Teksten.

New York minute

Harry got up
Dressed all in black
Went down to the station
And he never came back
They found his clothing
Scattered somewhere down the track
And he won't be down on Wall Street
in the morning

He had a home
The love of a girl
But men get lost sometimes
As years unfurl
One day he crossed some line
And he was too much in this world
But I guess it doesn't matter anymore

In a New York minute
Everything can change
In a New York minute
Things can get pretty strange
In a New York minute
Everything can change
In a New York minute

Lying here in the darkness
I hear the sirens wail
Somebody going to emergency
Somebody's going to jail
If you find somebody to love in this world
You better hang on tooth and nail
The wolf is always at the door

In a New York minute
Everything can change
In a New York minute
Things can get a little strange
In a New York minute
Everything can change
In a New York minute

And in these days
When darkness falls early
And people rush home
To the ones they love
You better take a fool's advice
And take care of your own
One day they're here;
Next day they're gone

I pulled my coat around my shoulders
And took a walk down through the park
The leaves were falling around me
The groaning city in the gathering dark
On some solitary rock
A desperate lover left his mark,
"Baby, I've changed. Please come back."

What the head makes cloudy
The heart makes very clear
The days were so much brighter
In the time when she was here
But I know there's somebody somewhere
Make these dark clouds disappear
Until that day, I have to believe
I believe, I believe

In a New York minute
Everything can change
In a New York minute
You can get out of the rain
In a New York minute
Everything can change
In a New York minute

Get Over It

I turn on the tube and what do I see
A whole lotta people cryin' "Don't blame me"
They point their crooked little fingers at everbody else
spend all their time feelin' sorry for themselves
Victim of this, victim of that
Your momma's too thin; your daddy's too fat

Get over it
Get over it
All this whinin' and cryin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it

You say you haven't been the same since you had your little crash
But you might feel better if they gave you some cash
The more I think about it, Old Billy was right
Let's kill all the lawyers - kill 'em tonight
You don't want to work; you want to live like a king
But the big, bad world doesn't owe you a thing

Get over it
Get over it
If you don't want to play, then you might as well split
Get over it, get over it

It's like going to confession every time I hear you speak
You're makin' the most of your losin' streak
Some call it sick, but I call it weak

You drag it around like a ball and chain
You wallow in the guilt; you wallow in the pain
You wave it like a flag, you wear it like a crown
Got your mind in the gutter, bringin' everybody down
Complain about the present and blame it on the past
I'd like to find your inner child and kick its little ass

Get over it
Get over it
All this bitchin' and moanin' and pitchin' a fit
Get over it, get over it

Get over it
Get over it
It's gotta stop sometime, so why don't you quit
Get over it, get over it

Wasted time

Well, baby, there you stand
with your little head down in your hand.
Oh my God, you can't believe it's happening again.
Your baby's gone and you're all alone and it looks like the end.

And you're back out on the street
and you're tryin' to remember.
How do you start it over? You don't know if you can.
You don't care much for a stranger's touch but you can't hold your man.

You never thought you'd be alone
this far down the line
and I know what's been on your mind,
you're afraid it's all been wasted time.

The autumn leaves have got you thinking
about the first time that you fell.
You didn't love the boy too much,
no no, you just loved the boy too well.
Farewell.

So you live from day to day
and you dream about tomorrow, oh.
And the hours go by like minutes and the shadows come to stay.
So ya take a little something to make them go away.

And I could have done so many things, baby,
if I could only stop my mind
from wond'rin' what I left behind
and from worryin' 'bout this wasted time.

Ooh, another love had come and gone.
Ooh, and the years keep rushing on.
I remember what you told me before you went out on your own:
sometimes to keep it together we got to leave it alone.

So you can get on with your search, baby,
and I can get on with mine.
And maybe someday we will find
that it wasn't really wasted time.

Taking you home

I had a good life
Before you came
I had my friends and my freedom
I had my name
Still there was sorrow and emptiness
'Til you made me glad
Oh, in this love I found strength I never knew I had

And this love
Is like nothing I have ever known
Take my hand, love
I'm taking you home
I'm taking you home

There were days, lonely days
When the world wouldn't throw me a crumb
But I kept on believing
That this day would come

And this love
Is like nothing I have ever known
Take my hand, love
I'm taking you home
I'm taking youaahome
Where we can be with the ones who really care
Home, where we can grow together
Keep you in my heart forever

And this love
Is like nothing I have ever known
Take my hand, love
I'm taking you home
Taking you home

And this love
Is like nothing I have ever known
Take my hand, love
I'm taking you home
I'm taking you home

For my wedding

For my wedding, I will dress in black
And never again will I look back
Ah, my dark angels we must part
For I've made a sanctuary of my heart

To want what I have
To take what I'm given with grace
For this I pray
On my wedding day

For my wedding, I don't want violins
Or sentimental songs about thick and thin
I want a moment of silence and a moment of prayer
For the love we'll need to make it in the world out there

To want what I have
To take what I'm given with grace
For this I pray
On my wedding day
On my wedding day

I dream, and my dreams are all glory and light
That's what I've wanted for my life
And if it hasn't always been that way
Well, I can dream and I can pray
On my wedding day

So what makes us any different from all the others
Who have tried and failed before us
Maybe nothing, maybe nothing at all
But I pray we're the lucky ones; I pray we never fall

To want what we have
To take what we're given with grace
For these things I pray
On my wedding day
On my wedding day

Goodby to a river

The rains have come early, they say
We're all gonna wash away
Well, that's all right with me
If heaven's torrent can wash clean
The arrogance that lies unseen
In the damage done since we have gone
Where we ought not to be
Goodbye to a river
Goodbye to a river
So long

Lakes and levees, dams and locks
They put that river in a box
It was running wild
And men must have control
We live our lives in starts and fits
We lose our wonder bit by bit
We condescend and in the end
We lose our very souls
Goodbye to a river
Goodbye to a river
So long

The dirty water washes down
Poisoning the common ground
Taking sins of farm and town
And bearing them away
The captains of industry
And their tools on the hill
They're killing everything divine
What will I tell this child of mine

(Solo)
I make a church out of words
As the years dull my senses
And I try to hold on to the world that I knew
I struggle to cross generational fences
And the beauty that still remainsaa
I can touch it through you
Goodbye to a river
Goodbye to a river
So long

Goodbye to a river
Goodbye to a river
So long

Goodbye to a river
Goodbye to a river
So long

Goodbye to a river
Goodbye to a river
Roll on

Cool change

If there's one thing in my life that's missing
It's the time that I spend alone
Sailing on the cool and bright clear water
Lots of those friendly people
And they're showing me ways to go
And I never want to lose their inspiration
It's time for a cool change
I know that it's time for a cool change
Now that my life is so prearranged
I know that it's time for a cool change

Well I was born in the sign of water
And it's there that I feel my best
The albatross and the whales they are my brothers
It's kind of a special feeling
When you're out on the sea alone
Staring at the full moon, like a lover
Time for a cool change
I know that it's time for a cool change
Now that my life is so prearranged
I know that it's time for a cool change

I've never been romantic
And sometimes I don't care
I know it may sound selfish
But let me breathe the air
Let me breathe the air...

If there's one thing in my life that's missing
It's the time that I spend alone
Sailing on the cool and bright clear water
It's kind of a special feeling
When you're out on the sea alone
Staring at the full moon, like a lover

Time for a cool change
I know that it's time for a cool change
Now that my life is so prearranged
I know that it's time for a cool change

Now it's time it's time it's time it's time
For a cool change
I know it's time for a cool change
Well, now that my life is so prearranged
I know I know I know I know
That it's time for a cool change
Yes it is, yes it is yes it is
Time for a cool change...

Reminiscing

Friday night, it was late, I was walking you home
We got down to the gate and I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
How to tell you girl
I wanna build my world around you
Tell you that it's true
I wanna make you understand I'm talkin' about a lifetime plan

That's the way it began, we were hand in hand
Glenn Miller's Band was better than before
We yelled and screamed for more
And the Porter tunes (Night and Day)
Made us dance across the room
It ended all too soon
And on the way back home I promised you'd never be alone

Hurry, don't be late, I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing

Friday night, it was late, I was walking you home
We got down to the gate and I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
Now as the years roll on
Each time we hear our favorite song
The memories come along
Older times we're missing
Spending the hours reminiscing

Hurry, don't be late, I can hardly wait
I said to myself when we're old
We'll go dancing in the dark
Walking through the park and reminiscing

Lady

Look around you, look up here
Take time to make time, make time to be there
Look around, be a part
Feel for the winter, but don't have a cold heart

And I love you best
You're not like the rest
You're there when I need you
You're there when I need
I'm gonna need you

A long time ago I had a lady to love
She made me think of things I never thought of
Now she's gone and I'm on my own
A love song has come into my mind
A love song, it was there all the time

So lady let me take a look at you now
You're there on the dance floor, making me want you somehow
Oh lady, I think it's only fair I should say to you
"Don't be thinkin' that I don't want you, 'cause maybe I do."

Look around, come to me
I have no answers, but know where I wanna be
I look around, play a part
I was born in the winter and cooled by a warm heart

And I love you best
You're not like the rest
You're there when I need you
You're there when I need
I'm gonna need you

So lady, let me take a look at you now
You're there on the dance floor, making me want you somehow
Oh lady, I think it's only fair I should say to you
"Don't be thinkin' that I don't want you, 'cause maybe I do,
Don't be thinkin' that I don't want you, lady I do."

Eye In The Sky

Don't think sorry's easily said 
Don't try turning tables instead 
You've taken lots of Chances before 
But I'm not gonna give anymore 
Don't ask me That's how it goes 
Cause part of me knows what you're thinkin' 

Don't say words you're gonna regret 
Don't let the fire rush to your head 
I've heard the accusation before 
And I ain't gonna take any more Believe me 
The sun in your Eyes Made some of the lies worth believing 

I am the eye in the sky Looking at you I can read your mind 
I am the maker of rules Dealing with fools I can cheat you blind 
And I don't need to see any more To know that 
I can read your mind, I can read your mind 

Don't leave false illusions behind 
Don't Cry cause I ain't chnaging my mind 
So find another fool like before 
Cause I ain't gonna live anymore believing 
Some of the lies while all of the Signs are deceiving 

Silence and I

If I cried out loud over sorrows I've Known 
And the secrets I've heard 
It would ease my mind 
Someone sharing the load 
But I won't breathe a word 

We're two of a kind Silence and I 
We need a chance to talk things over 
Two of a kind Silence and I 
We'll find a way to work it out 

While the children laughed 
I was always afraid of the Smile of the clown 
So I close my eyes 
Till I can't see the light 
And I hide from the sound 

We're two of a kind Silence and I 
We need a chance to talk things over 
Two of a kind Silence and I 
We'll find a way to work it out 

I can hear the cry Of the leaf on a tree 
As it Falls to the ground 
I can hear the call of an Echoing voice 
And there's no one around 

We're two of a kind Silence and I 
We need a chance to talk things over 
Two of a kind Silence and I 
We'll find a way to work it out 

Old and Wise

As far as my eyes can see 
There are Shadows approaching me 
And to those I left behind 
I wanted you to Know 
You've always shared my deepest thoughts 
You follow where I go 

And oh when I'm old and wise 
Bitter words mean little to me 
Autumn Winds will blow right through me 
And someday in the mist of time 
When they asked me if I knew you 
I'd smile and say you were a friend of mine 
And the sadness would be Lifted from my eyes 
Oh when I'm old and wise 

As far as my Eyes can see 
There are shadows surrounding me 
And to those I leave behind 
I want you all to know 
You've always Shared my darkest hours 
I'll miss you when I go 

And oh, when I'm old and wise 
Heavy words that tossed and blew me 
Like Autumn winds that will blow right through me 
And someday in the mist of time 
When they ask you if you knew me 
Remember that You were a friend of mine 
As the final curtain falls before my eyes 
Oh when I'm Old and wise 

As far as my eyes can see...

Games People Play

Where do we go from here now that all other children are growin' up 
And how do we spend our lives if there's noone to lend us a hand 
I don't wanna live here no more, I don't wanna stay 
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life, Quietly fading away 

Games people play, You take it or you leave it 
Things that they say, Honor Brite 
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars, Would you believe it 
Games people play in the middle of the night 

Where do we go from here now that all of the children have grown up 
And how do we spend our lives knowin' nobody gives us a damn 
I don't wanna live here no more, I don't wanna stay 
Ain't gonna spend the rest of my life, Quietly fading away 

Games people play, You take it or you leave it 
Things that they say, Just don't make it right 
If I'm telling you the truth right now, Do you believe it 
Games people play in the middle of the night 

Games people play, You take it or you leave it 
Things that they say, Honor Brite 
If I promise you the Moon and the Stars, Would you believe it 
Games people play in the middle of the night 

Games people play, You take it or you leave it 
Things that they say, Just don't make it right 
If I'm telling you the truth right now, Do you believe it 
Games people play in the middle of the night 

The Turn of a Friendly Card

There are unsmiling faces and bright plastic chains 
And a wheel in perpetual motion 
And they follow the races and pay out the gains 
With no show of outward emotion 
And they think it will make their lives easier 
For God knows up till now it's been hard 

But the game never ends when your whole world depends 
On the turn of a friendly card 
No the game never ends when your whole world depends 
On the turn of a friendly card 

There's a sign in the desert that lies to the west 
Where you can't tell the night from the sunrise 
And not all's the king's horse and all the king's men 
Have prevented the fall of the unwise 
For they think it will make their lives easier 
And God knows it's been hard 

But the game never ends when your whole world depends 
On the turn of a friendly card 
No the game never ends when your whole world depends 
On the turn of a friendly card 

But a pilgrim must follow in search of a shrine 
As he enters inside the cathedral... 

Don't Let It Show

If it's getting harder to face every day 
Don't let it show, don't let it show 
Though it's getting harder to take what they say 
Just let it go, just let it go 
And if it hurts when they mention my name 
Say you don't know me 
And if it helps when they say I'm to blame 
Say you don't own me 

Even if it's taking the easy way out 
Keep it inside of you 
Don't give in Don't tell them anything 
Don't let it, don't let it show 

Even though you know it's the wrong thing to say 
Say you don't care, say you don't care 
Even if you want to believe there's a way 
I won't be there, I won't be there 
But if you smile when they mention my name 
They'll never know you 
And if you laugh when they say I'm to blame 
They'll never own you 

Even if you feel you've got nothing to hide 
Keep it inside of you Don't give in 
Don't tell them anything 
Don't let it, don't let it show 

Shadow Of A Lonely Man

Look at me now, a shadow of the man I used to be 
Look through my eyes and through the years of lonliness you'll see 
To the times in my life when I could not stand to lose, a simple game 
And the least of it all was the fortune and the fame 
But the dream seemed to end just as soon as it had begun, was I to know? 
For the least thing of all that was on my mind, was the close at the end of the show 
The shadow of a lonely man, feels nobody else 
In the shadow of a lonely, lonely man I can see myself 

(Looking out of nowhere, looking out of nowhere) 
But the sounds of the crowds when they come to see me now, is not the same 
And the jest of it all is I can't recall my name 
But I'll cling to a hope till I can't hold on anymore, anymore 
And for all the acclaim I am all alone and I see as I look through the door 
The shadow of a lonely man, there's nobody else 
In the shadow of a lonely, lonely man I can see myself 
Look at me now, a shadow of the man I used to be

Like The Way I Do

Is it so hard to satisfy your senses
You found out to love me you have to climb some fences
Scratching and crawling along the floor to touch you
And just when it feels right you say you found someone else to hold you
Does she like i do?

(CHORUS)

Tell me does she love you like the way I love you?
Does she stimulate you, attract and captivate you?
Tell me does she miss you, existing just to kiss you like the way I do?
Tell me does she want you, infatuate and haunt you
Does she know just how to shock you, electrify and rock you
Does she inject you, seduce you and affect you like the way I do?

Can I survive all the implications
Even if I tried could you be less than an addiction
Don't you think I know there's so many others
Who would beg, steal and lie, fight, kill and die
Just to hold you hold you like I do

(CHORUS)

Nobody loves you like the way I do
Nobody wants you like the way I do
Nobody needs you like the way I do
Nobody aches nobody aches just to hold you like the way I do

(CHORUS)

Occasionally

I saw you with your new friends, you wear them so well
Broken shoes and loose ends, gee you look swell
Me I'm drinking my coffee, and I'm smoking cigarettes
I'm a deputy of habit, I just can't forget

I'm only lonely when I'm driving in my car
I'm only lonely after dark
I'm only lonely when I watch my tv
I'm only lonely occasionally

I saw you with your envoy, a consenting adult
Technique in moderation, but vogue to the cult
Me I've got my strangers to exile in the night
I'm guess I'm just addicted to the pain of delight

I'm only lonely when I'm driving in my car
I'm only lonely after dark
I'm only lonely when I watch my tv
I'm only lonely occasionally
Occasionally
Occasionally

Bring Me Some Water

Tonight I feel so weak, but all in love is fair
I turn the other cheek
And I feel the slap and the sting of the foul night air
And I know you're only human
And I haven't got talking room
But tonight while I'm making excuses
Some other woman is making love to you

(CHORUS)

Somebody bring me some water, can't you see I'm burning alive
Can't you see my baby's got another lover
I don't know how I'm gonna survive
Somebody bring me some water, can't you see it's out of control
Baby's got my heart, and my baby's got my mind
But tonight the sweet Devil's got my soul

When will this aching pass, when will this night be through
I want to hear the breaking glass
I only feel the steel of the red hot truth
And I'd do anything to get it out of my mind
I need some insanity of that temporary kind
Tell me how will I ever be the same
When I know that woman is whispering your name

(CHORUS)

Oh, the Devil's got my soul

(CHORUS)

You Can Sleep While I Drive

Come on baby let's get out of this town
I got a full tank of gas with the top rolled down
There's a chill in my bones
I don't want to be left alone
So baby you can sleep while I drive
I'll pack my bag and load up my guitar
In my pocket I'll carry my harp
I got some money I saved
Enough to get underway
And baby you can sleep while I drive

We'll go thorough Tucson up to Santa Fe
And Barbara in Nashville says we're welcome to stay
I'll buy you glasses in Texas a hat from New Orleans
And in the morning you can tell me your dreams

You know I've seen it before
This mist that covers your eyes
You've been looking for something
That's not in your life
My intentions are true
Won't you take me with you
And baby you can sleep while I drive

Oh is it other arms you want to hold you 
the stranger
But lover you're free
Can't you get that with me

Come on baby let's get out of this town
I got a full tank of gas with the top rolled down
If you won't take me with you
I'll go before night is through
And baby you can sleep while I drive

I'm the Only One

Please baby can't you see
My mind's a burnin' hell
I got razors a rippin' and tearin' and strippin'
My heart apart as well
Tonight you told me
That you ache for something new
And some other woman is lookin' like something
That might be good for you

[CHORUS]

Go on and hold her till the screaming is gone
Go on believe her when she tells you
nothing's wrong
But I'm the only one
Who'll walk across the fire for you
I'm the only one
Who'll drown in my desire for you
It's only fear that makes you run
The demons that you're hiding from
When all your promises are gone
I'm the only one

Please baby can't you see
I'm trying to explain
I've been here before and I'm locking the door
And I'm not going back again
Her eyes and arms and skin won't make
it go away
You'll wake up tomorrow and wrestle the sorrow
That holds you down today

[CHORUS]

Come To My Window

Come to my window
Crawl inside, wait by the light
of the moon
Come to my window
I'll be home soon

I would dial the numbers
Just to listen to your breath
I would stand inside my hell
And hold the hand of death
You don't know how far I'd go
To ease this precious ache
You don't know how much I'd give
Or how much I can take

Just to reach you
Just to reach you
Just to reach you

[CHORUS]

Keeping my eyes open
I cannot afford to sleep
Giving away promises
I know that I can't keep
Nothing fills the blackness
That has seeped into my chest
I need you in my blood
I am forsaking all the rest
Just to reach you
Just to reach you
Oh to reach you

[CHORUS]

I don't care what they think
I don't care what they say
What do they know about this
love anyway

[CHORUS]

An Unusual Kiss

It's 1:25 a.m. I think I've seen that look somewhere before
1:25 a.m. I thought that you were headed for the door
Then something touched my skin
I won't ask you to leave here any more

Was it the talk or the drink or the dance that led to this
Was I so naive presuming the innocence
Well it's 1:54 and it's such an unusual kiss

Come on come on come on
Over and over
Come on come on come on
We all wanted this
Come on come on come on
Over and over
It's such an unusual kiss

The smell the taste the touch is so brand new
The thrill of the eyes that capture this forbidden view
It's 2:45 and you'll have some explaining to do

It's 3:17 a.m. please let me into your eyes
It's 4:23 and I try to hold on as you rise
I'll give you all that I have if that's what you want me to try

Come on come on come on
Over and over
Come on come on come on
We all wanted this
Come on come on come on
Over and over
It's such an unusual kiss

It's 5:26 a.m. I've got nothing left that I can say
5:26 a.m. black and white has melted into grey
My baby draws the shades as the taxi pulls away

Come on come on come on
Over and over
Come on come on come on
We all wanted this
Come on come on come on
Over and over
It's such an unusual kiss 

Flying Blind

I don’t know where I’m going 
It’s an un chartered sky 
I don’t I think even really know 
What I’m feeling inside 
Love is so uncertain 
Who can say what’s in store 
This is deeper, farther, higher 
Than I’ve been before 

I’m flying blind 
Wherever  your love takes me 
I’m letting go and I don’t care if I fall 
I’ll close my eyes with you beside me 
I follow faith and let it guide me 
Tonight I’m leaving all my fears behind 
I’m flying blind 
  
I won’t question tomorrow 
It’s a mystery to me 
I just know what your touch in me does 
I know this is where I wanna be 
It’s a risk worth taking 
I don’t want to come down 
Play my heart 
Got my cards on the table 
Got my head up in the clouds 

Lonely Too

  
How can you ask me 
How I have been 
I think you should know well 
The shape that I’m in 
You say that you wondered 
If I was o.k 
Well that’s A damn fool thing to say 
   
The water is risin’ 
The water is wide 
And your always standin’ 
On the other side 
And then comes the moment 
I wake before dawn 
With hours to lie here alone 
   
And you seem so suprised 
That I’m feelin’ this way 
How am I so lonely today 
If you ever loved me the way I loved you 
You would be lonely too 
  
So here’s to the lovers 
For old times sake 
Who don’t hold each other 
To the promise they break 
And smile through the window 
And wave on the street 
‘Cause that’s all you want now from me 
   
Should I say something 
To put you at ease 
Or should I get down on my knees 
If you ever loved me the way I loved you 
You would be lonely too 
   
If you ever loved me the way I loved you 
You would be lonely too 

What does your heart say now

  
Yesterday we kept a safer distance 
We walked a borderline that seemed so clear 
We crossed that line last night 
It vanished with the morning light 
Now I wanna know, where do we go from here 
  
What does your heart say now 
Now that we’ve touched, now that we’ve kissed 
What does your heart say now 
Now that it’s come to this 
Is it the shame or has something changed 
Now that we’ve let our guards down 
I just want to know, what does your heart say now 
  
Last night we said things one soul to another 
In ways that spoken words could not express 
No room was left for doubt 
But I don’t know where I stand now 
Don’t leave me in the dark 
Don’t make me guess 

World of hurt

  
Day one god smiled 
Gave us all the wisdom of a newborn child 
But by the time we take our first step 
We’ve already begun to forget 
What the heart knows the heart sees 
We’re just as much the forest as we are the trees 
Every little seed trying to find 
Where the light comes from 
  
It’s a world of hurt 
Nothing works 
It’s a lonely little planet made of dust and dirt 
Who’d ever think that in midst of all this 
Something as beautiful as love exists 
And when I hold you and you hold me 
Heaven doesn’t seem like such a mystery 
Darling in a world of hurt 
You make me feel so good 
  
Day one of our love 
Two heartbroken people scared to trust too much 
Oh but here it comes that feelin’ again 
That every lover swears will never end 
We thought we’d been there, done that 
But  when we kissed 
We knew we’d never been there 
We’ve never done this 
All the walls come tumblin’  down 
When you love someone 

Old tears

Walking that line, saying I’m fine 
Thought I kicked you off my mind long ago 
Thought you tore me apart when you broke my heart 
I never, ever, ever let it show 
  
I can’t keep this storm inside me anymore 
I can’t stop this rain that’s got to pour 
   
I’m crying old tears 
The dam is breaking after all these years 
And you know what … I don’t care 
I don’t care who sees me cry 
I’ve been so strong 
But there’s no way that I can move on 
No, this pain will never disappear 
Until I cry these old tears 
  
Just the littlest thing 
The sound of your name 
I start to feel this ache inside my soul 
I try to lock it all in, push it all down 
It’s just so hard to keep it in control 
  
I could fill the ocean baby, I’m so blue 
The only way hat I’ll get over losing you 
Is crying old tears

When we don't talk

  
The silence that’s fallen between us 
is the loneliest sound that I’ve heard 
how can we find forgiveness 
if we can’t find the words 
  
When we don’t talk 
When we don’t speak 
When we don’t share all the feelings 
That are buried so deep 
How can we know 
What’s hidden behind these walls 
When the door’s locked 
When we don’t touch 
When you and I lose sight of us 
The honesty’s lost 
And tears say it all 
When we don’t talk 
  
When so much goes unspoken 
And sorry is left unsaid 
The silence remains unbroken 
And our hearts are breaking instead 

You are the dream

  
I’d lived my life convinced I’d find 
Your love somehow, some way 
I held on to the faith that you 
Would show yourself one day 
Something in me believed 
This night was meant to be 
  
You are the promise I made to my heart 
You are the vision I saw in the dark 
You are the reason I waited so patiently 
So many nights when I closed my eyes 
It’s you that I have seen 
I am the dreamer 
You are the dream 
  
It wasn’t always clear to see 
Where I was headed to 
But of all life’s roads somehow I chose 
The one that led to you 
It doesn’t matter how far I’ve been 
I found my journey’s end 

Kein Verlust

hast lebeslänglich gelauert
auf deinen großen sprung
hast mich vorne bedauert
mich verleugnet hintenrum
in meiner schwächsten sekunde
deine dolche nicht mehr versteckt

hast auch zugetreten
die gelegenheit benutzt
mitgefühl geheuchelt
mich runtergeputzt
aus mir kapital geschlagen
für deinen vorteil verkauft

erinnerungen hochgehalten
auf mein sentiment gebaut
um mich gekümmert nach plan
längst die seiten getauscht
meine karten verraten
am anderen tisch
mich mit alten zeiten geblendet
dein linkes spiel gespielt
endlich nach deinen regeln
dich wie ein könig gefühlt
in deinem rausch übersehen
für dich war's 'ne nummer zu groß

hast meinen freund gemimt
dabei nur gelitten
den neid vergessen
bei jedem neuen tritt
hast mich zum fraß vorgeworfen
als ich schon längst nicht mehr stand
hast meine schwäche genossen
dein endlicher kampf
dir ging es nur noch um's messen
du bist kein verlust

für mich warst du nie gegner
tausendprozentig vertraut
dir alles erzählt
vor dir intimstes aufgetaut
hab dich vielleicht zwanghaft
mit 'nem heiligenschein versehn
hatte nie probleme
wer nimmt und wer gibt
nie rivalisiert
diese sicherheit versiebt
das leben ist härter
haben die unschuld verlorn

dir auf die zunge gebissen
die lippen verspannt
vom ehrgeiz zerrissen
nie was beim namen genannt
mich still erduldet
immer haltung bewahrt
auf deine gelegenheit gewartet
sie sofort genutzt, knallhart
dir ging's nur noch um's messen
du bist kein verlust

Flugzeuge im Bauch

du hast 'n schatten im blick 
dein lachen ist gemalt 
deine gedanken sind nicht mehr bei mir 
streichelst mich mechanisch 
völlig steril 
eiskalte hand, mir graut vor dir 

fühl mich leer und verbraucht 
alles tut weh 
hab flugzeuge in meinem bauch 
kann nichts mehr essen 
kann dich nicht vergessen 
aber auch das gelingt mir noch 

gib mir mein herz zurück 
du brauchst meine liebe nicht 
gib mir mein herz zurück 
bevor es auseinanderbricht 
je eher du gehst 
um so leichter wird's für mich 

ich brauch niemand, der mich quält 
niemand, der mich zerdrückt 
niemand, der mich benutzt, wann er will 
niemand, der mit mir redet nur aus pflichtgefühl 
der nur seine eitelkeit an mir stillt 

niemand, der nie da ist 
wenn man ihn am nötigsten hat 
wenn man nach luft schnappt, auf dem trocknen schwimmt 
laß mich los, laß mich in ruhe 
damit das ein ende nimmmt 

Halt mich

nehm meine träume für bare münze
schwelge in phantasien 
hab mich in dir gefangen
weiß nicht wie mir geschieht
wärm mich an deiner stimme
leg mich zur ruhe in deinen arm
halt mich, nur ein bißchen
bis ich schlafen kann

fühl mich bei dir geborgen
setz mein herz auf dich
will jeden moment genießen
dauer ewiglich
bei dir ist gut anlehnen
glück im überfluß
dir willenlos ergeben
find ich bei dir trost

bin vor freude außer mir
will langsam mit dir untergehn 
kopflos, sorglos, schwerelos in dir verliern
deck mich zu mit zärtlichkeiten
nimm im sturm, die nacht ist kurz
friedvoll, liebestoll, überwältigt von dir
schön daß es dich gibt

komm erzähl mir was
plauder auf mich ein
ich will mich an dir satthörn
immer mit dir sein
betanke mich mit leben
laß mich in deinem arm
halt mich, nur ein bißchen
bis ich schlafen kann
halt mich, daß ich schlafen kann 

Ich hab dich lieb

ich hab grad zärtlich
an dich gedacht
wie du behutsam und ganz sacht
mich total verrückt gemacht

du kamst, wann du wolltest
gingst morgens um acht
tausend und
eine nacht

ich hab dich lieb, so lieb
lieber als je zuvor
ich hab dich lieb, so lieb
ich nehm's halt mit humor

du wolltest dich nicht an mich binden
bin ich so'n oller baum?
eine familie mit dir, das war mein traum
doch dir war's viel zu früh
es gibt bestimmt auch noch bessere
andere als mich
du willst dich erst umsehen
man weiss ja nie

ich hab dich lieb, so lieb
lieber als du denkst
ich hab dich lieb, so lieb
auch wenn du nicht an mir hängst

ruf doch mal wieder an und erzähl mir, was du treibst
ist ganz egal wann und überrasch mich
komm her und sag, dass du bleibst
für immer jetzt für ewig oder mehr...doch halt

ich muss wohl schon träumen
jeder hat so seinen tick
für deine suche wünsch ich dir
viel glück

ich hab dich lieb, so lieb
ich hoffe, du verzeihst
ich hab dich lieb, so lieb
ich will nur, dass du's weisst

ich hab dich lieb, so lieb
lieber als du denkst
ich hab dich lieb, so lieb
auch wenn du nicht an mir hängst

Honesty.

If you search for tenderness
It isn't hard to find
You can have the love you need to live
But if you look for truthfulness
You might just as well be blind
It always seems to be so hard to give

CHORUS

Honesty is such a lonely word
Everyone is so untrue
Honesty is hardly ever heard
And mostly what I need from you

I can always find someone
To say they sympathize
If I wear my heart out on my sleeve
But I don't want some pretty face
To tell me pretty lies
All I want is someone to believe

CHORUS

I can find a lover
I can find a friend
I can have security
Until the bitter end
Anyone can comfort me
With promises again
I know, I know

When I'm deep inside of me
Don't be too concerned
I won't ask for nothin' while I'm gone
But when I want sincerity
Tell me where else can I turn
Because you're the one that I depend upon

CHORUS

James.

James... we were always friends,
From our childhood days
And we made our plans,
And we had to go our separate ways.
I went on the road-
You pursued an education.

James... do you like your life,
Can you find release,
And will you ever change-
Will you ever write your masterpiece.
Are you still in school-
Living up to expectations...James...

You were so relied upon, everybody knows how hard you tried-
Hey... just look at what a job you've done,
Carrying the weight of family pride.
James... you've been well behaved,
You've been working so hard
But will you always stay-
Someone else's dream of who you are.
Do what's good for you, or you're not good for anybody...James.

I went on the road-
You pursued an education...James...
How you gonna know for sure-everything was so well organized.
Hey... now everything is so secure,
and everybody else is satisfied.

James... do you like your life,
Can you find release
And will you ever change,
When will you write your masterpiece.
Do what's good for you, or you're not good for anybody...James...

My life.

Got a call from an old friend
We used to be real close
Said he couldn't go on the American way
Closed the shop, sold the house
Bought a ticket to the West Coast
Now he gives them a stand-up routine in L.A.

I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance
(I never said you had to)
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
(I never said)
I still belong, don't get me wrong
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time

They will tell you, you can't sleep alone in a strange place
Then they'll tell you, you can't sleep with somebody else
Ah, but sooner or later you sleep in your own space
Either way it's okay, you wake up with yourself

I don't need you to worry for me cause I'm alright
I don't want you to tell me it's time to come home
I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

I never said you had to offer me a second chance
(I never said you had to)
I never said I was a victim of circumstance
(Of cirumstance)
I still belong, don't get me wrong
And you can speak your mind
But not on my time

I don't care what you say anymore, this is my life
Go ahead with your own life, and leave me alone

(Keep it to yourself, it's my life.)
(Keep it to yourself, it's my life.)
(Keep it to yourself, it's my life.)
(Keep it to yourself, it's my life.)

Shameless.

Well I'm shameless when it comes to loving you
I'd do anything you want me to
I'd do anything at all

And I'm standing here for all the world to see
There ain't that much left of me
That has very far to fall

You know I'm not a man who has ever been
Insecure about the world I've been living in
I don't break easy, I have my pride
But if you need to be satisfied

I'm shameless, baby I don't have a prayer
Anytime I see you standing there
I go down upon my knees

And I'm changing, I swore I'd never compromise
But you convinced me otherwise
I'll do anything you please

You see in all my life I've never found
What I couldn't resist, what I couldn't turn down
I could walk away fromnyone I ever knew
But I can't walk away from you

I have never let anything have this much control over me
Cause I worked too hard to call my life my own
Yes I made myeself a world and it worked so perfectly
But it's your world now, I can't refuse
I never had so much to lose
I'm shameless...shameless

You know it should be easy for a man who's strong
To say he's sorry or admit when he's wrong
I've never lost anything I ever missed
But I've never been in love like this...

It's out of my hands

I'm shameless, shameless as a man can be
You can make a total fool of me
I just wanted you to know

I am shameless
Shameless
Shameless... 

Piano man.

It's nine o'clock on a Saturday
The regular crowd shuffles in
There's an old man sitting next to me
Makin' love to his tonic and gin

He says, "Son, can you play me a melody?
I'm not really sure how it goes
But it's sad and it's sweet and I knew it complete
When I wore a younger man's clothes"

La la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Chorus:

Sing us a song, you're the piano man
Sing us a song tonight
Well, we're all in the mood for a melody
And you've got us feelin' alright

Now John at the bar is a friend of mine
He gets me my drinks for free
And he's quick with a joke or to light up your smoke
But there's someplace that he'd rather be
He says, "Bill, I believe this is killing me."
As the smile ran away from his face
"Well I'm sure that I could be a movie star
If I could get out of this place"

Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Now Paul is a real estate novelist
Who never had time for a wife
And he's talkin' with Davy who's still in the navy
And probably will be for life

And the waitress is practicing politics
As the businessmen slowly get stoned
Yes, they're sharing a drink they call loneliness
But it's better than drinkin' alone

Chorus

It's a pretty good crowd for a Saturday
And the manager gives me a smile
'Cause he knows that it's me they've been comin' to see
To forget about life for a while
And the piano, it sounds like a carnival
And the microphone smells like a beer
And they sit at the bar and put bread in my jar
And say, "Man, what are you doin' here?"

Oh, la la la, de de da
La la, de de da da da

Chorus 

Just the way you are.

Don't go changing, to try and please me
You never let me down before
Don't imagine you're too familiar
And I don't see you anymore

I wouldn't leave you in times of trouble
We never could have come this far
I took the good times, I'll take the bad times
I'll take you just the way you are

Don't go trying some new fashion
Don't change the color of your hair
You always have my unspoken passion
Although I might not seem to care

I don't want clever conversation
I never want to work that hard
I just want someone that I can talk to
I want you just the way you are.

I need to know that you will always be
The same old someone that I knew
What will it take till you believe in me
The way that I believe in you.

I said I love you and that's forever
And this I promise from the heart
I could not love you any better
I love you just the way you are.

She's always a woman.

She can kill with a smile
She can wound with her eyes
She can ruin your faith with her casual lies
And she only reveals what she wants you to see
She hides like a child
But she's always a woman to me

She can lead you to live
She can take your or leave you
She can ask for the truth
But she'll never believe you
And she'll take what you give her as long as it's free
She steals like a thief
But she's always a woman to me

CHORUS

Oh-she takes care of herself
She can wait if she wants
She's ahead of her time
Oh-and she never gives out
And she never gives in
She just changes her mind

She will promise you more
Than the Garden of Eden
Then she'll carelessly cut you
And laugh while you're bleedin'
But she'll bring out the best
And the worst you can be
Blame it all on yourself
Cause she's always a woman to me

CHORUS 

She is frequently kind
And she's suddenly cruel
She can do as she pleases
She's nobody's fool
But she can't be convicted
She's earned her degree
And the most she will do
Is throw shadows at you
But she's always a woman to me 

Riding With The King

 
I dreamed I did a good job and I got well paid 
Blew it all at the penny arcade 
A hundred dollars on a kewpie doll 
I guess no white chick is gonna make me crawl 
  
On a TWA, to the promised land 
Every woman, child and man 
Gets a cadillac and a diamond ring 
Dont you know we're riding with the king? 
  
Hes on a mission of mercy to the new frontier 
Hes gonna check us all on out of here 
Up to that mansion on a hill 
Where you can get your prescription filled 
  
On a TWA to the promised land 
Everybody come on and clap your hands 
Dont you just love the way he sings 
Dont you know we're riding with the king? 
  
A red cape and shiny cold 45 
I never saw his face but I saw the light 
Tonight everybody's getting their angel wings 
Dont you know we're riding with the king? 
  
Well I stepped out of a mirror at ten years old 
With a suit cut sharp, as a razor and a heart of gold 
I had a guitar hanging just about waist high 
I'm gonna play that thing until the day I die  

Back Of My Mind

 
Well my daddy he stood at the foot of the stairs 
He was calling to me at the time 
And I knew even then, I could die for the thoughts 
That I kept in the back of my mind 
  
But I dared not to speak 
How I felt for my dad 
Cause there were no words to define 
The ball of confusion, of feelings and stuff 
That I kept in the back of my mind 
  
So I took to the highway 
And I kept to myself 
Just a lookin' and hopin' to find 
Some solutions, some answers, someway to exist 
All this stuff in the back of my mind 
  
So I took me a job 
And I took me a wife 
And I took me a bottle of wine 
And it did not take long, 'til all I had left 
Was this junk in the back of my mind 
  
Well the end of the tunnel 
It never came up 
'til I came to the end of the line 
And I saw that the light I'd been hoping to see 
Was just a spark in the back of my mind 
  
And the cold wind that blew 
Through the hole in my heart 
Made a fire for the very first time 
From some branches of trust 
And a kindling of faith 
And that spark in the back of my mind 
  
Drivin' like rain, or a runaway train 
Flyin' blind, shot from the dark in the back of my mind  

Have a Little Faith in Me

 
When the road gets dark 
And you can no longer see 
Just let my love throw a spark 
And have a little faith in me 
  
And when the tears you cry 
Are all you can believe 
Just give these loving arms a try 
And have a little faith in me 
And 
  
CHORUS: 
Have a little faith in me 
Have a little faith in me 
Have a little faith in me 
Have a little faith in me 
  
When your secret heart 
Cannot speak so easily 
Come here darlin' 
From a whisper start 
To have a little faith in me 
  
And when your back's against the wall 
Just turn around and you will see 
I will catch, I will catch your fall baby 
Just have a little faith in me 
  
CHORUS 
  
Well, I've been loving you for such a long time girl 
Expecting nothing in return 
Just for you to have a little faith in me 
You see time, time is our friend 
'Cause for us there is no end 
And all you gotta do is have a little faith in me 
I said I will hold you up, i will hold you up 
Your love gives me strength enough 
So have a little faith in me  

Angel Eyes

Girl, you're looking fine tonight 
And every fella's got you in his sights 
What you're doing with a clown like me 
Is surely one of life's little mysteries 

So tonight I'll ask the stars above 
How did I ever win your love? 
What did I do, what did I say 
To turn your angel eyes my way? 

And I'm the guy who never learned to dance 
I never even got one second glance 
Across the crowded room, that was close enough 
I could look, but I could never touch 

So tonight I'll ask... 

Don't anybody wake me if this is a dream 
'Cause she is the best thing that's ever happened to me 
All you fellas you can but look all you like 
But this girl you see, she's leaving with me tonight 

And there's just one more thing I need to know 
If this is love then why does it scare me so 
Must be something only you can see 
But girl, I feel it when you look at me 

So tonight I'll ask... 

What did I do, what did I say 
To turn your angel eyes my way?  

Tears In Heaven

Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?

I must be strong
And carry on,
'Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven.

Would you hold my hand
If I saw you in heaven?
Would you help me stand
If I saw you in heaven?

I'll find my way
Through night and day,
'Cause I know I just can't stay
Here in heaven.

Time can bring you down,
Time can bend your knees.
Time can break your heart,
Have you begging please, begging please.

Beyond the door,
There's peace I'm sure,
And I know there'll be no more
Tears in heaven.

Would you know my name
If I saw you in heaven?
Would it be the same
If I saw you in heaven?

I must be strong
And carry on,
'Cause I know I don't belong
Here in heaven.

Wonderful Tonight

It's late in the evening; she's wondering what clothes to wear.
She puts on her make-up and brushes her long blonde hair.
And then she asks me, "Do I look all right?"
And I say, "Yes, you look wonderful tonight."

We go to a party and everyone turns to see
This beautiful lady that's walking around with me.
And then she asks me, "Do you feel all right?"
And I say, "Yes, I feel wonderful tonight."

I feel wonderful because I see
The love light in your eyes.
And the wonder of it all
Is that you just don't realize how much I love you.

It's time to go home now and I've got an aching head,
So I give her the car keys and she helps me to bed.
And then I tell her, as I turn out the light,
I say, "My darling, you were wonderful tonight.
Oh my darling, you were wonderful tonight."

Layla

What'll you do when you get lonely
And nobody's waiting by your side?
You've been running and hiding much too long.
You know it's just your foolish pride.

Layla, you've got me on my knees.
Layla, I'm begging, darling please.
Layla, darling won't you ease my worried mind.

I tried to give you consolation
When your old man had let you down.
Like a fool, I fell in love with you,
Turned my whole world upside down.

Chorus

Let's make the best of the situation
Before I finally go insane.
Please don't say we'll never find a way
And tell me all my love's in vain.

Chorus

Change The World

If I can reach the stars,
Pull one down for you,
Shine it on my heart
So you could see the truth:

That this love I have inside
Is everything it seems.
But for now I find
It's only in my dreams.

And I can change the world,
I will be the sunlight in your universe.
You would think my love was really something good,
Baby if I could change the world.

And if I could be king,
Even for a day,
I'd take you as my queen;
I'd have it no other way.

And our love would rule
This kingdom we had made.
Till then I'd be a fool,
Wishing for the day...

That I can change the world,
I would be the sunlight in your universe.
You would think my love was really something good,
Baby if I could change the world.
Baby if I could change the world.

I could change the world,
I would be the sunlight in your universe.
You would think my love was really something good,
Baby if I could change the world.
Baby if I could change the world.
Baby if I could change the world.

Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out

Once I lived the life of a millionaire,
Spent all my money, I just did not care.
Took all my friends out for a good time,
Bought bootleg whisky, champagne and wine. 
Then I began to fall so low,
Lost all my good friends, I did not have nowhere to go.
I get my hands on a dollar again,
I'm gonna hang on to it till that eagle grins. 
'Cause no, no, nobody knows you
When you're down and out.
In your pocket, not one penny,
And as for friends, you don't have any. 
When you finally get back up on your feet again,
Everybody wants to be your old long-lost friend.
Said it's mighty strange, without a doubt,
Nobody knows you when you're down and out. 
When you finally get back upon your feet again,
Everybody wants to be your good old long-lost friend.
Said it's mighty strange,
Nobody knows you,
Nobody knows you,
Nobody knows you when you're down and out.

Before You Accuse Me

Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
Before you accuse me, take a look at yourself
You say I've been spending my money on other women
You've been taking money from someone else 
I called your mama 'bout three or four nights ago
I called your mama 'bout three or four nights ago
Well your mother said "Son"
"Don't call my daughter no more" 
First Verse 
Come back home baby, try my love one more time
Come back home baby, try my love one more time
If I don't go on and quit you
I'm gonna lose my mind