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I Did All That I Could: The Best of James Gillice

by James Gillice

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By and By 03:24
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Years ago there was a radio That used to play the songs we knew Now I sit and listen to the falling snow And I wonder what became of you Sometimes I hear that story Repeating in my ear It was A Long December but I still remember The coming of a better year And it may be a long, long time Until the rivers all run dry And it may be a long, long time Until the stars fall from the sky But I'll be there by and by Yeah we knew that I was leaving We knew it had to end But we didn't know the way it would go And I'd never see you again That time is gone and I've moved on But it still hurts inside now and then Of all the lessons I had to learn The hardest was losing a friend And it may be a long, long time Until the rivers all run dry And it may be a long, long time Until I know the reasons why But I'll be there By and by Yes I'll be there By and by Yes I'll be there Yes I'll be there By and by Be there By and by
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Words Mean Nothing 04:19
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Actions speak louder than words, or so I’ve heard 'Cause words begin to sound absurd, and all we say just fades away Hey, I’ve something more to say But it’s been so long since words meant anything to you So wait, I don’t believe in fate 'Cause we’ve already blown a second chance or two You said you always would be true… But words mean nothing Your words mean nothing My words mean nothing Our words mean nothing And if there’s nothing more to say I guess this pain just goes away? When words are parted from the truth, what use are words, anyway? Hey, I’ve nothing left to say ‘Cause it’s been so long since words meant anything to me And I hate that we leave it up to fate When we’ve already blown a second chance or three And then it all comes back to me… That words mean nothing Your words mean nothing My words mean nothing Our words mean nothing So shout your words, or you can scream Like screen doors on a submarine I don't know, they just don't work for me And you can make your master plan But if you write it in the sand Then it's gone when the first wave hits the beach But hey, I’ve something more to say But it’s been so long since words meant anything to you So wait, I don’t believe in fate 'Cause we’ve already blown a second chance or two These words we always misconstrue 'Cause words mean nothing Words mean nothing Words mean nothing Words mean nothing Words mean nothing Words mean nothing
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So Far Gone 04:58
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I know we've talked about it So many times before But I want to hear you say it Just once more Every moment of my life I've wondered why It passed me by I never seem to get it right I don't know how I don't know why I used to dream about this Every other night Still when I think about it It's hard not to cry Every moment of my life I've wondered why It passed me by I could never get it right I don't know how I don't know why Now you're so far gone And I'm still here And it's been so long There goes another year Every moment of my life I've wondered why It passed me by I just never got it right I don't know how I don't know why I've written songs about it To find reason in the rhyme But I want to hear it from your lips Just one more time Every moment of my life I've wondered why It passed us by We never did just get it right I don't know how I don't know why Now you're so far gone And I'm still here And it's been so long There goes another year Every moment of my life I need you here By my side We never could just get it right I don't know how I don't know why
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Love Is On Its Way 04:14
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Love is on its way I thought I heard you say But the price of love is pain I found out once again So should I go insane And try to play the game And if it's all in vain Maybe I'll just stay away You took my heart You took my mind You took my soul I gave them all for you I should have known you'd let me go But ever since the day That I first held you I just couldn't tell you "no" Love was on its way I saw love come And then I watched it go So take me as I am Or as I may become With all that's gone astray I'm unsure of either one So what is it to live? And why's it have to be In love how much you give Is not what you receive? You took my heart You took my mind You took my soul I gave them all for you I should have known you'd let me go But ever since the day That I first held you I just couldn't tell you "no" Love was on its way I saw love come And then I watched it go There's a reason for all of this I just don't know what it is And there's things I tell myself to get me by But a voice somewhere inside Whispers "you still need to try, And when you find the one you love Then you'll know why" You took my heart You took my mind You took my soul I gave them all for you I should have known you'd let me go But in the rain I held you And I couldn't tell you "no" Love was on its way I saw love come And then I watched it go You took my heart You took my mind You took my soul I gave them all for you I should have known you'd let me go But ever since the day I held you I just couldn't tell you "no" Love was on its way I saw love come And then I watched it go
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That Night Back In June 04:10
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You gave it away for a moment I could see it there in your eyes The things that you said made sense to me Somehow I knew you were right Walking home beneath street lights Dragging my heart on the ground Knowing this love I've just thrown away Is the best love that I've ever found But I left you alone that night back in June To cry yourself to sleep I didn't love you enough to stay by your side But I loved you enough to leave Lying awake I can see you Wondering how you'll get by But the truth is you'll be fine without me But without you I think I might die So what can be said of emotion And surely I've been overcome 'Cause if this feeling I've got is the right one Then what I've just done is wrong 'Cause I left you alone that night back in June To cry yourself to sleep I didn't love you enough to stay by your side But I loved you enough to leave (Chorus x2) I loved you enough to leave I loved you enough to leave I loved you enough to leave I loved you enough to leave And I loved you enough to come back again
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Let Me In 02:57
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Midnight comes and takes me home I know I'm not the only one I just sat here waiting for the moment to arrive But you weren't around You weren't there when I needed you most So take good care of all you have I won't be back but you don't seem sad I just got the answer to the question that I had But you weren't around You weren't there and it's making me sad So come on come on come on come on Come on come on now Come on come on come on come on Let Me In Too many times you fall apart Come crumbling down and you break my heart I had never thought of all the things that could go wrong But you weren't there You were never there all along So come on come on come on come on Come on come on now Come on come on come on come on Let Me In (Take it away) Come on come on come on come on Come on come on now Come on come on come on come on Let Me In Come on come on come on come on Come on come on now Come on come on come on come on
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Castles In the Sand 04:52
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Sometimes we think too much These opposing views can be so out of touch Oft times we reach too far As we cast our lines at the shooting stars I guess we try so hard to find ourselves and be free We spend our lives chasing after things that we don't need We build our castles in the sand But we're surprised when the tide rolls in again We throw all caution to the wind Then we get blown over again So it seems with all our means That we should be just fine But when it comes to wants and needs It can be hard to draw the line No matter what you have there's always something more So we look for happiness in having more than those next door We build our castles in the sand But we're surprised when the tide rolls in again We throw all caution to the wind Then we get blown over again (Guitar Solo) So everything is yet to be seen And no one knows how this might end And fortunes take so much longer to make And you might break if you don't bend So what's in store for the ones next door and do we even care? And what's at stake with the choices we make or is it neither here nor there? We build our castles in the sand But we're surprised when the tide rolls in again We throw all caution to the wind Then we get blown over again...
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This Moment 05:58
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I waited too long to start Uncertain of feelings I felt in my heart But it all starts to falling apart Again How can I say this to you When I don't even know what's a lie and what's true When the line finally came into view I was on the wrong side And there's only so much you can say When the black turns to white and the white into gray And I feel myself falling away Again And try as I might to forget You remember the feelings without the regret When you separate this thing from that I always just take what is left And it's always the same old things that bring me down again Always the same old things that come around again I can't wait any longer for this I can't wait anymore I can't wait any longer for this I can't wait anymore And I thought I had been so smart But I feel with my head and I think with my heart Now this has gone too far Again And maybe you will be the one But I wanted to walk when you wanted to run Now everything's been said and done And here we are again But it's always the same old things that bring me down again Always the same old things that come around again I can't wait any longer for this I can't wait anymore I can't wait any longer for this I can't wait anymore Because I'm on your side So why don't you give me some kind of sign And for all this time You know I've been waiting for all of my life For this moment to arrive I can't wait any longer for this I can't wait anymore I can't wait any longer for this I can't wait anymore Because I'm on your side So why don't you give me some kind of sign And for all this time You know I've been waiting for all of my life For this moment to arrive For this moment to arrive For this moment to arrive For this moment to arrive
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Lyla In the Middle 03:53
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Lyla They say that the thicker the skin And the harder you try to hide it inside The softer the heart is within Lyla Always waiting for the future to come Well tonight you hold the future in your arms Life is a riddle That's plain enough to see Sometimes in the middle Is the hardest place to be (harmonica solo) Lyla You're looking in the mirror With your grandfather's eyes You wear your disguise But they don't help you see any clearer Lyla Still waiting for the future to come Well tonight you hold the future in your arms Life is a riddle That's plain enough to see Sometimes in the middle Is the hardest place to be (guitar solo) Lyla Always waiting for the future to come As much as you've tried to leave it behind The past seems to come right along Lyla Yet you wonder what tomorrow will be When you look into the future What do you see? Life is a riddle That's plain enough to see Sometimes in the middle Is the hardest place to be Lyla in the middle Was the hardest place to be
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Now I Understand 04:04
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I thought I knew what love was all about So I waited for something I could do without I realize there's things I've yet to figure out But I've got to pour my heart out Cause now I understand It was part of a bigger plan So take me as I am Cause now I understand I think there's something that I ought to tell you I want to be with you forever more I know I said alot of other things When I first walked out your door But now I understand I was part of a bigger plan You're more than just a friend And now I understand I just couldn't sleep at night Can I take the things done wrong And make them right And make them right (solo) I'm trying hard to find the words to tell you I miss you more than you could ever know Please tell me all the things you've kept within your heart And I'll do the same for you Cause now I understand It was part of a bigger plan So take me as I am Cause now I understand Now I understand It was part of a bigger plan You're more than just a friend And now I understand La la la la la la...
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Road Less Traveled 04:28
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Speak up What was that you said Stand up I can't hear you Wake up It's time to roll out of bed In the end I just want to be near you You were walking down the road less traveled I was waiting for the sun to shine again It just gets colder as your clothes unravel Keeps you wondering how this might have been Sometimes I feel like there's a raging gulf between us Sometimes it feels like you can read my mind I know you know just exactly what's best for me I know you know it's just a matter of time Until we die You were walking down the road less traveled I was waiting for the sun to shine again It just gets colder as your clothes unravel Keeps you wondering how things might have been I was lost, I was lost and lonely Guess that's the cost of being the only one But this time I'm gonna make it Make it Make it Make it Make it Make it Make it Make it right Where can we go to leave a place like this behind us Where can we go where no one else will ever find us I wanna be there when the sunlight is dawning I'm gonna be there when you wake up in the morning There was a time when I could There was a time when I could There was a time when I could There was a time when I could
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You Can Never Go Home 04:40
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The longer I stay here the more I forget All of the reasons that I ever left In the first place Now I’m filled with regret There is a feeling that I used to know When the warm summer wind turned into the very first snow But that was so long ago Now I know You can’t go home You can never go home I can’t have back all that time stole away But here in my heart is where you always will stay Till the end of my days All of the faces that I used to know And so many places where I used to grow, but I’m older now And it’s starting to show Now I know You can’t go home You can never go home If I should happen to see you again You’ll say “hello” and I’ll say “well, how have you been?" Then we’ll walk away again If ever I called you a friend before Suppose I decided to up and walk back through your door? Well it’s not the same anymore. Now I know You can’t go home You can never go home
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I Did All That I Could 02:38
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Hello old friend, it's been a while Since I have talked with you I still recall when the days were long And we shared something true Under waterfalls and moonlight As I held you oh so tight But the stars that we wished upon Must have fallen from the sky And you never meant to break my heart I know you never would So I try to take some comfort knowing I did all that I could It seems like one day you were there And the next day you were gone You never did explain just why You left me all alone I see you and I realize That nothing's really changed I still recall the sadness And I still can feel the pain But you never meant to break my heart I know you never would So I try to take some comfort knowing I did all that I could You never meant to break my heart I know you never would So I try to take some comfort knowing I did all that I could I try to take some comfort knowing I did all that I could

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