rain keeps falling Because Of You
What’s the word for what you put me through?
The rain keeps falling Because Of You, Because Of You
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Like A Faded Pair Of Jeans
© 2019 Geoff Fields, Jeff Oxford
Verse 1:
Gave it my best shot, now I have to find a way
To leave this town behind, it’s no place for me to stay
Said he needs a bit more room, can’t figure what that means
Now the memory of our love, is Like A Faded Pair Of Jeans
Chorus 1:
It’s time for me to move on, turns out we weren’t a fit
Not living at the corner of sorrow and regret
Now the memory of our love is Like A Faded Pair Of Jeans
Verse 2:
Had to look the other way, more times than I can count
Tasted the bitter and the sweet, in almost the same amount
Done my share of payin’ dues, not as easy as it seems
Time for goodbye to the blues, Like A Faded Pair Of Jeans
Chorus 1:
It’s time for me to move on, turns out we weren’t a fit
Not living at the corner of sorrow and regret
Now the memory of our love is Like A Faded Pair Of Jeans
Verse 3:
Now I’ve reached other side, and cut myself some slack
I see the shadow of his smile, but there’s no point in turning back
There’s a highway going far, ‘bout as far as all my dreams
So it’s time for me to go, Like A Faded Pair Of Jeans
CHORUS 2
Now that I’ve moved on, I’m still glad we met
Not living at the corner, of sorrow and regret
Now the memory of our love is Like A Faded Pair Of Jeans
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Oxford Fields Grand Rapids, Michigan
Geoff Fields writes lyrics and Jeff Oxford writes music. Both live in Grand Rapids, MI.
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