Eatin' the dust of yesterday
Like climbing over shades of gray
Longing for some black and red
Getting to know the other side
The years of strain, the true and tried
Still I'd do it all again

I've lived through time
In the dust and the mire
Nearing the end of my life
And I'm alright

And when my heart is broken
I'd do it all again
Through all the pain and suffering
I'd do it all
I'd do it all again

Never again I used to say
But I can't look the other way
Catching a glimpse of eternal days
I get up, I get down, I change around
But still right in His grip I'm found
Waiting for those later days

I've lived through time
No one knows all my trouble
Still when the day comes undone
We will still be one

And when my heart is broken
I'd do it all again
Through all the pain and suffering
I'd do it all
I'd do it all again

Celebrate
Turn and wait
Find the ocean's daughter
Fan the flame
Heed the rain
Bow to what comes forward

And when my heart is broken, still
I'd do it all again
Through all my pain and suffering
I'd do it all
I'd do it all again

Long ago I ran to the light
Seeking harbor far from the stormy night
There I saw the dawning day
One flew away

Pigeons on a telephone line
Waiting for permission 'fore they can fly
There they were and there they'll stay
'Til one flew away
One flew away

I have a fire burning deep inside
And it only exists to rise higher
I have a fire that cannot be denied
And I'm not like that bird on a wire

Clamping down on all that you are
If you think it can't be done then right you are
You don't have an experience
It is what you are

I have a fire burning deep inside
And it only exists to rise higher
I have a fire that cannot be denied
And I'm not like that bird on a wire
Bird on a wire
Bird on a wire

I'm alive!
With love sublime I'm not too blind to see
Life longing for more
Storm the sky!
The passersby will not be flying free
But you've been here before

Long ago he turned on the light
Windows everywhere to the short of sight
Just another humdrum day
'Til one flew away

I have a fire burning deep inside
And it only exists to rise higher
I have a fire that cannot be denied
And I'm not like that bird on a wire
Bird on a wire
Bird on a wire

I used to think that
I would one day be a movie star
Like Steve McQueen
Goin' fast down 12th and Vine
Seeking the stage
Where the lights are so sensational
Barely get home
And then the road calls one more time

Life on the edge, it can feel so confrontational
Now I prefer to lay it back most of the time
Now I'm so happy just to sit and play my old guitar
Sit back and relax
And everything will work out fine so...

Take another trip around the corner
Home is where your heart don't have to run
And I can see you've finally found your place
In the sun

Some people say
You gotta smoke 'em if you got 'em
Make hay while you got a little bit o' sunshine
But so many people
Gotta hit that bedrock bottom
Before they can see
Just how sacred is the time so...

Take another trip back 'round the corner
Home is where your heart don't have to run
And I can see you've finally found your place
In the sun

Yes, I can see you've finally found your place
In the sun

So you say that you're open but your
Heart's in the way
When you go through a whirlwind baby
There's a price that you pay
Let 'em in, but be sharp, discerning
They've come to darken your day
Here's what you say

What are you gunnin' for?
You can't come 'round this place no more
Having an open heart
Don't mean you let hurt in your door

Burned into death and dysfunction
You walked into hell
Now you're out on the other side and you
Want to wish them all well
But baby, be smart because you
Got another story to tell
You know it well

What are you gunnin' for?
You can't come 'round this place no more
Having an open heart
Don't mean you let hurt in your door

Little people coming 'round
Don't you let them bring you down

But baby, be smart because you
Got another story to tell
You know it well

What are you gunnin' for?
You can't come 'round this place no more
Having an open heart
Don't mean you let hurt in your door

It might have been the maybe
That crept inside my mind
It might have been the echoes of my heart
Sending shivers down my spine

Soon you'll be pushin' daisies
Then it'll be unclear
And it's too late for all your might have beens
And there's a reason you were here

There you are
Free and feeling so sublime you
Light up the dark
Like sparks in summertime
So much has changed
The past has brought you here
Can't you see?
It's the way it had to be

Innocence and danger
Made you feel so alone
There you stood
Inside the wreckage of your dreams
Barely able to make it home

There you are
Free and feeling so sublime you
Light up the dark
Like sparks in summertime
So much has changed
And it's all part of how you got free
It's the way it had to be

Open my eyes
There's a moment you can know
So far from here below
Leave this behind
And believe
You've arrived
You have arrived

There you are
Free and feeling so sublime you
Light up the dark
Like sparks in summertime
So much has changed
And it's all part of you getting free
It's the way it had to be

[instrumental]

Summer winds on sinking sands
A bitter rain upon my hands
Dreading every waking day
Reason came and reason left
The scarlet stain did not forget
What I could not explain away

With no pennies on my eyes
Fear had its ice-cold grip upon my life

But I'm not afraid any more
Yeah, I think I finally opened up the door
No, I'm not afraid any more
And I'm ready to reach out for something more

Tried and true, black or blue
I used to think, "Man, what's the use?"
When everything turns bad in the end
You play your cards and try to be
The changing world you'd like to see
But people will let you down, my friend

The sky grew dim the curtains flew
Then a light came and I saw the truth

And I'm not afraid any more
Yeah, I think I finally opened up the door
No, I'm not afraid any more
And I'm ready to reach out for something more
I'm ready to reach out for something more

I'm not afraid of dying
And I'm not afraid of crying
I can't wait to go on living
I'm gonna give it all I got
'Cause the lens of life will linger
Just keep singing for the singer
And the song will never end
I'm gonna take it from the top

'Cause I'm not afraid any more
And I think I finally opened up the door
Yeah, I'm not afraid any more
And I'm ready to reach out for something more

No, I'm not afraid any more
And I think I finally opened up the door
No, I'm not afraid any more
And I'm ready to reach out for something more

When you're weary, feeling small
When tears are in your eyes, I will dry them all, all
I'm on your side, oh, when times get rough
And friends just can't be found
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

When you're down and out
When you're on the street
When evening falls so hard
I will comfort you
I'll take your part, oh, when darkness comes
And pain is all around
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will lay me down

Sail on silver girl
Sail on by
Your time has come to shine
All your dreams are on their way
See how they shine
Oh, if you need a friend
I'm sailing right behind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind
Like a bridge over troubled water
I will ease your mind

Why would you think I would do what you say?
When all that matters anyway
Is to not look back on yesterday
I lock up my mind, are you speaking to me?
When everything that I can be
Comes not from words literally
We don't win or lose
We just disagree

But I love you
I just have to go my way
'Cause I know the truth
I'm not afraid

How can you live what you don't understand?
We've never seen laissez-faire
However you say it I don't care
And here we are back in our separated land
But maybe we could find some green
Where everyone lives sight unseen
And look between the lattice we had

But I love you
I just have to go my way
'Cause I know the truth
I'm not afraid

Yes I love you
I might make my home
In Paris or Rome
'Cause I know the truth
I'm not afraid

Follow
I cannot follow
You say that my dream will bring me
Nothing in the end
Long gone
I will be long gone
I've got to make my own way
In this world of man
I'll get there in the end

There's another side
Come and take a ride
I've the right to be seen
You're a total mess
Whatever I suggest
You see it all so extreme

Mystery man, won't you stop and listen?
All is not gold just because it glistens
Mystery man, you made a bad decision
You think you're out there riding a wave
But that ocean's a grave

You're an artist too
And I believe in you
But you're young and outrageous
Just because you've bled
And you're sick in the head
Doesn't make you contagious

Mystery man, won't you stop and listen?
All is not gold just because it glistens
Mystery man, you made a bad decision
You think you're out there riding a wave
But that ocean's a grave

Run, run, run, run, run, run run away
Make your way out in the dead of night
You could make your mind some other day
But now is the time to walk in the light

And it's alright now I'm coming home
Yes, it's alright now I'm gone
I'm faraway gone

Run, run, run, run, run run run away
Make your way out of the masquerade ball
It's too late to turn the other way
Don't ya look back watch the fire fall

'Cause it's alright now I'm coming home
Yes, it's alright now I'm gone
I'm faraway gone

Come on all you sons and daughters
Make your way clear to this rising tide
Come find love that has no borders
The gathering Son, you will be His bride

And it's alright now I'm coming home
Yes, it's alright now I'm coming home
Yes, it's alright now I'm coming home
Yes, it's alright now I'm gone
I'm so far gone

Why would you think I would follow your way?
When all that matters anyway
Is that place inside we must obey
Each of its own, it is there on display
'Round the horn of other worlds
Where there may be no one's hand to hold
But the morning's mouth is filled with pure gold

And I love you
Bring your song to light my way
'Cause I know the truth
I'm not afraid

Yes I love you
We will find our home
In Paris or Rome
Shooting out in skies of blue
I'm not afraid
Not afraid

I. Far From Home

I am so far from home
Wandering here all alone
Time has taken every tear
Now I am adrift among the years

II. The Far That's Always Near

Crest of the wave
As it is broken
The home of the brave
Rudely awoken

Traveler into the morning
Will you receive the calling?

True to your race
You hang up the receiver
Just stay in your place
Don't question the dealer

Take up the wings of ages
Reach out and turn the pages

I will be here
Your every tear
Will not be lost inside your fear
I'm worlds away
Yet everyday
I am the far that's always near

Sure as your born
A soldier of fortune
Then tattered and torn
So beautifully broken

Wanderer won't you listen
There is still something missin'

I will be here
Your every tear
Will not be lost inside your fear
I'm worlds away
Yet everyday
I am the far that's always near

III. Kings & Queens & Bitter Things

"Better late than never"
Say the wisest sons and daughters
"Better you than me" replies the solitary spy
Kings and Queens and bitter things
They start to stream like a watercolor sky

Bringing up your bride to be
Don't leave her at the altar
Marry her and carry her to places undisguised

Suddenly the two are three
Placed underneath a watercolor sky

I could be a Diva
If I knew
A live disaster but after
Peer review
I'll be comin' back to you

Houses built on waterfalls
Cannot retain the measure
Some things that are beautiful
Won't hold you 'til you die
I'd rather trust the simple man
The single plan, that looks you in the eye

I could be a Diva
If I knew
A live disaster but after
Peer review
I'll be comin' back to you

IV. Islands In The Sun

Hidden deep among us
In covers of the wintertime
Playing with the reasons of who you are
Russian dolls dissolving
In every layer of the rhyme
Closer than the distance
The near that's far

Wake the depths quietly
More of you, less of me
Far beyond the thoughts that run
More than just these islands in the sun
Islands in the sun

V. Drifting Through The Year

Wanderer cold and stark
Don't tip your hand
Looking for something here in the sinking sand

So many things you just can't say out loud
A sieve sifting hopelessness inside the shroud

Letters of loneliness flow from your hands
Seeds of sedition grow and no one understands

Where is the blood that pushed into frontiers?
And where is the love
That used to hold all my tears?
But now I am just drifting through the years

This is the way
This is the way
You've come all this way
Time can not save you
Your debt can't repay you
So don't look away
Until another day

VI. Watercolor Sky (Instrumental)

VII. Worlds Away

This is the way
And you will recover
Come find your place
And rest on my shoulder

Traveler into the morning
Rise and begin your falling

I will be here
Your every tear
Will not be lost inside your fear
I'm worlds away
Yet everyday
I am the far that's always near

Hidden deep among us
In the depths of our subconscious
Playing with the reasons of the who and what
We are the first and last
The Russian dolls dissolving
Every time the rhyme evolving
Coming nearer to the far is where we are

I am so far from home
But I am not alone
God has taken all my tears
And now I have life beyond the years