Song Lyrics

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.