1. |
Rather Be a Man
04:04
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Sometimes I feel like running away
Sometimes I don’t know which place to stay
Sometimes I feel like hangin around
Sometimes I want to live my life in a crowd
Sometimes I feel like shouting out lout
Sometimes I don’t know which way to turn
Do you have to be crazy to make something great
Was there ever a time you thought you could relate
You can spin it around il it all falls down
But in the end you and up looking like a clown
CHORUS
Don’t know how to do it right
No self help kit for living life
People tell me I’m losing my mind
And I can’t get out from behind
I’ll do it better if I can
But I’d rather be a man
If I fall down
Can’t pick myself up off the ground
Will you be there
To hold my hand
CHORUS
Don’t know how to do it right
No self help kit for living life
People tell me I’m losing my mind
And I can’t get out from behind
I’ll do it better if I can
But I’d rather be a man
Sometimes I feel like running away
Sometimes I don’t know which place to stay
Sometimes I feel like hangin around
CHORUS
Don’t know how to do it right
No self help kit for living life
People tell me I’m losing my mind
And I can’t get out from behind
I’ll do it better if I can
But I’d rather be a man
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2. |
Sunny T
03:36
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Where are you going
Can’t you stay for a while
You’ll cut right through me
With just one flash of that smile
I hate to see you go
But you look so good
Walking away
CHORUS
I don’t know
Just what you do to me
But there’s something about you
Makes me drunk on Sunny T
Hold up there
Give me one last twirl
I don’t mean to stare
But I can’t take my eyes off that pearl
Maybe in the morning
I’ll see you again
But you’ll be sitting there
Like some kind of friend
CHORUS
I don’t know
Just what you do to me
But there’s something about you
Makes me drunk on Sunny T
I just want to see you
One last time
Maybe find a way to ease my mind
CHORUS
I don’t know
Just what you do to me
But there’s something about you
Makes me drunk on Sunny T
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3. |
2 AM
04:01
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I walk down and wonder
About this life I’ve yet to find
I stare into these broken dreams
And promises I left behind
Today’s the day I know I’m ready for more
But all my thoughts just keep falling to the floor
I wish I could make them stay, I haven’t got a clue
Cause all of my thoughts just keep running back to you
CHORUS
It’s 2am and I should’ve gone to bed
But all of these voices keep running through my head
I need to fade them down but I don't know how
It’s 2am and I should’ve just gone to bed
I step into my real life
And I can’t find a cure
For the mistakes of my yesterdays
For all that’s come before
How can I keep from falling back to you
You meant so much to me I know you felt it too
Give me the reason that I’m falling from myself
I need your hand to hold
A dream from someone else
CHORUS
It’s 2am and I should’ve gone to bed
But all of these voices keep running through my head
I need to fade them down but I don't know how
It’s 2am and I should’ve just gone to bed
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4. |
Nothing Wrong
03:57
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I know
just where I stand
And I know
I’ll find dry land
When I search
This great big earth
Our life starts when we
Find our worth
CHORUS
And I know there’s nothing wrong with me
Even though that’s all you’ll ever see
When you look into my eyes
My life
Is an open book
And you’ll never know how to
Use what you took
Someday
You’ll finally see
I just had to
Set you free
CHORUS
And I know there’s nothing wrong with me
Even though that’s all you’ll ever see
When you look into my eyes
It’s plain to see
That’s all you’ll ever be
But I know
I will get by
CHORUS
And I know there’s nothing wrong with me
Even though that’s all you’ll ever see
When you look into my eyes
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5. |
You Will Be Mine
03:32
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Those dark eyes staring at me
From against the wall
You seem to know that feelings don’t have
No place at all
Still I try to make you understand
I’m just a man
You seem to now the reason
But don’t let it through
This desire’s swelling up in me
What should I do
Your eyes say something different
I know it’s you
CHORUS
The way you look, the way you stare
The way your eyes say nothing’s there
The way you smile and turn to me
Is just enough to make you believe
That we can stop the ands of time
And for tonight
You will be mine
You try to be so vulnerable
But that’s a lie
I can see what’s behind those eyes
When I walk by
You come and take me by the hand
I’m just a man
I can tell you one thing
That nothing’s changed
Now everything I wanted
Is within range
This time we have is long overdue
I know it’s you
CHORUS
The way you look, the way you stare
The way your eyes say nothing’s there
The way you smile and turn to me
Is just enough to make you believe
That we can stop the ands of time
And for tonight
You will be mine
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6. |
Easy to Fall For
04:29
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There was a time
Before you came around
When it all seemed so simple
My life was so buttoned down
But then you stole a glance
And threw a wrench in my plans
Now it feels like my next move
Is in someone else's hands
CHORUS
You were easy to fall for
and hard to let go
I just wanted you to need me
more than you know
but that’s not how it’s meant to be
still this memory of you just won’t leave
cuz you were easy to fall for
and hard to let go
There was a time
I thought I'd seen it all
There was no way to get through
The walls around my soul
But just one look at you
And everything changed
I thought that I'd found someone
to carry my flame
CHORUS
You were easy to fall for
and hard to let go
I just wanted you to need me
more than you know
but that’s not how it’s meant to be
still this memory of you just won’t leave
cuz you were easy to fall for
and hard to let go
Now that you're out of my life
Every thought of you cuts like a knife
Every time that I walk out the door
feels like a roll of the dice
Cuz I don't think I can take anymore
I've been here before and I swore
I'd never feel this again
But here I am down on the floor
CHORUS
You were easy to fall for
and hard to let go
I just wanted you to need me
more than you know
but that’s not how it’s meant to be
still this memory of you just won’t leave
cuz you were easy to fall for
and hard to let go
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7. |
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An old pick up wheel
Be and an open road
Warm sun shining
wherever we go
watch the road disappear
as the day goes by
With the windows down
moving into the night
CHORUS
this is my American dream
it’s my American dream
a life completely different
than the one next to me
work a 9-5 job
for minimum wage
Ain’t got a lot of money
But the mortgage gets paid
my kids and my wife
and God keep me whole
don’t need much
It’s all I ever asked for
CHORUS
this is my American dream
it’s my American dream
a life completely different
than the one next to me
Somewhere on the road tonight
Someone’s about to drive by
Someone who looks different
and thinks they’re not living right
never felt right in his own skin
In this world that he’s livin in
We’re all too quick to judge him
but no one cares where he’s been
out on the road tonight
when those lights flash by
Gazing at the moonlight
Why can't I just live my life
Got my hands on the wheel
When he flashes his light
Won’t cause any trouble
just want to make it home tonight
CHORUS
this is my American dream
it’s my American dream
a life completely different
than the one next to me
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8. |
To Keep You Warm
03:14
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This old house is cracklin
That cold damp air is creeping in
There's not much left to do
To keep out the storm
But I'm here by this fireside
It's the only place that's nice inside
Come and rest your feet next to mine
PRE-CHORUS
The storm out there might be raging hard
But I got some ideas that could take us far
And you know I know just how to keep you
warm
CHORUS
To keep you warm
To keep you warm
You know I got a way
To keep you warm
I know how much you hate the cold
And these long winters they sure get old
Sometimes it feels like
It's getting right under your skin
But it won't take much to shake things up
We'll turn up the heat and get out of this rut
Just join me by the fire for all the heat that we need
PRE-CHORUS
The storm out there might be raging hard
But I got some ideas that could take us far
And you know I know just how
To keep you warm
CHORUS
To keep you warm
To keep you warm
You know I got a way
To keep you warm
PRE-CHORUS
The storm out there might be raging hard
But I got some ideas that could take us far
And you know I know just how
To keep you warm
CHORUS
To keep you warm
To keep you warm
You know I got a way
To keep you warm
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9. |
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When I first heard the news
I didn’t know what to say
Didn’t know where we’d go
Or how our lives would change
But I couldn’t imagine
Anyone better than you
And you’ve always been a beauty
And I know this one thing’s true
Motherhood sure looks good on you
Through all my fears
All the things I would never know
Your love saw me through
Uncertainty never showed
And I still can’t believe
I’m as lucky as this
And you’ve always been a beauty
I know this one thing’s true
Motherhood sure looks good on you
With all of the things
We still have yet to come
I’m thrilled just to know
That we have just begun
Our lives have just begun
I’m standing here staring
At our baby and you
And I still can’t imagine
How it could all be true
And you’ve always been a beauty
I know this one thing’s true
Yes you’ve always been a beauty
I know this one thing’s true
Motherhood sure looks good on you
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10. |
Quinn's Song
04:39
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I hope the best you've ever seen
Is the worst you'll ever see
And your life keeps getting better
from here
And when things start to get tough
And you can't take any more
Remember the life you're fighting
Is worth fighting for
CHORUS
As you get older
The world will get rough
I can't always protect you
But I hope it's enough
So that when I'm not with you
You can look back and say
That all the little things
Always slip away
All the little things just slip away
VERSE
I can't promise you riches
I've tried that before
But as long as you've got your friends
You'll never be poor
And I know sometimes it seems
Like you can never do enough
But keep your eyes on the horizon
It'll always pay off
CHORUS
As you get older
The world will get rough
I can't always protect you
But I hope it's enough
So that when I'm not with you
You can look back and say
That all the little things
Always slip away
All the little things just slip away
VERSE
At the end of the day
I want everything for you
But I know that not all of our dreams
Come true
But at the end of it all
When you look back at your life
If you can say that you were happy
Then I’d be satisfied
CHORUS
As you get older
The world will get rough
I can't always protect you
But I hope it's enough
So that when I'm not with you
You can look back and say
That all the little things
Always slip away
All the little things just slip away
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Ian Campbell Dover, Vermont
Ian Campbell is a storyteller. And over the course of his 42 years, the folk rock singer-songwriter has certainly developed
some stories to share.
With the release of his debut album, Ian shares a handful of stories in a raw, stripped down, and expressive set of songs with nothing more than his guitar and his voice.
Stories from an Old Set of Strings is due for full release in August of 2023.
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