| And the hours move slowly, memories
hang in the air It’s a sad situation now you don’t seem to care And I’m obliged to surrender things I had in mind for you Now I’ve got space, what shall I do Shackles of sorrow will turn you to stone Kick down the walls and deliver me home It was going to be nothing like had ever seen Something brave and delicious, something out of my dreams But I the fool hearted lover the one who dared to tempt fate Came to my senses a little too late Such are the days of time upon me A dance between dreams and reality Had I known you were gonna be, the end of me You might have seen me cry All I had was the alphabet, your cigarette and no more time No more time And as if up from the ashes, something beautiful is born Like the kiss of eyelashes on a beautiful morn I can see my reflection on memories to come See how they shine…see how they run Now the days have grown shorter, winter’s well on her way I could follow the sun to the south coast watch for you every day See the world from my window, through the light on the glass So many questions I never asked So many questions I should have asked |
| I want
to tell you a secret, something that nobody knows I strain to recall the events of that night, they rattled me so The stranger arrived with no shoes on his feet A westerly wind drove the rain down in sheets A curious light shown from under my sheets I lay in my bed swimming in heat I thought that I was lifted and I thought I saw a light Hands pushed me down into the ground, it was a very strange night He had knees like bamboo; he had the eye of a hurricane He could read between the lines in the palm of your hand He was sacred and profane Clickity-clack, forward and back, bones shakin' on the floor They're standing in line two at a time, begging for more He's kicking up his heels and he's laying down the law This is what I saw Dreams are like tatoos, an irreversible change They last a few moments but they permanently maim Fall in the hole in a stranger's eye, now you're fair game You don't know nothing and you don't remember your name I don't want to cause trouble, I won't put up a fight Can't I just take a rain check, come back tomorrow night He just smiled like a crescent moon, his teeth were pearly and white He opened the door, oozed across the floor, he slipped into the night I heard the sound of laughter as the stars fell from the sky In the wink of an eye Dreams are full of wonder, I wonder what they're for I like to travel without opening the door How can we tell if we're really here, this is not a game I don't know nothing and I can't remember my name |
| Sunshine
morning smiles at me, kisses from the love I left behind Rendered now in afterglow, colors we can only see in eye of mind You were like a robin’s egg, pale and fragile lying in the grass I reached down to pick you up, squeezed too hard I thought I heard a crack Sorry that I hurt you, sorry that I made you cry Sorry that I hurt you, sorry that I made you cry It’s allright... Monday’s rough and tumble boys, scabby knees and elbows torn clear through Terrorizing household pets, undermine the harmony surrounding you It’s difficult to shake a habit, change the name but instinct will remain Please before you blow your top recognize to me it’s all a game Sorry that I hurt you, sorry that I made you cry Sorry that I hurt you, sorry that I made you cry It’s allright... Cut the cord and drift away, bend the facts to fit the situation On your own as tears leak out, justify the current separation I tried my best to settle down, hard to stop a stone from rolling down a hill Rest assured as time moves on, mischief will give way to love (I’m sure it will) Sorry that I hurt you, sorry that I made you cry Sorry that I hurt you, sorry that I made you cry Sorry that I hurt you, sorry that I made you cry It’s allright... |
| We're
living in a dream Our eyes are closed and our minds are racing We get everything we want I hope we don't wake up too fast We think we know where we are We can't say where we've been We're doomed to replay history Cause we throw it all away I see your eyes and I turn away Don’t want to face it what I just can’t say I'm drawn to you as I run away And I pray for you To come home We're growing like a mold The hammer's down and the clock is ticking Bleed the earth of its gold Fruits of Eden ours for the picking World strains under our weight Dying under our feet We're doomed to replay history Cause we throw it all away The dream is in the rough Not yet formed into its final figure Will I judge it as enough Or can I shape it into something bigger Take my hand and jump with me A leap of faith into the wild blue yonder We can rebuild history Before we throw it all away again |
| Seasons
are changing, days come and go Here in my garden everything's slow; everything's slow When I was younger what I might be Fed my ambition, colored my dreams; colored my dreams Marigold Marigold Marigold Answer the question: How much do you need I found my flowers, but that's only me; that's only me Marigold Marigold Marigold Here in my garden everything's slow I have been dreaming of marigold; of marigold Marigold Marigold... Marigold… Marigold… |
| Smoking
freeway, smokin’ gun This is bound to be a whole lot o’ fun We got the Impala, hey and a little time to kill You think this is something? This is run of the mill Head out the window, mm…the smell of success Where this is leading brother man, is anyone’s guess No it ain’t the money, and it ain’t the acclaim That keeps a grown man runnin’, hey it’s a little insane So if you’re gonna get it right, stay outta sight, turn down your brights Unless you want a no…show…nightYou’re part of the action, part of the team We’re taking no prisoners, we’re blowing off steam You know it’s not easy, harder than it seems You’ll be a hero in your wildest dreams So if you’re gonna stick around, don’t be a clown or we’ll shut you down alright That’s when you’ve got a no…show…night If you’re gonna hang and see if we’re makin’ history Take a number, take a pill, if you will, yeah take another no show night Quarter to midnight, down by the rails Waiting for Jesus, just to go the bail It ain’t hard to figure on a night like this Nobody lingers unless you’re on the list If we should hang out or head out; is this a hit or near miss? Only thing you can count on is an unpredictable twist And if you’ve got to get a friend, might think again, I think you might Think about a no…show…night |
| We
pulled out of the big parade and went out walking by ourselves We’d had enough of celebration, put the party on the shelf We lay on our backs and watched the night sky falling And spoke of all good things to come It’s good to have a friend who sees the world like I do When my reckless days are done We drove north along the coast Night sky lit by harvest moon AM radio was blasting Another perfect driving tune It felt good to put some highway miles behind us Heading off to parts unknown It’s not critical to have your plans all laid out When your reckless days are done After all we are barely clinging to this wildly spinning ball Eyes ablaze and our voices raised hear them Echo down these empty halls I hope you find what you’re all looking for As you rave on through the night With your hijinx and your ecstasy As you raise the Fahrenheit We’re all headed for the same destination Find our place in kingdom come Won’t it feel good just to kick back for eternity When our reckless days are done Maybe someday we might pick up where we left off Buckle up and knuckle down But for now our eyes are trained upon the road ahead Before our reckless days are done Before our reckless days are done Before our reckless days are done Reckless days… |
| At
this moment we are lost Cannot see the road in front of us There is no breadcrumb trail to cross No familiar features guiding us Standing on the misty mount I am unable to recount Please don't let them take my sunshine away All the lovers in the park With that Saturday look in their eyes Safe together in the dark Danger near do they not realize? Can we aim for this? Our ignorance could be bliss... I will not let them take our sunshine away Oh no Oh no no no Oh no.. Oh no Thrust a fist to the sky Look the devil in the eye Dare the broken wing to fly Touch the gold before you die So be careful where you fall Never turn a deaf ear to a friend The thing that you fear most of all You will surely become in the end Thank the ones you think you hate The things they teach you are great They will never take your sunshine They will never take your sunshine away They will never take your sunshine away |
| Very
special day Only for the good and better Send you on your way May we always be togetherGather round the fire, Speak of our desire to show you A love that will not end As long as you have friends to hold you You run around see what you’ve found Bringing your feet to the ground Now you can stand bird in the hand Still as the land beneath your feet I can see the lines, the treasured ties that bind Spun from rays of golden sunshine From the highest star right to where you are Held like morning dew in spider web For the good and the better For the good and the better Life’s a game of change, still it stays the same Hopeful and familiar faces Though we travel far, you know you’re always in my heart Carry you to distant places We run around, see what we found, Lifting our feet off the ground Now we will fly, birds in the sky Over the world beneath us |