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Transitions
Stage one, everything is new. Without direction you don’t know what to do.
Love and protection for years to come. Caring hands looking over you. You learn to crawl, & walk, & talk. You take a bump or bruise. Try to get a sense of you.
You test the world to see what’s true, to see what you can do.
Life will take you where you need to go
There’s so many things we just couldn’t know
Seems fate is a hunter and he’s hunting for you
Where it ends isn’t up to you
What you gonna do?
Stage two, everything changes. Some things just weren’t true. The world around me looks different. People see me as different too.
Life will take you where you need to go
There’s so many things we just couldn’t know
Seems fate is a hunter and he’s hunting for you
Where it ends isn’t up to you
What you gonna do?
Stage three in some ways free. A prisoner of the powers that be. Workin’ hard to find that piece of mind and freedom from the grind.
Life will take you where you need to go
There’s so many things we just couldn’t know
Seems fate is a hunter and he’s hunting for you
Where it ends isn’t up to you
What you gonna do?
Solid Ground
Thoughts drifting slowly, watching the wind blow. Wanting to know all there is to know.
When century’s gone I heard a story about a man who was really quite a man. It registered slow, but as life unfolds I remember the words and feel like I know.
Take what you can, remember the man, look where you stand, put your feet on solid ground.
Take what you can if it makes you a man. Look where you stand, put your feet on solid ground.
Stuck in the moment we don’t always know how far we can really go. Let the feelings flow.
Memories fond, someone gave you a hand. You really needed a hand. Don’t let it go. You’re doing your part – do you have the heart for it?
Take what you can, remember the man, look where you stand, put your feet on solid ground.
Take what you can if it makes you a man. Look where you stand, put your feet on the ground
Take what you can – remember the man – put your feet on solid ground – look where you stand...
Strange Blessings
Looking for a chance to be a hero, but feeling the slight of hand.
Compassion comes in tragedy’s hands. Lessons learned at the cost of another man.
Reality bites, all you know is gone in a moment.
Someone survives – they’re alive, you can count your blessings.
A family unites, is it right that they fight to attend?
Looking for a chance to be a hero. But feeling the slight of hand.
Try to make it right the best you can, but still feeling the slight of hand.
Once everything’s said and done, they spared a life and you can count your blessings.
Have to decide when to fight for your life, there’s no other.
Feelings inside - do what’s right you only have one mother.
Looking for a chance to be a hero. But feeling the slight of hand.
Try to make it right the best you can, but still feeling the slight of hand.
Once everything’s said and done, they spared a life and you can count your blessings.
Take things in stride in this life things can change in a moment.
You better take time to get right with the ones who hold you up.
When you’re down who told you? It’s your mother who told you- your god would hold you and your faith will mold you.
When you’re down who told you? It’s your mother who told you- your god will mold you and your faith will hold you up.
Once everything’s said and done, they spared a life and you can count your blessings.
Once everything’s said and done, they spared a life and it’s a strange blessing.
Same Way?
It doesn’t matter what you know. You’ll have to go by what you feel. There’s an inner trust that has to make it real. Experience is knowledge, when you know that you may know the deal.
Problems arrive, but you will survive. For some it’s all over but for some it’s just a ride.
Days & nights I’ve spent hearin’ bout the end. Somehow, someway by god I’m here again. When it’s all over I may look back and think – if I could would I do it all the same way again?
There’s not a day goes by we don’t thing “what if” I would’ve done this or that a little bit different? But then where’s my inner trust that has to make it real. To hear it’s not to live it, and once you know that well you may know the deal.
Problems arrive, but you will survive. For some it’s all over but for some it’s just a ride
Days & nights I’ve spent hearin’ bout the end. Somehow, someway by god I’m here again. When it’s all over I may look back and think – if I could would I do it all the same way again?
The Same Line
Rollin, gravity pulls. I’m hopin’ my days will be full. I can’t watch the news anymore. It’s bringin’ me too close to the score.
We’re all in the same line
Death, thieves’ poverty & disease. All this info brings me to my knees.
Don’t forget your daily taste, don’t you let it all go to waste.
Who knows if we’ll go ‘round again.
We’re all in the same line whose number was called?
Too many times we think this could never happen to me. It gets me thinkin’ bout where I am and where I need to be. I can’t slow down I gotta get the most outta me.
We’re all in the same line whose number was called?
How will you feel if your number is called?
Too many times we think “this could never happen to me”, but it can and it does.
We’re all in the same line whose number was called?
How will you feel if your number is called?
Too many times we think this could never happen to me. It gets me thinkin’ bout where I am and where I need to be. I can’t slow down I gotta get the most outta me.
What Matters
Open your eyes, outside is a bright new day. Who knows what can happen if you see it that way.
Then life happens and things get grey.
It may take years just to get think that way.
When will I see clearly?
When will I see nearly all that matters?
Open the door to your mind there is a lot to say.
There’s treasure inside and it would like to give it away.
When will I see clearly?
When will I see nearly all that matters?
Then comes a time and a particular place, when everything goes in your direction.
Remember the bumps along the way. I hope I can learn to take what matters with me.
I start to see clearly. I’m taking it all in, and I start clearing my mind taking it all in.
Then comes a time and a particular place, when everything goes in your direction.
Remember the bumps along the way. I hope I can learn to take what matters with me.
Start Us Again
What are the things we’ve known? What are the things we grown on?
Where did we come apart? I hope to start us again.
Looking at all the years, sorting thru all the tears we’ve shared there’s 2 things that I know will always be there.
Running thru life’s mystery pressures take a toll beyond me.
Sharing lives I hope to start us again
Days that we’ve torn apart things that we know are close to the heart.
Actions can say a lot I hope to start us again.
Look at the things we’ve made. I’m proud that we made our way thru times when we both came near the point of walking away.
Running thru life’s mystery pressures take a toll beyond me.
Sharing lives I hope to start us again
Grown up and made our own. The pride we have must be easily known.
I never hope to go back, so glad that we could start us again.
Our actions now carry on, remembering where we came from.
Thru all our fragile years we were able to start us again.
Daily Grind
Doing it cause you want to & not cause you have to can make a big difference. Doing it how you like to and not how your told to brings a new life to things.
The daily grind can make a normal day go mad
An average life can go smoothly but sometimes things go bad
Say it like you mean it or else it’s better not said, seems like the right way. To get it off your chest can make you feel like you want to and that’s not so bad.
The daily grind can make a normal day go mad
An average life can go smoothly but sometimes things go bad
Livin and learning – take life’s lessons and let them apply to your daily grind.
Sitting back and waiting the moments don’t arrive. Some out wondering why you’ve gotta push to rise in life.
Livin and learning – take life’s lessons and let them apply to your daily grind.
Learning
Deeper and deeper and instinct is coming on. Weaker and weaker I feel as things go wrong. Niave child faces the world alone. Divine wisdom or darkness won’t leave you unknown. Talk the first step a bird falls before he’s flown. Innate sense eventually get him home Will you make it home?
Can you do what you feel?
Can you do what you know?
What is it that you need?
Learning as you go.
Life long trials, we’re making the world our home. Divine wisdom or darkness won’t leave you unknown. Faith in another, & faith in our selves can grow. Innate senses eventually make things know. Will you make it home?
Can you do what you feel?
Can you do what you know?
What is it that you need?
Learning as you go.
Addiction is a sickness – generosities limit is unknown. Failing is a weakness we start to get stronger as we grow. Passion is a pleasure, an instinct we have to control.
Can you do what you feel?
Can you do what you know?
What is it that you need?
Learning as you go.
Angry From The Grave
Deep in the ground. I keep hearing sounds. Like from the worms and the maggots who’ve already had their meals. I keep hearing sounds and it’s making me toss my meal. That voice gives me a chill. It releases an instinct to kill. I’m trying to find a way to stop that clatter that seems to be chasing me. An undesirable dream that you and I were asunder, I keep hearing things from 6 feet under.
No not for nothin’
But you’re pissed all the time
Show me your sweetness
I’ll be your slave
The way it looks now you’ll still be angry from the grave
You’re wearing a frown just like a clown wears makeup ‘cept you never wash your face. It’s bringin’ me down I’m not sure if we can make it, did I give you the best of me?
I’m tryin’ to find a way to stop this clatter – it still keeps chasin’ me. No matter where I hide it keeps comin’ like thunder – I keep hearing things from 6 feet under.
No not for nothin’
But you’re pissed all the time
Show me your sweetness
I’ll be your slave
The way it looks now you’ll still be angry from the grave
Talking in circles, stumbling down help me…
Walking with purpose I’m starting to drown, help me…
No not for nothin’
But you’re pissed all the time
Show me your sweetness
I’ll be your slave
The way it looks now you’ll still be angry from the grave?
Reach For The Sky
I said it for the first time. I said I’d like to try. But there’s things you’ll have to learn before you pass me by. Someone said I was angry. They told me alone I would die. My ears ringin’ my fathers words, he said to “reach for the sky”.
Left very early on my way.
Green, green so much to learn.
Talkin’ talk before I learned to walk.
Set your sights on where you’re goin’ you gotta reach for the sky.
Reach for the sky
Set the bar high
Reach for the sky
Step back to sus your plan and all the reasons why. There’s so many things I had to learn I didn’t realize why. Now I know I was angry. I know what it means to try. Still got that ringin’ in my ears I gotta reach for the sky.
But I don’t know how high, or when I expect to arrive. Longing for wings to fly….
Reach for the sky….
Reach for the sky
Set the bar high
Reach for the sky
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Reach for the sky
Set the bar high
Longing for wings to fly
Reach for the sky
My Own Garden
Days pass & time seems slow. At times feelin’ like there’s nothin’ goin’ on. Can’t hold my breath thinkin’ things will get better. Can’t hold my breath thinkin’ the grass is always greener on the other side. What if this is it? What if this is all? What if it doesn’t get any better than this? What if there’s no tomorrow filled with things I can’t resist?
No one said that life was fair
I hope I didn’t wait to long
to smell the roses in my own garden while in bloom
Time keeps comin’, hope for no regrets. Return all favors, repay all debts. Hold on with both hands. Hold on and never let go.
No one said that life was fair
I hope I didn’t wait to long
to smell the roses in my own garden while in bloom
Money’s gone – fame was wrong – friends all ran away
Feelin’ down – there’s no sign – of change on the way
Now selective on how to spend my day. Seize the moment til the moment goes away. Seems like nothing til’ we’re on another day. Was it livin? I can only pray…..
No one said that life was fair
I hope I didn’t wait to long
to smell the roses in my own garden while in bloom
Another
They said big brother pays someone to listen to me. They said he’s got a plan and gives out money for free. Yet freedom has a price, so was it really free? Before it’s all over I’ve forgotten me.
I feel a sense of security. Ridin’ the corporate wave. Benefits and holidays given to me, someone willing to manage my funds.. How good can this be?
Here comes another – Just wait and see
Who’s turn to suffer – Is it you or me?
Here comes another – What can this be?
Whos turn to suffer
Its all the same to me
Start to see your dreams arrive. Is this what you thought it could be? Then business takes a turn. Who’s next to get burned? Loyalty is a ghost that’s just reality.
Here comes another – Just wait and see
Who’s turn to suffer – Is it you or me?
Here comes another – What can this be?
Whos turn to suffer
Its all the same to me
Money makes us all. Yes money takes a fall. Theres not much you can do except play along. Maybe you’ll make enough to tell them all.
Failure can live 1,000 deaths but my one life still goes on…
Chasin a dream with mouths to feed, people to please you gotta play along…
Here comes another – Just wait and see
Who’s turn to suffer – Is it you or me?
Here comes another – What can this be?
Whos turn to suffer
Its all the same to me