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This is an album of cover songs performed by Mxpx.

Summer Of '69
Written by Bryan Adams and Jim Vallance. Originally performed by Bryan Adams.
I got my first real six-string Bought it at the five and dime Played it til my fingers bled Was the summer of '69 Me and some guys from school Had a band and we tried real hard Jimmy quit and Joey got married Should have known we'd never get far
Oh when I look back now That summer seemed to last forever And if I had the choice Yeah I'd always wanna be there Those were the best days of my life
Ain't no use in complaining When you had a job to do Spent my evenings down at the drive-in That's when I met you Standing on your daddy's porch You told me that you'd wait forever Oh when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Those were the best days of my life Back in the summer of '69
We were killing time We were young and restless We needed to unwind I guess nothing could last forever Forever, no
And now times are changing Look at everything that's come and gone Sometimes when I play that old six-string Think about you, what went wrong?
Standing on your daddy's porch You told me that you'd wait forever Oh when you held my hand I knew that it was now or never Those were the best days of my life Back in the summer of '69

Oh Boy
Written by Sonny West, Bill Tilghman, Norman Petty. Originally performed by Buddy Holly.
Chorus: All my love All my kissin' You don't know what you've been missin' Oh boy When you're with me, oh boy The world can see that you were meant for me
All my life I've been waitin' Tonight there'll be no hesitating Oh boy When you're with me, oh boy The world can see that you were meant for me
Stars appearing, shadows a fallin You can hear my heart a callin' A little bit of lovin' makes everything right I'm gonna see my baby tonight (chorus)
Dum diddy dum dum Oh boy Dum diddy dum dum Oh boy Ahhh... (chorus)

Drum Machine Joy
Written by Ronnie Martin. Originally performed by Joy Electric.
Drum machine joy Drum machine joy Drum machine joy Drum machine joy Soon the goodness king will hear your heart From within the castle to his warm hearth Granting hope and wisdom to your soul The evil spell of sadness has been broken
Chorus: In your heart there's a world of sadness I love you with all heart In your heart with my words I promise To love you with all heart and drum machine joy
Soon the Goodness King will hear your heart From the northern kingdom comes a faint sound Growing stronger here before the heart The chorus of the king has come to heal your heart (chorus) Drum machine joy...

You Found Me
Written by Mike Stand. Originally performed by The Altar Boys.
Thought that I was, was a goner Everyone had written my life off Dreamed about better days And hoped that I could make it happen somehow Someone please, please help me I'm dying from the inside out Come to find out God loves me Come to find out I was not alone
Chorus: You found me You found me You found me (repeat)
Regeneration A new sensation The rebuilding of my broken heart I put my faith into action I've got a clean and brand new start The more I seek the more I find you It seems the wonders never cease How can I ever repay you Help me Lord to see just what you say (chorus)
Empty dreams Hollow schemes Don't get trapped into the things of this world You'll find out like I found out That won't fill your life, no Come to see what I see Then I tell you there's no other way You want life - Real life? Then let Jesus find you like He found me (chorus)

Take On Me
Written by Waaktaar, Furuholmen, Harket. Originally performed by AHA.
Talking away I don't know what, what to say I'll say it anyway Today's another day to find you Shying away I'll be coming for your love okay
Take on me (Take on me) Take me on (Take on me) I'll be gone-- in a day
Needless to say I brought you here And you see me stumbling away Slowly learning life is okay Say after me It's no better to be safe than sorry (chorus)
Things that you say Is it life or just to play my worries away All the things I've got to remember Shying away I'll be coming for your love anyway (chorus 4x)

Marie, Marie
Written by Dave Alvin. Originally performed by The Blasters.
Marie, Marie Playing guitar on the back porch I sit in my car While she sings so sad Marie, Marie
Marie, Marie It's so lonely in these farmlands Come with me To the bright lights downtown Marie, Marie
I said hey pretty girl Don't you understand? I just want to be your loving man Marie, Marie
The sun is down in the corn fields The evening is dark And you sing so sad Marie, Marie (instrumental)
Marie, Marie I got two weeks in back pay There's gas in my car And your folks say I must go Marie, Marie
I said hey pretty girl Don't you understand? I just want to be your loving man Marie, Marie
Playing guitar on the back porch I leave in my car While you sing so sad Marie, Marie

You Put This Love In My Heart
Written and originally performed by Keith Green.
I found it hard to believe Someone like you came for me You put this love in my heart I tried but could not refuse You gave me no time to choose You put this love in my heart
I wanna know where the bad feelings go When I'm depressed and I get down so low And then I see you coming to me It's alright
I wanna tell you right now I'm not afraid to say how You put this love in my heart There are some times when I doubt But you pull me out You put this love in my heart Cause when I see what you've done for me ? and I had to believe
And I know this loneliness I had before is gone now I don't feel it anymore Your love From all that is in my past
So much more I could say If I could just find a way You put this love in my heart Is all this real or a dream? I feel so good I can scream You put this love in my heart
I wanna know where the bad feelings go When I'm depressed and I get down so low And then I see you coming to me It's alright
You put this love in my heart You put this love in my heart You put this love in my heart (repeat)

No Brain
Written by Mike Herrera. Originally performed by The Cootees.
Gave her milk-- milk and cookies Gave her everything-- even cooties
Chorus: That girl's insane Surprised she even knows my name Since the day we met That girl's got no brain That girl's got no brain That girl's got no brain
There was something strange Something strange about her She never spoke a word or moved a muscle (chorus)
I probably should make up words right about now I haven't decided what they'll be I got this problem and I don't know why She got no brains and she left me for another guy (chorus)

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