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There Was A Time
05:05
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THERE WAS A TIME
Mick Peaker
there was a time when i was young
there was a time when i was free
there was a time i had fun playing in the water
there was a time when i was me
but now those days are gone
and now those days have left me
and now those days are drowned in the ocean
in some place called memory
there was a time when i could love
there was a time when she loved me
there was a time in the sun we’d swim in the river
there was a time when i was me
the sun is rising
out from under the horizon
a fire is rising from the sea
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2. |
One For The Road
04:18
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ONE FOR THE ROAD
Mick Peaker
Someone has shot out the street light
That old dog is barking from behind the fence
The sun sinking low creates your silhouette
My shirt is torn open and my soul is all wet
A car passes by me going nowhere
The tyres are singing a Gregorian chant
You ask me a question and I say, “No dear”
You know that I want to, but I know I can’t
One for the road
One for the memories I hold in my hand
And can never let go
You still love me I know
But there’s just one thing that I ask
May I have
One for the road?
The lights on the bar are buzzing around my eyes
That old dog beside me has become my friend
The car turns around and offers to give me a ride
To drive me away from old beginnings, toward a new end
Now that was the day
That my days had ended
But sometimes it’s nice to simply pretend
One for the road
One for the memories I hold in my hand
And can never let go
You still love me I know
But there’s just one thing that I ask
May I have
One for the road?
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3. |
Rose In A Garden
03:28
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ROSE IN A GARDEN
Mick Peaker
there is a rose in a garden
that is just out of reach
and so i imagine
its fragrance so sweet
i think of what it’s like to feel
those petals on my lips
or the sting of its thorns
upon my finger tips
but i can only imagine
i can only imagine
for it’s just out of reach
i could be lost in your perfume
i could be half way to the moon
i could drink wine straight from your lips
I could be flying sailing ships
but i can only imagine
i can only imagine
i can only imagine
for it’s just out of reach
just out of reach
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4. |
The Bullet Or The Book
03:42
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THE BULLET OR THE BOOK
Mick Peaker
A policeman lies in waiting
It was a year ago today
When he lost his friend, his partner
“Throw down your weapon, move away!”
Where do you go when there’s nowhere left to run?
A choice has to be made fast
Your finger feels tight on the trigger of your gun
You hear a resounding blast
You know that sound
By the book, shot down
With eyes cast down he walks
With a bible in his hand
Down a road he has not yet traveled
Into New York’s finest hands
Where do you go when there’s nowhere left to run?
Your candle is fading fast
Your hands lifted up, reached towards the risen sun
Salvation is found at last
The Lord, he saw your heart and cried your name
The bullet had its mark, your life to claim
By the book shot down
There’s crimson in a chalk line
And a question overlooked
Which killed or brought salvation?
Was it the bullet or the book?
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5. |
Laugh Love Live
03:23
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LAUGH LOVE LIVE
Mick Peaker
These are the best of my days
These are the worst of the very same
As I look on the years the years that flowed by
Like a stream
Flowing ever into the sea
Of forgotten memories
Tell me what more can I give
But to laugh, love, live
Fight the fight to forgive
And to laugh, love, live
Laugh, love, live
A flame begins with a spark
Its fire lights up the darkest heart
As I walk through the dead of the night
It comes to me
Like a candles flickering light
Like the kiss of angels
Tell me what more can I give
But to laugh, love, live
Fight the fight to forgive
And to laugh, love, live
Laugh, love, live
It seemed so much easier to do
When I was with you
But heavens wind blew you away
There was nothing I could say
So…
Tell me what more can I give
But to laugh, love, live
Fight the fight to forgive
And to laugh, love, live
Laugh, love, live
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6. |
Long Way To Run
03:58
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LONG WAY TO RUN
Mick Peaker
Not so long ago I saw a window and looked through
I saw an opportunity to make my dreams come true
And then like so many others I have met along the way
I turned and said, “come back and try me again some other day”
But...
It’s a long way
To run when there’s no turning back
And it’s a damn shame
To let that chance go by
It may be a long time
Before you see it down the track
And it’s a hard climb
To reach and touch the sky
At night I see your picture staring at me from my bed
Just like you’re reading everything that’s going through my head
I think back to those days when I would look into your eyes
But I could not say those words you longed to hear
And I don’t know why
'Cause...
Now I'm walking through these streets, the rain is falling on my head
And I can't escape the thought I might be there with you instead
I know I’ve let my time slip by and there is nothing I can say
But...
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Mick Peaker Melbourne, Australia
There is something very real about Mick’s songs; a fresh dynamic of folk/rock with a twist of country; they are from the heart, with something new to discover with each listen.
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