The Electric City

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Eric Salt and The Electric City

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Stand In The Light - Eric Salt and The Electric City

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Don't you know what it takes to survive ?

You oughta know, man, it ain't no lazy eye.

Don't you know what gets you out of bed ?

You oughta know, man, it ain't no lazy head.

Step on fools and bend all the rules.

Step outside, man, stand in the light.

Don't you know what it takes to live?

Well you oughta know, man, don't take more than you give.

Can't you see there's love in your eyes ?

You oughta know, man, it ain't a bad disquise .

Step on fools and bend all the rules.

Step outside, man, stand in the light.

Oooh

Step on fools and bend all the rules.

Step outside, man, stand in the light.

Don't you know where to find your thrill ?

You oughta know, man, it ain't no bitter pill.

Can't you there's coins in your cup ?

Well you oughta know, man, it's time you fill it up.

Step on fools and bend all the rules.

Step outside, man, stand in the light.

Pearls - Eric Salt and The Electric City

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I don't believe you at all.

You answered a hero's call.

Unbelievable, what's got into you?

You stood up straight, and flew right out of the gate.

Unbelievable, what's got into you?

A yearnin' need

For burnin' speed,

And fight the hunger that bites the hand that feeds.

What a wonderful day.

You kicked everyone out of the way.

Unbelievable, what's got into you?

You got turbo jets.

Fast, to help you forget.

Unbelievable, what's got into you?

Well snakes did coil,

And blood did boil,

And midnight trains, they burned the midnight oil.

You know damn well

I'm an oyster shell.

There's shiny pearls where tiny pebbles fell.

I don't believe you at all.

You answered a hero's call.

Unbelievable, what's got into you?

When you lost all hope,

You extended the end of your rope.

Unbelievable, what's got into you?

A yearnin' need

For Burnin' speed,

And fight the hunger that bites the hand that feeds.

You know damn well

I'm an oyster shell.

There's shiny pearls where tiny pebbles fell.

Where tiny pebbles fell.

Open Doorway - Eric Salt & The Electric City

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You keep walkin' by

Tryin' to make up your mind.

Or you keep talkin' while I try and say what's on mine.

My heart's an open doorway,

You can come out or go in.

But you keep slammin' doors again and again and again.

I'm caught by surprise,

Tryin' to find where you are.

Your eyes lock with mine,

Alone at the edge of the bar.

My heart's an open doorway,

You can come out or go in.

The sun's out, rain is gone.

Don't be afraid of the wind.

Ah Ah Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

Some give enough love,

Tired of takin' on friends.

Some give tough love.

Tired of makin' amends.

My heart's an open doorway,

You can come out or go in.

I'll unlock the door

Again and again and again.

Ah Ah Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha Ha

You can come out or go in

Again and again and again.

My heart's an open doorway, (my heart's an open doorway )

My heart's an open doorway,

You can come out or go in.

Never Intended - Eric Salt & The Electric City

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Never intended to leave.

Had good intentions up my sleeve.

Never intended to leave, but I'm out of love,

Out of make believe.

Never Intended to lie.

Had good intentions in my eye.

Never intended to lie, it just came out,

I can't tell you why.

I got to tell you the truth,

Oh, before it gets back to you.

Gotta tell you the truth,

When I was gone I was bad to you.

I hit the bottle again. ( he hit the bottle again )

Made one too many friends ( he hit the bottle again )

Hit the bottle again.

I didn't stop till I hit the end.

Never intended to leave.

Had good intentions up my sleeve.

Never intended to leave, but I'm out of love,

Out of make believe.

I hit the bottle again.

Now the bottle's my only friend.

Hit the bottle again.

I didn't stop till I hit the end.

Beatle Chord - Eric Salt & The Electric City

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Right about time of that Beatle chord

You knew you were all done in.

Got a sign from a long lost time,

But you wouldn't let it in.

Right about time of that Beatle chord

You knew you were washin' up.

Payed for your sins, caution to the wind,

It was just you hushin' up.

No you don't. Don't go throw it away.

Right about time of that Beatle chord

All hell broke loose.

You sat calm, waited for the bomb.

You couldn't put out the fuse.

Right about time of that Beatle chord,

The whole thing seemed to stink.

Threw up, fell down,

Tossed everything out,

Along with the kitchen sink.

No you don't. Don't go throw it away.

It's time you committed the crime.

Oh, no you don't.

No you don't. Don't go throw it away.

It's time you committed the crime.

No you don't. Don't go throw it away.

Oh, no you don't.

No you don't. Don't go throw it away.

It's time you committed the crime.

Right about time of that Beatle chord,

You knew you were near the end.

There you were found with your ear to the ground,

It sounded new again.

There you were found with your ear to the ground,

It sounded new again.

Corner Store - Eric Salt & The Electric City

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Outside Sidewalk Theives,

They keep lookin' at me...

As I wait in line.

Down at the corner store, drunken to the core,

It's late at night.

I catch a crooked grin, on my way in,

From the crooks outside.

Think I seen you before.

Got a face I can't ignore.

Lay my life on the line ? No!

I live right 'round the bend.

But could this be the end, as I'm waiting in line?

Feelin' pretty lit, I don't know what to get

As it's spinnin' by. ( spinnin by )

My freedom to choose, freedom to lose, freedom to fight.

I think I've fallen in love.

This place fits me like a glove,

And I ain't goin' outside, no.

This is where I go down, this ain't my stompin' ground.

Swipe my card on the line.

Outside sidewalk theives

They keep lookin' at me,

As I'm waitin' in line.

Outside sidewalk theives

They keep lookin' at me,

As I'm waitin' in line.

I think I've fallen in love.

This place fits me like a glove,

And I ain't goin' outside, no.

This is where I go down, this ain't my stompin' ground.

Swipe my card on the line.

Outside sidewalk theives

They keep lookin' at me,

As I'm waitin' in line.

Outside sidewalk theives

They keep lookin' at me,

As I'm waitin' in line.

Home Soon - Eric Salt & The Electric City

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We got ten trucks packed tight.

Twenty tons of pctute, and bright lights.

I'll be home.

I'll be home soon.

I'll be home.

I'll be home soon.

I left home at a young age.

Wind at my back. Center stage.

I'll be home.

I'll be home soon.

I'll be home.

I'll be home soon.

Had my fingers in dirty little pies.

You know I learned a thing or two.

Like missin' out on rest and how it only gets the best of you.

If I can't wake up and look into your eyes

I don't know what I'm gonna do.

Cuz I'm leaving for the coast you know I

Gotta get the most of you.

I'll be home.

I'll be home soon.

I'll be home.

I'll be home soon.

I'll be home.

I'll be home soon.

I'll be home.

I'll be home soon.

Be My Step - Eric Salt & The Electric City

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Be my ever shining light.

Be on my side.

You know what's good for me.

I won't ever take the time

To get this right

You know what's good for me.

Be my step

You're the one that'll get this done.

Be my step.

How sweet you smell your opportunity.

Bend my steel.

You're the one that'll make this real. Be my..

Extra energy inside. Swell my pride.

You know what's good for me.

I won't ever take the time to do this right.

You know what's good for me.

Be my step

You're the one that'll get this done.

Be my step.

How sweet you smell your opportunity.

Bend my steel.

You're the one that'll make this real. Be my..

You are the lense behind my eyes.

Dot my T's, cross my I's my friend.

Cross my I's.

You are the lense behind my eyes.

Dot my T's, cross my I's my friend.

Cross!

Be my step

You're the one that'll get this done.

Be my step.

How sweet you smell your opportunity.

Bend my steel.

You're the one that'll make this real. Be my..

Be my step.

Be my.. be my step.

Mean 'Ol Mile - Eric Salt & The Electric City

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I been runnin' a mean 'ol mile.

Ain't no fun, the mean old mile.

It catches up with you, the mean 'ol mile.

I guess it's up to you if it's worth your while.

You learn persistance, the mean 'ol mile.

It's dirt and distance on the mean 'ol mile.

Hate and shame on the mean 'ol mile.

It's a waitin' game to see you smile.

Pourin' rain. Burnin' sun.

Won't be long before I come undone.

The mean ol' mile's just begun.

Fools gold again.

The mean 'ol mile never ends.

Fools gold again.

The mean 'ol mile never ends.

I been runnin' a mean 'ol mile.

Just my loaded gun and the mean 'ol mile.

It'll crush your soul, the mean 'ol mile.

It's a dust bowl. Can't see you smile.

Fools gold again.

The mean 'ol mile never ends.

Fools gold again.

The mean 'ol mile never ends.

Keep you faith in the northern star.

Keep your faith. The northern star.

Heart breakin' days on this burnin' tar.

I takes way too long to get this far.

Gotta put it to bed, the mean ol' mile,

Or I'm as good as dead, on the mean 'ol mile.

Got a burnin' back on the mean 'ol mile.

Ain't no turnin' back to see you smile.

Starfish Man - Eric Salt & The Electric City

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I like to spread all of my arms out wide.

Don't you, Starfish Man?

But if you think you won't rise up to the light, you will.

Beside yourself. You end up beside yourself.

Don't you, Starfish Man?

But if you think you won't rise up to the light, you will.

Am I alone on this roller coaster ride?

Are we friends or means to an end?

I wrack myself with the simple life.

I like to spread all of my arms out wide.

Don't you, Starfish Man?

But if you think you won't rise up to the light, you will.

All wrapped up. Wrapped up inside yourself.

Aren't you, Starfish Man?

If you've not seen a heaven in your own hell, you will.

Am I alone on this roller coaster ride?

Are we friends or means to an end?

I wrack myself with the simple life.

I like to spread all of my arms out wide.

Don't you, Starfish Man?

But if you think you won't rise up to the light, you will.

Am I alone on this roller coaster ride?

Are we friends or means to an end?

I wrack myself with the simple life.

I like to spread all of my arms out wide.

Don't you, Starfish Man?

But if you think you won't rise up to the light, you will.

Long Livin' Life - Eric Salt & The Electric City

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So you don’t like the life your livin’?

And you fear your fears?

You don’t like what God’s been givin’

And you block your ears.

I gotta tell somethin’ guy,

You better live it up, I’ll tell you why.

It isn’t long, livin’ life.

And they tell you “move”, you move.

No matter what you choose.

You can fight your demon fight,

But you best not loose.

I gotta tell you somethin’, doll.

If you’re gonna take, then take it all.

Cuz it isn’t long, livin’ life.

Now we’ve all lost someone close.

Who’s next, who knows.

But the love you need won’t come

In sheepskin clothes.

I got a message for you, man!

You can overlook, or understand.

It isn’t long, livin’ life!

Down - To Nothin' - Eric Salt & The Electric City

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Born to win, played to lose.

Is that your sad excuse?

You're burnin' your fuse down to nothin'.

Now you're lost on high seas.

And you're weak in the knees.

Your sail can't catch a breeze.

You're down to nothin'.

You're down to nothin' but nothin's in your way.

And the big white whale, he'll be back again someday.

You're down to nothin', and noone seems to care

That the big white whale, well he's out there somewhere.

Now your boat starts to tip.

You're goin' down with the ship.

You better get a grip, you're down to nothin'.

The sky, you would hope,

Would drop rain down your throat

Cuz you're dried up in your boat,

Down to nothin'.

You're down to nothin' but nothin's in your way.

And the big white whale, he'll be back again someday.

You're down to nothin', and noone seems to care

That the big white whale, well he's out there somewhere.

You're down to nothin'

But the big white whale.

You're down to nothin'

But the big white whale.

You're down to nothin'

But the big white whale.

You're down to nothin'

But the big white whale.

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