♪ Do you remember ♪ ♪ When we used to play and sing all our favorite songs ♪ ♪ I wanna hear your voice it's angelic to me ♪ ♪ And I know it won't be too long ♪ (woman) "Prairie Musicians" is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.

(Abraham Tabares) ♪ You're on my mind ♪ [playing a syncopated rock beat] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's another Friday night I'm walking by myself ♪ ♪ I don't quite know where I'm at ♪ ♪ I guess I might be lost these streets seem foreign to me ♪ ♪ I think I might want to turn back ♪ ♪ I get nervous in the dark with no exceptions ♪ ♪ My heart is beating out of control ♪ ♪ But there's one thing in my head that can ease my mind ♪ ♪ And I think you may already know ♪ ♪ That you only you ♪ ♪ Are on my mind ♪ ♪ You're always on my mind ♪ ♪ You're on my mind ♪ ♪ You're on my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I think it's kinda funny now I'm starting to see ♪ ♪ The effect that you have on me ♪ ♪ I'm choking I can't breathe when you look at me ♪ ♪ There's butterflies baby can't you see ♪ ♪ Do you remember when we used to play ♪ ♪ And sing all our favorite songs ♪ ♪ I wanna hear your voice it's angelic to me ♪ ♪ And I know I won't be too long ♪ ♪ 'Cause you only you ♪ ♪ Are on my mind ♪ ♪ You're always on my mind ♪ ♪ You're on my mind ♪ ♪ You're on my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Are you asking me if it's really me ♪ ♪ Or maybe somebody you used to know ♪ ♪ I know you're gonna see what you wanna see ♪ ♪ But baby there's still something I've gotta show ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ How you're on my mind ♪ ♪ You're always on my mind ♪ ♪ You're on my mind ♪ ♪ You're on my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm Abraham Tabares, Jr., I'm from Marshall, Minnesota, and now I live here in Fargo- Moorhead as a local musician.

I like to play a little bit of everything, but right now I think I play mostly kinda indy, kinda pop, folkie kind of music.

I perform on the street in Fargo, and I just like to make people smile.

If I can make somebody's day just a little better with my music, it's just-- that's amazing.

[playing in moderate folk rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm alone in my room ♪ ♪ Sitting on my bed ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You see that it's you ♪ ♪ You've been racing through my head ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I have a pain in my heart ♪ ♪ I can't seem to shake ♪ ♪ It's all I can feel inside ♪ ♪ It's keeping me awake ♪ ♪ I can't sleep ♪ ♪ I can't dream ♪ ♪ I can't think ♪ ♪ But I can sing ♪ ♪ I don't have a lot to give ♪ ♪ But I'll still give my all to you ♪ ♪ I can't find the things to say ♪ ♪ 'Cause words can't quite measure you ♪ ♪ It's true ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You think of me as just a friend ♪ ♪ And I don't know what to do ♪ ♪ If you find you change your mind ♪ ♪ I'll be here waiting ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Waiting for you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ The way that you laugh and smile ♪ ♪ When you look at him ♪ ♪ I know that your heart is something ♪ ♪ I could never win ♪ ♪ I wish I could leave the way ♪ ♪ I feel for you behind ♪ ♪ I try and I'll try again ♪ ♪ But you won't leave my mind ♪ ♪ I can't sleep ♪ ♪ I can't dream ♪ ♪ I can't think ♪ ♪ But I can sing ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't have a lot to give ♪ ♪ But I'll still give my all to you ♪ ♪ I can't find the things to say ♪ ♪ 'Cause words can't quite measure you ♪ ♪ It's true ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You think of me as just a friend ♪ ♪ And I don't know what to do ♪ ♪ If you find you change your mind ♪ ♪ I'll be here waiting ♪ ♪ For you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Waiting for you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing a rock beat] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I've been in the city I know ♪ ♪ That I've been here far too long ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Been looking and a searching trying to find where I belong ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ My life and world around me all the things I know ♪ ♪ Are crumblin' ♪ ♪ I try to find my footing every time I do ♪ ♪ I'm stumbling ♪ ♪ I've been up and down this empty road ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ After all these years it's taken quite a toll ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't want to walk it all alone ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Until somebody comes well I'm going home ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I gaze on my reflection wonder who I'm gonna be today ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I put my smile on to hide the fact that my skies are gray ♪ ♪ Don't ask where I'm going I confess I don't have a clue ♪ ♪ And don't ask if I'll stay 'cause this is something ♪ ♪ I've just gotta do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Now I've been up and down this empty road ♪ ♪ After all these years it's taken quite a toll ♪ ♪ I don't want to walk it all alone ♪ ♪ Until somebody comes well I'm going home ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I've been in the city I know that I've been here ♪ ♪ Far too long ♪ ♪ Now I've come to think maybe I just ♪ ♪ Don't belong ♪ ♪ When I'm finally gone promise me that you will not cry ♪ ♪ But it's getting pretty late there's nothing left to do ♪ ♪ But say goodbye ♪ ♪ I've been up and down this empty road ♪ ♪ After all these years it's taken quite a toll ♪ ♪ Now I don't want to walk it all alone ♪ ♪ Until somebody comes well I'm going home ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm going home ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm going home ♪ [playing a fast rockabilly beat] ♪ ♪ ♪ Every day I wake up ♪ ♪ When the sunlight hurts my eyes ♪ ♪ I sometimes go outside ♪ ♪ And I watch the morning rise ♪ ♪ What a sight to see ♪ ♪ My oh my ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Every now and then ♪ ♪ Life just brings me down ♪ ♪ So I hop in my car press on the gas ♪ ♪ Until it breaks on down ♪ ♪ It stalls and sputters shakes and shutters ♪ ♪ It's making funny sounds ♪ ♪ I think why won't anything I do ♪ ♪ Ever go my way ♪ ♪ I want to scream up at the sky ♪ ♪ But what do I say ♪ ♪ I stop a moment take a breath ♪ ♪ 'Cause tomorrow's another day ♪ ♪ I shouldn't let things keep me down ♪ ♪ I'll pick myself up off the ground oh yeah ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I want to go to school ♪ ♪ So I can learn my trade ♪ ♪ But they tell me that I can't ♪ ♪ Till I get my balance paid ♪ ♪ But I don't have a dollar to my name ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Why won't anything I do ♪ ♪ Ever go my way ♪ ♪ I want to scream up at the sky ♪ ♪ But what do I say ♪ ♪ I stop a moment take a breath ♪ ♪ 'Cause tomorrow's another day ♪ ♪ I shouldn't let things keep me down ♪ ♪ I'll pick myself up off the ground ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ I find myself downtown ♪ ♪ Where I can sing my songs ♪ ♪ I play a while and people smile ♪ ♪ But they don't stay too long ♪ ♪ But someone stole my keys and phone ♪ ♪ While I was strumming along ♪ ♪ And I think why won't anything I do ♪ ♪ Ever go my way ♪ ♪ I want to scream up at the sky ♪ ♪ But what do I say ♪ ♪ I stop a moment take a breath ♪ ♪ 'Cause tomorrow's another day ♪ ♪ I won't let things keep me down ♪ ♪ I'll keep myself up off the ground ♪ ♪ Oh yeah ♪ ♪ Only I can keep me down ♪ ♪ Only I can keep me down ♪ ♪ I won't let me keep me down ♪ ♪ Only I can keep me down ♪ [playing a syncopated jazz/rock beat] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I've been a little unwell lately ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm falling apart ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You've got a hold on my heart ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Every little thing drives me crazy ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ All the things that you do ♪ ♪ Got me falling for you ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick and I just can't pretend ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick I hope this ain't the end ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick ♪ ♪ You're the only one I see ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick ♪ ♪ And I'm under the weather ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick and I'm not getting better ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick ♪ ♪ And you are the cure for me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I've been a little out of it lately ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I don't know what is real ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But I know how I feel ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Tell me what to do to make you see ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ What you do to me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Won't you let me go free ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick ♪ ♪ And I just can't pretend ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick I hope this ain't the end ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick ♪ ♪ You're the only one I see ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick ♪ ♪ And I'm under the weather ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick ♪ ♪ And I'm not getting better ♪ ♪ I'm lovesick ♪ ♪ And you are the cure for me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ For me ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [finger-picking in bright rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing in bright folk-rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I see the shine ♪ ♪ In your hazel eyes ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When you look up at the bright blue sky ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ You come around but you never stay ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ But when you do you take my breath away ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I baby I'm fallin' ♪ ♪ I never thought that I'd be the kind ♪ ♪ Well I maybe I'm fallin' ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're the only one that's on my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I see your hair as it blows in the breeze ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ When you look up at the birds in the trees ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And when you smile my heart skips a beat ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I find myself unable to speak ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I baby I'm fallin' ♪ ♪ I never thought that I'd be the kind ♪ ♪ Well I maybe I'm fallin' ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're the only one that's on my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I baby I'm fallin' ♪ ♪ I never thought that I'd be the kind ♪ ♪ Well I maybe I'm fallin' ♪ ♪ 'Cause you're the only one that's on my mind ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ [playing in folk-rock rhythm] ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Sunlight creeps through my window ♪ ♪ I feel the sun beam on my face ♪ ♪ I think of all the things I've done ♪ ♪ To make me end up in this place ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ It's been so hard to fall asleep ♪ ♪ I've got a buzzing in my head ♪ ♪ I can't escape it in my dreams ♪ ♪ Will it be quiet when I'm dead ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'm standing in line losing my mind ♪ ♪ I don't know where to go ♪ ♪ I spread myself thin wear myself out ♪ ♪ It's taking all I can do not to shout ♪ ♪ Oh-oh oh-oh ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And I'm losing control ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Someone take these reins 'cause I'm losing control ♪ ♪ And I'm losing control ♪ ♪ I can't stop the pain that's got me losing control ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Nowhere to go nowhere to run ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I've been feeling so so cold ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I still can't seem to find the sun ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ To melt the ice inside my soul ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I feel I've done all I can do ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Even if I'm just a fool ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ I'll pick myself up off the ground ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Maybe then I can be found ♪ ♪ For now I'm standing in line ♪ ♪ I'm losing my mind ♪ ♪ I don't know where to go ♪ ♪ I spread myself thin wear myself out ♪ ♪ It's taking all I can do not to shout ♪ ♪ Oh-oh oh-oh ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ And I'm losing control ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Someone take these reins 'cause I'm losing control ♪ ♪ And I'm losing control ♪ ♪ I can't stop the pain ♪ ♪ That's got me losing control ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ ♪ Losing control ♪ (woman) "Prairie Musicians" is made possible by the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and the citizens of Minnesota and by the members of Prairie Public.