Grave concern is rolling over the hill,
See them grinding through the mill
Houses falling and they're falling still
Lightning striking - take cover!
All fall down
All fall down
All fall down
All fall down
Distant thunder rolling over the hill,
Watch the weather take a turn.
Shake the trees and let the leaves fall where they will
Pile them up and let'em burn.
All fall down
You came over here with wild tales from the East
About the floods that are rushing 'round your door
About your old lady who up and walked away from your feast,
So you flew your bike over Highway 1
You were lucky to land on your feet
And you started crying 'cause you bent the key,
But it was your lady that landed underneath.
And it is alright
Take it as it comes
You will find a way
To get there.
So tell me your company's being reviewed,
By the people that sit on the stand,
And you tell me your factory's been renewed,
With computers instead of hands.
So you filmed Old faithful in super-8
And you monitored all of her calls
'cause you caught the milkman with double-cream
He was delivering down your halls.
But it's all right
Take it as it comes
You will find a way
You'll never be the same without me by your side
There's no one I can blame about my foolish pride
As long as life's a grain of sand tossing and turning in the tide
I'll say it once again, you'll never be the same
You'll never be the same without me in your eyes
I know you feel a pain but you don't know how it lies
I think of you from time to time hoping I'm further down the line
I'll say it once again, you'll never be the same
I had no one to walk with in the rain 'til you came near
I had no one to talk with 'bout this pain I feel in here
You'll never be the same without me by your side
There's no one I can blame about my foolish pride
As long as life's a grain of sand tossing and turning in the tide
I've watched you go through changes
That no man should face alone
Take to heel or tame the horse
The choice is still your own
But arm yourself against the pain
A wounded bird can give
And in the end remember
It's with you you have to live
And in the end remember
It's with you you have to live
Stand your ground I think you've got
The guts it takes to win
But you must learn to turn the key
Before she'll let you in
And understand the problems
Of the girl you want so near
Or you'll wear the coats of questions
Till the answer hat is here
You'll wear the coat of questions
Till the answer hat is here
Serenade your Angel with
A love song from your eyes
Grow a little taller
Even though your age defies
Feel a little smaller
And in stature you will rise
A hobo or a poet
Must kill dragons for a bride
And humble pie is always
By Graham Nash
Drums & Tambourine: Johnny Barbata
Bass: Chris Ethridge
Acoustic Guitar, Piano, & Tambourine: Graham Nash
Whiskers: Larry Cox
Lead Vocal: Graham Nash
T.V. Guide (1:54)
Words & music by Graham Nash and Joe Vitale
Did you ever wonder why
There are cameras in the sky?
I can see them all on high,
Looking at the people. Did you
Ever wonder when they'll
Come and take you in
Again? Well, they've been
Listening on your line, looking
Through your T.V. And the
Ghost of George Orwell is
Turning in his grave. Is everybody
A slave? Did you ever
Wonder why there are blinders
On your eyes? But they're
A blessing in disguise. Check
By Graham Nash
We can heed the call
We can trip and fall
We can read the scrawl on the garden wall
Let the ashes fall
Upon us all or not at all it's in us all
Can we say it's cool
>From a heated pool
When we give a jewel to a starving fool
And if we can't be cruel
Then let us take the tool
And change the rule, change the rule
When we've all begun to see the world we're on
Don't you see there's only one
Then we'll all begin to see the skin we're in
It's just the same
There's only one
There's only one
Do we have the grace to begin the race
In another place
Face to face
Do we stand the pace or do we let the case go to
Waste, got to waste, go to waste
Do you like the taste
Drums: Johnny Barbata
Bass: Chris Ethridge
Piano: Rita Coolidge
Whiskers: Larry Cox
Organ & Acoustic Guitar: Graham Nash
Saxophone Solo: Bobby Keys
Lead Vocal: Graham Nash
The Chelsea Hotel
Written by Graham Nash
Pub. by Nashnotes, Inc. (BMI)
From the album Songs For Survivors
© 2002
Down at the Chelsea Hotel, with poetry and paintings
The walls are still holding memories of people who fell,
Down through the years, fighting their fears.
Down at the Chelsea Hotel,
A sailor was dying to end all his feelings,
Everything had just turned to hell, his lover was gone,
But we have to carry on.
We will carry on, searching for truth with perpetual youth that will fade
And be gone in the blink of an eye
The world will be passing us by.
Down at the Chelsea Hotel,
Where Raymond is writing of poets and painters.
It's something he does very well,
A lover of his art, a lover in his heart.
At the Chelsea Hotel,
Where lovers and fighters are desperately dreaming
Of checking their hearts at the door.
Never really sure, we've all been here before.
We've all been here before, searching for truth searching for truth with perpetual youth that will fade
And what's more in the blink of an eye, the world will be passing us by
By Graham Nash
When you were asleep
I was kissing your forehead
You gave a frown
So I kissed you again
You started waking
And put your arms round my waist
Just making sure I was there
Then you drifted away
Then you drifted away
And when I awoke
I found out I'd been dreaming
Some of my bed clothes were still on the floor
I looked around
Realized you were leaving me
I saw the back of your dress
As you slipped through the door
As you slipped through the door
And when I return
I will kiss your eyes open
Take off my clothes
And I'll lie by your side
Then I will wait
Till The sandman is done with you
And as you sleepily rise
You'll find I'll be there
You'll find I'll be there
There, there
Acoustic Guitar, Lead Vocal & Paper & Comb: Graham Nash
Skychild (3:53)
Words & music Graham Nash
Skychild, on the day that we
Met, you were eating in a
Restaurant in a black velvet
Suit. David told me I'd be
In trouble if I dared to take a
Look. I took a look at you,
Skychild. Skychild, remember
From the start, you were
Always on my mind. We were
Never far apart. But you really
Made me nervous. You were
Aiming at my heart. Right
On target, Skychild, Skychild.
Skychild, if you're ever back in town,
Don't forget to look me up.
I'll be somewhere around,
Picking up pieces and putting
Them down. Where did you
By Graham Nash
I am a simple man
So I sing a simple song
Never been so much in love
And never hurt so bad at the same time.
I am a simple man
And I play a simple tune
I wish that I could see you once again
Across the room like the first time.
I just want to hold you I don't want to hold you down
I hear what you're saying and you're spinning my head around
And I can't make it alone.
The ending of the tale
Is the singing of the song
Make me proud to be your man only you can make me strong
Like the last time.
I just want to hold you I don't want to hold you down
I hear what you're saying and you're spinning my head around
And I can't make it alone.
Piano & Lead Vocal: Graham Nash
Celli: Dorian Rudnytsky
Fiddle: David Lindley
See You In Prague (3:44)
Words & music by Davitt Siegerson & Richie Zito
© 1985 Almo Music Corp./Sixty-Ninth Street Music
I took a train to the Berlin station.
Rendez vous with a Paraguayan agent.
He had the film, I had the vault-key.
I checked the stills, that's when he caught me.
A sudden blow from behind.
A perfumed note saying,
Better luck next time.
We met again at a Turkish bath in Turkey.
On the trail of a smacked-out Iraqi.
He had the name of a dame from the K.G.B.
Who knew that you were doing some work for me.
You scrubbed his back, I bugged the tub.
He spilled the beans and you pulled the plug.
Sad Eyes (3:22)
Words & music by Graham Nash
©1985 Putzy-Putzy Music
In the morning light I once told you
I will love you all of my life,
Then I noticed that you were asleep,
But I told you anyway.
You were lying warm and tender,
Looking lovely in the light,
Then I started to think of what you mean to me
And I kissed you.
You can really open sad eyes,
Just like they say you can.
You can really open my mind,
To see the better man I am
No more looking through sad eyes.
And when the morning came, you looked up to me.
You took away my pain
When you told me what could be.
So goodbye sad eyes.
You can really open sad eyes,
Just like they say you can
You Have really opened my mind,
To see the better man I am
No more looking through sad eyes.
Sad eyes,
Sad eyes,
Sad eyes,
One day a friend took me aside and said, "I have to leave you
For buying something from a friend, they say I've done wrong
For protecting the name of a man, they say I'll have to leave you
So now I'm bidding you farewell for much too long"
And here's a song to sing for every man inside
If he can hear you sing, it's an open door
There's not a rich man there who couldn't pay his way
And buy the freedom that's a high price for the poor
Kids in Texas smoking grass, ten year sentence comes to pass
"Misdemeanor in Ann Arbor", ask the judges,"Why?"
One day a friend said to her kids, "I'm gonna have to leave you
For selling something to the man I guess I did wrong
And although I did the best I could I'm gonna have to leave you
So now I'm kissing you farewell for much too long"
And here's a song to sing for every man inside
If he can hear you sing, it's an open door
There's not a rich man there who couldn't pay his way
Pavanne
Written by Richard and Linda Thompson
Pub. By Beeswing Music, Inc. (BMI)
From the album Songs For Survivors
© 2002
Pavanne, Cold steel woman, Pavanne.
How do you love a woman?
With eyes as cold as the barrel of her gun,
Who's never missed her mark on anyone,
Pavanne, Pavanne, Pavanne.
Hey you (looking at the moon)
Waiting for the stars to give you answers,
Eating in your cars and building fences,
Is this what we've come to?
Hey you, wailing by the wall,
Hoping it'll fall in their direction,
You're waiting for another resurrection
Is this what we've come to?
Tell me how come everything appears to be hazy,
There's nothing left to see
Tell me how come everyone appears to be crazy too
Well, maybe it's me there, shaking at the gate
Can I bear the weight of all you borrow
You know it never comes, so pay back tomorrow.
Barrel of Pain (Half-Life) (5:21)
Words & music by Graham Nash
Hear it, hear it, hear it.
Hear it, hear it, hear it.
I can see the writing on the
Wall. I can hear the axe before
It falls. I can really feel it
Getting through to me. I can
See the sea begin to glow. I can
Feel it leaking down below.
I can barely stand it, what
You're doing to me. And in
The morning, will you still feel
The same? How're you gonna
Stop yourself from going
Insane, with glowing children
And a barrel of pain? I don't
Want to hear it no more, no.
I can see the heat begin to rise.
I can see the vapors in my
Eyes. Any way you look at
This, it's hard to take. I can
Feel my skin begin to peel.
I can see the dollar and the
Deal. I can see the companies
That are on the make.
Yes they are.
And in the morning, will you still feel
The same? How're you gonna
Stop yourself from going
Insane, with glowing children
And a barrel of pain? I don't
Want to hear it no more, no more.
And in the morning, will you still feel
The same? How're you gonna
Stop yourself from going
Insane, with glowing children
And a barrel of pain? I don't
Want to hear it no more, no.
I can see the writing on the
Wall. I can hear the axe before
It falls. I can really feel it
Getting through to me. I can
See the sea begin to glow. I can
Feel it leaking down below.
I can barely stand it, what
You're doing to me, to me.
And in the morning, will you still feel
The same? How're you gonna
Stop yourself from going
Insane, with glowing children
And a barrel of pain? I don't
Want to hear it, hear it, hear it.
Hear it, hear it, hear it.
I don't want to hear it,
I don't want to hear it,
No more no more hear it,
I don't want to hear it,
Think about the babies, hear it,
Think about the babies, hear it,
What about the children, hear it,
I don't want to, hear it,
I don't want to, hear it,
No more pain oh no, hear it,
I don't want, hear it,
No no no no more, hear it,
I just don't want to, hear it,
Oh Camil, tell me how do you feel?
You fought for your country
for God and for war,
now your heart tells you that can't be real.
So you tell me your story from beginning to end
all the blood and the guts and the gore
will you tell all the people
'bout the people you killed,
not for God, but for country and war?
Oh! Camil, tell me what did you mother say,
when you left those people out in the fields,
rotting along with the hay?
Did you show her your medals?
Did you show her your guns?
Did you show her the ears that you wore?
Did you show her a picture of the people you killed
not for God, but for country and war?
Oh! Camil, tell me why are you in this place?
When you stood up for justice your country replied
by throwing it back in your face.
When you tell me your story
are you making amends for all of the hatred you saw?
Will you tell all the people about the people that cry out for God
not for country or war?
Out On The Island (4:16)
Words & music by Graham Nash
The sky was full of diamonds,
Some of them were falling.
The cloud came by and covered up the skyline.
Voices in the distance, I could swear
I heard them calling me,
Taking me back to you behind
The tree-line. Out on the
Island, it's such a beautiful island,
With the swaying trees and
The summer breeze, there is
Only one place to be...out
On the island. Someone saying
Something, as we walk toward
The pier. The wind came
Through and blew away the
Moonlight. No one saying
Nothing. I pretend I cannot
Hear, but I'm hoping it all
Comes true before the daylight.
Out on the island, it's such a beautiful island,
With the swaying trees and
The summer breeze, there is
Only one place to be...out on...out on...
The sky was full of diamonds,
Some of them were falling.
The cloud came by and covered up the skyline.
Voices in the distance, I could swear
I heard them calling me, (calling me)
Taking me back to you behind
The tree-line. (Wooo!) Out on the
Island, it's such a beautiful island,
With the swaying trees and
The summer breeze, there is
Only one place to be...out
On the island. And I feel good
I feel good, with the swaying trees
And the summer breeze, there is
Hanging around is holding me down
I'm starting to frown at everyone I see,
I'm taking the calls and playing the halls,
But staring at walls is all I ever see.
So is the money I make
Worth the price that I pay?
Can I make it to the end of the line?
Don't the wind blow cold
When you're hanging your soul
On the line?
And you're driving to work
You're wearing your shirt
You're dialing the dirt
With everyone you see.
You're taking a loss,
You envy the boss,
You're counting the cost
Of everything you see.
But is the money you make
Worth the price that you pay?
Can you make it at the end of the line?
Don't the wind blow cold
When you're hanging your soul
On the line?
Oooh, and you know that it's true
That I've watched you go far
Playing guitar
Being a star
For everyone to see.
And I'm filming my dreams
From limousines
And thinking of scenes
For everyone to see.
But is the money you make
Worth the price that you pay?
Can you make it at the end of the line?
Don't the wind blow cold
When you're hanging your soul
Nothing In The World
Written by Graham Nash
Pub. By Nashnotes, Inc. (BMI)
From the album Songs For Survivors
© 2002
There's something coming through – for you.
I can feel it in my heart – the question is can you?
Leave the love light in your eyes.
You must believe – it's true.
That there's nothing in the world I won't do for you.
When you live for love and lose, and your heart is gone.
That's no time for you to choose not to carry on, no
I know your world is full of pain
And your soul is black and blue.
But there's nothing in the world I won't do for you.
Well, I believe you know desire
But right now she don't know you.
And I can see your heart's on fire.
You better burn right on through.
‘Cause in the future you could find.
That there's someone there for you, just for you
And there'll be nothing in the world,
Newday (3:19)
Words & music by Craig Doerge & Graham Nash
©1986 Fairstar Music/Putzy-Putzy Music
Where was I yesterday?
Have I been there once before.
And who was I yesterday?
Don’t wanna be him no more.
It’s a newday (whoa, whoa, etc.)
It’s a newday.
Where will I be tomorrow?
I hope I’ve never been there.
And who will I be tomorrow?
I really hope I’m still here.
It’s a newday
It’s a newday
It’s a newday
It’s a newday
I’m gonna look for the light.
You’re all I need to make it right.
By Graham Nash
In an upstairs room in Blackpool
By the side of a northern sea
The army had my father
And my mother was having me
Military Madness was killing my country
Solitary Sadness comes over me
After the school was over and I moved
To the other side
I found a different country but I never
Lost my pride
Military Madness was killing the country
Solitary sadness creeps over me
And after the wars are over
And the body count is finally filed
I hope that The Man discovers
What's driving the people wild
Military madness is killing your country
So much sadness, between you and me
War, War, War, War, War, War
Drums: Johnny Barbata
Bass: Calvin Samuels
Piano: Joel Bernstein
Electric Guitar: David Mason
Acoustic Guitar & Lead Vocal: Graham Nash
As I lie beside you, feeling the life that we made with our souls
Nothing like this ever happened to me
I seem to react to a vague memory
This is the way that she said it could be
Having a magical child
As I stand before you, watching the love turn around in my eye
I've waited for so long for someone to care
I've waited for so long for someone aware
I've waited for so long for someone to share
Having a magical child
Really makes me wonder why I waited for so long?
To bring another life to this place
Then I finally realized I was watching myself grow up
Can you not see it in his face, your face?
Really makes me wonder why I waited for so long?
To bring another life to this place
Then I finally realized I was watching myself grow up
Can you not see it in his face, my face?
As I lie beside you, feeling the life that we made with our souls
Nothing like this ever happened to me
I seem to be reacting to a vague memory
This is the way that she said it could be
C(add D) C / / C(add D) C / / Am7 / Am / / / / /
C(add D) C / / C(add D) C / / Am7 / Am / / / / /
C Am7 Am Am7 Am
Love has come, and taken me, out of my mind
F Em7 F Em7
I've got so much to find out, so much to give out
F G Bb Am
So much to take in, and pass on again
C(add D) C / / C(add D) C / / Am7 / Am / / / / /
C Am7 Am Am7 Am
The sun has come, awaking me, out of my dream
F Em7 F Em7
I've got someone to lean on, talk to and turn on
F G Bb
Talk to and turn on, love can find you, love can find you
Am7 Am Am7 Am
You've got to be there
Love can find you, love can find you
Am7 Am C
You've got to be there, someone will care
C(add D) C / / C(add D) C / / Am7 / Am / / / / /
C(add D) C / / C(add D) C / / Am7 / Am / / / / /
C Am7 Am Am7 Am
You have come, fulfilling me, taking me over my head
F Em7 F Em7
All of my love is with you, part of my soul is in you
F G Bb
Taking me higher, love can find you, love can find you
Am7 Am Am7 Am
You've got to be there
Love can find you, love can find you
Am7 Am C
You've got to be there, someone will care
C(add D) C / / C(add D) C / / Am7 / Am / / / / /
Lost Another One
Written by Graham Nash
Pub. by Nashnotes, Inc. (BMI)
From the album Songs For Survivors
© 2002
Just another morning cup of tea
I turn my radio on
And in between the static and the headlines
I heard that you were gone, we lost another one
There was a time we thought we were invincible,
That we'd go on and on and on and
All along wed thought we'd do another show
And write another song, but I guess we've lost another one
Let it slip away, breaking all the silver threads that hold you to your dreams
One day they'll fall and you'll fly away.
After all the trouble and heartache we all go out alone
Nobody else can live your life for you, you're in it on your own.
And we just lost another one.
We let it slip away, yes we did
Breaking all the silver threads that hold you to your dreams
One day they'll fall and you'll fly away.
I've lost a lot of friends on this highway, so long everyone.
I watched them all sail to the distance
Like a setting sun, they'd only just begun
And we just lost another one
Keep Away From Me (3:34)
Words & music by Graham Nash ©1985 Putzy-Putzy Music
I started out to get your full attention.
But I just have to say.
There's just one thing that I forgot to mention.
You'd better stay away.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
You always brag about your latest venture.
How much you're gonna make.
I'm not opposed to making lots of money.
But how much does it take.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Don't want to hear about your latest journey.
Or where you're gonna be.
Don't want to look at all your family photos,
It's all too much for me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
Keep away from me.
I’ll Be There For You
Written by Doug Ingoldsby, Graham Nash, Joe Vitale
Pub. By Cathedral Peak Pub., Inc (BMI), Nashnotes, Inc. (BMI) and Marinara Music, Inc. (BMI)
From the album Songs For Survivors
© 2002
When you feel like you’re drowning,
And waves crash all around
I’ll be a rock you can stand on, I’m your solid ground.
And love knows no reason, love knows no rhyme,
So just reach out and I’ll be there, time after time.
I’ll Be There For You wherever, whenever, whatever for you
I’ll Be There For You, whatever you do.
People call us a family, and some say that we’re friends.
But it doesn’t matter to me, ‘cause there’s just no end.
I’ll Be There For You wherever, whenever, whatever for you
I’ll Be There For You, whatever you do.
In your darkest day I’ll send you the sun
And take away the rain.
And whenever life is too much to bear
Open your heart, and I will be there.
I’ll Be There For You wherever, whenever, whatever for you
I’ll Be There For You, whatever you do. Whenever for you, forever
I’ll Be There For You wherever, whenever, whatever for you
Bm / E / G / F#m / C#m / A / E / D /
Bm / E / G / F#m / C#m / A / E / D /
Bm E G F#m
Thinking to myself today, I'm sorry that you went away
C#m A E D
I'm feeling down what can I say, I miss you
Bm E G F#m
I'm holding back and it's not fair, I think I'm trying not to care
C#m A E D
Of broken hearts I've had my share, but I miss you
F#m C#m
What did we do last Saturday night
Dining at your mother's on whipped cream and wine
F#m Dmaj7
Make me feel good all the time, make me feel good all the time
F#m Dmaj7 / F#m / Dmaj7 / F#m / Dmaj7 /
Make me feel good, good
Bm / E / G / F#m / C#m / A / E / D /
Bm / E / G / F#m / C#m / A / E / D /
F#m C#m
What did we do last Saturday night
Dining at your mother's on whipped cream and wine
F#m Dmaj7
Make me feel good all the time, make me feel good all the time
F#m / Dmaj7 / F#m / Dmaj7 / F#m / Dmaj7 /
Make me feel good
Bm E G F#m
Thinking to myself today, I'm sorry that you went away
C#m A E D
I'm feeling down what can I say, I miss you
Bm E G F#m
I'm holding back and it's not fair, I think I'm trying not to care
C#m A E D
I Got A Rock (3:17)
Words & music by Graham Nash
©1985 Putzy-Putzy Music
I got a rock.
You got a rock.
We got a rock.
They got a rock.
I got a stick.
You got a stick.
We got a stick.
They got a stick.
I got a gun.
You got a gun.
We got a gun.
They got a gun.
But I got a wife.
I got a family.
I got a country.
I want a future.
I got a bomb.
You got a bomb.
We got a bomb.
They got a bomb.
But I got a wife.
I got a family.
I got a country.
I want a future.
But I got a wife.
I got a family.
I got a country.
I want a future.
But I got a wife.
I got a family.
I got a country.
Earth & Sky (3:34)
Words & music by Graham Nash
Late last night, did I dream?
Over the hill and far away,
They wanted to live in pleasure.
They wanted to live above
The plains, holier than thou,
Banking on a cloud, never
Coming down to earth and sky.
Did I dream, so late at night?
I saw dinosaurs and sabre tooth
Gambling with the treasure.
Nobody home to tell the truth.
Holier than thou, banking on
A cloud, never coming down
To earth and sky. Down to earth
And sky. I awake. I awake
I think I'm safe in my room.
All my fading dreams just
Take a bow, they're bending before
The future, holier than thou.
Banking on a cloud, never
Coming down to earth and sky.
Earth and sky. Earth and sky.
Don’t Listen To The Rumours (3:05)
Words & music by John Palermo
©1986 John Palermo Music
Empty eyes meet mine in the moonlight.
You’re thinking that it’s all true.
I wanna talk but I can’t get the words right.
I can tell that it’s killing you.
But I don’t know what we’re gonna do.
So don’t, don’t listen to the rumours.
Now who’s been talking to you anyway.
Don’t listen to the rumours.
You don’t wanna know what they’re saying.
Silk stockings and a call from a stranger,
I know that it don’t seem right.
I’m not gonna say that I’ve been an angel.
Just get you through the night.
But I think it’s time we got things right.
So don listen to the rumours.
Now who’s been talking to you anyway (he’s been fooling you)
Don’t listen to the rumours,
You don’t wanna know what they’re saying.
What’s all this talk about truth and devotion,
Is there anything you’re sorry for.
I think it’s time we got it out in the open,
If it’s just a thing you can’t ignore.
`Cause you’re the only thing I’m living for.
So don’t, don’t listen to the rumours.
Now who’s been talking to you anyway (he’s been fooling you)
Don’t listen to the rumours,
You don’t wanna know what they’re saying
Don’t listen to the rumours. (you poor girl, it’s time you found out)
Now who’s been talking to you anyway.
Don’t listen to the rumours. (I saw him last night.)
You don’t wanna know what they’re saying.
Don’t listen to the rumours. (don’t you know what he’s been doing.)
Don’t listen to the rumours. (he’s been fooling you.)
Don’t listen to the rumours. (you poor girl, it’s time you found out)
Greenwood Oklahoma, June of ?21
Someone set the night on fire
Lost a lot of people as the day begun
Who lit the funeral pyre?
On an elevator in the heart of town
Someone make somebody scream
Black and white, going up and down
Who?s gonna lose a dream?
Dirty little secret
Headlines printed in the daily news
Awake the sleeping rage inside
Disarm the people, keep ?em all confused
Kill before they turn the tide
Dirty little secrets going round
Whispering from ear to ear
Burning down the very heart of town
Nobody shed a tear
Dirty little secret, dirty little secret
Look up to the sky, your tears fall from the clouds
But Greenwood don?t you cry, just shout it right out loud
It?s such a dirty little secret
Getting so much darker every day
It?s hard to rise above it all
?Can?t we get along?? I heard somebody say
Who?s gonna make the call?
'Cause all the walking wounded pay the price
For living in the promised land
Take care of your neighbor would be my advice
?Cause nothing ever goes as planned
It?s such a dirty little secret
Dirty little secret, dirty little secret
Dirty little secret
Dirty little secret, dirty little secret
Dirty little secret, dirty little secret
Come With Me
Written by Graham Nash
Pub. By Nashnotes, Inc. (BMI)
From the album Songs For Survivors
© 2002
Fine lines intersecting, knowing they're going to touch.
Let them be, Sets us free, Come with me.
Old tree reaching upward, closer to the sky.
Touch your face, saving grace, come with me.
Love never dies, it lies deeper and deeper.
With my hand on my heart we'll go on and on.
Love never dies it lies deeper and deeper.
With my hand on my heart we'll go on and on.
With our open arms – intertwining, loving you so much.
Chippin' Away (3:55)
Words & music by Tom Fedora ©1986 Moondrop Music
They say the mountain is high
And you'll never move it.
Ah, but before I believe that,
They'll just have to prove it.
I have a hammer in my hand,
And faith in my heart.
I've already waited too long,
And I'm ready to start.
Chippin' away, little by little, day by day.
Chippin' away, and the walls will come tumbling down.
Oh what a wonderful sound.
There is a wall around the church,
And a wall around the prison.
I think the wall around your heart, baby
Is blocking out your vision.
So put a hammer in your hand,
And faith in your heart.
You've already waited too long
Aren't you ready to start.
Chippin' away, little by little, day by day.
Chippin' away, and the walls will come tumbling down,
Chicago/We Can Change the World
Graham Nash
Though your brother's bound and gagged
And they've chained him to a chair
Won't you please come to Chicago
Just to sing
In a land that's known as freedom
How can such a thing be fair
Won't you plaese come to Chicago
For the help we can bring
We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - to get better
Politicians sit yourself down,
There's nothing for you here
Won't you please come to Chicago
For a ride
Don't ask Jack to help you
Cause he'll turn the other ear
Won't you please come to Chicago
Or else join the other side
We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - if you believe in justice
It's dying - and if you believe in freedom
It's dying - let a man live it's own life
It's dying - rules and regulations, who needs them
Open up the door
Somehow people must be free
I hope the day comes soon
Won't you please come to Chicago
Show your face
From the bottom to the ocean
To the mountains of the moon
Won't you please come to Chicago
No one else can take your place
We can change the world -
Re-arrange the world
It's dying - if you believe in justice
It's dying - and if you believe in freedom
It's dying - let a man live it's own life
It's dying - rules and regulations, who needs them
Open up the door
We can change the world
From: David cassells
Blizzard of Lies
Written by Graham Nash
Pub. By Nashnotes Inc. (BMI)
From the album Songs For Survivors
© 2002
In the sea of sadness there's bound to be a tear or two.
And in the maze of madness someone's got a sign for you.
And though it seems so dark something clear is coming through.
Oh, you've been here before and seen your temperature rise.
You can't take anymore, so wipe the tear from your eyes.
Don't walk out of that door, back into a blizzard of lies.
And when the sky is falling and everything is on your mind.
If the child is calling, you've got to leave it all behind.
And though it seems so hard, just turn around and you will find.
Oh, you've been here before and seen your temperature rise.
You can't take anymore, so wipe the tear from your eyes.
Don't walk out of that door, back into a blizzard of lies.
And if you're always using, excuses will be your friend.
And they might never leave you, could be with you until the end.
You know just who you are, so turn around and make amends.
Oh, you've been here before and seen your temperature rise.
You can't take anymore, so wipe the tear from your eyes.
Don't walk out of that door, back into a blizzard of lies.
By Graham Nash and Terry Reid
When your love has moved away
You must face yourself and say
I remember better days
Don't you cry `cause she is gone
She is only moving on
Chasing mirrors through a haze
Now that you know it's nowhere
What's to stop you coming home
All you got to do is go there
Then you'll really realize what's going down
You went to a strange land searching for a truth
You felt was wrong
That's when the heartaches started
Though you're where you want to be
You're not where you belong
When your love has moved away
You must face yourself and you must say
I remember better days
Don't you cry `cause she is gone
She is only moving on
Chasing mirrors through a haze
Drums: Dallas Taylor
Bass: Calvin Samuels
Piano: Joe Yankee
Organ, Piano & Acoustic Guitar: Graham Nash
Bass Clarinet Solo: Seemon Posthuma
Whiskers: Larry Cox
Lead Vocal: Graham Nash
How does it feel when life doesn't seem real
And you're floating about on your own
Your life is uncertain so you draw the curtain
Pretending there's nobody home
But don't theorize, look in your eyes
They can't tell lies
Though you may disguise what you see
The mirror is free
We once had a savior but by our behavior
The one that was worth it is gone
Song birds are talking and the runners are walking
A Prodigal son is coming home
Don't theorize look in his eyes
They won't tell lies
But if he defies what you see
He'll give you the key
Be yourself, be yourself
Be yourself, be yourself
We needed a tutor so built a computer
And we programmed ourselves not to see
The truth and the lying the dead and the dying
A silent majority
Don't theorize look in their eyes
Are they telling lies?
The ones that they learn on T.V
What a way to be free
Be yourself, be yourself
Free yourself, free yourself
(Yes you can)
See yourself, see yourself
(Then you can)
Free yourself, free yourself
(Why don't you?)
Be yourself , be yourself
All I need is someone to awaken me
Much of me has gone to sleep
And I'm afraid to wake up
Shake me by the shoulder if I'm lying with you now
When I talk about the time I sleep away
When it's hard to face the day
When I think of all the love that's taken me
How much do I get to keep
And how much should I give up?
Shake me by the shoulder if I'm lying to you now
I'm listening to the lies inside my head
Who can hurt you in your bed?
Fear of other people is a thing I hate
I travel in a bubble and I can't relate
Something is happening to my head
I don't want to hurt you but I never heard a word you said
Has this empty hollow heart forsaken me?
I wonder if I'll ever get to feel like I did
Before I grew up
Shake me by the shoulder if I'm lying with you now
There is no time to waste another day
I'm the oil upon the water,
I'm the lava in the flow.
Resting like a rock beside the seaside.
I'm the son and you're the daughter
Of the stranger that we know,
Who gets a little stoned beside the wayside.
Well, there's one thing to try
Everybody knows
Music gets you high
Everybody grows
And so it goes.
You're the lips that make the laughter
You're the sunshine in the snow
Shining out on everything you feel
You're the bird that dropped the berry
On the island far below
Finding out that everything is real.
Well, there's one thing to try
Etc.
We are loved and we are lonely
We are many, we are few.
Make it out odf love and build a dream
We are hoboes, we are holy
We are me and we are you,
Can't it be as easy as it seems?
Well, there's one thing to try
Where Love Lies Tonight
Written by Graham Nash and Joe Vitale
Pub. By Nashnotes, Inc. (BMI) and Marinara Music, Inc. (BMI)
From the album Songs For Survivors
© 2002
Somewhere, somehow, I've found you could love me all my life.
Fall into my open arms where love lies tonight.
Only lonely hearts can break, I see it everyday.
Underneath a crushing weight, love flies away.
How many times have I loved and lost?
If only my heartaches could heal.
How many times can I count the cost?
Knowing the way that I feel.
When you walked into my heart my life just opened wide.
Giving me a brand new start, where love lies tonight.
How many times have I loved and lost?
If only my heartaches could heal.
How many times can I count the cost?
Knowing the way that I feel.
Somewhere, somehow, I found you could love me all my life.
Fall into my open arms where love lies tonight.
Try To Find Me
By Graham Nash
From the CSN - Acoustic Concert (Video)
I'm In Here, With A Lonely Light, But Maybe You Can See Me.
Oh, And I'm In Here, With My Mind On Fire.
Do Your Best And Try To Find Me.
Under Me, There's A Lovely Light That Screams For A Little Daylight.
Oh, And Through My Eyes, I Can See For Sure
That My Soul Shines On. So Try To Find Me.
`Cause I'm Trapped In The Web Of A Dark Night.
Won't You Please Be My Bridge Into Daylight?
When I Know I Am Loved, I Am All Right. So Try To Find Me.
So Try To Find Me.
`Cause I'm Trapped In The Web Of A Dark Night.
Won't You Please Be My Bridge Into Daylight?
When I Know I Am Loved, I Am All Right. So Try To Find Me.
Oh, Hear My Heart. It's The Same As Yours,
But It Beats With A Distant Thunder. Oh And I'm Still In Here
With My Heart So Pure. I Can Say No More.
But Won't You Unlock My Door,
You who are on the road
must have a code that you can live by
and so become yourself
because the past is just a goodbye
Teach your children well
their father's hell
will slowly go by
and feed them on your dreams
the one they picks
the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why
if they told you, you would cry
so just look at them and sigh
and know they love you.
And you, of tender years
can't know the fears
that your elders grew by
and so please help them with your youth
they seek the truth
before they can die.
(Can you hear and do you care
and can't you see we must be free
to teach our children what you believe in
make a world that we can believe in)
Teach your parents well
their children's hell
will slowly go by
and feed them on your dreams
the one they picks
the one you'll know by.
Don't you ever ask them why
if they told you, you would cry
so just look at them and sigh
Sandy
By Harry Chapin
Sung by Graham Nash
On the A Tribute to Harry Chapin (currently out of print)
Sandy is the seashore
And Sandy is the sea
Sandy is a clear blue sky
Or so it seems to me
I can see her everywhere
In everything I see
She can turn to anything
That she would like to be
Sandy is the summer's day
She laughs inside the brook
Sandy is an autumn moon
She shines down when I look
Sandy is a cozy fire
On a snowy winter's night
And Sandy is the gentle rain
In the early morning light
Sandy is my mirror
There are secrets in her eyes
Every single morning
She dawns a new disguise
And she has caught the mystery
Of all things wild and free
I can see the world in her
My Head Is Hanging Heavy With The Thoughts Of Him In Mind
`Tis Sacrilege For Us To Take Advantage Of The Blind
So Tell Before You Come To Me From Out Of Yonder Skies
A Man's A Man Who Looks A Man Right Between The Eyes
And The Pain That We Could Bring To HIm
I Don't Think He Could Beat
Please Don't Ask Me How I Know
I've Just Been Up That Street
And All The People Living There
Have Been Silenced By Their Own Lies
A Man's A Man Who Looks A Man Right Between The Eyes
And Talking From Experience
I Know How He Would Feel
Waking Up And Finding That His One Love Wasn't Real
But The Age Of Truth Will Soon Appear, Aquarius Arrives
Over The Wall (3:27)
Words & music by Graham Nash
©1985 Putzy-Putzy Music
Saw it in the summertime.
It was grey and dirty.
Concrete and barbed wire, cutting through the city.
Break on through to the other side,
Was written in graffiti.
The wall was long and it was high.
Isn't it a pity that you and I,
Learned to cry before we learned to crawl.
We've only just come far enough to fall.
And all the world is watching over the wall.
Mines and machine guns,
Try to keep the people down.
Passport policemen,
Try to keep the others in.
How long can this go on?
Keeping everyone apart,
Tear all the fences down,
Tear down the wall around your heart.
It's up to everyone.
So start, it really can be done.
Take part,
The battle can be won over the wall.
Over the wall.
Over the wall.
How bad has it got to be,
If they wanna get over here.
How good has it got to be.
If they have to keep `em there.
Let everybody go.
Stop feeding all the fears.
Let everybody know.
There's got to be some way out of here.
Over the wall.
Over the wall.
Over the wall.
Oh Camil, tell me how do you feel?
You fought for your country
for God and for war,
now your heart tells you that can't be real.
So you tell me your story from beginning to end
all the blood and the guts and the gore
will you tell all the people
'bout the people you killed,
not for God, but for country and war?
Oh! Camil, tell me what did you mother say,
when you left those people out in the fields,
rotting along with the hay?
Did you show her your medals?
Did you show her your guns?
Did you show her the ears that you wore?
Did you show her a picture of the people you killed
not for God, but for country and war?
Oh! Camil, tell me why are you in this place?
When you stood up for justice your country replied
by throwing it back in your face.
When you tell me your story
are you making amends for all of the hatred you saw?
Will you tell all the people about the people that cry out for God
By Graham Nash
On the end of a tight rope
I'm over the town
I'd be good in a circus
But so would a clown
>From the way that I feel
All my hang-ups are down
In the middle of nowhere
I found me a tree
And the fruit that we live on
Reminds me of me
Though we live in the air
I'm not sure that we're free
And I don't really have much to say
`Cause I'm Living from day to day
Somewhere
And I don't care what the people say
`Cause if everyone know the way we're nowhere.
Two & two make four
They never make five
And as long as we know it
We all can survive
Make sure that the things you do
Keep us alive
And I don't really have much to say
`Cause I've living from day to day
Somewhere
And I don't care what the people say
`Cause if everyone knows the way we're nowhere.
Is the image I'm making
The image I see
When the man in the mirror
Is talking to me
Drums: Johnny Barbata
Bass: Chris Ethridge
Piano: Joe Yankee
Steel Guitar: Jerry Garcia
Liar's Nightmare
Melody by Jean Ritche
Words by Graham Nash
Pub. By Geordie Music, Inc. (ASCAP), Nashnotes, Inc. (BMI)
I have always been here
And I'll always be there
I can honestly tell you
That I really don't care
If all the babies are broken
And the old folks are blind
There's a hole in my heart
But I know you don't mind
If I laugh at the cripples
And I cry for the clowns
And I welcome the madness
That I see coming down
And I have no opinions
So I feel no remorse
I can see the Black Knight
Riding up on his horse
And there's fire in his nostrils
And blood in his eyes
And he's looking at you, kid
As he races on by
So watch out for his hooves
They're gonna kill you for sure
He's got some kind of sickness
That no man can cure
And his breath it will burn you
And put out your eyes
He'll tear out your tongues
So you can't even cry
That your body is broken
And your spirit is dead
And you hope against hope
That it's a bad dream you had
About a meeting with Elvis
At the back of the store
You're both shoveling plasticware
Right out of the door
And the men who control you
Keep yelling for more, more, more, more
You pay all your taxes
But you don't know what for
'Cause nothing seems to get better
Things seem to get worse
We're all living in danger
From a politician's curse
All promises have been broken
All lips have been read
Well the mouth has spoken
But nothing's been said
The dream has been shattered
The flags have been burned
You better make up your minds
From whatever you've learned
About your family values
And the way they've been scorned
Some babies have been battered
Way before they've been born
Some call me a liar
Some call me a thief
But the way that I look at things
I can't get no relief
So I went to a meeting
Spoke out of fear
They said, "Thank you for sharing,
Now why are you here?"
I said: everything's shaking
Including myself
I keep all my feelings
High up on a shelf
And I can't seem to reach them
But I know they were there
I'm trapped in this vacuum
And I'm gasping for air
Some people get better
Some people just fold.
Some people rise above it
Or so I've been told
So I started to leave,
I was searching for more
They caught ahold of my sleeve
But I slipped through the door
I ran back to the office
With my back to the wall
When I came to my senses
I had no one to call
So I called up the doctor
He told me to lie
He said, “Get out of this nightmare
It's All Right (3:12)
Words & music by Graham Nash
When I see you beside me,
Smiling at me, I feel warm deep
Inside me, `cause I think I
Love you. When I feel you
Surrounding me, making me
Strong, I've got warm glow
Around me, Because I think
I love you, and it's all right, all
Right. Needless to say,
I feel all right, all right. I'll be here
When you awake. Looking
Down the roadway, tell you
What I see, lots of lonely
Heartaches, lots of feeling blue.
Looking up the roadway,
Tell you what I see. I see you.
So it's all right, all right.
Needless to say,
I feel all right, all right. I'll be here
When you awake.
Looking down the roadway, tell you
What I see, there's lots of lonely
Heartaches, lots of feeling blue.
Looking up the roadway,
Tell you what I see. I see you, you, you.
`Cause when I see you beside me,
Smiling at me, I feel warm deep
Inside me, `cause I think I
Love you. Yes I do.
And it's all right, all right,
Needless to say. I feel all right.
I'll be here when you awake.
And it's all right, all right,
Needless to say. I feel all right.
INNOCENT EYES
WITH KENNY LOGGINS ON BACK-UP
WRITER PAUL BLISS
With your innocent eyes You’ve been telling me lies You’ve been making a fool of me If it’s all a disguise I’ve been living a fantasy You’re lying with your innocent eyes This situation I can do without So don’t trouble yourself to call, I just found you out While your lying eyes are saying You wanted only me Your heart is with another And you’re saying what you think I’ll believe With your innocent eyes You’ve been telling me lies You’ve been making a fool of me If it’s all a disguise I’ve been living a fantasy You’re lying with your innocent eyes How did I ever believe you It was no surprise Ah, just one look and I fell For your innocent eyes You’re lying with your innocent eyes You’ve telling me lies You’ve been making a fool of me You You
In The 80's (3:05)
Words & music by Graham Nash
Tired of working, it's going too
Slow, you just had to be there,
But you hated to go, down
To the job, where it all feels the
Same, thousands of people
Looking for someone to blame.
You and me have got to decide.
We'll be lucky if we survive,
In the 80's, we must come alive.
You're part of the country,
So you put in your claim, they
Take your identity and they give
You a name. They hand you
A number and they tell you
To wait. They ask you to come
Inside while they're closing
The gate. You and me have got
To decide. `Cause we'll be lucky
If we survive, in the 80's, we
Must come alive. You and me we've got
To decide. `Cause we'll be lucky
If we survive, in the 80's, we
Must come alive. Tired of
Working, it's going too slow, you
Just had to be there, but you
Hated to go, down to the job,
Where it all feels the same,
Thousands of people who are
Playing their games. You and me have got
To decide. `Cause we'll be lucky
If we survive, in the 80's, we
Must come alive. Come alive.
Come alive. (Woo woo.) Come alive.
Come alive. Come alive. (Woo woo.)
By Graham Nash
I used to be a King and everything around me
Turned to gold
I thought I had everything and now I'm left without a hand to hold
But it's all right I'm O.K. How are you?
For what it's worth I must say I loved you
And in my bed late at night, I miss you
Someone is going to take my heart
But no one is going to break my heart again
I used to be a King and everything around me
Turned to rust
It's `cause I built my life on sand
And I watched it crumble in the dust
But it's all right I'm O.K. and I want to know
How you are
For what it's worth I must say I loved you as you are
And in my bed where are you?
Someone is going to take my heart
But no one is going to break my heart again
I used to be a King and everything around
Me turned around
But I know all I have to do is sing
And I'll lift myself way off the ground
Yeah, but it's all right I'm O.K. How are you?
For what it's worth I must say I loved you
And in my bed late at night where are you?
Someone is going to take my heart
But no one is going to break my heart again
Steel Guitar: Jerry Garcia
Electric Guitar: David Crosby
Helicopter Song (2:43)
Words & music by Graham Nash
Open up your window just
Enough to see me. Silver blade
Above us take us up into the
Air, flying. Open up your
Window just enough to see you.
Sunlight on the silver, it could
Be me, it could be you, flying.
So my life is in your hands
Now. Thrill me at your beck
And call, screaming up and
Down the canyons, falling over
Waterfalls. Just enough to see
You, open up your window.
So my life is in your hands
Now. Thrill me at your beck
And call, screaming up and
Down the canyons, falling over
Waterfalls. Just enough to
See you, open up your window.
H[F#]ere in this room of glass and steel
With the TV and the [D#m]tube I'm watching with my eyes
Th[B]ings are getting s[C#]pacier qu[B]elle surprise[F#]
From the bar the circus calls
Check the smile and crawl the h[D#m]alls it all comes back to me
W[B]ith the life of a r[C#]ock and roll r[B]efug[F#]ee
And it's [D#m]hard, yes it's h[B]ard to underst[C#]and just where you've [D#m]gone
And I kn[B]ow that coming d[C#]own can't be much [D#m]fun any more
And I h[B]ope you find the str[C#]ength to carry [F#]on
When will we ever learn
It's all too much it's such a [D#m]burn when it all goes up in flames
The tr[B]ick is trying to [C#]balance all the pl[B]easure and the p[F#]ains
And it's [D#m]hard, yes it's h[B]ard to underst[C#]and just where you've [D#m]gone
And I kn[B]ow that coming d[C#]own can't be much [D#m]fun any more
Still I h[B]ope you find the str[C#]ength to carry [F#]on
In this world of flesh and bone
Check the girl and wander [D#m]home alone it's all the same
I'm s[B]ick and tired and t[C#]ired and sick of pl[B]aying all these g[F#]ames
And it's [D#m]hard [B] [C#] so [D#m]hard[B][C#]
Glass and s[D#m]teel [B] [C#] glass and s[D#m]teel[B][C#][D#m][B][C#]
So your brother's bound and gagged and they've chained him to a chair
Won't you please come to Chicago just to sing
In a land that's known as freedom how can such a thing be fair
Won't you please come to Chicago for the help that we can bring
We can change the world
Rearrange the world
It's dying
To get better
Politicians sit yourselves down there's nothing for you here
Won't you please come to Chicago for a ride
Don't ask Jack to help you 'cause he'll turn the other ear
Won't you please come to Chicago or else join the other side
(We can change the world)
Yes we can change the world
(Rearrange the world)
Rearrange the world
(It's dying)
If you believe in justice
(It's dying)
If you believe in freedom
(It's dying)
Let a man live his own life
(It's dying)
Rules and regulations who needs them
Open up the door
Somehow people must be free I hope the day comes soon
Won't you please come to Chicago show your face
From the bottom of the ocean to the mountains of the moon
Won't you please come to Chicago no one else can take your place
(We can change the world)
Yes we can change the world
(Rearrange the world)
Rearrange the world
(It's dying)
If you believe in justice
(It's dying)
If you believe in freedom
(It's dying)
Let a man live his own life
(It's dying)
Rules and regulations who needs them
![Graham Nash-Songs For Beginners [Full Album] 1971](http://web.archive.org./web/20130115073001im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/GnPiwit7oP8/default.jpg "Graham Nash-Songs For Beginners [Full Album] 1971")
![Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà vu (1970) [Full Album]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130115073001im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/HnjiGx-6pII/default.jpg "Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young - Déjà vu (1970) [Full Album]")
![Crosby, Stills & Nash - CSN (1977) [Full Album]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130115073001im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/gtHmpVqzy-g/default.jpg "Crosby, Stills & Nash - CSN (1977) [Full Album]")
![Hollies - Evolution (1967) [mono]](http://web.archive.org./web/20130115073001im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/LD3QY1RJDpo/default.jpg "Hollies - Evolution (1967) [mono]")
![Hollies - For certain because [mono] (1966)](http://web.archive.org./web/20130115073001im_/http://i.ytimg.com/vi/3o2KkYVYrXE/default.jpg "Hollies - For certain because [mono] (1966)")
