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Mixed Signals
03:07
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A long time together we spent alone
All over each other like dogs with a bone
We were quick to discover our minds were the same
But soon enough my feelings grew tame
Once we were something, now we're just friend
But what will we be? Well, that all depends
There's a time and a place to read between the lines
Right now you've got to ignore all the signs
'Cause I'm giving you...
(Chorus)
Mixed signals, baby, and I just didn't realize
Mixed signals, baby, just leading you on, well what a surprise
We saw each other every day
Just passing right by with nothing to say
The tension was thick, it was too much to take
We had to cut the ties for both of our sakes
Once we were something, now we're just friends
But what will we be? Well, that all depends
There's a time and a place to read between the lines
Right now you've got to ignore all the signs
'Cause I'm giving you...
(Chorus)
What do we call this thing that we're in?
To leave it how it is is a sin
Ambiguity takes its hold
And here we are confused as hell
Stuck with a feeling we know too well
Making choices when it's too soon to tell
Both left steaming, now that's just swell
All 'cause I'm giving you...
(Chorus)
Instrumental
(Chorus)
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Exceptional
03:41
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Standing out in the crowd with your chin held so high
Being the exception must feel so right
No other feeling begins to compare
To knowing that you are a treasure so rare
Going about your day you see that people tend to stare
You start to wonder what they're thinking but you don't really care
Beautiful and perfect, you don't even crack a smile
When other people claim they're better, they're just in denial
Boring, dreary people always talking in your ear
They just can't get enough of you whenever you are near
Don't they know you've got much more important things to do?
Places to go and people to see, they haven't got a clue
(Chorus)
You're so exceptional, just let me near you please
I really love to hear about my insecurities
You're so exceptional in every single way
Maybe if we're lucky, we'll be half as great some day
Jealous of your stature, sometimes people tell you off
But you know that they probably eat their meals from a trough
If only more could be like you, the world would be so great
Sadly, though, that's just not true! We're all doomed to our fate
(Chorus)
We all adore you
And we implore you
Help us to be as
Perfect and free as
You and maybe we'll
All get to see
How wonderful life can be
(Chorus)
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Classic Overthinkers
03:24
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Walking down the street he sees an old friend coming by
Most of us would be excited, that ain't like this guy
He sees her face and starts to panic, "What the hell's her name?"
By the time she passes he's already lost the game
(Chorus)
Classic overthinkers, reading into everything
Making such a fuss over absolutely anything
Eating lunch alone, she gets a message from her man
He says "We need to talk about a few things, when we can."
Her head goes spinning crazy and she nearly starts to cry
From a simple little message, this chick's well is running dry
(Chorus)
Person number three, let's call him Billy Bob O'Blay
He knows a real cutie that he really wants to date
It seems like every word she says is cause for celebration
But any time she shuts him down, his life is devastation
(Chorus)
Instrumental
(Chorus)
Sally gets to work and when her boss sees her arrive
He gives her an assignment, something simple, "You'll survive."
A week goes by and Sally is looking worse for wear
She hands in all her papers to the boss-man in his chair
Looking over everything, he turns to her and says
No, no, no Miss Sally, you must fix this awful mess
Absolutely livid, Sally looks him in the eye
And let's just say that she gives him one hell of a goodbye
(Chorus x2)
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4. |
It Be Me
02:16
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I've had so many friends who've had so many styles
They followed the trends, all gave me great smiles
That's all in the past, just the echoes of a time
That went by too fast and now I'm out of my prime
Could it be me that pushed them away?
The man that they'd see and they'd laugh with all day?
It all boils down to how selfish I am
'Cause I'm just the clown that don't give a damn
I'm sick of this mask that I don every day
It's a hell of a task, and it don't even pay
But when I showed the real me, well everybody ran
'Cause no one's ever meant to see the fool behind the man
Could it be me that pushed them away?
The man that they'd see and they'd laugh with all day?
It all boils down to how selfish I am
'Cause I'm just the clown that don't give a damn
Instrumental
Listen to my sermon and take my advice
So you won't be deserving or have to pay the price
Learn from my mistakes and please get yourself set
To do what it takes, and to live with regret
'Cause yes it was me that pushed them away
I'm sure they'd agree and I'm sure that I'll pay
It all boils down to how foolish I am
'Cause I'm still the clown that don't give a damn
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5. |
Look in Your Eyes
03:25
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(Chorus)
Girl, you know, girl, you know, no one ever could fill your shoes
When I look in your eyes, there is really nothing else I'd rather do
Than hold you tight, it's you that I would choose
When I look in your eyes, it is clearer to me why my heart picked you
Seeing you there I feel my heart split in two
No one's ever made me feel this way except for you
Maybe someday soon you'll finally see
That you and I were really meant to be together
(Chorus)
Though I've never really been a lover boy
With you I know my life would be nothing short of joy
The little time we spend together proves
That you're the only one that can move my heart
(Chorus)
When I hear you speak, when I see you dance
Makes my knees go weak, hope to God I have a chance
To even hold your hand, or buy you shiny pearls
Don't you understand that to me you are my world?
When I hear you speak, when I see you dance
Makes my knees go weak, hope to God I have a chance
To even hold your hand, or buy you shiny pearls
Don't you understand that to me you are my world?
(Chorus)
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6. |
No Direction
03:10
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Haven't got no direction
Everywhere there's dejection
Fighting off the rejection
A long road ahead
Too the left temptation
To the right deflation
A sudden realization
My heart's full of dread
(Bridge)
Light at the end of the tunnel
Put in the time and you'll do fine
Sick and tired of hearing them say
"Wait your turn."
Through the rubble I've sifted
My heavy eyes have been lifted
People saying I'm gifted
"Kid, you're gonna go far."
Say what you want about me
But what I'm doing ain't easy
Others telling me what to be
Might as well be a star.
(Bridge)
Instrumental
I used to feel like I was moving up in the world
But now it feels like I've been hurled
Into an unforgiving swirl
Stuck where I am
And now I'm thinking that it's time for me to move on
'Cause on a path towards stardom I feel drawn
No longer will I be the system's little pawn
I see it's all a sham
(Bridge)
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Joe Lesky New Jersey
Pianist, composer, singer-songwriter. Likes to write songs about things in a variety of styles.
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