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by Laura Zucker

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1.
It Was You 03:37
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I don’t know what it was that made me lift my head up Don’t know what it was that caught my eye I can’t say for sure it was something that I saw It’s as if somehow my heart already knew It was you Your silhouette against the morning sun Standing at the counter in the coffee line Nothing to suggest that you were different from the rest ‘Till the moment that your face came into view It was you It’s you; it’s you I’m so happy just to see you It’s you; it’s you I begin to smile ‘Cause I’ve seen you in my mind a thousand times And I wondered how I’d feel when I knew you weren’t mine And I wondered when I saw you what I’d do It was you Something so familiar in how you moved your hands In how you turned your head when you smiled I was swept away to another time and place As the feeling overtook me like the wind gone wild It was you It’s you; it’s you I’m so happy just to see you It’s you; it’s you I begin to smile ‘Cause I’ve seen you in my mind a thousand times And I wondered how I’d feel when I knew you weren’t mine And I wondered when I saw you what I’d do It was you I don’t know what it was that made me lift my head up Don’t know what it was that caught my eye I can’t say for sure it was something that I saw It’s as if somehow my heart already knew It was you
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Walk Away 03:59
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I smile I try I ache I lie You hear me say I’m strong – You walk away I fly; I hide my fear inside You think you see I’m free— you walk away When you walk away The weight of all the years comes crashing down on me I don’t hide the tears When you walk away I watch you disappear into someone else’s arms And leave me standing here When you walk away When you walk away I’ve been loving you for such a long time Seems as though it’s all I’ll ever know Someday Maybe You may want me I know that day I’ll say – Watch me walk away When you walk away The weight of all the years comes crashing down on me I don’t hide the tears When you walk away I watch you disappear into someone else’s arms And leave me standing here When you walk away When you walk away Someday Maybe You may want me I hope that day I’ll say – watch me walk away
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The Owl 04:07
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There’s a tree outside my window Where an owl wakes in the fading light As I lie awake and restless The owl talks to me in the night I look out but I don’t see him He’s hidden in the branches of the tree But when the moon shines through the redwoods The owl speaks to me And the owl says Who is going to fill your soul Who is going to make everything all right Who is going to make you whole Who is going to get you through this dark night I am lost; I am weary I am drifting out to sea I am looking for direction Won’t somebody look for me The owl says Who is going to fill your soul Who is going to make everything all right Who is going to make you whole Who is going to get you through this dark night
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Someone Love Me 04:01
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Nothing I ever do seems to come out right Seems like all my days are turning into nights And nobody cares, the empty way I feel They carry on around me pretending I’m not real Someone love me Lift me up inside so I don’t have to hide Someone need me I feel useless in this world – A good-for-nothing girl I don’t belong nowhere Everything’s too fast for me; give me a bit more time I’m being who I know I am- Since when is that a crime The darkness is closing in on me, but I won’t let it win Then again it is so strong; I think I might give in Someone love me Lift me up inside so I don’t have to hide Someone need me I feel useless in this world – A good-for-nothing girl I don’t belong nowhere I’m losing my faith I’m losing it all And no one’s there to catch me as I fall Someone love me Lift me up inside so I don’t have to hide Someone need me I feel useless in this world – A good-for-nothing girl I don’t belong nowhere
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The Devil You Know 05:56
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She gets up each day, puts on her stockings and suit and gets on a train for downtown She picks up a file- is this a new one? It looks like the file that she just put down Same work; same faces Same stale airless places She can’t let go It’s like gravity, like gravity That keeps her holding on Gravity; it won’t set her free To move her life along To move her life along She picks up the phone, and she hears the voice from home that she knows as well as her own But now – now it sounds flat, now out of tune And she longs for a musical, magical tone Same town, same lover Same plodding undercover life She can’t let go It’s like gravity, like gravity That keeps her holding on Gravity; it won’t set her free To move her life along To move her life along Be brave; be strong Slip the shackles of what used to be Stand up; step out And fly free She turns out the light, and stares at the ceiling as she feels the pain start to well up inside “Here I am again, though I should be swept away on the ocean of tears that I’ve cried” Same fear; same yearning Same passion slowly burning out She can’t let go It’s like gravity, like gravity That keeps her holding on Gravity; it won’t set her free To move her life along To move her life along
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The Confession 03:36
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She looked across the table She looked inside herself She looked into the mirror and she said I look like someone else I know I know I know that I have to go You know I love you but I must confess I’ve been leaving you darling’ since the day we met I know She looked into the future She couldn’t see its face and she said I don’t know where I’m going But here I’ve lost my place I know I know I know that I have to go You know I love you but I must confess I’ve been leaving you darling since the day we met I know How did this life slip away? I wish that we were new again And so I think that maybe if I try my life won’t be a lie and then I know I know I know that I have to go You know I love you but I must confess I’ve been loving you darling since the day I left I know
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Without You 04:01
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I woke up this morning Just my head, one pillow Just my body diagonal across the bed Empty hangers in an empty closet Empty time for my thoughts to echo through my head And though I try not to notice where they’ve led It’s just too much- this life without you Without you Without you Nothing I see looks the same You’ve changed all the rules of the game I can’t bear the weight of the pain of being Utterly, very completely without you Put my left foot forward Move ahead today Move ahead to find a piece of solid ground Empty spirit moving in a spinning world Where’s the path to take me where I might be found And though I try not to notice you’re not around It’s just too much- this life without you Without you Without you Nothing I see looks the same You’ve changed all the rules of the game I can’t bear the weight of the pain of being Utterly, very completely without you Without you Did I lose my love or did I lose a part of me I don’t know if I’ll recover if I have to be without you Without you Without you Nothing I see looks the same You’ve changed all the rules of the game I can’t bear the weight of the pain of being Utterly, very completely without you
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As If 02:52
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How many times has it happened this way I’m in a boring routine kind of day When some quirk of nature, fate with a grin Opens the door and you’re walking in How do I do it? Why do I try? Might as well wish for the stars in the sky Might as well hope for a bolt from the blue Trying to capture a moment with you My heart is racing; I look away Knowing I won’t find the right words to say My senses desert me; I’m rooted in place I disappear without leaving a trace How do I do it? Why do I try? Might as well wish for the stars in the sky Might as well hope for a bolt from the blue Trying to capture a moment with you I steal an upward glance and I watch you leave Everyone but you can see this heart I wear on my sleeve How do I do it? Why do I try? Might as well wish for the stars in the sky Might as well hope for a bolt from the blue Trying to capture a moment that’s true Trying to capture a moment with you
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You Took Me In 03:49
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It was on a Wednesday morning It was early in the spring It hit me without warning And it changed everything I guess I didn’t see you When I passed you on the stair But the reason had to be you That I picked that day to be there There was something in your eyes that went right through me Something in your smile – like gravity, drew me Something in your touch, like you already knew me You took me in You took me in People love to talk about it – Love at first sight Now I’m the last to doubt it ‘Cause when it’s right, it’s so right There was something in your eyes that went right through me Something in your smile – like gravity, drew me Something in your touch, like you already knew me You took me in You took me in Finding you was the last thing on my mind I thought love would make me wait Till the hand of fate put your hand in mine There was something in your eyes that went right through me Something in your smile – like gravity, drew me Something in your touch, like you already knew me You took me in You took me in
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Blues In G 02:57
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You’ve got the power- you’ve got the charm You sure know how to trip that little love alarm You set the fires to burning You set hearts and heads to turning You’ve got that special way Of brightening up even the darkest day Maybe it’s your smile Or maybe it’s just that style – the way you do the things you do That’s got everyone in love with you You know everyone’s in love with you You’ve got the magic – you cast a spell And everybody’s buying what you don’t even sell It could be you’re shy But I can’t imagine why Don’t you see the things I do That’s got everyone in love with you You know everyone’s in love with you You’ve got the power to hypnotize I never thought I would let you But I went under the moment I met you, darlin’ When I looked into those magic eyes Is there something I can say to convince you That I have just been crazy since you looked my way that very first day Now I’m enchanted—I’m on a cloud I couldn’t resist, and so I joined the crowd They all love you- dreaming of you So I guess my feeling’s nothing new Because everyone’s in love with you You know everyone’s in love with you It’s true Everyone’s in love with you Me too Everyone’s in love with you

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Laura's debut cd of evocative, compelling songs straight from your diary...

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released February 25, 2013

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Laura Zucker San Francisco, California

Singer-songwriter Laura Zucker wins audiences over with a hard-won perspective and a positive spin. The powerful imagery of her songs and stories ring so true you might think she’s read your diary - and you’ll find yourself humming her infectious melodies for days to come. ... more

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