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Lyrics
Paul Warren Jacobs
Don't Say Goodbye
V1
Well it’s really kinda basic
Was the first thing that she said
As in a passing glance
it echoed in my head
And a thousand bolts of lightning
came raining down on me
I found myself in an empty room
with no one left to be
Then she stood before me looking
at who was no longer there
threw her arms around me
and whispered in my ear
CH
Don’t say goodbye to who you are
When you say Hello to me, Babe
Been so long and come so far
To be standing in your own way
V2
Well the next thing I remember
We’re sippin’ on Champagne
We’re puttin’ money down
A place on Cherry Lane
And two turned into five real quick
Before our very eyes
It’s all a blur to me
The years went flyin’ by
We find ourselves enwrapped
inside the circus of our lives
Defined by all the roles we play
What we all do to survive
CH
Don’t say goodbye to who you are
When you say Hello to me, Babe
Been so long and come so far
To be standing in your own way
Bridge
No one will ever know
When we lose ourselves in love
Where do we go
Where do we go
V3
Well it’s 25 years later
and we’re standin’ in the rain
The kids have come and gone
And here we are again
That thousand bolts of lightnin’
Came right at she and me
We found ourselves in that empty room
Not knowin’ who we be
We held each other tightly
And shed a few soft tears
We reminisced so sweetly
Reliving all those years
Remembering that fateful night
so many years ago
I pulled her closer to me
and whispered very low
CH Don’t say goodbye to who you are
When you say Hello to me, Babe
Been so long and come so far
To be standing in our own way
Well it’s really kinda basic
Was the first thing that she said
As in a passing glance
it echoed in my head
And a thousand bolts of lightning
came raining down on me
I found myself in an empty room
with no one left to be
Then she stood before me looking
at who was no longer there
threw her arms around me
and whispered in my ear
CH
Don’t say goodbye to who you are
When you say Hello to me, Babe
Been so long and come so far
To be standing in your own way
V2
Well the next thing I remember
We’re sippin’ on Champagne
We’re puttin’ money down
A place on Cherry Lane
And two turned into five real quick
Before our very eyes
It’s all a blur to me
The years went flyin’ by
We find ourselves enwrapped
inside the circus of our lives
Defined by all the roles we play
What we all do to survive
CH
Don’t say goodbye to who you are
When you say Hello to me, Babe
Been so long and come so far
To be standing in your own way
Bridge
No one will ever know
When we lose ourselves in love
Where do we go
Where do we go
V3
Well it’s 25 years later
and we’re standin’ in the rain
The kids have come and gone
And here we are again
That thousand bolts of lightnin’
Came right at she and me
We found ourselves in that empty room
Not knowin’ who we be
We held each other tightly
And shed a few soft tears
We reminisced so sweetly
Reliving all those years
Remembering that fateful night
so many years ago
I pulled her closer to me
and whispered very low
CH Don’t say goodbye to who you are
When you say Hello to me, Babe
Been so long and come so far
To be standing in our own way
Help Me I've Fallen
V1
Well I’m falling through the air and I can’t hold on
Grabbin’ for anything I can
Don’t know how I got here
That’s really NOT clear
Falling through the air and I can’t hold on
V2
Now I’m layin’ on the ground and I don’t know why
Looking up at the sky
People all around me
Keep walkin’ on me
I’m layin’ on the ground and I don’t know why
CH Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up
Knees are weak, they’ve had enough
May have tripped on somethin’ a while ago
Fallen down a rabbit hole
Thought that I was doin’ ok
but I think that that was yesterday
Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!
V3
Well I’m locked inside a room and I can’t get out
No matter how I scream and shout
No one can hear me
Can’t find the RIGHT key
Locked inside a room and I can’t get out
V4
And I’m up on the roof and I can’t get down
If I jump, I’ll splatter on the ground
House is on fire
Set by desire
Up on the roof and I can’t get down
Bridge:
Give me a hand and I’ll unlock the door,
Then I’ll climb down on my own
Give me a chance for one last dance
and I’ll find my way back home
CHORUS:
Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up
Everybody’s gone, they’ve had enough
May have tripped on something a while ago …
Fallen down a rabbit hole
Though that I was doin’ ok
but I think that that was yesterday
Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!
Well I’m falling through the air and I can’t hold on
Grabbin’ for anything I can
Don’t know how I got here
That’s really NOT clear
Falling through the air and I can’t hold on
V2
Now I’m layin’ on the ground and I don’t know why
Looking up at the sky
People all around me
Keep walkin’ on me
I’m layin’ on the ground and I don’t know why
CH Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up
Knees are weak, they’ve had enough
May have tripped on somethin’ a while ago
Fallen down a rabbit hole
Thought that I was doin’ ok
but I think that that was yesterday
Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!
V3
Well I’m locked inside a room and I can’t get out
No matter how I scream and shout
No one can hear me
Can’t find the RIGHT key
Locked inside a room and I can’t get out
V4
And I’m up on the roof and I can’t get down
If I jump, I’ll splatter on the ground
House is on fire
Set by desire
Up on the roof and I can’t get down
Bridge:
Give me a hand and I’ll unlock the door,
Then I’ll climb down on my own
Give me a chance for one last dance
and I’ll find my way back home
CHORUS:
Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up
Everybody’s gone, they’ve had enough
May have tripped on something a while ago …
Fallen down a rabbit hole
Though that I was doin’ ok
but I think that that was yesterday
Help me, I’ve fallen and I can’t get up!
This is My Life
Dreaming
Flying
Night Sky
Crying
Feel My-
Self Falling
Someone
is calling
Friends all around me, people I know
Guiding me gently to where I must go
And from a distance shining on me
Singing my song in sweet harmony
CH
I can see the light at the end of the line
I can hear my heart beating in rhythm
And in rhyme
This is my life this is my love
This is my time
V2
Healing
Feeling
Floating
On Air
Loving
Being
Finally
Believing
Flashing before me all I have been
Timeless recalling of all forgotten
Given the choices to stay or return
Unfinished business is so much to learn
CH
I can see the light at the end of the line
I can hear my heart beating in rhythm
And in rhyme
This is my life this is my love
This is my time
This is my life this is my love
This is what we are all made of
This is my life this is my love
This is my time
Flying
Night Sky
Crying
Feel My-
Self Falling
Someone
is calling
Friends all around me, people I know
Guiding me gently to where I must go
And from a distance shining on me
Singing my song in sweet harmony
CH
I can see the light at the end of the line
I can hear my heart beating in rhythm
And in rhyme
This is my life this is my love
This is my time
V2
Healing
Feeling
Floating
On Air
Loving
Being
Finally
Believing
Flashing before me all I have been
Timeless recalling of all forgotten
Given the choices to stay or return
Unfinished business is so much to learn
CH
I can see the light at the end of the line
I can hear my heart beating in rhythm
And in rhyme
This is my life this is my love
This is my time
This is my life this is my love
This is what we are all made of
This is my life this is my love
This is my time
Rock and Roll Blues
V1
Well I got Rock and Roll goin' 'round in my head
Can't get to sleep because I can't find my bed
I got Be-Bop eyes and sailin' shoes
It's the price I pay for the life I choose
CH
I got them Rock and Roll blues
I got them boogie-woogie blues
Got them Rock and Roll blues
From my hat to my shoes
I got them ...
V2
Well I'm wired and I'm tired of this runnin' around
tryin' to get a piece of the pie
All I seem to get is to the bottom of my pocket
Where there's two thin picks and one thin dime
Chorus
I got them Rock and Roll blues
Got them boogie-woogie blues
Got them Rock and Roll blues
From my hat to my shoes
I got them ...
V3
Well my fortune's been told and my palm's been read
My horoscope is sayin' I'd be better off dead
I got nothin' left now that I've paid my dues
nothin' left to win and nothin' left to lose
Chorus
I got them Rock and Roll blues
Got them boogie-woogie blues
Got them Rock and Roll blues
From my hat to my shoes
I got them ...
Well I got Rock and Roll goin' 'round in my head
Can't get to sleep because I can't find my bed
I got Be-Bop eyes and sailin' shoes
It's the price I pay for the life I choose
CH
I got them Rock and Roll blues
I got them boogie-woogie blues
Got them Rock and Roll blues
From my hat to my shoes
I got them ...
V2
Well I'm wired and I'm tired of this runnin' around
tryin' to get a piece of the pie
All I seem to get is to the bottom of my pocket
Where there's two thin picks and one thin dime
Chorus
I got them Rock and Roll blues
Got them boogie-woogie blues
Got them Rock and Roll blues
From my hat to my shoes
I got them ...
V3
Well my fortune's been told and my palm's been read
My horoscope is sayin' I'd be better off dead
I got nothin' left now that I've paid my dues
nothin' left to win and nothin' left to lose
Chorus
I got them Rock and Roll blues
Got them boogie-woogie blues
Got them Rock and Roll blues
From my hat to my shoes
I got them ...
Savin' the Rest
V1
There was a Wall
It took years to build
Only a moment to fall
When it tumbled
No tears were shed
Only a joyous celebration
of the freedom ahead
V2
There was a line
Drawn across the road
Nobody knew how it got there
When the sign said it was time to go
Nobody wondered, nobody cared
Cause it's a New Day New Way
New Day New Way
Hey Hey
CH
Now we're
Tearin' down the barriers
Wipin' away the lines
Savin' the rest
for the New Day comin'
Savin' the rest of our Lives
V3
There was shade
Made of metal blade
It turned the day to night time
Opened wide
Bathed in the blinding light
The end of the struggle
The end of the fight
V4
There was a land
The streets were paved with gold
But there was somethin' missin'
There's no price
Can be put on life
Can't be bought
and it can't be sold
Cause it's a New Day New Way
New Day New Way
Hey Hey
CH
Now we're
Tearin' down the barriers
Wipin' away the lines
Savin' the rest
for the New Day comin'
Savin' the rest of our Lives
There was a Wall
It took years to build
Only a moment to fall
When it tumbled
No tears were shed
Only a joyous celebration
of the freedom ahead
V2
There was a line
Drawn across the road
Nobody knew how it got there
When the sign said it was time to go
Nobody wondered, nobody cared
Cause it's a New Day New Way
New Day New Way
Hey Hey
CH
Now we're
Tearin' down the barriers
Wipin' away the lines
Savin' the rest
for the New Day comin'
Savin' the rest of our Lives
V3
There was shade
Made of metal blade
It turned the day to night time
Opened wide
Bathed in the blinding light
The end of the struggle
The end of the fight
V4
There was a land
The streets were paved with gold
But there was somethin' missin'
There's no price
Can be put on life
Can't be bought
and it can't be sold
Cause it's a New Day New Way
New Day New Way
Hey Hey
CH
Now we're
Tearin' down the barriers
Wipin' away the lines
Savin' the rest
for the New Day comin'
Savin' the rest of our Lives
I'm Leavin'
V1
Float me down the river,
put me on a train
Sail me off to a distant shore
Or wash me down the drain
I'm leavin'
I'm leavin'
V2
The sun stopped shinin'
No bluebird on my shoulder
Tell me that I'm whinin'
Getting so much older
I'm leavin'
I'm leavin'
I'm gone
Ch
I'm leavin' you
I'm leavin' you
Nothin' that you say
Could ever make me stay
Nothin' that I do
Is good enough for you
When you stop blamin' me
for all your misery
Maybe then you'll see it's you
V3
We've tried too many times before
I tire of the pain
Lost all that we had and more
And more and more again
V4
So float me down the river
Put me on the train
Show me to the highway
or the nearest bi-way,
a hit o' Window Pane
I'm leavin'
I'm leavin'
Br
Nothin' that you say
Could ever make me stay
Nothin' that I do
Is good enough for you
You try and patronize
I see right through your eyes
No matter what I say
You turn your head away
When all your dreams come true
You won't know what to do
Cause you'll be all alone
You'll sit and bitch and moan
Nothing that you say
Could ever make me stay
Nothin' that I do
Is good enough for you
When you stop blamin' me
For all your misery
Maybe then you'll see
Maybe then I'll be ...
Chorus
Float me down the river,
put me on a train
Sail me off to a distant shore
Or wash me down the drain
I'm leavin'
I'm leavin'
V2
The sun stopped shinin'
No bluebird on my shoulder
Tell me that I'm whinin'
Getting so much older
I'm leavin'
I'm leavin'
I'm gone
Ch
I'm leavin' you
I'm leavin' you
Nothin' that you say
Could ever make me stay
Nothin' that I do
Is good enough for you
When you stop blamin' me
for all your misery
Maybe then you'll see it's you
V3
We've tried too many times before
I tire of the pain
Lost all that we had and more
And more and more again
V4
So float me down the river
Put me on the train
Show me to the highway
or the nearest bi-way,
a hit o' Window Pane
I'm leavin'
I'm leavin'
Br
Nothin' that you say
Could ever make me stay
Nothin' that I do
Is good enough for you
You try and patronize
I see right through your eyes
No matter what I say
You turn your head away
When all your dreams come true
You won't know what to do
Cause you'll be all alone
You'll sit and bitch and moan
Nothing that you say
Could ever make me stay
Nothin' that I do
Is good enough for you
When you stop blamin' me
For all your misery
Maybe then you'll see
Maybe then I'll be ...
Chorus
I Won't Settle
V1
On my owm
Is another word for lonely
Lost in the cool caress
Of one and only
If I come with you
For one moment of pleasure
Your sweet affection
So soft and tender
BR
You can say want you want
Get what you need
Your heart is achin' with a hunger
I just can't feed
AnI can't take anymore
Won't take any less
Than everything it takes
to end this lonliness
CH
I won't settle for less than love
I lay awake at night dreamin' about it
I won't settle for less than love
I'll take it all or do without it
I won't settle for less than love
I won't settle for less than love
Out of lonliness
V2
There's no right or wrong
When it comes to how you're feelin'
And you can't hide for long
Your eyes are too revealin'
So I'll say goodnight
It's not that I don't care for you
I just can't fake it
I know you wouldn't want me to
BR
CH
On my owm
Is another word for lonely
Lost in the cool caress
Of one and only
If I come with you
For one moment of pleasure
Your sweet affection
So soft and tender
BR
You can say want you want
Get what you need
Your heart is achin' with a hunger
I just can't feed
AnI can't take anymore
Won't take any less
Than everything it takes
to end this lonliness
CH
I won't settle for less than love
I lay awake at night dreamin' about it
I won't settle for less than love
I'll take it all or do without it
I won't settle for less than love
I won't settle for less than love
Out of lonliness
V2
There's no right or wrong
When it comes to how you're feelin'
And you can't hide for long
Your eyes are too revealin'
So I'll say goodnight
It's not that I don't care for you
I just can't fake it
I know you wouldn't want me to
BR
CH
Broken Man
V1
She was made of lightenin'
Struck him right through the heart
And before he knew
His love for her was frightenin'
Scared him to death
I'm sure she didn't mean to
V2
She was made of thunder
She went Bop Bam Boom
And faded away
Now he's goin' under
How did the story
turn out this way, hey
BR
And now a thousand pretty women want to be his best friend
Try and put his broken heart back together again
Because it's shattered and scattered all over the place
He don't know his own name , don't recognize his own face
CH
He's a Broken Man, Broken Man
Don't understand what shape he's in
He's a broken Man, Broken Man
Just lost everything that meant anything
V3
She did what she wanted
No one could stop her
No one finally did
Alone and insecure now
He's a full grown man
Feels like a kid
BR
CH
She was made of lightenin'
Struck him right through the heart
And before he knew
His love for her was frightenin'
Scared him to death
I'm sure she didn't mean to
V2
She was made of thunder
She went Bop Bam Boom
And faded away
Now he's goin' under
How did the story
turn out this way, hey
BR
And now a thousand pretty women want to be his best friend
Try and put his broken heart back together again
Because it's shattered and scattered all over the place
He don't know his own name , don't recognize his own face
CH
He's a Broken Man, Broken Man
Don't understand what shape he's in
He's a broken Man, Broken Man
Just lost everything that meant anything
V3
She did what she wanted
No one could stop her
No one finally did
Alone and insecure now
He's a full grown man
Feels like a kid
BR
CH
I'm The One
V1
Love me naturally
I'm the one
Can't you see?
Try to run away
I'll be there, anyway,
Hey!
V2
Now look me in the eyes
Something there
you recognize?
Try to look away
I'll be there, anyway
Hey
Ch
I'm the one you're lookin' for
You've got the key to my front door
Inside out and outside in
Where you go and where you been
I'm The One
I'm The One
Instrumental
Bridge
V3
Some things are meant to be
You and I, wind and sea
You belong with me
Love me love me naturally,
Hey
CH
Love me naturally
I'm the one
Can't you see?
Try to run away
I'll be there, anyway,
Hey!
V2
Now look me in the eyes
Something there
you recognize?
Try to look away
I'll be there, anyway
Hey
Ch
I'm the one you're lookin' for
You've got the key to my front door
Inside out and outside in
Where you go and where you been
I'm The One
I'm The One
Instrumental
Bridge
V3
Some things are meant to be
You and I, wind and sea
You belong with me
Love me love me naturally,
Hey
CH
They Ain't Ever Comin' Home Again
V1
Jesse went to school today
just like any school day he had known
I packed his lunch, gave him a hug
Told him I loved him, watched him go
He's been actin' kinda funny lately
But, you know, he's at that age
All that pent up anger
I fear could turn to rage
V2
Sarah went to school today
just like any school day she had known
She packed her own lunch
Always like to do things on her own
I hugged her, said "I love you"
She smiled and said the same
When she turned and walked away
I'd never see her again
CH 1(abr)
They ain't ever comin' home again
They ain't ever comin' home, again
V3
Jesse was nervous kid
Never did well in school
He'd freeze when he was called on
Always felt like such a fool
When all the other kids made fun
It made him feel so small
Someday he would get back at them
Get back at them all
V4
Pulled his father's gun out,
held it shakin' in his hand
Sarah noticed, jumped in front of him
Said "Jesse, what you doin', man?"
Jesse got confused, stepped back
Then tripped, began to fall
The gun went off and Sarah,
Sarah fell against the wall
When Jesse saw what he had done,
he turned that gun around
And as the class looked on
Two kids lay dead on the ground
CH 2
They ain't ever comin' home again
Their lovin' hugs are just are just a memory, my friend
Their hopes and dreams have come and gone, again
Cause they ain't ever comin' home again
BR
So lock away your fuckin' guns
They're killing all our daughters and our sons
Kids turning into killers too
You're teaching them exactly what to do
(what the fuck is wrong with you)
CH 2
They ain't ever comin' home again
Your thoughts and prayers don' do a thing for us, oh Senator
That could be your kids layin' there, what then, my powerful friend
Cause they ain't ever comin' home again
TAG
Kevin went to school today
Just like any school day he had known
Jesse went to school today
just like any school day he had known
I packed his lunch, gave him a hug
Told him I loved him, watched him go
He's been actin' kinda funny lately
But, you know, he's at that age
All that pent up anger
I fear could turn to rage
V2
Sarah went to school today
just like any school day she had known
She packed her own lunch
Always like to do things on her own
I hugged her, said "I love you"
She smiled and said the same
When she turned and walked away
I'd never see her again
CH 1(abr)
They ain't ever comin' home again
They ain't ever comin' home, again
V3
Jesse was nervous kid
Never did well in school
He'd freeze when he was called on
Always felt like such a fool
When all the other kids made fun
It made him feel so small
Someday he would get back at them
Get back at them all
V4
Pulled his father's gun out,
held it shakin' in his hand
Sarah noticed, jumped in front of him
Said "Jesse, what you doin', man?"
Jesse got confused, stepped back
Then tripped, began to fall
The gun went off and Sarah,
Sarah fell against the wall
When Jesse saw what he had done,
he turned that gun around
And as the class looked on
Two kids lay dead on the ground
CH 2
They ain't ever comin' home again
Their lovin' hugs are just are just a memory, my friend
Their hopes and dreams have come and gone, again
Cause they ain't ever comin' home again
BR
So lock away your fuckin' guns
They're killing all our daughters and our sons
Kids turning into killers too
You're teaching them exactly what to do
(what the fuck is wrong with you)
CH 2
They ain't ever comin' home again
Your thoughts and prayers don' do a thing for us, oh Senator
That could be your kids layin' there, what then, my powerful friend
Cause they ain't ever comin' home again
TAG
Kevin went to school today
Just like any school day he had known
The Spark and the Flame
V1
In the shadows
where no one sees me
I am watching you
silently
As the starlight
Has its way with you
I am wanting you
secretly
Br
And you feel me
Moving towards you
You’ve been waiting
For this time
And though you’ve
Never seen me
You have known me
All your life
Ch
We are forever
One and the same
Alone and together
The Spark and the Flame
V2
I have dreamed of
Distant places
Different lives I lead
Far away
And you’re always
There beside me
You reside in me
Where e’er I lay
Br
And I feel you
Moving towards me
I’ve been waiting
For this time
And though I’ve
Never seen you
I have known you
All my life
CH
We are forever
One and the same
Alone and together
The Spark and the Flame
We are forever
One and the same
Alone and together
The Spark and the Flame
In the shadows
where no one sees me
I am watching you
silently
As the starlight
Has its way with you
I am wanting you
secretly
Br
And you feel me
Moving towards you
You’ve been waiting
For this time
And though you’ve
Never seen me
You have known me
All your life
Ch
We are forever
One and the same
Alone and together
The Spark and the Flame
V2
I have dreamed of
Distant places
Different lives I lead
Far away
And you’re always
There beside me
You reside in me
Where e’er I lay
Br
And I feel you
Moving towards me
I’ve been waiting
For this time
And though I’ve
Never seen you
I have known you
All my life
CH
We are forever
One and the same
Alone and together
The Spark and the Flame
We are forever
One and the same
Alone and together
The Spark and the Flame