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Don't Buy The Lie
04:09
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To all the drama queens tired of chasing frat boy dreams, listen up
To all the gym jocks doing curls who can’t lift the weight of the world, listen up
It doesn’t matter how hot you look if your heart is running cold
It doesn’t matter who you hook up with if you end up all alone
Don’t buy the lie
Truth has so much more to say
Don’t buy the lie
Your soul is way too much to pay
Don’t buy the lie
I’m talking ‘bout you
And I’m talking ‘bout me
Is this who you wanna be?
Is this who you wanna be?
Don’t buy the lie
To the corporate CEO holding tight to all your dough, listen up
To the uptown lawyers who don’t hear the inner city blues, listen up
It doesn’t matter how much you spend if your talk is still cheap
It doesn’t matter where you bought that suit if you’re guilty underneath
Don’t buy the lie
Truth has so much more to say
Don’t buy the lie
Your soul is way too much to pay
Don’t buy the lie
I’m talking ‘bout you
And I’m talking ‘bout me
Is this who you wanna be?
Is this who you wanna be?
Don’t buy the lie
Who are you running from?
What are you trying to prove?
Do you wanna wind up like the people who hurt you?
Yeah, you’ve got so much to lose
Don’t buy the lie
Don’t buy the lie
Don’t buy the lie
Truth has so much more to say
Don’t buy the lie
Your soul is way too much to pay
Don’t buy the lie
I’m talking ‘bout you
And I’m talking ‘bout me
Is this who you wanna be?
Is this who you wanna be?
Yeah, is this who you wanna be?
Is this who you wanna be?
Don’t buy the lie
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2. |
Thankful
03:20
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Well I’m three good friends away from no one to call
And I’m two feet from the edge with a long way to fall
Yeah, I’m one bad break away from losing it all
But I can’t complain
I’ve got to be thankful
For my life and the people I love
I’ve got to be thankful
Oh, cause what I have is enough
It’s been six long years since I left home
And I keep on learning there’s so much I don’t know
Yeah, I’ve come so far but still got so far to go
But I can’t complain
I’ve got to be thankful
For my life and the people I love
I’ve got to be thankful
Oh, cause what I have is enough
Oh, I may not ever build up fortune or fame
In a year some people might forget my name
But I’ve got friends and family who will love me just the same
So I can’t complain
I’ve got to be thankful
For my life and the people I love
I’ve got to be thankful
Oh, cause what I have is enough
I said I’ve got to be thankful
For my life and the people I love
I’ve got to be thankful
Oh, cause what I have is enough
Oh, cause what I have is enough
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3. |
Slow Down
03:13
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Foot on the gas, moving too fast
To read the exit signs
Not even sure what I’m looking for
I get no peace of mind
Watching each year in the rear view mirror
Fading far behind
Don’t know what’s ahead and I need some direction
I’m looking for a sign
Slow down
Slow down
Your heart can’t speak unless you let it
And your soul can’t breathe if you’re forgetting
To slow down
Listening loud, but I don’t hear a sound
I wonder if you’re there
The buzz of the crowd keeps drowning you out
And I keep running scared
Legs feeling numb, no breath in my lungs
It’s more than I can bear
Is this all there is? Just a race I can’t win?
Or is there hope somewhere?
Slow down
Slow down
Your heart can’t speak unless you let it
And your soul can’t breathe if you’re forgetting
To slow down
Yeah, I’ve been picking up my velocity
But left behind my philosophy
And lost touch with who I am
It’s time to hit the brakes again
Slow down
Slow down
Your heart can’t speak unless you let it
And your soul can’t breathe if you’re forgetting
To slow down
Slow down
Slow down
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4. |
Love In Real Life
04:29
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Shut in your glass house alone
With the fear that you’ll throw the first stone
Don’t wanna cause no one no pain
But the walls are cracking anyway
It’s okay for you to feel afraid
But don’t let it make you run away
Cause every reason that you’re scared to try
Is every reason I’ll be by your side
You don’t have to hide
This is love in real life
Still caught up in your past mistakes
But turn ‘em upside down, they look like grace
Can’t trap your heart in your head
Set it free so it can learn to beat again
Oh, and it’s okay for you to feel afraid
But don’t let it make you run away
Cause every reason that you’re scared to try
Is every reason I’ll be by your side
Oh, you don’t have to hide
This is love in real life
I don’t expect this to be perfect
You should know that much by now
But you are more than worth it
So be brave, we’ll work it out
It’s okay for you to feel afraid
But don’t let it make you run away
Cause every reason that you’re scared to try
Is every reason I’ll be by your side
Oh, you don’t have to hide
This is love in real life
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5. |
Choose
03:48
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I wanna grow old with you, but I want our love to stay young
To hold you every winter cold, and every summer sun
I wanna stand on the edge with you, and then fall deeper in love
I wanna share our broken hearts without us breaking up
Do you think we can do it?
Do we have what it takes to get through it?
Then you smile, and I know exactly what is on your mind
“Will you choose me, baby?
Choose me every day?”
Then I smile, cause I know you’ll be the one as long as I
Decide to choose you, baby
And you choose me too
I wanna do life with you, but never lose the spark
I wanna travel the world with you, but keep my home in your heart
I wanna love you more than I’ve loved anybody before
But I don’t wanna lose track of myself by being yours
Do you think we can do it?
If it’s right then how do we prove it?
Then you smile, and I know exactly what is on your mind
“Will you choose me, baby?
Choose me every day?”
Then I smile, cause I know you’ll be the one as long as I
Decide to choose you, baby
And you choose me too
We still have our flaws
Our doubts, and all our scars
But we just might make it through
It’s gonna take some time
It might take our whole lives
But it starts when we both choose
Then you smile, and I know exactly what is on your mind
“Will you choose me, baby?
Choose me every day?”
Then I smile, cause I know you’ll be the one as long as I
Decide to choose you, baby
And you choose me too
Will you choose me, baby?
Choose me every day?
Choose me too
And you choose me too
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6. |
Right Where You Are
03:37
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I do my best to give people the benefit of the doubt
Then I doubt that benefit goes for me
Yeah, it feels like “amazing grace, how sweet the sound
That saved everybody else but me”
I just wanna do right by everyone
But I’m scared because of all the wrong I’ve done
But living life in fear
Ain’t living life at all
And you can’t learn to stand
If you don’t ever fall
Yeah, all the joy and pain
Oh, everything belongs
Yeah, I’m learning that
The right path starts right where you are
Well I guess I forget nobody’s perfect in this life
And change within is slow and hard to see
Yeah, the man that I am didn’t happen overnight
And neither will the man I wanna be
I’ve learned more when I’m wrong than when I’m right
And through it all, I’m getting better all the time
Cause living life in fear
Ain’t living life at all
And you can’t learn to stand
If you don’t ever fall
Yeah, all the joy and pain
Oh, everything belongs
Yeah, I’m learning that
The right path starts right where you are
Sometimes you’ve got to touch the fire
To find out that it’s hot
Sometimes you’ve got to lose it all
To find out what you’ve got
Cause living life in fear
Ain’t living life at all
And you can’t learn to stand
If you don’t ever fall
Oh, all the joy and pain
I promise you, everything belongs
Yeah, I’m learning that
The right path starts right where you are
Yeah, I’m learning that
The right path starts right where you are
Yeah, I’m learning that
The right path starts right where you are
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7. |
Home Stretch
02:22
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Micah Jones Los Angeles, California
Combining classic singer-songwriter sensibilities with the punch of modern production, LA-based artist Micah Jones gives voice to the search for meaning and hope within life's struggles and unsatisfying resolutions. His emphasis on self-worth and the enough-ness of the here and now is more acute than ever in his sophomore release, Notes From The Road, available everywhere now. ... more
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