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Artist: Joe Bonamassa
Canonical path: /joe-bonamassa/when-one-door-opens
Related lyric paths: 6
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When One Door Opens
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When One Door Opens
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It starts close to the heart
The way waters part
Go straight up to my neck
Heard no warnings of the wreck
Had a shot to top it all
Never feared the fall
A lifetime of gold
Hope it lasts until I'm old
Are you a tycoon or a Moses?
Do you see what light exposes?
Every time one door opens
One closes on me
Are you a time clock or a wrist watch?
A minuteman or a door lock
Every time one door opens
One closes on me
To be king of the heap
Don't matter if you sleep
I was cool to be steered
Thinked and missed, the abyss is near
Champagne all the ready
My hands never steady
My head's always down
All around I hear the sounds
Are you a tycoon or a Moses?
Do you see what light exposes?
Every time one door opens
One closes on me
Are you a time clock or a wrist watch?
A minuteman or a door lock
Every time one door opens
One closes on me
Lay me deep in my grave
Lay me down with a silver spade
There's a long road for a man
Long road that has no end
Eight white horses in a line
Eight white horses outta time
Gonna lay me down
Lay me deep in that cold ground
In all of you I confide
All my demons inside
Execution's been stayed
No decisions have been made
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