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Shine
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In my room
far away from the twists and shouts,
I felt marooned, on an island on my own.
I close my eyes and drift away,
out of my inner space,
so far away
until I sleep and dream of you
When you smile,
you shine a little light my way
Tell me why we don’t do this every day,
and make the world a better place for you and me,
and everyone we know
Shine a little light my way.
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Lucky Strike
02:58
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I wandered through another dream, as I often do,
and you were there aloft, barely in the room
that I left behind at midnight, as my eyes succumbed to gloom,
and from your plume you took
Another hit off that Lucky Strike
Death comes at midnight
Beauty queens on magazines, asking for light
and you were there in print, a creature of the night.
Looking at the mess we’re in, hearing echoes from Berlin,
and love from both sides now.
I recall the elegance of cigarettes,
when smoke was style, in your face at dinner time.
Now the smokers are in exile.
Asking for a light on a cold winter night
Give me a hit off that Lucky Strike
Death comes at midnight
Like the voice from a golden throat,
that had smoked all of her decades,
as it descends from sultry evenings,
down through darkened rooms,
to land in a well-lit deadly croak.
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Only Love
02:48
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The world is a spinning wheel
Spin around, how do you feel
as all the saints go marching in?
With many arms and many heads,
avatars and acolytes lead the angels across the plains
Trumpets blare and horses ride
Two by two upon the flood tide
All of creation by their side.
But only love,
Only love is real to me
So many names to memorize.
One name you must not write
Twelve signs that reach across the sky
At one with nothingness
And karma’s pettiness
All of creation by you side.
Only love
Only love is real to me
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Hey Weirdo
03:24
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Jon Gary and the Crabapples Rochester, New York
Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer Jon Gary performs with Woody Dodge, Kelley’s Heroes, and other musicians in
the Rochester area.
While Crabapples is not performing these days, Jon continues to write and record material on his own.
Drummer Brooks Langkans and bassist Dan Lopata are doing their own things.
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Who's Gonna Save the World?
by Kelley's Heroes
I co-produced and sang three songs on this record, and co-wrote those and several more. I did a lot of engineering as well!
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I've played in this band forever and day. Great Americana!
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