so much trouble it seems I can’t stand it
I can’t understand yet I got to demand
that somethin’ be done
someone, anyone, come and take this away from me
what does anything mean
what I’ve seen, where I’ve been
where does it begin, where does it all end
can we pretend that there’s somethin' between
you and me that makes it okay

chorus:
all I (ever) wanted to be is love
all I can see is love
don’t hide it away, your love
whatever it takes for love

why do people play games
I’m ashamed to admit that I am the same
every time I find somethin’ right
I secretly try to turn it away
I guess it’s ‘cuz I was hurt once before
a long time ago, I don’t know anymore
what it is that I’m looking for
where do I go from here

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I give a stranger a smile as I pass
it’s over as fast as we go on our way
I’m just tryin’ to reach out to someone
come and take me away
from these cold streets
away from this lonely crowd
help me find my feet
I’m walkin' on storm clouds

-chorus-

strained so hard to see
what I thought was missing
seams I overlooked
threads beneath the surface spinning
looms the future fate the sisters weave
come too far, too late, to never leave

chorus:
your picture slipped right through
my sentiment
was never meant for you
to write our names in wet cement
I’m just like one of your
clay figurines
just tell me what you want
I’ll take the shape
you'll never need

dreams I built to break
to my surprise would always shatter
scenes I played and tried to make
were all that seemed to matter
hadn't time to take
time to change the pattern
trying failed to find
what could not be captured

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I can see you moving
when my eyes look inward deep
I can see you moving
and I hold you in my sleep
and then I wonder with my heart that’s turnin’ round
how many of the roses there have fallen to the ground
I see the sunshine gatherin' on the mountains high
see the summer goin' by

chorus:
hey do you know
did I let you know I love you
and your golden ways
hey do you know
did I let you know I miss you
you and Santa Fe

I can hear you speaking
when I’m lost in a crowded room
I can hear you speaking
thinkin' too late came too soon
and then I wonder if I had to go at all
I can’t escape the wish to listen when you call
and your face is before me sometimes
so much closer than all these rhymes

-chorus-

I can feel your sorrow
as I can feel my own
I can feel your sorrow
and it echoes in my bones
and then I wonder if I’ll miss you 'til we’re old
and in my mind’s eye catch the aspen turning gold
I see the sunshine bleeding sangre de christo high
see the summer has gone by
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chokin’ on the concrete
hungry for the country
credit cards
and government loans
takin’ all my money
walls are risin’ up
what happened to the trees
chain yourself to one
officer respond violently

chorus:
so meet me tonight
down at the oxygen bar
and have some drinks on me
we have come so far
will we ever slow down
don’t ya know that ya got to have a car
if you want to get around
black gold, the blood of the earth
that’s why God put it in the ground

the lighting’s come apart
and been put back without a heart
used to fill the screen
while the rest is kept in dark
every color filtered
to take away the spark
who would want to see
what has become so very stark

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the future takes shape in the distance
I pray for our fate, our existence
for seven generations history lingers
the answer has been and is always within us

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my head is cold, it’s on the fritz
I need to know where all this fits
is anything wasted
will we recall the flavors tasted
all of you who came before
where did you go
what were you looking for
all we are is all we feel
I’ve traveled far, tried to be real

chorus:
I’ve been trying to find my way
home
I’ll keep searchin' everyday
don’t want to be alone
and when I find myself
I’ll be worth my weight in gold
I know there’s somethin' else
waitin’ down this road
waitin’ down this road

the heater’s blown, it can’t be fixed
I stand alone, was 86’d
what did I deserve to do this
fill me in, I’m feelin' clueless
shadows cast, the rain falls down
a smiling mask conceals the frown
sack the ones who wrote the script
there must have been a line I skipped

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a jagged path, strewn with boulders
destiny unfolds before us
waking dream, interpreted
what does it mean I’ll feel instead
if you wanna go crazy
I’ll drive you there, go on, amaze me
climb aboard, 'cuz I’m a trip
insanity, a sea
me, a sailing ship

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you say that you love me
and I got everything and even more
than you been looking for
so why don’t you want me
the way that I want you
that’s okay
I really hope you find it someday
now I’ve got to be on my way

chorus:
I want someone who freely chooses me
each day we’re together
doesn’t have to be forever
only all the way right now
all the way right now
only all the way right now
all the way right now

sometimes it scares me to touch you
I start to shake when I’m near you
I don’t feel safe enough
to give you all I got when we’re makin’ love
you say there’s nothin’ to prove
but I’ve got somethin’ to lose
all I know is I got to let you go
now I can see what I really want to be

-chorus-

so go on and find your perfect one
there’s no blame Baby
it just wasn’t meant to be
remember me, how I loved you
how I love you still
remember that I always will
always will love you

-chorus-

sometimes all you want to do is nothing
and it’s not enough, it’s not enough
and there’s no drug to cure it when you've had enough
what once was soft has been worn rough

chorus:
do you want to kiss your dreams good-bye
forget about the sky
the galaxies that glow
you were sent to save the world
you were meant for something more than this
it’s time to let it show
carpe diem, carpe diem
before you turn to clay
carpe diem, carpe diem
you've got to seize the day

what did you put it off again
that thing that should have been
taken care of yesterday
what’s wrong with you, can’t you do
anything but lie there lost and lonely
like you don’t know the way

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it’s gone before you know
don’t let it slip away

well she could light up any room with just one smile
she was an angel baby, sweet lovin' precious child
the kind if you find you don’t let go if you ain't no fool
she was all mine, I left her behind
I must've been blind when I played it cool

yeah, that’s what I did
and now she’s gone
and that’s what I get
now I’m the lonely one

chorus:
my ears could not believe my lips
when they said goodbye
my brain still cannot explain to my heart
and when I think of all we could have been
(all I lost in you)
I want to cry
but the well’s run dry
the well’s run dry

your tear filled eyes
still haunt my heart
so much that I wish to say
don’t know where to start
I never said I’m sorry
never had the chance
took you for granted
threw away romance

in my life you are my one regret
in my life, you I cannot forget

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now I see how I was just a little too eager
to please her
to give it all away without a struggle
that’s just what life is
it’s never easy
to please me
would take more than the world could ever give

and I tried so hard
she ran as far to hide
I cried so hard
my tears turned the tide

and maybe now without her
I’ll be better off alone
and I guess I should’ve known
oh but I could never doubt her
when I looked into her eyes
I was sure she recognized me

I was tryin' to find
some kind of happiness outside
that was always denied
back in days when I was filled with hunger
eyes wide with wonder
in spite of all they’d seen
when I was younger
life seemed much more clean
and clear so simple
I loved her with no fear at all
no matter that we’d met but hours before

where did I go wrong
this path has long been overgrown
where do I belong
these thorns came from seeds I’ve sewn

is there someone out there for me
or is it we who must decide
when we let someone inside
I pay attention, she ignores me
will I ever understand
what I held within my hand

I’m tired, so tired
and all I’ve seen, too much
is growin' colder to the touch
all the colors fade into
new shade of blue

you know that I love you
you know I am here
you know why I still am
love it when you’re near

near to me
you are still free

this is where I want
to be and so I am
you are who I want to see
and how I can

clear to me
inside you I see

love when we're talking
your laughter rolls around me
love in the mornin'
my sense is lost in your love
is clearer than crystal
healin' pure and simple
you my familiar
feelin’ so peculiar

chorus:
eyes are endless
kisses warm that leave me breathless
I surrender
touch me once and I’m defenseless
know who I am
let your love begin again
time to open
possibilities within

love in the evenin'
better than meets believin'
lay down
inside you
I find ways and reasons
to love

close your eyes my love
let the night dissolve the day
don’t you cry my love
all your troubles are far away
I’m here though you may not see me
I’m near, just listen closely
feel the sound of my spirit singing you away
to sleep at night
in your dreams you can hear it say

chorus:
it’s gonna be all right
so rest easy tonight
you have to know the darkness
before you can love the light
so sleep with the angels
and tomorrow it will all seem bright

wrapped tight in the arms of your hand-sewn quilt
don’t fight the past you cannot forget
regret walks hand in hand with her best friend guilt
don’t let yesterday’s mistakes hold you down
make the best of it
and if you ever feel alone
I know this song will bring you warmth
a sense of home
just open up your heart and sing

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we’re all just babes
tryin’ to make sense of things
we all feel pain
and the joy life brings
we all feel the same emotions
we all have hearts
that sway like oceans

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