1. |
Heroic Failure
01:30
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2. |
Up in the Sky
02:08
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You I You I
You I fly you I fly
You I fly sky You I fly sky
You and I fly up in the sky. Hi!
You and I fly up in the sky. Why?
You and I fly up in the sky
You and I fly up in the sky
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3. |
Upbeat
01:51
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There is no hack, there is no cheat
There is no secret to feeling upbeat
I may skip press pause repeat
I may play when I’m feeling upbeat
The trees all sway and the birds are a tweet
The grass is greener when you’re feeling upbeat
The stars all twinkle their eyes I meet
We share a cosmic joke and we’re feeling upbeat
What’s this swinging springing thing
that gives you get up and go?
If you gotta ask you’ll never know
It’s all imperfect it’s all incomplete
Sleight of mind and I’m feeling upbeat
My heart’s a boombox, all the world’s a stage
There’s a new book smell from a whole fresh page
What’s this swinging springing thing
that gives you get up and go?
If you gotta ask you’ll never know
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4. |
Ukulele Birthday
02:34
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Once a year they come
They come but once a year
But this year there’s a song
On this ukulele here
Months fly by
Another year’s gone
And here comes a cake
With your name on
Have your cake, and eat it too
While I sing this song for you
Wishing you happiness
Happiness all the way
Wishing you joy as we play
A strum so stringy can’t be wrong
Carried by this little song,
So without further ado (be-do be do –be do)
I wish… A Happy Ukulele Birthday to You
Close your eyes and blow
Your wishes wax and smoke/curl
Your wish is my command,
‘cause you’re the Birthday boy/girl and I’m your bloke/girl
There’s one flame that won’t go out
It’s the one that burns
‘Cause this torch for you will scorch for you
with many happy returns
Like a cake you’re sweet
And bulgy in the middle
Can’t get enough of you
Can’t have just a little
Unwrap your present, future and past
Wishing all your wishes come true at last.
What a gift you’ve been (to me)
And continue to be
You’re a wish come true…for me
Happy birthday to you, Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday, Happy birthday
A Happy Ukulele Birthday to You
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5. |
The Ant
00:40
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6. |
Handing On
01:59
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Threadbare sky full of holes
The moon’s a cracked sugarbowl
Half full ocean stealing sand
Weary waves wash where we stand
Tired trees bend under sun
World rolls under everyone
Birds are singing. Grass is grown.
Raindrops fall upon the stone
What am I
Handing on to you?
What passes on
What slips through?
We pass on. We lose so much
In the handing on we touch
(our hands touch)
Jewelled ocean holding us
Spray of the bay enfolding us
Perfect sky full of gems
Stars summon us
Stand under them
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7. |
Canoe
02:00
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blue day water wide
paddle each either side
i take a bow you think I’m stern
which direction should we turn?
haven’t got all day
this thing could go either way
just me just you in a canoe
cutting water with a blade
closes over as if never made
who’ll take the lead? who’ll navigate?
we’re drifting while we wait
haven’t got all day
this thing could go either way
just me just you in a canoe
canoe
canoe
canoe
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Wedgetail circles. He owns the sky.
Down in the broadwater, I swim to the other side
To a hole in the hill - It’s a cave that I know
It’s a secret place. Come on, lets go
Shooting star, a grain of sand.
This feels like home from where I stand.
Cows and dirt. Butterflies. Bees
Creek is full of yellow-bellies
Dusty town with a river close by
they all belong here and so do I
Shooting star, a grain of sand.
This feels like home from where I stand
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9. |
Rue de Emmeler
02:53
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instrumental
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10. |
One Question Remains
02:16
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Thank goodness for Richie Fish: that night I was glad
That a fluke became a wish I never knew I had
I haven’t asked ‘cause it seems plain
One question remains
Your eyes pierce like a bright sky blue
The sunlight’s fierce just like you
I haven’t asked so let me explain
One question remains
We’ve seen sunshine; we’ve seen rain
We’ve had losses, we’ve had gains
And one question remains
You like people. I like trees too
I think we need each other like they do.
You’re in my heart and in my brain
One question remains
Times of lean; times of plenty
And nineteen will turn to twenty
Both our blood in the young ones veins
One question remains
One question remains
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11. |
Raise Your Glass
02:29
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Four times or more
You’ve known the score
You’ve seen a few birthdays
And you’ll see many more
Full of days
With a lived-in look
Like the pages
Of a well-loved book
We could talk about ageing
like a fine wine
or just raise your glass
when I raise mine
Wishing you many more and then some
We mean it for the best is yet to come
Pay no mind
To the road behind
Celebrate instead
The road ahead
for you do life
Like no-one else
You’re an expert
in being yourself
We could talk about ageing
We all like a fine wine
So just raise your glass
when I raise mine
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12. |
Swimmingly
01:55
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You may be happy to stand
Let your feet leave the land
Swimmingly
Why stand on the shore
Come be unmoored
Swimmingly
It’s never too late
To let water take the weight
Swimmingly
Why stand at the lip
When you could take a dip
Swimmingly
It’s a sunny day
So why not dive in and play
And let the castles you built wash away?
You may think I’m wet
Buy you’ll find happiness yet
Swimmingly
Let them find you and I
Between sea and the sky
Swimmingly
It’s not too deep or meaningful
Cause once you get in it’s beautiful
Come willingly
Play sillily
Come willingly
Play sillily
Quite simply
Fulfillingly
I think that you’ll go swimmingly
with me
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13. |
Grown Up Children
02:44
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Lying still but running deep
Go to sleep. Go to sleep.
Lying naked. So much to hide
I find myself at your bedside
Grown up children
All these brave faces. Nobody weeps
Go to sleep. Go to sleep.
Turn back to me, back to this place.
Turn your back on what you face
Grown up children
Still in the shade of the tree where we met
The shadows longer, the sun not set
Not yet – not yet.
The morning comes. The morning comes.
The mourning comes to grown up children
You’re going downhill. Life’s so steep.
Go to sleep. Go to sleep.
Silvering. Whitening.
Not fading. Brightening
Grown up children
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14. |
Heroes Welcome
02:49
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instrumental
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