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Not Before Time

by Alan Mason

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1.
When The Rain Falls Down 04:55
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Now's the time. Here's the place Watch it start to unwind, but you know there's no disgrace You can change your mind - It's okay - to find another way Leave it all behind - 'cause no one has to pay When the rain falls down See them running through the town When the rain falls down You can hear the echoes sound And they all fall down - praying on the ground They all fall down -and leave you looking all around Doo di doo - lala lala lala lala doo di doo - lala lala lala lala You felt the blow - and took it on the chin Such a long time ago - It was the right time to begin Join the show - No looking back - Those days are gone So you ran off the track - You gonna pay forever more When the rain falls down See them running through the town When the rain falls down - You can hear the echoes sound And they all fall down -m praying on the ground They all fall down - and leave you looking all around All around - looking all around Looking all around - but you don't hear a sound Looking all around - faces in the crowd Doo di doo - Lala lala lala lala lala....... Now's the time - here's the place It's so unkind - there's no need to hide your face So you changed your mind - it's okay That you found another way Leave the past behind - There's no need to rewind Leave the past behind - just leave the past behind Now's the time - here's the place Now's the time - here's the place Doo di doo - lala lala lala lala (x4) Doo di doo - lala lala lala lala Doo di doo - lala lala lala lala
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Coming Through 03:14
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Open Up Your Heart 04:25
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There are times when you feel so low That you don't know where you're going to And so tomorrow comes tomorrow goes And you still can't get where you wanted to Cold cold winter disappear Open up the clouds - blue skies appear A whole new meaning to life can be born Just open up your heart to a brand new dawn Open up your heart - Never let it close Open up your heart - Open up your heart Open up your heart - Never let it close Open up your heart - Open up your heart I seem to recall that we've met before Been such a long time since we closed the door And so when evening comes When night time calls It gets harder to count each star that falls Warm warm welcome let me in Now it's time to stop this wandering Just rest a while and lie in the corn And open up your heart to a brand new dawn Open up your heart - Never let it close Open up your heart - Open up your heart Open up your heart -Never let it close Open up your heart - Open up your heart Ooh ooh - Ooh ooh - Ooh ooh- Ooh ooh Open up your heart -Open up your heart
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My Little Ghost 04:02
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Here it comes again my little ghost Tracking down my brain, my little ghost Stalking the corridors - scaling the walls You thought you were alone, you thought you were alone You thought you were alone, you thought you were alone Oh no you're not Oh no your not, it says Oh no you're not Oh no you're not Ah ah ah ahhh ah ahh ah ah Ah ah ah ahhh ah ahh ah ah Ambling along Doing so well When my little ghost pops up from hell Sending little messages - My little ghost Crawling in the crevasses - My little ghost You thought you were alone You thought you were alone You thought you were alone You thought you were alone Oh no you're not Oh no you're not it says oh no you're not Oh no you're not Oh no you're not it says, oh no you're not Oh no you're not - Oh no you're not Ah ah ah ahhh ah ahh ah ah Ah ah ah ahhh ah ahh ah ah Here it comes again - My little ghost Spoiling everything - My little ghost Here it comes again - My little ghost Spoiling everything - My little ghost Spoiling everything - My little ghost Spoiling every little thing Spoiling every little thing Spoiling every little thing Spoiling everything Spoiling everything Spoiling everything Spoiling everything Spikiing everything
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Across The Distant Sea 05:04
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I always remember all of the things you said to me Then I look up into the sky Oh yeah Soon you'll be flying high above the sea and these thoughts bring a smile into my eye, oh yeah You know you are so beautiful So beautiful to me One day soon we'll be together when you come flying, flying here to me from your home across the distant sea oh ooh oh Across the distant sea oh ooh oh Across the distant sea I'll always remember the day when we first met You see, I knew right from the start, oh yeah Your smile and your laughter The way you got a little upset Then you led me right into your heart, oh yeah And though i hardly know you I feel so close - I don't know why I know that we will be together So I wait, I wait for you to fly from your home across the distant sky-y oh ooh oh Across the distant sky-y ooh oh oh Across the distant sky Yes the journey may be hard for you And you'll be trembling inside But you know I will be here for you with my arms held open wide open wide oh ooh oh open wide "cause you know you are so beautiful so beautiful to me How I long to hold you in my arms Now you're flying, flying here to me from your home across the distant sea into my arms across the distant sea oh ooh oh Across the distant sea oh ooh oh Across the distant sea oh ooh oh Across the distant sea
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You Girl 05:00
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Don't Waste Your Love 04:59
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Now she tells you that she's leaving She can't take it anymore You're standing there just disbelieving She's heading for the door She said she couldn't stay any longer You tried to stop her But her will was stronger than yours She's gone - She's gone And you're sitting in room full of ghosts Now that she's gone You're sitting in a room full of ghosts No more to say there's no more talking You've had the time to sort it out What's the point when you know you're only stalling You always knew it would never work out You know she cannot stay any longer Don't try to stop her Or she will be much stronger than you Let her go - Let her go - Let her go - Let her go Don't waste your love - Don't waste your love Don't waste your time Sitting in a room full of ghosts Don't waste your love - You don't have to It's too precious Lalalala........................ Now my friend I want you to listen And keep your hands down while I talk The girl you knew has made her decision So be a man and let her walk She said she couldn't stay any longer You don't have to take this anymore Just be friends - Don't try to hold on to her There's no reason - What for? Don't waste your love - Don't waste your love Don't waste your time Sitting in a room full of ghosts Don't waste your love - You don't have to It's too precious - Don't waste your love Don't waste your love - Don't waste your love Don't waste your love - Don't waste your love
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Caught In The Rain 05:21
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Sleepy Summer sunshine slows me as I stroll Dark patch, here's the catch - The clouds begin to roll Better run for cover now - I knock but no one's in If your watching at your window I'm soaked right to the skin - soaked right to the skin Caught in the rain again It happens every time I try to shine Caught in the rain again Better check my weather man next time Better check my weather man Ooh ooh Better check my weather man next time Reaching deep inside my pocket Decide I need a job Low wage or over age - No wonder people rob Wearing my feet - Feeling so incomplete Nothing to be found - Better head for home Better head for home Home - home, going home Home - home, going home Take a short cut across the park The skies are looming grey Meet an old friend with ears to lend Then I'm back on my way Passing by a bar room window Drink away the pain While a thousand conversations Deal to make again - deal to make a gain Caught in the rain again It happens every time I try to shine Caught in the rain again Better check my weather man next time Better check my weather man Ooh ooh Better check my weather man next time My girl is waiting for me I ask her how she's been No hidden lines come from her She makes me feel so clean I would love to have more sunshine and love to have less pain When you've got love to hold you together Who cares about the rain Who cares about the rain Caught in the rain again It happens every time I try to shine Caught in the rain again Better check my weather man next time Caught in the rain again It happens every time I try to shine Caught in the rain again Better check my weather man .............. Better check my weather man next time Ooh ooh Better check my weather man next time Ahh ahh Better check my weather man next time Ooh ooh Better check my weather man next time
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Road To Get There 03:36
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I let my childhood go Lala lala lala la la la la la To see what I could find Lala lala lala la la la la la I met you on the road The road to get there The road to get there The road to get there We sat down for while Lala lala lala la la la la la I watched you as you smiled Lala lala lala la la la la la I lightened up my load Lala lala lala la la la la la We loved along the road The road to get there We loved along the road The road to get there We walked along a while I gazed upon your smile The smile it disappeared Embracing me with tears There's always one more mile on the road to get there... There's always one more mile on the the road to get there And when you think that you've arrived But you find it isn't true Be glad that you've survived The road awaits you The road to get there The road to get there There's always one more mile on the road to get there Road to get there Road to get there..ere There's always one more mile on the road to get there So picking up my load I tread back on the road And as I stroll along I'm whistling a song My spirit has been fed I'm dancing on ahead Live from day to day and face whatever comes my way On the road to get there The road to get there..ere There's always one more mile on the road to get there Road to get there Road to get there There's always one more mile on the road to get there Lala lala lala la la la la la Lala lala lala la la la la la Lala lala lala la la la la la Lala lala lala la la la la la Lala lala lala la la la la la Lala lala lala la la la la la Lala lala lala la la la la la Lala lala lala la la la la la
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Every Now And Then 05:46
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Every now and then I start to wonder With everything that's going on, Oh yeah I stop myself from going under Take a breath and move right on, Oh yeah 'cause there are times when everything goes wrong and the world just falls apart, uh huh It repeats itself like an old familiar song And all that's left is a broken heart all That's left is a broken heart And I know I can feel the pain It's not my imagination And I know that things will never be the same It's not my imagination Oh ooh oh no It's not my imagination Every now and then I feel like crying And I just don't know what to do, no no My legs go weak, I can feel the whole world sighing I'm losing my grip but I gotta pull through And I know I can feel the pain It's not my imagination And I know that things will never be the same It's not my imagination No ooh no no Oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh ooh oh It's not my imagination Oh oh ooh oh oh ooh oh ooh oh It's not my imagination And I know I can feel the pain It's not my imagination And I know that things will never be the same It's not my imagination And I know I can feel the pain It's not my imagination And I know that things will never be the same It's not my imagination Oh ooh oh ooh oh It's not my imagination
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Met A Girl 03:33
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Met a girl the other day - Now I just can't stay away A real true friend to me She shook me up and shook me down She really turned my head around Now I can't let her be She could see right through me Transparent as glass when I'm acting cool She knows what she's doing to me Can't control myself Don't know why I feel such a fool I'd love to let go and let my loving flow But I'm so scared that she'll go away Never loved like this before Just keep wanting more and more How I wish that she could stay Every moment of every day When I'm alone it begins to pour Thought I knew myself but I'm on the floor Pull yourself together man she's just one girl Reason can't prevail and I'm lost in a whirl Then she puts it to me, "What's the matter baby? Don't you know I love you as much as you can love me" So I had to tell her that I really love her Don't know why I feel such a fool Don't know why I feel such a fool Now we talk it out and sort it out 'cause that's what love is all about The best friend I've ever known Now we're together everywhere Together we will truly dare Funny how much we've grown We couldn't have made it alone I'm so glad she put it to me, "What's the matter baby? Don't you know I love you as much as you can love me" I'm so glad I told her that I really love her Don't know why I felt such a fool Don't know why I felt such a fool Don't know why I felt such a fool Don't know why I felt such a fool
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Lost In The Fog 05:07
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I sit alone I feel the sun going down Slowly it rolls So slowly it rolls A very long time No passing phase Slowly it rolls ah ah Slowly it rolls ah ah Oh oh slowly it rolls again Oh oh so slowly it rolls An end to all trust There must - be a friend somewhere There must be a friend somewhere Lost in the fog - Lost in the fog No flicker of flame - no glimmer of light No love in pain - all love in vain No flicker of flame no glimmer of light No love in pain - All love in vain - All love in vain Night draws its purple veil And my eyes begin to fail - My eyes begin to fail Slowly it rolls ah ah - The tear it rolls ah ah Oh oh slowly it rolls again Oh oh so slowly it rolls Ahhh ah ah ah ahhh Ahhhh La la la la la la la lah I sit alone I feel the sun going down Slowly it rolls So slowly it rolls A very long time No passing phase Slowly it rolls ah ah Slowly it rolls ah ah No flicker of flame - no glimmer of light No love in pain - all love in vain No flicker of flame no glimmer of light No love in pain - All love in vain - All love in vain Slowly it rolls ah ah- All love in vain Slowly it rolls ah ah - The ear it rolls Ah ah Ah ah Lala la la la la la lala lala La la la la la Lala la la la lala lala La la la la la
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Don't Turn Away 04:56
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Don't Turn Away Don't turn away. Don't turn away. Don't turn away – ay. Don't turn away No shoes on your feet – No food in your hand Getting so hard to breathe now – But you can't understand Blood from the sky - So hard is the ground That look in your eye - As you reach out your hand Rivers of tears – have drifted away There's no more to fear now – and no more to say No one is there – when you're standing alone No one to care for you - when no place is home There's a storm in my heart – A feeling so strong This has to end now – It's gone on for too long A child with nobody - That no one will miss No one to love them – Not even one kiss Don't turn away Don't turn away Don't turn away Don't turn away Oh ooh oh oh Oh ooh oh oh Oh ooh oh oh Oh ooh oh oh Voices in the distance Disappearing into the fire Phasing in an instant Standing to inspire Inspire Can't sleep tonight - Emotions run wild If I am a man – Do I act like a child There's a storm in my heart - A feeling so strong This has to end now - It's been running too long A child with nobody – that no one will miss With no one to hold them – not even a kiss No one to hold them – not even a kiss Don't turn away Don't turn away Don't turn away Don't turn away Don't turn away Don't turn away Hey ee ay Oh ooh oh Hey ee ay Oh ooh oh Words & Music by Alan J Mason © October 2012. All rights reserved!

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Recorded live at Tower Studios, Pershore, Worcestershire, England , UK on 16th December 2013

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released February 8, 2014

Produced by Dave Draper, Tower Studios, Pershore, Worcs, UK WR10 2DD

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Alan Mason Redditch, UK

Alan is a singer songwriter originally from Birmingham and now living in Worcestershire. Alan is an acoustic finger style guitarist and vocalist. He is a solo artist with his own unique finger picking and lyrical style. Now retired from playing live mainly due to health reasons, Alan is currently working on a variety of recording projects. ... more

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