1. Light Me Up
I don't really know you
But I hope we can relate
Oh…
I like to be excited
And I like to celebrate
Oh…
Oh…I'm asking you
If you’re feeling good
Is all I need to know
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Cause you light me up
Oh, you light me up
When you’re good to go
And when you feel right
I'm electrified
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Cause you light me up
Oh, you light me up
So tell me how ya feeling tonight
Tell me how ya feeling tonight
(So tell me, tell me, tell me… how you’re feeling tonight)
I like the sound of laughter
I like when your ass shakes
Oh…
Here we are together
Tonight I'm wide awake
Oh…I'm asking you
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I'm a looking for, looking for some
I'm a looking for a little action
I'm a looking for, looking for some
I'm a looking for a little passion
I'm a looking for a feel-good person
(So tell me, tell me, tell me… how you’re feeling tonight)
I'm a looking for a little action
I'm a looking for a little action
(So tell me, tell me, tell me… how you’re feeling tonight)
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2. Pocket Knife
Honey I've gone all out
And I've been broken in
And when it pours on me
I can soak it all in
I'm alive
And my blood is pumping like a gas line
I got a edge I'm holding
I got a edge I'm holding
I got a rugged heart
I got a body made of blades
I'm gonna keep 'em sharp
Like a pocket knife
Oh, gotta dig in hard
Gotta handle every day
I’m gonna keep ‘em sharp
Like a pocket knife
It’s not about how it breaks
It’s how you’re fixing it
You gotta be all in one
For the life we're living in
I'm alive
And I've been cutting teeth for a long time
I got a edge I'm holding
I got a edge I'm holding
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Honey I'm all bruised up
From the places I've been
From the times I fell
From all the struggling
If you wanna make a point
Then you gotta have an edge
If you wanna make a point
Then you gotta have an edge
Like a pocket, pocket, pocket knife
Like a pocket, pocket, pocket knife
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3. Only Temporary
You might be sleeping when he calls
You might be dreamin' that you’re in control
(no, no, no, no)
He’s only keeping you around ‘cause
You keep on, you keep on
Giving him a hand to hold
Say hun, say hun
Why eat the bitter ones
When you got something sweet?
Say hun, say hun
You need a better one
Not one to settle on
Just know that you got me
He only calls ya when he needs ya
‘Cause when he needs ya is
Only, only, only, only temporary
I'm gonna call ya ‘cause I need ya
Because I need to
You'll know I'll be, be, be there in the morning light
To see you in the morning light
Have it any way you want
You could be steady or be strung along
(no, no, no, no)
I'll get you bumping like a kick drum
He’s like a record
That keeps skipping on the same song
Say hun, say hun
Why eat the bitter ones
When you got something sweet?
Say hun, say hun
You need a better one
One for the longer run
Just know that you got me
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It’s only, only, only, only temporary
Hun, it’s only, only temporary….
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4. Keep Or Lose
It’s been quiet for a while
Now there’s something making noises
It’s growing and it’s closing in
It’s time to make some choices
To stop or keep it going
To stay or say farewell
How bad could it really be?
Only time will tell...
Put out the light, put out the light, put out the light
Or let it glow
Put out the light, put out the light, put out the light
Or let it glow
Ride out the rain or roll on
What now, down to the wire
Blow out the flame or hold on
Watch out, here comes the fire now
It’s a make or break decision
So much on the line
Something’s gonna happen real, real soon
Running out of time
Put out the light, put out the light, put out the light
Or let it glow
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Put out your light or glow
Pull up the root or let it grow
Put up a fight or go
Pull up the root or let it grow
Hope that you’re right, hope that you’re right, hope that you’re right
Hope that you know
Hope that you’re right, hope that you’re right, hope that you’re right
Hope that you know
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5. Build A Stage
Day breaks and a single man
With one hammer and two hands
He begins with a nail and plank
Steel pushing through the wood grain
And all the racket he makes from this one man crew
Draws another man seeking to build, too
Now with four strong arms on one design
The mallets move along in double time
Hey brother, it’s time to put your hands on
‘Cause we’re building a stage to stand on
Oh we’re building a stage to stand on
Getting taller and taller
From the ground it began on
And we’re building a stage to stand on
Oh we’re building a stage to stand on
When the day breaks again
The two men return to where they’ve been
To see the crowd of people gathered
With saws, ropes, and ladders
The cast of workers hoist and heave
And their labor sounds much like a symphony
So many heads and hands composing in
The last nails close and closing in
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Then it happens
The pounding ceases
And on the land
A structure stands made from thousands of pieces
Illuminated, standing strong
The stage is finished now
Built for all to stand on
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6. Nowhere To Be
My job is done for now at least
My calendar is filled with vacancies
In the days ahead I’m looking to
I’ve done all that’s been asked of me to do
So honey, now I’m through
Trying to impress
Now I’m taking off and cutting loose
There’s a clock and I’m off it
And it feels so delightful to have nowhere to be
‘Cause I got a pocket
With a little cash
Car with a tank of gas
And nowhere to be
With time to kill and days to seize
I could end up anywhere I please
The exciting places that I could roam through
Or I could melt into my couch at home, too
Either way I’ll use the time to decompress
Before I’m back again I’m cutting loose
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Sometimes my favorite plan is to have no plans at all
To unwind with no demand beforehand
It always won’t be, set or permanent
I’ll be back to work eventually
Soon I’ll be in use
But that’s irrelevant
‘Cause until then I’ll be cutting loose
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7. Give Me All Your Doubt
“Give up, go home”
My favorite words to hear
Go on, throw stones
At me to keep for souvenirs
‘Cause I got no problem
With problems of people doubting me
I always dissolve them
I take pleasure making every little piece
Tell me I’m crazy, say it won’t work out
Just gimme, gimme, gimme all, gimme all your
It’s the maybes people talk about
Just gimme, gimme, gimme all, gimme all your doubt
I’m a long shot, I’m a toss up
I’m from underdog pedigree
You may not know me now but
I’ll make sure you’ll remember me
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From down and out, I come alive
From down and out, I come alive
From here and now, far and wide
From down and out, we come alive
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8. Say Hello Sometime
And as a matter of fact
There’s a time and a place we can both trace back to
Maybe a concert hall
Playing rock-n-roll or a hole-in-the-wall, too
Through a crowded room we shared a drink or two
Yeah, we had a good laugh
I could tell that I liked you
And when the night shut down
I said so long, man
I hope to see you around
Old friend of mine
Old friend of mine
How I hope to see you on down the line
If you’re passing by
Man, I hope you come say hello sometime
It’s you, and all the people I meet
Here and along the way
Oh, they stay in my passenger seat
Maybe a year will pass
Before I see you again
But if you’re nearby come see me
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Hey, ‘til the next time comes around
I wish you well
Hey, ‘til the next time comes around
I wish you well
Hey, ‘til the next time comes around
I wish you well
Hey….
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9. Before I Get There
How long now have I been here?
And how long will I stay?
Got a little more work to do
Before I’m on my way
Tying all of my loose ends
Still got debt to pay
Picking up the pieces
Before I’m on my way
Before I’m on my way
Before I’m on my way
Before I get there
Before I show up
Before I’m somewhere
Before I grow up
I’ll be here taking in right now ‘til I’m ready to go
When my time comes along to move on then I’ll already know
I’ll be ready to go
All the coming and going
I see it everyday
But I got a little more work to do
Before I’m on my way
While I’m still here in the place I lay
I’ll be soaking up the moments
Before I’m on my way
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I do believe that the measure of a man
Is the length he will go from the place he began
And I remind myself as I walk across the land
That the less I overstep means the more I understand
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10. Good Company
I’ll stay for a moment
Or hang for a while
You tell me what you want to
Stay here or walk for miles
I could be hard or I could be weak
I could be anything you need
Yes, I will always be good company
I could be off or I could be on
I could be anything you want
Yes, I will always be
Yes, I will always be good company
I’ve heard jokes
And secrets, too
And I’ve made promises to folks
And I’ve followed my words through
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I could be right or I could be wrong
You could turn back or come along
What lies ahead I cannot guarantee
We could be last or we could be first
We could move on or in reverse
But either way I’ll be your company
But either way I’ll be your company
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