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BLUE ROSES
'Blue
Roses' is Rita's brand new 2004 release, and marks her 20th
career recording.
It is also the first non-themed release from Rita since
1997.
Click
song title for lyrics, play icon for MP3 sound clips
 Track
Listing & Sound Clips
1.
Floating
2. Knowing When To Go
3. Something’s Never Change
4. Memphis
5. Blue Roses
6. You Can’t Go Home Again
7. Never Under 85
8. Moon Was Rising
9. Please Believe Me
10. Time And Again
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About
Blue Roses...
As
she enters her 60th year, multi-award winning singer/songwriter
Rita MacNeil presents Blue Roses, her 20th release and perhaps
her most complete body of work to date.
From this perspective she offers an honest and forthright
collection of songs penned from experience.
The
gentle piano based ‘Floating’ takes us to summers spent on
the porch of her beloved home in Cape Breton sharing the heady
feelings of first love while ‘Time and Again’ reminds us
that dreams really do come true. There’s the New Orleans blue’s
style intro of ‘Memphis’, lamenting the hopelessness of lost
love; two songs ‘You Can’t Go Home Again’ and ‘Knowing
When to Go’- that were written in the late 80’s at the
beginning of Rita’s career, and the country tinged title
track, and the finality of goodbyes - Blue Roses is a diverse
journey through life.
“Music
is timeless and ageless,” notes the legendary singer, ‘the
passion I feel for what I do can’t be put aside with a number
and a year. It is a big part of my life – the concerts, the
touring, the letters and the joy the audience gives back to me
when the music touches a chord with them.”
In
many ways it was this realization that brought about ‘Please
Believe Me’, a signature song on the album. Life is full of
second chances and when you finally find your purpose there is a
wonderful peace that envelops you and stays with you through the
inevitable ups and downs.
Blue
Roses was recorded off the studio floor with Rita’s road
family, making it a unique and very intimate experience. It’s
the turn of a phrase, the warmth of a melody and the heartfelt
passion in the voice.
Blue
Roses marks a personal and professional milestone– it’s a
celebration of love, life and experience and proof positive,
that 60 is a great place to be.
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FLOATING
We
talked a lot for women our age
Lost passions how they came and went
Like a warm summer breeze that hits you like a rush
Leaves you breathless then it leaves you lost
He took
her hand and he told her he loved her
He said words like:
'I wouldn't trade you for the world,
Not even a pearl'
And she walked home floating
We
talked a lot about similar tales
How we were loved but all in vain
Like the ones so handsome they left you frozen
Left you stranded or they left you broken
Before
it hit you, you knew their kisses
You leaned into all their wishes
You said words like:
'I'll never leave your side
'til the day I die'
And you walked home floating
Chorus:
Walked home floating
Not a leg to stand on
Borrowed the dream from
Mr. Sandman
All your lonely nights are over
Stardust falling on your shoulder
As you walked home floating
We
cried a lot for women our age
Down on our luck but up on our game
Like a cold winter's wind that hits you like a rush
Leaves you reeling then it leaves you flushed
We held
hands said we'd do this again
We said words like:
'Being with the girls,
I wouldn't trade it for the world'
And we walked home floating
Chorus
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KNOWING
WHEN TO GO
The
last time I saw you
You were standing by the tracks
Holding on to a vinyl suitcase
Holding back an easy laugh
Oh
don't you know
Standing
on that crowded train
Holding up your hands to wave
Staring at the silent faces
Holding back the falling rain
Oh
don't you know
Leaving's not always the hardest
It's knowing when to go
Chorus:
You knew the years would bring the changes
And to you, they seemed so aimless
Time melted all the seasons
The gentle rain, the cool breezes
Oh don't you know
Leaving's not always the hardest
It's knowing when to go
When
the alarm sounds in the morning
You know you'll have some place to go
Plans made on windy days
Are not always easy to hold
Oh
don't you know
Now
you'll return here every summer
You'll watch the sun dance on the water
Pick the apples from the tree
And visit friends on bended knee
Oh
don't you know
Leaving's not always the hardest
It's knowing when to go
Chorus
Oh
don't you know
Leaving's not always the hardest
It's knowing when to go
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SOMETHING'S
NEVER CHANGE
(BUT SOMETHING'S DO)
She
would rise before the dawn
Always there to start her day
He was never far behind
It always started out that way
They
were settled in their years
Each one waiting for their cue
Knowing something's never change
But something's do
Chorus:
Now he never quite remembers
When the birthdays come and go
He forgets to say the little words
That he told her long ago
She is wise in her forgiveness
For she knows his heart is true
Something's never change
But something's do
It was
many years ago
They were taken by surprise
Feelings somehow never known
Were filling up their lives
They
were learning about love
Ever gentle, ever true
There was magic in the air
And love was too
Chorus
She
would rise before the dawn
Always there to start her day
He was never far behind
It always started out that way
They
have lived to see the sun
Set on every kind of day
Now she smiles across the room
She remembers him that way
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MEMPHIS
She was
honest, it was over
Love don't live here anymore
No more searching for the answer
When you already know
She was
willing, through the bad times
She'd try harder than before
Oh the nights she would hold on
She's not reaching anymore
Chorus:
And there is nothing sadder
Than to mourn when love is gone
No easy way of leaving
And no words to make it right
There's
a picture, on the table
And a life she once knew
If she can make it through the memories
There's a chance she'll pull through
It was
raining down in Memphis
She was looking for a sign
Ah but there is nothing harder
Than the final words goodbye
Chorus
(Repeat)
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BLUE
ROSES
Chorus
(Repeat):
Cut me some roses
Blue, blue roses
There is no better way
To celebrate a blue day
There
was a time
When we both shared a dream
And a single red rose
Told me you cared for me
But
another won your heart
And broke our dream apart
Now that you're gone
Everything's blue to me
Chorus
You
walked away
And left me to carry on
It's better this way
Now that your love is gone
And
while roses are in bloom
I'll always think of you
Now that you're gone
Everything's blue to me
Chorus
There
goes my heart
Love has forsaken me
There'll come a day
New love will set me free
And
when petals softly fall
I'll miss you most of all
Now that you're gone
Everything's blue to me
Chorus
(Repeat)
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YOU
CAN'T GO HOME AGAIN
You
can't go home again
You can't go home again
And where you played as children
The field has grown in
And the
hill overlooking
What used to be your home
You walk among strangers now
Trying to hold your own
And all
the I remember when's
Are treasures that you own
And don't be disappointed
If you sometimes stand alone
Among memories, old pictures, and old poems
You
can't go home again
You can't go home again
And trying to hold yesterday
Is like arms around the wind
And the
memories that brought you here
They keep you on the edge
Always on the outside
Trying to see within
And all
the I remember when's
Are treasures that you own
And don't be disappointed
If you sometimes stand alone
Among memories, old pictures, and old poems
You
can't go home again
You can't go home again
And where you once walked easy
Now blows a restless wind
And the
heart when overtaken
By feelings long ago
Can sometimes disappoint you
When cooler breezes blow
And all
the I remember when's
Are treasures that you own
And don't be disappointed
If you sometimes stand alone
Among memories, old pictures, and old poems
Among
memories, old pictures, and old poems
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NEVER
UNDER 85
CHORUS:
Never under 85
They keep it blazing all the time
Though their bones are cold
They're growing old
Little things they can't control
Never under 85
A
corner window on the block
Decorated with a flower pot
A wealth of knowing there inside
They keep the fire burning bright
CHORUS
A
wooden clock that's standing tall
Every hour there's a chime
And every year that comes along
They have the love to keep them warm
Chorus
Blessed
with better days than most
A trip each year to the sunny coast
Keeping memories alive
With every day that passes by
CHORUS
(Repeat)
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MOON
WAS RISING
They
were lovers of old
So the story goes
And they met on a starless night
She was
eager to dream
Of the finer things
Like a young handsome love in her life
Chorus:
He was always chasing dreams
The kind that never settled in
So without a vow, they both stepped in
On a night when the moon was rising
They
were lovers at night
When the time was right
And they met in stolen moments
She was
careful to dream
For they lied it seemed
Like the young handsome love in her life
Chorus
They
were never to know
How a love would grow
For they met on a starless night
And the
ocean between
His love and her dream
Would be there for the rest of her life
Chorus
Now
sleep is far from her eyes somehow
And a dreamless sleep would be welcome now
For he's out of sight
And he's ought of sound
On a night when the moon was rising
Chorus
On a
night when the moon was rising
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PLEASE
BELIEVE ME
You're
like a day worthy of sunshine
You hold everything I need
I don't know how to tell you
I don't know where to begin
But if you've ever seen the sun set
Or the ocean when it's blue
And you can't explain or even try
That's how I feel about you
You're
like a warm wind on a cool day
When your arms are open wide
I don't know if you notice
How still the world becomes
But if you've ever felt a tingle
When they've told you that you've won
Or felt frozen in a heartbeat
That's how it is in your love
Chorus:
Please believe me when I tell you
This is where I will stay
And the goodness you bring to life
Takes my breath away
I can say now for certain
What it's like to feel at peace
I have known love
But never love like this
In the
bloom of a flower
You can sometimes find the seed
In the eyes of another
You can sometimes find your dream
But if you've known disappointment
Or shed an easy tear
I wish you now a second chance
That's how it is for me
Chorus
(Repeat)
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TIME
AND AGAIN
Chorus:
Time and again
You'll find a rainbow
And a sky of blue
Time and again
You'll find a dream
That will come true
You and I know
Time has a way
Of bringing the good 'round again
So dry up your tears
Hold on for
Time and again
Welcome
the day
Whether rain or shine
And moments to steal your heart
When everything feel's so right
Chorus
Over
the moon
Nothing else can compare
And the reachable stars are out
Falling from everywhere
Chorus
The
road up ahead
Winding before you now
And a harbour in every storm
Waiting with open arms
Chorus
Dry up
your tears
Hold on for
Time and again
Time
and Again
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