HAILA

Haila

So elusive and sublime

Need you more than ever

Here in this place and time

Haila

So alluring and divine 

Lift us to the ether

Truth is so crystalline

Haila

So please mend our hearts and minds

Lift us to the ether

Love is so crystalline

TAKE ME AS I AM

Faith will you absolve me

Or hold me to fire

For all for all the fools I’ve been

Could you abide me

Trust this lonely squire

And take me as I am

Faith will you trust me

Forgive this naked liar

For all my wayward sins

Could you embrace me

And find it in your heart

To take me as I am

ROBERTA

She is the sun

She is the seed and water

She’s the shaman

Don Juan’s reckless daughter

The gift of purpose

A path to call my own

All these gifts

From my muse

Roberta, Roberta

DOWN TO THE WIRE

It comes down to the wire

 (down to the wire)

It comes down to the wire

 (down to the wire)

Always comes down to the wire

 (down to the wire)

I’m so tired of living on that wire

BABY IT’S ALL YOU

Bébé, t’es tout pour moi

Baby, it’s all you

Yea, it’s all you

Lost in the dance

We give into desire

Babe, I’m on fire

OLD DAYS

Old days 

Old ways

Things are not the same

Time frays 

My mind strays

The evanesce of the flame

Slow fade

Love conveyed

Bittersweet memories

Amends made

Grateful praise

A voice amongst the trees

Old days

Things are not the same

Old ways

Things are not the same

RIVER OF TEARS

All those knights

In all those years

Rusted away in a river of tears

Now you lock yourself in fortress of fear

And never see the sun

But I’ll love you like there’s no tomorrow 

I will beg, steal and borrow

That is what I’ll do for you, baby

I’ll do for you, baby

TRUTH

We scratch and fight to learn

Where in this heaven our truth is

But will the years all burn 

Before we look we look where our youth is

The dove is not distressed

For the truth of why or when

Her truth is food and rest

So she can fly again

Embarrassed now by all that hair

Young and foolish we declare

Didn’t know what the game was

Still our aim was true

We took the world and made a fuss

But now the world has taken us

We are beaten but we’re learning what to do

The truth

We knew it in our youth

LIKE MINDED SAVIORS

Calling out to all my neighbors

Rise and save our wonderland

You and I like minded saviors

Raise your voice we’ll take a stand

Calling out to all my neighbors

Rise and save this promised land

You and I like minded saviors

Voices strong we’ll make our stand

Calling out

ALVAH (IN MEMORY OF ROB MEURER)

Hey my friend

Guess you’re in the wind

Finding open places 

Where your soul can roam

We miss you so

But we know you know

Your light will shine forever 

Here at home

Hey my friend

Guess you’re in the wind

Finding open places 

Where your soul can roam

I miss you so

But I know you know

Your light will shine forever 

Here at home

Hey my friend

Guess you’re in the wind

Finding open places 

Where your soul can roam

I miss you so

But I know you know

Your light will shine forever 

Here for me at home

REVEREND BLOWHARD

You’re so white

And you’re so right

They used to sit with their checkbooks

And watch you on Saturday night

And you made sure they knew they were born in sin

And gave the address where they could mail it in

Uh-huh

Save ya, uh-huh

So you preached

And you beseeched

The old and the sad and the weak

Were the people you reached

And they made you famous

They made you fat

And God forgave you

Or something like that

Uh-huh

Save ya, uh-huh

Ain’t that sweet

Ain’t that clever

They’re thinking they’ll live forever

You brought it

And they bought it

Now life is a breeze

Reverend Blowhard

Hey have a cigar

Ride in the car

With the bar

Your chauffeur has a halo

You were the man

But he’s got a plan

Work on your tan

But lay low

Hey buddy the chosen are few

But you got some ‘splainin’ to do

The hooker that died in your room

And the sailors who tied you with duct tape

And wailed with that cat-o’-nine-tails

All those tales

That’s one indulgence you could not sell

Your friends of the flesh left their surprise from hell

Uh-huh

Ain’t life whack

Ain’t life funny

All the things you can get with money

They brought it

And you bought it

Get down on your knees

Ain’t that sweet

Ain’t that clever

Our heaven is now or never

But you brought it

And they bought it

It’s all a disease

Reverend Blowhard

Blow, blow Blowhard

I DON’T SEE IT YOUR WAY

Call it discussion

Call it debate

Call it two fools shouting at the night

Toxic with anger

Right from the gate

As each of us pretend we know what’s right

We can’t repair it

It’s way too late

Now our hearts are only in this fight

Love and kindness

Is the rule

But my darling

I’m no fool

I don’t see it your way

I don’t see it your way

I don’t see it your way

I don’t see it your way

Say I’m a typical man

Say I’m an old cliché

But I don’t see it your way

I don’t see it your way

I like to think I’m trying

But I don’t hear what you say

‘Cause I don't see it your way

I don't see it your way

You slap me with silence

I make a scene

We’ll see who hits the wall before we’re through

You judge me so harshly

You seem so mean

And saying this of course I’m judging you

The circle’s vicious

‘Round our necks

Don’t talk money

Don’t talk sex

‘Cause I don’t see it your way

I don’t see it your way

I don’t see it your way

I don’t see it your way

I don’t dig my role

In your morality play

And I don’t see it your way

I don’t see it your way

I need my conclusions

To keep oblivion at bay

I don't see it your way

I don't see it your way

And when I knew it all

Oh I felt so free

I don't see it your way

Ain’t no shades of gray

I don't see it your way

Ain’t no shades of gray

THE TIMES I NEEDED YOU

Ooh this life can surely kick your ass

People smile and say this too shall pass

Brother they may never care

But you were always there

All the times I needed you

Yes you were there but where was I

(Turning to the wrong protectors)

Letting honest comfort pass me by

(Taking love from love rejecters)

I’d be in free fall

But too afraid to call

All the times I needed you

Friendship

Sitting like a dog down at your feet

Kick it

Ignore it

But it will still be there

Ooh my ego lies just like a song

It says keep it to yourself and you’ll look strong

All that time-honored crap

Just helped me lose my map

All the times I needed you

Friendship

Sitting like a dog down at your feet

Kick it

Ignore it

But it follows you everywhere

I could be a jerk sometimes

You could be a jerk sometimes

It’s all a matter of degrees

Ooh now I look back and there we are

(Two scared shaggy-haired mis-paired lunatics)

Pooling all our cash to buy a star

(Look there we are on the TV)

If I had my own way

I’d let you know today

That I always needed you

All the times I needed you

All alone

ISLAND OF ANGER

It's a beautiful world

Filled with stupid people

Beating each other's brains out like the cavemen did

But I'm stuck right here

Wondering why I can't do what the brave men did

Oh don't I know

This ain't no way to live

When everything I see and hear makes me mad

And there's no silver lining

The stuff that doesn't get me angry makes me sad

Hard to believe I'm not a kid

Hard to believe the things I did

Hard to believe the ways I hid my love

Wondering now why I'm not free

Wondering how I came to be

An island of anger in a sea of love

And love rules

This much I understand

But all the ones who live for peace die for it

Still somehow that message comes

And every day I struggle to decipher it

Younger by half

I was quick to laugh

Hopeful and alive to what might come

Where's my spark

Skies so dark

All I seem to hear is a distant drum

Hard to believe the time's so short

Hard to believe I'm still in port

Dying to set a different sort of course

Wondering now how I'll get free

And how to become a refugee

From an island of anger in a sea of love

V

I know you hurt

I know you do

The deepest pain you ever knew

I know that you

Will think of her

And all the wondrous things that were

All seems lost

She was the one

You don't see how

You can go on

I know you will

I know you will my friend

The light of joy so faint and gray

The waves of sadness seize the day

There is no place

That you can find

To hide away as John would say

Things will change

The tables turn

You’ll understand what you have learned

I know you will

I know you will my friend

Her kiss is on

The wind again

There’s no escape

Once it begins

Until your breath returns

You miss her smile,

Her laugh, her touch

Most of all

You miss the way

She loved you

I know this girl

She hurt you so

The deepest pain you’ll ever know

I know how hard

This is for you

That all those dreams

Won’t come true

The time will come

When love will die

And heaven opens up its sky

Your heart will heal

And you will care

And see that life is everywhere

I know you will

I know you will my friend

EXPERIMENT

Under a tree where I lay with my lies

Something or someone bestowed a surprise

Telling me I had no use for my eyes

If I really wanted to see

Walking me tall like a priest with no pope

No one in lab coats and no one with dope

Nobody dangling some flimsy old hope

And nothing to do but to be

All my baggage sent on ahead gentleman style

All I remember are people who smile

Holding the world in the palm of my hand

Feeling my pulse like the bass in a band

Welcoming chaos I can’t understand

Hey I’m an experiment

Hey I’m an experiment

Hey I’m an experiment

A most willing subject am I

Now the abyss seems to have its allure

No ground to stand on and nothing secure

Why should a monkey like me feel so pure

Kissing tomorrow goodbye

Far from the comfort of all my despair

Every wrong thought is a wisp in the air

I try to worry but nothing is there

I throw up my hands and I cry

All I wanted falls at my feet holy and bright

All I remember is what I did right

Holding the world in the palm of my hand

Feeling my pulse like the bass in a band

Finding amazement wherever I land

Hey I’m an experiment

Hey I’m an experiment

Hey I’m an experiment

Be an experiment

Hey I’m an experiment

Hey I’m an experiment

Hey I’m an experiment

Find your experiment

LIGHT THE WORLD

Light the world

Light the world

One more day to learn

One more turn at the wheel

Don’t think you don’t matter

There’s no us without you

There’s no mistaking the sound of change

Nothing louder than the ring of truth

Stand up and sing it in the language of love

Let your good vibrations light up the world

Kila siku huleta ngoma nyingine

Every day brings another dance

Nafasi ya kuangaza mwanga dunia

A chance to light up the world

Mwanga wa mwanga wa dunia

Light of light of the world

As we light the world

One earth full of wonder

One mother caring for all

Far too precious to take for granted

Will you answer her call

No more standing idly by

No more sitting on the sidelines now

Time’s a wastin’ there’s no guarantee

We gotta walk the talk and light up the world

Kila siku huleta ngoma nyingine

Every day brings another dance

Nafasi ya kuangaza mwanga dunia

A chance to light up the world

Mwanga wa mwanga wa dunia

Light of light of the world

As we light the world

Shelter every child with the God given right

To loving care and a place to dream

Let’s find a way we can all sleep at night

Wake up and be the light

Kila siku huleta 

Every day brings

(kelele kelele kelele)

(noise noise noise)

Ngoma nyingine

another dance

(Nafasi ya kuangaza mwanga dunia)

(A chance to light up the world)

Mapenzi (mwanga wa) mapenzi (mwanga wa dunia)

Love (light of) Love (light of the world)

Wimbo wa mapenzi

Song of love

Chezeni ngoma

Everyone dance

There’s no mistaking the sound of change

(Wimbo wa dunia)

Song of the world

Nothing louder than the ring of truth

(Wimbo wa kweli)

Song of truth

Stand up and sing it in the language of love

(Wimbo wa mapenzi)

Song of love

Gotta light up the world

No more standing idly by

(Tendeni sasa)

Act now

No more sitting on the sidelines now

(Tubadilisheni)

Let's make changes

Time’s a wastin’ there’s no guarantee

(Tupendane)

Let's love each other

We gotta light up the world 

Kila siku huleta ngoma nyingine

Every day brings another dance

Nafasi ya kuangaza (kelele kelele kelele) mwanga dunia

A chance to light up (noise noise noise) the world

Mwanga wa mwanga wa dunia

Light of light of the world

As we light the world

As we light the world

As we light the world

SIMPLE

The past and the future is a bad neighborhood

I’d live in the present if only I could

When I’m in the moment it’s nothing but good

So very still

Holding the silence up to my ear

A sound that’s so beautiful no one can hear

A sound that’s so awesome no one comes near

So very still

Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple

Trying to peel the rubbish away

Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple

Boiling it down to only today

It’s the way

Every molecule under the sun

All of the energy running the fun

Patiently whispering you are all one

So very still

Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple

Trying to peel the rubbish away

Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple

Boiling it down to only today

It’s the way

Ooh there’s nothing like romance

And life without physical love — not a chance

But deep down beneath that primitive dance

The song of the universe hums

Nobody said love was easy but

Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple

Wiping the culture off of my soul

Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple

Keeping it real, keeping me whole

WONDERLAND

I fell asleep in the dentist chair

They’d shot me with all kinds of junk

I had a dream that was wicked cool

About this guy who was kind of a monk

He came out of a garbage can

And he spoke right out loud to a great big crowd

He said

Do you believe in Wonderland

You wanna live in a Wonderland

Everybody keep your chin up

Keep your head down

Let your mind be clear

Everybody gotta do a lotta work that you love

Before you get outa here

Everybody don’t you spend a lot of worry time

Thinkin’ what this world is not

Just imagine us a good one

While livin’ in the one we got

He waved his hand and the stars turned red

Oh man it gave us a chill

He said for real hey it’s no big deal

Anyone can do it at will

And we laughed and said

Do you believe in Wonderland

And he said

Can’t you see it’s a Wonderland

Everybody keep your chin up

Keep your head down

Let your mind be clear

Everybody don’t be afraid to touch another soul

‘Cause that’s why we’re here

Everybody don’t you sit around hatin’ on the world

Before you’re gone like a shot

Just imagine us a good one

While livin’ in the one we got

I started hearing his Wonderland

In my cynical Blunderland

He said you gotta think about the good things

That’s what’s gonna keep you sane

He said to just remember everything that you see

Is coming from your brain

And he went back into his garbage can

And I woke up in a whole lot of pain

I said it doesn’t feel like a Wonderland

But I believe in Wonderland

Everybody keep your chin up

Keep your head down

Let your mind be clear

Everybody gotta do a lotta work that you love

Before you get outa here

Everybody don’t you be afraid to touch another soul

Or to wipe a tear

Just imagine us a good one

WE WILL REMEMBER YOU

 I know, I know

 It seems that we don’t care

 But we bless you and your families

 While you’re fighting over there

 You set aside your own sweet dreams

 To heed your country’s call

 Some of you made it home

 Some of you gave it all

 it seems our noble country

 Is in one endless war

 And we all have our opinions 

 About what you’re fighting for

 But we still need to tell you

 While the winds of war blow

 As you look that nightmare in the eye

 There’s something you should know

 We will remember you

 We will remember you

 We will remember you

 With love and gratitude

All of us here sit complaining

About things we have to do

But not one of us can begin to imagine

The hell that you’ve been through

And whether or not you have returned

There should be no neglect

‘Cause every one of you have earned

Respect!  Respect!  Respect!

We will remember you

We will remember you

We will remember you

With love and gratitude

And though we bow our heads 

And say God speed you

We’re praying for the day 

When we won’t need you

Praying for peace on earth

We will remember you

We will not forget you

We will remember you

We will not forget you

We will remember you

We will not forget you

And ev’rything you do

We will remember you

We will remember you

We will remember you

With love and gratitude

WITH ME NOW

You’ve known me forever

But you don’t know me well

I was on the sidelines

Every time you fell

And I watched the bastards break your heart

And never give a damn

I’ve finally seen enough so here I am

Ah but what could be my chances

With a girl like you

I don’t look too fancy

I don’t live the way you do

So I guess it’s tough to imagine me

This perfect kinda guy

But I’ve got to make this move or I may die

Is there nothing I can do darlin’

Is there nothing I can say

Is there nothing I can do darlin’

To make you wanna stay

Here with me now

Maybe

I don’t know how to say this

I’m a nervous wreck

But I know your lonely laughter

And the sweet curve of your neck

And I’m pretty sure I know the woman

That you’ve come to be

And I know that if she’d have me

She’d be everything to me

Is there nothing I can do darlin’

Is there nothing I can say

Is there nothing I can do darlin’

To make you wanna stay

Here with me now

Maybe

I’ve already held you tight

And we’ve already talked all night

I have brought you comfort

On your darkest day

All my sad rehearsing

Please don’t turn away

Is there nothing I can do darlin’

Is there nothing I can say

Is there nothing I can do darlin’

To make you wanna stay

Here with me now

Maybe

Is there nothing I can do darlin’

Is there nothing I can say

Is there nothing I can do darlin’

To make you wanna stay

You’re with me now

Baby

GOT TO BE A BETTER WAY

Seething in his world of carbohydrates and TV

If it bit him on the ass he wouldn’t know empathy

Blame is his solution for every problem in the world

“If you think like I do

Then I’ll be there for you”

He says “I pulled myself up by my bootstraps all my life

So don’t you ask me to help somebody else’s kids

Someone else’s wife”

His brain canals are crawling

With stuff he heard somewhere

He can’t tell truth from anger

And nothing’s fair

That love beneath your boots might be your own

It’s hard to even tell in your comfort zone

There’s got to be a better way

There’s got to be a better way

That love beneath your boots might be your own

So careful what you crush when you feel alone

There’s got to be a better way

There’s got to be a better way

He wants what he can’t have so bad he can taste it 

He say gimme

He say gimme

He say is that all? Gimme some more

When he comes down that ego mountain

The scene will be pretty grim

Seven billion sad sad faces

Staring up at him

That love beneath your boots might be your own

It’s hard to even tell in your comfort zone

There’s got to be a better way

There’s got to be a better way

That love beneath your boots might be your own

So careful what you crush when you feel alone

There’s got to be a better way

There’s got to be a better way

He’s not the only one breaking this land in two

It could be me

It might be you

That love beneath your boots might be your own

It’s hard to even tell in your comfort zone

There’s got to be a better way

There’s got to be a better way

That love beneath your boots might be your own

So careful what you crush when you feel alone

There’s got to be a better way

There’s got to be a better way

That love beneath your boots might be your own

You know I’d rather run away

You know I’d rather run away

That love beneath your boots might be your own

There’s got to be a better way

There’s got to be a better way

A LETTER TO MY CHILDREN

Tiny hands that reached out for me

To share the touch of the mystery

Shining eyes that wonder what will be

So begins a love like you have never known

A love for another life

So strong that you would give your own

You do your best

And hope that you have shown them

You’re my heroes

You’re what matters

All the days of my life

You’re my heroes

My ever after

You bring me joy, bring the light

Now you're young men and women of the world

Fly the winds of kindness

Let your wings unfurl

I wish you peace

And that sad times turn to pearls

And if I go away

Please remember every day

That I'll be there

To help you find your way back home

And when I go away

Please remember every day

All the ways you make me proud to say

HEY KID

Hey kid

I'm talkin' to you

I got a couple things I’d like to say

The world's a mess and there's so much to do

And you're the one who gets to save the day

Well I hope you'll do fine

Couldn't do much worse than this generation of mine

We had the answers but forgot that line

That says love is all

Hey kid

With my hair and my clothes

I bet you got some big dreams up your sleeve

Well here's a secret every old guy knows

Time goes by like you would not believe

So don't wait - make it real

Try to do some work that'll help everybody heal

I don't know much but the one thing I feel

Is that love is all

Love is all

Ah ah ah ah 

Go have your fun

I surely had my share

Ah ah ah ah

But I'm not quite done

Look around I might be there

With my cane and a song

Solo

So look sharp - know the score

Don't you let the man try to sell you another war

Give all you've got and then give some more

Because love is all

Ah ah ah ah 

Go have your fun

I surely had my share

Ah ah ah ah

But I'm not quite done

Look around I might be there

In the place I belong

Hey kid

You're no fool

I know that you don't need to hear this from me

Now you're the one who decides what's cool

And it really doesn't matter if I agree

So turn it up

Play it with style

Maybe learn a new chord once in a while

Practice your chops and practice your smile

And get up when you fall

And in the end brother please be kind

Don't believe the hate creepin' into your mind 

Look inside every day and I hope what you find  

Is that love is all

I’M TOO OLD FOR THIS

Guess I thought this time of life would be different 

Thought I could cruise into my golden years 

But I just can't seem to put my mind at rest 

'Cause I don't believe my eyes, I don't believe my ears 

The willful ignorance across the nation 

The screaming yahoos that rage on every station 

It makes me crazy 

And I'm too old for this 

Folks in this country used to strive to be better 

Work to be smarter so they could understand 

Now we idolize the clueless and the mean 

It's hip to be stupid - just wear the right brand 

I sound like a geezer but it's a disgrace 

Try to discuss it and they get all in your face 

It's raining morons 

And I'm too old for this 

Too old to see the lack of compassion 

Too old to watch it go out of fashion 

So easy just to condescend and smirk 

When I know I've got to do the work 

So I do what I have to do 

Fancy churches preaching hate thy neighbor 

Corporate lies growing louder every day 

Folks too scared to know they're being taken 

TV news is poison but we just can't turn away 

Too many enemies - almost no friends 

Read your history - this is how it always ends 

It's sad and ugly 

And I'm too old for this 

Too old to watch the men we elected 

Sit on their hands when it's change we expected 

So hard to keep the bigotry out of my head 

So hard not to wish some people dead 

I got to keep a hold on myself 

Don't want this anger - got to stay clear 

Too much to do before I get out of here 

I still believe in peace 

But I'm too old for this 

Too old to be a knee-jerk reactor 

Too old to let my judgment be a factor 

Dylan said do not go gentle into that good night 

He said rage against the dying of the light 

But I don't wanna fight 

I'll stick with love - beautiful thunder 

Someone who keeps his cool always makes 'em wonder 

I'll work to search out the best part of me that I can 

And maybe find some kinda better man 

Then I'll do what I have to do

WHEN YOU COME HOME

Now the days crawl by

And every night iI die

Since you've been gone

The dark still brings the dawn

But baby what do I care

But when you walk in that door

It won't be like before

No you

No me

Just us eternally

This babe I swear

When you come home

You will find a different man

'Cause I learned a thing or two 

Tryin' to live here without you

When you come home

I'll give everything I can

We'll go back where we began when you come home

Now a woman can be so strong

And a man can be so wrong

So here I stand

A tiny sea of teardrops in each hand

Praying you'll return

When you come home

I will hand my life to you

'Cause I see the bad I've done

Lookin' out for number one

When you come home

I'll make every pleasure new 

And you'll know a love so true when you come home

I can see our life so crystal clear

But I lose my mind when you're not here

And the clock's so loud and the sheets are cold

And my head's on fire and my heart's on hold

And the day's too bright and the night's so dark

And my insides ache like a hungry shark

And there ain't no dope that can kill this pain

‘Cause I smell your skin in the pouring rain

Come home baby

I've done time for my offense  

You can be back home today

'Cause my love will light your way

Come home baby

We will live in present tense

And my world will all make sense

When you come home

Let forgiveness warm the night

And I'll trade in all my lies

For the soul behind your eyes

When you come home

When you come home

 If...you come home

DREAMERS

Off in a million dark corners

Dreamers sit plying their trade

Mind like an open umbrella

Dreamers dreamers

Calmly watch the parade

As we gasp at the madness

They dream through the horrors we grieve

What would the world be without them

Dreamers dreamers

Bring our only reprieve

Look inside them

No one's there

Steal their secrets

They don't care

Dreamers see beauty in trouble

Dreamers find truth in it all

Tuning their ears to the starlight

Dreamers dreamers

May the universe call

All good dreamers know despair

Take your best shot

They don't care

Dream a lot

All good dreamers know despair

Take your best shot

I don't care

Some dreamers dream ‘til they get there

Some dreamers stop at the door

So let's sing a song for the lost ones

Dreamers dreamers

May they dream ever more

NOVEMBER

Moth on the windowpane

Could be alive or dead

You across the room lost in your head

All that's left is the storm outside

Water beating stone

And we hang in a web of stillness all our own

Two hearts

Bundled to the cold

Closed eyes

Watching love grow old

Dear friend 

Can it really be November

Season of goodbye under an angry topaz sky

Neap tide and a waning moon gone mad

Like a song I heard as a little boy

That I did not understand

But somehow I knew it was sad

Two hearts

Bundled to the cold

Closed eyes

Watching love grow old

Oh, dear friend 

Can it really be November

Time wills 

Oh and time kills

Bare trees won't remember

Two hearts

In the failing light

No blame

Doing what seems right

But the rain won't stop 

Can it really be…

LEAVE IT TO ME

Well it’s just another morning

And I see you at the usual place

And I’m pretty certain that you’ve been hurtin’

I can see it in your fabulous face

It looks to me like you need some healing

And I got this feeling I might be good for you

You know there’s something about you

Makes me want to go out of my way

To make you forget him as if you never met him

And remind you it’s a beautiful day

But if the rain comes don’t you get nervous

I’m at your service to be your umbrella boy

If your heart’s had a real rocky landing

And you need some sweet understanding

I got it here and if you’d like to receive it

Just leave it to me

I guess I’m not the kind of man

That you hold every night in your dreams

But everybody knew it except for you

That that other guy is not what he seems

Don’t feel too bad ‘cause you were mistaken

You need a break and I think I have a plan 

If you feel like your head’s out to getcha

You could use a little laughter I’ll betcha 

You lost your heart and you can’t quite retrieve it

Just leave it to me

Just leave it to me

Ooh little darlin’

Living in this world just cuts to the bone

If I could help you

I might find some meaning here on my own

And I won’t get so lonely

Now the sun is setting 

And my fears are beginning to rise

But all my darkness would fly away

If I could take the trouble out of your eyes

So if you need me honey I’ll be there

I guarantee there’s nothing I wouldn’t do

If your heart’s had a real rocky landing

And you need some sweet understanding

I got it here and if you’d like to receive it

Just leave it to me

If you feel like your head’s out to getcha

You could use a little laughter I’ll betcha 

You lost your heart and you can’t quite retrieve it

Just leave it to me

Just leave it to me

DOCTOR FAITH

Doctor Faith

Fix me, Doctor Faith

Here you are again

The chair, the pad, the cup

Never been more empty

Go on and fill me up

This office is a prison

The only home I know

The door sits wide open

Please let me go

You

I don't believe what you tell me

Say the part again

Where good women love good men

You

I don't care what you tell me

Don't say my time is through

You tease me with the truth

You say these things take years

I know you know I saw you

Smirk behind my tears

The tree outside your window

Is seven stories tall

It knows more than I do

It's there and that's all

Oh you

I don't believe what you tell me

Say the part again

Where I'll never be your friend

You

I don't care what you sell me

Hurt me till I'm brand new

Please - don't - touch - me

Love - won't - save - me

I can hear your voice while I'm away

Please - don't - touch - me

Love - won't - save - me

Please - don't - please - don't

You  

I wanna believe 

I wanna believe 

I wanna believe 

What you tell me

But you

I don't believe what you tell me

Say the part again

Where there's world without end

You

It's a sin what you tell me

But don't say my time is through

RESCUE

Sweet surprise - you care for me

Such a perfect square for me

It’s been so long since a happy song was in my life

Soft of heart and warm of hand

Loathe to judge in your rainbow land

Safe in there in your own god's care until today

And I say

I will rescue you from behind your garden wall

And I will be there when you fall

When you're falling, falling, falling...

At the start I’ll allow your joy inside

But I'll never be satisfied

Not until I’ve twisted your will into my own

Stay with me and gone's the lark

Days go dim and thoughts grow dark

Discontent and time misspent will rule our day

Still I say

I will rescue you even though no dangers call

And you'll go with me when I fall

I will rescue you from behind your garden wall

And I will be there 

I will rescue you even though no dangers call

And you'll go with me when I fall

When I fall, when I fall

When I'm falling, falling

HELP ME CRY

Baby she said it's your birthday

What would you like me to do

Lie down she said          

Honey I'm here for you

He furrowed his brow for a moment

Shifted his weight on the bed

He looked at the floor 

And these are the words he said

Baby I don't know why

I want you to help me cry

Let the walls come down

Let the warm rain fall

Baby just help me cry

That's all

Maybe you think I'm a tough guy

But honey this ain't no joke

She sat and she stared

And fanned herself as he spoke

Baby I'm weak with illusion

Misery frosting my soul

My brain won't stop   

And I'm longing to lose control

Baby I don't know why

I want you to help me cry

Let the walls come down

Let the warm rain fall

Baby just help me cry

That's all

And she said 

Let's leave the crying for later baby

She lay back and blew him a kiss

Said baby look at this

Baby I don't know why

I want you to help me cry

Let the walls come down

Let the warm rain fall

Baby just help me cry

Yeah he gave her that same reply

And asked her to help him cry 

So she said all right

And she packed her clothes

Maybe she helped him cry

Who knows

STILL I RESIST

Daybreak

A lovely morning

A chance for heaven

Like the dawn of time

But no

When my eyes open

I see a mountain

I see a long uphill climb

And even though I know

It all begins by letting go

Still I resist

Still I resist

Must be crazy

Think I'm Joe Frazier

Fighting each moment

As if I could win

Big surprise

Where does it get me

Same old frustration

Same old place I've always been

In books of truth I read

What life brings is what I need

Still I resist

Still I resist

Ooh what I've missed

The wind moves 

The night air

The leaves fall 

They don't care why

I feel that

I get it

So why don't

I let it fly - fly

But me

I got opinions

I got to nail it

Nail it all down

It's no good 

It's like nailing down water

Life is a liquid

Rolling through town

Through town

I'm just a frightened boy

And when it's time to take my joy

Still I resist

Still I resist

Ooh what I've missed

The wind moves 

The night air

The leaves fall 

They don't care why

But I care why

I care

I know that

I get it

It's so hard

To let it fly

And let it go by

Yeah me

And all those brilliant opinions

Always having to nail it

Nail every damn thing down

It's no good

Wanna put down this hammer

Love is a liquid

And I wanna drown

Ooh please

Let me exhale now

And if I fail now

At least I'll know I tried

I tried

POOR MAN'S ECSTASY

Who knew 

What love was 

Who knew how good it could be 

Who knew 

What love does 

When you let go 

Oh no not me 

Till my poor man's ecstasy

You knew 

You love me 

You wear my heart on your sleeve 

So new 

So lovely 

Unlikely as it may be      

I believe 

In my poor man's ecstasy 

You're my poor man's ecstasy 

Clouds of mercy fill the air 

Hallelujah look at me 

With my poor man's ecstasy 

You knew 

How to take a bullet-headed man 

And set him free 

Somehow you knew 

And somehow he grew into his dreams 

Gracefully 

With a poor man's ecstasy 

You're my poor man's ecstasy 

Clouds of mercy fill the air 

Hallelujah look at me 

With my poor man's ecstasy 

Raise a glass to mystery 

Poor man's ecstasy 

Ragweed in the concrete 

Pushin' out a rose 

Child's colored chalk marks on the street 

My own Van Goghs 

Who knew 

What love was 

It always brought me to my knees 

Now you call my name out 

And I hear a carousel of Gershwin melodies

This can't be 

It just can't be 

I'm a crazy cork that's out to sea — why me 

Oh what you do to me 

You're my poor man's ecstasy 

Clouds of mercy fill the air 

Hallelujah look at me 

Lucky as can be 

You're my poor man's ecstasy 

Tears or laughter I don't care 

Raise a glass to mystery 

Poor man's ecstasy

EVERYTHING

You are everything

I never knew I wanted

(I want it)

Every day

On my own

Feel uptight

Feel alone

Then at once

Right on cue

I remember you

Straightaway 

I find my ease

You soothe my system 

Like a curtainful of breeze

This two-fisted heart 

Comes uncurled

Feel like I can save the world

You are everything

I never knew I wanted  

(You are the one)

You are everything

I didn't know I needed

You're a smile 

Across the sky

You are the good 

In the word goodbye

And when I lose myself in you

Feel like I'm everything too

You are everything  

(So everything)

I never knew I wanted  

(You are the one)

You are  

(Who brings up the sun)

Everything  

(Every day)

I didn't know I needed

Ooh - an accidental state of grace

Ooh - a splash of moonlight on my face

Ooh - a wave of crushing blue

They're all you

You are everything  

I never knew I wanted  

(You are the one)

You are  

(Who brings up the sun)

Everything  

I didn't know...

(You are the one)

You are everything  

(So everything)

I never knew I wanted  

(You are the one)

You are  

(Who brings up the sun)

Everything  

(Every day)

I didn't know I needed

I need it

PRAYIN’

Frozen in time while the calendar pages

Are falling like leaves from a tree

Getting the sense I'm connected to something

And not sure what's happening to me

A Catholic school kid in thrall to the altar

The rituals moved me somehow

I left it behind when I learned how to think

So it's funny that suddenly now - I'm

Prayin'

Never thought I would be prayin'

Deep in my soul

Prayin’ 

Tryin’ to surrender control

Most of the time I'm not asking for anything

Just like to sit for a spell

And open myself to the chance for some guidance

'Cause thoughts in my head keep me in my own hell

Prayin'

Never thought I would be prayin'

Pompous head bowed

Sayin'

Beautiful words right out loud

Thank you

Thank you

Please be there

That's my favorite prayer    

I think that the sages all down through the ages

Were right when they said god is love

Love is alive and I know it’s inside me

And not some old man from above

So in the end let me hear you  

Keep me near you  

Grant me the wisdom to be at my best

Let me forgive so the world may be blessed

Prayin'

Never thought I would be prayin'

Safe and alone

Stayin'

Peaceful and still as a stone

Thank you for prayin'

May I forever be prayin'

Now it's begun

Prayin'

Knowing that we are all one

Amen

SILENT NIGHT

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

Silent night

Holy night

Son of God

Oh love’s pure light

Radiant beams from

Thy holy face

With the dawn of redeeming grace

Jesus Lord at Thy birth

Sleep in heavenly peace

CHRISTMAS TIME  IS HERE

Christmas time is here 

Happiness and cheer 

Fun for all that children call 

Their favorite time of the year
 

Snowflakes in the air 

Carols everywhere 

Olden times and ancient rhymes

 Of love and dreams to share

 
Sleigh bells in the air 

Beauty everywhere 

Yuletide by the fireside 

And joyful memories there
 

Christmas time is here 

We'll be drawing near 

Oh, that we could always see 

Such spirit through the year 

Sleigh bells in the air 

Beauty everywhere 

Yuletide by the fireside 

And joyful memories there

Christmas time is here

 Happiness and cheer 

Fun for all that children call 

Their favorite time of the year

Oh, that we could always see
Such spirit through the year...

THE CHRISTMAS SONG

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

Help to make the season bright

Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow

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 spy

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

DOES IT FEEL LIKE CHRISTMAS

Tree is up, the season's here

Shopping's done, the day grows near

Kids can't wait but does it feel like Christmas

Decorations through the town

Silver snowflakes shimmer down

Choirs sing but does it feel like Christmas

As the years slip by

Can my soul still fly

Have I told the friends I love

They're the ones I'm thinking of

Simple joys that make it feel like Christmas

Are my words sincere

Is my conscience clear

Must I always stand in judgment of this world

Can I just be still remembering what peace is

Could I spread some perfect light

Like the baby born that night

May I give a greater gift at Christmas

Only love can make it feel like Christmas

LITTLE DRUMMER BOY

Come, they told me pa-rum pum pum pum

Our newborn King to see pa-rum pum pum pum

Our finest gifs we bring pa-rum pum pum pum

To lay before the King pa-rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum. Rum pum pum pum

So to honor Him pa-rum pum pum pum

When we come

Little Baby pa-rum pum pum pum

I am a poor boy too pa-rum pum pum pum

I have no gift to bring pa-rum pum pum pum

That’s fit to give the King pa-rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum. Rum pum pum pum

Shall I play for you pa-rum pum pum pum

On my drum?

Mary nodded pa-rum pum pum pum

The ox and lamb kept time pa-rum pum pum pum

I played my drum for him pa-rum pum pum pum

I played my best for Him pa-rum pum pum pum

Rum pum pum pum. Rum pum pum pum

Then He smiled at me pa-rum pum pum pum

Me and my drum

I’LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS

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 plan on me

Please have snow and mistletoe

And presents on the tree

Christmas Eve will find me

Where the love light gleams

I’ll be home for Christmas

If only in my dreams

I’ll be home for Christmas

You can plan on me

Please have snow and mistletoe

And presents on the tree

A DREAM OF PEACE AT CHRISTMASTIME

It’s Christmastime

Cards and presents that say we care

We’re all together again

Singing carols of comfort and joy

And goodwill toward men

‘Tis the season to stop and ponder

What our precious world is worth

And each in our own way find in our hearts

A prayer for peace on earth

Dreaming, dreaming

A dream of peace at Christmastime

So much fighting and so much fear

Troubles in every land

It’s hard for us to believe in love

But the children understand

Dreaming, dreaming

A dream of peace at Christmastime

Hallelujah, hallelujah

All is calm and all is bright

Hallelujah, hallelujah

But more than just one night

The sun is rising on Christmas morning

Blessings are everywhere

So let’s do our part to keep hope alive

In this beautiful dream we share

Dreaming, dreaming

A dream of peace at Christmastime

COUNT YOUR BLESSINGS

When I’m worried and I can’t sleep

I count my blessings instead of sheep

And I fall asleep counting my blessings

When my bankroll is getting small

I think of when I had none at all 

And I fall asleep counting my blessings

I think about a nursery and I picture curly heads

And one by one I count them as they slumber in their beds

If you are worried and you can’t sleep

Just count your blessings instead of sheep

And you’ll fall asleep counting your blessings

DO YOU HEAR WHAT I HEAR

Said the night wind to the little lamb

Do you see what I see

Way up in the sky, little lamb

Do you see what I see

A star, a star dancing in the night

With a tail as big as a kite

With a tail as big as a kite

Said the little lamb to the shepherd boy

Do you hear what I hear

Ringing through the sky, shepherd boy

Do you hear what I hear

A song, a song high above the trees

With a voice as big as the sea

With a voice as big as the sea

Said the shepherd boy to the mighty king

Do you know what I know

In your palace warm, mighty king

Do you know what I know

A child, a child shivers in the cold

Let us bring him silver and gold

Let us bring him silver and gold

Said the king to the people everywhere

Listen to what I say

Pray for peace, people everywhere

Listen to what I say

The child, the child sleeping in the night

He will bring us goodness and light

He will bring us goodness and light

THE BEST CHRISTMAS

Oh, many, many years ago

And still my heart recalls

The gifts beneath the Christmas tree

That stood so very tall

Papa sang the Christmas songs

While Mama danced and smiled

That was my best Christmas

When I was just a child

We built a snowman in the park

And dressed him up so fine

We were young and life was fun

The world was yours and mine

Beneath the mistletoe we kissed

I whispered I love you

That was my best Christmas

When you said you loved me too

So let’s sing merry Christmas

And hang our Christmas star

A very merry Christmas

The very best so far

We woke up to a mountain snow

The windows locked in ice

Miles from home, no telephone

The earth had frozen white

The radio played Christmas songs

The ash burned warm and true

That was my best Christmas

Snowed in all day with you

The city wore its Christmas clothes

The carols filled the air

Girls and boys and shiny toys

Shoppers filled the square

Candy canes hang from a cradle

Hung a stocking by the door

That was my best Christmas

The year our child was born

So let’s sing merry Christmas

And hang our Christmas star

A very merry Christmas

The very best so far 

How many Christmas days we shared

And once again we are

Glad of those who still live close

And missing the friends afar

So now we’ll make our Christmas wish

And pray that it is heard

That everyone’s best Christmas

Brings peace upon the earth

So let’s sing merry Christmas

And hang our Christmas star

A very merry Christmas

The very best so far

HAVE YOURSELF A MERRY LITTLE CHRISTMAS

Have yourself a merry little Christmas

Let your heart be light

From now on, our troubles will be out of sight

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 yore

Faithful friends who are dear to us

Gather near to us once more

Through the years we all we be together

If the fates allow

Hang a shining star upon the highest bough

And have yourself a merry little Christmas now

O COME, O COME EMMANUEL

O come, O come Emmanuel 

O come, O come Emmanuel,

And ransom captive Israel,

That mourns in lonely exile here,

Until the Son of God appear.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee O Israel!

O come Thou Dayspring come and cheer

Our spirits by Thine advent here;

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,

And deaths dark shadows put to flight.

O come, Desire of nations, bind

All peoples in one heart and mind;

Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease,

Fill all the world with Heaven’s peace.

Rejoice! Rejoice!

Emmanuel shall come to thee

O Israel!

Shall come to thee

O Israel!

IN A RED ROOM

Show me what you brought me

Silk and nothing more

Let the light discover you

As the ribbons hit the floor

Fall into the pillows

Let me watch you play

Sharing all your secrets

Take my breath away

Learn you like a blind man

Taste you soft and deep

Slow and gentle torture

Pray the lord your soul to keep

Take the night inside you

Let the fires dance

Planets spin their fortunes

Lost inside our trance

In a red room

Where love takes no prisoners

Ancient ballets of shadow perform

Here we lie in a sweet saturnalia

Here we will ride out the storm

On and on passion plays surround us

Toying with the histories of man

On and on taboos will not confound us

Naked in a jungle by Gauguin

On and on passion plays surround us

Toying with the histories of man

On and on taboos will not confound us

I will look at you and understand

In a red room

Where love takes no prisoners

Ancient ballets of shadow perform

Here we lie in a sweet saturnalia

Here we will ride out the storm

In a red room

Where love takes no prisoners

We will drink from this cup ‘til we die

Out of body in sweet saturnalia

Ever alive you and I

Ever alive you and I

Ever alive you and I

WALKING IN AVALON

Maybe I remind you of a lover you had

Maybe I'm crazy and I make you laugh

Maybe you thought I had a lot of cash

I don't care what it was

But I love what it does

I really dig that your apartment's a mess

I dig the way the sun shines through your dress

I dig your industrial shoes, 

You could say I'm kinky I guess

I can’t believe my luck

You're such a fabulous fabulous…mmm

I'm walking in Avalon

And drunk on everything

Her hero in Avalon

A man who would be king

It's cool we both like Bogart and Bacall

It's cool that I like John and you like Paul

Baby it's cool it's forever cool 

That your spirit is free

And still you've chosen me

Remember those mushrooms down in Mexico

How we found our clothes I'll never know

Baby I hope I've loved you 

The way that you have loved me

A toast to Guinevere

Let's fill our grail with one more beer

We're walking in Avalon

Alive as anything

Two heroes in Avalon

So let the sirens sing

HUNGER

Out on this island, 

Far from the cage that most will know

Nothing was sacred, no other footprints in the snow

You took me down girl, 

Down to a place where I don't go

Now I hunger for you - baby I hunger for you

The trace of you on my fingers laughs at the rain

Opiate angel, the Jones in my vein

Something so desperate inside, 

Something I just can’t explain

Baby I hunger for you - baby I hunger for you

Holding on to something pure

Holding on to something pure

Out on this island the wind in my soul is never still

This weathered asylum just can't keep out the chill

I'm scared that I'll find you

I'm scared even more I never will

Baby I hunger for you - baby I hunger for you

Baby I hunger for you - baby I hunger for you

I hunger

WHEN SHE SMILES

Well, they met in line at the checkout stand

Both unaware of what the gods had planned

She was lost in her Cosmo readin’ about the stars

He was readin’ about two-headed babies from Mars

When she reached for a Snickers she dropped her keys

And so began one of life’s mysteries

He was a little old-fashioned and a little oversexed

He picked them up never guessing what would happen next

Then she smiled and said I like your tie

Yeah she smiled and told him that little white lie

And his soul lit up like the fourth of July

When she smiled

They made it to Starbuck’s just before it closed

He pointed to the jar and said you want one of those

So over biscotti and double decafs

They shared their stories and they had some laughs

He got up his courage and asked her back to his place

Then he held his breath as he studied her face

She just sat and she stared and she said nothing at all

He knew he’d blew and he waited for the ax to fall

Then she smiled and he knew he hadn’t been wrong

Yeah she smiled and said what took you so long

And the world felt good like a rock and roll song

When she smiled

When she smiles I forget my lines

When she smiles man I’m on cloud nine

When she smiles oh it’s time out of mind

When she smiles

The she smiled and said where you been all my life

And she smiled when he asked her to be his wife

And the future had never looked so bright

And she smiled

I’m just diggin’ her diggin’ me diggin’ her

When she smiles I forget my lines

When she smiles man I’m on cloud nine

When she smiles oh it’s time out of mind

When she smiles

When she smiles I come all undone

When she smiles I’m the only one

When she smiles I’m a smoking gun

When she smiles

IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING

It's always something

It's always something

There to spoil your day

It's always something

Made out of nothing

But it gets its way

My AOL went down again

They're starving in Zaire

Close your eyes and count to ten

The sky is falling dear

It's always something

Something you're wanting

That will make you whole

Some piece of nothing

You need so badly

That you'd sell your soul

How many inches is your screen?

Are the images too clear?

Just channel surf the news away

The sky is falling

Your god is calling

I may not know it

I may not see

It's always something

Messin' with me

I may not like it

But it will be

And if I fight it I'll never be free

There's always something

We could be learning

From these windmill foes

It's always someone

You least expected

Who really knows

That there's no better time or place

To read between the lines on your face

Stop choking on that grain of salt

The sky's not falling

We've just been stalling

I may not know it

I may not see

It's always something

Messin' with me

I may not like it

But it will be

And if I fight it I'll never be free

DREAM TOO LOUD

While I wait for the world to end  

Above mad hatter crowds  

I have nothing but time to spend  

Silhouetting clouds  

Simple pleasures for goodness sake

Babes in slumbers

Nature’s palette at daybreak

Paint by numbers

Tat tvram asi

Barefoot down at the fishin’ hole

Minnows nibble toes

Big rock holding a bamboo pole

Don’t care how it goes

Origami my lists away

Bird and flower

On a river of wind they play

Peace and power

Tat tvram asi

I’m just looking to find some spring

Plant some seeds, grow some wings

Don’t tell me I dream too loud, I know

(I know I know)

Just imagine a smile on your face

Love and laughter

Compassion breaking your fall from grace

Ever after

Tat tvram asi

I’m just looking to find some spring

Plant some seeds, grow some wings

Don’t tell me I dream too loud, I know

(I know I know)

I’m just looking to take those wings

Fly to Memphis and meet the King

Don’t tell me I dream too loud, I know

(I know I know)

I KNOW YOU WELL

A good fight half won

A good scotch half gone

And I'll never win Mr. Congeniality

I BS'd, once again she acquiesced

And I got off on a technicality

I've always loved our little wars

Treaties we sign behind closed doors

I may concede but I will not bleed

I will not bleed

The James Dean, the prom queen

Impractical fascination

Having its way again

She knows Astaire's got nothin' on me

When I take her out tonight

I've always loved the way you dance

How you defy our circumstance

There may not be more than I see

More than I see

C'est la vie

I know you well (You know me well)

I know you well (You know me well)

I know you well boy

And before the dawn comes you'll be gone

It's symbiotic, it’s a sweet narcotic

Not a futile search for romantic perfection

That's too much trouble so make mine a double

My head's a very scary neighborhood

Don’t wanna walk it alone

Thought I had something more to say

Before you kissed my neck that way

I'll let it be

That works for me

So c'est la vie

C'est la vie

I know you well (You know me well)

I know you well (You know me well)

I know you well, boy

And before the dawn comes you'll be gone

You know me well (I know you well)

You know me well (I know you well)

You know me well, girl

And tomorrow we might just move on

CURLED AROUND THE WORLD

Life is a long road, everyone knows it

Nothing is ever the way that you suppose it

The window blows open the minute you close it

And hatred finds a way into your heart

Living escapes us, lost in our labors

Doing our damage and blaming our neighbors

Praying to paper and begging for favors

And hatred finds a way into our hearts

Picture a place where your love makes a difference

Where silence has meaning and the noble run free

Cradle the dream of your sisters and brothers

Arms gently curled around the world

We can relinquish the sorrows that hold us

Taking our strength back from those we let control us

Letting acceptance and mercy enfold us

And clear the way for love to find a way into our hearts

Picture a place where your love makes a difference

Where silence has meaning and the noble run free

Cradle the dream of your sisters and brothers

Arms gently curled around the world

We can find a way to hold this world inside our hearts

Picture a place where your love makes a difference

Where silence has meaning and the noble run free

Cradle the dream of your sisters and brothers

Arms gently curled around the world

Yes I will remember my love makes a difference

And try to recall that it all begins with me

       (and with you and with me)

To cradle this dream of a sweet ever after

With arms gently curled around the world

Arms gently curled around the world

It all could come true...

BEEN THERE DONE THAT

You've seen my face

Hey don't you know my name

It wasn't all that long ago

I had my fifteen minutes of fame

If it was you

Caught in a crazy game

Would you still look as good

Standing in the rain

Whatever gets you through the night

Take it from me

It's gonna be alright

Been there done that

Been there then somebody takes you back

Been there done that

So hard, hard to avoid that trap

Cause if your are fool enough to

Buy into it

Believe in your own hype

They break your heart

Why do we let them in

The drug is strong

But the will is weak

We make the same mistakes again

There comes a time

We all got to rise above

Look inside

Redefine

Just what it is we want from love

Been there done that

Been there still working my way back

Been there done that

So hard, hard to avoid that trap

And when you feel strong enough to face up to it 

You're gonna do just fine

Been there done that

Been there sung that

WILD WILD WEST

Out here on the plains tonight

The white man rules the game

Searching through the flames tonight

There’s no one left to blame

This town just don’t seem big enough

For the likes of the two of us

Here in the wild, wild west

In the wild, wild west my friend

Living in the wild, wild west

In the wild, wild west again

We left our boot print on the shore

And rode off on toward sunset

We left the natives on the cutting room floor

But the shooting’s still not done yet

Lazy Boy and channel three

Bourbon and contrition

Say a prayer for the NRA

And pass the ammunition

Mercy

Folly and frustration

Mercy

Too much information

Mercy

Desperate situation

Here in the wild, wild west

In the wild wild, west again

This town just don’t seem big enough

For any two of us

Here in the wild, wild west

In the wild wild, west my friend

Living in the wild, wild west

In the wild wild, west again

WISHING WELL

In this land of accessories

The obsolescent sheen

Like so many fools before us

Lost in dreams

What’s behind the curtain

The dinette or the stole

Such important choices

To satisfy the soul

Take it on down to the wishing well

Make a wish to stop your wishing

‘Cause you just can’t tell

Give it up

The power of suggestion

The tabloids and the tube

Muscles and money

Tits and glory

What’s your story

Are we so unhappy

Being what we are

Sly told us a long time ago

Everybody is a star

Take it on down to the wishing well

Make a wish to stop your wishing

‘Cause you just can’t tell

Give it up

THINKIN BOUT YOU

I’ve been thinkin’ ‘bout you

Thinkin’ ‘bout all the things that couldn’t come true

I’ve been thinkin’ ‘bout you

And how much I'll miss having you to talk to

Now that I'm on my own

I don’t need to hold you

But I’d love to

There’s beauty in monochrome

I promise not to linger

But somehow lately

I’ve been thinkin’ ‘bout you

Thinkin’ ‘bout all the things 

We put ourselves through

Incompatibly

Playing out our restless parts so crazy and free

Those nights when we talked ‘til the sun

We had all the answers

We were dancers

Then time caught us both on the run

In our own directions

Headed for the moon

I know you

And I know that you think of me too

All is well

Honey but I’m just sittin’ here thinkin’ ’bout you

I’ve been thinkin’ ‘bout you

How you said you'd never change and hopin’ it's true

In your impetuous way

You brought out the kind of fire still with me today

When you told me you had to go

Off to chase the rainbow

Oh it hurt me so

The pain didn’t kill me though

I will always be here

The soul outlives the heart

There was a time when our lives were a tangle

Between our hands a Jacob’s ladder

Nothing mattered

Indelible and dear

JAN’S TUNE

Lost in the future

Worried about the past

Willful and lazy

Pedaling nowhere fast

She works her wonders

Keeping me in today

Reaching through my darkness

Reminding me how to play

And she says

Save your sadness for the bad times

Time is not your enemy

Save your sadness for the bad times

For now you are with me

Nothing is certain

Certainly nothing new

Hoping some light shines

On us before we’re through

She spends her heartbeats

Seeing the best in you

As I learn my mind the more I find

The things she says are true

You live gracefully

Having faith in me

OPEN UP MY WINDOW

Every night

I open up my window

Open up my window

And let your love come in

Every night

I open up my window

Open up my window

And let your love come in

Every night that I’m away from you

This old bed seems way too big

And my dreams so small

Goin’ through the motions

As I stare out from my room

I begin to realize

That we’re sharin’ the same moon

Now every night

I open up my window

Open up my window

And let your love come in

Every night

I open up my window

Open up my window

And let your love come in

Lying here hugging my pillow in the dark

Dreaming of your comfort

Fightin’ the lonely in my heart

And I thought I felt you touch me

In that old familiar way

When the wind came through the curtains

And I heard it call your name

So every night

I open up my window

Open up my window

And let your love come in

Every night

I open up my window

Open up my window

And let your love come in

Ooh, the time goes draggin’ by

Send my love across the sky

Maybe it’s all that I can do

Baby until I’ll be with you

I missed you girl more than you’ll ever know

I kept a little vigil by my window

It’s funny but it’s true

Darlin’ I did the same for you

Now no matter when we are

We can wish upon that star

Every night

I’ll open up my window

Open up my window

And let your love come in

NATURE’S WAY

It's nature’s way of telling you

Something’s wrong

It's nature’s way of telling you

In a song

It's nature’s way of receiving you

It's nature’s way of retrieving you

It's nature’s way of telling you

Something’s wrong

It's nature’s way of telling you

On the breeze

It's nature’s way of telling you

Dying trees

It's nature’s way of receiving you

It's nature’s way of retrieving you

It's nature’s way of telling you 

Something’s wrong

It's nature’s way 

It's nature’s way 

It's nature’s way of telling you

Something’s wrong

It's nature’s way of telling you 

To slow down

It's nature’s way of telling you 

To look around

It's nature’s way of finding you

It's nature’s way of reminding you

It's nature’s way of telling you

Something’s wrong

UNCHARTED HEARTS

As the sun rises 

It soon compromises 

The safety of night

And two travelers in spite of themselves

Have to push on

Mornings remind them 

Of things left behind them

One a good wife 

And the other a life with no name

So they push on

Over the hills and the plains they ride

Sharing the unwritten law they abide

Two uncharted hearts 

In the silence of their own flight

The journey they measure 

In danger and pleasure

One likes to bluff 

And the other is tough on the girls

Still they push on

Roll the bones

Devil-may-care

No questions asked

Barely friends

Two solitaires

Needing each other out there

They build a good fire 

Before they retire

Searching the flame

For a moment of blameless repose

A way to push on

Over the hills and the plains they ride

Sharing the unwritten law they abide

Two uncharted hearts 

In the silence of their own flight

Lessons come hard on this brave terrain

They may run free but they're still in the rain

Two uncharted hearts 

In the silence of their own flight

BEFORE I GO

I look out on the city lights

The guarded streets below

I marvel at my history

The things that I don’t know

Just another question

A shadow on my soul

Will there be time

Will there be time before I go

I left home in a hurry

Off to see the world

Then I played some music

Then I loved a girl

Someone called me papa

Took my breath away

Would I be fine

Would I be all right with just today

Will there be time enough for me before I go

Love without rules

Love without end

Sending a lofty prayer

For peace out on the wind

Breaking the curse

Breaking the chain

Making a promise

I won’t have to make again

I look out on the city lights

The stories that they tell

And wonder at my destiny

Beyond this carousel

Such a hollow question

A tether frayed by fear

Will there be time

Time to let go while I’m here

Will there be time enough for me

So I’ll know

Will there be time enough for me

Before I go

LOVE IS CALLING

The journey has been long

A thousand memories strong

Faced with the night

Not caring who is right

Looking for the laughter that’s been gone

How did we used to touch

Why do we think so much

We tire of the words of reflection

And long for affection

For the lover’s rush

Now that we’re here

After all of these years

Love is calling

Now that we’re here

So far and so near

Love is calling

Time and again we’ve tried

To let our feelings slide

Endless negotiations

And unmet expectations

Let’s set it all aside

Now that we’re here

And our motives are clear

Love is calling

Now that we’re here

Plaintive, sincere

Love is calling

I have been lying still

I have been lying still

Dreaming of the truth

The journey has been long

The candor made us strong

Holding you tonight

In this familiar light

Can we take this sweetness to the dawn

Now that we’re here

And the walls disappear

Love is calling

Now that we’re here

And there’s no one to fear

Love is calling

Now that we’re here

After all of the tears

Love is calling

Now that we’re here

We are finally here

Love is calling

RENDEZVOUS

All across the sky

The mysteries of faith

Fossils of desire all assume their rightful place

Is there any danger in their fire

Is there any solace in their wake

Could it really make a world of difference

For goodness' sake

Train rolls a cappella

To a sympathetic moon

Carrying the stories of every heart-earned wound

Will there be a lover at the station

Will there be a last conductor's call

Will there really be a happy ending after all

To the rendezvous

Fortunes will be told

To the rendezvous

Wonders to behold

Onto a place where we can find

Maybe a trace of peace of mind

To the rendezvous all in good time

Painting the horizon

A mast beyond the blue

Caught up in the tempest of another point of view

Could there be a mutiny in the making

Could it be a Lorelei in song

Is it just a ghost that's been forgiven all along

Will there be a jewel beneath the boulder

Will there be a pride beyond the fall

Will there really be a happy ending after all

DEPUTY DAN

Just another pure heart

A wide open mind

Driftin' like a cork on a sea of dreams

Playin' the school boy

Makin' believe

Dyin' to fill the shoes

The really big shoos for the TV screams

Standing on the sidelines when I was a kid

Talkin' 'bout the heroes and the war

Living on the frontlines wasn't quite the same

Something deep inside of me had changed

Dedicated upstart entourage

In the garage

Four crazy juveniles

Burnin' up the midnight miles

The gigs

The jukebox guinea pigs

Spending our prime

Hey man

Honky-tonk Women just one more time

Standing on the sidelines when I was a kid

Talkin' 'bout the heroes and the war

Living on the frontlines wasn't quite the same

But something deep inside of me remained

Took a ride on the wild wind

And lost myself an old friend

Don't ask me now if I'd do it again

NIGHT ACROSS THE WORLD

I've heard there could be desire

So strong you would brave the fire

Until now I made them liars

Now there is you

‘Cause something about your touch

Is making me feel too much

And letting you go is such

A hard thing to do

And when the dawn is closing in

I know I need to drown in your love again

I'd chase the night across the world

To spend one more minute with you

To be alone with you

When morning lay just ahead

And daybreak invades our bed

I'll steal you away instead

And fly to the dark

‘Cause when the dawn is closing in

I know I need to drown in your love again

I'd chase the night across the world

To spend one more minute with you

To be alone with you

Hold on

Our wings will not fail us

On to Babylon

Where the light can't find us

Hold on

Hold on

Baby hold on

In the heat of this desperate hour

We will follow the moon and its power

That fever that we must devour

Over and over again

‘Cause when the dawn is closing in

I know I need to drown in your love again

I'd chase the night across the world

To be alone with you

I'd chase the night across the world

To be alone with you

I'd chase the night across the world

To spend one more minute with you

Alone with you

But now the dawn is closing in

I'd chase the night across the world

To spend one more minute with you

ANGRY YOUNG MEN

Father mother

Doin' the best they can

Sister brother

Out there livin' on the lam

Heedless, guarded

Makes it hard to understand

With all this history

Trust won't come easily

I know it's hard to believe

Nobody meant you no harm

All the angry young men

All the lonely young girls

Caught in a web of confusion

In an unintended world

Father mother

We're doin' the best we can

Sister brother

Changing the best laid plans

Childlike, childish

I wish you could understand

To come to maturity

With some sense of dignity

I know it's hard to believe

Nobody means you no harm

All the lonely old women

All the angry old men

Hoping the hurt was behind them

Starting it over again

Love can be the reality

But only as far as the heart can see

With all this history

Trust won't come easily

I know it's hard to believe

Nobody meant 

To come to maturity

With some sense of dignity

I know it's hard to believe

Nobody means you no harm

All the angry young men

All the lonely young girls

Caught in a web of confusion

In an unintended world

Father mother

Sister brother

IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE

She said baby baby 

I know what you want and I'm sure

That it's time for you to try 

And get yourself the things that are yours

’Cause it could be gone in the blink of an eye

It could be dawn in the blink of an eye

Isn't it time that you reached for the sky

And let yourself go

I been crazy baby 

I know what you mean and I swear

That if there's a song in the night

You know I've got to hear it out there

’Cause it could be gone in the blink of an eye

It could be dawn in the blink of an eye

Isn't it time that you reached for the sky

And let yourself go

There's a fire deep inside

I said baby baby

Let's steal the moon and let love have its way

Burning like a falling star until we are

A million miles away

’Cause it could be gone in the blink of an eye

It could be dawn in the blink of an eye

Isn't it time that you reached for the sky

And let yourself go now

There's a fire deep inside

Let yourself go now

And forget the fears you hide

Let yourself go now

And forget the tears you cried

And when you needed me

Did I just turn away

And when I spoke my heart

Is there something I forgot to say

IS THERE SOMETHING

Lately I see clouds of sorrow in your eyes

Some deep sadness you can never quite disguise

Now I'm scared to ask what it's leading to

But I'm more afraid of not asking you

Is there something that you want to tell me

Is there something that I ought to know

Are we something that’s still worth fighting for

Or should I simply let you go

Is there something I can do to reach you

Are we something more than history

I'll find some way to convince you to stay

If you'll just tell me honestly

Is there something left of you and me

You've got secrets

You've been keeping for too long

And I'm goin’ crazy

Actin’ like there's nothing wrong

I can taste the truth every time we kiss

And I can't go on

At least not like this

I don't want to lose you

But what's the use of holding on

I don't really have you

If the feeling’s gone

Is there something I can do to reach you

Are we something more than history

If there's no way to convince you to stay

And be the way we used to be

Then there's something that I want to tell

And I want you to believe it's true

We had something that I'll never forget

Even if I wanted to

‘Cause part of me will always be with you

ISN'T IT LOVE

Isn't it love      

Isn't it love

Isn't it love      

Isn't it love

Maybe things are not what they seem

(And baby we know it)

I feel like I'm wakin' up out of a dream

(And we both want to control it)

I don't wanna make a wrong move

I don't wanna lose a good groove

So baby let's talk about it

Baby let's think

Isn't it love

Isn't it love that we are feeling

Isn't it love      

Isn't it love

Isn't it time we stop concealing

Isn't it love

We don’t have to love by the rules

(So baby enjoy it)

Bein' a fool for love don't make us fools

(Don't let anyone destroy it)

You need a home to run to

You need to have your fun, too

So baby let's talk about it

Baby let's think

Isn't it love

Isn't it love that we are feeling

Isn't it love      

Isn't it love

Isn't it time we start revealing

Isn't it love

And from the dawn of time

People lookin' for souls that rhyme

(People lookin' for souls, people lookin' for souls that rhyme)

But when our worlds collide

You gotta see it from a different side somehow

You just gotta say

(Isn't it love?)

We don't wanna make a wrong move

We don't wanna lose a good groove

So baby let's talk about it

(Talk to me and tell me how you feel)

Can we really live without it

Baby let's think

Isn't it love

Isn't it love that we are feeling

Isn't it love       

Isn't it love

Isn't it time we start the healing

Isn't it love

Isn't it love

Isn't it love that we are feeling

Isn't it love       

Isn't it love

Isn't it time we start believin’

Isn't it love

NOTHING WILL CHANGE

The boys find a home

In a family born of hate

The girls plant desperate love

In a womb that just won't wait

Forgotten mother

Pushes a cart with her heart

Through a twisted fate

Like a river lost on its way to the sea

Where is humanity

I know that nothing will change

‘Til it changes in me

As walls come down and spirits rise

The business of fear never dies

The artful dodgers

With their false alarms

Take from the mouths to feed the arms

Pit god against god for a piece of land

They think they hear his words

But they don't understand

Like a river lost on its way to the sea

Where is humanity

I know that nothing will change

‘Til it changes in me

‘Til it changes in you

There's a plague upon the body

A plague upon the mind

While the bridge is burning

Are we deaf, dumb and blind

From the fallen forest to the poison bay

The world is turning

Turning out that way

Like a river lost on its way to the sea

Where is humanity

I know that nothing will change

‘Til it changes in me

I know that nothing will change

‘Til it changes in me

‘Til it changes in you

I know that nothing will change

I know that something must change

I know that nothing will change

‘Til it changes in you and me

Fe fi fo fum

I smell the blood of an Englishman

Fe fi fo fum

I smell the blood of an Irishman

I know that nothing will change

I smell the blood of an African

I know that nothing will change

I smell the blood of Americans

I know that nothing will change

I smell the blood of a Chinaman

I know that nothing will change

I smell the blood of an Indian

I know that nothing will change

I smell the blood of Romanians

I know that nothing will change

I smell the blood of Latin Americans

I know that nothing will change

I smell the blood of a million sons

I know that nothing will change

I smell the blood of everyone

DRIFTIN’ AWAY

The clock is screaming and it’s time to go

The day is waiting and you’re moving slow

News and weather on the radio

But your mind keeps driftin’ away

Work is steady and your friends are good

You’re going forward like you think you should

You’d put your heart into it if you could

But your mind keeps driftin’ away

Look at your world through the windowpane

Embrace that secret thing that keeps you sane

You’re always saying that you can’t complain

But your mind keeps driftin’ away

And your mind keeps driftin’ away

And your mind keeps driftin’ away

The conversation turns to seeds you’ve sown

It gets you thinkin’ ‘bout someone you’ve known

She’s always with you but she’s still alone

And your mind keeps driftin’ away

We make excuses but you know damn well

A dream’s a story only you can tell

You’ve tasted heaven and you’ve been through hell

But your mind keeps driftin’ away

And your mind keeps driftin’ away

And your mind keeps driftin’ away

Another sunset another dawn

Hard to distinguish where the lines are drawn

Hard to imagine where the time has gone

You might discover you’re where you belong

When your mind is driftin’ away

A FISHERMAN'S TALE

Took my troubles

Down to the sea

Put my ear to a seashell

Inquisitively

Thought I heard a heartbeat

It could have been mine

I guess it doesn't matter

In the grand design

Like a windblown sail

Like a fisherman's tale

There's no end to the glory

Like a windblown sail

Like a fisherman's tale

There's no end to the story

Don't let your vision

Go down with the sun

'Cause it might be cloudy

When tomorrow comes

Where the winds of a heart

Meet the wiles of a mind

There will be stillness

At the waterline

Like a windblown sail

Like a fisherman's tale

There's no end to the glory

Like a windblown sail

Like a fisherman's tale

There's no end to the story

When I was young and time was free

I thought the world was reaching out for me

I believed I could

I believed I would

Live forever and ever

Like a windblown sail

Like a fisherman's tale

There's no end to the glory

Like a windblown sail

Like a fisherman's tale

There's no end to the story

Took my troubles

Down to the sea

Put my ear to a seashell

Inquisitively

SOMEDAY

Here's a song for the hearts so lonely

The ones who feel that love won't come

Lookin’ to find that one and only

I've got something to say to you

You see the lovers walkin’ down the street

You feel your life's a little incomplete

I know what you mean and I'm here to tell

Wipe the tears from your eyes

You know I would not lie

Save your love for someday, girl

Someday will come soon

Save your love for someday, girl

Someday will come soon

You give your love away to someone new

Just so you can say that he belongs to you

You smile and you laugh and you talk of forever

I’m not so sure that it's true

Don’t give up on love

Someday will come soon

After you’ve found that dream you treasure

After the chill has left the air

All of the pieces will come together

The things that two can share

But only time can take you there

NEVER STOP BELIEVING

Every night in my window

I see pictures of the day we met

I keep wishing on the falling stars

To forget you but it hasn’t happened yet

And I still remember when you walked away

It was more than my heart could believe

Careless wind blew the smell of your perfume away

But the touch of you

It never leaves

So I’ll never stop believing

Someday your love is coming back to me

No I’ll never stop believing

Someday that you’ll be coming back to me

Everybody in my life

They say forget that girl

She’s gone for good

How can I explain this heart

It just keeps hanging on

‘Cause something says it should

Oh I go on remembering how good we were

The sweetest days I’ll ever know

This careless boy

Somehow he let you get away

But the touch of you

He’ll never let it go

Time and time again I see

Just how much she meant to me

Oh a love like that is meant to be

She’s got to come back

She’s got to come back

SWEPT AWAY

I never had anything happen so fast

Took one look and I shattered like glass

I guess I let it show 

‘Cause your smile told me you knew

That you’re everything I ever wanted at once

There's no holding this heart 

When it know what it wants

And I never wanted anything more than to know you

I was swept away

No one in the world but you and I

Gotta find a way

To make you feel the way that I do

I was swept away without a warning

Like night when the morning begins the day

I was swept away

And so it begins

This journey of love

The summer wind carries us to places all our own

The words of a look

The language of touch

The way that you want me means so much

And I never wanted anything more than to love you

I am swept away

No one in the world but you and I

Gotta find a way

To make you feel the way that I do

I am swept away without a warning

Like night when the morning begins the day

I was swept away

Away

Seeing my tomorrows in your eyes

I was swept away

I hope I wake up soon

I'm a victim of that crazy moon

The very first time you said my name

I knew it would never sound the same

And something about me was changed forever

Can’t you see that

I am swept away

No one in the world but you and I

Gotta find a way

To make you feel the way that I do

I am swept away without a warning

Like night when the morning begins the day

I was swept away

Away

Seeing my tomorrows in your eyes

Gotta find a way 

To make you feel the way that I do

I was swept away without a warning

Like night when the morning begins the day

I was swept away

We were swept away

Dreamin’ of you

Swept away

ANY OLD TIME

Everyone maybe once or twice

Finds a friend that’s a friend for life

Somebody who believed in me like you

From those days of childhood fights

Through the nights when we’d ask advice

All of those times when nobody else would do

Any old time that you wanna hear from me

To find your way or kick around a memory

Like the old times

Any old time will do

I can tell when the telephone rings

It’s gonna be you just to talk about things

It’s funny how it seems to happen

When you’re on my mind

Every time good love goes bad

When I can’t believe the luck I’ve had

All of those times I’m glad you’re a friend of mine

Any only time that you need to call on me

To find your way or kick around those memories

Like the old times

Any old time will do

Don’t you ever forget

Any old time when the road is getting rough to climb

And you think maybe you’ve had enough

Just like the old times

Any old time you’re blue

All at once I went and got a hunch

Everything we ever felt was true

As we find the years behind us

And we live the years ahead

Let’s remember laughter and all the words we said

Make new friends and keep the old

One is silver and the other one’s gold

Something Sally said that stuck in my head

And I never wanna let it go

Any old time that you need to lean on me

I’ll be there--you can dream on me

Just like the old times

Any old time will do

I WILL (TAKE YOU FOREVER)

I was a man who always played around at love

So quick to take but so afraid to give enough

But now I’ve found the one

And heaven will only know

What only my eyes can say

And time can’t take away

I was a girl who trusted no one with my heart

And the dreams that young girls dream

Were just vanishing in the dark

But now I’ve found the one

And heaven will only know

What only my eyes can say

They say

That I will take you forever

And there will never be anyone else

In my heart but you

And I will take you forever

And there will never be anyone else but you

Anyone else but you

Now my touch belongs to you

And I will always be your best friend

Now my secrets are safe with you

And the magic will never end

Now you are the one

And heaven will only know

What only our eyes can say

They say

SHE TOLD ME SO

We all know how the story begins

How we fall so easily in

To love

Then a boy breaks a girl’s heart

A girl breaks a boy’s heart

Goodbye is a very hard word to forget

But I think I finally met

The girl

To take away those yesterdays

Oh she loves me, she told me so

As a tear came to her eye

And I love her, I will, I know

Love her for the rest of my life

Once more I’m feeling like I’m out of control

‘Cause the girl’s got a serious hold

On me

And part of me says run away

But I wanna stay

Should I be up front or cool

Which way is playing the fool

The only time I know what’s right

Is when I hear her telling me

Somewhere there’s a star in the sky of every night

Shining for the love of hearts

The light of that star, like the hand of a friend

Leading me back to love again

If you love her let her know

Let her see all the secrets in your heart

If she loves you she’ll only love you more

As she find out who you are

BACK OF MY MIND

Woke up to my world this mornin’

Took a long look in the looking glass

Last night I guess I had one or too many

Somebody tried to tell me I had no class

What ever happened to me

Maybe I've been livin’ on lies

Never really had a dream come true

Then again I guess I never really tried

Now the years all slip away 

And things are like they’re gonna stay

All the roads I didn't take

Will be just one more thing in the back of my mind

Takin’ space and time

Wish I'd finished that book I never started

Maybe that’s the story of my life

Should have learned to play that saxophone

So I could tell my songs to the streetlight

Shouldn’t have been so stuck on my own

Could have had a wife and a child

Could have made that house a home

I don't know why my life is so wild

So I'm thinkin’ ‘bout a walk in the sunlight

Got to get my shadow behind me

Try and make some sense of it all

With my feet on the ground 

And my heart still free

And as the years will slip away

And the cards fall as they may

All the chances I didn’t take

Will be just one more thing in the back of my mind

Takin’ space and time

I'LL BE ALRIGHT

(Be alright, be alright, be alright

Got the will to live)

I’ll be alright

I’m a man with his mind in motion

I’m gonna give it all I’ve got to give

I’ll be alright

I’m a man with his mind in motion

I’ll be alright

I’ve got the will to live

I’ll be alright

I’m a man with his mind in motion

I’m gonna give it all I’ve got to give

What’s happening? Yeah, me, too

Just can't seem to shake those ordinary blues

One thing I can tell you is hold your spirit tight

Something’s on the move

It's gonna be alright

On the way down to paradise

I kept steppin’ on my wings

The tears, the time, the troubles

I had to take a stand

I found my way to land

I'm gonna be alright

Sometimes I think I live by miracles alone

Click those ruby slippers

And hope to be back home

Say just where I'll find you

And that’s just where I'll be

Buildin’ me an igloo by the sea

ALIBI

It's a calm wind

Blowin’ on my skin

And I've been dreamin’ again

Now that we're all here

We can share these notes

And all this madness

We can talk of innocence

And of all the things we believe in

The magic of these nights

Brings me closer to that light

That helps me see the path ahead of me

I can feel that something

A hint of mystery a trace of dare

To live the truth I hide somewhere

Is it an alibi

Is it the reason why

Is it the way I feel it

Deep inside

Set it free set it free

Daybreak in a place I've known before

Will I find me behind that final door

I can hear the footsteps of the past

I can feel the thunder and it's comin’ fast

I'm gonna spend some time with the moon

And pour my self a glass of midnight

And keep myself in tune

JUST ONE LOOK

On the outback, a fool for the wind

Forgot to count my blessings again

The road looks lonely, I could use a friend

Looking for somebody to forgive my sins

And just one look in your eyes

Before I go so I’ll know

Somebody loves me

All the wise men, all the years

Looking for the answer in a roomful of mirrors

A dark companion, the one called fear

Take the holy water wash away the tears

With just one look in your eyes

Before I go so I’ll know

Somebody loves me

One hope I will find

The harmony of heart and mind

So I will know

The way to give as I live

And I know there will be

A certain amount of uncertainty

But I must know

That you are there to hear my prayers

One wish there will be

In this place a time for me

When I will know

Before I go

Somebody loves me

EVERY TURN OF THE WORLD

We think about the loves we lost

Will it come again

We think of all the things we want

Will we ever win

We listen to the voice of children

Will they find their way

Keep an open heart

The answer to it all’s a wish away

Never let the tears you’re cryin’ blind you

To the dream that’s waitin’ to find you

‘Cause there’s one more chance

With every turn of the world

Is it gold or glory

A taste of freedom

Or the strong warm touch of a body

There are all these things with every turn of the world

Human kindness--diamond of the heart

Tearing down the old walls

As long as we can share

Desire’s not a sin, after all

When you find yourself alone

Missing tender magic touching you

Keep an open heart

Everything you dream can still be true

So don’t let the tears you’re cryin’ blind you

To the dream that’s waitin’ to find you

‘Cause there’s one more chance

With every turn of the world

We wall want a world we can live in

We all want a world full of love

It’s never too late

It’s never too soon

Whatever you can do is enough

CHARM THE SNAKE

You gotta be smart you gotta be cool

You gotta keep a straight face

When you’re playin’ the fool

You gotta wear a smile

When you’re breakin’ the rules

You gotta charm that snake now, baby

You gotta be smooth, you gotta be quick

I think it might just help

To be a little bit sick

You know the bite can’t cut you

If the skin is thick

Charm that snake now, baby

Hey, we ain’t all good lookin’

Ain’t no reason to take a good lickin’

The clock on the wall’s

Gonna keep on tickin’

Charm that snake now, baby

Don’t let go of it

Don’t let go

You gotta charm that snake

Charm that snake

One stripe, two stripes

What does it mean

The venom is lethal

But the meat is clean

The best take advantage of you like a machine

You gotta charm that snake now, maybe

Don’t let the fingernails

Under the heart

If they get a good grip

They’re gonna rip it apart

The first and last kisses

Are the dangerous part

You gotta charm that snake now, maybe

There’s a hook in the bait

The first one made a mistake

If you’ve got what it takes

You better charm that snake

You gotta let it show

You ain’t gonna let it go

I’m gonna let ‘em know

I’m never gonna let it go

Alright

Let’s get it right

You gotta charm it

You gotta charm that snake

I HEAR YOU CALL

Moving in and out of light

Changing shapes of shadowed life

Bleeding out white

Pastel to true color

Path crosses path ahead

Which way do I go

(Did you go, did you go)

Just before I’m lost

There’s a heart on the wind

I can hear your voice again

I can feel your love again

I hear you call

Soothing motion of a dying storm

Morning tumbles from a golden horn

What you loved

What you lost

What you gained

Are the things that set will you free

Forgiving bridge of now and then

Time’s a canyon you can cross again

Soul touches soul

And the sound that they make will never end

I can hear your voices calling me

I can feel your love again

I can hear your voices calling to me

There’s a hero’s hand

Breakin’ my fall

You drown the siren’s song

When I hear you call

DON’T SAY GOODBYE

I guess I knew we’d come to this

Where the love can’t cool the anger

So many times settled with a kiss

Love in trouble

The trouble is

You and me

Strong words, so nonchalant

Come on,

We don’t mean half of what we say

You say you like gettin’ what you want

Me too

But I

I’ll never say I never want to love you again

Don’t you say goodbye

Don’t you say goodbye

When you’re walking out that door

Don’t you say goodbye

Don’t you say goodbye

Baby, don’t you say goodbye

It’s not a matter of weak or strong

Arms can hold you

Or they can hold you down

I can dance to the saddest song

But I won’t let you stay

Where you don’t belong

Oh, so while you’re out there busy bein’ free

Just remember

One of those roads leads back to me

Don’t you say goodbye

Don’t you say goodbye

When you’re walking out that door

Be careful what you say

You might be back someday

Baby, don’t you say goodbye

I want you

I need you

But I’ll let you go

If you want it that way

It’s your choice

But my voice

Will whisper every day

Every step of the way

Don’t you say goodbye

Girl, I’ll tell you why

It just might turn out that way

Don’t you say goodbye

Even with your eyes

Baby, don’t you say goodbye

I know you care somewhere

Inside you hide the truth away

Behind a thin disguise

Your heart will change your mind someday

Baby, don’t you say goodbye

IT’S YOU THAT REALLY MATTERS

Keeping it straight is still the hardest part

Living the truth inside your heart of hearts

I sang a song that you believed

You came inside - don’t ever leave

You are the one who really matters

I had a dream that carried me

You are the one who set it free

You are the one

And around and around and around

The world has always turned

I wanted warmth - your love burned

You gave it all - I won’t do less

Maybe you know but I’ll confess

That you are the one who really matters

I had a dream that carried me

You are the one who set it free

You are the one

We see the things no one else can see

There is a way for you and me

We will be the ones

And in the music

There are words that say

Everything that you feel today

And in the music

There are words that say

Everything that you feel today

Every time I’m lost out in the night

I look inside for memories of light

You are the one I want to see

You are the one who reached for me

You are the one who really matters

I had a dream that carried me

You were the one who set it free

You are the one

We saw the things no one else could see

There was a way for you and me

We were the ones

And when someday comes along

The love we gave will still go on

We will be the ones

LOVE IS LOVE (IN ANY LANGUAGE)

Checkin’ out the sand streets

Of this island town

I got my cold Dos Equis

Watchin’ women brown

They call it paradiso

It looks like paradise

And it’s looking better all the time

Now I’m dancin’ in the moonlight

The party’s everywhere

It’s all a sweet seduction

To the rhythm in the air

Local girls are talkin’

I hear their bodies say

That this boy won’t be leavin’ lonely

It’s je t’aime, it’s amore

Te quiero, mi chica

If it’s good you’ll get the message

It’s je t’aime, it’s amore

Eu te amo

Love is love in any language

She caught my intention

When I caught her eye

We just started movin’

Never askin’ why

Faded into passion

That girl and I

Love is love in any language

Let your heart talk to the girl

Love can take you ‘round the world

Aloha wau ia oe

If it’s good you get the message

*(chinese)*

Love is love in any language

Nakupenda mno sana sana

When it’s good you get the message

Aku chinta kamu

Love is love in any language

Ich liebe dich, mein fraulein

If it’s good you get the message

Love is love in any language

SWING STREET

There’s a place I know called Swing Street

Where you can really feel the heartbeat

After working hard ‘til sundown

The city comes alive

High up, low down, down on Swing Street

Gypsy jazzmen tickling my feet

Jive and music, love and money

There’s enough to get you high

Sidewalk preachers are hustling bibles

Longing for one more revival

There’s a truth in all these dreamers

If you read between the lines

Well, it’s all right watching the world come together

A real life movie that goes on forever

Take your chances and pull on the lever

Down on Swing Street

Down on Swing Street

Morning comes, that alarm clock screaming

Coat and tie, and wheeling, dealing

I wish that I could be back on Swing Street

Watching life roll by

Everyone looks for romance

Living out of magazines

But there’s still one place

Where you don’t have to fake it

Down on Swing Street

Down on Swing Street

Well, it’s all right watching the world come together

A real life movie that goes on forever

It’s all right watching the world come together

Down on Swing Street

Down on Swing Street

LOVE FOUND A HOME

(No one can take their love away)

No more waiting ‘cause the day is here

Think he’s gonna make her smile

No more waiting ‘cause the day is here

Hearts beat as one as they walk down the aisle

And I think that this one’s gonna last forever

Yeah, I think that love might have found a home

Well, I think that this one’s gonna last forever

‘Cause I think that love found a home

Marcia, Marcia, quick come and see

This boy ain’t never gonna set you free

Hey, Roy boy, take a look around

She’s got her eye on ya

I think she knows what she’s found

God gives his love to you

Blesses this day for you

No one can take that love away

No more waiting ‘cause the day is here

Think she’s gonna make him smile

No more waiting ‘cause the day is here

One song sung as they walk down the aisle

‘Cause I think that love found a home

Yeah, you can see and I can see

That I think love found a home

THAT GIRL

I’m wakin’ up in the same old way

But I can’t shake me out of the dream

Every time that I close my eyes

I see her face

Like a star on a TV screen

They all keep askin’

Where you been after dark

I say

That kinda girl

She kinda grows on a heart

And I know, and I know, I know

It doesn’t come any better

That girl

She makes me sing

She gives me things that only love can bring

That girl

She makes me sing

If you think

I’m losin’ my cool

That’s true

But I betcha’d do the same

If you felt the flame

Of her fire

She likes to make you

Crazy with love

And I let her

I know it doesn’t come any better

I watch the guys

I see their eyes

I see their eyes as she walks by

She knows she’s fine

I know she’s mine

C-c-cuz she digs me

OPEN YOUR HEART

It’s a lonely ride on Noah’s ark

Takin’ a shot into the dark

Hopin’ that someone will see the spark

Of the light in you

Noah’s ark to the ship of fools

Didn’t we break all the golden rules

Caught in the dance of the hours

Open your heart ‘til everyone’s in

It’s never too late to believe and begin

Open your heart ‘til everyone’s in

You can wish on the light of a star ‘til the end

Everyone’s out on the open sea

We’re all a part of the mystery

You know how lonely it can be

Surviving

You say you’re goin’ to settle down

Just play guitar and walk around

Until you turn into the sound

Of laughter

Some do believe we came out of the sky

And at the end we will fly

NO TIME FOR TALK

Well I read it in town in the melancholy news

The front page story is our love is through

The hand of time is cold – I can’t stand to hear the truth

Somehow I won’t believe it ‘til I’ve heard it from you

But there’s no time for talk

And there’s no place for tears

There’s no reason to wonder after all of these years

Sure we had some good times

And so who’s to blame

It’s so hard to tell when you both feel the pain

After the years have come and gone

The struggle to forget you will have just begun

We had our ups and downs but one thing’s for sure

No one will ever love you more

BABY SAYS NO

Baby says no

She can’t let go this soon

Doesn’t feel right

Not tonight

Even though i gave her the stars and the moon

I really think i’ve got it bad this time around

Baby says yes

But I must confess

It really doesn’t seem to matter

‘Cause I’d follow that girl all around the world

Even if I never had her

I really think I’ve got it bad this time around

Gonna show ‘em what love can do

Gonna tell ‘em ‘bout me and you

Gonna show ‘em what love can do when it’s right

And this time it’s right

Love is the light that can shine so bright

But sometimes it fades away

Then you find one that can shine like the sun

And she comes up for you every day

I really think I’ve got it bad this time around

Oh when the girl is so far away

I can’t think of all the right words to say

But now she’s here and we are all together

WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO BELIEVE

Some like it hot

Some like it cold

I like it best when it’s untold

When I feel sad

And when I feel down

Then I’ll wish you were around

What am I supposed to believe

Is it that you really love me

Turn down the lights now

It’s all be said

The troubles that come and go

You took my heart and threw it away

You left me out in the rain

What am I supposed to believe

Is it that you really love me

Just you wait

You wait and see

I will be there to love you

Oh it’s hard

So hard to live a life on your own

After you’ve known how it could be

With you and me

Won’t you come home to me

You could make everything all right

You could warm me through the coldest night

And make it all right

DEAL ‘EM AGAIN

You pick up the cards that they’re dealing to you

You can throw down or showdown

The bluff makes a fool out of you

The ante goes up and your luck runs down

It’s a strange game

It’s a damn shame

But somebody’s going to lose

It don’t matter--lose or win

You can deal ‘em again

A handful of hearts and you’re playing to win

It goes down and you’re put down

And that takes it all out of you

One last hand and you’re going for broke

The cards fall and you take all

Just when you thought you were through

It don’t matter--lose or win

You can deal ‘em again

You pick up the cards that they’re dealing to you

You can throw down or showdown

When love makes a fool out of you

THINK OF LAURA

Every once in a while I’d see her smile

And she’d turn my day around

A girl with those eyes

Could stare through the lies

And see what your heart was saying

Think of Laura but laugh don’t cry

I know she’d want it that way

When you think of Laura laugh don’t cry

I know she’d want it that way

A friend of a friend

A friend to the end

That’s the kind of girl she was

Taken away so young

Taken away without a warning

I know you and you’re here

In every day we live

I know her and she’s here

I can feel her when I sing

Hey Laura, where are you now

Are you far away from here

I don’t think so

I think you’re here

Taking our tears away

ALL RIGHT

I know I know what’s on your mind

And I know it gets tough sometimes

But you can give it one more try

And find a reason why

You should pick it up and try it again 

‘Cause it's all right

I think we’re gonna make it

I think it might just work out this time

It's all right

I think we’re gonna make it

I think it might work out fine this time

It's all right

I think we’re gonna make it

I think it might just work out

‘Cause it's not too late for that too late for me (love)

I know I've been hurt before 

And I know I really shouldn’t give anymore 

But this time

This time things seem just a little different

And when I look in your eyes 

You know I can see that it's true

Just when you feel helpless

Nothing left to say

Love will find us

The past behind us

Then we’re on our way

Time and time again I see people so unsure like me 

We all know it gets hard sometimes

 But you can give it one more try

Find another reason why

You should pick up

Ooh why you should kick it up

And try it again

TALKING IN MY SLEEP

Talking in my sleep

She ain’t gonna hear it

So my secrets have to keep

A little while longer

In my heart where they’ve been

For so long I can’t remember

Days turn into weeks

Still she’s not with me

Still my secrets have to keep

A little while longer

In my heart where they’ve been

For so long I can’t remember

And I know that I’m just gonna be

Another page in love’s history

Another page in your diary

In that old book of love

Love can cut you deep

It’s there to remind you

And the memories make you weak

They whisper to you

From your heart where they’ve been

For so long you can’t remember

Wake up

Reach for her

She’s not there

All I do is dream

Dream that she will come home soon

To me

Come home soon, girl

Come home to me

NATURE OF THE GAME

Taking my time

Walking the line

For someone who doesn’t care

Taking my time

Just walking the line

For someone who’s never there

It’s a fool’s game – that I know

Nothing but a broken heart to show

And I know I’ll never change

It’s the nature of the game

She loves me – she loves me not

Remember how your heart used to stop

As the petals would hit the floor

How you wished there could be just one more

LONG WORLD

There’s a brand new light in my life

Shines after the candle is out at night

It’s gotten the best of me

It’s got my heart and it won’t set it free

I just can’t tell you why

If I did, well it might be a lie

It’s a long world we’re living in

I’ve got to have her from beginning to end

It’s long world we’re living in

I just can’t live without her

Does anybody know how it feels to want her this bad

So bad you’d give your life away

There’s gotta be somebody somewhere

Who needs someone like I need you

And I wait for the day to take her away in vain

And I realize I’ll always feel the same

WORDS OF WISDOM

I can hear your voice and I have no choice

‘Cause the pain is too deep inside

And the hurt of a love that is lost has no cure

But the love of another heart

Your friends try and say it will all get better

They say that they know how you feel

But your heart isn’t sure

 ‘Cause it knows what it heard

All the things that it read in the letter

All the words of wisdom

Never seem to ease the pain

All the words of wisdom sound the same

All the lies of kindness

Oh that sweet refrain

But you pay the price for the joy that it brings

‘Cause you hear the sound of her name

And the morning tries to save you

From the shadows of your heart

They dance and kiss as you reminisce

And it’s tearing you apart

SAY YOU’LL BE MINE

Say you’ll be mine

Say you’ll be mine until the sun shines

Say you’ll be mine

And bring me the dream of a lifetime

I just can’t hide the truth no more

I’ve got to get my feet back down on the floor

I love you so

I need you so

I just don’t think I can let you go

Well, it’s you that keeps me feeling this way

I don’t think I can take it even one more day

It don’t seem right

That I should be alone tonight

I REALLY DON’T KNOW ANYMORE

What do you think about love

Is it a game to be played

To be torn and lost in the wilderness

To be lost

And lonely after all

What do you think about love

Is it a way to be saved

To feel the warmth of another love

To be lost

And lonely after all

I really don’t know anymore

I really can’t say

I really don’t know anymore

I’m just that way

What do you think about love

Is it a game to be played

To keep your heart and have never loved

To be lost

And lonely after all

What do you think about love

Is it a way to be saved

To give up your heart to another love

To be lost

And lonely after all

I really don’t know anymore

I really can’t say

I really don’t know anymore

I’m just that way

SPINNING

Ooh wee

Got me spinning

Got me spinning ‘round

Like I think I’m winning

It may take me a long long time

But I’m gonna find you out

It may take me a long long time

But I’m gonna find you out

Ooh wee

It’s only the beginning

You got me spinning ‘round

Like I think I’m winning

NEVER BE THE SAME

It was good for me

It was good for you

Now nothing either of us can say or do

Can change the way you feel tonight

Sometimes love just slips out of sight

Just one thing before you go

Just one thing that you’ve got to know

No one will ever touch me that way

The way that you did that very first day

And I will

Never be the same without you here

I’ll live alone

Hide myself behind my tears

And I will

Never be the same without your love

I’ll live alone

Try so hard to rise above

The years go by

There’s always someone new

To try and help me forget about you

Time and again it does me no good

Love never feels the way that it should

I loved you then I guess I’ll love you forever

And even though I know we could never stay together

I think about how it could have been

If we could just start all over again

It was good for me

It was good for you

Now nothing either of us can say or do

Can change the way you feel today

Sometimes love just slips away

POOR SHIRLEY

Poor Shirley

She must hide her tears

For nobody wants to see them

Surely it will break her heart

Time passes as she waits for a friend

We’ll take all the doubtful ones in the fight

And make them hold off ‘til the spring

Take hold of their hallowed souls

And save them from pain

All of the pain

Save ourselves from all of the pain

Dearly held are the friends

Left in the years and lost in the war

Dearly held are the loves

Save for the ones you lose on your own

Stars will light up the lonely nights

Harbor lights

Making us believe in the love

So struck by the hope of the harmony

Leaving the sorrow

Gently

Poor Shirley

She must hide her tears

For nobody wants to see them

Surely she will win a heart

Time passes as she waits for the wind

RIDE LIKE THE WIND

It is the night my body’s weak

I'm on the run no time to sleep

I've got to ride, ride like the wind

To be free again

And I’ve got such a long way to go

To make it to the border of Mexico

So I ride like the wind, ride like the wind

I was born the son of a lawless man

Always spoke my mind with a gun in my hand

Lived nine lives gunned down ten

Gonna ride like the wind

Accused and tried and told to hang

I was nowhere in sight when the church bells rang

Never was the kind to do as I was told

Gonna ride like the wind

Before I get old

THE LIGHT IS ON

Is it yours

Is it mine

I was never the kind who could draw the line

Are you free

Unforgiven

Is this the kind of world you could live in

It’s alright

The light is on

The darkness has run to hide

It’s alright

The light is on

But the darkness is just outside

Outside your window

Beating down

Making the sound of the rain

Drive you crazy

Make you lazy

You know it’s only the rain

SAILING

Well, it's not far down to paradise

At least it's not for me

And if the wind is right you can sail away

And find tranquility

Oh the canvas can do miracles 

Just you wait and see 

Will you believe me

It’s not far to never never land

No reason to pretend

And if the wind is right you can find the joy

Of innocence again

Oh the canvas can do miracles 

Just you wait and see

Believe me

Sailing

Takes me away

To where I’ve always heard it could be

Just a dream and the wind to carry me

And soon I will be free

Fantasy 

It gets the best of me 

When I'm sailing

All caught up in the reverie

Every word is a symphony

Won't you believe me

It’s not far back to sanity

At least it's not for me

And if the wind is right you can sail away

And find serenity

Oh the canvas can do miracles

Just you wait and see

Believe me

MINSTREL GIGOLO

You’re the minstrel gigolo

Don’t you know

You sing your songs of love so soft and low

And they want you more and more

All the young and lonely girls wait for you

There by the backstage door

And they’re hoping to

Be the one

And when you start to sing

You will be their everything

And when you start to sing

Every woman will open up her heart

And let you in