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• Prettiest Tree On The Mountain - Ben Sollee
• Panning For Gold - Ben Sollee
• It's Not Impossible - Ben Sollee
• I Can't - Ben Sollee
• How To See The Sun Rise - Ben Sollee
• Bend - Ben Sollee
• A Few Honest Words - Ben Sollee
• A Change Is Gonna Come - Ben Sollee

Well a robin flew by my window
I thought it just might be you
Judging from the colour of its breast
And the sound of its song
But I’m just thinking of you
Cos you’re in sunny California
The fertile land on Steinbeck road
When I came not a single furrow patch
Could be spared for you and me
You see I wanted to love you baby
But neither you nor I’d been loved before
I thought I could change the world if I just held you high enough
The truth is I couldn’t hold you up at all
I couldn’t hold you up
I couldn’t hold you up
And I sure ain’t gonna hold you down
Well I’m leaving
Walking back home
I don’t care if it takes years or more
But as I walk through the hills of Kentucky
The leaves begin to turn red
And I think of you
Yes, I think of you

I saw God by the river
Panning for gold
I saw God by the river
Weary and old
He said; ‘Son,
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know’
I saw God in the forest
Teaching Tai Chi to the trees
In the wind
And bowing to the seas
He said; ‘Son,
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know’
I saw God on the mountain
Tearing at the sky
I saw God on the mountain
With tears in his eyes
He said; ‘Son,
I used to know where I put things,
I used to know
I could have shown you all the beauty in the world
but now I need you to show me

It's not impossible for me to cry
It's just the hardest thing
I've ever done
And it's a shame you know
But it's ingrained you know
Boys don't cry
Boys don't cry
I can't change
The way you left
All I wanted was to say goodbye
I was scared you know
And I was mad you know
Boys don't cry
Boys don't cry
I can try and try
To change your mind
Like one man pulling a train down the line
It takes time I know
But who has time you know
Boys don't cry
Boys don't cry
You can kick and scream
Cause a scene
Take your anger out
On someone else
Steal the car
Race the car
But don't you dare
No don't you dare cry
I must admit
All jokes aside
I find some men beautiful
Some girls handsome and some children wise
And I hope some day
Before I die
I can share the kiss
That brings tears to my eyes
And it's a shame you know
But it's ingrained you know
Boys don't cry
Boys don't cry, no, no baby
Boys don't cry
Boys don't cry, no
It's not impossible for me to cry
It's just the hardest thing

This ain't the life I thought I'd live
This ain't the home I hoped we'd make
This ain't the path I thought I chose
This ain't the sky I'd hoped we'd see
This ain't the tree I thought would grow
This ain't the god to which I pray
This ain't the song I thought I'd write
These ain't the words I want to say
I can't be your man
This ain't the flag I thought we'd raise
This ain't the wind I'd hoped would blow
This ain't the ship I thought would sail
This ain't the rose I'd hoped would bloom
This ain't the play I thought we'd stage
These ain't the hills I'd hoped we'd roam
This ain't the sword pulled from the lake
Yours ain't the heart I want to break
But I can't be your man
This ain't the end I thought it'd be
Are you someone I've loved before
In this the song the caged bird sings
Is there some law I choose to ignore
This is a faith I must defend
I've tried, I can't pretend
There is a hope I must contend
We'll find the thread with the strength to mend
I can't be your man
Least not this time around
And it's something unpredictable
Like where a leaf might fall
And it's something unrestrainable
Like a rooster's morning call

Well, teach me baby
Oh Lord, yes, a little show-and-tell
How to keep from loving you
Now should I fence in my heart baby
Lord, keep it in the shade
Give it all the fruit it could want
Except yours
Teach me baby, well, one more time
Just exactly how far you are away
Should I start walking now baby
When in the day
You know i don't need no map
Yes, i'll find my way
Teach me baby, oh, i promise i'll get it this time
How to hold a bird in my hand and watch it grow
See those feathers bloom
But don't let it fly
Even though that's what it's supposed to do
Teach me baby, mmm, one last time
How to see the sun rise
In the dead of night
Oh, cos that's how it feels baby

When the storm comes
Will you reject the rain
If it falls not soft
If it falls not tame?
When the wind blows
And calls your name
Will you run in fear
Will you hide in shame?
Are you strong enough to bend?
Yes, don't stand against the wind
Cos you know you're gonna break
When ages comes
Will you call my name
Will you cut me down
Just to ease your pain?
When truth comes
Will you accept the blame?
Cos history will teach us
We were all on those plains
Are you strong enough to bend?
Don't stand against the wind
Cos you know you're gonna break
When love comes
Will you release the rain
Will you change the world
To the song you sang?
Or when the smoke clears
Will your hope remain
To make some peace
On this land you claim?
Are you strong enough to bend?
Don't stand against the wind
Cos you know you're gonna break
When the storm comes
Will you reject the rain
If it falls not soft

If you’re going to lead my country,
If you’re gonna say it’s free
I’m gonna need
a little honesty
Just a few honest words
It shouldn’t be that hard
Just a few honest words
Is all I need
I don’t need no handshake
No firm look in the eye
Don't tell me what you think I,
I ought to hear
I don’t need no high life
No fancy premiers
Just tell me what you really think
Without fear
Just a few honest words
It shouldn’t be that hard
Just a few honest words
Is all I need
Love is a bitter food
You’ve learned to eat
You still don’t know, oh,
Where it grows
And our love of freedom
Holds a veil over our eyes
Rights that are given
Can be taken away
Just a few honest words
It shouldn’t be that hard
Just a few honest words
Is all I need
We don’t choose our leaders
The choose themselves
Tell me again

Well, it's dark in the city
I've lost my pride
The lights in the streets hide the stars from my eyes
It's been a long, long time coming
But I know that change is gonna come
And it's too hard living
But I'm afraid to die
Cause I don't know what's up there
Just beyond the sky
It's been a long, long time coming
But I know that change is gonna come
And I miss my family
My little girl
She is my princess
I'd give her the world
It's been a long, long time coming
But I know that change is gonna come
I just need some comfort
Some kind of belief
That this war we're fighting
Can really bring some peace
There's no rhyme nor reason
Or sweet melody
More and more weapons
mean less security
It's been a long, long time coming
But I know that change is gonna come
And I've tried to find it
Some better place
Where having the biggest gun
ain't some kind of race
It's been a long, long time coming
But I know that change is gonna come
There's been times I thought
I couldn't last for long
But now I think I'm able
To carry on
It's been a long, long time coming
But I know that change is gonna come
It's been a long, long time coming
But I know that change is gonna come