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The Last Night On Planet Earth

by Dan Gober

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Bad Intentions baby I got them over you. Haven’t got a cure or a clue. I’ll live to be your biggest regret, No shame in hiding but you can bet I’ll find you. Heaven will never let me through. And when you go to sleep at night. Well I creep on out of sight and go down. Where my conscience can’t be found. Libations and rock n’ roll get me in trouble Or so I’m told over you. Bad Intentions to work through. I’m a bastard, I’m a cheat, I’m a liar, I’m a thief. Don’t shake your head momma in disbelief. All this grief and tensions yours to keep over you. Bad Intensions baby I tried to warn you. Cannot lose what we never knew. Out there crawling yeah so far gone. Probably can’t see this devil spawn over you. Backbone, grit and fortitude. Clip those wings, cage the beast. Won’t stop hunting summer nights to feast. Victims walking in compromise. Bad Intentions to devise over you.
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You can take all my money. Maybe just leave me a twenty. You used to think all my jokes were funny. Sometimes you'd smile or even laugh out loud. Summertime’s warm and mostly sunny. It’s the time I feel alive the most. Before the season ends I'd love to drive on down the coast. Baby I gotta know if you'll be here with me now. It’s a long road I need to know that you'll help me cope. What if it wasn't about the money? Things wouldn't be so hard. We could never fall, yeah we could have it all. You can take all my money maybe just leave me a twenty. Before you gotta go I need to know where my heart is at. Baby I'll make you proud just stay here with me now. It’s a long road I need to know that you'll help me cope. Baby I gotta know if you'll be here with me now. It’s a long road I need to know that you'll help me cope. It’s a long road I need to know that you'll help me cope.
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Apologies to everyone I’ve hurt. Broken hearts, forgotten friends. Yeah it’s been some work. Through my years I realize it’s been a while, Since I saw you smile. Apologies to everyone along the way. Made some mistakes and I’m sorry if I caused you any pain. I would make it up to you if you’d let me now. What do I gotta do? Apologies to everyone I’ve lied about. Made a mess of things and I’m still trying to figure out. Learned my lesson fair and square yeah I was warned. Then my heart got torn. Table’s turned, yeah I got burned. With any luck I’ve earned a clean slate. Oh I just can’t wait. Apologies to everyone I’ve hurt. Broken hearts, forgotten friends. Yeah I’ve been a jerk. Through my years I realize it’s been a while, Since I saw you smile. Since I saw you smile.
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Shattered moon hangs there in the sky. Honey child cries there for a while. She says seasons are the reason I love best. Here comes the tide so we gotta make it last. Just before dawn is the quietest time and place. Darkness rules the nighttime it is king. I don’t even need to sleep a wink. Inspiration comes at a time When you’re lost for words but then you’ll find. I still got it baby. I never lost it, yeah. Just misplaced it for a while. Candle burns there slowly calm and still. Can’t expect to find what you never will. Every moment counts so give it what you’ve got. Do what you do, give it your best shot. Clean those wings and with some luck. I still got it baby. I never lost it, yeah. I can still make ‘em cry. Fall down on their knees and beg. Or whisper a soothing word. Give them a look to kill. I still got it baby. I never lost it, yeah. Just misplaced it for a while.
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Sleep I don’t need that relief. No I don’t want it I wanna go out on the streets. Cause something inside Was always denied for so long. You can’t hold me down cause, I’ve been down for so long so it seems. Sweet lookin’ momma come talkin’ to me, She says honest men she prefers. I said you’re in luck cause, I’m a real straight shooter by trade. And I’ll never change and I’ll rock this joint whether I get paid. I know what I’m doing I know how to play, You bring your trunks baby I’ll bring the junk, We’ll get together you think I am clever today. So underpaid so underplayed. Someday I might have it made. At least I can say I’m a real straight shooter by trade.
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Better Days 03:04
So you wanna get away. Maybe take a couple days. Well I packed my bags be leaving soon. Don’t know where to. But I’ll be with you. Well we’ll hit the road at dawn. Pass the sycamores through town. With them windows rolled down, We’ll be driving through just me and you, And them holidays await. I said this love will never fade. You’re my little kool-aid, my hearts crusade. We’ll be making better days. So we found another way. We’ll be making better days. We’ll be holding hands in the summer shade. I could never trade. We’ll be making better days.
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18 to 80 blind crippled or crazy. Her legs went on for days. Left me moaning for more. I want more. I want more. But what really did it for me is how she stayed so sweet. She stopped the traffic in the street. She’ll bring you to your knees. 103 degrees with a rose between my teeth. I stood there in the street. With my heart up on my sleeve. She didn’t notice me and all my expertise. She knocked me over like a hurricane. She came on so strong. Yeah this fox is a bomb. Yeah this fox is a bomb. Let’s go! Out there in the street. She’s shakin’ to my junk beat. No one else competes. They just cower at her feet. But she won’t give me the time of day. Wondering where I went wrong. Yeah this fox is a bomb.
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Black Clover 01:42
The trouble with time I gotta worried mind. Seem to toss and turn all down the line. Counting my mistakes my mind is wide awake. Never sleep at all my thoughts rattle 'til dawn. Black Clover it’s all over. If it wasn't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all. Black Clover they're all over. If it wasn't for bad luck I'd have no luck at all.
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Moon is rising slowly not a cloud in the way. Reflecting its lunar body upon your face. Killer’s out there somewhere like a snake. But still you go wandering through the moonlight without a trace. The air is cold enough to see your breath. Can barely see the path through the trees. Lingering in the woods out much too late. But still you go wandering through the moonlight without a trace. There you go without a trace. I know you’re out there somewhere. Under that yellow moon. I’m gonna see you real soon. Ground is much too cold to dig that clay. Fire paints the trees another shade. Stay out here too long might catch your death. But still you go wandering through the moonlight without a trace. There you go without a trace. I know you’re out there somewhere. Under that yellow moon. I’m gonna catch you real soon. Wandering through the moonlight without a trace.
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Variety 04:10
There's a spice in life. Many choices is always kind of nice. Short, tall, thick or thin. Gots somethin' for everyone, What's your poison? What's your sin? Extra toppings, many flavors. Can I get that on the side? I'm not ready to commit yet, I think I'll just have a bite. There is a spice in life. Once you get a taste for it. Well you'll see that I'm right. Purple, blue, green and orange. You pick what you like. Did I mention we got orange? I don't mean to sound pretentious. I'm just stating, just stating what the facts is. Variety, Oh there is a spice in life. Pickup dirty habits go on get a vice. Some like the cold some like the heat. Others live like crazy animals convinced that the moon is made of cheese. Variety is the spice of life.
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Falling down in the mud is never easy. Took some hits gave some shots. Save some time for your enemy. Cloud of dust and the dirt in your eyes. Keep on your toes if you wanna survive. You’ll never catch me cause I’m like a ghost. Here for a minute then I’m gone like the wind. No time to bleed cause there’s no time to mend. Forget the hope cause it’s buried in the sand. Buried in the sand you say. The battle’s not the field its my mind and my heart’s at stake. I tried to lie but it ain’t the truth we save. Led like the blind I’d pluck you out I’d pull you like a rotten tooth. You fixed the game but that won’t save your hide no matter anyways. Never sought revenge like the youth. All I need is the truth. All I need is the truth. You can’t win ‘em all. So don’t think that you can. Give it what you’ve got. And we’ll see ‘em in the end. You can’t win ‘em all. So don’t think that you can. Give it your best shot. The rules were made to bend. Yeah. The rules were made to bend you say. You can’t win ‘em all. So don’t think that you can. Give it what you’ve got. And we’ll see ‘em in the end. You can’t win ‘em all. So don’t think that you can. Give it your best shot. The rules were made to bend. Yeah.
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Modern Man 03:30
In these modern times that we live in. Sometimes they're too fast for my thinking. Well I wish that we'd just slow down. Maybe take a moment enjoy what you gots. Cause in this fast pace race that we live in. I find it so hard for me to fit in. No I don't want to be a modern man. Traded it all in, in the name of the game. Baby I'm just a gumshoe, So I'm gonna watch what you do. And I know that in my heart we'll get it right. Probably too much of a dreamer, Yeah wishing yeah that we were, Traveling this great big world, Far and wide, far and wide.
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Erin 02:57
Erin, Erin all over again. Erin, Erin you’re my very best friend. I hurt you long ago, You said you weren’t gonna take it no more. Erin, Erin sweet like sugar cane. Loved you so much now we are estranged. You used to live next door, But now you moved and you’re Erin no more. Sitting on the beach just you and me. Listening to the waves crash under our feet. We should get in its getting dark. Or maybe take a ride down the boulevard. I haven’t seen you in so many years, The laughter was great and so were the tears. You left here long ago. You said you weren’t coming back here no more. Erin, Erin all over again. Erin, Erin I miss you my friend.
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Dirt Nap 05:02
A dirt nap sounds so good to me. Restful and sweet eternity. Down with the bugs and all my friends. Tree root in the back of my head. No worries now I’ve met my match. Sew my mouth and close the hatch. Two coins placed one for each eye. Pay Charon for the long boat ride. You will never know how much I need it. Gone through all this now I must repeat it. Time to relax settle down for a long dirt nap. Sell my junk take all the bread. Sweetheart I’m never coming home again. Take all the time that you need. I’ll be pushing daisies up through the weeds. Sunshine’s gone it can’t reach me. Save those rays and the water for the seed. Honey I’m just repaying my debt. We never know how much time we get. You will never know how much I craved it. Gone through all this now I must savor it. Time to relax settle down for a long dirt nap. Goodbye to you my love. Goodbye to forever young. Goodbye to the deep blue sky. Whispered words and lullaby's. A little life in everything. Even in the pain that it brings. Sharper than a razors edge. Straight through the tears that you wept. But colder than a heart of stone. Is a dirt nap all alone. I’d rather go in a blaze of fire. Ashes to the dirt like a child.
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Two in the morning on the 40 again, Not a friend around for days. Hauling it ‘cross the states. Looking for danger the city don’t sleep I’m drinkin’ bourbon in the rain. She’s talkin’ money before the play. She’s got my number and my game. Tires are screeching on the pavement tonight. We’re gonna burn it all to the ground. Until there’s nothing left of this town. Cards are down on a table of green I gots the money and the means. Dancing with the devil or so it seems. We should have more nights like these. The lights are bright in this place I find. We need to dim it down real low. I gots some secrets I don’t wanna show. Dancefloor is filled with the ladies tonight. You gotta squeeze ‘em to know which is ripe. Smack in the face you just might. Or maybe she sees what she likes. Stayin’ up all night, yeah I do what I like And now I don’t wanna miss a thing. Rock n’ Roll’s my disease. We should have more nights like these. All I want is some cheap cold beer. To get through the night without doubt or fear. Is that too much to ask around here. Cause all I want is some cheap cold beer. Maybe some for my friends if you please. We should have more nights like these. We should have more nights like these.
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Fred has his pick of Katherine or Margaret. Mary was the one who really caught his eye. You two crazy kids let them sparks fly now. Cause you know you’re never too old for love But you’re much too young to be in that ground. Didn’t take very long. Start a family now. Working longer days, saving all the pay. Most time home is the best place you can be. Gots me a little slice of heaven Right here with my little family. Working in the coalmine searching for the hope. But the mines are closing now, time to hit the road. You know them kids took them boys down south. Leaving the Schuylkill behind But were gonna find out what Philly’s all about. Such a long road ahead. But it’s our road together. As long as you’re by my side. There’s no way that I could die. Fred and Mary and the world that they made yeah together. Just a couple folks having a good time. Cause you know you’re never too old for love But you’re much too young to be in that ground. You’re never too old for love but, You’re much too young to be in that cold cold ground. You’re never too old for love but, You’re much too young to be in that God Damn ground. You’re never too old for love but, You’re much too young to be in that ground.
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Cold 04:22
Wintertime’s too cold for my heart and my soul. She likes to rawk, and she loves to roll She was shaking up on the corner like a flag on a pole. Don't like it but wait a little while You can thaw me out in May upon a sunny day. Scream myself to sleep in the drivers seat I'll take you 'round the school just keep the fire at my feet. Season's change for the reasons why I'll be staring at the sun trying to memorize the sky. Trying to memorize the sky. But the sun don't shine on you anymore. No, no, no. It’s a far fall from the top. Yes it is, yes it is. You gotta keep your eye on that prize By and by bless my soul but it's so god damn cold. I'm not a fan of the cold in case you didn't know. Gotta make like an eskimo. Rubbing them noses to keep from turning blue, Let that summer sun see me through but it's so god damn cold. A glass of whiskey just can't be beat Keep me nice and warm get me ready for the streets. You gotta pick it up you gotta move around, You can sympathize with me and the devil that I'm bound. Turn the corner and I'm heading down the road. Where's my destination and the money that I'm owed? Where's my money now baby? Where's my money now honey? But the sun don't shine on you anymore. No, no, no. It’s a far fall from the top. Yes it is, yes it is. You gotta keep your eye on that prize By and by bless my soul but it's so God Damn cold. But it’s so cold. So God Damn cold.
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Well, my first wife done gone away and left me. My second wife eventually left me too. And my third little wife was very, very fond Of the milkman and the postman too. My fourth wife never even came home. Number five went out for groceries and new shoes. And my sixth little wife really sticks like glue She’s written there on my new tattoo. To all my ex-wives living in some foreign land. You probably don’t miss me but I think you ought to wish me. For doing you the best that I can. For rockin you the best that I can momma. For doing the best that I can. My first wife sent me a postcard Somewhere from the great Mid-West. She says livin’ here is easy and all the boys They seem to please me better than you could ever guess. My fourth wife dropped me a phone call Said that she’d be passing through, She formed a rock band with number three and five They’re headlining down there at the zoo. To all my ex-wives living in some foreign land. You probably don’t miss me but I think you ought to wish me. For doing you the best that I can. For rockin you the best that I can momma. For doing the best that I can.
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The desert wants another life. Feed her dunes to keep her bright. Spill the blood upon her sand. Maybe that was her dying plan. The devil binds another plight. Now she’s got you in the palm of her hand. In the dark without a light. Searching through your mind long and strange for days. All the gold for your life. Trade it all for a blade. And a body of water. The desert reaches for a fight. Wind creeps up from behind And with it miles of ammunition. Ravens foresee a slaughter. The coyotes offer up a dirty proposition. It’s so sad and strange. We never learn from our mistakes we just take and take. All the while in the dark. Forever lost in her dunes. Clouds part I saw a light been waiting for it all my life All its beauty and its might Cut through me like a knife When I saw a light. There was no fear or deceit. Gentle hand like a thief no need to lie no need to cheat. There was no fight. I saw a light.
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Baby lets go out dancing tonight. I’ve been feeling so good. You’ve been lookin’ angel-like. Let’s through it all in the wind then We’ll see what comes back again. Sometimes I don’t wanna hold back I wanna kiss you and make you feel alright. When the evenings’ over You can bet I’ll walk you home at night. Baby I wanna take you out on the town tonight. A little dinner and a movie should suit us fine. I wanna make you smile, I wanna hold your hand. I’ll grab the drinks you get a table in the back. You’ve got that special glow inside And I can see it through your eyes. I’m head over heels Don’t know why but I love how it feels. Mystery has started again I tell you know but remember when. I wanna live the good life But I have to get real, She don’t know how I feel. Baby lets go out living tonight. Life is too short you’ve made a believer out of me. I want more time with you, I want this love to be true. And now I’m being real, and now you know how I feel. I’m head over heels.
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Baby don’t throw our love away. I said now baby all I need is just one more day. To show you what you mean to me. For all that its worth, I’m sorry. I’m sorry I wasn’t there for you. I’m sorry I did not comfort you. When you needed me most I wasn’t around. All I wanted was to kiss your sweet lips. You know I can’t resist. Let me take you there. Let me take you down there. Let me take you there. To my broken heart repair. Maybe you can find it in your heart. Cause you know I loved you right from the start. Gonna prove to you that I’m the man I said I am. Why won’t you give your love to me, Can’t you see I’m down on bended knee? When we set out on this great adventure. You know I didn’t have the sights to see. But after time I began to notice Has my heart forsaken me? And all the while you stood by me waiting For me to wake up and finally see. Oh baby, I owe it all to you I was in the dark. Let me take you there. Let me take you down there. Let me take you there. To my broken heart repair.
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Middle of summer California days. Stretching my wings across those desert plains. Couldn't have been more than 120 degrees. Engine was running hot and hard you see. Still we pushed on my twenty mule team and me. Feeling the heat from the sand below. Lost in the dunes I couldn't do no more. A raven sat down for a moment to rest. Wiping the sweat from my brow the bugs from my face. Under Death Valley skies I've been amazed? Belong with the coyotes and snakes. Sand and rock shield my disgrace. The devil waits for me in that valley below. Return to my Death Valley days. Belong with the coyotes and snakes. Sand and rock conceal my disgrace. The devil waits for me in Badwater below. Return to my Death Valley days. Return to my Death Valley days. Return to my Death Valley days yeah yeah yeah.
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More Time 02:55
Got the Sunday blues, can’t give it away. Season’s almost over but I’m here to stay for the long run. You know I’m not going anywhere. You wanted more time, You can have some of mine for true. Got the week ahead, looking to the end. Not a care in the world. Light as a cloud, Bright as the sun, warm like the ocean. You wanted more time, You’re the fruit I’m the rind who knew? Cool breeze blows through me. Reminded me of those long summer days When more time flowed like a body Of waves through and through. You wanted more time, I’ll give you all I can find for true. For true.
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Was thinking the other day. Would it be alright with you to stay. Captured like a moment in time. Lions in the grass taking captives of all that pass. Feeding on the flesh and disease. Let ‘em try and steal my heart. Armed to teeth and always on my guard. No honor among thieves. Make no mistakes you won’t get burned. They’re all gone now for good, but you. But you. You’ll never get the words out of me. But darling that doesn’t mean I don’t believe. So when things fall apart The chips are down but you’ve made your mark. You and me and devil he makes three. I can’t remember when, looking back onto all that’s been. All the fire without a spark. I’d never trade it still, all the blame ‘til I get my fill. Keep all the greed from you and me. No honor among thieves. Make no mistakes you won’t get burned. They’re all gone now for good, but you. But you.
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Night after night I open up to you. Tell you my fears and my secrets And why but what do you do, Did you even catch my name? Close my eyes and wish and hope. Drifting past the stars and the dreams In the sea in my rowboat. Throw this castaway a rope. Empty face have filled the memories Of endless pages that sting like bumblebees And never before have the notes rung so true. Coming in from the cold. With this heavy row to hoe. Worn-out soul that never quits. I’d never trade it. Because I made it….Now! Home is the road with a fistful of dirt. Lying under the moon with the creatures That hear my plead. Fire erase away disease. Walking on the tracks roll another stone. Starring at the ocean cause all roads lead to home. You just have to look for it. Rumbling through the canyon comes a nighttime of dreams. All things are possible though nothing as it seems. You can be anything you want to be. Lonesome stranger with a smile. Heavy heart that must be tired. What’s behind those cold dark eyes? And those wings that you acquired? Coming in from the cold. With this heavy row to hoe. Worn-out soul that never quits. I’d never trade it. Because I made it….Now!
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What I wanna be when I grow up. I could be a fireman if it’s what I wanna be. I could learn to mine that coal If it’s what I wanna be. But I could never teach them kids at school. Heaven knows I learned the price of them rules The hard way. I said the hard way. Get up in the morning and drive that bus If it’s what I wanna be. Forty years down the road and I’m dust What’s to become of me? Think I’ll just stay here where it’s safe. Surrounded by songs of heartache, My way. I said my way. I could learn to fly a plane if it’s what I wanna be. The sky is meant for clouds and birds. Not for little old me. Both feet right here on the ground You’ll never find me or where I’m bound everyday, I said everyday. But there is still plenty of time. No hurrying trying to decide what I wanna be. What I wanna be when I grow up. Try and learn to play them drums Maybe I’ll become a punk. I could drive the getaway car If I only had the luck. Maybe I’d work at the city zoo Free all the animals because I knew It’s the right way. It’s the right way. Try to live the right way.
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You can never break me down cause I’m made of stone. Had the doctors remove all the bones when I was born. You can never break my heart cause I haven’t got one. Replaced it with the moon and the warm rising sun. You can never see my eyes cause I haven’t got none. Down in the dirt misery weighs a ton. And you can never hear what I sing no mater anyways. Today’s music so rotten it’ll give you tooth decay. Built a wall from the world and its people. Hard to imagine anything more evil. Demons of the past and restless ghosts. Troubled times and ungrateful folks. What’s the difference? We’re all going to hell now anyways. You can never hold my hand cause I cut my fingers off. Lost my faith in the world hope one day it’ll pop. You can have my mind and all my twisted memories. We’re not really living our time here is just a lease. Believe in all your dreams and you can make it to the top. You just have to trample all the little ones and never stop. Doesn’t mater if you’re scared or maybe you’re strong and brave. Makes no difference cause we’re all going to hell no anyways. Built a wall from the world and its people. Hard to imagine anything more evil. Demons of the past and restless ghosts. Troubled times and ungrateful folks. What’s the difference? We’re all going to hell now anyways.
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Goodbye to all my friends I had before today. I'm leaving town on a six foot holiday. Fed up with this and tired of that Throw on my boots grab my coat and hat. I need a change and I need it real soon Grab shovel I'll meet you and the cemetery gates at noon. Yeah, yeah, yeah. Some towns can bring you down, But it’s up to you whether you get up or stay on the ground. As for me I'm leaving town. Walk with me walk a mile in my shoes I tell you some things you ain't heard in the news. Cool cats, dirt naps and rock n' roll bands, Broken hearts I had my share of that. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, goodbye to all my friends today, yeah, yeah I'm leaving town on a six foot holiday.
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Last Number 05:14
It’s all over now, for you and I. Guess we'll finish this last number. All those nights on the road Making memories of gold. And I'll admit that it hurts me a bit To walk away from it this time. Still the singer sings on, even though we're done. Captured are the sounds that we made. Still I wonder what would have become. If we could have kept it going and somehow pushed on. If we only knew then where would we be now? Where would we be now? Still I wonder what would have become. If we could have kept it going and somehow pushed on. If we only knew then where would we be now? Where would we be now? So the lights on the stage begin to fade. Guess we'll finish this last number. No more camera flash or autographs. Hanging on your every word you say. I'll miss the screams and the heartfelt dreams. Seeing someone sing your song out loud. For the thrill of it all through the rise and the falls. Sharing with you all my heart. All my heart.

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Dan Gober Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

From his early rock roots to spacey delayed guitars to percussion work using metal pipes and hammers. Dan Gober has never sat still, his music has evolved throughout his career. Never settling on one genre of music, set of instruments or voice used to carry his message. ... more

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