AfterWords
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Here comes the wind that blows a hole
Through every wall of plastered might
Here comes the rain that drowns the soul
I need you so
Again tonightHere come the friends who love me most
They mean to make my burden light
But there’s some things they just don’t know
I need you so
Again TonightAgain Tonight
Here comes the nightGod only knows how close it was to being right
God only knows
How close it wasI pray to God
Again TonightAnother day without you here
Has just become another year
Against the flow no end in sight
I need you so
Again TonightAgain Tonight
Here comes the nightGod only knows how close it was to being right
God only knows
God only knowsI pray to God
Again Tonight -
When all is said and done
You’ll know what I meanThey even took the sun
The moon and the stars away from meI couldn’t buy a spark
But in the dark I seeI know about the wall
If everywhere you look’s a wallI know what it’s like
To call and call and callThat’s when I turned and saw
I hadn’t seen it allAngels are here
Angels are here again
Angels are here
I think they’ve always been
The road I want to find
The bridges are thereEvery road of mine
Just vanished in airYou have a face so kind…
I’ve seen you somewhereAngels are here
Angels are here again
Angels are here
I think they’ve always been
Angels are here
Angels are here again
Angels are here
I think they’ve always been
I know
I know
I know
I know I know
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On a day like this - on the 405
You drove out to the valley
I lived there then That summer when
We danced beneath the moon
I’ve always been your lover
Since that August afternoon
And every year
When it’s August again
It always ends too soon
I loved the way you loved to watch
The sunset by the ocean
The day would fade and we would trade
Our dreams beneath the moon
It’s funny what you wish for
On an August afternoon
And every year
When it’s August again
It’s never been too soon
Time changes things I wouldn’t change
But I know you remember
I’ll bet you smile once in awhile
In August at the moon
I’ve always been your lover
Where are you this afternoon
I’m over here It’s August again
I’d love to see you soon
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Throw me a lifeline - Throw me a smile
Call me to just say hello
My one in a million Everyday hero
You are my Beautiful Joe
One cup of water - One extra mile
For those days when kindness is slow
My once in a lifetime Everyday hero
You are my Beautiful Joe
When I needed yes -- You told me yes
When I needed no You didn't go
Here's to the teardrops in the champagne
You're the one I came to know
My once and for always Everyday hero
You are my Beautiful Joe
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She’s a beautiful woman
They’re the dangerous kindShe’s got the prettiest this ‘n that
heaven ever designedYou never see it comin’
There’s not a next timeShe’s a beautiful woman
They’re the dangerous kindBetter loosen your collar
You see I know her wellListen I was in your shoes
When the hammer fell(Other men were in your shoes)
You got the local Delilah
Runnin’ through your mindShe’s a beautiful woman
They’re the dangerous kindYou’re the man (3X)
Yeah You’re the manMr. Big Mr. Smooth
Mr. Master of your planYou may be the man
But she’s the womanAnd nothing stops a man like a drop dead Beautiful Woman
Does the devil ever meet you
On a level fieldTake another look at her
Low cut, high-heeledOne look to hook you
One kiss to blindBuddy lose her number
She’s the dangerous kind -
I didn’t know you were going
It never crossed my mind
I thought the news was joking
And this joke’s just unkind
Some days you know they unfold
While other days unwind
I never thought I’d see today
It never crossed my mind
And whatever I was thinking
It’s nothing I can use
Tomorrow will be empty
As church on Monday pews
Why is it some days just unfold
While other days unwind
I didn’t know you were going
It never crossed my mind
Some way
There must be some way
Somewhere
Somewhere else, somewhere where
It won’t be today
It’s hard not to imagine
What if
And if
What then
But I cannot imagine
I won’t see you again
Wherever you have gone to
I’ll live my days to find
I didn’t know you were going
It never crossed my mind
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Put my hand on your cheek
Let your heart start to speak
There’s no time left to spare
There’s no more to prepare
Everything that you wanted I wanted
Everything that you need I need
Every prayer you been praying
Is what I’ve been saying
But I couldn’t find someone to tell
Someone to know me well
I have seen lovers fail
I have seen love prevail
There’s so much we can see
Close your eyes reach for me
Everything that you wanted I wanted
Everything that you need I need
Every prayer you been praying
Is what I’ve been saying
But I couldn’t find someone to tell
Someone to know me well
And if there has to be one more night
When everything won’t be all right
It’s not like before when nobody came
Call on me Call my name
Everything that you wanted I wanted
Everything that you need I need
Every prayer you been praying
Is what I’ve been saying
But I couldn’t find someone to tell
Someone to know me well
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Every time I try I just throw my hands up high
I can’t explain you
Baby you walk by and the trees begin to sigh
I can’t explain you (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
I’ve been on a plane all day I left a party in Marseille
I had to see you
You’re the truth I couldn’t say
You’re the wish I always made
I had to see you (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
Fall in my arms
While the world falls silent and waitsBe in my arms
When the sunlight slips thru the gatesHere I am Here I am Here I am
I don’t need advice
I just need to see you twiceAnd that’s for certain
Baby you’re so nice - twice is imprecise
I’m so certain (whoa whoa whoa whoa)
Fall in my arms
While the world falls silent and waitsBe in my arms
When the sunlight slips thru the gatesGone are the days all of my wishes were late
Out of the maze - Everything crooked is straight
It’s now It’s here It’s this
At least for me it’s crystal clear and in slow motion
I’m in I’m overboard to get to you
It’s time to swim or drink the ocean
(whoa whoa whoa whoa)
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Once in your life if you’re lucky she’s there
Holding your dreams in the blue of her eyes
It happened to me and just to be fair
I wasn’t prepared for the gust of surprise
First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go
First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go
First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go
The rest of my days I would not trade away
Holding her close while the sunlight arose
The night comes and goes I’m here to stay
Tomorrow is waiting – Forever just froze
First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go
First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go
First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go
Everything’s left on the table tonight
Try as I may I saw the light
One card away Doesn’t seem right
(The)Sweeter the taste – (The) Deeper the bite
I grew up to think I would learn what I need
That I would know when I needed to know
No favors for me – No mercy I plead
The first heart to fall is the last to let go
First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go
First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go
First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go
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I’m in the corner of corners
This is my song left unheard
Blue is my favorite color
Grace is my favorite word
You’re my one finest hour
You were the beauty I stirred
Blue is my favorite color
Grace is my favorite word
Joy is such a short season
The weeks of September are blurred
Today didn’t start with a reason
You were the dream that occurred
The world won’t give you a lover
You’ll have to find someone absurd
You knew that blue is my color
Grace is my favorite word
Slower is all you can ask for
if goodbye’s implied or inferred
I didn’t learn one or two times
I finally quit counting the third
I know the moment I dreamed again
Deep in the silence you purred
Blue is my favorite color
Grace is my favorite word
A Sazerac’s waiting on Cañon
I’ll head over Beverly Glen
A lotta good times’ve happened there
Good times’ll happen again
They’ll wave at me in the doorway
I’ll laugh and sing like a bird
Blue is my favorite color
Grace is my favorite word
Blue is my Favorite Color
Grace is my Favorite Word
Blue is my Favorite Color
Grace is my Favorite Word
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We could always really say hello and Ciao
You really always were the cat’s meow
We were close and then we weren’t
You were hot and I was burnt
But I may have lit the match that took it down
Hang a sign up in the highest bough
Honey Do You Love Me Now
You’re good I didn’t sleep a wink last night
You’re back and I don’t have a way to fight
If you laugh I’ll laugh again
If you kiss I’ll pack it in
I may have to tell my friends that you’re in town
Raise the curtain Take another bow
Honey Do You Love Me Now
We’re driving on the wrong side of the road
We’re flying in a car that should be towed
We’re adults and we’ll be fine
Buckle up and make the Sign
I was never good at listening anyhow
Fire another round across my bow
Honey Do You Love Me Now
I didn’t find the dark side of the moon
I didn’t know the lessons count so soon
We were sure and passionate
The allure was infinite
Relax was not an option kicked around
I found what I was willing to allow
Honey Do You Love Me Now
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What lies before me
What stands between
No one can tell me
What I have seen
Some see the tarnish
I see the gleam
I have to wonder
I have to dream
One dream can change you
One dream can make
All the difference
One heart can take
I dream of flying
I'm in mid-air
I have to wonder what's out there
The sky's the limit
Today's the day
Heavens are still there
When skies are gray
Some days are better
Than they seem
Some days are better
Because you dream
On rainbows to rainbows
On starlight to star
To Dream isn't that what tomorrow's for
Only a dreamer knows what I know
What it's like to wonder and then let go
On rainbows to rainbows I know what I seem
I have to wonder
I have to dream
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Carousel was turning - Dreams began to spread
Music was for dancing and nights that lay ahead
I remember yearning things I left unsaid
Take a look around
Take a good look aroundDrove down San Vicente to the ocean bluffs again
You know where to find me
I know where we've beenOcean waves are breaking
Tide is rolling inTake a look around
Take a good look aroundIf there was a next time
If it could be spring
My eyes would tell you everything
If what really matters
Is waiting to be found
I promise you next time
The real time around
Every sunset's different - Every kiss is too
I don't need a witness
No one else is youI stared across the water
A hundred shades of blueTake a look around
Take a good look aroundIf there was a next time
If it could be spring
My eyes would tell you everything
If what really matters
Is waiting to be found
I promise you next time
The real time around
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Some places airplanes don't fly
Some places roads don't go by
I needed you to remind me
Everything I want's behind me
I'm a long way from home
I'm a long way firm home
I'm a long way I'm on my way home
Up here the stars every night
Get lost in a shower of light
I let the big city blind me
What I left to find is behind me
I'm a long way from home
I'm a long way firm home
I'm a long way I'm on my way home
I know a door that won't lock
It's open I don't have to knock
And I know where you can find me
Standing with this all behind me
I'm a long way from home
I'm a long way firm home
I'm a long way I'm on my way home
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You knew mama knew when you first tried to hide
You knew mama knew when you pushed your luck and lied
The world may fall for you like a row of dominoes
But mama always knows
Mama knows
I’d rather take my chances with a jury and confess
You’d be better off to try and cheat the IRS
Mister you don’t mess with a woman in a mama dress
Mama always knows
Mama knows
Good Excuses
Take ‘em somewhere else
Tell ‘em somewhere elseFriends the truth is
You got a good excuse
Save it for the newsYou can snow the snowman
But here’s the way it goesMama’s eyes are open
Mama’s eyes are always openEven when she sleeps
Mama knows
You don’t have to guess
Wonder if or supposeAny way the wind blows
Everywhere the grass growsI don’t know how it works but here’s the way it goes
Mama always knows
Mama knows
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You should have been here
The fog burned awayAnd left me most of the day
I stopped for lunch and Stayed for dessert
It's June and this is LA
What I was waiting for wouldn't arrive
But I like to hope for the best
Wish we could head Up to Mulholland Drive
Put down the top and go west
Wish we could head Up to Mulholland Drive
And let the road do the rest
Red bougainvillea covers the hill
Beauty leaves nothing until
Winters are warm and Summers are blonde
Out here where time can stand still
I thought if you Would just somehow arrive
But I like to hope for the best
Wish we could head Up to Mulholland Drive
Put down the top and go west
Wish we could head Up to Mulholland Drive
And let the road do the rest
Little by little the shadows arrive
And I'm still alive with the best
I guess I'll head up to Mulholland Drive
Put down the top and go west
Wish we could head up to Mulholland Drive
And let the moon do the rest
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(The) Rumors in the street are takin’ aim at me
The whispers of defeat are out there humming
The night will hide its face
The sun will take it’s placeIn a moment’s grace
My morning’s comingMy time has come
My time is hereThis is the hour I hoped would appear
No running from
No time for fearThis is my time
My Time Has Come
The city doesn’t give
This town never didThey hit you where you live like drummers drumming
The waters never part
But this is from the heartThis is where I start and keep on coming
My time has come
My time is hereThis is the hour I hoped would appear
No running from
No time for fearThis is my time
My Time Has Come
I just believed a little more
Than all the ones who always swore I’d fall
I just believed a little more
Than all the ones who always swore I’d fall
I can’t control what people think
But those who blink always miss it all
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(Spoken) If I pass you on a crowded street
Where the price of hope is steepI’ll be complete & also incomplete You were never mine to keep
You were only mine to hold
You were never mine to keepI was busy when the future came
Looking darkly through a glass
You were introduced
I loved your nameAnd the future came to pass
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but meNobody knows what you open and close
Nobody knows but meYou're a shadow in the south of France
I'm a painter seeking light
We are passengers of circumstance
We are travelers tonight
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but meNobody knows what you open and close
Nobody knows but me
Hold me Let me go No Hold Me
Hold me Let me go No Hold MeYou turn me around and back around
Kiss me Let me go No kiss Me
Kiss me NO NO NO No Kiss MeAm I lost or found - Is up the ground?
In the alleys where the truth is told
Where the liars never sleep
You were really only mine to hold
You were never mine to keep
I surrendered for a hotel kiss
Gladly traded all my dreams
I'm the prisoner no one will miss
For the sounds a lover screams
Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but meNobody knows what you open and close
Nobody knows but me
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How about this
Change sure looks good on you
Long time no see
I’m doin’ good
Could I have a minute or two
The days spin by me like a carousel
I mean this sincerely
I wish you wellBut Sunday to Sunday
Now that we’re throughNot a Day Goes By that I don’t think of you
My heart has a funny way with a spell
I loved you poorly
But I miss you wellHow’s this for timing
Now that we’re throughNot a Day Goes By that I don’t think of you
Didn’t you say a long time ago
You loved me more than I’d ever know
You were so right
So right for so longThen came the day
You were so wrongWhen we’ll meet again
There’s no way to tellI’m here to say
I hope we willFew things are certain
Here’s one of the fewNot a Day Goes By that I don’t’ think of you
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Day by day
Sun to sunBe with me
One by OneSide by side
In unisonYou and me
One by OneYou are the colors I see when I’m dreaming
You are the name on my lips when I’m cold
You are the island that keeps me from drowning
Whoever held me like your arms can hold
Day by day
Sun to sunBe with me
One by OneLet’s hideaway
When day is doneWe gotta getaway
Steal awayWe’ll only find our way
One by OneYou are the colors I see when I’m dreaming
You are the name on my lips when I’m cold
You are my rose in the snows of December
You are the only tomorrow I hold
Day by day
Sun to sunBe with me
One by One(Day by Day)
Let ‘em talk and say(Sun to sun)
When it’s said and doneThat day by day
You were mine and we were
One by One
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I’m still on the great hurtling through space
A blink of an eye - Taking my place
I stand here today a victim of grace
Undeserved mercies lifting my face
I bet on the vast - the farthest of fars
I turned all my swords into guitars
I stand by my stripes I swear on my scars
The darker the night - The brighter the stars
How long is too long is anyone’s guess
I just wrote to your last known address
Not for forgiveness - Just to confess
Some days I still love you - The rest I finesse
I’m still on the great never slow down
Drawing a king - An ace and a clown
Where is the ten - The queen in this town
Look at the time - Loose lies the crown
I’m still on the great hurtling through space
A blink of an eye - Taking my place
I stand here today a victim of grace
Undeserved mercies lifting my face
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Somewhere in the distance a voice is calling
Calling my name
Calling my nameSomewhere with persistence a voice keeps calling
Calling my name
Calling my nameBut the Real World doesn’t hear that voice
And the Real World doesn’t leave much choice
All I have is the way I feel in the Real World
In the Real World
Somewhere in the desert I started seeing
Everything’s sand
Everything’s sandAnd every breath and swallow I dreamed of leaving
Everything sand
Everything sandAnd the Real World’s standin’ in my way
In the Real World it’s the same old day
All I have is the way I feel in the Real World
In the Real World
Out there in the distance where the sky is landing
Out there on the edges that’s where I’ll be standing
On the edges of the world
Don’t you ever wonder where the trains are goin’
They’re calling my name
Every night I wonder when the whistle’s blowin’
Calling my name
Calling my nameNo the Real World doesn’t hear that voice
Oh the Real World doesn’t leave much choice
All I have is the way I feel in the Real World
In the Real World when I hear that voice
In the Real World well I have no choice
All I have is the way I feel in the Real World
In the Real World
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Ooh he says he loves you
Oooh he says he needs youOoh baby So Could I
He talks right to you
He says he’s so proud of youOoh baby So Could I
But the way that it could be’s not the way it’s gonna be
So I’ve come to kiss you once and say goodbye
Once and adios
Close but not too closeBut near enough to whisper So Could I
Your mother looked so happy
Your daddy sounded happyIf things were different
So Could IThe preacher’s out there waitin’ your friends are congregatin’
You’re as pretty as a morning in July
Let me kiss you once again
I promise you that thenI’ll turn into another passerby
The way that it could be’s not the way it’s gonna be
You look like you could die and So Could I
So Could I
I could hold you ‘tilThe sun burns out and the seas grow still
He needs you
So will I
So will IHe loves you
So do I
So do I
So could II knew before I came nothing’s gonna change
But we all have a dream we’ve gotta try
The way that it could be’s not the way it’s gonna be
You could use a good ol’ cry and So Could I
So Could I
I could hold you ‘tilThe sun burns out and the seats grow still
He needs you
So will I
So will IHe loves you
So do I
So do I
So could ISo could I…
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Was the truth left behind
Was your heart really all in my mind
Turn around Please don’t leave
I have found – found someone to believe
Isn’t love hard to know
Even fools can tell when to let go
I have drowned every eve
But I found – found someone to believe
With every setting sun I had begun to wonder if
There’s anyone who feels the way you do
I lied I alibied that I was only passing by
But every step I took led straight to you
You don’t know who to trust
What will last what is only stardust
Turn around Please don’t leave
I have found – found someone to believe
With every setting sun I had begun to wonder if
There’s anyone who feels the way you do
I lied I alibied that I was only passing through
But deep inside I always searched for you
Was the truth left behind
Was your heart really all in my mind
Turn around Please don’t leave
I have found – found someone to believe
Turn around Please don’t leave
You and I found someone to believe
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You’re the only one around
You’re the light in any room
You’re the four leaf clover found
You’re the reason lilies bloom
Some days it’s hard to see
If wishes do come true
I want someone to look at me
The way she looks at you
You’re the Gettysburg address
You’re the bible and the map
I can taste the tenderness
When you smile ‘n she smiles back
It’s hope I had to see
I’m glad you know it, too
I hope someone will look at me
The way she looks at you
I don’t know what she’s thinking
I’m sure who she thinks of
When every sun is sinking
And every star above
Is shining for the ages
Like diamonds on the sea…
I want someone to look at me
I want someone to look at me
I want someone to look at me
The way she looks at you
I’m sorry if I’m staring
I tried to be discreet
I meant to be admiring
I missed by twenty feet
I love the way you’re free
No matter what you do
I want someone to look at me
The way she looks at you
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I got a favorite place on earth
I have to take you there some day
It’s underneath the clear blue sky in Santa Fe
Which brings me to tonight
I want you to stay
I thought I knew my life until
Tonight Got in the WayI thought I knew my life
I thought I knew my life
I thought I knew my life
Until Tonight Got in the WayWhen I saw things in you
An artist couldn’t draw
I saw some things in you
I’m sure the angels saw
It’s not a simple world
I want you to stay
I didn’t see your light
Until Tonight Got in the WayI didn’t see your light
I didn’t see your light
I didn’t see your light
Until Tonight Got in the WayForget that you were here
I can’t -- no way I willLove will drive you blind
And chase you for the thrillYour eyes said things to me
The poets have no words to say
Tonight forever changed
Tomorrow won’t obey
Don’t want to change it back
I want you to stay
My life was only plans
Until Tonight Got in the WayMy life was only plans
My life was only plans
My life was only plans
Until Tonight Got in the WayI didn’t see your light
I didn’t see your light
I didn’t see your light
Until Tonight Got in the Way -
He drinks what he likes
He eats where he likesHe winks cause it’s better than good
He thinks what he likes
He goes where he likesWho cares if he’s misunderstood
He comes when he wants
He leaves when he wantsHe smiles knowin’ I never could
He doesn’t stop to think past tonight
Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD
What he’s really like
The girls really likeIf mamas are worried they should
He brings what he is
He says what he doesMakes promises I never would
He knows people talk
He knows you get caughtThere’s always the next neighborhood
He doesn’t stop to think past tonight
Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD
What about the bills
What about the rent
What about the wife
What about the kids
What about the job
What if everybody’s right
What about tonight
What if secrets come to light
Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD
He comes when he wants
He leaves when he wants
He smiles knowin’ I never could
He doesn’t stop to think past tonight
Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD
What about the bills
What about the boss
What about the wife
What about the job
Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD
What if everybody’s rightNow is just TOO DAMN GOOD
What about tonightNow is just TOO DAMN GOOD
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I’d love to treat you right
If Love has done you wrong
I’d love to treat you good
If Love has hurt you bad
If you are sad tonight
If you’ve cried all day long
I’d love to treat you right
If Love has done you wrong
You don’t have to say
Anything at all
There’s nothing to explain
The tears that had to fall
You may need some time
But I’ll be here so long
I’d love to treat you right
If Love has done you wrong
What you mean to me - No one else could ever mean
I want you to see – The you that I have always seen
I know what it’s like
When love becomes regret
And I have said myself
Forget about forget
But don’t give up tonight
Believe that you belong
I’d love to treat you right
If Love has done you wrong
What you mean to me - No one else could ever mean
I want you to see – The you that I have always seen
Tonight – Tonight
I’d love to treat you right