1. |
Take My Time
02:41
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I’m walking
But oh these thoughts
Are running
Yelling catch me if you can
And I’m wondering
If I should chase behind
Or stop wandering
And try to take a stand
And they keep asking where the hell I’m going
Who I'll be for the rest of my life
I don’t know where time is gonna take me
I’m just trying to take my time
Well I’m dreaming
And my coffee
Is steaming
Getting colder with time
I’m wondering
If maybe all
This dreaming
Is better left to the night
But lately I’ve been having trouble sleeping
I just toss and turn all night
I don’t know where time is gonna take me
I’m just trying to take my time
I’ll stay steady and I’ll move slow (x4)
Just waiting, waiting, waiting
Tell me that it's gonna be alright now
Tell me that it's gonna be just fine
I don’t know where time is gonna take me
So I’m just gonna take my time
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2. |
Breathe
03:43
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I wanna lie on the sofa with you
Wearing sweatpants and drinking red wine
Kick our feet, Watch TV, eat chinese, fall asleep
With your fingers laced in with mine
Just take a load off baby
And Just breathe
Oh just breathe
Got all we need just you and me
So just Breathe
You leave your shoes and your coat at the door
Long with every little thing that’s got you down
Not your job, not your boss, not the gossip they talk
Shed em all and just leave em on the ground
And come a little closer
And Just breathe
Oh just breathe
Got all we need just you and me
So just Breathe
Keep it simple, keep it sweet
Like a whistle down the street
This is good, this is right
All those stresses, messes, heavy dresses
We won’t need em tonight
So Just breathe
Oh just breathe
Got all we need just you and me
So just Breathe
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3. |
After the War
03:16
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The smoke has cleared
Sit alone with a beer
And run through the rubble
Months of trouble and the end
The tears on your face
The site of you walking away
And the memories dropping
Ring like bombs in my head
And I don't know
If I could’ve done more
I don't know
If it was my fault or yours
So I’m still fighting
After the war
And the only light
Is just my phone in the night
Could start the war again
Pull the trigger press send and go
Catch your plane before sunset
Kneel down and say come back
Say baby I was wrong
I need you home
But I don't know
If I love you anymore
And I don't know
If I loved you before
So I’m still fighting
After the war
There should be parties in the streets
We had our victory
But loneliness had been waiting
For you to leave to ambush me
I don’t know
If I can take it on my own
And I don’t know
If I wanna try to love anymore
But I’ll keep fighting (x2)
I’m still fighting
This damn war
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4. |
Promised Land
04:26
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She had travelled far
Armed with seven nations
Harmed in many places
Still had not found her promised land
And tall the walls of Jericho stand
With a lonely king in the middle
Instead of drawing her weapons
She played trumpets and fiddles
It’s time for these walls to come down
It’s time for these walls to come down
Let them crumble at the sound
Of you calling me baby
She played and played for seven days
And not a shot was fired
But this new music being played
Reached the lonely man in the tower
At first he tried to fight it
But he could not turn away
This sudden building new desire
To go reopen the gate
It’s time for these walls to come down
It’s time for these walls to come down, see
Let them crumble at the sound
Of you calling me baby
And there was milk in the coffee
Muffins warm with honey
and music with such beauty
On the day that she met me
Could it be
We found the promised land
Could it be
I could be your man
Could it be
We found the promised land
Could it be
I could be your man
It’s time for these walls to come down
It’s time for these walls to come down, see
Let them crumble at the sound
Of you calling me baby
It’s time for these walls to come down
It’s time for these walls to come down, see
Let them crumble at the sound
Of you calling me baby
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5. |
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These bodies can take a quite beating
They make love and heal broken bones
And keep you just fine
Til something inside
The size of a speck starts to grow
A friend was a month from his wedding
When he was sat down for the news
Then his wife the nurse
Took him over to church
Said a prayer to the savior they knew
Oh sometimes I wonder
If there's a reason life gets so hard
Maybe you find what holds you together
When things try to tear you apart
Their wedding was a hell of a party
We all drank and danced all night
And watched and smiled
When he spun her around
And held her body so tight
The next day his wife took a razor
Shaved off every hair on his head
Looked at his face
Said I love you just the same
And they wandered swiftly back to bed
Oh sometimes I wonder
If there's a reason life gets so hard
Maybe you find what holds you together
When things try to tear you apart
There were pillow talks when they couldn’t sleep
And there were tears tracks wiped from their cheeks
Fighting for no reason at all
And a helping hand to pick up every fall
Until they were sat down in the waiting room
After six long months had gone by
And they got the news
The cancer reduced
He was gonna be alright
And As he started remission
She kissed him on his head
He said he loved her
He was finally cured
Of any doubts he ever had
Oh sometimes I wonder
If there's a reason life gets so hard
Maybe you find what holds you together
When things try to tear you apart
Maybe you find what holds you together
When things try to tear you apart
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6. |
Turn
04:05
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Paralyze
Laying no disguise
No shame
Paradise
The grandest prize
No games
Paraclete
Shows a pair of hearts
To the King
Son replies
This is worth the fight
Angels sing
This is the big bang, the cracking of the code
This is the chord that made the first speck explode
This is the music that made the whole world turn
The love that we all came from and to which we now return
And Turn and turn and turn and turn and turn
Holy soles
Resting, tired and worn
Undone
Traveled far
With all the stars
And the sun
Now here
With a silent ear
One ring
Gold band
Together and
We sing
This is the big bang, the cracking of the code
This is the chord that made the first speck explode
This is the music that made the whole world turn
The love that we all came from and to which we all return
And Turn and turn and turn and turn and turn
What a beautiful dance
The music animates the ash
And though we all try to lead
We will follow at last
Along with the big bang, the cracking of the code
Along with the chord that made the first speck explode
Along with the music that made the whole world turn
The love that we all came from and to which we all return
And Turn and turn and turn and turn and turn
And Turn and turn and turn and turn and turn
And Turn and turn and turn and turn and turn
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7. |
Homemade Cookies
02:25
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Chocolate chips and memories
Coffee and homemade cookies
They make me feel at home
Father, brother, mother dear
You’re so far, but feel right here
No matter how far I go
Mmm there’s love inside (x2)
Big screen and a La-Z-Boy
Green and gold uniforms
And a breezy colored Autumn Day
Phone a friend, talking trash
How’s the team, how’s your dad
And how some things just never change
Mmm there’s love inside (x2)
Long letter and a picture frame
The day she said she felt the same
with the words painting round the sides
Been too long, since I’ve gone
Three days and two months
I’ll hold her closer every night
Mmm there’s love inside (x2)
And this jar that I keep reaching in
will only give what I put in
So mmm put love inside
Oh, put love inside
There’s love inside
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8. |
Blessed Midwest
03:16
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I am worn, I am weary
Traveled far, now retreating
I’ve longed for this place, longed for this place for so long
I lay me down, I lay me down, I belong
I breathe in the air fresh
From the blessed Midwest
I am held by the forest
Where I go for rest
I am washed by the waters
Of Lake Michigan
And wherever I go
I will return again
To my home
The blessed Midwest
I am torn, I am bleeding
Seen many soles, many holey
Remember their faces, remember their face and hold on
Till we meet again, til we meet again go on
I breathe in the air fresh
From the blessed Midwest
I am held by the forest
Where I go for rest
I am washed by the waters
Of Lake Michigan
And wherever I go
I will return again
To my home
The blessed Midwest
I breathe in the air fresh
From the blessed Midwest
I am held by the forest
Where I go for rest
I am washed by the waters
Of Lake Michigan
And wherever I go
I will return again
To my home
The blessed Midwest
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Ben Wagner Nashville, Tennessee
Thanks for listening! If you want, please reach out and say hi on instagram or facebook @benwagnermusic. I check both way too often so I will definitely get back to you :). Hope you're well.
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