Hey, ooh
Here goes another day, a hug and a kiss
And we're on our way
A cup of coffee for the road
Baby, I can't wait to get back home
We juggle all our hopes dreams
With a million responsibilities
Now and then we drop the ball
We lean sometimes but we never fall
Look at me, look at you, look at all that we've been through
With a lot of love and a little luck
So far it's been so good, cross your fingers, knock on wood, and pray
And if it helps go and throw a dollar in the wishing well
It ain't always laughs and smiles
But the carousel just ain't our style
The roller coaster suits us fine
Boy the ups and downs livin' up the ride
Look at me, look at you, look at all that we've been through
With a lot of love and a little luck
So far it's been so good, cross your fingers, knock on wood, and pray
Oh, and if it helps go and throw a dollar in the wishing well
Oh, let a hundred pennies fall
Splash and send up all our dreams to heaven, oh, oh
Look at me, look at you, look at all that we've been through
With a lot of love and a little luck
So far it's been so good, cross your fingers, knock on wood and pray
Oh, and if it helps, throw a dollar in the wishing
Throw another dollar in the wishing, throw a dollar in the wishing well
Oh, oh, in the wishing well, oh
(Wishing well)
City sidewalks, busy sidewalks
Dressed in holiday style
In the air there's a feeling of Christmas
Children laughing, people passing
Meeting smile after smile
And on every street corner you'll hear
Silver bells, silver bells
It's Christmas time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas Day (Eve)
City street lights, even stoplights
Blinking bright red and green
As the shoppers rush home with their treasures
Hear the snow crunch
See the kids bunch
This is Santa's big scene
And above all the bustle you'll hear
Silver bells, (Silver bells)
Silver bells, (Silver bells)
It's Christmas-time in the city
Ring-a-ling, hear them ring
Soon it will be Christmas Day
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin Mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night, holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heav'nly hosts sing Allelujah
Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born
What child is this who lay to rest
On Mary's lap, is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, Haste, to bring him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary.
So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh
Come peasant, king to own Him
The King of Kings salvation brings
Let loving enthrone Him
This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, Haste, to bring him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary
This old world can be cruel sometimes
When you're looking for answers
You can't seem to find
No one understands what you're going through
Oh I know it can get lonely out there
When you feel like nobody cares
Well you look around thinking
If they only knew
Well I do
I've felt the chill of this world cut down to the bone
I've walked many a mile down this road on my own
I've been through hell on my knees
Come face to face with the devil
And I know that it's hard to believe
But it gets better
Time is a healer but we can't see how
When you're caught in the moment
And the hurting is now
We don't wanna see that maybe somethings
Weren't meant to figure out
This old world can be cruel sometimes
When you're looking for answers
Well just keep in mind
No you're not alone
It's good to see you come 'round, it's been a while
Sure is nice to see your smile
Yah I'm doing better now, thought about
Callin' you a hundred times
Oh I had left a couple messages
And I never heard a word
Not one
Where were you when I needed somebody
Where were you when the walls started caving in
I was waiting for someone to save me
When I was coming unglued
Where were you
A lot of things got pretty bad pretty fast
I never thought you'd turn your back
You left me out there all alone hanging on
I just have to deal with that
Oh I can count on you when everything is easy
But when the going gets tough
I guess not
I had to find my own way
I remember when I was a little girl
Growin' up livin' in my own little world
So it seemed
I had my dolls and dreams
Mama was always there to comfort me
And her love
Wasn't nothin' quite like it
In the world that I knew of
Before I knew it, I was standing in my teens
Sweet little boy with his strong young arm holdin' me
I remember the first time I felt his kiss
Oh, it like to drove me crazy
And I remember sayin' I never felt nothin' like this
So I went and asked mama
Can you tell me what it means
And she said, you're in love
And that's every little girls dream
Baby, what you've found
Is every little girls dream
So I said, mama does love ever last
She says, where by now let the future come to pass
Just understand and enjoy what you've found
And listen to it just as long as your heart is sound
And love, there ain't nothin' quite like it
In the world anybody knows of
There are worlds all through my teens
Same little boy with his strong young arm lovin' me
I remember the first time I felt his kiss
Oh, it like to drove me crazy
And I remember sayin' I never felt nothin' like this
I remember sayin' to mama
I know just what you mean
I'm in love, and that's every little girl's dream
Woah, what I found
Is every little girl's dream
And I found mine, and mama says, me too baby
Once upon a time
It lifts you up, but it lets you down
There'll be another dream to bring it back around
There's something about the first time
That keeps you rememberin'
When you've found every little girl's dream
Every little girl's dream
I found
Every little girl's dream
(I remember the first time I felt his kiss)
Every little girl's dream
(I remember sayin' I never felt nothin' like this)
Every little girl's dream
(I found someone and I fell in love)
Every little girl's dream
Ohhh just hear those sleigh bells jinglin'
Ring-ting-tingling too
Come on it's lovely weather
For a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling, "Yoo hoo."
Come on it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Giddy-up, giddy-up let's go
Let's look at the show
We're riding in a wonderland of snow
Giddy-up giddy-up its grand
Just holdin your hand
We're gliding along with the song of a wintery fairy land
Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy cozy are we
We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take the road before us and sing a chorus or two
Come on it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
There's a birthday party at the home of Farmer Grey
It'll be the perfect ending to a perfect day
We'll be singing the songs we love to sing without a single stop
At the fireplace while we watch the chestnuts pop... pop! pop! pop!
There's a happy feeling nothing in the world can buy
When you pass around the chocolate and the punkin' pie
It'll be nearly like a picture print by Currier and Ives
These wonderful things are the things we remember for all our lives
These wonderful things are the things we remember for all our life
Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring-ting-tingling too
Come on it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling, "Yoo hoo!"
Come on its lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Pick up any morning paper
Turn on the 6 o'clock news
The devil's been so busy lately
That even God must get the blues
A young man lies there in the street
His life gone like it was nothin' to lose
And for the shoes there on his feet
Yes even God must get the blues
When this rain falls down from heaven
It must be the angels cryin'
For all the sorrow in the world tonight
A young girl hides her face in shame
So they can't see it's been battered and bruised
Like she's the one to blame
Yes even God must get the blues
Pick up any evening paper
Turn on the 10 o'clock news
The devil's been so busy lately
That even God must get the blues
He left me cryin' late one Sunday night outside of Boulder
He said he had to find himself out on the road
I guess when love goes wrong
You've gotta learn to be strong
So I worked two jobs and I moved three times
I ended up south of Memphis, workin' down in Riverside
I may not be so lucky in love
But the one thing I'm sure of
I want a man that stands beside me
Not in front of or behind me
Give me two arms that want to hold me, not own me
And I'll give all the love in my heart
Stand beside me
Be true, don't tell lies to me
I'm not lookin' for a fantasy
I want a man who stands beside me
I didn't expect to see him, one hot July morning
His hair was longer but his eyes were the same old blue
He said, "I've missed you for so long
Oh baby, what can I do?"
I said, "I want a man that stands beside me
Not in front of or behind me
Give me two arms that want to hold me, not own me
And I'll give all the love in my heart"
Oh, it's hard to tell him, "No"
When I want him so bad
But I've got to be true to my heart
This time
I'm not looking for a fantasy
I want a man who stands beside me
I want a man who stands beside me
Stand beside me
Stand beside me
O holy night the stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Savior's birth
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till he appeared and the soul felt it's worth
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees, oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine, oh night, when Christ was born
Oh night divine, oh night, oh night divine
Mmhmm...
Hallelujah...
The thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees oh hear the angel voices
Oh night divine, oh night, when Christ was born
I gave you everything I had
Oh, but it wasn't enough
It don't seem right to hurt so bad
When all you're giving is love
You wouldn't let me love you
You're just too hard to hold
I gotta break the chains that bind me
So I'm
CHORUS
Gonna take a cab, take a train
Maybe a limousine
Anything to get me out of here
Ain't no way around it
Oh, no doubt about it
One thing is clear
Oh, there's no time for tears
Oh no
A wall too steep
Too high to climb
Is protecting your heart
I tried to break through
Time after time
Oh, but it keeps us apart
I've cried enough to know that
It's killing me to stay
I'd rather be alone
Than hurt this way
Chorus
The time has come
To move ahead
And find what waits for me
Ooh, whoa, whoa
Gonna take a cab, take a train
Maybe a limousine
Anything to get me out of here
Ain't no way around it
Oh, no doubt about it
One thing is clear
Oh, there's no time for
No time for no time for
There's no time for tears
Oh no
No time for tears
Yeah
No time for no time for tears
No time for tears
It's not easy saying this to you.
It's the hardest thing I'll ever have to do.
But boy before you go, I want you to know...
I wish you strength, when times are hard.
Oh I wish with all my heart you find
just what you're looking for.
I wish you joy, I wish you peace.
And that every star you sees within your reach.
And I wish you still loved me.
I wish that things were different,
you know that.
But I'm still happy for the time we had.
You mean the world to me,
oh baby please believe...
I wish you strength, when times are hard.
Oh I wish with all my heart you find
just what you're looking for.
I wish you joy, I wish you peace.
And that every star you sees within your reach.
And I wish you still loved me.
Oh losing you is tearing me apart,
but apart of me will be with you no matter where you are.
I wish you strength, when times are hard.
Oh I wish with all my heart you find
just what you're looking for.
I wish you joy, I wish you peace.
And that every star you sees within your reach.
And I wish you still loved me.
I'm dreaming tonight of a place I love
Even more than I usually do
And although I know it's a long road back
I promise you...
I'll be home for Christmas
You can count on me
Please have snow and mistletoe
And presents on the tree
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the lovelight gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
Mmmhmmhm...
You can count on me...
Presents on the tree...
Christmas Eve will find me
Where the lovelight gleams
I'll be home for Christmas
If only in my dreams
Ohhh...
If only in my dreams...
Look at who the wind's blowin' up the road
Shining like a northern star
Actin' like the answers to all my prayers
But baby, I know what you really are
So don't you knock on my door
I won't be home anymore
You can find me out walking in the sun
Oh you hide it so well
It isn't easy to tell
But I know a heartache when I see one
There was a time I was a true believer
Your love was the only way
Well you can save all your sweet talkin' for some other fool
Only a fool would believe what you say
So don't you knock on my door
I won't be home anymore
You can find me out walking in the sun
Oh, you hide it so well
It isn't easy to tell
But I know a heartache when I see one
Time is a teacher oh and it's taught me well
The loser is the one who cries
And when you've cried like a baby and you've hurt like hell
You know the devil by the look in his eyes
So don't you knock on my door
I won't be home anymore
You can find me out walking in the sun
Oh, you hide it so well
It isn't easy to tell
But I know a heartache when I see one
So don't you knock on my door
I won't be home anymore
You can find me out walking in the sun
Oh, you hide it so well
It isn't easy to tell
But I know a heartache when I see one
I know a heartache when I see one
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Let your heart be light
From now on our troubles will be out of sight
Mmmmmm...
Have yourself a merry little Christmas
Make the yuletide gay
From now on our troubles will be miles away
Here we are, as in olden days
Happy golden days of your
Faithful friends who are dear to us
Gather near to us once more
Through the years we all will be together
If the fates allow
Hang a shining star upon the highest cloud
And have yourself a merry little Christmas now
Wooo...
I'm not afraid
I can count on you
To catch me now
I'll just let go
One thing is true you won't let me down
With your arms around to
Cover me
With the sweetest touch I've ever known
Cover me
You won't let me face love alone
I know that smile
It's like a shelter over me
Your arms will reach me wherever my heart leads
I'll blindly believe you'll
Cover me
With the sweetest touch I've ever known
Cover me
You won't let me face love alone
Cover me
I lay beneath the sky above
I close my eyes and let your love
Cover me
Cover me
With the sweetest touch I've ever known
Cover me
You won't let me face love alone
Cover me
With the sweetest touch I've ever known
Cover me
You won't let me face love alone
Cover me
Cover me
I don't know how I survived
In this cold and empty world for all this time
I only know that I'm alive
Because you love me
When I recall what I've been through
There's some things
That I wish I didn't do
Now I do the things I do
Because you love me
And now that you're in my life
I'm so glad I'm alive
'Cause you showed me the way
And I know now how good it can be
Because you love me
And now that you're in my life
Oh, I'm so glad I'm alive
'Cause you showed me the way
And I know now how good it can be
Because you love me
I believe in things unseen
I believe in the message of a dream
And I believe in what you are
Because you love me
With all my heart and all my soul
I'm loving you and I never will let go
And every day I'll let it show
Because you love me
Because you love me
Angelene, she's such a pretty thing
All dolled up in her hip-huggin' jeans
Mama's heels and her ruby red rouge
Sneakin' out while her daddy's passed out
Hangin' out with the wrong crowd
She's got all the right moves
And she's givin' away little pieces of her innocence
She don't know what she;s lookin' for
She just knows something's missin'
Oh, Angelene, can't you see
What you need ain't what you're gettin'
Oh, Angelene, you're bein' used
Save some of that love for you,
Angelene
Angelene is sure that he's the cure
He's got a kind of reckless allure
Like a fast ride on the wild side
So she turns her cheek when he's havin' a mean streak
And if you ask her real sweet
She won't look you in the eye
And she's callin' it love, ah, but there is no resemblence
It's a drive down a dead end street on the path of most resistance
Oh, Angelene, can't you see
What you need ain't what you're gettin'
Oh, Angelene, you're bein' used
Save some of that love for you,
Angelene
Yeah, she's givin' away little pieces of her innocence
She don't know what she's lookin' for
She just knows something's missin
Oh, Angelene, can't you see
What you need ain't what you're gettin'
Oh, Angelene, you're bein' used
Save some of that love for you,
Angelene
You know you tore me up
You really wore me out
I swear I cried so much
That I nearly drowned
You were on to her
And I was on my own
Now it's you who calls
And it's me that's never home
Who's crying now
Finally figured out
It could have been forever
Who's crying now
Knowing it's too late
To get us back together
I'm finally free
Back on my feet
It sure ain't me
Who's crying now
I've lost a few more pounds
I'm getting back in shape
If you could see me now
You'd do a double take
I'm shakin' off my past
I've got a whole new groove
I'm even back in love
But baby it ain't with you
Who's lonely now
Who's sad now that I don't miss
Billy Joe had a bumper sticker on the back of his beatup Chevrolet
Said this truck eats fords for lunch so I pulled up beside him my new mustang
I was just getting ready to say boy that trucks seen it's last meal
But I was wanting to climb in that Chevy when I saw what was sitting behind that wheel
Mornin' sun found a new mustang
Abandoned in a Walmart parking lot
Mud on the seats so don't tell me away
Didn't stop the gossip tongues from waggin'
'Til next day somewhere around 3 o'clock
No tellin' what they're talkin about
What's going 'round
It's too late to worry about that now
Where do men so big and bad learn all them words so sweet and soft
It made my world spin 'round so fast I thought it was gonna sling me off
Red mud on the finders might have gave a clue as to where we'd been
And no one knows just what went on except the moon, me and him
Now that we come showin' up
Rumors bouncin' off of that truck
Just a let 'em stare at him and me
I woke up today with a headache
More bills to pay than a corporation
Hey, when will it end
My mirror says I could use a break
An easy day, some appreciation
Hey how 'bout a friend
When days like these start to fall in on me
I gotta face my reflection and say...hey
Been burned by the fire
Been stuck under water
Strung up on a wire and still the world goes around
Been tossed like a free throw
Knocked out when the wind blows
Pull the curtain on the hurtin'
'Cause I'm not going down
(I'm not going down no no)
Inside of me is the only
Highway that leads to a true freedom
Holding out it's hand
I close my eyes and it's all right
The sun will shine on a new horizon
Just around the bend
Days like these bring out the strength in me
So I can face my reflection and say...
I still get dizzy and frantic, lonely and paniced
But next time I won't let it beat me, no
I can see clearly, I know who I am
Come close, just look at me, can you see
That new England breeze blowin' through my hair
Stare into my eyes, can't you see the endless sky
Peakin' through the cracks of that abandoned barn
Got my first kiss there
My victories, my broken dreams, you don't have to look too far
Like an old pair of shoes, like a tattoo, sometimes like a scar
I wear my life, right on my sleeve
Who I am ain't no mystery
Where I've been has left a mark on me
No, I'm not one to try and hide
Or keep it all locked up inside
I wear my life
I'm like an old scrapbook, not afraid to let you look
Every day's a brand new page I can't wait to cut and paste
This picture that I see, right now of you and me
Two people so in love even time can't make it fade
My smiling face, gives me away, yeah everybody knows
When you feel something this real, boy, it's bound to show
You can see right through me. I'm transparent
Oh the weather outside is frightful
But the fire is so delightful
And since we've no place to go
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
It doesn't show signs of stoppin'
And I've brought some corn for poppin'
The lights are turned way down low
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
When we finally kiss goodnight
How I'll hate goin' out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm
The fire is slowly dying
And my dear we're still goodbye-in'
But as long as you love me so
Let it snow! Let it snow! Let it snow!
When we finally kiss goodnight
Oh I'll hate going out in the storm
But if you really hold me tight
All the way home I'll be warm
Well the fire is slowly dying
And my dear, we're still goodbye-in'
But as long as you love me so
Let it snow! *Heh* Let it snow! Let it snow!
Everybody wants an easy ride on the merry-go-round that we call life
Take a drive on cruise control, then you wake to find it's a winding road
I had my dreams in view when the money ran out and the engine blew
Hung my tears out to dry, then my dreams fell outta the clear blue sky
And I, I was walking in the clouds feeling so safe and sound
'Til something else knocks me down
Chorus:
Oh and that's the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Oh and that's the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live, you learn
You crash, you burn
And that's the way it is
One fine day you wake up, completely, hopelessly fallen in love
He's just what you're looking for, the only problem is that the man's not sure
Another guy will give you everything, the only problem is you don't feel a thing
Well I know from experience, nothing's ever gonna make perfect sense
Oh, one day you get what you want, but it's not what you think, then you get what you need
Chorus:
Oh and that's the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Oh and that's the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live, you learn
You crash, you burn
And that's the way it is
Yea
They say your soul is growing
But sometimes I feel like throwing something
And that's they way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
And that's they way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
Repeat chorus
I'll admit, I can be hard to please
Now and then I disagree just to disagree
There are times I want what I want 'cause I want it
There are things I don't know I have when I've got 'em
But when I look at you I ask myself
How could there be somebody else
If not you - who
Is ever gonna make me happy
If not love - what
Is it I feel for you
If I search the world
Over, under, still I wonder
Who would I be looking for -
yeah, who
If not you
When I'm stuck and feel locked up, you turn the key
You minimize all of my insecurities
You always seem to know what
I need when I need it
And when I say I need only you... believe it
Of all the may mysteries yet to come
I've solved the most important one
If not you - who
Is ever gonna make me happy
If not love - what
Is it I feel for you
If I search the world
Over, under, still I wonder
Who would I be looking for -
yeah, who
If not you
There are times I want what I want 'cause I want it
There are things I don't know
There are things I don't know
I have when I've got 'em
But when I look at you I ask myself
How could there be somebody else
If not you - who
Is ever gonna make me happy
If not love - what
Is it I feel for you
If I search the world
Over, under, still I wonder
Who would I be looking for -
yeah, who
If not you
Somethin' 'bout the season
Puts my heart in my throat
Puts a light in my eye
Fills me with hope
There's so many reasons
For the smile on my face
I can't keep from singin'
When I'm feeling this way
Make a joyful noise
Send it out across the sky tonight
Send it racin' through the cool starlight (starlight)
Let it fall on Heaven's ears
Sing a song of peace
A song of all the gifts that peace can bring
Make a joyful noise and let it ring
For all the world to hear.
Somethin' 'bout December
Gets me thinking of the past
How the child that I was
Grew up so fast
But I still remember getting caught in the thrill
In the magic of the season, and I know I always will
Make a joyful noise
Send it out across the sky tonight
Send it racin' through the cool starlight
Let it fall on Heaven's ears (on heaven's ears)
Sing a song of peace (song of peace)
A song of all the gifts that peace can bring
Make a joyful noise and let it ring (let it ring)
For all the world to hear
Ohhh make a joyful noise
Send it out (send it out) across the sky tonight (tonight)
Make a joyful noise and let it ring
For all the world to hear (the world to hear)
Yeah, just let it ring
Watched him comin' up Winslow
Down South Park Boulevard
Lookin' good from tail to hood
Great big fins and painted steel
Man, it looked just like the Batmobile
With my old man behind the wheel
Well, you could hardly even see him
In all of that chrome
The man with a plan and a pocket comb
But every night it carried him home
And I could hear him sayin'
CHORUS
Don't you give me no Buick
Girl, you must take my word
If there's a God up in Heaven
He's got a silver Thunderbird
You can keep your El Dorado
Man, the foreign car's absurd
Me, I wanna go down
In a silver Thunderbird
He got up every morning
While I was still asleep
I remember the sound
Of him shufflin' around
Right before the crack of dawn
Is when I heard him turn
His motor on
And when I got up they were gone
Down the road in the rain and snow
The man and his machine would go
Oh, the secrets that old car would know
Sometimes I hear him sayin'
Chorus
Down the road in the rain and snow
The man and his machine would go
Oh, the secrets that old car would know
Sometimes I hear him sayin'
Chorus
Oh, Me I wanna go down
You and me baby, can meet for the weekend
To solidify our plans
We'll follow a jet stream to some place exotic
All in the name of romance...
'Cause
We're still young and in love
And we just believe
We can be strong and do anything
If we dare to dream
We'll find a place on a cliff by the ocean
And pay a couple months' rent
I'll sell my paintings down by the boardwalk
So we'll have enough money to spend...
Dare to dream, take it to the extreme
Let your heart and soul lead the way
Live, love, seize the day and
Dare to dream, dare to dream, dare to dream
Don't try to stop us, don't tell us we're crazy
You're only wasting your breath
We're bound and determined to make it all happen
It's just a matter of when
'Cause
Dare to dream, take it to the extreme
Let your heart and soul lead the way
Live, love, seize the day and
Another day has almost come and gone
Can't imagine what else could go wrong
Sometimes I'd like to hide away somewhere and lock the door
A single battle lost but not the war
'Cause, tomorrow's another day
And I'm thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain
It's almost like the hard times circle 'round
A couple drops and they all start coming down
Yeah, I might feel defeated and I might hang my head
I might be barely breathing but I'm not dead, no
'Cause, tomorrow's another day
And I'm thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain, ooh
I'm not gonna let it get me down
I'm not gonna cry
And I'm not gonna lose any sleep tonight
'Cause, tomorrow's another day
And I'm thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain
'Cause, tomorrow's another day
And I'm thirsty anyway
So bring on the rain, ooh
Bring on, bring on the rain
No I'm not gonna let it get me down
I'm not gonna cry
So bring on the rain, ooh
Bring on, bring on the rain
Bring on the rain
Bring on the rain, ooh
I haven't been myself these days according to friends
I tend to lose part of me when my heart's on the mend
I'll be alright it's safe to say
'Cause just like your love this is only a phase
Oh, I've been on this road a time or two, it's nothing new
I'll get on my feet and over you
I tell myself that everything will be just fine
I'm just going through a little down-time
Some might think I've gotten caught up in heartache's aftermath
But your memory's taken second to a good book and nice long bath
I must admit it threw me at first
But I'm convinced I'm over the worst
Oh, I've been on this road a time or two, it's nothing new
I'll get on my feet and over you
I tell myself that everything will be just fine
I'm just going through a little down-time
Time is meant to play the part
In taking care of broken hearts
Oh, I've been on this road a time or two, it's nothing new
I'll get on my feet and over you
I tell myself that everything will be just fine
I'm just going through a little down-time
His heart was tougher than a piece of leather
Had a will carved out of stone
He was stallion who had thrown every rider
No woman could seem to hang on
He had always been a fortress
With walls to high to climb
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry
He wasn't lookin for a woman
He was racin' with the wind
But he kinda took to Julie
Cause she kept up with him
Thought he'd out run her like the others
Leave her somewhere down the line
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry
He never thought that love would hit him
Like a train comin' out of the dark
He never thought a friend would hand him the keys to his own heart
He was like a ragin' river
One that's just to rough to ride
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry
Oh how he wanted just to hold her
And wipe away the tears
But she turned him a cold shoulder
Said I've tried lovin' you for years
He didn't know that it was over
He thought he could make it right
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry
He never thought that love would hit him
Like a train comin' out of the dark
He never thought a friend would hand him the keys to his own heart
He was like a ragin' river
Oh one that's just to rough to ride
But then again he'd never seen Julie cry
Oh but then again he'd never seen Julie cry
Ooooooohhh
There's a little bitty flame burnin' deep in my heart
You wanna make something of it?
Oh do you feel the same maybe just a little spark
You wanna make something of it?
Do you wanna turn it into somethin' that's a burnin' like a ragin' fire outta control
Well I'm waitin' for you tell me what you wanna do
You wanna make something of it?
There's a little bitty seed growin' deep in my soul
You wanna make something of it?
You got everything it needs just to help it to grow
You wanna make something of it?
Run wild like a vine if you only took the time
To meet me in the garden of love
It be a sweet situation if you had the inclination
Wanna make something of it?
Oh yeah I admit it
I love you yes I do
What you do with it is all up to you
ooooohhhhh yeah
Oh yeah I admit it
I love you yes I do
What you do with it is all up to you
oooooooooohhhh..
There little bitty flame burnin' deep inside my heart
Wanna make something of it?
Oh do you fell the same maybe just a little spark
You wanna make something of it?
Do you wanna turn it into something that burnin' like a ragin fire out of control
Well I'm waitin for you tell me what you wanna do
You wanna make something of it?
Well I'm waiting for you tell me what you wanna do
You wanna make something of it
Well I'm waiting for you tell me what you wanna do
Remember me
The one who picked up all the pieces, me
The one whos love for you increases everyday
And it won't go away like she did
Remember her
The one who left your heart abandoned, her
Well she's back again and I can't stand it
It hurts 'cause with her tears all glistening
She's got you listening to her promises
Well remember this
I didn't have to leave you to love you
I didn't have to lose you first to want you more than ever
I didn't have to leave you to love you
I didn't have to see if I could tear your world apart
And still win back your heart
I didn't have to leave you to love you
I loved you from the start
You know me
I only want whats best for you and I'd leave
If you really wanted me to
But if I say that I don't want to stay
It would be right
You know her
And she knows how to get to you
Oh the nerve, she's offering her bed to you
And what's worse
Is that she knows you started over
But she still insists that you owe her one more try
Well I knew
I didn't have to leave you to love you
I didn't have to lose you first to want you more than ever
I didn't have to leave you to love you
I didn't have to see if I could tear your world apart
And still win back your heart
I didn't have to leave you to love you
I loved you from the start
I wake up to the sunshine out my
window and the passin' sound of a homeless man
Singin' an ol' Cole Porter song
The faucet leaks, the TV's on the blink again
But my restless dreams are still intact
Even though it's takin' way too long
Got a hundred dollars in a coke tin on my shelf
And I'm thinkin' to myself, whoa
These are the days you will remember for the rest of your life
These are the memories you'll pack in a box and pull 'em out sometimes
So pick your flowers, count the seconds, roll the dice
But baby, don't wait 'till its too late
Put a smile on your face
These are the days
Outside the people rush to get ahead for checks, promotions and fancy cars
Happiness is just around the bend
Old Mrs. Jones sits out and suns her face, and as I walk by I hear her say
This is as good as it gets
There goes the business suit who owns this whole damn block
His roller coaster never stops
I wanna say to him
These are the days you will remember for the rest of your life
These are the memories you'll pack in a box and pull 'em out sometimes
So pick your flowers, count the seconds, roll the dice
But baby, don't wait 'till its too late
Put a smile on your face
You wait your whole life, for one moment
And if it ever comes, you pray your eyes are open
To see the answer, to love's mystery
I think I see it now, right in front of me
I know what I'm doing
For the rest of my life
I'm wavin' good-bye to love the way I knew it
And I'm takin' you with me
Welcome to the rest of my life, life
The rest of my life, life
It used to scare me, that word forever
But now it makes me smile, because my heart knows better
So what if love's been, less than perfect
Now that I found you, baby it was worth it
I know what I'm doing
For the rest of my life
I'm wavin' good-bye to love the way I knew it
And I'm takin' you with me
Welcome to the rest of my life, life
To the rest of my life, life
I can't believe I ever thought I'd never find something so true
I'm jumpin' in forever thanks to you
Baby thanks to you
I know what I'm doing
for the rest of my life
I'm wavin' good-bye to love the way I knew it
And I'm takin' you with me
Welcome to the rest of my life
Yeah I know what I'm doing
For the rest of my life
I'm wavin' good-bye to love the way I knew it
And I'm takin' you with me
Welcome to the rest of my life, life
I don't want to be the one who's old before their time
And loose the wonder that I felt as a child
I can't run this race believing I might loose
There's still so much to see, and so much left to do
Yes I'll fall before I fly
But no one can say I never tried
Oh we just get one
Ride around the sun
In this dream of time
It goes so fast
That one day we look back
And we ask
Was that my life?
I close my eyes and think how lucky I have been
To hold the ones I love and share my dreams with them
All those sunny days and all those starry skies
Good morning kisses and sweet goodnights
I can't tell them enough
Just how much that they are loved
(Repeat Chorus Twice)
Was that my life
Goin' on by
Rollin' rollin' rollin' by
Was that my life
Here I am beggin' you to hold me
When everything is tellin' me to run
I could turn around, leave this town
Without a sound and never say word one
And just call it done
But I'm torn right down the middle
I'm on both sides of the line
I know I should be leavin'
But the choice ain't mine
There's nothin' I can do
I can't fight it
I got a heart like a rocket
I just gotta ride it
Oh the cold, hard truth
When it comes to lovin' you
There's nothin' I can do
These footprints on my heart could
Tell a story - many times it's been a steppin' stone
It's been pushed around, broken down, until I found
I was better off alone, out on my own
I remember every heartache, just like it was yesterday
But baby when you hold me, you take all that pain away
There's nothin' I can do
I can't fight it
I got a heart like a rocket
I just gotta ride it
Oh the cold, hard truth
When it comes to lovin' you
There's nothin' I can do
I couldn't help myself from fallin'
Even if I really wanted to
There's nothin' I can do
I can't fight it
I got a heart like a rocket
I just gotta ride it
Oh the cold, hard truth
When it comes to lovin' you
Look at who the wind's blowin' up the road
Shining like a northern star
Actin' like the answers to all my prayers
But baby, I know what you really are
So don't you knock on my door
I won't be home anymore
You can find me out walking in the sun
Oh you hide it so well
It isn't easy to tell
But I know a heartache when I see one
There was a time I was a true believer
Your love was the only way
Well you can save all your sweet talkin' for some other fool
Only a fool would believe what you say
So don't you knock on my door
I won't be home anymore
You can find me out walking in the sun
Oh, you hide it so well
It isn't easy to tell
But I know a heartache when I see one
Time is a teacher oh and it's taught me well
The loser is the one who cries
And when you've cried like a baby and you've hurt like hell
You know the devil by the look in his eyes
So don't you knock on my door
I won't be home anymore
You can find me out walking in the sun
Oh, you hide it so well
It isn't easy to tell
But I know a heartache when I see one
So don't you knock on my door
I won't be home anymore
You can find me out walking in the sun
Oh, you hide it so well
It isn't easy to tell
But I know a heartache when I see one
Baby, what do you say we just get lost
Leave this one horse town like two rebels without a cause
I've got people in Boston, Ain't your Daddy still in Des Moines?
We can pack up tomorrow, tonight let's flip a coin
Heads Carolina, tails California
Somwhere greener, somewhere warmer
Up in the mountains, down by the ocean
Where, it don't matter as long as we're going
Somewhere together, I've got a quarter
Heads Carolina, tails California
We can throw what we own in the back of a U-Haul van
A couple modern day Moses, searching for the promise land
We can go for a hundred miles before we stop for gas
We can drive for a day and then we'll take a look at the map
Heads Carolina, tails California
Somwhere greener, somewhere warmer
Up in the mountains, down by the ocean
Where, it don't matter as long as we're going
Somewhere together, I've got a quarter
You and me we had a pretty good thing
We were making plans we were plannin' our dreams
Then you had to go and let her back in
Boy, you oughta know that's where the trouble began
She don't love you, she's just pullin' your chain
Don't you know you're like her puppet on a string
{Chorus}
Now she's walkin' around, talk of the town
She just can't shut up
Oh she's out there and she's havin' her fun
Spendin' her time, wastin' mine, provin' that she has you
Well the truth is she don't have to, she can have you
I'm done
She's the kinda girl that's a good for nothin'
Leaves her path of destruction everywhere that she goes
What you see in her, well I'll never know
She's the kinda trash you find on the side of the road
She don't love you, she's just messin' with your mind
And you snap back, no slack, right back to her everytime
{Chorus}
Now she's walkin' around, talk of the town
She just can't shut up
Oh she's out there and she's havin' her fun
Spendin' her time, wastin' mine, provin' that she has you
Well the truth is she don't have to, she can have you
I'm done
Oh do ya have to scratch that itch
You deserve what you get
Yeah, you and that walkin' around, talk of the town
She just can't shut up
Oh she's out there and she's havin' her fun
Spendin' her time, wastin' mine, provin' that she has you
Well the truth is she don't have to, she can have you
I'm done
Truth is she don't have to, she can have you I'm done
The truth is she don't have to, she can have you
Boy you sure look good there standin' in the doorway in the sunset light
Maybe I read you wrong thinkin' you could be my Mr. Right
I was puttin' my heart and soul on the line
Said you needed some time, just a little more time to make up your mind
Well it's been long enough
Time is up
Bye bye love, I'll catch you later
Got a lead foot down on my accelerator and the rearview mirror torn off
I ain't never lookin' back. And that's a fact.
I've tried all I can imagine
I've begged and pleaded in true lover's fashion
I've got pride, I'm takin' it for a ride
Bye bye, bye bye my baby, bye bye
Don't think all those tears are gonna hold me here like they've done before
You'll find what's left of us in a cloud of dust on highway 4
Baby what did you expect me to do
Just sit around and wait on you
Well I'm through watchin' you just skate around the truth
And I know it sounds trite
I've seen the light
Bye bye love, I'll catch you later
Got a lead foot down on my accelerator and the rearview mirror torn off
'Cause I ain't never lookin' back, and that's a fact.
I've tried all I can imagine
I've begged and pleaded in true lover's fashion
I've got pride, I'm takin' it for a ride
Bye bye, bye bye my baby, bye bye
I'd lost the game I guess
I did my best to win the part
Now I'm leavin' here with what's left of my heart.
Bye bye, I'll catch you later
Got a lead foot down on my accelerator and the rearview mirror torn off
'Cause I ain't never lookin' back.
You can count on that.
I've tried all I can imagine
I've begged and pleaded in true lover's fashion
I've got pride, I'm takin' it for a ride
Bye bye, bye bye my baby, bye bye
Bye bye
Ooh baby
Oh oh
Angelene, she's such a pretty thing
All dolled up in her hip-huggin' jeans
Mama's heels and her ruby red rouge
Sneakin' out while her daddy's passed out
Hangin' out with the wrong crowd
She's got all the right moves
And she's givin' away little pieces of her innocence
She don't know what she;s lookin' for
She just knows something's missin'
Oh, Angelene, can't you see
What you need ain't what you're gettin'
Oh, Angelene, you're bein' used
Save some of that love for you,
Angelene
Angelene is sure that he's the cure
He's got a kind of reckless allure
Like a fast ride on the wild side
So she turns her cheek when he's havin' a mean streak
And if you ask her real sweet
She won't look you in the eye
And she's callin' it love, ah, but there is no resemblence
It's a drive down a dead end street on the path of most resistance
Oh, Angelene, can't you see
What you need ain't what you're gettin'
Oh, Angelene, you're bein' used
Save some of that love for you,
Angelene
Yeah, she's givin' away little pieces of her innocence
She don't know what she's lookin' for
She just knows something's missin
Oh, Angelene, can't you see
What you need ain't what you're gettin'
Oh, Angelene, you're bein' used
Save some of that love for you,
He said "I grew up in Wichita
In a Mayberry kind of town"
He never liked overalls
Or haulin' hay 'til sundown
He said he dreamed about L.A.
As he plowed away the day on an old John Deere
I said "Boy let me warn you
In southern California there's some fast trains here"
You're not in Kansas anymore
Can't be too careful that's for sure
City lights will led you on
Morning comes and they'll be gone
So write my number on your wall
You can call me anytime at all
I'm so happy now boy
You're not in Kansas anymore
He said do you know where Carson lives
So we drove up to Malibu
Cruisin' down Sunset Strip
I let him steal a kiss or two
Under the Hollywood sign
I tried to hide a smile as I whispered low
I wanna be the first to tell you
Here we say Rodel, not rodeo
You're not in Kansas anymore
Can't be too careful that's for sure
City lights will led you on
Morning comes and they'll be gone
So write my number on your wall
And call me anytime at all
I'm so happy now boy
You're not in Kansas anymore
I'm so happy now boy
I woke up at 5 a.m.
Hearing your voice again
But it was just the TV
Coming from the other room
Your half empty coffee cup
Is sitting right where it was
I almost moved it last night
But it didn't feel right
It's too soon, it's too soon
It still feels like
You were just here
You were just holding me
I was alright
I never would have believed
That you'd go away
That you could just disappear
When you were just here
The calendar on the wall
Doesn't miss you at all
It still says you'll be there
With us all on christmas eve
The picture you hung last week
Keeps staring back at me
There we are still laughin'
Like nothin' ever happened
I still feel you in the air
It's not fair, it's not fair
I reach out and you're not there
But I still feel you everywhere
No matter how much I try
Or how hard I cry
Over the ground, lies a mantel of white
A heaven of diamonds shine down through the night
Two hearts that are thrilling
In spite of the chilly.... weather
Mmmmhmmm...
Sleigh bells ring, are ya listening?
In the lane snow is glistening
It's a beautiful site
We're happy tonight
Walkin' in a winter wonderland
Gone away is the bluebird
Here to stay is the new bird
He sings a love song
As we go along
Walkin' in a winter wonderland
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say, "Are ya married?"
We'll say, "No man, but you can do the job while you're in town."
Later on we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid the plans that we made
Walkin' in a winter wonderland
Here we go...
Mmmhmm...
In the meadow we can build a snowman
And then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say, "Are ya married?"
We'll say, "No man, but you can do the job while you're in town."
Later on we'll conspire
As we dream by the fire
To face unafraid the plans that we made
Walkin' in a winter wonderland
To face unafraid the plans that we made
I've never been one to believe much in ghosts,
But to tell you the truth now, my mind is not closed.
I've heard there are souls that are lost in between
Somewhere they're goin', and the places they've been.
That sounds a lot like a woman I know,
Her love is long gone, but she will not let go.
Somebody oughtta take her by the hand and tell her,
"Don't be afraid, just walk to the light.
Let go of the past and get on with your life."
Somebody's waiting out in the night,
Ashes to ashes, walk to the light.
Now I understand that some things can take time,
Especially those of the heart grievin' kind.
But there comes a point you've got to move on ahead,
Read the last rites and bury the dead.
Said she can't make the journey to get past the pain.
She moans in the night and she rattles her chains.
Somebody oughtta take her in their arms and tell her,
"Don't be afraid, just walk to the light.
Let go of the past and get on with your life."
Somebody's waitin' out in the night,
Ashes to ashes, walk to the light.
Oh, don't be afraid of the choices that you made,
The choices are behind you.
When you give in, the healin' can begin,
Love is gonna find you.
Don't be afraid, just walk to the light.
Let go of the past and get on with your life.
Somebody's waitin' out in the night,
Ashes to ashes,
Oh, oh, don't be afraid just walk to the light,
Let go of the past and get on with your life.
Someone is waiting out in the night,
Ashes to ashes, walk to the light.
Walk to the light.
Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yuletide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like eskimos
Everybody knows a turkey and some mistletoe
Can help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all a-glow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna smile
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
And so, I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you
They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna smile
To see if reindeer really know how to fly
Oh, and so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two, oh
Although it's been said many times, many ways
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas
To you
Everybody wants an easy ride on the merry-go-round that we call life
Take a drive on cruise control, then you wake to find it's a winding road
I had my dreams in view when the money ran out and the engine blew
Hung my tears out to dry, then my dreams fell outta the clear blue sky
And I, I was walking in the clouds feeling so safe and sound
'Til something else knocks me down
Oh and that's the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Oh and that's the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live, you learn
You crash, you burn
And that's the way it is
One fine day you wake up, completely, hopelessly fallen in love
He's just what you're looking for, the only problem is that the man's not sure
Another guy will give you everything, the only problem is you don't feel a thing
Well I know from experience, nothing's ever gonna make perfect sense
Oh, one day you get what you want, but it's not what you think, then you get what you need
Oh and that's the way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
Oh and that's the way it goes
You gotta bend when the wind blows
You live, you learn
You crash, you burn
And that's the way it is
They say your soul is growing
But sometimes I feel like throwing something
And that's they way it is
You gotta roll with the punches
And that's they way it goes
Lauralee had a headache, I bet you know the feeling
Bangin' your head all day long against the glass ceiling
Lauralee made her mind up, she had enough
She jumped the fence right there and then to go someplace she's never been
She waived the nine to five a big goodbye, she just got tired
Of living someone else's life
She heard the sky is full of stars in Buenos Aires
There gonna says she crazy
Cashing in her ira baby (v2 maxin' out her visa, baby)
She's gonna start living
It's time to start living
Someone else's life
Someone else's life
Maryanne was a waitress, started out as part-time
Six years on she's in a cocktail apron doing hardtime
Maryanne called her sister said put my stuff in storage
Yah and feed the cat, I don't know when I'm coming back
She waived the nine to five a big goodbye, she just got tired
Of living someone else's life
She heard the sky is full of stars in Buenos Aires
There gonna says she crazy
Maxin' out her visa, baby
She's gonna start living
It's time to start living
Someone else's life
Someone else's life
There's a whole new world
Waiting for you girl
She waived the nine to five a big goodbye, she just got tired
Of living someone else's life
She heard the sky is full of stars in Buenos Aires
If you're gonna say she's crazy
You better say it in Spanish baby
She's gonna start living
It's time to start living
It's time to start living
Time start living
Someone else's life
Someone else's life
