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Still In Love
03:17
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Little lady with the dark brown hair, what you doing sitting way over there?
Come here darling, I’m in love with you.
Sweetest girl that I’ve ever seen, Oh baby don’t be so mean.
Come here darling, I’m in love with you.
Well you got my heart, and you got my soul.
Woman I hope that you know.
Baby, I’m in love
Baby, I’m still in love
Baby, I’m still in love with you
Now we’ve been together a while, I still think you got grace and style.
Come here darling, I’m in love with you.
You’re everything that I ever need, Baby don’t make me beg and plead.
Come here darling, I’m in love with you.
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2. |
The Luckiest Man Alive
03:08
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When I get home in the evening
I start feeling that feeling
I wanna dance up on the ceiling
I wanna be with you
Wake up early in the morning
Even though I’m yawning
You know I’m feeling that longing
I wanna be with you
The one thing I can say when I start to feel this way
I’m the luckiest man alive 4X then stop on !
Let’s take a little walk downtown
See what’s going on around town
And when the sun start going down
I wanna be with you
When I’m coming home at night
You’re such a beautiful sight
I’m makin’ sure I treat you right
I wanna be with you
There’s one thing I can say when I start to feel this way
I’m the luckiest man alive
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3. |
It Ain't Easy
03:42
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I wish that I could talk to my younger self
And tell him there’s no need for so much crying
Think of all the children born every minute
Even when there’s so many people dying
It’s gonna be alright
It’s gonna be alright
There’s so many things that you don’t know
So many places for you to go
And you‘re lonely
But you won’t be
And you‘re lonely
But you won’t be...
Sometimes I sit around talking to myself
And remind me that I’m really doing okay
It’s hard to remember things ain’t so bad anymore
And tomorrow really is a whole new day
Now I’m writing a letter to my future self
And hopefully it helps me to get along
Gonna keep it in my pocket and read it now and then
And maybe then I can sit around and sing this song
It Ain’t Easy
It Ain’t Easy
It Ain’t Easy
It Ain’t Easy
It Ain’t Easy…..
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4. |
The Currency of Dreamers
02:28
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Satisfaction is just you reaction to your position relative to your wishes.
Time is the currency of dreamers.
Money is just paper on the fire.
No sooner did your hand I shake,
And you was talkin’ about a break.
I knew I had something you would never.
You were a has been. I was a never been.
But surely we could learn from each other.
You surely know.
You’d trade it all for that one call.
And time is the currency of dreamers.
Money is just paper on the fire.
Count your blessings. Count ‘em all.
As seas are deep, as ships are tall.
Yeah, And time is the currency of dreamers.
Money is just paper on the fire.
Money is just paper on the fire.
Yeah, money is just paper on the fire.
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5. |
Pennsylvania Bound
03:40
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Young cousin Johnny was the first to go
Left for the States just seventeen years old
Spent all his money with nothing to show
Cousin Johnny was first to go
I made up mind, it was time to go North
Sold all of my things for what they were worth
“I can’t just stay here walking back and forth”
It was time to head up North
Left Tegucigalpa on a Saturday night
Was in Guatemala before the sun’s light
“ don’t miss my home and it doesn’t feel right”
I left on a Saturday night
And I’m Pennsylvania bound
Outside Philadelphia my family is found
Traveled four thousand miles on American Ground
I’m Pennsylvania bound
In Nuevo Laredo we started to walk
There were 30 other people and we barely talked
And 3 dead bodies laid out on the rocks
In Laredo we started to walk
We walked for 3 days on the Rio Grand
My feet growing tired from walking the land
But I felt I was finally making my stand
3 days on the Rio Grand
Just into Texas we got in the van
Held up at gunpoint by a once trusted man
“Now we’re headed for Houston as fast as we can.”
In Texas we go in the van
3 days of driving across the U.S.
Hadn’t eaten in days and could use a good rest
“When I see my sister I’ll be feeling blessed.”
3 days across the U.S.
Pulled up to a house in the suburbs somewhere
Saw my sister face and her long curly hair
And I cried with a feeling of joy and despair
Finally, in the suburbs somewhere
Now I’m working off my debt and planning to save
I keep telling myself that I’ve got to be brave
“Gotta work like a slave and disappear like a wave.”
I’m here now and planning to save
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6. |
Born a Sinner
03:36
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Since the day I was born,
I’d already done wrong
Before I drew my first breath, the sinner in me was strong.
Mom and Dad were trying to do right.
Tried to keep me in God’s sight.
Trying to bring me God’s love,
Trying to bring me to the light.
So after just a little while
they said, “God bless our child.”
Pour that holy water on his big, Irish head and tell us he’s sanctified.
‘Cuz I was born a sinner,
can’t escape my fate.
Better get down on my knees and pray before it’s much too late.
But then as I got older,
I grew a chip on my shoulder
Why do carry so much guilt and shame
that it feels like I’m under a boulder?
I said to the Lord above,
I don’t feel your love
All I see is greed and hate and
pushin’ always coming to shove.
So then I made up my mind,
It was time that I realized
I gotta see things my own way,
gotta see with ‘em my own eyes
‘Cuz I was born a sinner,
can’t escape my fate.
I’ll never get down on my knees and pray, it’s already much too late.
Dear Universe, whatever you are, sparkling be your stars. In vacuum doth rotate, in space doth locate, our pale blue dot named Earth. Give us more days to breathe the world’s air and forgive us not for we are not evil. Lead us into enlightenment and deliver us from ignorance. For wine is delicious, and food is nutritious, and love is for everyone everywhere. Can I get an “Amen”?
Since the day I was born,
I’d already done wrong
Before I drew my first breath, the sinner in me was strong.
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7. |
Think I'll Be A Good Dad
02:19
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I think I’ll be a good dad
Teach ‘em how to tell what’s good or bad
Give ‘em everything I never had
Yeah, I think I’ll be a good dad
Well, I’ll be tough but fair
I’ll help my daughter comb her hair
And I’ll teach ‘em all how to share
Yeah, I’ll try to be tough but fair
‘Cause I got good woman
Yeah I got a good woman
She knows she’s a good woman
And she knows I’m gonna treat her right
And when ya got a good woman. Yeah
You better do the best you can
Yeah, you better do the best you can, man
I’ll keep ‘em on their toes
Telling jokes and makin’ sloppy joes
Even sayin’ “stop pickin’ your nose!”
Yeah, try to keep ‘em all on their toes
I’ll make their momma proud
She might even say it out loud
Hope I never lose one in a crowd
Yeah, try to make their momma proud
‘Cuz all I really want
Is a happy heart
And a home to call my own
And when you’re here with me
That’s all I need
So I’ll never feel alone.
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8. |
Red Moon of Rafina
04:20
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Red moon of Rafina take me home again
I wanna be back on the porch with my friends
I’ve only got two week left here in Athens
Red moon of Rafina take me home.
Cicadas singing softly in the olive trees
The cats are busy sleeping in the yard
Walking slowly down the hill to the bakery
When we’re going downhill it ain’t so far
At a table under a tree we’re drinking cold Raki
Then we’ll walk up the hill ‘cause we don’t have a car
Waking up early eating yogurt and fruit
Walking down to swim Ble Limanaki
Sitting in the sun drying your bathing suit
Then we’ll have an early dinner at Limani
You’re staring at the square reliving your youth (plateia, kids, bouzouki, sound design, mr. kite)
So I kiss you on the hand and then you walk home with me.
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9. |
Scratchin' Post Blues
02:56
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You’re my kitten, baby
And I’m your scratchin’ post
You’re my kitten, baby
And I’m your scratchin’ post
Well, I never told you, woman
But you’re the one I love the most
Well, you never call me baby
And, girl, I wish you would
Yeah, you never call me honey
And, girl, I wish you would
I’d say come on over here
You know I can make ya feel good
Say my name, say my name, baby
I love it when you say my name
Say my name, say my name, honey
I love it when you say my name
Tell me what you like, darling
And I’ll be sure to do the same
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10. |
Home Away From Home
03:12
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It’s my home away from home
Where I never feel alone
It’s the only place I see your smiling face
It’s my home away from home
If you like good music
I can tell you where to go
The Philadelphia Folk Fest
Is the best place that I know
It’s our brigadoon here
And it only lasts so long
So while we’re here together
Why don’t you sing us a song?
We go every summer
with our entire family
If you’re going to be there too
Won’t you come and visit me? (cacaw!)
If you don’t know how to play
Well, you can always sing along
But if you know how to play a chord or three (or four)
Won’t help us play this song?
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Reverend TJ McGlinchey Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Reverend TJ McGlinchey's album “Still In Love” (GrindEthos Records) harkens back to the golden age of recording and is reminiscent of Harry Nilsson, Tom Petty, and Dr. John.
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