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Shimmer
03:59
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There were dark days, there were grey days, there were blue days in between
There were times when, I was wonderin’, would ya stay with me?
Then the sun came out, it came shining down
Come out and shimmer for me like the sunlight on the sea
Your eyes are oceans, I hold you closer, closer to me
I hold a glimmer of hope like a castaway on a boat
Out on the water, ya come out and shimmer, shimmer for me
Shimmer for me
There were things that, that we both said, that we both know we didn’t mean
Angry words and misunderstandins’,’bout the dumbest things
Then, we worked it out, turned it all around
Come out and shimmer for me like the sunlight on the sea
Your eyes are oceans, I hold you closer, closer to me
I hold a glimmer of hope like a castaway on a boat
Out on the water, ya come out and shimmer, shimmer for me
Never givin’ up, we’re never givin’ in
We’ll keep tryin’, ‘til we fall in love again
Then the sun came out, it came shining down
Come out and shimmer for me like the sunlight on the sea
Your eyes are oceans, I hold you closer, closer to me
I hold a glimmer of hope like a castaway on a boat
Out on the water, ya come out and shimmer, shimmer for me
Shimmer for me
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I stopped in for a drink or two with a friend of mine who was passing though
And there you were standing all alone, hadn’t seen you in this place before
Our eyes connected and your smile suggested I walk on over and say hello, hello
But, I’ve gotta go
The night that we almost met is one that I won’t forget
Your smile and my passing glances, you only get so many chances in life
But, I had to go, I was in tow with a friend headed out to the show that night
The night that we almost met and I won’t forget about you
The days passed and the months did too spent hoping I’d run into you
But faith and fate can intervene when luck in life can seem so mean
‘Cause there you were on another night I walked right over and this time we got it right
We got it right
The night that we almost met is one that I won’t forget
Your smile and my passing glances, you only get so many chances in life
But, I had to go, I was in tow with a friend, headed out to the show that night
The night that we almost met and I’m leavin’ here with you tonight
Since that night, we’ve come so far and I thank my lucky stars above, for what almost wasn’t
The night that we almost met is one that I won’t forget
Your smile and my passing glances, you only get so many chances in life
But, I had to go, I was in tow with a friend, headed out to the show that night
The night that we almost met and I’m never ever leavin’ you
No, I’m never ever leavin’ you
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Sherpa
04:12
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You can’t do this alone
You can’t climb by yourself
You need someone to guide you
You need somebody’s help
I have climbed up this mountain
Many times, many ways
I know every twist and turn
Along the way
And I’ll be your sherpa guide you up the mountain
Pick you up and carry you if you fall
I’ll lead you through it all
I’ll be your sherpa if you call
You’ve come to this place
After all these years
Just to find your way
and to start again
And I’ll be your sherpa guide you up the mountain
Pick you up and carry you if you fall
I’ll lead you through it all
I’ll be your sherpa if you call
And though the days may be long, well, we will carry on
And when the nights get so cold, well, you’ve got a hand to hold
And I’ll be your sherpa guide you up the mountain
Pick you up and carry you if you fall
I’ll lead us through it all
I’ll be your sherpa if you call
When you call
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My Addiction
04:13
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Just one more night, that’s all I’ll need
I swear this time is the last for me
‘Cause we’ve got problems, you know it’s true
But I can’t solve them without you
Well, you know it when you just can’t quit
Like my coffee and your cigarettes
Can’t put ‘em down now once they’re lit
Got no resistance I need my fix, you’re the habit that I can’t kick
Too late for prevention I need intervention for my addiction
I should have walked away when you left me
Standing in the aftermath of the storms you bring
But in your sunshine eyes I, I find my highest highs
And I forget the pain I know you’ll bring
Well, you know it when you just can’t quit
Like my coffee and your cigarettes
Can’t put ‘em down now once they’re lit
Got no resistance I need my fix, you’re the habit that I can’t kick
Too late for prevention I need intervention for my addiction
And I’m on a plane tonight far from these city lights
And in the desert sun, I’ll break from my addiction
Well, you know it when you just can’t quit
Like my whiskey and your cigarettes
Can’t put ‘em down now once we’re lit
Got no resistance I need my fix, you’re the habit that I can’t kick
Too late for prevention I need intervention for my addiction
You’re my addiction
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Handheld And Helpless
04:04
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Everywhere you look these days our heads are in a downward gaze I guess we got the whole world in our hands
Got mail and text and messaging and Facebook friends on Instagram where everybody’s posting everything
We tweet and post and snap and chat and Hey!, did you see that dancin’ cat video, my friend shared with the world?
Distracted, dull and disconnected, I think I’ve become affected to the crazy shit that’s on my phone
My hand-held has gotten out of hand, got to turn this thing off before it rings again
‘Cause I’m handheld and helpless
Missing life just staring at my screen
Connected but, clueless
It’s an anti-social media disease
Hey pretty girl walkin’ down the street, got your head lookin’ down typing furiously, if you don’t look up I think we’re ‘bout to meet
And hey you in that car behind me! I hope that you will brake in time, ‘cause I see you typin’,typin’ on your little screen
Lost my wallet, keys and credit cards, the cash is gone and so’s the car, but the worst thing is I can’t find my phone
Now, I can’t Uber, Lyft or taxi, I don’t recall my address exactly, I guess I’ll have to find my own way home
Now, I feel quite at liberty, since my battery ran out, I’m finally breakin’ free
‘Cause I’m handheld and helpless
Missing life just staring at my screen
Connected but, clueless
It’s an anti-social media disease
‘Cause I’m handheld and helpless
Missing life just staring at my screen
Connected but, clueless
It’s an anti-social media disease
‘Cause I’m handheld and helpless
missing life just staring at my screen
Connected but, clueless
It’s an anti-social media disease
It’s my anti-social media disease
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6. |
Feels Like A Friday
04:09
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You know those days when time just files, when someone’s on your mind?
When you can’t stop thinkin’ ‘bout them, and lose all track of time
When Mondays come and Tuesdays go and Thursday’s here before you know
And you find yourself feelin’ like everyday’s a Friday at five
It feel’s like a Friday but, it’s Tuesday afternoon
Feels like the weekend’s started again, and I’m sittin’ next to you
Feels like a Friday but, its Thursday at two
Feels like the work week’s ended and the party’s just beginnin’
When I find myself thinkin’ ‘bout you
Now, I know what you’re thinkin’, well, maybe this boy’s been drinkin’
‘Cause it’s Monday and it’s rainin’ ..and the boss wants overtime...
But, I don’t notice the days that pass, the sands of time in that hourglass
When I’m thinkin’ ‘bout you, it’s always Friday at five
It feel’s like a Friday but, it’s Tuesday afternoon
Feels like the weekend’s started again, and I’m sittin’ next to you
Feels like a Friday but, its Thursday at two
Feels like the work week’s ended and the party’s just beginnin’
When I find myself thinkin’ ‘bout you
I love this feelin’, like a three day weekend
That keeps repeatin’, all over again
‘Cause it Feel’s like a Friday but, it’s Tuesday afternoon
Feels like the weekend’s started again, and I’m layin’ next to you
Feels like a Friday but, its Thursday at two
Feels like the work week’s ended and the party’s just beginnin’
When the drinks are being blended and the music’s never endin’
And the time becomes suspended when we’re just sleepin’ in
When I find myself thinkin’ ‘bout you
Yeah, thinkin’ ‘bout you
Feels like a Friday
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7. |
The Big Dream
05:09
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Good intensions, choose your path
And so you follow to please your Dad
And you will study science and math
And be an engineer ‘cause music, well, “there’s no money in that”
And so it goes the choices are made
You’ll get a job when you graduate
And so you wait on the Big Dream
Schools and summers come and go
Jobs, wives and children will follow
Business cards say who you are
Status and stuff, boy you’ve come so far
Years roll by ’til it all breaks apart
The tears in her eyes, you broke her heart
And now you begin a brand new start
Let the sun shine in
Warms your heart to dream again
Just like when you were a kid
Before life interrupted it
Time to start, start right now
You don’t know how It’ll all work out
It’s not too late to chase your Big Dream
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Jeff Baker Los Angeles, California
Jeff Baker is an American musician/ singer/songwriter based in L.A. He has been writing songs and performing since his early teen years growing up on a farm in Kentucky. He left the farm for college after which he spent most of his adult life in Chicago working in finance. He moved to L.A. in 2016 to start a new chapter in life, one that would see him pursue his dream of making music. ... more
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