FALLING SONG

It all started before bed I let you back into my head filled to the brim
It was yellow and romantic light so dim it made me hazy of our sin

Then you’d call
And There I’d fall

Then upon you I was dreaming breathing in and scheming ways to feel at home
We were passing over cities it was pretty but it made me feel alone 

Then you’d call
And There I’d fall 

We were leaping over water through the air on wooden pallets we had found
Is it foolish to fear failure should I fall even if no one is around 

Then you’d call
Not alone at all 

Then you’d call
Not alone at all

BROKEN GIRL'S ANTHEM

BROKEN GIRL’S ANTHEM

My posture’s not that of a lady and I’m pretty sure I don’t smell of daisies
I’m messy, depressed, and not looking my best
and I will stay this way
I’ve never been stick figure thin
I always feel like I’m running from something
My heart breaks many times a day
And I will stay this way 

And I tally my flaws for a score no one’s keeping
Why am I in my own way 

I want my puzzle pieced taped up heart
To love without warning
I wanna embrace imperfect parts to come out of hiding
So maybe I’ll break or maybe I’ll bend till I’m enough for this crazy world
I’m just a taped up, down home, lovely, broken girl

I’ve never been pretty in pink and I
Wish I’d learn to jump before my ship sinks
I hold on too long, come on too strong
and I wouldn’t change a thing 

I want my puzzle pieced taped up heart
To love without warning
I wanna embrace imperfect parts to come out of hiding
So maybe I’ll break or maybe I’ll bend till I’m enough for this crazy world
And if your two left feet would come up off out the street
If no one else can hear your song, please keep playing along
And if your two left feet would come up off out the street
If no one else can hear your song, please keep playing along
If you never quite fit right in the spotlight
Well honey, now’s your time 

If your posture’s not that of a lady and if you’re pretty sure you don’t smell of daisies
If you’re messy, depressed, and not looking your best I hope you stay this way

TENDER

TENDER 

Sometimes it’s dark I don’t know who I am
Or where I stand so I guess I’ll stand tall
It’s gotten hard to heal those tender parts
To keep them in my heart to feel it all 

Some days are warm I’m overflowing
with the joy of knowing you’re in my life 

Some lonely evenings drag you under
I hope to keep my head above water

Some days it’s work I become bitter where
It’s better than feeling nothing there
So I sit with the hurt
But my love is long you can wrap yourself up
And if it ain’t enough well I know you’re strong

Some lonely evenings drag me under
I’ll help to keep your head above water

I hope you’ll keep your head

Some lonely evenings drag me under
I hope to keep my head

Some lonely evenings drag me under
I’ll help to keep your head above water

EARTHQUAKE

Lay me down one last time
Sing me through another rhyme
Breathe me in for God sake
I’ll be gone before you wake
I’ve got my own earthquake to escape 

Kiss my lips until I wake
See through me and my mistakes
Slow me down build me up
Or I will drown in your love
Just lay me down and that’s enough 

Lay me down one last time
Sing me through another rhyme
Breathe me in for God sake
I’ll be gone before you wake
I’ve got my own earthquake to escape 

VEON

Large and calloused leather hands
Bigger heart and different plans for me
Half a child and half a sin
Daylight shines right through the brim
Never born and now I’m seen 

Once I was your child
Now I am a woman
Shamefully wild
Veon 

Your temperature was much to bear
To singe my wings with tender care
Rugged chin and weary eyes
Little palms reaching for you
Take me in and raise me right
It was not the time it was not your fight
Love me good help me grow
Let me be
Let me be
Let me just be 

Never born and now I’m seen
Once I was your child
Now I am a woman
Shamefully wild
Veon

AWAKE

I am awake I reach for you and I am safe
That moment when I feel your breath upon my face
My eyes open I remember you’ve slipped away
I ring the bell our daughter dresses me
Combs silver hair and tends to me
I remember it all 

I hear laughter from down the hall
I look over there’s nothing there at all 

Here from my chair days pass unaware of me
Now the dark kinda scares me
So I’ll breathe and I’ll watch and I’ll listen
From my bed with the covers up in the evening
Yes I’ll breathe and I’ll watch and I’ll listen
For the creak in the hall where you’d walk every morning
To wake me 

And I’m awake again
And I’m awake
And I’m awake
And I’m awake 

TO BE LOVED (AGAIN)

I see you sacrifice years from your life
All for love
All for love
I see your smile hide the light gone from your eyes
All for love
All for love 

You say it burns me and it hurts me
But that warmth is worth the pain
Better to be on fire
Than never be loved again
Never be loved again 

That feeling that captures you is something to hold onto
All of that love
All of that love
Two bodies tangled up as minutes turn to hours
All of that love
All of that love 

I will hurt you I will hurt too
But that warmth is worth the pain
Better to be on fire
Let’s be on fire
Be on fire
And let me be loved again
Let me be loved again 

Let me be loved again 

PRECIOUS TIME

I wish you love
And I don’t mean the kind all from one person but ten
I wish you more than
There was when you left
I wish you peace
Not the sleep that you need to escape but to breathe
I bet it’s tough
After disappearing 

And I’ll try to be patient and kind
And I’ll try to give what you never would
And I’ll never be so blind
To throw away a child’s
Precious time

I wish you health
Enough for you to think on your mistakes
Enough for you to remember heartbreak
Enough to learn it’s too late
And I wish you fire
Enough to get you running out the door
Someone worth fighting for
I don’t wish for anything more 

And I’ll try to be patient and kind
And I’ll try to give what you never could
And I’ll never be so blind
To throw away a child’s
Precious time

I’ll never throw away a child’s
Precious time 

DANCE WITH ME

You can have my arms I’ll never need them
They won’t be doing no holding they don’t have no use
You can have my legs no more chatter
It don’t matter If they ain’t dancing with you

Just pull me close hand on mine
Cheek to cheek darling
Dance with me
Come on and dance with me 

Whoa whoa come on and dance with me
Whoa whoa a little chance with me

You can have my time been waiting for you
I just adore you so you can have my time
You can have my heart my heart is special
You better be careful with my lonely heart 

Just pull me close hand on mine
Cheek to cheek darling
Dance with me
Come on and dance with me 

Whoa whoa come on and dance with me
Whoa whoa a little chance with me
Whoa whoa dance with me
Whoa whoa a little chance with me

Just pull me close hand on mine
Cheek to cheek
Dance with me
Come on and dance with me
A little chance with me
Come on and dance with me 

GOODBYE

Tomorrow I’ll go but today I stay with you
I pack my things before the sun is born
And I’d run pretty one
But first you’d love me under the sun 

Tomorrow I’ll go but today I’ll be your girl
I’d wear a floral dress indeed
And I would sit upon your knee
But first you’d make love to me 

Tomorrow I’ll go but tonight you’re mine to keep
With your breath upon my cheek
Head on my heart and fast asleep 

Good morning love how’d you sleep
Good morning love did you ever dream

Of a sweeter goodbye 

SHOW ME FAITH

I’m not a liar but I can lie
I’m not a cryer but I can sure as hell try
Not going down without a fight
I will stay

I’m not alone but I know fear
You need a loan well here’s my share
I’m not a saint but I can pray 
I’ll make it through my day okay

Show me faith
Show me love
See my face
I want you to know me

How can I sit in this skin
How can you love what will never fit in
Look at myself in the mirror
And ask myself who lives here

I’m not alright but I won’t whine
Been through hell but I feel fine
Just pull me through the other side
And give me somewhere I can hide

Show me faith
Show me love
See my face
I want you to know me

LIGHTNING STRIKE

I tell you baby you are my dream
You whisper back girl I’m not what I seem
I say that you are the light in my life
You thunder back girl
You’re my lightning strike
You sting it burns love
But you’re my lightning strike

If I’m the wind then you are the leaves
I make you fly with my gentle breeze
And as my storm clouds come alive
The fire burns out babe
But you’re my lightning strike
You sting it burns love
But you’re my lightning strike

If I’m the candle then you are the fire
You burn me up with your desire
And as the morning comes to light
The fire burns out babe
But you’re my lightning strike
You sting it burns love
But you’re my lightning strike

WISHING WELL

We got married in the snow of the town
That’s when I’d never let you go or let you down
Your daddy he told me to run while I can
Your mama she said that she’d swear us in
Your brother he kissed me and said farewell
On our journey your sister said
See you in the wishing well
See you in the wishing well

We traveled a mile a million
Till we had our children
Through the storms and swells
Where we met in our wishing well

We got married in the snow of the town
That’s when I’d never let you go or let you down
Your daddy he told me to run while I can
Your mama she said that she’d swear us in
Your brother he kissed me and said farewell
On our journey your sister said
See you in the wishing well
See you in the wishing well

We ran through the forests and meadows
Chasing our shadows
Through the desert sand
Till we met at our well again

We got married in the snow of the town
That’s when I’d never let you go or let you down
Your daddy he told me to run while I can
Your mama she said that she’d swear us in
Your brother he kissed me and said farewell
On our journey your sister said
See you in the wishing well
See you in the wishing well

We ran till we were too tired to run
Too tired to move on
In our arms we both fell
and we met in our wishing well

See ya in the wishing well

ONE COLD MORNING

Give me your arm and we’ll take a walk and
Keep me warm and we’ll have a talk of our plans
When summer comes
I may be leaving you
But my heart stays where its from

Don’t you fret we’re where we need to be and
I’ll be right here and you’ll stay next to me
When summer comes
My heart will ache for you
But my body needs to roam

My body will venture but my heart will not
My mind won’t forget you and my soul’s burning hot
Cuz’ one cold morning yes one freezing morning
Your girl’s coming home to you

I know time can pass so quickly
You leave for a moment and I’m ready to run back to you
You’re my baby I’m not ready to leave
Just give me one more night

One more night to have you hold me
One more evening for the morning will be so lonely
I hate that summer breeze
For it’s calling to me

My body will venture but my heart will not
My mind won’t forget you and my soul’s burning hot
Cuz’ one cold morning yes one freezing morning
Your girl’s coming home to you

SORRY SONG

I’m sorry for my words
Sorry they cut you
I didn’t know they would hurt you so

My arms are sorry too
They never held you
Sheltering you from the words you never knew

I’m trying to be clever
But you know me so much better
Running through all the ways
So you can look at me the same

My hands reach for you
In the dark arms using through
Let me prove to you I can be better

The words have left from here
Flown from my lips a hundred years ago
You’ll never know
Time moves so fast
But wounds heal so slow

CONTENTION

So in tune with someone else’s body you can’t feel your own
Lying beside your other half, feeling so alone
You know your wants and your needs come second
When did that come to be
When your voice can be heard from miles away
But you still can’t speak

Because I let myself be this way
I won’t beg you I won’t ask you to stay
But you know my love reaches further than the moon
You ask I say yes with this ache in my chest
Hoping you’ll need me again soon

When your heart is craving for attention but your pride is clean
Avoiding any angry words and contention because your mind is mean
You know your wants and your needs come second
When did that come to be
Filled with both love and resentment
The best is the worst you’ve ever seen

Because I let myself be this way
I won’t beg you I won’t ask you to stay
But you know my love reaches further than the moon
You ask I say yes with this ache in my chest
Hoping you’ll need me again soon

Take my keys and I’m out the door
Never been so lonely before
Take my love, bury it in the ground
Never thought you’d break me down

Shattered and free now

THE WORLD HAD OTHER PLANS

I learned a little and I guess it hurt a lot
To know you’re never given a fair shot
But I tried believe me I tried

I learned a little when you weren’t there
It heart a lot that you didn’t care when I cried
Believe me I cried

And now look at me now
Can you believe it how can you even look at me

Well I can’t breathe for you I can’t see for you
I won’t bleed for you I won’t need for you or believe for you
This was just my chance to make an upper hand
But it’s alright now I’m over it time to move on
But I can’t change it anymore
All I wanted was a chance

I gave my best but the world had other plans
It hurt a lot when it was out of your hands to try
Couldn’t even try

I learned a little about one’s faith
I had enough to fill up both of our plates
But it died
Believe me it died

And now look at me now
Can you believe it how can you even look at me

Well I can’t breathe for you I can’t see for you
I won’t bleed for you I won’t need for you or believe for you
This was just my chance to make an upper hand
But it’s alright now I’m over it time to move on
But I can’t change it anymore
All I wanted was a chance

MESMERIZED

Oh I know it won’t last another day
And Oh I know it’s not real but I cry anyway
Oh I feel confused when I look into your eyes
I am so at home with you mesmerized

You, me, take our time see write the rhyme
You me yeah
If you don’t see the signs wont have the time
To be mine
to be mine

Oh I know we can’t live until we die
And oh I know we should give this a try
Oh I feel confused when I look into your eyes
I am so at home with you hypnotized

You, me, take our time see write the rhyme
You me yeah
If you don’t see the signs wont have the time
To be mine
to be mine

You, me, take our time see write the rhyme
You me yeah
If you don’t see the signs wont have the time
To be mine
to be mine

HONEYBEE

Oh waking up broken with that mediocre feeling
Your hearts never one hundred percent right
Oh craving a clear head thinking some day you’ll wind up dead
With your songbook stolen and your left hand bent right

Oh Honeybee you are none of those things
Honeybee it’s got all to do with me
Break my heart open I have chosen for you to see
Break my heart open I have chosen you

Oh fueling regret is just the same as cheating death
One day behind the place you need to be
So dig up those old bones the ones that make you feel alone
To hold them is the road to feeling free

Oh Honeybee you are none of those things
Honeybee it’s got all to do with me
Break my heart open I have chosen for you to see
Break my heart open I have chosen you

Oh Summer rolls and you’re in blood
Oh Winter’s here it’s a cold and empty room
Spring green opens up and your bones cease to creak
When warm’s around the corner loneliness don’t seem so bleak

A sweet morning kiss is easy to be missed
When your heart leads you to the wrong divide
So craving a clear heart
thinking some day you’ll wind up smart
Lonely and free and bitter makes great art

Oh Honeybee you are none of those things
Honeybee it’s got all to do with me
Break my heart open I have chosen for you to see
Break my heart open I have chosen you

THESE DAMN PEOPLE

These talented people strolling on their notes
These damn people using all the life floats
I need a pick me up slipping up completely fed up
Of this butter side down town of mine

These rich people walking in the park
These damn people singing in the dark
I need a pick me up don’t bring me down
You think you own me and my town

These lonely people searching for meaning
These damn people looking for blue and green
But I see black and white pen and ink
Washed the paint right down the sink
And it just ain’t right

These hungry people searching for truth
These damn people looking to be of use
But we are critters on the forest floor
Shambles sticks and weeds
Heading for the door

These lovesick people lonesome in the night
These damn people looking for a fright
A jumpstart heart a song to share
A worry and a care
All for love

These blessed people angry for change
These damn people determined and deranged
To step inside to peer inside is to really feel alive
In my town

But we are critters on the forest floor
Shambles sticks and weeds heading for the door

CALL ON ME

If your fridge is cold and empty call on me
If you wanna be with a warm body call on me
If your shelter’s not a home
There’s too much space to be alone
Call on me

If your dog’s sick and the vet bill’s expensive call on me
If your mother’s a narcissist call on me
If you’re out a little late
Drank too much on a bad date
Call on me

If your taking cold showers cuz’ they turned off your power call on me
Library book is overdue from way back in ’92 call on me
If you cheated on your spouse
Now he wants to sell your house
Tell him he can call on me
Cuz’ your a bad person

WARM YOUR HEART

Well I know you’ve been doing me wrong
all summer through
Cold as winter’s dawn
You think I’m a fool for you
Well you’ve got me on this trip
Got me out of my shoes
Pulling me up the hill
Tryin’ to fool me out of rules

So Say a little prayer, for me darlin’.
Tell me that you’re free till the mornin’
We can share a dance, if it charms ya
Let me warm your heart

We’ve been on the road for so long
Your moods are off and on
You try to make me smile
I turn up the radio dial
The days are long and hot
The nights grow ever colder
So if I’m lookin’ lost
You might give me your shoulder

So Say a little prayer, for me darlin’.
Tell me that you’re free till the mornin’
We can share a dance, if it charms ya
Let me warm your heart

PEA COAT GHOST

I took my burdened body and I sailed across the sea to visit you
We sat there staring silently; it took you much too long
To say I love you too

There’s a ghost in my pea coat screaming alcoholic anecdotes to me
She looks just like myself; I swear you are somebody else
What the hell is happening here

I’m all right; I’m okay…for now

My day is filled with blue; this time my mind has spoken true to the scene
You’re tearing out the parts trying to jump-start my heart
Get those gears moving

I took my burdened body and I threw it ‘cross the top of where you lie
Your scent reaches my heart; it gave me a little start
You’ve made me cry

I’m all right; I’m okay…for now
I’m all right; I’m okay…for now

And you’d sing la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la
Oh la, la-la-la-la, la-la-la-la

LITTLE BLUE HERON

Blue, blue like your eyes
Blue like my mistakes, blue as the sky, yeah
Blue as the moon that came out too late
And gone too soon

Little heron on her way
Where will she journey, where will she lay
She will flow free, floating with the sea
And soar with the stars…Joanne

Warm, warm like your wings
They’re all around me making me strong
Moving steadfast through the rain
The storm never lasts

Well how, how in the hell
Am I going to make it, fly up the coast
Fly with the sea, I’m only me
I don’t understand…Joanne

You’re in Mexico, permanent vacation
Permanent sky blue as your eyes
Blue as am I

Sometimes a little heron, on my way
Where will I journey, where will I lay
I will flow free, float with the sea
And soar with the stars…Joanne

RUNAWAY TRAIN

Runaway train better make your plans better run with your body
better work with your hands
Whoa, look who’s on the train now
Gonna run your soul straight into the ground

Beautiful girl, beautiful dreams
Nothing to lose, making a scene whoa, look who’s on the train now
Working for something you care nothing about
Bright young man, straight in his head
Gonna join the war for glory when he winds dead
Whoa, look who’s on the train now
Dying for something, you know nothing about

Runaway train better make your plans better run with your body
better work with your hands
Whoa, look who’s on the train now
Gonna run your soul straight into the ground

Same routine one day at a time
Never yearn for the stars unless it’s with a blind eye
Whoa, look who’s joined the train

Yearning for nothing, but somebody to blame
People giving up, dropping their dreams
For a silent mansion and security
Whoa, this train’s getting pretty thick
if it’s hard to work for, it ain’t worth it

Singin’ is wastin’
dreamin’ is chasing foolish dreams
Yearnin’ is childish
Money is man’s security

Runaway train better make your plans better run with your body
better work with your hands
Whoa, look who’s on the train now
Gonna run your soul straight into the ground

SEPTEMBER

You were mine in September, but you were gone in November
You took with the winter when it started to rain
Now I’m here with all our friends and we’re burnin’ at both ends
Laughin’ and cryin’, smokin’ away the pain

With your bible by the bedside
And my banjo
Playing soft and sweet and bright

It was you on that cold night lookin’ prettier than sight
I bet the prettiest indeed
And you flew with the breeze, leaving mama on her knees
I bet…I bet that she loved me

Now it’s nine in the mornin’ and I’m here to say I’m sorry
For my words, before you touch the ground
And my train boards at ten so I best get runnin’
I’d rather see you home safe and sound

With your bible tucked in both hands
And my heartstrings
Breaking at both ends

It was you on that cold night lookin’ prettier than sight
I bet the prettiest indeed
And you flew with the breeze, leaving mama on her knees
I bet…I bet that she loved me

With your bible tucked in both hands
And my heartstrings
Breaking at both ends

It was you on that cold night lookin’ prettier than sight
I bet the prettiest indeed
And you flew with the breeze, leaving mama on her knees
I bet…I bet that she loved me

DON'T BE A BABY

You wanted my soul but I gave you my heart
You weren’t a fool; no you were too damn smart
So you took your bike and rode across the country
Telling me of good times to get back at me

Maybe there’s time, time, time
Maybe there’s time
Baby don’t cry, cry, cry
Don’t be a baby and cry

Getting ready for a girl, I’ll call her Stella Mae
I left Georgetown; mama said I couldn’t stay
Hair pulled up, head bowed down, we went looking for you
Soon I would learn the truth much too soon

Maybe there’s time, time, time
Maybe there’s time
Baby don’t cry, cry, cry
Don’t be a baby and cry

Someday I’ll tell her you loved to fish and sail
Maybe she’ll look like you did, or love those wishing wells
Maybe she’ll cross the country to spite me
Maybe she’ll race her bike with the moon like you used to do with me

Maybe there’s time, time, time
Maybe there’s time
Baby don’t cry, cry, cry
Don’t be a baby and cry

LOVE OF MINE

If you turn away, turn from me.
It will be the day I start to weep
For my love is gone, gone, gone…sure as hellfire
Light up my bones, bones, bones…you’re my only desire

If there comes a day I should leave you
I can only pray you won’t believe it’s true
Follow me down, down, down…into the dirt
For that’s all I am, I was born to hold you on this earth

Love of mine, our love will never die
I will find a way for us to survive
If you leave me here to stand on my own
Still I will see you through so you are not alone

If I were a tree you would hold me
Every hour of the day branches enfolding me
Your wooden heart next to mine…intertwine
You make me feel so fine

Love of mine, our love will never die
I will find a way for us to survive
If you leave me here to stand on my own
Still I will see you through so you are not alone

If you leave me here, to stand on my own
Still I’ll see you through so you are not alone
You can run to me, I will be your rock
I will be your love, I will be your stone

Love of mine, our love will never die
I will find a way for us to survive
If you leave me here to stand on my own
Still I will see you through so you are not alone

…So you are not alone

PALE YELLOW

I’m a mess and I know it, and I know it
I would die for you
And I’ve cried too far and few

I’m in a dress and I know it, and I know it
Pale yellow and bright and you’ll die
If you see me tonight

In the cold evenin’ I would reach for you
In the cold evenin’ you would reach for me
I’m in your grasp, cold and lonely
So take me fast

I’m just a girl and I know it, and I know it
Heart sang like a song but I fell so fast
Struggled to sing along

In the cold evenin’ I would sing for you
In the cold evenin’ you would sing for me
I’m in your grasp, cold and lonely
So take me fast

Take me down to the water
See me standing there…how I hate you
Further and further down
How I long to taste you
Further and further down
How you know me
Further and further still
How you abused me

DROP YOU LIKE A DIME

You think you know me, you think you do
You think you know me, well you’re a fool
I can be cruel, I can be cold
Better watch your step, cuz’ I am bold

Think you can read me, like the back of your hand?
well I’m not a child, you better stand back
don’t know what you’re smug about
Drop you like a dime on my way out

Don’t take me for a ride, don’t take me for a fool
You think that I have cried, got some news for you
I can be cruel, I can be cold
Better watch your step, cuz’ I am bold
So push me one more time I’ll unfold

You think you want me in your arms
well I’m not a trophy, I can do real live harm
I’m not a silly girl, you’ve got to find your own way
Into the world

Don’t take me for a ride, don’t take me for a fool
You think that I have cried, got some news for you
I can be cruel, I can be cold
Better watch your step, cuz’ I am bold
So push me one more time I’ll unfold

MAMA

She had a heart of gold, pretty little thing
so her mama told her, Girl go put on that ring

Mama no, mama knows what’s best for me
Mama no, mama knows everything
Mama sees, mama hears me cry
Mama don’t shed a tear I wonder why
Mama no

The house of the lord, dress laced in white
The girl did not implore her Mama, she put up no fight

Mama no, mama knows what’s best for me
Mama no, mama knows everything
Mama sees, mama hears me cry
Mama don’t shed a tear I wonder why
Mama no

Day fell to night, Mama went home.
So he used his right, on her mind, body and soul

Mama no, mama knows what’s best for me
Mama no, mama knows everything
Mama sees, mama hears me cry
Mama don’t shed a tear I wonder why

She couldn’t take no more
so he held her on the floor
She put up her fight
Mama’s baby died that night

Mama no, mama knows what’s best for me
Mama no, mama knows everything
Mama sees, mama hears me cry
Mama don’t shed a tear I wonder why

CHAILEEN'S SONG

So you know heartbreak, so you’ve got stories
Well I’ve got stories too, boo hoo and all that
So you know broken, he’s an old friend of mine
He suits me just fine ‘cause I think I’m broken too

You ask me why I should work so hard
Just to fall so far down
I say friend there may be a time
I will rise above the ground

Oh, flyin’…not just safe and sound

I heard you’ve been achin’, well I’ve been achin’ too
Feelin’ so lost, feelin’ so blue, boo hoo and all that

You ask me why I should work so hard
Just to fall so far down
I say friend there may be a time
I will rise above the ground
Oh, flyin’…not just safe and sound

Just because I know the dark better than the light
Oh, I’ll shine when my time is right

So you know heartbreak, so you’ve got stories
Well I’ve got stories too, boo hoo and all that
But I know hope, she’s a pretty pretty girl
Brighten up my world when I give her a chance

You ask me why I should work so hard
Just to fall so far down
I say friend there may be a time
I will rise above the ground
Oh, flyin’…not just safe and sound

GREEN EYED GIRL

I’d be soft, I’d be sweet, I’d be everything you need
I’d be your Green Eyed Girl
I’d be yours, you’d be mine, It’d be simple all the time
I’d be your Green Eyed Girl

Now I’m nothing special, and you’re nothing new
and we go together, us two

You’d be strong and warm, shelter me from the storm
I’d be your Green Eyed Girl
It’d be right, it’d be true, go together like sun and moon
I’d be your Green Eyed Girl

Now I’m nothing special, and you’re nothing new
and we go together, us two

TRAIN

You handed me a ski mask and you said that we were going to rob a bank
And we were on our way until you pulled us into the lake and we sank
And then you pulled me out, and then I realized
That robbing up and bank, we’d never compromise
and we’d fight over money, you’d never call me honey, so I left

And you said go, get on the train
I will wait for you
Go, get on the train
I will wait for you

We met up back in Santa Fe and then you’d said you’d wanna run away with me
So then we packed my bags and things and furniture and TV screens and left our house and tree
And then we pulled away, away from Santa Fe
And then I realized I’d have to cook food every day
I don’t know how to cook, You’d have to cook for me, so I left

And you said go, get on the train
I will wait for you
Go, get on the train
I will wait for you

We met up again in my dream and you said things move faster than they seem
And then I looked in the mirror and realized I looked younger in the dream
So then I ran to you, and told you I was ready
You made me feel so safe, so safe and Oh so steady
Then you said you were scared of us losing all our hair, so you ran

And I said go, get on the train
I will wait for you
Go, get on the train
I will wait for you

Go, get on the train
I will wait for you
Go, get on the train
I will wait for you

BECOMING SOMEONE

I grew up on the outskirts of town
I was young, wanted to go out of bounds
Then a man touched my soul, a man made me feel whole
a man asked me to leave home

Cuz’ all that I saw were the cracks on the wall
and the pavement of paper skidded to a halt
we were craving an adventure, our bodies were aching
for feet on the ground, get me lost, throw me down
burn me up, let me out in the sun
Thirsty to be someone

I gained age on the side of the shore
I could swim but was fishin’ for more
Then my man spoke to me, baby it’s time to leave
by April, we were packing for three

Cuz’ all that we saw were the cracks on the walls
and the pavement of paper skidded to a halt
we were craving an adventure, our bodies were aching
for feet on the ground, get me lost, throw me down
burn me up, let me out in the sun
Thirsty, me my man and my baby
On the run

I grew old, tired I became
Of the years playin’ the same game
Then my man whispered dear
you have nothing to fear
All of us die and some of us live lives
And thank heaven I found you on the outskirts of town
you were craving an adventure
your body were achin’
for feet on the ground get us lost throw us down
burn me up, let me out in the sun
Thirsty to be
Someone

PAPER PLANES

Road’s been blocked off and we’re lost
ten days ago, I told you to stop
you would not halt, nor would you steer
so now we’re here

Rain starts to fall on our backs
Ten days ago we were moving too fast
you would not take, nor would I give
So now we live

If you’d just listen to me
Hold me too close as close as can be
You’ll never drown, drown in this rain
Pull me along and I won’t complain
If you’d just listen to me
we could recover from this disease
same paper routes, same paper planes
now let us escape from this rain

The world is of cheap fixed attire
father said not, for he is a liar
Ten days ago my heart did not ache, I need a break
I miss your belated laughs
from all of the jokes I told much too fast
you would not take nor would I give
So now we live

If you’d just listen to me
Hold me too close as close as can be
You’ll never drown, drown in this rain
Pull me along and I won’t complain
If you’d just listen to me
we could recover from this disease
same paper routes, same paper planes
now let us escape from this rain

Road’s been blocked off and I’m tired
tired of feeling expired
Ten days ago my heart did not ache
I need a break

Road’s been blocked off and I’m tired
Tired of feeling expired
Ten days ago you’d hold my hand
I don’t understand

SUNNYSIDE

On the sunny side, where I know you’ll be
smiling, waiting for me
On the sunny side, Where I’ll see your face
young bright ready for our first embrace
and since My childhood
I’ve never felt so lost
Since you’ve left for good
I feel we’re still in touch

Cuz’ heaven ain’t so far when we’re sitting in the sun
counting all the cars on the run
But heaven’s miles away when I’m alone every day
Your soul’s flying free
My soul’s held by gravity

On that sunny side, Where we’ll meet again
hand in hand when I come home
On that sunny side, Where I know you’ll be
smiling, waiting for me
and since My childhood
I’ve never felt so lost
Since you’ve left for good
I feel we’re still in touch

Cuz’ heaven ain’t so far when we’re sitting in the sun
counting all the cars on the run
But heaven’s miles away when I’m alone every day
Your soul’s flying free
My soul’s held by gravity

I was stupid being human with my selfish thoughts
wanting you for myself
summer took you back my heart in knots
now I know your soul was needed by somebody else
On that sunny side

On the sunny side, where I know you’ll be smiling waiting for me
On the sunny side, I’ll sing songs of old that I know you love
when I come home
On that sunny side

SANTA FE

I packed my bags, on my way
To the ocean, or Santa Fe
I just cant take this, anymore
It’s time I leave here
time to hit the road

Well I’m leavin’
Whoa, now
I don’t believe in
This town

Familiar places, fade away
Familiar faces, drop in someday
It’s time I move on, I can’t walk the line
It’s time I start new
time to start my life

Well I’m leavin’
Whoa, now
I don’t believe in
This town

FREE

I’m afloat at Sea
You’re somewhere without me
I’m walking on water
You say walking in the sand is harder

Well I’m Free, I’m free I’m free
Swimming in the breeze
I’m Free, I’m free, I’m free
So you can just
Let go of me

I can walk all by myself
You need somebody else
You’re trying to take my thunder
But you won’t, you won’t, pull me under

Cuz I’m Free, I’m free I’m free
Swimming in the breeze
I’m Free, I’m free, I’m free
So you can just
Let go of me

I pondered, what it’s like to be with you
I wondered what you would do
I noticed I never needed anyone
or anything
Except for me

Cuz I’m Free, I’m free I’m free
Swimming in the breeze
I’m Free, I’m free, I’m free
So you can just
Let go of me

EARTH

I want to sing, about real things
About the trees, the dew the water and land
I wanna dance with my own feet
My body sways but the moves just aren’t planned

Well it’s hard to feel real, yes it’s hard to be true
When inspired to think, oh the things one can do

Show me your Earth
Show me your heart
Let me rebirth so that I can start
Start to relive
Start to release
The music I give for the Birds and the trees

I wanna play with an artist’s hands
ones that are mine to spin and create
I want to walk in silence
with nothing but the birds and waves

But it’s hard to feel real, yes it’s hard to be true
When inspired to think, oh the things one can do

Show me your Earth
Show me your heart
Let me rebirth so that I can start
Start to relive
Start to release
The music I give for the Birds and the trees

THE WAY I DO

I wish you’d take my hand
play with my hair
I wish you’d wait for me
when I’m unaware

I wish you’d lay your head
and think of what could be
I wish you’d smile
when you think of me

The Way I do

I wish you’d take my hand
I wish you’d play with my hair
Whoa, the way I do

I wish you’d yearn for me
when the nights are cold
I wish you’d hope for someone
someone you can hold

The Way I do

BAREFOOT

Left my shoes on your doorstep
Hoping you would remember me
Painted blue on your window
Hoping your wind would capture me

Whoa, Whoa

I unraveled so you would tie them
once I find your door
Painted green on window
Barefoot grass no more

Whoa, Whoa

From the sand to the water
Barefoot onto land
And some morn you will find me
Untied shoes in hand

Whoa, Whoa