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Life Was Easy
04:13
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Yesterday I dreamt I was young again
In the old house that I was raised in
With the old friends I haven't seen in
Years and years and we were together
Watching Fat Albert and playing Billy Joel songs
Sometimes I'd like to go back to when life was easy
Playing Star Wars in the field, Atari on the TV
Building forts in the trees, jumping in piles full of leaves
When life was innocent
And summer days were without end
Memory floods and good times return suddenly
Of sunday school and of throwing dirt clods in the trees
Of Galaga and Scooby Doo of Huey Lewis and the News
Of Yahtzee and Mad Libs and watching A Team with
Hannibal, Murdock, and B.A. wouldn't fly
Sometimes I'd like to go back to when life was easy
Playing Star Wars in the field, Atari on the TV
Building forts in the trees, jumping in piles full of leaves
When life was innocent
And summer days were without end
And summer days were without end
Sometimes I'd like to go back to when life was easy
Playing Star Wars in the field, Atari on the TV
Building forts in the trees, jumping in piles full of leaves
When life was innocent
Sometimes I'd like to go back to when life was easy
Playing Star Wars in the fields, Atari on the TV
Building forts in the trees, jumping in piles full of leaves
When life was innocent
And summer days were without end
And summer days were without end
And summer days were without end
Without end
Without end
Without end
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2. |
There Were Times
06:43
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Hey I'm sorry, I thought I knew you
You look like someone I used to know
Hey I'm sorry, I thought I knew you
You look like someone I thought I loved
There were times we knew where we were going
There were times we had someone to hold
There were times we knew where we were going
There were times we had someone to hold
Hey I'm sorry, I thought I knew you
You look like someone I heard about
Hey I'm sorry, I thought I knew you
You look like someone I never knew
There were times we knew where we were going
There were times we had someone to hold
There were times we thought noone was watching
There were times we thought nobody cared
Hey I'm sorry, I thought I knew you
You look like someone I've never met
Hey I'm sorry, I thought I knew you
You seem like someone I'd like to know
There were times we knew where we were going
There were times we had someone to hold
I hope this is where I end up going
I hope she's the one I have to hold
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3. |
A Country Song
04:52
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Johnny was a country boy
Who was raised on his daddy's farm
Could drive a tractor when he was four
And milk the cows in the old red barn
One day when he was stacking hay
The new neighbors dropped on by
They were from the big town
But wanted to try the country life
All the girls that Johnny knew
Never seemed to be his type
They only cared about being cool
And looked down on his rodeo life
But that day when the neighbors came by
Johnny's life was about to change
He met a girl with a gleam in her eye
And his heart started feeling strange
Cause all he wanted was someone who
Would stand by him
All he needed was someone who wouldn't
Criticize him
Jesse was her name
And that's short for Jessica
And she really loved horses
But she used to live in the Bay Area
So Johnny asked her
If she'd like to go riding on Saturday
And that was the start of the best thing
That ever come Johnny's way
They were married
In the little church where his dad would preach
Johnny started to make a name for himself
In the rodeo scene
All he wanted was someone who
Would stand by him
All he needed was someone who wouldn't
Criticize him
When they met you knew that sparks would
Soon be flying
And someday they'd ride into the
Orange horizon
The orange horizon
Johnny was back East riding bulls in Abilene
He fell off a bull and was trampled underneath
Jesse flew back to see him lying in his hospital bed
And Johnny spoke his last words
This is what he said
All I wanted was someone who
Would stand by me
All I needed was someone who wouldn't
Criticize me
And when we met they knew that sparks would
Soon be flying
And some day we'd ride into the
Orange horizon
The orange horizon
The orange horizon
The orange horizon
Johnny Junior lived like his dad did
Driving tractor with Grandpa
His mom always reminded him of
The love his dad had for them all
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4. |
Small Town
03:45
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Small town, lights out
Rain coming down and there's nothing to do
The class clown, was left out
Tears coming down cause his friends were in school
The saints inside are calling
How can they find the truth
The saints inside are calling
How can they find the truth
Young girl, darkened curls
Out in the world without a meal or a home
But she found, what kept her down
Ended up a lie and she wasn't alone
The saints inside are calling
How can they find the truth
The saints inside are calling
How can they find the truth
The saints inside are calling
How can they find the truth
The saints inside are calling
How can they find the truth
The saints inside are calling
How can they find the truth
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5. |
Rock Princess
03:28
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Dear rock princess
The songs you sing will heal and comfort
Your melodies
Will ring between the arms of many
Be sincere
Don't let the man influence you dear
He'll try to change
and rearrange the gifts you've been given
Know who you are inside
Know the spirit that resides
Let not human creation be your inspiration
Who are you inside
Who are you inside
Who are you inside
Angels hovering
Are encouraged when you worship and sing
The lamb receives
The gifts you bring and lay at his feet
Some stars shine bright
But fade when separated from night
Don't fade away
But stay on the path of the maker
Know who you are inside
Know the spirit that resides
Let not human creation be your inspiration
Who are you inside
Who are you inside
Who are you inside
Be true to yourself
Don't set your mind on fame or on wealth
Be true to yourself
Don't set your mind on fame
Know who you are inside
Know the spirit that resides
Let not human creation be your inspiration
Who are you inside
Know who you are inside
Know the spirit that resides
Let not human creation be your inspiration
Who are you inside
Who are you inside
Who are you inside
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Have you met a girl who was too good to be true
And she felt about you the same way
You talked to her for hours and you both liked the zoo
And you dug her more every day
After a couple of months things were going rad
But you didn't know the end was in sight
Cause then she broke your heart and she broke it bad
In an email you read on a Thursday night
Sometimes I feel like giving up on love
Giving up on falling in love
Giving up on love
Giving up on falling in love
You sat by the phone waiting for her to call
But you never heard that distinct ring
You stared at the posters hanging from your white wall
But they didn't have comfort to bring
Sometimes, sometimes I feel like giving up on love
Giving up on falling in love
Giving up on love
Giving up on falling in love
Sometimes, sometimes, oh
Sometimes I feel like giving up on love
Giving up on falling in love
Giving up on love
Giving up on falling in love
Like giving up on love
Giving up on falling in love
Giving up on love
Giving up on falling in love
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Atari Champ Fresno, California
Formed in 1999 by Paul Chesterton and Mike Morris and disbanded in 2005, Atari Champ recorded and performed original music all over the western half of the US. Lyrical topics commonly included loneliness, loss of youth, and space/sci-fi. Often songs were written in a story form and contained drastic dynamic changes and uncommon arrangements. ... more
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