Overture

An age of innocence ago
I thought that lovers never died
But like the everlasting sky, go on and on.

But now I'm old enough to know
That life is just a summer flower
That lives a tiny little hour
Then soon is gone...

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I Drink

I drink to drive away
For the years I have hated
The ambitions frustrated
That no longer survive

I drink day after day
To the chaos behind me
I drink to remind me
That I still am alive

So I give you a toast
To the endless confusions
To the lies and illusions
That have swallowed my life

I give you a toast
To the vine and the roses
To the deadly so roses
They can cut like a knife

I drink to catch a gleam
Of the love we degraded
Of the light that is faded
Like the vanishing moon

I drink as in a dream
To my veining desires
To the passion that fires
That it burned out too soon

Yes, I drink and I drowned
In the promise you made me
For the times you betrayed me
In your anger and spite

When you took to the town
When you looked for the action
When you took satisfaction
Like a whore in the night

I drink to make believe
That my life is worth living
The gods are forgiving
At the end of the day

I drink because I grieve
For the dreams when we started
For the innocent hearted
Who got lost on the way

For the children unborn
For the dead phantom faces
For our stare out embraces
In a tomb of our bed

Yes, I drink and I'm born
For the harvest that failed
For the ship that has sailed
For the hope that is dead

I drink to find a place
Where the darkness can hide me
To the terror inside me
Can at last disappear

I drink to my disgrace
Till oblivion claims me
Till there's nothing that shames me
Till I'm blind that I fear

Yes, I drink and I bask
In my own degradation
To the edge of damnation
That is waiting below

I drink with a thirst
That destroys and depraves me
That engulfs and enslaves me
It will never let go

I drink till I'm lost
And the street is my hide - out
When I vomit my pride out
Till I'm gasping for breath

I drink to count the cost
Of a life I despair for
Till God hears my prayer for
The compassion of death

So I spit out my bile
For the gods who demean us
For the silence between us
For a love none can save

For a life that is veil
For a soul that is ailing
For a body that's failing
As it heads for the grave

I drink without a care
I drink because I must
I drink to my despair
I drink to your disgust
I drink
God knows...
I drink
Yes, I drink!

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Come To Me

Tearing The Good Things Down

(thanks for the lyrics, Deb!)

I won't be broken by the pounding of this world machine
I've got to follow through on a lifetime's dream
I'm choking from the tightening of this endless red tape
But I'm prepared to wait 'til the day it breaks

You might slow me down a little
But it's only ever going to mean
That it takes a little longer to realise the dream
'Cos this vision just gets stronger through adversity
Nothing on this earth will ever stop me

But we are tearing the good things down
Throwing them all away
I used to love this town
Not any more, not today
We are sending the good guys out
Why aren't we making the bad ones pay?
When money's the only sound anyone hears today

I lost my woman to a singer with a big car
You know he talked real clever
Said you don't have to stay where you are
That's when I knew I'd lost
Before I'd even started to fight
But I believe in waiting 'til she comes home one night

But we are tearing the good things down
Throwing them all away
I used to love this town
Not anymore, not today
We are sending the good guys out
Why aren't we making the bad ones pay?
When money's the only sound anyone hears today

And I know I didn't always think about you
I was busy taking on the world you said
If I'd only taken time out to be there for you
I wonder how a different ending might have read

I used to love this town
Not any more, not today
We are sending the good guys out
We should be making the bad ones pay
When money's the only sound anyone hears today
Why are we tearing the good things, tearing them down?

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Sailorman

Though they called me sailorman
Sung my songs between every land
I've seen every sea and I've known every storm
From the Arctic's freeze to the south tropics warm

I grew up in a small Midwestern town
Set out to sail this whole wide world around
I've seen the change in the sun
The changing of the moon
Heard the ancient stars singing their eternal tune

I've been a sailing man
Fathoms of cold tears
I've been a whaling man for many restless years
I've been a sailing man
Fathoms of cold tears
I've been a whaling man for many restless years

I have not been at sea eight weeks
It seemed more like sixteen
I dreamed of friends almost lost
The past was in my dream

I grew weary of the waves
Weary of the sea
I long to walk on solid ground
Sit down by a tree

I jump ship here in your land
With all I learned from the sea
I traveled near
I traveled far
Determined to be free
And I'm free

Still they call me sailorman
It's time to set out for another land
With my restless soul and the stories that I bring
I need to go back out where the whales and I can sing

I've been a sailing man
Fathoms of cold tears
I've been a whaling man for many restless years
I've been a sailing man
Fathoms of cold tears
I've been a whaling man for many restless years

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To A Heart That's True

Running down the freeway
Feeling white-line-fever hold on to me
Won't let go
Searching for some music
At some late-night lonely heart talk show
With these lost and naked souls
To keep me company
Still this emptiness I feel
A thousand miles from Memphis
They were talking to me
They say: Where are you gonna run to?
I wanna stop and call
And tell you where I am
Put my heart on the line
Only one more mile
Down this solitary road
There's a vacancy sign
I'll be spending some time

Chorus

At the heartache motel
'Cause you won't love me tender
And my heart returned to sender
How could you be so cruel
To a heart that's true

Leaving LA seemed
Like the right thing to do
Thought that I could get over you
Someone in this room before me
Wrote on the wall
They say: Where are you gonna run to?
I wanna call and tell you where I am
Catch a plain and fly to me tonight!
Nothing has changed
I'm still in love with you
So I'm hiding my heart
In this house of delight

Chorus

In the shadow of this lonely neon light
Why can' t you love me true?
(Dancing with my memories tonight)
There's a blue moon up above
Well, that's alright

Chorus

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Jazzman

Black eyed sweet thing - sugar you
Don't you try to change me
Cause it ain't no use
Honey I'm a jazzman
I got the sun man blue
Just off the streets
Driving trick or two

A trick or two
Trick or two
Just like a jazzman
I got the sun man blue

Fold me up mamma
Let's give it a try
Turn out your porch light
Let the others slide by
Honey won't you tell me
You'll all mine
We'll take that train for that one slow ride

One slow ride
One slow ride
I just need to know you love me
So we can catch that ride

Now, I ain't got much
But I'm yours... for keeps
Why don't you put it to use
Then... put it to sleep
Red hot and ready
I'm still light on my feet
I'm easy to get to
And I'm easy to please

Easy to please
Easy to please
When you're a jazzman you get easy to please
A trick or two
Trick or two
Like a jazzman to be sweet on you

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Dance With Life

I need to get you on my mind
I wanna fill my head with you
I can learn every word that's been written
And justify all that's been proved

For it's all been so simple till now
There's no brilliance like beauty out there
No knowledge as wise as the heart
We all need a reason to tell

I need to dance with life
Sweep you away into the night
When there's no one else around
I will make every day count

We need to dance with life
Swim in the soul of your eyes
'Till we melt in the ground
Though we need to dance with life
And leave the brilliant light behind

We could lay on the ground
We could look at that light in the sky
Show you the movement of a million stars
Stars we become when we die

I need to dance with life
Sweep you away into the night
When there's no one else around
I will make every day count

We need to dance with life
Swim in the soul of your eyes
'Till we melt in the ground
Though we need to dance with life
And leave the brilliant light behind

It's no secret how I feel
This flesh 'n bone I love you with
Is just a shield to cover me up
And hide and deep, deep, need to
Dance with life

Breathe the sweet fresh air
And make every second your last
And I'll touch you from any world I awake in
Make the most of the present and the past

I need to dance with life
Sweep you away into the night
When there's no one else around
I will make every day count

We need to dance with life
Swim in the soul of your eyes
'Till we melt in the ground
Oh, we need to dance with life

And leave the brilliant light
(And leave the brilliant light)
And leave the brilliant light... behind.
 

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Trust Me

I look at this mountain
So many heartaches wide
I can' t help but wonder
Where's the other side?

I've got to be honest
I've got my doubts
These tears are asking me
What's this got to do with love?

Darling, I'll tell you something
To help us through this long dark night

When this trouble passes over
You and I will walk away
Knowing that our love survived
Another test of faith

You and I can't walk on water
The river rises, we rise above
It doesn't look that way right now
Trust me baby
This is love

Love isn't easy
I'm torn, I confess
But a heart is uncertain
It's bound to second guess

This love won't forsake us
So dry your tears I promise you

When this trouble passes over
You and I will walk away
Knowing that our love survived
Another test of faith

You and I can't walk on water
The river rises, we rise above
It may look that way right now
I trust you baby
This is love

Here for you baby
There's nothing I want more
Our day is coming
And we'll reach that peaceful shore

When this trouble passes over
You and I will walk away
Knowing that our love survived
Another test of faith

You and I can't walk on water
The river rises, we rise above
It may look that way right now
Trust me baby
This is love

One more mountain
Hey, so what?
Trust me baby
This is love
 

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Simple Life

Leave a light on
To light my way home
Leave a light on to shine
On the streets below

Say a prayer for me
So everyone will know
And say a prayer for everyone
On the streets below

Now in this moment of weakness
I come to you
Seeking a place
Where love will last forever

Chorus:

In every heart
There is a vision of a simple life
Another place, another time
In each of us
There are some memories that we keep alive
A simple life - a simple life

There are doors open
There are doors forever closed
The paths are many
Oh sometimes it's hard to know

So leave a light on
So that everyone can see
And let it shine down
Shine down on you
Let it shine down on me

And in the times of darkness
We will be as one
In a place where love will last forever

Repeat Chorus

So say what you will
Say what you will
Say it but you're only asking questions
Say it for me
Say it for me
Say it 'till we understand the meaning
Remembering the feelings of
A simple life

Repeat Chorus

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