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DON'T STOP
04:22
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DON’T STOP
You got me dizzy like a dingo in the desert
You got me giddy like a schoolboy in love
You got me shakin’ like a junkie in a fever
You got me crazy and I can’t get enough
You got me jumpin’ like a jack rabbit runnin’
What is this crazy thing I think I’m fallin’ in?
You got me burnin’ like a fire on fire
You gotta know this crazy heart is wearin’ thin
Never felt this way til you knocked on my door
Dealin’ with this feelin’ that I just can’t ignore
And I like—I really like what you’re doin’
And I like—The way you do what you do
And I like—I really like where this is goin’
And I like—Don’t stop what you’re doin’ to me, girl
Don’t stop what you’re doin’ ‘cause like it
Don’t stop what you’re doin’ to me
Don’t stop what you’re doin’ to me-- what you’re doin’ to me
What you’re doin’—what you’re doin’ to me
You got me shakin’ like a hurricane blowin’
You got me flippin’ like a feather in a storm
You got me growlin’ like a tiger in a teacup
I got the chills baby come and keep me warm
Tried to give you up but I just could not do it
Ain’t nothin’ left to do but to get right down to it
And I like . . . .
[Chorus]
We can take a holiday—you can drive me crazy all night long
Don’t you dare hold it back—you know I really like it when you come on strong
You got me moanin’ every night into my pillow
You got me feelin’ like I never felt before
You got me growlin’ like a tiger in a teacup
You got me hungry baby—got to have some more
[chorus]
[Chorus]
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2. |
GIVE IT ALL AWAY
04:10
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GIVE IT ALL AWAY
Gonna get down to the riverside
Where the ragged people pray
Gonna get my life turned upside down
Gonna give it all away—gonna give it all away
Gonna get on down to hobo town
Gotta plan my getaway
Gonna get lost among the hopeless ones
Gonna give it all away—gonna give it all away
I’m givin’ it all away—one fine day
I’m givin’ it all away—some fine day
Some day soon and it might just be today
Gonna give it all away—give it all away
Not sure who I’m supposed to be
Really don’t care anyway
Tired of this one—that’s for sure
Gonna give it all away—gonna give it all away
[Chorus]
Rent’s overdue taxman’s on my tail
Don’t know how I’m gonna pay
If I ain’t got nothin’ they got nothing to take
Gonna give it all away—gonna give it all away
[Chorus]
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MOONSHINY NIGHT
04:41
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MOONSHINY NIGHT
Whoa! Don’t the moon look good tonight?
Yea! Shinin’ down like a big spotlight
Come-on-come-on-come-on-come-on
Katy can you come out tonight?
Why? Why? Why stay in
On such a lovely night?
Every little star’s on fire
And I’m burnin’ too
I have only one desire
I just wanna be with you
I do I do I do
Whoa! Yea we’re gonna paint the town tonight
Yea! gone dancin’ in the juke box light
Put on your red high heels—let’s do it up right
Why? Why? Why? you wanna hide away
On such a night?
Can’t you hear the crickets callin’?—callin’ us away?
And just a little moonshine is gonna
Brush off the dust of the day
All’s I need’s a little moonshine and a lot of your kisses
Baby that’s the kind of shot that never ever misses
I’m gonna get my mojo right
Gonna be a moonshiny night tonight
Whoa! –a little lightnin’ in a paper cup
Yea! gonna knock it down and drink it all up
What do ya’ say? What do ya’ say?
Why don’t we stay out all night long?
Drink with the stars—close down the bars
And make love with the dawn
Just a little moonshine shinin’ to carry us away
Just a little moonshine callin’
Come on what do ya’ say?
[Chorus]
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DEAR MR. MEMORY
04:04
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DEAR MR. MEMORY
nnnnnnn….nothing was on the tube that night
Just the re-run slime
And every book that was siting on the shelf
Had been read too many times
Oh I thought it would be so nice
just to hear a friendly sound
And with a telephone book and a heart full of hope
This lonely singer called every cob-webbed friend around
Some to my surprise had been cut down on the road
Some were busy with the kids
Some had disappeared to parts unknown
Some no longer lived where they once did
Dear Mr. Memory…this is getting scary
Everyone I used to know is either dead or married
[Chorus]
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SOMETHIN' ABOUT 'CHA
04:49
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SOMETHIN’ ABOUT CHA’
You free me up inside--somethin’ I can’t deny
And you make it a brighter day
And I don’t know how else to say it
The way you sing off-key--the way you walk with me
And I don’t know if this is love
But it sure is a notch above with you
And there’s somethin’ about cha baby
You take away my blues
And there’s somethin’ about cha baby
Ain’t got nothin’ to lose
You know what? I think you see--the me inside of me
How come I feel this way?
And how come you came my way?
The way you laugh at lies--the way your laughter dies
And it seems like you know right away
The next thing I’m gonna say to you
[Chorus]
Takin away the blues in the nighttime
Takin away the blues in the day
Takin away the blues of a lifetime
You got the right time—you got the way
Yesterday there were rainy skies--they reflected in your eyes
And the wind it was in your hair--felt like I was really there
Who says you can’t believe in something you just can’t see
And love songs are hard to write
Hope I get this one right for you
[Chorus]
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MY LAST BAND
04:46
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MY LAST BAND
When JFK was gone we took to the garages
Beat out a sound on our Silvertones
We had the reverb we had tremolo
We knew some Beatles we knew some Stones
This could be my last band baby now
This could be my last band
This could be my last band baby now
This could be my last band
When Vietnam was hot we took to the streets yea!
Beat out a sound that was brave and free
We had the fuzz tones we had them wah-wah’s
We grew our hair ‘til we could not see
[Chorus]
We couldn’t hustle so we hid from the disco
Beat out a sound that was loud and brash
We had the Marshall’s cranked up to 11
We sold some Quaaludes to buy some hash
[Chorus]
Playin’ rockabilly in a funky little bar-N-grill
A little acoustic duo down in Margaritaville
Somebody wants to hear “Twist N Shout”
You know I had my fill—had my fill!
Tryin’ to get my songs on the radio
But I gotta keep ‘em out on the dance floor
With somethin’ that they already know
Sneakin’ out to the van for a couple of blows
And nothing changes but the pockets where the money goes
And every night is just another show
And JFK is just a name for an airport
And baby this is just to let you know
[Chorus]
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JUST THE WAY
04:19
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JUST THE WAY
It’s just the way that you love when you love me
It’s just the way that you do what you do
It’s just the way that you say you’re thinkin’ of me
And all through the day I find my mind’s on you
It’s just the way that I feel when you’re near me
Those little things that you do when you do
Those little things that you do endear you to me
And pick me up when I get down and blue
Just the way that you love me
Just the way that you do
Just the way that you love me
Just the way that you do
I tried to write you an honest love song
Dug way down deep and this is the best I could do
Too many thoughts too deep inside too many feelin’s
Tied up in knots just tryin’ to get through
[Chorus]
And some fine rainy day …we could hide away
And do all those things that lovers do
No matter what they say…whatever comes our way
I will never turn away from you
[Chorus]
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YOU PUT A SPELL ON ME
03:53
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YOU PUT A SPELL ON ME
I can’t sleep at night…can’t think at all
I just don’t feel right…sometimes I can’t feel at all
Oh baby can’t you see?...You put a spell on me
Consummate this love…or baby set me free
Unchain my heart…take your voodoo off me
Oh baby can’t you see?...You put a spell on me
You put a spell on me every mornin’ child
You put a spell on me every night
Love me or let me be free…take your voodoo off me
Baby can’t you see?...you put a spell on me
You dominate my nights…you dominate my days
You got the vice grips on me
And I think that you’re havin’ your way
Oh baby can’t you see?...You put a spell on me
[Chorus]
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TUNE RIDER
04:38
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TUNE RIDER
Sometimes she muses me in the nighttime
Sometimes she muses me in the day
Sometimes abuses me and she flat out refuses me
And she loses me and she holds it back
And it all just fades away
Sometimes the music comes in the mornin’
Eyes closed and floating deep in a dream
Sometimes she teases me and then-- Then she releases me
When her old man Zeus really cuts her loose
And she really lets it play
Tune Rider—and she muses me
Tune Rider—and confuses me
Tune Rider—and abuses me—bring me a tune!
Oh! Bring me a tune!
Sometimes she brings me a tune at the right time
Sometimes it’s inconvenient as hell
Sometimes the melody’s sweet
But the tempo’s wrong for this kind of a song
And the metaphor is a dinosaur and really have to say
[Chorus]
Don’t you now that you’re messin’ with my mind
When you’re takin’ too much time
I need another rhyme and I gotta have it right away
I guess I’ll keep on strummin’ cause I feel a bridge is comin’
I need a clever change in the middle of the tune and I pray…
[Chorus]
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10. |
THIS IS IT
05:22
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THIS IS IT
This is it…this is always it…right now…every day…yea
This is it…this is always it…right now…every day…yea
What it is is what it is and what it is is this
This is it…right now in the moment with you
Right here every moment is new
No time and there’s nowhere to go
Nothin’ to do and nobody home
Sunshine on a rainy day…moonlight there pavin’ the way
No time and there’s nowhere to go
Nothin’ to do--nobody home
This is it…now and here and here and now
Let’s take it higher…This is it right away
This is it…now and here and here and now
Forever on…time will fade away
Forever on…and time has come today…this is it!
What it is is what it is and what it is is this
All this in the blink of an eye
All this so incredibly high
Daytime nighttime feel I could fly
Don’t bring me down don’t ask me why
Don’t care about the time of day
Couldn’t care less if the skies are gray
Gotta be this…where I want to be
Totally gone—incredibly free
[Chorus]
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IF DOGS CAN DREAM
If dogs can dream and fish can fly
Then I can think about you any old time
You’re out of my league I must be out of my mind
But you’re under my skin—that ain’t no lie
If dogs can dream—so can I
I sent you a card to let you know how I feel
Just to let you know that my love is real
I got your reply—you said “No dice.”
At least you got back and you were somewhat nice
If dogs can dream so can I
If dogs can dream and fish can fly
If dogs can dream then so can I
And when I go to bed and close my eyes
I hug my pillow and fantasize
You’re in my arms and ain’t life grand?
I’m a happy boy and I’m a lucky man
If dogs can dream so can I
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DRUNKEN ALIENS
It was a long time ago way up in the sky
It was a wobbly UFO DWI
It was a nasty little bunch it was a renegade crew
And they was hopped up and sloppy on alien brew
Racin’ with a comet—tearin’ up the sky
Lookin’ for some trouble with their beady little eyes
Drunken Aliens! Drunken Aliens!
Drunken Aliens! Drunken Aliens!
Well they was zoomin’ round the sun they was circlin’ the moon
Yea they was weavin’ back and forth in a heavenly swoon
Well they was beamin’ up our women they was makin’ ‘em numb
And they was takin’ DNA back to where they came from
[Chorus]
I guess they got what they wanted ‘cause they headed away
I guess they got satiated-- well what more can I say?
I guess they’re clonin’ all our women then they’re havin’ their way
I bet their comin’ back for more some terrible day
[Chorus]
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Gordon Michaels Baltimore, Maryland
Gordon Michaels is a singer songwriter living in Parkville, Maryland with his wife Mary Ann and his dog, Mazie. Jack of Hearts and Tune Rider are Gordon's first album releases since his debut Stargazer on A&M Horizon Records in 1979. Gordon splits his time between writing, recording and teaching at Towson University. ... more
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