Does Your Harbor Light Still Shine?
I'm drifting out at sea, Captain Misery
Will I make it through the night?
I see no land in sight
The water tastes like salt,
These clouds are not my fault
and the lighthouse fades to grey
but I'm nowhere near the bay
give me one more day
all I do is wait
You gotta find me in this ocean
of people on the shore
Tell me all the answers
What are you looking for?
Tell me my dear brother, why do you feel unkind?
Tell me little sister, does your harbor light still shine?
I'm floating out at sea
no one here but me
and I made it through the night
but I see no end in sight
The rain it smells like fish
give me one more wish
Mr. Lighthouse fades to grey
but I'm nowhere near the day
I stop looking for the bay
All I do is pray
give me one more day
You gotta find me in this ocean
of people on the shore
Tell me all the answers
What are you looking for?
Tell me my dear brother, why do you feel unkind?
Tell me little sister, does your harbor light still shine?
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Born Too Late
Vincent will you teach me how to paint
Teresa will I ever be a saint
John I really think your songs are great
I was born too late
William will you teach me how to write
Cassius will you show me how to fight
Thomas A. I think I see the light
I was born tonight
I’ve had a hard time leaving this town
I’ve been losing everything that I’ve found
I’m gonna search the sky, kiss the ground
Build it up and tear it back down
I’ve had a hard time leaving this place
I’ve been counting all the lines on my face
I’m gonna curse the sky, hit the ground
What goes up comes tumbling down
Jimi show me how you play that thing
Elvis will I ever be a king
and Jerry all the joy and love you bring
I was born to sing
Martin Luther King show me the way
Jesus Buddha teach me how to pray
Christopher I think I see the bay
I was born today
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Cry
You said you were gonna spend some time with me
You said you were gonna have to put me in my place
You said you were gonna have to wait and see, but it won't
Make me break down and lie
Make me break down and lie
Say I love you, no don't even try
Make me break down and cry
You said you were gonna have some fun with me
You said you were gonna have to put me on a shelf
You said you were gonna have to harden me, but it won't
You said you were thinking you could marry me
You said you were thinking you could leave without a trace
You said you were thinking way too much, so please say you won't
Make me break down and lie
Make me break down and lie
Say I love you, no don't even try
Make me break down wondering why
Make me break down and cry
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Little Sanctuary
It will find you in the park, it will meet you after dark,
It will remind you that nothing's the same.
It will take you by surprise, it will be this young girl's eyes,
It will remind you that she's gonna stay.
It will wake you in the morning, get yourself right out of...
There's this little sanctuary from these voices in my head...in my head...
It will stab you in the back, change your world, fade it to black,
It will remind you that nothing's the same.
It will take you by surprise, it will leave you paralyzed,
It will remind you that he's gonna stay.
It will wake you in the morning, get yourself right out of...
There's this little sanctuary from these voices in my head...in my head...
And I don't know what to do, all I want is to be with you...
And I sit by candlelight, wishing you were here tonight...
It will shoot you in the head, it will make your life bleed of lead,
It will remind you that nothing's the same.
It will take you by surprise, it will be this young girl's eyes,
It will remind you that nothing's the same.
It will wake you up in the morning, get yourself right out of...
There's this little sanctuary from these voices in my head...in my head...
And I don't know what to do, all I want is to be with you...
And I sit by candlelight, wishing you were here tonight...
And I don't know what to do, all I want is to be with you...
And I sit by candlelight, wishing you were here tonight...
Wishing you were here tonight,
Wishing you were here tonight...
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Brand New
Man I’m goin home tonight
Wanna see that full moonlight
A million roads lead out of here
Success and failure, happiness and fear
But I’ll find my own way back, across that railroad track
Like a baby at your breast In your arms
I’m at my best I said hello
C’mon let’s go
I been goin back and forth
One day south the next day north
This road that I’ve been traveling is littered with confusion, doubt and sin
But I’ll find my own way home, tonight I stand alone
Like a lover in your arms
Full of promise, full of charms I said hello
C’mon let’s go
Honey dance for me nice and slow
Sing it darling way down deep and low
C’mon kiss me once again
Be my lover, be my very best friend
Do do do do do do do
We’re gonna feel brand new
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The Truth Will Set You Free
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Love and More
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Another Day Begins
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Tonight
I've just begun to understand
I'm twenty-three and in my hand
I hold responsibility to my friends and my family
I've just begun to understand
This boy is going to be a man
This life, you'll see
That nothing's gonna come for free
This life, you'll find
That nothing's gonna change my mind
Tonight
I've just begun to know for sure
I'm thirty-three and in my store
I stock the shelves with dignity for myself
And my community
I've just begun to know for sure
That girl deserves a whole lot more
I leave it up to you
I don't know what to do
I leave it in your hands
I've just begun to understand
I'm forty-three, I own this land
I share responsibility with my wife for our posterity
I've just begun to understand
What it means to be a working man
This life, you'll see
That nothing's gonna come for free
This life, you'll find
Just looking; for some peace of mind
Tonight
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For What It's Worth
Here comes the roller coaster ride
Here come the things I show inside
Here comes the night for all it's worth
Here comes the making up your name
Here comes I always feel the same
Here comes the wind for all she's worth
I hear you had a birth
Here comes the ink under your skin
Here come the things I kept within
Here comes the rain and what comes next
Here comes the road that just went by
Here comes the always asking why
You scour the day for something left
I hear you had a death
I hear you had a birth
You can have this for what it's worth
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Turn off the moon and close the sky
Put out the stars and say goodbye
I won't be happy without you
Turn down the wind and calm the seas
I crawl ashore on hands and knees
I won't be happy without you
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