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Greatest Golden Hits Vol. 1 - The Very Best of The Pezniks​.​.​. so far

by The Pezniks

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1.
If It Pleases You 03:15
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I could go the extra mile Give one hundred and ten percent Walk around with a glowing smile Everywhere I went If it pleases you I could wear any hat you wanted each one fitted with a wider brim Share with you my every secret go out on a limb If it pleases you I could go anywhere Do every little thing you wanted I could give you my heart undaunted I could tell you that I’m crazy commit myself in a single breath Let the world go gray and hazy Fake an early death If it pleases you I could go anywhere Do every little thing you wanted I could give you my heart undaunted Please save me from myself And tell me that it pleases you to just let me be myself Please save me from myself And tell me that it pleases you to just let me be myself © 1993 Mike Hougardy
2.
Far be it From Me 04:42
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Suppose I knew you Let's say I could see through you Before some string of lies Infiltrates all your replies Would the nights and days all run together Would there be some talk about the sky Would there be a sudden change in weather Would I find comfort in your reply Suppose I knew you Let's say I could see through you Besides a brittle mind What else could I hope to find Could there be a change in my position Could you fell comfort in your place Could I keep my friendly disposition Could you stand the glamour and the grace Far be it from me To offer judgement Far be it from me To judge myself Far be it from me To see what little you have to offer me And if you knew yourself as well as I Suppose you knew me Let's say you could see through me Before some string of lies Infiltrates all my replies Should there be a change in my conviction Should there be an altar sacrifice Should I hold my constant contradictions Should I listen to my own advice © 1993 Mike Hougardy
3.
Finding James 02:44
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It's hard to change overnight When the scenes in your life look the same in the morning It's hard to put up a fight When the enemies change without any warning While you're busy finding James Don't even think of the drought - you divine water While you're busy finding James When you look at the stars think of your daughter It's hard to change overnight When you're greeting the day with a raging hangover It's hard to know when you're right If it's answers you need and you're lost in the clover While you're busy finding James If you're in need of a friend then try and stay friendly While you're busy finding James If you're in need of a drink tip your glass gently Love and pillow talk I've been through it all The way young lovers walk Right before they fall A million bar stools In a million bars A million wishes On a million stars While you're busy finding James Don't even think of the drought - you divine water While you're busy finding James If you're in need of a drink think of your daughter © 1993 Mike Hougardy
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When the Well Ran Dry 05:25
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Why can’t I remove these hands from my eyes? Why can’t I survey the wake of my lies? When the roof caved in Friendship fell to my chagrin Knowing damn well it was me That held the match up to the beam And when the well ran dry Only then did you comply And I, know you know exactly what I mean When I say... Why can’t I remove these hands from my eyes? Why can’t I ignore these voices I despise? When the roof caved in Friendship fell to my chagrin Knowing damn well it was me That held the match up to the beam And when the well ran dry Only then did you comply And I, know you know exactly what I mean When I say... Don’t ask me what I have to say ‘Cause there’s nothing, nothing I can do To make this feeling go away Every single day, every single night I’ll try to make amends We will try to remain friends I will try If you will try When the roof caved in Friendship fell to my chagrin Knowing damn well it was me That held the match up to the beam And when the well ran dry Only then did you comply And I, know you know exactly what I mean When I say... When our ship came in You were left to sink or swim In a sea of disappointment And a river of despair When the camel broke his back Everyone looked in their sack and saw Only yours and mine my friend Were void of all straw. ©1993 Mike Hougardy
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Staring at the Sun 03:53
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You fell from the skies At a time when I was staring at the Sun And now these spots that dance before my eyes Just remind me of the things we haven't done I watched you descend Hoping that somehow you'd fall on me Now I just try and pretend Everything is as I hoped it'd be Staring straight at the Sun I'll live with my decision And although I might now lack sight I know I don't lack vision Someone once told me that Things carved in stone can't be undone I won't regret this fate I've met I'll continue blindly Staring at the Sun Tell me why does the Sun have to set And tell me every little thing about you You haven't mentioned yet Tell me that Sun is just another star But with a different name I'll tell you that I've tried to stare at stars all night And it doesn't feel the same © 1993 Mike Hougardy
6.
Tear Him Apart 03:24
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Too many of his thoughts are shadowed by doubt And there are too many things she just can't seem to say He'd like to poke his eyes out But his strength has all but drained away Doesn't want to be a strongman Nobody wants to support all the weight of the earth He lacks the strength to turn his head And if he could what would it be worth No one can tear him apart No one can tear him apart No one can tear him apart Like you Too many reasons to fall back Only one admission stands in his way He's knows without the hope of her love He wouldn't make it through the day through the day No one can tear him apart No one can tear him apart No one can tear him apart Like you No blame to lay No sinister plan It all started When woman became known to man His thoughts turn to her smile and he thinks It's his soul and his heart not his mind that she haunts With some acceptance he crawls back in bed Because there's nothing besides her he wants her he wants No one can tear him apart No one can tear him apart No one can tear him apart Like you No one can tear me apart Like you © 1993 Mike Hougardy
7.
Time is a Luxury 04:02
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Give me a second A chance perhaps for penance And it won't go to waste We could spend ours in a warm embrace Give me a minute In your heart so I could win it And show you that time Is ours to spend Time is a luxury You can afford to spend on me Move away from All the pain of Living today Give me an hour In a warm September shower And prove once and for all That time can stand still Time is a luxury It can't be bought and it isn't free Move away from All the pain of Having the time Time is a luxury You can afford to spend on me And the time is there For everyone to prepare © 1993 Mike Hougardy
8.
Standing By 04:05
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Let me make it clear that I don't want to interfere With decisions that you have to make But it's so hard for me to sit aside here idly In a position, that I don't want to take I hate standing by While these events unfold I could catch a cold here waiting Waiting on the outside I hate standing by With my dignity When it's plain to see that I want you More than I want my pride I'm painfully aware that want I want's not really fair And I could never ask you to choose It scares me too much to think that I could lose your touch When it was never, ever mine to lose I hate standing by While these events unfold I could catch a cold here waiting Waiting on the outside I hate standing by With my dignity When it's plain to see that I want you More than I want my pride With a complete lack of personal integrity I finally have something to say I said I didn't want your decisions to involve me But, that was only if I got my way I think I'm learning what true selfishness is all about The seeds I want to plant are not of love, but of doubt I will try my best to lay my thoughts and dreams to rest That I could ever, ever change your mind If there's been damage done, my sincerest apologies to everyone But I will never, ever claim that love is blind I hate standing by While these events unfold I could catch a cold here waiting Waiting on the outside I hate standing by © 1993 Mike Hougardy
9.
Draw a Smile (free) 03:58
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If I could draw a smile Then I would capture yours on paper I would hold it for a while If I could draw a smile If I could sketch my future Then I know that you'd be in it I would keep it close at hand And I'd retrace it every minute It's unfortunate that I am no great artist Sometimes I doubt that I could even draw you near Keeping perspective is decidedly my hardest work Whenever your not here If I could sculpt your movements Capture all your grace and power In a single block of marble I'd rework it every hour If I could paint a romance Such a colorful endeavor I would find the biggest canvas And I'd work on it forever It's unfortunate that I am no great artist Most of my former work has met with poor reviews I've learned selecting a good medium's not the hardest It's the subject that you choose Whenever your not here © 1993 Mike Hougardy
10.
These Jade Eyes 04:13
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Everybody runs from me and they'll take a run at you Everybody prays for me and they'll try and prey on you Events in my life They are passing me by without my approval Are you in control Have you thought about the cost of removal Everybody takes to me and they'll try and take it to you Everybody waits for me But will they wait for you I'm really happy that your happy here Five years down the road I hope you recognize yourself It's not uncertainties in life I fear It's definitives That you will slowly lose love, life, and health These jade eyes are crying for you These jade eyes they are dying These jade eyes are crying for you These jade eyes they are dying I'm walking in among them knowing Past events could plague their future like an open sore I see their freshly scrubbed faces glowing Unaware they won't achieve what they were hoping for These jade eyes are crying for you These jade eyes they are dying These jade eyes are crying for you These jade eyes they are dying Simon it's simple There's one more thing that you can do It's disregard the example that I have set for you Simon it's simple I only wish that you could see Advice was all I wanted you to take from me © 1993 Mike Hougardy
11.
Congratulations 03:23
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Congratulations on your life You finally found someone to make you a wife You found a place to live And something I could never give to you Congratulations on your world You found the wind to get your sails unfurled You found a peace of mind Something you could never find in me But I hope you held out long enough To realize this isn't a game When you find his love's not strong enough There'll be no one, but yourself to blame Congratulations all the same Congratulations on your spirit You found your shadow and came to fear it Something wasn't right Something you could never name Congratulations all the same © 1993 Mike Hougardy
12.
Coming Down Off Lisa 04:07
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Don't talk to me I've been up all night And I'm trying fight Coming down off Lisa Don't talk to me I've been up all night And I'm trying fight Coming down off Lisa I could stand on your porch for hours Listening to you talk about the moon And though it is late - it seems too soon To be leaving I'm truly amazed at your powers Your ability to make me feel so high Don't think I'm alright when we say goodbye It's deceiving Don't talk to me I've been up all night And I'm trying fight Coming down off Lisa Don't talk to me I've been up all night And I'm trying fight Coming down off Lisa I could sit in a booth forever simply watching your mouth while you speak And even at times when things seem bleak It convinced me I could scour the earth and never Find someone who moves me quite like you The places we go and the things we do Have convinced me A long, long time ago I made myself a promise so I could survive, eventually thrive on Being alone And now I find I'm here Alone in thought and quick to fear Every plan and every man I thought I had known Don't talk to me Don't talk to me Don't talk to me I've been up all night I'm trying fight Coming down off Lisa © 1993 Mike Hougardy
13.
Silent Vowels 05:39
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When I awoke this morning I floated helplessly The room around me had lost its gravity The world refused to exert Her precious pull on me She took my silence for lack of sincerity Sometimes I think that I can Move a crowd of a thousand people By simply telling them how I feel Yet face to face with you There's so much I'd like to reveal But cannot bring myself to say You move with such assurance Your bounds are limitless You touch those around you with such tenderness I think of you so often I tremble at the sound of you name I can only dream that you would ever feel the same Sometimes I think the only Real proof of my existence Are in the bills I got today Attempts to share my thoughts With you are met with such resistance Sometimes I simply cannot say Silent vowels We stand among the consonants Without a word Silent vowels Like all good children We're seen and never heard © 1993 Mike Hougardy

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Available for the first time ever! The long lost 1994 debut album by Ellensburg's EmoFolk darlings, The Pezniks.

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released March 13, 1994

All songs © 1994 Mike Hougardy

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