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Pedal Down
03:46
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Pedal down now
It’s ninety more miles to Portland, Maine
It’s getting darker now
Got to find a place to lay my head
Or maybe I’ll just keep going
Push on up the coast
I’m tired but I can’t sleep
Afraid to stop my car
My worries might catch up with me
The past has been haunting me
Since the Mass, New Hampshire line
There’s something nice about feeling small
Like you could so completely disappear
There’s something safe about a big, big world
It makes it easy when you just want to hide
So, I’m driving on
Think I’ll just fade into the night
Think I’ll just fade into the night
Going somewhere
Don’t know where, it could be anywhere
I guess I’ll end up
Wherever this highway takes me
It’s not that I’m running
I just don’t want to be found
I’m lost but I’ll be back by next week
Afraid to stop myself
I might catch up with me
The past has been haunting me
Since I let myself remember
There’s something nice about feeling small
Like you could so completely disappear
There’s something safe about a big, big world
It makes it easy when you just want to hide
So, I’m driving on
Think I’ll just fade into the night
Think I’ll just fade into the night
Think I’ll just fade into the night
Think I’ll just fade into the night
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Surprise Me
05:55
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I got a letter from a friend of mine
She said she was just thinking about me
She was driving home on an overcast afternoon
Underneath a canopy of fall leaves
In life there are only a few guarantees
The leaves will change every autumn
In the springtime, they’ll return
You wonder how you ever lived without them
Have you ever had something happen
That takes you by surprise
Reminds you that you are alive
And you do, you do indeed feel
But me, I’m living from moment to moment
One little surprise to the next
Somehow you’re like the leaves
Always changing but always there
You always, yeah you always
You always surprise me
I called up a friend of mine
Said I was just thinking about her
I was driving home on a cool clear day
Just thanking God for all my blessings
Only a few things I know for sure
I can’t wait to hold you again
I can’t sleep when you’re not around
You remind me that everything is ok
Have you ever had something happen
That takes you by surprise
Reminds you, you are alive
And you do, you do indeed feel
I’m wanting to hold you close
It’s surprising how safe you are
I know we’re always changing
I’m not worried, you’re always there
You always, yeah you always
You always surprise me
You always, yeah you always
You always surprise me
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The Hand Song
03:47
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I thought about writing you a poem
With words like cherish and adore
Too bad, I’m not a poet
I thought about picking you some flowers
I would put them in a vase with water
Too bad, they would make me sneeze
So, I’ll give you my hand
It’s all I can afford to lose
You can hold it as long as you want to
This is the kind of song
Makes you feel like crying and you don’t know why
Reminds you, you’ve got no hand to hold
It’s for all the lonely, lonely people out there
Everybody feels lonely sometimes
So, here is my idea
I think all the people of the world who’s got no hand to hold
Should get together and hold each other
Hold each other
Hold each other
Hold each other
Hold each other
Hold each other
Hold onto each other
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Brother Jack Altoona, Pennsylvania
Brother Jack gleans inspiration from old fashioned gospel music, foot-stomping drinking songs, and long winded storytellers. He has a love for words, both written and sung. If you like weird folk music and storytelling, check out Brother Jack!
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