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Could Have Fooled Me
04:19
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When you came in to my view, Said your love for me was true
Oh, you could have fooled me
And you looked me in the eye, crossed your heart and hoped to die
Oh, you could have fooled me
When you held me in your arms, said we’d never come to harm
Oh, you could have fooled me
And you whispered in my ear, said that nothing was to fear
Oh, you could have fooled me
You could have fooled me, could have fooled me
Now I don’t know what to believe
Or how I’m gonna get back on my feet
Cause you left me on my own to question all I thought was known
Toying with my fragile sanity
Could have fooled me
Now I’m standing in the ruin, of all your evil doin’
Hmmm - in misery
You say to chalk it up to nothing but bad luck
Hmmm - you coulda fooled me
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2. |
Garden
04:41
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We been driftin, need some liftin’
Right out of this place
It’s been tryin’, there’s no denyin’
For the human race
We been rollin’ with this feelin’
It’s outta control
We been reelin’, we need some healin’
Mind, body and soul
We been copin’, we been hopin’
For a little relief
We been prayin’ for some savin’
To the powers that be
There are so many things we don’t understand
About livin’
Take a hold of my hand, nothing in life
Is a given - No
But we’re gonna make it, by and by
Just got to believe
Little by little, one step at a time
Back to the Garden of Eden
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3. |
Hell If I Know
04:54
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This conversation goes racing
Round and round in my brain
Night and day, making me crazy
Bound to drive me insane
Endless questions, and obsessions
All going nowhere
‘Til I just can’t stand it, throw my hands up
Into the air
‘Cause hell if I know
Hell if I know
We seek pleasure, desperate measures
Any way we can find
Turn to using and abusing
Just to keep from losing our minds
Some try praying, meditation
To quiet the noise
I’m still searching, living and learning
By chance or by choice.
Hell if I know
When we die
Where do we go?
Hell if i know
(Break)
Hell if i know
Hell if i know
When we die
Where do we go?
When we cry
What makes the tears flow?
What gives the sky
That quiet glow?
Hell if I know
How do we gain
When we let go?
How is it pain
Can make us grow?
When we die
Where do we go?
Hell if I know
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4. |
Troubled Mind
03:56
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I wanna tell you bout my troubled mind X3
I wanna tell you but you just don’t have the time
You never have the time
I wanna tell you bout my aching heart X3
I Wanna tell you but I don’t know where to start
Don’t know where to start
I wanna open up to you, open up to you
I wanna open up to you, tell you all my twisted views
I wanna tell you bout my checkered past X3
I wanna tell you but I guess you’d have to ask
I wish that you would ask
I wanna tell you bout my secret life X3
But the time’s got to be right
The time’s just never right
I wanna open up to you, open up to you
I wanna open up to you, tell you all my twisted views
I wanna open up to you, open up to you
I wanna open up to you, Cause I know you’re twisted too
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5. |
Can't Stop The Learning
06:57
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Pull up a chair - get paper and pen
We won’t be going over this again
In the lesson of life
You’re not wrong, you’re not right
You just take it all in
Sometimes it drags, sometimes it flies
Now it’s easy, now it mystifies
There’s nowhere to hide
You’re along for the ride
So don’t cover your eyes
Chorus: The lesson begins and it never ends
You’re old or you’re young, but you’ve only begun
And you can put up a fuss, but you’re still on that bus
Always in session
The pages keep turning
Every moment a lesson
No you can’t stop the learning
Who knows the answer, is this a test?
What are my chances if I take a wild guess?
It’s so confusing
I don’t know what I’m doing
But I’m doing my best
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6. |
Blame
05:13
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You can blame it on the game
Blame it on your luck
Blame it on a twist of fate
On trouble growing up
Blame it on your school
Blame it on TV
Blame it on the tangled rules
Of our society
But in the end my friend
Nothing gonna change
No matter what you blame
Blame it on the rain
Blame it on the weather
Blame it on the winds of change
If it makes you feel better
Blame it on the moon
Blame it on the stars
Blame it on the oil tycoons
Fueling all the cars
You gotta take a little action
Look at your reflection
What’s the real reason
For the thoughts that you’re thinking
Take a little time out
Try to clear your mind out
Maybe you will find out
What it’s really all about
But it don’t matter who you blame
Blame it on your past
Blame it on yourself
Blame it on a love that didn’t last
Blame somebody else
Blame it on your life
Blame it on your friends
But once you start the blaming game
The blaming never ends
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7. |
I Need You
04:50
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Oh baby can’t you see
My reality
Wrapped up in your love
Ya know I just can’t get enough
I need you - Like a pilot needs a plane
I need you - Like a driver needs a lane
I shoulda known this from the start
I need you - like a body needs a heart
Oh baby can’t you tell
You got me in your spell
Down on bended knee
You got me begging - please
I need you - Like a pilot needs a plane
I need you - Like a driver needs a lane
I shoulda known this from the start
I need you - like a body needs a heart
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8. |
Wonderful View
03:21
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Had a thought the other day
It might seem kind of obvious
But i’ll share it anyway
And hope you can relate to this
How it’s easy to get caught up
In the day-to-day routine
And forget how sweet it is
To simply be here...living
When we open our eyes
See the light come through
Suddenly realize
That it’s a wonderful view
So many people go about their days
Oblivious
Too busy to be bothered
With the beauty that surrounds us
When I’m out there walking watching
Soaking up the scenery
That’s when I know what life’s about
And what it really means to be
When we open our minds
Let our thoughts run free
No telling what we will find
It could be peace, love and harmony
When we open our eyes
See the light come through
Suddenly realize
It’s a wonderful view
When we open our minds
Let our thoughts run free
No telling what we will find
It could be peace, love and harmony
It could be peace, love and harmony
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9. |
Impossible
04:49
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Should I stay right here?
Or up and go?
Seems impossible...impossible
Swim upstream?
Or with the flow?
Seems impossible to know
Been thinking about it
And i just don’t know
Seems impossible...impossible
Trying to figure it out
But I got nothing to show
Seems impossible to know
Going through our lives
With the choices that we make
Some they may be wise
And some a big mistake
But all along the way
Important lessons learned
Funny how
The world turns
When I see your face
Then I know what’s true
It’s obvious So obvious
No more chasing
Those empty clues
Now it’s obvious to me
We’re just going through our lives
With the choices that we make
Some they may be wise
And some a big mistake
Funny how
The world turns
Funny how
The world turns
Funny how
The world turns
Holy Cow
The world turns
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10. |
Out There
04:58
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Here I am just another man
With my philosophy
Full of thoughts and questions
About what it means to be
Trying to determine
If there’s such a thing as True
But in the end my friend
I haven’t got a clue
Just throwin’ it out there - See if it floats X2
Just throwin’ it out there X2
Were we born amid the sea ‘til we made it to the land
Or created by some deity with a messed-up Master Plan?
Natural Selection or Intelligent Design?
Either way it’s safe to say
It’ll blow your freakin’ mind!
Just throwin’ it out there - See if it floats X2
Just throwin’ it out there X2
How about we take a ride to a place we’ve never been
Tryin’ to open up our eyes to sights we’ve never seen
Hold on to each other’s hand when the going it gets rough
And when we reach that promised land we can chalk it up to love
Just throwin’ it out there - See if it floats X2
Just throwin’ it out there X2
Evolution…...Intelligent Design X8
Alien Robots!
It’ll blow your freakin’ mind
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11. |
This Old World
03:32
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Well this old world won’t last forever
That’s okay ‘cause we’re so clever
Someday there will come a time
To leave this sorry mess behind
The time will come for the human race
To migrate to another place
In some distant galaxy
All we need’s more energy
Well this old sun won’t always shine
There’s another one so we’ll be fine
Wish that i could stay around
I wanna see the way it all goes down
You heard the story of Noah’s Ark
Kinda like that but in the dark
Tell me now what we should bring
How about one of everything
Well this old world won’t last forever
That’s okay ‘cause we’re so clever
Wish that I could stay around
I wanna see the way it all goes down
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12. |
Temple
05:47
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Some people say there’s a better life a-waitin’
Behind those pearly gates lies our salvation
But I believe there’s a heaven
It’s all around and in the livin’
The world is a temple
Life is a prayer
When the night makes us tremble
Don’t you despair
We take communion
With each breath of air
The world is a temple X3
Life is a prayer
When I walk through the forests
Lost in all of nature’s glory
When I stand in the fields
A greater plan for me is revealed
The world is a templeX3
Life is a prayer
Here is the church
The mountains rise like steeples
Prayin’ that the earth
Will forgive her people
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When we said goodbye I didn’t question why
We knew things wouldn’t last
My only regret - something I can’t forget
The sweetness of the past
But I live for the present now
By choice as well as by chance
I said goodbye to lonely sighs
And visions of romance
I can live without love
Just as well as any other man
But tonight I feel like holding your hand
I used to be a dreamer
But things never seemed to unfold
You used to be a lover
And a fine one to behold
What turned out to be forever
Was not quite what you and I had planned
And tonight I feel like holding your hand
That summer night when you held me tight
This world did not exist
Now it’s so real what I used to feel
Is vanishing like mist
The evening sun is sinking low
I’m feeling quite peaceful and free
Those voices in the street below
They don’t appeal to me
Except for the way sometimes a memory can stray
Everything I need’s at my command
But tonight I feel like holding your hand
Tonight I feel like holding your hand
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Billy King Brooklyn, Michigan
Award-winning singer/songwriter from Brooklyn, MI.
Billy King picked up his first guitar
at age 10, recorded his first album of Elvis songs with his brother at age 11 and started writing his own songs at 12.
Billy's style can be described as catchy folk/rock, searing blues, direct and thoughtful lyrics.
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