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Leap Songs, Part 5

by James Tristan Redding

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240301: Calling It Mine 03:02
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Missed that day at school When they explained the rules How a kid can stay cool Toughen up and survive Had some real rough years Shed my share of tears Finally facing my fears And calling it mine Call it singing the blues Call it paying my dues Call it putting my heart on the line Call it dazed and confused Call it nothing to lose Call it walking that one last mile One mountain at a time It's an uphill climb Every mistake that I make I'm calling it mine Lost my share of sleep Counting my black sheep Diving in too deep Without a prayer or a plan I will find my way Patient bold and brave Even if most days I don't understand
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240302: The Bricks In This House 03:29
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The bricks in this house Share the same ground with the neighbors Little less than an acre We call our own The bricks in this house Echo the sound of laughter Behind the paint and the plaster Make it feel like a home There's a full moon shining outside Tonight I'm all alone inside The bricks in this house Came from a town much like this one Almost got used for a prison Made it out but only just The bricks in this house Built to keep out all the danger To protect us from strangers Nothing stranger than love There's a full moon shining outside Tonight I'm all alone inside The bricks in this house Bright reddish brown like the fire Like a warm apple cider Cloudy and sweet The bricks in this house Wish I could count up how many Nights when the rooms are all empty All except for me
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240303: If The Trees Could Talk 03:55
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Nice to meet you what's your name Won't you join me in the shade Tell your stories And I'll tell you some of mine We'll pass the time Ride your bicycle to me And make a pillow from my leaves Dream a dream On a Sunday afternoon I'll hum a tune And if the trees could talk Then the trees would sing About love and life About everything About the birds About the bees About the grass stains On our knees While we're laying down On the grassy ground Listening to the trees Talking to the trees If the trees could talk to me Bring your pocketknife with you And draw a new tattoo On my trunk With a heart around the names And they will stay the same Forever those two flames
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240304: Seeing Someone New 03:29
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I been seeing someone new Got that spark everybody wants Finally found a love that's true The kind I wanted all along Needed someone's arms to hold me So I don't come undone Late at night when I get lonely To whisper I'm the one Someone new in my bed In my heart and in my head These days I can see In every photograph of me Bathroom mirror shows it too I'm seeing someone new I don't want no empty promise No more needless tears Finally fell for someone honest After waiting all these years I've more than paid my dues Got nothing left to lose Well it was big news To me that I could choose Finally seeing someone new
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240305: Field Of Daffodils 03:40
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Of all things I've ever done I've regretted all but one Laying still In a field of daffodils Underneath the setting sun Never yet in all my life Have I seen a sweeter sight Evening rolled Cross those petals bright and gold And filled the falling night When that aching feeling starts The one haunts my human heart I go back To that midnight painted black And illuminate the dark
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240306: Ballad Of A Dollar 03:14
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It came to me in change When I broke a bank fresh twenty All crumpled up and dirty Like newspaper in the trash The grocer took it in From a lawyer on the south side Who's terrified of germs And almost never carries cash It wound up with the lawyer When his kid sold Girl Scout cookies He helped count up all the paper And he traded her a check It bought one third of a package Full of peanut butter patties And the kid who got the box Stole it from his daddy's desk Now his father used to canvas Every house north of the river And that bill paid for expenses He incurred on the campaign For a local politician On the trail to reelection Picking up a cheap umbrella When he got caught in the rain At a cart that sells umbrellas Fake sunglasses and cheap luggage Who had earned the note in question On a Sunday afternoon From a girl that used to love me Who picked up some knock off Ray Bans On a second date with someone Thought he had something to prove He was happy to help pay for Something she might wear forever With some green he won in poker Because they didn't call his bluff Now I'm going out this evening With some friends who like to gamble Nobody getting rich tonight It's just a couple bucks
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240307: Stop Praying 02:52
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I can change a light bulb I can change a tire I can pitch a tent and I can start a fire I can clean the kitchen the bathroom too But there's some things I can't do Can't see the future can't change the past Can't fix the country don't even ask Can't save myself from the age old human condition Not for all my wishing A lot of us are worried all about our problems Makes a lotta' sense 'cause a lotta' people got 'em We wanna' be tough figure out a way to solve 'em Pullin' up my bootstraps every day But if I'm gonna' pray then I kinda' oughtta' quit it Life goes fast if I blink I'm gonna' miss it God'll fix it all just as long as I permit it Yeah I gotta' trust him all the way Guess what I'm saying Is if I'm gonna' worry Might as well stop praying Couldn't save Titanic when it started to sink Couldn't stop George Bailey from picking up a drink Can't rewind the clock you know I'm not lying So why do I keep trying
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240308: Walking Out Of Hell 03:13
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I needed every shot I ever poured The mornings lying helpless on the floor Every empty bottle on my shelf Was one more footstep walking out of hell I had to bear the weight of every lie To feel the sting in both my bloodshot eyes Five hundred thousand paces round my cell Before I started walking out of hell And hell is not a page in any atlas No place at all as far as I can tell Hell means I'm inviting in the madness Instead of reaching out for help I dug up all seeds I'd ever sown And felt the devil as he left my bones Finally I began to break the spell The day I started walking out of hell
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240309: I Knew 03:50
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Fire in your eyes made me realize Some things I always knew I must admit the puzzle pieces fit And I can't change the truth I knew you'd find your balance With both feet on the ground And climb the mountain Never looking down I knew you would love someone Deeper than the sea And I knew it wasn't me Soft as the air sweeter than a prayer The way you said my name Down on my knees heart was on my sleeve It soon went up in flames There's not a cloud up in the sky I won't sleep at all tonight The bitter taste of letting go Of everything I used to know
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240310: Miss You 03:17
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Once upon a love we tried to make it I gave you my heart you tried to break it As the wheels were falling off we tried to fake it Until one sunny day when you just couldn't take it It's not that I don't miss you And the grief you gave to me It's not that I don't cherish Those morbid memories It's not that I'm crying Because you finally moved on No it's not that I don't miss you I'm just so glad you're gone Well I heard there's someone new that you're loving Do you call him sweetie pie and stud muffin And does he know he's just one of a dozen That you drove to stick their head straight into the oven It's not that I'm not shattered Singing this here song No it's not that I don't miss you I'm just so glad you're gone
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240311: Turn To You 04:44
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I am fragile my body hurts I am shackled to this earth I am choosing the one thing I can choose I choose to turn to you I'm a shepherd that's come undone I'm a beggar a prodigal son I'm a sinner I know that much is true And I need to turn to you Turn to you like a flower to the sunlight Turn to you like a cactus in the rain When there's nothing left to lose When I don't have a clue With everything I do I turn to you I am shaken it all feels wrong I am breaking barely holding on I am begging please pull me through I can only turn to you I'm a diamond in the rough I'm a lion a lamb can trust I'm a witness to things I never knew Until I turned to you
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240312: Sky Is Blue 02:58
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The dirt is brown all through this town Underneath our leather shoes Brown like autumn leaves whispering how they do The sky is blue and so are you The snow is white all day all night Like blank paper fresh and new As white as dogwood trees in the morning dew When the sky is blue and so are you The bird is red both wings are spread Flying high like a lost balloon In a fever dream where you don't know what is true Except the sky is blue and so are you
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240313: Nice Ain't Nice 01:57
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I tell everybody what I think They want to hear Never mind how I feel It's about how I appear Who cares if it's fake Gotta' look good whatever it takes So forget about who I am Behind this pretty face Nice ain't nice Pretty ain't pretty Lyin' ain't love And lovin' ain't pity It's all fun and games Until I pay the price Oh ain't it a shame Nice ain't nice Now I'll do anything you want If it makes you like me more Goin' places I don't like Wearing clothes I can't afford Everybody loves a winner If you lose we don't give a damn Live fast die young And make everyone cry on Instagram
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240314: Josephine 03:32
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I don't have a lover Her name is Josephine She must be the fairest The world has ever seen No one will divide us Nothing comes between I will never marry Her name is Josephine The diamond is two carats The gold is seventeen Sweeter an engagement Never has there been I have not known yearning Her name is Josephine She will not be waiting Softly in my dreams Ours is not a story Off the silver screen
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240315: Love Song For The Losers 02:51
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How do I know if I'm a loser Sometimes it's just the way I feel Sometimes it's only gallows humor Sometimes it feels too real What does it mean if I'm a loser Maybe it don't mean a thing Maybe I'm just a real late bloomer Maybe I was born to sing A love song for the losers A theme song for the guys like me Always full of doubt And just keep striking out All we do is dream An anthem for the outcast Between the whispers and rumors We want an symphony for the future But beggars can't be choosers A love song for the losers Can anybody love a loser Can we ever be redeemed Can the music make me cooler Than I have ever been
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240316: Yogurt 02:41
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Songs about love songs about heartache Songs about you and me doing whatever it takes To get by in troubled times We got enough songs about the tough stuff What about one that just reminds us The next time we're in Kroger Don't forget the yogurt Already stirred or the fruit at the bottom Go for the big tub whenever they got 'em Pineapple's always hard to find Great for the gut full of probiotics Some of the flavors are so exotic Two for one for a limited time Songs about sex songs about dancing Songs about reckless men romancing When they're wild and young and free We got enough songs about the tough stuff What about one that just reminds us The next time we're in Kroger Don't forget the yogurt I got a fridge just filled to the top They're on the list whenever I shop And I'm buying them four in a pack Everyone knows it doesn't cost much money Go for the Greek add a little bit of honey It's a healthy way to snack
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240317: The Stars In His Eyes 02:34
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The stars in his eyes Lit up likea child With just a few words He'd make anyone smile or laugh Make the hours fly past The stars in his eyes Could put a stranger at ease And turn them into a friend He had no enemies On this earth That's why it hurts Tonight the sky is black And there's a big hole in my heart But I thank heaven I still see his eyes in the stars The stars in his eyes Were caring and patient He helped everyone Find their own constellations Up above he had that kind of love The stars in his eyes Shine like diamonds in my memory Now they're dancing With the moon and the sun That's where they'll always be
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240318: Somebody 03:24
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I want somebody to see me I want somebody to hear what I say I want somebody to touch Somebody to hold at the end of a hard day Not just anybody I want you I want you to say you’re feeling the way That I feel like you do I want a love that shines like new But it fits like your favorite pair of shoes Yeah I want somebody not just anybody I want you I want somebody to miss me I want somebody to answer the phone I want somebody who’s there and really cares Somebody who feels like home Enough about me what about you What would you want out life If you got to choose Who would you wake up beside Trust and really confide If any one soul will do Who's that somebody for you
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240319: Dodging Bullets 03:22
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I keep dodging bullets Hardly even tryin' I just stand here waitin' And they go flyin' by I been known to wonder About the reasons why I keep dodging bullets Guess I'll never die Now there was Amy she called me baby I loved her red Corvette All hot and heavy but then she left me With a slap I can't forget Her name was Lola she liked cherry cola Seemed ready to settle down We had some good times until she said goodbye And just stopped comin' 'round What if I meet one a really sweet one One I don't want to dodge Do I just linger cross my fingers She don't mind kissin' frogs
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240320: Deth Tu Lyfe 02:46
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Sen lyke e kyss frum e llost llove Layt wynter wynd chilse thu ayr Neu bladse uf graas tri tu brayk throogh Braiv bet alown Lais waire thi leeves yoos tu grou grean Whyte es thu clowds en thu scy Bair es thu grownd en thu sylence Uf beang byrn Rych es thu soyl en thu gardin Swete wyth thi chaans uf rebyrth Porr aer thu seads beggyng gentli Fur thu kold rane
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240321: A Man Who Isn't There 03:37
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How does one man change another Or maybe we both change each other Say what we say then go our separate ways Today I wonder where is my brother Sometimes a ghost don’t have a name Just a fairy tale in chains Echoes of a life in the stillness of the night Until they change or fade away To a conversation with a man that isn’t there Chasing memories nobody knows where Holding on too tight to a faint and fading light Grasping at the air the only one that cares About a man who isn’t there Sometimes it all feels like a dream The names and faces that I’ve seen Yesterday is gone everybody’s moving on Except for me and some ancient history
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240322: Heaven Is Forever 02:41
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I been dreaming of a life With you right by my side every day To chase my loneliness away You been giving me the signs That you're planning to be mine forever more And you're gonna' make me yours Yours for driving to the airport For changing bulbs and mowing grass Yours for picking up my gym shorts And taking out the trash If heaven is forever Together with the one I love the most Hell seems kinda' close We been using those three words Biggest ones I ever heard someone day It's laundry day Built a white picket fence And each morning ever since my very soul Without parole Is yours for fixing up the screen door And yours despite the morning breath Doing chores paying bills mopping floors Yes I'm yours until we're dead If heaven is forever Together with the one I love the most Hell seems kinda' close
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240323: Pick Up The Phone 03:44
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Pick up the phone call up your family Call up your bald headed great aunt Ruth Tell them you miss them tell them you love them Tell them what's been going on with you Pick up a pen a stamp and an envelope Write them folks a letter Ask about the dog ask about the cat Hell ask about the weather But pick up the phone Harold and Bess live down in Tampa She's a grandma he's a grandpa They got a nice little quiet life Can you guess what's the highlight Martha and Kent live out in Phoenix Got a 15 year supply of Kleenex No news is good news most of the time But what really brings them a smile
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240324: Where The Trees Are Tall And Strong 03:00
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Where the trees are tall and strong And the redwing sings its song There's such a quiet no man can defy it Like a desperate prayer at dawn When the day is almost gone And the shadows stretch out long Something in the wind blows away my sins Where the trees are tall and strong Like the wingspan of a swan Or the ringing of a gong Almost as great as old Saint Peter's gate I am just a pawn Lord I belong Where the trees are tall and strong In the bright green early morn Not a thing on earth feels wrong My spirits rise with the angels in the sky Where the trees are tall and strong
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240325: Need A New Clock 04:57
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I'm losing track of our time together Hours fly by seconds feel like forever The hands on this Timex keep telling lies I see the truth when I look in your eyes Sometimes it slows down And sometimes it speeds up Other times it stops I love every minute That I spend with you But I need a new clock Moment we met two minutes past noon But there's no twelve o'clock on the moon It's five o'clock somewhere not in your arms Maybe I'm better off counting the stars On our first date you hit rewind Gave me back twenty years of my life We set the record world's longest kiss Everything froze except for our lips
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240326: Last Train Out Of Town 03:01
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Heaven is the last train out of town It makes no difference where it's bound A one way ticket past the city limit No time to turn back now Heaven is your wheels upon the ground Rumbling just above the sound Of a song you know on AM radio With all the windows down Heaven's just a word So are love and death Well I know what it's worth Now I got nothing left By all accounts beyond a shadow of a doubt Heaven is the last train out of town Heaven is the road you never found A hundred miles too far to count The other side of where you'd be tonight If you never turned around Heaven's not some place above the clouds It's a feeling here and now The grace to grow and the grit to let it go What you ain't got you'll live without
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240327: Like, A Little 04:03
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Like a little Jack in my coke Little bit of green in my smoke Like a little sweet in my tea Don't know what you call what we got But don't you know I like it a lot I like a whole lot more than a little When it comes to you and me A little bird told me that you like to dance Said I better give you a call I told that little bird that I'd take a chance Start out with a little maybe we can have it all I saw a little old lady and a little old man Walking each other cross the street He put his arm around her and she held his hand And I thought that's a little bit like you and me Just a little bit of time little bit of money A little bit of rain and little bit of sunny Little bit of gettin' down on one knee With a diamond ring A little bit of you and a little bit of me Little ever after happily Give me just a little more what you got And I'll give you everything
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240328: Finer Than Fine 02:22
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I'm gonna' find me the warehouse Where they keep all the hours And the extra days are stacked up Just waiting to be lived I'm gonna' put some in backpack Gonna' bring 'em home to you Lord what I wouldn't give To laugh a little more And feel that sunshine sweet and warm Slow things down and take our time To smile so free and easy And love just a little more deeply That would be finer than fine I'm gonna' build me a workshop With all the tools I'll ever need To take apart my mind Get rid of all the fear When I put it back together The only thing that's in there Will be you and me Loving through the years
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240329: Only Thing That's Real 03:04
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If it’s got wheels he can ride it Wings he can fly it Rims and pipes he can make it roar But his eyes are on the seasons Hands are on the plough It’s been that way ever since he’s born When the steam rises up Up above the farm fields And the golden bales of hay start to glow When it’s just him and the land That’s the only thing that’s real Only life he’s ever known Well he took him a lover And glory she was fertile Gave him both those boys who tend the crops But she died shortly after They’ll soon go seek their fortunes And the land will be the only thing he’s got If you pay him a visit Make sure your heart is in it Somehow he can always tell if it ain’t He’ll teach you how to plant And how to till the soil Before you’re through hell look at you and say When the steam rises up Up above the farm fields And the golden bales of hay start to glow It’s just you and the land That’s the only thing that’s real Only life you’ll ever wanna know
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240330: Walk The Walk 03:51
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Only thing you have to change Is everything Staring at the empty page Yet again Sick and tired of sick and tired Ready to quit Walk the walk and talk the talk If I can handle it Brand new person brand new day Pale and bright Standing naked on the rain All alone Sick and tired of sick and tired Ready to quit Walk the walk and talk the talk If I can handle it Building these walls Don't help at all Now they're so tall I can't see anything Tearing them down Right down to the ground Sick of the sound And starting to spin
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240331: Veni, Vidi, Voti 03:46
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You came you saw you left A big empty hole in my chest The story on the cover Of a pair of star-crossed lovers It's a mess at best I guess You came you swore you'd stay So where are you today Cafe where I met you Wrong place to forget you It will fade away they say Maybe all roads lead to Rome But they weren't built overnight Maybe someday you'll come home We can finally get it right You came you held your breath Until that was all that's left A whisper in the darkness Maybe that's the part that's hardest Nonetheless I confess no regrets

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James Tristan Redding Nashville, Tennessee

British-American songwriter, singer, audiobook narrator, studio player, Godin Guitars official artist.

Founded global collective www.SongAWeek.org, performance art experience The Under Over: tinyurl.com/uoxuo (song circle underneath a highway) and writing retreat www.TheNashville24.com (annual challenge: write 24 songs in 24 hours).

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