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PAINTING THE PICTURE OF DISTANCE
painting the picture of distance
the trials of making it home
i've been gone astray
on this path of abjection
since I was born
i build things up
and tear them down
i watch the world
i move from town to town
TRYING TO CONNECT
I'M TRYING
NOT TO FORGET
I'M TRYING
TO MEMORIZE
I'M TRYING
NOT TO LOSE TRACK
OF WHAT I HAD
paying the price for this lifestyle
the trials of making it right
a lonesome track keeps repeating forever
and infinite times
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Lost In The Living
03:47
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LOST IN THE LIVING
hey little brother it's alright
we all get lost from time to time
you will find your way someday
don't give up you'll be ok
we go to school to learn and grow
we choose a path that we dont know
find a job but find it fast to
become a member of the upper-class
it's alright to get lost
- my friend
it's alright if you fall and need to rest
- your weary head
THERE ARE NO STRAIGHT LINES
THERE IS NO MAP
THERE IS NO BOOK NO RELIGION
NO LIGHT THAT LEADS THE WAY
you're still a kid and you dont know
which direction is the best to go
all these prospects make you sick
lost in the living full of shit
accept the past dont miss the chance to
start again it's in your hands
the world is yours and time has come to
look forward and move on
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Tribute To The Fox
03:11
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Tribute To The Fox
my dearest friend
you raised and told me 'bout everything
holding my hand
you taught me how to take a stand
and sang us to sleep
told us 'bout courage and loyalty
showed a little boy
to discern from black and white
WHY DO WE LIVE
WHY MUST EVERYTHING END
WHERE DO WE GO
WHEN WE FADE AWAY TO DUST
THIS LIFE IS TOO SHORT
I DONT WANT TO LET YOU GO
call me the fox
dad can jump to the moon from a mntn top
a father and a friend
I'll never forget how to take a stand
i missed you as a child
i was searching for you at night
slipping into roles
to make it better than your dad
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Where You Want To Be
02:13
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Where You Want To Be
there's a ghost in your head
you know you'll have to let him go
all you're feelings and your heart
are still beating for the past
you can't stop listening to the songs
you two've been sharing for too long
full of teardrops in your eyes
you turn around and say goodye
chop chop off with his head
it ain't easy to let go
you can't hold on to a ghost
all your friends smart advice
you know that they're right
for you it's hard to imagine
how to go on all alone
even though it hurts like hell
now it's over and you're free
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Newtown
03:20
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NEWTOWN
It's a new start down here in newtown
had to leave the idylle behind
i'm looking for a job here in newtown
enough of busking around
CHAI LATTE, FLAT WHITE
A PIECE OF CRAP WITH CREAM NO WORRIES
I'M GOOD AT SMALLTALK, IF I MAY
BUT ALL I WANT ARE A FEW GIGS AND TO GET PAID
found this beautiful place here in newtown
i was never so close to call it a home
holding on to my heart
together we leave into the great unknown
the beginning was hard, cold broke and hungry
but important to see how little you need
the beginning was hard cold broke and lonely
but important to see how little you need
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Joe Astray Hamburg, Germany
Joe Astray is a Singer-Songwriter currently based in Hamburg, Germany.
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