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Dreams

by Erik Withak

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Natruly 04:53
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[VERSE] I wanna camp out in a tent a little cage on the edge of wilderness and start a fire with a match to roast s'mores and watch the logs I baught glow and crack [CHORUS] I wanna wake up next to you in the grass all alone with the morning dew I wanna wake up next to you but this concrete holds me down [VERSE] Maybe I'll dig a swimming pool so I can have a little lake in the backyard of the house in which I sleep beneath a sheet a quilt a roof under the stars [CHORUS] I wanna wake up next to you in the grass all alone with the morning dew I wanna wake up next to you but this concrete holds me down [VERSE] I think I'll take a little walk beyond the path and let the breeze carry my thoughts off to join the big storm cloud to rain for days so I can watch the whole world drown [CHORUS] I wanna wake up next to you in the grass all alone with the morning dew I wanna wake up next to you but this concrete holds me down
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Mother 02:55
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[VERSE] Mother's the one who comes to tuck you in at night Mother's the one who tells you everything'll be alright Mother's the one who makes sure you're always safe and sound Mother's the one who picks you up whenever you fall down down down [CHORUS] She'll always be there for you if you're hurt or feelin' blue whenever you get a frown Mother will turn it around [VERSE] Mother's the one who hugs you like noone else Mother's the one who helps you reach the highest shelf Mother's the one who reads all the words that you don't know Mother's the one who makes food so good to help you grow [CHORUS] She'll always be there for you if you're hurt or feelin' blue whenever you get a frown Mother will turn it around [VERSE] Mother's the one who comes to tuck you in at night Mother's the one who tells you everything'll be alright Mother's the one who makes sure you're always safe and sound Mother's the one who picks you up whenever you fall down down down
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Dreams 03:57
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[VERSE] I woke up in the middle of the night from a dream that gave me a little fright I was far away in a foreign place (and) a scary dragon came to play I tried to run but I couldn't move my legs [PRE CHORUS] There I was in the desert heat no escape and no retreat I closed my eyes then I woke up from that dream [VERSE] Later on I had another dream I was on the beach with my family near the sea swimmin' laughin' havin' fun eatin' ice cream in the sun no worries or fears bothered me [PRE CHORUS] Then I closed my eyes and I woke up to the mornin' light and realize it was just a dream [CHORUS] Dreams, what do they mean? Some are scary, some can be serene Dreams, what do they mean? Write them down when you can, someday you'll see [VERSE] Ever find yourself in a dream so real it feels like it could be Now are we dreamin' we're butterflies or are we butterflies dreamin' that we are human beans like you an me [CHORUS] Dreams, what do they mean? Some are scary, some can be serene Dreams, what do they mean? Write them down when you can, someday you'll see [OUTRO] We all have dreams...
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Rain Drips 04:39
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The Itsy Bitsy Spider 03:28
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[A] There's a spider crawling back home to her web on a window second floor corner store in a hurry a race with the storm [B] The rain falls hard gasping and grasping she makes it so far but no cigar it flushes her back to the start back to the start [A] In a puddle and ocean she fell to the world she is little as it pours no remorse screamin' out "how could it get worse" [B] The tears fall slow thinking of sinking she's losing control but she can't let go if she doesn't try she won't know she won't know [A] At the bottom feeling so small lookin' up she is wishful second try do or die rain subsides now she's feelin' real high [B] So she climbs once more bashing and thrashing she fights like a boar she's cold and sore but she won't get washed out like before like before [A] Once again she makes it so far now in view of the window in the air almost there rising up when life isn't fair [B] All alone gasping and grasping she makes her way home and now she knows the power of will and it shows and it shows
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Keep On The Sunny Side 03:10
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[VERSE] There's a dark there's a troubled side o' life but there's a bright there's a sunnyside too if you meet with the darkness and strife know the sunnyside you also may view [CHORUS] So keep on the sunnyside always on the sunnyside keep on the sunnyside o' life it'll help ya every day it'll brighten up the way if ya keep on the sunnyside o' life [VERSE] Well the storm and it's fury broke today crushing hopes that we all cherish so dear clouds and storms will in time pass away the sun again will shine bright and clear [CHORUS] So keep on the sunnyside always on the sunnyside keep on the sunnyside o' life it'll help ya every day it'll brighten up the way if ya keep on the sunnyside o' life [VERSE] Let us great with a song o' hope each day though the moments be cloudy or fair let us trust in our saviour always to keep us everyone in his care [CHORUS] So keep on the sunnyside always on the sunnyside keep on the sunnyside o' life it'll help ya every day it'll brighten up the way if ya keep on the sunnyside o' life (ONE MORE TIME!) [CHORUS] Let's keep on the sunnyside always on the sunnyside keep on the sunnyside o' life it'll help ya every day it'll brighten up the way if ya keep on the sunnyside o' life if ya keep on the sunnyside o' life if ya keep on the sunnyside o' life if ya keep on the sunnyside o' liiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiife
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Jack The Cat 02:26
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[CHORUS] Jack you are my cat, and Jack you are fat Jack I won't take that back because it's fact [VERSE] You just sit around the house all day layin' in the sun you refuse to play maybe if you excercised a little bit you wouldn't have to abuse all that catnip [CHORUS] Jack you are my cat, and Jack you are fat, but Jack I won't take that back because it's fact [VERSE] Maybe I shouldn't feed you butter sticks too bad they don't make a diet Meowmix if you just laid off all that Fancy Feast you wouldn't look like such a furry beast [CHORUS] Jack you are my cat, and Jack you are fat, but Jack I'm not gonna take that back because it's fact Jack you are my fat cat
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Gone Daddy Gone 03:22
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[VERSE] Beautiful girl lovely dress highschool smiles oh yes beautiful girl lovely dress where she is now I can only guess 'cause you're [CHORUS] Gone daddy gone your love is gone yeah gone daddy gone your love is gone gone daddy gone your love is gone yeah gone daddy gone your love is gone away [VERSE] When I see you eyes will turn blue when I see you a thousand eyes are turnin' blue 'cause you're [CHORUS] Gone daddy gone your love is gone yeah gone daddy gone your love is gone gone daddy gone your love is gone yeah gone daddy gone your love is gone away [DRUM BREAK] [VERSE] I can tell by the way that you switch your walk I can tell by the way that you baby talk I can tell by the way that you treat your man I love ya baby it's a cryin' shame 'cause you're [CHORUS] Gone daddy gone your love is gone yeah gone daddy gone your love is gone gone daddy gone your love is gone yeah gone daddy gone your love is gone away [VERSE] Beautiful girl lovely dress highschool smiles oh yes beautiful girl lovely dress where she is now I can only guess 'cause she's [CHORUS] Gone daddy gone love is gone yeah gone daddy gone love is gone gone daddy gone love is gone yeah gone daddy gone love is gone away [OUTRO] Gone away (x5)
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The Manliest Man 03:19
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[VERSE] I once knew a man who could kill at a glance his arms were so big like the bulge in his pants he could chop down a forrest with only his hands oh this man was the manliest man and breakfast was served with a steak and a knife and three shots of whiskey each day of his life I know what you're thinking and yes yes you're right oh this man was the manliest man [CHORUS] Oh this man was so manly he'd put you to shame he'd bury the wicked and salvage the lame you might think you're better but please think again for this man was the manliest man [VERSE] And his body was covered with hair head to toe he once took out an army with sticks and a bow and climed up a mountain without using rope for this man was the manliest man And he once saved a village when bandits appeared well he fended them off with only his bear never a foe oh that he ever feared for this man was the manliest man [CHORUS] Oh this man was so manly he'd put you to shame he'd bury the wicked and salvage the lame you might think you're better but please think again for this man was the manliest man [VERSE] And he never chased women 'cause they'd flock to him well they'd knock on his door and he'd let them in but he never settled his heart they couldn't win for this man was the manliest man 'til one day a maiden whose beauty was grand she softened him up with the touch of her hand like castles of ruin he fell to the sand but this man was the manliest man [CHORUS] Oh this man was so manly he'd put you to shame he'd bury the wicked and salvage the lame you might think you're better but please think again for this man was the manliest man [VERSE] Now shortley thereafter our hero I'm told well he traded his life of fortune and gold to live with that maiden until the grew old but this man was the maliest man Well he used to kill tigers but now he kills time by rocking back babies and reading them rhymes just look at his heart and you'll start to see why this man is the manliest man [CHORUS] Oh this man is so manly he'll put you to shame he'll bury the wicked and salvage the lame you might think you're better but please think again for this man is the manliest man

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Album art by Ross McEwen: @albahtrosss

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released October 26, 2019

Recorded, mixed, and produced by Jason Baker and Dave Lindenbaum at Sasquatch? Recording in Portland, OR

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Erik Withak Portland, Oregon

Erik Withak is a Portland, Oregon-based singer/songwriter with a knack for crafting strong, simple yet complex songs with a somber narrative that invokes names like Conor Oberst, Sufjan Stevens, and Grandaddy.

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