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Alright Tonight  

Here tonight I won’t pretend 
Anything about where I’ve been 
Like the family that I came from maybe 
Or anything that I’m afraid of saying 

‘Cause I believe that 
We’re sick with secrets 
That it keeps us torn in pieces 
Better off to bathe our weaker sides 
In the light 

‘Cause it’s alright tonight 
You don't have to hide 
Take all you try to hold inside 
And bathe it in the light 

Here tonight I want to show 
The other half that no one knows 
Like the body that the mirror hated 
And what I hid away into journal pages 

‘Cause I believe that 
We’re sick with secrets 
That it keeps us torn in pieces 
Better off to bathe our weaker sides 
In the light 

‘Cause it’s alright tonight 
You don't have to hide 
Take all you try to hold inside 
And bathe it in the light 

Here tonight we’ll sing it loud 
If we got tears, we’ll let them out 
And if you’ve been hiding
Come on out 

‘Cause I believe that 
We’re sick with secrets 
That it keeps us torn in pieces 
Better off to bathe our weaker sides 
In the light 

‘Cause it’s alright tonight 
You don't have to hide 
It’s alright tonight 
It’s alright tonight 

I’ll take all that I’m so tired of hiding 
And bathe it in the light 

C. Hood/ R. Green  
©2017 Easycollective Music/   
El Principito Publishing/ BMI

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Embers  

Just a little longer now 
Wish that I could wrap my arms 
Around this moment 
If only I were stronger so 
I didn’t ever have to let it get away 
I’m by your side 
Staring at the fire on a starry night 
I know it isn’t always gonna burn this bright 
Is time on our side? 
Well, let’s pretend 
‘Cause I don’t want this moment to end 

I have to put your picture down 
All the feelings they blow around 
Like embers 
I remember how it used to be 
I can’t explain why I feel so differently these days 
I don’t know why 
We get a little taste of something perfect 
But never seem to find a way to make it work 
Is time on our side? 
Well, let’s pretend 
‘Cause I don’t want this moment to end 

In the cold of the morning light 
The fire’s out and I start to cry 
I miss you 
If I knew that it would end this way 
I still wouldn’t give away a single day my love 
Why? Tell me why 
No matter how hard we try to make it last 
It always pulls away until it’s out of grasp 
Is time on our side? 
Well, that depends 
But let’s pretend 
‘Cause I don’t want this moment to end 

R. Green/ C. Hood 
©2017 El Principito Publishing/ 
Easycollective Music/ BMI
 
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Welcome You Into My Head 

Welcome you into my head 
You’ll be spending your time here 
At least until I’m dead 
Which could grip on all your years 
Welcome you into my head 
And to all that comes with me 
I wonder what it is you’ll see, see in me 

Welcome you into my head 
Welcome you into the storm 
Just when the winter passes 
Summer clouds begin to form 
Welcome you into my head 
Here’s a copy of my keys 
Looks like you’ll be leading me 

Home 
Home 
Maybe 
Maybe 
If you come to stay right here with me 
Then maybe I won’t want to leave my head 

R. Green/ C. Hood 
©2004 El Principito Publishing/ 
Easycollective Music/ BMI 

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Thirteen  

Thirteen was the worst thing 
Was the worst thing, being thirteen 
Facedown in the bedroom, in a bad mood 
Thirteen was the worst thing 
Was the worst thing, being thirteen 
The worst thing 

When no one can find you 
Where you need them to find you 
No one believes you 
And there’s no one to believe 
Every conviction is full of contradictions 
And all you can see 
Is who you’d never want to be 

Oh, I used to want to die 
Used to want it over 
Used to want it over 
Now I’m so proud to be alive 
But I wouldn’t want to do it over 
I wouldn’t want to do it over 

Thirteen was the worst thing 
Was the worst thing, being thirteen 
The worst thing 

I tried to turn the sound up 
I tried to drown it out, but 
Somehow the shouting 
Always found me down the halls 
And I dreamed that love would save me 
Or getting famous maybe 
I dreamed of any way 
That I could build the wall 

Oh, I used to want to die 
Used to want it over 
Used to want it over 
Now I’m so proud to be alive 
But I wouldn’t want to do it over 
I wouldn’t want to do it over 

There’s so much inside 
We were hoping to hide 
So, I won’t be unkind 
I won’t be unkind 

I still go there sometimes 

C. Hood/ R. Green 
©2017 Easycollective Music/ 
El Principito Publishing/ BMI

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Is This The Time Of Our Lives? 

Is this the time of our lives they told us 
Hold it and don’t let it go? 
When babies are growing up 
Scrapbooks are blowing up 
And everything’s out of control 

Is this the time that they said was the best 
When we’re blessed
More than we even know? 
Have our health and our youth 
And our bodies and beauty 
And no, not a clue where to go 

Tracing the past and the lines going back 
You can see how it’s all meant to be 
But stumbling blind to the future we find 
Nobody knows where it leads 
And nobody knows what it means 

Is this the time of our lives? 
Rushing and racing to find 
We are waiting 
It never feels right at the time 
It’s never ’til later we find 
What we’re making tonight 

It’s been noted by some 
Youth is lost on the young 
And that wisdom is lost on the old 
But the battle does not just
Belong to the strong 
Or the race always go to the bold 

‘Cause time and chance
Are a part of that dance 
And heaven is breaking through slow 
Though we stumble in darkness 
And we only see part of it 
Someday we’ll know like we’re known 
I just wish I could bring it all home 
Is this the time of our lives? 
Rushing and racing to find 
We are waiting 
It never feels right at the time 
It’s never ’til later we find 
What we’re making tonight 
Tonight 

There’s a room with the lock 
That holds the shelf that holds the clock 
Beside the lamp that hides the light 
Sealed away ’til the time 
You wake up to find 
Door’s open wide 
Morning’s arrived 

Is this the time of our lives? 
Rushing and racing to find 
We are waiting 
When will it all be alright? 
The morning awake in the light? 
We are waiting 
It never feels right at the time 
’Til someday you wake up to find 
What we’re making tonight 

Is this the time of our lives they told us 
Hold it and don’t let it go? 
When babies are growing up 
Scrapbooks are blowing up 
But everything’s under control 
  
C. Hood/ R. Green 
©2017 Easycollective Music/  
El Principito Publishing/ BMI
 
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Last Drops From The Rooftops 

Is it still raining out? 
Or do I just hear the last drops 
From the rooftops? 
You always told me how 
You always thought the grey rain 
Made the best days 
Beauty in blackest clouds 
Yeah, I know where I got that 
But I don’t want that now 

Oh, where can I go? 
Where can I run? 
When there is no one 

I remember that tiny house 
Feeling I could never find you 
In those five rooms 
You never quite came down 
I guess I thought that I could save you 
If I could feel the rain too 

Oh, where can I go? 
Where can I run? 
When there is no one 

Oh, where can I go? 
Where can I run? 
When there is no one 

Ooh, what could I do? 
How could I run? 
When you had no one 

Is it still raining out? 
Or just reflections of the street lights 
As cars speed by 
And though I’m older now 
I wonder do we all know 
How deep the holes go? 

C. Hood/ R. Green  
©2017 Easycollective Music/   
El Principito Publishing/ BMI

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Paris For Now 

“There are only two places in the world where we can live happy:
at home and in Paris” 
— Ernest Hemingway 

R. Green/ C. Hood 
©2017 El Principito Publishing/ 
Easycollective Music/ BMI 

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I Don’t Think I Know Anything Anymore  

I don’t think I know anything anymore 
Like I did before when I was little 
I don’t think I know anything 
I don’t think I know anything 
Everything is grey in a way 
I would have hated when I was little 
Everything is grey in a way 
But everything is great in a way 

‘Cause I don’t have to hold the weight 
Of being right 
Of being oh so certain 
I have got things right 
And I don’t mind 

I don’t think I know anything anymore 
Like I did before when I was little 
I don’t think I know anything 
I don’t think I know anything 
Everything is grey in a way 
I would have hated when I was little 
Everything is grey in a way 
But everything is great in a way 

‘Cause I don’t have to hold the weight 
Of being right 
Of being oh so certain 
I have got things right 
And I don’t mind 

So, I’ll be a little bit smarter 
When I open my mouth 
And I’ll be a little bit wiser 
Before the words come out 
And I’ll be a little bit kinder 
In how I talk about it 
‘Cause I look down 
And there’s no ground 
There’s just your hand to hold 
Oh! 

I don’t think I know anything anymore 
I don’t think I know anything 
I don’t think I know anything 

I’m not so certain 
I have got things right 
And now I’m finding I don’t mind it 
I’m not so certain 
I always know who’s right 
And now I’m finding I don’t mind it 

I don’t think I know anything anymore 
I don’t think I know anything 
I don’t think I know anything 
I don’t think I know anything anymore 
I don’t think I know anything 
I don’t think I know anything 

C. Hood/ R. Green  
©2017 Easycollective Music/   
El Principito Publishing/ BMI

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The One Who Was On My Mind  

You were the one who was on my mind 
I was the one who was hoping 
Off in a place that was far from home 
Open to what life could show me 
When I stepped into that room 
I couldn’t help but fix my eyes on you 
On you 

Walking you home on those streets at night 
Wanting to stay in your presence 
And when I had you there by my side 
It made me feel closer to heaven 
So, I asked if you would stay 
And hoped that you would say you do 
You do 

Time moved us on and around the world 
Life gave us lives we’d be raising 
Searching for truth we could recognize 
Learning to live with our failings 
When half our dreams fall through 
I still believe in what we’re trying to do 
To do 

And when I’m old and grey 
And I sit down to play 
And no one’s listening to the words  
I have to say 
I have to say 
I’ll still sing for you 

R. Green/ C. Hood 
©2017 El Principito Publishing/ 
Easycollective Music/ BMI

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