Blue to Black

I’m not feeling all that great today
This might the one to say goodbye
I thought I felt pretty low before
But this might the day that I don’t try

A lot of things I’ve maybe said and done
If I could I would surely take them back
But as it stands and the way I see it now
I’m slowly turning blue to black

Pretty sure the sun is going to rise again
Not to worried what I’ll leave behind
Some short and witty prose that I can say goodbye
I’ve made my peace and I am feeling fine

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The fireworks I’ve tried to send for help
By now I’ve sadly lost all track
Ladies and gentlemen if you’ll watch the centre ring
You’ll see me changing blue to black

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It’s a long way home

Once again I find myself a cork amongst the waves
Drifting through the ocean, counting down the days
One eye on the picture that’s hanging in my mind
So I’ll sit and write this song to you because I have the time

An umbrella sits in every drink
There’s a drink in every hand
There’s a thousand margaritavilles
And countless one man bands.
See when I rock to sleep each night
I’ll take what I can get
But if there’s something better out there babe
Well, I haven’t seen it yet

It’s a long way home (x2)

So it’s late night conversations
And a grainy camera feed
Not exactly what we want
But it can get us what we need
So for now I’ll be the tourist
It’s a skin I know too well
And to spend my life in heaven
I’ll take my three days down in hell

It’s a long way home (x2)

Losing Interest

You’re losing interest in what you had before
Old and tired ways don’t seem important anymore
You crave for different scenery but just can’t find the door
You’re losing interest in what you had before

Losing interest in what you have become
You’ve ran away for so very long you’re out of miles to run
To your best recollection you used to be more fun
You’re losing interest in what you have become

You were waiting for the day to end
And now that day is done
You were hoping for a second chance
So go ahead and give yourself one

You’re losing interest, and it’s growing everyday
You’ve talked for so many years never saying what you meant to say
And if this is what you worked for where’s the real pay?
You’re losing interest and it’s growing everyday

Solo

So now you’re losing interest
Look for something new
Take away some layers and find the better you
Cuz after time sometimes lies will sometimes feel true
You’re losing interest, and that’s the best thing you could do

Just Like Sleeping

Doing up the laundry on the riverside
Smiling at her daughter as she plays nearby
So very tired now that old jim’s gone
But that little baby girl keeps her moving on
No time for sleeping

The river says lady won’t you take a rest
And she closed her eyes cuz the river knows best
River called the baby and the baby went in
And those little blue eyes won’t dance again
Looks just like sleeping (x2)

Instrumental break

No one pointed and no one blamed
Everybody loved her just the same
Not one person nothing bad to say
And everyone knew they both died that day
Just like sleeping (x2)

Instrumental break

Years went by as all years should
She always did the best she could
But she felt so empty and just not right
And she went down to the river one night

She said I don’t blame you river but you owe me this
Take me to the little girl I miss
And the river looked back to as if to say
Come right in and I’ll take the pain away
It’s just like sleeping (x2)

So she walked in the river and felt no fear
So very tired and out of tears
moon and the river looking on
She let herself be carried on
It’s just like sleeping

Twenty One Reasons

Don't want to jump to any conclusions
Until I've taken in the facts
All I know is every minute here
Is a minute I can't get back
You treat me like your dress rehearsal
Ready to take it on the road
What's the point of all these costumes
When we ain't even got a show

I've got twenty good reasons to leave you
But I've got twenty one that I should stay

Paid fifty cents to find out my day was going wrong
Certain things were not aligned
You think you'd be the one to comfort me
In these troubled times

I've got twenty good reasons to leave you
But I've got twenty one that I should stay

When you smile at me it's like the sunlight has hit my face
When you smile at me I forget all the reasons
I wanted to get away

Solo

I'm needing just a couple of reasons
Something good to tip the scales
We either have to sink this ship
Or get a brand new set of sails

I've got twenty good reasons to leave you
But I've got twenty one that I should stay

Try To Write You A Love Song

Whoever said that words don't hurt
Never talked to me
You ask me while we settle in the cab
"Why you have to be so mean?"
The night was almost over
Before we even got in the car
Nineteen blocks down broadway
Has never felt this far

Sometimes when I speak the words come out wrong
I'm thinking pretty soon you're going to want me gone
But I know it's in your heart that I belong
So I'll keep my mouth shut
And try and write you a love song

Walk in all eyes are upon us
Soft murmurs and some wine
Some quick hellos, you look great, and how you've been
Man it's been a long, long time
Cozy up to some friends and conversation
Share a laugh or two
I guess I must have let some words slip away
That creeped on over and offended you

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I've never had the words to say
How I feel about you today

Solo

I've lost count of all the times you've said
You just don't understand me
And if you listen through the aftermath
You swear you hear love tearing at the seams

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Times Is Hard

Got no money to pay the rent
Tell everyone that the checks been sent
Fall asleep just to pass the time
I've given up no the perfect rhyme

Times is hard x3

Hold that thought in a paper cup
Count your pennies but it isn't enough
Smile real pretty to get us on the bus
We don't get each other but we still got us

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You found me just in time to save the day
Please don't leave, but do you have to stay?

(solo)

Take the past, put it all behind
Lot's of "what"s and then "nevermind"s
Said some things that we never meant
Over all you are heaven sent

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Till I Found You

Till I Found You

When I'd see the sunset
It was just the sun going down
Sure I played the music
But I never heard the sound
But there you were with your sweet melodies
And everything around me disappears

I never felt this way till I found you
I never felt this way till I found you

Sometimes in my younger days
I'd drink till I'd go blind
Wake up in a stranger's bed
And leave my heart behind
With you there's a reason to come home
So many things that I could not believe

I never felt this way till I found you
I never felt this way till I found you

Solo

Lying with you in my arms, sunlight on your face
Like all the missing pieces slowly falling into place
When you breathe it's like a song to me
And everything that once confused seems clear

I never felt this way till I found you
I never felt this way till I found you

Three More Days

Three More Days

I've been traveling
People to see and places to go
You can't imagine
But I miss you more than you could know

Time is twisted
I don't even know what's up or down
You could blink and miss it
But I'll be playing tonight in this dead end town

Three more days
Till I'm walking through your door
Just three more days
Till I'm with you
Three more days
Till I get to see you smile
It's been a while
Just three more days

I tried to call you
Left a message no one home
I'm surrounded
But I've never felt more all alone

I get thinking
Thinking gets the best of me
The things you don't know
Are far worse than the things you see

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I keep wishing
Tomorrow was yesterday
It drives me crazy
I hear you in all the songs I play

(solo)

Another exit
I'm reading some trash just to pass the time
Someone perks up
After noticing that we passed a state line

A cup of coffee
Compliments my afternoon
I have to smile
If we keep this pace we'll be there soon

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This May Be The Last Time

This May Be The Last Time

How can I not feel
That I've messed up completely everything good in my life?
My life
So what's the big deal?
They say as long as your living then I guess that you're doing alright
Alright

Well there's got to be more
Than wasting my day in this dead end job
There's got to be more, there's got to be more

This may be the last time
This may be my final bow
This may be the last time
The last time just for now

Sometimes I can't deal
With the fear that I'm feeling when I wake up in the middle of the night
The night
And I could drown in my tears
And all I want in the world is to hear baby it'll be alright
Alright

Well there's got to be more
Than wasting my day in this dead end job
There's got to be more, there's got to be more

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Well there's got to be more
Than wasting my day in this dead end job
There's got to be more, there's got to be more

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Tell Me How To Save You

Tell Me How To Save You

You and me, sometimes it's complicated
Me and you, there's always one that's so frustrated
But I wouldn't change a thing, just let me see you smile
I wouldn't change a thing, just let me see you smile

Tell me how to save you, say the things you want to hear
Tell me how to save you my dear
Tell me how to save you my dear

Yah I know, I'm sometimes hard to find
Truth be told, you can sometimes be unkind
But I wouldn't change a thing, just let me see you smile
I wouldn't change a thing, just let me see you smile

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You and me, a little insecure
It's such a shame, you're such a pretty girl
But I would not change a thing, just let me see you smile
I would not change a thing, just let me see you smile

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Take It Away

Take It Away

I used to wake up in the morning
With a smile upon my face
Just a child still dreaming
dreaming of a brand new day
Now I walk by all the losers and freaks
My eyes locked down in a daze
what does it matter what the people think anyway?

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Take it away, take it away from me
Take it away cuz I don't want to know anymore

Have a pill to take away the pain
And a drink to make you sad
Another drink to make you realize
That the world is not that bad

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Solo

I used to wake up in the morning
With a smile upon my face

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Some Things

Some Things

We looked at each other, over our coffee cups today
Suddenly realized, we didn't have a lot to say
To one another, It's so sad
I'm happy for the times we had
This is the end, you see
Some things were never meant to be

Some things were never meant to
Some things were never meant to
Some things were never meant to be

I woke up this morning, my hand reached out to touch your hair
Some contemplation, I realized you were not there
You left last evening, it's so sad
I'm happy for the times we had
This is the end, you see
Some things were never meant to be

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(solo)

It's so sad, I'm happy for the times we had
This is the end, you see
Some things were never meant to be

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Sometimes it's worth it, if you stay and work things out
Love one another, you're breaking down the walls of doubt
And fix the problems, it's not sad
Be happy for the time you have
This is the end, you'll see
Some things were never meant to be

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Pay The Check And Leave

Pay The Check And Leave

I'm sorry I let you down
I think that I did but I'm not quite sure
What you're thinking of right now
I can't help but feel ashamed
I gave it my best but I just can't remember a single name
That you said to me

All these smiling faces looking down on me
All I want to do is pay the check and leave
Pay the check and leave with you

You give me a smile and say
I'm really glad that you made the trip
To see me today, won't you stay a while
I would if I could but I can't
It's not like me to do these things
Don't you understand, say you understand
All these smiling faces looking down on me
All I want to do is pay the check and leave
Pay the check and leave with you


Solo

I'll leave you alone with your friends
I can't help but think that I messed up everything
Once again
One last look from the door
I swear I saw the person I used to be once before
And I say goodbye

Now That It's Over

Now That It's Over

Now that it's over I am happy
Now that it's over I can smile again
Now that you took away the love you never meant
I can start to be me again

Sometimes I talked too much
Sometimes you listened too
Little did I know
Everything was just a lie to you
Now that you said the things I thought should not be said
I can start to be me again

It's not that I sit by the phone with blatant anticipation
But I check my mail everyday with hesitant trepidation
Forgiveness will knock on your door when you think the pain will never end

Solo

Now that it's over I am happy
Now that it's over I can smile again
Now that you took away the love you never meant
I can start to be me again
I can start to be me again

Never Before

Never Before

What I need, well I find, when I walk
What I see, what I crave, it's all I talk about

You do nothing about it
Though you say that you'll try someday
Like a letter in your pocket
You were supposed to mail yesterday

What I don't know, well I learn, eventually
When I wake up, well I dream almost constantly

You do nothing about it
Though you say that you'll try someday
Like a letter in your pocket
You were supposed to mail yesterday

Never before have I asked you for anything
Never before have I tried to be anything for you
Or anything that you wanted me to be

You say you'll try, but I don't see the progress
You think I'll die, cuz you think I don't see consequences

You do nothing about it
Though you say that you'll try someday
Like a letter in your pocket
You were supposed to mail yesterday

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Solo

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My Own Way

My Own Way

I'm not too sure if it was May or June
But I walked outside and didn't mind the rain
I've been trying now for a million years
And in the million years I still haven't found my way

All my friends say I'm waiting for a miracle
Everyone knows what's best for me

I've gotta find my own way
Looking for a better day
Never came to easy to me
Never came to easy to me

There was a time I didn't sleep for days
And I heard a voice say maybe I should leave
But a quick arrange and my hearts in chains
It seems giving up is harder than it seems

All my friends say I'm waiting for a miracle
Everyone knows what's best for me

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(solo)

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Make My Way Back Home

Make My Way Back Home

I can't even count the days
Since I went away
Lord you know I'm feeling so alone

So please just think of me
Don't forget about me
Sometimes your love is all that gets me through

All I want is to make my way back home
Hang out in the old bar I used to go
Stay up late just laughing with the friends I know
All I want is to make my way back home

There's so many things to do
And I can promise you
I'll be trying to do the best I can

All those memories
You know they stay with me
And no matter what I remember who I am

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Solo

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The road it never ends
And neither do my friends
But the sky I see somehow it ain't as blue

Even though I'm here
I wish that I was there
And every road I take is back to you

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Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Lazy Sunday Afternoon

Flowers in a vase smiling on the table
The water just boiled from the sound of kettle
I was going to make some tea, can I get you one?
And the sun creeps in like plastercine
Dances with the cups and the table cream
You're humming strawberry fields under your breath

Lazy Sunday afternoon
Thinking it was made for me and you
To make the world go away
Lazy Sunday afternoon
Lazy Sunday afternoon

I love it how you frown when you read the paper
And how you wish you could make it just a little better
And how you twirl your fingers in your hair kind of absently
You look up at me and say that we should go to Vegas
Start to think of when and if our little car will take us
I love it when you plan our little getaways

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Solo

Monday rolls around too soon
Hello sun and goodbye moon
Grab the train and go to work again
Five more days or maybe six
Pray the time will go by quick
And bring me back to you again

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I Don't Think That I'll Fall In Love Again

I Don't Think That I'll Fall In Love Again

The winters don't seem so cold now
Time goes by so fast
It doesn't seem that I can make anything last
I've had my share of mistakes
I've made more than a few
The biggest one I ever made was probably leaving you

And I don't think that I'll fall in love again

I say I don't know how long it's been
But I know it all the same
I curse the day I ever got on that train
I starved for independence
No matter what the cost
And even though I found you
It was always me that was lost

And I don't think that I'll fall in love again
And I don't think that I'll fall in love again

I think I tried to call you
I at least picked up the phone
But now that we're both married
We better leave it well enough alone

And I don't think that I'll fall in love again
And I don't think that I'll fall in love again
So I'll do the best I can in this bed that I've made
But I don't think that I'll fall in love again

Everyone Has

Everyone Has

She takes the train back to her place
Ten hour shift
Now she's happy that she's finally going home
She doesn't have much
But the stuff she has she can truly call her own

She left her home town in September
Drove for three days, watched the leaves change
Felt so good to be so gone
When the car died she took it as a sign
That the very next town would be her home

Everyone has the strength sometime
And Everyone has a dream to find
What could be better than sharing my dreams
With you?

It was getting hard not to believe him
It was getting old
Saying that she must have slipped and fell down once again
Every tear she cried, and every time she lied
Just to leave the house to see a friend

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She takes the train back to out place
Dinner's waiting
She can't wait to tell me all about her day
Seems like a million years
Since the time she had the strength to run away

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With you, with you

Duty To Be Kind

Duty To Be Kind

By three o'clock it was over
Everything seemed perfect
Everything on paper
You put on brand new shoes
If nothing else, we've got our best foot forward
Nobody else knows that we've got nothing to lose

You said you liked my eyes
I said I liked your smile
So we decided to sit around for a little while

I'd have to blame me
Some say I'm too particular
You'd do the same thing
Cuz you think I'm quite peculiar
Sit around for a little while at least
Until our cups run dry for the second time

And we'll, say our goodbyes
And then we'll promise to be friends
But in our minds we know we'll never meet again
Say our goodbyes
and promise to be friends
Not to hurt each other's feelings
(Such a) Duty to be kind

(solo)

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Don't Come Down On Me

Don't Come Down On Me

I think you know that your comments aren't appreciated
I think you know a little better than that
Haven't you been told if it's not nice then don't say nothing
What makes you think you're so better than me?

So don't come down on me
You haven't seen the things I've seen
Until you walk a mile with me
Just don't come down on me

I hope you realize words can hurt but stones are better
But guaranteed I won't lose no sleep
I will not compromise, change myself or my direction
The seeds are planted and the roots run deep
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I have my share of doubts both night and day
But I tuck them all away

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Throw me your best shot, trust me I know I can take it
I've been through hell and back again
Two things for certain, the party's always what you make it
And all your actions, you should think about them first

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Broken Heart Without You

Broken Heart Without You

Is it so hard to imagine
Life with me again
More than just friends
I think about the times gone by
I wonder where the feelings went
It's been a long time since I've spoken your name
It's been a long time since I've dealt with the pain
(Of a) Broken heart with out you x4

Seems like a thousand lifetimes
Since we said our last goodbye
I thought I'd dieI'd like to say I never loved you
But that would only be a lie

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The pain never goes away
The pain never goes away
My colors have turned to gray
Without you, without you

Is it so hard to imagine
Life with me again
More than just friends

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