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Happy Where I Am
04:50
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Happy Where I Am
Mike Milligan
3-10-16
I don’t need a mansion on a hill
I don’t need those drugs to get my thrill
I’ve got more than most men
And I’m happy where I am
I don’t need a tour bus (yet)
I don’t need a private jet
I’ve got more than most men
And I’m happy where I am
I’ve got some wheels. They got me here alright
I’ve got a house. It keeps me warm at night
I’ve got more than most men
And I’m happy where I am
I’ve got a woman who loves me true
We’ve got two babies. They love me too
I’ve got more than most men
And I’m happy where I am
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Kokomo Honey
03:18
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Kokomo Honey
Mike Milligan 8-2020
She grew up in the city not far from the tall cornfields
She grew up in the city not far from the tall cornfields
And I knew one day my heart she would steal
She smells like wildflowers & tastes like soft red wine
She smells like wildflowers & tastes like soft red wine
Yes I really do love her & I know that she’s all mine
She’s my Kokomo Honey
She’s my Kokomo Honey
She’s my Kokomo Honey
She’s my Kokomo Honey
She’s my Kokomo Honey
& and I know that she’s all mine
Hair of coal & eyes of green she’s the prettiest girl that I’ve ever seen
Hair of coal & eyes of green she’s the prettiest girl that I’ve ever seen
She’s pure and natural. She’s my Queen Bee
Yeah She’s thick and sweet like the kind from Tupelo
Yeah She’s thick and sweet like the kind from Tupelo
But I really do crave my Honey from Kokomo
She’s my Kokomo Honey
She’s my Kokomo Honey
She’s my Kokomo Honey
She’s my Kokomo Honey
She’s my Kokomo Honey
& and I know that she’s all mine
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Touche' (GSP)
02:20
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What Makes You Smile
02:27
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What Makes You Smile?
Lyrics/melody- Mike Milligan. Music- Aaron Hiatt
9-11
What Makes you smile?
What makes your life worthwhile?
What takes your breath away
And makes you live for another day?
Is it that memory of us?
The first day on the bus?
The beach and the sand, sand, sand, sand
Or holding your little soft hand?
*For me, and I know you’ll agree,
It’s all about family
Solos
*For me, and I know you’ll agree,
It’s all about family
What makes you smile?
What makes your life worthwhile?
What takes your breath away
And makes you live for another day?
Is it that change in your pocket
Or that photo in your locket?
Mom and Pop holding hands?
Kids dancing to the sound of the band?
*For me, and I know you’ll agree,
It’s all about family
*For me, and I know you’ll agree,
It’s all about family
What makes you smile?
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Doin' It Right
03:04
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Doing it Right
Mike Milligan 11-24-17
Some say “Stop, you ought to give it up,
You’ll never go far or rise to the top”
Hater and Doubters try to keep you down
Pay them no mind they’re a bunch of clowns
Don’t give up. Hold on to the fight
You’ve got to prove them wrong by doing it right
Keep your mind open, hold on to your dreams
You'll have to work harder and harder it seems
Be true to yourself and follow your heart
Be strong keep from falling apart
Don’t give up. Hold on to the fight
You’ve got to prove them wrong by doing it right
L E A D B R E A K
Keep your shoulders back and your head held high
Kiss those sorry days Goodbye!
No looking back, Full Steam Ahead
Please don’t forget what I said
Don’t give up. Hold on to the fight
You’ve got to prove them wrong by doing it right
You’ve got to prove them wrong by doing it right
You’ve got to prove them wrong by DOING IT RIGHT
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Into the Mystic
05:03
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Into the Mystic
Van Morrison 1970
We were born before the wind
Also, younger than the sun
'Ere the bonnie boat was won
As we sailed into the mystic
Hark now, hear the sailors cry
Smell the sea and feel the sky
Let your soul and spirit fly
Into the mystic
Yeah, when that fog horn blows
I will be coming home
Yeah, when that fog horn blows
I wanna hear it
I don't have to fear it
And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
Then magnificently we will float
Into the mystic
When that fog horn blows
You know I will be coming home
Yeah, when that fog horn whistle blows
I gotta hear it
I don't have to fear it
And I wanna rock your gypsy soul
Just like way back in the days of old
And together we will float
Into the mystic
Come on, girl
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Kokomo Honey (Acoustic)
03:07
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Chuckle Shuffle
02:45
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Heaven Help Us All
03:23
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Heaven help the child who never had a home
Heaven help the girl who walks the street alone
Heaven help the roses if the bombs begin to fall
Heaven help us all
Heaven help the black man if he struggles one more day
Heaven help the white man if he turns his back away
Heaven help the man who kicks the man who has to crawl
Heaven help us all
Heaven help us all, heaven help us all, help us all
Heaven help us all, hear our call when we fall
Heaven help the girl who won't reach twenty-one
Heaven help the man who sold that boy a gun
Heaven help my people with their backs against the wall
Heaven help us all
Heaven help us all, heaven help us all
Heaven help us all,hear our call when we fall
Now I lay me down to sleep
In this troubled world, my soul to keep
Keep hatred from the mighty
And the mighty from the small
Heaven help us all...
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Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel Kokomo, Indiana
Mike Milligan and Steam Shovel is from Kokomo, Indiana, United States. Formed in
1993…
They perform top venues and high-profile festivals
They have shared the stage w, BB King, Buddy Guy(4x), Al Green, Robert Cray(3x), Double Trouble, Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Tower of Power (2x), Aretha Franklin, Joe Bonamassa(2x)
"Mike's so good I should've been carrying his sh*# !"
Funny quote from Tommy
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