Longing

I had a dream I was alone
Nowhere was mine, no one was home
Sunshine don't you wake me,
darkness come and take me...*

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* Don't Go Home by Kirsty MacColl

Thank you E!

But it was long ago and it was far away,
Oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway,
Then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror
May appear closer than they are *

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* Objects in The Rearview Mirror by Meat Loaf

Nowhere to run

Sometimes I feel I've got to
Run away I've got to
Get away
From the pain that you drive into the heart of me
The love we share
Seems to go nowhere
And I've lost my light
For I toss and turn I can't sleep at night

Once I ran to you (I ran)
Now I'll run from you
This tainted love you've given
I give you all a boy could give you
Take my tears and that's not nearly all
Oh...tainted love
Tainted love

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* Tainted Love by Soft Cell

A gift from NPR

I could say it but you won't believe me
You say you do but you don't deceive me
It's hard to know they're out there
It's hard to know that you still care

I could say it but you won't believe me
You say you do but you don't deceive me
Dead hearts are everywhere
Dead hearts are everywhere

Did you touch them?
Did you hold them?
Did they follow you to town?
They make me feel I'm falling down
They make me feel I'm falling down*

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* Dead Hearts by Stars

Thankful through the pain

Whenever we loved, we loved
Whatever it was, it's over now
We both understand things don't
Always fall the way we plan

Whatever we had, we had
Whatever we had it's over , over now
We parted as friends
And for that I'm so glad
But whatever we had, we had

You know we did a lot of things in those years
We felt a lot of pain through tears
But there's something that we did that I'll always, always be thankful for
Together we created a very special life and that's why I'm
Saying to you...*

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* Whatever We Had, We Had by Barry White

Wisdom is gained when we learn from experience

We find the people of our dreams
We find that they're not what they seem
I've learned that people come and go
I've learned that families break and grow
Toy soldiers brave away those tears
Toy soldiers hope for better years
Today I strike out on my own
The dog is dead. We kids have grown.*

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* Toy Soldiers by Carbon Leaf

So long as you're around...

There's a big ol' hole
That goes right through my soul
Oh that ain't nothin' new
So long as you're around
And got no place else you've found
There's only one thing left for you to do

Just creep on in
Creep on in
And once you have begun
Don't stop until you're done
Sneaking in

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* Creepin' In by Norah Jones