Monkey Talk
Monkey talk inside the head
Driving you crazy, making you mad
picture perfect moments of a lie
In a world where only counts
How much you spin, how loud you shout
Whoever said the truths out there is lying
Forget the world and join the ride
It’s gonna be a long one
We make our own rules for the night
It’s gonna be a long one
No one ever really tried
To love the hell out of this life
With every round a part of you is dying
If you know just who you are
Life becomes easy with hope in your heart
No more tired smiles to hide the crying
Forget the world and join the ride
It’s gonna be a long one
We make our own rules for the night
It’s gonna be a long one
Remember strength comes from inside
It’s gonna be a long one
Hold your head up high and we’ll change the tide
It’s gonna be a long one
All we gotta do
We gotta stay true
To that path we’re on
Where we sing our song
Yeah the song from withing
Where the feeling will shine so bright you realise that no one stands alone
One For The Road
Every story, paints a picture
Of a life not really known
Now you’ve spent that silver dollar
On your last journey home
Oh, the compromise when the highway sings your song
And you realise for there’s nothing…….
Pick an old tune
Feel the rhythm, turn your night into day
Play an old tune
Your religion, it blows the heartache away
A shot of whiskey and another beer
Life in the fast lane, always shifting gear
Too many late nights, where you’re not home
No, you’re no angel and now she’s gone
So, you compromise when the highway sings your song
And you realise for there’s nothing…….
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So many had their tomorrow
Yeah, we remember you
Never made it to Memphis
Soul of the song shines through
Missing all the hustle when you’re at home
Missing on your lover when you’re on the road
But when the beat hits and the guitar sores
A slave to music, so your ramble on
and you compromise and the highway sings your song
now you realise for there’s nothing…….
FTM
Stick it to the man I say
Hell I’ve had enough
Living on the streets tonight
Children sleeping rough
The lies you feed - of how we need
Tighten the belt, buckle up
Decisions for the state are made
In your members club
Champagne and Caviar it seems
Is your daily bread
While the old man down the road
Makes do with soup instead
You realise, unseeing eyes
Is the key to it all
So, throw your money on a hate campaign
Divide and conquer all
You think you are winning
I've got news for you
Nothing lasts forever
All empires fall
Fading in the sands of time
You may have won the fight
We’ll win the war
5 years in an iron grip
5 years of passing the blame
The promise of election day
Came from the mouth of Cane
When all the hope - has turned to fear
It’s easy to push hate
Confusion over who’s at fault
Hounds claw at the gate
You think you are winning
I've got news for you
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House Rules
Turn the lights down low and lock the door
Bring out the whiskey and clear the floor
I’ve been working all week, 5 days in a row
I need to party need to let it go
The crowd is shouting – Shoot to Thrill
And bodies sliding fuelled by liquor and sin
I need a whole new story of the night
Tomorrow morning is far out of sight
Let's break the house rules
Push the limit
Another shot and you will be winning
Break the house rules
Oh come on down, and party like there’s no way out
There’s time for Shakespeare, Burns, Keats, even Yates
A little Opera Wednesday night could be ace
But not tonight no not on the 5th day
It’s written you shall party like hell
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Oh won’t you stay with me
Do what you do what, you want with me
A little sin won’t do no harm
Your mama's warning, full of charm
The night is young and so are we
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Hero’s Journey
South of the horizon - Wild the rivers flow
Don’t you waste yet another day - Hear your journeys call
When you dare to fly, you find you’re not alone
Take heart my friend and step in the unknown
No one else can make you feel this way
The truth you seek gets closer so don’t you stray
and trust in your story
The dark seems never ending
Doubts will cloud your mind
Lost and broken ‘n all alone
Keep on going and you will find
When you take the road back home from the unknown
You can never be the same you were before
No one else can make you feel this way
The truth you seek gets closer so don’t you stray
The darkest night the bringer of a brand new day
The voice inside holds the key to the games we play
Life As We Know It
So here you stand and you’re telling me how tough life is
How you’re working a job for a guy you cannot stand
Sure, the money is good and you're 5 minutes from where you're living
Yeah you want it all but you don’t want to give up a thing
So, this is life and we ride it as hard as we can
No use in crying, when the going gets tough, you better toughen your skin
Cause sometimes life rocks
And sometimes life rocks you
It’s a story of give and take
Learn your lesson and make it through
So, the love of your life just told you to move on
Yeah, she found somebody else to spend her time with
Sure, the time that you spend were wasted looking at i-phones
But it sure ain’t your fault that’s how the world runs today, so you say
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All That Matters
Last I checked - you were of the mind
Yours is yours and mine is mine
Define our worth by holding on
To stuff that fades, what have we won?
We’re fighting and grabbing and stashing some shit no one needs
Here we stand - at the water line
Will we drown or ride the tide
Can’t you see
There’s no story of you and me
Cut and we both bleed
What’s the price of feeling free?
Throw your caution to the wind
Life don’t care about where you’ve been
Raise a glass because we have enough
Of everything that matters in the end
Now’s the time - to realise
Holding tight, so tight, will blind our eyes
Can’t you see
There’s no story of you and me
Cut and we both bleed
What’s the price of feeling free?
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Kick Up Some Dust
Monday morning, and the tie around your neck
feels tighter than last week, oh yeah
Where are you going, all the voices in your head
They try to scare you and hold you back
There’s a knowing, you don’t have to crawl
You can run from the story of someone else’s dream
Drop the cloths of the man
Who couldn’t find nothing to wear
Stand naked and free yourself
You gonna kick up some dust if you know what you want, yeah
You gotta straighten that back if you go it alone
Every journey you take starts with the first step
Gotta know who you are
Before you get what you want
The world as you know it, wants a different you
Don’t you take that shoe and try to make it fit
Let them scream, let them fight
You don’t owe them a dime
nothing can change unless we make it so
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We tend to be our worst enemy
Don't you know, don't you see where it goes
When we fight against our lives
we miss the small voice inside
and the message from the heart
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Top Shelf Conversation
Got a top shelf conversation
Liquor’s running through my veins
When all is said and done
And there’s no one else to blame
Yeah but me, you blame me
The truth doesn’t come easy
To some folks so it seems
They need a shot of liquid courage
To tell it as it is
Can’t you see, it ain’t just me
You gotta let it go
Can’t hold on
Cracks will show
Whichever way the dice may roll
You gotta dig down deep
Find your peace
You got to let it go
You’re looking for forgiveness
The only one you need
Is staring at you from the mirror
The only one to set you free
Ain't me, it ain’t me
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The story that we tell ourselves - let it go
The monster that is scratching inside your mind
Has a need for feeding, need for pain
So turn around and shake it
and let it, you gotta let it go....
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A Step Too Far
Staring at the spot where the crack lets the light in
Wondering what secrets, the darkness must hide
People will tell you life ain’t made for the living
With all due respect, I think you are lying
No one holds the answer
For someone else’s dream
The fever breaks the deadlock on the silence of the scream
No one really knows where beliefs all come from
One thing's for sure, you shouldn’t be trying
Stepping over lines that were drawn as a warning
God only knows, what’s on the other side
One step too far
Is a step in the right direction
Know who you are, and you’ll find your way
One step too far
Is a step in the right direction
Start where you are, and you’ll find your way
Everybody knows the light shines brighter
From those who are trying to go their own way
Every heard of sheep just follows a leader
Don’t be like them, take your own stand
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