Way Back When

by ebuskers

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Way Back When 03:09
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Way Back When M: Please go to her If you can Say I’m travelling In a foreign land And that I pray She will understand And some day if we should meet again I hope that we can still be friends And tell tall tales of love way back when. W: Please go to him And let him know I’ll be fine In a year or so I still don’t get Why he had to go, And some day if we should meet again I doubt that we can still be friends And tell tall tales of love way back when. M: Please go to her And say from me Nothing turned out How it ought to be I’m flying home soon Across the sea And I can’t wait until we meet again And hope we can be more than friends Who tell tall tales of love way back when. W: Please go to him Say it’s too late Yeah I know What we had was great But I’ve moved on now I couldn’t wait And I doubt we’ll ever meet again I’m travelling with his best old friend We tell tall tales of love way back when.
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Thought It Was You 03:19
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Thought it was you I thought it was you My arms were around In the dim dark room On the far side of town The same perfume Same soft hair That smooth calm voice With a hint of despair. CHO I thought it was you But it’s all down to me I thought it was true But I was wrong as can be I thought it was you But babe now I know It was me. I thought it was you In the bar last night Holding a drink While he was holding you tight I turned my head Just walked away Nothing else I could do Nothing else I could say. CHO then BRI: This tortured soul Is forced to confess It was I Who got us into this mess Now wherever I go Whatever I do I’m haunted, obsessed Possessed by you.
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Somewhere I Don't Know 03:42
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Somewhere I Don’t Know It’s gettin far too busy In this big bustling town Sirens howling People growling Over each patch o’ ground You know I gotta get out Scrape the rust off my bones Jump in the saddle Give ‘em a rattle Let ‘em grumble and moan CHO (Just) makin my way (Yeah) it’s time to go Got someone waiting Somewhere I don’t know Yeah I’m takin a journey Goin for a long long ride Down a dusty track In the outback Go further and deeper inside No particular destination No schedule to keep Just keep on goin Into the unknown And try not to fall asleep. BRI And if I ever survive I’ll believe it’s true If I ever arrive I’ll believe, I’ll believe in you.
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See You Later 03:50
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See You Later I’ve seen ‘em come and seen ‘em go How long they last you never know They bring the sun they bring the rain And then they do it all over again. CHO Some day, I pray Someone will stay, not say See you later, see you later (rpt) You roll the dice and take a chance You walk the floor and do the dance Take your time and take it slow Make it last and let it grow. BRI Your heart beats on Even when all hope is gone And life carries on Till you’re exactly where you belong. You mope around in between Romantic books, films and dreams Then suddenly there she is You know she’s it from that first kiss.
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If I Ever 05:04
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If I Ever CHO If we (final ‘I’) ever fall in love again I’ll be wiser, nicer, better all round If we (final ‘I’) ever fall in love again I’ll be the best man you ever found If we (final ‘I’) ever fall in love again. My friends all say I’m looking well And doing much better, yeah they can tell But I just put on a brave new face And hung some new pictures in our old place. My friends say I should find someone new It’s time to move on and accept that we’re through But deep down I still hope against hope And until you come back I’ll just have to cope. My friends all say you’ve found somebody new And six months from now the baby is due I guess that’s as over as over can be And my brave new face must stay on permanently. BRI If I ever, ever see you again I will see you in a brand new light If I ever, ever hold you again I’ll surround you with love each day and night.
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Hard On Yourself 03:23
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Hard on Yourself Your brother found you Bleeding in the gutter When you took a beating After school Cos you couldn’t agree Wouldn’t let it be And decreed The mightiest must rule. As you lay there he couldn’t tell If you’d learnt your lesson well To be kind to all others And be kind to yourself. Your mother found you Crying in your room When your girlfriend Said it was over As you strummed your guitar She spoke from the heart Brought you a cuppa tea And some pavlova. As your tears dried she couldn’t tell If you’d learnt your lesson well To go easy on your lover And go easy on yourself. Your wife found you With an empty whisky bottle Cos not all your dreams Came true No fortune or fame Not winning the game And no one to blame But you. And as you passed out she couldn’t tell If you’d learnt your lesson well To love all those who love you And to love yourself. Your Saviour found you Drowning fast Out to sea Alone, downcast He guided you to shore Set your feet upon the floor Opened the door Free at last. As you strolled out he could tell You had learnt your lesson well Don’t be so hard on others Don’t be hard on yourself. Hard on Yourself Your brother found you Bleeding in the gutter When you took a beating After school Cos you couldn’t agree Wouldn’t let it be And decreed The mightiest must rule. As you lay there he couldn’t tell If you’d learnt your lesson well To be kind to all others And be kind to yourself. Your mother found you Crying in your room When your girlfriend Said it was over As you strummed your guitar She spoke from the heart Brought you a cuppa tea And some pavlova. As your tears dried she couldn’t tell If you’d learnt your lesson well To go easy on your lover And go easy on yourself. Your wife found you With an empty whisky bottle Cos not all your dreams Came true No fortune or fame Not winning the game And no one to blame But you. And as you passed out she couldn’t tell If you’d learnt your lesson well To love all those who love you And to love yourself. Your Saviour found you Drowning fast Out to sea Alone, downcast He guided you to shore Set your feet upon the floor Opened the door Free at last. As you strolled out he could tell You had learnt your lesson well Don’t be so hard on others Don’t be hard on yourself.
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Another Chance 03:02
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Another Chance Yes or no Left or right Another choice In a long long line But do we decide Or is it the gods Or just molecules Giving us a prod. CHO Another road, another way Another time, another day One more turn, one more dance With my true love Just give me, give me, give me another chance. The world our oyster At our feet Full of options And possibility Till step by step The path is set The die is cast We place our bet. BRI Day by day, year by year Our chances disappear Things we should have said And should have done Left hiding in fear Their time has come Their place is here.
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In The Ever After 05:26
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In the Ever After Here in the ever after Everything’s better than before Your life goes on forever Wanting absolutely nothing more. Here in the ever after You feel love without any bounds Your heart beats hard and faster The colours fade and time slows down. You’re welcome home When you reach the end When she kisses you You can’t pretend She knows your lies She knows your sins With open arms She lets you in. Here in the ever after Things aren’t what you thought they were Hard facts are so much softer What was true now sounds absurd. Here in the ever after Things aren’t quite what they seemed All those cries and laughter Are all part of a single dream. You’re welcome home When you reach the end By a sea of strangers Like a long lost friend They know your lies They know your sins With open arms They let you in.
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The Gift 03:55
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The Gift CHO I love to unwrap you Little by little Day by day Year after year I love to unfold you Your fingers, your arms Your feelings and thoughts And thank the stars that you’re here. I’d open my eyes In the morning light Fold back the sheet Hold back your hair Gaze at your face And kiss your cheek Untie my tongue And say a little prayer. As evening fell I’d wrap you up In my loving arms And tuck you in Let the night Uncoil and unfurl Memories and dreams Locked deep within. BRI Now I unwind Like a clock tick tock Like a fading photograph I’ll disappear Now I unravel Step by step Smile after smile Tear after tear.
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Flesh and Blood 03:58
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Flesh and Blood An angel flew across the sea To fall in love with somebody like me Not quite as tall as I said in my letter Not quite as smart, I should have known better I'm not the Man you thought I was I'm only flesh and blood Is there somewhere I can hide While I regain some of my pride Never thought you'd be quite so cruel Never thought I'd feel such a fool You're not the Angel I thought you were You're only flesh and blood Somewhere else we might find our dream Someone else no one has ever seen Somewhere else we might find our God Or find that God is only flesh and blood Next time you're hiding in a bed Somewhere from something someone said Remember if it wasn't for feelings like these There'd be no laughter, there'd be no tears There'd be nothing, there'd be no one here Only flesh and blood

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released March 15, 2022

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ebuskers Brisbane, Australia

EBuskers is a one man band, helped out by friends and passers by from time to time. 'They' write and record their own songs, playing them in the alleyways of the internet, so you're welcome to stop by and have a listen any time you like.

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