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By Way of the Light
03:28
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By Way of the Light
Arlon Bennett/John Sonntag
There’s a place I’m goin’
I’ll know when I get there
Somewhere across the great divide
A great city of gold
Aglow on the horizon
A place where no one ever cries
CHORUS
Don’t know when
Don’t know where
Don’t know how I’ll make it there
Don’t know much but to believe It will be
By way of the light
By way of the light
Too long I’ve lived
‘lone in the house of darkness
Only to find my eyes were closed
But now I see
the simple truth before me
and I will follow where it goes
CHORUS
By Way of the Light
Verse INSTRU
CHORUS
By Way of the Light
By Way of the Light
Watch it shine
Watch it shine
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2. |
Analog Man
04:05
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ANALOG MAN
ARLON BENNETT
I’M AN ANALOG MAN IN A DIGITAL WORLD
GOT A YOU TUBE BOY AND A SNAPCHAT GIRL
MAKING GOOGLE EYES AT ONLINE FRIENDS
HYPNOTIZED BY THE LATEST TRENDS
FOR ALL THE HOURS ON THE PHONE
THEY DON’T CALL GRANDMA THEY DON’T CALL HOME
WHERE YOU CAN SEND YOUR LOVE COAST TO COAST
GIVE A THUMBS UP ON A FACEBOOK POST
CUT AND PASTE A VIRAL THREAD
BE THE HAPPY FACE WITH A LEGO HEAD
BUT WHO KNOWS WHAT YOU REALLY FEEL
WHO KNOWS IF YOU’RE REALLY REAL
ANALOG MAN DIGITAL WORLD
CHORUS
WHERE THE LATEST ‘DROID’S ALL THE RAGE
AND THE HUMANOIDS HAVE LEFT THE STAGE
SOME BOUND FOR OF A BETTER PRICE
SOME LEFT TO THEIR OWN DEVICE
BUT IF YOU WANT THE APP FOR FREE
IT’S EASY AS 1 2 3
JUST SCROLL PAST THE LEGALEZE
CLICK ON YES WHEN YOU AGREE...(AND YOU AGREE..)
SO ONE BY ONE WE FUND THE CROWD
GIG BY GIG WE FILL THE CLOUD
WITH WHO YOU ARE AND WHERE YOU WERE
OPPOSING THUMBS BECOME A BLUR
ONE FINE DAY THE CLOUDS ARE GONE
YOU CAN’T LOGIN BUT THE GAME GOES ON
WHERE IT’S YOU AGAINST THE CYBER ELITE
IN A VIRTUAL WAR TAKEN TO THE STREETS
YOU WANT TO LAUGH BUT YOU HAVE TO CRY
AT THE LASER DOT BETWEEN YOUR EYES
DESPERATE FOR THE MEN IN BLUE
REST ASSURE THEY’RE LOOKING FOR YOU
ANALOG MAN DIGITAL WORLD
CHORUS
YOU CAN ALMOST GUESS WHAT HAPPENS NEXT
WON’T BE AN EMAIL OR A TEXT
BUT AN UPDATE STRAIGHT TO THE BRAIN
WHERE THE USER ID BECOMES YOUR NAME
SUDDENLY YOU CAN’T RECALL
THE GOOD OLE’ DAYS WHEN YOU HAD IT ALL
ANALOG MAN DIGITAL WORLD
THERE ROSE A RACE OF BOTS AND DRONES
DEVOID OF ALL FLESH AND BONES
DELETED FROM THE HALLS OF TIME
I WAS NEVER YOURS YOU WERE NEVER MINE
GONE FOREVER TO A THOUGHTLESS TRANCE
SHOULD HAVE CLICKED ON NO WHEN YOU HAD THE CHANCE
ANALOG MAN DIGITAL WORLD...
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3. |
Lucky Scars
02:58
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Lucky Scars
Arlon bennett * arlonsongs@gmail.com * 609-577-9434
Some run shallow some run deep
Some will rock you from your sleep
Some belong to a wayward knife
Some become a way of life
talkin’ Scars
living proof the hurt was real the painful truth
whenever you get burned
Scars
get left behind sometimes a numb reminder
of a hard lesson learned
Yeah scars
I thank my lucky scars
Some are born when duty calls
Some are echos down the hall
Some are promises never kept
Some recall the day she left
talkin’ Scars
living proof the hurt was real the painful truth
whenever you get burned
Scars
Get left behind sometimes a numb reminder
of a hard lesson learned
Yeah scars
I thank my lucky scars
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Scars
put us wise ‘N teach us to realize
Just how breakable we are
Scars
Thick and thin sometimes deep within
Like When they mend a broken heart
Yeah Scars
I thank my lucky scars
I thank my lucky scars
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4. |
If I Drank
03:53
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If I Drank
Arlon Bennett * arlonsongs@gmail.com * 609-577-9434
If I drank
It might start to show in subtle ways
A nervous tic an empty gaze
uh Honey I’ll be right back
If I drank
The top shelf would slowly disappear
I’d have to say I’m sorry dear
for the boys on poker night
If I drank
She’d ask me after kissing me
I’d say no you just intoxicate me
And we’d have a good laugh
If I drank
White lies would turn a shade of gray
Always knowing what to say
When she asks where I’d been
If I drank
I’d come home a bit disheveled
From wrestling with the devil
Or maybe his wife
If I drank
Our voices would get louder
To the point where I’d out shout her
Behind a slamming door
If I drank
I know I’d have her to thank
And to be absolutely frank
who needs her anyway
If I drank
I’d come home to an echo
Too find everything I let go
In a picture on the floor
If I drank
I’d have a double for posterity
One for her and one for me
Guess that’s how it would be
If I drank..
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5. |
Don't Turn Back Now
04:00
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Don't Turn Back Now
© Arlon Bennett
Reach inside your mind
find the dream
you thought about
for a long, long time
climb the mountain
that you always said you would
the one you always said you could
Reach inside your pocket
find the change
you said you’d
always make..
and take the chances you’ve been afraid to take
fear will be your worst mistake
[CHORU]
Don’t turn back now
Don’t turn back now
Dreams are there for the making
Don't turn back now
Don’t turn back now
Stars are there for the taking
If you can see through the clouds…
Reach inside your heart
and find the peace you lost
when it broke apart
And start to play the games that children often do
there’s still a child in you…
CHORUS
who else can you gonna rely on?
and who else will make it so?
There's just one thing to keep your eye on..
til' you do you’ll never know, so..
Reach up on the shelf
among the dust up there
you might find yourself
leave the fingerprints for someone else to find
you're about to climb...
CHORUS
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Arlon Bennett New York
Arlon Bennett; Daddy, Eagle Scout, baseball connoisseur, and all-around Renaissance guy with Tuscan roots, is an Americana songsmith writing songs that recall Harry Chapin and vintage James Taylor, but with an eloquence and honesty all his own. A home-made guitarist with a self-effacing style, he has a gift of storytelling from the heart that reveals the gold nuggets in the river of everyday life. ... more
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