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Homeless
03:56
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They put a sign up in the yard
Felt like a stake right through my heart
As if I didn't know
Someday I'd be leaving
As I pack my memories
Old photographs and guitar strings
All I know
Is I don't like this feeling
It's like I'm homeless
Out here on my own
It's like I'm homeless
And what's worse is
Baby, you don't even know
You don’t even know
I can't sleep on any pillow
And every view is from a lonely window
Don't you know how much
I'm gonna miss you
It's like I'm homeless
Out here on my own
It's like I'm homeless
And what's worse is
Baby, you don't even know
You don't even know
What its like to walk into the river
Feel the current underneath
Blue skies above you
And the whole wide world at your feet
To being homeless..out there on your own
It’s like I’m homeless and what’s worse is, baby
It's like I'm homeless
Out here on my own
It's like I'm homeless
And what's worse is
Baby, you don't even know
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All the Wrong Things
03:20
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You bring me coffee every morning
But it’s a little bit cold
You bring me flowers every evening
But it’s getting a little bit old
You say you love what I’m wearing
Just as I’m about to change
And you sing me happy birthday, baby
Two days too late
You do all the wrong things
But your heart is in the right place
You got all the wrong moves
But you put a smile on my face
Yea you got the best intentions, perfect imperfections
Keeping my attention night and day
Cause you do all the wrong things in the all the right ways
You say you like to take the side roads
For the scenery
But we always end up lost baby
In your back seat
You do all the wrong things
But your heart is in the right place
You got all the wrong moves
But you put a smile on my face
Yea you got the best intentions, perfect imperfections
Keeping my attention night and day
Cause you do all the wrong things in the all the right ways
You do all the wrong things baby, in all the right ways baby
You do all the wrong things baby, in all the right ways baby
You do all the wrong things
But your heart is in the right place
You got all the wrong moves
But you put a smile on my face
Yea you got the best intentions, perfect imperfections
Keeping my attention night and day
Cause you do all the wrong things in the all the right ways
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3. |
Don't Forget to Breathe
03:46
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Feels like I’m getting old way too fast
Outside looking in, missing moments that I can’t get back
My legs are walking
I hear myself talking
But somehow I’m not really there
Sometimes I realise that I forgot to breathe
If you find you’re feeling half alive well
Don’t forget to breathe
Maybe I’ll take all my things and give them away
Find me a place in the country and take it day by day
It’s like watching movies
With me on the big screen
Separate from the life I’m supposedly living
Sometimes I realise that I forgot to breathe
If you find you’re feeling half alive well
Don’t forget to breathe
Before my hair turns grey I need to know
What we’ve been driving ourselves crazy, crazy for
Sometimes I realise that I forgot to breathe
If you find you’re feeling half alive well
Don’t forget to breathe
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C'est La Vie
02:50
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Saw you today and I know you saw me
In our old cafe up on rue St. Denis
Smoking the same Lucky Strike cigarettes
It ain’t easy to quit
You watched me order my cafe au lait
Then like before let me walk away
How many chances are we gonna get
In this game of roulette
Days like today everything changes
Goes up in flames in the summer heat
Days like today nothing is shameless
We’re totally blameless if it’s meant to be
C’est la vie
Maybe I’m dreaming, maybe I’m crazy
Maybe at home someone’s calling you baby
Simplest things are so hard to admit
You try and you try and you try but you just can’t forget
Days like today everything changes
Goes up in flames in the summer heat
Days like today nothing is shameless
We’re totally blameless if it’s meant to be
C’est la vie
Uptown downtown everybody’s saying it
Uptown downtown everybody’s saying it
Uptown downtown everybody’s saying it
You try and you try and you try but you just can’t forget
Days like today everything changes
Goes up in flames in the summer heat
Days like today nothing is shameless
We’re totally blameless if it’s meant to be
C’est la vie
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5. |
Close to Perfect
03:17
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I’d gotten used to keeping a distance
Between my heart and anything that might get too good
Now you got me wondering how I could be content
With never feeling more than just alright
Then suddenly the world’s a little bit kinder
The load a bit lighter than it was before
You’re the closest thing to perfect
I’ve ever laid eyes on
Ever laid hands on, now I can’t keep them off
Feels like I finally found a risk that’s worth it
You’re too close to perfect to pass up
You think I’m pretty first thing in the morning
You find a way to put my worried mind at ease
I could be running but baby there’s something
Telling me that what you got is what I need
Suddenly the world’s a little bit kinder
My heart a bit lighter than it was before
You’re the closest thing to perfect
I’ve ever laid eyes on
Ever laid hands on, now I can’t keep them off
Feels like I finally found a risk that’s worth it
You’re too close to perfect to pass up
If it’s ok with you I’d like to see this through
And tell all the world that you’re mine
Maybe I’m wrong but this doesn’t come along
More than once in awhile
You’re the closest thing to perfect I’ve ever seen
I’ve ever dreamed up
Never thought I’d take the risk but it was so worth
It was so worth it
You’re the closest thing to perfect
I’ve ever laid eyes on
Ever laid hands on, now I can’t keep them off
Feels like I finally found a risk that’s worth it
You’re too close to perfect to pass up
We’re just too close to perfect
You’re too close to perfect to pass up
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Coffee On My Jeans
03:22
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7. |
McNiven Road
03:34
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We grew up in a quiet town
There wasn’t much to do but there was always a friend around
We were young couldn’t wait to be older and free
But now the time has come and we can’t bring ourselves to leave
Maybe we’ll go our separate ways
Oh and maybe things will never be the same
If you’re ever feeling lost without a home
Well you’ll always have a place to go
McNiven Road
It seems like yesterday
We were sneaking out at night and wasting away the days
Now we’re paying bills and getting married
And it’s scary but we know we’re not alone
Maybe we’ll go our separate ways
Oh and maybe things will never be the same
If you’re ever feeling lost without a home
Well you’ll always have a place to go
McNiven Road
We had our first taste of love
We made the friends we won’t give up
Seems you never know what you got until it’s gone
We couldn’t see that we were the lucky ones
Maybe we’ll go our separate ways
Oh and maybe things will never be the same
But it made me, oh it made me who I am
And my friends this will always be our home
McNiven Road
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Melissa Bel London, UK
Hii I'm Melissa Bel. Thanks for stopping by :) I'm an artist and songwriter from the Toronto area and now based in the UK. In 2015 on a trip to Las Vegas I met an English guy who turned out to be my soulmate and I moved to England 4 months later. I love The Beatles, yoga, wine, big cities, the countryside, my cat and, of course, making music. Hope you find something you love on here! x ... more
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