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Cute
02:56
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I crashed my car into a tree and saw all of my enemies
Before the clock struck noon
All I had was glum and gloom
The sky was all fogged over
And I lost my four leaf clover
But I won’t sit and wallow
I know just how not to feel so hollow
Put my best make-up on and those pants that make my legs long
I know what I wanna do
I wanna feel cute today
I wanna feel cute
I wanna feel cute today
I wanna feel cute
I tore my last blue pillowcase
And broke my best friend’s favourite vase
But she said I broke her vase
Couldn’t have been more at odds
My yogurt’s all been spoiled
And my blood has all but boiled
But I won’t sit and stew
I know just how not to feel so blue
Put my favourite dress on and that hat with all the chiffon
I know what I wanna do
I wanna feel cute today
I wanna feel cute
I wanna feel cute today
I wanna feel cute
And I know pretty things won’t make the whole world’s problems disappear
There’s plenty of different reasons to feel woe or to feel fear
But if there’s just one thing that I can do to feel more fierce
I wanna feel cute today
I wanna feel cute
I wanna feel cute today
I wanna feel cute
And feel a little more okay
La la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la la la la la la
La la la la la la la la la
And feel a little more okay
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Only Distance
03:48
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Darlin’ it’s past three and the liquor’s got to me your hands are cold
I’ve got work at ten and my head’s spinning again from all the dancing and the drinking and your lips against my skin
And though your silhouette is stunning in the day, I wouldn’t have it any other way
There’s something about starlight and that misty ocean spray that takes my breath away
So keep holding me close
Keep your heart beating on your sleeve
Keep your courage to the sticking post and tell me when you leave
Dear there’s only distance between you and me
There’s nothing but the distance that could come ‘tween you and me
Darlin’ I got you and you know you’ve got to me we’re spinning gold
We stand out in a crowd cause our voices are too loud, but we’re singing the same key, and it’s a pretty melody
And though the words can sometimes get lost in the fray, I wouldn’t have it any other way
There’s something about jumbled chords that we can barely play that takes my breath away
So keep holding me close
Keep your heart beating on your sleeve
Keep your courage to the sticking post and tell me when you leave
Dear there’s only distance between you and me
There’s nothing but the distance that could come ‘tween you and me
There’s nothing but the miles, to keep me from your side,
there’s nothing but the miles, there’s nothing but the miles, the miles, the miles
So keep holding me close
Keep your heart beating on your sleeve
Keep your courage to the sticking post and tell me when you leave
There’s only distance between you and me
So keep holding me close
Keep your heart beating on your sleeve
Keep your courage to the sticking post and tell me when you leave
Dear there’s only distance between you and me
There’s nothing but the distance that could come ‘tween you and me
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Lipstick Stains
02:03
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I left lipstick stains along your back,
Sorry bout that.
Those bright red hues help me relax,
And retract.
I just needed some way to make my mark,
On your heart.
But there’s too much skin and flesh for that,
So used your back.
I left muddy footprints on your floor
After quite a downpour
Those slippery stains led me to you
And the flu
I didn’t have patience to undress
Or reflect
So I ran and fell right into
Seemed the thing to do
Someday I just won’t feel no more
What a bore
My fingerprints will fade to ash
It’ll come too fast
But until then I’ll reach for you
Til I’m cold and blue
And I’ll keep leaving stains and marks
Til it all goes dark
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When I lived by the riverbed a robin came and visited my stead
He came to me in the early morn, told me that he bore no scorn,
And asked if I would share a loaf of bread
I welcomed him with open arms for I had never known that harm
Until his interest in me had left, he flew away and I stood silent and bereft
And I was down and low and blue til I sighed and thought it through
Nests and pests and love and woe well they all must come and go and so must you
And so must you
When I lived by the lake shore a sparrow came and whistled at my door
He asked if I could spare some wine, told me we could pass the time,
With every story he had ever read
We laughed and sang the whole night through until the dawn shone bright and true
And he had had his fill of merriment, he flew away and I sat laughs and smiles spent
And I was down and low and blue til I sighed and thought it through
Nests and pests and love and woe well they all must come and go and so must you
And so must you
When I lived by the ocean's waves a raven kept me company most days
I told her tales of different homes, of feathers, currents, skipping stones
She listened with a modest interest
We spent our time along the sand, she oft would leave for dryer land
Until she had no reason to come back, she’d spent more time away than she’d been keeping
track
And she was down and low and blue til she sighed and thought it through
Nests and pests and love and woe well they all must come and go and so must you
And so must you and so must you, and so must you
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Leave Room For Me
02:24
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Coulda been a rich man sitting on a throne or
Coulda been a poor man tryin’ to make it on your own
Coulda been a wise man, sittin’ on a shelf
Coulda been a simple man, singing for himself
But of all the different lives that you could lead
And of all the different people you could be
Would you still have room for me?
Coulda been a young man with your eyes still open wide or
Coulda been an old man too tired for his pride
Coulda been a handsome man in a proper uptown flat
Coulda been the kinda man don’t worry bout that
But of all the different lives that you could lead
And of all the different people you could be
Would you still have room for me?
Ooo x3
Ooo
But of all the different lives that you could lead
And of all the different people you could be
Would you still….Would you still have room for me?
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Keats Conlon Windsor, Ontario
An upcoming singer/songwriter who takes after her poet namesake, Keats Conlon paints pictures in thin air and spills her heart to any audience she encounters. Alternately sweet and devastating, Keats' songs constantly challenge your assumptions as to what a woman can do with just her voice and a guitar. Prepare for delicate, playful, and visceral songs that you won't want to end. ... more
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