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Love Will Smile Again
05:00
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A Dream Is But A Wish
04:56
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Lyrics by Rongo Maihi
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3. |
Here I Go Again
04:18
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4. |
Every Day
03:23
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5. |
Let Her Go
05:15
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I can handle making mistakes
And living with what’s been done
And waking every morning
But I can’t handle losing her
I can handle another silent letter
I can handle another bored sigh
But I can’t seem to let her
Get away with just a ‘Good-bye’
Let her go, set her free
Climb the highest mountain to eternity
Let her go, set yourself free
Swim the deepest ocean, lost in your emotion
Let her go, let her go…
I can handle staying up late
Getting drunk and feeling tired while
I handle the people I meet
My friends and their painted smiles
I can handle another day
I can handle my own lie
But I can’t seem to handle
Not having a handle on her and I
Let her go, set her free
Climb the highest mountain to eternity
Let her go, set yourself free
Swim the deepest ocean, lost in your emotion
Let her go, let her go…
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6. |
The Best Way She Could
04:53
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7. |
Jane & I
05:35
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Lyrics by Ted Barrett
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8. |
New Day
04:22
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9. |
Filling In Time
05:34
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10. |
Stranded
04:07
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11. |
Secret Smile
03:08
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Words & Music
Ted Barrett & Ian Rushton
Here comes Mary with a secret smile
sashaying side to side
found her a boy who likes her style
doesn’t care she’s 3 feet wide.
She’s got moves that make him crazy
in the middle of the day
rolling in a field of daisies
you can hear him clearly say:
Mary, Mary squeeze me tight
let me light your love tonight
rock me till the sun goes down
then we’ll dance back into town
Smile at the folks who’ll never know
unless we put on a show
let the skinnies see how it’s done
with a mound of quivering fun
Mary, Mary squeeze me tight
let me light your love tonight
rock me till the sun goes down
then we’ll dance back into town
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12. |
Wanna Be
02:52
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Lyrics by Ted Barrett
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13. |
No More Goodbyes
04:20
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Lyrics by Virginia Parslow
Each day, same cafe'
A long strong cofee then he's on his way
Off into town 'til the sun goes down
Earning a wage, makin the dollars go round
His friend wonder why such a likeable guy
Is all on his own with no women in sight
They don't see the pieces of his heart on the floor
Or hear how he's vowed not to get hurt anymore
Then one day he sees her
Sitting all alone, he wonders shall I risk it, shall I go and say "hello"?
He walks on over with a smile in his eye
Whiles the radios playing a song called "No More Goodbyes"
Each day, same cafe'
She comes to wile the hours away
Her whole life is gone and it's hard to carry on
Sometimes the days and nights seem so very long
She sees him there, each morning the same chair
A long strong coffee then he disappears
Thinsk he looks sweet, the kind she'd like to meet
But as far as guys go she feels she has two left feet
Then one day he sees her
Sitting all alone, he wonders shall I risk it, shall I go and say "hello"?
He walks on over with a smile in his eye
Whiles the radios playing a song called "No More Goodbyes"
No more good, no more goodbyes, no more, goodbyes
No more good, no more goodbyes, no more, goodbyes
etc...
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14. |
You Took Your Chances
05:51
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Dargaville Man
03:36
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17. |
Some Random Nun
06:21
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By Ted Barrett
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18. |
Older, But Wiser
04:23
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Older But Wiser
© 2004 Ian Rushton
When you were young
Fate was in the wind
So much has happened
So it seems
Now life seems short
'cos you settled for less
Immersed in regrets
Chorus
You're older, days seems shorter
What happened to all those years?
You're older, but wiser
Why give up your dreams?
As the years went by
The days were left unseen
To busy to notice
Where'd you'd been
It's not to late
To reclaim the rest
And realise your quest
Passion makes us young
Rekindle what's inside
Re-awaken communication
With the wolrd outside
Explore what's on your mind
Explore what's in your heart
Re-awaken communication
With the world inside
You're older, days seems shorter
What happened to all those years?
You're older, but wiser
Why give up your dreams?
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19. |
Creatures Of The Ocean
05:56
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by Ted Barrett
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Take Me Away
04:45
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Bright lights approaching
I think we’re gonna meet
Underneath a lamppost
On a dark and misty street
My life blood is draining
Tired heart go to sleep
Rains starts falling
It bites in so deep
Wind starts howling
Leaves swirling round my feet
This world is fading
And soon I’ll be free
Take me away
Away from here
To a place that’s safe
Take me away
Away from here
To a place that’s far away
My soul is rising
And my mind is clear
My body’s dying
But there is no fear
This life has ended
I wish you were near
Take me away
Away from here
To a place that’s safe
Take me away
Away from here
To a place that’s far away
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21. |
Carpe Diem
05:20
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by Gini Parlsow
As I look back down through the years,
What do I see? where have I been?
Through the laughter and through the tears,
What has become of all my dreams?
It's so easy to put things off 'til tomorrow
...and then tomorrow
I wanna be sure to Seize the Day
As I look on down through the years to come,
What do I see? What will it be?
Will I walk on forward through my fears
To become all that I can be?
It's so easy to put life off ti'l tomorrow
...and then tomorrow
I wanna be sure to Seize the Day
Tempus est nunc, Carpe Diem,
The time is now, Seize the Day,
Finis ergo video, Carpe Diem
I'm awake at last and I Seize the Day.
It's so easy to put life off until tomorrow
... and then tomorrow
I wanna be sure to Seize the Day
Tempus est nunc, Carpe Diem,
The time is now, Seize the Day,
Finis ergo video, Carpe Diem
I'm awake at last and I Seize the Day.
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22. |
Sanctuary
06:14
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Lyrics by Virginia Parslow
Woke this morning in a sweat, from a dream I can’t forget,
In this dream I was dying.
Shaken now I catch my breath, having seen a kind of death,
That was cruel and terrifying.
My body burned, the sky was red,
I longed for water but the rivers were dead,
I ran for cover from a poison rain,
While Earth cried out in anguish and pain.
I tell myself it’s just a dream, yet I feel a silent scream
growing, and my head is spinning
I tremble as I look around - dying seas, scoured ground,
I realize the nightmare’s just beginning
My body burns, the sky is red,
I long for water but the rivers are dead,
I run for cover from a poison rain,
While Earth cries out in anguish and pain.
Sanctuary, sanctuary
Earth cries out with an agonizing sound
Sanctuary, sanctuary
Lay down your weapons and think it through again
Sanctuary, hear her cry,
Sanctuary, don’t let me die.
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23. |
Beyond The Rocks & Fog
13:19
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If there were no clouds or mountains
would we still know how to dream?
to struggle in the rocks and fog
and see what will be seen?
Each generation advances
paths laid by early giants
going beyond Newton’s summit,
Maxwell’s peak and Bohr’s ascent
each new insight granting glances
to men who answered wonder's call.
Physicist’s horizons open
the universe for us all.
If there were no clouds or mountains
would we still know how to dream?
to struggle in the rocks and fog
and see what will be seen?
Out of darkness the day will break,
With our sorrow Love grows strong.
Common men, brighter than most,
with ordinary hopes and fears
loving life music and women.
with frequent laughter and tears.
But none could resist the challenge
of obstacles to their view.
Nature’s laws and inner workings
lay visible to these few.
If there were no pain along the way
Would we still learn to be brave?
In all the sorrow of today
There remains the love we gave…
If there were no clouds or mountains
would we still know how to dream?
to struggle in the rocks and fog
and see what will be seen?
If there were no clouds or mountains
would we still know how to dream?
to struggle in the rocks and fog
and see what will be seen?
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24. |
Man Of Music
04:13
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By Rongo Maihi
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Across The Miles
04:51
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Tsunami Awakening
04:58
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The day after Christmas, 2004
The waters rose in a wave of horror
Thousands of people lost their lives
Children, lovers, husbands and wives
What can we do?
Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Jew
We shed our tears, now let us pray
What can we I do? To help ease their pain
Pull together, open our hearts
We'll find a way.... if we try
Fishing villages, resort towns
All were flattened, as the waves crashed down
Some were asleep there, some gave the cry!
A few were spared, but most gave their lives
What can we do?
Athiest, Seik, Hindu
We shed our tears, now let us pray
What can we do? To help ease their pain
Pull together, open our hearts
We'll find a way.... if we try
Let us pray, this holy day horror
Unites the world, in this time of sorrow
This deadly cataclysm, from deep within the earth
Shows us all to be of equal worth
What can we do? Here's what I'll do!
While I weep, the planet is wounded,
Our help is in need, I give all that I can
What can we do? Here's what we'll do (dig deep)
Give love and compassion, relief aid and hope,
Anything helpful, give all that you can
What can we do? What Can I do?
(All that we can)
What can we do?
Ooooh, oooh
When their world's torn apart
We can rebuild them with our hearts
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28. |
Happy
04:14
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29. |
The War Is Over
03:39
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THE WAR IS OVER
Rushton & Parslow © 2002
Verse 1:
You’ve been battling an invisible enemy - shooting at ghosts that have long ago gone
You’re so busy defending your terri’try - that you’ve lived without love for too long
And the barricades that you place, to keep out the pain, are fencing you in
Don’t you know - you’re fighting a one-man war, that nobody can win?
Chorus:
The war is over,
Lay down your arms, you will not come to any harm
The war is over,
Lay down in my arms, you will not come to any harm
Verse 2:
Look around - there’s nobody fighting you, there’s only me here, and I am unarmed
Look again - there’s only me standing here, no need to run away, no need to be alarmed
Yes I know how scary it is, to lay down your weapons of doubt and fear
But as long as you stay behind your barricades, ain’t no way I can ever get near
Chorus:
The war is over,
Lay down your arms, you will not come to any harm
The war is over,
Lay down in my arms, you will not come to any harm
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'cause
04:01
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31. |
Falling...
04:00
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32. |
Gift List
05:04
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Ian Rushton Auckland
Ian Rushton is UK born New Zealander, producer and self-taught pianist and guitarist, offering anything from contemporary classical and pop/rock instrumentals to adult contemporary pop and rock songs. Rushton regularly collaborates with musicians from around the globe to create an exciting and varied mix of easy listening music. ... more
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