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It all comes down to how I chose to live the truth I’ve found
Cause sometimes I can make a point, and never make a sound
Every road is neatly paved with all my best intents
But scattered on the shoulder lie the thoughtless words I’ve spent
Love can change the world
I can play a part
If only I would listen I could hear, with an open heart
with an open heart
I see the world in black and white and rarely hear the gray
I don’t take time to read the lines, and then I turn the page
When I can smell the roses, still, though snow is on the ground
Their petals falling at my feet – I finally hear the sound
Love can change the world
I can play a part
If only I would listen I could hear,
Love can change the world
I can play a part
If only I would listen I could hear, with an open heart
with an open heart
with an open heart
with an open heart
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Let The Walls Come Down
05:40
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brick by brick-row by row
built this fortress can't let go
it goes easy at the start
soon you cannot find your heart
it seems to me the only way to hide our fear
is to encircle everything that we hold dear
scar by scar - lie by lie
you've learned to ignore the cry
hide your eyes cover your ears
stack the stones 'til you can't hear
we work so hard to make that barrier so high
no one gets in but we're still stuck right here inside
let the walls come down
let the walls come down
let the walls come down
all over again, my friend
let the walls come down
let the walls come down
let the walls come down
all over again
heart by heart - beat by beat
never know what chance you'll meet
it will take you by surprise
walls don't have to be so high
if you let go of all the things you thought you knew
then you can see there's only one way left for you
let the walls come down
let the walls come down
let the walls come down
all over again, my friend
let the walls come down
let the walls come down
let the walls come down
all over again
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Listen
03:42
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i knew a boy who wasted time
on foolishness and useless rhyme
i heard him say he thought that trees could talk
well if they did what would it mean
to hear beyond our day’s routine
i’m not sure we’d take the time to stop
… to listen
but in these branches live our dreams
wild ideas and crazy schemes
the wisdom of a million fruitful years
love unfolds in gentle leaves
reveals the truth that lies beneath
protecting all the souls that we hold dear
if only we could see our way clear
to listen…
it seems that listening’s lost its style
we haven’t stopped in quite awhile
to smell the sweetness of a rose
if we can’t see and we won’t hear
long enough to face our fears
we can’t learn what trees would have us know
now the boy is grown and wise
he’s learned to live with compromise
looking back on years and taking stock
thinks of what his life’s been missing
knows if he just tries to listen
late at night the trees will start to talk
the wind will blow and trees will softly talk
will we listen?
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What Makes A Man
03:41
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you’re sittin’ here beside me, in silence on this swing
same way that you used to back when you were only ten
now your tears are slowly falling and I know he broke your heart
my words, they don’t come easy… but here’s a start…
tell me
what makes a man, in your eyes?
you’re headed for a life that’s full of lies
forget the money and the house up on the hill
forget the fast cars; they won’t drive away the chill
look into his heart far as you can
that’s where you’ll find what makes a man
you took your childhood fantasies and packed them all away
your life was so much simpler back when I was not so gray
i could bandage up your knees and dry your tears before they’d start
but I can’t’ stop the tick of time, and I can’t’ fix your heart
tell me
what makes a man, in your eyes?
you’re headed for a life that’s full of lies
forget the money and the house up on the hill
forget the fast cars; they won’t drive away the chill
look into his heart far as you can
that’s where you’ll find what makes a man
when he offers you the stars remember, they’re not his to sell
listen to my words and darling… ask yourself…
what makes a man, in your eyes?
you’re headed for a life that’s full of lies
forget the money and the house up on the hill
forget the fast cars; they won’t drive away the chill
look into his heart far as you can
that’s where you’ll find what makes a man
that’s where you’ll find… what makes a man
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Prayer
01:11
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i feel the storm at my back
the fog and fear surround me like a veil
and I know I cannot control the wind
but I can trim the sails
so toss my boat upon the sea
i know that love will rescue me
and guide me on my way back to the shore
i’ll rest my body on the beach
and know I’m always within reach
of the long arm of God
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There's a Light
03:46
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there’s a light, down this empty road
left or right, we choose which way to go
sometimes we wander in the darkness
on the search for where our hearts will live
but there is fear, down this empty road
and we can hear, all the doubt down in our souls
sometimes we’re standing at the crossroad
with a question only heaven knows
every minute, every day our choices can create
a million possibilities or just one fate
with every hesitation and with every step ahead
we can turn this madness into love instead
‘cause there’s a dream, down this empty road
just let it be, and the truth will all be told
we’ll be caught up in a whirlwind
always knowing that the light won’t end
every minute, every day our choices can create
a million possibilities or just one fate
with every hesitation and with every step ahead
we can turn this madness into love instead
see the light, down this empty road
so clear and bright, as all your dreams unfold
we’ve been lifted from the shadows
on our way to where this love can grow
there’s a light, down this empty road
there’s a light, down this empty road
there’s a light, down this empty road
there’s a light, down this road
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Sonnet
06:08
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love is patient or so they say
but my heart races, anyway
and love is kind, that’s nothing new
‘cause my heart is safe inside of you
all the ways we find to be patient and kind
through the darkness, through the light
through the day, through the night
how i love thee, i’ll count the ways
while my heart beats ten thousand days
so deep and wide, my soul will find
that our hearts beat in perfect time
this familiar phrase, said so many ways
through the darkness, through the light
through the day, through the night
all the ways we find to be patient and kind
through the darkness, through the light
through the day, through the night
love me tender, and love me true
my heart is beating just for you
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What is Enough?
03:06
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what is enough, and what is madness?
where do we stand along this path of sadness?
follow the line between hunger and greed
how much do we need?
we are living in an age of ingenuity
surrounded by a world of opportunity
staring at the hopelessness of poverty
why can't we see?
what is enough, and what is madness?
where do we stand along this path of sadness?
follow the line between hunger and greed
how much do we need?
we're standing in the shadow of prosperity
hoping for a world that knows equality
wondering if our dreams are just a fallacy
wishing we'd all see
what is enough, and what is madness?
where do we stand along this path of sadness?
how much do we need?
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I Found Myself
04:23
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i lost all innocence when i found the truth
gave up perfection somewhere in my youth
searched after questions without a clue
gave up on answers i thought i knew
and i found pleasure, and i found pain
i found treasure in pouring rain
i know that nothing will be the same
since i found myself
i found myself
promises broken and lies well told
i’ve kept my secrets and chased false gold
watched trust unravel and love unwind
i’ve made my wagers to ease my mind
and i found pleasure, and i found pain
i found treasure in pouring rain
i know that nothing will be the same
since i found myself
i found myself
i’ve lived through the silence and found my voice
now i am standing behind my choice
and when i find myself inside the storm
i’m soaked and weary, still i am warm
‘cause i found pleasure, and i found pain
i found treasure in pouring rain
i know that nothing will be the same
since i found myself
i found myself
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Everyday's Back In Town
05:21
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when the sun comes shining down
i put my feet back on the ground
when the day’s not going right
i remember every day comes after every night
when i think I’ll just give up
and i know i’ve had enough
i just let that clock go round
‘cause every day’s back in town
when it’s got me on the run
somehow i can find the sun
iI just shake off all those blues
when i feel that light come shining through
i can look up in the sky
i don’t need a reason why
iI can lose that old low down
‘cause every days’ back in town
it just takes a moment to turn the dark to light
this could be that moment to stand right up there shining bright
when those dark clouds follow me
and i think i just can’t breathe
i remember some sweet song
and that old sun moves those clouds along
iI can see just what i’ve got
instead of crying what it’s not
i ain’t got no need to frown
‘cause everyday’s back in town
it just takes a moment to turn the dark to light
this could be that moment to stand right up there shining bright
when those dark clouds follow me
and i think i just can’t breathe
i remember some sweet song
and that old sun moves those clouds along
iI can see just what i’ve got
instead of crying what it’s not
i ain’t got no need to frown
‘cause everyday’s back in town
everyday’s back in town
everyday’s … back in town
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Early Spring
03:09
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Fire of Love
05:10
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you can call me friend ‘cause a friend is what you need
when you’re all alone or if life has made you bleed
no matter what you’ve done or where you might have been
you can always find a way back home again
sometimes it will feel that you can’t find your way through
the twists and turns of life often seem so lost to you
listen and you’ll hear singing quietly inside
a song that’s in your soul, it will be your guide
it is the ash of the fire of love that’s floating on the breeze
it is the song of a white winged dove that brings you home again
it is the tree that will always bend to shelter you from storm
it is the ash of the fire of love
you can find your way, if you open up your heart
a path is there to see, all you have to do is start
walk into the warmth of a light that shines for you
no matter where you go, the song you hear is true
it is the ash of the fire of love that’s floating on the breeze
it is the song of a white winged dove that brings you home again
it is the tree that will always bend to shelter you from storm
it is the ash of the fire of love
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you’re sittin’ here beside me, in silence on this swing
same way that you used to back when you were only ten
now your tears are slowly falling and I know he broke your heart
my words, they don’t come easy… but here’s a start…
tell me
what makes a man, in your eyes?
you’re headed for a life that’s full of lies
forget the money and the house up on the hill
forget the fast cars; they won’t drive away the chill
look into his heart far as you can
that’s where you’ll find what makes a man
you took your childhood fantasies and packed them all away
your life was so much simpler back when I was not so gray
i could bandage up your knees and dry your tears before they’d start
but I can’t’ stop the tick of time, and I can’t’ fix your heart
tell me
what makes a man, in your eyes?
you’re headed for a life that’s full of lies
forget the money and the house up on the hill
forget the fast cars; they won’t drive away the chill
look into his heart far as you can
that’s where you’ll find what makes a man
when he offers you the stars remember, they’re not his to sell
listen to my words and darling… ask yourself…
what makes a man, in your eyes?
you’re headed for a life that’s full of lies
forget the money and the house up on the hill
forget the fast cars; they won’t drive away the chill
look into his heart far as you can
that’s where you’ll find what makes a man
that’s where you’ll find… what makes a man
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Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon Sacramento, California
Jumping the lines between acoustic soul and folk rock, Bev Barnett & Greg Newlon combine varied musical pasts to create a place where you can relax in the comfort of the groove - knowing you’ll leave smiling and little more hopeful.
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