It's hard to survive in these troubled times
Lord knows I've seen some
And there have been days when I couldn't say
Where the next dollars coming from
But there's a better day tomorrow
I can see, just knowing you love me
Knowing that's never going to change
That's what keeps me going
Knowing I can just call your name
and your arms will open
Its all the strength I need,
just knowing you love me
In this world sometimes it feels like no one can
measure up
So you keep doing more and you still fall short
Never quite good enough
But I get a sense of who I can truly be
just knowing you love me
Knowing that's never going to change,
That's what keeps me going
Knowing I can just call your name
and your arms will open
Its all the strength I need
just knowing you love me
Just knowing you love me
Knowing that's never going to change,
That's what keeps me going
Knowing I can just call your name
and your arms will open
Knowing that's never going to change,
That's what keeps me going
Knowing I can just call your name
and your arms will open
Its all the strength I need
just knowing you love me
This old four way stop
I've been here a lot
More times then I can count
Right goes to mamaa's place
Left to the interstae
Sraight ahead goes straght through town
It's good to be home
I waited way too long
A part of my heart has never been gone
'cause i'm not one bit closer to being over you
It's almost like the hands of time haven't moved
'cause everywhere i look i see your memory
Hanging round
They ought to name this town after you
There's where we used to park
The night my truck wouldnt start
We gave into love the very first time
There's where you said you'd wait
Till i came back someday
Too many some days slipped on by
That's where you live now
Elm street, second house
I can't blame you girl for settlin' down
'cause i'm not one bit closer to being over you
It's almost like the hands of time haven't moved
'cause everywhere i look i see your memory
Hanging round
They ought to name this town after you
You, after you
Things will never be the same
But then again after you
Everything is still the same
'cause i'm not one bit closer to being over you
It's almost like the hands of time haven't moved
'cause everywhere i look i see your memory
Hanging round
I've found peace of mind, i'm feeling good again
I'm on the other side, back among the living
Ain't a cloud in the sky
All my tears have been cried
And i can finally say
Baby baby stay
Stay right where you are
I like it this way
It's good for my heart
I haven't felt like this
In God knows how long
I know everything's gonna be okay
If you just stay gone
I still love you and i will forever
We can't hide the truth
We know each other better
When we try to make it work
We both end up hurt
It ain't supposed to be that way
Baby baby stay
Stay right where you are
I like it this way
It's good for my heart
I haven't felt like this
In God knows how long
I know everything's gonna be okay
If you just stay gone
When we try to make it work
We both end up hurt
Love ain't supposed to be that way
So baby baby stay
Stay right where you are
I like it this way
It's good for my heart
I haven't felt like this
In ooh in God knows how long
I know everything's gonna be okay
If you just stay gone
I know everything's gonna be okay
I had a dream last night
That you weren't in my life
It felt so real, that i
Woke up reacin' for you baby
What would i do, if ever i lost you
I would walk this earth
I would sail the seas
I would climb the highest mountain
Get down on my knees
And pray for a miracle
God bring her back to me
That's what i'd do
But it was just a dream, just a dream
Never before, have i
Felt so much relief inside
Till i opened my eyes
And you, were lying there beside me baby
What would i do, if i ever lost you?
I would walk this earth
I would sail the seas
I would climb the highest mountain
Get down on my knees
And pray for a miracle
God bring her back to me
That's what i'd do
But it was just a dream, just a dream
And thank God that's all it was
But it proved to me how much
I love you, and without you, what would i do?
I would walk this earth
I would sail the seas
I would climb the highest mountain
Get down on my knees
And pray for a miracle
God bring her back to me
That's what i'd do
But it was just a dream, just a dream
Sat outside in the parking lot
All night long 'til the sun came up
Outside the diner where you used to work
Waiting for you to walk out, but you never did
No, you never did
I turned on the radio
Preacher man preaching about lettin' go
He said time can heal the broken soul
But I swear I don't kjnow if it ever will
If it ever will
God knows how hard I've tried
But I'm still holdin' on even though you're gone
So let the days turn to nights
Let the earth spin, let the years roll by
But I'll still be lovin' you
Let this road lead me on 'til the hurt is gone
But I won't forget you girl, even if I had
All the time in the world
I took a walk out in the rain
To clear my head and get some space
But in every drop I saw your face
You seem to follow me everywhere I go
Everywhere I go
Could be a thousand miles away
But there's no distance long enough
'Cause nothing's gonna change
So let the days turn to nights
Let the earth spin, let the years roll by
But I'll still be lovin' you
Let this road lead me on 'til the hurt is gone
But I won't forget you girl, even if I had
All the time in the world
All the time in the world
So let the days turn to nights
Let the earth spin, let the years roll by
But I'll still be lovin' you
So let the days turn to nights
Let the earth spin, let the years roll by
But I'll still be lovin' you
Let this road lead me on 'til the hurt is gone
But I won't forget you girl, even if I had
Tell me what else can i do?
Tell me what else can i say?
The closer that i get to you
The further you push me away
Till i don't know where to go
And i dont know why i stay
Do you even care
Or am i some little game you play?
Are you ever gonna need me baby
Like i need you?
Are you ever gonna want me baby
The way i want you to?
I know that you love me
Oh i know down deep you do
But are you ever gonna love me
The way i love you?
I never know how you feel
I can't read you mind
I just keep waiting
Am i just waisting time?
Are you ever gonna need me baby
Like i need you?
Are you ever gonna want me baby
The way i want you to?
I know that you love me
Oh i know down deep you do
But are you ever gonna love me
Are you ever gonna love me
i've wasted so much time believing that in this life
you tried to get all you can take.
When all along what i've been needing was to find just
one good reason to give myself.
Really give myself away.
Chorus
Every sime that lights my face
Every teardrop
Every trace
Every secret hit played
Belongs to you
Anything thats good in me
All I ever hope to be
Every drop of every dream
Belongs to you
You know the me that I remember
Always thought I had to keep it all inside
You're troubled being tender
So you never say surrender
But finding you has finally proved me wrong
Chorus
I'm letting go
I'm letting go now of everything
that ever held on to
Every place I've ever been
Every chance I get again
Every secret Every scent
Belongs to you
Anything thats good in me
All I ever hope to be
Every drop of every dream
Belongs to you
We were like a pair of shoes, you never saw one of us
Without the other, we were brothers but we weren't kin
Those neighborhood football games was the only time
You might ever see us on different teams back then
Ah we'd cuss one another for all that the other was worth
But in out hearts we were only cussing each other's shirt
I wore blue and he wore brown
But we both knew the colors didn't count
At the end of the day we'd walk away
There was no doubt that we were friends for life
I wore blue and he wore brown
We lost touch, i got a job working for the state
He did a crime, got some time, oh i'd never thought
That waitin' for the transfer bus to arrive at gate number one
When it pulled up he'd step off in cuffs, oh how i fought
Back the tears as i led him down to cell block three
He said i know you're just doing your job, as i turned the key
And i just like those football games that we played in
There we stood on different sides again
I wore blue and he wore brown
But we both knew the colors didn't count
At the end of the day we'd walk away
There was no doubt that we were friends for life
I wore blue and he wore brown
True friends are few and far between
But nothing comes between true friends
I wore blue and he wore brown
But we both knew the colors didn't count
At the end of the day we'd walk away
There was no doubt
I wore blue and he wore brown
Baby when i look at you
You know it breaks my heart in two
How beautiful you are
I've seen you in a million dreams
Now you're finally here with me
We will never be apart
I wanna hold you forever
That's all i'll ever need
You are my love
You are my life
My heart and soul
The truest friend i've ever known
You are my world
All of my dreams
My fantasy, my reality
I love everything you are
Every time i close my eyes
It hits me so deep inside
How real this feeling is
I'm intoxicated by your touch
It's a sweet, sweet rush
I'm in love with your kiss
You're the one i trust the most
You changed me
You are my love
You are my life
My heart and soul
The truest friend i've ever known
You are my world
All of my dreams
My fantasy, my reality
I love everything you are
You are my love
You are my life
My heart and soul
The truest friend i've ever known
You are my world
All of my dreams
My fantasy, my reality
I love everything you are
Cool river
Hot august night
Her sweet body next to mine
Lonesome whistle
Moans in the distance
Young hearts poundin'
No resistance
There was a sign on the fence
But we found our way in
Didn't feel wrong
Spent all night long trespassin'
Jealous moon sneakin' through the trees
Cattails whisper in the midnight breeze
Tangled hair
Tremblin' hands
The whole town sleeps while shadows dance
There was a sign on the fence
But we found our way in
Didn't feel wrong
Spent all night long trespassin'
Forgotten secrets
Race through my mind
Leave me wonderin' where she is tonight
There was a sign on the fence
But we found our way in
Didn't feel wrong
Spent all night long trespassin' (trespassin')
I've got sun on my face
I've got food
I've got clothes
And a place where I can lay my head
I've got friends
Family
And the freedom to hope and to dream
As big as I want to
And I've got you
[Chorus]
That's all I'll ever need
Who could ever ask for more?
I've got it all
What everybody wishes for
I thank God everyday
For the blessings this life brings
And sending your love
That's all I'll ever need
I don't have lots of fame
And I won't be the biggest of names
Up on the marquee sign
But I've got this guitar
I've got songs that I wrote from my heart
And people to sing 'em to
And I've got you
[Chorus]
It's the little things
Like when you smile at me
That's all I'll ever need
I've got it all
Oh yeah
[Chorus]
I've got sun on my face
I've got food
I've got clothes
I've got you
So you're the one
I've waited on
the one I've been dreamin' of
Now that I know
It's hard to let go
I don't want to lose your love
But what can I do
I can't make you stay here
But if you should choose to go your own way
Wherever you're going
Whenever you turn
Remember this moment
Remember these words
I will, I will
Give up my life for you
if you want it
I'll give you my heart
you already own it
I'll do anything
I'll go anywhere
It's true
I will, I will, I will
I look in your eyes
And I see our life
so full of happiness
do you see the same
or just someone you'll blame
for things you might have missed
I don't wanna weigh you down
like an anchor
but if that's how you see me now
I would rather let you go free
Just sail away
If that's what you need
If that's what it takes
I will, I will
Give up my life for you
if you want it
I'll give you my heart
you already own it
I'll do anything
I'll go anywhere
It's true
I will, I will, I will
If ever your day is done,
still you feel you need someone to hold you
I will
If you ever need to talk to
somebody who really knows you
yes I will
ah ha
Give up my life for you
if you want it
I'll give you my heart
you already own it
I'll do anything
I'll go anywhere
It's true
I will, I will, I will
Fingertips tappin' on the table top
She's right there with you but she's not
It's like she hears other voices when you talk
She can't stop
She's gotta go, doesn't know where, don't know why
She runs away
She runs right to it
So fast she'll run right through it
I don't ask her where she has to be
But sometimes she runs to me
She's a born-again burnin' restless soul
Leaves a sweet empty place when she goes
Oh i love her and i wanna tell her so
She says don't
She can't stay, can't say why, she won't try
She runs away
She runs right to it
So fast she'll run right through it
I don't ask her where she has to be
But sometimes she runs to me
She needs to be free
But when she needs someone
She runs to me
She runs away
She runs right to it
So fast she'll run right through it
I don't ask her where she has to be
But sometimes
She runs away
She runs right to it
So fast she'll run right thourgh it
I dont ask her where she has to be
But sometimes she runs to me
Ooh (she runs)
She runs to me
Baby hair with a woman's eyes
I can feel you watching in the night
All alone with me and we're waiting for the sunlight
When I feel cold you warm me
When I feel I can't go on you come and hold me
It's you... And me forever
Sara Smile, Sara Smile
Won't you smile a while for me
If you feel like leaving you know you can go
But why don't you stay until tomorrow?
And if you want to be free, all you have to do is say so
When you feel cold, I'll warm you
And when you feel you can't go on, I'll come and hold you
It's you... And me forever
Sara Smile
So the telephone keeps on ringing
That don't mean there's nobody there
If you want to just go on dreaming
When you wake up I'll be waiting here
So what's the story, morning glory?
Don't let some stranger go and ruin your week
It's not that bad, you already have
More love than you'll ever need
Sooner or later the cloud's gonna break
Sun's gonna shine down on me and you
Don't worry about the thunder, we'll just run for cover
And stay there until it's through
So come on, hide away, as long as it takes
Just hold on, hold on, hold on
Keep holding on, and on, and on
For brighter days
It's the sign of the change of the season
When birds, they start to flying away
Think it's time you and I should be leaving
So hurry, let's get out of the rain
Don't be crying, sweet dandelion
Just let the wind take you wherever it blows
And don't be scared I'll be waiting there
No matter how far you go
Sooner or later the cloud's gonna break
Sun's gonna shine down on me and you
Don't worry about the thunder, we'll just run for cover
And stay there until it's through
So come on, hide away, as long as it takes
Just hold on, hold on, hold on
Keep holding on, and on, and on
For brighter days
Sooner or later the cloud's gonna break
Sun's gonna shine down on me and you
Don't worry about the thunder, we'll just run for cover
And stay there until it's through
So come on, hide away, as long as it takes
Just hold on, hold on, hold on
Keep holding on, and on, and on
There's a freeway that's drowning in my headlights
And it's keeping me half awake
The seams in the blacktop have a pulse so slow and dull
But they're just spinning my thoughts away
With every mile I get a little further from you
But that doesn't make this any easier to do
To walk away
From everything I've ever known
To have to wait
And hope I'll find another road to you again
But until then, I'm counting the days
It wasn't like I never said it
It wasn't like you never knew
Sometimes the choice is not to leave or stay
But just to face the truth there in front of you
I'm not real sure just how far I'll have to go
But I've finally realized that I don't need to know
To walk away
From everything I've ever known
To have to wait
And hope I'll find another road to you again
But until then, I'll find a way
To hurt a little less, so I can save
Any forgiveness that is left to try again
Do you remember the day I turned to you and said
I didn't like the way he was lookin? at you, yeah
And how he made you laugh
You just couldn't get what I was sayin?
It was my imagination
So do you believe me now?
I guess I really wasn?t that crazy
And I knew what I was talkin? ?bout
Every time the sun goes down
He's the one that's holdin? you baby
Yeah, and me I'm missin? you way across town
So do you believe me now?
I'm kickin? myself for bein? the one foolish enough
Givin? him the chance to step in my shoes, oh
He was bidin? his time when he saw our love was havin?
A moment of weakness, he was there between us
So do you believe me now?
I guess I really wasn?t that crazy
And I knew what I was talkin? ?bout
Every time the sun goes down
He's the one that's holdin? you baby
Yeah me, I'm missin? you way across town
So do you believe me now?
Ooh yeah, I bet now you see the light
Ooh yeah, what's the use in bein? right?
When I?m the lonely one tonight
So do you believe me now?
I guess I really wasn?t that crazy
And I knew what I was talkin? ?bout
Every time the sun goes down
He's the one that's holdin? you baby
Yeah, and me I'm missin? you way across town
So do you believe me now?
Yeah, so do you believe me now?
Yeah, every time the sun goes down
He's the one that's holdin? you baby
Yeah, and me I'm missin? you way across town
She was 9 yrs. old goin' on grown,
Shuffled around from home to home,
And no mattwe what, wherever she went,
She carried with her a stuffed elephant.
And her new family knew she was scared to say i love
Cause she thought she'd have to move away again someday
So she clutched her little friend as they tucked her
in, and then
Said it'll be okay, all you have to say is elephant
ears
Chorus:
Elephant ears, that'll be our code,
When you can't say i love you, but you want someone to
know,
Sometimes it's what you see, and not just what you
hear.
So all you have to do is say elephant ears.
But they loved that girl like she were their child,
A sad little face became a big smile
And years passed by, while they turned to grey
She took care of them 'til they passed away
And in their home sweet home, she wondered all alone
Where memories lined the halls from wall to wall.
And in their old bedroom, her old elephant heirloom
Was sitting on the shelf, and she said to herself.
Repeat chorus
She stared at their photograph reminiscing all the
years
Then catches her reflection, and her eyes fill up with
tears
Oh she cried until she laughed and when she realized
instead
That her lips were forming the words i love you, when
she said,
Dug through the ashtray
Under the cushions
Shook all my blue jeans
Spent all day looking
For enough change
To get the rent paid
Just so I can hang
Here another week
Yeah, I've been passed on
Shown the way out
Worn out these steel toes
Kicking some doors down
Just need that one chance
Don't tell me that I can't
I've gotta do it, man
Ain't got no plan B
I don't wanna go home
And give in to all these people
That say I can't do it
I don't wanna prove 'em all right
I'll take my licks and keep on
Getting up swinging
Is that all you got? Bring it
So what I'm beat up and I'm bruised
I didn't come here to lose
Give me your heck no's
You'll never make it
All those cynical
Back handed praises
I'll turn them into
Something I can use
A little rocket fuel
For my shooting star
I don't wanna go home
And give in to all these people
That say I can't do it
I don't wanna prove 'em all right
I'll take my licks and keep on
Getting up swinging
Is that all you got? Bring it
So what I'm beat up and I'm bruised
I didn't come here to lose, no
I don't wanna go home
And give in to all these people
No, I don't wanna prove 'em all right
Ain't going back home, no, no
I'll take my licks and keep on
Getting up swinging
Is that all you got? Bring it
So what I'm beat up and I'm bruised
So what I'm beat up and I'm bruised
I didn't come here to lose, no no
I didn't come here to lose
He can't remember
The times that he thought
Does my daddy love me?
Probably not
That didn't stop him
From wishing that he did
Didn't keep him from wanting
Or worshipping him
He guesses he saw him
About once a year
He could still feel the way he felt
Standing in tears
Stretching his arms out
As far as they'd go
Whispering dad
I want you to know
I love you this much
And i'm waiting on you
To make up your mind
Do you love me too?
How ever long it takes
I'm never giving up no matter what
I love you this much
He grew to hate him for what he had done
'cause what kind of father
Could do that to his son?
He said 'damn you daddy'
The day that he died
The man didn't blink
But the little boy cried
I love you this much
And i'm waiting on you
To make up your mind
Do you love me too?
How ever long it takes
I'm never giving up no matter what
I love you this much
Half way through the service
While the choir sang a hymn
He looked up a the preacher
And he sat and stared at him
He said
'forgive me father'
When he realized
That he hadn't been unloved
Or alone all his life
His arms were stretched out
As far as they go
Nailed to the cross
For the whole world to know
I love you this much
And i'm waiting on you
To make up your mind
Do you love me too?
How ever long it takes
I'm never giving up no matter what
Just because two people are reliant, doesn't mean they
won't disagree
Baby, there's one thing you can be sure right, when it
comes to you and me
(Chorus)
Is that I might stomp the floor or I might slam a door
I might say some words I don't mean, but I can promise
you there is one thing
That I will never do or where I will never leave you
I can't say I haven't thought a-bout it, no, that would
be a lie
Baby, there ain't no doubt a-bout it, oh no, I'll be
right here 'til the day I die
(Chorus)
'Cause I might stomp the floor or I might slam a door
I might say some words I don't mean, but I can promise
you there is one thing
That I will never do or where I will never leave you
No, it's just the matter of whatever we go through
No, no, no, no, I'll never leave you
(Chorus)
No, I might stomp the floor or I might slam a door
I might say some words I don't mean, but baby, I can
promise there is one thing
That I will never do or where I will never leave you
(Tag)
No, I'll never leave you, baby
I ain't the best, i ain't the worst
Won't be the last, sure ain't the first
Man who ever had a dream that finally got a break
So don't take this wrong i know i'm blessed
But what you see is what you get
My own interpretation of what's missing most these days
Identity, a real point of view
A little honesty, things we all could use
I don't think the world's all bad
That life is cheap and love don't last
In fact i think it's just a few who'd like us to believe that's true
I think most are sick and tired of all the hip and uninspired
Saying cool is in and good is out
I bet i've got your attention now and oh if i don't then
You're the one i'm talking to
You're the one i'm talking to
I'm tired of seeing youthful eyes
Growing up desensitized
By what they're seeing on TV, believing that's reality
That sex is love and life's a game
Where all the winners look the same
Designer jeans, expensive shoes, imported cars and attitudes
What happened to individuality
The right to choose your destiny?
I don't think the world's all bad
That life is cheap and love don't last
In fact i think it's just a few who'd like us to believe that's true
I think most are sick and tired of all the hip and uninspired
Saying cool is in and good is out
I bet i've got your attention now and oh if i don't then
You're the one i'm talking to
You're the one i'm talking to
I don't believe the world's all bad
That life is cheap and love don't last
That cool is in and good is out
Have i got your attention now?
'cause if i don't then
You're the one i'm talking to
Nobody but me to blame
For losing all this love
Hope is the greatest expectation
And I never knew how to give up
Hand full of promises I can't hold
Old love letters that just might
Who might have tried to break me down
You might have seen my cry
I'm, I'm not foolish and I'm not blind
I did what I could, I stood in the rain
And I waited for love to be kind
With a heart that didn't die
It just feels a little deeper
So don't worry 'bout me
It's all that I need
I'm a true believer
I get up every day
I think of you more than I should
I won't let you disgrace the whole human race
I believe people are good
I, I just say it was all for the best
I won't compromise
And I won't close my eyes
And pretend I can live with a list
I'll just say goodbye
To the way that I thought that we were
I won't give up the world
'Cause more than anything
I believe in love, bigger than us
I believe it's the strong
That I just gotta trust
I give all that I have, I believe it so much
I, I believe that something heavenly
With all the mistakes
And the pain that love takes
I still believe in what it could be
There's a Godly sound, talking to all us sinners
So don't worry 'bout me, 'cause that's all that I need
No, don't worry 'bout me, cause that's all that I need
I am a true believer
Nobody but me to blame
For losing all this love
Hope is the greatest expectation
I look around at the world around me
And I wonder where we went wrong
Lost souls, slowly losing faith
Longing for anything to hold onto
Now I don't have all the answers
But I know this much is true
You got to have something to believe in
And I believe in you
Instead of saying I'm lucky, saying I'm blessed
And changed my life for something simple as that
Holding you close, when you look at me
Long slow kisses so tenderly
These are the things I believe
The things I believe
Sky above and the ground beneath us
Walking with your hand in mine
That's all I need for me to know
Everything is gonna be alright
Instead of saying I'm lucky, saying I'm blessed
And changed my life for something simple as that
Holding you close, when you look at me
Long slow kisses so tenderly
These are the things I believe
The things I believe
I was lost, no direction
But you came into my life
You gave me love like I've never known
You're the reason why
Instead of saying I'm lucky, saying I'm blessed
And changed my life for something simple as that
Holding you close, when you look at me
Long, slow kisses so tenderly
When you say that you love me
And turn out the light
Nothing in this world ever felt so right
The sun coming up on a brand new day
Your smile shines upon your face
These are the things I believe
The things I believe
These are the things I believe
You don't have to say it baby
I can tell that you're lookin'
Lookin' for something good to happen
Just to get your world movin' again
If you knew what I was thinkin'
You'd see it's all about to turn around
That old truck's got plenty of gasoline
Go grab a few things that you might need, 'cause
Out there somewhere's a memory
Waiting on you and me
Some kinda wild and free, crazy moment
That we'll neer forget, I swear
Girl, it's been a long time comin'
Climb on in, got the engine runnin'
Baby, way out there, somewhere there's a memory
There's a memory
We could find a hundred reasons
That could keep us from goin'
But how 'bout we take every single one
And just throw 'em all to the wind?
Turn that porch light on, I'll lock the door
Let's go find what we're lookin' for
Out there somewhere's a memory
Waiting on you and me
Some kinda wild and free, crazy moment
That we'll neer forget, I swear
Girl, it's been a long time comin'
Climb on in, got the engine runnin'
Baby, way out there, somewhere there's a memory
There's a memory, ooh yeah
Out there somewhere's a memory
Waiting on you and me
Some kinda wild and free, crazy moment
That we'll neer forget, I swear
Girl, it's been a long time comin'
Climb on in, got the engine runnin'
Baby, way out there, somewhere there's a memory
There's a memory
There's a memory
The kids were in the living room
Watching cartoons
She could hear 'em laughing from the kitchen
At that big ol' hunter runnin' round
Trying to chase that rabbit down
She just stood there washin' thinkin'
What goes around comes around
There's no doubt
We'll have to answer for the things we've done
When the tables turn and they will turn
Mark my words
It ain't gonna be fun when the rabbit gets the gun
The coffee's still sittin' in the pot
His temper's hot
And she knows he's just lookin' for a reason
As he comes stormin' down the hall
She's wishin' there was a hole to crawl
Into, but there isn't
What goes around comes around
There's no doubt
We'll have to answer for the things we've done
When the tables turn and they will turn
Mark my words
It ain't gonna be fun when the rabbit gets the gun
She stood there without a word
Thinkin' maybe i deserve
All that i've got comin' from him
But when he handed down that verdict
And the whole courtroom heard it
Even the judge himself was smiling
What goes around comes around
There's no doubt
We'll have to answer for the things we've done
When the tables turn and they will turn
Mark my words
It ain't gonna be fun when the rabbit gets the gun
When the tables turn and they will turn
Mark my words
It ain't gonna be fun when the rabbit gets the gun
After every day-after-Thanksgiving sale the malls just ain't complete
Without a bunch of decorations and a paper angel tree
There's artificial smiles on artificial tree limbs
Saying what she'd love to have and what to buy for him
Well i hope Maggie likes her new winter clothes and her buggy with a baby doll
And maybe Tom'll smile with his new nike shoes when he shoots that basketball
I can't help but wishing that i could do more
Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers
No matter where you are right now remember God's right there
He's asking all of us to help take care
Of his paper angels everywhere
Going through the mail almost every afternoon i see a Mom and Dad's
Worst dream
There on the back of a money-saving ad to get my carpet cleaned
Height, weight, hair, eyes, date missing, and DOB
A child's name, a picture, and the words 'have you seen me?'
Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers
No matter where you are right now remember God's right there
He's asking all of us to help take care
Of his paper angels everywhere
His documented bruises fill a folder file
She's a second grade self-portrait drawn without a smile
And every town is littered with this kind of debris
We've got to stop this madness and it's up to you and me
Paper angels you're in my thoughts and prayers
No matter where you are right now remember God's right there
He's asking all of us to help take care
Of his paper angels everywhere
I know what it's like growin' up poor
I remember that night walkin' home from the store
Stoppin' every few minutes, sittin' down that jug
Blowin' on my hands tryin' to warm 'em up
And seein' that other kid from my homeroom class
In that nice warm car as he rode past
And our eyes meetin' like they sometimes did
Readin' my name on his lips
Kerosene kid, don't let 'em get you down
Just hold your head up and be proud
Kerosene kid, they don't understand
Everythin' that we got is a gift, kerosene kid
I get home with that jug, mama filled up the heater
And those kerosene fumes filled up the trailer
Got all over everythin' like a blanket of dust
On the sheets, on the bed, on the carpet and on us
Next mornin' at school in yesterday's clothes
Somebody be laughin', some girl be holdin' her nose
I'd sit there embarrassed, my face turnin' red
Gettin' at her tellin' myself
Kerosene kid, don't let 'em get you down
Just hold your head up and be proud
Kerosene kid, they don't understand
Everythin' that we got is a gift, kerosene kid
Every day when I look in the mirror
I can't say enough
About the little man back in my memory
That never gave up
Kerosene kid, they didn't get you down
You held your head up, you stood proud
Kerosene kid, yeah you understand
Everythin' that you got is a gift
Kerosene kid, don't let 'em get you down
Hold your head up, stay proud
Kerosene kid, we'll all understand
Everythin' that we got is a gift, kerosene kid
Just look at you, you're perfect
Without trying to, you steal the moment
What you do to me, if you only knew
Just look at you
Your beautiful face, I swear it's true
You get more beautiful every day
Everything you are, every little thing that you do
Just look at you
Forgive me if I stare a little too long
No, baby, don't think that there's anything wrong
It's alright, it's never been so right
Just look at you
I can't believe my eyes
I'm so amazed by the way you make me feel deep down
inside
I'm one lucky man
Oh, I know I am, yeah
Forgive me if I stare a little too long
No baby, don't think that there's anything wrong
It's alright, it's never been so right
Just look at you
I'm so in love, you're all there is
You know, baby, you're all there ever was
I could stay right here
Oh, I'm gonna stay right here
So in love my whole life through
And just look at you
Forgive me if I stare a little too long
Baby, there ain't nothing wrong
All around me the pace doesn't change
All of these people in circles in search of a name
And I guess that I must be the same
'Cause it feels like I'm searching
Searching for something
I live in the space between nights
The echoes of who's seen who in my mind
Underneath this elephant sky
It feels like I'm searching
Searching for something
Weigh me down
I dream of steady
Weigh me down
I must be ready
Start a sentence and they'll fill in the rest
Though their mouths don't move,
See their eyes are impressed
All this air that's escaping my chest
It feels like I'm working
Working for something
We dig till we hit something hard
Scratching the dirt till our fingers can
Hold who we are
Then we pull it till we're facing the stars
And it feels like it's working
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
A-trav'ling through this land of woe.
And there's no sickness, toil or danger
In that bright world to which I go.
I'm going home to see my father (mother, sister, brother etc.)
I'm going there no more to roam;
I'm just a-going over Jordan
I'm just a-going over home.
I know dark clouds will gather 'round me
I know my way is steep and rough;
But beauteous fields lie just beyond me
Where souls redeemed their vigil keep.
I'm going there to meet my mother
She said she'd meet me when I come
I'm just a-going over Jordan
I'm just a-going over home.
I want to wear a crown of glory
When I get home to that bright land
I want to shout Satan's story
In concert with that bloodwashed band.
I'm going there to meet my Saviour
To sing His praises forevermore
I'm only going over Jordan
I decided to go out and breathe in the air I was made for
There were ten thousand greys in the sky
Not a single soul around
Seems no one likes to be rained on
Seems no one likes to be rained on
Come and flow wherever it takes you
Come on and flow
And on the waterfront I walked
The water was moving so graceful
I felt all of my fears fall away
And I sat down and closed my eyes
The sound on the breeze was my cradle
The sound on the breeze was my cradle
Come and flow wherever it takes you
Come on and flow wherever it takes you
Come on and flow wherever it takes you
Come on and flow
And I decided to go out and breathe in the air I was made for
Come round
Come round
All right let's take it from the top again
Rewrite the pieces that ain't fitting in
Bring it back to the ground
Dust it down and sweep the floor
High time to do what ain't been done before
Take a breath and the day comes round
Hold it down and keep it calm
If you can for the sake of things
How do we get through tomorrow everyday
I don't know but we get through it anyway
Another day comes round
Right now we're older than we've ever been
Swan out by dreams that could be happening
Know just one thing that ain't
Tomorrow's coming down the line
Today's been dawning since the end of time
Take a breath and the day comes round
Hold it down and keep it calm
If you can for the sake of things
How do we get through tomorrow everyday
I don't know but we get through it anyway
Another day comes round
Another day comes round
Another day comes round
Walking and walking
Thinking on my feet
Anything can happen in the city
But you can't sit down
Building to building
Sheltering from the sky
Knowing there's somebody on the street
That could change my life
You can try on anything for free
Pick up anything you need
And I'm wishing you were here with me
Walking on a city street
Window to window
Filling in the hours
Catching my reflection
In a place I've never been before
Crossing the bridges
Leap the river wide
Knowing not in time
I'll arrive on the other side
You can try on anything for free
Pick up anything you need
And I'm wishing you were here with me
While we have oceans
Rivers that still bring us life
Reasons to live in the moment
Hold onto your time
Let your heart go where the wind takes it
Pure like the raindrops of time
Follow the path where it takes you
Straight down the line
Ladies and gentlemen
Surely we're here in mind
Watching our spirits dance on the
On the backs of our lives
How can one sit back and dream it
I'd have no peace in my life
Climbing these walls in an hourglass
Prized in our strife
And I have seen worlds filled with wonder
Lost on my own lonely mile
Lessons I wish that I had mirrored
Time after time
Ladies and gentlemen
Surely we're here in mind
Watching our spirits dance on the
On the backs of our lives
While we have oceans
While we have oceans
While we have oceans
Rivers that still bring us life
Reasons to dance in the moment
Hold onto your time
Come fill up your souls with our blessings
Hold up your hands to the sky
Let the whole world know you're out there
High in our highs
Ladies and gentlemen
Surely we're here in mind
Watching our spirits dance on the
Purple-brown skylit streetlight
Walking home, there ain't a trace of moonlight
You hold out your hand and everything is so easy
And I think that's the part that scares me
Do you feel the same?
I've been searching within
Looking for the point where you end
And the place where I begin
It's taking so long now, babe
Well, we bathe in the living room lamplight
Casting shadows on the walls that have heard these sighs before
I don't know if it's over
I guess the years just made us older
And I can't imagine life without you
How I built my life around you
We've been together so long now, babe
I'm seeing spirals
I'm moving with you again
[x3]
Heavy ever-circling dawnlight
We've been talking so long that we've lost just who we are
Like we're looking for answers
Come on and make my heart a dancer
I wanna hear not another word spoken
Let's get lost inside this moment
And I won't take no for an answer now
I'm seeing spirals
I'm moving with you again
Walked when I shoulda run
Ran when I shoulda walked
And don't I know
And don't I know
Walked when I shoulda run
And I ran when I shoulda walked
And don't I know
And don't I know
You get inside me
Even when you ain't beside me
And I go into hiding
And I know I never leave it alone
'Nother round of if only's
Of all the ways you can know me
How I take time going slowly
All the time that I did on my own
Still I walked when I shoulda run
And I ran when I shoulda walked
And don't I know
And don't I know
Well I walked when I shoulda run
And I ran when I shoulda walked
And don't I know
And don't I know
And your head's in the ocean
Too deep to know where you're going
Hoping time can be frozen
And you'll end up where you really belong
But the days keep on rolling
We live in different moments
And our hurt is unfolding
Everyday that we do and we don't
Still I walked when I shoulda run
And I ran when I shoulda walked
And don't I know
And don't I know
Well I walked when I shoulda run
And I ran when I shoulda walked
And don't I know
And don't I, don't I, don't I know it
No no no no no
Sign for what's been
Sign for one that waits
The line under what's been
The line for what never waits
And the years are collected
I pray that we are regretless
You and I - the connected
Night air has the strangest flavor Space to breathe and time to savor All
that night air has to lend me Till the morning makes me angry In the night
air The night air I've acquired a kind of madness Daylight fills my heart
with sadness Only silent skies can soothe me Feel that night air flowing
through me In the night air The night air I don't need those car crash
colors I control the skies above us Close my eyes to make the night fall
Comfort of a world revolving I can hear the earth in orbit In the night air
The night air I've acquired a taste for silence Darkness fills my heart
with calmness And each thought like a thief is driven To steal the night
I couldn't let you know I'd gone
You might have thought you'd done something wrong
Well I can tell you why I've been setting fire
To the wires that entangle the world
Sorry that I missed your calls
But all I wanna do is throw the phone at the wall
And how many times can you hear that sound
"Don't leave a message I'm not around"
You know me,
I'm with you when I'm with you
Dancing to your rhythm
Understanding why
I can't tell you why
I know I didn't stick to the plan
I could say I'm sorry but you know that I can't
And I can tell you now there's a whole lot of sound
Going round in my head like a siren
I'm going to the river tonight
Running to the ocean for the turn of the tide
Turn the tide, turn the tide, turn the tide
You know me,
I'm with you when I'm with you
Dancing to your rhythm
Understanding why
I can't tell you why
Wanna be a missing person
I wanna be a better version
But I don't wanna put the work in
Wanna be a missing person
Go missing till my head stops hurting
Even though I know I deserve it
You know me,
I'm with you when I'm with you
Dancing to your rhythm
Understanding why
(In the middle)
Can't get above or below
(In the middle)
Everything that's left ain't right
(In the middle)
And I have to get up to get down
(In the middle)
Can't spend another minute outside of the
360 degrees
(In the middle)
Cooking with the hottest heat
(In the middle)
The heart of the matters lies right
(In the middle)
And everything that matters resides
(In the middle)
I ain't ever gonna get caught
(In the middle)
Remember everything I forgot is
(In the middle)
Guess I'm gonna have to decide
(In the middle)
Nothing happens when you just stand right
(In the middle)
Balancing two extremes
(In the middle)
Swinging in the in between
(In the middle)
Going where there isn't a guide
(In the middle)
Going where the love is hiding
And I can't get enough of your love
And I can't get enough of your love
And I can't get enough of your love
(In the middle)
In the middle
(In the middle)
In the middle
(In the middle)
Can't get above or below
(In the middle)
Everything that's left ain't right
(In the middle)
And I have to get up to get down
(In the middle)
Can't spend another minute outside of the
360 degrees
(In the middle)
Cooking with the hottest heat
(In the middle)
The heart of the matters lies right
(In the middle)
And everything that matters resides
(In the middle)
And I can't get enough of your love
And I can't get enough of your love
And I can't get enough of your love
And I can't get enough of your love
And I can't get enough of your love
And I can't get enough of your love
(In the middle)
(In the middle)
(In the middle)
(In the middle)
Building up a head of steam
Current in a running stream
Center of a laser beam
Compliments to the King 'n' Queen
Perfectly operating machine
Deep inside a beautiful dream
The middle if you know what I mean
Only momentarily seen
Everything in everything
(In the middle)
Can't get above or below
Everything that's left ain't right
And I have to get up to get down
Lady luck ain't playing on my side*
Lady luck ain't smiling down
Lady luck don't care about my pride
Lady luck lays it down
I get this feeling I can dream tonight
Yeah I've been seeing all the signs
A dream no one can dream to undermine
This time I am gonna get it right
Lady luck ain't playing on my side
Lady luck ain't smiling down
Lady luck don't care about my pride
Lady luck lays it down
Sometimes I wish I could anesthetize
Bring up the lows bring down the highs
She is the one I need to sympathize
She is the one who sees me cry
And I've been waiting for her day and night
I know my lady is around
I would put everything I have on the line
And I will get better odds than now
Lady luck I need a little light
Lady luck I need you now
Lady luck you got to make it right
Lady luck don't let me down
And it ain't something you can synthesize
It ain't something you can buy
Ain't got nothing to do with wrong and right
Got everything to do with time
Lady luck you save my life tonight
Lady luck I owe you now
Lady luck I'll be a better guy
Lady I'll share your luck around
Lady luck is standing by my side
Lady luck won't let me drown
Lady luck shows me a better sign
Money is time, time is a currency
You and I both now who you're spending yours on
You were the one
You cried for infinity
But you can't have it all
No, you can't have it all
Do I choose to be weighed down by gravity
With these thoughts that I own
Oh, I don't like this feeling of jealousy
It's not what I want
I love a girl who loves synchronicity
Stimulated by nothing more than the meeting of minds
She's all around
She's like electricity
But I can't have her all
No I can't have her all
Do I choose to be weighed down by gravity
With these thoughts that I own
Oh, I don't like this feeling of jealousy
It's not what I want
She refused to be weighed down by gravity
Now she's so holding on
She confided that love it is an energy
She's passed it on,
[Verse 1:]
In a way, it's all a matter of time
I will not worry for you, You'll be just fine
Take my thoughts with you, and when you look behind
You will surely see a face that you recognize
[Chorus:]
You're not alone, I'll wait till the end of time
Open your mind, Surely it's plain to see
You're not alone, I'll wait till the end of time for you
Open your mind, Surely there's time to be with me
[Verse 2:]
It is the distance, that makes life a little hard
Two minds that once were close, Now so many miles apart
I will not falter though, I'll hold on till you're home
Safely back where you belong, And see how our love has grown
Come on man resurrect yourself
Tell yourself a thought that's true
Come on man and protect yourself
There's nothing that you can't come through
And I ain't gonna go blindly
Living in an empty shell
There's nothing that you can't come through
There's nothing that you can't come through
Through
Come on man and collect yourself
Sing a song with a different tune
Come on man redirect yourself
There's nothing but the world in view
And I ain't gonna die crying
Breathing from an empty shell
There's nothing that you can't come through
There's nothing that you can't come through
Through
Through
Through
Through
well i've been in love just like you
and i've had my heart broke one time or two
but just like me
you've got to see
you've gotta get up
and get back for more
'cause one minute you're up
the next thing you're down
one minute in love
then you hit the ground
one minute it's sweet
the next thing it's cruel
one minute in love...
you were a friend that i would do anything for
i would take you out when you'd nothin' to do
buy you a drink when you were low on cash
and i would never expect anything from you
i got out the dictionary and i
i looked up the word 'betray'
it said: "give up person to enemy;
reveal treacherously; be disloyal to;
lead astray; reveal involuntarily"
and man these are the things that you do
cock a doo dill doo
three times i say to you
you will leave me, you'll betray me
and i have no-one to turn to
and i'm all alone
and my life is through
and they will bleed me, they will nail me
but it's not as bad as the pain you put me through
three times i say to you
you will leave me, you'll betray me
and i have no-one to turn to
and i'm all alone
and my life is through
cock a doo dill doo
jesus who? well i never met the guy
and i don't know who put you on to me
yes i'm peter but that could mean anything
and i'm not the guy that jesus knew
cock a doo dill doo
a crown of thorns
the pain you put me through
a cross the loss
a kiss is all it took
the pain in vain
you stand and watch me bleed
a friend in need
danny danny danny danny danny danny
danny boy!
danny danny danny danny danny danny
danny boy!
danny danny danny danny danny danny
danny boy!
danny danny danny danny danny danny
danny boy!
there's a story back in ireland
the country that i'm from
(from!)
about a certain danny boy
i think the story's wrong
(wrong!)
he's been around for years and years
i think you'll understand
danny boy by now
he should be danny man...
danny danny danny danny danny danny
danny boy!
danny danny danny danny danny danny
danny boy!
you can hear it in an irish bar
sung by drunken men
(men!)
but the only words that i can hear
are something "glen to glen"
(glen!)
his middle name is danny
his first name is o
his surname is boy
the song we all know...
oh danny boy
they'll always sing about you
all round the world
in every irish bar
'tis you 'tis you
that keeps my heart in ireland
oh danny boy oh danny boy
I love you so
ireland's biggest export
is their people don't you know
(know!)
and the more irish they become
the further that the go
(go!)
st. patrick's day parade
is bigger in new york
'cause everybody's irish
'cause their mother comes from cork
the start the day by marchin'
but they end up in a bar
(bar!)
as everybody knows
the irish love a jar
(jar!)
the crack is mighty
and the room is filled with joy
but there's never any value
when they start singin' danny boy...
oh danny boy
they'll always sing about you
all round the world
in every irish bar
'tis you 'tis you
that keeps my heart in ireland
oh danny boy oh danny boy
I love you so
a million years from now
we'll be livin' out in space
(space)
you'll probably meet a martian
who doesn't have a face
(face)
you'll tell him you're from ireland
and he'll begin to talk
he goes "i know it well, sure"
"me mother comes from cork"
you'll get into a rocket
driven by mr spock
(spock!)
he'll take you to a bar
where the guiness hits the spot
(spot!)
but there's never any value
there's never any joy
if you've ever heard a martian
singing danny boy
in space, no-one can hear you scream...
oh danny boy
they'll always sing about you
all round the world
in every irish bar
'tis you 'tis you
that keeps my heart in ireland
oh danny boy oh danny boy
I love you so
danny danny danny danny danny danny
danny boy!
danny danny danny danny danny danny
whenever i first came out to australia
i brought two pairs of dms
and three pairs of jeans
a ticket to australia
with a head full of dreams
and there was tears at the airport
and i wrote a letter on the way
and i stopped off in singapore
but only for a day
but i
never meant to stay no
it was only meant to be for
for a holiday
oh but i've
i've overstayed now
and i pray now
for an amnesty
the plane landed in at botany
on a day that was very hot
and this time the irish had invaded the place
without having to fire a shot
and i went to the hotel bondi if you know it
and bought a schooner of new
and sitting drinking it in the sun
that's when i knew
but i
never meant to stay no
it was only meant to be for
for a holiday
oh but i
i've overstayed now
and i pray now
for an amnesty
two hundred years ago they were
shippin' us out
nineteen eighty-eight they were
flyin' us back
there's no guards or chains
a-keepin' me here
but if they caught me
they'd probably send me back
but i
never meant to stay no
was only meant to be for
for a holiday
oh but i
i've overstayed now
and i pray now
for an amnesty
i had a backpack
but i just ended up gettin' a job
i never got round to travelling
i just hit the grog
then i moved to the suburbs
and i got married, with a kid
i've got rms instead of dms now
the jeans no longer fit
but i
never meant to stay no
was only meant to be for
for a holiday
oh but i
i've overstayed now
and i pray now
In my kitchen there's a draw at the top
'Sgot cutlery: knives, forks, spoons the lot
Second draw down's got big knives and an egg whip
Things that should go in the first draw - but they just don't fit
But the third draw down
From the top
Is just full of shit
Aha... and there's tons of it...
Elastic bands and tally-hos that don't stick
Dried up glue, false teeth, something stolen from a hotel
Things that are broken that you know you'll never fix
But you put them in the third draw,
'cause you just don't got the heart to throw them away,
It's the third draw down
From the top
An' it's full of shit
Bum-bup-a-bum,
Bum-bup-a-bum-bum-bum,
Bum-bum,
Blu-tac and cellotape that's been hit by a truck
One chopstick, an ashtray from Canada
Paid bills and envelopes
Things that you think'll come in handy - but they just never do
It's the third draw down
From the top
An' it's full of shit
Bup-a-bum-bum-bum,
In the third draw,
It's full of shit...
And the fourth draw down
(that's the one below the third)
I got a TARDIS inside me
Hold all the water in the sea
Every good thing ever made
Still would room left
But right now it's empty
Oh yes it's empty
Someone came along
Took my TARDIS turned it inside out
Painted the walls in black
Tipped everything out
On the street
Everyone could see my life in pieces
And the wind came and blew it
Blew it all away
And there was no room left inside my TARDIS
Even though it was empty
Was empty
Was empty
I fixed it up the right way round
I put a lock on the door and a burglar alarm
People always want to see inside
But they're surprised to find that it is just
Empty