The Lost MP3 Files

[I'mOneToo]

Nancy can sure play a guitar. I love this intro.


If we still have time we might still get by
Every time I think about it, I wanna cry
With bombs and the devil
and the kids keep comin'
No way to breathe easy, no time to be young

But I tell myself that I'm doin' all right
There's nothin' left to do at night
But go crazy on you..... crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you... oh...

My love is the evening breeze, touchin' your skin
The gentle, sweet singin' of leaves in the wind
The whisper that calls after you in the night
And kisses your ear in the early light

And you don't need to wonder, you're doin' fine
And my love, the pleasure's mine
Let me go crazy on you.... crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you.... oh.....


Wild man's world is cryin' in pain
Whatcha' gonna do whan everybody's insane
So afraid of one who's so afraid of you
What you gonna do...? Ohhh...

(Ah.......)

Ooooo... Crazy on you... crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you...... oh....

I was a willow last night in a dream
I bent down over a clear running stream
I sang you the song that I heard up above
And you kept me alive
with your sweet flowing love

Crazy... yeah, crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you... oh...

Crazy on you, crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you... yeah!

Crazy on you, crazy on you
Let me go crazy, crazy on you... oh...











A Heart two-fer, and another great intro from Nancy, this one always reminds me of Annie B.


Heading out this morning, into the sun
Riding on the diamond waves, little darlin' one
Warm wind caress her, her lover it seems
Oh Annie, dreamboat Annie, little ship of dreams
Oh Annie, dreamboat Annie, little ship of dreams

Going down the city sidewalk, alone in the crowd
No one knows the lonely one whose head's in the clouds
Sad faces painted over with those magazine smiles
Heading out to somewhere, won't be back for a while

[I'mOneToo]

The last one for tonight. couldn't find a youtube of her singing this on the american music awards in 1991, which was her first public performance after a death-defying accident in 1990. Years later I came to identify with her 'comeback' for different reasons, but at the time she was an inspiration to me. still is. The ability to come out on the other side from adversity, shows great strength. One of my pet phrases is "nobody gets out of this alive" meaning we all gotta go eventually. But to kick ass and knock death down a few times on the way out, that's how life goes too.

This video is symbolic of her life before the accident, showing her singing and dancing, adoring crowds, etc. It feels so reflective... maybe that's not the word. A retrospective? I can imagine her in the hospital, thinking about what she had lost, perhaps forever. but in 1:57, when she knelt on the edge of the stage and then at 1:59 the same stance from years before is superimposed, that is *the moment* that all of her hard work was for. the fact that she COULD bend again, is the miracle that is not lost on me. Then, at 3:00 she goes from sitting upright to leaning all the way back, holding her core tight until she is lying flat on the ground and that was NOT done with ropes or strings... phenomenal. How many people who have NOT had a broken spine, could achieve that feat? She has eight inches of titanium on the sides of her spinal column.

In an article, Gloria said: "I found I had discipline I never dreamed possible. I also realized I had the ability to help in the healing process. I believe we all possess the ability to help heal ourselves." So utterly true. In all things, whether it is your spine, your brain, your heart, your arms, your legs, whatever gets broken, we all possess the ability to HELP heal ourselves. It does not mean we will always be restored completely. Nor will we be unscarred. If we do not choose to heal, we will not be healed. It's that simple to me. The word 'discipline' means to teach. There are many ways to learn how to stay stuck, stay broken, and stay in a rut. It's the easiest way, sometimes. It's not 'wrong' for those who choose that path. But I discovered something, and it's that learning how to heal is not more difficult than staying broken, it just requires a different kind of energy. I learn by practicing, over and over the lessons that I learn until they become a habit. Like reading and singing out loud.

Nope, I'm not gonna get out alive (never gonna win a grammy either) but I'ma gonna kick death's ass a couple more times on the way out.


Why be afraid
if I'm not alone
life is never easy
the rest is unkown
Up to now for me it's been
hands against stone
each and every moment
Searching
for what to believe

Coming out of the dark,
I finally see the light now
It's shining on me
Coming out of the dark
I know the love that saved me
You're sharing with me

Starting again
is part of the plan
And I'll be so much stronger
holding your hand
Step by step I'll make it through
I know I can
It may not make it easier
but I have felt you
Near all the way

Coming out of the dark,
I finally see the light now
It's shinning on me
Coming out of the dark,
I know the love that saved me
You're sharing with me

Forever, forever I stand on the rock of your love
Forever I'll stand on the rock
CAN'T NOBODY STOP ME, WATCH ME
Forever, forever I stand on the rock of
Love is all it takes, no matter what we face

(I'm not able yet to write down the ending chorus yet because it repeats with subtle differences, gotta work on
that, though I do start with lyrics found on the internet I listen several times to go over the words to make sure
they are accurate and complete. Sometimes, though, just get stumped. mea culpa.)

[I'mOneToo]

A song familiar to most people. Mel Torme (also known as "The Velvet Fog") wrote this with Bob Wells in 1944, Mel was 19 years old and wrote all of the music and some of the lyrics. Bob started writing it not as a Christmas song, but something he wrote to try to keep cool during a sweltering hot day. This version has slightly different lyrics than what we typically hear at the end.

I'm not typically down with religious messages or inflicting them on others. This song is intended to be shared by me with goodwill and cheer. With that, I'm out until after Christmas on some "secret missions" (as my parents used to call them, conferring with "Santa" to make sure he can fit his sack down the chimney) so I wish everyone a happy holiday, may your days be merry and bright!


Chestnuts roasting on an open fire,
Jack Frost nipping at your nose,
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir,
And folks dressed up like Eskimos.

Everybody knows
a turkey and some mistletoe,
Help to make the season bright,
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow,
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.

They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh,
And ev'ry mother's child is gonna spy,
To see if reindeer really know how to fly.

And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although it's been said
Many times, Many ways
Merry Christmas to you.

And so I'm offering this simple phrase,
To kids from one to ninety-two,
Although it's been said
Many times, Many ways
Merry Christmas to you.

Love and joy come to you
and to you your Christmas too
and god bless you and send you
a happy new year

and god send you a happy new year

[I'mOneToo]

Tonight, in descending alphabetical order, all from the lost 'n found:





Someone told me
It's all happening at the zoo.
I do believe it,
I do believe it's true.

Mmmmm. Mmmmm. Whoooa. Mmmmm.

It's a light and tumble journey
From the East Side to the park;
Just a fine and fancy ramble
To the zoo

But you can take the crosstown bus
If it's raining or it's cold,
And the animals will love it
If you do
If you do

Something tells me
It's all happening at the zoo
I do believe it,
I do believe it's true

Mmmmm Mmmmm Whoooa Mmmmm

The monkeys stand for honesty,
Giraffes are insincere,
And the elephants are kindly but
They're dumb.
Orangutans are skeptical
Of changes in their cages,
And the zookeeper is very fond of rum

Zebras are reactionaries,
Antelopes are missionaries,
Pigeons plot in secrecy,
And hamsters turn on frequently
What a gas!

You gotta come and see

At the zoo
At the zoo
At the zoo
At the zoo
At the zoo
At the zoo
At the zoo
At the zoo

[I'mOneToo]

If you like tuba solos (who could NOT love a tuba solo???) this one delivers at 3:00, goes on for a little over two minutes. This version on youtube is awesome.


I'm not scared of dying,
And I don't really care.
If it's peace you find in dying,
Well then let the time be near.
If it's peace you find in dying,
And if dying time is here,
Just bundle up my coffin
'Cause it's cold way down there.
I hear that its cold way down there
Yeah, crazy cold way down there

And when I die, and when I'm gone,
There'll be one child born
In this world to carry on,
to carry on.

Now troubles are many, they're as deep as a well.
I can swear there ain't no heaven but I pray there ain't no hell.
Swear there ain't no heaven and I pray there ain't no hell,
But I'll never know by living, only my dying will tell.
Yes only my dying will tell.
Yeah, only my dying will tell.

And when I die, and when I'm gone,
There'll be one child born
In this world to carry on,
to carry on.

Give me my freedom for as long as I be.
All I ask of living is to have no chains on me.
All I ask of living is to have no chains on me,
And all I ask of dying is to go naturally.
Oh I want to go naturally.

Here I go,
Hey Hey!
Here comes the devil,
Right Behind.
Look out children,
Here he comes!
Here he comes! Hey...

Don't want to go by the devil.
Don't want to go by demon.
Don't want to go by Satan,
Don't want to die uneasy.
Just let me go naturally.

and when I die,
When I'm dead, dead and gone,
There'll be one child born in our world to carry on,
To carry on.

[I'mOneToo]

Let us be lovers,
We'll marry our fortunes together.
I've got some real estate here in my bag.
So we bought a pack of cigarettes,
And Mrs. Wagner's pies,
And walked off
To look for America.

"Kathy", I said,
As we boarded a Greyhound in Pittsburgh,
Michigan seems like a dream to me now.
It took me four days
To hitch-hike from Saginaw.
"I've come to look for America."

Laughing on the bus,
Playing games with the faces,
She said the man in the gabardine suit was a spy.
I said, "Be careful,
His bow tie is really a camera."

"Toss me a cigarette,
I think there's one in my raincoat."
We smoked the last one an hour ago.
So I looked at the scenery,
She read her magazine;
And the moon rose over an open field.

"Kathy, I'm lost", I said,
Though I know she was sleeping.
"I'm empty and aching and
I don't know why."
Counting the cars
On the New Jersey Turnpike
The've all come
To look for America,
All come to look for America,
All come to look for America.

[I'mOneToo]

The "backup clappers" -- wow, their suits are something else.


Well our hearts beat like thunder
I don't know why they don't explode
You got your hands in my back pockets
And Sam Cooke's singin' on the radio
You say that I'm the boy
who can make it all come true
Well I'm tellinya that I don't know
if I know what to do

You say that's all right, hold tight
Well I don't even know if I'm doin' this right
Well all right, hold tight
We can stay out all day or we can run around all night
Well all night, all night
Well it's time to go home
And I ain't even done with the night

Well I don't know no good come-ons
And I don't know no cool lines
I feel the heat of your frustration
I know it's burnin you up deep down inside
You say that I'm the boy
who can make it all come true
Well I'm tellin ya that I don't know
if I know what to do

You say that's all right, hold tight
Well I don't even know if I'm doin' this right
Well all right, hold tight
We can stay out all day or we can run around all night
Well all night, all night
Well it's time to go home
And I ain't even done with the night

[I'mOneToo]

60's special effects, even James Cameron could not have done this better



When the moon is in the seventh house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
The peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius, Aquarius

Harmony and understanding, sympathy and trust abounding
No more false hoods or derisions, golden living dreams of visions
Mystic crystal revelations, and the mind's true liberations
Aquarius, Aquarius

When the moon is in the seventh house
And Jupiter aligns with Mars
The peace will guide the planets
And love will steer the stars

This is the dawning of the age of Aquarius
Age of Aquarius
Aquarius, Aquarius
Aquarius

Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The Sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The Sunshine in
Let the sunshine, let the sunshine in
The sunshine in

[I'mOneToo]

You've got to have an ace in the hole
A little secret that nobody knows
Life is a gamble, a game we all play
But you need to save something for a rainy day

You've got to learn to play your cards right
If you expect to win in life
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole

If you're headed down a one way street
And you're not sure it's the way you wanna go
In money or love or all the above
Have a little more than what you show

When life deals out a surprise
Have a few surprises of your own
No matter what you do, no matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole

You've got to have an ace in the hole
A little secret that nobody knows
Life is a gamble, a game we all play
But you need to save something for a rainy day

You've got to learn to play your cards right
If you expect to win in life
Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole

Don't put it all on the line for just one roll
You've got to have an ace in the hole
No matter what you do, no matter where you go
You've got to have an ace in the hole

[I'mOneToo]

I read the news today oh boy
About a lucky man who made the grade
And though the news was rather sad
Well I just had to laugh
I saw the photograph.

He blew his mind out in a car
He didn't notice that the lights had changed
A crowd of people stood and stared
They'd seen his face before
Nobody was really sure
If he was from the House of Lords.

I saw a film today oh boy
The English Army had just won the war
A crowd of people turned away
but I just had to look
Having read the book.

I'd love to turn you on

Woke up, fell out of bed,
Dragged a comb across my head
Found my way downstairs and drank a cup,
And looking up I noticed I was late.
Found my coat and grabbed my hat
Made the bus in seconds flat
Found my way upstairs and had a smoke,
Somebody spoke and I went into a dream

I read the news today oh boy
Four thousand holes in Blackburn, Lancashire
And though the holes were rather small
They had to count them all
Now they know how many holes it takes to fill the Albert Hall.

I'd love to turn you on

[I'mOneToo]

Wow, tonight I sorted them differently and got a blast of British Invasion artists. All those pink fluffy clouds, where nothing could cut or scar us, on the AM radio stations. They live on, on the Lost MP3 player!


My Love - Petula Clark



My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine,
softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean,
wider than the sky
My love is brighter than the brightest star
that shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
that can ever change my love

Something happened to my heart
the day that I met you
Something that I never felt before
You are always on my mind no matter what I do
And everyday, it seems I want you more

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine,
softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean,
wider than the sky
My love is brighter than the brightest star
that shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
that can ever change my love

Once, I thought that love was meant
for anyone else but me
Once, I thought you'd never come my way
Now, it only goes to show
how wrong we all can be
For now, I have to tell you everyday

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine,
softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean,
wider than the sky
My love is brighter than the brightest star
that shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
that can ever change my love

My love is warmer than the warmest sunshine,
softer than a sigh
My love is deeper than the deepest ocean,
wider than the sky
My love is brighter than the brightest star
that shines every night above
And there is nothing in this world
that can ever change my love





Elusive Butterfly Of Love - Petula Clark



You might wake up some morning
To the sound of something moving past your window in the wind
And if you're quick enough to rise
you'll catch the fleeting glimpse of someone's fading shadow

Don't be concerned,
it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing something I'm not sure of
Across my dream with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love

Out on the new horizon,
You may see the floating motion of a distant pair of wings
And if the sleep has left your ears,
You might hear footsteps running through an open meadow

Don't be concerned,
it will not harm you
It's only me pursuing something I'm not sure of
Across my dream with nets of wonder
I chase the bright elusive butterfly of love




Downtown - Petula Clark




When you're alone and life is making you lonely
You can always go - downtown.
When you've got worries all the noise and the hurry
Seems to help
I know - downtown.
Just listen to the music of the traffic in the city
Linger on the sidewalk where the neon signs are pretty
How can you lose?
The lights are much brighter there
you can forget all your troubles
Forget all your cares
so go - downtown
Things will be great when you're - downtown
No finer place for sure - downtown
Everything's waiting for you - downtown.

Don't hang around and let your problems surround you
There are movie shows - downtown.
Maybe you know some little places to go to where they never close -
downtown.
Just listen to the rhythm of a gentle bossa nova
You'll be dancing with 'em too before the night is over happy again.
The lights are much brighter there
you can forget all your troubles
Forget all your cares
so go - downtown
Where all the lights are bright - downtown
waiting for you tonight - downtown
you're gonna be alright now
downtown
downtown
downtown (fade out)




Don't Sleep In The Subway - Petula Clark



You wander around on your own little cloud
When you don't see the why or the wherefore
You walk out on me when we both disagree
'Cause to reason is not what you care for

I've heard it all a million time before
Take off your coat, my love, and close the door

Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again

You try to be smart, then you take it to heart
'Cause it hurts when your ego is deflated
You don't realize that it's all compromise
And the problems are so overrated

Goodbye means nothing when it's all for show
So why pretend you've somewhere else to go

Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
Don't stand in the pouring rain
Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'
The night is long
Forget your foolish pride
Nothing's wrong
Now you're beside me again

Don't sleep in the subway, darlin'... (fade out)

[I'mOneToo]

Bye bye, 2010. It's been great knowin ya, and I expect 2011 to be full of more of those life changes sure to come!




Oh, yeah
Mmm

Still don't know what I was waitin' for
And my time was runnin' wild
A million dead end streets and
Every time I thought I'd got it made
It seemed the taste was not so sweet
So I turned myself to face me
But I've never caught a glimpse of
How the others must see the faker
I'm much too fast to take that test

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-changes
Don't want to be a richer man
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-changes
Just gonna have to be a different man
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
Mmm, yeah

I watch the ripples change their size
But never leave the stream
Of warm impermanence
So the days float through my eyes
But still the days seem the same
And these children that you spit on
As they try to change their worlds
Are immune to your consultations
They're quite aware of what they're goin' through

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-changes
Don't tell them to grow up and out of it
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-changes
Where's your shame?
You've left us up to our necks in it
Time may change me
But you can't trace time

Strange fascination, fascinatin'
Ah, changes are takin'
The pace I'm goin' through

Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-changes
Oh, look out you rock 'n' rollers
Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Turn and face the strange
Ch-ch-changes
Pretty soon now you're gonna get older
Time may change me
But I can't trace time
I said that time may change me
But I can't trace time

[I'mOneToo]

Doctors have come
From distant cities
Just to see me,
Stand over my bed
Disbelieving what they're seeing.

They say I must be one of the wonders,
God's own creation,
Snd as far as they see they can offer
No explanation.

Newspapers ask
Intimate questions,
What confessions;
They reach into my head
To steal the glory
Of my story.

They say I must be one of the wonders,
God's own creation,
And as far as they see they can offer
No explanation.

I believe
Fate smiled at destiny.
Laughed as she came to my cradle:
"No, this child will be able"
Laughed as my body she lifted:
"No, this child will be gifted.
With love, with patience
And with faith,
She'll make her way"

People see me,
I'm a challenge
To your balance.
I'm over your heads;
How I confound you
And astound you
to know I must be one of the wonders,
God's own creation,
And as far as you see you can offer me
no explanation.

I believe
Fate smiled and destiny.
Laughed as she came to my cradle:
"No, this child will be able"
Laughed as she came to my mother:
"Know this child will not suffer."
Laughed as my body she lifted:
"No this child will be gifted.
With love, with patience,
And with faith,
She'll make her way."

For all the walking wonders on this earth
I'm one, too.