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Lonely as I Am
04:03
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Palm trees
Swaying softly
As the canvas turns to red
Smalltalk
On the boardwalk
A long summer night ahead
The waves keep asking me to stay
Let the breeze carry me away
You make it all so easy as if you understand
You give me all the reasons; you hold me by the hand
So I’ll stay out as long as I can
To never feel as lonely
Never feel as lonely as I am
Glancing
Turns to dancing
Moving closer when we can
Best friends
‘Til the night ends
And we’re strangers once again
Let’s have another glass before
And act like this was something more
You make it all so easy as if you understand
You give me all the reasons; you hold me by the hand
So I’ll stay out as long as I can
To never feel as lonely
Never feel as lonely as I am
Headlights
Fill the black sky
Make it hard to feel alone
Driving
Down the 110
Trying not to make it home
You make it all so easy as if you understand
You give me all the reasons; you hold me by the hand
So I’ll stay out as long as I can
To never feel as lonely
Never feel as lonely as I am
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2. |
Don't Start Now
03:32
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If I had a dollar for each of your lies
At least there would be a point to our fights
I know exactly what you’ll say next
But don’t expect me to forgive and forget
Don’t start now
You’ve never tried listening
Don’t start now
Saying it’ll be different
You’re full of promises and apologies
Always talk about how you’re gonna be
I never believed you anyhow
So, I won’t start now
We’ll never change, we’re staying the same
So, we gotta go our own separate ways
Don’t try to stop me, I’ll walk out that door
You’ve never begged me for my love before
Don’t start now
You’ve never tried listening
Don’t start now
Saying it’ll be different
You’re full of promises and apologies
Always talk about how you’re gonna be
I never believed you anyhow
So, I won’t start now
Don’t try to stop me I made up my mind
This time there won’t be a next time
Don’t start now
You’ve never tried listening
Don’t start now
Saying it’ll be different
You’re full of promises and apologies
Always talk about how you’re gonna be
I never believed you anyhow
So, I won’t start now
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3. |
Must Be Nice
04:07
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To wake up early and watch you sleep
For a minute
To make you coffee and kiss your cheek
As you sip it
And you easily outshine
The sunlight coming through the blinds
I imagined it a million times
Must be nice
To be the one you dream of
Must be nice
Knowing what it’s like
To be the one you turn to
With that look in your eyes
Must be nice, must be nice
To talk to you about everything
Like we used to
But if I showed you the mess I’m in
Would I lose you?
You can’t win if you don’t fight
But could I ever get it right?
Well, I almost tried a million times
Must be nice
To be the one you lean on
Must be nice
Knowing what it's like
To be the one you turn to
With that look in your eyes
Must be nice, must be nice
And now you’re walking down the aisle
Oh, how I love that smile
Wish I could just be happy for you
But now, I know I’ll never hold you
and I’m so mad I never told you
Guess I always hoped that you knew
Must be nice
To stand up there beside you
Must be nice
To tell you what it’s like
To hear the words you're whispering
With tears in your eyes
I imagined it a million times
Must be nice
To be the one you dream of
Must be nice
Knowing what it’s like
To be the one you turn to
With that look in your eyes
Must be nice, must be nice
Must be nice, must be nice
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4. |
More to Love
04:19
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I was to broke to take you out
So we were drinking in the car
Your skin still glowing from the sun
Long after it was dark
We were just two kids
After a long day by the lake
But I was just as sure back then
As I am today
There’s more to love
Than holding hands through endless summer nights
There’s more to love
Than three words whispered in the morning light
And if you wanna keep it, you can’t work hard enough
But I’m not worried, though at times it can be tough
‘Cause every single time you cross my mind I find
Even more to love
There are still cracks in the finish
From that day you slammed the door
I still feel bad from time to time
For what I’d said before
I couldn’t sleep a minute
That whole night I spent alone
And I remember what I told myself
When you came back home
There’s more to love
Than making up for every little fight
There’s more to love
Than three words to make everything alright
And if you wanna keep it, you can’t work hard enough
But I’m not worried, though at times it can be tough
‘Cause every single time you cross my mind I find
Even more to love
When I look at the good days and the hard times we’ve been through I’d do everything it takes to spend my life with you
There’s more to love
Than everything I promised you today
There’s more to love
Than every word on earth could ever say
And if you wanna keep it, you can’t work hard enough
But I’m not worried though at times it can be tough
‘Cause every single time you cross my mind
Yeah, every single time you cross my mind, I find
Even more to love
Even more to love
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5. |
Snow Globe
04:30
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We met in the sky of a snow globe
Just me and you, enjoying the view
On a beautiful painting of lies
A princess grown tired of her silk robes
And a boy buying boots, in a city of suits
Striking hope in the other ones eyes
We met in the sky of a snow globe
The tale of this land was our ballroom
Floating by scenes, decorated with dreams
It felt like I’d finally arrived
Our front porch night and the full moon
Were proof I belonged, right there in a song
I’d been trying to write all my life
We were high in the sky of a snow globe
Tears don’t come to me easily
But trust me I know how to cry
Just because there’s no reason
Doesn’t mean I can stop asking why
And just 'cause I don’t let you see it
Doesn’t mean it don’t hurt every time
The last time we walked to the subway
Thought I knew why you cried, that afternoon in July
But I didn’t quite get the scope
So I carelessly waited 'til one day
For each word I said, only silence came back
And the first thing I gave up was hope
‚Cause you’d left the sky of our snow globe
Tears don’t come to me easily
But trust me I know how to cry
Just because there’s no reason
Doesn’t mean I can stop asking why
I only ever spilled the words
And wiped them away with a joke
You only said them when you were afraid
How did they not make you choke?
Now, what do I have to lose?
What do I have to lose?
I love you, fuck it, I still do
I love you, oh, I still do
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They're turning on the lights
I guess we should be leaving then
It's just - every time I look at you
I see you for the first time again
See you for the first time again
How soon can I meet you?
I'm there, you just tell me when
Can you blame me if I want to
See you for the first time again
See you for the first time again
Where does my breath go
When you take it away?
It feels like years since I've seen you
But it's only been one day
One day
What flowers would you like?
What sort of gifts could I send?
That's just how I spend the time
'Til I get to
See you for the first time again
See you for the first time again
Where does my breath go
When you take it away?
It feels like years since I've seen you
But it's only been one day
One day
They'll be throwing rice
And clapping their hands
Tin cans tied to our car when I
See you for the first time again
See you for the first time again
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Nils Becker Berlin, Germany
Singer-Songwriter & Guitarist
Songwriters Hall of Fame
Scholar
Brooklyn - Nashville - Berlin
Nils Becker is a songwriter and guitarist by conviction and passion. Because no matter if elaborately produced or unplugged - a good song always works.
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