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Paul McMahon

by Paul McMahon

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top hat and yellow balloons 04:30
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TOP HAT AND YELLOW BALLOONS I WORE MY TOP HAT TO THE PROM LAST JUNE YOU BROUGHT THOSE YELLOW BALLOONS I CAN'T FORGET THAT NIGHT LAST YEAR THAT FATEFUL NIGHT I MET YOU DEAR THAT NIGHT WE MET AND FELL IN LOVE BALLROOM DANCING 'NEATH THE STARS ABOVE AS I LOOK BACK IT SEEMS SO RIGHT AND NOW I JUST RELIVE THAT NIGHT CHORUS: TOP HAT AND YELLOW BALLOONS FROM THE PROM LAST JUNE THESE ARE THE THINGS I HOLD MOST DEAR MY BROKEN-HEARTED SOUVENIRS YOU ASKED ME TO HOLD YOUR YELLOW BALLOONS AND PROMISED ME THAT YOU WOULD BE BACK SOON YU SAID YOU DIDN'T MEAN TO HARM ME BUT YOU HAD TO JOIN THE SALVATION ARMY YOUR YELLOW BALLOONS ARE SMALLER NOW BUT THEY'RE STILL YELLOW ANYHOW MY OLD TOP HAT'S SEEN BETTER DAYS IT'S TWENTY YEARS SINCE YOU WENT AWAY SO NOW I CRY AND SIT ALONE IN MY DUSTY ROOM UPSTAIRS AT HOME WHILE YOU ARE PLAYING SLIDE TROMBONE IN A MIDDLE EASTERN DE-MILITARIZED ZONE CHORUS: TOP HAT AND YELLOW BALLOONS FROM THE PROM LAST JUNE THESE ARE THE THINGS I HOLD MOST DEAR MY BROKEN-HEARTED SOUVENIRS MY TOP HAT MY TOP HAT MY TOP HAT
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Maybe 03:37
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don't you cry 03:22
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DON'T YOU CRY OH DON'T YOU CRY DON'T YOU WORRY THEY'RE NOT GONNA BURY YOU ALIVE AND DON'T YOU CRY AND WHAT'S YOUR HURRY? YOU DON'T HAVE TO WORRY YOU'LL SURVIVE YOU SEE YOUR LIFE SLIPPING AWAY COUNTING THE HAIRS TURNING TO GRAY FALLING AWAY LIKE FALLING RAIN SLIPPING RIGHT ON DOWN THE DRAIN AND YOU CAN CRY AND I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU BECAUSE I CARE FOR YOU VERY MUCH AND I'LL BE THERE TO PROTECT YOU I'LL BE AROUND YOU ALWAYS IN TOUCH HOLD ON TO ME HERE IN MY ARMS I'LL KEEP YOU SAFE SAVE YOU FROM HARM DON'T BE AFRAID JUST GO TO SLEEP IN MY ARMS YOUR SPIRIT KEEP SO DON'T YOU CRY DON'T YOU WORRY I WON'T LET THEM BURY YOU ALIVE BUT YOU CAN CRY AND I'LL TAKE CARE OF YOU 'CAUSE I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU EVERY TIME OH DON'T YOU CRY
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emotional tidal wave 03:03
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EMOTIONAL TIDAL WAVE ON THE OCEAN A MIGHTY TIDAL WAVE IS RUNNING ALL AROUND BACK AN FORTH LIKE AN ORPHAN IN THE NIGHT AND OF COURSE THEREπS NO MENTION IN THE PRESS NO WARNING NO DISTRESS THEY SIMPLY KEEP IT OUT OF SIGHT MAGNETIC STORMS SPINNING WILD IN THE DESERT HAVING TANTRUMS ALONE IN THEIR ROOMS AND THIS HEADACHEπS CONTROLLING MY BODY GIVE MY TEARS TO THE MAN IN THE MOON AND IT FEELS LIKE IπLL NEVER UNDERSTAND THESE FORCES THAT COMMAND MY EMOTIONS FROM A PLACE THAT I CANπT SEE ITπS LIKE LIVING WITH ANIMALS OR BIRDS NO LANGUAGES OR WORDS THESE HAPPEN THINGS ARE HAPPENING TO ME IπM AFRAID THAT MY CUP RUNNETH OVER AND THE PRESSURE IS BURSTING THE DAM AS THE WATERS RUSH OVER MY SHOULDERS WILL I FINALLY KNOW WHO I AM? AND I KNOW THAT IπVE GOT TO LIVE A LIFE TO BE A LIVING KNIFE DIVIDING THE FUTURE FROM THE PAST HERE IN FEAR WITH EMOTIONS I CANπT NAME IN ANGER AND IN SHAME THESE FEELINGS ARE THE ONLY THINGS I HAVE THESE FEELINGS ARE THE ONLY THINGS I HAVE
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strange interlude 01:30
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diamonds 04:36
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DIAMONDS IπVE GOT DIAMONDS WHERE I ONCE HAD A HEART MIGHT SOUND FUNNY MIGHT SOUND HARD BUT MY HEART WAS BROKEN BROKEN IN TWO BY A BROKEN WINDOW I COULDNπT SEE THROUGH SO I HAD TO GET DIAMONDS CAUSE DIAMONDS CUT GLASS YES, I HAD TO GET DIAMONDS CAUSE DIAMONDS CUT GLASS LOVE IS A WINDOW I SEE WITH MY HEART WHEN THE GLASS WAS BROKEN I FELL APART NOTHING COULD HELP ME WHEN LOVE WAS GONE SOMETHING WAS MISSING SOMETHING WAS WRONG SO I HAD TO GET DIAMONDS CAUSE DIAMONDS CUT GLASS YES, I HAD TO GET DIAMONDS CAUSE DIAMONDS CUT GLASS DIAMONDS ARE BRILLIANT DIAMONDS ARE COLD DIAMONDS CAN SEE INTO MY SOUL BUT WHERE MY HEART WAS ALL THAT IS PAST ALL THA REMAINS IS SHATTERED GLASS SO I HAD TO GET DIAMONDS CAUSE DIAMONDS CUT GLASS YES, I HAD TO GET DIAMONDS CAUSE DIAMONDS CUT GLASS
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senorita 04:32
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SENORITA SENORITA I SAW YOU STANDING ALL ALONE IN THE DARK DOWN BY THE BASEBALL PARK I'VE BEEN WATCHING WAITING JUST TO LOOK INTO THOSE EYES THAT READ ME LIKE A BOOK THOSE DARK EYES I'VE GOT TO SEE THEM CLOSER SENORITA NEED A DOSE OF YOUR LOVE TO KEEP ME SATISFIED HYNOTIZE THAT'S WHAT THEY DO TO ME OH TELL ME WHAT YOU SEE OH WITH YOUR RED DRESS ON STANDING ON THE LAWN YOU'RE SUCH A BEAUTY AND YOU'RE SO ALONE CAN I TAKE YOU HOME YOU'RE SUCH A CUTIE YOUR DARK EYES THEY REALLY PUT A SPELL ON ME ARE THEY TELLING ME A MESSAGE OF THE HEART SENORITA I SAW YOU STANDING ALONE IN THE DARK DOWN BY THE BASEBALL PARK I'VE BEEN WATCHING WAITING JUST TO LOOK INTO THOSE EYES THAT READ ME LIKE A BOOK
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I thought I heard you on the radio 01:54
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I THOUGHT I HEARD YOU ON THE RADIO LAST NIGHT ABOUT A QUARTER TO THREE YOU WERE SINGING A SONG I THINK IT WAS ABOUT ME I HEARD YOU TELLING LOTS OF LIES AND IT HURT ME REALLY BAD TO HEAR YOU TELLING THOSE TALES AND TO TELL THE TRUTH IT REALLY MAKES ME MAD YOU'RE BURNING TOO MANY CANDLES AT TOO MANY ENDS BUT WHEN YOU BURNED THAT ONE YOU KNOW YOU REALLY BURNED A FRIEND NOW YOU'RE LIVING ON THE HILL YOU'RE MAKIN PILES OF MONEY AT LAST AND WE'RE READING THOSE STORIES ABOUT A LIFE SO LOOSE AND FAST (BUT I'M WARNING YOU BABY) YOU'LL GO DOWN THE SAME WAY THAT YOU WENT UP YOU'RE GONNA MEET THE SAME EOPLE AT THE BOTTOM THAT YOU KNEW AT THE TOP BUT YOU CHOSE THE LIFE YOU'RE LIVING THE SAME WAY I CHOSE MINE I GOT A FOREHEAD I'M KISSING THAT LOOKS LIKE A BRAND NEW DIME SO I'M STANDING AT THE STOVE HEATING MILK AT QUARTER TO THREE TELL ME WHO'S GOT IT BETTER YOU OR ME?
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because i'm a fool 02:36
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BECAUSE I'M A FOOL BECAUSE I'M A FOOL I KEEP LOVING YOU THE WAY YOU TREAT ME'S A SHAME STILL I KEEP ON JUST THE SAME I KNOW THAT IT'S WRONG BUT MY FEELING'S STRONG NO PAIN IS TOO MUCH ALL I'M CRAVING IS YOUR TOUCH BECAUSE I'M A FOOL YOU'RE TREATING ME SO CRUEL I KNOW THERE'S NO ESCAPE FROM MY BROKEN-HEARTED FATE BECAUSE I'M A FOOL I KEEP LOVING YOU THE WAY YOU TREAT ME'S A SHAME STILL I KEEP ON JUST THE SAME YOU KEEP ME HANGING ON I'VE BEEN HANGIN' WAY TOO LONG NO MATTER WHAT I DO I'M JUST A FOOL IN LOVE WITH YOU UH-UH UH-UH UH-UH
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mysterious interlude 02:04
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my wish 04:07
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MY WISH WHEN I GO TO SLEEP AT NIGHT I ROLL MYSELF UP IN A BALL SO TIGHT CLOSE THE WINDOWS SHUT THE BLINDS CLOSE MY EYES TURN OFF MY MIND IπVE GOT TO CONCENTRATE IπVE GOT TO MEDITATE IπVE GOT TO MAKE A WISH IπVE GOT TO MAKE MY FATE MY WISH IπM DREAMING OF THE OCEAN DREAMING OF A FISH SWIMMING IN THE MOTION OF MY WISH IπM FEELING THE EMOTIONS I HAVE MISSED SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN LIKE A FISH SWIM IN THE OCEAN LIKE A FISH FIND THE EMOTION IN MY WISH WELL I WANT TO MAKE A STATEMENT MAKE IT CLEAR IπVE GOT TO SEND A SIGNAL OUT OF HERE SO IπM GOING TO PAINT A PICTURE ON MY WALL IπM GOING TO MAKE A FICTION THATπS NOT A FICTION AT ALL PAINT A PICTURE OF A FISH MAKE A STATEMENT OF MY WISH SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN LIKE A FISH SWIMMING IN THE MOTION OF MY WISH SWIMMING IN THE OCEAN LIKE A FISH IN THE EMOTION OF MY WISH MY WISH MY WISH IS COMING TRUE © PAUL MCMAHON 1982
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turtles 00:46
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TURTLES TURTLES TRAVEL SLOWER ON ASPHALT IT TAKES THEIR LITTLE FEET LONGER TO GRIP THEY TRAVEL AT A SLOWER CLIP ON ASPHALT IT’S NOT THEIR FAULT IT’S ASPHALT

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released May 22, 1986

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Paul McMahon Woodstock, New York

From a musical family he explored folk, jug, blues and rock quitting music at 20 for art, returning as a punk rocker at 27. Then a long oddysey, solo and band in search of the real real deal; the songs becoming a diary of psychological and spiritual experience; shamanism and ordination as an Interfaith minister.
January 2020 tour of DC Ba Ph & Bk was his first at 69 organized by Goodflavor45 ... more

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