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Back to Boston
03:59
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Back To Boston
by Peter Hostage
copyright 2004 Peter Hostage
One early morning, so long ago
I packed up and hit the road
My baby and me, we disagreed
She told me I had to go
From city to city, town to town
I lived the low life alone
Then I got a call, she was forgiving all
She pleaded "hang up and hurry home"
I'm going back to Boston, I'm going back to Boston
I'm going back to Boston, I'm going back to Boston
my baby begged me "come back home"
We had a fight one rainy night
Her viewpoint i couldn't see
She said that I was a selfish guy
And all I thought about was me
I said "that's fine, I just take what's mine
And bother you no more"
But I came to realize I must have been out of my mind
The day I walked out and slammed that door
I'm going back to Boston, I'm going back to Boston
I'm going back to Boston, I'm going back to Boston
my baby begged me "come back home"
I went from Bridgeport to Biloxi, over to Baton Rouge
To Birmingham to Beaumont up to Boise, too
To Bizmark to Bowling Green, up to Buffalo
Somehow she tracked me down in Baltimore
So I quit my job working on the docks
And paid my tab at the bar
Took all I had, about fifty bucks
But that won't get me too far
No choice left but to walk or hitch-hike
Standing out in the rain
I got me a ride to the Mass turnpike
And I'm almost back home again
I'm going back to Boston, I'm going back to Boston
I'm going back to Boston, I'm going back to Boston
my baby begged me "come back home"
Back to Boston
my baby pleaded "come back home"
Back to Boston
my baby begged me "come back home"
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Wrap-Around Shades
03:46
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Wrap-Around Shades
by Peter Hostage
copyright 2004 Peter Hostage
Who's that girl strolling down the street
Looking so cool, I think she's looking at me
Now she's coming my way, I think I might just have it made
But as I try to say "hi," she just keeps walking by
The woman whose eyes are hiding behind those
Wrap-around shades
I Followed behind to find out what she's all about
Is she window shopping, is she checking me out
If we're playing cat and mouse, then it's me she's trying to evade
Let me be the guy to remove her disguise
The woman whose eyes are hiding behind those
Wrap-around shades
We should be walking together
hand in hand and side by side
We could be lovers forever
gaze into each other's eyes
Standing on the corner waiting for the light to change
If I try to say hello, will she think that I'm strange
I better think of something good to say, before my opportunity fades
But the light changed to "walk," and I never did talk
The woman whose eyes are hiding behind those
Wrap-around shades
Now she's crossing the street, headed for a sidewalk cafe
She's meeting some guy, yeah it looks like a date
To be in his place, everything I own I would trade
But I'll just keep on going, without ever knowing
The woman whose eyes are hiding behind those
Wrap-around shades
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Small Talk
04:06
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Small Talk
by Peter Hostage
copyright 2004 Peter Hostage
I smiled at you, you said "how do?"
"Quite fine," said I, "Me too" was your reply
Can't think of something to say, so we just make
Small talk
"Nice day, but hot." I say, "I'm not.
Did we once meet?" "Not sure," said you, "Maybe"
Can't think of something to say, so we just make
Small talk
We're making small talk, saying really nothing at all
Small talk, in love I'm starting to fall
With every word I'm more intrigued
It might just lead to something big
"Before you go, one thing to know
Your name? take mine, let's meet again sometime"
We'll think of something to say, 'til then we'll make
Small talk
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Raggedy Ann
02:33
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Raggedy Ann
by Peter Hostage
copyright 2004 Peter Hostage
Raggedy Ann, let me be your raggedy man
Oh, Raggedy Ann, let me be your raggedy man
I'll do whatever I can to make you understand
How much I love you, Raggedy Ann
Oh, what a doll, Annie you've got it all
What a doll, Annie you've got it all
I'll do whatever I can to make you understand
How much I love you, Raggedy Ann
Big brown eyes, curly auburn hair
Rosy red cheeks, forgive if I stare
Raggedy Ann, let me be your raggedy man
Oh, Raggedy Ann, let me be your raggedy man
I'll do whatever I can to make you understand
How much I love you, Raggedy Ann
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The Rest of My Life
04:45
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The Rest of My Life
by Peter Hostage
copyright 2004 Peter Hostage
I don't want a little kiss
I don't want one moment of bliss
I don't want just to hold your hand
I don't want to be a one night stand
All I want is to be with you and to have you for my wife
I want to love you, love you
For the rest of my life
I don't want anybody else
I don't want to see you by yourself
I don't want to go through my life on my own
I don't want to spend another night alone
All I want is to be with you and to have you for my wife
I want to love you, love you
For the rest of my life
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Everybody Was Hangin' Out
by Peter Hostage
copyright 2004 Peter Hostage
I went to a party late last night, everybody who was anybody was there
A tiny little bungalow packed so tight, you had to fight just to get some air
When I walked through the door I couldn't believe my eyes
Cleopatra and Nefertitti cried out "surprise!"
Julius Caesar passed me a bottle
And I shared a drink with Plato and Aristotle
Everybody was hangin' out, Everybody was hangin' out
Everybody who was anybody was in that tiny house
Everybody was hangin' out
As I fought my way through the tight party crowd
I recognized people I have never seen before
from the back room, the music was getting loud
I had to get back there to find out a little more
The Count and Duke were banging the eighty-eights
Ella was scattin' and Bing singin' bass
Satchmo and Pres were tradin' fours
While Fred and Ginger were cuttin' up the floor
Everybody was hangin' out, Everybody was hangin' out
Everybody who was anybody was in that tiny house
Everybody was hangin' out
The sun came up as the party wound down,
Yeah it seemed like a good time to go
Amazed by all the famous faces as I stepped through the crowd
They were passed out everywhere on the floor
There was Betty Grable and Clark Gable, Annie Oakley and Edgar Allen Poe
That looks like Ghandi with Mata Hari, Pablo Picasso and Greta Garbo
Pocohantas and Chief Crazy Horse, Leonardo and Michaelangelo
Joan of Arc with Napoleon Bonaparte, Al Capone and Marilyn Monroe
Everybody was hangin' out, Everybody was hangin' out
Everybody who was anybody was in that tiny house
Everybody was hangin' out
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Blue-Eyed Blonde
03:01
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Blue-Eyed Blonde
by Peter Hostage
copyright 2004 Peter Hostage
Man, she caught my eye
Now she's stuck in my mind
Though I don't know her name
I love her just the same
Yeah, she's one of a kind
One look and I was hooked
She turned my head and knocked me dead
'Til now I never knew what they were saying was true
In those old love songs
Then along came a blue-eyed blonde
Everywhere I go
I'm searching high and low
I hope to see her there
But she's not anywhere
I'll find her yet I know
One look and I was hooked
She turned my head and knocked me dead
'Til now I never knew what they were saying was true
In those old love songs
Then along came a blue-eyed blonde
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8. |
That Train
04:26
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That Train
by Peter Hostage
copyright 2004 Peter Hostage
That train used to stop at the station
Twice daily, some days even four
Bringing strangers, friends and relations
But that train don't come around here no more
That train must have been some sort of life-line
This town was so alive before
But that vein was cut, and this town slowly died
'Cause that train don't come around here no more
Now there's trees and grass
Growing through the railroad tracks
There's rust on the rails and the trestle is falling down
The station's in disrepair
No one's left in the town to care
'Cause that train don't come around here no more
That train has left this place a ghost town
Some folks swear they still hear the whistle blow
But everybody knows they've heard no sound
'Cause that train don't come around here no more
Now there's trees and grass
Growing through the railroad tracks
There's rust on the rails and the trestle is falling down
The station's in disrepair
No one's left in the town to care
'Cause that train don't come around here no more
That train used to stop at the station
Twice daily, some days even four
Bringing strangers, friends and relations
But that train don't come around here no more
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9. |
Swingin' the Blues
04:14
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The Blue Zone
06:32
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The Blue Zone
by Peter Hostage
copyright 2004 Peter Hostage
Welcome, welcome to the blue zone
Oh you're welcome to the blue zone
You know you've found yourself in the blue zone
When you've got no one to love you,
No one to call your own
You're in the blue zone
You wake up in the morning, and your baby's not sleeping there
You go down stairs to look for her, but you can't find her anywhere
You see her empty closet, nothing there but an old pair of pumps
She packed up everything in the night and left you in the dumps
Oh you're welcome to the blue zone
You know you've found yourself in the blue zone
When you've got no one to love you,
No one to call your own
You're in the blue zone
You come home in the evening, and the house is dark and cold as stone
You pour yourself a drink, and sit there all alone
You can't eat and you can't sleep, so you stare at the T.V. all night long
And you know you better not go anywhere
'Cause you might cause somebody some harm
Oh you're welcome to the blue zone
You know you've found yourself in the blue zone
When you've got no one to love you,
No one to call your own
You're in the blue zone
You call up your best friend to tell him about your plight
He says he can't talk now, maybe tomorrow night
But you hear her voice behind him whispering "who's that on the line?"
Now the picture's getting clearer,
you know the who, what, where and why
Oh you're welcome to the blue zone
You know you've found yourself in the blue zone
When you've got no one to love you,
No one to call your own
You're in the blue zone
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