[Verse 1]
{Talib Kweli}
Here we go like
Yes Yes Yall
To The Beat Yall
Aint No Sleep Yall
To the break of dawn
5 o'clock in the morning
We keep rockin on
The workin people runnin like the stop clock is on
We got it poppin in the meat market
Chicks take a seat, park it
By the bar so they can meet the Vick with deep pockets
And them doods
By them cars that turn ‘em in to sweet objects
of desire
Big rims and them tires
We finna drop it like it's heavy as hell
The clan of the cavebear
Used to use the club to hit and drag her by the hair
Still use the club to get her a martini or a beer
Try to get her home and put the smell of sex in the air
Come through like the cable guy
Get ‘er done
That ‘ole hit ‘n run
Turn into bitter ones
Tonight is catch me if you can
You can taste the ginger bread
Ain't nothing like wakin' up with a stranger in yur bed
Nope!
[Chorus]
{Norah Jones}
Soon The New Day, Breaks The Dawn
{Talib Kweli}
Tomorrow I'll be like
"Were am I"
"Whats your name"
"Gotta go, I'm glad you came"
{Norah Jones}
But Tonight You, Will Be So Fun
{Talib Kweli}
Maybe you're the one!
{Norah Jones}
Soon The New Day, Breaks The Dawn
[Verse 2]
{Talib Kweli}
Puttin on some Airs
King For a Day
Hard to face your fears we war the mask like Cory McKay
You have a ball today
It's all a masquerade
Shorty paint her face like a clown but can't take away the frown
Found under the make up
I asked her "What's your passion" answered "What's the paper" but she sleep and they don't want her to wake up
Maybe they should realize their own beauty
Baby you a star and not just a star on some dudes home movies
[Chorus]
{Norah Jones}
Soon The New Day, Breaks The Dawn
{Talib Kweli}
Tomorrow I'll be like
"Were am I"
"Whats your name"
"Gotta go, I'm glad you came"
{Norah Jones}
But Tonight You, Will Be So Fun
{Talib Kweli}
Baby you're the one!
{Norah Jones}
Soon The New Day, Breaks The Dawn
[Verse 3]
{Talib Kweli}
Steppin out, I got my best outfit on
Gotta get it in. I'm slippin in the darkness like most of the day is gone
We up all night I wonder if can hang
We used to hang from a tree
Now we hangin behind the rope we V.I.P.
We do it
B.I.G.
Ain't no need to See I.D.
Thee entire scenery
Shrouded in mystery
Clouded with greenery
Six girls to every three doods
So you have half a chance
If you ask to have a dance
The ones ready to freak off don't need no romance
They belong to the sisterhood of the traveling pants
They got them
Hungry eyes you know sensual trance
At a glance
The alcohol got you sexually advanced
The truth is so boring you gotta pretend a little; the antidote is more colorful the rainbow and the Skittles
And the quest to trap the cat
The game is the Tinder Fiddles to get the bruce to say the sky's fallin' like your Chicken Little. Come on!
[Chorus]
{Norah Jones}
Soon The New Day, Breaks The Dawn
{Talib Kweli}
Tomorrow I'll be like
"Were am I"
"Whats your name"
"Gotta go, I'm glad you came"
{Norah Jones}
But Tonight You, Will Be So Fun
{Talib Kweli}
Maybe you're the one!
{Norah Jones}
Soon The New Day, Breaks The Dawn
I walk down the diamond studded concrete canyon
Nobody looked me in the eye
Tried to fly to the moon
Only made it to the sky
I was looking, looking for
I couldn't find a friend
Searching for a clear connection
Without a digital send
Ain't it just a little scary sometimes
To find the lies that you know to be true
I'll find you smiling about
Things you don't have to do
Bill doesn't call me anymore
I hear he's found religion
Big haired blonde apprentice beautician
And all the words and gesticulations that came before
Don't seem to mean a thing
You can feel fine to drop a dime
If you're ever hanging by a string
Ain't it just a little scary sometimes
To find the lies that you know to be true
I'll find you smiling about
Things you don't have to do
I hear voices crying out
Echoes on the boulevard
Contentious rambling incantations
Of some senile bard
There's too much going on around here
To keep my head from spinning
And this constant acceleration
Blurs any ties to the beginning
Ain't it just a little scary sometimes
To find the lies that you know to be true
I'll find you smiling about
Well I said from the first
That I, I'm the worst kind of guy
For you to be around
Tear me apart
Including this old heart
That is true
And never ever let you down
You should'nt stick with me
You trust me too much, you see
Take all the pain
It's yours anyway
Get out kid
Oh put the blame on me
You ought to pass, you see
Oh somewhere outside
I threw
Love aside
And now
It's a tragedy
I said from the first
That I, I'm the worst kind of guy
The sun doesn't like you, you always get burned,
Stay in the shade and watch the world turn.
Better find a new place to lay on the ground,
Can't stay where you are or you're gonna be found.
And time won't pass you by,
And I won't tell you lies.
So tonight ... we can build a fire,
In the open field past the razor wire.
Sneak by the dogs when they go to sleep,
Bring part of yourself that you'll let me keep.
'cause time won't pass us by,
And I won't tell you lies,
Someday I will ask you why ... but not now.
And time won't pass us by,
And you won't tell me lies,
I don't know how to begin
'Cause the story has been told before
I will sing along I suppose
I guess it's just how it goes
And now those springs in the air
I don't go down anywhere
I guess it's just how it goes
The stories have all been told before
But if you don't try
The light won't hit your eye
And the moon won't rise
You fall inside
But if you don't try
The light won't hit your eye
And the moon won't rise
You fall inside
I don't know how it will end
With all those records playin'
I guess it's just how it goes
The stories all have been told before
I guess it's just how it goes
The stories have all been told before
The summer days are gone too soon
You shoot the moon and miss completely
And now you're left to face the gloom
The empty room that once smelled sweetly
Of all the flowers you plucked
If only you knew the reason
Why you had to each be lonely
Was it just the season?
And now the fall is here again
You can't begin to give in, it's all over
When the snows come rolling through
You're rolling too with some new lover
Will you think of times you've told me
That you knew the reason
Why we had to each be lonely?
It was just the season
Will you think of times you've told me
That you knew the reason
Why we had to each be lonely?
She's 22
And she's loving you
And you'll never know how it makes me blue
Does it make you happy?
I'm holding on
To a thing that's wrong
'Cause we don't belong
But you like my songs
And you make me happy
Does she make you happy?
You can throw away
Every word I say
I'm standing still
On this hidden hill
And I'm looking around
For the right way down
To your distant valley
Your flowers grow in the frozen snow
And I'd like to know if it's all a show
'Cause you sure look happy
Are you really happy?
You'll just throw away
Every word I say
You can throw away
Ooo ooo...
Does she make you happy?
Does she make you happy?
Does she make you happy?
I never wanted to be taken
But now I'm feeling so left out
So I don't care where I go
I'm leaving
Yeah, I'm leaving
Got about a half a tank left
That could do but only if I'm lucky
But either way
I'm leaving
Oh, I'm leaving
On my way to paradise
A little voice says,
"Don't think twice
And don't look back if you want things to change"
Ah, ah
Guess I'll have to love you from afar, ah
It's okay, 'cause all I need's my car
Out on the road, out on the road
Out on the road, out on the road I go
Out on the road, out on the road
Out on the road, out on the road
Takes about a week to get there
Maybe two if I stop to sleep it off
But I can't sleep
So I'm leaving
Yeah, I'm leaving
Keep on driving through the night
I find myself a slice of life
To show me that I'm heading the right way
And ah, ah
Guess you'll have to love me from afar, ah
It's okay, 'cause all I need's this car
Out on the road, out on the road
Out on the road, out on the road I go
Out on the road, out on the road
Out on the road, out on the road I go
Out on the road, out on the road
While the seasons will undo your soul
Time forgives us and it takes control
But separate our things to put us back together
We're light as a feather
Heavy as the weather,
If it was raining stones
Put our hands together to applaud or pray
It's like a show was over but we're too scared to walk away
All for the better, worse for the way
We're light as a feather
Got you and I together
Meanwhile outside me, it was raining stones
You didn't know
God bless your soul
We're light as a feather
Heavy, as the weather
We're light as a feather
I can't stop myself from callin'
Callin' out your name
I can't stop myself from fallin'
Fallin' back again
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
Dark like the shady corners
Inside a violin
Hot like to burn my lips
I know I can't win
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
I tried to quit you but I'm too weak
Wakin' up without you I can hardly speak at all
My girlfriend tried to help me
To get you off my mind
She tried a little tea and sympathy
To get me to unwind
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
Funny how my favorite shirt
Smells more like you than me
Bitter traces left behind
Stains no one can see
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
You're gonna put me in an early grave
I know I'm your slave whenever you call
I can't stop myself from callin'
Callin' out your name
I can't stop myself from fallin'
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
In the dark
It's just you and I
Not a sound
There's not one sigh
Just the beat of my poor heart
In the dark
Now in the dark, in the dark
I get such a thrill
When he presses his fingertips
Upon my lips
And he begs me to please keep still
In the dark
But soon
This dance will be endin'
And you're gonna be missed
Gee, I'm not pretendin'
'Cause I swear it's fun
Fun to be kissed
In the dark
Now we will find
What the rest
Have left behind
Just let them dance
We're gonna find romance
And now it's half past midnight,
she calls his name
Afraid that in the morning,
that nothing will change
And well, where are the things that we fought for?
Well, where is the love?
And well, where are the answers you told us,
would come from up above?
This is how the world is...3x
...in a whisper
She says she'd like to tell you,
just where they met
She says she's tryin',
but she can't remember yet
Sometimes when she's at home,
and she's all alone
She thinks she hears him call her,
on the telephone
And she says:
Well, where is the love that you promised?
Well, where have you gone?
I've searched for you, but when I get near,
you leave me on my own
This is how the worlds is...3x
...in a whisper
Someday she'll try to find him,
but where should she look?
Should she look in a city, or in a book?
And well, where are the things that we fought for?
Well, where is the love?
And well, where are the answers you told us, would come from up above?
This is how the world is...7x
I keep a close watch on this heart of mine
I keep my eyes wide open all the time.
I keep the ends out for the tie that binds
Because you're mine,
I walk the line
I find it very, very easy to be true
I find myself alone when each day is through
Yes, I'll admit I'm a fool for you
Because you're mine,
I walk the line
As sure as night is dark and day is light
I keep you on my mind both day and night
And happiness I've known proves that it's right
Because you're mine,
I walk the line
You've got a way to keep me on your side
You give me cause for love that I can't hide
For you I know I'd even try to turn the tide
Because you're mine,
As I sit and watch the snow fallin' down
I don't miss you at all
I hear children playin' laughin' so loud
I don't think of your smile
So if you never come to me
You'll stay a distant memory
Out my window I see lights going dark
Your dark eyes don't haunt me
And then I wonder who I am
Without the warm touch of your hand
And then I wonder who I am
Without the warm tough of your hand
As I sit and watch the snow fallin' down
I don't miss you at all
I don't miss you at all
I couldn't make a change
I might have known you had found
Another love
I sat at home all night
Bask in the lonely pale
Of my bedstand light
But through a tear in a curtain
In a cheap motel
I saw with jealous eyes
You made the call to lie
Deceptively yours
I saw a black cloud
I didn't hear a sound
Only the shell on the ground
There was a scream somewhere
And in the thick night air
I put the pedal down
As the sirens wailed
And I sat alone and prayed
Not knowing what was to come
But through a tear in a curtain
In a cheap motel
I saw with jealous eyes
You made the call to lie
Deceptively yours
I tried not to believe
Teh scene that I could see
It felt like days passez by
Before I truend away
I felt a dizzy sway
And the gun in my hand
Stood before a judge
He cleared his throat to say
"I won't give you no bail"
Schackled with chains or love
I knew that I had bought
My own coffin nails
I hear your sweet voice calling out my name
As I stare from a six foot cell
And from beyond I heard the words
December come to me
I hope I can see
You not just in dreams
I will let you be
Why can't you believe
How much you really mean?
December won't you come
Back with snow, even some
Don't say that it's done
I will carry you home
Take you from the loneliest place
You have known
I will carry you home
Take me from the loneliest place
All of your love, baby, can it be mine
All of your love, baby, can it be mine
I'll hate to be the one, the one that you left behind
All of your love, baby, don't you fool around
All of your love, baby, don't fool around
Love is a one thing, baby, that you won't find on the ground
All of your love, I've got to have it one of these days
All of your love, I've got to have it one day
Don't you leave me sweet baby, please come one back this way
Come on back this way
Give me all your love
Give it to me right now
All your love
I never told you about the summer
Everyday was changing
Only photographs
But life goes on
In your mind so warm
Out on my own now
And I like the way it feels
You couldn't come through
And I'm too far gone
After the fall
Do you still want it all?
You never told me about the winter
Everyday was changing
But I remember
But life went on
In my mind so cold
Out on your own now
Do you like the way it feels?
Didn't I come through?
You were too far gone
After the fall
People can't be hand-made
But he keeps slaving away
At a stone that's too hard to break
A girl who's too lost to save
So you tried to replace me
But you didn't get far
And I tried to repay you
But I only got scarred
She'll be breaking your fall
And I'll be building new walls
But this time I'll have to make sure
To add a window for you to come back
And we tried to be faithful
But didn't get far
Now all we'll be left with is 4 broken hearts
I tried to erase you
But didn't get get far... enough away from you
Because you still can break my heart
What am I to you
Tell me darling true
To me you are the sea
Vast as you can be
And deep the shade of blue
When you're feeling low
To whom else do you go
See I cry if you hurt
I'd give you my last shirt
Because I love you so
If my sky should fall
Would you even call
Opened up my heart
I never want to part
I'm giving you the ball
When I look in your eyes
I can feel the butterflies
I love you when you're blue
Tell me darlin' true
What am I to you
Yeah well if my sky should fall
Would you even call
Opened up my heart
Never wanna part
I'm giving you the ball
When I look in your eyes
I can feel the butterflies
Could you find a love in me
Could you carve me in a tree
Don't fill my heart with lies
I will you love when you're blue
Tell me darlin' true
What am I to you
What am I to you
You could never be a face in the crowd
So you're travelin' on, travelin' on out
Well you know I'd never say it out loud
But I'll be travelin' on, travelin' with you
Hey, I'm too weak it's too much to fight off
A past so strong
But now, I don't think too much all the time
I'll just try to keep up
Ooh ooh...
I can't believe what's happening now
Ooh ooh...
I can't believe what's happening now
If you notice that I'm falling behind
I'm taking my time taking it all in
So call me when you get where you get where you're going
I'll keep travelin' on, travelin' to you
Hey, don't be too hard on yourself
I'll be okay
'Cause we won't leave this place any worse
Than when we came
Ooh ooh...
I can't believe what's happening now
Ooh ooh...
I can't believe what's happening now
I can't remember what I planned tomorrow
I can't remember when it's time to go
When I look in the mirror
Tracing lines with a pencil
I remember what came before
I wanted to think there was endless love
Until I saw the light dim in your eyes
In the dead of the night I found out
Sometimes there's love that won't survive
New York City
Such a beautiful disease
New York City
Such a beautiful,
Such a beautiful disease
Laura kept all her disappointments
Locked up in a box behind her closet door
She pulled the blinds and listened to the thunder
With no way out from the family store
We all told her things could get better
When you just say goodbye
I'll lay awake one more night
Caught in a vision I want to deny
And did I mention the note that I found
Taped to my locked front door
It talked about no regrets
As it slipped from my hand to the scuffed tile floor
I rode the train for hours on end
And watched the people pass me by
It could be that it has no end
Just an action junkie's lullaby
New York City
We were full of the stuff that every dream rested
As if floating on a lumpy pillow sky
Caught up in the whole illusion
That dreams never pass us by
Came to a tattoed conclusion
That the big one was knocking on the door
What started as a mass delusion
Would take me far from the place I adore
New York City
Yesterday I saw the sun shinin',
And the leaves were fallin' down softly,
My cold hands needed a warm, warm touch,
And I was thinkin' about you.
Here I am lookin' for signs of leaving,
You hold my hand, but do you really need me?
I guess it's time for me to let you go,
And I've been thinkin' about you,
I've been thinkin' about you.
When you sail across the ocean waters,
And you reach the other side safely,
Could you smile a little smile for me?
'cause I'll be thinkin' about you,
I'll be thinkin' about you,
I'll be thinkin' about you,
I believe, you say
Don't think, we stay
Drawn through the ebb
Lost in the flower
Beneath my breath, I confess
My world, loved less
The devil held the proof for me to know
I could only fight for the longest while
But with the truth out baby
I belong to you
I stoop, to find
My place, entwined
I took it to the bottom one more time
I could only fight for the longest while
But with the truth out baby
I belong to you
I could trip and I want you to know
Very time I think that I think I should go
Like a flower waiting to bloom
Like a lightbulb in a dark room
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on
Like the desert waiting for the rain
Like a school kid waiting for the spring
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on
My poor heart, it's been so dark
Since you've been gone
After all, you're the one who turns me off
You're the only one who can turn me back on
My hi-fi is waiting for a new tune
My glass is waiting for some fresh ice cubes
I'm just sitting here waiting for you
To come on home and turn me on, turn me on
The current is strong from what I've heard
It'll wisk you down the stream
But there never seems to be much time
My toes just touched the water
My toes just touched the water
Daydreamed on the bank again
I was swimming with the fish
And I thought this time that it may be true
(But) My toes just touched the water
My toes just touched the water
My toes just touched the water
Walked a mile just to find the edge
Some place low enough to step right in
Now I'm here and I can't begin - to move
Walked a mile just to find the edge
Some place low enough to step right in
Now I'm here and I can't begin - to move
The spoiled sun up over there
It always has to have its way
And I know that the river's there to shelter me
My toes just touched the water
Feeling tired
By the fire
The long day is over
The wind is gone
Asleep at dawn
The embers burn on
With no reprise
The sun will rise
Sunrise, sunrise
Looks like mornin' in your eyes
But the clocks held 9:15 for hours
Sunrise, sunrise
Couldn't tempt us if it tried
'Cause the afternoon's already come and gone
And I said hoo...
To you
Surprise, surprise
Couldn't find it in your eyes
But I'm sure it's written all over my face
Surprise, surprise
Never something I could hide
When I see we made it through another day
Then I say hoo...
To you
And now the night
Throw its cover down
Mmm...On me again
Ooh...and if I'm right
It's the only way
To bring me back
Hoo...
To you
Prettiest thing I ever did see
Was lightning from the top of a cloud
Moving through the dark a million miles an hour
With somewhere to be
So why does it seem like a picture
Just hangin' up on someone else's wall?
Lately I just haven't been myself at all
It's heavy on my mind
Now I'm dreamin' again like I've always been
Way down low
I still know that the prettiest thing I ever did see
Was dusty as the handle on the door
Rusty as a nail stuck in the ol' pine floor
Looks like home to me
Now I'm dreamin' again like I've always been
It's not the pale moon that excites me
That thrills and delights me
Oh no, it's just the nearness of you
It isn't your sweet conversation
That brings this sensation
Oh no, it's just the nearness of you
When you're in my arms
And I feel you so close to me
All my wildest dreams came true
I need no soft lights to enchant me
If you will only grant me the right to hold you ever so tight
One flight down
There's a song on love
And your mind just picked up on the sound
Now you know that you're wrong
Because it drifts like smoke
And it's been there playing all along
Now you know
Now you know
The reeds and brass have been weaving
Leading into a single note
In this place
Where your arms unfold
Here at last you see your ancient face
Now you know
Now you know
The cadence rolls in broken
Plays it over and then goes
One flight down
There's a song on love
And it's been there playing all along
Now you know
Nightingale, sing us a song
Of a love that once belonged
Nightingale, tell me your tale
Was your journey far too long?
Does it seem like I'm looking for an answer
To a question I can't ask?
I don't know which way the feather falls
If I should blow it to the left
Nightingale, sing us a song
Of a love that once belonged
Nightingale, tell me your tale
Was your journey far too long?
All the voices that are spinnin' around me
Trying to tell me what to say
Can I fly right behind you?
And you can take me away
All the voices that are spinnin' around me
Trying to tell me what to say
So can I fly right behind you?
Tell me how you've been
Tell me what you've seen
Tell me that you'd like to see me too
'Cause my heart is full of no blood
And my cup is full of no love
Couldn't take another sip even if I wanted
But it's not too late
It's not too late for love
My lungs are out of air
Yours are holding smoke
And it's been like that now for so long
I've seen people try to change
And I know it isn't easy
But nothin' worth the time ever really is
And it's not too late
It's not too late for love
For love
For love
Help me breathe,
Help me believe,
You seem really glad that I am sad.
You are not my friend,
I cannot pretend that you are.
You made it sting,
Your voice is ringing,
Just like the boys who laughed at me in school.
You are not my friend,
I cannot pretend anymore.
You found a place,
No one should ever go.
I'll be ok,
'cause when I back away,
She walked by the ocean,
And waited for a star,
To carry her away.
Feelin' so small,
At the bottom of the world,
Lookin' up to God.
She tries to take deep breaths,
To smell the salty sea,
As it moves over her feet.
The water pulls so strong,
And no-one is around,
And the moon is looking down.
Sayin',
Rosie - come with me,
Close your eyes - and dream.
The big ships are rollin',
And lightin' up the night,
And she calls out, but they just pass her by.
The waves are crashin',
But not making a sound,
Just mouthing along.
Sayin',
Rosie - come with me,
Close your eyes and dream,
Close your eyes and dream,
If I were a painter
I would paint my reverie
If that's the only way for you to be with me
We'd be there together
Just like we used to be
Underneath the swirling skies for all to see
And I'm dreaming of a place
Where I could see your face
And I think my brush would take me there
But only...
If I were a painter
And could paint a memory
I'd climb inside the swirling skies to be with you
Spinning, laughing, dancing to
her favorite song
A little girl with nothing wrong
Is all alone
Eyes wide open
Always hoping for the sun
And she'll sing her song to anyone
that comes along
Fragile as a leaf in autumn
Just fallin' to the ground
Without a sound
Crooked little smile on her face
Tells a tale of grace
That's all her own
Fragile as a leaf in autumn
Just fallin' to the ground
Without a sound
Spinning, laughing, dancing to her favorite song
Shes a little girl with nothing wrong
(Adam Levy)
I can't stop myself from callin'
Callin' out your name
I can't stop myself from fallin'
Fallin' back again
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
Dark like the shady corners
Inside a violin
Hot like to burn my lips
I know I can't win
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
I tried to quit you but I'm too weak
Wakin' up without you I can hardly speak at all
My girlfriend tried to help me
To get you off my mind
She tried a little tea and sympathy
To get me to unwind
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
Funny how my favorite shirt
Smells more like you than me
Bitter traces left behind
Stains no one can see
In the mornin'
Baby in the afternoon
You're gonna put me in an early grave
I know I'm your slave whenever you call
I can't stop myself from callin'
Callin' out your name
I can't stop myself from fallin'
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
Fallin' back again
Lonestar, where are you out tonight?
This feeling I'm trying to fight
It's dark and I think that I would give anything
For you to shine down on me
How far you are, I just don't know
The distance, I'm willing to go
I pick up a stone that I cast to the sky
Hoping for some kind of sign
Lonestar, where are you out tonight?
This feeling I'm trying to fight
It's dark and I think that I would give anything
For you to shine down on me
I waited till I saw the sign
I don't know why I didn't come
I left you by the house of fun
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly a way
'Stead of kneeling in the sand
Catching teardrops in my hand
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind forever
Out across the endless sea
I will die in ecstasy
But I'll be a bag of bones
Driving down the road alone
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind forever
Something has to make you run
I don't know why I didn't come
My field is empty as a drum
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
The sun just slipped its note below my door
And I can't hide beneath my sheets
I've read the words before so now I know
The time has come again for me
(Chorus) And I'm feelin' the same way all over again
Feelin' the same way all over again
Singin' the same lines all over again
No matter how much I pretend
Another day that I can't find my head
My feet don't look like they're my own
I'll try and find the floor below to stand
I hope I reach it once again
Chorus
So many times I've wondered where I've gone
And how I found my way back in
I look around awhile for something lost
Maybe I'll find it in the end
As I sit and watch the snow fallin' down
I don't miss you at all
I hear children playin', laughin' so loud
I don't think of your smile
So if you never come to me
You'll stay a distant memory
Out my window, I see lights going dark
Your dark eyes don't haunt me
And then I wonder who I am
Without the warm touch of your hand
And then I wonder who I am
Without the warm touch of your hand
As I sit and watch the snow fallin' down
I don't miss you at all
I hear children playin', laughin' so loud
I don't think of your smile
So if you never come to me
You'll stay a distant memory
I don't miss you at all
I don't miss you at all
I don't miss you at all
I've tried so hard my dear to show
That you're my every dream
Yet you're afraid each thing I do
Is just some evil scheme
A memory from your lonesome past
Keeps us so far apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold cold heart
Another love before my time
Made your heart sad an' blue
And so my heart is paying now
For things I didn't do
In anger unkind words are said
That make the teardrops start
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
And melt your cold cold heart
There was a time when I believed
That you belonged to me
But now I know your heart is shackled
To a memory
The more I learn to care for you
The more we drift apart
Why can't I free your doubtful mind
Round 'n round
Carousel
Has got you under it's spell
Moving so fast...but
Going nowhere
Up 'n down
Ferris wheel
Tell me how does it feel
To be so high...
Looking down here
Is it lonely?
Lonely
Lonely
Did the clown
Make you smile
He was only your fool for a while
Now he's gone back home
And left you wandering there
Is it lonely?
Lonely
Underground I'm waiting
Just below the crowded avenue
Watchin' red lights fading out of view
Oh the air feels heavy
Everything just passes by
And I think that I'm a little shy
Meet me outside above ground
I see you on your way
I'll be with you someday, someday
Drawing lines above my head
But the fan keeps spinning over me
Just my thoughts to keep me company
Now I know I'm ready
Pour the night into a glass
Can I sip it slow and make it last
Meet me outside above ground
I see you on your way
I'll be with you someday, someday
Meet me outside above ground
I see you on your way
Line on your face don't bother me
Down in my chair when you dance over me
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again
Late in the night when I'm all alone
And I look at the clock and I know you're not home
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again
I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream
But no I won't go for any of those reasons
To not touch your skin is not why I sing
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again
I could almost go there....
No I won't go to share you with them
But oh even though I know where you've been
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again
There's a place that I know, where the sycamores grow
And daffodils have their fun
Where the cares of the day seem to slowly fade away
And the glow of the evening sun
Peace, when the day is done
If I go there real late; let my mind meditate
On everything to be done
If I search deep inside; let my conscience be my guide
Then the answers are sure to come
Don't have to worry none
When you find peace of mind, leave your worries behind
Don't say that it can't be done
With a new point of view, life's true meaning comes to you
And the freedom you seek is won
Peace is for everyone
Peace is for everyone
Peace is for everyone
You and me and,
Me and you,
In my little room,
There's room enough for us to do,
The things we like to do.
Oops, I hit my elbow on the doorknob,
Its right there,
It's by the bed next to my head,
But I don't even care.
There's stars up on the wall,
And they all glow in the dark,
And we can hear the children playing,
Outside in the park.
There's bars on the window,
And if there were a fire,
We'd burn up for sure,
But that's just fine by me 'cause,
We would be together ever more.
In this little room,
In the big city we're so far,
From the people that we knew in,
My big ol' blue car.
But if we stick together,
Then I know we'll be ok,
'cause when it gets too cold outside,
I'm too foggy today,
To know what you're sayin',
Your lips are moving so fast,
And I just keep praying,
For them to slow down,
So I can make some sense,
Of the words that are pouring out,
Of your crooked spout.
Last night was a record to be broken,
It broke all over the kitchen floor,
Oh no don't you go,
I'm coming back with a rag,
To wipe away the haze from the days,
We've forgotten all about.
So be my somebody tonight,
Be the one who'll hold me tight,
Honey, please, please,
Cuz I've been so all alone,
And no one will pick up the phone,
So honey, please stay.
I held your head up, do you remember?
When you wanted to make a blanket outta me,
Oh I can't lie ... I been keeping score,
And it's your turn to wring me out,
And lay me down to dry.
So be my somebody tonight,
Be the one who'll hold me tight,
Honey, please, please,
Cuz I've been so all alone,
And no one will pick up the phone,
So honey, please stay,
Honey, please stay,
He's got a broken voice and a twisted smile,
Guess he's been that way now for quite awhile,
He's got blood on his shoes and mud on his brim,
Did he do it to himself or was it done to him?
Now people say that he don't look well,
But all he needs from what I can tell,
Is someone to help wash away all the paint,
From his purple hands before it gets too late.
I saw him stand alone ... under a broken street light,
So sincere ... singing silent night,
But the trees, they were full and the grass was green,
It was the sweetest thing I had ever seen.
He may move slow,
That don't mean he's going nowhere,
He may be moving slow,
'Twas Halloween and the ghosts were out
And everywhere they'd go they'd shout
And though I covered my eyes I knew
They'd go away
But fear's the only thing I saw
And three days later was clear to all
That nothing is as scary as election day
But the day after is darker
And darker and darker it goes
Who knows maybe the plans will change
Who knows maybe he's not deranged
The news men know what they know
But they know even less than what they say
And I don't know who I can trust
For the come what may
'Cause we believed in our candidate
But even more it's the one we hate
I needed someone I could shake
On election day
But the day after is darker
And deeper and deeper we go
Who knows maybe it's all a dream
Who knows if I'll wake up and scream
I love the things that you've given me
I cherish you my dear country
But sometimes I don't understand
The way we play
I love the things that you've given me
And most of all that I am free
To have a song that I can sing
if you wanted to stay with me tonight
well that's alright
but i ain't gonna ask you
it's late and you're tired
and it's so cold outside
so i don't mind
but i ain't gonna ask you
it could be nice
it could be wild
if we shared a few hours together
and if you don't love me
but don't know if that's clear
don't you fear
'cause i ain't gonna ask you
I waited 'til I saw the sun
I don't know why I didn't come
I left you by the house of fun
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching tear drops in my hand
My heart is drenched in wine
You'll be on my mind
Forever
Out across the endless sea
I would die in ecstasy
But I'll be a bag of bones
Driving down the road alone
My heart is drenched in wine
You'll be on my mind
Forever
Something has to make you run
I don't know why I didn't come
I feel as empty as a drum
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
Drivin’ at night, you feel as if you’re blind
The sun is gone and it’s stuck in your mind
You look to the morning with expectation
Anticipation
When you feel the dark coming and you know that it’s here
You feel your spirit sing, you know there’s nothing to fear
I’m here by your side, I’ve got to no where to go
So take your time, drive slow, listen to the radio
Talk if you want, if don’t just change the station
I got patience
I tell myself wait
Wait till the sun goes down
Wait and you’ll come around
And you’ll smile for everyone
I’ll make you a place
A place where the shadows fall
Can be anyone or no one at all
Just tell me what you want
I know, sometimes you feel the need to beware
I know that you scared that I care
But I wonder who you’re with when you turn out the lights
Who do you think of at night
When you feel the dark coming and you know that it’s here
I’ve been there before and you’ve got nothing to fear
I’ll make you a place where the shadows fall
And you can be anyone or no one at all
We’ll take solace from the burning sun
Let me be there for you just this once
I tell myself wait
Wait till the sun goes down
Wait and you’ll come around
And you’ll smile for everyone
I’ll make you a place
A place where the shadows fall
Can be anyone or no one at all
Just tell me what you want
Don't diseave me
please don't leave me.
What would I do without you
to see me trough
if you leave me
then you'll ....?
What would I do
without you to see me trough
What would I do
I wanna know
what would I do
where would I go
Can you please me
when you squeeze me
what would I do without you
to see me trough
What would I do ohhhh
I wanna know
What would I do ouh ouh
where would I go
Oh, yes I'm crazy
'bouth my baby, yes I am
what would I do, without you
to see me trough
oh oh ohhohoooo
i've had to think of a way to survive since you said it's over told me good-bye
i just can't make it one day without you unless i pretend that the opposites true
rivers flow backwards
valleys are high
mountains are level
truth is a lie
i'm perflectly fine
and i don't miss you
the sky is green and the grass is blue
(break)
how much can a heart and a troubled mind take
where is that fine line before it all breaks
can one end their sorrow just cross over it
and into that relm of instantive bliss
there's snow in the tropics
there's ice on the sun
it's hot in the Artic
and crying is fun
and i'm alright now and i'm over you
and the sky is green
and the grass is blue
and the rivers flow backwards and my tears are dry
swans hate the water and eagles can't fly
but i'm alright now that i'm over you
and the sky is green and the grass is blue
and i don't love you and the grass is blue
{Richard}
I know a guy that's got a lot to lose,
He's a pretty nice guy, kinda confused.
He's got muscles in his head ain't never been used,
Thinks he owns half of this town.
He starts drinkin' heavy, gets a big red nose,
Then he beats his old lady, with a rubber hose.
Takes her out to dinner, buys her new clothes,
And that's the way that the world goes 'round.
{Chorus - Norah & Richard}
That's the way that the world goes 'round,
You're up one day, the next you're down,
It's half inch of water, but you think you're gonna drown,
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
{Norah}
I was sittin' in the bathtub, a-countin' my toes,
When the radiator broke, the water all froze.
I got stuck in the ice, without my clothes,
Naked as the eyes of a clown.
I was crying those ice cubes, hoping I'd croak,
When the sun came through the window, the ice all broke.
I just stood up and laughed; I thought it was a joke,
That's the way that the world goes 'round.
{Chorus - Norah & Richard}
{Chorus - Norah, Richard & Kevin Breit}
don't tell them
they'll only drink your tears
don't do it
not in a hundred years
you know it
you feel it
I do too
just listen
something is calling you
what difference
do you think that it makes
if you give
or if its you who takes
i know it
i feel it
you do too
just listen
you'll hear it calling you
what difference
do you think that it makes
if you give
or if its you who takes
i know it
i feel it
you do too
just listen
you'll hear me calling you
So I look in your direction
But you pay no attention, do you?
I know you don't listen to me
Cause you say you see straight through me, don't you?
but on and on
from the moment I wake
to the moment I sleep
I'll be there by your side
Just you try and stop me
I'll waiting in line
Just to see if you care
Oh, did you want me to change?
Well I'd change for good
And I want you to know
That you'll always get your way
I wanted to say.............
Don't you shiver
You shiver
Singing loud and clear
I'll always be waiting for you
So you know how much I need you
But you never even see me, do you?
And is this my final chance of getting you?
But on and on
Did she want me to change?
Well I'd change for good
And I want you to know
That you'll always get your way
I wanted to say..........
Don't you shiver
You shiver
Singing loud and clear
I'll always be waiting for you
So you know how much I need you
But you never even see me, do you?
And is this my final chance of getting you?
But on and on
from the moment I wake
to the moment I sleep
I'll be there by your side
Just you try and stop me
I'll be waiting in line
Just to see if you care, if you care
Oh, did you want me to change
Well I'd change for good
and I want you to know
That you'll always get your way
And I wanted to say.........
Don't you shiver
you shiver
I sing it loud and clear
That I'll always be waiting for you
Ruler of my heart
rubber of my soul
where can you be
I wait patiently
My heart cries out
pain inside
where can you be
I wait patiently
When you're alone
going get rough
come back, come back, come back, baby
I've had enoug
Make me queen
happy again
here my cry
and ease my pain
When you're alone
going gets rough
come back, come back, come back, baby
I've had enough
Make me queen
happy again
hear me cry
ease my pain
Your toy balloon has sailed
in the sky now,
but now it must fall to the ground.
now your sad eyes reveal
Just how badly you feel.
There is no easy way down.
The view from the cliffs
must have been exciting,
and up to the peaks,
you were bound.
Now you're stranded alone
and the past is unknown
and there is no easy way down.
And now it isn't very easy
when you find yourself on your own.
No it isn't very easy
when each boat you take,
is one more mistake,
there's no one to break, your fall,
Lead you back home.
We all like to climb
to the hieights of love dear
where our fantasy world can be found
but you must know in the end
when it's time to decend
that there is no easy way down.
I know it isn't very easy,
when you find yourself out on your own.
No it isn't very easy
when each road you take,
is one more mistake,
there's no one to break,
your fall,
and lead you back home
We all like to climb
to the heights of love dear,
where our fantasy world can be found
but you must know in the end
when it's time to decend
that there is no easy way down.
There is no easy way down.
Everytime i think of you i get a shot right through into a butter blue
its no problem with mine but its of problem i find
living a life that i can't leave behind
theres no sense in telling me
a wisdom of a fool won't set you free
but thats the way that it goes and its what no body knows
and everyday more confusion grows
everytime i see you falling
i get down on my knees and pray
waiting for that final moment
you say the words that i cant say
I feel fine and i feel good
i feel like i never should
whenever i get this way
i just don't know what to say
why can't be be our selves like we would yesterday
i'm not sure what this could mean
i don't think your what you see
my to admit to my self that if i had someone else
they'll never see what just were meant to be
everytime i see you falling
i get down on my knees and pray
waiting for that final moment
you say the words that i can't say
everytime i see you falling
i get down on my knees and pray
and waiting for that final moment
you say the words that i cant say
I waited 'til I saw the sun
I don't know why I didnt come
I left you by the house of fun
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why i didn't come
When I saw the break of day
I wished that I could fly away
Instead of kneeling in the sand
Catching teardrops in my hand
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
forever
Out across the endless sea
I would die in ecstasy
But I'll be a bag of bones
driving down the road alone
My heart is drenched in wine
But you'll be on my mind
forever
Something has to make you run
I don't know why I didn't come
I feel as empty as a drum
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
I don't know why I didn't come
it starts with one
one thing i don't know why
it doesn't even matter how hard you try
keep that in mind as i designed this rhyme to explain in due time
all i know
time is a valuable thing
watch it fly by as the pendulum swings
watch it count down to the end of the day
the clock ticks life away
it's so unreal
you didn't look out below
watch the time go right out the window
trying to hold on but you didn't even know
i wasted it all just to watch you go
kept everything inside
and even though i tried
it all fell apart
what it meant to be will eventually be a memory of a time
i tried so hard
and got so far
but in the end
it doesn't even matter
i had to fall to lose it all
but in the end it doesn't even matter
one thing
i dont know why
it doesn't even matter how hard you try
keep that in mind as i designed this rhyme
to remind myself how i tried so hard
in spite of the way you were mocking me
actin like i was part of your property
remembering all the times you've fought with me
i'm surpirsed it got so far
things arent the way they were before
you wouldnt even recognize me anymore
not that you knew me back then but it all comes back to me in the end
i kept everything inside and even though i tried
it all fell apart
what it meant to be will evenutally be a memory of a time
i tried so hard
and got so far
but in the end
it doesnt even matter
i had to fall to lose it all
but in the end it doesnt even matter
i put my trust in you
pushed as far as i could go
for all this there's only one thing you should know
i put my trust in you
pushed as far as i could go
for all this
there's only one thing you should know
i tried so hard and got so far
but in the end it doesn't even matter
i had to fall to lose it all
but in the end
it doesn't even matter
repeat til end
When the day is done
Down to the earth then sinks the sun
Along with everything that was lost and won
When the day is done
When the day is up
Hope so much your race will all be run
Then you find you jump the gun
Have to go back where you began
When the day is done
When the night is cold
Some get by but some get old
Just to show that life's not made of gold
When the night is cold
When the bird has flown
You got no one to call your own
You got no place to call your home
When the bird has flown
When the game's been fought
You speed the ball across the court
Lost so much sooner than you would have thought
Now the games been fought
When the party is through
It seems so very sad for you
Didn't do the things you meant to do
Now there's no time to start anew
Now the party's through
The day is done
Down to earth then sinks the sun
Along with everything that was lost and won
When the day is done
If you want me, baby,
You just got to let me know, let me know
If you want me, baby,
You just got to let me know, let me know
Don’t go chasing after butterflies
When everything you want is right here by your side
Don’t go chasing after butterflies
When everything you want is right here by your side
If you need me baby
You just got to let it show, let it show
If you need me baby
You just got to let it show, let it show
Why don’t you lower your defense
There’s no more room for walls or fences
Why don’t you lower your defense
There’s no more room for walls or fences
If you want me baby
You just got to let me know, let me know
If you want me baby
You just got to let me know, let me know
Don’t go chasing after butterflies
When everything you want is right here by your side
Don’t go chasing after butterflies
When everything you want is right here by your side
If you need me baby
You just got to let it show, let it show
If you need me baby
You just got to let it show, let it show
Why don’t you lower your defense
There’s no more room for walls or fences
Why don’t you lower your defense
There’s no more room for walls or fences
Well the first time that I saw you
I felt something inside that I couldn’t hide
Well the first time that I saw you
I felt something inside I couldn’t hide
Well the first time that I saw you
I felt something inside I couldn’t hide
Well the first time that I saw you
I felt something inside I couldn’t hide
Don’t go chasing after butterflies
When everything you want is right here by your side
Don’t go chasing after butterflies
When everything you want is right here by your side
If you need me baby
You just got to let it show, let it show
If you need me baby
You just got to let it show, let it show
- Cracling of a record player -
Hook (Norah)
I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream
Verse 1 (Double Double)
steppin into dreams torn apart at seams
toke the hot rotch, go to spark and scream
seen as a fiend on the streets in slumber
thats how most mc's get there banks to have numbers
wondered under lonely grey skies at night
about how these guys continue to lie and bite
the silent strikes against there names emerge
lie on record and make money...huh....this games absurd
i tame a third of the community fluently
so the other 2 parts dont have a clue what to do to me
they ruthlessly and brutally shoot at me without aiming
writin about gangsters thinkin they live out the same things
but the game spins clockwise, so dont try and knock mine
inhale truth while my senses just block lies
im tongue tied at the wrong time, my scriptures start sprawlin
my dreams are just pictures that my hearts drawing
Hook
I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream
Verse 2 (Ta Killa)
I subconsciously follow my dreams with my lifeline,
hoping to see a little green in my lifetime,
hollow and fake, that still isnt me,
Still follow my beliefs 'til I cease to be,
Atleast with me, you see that I be what you see,
Nobody hidden in a shell of a wannabe G,
I just wannabe free, dont wanna mislead,
I just wanna see my poetry flowing at light speed,
I'm showing I might live to be a star,
living with a mansion and 5 cars, rollin outside bars,
puffin on a cuban cigar, but not in our lifetime,
I dont really like the jealousy, I'm
the kinda person like to keep my dream in my head,
better off secure, than, shot dead,
I keep an image in my mind that i seek to find,
Like fumbling in he dark, my optimism is blind,
Hook
I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream
At Last......
My love has come along
My lonely days are over
And life is like a song
oh ya ya
At Last......
The sky's above are blue
My heart was wrapped up in clovers
The night I I looked at you
I found a dream
That I could speak to
A dream that I I I I could call home
I found a dream
To rest my cheek to
Of rely I've never known
Oh ya ya
And you smile
And you smile
Oh and then the spell was cast
And here we are in heaven
For you are mine
At last
Don't look at me
Everyday is so wonderful
Then suddenly
It's hard to breathe
Now and then I get insecure
From all the pain
I'm so ashamed
I am beautiful
No matter what they say
Words can't bring me down
I am beautiful
In every single way
Yes words can't bring me down
Ohh no
So don't you bring me down today
To all your friends you're delirious
You're so consumed
In all your doom, ooh
Trying hard to fill the emptiness
The pieces gone
Left the puzzle undone
Is that the way it is
You are beautiful
No matter what they say
Words can't bring you down
Ohh no
You are beautiful
In every single way
Yes words can't bring you down
Ohh no
So don't you bring me down today
No matter what we do
(No matter what we do)
No matter what we say
(No matter what we say)
We're the song inside the tune
(Yeah, oh yeah)
Full of beautiful mistakes
And everywhere we go
(And everywhere we go)
The sun will always shine
(The sun will always, always, shine)
And tomorrow we might awake
On the other side
'Cause we are beautiful
No matter what they say
Yes words won't brin' us down
Ohh no
We are beautiful
In every single way
Yes words can't brin' us down
Ohh no
So don't you brin' me down today
Ooh, ohh
Don't you brin' me down today
Don't you brin' me down, ooh
Today
Love me tender, love me sweet
Never let me go
You have made my life complete
And I love you so
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For, my darling I love you
And I always will.
Love me tender, love me dear
Tell me you are mine
I'll be yours through all the years
'Till the end of time
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For, my darling I love you
And I always will
Love me tender, love me true
All my dreams fulfill
For, my darling I love you
And I always will
Want to find out where the moon goes
When it leaves the western sky
And night dissolves again to morning
Azure turns to gold
Azure turns to gold
Gonna sleep with one eye open
Gonna keep the shades half drawn
Nearly silent dressed in shadows
Lines and colors fall
Lines and colors fall
Gonna watch her through the window
Just as I watched you before
Smile knows but just won't tell me
I just watch her go
I just watch her go
Now I know just where the moon goes
When it leaves the western sky
And night dissolves again to morning
The moon is in your eyes
The moon is in your eyes
The moon is in your eyes
We met in a place I used to go,
Now I just walk by it for show,
Can't bear to go in without you know,
Wish I could,
Wish I could.
But Annie is standing in the door,
With a look on her face I can't just ignore,
She tells me that her heart is sore,
And pulls me in,
She pulls me in.
She says "love in the time of war is not fair",
"He was my man but they didn't care",
"Sent him far away from here",
"No goodbye",
"No goodbye".
I don't tell her that I once loved you too,
Or about all the things we used to do,
I kiss her hair and think of you,
Walking down ,
The road you found.
We met in a place I used to go,
Now I only walk by it slow,
Can't bear to go in without you know,
Wish I could,
Wish I could,
Wish I could,
You've ruined me now
But I liked it but I'm ruined
Do you have a plan?
'Cause I'm in your hands
You've ruined me now
Though I liked it now I'm ruined
I had no choice
When I heard your voice
I know you said
Can't be misled
Now I'm the one
Whose face is red
You've ruined me now
Though I liked it now I'm ruined
Your chocolate eyes
Like buttons of lies
You've ruined me now
Though I liked it now I'm ruined
I'm trying to part
With what's in my heart
You've ruined me and how
I thought I liked it but I'm ruined
My whole world's now
Turned upside down
I heard me say I'm going away
But now I write you everyday
You heard me say I'm going away
But I'm on the floor outside your door
You've ruined me now
You've ruined me now
You've ruined me now
But I liked it but I'm ruined
Do you have a plan?
Don't want to get over you
I'm not here to forget you, I'm here to recall
The things we used to say and do
I don't want to get over you
I don't want to get over you
I haunt the same places we used to go
Alone at a table for two
I don't want to get over you
I don't want to get over you
They ought to give me the Wurlitzer prize
For all the silver I led slide down the slot
Playing those songs sung blue
Help me remember you
I don't want to get over you
A fresh roll of quarters, same old song
Missing you through and through
I don't want to get over you
I don't want to get over you
I don't want to get over you
Won't you take me away from here
So I'll never find my way home
Well there's one missing part of me
And I'm afraid it's fine on its own
And this time it's finally grown
For me to see
Now I see
Words spoken silently
I could never understand
How breath delivers such poison
To someone too weak to stand
And dust can turn into mud
Out on the sea
In the sea
Take it back, take it back
Take it back
Take it back, take it back
Take it back
Take it back, take it back
Take it back
Take it back, take it back
You shove your way
Through the room from the street
And finally to me
You ask me what I'm drinking
My friend Johnny
Tugging on my sleeve
Asks if I wanna leave
But what I'm really thinking is
Why can't it be easy, easy?
Why don't you leave
Leave me, leave me be?
I can see you swaying
I can't hear what you're saying
I'm sitting here stuck
And plastered to my seat
I think up a reason to leave
When you finally stop speaking
I'll take a long slow
Walk down Washington Street
Half asleep on my feet
Half aware if I'm dreaming
I'll go home alone, a sinking stone
A switched off telephone
I'll go on, be free, a frozen breeze
A fallen down factory
But I still see you swaying
And I can't hear what you're saying
I just lost the plot, got a little caught
In a little knot
I just hit a wall had a little fall
Felt the swinging wrecking ball
And why should that be?
Why don't you tell me?
Why don't you tell me?
I'm sure you'll tell me
Why don't you tell me?
Where are you going I don't mind
I've killed my world and I've killed my time
So where do I go what do I see
I see many people coming after me
So where are you going to I don't mind
If I live too long I'm afraid I'll die
So I will follow you wherever you go
If your offered hand is still open to me
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two we are one
So you've been where I've just come
From the land that brings losers on
So we will share this road we walk
And mind our mouths and beware our talk
'Till peace we find tell you what I'll do
All the things I own I will share with you
If I feel tomorrow like I feel today
We'll take what we want and give the rest away
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two we are one
Holy man and holy priest
This love of life makes me weak at my knees
And when we get there make your play
'Cos soon I feel you're gonna carry us away
In a promised lie you made us believe
For many men there is so much grief
And my mind is proud but it aches with rage
And if I live too long I'm afraid I'll die
Strangers on this road we are on
We are not two we are one
Strangers on this road we are on
Through these sleepless nights
i cry for you
And wonder who
is kissing you
Oh these sleepless nights
Will break my heart in two
Somehow through the days
I don't give in
I hide my tears
That wait within
Oh but then through sleepless nights
I cry again
Why did you go ?
Why did you go ?
Don't you know ?
Don't you know ?
I need you
I keep hoping you'll come back to me
Oh let it be
Please let it be
Oh, my love, please end
These sleepless nights for me
Why did you go ?
Why did you go ?
Don't you know ?
Don't you know ?
I need you
I keep hoping you'll come back to me
Oh let it be
Please let it be
Oh, my love, please end
These sleepless nights for me
I was dancin' with my baby to the Tennessee Waltz
When an old friend I just happened to see
I introduced her to my loved one
And while they were dancin'
My friend stole my sweetheart from me
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
And I knew just how much I had lost
I have lost my little darlin'
The night they were playing
The beautiful Tennessee Waltz
I remember the night and the Tennessee Waltz
And I knew just how much I had lost
I have lost my little darlin'
The night they were playing
The beautiful beautiful Tennessee Waltz
I won't cry for you
When the night grows long
And I won't die for you
Because you done me wrong
So tell your mama I said hello
And that she raised you too damn slow
You're too damn slow
Too damn slow
'Cause I've been waiting
For your time
And I've been missing
Out on mine
So tell your father that I said so long
And thanks for raising you so damn wrong
You're so damn wrong
It's him or me that's what he said
But I can't choose between a vegan and a pot head
So I chose you because you're sweet
And you give me lots of lovin' and you eat meat
And that's how you became my only man of the hour
You never lie and you don't cheat
And you don't have any baggage tied to your forefeet
Do I deserve to be the one who will feed you breakfast, lunch and dinner
And take you to the park at dawn
Will you really be my only man of the hour?
I know you'll never bring me flowers
Flowers they will only die
And though you'll never take a shower together
I know you'll never make me cry
You never argue, you don't even talk
And I like the way you let me lead you
When we go outside and walk
Will you really be my only man of the hour?
My only man of the hour
Oh Loretta she's my bar-room girl
wears them sevens on her sleeve
Dances like a diamond shines
Tells me lies I love to believe
Her age is always 22
Her sparkling eyes a hazel hue
Spends my money like water falls
Loves me like I want her to
Loves me like I want her to
Oh, Loretta, won't you say to me
Darling, strap your guitar on
have a little shot of booze
sing a blue and wailing song
My guitar sings a melody
My guitar sings, Loretta's fine
Long and young, blonde and free
and I can have her any time
and I can have her any time
Sweetest at the break of day
prettiest in the setting sun
she don't cry when I can't stay
'least not till she's all alone
Loretta, I won't be gone long
keep your dancing slippers on
keep me on your mind a while
When whippoorwills call and evening is nigh,
I hurry to my Blue Heaven.
A turn to the right, a little white light,
Will lead me to my Blue Heaven.
I'll see a smiling face, a fireplace, a cozy room,
A little nest that nestles where the roses bloom;
Just Molly and me, and baby makes three,
We're happy in my Blue Heaven
I'll see a smiling face, a fireplace, a cozy room,
A little nest that nestles where the roses bloom;
Just Molly and me, and baby makes three,
We're happy in my Blue Heaven
I could feel at the time
There was no way of knowing
Fallen leaves in the night
Who can say where they´re blowing
As free as the wind
And hopefully learning
Why the sea on the tide
Has no way of turning
More than this
There is nothing
Oh more than this
You tell me one thing
More than this
You know there's nothing
It was fun for a while
There was no way of knowing
Like a dream in the night
Who can say where we´re going
No care in the world
And maybe I´m learning
Why the sea on the tide
It has no way of turning
More than this
You know there is nothing
Oh more than this
You tell me one thing
More than this
There is nothing
Nothing
More than this
You know there is nothing
Much more than this
You tell me one thing
More than this
There is nothing
Miriam
That's such a pretty name
I'm gonna say it when
I'll make you cry
Miriam
You know you done me wrong
I'm gonna smile when
You say goodbye
Now I'm not the jealous type
Never been the killing kind
But you know I know what you did
So don't put up a fight
Miriam
When you were having fun
In my big pretty house
Did you think twice?
Miriam
Was it a game to you?
Was it a game to him?
Don't tell me lies
I know he said it's not your fault
But I don't believe that's true
I've punished him for being too weak
Now I've saved the best for you
And I'm trying not to hurt you
'Cause you might not be that bad
But it takes a lot to make me go this mad
Oh Miriam
That's such a pretty name
And I'll keep saying it
Until you die
Miriam
You know you done me wrong
I'm gonna smile when
You say goodbye
You know you done me wrong
I'm gonna smile when
I take your life
Heart of mine,
Be still
You can play with fire,
But you'll get the bill
Don't let him know
Don't let him know that you love him
Oh, don't be a fool, don't be blind
Heart of mine
Heart of mine,
Go back home
You've got no reason to wander
No reason to roam
Don't let him see
Don't let him see that you need him
Oh, don't push yourself over the line
Heart of mine
Heart of mine,
Go back where you been
The only trouble with you
Is if you let him in
Don't let him hear
Don't let him hear where you're goin'
Oh, I'm tired of ties that bind
Heart of mine
Heart of mine,
So malicious and so full of guile
I give you an inch
And you take a mile
Don't let yourself fall
Don't let yourself stumble
Oh, do the time, don't do the crime
Heart of mine
Heart of mine...
Oh, oh, oh...
If you wanted to stay
With me tonight
that's alright
But I ain't gonna ask you
It's late and you're tired
And it's so cold outside
So I don't mind
But I ain't gonna ask you
It could be nice
It could be wild
If we share a few hours together
And if you don't love me
But don't know if that's clear
Don't you feel
'Cause I ain't gonna ask you
Don't you feel
trying to pick up the pace
trying to make it so i never see your face again
trying to throw this away
want to make sure that you never waste my time again
how does it feel?
oh how does it feel
to be you right now?
you brought this upon
so pick up your piece and go away from here
please just let me go now.
please just let me go
would you please just let me go now?
please just let me go
i'm going to get you
i'm going to get you
i'm going to get you out of my head get out
i'm going to get you.
i'm going to get you.
i'm going to get you out of my head get out.
never said we'd be friends,
trying to keep myself away from you,
'cause you're bad, bad news.
with you gone, i'm alive,
makes me feel like i took happy pills,
and time stood still.
how does it feel?
oh how does it feel to be the one shut out?
you broke all the rules.
i won't be a fool for you no more my dear.
please just let me go now.
please just let me go.
would you please just let me go now?
please just let me go.
i'm going to get you.
i'm going to get you.
i'm going to get you out of my head.
get out.
i'm going to get you.
i'm going to get you.
i'm going to get you out of my head.
Good morning
My thoughts on leaving are back on the table
I thought you should know
And maybe powerful actions
Or powerful feelings
Will keep me from going
I'm folding my hand, hand
I'm folding my hand, hand
Good morning
Why did you do it?
I couldn't sleep
I knew you were gone
Our loving is all I was after
But you couldn't give it
So I'm moving on
I'm folding my hand, hand
My words are lazy
My thoughts are hazy
But this is one thing I'm sure of
Everybody needs a best friend
I'm happy I'm yours
You got a double
Who brings you trouble
And though you're better without me
Everybody needs a best friend
I'm happy I'm yours
A fool could see decidedly
That you're a ten and I'm a three
A royal brie is what you need
So how did you come to be stuck with a bummer like me
Oh you got a... full of dreadful
And yet lest that someone adores you
Everybody needs a best friend
I'm happy I'm yours
A fool could see decidedly
That you're a ten and I'm a three
A royal brie is what you need
Come away with me in the night
Come away with me
And I will write you a song
Come away with me on a bus
Come away where they can't tempt us
With their lies
And I want to walk with you
On a cloudy day
In fields where the yellow grass grows knee-high
So won't you try to come?
Come away with me and we'll kiss
On a mountaintop
Come away with me
And I'll never stop loving you
And I want to wake up with the rain
Falling on a tin roof
While I'm safe there in your arms
So all I ask is for you
To come away with me in the night
Come away with me
Well first you gotta wanna get off bad enough to wanna get on him in the first place
And you better trust in your lady luck
Pray to God that she don't give up on you right now
Live fast die young bull rider
One hand hold is all you got it's you and the bull against the clock and a cross crowd
And once upon a spinnin' ton nothin' else you've ever done can pull this way
You're just outside the buckin' shoot
Lose a spur you lose your seat and you lose yourself
By now he's buckin' mean and dirty
Slingin' mud and cowboy boots and kickin' clowns
No fools no fun bull rider
You gotta feel the way he's movin' you gotta watch his head
And brace yourself for anything that a friend of you might dead
You know the art of hangin' loose hangin' just as tight
Well there's something like a hurricane who's dancin' with the kite
Live fast die young bull rider
Well the rodeo is more than rough
It's a fact of life it's tough to cut his fever ass
It's drinkin' beer and pullin' trailers
Tighten may on barreled razors and horse's buck
No fools no fun bull rider
Bessie was more than just a friend of mine
We shared the good times and the bad
Many years have since passed me by
I still recall the best thing I ever had
Now I'm going down the road to see Bessie
Oh... To see her soon
I'm just going down the road to see Bessie Smith
When I get there I'm a wondering what she'll do
Now all the crazy things I had to try
Well I tried them all and then some
If you look you one day you will find out
Where it is that your really coming from
Now I'm going down the road to see Bessie
Oh... To see her soon
I'm just going down the road to see Bessie Smith
When I get there I'm a wondering what she'll do
Now in my day I've made some foolish moves
But back then I didn't worry about a thing
Now and again I still wonder to myself
Was it the sweet love, or the way that she could sing
I'm just going down the road to see Bessie
Oh... To see her soon
I'm just going down the road to see Bessie Smith
There's a big ol' hole
That's gone right through the sole
Of this old shoe
And the water on the ground
Ain't got no place else it found
So it's only got one thing left to do
Creep on in
Creep on in
And once it has begun
Won't stop until it's done
Sneaking in
There's a silver moon
That came just a little soon
For me to bare
Shines brightly on my bed
And the shadows overhead
Won't let me sleep as long as they're there
Creep on in
Creep on in
And once it has beguun
Won't stop until it'd done
Sneaking in
There's a big ol' hole
That goes right through my sole
And that ain't nothing new
So long as you're around
And got no place else you've found
There's only one thing left to do
Creep on in
Creep on in
And once you have begun
Don't stop until you're done
Comes a rainstorm, put your rubbers on your feet
Comes a snowstorm, you can get a little heat
Comes love, nothing can be done
Comes a fire, then you know just what to do
Blow a tire, you can get another shoe
Comes love, nothing can be done
Don't try hiding, 'cause there isn't any use
You will start sliding, when your heart turns on the juice
Comes a headache, you can lose it in a day
Comes a toothache, see your dentist right away
Comes love, nothing can be done
That's all brother, if you ever been in love
That's all brother, you know just what I'm speaking of
Comes a nightmare, you can always stay awake
Comes depression, you may get another break
In your message you said, you were goin' to bed,
but I'm not done with the night.
So I stayed up and read, but your words in my head, got me mixed up so I turned out the light.
And I, don't know how, to slow it down.
My mind's racing from chasing pirates.
Well the man in there swings while the silliest things, floppin' around in my brain.
And I try not to dream but them possible schemes,
swim around, wanna drown me in synch.
And I, don't know how, to slow it down.
Oh my mind's racing from chasing pirates.
Oh my mind's racing from chasing pirates.
My mind's racin' from chasing pirates.
I'll pretend my heart's not on fire
If you steal my true love's name
Broke down subway in this city of spires
Tape your picture over his in the frame
We'll imagine we're sleeping revolvers
Shotgun wedding in a strange SoHo
Our chambers hold silvery collars
Gun down werewolves wherever we go
We gun down werewolves wherever we go
Midnight phone calls in the back of a Mustang
Creased white pages torn right from the spine
Kissed my neck with a crooked, cracked fang
You always hoped one day you'd be mine
Threw our fathers on funeral pyres
I'm not sure we were playing a game
Busted gasket in a field full of liars
No one noticed we set five boroughs aflame
No one noticed we set five boroughs aflame
Young blood, young bone
Old ghosts go home
Band of gold with a diamond implied
You wrote letters that you never sent
I made promises I'll always deny
Now we'll never know what the other meant
Watch is ticking like a heartbeat gone berserk
Lost the chance to wind the key
Roosters are nothing but clucking clockwork
Our fears are only what we tell them to be
Our fears are only what we tell them to be
Drown the last of our matches
Burn the rest of each other
You were strongest when I ached for breath
Through the thick of smoke we'll finally smother
Young blood, young bone
Old ghosts go home
Young blood, young bone
Old ghosts go home
Young blood, young bone
Old ghosts go home
Young blood, young bone
Old ghosts go home
Young blood, young bone
Old ghosts go home
He takes me to the places you and I used to go
He tells me over and over that he loves me so
He gives me love that I never got from you
He loves me too, his love is true
Why can't he be you
He never fails to call and tell me I'm on his mind
And I'm lucky to have such a guy; I hear it all the time
And he does all the things that you would never do
He loves me, too, his love is true
Why can't he be you
He's not the one who dominates my mind and soul
And I should love him so, 'cause he loves me, I know
But his kisses leave me cold
He sends me flowers, calls on the hour, just to prove his love
And my friends say when he's around, I'm all he speaks of
And he does all the things that you would never do
He loves me too, his love is true
Wake me up when it's over,
Wake me up when it's done,
When he's gone away and taken everything,
Wake me up.
Wake me up when the skies are clearing,
When the water is still,
'cause I will not watch the ships sail away so,
Please say you will.
If it were any other day,
This wouldn't get the best of me.
But today I'm not so strong,
So lay me down with a sad song,
And when it stops then you know I've been,
Gone too long.
But don't shake me awake,
Don't bend me or I will break,
Come find me somewhere between my dreams,
With the sun on my face.
I will still feel it later on,
Hush now, watch the stars fall
Into a fire wall
I am waiting here
Waiting for you to come home
Sinking embers glow
Melting icy snow
And I am waiting here
Waiting for you to come home
And I watch them burn
When will I ever learn?
If I wait it doesn't mean
You will return
And I watch them burn
When will I ever learn?
If I wait it doesn't mean
You will return
Now all the stars have gone
Faded into cracks of dawn
And I'm still waiting here
Waiting for you to come home
I am waiting here
You've got a famous last name
But you're not to blame
Baby I see you for who you are
A one time apple queen,
And a one time tramp,
And an old time movie star.
You're a shell picker,
Of the pickiest kind,
But you always find the ones to keep.
And in or out of bed,
You keep you're head wide open,
'cause ya don't only dream when you're asleep.
Like a child ... you remember,
But I forget ... all my dreams.
I used to think,
That someday I'd relax a little,
And be more like you.
Then I realized,
How silly that thought was,
Needed to stand in my own shoes.
And from over here,
I can see you cry,
Don't even try ... to pretend.
'cause he's hurt you,
So many times,
Baby don't go back again.
Like a child, you forget,
But I remember everything..and every sting.
And through all the games,
We'll both stay the same,
As we've always been,
Through the fat and thin,
Until the end,
What did you say
I know I saw you singing
My ears won't stop ringing
Long enough to hear
Those sweet words
What did you say
End of the day
The hour hand has spun
Before the night is done
I just have to hear
Those sweet words
Spoken like a melody
All your love
Is a lost balloon
Rising up through the afternoon
'Til it could fit on the head of a pin
Come on in
Did you have a hard time sleeping
'Cause a heavy moon was keeping me awake
And all I know is I'm just glad to see you again
See my love
Like a lost balloon
Rising up through the afternoon
And then you appear
What did you say
I know you were singing
My ears won't stop ringing
Long enough to hear
Those sweet words
And your simple melody
I just have to hear
Your sweet words
Spoken like a melody
I just wanna hear
Well I stumbled in the darkness
I'm lost and alone
Though I said I'd go before us
And show the way back home
IS there a light up ahead
I can't hold onto very long
Forgive me pretty baby but I always take the long way home
Money's just something you throw
Off the back of a train
Got a handful of lightening
A hat full of rain
And I know that I said
I'd never do it again
And I love you pretty baby but I always take the long way home
I put food on the table
And roof overhead
But I'd trade it all tomorrow
For The highway instead
Watch your back if I should tell you
Loves the only thing I've ever known
One thing for sure pretty baby I always take the long way home
You know I love you baby
More than the whole wide world
I'm your woman
You know you are my pearl
Let's go out past the party lights
We can finally be alone
Come with me and we can take the long way home
Come with me, together we can take the long way home
I'm going down south
Won't be misquoted in my own bed
That's what I said, that's what I said
You missed the loophole in my head
That's what I said, that's what I said
That's what I said, that's what I said
If a nice girl sings about heart attacks
Will people listen or turn their backs?
Cause sugar coating is bitter sweet
Do people just want to move their feet?
Puffy clouds or puffy eyes
Don't know which will make me wise
Ridiculously analyzed
And they move slow, that's no surprise
That's what I said, that's what I said
That's what I said, that's what I said
Now everyday you pack a bow
Think about the words you know
Drag good people into holes
Your expertise runs very low
Critically you ridicule
One who'd kick your ass in pool
But technically you're just a tool
You'd point out things like your own school
That's what I said, that's what I said
Here we go, here we go, here we go right now
Have a daisy, have a rose
You dignifiedly pick your nose
Then wipe it on the girls whose pose
You'd like to hose and expose
Long and lazy, tough and lean
They call you out as the king of mean
You bite the hand of the too serene
I'll bet the king of mean's no sex machine
Typically you're topical
You like the dance of push and pull
You think that everyone's a fool
But you're bananas and a bully
That's what I said, that's what I said
That's what I said, that's what I said
That's what I said, that's what I said
That's what I said, that's what I said
If you don't care 'bout what I said
You don't care 'bout what's in my head
You think I might as well be dead
We're an oyster cracker on the stew,
And the honey in the tea.
We're the sugar cubes, one lump or two,
In the black coffee.
The golden crust on an apple pie,
That shines in the sun at noon.
We're a wheel of cheese high in the sky,
But we're gonna be sinkin' soon.
In a boat that's built of sticks and hay,
We drifted from the shore.
With a captain who's too proud to say,
That he dropped the oar.
Now a tiny hole has sprung a leak,
In this cheap pontoon.
Now the hull has started growing weak,
And we're gonna be sinkin' soon.
We're gonna be
Sinkin' soon,
We're gonna be
Sinkin' soon,
Everybody hold your breath 'cuz,
We're gonna be sinkin' soon
We're gonna be
Sinkin' soon,
We're gonna be
Sinkin' soon,
Everybody hold your breath and
Down and down we go.
Like the oyster cracker on the stew,
The honey in the tea.
The sugar cubes, one lump or two?
No thank you none for me.
We're the golden crust on an apple pie,
That shines in the sun at noon.
Like the wheel of cheese high in the sky
Bring me back the good old days,
When you let me misbehave.
Always knew, it wouldn't last,
But if you ask, I'd go again.
Yeah, I'd go again.
It's alright, it's okay,
I don't need you anyway.
You don't have to tell the truth,
Cause if you do I'll tell it too.
Oh, I'll tell it too.
Well, it ain't easy to stay in love
If you can't tell lies,
So I'll just have to take a bow
And say goodbye.
I'm loosened up, but it's too late to turn it around.
I'm dropping bolts on the ground and I'm coming unwound.
Don't you miss the good old days,
When I let you misbehave?
Why you're looking down like that?
I know that you dying to come back,
Please come on back.
Well, it ain't easy to stay in love
When you're telling lies,
So I'll just have to take a bow
I can't remember what I planned tomorrow
I can't remember when it's time to go
When I look in the mirror
Tracing lines with a pencil
I remember what came before
I wanted to think there was endless love
Until I saw the light dim in your eyes
In the dead of the night I found out
Sometimes there's love that won't survive
New York City
Such a beautiful disease
New York City
Such a beautiful,
Such a beautiful disease
Laura kept all her disappointments
Locked up in a box behind her closet door
She pulled the blinds and listened to the thunder
With no way out from the family store
We all told her things could get better
When you just say goodbye
I'll lay awake one more night
Caught in a vision I want to deny
And did I mention the note that I found
Taped to my locked front door
It talked about no regrets
As it slipped from my hand to the scuffed tile floor
I rode the train for hours on end
And watched the people pass me by
It could be that it has no end
Just an action junkie's lullaby
New York City
We were full of the stuff that every dream rested
As if floating on a lumpy pillow sky
Caught up in the whole illusion
That dreams never pass us by
Came to a tattoed conclusion
That the big one was knocking on the door
What started as a mass delusion
Would take me far from the place I adore
Little broken hearts of the night
Slowly picking up their knives
On the way to the fight
Tonight they want revenge
Beautiful soldiers in their beds
Making love inside their hands
With no chance to defend
Tonight could be their end
With the weapons in their hands
And their eyes closed as they stand
Can they end it all tonight so easily?
Did the darkness of their days
Make them let go of their light?
Will they want to find a way
To make it all right?
When the beautiful awake
See the sadness in their eyes
Will they want to find a way
To make it all right,
To make it all right?
Only the fallen need to rise
What if lightning strikes them twice?
Will they give up on their lives
And finally divide?
Did the darkness of their days
Make them let go of their light?
Can they ever find a way
To sleep side by side?
When the beautiful awake
See the sadness in their eyes
Will they ever find a way
To sleep side by side,
To sleep side by side,
Jesus, don't cry, you can rely on me, honey
You can combine anything you want
I'll be around, you were right about the stars
Each one is a setting sun
Tall buildings shake
Voices escape singing sad, sad songs
Tuned to chords, strung down your cheeks
Bitter melodies turning your orbit around
Don't cry, you can rely on me, honey
You can come by any time you want
I'll be around, you were right about the stars
Each one is a setting sun
Tall buildings shake
Voices escape singing sad, sad songs
Tuned to chords, strung down your cheeks
Bitter melodies turning your orbit around
Voices whine
Skyscrapers are scraping together
Your voice is smoking
And last cigarettes are all you can get
Turning your orbit around
Our love, our love, our love is all we have
Our love, our love is all of God's money
Everyone is a burning sun
Tall buildings shake
Voices escape singing sad, sad songs
Tuned to chords, strung down your cheeks
Bitter melodies turning your orbit around
Voices whine
Skyscrapers are scraping together
Your voice is smoking
Last cigarettes are all you can get
Turning your orbit around
Last cigarettes are all you can get
Turning your orbit around
Last cigarettes are all you can get
If all we talk about is money
Nothing will be funny, honey
And now that everyone's a critic
It's makin' my mascara runny
If we only talk about the 'Heathers'
Making it together is crazy
If we don't get a new situation
For our busted nation, we're lazy
But it's gonna be, it's gonna be
Please make it be, it's gonna be
Now if a princess becomes human
Don't stone her on a talk show, you'll ruin
'Cause there's a fine line between a skewer
And a decent sense of humor
Aim at the ones who've really hurt us
They should be arrested for murders
But then all the cameras were turned on
Some skinny naked blond eating burgers
But it's gonna be, it's gonna be
It's gonna be, it's gonna be
It's gonna be, it's gonna be
Please make it be, let's make it be
It's gonna be, it's gonna be
Lines on your face
Don't bother me
Down in my chair
When you dance over me
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again
Late in the night
When I'm all alone
And I look at the clock
And I know you're not home
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again
I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream
But no, I won't go
For any of those things
To not touch your skin
Is not why I sing
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again
I could almost go there
Just to watch you be seen
I could almost go there
Just to live in a dream
No, I won't go
To share you with them
But oh, even though
I know where you've been
I can't help myself
I've got to see you again
Oh, I can't help myself
Close your eyes, close the door
You don''t have to worry any more
Cause I''ll be your baby tonight
Shut the light, shut the shade
You don''t have to be afraid
''Cause I''ll be your baby tonight
Well, that mockingbird''s gonna sail away
We''re gonna forget it
That big fat moon
Is gonna shine like a spoon
But we''re gonna let it
You won''t regret it
Kick your shoes off
And don''t you fear
Bring that bottle over here
Cause I''ll be your baby tonight
Well, that mockingbird''s gonna sail away
We''re gonna forget it
That big fat moon
Is gonna shine like a spoon
But we''re gonna let it
You won''t regret it
Kick your shoes off
And don''t you fear
Bring that bottle over here
Cause I''ll be your baby tonight
Cause I''ll be your baby tonight
If I touched myself the way you touched me
If I could hold myself the way you held me
Then I wouldn't need you, no, I wouldn't need you
No, I wouldn't need you to love me
If I could replace the things you gave me
If I could see my face without the tragedy
Then I wouldn't need you, no, I wouldn't need you
No, I wouldn't need you to love me
But I do so come back, come back
If you could see the way I act when I'm alone
If you could hear my voice crack over the phone
Then you'd know I need you, oh, you'd know I need you
I turned your picture to the wall
I don't wanna see you anymore
You once were nice to me
Sugar and spice to me
Now you're as salty as you can be
We had some good times, I recall
We don't ever have them anymore
Now you just lie to me
Then say goodbye to me
I can't believe this is happening to me
When I call you on the phone
You are never there
And I sit home all alone
You don't even care
So I'll just turn your picture to the wall
I ain't gonna see you anymore
It's all a memory
Now it can never be
I'll never see you at all
My balance was gone, but so is the pain
Was waitin' around, but you never came
So I ran into Tony
He grabbed on my body
I told him I missed you
He told me he loved me
And hey, I liked the way he said my name
That's all he had to say
The damage is done, but so is the wait
And I tried not to run cause it would be a mistake
But it would be a mistake if I just took my time
Cause I'd be waiting around just to pay for your crimes
And hey, I know what it takes to be wrong but it feels all right to me
Even though I know you let me down
I don't know why I can't come around
And even though I know my mind is sound
Couldn't walk away from what I've found
Your honesty's good but too much is bad
And I've been trying to hold on to something I've never had
Cause I've never had you just as I have you now
That you're afraid of losin' but you're not scared enough
Hey wait, you wipe that smile right off of your face
Cause I don't know where it came from
Even if I know I won't be found
I will still be hiding underground
Even if I go outside I find
You've already left me far behind
Even when this song comes crashing down
I don't wanna hear another sound
Went out on a limb, gone too far
I broke down at the side of the road
Stranded at the outskirts
And the sun's creepin' up
Baby's in the backseat
Still fast asleep dreamin' of better days
I don't want to call you
But you're all I have to turn to
What do you say when it's all gone away?
Baby I didn't mean to hurt you
Truth spoke in whispers would tear you apart
No matter how hard you resist it, it never rains when you want it to
You humble me Lord, you humble me Lord
I'm on my knees empty
You humble me Lord, you humble me Lord
So please, please, please forgive me
Baby Teresa she's got Your eyes
I see you all the time
When she asks about her daddy
I never know what to say
Heard You kicked the bottle
And You helped build the church
You carry an honest wage
Is it true You have somebody keeping you company?
What do you say when it's all gone away?
Baby I didn't meant to hurt you
Truth spoke in whispers would tear you apart
No matter how hard you resist it, it never rains when you want it to
You humble me Lord, you humble me Lord
I'm on my knees empty
You humble me Lord, you humble me Lord
So please, please forgive me, you humble me
Something by the way he touched me was so slow
The way he'd put his arms around me
Even though I'm feeling lonely
I'm feeling lonely
Don't understand the words he said made me do wrong
But now there is nothing else in my head
And though it's strong I wish he'd leave me alone
I wish he'd leave me
'Cause I know trouble will follow
But I have to go, I have to go
'Cause I know trouble will follow
But I have to go, but I have to go
He makes me think that I don't know me
So unsure when I remember all the things he showed me
And I want more, I'm feeling lonely
Everybody knows where you go when the sun goes down.
I think you only live to see the lights of town.
I wasted my time when I would try, try, try.
When the lights have lost their glow, you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
I lie awake at night and wait 'til you come in.
You stay a little while and then you're gone again.
Every question that I ask, I get a lie, lie, lie.
For every lie you tell, you're gonna cry, cry, cry.
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone,
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own.
You're gonna cry, cry, cry.
Soon your sugar-daddies will all be gone.
You'll wake up some cold day and find you're alone.
You'll call to me but I'm gonna tell you: "Bye, bye, bye,"
When I turn around and walk away, you'll cry, cry, cry,
When your fickle little love gets old, no one will care for you.
You'll come back to me for a little love that's true.
I'll tell you no and you gonna ask me why, why, why?
When I remind you of all of this, you'll cry, cry, cry.
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll cry alone,
When everyone's forgotten and you're left on your own.
You're gonna cry, cry, cry.
You're gonna cry, cry, cry and you'll want me there,
It'll hurt when you think of the fool you've been.
Crazy, crazy for feeling so lonely
I'm crazy, crazy for feeling so blue
I know you'd love me as long as you wanted
And then someday, you would leave me for somebody new
Worry, why do I let myself worry?
Wondering, what in the world did I do?
Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
Oh, I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying
And I'm crazy for loving you
Worry, why do I let myself worry
Wondering, what in the world did I do?
Crazy for thinking that my love could hold you
Oh, I'm crazy for trying and crazy for crying
Your eyes seek conclusion in all this confusion of mine
Though you and I both know it's only the warm glow of wine
That's got you to feeling this way, but I don't care,
I want you to stay
and hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today
Children are dancin', the gamblers are chancin' their all
The window's accusing the door of abusing the wall
But who cares what the night watchmen say
The stage has been set for the play
Hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today
The moon's come and gone but a few stars hang on on to the sky
The wind's runnin' free but it ain't up to me ask why
The poets are demanding their pay
They've left me with nothin' to say
'cept hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today
I'll go back to Manhattan
As if nothing ever happened
When I cross that bridge
It'll be as if this don't exist
I've a prince who is waiting
And a kingdom downtown
I'll go back to Manhattan
As if nothing ever happened
We don't have to speak at all
I won't look in your eyes
And I won't have to fall
We don't have to speak at all
But Brooklyn holds you
And holds my heart too
What a fool I was to think
I could live in both worlds
We don't have to speak at all
I won't look in your eyes
And I won't have to fall
We don't have to speak at all
I should go back to Manhattan
It's just a train ride away
I know nothing 'bout leaving
Are you lonesome tonight ?
Do you miss me tonight ?
Are you sorry we drifted apart ?
Does your memory stray to a bright summer day
When Ikissed you and called you sweetheart
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there ?
Is your heart filled with pain ?
Shall I come back again ?
Tell me dear, are you lonesome tonight ?
Do the chairs in your parlor seem empty and bare?
Do you gaze at your doorstep and picture me there ?
Is your heart filled with pain ?
Shall I come back again ?
All we've been given
By those who came before
The dream of a nation
Where freedom would endure
The work and prayers
Of centuries
Have brought us to this day
What shall be our legacy?
What will our children say?
Let them say of me
I was one who believed
In sharing the blessings
I received
Let me know in my heart
When my days are through
America
America
I gave my best to you
Each generation from the plains
To distant shore with the gifts
They were given
Were determined
To leave more
Battles foughts together
Acts of conscience fought alone
These are the seeds
From which America has grown
Let them say of me
I was one who believed
In sharing the blessings
I received
Let me know in my heart
When my days are through
America
America
I gave my best to you
For those who think
They have nothing to share
Who fear in their hearts
There is no hero there
Know each quiet act
Of dignity is
That which fortifies
The soul of a nation
That never dies
Let them say of me
I was one who believed
In sharing the blessings
I received
Let me know in my heart
When my days are through
America
America
I gave my best to you
America
America
And we finally awake
And walkin' to the sunny day
I can see it in your face
That everything will be okay
'Cause you never hurt
Someone who wants to learn
To be your slave
And the night is also clear
The clouds will never reappear
But the moon is out of place
And all the trees are lookin' strange
And feelin' no warmth
Of your breath against my skin
Now I hope this isn't only just a dream
So we run into a church
The people all look the same
And the sun is in my eyes
I'm tryin' hard to scream your name
My stomach starts to churn
And the curtains in the wind begin to burn
And now I know it's all a dream
Enemy sleeps with me night or day
Enemy teases every minute in my mind
He's in my mind
Enemy throws all my money away
Enemy knows how to make me always pay
I always pay
Enemy lies on cross my mind
Enemy talks, talking it's so nice and kind
So nice and kind
And how long does it take
To fight off this weakness
And tell him to guard me
'Cause god knows I'm sorry
Mmmm...
There are two men sitting in the same bar
and I have kissed them both.
But that's okay
they don't know each other
and i'll keep it that way.
There are two sets of lips that i have kissed
all in the same room
And I don't know
If that's a good thing
But I think it's okay
Its not like I kissed them both
On the same day
Each one of them is something to me
I don't know how to explain.
Each one of them means love to me
Don't know how it can be
There are two men in the same bar
and I have missed them both.
But that's okay they don't know that I'm here
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