07-05-04
07-04-05
A Puddle, Yes
A Trick of the Light
Advaita
Another One For Frances
Be Still My Mind
Believe
Believe Intro
Believe Outro
Beloved Intro
Beloved Outro
Better You Than Me
Bone and Marrow Soul and Skin
Boundaries Intro
Boundaries Outro
Canyon
Carried Away
Conquer Me
Dear Sadness (It Takes All Night For the Light of Day to Dawn On Me)
Delta Lake
Divinity
Don’t Be Afraid
Don’t Fuck It Up
Elise
Four Leaf Savior
Fourth and Jones
Geek Love
Gentle Man
Gettin’ By
Gravity Is For Suckers
I Am
I Didn’t Mean to Be a Stone
I Got a Good Eye For Music
I Met the Girl of My Dreams (And All I Got Was This Lousy Song)
I Might Change the World
I Want My Rib Back, Woman
I Will Keep You Like a Secret
In Front of God and Everybody
In Order For the Game to Be Played (Someone Must Go First)
Invitation to the Trance
Invocation
It Breaks Me
It’s You
Jesse
Jesus
Joe Henry
Kool Whip
Leave It Alone
Leave Me Be
Little Sister
Living Water
Long Ride Nowhere
Madrecita
Man the Wheel
Mantucky
Martha
Medicine
Mid-life Sunset (The life and Times of a Solar Eclipse)
Moths to the Grave
Natalie
Oh Man
My Side of the Hudson
Out From Under Our Bones
Past Life Love Lost Etc.
Poles
Portrait Artist
Reborn
Reverie
Second Line
Sequel (The Trilogy) - Part IV
Shake That Ass
Solomon’s Porch
Soren’s Song
Tables Turned
Tetrapharmakos
That Furious Rain
The one I was born for
Devil’s In the Backbeat
The Dreamer
The First Time I Ever Tried to Win
The Seakeeper
The Singing Stones
The Spirit and the Flame
The Time Between All Time
Unreasonable
Us
What Incarnation Is Going On Here?
When the Lines Were Drawn
When the World Gave Way
Winged Prism
You Can Take it From Me

​

A Puddle, Yes

She loves the attention

I can't get 

Any of it

She loves the attention

I can't get

Any of it

All these conversations in my mind

I am screamin' out

I am screamin' out loud

At these foolish complications that I find

In what I dream about

I try to dream it out loud

I live on so many islands

I've been swimming back and forth

And yes, of course

I’m drowning in cliche

And I've turned passion into violence

Love into a muddled mess

A puddle, yes

I'm melting in cliche

She loves the attention

I can't get 

Any of it

She loves the attention

I can't get 

Any of it

I have everything but what I need the most

Yeah, I threw it out

Yeah, I threw it all away

And I'd be less afraid if they were ghosts

I know I blew it now

That I've been through it all the way

And I live on so many islands

I've been swimming back and forth

And yes, of course

I'm drowning in cliche

And I've turned laughter into silence

Love into a muddled mess

A puddle, yes

I'm melting in cliche

She loves the attention

I can't get

Any of it

She love the attention

I can't get 

Any of it

One glad morning when I find some oars

I'll sail away

To a place I ain't never been before

I'll sail away

And I've swum from so many islands

Miles since I've seen the shores

I mean, of course

I'm swimming from cliche

And I've turned banshees into sirens

Love into a muddled mess

A puddle, yes

I’m melting in cliche

​

A Trick of the Light

​

I saw you in the corner of a room

Sunlight played on your shoulder

And I knew there was a ghost in you

and you and I would never be alone in love

Boarded up in the attic is a photo

Moonlight plays on the box where it stays

And I know there is a ghost in you

And you and I will never be alone in love

And in the tears behind your smile

A hundred years 

A  thousand miles 

Pour into my head

There, in the corner of a room         

In a movement 

You are more alive than dead

She said:

"Go back

Go back to sleep

Go back 

And come back to me 

Then go back

Go back and see 

What you can be 

When you're alive

And then when you've died 

You can be with me"

It was a trick of the light 

In the room that night     

She said: 

"There's so much to see"

I was embarrassed to be alive 

But now I know there is a ghost in me

Advaita

Soldiers on the line

Few are friends of mine

I move in many circles

But my colors aren’t so defined

And those on bended knees

Prayin’ to their heavenly deities

I’m just tryin’ to reconcile

This universe in me

And I only gotta worry ‘bout mine

And just Love you

Yes I do, yes I do

And I don’t even gotta worry ‘bout mine

I’ll just Love you

I just Love you

Those who from their birth

Forge the kingdoms of this earth

May find as they return to dust

Those kingdoms return to dirt

But those who live in Love

And abandon all disguise

Will find that when the body goes

They will rise

Oh, they will rise

And I only gotta worry ‘bout mine

And just love you

Yes I do, yeah, yes I do

And I don’t even gotta worry ‘bout mine

I’ll just love you

I just love you

Soldiers on the line

Few are friends of mine

I move in many circles

But my colors aren’t so defined

Unless you’re fighting for Love

And, if you’re fighting for Love

Why are you fighting?

Why can’t you just accept this Love

Inviting you to be One?

And One cannot be two

And I only gotta worry ‘bout mine

And just Love you

Yes I do, yes I do

And I don’t even gotta worry ‘bout mine

I’ll just Love you

I just Love you

And I only gotta worry ‘bout mine

And just Love you

Yes I do, yeah, yes I do

And I don’t even gotta worry ‘bout mine

I’ll just Love you

Yes I do 

Love you

Another One For Frances

Why, love

Do you simply deny love? 

Or is it simply that my love

Is not as welcome as it would seem?

Frances, 

I’m not through takin' chances

but I'm learning that this dance is

Like a whisper, like a dream

And I tried

But I see no need to hide

there's a reason that 

I'm still in love with you

I'm satisfied

Just to be here by your side

But there's a reason that 

I'm still in love with you

My love,

I know that you are not my love

But be content to know that my love

Is only always what it seems

Frances,

I'll forgo my advances

But it's forgone that I'm too far-gone a romantic

Not to live love like a dream

And I tried

But I see no need to hide

There's a reason that 

I'm still in love with you

I'm satisfied

Just to be here by your side

But there's a reason that 

I'm still in love with you

Let these moments take us

To whatever they will make us

If you don't pull then I won't push

I'll never let this break us

I feel the weight of these words

But know that their anchor is secure

Listen to me now

If you want I'll carry it alone

But there's a reason that

I’m still in love with you

I tried

But I see no need to hide

There's a reason that 

I'm still in love with you

I'm satisfied 

Just to be here by your side

But there's a reason that 

I'm still in love with you

There's a reason that 

I'm still in love with you

Be Still My Mind

I don't mind the pulse of your rhythms, babe

But I can't step in time with them no more 

There's folks that choose to die for a livin’, babe 

But I'm dyin’ to live for so much more

Be still my mind

And I'll have no relation to that prison, babe 

I will come and go just as I please

There's folks that need to die to be risen, babe 

There's folks that must be driven to their knees

Be still my mind

Be still my mind

With every beat of my heart

Let it go

Let it go, dear

Be still my mind

Let every end be a start

And let it go

Let it all fall apart

I can't lose my voice and keep givin’, babe 

I can't find the light if I can't see

And I would rather die than lose my vision, babe 

You should have found someone who isn't me

Be still my mind

Be still my mind

With every beat of my heart

Let it go

Let it go, dear

Be still my mind

Let every end be a start

And let it go

Let it all fall apart

Believe

Still can't breathe when you walk in the room

When did I become lost to you? 

Little birds, they fly and I can't get the best of them

But one day I'll try and I'll fly like the rest of them

I still can't believe that you could not believe

Lightning strikes when you walk in the room

I am scared and in love with you

Little birds they fly and I can't get the best of them 

But one day I'll try and I'll fly like the rest of them 

I still can't believe that you would not believe 

Little birds they fly and I can't get the best of them 

But one day I'll try and I'll fly like the rest of them 

I still can't believe that you cannot believe

Believe Intro

When you’re comin’ down 

Don’t come down too far

There’s only one ground

There’s no shooting star

There’s no burning sun

No eternal God

You are only gone

You are only gone

You are only gone

We both need to wake up now

Believe Outro

Some may say 

Love is a state of mindless games we play 

Fit for fools left to their fate 

And, yes, it's rare, Love 

To reach for the stars and find them there, Love 

And there we are with burning hands full of suns 

Exposing day after day 

When we were only dreamin' in the night 

Some may say 

Love is a string of cruel games we play 

A taste of reincarnation 

And, yes, it's rare, my dear 

To dream of romance and then awake and find it here 

And suddenly we're dancing in the Light 

Perhaps we missed a couple steps 

When we were only dreamin' in the night

Beloved Intro

Peace

Be still

Relax

Pay attention to what’s happening

Release

Be filled

Don’t be afraid

Don’t be afraid

My arms are open wide

As wide as the universe

My arms are open wide

Go

Be free

Go 

Be free

My arms are open wide

As wide as the universe 

My arms are open wide

Don’t be afraid

Beloved Outro

Let the warriors of your mind 

(Almost out of time) 

Breach the borders of you heart

(Almost out of time) 

You will understand in Time

(Do not be afraid) 

Time will not reveal the How 

(Do not be afraid) 

And there is no time but Now

We will lay down our arms 

And raise our hands 

And when the notes get too high

When the notes get too high

She will sing for me

Better You Than Me

Better you 

Than me

If one of us

Has to be

Movin along

Better you than me

I still love you

I could not change

It's not enough

It seems so strange

You, movin on 

But better you than me

And all the tears I’ve shed 

Lyin’ alone in our bed

Knowing you're there next to him

But if one of us can see

Past the pain and misery

Well, it's better you than me

Better you

Than me

If one of us

Has to be

Movin along

Better you than me

Better you than me

dy

Bone and Marrow Soul and Skin

Carry my will

Only to where I can never lay it down

There's a new life on my trail

Carry my will

Only to where I can never lay it down

There's a new life on my trail

I'll go on ahead

Without a home or a place to rest my head

There's a new life on my trail

I'll go on ahead

Without a home or a place to rest my head

There's a new life on my trail

Carry my will

Only to where I can never lay it down

If I don't make it there I may not fail

There are things

That can cause a soul to sing

Dust off its youth

Bone and marrow soul and skin

I'll go on ahead

Without a home or a place to lay my head

There's a new life on my trail

Drop my guard

Low enough to get by

Scouting what is on my trail

Drop my guard

Low enough to get by

Scouting what is on my trail

I can't stay behind

It ain't much but it's mine

Scouting what is on my trail

I can't stay behind

It ain't much but it's mine

Scouting what is on my trail

Drop my guard

Low enough to get by

If I drop it more I may not fail

There are things

That can cause a soul to sing

Dust off its youth

Bone and marrow soul and skin

Carry my will

Only until I lay it down

There's a new life on my trail

There are things

That can cause a soul to sing

Dust off its youth

Bone and marrow soul and skin

Drop my will

Let it ride on down the hill

There's a new life on my trail

Boundaries Intro

My spirit has never 

Accepted this body 

But I am here

Here 

In time and space  

Life and death 

I am here

And you say it's alright

It's as it should be

And I will hold you tight

Embrace this mystery

As we cross these boundaries

Boundaries Outro

My body was forged in the fires

It was found in the foundry

My body was gorged with desires

And then bound by these boundaries

And that’s why

Canyon

Born in the bottom of a bottomless hole

And you gotta fill it just to save your soul

But you can't afford such a lofty goal

When you're born in the bottom of a bottomless hole

Born in the bottom of a bottomless hole

and I can feel the thunder lines

Drawn on your face

Like a canyon 

Time and pressure 

Can create life

Born in the bottom of a bottomless hole

And you gotta dig it just to save your soul

But you can't afford such a lofty goal

When you're born in the bottom of a bottomless hole

Born in the bottom of a bottomless hole

and I can feel the thunder lines 

Drawn on your face

Like a canyon 

Time and pressure 

Can create life

Carried Away

My head on my pillow

My mind will wander to thoughts of you and

Your head on my pillow

I wonder if your mind might wander too (to)

My rocks on your window

Tell me can you see where I’m going?

And it’s hard as hell to find a reason today

When all this time I taught myself to stay

By myself, now I find myself

And I’m wondering how 

I ran away from you

This head on my shoulders

As heavy as my heart with thoughts of

Your head on my shoulder

And love, oh, love, love, love lead to

My ring on your finger

Tell me can you see where I’m going?

And it’s hard as hell to find a reason today

When all this time I taught myself to stay

By myself, now I find myself

And I’m wondering how 

I ran away from you

Oh, lord, I feel

AndI get carried away

So, I get carried away?

I’ll carry you away

Lord, I feel

And I feel

And all I see is

My rocks on your window

And you lookin down and you let me in

My ring on your finger

And you lookin down and you let me in

My head on my pillow

Tell me can you see where I’m going?

And it’s hard as hell to find a reason now

After all this time I can’t imagine 

How you could run away from me

And it’s hard this time to find a reason

It’s hard this time to find a reason

It’s...

Conquer Me

I believe in magic 

I believe in you 

Conquer me 

What trick's up your sleeve? 

I wanna live in a world 

Where the things I Love exist 

If I believe and 

Oh, darlin’ 

My heart belongs to you 

Tell me that the truth is true 

Oh, darlin’ 

Conquer me with Love 

I believe in magic 

I believe in you 

Conquer me 

My heart's on my sleeve 

I wanna live in a world 

With the things I love 

And I believe in 

Oh, darlin’

My heart belongs to you 

Tell me that the truth is true 

Oh, darlin’

Conquer me with Love 

Too many worlds tryin’ to tell me that I can't believe

(Please don't tell me that I can't believe)

 Believe in anything 

(Believe in anything) 

That doesn't leave me Twistin’ in the wind, oh

(Gotta learn to want the one I want) 

Gotta learn to want the one I want 

(And let what I Love) 

Let what I Love 

(Be the one I need)

Be what I believe in 

Oh, darlin’

My heart belongs to you 

(My heart belongs to you) 

Tell me that the truth is true 

(Truth is true) 

Oh, darlin’

Conquer me with Love 

Only I will be the one to hold you tight 

And tell you that it's alright 

That don't mean it's not hard 

Okay… 

Oh darlin’

My heart belongs to you 

Oh, darlin’

Promise to be true 

And I'll believe in you 

I believe in magic I believe in you 

Conquer me with Love 

(I surrender to your love) 

Oh, darlin’

Dear Sadness (It Takes All Night For the Light of Day to Dawn On Me)

Dear sadness,

I don't live here anymore

I'm just visiting for awhile

But I know I don't belong

And I know it won't be long

til' I'm back where I belong

In Love 

Dear sadness,

I don't live here anymore

I just slipped and lost my way

But I know that as I grow

I'll get high and I'll be low

But below as above

My God is Love

I don't like this world I'm livin' in

I don't like this world I'm livin' in

I don't like this skin I've thickened

To a point where I don't feel anything

I don’t like this world I’m living in

Well, I'm makin' a change

Well, I'm thinkin' about makin' a change

I'm thinkin' about thinkin' about makin' a change

Dear sadness,

I don't live here anymore

So I'd best be on my way

To love

Delta Lake

I haunt the ballfield after dusk 

Melt into the grass and 

Stare into the sky where 

Heaven used to be 

So many lives lived in between 

So many genres shot in 

This same old lot where 

Heaven used to be 

That was the longest road

That was the longest road

That was the longest road

I ever walked down 

I am a piper, I return

Inching ever closer 

And further away from 

Where heaven used to be 

I can't even tell you how I feel

I can't even tell you

I can't even feel where

Heaven used to be 

This is the hardest road

This is the hardest road

This is the hardest road

I ever walked down

I could never stay

Or learn how to believe

I'll never be okay

You’ll only ever grieve

Well I know you will

The holy fires crackle

In God's tabernacle

You'd kill all this mystery

For the freedom of your shackle

I know you will

I know you will

I know you will

I know you will

Divinity

It’s gonna be awhile before my strength returns

It’s gonna be awhile before I heal

And I can’t explain these bridges I keep stumblin’ down

But I’ll let ‘em burn

I don’t plan on quittin’ until I’m perfect

I don’t plan on quittin’ until I die

And I can’t explain this fear that I might lose my fire again

I’ll let it burn

And is it alright if I don’t save the world today?

If I just stay and sit here at your feet for awhile

Cuz I’ve been flyin’ around everybody else’s town

But today I’m stayin’ home

I got problems of my own

Rescue me

Baby

Sometimes I’m overwhelmed by what I see

So much goin’ awry but why is it always up to me?

Why do I long to be the center of somewhere that’s not my place?

When will I learn 

I gotta wait my turn?

Well it is alright if I don’t save the world today

If I just stay and sit here at your feet for awhile

Cuz I’ve been flyin’ around everybody else’s town

But today I’m stayin’ home

I got problems of my own

Rescue me

Baby

Don’t Be Afraid

Don’t be afraid

It’s only an ocean

Don’t be afraid of it

You sink or you swim

Don’t be afraid

It’s only smoke and mirrors, child

And life won’t happen ‘till your dying day

It gets harder to tell our tears from the rain

It gets harder to tell our fear from our pain

But they are not the same

So don’t be afraid

Don’t be afraid

It’s only a lifetime

Don’t be afraid of it

We come and we go

Don’t be afraid of it

Of all these bells and whistles, ya’ll

Cuz life won’t happen ‘till your dying day

It gets harder to tell our tears from the rain

It gets harder to tell our fears from our pain

But they are not the same

So don’t be afraid

We come and we go

And all this “in between” 

Is just a show

It’s just for show

We live

We die 

It’s true

The only reason why 

Is that we do

You know, life is for the living

We live and die, you know

And maybe death is more forgiving

Than you or I will ever know

And life won’t happen ‘till your dying day

No, life won’t happen ‘till your dying day

Life won’t happen ‘til you’re dead and gone

Don’t Fuck It Up

Every monkey wanna swing

Every monkey wanna swing

From a higher branch 

Than they can reach

Everybody wanna know 

Nobody wanna learn

Everybody wanna show

Nobody wanna teach

Me nothin’

So I know nothin’

I wanna be another wannabe

Know-nothin’ know it all like you

Just like me

And she says she don’t wanna love nobody else

And you say “Lord, I could do a little better for myself”

And then God pipes in, says “Boy, I made that girl for you

Don’t fuck it up” 

Oh boy, well...

Don’t fuck it up

Don’t fuck it up

Don’t fuck it up, oh boy, well

Don’t fuck

Don’t fuck

Don’t fuck it up, little boy, when

She says she don’t wanna love nobody else

Don’t fuck it up, oh boy, well

Brown bear got a bear claw full of honey

Much too much to pull from the hive

Fool paw got a paw full of money

Hey, we all gotta stay alive

If we thrive the others they go and they still survive

From them crumbs dropped from our tongues

But when we’re stung, you know, we’re

Well, we’re mortified

And she says “Maybe there’s a meal among this dirt”

And you say “Lord, I better save a little room for dessert”

And then God pipes in, says “Boy, I made that world for her, too

Don’t fuck it up”

Oh boy, well…

Don’t fuck it up

Don’t fuck it up

Don’t fuck it up, oh boy, well

Don’t fuck

Don’t fuck

Don’t fuck it up, little boy, when

She says she don’t wanna love nobody else

Don’t fuck it up, oh boy, well

I am drunk

Well I think it’s okay

I think I thunk

Just a little bit

Just a little too much today

Well, I love you, girl

If it’s okay for me to say

I love you girl, well

You were a queen with your king 

Until this joker stepped in

Now it’d be obscene to end this thing

I just wouldn’t know where to begin

Well, I love you, girl

Like my skin loves to taste your grin

I love you girl, well

Lord, I am sober

Well, it’s okay

The party ain’t hardly over

I just honestly did not want to stay

I love you, girl

Well

You were a shot in the dark

God spent so much time on that face

He forgot to leave any room for your heart

He forgot to leave any room for your

And she says she don’t wanna love nobody else

And you say “Lord, I could do a little better for myself”

And then God pipes in, says “Boy, I made that girl for you

Don’t fuck it up”

 
Oh boy

Oh boy

Elise

Hush, little baby

Don't get your worries all up in knots

You just keep doin like you do

And keep on givin’ like you got

It may not come easy, baby

but it will come if you just keep on

Hangin’ along like you know you belong

Pretty soon it's alright even if it's all wrong

Cuz everybody wants to be the sun

But I would maybe rather be your moon

I think it could be fun

If I had no light of my own 

Unless you're fallin’ for me

Please start fallin’ soon

Cuz wouldn't you like

To give me somethin’ that I never had?

It wouldn't be so bad

I bet you'd do it pretty good

If you just did it like you should

And start shinin’ on me

Hush, little baby

Don't fret your head all about this mess

You just keep hangin’ to your faith

And she'll be hangin’ on to all the rest

I may not be ready, baby

But I'm ready to get on

To where I know I belong

Cuz I feel it so strong

Yeah, it's alright even if it's all wrong

Cuz everybody wants to be the sun

But I would maybe rather be your moon

I think it could be fun 

If I had no light of my own 

Unless you're fallin’ for me

So please start fallin’ soon

Cuz wouldn't you like

To give me somethin’ that I never had?

It wouldn't be so bad

I bet you'd do it pretty good

If you just did it like you should

And start shinin on me

Four Leaf Savior

I'd be more confident

If I was self-assured

Instead of sticking both feet in my mouth

And trippin' all over my words

You were a sweet gazelle

Cut off from the herd

I was a lazy lion 

Watchin' the hyenas

As they prey on you

You pray to anyone

To come to your rescue tonight

I just sit and watch you get devoured

I ain't got the strength or the power no more

I just hang around 

I just hang around

I just hang around 

I just hang around

But still you're…

Hangin' on to me just like you do

Thinkin' that I might pull through for you

I might be a fool for you

But we've been here before

We've been here before

And you and I know 

I can fix any fixable score

But I ain't that boy no more

You know that I just hang around

And would it be scandalous

if I just rushed the pack?

It's always been a secret between us

That I really know how to act

I’ve always been capable

But I never had the stomach

Now my tummy's growlin'

And I'm takin' my cues from it

And I've got quite

The bone to pick with you

But I don't have the strength or the power

So I just sit and watch you get devoured again

I just hang around 

I just hang around

I just hang around 

I just hang around

But still you're…

Hangin' on to me just like you do

Thinkin' that I might pull through for you

I might be a fool for you

But we've been here before

We've been here before

And you and I know 

I can fix any fixable score

But I ain't that boy no more

You know that I just hang around

Just to get you down

Cuz you know yours is quite the pedestal

But now you better find a better fool 

Than I

I'll get you down

Cuz even on my best behavior 

I won't be your four leaf savior

Oh-oh-oh-oh

Fourth and Jones

Blame it on the corner of Fourth and Jones

and the Slaughtered Lamb

We could have been good had you only been

Her bones in her skin

I'm going to her

I'm gonna take my chance

I'm gonna leave you there outside alone

Wringing all your hands

And I can only blame you

So instead we'll blame it on the corner of

Fourth and Jones

Blame it on the corner of Fourth and Jones

You were a slaughtered lamb

She was like the ocean 

I'm a river wild

Currents flow and I don't give a damn

I'm going to her

I'm gonna take my chance

I’m gonna leave you there outside alone

Wringing all your hands

And you can only blame me

So instead we'll blame it on the corner of

Fourth and Jones

You shouldn't blame yourself

These things, they cannot be helped

Unless we are doing well

Then I will help myself right out of here

I'm going to her

I’m gonna take my chance

I'm gonna leave you holding up the walls

For the final dance

And you can only blame me

That I would help myself into her sea

And put myself out of your misery

You can hardly blame me

So instead we'll blame it on the corner of

Fourth and Jones

Geek Love

You say you got me on that pedestal

I kinda like it

You know you’ll never find a better fool

To fit in your pocket

Now you wanna travel in my motorcade

I'm not allowed

To be so fully in that frequency

Eh, E., I owe you a shot at your own stage

And I don't want to work 

On myself for today

When I carry the line 

I get carried away

see you got yours and I got mine, babe

When we was groovin' on that Capo sound

Downtown in Nyack

He didn't know I’d take the whole damn town

And put it on my back

Now you wanna travel in my motorcade

I'm not allowed

To be so funny all that frequently

Eh, E., I owe you a shot on your own stage

And I don't wanna wait 

On myself for today

When I carry the line 

I get carried away

See you got yours and I got mine, babe

See you got yours and I got mine, babe

You say you got me where you want me

but you don't know what you want

So how you got me at all?

See you can slice it any way you want to dice it

Either way this was twice man was willing to fall

You go an' cha-cha-cha-cha-cheat on the old man again

You go an' cha-cha-cha-cha-cheat on the old man again

Cha-cha-cha-cha-cheat on the... 

oh, man, I'm goin' home

And I don't wanna work 

On myself for today

When I carry the line 

I get carried away

See you got yours and I got mine, babe

See you got yours and I got mine, babe

See you got yours and I got mine, babe

And I don't know

Can't find a better way

Can't find a better way

Get over here and leave me alone

And I don't know

Can't find a better way

Can't seem to get away

Get over here and leave me alone

You go an' cha-cha-cha-cha-cheat on the old man again

YOu go an' cha-cha-cha-cha-cheat on the old man again

Cha-cha-cha-cha-cheat on the... 

Oh, momma, I'm goin' home

Back to new york city

Where I'm a livin' legend, ya'll

And more than one girl is pretty

Momma, I'm goin' home

Gentle Man

Well, I do like to curse

But I didn't come here to fight

My father taught me there's

No wrong way to be right

As long as you're a man

And you keep God in your sight

You can fuck what you want

And come home every night

My mother said "Son,

You're a gentleman now

Watch what you say

And make the right people proud

And if you have any questions

Just don't have them out loud"

I didn't even earn it

It just happened somehow

I wanted to be 

A gentle man

Gentle with my words

And gentle with my hands

Gentle with myself

When I don't meet my demands

But is there any such thing

As a gentle man?

And what the fuck is gentle

About being a man?

They take what they want

Or they’ll take what they can

Even if they don't want it

They'll take it right from your hands

That's why I've decided

I'll never be one again

Cuz there's really no such thing

As a gentle man

But what if the shadow

Is really the shade?

What if I think I'm right

But I'm only afraid

To look at the truth

And admit what I've made

And what if the shadow

Is really the shade?

I long for the light

Maybe I need a break

Maybe the thunder and the rain

They were not a mistake

And maybe the shadow

Is really the shade

And I can be

A gentle man

Gettin’ By

Love, Love, Love, Love, Love

The Light, the Light, the Light

Love, Love, Love, Love, Love

The Light, the Light, the Light

Love, Love, Love, Love, Love

The Light, the Light, the Light

Remember before you do a thing

It's already alright

(it's already alright)

And if you think that thing is gonna sting

You probably are right

(and it's probably alright)

What's the worst?