America Album

Sat here thinking about my heart
All of the places it came apart
There's just one thing that I need to know
Why am I always chasing the rainbow

Get it get it get it get it get it get it get it uh huh
I ran through the meadow looking for a dream
Truth is never like what it seems
I guess there's always so far to go
Why am I always chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it get it uh huh

Where is the light
Where is the love
Where are the dreams that I once had
Frittered away
Gone in the time it takes to get from there to here

Get it get it get it
Get it get it get it uh huh
Get it get it get it chasing the rainbow
Why am I always chasing the rainbow

I'd draw you a picture cause it just might help
To point out the place where we went so wrong
The only color I'd use is blue
Why am I always chasing the rainbow

Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it get it uh huh
Get it get it chasing the rainbow

Why am I always chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Why am I always chasing the rainbow
Get it get it chasing the rainbow
Get it get it get it uh huh . . .

The sand, feel the waves between your toes
Can you feel the way the old wind blows
From one to another
Here to discover

Indian summer
Indian summer

Honeysuckle vines outside the door
Dandelion wine and so much more
We can discover
Into each other

Indian summer
Indian summer
Indian summer
Indian summer

Night fall, fireflies light up the lawn
Pink skies mirrored on the sea at dawn
From one to another
Here to discover

Indian summer
Indian summer
Indian summer
Indian summer

One chance
For a true love
If a heart breaks,
Does it break forever?
There'll be no more,
Though you want back together

You soon will start running baby,
I know you will.
Though I've seen it coming lately,
I love you still.
How long must I keep on trying
To change your mind?
How long till there's no denying
We're out of time?

Is there really just,
One chance
At a true love
If a heart breaks,
Does it break forever?
There'll be no more,
Though you want back together.

Is there really just,
One chance
At a new start
But just one glance
Tells you it doesn't matter
So you turn 'round so you
Don't have to face it.

Where are you goin' baby?
Where have you been?
I don't even know you lately,
Let me back in.
I guess I'll just keep on waiting,
It's all I can do.
Feels like the future's fadin' into the blue.

Is there really just,
One chance
At a true love
If a heart breaks
Does it break forever?
There'll be no more
Though you want back together.

Is there really just,
One chance
At a new start
But just one glance
Tells you it doesn't matter
So you turn 'round so you
Don't have to face it.

One chance
For a true love
If a heart breaks
Does it break forever?
There'll be no more
Though you want back together.

Is there really just,
One chance
At a new start
But just one glance
Tells you it doesn't matter
So you turn 'round so you
Don't have to face it.

One chance
At a true love
If a heart breaks
Does it break forever?
There'll be no more
Though you want back together.

Watchin' a stretch of road, miles of light explode
Driftin' off a thing I'd never done before
Watchin' the crowd roll in, out go the lights it begins
A feelin' in my bones I never felt before
Mmm...

People always told me that bars are dark and lonely
And talk is often cheap and filled with air
Sure sometimes they thrill me
But nothin' could ever chill me
Like the way they make the time just disappear

Feelin' you here again, hot on my skin again
Feelin' good a thing I'd never known before
What does it mean to feel, millions of dreams come real
A feelin' in my soul I'd never felt before
Mmm...

And you, you always told me
No matter how long it holds me
If it falls apart or makes us millionaires
You'll be right here forever
We'll go thru this thing together
And on heaven's golden shore we'll lay our heads

To make a mountain of your life
Is just a choice
But I never learned enough
To listen to the voice that told me..
Always love... Hate will get you every time
Always love... Don't wait till the finish line

Slow demands come 'round
Squeeze the air and keep the rest out
It helps to write it down
Even when you then cross it out

Always love... Hate will get you every time
Always love... Even when you wanna fight

Self-directed lives
I want to know what it'd be like to
Aim so high above
Any card that you get dealt you...

Always love... Hate will get you every time
Always love... Hate will get you

I've been held back by something
Yeah, you said to me quietly on the stairs,
I've been held back by something
Yeah, you said to me quietly on the stairs
You said...
Hey, you good ones
Hey, you good ones

To make a mountain of your life
Is just a choice
But I never learned enough
To listen to the voice that told me
Always love... hate will get you every time
Always love... hate will get you…

I've been held back by something
Yeah, you said to me quietly on the stairs,
I've been held back by something
Yeah, you said to me quietly on the stairs
You said . . .
Hey, you good ones
Hey, you good ones
Hey, you good ones
I...

Ride on into the driving rain
Once more follow the trail
Long gone into the setting sun
Ride on you must not fail

Speak out carry the message forth
Make time use every day
Reach out to every shining star
Ride on follow the way

And if your journey should end in the promised land
Make sure to speak with a voice loud and true
Shalalalala shalalalala shalalalala
Ride on

Ride on into the driving rain
Once more seek out the fire
Reach out to every shining star
Ride on you must not tire

And if your journey should end will you understand
What you have learned and what you've been through
Shalalalala shalalalala shalalalala
Shalalalala shalalalala shalalalala
Ride on, ride on, ride on, ride on, ride on, ride on

Hey Slim how long's it been
Five minutes maybe 10
Can't wait to see you again and again
First taste of this romance
Hell baby I almost danced
Caught myself close to believing
But every time is a brand new feeling
Lay me down in cool clear water
For a moment I've forgot her
Still I know where this is leading

Win, lose, which we choose
Won once and once refused
Already burning down the fuse
Don't wanna be building walls
Cause everything rising falls
It's darkness here the light's concealing
Love it seems is too revealing
Hidden in some secret place
Etched in lines around my face
The ghosts in here are all competing
Over one more song about love and leaving
Ummmmm

Down, down we all fall down
Down, down we all fall down
We all fall down, yeah we all fall down
Let's toast to new love blooming
It's all around and all consuming
It's a dream you're bound to follow
Til you find it's only hollow
I can hear the angels grieving
Over one more song about love and leaving
Ummmmm

I'm feelin' alright
I'm sleepin' OK
I'm getting to work on time
But everything else I guess
Has really turned out a mess
Oohhh

What can I do
What can I say
Nothing will change your mind
I‘m thinkin' that I should call
But baby I'm not that kind

Woman look at me now
I'm doing better on my own somehow
Woman I'm making my way through the day now
Hey now
Woman look what you've done
Unleashed this fool on everyone
Woman I'm making my way through the day

I'm shining my shirt
I've ironed my shoes
I think that I'm lookin' fine
I'm getting all kinds of looks
Forgot how much time it took

I run out of gas
I fall on my ass
It's happenin' all the time
What am I doing wrong
I'm practicing all day long

Woman look at me now
I'm doing better on my own somehow
Woman I'm making my way through the day now
Hey now
Woman look what you've done
Unleashed this fool on everyone
Woman I'm making my way through the day

Life is so strange
Roles constantly changing
Hey hey hey

Woman look at me now
I'm doing better on my own somehow
Woman look what you've done
Unleashed this fool on everyone
Woman look at me now
Dih diddah dih diddah
Woman look at me now
Dih diddah diddah
Woman look at me now
Di diddah di diddah
Woman look at me now

When the whistle blows
And the goodbye hugs are over
Then the train pulls out of the station and rolls towards the dawn
With that old suitcase in hand and a surefire plan gone over
This time it will work it can't go wrong
Cause I've got all of our dreams mixed up with my schemes
Rollin' around in my mind
I know the sun's gonna shine
Shine on me this time

In a week or two
I'll be writing to you with good news
And I can just see your smile as you read about all that I've done
Cause I've got all of our plans right here in my hands
And things are gonna work out just fine
Cause I know the sun's gonna shine
Shine on me this time

I've seen confusion in your eyes
I've seen uncertainty and fear
Keep on lookin' for tomorrow
Soon it will be here

This time, it's gonna be this time
This time, it's gotta be this time
This time, this time (it's now or never)
This time, this time (the day is coming)
This time, this time (it's now or never)
This time, this time (the day is coming)

Well it's a tough job but someone's gotta do it
Stickin' it out not givin' in to it
When everybody's givin' up on me and you
And if we're gonna make it baby
If we're gonna make it baby
We've still got some work to do

Well it didn't go down quite the way we planned it
We made mistakes, took some things for granted
We've come this far we've got to see it through
And if we're gonna make it baby
If we're gonna make it baby
We've still got some work to do

And we've got long hours and late nights ahead of us now
But if we try we just might
Make it all right
It might all work out somehow

Well it's a tough job we didn't ask for it
Takin' what's breakin' and tryin' to restore it
It won't be easy what else is new
And if we're gonna make it baby
Yeah if we're gonna make it baby
We've still got some work to do
We've still got some work to do
We've still got some work to do

I rise to see you in the morning
I feel your warmth so true
The light inside of me
Is there for all to see
But all I think about is you

I see your face in every doorway
That I have wandered through
The light inside of me
Is there for all to see
But all I think about is you

Baby even in the hardest times
Lately even in the darkest nights
I know

Baby even in the hardest times
Lately even in the darkest nights
I know

I rise to see you in the morning
I feel your warmth so true
The light inside of me
Is there for all to see
But all I think about is you
But all I think about is you

Would it matter to you
If we just took a walk
To see where this path leads to
Maybe stop in awhile
Lay down, see you smile
Looking up at those clouds in view

It doesn't matter that the sky isn't blue
A walk in the woods will do
Sometimes it's better just being alone
Being alone with you

With the snow in your hair
A crystal halo you wear
While the chill winter air streams through
Amid the birch and the oak
Smell the fireplace smoke
And the warmth we will go home to

It doesn't matter that the sky isn't blue
A walk in the woods will do
Sometimes it's better just being alone
Being alone with you

Oh whoa ., . .

It doesn't matter that the sky isn't blue
A walk in the woods will do
Sometimes it's better just being alone
Being alone with you
Being alone with you

Here within these castle walls
My love is still with you
Watching all the lands below
These stones are always true

Oooo don't give it away no no no no
Oooo don't give it away no no no no no no no no

Caught inside this rising tide
Of the drifting desert sand
Sky grows mean, it's full of fire
It's thunder has demands

Oooo don't give it away no no no no
Oooo don't give it away no no no no no no no no

Trapped within these castle walls
My heart is still with you
Looking over all below
Your words are coming true

Oooo don't give it away no no no no
Oooo don't give it away no no no no no no no no

As the walls begin to fall
It's not my kingdom anymore
It belongs to me but I, I belong to her

She looks through me when she pleases
Breaks me in a million pieces

As the rain begins to fall
I hear the knocking at the door
She belongs to me but I, I belong to her
She looks through me when she pleases
Breaks me in a million pieces

Oh oh I'm the glass king
Oh oh I'm the glass king
Oh oh I'm the glass king
Oh oh I'm the glass king

Here and now, here and now
All the future will allow
Here and now, space in time
Turn the tables, toe the line
Toe the line, toe the line

Here and now,
Where people change their names
And play the waiting game
All in the name of fame
Here and now, we're ships upon the shore
We're free to run no more
It's time to lock the doors

Here I am, there you are
Miles between us far too far, far too far
It's far too far
In this life we've ridden through the rain
Flown across the plains
We're going down in flames
Comes a time with little more to say
It seems like yesterday
And now it's blown away

Shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala oooooooooo
Shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala oooooooooo
Shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala oooooooooo
Shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala oooooooooo
Shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala oooooooooo
Shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala, shalala oola shalala oooooooooo

Paradise
Caught between the
Fire and the ice
No need to
Think twice
It's where I want
To be

Like a weather vane
Following the
wind, the sun
and rain
The ecstasy
and pain
and all that
comes between

Cause in the morning
summer breezes
will be coming
my way
Then in the evening
unbelieving
I'll be ready to say

That I am living
here in Paradise
Balancing the
darkness with
the light
Silencing the fight
Ahead is
all I see

Like a golden chain
Wrapped around the
laughter
and the pain
Silencing the blame
Let it all break free

Then in the morning
summer breezes
will be coming
my way
And in the evening
unbelieving
I'll be ready to say

That we're all
living here in
Paradise

And though the sun
will fade away
they say
there's so
much more to
fill a day

So be a
weather vane
following
the wind,
the sun,
and rain
The ecstasy
and pain
and all that
comes between

Cause in the morning
summer breezes
will be coming
your way
Then in the evening
unbelieving
You'll be
ready to say

That we're all
living here in
Paradise
in Paradise
Paradise

Living here in
Paradise
Between the
fire and the ice

In Paradise
between the
fire and the ice

in Paradise
In Paradise
In Paradise
In Paradise

Dusk comes quick in this mountain town
Tempers rise as the lights go down
Come the morning all the plans we made
Stars fade, stars fade

Purple moon has long since died
It finally slept after they cried
Long days confusion turns into night
Hope that tomorrow will make it right

I will rise to the Saturday sky
In a flat fresh blue and it's hanging high
The faded night did slowly die
And I face this Saturday sky

The busted ribs of a broken ship
Are still ashore but it lost its grip
Across big oceans it once did sail
All hail, all hail

As we rise to the Saturday sky
Where a dream comes true
In the blink of an eye
The faded night did slowly die
And I face this Saturday sky

The only way to get there
Is to get somewhere that's somewhere
Just think of where you wanna be

We all rise, we all rise
We all rise, we all rise

I will rise to the Saturday sky
In a flat fresh blue and it's hanging high
The faded night did slowly die

(Di Farrelly) Well, yes . . .

Chewing on a piece of grass
Walking down the road
Tell me, how long you gonna stay here Joe?
Some people say this town don't look good in snow
You don't care, I know

Ventura Highway, in the sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger
Than moonshine
You're gonna go, I know

'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround your daylight there
Seasons crying no despair
Alligator lizards in the air

Wishin' on a falling star
Waitin' for the early train
Sorry boy, but I've been hit by a purple rain
Aw, come on Joe, you can always change your name
Thanks a lot son, just the same

Ventura Highway in the sunshine
Where the days are longer
The nights are stronger
Than moonshine
You're gonna go, I know

'Cause the free wind is blowin' through your hair
And the days surround you daylight there
Seasons crying no despair
Alligator lizards in the air
In the air

There's a little girl out lyin' on her own
She's got a broken heart
She's not the kind to take you down for long
She knows and plays it smart

(Ah--) And if she's comin' she's shown no more
She's heard no whistle blowin' from the door
She feels like leavin' and she don't know why
Without no bridges she's trapped, so I sigh

Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side
All your life
You were on your own

If you want you can ride my train
And soon forget the reason that you're leaving
You'll lose yourself and then sometime
Maybe even save yourself some grievin'

Oh, oh, oh, oh

Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side
Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
Don't try denyin' livin' on the other side
Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide
Don't cross the river if you can't swim the tide ...

Flyin' me back to Memphis
Gotta find my Daisy Jane
Well, the summer's gone
And I hope she's feelin' the same

Well, I left her just to roam the city
Thinkin' it would ease the pain
I'm a crazy man
And I'm playin' my crazy game, game

Does she really love me
I think she does
Like the stars above me
I know because
When the sky is bright
Everything's alright

Flyin' me back to Memphis
Honey, keep the oven warm
All the clouds are clearin'
And I think we're over the storm

Well, I've been pickin' it up around me
Daisy, I think I'm sane
And I'm awful glad
And I guess you're really to blame, blame

Do you really love me
I hope you do
Like the stars above me
How I love you
When it's cold at night
Everything's alright

Does she really love me
I think she does
Like the stars above me
I know because
When the sky is bright
Everything's alright

We used to laugh
We used to cry
We used to bow our heads then
Wonder why
But now you're gone
I guess I'll carry on
And make the best of what you've left to me
Left to me, left to me

I need you
Like the flower needs the rain
You know, I need you
Guess I'll start it all again
You know, I need you
Like the winter needs the spring
You know I need you
I need you

And every day
I'd laugh the hours away
Just knowing you were thinking of me
Then it came
That I was put to blame
For every story told about me
About me, about me

I need you
Like the flower needs the rain
You know, I need you
Guess I'll start it all again
You know, I need you
Like the winter needs the spring
You know I need you
I need you, I need you

Sometimes late when things are real
And people share the gift of gab between themselves
Some are quick to take the bait
And catch the perfect prize that waits among the shells

But Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have
And cause never was the reason for the evening
Or the tropic of Sir Galahad
So please believe in me

When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round
Smoke glass stained bright colors
Image going down, down, down, down
Soapsud green like bubbles

Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have
And cause never was the reason for the evening
Or the tropic of Sir Galahad
So please believe in me

When I say I'm spinning round, round, round, round
Smoke glass stained bright colors
Image going down, down, down, down
Soapsud green like bubbles

No, Oz never did give nothing to the Tin Man
That he didn't, didn't already have
And cause never was the reason for the evening
Or the tropic of Sir Galahad
So please believe in me

Muskrat, muskrat candlelight
Doing the town and doing it right
In the evening
It's pretty pleasing

Muskrat Susie, Muskrat Sam
Do the jitterbug out in muskrat land
And they shimmy
And Sammy's so skinny

And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
Singing and jinging the jango
Floating like the heavens above
Looks like muskrat love

Nibbling on bacon, chewing on cheese
Sammy says to Susie, "honey, would you please
Be my missus?"
And she says yes with her kisses

And now he's tickling her fancy, rubbing her toes
Muzzle to muzzle, now anything goes
As they wriggle
And Sue starts to giggle

And they whirled and they twirled and they tangoed
Singing and jinging the jango
Floating like the heavens above
Looks like muskrat love

Oh, hold me tight
Won't you be my woman tonight?
Oh, hold me tight
Won't you be my woman tonight?

I get the shivers up and down my spine
The only time I'm happy's when I know she's mine
So hold, hold me tight

Treat me right
Won't you be my woman tonight?
So treat me right
Won't you be my woman tonight?

First I see you
And then you let me go
The only time I touch you's when you don't wanna know
So hold, hold me tight, all right.

Hold me tight
Hold me tight
Won't you be my woman tonight
Hold me tight
Won't you be my woman tonight

I get the shivers up and down my spine
The only time I'm happy's when I know she's mine
So, hold, hold me tight
Hold me tight, woman tonight

Mary, have you seen better days?
And will you find different ways?
And does he really mean that much to your heart?
Carry, all of the weight you can, find another man
And lead him directly there to the source
You've got to chart his course

'Cause it is only in your heart
This thing that makes you want to
Start it all again
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)

Wake up from an elusive dream
You've got to change the scene
It's getting so hard to see to the end
Break down, all of the walls you can
You need a helping hand
I'm sure there's someone there just for you
He's trying to make it, too

'Cause it is only in your heart
This thing that makes you want to
Start it all again
(La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la)

Only in your heart
This thing that makes you want to
Start it all again
(La, la, la, la)

You can't disregard your friends
But life gets so hard when you reach the end

Mary, have you seen better days?
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
Mary, have you seen better days?
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
Mary, have you seen better days?
(Mary, have you seen better days?)
Mary, have you seen better days?
(Mary, have you seen better days?)

This is for all the lonely people
Thinking that life has passed them by
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup
And ride that highway in the sky

This is for all the single people
Thinking that love has left them dry
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup
You never know until you try

Well, I'm on my way
Yes, I'm back to stay
Well, I'm on my way back home
Hit it

This is for all the lonely people
Thinking that life has passed them by
Don't give up until you drink from the silver cup
She'll never take you down or never give you up
You'll never know until you try

Ain't it foggy outside
All the planes have been grounded
Ain't' the fire inside
Let's all go stand around it

Funny, I've been there
And you've been here
We ain't have no time to drink that beer

(Chorus)
Cuz' I understand you've been runnin' from the man
That goes by the name of the Sandman
He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye of a hurricane thats abandond

Ain't the years gone by fast
I suppose you have missed them
Oh I almost forgot to ask
Did you hear of my enlistment

Funny I've been there
And you've been here
We ain't have no time to drink that beer

Cuz' I understand you've been runnin' from the man
That goes by the name of the Sandman
He flies the sky like an eagle in the eye of a hurricane thats abandond
(Repeat chorus x3)

Well I tried to make it Sunday
But I got so damned depressed
That I set my sights on Monday
And I got myself undressed
I ain't ready for the altar
But I do agree there's times
When a woman sure can be a friend of mine

Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you
Sister Golden Hair surprise
And I just can't live without you
Can't you see it in my eyes
I've been one poor correspondent
And I've been too, too hard to find
But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind

Will you meet me in the middle
Will you meet me in the end
Will you love me just a little
Just enough to show you care
Well I tried to fake it
I don't mind sayin'
I just can't make it

Well, I keep on thinkin' 'bout you
Sister Golden Hair surprise
And I just can't live without you
Can't you see it in my eyes
Now, I've been one poor correspondent
And I've been too, too hard to find
But it doesn't mean you ain't been on my mind

Will you meet me in the middle
Will you meet me in the end?
Will you love me just a little
Just enough to show you care
Well I tried to fake it
I don't mind sayin'
I just can't make it

On the first part of the journey, I was looking at all the life
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The first thing I met was a fly with a buzz
And the sky with no clouds
The heat was hot and the ground was dry,
But the air was full of sounds

I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can't remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la

After two days in the desert sun, my skin began to turn red
After three days in the desert fun, I was looking at a river bed
And the story it told of a river that flowed
Made me sad to think it was dead

You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can't remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la
La la, la, la, la la la, la la la, la, la

After nine days, I let the horse run free 'cause the desert had turned to sea
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with its life underground
And a perfect disguise above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love

You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can't remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
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