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In the Morning
04:59
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Well, I missed you in the morning after I said goodbye.
On the way home, all I could think about, was when you kissed me last night.
When you called me to see how I was, I should have told you right then.
Could you explain what I'm feeling? Is something about to begin?
Cuz I fell into you in the morning. Oh please tell me you'll stay.
Cuz darlin no one else has ever made me feel this way.
And I'll sing along with you if you sing along with me.
I promise no one else could ever make me feel this way.
Now it keeps me awake at night, though I shouldn't think of you.
But I've never seen someone with your light.
Oh and I love the way you sing.
I've got nothing to offer to you. Nothing you don't already have.
I hope you're happy right where you are, and I'll keep searching for a feeling like that.
When I fell into you in the morning, please tell me you'll stay.
Cuz darlin no one else has ever made me feel this way.
And I'll sing along with you, if you sing along with me.
Til I find someone else who can make me feel this way.
Make me feel this way...
Cuz I missed you in the morning after I said goodbye.
When I'm alone, sometimes I think about the way you kissed me that night...
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Blame It On You
04:18
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Couldn't sleep so I slept in today.
Didn't wanna work so I called in today.
They'll probably fire me, but I don't really care, cuz shit always happens and it's not fair.
Car got a flat tire again today.
But I got nowhere to be anyway.
So maybe I'll stay home, try to figure out what this life really is, what it's all about.
But tomorrow will be the same like the day before. Nothing good seems to happen to me anymore.
I'm just gonna blame it on you. It's all your fault.
I'm gonna blame it on you. It's you by default.
If tomorrow I wake up and the sun is shining through, then maybe it's a sign that I don't need you.
Don't know why I ever gave you my heart.
Cuz you left me alone from the start.
Now every other man is a big letdown, and I think it's all because you were never around.
So I'm just gonna blame it on you. It's all your fault.
I'm gonna blame it on you. It's you by default.
If tomorrow I wake up and the sun is shining through, then maybe it's a sign that I don't need you.
And why did it have to be this way?
Was I not enough reason to stay?
I could have been your girl, but all I see is a silly little boy that doesn't agree.
So I'm just gonna blame it on you. It's not my fault.
I'm gonna blame it on you. And all bets are off.
If tomorrow you come home and I'm still here, then maybe it was really meant to be, my dear.
But the sun is coming up, and it's shining through, so maybe it's a sign that I don't need you.
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Burn the Candles
04:16
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It's quiet in this bedroom of mine.
The only friend I have is this bottle of wine.
I had to let you go, cuz all you ever did was waste my time.
So I'll burn the candles til they're gone.
I'll spend another night alone.
Cuz you're not coming home again.
My head hurts when I get up at 8am.
Before the day is through, I pour another drink again.
I should go outside, but all I wanna do is hide again.
So I'll burn the candles til they're gone.
I'll spend another day alone.
I'm not leaving home again.
I don't need nobody else, cuz all they ever bring is pain.
I swear to God I'll never fall again.
It's quiet, and I'm all out of wine.
If anybody asks, I'll say I'm doing fine.
And if I see you again, I'll continue lying.
And I'll burn the candles til they're gone.
I'm spending my time alone.
Cuz you're not coming home again. No, not again...
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To No One in Particular
04:41
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Gave my all no matter the cost.
I wrote to you and you wrote me off.
I guess that's okay
Didn't see me cry the day you left.
You just smiled and turned your head and drove away...
Moving on to bigger, better things
Don't answer the phone when it rings. Not when I call.
And any time you come around, your mom has to tell me that you're in town.
You don't mention it to me at all.
And when they say "Who are you writing all your songs to?"
I cannot say cuz you never wanna hear the truth
When 'no one in particular' is you.
Hope it's nice in Minnesota
You said to visit again if I wanna. But I don't think I will.
The last time I drove all that way, I spent all night til the break of day alone in my hotel.
But when I got in your face, you said you never meant to make me feel that way. And I say no regrets.
I never wanna fall for you again, but you come back around like a seasonal trend.
And I just can't forget.
And when they say "Who are you writing all your songs to?"
I cannot say even though you're not here to hear the truth
When "no one in particular" is you.
Wish I never gave you that stupid mix cd.
Wish I never told you all you meant to me.
Maybe then you wouldn't be so freaked out to see
How good to you I could be.
Sometimes I wonder if the same things that remind me of you, remind you of me. I guess I'll never know.
I've been writing a song or two, but don't worry, they're not about you.
And when you hear me on the radio...
They're gonna ask. "Who are you writing all those songs to?"
And I'll just laugh and say that no one ever wants to hear the truth
When "no one in particular" is you. It was you. That was you...
"No one in particular" was you.
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What's Wrong
03:54
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I quit my job. Don't have much money in my bank account.
I cry a lot. Still don't know what my life's about.
I sleep in Sunday mornings. Don't go to church but I still pray.
I tend to snap without warning. Have a nervous breakdown every other day.
If you knew how I really felt, you'd just walk away...
I don't wanna tell you what's wrong.
You don't need to hear my problems today.
Don't tell me to be strong.
You wouldn't understand me anyway.
There's no invitations to my pity party. My Facebook status remains pristine.
I won't be blamed if a war gets started. There's no drama to be seen.
Cuz if they knew how I really felt, they'd send me away...
I don't wanna tell you what's wrong.
You don't need to hear my problems today.
Don't tell me to be strong.
You wouldn't understand me anyway.
I don't wanna tell you what's wrong.
My problems wouldn't get solved anyway.
I can't always be strong.
I'll be lucky if I make it through today...
If you knew how I really felt, you'd just walk away.
If they knew how I really felt, they'd send me away...
I don't wanna tell you what's wrong.
You don't need to hear my problems today.
Don't tell me to be strong.
You wouldn't understand me anyway.
I don't wanna tell you what's wrong.
My problems wouldn't get solved anyway.
I can't always be strong.
I'll be lucky if I make it through today...
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I wanna say something, wanna reach for your hand
But I never do anything or speak what I've planned
Lessons in disappointment, stumbled leaps of faith
They haven't brought me very far, that goes without saying
But if you don't mind my saying...
I like it when you talk to me with your voice real low
I like it even more when you don't even notice
I'm singing right along with you when I'm in the crowd
I wanna tell you everything, but I can't say it out loud
How can I know you all this time but still not know
Everything I should about you, what's in your soul?
So play me every song there is til my heart can see
Ask me anything you want, but don't ask about me
Don't ask about me yet...
When it's my turn to sing, I stare at the wall
But I couldn't miss you if I wanted to, I can see it all
You're singing right along with me when you're in the crowd
I wanna tell you everything. But should I say it out loud?
Should I give it a shot? Tell you all I've got to get off my mind?
But something's telling me, stop.
This is not gonna be any different this time.
At the end of the night, I watch you til you're gone
You're shrinking in the distance, and that's the end of my song.
I'll keep my foot in my mouth and I'll be just fine.
I just can't risk it anymore. I'll keep quiet this time.
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Candace Griffin Madison, Wisconsin
"Alternative and folky, Candace Griffin's music comes straight from the heart. As a songwriter, she takes inspiration from the life around her, and with honest words and acoustic-driven emotions, she puts her listeners right in the moment. You'll think the songs were written just for you." (Bio by Caitlin Wildhagen) ... more
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