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by Dallas Doctor

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We’re All In This Together Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2010 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Chorus): We’re all in this together We got a one-way ticket on the third rock from the sun So since we’re all in this for better, .. or whatever .. How ‘bout we just get over it - And have some fun! (I): We don’t have to agree, But we don’t have to be enemies! We don’t have to hang out, But we don’t have to quarrel and shout! (Chorus): (II): We don’t have to cuddle and coo, But we don’t have to hullabaloo! We don’t have to love-at-first-sight, But we don’t have to fight! (Chorus): (Bridge): What’s so funny ‘bout shinin’ a light? And where did we go so wrong? What’s so hard about getting’ it right? .. Lookin’ out for each other – and getting’ along? (Chorus B): We’re all in this together We got a one-way ticket on the third rock from the sun So since we’re all in this for better, .. or whatever .. How ‘bout we just get over it - And get along! (III): We don’t have to march arm-in-arm, But we don’t have to sound the alarm. We don’t have to see eye-to-eye, But we don’t have to condemn and deny! (Chorus): (Tag): How ‘bout we just get over it - And have some fun! How ‘bout we just get over it - And get along!
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All-American Line Dance Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2010 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (I): Weekday mornings, you can find us at work The farmer, the teacher, the trucker, and clerk While the rich get richer, we work like fools We’re spinnin’ our wheels, because we don’t make the rules We wouldn’t change it, if we had the chance We’d do The All-American Line Dance. (Chorus): Don’t start thinkin’ Just keep drinkin’ That Kool-Aid We made Don’t examine it Just keep crammin’ it Down your throat Sing it note-for-note No matter what the season Take a stance Don’t even need a reason Just chant the trance Raise your drink – Stay in sync – Don’t think! The All-American Line Dance. (II): Saturday mornin’, we can do what we wish Yeah, we’re free – to watch TV – go to the game – or go fish We’re on a Highway to Hell – Goin’ faster and faster So we blame each other for the coming disaster We wouldn’t change it, if we had the chance We’d do The All-American Line Dance. (Chorus): (Bridge): Lean to the left - Lean to the right Stand up, sit down, fight, fight, fight Yeah, we love our freedom, we’re a sight to behold And we will fight for the right to do exactly what we’re told (Guitar Solo): (III): On Sunday mornin’ – There’s no need to search We all lined up in the pews, in Sunday best, at the church All praisin’ and a-preachin’ – Doin’ just what we should To thank the guy-in-the-sky, because we got it so good We won’t change it, when we get the chance We do The All-American Line Dance. (Chorus): (Tag): The All-American Line Dance. The All-American Line Dance.
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Did You Think I Didn't Know Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor © 2016 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (I): Did You Think I Didn't Know He'd be calling? Did You Think I Didn't Know The day would come, he'd stop and stare? Did You Think I Didn't Know You'd be waiting? Or did you think I didn't care? (Chorus): When you kissed him, ... (Did You Think I didn't ..) Soft and slow, ... (Did You Think I didn't ..) When you missed him, Did You Think I Didn't Know? When you let him, ... (Did You Think Ididn't ..) Touch you there, ... (Did You Think I didn't ..) When you met him, Did you think I didn't care? (II): Did You Think I Didn't Know You were searchin'? Did You Think I Didn't Know That I never had a prayer? Did You Think I Didn't Know How much you wanted? Or did you think I didn't care? (Repeat Chorus): (Bridge 1): Why would I, Want to hold you down? Why would I, Want to cheat you out of what you found? Why would I, Want to keep you chained to only me? I don't want you chained, I want you free! (Repeat verse 1): (Bridge 2): Just know that it's not easy, When it's true, That the far, far better thing, That any man could ever do, For the one he loves the most, Is to make himself a ghost. Not because I don't; Because I do. (Repeat Verse 2): (Repeat Chorus): (Tag): Did you think I didn't care? Did you think I didn't care? Did you think I didn't care?
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Bye-Bye Baby 03:20
Bye Bye Baby Music and Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2010 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Chorus): Bye Bye Baby I'm not like the other guys Don't be surprised When I finally fly Bye Bye Baby Someday you'll realize I'm not like the other guys Baby Bye Bye (I): I don't expect you to get it I don't expect you to try I always knew you would lay down and let it So don't expect me to cry .. (Chorus) (II): I don't expect you to wonder I don't expect you to think I always knew it would come out from under So don't expect me to blink ... when I say .. (Chorus) (Bridge): So tell yourself whatever you want to But tell yourself - don't reply You gotta live with yourself, girl you got to But I don't So I won't Baby Bye Bye Bye Bye Baby (III): I don't expect you to suffer I don't expect you to pay I always knew you would not even offer So don't expect me to stay .. (Chorus)
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I’m (Not) Sorry Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2010 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (I): I’m Sorry if I made you mad So damn sorry if you don’t understand So sorry – that I got caught I’m so – wait a minute – no I’m not! (Chorus): (Hey!) Hey You – I gotta be me (Hey You!) It doesn’t matter if you disagree If you’re offended, or afraid, or too blind to see Then it’s true – for you – I’m Sorry! (II): I’m Sorry if I let you down So damn sorry, but I won’t come around I’m so sorry, I already forgot I’m so – wait a minute – no I’m not! (Chorus) – (Synth Solo): (Bridge): Somebody should’a – told ya before Somebody should’a – tallied the score Somebody should’a – kicked your ass out the door Your nonsense ain’t gonna cut it no more (III): I’m Sorry if I made you mad So damn sorry if you don’t understand I’m so sorry, I already forgot I’m so – wait a minute – no I’m not! (Chorus): (Tag): I’m sorry – Not sorry Sorry – I’m not sorry Sorry – Not sorry Sorry – I’m not sorry
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Price to Pay 03:58
Price To Pay Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2010 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (I): Go to school – Study hard Learn a rule – Report card Play well with others while you can Graduate – Pick a career Register – Sit here Most important of all – Have a plan (Chorus): There’s a Price To Pay for dreamin’: “You’ll end up lonely and alone!” And don’t they love to lay it on ya – like a curse? The part they’re leavin’ out cut’s closer to the bone There’s a Price To Pay for not dreamin’ – that’s worse. (II): Get a job – Persevere Please the boss – Be sincere Network with others – Advance Buy some stuff – Buy some more Don't forget what you're - workin' for Most important of all – Don’t take a chance. (Chorus): (Bridge): Put your eggs in a basket Tend it well Lay your bones in a casket That’s where you’re headed – Time will tell And when they gather around you Does it really matter what they say? In spite of all your plans You die alone, anyway! (III): Go to school – Study hard Learn a rule – Report card Play well with others while you can Graduate – Pick a career Register – Sit here Most important of all – don’t stray from the plan (Chorus): (Tag): … Yeah, it’s worse (Yeah!) - It’s worse! credits
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Never Ever Argue With An Elephant Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2010 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Huh!) You should … (Chorus): Never Ever Argue With An Elephant Because the facts will never change his mind If he had evidence, he wouldn’t be an Elephant So walk away – it’s just a waste of time It’s such a waste of time! (I): They’re sayin’: “Wrong is right.” Sayin’: “Day is night.” Sayin’: “Black is white.” It such a shame They’re sayin: “Up is down.” Sayin’: “Square is round.” Sayin’: “Lost is found.” They’re all the same! … That’s why you … (Chorus): (II): They say: “The truth is lies.” Sayin’: “Lows are highs.” They say that: “Dumb is wise.” They’re so confused. They’re sayin’: “War is great.” Sayin’: “Peace is hate.” Sayin’: “Sleaze is straight.” They’re bein’ used! … That’s why you … (Chorus): (Bridge): You know they ought’a be embarrassed They got it backwards for so long Every single forward step – they fight against it And when it comes to rights – they always get it wrong! ! … That’s why you … (Chorus) (Repeat 1st Verse): (Chorus): (Tag): It’s just a waste of time!
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Heart Of Darkness Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2010 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (I): I’ve been tryin’ to face my fears I’m tryin’ to look at the world in its face Without blinking, but now it appears There’s a terror that needs an embrace … (Chorus): So let’s go .. And don’t hold on (Don’t hold on ..) Let’s just fall .. And keep on fallin’ (Keep on fallin’ ..) Just let go .. The Heart Of Darkness Is callin’ .. It’s callin’ .. (II): I’ve been tryin’ to mine this adventure For the kernels inside of the shells I’ve been tryin’ to tell you my future Without understanding myself (Chorus): (Bridge): When you don’t know where you’re goin’ .. What’s the point in a plan? Let the rivers all run where they will All I’m doin’ is all that I can .. (Chorus): (Tag): I’ve been tryin’ to face my fears …
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Guaranteed to Bleed (Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor) ©2012 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (I) In my Bleeding Madras shirt And button-fly 501s I stepped out on the stage My journey had begun I sang “World Without Love” Made her turn her head The prettiest girl in the room Turned to me and said: (She said:) (Chorus) You’ll never get everything you want You already have all that you need If you get lucky, there’ll be moments of magic But you’re .. Guaranteed to Bleed! (II) Sometimes to get along It's tempting not to say it He saw it on the setlist Told us not to play it We couldn't get permission He told us to obey But it was "Blowin' in the Wind" So we played it anyway - (Chorus) (III) So we set out on the road With our songs to see the world We didn’t see much But we sure did see some girls Nights under the lights Playin’ loud and keepin’ score If I could do it different I’d only do it more … (But) – [Chorus]: (Bridge); There will be stones unturned There will be songs unsung There will be promises broken And deeds undone There will be bitter disappointments And dreams overdue We rarely recognize 'em When they do come true (IV) Now my bleeding Madras shirt It's hangin’ on the wall Between the miles and the memories The ones that I recall But I remember what she said Her words of wisdom came to pass Tonight to all you dreamers I’ll raise my glass (.. and say.. ) [Chorus]:
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Hell Yes! 03:19
Hell Yes! Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor © 2013 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (I): Hell Yes -- I'm gonna make my mark Hell Yes -- You're gonna know my name Hell Yes -- Gonna drive right out'a the dark Into the flame Can you guess? Ah, Hell Yes! (II): Hell Yes -- Better gather up them boys Hell Yes -- We're gonna turn this town around Hell Yes -- Together we gonna make some noise Don't turn us down Cuz if I had to guess? Ah, Hell Yes! (Bridge): Everybody's gonna know me When everybody's on my side All the world is gonna show me All the love it's been tryin' so hard to hide (III): Hell Yes -- Make way we're comin' through Hell Yes -- Can't stop me now Hell Yes -- Gonna make 'em all come true Don't ask me how But if I had to guess? Ah, Hell Yes!
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You Put the Beat in The Beatles Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2017 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (I): From that tiny little cellar Down in Hayman’s Green To that attic up in the Reeperbahn baby I wish I'd seen what you've seen Yeah there were Caverns And there were taverns You and your mates out playing shows Oh how you gonna through it ... Nobody knows … (Chorus): You put the Beat in The Beatles They put your feet on the street You had watch the world roll by From a ring-side-seat And that had to be hard — — er than anybody could have guessed You Put the Beat in The Beatles Cuz Baby you're the Best (II): You played your parts You paid your dues So when your rock and roll dreams Reverted back to the blues Oh that must'a been a nightmare It must'a made you wanna cry Why me, Oh Lord, Why me They never told you why (III): But look atchya now Look atchya shine I don’t know how But you turned out fine Oh that had to be hard Cuz who knows what you’ve been through Nobody Knows … Nobody but you!
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Ah-Oo .. Oo-Oo-Ooo .. (Chorus): Hollywood 6-5188 (Hollywood) No time to turn away (turn away) Madness is on display (on display) Insane boys call today Hollywood 6-5188 (Hollywood) Just call we'll put you through (put you through) Show us what you can do (you can do) We'll make your dreams come true Ah-Oo .. Oo-Oo-Ooo .. (i): (Bah-Bah-Bah) Here we come (Bah-Bah-Bah) We gotta something to say (Bah-Bah-Bah) Everything (Ah-aah) Is going our way (Chorus): (II): (Bah-Bah-Bah) Here we come (Bah-Bah-Bah) We're gonna get our big break (Bah-Bah-Bah) Everything (Ah-aah) Everything's at stake (Repeat first line of Chorus):
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James Bond 02:27
James Bond Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©1996 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Verse 1): He’s got the looks He’s got the libido He’s got a license to kill And a scuba-tuxedo He can take out the bad guys He don’t have to think He’s got a smoke bomb, five-alarm Two-way cufflink Bond – James Bond! (Verse 2): He keeps cool He never is flustered (he keeps cool – He’s so cool) He’s got a bullet-proof suit With a nuclear thruster (ooo – a nuclear thruster) Yeah, his credit is good All over the world He travels first-class And always gets the girl Bond – James Bond! (Bridge): He’s “Double-O-Seven” He Double-O-Fine! (Double-O-Fine!) He orders in French And knows the right wine He can party all night Man, he’s the master And in his spare time He’ll save the planet from disaster Bond – James Bond! (Verse 3): So if you’re lookin’ for a hero James is your man (James Bond – Ooo James Bond) He’s got Q for little gadgets And M for masterplan (Little gadgets – Masterplan) And when the mission is over He has the final word He likes his women “Shaken, not stirred.” Bond – James Bond! (Repeat Bridge): Bond – James Bond
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Fire In My Heart Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©1970 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Verse 1); I wonder can you feel it It's burnin' here inside You set a Fire in My Heart And it's way too hot to hide Sooner or later There ain't no doubt This flame's consumin' me And I can't put it out ... (Chorus); There's a Fire in My Heart for you girl It's a flame that burnin' high - I - I Got a Fire in My Heart for you, yeah, and it's Bringin' tears to my eyes (Verse 2): I wonder if you know that Just the way you move Can set me off like I got Nothin' left to prove And before you know it I'm burnin' out of control I am the furnace You are the coal (Repeat Chorus): (Repeat 1st half of 1st verse, then 2nd half of 2nd verse): (Repeat Chorus Twice and out ...)
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Unlucky In Love Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2009 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Verse 1): Now and again, I start to wonder What kind of a sign, I was born under Unlucky In Love, what am I to do Now that I don't don't have you (Verse 2): Now and again, I get the feelin' I'm losin' the love, I should'a been stealin' Unlucky In Love, what am I to do Now that I don't don't have you (Bridge): Just hangin' around Wonderin' how I'll get through Just hearin' the sound Of one heart that used to be two I've tried, but I've found Nothing to look forward to Now that I don't Don't have you (Verse 3): Now and again, I get so lonely It don't help to know that I'm not the only Unlucky In Love, what am I to do Now that I don't don't have you What am I to do Now that I don't Don't have you
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Song Writer 04:13
Song Writer Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2009 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Verse 1): When I grow up Don't wanna be a banker Or a professor with a PhD Don't wanna be a cop Or butcher, baker, or candlestick-maker I think the coolest thing to be .. (Chorus 1): Song Writer -- Like Paul McCartney Song Writer -- Like Carole King Song Writer -- John Winston Lennon He could "Imagine" anything (Verse 2): When I grow up I wanna learn their secrets Oh how they could make the whole world sing It's not just what they say But also how they say it That puts the magic in the thing (Chorus 2): Song Writer -- Like Smokey Robinson Song Writer -- Like Jackson Brown Song Writer -- Like Brian Wilson His "Good Vibrations" "Get Around" (Bridge) If you remember where you were When you first heard it And if the memories and feelings are so strong That it takes you back in time With just a melody and rhyme Then turn it up and sing along .. (Chorus 3): Song Writer -- Like Stevie Wonder Song Writer -- Like Marvin Gaye Song Writer -- Like Buddy Holly "Maybe Baby," "That'll Be The Day" (Verse 3): When I grow up I'll put away this schemin' Just as soon as there's nothin' left to write about But until then I'm gonna keep on dreamin' And yes, I know I left a lot 'a great ones out .. (Tag): Song Writer -- -- Like Leiber & Stoller, the Hollands & Dozier, Mick & Keith, & Willie Nelson Song Writer -- -- Bernie & Elton, Carl Perkins, Jimi Hendrix, & Bob Dylan Song Writer -- -- Leonard Cohen, Todd Rundgren, Neil Young, & Neil Diamond Song Writer -- -- Roger Waters, Pete Townsend, Jimmy Page, & Paul Simon Song Writer --
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Now She Knows Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2009 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Intro): She Knows Now She Knows (Verse 1): She drove down, from her hometown She drove all day long With four friends in a car - oh and the .. Radio was on They smoked each other's cigarettes They called each other names She never should'a went there - woh .. She'll never be the same (Chorus 1): Now She Knows Now She Knows Now She Knows Now She Knows (Verse 2): It didn't take long to find him In fact with just one look She got his attention And that was all it took They smoked each other's cigarettes Took off each other's clothes That's when she finally found out - woh And now she knows (Chorus 2): Now She Knows Now She Knows Now She Knows Now She Knows She Knows - Knows She Knows - Knows (Verse 3): She drove back to her hometown She drove all night long Back to her boyfriend - oh And the radio was on She lights another cigarette She wonders if it shows What will she tell him - oh Now that she knows (Chorus 3): Now She Knows Now She Knows Now She Knows Now She Knows She Knows - Knows She Knows - Knows
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Scandalous 03:02
Scandalous Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2009 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Verse 1): In a moment of magic Your eyes met mine The stars and planets all held their breath While they all got right in line In a moment of madness Where two worlds collide You took a chance on me And walked a little on the Scandalous side (Chorus 1): You're so Scandalous Daring and dangerous Lovely and luscious Precious and wondrous You're so Scandalous (Verse 2): In a moment of mercy You came to me You made me promises No one else could guarantee In a moment of weakness You let me inside You told me secrets Just a little on the Scandalous side (Chorus 2): You're so Scandalous Daring and dangerous Lovely and luscious Precious and wondrous (Bridge): Let them say what they want to about us Let them say what they will, they don't see I don't care if it's true Every moment with you Is the best thing that's happened to me (Last Chorus): You're so Scandalous Daring and dangerous Lovely and luscious Precious and wondrous You're so Scandalous This world's not big enough to handle us No other lovers hold a candle to us Baby, you're so Scandalous So Scandalous Baby, you're so Scandalous Scandalous
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Allegory Of The Cave Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©1996 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Verse 1): There’s a fire outside the cave Throwing shadows on the wall Sensations ride in on a wave With implications for us all (Bridge): But my eyes don’t see what’s in front of me To the real world, I’m blind The light - the dark - the energy They can be anything in my mind (Chorus 1): We are deluded We never know We mistake what’s real for what’s unreal And we’re makin’ it up as we go. (Verse 2): There’s a madness in the cave And it overcomes us all This illusion’s all we save To paint perceptions on the wall (Bridge): But my eyes don’t see what’s in front of me To the real world, I’m blind The light - the dark - the energy They can be anything in my mind (Chorus 2) We are deluded We never know We mistake what’s real for what’s unreal And we’re makin’ it up as we go. … … We never know We mistake what’s real for what’s unreal And we’re makin’ it up … We mistake what’s real for what’s unreal And we’re makin’ it up as we go. We’re makin’ it up as we go …
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No Man’s Land Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©1996 Wild Moose Music (BMI) (Verse 1): Are we an accident? Are we intentional? Is there a reason? Or are we rational? (Chorus): Are we just tiny clumps of carbon on an unimportant planet Spinning in a Universe that’s cold and dying? Or are we more what we appear to be – or not to be – to Hamlet? What a piece of work is man? Or are we trying? Welcome to No Man’s Land! Welcome to No Man’s Land! (Verse 2): Is there cause? Or only effect? Are we certain of anything? What can we accept? … (Chorus): (Bridge): Is there cause? Or only effect? Are we certain of anything? What can we accept? … (Chorus): Welcome to No Man’s Land! I said: “Welcome to No Man’s Land!” ... (Modulated Chorus):
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Keep Keepin’ On Music & Lyrics by Dallas Doctor ©2006 Wild Moose Music (BMI) “Hey! Hey!! Hey!!! (Verse 1): Take a man with emotions Take a planet with oceans Take a ride in a car Or on a falling star We’re all movin’ with the same kind of motions .. (Chorus): Keep Keep On Keepin’ On Whatever you’re doin’ Keep Keep On Keepin’ On If you’re stayin’ – stay! Keep Keep On Keepin’ On The path you’re persuin’ Keep Keep On Keepin’ .. .. All the way .. (Verse 2): Take a star that is spinning Take a tarnished guitarist that’s grinning Ride beneath a balloon Or take a trip to the moon We all move the way we have since the beginning .. (Chorus): (Bridge): Every object in motion Stays its course with pure devotion Forever on Unless a force abates it Every object at rest Will tend to do its best To stay at rest, Unless a force accelerates it .. (Chorus):

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