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Everything In Good Time
05:34
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When I was little I couldn't wait to grow up
Wanted to strut like the older girls and wear make u-u-up
Wear tight jeans and minis like the big girls did
Go on dates and have a boy to kiss
I used to watch, as they’d go out
Sit by the window, fold my arms and pout (I used to ask)
Will I be pretty will I be tall
Will I be the girl who has it all, like some girls do
Will I be rich will I go far
Will I marry will I be a star, Can you tell me true?
And Nana said:
Don't worry about the future just worry about the now
Just relax, things will work out the way they should. (Better than you hoped they would)
Don't worry about when don't worry bout the why
Just have patience child, sit back and enjoy the ride, You can't rush your life
Just. Trust in the Lord above, he has a plan in mind (1,2)
Everything in good time
When I left school I set out to make my way
I auditioned for shows, but I had bills to pay
I worked odd jobs and tried to write some songs
In a city full of people, where did I belong?
The girls around me getting married off
I would brood in the corner, I would scoff
Will I be picked will I be left
I don't want to give up on my dreams just yet
Will I make it will I go far
Will I marry will I be a star, am I gonna regret?
And Nana said:
Don’t fret bout the future just enjoy the now
Don't worry bout the things that don’t work out
The way you thought the should, it will all be good
Don't worry about who don't worry about the why
Don't worry if you fail gotta go out and try, let me see that smile
Just trust in the lord above, you will find love, it’ll be just fine (1, 2, 3)
Everything in good time
One day I wasn't looking and there he was
I had to laugh I didn't question it because
I looked at him just as he looked at me
And I smiled it was destiny. Like Nana told me
So here I am finally grown
I've got a few little ones of my own
Who come to me for advice
They want the who's the what's and whys
They gather round and hug my knees
Hey mama can you tell me pretty please
When I grow up what am I gonna be?
Will I be pretty will I be tall
Will I be smart will I have it all like some girls do?
Will I be rich will I be a star
Will I marry will I go far can you tell me true
And I smile, I shouldn’t be surprised
because they're their mama's child (And then I tell them)
Don't worry about the future just worry about the now
Just relax, things will work out the way they should. (Better than you hoped they would)
Don't worry about when don't worry bout the why
Just have patience child, sit back and enjoy the ride, You can't rush your life
just trust in the Lord above he has a plan devised
Everything will come to, everything in good time
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2. |
If I'm Wrong
03:53
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And If I’m wrong, let me be the one to take the blame
And If I’m wrong, let me be the one who is ashamed
And If I’m wrong, And If I’m wrong,
At least I took the chance to try
And If I’m wrong, And If I’m wrong,
You can pin it all on me as my fault
I say it’s better
To take a chance than do nothing at all
I’d rather fly
And if I don’t succeed and I fall
You can blame me if you don’t see
That there was a shot that it would be alright
But it’s ok, give me leeway
To try out my new wings and take flight
And If I’m wrong, let me be the one to take the blame
And If I’m wrong, so be it things can never stay the same
And If I’m wrong, And If I’m wrong,
At least I took the chance to try
And If I’m wrong, And If I’m wrong,
But if I get it right it’s justified
If I worry about what others say
Nothing gets accomplished anyway
If I let myself be paralyzed by fright
Can’t let others dictate what I do
Can’t be restrained from trying something new
My life would be a could have not a might
Point and laugh or think of me the fool
I’ve never been one to play by the rules
You can’t go forward
If you’re always held back by the past
You can’t make progress
If you focus on the mistakes from the last
And If I’m wrong, And If I’m wrong,
So be it things can never be the same
And If I’m wrong, And If I’m wrong,
Let me be the one to take the blame
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Belmar Breezes
04:38
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Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
Ocean waves that calm me, It’s the perfect remedy
It’s pleasant by the Point, brings out the best in me
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
Boats sail through the inlet
children laugh and play
Music from the boardwalk bars
soundtrack for the day
I hear the seagulls laughing
and then I do the same
Pink and purple sunsets
Background for the (bay)
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
Ocean waves that calm me, It’s the perfect remedy
It’s pleasant by the Point, brings out the best in me
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
I run the boards of Belmar down through
Spring lake and back again
The surfers chase the perfect wave
Blue umbrellas everywhere
And as the sunlight changes
from bright day into night
A red moon rises from the sea
What a perfect sight
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
Ocean waves that calm me, It’s the perfect remedy
It’s pleasant by the Point, brings out the best in me
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
Watch the pipers run together
against the waves on the sand
Fisherman try to make their catch
Kids collect shells in their hands
Parasails fly overhead
Umbrellas left and right
Paradise by day
Paradise by night
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
Ocean waves that calm me, It’s the perfect remedy
It’s pleasant by the Point, brings out the best in me
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
Every year as the summer wanes
A little part of me dies
I try to mentally photograph
the pink and golden skies
Until next summer comes again
I’ll have to bide my time
My little Jersey Paradise Forever in my mind
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
Ocean waves that calm me, It’s the perfect remedy
It’s pleasant by the Point, brings out the best in me
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
Belmar Breezes, and Avon by the Sea
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4. |
You're On Video
02:58
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Be careful what you do, be careful what you show
Everything you do, everywhere you go
Be careful what you say, be careful where you go
Everything is publicly recorded you’re on video
Big brother is watching you
And big sister, too
That waitress that you yell at
somenone’s filming you
Don’t hit another car
and try to flee the scene
As sure as
There’s cameras everywhere in between
Everywhere you look, everywhere you go
you can’t get away, they’re always in the know
So think before you do, think before you show
Nothing slips through the cracks when you’re on video
What you do today
will be posted on the internet
In the age of instagram
no one will soon forget
You’ll never get away with it
So please don’t even try
That argument went viral
and got a million likes
Be careful what you do, be careful what you show
Everything you do, everywhere you go
Be careful what you say, be careful where you go
Everything is publicly recorded you’re on video
No one’s life is every private
Someone’s got your every move
That secret you’re confiding
will be showing on the news
With twitter, blogs and Facebook
daily posts and feeds
Armed with just an iPhone
Can unravel and evil scheme
Be careful what you do, be careful what you show
Everything you do, everywhere you go
Be careful what you say, be careful where you go
Everything is publicly recorded you’re on video
Everywhere you look, everywhere you go
you can’t get away, they’re always in the know
So think before you do, think before you show
Nothing slips through the cracks when you’re on video
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5. |
Your Love Hurts
03:28
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They say in love 1 and 1 make 2
That one completes the other, but not with you
Instead of pleasure you bring me pain
I feel like I’m going insane
You can’t control what isn’t yours
And yet I’m under your thumb
I vow again to walk out that door
Yet everytime he calls I come
I’m walking on a leash and he’s pulling me
I’ve got to find a way to break free
Cuz your love hurts
It stings like a bumble bee
Yeah your love hurts
There’s really nothing in it for me
Yeah your love hurts
It’s only going to make me drown
Yeah your love hurts
I can’t swim to the surface when you’re holding me down
Instead of give and take it’s push and pull
And both are coming from you
My voice has been silenced my body has been broken
I live in fear of what you will do
I cover up the bruises and smile away the pain
Slip under the covers hope it all goes away
The best thing that you can do for me Is let me be
Cuz your love hurts
It stings like a bumble bee
Yeah your love hurts
There’s really nothing in it for me
Yeah your love hurts
It’s only going to make me drown
Yeah your love hurts
Your love hurts
I heard the sirens blare and I didn’t run for cover
Didn’t heed the warnings when I took you for my lover
In the midst of a storm that will never be over
I brace for the final blow
I cover up the bruises and smile away the pain
Slip under the covers hope it all goes away
The best thing that you can do for me Is let me be
Cuz your love hurts
It stings like a bumble bee
Yeah your love hurts
There’s really nothing in it for me
Yeah your love hurts
It’s only going to make me drown
Yeah your love hurts
I can’t swim to the surface when you’re holding me down
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I'm Really Into You
04:10
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Saying everything Im not supposed to say
Getting way too close on our first date
Where is my manners I should let you lead
But I'm losing all sense of decency
Jumpin in head first I'm gonna dive in
Water looks so good I'm ready for a swim
I want to hurry up and get to the good part
hit fast forward to where it starts
I can't control myself
Make a fool of myself
I'm just a mess around you
Nothing left to lose I'm really into you
Accidental bump, or maybe I meant to brush your shirt
Talking when you talk, no baby you go first
Have I let the secret out of the bag
Can’t contain my excitement is becoming a drag
There ain't no turning back
There ain't no cure for that
I'm just a mess around you
Nothing left to lose I'm really into you
I’m trying to restrain but its no use
I’m doing my best to let you make the move but
There ain't no turning back
There ain't no cure for that
I'm just a mess around you
Nothing left to lose I'm really into you
(Instrumental break)
I’m trying to restrain but its no use
I’m doing my best to let you make the move but
There ain't no turning back
There ain't no cure for that
I'm just a mess around you
Nothing left to lose I'm really into you
There ain't no turning back
There ain't no cure for that
I'm just a mess around you
Nothing left to lose I'm really into you (2x)
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7. |
She's Gone Country
04:06
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Life in New York City can be such a pain
I ain't waiting on one more subway train
It's never on time it's a certain delay
Conductor says signal problems today
Don't call it rush hour when it don't move
I need to go somewhere to get back my groove
I got to go, I had enough, I'm going country
Packed my car and I'm on my way
I put up a sign: going fishing today
Wearing cut-off shorts have my tackle and bait
All of those emails and texts can wait
It's not like a City girl to blow people off
but something was going to give
I'm not mad, I'm not crazy, I'm going country
I Need a tree-lined Road where I can be free
I just have to recharge my battery
confined spaces were bringing me down
cancel all appointments I had to leave town
Got my cowboy hat and a new pair of boots
tossed my hose and the stifling suits
Make my hair big when I make my town small
Trade my right away sir for all right y'all
Miranda on the radio to get me there
The line dancing about to start
She's gone out?
she's gone shopping?
She's alright?
She coming back? Who knows!
She's gone mad, she's gone crazy, she's gone country!
Life in New York City can be such a pain
I ain't waiting on one more subway train
It's never on time it's a certain delay
Conductor says signal problems today
Don't call it rush hour when it don't move
I need to go somewhere to get back my groove
I got to go, I had enough, I'm going country
Need a tree-lined Road where I can be free
I just have to recharge my battery
confined spaces were bringing me down
cancel all appointments I had to leave town
Got my cowboy hat and a new pair of boots
tossed my hose and the stifling suits
Make my hair big when I make my town small
Trade my right away sir for all right y'all
Miranda on the radio to get me there
The line dancing about to start
She's gone out? Yeah!
she's gone shopping? No!
She's alright? yeah!
She coming back? Who knows!
She's gone mad, she's gone crazy, she's gone country!
She's gone mad, she's gone crazy, she's gone country!
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Searching For Madonna
03:59
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I think they’re all searching for a new Madonna
Something to take away all their sins
Someone to return their innocence
you don’t know how long it’s been
I think they need a new Nirvana
A new example of the truth
Something to reach(strive) for, keep them believing
they’ve lost their faith in everything (themselves and anything)
Society made it all about the money
They climb up the ladder of success
Enrich their pockets instead of their minds
collecting gadgets to impress
Lost souls with no direction
Aimless zombies on the subway train
Hands glued to iPhones rather than bibles
Technology and other false idols
Hands that should be pressed together for prayer
Instead of texting or playing games
Voices that should be used for singing about glory
Shout into earpieces, the poor ignoring
All the temples and churches are bare
You look inside and no one is there
It’s been too long since they’ve been impressed
So jaded, so hardened so stressed
Too involved in the day-to-day
Rush to work, we’ve got bills to pay
Forget the mercy G-d has shown
They forget they’re not alone
There is something bigger that we’re a part of
Yet glory seems so far away
Is there still a higher power
An after life, a final hour
Is there intelligence from another star
Watching our every move from afar
They’ve lost the need, they don’t believe
Put their faith in apple rather than eve
You take pictures for all the world to see
You need your 15 minutes on TV
Desensitized to death, too immune to care
Self-absorbed selfie snap self-aware?
I think they’re all searching for a new Madonna
Something to take away all their sins
Someone to return their innocence (return them to innocence)
you don’t know how long it’s been
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We met in the summer on a Brooklyn corner
when I was just four and you three
And you liked my Cher doll and I liked your big wheel
so we got along naturally (became friends naturally)
We’d run through the sprinklers and get into trouble
The boys we would tease and then run
Then I would get punished and you would get scolded
Ending our day in the sun
Apparently you were a bad influence
Putting our plans to an end
no no, no no, sorry no we can’t be friends
We met in our grade school and you sat behind me
you were the first to say hi
I had just moved here and you had just transferred
so you understood my plight
I asked mom if you could come over and play
And everything was fine till you came
My mom noticed you weren’t one of our kind
and she sent you home right away
Now My mom’s a bigot, and your mom’s a harlot
But it seems they’re fighting again
No no, no no, sorry no we can’t be friends
I met you in high school we had the same classes
like bio and drama and chem
We’d go out on weekends, and liked the same music
There was no separating us then
Now I liked a boy that you happened to like
And then he happened to like me
You made me choose as you hated to lose
“it’s either him or it’s me”
I tried to explain it wasn’t my fault
that love is a thing that just ha-ppens (loves not a thing to depend?)
you said no no, no no, sorry no we can’t be friends
We met in college and were in-sep-ra-ble
For so many years we were close
We each got married and had our 2 children
But your love is what I valued most.
come the election we’re in different directions
I voted blue and you red
20 years of friendship were ended on Facebook
From things that we wrote and had said
Sorry this tale won’t end happily
This is where the story will end
No no, no no, sorry no we can’t be friends
No No No No Sorry no we can’t be friends
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10. |
We Could Be Friends
03:08
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If I didn’t hate you so much, we could be friends
If I didn’t hate you so much, we could be friends
Different sides of the spectrum different sides of the aisle
but if we ever got together we might just make each other smile
If we ever had a coffee and talked it all out
then we figure out what the fighting's about
We were groomed to dislike each other from the start
But how different are we we both have a heart
Your beliefs don't mirror mine and we don't dress the same
We both worship God by a different name
If I didn’t hate you so much, we could be friends
If I didn’t hate you so much, we could be friends
I was born here you came from afar
I spoke English from the time I could walk
You grew up in poverty and I with too much
But we both have talents and desires and such
You believe in abstinence and I in choice
You think less of women and i have a voice
I believe in equality and you’re anti-gay
I’m against guns you support the nra
If I didn’t hate you so much, we could be friends
If I didn’t hate you so much, we could be friends
The hatred that we have eats us inside
Neither one will give in as we both have our pride
If we lay down our weapons then we appear weak
I won't be the first to turn the other cheek
Our colors maybe different but our blood is the same
Our presidents have issues maybe they are to blame
If we stood together not on opposite sides
Think of all the progress heal our country's divide
If I didn’t hate you so much, we could be friends
If I didn’t hate you so much, we could be friends
If I didn’t hate you so much, we could be friends
If I didn’t hate you so much, we could be friends
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11. |
Conclusion
00:10
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And If I'm Wrong
Let me be the one to take the blame
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12. |
Make Room For Mama 2020
03:55
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Just worked my 9-5
And I made it home alive
Take off my shoes that pinch my feet
And undress quickly like a cat in heat
Putting on my favorite dress
Something that is sure to impress
Earrings makeup hair out the door in 5
Hand me the keys baby I wanna dri-i-ive
You'd better MAKE ROOM FOR MAMA
If you can't keep up then move to the right
MAKE ROOM FOR MAMA
Cuz I ain't slowing down tonight
Just filled my tank with gas
And I plan on going fast
You'd better MAKE ROOM FOR MAMA
There's no stopping me tonight!
Rulebooks were made for some
But I'm out to have me some fun
You slow down at a yellow light
Well I speed up cuz it's Friday night
Parking in a questionable spot
Don't matter baby cuz I'm looking hot
When I'm this fine cut to the front of the line
There's a martini waiting with my name on the si-i-ide
You'd better MAKE ROOM FOR MAMA
If you can't keep up then move to the right
You'd better MAKE ROOM FOR MAMA
Cuz I ain't slowing down tonight
Just filled my tank with gas
And I plan on going fast
You'd better MAKE ROOM FOR MAMA
There's no stopping me tonight!
Make our way through the crowd baby grab my hand
I can part the waters to the promised land
I'm a woman with a mission don't stand in my way
If you ain't with the program then get out of the way
People circle round me when they watch me dance
Come on baby I might give you a chance
People in the circle watch and clap their hands
Come on baby I might give you a cha-a-ance
You'd better MAKE ROOM FOR MAMA
If you can't keep up then move to the right
You'd better MAKE ROOM FOR MAMA
Cuz I ain't slowing down tonight
Just filled my tank with gas
And I plan on going fast
You'd better MAKE ROOM FOR MAMA
There's no stopping me tonight!
no stopping me
no stopping me
no stopping me tonight!
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Kama Linden is a fireball of energy, passion, and versatility. The long-awaited new studio album, EVERYTHING IN GOOD TIME, which is both a dedication to her Nana, Mom, and love for the Jersey Shore, but the self-reflective, mostly biographical, adult contemporary album you have all been waiting for. Her songs are dominating, sexy, and will make you think and feel about the human experience. ... more
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