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The First

by Dave Christian

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Intuition 03:18
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INTUITION ©2003 David V. Christian/ ASCAP It’s a bit belated, what I have to say A little concentrated can I pull you to the side? It’s a reclamation and a declaration too It’s a fool decision’ to know the things we cannot do Yea life’s a seesaw, it’s up and down It’s a crazy good ride with your feet up off the ground Gotta stop complainin, there’s a world to see Ya gotta take some chances, know the things we cannot be I stand here right now thinking I should of bet it all on the intuition I must apologize, I did not see the answer I stand here right now thinking, I should of bet it all. Gotta clean that windshield, gotta face the facts Gotta fix the broken, ya gotta feed it where it lacks It’s a priceless diamond if you cut right But the thing could shatter, screw the plan and wreck my life I stand here right now thinking I should of bet it all on the intuition I must apologize, I did not see the answer I stand here right now thinking, I should of bet it all.
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Acquaintance 03:20
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ACQUAINTANCE ©2004 David V. Christian/ George Capone ASCAP I got a dollar in my pocket and I’m ready to go I got nothing to loose and I’ve got nothing to show I’m gonna buy a little piece of the thing that I need I’m gonna buy a little piece of the game What’s my name, what’s my game? I got places to go and I got people to see I’m on a ride that’ll kill ya but it’s settin me free I’m in my prime in my mind and I’m borrowin time But there ain’t nothing that grooves my soul What’s my name, what’s my game? What’s my name, what’s my game? What’s my name, what’s my game? what’s my game? What will ya call me? Happy to make your acquaintance, Happy to make your acquaintance Happy to make your acquaintance, Happy to make your acquaintance Crown of thorns on my head and a monkey on my back Been ridin the rails and slipped off the track Wrong side of the bed and no one to blame There ain’t nothing to ease my pain What’s my name, what’s my game? What’s my name, what’s my game? What’s my name, what’s my game? what’s my game? What will ya call me? Happy to make your acquaintance, Happy to make your acquaintance Happy to make your acquaintance, Happy to make your acquaintance
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Is It Time 03:38
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IS IT TIME ©2003 David V. Christian/ ASCAP I have a weak constitution And I have, trouble keeping it down with the people around me I have a sensitive retina And I can’t bear to see the remains of changes comin And I can’t defend your honor anymore ‘Cause it’s mutilated, depreciated, dissipated and segregated It’s all been crazy lately, is it time, is it time? It’s all been crazy lately, is it time, is it time? I can’t believe what I’m hearin Everyday, it’s getting farther away And I don’t know if I can carry on in silence I scream but no one hears It’s all been crazy lately, is it time, is it time? It’s all been crazy lately, is it time, is it time? Is it time for the truth, is it time for the willing to be killing? Is it time for the faithful to ask for forgiveness for the rest of us here?
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Watch Those Bends 04:08
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WATCH THOSE BENDS ©1996 David V. Christian/ ASCAP They didn’t hear you You left them thinking you’ve got a bad attitude Asking your questions Sayin the right thing at the wrong time Ready to follow Ready to give where the takin is good Well if that ain’t enough for them I think you better watch your back Better watch those bends Watch those bends Dents in the ceiling Hole in the wall where you put it last night Tripped on a table Walkin alone in the dark of your ride Shadows and whispers Talking to strangers about the things that you do Faithful until the end I think you better watch your back Better watch those bends Watch those bends This might be the future This might be the past that you’re lookin to fool This might be a bad time We can see it no matter what you try to prove They didn’t hear you You left them thinking you’ve got a bad attitude Asking your questions Sayin the right thing at the wrong time Ready to follow Ready to give where the takin is good Well if that ain’t enough for them I think you better watch your back Better watch those bends Watch those bends
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Ordinary 03:27
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ORDINARY ©2004 David V. Christian/ ASCAP Dani don’t you believe, When they show you the sign say’s over, no never once could I leave, Cause I believe you’re the best to come Change, it be by surprise Cried a little but I survived it, Now can I think back and laugh? I don’t know, I hope they never ask For a perfect performance, Unbroken silence. We’re doing the best that we can But we have been ordinary There below all the fight, Solid promise some way arises. Carry all of us through. Nothin new, cause this is what we do. Dani got to believe. They don’t know. They never stop to look For a perfect performance, Unbroken silence. We’re doing the best that we can But we have been ordinary We are extraordinary (instr) Dani got to believe When they show you the sign say’s over, no never once could I leave, They don’t know. They never stop to look For a perfect performance, Unbroken silence. We’re doing the best that we can But we have been ordinary We are extraordinary
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Drive On 04:57
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DRIVE ON ©2003 David V. Christian/ ASCAP As I travel all alone upon this road I can see the only reason and I play my only role If I fear from all the empty look away You don’t need to see the weakness or the writer gone astray And as I look upon horizon point of light It’s the only goal I’m drivin for and breathin in tonight I crave the ocean, I crave the light But I am drivin all alone upon this lonely road tonight I need to hear you, I need you here But I will drive on through another day, drive another year As the moon begins to rise up through the night I am looking in the distance for the longing in your eyes And if your stars begin to fall out of the sky I will be the one to catch them, I will never let them die I crave a passage, I crave the light But I am drivin all alone upon this lonely road tonight I need to hear you, I need you here But I will drive on through another day, drive another year To see the ocean, to see the light To see the fire in your deep blue eyes and lay with you tonight I need to hear you, I need you here But I will drive on through another day, drive another year But I will drive on through another day, drive another year
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Little White Lines 04:23
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LITTLE WHITE LINES ©1998 David V. Christian/ ASCAP All alone and your clock is tickin Win this time it’s a good good bet Take it down you can take it right down You can win to loose no matter what you get Water looks good when your eyes are blinkin Tyin to see but it’s hard to tell They won’t look for you So get up and do what you got to do Yeah but I’m waitin for the right time, waitin for the right sign And I’m payin the price for the little white lines Wind is up but the sail is rippin Thought today that you’d be farther along Rain rain go away Why don’t you come back another day Yeah but I’m waitin for the right time, waitin for the right sign And I’m payin the price for the little white lines Yeah and waitin for the good moves waiting for a good groove and I’m takin a slice of what I feel should be mine Hear the liar when you know what he’s thinking Talking shit about the lies that you bought Stayin down there no more I’m getting the feelin I got to go Yeah but I’m waitin for the right time, waitin for the right sign And I’m payin the price for the little white lines Yeah and waitin for the good moves waiting for a good groove and I’m takin a slice of what I feel should be mine
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Already Stayed Too Long 03:36
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Already stayed to long ©1988 David V. Christian/ ASCAP Don’t go near, it’s always what you see and hear That tears into your life and heart And now you see, that the answer’s not for free And the changes are to be for good Say your sad words from the edge of what you mean Step into the scene again and save yourself Put the years upon the shelf Fill the emptiness with hope and wealth Cause you’ve already stayed to long Do they see where the audience should be Do they listen when you speak your mind or are they blind To the passion that you’ve got Do they plan to let you stand and rot Never mind, I know it’s hard to see the truth Being so far from your youth and green, and silver screen Fire the torch that lights the stage We rehearse the final page right here Don’t be fooled or hypnotized by the rag that’s dried your eyes so long carry on Cause you’ve already stayed to long Fascination is gone You’ve already stayed to long You’ve already stayed to long
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Dirty Games 04:27
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DIRTY GAMES ©1994 David V. Christian/ ASCAP All in all never in my mind will I be free separation's just a word All in all we gave away the things we needed most, I’ve got to whisper to be heard When you’re alone do you ever think of bein by my side, I only wish you could see it my way And from time to time you give enough to keep me through the night I need a little more to keep me forever Don’t think I’ll hang around any more for you I’ve got a lot of things to do Don’t turn the tables on me I know the way that you get when you shine me One fifty one on a Saturday night I was blowin her off cause it didn’t seem right To me it’s the same as the dirty little games that you’re playin I guess I gotta move on Wow, wow wow guess I gotta move on Met a girl the other night down at the local bar I don’t recall her pretty name Pretty hands and big blue eyes she ran her fingers through my But she had another place to be She said don’t leave, I’ll be right back, I got to tell him I’ll be late Well I said don’t bother if it’s for me Don’t think I’ll hang around any more for you I’ve got a lot of things to do Don’t turn the tables on me I know the way that you get when you shine me One fifty one on a Saturday night I was blowin her off cause it didn’t seem right To me it’s the same as the dirty little games that you’re playin I guess I gotta move on Wow, wow wow guess I gotta move on Your lies underneath the bridge I took To the other side, I’ve looked At the other lives you shook Wonderin why I’ve waited so long to come around Your time runnin low again My prime comin to an end One fifty one on a Saturday night I was blowin her off cause it didn’t seem right To me it’s the same as the dirty little games that you’re playin I guess I gotta move on Wow, wow wow guess I gotta move on
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Silent Prayer 02:29
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SILENT PRAYER ©1994 David V. Christian/ ASCAP Where are you now I need your words Seeking a guide and to be heard Knowing the past remains Shaping my soul today Feeling my strength it slips away Born of the flesh this ground I’ve spaded breaking a promise made here in my only home Saying a silent prayer Hoping that you’re still there for me Guarding my deepest fears And holding back all of my tears Here do we learn to read the signs Throwing the stones that make us wise Filling the space we’ve earned But sometimes we fall behind Late in the night I’m all alone Thinking of all the friends I’ve known And all of the friends I’ve lost Forgotten or given up on Saying a silent prayer Hoping that you’re still there for me Guarding my deepest fears And holding back all of my tears Late in the night I’m all alone Thinking of all the friends I’ve known And all of the friends I’ve lost Forgotten or given up on
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Rendlesham Forest 02:34
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RENDLESHAM FOREST ©2004 David V. Christian/ ASCAP There’s a light in the forest There’s a light in the forest I go lookin for an answer Keep it in the notes I keep for me There’s a message in the movement Intention in the light I see Is anybody taping? Does anybody see the things I see? They say that they don’t know but they believe in God And they hope that it believes in them And they hope to God that this is not the end They come askin all their questions Curious to know my thoughts And all that I remember And all that I have lived through in the past I give’m all my memories Corroborate the facts. They ask What does all this tell you? What does all this mean to all of us? I say that I don’t know but I believe in God And I hope that she believes in me And I hope to God the truth will set me free
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China Rose 03:59
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CHINA ROSE ©1992 David V. Christian/ ASCAP Can you bare it, and will you share it with me Fell off the wagon again, day after day I’ve been draggin through Slipped again, I can’t seem to keep my mind on my work Watchin those red lights and green lights go changing my mind for me for the duration Beautiful tears, waiting all my life for the oasis China Rose, visions of you in my future But the loose change in my pocket’s getting low It’s getting harder and harder and farther for me Beautiful tears, waiting all my life for the oasis Beautiful fears, waiting all my life for the oasis How long, how long, till the burden relieves? And I know that it’s right Checked my mail, I’ve got more of them bills to pay everyday Why do they shit on us constantly And why is it so hard for red line to see Beautiful tears, waiting all my life for the oasis Beautiful fears, waiting all my life for the oasis Beautiful tears, waiting all my life for the oasis
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Celebration 03:46
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CELEBRATION ©2003 David V. Christian/ ASCAP In such a sad time, we need a good sign It’s such a fine line, I need to find mine No need to bring me down If there’s a down side, then there’s an upside Makes for a good ride. If there’s a blind side We make it shine somehow Every day’s a celebration of it And in the end we find there is no need to rise above it Every need’s a place we end up layin down We don’t why or what to give, we don’t know what to call it But every day’s a celebration Here in this darkness, that pretty white dress The one that God blessed, is such a big mess We need to clean some how Life, love or fear it’s meant to be here Life, pain or silence meant to be here Life, bliss or violence meant to be here Life, good or bad it’s meant to be here Every day’s a celebration of it And in the end we find there is no need to rise above it Every day’s a celebration of it And in the end we find there is no need to rise above it Every day’s a celebration of it And in the end we find there is no need to rise above it Every need’s a place we end up layin down We don’t why or what to give, we don’t know what to call it But every day’s a celebration
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For You 04:40
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FOR YOU ©2004 David V. Christian/ ASCAP Gonna say it in words, gonna sing it in song for you Gonna write it in sound, gonna sing it in verse for you Gonna say it in time, gonna make it all rhyme for you Gonna make it all right for you We can blame it on fate, we can blame it on anything We can sink it in deep and poke at our souls We can blame it on God, he emanates everything Would it make it alright for us? I could shed it in tears, I could feel it in fears for you I could build it in stone, I could break it in bone for you We could live it in chains and bleed from our veins what’s due Would it make it alright for you? Would it make it alright? Would it make it alright for you? Gonna say it in words, gonna sing it in verse for you Gonna write it in sound, gonna sing it in song for you Gonna say it in time, gonna make it all rhyme for you Gonna make it all right Gonna make it all right Gonna make it all right for you

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released June 1, 2006

All songs arranged, produced and engineered by Dave Christian and Kevin Huppert.
All songs written by Dave Christian except “Acquaintance” written by Dave Christian and George Capone.
Mastered at Dale Pro-Audio Mastering Facility located in NYC USA, by Dave Christian and Kevin Huppert.
Cover photo by Michele Franzese.
Recorded using Cubase SE

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Dave Christian Commack, New York

Singer-songwriter, musician and producer, composing and performing for more than 4 decades. His style traverses a wide variety of musical terrain, from acoustic guitar driven rock ballades to hard funky rhythms with high energy electric. Currently performing with his band the Dave Christian Project. ... more

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