broken man

Hit the ground running
(Matthew Long)
Well
Don't need no reason
Don't need no plan
Don't need no assistance baby
No helping hand
I just need some time
Time to move along
Don't need to be right now baby
I just can't be wrong
Ain't no way to make me stay
So best get out my way
Gotta hit the ground running
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Ain't got no money
Ain't got no pay
Ain't got nobody baby
To get me through the day
But that's alright now darlin'
I can make it alone
Don't need nobody baby
I'm a rolling stone
Ain't no way to make me stay
So best get out my way
Gotta hit the ground running
Hit the ground running
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I'm out of sight
I'm out of mind
Gonna leave this place now baby
So very far behind
Don't you go trying
Trying to make me stay
There ain't no stopping baby
So best get out my way
Ain't no way to make me stay
So best get out my way
Gotta hit the ground running
Hit the ground running
Gotta hit the ground running
Hit the ground running

LEADING ME ON
(Matthew Long)
One day to the next you'd be so sweet to me
Then you turn around and burn me to the third degree
I see a side of you that I thought I'd never see
Carry on this way, you know I'll be gone
You been leading me on
Leading me on
You been using me up like a dog with a bone
You're there when you need me, you're gone when you don't
You take what you need then you leave me all alone
If you keep this up, I'll be gone by dawn
You been leading me on
Leading me on
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Why do you need to treat me this way?
Don't play with my heart. You're tearing me apart.
I just can't stay yeah
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You turn on a dime, you're playing with my mind
You're treating me wrong whilst being too damn kind
Sometimes you see me, sometimes you are blind
I ain't taking no more, you've had all your fun
You been leading me on
Leading me on
You been leading me on
Leading me on yeah

Some Time Alone
(Paul Long)
Sometimes you seem so very far away
Sometimes it seems you’re in a world of your own
I can’t be sure of you; you say that nothing’s changed
You only need some time alone
It’s in the little things that only I could see
It’s in the way that you twist things around
You say don’t worry, you say that nothing’s changed
You only need some time alone
Where do you go to in the middle of the night
Who do you call, to make you feel alright
Why can’t you tell me why you feel so alone
Why don’t you show me what it takes to bring you home
If you could tell me how I can help you through
If you could show me how to change things around
But you don’t answer; you say that nothing’s changed
You only need some time alone

ALL I ASK OF YOU
(Matthew Long)
I've been through that place that you might call love
As the years went by, sure as hell had enough
Well I'd run to you baby, but I need your arms to fall into
It's not much pretty baby, and that's all I ask of you.
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You should know by now that these wounds run deep
So deep now baby, oh it makes me oh it makes me weep
Well I'd run to you baby, but I need your arms to fall into
It's not much pretty darlin', and that's all I ask of you.
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Do you know how I feel?
Do you even care?
When I called out for you
You were never there.
I'm so lost without you darlin'
So lost and alone
But you're doing just fine
When you're on your own.
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Well I've just about had enough, can't get back the time
Every time you shut me out
I just can't help but cry.
Well I'd run to you baby, but I need your arms to fall into
It's not much pretty darlin', and that's all I ask of you

NEVER GO BACK
(Paul Long)
Don't tell me now about your lonely nights ‘cause I know - I've been there before
Don't call me up just to tell me lies ‘cause I know - I heard it before
Don't ask me baby, just leave me alone
I could never go back
No use pretending 'bout those other guys ‘cause I know - baby you let it show
No point in lying 'bout working late ‘cause I know - now I'm letting go
Don't ask me baby, just leave me alone
I could never go back
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Don’t tell me stories ‘bout the things that you did - well I know, I know
Don’t tell me now that you are coming back, 'cause baby I know that I’m letting go
And I’ll never go back
I'm leaving town to make a brand new life ‘cause I know – that I gotta go
Don't try to stop me, this is my last chance and I know – should've done it before
Don't ask me baby, just leave me alone
I could never go back

BETTER DAYS
(Matthew Long)
Tell me people, why you looking down?
I know what's going on, but it won't come back around
Tell me people, it may look like the end
But don't let it drag you down, let's just try it again.
I won't stand and tell you now that everything's alright
even though the time's looking bad
You shouldn't be so worried, you shouldn't be so sad because
People, I know we're bound for better days
I said people, better days will come our way
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Tell me darling, why you look so blue?
Won't you dry those tears honey?
You got your whole life ahead of you
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Sometimes you gotta look past the things that tear you down
Just get up and dance and really sing out loud
And soon you'll be happy, soon you'll be proud because
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People I know we're bound for better days
I said people, better days will come our way
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I don't know what's around the bend
But I sure know that it's not the end
Soon we'll be happy, soon we will smile
You just have to wait baby, it's gonna take a while.
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Tell me people, don't look so down
You know, what's going on, it wont come back around.
Tell me people, you know it's not the end
But don't let it drag you down, let's just try it again because
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I said, people I know we're bound for better days
I said, people better days will come our way
I said, people I know we're bound for better days
I said,people better days will come our way
Better days will come our way
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PART AS STRANGERS
(Paul Long)
Looking into another cup of coffee,and I’m trying not to catch your eye
Need to think of something clever to say, but the words just pass me by
I know that things could be better, so won’t you try to put it together
People part as strangers every day
I know I should’ve seen it coming,should’ve known we’d come to this night
If you’re looking for a reason to stay, maybe I can make it right
You said I should know better, and nothing in life can last forever
People part as strangers every day
Maybe the time has come to say goodbye
Maybe there is no other way
But please don’t tell me we could still be just good friends
People part as strangers every day
Well I couldn’t deny that I’ve been lonely, couldn’t say I didn’t cry
I know it won’t be easy for me, but I’m strong enough to try
One day I’ll remember that look on your face as you left forever
People part as strangers every day

BROKEN MAN
(Matthew Long)
Ain't no sinner, sacred soul
Fall of a man has taken its toll
Keep on knocking down every door
As each one falls down there's always one more
Time is a killer, takes too long
Strike the weak and wither the strong
Hands of bone that seek the fire
They fall apart with a man's desire
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I’m going back to the land of the water
I’m gonna find me the broken man
Tread my way through the streams and the rivers
Bring that broken man home
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Eye of the storm, yet they cannot see
The ground falling out from underneath
The finest shoes are laced with dirt
Tells you how much that man is worth
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I’m going back to the land of the water
I’m gonna find me the broken man
Tread my way through the streams and the rivers
Bring that broken man home
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See the bones beneath the skin
There’s no smile just a lack tooth grin
The wind that blows through the long white trees
Is enough to bring a broken man to his knees
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Tears falling down, turn into rain
Falling down
I’m going back to the land of the water
I’m gonna find me the broken man
Tread my way through the streams and the rivers
Bring that broken man home

BIG SHOT
(Paul Long, Matthew Long, Mash Sonnet)
Big shot, small world
Big mouth, small change
With your ear to the ground and your back to the wall
Do you feel the cold wind at all?
Nothing seems to hurt you; you say you're doing well
You got a silver spoon life and I'm sliding to hell
Can you help me; I can't find my way at all
Do you see me, at the bottom of it all?
Big shot, small world
Big mouth, small change
With your ear to the ground and your back to the wall
Do you feel the cold wind at all?
We used to be together, we used to have it all
Now I'm dancing with heartache, you're having a ball
Can you hear me; will you listen to my call?
Do you know me? catch me when I fall
Big Shot
Big shot, small world
Big mouth, small change
With your ear to the ground and your back to the wall
Do you feel the cold wind at all?
You say you have the answer; you seem to know it all
I got nothing but hope but I can stand tall
Are you happy; can you sleep at all?
Hey big shot, you do nothing at all
Are you happy, can you sleep at all?
Hey big shot, you do nothing at all
Big Shot

When BB SIngs the Blues
(Paul Long)
When BB sings the blues
There’s nothing wrong in the world
When BB sings the blues
Lucille playing with your heart
Sing me one more time
That Sweet Little Angel
When BB sings the blues
Makes me feel good inside
When BB sings the blues
Everything will be alright
Sing me one more time
That Sweet Little Angel
From Mississippi to Las Vegas – you came a long way
From segregation to adoration - it's been a long way
From plantation to the king of the blues
It’s the music of your soul that sings to me now
When BB sings the blues
Touching your heart and mine
When BB sings the blues
And plays guitar so fine
Sing me one more time
That Sweet Little Angel
Sing me one more time
That Sweet Little Angel