Step Into The Light
- Today
It was an average ordinary afternoon
The rain poured down like gravy from a spoon
I was running late for work, going down the line
Made it barely in the nick of time
Think I feel like doing something new
‘Cause today I finally said goodbye to you
I wish my old hound dogs could pay my rent
And make a list of every dime I’ve spent
And take my place when I feel like staying in
So I could look at the ways my wallet’s been wearing thin
Even though my bills, they are overdue
Today I finally said goodbye to you
Thought about you on Sunday, then you gave me a call on Monday
Said you really missed my company
I don’t care what nobody say, ‘cause I’m probably gonna love you anyway
But my head just needs some freedom, can’t you see
And don’t get me wrong, at times it was a blast
And the love that I had for you, it was unsurpassed
Now I have no more strength with which to react
Because I’m moving forward and I’m trying not to look back
I wish I did not feel this way, it’s true
But today I finally said goodbye to you
Today I finally said goodbye to you
Thought about you on Sunday, then you gave me a call on Monday
Said you really missed my company
I don’t care what nobody say, ‘cause I’m probably gonna love you anyway
But my head just needs some freedom, can’t you see
So if you’ll pardon me, I would like to resume
To my average ordinary afternoon
It’s just one of those days when I feel like staying in
So I can look at the ways my wallet’s been wearing thin
Did I mention that my bills, they are overdue
But today I finally said goodbye to you
Today I finally said goodbye to you
Goodbye to you
- I'm Going Home
I’m going home to see my baby
Back to the one I love
I can’t stand you telling me maybe
Of you I’ve had enough
I’m going home, that’s where I belong
When I’m there, no more tears I’ll cry
I’ve lived your lie, now I’m saying goodbye
‘Cause I’m on my way back home
I’m going away from your troubles today
Away from your jive overtones
It’s my turn to fly, through the liquid filled sky
‘Cause I’m on my way back home
I’m going home, that’s where I belong
When I’m there, no more tears I’ll cry
I’ve lived your lie, now I’m saying goodbye
‘Cause I’m on my way back home
- Piece Of Mind
Been sitting around with my old guitar all night
And passing one down just to keep the feeling right
Screening phone calls on the answering machine
Trying to avoid each and every crazy scene
Drinking beer from a can in my big van, riding down the road
Getting pulled by a cop because we didn’t quite stop, oh no
Pumping gasoline, washed my hands clean, shall we go
Keep on truckin, don’t change that radio
All I know is, that you don’t need a roadmap in order to find
Your piece of mind
Having peaches and cream in my limousine, oh so sweet
Nothing like dessert to fulfill one’s every need
So meanwhile, always smile like you’re eating your birthday cake
Because your life is a dream from which you never quite can awake
So you might as well live it before you turn old and grey
Never look around to see anyone in your way
Take your second hand chances on the truck stop romances, that’s ok
Because a broken clock reads right two times a day
All I know is, that you don’t need a roadmap in order to find
Your piece of mind
All the lights of showbiz can make one lose one’s track of time
Time for a nap but first I must take a seat
Because this tired old man has to take a load off his poor feet
Would you give me a little kiss before I lay awake and dream
Because the TLC makes a man not wake up mean
All I know is, that you don’t need a roadmap in order to find
Your piece of mind
- Countryside
I was feeling tall on Sunday so I took a drive out to the countryside
And I saw something that’s still hard to believe happen right before my eyes
I saw an apparition and she told me “Child, there is no need to fear
‘Cause we’re going on a journey son, and you wont even feel like you left here”
We saw a place where the people all were dancing, and laughter filled the room
There was no electricity but we were filled by the light of the moon
And the breezes blowing the tall trees in the mist gave away the diamonds in her smile
Then she turned to me and said it’s time to leave but we’ll be back in just a while
Then she said “Andale! Come along with me today
Let us exude, not to intrude, ‘cause we have nothing more to say
And if you make the choice, you will not hear my voice
And you’ll go on about your merry little way”
Her hair swayed as she danced along the water, with pirouettes and wings
In her eyes were the reflections of the stars, bound by Saturn’s icy rings
With a look so sweet and tender, she said “Tell me, have you ever been in love?”
And I replied “Not until now, is this the reason you descended from above?”
Then she said “Andale! Come along with me today
Let us exude, not to intrude, ‘cause we’ve a few more things to say
And I appreciate your lack to hesitate
So follow me along our merry little way”
“This will be our final destination,” she said with just a sigh
“This is where I have to leave you and allow you to continue on your ride
I hope you learned a thing or two about you, and before I fade away
I can leave you with one wish to keep your memories alive beyond today”
And within a very instant, I was driving back along the countryside
And I looked to my right shoulder, and my wish was granted right before my eyes
I saw my apparition and she told me, “There is still no need to fear
“Because your wish was not to leave me, so I vow to you forever to be near”
Then she said “Andale! Come along with me today
Let us exude, not to intrude, ‘cause we’ve a life of things to say
You know that I love you so, never to let you go
So let’s go on about our merry little way”
- Willie Nelson Song
I’m missing you tonight as the stars are shining bright
While the tape deck’s playing a Willie Nelson song
And every time you make me think, Lord I get the urge to drink
And the whiskey keeps your memory flowing strong
You fooled me into thinking you really gave a damn
Until you left me standing with my heart still in my hand
It’s alright now honey, I just smile and say “It’s funny”
In a not so very funny kind of way
You put me in a trance, I was hypnotized by your romance
But “Aha, charade you are” it was all along
Alas, the lesson learned within is always worth the time you spend
And just like the wind, we have to blow along
You fooled me into thinking you really gave a damn
Until you left me standing with my heart still in my hand
It’s alright now honey, I just smile and say “It’s funny”
In a not so very funny kind of way
So now, as I put down my pen and throw your picture in the bin
And keep listening to my Willie Nelson songs
No hard feelings by the way, still I’ve nothing more to say
“Cause my life is so much sweeter with you gone
You fooled me into thinking you really gave a damn
Until you left me standing with my heart still in my hand
It’s alright now honey, I just smile and say “It’s funny”
In a not so very funny kind of way
It’s alright now honey, I just smile and say “It’s funny”
In a not so very funny kind of way
- The Most Beautiful Thing
You’re the most beautiful thing in the world to me, can’t you see
That every time you walk into a room, I can’t breathe
And just as everyone will agree, baby I’ll show you endlessly
That you’re the most beautiful thing in the world to me
It’s not because you just cut your hair
And I don’t think it’s in the clothes you wear
It’s something in the way you hold me tight
The way you snuggle with me late at night
Whatever it is, baby I don’t care
Just as long as it stays right here
You’re the most beautiful thing in the world to me, can’t you see
That every time you walk into a room, I can’t breathe
And just as everyone will agree, baby I’ll show you endlessly
That you’re the most beautiful thing in the world to me
I’ve never been much of a lucky man
For such a thing to fall right in his hands
I don’t ever want to see it go
Not for forever or forevermore
For just as long as you give me a reason
I’ll be there for you through every season
You’re the most beautiful thing in the world to me
Thanks for listening to me today
All of my worries seemed to fade away
The sound of your voice on the telephone
Was all I needed to complete my song
And if you can find the strength to put up with me
I’ll make you happy for eternity
You’re the most beautiful thing in the world to me, can’t you see
That every time you walk into a room, I can’t breathe
And just as everyone will agree, baby I’ll show you endlessly
That you’re the most beautiful thing in the worldThe most beautiful thing in the world
The most beautiful thing in the world to me
- She (Don't Wanna Be)
She don’t wanna be no big trend setter
She don’t want no part of jealousy
She don’t wanna be no sweet talking go getter
She just wanna find her destiny
She always wake up feeling mean and frustrated
Take anything to get her out of bed
It goes away when she gets good and caffienated
A little treatment for her pretty little head
She don’t believe in stopping to think about anything
She just wanna jump out at anything she sees
She wants to stand as strong as her cup of coffee
She holds tightly when she just needs to release
She recalls of a time when it was easy
When living wasn’t quite as strange
All the people seemed a little bit less sleazy
She’s wishing it was rearranged
And now her life is such a shame
She don’t believe in stopping to think about anything
She just wanna jump out at anything she sees
She wants to stand as strong as her cup of coffee
She holds tightly when she just needs to release
- Johnny Gene
Johnny Gene was a front porch picker
He got a little better when he drank corn liquor
I always knew that he liked my sister
But I don’t know why, ‘cause she was ugly as hell
She had the face like the front of a Buick
And Johnny wasn’t blind, so I knew he knew it
But the corn liquor always made him say “Screw it”
And he knew she wouldn’t tell
All of the girls from the church at the swamp
Would come Friday nights to back Johnny up
It sounded like thunder when they’d clap and stomp
They all all loved Johnny until he got caught
With my sister, buck naked in a pick up truck
Johnny in the back just ‘a tearing it up
I pretended not to know that slut when I threw the lever in drive
Johnny stands with nothing to hide
As he began that legendary ride
All the church girls saw ol’ Johnny swinging in the wind
Look out, that truck is full of gas and it’s coming ‘round again
Johnny’s front porch used to have a left corner
‘Til the pickup truck, it didn’t turn like it ‘oughta
Somewhere in the middle of the kicking and screaming
Johnny’s eyes, they were still a-gleaming
I don’t know what the hell got into me
Sister and Johnny, that made three
Everyone came out quick to see
If they were even alive
The old man came out, a-bitchin’ and a-cussin’
Said “Johnny Gene, don’t you know that’s your cousin?!”
Folks started screaming and shoulders started shrugging
Johnny and Sister, they stood there hugging
Johnny cried out, “But Daddy, I love her
And cousins a’int bad, look at you and mother
Then the preacher man came out from somewhere or another
And said, “You’re all going to Hell!!!!!!”
Johnny stands with nothing to hide
As he began that legendary ride
All the church girls saw ol’ Johnny swinging in the wind
Look out, that truck is full of gas and it’s coming ‘round again
- Remembered As The Best
Today will be the day for peace of mind
Today we will not think about the time
This evening when we lay our heads to rest
Today will be remembered as the best
We shall not even think one thought unkind
Today will be the day for peace of mind
Today will be the day to shake the blues
Today will bring us nothing but good news
Maybe we should walk the streets downtown
Maybe we could find what’s going down
What else in the world is there to lose
Today will be the day to shake the blues
I woke up this morning feeling so full of glee
Today came shining in so beautifully
Said to myself as I hit the ground
The rainy days shall not come back around
It makes a world of difference to me
I woke up this morning feeling so full of glee
I shine my shoes and jump into my car
The tank will not allow me to go far
I only need to ride a mile or two
To get me to the place I’m headed to
I’m going down to where the wild things are
I shine my shoes and jump into my car
Today will be the day for peace of mind
Today we will not think about the time
This evening when we lay our heads to rest
Today will be remembered as the best
We shall not even think one thought unkind
Today will be the day for peace of mind
We shall not even think one thought unkind
Today will be the day for peace of mind
- One Hundred Dollars
If I had one hundred dollars
This is what I’d do
I would put it in my pocket
And I’d get myself to you
I would take you out to dinner
So I could see you smile
I would spend a lifetime walking
If it would put me in your eyes
Look at me and tell me softly
What lies in your plan
I know I can’t see it for you
But I could help you understand
So come with me
Tell me everything that you would like to see
Run with me
To places where the sun is shining endlessly
And the only shadow anyone can see
Is a silhouette of you with me
Listen and the wind will whisper
Stories from the sky
Rest your head upon my pillow
And kiss me sweet tonight
There’s no reason to be worried
No need to reply
I don’t know if I can love you
But I would love to try
So come with me
Tell me everything that you would like to see
Run with me
To places where the sun is shining endlessly
And the only shadow anyone can see
Is a silhouette of you with me
I have felt my share of anger
And I have lived in fear
But I’m a son of souls’ redemptions
And within you they appear
If I had one hundred dollars
This is what I’d do
I would put it in my pocket
And I’d get myself to you
- Phoenix
Sweet darling, could you step into the light
From the darkness that you’ve lived so long inside
Would you like a cigarette to ease your mind
Are you seeking things that you can never find
Would you think me a fool if I told you that you’d be fine
But you only find bliss in the solace of one more line
I find comfort in the ambers of your eyes
Even though they’re but a trivial disguise
Are your dreams built on foundations of regret
Is your conscience burdened down by its fears yet
Once you deceived me so now I must fly away
Would you try and believe me that you’ll find your light someday
Can your broken hearted reveries subside
From their demons with which heaven coincide
Sweet darling have I tranquilized your soul
For redemption heals the scars that take their hold
So don’t think me a fool when I tell you that you’ll be fine
Find strength in your heart and have faith in the hands of time
Can You Tell Me
- Revelation
There’s a crack in the pavement where the grass is trying to grow
Unless the fracture can save it, the sun will never know
Today I feel like my conscience is in transition
Eliminating the needs of my suspicion
Why is it so hard to speak when there are no words to say
Why in the world could there just not be another way
When smoke appears in mirrors, confusion paints the wall
Offering no protection for when the pieces fall
So bring on the revelation
Use all your concentration
There is no demonstration
So bring on the revelation
Settle the score
What are you searching for
The evidence is no more
Does anything lie in store
Bring on the revelation
Use all your concentration
This is your invitation
So bring on the revelation
- Walls
I’m standing here all alone
Wishing my mind would take me home
To where I still feel of my own
Once was a time
When there was no grey outside the lines, but now
The colors I can’t seem to find
Can we make the walls surrounding us crumble to the ground
Will we find a cause or will we just revel in the sound
Of the future crashing down
As I look in myself
I believe I should put this one on the shelf
Or forever should I hold my breath
For something to come along
To take away the pain and make me strong
And turning around to find it gone
Can we make the walls surrounding us crumble to the ground
Will we find a cause or will we just revel in the sound
Of the future crashing down
- Underground
Look at you standing there
Don’t you see all the nasty stares
From people that are are walking by
You look so crazy you catch their eye
They want to put you on a plane
Send you where they won’t even know your name
You don’t even try
But you somehow get by
You put your chin up, but somehow keep your head down
Might want to change before you’re sleeping underground
Are you feeling like you’ve gone far
Just because you’re drinking with movie stars
Do your friends even give a damn
If you needed them would they lend a hand
It’s something you might never know
Please don’t blame anyone for not saying so
You don’t even try
But you somehow get by
You keep your chin up, but somehow put your head down
Might want to change before you’re sleeping underground
- Can You Tell Me
Would you like to help me write this story
What will be the moral found inside
Will we go on journeys bound for glory
Or is it just another ride
Will you wake me up when I am sleeping
Will you splash some water on my face
Will you dry my eyes if I am weeping
Will you help me state my case
Would you please be my protection
Could we pretend that I was strong
Would you show me my direction
That takes me to where I belong
Or am I wrong, can you tell me
Is it wrong to think when I was lonely
That is what made me a better man
Putting one foot forward gets you only
A step ahead of where you stand
But strength will come when it is least expected
Color will return to darkest skies
Errors that were made will be corrected
Soon it will be realized
Would you please be my protection
Could we pretend that I was strong
Would you show me my direction
That takes me to where I belong
Or am I wrong, can you tell me
Would you please be my protection
Could we pretend that I was strong
Would you show me my direction
That takes me to where I belong
Or am I wrong, can you tell me
- The Place
Seems to be no time for anything
Screaming out loud, no one listening
Every day spent searching for the sun
That disappeared into oblivion
I could stop and reflect
On all the things I could reject
But I would rather see
The place I need to be
Breaking every rule I ever made
Nothing in my life I need to trade
All that’s left to do is press ahead
The warnings are no longer in the red
I could stop and reflect
On all the things I could reject
But I would rather see
The place I need to be
Everything I need is all right here
Never have my eyes seen quite so clear
Tested are the lessons that were learned
When sadness ends and happiness is earned
I could stop and reflect
On all the things I could reject
But I would rather see
The place I need to be
- Light Of Day
Gathering in the distance
Offering no resistance
Knowing not what the future holds
On a course for arrival
Little chance of survival
Only armed with heart and soul
As the sun rise in the morning and set in the evening
The righteous ones walk on the path that will not be misleading
And the prophets say the sun will light the way
Lead to the light of day
It’s a hard road to travel
Reality unraveled
City streets and highway signs
We remain undefeated
Only to be repeated
Picking up what was left behind
As the sun rise in the morning and set in the evening
The righteous ones walk on the path that will not be misleading
And the prophets say the sun will light the way
Lead to the light of day
- People Talkin'
People talkin things that they don’t know
What do they think it is they have to show
For their actions, they get no satisfaction
They keep going with the flow, only to find that there is nowhere left to go
Folks predicting things that they can’t see
Does it seem that all their fingers point to me
They don’t know it, but it’s about high time they show it
All the time they look at me, wonder who they see, why can’t they let me be
People talkin things that they don’t know
What do they think it is they have to show
No satisfaction taken for their actions
Even though this song is through, we still love you
- Break The Chain
I don’t ever say what you want me to, you never tell me what to feel like
I can never hear where the thunder calls, or see where the lightning wants to strike
My mind thinks I’m going crazy, but my heart wants to be sane
I don’t know if it will turn around, or if it will remain
Tell me how am I supposed to break the chain
And rid this prison of its pain
I was never shown the way to walk, only told which steps to take
Refused to believe what people said, the day you made my spirit break
Never knew it was so easy, till I was left out in the rain
To pretend there is no ending, just a bittersweet refrain
Tell me how am I supposed to break the chain
And rid this prison of its pain
Everything is where it needs to be
Everyone should be allowed to see
The secrets to the answers we all need
For eternity
Non-Album Songs (Played Live)
- Seasons
Seasons change - Rearrange - Into hurricanes
Days of past - Fading fast - Not meant to last
Seasons change - All the same - No one to blame
This will only make things better
Sun will shine in stormy weather
It happens one way or another
When love is true there is no other
Thunder cries - Dries its eyes - Rise in the tide
Sky of grey - Fade away - Begins a new day
Seasons change - All the same - Remembers no name
This will only make things better
Sun will shine in stormy weather
It happens one way or another
When love is true there is no other
Setting sun - Has overcome - All has been done
It’s clear to see - Victory - Was meant to be
Seasons change - With every frame - Until the refrain
This will only make things better
Sun will shine in stormy weather
It happens one way or another
When love is true there is no other
- Easier
I would never waste your time
On a reason or a rhyme
I know that you’ve made up your mind
I don’t mean to come on strong
I would never do you wrong
We both know where you belong
Let’s make it easier than this
Turn a frown into a kiss
Trade any sorrow in for bliss
Make it easier than this
I once was hungry, black and blue
Crawled down darkened avenues
There’s nothing that I would not do
But don’t pretend to see
That you have traveled, just like me
It’s made us who we live to be
Let’s make it easier than this
Turn a frown into a kiss
Trade any sorrow in for bliss
Make it easier than this
We should try to get some sleep
Before the morning starts to creep
The day won’t know we made these dreams
- Trouble
These last few days have been strange
Feels like there’s gonna be rain
Wish that time could rearrange
These thoughts that lay on my brain
What does it mean to be
Without a need of relief
From all the things that haunt me
It seems hard to believe
All this trouble trouble trouble surrounding me
Trouble trouble trouble hear my plea
Nothing here but trouble
My eyes are seeing double
Trouble get the hell away from me
No time for fooling around
It’s only pushing me down
I listen hard for the sound
Keep my ears to the ground
I’ll once again find my way
There’s so much more left to say
I won’t be wasting away
Not tomorrow, not today
On account of this trouble trouble trouble surrounding me
Trouble trouble trouble hear my plea
Nothing here but trouble
My eyes are seeing double
Trouble get the hell away from me
Trouble trouble trouble surrounding me
Trouble trouble trouble hear my plea
Nothing here but trouble
My eyes are seeing double
Trouble get the hell away from me
Nothing here but trouble
My eyes are seeing double
Trouble get the hell away from me
- Keep On Trying
The sunlight through the clouds shines so serene
Blue sky hangs around and in between
I can’t help but wonder what that means
Did an angel gain a pair of wings
For all I know it could mean anything
Every day can’t be just like the last
It’s a gamble at the table die are cast
Doesn’t matter future present past
The only speed that time moves by is fast
If you’re waiting for a moment that has passed
Got to keep on trying to get through
Make my own luck with or without you
I hope you never have to find me
Tell me you’ll always be behind me
Through all the things we have to go through
I promise never to control you
Even though all dreams won’t come true
Got to keep on trying to get through
It’s always strange how times of life can be
When all I want to do is be set free
In every single possibility
From all the things that seem so hard to see
Even when they’re right in front of me
It surely doesn’t mean we’re near the end
I always thought of you as my best friend
To think of that I cannot comprehend
We’ve merely reached a road that has a bend
All my love to you I’ll always send
Got to keep on trying to get through
Make my own luck with or without you
I hope you never have to find me
Tell me you’ll always be behind me
Through all the things we have to go through
I promise never to control you
Even though all dreams won’t come true
Got to keep on trying to get through
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