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taken from 08.10.2011

chilling right now, we in boston now
and i'm like, oh my god o.a.r. is just like wow
and i'm like you know how they do it, they just straight melt it
and you know these dudes love the celtics
just like the big three, just like you do
that's what i'm talking bout championships to you
and this thing, is so far from wack, there like a championship team just like the pats
thats how you do, we rep beantown, the boys from o.a.r. they love to throw it down
and i know how you do, when we just gonna get to it
we know you love the frigging bruins
championship teams thats how you do, this is what we are talking about we stay here till 2
everybody gets drinks up at the bar
and make some goddamn noise if you love o.a.r.


taken from 11.01.2008

Well I woke up one morning broke like the doorman
I gotta get out of this town
I put a knapsack right around my back
I put my hat on and cruise into town
I gotta get up get gone don't know what for
I never ment for it to last long
When I broke out the door don't know what for
I never turned around not once not once did I turn around
You see and much to suprise of everybodies eyes in the bar that night we walked in
It's just me, my man Johnny, and the devil himself playing cards in the back in the den
I put my money on the table long willing enable
Gonna lose it all tonight
But when the morning come I keep on living
The money won't hold me down
Not tonight

taken from 10.02.2008

Well I woke up in the morning Broke like the dawn
Had to get out my home that day
Hit the road route 10 never looked back
Lost my friend lost my daughters by the end of the day.
I can’t believe it is real
Happen to steal away daylight from my mind
I ended up in the bar just playin cards
With the devil himself throughout the night so here we go
You see much to surprise of every body’s eyes in the bar that night walk in
It’s just me my boy named Johnny sittin still
While the devil himself start to grin
Ear ta ear I think it’s clear were hear to lose our money on the table tonight
The devil made me do it I swear but I kept my soul for the rest of the night


taken from 08.09.2008

Oh my god what a beautiful day
I never imagined life could really be in a sway
But do you feel it in the sky tonight?
Do you feel it in the air so right?
Oh god what a beautiful day, we're out tonight
But here we go

And there and back and everywhere between
Walk these tracks and never stop not clean
I got a minute to spill it,
I'm never gonna let it slide
So in the end I got a feeling deep my friend
I'm gonna find you again on a mountaintop spring
And we'll sit back relax have a laugh
And talk about this night, about this night

No I'm not gonna quit man I won't ever stop
No don't ever quit, just say dont't ever stop
Well I'm not gonna quit man, won't ever stop
Don't give a shit 'cause I got the drop
And you shouldn't ever quit, don't you ever stop
Don't give a shit 'cause you got the drop


taken from 01.14.2006

oohhhh, the story's not over, not by a long shot.
banged up, the story ain't over, oh
If someone told me yesterday, I'd be living my life this way
I wouldnt have believed him, I would have said no way.
But I moved on, and I walked on, just a young boy.
My daddy told me good, he said son
break the door, keep walking my son
break the rules keep walking my son
do what you can, but live your life is rule #1
and #2, don't you dare ever let anyone judge you
and #3, never find yourself judging anybody at all and you'll be fine
so I live my life this way.
I ended up in the bar one night,
sat across the table from the devil one night
sat across the table from the devil one night
asked him to play, he wanted my soul, wanted my heart that way
but I said nah, we gonna sit down relax,
we gonna have one drink and talk and look back
and there sittin, my chips stacked high,
I lost my watch last night dont ask me why
this devil man got it out for me, hw wanna take my soul
and everything that breathes (not sure on this line)
and i said nonononononononononononono
oh nonononononononono
devil man can't have me.
I'm never gonna quit this shit
and I'm never gonna stop
cause I got the drop
i like the way life is just fine
sure i want to be six foot tall and strong,
but thats not me, and thats just fine,
we been sitting here all night at madison square garden, and thats just fine


taken from 11.25.2005

Left my house long ago,
burn that skin off the bottom of my toes,
got movin to the end of the road, yeah yeah
I got to that place and a man sat me down,
looked me in the face and i looked myself around,
i could not recognize anything that i saw,
coulda sworn there was a table in the corner back,
but i sat down with the devil and his friend,
he had a stack of chips yay high in his bin,
and i i know i dont really need the wind i gotta take my soul back back to my friend,
i got one love and one love only thats my soul and my soul only,
and if you try to take it devil man youll never get it devil man youll never get it
nooo,
and i sat down at that table and i began singing began singin to myself
oowhoaho ooowhoaho
never gonna quit it never gonna stop i could not give a shit cause its my turn to
drop,
i wont quit i won't stop.....


taken from 10.24.2003

I'd like to hear it real loud right now
I'd like to hear it real loud right now
Let me know if ya know radio
My man Michael here a rockin the show
I can't hear so I need some more
I need a little bit of that flow

M-u-s-i-c is me
I love that music baby that’s what I be
I live my life for the kick drum and snare
Bass man bassin’ in my ear
I like the guitar man liftin to my right
I cant really sleep when im lyin down at night

I love to rock the music
I love bob marley
I love that shit
I love spearhead
I rock that mic till the day that I'm dead
Let me hear some motherfuckin noise in my head


taken from 03.18.2003

i lost a couple dollars in my day
i found a couple more on the way
but it don't make me smarter it just takes me away
from what i'm trying to find no money can buy me that
i can have everything that i want right now
but i feel like i'm missing that
i miss a mind free as can be
and what i think don't define really me
it's what you do that makes you who you are
i had to learn it in a game quite far away from me
i ended up playing a cards with three wise men to the left of me
and each had eyes that burned holes through my head
they seemed to know that hand before i delt them cards on the table
they seemed to know what i said before it came out my wise and able

i asked a man what ya doing right now
he said i'm stuck here inside this dream
i can't get out but you can son now
so get to walking and don't come back
until you see youself being what you like
your mind thinking what you like
and doing just what you like
but remember that everybody got their right
and i said what's this revolution doing
he said we're trying to get a things a moving
it's not a militant thing to me
it's got a mind full of mind thinking for me
so i said johnny what ya feeling tonight
he looked at me and his eyes smiled bright
and i said how would you like to start a revolution and he said alright

i said of
you say ah
a revolution
and you say jah

i say of
you say ah
i say revolution
and you say jah
but my god be with me
and watch over me today

i do not really care where you come from
what you believe in, what color skin you're gonna light your day
still watching over
and we do on our own because life seems amazing to me
don't care baby where you roam


taken from 11.16.2002

I left, and walked out with nothing at all in my pocket
It’s just sand out there, rock the snare, touch the hair keep on moving along
Without a minute to spare, and all the time in the world
What to do, what to think, who to be, with and where can I go
I see a girl, she’s sitting down on the curb crying her eyes out
I said young lady what could be wrong when you’re sitting in this world
Be more strong!
I lost all my money today
I lost all my gold, and my family they sent me out this way
And they told me, they told me bring back life so we can breath again
And I went and I lost it all in a game of cards once again
I said that’s fine you might not have your money and you might not have your gold
You still have your heart and your soul, and that’s all you need to roll
Dry your eyes young lady dry your eyes


taken from 04.17.2002

what we got what we got what we got on our hands
it's a wonderful night, it's a beautiful night,
in a beautiful place for your beautiful face
i didn't know it, i didn't know it when i got up today
i couldn't talk, and i said i'm feeling boogie in a little bitty woogie kinda way
i didn't know it, i didn't know that tonight would be such a wonderful night
i didn't know hanging out, getting down with ya'll tonight
you see life isn't not about what you got
it's not about what you don't have
i's about what you give, it's about what you give, the love inside your chest
and this life this life, it gonna go on for time all the rest
you cannot stop the music, i said you cannot stop this music

you see the music, oh ya the music, it's about this love in your chest
there's no anger no more, and i'm gonna beat down the hate
i cannot have no time for hate in my life no more
and all i need is love in my life forever i'll fall to the floor
and this thing that we call love it goes on and on
and ill be walking, oh i'll be walking for years and years to come
do you feel it, do you feel it, do you feel that love

i once learned a little bitty lesson long ago
and i've tried so hard to live the rest of my days as far as i know
life is about everything inside your soul
its not about money, it's not about no gold
i learned one lesson and it's the only thing i live by
you can lose all your money, lose all your gold
you can never lose your heart, they can't ever take your soul


taken from 01.21.2002

ah, what a lovely time we've got around us these days
i never seen people come together like this before
do ya'll feel it
do ya'll feel this in the air
you might be so lonely
you might feel so lonely
but with or without you i move along down this road
and what i've learned these days is that love conquers all
you might trip but believe me, you can never fall when you take it all
i got love in my heart, i got love in my mind
and that's a story that i've heard so long ago
i say this man left behind his money
he left behind every bit of his gold
and he traveled on down a broken road
but it knows that life don't mean nothing
unless you're happy, moving on
i said this life don't mean nothing
unless you're feeling it as you move along
and it reminds me, yes it reminds me of what he said to me
and i swear i live my life by this every day
well you can lose all your money, you could lose all your gold
you could never lose your heart, you could never lose your soul


taken from 01.18.2002

what a lovely night we've got on our hands in chicago
oh i feel that some days are better than others
i like to believe that every day is great the same
to be alive is to love
to breathe is to live
and i feel that i do that every day
and it reminds me of this story i heard long ago
bout a man, left behind his house
he left behind all his money and left behind all his gold
not to be sold cause he didn't need it anymore

you see one day when he woke up
oh yes he woke up with love
you see it's so crucial to move along
if you'd like to get above
you must see that this world's full of demons
and this man was ridding of one
you see this money didn't mean not a goddamn thing
so he's out and he's off to run
and so he went out to the desert
and then he walked along his way
he ended up playing cards in an old school bar with three wise men

you see they taught him, yes they taught him
this thing that he taught to me
and i will it to the grave
i swear i will live it to the end of me
and it's a lesson that i live by all the time
you see you lose all your money, you could lose all your gold
you could never lose your heart, you could never lose your soul


taken from 01.17.2002

oh what a lovely night we seem to have on our hands right now, right now
oh it's blustery cold and the years start to feel kind of old
it reminds me of a story once told
bout a man, left behind his house, all his money, all his gold, left behind
he wasn't afraid to take off walking, leave all them riches behind
because he knew, yes he knew that no merchandise can take you away from the day
you've got to understand that your mind might work in some crazy mysterious way
it might take you to a place where you can be anything you want
and some may call it a black rock in your mind, but call it whatever you want
and let me find you and let me tell you
about this man, he came walking home
and he was playing a game of cards with three wise men

out in the desert this night did not go as planned
oh yes they taught him, yes they taught him
oh this little thing he taught to me
i'll tell you its advice that i'll take to my grave
and i live it every day i leave
you could lose all your money, you could lose all your gold
you could never lose your heart, you could never lose your soul


taken from 01.16.2002

well i left, oh yes i left, oh yes i left my house about a half year ago
walking along, losing my mind, losing control
but it's on me, yes it's on me, oh it's on me how to live
oh i feel like this road's never ending
and i don't ever really want it to end again again again
again i'll keep rolling along

and it reminds me, yes it reminds of this story i heard long ago
about a man, left behind all his money
he left behind all his gold
and then he ended up at this little saloon playing cards with three wise men
there's one lesson that they taught him that i will hold in my heart til my bitter end
well you can lose all your money, you can lose all your gold
you could never lose your heart, you could never lose your soul


taken from 11.15.2001

what a crazy, crazy night we have on our hands
oh, well i feel so alive
i feel like it's the day of days, but another version
we're here with weekend excursion and we're getting down tonight
but that's alright, i feel this a little shy
there's a coalition from virginia that's coming through the town tonight

and it reminds me of a story that i heard long ago
about a man, he left behind his money
he left behind all his gold
you see, life, well it's about living
it's not about holding on to as many objects as you can
you see, it's something that he wanted to walk on
so he ventured to a native land
and he ended up playing cards hand for hand
and they taught him a lesson that he taught to me
and i feel like i can move on in my life from that day and i feel so free

and this is what he said to me
well you can lose all your money, you can lose all your gold
you can never lose your heart, you can never lose your soul
yeah they may take your money, they may take your car
but they can never take your soul and they can never touch your heart


taken from 10.26.2001

seems that we got ourselves in a little struggle tonight
you must understand, this afternoon we got ourselves caught in a little roadblock
little did we know we'd end up in an island called rock
and illinois state getting on down
it reminds me of a story that i done heard long ago

this young man, he left his house so burrying, god did you left it all
put down his money on the dresser, his watch, boy he left it all
he left that house with not a thing but a knapsack round his back
bald head, kept on walking down that street
never to look back again

he kept on feeling the wind at his back on his way down to the bar saloon
playing a game of cards with a couple of fellas to end real soon
but little did he know that this game gonna last for the rest of his life
a lesson he had learned long ago, trampled on with a life
you must see, they told him, you're bringing all your stuff to this table
your credit is good and i'd like to play

they said my man, this game is a game of life and we all must play
but there's a couple things that you gotta know in order to move on
you can lose all your money, you can lose all your gold
but you can't lose your heart and you will never lose your soul
well they can take away your house, take away your car
but they can't touch your soul and never can they touch your heart

you might have bet away all your money
but inside your chest done lives
a little piece of something that travels through your lives
it's called your soul
this man, he taught me this long ago
so that's why this life is a crazy game that i like to play


taken from 10.25.2001

ah, what a lovely life we have on our hands
what a lovely life we've been given on our hands
and this night is nothing short of lovely
keeps me going strong, picks me up when i'm down
the music can't go wrong

this reminds me of a story i heard long ago
about a man who left his money and he went on the road
he left behind everything that he owned
and he did not stop walking and he hasn't stopped to this day
because he's not afraid to die
more importantly, he's not afraid to live

so he ended up at this little bar
he was playing some cards
with a couple of fellas who meant some business
but taught him a thing or two
and he lived by that for the rest of his days
they said you can lose all your money, you can lose all your gold
but you can't lose your heart and you will never lose your soul
they can take away your house, take away your car
they will never touch your heart


taken from 10.20.2001

ah, what a crazy night we have on our hands
ah, what a crazy night we have on our hands here in columbus, ohio
it's kinda funny how it came to be that this man left his home
it's kinda funny how it came to be, he done left all his money at home
and he kept on walking and he got to the bar

he was playing some cards all night with a couple of fellas
and he was feeling nice, but he was confused
he didn't know what to do, they looked him through his eyes, burned back up his head
he done burned through the soles of his boots long ago so he's chilling instead
ah, he left all his money at home, he left all his gold by it's side
because he learned a lesson long ago that you can run, but you can never hide

you can lose all your money and you can lose all your gold
but you can't never lose your heart and you can't never lose your soul
i said you lose all your money, you can lose all your gold
you can't lose your heart , you can't lose your soul


taken from 10.17.2001

well i said what ya looking at
he hit across the face with a bat
so i grabbed my forty-five
and i said my man it's time for you and me to get ourselves outside
but he didn't agree, but that's just fine
cause we ended up getting on down that night
that night was a crazy old day and crazy old night in my life

i done lost all me money, i done lost all me gold
i done gave up everything that i had that was new and everything old
i said but that's just fine cause i keep on walking alone
and this desert sun cannot hold me down
the sand cannot keep me from a run

i got one more thing on my mind like i said with you
ah my lord i've played many games in my life
and how about you baby
how about you?
do you know that you can lose all your money
and did you know that you can lose all your silver and gold
but you can't never lose your heart
and you can't never lose your soul

i said i came upon this place one night not long ago
i done left my house back in the way that i came
i done burned holes through the bottom of me shoes
and i'm not afraid to keep on walking no matter what the news
they tell you that you must hate
they must tell you that you got to be angry
no no no


taken from 09.20.2001

this was a crazy game
i feel like i could lay my money down and we could walk away friends
i've bet all me money and i've dropped all me gold
i've gave away all me land
i have nothing left of material excess
but yet this is all in my head

i wish i could live the life based on my soul
where nothing ever mattered
nothing had control
this money didn't own me
so it doesn't

you must understand that you can lose all your money
you can lose it all in one hand
you can lose all your gold, your silver, platinum, whatever
and you can throw it all down but you won't lose because you win
cause you keep your heart, your soul inside your shoes

you keep on walking
and you burn holes through the soles of your boots
you're coming out, you're coming out, said but i
but i know myself and and i know i'm holding
and my heart won't be taken
i know it from the stars

and that's what this life is all about
is holding on to your soul and not being afraid to give it out
cause if you give out your heart someone's bound to give you one back
and if you lend them your soul i promise you they'll lend you one back
so in due time you can't be afraid to love
you can't be afraid to love and rise so far above


taken from 09.15.2001

sometimes this game gets a little crazy
this game called life don't have but a couple of rounds
and you don't have no choice but to love
and you don't have no choice but to love
because any other choice don't fit into this game
it's got rules, you must follow them if you want to be happy with your life

and i learned this game about ten years ago as i was walking through a desert land
i ended up at the card table chilling with a couple of guys
we had a couple of drinks and a couple of more
laid down some money, what's it all for
i know that when i lose my money i don't lose a thing
when i lose my money i don't lose a thing

you can't lose your heart if you don't want to
you can't lose your soul if you don't want to
you can hold it all inside, right deep inside of you
you can't lose your heart if you don't want to

so this one night i laid my cards down
i had a pretty nice little hand
the past couple of years have blown our mind and i'm walking through a desert land
and i've done lots of crazy things to myself and those around me
just give me one more couple minutes to think what i can be

can i stand up tall and win
can i stand up tall and fight
and i will not lose my strength just for one thing happening overnight
oh no, they cannot hold us down
oh no, them cannot hold us down


taken from 06.21.2001

that was so crazy
i lost my life that day
well i live on in a wonderful world
lost my life that day
was it mine or was it somebody else's
that life i lost that day
was it yours, it wasn't mine, somebody else's
that i lost that day

i laid down my money, my cards, my watch, my car, my kids and my family
my house, my money, my jewels, everything that i've got to my name
but i'm not very mad, feeling oh so fine
i left my backpack, am i behind
and i am walking all alone, all alone on the railroad track feeling all alone
i'm not looking for no home
cause i believe that this road will lead me there
i don't need my eyes, i don't need my ears
don't need my clothes and i don't need my hair
i don't need nothing that will weight me down
just this wind and this solid ground
that i be walking on, my feet so nice
got me boots, got me pants, got me backpack, got me rice
i'm feeling nice tonight
this wind blew the rain away
and all you beautiful people put your pain aside and you came out here to play
i must thank ya'll for seeing us tonight
i must thank ya'll for feeling alright
and when you're that path to your future don't forget your past
but don't be afraid to be move on up, move along
and if you end up in a crazy game don't be afraid to lay that shit down
put your money, put your house, put your jewels, put your wallet
i put it down baby doll you can't forget it
cause it won't do nothing but weigh you down
so i'm off
i'm off today
i'm off today, i'm off today
i'm leaving all up, i give it all up
jehovah will you look over me as i give it up