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Sex Dreams 02:53
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Time After Time 01:47
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written by bill white and doug hamilton performed by the vacations bill white vocals, doug hamilton backup vocals and saxophone, ken husted guitar, the twins on bass and drums
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Elevator Boy 04:27
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Somebody Buy That Man A Drink 02:51
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Not A Pleasant Feeling 02:23
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Where to Find the Right Words 03:30
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©2017 Nadia Cripps and Bill White Lyrics by Nadia Cripps, Music, vocals, guitar and demo by Bill White Dressed in blue Fears deep inside Often closed for me and you No matter how much we’ve tried Where to find the right words to Give her confidence and smile Is there a magical breakthrough We would do anything worthwhile She is not happy because She feels no one wants her She is sure she knows the cause She is old and frail, her vision is blur Where to find the right words to Give her confidence and smile Is there a magical breakthrough We would do anything worthwhile We need to let her know That we all love her but how When she doesn’t listen and just wants to go Is there the way to help her believe us somehow? Where to find the right words to Give her confidence and smile Is there a magical breakthrough We would do anything worthwhile She is swimming in her sorrow Analysing all the mistakes she’s made in the past Looking back, not to tomorrow Convinced her best years passed She says she knows for our sake She has to leave this world All nights she stays awake Often sleeping when we are awake Ignoring whatever she is told Where to find the right words to Give her confidence and smile Is there a magical breakthrough We would do anything worthwhile
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Catherine of the Basil 02:11
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Beautiful Little Daughter and Her Mother 03:15
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©2017 Nadia Cripps (lyrics) and Bill White (music) Vocals, guitar and demo by Bill White. There was so much love in the way she looked At her little daughter sitting next to her She was making sure her girl wasn't hot, she spoke Gently, warmly, being sincere Many people noticed them admiring their communication As they were travelling by bus to some station It was a long journey and the mother was making sure Her daughter remained happy and secure How wonderful it was to see Mother's devotion in her every movement It seemed for any situation mum had the right key There was nothing that would need improvement People were spotting the two lovely ones Who were like a magnet for other mums, daughters and sons I beleived I just needed to express in my note What I happened to encounter so that's what I wrote: "If every child had the mother like you The world would have been a better place" It was the least I could do She said thank you, I saw her smiley face I thanked her back, soon there was their stop I saw them going towards the shop Holding hands, adoring each other Beautiful little daughter and her mother
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In The Tomorrow 03:08
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I Am Just a Boy 02:44
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In the dusty broken mirror, does not know whose eyes he see The man that he once thought he was, this shaded thing can’t be He is weak, he is stumbling want to die Ask Who would care, why would they cry? Chorus: I am just a boy, I'm not a man In hell to darkness drawn. I am lost Don’t have a plan And my time just runs on Every time he doubts, earth shivers in a scream of pain And heaven falls, the reaper calls and heaven burst in rain Boy can’t stand, won't see the light, don’t know which way to try Then he ask Who would care,would anybody cry? Chorus: I am just a boy, I'm not a man In hell to darkness drawn. I am lost Don’t have a plan And my time just runs on Caught up in tons of worldly regrets, lost in a swirl of black One chance is not all human get, raise son, get up, and come back And boy talks to the mirror why would the mirror lie Mirror says Don't leave dear boy , you will make heaven cry Chorus: I am just a boy, I'm not a man In hell to darkness drawn. I am lost Don’t have a plan I better face the dawn
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The Beast 01:52
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Hell crumble in shaded screams when he entered the young girls dreams Shadows kneeled down in admire All the men in town got frozen in fire Black thunder whispered of deadly disaster What or who could this beast master Chorus She came with no fear ‘ Come,come my dear I will darkness clear With my bow and spear’ The creature lean forward in blustering cold Young look his skin but inside his old Her word awoke a gluttonous urge ‘ This woman needs a taste of my scourge’ But girl won’t kneel, she will not obey She smiles at the beast and gently play Chorus She sing with no fear ‘ Come,come my dear I will darkness clear With my bow and spear’ Suddenly sun frown and scared the dark Rain shuts hells fire and shadows hark The beast in front of her down on his knees “Pardon me woman, I beg you please’ Outro She came with no fear and light to her dear She would darkness clear With her bow and spear
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Because I Added Black 02:28
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V1 You know I love the light in you Everything that’s bright in you Hoped you might have felt the same as well Sure, I have a shadow side Nothing that I try to hide But now I’m burning in a kind of hell Chorus You ripped me from your rainbow Because I added black Said ‘no’ to my reality And reeled your feelings back You ripped me from your rainbow Because I added black V2 You know I can’t be still and watch Others as they ruin and botch Everything we ever thought was right Sure, I know there’s much to dare Hard for you to have to share I want you, but I also want to fight Chorus You ripped me from your rainbow Because I added black Said ‘no’ to my reality And reeled your feelings back You ripped me from your rainbow Because I added black Bridge The world’s not rosy Neither safe nor cosy I only wanted to protect Show you what you might expect Chorus You ripped me from your rainbow Because I added black Said ‘no’ to my reality And reeled your feelings back You ripped me from your rainbow Because I added black © 2017 Donna Devine
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Genesis 01 1-5 05:17
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Lyrics: 1. In the Beginning, there was only darkness: A black hole in the not-yet-Universe. Atoms and energy -- heat and fission But no musical composition. No names, no smells, sights or sounds. No thing could be recorded down. But, whatever Creator created Earth Conceived of music and gave it birth. 2. Was it a big sound? A pop or bang? A great explosion, that rang and rang? Or a light gurgling of water molecule formation? What was the first musical creation? A near-silent shuffle of dust settling in a crack? A single note humming, echoing back? What was the first note that started all this? Was it a romantic, sensual kiss? 3. In the beginning, a sound was made: A thought, an intelligence displayed. It became a lyric to an eternal song And harmonies formed to help it along. Till darkness and light came out to dance As planets, moons, stars woke up from a trance. And one of those planets, by luck or by fate, Composed a symphony we can't replicate. 4. It started out small, and built a crescendo, With staccato moments and diminuendo Till a fistful of dandelions blew through the dust, Water bubbled and grew them, bees started to buzz. Dinosaurs grew to tremendous size As the world's conductor led an endless reprise: Notes of jazz and classical mixed in the 'hood. Hip-hop and salsa: it was all good!!! 5. This symphony started millennia ago But it keeps on creating an endless flow. As miraculous as that original song Is the story you tell, whether short or long. You have a voice that's uniquely yours, Like the purr of a kitten or lioness roars. In a new baby's wail or a gasp from death's knife: Creation is music and music is life. Creation is music and music is life.
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Hurt 01:13
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Gonna Be a Cold Dark Night 02:38
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Lyrics: Gonna Be A Cold Dark Night © 2017 Cindy Prince That sun is done settin' Street lights are comin' on Just me myself Ever since you've been gone I hate to see the night comin' Wanna push away the gloom I'm all alone now All alone in my room Chorus And it's gonna be a cold dark night Cause I still wanna hold your body tight Don't know if I'm gonna be alright Facin' this cold dark night Bridge You just said you were after some gin But I never saw you again Another night is almost here I'm dreadin' it real bad Don't wanna sleep in our bed Feel like I'm goin' mad How many nights will it take Until I don't hate them no more How long until I don't miss you Comin' through our front door? Repeat chorus
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Cute Little Smile 01:57
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© 2017 Cindy Prince When I first met you My heart skipped a beat I wanted to know you You seemed so sweet You looked unsure And I had this notion I immediately wanted A love transfusion Chorus There are so many traits You wear so well But your cute little smile Tells your tell It always puts me Under your spell That cute little smile Bridge Your freckled nose, your pouty lips I think it's time to take some sips You had no clue What you did to me That cute little smile Made me half crazy I am now getting to know you And at times you're still shy But flash me that smile And I’m your guy Repeat chorus
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Missouri 02:18
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Missouri © 2017 Cindy Prince The two largest rivers meander their way They run through black dirt, sand, and clay These rivers will flow until earth's last day This is Missouri Big hills are rolling across the Ozark Plateau Farm land fills up land where the prairies did go Sunrises and sunsets make the world all aglow This is Missouri Chorus Missouri-a taste of so much Missouri-history and mystery and such Missouri-we have a soft touch Missouri……Missouri…. There’s jazz and barbeque in K.C. The arch and Cardinals in ole St. Louie We are stubborn-yes-but we are all free This is Missouri Bridge Many started in small Missouri towns Disney, Twain, Sheryl Crow George Washington Carver, Maya Angelou Cronkite, Truman, and Jean Harlow There are springs and caves everywhere There are old men wittlin’ sittin’ on the square There are prize-winning quilts seen at the fair This is Missouri Repeat chorus
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American Contradictions 03:04
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V1 she sat on a cushion legs crossed eyes closed uttering monosyllables like some ummms and mellow ohmms meditating in solitude by dim soft candlelight vowing peace and harmony until tonight B1 then she went to the back shed got artillery grade mortars a nine shot rack of four inch tubes filled with mega gram explosives for colossal fireworks she struck a match and lit the fuse C she is filled with contradictions but yes so are we... we embrace unique values that fit our sensibilities it will not make logical sense to those with differing views but hey this is America and this is what we do... V2 he ate at the table organic vegan stew uttering harsh opinions about just what omnivores do... plotting a mission to free all chickens and cows protesting animal research on rats and fish to shut it down... B2 then he went to the back shed got out his AK-47 loaded his jeep with hunting gear drove out to God's high country as the sun started to set hunted down some white tailed deer C he is filled with contradictions but yes so are we.... we embrace unique values that fit our sensibilities it will not make logical sense to those with differing views but hey this is America and this is what we do... OUTRO ya hey this is America and this is what we do...
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Darkness on the Face of the Deep 03:42
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V We’ll never know what happened Why Earth lost all its light We’ll never know just what we did To bring this endless night V So many are forsaken No solace for their grief The summer lost its golden sun And autumn lost its leaf C My brother is the one I’ll keep My brother is the one I’ll keep As long as there is darkness On the face… of the deep V We’re here alone together And he is half a man A mortar took his leg in war And also took his hand But I will never leave him I’ll stay here by his side He put the love back in my heart Together we’ll survive C My brother is the one I’ll keep My brother is the one I’ll keep As long as there is darkness On the face… of the deep B The skies and waters won’t be like before He needs me He needs me He needs me But I need him more C My brother is the one I’ll keep My brother is the one I’ll keep As long as there is darkness On the face… of the deep
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Pretty New Stars 03:54
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I was bringing you the proof that you didnt want to see It was meant for you alone didnt have anything to do with me Blood in your eyes blood on your hair You were searching for the moonlight but the moon wasnt even there all of the truth the pain the fever the despair We knew it all and we faced the nightmare Ill take off your clothes kiss away your scars Beneath the naked sky see the pretty little new stars There is still a tree beneath the mystic rain Ill hold you against the leaves and kiss you while i call your name we will throw back our heads and take our chances Falling back into the night through the dripping branches Meet me tonight in dreamworld I will stroke your hair I will caress your curls Take off my clothes kiss away my scars Beneath the naked sky see the pretty little new stars You walked away Into the tide But I couldnt let go of you I held you to my side And if you ever try to drown yourself in sin Ill follow you ro the bottom and pull you up again blood on your dress blood in the sky Ask me forever but never ask me why lets us take off our clothe kiss away each others scars look up into the naked sky see the pretty little new stars I am your pretty little new star you are my pretty little new star
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Humble Bumble Tumble 01:44
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lyrics by bill whte and alexamder chirkov music by bill white all voices and instruments by bill white

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This is the best deal on the Bill White Music Archive. 20 songs by Bill White and some of the worlds best lyricists. The collaborations with Colleen Goodsell, acousticmaddie, Cindy Price, Nadia Cripps, Elizabeth Petty, Donna Devine, and Doug Haberman were all written and recorded July-Sept 2017. The Julius Borges and Lavon Hardison tracks were recorded in Cambridge MA 1986. The Alexander Chirkov co-write was part of the Pinocchio score from Boston 1990. The Eric Anderson and Doug Hamilton collabrations are from the first and second Vacations recording session in Seattle 1980. The song with rob cook was recorded in the dance studio above the laundromat on the Ave in Seattle University district. The songs with Kelly Edery were written through internet connections in Seattle and Lima, Peru in 2007. The Gregg Keplinger cut was recorded at Avast Studios in Seattle in 1997. There is quite a variety of musical styles and personalities here, with something, I hope, for everyone.

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released November 10, 2017

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