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Tomorrow
03:51
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Tomorrow I’m gonna go looking for you
I know you’re good, I know you’re true
but I’m busy dreaming and I’m not quite through
tomorrow I’m gonna go looking for you
I remember what you said in high school
that you’d never leave me no matter how blue
& right now those words are ringing true
tomorrow I’m gonna go looking for you
Tomorrow I’m gonna go looking for you
by the mountain streams and the dive bars too
talking to strangers who want a piece of you
tomorrow I’m gonna go looking for you
So many doings I’d like to undo
And strong emotions I could never prove
But just last night she heard it too
Tomorrow I’m gonna go looking for you
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I open up my mind to let you drift inside
an itty bitty window with a little bit of grime
a plan and 50 kisses to water down your fight
I’m never gonna let you go (that easily tonight)
I open up my heart to let you slip inside
the door is on my sleeve and your room is on the right
we’ve shared this space together on a thousand sleepless nights
I’m never gonna let you go (that easily tonight)
Take off your shoes, take off your hat
take your sweet, sweet time about it and then take off more than that
we may not have tomorrow so destroy me with your love tonight
I open up my arms to let you rest inside
it’s been a long day and I’ve got a lot of time
so come on over and give me a taste ‘cuz you’re gone by the morning light
I’m never gonna let you go (that easily tonight)
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Sleep
04:08
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Sleep, mother sleep
your children are around you
memories surround you and your brother is alright
the jungle did not harm him
the prayers did not alarm him
as they melted into silent early sleep, mother sleep
Sleep, father sleep
the land you left forgot you
there’s still some folks to talk to and your son is by your side
the printer loved you dearly
as he sang so sweet and clearly
in the churches of the prairie where we sleep, father sleep
Sleep, daughter sleep
your quiet heart is restless
tied up and defenseless and your smile is so bright
what riches are you seeking?
when pen and ink are leaking
onto pages that will make the monster sleep, daughter sleep
Sleep, brother sleep
your words are meant for fighting
your laughter rings of righting all the wrongs that held you tight
your parents do not own you
the future cannot loan you
night time visions for your waking hours of sleep, brother sleep
Sleep, lover sleep
your dreams will come tomorrow
we will not have to borrow any sunshine from the sky
the moon is softly shining
as our days they are unwinding
from the spool of everlasting, silent sleep
lover sleep, brother sleep, father sleep, daughter sleep, mother sleep
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It Won't Last
04:10
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Quit the game, lay it down
the flashing lights, the talking town
erase the lines, put down the glass
It won’t last
Morning light spills around
moonlight shadows leave the ground
daylight peels away midnight’s mask
It won’t last
Rainy morning, she is gone
I should have known all along
human love fades like the noonday grass
It won’t last
We walk, we talk, we touch, we feel
that’s how we know this thing is for real
All the beauty, all the pain
all the sunshine, all the rain
this fire show of words, magic and good deeds all up in a flash
It won’t last
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4 Walls
03:18
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Another perfect ending to another perfect day
tomorrow’s found me waiting, expecting it that way
you may want 4 walls, well, I need a place to stay
but when the birds are singing, it’s hard to keep away
I sit among the music of nature’s finest band
symphony of earth life is trembling in our hands
take me, oh half moon, sheer glass and diving duck
bring me through the mist and drop me like a rock
I’ll soar downward through water grey and calm
land on the bottom wash the blood off of my palms
you still want 4 walls, I guess I need them too
If I leave these 4 walls I’d be leaving you
I’ll swim with you, oh beaver, the geese will ask me south
to winter in the sunshine, snowflakes in my mouth
I surface to the cold world, I gasp and look around
In the blooming of the dogwood eternity is found
Soaking up last moments, another perfect day
all the mess and heartache, I’ve got tears to give away
I’m waiting for a voice, I’ve heard it here before
this sparkling winter water holds me to its shore
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Study of Love
02:22
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Study of Love
Love makes people do crazy things
make you buy a gun, it’ll make you buy a ring
make you pick a headstone or a parakeet that sings
Love let the baby cry in the dead of night
sometimes throws a punch and sometimes throws the fight
love make the jailor pay a visit to the judge
love, give that envelope a nudge
Now, men in this world wrap their hearts in steel
liquor, lines, and pages trying not to feel
but somewhere in a blanket, a shivering memory
the seed of love was planted in you and in me
Love mends fences and presses grapes to wine
torches the earth after harvest time
cuts to the bone just to save another breath
love ain’t afraid of a mess
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It's a Dream
03:57
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I love you today, crazy
once or twice your love saved me
I’m amazed (you’re unphased)
& you’re still my baby
So much tick and tock behind us
find a quiet room, remind us
what we’re for (lock the door)
trouble will not find us
When you went away, girls night
thought I’d be alright, tough guy
I was wrong (love is strong)
empty beds don’t feel right
Stars were made to shine above me
and the way you move, lovely
I don’t know (I’m so slow)
you were made to love me
Darling when you go, take me
you know that this world can break me
It’s a dream (so it seems)
Well, if it is don’t wake me
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Crazy Fool
04:08
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I work to pay the bills
a little bit dies every day
it gets reborn as a song that ends up choking out the killer
LPs and whole notes gonna line my grave
As I fall asleep next to you
the blanket breathes up and down
The snow fills up the streets, can I tell you the truth?
I hope we never, ever get to town
crazy fool
I never knew that you could dance just like Madonna
crazy fool
This shiny world wears thin
find a new reason to smile
that isn’t some TV show or some God-forsaken device
and I’ll stay with you for a long, long while
crazy fool
one brush with death and I’ve ascended to the mountain
crazy fool
I still love you like a crazy fool
and you’ll wake up soon if I don’t kill this light
But for now you’re asleep, we see eye-to-eye and you’re still mine
and that makes almost everything alright
crazy fool
I never knew that you could dance just like Madonna
crazy fool
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Losing Things
02:58
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He went to the field not sure what to do
since the plane went down, Christmas Eve in Peru
he’d come undone the work bell rings
he’s getting tired of losing things
He didn’t know what hit him, so easy to upset
faces and names, so easy to forget
sitting at the piano, the broken record sings
this one’s called ‘Losing Things’
They drove downtown and I went with
the doctor said it’s part of it
losing things is a part of life
still that doesn’t make it right
He tells me his dreams, his memories too
gotta get ‘em out, there’s nothing left to do
he knows they’ll be gone on tomorrow’s wings
he’s getting pretty good at losing things
The farm, the chains the tractor too
he can’t recall what he’s supposed to do
frets for the safety of his youngest kin
we all watch him losing things
In the basement dark, away from it all
she holds his hand, as he faces the wall
she’s lost before, she questions the King
why do we keep losing things?
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Tomorrow (reprise)
02:13
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Mark Schirmacher Minneapolis, Minnesota
Mark Schirmacher is an American songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer. For information on bookings or collaborations, visit www.markschirmacher.com.
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