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Saturday Night Souvenir
03:45
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Saturday night, I'm tryin' to do it up right
Got me some money and I'm gonna get high as a kite
Gonna do it up right
Saturday night souvenir
- Laughing out loud drinking beer
These tokens of life we'll endear
- just one Saturday night souvenir
I'm headin' uptown, time for foolin' around
I'll find me a girl, and maybe, we'll paint the town
We're headin' uptown
CHORUS
Like waves, the hours crash and go
-The singles bars, and the disco
This Juliet and Romeo
-had their night swept out in the undertoe
The night up in smoke, with coffee, they spoke
Talkin' 'bout life, we shrugged it off, as a joke
Our night up in smoke
Till the dawns early light
- dancing laughing all night
I spent all my money,
but I'm thankful that we did it up right
- Sunday morning, bright
Saturday night souvenier
-dancing for smiles, hoisting cheers
These tokens of life to endear
-Our Saturday night souvenir
Saturday night souvenier
-Swapping a smile, trade a tear
These tokens of life we endear
-Many Saturday night... it's a Saturday Night souvenir
© 1990 Thomas R. Haynes
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2. |
Why Should I Care
03:38
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SITTING OUT ON THE BACK PORCH
- LET THE WORLD ROLL ON BY
LET THE GIRL TURN HER BACK ON ME
- WHY SHOULD I EVEN CRY
SO MANY SUMMER LOVES OUT THERE
- CONVERTIBLES DOWN WITH THE SUN IN THEIR HAIR
DOES LOVE TREAT THEM ALL UNFAIR?
- I'M ALONE WITHOUT A CARE
LET THE GIRL WALK OUT ON ME
I KNOW I GAVE IT MY BEST TRY
FALL ASLEEP BY THE TELEPHONE
- DREAMIN' WITH THE RADIO ON
AWOKEN BY A HEARTBREAK SONG
- I DREAMED YOU CALLED, BUT THAT WAS WRONG
WISH I COULD BE ELSEWHERE
- A HOLLYWOOD STAR, OR A MILLIONAIRE
WOULD LOVE, SEEM SO UNFAIR?
- I'M MOVIN' ON, I DON'T CARE
some say, all in love and war is fair
I'm movin' on, why should I care
From now on, I don't care
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A hungry heart, starvin' for affection
A shy man, making no connections
Gotta take a chance, to find your romance
Leave your ego behind, hang it on the line
Ya gotta go out, out 'n' get it
Out 'n' get it, Ain't no one, gonna hold yer hand
Cause Loniness makes a brave man
Shy don't, it won't get it, gotta do, do the best you can
Cause loneliness makes a brave man
Give each chance a try, don't let her pass you by
Leave your ego behind, have an open mind
Quiet and shy, well now, that's just the kind of guy he is
He's gonna have to change his ways
If he's gonna get a kiss
Throw your love upon the wall, somethin's bound to stick
Ya never have a choice, if ya never pick
Forget the poor me, you'll learn how rich good love can be
You just say the word, then enjoy her company
Ya gotta go out, out 'n' get it,
Ain't no one, gonna hold yer hand
Loniness makes a brave man
Shy don't, it won't get it, gotta do, do the best you can
Cause loneliness makes a brave man
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Young years as a child
Teenagers runnin wild
A courtship and marriage begins
Children come new, then the children grew
How fast the circle spins
Middle aged in our prime
What was done with the time
kids married, grandchildren begin
a retiree, the good life so free
How fast the circle spins
Tales of life we reel, spun on a ticking wheel
turn the page, and your life's begun
Each decade a change, our lives rearranged
The night spins, a new morning has come
Turning pages on the wheel
closing chapters to seal
Praise be mine, for each his blessed day
Crossing lifes divides, wading troubled tides
How fast lifes circle spins
A novel life we steal, times hands shuffle the deal
each season, each decade a change
Turn the page then move on, our bodies change
The night spins the morning to dawn
Stories that we feel, not numb to the ticking wheel
Turn the page, remember, recall
Each decade a change, our lives are gauged
Love spins us to Kingdom Come... How fast, the circle spins
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5. |
Here's to You
04:15
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Here's to you - side by side,
through those very young days
Here's to me - with a smile
to all our wild ways
Search for the fun that's lost to the past
Or the present that just doesn’t last
Believe in the future of fun and delight
Pray it’s not a fools paradise
Here's to all - The kind souls,
respectful and pure
Here's to thee - For his strength,
we’ll stay sound and secure
pray for the highs, recall the fun in our lives
Conscious that the laughs may not last
Take the good and the bad, the happy and sad,
be thankful for all that we’ve had
Here's to you - side by side,
through our very young days
Here's to me - cheers to all,
a toast for always
Here's to the caring, and the carrying on
To the tears and the promises gone
So put it behind, that doubtful heart,
away from the dark we’ll make a clear start
Here's today - our most precious,
moment in life
Here's tonight - Lost in the dark,
find the brightess of light
Here’s to me, here’s to you,
here’s to all we’ve been through,
Here’s today and tonight
may tomorrow be bright,
Here’s to all, here’s to Thee, live your days joyfully
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6. |
Memories that Linger
04:37
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THIS FEELING OF NOW- A WONDERFUL SHOW
IN YOUR MINDS EYE - VISIONS YOU KNOW
THEY COME ACROSS STRONG -AND YOU WANT IT TO LAST
LIFES PERFECT PICTURE - YOU’RE PART OF THE CAST
MEMORIES GROW THINNER, A MILD AFTERGLOW
DON'T WAIT FOR THE CURTAIN - FINISH THE SHOW
HEARTS FLYING HIGH - BURNED OUT BELOW
MEMORIES THAT LINGER LONG AFTER WE GO
SAD THOUGHTS TO BE HAD - SOME COMEDY
SOMEONE LAUGHS - MORE TEARS FROM ME
TRAJEDY AND HUMOR - A DANCE AND A SONG
TRY NOT TO WORRY - WE NEED TO BELONG
LOVERS MAY LINGER-AS THEY SOMETIMES DO
THERE'S NO ENCORE - WE'RE ALONE FEELING BLUE
HEARTS FLYING HIGH - OUR FEELINGS IN TOW
FEELINGS THAT LINGER LONG AFTER THE SHOW
HEARTS HIGH UP IN THE SKY
OH, YOU SMILE CAUSE YOU KNOW, OH, OH
THESE MEMORIES THAT LINGER
ARE WHAT WE LOVE SO, THEY WON'T LET YOU GO, NO, NO
A BLACK AND WHITE BLUR - A CLOSE UP KISS
LATE NIGHT RERUNS - DREAMS WE SO MISS
AS THE CREDITS ROLL - IT OPENS UP YOUR SOUL
THESE FEELING OF HOW - THEY WON'T LET YOU GO... NO, NO
MOMENTS THAT LINGER - ON LIFES SUPER SCREEN
YOUR LIFETIME PERFORMANCE - IS SLIGHTLY OBSCENE
HEARTS HIGH UP IN THE SKY
YOU SMILE CAUSE YOU KNOW
MEMORIES THAT LINGER ARE WHAT WE LOVE SO
HEARTS FLYING HIGH
AND OUR FEELINGS IN TOW
THESE MEMORIES THAT LINGER
ARE WHAT WE LOVE SO, OH, OH WON'T LET YOU GO, NO, NO
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7. |
With Clear Blue Eyes
02:27
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Stars hanging low • such a clear big sky
Cool summer night • one day I’ll die
My sons will grow • from kids to guys
They’ll watch these starry nights • with clear blue eyes
Such a clear big sky • seen with clear blue eyes
Wanna hear the pines • lonely chorus
Mountains become whales • in this ocean of forest
Let the wind whip • cast the moon glow
Open the clouds • and watch the show
open your eyes • and, watch the show
Feel my warm fire • sip my beer
Far from the crowd • way out here
Your eyes are the stars • clear and bright
Your mind is the sky • with horizons wide
Strong as the stone • calm as the night
You'll find your peace • and feel the might
Clear blue eyes • and feel his might
I want my children to love • the whispering pine
Big problems seems small • under the glow of star shine
Star hanging low • such a clear big sky
Cool summer night, seen with • Clear Blue Eyes... clear blue eyes
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8. |
Playing in My Ears
05:08
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AWOKEN FROM A SOUND SLEEP,
ON A SATURDAY NIGHT
A SQUEEZE BOX ACCORDION,
WAS SOUNDIN' OH SO RIGHT
THE RHYTHM OF THE GUITAR,
WAS BANGIN' LOUD AND CLEAR
SING ANOTHER CHORUS,
AND DRINK, ANOTHER BEER
Candy kisses, wrapped in paper
-Beautiful, beautiful brown eyes
Quand le soleil dit bonjour aux montagnes
-These melodies will endure
Mem'ries that play, in my ears
- Still play in my ears
THEY WERE GREEN MOUNTAIN YANKEES
AT A BARN DANCES IN THE FORTIES
HE SANG, "CIGAREETS AND WHISKEY",
SHE SANG, "KEEP THEM ICY FINGERS OFF OF ME
MOM AND DAD WERE MARRIED,
BEFORE HE LEFT FOR THE WAR
AND FOURTY YEARS OF OVERTIME,
AND WEEKENDS WITH HIS GUITAR
PRETZELS AND POPCORN, CUSSIN’ AND BEER
BULL HEADS IN THE FRYING PAN, VACATION TIME EACH YEAR
FOOT STOMPIN’ ON THE LINOLEUM,
OLD JOKES, BEFORE EACH SONG
HOW ‘BOUT THE TENNESSEE POLKA,
MOMMA SINGS ALONG, SINGIN’…
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Carousel
03:57
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CAROUSEL, TURN MY LIFE AROUND
SPIN YOUR WURLITZER MUSIC AS IT
FILLS THE PARK ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
CAROUSEL, TURN OUR FROWNS AROUND
MOVING WITH YOUR MAGIC MOTION
SPINNING AND SPELLBOUND
ORGAN PIPES AND MIRRORS,
ORANGE PINK AND GREEN
GALLOPING HORSES, UP AND DOWN
GRAB THE REINS AND DREAM
A LADY RIDES SIDE SADDLE,
HER DRESS FLOWS WITH THE AIR
CHILDREN SCREAM, LOVERS DREAM,
THE WHEEL WILL TAKE YOU THERE
CAROUSEL, TURN OUR LIVES AROUND
SPIN YOUR WURLIZER MUSIC
FILL THE PARK ON THE EDGE OF TOWN
CAROUSEL, TURN OUR FROWNS AROUND
MIXING UP YOUR MAGIC POTION
SPINNING US SPELLBOUND
INSIDE A GAZEBO BUILDING
THIS PLEASURE FROM THE PAST
COLORS, LIGHTS AND SOUND
TURNING SMOOTH AND FAST
CHILDREN HOLD ON TIGHT,
AS THE TICKET MAN RINGS THE BELL
AN OLD MAN BRACES... HIS MIND RACES,
A TIME REMEMBERED WELL
I’M FOR THE MOMENT
AS I FIND THE CHILD IN ME
THIS HUGE WHEEL GAINS SPEED
AND THE MUSIC SETS ME FREE
CAROUSEL, TURN MY WORLD AROUND
SPIN YOUR WURLIZER MUSIC
FILL OUR HEARTS WITH YOUR SOUND
CAROUSEL, TURN OUR FROWNS AROUND
TURN ME WITH YOUR MAGIC MOTION
SPINNING AND SPELLBOUND
TURN OUR LIVES AROUND...
SPIN YOUR JOYOUS SOUND…
THE TURNTABLE SPINS, A MARCH BEGINS,
OUR FROWNS TURNED UPSIDE DOWN
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10. |
Out on A Limb
04:19
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When I was a young boy, climbing a tree
I was going high, feeling free
Out on a limb... I lost my grip
When I felt my hands, begin to slip
Then I got this thought...
For a second or two, my world stopped, and I knew
I was gonna fall hard, there was nothin' I could do
I was out on a limb
When I was a young man, with my steady girl
so free, no care in the world
We were out one night, I was kissin' her lip
when I felt my heart, begin to slip
Then I got this thought
For a second or two, my world stopped, and I knew
Falling hard, nothing much to do
Out on a limb
For a few, frozen seconds in time
You know your life, is on the line
Your helpless, and hopeless
To turn around
And ya see your world, come crashin' down
When we got married, raised a family
We where working hard, growin' our family tree
Drifted apart, broken hearts,
Patience wearing thin,
Out on a limb
When I felt our love begin to slip, it occured to me...
For a second or two, the world stopped, I knew
Fallin' hard, nothin' left to do
Out on a limb, with nothin' left to do
Out on a limb, out on a limb, out on limb
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11. |
The O's and Ones
03:53
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A fork in the road
pick and you choose
You can't cruise the center
It's win or lose
You can eat yer cake
you can’t keep it too
The choices we see
Will be one or two
binary life is a fork at each turn
Each path a choice, we live and we learn
Our destinys, are charted from the start
The best mapped course, flows from the heart
gray is a drag
there's only black and white
night into day
dark into light
Binary life-
Is obvious to see
The 0h’s and One's
no 2’s or 3’s
Married or single
believer or not
ya will or ya won’t
be free or caught
young, new or old
You'll be lost then found
Through thick and thin
We're all glory bound
Your hand is dealt - you don't get to choose
He makes the deal - win or lose
So pick a direction, How will you play?
Wrong or right - Just have faith and Pray
O's n ones... O's and ones
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12. |
Comfort in Anaheim
04:02
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An Anaheim bar ‘cross from Disneyland
Dancers dance to a jukebox band
The private sits and orders a round
Next week he’ll be • in Viet Nam
These Marines all look the same
The young, the foolish and the many
They’re looking for a small comfort
Comforts are few • if any
When the world leaves ya feelin' small • and time may seem so unfair
It's gonna be, a very long haul • he'll return on a wing and a prayer
When the good days are dwindled short • it seems you're runnin' low on time
Hold on to the moment • a small comfort in Anaheim
The dancer likes “Sweet Caroline”
Why is she captured by this song?
She spins slowly to the rhythm & rhyme
The passion in her movement • carries him along
The private slowly sips away
Rum & coke starts to dim his view
As his time quickly slips away
She caresses the air • and his thoughts too
When the world leaves ya feelin' small • time vanishes into thin air
He's bound for a very long haul • and return on a wing and a prayer
When life feels like it's getting short • and you feel you're on a thin line
Grab hold of the moment • cuz it's your last night in Anaheim
Maybe love can be as small • a moment so slight and slim
n love he’ll fall, before last call • when the lights begin to dim
When you land at the next port • She’ll carry you back to the time
Dancing back into your memory • of your last night in Anaheim
Comfort in Anaheim
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Plastic Covered Photo
07:43
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Out of the corner of his pocket I saw • a plastic covered photo
I asked if it was his wife • He nodded with a glow
She’s dreaming in Mobile • the sea spices the air
his plastic covered photo • takes him to her there
As he told me, I could taste, the cookies she could bake
And how he’d give anything to feel • the love they would make
Swapping many stories • how we longed to be back there
It would help shorten the hours • in the dark jungle air
I would watch him dream endlessly • at the photo that he carried
Staring at his blue eyed bride • and the day that they were married
It was wrapped in plastic baggies • in a pocket close to his heart
So she was close to his endless love • in these moments they were apart
Out of the corner of his pocket I saw • a plastic covered photo
He said she was his life • His eyes said it was so
She’s sleeping in Mobile • and dreams without a care
his plastic covered photo • takes him to her there
It seemed as though I knew her • though we’d never met
That morning in Mobile • restlessly she slept
The morning wind blew the poncho off • the body that it covered
And I’ll never forget these thoughts • and what my stare discovered
She wouldn’t know for days • her heartbreak and what I found
She didn’t know I felt her sorrow • I tied the poncho down
Out of the corner of his pocket • I saw the plastic covered photo
How close he held her to the end • I knew she’d never know
She’s sleepless in Mobile • his cologne she puts on her pillow
How he smelled, and how she longed • to see his smiling face aglow
She prays to him in darkness • a warm glow answers her prayers
His photo on her nightstand • Takes Her to him there
In heaven, she knows he's there... he's there
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Red, White and Blue
03:21
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AS A CHILD WE ALL WOULD STAND AND SING
-MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE
AND I’D FEEL THE PRIDE SWELL WITHIN MY HEART
-OUR HOME THE LAND OF THE FREE
DEEP IN MY SOUL I HOLD,
A PLACE THAT BELIEVES A TRUTH
THAT A MAN CAN LIVE AND DREAM HIS DREAMS
IF THE WINDS WAVE THE RED, WHITE AND BLUE
STAND BESIDE MISS LIBERTY
-SHE’S SEEN THE TIRED AND POOR
AND THE GOLDEN GATES LANES LEAD TO REST
-FROM WEST TO EASTERN SHORE
AS A SOLDIER WE PLEDGED TO GUARD THESE SHORES
-IDEALS THAT HAVE KEPT US FREE
AS THESE FRIENDS LAY DOWN THEIR LIVES FOR ALL
-THEIR MEMORIES WILL LIVE WITH ME
DEEP WITHIN THEIR SOULS THEY HELD
A PLACE THAT BELIEVES A TRUTH
THEY GAVE THEIR LIVES SO WE'D LIVE OUR DREAMS
-WE COVERED THEM IN RED, WHITE and BLUE
AS WE SING-”OH, SAY CAN YOU SEE”
- WE'VE BEEN BLESSED SO FORTUNATELY
SO LET THE PRIDE, SWELL WITHIN THE HEART
-AS AMERICAN, AND PROUD TO BE
TO ALL WHO WORKED AND GAVE SO MUCH
- I SING SO LOUD AND TRUE
SO OUR CHILDREN CAN SING, AND DREAM THEIR DREAMS
-IN OUR LAND RED, WHITE AND BLUE
Our land, May God Bless You
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15. |
This Ain't No Party
04:27
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A little off the wall, just once in a while
A tad off center, might be my style
The ricochete zing, might drive you wild
Swallow the bait, with a main stream smile
It all awaits you, these dire straits
Your waking hours in, sleepless states
You are the dude, completley rude
Come un-glued, with that, attitude
Cover your butts, and smoke your joints
Go try to feel, lifes, finer points
You won't subscribe, so what's to say
You lost the light, darken the day
So, gun the gunboats, and hoist your sails
Drag your butts, and, move your tails
This ain't no party, till the "fat one" sings
You'll feel no pleasure till, it really stings
Jump on the bus, with your, chump change
Asshole to elbow, ain't, all that strange
Pop your tarts, and, blow your horns
Drive on, drive on, through out this storm
When life's a drag, pick up the slack
Life's a groove, it's a, railroad track
Make you scream, feel the noise
Squeeze the pain, and, kiss the joys
So, gun the gunboats, hoist your sails
Drag your butts, move your tails
This ain't no party, till the "fat one" sings
You'll feel no pleasure till, it really stings
• • • •
So, gun the gunboats, and hoist your sails
Drag your butts, and, move your tails
This ain't no party, till the "fat one" sings
You'll feel no comfort till, freedom rings... hear them ring
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16. |
Two Hearts Rocking Slow
04:03
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WHEN I PICKED YOU UP AT YOUR HOUSE
I GOT THIS NERVOUS HIGH
SUDDENLY, ANXIETY
BUILDING UP, INSIDE OF ME
FLASH A SMILE DIVINE
MY HEART WAS BEATING DOUBLE TIME
MY FACE FELT FLUSH
I FELT THE RUSH
THE TIDE STARTS TO FLOW - TWO HEARTS ROCKIN' SLOW
WATCHING YOU LAUGH - DANCING SO TIGHT
THE MORNING HELPED US SAY "GOODNIGHT"
THE WARM BREEZE FEELS SO GOOD
THE SKYLINE LOOKS SO FINE
I LONG TO HOLD YOU TIGHT
AS OUR HEARTS ENTWINE
THE BEST OF THIS
A LITTLE KISS
YOU STEAL BREATH
CALM THE NERVOUSNESS
THE TIDE STARTS TO FLOW - TWO HEARTS ROCKIN' SLOW
WATCHING YOU LAUGH - IN THE TWILIGHT
THE MORNING HELPED US SAY "GOODNIGHT"
ooo
THE TIDE STARTS TO FLOW - TWO HEARTS ROCKIN' SLOW
WE FOUND LOVE - AND BECAME FRIENDS
LET'S FIND THE TIME, AND ROCK AGAIN
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17. |
Square Meal Woman
03:54
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I Need a square meal woman for better or worse
A fluid lady to wet my thirst
Don't wanna diet, don't wanna fake
Don't wanna fry it, just shake and bake
Oh yeah, I need a square meal woman
Substantial like a slice of bread
-I don't mind bein overfed
Wholesome as a cup of milk
-The creamiest Puddin', she'd be as smooth as silk
Oh yeah, I'd be my square meal woman
Hot and heavy like a bowl of chili-Not too corny and not too silly
She's as rare as a good T-bone steak-Sweeter than a chocolate cake
Oh yeah, that's my square meal woman
Nutty as a pecan pie
-Oh Mamma, watch the whipped cream fly!
Set the table and don't take my place
-Leave the napkins, forget the grace
No low-cal gal-No health food flunky
-I want the seven basics, no junk food junky
If you wants the lamb, she got the chops
-She gots the jam when the toaster pops
Oh yeah, That's my square meal woman
"Three many cooks", they spoil the soup
-The proof is in the puddin', so don't regroup
She'll heat up yer stove, she ain't no chicken
-Watch the meatloaf and let your gravy thicken
Oh yeah, My square meal woman
Come on Daisy, let's ham it up
-kick out the jams and the peanutbutter cup
Popeye says, "I yam what I yam!"
-Don't hold back, pass the spinach m'am
I Need a square meal woman for better or worse
A fluid lady to wet my thirst
Don't wanna diet, don't wanna fake
Don't wanna fry it, just shake and bake
Oh yeah, she'll be my square meal woman
every night and day-that's what I say
Oh yeah, I need me...a square meal woman
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