You always hope for something better,
You always think of something more
You never want to walk away with nothing more than you asked for.
You’re reaching for the sky tomorrow,
You’re reaching for it yesterday
Do you agree that all of your dreams are all right here today.
They’re trying to take you
They’re trying to make you see it their way
They’re trying to break you
They’re trying to make you play their game.
When Eve was blamed and Able slayed,
And Pilot listened while Judas betrayed
While one man makes another slave
The road we walk is the road we pave.

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Time changes everything
And I thought I’d like to show just what time has done.
Far away from home,
In a country where the tongue is not my own
I ran into you, while standing on the corner,
Asking for directions, where there were clearly none.
I was on my way, to meet someone I thought I loved,
And then you came along,
An English girl in Poland.
Well your hair fell down, with it’s sandy brown,
Just below your shoulder.
And your blouse was white, with blue trim
Just like a barrio in Barcelona.
You just sat me down,
And I felt all my cares just float away,
And I remembered I was on my way
To meet someone I thought I loved,
You turned me upside down,
An English girl in Poland.
I stood on the other side of the street,
Looking at the taxi cabs that were heading east
Toward the station where the train came in at nine.
It was just eight forty five, I couldn’t leave you standing
Couldn’t make you wait there, On a lonely landing.
How could I explain, would you understand,
Could I be mistaken, I had tried so hard,
And even though you traveled very far,
I couldn’t even fake it.
I was on my way to meet someone I thought I loved
But then she came along.
English girl in Poland.

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Had a breakdown what a way to spend the day wouldn’t you say
Could you see yourself ten years from now demands along the way
Could you be the one to catch me as I stumble to my grave
Could I be the one to make you laugh as the sunlight comes our way oh oh
Got addicted might be all there is to get you through the day
Got addicted to the thrill ride and the friction that it brings
Do you find the time to laugh if it’s winter or its spring
Do you find the time to play
While a thief gets into heaven free
Yea it’s easy I can see how you get lost in this debris
Shuffling through shuffling through that and you’re trying to find the key
I don’t want to walk away but I can’t sit quietly
And I find it hard to laugh
While a thief gets into heaven free

Give me the courage give me the strength to shatter injustice intolerance and hate
Give me the courage give me the strength to shout down injustice intolerance and hate
Give me the courage give me the strength to shatter injustice intolerance and hate
Give me the courage give me the strength

Do you find the time to laugh
Do you find the time to play
Do you find the time to sing your song and celebrate the day
Do you wonder where the light has gone when the darkness comes your way
Or why thieves get into heaven and honest men, honest men must pay

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I have wondered I have wandered I have stumbled in this world
I’ve surrendered I’ve forgiven I’ve been blessed and I’ve been cursed
I have waited yes I’ve waited always wanting to return
To the light in your window where the fire always burns
Made misjudgments made misstatements my regrets are more than few
Been surrounded by the shadows been obstructed from the view
Been reluctant Hesitated just to take the final turn
To the light in your window
Where the fire always burns
How can I save this love of mine
How do I learn to change with time
Why do I seem to always feed into
This blinding deceit of my own self defeat
Sometimes tired sometimes empty sometimes high and sometimes full
Sometimes lonely and frustrated that there’s nothing left to learn
Well if I knew now what I knew then would it be enough to earn
The light in your window, where the fire always burns
How can I save this love of mine
How do I learn to change with time
Why do I seem to always feed into
This blinding deceit of my own self defeat
If you could change this make it painless unaccepting of the terms
Find I’m weightless and I’m floating where the sky becomes the earth
Am I fated will this road lead to the warm heart that I yearn
The light in your window, where the fire always burns
How can I save this love of mine
How do I learn to change with time
Why do I seem to always feed into
This blinding deceit of my own self defeat

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If I let a good thing go,
Why didn’t you tell me so,
If I let a winter rose die in the cold,
If I had the strength to sow, the seeds that grew just right,
Maybe I wouldn’t toss and turn,
And sleep alone at night.
If I had the right to walk,
On the righteous path,
If I had the right to act, on my own behalf,
If I could exert my will, and keep my soul intact,
Maybe I wouldn’t toss and turn,
And sleep alone at night.
If the clouds come back, I’m wondering how
I can make the best of all the shadows,
And if the sun shines through,
Would it blind me,
And miss another chance of loving you.
And if a cold dark wind,
makes me hide from you my friend,
could you forgive my trespass, could you forgive my sin.
And if a rainy day washes all my cares away,
Could I just start fresh,
Could I begin again.
If I let the best thing walk away from me,
If I let the true love go,
If I could be clear and see through all the lies,
Maybe I wouldn’t toss and turn,
And sleep alone at night.

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Oh no, there’ll be no waiting,
Oh no, there’ll be no sin,
Oh no, there’ll be no time
To make anything, but love in the beginning.
Oh no, there’ll be no dreaming,
Oh no, there’ll be no pretend,
Just wait for the laughing messiah,
To tell you the punch line my friend.
And to think, that we’ve had enough of you
It’s naive to say, even harder to prove
Not a day goes by that we’re not split in two
With the notion of a future
And the wisdom of half a truth.
Oh no, there’ll be no waiting,
Oh no, there’ll be no sin,
Just wait for the laughing messiah,
to tell you the punch line my friend.
And to sigh, some relief that you’re finally through,
With all your little struggles, and some big ones, too
Just sit back, relax, have a smoke or two,
Then some asshole with a match
Burns your world right in front of you.
Oh no, there’ll be no waiting,
Oh no, there’ll be no sin,
Just wait for the laughing messiah,
to tell you the punch line my friend.
And you try not to count on some greater belief,
You try to make sense, of a joy that’s so brief,
And then when you’re faced with a guaranteed loss
You try to find the reason, you try to weigh the cost.
Oh no, there’ll be no waiting,
Oh no, there’ll be no sin,
Oh no, there’ll be no time
To make anything, but love in the beginning

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How simple a smile can change things
Make a cold day warm even in the snow
And the one you’re wearing lately
Makes the day more beautiful then ever was before
I find that I’m falling for ya
I find that I’m falling for ya
I find that I’m falling for ya
And I hope I’m not alone
Funny how I look forward to seeing you
When up to know I didn’t even care
Funny how I think about you night and day
About the color of your eyes
About the curls in your hair
I find out I’m falling for ya
I find that I’m falling for ya
I find out I’m falling for ya
And I hope I’m not alone
I tremble and I shake a little more when I’m near you
I tremble and I shake a little more when you’re around
I tremble and I shake a little more
I’m fallin’

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Is it better to allude can you really prove anything that way
Being led by a conclusion nothing left to lose and nothing standing in your way
Well the ground your on is shaking and the earth you worship is not for the taking
If you speak too loud would you raise a crowd make your mind up make your mind up
Why just entertain when I could elaborate a little more about the way things appear
Would the meaning just get lost not put into words that even a quite man could hear
Well the ground your on is shaking and the earth you worship is not for the taking
All the wars and dreams of bread and kings is just history in the making
If you speak too loud would you raise a crowd make your mind up make your mind up
If you speak too loud would you raise a crowd make your mind up make your mind up
Oh say that I was given some sacred sense of vision kill the killer in the dead of night
Would it start to look like gladness end in certain madness leaving the world to run and hide
Well the ground your on is shaking and the earth you worship is not for the taking
All the wars and dreams of bread and kings is just history in the making
I will raise an arrow I will make a stand
It could be a weapon pierce the heart of man
If you speak too loud would you raise a crowd make your mind up make your mind up
If you speak too loud would you raise a crowd make your mind up make your mind up

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I tried the brave thing
I tried to walk away
I tried to face my fears
Pick up another day
I tried to fascinate my peers
Have I just wasted all these years
It seems I’ve shed so many tears
And all I need is one more reason to cry
Thought I was great yea
Give me a break yea
Gave up a promising career
Shuffling shit from to rear
I tried to break out of my head
Stop thinking everything’s been said
I think of all the tears I’ve shed
And all I need is one more reason to cry
Maybe in the center of a hole is a whole
Maybe I’m forgiven for not achieving my goals
Oh by the way I came here for redemption of my soul
Forget all my mistakes and just try to start over
Constantinople they call it Istanbul
And when the sun sets on the occident I might remember that I loved you still
I might invest and take a bath
I might regress to some life past
Find I am just a blade of grass
And then I won’t have any more reason to cry
No more reason to cry

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They said I, They said I, Couldn’t make you laugh
They said I, They said I, Couldn’t make you cry
Prayed to Heaven, I prayed to heaven to look me in the eye
Tell me what I’m doin’ wrong
Tell me what I’m doin’ right
And tell me why
Treasures come and treasures pass us bye
The measured sum is equal to the sweat that drips and slowly dries
Tell me what I’m doin’ wrong
Tell me what I’m doin’ right
And tell me why
If I found a butterfly a dragonfly
A bird with wings of gold
And If I wouldn’t let it fly
Afraid it wouldn’t come back for me to hold
I would rather die
Tell me, tell me, won’t you please tell me
Tell me what I’m doin’ wrong
Tell me what I’m doin’ right
And tell me why

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Going to be good today
Cause there’s so much bad everywhere
Stand by everything I say
And I’ll choose my words with some care
And I’ve come out of my head
Going to sleep peacefully instead
And there’s nothing you can say that will make me turn the other way
I’m taking the blame I might feel bad but I feel no shame
And there’s only one thing I can do
Fight with all my heart that all my dreams come true
And don’t give too much meaning to the world
Did you make a choice you thought was bad
Did you let your worry drive you mad
Think of all the pain but don’t be sad
It will go away like any fad
And there might not be an answer only questions and some truths
But there’s one thing that’s for certain
We both know that we’re free to choose
I’m taking the blame I might feel bad but I feel no shame
And there’s only one thing I can do
Fight with all my heart that all my dreams come true
And don’t give too much meaning to the world
And don’t give too much meaning to the world
Oh the crowd is always chanting so that they don’t feel alone
And the leaders always find someone to blame for all our woes
I’m taking the blame I might feel bad but I feel no shame
And there’s only one thing I can do
Fight with all my heart that all my dreams come true
And don’t give too much meaning to the world
And don’t give too much meaning to the world
And don’t give too much meaning
At the same time I am bleeding
And it’s strange how one mans breathing while another fight for air
It’s just not fair
Going to be good today
Cause there’s so much bad everywhere
Yes I’m going to be good today
Cause there’s so much bad everywhere
Going to be good

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Well I had a little plan
But it just didn’t seem to work out
And I just assume to get out while I can
Yea I had a little dream
But somewhere in between
I got caught in the machine
I had to wake up
I didn’t get no sleep last night
I lay awake eyes open wide
Tired of voices in my head
I’m tired of strangers in my bed
Hate to lay it on so thick
Gotta find someone who hears the music
Someone who hears the music
Well I got down on my knees
Not a nervous breakdown
Just a minor meltdown
Not the same
Some infectious disease
Just seemed to bring the weight down
Then began the countdown to the end
I didn’t get no sleep last night
I lay awake eyes open wide
Tired of voices in my head
I’m tired of strangers in my bed
Hate to lay it on so thick
Gotta find someone who hears the music
Someone who hears the music
Hey I’d like to believe there is magic
And sway the harder the wind blows
Should only just make you feel more elastic
Well I had a little plan
But the stars didn’t seem to line up
And I didn’t think I’d wind up where I am
And it just occurred to me
That the only thing that’s free
Is if I choose to fall or choose to stand
I didn’t get no sleep last night
I lay awake eyes open wide
Tired of voices in my head
I’m tired of strangers in my bed
Hate to lay it on so thick
Gotta find someone who hears the music

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I walk through the waste land I walk through plain
I walk through the empty spaces where it seldom changes
Walked within the temple walls where Solomon had prayed
Felt the cracks that time had left where grass had grown instead
Maybe all this mystery has driven me driven me insane
I just want to go to Arizona see the Grand Canyon once again
Maybe there’s a forgetful river Maybe there’s a crystal lake
Maybe there’s a mountain view that takes my breath away
Maybe someone better can still show me the way
Maybe if I change my piece I’ll play a better game
Maybe all this mystery has driven me driven me insane
I just want to go to Arizona see the Grand Canyon once again
And I seldom cry anymore
Maybe all my feelings I ignore
Would I recognize you
If you walked through my door
Maybe all this mystery has driven me driven me insane
I just want to go to Arizona see the Grand Canyon once again
I walk through the waste land I walk through plain
I walk through the empty spaces where it seldom changes

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She answers me with questions
She answers me with cries
She opens up my eyes
She begs me for forgiveness
Begs before she tries
Is this an open ended lie
Is this the final outcome
Still I wonder why
Is this the last goodbye
Is this the last goodbye
I left the same door open
Left open wide
Never stopped to look inside
And though my heart is empty
And if my search is in vain
My memory serves me
I won’t go round again
Is this the final outcome
Still I wonder why
Is this the last goodbye
And though I wait for answers
That I know inside
Is this the last goodbye
Is this the last goodbye
Well Pain is something you’ll have to live with
And grief is something you can’t deny
Tragedy seems so relentless
And Joy is like a demon when it hides
Is this the final outcome
Still I wonder why
Is this the last goodbye
And though I wait for answers
That I know inside
Is this the last goodbye
Is this the last goodbye

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Oh I can’t fly like a bird,
Or run like a deer,
Can’t play basketball like a big, big star,
No I ain’t the man of the year.
Can’t hold anything for very long,
Soon as I got it, it seems to disappear.
Maybe the right thing hasn’t come along,
I only got a few more tears.
Oh I’ll keep on trying till my dying days are through,
Just to find an answer, I would take a risk or two
For a prize as wonderful as you.
Oh we all have hopes and dreams
Some of us want to change the world
Fight real hard for what we believe
And then struggle inside until we bleed.
Some get taken down so hard,
Get up fighting again and again
Some of us will go the hundred yards,
Some just won’t make it till the end.
But oh I’ll keep on trying
Till my dying days are through
Just to find an answer, I would take a risk or two
Can’t go back and right my wrongs
Got to keep on pushing it won’t take long,
Oh God, can ya hear me now
I need your love and your strength somehow
For a prize as wonderful as you.

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