GRADUATION DAY by Chris Isaak

Driving slowly, watching the headlights in the rain. Funny how things change. Think of the good times wishing you were still with me. The way it used to be, graduation day.

Watching the stars fall, a million dreams have all gone bad. Think of all we had. I knew all then, thought you loved me I was wrong. Life goes on, graduation day, oh, graduation day.

Thinking of a time when everything was right. Thinking of a time with only you and I. Makes me sorry that it had to end that way. Learned my lesson now there's nothing left to say, graduation day, oh graduation day.

Thinking of a time when everything was right. Thinking of a time with only you and I. Makes me sorry that it had to end that way. Learned my lesson now there's nothing left to say, graduation day, oh graduation day. Oh graduation day.

Population 4000 Minus 1

I'm proud of my history, proud of my home But there comes a time in a young boy's life When he feels he's got to roam Daddy says I'm crazy, mama think I'm naïve But if I don't do it now then I'll Never leave 'Cause I've driven every back road in this Part of the state Ain't a girl in my graduation class that I Didn't date Tried everything on the menu down at Fiddler's bar and grill I got a taste for something this town will never fill There's a great big world out there for Me to see I might sail a boat to China, chase dreams In Tennessee Right now the motor's running, just a few Things I gotta do Tell my friends goodbye Drive these streets for one last time Change that city limit sign To "Population 4000 Minus 1" Gonna see the bright lights, gonna make My mark So many things I've got to do I don't know Where to start Play cards in Vegas, walk the beach at Malibu Learn a few things that I never knew There's a great big world out there for Me to see Night play for the '4pers, Mardi Gras In New Orleans Right now the motto's running, just a few Things I gotta do Tell my friends goodbye Drive these streets for one last time Change that city limit sign To "Population 4000 Minus 1" Now I'm stuck in New York City, staring at These walls Thinking how the grass out here ain't that Green at all Ain't that green at all There's a great big world out there for Me to see I might wed a farmer's daughter and raise A family Right now the clock is ticking, just a few Things I gotta do Tell my friends goodbye Ride that subway one last time Change that city limit sign To "Population 4000 Minus 1"

Coming home, coming home Goodbye Earl

Mary Anne and Wanda were the best of friends All through their high school days Both members of the 4h club Both active in the ffa After graduation Mary Anne went out lookin’ For a bright new world Wanda looked all around this town And all she found was earl

Well it wasn’t two weeks After she got married that Wanda started gettin’ abused She put on dark glasses and long sleeved blouses And make-up to cover a bruise Well she finally got the nerve to file for divorce She let the law take it from there But earl walked right through that restraining order And put her in intensive care

Right away Mary Anne flew in from Atalnta On a red eye midnight flight She held Wanda’s hand as they Worked out a plan And it didn’t take long to decided

That earl had to die Goodbye earl Those black-eyed peas They tasted all right to me earl You’re feeling weak Why don’t you lay down And sleep earl Ain’t it dark Wrapped up in that tarp earl

The cops came to bring earl in They searched the house High and low Then they tipped their hats And said ’thank you ladies If you hear from him let us know’

Well the weeks went by and Spring turned to summer And summer faded into fall And it turns out he was a missing person Who nobody missed al all

So the girls bought some land And a roadside stand Out on highway 109 They sell Tennessee ham And strawberry jam And they don’t Lose any sleep at night ’cause

Earl had to die Goodbye earl We need a break Let’s go out to the lake earl We’ll pack a lunch And stuff you in the trunk earl Well is that all right Good let’s go for a ride Earl hey Graduation (Friends Forever)

And so we talked all night about the rest of our lives Where we're gonna be when we turn 25 I keep thinking times will never change Keep on thinking things will always be the same But when we leave this year we won't be coming back No more hanging out cause we're on a different track And if you got something that you need to say You better say it right now cause you don't have another day Cause we're moving on and we can't slow down These memories are playing like a film without sound And I keep thinking of that night in June I didn't know much of love But it came too soon And there was me and you And we got so blue Stay at home talking on the telephone We'd get so excited, we'd get so scared Laughing at ourselves thinking life's not fair And this is how it feels

[1] - As we go on We remember All the times we Had together And as our lives change Come whatever We will still be Friends Forever

So if we get the big jobs And we make the big money When we look back now Will our jokes still be funny? Will we still remember everything we learned in school? Still be trying to break every single rule Will little brainy Bobby be the stockbroker man? Can Heather find a job that won't interfere with her tan? I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye Keep on thinking it's a time to fly And this is how it feels

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La, la, la, la: Yeah, yeah, yeah La, la, la, la: We will still be friends forever

Will we think about tomorrow like we think about now? Can we survive it out there? Can we make it somehow? I guess I thought that this would never end And suddenly it's like we're women and men Will the past be a shadow that will follow us 'round? Will these memories fade when I leave this town I keep, I keep thinking that it's not goodbye Keep on thinking it's a time to fly You Are My Sunshine

You Are My Sunshine My only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away

The other nite, dear, As I lay sleeping I dreamed I held you in my arms. When I awoke, dear, I was mistaken

And I hung my head and cried.

You are my sunshine, My only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away.

I'll always love you And make you happy If you will only say the same But if you leave me To love another You'll regret it all someday;

You are my sunshine, My only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away.

You told me once, dear You really loved me And no one else could come between But now you've left me And love another You have shattered all my dreams; You are my sunshine, My only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away.

Louisiana my Louisiana the place where I was borne. White fields of cotton -- green fields clover, the best fishing and long tall corn;

You are my sunshine, My only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away. Crawfish gumbo and jambalaya the biggest shrimp and sugar cane, the finest oysters and sweet strawberries from Toledo Bend to New Orleans;

You are my sunshine, My only sunshine. You make me happy When skies are grey. You'll never know, dear, How much I love you. Please don't take my sunshine away. Que Sera, Sera by Doris Day When I was just a little girl I asked my mother, what will I be Will I be pretty, will I be rich Here's what she said to me.

Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours, to see Que Sera, Sera What will be, will be. When I was young, I fell in love I asked my sweetheart what lies ahead Will we have rainbows, day after day Here's what my sweetheart said.

Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours, to see Que Sera, Sera What will be, will be.

Now I have children of my own They ask their mother, what will I be Will I be handsome, will I be rich I tell them tenderly.

Que Sera, Sera, Whatever will be, will be The future's not ours, to see Que Sera, Sera What will be, will be. Leaving On A Jet Plane by John Denver

All my bags are packed I'm ready to go I'm standin' here outside your door I hate to wake you up to say goodbye But the dawn is breakin' it's early morn The taxi's waitin' he's blowin' his horn Already I'm so lonesome I could die

So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again Oh babe, I hate to go

There's so many times I've let you down So many times I've played around I tell you now, they don't mean a thing Every place I go, I'll think of you Every song I sing, I'll sing for you When I come back, I'll bring your wedding ring

So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again Oh babe, I hate to go

Now the time has come to leave you One more time let me kiss you Close your eyes I'll be on my way Dream about the days to come When I won't have to leave alone About the times, I won't have to say So kiss me and smile for me Tell me that you'll wait for me Hold me like you'll never let me go Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again Oh baby, I hate to go

Cause I'm leavin' on a jet plane Don't know when I'll be back again Oh babe, I hate to go Shiva And The Astronaut by Three Fish

There's a child that sings soft and warm There's a bell that rings every Sunday morn There's a bird of love; has no place to mourn It swept him blindly through the air And left him broken There's a wind that goes from the strangest ocean And a jasmine rose; songs of roses There's unfathomed sounds in a place called nowhere And the silent ground in these breaths It swept him blindly through the air And left him opened He left the world without a tear When he crossed over Om Namah Shiva In a world without tears Farewell Fare thee well Om Namah Shiva In every ruse he bid farewell When he crossed over

The Last Farewell by Elvis Presley There's a ship lies rigged and ready in the harbor Tomorrow for old England she sails Far away from your land of endless sunshine To my land full of rainy skies and gales And I shall be aboard that ship tomorrow Though my heart is full of tears at this farewell

For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell

I've heard there's a wicked war a-blazing And the taste of war I know so very well Even now I see the foreign flag a-raising Their guns on fire as we sail into hell I have no fear of death, it brings no sorrow But how bitter will be this last farewell

For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell

Though death and darkness gather all about me My ship be torn apart upon the seas I shall smell again the fragrance of these islands In the heaving waves that brought me once to thee And should I return home safe again to England I shall watch the English mist roll through the dale

For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell For you are beautiful, and I have loved you dearly More dearly than the spoken word can tell

TIME CAN TELL Your voice is breaking up Get off the phone Come and see me These times are hard enough To be alone, I want you with me And much to my regret It’s you I can't forget Tears on your shoulder Don't look too far Surrender me my heart Then come with me

*Will we still be together In a year from now Or do we hate each other We're gonna get through somehow Has it turned the world Into a nightmare Will it be farewell Only time can tell

You'd make the angels wait And stop the sun if I let you What good is two When its reduced by one How will you value your love You'd better save your breath Give us both a rest until tomorrow This second you want me You know I'll come You are the one

Where Can I Go Without You? By Nat King Cole

How do I get through one night without you If I had to live without you What kind of life would that be Oh I, I need you in my arms Need you to hold You're my world, my heart, my soul

If you ever leave Baby you would take away everything good in my life And tell me now

How do I live without you I want to know How do I breathe without you If you ever go How do I ever, ever survive How do I How do I Oh, how do I live

Without you, there'd be no sun in my sky There would be no love in my life There'd be no world left for me And I, oh Baby, I don't know what I would do I'd be lost if I lost you If you ever leave Baby you would take away everything real in my life And tell me now

How do I live without you I want to know How do I breathe without you If you ever go How do I ever, ever survive How do I How do I Oh, how do I live

Please tell me baby How do I go on

If you ever leave Baby you would take away everything Need you with me Baby don't you know that you're everything good in my life And tell me now

How do I live without you I want to know How do I breathe without you If you ever go How do I ever, ever survive How do I How do I Oh, how do I live how do I live without you how do I live without you baby how do I live....

Green Fields

Once there were green fields kissed by the sun Once there were valleys where rivers used to run Once there were blue skies with white clouds high above Once they were part of an everlasting love We were the lovers who strolled through green fields

Green fields are gone now, parched by the sun Gone from the valleys where rivers used to run Gone with the cold wind that swept into my heart Gone with the lovers who let their dreams depart Where are the green fields that we used to roam

I'll never know what made you run away How can I keep searching when dark clouds hide the day I only know there's nothing here for me Nothing in this wide world, left for me to see

Still I'll keep on waiting until you return I'll keep on waiting until the day you learn You can't be happy while your heart's on the roam You can't be happy until you bring it home Home to the green fields and me once again WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE? words and music by Pete Seeger Where have all the flowers gone? Long time passing Where have all the flowers gone? Long time ago Where have all the flowers gone? Girls have picked them every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn? Where have all the young girls gone? Long time passing Where have all the young girls gone? Long time ago Where have all the young girls gone? Taken husbands every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?

Where have all the young men gone? Long time passing Where have all the young men gone? Long time ago Where have all the young men gone? Gone for soldiers every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?

Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time passing Where have all the soldiers gone? Long time ago Where have all the soldiers gone? Gone to graveyards every one When will they ever learn? When will they ever learn?

Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time passing Where have all the graveyards gone? Long time ago Where have all the graveyards gone? Covered with flowers every one When will we ever learn? When will we ever learn? A Song For Departure by Manic Street Preachers

And all the masks I carry on my face For you, for another Some calm and then some grace But once within a long and broken night A face like mine, bereft of dreams and white

This is a song, this is a song a song for a departure This is a song This is a song, this is a song a song to take you homewards This is a song

Maybe this strangeness only ever was To hide ourselves from some kind of happiness But always the moment it just seems to stay Tearing it off like so many calendar days

This is a song, this is a song a song for a departure This is a song This is a song, this is a song a song to break your heart to This is a song

This is a song, this is a song a song for broken lovers This is a song This is a song, this is a song a song to take you homewards This is a song This is a song, this is a song a song to break your heart to This is a song

Departure by Forge

Here it comes It's coming right on time There's very little room left So get in line

It'll be a short trip But none will leave unchanged It'll show you places You thought were out of range

AND I KNOW WHERE THIS VESSEL'S HEADED I KNOW THE DISTANCE SPANNED AND I KNOW WHERE THIS JOURNEY ENDS RIGHT BACK WHERE IT BEGAN

Some may not make it They can exit at any time On this trip there will be no stopping There will be no wasted time

With so much left to see We've to go to keep this pace We've so much ground to cover On this trip through space And all the while you slept Awaken only to realize, we never left

She Is Leaving Home by The Beatles Wednesday morning at five o'clock as the day begins Silently closing her bedroom door Leaving the note that she hoped would say more She goes down the stairs to the kitchen clutching her handkerchief Quietly turning the backdoor key Stepping outside she is free.

She (We gave her most of our lives) is leaving (Sacrificed most of our lives) home (We gave her everything money could buy) She's leaving home after living alone For so many years.

Father snores as his wife gets into her dressing gown Picks up the letter that's lying there Standing alone at the top of the stairs She breaks down and cries to her husband Daddy our baby's gone Why would she treat us so thoughtlessly How could she do this to me.

She (We never thought of ourselves) is leaving (Never a thought for ourselves) home (We struggled hard all our lives to get by) She's leaving home after living alone For so many years.

Friday morning at nine o'clock she is far away Waiting to keep the appointment she made Meeting a man from the motor trade. She (What did we do that was wrong) is having (We didn't know it was wrong) fun (Fun is the one thing that money can't buy) Something inside that was always denied For so many years. She's leaving home. Bye, bye

I'm on My Way The Proclaimers

I'm on my way from misery to happiness today I'm on my way from misery to happiness today I'm on my way to what I want from this world And years from now you'll make it to the next world And everything that you receive up yonder Is what you gave to me the day I wandered

I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday I took a right, I took a right turning yesterday I took the road that brought me to your home town I took the bus to streets that I could walk down I walked the streets to find the one I'd looked for I climbed the stair that led me to your front door

And now that I don't want for anything I'd have Al Jolson sing "I'm sitting on top of the world"

I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can I'll do my best, I'll do my best to do the best I can To keep my feet from jumping from the ground dear To keep my heart from jumping through my mouth dear To keep the past, the past and not the present To try and learn when you teach me a lesson

And now that I don't want for anything I'd have Al Jolson sing "I'm sitting on top of the world".