Far Away
it’s amazing what just a few words can do to my soul, you will never know
the endless rippling from the drop that caused my cup to overflow
and it’s so hard to admit to myself what you do to me
but I’m spilling there’s no stopping this change in me
far away, I never thought that you could still reach me here
far away, you’re still with me every single day
it’s unending the things you want to touch but you cannot hold
you will never know the gentle aching brought by the mention of your name
and it’s so hard to admit to myself what you do to me
and I’m singing just to feel your name pass through my lips
far away I never thought that you could still reach me here
far away you’re still with me every single day
so tell me is it really greener where you are?
and if I stood there would I really feel the same?
far away I never thought that you could still reach me here
far away you’re still with me every single day
Doing This
talkin to you like you want me to
and doin everything for you to approve
sometimes I think I have to justify myself
I compromise and tell these lies for you
and it seems to work on you, now I’ve lost myself in you
and I’m wonderin’ why I’m feelin’ all alone again
and I can’t keep track of all these starlights and sunsets
the days keep turnin’ me around
the company I keep is always passionate and brief
baby I just can’t keep doin’ this
hangin’ around like you give a damn
I wanna walk away but I don’t think I can
sometimes I think I want to be abused
and baby I think I can take it from you
and I give so much to you, and I love ya so but you
ya just turn your back and I’m standin’ all alone again
and I can’t keep track of all these starlights and sunsets
the days keep turnin’ me around
the company I keep is always passionate and brief
baby I just can’t keep doin’ this
lyin’ on the sheets your proposition’s kinda weak
but you keep whispering in my ear
and when will I come to understand
the love I desire is not only found in your hand
and I can’t keep track of all these starlights and sunsets
the days keep turnin’ me around
the company I keep is always passionate and brief
baby I just can’t keep doin’ this
More Than I
I know you won’t be tied down to me
so let me miss you, let me kiss you goodbye
but no one will love you more than I did
no one will know you more than I do
no one will help you more than I tried to
I can no longer keep your misery company,
though it loves me
so sit and think of me, have a drink or two, or seven,
for me or because of me
cuz no one will love you more than I did
no one will know you more than I do
no one will help you more than I tried to
well, I can’t change you, rearrange you
it should come as no surprise
but I had to try just one more time
this is the last reprise
but no one will love you more than I did
no one will know you more than I do
no one will help you more than I tried to
so let me miss you, let me kiss you goodbye
Impossible Catch
There’s nothing like chasing after the impossible catch the thrill of the run, the hope of a prize glimmers in my eyes But of course I never, never ever want to win All the fun ends when the goal is achieved, but I’m never appeased
Evasive maneuvers, love’s not the only loser dodge and sidestep to the right, excuse me pardon me please sir Duck, weave, drop, roll, and repeat, won’t be swept right off my feet with evasive maneuvers, love’s not the only loser
Why even bother? I’m an impossible catch you can shine your lure and throw out your line and bide your time But I won’t be caught, no I won’t be caught I’ll tug at your string and pull at your line, but never satisfy
Evasive maneuvers, love’s not the only loser dodge and sidestep to the right, excuse me pardon me please sir Duck, weave, drop, roll, and repeat, won’t be swept right off my feet with evasive maneuvers, love’s not the only loser
The hopeless chase a safer run, my heart a prize that can’t be won, The hopeless chase a safer run, my heart a prize that can’t be won, The hopeless chase a safer run, my heart a prize that can’t be wonThe hopeless chase a safer run, my heart a prize that can’t be won
Evasive maneuvers, love’s not the only loser
dodge and sidestep to the right, excuse me pardon me please sir Duck, weave, drop, roll, and repeat, won’t be swept right off my feet with evasive maneuvers, love’s not the only loser
You Fly
You are sleeping seven time zones away I am wide awake Daydreaming seven years down the road when we share a home
You fly with my heart, you fly with my heart
I hope you are dreaming of me relief from reality only five days ’til time’s on our side your hand in mine
You fly with my heart, you fly with my heart
I know you’re airborne traveling the world ’round but when you land I’ll be the softest ground cuz when I fell for you, you caught me good better than I thought a man ever could
You fly with my heart, you fly with my heart
Stay
what do you want from me? there’s something you grab in me
when your hand brings beauty with its warm gentle weight
feasting on your kiss like I haven’t eaten in days
I wonder if you’ll stay, I wonder if you’ll stay
I look for reasons to make you leave and to sabotage the lovin’ part of me
but there’s nothing I can do when you touch me so tenderly
lyin’ here I find my solace with you, I wish I’d found it on my own
so hard to grab ahold a loving hand, so stubborn set in my ways
you linger on beyond a passing phase yet I doubt your true intentions
I wonder if you’ll stay, I wonder if you’ll stay
I look for reasons to make you leave and to sabotage the lovin’ part of me
but there’s nothing I can do when you touch me so tenderly
a stranger read me once like I was a book, told me I didn’t trust men
I can never seem to turn the page, I live the same old story again and again
again and again, again and again
when I say I have to leave, it really means hold me tight
cuz baby I could stay, I could stay all night
but testing you I will push you away, just to see what you will do
I wonder if you’ll stay, I wonder if you’ll stay
Just Like Candy
when it comes to lovin’ me, it doesn’t take much
ya just gotta kiss me sweet and I’ll melt under your touch
cuz I’m just like candy, I’ll be sweetness to your soul
I’ll let you taste me, but first I gotta know
if you will treat me right and be right by my side
talk to me gently and wipe my tears when I cry
cuz I’m just like a flower, fragile and shaking cuz of you
I’ll open up to you but first ya gotta prove
your interest’s in the heart of me, not in some other part
you’re patient like a saint and you never ever push me hard
cuz I’m just like a bull, steadfastly immovable
and if I budge for you it will be because
you speak in terms of truthfulness when you call just like you say you will
you love all of the little things and don’t mind when I sing loud
cuz I’m just like a bird, I’ll call any time of day
and if you’re not careful, I will fly away
when it comes to lovin’ me it doesn’t take much, I swear
let’s kiss sweetly baby, I’ll melt under your touch
cuz I’m just like candy, I’ll be sweetness to your soul
why don’t you taste me just so you’ll know
My Own Discretion
Can you respect and understand that I am just a work in progress? Can you tolerate the fact that I often contradict myself? Can you find your fleeting patience when I’ve seemed to misplace mine? Can you still love me when I don’t even like myself?
Cuz I’m trying to convince myself that I don’t need your affection, I tally up the score when I label every imperfection, looking for a red or green I find only flashing yellow, stop and go at my own discretion
Can you stand to be corrected, can you understand my backwards thoughts? Can you please repeat yourself again? I didn’t hear the first three times Can you tolerate my awful jokes and smile when I start laughing? Can you fill in the blanks of my stare, can you read my mind?
Cuz I’m trying to convince myself that I don’t need your affection, I tally up the score when I label every imperfection, looking for a red or green I find only flashing yellow, stop and go at my own discretion
Won’t someone tell me what to do? Cuz I don’t want to gamble, but I don’t want to risk losing you Won’t something give me a sign? Just to let me know everything will be just fine? It will be just fine
Cuz I’m trying to convince myself that I don’t need your affection, I tally up the score when I label every imperfection, looking for a red or green I find only flashing yellow, stop and go at my own discretion
A Long Monday
I was carried off in the arms of my thoughtsOh how sweet my dreams can be How dare I let myself imagine what it would be like with him and I’m cursing myself now that the phone makes no sound, no sound
no la-dee-da, no dee-da-dee, no ring no la-dee-da, no dee-da-dee, no ring
Reasoning is out the window, sanity in tow I’m wanting more of your time, wondering if you want mine Maybe you’re also agonizing like me, overanalyzing waiting for the ring that will make your heart sing, make your heart sing
like ba-da-bum, ba-ba-da-da-dum, ba-da-da-da-da-da-dum like ba-da-bum, ba-ba-da-da-dum, ba-da-da-da-da-da-dum
Well my heart goes faster as my mind goes chasing after saying, “Pace yourself! Time will tell, it will make it hell for you! Don’t get your hopes up so soon.”
I’m hoping for the best, you seem different from the rest It’s so easy to be a fool when it’s all so new Don’t prove me wrong, don’t wait too long This game is such a tease, with no relief, no relief
like ah, oh, ooo ah, oh, ooo
Lullabye
I wanted to sing you a lullabye, but what would I sing?
of lovers hand in hand? or waves against the sand?
the way the planets turn? the fear of being hurt?
a melody of perfection, or of my lessons learned?
How could I ever explain:
the cold of steel? the weight of what you’ll feel
in life, of death, for dreams? the visits from grief?
all the shades of blue? all the potential in you?
climbing up a tree? flying on trapeze?
falling to the ground? getting up when you are down?
I’ll never find all the words that name:
the silence of a snowfall, the smell after a rainfall
or what makes roses so tall,
the aching for a change, or how you’ll make your way,
the tune the songbird sings, or what opens its wings,
what tempts it to the sky, or convinces it to fly.
I wanted to sing you a lullabye, but what would I sing?
There is so much that I want to say
maybe none of it will last a day
but what I hope will stay with you
is all my love for you
all my love for you.