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Who Cares About Me
03:22
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Who Cares About Me
Lunch time on Broadway where the hot dogs are gourmet
Watch the Wall Street Wolves eat their lives away
Sammy blows his saxophone with the air that’s in his soul
With the pennies he gets thrown he can butter up a roll
Who cares about me
Who cares about me
Another open hand in the land of the free
Who cares about me
Here comes the winter and we’re turning on the heat
Better build a fire if you’re sleeping on the street
Brenda built herself a home with a brand new cardboard box
Made herself a wooden comb and a pillow out of rocks
Who cares about me
Who cares about me
Another open hand in the land of the free
Who cares about me
Time for Thanksgiving and the turkey’s on the table
Justice is a fantasy kindness is a fable
Holly holds out her tin cup holds tight to memories
When her words can’t say enough her eyes are begging please
Who cares about me
Who cares about me
Another open hand in the land of the free
Who cares about me
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Miracle Man
03:16
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Miracle Man
He calls himself a miracle man I don’t believe it’s true
Because I’ve seen miracles done with a witch's brew
He says he’s a messenger sent from the One above
I say he’s a pretender who didn’t get enough love
Miracle man show me something new
If you want me to believe in the things you do
Show me you’re following a path that’s just
Then maybe I’ll think twice before I call your bluff
Once I saw the miracle man with a crowd up on a hill
Using one of his charms to heal a man who’d taken ill
The faces of the people were filled with fascination
While off in the distance I watched his phony presentation
Miracle man show me something new
If you want me to believe in the things you do
Show me you’re following a path that’s just
Then maybe I’ll think twice before I call your bluff
If you see the miracles, you don’t need a miracle man
But don’t believe in a man because of a miracle he does
Miracle man show me something new
If you want me to believe in the things you do
Show me you’re following a path that’s just
Then maybe I’ll think twice before I call your bluff
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Make Me a Sage
02:38
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Make Me a Sage
Heaven help make me a sage open my mind to the words on the page
Let them sink into my soul fill up my heart until I am whole
The ways of the world are so far from me the more I analyze them the more I see
I’m praying to the light of all the ages fill me with the wisdom of the sages
Heaven help me to see through give me the eyes to see what is true
Help me get out of this ignorant cage fill me with light make me a sage
The ways of the world are so far from me the more I analyze them the more I see
I’m praying to the rock of all the ages fill me with the wisdom of the sages
When I was just a youth I was in the dark, you took me to the truth
Here I am full of desire heaven help me I want to go higher
The ways of the world are so far from me the more I analyze them the more I see
I’m praying to the rock of all the ages I’m praying to the rock of all the ages fill me with wisdom… fill me with the wisdom of the sages
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Wake Up
02:40
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WAKE UP!
Joey works so he can make some money he needs money so that he can live
I asked him what he was living for he said that he had to go to work
Larry likes to ride the roller coaster he says that it makes him feel alive
I asked him what he was living for he said that he needs another ride
Wake up! Wake up! It’s time to wake up! Rise and shine it’s a beautiful day
Wake up! Wake up! You’d better wake up! Unless you’re planning on sleeping your life away
When I was a kid my father wanted three things from me, he wanted me to be a BoyScout, wanted me to play baseball and he wanted me to go to college
My first camping trip I was bit by a tick and I quit the Boy Scouts, I played baseball,they stuck me in right field, got hit in the head with the ball and that was it for my baseball career, and as for college...
My old friends like to have a good time we could run all day dance all night
If you asked us what we were living for we thought you were there to start a fight
Wake up! Wake up! It’s time to wake up! Rise and shine it’s a beautiful day
Wake up! Wake up! You’d better wake up! Unless you’re planning on sleeping your life, Unless you’re planning on sleeping your life, Unless you’re planning on sleeping your life away
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Set the Dreamer Free
03:48
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Set the Dreamer Free
My father was a poet I’m a songwriter He gave words a purpose I lifted them up higher
Now he listens somewhere in the sky, now he listens somewhere in the sky
If I was a tree my father would be the seed everything from him passed on to me
My job is to do something unique; my job is to do something unique
We don’t know what we can do until we’re put to the test
Sometimes we need a push to do our best
I would have gone forever, never knowing who I could be
But I took a chance and let the dreamer free
I could have been another man looking back at history
But I heard my inner voice and let the dreamer free
It might be a thought don’t just throw it away if you see a need, you can make a plan
All you need is ground to take a stand all you need is ground to take a stand
I didn’t know my worth until I dug down deep
Found it was always there inside of me
I would have gone forever, never knowing who I could be
But I took a chance and let the dreamer free
I could have been another man looking back at history
But I heard my inner voice and let the dreamer free
I could have been another man, but I let the dreamer free.
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Save Me from My Own Disgrace
Why wait till I’m at the gate to fear the Lord because He’s great
He’s watching now no time to wait put me in my place and save me from my own disgrace
The world is big and I’m so small the end can come in a moments call
Better watch my step so I don’t fall I could never show my face save me from my own disgrace
All the blood that’s in my veins all the air my lungs contain
My arms and legs my heart and brain don’t lay my soul to waste save me from my own disgrace
Why wait till I’m at the gate to fear the Lord because He’s great
He’s watching now no time to wait put me in my place and save me… oh save me from my own disgrace
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The Promise of a Holy Man
Lived in the room next to heaven a sacred life until he died
When his spirit left his body, he really came alive
He said he’s going to do what he can, the promise of a holy man
He’ll pull you from the depths of despair by the fringes of your hair
Come and pray give charity and he’ll do his best to intercede
He guaranteed he’s going to do whatever he can the promise of a holy man
When the righteous leave this world they defend us up above
They can break a bad decree turning anger into love, turning anger into love
He’ll pull you from the depths of despair by the fringes of your hair
Come and pray give charity and he’ll do his best to intercede
He guaranteed he’s going to do whatever he can the promise of a holy man
Lived in the room next to heaven a sacred life until he died
When his spirit left his body, he really came alive, he really came alive,
The promise of a holy man
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The Thunder
03:37
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The Thunder
One day if you’re shaken, you’ll begin to see when you’re reminded that you’re delicate and weak
The voice from one who has the fear will start to speak
Did you ever wonder… what’s the purpose of the thunder?
When I tell you things that I’ve heard you say I’m crazy and don’t accept my words
It’s because your philosophy is absurd
Now your hearts torn asunder every time you hear the thunder!
When I was a boy I didn’t know what was real living day to day doing what I feel
Thought I was a hero that I was made of steel
It was but a blunder… that’s before I heard the thunder!
Some people pray when their worries become great fall on their knees and hope it’s not too late
If only they’d remember that some words would change their fate
And the burden that they’re under…shattered by the thunder!
One day if you’re shaken, you’ll begin to see when you’re reminded that you’re delicate and weak
The voice from one who has the fear will start to speak
Did you ever wonder, what’s the purpose of thunder?
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A Wonderment of Life
02:49
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A Wonderment of Life
The Lord made day and He made night made a man and gave him a wife
Worlds apart like day and night it’s a wonderment of life
A man can’t stand on his feet without a wife he’s incomplete
Like the sun lights up the sky it’s a wonderment of life
Giving more than just her heart she plays a special part
Giving trust and being true you’re there for her she’s there for you
She’ll be your friend until the end
Most of us don’t have a clue what a woman she can do
Take a man and make him right it’s a wonderment of life
Some have learned from the past sometimes this love doesn’t last
But if you give, you’ll get back twice it’s a wonderment of life
Giving more than just her heart she plays a special part
Giving trust and being true you’re there for her she’s there for you
She’ll be your friend until the end
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10. |
The End of Days
04:02
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The End of Days
Some people work all of their lives to retire and find peace of mind
Others live day to day don’t think ahead and throw their money away
The mind is weak the heart is strong everyone’s on the journey they’re on
Whatever track you decide to take you’re gonna look back at the end of days
I look at the past I had some grief in later years I found relief
It didn’t take much to forgot what was I chalked it up to a worthy cause
Change is slow the whole lifelong everyone’s on the journey they’re on
Whatever road you decide to take you’re gonna wind up at the end of days
The night is long we can only pray for the light of dawn
When the sun will shine and light the way to a better day
When the clouds are gone, and the light descends blessed is one who Repents before the end of days
The wheel in the sky it turned around I was held up high then on the ground
Eyes are blind, soul unseen roaming around from scene to scene
I had to be brave I didn’t belong everyone’s on the journey they’re on
False hope for a path of faith when I saw it led to the end of days
The night is long we can only pray for the light of dawn
When the sun will shine and light the way to a better day
When the clouds are gone, and the light descends blessed is one who repents before the end of days
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Needle and Thread
03:41
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Needle and Thread
Out of me and into you life passes through
Like a spirit swelling in space
All the heart and all the hate, in a circle of fate
Spinning wildly like a wheel in a race
Out of you and into me, love is like a sea
Like a feeling flowing though time
With the dream and the design, weaving into a line
Swinging freely like a child on a vine
When all our people are pulled tightly from where they’ve been spread
And all our wounds are closed after all of us have bled
When all the prisons crumble and our demons are all dead
Our souls are sewn together by the same needle and thread
Out of me and into you, peace passes through
Like the sunlight warming our fears
All the pain through the years, in a puddle of tears
Drying slowly as the day disappears
When all our people are pulled tightly from where they’ve been spread
And all our wounds are closed after all of us have bled
When all the prisons crumble and our demons are all dead
Our souls are sewn together by the same needle and thread
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12. |
If I Were Superman
03:01
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If I Were Superman
If I were President, they'd put my face on a four-dollar bill
If I were King, my reign would rouse a thrill
If I were a Builder I’d build forever if I were a Painter, I’d paint the day
If I were a Millionaire, I’d buy whatever caught my eye
And if I were Superman...I’d fly.
If I were a Cowboy, I’d shoot the fastest gun
If I were a Runner, I’d make the longest run
If I were a Lion, I’d rule the jungle If I were a river I’d flow in peace
If I were a Spaceman I’d go to every star in the sky
And if I were Superman...I’d fly.
But I’m just a kid from Brooklyn trying to keep my dreams alive
I don’t have a lot of money, but I always seem to get by
Maybe someday my luck will change maybe I’ll make a plan
But, till that happens you’ve gotta understand...
If I were a General, I’d bring peace to every war
If I were Music, I’d play on every shore
If I were a Hero, I’d save the day if I were a poet, I'd touch your soul
If I were a detective, I’d solve the toughest crimes
And if I were Superman...oh my If I were Superman.……I’d fly
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13. |
The Birds of Heaven
03:29
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The Birds of Heaven
The only song I want to sing is from the birds of heaven
The birds of heaven are so pure and free
They get their power from the place of prophesy
The only words I want to hear are everlasting
Words that are deep and true words of prophesy
In the silence of the night there is music… music brings you close music heals the soul…
It can make your spirit fly from your body… music sets you free music makes you whole…
The birds of heaven are so pure and free
They get their power from the place of prophesy
In the silence of the night there is music… music brings you close music heals the soul…
It can make your spirit fly from your body… music sets you free music makes you whole…
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14. |
A Place of Want
02:33
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A Place of Want
The man who I was born to be the thing that’s real inside of me
A prisoner in a place of want
Somewhere on a sandy beach the message I was born to teach
Abandoned for a place of want
It’s a castle in the air in a wink I’m taken there
A dream that stole my yesterday deceiving me today
Coming back in misery from a trip I took regrettably
To that place of want
Enticing me from what is true a thought that came out of the blue
Took me to that fairy-tale place of want
It’s a castle in the air in a wink I’m taken there
A dream that stole my yesterday deceiving me today
A dream that stole my yesterday still deceiving me today
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15. |
Through the Glass
03:53
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Through the Glass
Took a walk one winter day the sky was cartoon blue
Sat down in the corner café for coffee and the view
Stared out at the scene…
Through the glass I watch the world as my thoughts go flying past
Every stranger that I see is a world away from me
All these worlds are going by so fast
I’m just a stranger, a stranger, a stranger through the glass
Looking back on the years when I was someone else
Moved around a lot while I searched for myself
Sometimes you don’t know what you have till you lose what you’ve got
Sometimes you don’t know who you are till you know who you’re not
Through the glass I watch the world as my thoughts go flying past
Every stranger that I see is a world away from me
All these worlds are going by so fast
I’m just a stranger, a stranger, a stranger through the glass
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Gedalya Monsey, New York
Gedalya is a singer/songwriter based in New York. Exploring themes of faith, hardships, and growth, his music is reaching a growing audience around the globe, touching listener’s hearts in every corner of the world.
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