1. |
On Top Again
03:06
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How could you know when you walked away
you’d be standing so strong
where you are today
But you pushed right through
The self doubt and pain
Here you are on top again
When you signed up
Expectations were high
It was looking good
And feeling alright
Then before too long
You were seein the signs
There was trouble in paradise
But you pushed right through
The self doubt and pain
Here you are on top again
You tried it all you tried your best
Thought maybe this is just a test
Then it wasn’t only bout you anymore
Had to find your way out that door
“How can you go? love just makes me crazy!
You’ll regret it all some day”
You saw through the gaslight
the stakes were so high
And started to find your own way
You pushed right through
The self doubt and pain
Here you are on top again
Here’s looking at you
What I mean to say
They’re looking at you
For their own someday
Everyone needs a light
that will guide the way
ya it’s you on top again
It’s you on top again
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2. |
Joy And Pain
03:55
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Plucking on this six string
trying to chase these blues away
naturally my thoughts return to you
I think of how my life has change for better forever
life ain’t so bad I’m just glad to be here with you
hold the line don’t ever let this boat drift away
never mind of those troubled times don’t mean much anyway
if I fall please pick me up to face another day
oh joy and pain
It’s funny how you look at things and then you look away
taking life for granted living day to day
and then one day you say “hey how did I miss that anyway”
life can change and often should
so be that as it may
When our hearts are dark our souls in distress
the world around us offer us quite little
joy gives us wings to soar our spirits truly free
to see the hidden mysteries of life
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3. |
I love Having You Around
03:09
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A history of violence
(It’s gotta go)
You’ve gone through some dark days
(This we know)
You’ve done some bad things
(The record shows)
But I still love you
you need to know
So many times
the wrong path you choose
And now you’re singing the blues
But I still believe in you
And what you can do
You can build on all you’ve learned
And all the progress you’ve earned
Some say strip it all down
But I love having you around
Some don’t think you’re gonna make it
(but that ain’t me)
Some think you’re gonna break it
(I guess we’ll see)
It’s a tricky situation
(It’s truth I speak)
It’s time to show you’re humanity
It’s been great watching you grow
And now you’re ready to go
And do the things that you were meant to do
But you’re running short of time
with so much on the line
some say strip it all down
but I love havin you around
No I don’t like to write folks off
Don’t we all deserve a second shot
And when you’re there
When you’ve finally arrived
I’ll raise one
Cause you’ll be one
Won’t that be fun?
I know that you can do it
(Yes you can)
And that you will get through it
(It’s part of the plan)
And when you're grown up
(They grow up so fast)
You’ll be united
Mature at last
No matter what problems you face
You’re still my favourite race
Don’t get down on yourself
Cause you're gonna get there someday
You gotta figure it all out
But I know without a doubt
You’re gonna step it on up
Cause I love havin you around
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4. |
Let's Talk, I'll Listen
04:14
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I stared into the abyss
I was over all of this
Then a friend I didn’t know that I had
Reached out
And so now when I’m sad
I think of you
Needing someone that knows
Even in the desert a flower grows
Feel your heartbeat
It’s strong just like you
let’s talk I’ll listen
if you need a friend that’s a given
if this life should end
Start a new one
And we’ll be your family
Here on the edge
Full of sorrow
Know that there’s hope
For tomorrow
Ya I was there but helping you
Is helping me
So tell me what brought you here
Was it hopelessness or fear
Your story matters to me
Now people are starting to see
We’re all looking
For something that’s real
You’ve come so far
You’re trying to heal
I don’t know you
But I know how you feel
Chorus
Our past was a lesson
And not a life sentence
Mistakes ya I got "em
let this be your rock bottom
with love in our hearts
Lets Talk
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I saw your pain the other day
sometimes it’s hard to find what to say
but I know a thing or two
about what you’re going through.
It’s not how we drew it up
or thought it would go on that shining day
but life can change and so do we
for better or worse
I’ve had mornings so sad and lonely
If there’s one thing you should never forget
Love ain’t done with you yet
So here you are what’s the plan
Some things you’ll never understand
So take some time and let your heart unwind
Yeah I’ve been there
Alone and lonely
If there’s one thing you should never forget
Love ain’t done with you yet
And when that coffee cup seems more full
than your heart just have faith
that better days await
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6. |
Heroes For Gold
04:16
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As I look up to you
I can see how I want to be
A shining example
Of the things I believe
In the dark of the night
I can still hear that Nightingale
Singing it’s sweet melody
But for now I digress
To a world of uncertainty
Where pillars of truth
Are few and far between
Now we need you more than ever
So our heroes to be
Have a vision a goal and dream
I’m lucky I guess
To have someone there for me
Like a beacon showing the way
The life I want to live is truly attainable
I’ll never trade my heroes for gold
When you think of what’s best
For the world of humanity
The oneness of it’s peoples
Like the waves of one sea
Now we need it
More than ever
So generations to be
Live in peace as one family
I’m lucky I guess
To have someone there for me
Like a beacon showing the way
The life I want to live is truly attainable
I’ll never trade my heroes for Gold
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7. |
Unite
02:55
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Looks like when it comes
To this diversity thing
Some of us
Have clearly missed the point
Now we look
For just one song to sing
And need a refrain
All can join
That leaves us with just one option
Unite
Hearts are breaking
The toll that’s been taken
Deep wounds from a colonial past
There’s Justice to be done
Through the lens “we are one”
Until we find peace at last
How’s this for an action item
Unite
Gotta Get past the victor
And the vanquished
We’ve got enough for everyone to thrive
Doesn’t have to be a competition
We’re all in it
Let’s all win it
We’re all in it
Let’s all win it
Just gonna leave this one word with you
Unite
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8. |
That's Me
03:57
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When you’re sitting in the dark
looking at the stars
I feel your love surrounding me
so I’ll send a little sign
to show you I am fine
many things are real that we can’t see
you miss me
I’m not that far
You can’t touch me
but you feel my heart
this bird has a Burst it's cage asunder
eyes wide and filled with wonder
think of me and feel a little breeze
That’s me
I know some might say
I was taken away
and ask how this can be just of fair
these mysteries abound
I am not lost but found
and my hope is that you won’t despair
an eagle flies overhead
that song I sang gets in your head
you get inspired and ask how can this be? That’s me
when that day comes
when you’re born to this world eternal
you will find me in an ocean of light
from the highest peaks
we’ll gaze on what no pen can describe
so that it from here
now you know I am near
as well I am in great company
so from time to time
I’ll drop you a line as
soon begins our sweet eternity
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Steve Zaat Avondale, Prince Edward Island
With years in the music business as a performer, educator and music retailer Steve Zaat is well established as a singer,
songwriter and sideman.
Not afraid to “go there” Steve songs can be intensely personal but with his quirky sense of humour always lurking on the background.
Steve resides in Avondale, PEI, Canada
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