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This Thing
Stones In My Pocket
Years Go On
Messy Song
Passion
Settle In
Give Over
Kinder Words
Turn
Show Me How
Springfield

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this thing
© cheryl fare 1999

What is this thing we have?
what is it that we're doing?
Is it good or bad?
let's not get into that
What is this thing we have?
why is it that you move me
And your eyes go right through me,
imagining what you'll do to me, yeah, yeah

I have never hurt before
from the roving eye or the slamming door
The kind of pain that follows me is more
the drift away, or the can't you see
The more I think I want this,
the need that comes over me
The more I can imagine that,
the settle down won't let me be

What is this thing we have?
what is it that we're doing?
Is it good or bad?
let's not get into that
What is this thing we have?
why is it that you move me
And your eyes go right through me,
imagining what you'll do to me, yeah, yeah

When you go I want you back, when you stay I can't relax
though there's nothing that I need, there is this power over me

What is this thing we have?
what is it that we're doing?
Is it good or bad?
let's not get into that
What is this thing we have?
why is it that you move me
And your eyes go right through me,
imagining what you'll do to me,
imagining what you’ll be to me,
imagining how you’ll pass through me, yeah, yeah

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stones in my pocket
© cheryl fare 2000

Carry you with me, roll you around some
Carry you with me, deep in my heart
Carry you with me, like stones in my pocket
Memories bittersweet and never forgot
never forgot

The minutes fly, the stars spin
My hair's gone grey and my eyes are dim
But your face it shines, those sweet words you say
My mind falls back like I met you today, and I

Carry you with me, roll you around some
Carry you with me, deep in my heart
Carry you with me, like stones in my pocket
Memories bittersweet and never forgot
never forgot

Reminiscence all my own,
recollection calls my heart home,
all these years could pull you away,
but the longer you're gone, the closer you stay
the longer you're gone, the closer you stay, and I

Carry you with me, roll you around some
Carry you with me, deep in my heart
Carry you with me, like stones in my pocket
Memories bittersweet and never forgot
never forgot
never forgot
I never forgot

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years go on
© cheryl fare 2007

I’ll never be sorry
Kind words like a velvet noose around her neck
I’ll never be angry
She tells herself so they can stay friends

And the tears run dry
And the miles are so long
But the ties still bind
As the years go on

They still see eachother
between the how’ve you beens and gotta get gos
And still she feels smothered
By a web of kindness that won’t let go

And the tears are all dry
And the miles are so long
But the ties still bind
As the years go on

Would it be easier if you shoved me away?
If you raised your voice and called me names?
Then I’d know for sure, instead of hanging on this way
I can’t see the scar, but I still feel the ache

He’s looking for comfort
Something she had for him all along
And even with others
She’s left to wonder if there’s something she does wrong

It would it be easier if you shoved me away
If you raised your voice and called me names
Then I’d know for sure, instead of hanging on this way
I can’t see the scar, but I still feel the ache

And she knows
But she can’t let go
If there’s nothing more (in this life)
……..

And the tears are all dry
And the miles are so long
But the ties still bind
As the years go on
And the years go on

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messy song
© cheryl fare 2006

love comes along in 2’s and 3’s
I’m the one in the middle, and the middleman’s with me

It’s way better than makin’ due,
This cozy thing between me and you
Sometimes I wonder about the other 2
But I’m happy in the middle
Happy in the middle with you

Love brings along both lessons and pain
It can make you weary and a little bit insane

It’s this crazy thing that we all do
Botherin’ each other through and through
But I’m happy in the middle
Happy in the middle with you

Sometimes I want it sweeter
Sometimes I want it rough
Sometimes I want it neater
But I can’t get enough of that messy stuff, love

Love comes along at all the wrong times
There’s always a good reason, so let go and fly blind

Every time I find you in front of me
I know why there’s a word called destiny
1 and 2 and now and then 3
are happy in the middle
happy in the middle with me

Sometimes I want it sweeter
Sometimes I want it rough
Sometimes I want it neater
But I can’t get enough of that messy stuff, love
I can’t get enough of that messy stuff, love
I can’t get enough of that messy stuff, love

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passion
© cheryl fare 2007
You have a passion, she said, you have a drive
But she made it sound like something dirty,
something I should hide
You have a passion, she said, well don’t we all?
To build, to eat, to breathe, to learn
Or do nothing much at all

Hmmm I think about it all the time
Hmmm I dream about it all the time
I can’t put it down, and I can’t make it fit
No matter what I do, there’s just no cure for it
Must be a passion

What is it you crave? Can you give it a name?
Does it bloom into love, or curl back into pain?
Do you use it to heal, or just cover up
the hole in your heart that never gets enough?

You have a passion, uh-huh, you have a drive
The devil voice that calls you home,
Or the angel by your side.
You have a passion, uh-huh, well don’t we all?
To build, to eat, to breathe, to learn
Or do nothing much at all

Hmmm you think about it all the time
Hmmm you dream about it all the time
you can’t put it down, and you can’t make it fit
No matter what you do, there’s just no cure for it
Must be a passion, Just a harmless passion
A yen, an itch, a passion, I can quit when I want - passion
We all got one – passion, Can’t put it down – passion
Can’t make it fit – passion, It’s just a little passion

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settle in
©cheryl fare 2001

I want you to know what makes me tick
I want you to know I’ll do what it takes to make this stick
I want you to be what makes me smile
I want you to see that the first rush will only last a little while

Settle in with me boy, we’ve got some work to do
That first kiss was nice, but we need more to see us through

I want you to know I don’t fight fair
I want you to know, no matter what, I’m not going anywhere
I want you to be your soul’s desire
I want you to see you can’t step up until you jump across the fire

Settle in with me boy, we’ve got some work to do
That first kiss was nice, but we need more to see us through

I want you to know I tease to please
I want you to know I’m playing for the permanent squeeze
I want you to be the voice in my dreams
I want you to be mine for you and yours for me

Settle in with me boy, we’ve got some work to do
That first kiss was nice, but we need more to see us through

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give over
© cheryl fare 2007

he was a man who would feed his kid corn flakes for dinner
and then ride out to buy a dime
she was a girl who was used to following orders
well taught to be deaf dumb and blind

well, come on baby, give over - come on baby, give in
there’s no cure for stupid, but you can do better
once you learn to look within

would he dump her for the waitress or the flight attendant?
so hard to make up his mind
would she open her eyes to the world around her?
or just continue to march in time

well, come on baby, give over - come on baby, give in
there’s no cure for stupid, but you can do better
once you learn to look within

sometimes it takes years to climb out of that haze
and sometimes a little push will send you on your way
sometimes the things we learn are worth a little pain
and all the time, all that’s good, is there for us to claim
there for us to claim

well, cutting her loose was the kindest thing
that man would ever do
she stumbled at first, but then found her calling
and the sound of a new tune
with a strong hand up at the top of the steps
she had help to make that climb
she saw the shining lights
and heard let’s get together and feel alright

and so our baby gave over - yes, our girl, she gave in
there’s no cure for stupid, but she did better
once she learned to look within

yes, sometimes it takes years to climb out of that haze
and sometimes a little push will send you on your way
sometimes the things we learn are worth a little pain
and all the time, all that’s good, is there for us to claim
there for us to claim

so when you get the feeling like you might not be
the brightest bulb in the pack
remember our story, and keep moving forward
don’t take those two steps back

and, come on baby, give over - come on baby, give in
there’s no cure for stupid, but you can do better
once you learn to look within
there’s no cure for stupid, but you can do better
once you learn to look within

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kinder words
© cheryl fare 2006

How did you learn to talk that way?
When your mama was mad, and there was hell to pay?
How did you learn?
How did you learn to use your smarts,
To use words as weapons, that slice the heart?
How did you learn?

Maybe you don’t know better, or maybe you just don’t care
Maybe it’s all you can do to avoid some fear
You just can’t bear

Give me sticks and stones, I say
Some new way to feel this old pain
Give me sticks and stones, I say
Or some kinder words to say

How does it feel to talk that way,
To make others feel small, each and every day?
How does that feel?
How does it feel to stand and blame,
Pointing all around to avoid your own shame?
How does that feel?

Maybe you don’t know better, or maybe you just don’t care
Maybe it’s all you can do to avoid some fear
You just can’t bear

Give me sticks and stones, I say
Some new way to feel this old pain
Give me sticks and stones, I say
Or some kinder words to say
How ‘bout some kinder words to say?
Let’s have some kinder words to say

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Turn
©cheryl fare 2007

with the turn of a phrase,
everything changes
with the turn of a key,
life re-arranges
you turned me inside out,
and then you turned away
after years of need and doubt,
one question remains

how long will I keep missing you?
Why can’t I turn away?
Though my life looks fine without you
I feel you here, and yet you’ve gone away
So, how long?

Turn every year a new leaf,
every day another page
Turn inward for relief,
turn around and run away
You reeled me in and then turned me out,
Love lost won’t turn up found
I’m undone yet look the same,
every day the same refrain

how long will I keep missing you?
Why can’t I turn away?
Though my life looks fine without you
I feel you here, and yet you’ve gone away
So, how long?

Turning circles in my mind
to find the hidden path
A way to turn back time
So I no longer need to ask

how long will I keep missing you?
Why can’t I turn away?
Though my life looks fine without you
I feel you here, and yet you’ve gone away
So, how long?
How long?
How long?
How long?

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show me how
© cheryl fare 2005

I think if I wish hard enough,
I can make it go away
I think if I push hard enough
I can make them say it’s all ok
I think that all I’ve ever done
Has only led me here
Standing still when I want to run
Breathing it in between love and fear

I think by making no mistakes
I can turn back time
I think if I give all it takes
I can turn bad water into wine
I think that if I listen hard
The sound will show me the way
Out of this hole that I think I’m in
Saving my joy for another day

I’m wishing and thinking, hoping and weeping
One breath in, and one breath out
How do I do this, show me how

I think, I thought, I wish, I would
If I hold on tight I’ll get all I should
I spin, I twist, I’m lost and leaning
On all the fear I can find to be feeling
I think that all I’ve ever done
Has only led me here
Standing still when I want to run
Breathing it in between love and fear

I’m wishing and thinking, hoping and weeping
One breath in, and one breath out
How do I do this, show me how

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Springfield
© cheryl fare 2007

my baby drives a pinto, hatchback, emerald green
my baby drives a pinto, hatchback, emerald green
it’s an explosive situation, and a very steamy scene

my baby feels like velvet, all warm and chocolate brown
my baby feels like velvet, all warm and chocolate brown
when I catch up with my baby, it’s time to go to town

Let’s do the whole thing over,
you and me all over, and over again
no need to fret now that we’re older
whatever it is, you know we’re more than friends

gonna drive on up to Springfield, gonna hunt my baby down
gonna drive on up to Springfield, gonna hunt my baby down
gonna finish what we started,
‘cause it’s time to go to town

gonna ride that little pinto, gonna ride it all the way home
gonna ride that super-fine pinto hatchback,
gonna ride it all the way home
make up for what I’m missing, and never be alone
make up for what I’m missing, and never be alone
make up for what I’m missing, and never be alone