All or Nothing: 2.3 Kidz, by Blurred Vision

All or Nothing: 2.3 Kidz

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1.	Hope You're Ready 02:02	lyrics	buy track
Little boy growing up, getting older yeah Mum and Dad gonna have a Baby Little boy growing up, getting older yeah Weren’t expecting to have children so soon Little boy growing up, getting older yeah The miracle, the miracle, the miracle of Birth Little boy growing up, getting older yeah What a miracle, a miracle, a miracle, is birth Ma te Whakatu ka mohio (By discussion cometh understanding) Ma te Mohio ka Marama (By understanding cometh light) Ma te Marama ka Matau (By light cometh wisdom) Ma te Matau ka Ora (By wisdom cometh life everlasting)
2.	The Skipping Song 03:54	lyrics	buy track
Life don’t get better than this All of the bad times are put in the past I just can’t describe, can’t put it in words Just what it’s like, this feeling inside Beyond comprehension, beyond words To have life in my hands - a new-born child A mother gives birth to her child This miracle has grown inside And now it’s happened - all her dreams have come true Something so beautiful to give her love to Beyond comprehension, beyond words To have life in my hands - a new-born child I just can’t tell How can I describe The joy within me The feeling of pride Flesh of my flesh And bone of my bones It’s my baby - this little one A new born child What’s in the future - we don’t know Will she be a good mother and how will he go? Will the kid be a genius or will he be slow? Will they be good parents - how can we know? Will he work too much and stay out at the pub? All they really want is to give their love I just can’t tell How can I describe The joy within me The feeling of pride Flesh of my flesh And bone of my bones It’s my baby - this little one A new born child
3.	Children Don't Deserve (Parents Who Don't Care) 02:27	lyrics	buy track
Came into the world - the mistake or choice of someone else Came into the world - did no crime, so innocent Came into the world - deserves the best love and care Came into the world - tell we why this child should be the victim in the end Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care You cannot act like that when kids are living there It doesn’t take much to fill their lives with fear Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care Grows in the world in front to the TV Parents don’t give a dam what they watch or see A model and example of how selfish they can be Hurting, hurting, hurting, hurting Tell me for this child what will the future be? Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care You cannot act like that when kids are living there It doesn’t take much to fill their lives with fear Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care They’re hurting, hurting, in a disillusioning world Trying to be somebody without the love and care to mould They’re hurting, hurting, in a disillusioning world Gonna be just the same without the love and care to mould Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care You cannot act like that when kids are living there Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care
4.	Growing Up 01:33	lyrics	buy track
Little boy growing up He’s getting older yeah From the mother to the baby From the baby to the child To pubescent adolescents Nearing time to leave home Started going to school And then he turned 12 Now he can drive Now he can leave school
5.	Box 02:58	lyrics	buy track
Mum I'm disappointed, my faith is gone When I look at you grades this year my son You are gonna be a loser Just like your old man - alcohol abuser Alcohol abuser - put him in the box Dad Look at your room, look at your life Do the similarities cut like a knife? In your heart, do you care anymore? Do you hear anymore - are you there anymore? He’s nobody - put him in the box Don’t you call me disadvantaged Coz I don’t care what you say I don’t care what you think I don’t need my parents And I don’t need you I'm gonna find my own way I'm gonna be somebody I'm gonna prove myself I'm gonna make myself count And if you try to put me inside this box I'll fight my way out Gran Hello grandson, give me a kiss I pray for you every night I hope you still go to church Pray to God and do things right Follow God - put him in the box Doc I am the doctor I looked at his brain And I can tell you that he’s not insane But he has learning disabilities Attention deficit disorder and multiple allergies He’s nobody - put him in the box Don’t you call me disadvantaged Coz I don’t care what you say I don’t care what you think I don’t need my parents And I don’t need you I'm gonna find my own way I'm gonna be somebody I'm gonna prove myself I'm gonna make myself count And if you try to put me inside this box I'll fight my way out I may not be the best looking kid And I may not be the brightest And yes my room is in a mess And I've had tonsillitis But all my dad cares about is that he gets his beer And all my mum cares about is that I comb my hair I know there’s got to be more to life I'll not live in their box This life sux! Don’t you call me disadvantaged Coz I don’t care what you say I don’t care what you think I don’t need my parents And I don’t need you I'm gonna find my own way I'm gonna be somebody I'm gonna prove myself I'm gonna make myself count And if you try to put me inside this box I'll fight my way out
6.	Education Song 05:15	lyrics	buy track
If you wanna have fun and live life in the sun It will take lots and lots of work but it will be worth it son You can have a flash house and drive a flash car And have a flash boat - a yacht if you prefer A big fat oyster is what your world will be And you will say all I need is me The power is within me - it’s been there all the time I have made a life for myself So, why don’t we sing our anthem? I’m gonna be rich I’m gonna change the world I’m gonna drive a Holden I will not live in a slum I don’t wanna be a bum I wanna have fun in the sun Can things change? Can things improve? I'm doing fine all the time Nothing wrong, so I wrote this song Things are great, coz I'm gonna be rich mate Coz I got me education Deep down inside my wallet There is money plenty of it Deep down, inside my soul There is sadness like a big hole So, why don’t we sing our anthem? I’m gonna be rich I’m gonna change the world I’m gonna drive a Holden I will not live in a slum I don’t wanna be a bum I wanna have fun in the sun Can things change? Can things improve? God of nations at thy feet, we do not bow or meet We want money, house, car, boat, fame, And they’re ours if we use our brain I've got a bachelor in economics and a doctorate in physics But the only letters that describe me are the letters M, and the letter T I'm the big man the CEO big office and cash flow But the only letters that describe me are the letters M and T, coz I'm empty So, why don’t we sing our anthem? I’m gonna be rich I’m gonna change the world I’m gonna drive a Holden I will not live in a slum I don’t wanna be a bum I wanna have fun in the sun Can things change? Can things improve?
7.	Go Hard or Go Home 04:43	lyrics	buy track
This is our drinking song - here comes another one, just like the other one This is our drinking song - down it, down it, yeah Get on that dancing floor - finish off the day in the right way Party hard and party more - at the end of a hard day Want a break from the stress Break the mould take a rest Kick back have some fun Life’s for living and it’s just beginning This is our drinking song - here comes another one, just like the other one This is our drinking song - down it, down it, yeah Get on that dancing floor - finish off the day in the right way Party hard and party more - at the end of a hard day Spend your money at the bar Hide from who you really are Don’t let the hurt go Just one more before you go This is our drinking song - here comes another one, just like the other one This is our drinking song - down it, down it, yeah Get on that dancing floor - finish off the day in the right way Party hard and party more - at the end of a hard day A throbbing head’s the only sound Back the same way it went down Just a kiss that went too far Don’t remember who the hell you are Won’t remember the next day Who cares anyway? The motto doesn’t change: GO HARD OR GO HOME! This is our drinking song - here comes another one, just like the other one This is our drinking song - down it, down it, yeah Get on that dancing floor - finish off the day in the right way Party hard and party more - at the end of a hard day
8.	Preacher Man 03:16	lyrics	buy track
I was walking to work And there on the side of the street Was a preacher man - a preacher man Speaking loud So everybody could hear Above the crowd - above the crowd The end is nigh, there is a god up in the sky who loves you The end is nigh, there is a god who came to earth died for you What an idiot I hope that he’s wrong I don’t want to die - don’t want to die But what if he’s right Could this be what I've Been looking for - been looking for The end is nigh, there is a god up in the sky who loves you The end is nigh, there is a god who came to earth died for you Leave me alone - I'm not the sort that needs religion I'm not the sort that causes trouble I don’t need fanciful ideals That others try to force upon me He could be right But think what I'd Have to give up - have to give up I'll just ignore Pretend I didn’t hear I hope I'm right - I hope I'm right The end is nigh, there is a god up in the sky who loves you The end is nigh, there is a god who came to earth died for you
9.	Work Song 03:18	lyrics	buy track
I go to work for the money I go to work for the weekends I go to work for something to do When I go to work for you Can you imagine surfing every day? Never have to work for your pay? Go snowboarding when it’s colder And why not take the helicopter? Can you imagine your living room? A stereo with surround sound around ya? A television with the biggest screen? More videos that you’ve ever seen? I go to work for the money I go to work for the weekends I go to work for something to do When I go to work for you Satellite dish on your roof just for fun A cell phone for each of your children Every communication system Just as a toy in the house that you live in Imagine having every vehicle that you want A Harley fat boy as your children's farm bike Having sex any time Can you imagine, can you imagine? I go to work for the money I go to work for the weekends I go to work for something to do When I go to work for you Imagine all the holidays you want A batch at Hawaii on the beach front Sky diving, rock climbing Walks on the beach at sunset Imagine kayaking, white water rafting Free falling off a huge cliff Can you imagine - do you get my drift? All this any day of the week I go to work for the money I go to work for the weekends I go to work for something to do When I go to work for you
10.	Angela Speaks 01:31	lyrics	buy track
Not getting any younger I’m getting older yeah From the mother to the baby From the baby to the child To pubescent adolescent Who later left home I got a good job And partied all the time Now I’m ready for a soul mate It’s time to settle down
11.	Ralph and Angela's Opus 05:25	lyrics	buy track
I stand back and think ‘how did I come to be here and why’ I have found a lady and oh what a lady, have I The most I’d ever cared about a girl before Was how long were her legs and how little she wore But not till this day had I ever noticed her eye I stand back and think ‘how did I come to be here and why’ I have found a man and my what a man have I The most I ever thought about a man before Was how tight were his buns and how little her wore But not till this day did I ever notice his eye But just watch the way that I watch you I’m a perfect lovesick fool As I take your hand as I do I’m not good at this but my love is true I would love to marry you And if only you would say I do Ceremony Do you take him to be your lawfully wedded husband? To love and to hold, in sickness and in health, for better - for worse? For richer - for poorer, till death do you part so help you God? I do Do you take her to be your lawfully wedded wife? To love and to hold, in sickness and in health, for better - for worse? For richer - for poorer, till death do you part so help you God? I do Then by the power invested in me I pronounce you husband and wife You may now kiss the bride This is the day - no longer engaged All there is left to do is throw the bouquet As I walk into a life with you (Speech speech) Thank you for coming on this special day I’m sure the cake it weighed a ton I’d like to thank my friends, my dad I’d like to thank my mum This is the day that I cast away My single life and to go my own way I am bound by this ring - did I see that before? I chose this life I know what to do To spend all my long life with you No matter what it is we go through
12.	Time 03:55	lyrics	buy track
Not as I expected I'm taken by surprise Time has passed, where am I? I've achieved all I dreamed Accomplished it and more Role model, successful I'm taken by surprise Time has passed, where am I? Gone further than others Expected I could do I was under privileged So I broke the cycle So I've been successful Time has passed, where am I? I'm taken by surprise Time has passed, where am I? I've found many answers, one question still I have I'm still not satisfied, what more can there be Angela You should be grateful look you have so much How can you complain when you have all this? Ralph That I don’t deny and I am grateful For all of this, and for you now my wife Angela Still not satisfied! What more can there be? You should count your blessings try to be happy Ralph Thank you for your words I hear what you say But what can give life meaning and where’s enduring hope? This is my conclusion - I would trade it all If I could just find the thing to fill this hole I've achieved all I dreamed Accomplished it and more Role model, successful Gone further than others Expected I could do I was under privileged I'm taken by surprise Time has passed, where am I?
13.	Leave Me Alone 02:59	lyrics	buy track
Leave me alone - I’m not the sort that needs religion Leave me alone -I’m not the sort that causes trouble Leave me alone - I don’t need fanciful ideals That others try to force upon me Preacher says I got a hole inside - HE DON’T KNOW ME Grandma says I got a hole inside - SHE DON’T KNOW ME Church says I got a hole inside - THEY DON’T KNOW ME They all seem to say I got a hole inside - THEY DON’T KNOW ME - I got my own beliefs! I work hard, and I earn my bread I’m generous to the charities at my door I’m a husband and a father Sole provider for the family that I love So stop this arrogant self-righteousness That tries to say that I am less than you Prideful indoctrination I see through your patronising lies Preacher says I got a hole inside - HE DON’T KNOW ME Grandma says I got a hole inside - SHE DON’T KNOW ME Church says I got a hole inside - THEY DON’T KNOW ME They all seem to say I got a hole inside - THEY DON’T KNOW ME - I got my own beliefs! Leave me alone - I’m not the sort that needs religion Leave me alone -I’m not the sort that causes trouble Leave me alone - I don’t need fanciful ideals That others try to force upon me
14.	Not Getting Any Younger 01:23	lyrics	buy track
Not getting any younger I’m getting older yeah In my 20s had a baby In my 30s had the child I had pubescent adolescents Who later left home Soon I was 50 Now I’m 65 My, the years have flown And where am I?
15.	The End: Part One 04:14	lyrics	buy track
I'm dying; my time has come to leave this place I don’t want to die, I'm sure nobody does, I guess death comes to us all I'm wealthy, I love my wife, I love you my children and I'm proud of you Life had no silver lining No icing on the cake Still inside I feel the same I'm grateful, I had a good life, but I wonder is there really a god? Did my life count, what did I really achieve? I hid behind this brave face But what good will this face do me now? I'm dying and I still feel empty What good will this face do me now? I'm not the sort that need religion I'm not the sort that causes trouble I don’t need fanciful ideals that others try to force upon me The preacher could be right But just think What I'd have to give up - but I'm losing it anyway I'll just ignore Pretend I didn’t hear I hope I'm right - I hope I'm right
16.	Jesus: Part One 01:25	lyrics	buy track
I love you more than you could know I love you more than you could imagine I came to earth as a man I lived among sinful people Fallen humanity Yet I never lived as you do The world it turned against me Said that I must die Then they nailed me to a tree The just for the unjust Your sin was heaped on me And you killed me at Calvary Now the price has been paid People’s souls could be free If they would only accept me Your friends at work they told you this Your grandma did too The preacher on the street that day I put there just for you I gave you a chance I tried many times I came to earth to die for you I love you more than you could now I gave up more than you could imagine If only you’d accepted me
17.	Jesus: Part Two 02:16	lyrics	buy track
I love you more than you could know I love you more than you could imagine When I came to earth as a man Because of your sin I must dam you Because of my love I came to save you I took the punishment that was yours You only had to ask me And to make your life mine I gave you every chance The choice was yours - you ignored The choice was yours - you chose There must be a second chance There was, but you rejected me But I was a good man But you were not perfect No, No, it can’t be true No, No, I wish it wasn’t true
18.	The End: Part Two 03:07	lyrics	buy track
I'm dying; my time has come to leave this place I don’t want to die, I'm sure nobody does, I guess death comes to us all I love you my children, I'm proud of you, you’ve become all I ever dreamed Life had no silver lining No icing on the cake Still inside I feel empty Jesus, I know you’re real, there must be more to life than this Forgive me for my wrongs, for not talking to you until now I don’t want to die without you Take my life what’s left it’s yours I'm sorry, so sorry for leaving it this late The preacher is right I was worried at what I'd have to give up To know what I know now it’s worth giving up I won’t ignore Or pretend I didn’t hear I know this is right – yes, I know this is right
19.	The End: Part Three 02:33	lyrics	buy track
Little boy growing up, getting older yeah Mum and Dads baby has been born and died Little boy growing up, getting older yeah Weren’t expecting to have children so soon Little boy growing up, getting older yeah The miracle, the miracle, the miracle of birth Little boy growing up, getting older yeah The miracle, the miracle, the miracle of death Te hunga mate ki te hunga mate (The dead to the dead,) Te hunga ora ki to hunga ora (The living to the living) Haere, Haere Haere The Eternal Whakapapa Ko Kawari te maunga (Calvary is your mountain) Te Rangitira Ariki ko te Ariki (Your Supreme Chief is the Lord) Ko te Puna wairere aroha ko te ngakau o te Atua (Your river is the river of love that flows from the heart of God) Ko te waka o te whakapono ko te Rongopai (The waka/canoe of the gospel is the Faith) Ko koe marae kainga e haere atu nei koe (Your home marae you are going to) ko te kainga o koe Matua i te Rangi (is the home marae of your Father in Heaven)
20.	The Skipping Song [Prax] 04:08	lyrics	buy track
Life don’t get better than this All of the bad times are put in the past I just can’t describe, can’t put it in words Just what it’s like, this feeling inside Beyond comprehension, beyond words To have life in my hands - a new-born child A mother gives birth to her child This miracle has grown inside And now it’s happened - all her dreams have come true Something so beautiful to give her love to Beyond comprehension, beyond words To have life in my hands - a new-born child I just can’t tell How can I describe The joy within me The feeling of pride Flesh of my flesh And bone of my bones It’s my baby - this little one A new born child What’s in the future - we don’t know Will she be a good mother and how will he go? Will the kid be a genius or will he be slow? Will they be good parents - how can we know? Will he work too much and stay out at the pub? All they really want is to give their love I just can’t tell How can I describe The joy within me The feeling of pride Flesh of my flesh And bone of my bones It’s my baby - this little one A new born child
21.	Children Don't Deserve (Parents Who Don't Care) [Prax] 02:54	lyrics	buy track
Came into the world - the mistake or choice of someone else Came into the world - did no crime, so innocent Came into the world - deserves the best love and care Came into the world - tell we why this child should be the victim in the end Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care You cannot act like that when kids are living there It doesn’t take much to fill their lives with fear Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care Grows in the world in front to the TV Parents don’t give a dam what they watch or see A model and example of how selfish they can be Hurting, hurting, hurting, hurting Tell me for this child what will the future be? Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care You cannot act like that when kids are living there It doesn’t take much to fill their lives with fear Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care They’re hurting, hurting, in a disillusioning world Trying to be somebody without the love and care to mould They’re hurting, hurting, in a disillusioning world Gonna be just the same without the love and care to mould Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care You cannot act like that when kids are living there Children don’t deserve parents who don’t care
22.	Box [Prax] 03:21	lyrics	buy track
Mum I'm disappointed, my faith is gone When I look at you grades this year my son You are gonna be a loser Just like your old man - alcohol abuser Alcohol abuser - put him in the box Dad Look at your room, look at your life Do the similarities cut like a knife? In your heart, do you care anymore? Do you hear anymore - are you there anymore? He’s nobody - put him in the box Don’t you call me disadvantaged Coz I don’t care what you say I don’t care what you think I don’t need my parents And I don’t need you I'm gonna find my own way I'm gonna be somebody I'm gonna prove myself I'm gonna make myself count And if you try to put me inside this box I'll fight my way out Gran Hello grandson, give me a kiss I pray for you every night I hope you still go to church Pray to God and do things right Follow God - put him in the box Doc I am the doctor I looked at his brain And I can tell you that he’s not insane But he has learning disabilities Attention deficit disorder and multiple allergies He’s nobody - put him in the box Don’t you call me disadvantaged Coz I don’t care what you say I don’t care what you think I don’t need my parents And I don’t need you I'm gonna find my own way I'm gonna be somebody I'm gonna prove myself I'm gonna make myself count And if you try to put me inside this box I'll fight my way out I may not be the best looking kid And I may not be the brightest And yes my room is in a mess And I've had tonsillitis But all my dad cares about is that he gets his beer And all my mum cares about is that I comb my hair I know there’s got to be more to life I'll not live in their box This life sux! Don’t you call me disadvantaged Coz I don’t care what you say I don’t care what you think I don’t need my parents And I don’t need you I'm gonna find my own way I'm gonna be somebody I'm gonna prove myself I'm gonna make myself count And if you try to put me inside this box I'll fight my way out
23.	Education Song [Prax] 05:14	lyrics	buy track
If you wanna have fun and live life in the sun It will take lots and lots of work but it will be worth it son You can have a flash house and drive a flash car And have a flash boat - a yacht if you prefer A big fat oyster is what your world will be And you will say all I need is me The power is within me - it’s been there all the time I have made a life for myself So, why don’t we sing our anthem? I’m gonna be rich I’m gonna change the world I’m gonna drive a Holden I will not live in a slum I don’t wanna be a bum I wanna have fun in the sun Can things change? Can things improve? I'm doing fine all the time Nothing wrong, so I wrote this song Things are great, coz I'm gonna be rich mate Coz I got me education Deep down inside my wallet There is money plenty of it Deep down, inside my soul There is sadness like a big hole So, why don’t we sing our anthem? I’m gonna be rich I’m gonna change the world I’m gonna drive a Holden I will not live in a slum I don’t wanna be a bum I wanna have fun in the sun Can things change? Can things improve? God of nations at thy feet, we do not bow or meet We want money, house, car, boat, fame, And they’re ours if we use our brain I've got a bachelor in economics and a doctorate in physics But the only letters that describe me are the letters M, and the letter T I'm the big man the CEO big office and cash flow But the only letters that describe me are the letters M and T, coz I'm empty So, why don’t we sing our anthem? I’m gonna be rich I’m gonna change the world I’m gonna drive a Holden I will not live in a slum I don’t wanna be a bum I wanna have fun in the sun Can things change? Can things improve?
24.	Go Hard or Go Home [Prax] 04:42	lyrics	buy track
This is our drinking song - here comes another one, just like the other one This is our drinking song - down it, down it, yeah Get on that dancing floor - finish off the day in the right way Party hard and party more - at the end of a hard day Want a break from the stress Break the mould take a rest Kick back have some fun Life’s for living and it’s just beginning This is our drinking song - here comes another one, just like the other one This is our drinking song - down it, down it, yeah Get on that dancing floor - finish off the day in the right way Party hard and party more - at the end of a hard day Spend your money at the bar Hide from who you really are Don’t let the hurt go Just one more before you go This is our drinking song - here comes another one, just like the other one This is our drinking song - down it, down it, yeah Get on that dancing floor - finish off the day in the right way Party hard and party more - at the end of a hard day A throbbing head’s the only sound Back the same way it went down Just a kiss that went too far Don’t remember who the hell you are Won’t remember the next day Who cares anyway? The motto doesn’t change: GO HARD OR GO HOME! This is our drinking song - here comes another one, just like the other one This is our drinking song - down it, down it, yeah Get on that dancing floor - finish off the day in the right way Party hard and party more - at the end of a hard day
25.	Preacher Man [Prax] 03:57	lyrics	buy track
I was walking to work And there on the side of the street Was a preacher man - a preacher man Speaking loud So everybody could hear Above the crowd - above the crowd The end is nigh, there is a god up in the sky who loves you The end is nigh, there is a god who came to earth died for you What an idiot I hope that he’s wrong I don’t want to die - don’t want to die But what if he’s right Could this be what I've Been looking for - been looking for The end is nigh, there is a god up in the sky who loves you The end is nigh, there is a god who came to earth died for you Leave me alone - I'm not the sort that needs religion I'm not the sort that causes trouble I don’t need fanciful ideals That others try to force upon me He could be right But think what I'd Have to give up - have to give up I'll just ignore Pretend I didn’t hear I hope I'm right - I hope I'm right The end is nigh, there is a god up in the sky who loves you The end is nigh, there is a god who came to earth died for you
26.	Work Song [Prax] 03:44	lyrics	buy track
I go to work for the money I go to work for the weekends I go to work for something to do When I go to work for you Can you imagine surfing every day? Never have to work for your pay? Go snowboarding when it’s colder And why not take the helicopter? Can you imagine your living room? A stereo with surround sound around ya? A television with the biggest screen? More videos that you’ve ever seen? I go to work for the money I go to work for the weekends I go to work for something to do When I go to work for you Satellite dish on your roof just for fun A cell phone for each of your children Every communication system Just as a toy in the house that you live in Imagine having every vehicle that you want A Harley fat boy as your children's farm bike Having sex any time Can you imagine, can you imagine? I go to work for the money I go to work for the weekends I go to work for something to do When I go to work for you Imagine all the holidays you want A batch at Hawaii on the beach front Sky diving, rock climbing Walks on the beach at sunset Imagine kayaking, white water rafting Free falling off a huge cliff Can you imagine - do you get my drift? All this any day of the week I go to work for the money I go to work for the weekends I go to work for something to do When I go to work for you
27.	Leave Me Alone [Prax] 03:39	lyrics	buy track
Leave me alone - I’m not the sort that needs religion Leave me alone -I’m not the sort that causes trouble Leave me alone - I don’t need fanciful ideals That others try to force upon me Preacher says I got a hole inside - HE DON’T KNOW ME Grandma says I got a hole inside - SHE DON’T KNOW ME Church says I got a hole inside - THEY DON’T KNOW ME They all seem to say I got a hole inside - THEY DON’T KNOW ME - I got my own beliefs! I work hard, and I earn my bread I’m generous to the charities at my door I’m a husband and a father Sole provider for the family that I love So stop this arrogant self-righteousness That tries to say that I am less than you Prideful indoctrination I see through your patronising lies Preacher says I got a hole inside - HE DON’T KNOW ME Grandma says I got a hole inside - SHE DON’T KNOW ME Church says I got a hole inside - THEY DON’T KNOW ME They all seem to say I got a hole inside - THEY DON’T KNOW ME - I got my own beliefs! Leave me alone - I’m not the sort that needs religion Leave me alone -I’m not the sort that causes trouble Leave me alone - I don’t need fanciful ideals That others try to force upon me
28.	Time [Prax] 04:14	lyrics	buy track
Not as I expected I'm taken by surprise Time has passed, where am I? I've achieved all I dreamed Accomplished it and more Role model, successful I'm taken by surprise Time has passed, where am I? Gone further than others Expected I could do I was under privileged So I broke the cycle So I've been successful Time has passed, where am I? I'm taken by surprise Time has passed, where am I? I've found many answers, one question still I have I'm still not satisfied, what more can there be Angela You should be grateful look you have so much How can you complain when you have all this? Ralph That I don’t deny and I am grateful For all of this, and for you now my wife Angela Still not satisfied! What more can there be? You should count your blessings try to be happy Ralph Thank you for your words I hear what you say But what can give life meaning and where’s enduring hope? This is my conclusion - I would trade it all If I could just find the thing to fill this hole I've achieved all I dreamed Accomplished it and more Role model, successful Gone further than others Expected I could do I was under privileged I'm taken by surprise Time has passed, where am I?
29.	The End: Part One [Prax] 04:12	lyrics	buy track
I'm dying; my time has come to leave this place I don’t want to die, I'm sure nobody does, I guess death comes to us all I'm wealthy, I love my wife, I love you my children and I'm proud of you Life had no silver lining No icing on the cake Still inside I feel the same I'm grateful, I had a good life, but I wonder is there really a god? Did my life count, what did I really achieve? I hid behind this brave face But what good will this face do me now? I'm dying and I still feel empty What good will this face do me now? I'm not the sort that need religion I'm not the sort that causes trouble I don’t need fanciful ideals that others try to force upon me The preacher could be right But just think What I'd have to give up - but I'm losing it anyway I'll just ignore Pretend I didn’t hear I hope I'm right - I hope I'm right
30.	Jesus [Prax] 02:42	lyrics	buy track
I love you more than you could know I love you more than you could imagine I came to earth as a man I lived among sinful people Fallen humanity Yet I never lived as you do The world it turned against me Said that I must die Then they nailed me to a tree The just for the unjust Your sin was heaped on me And you killed me at Calvary Now the price has been paid People’s souls could be free If they would only accept me Your friends at work they told you this Your grandma did too The preacher on the street that day I put there just for you I gave you a chance I tried many times I came to earth to die for you I love you more than you could now I gave up more than you could imagine If only you’d accepted me
31.	The End: Part Two [Prax] 03:25	lyrics	buy track
I'm dying; my time has come to leave this place I don’t want to die, I'm sure nobody does, I guess death comes to us all I love you my children, I'm proud of you, you’ve become all I ever dreamed Life had no silver lining No icing on the cake Still inside I feel empty Jesus, I know you’re real, there must be more to life than this Forgive me for my wrongs, for not talking to you until now I don’t want to die without you Take my life what’s left it’s yours I'm sorry, so sorry for leaving it this late The preacher is right I was worried at what I'd have to give up To know what I know now it’s worth giving up I won’t ignore Or pretend I didn’t hear I know this is right – yes, I know this is right
32.	Promo Radio Interview [Bonus Track] 04:42	lyrics	buy track
Little boy growing up He’s getting older yeah From the mother to the baby From the baby to the child To pubescent adolescents Nearing time to leave home Started going to school And then he turned 12 Now he can drive Now he can leave school
33.	Happy Birthday David [Bonus Track] 01:32	info	buy track

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In mid 1997, Kezza met with his good friend Dave to discuss the possibility of working on a studio album together. What happened over that hour-long conversation was that the idea turned into writing and staging a live rock opera that would deal with the quest for meaning in an ordinary life. Over the next three weeks, Dave wrote 12 songs which became the core of the show named: "2.3 Kidz" (2.3 being the average number of kids per New Zealand family at the time).

Dave and Kezza then added Stuart, Peter, Bob and Natalie and started to fashion the live show with the help of actors and crew to aid in telling the story. After a New Years performance of 2.3, Natalie left and was replaced by Fleur and, after more shows during 1998, Bob left and was replaced by Phil. 1999 saw the 2.3 Kidz show become "All or Nothing" with a further 7 songs (almost all written by Dave) added to the show. To test the show's viability, the group toured the show in Wanganui for a week, culminating in a performance at the Wanganui Opera House. That live show was recorded and is reproduced here some 15 years later. Sadly, the Wanganui experiment never panned out and, after one final New Years show, the "All or Nothing: 2.3 Kidz" experience was laid to rest.

The story is a faith journey about a normal boy named Ralph, who is from an ordinary background, with an ordinary life: birth, childhood, school, higher education, work/career... and the nagging doubts about how there must be more to life than what he has. He marries Angela and the pair grow older, but still the questions remain.

This 33 track album consists of the 19-track 1999 show, a further 12 tracks taken from a November 1998 practice, a radio interview from 1997 and a special birthday surprise for Dave that was recorded at the 1998 practice. And its all FREE! Enjoy.

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released November 14, 2014

Dave Mann: lead vocal, backing vocal, piano. Fleur Ingram: lead vocal, backing vocal. Stuart Millar: keyboards, guitar, backing vocal, lead vocal. Kerry Logan: guitar, backing vocals. Peter Hokopaura: bass, backing vocals. Phil Lister: drums. Except for Bobby Logan: drums on the Prax tracks and Natalie Meads: vocals on the Promo Radio Interview.

Written by Dave Mann except for Go Hard or Go Home (words by Dave Man, music by Dave Mann and Kerry Logan) and Ralph and Angela's Opus (words by Dave Mann and Kerry Logan, music by Kerry Logan) and Happy Birthday Dave (by Preston Ware Orem and Mrs. R.R. Forman) and produced by Dave Mann, Kerry Logan and Blurred Vision. Live Engineering by Daniel Evans. Recorded live at the Wanganui Opera House, 12 May, 1999, except for the Prax tracks recorded at AOG Church, Hawera on November 14, 1998 and the Radio Promo Interview recorded on News Talk ZB, Hawera in late 1998.

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