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Would It Feel Nice
03:51
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Would it feel nice if you could get credit for
All of those times you took a fall
Would it feel right to not compare yourself
I think you’ll find that you’re doing alright
I think you’ll find that you’re doing alright
Would it feel good to hold your head up high
Know that you got it under control
Standing strong through the storm
I think you’ll find that you’re doing alright
I think you’ll find that you’re doing alright
Sway with the wind and let the storm pass you by (oh pass you by)
This isn’t the end it’s just another chapter in your life
Would it feel nice to know who you are
Taking your steps and choosing a pathIt’s like there’s too much in our mind
I think you’ll find that you’re doing alright
I think you’ll find that you’re doing alright
I think you’ll find that you’re doing alright
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2. |
Pay Now or Pay Later
03:27
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Strolling down the street
To the marketplace we go
How much for these flowers please
It’s all I need to know
Pay now or pay later
Exactly like the story that we’ve heard
Fix it up today or in the future
Pay now or pay later
That dog in the neighbourhood
May have seen me once before
If I could see me the way she sees
I know I’d see much more
Sometimes the day is easy
Smooth riding and smooth talk
Sometimes these days elude me
It’s like I’m learning how to walk
Pay now or pay later
Exactly like the stories that we’ve heard
Fix it up today or in the future
Pay now or pay later
I don’t wanna be lost I wanna be cruising
I can follow the noise all the way to the end
This is where I belong right in the mood of the day
By the end of a song we could be far so far away
We could be far so far so far
So far so far so far
So far so far so far
So far so far so far
So far so far so far
(Pay now later)
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Keep It Tropical
03:24
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I am Pacific Ocean meet you there
Slow motion it never ends
Hello fresh morning feeling cool
Eagle soaring read the room
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropi tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropi tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropical)
See the outline a new design
Go silhouette take my breath
A new day come the old day went
Holding on for as long as we can
Looking for an easy ride hypnotise
Haven’t met before but you feel like home
Cosmic change in the air
Keep holding on cause it’s worth the wait
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropi tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropi tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical
Lazy cool holding smooth
Tell a story there’s no rules
Fiesta slow leaving home
Point and shoot yeah we’re heading home
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropi tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropi tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropical)
(Keep it tropi tropical keep it tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropi tropical)
Keep it tropi tropical (keep it tropical)
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Usually An Avalanche
03:12
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We keep on steady light on heavy
I need to know what you’re all about
Swing easy cool it feel it
You cast your spells while you’re walking around
Slow fade quiet place
Stacking up the letters forming something to say
I know when I’m on the edge
Usually an avalanche in my head
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
I’m here in balance I keep here in balance
But I don’t mind a little dance to find my way
We might say it’s not a race
But I don’t wanna let these moments fall away
Saltwater going under I see us in a paradise someday
Slow motion a beautiful thread
You know you’re the avalanche in my head
I love your way
I love your way
We keep on steady light on heavy
I need to know what you’re all about
Swing easy cool it feel it
You cast your spells while you’re walking around
Slow fade quiet place
Stacking up the letters forming something to say
I know when I’m on the edge
Usually an avalanche in my head
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
I’m here in balance I keep here in balance
But I don’t mind a little dance to find my way
We might say it’s not a race
But I don’t wanna let these moments fall away
Saltwater going under I see us in a paradise someday
Slow motion a beautiful thread
You know you’re the avalanche in my head
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
Keeping moments collecting moments
Stacking up the pile higher every day
There’s only so much that I can take
Before the avalanche in my head
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
I love your way
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Floating
04:18
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Don’t wanna be alone let me hear your song
Push me down that road and make it feel like home
Then on the weekend playing my shamisen
Six days an album met a girl from Rotterdam
I’m overseas my luggage is lost again
Three nights here in a tipi on the sand
I was looking I was searching
I found some daisies dancing by the ocean
Two different colours and your eyes are a potion
Have fun in Asheville
Keep on rolling keep it floating
I am not scared ‘cause I know I’ll see you again
Massage my belly boy am I ready
I’ll take a salad and a coffee €7.20
Let’s have a boogie keep the beat nice and steady
My socks are full of sand but they are pretty handy
Apachichi ababobo dishes at 10pm my head is going
cuckoo
And I was thinking (thinking) how you doing (doing)
And what’s your favourite food yeah
Keep on rolling keep it floating
I am not scared ‘cause I know I’ll see you again
Keep it rolling keep it floating
I am not scared ‘cause I know I’ll see you again
Keep it rolling (keep it rolling, keep it rolling, keep it rolling)
Keep it rolling (keep it rolling, keep it rolling, keep it rolling)
Keep it rolling (keep it rolling, keep it rolling, keep it rolling)
Keep it rolling keep it floating
I am not scared ‘cause I know I’ll see you again
Keep it rolling keep it floating
I am not scared ‘cause I know I’ll see you again
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Sunsets (With You)
03:27
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We made it
I knew it would be worth the wait
There’s something ‘bout the way it changes
Colours dancing on the page
With you I wanna see the sunset with you
It’s golden and I see it shining on your face
Skimming on top of the waves
Throwing spells all over the place
With you I wanna see the sunset with you
With you I wanna see the sunset with you
Sit with me here and watch it till it’s gone
There’s magic in the air but not for too long
Every time is different and I know for sure
That it’s a lucky day when I get to see more
Of you I wanna see the sunset with you
With you I wanna see the sunset with you
As it all (as it all) starts to glow (starts to glow)
Speaking to my soul
The breeze is cooling off
Ground is staying warm
Throw my eyes (eyes) to the sky (sky)
See the birds (birds) flying by
If I could (could) you know I would
Save this frame (frame) in my mind
With you I wanna see the sunset with you
With you I wanna see the sunset with you
With you I wanna see the sunset with you
(wanna see the sunset sunset sun)
With you I wanna see the sunset with you
(wanna see the sunsetsunset sun)
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Ready For Your Love
04:44
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I’m ready I’m ready for your love
I’m ready (gonna be ready) ready for your love (gonna be ready)
No need to push and shove
I know you are the one
Close my eyes nowhere to hide
Ride the wave that I’m feeling inside
Yeah you satisfy
Dancing in my mind
You turned up caused a rush
Now you’re giving me more than enough
I’m ready ready for your love (ready for your love)
You’re pulling all the strings in my heart
Sad songs they sting when we’re apart
I’m ready, ready for your love (gonna be ready)
I’m ready, ready for your love (gonna be ready)
Let’s face it I’m no fool
Give or take the finest jewels
Landed here in my own fear all I need is to have you
(Have you here) there’s only ever gonna be you
(Gonna be you) and now we got to follow through
‘Cause I’m ready ready for your love (ready for your love)
I know I really need you so
And I cannot wait anymore
I’m ready I’m ready for your love
I’m ready (gonna be ready) ready for your love (gonna be ready)
You’re pulling all the strings of my heart
Sad songs they sting when we’re apart
I’m ready (gonna be ready) ready for your love (gonna be ready)
I’m ready (gonna be ready) I am ready for your love
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Do It
03:00
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Collecting promises holding for another day
Time to make a move time to make your play
Oh oh if you wanna do it
Oh oh then you should do it
When you left it out to dry you left it a day too long
Trying to find a place to hide but you left the light on
Building a fire found a log but you got no axe
At least if you do something it’s better than too much chat
Oh oh if you wanna do it
Oh oh then you should do it
You can get to it c’mon
You gotta just do it so c’mon
A house with no roof no shelter from a storm
A life with no failure no stories to tell at all
We ride alone and hear the words all the things we tell ourselves
And if we don’t try to do the things we say then what’s the use
Beautiful ideas created watch these dreams fade away
If we don’t even try and have a go
If we don’t even try and have a go
I say oh oh if you wanna do it
Oh oh then you should do it
Oh oh if you wanna do it
Oh oh then you should do it
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Make time to take time out follow a dream
Through the long summer grass into an open field
Wearing your favourite shirt not a care in the world
What will you carry and who stands beside you
Let it feel real nice don’t try too hard
Let it simmer right and
know that you are enough
That you are enough
You are enough
You are enough
Always the right time to take time out
Making a good life and that is enough
That is enough
Over the ranges a clear night sky
Something wonderful and you are enough
Know that you are enough
You are enough
You are enough
You are enough
You are enough
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10. |
Far Away
03:17
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Greeting my desire love can light a fire
Can you see the smoke from far far away
Journey on the water trust in one another
Sailing through the night so far far away
Waiting for the wind here we wait
Waiting for the wind to bring a change
Daily meditation can you show me patience
So that you don’t feel so far far away
So that you don’t feel so far far away
Uncovering the secrets one by one in sequence
There’s gotta be a reason sometimes we gotta wait
Build anticipation rise imagination
Following the vibe so far far away
Waiting for the wind here we wait
Waiting for the wind to bring a change
Daily meditation can you show me patience
So that you don’t feel so far far away
So that you don’t feel so far far away
So that you don’t feel so far far away
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Bobby Alu Byron Bay, Australia
Australian/Samoan Singer, Ukulele & Drummer Bobby Alu is backed by a slick band bringing fine roots music.
Island flave, rhythm, soul & pop. The perfect hammock music.
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