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This Old World

by Thomas Reed Smith

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1.
Start With the Sun 03:20
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Even though it might burn a little We need to take a look at my idea Cause when you log around, there’s very little That we can salvage here I suggest that we might start With the light that shines on every heart I suggest that we might start with the sun When you look at the clear blue sky Please tell me just what you’ve got on your mind Do you consider others or yourself? Do you consider all mankind? I suggest that we might look To the one whose words are in the book I suggest that we might start with the sun When you lay your head down late at night Do you consider all you’ve done? If there was only one seat left to have Do you think you’d be the one? I suggest that we might start With the light that shines on every heart I suggest that we might start with the sun
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Summer Breeze 03:58
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This Old World 04:08
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Open up your eyes and tell me what you see If you realize, won't you share the words with me Open up your door and tell me what you find If it's something beautiful it couldn't be one of a kind This old world keeps spinning around I just don't know if we can slow her down This old world keeps moving along I hope there's time to change her before she's gone Open up your heart and tell me what you feel If you think it's love, well I hope that it is real Open up your hand and tell me what you hold It might be our future unless this story's told This old world keeps spinning around I just don't know if we can slow her down This old world keeps moving along I hope there's time to change her before she's gone We all know what we're doing here And I still think there's time We all know when we see it clear So we should do We should do We should do what's right Open up your mind and tell me what you think You say you can speak the words but it doesn't change a thing Then open up your soul and think about the child 'Cause if we don't repair what we have done they'll never smile This old world keeps spinning around I just don't know if we can slow her down This old world keeps moving along I hope there's time to change her before she's gone We all know what we're doing here And I still think there's time We all know when we see it clear So we should do We should do We should do what's right
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Wichita Lineman 02:52
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Ain't No Sunshine 02:24
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Stay Away 04:06
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I cannot see, you are invisible to me But I can feel the repercussions of your words I didn't see you walking through the open door I don't know where you'll go or where you were before It's hard to battle with an enemy unknown I know that I could win if you were clearly shown I cannot see you so I cannot take a swing It's hard to tell if you are even listening When I say Stay away, won't you Stay away, oh please Stay away from me Stay away, won't you Stay away, oh please Stay away from me We probably met before, another time and place But you don't have the balls to tell me to my face What you'd think of me and why you'd even care You couldn't find the words, the courage wasn't there Stay away, won't you Stay away, oh please Stay away from me Stay away, won't you Stay away, oh please Stay away from me It doesn't matter if I ever come to know Who would write these words that really aren't so The individual will pay the debt that's due And if you are the one, then I would say to you Won't you Stay away, won't you Stay away, oh please Stay away from me Stay away, won't you Stay away, oh please Stay away from me
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Lovely Day 03:13
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Would You Believe 02:49
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What would you say if I got on a plane Sent you a ticket for a one way train Got in my car and drove day after day Bought you a bus ride to meet you halfway Would you believe Would you believe that I'm in love with you girl Would you believe that I am really in love Would you believe that I'm in love with you girl With you girl What would you say if I dried up the rain Captured the sunshine for you everyday Got on a ladder and reached for the sky Brought all the stars down for just you and I Would you believe that I'm in love with you girl Would you believe that I am really in love Would you believe that I'm in love with you girl With you girl What if I set out alone on the sea Without any sails, without any breeze But managed to find my way back to you Tell all the stories of what I've been through Would you believe Would you believe that I'm in love with you girl Would you believe that I am really in love Would you believe that I'm in love with you girl With you girl
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Blackbird 03:12
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This Old World is an acoustic EP from Thomas Reed Smith, featuring a mix of original songs and covers.

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released June 15, 2020

Musicians:
Thomas Reed Smith: Acoustic guitar, keyboards, vocals
Jeff Beam: Upright bass
Scott Martin: Acoustic guitars, keyboards, percussion, vocals, upright bass

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Thomas Reed Smith Cleveland, Ohio

“My songs are stories,” says Thomas Reed Smith. “Stories about people I know or have heard about.”

Since 1996, he has been soaking up inspiration from the north shore of Ohio, an area populated by hard-working, hard drinking midwesterners that stubbornly ply their trades amidst the industrial buildings and bridges that lace the suburbs of Cleveland. ... more

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