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Don't Blame Me Man

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Don't Blame Me Man

Now who doesn't want to make their mother smile?
And everybody tries to prove they're the golden child
Now every state has got their favorite son
And I'm here to tell you man that I ain't one!

Everybody's got a busted broken heart
What everybody wants is a brand new start
And every private breakup is on your social so public
But don't look at me man I've been tryin' to kick!

Now don't we all try to make that good first impression
And anyone knows that's the first deception
And everybody's still waiting for someone to part the seas
Mumbling incantations down on their knees!

And everybody tries to fake it 'til they make it
But it goes on for so long that they just can't take it
Now I should go to work but I called in sick
ahh don't look at me man I'm just trying to kick!

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Some see the love - some see the danger
I know there's hate and we're no strangers

[solo]

Everybody tries to make that big romantic gesture
That the other will think is so grand it's beyond all measure
But you know no heart was ever won by treasure or trick
So Don't Blame Me Man but life's no rom-com flick!

There's something on our minds that just won't let us go
It keeps us in line so the broken edges don't show
And no one should ever hear us whine or complain
So we've all got our medicine to ease and cut the pain

And everybody's got their pride their hopes and fears
They look at life through rosy glasses or through a veil of tears
And everybody struggles to learn that sanity trick
But Don't Blame Me Man I'm really trying to kick!

-- bridge: --

Some see the love and some see the danger
I've got a heart and I've got a brain
And now I've got a lot that's drivin' me insane

[solo]

Now everybody says that they want to be free
What it means to you ain't what it means to me
If you just want to do whatever you want to do
Then I just want to be free from anyone that's like you!

You're all so afraid that someone gets something for free
What about your tax-breaks and corporate subsidies
Look that startup's little hitler scheming to get rich quick
So Don't Blame Me Man it ain't me that's sick!

Now can't you see that glaciers melt faster than they move
And wild fires are on the rise and all our oceans too
And how many rivers will run dry before we're done
And we're all burning up in our place in the sun!

Every thing alive was born with an expiration date
Some keep moving and others just seem to wait
But I'll keep on trying until I get to the end of it
So Don't Blame Me Man you know I just don't quit!

[words and music by Richard d'Andrea ©2023]

Walk On Fire

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Walk On Fire

I'm getting nervous I'm itching for a change
I'd buy a ticket but I can't decide which train
And leave this sunshine for some place where it rains
But I'd stay for you - just you

Can't you feel the heat,
Every time we meet?
I'm walkin' on fire for you

I'd like to catch someone I don't have to chase
Someone with style and easy grace
Who'd let me trip out without a trace
But I'd stay for you - just you

Can't you feel the heat,
Every time we meet?
I'm walkin' on fire for you
I can hardly sleep
And I'm dead on my feet
I'm walkin' on fire for you

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But you don't understand just why I've waited
You think I'm too intense too easily frustrated
But I know just what I want and I'm not yet faded
I want you - just you to...

Walk, walk with me
Yeah walk, walk with me - Walk On Fire!

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My silent voice it speaks constantly
Of things I could've said, the signs I should've seen
Give me some nothingness to pull tight over me
Or maybe you - just you

Can't you feel the heat,
Every time we meet?
I'm walkin' on fire for you
I can hardly sleep
And I'm dead on my feet
I'm walkin' on fire for you

Now walk! yeah walk!
Ah, walk with me...

I hurt, I want, I need
To see you walk on fire, too.
I burn, I scream, I bleed
I'm walkin' on fire for you!

Now walk!
Let me see you walk!
Yeah step by step
We're walkin' on fire!
Yeah walkin' on...

Can't you feel the heat,
Every time we meet?
I'm walkin' on fire for you
Now I can hardly sleep
And I'm dead on my feet
I'm walkin' on fire for you!
Walkin' on fire for you...
For you...
You.

[words and music by Richard d'Andrea ©2023]

Get 'Don't Blame Me Man' / 'Walk On Fire' everywhere you can find Raw Terra's music including Bandcamp, on Spotify: Don't Blame Me Man and Walk On Fire and on Amazon: Don't Blame Me Man. Walk On Fire. All songs are in Apple iTunes, and streaming on Apple Music, Spotify, Tidal, Google Play, Deezer, Napster etc, etc. ...
(artist: Raw Terra - tracks: 'Don't Blame Me Man' and 'Walk On Fire')...

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anotherchart: Radio Indie Alliance Top 75 for Dec 11, 2023,
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