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Sunlight
03:08
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Winter has come back ‘round
Its time
For me to skip this town and drive
The years been good to me
I Don’t
Want to tempt catastrophe by sticking ‘round.
White lines & sunlight
You cant hit a moving target
I’m going to start a band
And drive
All over this wide land
I’ll be singing songs
Forget what I’m runnin’ from
And I hope you’ll wait for me
back east
You’ll keep the light on there
And the sheets on our bed made and clean for me.
White lines and sunlight
You cant hit a moving target
You are delicate
And you’re the one that turns me on
But chasing the horizon
Aint no way to rest your bones
Before you know it
I’ll be coming home
White lines and sunlight
You cant hit a moving target
Blue days and black nights
I’ll search until I’ve found it
Forever mine
I’ll be home before you know it.
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Wine & Consequence
04:35
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A letter from the queen
As far as I’m concerned
She spoke of wine and consequence
Of love and lessons learned
And if I could I’d run until I fell to get her back
But London’s much too far away for that
My letter to the queen
Was long and overdue
I spoke of guilt and broken things
I wish I could renew
And if I could I’d scream aloud till she came running back
But London’s much too far away for that
Oh the same sun is shining down upon us all
If I could write on it in letters wide and tall
I’d say “I wont give in no matter how long you are gone”
No matter how long you’re gone
And you’d know it was for you
A letter from the queen
In a code I’d like to learn
She spoke of time, companionship
And reaping what we’ve earned
And If she said she loved me
I’d whisper that I love her back
But London’s much to far away for that
And Dublin’s much to far away for that
And Rome is much to far away for that
Oh the same sun is shining down upon us all
If I could write on it in letters wide and tall
I’d say “I wont give I no matter how long you are gone”
No matter how long you’re gone
How long you’re gone.
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Ambers Lullaby
03:56
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I had a dream that we were flying
I had a dream and you were there
And in the dream we started falling
But you were never even scared
No , you just took me by the hand
I had a dream and we were sailing
Out on an Ocean made of light
And everything we touched was glowing
We illuminate the night
We illuminate the night
The world is big
And we are small
But I don’t even mind
In our dreams we’ll see it all
And we’ll go traveling through time
So rest your head and close your eyes
I had a dream and we were walking
Through a field so far below
The mountains all around us towering
And they were made from solid gold
The were made from solid gold
The world is big
And we are small
But I don’t even mind
In our dreams we’ll see it all
And we’ll go traveling through time
So rest your head and close your eyes
Your bed is made your sheets are ready
And you are tired from the day
I’ll sing a lullaby my darlin’
Till sleep takes you away
Until sleep takes you away
You’ll wake up to a brand new day
My darlin’ go in dreams and play.
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It'll Be Awhile
04:51
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I’ve been feeling like the world is ending today
There was smoke and there was fire it was all in my brain
I took a risk, took a chance but it didn’t work out
I feel the work-a-days on the train staring me down
It’ll be awhile but I know that I’ll be fine
Just stay the course and take the falls
It just takes time
You called me up you said, “I’m feeling like a leaf on the sea
Time go’s so fast the only thing I can remember is leaving”
I feel it too and I’ve searched through every bar in this town
For a drink or a pill that will help it go down
It’ll be awhile but I know that I’ll be fine
Just stay the course and take the falls
It just takes time
I know it can be hard
When you’re chasing days
When the sun is setting it raising once again somewhere
So in the morning lets do nothing till a quarter to 3
And then we’ll walk down by the harbour and look back at the city
We’ll watch the clouds, and the boats, and the plane’s as they fly
We’ll think of ways to stop us feeling like were saying goodbye
All the time
It’ll be awhile but I know that we’ll be fine
Just stay the course and take the falls
It just takes time
It’ll be awhile but I know that we’ll be fine
Just stay the course and take the falls
It just takes time.
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Satellite
06:09
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I’ve been
Roaming the world like a leaf on the sea
Following currents and chasing the breeze
There’s salt in my eyes
And I’ve no idea where I’ve been
The satellites fly
Over above me like the stars they shine
I feel that it’s you looking down from their eyes
It fills me with hope
That you go wherever I go
Oh, my love and my life
Keep me by your side
I feel that I’m sinking
And love
For what it is worth
I’m roaming the earth to find us a better life
So stay with me satellite
The shore finds me
Deep in the darkest night and now I’m blowing
Up through the forest and over the tree’s
Wherever I go, your somewhere above me I know
Oh, my love and my life
Keep me by your side
I feel that I’m sinking
And love
For what it is worth
I’m roaming the earth to find us a better life
So stay with me satellite
The tree’s clear
I’m now in a town that looks so familiar
And everything that we could need I right here
I’m searching through windows
I’m trying to find you
And everyone knows you
But no one has seen you
I think I might know where you are
Oh, my love and my life
Keep me by your side
I feel that I’m sinking
And love
For what it is worth
I’m roaming the earth to find us a better life
So stay with me satellite.
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The Sailor Song
04:55
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I feel like a shivering child
I’m watching the day turn to night
The wind’s a policeman
Telling me “Go back inside”
I thought about chances I’d missed
This cant last forever oneday something will stick
As the twilight twirled above our heads
I would give anything for someone who’d listen
And I would give anything for someone who’d care
I’ll write you a love song and then tear it to pieces
So no one will ever hear
Now the sailors have all come ashore
As the waves beat the boats on the moors
Now that their back I cant see the horizon no more
I keep finding letters all water logged washed on the shore
I would give anything for someone who’d listen
And I would give anything for someone who’d care
I’ll write you a love song and then tear it to pieces
So no one will ever hear
Maybe I’m a castaway
And there’s a search party looking for me
Making a fire with twigs and old leaves when they see the smoke
They think it’s a cloud that they’re seeing.
I’ve still got nothing to show
until I teach myself how to build boats
I would give anything for someone who’d listen
And I would give anything for someone who’d care
I’ll write you a love song and then tear it to pieces
So no one will ever hear.
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Jack Carty Brisbane, Australia
Award-winning, independent Australian songwriter.
"The recently married Carty might well
have found his happy place" ★★★★ — THE SUNDAY STAR TIMES.
“These songs have almost a purity of spirit and certainly an openness of heart. You should own this" ★★★★ — THE SYDNEY MORNING HERALD.
“A sensational sophomore album. It marks him as a man to watch" ★★★★ — THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN.
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