As I sat sadly by her side At the window, through the glass She stroked a kitten in her lap And we watched the world as it fell past Softly she spoke these words to me And with brand new eyes, open wide We pressed our faces to the glass As I sat sadly by her side
She said, father, mother, sister, brother, Uncle, aunt, nephew, niece, Soldier, sailor, physician, labourer, Actor, scientist, mechanic, priest Earth and moon and sun and stars Planets and comets with tails blazing All are there forever falling Falling lovely and amazing
Then she smiled and turned to me And waited for me to reply Her hair was falling down her shoulders As I sat sadly by her side
As I sat sadly by her side The kitten she did gently pass Over to me and again we pressed Our different faces to the glass That may be very well, I said But watch the one falling in the street See him gesture to his neighbours See him trampled beneath their feet All outward motion connects to nothing For each is concerned with their immediate need Witness the man reaching up from the gutter See the other one stumbling on who can not see
With trembling hand I turned toward her And pushed the hair out of her eyes The kitten jumped back to her lap As I sat sadly by her side
Then she drew the curtains down And said, when will you ever learn That what happens there beyond the glass Is simply none of your concern? God has given you but one heart You are not a home for the hearts of your brothers
And God does not care for your benevolence Anymore than he cares for the lack of it in others Nor does he care for you to sit At windows in judgement of the world he created While sorrows pile up around you Ugly, useless and over-inflated
At which she turned her head away Great tears leaping from her eyes I could not wipe the smile from my face As I sat sadly by her side
you're waisting your time coming round here what got you to thinking there was something new going on
you're waisting your time coming round here what got you to thinking i had a different song
been lying awake all night trying to figure out it's that old song keeps running around in my head
you're waisting your time coming round here
but what's good for me is not necessarely for the best so play it for me
sometimes it works sometimes it don't you know some days it hurts some days it feels real good
sometimes it hurts sometimes it don't you know some days it works so good i can't see my way home
been climbing these old walls why don't they screamin what a cheat you are (i knock you...) cos nothing else comes near me you got this trick on the world
me have the sharpest chisel the keenest eye it's just that old song i only got the one
so play it for me
sometimes it works sometimes it don't you know some days it hurts some days it feels real good
sometimes it hurts sometimes it don't you know some days it works so good i can't see my way home
i may have unscrewed the top just to hear that sound i may poor little just to see the light shining thru
a little sip, but no more hey, you belong to me now don't you wander too far
so play it for me and i'll play it for you so play it for me and i'll play it for you
Maybe I didn't love you Quite as often as I could have Maybe I didn't treat you Quite as good as I should have If I made you feel second best Girl I'm sorry I was blind
You were always on my mind You were always on my mind
Maybe I didn't hold you All those lonely, lonely times And I guess I never told you I'm so happy that you're mine Little things I should have said and done I just never took the time
You were always on my mind You were always on my mind
Tell me, tell me that your Sweet love hasn't died And give me Give me one more chance To keep you satisfied satisfied
Little things I should have Said and done I just never took the time
You were always on my mind You were always on my mind You were always on my mind....
Anyone who's ever had a heart Wouldn't turn around and break it And anyone who's ever played a part Wouldn't turn around and hate it
Sweet Jane, sweet Jane Sweet, sweet Jane You're waiting For Jimmy down in the alley Waiting there For him to come back home Waiting down on the corner And thinking of ways To get back home
Sweet Jane, sweet Jane Sweet, sweet Jane Anyone who's ever had a dream Anyone who's ever played a part Anyone who's ever been lonely And anyone who's ever split apart
Sweet Jane, sweet Jane Sweet, sweet Jane Heavenly widened roses Seem to whisper to me When you smile Heavenly widened roses Seem to whisper to me When you smile
Is it hard or is it cool, my friend To be two people in your head, all day? I wish that you could be one personality So you could talk & think the same And this all would pass by
Never alone, always together Maybe youre blessed, maybe youre cursed Never alone, always together Sometimes I think it could be worse
Is this truth or is the other telling lies You change your voice and then to my surprise Youre waging war behind your victim eyes One of you laughing while I hear the other cry
Never alone, always together Maybe youre blessed, maybe youre cursed Never alone, always together Sometimes I think it could be worse
Never alone, always together Maybe youre blessed, maybe youre cursed Never alone, always together Sometimes I think it could be worse
Look into my eyes You see trouble every day Its on the inside of me So dont try to understand I get on the inside fo you You can blow all away
Such a slightest breath And I know who I am
Look into my eyes Hear the words I cant say Words that defy And they scream it out loud
I get on the inside of you You can wave it all away Such a slightest thing Its just the rise of your hand
And theres trouble every day Theres trouble every day Theres trouble every day Theres trouble every day
If I want you back I could get away Before the sunshine leaves your eye But I need to know How to find a place Before the days become nights Before the years become lies
And theres trouble every day
You know that I love again Please make it start again
Theres trouble every day
You know that Ill always hear The words that you never say
Theres trouble every day
This time its startling me The words I can never say
Theres trouble every day
You know that Ill always hear The words that you never say
[Repeated over:]
Look into my eyes Hear the words I cant say
You know that Ill always hear The words that you never say
I want to hold the hand inside you I want to take a breath thats true I look to you and I see nothing I look to you to see the truth You live your life You go in shadows Youll come apart and youll go black Some kind of night into your darkness Colors your eyes with whats not there.
Fade into you Strange you never knew Fade into you I think its strange you never knew
A strangers light comes on slowly A strangers heart without a home You put your hands into your head And then smiles cover your heart
Fade into you Strange you never knew Fade into you I think its strange you never knew
Fade into you Strange you never knew Fade into you I think its strange you never knew I think its strange you never knew
When you came to me with your bad dreams and your fears It was easy to see that you'd been crying Seems like everywhere you turn catastrophe it reigns But who really profits from the dying I could hold you in my arms I could hold you forever I could hold you in my arms I could hold you in my arms forever
When you kissed my lips with my mouth so full of questions It's my worried mind that you quiet Place your hands on my face Close my eyes and say Love is a poor man's food Don't prophesize I could hold you in my arms I could hold you forever And I could hold you in my arms I could hold you forever
So now we see how it is This fist begets the spear Weapons of war Symptoms of madness Don't let your eyes refuse to see Don't let your ears refuse to hear Or you ain't never going to shake this sense of sadness I could hold you in my arms I could hold on forever And I could hold you in my arms I could hold forever
Hush-a-bye Don't you cry Go to sleepy little baby Go to sleepy little baby When you wake You shall have All the pretty little horsies All the pretty little horsies Blacks and bays Dapples and greys All the pretty little horsies Way down yonder In the meadow Lies a poor little lamby Bees and butterflies Flitting round his eyes Poor little thing is crying "Mammy" Go to sleep Don't you cry Rest your head upon the clover Rest your head upon the clover In your dreams You shall ride While your mammy's watching over Blacks and bays Dapples and greys All the pretty little horsies All the pretty little horsies All the pretty little horsies All the pretty little horsies
Greeds all gone now, theres no question And I can see you push your hair behind your ears Regain your balance Doesnt matter where she is tonight Or with whoever she spends her time If these arms were meant to hold her They were never meant to hold her so tight For the love of that girl Greeds all gone now, the panic subsides When I could run, pulling arms to love her Try to put myself on on the inside
For the love of that girl Tears swell, you dont know why For the love of that girl They never fall, they can never run dry For the love of that girl
Promise is never over, never questioned it needed reply But she could breathe deep into my neck Let me know Im just on the outside
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Greeds all gone now, theres no question And I can see you push your hair behind your ears Regain your balance Doesnt matter where she is tonight Or with whoever she spends her time If these arms were meant to hold her They were never meant to hold her so tight
You said times with me were lots of fun But now funny just aint what you want Yeah my girl, aint that just a little strange There were times youd rather die than leave Now you say: hold on a second here yeah my love aint it all just a little strange When you say: just hold on a second here
Better times are moving up ahead And all sorrow is gone for good Hey my girl, why dont you just let it flow All this time I tried to figure out Just what it takes to live on your cloud yeah my love, I guess I misunderstood When you said; just hold on a second here
If sadness is a colour, then its blue just like your eyes And sorrow can be all over you but it will never tear me down
Better times are moving up ahead And all sorrow is gone for good But hey my love, I guess I misunderstood
If sadness is a colour then its blue just like your eyes And sorrow can be all over you but it will never tear me down If sadness is a colour then its blue just like your eyes And sorrow can be all over you but it will never tear me down
Something's gotten hold of my heart Keeping my soul and my senses apart Something's gotten into my life Cutting its way through my dreams like a knife Turning me up, turning me down Making me smile, making me frown
In a world that was war I once lived in a time That was peace With no trouble at all But then you came my way And a feeling of unknown Shook my heart And made me want you to stay All of my nights And all of my days
I wanna tell you now Something's gotten hold of my hand Dragging my soul to a beautiful land Something's invaded my night Painting my sleep with a colour so bright Changing the grey, changing the blue Scarlet for me, scarlet for you
I've got to know if this is the real thing I've got to know what's making my heart sing, oh yeah A smile and I am lost for a lifetime Each minute spent with you is the right time Every hour (yeah) every day (yeah) You touch me and my mind goes astray And baby yeah, and baby yeah
Something's gotten hold of my hand Dragging my soul to a beautiful land Something's gotten into my life Cutting its way through my dreams like a knife Turning me up, turning me down Making me smile, making me frown
In a world that was war I once lived in a time That was peace With no trouble at all
But then you, you, you Came my way
And a feeling I know Shook my heart And made me want you to stay All of my nights And all of my days
Something's gotten hold of my heart Keeping my soul and my senses apart Something's invaded my night Painting my sleep with a colour so bright Changing the grey, changing the blue Scarlet for me, scarlet for you
Across the oceans Across the seas, Over forests of blackened trees. Through valleys so still we dare not breathe, To be by your side.
Over the shifting desert plains, Across mountains all in flames. Through howling winds and driving rains, To be by your side.
Every mile and every year for every one a little tear. I cannot explain this, Dear, I will not even try.
Into the night as the stars collide, Across the borders that divide forests of stone standing petrified, To be by your side.
Every mile and every year, For every one a single tear. I cannot explain this, Dear, I will not even try.
For I know one thing, Love comes on a wing. For tonight I will be by your side. But tomorrow I will fly.
From the deepest ocean To the highest peak, Through the frontiers of your sleep. Into the valley where we dare not speak, To be by your side.
Across the endless wilderness where all the beasts bow down their heads. Darling I will never rest till I am by your side.
Every mile and every year, Time and Distance disappear I cannot explain this. Dear No, I will not even try.
And I know just one thing, Love comes on a wing and tonight I will be by your side. But tomorrow I will fly away, Love rises with the day and tonight I may be by your side. But tomorrow I will fly, Tomorrow I will fly, Tomorrow I will fly.
Our time is done my love We've laid it all to waste One thousand moonlit kisses can't sweeten this bitter taste My desire for you is endless and I'll love you 'till we fall I just don't want you no more and that's the sweetest embrace of all
To think we can find happiness hidden in a kiss Ah, to think we can find happiness that's the greatest mistake there is There is nothing left to cling to babe There is nothing left to soil I just don't want you no more and that's the sweetest embrace of all
Ooohhh where did it begin When all we did was lose There's nothin' left to win
So lay your weapons down they serve no purpose in your hands And if you wanna hold me then go ahead and hold me I won't upset your plans If it's revenge you want then take it babe Or you can walk right out the door I just don't care anymore And that's the sweetest embrace of all
Ooohhh where did it begin When all we did was lose There's nothin' left to win
It's over babe And it really is a shame We are losers you and me babe In a rigged and crooked game My desire for you is endless And I love you most of all I just don't want you no more and that's the sweetest embrace of all
For you dear, I was born For you I was raised up For you I've lived and for you I will die For you I am dying now You were my mad little lover In a world where everybody fucks everybody else over You who are so far from me Far from me So far from me Way across some cold neurotic sea Far from me
I would talk to you of all matter of things With a smile you would reply Then the sun would leave your pretty face And you'd retreat from the front of your eyes I keep hearing that you're doing best I hope your heart beats happy in your infant breast You are so far from me Far from me Far from me
There is no knowledge but i know it There's nothing to learn from that vacant voice That sails to me across the line From the ridiculous to the sublime It's good to hear you're doing so well But really can't you find somebody else that you can ring and tell Did you ever Care for me? Were you ever There for me? So far from me
You told me you'd stick by me Through the thick and through the thin Those were your very words My fair-weather friend You were my brave-hearted lover At the first taste of trouble went running back to mother So far from me Far from me Suspended in your bleak and fishless sea Far from me Far from me
If I needed you would you come to me, Would you come to me, and ease my pain? If you needed me I would come to you I'd swim the seas for to ease your pain
In the night forlorn the morning's born And the morning shines with the lights of love You will miss sunrise if you close your eyes That would break my heart in two
The lady's with me now since I showed her how To lay her lily hand in mine Loop and Lil agree she's a sight to see And a treasure for the poor to find
