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Just In Case
03:50
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There are books on your shelf with uncracked spines
Drawn to interesting titles, garage sale finds
You keep them just in case of a rainy day
They are friends with potential to ease your worried mind
Possibilities are endless if you read between the lines
And rainy days, they come and go just to prove you wrong
Just in case Chicken Little was right
Just in case a knife’s not enough for this gunfight
Just in case you lose sight of what you’ve wanted your entire life
Just in case this is it
There’s a look in my eyes that you can’t see
You’re an open book I’m too distracted to read
I keep myself locked up inside my head
There is infinite knowledge upon these shelves,
But I am broken and too afraid to delve into a new world
Of nonfiction and mystery
Just in case Chicken Little was right
Just in case a knife’s not enough for this gunfight
Just in case you lose sight of what you’ve wanted your entire life
Just in case this is it
What would you do if your ‘just in case’ should come
Would you try to reconcile or would you run
You’re rooted like a tree but never tried to reach for the sun
You’re frozen in space, Major Tom
Just in case Chicken Little was right
Just in case a knife’s not enough for this gunfight
Just in case you lose sight of what you’ve wanted your entire life
Just in case this is it
There are books on your shelf with uncracked spines
Drawn to interesting titles, garage sale finds
You keep them just in case of a rainy day
They are friends with potential to ease your worried mind
Possibilities are endless if you read between the lines
And rainy days, they come and go just to prove you wrong
Just in case Chicken Little was right
Just in case a knife’s not enough for this gunfight
Just in case you lose sight of what you’ve wanted your entire life
Just in case this is it
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2. |
Before I Left
06:25
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I can't say you're not right for me
We'll just have to wait and see
It's not that I didn't fall for you
What was I to do
I must confess
You were the first one that showed any interest in me
You must have seen
How easy it was to lock down the girl of your dreams
You said to me, Please don't ever leave me
Please never leave
You made me say it in front of our families
Before I left, you thought you had me
I was stubborn and stuck in between
Who I was and who I was to be
I was 16; naive and full of life
Trading in my childhood to be called wife
I must confess
You were the first one that showed any interest in me
You must have seen
How easy it was to lock down the girl of your dreams
You said to me, Please don't ever leave me
Please never leave
You made me say it in front of our families
Before I left, you thought you had me
You built a safe little bird cage for me
Vision cloaked under a dark colored sheet
I spied other birds testing their wings
A freeness like puppets without strings
I must confess
You were the first one that showed any interest in me
You must have seen
How easy it was to lock down the girl of your dreams
You said to me, Please don't ever leave me
Please never leave
You made me say it in front of our families
Before I left, you thought you had me
Keep on paddling, you yelled. Keep paddling
You held me, but the years wore down my grip
You’ll sink us both, you said. Go fix yourself instead
But I knew I had done all I could do
I must confess
You were the first one that showed any interest in me
You must have seen
How easy it was to lock down the girl of your dreams
You said to me, Please don't ever leave me
Please never leave
You made me say it in front of our families
Before I left, you thought you had me
Before I left, you thought you had me
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3. |
Nobody Knows You
03:35
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You talk to Jesus like you know him, but you’ve never seen his face
You whisper prayers of forgiveness, because he has amazing grace
You say he’ll protect you
You say he’ll save you
What are you gonna do when you’re wrong
He doesn’t know you like I do
He doesn’t know you like I do
He doesn’t know you like I do
He doesn’t have a goddamn clue
You were always such a mama’s boy
She doesn’t even know you like your steaks well-done
You smile and talk about the weather, cuz you’re afraid to make her cry
She believes you
It’s what she’s supposed to do
You still think kisses can heal your wounds
She doesn’t know you like I do
She doesn’t know you like I do
She doesn’t know you like I do
She doesn’t have a goddamn clue
I hope with this one you find what you need
But when you look at her I know that you see me
It wasn’t that I didn’t love you
You just made me be everything
You kept me sheltered, away from everyone
And poisoned my thoughts with your words
Nobody knows you like I do
Nobody knows you like I do
Nobody knows you like I do
They never had a goddamn clue
I know you even better than you do.
That mask you wear, I can see right through it
It was YOU I had to leave. I am not your property
Your chains wore down my muscle to the bone
Nobody knows you like I do (No, no, no)
Nobody knows you like I do (No, no, no)
Nobody knows you like I do
They never had a goddamn clue
Nobody knows you like I do (No, no, no)
No they don’t know you like I do (No, no no)
Nobody knows you like I do
They never had a goddamn clue
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4. |
Bored Easily
02:53
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I get drunk on self-pity and high as a bird
So lost in my head that I don’t say a word
I go out to dinner with men I just met
Just cuz I like to make friends
But that doesn’t mean that I don’t think of you
When you’re away, it’s all that I do
You are the only one for me
I just get bored easily
My friend calls me up, I got nothing to do
We go have some drinks and stay out until 2
And I didn’t tell you cuz it wasn’t my plan
I just acted impulsively
But that doesn’t mean that I don’t think of you
When you’re away, it’s all that I do
Please don’t be mad at me
I just get bored easily
I get into trouble, you put on the brakes
The thought of you leaving just makes my heart ache
One look in your eyes brings me right back where I need to be
I get outta work at a quarter past 3
I’m driving around, I got no place to be
Didn’t make any plans so I choose randomly
Someplace where I’ve never been
But that doesn’t mean that I don’t think of you
When you’re away, it’s all that I do
You are the only one for me
I just get bored easily
No that doesn’t mean that I don’t think of you
When you’re away, it’s all that I do
Please don’t be mad at me
I just get bored easily
You’re still the only one for me
I just get bored easily
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Like a hummingbird, I’m addicted to your nectar
You’re so sweet
You drew me in with your crimson line of thought
You told me you’d been waiting for so long for me
To come for you
Well now I’m here and there’s no place I’d rather be
You are my shelter from the storm
You’re what’s right after all the wrong
You’re the light when everything’s gone dark
My flower, you have my heart
You have my heart
You have my heart
You have my heart
I came here many times before but never saw you
Was I blind
Or was it that time was never on our side ‘til now
I sipped every word you spoke to me
Pollinating line by line
Trading energy, nature orchestrating love
My wings move too fast for most others to see
I spent most of my life among the wrong trees
So glad you found beauty in the chaos that is me
That is me
You are my shelter from the storm
You’re what’s right after all the wrong
You’re the light when everything’s gone dark
My flower, you have my heart
You wanted it, you have it
You have my heart
You wanted it, you have it
You have my heart
You wanted it, you have it
You have my heart
For as long as you can stand it
You are my shelter from the storm
You’re what’s right after all the wrong
You’re the light when everything’s gone dark
My flower, you have my heart
You wanted it, you have it
You have my heart
You wanted it, you have it
You have my heart
You wanted it, you have it
You have my heart
For as long as you can stand it
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6. |
Java's Song
03:44
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It’s been a few months now, since I saw your face
I thought we had more time left
I guess that’s what we always think
There are lessons you keep teaching me
Restless echoes in my ear
Like a book you couldn’t read but always wanted me to hear
I see you around every corner, of every place that we used to go
But this world is gonna keep on turning, so I better make a move
I know it’s what you’d want me to do
Be present. You can’t change yesterday
And tomorrow is only in your head
Get outside. No matter how bad you feel
You’ll never find a substitute for sunshine
Don’t spend time with just anyone
Your friends are the family you choose
Don’t just sit around sulking
The day is almost through
I see you around every corner, of every place that we used to go
But this world is gonna keep on turning, so I better make a move
I know it’s what you’d want me to do
There are lessons you keep teaching me
Restless echoes in my ear
Like a book you couldn’t read, but always wanted me to hear
I see you around every corner, of every place that we used to go
But this world is gonna keep on turning, so I better make a move
I see you around every corner, of every place that we used to go
But this world is gonna keep on turning, so I better make a move
I know it’s what you’d want me to do
I know it’s what you’d want me to do
I know it’s what you’d want me to do
Mmhmm Mmmm
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7. |
I'm OK
04:21
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I might not ever be famous, but I can write you a song
I might not be a genius, but I still have some great thoughts
I may not ever be skinny, but I’ve got something to grab
And I am not a fancy girl but, I’m certainly not drab
Certainly not drab. Oh whoa, whoa
I’m certainly not drab. Oh whoa, whoa
I might not be a scholar, but I did well in school
And I am not a criminal but, it's fun to break the rules
I wish my front teeth were smaller, but I can light up a room
Wish I was one of the cool kids, but maybe they do too
Maybe they do too. Oh whoa, whoa
Maybe they do too. Oh whoa, whoa
I get by with what I have
Comparison kills your dreams and steals your joy
I’m OK with who I am
I’d rather be hated for what I am than be adored for what I’m not
I might not ever be wealthy, but my life is rich
And I am not a repairman, but there are many things I can fix
I wish my house was bigger, but then there’d be more to clean
I don’t drive an expensive car, but it gets me from A to B
From A to B. Oh whoa, whoa
Gets me from A to B. Oh whoa, whoa
I get by with what I have
Comparison kills your dreams and steals your joy
I’m OK with who I am
I’d rather be hated for what I am than be adored for what I’m not
I get by with what I have
Comparison kills your dreams and steals your joy
I’m OK with who I am
I’d rather be hated for what I am than be adored for what I’m not
I might not ever be famous, but I can write you a song
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8. |
Positive Affirmations
02:31
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Stop dwelling on all the things you can’t do
You’re harder on yourself than they would be
No one’s sitting wishing you were better than you are right now
Except for maybe you
Just remember you are loved
Don’t ever think you’re not worthy
Despite what you tell yourself, you are good enough
It’s hard to drown out all the voices in your head
I struggle everyday myself
Just beware of the ones who want to hurt you
You are better off without them
Just remember you are loved
Don’t ever think you’re not worthy
Despite what you tell yourself, you are good enough
We are all just clouds drifting through time
With our weak wispy edges and ever-changing borderlines
The darker we become, the less the light can shine in
So keep your head up and
Just remember you are loved
Don’t ever think you’re not worthy
Despite what you tell yourself, you are good enough
Now forgive yourself for all those nasty words you said
Even if they weren’t out loud
Loving yourself exactly as you are right now
Is the only way to get where you are bound
Just remember you are loved
Don’t ever think you’re not worthy
Despite what you tell yourself, you are good enough
Just remember you are loved
Don’t ever think you’re not worthy
Despite what you tell yourself, you are good enough
Just remember you are loved
Don’t ever think you’re not worthy
Despite what you tell yourself, you are good enough
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Cole Hansen Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids, MI Singer/Songwriter Cole Hansen fits best into the Americana/New Folk genres, but she is known for being a versatile artist with eclectic taste. Her unique voice is powerful and commanding one minute, sweet and pure the next. Cole's originals are whimsical yet honest, with relatable themes and catchy, timeless melodies. ... more
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