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14 Hours
05:31
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We slow danced on the roof
Underneath the misting rain
The distant lights of our memories
Formed the cityscape backdrop of our masquerade
We drank in the mismatched purple
Of the wine and sky
Leaving things unsaid
No how, no what, no why
I'm just a little lonely
And I have been for some time
I could use some friendly company
Take your time to make up your mind
Chorus:
It took me 14 hours to be where I don't want to
To realize
That after 14 hours I don't know where I stand with you
And that ain't such a bad surprise
From the girl that you were to the woman you are
I have watched you grow
There's an hourglass down in my bones
Tells me when it's time to let you go
'Cause as you have grown you have traveled afar
To a rhythm only you hear
And I am adrift in the waves
Trying to make sense of all these years
And I'm just a little lonely
And I have been for some time
I could use some friendly company
Even when you're not, you're still mine
Chorus
In those in-between moments
I hear echoes bouncing back to me
The promises and nothings that we
Whispered beneath that cherry blossom canopy
Was it just because we were young
Solemn hearts making foolish vows
Before the rising sun?
I don't want you to pretend or deceive
I am just around the bend
Whenever you need me
(Whenever you need me)
Chorus
It took me 14 hours of missing you terribly
To realize
That after 14 hours, I know where you stand with me
You'll always be in my heart and in my life
And I'm just a little lonely
And I have been for some time
I could use some friendly company
Take your time, I will be just fine
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2. |
Schoolboy Blues
03:04
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I see happy couples rolling, strolling down each avenue
And I can't help but wish a little bit that it was me with you
But if I think to try a move on you, I get so misconstrued
I might as well just say “The hell with it!” and go on being rude
Chorus:
A-like a playground flirty, I push you down and dirty
No matter what you say, I still don't wanna play
And when I try and trip you, it's 'cause I wanna kiss you
And when I'm pulling on your hair, it's just 'cause I don't want to stare
At you...whoa, at you
I am just a boy at heart, I start to try to act the man
But I don't know how to do that now, I don't know if I can
What if I tried a suave attempt to just discreetly take your hand
It's just a tease, though if you please, instead I knocked your books and ran
Chorus
But if I could find the words to say
I'd sure like to take you out to play
Would you agree to join me now, to stay,
Or would you send me spiteful on my way?
So I guess I'll keep on waiting, hating my tongue all knotted tight
And if I speak, I'll be so weak, I'll just go and pick a fight
Could you see through my schoolboy ruse and get my motives right?
Or am I bound to make you frown, or start off in fright?
Chorus
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3. |
Private Fire
03:00
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The sky turns black
the stars they shine
Light has faded
but the fire’s bright
Embers dying
are you mine
Breathless in the air
Hearts tonight
Chorus:
Bright orange tongues of flame light up your face
Casting deep ripples in your pale blue eyes
So I’ll drift back off into the fade
For I am not welcome here by your private fire
Teardrops falling
from heaven’s eye
Landing on your cheek
in good time.
Your sad, sad beauty;
tell me why;
I find you lovely here tonight.
Chorus
Though we are all
gathered ‘round,
You’re beyond me
on moving ground
Through tree top whispers
a hushing sound,
Of crackling raining and
crying now
Chorus
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4. |
I Knew A Girl
04:08
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I knew a girl who kept Shakespeare in her pocket
She could unwrap the universe and dare the stars
She was boundless and weightless, so young and hopeless
Now she belongs to my best friend's heart
I knew a girl who made crowded rooms seem vacant
She didn't walk but the earth moved beneath her heels
I was singing Springsteen, yeah, singing for the lonely
'Cause that was just how she made me feel
I lost myself, I found myself
I got over you
She was my leader, do I still need her?
She got over me, too
I knew a girl who sang the gospel
And with barely a whisper she'd make my head ring
I hope she knows that I remember all the words
But it's been so long since I've heard her sing
I knew a girl who nailed me to her crosses
She bound me up in her gravity
And made me feel like I knew all the words
But I no longer know what love means
I lost myself, I found myself
I got over you
Sometimes I need her
She got over me too
Yes I know it's a hard pill to swallow
But which piece of a broken heart do you follow?
I use expectation and anticipation
As bricks to build my getaway
I have laid far and deep foundations
And my fortress stands today
I am stuck on the higher ground
Guess that's the benefit of being lonely
I don't need an audience to watch me burn
I know they're better off without me
I lost myself, I found myself
I got over you
She was my leader, I do not need her
She got over me, too
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Yo-Yo & the Chaplain Los Angeles, California
Yo-Yo & the Chaplain is a Boston-born and Los Angeles-based folk/indie/pop rock band. Their latest album, Maggie Mae and the Telephone, is now available on Bandcamp, iTunes, Spotify, and more.
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