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January
05:07
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You got to have a starting off place
So why not here and now
Embrace the days forthcoming ahead
And take what is allowed
It's January - first month of the year
So make your resolutions
With hopeful aspirations
Some people believe it's time to achieve
The things they didn't last year
Some folks don't care about it that much
And they live between laughter and tears
First month of the year - it's January
So make your resolutions
With hopeful aspirations
Don't let the cold wind dispose of your heart
Or cause your courage to splinter
Just stick to your guns and all of that jazz
As you softly settle in to winter
It's January - first month of the year
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February
02:20
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I wish you would be more like February
Short and to the point without the soapbox speech
Time it don't make no fuss, it will laugh at us
Drip away like grit off the bumper of a bus
Snow it turns to rain too soon
Washes away the foolish rules
These days drift with the clouds they go in and out
And I love the simple fact that they're fast but still proud
Your pages of words I've read now the ego is fed
And you talk talk talk but nothing gets said
Snow it turns to rain too soon
And washes away the foolish rules
So why can't you be more like February
Short and to the point without the idle dreams
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March
03:48
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You better believe and do what you do
Come out of the weeds and welcome to the zoo
You're living your life calling your shots
Sometimes you're right and sometimes you're not
I raise my cup I tip my hat
At how you keep coming up and you don't hold back
Shoot for the moon or shuffle your feet
Who gives a damn if you're Marching to your own beat
Temperature will rise and then it falls down
There's a big surprise and it follows you around
You couldn't have seen you had no idea
Yet the knowledge it screams it's always been there
You take it in stride take it on the chin
You were along for the ride but now you're driving this train
Shoot for the moon or shuffle your feet
Who gives a damn if you're Marching to your own beat
Circle back round the end is the start
You're victory bound and your reaction is art
The days get long it's coming to a close
That's when you get strong stronger than most
It's not so bad in fact it's good
Things are working out exactly as they should
So shoot for the moon or shuffle your feet
Who gives a damn if you're Marching to your own beat
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April
01:45
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April
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May
03:54
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I'm running out of days I'm running out of days
In this bright and graceful stretch known as the month of May
It's wearing on my mind and daring me to find
That elusive but all used up old poetic line
It breaks me down but that's ok
Here comes another Mother's Day
I'm guessing it's unclear confessing through unseen tears
How I love the beautiful sound of her voice in my ear
On the 3rd day my first was born on the 3rd day my first was born
And in that instant he stole my heart forevermore
It breaks me down but that's ok
Here comes another Mother's Day
My breathing it is slow the reason I don't know
Could be the answer lies beneath my honest hope
So I'm laughing in the rain while passing through the change
Of this long and thoughtful stretch known as the month of May
It breaks me down but that's ok
There goes another Mother's Day
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June
04:44
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You are not mine you never have been you never were
Nobody owns you they never did you are free to go
I still want to hold on cause I'm not ready to say good bye
It's too soon it's only June she cried
The house seems empty except for the thousands of memories
Your heart stopped beating and we fell down to our knees
I still want to hold on cause I'm not ready to say good bye
It's too soon it's only June she cried
You were only playing in my yard
You were only training my young heart
The way you spoke to me under your breath
The way you gave to me only your best
The hands of the clock they promise peace will come in time
But you've already told me what the clock can't with your life
I don't want to let go cause I'm not ready to say good bye
The summer moon hangs high in June she cried take flight
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July
06:23
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Come come here come here now says your eyes
All I want are these days and these nights
Walk walk away walk away slowly begs your smile
Or you will drown in the taste of July
You remind me that I'm nothing but a child
And I remember to be nothing but wild and free
And keep quiet peace and rest when I sleep
When when the wind when the wind whispers it's good intent
On the softest of the evenings that you'll spend
Break break down break down silent in your mind
And you will know how to lose what you find
You remind me that I'm nothing but a child
And I remember to be nothing but wild and free
And keep quiet peace and rest where I sleep
Don't don't give don't give up on me yet
Though I'm fading like a lover's sweet caress
Among among those among those dreams that lie ahead
May the water and the sun feed you well
You remind me that I'm nothing but a child
And I remember to be nothing but wild and free
And I keep quiet peace and rest while I sleep
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August
03:20
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A time that keeps spinning around
yoU can't get ahold on it
God knows that you try how you try
Use your eyes when the words don't work
Still it believes it can believe
Too many drinks go down the hatch again
Another one for the books
Usual suspects find their chairs
Giving it out dishing it out
Underneath the starry night
Satellites slowly drift on by
Thunder don't seem to scare em away
A bloody escape metaphorically speaking
Utilize the time you have left
Geometry makes no sense at all but it's perfect facts
yoU can bet your sweet ass
Sunny days replace the rain it's a beautiful bath
Team will bond and be as one
A wonderful sign a terrible rhyme
Up in arms and down indeed
Gracious glances and patience kill
Utter love of those warmer nights
Sanctuary of nothing just let it go
Time will tell stay with me
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September
03:51
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What do you think of when you give up?
It's hard enough trying to tell
Your secrets and fading memories
And all those times that you fell
I remember the long lost days of September
How do you go on when you don't care?
And your feet they drag on the ground
Your eyes don't focus on anything
And you've let everybody down
I remember the long lost days of September
Why did you think that you might win?
Or even have a chance at all
When every time it turned out the same
You answered insanity's call
I remember the long lost days of September
There was a time in your life that you were so free
It seems like so long ago but how could it be
That it's true the old becomes new
Where will your heart lie in the coming days?
You know I wish you no pangs of regret
Soon we'll be on the other side
And our cheeks they'll never be wet
I remember the long lost days of September
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October
02:56
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October
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November
03:32
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I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
Breezy days and tranquil nights
There's little left it still feels right
Time alone in the car
Thoughts of you from afar
Starting a wish list that has no end
Knowing when to say when
Stacking wood for the stove
Tires turning on the road
Bundled up we hunker down
Another trip needed into town
We're wasting time it's going fast
It's good to be here with you at last
A walk in November you always knew
I'm covered over by the truth
You had me by the first time
I love you
I love you
I love you
I love you
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December
06:18
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I'm feeling good well ok maybe I'm a little tired
I rest my bones and never ending thoughts alongside the fire
It's December now we're all a bit longer in the tooth
Tomorrow morning I'll wake up and remember yesterday's youth
If you add up all the days it takes to make a year
You'll end up with yourself cycled right back here
It's December now we're all a bit softer in the gut
Another year gone by congratulations you made the cut
The days are short and the darkness of the night it is deep
Release the troubled times the good ones they are yours to keep
It's December now we're all a bit heavier in the coat
Adios adieu sayonara so long that's all she wrote
Now it's time to sleep and dream and start over
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