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Walk Don't Run
03:34
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Walk Don’t Run
(Bruce Pumpa)
Everywhere I go these days we’re all in such a hurry
I wonder what goes on inside to cause us all that worry
Sometimes we lose sight of all the good things that we’ve got
Chasing after empty dreams and things don’t mean a lot
(Chorus)
Walk Don’t Run, I thought I heard you calling
Walk Don’t Run, you know we’ve got all day
Walk Don’t Run, you know that I’m not stalling
Cos when you’re here, I want you to stay
I think it’s time to slow down and take stock of our lives
Make time for friends and loved ones, husbands, daughters, sons and wives
We need to get back to what keeps us going strong
Get back to know the people who’ve been with us all along
(Chorus)
I sat by the riverside and thought I really oughtta
Take more time to come down here and look out on the water
Drifting down upon a dream, just you and me together
Floating down along a stream, on a day that lasts forever
(Chorus x2)
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Random Acts of Kindness
03:12
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Random Acts of Kindness
(Bruce Pumpa)
Random acts of kindness committed by a white knight
Who cuts through all the mindlessness, to do what he thinks is right
He’s higher than your Royal Highness, this ordinary man
He’s up there with the fines doing good wherever he can
He’ll go help a lady, with a baby in a pram
And when your car is broken down he’ll always lend a hand
He’s the one who’ll check on the man lying in the gutter
While everybody else just stands around and mutters
Random acts of kindness, random acts of joy
This lovely little man was a lovely little boy
Always doing good, every place he goes
He just feels he should, it’s the only way he knows
He will drive you home and go miles out of his way
And when you’re short of cash, he’ll insist that he must pay
He’s the one who talks to the person who is shy
And he’ll give you a clean hanky when you just can’t help but cry
He doesn’t have any plan
He’s just doing what he can
To put a smile on someone’s face
And in doing so, the World’s a better place
Random acts of kindness, plain for him to see
Doesn’t suffer blindness, he’s a vision for what should be
Random acts of kindness, he just likes helping people
Everyone looks up to him, on a Church he’d be the steeple
He’ll look in on your Mother, when you’re out of town
And he’ll greet you with a smile, when you greet him with a frown
He’s the one who’ll listen and is never one to judge
And has a faith in people that’s impossible to budge
Random acts of kindness committed by a white knight
Who cuts through all the mindlessness, to do what he thinks is right
He’s higher than your Royal Highness, this ordinary man
He’s up there with the finest doing good wherever he can
Random acts of kindness, random acts of joy
This lovely little man was a lovely little boy
Always doing good, every place he goes
He just feels he should, it’s the only way he knows
Random acts of kindness
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Lifeline
03:44
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Lifeline
(Bruce Pumpa)
I’ve always had a sunny disposition
So it’s hard to know how one gets here
It isn’t really funny this position
Full of trepidation and fear
I never have been in this situation
Though I’ve been in fairly dire straits
I’m not sure how to deal with the frustration
Only know I shouldn’t sit and wait
Lifeline. Just do something
Lifeline. To show how much you care
Lifeline. If you do the one thing
Lifeline. Just be sure you’re there
Won’t somebody throw out a lifeline
Won’t you please just hold out your hand
It’s not going quite like the plan is
When a soul just can’t understand
If you please just send one a lifeline
It will help to halt one’s decline
If you’ll only send out a lifeline
Think that things might just work out fine
Lifeline. Just do something
Lifeline. To show how much you care
Lifeline. If you do the one thing
Lifeline. Just be sure you’re there
Everybody sometimes needs a lifeline
Everybody sometimes needs a hand
Sometimes need a shoulder to be cried on
Sometimes need someone who’ll understand
Won’t you please just send one a lifeline
Won’t you please just hold out your hand
Won’t you be a shoulder one can cry on
Won’t you be someone who understands
Lifeline. Just do something
Lifeline. To show how much you care
Lifeline. If you do the one thing
Lifeline. Just be sure you’re there
Lifeline. Just do something
Lifeline. To show how much you care
Lifeline. If you do the one thing
Lifeline. Just be sure you’re there
Lifeline. Just do something
Lifeline. To show how much you care
Lifeline. If you do the one thing
Lifeline. Just be sure you’re there
Lifeline
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The Tree
01:20
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The Tree
(Bruce Pumpa)
Some days I think I'll never see
A thing as lovely as a tree
A tree stands straight and true
But then again you always do
Some days I think I'll never see
A thing as lovely as a tree
A tree stands straight and true
But in our hearts there's always you
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You're lost down the deepest, dark tunnel
But still there's a pinhole of light
You move so slowly towards it
But boy it's a hell of a fight
(Chorus)
Just hold on and things will get brighter
You can't always feel this way
The load you carry will get a little lighter
Tomorrow could be a better day
You feel like a zombie in your own space
People rush past and don't notice you
You're lost in another time, another place
But the spirit's inside and your heart beats true
(Chorus)
One day you'll blink in the daylight
And see the sun so bright
You've finally came out of that tunnel
And you've got to the start of the light
(New chorus)
You've held on and things have got brighter
You're out in the sunshine today
The load you carry has got a little lighter
Today is a better day
(repeated)
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6. |
Daybreak
04:12
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When Push Comes to Shove, The Greatest Thing is Love
(Bruce Pumpa)
I don’t want to make too finer point of it
And I know it’s gonna hurt a little bit
(Chorus)
(But) when push comes to shove, the greatest thing is love
(The greatest thing is love)
Thank the heavens above for this great thing that is love
(The greatest thing is love)
It’s written in the stars, we should shout it from our cars
The greatest thing is love (The greatest thing is love)
I see it on the street, it’s with people when they meet
The greatest thing is love (The greatest thing is love)
I don’t want to make a welter out of it
But I want to tell you all about it
(Chorus)
You see it in the eyes of the children when they smile
The greatest thing is love (The greatest thing is love)
You feel it in the air when you’re with the ones who care
The greatest thing is love ((The greatest thing is love)
(Solos: Digital steel guitar, Piano, Harmonica)
I know that you have heard it all before
But can I say as you’re heading for the door
(Chorus)
You hear it on the news, it’s with people who share your views
The greatest thing is love (The greatest thing is love)
And with people who you don’t, with some always won’t
But the greatest thing is love (The greatest thing is love)
Outro
The greatest thing is love (The greatest thing is love) x2
When push comes to shove, the greatest thing is love
(The greatest thing is love)
The greatest thing is love (The greatest thing is love) x2
The greatest thing
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8. |
Refuge Island
04:44
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Refuge Island
(Bruce Pumpa)
We live on an island, but islands we’re not
God gives us plenty to share what we’ve got
People come here who’ve run out of choices
They need people like us, to raise up our voices
(Chorus)
Refuge Island in the sun
You know we’re not the only ones
Show compassion and some grace
We’re all first in the human race
People come here from war torn lands
They need people like us to extend our hands
To welcome in peace, and to show them respect
If the tables were turned, it’s what we would expect
(Chorus)
Freedom is not free he said
And on that I can agree
But the price they pay is so much more
Than the price for you and me
Welcome come in, worth such a lot
People need some place, when you’ve lost all you've got
We can all grow, on a solid base
And an island like this one, should be just the place
(Chorus x 2)
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9. |
My Father is the River
01:55
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My Father is the River, My Mother is the Earth
How can we count the cost without thinking of the worth
Our granchildren won't thank us for maing lots of dough
While letting our land crumble and our streams and rivers go
The water that sustains us and the ground where things can grow
Are vital to our way of life, of this we all should know
The beauty of the forests, should be saved for all to share
With the animals that inhabit them, we know it's only fair
(Chorus)
Save the Earth and save the streams
Know their worth and know your dreams
The time to act is now
If we don't act now it could be too late
We're custodians of the future, the time to act is now
The Earth and streams are sacred, just like our holy cow
The beauty that abounds us, of riches rare and pure
At every stage, maintain the rage and ensure that they endure
Let's preserve our forests, the lungs of the Earth
Let's make sure the rivers flow from the hills down to the surf
These things are just too precious to let them slip on by
Let's protect our planet from the sea up to the sky
(Chorus)
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I’m Getting Sick and Tired
(Bruce Pumpa)
I went to the shop and bought a sausage roll
It wasn’t very hot, so I threw it in a hole
I went to my friend’s, but my friend he wasn’t there
He told me to come over, but he couldn’t even care
I’m getting sick and tired and I won’t be coming back
So many things these days are going to the pack
I phoned up my bank at One and they put me in a queue
My call was important to them, but I was still waiting at Two
I went the pub, but the beer I got was flat
I told the bartender, but he said it comes like that
I’m getting sick and tired and I won’t be coming back
So many things these days are going to the pack
I went to the Dentist and he filled my mouth with tools
And proceeded to ask me stuff, like how’s your kid like school
I went to my Doctor and she put me on the couch
She said this will not hurt a bit, but it did so I went Ouch
I’m getting sick and tired and I won’t be coming back
So many things these days are going to the pack
I went to the hospital and they said Please get some rest
Then woke me every hour to give me another test
I went to the Morgue, to see my Uncle Jack
He got sick and tired, and he won’t be coming back
I’m getting sick and tired but I will be coming back
I’m sick and tired today, but tomorrow I’ll be back
I’ll be back, I’ll be back, I’ll be back,
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11. |
Anything Can Happen
03:47
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Anything Can Happen
(Bruce Pumpa)
Anything can happen, when you make a start
When you make your mind up, and do what’s in your heart
Anything can happen, when you set to roll
Momentum is momentous, you’re feeling 10 foot tall
Find out what you need to do and do it
You will be so glad when you get to it
If you have a problem you’ll get through it
Listen to your heart
Anything can happen, anything can happen
Ever had a feeling that you blew it
But deep down inside you always knew it
Wouldn’t last and you’d get through it
And play the greater part
Anything can happen, like falling off a log
Like learning the piano, or getting yourself a dog
Anything can happen, when you jump right in
You anticipate the danger, but you play to win
Anything can happen, anything can happen
Anything can happen, when you take a chance
Like taking up macramé, or learning how to dance
Anything can happen, you won’t know unless you try
The feeling of satisfaction, is something you can’t buy
Anything can happen, anything can happen, anything can happen
Anything can happen, when giving it a whirl
A great big world of wonder, is starting to unfurl
Anything can happen, you’re playing your own tune
You’re feeling supersonic, like a rocket to the moon
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12. |
Twilight
03:22
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Bruce Pumpa Melbourne, Australia
Hi, I'm Bruce Pumpa. I am a singer, songwriter, musician from Melbourne. I write about things that are important to me, like family, love, compassion, respect, dancing. I have recorded an EP and two albums with Jeremy P Martin engineering and co-producing and have a wonderful band the Perfect Gentlemen who I sing and play keyboards with. I also play drums in a great cover band the Flying Sorcerers ... more
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