I know I can't hide this fear inside
Still my friends understand
Things have worked out
Much as you had said
Ain't no mystery what I need
Is understanding
And your sweet sympathy
A steel string guitar and a little weed
And someone to keep me company
Someone to keep me company
Down the alley and
Through the stage door
Sometimes I wonder
What I
What I do it for
Ain't no mystery what I need
Is understanding
And your sweet sympathy
A steel string guitar and a little weed
And someone to keep me company
Someone to keep me company
I don't know where to begin
Is there nothing I can do
To change the state I'm in
Tell me baby
How do I get back to you
Get back to you
And I know I've made a mess of it
Every promise betrayed
You say that I'll never change
So tell me baby
How do I get back to you
Get back to you
Is it fair to take a man
So deep into your heart
Then turn him away
Cause I couldn't change a single word
I'm just a fool who believes
His own lies
Is there something that I'm missing
Is it better left unsaid
Tell me how do we get it back
To the beginning
Tell me baby
How do I get back to you
Yeah tell me baby
How do I get back to you
Get back to you
Yeah tell me baby...
So the story is often told
Of how a man sells his soul
And how it's lost before he knows
And all he's left with is his palace of gold
He's got more than he needs
He's so very hard to please
Finds it difficult to be kind
Easy to criticize, he's so high
In the palace of gold
Yeah he's so high in the palace of gold
Yeah he's so high in the palace of gold
The palace of gold
The palace of gold
In the prison of your soul
Where every man must carry his own soul
Some men fall, some men fly
High in the palace of gold
Yeah he's so high in the palace of gold
Yeah he's so high in the palace of gold
The palace of gold
Yeah he's so high
Yeah he's so high
Yeah he's so high
In the palace of gold
In the palace of gold
Sometimes my flesh entwines
with the bones of your breath
a long ride on an endless stretch
of abandoned highway
I wake up and there's this dog
against the slate-gray sky
one brown one blue eye
and there's this beautiful crack in the pavement
where the grass grows tall
and the wind caresses my face
and I feel like a ghost
'cause I can hear the people
the passing cars
but I'm all alone
I love your crazy heart
the sacred drum
with these hands I'll dig
a tunnel to the sun
we've got to find a new way
and it's got to be true
it's got everything to do with you
we've got to find a new way
and it's got to be true
it's got everything to do with you
Nothing can compare
To how I feel
When I'm by your side
And nothing can compare
To the world
I see in your eyes
Cause I
Know where you go
Love how you know
How to take me there
Yea I
Know where you go
Love how you know
How to take me there
You fill my head
With colours
Of wonder and delight
You move across my mind
Like the dance
Of the northern lights
Cause I
Know where you go
Love how you know
How to take me there
Yea I
Know where you go
Love how you know
Can’t get used to what you told me You said better brace yourself
There's changes coming in I wake up to a brand-new story
Stop the clock that's ticking on the shelf
Then let it all begin
Now I know that I'm right here where I was before
Chasing all my ghosts around
Maybe I worry what I will say
Now I'm only 3 hours away
Living in between the pages
Watching the strangers come and go Just life that’s passing by
It all keeps coming down in stages
Only hurts the ones you know No matter what you try
Now I know that I'm right here where I was before
Chasing songs from town to town
Maybe I worry what I will say
Now I'm only 3 hours away
Some things aren't meant to last
Like a day that burns up fast
Turn away and then it's gone
Sun comes the red sky morning
I pray that the trouble all has passed
Just something that I dreamed I must have missed all of your warnings
I guess we played too fast Much closer than it seemed
Now I know that I'm right here where I was before
Making all my plans alone
Maybe I worry what I will say Now I'm only 3 hours away
Woke up from another dream
With the clouds in my head
Sat down by the window
Watched the sunrise burning red
I guess I'm doing alright now
But ther's too much time to kill
I can't forget you lying there so still
Picture back to another time
I see you standing here
You said would you ever forgive me if I chose to disappear
I turned away and closed my eyes
I didn't think I could
If that's what you want I guess I would
If that's what you want I guess I would
You know I can't live like everyone esle
Nothing ever seems that simple in my head
I feel myself slipping away
I don't want to wind up helpless in my bed
This time I want to get out
Walk but I think I'll fall
I can see myself in so many ways
I curse myself instead
Was there something I should have done
Something else I could have said
You know I tried to change it
But I can't forgive you still
If that's what you want I guess I will
If that's what you want I guess I will
You know I can't live like everyone esle
Nothing ever seems that simple in my head
I feel myself slipping away
Tired of waking up lonely in my bed
This time I want to get out
Walk but I think I'll fall
What is this love
That I leave behind
How can I turn
From the tears in your eyes
What is this world
Where we always pretend
That it is worth it
Worth it in the end
What is this life we share
That I just throw away
Is this love
That causes so much pain
What is the promise
That I leave behind
Why can't I
Just lie beside you again
What's goin' on
How'd it get so wrong
What is this dream
That I'll never find
What is this prayer
That's stealing my mind
What is this deal
That I've just made with fate
And I wonder
And I'd rather be walking through the tall pine trees
High up above Lake Louise
And I'd rather be chasing after shooting stars
Than waiting for this dumb 503 TTC
I'd like to see the sun set behind Saddle Mountain
And listen to the wind whisper my name
Yeah this world and me don't fit
One of us is going to have to quit
Oh how I miss those western skies
And I'd rather be back in the Rocky Mountains
Than sitting in some bar on Queen Street
And I'd rather be walking through the high meadow
Than watching the latest war on my TV
So please don't you stand in my way
I just got to get out of this place
If I waste another day
I'm sure the sun will forget my name
Oh how I miss those western skies
Oh to see the sunset in her eyes
Oh to see the sunshine in her eyes
And I'd rather be lying by the bow river
Watching the clouds go by
Yea I'd rather be anywhere else than here tonight
Stuck in the city
But through the pain good things will come
After the rain the sun
But that don't mean much to me
Stuck in the city
Oh how I miss those western skies
Oh how I miss, oh how I miss
Oh how I miss those western skies
Oh how I miss, oh how I miss
Someday soon and I don't know when
Your little world will come crashing in
Don't think twice say I'll be around
Turn your back someone's gonna let you down
Know that it's true
Nobody led you on, left that to you
Now you'll be alone when the sun comes up
Your tattered little dreams and a broken cup
Then you'll have to trust yourself
And don't believe in anymore lies
You waste your time think too much
Really make a mess of the things you touch
Poor little bird with a broken wing
Better look around now
You know you're losing everything
It's just a game
You thought you had it all lined up
But somehow that's changed
Now you'll have to run and not get caught
And you'll have to hide if you like it or not
Then you'll have to trust yourself
And don't believe in anymore lies
Someday soon and it won't be long
You'll ring the bell but they'll all be gone
They took your jewels and your statues too
Left you with a pile of things
You never learned how to use
But here comes again
You showed us where it all began
Well here's where it ends
And you'll be alone when the sun comes up
Tattered little dreams and a broken cup
Then you'll have to trust yourself
And don't believe in anymore
Trust yourself and don't believe in anymore
Trust yourself and don't believe in anymore lies
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, yeah, yeah
There's a light
A certain kind of light
That never shine's on me
I want my life to be Here with you
I Want To Be with you
There's a way hear everybody say
Just To Do Everything That I Can
But what Good Will It Do
If I Can't Have You, If I Can't Have You
Baby, You don't know what it's like
No You don't know what it's like
You don't know what it's like
No You don't know what it's like
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way i love you
I'm a man, can't you see that's what i am
And every breath that i take, i take from you
But what good will breathing do
If I Can't Have You, If I Can't Have You
Baby, You don't know what it's like
No You don't know what it's like
You don't know what it's like
No You don't know what it's like
You don't know what it's like!
No You don't know what it's like!
You don't know what it's like!
No You don't know what it's like!
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way i love you
The way i love you
You don't know what it's like!
No You don't know what it's like!
You don't know what it's like!
You just don't know what it's like!
To love somebody
To love somebody
The way i love you
Just like the sun over the mountaintop
You know I'll always come again
You know I love to spend my mornings
Like sunlight dancing on your skin
I've never gone so wrong
As for telling lies to you
What you see is what I am
There is nothing I would hide from you
You see me better than I can
Out on the road that lies before me now
There are some turns where I will spin
I only hope that you can hold me down
Til I can gain control again
And like a lighthouse you stand alone
Landmark a safe journey's end
No matter what sea I've been sailing on
I'll always come back home again
Out on the road that lies before me now
There are some turns where I will spin
I only hope that you can hold me down
Til I can gain control again
I only hope that you can hold me down
As we sat in front of that August moon
You said the clouds they look like they have wings
Sometimes I wonder if you can read my mind
Cause I was thinking the very same thing
When I'm with you all the stars shine through
My heart opens like a morning flower
You know I'd leave it all behind
Cause my only peace of mind
Is when I'm here with you
So tell me your dream
Lay your head on my pillow
Tell me the things that you hide away
Your pain
Your pleasure
Your sorrow
Tell me the things that you hide away
She sees the world thru rose coloured glasses,
Painted skys and dreams of romances
I see a world that's tired and scared
Of living on the edge too long
Where does she get off telling me
That love could save us all
Save us all
She takes my hand and leads me to another time
No matter where I am,
It's always good in her eyes
In the cool of the evening blue
I feel so tired and alone
Where does she get off telling me
That love could save us all
Save us all
Chorus:
And it's day after day
I keep hanging around, can you tell me why
Night after night
And I know I should leave but there's somethin
In those eyes
That keeps me hanging on
I'm hypnotized
And it breaks my heart and I don't know why.
Repeat Chorus
Day after day after day after day and I don't know
Day after day, after day, after day
And I don't know
We never need forgiveness
Left home at 17
Raised up on hate
To a life that's second rate
I've seen that look before
Behind some closin door
Could be delivered,
Just won't be denied
Too much a child
Confident and wild
Nobody taught you how to live
What to keep and what to give
And now she talks to strangers
They bring her flowers for her hair
And every night you count on me
To peel you off the walls
Oh then you smile and watch me lose control
Chorus:
Rain on me
Oh rain down on me
Rain on me, yay
I used to think I knew
What I was waiting for
I don't think that anymore.
Didn't know what to bring you
Don't seem to need too much at all
No pearls and chains
And nobody's sad refrains
Every time I wonder why
I look back to the kindness in your eyes
Oh and now she talks to strangers
They bring her flowers for her hair
And every night you count on me
To get you out the door
Oh and then you smile and watch me lose control
Chorus
I used to think I knew
What I Was fighting for
Started out so simple
Everything so innocent and plain
She was in a doorway
And I was walking nowhere down the main
She whispered something softly
And stepped into the light
Can you help me out she said
I'm a little lost tonight
One day love just hits you with a flash
Lights go off around you like some
Photograph
She said her bags were stolen
All they left her was her camera on her arm
She told me she was new in town
Only two weeks off the farm
Why did I believe her
Heaven only knows
She looked into my eyes
And my resolution goes
One day love just hits you with a flash
Leaves you staring blindly like some
Photograph
Pictures of two fools
Laughing at the world
Smiling as only good luck does
Truth is you're not even looking at me girl
All the time I was falling
You kept on stalling
Sizing up how big a fool I was
(repeat bridge)
Woke up in the morning
I didn't think that I had been asleep too long
The room was dark and empty
I could see that all my clothes
And money were gone
I've run out of excuses
And people I can blame
If she ever asked me too
I'd do it all again
One day love just hits you with a flash
Leaves you staring blindly like some
We met in Montreal far from the crime
Moving in circles, running with so little time
Sat and we talked about rumors and lies
Stayed till the sun hit the floor
You wore the dress from the old market stall
People and places said you were forgetting them all
I don't know if I believed you or not
I stared at you outside your door
Those were the times, that was our life
I probably wouldn't change one little thing if I tried
Moments together mapped out like the stars in the sky
Now you're in the things that I do, still I miss talking to you
Late in your bed you said, "Don't you be sad
Think of how lucky we are for the things that we've had"
Life that's around me I'm letting it go
But you stay up here in my head
Those were the times, that was our life
I probably wouldn't change one little thing if I tried
Moments together mapped out like the stars in the sky
I should have seen through it but you were so intent
A nervous breakdown on an overworked bed
You couldn't wait to get over the edge
You were drunk on the silver when he took your crown
He took from you everything that wasn't tied down
Well, you said he was an angel with the chains of gold
Too bad they weren't strong enough to hold
The clock of the world is just a dream
Still I shouldn't be jealous of the ones who lay flowers at your feet
Yeah, my desire has finally put you out of reach
You were drunk on the silver when he took your crown
He took from you everything that wasn't tied down
Well, you said he was an angel with the chains of gold
Too bad they weren't strong enough to hold
Now all your saviors wait their turn in line
While you sit in the corner and drink yourself blind
The last laugh has finally been had but it's not what you think
The last laugh has finally been had and it don't taste so sweet
Now you're finally on your own
Last thing he said to you was see you around
You were drunk on the silver, you were drunk on the silver
You were drunk on the silver, you were drunk on the silver
You were drunk on the silver
Sun breaks I can't wait
Til I'll be on my way again
I'm sick and tired of waiting
With nothing to do
Watching the rain through a crack
In the window
It's the little things that get you through
Like the same sun rising on me
Is rising over you
Walking and talking
Birds in the sky
You tell your secrets
How gracefully you lie
That's the way you come to me
I'm head over heels
And I'm always gonna be
That's okay I love the way you come to me
I guess we're tempting fate
A little too long it seems
Standing in this heat
Is just like floating in a dream
I've been torn apart put back together
With a couple of pieces in wrong
I'm holding up now
But I won't be for long
Tossing and turning
Like waves in the sea
You show myself to me
You let me down easily
That's the way you come to me
I'm head over heels
And I'm always gonna be
You say that you're leaving
Well that comes as no surprise
Still I kinda like this feelin'
Of being left behind
Yea this ain't nothing new to me
Well it's just like goin' home
It's kinda like those sunsets
That leave you feelin'
So stoned
Hey hey I guess it hasn't hit me yet
I fell through this crack
And I kinda lost my head
I stand transfixed
Before this street light
Watching the snow fall
On this cold December night
I never thought this could happen
But somehow the feeling is gone
You got sick of the patterns
And I got lost in this song
Hey hey I guess it hasn't hit me yet
I fell through this crack
And I kinda lost my head
I stand transfixed
Before this street light
Watching the snow fall
On this cold December night
And out in the middle of Lake Ontario
The same snow is falling
On the deep silent water
The great dark wonder
Into the waves of my heart
Into the waves of my heart
It doesn't matter what you say
No it don't matter how many times you turn away
I don't care what all your so called friends say
You'll never change the way that I feel
We will be anything
We could be everything you want
We could be anything
We will be everything you want
What do I have to do to make you see the obvious
Cause if I deceive you well I just deceived myself
Yeah I have faith but I feel so misunderstood
Are you what I think you are or just what I think I want
We will be everything
We will be anything you want
We will be everything
We will be anything you want
Am I your lover or a substitute
You say time will reveal all the truth
So I stopped loving you and I started wanting you
You slip away into your pleasant solitude
We will be anything
We could be everything you want
We will be everything
We will be everything you want
Well, I'm not saying I'm angry now
I'm just wondering, why you changed your mind
Happens all the time
How does it feel to have a winning hand?
First rate failure to the leader in the chosen land
People never understand
If the world keeps spinning round, it will be alright
You said if you were on your own, you could really fly
And while you're up there, turn around and touch the sky
I guess, the point of getting out, is never saying goodbye
You learn your lessons in the hardest time
Run out of patience, lean on the bold face lie
People never wonder why
I feel too tired to scream and shout
Left in the sun, till the colors all fade out
Its great that I work out
If the world keeps spinning round, it will be alright
You left us long ago so, you could really fly
And while you're up there, turn around and touch the sky
I guess the point of getting out, is never saying goodbye
You could really fly
And while you're up there, turn around and touch the sky
I guess the point of getting out, is never saying goodbye
Don't even think that, I will keep you surrounded
I met this girl
She was walking through one of my dreams
She kissed my eyes
And everything that she said
Made so much sense to me
That I still feel like half asleep
My dark angel
She gave me diamonds for eyes
She walked by
Now I'm hypnotised
By this dream
That just won't stop
And I feel
Like I've always been lost in this dream
The rumours of heaven
Only speed the truth on Earth
My dark angel
Shine your light on my curse
You are the other that I have to find
Until I do
I guess I'll see you 'round my mind
So Colorado
Is a place I have to go
I heard a rumour
She loves the mountains and the snow
My dark angel
She gave me diamonds for eyes
My dark angel
I offer you my heart
My dark angel
I think I loved you from the start
Cause there's this face I know
That I've never seen
Sometimes I feel like I'm livin' in
Someone else's dream
Still I'd like to thank you
For stoppin' to talk
And I wonder
Just into who's dream did who walk
Oh my dark angel
Shine your light on me
Shine your light
Shine your light
We sat around at night and talked about so many things
Lay on the floor till the morning appeared
You laughted at me and said I just don't get it
You said we should be making plans for getting out of here
Somebody told me when I was just a little kid
Don't follow leaders just think for yourself
But everybody minds everybody else's business here
Why can't they turn their eyes to somebody else
Tell me no use thinking
We could ever be something
We could rise with the stars
Better off as we are
My older brother he left the day he finished school
Moved down to New York to Washington Square
He calls me up and says you should come and see me
Watch the waves of people rolling everywhere
Tell me no use thinking
We could ever be something
We could rise with the stars
Better off as we are
Late in the evening I'm up in my room
Trying to think of nothing clear away the day
I lie awake and let my body wander
Up into the moonlight floating away
Tell me no use thinking
We could ever be something
We could rise with the stars
ometimes you move too slow
Think you see it coming then bang down you go
Whos out hunting trouble and trouble was holding your hand
Then youre staring back up at a jealous man
All I want to do is get back to
Oh Ive made mistakes
The way that we used to be
But Ive paid for all the trouble Ive made
Alright I want you to know
I went down hard and I came back slow
But Im on my feet again
And Im begging you to let me in
Im begging you to let me in
Here comes Chris with his hundred watt grin
Waving his arms and waiting for the fun to begin
Were downtown tripping not doing too much
Just weaving our way through the traffic when the sun comes up
Oh Ive made a mess
All my life is falling apart
And I know its just my carelessness
Ive got to walk away
Alright I want you to know
I went down hard and I came back slow
But Im on my feet again
And Im begging you to let me in
And Im ashamed of that I cant deny
Im begging you to let me in
Oh I made you cry
All I want to do is get back to
The way that we used to be
I went down hard and I came back slow
Alright I want you to know
But Im on my feet again
And Im begging you to let me in
Im begging you to let me in
Yeah there were times
And I lay here like a ghost
When I was lonely
Upon my bed
I never thought about my friends
I never called up anyone
I was happy hiding out
And loved me all up
Inside my head
But then you came along
First you calmed me down
And then you took my hand
And as we lay under the sky
And watched the planes go by
I knew Id never be
The same again
Slow down I want to go with you
Cant we wait here awhile
And I'll watch you smile
And well hide away
And let all the world go by
We sit and count
No more reasons why
The tears we cry
Always getting better
Always getting better
Leave the lonely days
Close your eyes
Let them drift away
Always getting better
Always getting better
I have thought about your leaving
For a long time now
Ill be right
And I guess that in the end
But the blackness of your hair
The way your smile hits me
Everywhere
These are the things
That come to me at night
Slow down I want to go with you
Cant we wait here awhile
Come pouring in
As we let all the world go by
And I'll watch you smile
We sit and
No more reason why
Count the tears we cry
Always getting better
Always getting better
Leave the lonely days
Close your eyes
Let them drift away
Always getting better
Always getting better
Lie down again watch
Moonlight streaming in
Always getting better
Last night I woke up in a flaming bed
a flaming bed
a flaming bed
I know that you can't be with me
until I start talking some kind of sense
but nothing makes sense to me now
can't find the thread no place to rest
and I don't know what normal means
still I grow tired of the same
your flame burns pure
that's what I fear
I see so much
you make me real
I see so much
from everywhere to nowhere
from nowhere to here
nowhere to here
nowhere to here
nowhere to here
to everywhere
Last night I woke up in a flaming bed
So good at doing
what you don't do
just trying to protect yourself
and other fools like you
So well practised
in your deceit
behind the high walls of stupidity
your endless conceit
behind the locked door
the sleeping dog you beat
I hope I see the day
she satisfies her teeth
Give back to the native
their treaty land
what you preach you preach for others
why don't you practise that first hand
I just don't understand
this world of mine
I must be out of touch
or out of my mind
and will the profits of destruction
forever make your eyes blind
do you bow to the corporations
cause they pay their bills on time
God bless Elijah
with the feather in his hand
stop stealing the Indian land
stop stealing the Indian land
stop stealing the Indian land
I don't know why I ever left you
But I'm sure it had to be a mess
Cause when I felt it falling around us
I thought I could only save myself
Sometimes I wish I could walk away
And start all over again
Find a place to hide away
And wash away the sins
Save myself
Save myself
If you ever change your mind
About living the better life
You get so sick of yourself
And all the things that your money can buy
And yes it's hard
So very hard to admit
Just how pointless it all is
But what a surprise you finally arrived
I still remember
The anger in your words
I think I liked you better
When you had something to prove
Still it's hard
So very hard to admit
Just how pointless it all is
What a surprise you finally arrived
What a surprise you finally arrived
What a surprise you finally arrived
Then you go and lose the spell
And every trace of your self
If you ever change your mind
About living the better life
You get so sick of yourself
And all the things that your money can buy
And yes it's hard
Very hard to admit
Just how pointless it all is
What a surprise you finally arrived
What a surprise you finally arrived
What a surprise you finally arrived
What a surprise you finally arrived
What a surprise you finally arrived
What a surprise you finally arrived
Then you go and lose the spell and every trace of yourself
Well I take my time
Never notice changes anyway
But lately I've been waking up to
All that we've done, change that has come
There's just no escaping the damage we do
But we get along
Going through our paces in the world
And maybe I could always be fooled
But you brought me here, you're making it clear
You're taking the veil I look through
Love never lies
Love never sneaks around at night
Love won't turn its back on you when you turn out the light
Love won't ever walk away carelessly
That's the way that love is, darling
Not the way it is for you and me
Well I'm coming down hard
And I just can't stop myself
And no matter what I pretend
Or which scene I choose it's just no use
We're already reaching the end
'Cause love never lies
Love never sneaks around at night
Love won't lie there silently when you turn out the light
Love won't turn its cruel hand on you senselessly
That's the way that love is, darling
Oh that's the way that love is, darling
Not the way it is for you and me
You never gave me the chance
To say goodbye to you
Somebody called and said you'd left
I don't think I'll be seeing you too soon
Two way running down the road
Do I look like anyone you know
Whatever brought you here
Well it's gonna get you home
You leave no trace to be found
And what's the difference
You here or gone
Memory fades and time steals away
Still the miles won't be forgotten
As the homeward bound angel goes awandering
In this endless solitude
Check'n the sunset for clues
I listen for echoes of your footsteps
In the hotel bars and by the summing pools
Two way running down the road
Do I look like anyone you know
Whatever brought you here
Well it's gonna get you home
You lave no trace to be found
And what's the difference
You here or gone
Memory fades and time steals away
Still the miles won't be forgotten
As the homeward bound angel
Goes awanderin'
I'm gonna go awanderin'...wanderin' on
Here or gone
I wouldn't mind if you told me I was wasting time
It's hard for me here trying to say these things with you so near
I'm already undone, already undone
Now is the time I should leave these useless things behind
But fool that I am, I try to stay inside of your latest plan
I'm already undone
This time I promised myself that I wouldn't sink so far
But here I am, I'm wrapped around you in the glow of this empty bar
I wish I could hold my tongue and finally say goodnight.
Am I holding on too tight?
Hours ago I could pride myself on some control
But plans that I've made disappear with every drink that's laid
I'm already undone, already undone
Yeah, there's a way but I can't even keep one single word I say
And I've been wrapped around your finger from the very first day
I wish my legs would work and I could run out in the night
Am I holding on too tight?
I wouldn't mind if you put me out of my hurt some time
I'm waving the flag, chasing beauty shouldn't be such a drag
I'm already undone, already undone
Now I am lost and I can't even feel my head
While you and all your friends are laughing about something you wish you'd said
I wish I could just reach up and turn out every light.
Am I holding on too tight?
Yes I know I'm holding on too tight.
It was high, high on a hill
Where she'd go at night
And stand in the snow-covered field
Looking across the lake
To lights in town
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
A still winter's night
With Christmas stars
Shining so bright
And the wind knew her song
So he cried and sang along
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
A still winter's night
With Christmas stars
Shining so bright
And the wind knew her song
So he cried and sang along
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
Glad to be alive
So glad
To be
Alive
I think I'm finally getting tired of this game
Every night goes just the same
You try to talk to me about your sorrow and your pain
But I end up walking out on you again
I watch you lying on the bed
Curtains blowing 'round your head
I see the pictures of the two of us in time
A world we left so far behind
Now I get comfort in the night
Losing my head to the colours and the lights
You know I tried to be what you want me to be
But I always come up short, I know
I'm not the one you really need
Now I don't wonder, no I don't wonder at all
Why the same things that once held us up
Are the reasons now we fall
Maybe we won't come through
Maybe it's all been a lie
Til we find a way to say goodbye
And as I'm walking out the door
I know I've been here many times before
But I could never take the sorrow from your face
Or sweep the darkness from this place
Now I get comfort in the night
Losing my head to the colours and the lights
I tried to be everything that you want me to be
But when I wake up in the night
I know I'll never be the one you need
Now I don't wonder, no I don't wonder at all
Why the same things that once held us up
Are the reasons now we stumble and fall
Maybe we won't come through,
Maybe we're wasting our time
Til we find a way to say goodbye
There is a comet floating thru this endless night
Embraced with perfect symmetry
Thru the tear drop of infinity
In a window called the universe
With no map or intention
Towards some floating destination
It will find or it will be found
No pride, no guilt, no hate, no envy
Who sings this song
Sings with a crooked tongue
Looking off into a crooked sky
Wondering
What immortal hand or eye
Could carve this comet
On it's course
Like a blind man riding on a crooked horse
Returning to the source
Where no though has ever happened
And time can't be imaged
No pride, no guilt, no hate, no envy
No pride, no guilt, no hate, no envy
Looks like winter's never gonna leave this grey town
I think it's going to snow all summer
I think I'll wait until it gets a little warmer
before I try to knock that chip off your shoulder
I think I'll wait until it's warmer
I just want to get through
just want to get through to you
just want to get through
just want to get through to you
I wish that I could get through
don't want to stir up those feelings
I wish you could read my mind 'cause then you'd see
that I'd never take you for granted
even though sometimes it feels like we're on different planets
yeah I want to get through
just want to get through to you
yeah I just want to get through
just want to get through to you
get through to
get through to you
I know when they built this house
Out of rocks from the river mouth
They thought it'd never come down
Not while we're around
Some things are made to last
Other things we know must pass
Nothing we do
Stops time coming through
My father left me here with a map crumpled in my hand
I try to follow, but there's days when I just don't understand
And when we fall down in time
washed in trouble we thought we'd left behind
Just let the river carry you
Lift your head back up to the clearer view
See the high water starting to flood
Bringing down all the rocks and the mud
And if it won't stop
It'll wash away all we've got
Down in the valley there's a rumble in the trees
It's hard to keep your head when the ground's moving 'neath your feet
And when we fall down in time
Washed in trouble we thought we'd left behind
Let the storm pass on through
And work your way back up to the clearer view
Sometimes you lose your head
Think of all the stupid things you've said
Pouring out of your mouth
Like rain through a broken windowpane
Nobody made you do it
There's a hoop and you jump through it
You made this mess all by yourself
What did you say?
I thought I said everything there was for me to say
How could you know?
I looked into her eyes, I thought they were telling me so
Now I don't want to be your cause for sympathy
I took my chances, eyes wide open
Stayed too long and the spell was broken
Nobody wants to see
The mess you become so easily
Crawling around and singing your sad songs
Late into the night
Must be the words you're choosing
The unconvincing smile you're using
Try and try again, you can't get it right
What did you do?
I poured my heart out til my words filled the room
How did it go?
She smiled and took my hand, said it's all just a little too soon.
Now I don't want to be your cause for sympathy
Save your tears, I never earned them
Lessons are there, but I never learn them at all
Every night the same old game
Fumbling around for some stranger's name
Or going out of your mind
Waiting for the phone to finally ring
I know life can be so messy
But you can't spend all your time confessing
Try saving something for yourself
What did you say?
I thought I said everything there was for me to say
How could you know?
I looked into her crying eyes, they were telling me so
Now I don't want to be your cause for sympathy
Save your breath, I never listen
You think I don't know something's missing
But now I'll wait and see
How it all turns out for me
It's not as painful as they tell you
Some success in every failure
Now I know I can handle the pain
I'll stand here waiting, hope it all happens again
Tell me one more time again
Just like I didn't hear you
Like I don't know what's going through your mind, I do
I play the same game too
I know it's hard to stop
Even when you want to
Now the moon lights up your face
And I can see you're crying
You never liked me to see you cry, it's true
I've done some crying too
The hardest part about it
Is trying to hide it from you
It must be great to be so strong
Never needed anybody's help to carry on
But we're so scared of the silence and the tricks that we use
We're careful and we're cunning, but we're easily bruised
I don't want to lie about it
I'm not bulletproof
Well I finally found the way
To hide from all your glances
Til the waiting game we play is through
I can, but what's the use
When all I really want to do is hide out with you
It would be great to be so strong
You never needed anybody's help to get along
We're so scared of the silence and the language that we use
Yeah we're careful and we're cunning, but we're easily bruised
I don't want to kid about it
I'm not bulletproof
Tell me one more time again
I guess I didn't hear you
I don't know all the secrets that you keep inside
I tried the same thing too
But they all come pouring out of me when I'm talking to you
It must be great to be so strong
You never needed anybody else's help to carry on
But I'm not waking up each morning with forgiveness I can use
No I'm careless, and I'm cruel, but I'm still easily bruised
I'm so tired of lying about it
I'm not bulletproof
No, and I'm not going to lie about it
I'm not bulletproof
This one's for sadness
These are for pain
And here are the words
You can't get back again
Well I'm holding a picture
Of you on your lawn
Smiling like an angel
The fortunate one
Well it's alright now
People get through this somehow
It's alright now
We will keep moving I know
If you remember cause I do
When the fever was breaking
I was sweat soaked and frail
I dreamed I was
Stephen Truscott a child in jail
And when I awoke
And I felt your cool breeze
I wept like an ocean
Sweet tears of relief
Well it's alright now
People get through this somehow
It's alright now
We will keep moving I know
If you remember cause I do
Driving home after the show
Listening to the radio
Speaker rattles
Driver side door
And Jane sings a song about
That old tin drum
Banging on the shore
There's a tear in my heart
Thinking of so many friends
Some I just left
Some I'll never see again
I'll be home in just a few hours' time
But for now I love the coffee
And exploding stars
And the fat moon shining on the passing cars
And this road
This road
It goes on like a dream
N like a dream
It's all I can do to keep my hands on the wheel
Cause I've forgotten what is real
And I'm blinded by the snow
And the radio's glow
Caffeine spills into my eyes
I feel like I could drive all night
Cause this highway
Is just a smile
On the hand of god
So I'll abide
On this road
This road
It goes on like a dream
It's all I can do to keep my hands on the wheel
Cause I've forgotten what is real
And I'm blinded by the snow
And the radio's glow
You were the seeker
Then you found there's nothing to find
It'll all come down to you in its own good time
No one's the older
No one's the wiser
No one cares
When every step takes you from nowhere
Going from somewhere to here
Your quiet eyes almost vacant
There's no need to explain
The fine line between stealing and giving
In the landscape of the saint
You were the dreamer
Who got lost in your escape
When beauty became a prison
You found your freedom in the mundane
So when will I see what you see
You say it's got nothing to do with being worthy
When will I see what you see
When you've gone and lost
What you thought you never had
And you're numb with the fear
That it's never coming back
It makes no difference
It's gonna be what it's gonna be
Sometimes the purest gold comes from
The hands of a thief
So when will I see what you see
You say it's got noting to do with being worthy
When will I see what you see
When will I see what you see
Then there are the days in between
When everything seems hollow and mean
Don't want to move
I just want to forget
Smoke another cigarette and go back to bed
These are the days in between
So I took a ride down to the end of the line
For no good reason
Just looking for a place to hide
So burnt out I can't explain
Just stumbling around from day to day
These are the days in between
And I was happy for a while
But then I started chasing your stone cold heart
Yeah I was happy for awhile
But then everything started falling apart
Seven times down
Eight times up
You get lost awhile
And you feel like giving up
Watching it all go to hell
Living underneath a bad spell
These are the days in between
And I was happy for a while
But then I started chasing your stone cold heart
Yeah I was happy for awhile
But then everything started falling apart
Now I think I know why
You sounded so strange on the telephone
It's hard when you discover
What keeps you going keeps you all alone
Dreams so real you thought the smoke might never clear
Now you hide it all behind endless cigarettes and tears
Somebody waits for the time I know will never come
You get yourself so high
Then you fall down feeling blue
One day you'll wake up and realize you've had enough
There's a thousand shining moments
Waiting just to happen to you
Wait until you're stronger
There's no sense leaving when you're down so low
Well it takes the heart a little longer
To see the point in finally letting go
You lose your touch out there standing in the rain
When it's all too much you feel like slipping down again
Somebody waits for the time I know will never come
You get yourself so high
Then you fall down feeling blue
One day you'll wake up and realize you've had enough
There's a thousand shining moments
Waiting just to happen to you
Somebody waits for the time I know will never come
You get yourself so high
Then you fall down feeling blue
One day you'll wake up and realize you've had enough
There's a thousand shining moments
Waiting just to happen to you
I walked you to the corner we stood beside the bus
And the tears rolled down our faces as the driver stared at us
Typical summer that time of year
When you go back to Toronto and I stay here
And I'll miss the way you wake up
And the way that you sigh
And I'll miss the way you turn your head away when you cry
I don't think this time will fly
Here comes the sad nights again
Here comes the sad nights again
Round about midnight when it's still too hot to think
We'll go back down to the neighborhood and get ourselves a drink
Everyday working not getting far
You know this town ain't much for starting up it's only made for stars
Later when I'm walking
Underneath the starless sky
There's a couple in the doorway and I think I hear them cry
But they turn their heads when I go by
Here comes the sad nights again
Here comes the sad nights again
Last days of summer San Gennaro Feast
There's much hanging in the air and dancing in the streets
People line the corners and they stand beside the fires
And I'm watching from my window as the sparks go by
Somewhere there's a gunshot
People scatter everywhere
But it happens everyday so there's still laughter in the air
And as I lay down I wish you were here
Here comes the sad nights again
Here comes the sad nights again
Now that we're wasted
Talking disconnected
I see that wildness in your eyes
Proud and hollow
Like there's no tomorrow
You know you scare me sometimes
Is it fear or courage
That makes a man
Live so close to the edge
He finds no comfort in the other
Nothing in this world is
Any use to you
Except these songs you sing
Into my drunken head
Above this barroom sorrow
And I know you won't remember
A word of this tomorrow
When will you rage again
Or is it enough
Just getting out of your head
Night after night
Or are you running scared
Or you just don't care
Or are you waiting for
That one high and holy sign
To shine a light on you
And pull you through
To the silent true
You say you're gonna put your
Old band back together again
Just got to find a drummer
Who understands
We sit in the corner
People stop to say hi
You say fuck off and die
And I feel like the lucky one
Six pints into this night
And you're just starting
To hit your stride
As you heap abuse
On every passerby
They're all posers or freaks
You say that you and I are
The only two in this bar
That know what it takes
When will you rage again
Or is it enough
Just getting out of your head
Night after night
Or are you running scared
Or you just don't care
Or are you waiting for
That one high and holy sign
To shine a light on you
Pull you through
To the silent true
Shine a light on you
And pull you through
To that one high and holy sign
I've been walking hours today
Trying to sort all the things I have to say
We've been changing shifting with the light
Stumbling through the daytime and fading in the night
Come on over talk to me dear
There's nothing else I'm thinking about
Than you being here
I write you letters
More than just a few
I leave them lying open on the table for you
Now I know for the first time true
All of the ways I've been lying to you
It's not that I don't think we can open up in time
It's just that I'm afraid of what we'll find
I watch you creeping leaving with the dawn
Hoping I don't wake up now your cover is gone
But it makes no difference anything you do
Something keeps me coming back to get closer to you
Now I know for the first time true
All of the ways I've been lying to you
It's not that I don't think we can open up in time
It's just that I'm afraid of what we'll find
It's only I'm afraid of what we'll find
I have made so many mistakes
That now I live on a street called shame
But the sins are the sweetest part
Now no one's left to blame
And I found out that I have a taste
For the bitter fruit of life
All through this night
The choices are made
A cold wind blows
The stories are told
But your memory lingers on my breath
Like a song that burns in my soul
And I found out that I have a taste
For the bitter fruit of life
Can you hear me now
I'm calling to you
Can you hear me now
I'm calling to you
Yeah, I gave you my heart and I gave you my soul
That's not enough, will you want more?
Like the writing on an ancient wall
You're a mystery that I'll never solve
Yeah, you're everywhere
Yeah, you're everywhere
Yeah, you're everywhere but you're just not there for me
For me
Well, I've walked along the red canal of Mars
I've known kings and king makers, poets, painters and paupers
I've danced, danced on the rings of Saturn
Still your pilgrim soul is the only thing that ever mattered
Yeah, you're everywhere
Yeah, you're everywhere
Yeah, you're everywhere but you're just not there for me
For me, rock it
Yeah, this old world ain't always what it seems
Sometimes I feel I'm living in someone else's dream
There's a face I know that I've never seen
Still a hundred million miles ten thousand years
Ain't going to change a thing
Yeah, you're everywhere
Yeah, you're everywhere
Yeah, you're everywhere but you're just not there for me
For me
Yeah, you're everywhere but you're just not there for me
For me
