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Junior

by Nicholas Chakinis

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1.
Are You From An Old Movie ? 04:01
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see you on the side of the road pull over, meet eye to eye so foreign from a distant time have I seen you before you’re strong willed and a different shade timeless clothes and locked in hair what do you do, what do you think have I seen you before are you from an old movie you seem out of place should you even belong here should you fade away history, hidden mystery always destined to be seen you have me just drop you off here walk the rest of the way give a quick thank you for the ride I drive off, you’re out of sight I’ll never forget how you laughed after you heard me say are you from an old movie you seem out of place should you even belong here should you fade away are you from an old movie you seem out of place should you even belong here should you fade away
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Guest House 03:45
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when I open the front door always walk to me as young as the day we met I know all our lines always know them every time for you it’s always the first we’re sitting at the drive-in watching the movie the night we had our first date in the guest house our moments stay the same here we’ll always be in love always so alive right before my eyes in the guest house water always turns to wine when I open the front door sight of the ocean with cool sand beneath our feet always give that kiss and then you’ll always ask me do we really have to leave in the guest house our moments stay the same here we’ll always be in love always so alive right before my eyes in the guest house water always turns to wine I open my eyes and I always see always never here always we’re a dream always we’re a dream
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The Lord Will Provide 02:44
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we planted harvest seeds today now our bodies ache Oklahoma needs better days how much can we take it’s hard to hold hopeful hearts when all we’ve grown just decays let the dinner bell call us home weather’s getting cold pray this year the farm won’t foreclose pray these kids have clothes it’s hard to hold hopefull hearts when all we’ve grown just decays we have to believe the lord will provide say our prayers at night and the lord will provide bowls filled with rice, a couple prunes we are blessed by you wall paint tears off in all our rooms blessed to just have shoes it’s hard to hold hopeful hearts faith’s all we have to get through we have to believe the lord will provide say our prayers at night and the lord will the lord will provide we say prayers at night the lord will
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Going Somewhere 03:59
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Karen lives down the block kids in school, a baby too drives back and forth all day little sleep, no time to read and each night, drives part time she’s barely getting by you know she used to write now just sighs looks out the window searches for a meaning nothing here moves her she can’t find a reason while up in the sky there’s a plane going somewhere she spends her whole life doing what she’s doing wishing it will change she’s not evening moving while up in the sky there’s a plane going somewhere Vinny’s in the city debt from school, a girlfriend too sits at his desk all day little sleep, no time to eat and each night, works past five he’s barely getting by you know he used to thrive now just cries looks out the window searches for a meaning nothing here moves him he can’t find a reason while up in the sky there’s a plane going somewhere he spends his whole life doing what he’s doing wishing it will change he’s not even moving while up in the sky there’s a plane going somewhere look out the window do you have a meaning does something here move you can you find a reason when up in the sky there’s a plane going somewhere you spend your whole life doing what your doing wishing it will change while not evening moving when up in the sky there’s a plane going somewhere
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Looking Through Old Letters 04:13
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when you look through old letters you remember Romeo all those words you would say so long ago you miss it so the way eyes meet from a far asking her to take her hand perfectly scripted lines so long ago you miss it so laugh at the little things foolishness of those nights how you would look at things till one day it’d be right when looking through old letters feeling what you could’ve had blaming it on your blood no real plan just be her man laugh at the little things foolishness of those nights how you would look at things till one day it’d be right your family doesn’t care it’s just the way of life you can’t look through old letters in a bathroom you’ll just cry to only be her man you can’t go back what do you have
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It's Always More Than A Kiss 03:50
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every time I’m with you am I not enough all my ribbons and bows they always come off what a routine we are we’re always the same have we just lost our spark is it gone away we weren’t always this way you’d never persist we would talk for hours the urge would resist now there’s nothing we say is love more than this do you really love me if it’s always more than a kiss I think about things things that are big and small I tell jokes and laugh we would laugh at them all now you’re never moved you never come around until we’ll undress until you drag me down when we used to dance with no care in the world we used to see more more than a boy and girl too young to know better I will say one day when I’m with someone who treats me the right way we weren’t always this way you’d never persist we would talk for hours the urge would resist now there’s nothing we say love is more than this you don’t really love me it’s always more it’s always more than a kiss
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The Things We Told Ourselves 03:06
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called me by your name I called you by mine we’re one and the same every day and night one night in our home saw you lose your mind I couldn’t believe my eyes straight across the face knocked me off my feet there’s no words to say brought you to your knees pounding of my head ringing in my ear how did we ever get here the things we told ourselves they will haunt me the lies I thought we lived they’ll never be now I’ll always ask will love ever last I’m afraid my heart can’t come back Italian summer when you promised me you weren’t your father be better to me told me all those scars many years ago said you were better where did you go where did you go the things we told ourselves they will haunt me the lies I thought we lived they’ll never be now I’ll always ask will love ever last I’m afraid my heart can’t come back the things we told ourselves they will haunt me the lies I thought we lived they’ll never be now I’ll always ask will love ever last I’m afraid my heart can’t come back what could bring me back
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Behind The Rhinestone 03:30
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walk out to a crowd of cheers wave your hand in all directions give it all each night on stage they all will say you have it all backstage no one will see deep sigh, little relief lights will not shine when you’ve seen it all love and letters don’t mean a thing all the mirrors will show you a man who you never wanted to be who lies behind the rhinestone you used to dream of the lights a love that is on full display to have it all, have to change losing the only one you loved backstage no one can see old photo no relief lights will not shine when you’ve seen it all love and letters don’t mean a thing all the mirrors will show you a man who you never wanted to be who lies behind the rhinestone lights will not shine when you’ve seen it all love and letters don’t mean a thing all the mirrors will show you a man who you never wanted to be who lies behind the rhinestone
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Only Almost 02:40
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cold as the brandy left from last night unmade bed with TV black and white candles burned out, my clothes on the floor there’s no goodbye what does love mean can only say only almost the rain’s something the aspirin won’t fix I can’t move when I just never win every night still go racing and try and every time never love me can only say only almost how did I become such a fool all my moments just fall like sand gone with just the touch of a hand there’s no goodbye what does love mean can only say only almost
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Who Said It Was 05:20
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I walked home from the first day at a new school they chased me, broke my nose left my body bruised when I came home, he was in the garage wiping his black hands while working on the Dodge what did I do wrong why are they so mean he got on his knees and told me, son remember when I first bought this no one else could see what time and care can do to worthless debris all those who said I was crazy watch me pass them by they’re kicking themselves for being so damn blind life ain’t easy it’s just what it is who said it was braces, blackheads, feelings I don’t understand only thing I want is to be some girl’s man I’m not smart enough for Ivy League schools I’d ask him as I handed him his tools who am I, what am I supposed to be took off his glasses and he told me, son did I tell you I was homeless had no work for weeks I would wash dishes just for some food to eat didn’t have anywhere to go I just had to move until I could finally take off my shoes life ain’t easy it’s just what it is who said I was lying there, whitest ghost I would ever see my kids all around his bed watching TV I move in close, hear what he had to say his eyes told me that today was the day why am I scared thought I had more time I then held his hand, I held it tight, dad remember when we had a dog when she went to sleep how you held me for hours when I was weak you said that we’ll see her again life isn’t the end it’s times like these where you just can’t comprehend life ain’t easy it’s just what it is life ain’t easy it’s just what it is who said it was
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Stay Free 04:19
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f I could tell my younger self kid after dark sits and wonders what life is like when your old thinking of all the things he’ll have all the places he will go a spark of youth with untied shoes don’t go and wish away your life before you know old age will come slow down and enjoy your time if I could tell my younger self now a young boy with his first job and all he wants is to get paid Mexican cigs, hair like Jesus a 5 to 9 working day sex repressed, hell-bent, acne mess don’t hold all of your feelings in the end of the world isn’t near soon you’ll find yourself within if I could tell my younger self now a man always on his way straight from traffic to 9 to 5 at home with his wife and baby there’s never time to unwind with slicked backed hair and worn out eyes you won’t find answers giving in always remember the small things reasons why you love to live if I could tell my younger self if there’s one thing that I could say please stay free stay free stay free
12.
When I Saw The World On Christmas 07:10
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couple months pass by things have been okay school has been rough now I have a break dad has a nice home a 5 minute drive mom’s now working comes home after 5 see them both often but not everyday it’s been a shift it’ll be okay thanksgiving with dad with my cousins too mom wasn’t there we missed her too today’s it christmas I’m lying in bed outside my room I won’t see my dad house is half empty empty all the time just keep at it this is now your life when I saw the world on christmas I turn the corner I look down the stairs all the presents morning fills the air and to my surprise you know who I see my mom and dad waiting by the tree I rush down the stairs run into their arms I hold them tight they won’t let me go when I saw the world when I saw the world when I saw the world on christmas
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It's Always Been There 03:14
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when I see you since we’ve been married I’m running through all of my regrets will you ask me, can I forgive you will I tell you what you want to hear there’s no day that goes by I always think of you I will always love you it’s always been there when I held you when we were married I would hold you like you’re all I have don’t let this go believe that it’s true if not for me and you she has to know believe that it’s true a daughter sees that we’ll be, we’ll be there’s no day that goes by I always think of you I will always love you it’s always been there
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Kin 03:51
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still sleep on my side of the bed still hear your voice inside my head where did you go I can’t live without you sound of the coast it’s nothing without you walk our trails, things we would do down our path, doesn’t change my mood suddenly see wild, white horse running follow its lead I know this means something is this a sign are you telling me it’s time is this a sign are you telling me it’s time is this a sign are you telling me it’s time lie still on my side of the bed can’t hear, there’s no thoughts in my head as right outside two white horses running something divine the beauty of our kin
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Mark A Man 02:15
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mama always told me you have to mark a man as she’d color her kiss you better mark a man looked at mama and said I just don’t understand mama always told me you have those ankles sing as I’d zip up her dress you make those ankles sing looked at mama and said is this all for a ring look at all we have look at where we sleep you can’t make it out alone on the street he’ll be the reason for the life you’ll have so go mark a man soon I told my mama don’t have to mark a man as I would leave for work don’t need to mark a man she looked at me and said see how far you get I’ll do what I want I’ll do what I please think I can’t make it alone on the street if I find someone they’ll love me for me I won’t spend my life drinking my defeat I’ll be the reason for the life I’ll have I don’t mark a man

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4 Albums.

60 Songs.

College is a time of developing points of view.

First-Person.

Second-Person.

Third-Person.

And by the end of college, you've cultivated all these developed points of view into your point of view from each year of college: Freshman, Sophomore, Junior & Senior.

100% of all download proceeds will be donated to Belmont University's Alumni Association Scholarship.

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released August 28, 2019

Singer/Songwriter: Nicholas Chakinis
Producer: Declan Kennedy
Album Cover: Meg Barron

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Nicholas Chakinis San Diego, California

Making music that you might enjoy, find comfort in & be inspired by because I believe the music you listen to matters, you matter & we all matter.

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