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Here On a Mission
04:02
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I was on the run
Learning how to hide
Pain and misery from the things I had seen
Had cast me to the side
Didn’t wanna face it
Didn’t wanna learn
When every time the lesson is
love’s just a fire that kills you if it burns
Then I felt someone reach for my hand
And she said “I’m worried about you, man”
I am here on a mission
I am here on a mission
I am here on a mission, of love
Out here on the run
Tryin’ to survive
Runnin’ out of air, said a prayer, no one dares
To look me in the eye
Didn’t think I’d make it
Never to return
Till someone came to me with the love I would need
To take me back to earth
Then I felt her reach out for my hand
And she said “I’m worried about you man”
I am here on a mission
I am here on a mission
I am here on a mission, of love
As I watched the world go ‘round the sun
Convinced that I’m the only one - out floating
Till you called my name
From a world turned cold into the stars
I drifted out, but too far gone and lonely
Till I heard you say
I am here on a mission
I am here on a mission
I am here on a mission, of love
Here on a mission
I am here on a mission
I am here on a mission, of love
I am here on a mission
I am here on a mission
I am here on a mission, of love
Of love, Of love, Of love, Of love
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2. |
Popular Mechanics
03:46
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Young and brave engineer
Knows the risk, Turns the gear
Dreams all day, Works all night
Leaves the past in hindsight
Now I’m not writing these songs for religious fanatics
Getting all worked up over popular mechanics
Go on and say what you want, add it to the static
Gonna make my mark with popular mechanics
Old and gray engineer
Looking back through the years
Futures born in the mind
Dreams live on, never die
Now I’m not writing these songs for religious fanatics
Getting all worked up over popular mechanics
Go on and say what you want, add it to the static
Gonna make my mark with popular mechanics
Popular mechanics
Rise and fall
Take it all in stride, save your life
Win or lose, I can choose to try
Now I’m not writing these songs for religious fanatics
Getting all stressed out over popular mechanics
Go on and do what you want, you’re so dramatic
What are you afraid of? It’s just popular mechanics
Popular mechanics
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3. |
Half a World Away
03:24
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She said man what’s gonna happen
Every time you go away?
Flying half a world from home
And leaving me to wait and pray
I said darling you should know that
You’re the one I’m loyal to
And if you’re wondering
what I am gonna do
I’m gonna love you
From half a world away
I’m gonna love you
From half a world away
I’m gonna think of how you hold me
I’m gonna think of how we talk
I’m gonna think of how damn good you look
And how sweetly you make love
‘Cause there ain’t nobody else, now
Who can make me feel this way
Even when I’m without you
half a world away
I’m gonna love you
From half a world away
I’m gonna love you
From half a world away
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
She said man what’s gonna happen
Every time you go away?
Will temptation drag you off
And will you throw it all away
I said darling you must know that
You’re the only one I want
But if your mind starts racing
You can calm it with this thought
I’m gonna
I’m gonna
I’m gonna love you
From half a world away
I’m gonna love you
From half a world away
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
Yeah, I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna
I’m gonna
I’m gonna
I’m gonna love you
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I was losing my mind
I was letting the light escape me
I was wasting your time
I was taking more than you gave me
Will you go?
Will you stay?
Now you know
Either way
For the rest of our lives
We don't have to think twice, baby
For the rest of our lives
We can drive each other crazy
You did all that you could
Finding truth in misinformation
You were saying “I’m good”
In and out of the conversation
Will you go?
Will you stay?
Now I know
Either way
For the rest of our lives
We don't have to think twice, baby
For the rest of our lives
We can drive each other crazy
For the rest of our lives
We don't have to think twice, baby
For the rest of our lives
We can drive each other crazy
We’ve been out on the road less traveled
We’ve seen the rest but it’s all the same
Growing wild like the grass through gravel
Won’t be easy but we’ll make our own way
For the rest of our lives
For the rest of our lives
For the rest of our lives
We don't have to think twice, baby
For the rest of our lives
We can drive each other crazy
For the rest of our lives
We don't have to think twice, baby
For the rest of our lives
We can drive each other crazy
We can drive each other crazy
Yeah we’ll drive each other crazy
Yeah we’ll drive each other crazy
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5. |
Sun Ain't Set
03:46
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Seems you’ve been listening to a bunch a stuff
‘Bout how you were special then but now you ain’t good enough
And that’s where they want you, at the edge of your seat
Just waitin’ for them to tell you who you’re gonna be
Your star ain’t rising but your sun ain’t set
You’re taking it hard but at least you’re taking it
And if you just walk out that door
You won’t be lonely anymore
So who is your father and where’s your son
You’ll get to know yourself if you study them
And what about Jesus? Do you look in his eyes?
Yeah I heard he comes for us like a thief in the night
Your star ain’t rising but your sun ain’t set
You’re taking it hard but at least you’re taking it
And if you just walk out that door
You won’t be lonely anymore
Your blue horizon was never gone
There’s always clear skies waitin’
just above the storm
Your star ain’t rising - your sun ain’t set
You’re taking it hard but at least you’re, you’re taking it
And if you just walk out that door
You won’t be lonely anymore
You won’t be lonely anymore
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Polyamorous
03:45
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You can tell all the truth that you want
With a clever disguise
You can make ‘em believe if your story is told
Through a hero’s eyes
So you’re making some plans
And you’re careful each step of the way
But this old world has its own rules
There’ll be a price to pay
Now maybe you’re in some trouble
But maybe she’s feelin’ dangerous
She’s got the other one seein’ double
Polyamorous
Polyamorous
Now the lives that you lead make your battles
All feel like a war
But the love that you see keeps you tied up
And free to have so much more
So you stick to the plan and you’re careful
Each step of the way
But this old world can be so cruel
There’ll be a price to pay
Now maybe she’s not so subtle
But maybe you’re feelin’ glamorous
You got the other one undercover
Polyamorous
Polyamorous
Polyamorous
Now maybe it’s too much trouble
And maybe it’s not so glamorous
When all the neighbors start shun ya
When all your kids start losing patience
But in a flash of light and thunder
Here comes your hero breakin’ chains and
She’s got the love that makes you wonder
Polyamorous
Polyamorous
Polyamorous
Polyamorous
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7. |
Stay The Night
04:55
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I lose my power when the sun comes up
I die a little in daylight
How can I keep the life that I still got?
Can I stay the night?
It’s dark but I see far enough to run
It’s cold but I burn with desire
And though I can’t deny the rising sun
I won’t need it’s light to guide me
If I can learn to keep a fire
Stay the night
Does something to my soul
That makes me feel alive for a little while
Stay the night
I close my eyes and know
That I can feel alive if I stay the night
Do you want the world to comfort you?
Do you want the world to care?
Are you held back by what you hold onto?
Left for dead by answered prayers
Then let the stars direct your destiny
And let the moon control the tide
But don’t put all your faith in what you see
And when heaven cannot help you
Stop praying to the sky
Stay the night
Does something to my soul
That makes me feel alive for a little while
Stay the night
I close my eyes and know
That I can feel alive if I stay the night
There’s heartache in the shadows
and I used to try to kill it
But nothing makes the pain all go away
There’s livin’ after twilight
if you’re not afraid to live it
And wait to see the sun till break ‘a day
So, stay the night
Does something to my soul
That makes me feel alive for a little while
Stay the night
I close my eyes and know
That I can feel alive if I stay the night
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8. |
Bad Enough
04:09
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There’s a storm outside
There’s a sailing ship
There’s a warning sign
They’re not hip to it
There’s a place I know
There’s a summer day
But they’ll never go
They’re so far away
They’re so far away
Only you can do it
Only you can do it for me
The others only put me through it
But only you can do it for me
There’s a civil war
There’s nowhere to hide
You don’t wanna run
Better pick a side
There’s an evil deed
There’s a holy ghost
‘Cause you never need
What you want the most
What you want the most
Only you can do it
Only you can do it for me
The others only put me through it
But only you can do it for me
If you want it bad enough
If you want it bad enough
If you want it bad enough
If you want it
If you want it bad enough
Better come get it
Only you can do it
Only you can do it for me
The others only put me through it
But only you can do it for me
Only you can do it
Only you can do it for me
The others only put me through it
But only you can do it for me
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9. |
Language of Love
02:52
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Love is a language
We all can speak
But we all have such different wants and needs
I want to hear you
I want to see
But I’m still learning what you need from me
So teach me how I can love you best
Show me so I don’t have to guess
Tell me the things you’re dreaming of
Teach me your language of love
Love is a promise
We try to keep
None of us loves the other perfectly
Sometimes we lean in so close
Sometimes we just hide
I want to know what makes you come alive
Teach me how I can love you best
Show me so I don’t have to guess
Tell me the things you’re dreaming of
Teach me your language of love
Every language is different
And often changes with time
But through it all if we listen close
I’m speaking yours and you’re speaking mine
Teach me how I can love you best
Show me so I don’t have to guess
Tell me the things you’re dreaming of
Teach me your language of love
Teach me how I can love you best
Show me so I don’t have to guess
Tell me the things you’re dreaming of
Teach me your language of love
Teach me your language of love
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10. |
Daydreaming
03:24
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Lost in thought she sips her coffee
Watching clouds go by
Wonders who she was and would be
If she had tried
If I had been a little stronger
If I had only been more brave
That voice is always there to haunt her
With choices that she didn’t make
Now she must be daydreaming
Living in the past
And all these scenes repeating
Daydreaming, daydreaming
Lovers lost and dreams forsaken
Canvases untouched
Words unsaid and roads not taken
Now who can she trust?
Maybe I’ll never see things clearly
Maybe I’ll always be afraid
Those shadows keep her from believing
In the light of each new day
Now she must be daydreaming
Living in the past
And all these scenes repeating
Daydreaming, daydreaming
The promise of each new moment
Is within her grasp
But she’s holding onto memories
And they hold her back
Now she must be daydreaming
Living in the past
And all these scenes repeating
Daydreaming, daydreaming
Now she must be daydreaming
Living in the past
And all these scenes repeating
Daydreaming, daydreaming
She must be, she’s daydreaming
Living in the past
And all these scenes repeating
Daydreaming, daydreaming
Daydreaming, daydreaming
Daydreaming, daydreaming
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11. |
When You Feel It
04:11
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When you everything you know
Starts daring you to go
There’s a stirring in your soul
When you feel it
You’ll believe and you will doubt
You’ll look for a way out
But the whispers start to shout
When you feel it in you
When you feel it
There’s nothing you can’t do
There’s a fire burning right there inside of you
When you believe it
Everyone will know
And that fire in you grows till they feel it too
If you’re left out in the cold
Forsaken and ignored
You’ll be brave and you’ll bold
If you feel it
You might go it all alone
But you’ll find your way back home
There’s a light that leads you on
When you feel it in you
When you feel it
There’s nothing you can’t do
There’s a fire burning right there inside of you
When you believe it
Everyone will know
And that fire in you grows till they feel it too
It’s the leap before the looking
It’s the low before the high
It’s the answer to the question
That’s been burning up your mind
And there ain’t no going back
Once the fuse is fully lit
Every step reveals the path
When you feel it
Now you’ve sold all that you own
Nothing left but the unknown
The fear chills you to the bone
And you feel it
So you cry out in the dark
Lose your head and break your heart
And that’s where the journey starts
When you feel it in you
When you feel it
There’s nothing you can’t do
There’s a fire burning right there inside of you
When you believe it
Everyone will know
And that fire in you grows till they feel it too
When you feel it
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Sam Outlaw Nashville, Tennessee
am Outlaw was born in the Midwest, grew up in California, and now lives in Nashville.
"Outlaw" is his
mother's maiden name.
Sam worked as an advertising executive in his twenties while writing songs as a hobby and eventually started performing at small bar gigs near his home in Los Angeles. In 2015, Sam left his advertising career to pursue music full-time.
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