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by Tom Haynes

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1.
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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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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Loneliness Makes a Brave Man 04:48
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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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How Fast the Circle Spins 05:31
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Seventeen songs inspired via love, life and longevity, children, war and patriotism to the title track inspiration of the center town, Hartford, Carousel.

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released September 11, 2015

written, recorded, mastered: Tom Haynes

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