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Where is the sun that shines when you're here?
Where is the moon that guides my way?
What is the reason to go on one more day?
You told me you'd be back soon,
but the hours have turned to years,
and the rain that falls will not hide my tears.
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But I'll turn my eyes to heaven
and look for a silver lining
even when there is no sun that's shining.
Where is the candle in the darkness?
Where is the lighthouse on the shore?
Who is this blackbird who is tapping at my door?
You said that we're forever
but you're not here in my arms,
and the pain that's left seeks to do me harm.
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But I'll turn my eyes to heaven
and look for a silver lining
even when there is no sun that's shining.
-Bridge-
Could it be you've been with me the whole time?
An angel on my shoulder, or a reason for my rhyme.
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So I'll turn my eyes to heaven
and look for a silver lining
even when there is no sun that's shining.
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When I was a kid I'd lose everything,
and sometimes it wouldn't come back.
So I had to write these words down
on my shoes and in my backpack.
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Here's my name and address,
in letters plain to see.
If you find this,
please return it to me.
I said something wrong and I lost my best love.
God knows why you didn't come back.
I wish that I'd written these words down,
inside the suitcase that you packed...
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Here's my name and address,
in letters plain to see.
If you find this,
please return it to me.
Some of these mornings I can't find my mind,
and I may never get it back.
If only I had wrote these words down
on the sanity I lack.
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Here's my name and address,
in letters plain to see.
If you find this,
please return it to me.
-Bridge-
Some things are lost forever;
Some things were never yours.
It's best to show your appreciation
before life goes off course.
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Here's my name and address,
in letters plain to see.
If you find this,
please return it to me.
Return it to me.
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The houses are red and orange just like the sky,
and there's music in every door that you pass by.
And the churches point up to heaven to save us from hell
In the poquita casitas down in San Miguel.
You can smell tortillas cooking on the stands
and the best foods there are the ones that you hold in your hands.
And in every door there's an artist that's ready to sell
In the poquita casitas down in San Miguel
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A sleepy little town in the morning
A fiesta into the night
Nobody here asks if anything's wrong
Because here it's always right.
There's a señorita who's waiting there for me,
and I love to hear her whisper, "Si, Si, Si."
At midnight we will listen for the chapel bell,
in our poquita casita down in San Miguel.
...in our poquita casita down in San Miguel.
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Right when I thought that I'd ask you to dance,
now it seems I may not get the chance.
What's a person like me to do?
Someone stepped in and caught your eye,
they're taking your hand, now I might cry.
Just when I was falling in love with you...
I may have missed it by a moment,
the greatest sin with no atonement.
Time was fleeting and now it's through.
I hesitated, and now I'm lost,
my heart misfired, my signals crossed.
Just when I was falling in love with you...
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Every moment counts, so they told me.
Now I feel left out, you won't hold me.
I was feeling a blush, now I'm feeling blue.
Just when I was falling in love with you.
Imagining our life together,
the clouds rolled in and brought some bad weather.
Now the skies are grey and not blue.
You'll be gone in a lightning flash,
my vision is gone, my dreams are dashed.
Just when I was falling in love with you.
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Every moment counts, so they told me.
Now I feel left out, you won't hold me.
I was feeling a blush, now I'm feeling blue.
Just when I was falling in love with you.
-Bridge-
Turn around. Sit down. Take your seat!
Come back to where my heart skipped that beat.
I promise I'll know what to do.
I'll tell you that I'm falling in love with you.
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Every moment counts, so they told me.
Now I feel left out, you won't hold me.
I was feeling a blush, now I'm feeling blue.
Just when I was falling in love with you.
Right when I was falling in love with you.
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You can't see blood on the roses.
You can't see smoke in the clouds.
You can't see my tears when the rain is coming down.
You don't see flames in the sunshine.
You don't see shadows at night.
You don't hear my cries for help in the heat of the fight.
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Life is full of questions,
You've got to pay attention,
or you'll miss the answer in front of you.
Life is full of questions,
too many there to mention.
Don't miss the answer that is true.
Like a sheet of glass under water,
or camouflage in the trees.
If you don't look too closely, life will bring you to your knees.
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Life is full of questions,
You've got to pay attention,
or you'll miss the answer in front of you.
Life is full of questions,
too many there to mention.
Don't miss the answer that is true.
-Bridge-
Some things are plain and simple.
Some are only shades of grey.
Lots of folks see lots of things
in lots of different ways.
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Life is full of questions,
You've got to pay attention,
or you'll miss the answer in front of you.
Life is full of questions,
too many there to mention.
Don't miss the answer that is true.
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Out of the daylight and into the darkness.
Out of the sunshine and into the rain.
Racing to catch up with you like a runaway train.
On a worry-go-round I am galloping toward you,
spinning in circles around in my mind.
Chasing you 'round this whole world but a little behind.
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But there's no way out of here.
Without love there's no way home.
Without you I won't go on in this world alone.
Just for a moment I think that I have you,
and right away you have slipped from my hands.
Following harder I feel my feet sinking in sand. .
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But there's no way out of here.
Without love there's no way home.
Without you I won't go on in this world alone.
-Bridge-
How do I get close to you?
Seems you'll never slow down.
I've done all I can think to do.
Won't you please turn around?
-Chorus-
Now there's no way out of here.
Without love there's no way home.
Without you I won't go on in this world alone.
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Wednesday morning I woke up,
Got my coffee and grabbed my cup.
I asked my baby to sweeten it up,
and my baby said...
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No honey. No honey.
I'm out of time and you're out of money.
No, honey.
Not today.
Down the block to get my lunch,
the local deli that I like so much.
I asked the man for it on the cuff,
and the man said...
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No buddy. No buddy.
I'm out of time and you're out of money.
No, buddy.
Not today.
-Bridge-
Go looking for honey, you might get stung by the bees.
You'll find nothing sweeter than a thank you or a please.
Friday night, my baby came back.
Knew I got paid, was fat with cash.
My baby asked for a Cadillac,
and then I said...
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No honey. No honey.
I'm out of time and you're out of money.
No, honey.
Not today.
No honey.
No honey.
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If you're feeling low down and out,
and the skies and clouds are grey,
take a deep breath and fake a smile
to get you through the day.
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This one song you can come back to
when you don't know what else to do.
This one song is your happy place
when you need a smile on your face.
It goes bap-bap- ba-da bap-bap-ba-da, bap-bap ba-da dah
If you can't get out of bed
after fighting through the night,
take a moment, think of this tune.
It'll make you feel all right.
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This one song you can come back to
when you don't know what else to do.
This one song is your happy place
when you need a smile on your face.
It goes bap-bap- ba-da bap-bap-ba-da, bap-bap ba-da dah.
-Bridge-
Things are gonna get better,
you know they always do.
Pull yourself together,
this song will see you through.
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This one song you can come back to
when you don't know what else to do.
This one song is your happy place
when you need a smile on your face.
It goes bap-bap- ba-da bap-bap-ba-da, bap-bap ba-da dah.
Bap-bap- ba-da bap-bap-ba-da, bap-bap ba-da dah.
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released May 1, 2018
