She grew up in Alabama
Where the stars fall at night
Never really belonged
And never had to fight

Always running
Never stopping to see the colors for too long
Always running
Missed the chance to say goodbye
Now he's gone

If everyone runs, I'll run too
(Do what the others do)
If everyone stands, I'll stand too
(Nothing left to lose)
Ain't my job to know
Let the thinkers think
Let the soldiers go

Flowers fall from weeping willow trees
The ground is sad today
She pays her respect to the dead
Falls to her knees and prays

Always marching
Never hearing the passion in a song
Always marching
Missed the chance to say goodbye
Now he's gone

Just a tombstone now
Fallin' over, swallowed by the earth
He said he wanted a wound
To prove what he was worth
To her

If everyone runs, I'll run too
(Do what the others do)
If everyone stands, I'll stand too
(Nothing left to lose)
Ain't my job to know
Let the thinkers think
Let the soldiers go

If everyone runs, I'll run too
(See what the others do)
If everyone stands, I'll stand too
(Nothing left to lose)
Ain't my job to cry
Let the thinkers think
Let the dying die

Maybe one day, they'll see the shades of gray
(It's not black & white)
(It's not wrong or right)

Stopping by the sea
I look out at the rising tide
Hear seagulls cry a melody
As the fog rolls over distant hills
I see a lighthouse standing alone
Buoys bob and bounce in the waves
That crash against the rocky shore in haze

We're all looking
For something bigger
Then ourselves

Stopping at Jordan's Pond
I look up
Watch the people stroll by
Fathers with families
Dining under evergreens
But we all still sit in awe below
The mountains in the distance

We're all looking
For something bigger
Then ourselves

When I hear this song
Hear this melody
It makes me think back
To simpler days

"No desire without temptation…"

Driving up on the Lake Road
Passing by your house
I remember rushing to be with you
Rushing to someone who believed
Believed in me
Wish I could be with you now

New day is coming
New sun is rising
Make a beautiful beginning
Forgive me
Forgive me
It returns for a day
Stolen kisses
Than you walk away

When he shows his true colors
It creates a clear picture
Vivid in pain to help you remember
You come running back to me again
I try to kiss you
But you move away
I let you take your time
Maybe someday you'll be mine

Solo

In tragedy
You'll look for me
Know I'll be there
Waiting for you
Call my name
No matter what
I'll run and comfort you

New day is coming
New sun is rising
Make a beautiful beginning
Forgive me
Forgive me
It's not the end
Stolen kisses
She loves me again

*Contains excerpts from Frankie & Johnny, by Unknown

Why you talkin' with him?
Don't you know you love me?
Why you talkin'
Tellin' me about him
Don't you know it breaks my heart?
Why you callin' him?
Don't you know it tears us apart?

U know, I can give it to yah
Why won't you take it from me?
I try everyway I know to love you
But you just push me away
And say

Uh, uh … Whatcha want from me?
Uh, uh … Whatcha want from me?

It's Monday
I know you'll give me a call
Tell me everything ok
Talk to me all day long
But when Tuesday comes
I don't hear from you at all
You disappear
But I know where you go?

He takes you away
To another place
Where you don't see the world the same
It's still me…
It's still me…
But it's not you
Why do you choose to loose it all?

We will finally have the key
To the gate we've been trapped behind
That gate is gonna burst open
With the force of everything
We've been storing up
For just this moment

U know, I can give it to yah
Why won't you take it from me?
I try everyway I know to love you
But you just push me away
And say

Uh, uh … Whatcha want from me?
Uh, uh … Whatcha want from me?

Careful the promises you tell a pretty girl

I love you
I adore you
You're everything to me
You make me happy
You bring me joy

But now you've gone away…

And I don't know what to do with my mind
I just want to be with you spending time
Laughing and loving
Caring and hugging
You're my friend till the end
Please say you'll be mine

I don't want to push
I don't want to pressure
But I know in my heart
We are meant to be together

How did I hurt you? What did I do?
I just wanted you to have it all
I just wanted you to have the best
Now I'm crying and dying inside
I knew you were happy
But I thought you wanted more
So I opened the door…
Why did I open the door?

Please come back…

'Cause I don't know what to do with my mind
I just want to be with you spending time
Laughing and loving
Caring and hugging
You're my friend till the end
Please say you'll be mine

Well it started a long time ago, it seems
You came to me
I cared for you
I protected you
When you needed something
I got it for you
When you needed anything
There was nothing I wouldn't do

Then you disappeared
You no longer came
I remember it
I cried all day

***

Time passed and you came again
I was surprised that you remembered me
And wanted to be friends
You held me so high
It made me feel strong
I loved you and cherished you
I knew I belonged

This is where my problems began
I wanted to tell the world
And stand like a man
Show everyone I cared
For this beautiful girl
But I lived in fear
That they'd take you from my world

So I kept our love a secret
Never telling a soul
I kept it all a secret
Pretended I was in control

***

Things weren't right
But we would survive
Things would work out
We'd never say goodbye
Until one day, when someone asked…could they
Enter our room and enter our life
And take advantage of our "something ain't right"

No, No, No! … I love her so, she's my beautiful girl
I locked those feelings inside…the very first time
No, No, No! … I love her so, she's my beautiful girl
I locked those feelings inside…the very first time
Don't touch her … I love her ….
Leave me alone

***

Then you disappeared
You no longer came
I remember it
I cried all day

"Sorry I couldn't be everything you needed me to be"

Walked too far
Went out on a limb
No escape
And a weight pulled from within
It brought us down
Down to the ground

Too many questions
For too many years
We couldn't hold on
To too many tears
So we fell down
Down to the ground

The more I tried
The less help I was
Had to step back
Let you find love
Listen to the sound
You have been found

Stand straight
Catch our footing
Make better choices
And
Learn to respect
The one we love

You're not giving it a chance
To become what it was
Need to accept where we are
And let it become
A flower can't grow
Without light

I never pictured a day without you

Life is simple
Just get what you want
Fulfill expectations
On you're way to the top
It doesn't matter what you feel
'Cause on Fifth Avenue nothing's real

I was sold a bag of goods
I believed in the lie
It was understood

Walking between the stores
I want what I see
Things would be so much better

Standing on 5th Ave without any money
Is like dreaming and pretending, but still feeling crummy
Took the train, couldn't afford the gas
Sirens echo down the street, Mercedes drive fast
Billboards stories high, tell us what's hip
How to use our plastic cards with thin metal strips
But hip, it means "cool", to open our eyes
Not idolize those who are unkind
It's obvious your access to excess is making you ill
But this time you can't buy your way out, so just pop a pill
America wake up! You're collapsing, imploding
Sorry if my rhyme is somewhat foreboding
But I fear when patriots re-act, without being taxed
Our society may suffer a Roman collapse

Life is simple
Just get what you want
Fulfill expectations
On you're way to the top
It doesn't matter what you feel
'Cause on Fifth Avenue nothing's real

Do what you're told
No one gets hurt
Just close your mouth
Do all your work

She says, stop asking questions and gettin' all funny
" 'Freedom isn't free, you know' "… I say, "Yah, it costs lots of money!"
"Oh, why don't you support our good sons and daughters?
They risk their own lives and follow orders?"
Well those flashes of freedom that fall with precision
We the People buy them with money borrowed from China
U.S. contractors keep it and leave the debt to our minors
And, they have the gaul to say Mission Accomplished
But nothing has changed, nothing's solid
And I think that's the way… the way they want it
Escalades driving through the Palisades
Homeless camping in church doors to pray

Bridge
Don't let them change what it means to be hip
Hear the Last Poets anti-establishment rifts

I want to break away
From the religion that ties us down
I want to break away
From the waiting, anticipating
I want to break away
From all the mistakes I've made

Whatever it takes
Whatever I need to do
So I won't loose you
So I won't loose you

Just because others are unhappy
Doesn't mean you need to be
Misery loves company
They look bad when you're happy

You're old enough to love
But you shouldn't be dependent on it
You're old enough to hate
But don't hold those grudges to long
You're old enough to know
But don't feel it's all your fault

'Cause whatever it takes
Whatever I need to do
I won't loose you
I won't loose you

Solo

What is there to talk about
Without a little drama
I hear what you're saying
But my heart is confused
I hide it, but I want you
Whatever I need to do
There's no me without you…

Just because things didn't work out the way we planned
Doesn't mean we need to frown
Misery loves company
Don't let them bring us down

"Sometimes I feel like there's someone still in the room with us…"

You hide in bed
Nothing said
Just a familiar feeling
That you're lying again
("Is it a lie when you forget to tell me things?")
Emotions roll over me
Wounds from the past open again
So afraid it won't last
So afraid it's the end

Don't run and hide
I'm not the enemy
I'm on your side
I love you

There's a place you go
Where your smile still shines
Where you won't say goodbye
Please don't say goodbye again
Please don't go

Don't run and hide
I'm not the enemy
I'm on your side
Because I love you

Never let anything happen to you
Never let you go
No secrets from you
Seeing my dreams unfold
Your eyes they take my fear away
I try to do
I try to give
I try to love
So please…

Don't run and hide
I'm not the enemy
I'm on your side
I love you

You're lying to me
While I'm loving to you
You're running from me
I don't know what to do
I know it's not me
So I'm struggling to see
Why we can't be
Together

Won't let no one
Won't let no one
Won't let no one take my everything away

*Contains excerpts from It’s Too Late to Cry by Carole King

*Contains excerpts from Let’s Groove by Earth Wind & Fire

"In 50 years the earth won't be the same anymore."

Pardon me while I play this song
Thought you should know
Everything your parents taught you was wrong
They said, "when you're done just throw it away"
But they forgot…
What happens tomorrow is because of today

And, politicians remind us of simpler times
Distract us from those who are stealing our dimes

Never had to use this much suntan lotion
Never this hot before out in the oceans
Never a storm did that much destruction
And, never has there been this much oil production

Someone said once "What about this land?
I wonder how much more she can stand?"
All that CO2 up in the atmosphere
Blocking the sunlight gotta be prepared
But, no one's listening to what they're predicting
Oceans warming
Hurricanes spinning
A period of consequences is beginning

They're digging again
In the ground
Drilling for something
Hear the sounds?
Of ice caps melting
People screaming

Other countries are winning the battle
And I believe they will win the war
It's like none we've ever fought before
You can't change the rules or even cheat
To win this one we need the power of peace

Never had to use this much suntan lotion
Never this hot before out in the oceans
Never a storm did that much destruction
And, never has there been this much oil production

What we take for granted will soon be gone
Blinded by greed
You know you're wrong

*Contains excerpts from Mercy, Mercy Me (the Ecology Song), by Marvin Gaye

Verse (Him)
I always thought you'd be here with me
I never thought you would run and hide
But be by my side
(Forever)
If I only knew … how much pain you were in
If I only knew … how much I disappointed you

Change (Him)
You said, "There was no more time for talking…
No more room for growing…"
Thank you dear for showing us
Another way to be

Chorus (Him)
It begins with me
My responsibility
Ease the pain
Let go of blame
It begins with me

Verse (Her)
I didn't know my expectations of you
I didn't think you would ever take me for granted
I don't understand it
(You loved me so)
If I only knew…how damaged and used I'd feel
If I only knew…how much I disappointed me

Change (Her)
But there was no more time for talking
And no more room for growing
Thank you dear for showing us
A better way to be

Chorus (Him & Her)
It begins with me
My responsibility
Ease the pain
Accept the blame
It begins with me

Bridge
(Her) Every time you compromised
(Him) I cried
(Her) You died
(Him) All I wanted … was to create …
(Him & Her) A life together

Solo

Change (Him & Her)
There's still so much love inside us
And there's still so much time before us
Thank you dear for showing me
A better way to be

Chorus (Him & Her)
It begins with me
My responsibility
Ease the pain
Accept the blame
It begins with me

"I know one day
You will know her and love her
Like I do"

When I awake
I see your face
The stillness fills my emptiness
With so much joy
You're all I've been waiting for

I wish you could see
Everything you mean to me
All the people you touch
All the love you bring
No me without you
I do

Love to hear you talk about
Nothing in particular
I listen to every word
And your eyes they convey
The love you have inside

Listen to the wind that blows tonight
I'll protect and hold you tight
Keep you warm for the rest of your life

I wish you could see
Everything you mean to me
All the people you touch
All the love you bring
No me without you
I do

"I know one day
You will know her and love her
Like I do"

Contains excerpts from Bad Girls, by Donna Summer

When my body dies
My soul will rise
But I will wait for you

I know you too well
I know you'll be scared
But know I'll be there
Waiting for you…

We'll go together
To the other side
We'll go together
Everything will be fine
We'll go together
I'll be your friend
We'll go together
You'll trust me again

The stress that I caused
Made us unsafe
An unhealthy wanting
Which lead to mistakes

I know you're unsure
I know you're concerned
Just know that I'm here
Believing in you…

… My respect, my trust, my love
… Unconditional
… You could never let me down

We'll go together
To the other side
We'll go together
Everything will be fine
We'll go together
I'll be your friend
We'll go together
You'll trust me again

When my body dies
My soul will rise
But I will wait for you
…Forever…