KISS ME HELLO
Our youngest hearts, so wild and free
Scampered cross Heaven in gilded feet
Playing catch with the sun, hide and seek,
Hide and seek with Angels
The patchwork quilt of Earth beneath
Was a giant hopscotch our young legs couldn’t reach
So we used rainbows as jump ropes
And pretended we were heroes in home-made stories
Oh but I lost you somewhere down the line
I keep on unravelling all these trappings I’ve gathered over time
Kiss me hello, I’m home
Did you miss me while I was gone?
Kiss me hello, I’ve grown
But I still long for the comfort of your arms
The rose and almond skies turned grey
As we traded in our toys and games
We promised each other we’d meet again
Somewhere where childhood never ends
Oh, but I lost you somewhere down the line
I keep on unravelling all the trappings I’ve gathered over time
Kiss me hello, I’m home
Did you miss me while I was gone?
Kiss me hello, I’ve grown
But I still long for the comfort of your arms
LIFELINE
Well, his bar sure is empty,
About as empty as my heart
But those bottles look like there’s life left in them,
And I got time to talk
You can sit down if you want to,
Throw some conversation my way,
Me, I’m just drinking
memories of better days
If you’re buying, I don’t mind trying
Stretching out the truth, doing a little denying to ease my pain
I need to remember the way that he held me,
And if it takes another drink, maybe you could save me;
I wanna feel that rush of love again
So please be kind; Pretend that you’re him tonight
Throw me, throw me a lifeline
Well, I know beggars can’t be choosy,
But tell me, who’s really choosing who?
I mean, we’re both sitting here reminded
Of lovers we once knew
Requesting their favorite songs from that bartender,
Watching their ghosts walk through that door
How come love always starts out so easy,
'Till someone ends up wanting more
If you’re buying, I don’t mind trying
Stretching out the truth, doing a little denying to ease my pain
I need to remember the way that he held me,
And if it takes another drink, maybe you could save me;
I wanna feel that rush of love again
So please be kind; Pretend that you’re him tonight
Throw me, throw me a lifeline
When the sun comes up,
I swear I’ll deal with who I am
But can I rest here on this bar chair until then?
If you’re buying, I don’t mind trying
Stretching out the truth, doing a little denying to ease my pain
I need to remember the way that he held me,
And if it takes another drink, maybe you could save me;
I wanna feel that rush of love again
So please be kind; Pretend that you’re him tonight
Throw me, throw me a lifeline
VAGRANT OF WINDS
He comes along every blue moon night,
Knows I’ve been waiting like a harbor light
Welcoming home that old familiar tide
He’ll sail on in with the same promise in his eyes
See through my insouciance; see through my false pride
Knowing I traced his path of stars through time
Isn’t it time to give it a rest?
My only crime is I’ve settled for less
I don’t know where love ends or begins
When my love is a Vagrant of Winds
I wish, I wish that blue moon,
I wish that blue moon would change it’s colors
So, like the season,
I could change lovers
I can’t let go yet;
My heart wants to forget
That a vagrant dreams only alone
Isn’t it time to give it a rest?
My only crime is I’ve settled for less
I don’t know where love ends or begins
When my love is a Vagrant of Winds
WHEN THE PARTY IS OVER
When the party is over,
When dreams begin to fade,
When friends have disappeared
Along with promises they made
When everything feels dark and hopeless,
It might not be easy but I’ll try-
To be whatever you need....until daylight
When the demons come to haunt you,
When the failures comes to jeer
People you love said “I told you so”;
No one believed you’d persevere
When everything feels dark and hopeless,
It might not be easy but I’ll try-
To be whatever you need- until daylight
When being strong feels like a memory,
When being kind feels like a chore,
When your heart just feels too empty
To ever dream of wanting more-
You gotta know, you gotta know that-
The party’s never over-
New dreams will find the light of day
Friends that have disappeared
Don’t always stay that way
When everything feels dark and hopeless,
It might not be easy but I’ll try-
To be whatever you need-
Until daylight
THE HUNGER
Sifting through sorrows with a case of beer
Once in a while, a tentative smile
Flickers as her memory appears
He was out on a drinking spree,
Waving his bottle like a trophy
When he saw her
She was like a covergirl,
Slumming undercover
His new muse to ease the poetry blues, so he says:
“I’m a chance you really should discover, yeah”
She took him on; she took him to AA
He says “Let me love you drunk, babe,
I’m too old to change
Ain’t nowhere to run
When the bottle is empty,
No salvation when your mind is clear
Ain’t enough angels in the Heavens to save you
When the hunger’s here
I can’t fight these demons
when the walls start closing in
When the world’s too small for reason,
The hunger always wins
She looks at him for the last sad time,
Says "I’m no savior and, I’m not blind.
I’ve built my walls from bricks of self defence
I’d tear them down in just one day
For a man who would love me,
A man who could make me stay and believe in something
Your promises are beautiful, but much too broken
Ain’t nowhere to run when the bottle is empty,
No salvation when your mind is clear
Ain’t enough angels in the heavens to save you
When the hunger’s here
I can’t fight these demons
when the walls start closing in
When the world’s too small for reason,
The hunger always wins
THE COST
I’ve seen them come and go;
I know your kind,
You’re the kind that doesn’t stay
Like a mirage in the desert,
When I am out of water, you’ll be gone
And I’ll be thirsting for someone far away
I’ll be drinking up my memories,
Mixing them with brandy all alone
Time to pick your battles wisely;
I won’t fight for anyone I’ve already lost
Time to plan your exit kindly;
This is where we analyze the cost
The world is spinning too fast,
Or maybe I’m just thinking too slow
Spent my whole life learning
How to get good at letting go
I’m trying to stay grounded,
But the ground it keeps on shifting
The earth is getting nervous;
It seems mankind is drifting
Children of tomorrow
Will be picking up the pieces of a wasteland
Time to pick your battles wisely;
I won’t fight for anything I’ve already lost
Time to plan your exit kindly;
This is where we analyze the cost
This is where we change our minds…
Save the world one last time
This is where we analyze the cost
HEY DAY
Feeling a little tattered,
feeling a little torn
Feeling a little weary
Yeah, feeling a little worn
Hey, I need a vacation
Been running like a madman,
Running against time
Trying to do too much;
Feel like some forgotten line
On a scrap of paper
I got a major may day
Waiting for my hey day
Where I can show
A nice and slow
Easy flow’s the way to go
Napenda kuwecka,
Nazi yangu huru,
I’m keeping my spirit free;
I’m keeping it all true
There’s gotta be a hey day
Coming my way soon
Been looking for a little love,
But usijali, don’t you worry,
Not too soon too much,
'Cause you know,
I need a vacation
And it always goes wrong,
I end up writing some stupid song
About la-la-la-love
And where it’s all gone.…
Hey, I need a vacation.
I got a major may day
Waiting for my hey day
Where I can show a nice and slow
Easy flow’s the way to go
Napenda kuwecka, nazi yangu huru,
I’m keeping my spirit free;
I’m keeping it all true
There’s gotta be a hey day
Coming my way soon
BURIED ALIVE
Get me a ticket to freedom
Right now freedom’s my only friend
Just lost my lover to a hungry city
That chewed him up and spit him out again
Get me a glass of water;
My throat feels kind of dry
Too many cigarettes and happy hour opiates
Are breaking my stride
Don’t know what I’m running for
Don’t know why I try to hide
Don’t know where these scars and bruises come from-
All I know is I’ve been Buried Alive
Papa say I be a rebel;
Mama say my spirit should run wild
So my spirits run all over the world,
But my soul ‘s never satisfied
Don’t know what I’m running for
Don’t know why I try to hide
Don’t know where these scars and bruises come from-
All I know is I’ve been Buried Alive
Well, I dig, and I dig and I dig through the dirt,
And I dig and I dig and I dig through the hurt…
And I dig and I dig and I dig and I dig,
Yeah, I dig just to see if digging works.
Don’t know what I’m running for
Don’t know why I try to hide
Don’t know where these scars and bruises come from-
All I know is I’ve been Buried Alive
VENICE BEACH
L.A., Venice Beach,
Everyone's a star here
L.A., Venice Beach-
Did I lose me in the moonlight
With waves dancing at my feet?
Did the warning you were throwing slip past me
as I turned to become a star?
City with no soul, winds without a still-
Beneath the sunny surface rage a thousand stormy wills
that haggle over egos and these funny little pills
that make you the best you can be
What do you do when your dream drives you crazy,
and the sunshine's way too bright?
Can't get lazy if you're gonna get famous;
They tell me it can happen overnight so-
I'm fighting stronger because I can;
I'm fighting dirty because I am
still in the game,
don't you understand?
Every time you kick me down,
I come right back up again
Every time you kick me down,
I come right back up again.
Sun's up; surfs down
,
Today is the day I conquer Tinseltown
There's people I should be sleeping with,
Parties where I need to show,
It's not about the talent, but about who you know
So I'm bored by the Boardwalk, but I'm on TV!
Strung out over coffee and people I don't need
If you got a hole in your soul
,this is the best place to be
Everyone in LA knows what it's like to be real hungry
What do you do when your dream drives you crazy,
and the sunshine's way too bright?
Can't get lazy if you're gonna get famous;
They tell me it can happen overnight so-
I'm fighting stronger because I can;
I'm fighting dirty because I am
still in the game,
don't you understand?
Every time you kick me down,
I come right back up again
Every time you kick me down,
I come right back up again
JUST FIX THIS
It's been six days since you went away, All I can say is I've been living a lie, I don't wanna live this way, I don't wanna live this way. Going through the motions, you'd think I'm fine, but I'm losing smile by smile; I got this pride that gets in my way. Could I just fix this in a minute, Yeah, could I just make this work out? Could I just fix this in. minute? If I reminded you…Could I just fix this in a minute, Yeah, could I just make this work out? Could I just fix this in a minute? If I reminded you? So the emptiness of you feels wrong; Not having you around with me feels wrong-I don't wanna feel wrong, noI don't wanna feel wrong. I'm no good when we're off; I just find myself so lost, so could we just switch it all back on, switch it all back on? Could I just fix this in a minute, Yeah, could I just make this work out? Could I just fix this in. minute? If I reminded you…Could I just fix this in a minute, Yeah, could I just make this work out? Could I just fix this in a minute? If I reminded you? So if I called you now,Would you pick it up? Would you talk to me? Could we get back to where we was? Would you love me just because, Would you love me? Could I just fix this in a minute, Yeah, could I just make this work out? Could I just fix this in. minute? If I reminded you…Could I just fix this in a minute, Yeah, could I just make this work out? Could I just fix this in a minute? If I reminded you? It's been 6 days since you went away