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Inside
03:43
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INSIDE
Music by Kevin Fox
Lyrics by Tammy Fox
You tell me round is a circle a box it is a square
Red and blue make purple I am aware
Your heart it’s written in Sanskrit. Our love remains unsung
I’m sure you spoke about it in a foreign tongue
Show me the way to get inside, inside
I’ll keep your heart safe, your mind satisfied
The random pattern of snowflakes. A rainbow after rain
You intellectualize them. They become mundane
You never mind much to talk when the subject’s black and white
Deflecting my advances. You pontificate
Show me the way to get inside, inside
I’ll keep your heart safe, your mind satisfied girl
You tell me round is a circle a box it is a square
Red and blue make purple I am aware
The road to letting it in love is dangerous terrain
The beauty lies inside of what you can’t explain
Show me the way to get inside, inside
I’ll keep your heart safe, your mind satisfied
I’ll show you a way to get inside, inside
You keep my heart safe, my mind satisfied girl
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2. |
Soul Before Me
03:48
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SOUL BEFORE ME
Music by Kevin Fox
Lyrics by Tammy Fox
Walk away, we both know we’ve tried
Rue the day by this old moonlight
I have this feeling you are always there
How can I grieve what hasn’t died?
Soul before me
If we could travel back in time to another life
If I had my way I’d leave you behind
But there’s no way and I’ve become resigned
A sense of déjà vu I’m drawn to you
We are forever intertwined
Soul before me
If we could travel back in time to another life
Soul before me
Long before I saw the signs your hand held mine
Shirley MacLain she may be right
Though there’s no way to get you off my mind
I can always try
Soul before me
If we could travel back in time to another life
Soul before me
Long before I saw the signs your heart had mine
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3. |
Set Right
03:47
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SET RIGHT
Music by Kevin Fox
Lyrics by Tammy Fox
Claire likes her counterfeit handbags and vain as she can be
Avoids the mirror like a vampire, avoids reality
Looking through her false lashes just in time to see
No one’s hangin’ around to fake it with her anyway
Well I don’t believe it she’s been set right
She’s awoken. She has awoken now
From this bad dream. So misguided
She’s been set right. She’s now awake
She is awake now
Alex he’s saving the planet with superiority
If only he knew that human kindness doesn’t grow on trees
Preaching it all from his soapbox just to have his say
And now all his credibility well it just falls away
Well I don’t believe it he’s been set right
He’s awoken. He has awoken now
From this bad dream. So misguided
He’s been set right. He is awake
We have to wake up to reality
Check out our priorities
Not let insecurity get in the way
I am awake
Well I don’t believe it I’ve been set right
I’ve awoken. I have awoken now
From this bad dream. So misguided
I’ve been set right
I am awake
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River
04:47
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RIVER
Music & Lyrics by Joni Mitchell
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
And singing songs of joy and peace
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
But it don't snow here
It stays pretty green
I'm going to make a lot of money
Then I'm going to quit this crazy scene
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Whoa I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I made my baby cry
He tried hard to help me
You know, he put me at ease
And he loved me so naughty
Made me weak in the knees
Oh, I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I'm so hard to handle
I'm selfish and I'm sad
Now I've gone and lost the best baby
That I ever had
Oh I wish I had a river I could skate away on
I wish I had a river so long
I would teach my feet to fly
Oh I wish I had a river
I could skate away on
I made my baby say goodbye
It's coming on Christmas
They're cutting down trees
They're putting up reindeer
Singing songs of joy and peace
I wish I had a river I could skate away on
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5. |
Cliched Remains
04:30
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CLICHED REMAINS
Music by Kevin Fox
Lyrics by Tammy Fox
I’ve been told love is blind and unkind
It’s getting older all the time
I know misery loves her company and its old
And though true love conquers all a curtain call
Even for Miller and Monroe
The old ball and chain uttered with disdain it’s old
And I can understand how this road’s been trodden down
Just a ghost town
Nothing but clichéd remains
I need inspiration so I can write my own refrain
Every rose has its thorn. Man that’s worn
It’s getting older all the time
Tell me how you feel? Why reinvent the wheel? It’s old
The only game in this town is winding down
We’re getting older all the time
There’s more fish in the sea. Tell Pitt and Jolie it’s old
And I can understand how this road’s been trodden down
Just ghost town
Of nothing but clichéd remains
Need inspiration so I can write my own refrain
Now on the edge of this seat. You and me
And it feels new for once this time
Jump off a bridge and I’m following behind. It’s new
Now I can understand how this road’s been trodden down
Like ghost town
Nothing but clichés remain
I’ve found inspiration so now I’ll write my own refrain
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6. |
Do My Best
02:32
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DO MY BEST
Music by Kevin Fox
Lyrics by Tammy Fox
Your eyes fixed on a star while
Your hand feels for my heart
Be careful what you wish for tonight
Tranquil when we’re together
Such fear when we’re apart
And I can’t help but fail
When I’m trying to do my best
Can’t bear to read the headlines
Love’s made you vulnerable
Be careful what you wish for tonight
Promises of forever
Broken with sleepless nights
And I can’t help but fail
But I’ll try to do my best
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7. |
It Feels Right
03:31
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IT FEELS RIGHT
Music by Kevin Fox
Lyrics by Tammy Fox
Please forgive the state you find me in, I’ve been knocked down to the ground again
Brush it off, see just how far I’ve come, it’s a million miles from where I’ve been
Try forgetting it but you’ll remind me of ghosts I try leave behind
It’s their image in my rearview mirror that urges me to keep on driving
Oh it’s not like I’ve touched the stars but I’ll keep on trying
To raise the bar on this life of mine is that wrong? Cause it feels right
I don’t pretend to have it all worked out. Disagree with me, without a doubt
I’m the first to admit that I don’t know what this quest of mine’s about
My self-confidence is paper-thin. We’re as fragile as porcelain
And you’re like a bull in a china shop, I’ll try to take it on the chin
Oh it’s not like I’ve reached the top but I’ll keep trying
To raise the bar on this life of mine is that wrong? Cause it feels right
Please don’t punish me for wanting more than what fate seemed to have in store
For a battered soul from a broken past, it’s time to even up the score
So instead of trying to drag me down, open up your eyes and look around
I’m holding out my hand to you, searching for our common ground
Oh it’s not like I’ve reached the sky but I’ll keep on trying
To raise the bar on this life of mine is that wrong?
Oh why apologize for chasing dreams instead of standing by
While life just passed me by is that wrong? Cause it feels right
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8. |
Hide It Away
03:39
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HIDE IT AWAY
Music by Kevin Fox
Lyrics by Tammy Fox
Time has come to dry my eyes
To sail away, overcome doubt
And all around me a sea of fear
I’m trying not to be swept out
And all of the nights that I’d lie wide awake
And all of the tears I cried
Take out my heart and I’ll hide it away
It’s all right cause I’ll be fine
You’re the captain of my dismay
It’s in my nature to rock the boat
It’s made me who I am today
I’m stronger than you’ll ever know
And you can stand by while this ship passes you by
And sails off to foreign lands
Postcards, goodbyes, maybe I’ll see you sometime
It’s out of my hands
Didn’t ever think I’d see the stars
That had aligned
Fail to chart a way back
For you and I
And with every lie I could tell right away
And my trust in you capsized
Take out my heart and I’ll hide it away
It’s all right cause I’ll be fine
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DIAMONDS ON THE SOLES OF HER SHOES
Music & Lyrics Paul Simon
People say she's crazy she’s got diamonds on the soles of her shoes
Well that's one way to lose these walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She was physically forgotten
Then she slipped into my pocket with my car keys
She said you've taken me for granted because I please you
Wearing these diamonds
And I could say oo oo oo
As if everybody knows what I'm talking about
As if everybody would know exactly what I was talking about
Talking about diamonds on the soles of her shoes
She makes the sign of a teaspoon he makes the sign of a wave
The poor boy changes clothes and puts on after-shave
To compensate for his ordinary shoes
And she said honey take me dancing
But they ended up by sleeping in a doorway
By the bodegas and the lights on upper Broadway
Wearing diamonds on the soles of their shoes
And I could say oo oo oo
As if everybody here would know what I was talking about
I mean everybody here would know exactly what I was talking about
Talking about diamonds
People say I'm crazy I got diamonds on the soles of my shoes
Well that's one way to lose these walking blues
Diamonds on the soles of your shoes
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10. |
Believe It
04:18
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BELIEVE IT
Music by Kevin Fox
Lyrics by Tammy Fox
Danny he introduced us late one May
She helped me move to the country, and she stayed
There were times I made her pay for another’s crimes
I was wrong but I predicted she would stray
So I kept pushing her away. Showed her to the door
But she persisted anyway. She gave me more (then)
One day she looked at me and said you and me against the world
And I believed it
We bought a home in the city in early spring
Then we picked out our matching wedding rings
Now when I need to hear her sweet voice reassure
I’ll write a song about true love she can sing
Let’s take a walk down Lily Lake. Tell me anything
Won’t be suspicious or afraid. I’ll believe it
And when you look at me and say you and me against the world
I believe it. I can feel it
She reminds me daily with her subtle ways
That I’m safe and that she is here to stay
And when I need to hear her sweet voice reassure
I’ll write a song about true love she can play
Let’s take a walk down Lily Lake. Tell me anything
Won’t be suspicious or afraid. I’ll believe it
And when you look at me and say you and me against the world
I can feel it
Let’s take a walk down Lily Lake. Tell me everything
You keep on persisting every day. I can see it
And when you look at me and say you and me against the world
I believe it
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11. |
Stay
03:26
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STAY
music by Kevin Fox
lyrics by Fox and Fergus Hambleton
stay a little longer with me
let the night write our sweet tomorrow
stay until the stars go to sleep
and the day is somehow newly borrowed
I’m happy when your near
someday I’ll say these words I hear
always asking you to stay
stay I’ve grown accustomed to sharing the day
I’m crazy for your affection
stay forever deep in my heart
these words I’ll never tire of hearing
I’m happy when your near
someday I’ll say these words I hear
always asking you to stay
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Kevin Fox Hamilton, Ontario
Kevin Fox is a revered multi-instrumentalist, sought-after orchestral composer/arranger, music director/coordinator/producer
and innovative recording artist.
Playing the cello is Kevin’s first language and he expresses it with soulful eloquence on his three solo albums – COME ALIVE, SONGS FOR CELLO & VOICE, and SET RIGHT.
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