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Brand New Day
01:48
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BRAND NEW DAY
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
Go get ready cause it’s coming
It’s rolling, it’s riding you faster
Get ready for a brand new day
Bang the drum, tell truth, hear the laughter
Nothing else matters
Get ready for a brand new day
Here come the ladies they’ve got
Angel voices, gonna sing it to you
Gonna rap you, rap you in love
Here come the babies they’ve got cool devices
Gonna blow your mind and you will
Never, never get enough
What about the world you say
What about a better day
When’s it coming we’ve been waiting, waiting so long
Don’t let your vision become your prison
Free your mind
Just stand up, stand up and go
Go get ready cause it’s coming
It’s rolling, it’s riding you faster
Get ready for a brand new day
Bang the drum, tell truth, hear the laughter
Nothing else matters
Get ready for a brand new day
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2. |
All of This
04:46
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ALL OF THIS
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
Hold on, we’re out for a ride
Sunlight and wind in our hair
Oars up, we’re catching the tide
Break out and I’ll meet you there.
We are bold explorers
Striding out in life and running
Naked down the sand into the sea
In a heartbeat we leave tiny footprints in the snow
Illuminated by a winter moon
Come in and sit by the fire
Feet up and we'll spend the day
Sharing our deepest desire
Before we go out to play
And we are crazy lovers
Rolling down the hill and laughing
Everything is odd and fresh and new
Then a silence finds one golden teardrop on the ground
Drunken with the joy of being home
We are all of this
This is what we are
We are everything
And we are nothing that we aren’t
We know in the end
Is a beginning too
We walk the circle round
We are angels and we are fools
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3. |
Email Song
04:36
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EMAIL SONG
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
You are an old soul
'Bout as jaded as they come
You’ve been kickin’ round forever
Peace of mind
No love, no soul, no beauty, no hope
No moon to light your night
No sun to warm your day
And you say you’ve seen everything
I’m standing right now
Think I’ve seen it all before
When we finally tell the truth
Gonna open up a door
We’re gonna walk on through
I can hear your voice, it’s singing in my memory
I can see your eyes, they’re looking out where mine ought to be
Feel your tears falling in the palms of my hands
Making me whole
Setting me free
All at once
A blinding flash of light
To you appeared
Like the virgin birth of Jesus Christ
It split the night
Warm rush of love
Into cold soul
Pumping some life into the old
Carcass that you never, ever thought
Was worth a damn
I’m only here to say
That you had it all along
Now come on over here
And help me sing this song
Cause it’s your song too
I can hear your voice, it’s singing in my memory
I can see your eyes, they’re looking out where mine ought to be
Feel your tears falling in the palms of my hands
Making me whole
Setting me free
Is it greed to want to be the blood in your veins
I want to be the smile on your lips
The kiss on your face
Take my love, take my soul, take my lust, take my hands
I don’t need them anymore
It’s so beautiful, so damned beautiful
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4. |
So Fine
05:09
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SO FINE
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
My head is spinning round
Barely touching down
I’ve had enough for one day
So many phones ringing
So many lights blinking
Can’t think of one smart thing to say
I come home find you waiting for me
Prayed all day for tonight
The way you kiss me and hear my story
Hold my hand when we turn out the light
We are gonna find out what makes our loving so fine
Gonna take the time out to make it yours and mine
Another weekend
This ain’t no godsend
I’ve got so much to do
I get my chores done
Then there’s that dump run
I’m so tired, how ‘bout you
We got an email said come to dinner
All our friends will be there, and you say
Just say no, darlin’, kick your shoes off
Come sit with me up in this easy chair
We are gonna find out what makes our loving so fine
Gonna take the time out to make it yours and mine
Ooh, ooh, baby, uh oh, darlin’
I hear a knock on the door
Stay right here with me
The whole world will be waiting
Waitin’, waitin’, gonna be waitin’ in the mornin’
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5. |
On Va Danser
05:23
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ON VA DANSER
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
Qui va venir danser avec moi
Qui voudrais l’amour et la joie
Nous sommes tous en train de rire
Nous sommes enchantés
Quand que nous commençons tous à danser
Je ne sais pas comment ça se passe
La magie de la musique nous embrasse
Les étrangers deviennent amis
Esprits joignent tout à fait
Quand nous tenons les mains ici et danser
On va danser, danser, danser
Tout le monde dance avec moi
Dans mes rêves je me vois danser
Tant de gens différents
S'amuser ensemble
Est-ce vraiment possible
Je ne sais pas pourquoi pas
Et voilà le secret de bonheur
Pour enfants petites, pour les vieux
Nous devons nous souvenir
Ce que j'ai racontée
Pour faire cela nous devons toujours danser
On va danser, danser, danser
Tout le monde dance avec moi
Dans mes rêves je me vois danser
Tant de gens différents
S'amuser ensemble
Est-ce vraiment possible
Je ne sais pas pourquoi pas
English translation (more or less):
Who will come and dance with me
Who wants love and joy
We're all laughing
We are delighted
When we all start dancing
I don’t know how it happens
The magic of the music embraces us
Strangers become friends
Hearts join together
When we hold hands and dance
We'll dance, dance, dance
Everyone dances with me
In my dreams I see us dancing
So many different people
Having fun together
Is it really possible
I don’t know why not
Here it is, the secret of happiness
Small children to the old
We must remember
This story I’ve told
To do this we must always dance
We'll dance, dance, dance
Everyone dances with me
In my dreams I see us dancing
So many different people
Having fun together
Is it really possible
I don’t know why not
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6. |
Little Boy Blues
05:27
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LITTLE BOY BLUES
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
I was looking at some photographs the other day
You were such a little thing
All of a sudden there were two faucets where my god-given eyes should have been
The years go flying by
I sit there crying
Trying to figure out where they go, who knows
But for now you’re still my little boy
My funny little boy
You say to me, Mama, don’t talk like that around my friends
I try to be a good girl for you baby
But I always screw up again
Cause when you’re gone, you’re gone
You’ll grow up to be such a beautiful man
Oh man!
But for now you’re still my little boy
My funny little boy
Won’t you try to remember
My heart is wrapped around yours
And every time you smile at me
It jumps and sings in ecstasy
‘Cause you’re my little boy
My funny little boy
Look at you
You’re such a rock ‘n rollin' man
But oh how I miss those lovey dovey moments we spent hand in hand
I’m so proud to find that
You are friend of mine
We will go on and on and on
That’s because you are my little boy, my funny little boy
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Touch Me
I have fallen down into you
I’m breathlessly awaiting my next cue
I know it’s about we, too
But you’re surrounding me
It’s your move
Your touch is like a shelter
On a mountain side
Ancient and warm
Safe from the storm
Waiting for me
Your touch is like a summer sky
So deep and wide
A place to fly
Where every day I’m free
All I want to do
Is touch you
The way you touch me
We flow together
My belly touching your skin
This is the place you’ve known me forever
Where I end and you begin
Your touch is like the glimmer
Through the apple trees
Waiting at dawn
To hear my song
Sing it with me
Your touch is like the river
Through a field of corn
Running back home
Over pebbles and stones
Always knows where I’ll be
And all I want to do is touch you
The way you touch me
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8. |
Daylight
05:33
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DAYLIGHT
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
I’ve been thinking about the passion in my life
I’ve been dreaming about satisfaction
When a day goes just right
How it’s not fair when it’s not there
Leaves me kickin’ like a mule on a beat-up Saturday night
Daylight is burning my eyes
Giving me stage fright
Got no disguise anymore
I’m alright, yes I’m just fine
Guess I’ll be taking my time
There’s a tiger in my closet
She came out today
Took a swipe at me- she’s my friend, you see
I didn’t know, didn’t know what to say
So I’ll keep on and I’ll be strong
Never knew my world would be turning this way
I just wanna be
I just wanna be
Bigger than life, bigger than anything I’ve known
I’ll get there
Yes, I’ll get there only to find
That I’ve been here all along
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9. |
Paragon
05:39
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PARAGON
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
Paragon
I feel the winds of change
Move inside me like a lover
It’s hard to explain
A feeling like no other
Every time, every time I think I’m losing a war
Just remember there’s no fighting any more
Relax and open up the door of my mind
Give it time
When life is moving slow
Melting me like summer
It’s so hot and close
My breath is just a shimmer
Any time, every time it seems
I’m losing the path
Wandering for days this way and that
Til I let my heart lead me back to my mind
It happens every time
Come feel this life
Come hold my hand
Come witness now
The joy I am
The sun is falling down
I feel the hunger
Pouring from the ground
Stepping out from under
Any time, every time I fear I’m slipping away
Look around, look around and see it’s just today
Let my bursting heart come out to play with my mind
Every time
Come feel this life
Come hold my hand
Come witness now
The joy I am
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10. |
This Time
04:45
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THIS TIME
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
This time
I’m not going to be angry
This time
I’m not gonna be sad
This time
I promise to listen
To the wisdom
Between the good and the bad
Lost in a moment
Of nothing to say
And the silence is golden
The silence is prayer
Now is the answer
When all of the fear
And our longing
Would drag us away
This time
I’m gonna ride the big river
This time
I’ll lie down in the waves
This time
I’m gonna remember
When they’re closing in
I’m gonna be saved
So hard to believe
That way down inside
There’s a river so deep
It’ll never run dry
We pour in our dreams
And pull out our lives
And the courage to take us away
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11. |
Wake Up
04:11
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WAKE UP
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
Hey there baby I’ll be your Wonder Woman, be my Super Man
One time, two times, get it right a third we’re gonna need a plan
We got to…
Wake up, wake up take a look in our minds
What we’re thinking is making our light shine
We’re together and we’re working it out
There ain’t never no doubt
Cause we’re building this house out of love
Inch by inch, step by step, we’re gonna to this right
Talk it out, work it through, high tech high touch, me and you
It might take all night
We gotta…
Wake up, wake up take a look in our minds
What we’re thinking, thinking is making our light shine
We’re together and we’re working it out
And there’s never no doubt
Cause we’re building this house out of love
In this garden of soul
You make my grass grow
All the flowers they know
It’s your smile makes the sun shine every time
Even in the rain gonna do that thang a lang
On this journey divine
You’ve got me on love time
All our rhythms they rhyme
Go anywhere, be the best that we wanna be
Digging our life in the land called you and me
We gotta…
Wake up, wake up take a look in our minds
What we’re thinking, thinking is making our light shine
We’re together and we’re working it out
And there’s never no doubt
Cause we’re building this house out of love
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12. |
Do It Like That
04:59
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DO IT LIKE THAT
Copyright 2019 by Abby Straus
I love it when we do it like that
I love it when we do it like that
Take our souls out along the river
Let them breathe
Share a bowl of loving kindness and
Let them feed
I love it when we do it like that
I love it when we do it like that
Paint with all the living colors and
Brush the sky
Hold the brush of understanding and
Learn to fly.
There’s so much love everywhere we go
That’s what our hearts have been trying to say
So let’s hear the funky rhythm and rock each day
I love it when we do it like that
I love it when we do it like that
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Abby Straus Northampton, Massachusetts
A veteran writer and producer, Abby got her start in the rough-and-tumble NY music scene of the '80s. But her sensibilities were formed much earlier by the greats of pop, rock, jazz and soul who surrounded her as a child. She considers herself a musical chef, combining styles and textures to create songs, as one fan put it, "like everything you've heard and nothing you've heard, rolled into one." ... more
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