Nobody took down my guard like you
Nobody moved in their toothbrush so soon
Nobody does whatever they want like you
I'm cards on the table
I am spilled milk
There's no use crying
There's forces at will
I'm yours for the taking
Come get your fill
'cause nobody loves me like you do
Nobody thrills me like you do
Nobody gets me
Nobody kills me like you
Nobody buys me old books like you
Nobody hikes up my skirt like you
Nobody says they ain't changing like you
I'm painting a picture 'cause I'm seeing red
You're not the villain I've built in my head
The flowers you picked out still sit by the bed
'cause nobody loves me like you do
Nobody thrills me like you do
Nobody gets me
Nobody kills me like you
To love you is to go mad
To love you is to lose myself
In meeting you I've met my match
There's no sweeter death
No sweeter death than this
Nobody loves me like you do
Nobody thrills me like you do
Nobody gets me
Nobody kills me like you
Nobody loves me like you do
Nobody thrills me like you do
Nobody gets me
I've made mistakes
But I won't be ashamed
It feels like fate has lifted me
I can't seem to keep my feet on the ground
I no longer hide, so I let the sun wash over me
'Cause there's no darkness left to hold me down
And I feel it's light now I've found the spark
That was missing in my life and I earned these wings
I was not born with them and it's not accident
How I walked through the rain and the fire
'Cause it taught me how to love it taught me how to play and finally I'm learning to fly
When you lose your way
When you can't escape
When you feel just like a prisoner of all the world says you will never be
That's when you cant give up gotta hold on tighter now than ever
Answers will find you when you believe
And I feel this light now I've found the spark
That was missing in my life and I earned these wings
I was not born with them and its no accident
How I walked through the rain and the fire
'Cause it taught me how to love it taught me how to play and finally i'm learning to fly
And I try yeah I tried to get somewhere that I'd rather be but sometimes the fastest way is not so easy And I earned these wings
I was not born with them and it's no accident
How I walked through the rain and the fire
I could have been a lot of things
A preacher's wife
Or a prisoner
And I could have been a movie star
Or a stunt man always falling down
I didn't want to fall in love
'Cause love has always let me down
I didn't want to hurt again
So I put myself on higher ground
I used to feel so safe
The way I used to be
You brought me to the edge
And baby you have set me free
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
'Cause I'm falling anyhow
Baby you have set me free
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
'Cause I'm falling anyhow
I could have been a lot of things
A soldier's wife
Or a centerfold
I could have been a single mother junkie always coming down
I didn't want to roll like that
And lose myself or anything
I wanted to try to make my life the best I could and live for me
I used to feel so safe
The way I used to be
You brought me to the edge
And baby you have set me free
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
'Cause I'm falling anyhow
Baby you have set me free
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
'Cause I'm falling anyhow
I like the way you make me feel
I'm not so scared anymore
I found myself when I met you
You make me feel so sure
Free
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
'Cause I'm falling anyhow
Baby you have set me free
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
'Cause I'm falling anyhow
Baby you have set me free
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
'Cause I'm falling anyhow
Baby you have set me free
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
Could have been a jump wire
No matter how hard
No matter how tough
There is no turning back
No way you'll ever give up on me
No matter how dark
No matter how deep
The challenges may be
You're gonna find me right here
Always right beside you
Whatever curve
Life may throw
We're in it together
'Cause you and I
Are building our dream
They say impossible
They say it can't be done
Can't break us down 'cause we're unstoppable
They say too difficult
That it could never work
They think that we've been tryin' for too long
But I know better
I know that we're about to show them all
No matter how sick
No matter how tired
Frustrated I become
You never let me give into that
No matter who sees
No matter who thinks
That they can put you down
Go on and hold your head high honey
Circumstances for worse or better
Are no excuse to forfeit our dreams
They say impossible
They say it can't be done
Can't break us down 'cause we're unstoppable
They say too difficult
That it could never work
They think that we've been tryin' for too long
They can say what they want to
Anyway it never matters what they think
They're still blind and we're still free
I know I know I know...
They say impossible
They say it can't be done
Can't break us down 'cause we're unstoppable
They say too difficult
That it could never work
They think that we've been tryin' for too long
But I know better
Alicia stands behind me
Ties black ribbon in my hair
The sound of heavy boots
Slowly pounding up the stairs
The organ pours out slow and soothing
Old and rugged hymns
I long to find some comfort
But my sorrow won't give in
This is the coldest winter
In a thousand freezing years
And if I started crying
I could never stop the tears
Chorus:
You don't know what you've done
Not here to see the repercussions of your love
You don't know what you've done
You're not my hero anymore
Time is slowing down
Like a river clogged with mud
People gather round me
Some friends and others blood
The trumpeter starts playing taps
The soldiers fire their guns
The folding of the flag
Makes the tears come in a flood
(Chorus)
No one would say you were an easy man
No, you are hard and stubborn and vain
And I'm tired of being held back at arms length
Tired, tired
And something's gotta change
You don't know what you've done
I didn't break, no, I've grown strong
You don't know what you've done
You're not my hero
You're not my hero anymore
Anymore
Anymore
You're not my hero anymore
Not here to face the consequences of your love
You're not my hero anymore
Anymore
People keep sayin' that I'm a little short on mercy
Say my god forsaken soul will buy me things
Fame and fortune pearly gates and silver wings
Yeah I picked out curtains for my place on golden street
People keep calling me sinner
Keep calling me Wayward Saint
Caught a snag along the path that they call straight
Looked down and I saw that I had lost my faith
Turned my back on promises I'd never break
These days I'm just trying to find out what love means
People keep saying I'm goin' to hell if I dont change
But I sold my soul to God when I was barely eight
All of Jacob's ladders couldn't rescue me
All because I bought that house on golden street
Built a bridge between our hearts but it was weak
Little did I know it wouldnt hold my weight
Now I'm fallin' fast into a great ravine
Wonder when I land if I'll be on my feet
These days I'm just trying to find out what love means
And find my place within this crazy scene
These days I'm just trying to find out what love means
And find my place within this dream
Father can you spare me
A moment of your time
Why'd you hide the answers
In between the lines
Life has many colors
Not just black and white
Why do I have questions
Fall back into the snow
Sink deep
Bury all the troubles that you keep
Follow close to the places your heart needs
Just for a little while, just for a little while
You'll be free
You'll be free
Child, I can tell by the look on your face,
You don't think you belong
You don't think you belong in this place
Promise to come back
Promise to come back...where it's safe
Just for a little while, just for a little while
You'll be free
You'll be free
Just for a little while
Just for a little while
Just for a little while
You'll be free
You'll be free
You'll be free
Oh ohhoohh
Another time another place
I'd feel worthy of your love
But I been stuck inside this cage
'Cause it's the only place I know
And I've been broken on the floor
So many other times before
Watching some one I trust
Walk out on me
So don't walk out on me...
I've always been unsure in love
I hated being vulnerable
But with you somehow I know
A love like this is everlasting
I got you underneath my skin
Can't you see the state I'm in
I decide to let you win
'Cause love like this is everlasting
Love like this is everlasting
Another time I would ignore
My tear stained cheeks and
Ask for more, believing
That's all I deserve because
I gamble I get burned
Love is just another savage game
I played and played and played
But it looks like fate has saved the best for me
Are you the best for me?
I've always been unsure in love
I hated being vulnerable
But with you somehow I know
A love like this is everlasting
Got you underneath my skin
Can't you see the state I'm in
I decide to let you win
'Cause love like this is everlasting
Love like this is everlasting
I don't wanna give up what we got
'Cause I'm not gonna ask what might have been
I don't wanna give up what I got
When I'm with you baby
I don't wanna give up what we got
'Cause I'm not gonna ask what might have been
Not for anything I'll take my chances with you baby
I've always been unsure in love
I hated being vulnerable
But with you somehow I know
A love like this is everlasting
'Round you I am someone else
Someone closer to myself
Took some time but I can tell
My baby, he says he loves me
My baby, he says he needs me so
Covers me with sunshine, tucks me in with songs
Every now and then, troubles come my way
Asks me what to do and to him, I simply say
I gotta cry sometimes but it's all right
I gotta cry sometimes but it's all right
I gotta cry sometimes but it's all right
My baby brings me flowers
Takes me out to see the shows
He don't need complainin', I couldn't ask for more
Every now and then, troubles come my way
Asks me what to do and to him, I simply say
I gotta cry sometimes but it's all right
I gotta cry sometimes but it's all right
I gotta cry sometimes but it's all right
Now I'd like to thank you for everything you do
Whenever I'm around you, you turn my gray skies blue
And if the world should crumble, it's all right
I gotta cry sometimes but it's all right
I gotta cry sometimes but it's all right
This pale mucha postcard brings back orange carpet
We called roaches butterflies and ate our pies at Birchwood Saloon
Off the only road that leaves the state, I would sing and pass the plate
They all knew me by my face and my father’s name
Heavy letter underneath my door, stark reminder when I had before
It’s hard to believe I’ve come this far
Heavy letter in the dresser drawer tore it open like a candy bar
It’s hard to believe I’ve come this far
Bright red hot rod hardtop off to town for Moose’s Tooth
You comin’ with? To the parkin’ lot?
If not, you know my window’s never locked
Drew leaned in and said it but his heart wouldn’t let it
That’s all right, I’ll be my husband’s wife
Heavy letter makes a perfect mark on the page and in the heart
It’s hard to believe I’ve come this far
Heavy letter in the dresser drawer tore it open like a candy bar
It’s hard to believe I’ve come this far
Nervous tearing through the sky, grieving every inch I gain
Counting pools and freeways, I will sing and pass the plate
They will know me by my face and my father’s name
Heavy letter in the dresser drawer tore it open like a candy bar
It’s hard to believe I’ve come this far
Heavy letter headed for your shore, a premonition of what’s in store
You're not the guy I met
And if you are only get
One chance to prove it
Baby make it count
Maybe she let you do that
Maybe some other fool had
Too many problems
To respect herself
You've got a woman who knows her worth
And ain't prepared to compromise it
You better listen you better make it better
But don't make me say
You can't treat me that way
Ooooh
Maybe it's my mistake
Simple misunderstanding
Trivial bullshit we blew into space
A common lovers rift
Uncommon words thrown like fists
Cause if you meant it
Baby it's too late
You've got a woman who knows her worth
And ain't prepared to compromise it
You better listen you better make it better
But don't make me say
You can't treat me that way
Ooooh
You better make it better
You better make it feel right
You better make it feel the way it ought to feel
You better make it better
You better make it feel good
You better do it cause you know that you should
You've got a woman who knows her worth
And ain't prepared to compromise it
You better listen you better make it better
But don't make me say
You can't treat me that way
What is meant to be will be
You can't escape your destiny
So kiss the girl and let her see
That you would do anything
You would do anything anything
What is meant to be will be
It happens over time you'll see
So kiss the boy and set him free
'cause he would do anything
He would do anything anything
When you never take that chance
Then there's nothing worth dying even living for
But everybody knows the saying that goes
All you need is love all you need is love
But you've got to be willing
To give anything anything
All of this suddenly happened
It was nothing before you go
From being alone and empty
To belonging and being with you
I possess the honest pleasure
Knowing what it means to be loved
I would do anything
I'd like to tell you what I saw,
The sleeping dreams of four-years-old:
I stood upon the stage so tall,
Sea of people floating down below
And farther than my eyes could see,
These outstretched hearts were turned toward me
Well from the center of my beam,
The purest love was flowing freely
If I could touch one lonely soul,
If I could heal and be so bold
To be a spark, to be a light,
Set one heart on fire;
That's all I ever wanted
That's all I want,
That's all I ever really wanted...
That's all I ever wanted
If it's wrong for me to want to change the world with what I got
Let me make my own mistakes,
That's a chance I'm gonna take
If I'm right, I saw you all,
In my dreams so long ago
And if you're broken, you should know,
I'm here, you're not alone
If I could touch one lonely soul,
If I could heal and be so bold
To be a spark, to be a light,
Set one heart on fire;
That's all I ever wanted
That's all I want,
That's all I ever really wanted...
That's all I ever wanted
Star light, star bright, I'm gonna make it right
Star light, star bright, I'll be their star tonight
Star light, star bright, yes I may, yes I might
Alright, alright, I'm gonna make it right
If I could touch one lonely soul,
If I could heal and be so bold
To be a spot, to be a light,
Set one heart on fire;
That's all I ever wanted
That's all I want,
That's all I ever really wanted...
Babe, if you want to be free
I can't keep you here with me
If you have to go away
But I think you should know
When you're out on your own
That you' will find that you'll make a mistake
Fear that you feel is not real
It's an illusion that will soon disappear
In my arms
Shadows and light, day and night
In the darkness I'll be there, by your side
Come back home
I used to think, if I found
Something different, something new
That I wouldn't be afraid
So I moved, changed my hair
Got some brand new clothes to wear
But deep down, I still felt the same
Fear that you feel is not real
It's an illusion that will soon disappear
In my arms
Shadows and light, day and night
In the darkness I'll be there by your side
Come back home
Come back
Baby you could come back home
You don't have to be alone
Come back home
Doesn't matter where you go
I know you're out there on your own
I tried to do the right thing your the only one who knows.
Thunder caught me lightning struck me oh so long ago
you opened up the heavens babe you opened up this rose
I was just a game to you but still it's you I choose.
Cause you give me that wicked love
you give me that wicked love
you give me that wicked love
An avalanche of pain is a funny way to show you care.
But cursed love is worth it.
When I see you lying there
I've given on to hold you one more time before your gone
But you stay out of reach enough to keep at your palm
And you give me that wicked love
you give me that wicked love
you give me that wicked love
Creepin to the empty bed
The sun won't come and find me
Bathing in your light your presence lingers close behind me
Stil it hurts like rock and roll.
Your voice come out the radio
But if you hold a place for me
Then I'll keep taking you in
you give me that wicked love
you give me that wicked love
you give me that wicked love
Wicked love
Wicked love
Wicked love
Never knew what I was signing up for
Knew it was hard but not this hardcore
Never gonna stop, never gonna give up on you
No matter what I do
Here I am baby, I'm your one woman army
I'd fight for you, I'll die, I'll be your protector
Here I am baby, I'm your one woman army
No matter what may come, I won't surrender
Wanna give you everything I never had
Love you and teach you good from bad
Never gonna stop, never gonna give up on you
No matter what I do
Here I am baby, I'm your one woman army
I'd fight for you, I'll die, I'll be your protector
Here I am baby, I'm your one woman army
No matter what may come, I won't surrender
What I do, I do for you the best I can
Build a life for you with my own two hands
Never gonna stop, never gonna give up on you
No matter what I do
Here I am baby, I'm your one woman army
I'd fight for you, I'll die, I'll be your protector
Here I am baby, I'm your one woman army
No matter what may come, I won't surrender
Here I am baby, I'm your one woman army
I'd fight for you, I'll die, I'll be your protector
Here I am baby, I'm your one woman army
No matter what may come, I won't surrender
Here I am baby, I'm your one woman army
I'd fight for you, I'll die, I'll be your protector
Here I am baby, I'm your one woman army
Why's it gotta be so hard?
Why's it gotta be so hard?
It don't matter to me if it's wrong or it's right
I don't wanna be alone tonight
Why you gotta act so tough?
Why you gotta act so tough?
You can do what you want, I won't put up a fight
I don't wanna be alone tonight
I don't wanna be alone tonight...
Alone tonight
Why I gotta tell you once?
Why I gotta tell you twice?
I'm not asking for much so let's turn off the lights
I don't wanna be alone
I don't wanna be alone
Alone tonight
I don't wanna be alone tonight...
I don't wanna be alone
I don't wanna be alone tonight...
Tonight, tonight, tonight
I don't wanna be alone
I've been driftin'
Sleep on floors
'Cause the bills I can't afford
But I find my own way
Had to melt my Momma's gold
But it kept me out of the cold
She would have wanted it that way
I'm getting stronger every day
Times are hungry could be worse
'Cause my baby he hits first
and its nothing I can't take
I'm getting stronger every day
What you've got is what you've got
Make a little into a lot
With a little bit of luck
We'll make something out of nothin'
I am drifting
Moving on
Don't have much more then a song
But it's better off this way
I'm getting stronger every day
And I'll find my own way
I'm getting stronger everyday
Stronger every day
Stronger every day
(Stronger)
Stonger every day
(Stronger)
Stronger every day
(Stronger)
Every day
(Stronger every day)
(Stronger every day)
(Stonger every day)
Stonger
You're a porcelain doll that sits in a window
You hold your breath when people walk by
Safely kept behind rose-colored glass
Neatly tucked beneath the spotlight
Waiting for someone to love
You're a Cheshire cat
You think a smile hides the rest
Ambiguity will always cover the facts
Where do you come from, where do you go
Must be lonely to be all alone
Waiting for someone to love
And when they come, they'll accept you just the way you are
You'll swear under a moonlit sky about rocks in the sky
Trees backed up by the sea
Thin wild mercury
I'll wait patiently
When the world
You're caught up in fades
Come to me
And you know I'm not holding my breath
But you know how to find me
And you know there's a knot in my chest
Only you can untie me
When you're ready for love
'Cause you know all along
I'm the one that you wanted baby
All your reasons are wrong
Now I know why you run
And I'm not leaving
Before I got that you're just lost
I used to think that I wasn't enough
When you're ready for love
'Cause you know all along
I'm the one that you want baby
You're safe, safe with me
I hope that i've
Shown you enough to believe
And you know I'm not holding my breath
But you know how to find me
And you know there's a knot
In my chest only you can untie me
When you're ready for love
'Cause you know along
I'm the one that you wanted baby
All your reasons are wrong
Now I know why you run
And I'm not leaving
Before I got that you're just lost
I used to think that I wasn't enough
When you're ready for love
'Cause you know all along
I'm the one that you want baby
It's never too late to put the past away
Red eyes fly away from here every night
My intentions aren't unfair or unkind
How else could I purge my heart of this billowed dream?
Arctic wind will be, washed from my hair, trading the forest to the city
Things will be different for you, things will be different for you
When you're older, you'll look back
As you grow you'll understand why I left
All I talk about is you since that day
Remember when I'd cry into my soup and you would say that it's okay
So many things used to break my heart, I'd fall so easily
But you're younger and smarter and harder than me
Things will be different for you, things will be different for you
When you're older, you'll look back
As you grow you'll understand why I left
I'm not comfortable in my own skin, haven't found my finest hour
I can't dance, let alone sing before a crowd
Or write effortlessly what I can't come out and say
When I do, I'll be just like you
Trading the forest for the city
Finding my way down the mountain
Finding my way to the sea
When you're older, you'll look back
As you grow you'll understand
Your hands
They remind me of the days
That can't be taken back
Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Cool river waters
Dancing beneath
Our feet off to sea
Meet me at midnight
Down by the tree
Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
Love me forever
But if you have to go
Say you'll write
Don't send me pictures
I've got you memorized
Sweet sixteen, sweet sixteen
I know it's there
Burnin' to shine out
I know it's there
Itchin', scratchin'
Just a shout
Buried treasure safe
Waiting for perfect reason
Perfect ways,
When were you there to wipe that furrow from your brow
Can’t get no where half way
So I’ll be here till you -----
Till you say that you love me
That you love me
'Cause I left -- before everything I gained
You’ve shown too many other ways for me to call in vain
This is just a stupid secret shared too many times
It’s kinda like this thing that I would let go if I’m wise
Sorda like a warfield that sometimes makes me cry
You look just like someone i know but can not tell a lie
Can not say
Can not say
That you love me
That you love
I’m better off --
Silence
I lie in bed and hear the sea
My mind is filled with things id be
Im a perfect girl
Only in dreams
There is no past there is no pain
The world is free from suffering
It�s a perfect world
Only in dreams
I only see what I could be
I am fearless I am free
It's a great escape
It's a perfect place to play
Until my heart returns to me
Until the time that I find peace
I give myself only in dreams
Until my heart returns to me
Until the time that I find peace
I give myself only in dreams
I lie awake and hear the rain
My mind is filled with things id say
All the perfect words
Only in dreams
There is no longing theres no ache
Theres no promises to break
It's a perfect world only in dreams
I see the way that things should be
I feel love surrounding me
Its a great escape and I never want to leave
Only in dreams
Until my heart returns to me
Until the time that I find peace
I give myself only in dreams
Until my heart returns to me
Until the time that I find peace
Forty below, driving on deathly icing roads
Back seat is full of clothes, I gotta talk this over
Run out of gas, wake a stranger up to fill my tank in his pajamas
I only got ten dollars
I’m not drunk I wanna go home, officer
It’s been a long road and I feel awful
I’m not drunk I wanna go home, officer
And that’s all, that’s all, that’s all
She has company and I’ve walked into the wrong room
So I go to the bathroom and I wash my hands in sulfur water
A twitterpated buzz is coming off of her
My admiration forces me to leave her
She asks me to stay but I’ve outgrown her, so I’m
Back in my car and I get pulled over
I’m not drunk I wanna go home, officer
It’s been a long road and I feel awful
I’m not drunk I wanna go home, officer
And that’s all, that’s all, that’s all
With a warning I check my wipers and defog
I notice my mind is on the floor
But I must move onward
So I pick a song and I sing along
While lofty dreams dance on and on
Over a place I'll live forever
I’m not drunk I wanna go home, officer
It’s been a long road and I feel awful
I’m not drunk I wanna go home, officer
And that’s all, that’s all
I’m not drunk I wanna go home, officer
It’s been a long road and everything’s awkward
I’m not drunk I wanna go home, officer
No matter what has ever come to me
I got my own brand of company
I got da da da inside my head
And I play songs back to back until I got to bed
Wake up by myself inside an empty room
There's no body next to mine to oooh
But my skin is warm and my heart is full
It's the do do do do do do
Walking waking on a crowded street
With my headphones loud
So my hips can swing, so my head can nod
To the rock and roll to the boom boom beat
And I find that I'm never alone
And I find that my heart is my home
And the music within makes me whole
A world that I built on my own
And I know that I'm never alone
And I know that my heart is my home
Every missing piece of me
I can find in a melody
No matter what has ever come to me
I got my own kind of company
I got ba ba ba inside my head
And I sing songs back to back until I go to bed
Theres a river in my mind that's never still
Swirling, soothing all the time gives me a thrill
Swimming in the notes that go
Oh oh oh oh oh oh oh
Wandering, waking in an empty wood
It is quiet here, I am powerful
I look down below serenade the world
From inside my soul
And I find that I'm never alone
And I find that my heart is my home
And the music within makes me whole
A world that I built on my own
And I know that I'm never alone
And I know that my heart is my home
Every missing piece of me
I can find in a melody
(sha-dup, sha-dup)when the walls begin to creep in (aaah, aaah)
(she-bop-she-bop)and the sky is fallin down (aaah, aaaahh)
(she-doop,she-doop)when im swallowed up in feelings
(she-bop, she-bop)i get lost inside the sound...
And I find that I'm never alone
And I find that my heart is my home
And the music within makes me whole
A world that I built on my own
And I know that I'm never alone
And I know that my heart is my home
Every missing piece of me
I can find in a melody
And I find that I'm never alone
And I find that my heart is my home
And the music within makes me whole
A world that I built on my own
And I know that I'm never alone
And I know that my heart is my home
Every missing piece of me
Oh what this could be
And all the days caught in between
And what a sight that we could see
And all these things from A to Z
Oh look at this and tell me
And the lovely things you see and
Oh what dreams to wish for now
And look up high and up above
Oh this will be a time to see
Of all you want sincerely
Of dogs and toys and bees with knees
Are what you need so terribly
Oh what a lovely day
And all the days caught in between
What a lovely time to tell
Of what you see and all above
Oh this can be the wish you dream
Of all you want from A to Z
And Oh and you can be with me
With books and sticks and 1, 2, 3's
And all we dream and wish
When he calls out Oh when they go out
All the world stops and listens
I know I know what's wrong all around me
Oh this is all he's reckoned to be
This is all and when he ponders
He'll wait he'll breathe and know
All around
Oh he waits there and he calls out
For the sheep and so they do come
And he waits there and he calls out
And they call back Oh they come home
To him
On this day like all the others
All the world starts to wonder
He waits he looks and sees
And he'll know now that this is all
He ever wanted and he knows all
About them he looks and so they go
And he calls out
Oh he waits there and he calls out
For the sheep and all the bleating
And he waits there and he calls out
For the sheep now but the sheep have
All gone
Oh he waits there and he calls out
For the sheep and all the bleating
And he waits there and he calls out
For the sheep now but the sheep
Heart of my heart look but don't purr
Watch the window as he goes outside
And he is gone
Heart of my heart look and don't cry
Wait and watch but don't purr
As he goes by in a whir
All of my life watch the window
In hopes of a glimpse the tiny whir
And he is gone
Heart of my heart watch the window
See him purring all about the hummingbird
Whir all of this goes by outside and
Here we be and none too soon
Sweetheart thoughts come to me
They're very pretty very very pretty
Oh now here you be run into me
Dizzy spells all around it's very
Pretty very very pretty
Oh come look
Here we be and none too soon
Roundin' up my thoughts for you
They're very pretty very very pretty
Oh now rub your eyes good and hard
Pink and gold is what you'll see
I'm very dizzy very very dizzy
Oh come look
Dizzy you and dizzy you
Oh in a delirium
Oh come back come back to me
Oh come back come back to me
Sweet askew run into you
I'm way too weak to catch my breath
I'm very dizzy very very dizzy
Here come quick and then you'll see
All these things surrounding me
They're very pretty very very pretty
't Is niet om haar brand te blussen
Dat die vrouw haar man zou kussen
't Is niet om haar geil gebrek
Dat ze hem bijt in de nek
En zij richt ook nooit haar lippen
Naar de huisraad van zijn slippen
Slechts om 't kussen van de mast
Die bij haar verlangen past
Nee, zij wil wat anders smaken
Ja, die meid wil noten kraken
Om der minnen van de smeer
Likt de kat de kandeleer
Maar toch richt ze nooit haar lippen
Naar de huisraad van zijn slippen
Slechts om 't kussen van de mast
Die bij haar verlangen past
Eén keer heeft ze enthousiast
De noten in haar hand gepast
Maar het spel was veel te klein
Hoe groot moeten spellen zijn
Dus richt zij nooit meer haar lippen
Naar de huisraad van zijn slippen
Slechts om 't kussen van de mast
veel geld veel goed wat zou dat baten
het geeft bekommernis een ongerust gemoed
wat baten pracht en hoge staten
daar men t toch al verlaten moet
ik hou mij vast aan minder last
het kleinste pak is mijn gemak
vivat den bedelzak
de schooiers leven zonder zorgen
het is al zuiver winst wat zij tot 's avonds doen
zij slapen rustig tot de morgen
al noemt men hem schavuit kapoen
zij leven vast in kleine last
het minste pak is hun gemak
vivat den bedelzak
de bedelaars stellen druk bezijden
geen angst geen bange zorg steekt er in hunne kop
zij zien door niemand zich benijden
zij teren dagelijks alles op
zij hebben vast de minste last
het kleinste pak het grootst gemak
Langs de stadse grachten, een bleke maan
Ze lopen er als schimmen, en ik ken hun naam
Ze hebben nachtenlang elkaar gekust
Zij zullen nooit meer vinden, de stille rust
De jaren zijn voorbij, waar is haar zachte stem
'k Heb veol te lang gezocht naar 't gevoel dat ik niet ken
Wetend dat ze kijkt naar dit vreemd gezicht
En luistert naar z'n woorden als een zoet gedicht
Mijn liefste schat in Seerlands Daal
Waarom spreekt gij nu voor mij een andere taal
Ik wens je veel geluk, zoals het hoort
Maar liever had ik hem toch wel stilletjes vermoord
Hangt hij rond je hals een koord van goud
Hij tooit je met veel kleuren, die waar hij van houdt
Jouw eer heeft hij genomen, maar ook jouw stem geroofd
En al mijn dwaze dromen die ik ooit heb beloofd.
Langs de stadse grachten, onder de maan
Loopt nog steeds die schim, en ik ken zijn naam
In Seerlands Dale, wil je trouwen
Dan ga ik maar op zoek naar andere vrouwen
Er reed een man uit Maldegem
Om 't groot wild te gaan jagen
Hij reed er buiten Brugge
Waar de drie linden staan
Hij vond er niets te jagen
Dan een herder met een hoorn
Hij kwam wat dichterbij
En hij sprak hem aan
Vertel eens beste vriend
Nu wil ik toch wat vragen
Mag ik van u vernemen
Wat hangt daar aan uw zij
Waar vondt ge deze hoorn
Wil daar nu eens op blazen
Toen ik hem voor 't laatst zag
Toen was ie nog van mij
Meneerke uit Maldegem
Dat zijn toch niet uw zaken
Wat baat u deze hoorn
Daar hebt ge toch niets aan
Als ik voor u zou blazen
Op deze mooie hoorn
Dan kwamen dertig schapen
Rond u op deze baan
De man wou 't zo niet laten
En deed de herder blazen
Hij blies dus op zijn hoorn
En 't schalde in het rond
Wel zesendertig rovers
Zijn toen uit 't bos gesprongen
Ge wou mijn kudde zien
Hou verder maar je mond
't Gelag zult gij betalen
Dus zijt ge welgekomen
Wij hebben dorst gekregen
En drinken gaarne wijn
Zweert dat gij nooit zult zeggen
Dat gij in deze bossen
Met rovers hebt gedronken
Wat mag het voor u zijn
Zij zongen en zij feestten
Verbrasten heel wat centen
Ze dronken om ter meest
Met vrouwen op hun schoot
De heer riep 'k zal betalen
Ik zal van u niet spreken
Maar vrienden, uw gezelschap
Is mij toch wat te groot
Ge kunt terug naar huis
Naar Maldegem toe rijden
Ze lieten hem toen vrij
Hij reed naar Brugge stad
Hij heeft het stil gezwegen
Maar in het zand geschreven
Hij hield daarmee z'n woord
De rovers zijn gevat
't Was de achttiende van mei
't juiste jaar ben ik vergeten
Vrienden, 't is de moeite waard
'k Had al veel te lang gespaard.
Als 't seizoen ophoudt met vriezen,
komen zomerdagen aan.
In de speelhof van Louise
ben ik 's nachts op stap gegaan,
ben ik 's nachts op stap gegaan..
Maar Louise sprak mij aan
als ik uit m'n broek wou schieten;
maar Louise sprak mij aan:
"laat hem toch maar even staan,
want gij moet mij nog betalen,
voor ge zulke zaken doet;
dan zal ik u niet beletten,
om te spelen in mijn goed;
om te spelen in mijn goed"
Zoveel geld is toch wat veel,
'k weet niet hoe gij dat durft vragen.
Duizend frank is veel te veel,
voor 't plezier dat ik met je deel.
Voor de helft van zoveel duiten,
ben ik overal geriefd,
zowel vanbinnen als vanbuiten;
ben ik overal geliefd
ja, ben ik overal geliefd.
Ja, je zult het wel verstaan,
en je zult het wel bemerken:
't ene goed is 't ander niet,
zoals je hier wel degelijk ziet.
Kom en schiet in mijn warande,
op een vogel kijk ik niet.
En je zult je niet verbranden,
doe gerust je lust en schiet,
nee verbranden zul je niet.
Holy – Kadril
Silence sings a sweet phrase
Got you in my suitcase
I will take you everywhere I go
Sailing on a soft breeze
Breaking waves of memories
Telling tales that no one ever told
Holy was the night and heaven was the day
I never learned to smile this way
Listen to the mermaids
Songs that make your heart break
I never learned to sing this way
Watch the steps I’m taking
See the stars you’re making
I am not the air for you to breathe
Catch the moon he’s falling
Hear the sun she’s calling
They haven’t got the answers that we need
Holy was the night and heaven was the day
I never learned to smile this way
Listen to the mermaids
Songs that make your heart break
I never learned to sing this way
Catch the moon he’s falling
Hear the sun she’s calling
Telling tales that no one ever told
Silence sings its sweet phrase
Singing with the mermaids
De derde in de rij, vaders jongste zoon
Hij was pas twintig en eiste z'n loon
Hij zou 't wel vinden, liet z'n vrienden staan
zonder laatste groet is hij van huis gegaan
Ze hebben van hem nooit meer iets gehoord
't Heeft hun leven zeker niet verstoord
De zoon was verloren, ergens overboord
Hij droomt van verre landen, zeilen naar de zon
Een land met mooie stranden, waar 't leven echt begon
Maar boven alle landen hield hij van de stad
waar hij alle zorgen en z'n thuis vergat
waar hij in de morgen de grootste kater had
tot hij 's avonds een nieuwe liefde vond
liefde voor een glas of een mooie vrouwenkont
Alle mooie kleuren van ogen mocht hij zien
Alle zoete geuren ruiken bovendien
in de liefste armen z'n dagelijkse troost
Mooier was 't voor hem dan een wervelende kroost
levend in dromen, rijker dan geeneen
Zo is hij gestorven ergens heel alleen
Niemand vroeg zich af waarom hij plots verdween
Dit nachtelijk verhaal heeft hij zelf verteld
hetzelfde verhaal dat vele jaren telt
Zijn leven is voorbij, de sporen zijn gewist
Na hem komt er een ander die in 't zelfde water vist
Na hem komt een man, die alles beter kan
In z'n handen de resten van z'n loon
Beste vriend ik moet je vragen:
"Hou maar vlug je mond!"
Want ik moet het maar verdragen
Dat jij kust haar mond
't Zijn dezelfde mooie haren
Die ik heb bemind
't Was dezelfde mooie lach
Van hetzelfde kind
Ja, ik hoor mezelf nog zeggen:
"Kijk eens naar die kont!"
En je stem daarna weerleggen
'k Hou alleen van blond
Nee je wou die kleur van haren
Liever niet in bed
Maar wat later geen bezwaren
't Was maar voor de pret
Beste vriend je stal mijn dromen
Van zo'n lange tijd
Nee je hoeft niet meer te komen
Met je valse spijt
En vergeet wanneer de dag komt
Dat de kleur verslijt
Met een spons al op mijn deur bonkt
een vogel in zijn muite die zingt van tijd tot tijd
mijn stem die zwijgt en brengt niets uit ik ben mijn liefste kwijt
door straten over pleinen loop ik al dagen rond
ik blijf nog steeds nog verlangen
naar de kussen van je mond
ik ging nog gisteravond en kwam voorbij je deur
ik hoopte je te vinden je stelde mij teleur
sta op mijn allerliefste doe open laat mij erin
of siaap je nu veel liever
dan te spelen naar mijn zin
ik zal het nooit vergeten dat ik eens je liefste was
ik lag toen in je armen nu ben ik nog tot last
wat maakt er van je beste vriend een ongewenste gast
is t liefde voor een ander
en 't geluk dat ons niet past
ik schenk u wil hem dragen mijn fijne gouden ring
hij siert en maakt uw handen tot de mooiste naar mijn
zin en mocht er iemand vragen wie u die ring dan gaf
antwoord zonder blozen
Goeieavond dit is het nieuws
Vanavond is over de hele wereld een gigantisch feest los gebarsten
Alle soldaten overal op aarde hebben de wapens neer gelegd en
er wordt muziek en dans gesignaleerd
't Is feest in New York en in St. Tropez
Barcelona en LA
Acepulco, Santa Fé
Iedereen doet mee,
't Is feest in New York en in Tokio
Kaapstad en in Mexico
Rio de Janeiro
Overal op aarde is het feest
Eskimootjes rollen in de sneeuw
Afrikaantjes vechten met een leeuw
Indianen dansen rond een totempaal
En wij gaan straks naar Spanje allemaal
Brazilianen zingen van La Bamba
Mexicanen houden dan de Samba
Weet je wat, we komen pas op het journaal
Als we samen feesten allemaal
't Is feest in New York en in St. Tropez
Barcelona en LA
Acepulco, Santa Fé
Iedereen doet mee,
't Is feest in New York en in Tokio
Kaapstad en in Mexico
Rio de Janeiro
Overal op aarde is het feest
Nieuwsbericht K3 aan de soldaatjes
Luister toch niet langer naar die praatjes
Weet je wat, we komen pas op het journaal
Als we samen feesten allemaal
't Is feest in New York en in St. Tropez
Barcelona en LA
Acepulco, Santa Fé
Iedereen doet mee,
't Is feest in New York en in Tokio
Kaapstad en in Mexico
Rio de Janeiro
Iedereen doet mee
't Is feest in New York en in St. Tropez
Barcelona en LA
Acepulco, Santa Fé
Overal op aarde is het feest
'k Heb hier soo lang staen wachten,
Mijn soete hertsvriendin,
Soo vele lange nachten:
Ik bid u laet mij in.
Ik kwam door sneeuw en regen,
Door weder suer en soet,
Ik ben u soo genegen:
Uw deur mij opendoet.
Wie hoor ik hier soo laete
Staen singen voor mijn deur,
By nachten op de straete?
Staek jongman uw geteur!
Ik bid u laet mij rusten,
Ik hoor naer geen gevlei;
'k Versmae de minnelusten,
Het is bedriegery.
'k Wou dat de donderwolken
Neerdaelden op my af,
Of dat de helse kolken
My zwolgen in het graf,
Soo 'k u myn honingbieken,
Wil brengen in den rouw
Ach! Laet my toch een lieken
U zingen van myn trouw.
'k Heb hier soo lang staen wachten,
Myn soete hertsvriendin,
Soo vele lange nachten:
Ik bid u laet my in.
Uw trouwe, lieve minnaer,
Heeft myn jong hert gewond.
Kom in, gy sijt verwinnaer:
Daar waren zeven Vrouwtjes fyn
Savons in de Brandewyn 1),
Van de Mans wast dat zy praatte(n),
Den een die scheen in 't Hooft geraakt,
Den ander met wenschen haar zelf vermaakt,
Terwijl ze by 't Zoopje zate(n).
Doen sprack er dat eerste Vrouwtje fyn:
Hy en wy, hoe loos zyde gy,
Hoe vals zyt gy van gronde,
Ik wou, dat myn Man was een Konyn,
Dat hy was geschooten in het Duin,
Verslonden van alle de Honden.
Doen sprack dat tweede Vrouwtje fyn:
Hy en wy, hoe loos zyde gy,
Hoe vals zyt gy van gronde,
Ik wou, dat myn Man was eenen Schip
Dat hy was gedreven al op een Klip,
En versonck al metter stonde.
Doen sprack dat derde Vrouwtje fyn:
Hy en wy, hoe loos syde gy,
Hoe vals zyt gy van gronde,
Ick wou dat myn Man was eenen Vis
En kwam gebraden op den Disch,
Ik at hem op terstonde.
Doen sprack dat vierde Vrouwtje fyn:
Hy en wy enz.
Ik wou, dat myn Man was eenen Koe,
Ik joeg hem naar de slager toe
Om te slagten terstonde.
Doen sprack dat vyfde Vrouwtjen fyn:
Hy en wy enz.
Ik wou, dat myn Man was eenen Paert,
En vyf hondert kroonen waert,
Ik verkogt hem zoo terstonde.
Daarop sprack 't zesde Vrouwtje fijn:
Hy en wy enz.
'k Wou, dat mijn Man was eenen Kip,
Wy souden speelen: pik, pik, pik
In 't Schuilhoekje terstonde.
Ten laatste sprack 't zevende Vrouwtje fijn
Hy en wy enz.
Lag mynen Man eens Moedernaakt
Op een bedje van dons heel zagt gemaakt,
I
Levanta-se a mulher noite calada,
Como se a manhã já estivesse a chegar.
Vai a ver dos auxílios do azeite,
Já tem mais de mil quebrantos p'ra rezar.
Não se tem prenha por nada, não se alegra;
Já não sei que mais lhe eu faça p'ra a alegrar;
O diabo é que a barriga não lhe medra
De tão triste que ela anda, já se anda a desesperar.
[refrão]
E quando vier a noite escura
Havemos de ir os dois à Misarela
Que o menino venha breve, são e salvo
E que ninguém tenha pragas p'ra lhe rogar
E que a desgraça não nos entre casa dentro:
Cruzes, credo, nem por nada!
E que se acabe o mal que nós temos passado
E que haja alguém que lá passe p'ró baptizar
E que o remédio seja santo
Quando formos à ponte da Misarela.
II
Mal a noite caia pelos penedos
Vamos lá mas não o contes a ninguém!
Havemos de esperar um viajeiro
Que nos baptize o menino ainda na mãe;
Se for moça há-de chamar-se Senhorinha
Se for moço o nome há-de ser Gervaz
Tantas vezes me endoidei no corpo dela
Hoje vou à Misarela, já nem hei-de olhar p'ra trás!
E quando vier a noite escura
Havemos de ir os dois à Misarela
Que o menino venha breve, são e salvo
E que ninguém tenha pragas p'ra lhe rogar
E que a desgraça não nos entre casa dentro:
Cruzes, credo, nem por nada!
E que se acabe o mal que nós temos passado
E que haja alguém que lá passe p'ró baptizar
E que o remédio seja santo
Quando formos à ponte da Misarela.
