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STUART
KABAK
Stu Kabak, a fabulous songwriter, with great imagery and storytelling that touches everyone. The following songs our featured on "Acoustic" or Lonely Hotel.
THE ONLY WAY WE KNOW
THE LESSON
PAUL & ME
FRIENDS YOU LOVE THE MOST
ALWAYS HAVE ALWAYS WILL
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My river flows eternal
Rolling westward to the sea
And someday I will get there
If you leave the course to me
I'll soothe you in my waters
Till it's time for me to go
And I'll leave you as a lover
The only way I know
And Jesus was a troubadour
Who sang a different song
The holy Roman Legion tried to tell Him
He was wrong
They said love is not the answer
If you stop we'll let you go
And Jesus said I'll die instead
For the only way I know
We are so very human
You can cut me and I'll bleed
I'll hold you in these human arms
If proof is what you need
You can curse me, it won't hurt me
Or at least it will not show
Come tomorrow I'll forgive you
The only way I know
I thought I heard some harmony
While rolling down the line
I turned around and you were there
Your heart looked just like mine
So if you want this chance to love
Then please come tell me so
We'll live today forever and ever
The only way we know
We are so very human
You can cut me and I'll bleed
I'll hold you in these human arms
If proof is what you need
You can curse me, it won't hurt me
Or at least it will not show
Come tomorrow I'll forgive you
The only way I know
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Well, you come home to me crying
Cause little Johnny punched your nose
Claspered in your trembling hands
Fearing that the swelling shows
And you swear you didn't start it
And that Johnny is such a brute
And you hit me with those big sad eyes
Trying hard to be so cute
CHORUS
So why don't you just run along
If it's sympathy you seek
I heard that you done Johnny wrong
And he didn't turn the other cheek
You gotta stand behind the things you've done
And you can grow from there
I'm not trying to hurt you son
I'm only trying to show you that I care
I'm your father and your mother
And you're my only son
But I can not stand up for you
If it's evil that you've done
And I don't know who is right or wrong
Or which of you is worse
The fact that Johnny hit you back
Or the chance you hit him first
CHORUS
Well I could go to Johnny's house
And punch out his old man
And scare the hell out of the kid
The whole world knows I can
But that would leave me feeling bad
And sad it's very true
'Cause that would mean that I haven't learned
What I'm trying to teach to you
CHORUS
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Paul and me were childhood friends
A small but happy pair
And the world was at our fingertips
To conquer and to share
Games of war we fought the Huns
With wooden swords and BB guns
We always had them on the run
Paul and me
He taught me how to play guitar
To sing on even key
And I taught him how to tune his car
To perfect harmony
High school proms and beauty queens
Were well within our wayward means
And long haired girls in old blue jeans
For Paul and me
We found ourselves two ladies fair
And lord we loved them so
Paul became a married man
But mine would tell me no
I got a letter the other day
From his loving wife who had to say
That their baby child was on the way
And she signed it with a P.S.
Oh come on out and see us
Because we love you
Paul and me...
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David is a flower child
Who never has become of age
He's a writer and a reader
Who never tried to turn the page
And he tours the world in his old green van
Plays a mean guitar
He makes his way the best he can
And I wonder David where you are
CHORUS
Raise your glass pose a toast
To the friends you love the most
Though they're not around to share the brew
You love them all as they love you
Jackie works for IBM
He found a lady and settled down
Sells his time from nine to five
He doesn't want to move around
So he bought a house in San Jose
And as far as I can tell
He's looking forward to every day
And I hear he's doing well
CHORUS
Helen was my hometown girl
When she moved to Boston for her career
I called her on the telephone
She said why don't you see me here
Well, you won't believe the things I do
I'm working night and day
But I often stop and think of you
And those pretty songs you play
CHORUS
For those of you around me now
Well, I hope you have a friend to share
This old place has lots of room
So move on over, grab a chair
We can talk about the friends we know
Who are scattered shore to shore
And you can let your feelings go
Cause that's what friends are for
CHORUS
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If we've lived our lives in other times
Then we must have loved before
I could have been your Johnny Reb
And lost you in the war
I held you in my trembling arms
As Sherman took the hill
And in that moment I loved you forever
Always have ... always will
I could have been a Centurion
The sword still fits my hand
I could have been a Caesar
And the leader of the land
I surely was a Christian
When the lions came to kill
And in that moment I loved you forever
Always have ... always will
The love we shared in our time together
Was a day in a lifetime that lives forever
It was love you could not always see
Though it always was and will always be
We could have been sod busters
On the North Dakota plain
The house we built had earthen floors
And the roof leaked when it rained
And you gave to me a summer child
Who I remember still
And in that moment I loved you forever
Always have ... always will
There's a siren that a pilot hears
When the ship is going down
You can see your life behind the tears
As you tailspin to the ground
I was headed in for Cameron Bay
The siren loud and shrill
And in that moment I loved you forever
Always have ... always will
The love we shared in our time together
Was a day in a lifetime that lives forever
It was love you could not always see
Though it always was and will always be
I feel a trembling in my hand
As my faithful pen bleeds dry
My eyes are red and misty
And I think we both know why
So I'll have to let you go for now
I've got this pen to fill
But from this moment I will love you forever
Always have ... always will
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Wonderful party everyone's staring
Ready to give but no one is sharing
But you and I sit by and by wondering if
One and one make two
Telephone answers no one is ringing
The band plays the words but no one is singing
And you and I sit by and by wondering if
One and one make two
If one and one make two
Why can't you hear me the silent voices said
And why can't we share the love
Turning circles around my head
Crickets are calling come join the chorus
Their playing a song especially for us
But you and I sit by and by wondering if
One and one make two
If one and one make two
If one and one make two...etc.
© Stuart Kabak/Bag-O-Cats Music
Also co-wrote The Torch
Feel free to email Stu at stu@bagocats.com
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