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Tucson Night
04:11
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A SHOW IS STARTING.. IN THE WESTERN SKY
THE SUN PAINTS ITS CANVAS.. IT'S A FEAST FOR THE EYES
THE MOON DRIFTS TOWARD THE STARS. AS A MONSOON ROLLS IN
AND THROUGH BARRIO DOORS COMES THE SMELL OF THE MOIST SUMMER WIND
TUCSON NIGHT.. AM I DREAMING
CAN THESE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS.. REALLY BE REAL
TUCSON NIGHT.YOU'RE ALWAYS TEACHING
LIKE A POET YOUR DESERT RECITES WHEN MY MIND IS STILL
OH LAND OF THE SUN AND BLACK HILLS
YOU GIVE LIFE TO FEELINGS I FEEL
ON EACH TUCSON NIGHT
WHEN MAGIC'S REVEALED
YOUR CITY LIGHTS SHINE AMIDST THE MOUNTAIN RANGE
WHILE SAGUARO SENTINELS. GUARD THE PLAINS
AND FROM FAR AWAY. I HEAR MISSION BELLS RINGIN'
AS A LONELY COYOTE.. STARTS HIS MOURNFUL SINGIN'
TUCSON NIGHT.. AM I DREAMING
CAN THESE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS.. REALLY BE REAL
TUCSON NIGHT.YOU'RE ALWAYS TEACHING
LIKE A POET YOUR DESERT RECITES. WHEN MY MIND IS STILL
OH LAND OF THE SUN. AND BLACK HILLS
YOU GIVE LIFE.. TO FEELINGS I FEEL
ON EACH TUCSON NIGHT. WHEN MAGIC'S REVEALED
WHEN THE SUN'S HIGH. AND THE SIDEWALKS ARE BURNING
I'M RACING THE CLOCK. TO WIND UP THE DAY
IN THIS CONCRETE DREAM . MY HEART IS STILL YEARNING
FOR YOUR BEAUTIFUL NIGHTS. WHEN CARES MELT AWAY
OH LAND OF THE SUN AND BLACK HILLS
YOU GIVE LIFE TO FEELINGS I FEEL
ON EACH TUCSON NIGHT. WHEN MAGIC'S REVEALED
YEA IT'S A TUCSON NIGHT. AND THE MAGIC IS REAL
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IT ALL COMES BACK TO HAUNT ME (3-6-10, LESLIE AND HURTADO)
MY TOWN, MY LIFE . READS LIKE A FORECAST OF RAIN
MY DAY'S SPENT DRINKING COFFEE FOR SLEEPLESS NIGHTS IN VAIN
2 LONG MONTHS SINCE YOU'VE BEEN GONE . AND NOW YOU'RE BACK
AND THE STING OF WHAT I'M MISSIN'
JUST CAME BACK TO HAUNT ME
RIGHT NOW I NEED A BOTTLE ..'BOUT A 100 FOOL PROOF
BUT WHERE I DROWN MY SORROWS IS ON OUR OLD ROUTES
NO MATTER WHICH WAY I TURN. I SEE YOU THERE
I' M S WIMMIN' IN OLD FEELINGS
THAT ALL CAME BACK TO HAUNT ME
PRE CHORUS
LET'S MAKE A TOAST......
CHORUS
HERE'S TO LIFE. A LIFE I WANTED TO LIVE. NOW A LIFE I CAN'T FORGET
HERE'S TO ROADS. THE DIRECTION WE TURNED. AND THE NUMBNESS OF REGRET
AND I KNOW I WILL MOVE ON BUT I CAN'T LEAVE YOU YET
CAUSE WHEN I STOP TO THINK ABOUT US NOW
IT ALL COMES BACK TO HAUNT ME
MUSICAL INTERLUDE CHORUS
BRIDGE
I TOOK A DRIVE TO OCEAN HILL
WHERE WE SAID WE'D BUILD A HOME
AND AS MY TEARS FELL ON THE SAND,
ALL OUR PLANS CAME BACK TO HAUNT ME.
CHORUS
HERE'S TO LIFE. A LIFE I WANTED TO LIVE.NOW A LIFE I CAN'T FORGET
HERE'S TO ROADS. THE DIRECTION WE TURNED. AND THE NUMBNESS OF REGRET
I AND I KNOW I WILL MOVE ON BUT I CAN'T LEAVE YOU YET
CAUSE WHEN I STOP TOTHINK ABOUT US NOW
IT ALL COMES BACK TO HAUNT ME {tag}
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Jungle Cat
03:28
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JUNGLE CAT (LESLIE AND HURTADO 10-13-10)
THE JUNGLE CAT MOVES
LIKE A SHADOW AT NIGHT
HE'S ON YOUR LEFT
THEN HE'S ON YOUR RIGHT.
HE'LL TEAR YOU TO BITS
WITH JUST ONE BITE
HE BLENDS IN THE BACKGROUND
WHERE HE LIKES TO BE FED
HE FOLLOWS YOUR FOOTPRINTS
AND HE GETS IN YOUR HEAD
MAKE ONE CARELESS MOVE
AND YOU'RE DEAD
CHORUS
YOU CAN'T OUT RUN HIM
HE ALWAYS THERE
SEARCHING AND PACING AND PROWLING
SO SAY SILENT PRAYER
YOU'RE IN THE JUNGLE CATS LAIR
THIS KILLER WILL WAIT
FOR THAT ONE FATAL FLAW
MAKE A MISTAKE
YOU'LL WEAR THE MARK OF HIS CLAW
HE'S KING OF A JUNGLE
WHERE'S THERES ONLY ONE LAW
CHORUS
YOU CAN'T OUT RUN HIM
HE ALWAYS THERE
SEARCHING AND PACING AND PROWLING
SO SAY A SILENT PRAYER
YOU'RE IN THE JUNGLE CATS LAIR
CHORUS SOLO
BIG BROTHER'S WATCHING
AND HE'S GOT A NET
POISED TO ATTACK
LEST YOU FORGET
HE'S STALKING YOU
WHERE OUR LIVES INTERSECT
YOU CAN'T OUT RUN HIM
HE ALWAYS THERE
SEARCHING AND PACING AND PROWLING
SOSAY A SILENT PRAYER
YOU'RE IN THE JUNGLE CATS LAIR
IT'S THE JUNGLE CAT'S LAIR
THE JUNGLE CATS LAIR
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Life's Like a Rodeo
04:37
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LIFE'S LIKE A RODEO
Paul Hurtado and Steve Leslie © 2009
10/14/09
THE DAWN ROSE LIKE THUNDER AS HE STEPPED FROM THE PLANE
THE SPELL HE WAS UNDER BROUGHT THIS COWBOY TO MEET AN OLD FRIEND
AND WHEN HER SKYLINE SWEPT INTO VIEW .. SHE SAID,
MY NAME IS NEW YORK AND NOW I OWN YOU
SHE'D BEEN WHISPERIN' PROMISES, EVER SINCE HE WAS YOUNG
HATCHIN' UP STORIES AND SCHEMES AND A SONG OF DREAMS YET TO COME
NOW STANDIN' ALONE ON A CROWDED STREET
HE HEARS HER SONG
AND TO THE BEAT OF THE CITY HE SINGS ALONG
CHORUS
WHOA.LIFE'S LIKE A RODEO
ONE MEAN RIDE ON A BRONC THAT TWISTS AND TURNS
AND OH.., TO STAY ON THIS HORSE AND WIN
HOLD TIGHT TO THE REINS.AND NEVER GIVE IN
CAUSE IT'S ONE TOUGH RIDE
YEAH. LIFE'S LIKE A RODEO
HIS LIFE HAD BEEN WRITTEN IN THE HANDBOOK OF FATE
TO FALL HARD SEVEN TIMES, BUT THAT COWBOY, WELL, HE STOOD UP EIGHT
'CAUSE WITH EACH VICIOUS STING OF HER UNFORGIVING GROUND
HE MADE AN OATH TO HIS HEART THAT HE WOULDN'T STAY DOWN
CHORUS
WHOA.LIFE'S LIKE A RODEO
ONE MEAN RIDE ON A BRONC THAT TWISTS AND TURNS
AND OH.., TO STAY ON THIS HORSE AND WIN
HOLD TIGHT TO THE REINS.AND NEVER GIVE IN
CAUSE IT'S ONE TOUGH RIDE
YEAH. LIFE'S LIKE A RODEO
MUSICAL INTERLUDE: FULL CHORUS
THEY SAY THAT HE MADE IT, THROUGH THOSE BATTLES HE FOUGHT
TO A SLICK HIGH RISE OFFICE, WITH A VIEW FROM THE TOP
AND HIGH ABOVE THE CITY NOISE
IT'S HER SONG HE STILL HEARS
AND HE HOLDS HIS HEAD HIGH AS THE CROWD CHEERS
YES HE HOLDS HIS HEAD HIGH AS THE CROWD CHEERS
CHORUS
WHOA.LIFE'S LIKE A RODEO
ONE MEAN RIDE ON A BRONC THAT TWISTS AND TURNS
AND OH.., TO STAY ON THIS HORSE AND WIN
HOLD TIGHT TO THE REINS.AND NEVER GIVE IN
CAUSE IT'S ONE TOUGH RIDE
YEAH. LIFE'S LIKE A RODEO
YEAH. IT'S ONE ROUGH RIDE
.LIFE'S LIKE A RODEO
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Nothin' But a Miracle
03:28
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NOTHIN' BUT A MIRACLE (P. Hurtado/ S. Leslie 2/20/10)
WE'VE GOT DIAMONDS IN OUR POCKETS AND NUGGETS MADE OF GOLD
IF WE LISTEN WE HEAR ANGELS WHISPERING BEHOLD
BUT OUR EYES ARE ON THE HEADLINES AND TIME IS IN DEMAND
OUR THOUGHTS ARE ALWAYS RACING, WHEN WILL WE UNDERSTAND
I SAW AN OLD MAN WEEPING, ON A BENCH BENEATH SOME TREES
'MID THE SOUND OF CHILDREN LAUGHING PLAYING IN THE LEAVES
I COULD SEE MYSELF WITHIN HIM, TASTE HIS TEPID WINE
HE'D GROWN ACCUSTOMED TO THE DARKNESS, BUT HE WAS MEANT TO
SHINE
CHORUS
SHINE AND BELIEVE
YOU'VE GOT ALL THAT YOU NEED
YOU'RE A MIRACLE, BE A FLAME BURNING BRIGHT
NOTHIN 'BUT A MIRACLE... TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
BRIDGE
THE WORLD TURNS AND WE HEAR CRIES IN THE NIGHT
THE WORLD TURNS AND SONG BIRDS CALL TO THE LIGHT
MINE YOUR DIAMONDS AND YOUR NUGGETS OF GOLD
SHINE YOUR SPIRIT ...SAVE YOUR SOUL
ORGAN AND GUITAR SOLO
CHORUS
SHINE AND BELIEVE
YOU'VE GOT ALL THAT YOU NEED
YOU'RE A MIRACLE, BE A FLAME BURNING BRIGHT
YOU'RE NOTHIN 'BUT A MIRACLE, . TAKE BACK THE NIGHT
YEAH, OH YEAH, YES YOU ARE.
YOU'RE NOTHIN' BUT A MIRACLE
NOTHIN' BUT A MIRACLE
YOU'RE NOTHIN BUT A MIRACLE... BURN BRIGHT
YEAH BURN BRIGHT
YOU'RE NOTHIN' BUT A MIRACLE
THE WORLD TURNS
THE WORLD TURNS
THE WORLD TURNS
THE WORLD TURNS
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This Same Time Next Year
03:56
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THIS SAME TIME NEXT YEAR (Leslie and Hurtado 6-2-10)
LISTENING TO OUR WEDDING SONG AS WE STAND SIDE BY SIDE
GAZING DEEP INTO YOUR EYES. I REALIZE
THAT LOVE IS LIFE'S SWEETEST GIFT
AND THE REASON THAT WE ARE HERE
IS THE REASON WE WILL CELEBRATE.
THIS SAME TIME NEXT YEAR
I GIVE YOU ALL THAT I HAVE AND I TAKE FAITH IN RETURN
THAT YOU WILL BE MY TRUSTED FRIEND AS WE NAVIGATE LIFE'S TURNS
SO I 'LL MAKE THIS SACRED PROMISE
YEAR AFTER YEAR
I'LL BE YOURS TO HAVE AND TO HOLD.
THIS SAME TIME NEXT YEAR
CHORUS
EVERY SECOND, EVERY MINUTE
EVERY HOUR, EVERY DAY
I VOW TO LOVE YOU
AND WHEN I'M OLD AND GRAY
I'LL STILL BE HERE FOR YOU
THROUGH THE SMILES AND THE TEARS
THIS SAME TIME.THIS SAME TIME NEXT YEAR
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
CHORUS
EVERY SECOND EVERY MINUTE
EVERY HOUR EVERY DAY
I VOW TO LOVE YOU
AND WHEN I'M OLD AND GRAY
I'LL STILL BE HERE FOR YOU
THROUGH THE SMILES AND THE TEARS
THIS SAME TIME.THIS SAME TIME NEXT YEAR
MY "I DO" PLEDGE.. IS NOW AND FOREVER.THIS SAME TIME
THIS SAME TIME NEXT YEAR.AFTER YEAR.AFTER YEAR
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Waitin' on the Rain
04:03
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WAITIN' ON THE RAIN (Leslie and Hurtado 11/11/09)
HE'S BEEN HOEIN' A LONG ROW. FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE
FIFTY SOME ODD ACRES.THREE KIDS AND A WIFE
HIS CATTLE ARE DYIN'. THEY'RE GRAZIN' ON STONES
AND HE'S WAITIN'.WAITIN' ON THE RAIN
HE'S BEEN PUSHIN' A BIG ROCK. UP A LONG STEEP HILL
'BOUT THE ONLY THING GROWIN'. IS A MOUNTAIN OF TALL, HIGH BILLS
HIS BODY IS ACHIN'. HIS STRENGTH IS ALMOST GONE
AND HE'S WAITIN'..WAITIN' ON THE RAIN
LIFT
HE'S BORROWED MORE THAN HE CAN PAY.AND HE'S SOLD ALL THAT HE OWNS
HE'S DROWNIN' IN DEBT.. HE'S SOAKED TO THE BONE
THE BANKER AND THE FOLKS IN TOWN. THEY SAY THIS RANCHERS
THROUGH
BUT IN HIS HEART A VOICE REPEATS.
"FORGIVE THEM FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO"
NOW HE'S DIGGIN' IN DRY SAND .FOR A GRAIN OF HOPE
LATELY HE'S HAD NIGHTMARES . HE'S HANGIN' FROM A LONG, FRAYED ROPE
WHAT'S THE USE IN TRYIN'.WHEN YOU'RE LEFT HERE ALL ALONE
WAITIN. WAITIN' ON THE RAIN
LIFT
KNEELING AS THE THUNDER ROLLS .. HE PRAYS IN GOD I TRUST
THEN SUDDENLY HE HEARS.. DROPS OF WATER IN THE DUST
AND IN HIS HEART THAT VOICE REMAINS SAYIN' YOU ARE NOT FORSAKEN
WAITIN'.WAITIN' ON THE RAIN
[NORMAL VERSE SOLO]
KNEELING AS THE THUNDER ROLLS .. HE PRAYS IN GOD I TRUST
THEN SUDDENLY HE HEARS.. DROPS OF WATER IN THE DUST
AND IN HIS HEART THAT VOICE REMAINS SAYIN' YOU ARE NOT FORSAKEN
WAITIN'.WAITIN' ON THE RAIN {tag}
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When We Were Young
02:57
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WHEN WE WERE YOUNG (Leslie and Hurtado 3-27-10)
I saw 2 lovers in Highland Park
Kissing tenderly in the warm night air
It was just an hour after dark
They didn't see me sitting there
Two kindred souls so much in love
We were like that once ... when we were young
Just like us . 4 years ago
When I held you close ..Beneath autumn skies
Then came the rain. then came the snow
And I recall the sadness in your eyes
We always thought we'd see the sun
Yea we were like that once.when we were young
When we were young
Musical interlude
And now this night I sit alone
Under that old oak tree you loved
God took you away from me
To love this much. there is a cost
But a wish on a star is never lost
And neither are you.. my love
No neither are you.. my love
You will always be with me..my love
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Yara and the Sea
04:51
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YARA AND THE SEA
Steve Leslie and Paul Hurtado © 2010
BRAZILIAN NIGHTS CAN BE HOT AND LONG
BUT LEGEND TELLS OF A SIREN'S SONG
WHERE A MAN CAN BE FREE. IF HE
DANCES WITH YARA AND THE SEA
I HEARD HER SONG AT MIDNIGHT
AS I WALKED . IN THE WAVES ALONG THE SHORE
I SAW HER DANCE IN THE MOONLIGHT
WITH A RHYTHM . MY HEART COULD NOT IGNORE ..
I WANTED MORE . WHEN SHE SAID
CHORUS
TAKE MY HAND . FOLLOW ME ..
WE SHALL DANCE. WITH THE SEA
YOU SEEK ANSWERS .I HOLD THE KEY
SO TAKE MY HAND . . . FOLLOW ME
SHE WAS A POOR MOTHER'S DAUGHTER .
UNTIL THE OCEAN CALLED HER FROM THE BEACH
PULLED UNDER DEEP WATER
SHE CAME TO LEARN WHAT IT WOULD TEACH
NOW SHE LIVES ON THE REEF. WHERE SHE SAYS
CHORUS
TAKE MY HAND. FOLLOW ME
WE SHALL DANCE. WITH THE SEA
YOU SEEK ANSWERS. I HOLD THE KEY
SO TAKE MY HAND FOLLOW ME
GUITAR SOLO
THE MORNING CAME WITH NO WARNING
I LAY WET. AND SHIVERING ON THE SAND
WITH A CORAL CROWN ON ME AND
HOLDING . PEARLS IN MY HAND.
FROM YARA'S OCEAN LAND.WHERE SHE SAID
CHORUS
TAKE MY HAND . FOLLOW ME ..
WE SHALL DANCE . WITH THE SEA
YOU SEEK ANSWERS . I HOLD THE KEY
SO TAKE MY HAND.. FOLLOW ME
MID LENGTH TURN AROUND LEADING TO CHORUS (bridge melody)
CHORUS
TAKE MY HAND . FOLLOW ME ..
WE SHALL DANCE. WITH THE SEA
YOU SEEK ANSWERS . I HOLD THE KEY
SO TAKE MY HAND.. FOLLOW ME
JUST TAKE MY HAND .. AND FOLLOW ME
YES, BRAZILIAN NIGHTS CAN BE HOT AND LONG
BUT LEGEND TELLS OF A SIREN'S SONG
WHERE A MAN CAN BE FREE. IF HE
DANCES WITH YARA AND THE SEA
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I'll Be Comin' Home
03:53
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I'LL BE COMIN' HOME (Leslie and Hurtado 5-23-10)
NOT UNTIL THE VICTORY FLAG IS FLYING
AND AS WARRIORS WE STAND UPON THAT HILL
WILL I RAISE MY ARMS IN TRIUMPH
AND IN GOD'S GRACE FINALLY KNEEL
NOT UNTIL THE BAND STRIKES UP THE ANTHEM
AND I PROUDLY WEAR THAT LAUREL WREATH
WILL I SET MY COURSE BACK HOMEWARD
TO THE GROUND THAT'S LONGING FOR MY FEET
LIFT
IT'S WHERE THE OLD DOG COMES A RUNNIN'. TO GREET ME AT THE GATE
AND I CAN SMELL MY MOMMA'S COOKIN'..AND SEE MY BROTHER'S. FACE
WHERE MY FRIENDS HAVE HUNG A BANNER.. SAYIN' WE'RE SO PROUD OF YOU
AND ABOVE THE COURT HOUSE WAVIN'. IS THE OLD RED. WHITE A BLUE
BUT I'VE STILL GOT WORK TO DO . AND THE OUTCOME'S STILL UNKOWN
BUT AS THE VICTOR OR THE VANQUISHED.I'LL BE COMIN' HOME
CHORUS:
YEA, YEA, YEAAA
I'LL BE COMIN' HOME
YEA I'LL BE COMIN' HOME
PULLED BY AN UNSEEN HAND THAT GUIDES ME
DOWN A WELL WORN PATH INSIDE ME
TO MY FOUNDATION MADE OF STONE
I'LL BE COMIN' HOME
MUSICAL INTERLUDE
LIFT
THERE'S GONNA BE A CELEBRATION. WHEN I WALK THROUGH THAT FRONT DOOR
AND MY LOVER . REACHES FOR MY ARMS ONCE MORE
AND IN ONE OF LIFE'S RARE MOMENTS . I WILL SEE DAD CRY
THAT'S THE GLORY. OF MY HOME.. BURNIN' IN HIS EYES
BUT I'VE STILL GOT WORK TO DO. AND THE FUTURE'S STILL UNKNOWN
BUT NO MATTER.WHICH HAND IS DELT ME.I'LL BE COMIN' HOME
CHORUS:
YEA, YEA, YEAAA
I'LL BE COMIN' HOME
YEA I'LL BE COMIN' HOME
PULLED BY AN UNSEEN HAND THAT GUIDES ME
DOWN A WELL WORN PATH INSIDE ME
IT'S WHERE I NEVER WALK ALONE
ON FERTILE GROUND WHERE LOVE IS SOWN
TO MY FOUNDATION SET IN STONE
YEA I'LL BE COMIN' HOME
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Paul Hurtado Tucson, Arizona
Paul Hurtado is a singer/songwriter and a veterinarian with an active practice based in Tucson, Arizona. An Arizona native,
he was raised on a cattle ranch near Willcox, Arizona in the Dos Cabezas Mountains.
Dr. Paul studies guitar and write music and lyrics with his friend, writing partner, Steve Leslie. He released his debut CD, Tucson Night, in May 2011.
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