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Before I Do
03:18
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Before I DO
Before I start to make the bed
Before the pictures in my head
Before I paint the walls a shade of blue
To match the carpet in the living room
CHORUS:
Before I do
Before you don’t
Before I let my foolish heart begin to hope
Before I ask you where you’ve beenTell me, darling, are you out or are you in
So if I give you all my time
And let my stories flow like wine
Should I believe you when you tell me how
You’ve never felt the way you feel right now
CHORUS
Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh
Before I do
CHORUS
Tell me, darling, are you out
Or are you in
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2. |
The Birds and the Bees
03:50
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The Birds and the Bees
I wonder what you’re doing on this Sunday afternoon
We should get coffee someday soon
Say I heard that you’re happy with a girl who looks like me
That’s super cool, that’s what you wanted, that’s what you need
Oh me I’m just fine
I could meet you at any time
But he’s like…
CHORUS:
That wouldn’t be okay
She wouldn’t like if I saw you that way
Only the birds and the bees and the trees can greet me
If that’s what she says
Now here I am in wonder cause it’s hard to understand
He talks like a child but he looks like a man
Say I don’t want trouble ! I’ve got troubles of my own
But honey you, you’ve got troubles more than me
And she needs a talkin Like you need a new pair of Walking boots…
That wouldn’t do, no sir
She doesn’t like you with no one but her
Only the birds and the bees and the trees can greet me
That’s what she prefers
CHORUS
If that’s what she wants, that’s what it is
All that we had doesn’t exist
Kiss me goodnight
And I’ll be all right
CHORUS x 2
Only the birds and the bees and the trees can greet me
If that’s what she says
Only the birds and the bees and the trees can greet me
If that’s what she says
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3. |
Let You Go
03:42
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Let You Go
Who could’ve hurt you like this
Broken your heart in pieces
How could they ever throw your love away
You were afraid to hold me
So I said we’ll take it slowly
Cause Darling I knew that you were worth the wait
CHORUS 1:
And I’m so glad that somebody let you go Oh that somebody let you go Somebody let you go
Yeah I’m so glad you came wandering down my road
Cause you’re all I was looking for
So glad that somebody let you go
Who couldn’t feel the way I
Do every day of my life
You’re like a ray of sunshine just for me
After everything that we’ve been through
It’s hard to say who rescued who
Right here next to you is where I always wanna be
CHORUS 2:
And I’m so glad that somebody let you go Oh that somebody let you go Somebody let you go
Yeah I’m so glad they didn’t see the diamond in your stone
Cause you’re all I was looking for
So glad that somebody let you go.
Who could’ve hurt you like this
Broken your heart in pieces
How could they ever throw your love away…
CHORUS 3:
And I’m so glad that somebody let you go Oh that somebody let you go Somebody let you go
Yeah I’m so glad I got to be the one to take you home
Cause you’re all I was looking for
So glad that somebody let you go
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4. |
Jolie Oiseau
03:45
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Jolie Oiseau
Where did you go
Will you be back by tomorrow
I wanna know
And maybe I could follow
Paris and Rome
Over the tower of London
People below
Are asking where you come from
CHORUS:
Jolie Oiseau,
With his heart on his wing
He’s star of the show
All alone in his journey up
Oh but I’d love to
Fly where he flies
Just a jolie oiseau and I
When I was a girl
I ran away with the circus
Travelled the world
And sang between the verses
Na!na!na!na! Now I sit in my room Keeping an eye on the window
Thinking of you
Somewhere over the rainbow
CHORUS
I’m on the outside looking in He’s on the upside looking down
Oh what I’d give to be like him Just a bird on the western wind
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5. |
Everybody Else
03:06
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Everybody Else
Got no reason not to dance
The summer winds are blowing at our backs
Sounds of footsteps on the street
Like the softest melody with
CHORUS:
Honey bees and wedding bells
It’s the season that’s for everybody Everybody else
Oh to waltz away with you
Just the same as Fred and Ginger do
Under clouds of gold and red
Till the record starts again with
CHORUS
<Vocal Solo>
Honey bees and wedding bells
It’s the season that’s for everybody
Cherry trees and carousels
It’s the season that’s for everybody
Everybody else
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6. |
Slow Dancing
03:53
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Slow Dancing
Just for tonight
Let’s say we’re in love
And all of the songs
Are all about us
Just for tonight Let’s sway!ay!ay
Like folks used to do
Back in the day
CHORUS:
Slow dancing with you
In the middle of our living room – ooh ooh
Nothing that we need to say
Nowhere that we need to go
Now that we’re slow dancing
Just for tonight
Let’s turn off our phones
And tell all our friends
That’s nobody’s home
Let’s close our eyes
Just for a moment
As though we could hold it
Perfectly still
CHORUS
<instrumental solo>
CHORUS
Romancing…
Slow dancing with you
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7. |
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More Than Anything (Like Song)
I’d run away from everything
If you would tell me that you’re coming along for the ride
Cause I like you more than anything I like
Yes, I’d throw it all down on the table
And light it up like it was paper and never worth a dime,
Cause I like you more than anything I like
CHORUS:
And I know that it sounds crazy
Let the doctors try to medicate me
Let the rabbi and the priest come by to save my soul
I’ll hold down the fort until you’re here
All five!foot!what of me in six!inch heels, we’ll be all right
Cause I like you more than anything I like
More than anything, more than anything,
More than anything I like…
CHORUS
Come over, come kiss me
Tell the judges and the juries that you’re guilty
If it’s a crime
To like me more than anything you like (yeah you do)
And I’ll let you peak beneath my coat
See the parts of me that never go into the light
Cause I like you more than anything I like
ALT. CHORUS:
And I know that it sounds crazy
Let the doctors try to medicate me
Let the Buddhist monks determine that the feeling is impermanent
And in my final interview
I’ll tell the world how much I like after all this time
I like you more than anything I like
More than anything, more than anything
More than anything, more than anything
More than anything I like
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8. |
Drive
04:32
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Drive
Oh dear, my mind can’t find a room for the night,
I tried every hotel, they shut down the light,
Can’t find a room for the night.
And it’s not my fault,
Believe me, I wish we could stop for a smoke...
We’ll drive till we run out of road.
Oh dear, my heart can’t find a lot for the car,
Been travelling for hours, there’s nowhere to park,
Can’t find a lot for the car.
And it’s not my fault,
We’re all out of talk and we’re all out of hope...
We’ll drive till we run out of road.
Oh my dear, my body’s moving to a beat,
A music no one else can hear,
And it’s lovely but,
Can’t turn it off.
My eyes, my head, long for a moment of rest,
Just to say that it’s over, we gave it our best...
Long for a moment of rest.
Oh oh oh...
Oh oh oh...
We’ll drive till we run out of road.
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9. |
Nowhere With You
03:26
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Nowhere With You
Hey good looking, why the frown?
You always look better when it's upside down
You got nowhere that you're going to
Can I go nowhere with you?
I took the Dartmouth Ferry into the town
Spent my pennies bumming around
Tryin' to find a way to tear a strip off these blues
Can I go nowhere with you?
Paid the cover, saw the show
Sat at the bar where the drinks did flow Didn't see a single face that I knew 'Till I went nowhere with you
‘Till I went nowhere with you
Can I tag along tonight?
We'll kill some time, it looks like you might
Need a little company
I'm so cheap I might as well be free
I might as well be free
Hey good looking, why the frown?
You always look better when it's upside down
You got nowhere that you're going to
Can I go nowhere with you?
<instrumental solo>
Can I tag along tonight?
We'll kill some time, it looks like you might
Need a little company
I'm so cheap I might as well be free
I might as well be free
If you get tired and want to go home
I'm still wired, I can go it alone
Same time next week at a quarter past ten
And we can go nowhere again
Good looking, why the frown
You always look better when it's upside down
You got nowhere that you're going to
Can I go nowhere with you?
Can I go nowhere
Can I go nowhere
Can I go nowhere with you?
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10. |
Lucky Break
05:00
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Lucky Break
It’s the last time that I’m stood up by a dream
It’s the last time that I let myself hope like a child
I’ll be damned if I ever again have dreams like these
He could’ve called, he could’ve called at least
And I’ve been waiting since even the sun gave in
I’ve been waiting, and everyone’s watching me now
How’d I find myself sittin alone on Friday night
Drinkin Whiskey by the telephone light
And maybe I’m lucky
The bullet missed its mark
Tell me why
Lucky always breaks my heart
It’s the last time, I put myself out on the line
It’s the last time I show him the cards in my hand
Here I am, like a lost little lamb making eyes at the door
Maybe he’s still on his way, and I’m not that girl anymore
Or maybe I’m lucky
The bullet missed its mark
Tell me why
Lucky always breaks my heart
It’s no surprise
I know it shouldn’t be
I recognize that old familiar melody
So maybe I’m lucky
The bullet missed its mark
Tell me why
Lucky always breaks my heart
Tell me why
Lucky always breaks my heart
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11. |
All There Is
03:23
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All There Is
Give me all that I wanted
Give me anything you thought that you could give
Give me all of your galaxy
One for all and all for me
I want all there is
I want all there is
Give me everything you have in your pocket
There’s no bass line I can’t walk if I have you
And I could ask for just a taste
But I ain’t got time to waste
I want all there is
I want all there is
Don’t make me beg, my love
Don’t make me cry
If I can’t have it all I won’t be satisfied
You say I’m selfish
Well that’s just fine
No sense denying this
I want it all
I want it all
So give me everything you have in your pocket
There’s no bass line I can’t walk if I have you
And I could ask for just a taste
But I ain’t got time to waste
I want all there is
I want all there is
I want all there is
I want all…
All there is
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12. |
When I'm Gone
03:08
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When I'm Gone
There’s a tree in my old backyard,
That never could work very hard,
No it never grew fruit or leaves,
It just stood there for all of those years.
And I thought about this,
From when we were kids,
Oh to see how that tree carried on...
And there he was tall,
With cherries and all,
Seems that everything’s good when I’m gone.
In the school on the old boulevard,
There was paint chippin off o’ the walls,
And the lights were as dim as our eyes,
Cause we’d learned how to sleep in disguise.
And I thought about this,
From when we were kids,
And you’ll never believe what I saw...
They made it like new,
From the ground to the roof,
Seems that everything’s good when I’m gone.
La la la la La la la, la la la la La la la la...
Now I sit here alone in my room,
Making faces at pictures of you,
I remember you cried when I said,
It would somehow be us in the end.
And I think about this,
From when we were kids,
Cause you play in my mind like a song...
She’s pretty in white,
She’s the love of your life,
Seems that everything’s good...
When I’m gone.
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Barbra Lica Toronto, Ontario
JUNO-nominated singer-songwriter-producer Barbra Lica has performed in theatres, clubs, and festivals across North America and Japan. Her 2018 album, You’re Fine, has amassed over 6 million streams to date on Spotify. More recently, Imposter Syndrome garnered her two 2024 Canadian Folk Music Awards nominations and took home the 2023 Ontario Folk Music Awards CMRRA Song of the Year prize. ... more
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