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1Hollywood Ending 4:400:00/4:40
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2Lonely 3:460:00/3:46
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3Love 3:480:00/3:48
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4Lullaby 4:590:00/4:59
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5Easy Now 3:440:00/3:44
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6Another Kind of Fire 4:200:00/4:20
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7Chemistry 4:380:00/4:38
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8Your Own Stars 3:340:00/3:34
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9These Things 2:440:00/2:44
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10In Your Company 3:440:00/3:44
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11My Everything 3:550:00/3:55
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12Violently 3:280:00/3:28
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13If I Needed You 3:370:00/3:37
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14Under A Sky 4:220:00/4:22
Lyrics for paper rings: 8 love stories (2016)

THE LIGHT IN YOUR EYES
The evening light, a Paris sky
The wind might be a lullaby
But our babies are not babies anymore
Way back then we were friends
We thought that’s just where it ends
But your kiss showed me what my heart was for
I saw the light in your eyes, in your eyes, in your eyes
They might have sent me far away
But the fates were kind, they let me stay
And on Walden Pond you got down on your knee
Our first Christmas tree, small and spare
We had no cash, we did not care
One ornament from you, one from me
And the light in your eyes, in your eyes, in your eyes
the light in your eyes, in your eyes, in your eyes
When I’m adrift on empty, on a starless night
You shine so bright, you save me, you save me
You don’t even know that you save me…
With the light in your eyes in your eyes, in your eyes
the light in your eyes, in your eyes, in your eyes
Two little girls in matching shoes, racing down the sand with you
In your eyes
A little boy eyes open wide, watch that rocket fly so high
In your eyes
The evening light, a Paris sky, the wind feels like a lullaby
MY EVERYTHING
At the bad gift party you might leave
With velvet Elvis, a plastic rosary
I left that night heart on my sleeve
A little bit giddy, a little bit free
But I led my heart back to her cage
The gilded delicate one I’d made
Where dreams were dangerous but I felt safe
And I heard a little voice inside me say
You’re my, you’re my everything
What if we’d both stayed home that night?
Oh, but lucky for us, we both love good wine
And somehow in that bar’s low lights
You recognized the woman I’d been inside
You just tapped my shoulder and you changed my life
Now you’re my, you’re my everything
Besides Thanksgiving Day in Central Park
Oh, love, we never really have to go too far
I’ll take the dead of night, our couch, our car
I just wanna be right where you are
Cuz you’re my, you’re my, you’re my everything
At the bad gift party you might get
Neon legwarmers, a Jesus statuette
Oh, honey, you’re the best gift I’ve gotten yet
Well, that and the night you said “yes”
Yeah, that and the night you said “yes”
Yeah, that and the night you said “yes”
PERFECT DAY
I tiptoe in early, steal you from sleep
Bring you your coffee, it’s weaker than weak
You climb on your bicycle and you’re free
Then we’ll walk to the square
Those oak trees above
Come home with flowers -- why? Just because
Let’s take the long way –there’s no need to rush
Yeah, it’s morning on our perfect day
If I could I would make every day this way
Back home on cool grass the dogs in the shade
You laugh at my memory of when I first saw you play
I swore you would leave with a black eye that game
We’ll put an old record on; I’ll make us something to eat
While you clean the house, but it’s already clean
You light the candles and smile up at me
Yeah, it’s evening on our perfect day
If I could I would make every day this way
Now here we are under all of this sky
But it does not rival all I feel inside
And I’m pinching myself you’re even mine
If I could I would make every day this way
If I could I would make every day this way
If I could I would make every day this way
You’re the reason, the reason…
For the smile on my face
EVEN THE BIRDS
She’s talking in whispers now up on her tiptip toes
Peeking at a robin’s eggs, stealing photos
Look how deep blue can go
Of all of the doorways on Olive Street
They flew right to yours, forget those trees
It wasn’t by chance; they could tell
It was no mistake, it was no mistake
It was no mistake, even the birds knew
All of those years ago back at your old place
Was it the light that changed? Was it the champagne?
On that New Year’s Day
It was no mistake, it was no mistake
It was no mistake, even the birds knew
Even the birds, even the birds…
We stumble in from the cold
Through your open door
Peel off our winter coats
Pile our shoes on the floor
It’s always so warm where you are
It’s always so warm
It was no mistake, it was no mistake
It was no mistake, even the birds knew
IN YOUR COMPANY
Do you remember now
How light the air was when we first set out?
How clear the sky?
A blue untroubled like a baby’s eyes
Yeah, I could breathe in your company
Then the storm rose up
Threw its weight around, then both of us
I thought I’d lost you then
In all the wind and rain and words unsaid
I was in need of your company
I come alive when I am with you
I open like the flowers do
In your company, your company
I burst wide open
What once was frozen, now is free
Now the red sun’s out
Burned its way out from behind those clouds
And that is me
In your company
I come alive when I am with you
I open like the flowers do
In your company
WE GOT THIS
She hates 80’s music and so do I
I like sensitive lady singers; she’s more the boy band type
She doesn’t mind the morning, she lets me rest my eyes
She brings me coffee, singing “rise and shine porcupine”
We got this, my love
We got this, love
I had to head across the country; I had to know
She grabbed the heavy bags; we just hit the road
And all the miles and hours in between
All we had were love notes and late night laptop screens
We got this, my love
We got this, love
We got this, my love
We got this, love
When my heart was aching
at the closing door, she just knew
And her family’s my family, too
They just made room
Today is what we dreamed of and now it’s true
That mountain’s watching over us, I’m smiling up at you
Oooohhh, my love
We got this, my love
We got this, love
A bushel and a peck
To the moon, the sun and back again
With my whole heart I say yes
We got this, we got this, we got this
THE SMALLEST THINGS
I thought love was fairy tales and sunsets
The perfect song over the perfect scene
I played along, prayed my heart would follow
But it was just a dream
Then I woke up and stepped into the sunlight
There you were, the sweetest, calmest smile on your face
All at once, love, everything felt easy
My heart had found her place
In the smallest things like the paper rings you made us
Holding your hand while we fall asleep
All those love notes in secret backwards writing
It’s in the smallest things
Now I never long for some storybook ending
The best part of this story, love, is it’s got no end
Every new day with you feels like Christmas morning
I get to fall for you all over again
With the smallest things like the paper rings you made us
Holding your hand while we fall asleep
All those love notes in secret backwards writing
It’s in the smallest…
Ooh, the ornaments and white lights
You dressed up winter, now you’ve brought me spring
All the ways you’ve made our house a home now
All the color you bring, it’s in the smallest things
it’s in the smallest things
I thought love was fairy tales and sunsets
I just want you to grow old with me
I’M NO DANCER
I first saw you from backstage
In that Spanish play
You were a star even back in high school
Asked you to senior prom
You put that blue dress on
I was changed that night in Liverpool
No, I’m no dancer
But I danced all night with you
Springfield to Buffalo
Man, did time move slow
All that waiting in between
And the night you cried
When that songbird died
You showed your truest heart to me
No, I’m no dancer
But I would dance all night with you
I would dance all night with you…
All this time, all this time
All this time, it’s still you
They turned the music off
The only light still on
Is that sea of stars above our heads
Will you dance with me, dance with me
Oh, love, let me see your smile
You know I’m no dancer but you made me believe
These earthly feet could fly
Will you dance with me all night?