1. |
Better
03:06
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Waking up early in the morning
To a beautiful sunrise
Slowly sipping my favorite cup of coffee
Then a bluebird arrives
Nothing could improve the situation
I’m completely untroubled
Somehow now I can see it in the distance
A rainbow has doubled
I didn’t see you coming
Not part of the plan
Everything already perfect
When you stretched out your hand
And you made everything better
You’re the extra cheese on my pizza
Free delivery on grubhub
Warm water and dozens of roses
Sprinkled into the bathtub
You’re the perfect weather on my day off
Fresh fruit on my sundae
A blanket hot and fresh from the dryer
A three-day weekend on Monday
I didn’t see you coming
Not part of the plan
Everything already perfect
When you stretched out your hand
And you made everything better
And you made everything better
Better
Better
And you made everything
And you made everything
Better
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2. |
Kiss
01:29
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La de da da da da
Sittin’ across the table
Can’t look you in the eyes
I look to the left and I look to the right
No surprise
And I just wanna ask you this
Can I lean in for a kiss?
La da da da da da da
La da da da da da
Sittin’ across the table
Can’t look you in the eyes
I look to the left and I look to the right
No surprise
Oooo ahhh
*sigh*
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3. |
Control
03:33
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If you only eat 2000 calories a day
You’ll never get heart disease
If you walk 10000 steps a day
You’ll live well into your seventies
If you control all the sugar you eat
You’ll never get diabetes
Just follow health and fitness steps from me
From the time that you are a fetus
The lady from Mousercise is dead
The lady from Mousercise is dead
The lady from Mousercise is dead
She died of cancer
She died of cancer
If you spend a million dollars on cameras
And put them throughout the building
Metal detectors at every door
Fingerprints for cake delivery
If you have your kindergartener frisked
By policemen who comb the hallway
There’s definitely no way you’ll ever face
Your children hiding behind a stall bay
The children of Sandy Hook are dead
The children of Sandy Hook are dead
The children of Sandy Hook are dead
They had a state-of-the-art security system
(spoken)
As long as I follow the exact rules of life
I can make sure that nothing bad will ever happen
As long as I eat right and exercise and get straight As and go to college and get married and have babies and a 401K and make sure my kids are monitored at all times and control every single aspect of my life and everyone’s life around me, nothing can possibly surprise me and I will be able to be prepared for absolutely anything that could ever happen, 5,6,7,8!
The lady from Mousercise is dead
The children of Sandy Hook are dead
The lady from Mousercise is dead
They had a state-of-the-art security system
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4. |
Caution
01:40
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Caution
PC base can become hot
Avoid prolonged contact
To prevent heat injury to skin
Caution
Caution
C55T85218
Satellite
Caution
PC base can become hot
Avoid prolonged contact
To prevent heat injury to skin
Caution
Caution
Caution
C55T85218
Satellite
Caution
Caution
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5. |
Building
02:03
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Building a home for my mother-in-law
It wouldn't be too hard
But then my neighbor got in my craw
And that's a step too far
Didn't know all the line he’s crossed
But he's already lost
Building a home, what's it gonna take
Time to divert this lake
He thought he was bein' smart
Now he's gonna need Noah's Ark
Didn’t know all the line he’s crossed
But he’s already lost
Building a home for my mother-in-law
It doesn't always go swell
But it's even worse for my neighbor
He fell down a well
Didn’t know all the line he’s crossed
But he’s already lost
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6. |
Something on the Side
01:40
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You’re bored with your household routine
Your wife’s getting vicious mean
When what should appear on the scene
A little something on the side
Your wife doesn’t know you at all
Her opinions are petty, they’re small
So you pick up the phone and you call
A little something on the side
Well tell me dear, what’s troubling you
Have a cigarette, talk it through
Have a brandy, honey have two
And tell me what you want me to do
Well I’m the place where you go for a rest
The escape from your job and your nest
And you tell me you love me the best
But you’re stealing my youth
And the price of your theft
Is you return home and I’m just left
A little something on the side
A little something on the side
A little something on the side
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7. |
On and On
02:55
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It’s no fun without some adversity
And I know that
(ha ha ha ha)
It’s not all sunshine
But why’d I get dealt this cluster?
It’s a cosmic joke
(ha ha ha ha)
For all time
On and on and on and on
I just go on and on and on and on
Why did the forces make me take this on?
(ha ha ha ha)
(ha ha ha ha)
Please remain calm while we look for the problem
(ha ha ha ha)
And replace some parts
There’s no solution for everything
(ha ha ha ha)
In a time warp
On and on and on and on
I just go on and on and on and on
Why did the forces make me take this on?
(ha ha ha ha)
(ha ha ha ha)
You can’t know everything
You can read everything
You’ll still know nothing
(ha ha ha ha)
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8. |
Jinx
02:28
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It was special
It was sweet
He felt the air beneath his feet
He didn’t know just what it was
He didn’t know
Could this be love?
He took a chance
She left a smile
It simmered like that for awhile
They didn’t know just what it was
They didn’t know
Could this be love?
Thinking what the other thinks
Laughing soft then yelling ‘jinx!’
He didn’t know just what it was
He didn’t know
Could this be love?
Love’s a garden
Let it grow
Embracing in the undertow
They didn’t know just what it was
They didn’t know
Could this be love?
Unspoken words of many things
Life puts up and causes stings
He didn’t know just what that was
Decided that it can’t be love
They each moved on and, in its wake,
They felt for years a dulling ache
And know they know that what it was
Now they know
It was love
(voicemail)
hey, looks like we just missed each other again… um… I will check back in with you at another time… bye
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