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Troubled Times
05:02
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I am one of the greatest in the latest line of fools
And it's not complicated, yeah we fall apart and come together too
And we're not gonna make it, not the way we wanted to
I'm just one of the latest in the greatest line, the greatest line of fools
They say it'll never happen to you
You cross your t's, dot your i's
That oughta be enough
But these are troubled times, troubled times for me and you
I am part of the choir singing all these lies to you
Wasn't like I was trying, yeah I coulda swore, coulda swore it's true
But it got complicated like intentions tend to do
I'm just part of the choir singing all these lies thinking that they're true
They say it'll never happen to you
You cross your t's, dot your i's
That oughta be enough
But these are troubled times, troubled times for me and you
Tell it to me once, it'll be alright
You don't have to tell me twice
Tell it to me, tell it to me, tell it to me
Everything will be alright
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2. |
Ran Outta Road
04:50
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I got my eyes on so much I can't see
I'm crossing over into the wrong lane
Out past the edge of the town that made me
The place where I was contained
But the storm was there in my line of sight
And the map's as bad as my luck tonight
Ran outta road but the weather didn't run out of rainclouds
Nowhere to go but it's getting too late to turn back
When you got something to prove you can put it into drive
When there's nothing left to lose yeah it's good to be alive
Ran outta road so I said hello to the unknown
I bet they're gathered around a table
Remembering all those words of warning
How do you want to make your label
The one that carries your story
Someone's gotta be the cautionary tale
For the ones who don't try they just need to see you fail
Ran outta road but the weather didn't run out of rainclouds
Nowhere to go but it's getting too late to turn back
When you got something to prove you can put it into drive
When there's nothing left to lose yeah it's good to be alive
Ran outta road so I said hello to the unknown
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3. |
Don't Turn On Me Now
04:23
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From the very first time I saw you I recognized that angry face
I felt the same
And as we walked at your pace it felt like the world had stopped
I don't know how
I shot a prayer straight through the clouds
Don't turn on me now, stay right here
Nothing can last I fear my dear
Don't turn on me now, stay with me
I'll be the one just wait and see
From the second we kissed I knew that this would be something I would miss
It's come to this
Just a boy and a girl united
Black shadow to a Peter Pan
So sure that no one understands
Don't turn on me now, stay right here
Nothing can last I fear my dear
Don't turn on me now, stay with me
I'll be the one just wait and see
Is this the very last time I'll see you?
I ask that every single day
That's just my way
To make it last a little more
Can I ask a little more?
Don't turn on me now, stay right here
Nothing can last I fear my dear
Don't turn on me now, stay with me
I'll be the one just wait and see
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4. |
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I got a whole lotta problems that I choose to ignore
To keep a lookout for some good news
So if my eyes glaze over when we're talking
What does that say about you?
Check out this tunnel full of vision yeah it's ready to drive
A narrow alley motorway and I don't know who will survive
But they're lining up
And it's one more foot reaching for a ladder
One more hand reaching for the top
Every time the world outside gets in my ear begging me to stop
Well whaddya say?
I took a walk to the bar it was a little far
But it was worth it for the headliner
When the show was over he was there in the back
In a booth in a corner of a greasy diner, he said
"Don't ever learn too much about your heroes"
I got flustered, lost and confused
And when my heart got sober I poured it over
A glass of ice and I poked at the bruise
One more foot reaching for a ladder
One more hand reaching for the top
Every time the world outside gets in my ear begging me to stop
Well whaddya say?
I believe I can do better
Shackled to the drawing board
Shackled to the drawing board
I was shackled 'til my arms were sore
I believe I can do better
One more foot reaching for a ladder
One more hand reaching for the top
Every time the world outside gets in my ear begging me to stop
Well whaddya say?
I believe I can do better
Shackled to the drawing board
Shackled to the drawing board
I was shackled 'til my arms were sore
I believe I can do better
Do you believe I can?
Cuz I believe I can
I believe I can do better
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5. |
Go Getter
04:07
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Here's a girl who needs no introduction
Here's a boy who's got something to prove
Lingering on my mind
A second chance to make you mine
Listen to the voice that's telling you
Hey go getter, go and get her on your side
Obstacles have cleared a path for you
Hey don't let her get away this time
Obstacles have cleared a path
Here's a work of art still in production
Here's an easy choice but you must choose
Show me where to cut in line
Show me where and I will sign
Listen to the voice that's telling you
Hey go getter, go and get her on your side
Obstacles have cleared a path for you
Hey don't let her get away this time
Obstacles have cleared a path
There's such a thing as being too polite
There's such a thing as saying
Girl I'm gonna make you mine
Here's a girl who needs no introduction
Here's a boy who's got something to prove
Lingering on my mind
A second chance to make you mine
Listen to the voice that's telling you
Hey go getter, go and get her on your side
Obstacles have cleared a path for you
Hey don't let her get away this time
Obstacles have cleared a path for you
And now you know exactly what to do
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6. |
Boy From Illinois
03:13
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I was from a quiet town in Illinois
The world was always out there since I was a boy
One day you're tired of playing with your toys
The next day comes, your bags are packed
You hit the pavement like a game of jacks and I'm
Gonna take a ride to another life
I was from a quiet town in Illinois
It was so quiet we were suspicious of the noise
You had to be suspicious, you didn't have a choice
Even if the sound you heard was coming from your voice
Gonna take a ride to another life
Get another life, get a life, get another life
Get a life and get down to it
Get another life, get a life, get another life
Get a life before you blew it
And we're gonna ride to another life
I was from a quiet town in Illinois
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7. |
Where In The World
06:11
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Yeah it used to be easy
Just to be who you are
Back when nobody knew you
But babe you're a star
Now where in the world do you go to get out of bed?
And where in the world can you get out of your head?
Yeah my mama said "laugh in the face of death"
Now I'm laughing so hard I can't catch a breath
It's a lesson that I just had to learn
Somewhere in the world that I'd like to return
Like my daddy once told me
There's no time to rest
Til your good turns to better
And your better to best
Now where in the world do you go to get out of bed?
And where in the world can you get out of your head?
Yeah my mama said "laugh in the face of death"
Now I'm laughing so hard I can't catch a breath
It's a lesson that I just had to learn
Somewhere in the world that I'd like to return
Where in the world do I even begin
Where in the world can I go to start again
Where in the world, where am I now?
Now where in the world do you go to get out of bed?
And where in the world can you get out of your head?
Yeah my mama said "laugh in the face of death"
Now I'm laughing so hard I can't catch a breath
It's a lesson that I just had to learn
Somewhere in the world that I'd like to return
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8. |
Outgrowing The Garden
03:51
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You're outgrowing the garden
Anybody could see
All those colorful flowers above the weeds
You're out planning your exit
They're just paving the street
Don't mind if they don't notice when you leave
It don't matter where you're from
I don't care what you've done
All of act one was pleasing everyone
All of act two is trying something new
You can start over, it just takes a little time
And maybe it's time
You're outgrowing the garden
Anybody could see
All those colorful flowers above the weeds
You're out planning your exit
They're just paving the street
Don't mind if they don't notice when you leave
Where you come from, who you are
Couldn't be further apart
I wanna know who will climb down from their tree
Just to take in all the forest they can see
You can start over, it just takes a little time
And maybe it's time
You're outgrowing the garden
Anybody could see
All those colorful flowers above the weeds
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I Have To Laugh
04:28
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Some people like a good mystery
Some people don't have a clue
Somewhere in all that mess I found you
Showing up for the photograph
With advice when no one asked
You just cut my smile in half
Now you tell me I have to laugh
Ha
Some people like a good mystery
Some people don't have a clue
Somewhere in all that mess I found you
But now I see you
You got caught, you thought fast
Swore that change was in your grasp
How'd you get away with that
Like show and tell with a sociopath
Pulling bullshit from a hat
Somehow someone starts to clap
I'm still trying to do the math
You cut my smile in half
Now you tell me I have to laugh
Ha
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10. |
Fun Times Ahead
05:14
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You can tell me I should slow down
I won't hear you I'm running late
Gotta run myself into the ground
Gotta run the ship until it sinks
You could put me in a field of flowers
I won't stop to smell a rose
I'm just moving every single hour
Don't have time to wonder where it goes
Heaven above and hell below
And it's easy to love all the things you know in this world
Hell below, heaven above
I try yes I'm trying to know what I love
In this world
Fun times ahead 'til the day we're dead
I could use a healthy fear of dying
It's a fear that always multiplies
Like a rabbit in a wonderland
Running like a million grains of sand
Falling down inside an hourglass
Just a pile of the time we pass
Arguing about the same old thing
Turn it over let me start again
Heaven above and hell below
And it's easy to love all the things you know in this world
Hell below, heaven above
I try yes I'm trying to know what I love
In this world
Let 'em sink, let 'em swim
Let a her be a him
Let a hymn be a song
That will carry you home
Heaven above and hell below
And it's easy to love all the things you know in this world
Hell below, heaven above
I try yes I'm trying to know what I love
In this world
Fun times ahead 'til the day we're dead
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Dan Dougherty Chicago, Illinois
Dan Dougherty is a singer/songwriter who has fronted and written for several Chicago based rock and alternative bands before launching his solo album Bad Ideas. Recorded at 3rd City Sound by Bill Aldridge with bandmates Bret Figura and Anthony Bartkowiak, Bad Ideas explores a range of alternative, rock, pop and americana sounds as filtered through Dougherty's compositional and storytelling quirks. ... more
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