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Coffee In A Box
03:25
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COFFEE IN A BOX
Well it was one of them days just before Christmas you know just how they go
The creep right up and they sneak right in on you
I know that I should be shopping, cause that's just what we do But this year I am trying something new....
I'm gonna stop by the deli get my coffee in a box Cruise up the coast highway
And how the fuck did it come to be
They called a shopping centre 'Garden City'
Cause this year we're gonna kick it old school gonna roll up the coast highway
Yeah this year we're gonna kick it old school get my coffee at an IGA
Yeah this year when gonna kick it old school, ya know hey come what may
This year we're gonna kick it old school, up the coast highway...just you and me...
Cause it was one of them days just before Christmas the sun was shinning bright
One of them days and shopping just didn't feel right You got the salt spray on your windscreen Warm sun on your face The crackle of the radio sets your pace….
So I'm gonna stop by the deli get my coffee in a box Cruise up the coast highway
And how the fuck did it come to be
They called a shopping centre 'Garden City'
Cause this year we're gonna kick it old school gonna roll up the coast highway Yeah this year we're gonna kick it old school get my coffee at an IGA
Yeah this year when gonna kick it old school, ya know hey come what may
Yeah this year we're gonna kick it old school, up the coast highway...just you and me…….(Up the coast highway… Just you and me ….Up the coast highway…..The coast highway)
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Favorite Non-Lesbian
03:34
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FAVORITE NON-LESBIAN
WELL I DONT KNOW HOW THIS HAPPENED WE JUST WENT FOR A BEER BUT THAT WAS JANUARY NOW WONT YOU LOOK AT US DEAR
YOUR OFF AT WORK AND IM A MAKING DINNER
IT’S PRETTY GOD DAMN, SIMPLE PICTURE
HEY SURE WE GOT DRUNK, AND THEN WE KISSED
BUT THAT WAS REALLY THE END OF IT
STILL WE SHARE A BED TAKE OUR VACATIONS TOGETHER WE EVEN WENT TO........DAMIEN ‘FUCKING’ RICE
WELL TOGETHER TO A FESTIVAL, TOGETHER TO WORK
EVEN MOTHER’S DAY DINNER WITH YOUR………..MANDY, HEY THEY LAUGH AT US CALL US HUSBAND AND WIFE NEVER GONNA HAPPEN BUT IT FEELS ALRIGHT....
WHERE’S IT ALL END WELL I DONT REALLY KNOW
BUT WE ARE SHARING IN A BEAUTIFUL SHOW HEY SOMETIMES WE GROW IT’S JUST SOMETHING WE KNOW IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER AS WE GO...........
BECAUSE YOU ARE MY,
FAVOURITE NON-LESBIAN,
YEAH YOU ARE MY,
FAVOURITE NON-LESBIAN
AND WE LOVE YA
WELL HEY WE’VE MADE THIS TOWN A HOME FOR EACH OTHER IN A WAY ID RATHER IT BE WITH NO OTHER
AND SOMETIMES I EVEN THINK TO MYSELF THAT I’D….. TAKE YA HOME TO, MEET MY MOTHER
HOW, HOW BIZZARE, HOW FUCKING STRANGE
MORE BEAUTIFUL THAN I CAN EXPLAIN
SO WHATS NEXT WELL I DONT WANT TO KNOW CAUSE IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER AS WE GO…..
WHERE’S IT ALL END WELL I DONT REALLY KNOW
BUT WE ARE SHARING IN A BEAUTIFUL SHOW HEY SOMETIMES WE GROW IT’S JUST SOMETHING WE KNOW IT GETS BETTER AND BETTER AS WE GO...........
BECAUSE YOU ARE MY,
FAVOURITE NON-LESBIAN,
YEAH YOU ARE MY,
FAVOURITE NON-LESBIAN
AND WE LOVE YA, YEAH WE LOVE YA, HEY I LOVE YA, YEAH WE LOVE YA
hey ho hey ho hey ho hey ho hey ho hey ho hey ho..
WE LOVE YA, YEAH WE LOVE YA, WE TRUELY TRUELY TRUELY TRUELY DO….
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Any Day Soon
05:13
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ANY DAY SOON
ME AND MY DARLIN, GONNA RIDE AWAY
OFF INTO THE SUNRISE, COME WHAT MAY
WERE GONNA HEAD OUT IN THE BUSH IN THIS COUNTRY WE CALL HOME
SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH THE WILDFLOWERS AND ROAM
ONE OF THESE DAYS, DARLIN ONE OF THESE DAYS….
IT’S WHEN YOU PACK UP YOUR LIFE AND YOUR PRECIOUS LITTLE THINGS
SOMETHING ABOUT ALL A NEW BEGINNING
PACK UP YOU VAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND YOU RIDE…..mmm
SAID ANY DAY SOON, ANY DAY SOON, ANY DAY NOW..
SAID ANY DAY SOON LOVER, ANY DAY SOON DARLIN, ANY DAY NOW…
SAID ANY DAY SOON LOVER, ANY DAY SOON DARLIN, ANY DAY NOW…
SAID ANY DAY SOON, ANY DAY SOON, ANY DAY NOW…
MMMMM……ANY DAY SOON
ANY DAY SOON…
DARLIN DARLIN GONNA PLANT YOU THAT APPLE TREE
SOMETHING SOFT, SOMETHING SWEET, SOMETHING STRONG, SOMETHING SAVOURY
WERE GONNA HEAD OUT IN THE BUSH IN THIS COUNTRY WE CALL HOME
SPEND A LITTLE TIME WITH THE WILDFLOWERS AND ROAM
ONE OF THESE DAYS, DARLIN ONE OF THESE DAYS….
IT’S WHEN YOU PACK UP YOUR LIFE AND YOUR PRECIOUS LITTLE THINGS
SOMETHING ABOUT ALL A NEW BEGINNING
PACK UP YOU VAN IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT AND YOU RIDE…..mmm
SAID ANY DAY SOON, ANY DAY SOON, ANY DAY NOW..
SAID ANY DAY SOON LOVER, ANY DAY SOON DARLIN, ANY DAY NOW…
SAID ANY DAY SOON LOVER, ANY DAY SOON DARLIN, ANY DAY NOW…
SAID ANY DAY SOON, ANY DAY SOON, ANY DAY NOW…
MMMMM……
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Two Left Feet
03:45
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2 LEFT FEET
Me and my darling going out tonight…..Were gonna head downtown where the lights are bright Just gonna jump the 99 bus, gonna ride it there…….And my 2 left feet are gonna spin you round and around
Cause my 2 left feet well their going out tonight
My 2 left feet are gonna make it all alright
My 2 left feet well their taking you dancing tonight
Yeah my 2 left feet
See we get too busy to know what's wrong or right ……We make too many plans, but not tonight
Just gonna jump the 99 bus gonna ride it there……And my 2 left feet are gonna spin you round and around
Cause my 2 left feet well their going out tonight
My 2 left feet are gonna make it all alright
My 2 left feet well their taking you dancing tonight
Ohh my 2 left feet….
….My 2 left feet going out tonight …….My 2 left feet make it all alright
My 2 left feet taking you dancing tonight …….Hey my 2 left feet….
The the barman says people, people lend me your ears….He says’s you don’t have to go back home but you can’t stay here………Go on and hump the 99 bus go on and ride it home …But my 2 left feet are having one more dance for the road..
Cause my 2 left feet well their going out tonight
My 2 left feet are gonna make it all alright
My 2 left feet well their taking you dancing tonight
Ohhh my 2 left feet….
…my 2 left feet…oh my 2 left feet…………….My 2 left feet
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Kim's Song
04:59
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KIM’S SONG
WELL YOU LEFT TOWN ON CHRISTMAS DAY FOREVER MORE AND FOR A DAY
KNEW IT WAS YOUR TIME TO FLY
SO PACKED YOUR BAGS AND YOU SAID GOODBYE
BUT WE HAVE KNOWN EACH OTHER GIRL SINCE I WAS EIGHT AND YOU WERE THREE NEVER WILL FORGET THE DAY
YOU THREW THE SNOWBALL RIGHT AT ME
SO GO ON FLY MY LITTLE BUTTERFLY OH FLY
WAY UP IN THE SKY, SO HIGH
GO ON AND SPREAD YOUR GOLDEN WINGS AND LET THEM RAIN DOWN ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE SEEN........AND YOU'VE BEEN
BUT YOU...WOULD NOT WANT US CRYING WANT US LAUGHING WANT US SINGING UP A TUNE, IN JUNE
YOU'D WANT US LAUGHING WANT US SMILING WANT US YELLING OUT SO LOUD TO THAT MOON.....IN JUNE…OHH
SO GO ON FLY MY LITTLE BUTTERFLY OH FLY, WAY UP IN THE SKY… SO HIGH GO ON AND SPREAD THEM GOLDEN WINGS AND LET EM RAIN DOWN THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE SEEN SEEN SEEN......AND YOU'VE BEEN, OH OUR LITTLE BUTTERFLY
OH BUT FOR ONE MORE DANCE WITH YOUR DADDY DEAR
ONE MORE CHANCE WITH YOUR MAMA NEAR
ONE MORE NIGHT WITH YOUR ONE SO TIGHT
ONE MORE CHANCE JUST TO SEE…………..SEE YOUR BABYS LIGHT
BUT SEE YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN A CANDLE, BEEN A BEACON, BEEN A LIGHT UPON THE SEA.... FOR SO MANY
AND EVEN IN YOUR HOUR OF DARKNESS YOU WERE SHINNING OUT BRIGHTER THAN THAT MOON.......BACK IN JUNE
SO GO ON FLY MY LITTLE BUTTERFLY OH FLY WAY UP IN THE SKY, SO HIGH
GO ON AND SPREAD YOUR GOLDEN WINGS AND LET EM RAIN DOWN THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE SEEN SEEN SEEN........AND YOU'VE BEEN
...OUR LITTLE BUTTERFLY....
HEY BUT YOU'VE LEFT THE WORLD WITH SO MUCH MORE SO MUCH MORE THAN THERE WAS BEFORE
LEFT THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE
IN BETWEEN OF GOD, AND GRACE………OUR LITTLE BUTTER….
FLY, FLY, FLY FLY, FLY. FLY FLY FLY FLY
OH BUTTERFLY....GO ON AND SPREAD YOUR GOLDEN WINGS AND LET EM RAIN DOWN ALL THE THINGS THAT YOU HAVE SEEN SEEN SEEN.....AND YOU'VE BEEN ………….OH OUR LITTLE BUTTERFLY
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EDMONTON TO FREMANTLE
SNOW FALLS SOFT, ON AN EDMONTON HOTEL WINDOW
IT’S NOT QUITE NIGHT, JUST THE BEATY OF THE TWILGHT
AND IT’S A LONG LONG WAY….
FROM EDMONTON TO FREMANTLE
COULD BE A MILLON, REASONS WHY
WE LOVE THIS PLACE, WE LOVE TO FLY
AND THE DESERT, GOES OF FOR DAYS
AND HEY THE SNOW HERE, CREATES A HAZE
FROM EDMONTON TO FREMANTLE
AND YOU CAN TRY TRY TRY, TO FIND ME
YOU CAN TRY TRY TRY, BUT YOU WILL SEE
THAT IT’S A LONG LONG WAY…
FROM EDMONTON TO FREMANTLE…
FROM EDMONTON TO FREMANTLE…
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Simon Marks VIC, Australia
Simon Marks began his career just over a decade ago following an invite to perform as part of the West Coast Blues & Roots
Festival.
From this start he has performed hundreds of shows, performed across four continents and recorded collaborations with the likes of Ben Franz (The Waifs), Syd Green (19-Twenty) and Angus Digs (Jeff Lang).
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