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1. |
Better Late Than Never
03:39
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What took you so long
You ask me as I stand here in your doorway
Breathless, dripping from the rain
And I think I left my lights on…again
Well I’m really sorry I got delayed
Got turned around and so confused
At one point I lost my way
Didn’t know what path to choose
So here I am a little late
But it’s better late than never
Here I am, yeah I’m a little late
But it’s better late than never
What took me so long
Just take my coat I’ve decided to come to you
Was all tied up in the traffic jam
My fears and doubts from being used
I had to pack my emotional baggage
Had to kiss the past goodbye
Put away all my insecurities
Now I wanna give love a try
CHORUS (2X)
I’ve removed all the barbed wire fences
Took me a while but I’ve come to my senses
Broke the chain of past transgressions (regressions)
Will you be my new obsession?
Show me inside…my clothes are all wet
Show me a night I’ll never forget
Don’t just stand there, show me in
And show me show me love….(oh oh, oh oh, oh oh oh oh…..)
CHORUS Vamp
Show me inside, my clothes are all wet
Show me a night we’ll never forget
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2. |
Been There, Done That
03:03
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Met him at a club, just like many others
Can I buy you a drink and dance up close to you? I really love your body
I’d like to get to know it better and forget you tomorrow, is that cool?
I look him over, acting so proud (through the smoky cloud)
I listen to his lines and I laugh out loud
CHORUS
Because I’ve been there, done that
Already had that
Show me something different or I’m walking away
Because I’ve been there, done that
Don’t really need that
Give me stimulation or I’ll bid you good day
met him at the gym he takes care of his body
He likes them kinda dumb with nothing to say
You’re really kinda pretty how can you lift more than me?
Could you just do your nails and smile that way
I roll my eyes, and do a double take (cause I know he’s on the make)
And I sigh, cause I can’t catch a break!
(CHORUS)
This time will be different
This time it’s forever
Or at least maybe a week or two
Maybe he’ll respect me
Maybe he’ll want something more than just to be his conquest
What does he take me for?
This guy tells me he’s 10 years my senior
Don’t make much $$$, got child support to pay
(He has) nothing to offer, don’t want no commitment
Still he thinks he’s Romeo to this day
Oh please! Do you expect me to bow down?
Oh take me home, because I have to have you now
No no…
CHORUS
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3. |
Easier
05:01
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I try to talk . I try to help
I try to make suggestions but you merely yell
That I’ve got problems too. I’m worse of than you
But you can’t look in the mirror at what’s right in front of you
Look inside and ask yourself
Is this really me. Is this how I want to be
Look inside and ask yourself
Is this really me. Is this how I want to be seen
CHORUS!!!!
Cuz it’s easier to blame me, and to hate me, than to fix yourself
Yes it’s easier to blame me, than to break free of what’s wrong
Peel back the layers of the onion,
and if you dig deep, extract the bitter from the sweet
Squeeze out the sour from the lemon
Open your senses and you’ll find the hidden treat
Look inside and ask yourself
Is this really me. Is this how I want to be
Look inside and ask yourself
Is this really me. Is this how I want to be seen
CHORUS
Cuz it’s easier to blame me, and to hate me, than to fix yourself
Yes it’s easier to blame me, than to break free of what’s wrong
Bridge:
You’ve got more issues than a magazine
More Drama than a tv scene
More hangups than the phone company
But it’s easier to blame me
More trouble than my favorite game
U refuse to change so you’re still the same
It’s easier to place the blame
Yes easier to blame me
Look inside and ask yourself
Is this how I want to be
Look inside and ask yourself
Is this really me. Is this how I want to be seen
Cuz it’s easier to blame me, and to hate me, than to fix yourself
Yes it’s easier to blame me, than to break free of what’s wrong
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4. |
If Looks Could Kill
04:27
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If looks could kill you’d be dead by now
If thoughts were leathal you’d be underground
Too cute to be angry
Too nice to be of harm
But what you can’t see can hurt you
I wouldn’t be disarmed
Cause you’ve been taking advantage
And I’ve been gaining control
Yeah I’ve been waiting patiently
But now I’m ready to roll
(Chorus)
Yeah you’re a dead man walking
Yeah you’re about to pay
For what you think you were given
I’m about to take away
You think that you can push me
And I’ll cower to the floor
But I’ve been sizing up my prey
This lioness is ready to ROAR....
(Chorus)
My eyes have tiny daggers
Aimed right for your soul
Say your prayers make ammendsThis bomb’s about to BLOW
The power has been shifted
I stand up straight and tall
I hope you have a parachute
cuz it’s a long long way to fall
Every dog will have its day
Every sleeze will have to pay
And I’ll be dressed to kill
And I’ll be dressed to kill
And I’ll be dressed to kill
to kill (4x) If looks could kill, you’d be dead by...now.
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5. |
Drink
03:37
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Drink
Kama Linden
Did you think of me when you looked over her sleek figure
Did you think of me when your hand ran down her side
Did you remember me when your lips touched her lovely openning
Did you taste it slow, or swallow it whole
Chorus:
If it were only another woman I know I could compete
If It were only another woman maybe I could win
How can I hold a candle to the love of your life
The one that gives you pleasure...and the devil within
How can you say to me you love me when you love her so much more
If there were a competition, I know who’d have the higher score
Leave me my dignity it’s just not easy when you know
That I don’t hold your attention, or make you come running home
(Chorus)
Does she fill you up inside
and every need she satisfy
Give you courage give you strength and hope like me
One day she will let you down and you’d wish you’d never met
She’ll fill you with regret for what you promised me, YOU PROMISED ME!
How can you say to me I’m your moon and stars when your very existence
Revolves around her intoxicating nature
Do you think of me, when you’ve had your fill and you can’t take it anymore
Do you dream of me, and all we’ve been when you’re lying passed out on the floor
Or has she made you forget your empty promises like you said you’d be there for me
You’ll regret choosing her over me
Chorus
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6. |
All About
02:14
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I’m all about love
I mean no harm
I even like to wear my feelings like a badge of courage on my arm
I’m all about colour (bright)
I’m all about fun
The only beige you’ll ever see me in is next to nothing in the sun
PRE-CHORUS
I’m all about, all about
Find out what I’m all about (2x)
VERSE 2
I’m all about truth
I speak my mind
Yeah I’ll piss you off with honesty
Guess the truth for some is hard to find
I’m all about candid
I’m nothing but kind
Come on dig a little deeper cause I think that you will like what you find
PRE-CHORUS
I’m all about, all about
Find out what I’m all about (2x)
Don’t just scratch the surface babe sit and stay a while
Don’t just pass some judgments on me, friendship comes in time
Find out what I’m all about
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7. |
Happy Girl
03:17
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Don’t hate me, cause I’m a happy girl (3x)
Happy, happy girl
BRIDGE
I know you can’t stand it
That things that bother you don’t seem to matter to me
I know you feel cheated
That I can let your jealousy whiz by me
I let things slide right over me
Never looking back no need to fear
I smashed my rear view mirror long ago
It’s downhill running from here
I’m a happy girl
CHORUS
Don’t hate me, cause I’m a happy girl (3x)
Happy, happy girl
BRIDGE 2
I see you cringe at my elation
I know your skin crawls with agitation
You can’t hide that you want my ovation
But what I got I got with determination
G-d’s been good to me.
Cause he let me see things just aren’t so bad, after all
Please don’t hate me cause, I’m a happy girl
CHORUS (VARIATION)
Find your own happy, happy girl (Simultaneously singing all about love)
Find your own happy, be a happy girl 2x (First time low harmony)
Find your own happy, happy girl (Simultaneously singing all about love)
Find out what I'm all About
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8. |
Cheap Pair of Sunglasses
03:35
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I wore a cheap pair of sunglasses
To keep the sun out of my eyes
Cheap pair of sunglasses
Didn’t I look cute in my disguise?
Silver frames with purple lenses made my world (look) a pretty shade
My fashion statement was budget chic
Worth more than the price I paid
You voyeuristic perve
You haven’t got the nerve to look at me, right at me
Don’t think that I’m not on to you
You know I caught you looking I caught you slipping your hand down below
Don’t pretend you’re scratching cause everybody knows (what you’re up to)
CHORUS
With your CHEAP PAIR OF SUNGLASSES
Avert my gaze, avert my eyes (to keep us distanced from your eyes)
Cheap pair of sunglasses I can see through your disguise
Your dirty looks, your creepy stare
You wouldn’t know what to do if you got there
Take your cheap pair of sunglasses, and slither away.
It’s not so much what you wear, it’s how you wear it (2x)
VERSE 2
He was a young dreamer, young schemer
Wants to be a movie star
Worked all day at Starbucks, but tried his best to look the part
With his red beret tilted slightly
Cigarette hangs (unlit of course)
Cause those things don’t come cheap
Yeah if you have the image: what you sow is what you reap
CHORUS 2
But with a cheap pair of sunglasses
He views the world with dreamy eyes
Cheap pair of sunglasses
He fools the world with his disguise
One day he’ll be a famous man
And trade those shades for ones by ray ban
For now those cheap pair of sunglasses will let him: dream away
Dream away, dream away, dream away...
It’s not what you wear, it’s how you wear it
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9. |
Here She Lies
03:29
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Here she lies
Underneath the earth she once walked upon
What will it say on my tombstone?
What will my epitaph read?
Here she lies
Will I have contributed something?
What will mourners say when they pass my grave that reads:
Here she lies
She was a devoted mother fantastic lover of her common people
Curious and Giving
Here she lies
Made her living helping others
Not only thinking of herself as some choose to believe
What will they say?
What will I be remembered for?
What will they say?
What will I have been here for?
Here she lies
Looks like she lived a life worth living or will someone notice that I lived and died all alone
Here she lies
She will be loved and missed by many
Or will no one notice the space left now that I’m gone
What will they say?
Will my existence be good for something?
What will they say?
Will I be reknown and good for something?
Here she lies
She was taken from the earth too soon
Never finished her purpose (work/goals) before she met her doom
Here she lies
Fate struck her down but not before she made her mark
And have everlasting glory in our hearts
I hope I will be remembered fondly
I hope I will have served the world somehow
I hope I will have fulfilled some purpose when I take my final bow and they say here she lies
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10. |
You've Forgotten Me
03:50
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I remember we met on the 4th of July
The fireworks were beautiful, and you said so am I
We got caught in the pouring rain….
we were drenched to the core
Our clothes clung cold to our bodies
But you were there to keep me warm
Remember how you felt when I held you
And caressed you in my hands
I remember how you smelled like Downy
All of this seemed planned
I remember how I fit so perfectly against your body
I remember we were good together
But you’ve forgotten me
You said you’d call me later
Well that was weeks ago
How did we go from perfect match to overlooked I’ll never know
The one thing you learned from America was how not to call when you want it over
No need for messy goodbyes. No need to invent lies
But I’ll remember how you looked last time and how you looked at me
I’ll remember how you cared and listened so intensively
I’ll remember making love in the car and how you made me scream
I’ll remember every inch of your body
Though you’ve forgotten me
And I’ll remember not to trust
And I’ll remember not to let my lust
for latin men get the best of me
Never cloud my reasoning
And I’ll remember to be false
I’ll never give and only take
I’ll remember to be distant
That way my heart won’t break
Next time it won’t be easy, next time I’ll be the one who doesn’t care who doesn’t follow through and I’ll just shake it off.
You’re an imprint in my mind and a thing I can’t erase
You walk by, and you see my face…..and shrug
Like you’ve forgotten me, you’ve forgotten me
You’ve forgotten me. (after all we’ve been together) You’ve forgotten me.
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11. |
Last Call
05:06
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CHORUS:
Well it’s been fun
And a good time was had by all
But now it’s time to go
It’s last call, last call, last call
I loved the carousel. I loved to watch it go round
I had my favorite horse. I was the queen of the merry go round
But it was getting cold. And business was kind of slow
He said I’m closing up. Take this last spin for the road
Chorus
It’s graduation day. Throw your cap and gown in the air
I’ll say goodbye my friend. And hello to what’s waiting out there
We’ll keep in touch I’m sure. No matter what keeps us apart
Let’s drink one more to us. Our future is waiting to start
Chorus
When I came home that night. To find all his bags had been packed
This ain’t my home no more. He said there was something I lacked
He said I’m leaving you. For a younger woman, someone new
I hope you’ll understand. I got a lot of practice with you.
Chorus
Got the test results, And the doctor just shook his head
He said we tried our best, I wish it were good news instead
I’ll call the family, I think that it’s time that they know
Six weeks just ain’t much time to get things in order you know....
Chorus
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I took the road less traveled
Didn’t do what I was told
Spun my wheels, wasted time
Was left out in the cold
For I know now I have everything
I think I’ll stay for a while
So I took a breath, unpacked my bags,
I looked around and smiled
Chorus:
It was the first time, that I realized that I was happy
It was the first time I didn’t rue about the past
And for the first time, I didn’t second guess
Or wonder what would be
It was the first time I allowed myself to be free
I have angels looking out for me
What a wild card I’ve been thrown
I’m completely satisfied
I’ve made it on my own
If you’d told me years ago
I might not have believed
I’ve jumped the highest hurdles
Look what I’ve achieved
Chorus:
Bridge:
No more worries no more cares
No more heavy heart to bear
If I seek you’re always there
Guiding me through the night
No more sadness no more tears
Erase the pain of all those years
With HIS love I’ll never fear
I am happy
Chorus:
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13. |
Last call (outro)
00:56
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see full song
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14. |
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see track 1
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15. |
Happy (acapella)
03:08
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See original
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Kama Linden New York
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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