Been living a while, and seven years
Don't even know what time it is
I never imagined
That you'd all want to be where I have been
I've been down there, man
Never said it was easy
I've been down there, man
Never said it was easy
To be alone
I've been ten thousand miles
And seven years
Seven years from home
Been living on down by Miller's farm
Sleeping beside the dirt road, babe
Y'know I've been missing
All the things I been and done before
I've been down there, man
Never said it was easy
I've been down there, man
Never said it was easy
To be alone
I've been ten thousand miles
And seven years
Seven years from home
Trippin' Daisy Mae, she's come around
Planting tulips by my bedside, says
She's always imagined
She'll be on the dry side of a shotglass love
I've been down there, man
Never said it was easy
I've been down there, man
Never said it was easy
To be alone
I've been ten thousand miles
And seven years
Seven years from home
Here we are, and that's where it's at
If it ain't here, then it's nowhere, babe
I'm still second guessing
So it goes, no one knows, above or down below
I've been down there, man
Never said it was easy
I've been down there, man
Never said it was easy
To be alone
I've been ten thousand miles
And seven years
Seven years from home
Real Tears
Breathing through midnight
Leaving this place, not my home
I want to fly through midnight
I want to cry real tears
I can't believe you brought me back
To a life not lived in years
I'd love to love to love to help you
But you can keep it down all on your own
I want to fly through midnight
I want to cry real tears
It's a lovely, lovely day for an evening
So why don't you leave me alone for now
I struggle stuggle hard to find some words now
But all I find I want to do is scream
I want to fly through midnight
I want to cry real...
Run away, run away
You run away from the pain
Run away, run away
You run away from the pain
You hide yourself
From the pain
Leaving this place, not my home
I want to fly through midnight
I want to cry real tears
I can't believe you brought me back
To a life not lived in years
I'd love to love to love to help you
But you can keep it down all on your own
I want to fly through midnight
I want to cry real tears
It's a lovely, lovely day for an evening
So why don't you leave me alone for now
I struggle stuggle hard to find some words now
But all I find I want to do is scream
I want to fly through midnight
I want to cry real...
Run away, run away
You run away from the pain
Run away, run away
You run away from the pain
You hide yourself
From the pain
New Born Man
Old man holds his dreams inside
A picture held by withered hands
Tears start falling, sad smile, dust
Of dead hope in his hands
He tries to brush back
faded memories that come again
Resigned to fate, he smile and says
All good guys finish last
He'd never know the sun, he'd never know the rain
He'd never know the joy of losing
What he's had to gain
He'd never felt the blue sky, felt the blue sky
Ease his pain
Newborn dreams his first dream
Grabs for air between his withered hands
Tears start falling, hunger cries
The first few grains of sand
He laughs, he cries at all the things
That come into his sight
Resigned to fate, his parents take
Their newborn baby home
He'll never know the sun, he'll never know the rain
He'll never know the joy of losing
What he's had to gain
He'll never feel the blue sky, feel the blue sky
Ease his pain
A picture held by withered hands
Tears start falling, sad smile, dust
Of dead hope in his hands
He tries to brush back
faded memories that come again
Resigned to fate, he smile and says
All good guys finish last
He'd never know the sun, he'd never know the rain
He'd never know the joy of losing
What he's had to gain
He'd never felt the blue sky, felt the blue sky
Ease his pain
Newborn dreams his first dream
Grabs for air between his withered hands
Tears start falling, hunger cries
The first few grains of sand
He laughs, he cries at all the things
That come into his sight
Resigned to fate, his parents take
Their newborn baby home
He'll never know the sun, he'll never know the rain
He'll never know the joy of losing
What he's had to gain
He'll never feel the blue sky, feel the blue sky
Ease his pain
Midnight Sky
Midnight sky comes alive
Whispers words of days gone by
Things you feel seem all too real
And all your fears in such tender years
So cold, feeling all alone
Just don't know where to go
Tides roll in as time floats past
Broken hearts weren't meant to last
Trust my eyes, they cannot lie
Though heaven seems to be much to high
So cold, feeling all alone
Just don't know where to go
How can I explain to you
Why I feel the way that I do
All I know, and my heart has told me so,
That I have found an angel earthbound
So cold, feeling alone
Just don't know where to go
Whispers words of days gone by
Things you feel seem all too real
And all your fears in such tender years
So cold, feeling all alone
Just don't know where to go
Tides roll in as time floats past
Broken hearts weren't meant to last
Trust my eyes, they cannot lie
Though heaven seems to be much to high
So cold, feeling all alone
Just don't know where to go
How can I explain to you
Why I feel the way that I do
All I know, and my heart has told me so,
That I have found an angel earthbound
So cold, feeling alone
Just don't know where to go
Little Treasures
Little treasures now appear to us
In dreams of youth
Found a penny in an old worn shoe
It meant so much to me
I gave it to a man in need
When my father saw what I had done
He finally called me 'son'
He said, "I'm really proud of what you've done,
"I think you'll do alright on your own"
And I wonder what the rain will bring
Tomorrow
When the storm today that rolled my way
Brought sorrow
And I wonder what the rain will bring
Tomorrow
Tuesday morning rolled around
I thought I heard the sound
Of my father leave and go to work
Although he had been gone
For months, or was it years
I can't remember through the tears
It doesn't really matter now
To me it all was just a dream
And I wonder what the rain will bring
Tomorrow
When the storm today that rolled my way
Brought sorrow
And I wonder what the rain will bring
Tomorrow
Little treasures now appear to us
In dreams of youth
Found a penny in an old worn shoe
It meant so much to me...
In dreams of youth
Found a penny in an old worn shoe
It meant so much to me
I gave it to a man in need
When my father saw what I had done
He finally called me 'son'
He said, "I'm really proud of what you've done,
"I think you'll do alright on your own"
And I wonder what the rain will bring
Tomorrow
When the storm today that rolled my way
Brought sorrow
And I wonder what the rain will bring
Tomorrow
Tuesday morning rolled around
I thought I heard the sound
Of my father leave and go to work
Although he had been gone
For months, or was it years
I can't remember through the tears
It doesn't really matter now
To me it all was just a dream
And I wonder what the rain will bring
Tomorrow
When the storm today that rolled my way
Brought sorrow
And I wonder what the rain will bring
Tomorrow
Little treasures now appear to us
In dreams of youth
Found a penny in an old worn shoe
It meant so much to me...
Goodtime Salvation
I don't sing like an angel, I try not to preach like a reverend
But I know how it feels inside
Maybe I'm no angel, but, baby, I ain't the devil
But I know what I feel is right
Everything that's not alright can't be wrong all of the time
You and me, we'll make it through this scene
In our own sweet time
I don't sing like my mother, I can't make 'em laugh like my grandpa
But I know how it feels inside
I ain't preaching a gospel, that ain't to say I don't know the light
But I know what I feel is right
Everything that's not alright can't be wrong all of the time
You and me, we'll make it through this scene
In our own sweet time
I gotta get, gotta get me some of that goodtime salvation
I gotta get, gotta get me some of that goodtime salvation
When I sleep, it's like an angel, when I don't, it's like the devil's in me
But I know how it feels inside
I ain't the world's only sinner, and I ain't the world's greatest liar
But I know what I feel is right
Everything that's not alright can't be wrong all of the time
You and me, we'll make it through this scene
In our own sweet time
I gotta get, gotta get me some of that goodtime salvation
I gotta get, gotta get me some of that goodtime salvation
I'm gonna take it put a smile right on our nation
All my brothers and sisters gonna sing the the praise of that
Goodtime salvation, that goodtime salvation
We're gonna make it in our own sweet time
But I know how it feels inside
Maybe I'm no angel, but, baby, I ain't the devil
But I know what I feel is right
Everything that's not alright can't be wrong all of the time
You and me, we'll make it through this scene
In our own sweet time
I don't sing like my mother, I can't make 'em laugh like my grandpa
But I know how it feels inside
I ain't preaching a gospel, that ain't to say I don't know the light
But I know what I feel is right
Everything that's not alright can't be wrong all of the time
You and me, we'll make it through this scene
In our own sweet time
I gotta get, gotta get me some of that goodtime salvation
I gotta get, gotta get me some of that goodtime salvation
When I sleep, it's like an angel, when I don't, it's like the devil's in me
But I know how it feels inside
I ain't the world's only sinner, and I ain't the world's greatest liar
But I know what I feel is right
Everything that's not alright can't be wrong all of the time
You and me, we'll make it through this scene
In our own sweet time
I gotta get, gotta get me some of that goodtime salvation
I gotta get, gotta get me some of that goodtime salvation
I'm gonna take it put a smile right on our nation
All my brothers and sisters gonna sing the the praise of that
Goodtime salvation, that goodtime salvation
We're gonna make it in our own sweet time
Empty Pages
Empty, empty pages of broken memories
Shuffle down along the lonely streets with me
Until they find their way into my hands
I think that I am living them again
Wonder what life's gonna bring to me
Live it day by day, be who I was meant to be
Sometimes I get so lost, and I wander to and fro
When I think of all the things I had before
Sometimes I feel
like I've never known what love is
All of my dreams
have been washed upon the floor
Scattered scenes of
my desperation
I'm gathering my shells up
from the shore
Untamed lines that were never breached
They always hold me down, I get lost in time's conformity
Find the bricks under the pavement and the stone
When you've found yourself, you've found your home
Walking through the park I see the little children play
Knowing I could do the same, I won't forget that day
Spinning under blue skies, and lying on the hill
A promise to my youth I will fulfill
Sometimes I feel
like I've never known what love is
All of my dreams
have been washed upon the floor
Scattered scenes of
my desperation
I'm gathering my shells up
from the shore
Shuffle down along the lonely streets with me
Until they find their way into my hands
I think that I am living them again
Wonder what life's gonna bring to me
Live it day by day, be who I was meant to be
Sometimes I get so lost, and I wander to and fro
When I think of all the things I had before
Sometimes I feel
like I've never known what love is
All of my dreams
have been washed upon the floor
Scattered scenes of
my desperation
I'm gathering my shells up
from the shore
Untamed lines that were never breached
They always hold me down, I get lost in time's conformity
Find the bricks under the pavement and the stone
When you've found yourself, you've found your home
Walking through the park I see the little children play
Knowing I could do the same, I won't forget that day
Spinning under blue skies, and lying on the hill
A promise to my youth I will fulfill
Sometimes I feel
like I've never known what love is
All of my dreams
have been washed upon the floor
Scattered scenes of
my desperation
I'm gathering my shells up
from the shore
Drowning for Miko
I'm leaving the skirt on
I'm leaving the light on
For Miko, for Miko
I'm dead to her wishes
I'm shaved from her world
From Miko, from Miko
I ride on the ages, on train
I write her a letter
I was half the way down
To that New England town
When I could have sworn
That I saw her
My Miko, my Miko
I don't like his language
I don't like his marriage
To Miko, to Miko
My angel dream lover took flight
'Fore I woke from a daydream
It was all that I'd left
Of her angel wing song
A feather to lighten the fall
For Miko, for Miko
I'm leaving the shirt on
I'm leaving the light on
For Miko, for Miko
I'm leaving the light on
For Miko, for Miko
I'm dead to her wishes
I'm shaved from her world
From Miko, from Miko
I ride on the ages, on train
I write her a letter
I was half the way down
To that New England town
When I could have sworn
That I saw her
My Miko, my Miko
I don't like his language
I don't like his marriage
To Miko, to Miko
My angel dream lover took flight
'Fore I woke from a daydream
It was all that I'd left
Of her angel wing song
A feather to lighten the fall
For Miko, for Miko
I'm leaving the shirt on
I'm leaving the light on
For Miko, for Miko
Wyoming
Laughing a princes in fairy tales
Watching the trolls drill a hole
Sleeping at Westminster Abbey
'Til you find your way back home
To give your dog a bone
Walking down Merriment Parkway
Singing to birds in the rain
Drinking down coughdrops with sherry
Like Christmas without Merry
Like Sally without Harry
I'll see you tomorrow...when's tomorrow?
When it rains, I'll be your umbrella
I'll see you tomorrow...when's tomorrow?
I love you, and just thought I'd tell ya
Gazing at rabbits in foxholes
Shouting at stars in the sky
Helping a cow reach the Islam's
My clothes are wash and dry
I think that so am I
Lost in a field in Wyoming
Dreaming about her blue eyes
Long hair and loving warm smile
You've got to wonder why
I'd leave to wander Wy-oming
I'll see you tomorrow...when's tomorrow?
When it rains, I'll be your umbrella
I'll see you tomorrow...when's tomorrow?
I love you, and just thought I'd tell ya
Watching the trolls drill a hole
Sleeping at Westminster Abbey
'Til you find your way back home
To give your dog a bone
Walking down Merriment Parkway
Singing to birds in the rain
Drinking down coughdrops with sherry
Like Christmas without Merry
Like Sally without Harry
I'll see you tomorrow...when's tomorrow?
When it rains, I'll be your umbrella
I'll see you tomorrow...when's tomorrow?
I love you, and just thought I'd tell ya
Gazing at rabbits in foxholes
Shouting at stars in the sky
Helping a cow reach the Islam's
My clothes are wash and dry
I think that so am I
Lost in a field in Wyoming
Dreaming about her blue eyes
Long hair and loving warm smile
You've got to wonder why
I'd leave to wander Wy-oming
I'll see you tomorrow...when's tomorrow?
When it rains, I'll be your umbrella
I'll see you tomorrow...when's tomorrow?
I love you, and just thought I'd tell ya
Way Off
I waited, waded through all that you said
Would crash down my walls, bring me pain to my head
For all of the things I've said and done wrong
Well, all I can say is you were way off
Someday I know the sun will shine
And bring me my day, this can't be the right time
The light of the moon shines over high noon
All I can say is we were way off
The sky brings it's light
Most to everyone's delight
While a poor boy and his motherlost
To a higher state of glory
They were trying to find their way
Somehow I knew you would be here
The poor boy had said to the piper with the beard
Will you, please do, play me another tune
I'll never tell if it was way off
The piper, he grinned, and took out a violin
Said, play this, young man, just do the best you can
A mime then passed by, wouldn't speak what was on his mind
I'd never tell if it was way off
The sky brings it's light
Most to everyone's delight
While a poor boy and his motherlost
To a higher state of glory
They were trying to find their way
Would crash down my walls, bring me pain to my head
For all of the things I've said and done wrong
Well, all I can say is you were way off
Someday I know the sun will shine
And bring me my day, this can't be the right time
The light of the moon shines over high noon
All I can say is we were way off
The sky brings it's light
Most to everyone's delight
While a poor boy and his motherlost
To a higher state of glory
They were trying to find their way
Somehow I knew you would be here
The poor boy had said to the piper with the beard
Will you, please do, play me another tune
I'll never tell if it was way off
The piper, he grinned, and took out a violin
Said, play this, young man, just do the best you can
A mime then passed by, wouldn't speak what was on his mind
I'd never tell if it was way off
The sky brings it's light
Most to everyone's delight
While a poor boy and his motherlost
To a higher state of glory
They were trying to find their way
Waterside
It was just about last night when I had myself a dream
Or so it did seem, I was living down by the waterside
Everything around me wasn't like in other dreams
When the circus man and tailor came tugging at my seams
The circus man, he lept up laughing, pointed right at me
Said, you've finally come to the right place, but it's best that you soon leave
The tailor man, he slightly grinned, tipped his hat with glee, saying
I do not know him, but it's best that you know me
There I was, and I swear
Everything was fine
As the dreams filled my eyes
Living down by the waterside
The tailor, he showed me a life behind the walls of dreams
Of countless unseen visions both beautiful and obscene
There were paupers, there were poets, there were cops, and crooks, and thieves
There were circus men, and tailors, and there was you and me
There we were, and I swear
Everything was fine
As the dreams filled our eyes
Living down by the waterside
Or so it did seem, I was living down by the waterside
Everything around me wasn't like in other dreams
When the circus man and tailor came tugging at my seams
The circus man, he lept up laughing, pointed right at me
Said, you've finally come to the right place, but it's best that you soon leave
The tailor man, he slightly grinned, tipped his hat with glee, saying
I do not know him, but it's best that you know me
There I was, and I swear
Everything was fine
As the dreams filled my eyes
Living down by the waterside
The tailor, he showed me a life behind the walls of dreams
Of countless unseen visions both beautiful and obscene
There were paupers, there were poets, there were cops, and crooks, and thieves
There were circus men, and tailors, and there was you and me
There we were, and I swear
Everything was fine
As the dreams filled our eyes
Living down by the waterside
Up Too Late Again
Up too late again, I think I'm gonna pack it in
I'm wondering where my day all went
I'm down to my last two nickles of cents
I've got a dime, it was just a matter of time
I really got them blues, and I got my walking shoes
But I don't know another place I can go
I heard it on the radio, oh, oh
It was a hell of a show
Why don't you just let it go?
It's not what you want to know
Why don't you just let it go
If not for you, then for me
Up too late again, I think I'm gonna pack it in
I'm lying in bed just thinking about
How I'm gonna wanna turn the world inside-out
And hoo-ey, they'll never guess it was me
I really kicked them blues, still got my walking shoes
I still don't know another place I can go
At least I heard in on the radio, oh, oh
It's the end of the show
Why don't you just let it go?
It's not what you want to know
Why don't you just let it go
If not for you, then for me
I'm wondering where my day all went
I'm down to my last two nickles of cents
I've got a dime, it was just a matter of time
I really got them blues, and I got my walking shoes
But I don't know another place I can go
I heard it on the radio, oh, oh
It was a hell of a show
Why don't you just let it go?
It's not what you want to know
Why don't you just let it go
If not for you, then for me
Up too late again, I think I'm gonna pack it in
I'm lying in bed just thinking about
How I'm gonna wanna turn the world inside-out
And hoo-ey, they'll never guess it was me
I really kicked them blues, still got my walking shoes
I still don't know another place I can go
At least I heard in on the radio, oh, oh
It's the end of the show
Why don't you just let it go?
It's not what you want to know
Why don't you just let it go
If not for you, then for me
Trouble Along the Way
I'm trying to find my way
To finally make it home
But there'll be trouble along the way, I know
I've travelled fifteen miles, and I'll have twenty before the dawn
I'm just trying to find my way home
My footsteps head out toward the sun as it ducks beneath the west
There'll be trouble coming with the moon, I'll bet
I'm trying to find my way
To finally make it home
But there'll be trouble along the way, I know
The darkness came upon me, and the air seemed awefully still
But I didn't feel afraid, and I was not lost
And through the rites of passage, as a poor man in the rain
If your eyes had seen what mine have, you would not see me the same
I'm trying to find my way
To finally make it home
But there'll be trouble along the way, I know
To finally make it home
But there'll be trouble along the way, I know
I've travelled fifteen miles, and I'll have twenty before the dawn
I'm just trying to find my way home
My footsteps head out toward the sun as it ducks beneath the west
There'll be trouble coming with the moon, I'll bet
I'm trying to find my way
To finally make it home
But there'll be trouble along the way, I know
The darkness came upon me, and the air seemed awefully still
But I didn't feel afraid, and I was not lost
And through the rites of passage, as a poor man in the rain
If your eyes had seen what mine have, you would not see me the same
I'm trying to find my way
To finally make it home
But there'll be trouble along the way, I know
Townie
A townie and forever and a townie for today
You were born here now you're done, and you will die here in this place
Well, Nashville don't do drugs, New York's too far away
Chicago's got the blues, right here then I will stay
I'm easily amused, I don't have much to say
There ain't nothin' for tomorrow that ain't happening today
A hippie and forever and a hippie for today
With your Grateful Dead and peace and love, and smoking grass all day
Well, working ain't no fun at all, I'm going my own way
A commune is the place to be, I'll live on one someday
I'll make it on my own, I'm living day to day
There ain't nothin' for tomorrow that ain't happening today
I can't wait anymore!
There's ole' Mr. Sunshine knockin' at my door
A change is gonna come 'round
Can't you hear the sound?
A suit and tie forever and a suit and tie today
And you're working nine-to-five until you fall into your grave
Stock market business crash, a power lunch at three
You always know just where you are and where you're gonna be
Power greed ambition and you always get your way
There ain't nothin' for tomorrow that ain't happening today
I can't wait anymore!
There's ole' Mr. Sunshine knockin' at my door
A change is gonna come 'round
Can't you hear the sound?
You were born here now you're done, and you will die here in this place
Well, Nashville don't do drugs, New York's too far away
Chicago's got the blues, right here then I will stay
I'm easily amused, I don't have much to say
There ain't nothin' for tomorrow that ain't happening today
A hippie and forever and a hippie for today
With your Grateful Dead and peace and love, and smoking grass all day
Well, working ain't no fun at all, I'm going my own way
A commune is the place to be, I'll live on one someday
I'll make it on my own, I'm living day to day
There ain't nothin' for tomorrow that ain't happening today
I can't wait anymore!
There's ole' Mr. Sunshine knockin' at my door
A change is gonna come 'round
Can't you hear the sound?
A suit and tie forever and a suit and tie today
And you're working nine-to-five until you fall into your grave
Stock market business crash, a power lunch at three
You always know just where you are and where you're gonna be
Power greed ambition and you always get your way
There ain't nothin' for tomorrow that ain't happening today
I can't wait anymore!
There's ole' Mr. Sunshine knockin' at my door
A change is gonna come 'round
Can't you hear the sound?
Three Blind Mice
Have you seen the sun explode?
I know you have, I know you have
Have you seen the wind erode?
I know you have, I know you have
Blind by the sun, see how we run!
Did you wake up feeling blue?
You're very tired, you're very tired
Did you wish for something new?
You're very tired, you're very tired
Blind by the sun, see how we run!
Spare me, sorry that you don't believe
Your sunny funny bunnies honey playing your gin rummy
You've got a life that can't be beat!
Do you feel it all around?
It's very near, it's very near
Do you hear that summer sound?
It's very near, it's very near
Blind by the sun, see how we run!
Wave and tell your world good-bye!
Come dream with me, come dream with me
Daisies, butterflies, sunshine!
Come dream with me, come dream with me
Blind by the sun, see how we run!
Spare me, sorry that you don't believe
Your sunny funny bunnies honey playing your gin rummy
You've got a life that can't be beat!
Peter Piper picked a peck of rotten spinach leaves
He made up a salad of chopped squirrels and black-eyed peas
He invited Alice up for a spot of tea
She threw up and cursed him when she saw her salad bleed!
Spare me, sorry that you don't believe
Your sunny funny bunnies honey playing your gin rummy
You've got a life that can't be beat!
I know you have, I know you have
Have you seen the wind erode?
I know you have, I know you have
Blind by the sun, see how we run!
Did you wake up feeling blue?
You're very tired, you're very tired
Did you wish for something new?
You're very tired, you're very tired
Blind by the sun, see how we run!
Spare me, sorry that you don't believe
Your sunny funny bunnies honey playing your gin rummy
You've got a life that can't be beat!
Do you feel it all around?
It's very near, it's very near
Do you hear that summer sound?
It's very near, it's very near
Blind by the sun, see how we run!
Wave and tell your world good-bye!
Come dream with me, come dream with me
Daisies, butterflies, sunshine!
Come dream with me, come dream with me
Blind by the sun, see how we run!
Spare me, sorry that you don't believe
Your sunny funny bunnies honey playing your gin rummy
You've got a life that can't be beat!
Peter Piper picked a peck of rotten spinach leaves
He made up a salad of chopped squirrels and black-eyed peas
He invited Alice up for a spot of tea
She threw up and cursed him when she saw her salad bleed!
Spare me, sorry that you don't believe
Your sunny funny bunnies honey playing your gin rummy
You've got a life that can't be beat!
Sweet Charade
She rolled in with a rose-colored jelly rag
And a bottle of gin
Dancing the 12 step with grace and a paper bag
While she lavishly sinned
And she danced in the sweet charade
Making love was a children's game
Weeping eyes search for one to blame
Living life with no shame
Chasing down dreams with a flashlight, she won't believe
That their words were all wrong
Writing her memoirs on rose petal paper leaves
Hoping she'll grow along
And she danced in the sweet charade
Making love like a children's game
Weeping eyes search for one to blame
Living life with no shame
Matinee's every Friday, she dresses up
For the men that are there
Puts on her makeup and walks down the boulevard
Still ignoring their stares
And she danced in the sweet charade
Making love was a children's game
Urban eyes weep at their decay
Living life with no shame
And a bottle of gin
Dancing the 12 step with grace and a paper bag
While she lavishly sinned
And she danced in the sweet charade
Making love was a children's game
Weeping eyes search for one to blame
Living life with no shame
Chasing down dreams with a flashlight, she won't believe
That their words were all wrong
Writing her memoirs on rose petal paper leaves
Hoping she'll grow along
And she danced in the sweet charade
Making love like a children's game
Weeping eyes search for one to blame
Living life with no shame
Matinee's every Friday, she dresses up
For the men that are there
Puts on her makeup and walks down the boulevard
Still ignoring their stares
And she danced in the sweet charade
Making love was a children's game
Urban eyes weep at their decay
Living life with no shame
Sunshine Kids
Hey you, you sunshine kids, are you living like you want to?
Hair down, been around town
Where you was is where you can be found
Sunshine has come
It's been such a long, cold winter
Such a long time since the sky's been blue
And my soul's been yearning since deep December
For spring's first Morning Dew
Hey you, you sunshine kids, are you walking like you're talking?
Got your head in the clouds
Got your feet on the ground
Sunshine has come
It's been such a long, cold winter
Such a long time since the sky's been blue
And my soul's been yearning since deep December
For spring's first Morning Dew
You've climbed every mountain, you've swam every shore
Every man's your brother, every road leads to your door
I'll tell you again like I told you before Sunshine has come
Hey you, you sunshine kids
I know how you're feeling
A little lost, a little high
Let me tell you, you'll be fine
Sunshine has come
It's been such a long, cold winter
Such a long time since the sky's been blue
And my soul's been yearning since deep December
For spring's first Morning Dew
Hair down, been around town
Where you was is where you can be found
Sunshine has come
It's been such a long, cold winter
Such a long time since the sky's been blue
And my soul's been yearning since deep December
For spring's first Morning Dew
Hey you, you sunshine kids, are you walking like you're talking?
Got your head in the clouds
Got your feet on the ground
Sunshine has come
It's been such a long, cold winter
Such a long time since the sky's been blue
And my soul's been yearning since deep December
For spring's first Morning Dew
You've climbed every mountain, you've swam every shore
Every man's your brother, every road leads to your door
I'll tell you again like I told you before Sunshine has come
Hey you, you sunshine kids
I know how you're feeling
A little lost, a little high
Let me tell you, you'll be fine
Sunshine has come
It's been such a long, cold winter
Such a long time since the sky's been blue
And my soul's been yearning since deep December
For spring's first Morning Dew
Sunny Side of the Street
I wake up most every morning
Head into town, yes I'm city bound in the usual way
I'm walking on down the street
Struttin' up the avenue to check out the scene
The family and the people you meet
Walkin' up the sunny side of the street
When I was just a little young boy
My momma told me, you can do what you like
But you won't get there for free
I think you got something up your sleeve, boy
That's a good thing, brother, and I'm happy to see
You're walkin' up the sunny side of the street
You can plant the seeds of loving, peace, and kindness
But don't analyze or criticize
Yourself, and what you don't understand
You've got to let it grow, my friend
The sun and moon and stars above
The rainbow flower child of love
Hair down, singing loud, say it like you mean it
'Cuz you know it and believe it the truth it plain
You'll see it, and You've got to let it grow, my friend...
Gotta let it grow, gotta let it show
I knew a girl who let her hair hang way down low
You couldn't see her eyes, or the way her lovelight shined
I knew a boy from down in Mexico
With greasy hair and dirty toes, he looked way down low
You couldn't see his eyes, or the way his lovelight shined
You've got to let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
I hope it shines your way...
I think that I know what your feeling
Afraid to be all alone
Afraid that you're growing older
Afraid that you just don't know
Sometimes you're afraid of the noise and the laughter
Sometimes you're afraid that your story's been told
Sometimes you're afraid that no one will listen
You need to be heard, you need to be heard
You need to be heard, you need to be heard
You will not die having gone unnoticed in this world
I will not die having gone unnoticed in this world
I wake up most every morning
Head into town, yes I'm city bound in the usual way
I'm walking on down the street
Struttin' up the avenue to check out the scene
The family and the people you meet
Walkin' up the sunny side of the street
Head into town, yes I'm city bound in the usual way
I'm walking on down the street
Struttin' up the avenue to check out the scene
The family and the people you meet
Walkin' up the sunny side of the street
When I was just a little young boy
My momma told me, you can do what you like
But you won't get there for free
I think you got something up your sleeve, boy
That's a good thing, brother, and I'm happy to see
You're walkin' up the sunny side of the street
You can plant the seeds of loving, peace, and kindness
But don't analyze or criticize
Yourself, and what you don't understand
You've got to let it grow, my friend
The sun and moon and stars above
The rainbow flower child of love
Hair down, singing loud, say it like you mean it
'Cuz you know it and believe it the truth it plain
You'll see it, and You've got to let it grow, my friend...
Gotta let it grow, gotta let it show
I knew a girl who let her hair hang way down low
You couldn't see her eyes, or the way her lovelight shined
I knew a boy from down in Mexico
With greasy hair and dirty toes, he looked way down low
You couldn't see his eyes, or the way his lovelight shined
You've got to let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
I hope it shines your way...
I think that I know what your feeling
Afraid to be all alone
Afraid that you're growing older
Afraid that you just don't know
Sometimes you're afraid of the noise and the laughter
Sometimes you're afraid that your story's been told
Sometimes you're afraid that no one will listen
You need to be heard, you need to be heard
You need to be heard, you need to be heard
You will not die having gone unnoticed in this world
I will not die having gone unnoticed in this world
I wake up most every morning
Head into town, yes I'm city bound in the usual way
I'm walking on down the street
Struttin' up the avenue to check out the scene
The family and the people you meet
Walkin' up the sunny side of the street
Sunday Morning Sunshine
His angel wings are growing thin, his pilots light's gone out again
His eyes are heavy, he staggers in, no need to ask him where he's been
He's got faded colors on his priestly robes, his hair's kinda knappy, but his heart is gold
His hands are dirty, and his feet are bare, but a brother is a brother and we don't care
Sunday morning sunshine
Shining down to warm my bones
Summer's come, and the days grow long
Come the fall, I'll be going home
He's the angel of the family, if you look real hard, then you will see
Everyone around you's got the love inside, you can see the light shining in their eyes
There's an angel, he's in my town, lives right up the street from me
Mostly keeps all to himself, and to other people's dreams
Sunday morning sunshine
Shining down to warm my bones
Summer's come, and the days grow long
Come the fall, I'll be going home
I've been looking 'round and I've been hearing crazy sound
The sky is crying, dawn is breaking, Babylon in falling down
Everywhere a will is broken, everywhere a freedom stolen
Sky is crying, dawn is breaking, Babylon is falling down
His eyes are heavy, he staggers in, no need to ask him where he's been
He's got faded colors on his priestly robes, his hair's kinda knappy, but his heart is gold
His hands are dirty, and his feet are bare, but a brother is a brother and we don't care
Sunday morning sunshine
Shining down to warm my bones
Summer's come, and the days grow long
Come the fall, I'll be going home
He's the angel of the family, if you look real hard, then you will see
Everyone around you's got the love inside, you can see the light shining in their eyes
There's an angel, he's in my town, lives right up the street from me
Mostly keeps all to himself, and to other people's dreams
Sunday morning sunshine
Shining down to warm my bones
Summer's come, and the days grow long
Come the fall, I'll be going home
I've been looking 'round and I've been hearing crazy sound
The sky is crying, dawn is breaking, Babylon in falling down
Everywhere a will is broken, everywhere a freedom stolen
Sky is crying, dawn is breaking, Babylon is falling down
Summer Song
South side, the sun is rising
Sleepy town, it comes alive in the summertime
No time for sleeping, you're feeling just fine
The sun starts to shine in a clear blue sky
It's been a long time in coming
So let me see you smiling, it's the summertime
So let me see you smiling...
Blue sky, the sun is shining
Dreaming minds, they get all high in the summertime
No time for dealing, you're feeling just fine
The sun starts to shine in a clear blue sky
It's been a long time in coming
So let me see you smiling, it's the summertime
So let me see you smiling...
A sunny day can take my blues away
Summer breeze makes me smile
And those nights last forever
So won't you stay with me a while
Too hot for keeping your clothes on
To shy to look her in the eye, it's the summertime
There all around you, looking so fine
And she was so kind
It's been a long time in coming
So let me see you smiling, it's the summertime
So let me see you smiling, it's the summertime
Sleepy town, it comes alive in the summertime
No time for sleeping, you're feeling just fine
The sun starts to shine in a clear blue sky
It's been a long time in coming
So let me see you smiling, it's the summertime
So let me see you smiling...
Blue sky, the sun is shining
Dreaming minds, they get all high in the summertime
No time for dealing, you're feeling just fine
The sun starts to shine in a clear blue sky
It's been a long time in coming
So let me see you smiling, it's the summertime
So let me see you smiling...
A sunny day can take my blues away
Summer breeze makes me smile
And those nights last forever
So won't you stay with me a while
Too hot for keeping your clothes on
To shy to look her in the eye, it's the summertime
There all around you, looking so fine
And she was so kind
It's been a long time in coming
So let me see you smiling, it's the summertime
So let me see you smiling, it's the summertime
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