Category: Nostalgia
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Goomba Town
Men’s men all around The sweetest women can be found It’s like livin’ on Italian ground There, in Goomba Town It’s the place to be if you’re from beloved Sicily They’ll treat you like family There, in Goomba Town They’re far from bein’ gangsters you see in those movies and on TV But the actors […]
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Dash Between The Years
In a church filled with family and friends My father’s best friend got up to speak He was older so his walk to the altar was long and he was tired – his voice was a little weak He said some profound things that morning about their friendship & what they liked to do Then […]
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KDG
He was his aftershave, he wore Mom’s favorite – Bay Rum He was his passion, coaching – Great advice, he gave me some He was his religion, a Catholic through and through He was his parents who survived the Depression & World War II He was that one room schoolhouse he went to – Emigrant […]
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Kathleen of Fiddler’s Green
It was in Fiddler’s Green Where I met dear Kathleen She had emerald eyes Her cherry hair was so clean I chased her through prairies Of shamrocks and fairies Who’d follow her like flies The only daughter of an Irish Queen Kathleen was from Fiddler’s Green, dear friends Kathleen was from Fiddler’s Green Let’s drink […]
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God Bless The Bluebird Cafe
It’s where Country Dreams come true Where everything sung there is brand new Where people go to sit and really listen Where songwriters come to be christened You’ll hear songs there about Mama about ol’ fashioned love & wastin’ away At the end of the night, you’ll wanna say God bless the Bluebird Cafe I’ve […]
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Good Luck, Godspeed, Goodbye
The wedding dress her Mama and she picked out was hanging on her childhood bedroom door It was the big day she’d been planning She didn’t have to wait for it anymore She looked out the wet window and asked herself “Rain’s supposed to be a good sign, right?” She then walked down the stairs […]
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Now That She’s Got My Heart
We sat on the couch At her parents’ house And she said It’s me, you know It’s me, not you I looked at her And looked away Nothin’ I could say I thought what should I do What should I do… Now that she’s got my heart Now that I know we’re through I’ve lost […]
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All These Waves Are Mine
All these waves are mine They’re finer than 1972 White Wine All these waves are mine While this ain’t the Oahu Pipeline They’re not too choppy They’re curling just right There’s not a single surf punk in sight This morning’s turned out so divine ‘Cause all these waves are mine I moved to Santa Cruz […]
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You’re My Hometown Now
When I was a little child growing up back then I was happy ‘n proud of where I came from We’d roam the dry canyon back behind our home Mama would bake oatmeal cookies and give me some I felt safe so I’d walk with my friends to school Our teachers took the time to […]