AfterWords

Here comes the wind that blows a hole

Through every wall of plastered might

Here comes the rain that drowns the soul

I need you so
Again tonight

Here come the friends who love me most

They mean to make my burden light

But there’s some things they just don’t know

I need you so
Again Tonight

Again Tonight
Here comes the night

God only knows how close it was to being right

God only knows
How close it was

I pray to God
Again Tonight

Another day without you here

Has just become another year

Against the flow no end in sight

I need you so
Again Tonight

Again Tonight
Here comes the night

God only knows how close it was to being right

God only knows
God only knows

I pray to God
Again Tonight

When all is said and done
You’ll know what I mean

They even took the sun
The moon and the stars away from me

I couldn’t buy a spark
But in the dark I see

I know about the wall
If everywhere you look’s a wall

I know what it’s like
To call and call and call

That’s when I turned and saw
I hadn’t seen it all

Angels are here

Angels are here again

Angels are here

I think they’ve always been

The road I want to find
The bridges are there

Every road of mine
Just vanished in air

You have a face so kind…
I’ve seen you somewhere

Angels are here

Angels are here again

Angels are here

I think they’ve always been

Angels are here

Angels are here again

Angels are here

I think they’ve always been

I know

I know

I know

I know 
I know

On a day like this - on the 405

You drove out to the valley

I lived there then That summer when

We danced beneath the moon

I’ve always been your lover

Since that August afternoon

And every year

When it’s August again

It always ends too soon

I loved the way you loved to watch

The sunset by the ocean

The day would fade and we would trade

Our dreams beneath the moon

It’s funny what you wish for

On an August afternoon

And every year

When it’s August again

It’s never been too soon

Time changes things I wouldn’t change

But I know you remember

I’ll bet you smile once in awhile

In August at the moon

I’ve always been your lover

Where are you this afternoon

I’m over here It’s August again

I’d love to see you soon

Throw me a lifeline - Throw me a smile

Call me to just say hello

My one in a million Everyday hero

You are my Beautiful Joe

One cup of water - One extra mile

For those days when kindness is slow

My once in a lifetime Everyday hero

You are my Beautiful Joe

When I needed yes -- You told me yes

When I needed no You didn't go

Here's to the teardrops in the champagne

You're the one I came to know

My once and for always Everyday hero

You are my Beautiful Joe

She’s a beautiful woman
They’re the dangerous kind

She’s got the prettiest this ‘n that
heaven ever designed

You never see it comin’
There’s not a next time

She’s a beautiful woman
They’re the dangerous kind

Better loosen your collar
You see I know her well

Listen I was in your shoes
When the hammer fell

(Other men were in your shoes)

You got the local Delilah
Runnin’ through your mind

She’s a beautiful woman
They’re the dangerous kind

You’re the man (3X)
Yeah You’re the man

Mr. Big Mr. Smooth
Mr. Master of your plan

You may be the man
But she’s the woman

And nothing stops a man like a drop dead Beautiful Woman

Does the devil ever meet you
On a level field

Take another look at her
Low cut, high-heeled

One look to hook you
One kiss to blind

Buddy lose her number
She’s the dangerous kind

I didn’t know you were going

It never crossed my mind

I thought the news was joking

And this joke’s just unkind

Some days you know they unfold

While other days unwind

I never thought I’d see today

It never crossed my mind

And whatever I was thinking

It’s nothing I can use

Tomorrow will be empty

As church on Monday pews

Why is it some days just unfold

While other days unwind

I didn’t know you were going

It never crossed my mind

Some way

There must be some way

Somewhere

Somewhere else, somewhere where

It won’t be today

It’s hard not to imagine

What if

And if

What then

But I cannot imagine

I won’t see you again

Wherever you have gone to

I’ll live my days to find

I didn’t know you were going

It never crossed my mind

Put my hand on your cheek

Let your heart start to speak

There’s no time left to spare

There’s no more to prepare

Everything that you wanted I wanted

Everything that you need I need

Every prayer you been praying

Is what I’ve been saying

But I couldn’t find someone to tell

Someone to know me well

I have seen lovers fail

I have seen love prevail

There’s so much we can see

Close your eyes reach for me

Everything that you wanted I wanted

Everything that you need I need

Every prayer you been praying

Is what I’ve been saying

But I couldn’t find someone to tell

Someone to know me well

And if there has to be one more night

When everything won’t be all right

It’s not like before when nobody came

Call on me Call my name

Everything that you wanted I wanted

Everything that you need I need

Every prayer you been praying

Is what I’ve been saying

But I couldn’t find someone to tell

Someone to know me well

Every time I try I just throw my hands up high

I can’t explain you

Baby you walk by and the trees begin to sigh

I can’t explain you (whoa whoa whoa whoa)

I’ve been on a plane all day I left a party in Marseille

I had to see you

You’re the truth I couldn’t say

You’re the wish I always made

I had to see you (whoa whoa whoa whoa)

Fall in my arms
While the world falls silent and waits

Be in my arms
When the sunlight slips thru the gates

Here I am Here I am Here I am

I don’t need advice
I just need to see you twice

And that’s for certain

Baby you’re so nice - twice is imprecise

I’m so certain (whoa whoa whoa whoa)

Fall in my arms
While the world falls silent and waits

Be in my arms
When the sunlight slips thru the gates

Gone are the days all of my wishes were late

Out of the maze - Everything crooked is straight

It’s now It’s here It’s this

At least for me it’s crystal clear and in slow motion

I’m in I’m overboard to get to you

It’s time to swim or drink the ocean

(whoa whoa whoa whoa)

Once in your life if you’re lucky she’s there

Holding your dreams in the blue of her eyes

It happened to me and just to be fair

I wasn’t prepared for the gust of surprise

First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go

First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go

First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go

The rest of my days I would not trade away

Holding her close while the sunlight arose

The night comes and goes I’m here to stay

Tomorrow is waiting – Forever just froze

First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go

First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go

First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go

Everything’s left on the table tonight

Try as I may I saw the light

One card away Doesn’t seem right

(The)Sweeter the taste – (The) Deeper the bite

I grew up to think I would learn what I need

That I would know when I needed to know

No favors for me – No mercy I plead

The first heart to fall is the last to let go

First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go

First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go

First Heart to Fall – Last to Let Go

I’m in the corner of corners

This is my song left unheard

Blue is my favorite color

Grace is my favorite word

You’re my one finest hour

You were the beauty I stirred

Blue is my favorite color

Grace is my favorite word

Joy is such a short season

The weeks of September are blurred

Today didn’t start with a reason

You were the dream that occurred

The world won’t give you a lover

You’ll have to find someone absurd

You knew that blue is my color

Grace is my favorite word

Slower is all you can ask for

if goodbye’s implied or inferred

I didn’t learn one or two times

I finally quit counting the third

I know the moment I dreamed again

Deep in the silence you purred

Blue is my favorite color

Grace is my favorite word

A Sazerac’s waiting on Cañon

I’ll head over Beverly Glen

A lotta good times’ve happened there

Good times’ll happen again

They’ll wave at me in the doorway

I’ll laugh and sing like a bird

Blue is my favorite color

Grace is my favorite word

Blue is my Favorite Color

Grace is my Favorite Word

Blue is my Favorite Color

Grace is my Favorite Word

We could always really say hello and Ciao

You really always were the cat’s meow

We were close and then we weren’t

You were hot and I was burnt

But I may have lit the match that took it down

Hang a sign up in the highest bough

Honey Do You Love Me Now

You’re good I didn’t sleep a wink last night

You’re back and I don’t have a way to fight

If you laugh I’ll laugh again

If you kiss I’ll pack it in

I may have to tell my friends that you’re in town

Raise the curtain Take another bow

Honey Do You Love Me Now

We’re driving on the wrong side of the road

We’re flying in a car that should be towed

We’re adults and we’ll be fine

Buckle up and make the Sign

I was never good at listening anyhow

Fire another round across my bow

Honey Do You Love Me Now

I didn’t find the dark side of the moon

I didn’t know the lessons count so soon

We were sure and passionate

The allure was infinite

Relax was not an option kicked around

I found what I was willing to allow

Honey Do You Love Me Now

What lies before me

What stands between

No one can tell me

What I have seen

Some see the tarnish  

I see the gleam

I have to wonder  

I have to dream

One dream can change you

One dream can make

All the difference

One heart can take

I dream of flying  

I'm in mid-air

I have to wonder what's out there

The sky's the limit

Today's the day

Heavens are still there

When skies are gray

Some days are better

Than they seem

Some days are better

Because you dream

On rainbows to rainbows

On starlight to star

To Dream isn't that what tomorrow's for

Only a dreamer knows what I know

What it's like to wonder and then let go

On rainbows to rainbows I know what I seem

I have to wonder

I have to dream

Carousel was turning - Dreams began to spread

Music was for dancing and nights that lay ahead

I remember yearning things I left unsaid

Take a look around
Take a good look around

Drove down San Vicente to the ocean bluffs again

You know where to find me
I know where we've been

Ocean waves are breaking
Tide is rolling in

Take a look around
Take a good look around

If there was a next time    

If it could be spring

My eyes would tell you everything

If what really matters

Is waiting to be found

I promise you next time    

The real time around

Every sunset's different - Every kiss is too

I don't need a witness
No one else is you

I stared across the water
A hundred shades of blue

Take a look around
Take a good look around

If there was a next time    

If it could be spring

My eyes would tell you everything

If what really matters

Is waiting to be found

I promise you next time    

The real time around

Some places airplanes don't fly

Some places roads don't go by

I needed you to remind me

Everything I want's behind me

I'm a long way from home

I'm a long way firm home

I'm a long way I'm on my way home

Up here the stars every night

Get lost in a shower of light

I let the big city blind me

What I left to find is behind me

I'm a long way from home

I'm a long way firm home

I'm a long way I'm on my way home

I know a door that won't lock

It's open I don't have to knock

And I know where you can find me

Standing with this all behind me

I'm a long way from home

I'm a long way firm home

I'm a long way I'm on my way home

You knew mama knew when you first tried to hide

You knew mama knew when you pushed your luck and lied

The world may fall for you like a row of dominoes

But mama always knows

Mama knows

I’d rather take my chances with a jury and confess

You’d be better off to try and cheat the IRS

Mister you don’t mess with a woman in a mama dress

Mama always knows

Mama knows

Good Excuses

Take ‘em somewhere else
Tell ‘em somewhere else

Friends the truth is

You got a good excuse
Save it for the news

You can snow the snowman
But here’s the way it goes

Mama’s eyes are open
Mama’s eyes are always open

Even when she sleeps

Mama knows

You don’t have to guess
Wonder if or suppose

Any way the wind blows
Everywhere the grass grows

I don’t know how it works but here’s the way it goes

Mama always knows

Mama knows

You should have been here
The fog burned away 

And left me most of the day 

I stopped for lunch and Stayed for dessert

It's June and this is LA 

What I was waiting for wouldn't arrive 

But I like to hope for the best 

Wish we could head Up to Mulholland Drive

Put down the top and go west

Wish we could head Up to Mulholland Drive

And let the road do the rest

Red bougainvillea covers the hill

Beauty leaves nothing until 

Winters are warm and Summers are blonde 

Out here where time can stand still

I thought if you Would just somehow arrive

But I like to hope for the best 

Wish we could head Up to Mulholland Drive

Put down the top and go west

Wish we could head Up to Mulholland Drive

And let the road do the rest

Little by little the shadows arrive 

And I'm still alive with the best 

I guess I'll head up to Mulholland Drive

Put down the top and go west

Wish we could head up to Mulholland Drive

And let the moon do the rest

(The) Rumors in the street are takin’ aim at me

The whispers of defeat are out there humming

The night will hide its face
The sun will take it’s place

In a moment’s grace
My morning’s coming

My time has come
My time is here

This is the hour I hoped would appear

No running from
No time for fear

This is my time

My Time Has Come

The city doesn’t give
This town never did

They hit you where you live like drummers drumming

The waters never part
But this is from the heart

This is where I start and keep on coming

My time has come
My time is here

This is the hour I hoped would appear

No running from
No time for fear

This is my time

My Time Has Come

I just believed a little more

Than all the ones who always swore I’d fall

I just believed a little more

Than all the ones who always swore I’d fall

I can’t control what people think

But those who blink always miss it all

(Spoken) If I pass you on a crowded street
Where the price of hope is steep

I’ll be complete & also incomplete   You were never mine to keep           

You were only mine to hold
You were never mine to keep

I was busy when the future came        

Looking darkly through a glass

You were introduced
I loved your name  

And the future came to pass

Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me

Nobody knows what you open and close
Nobody knows but me

You're a shadow in the south of France      

I'm a painter seeking light

We are passengers of circumstance              

We are travelers tonight

Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me

Nobody knows what you open and close

Nobody knows but me

Hold me Let me go No Hold Me
Hold me Let me go No Hold Me

You turn me around and back around

Kiss me Let me go No kiss Me
Kiss me NO NO NO No Kiss Me

Am I lost or found - Is up the ground?

In the alleys where the truth is told        

Where the liars never sleep

You were really only mine to hold      

You were never mine to keep

I surrendered for a hotel kiss              

Gladly traded all my dreams  

I'm the prisoner no one will miss      

For the sounds a lover screams  

Nobody knows but me
Nobody knows but me

Nobody knows what you open and close

Nobody knows but me

How about this

Change sure looks good on you

Long time no see

I’m doin’ good

Could I have a minute or two

The days spin by me like a carousel

I mean this sincerely
I wish you well

But Sunday to Sunday
Now that we’re through

Not a Day Goes By that I don’t think of you

My heart has a funny way with a spell

I loved you poorly
But I miss you well

How’s this for timing
Now that we’re through

Not a Day Goes By that I don’t think of you

Didn’t you say a long time ago

You loved me more than I’d ever know

You were so right
So right for so long

Then came the day
You were so wrong

When we’ll meet again
There’s no way to tell

I’m here to say
I hope we will

Few things are certain
Here’s one of the few

Not a Day Goes By that I don’t’ think of you

Day by day
Sun to sun

Be with me
One by One

Side by side
In unison

You and me
One by One

You are the colors I see when I’m dreaming

You are the name on my lips when I’m cold

You are the island that keeps me from drowning

Whoever held me like your arms can hold

Day by day
Sun to sun

Be with me
One by One

Let’s hideaway
When day is done

We gotta getaway
Steal away

We’ll only find our way
One by One

You are the colors I see when I’m dreaming

You are the name on my lips when I’m cold

You are my rose in the snows of December

You are the only tomorrow I hold

Day by day
Sun to sun

Be with me
One by One

(Day by Day)
Let ‘em talk and say

(Sun to sun)
When it’s said and done

That day by day

You were mine and we were

One by One

I’m still on the great hurtling through space

A blink of an eye - Taking my place

I stand here today a victim of grace

Undeserved mercies lifting my face

I bet on the vast - the farthest of fars

I turned all my swords into guitars

I stand by my stripes I swear on my scars

The darker the night - The brighter the stars

How long is too long is anyone’s guess

I just wrote to your last known address

Not for forgiveness - Just to confess

Some days I still love you - The rest I finesse

I’m still on the great never slow down

Drawing a king - An ace and a clown

Where is the ten - The queen in this town

Look at the time - Loose lies the crown

I’m still on the great hurtling through space

A blink of an eye - Taking my place

I stand here today a victim of grace

Undeserved mercies lifting my face

Somewhere in the distance a voice is calling

Calling my name
Calling my name

Somewhere with persistence a voice keeps calling

Calling my name
Calling my name

But the Real World doesn’t hear that voice

And the Real World doesn’t leave much choice

All I have is the way I feel in the Real World

In the Real World

Somewhere in the desert I started seeing

Everything’s sand
Everything’s sand

And every breath and swallow I dreamed of leaving

Everything sand
Everything sand

And the Real World’s standin’ in my way

In the Real World it’s the same old day

All I have is the way I feel in the Real World

In the Real World

Out there in the distance where the sky is landing

Out there on the edges that’s where I’ll be standing

On the edges of the world

Don’t you ever wonder where the trains are goin’

They’re calling my name

Every night I wonder when the whistle’s blowin’

Calling my name
Calling my name

No the Real World doesn’t hear that voice

Oh the Real World doesn’t leave much choice

All I have is the way I feel in the Real World

In the Real World when I hear that voice

In the Real World well I have no choice

All I have is the way I feel in the Real World

In the Real World

Ooh he says he loves you
Oooh he says he needs you

Ooh baby So Could I

He talks right to you
He says he’s so proud of you

Ooh baby So Could I

But the way that it could be’s not the way it’s gonna be

So I’ve come to kiss you once and say goodbye

Once and adios
Close but not too close

But near enough to whisper So Could I

Your mother looked so happy
Your daddy sounded happy

If things were different
So Could I

The preacher’s out there waitin’ your friends are congregatin’

You’re as pretty as a morning in July

Let me kiss you once again
I promise you that then

I’ll turn into another passerby

The way that it could be’s not the way it’s gonna be

You look like you could die and So Could I

So Could I
I could hold you ‘til

The sun burns out and the seas grow still

He needs you
So will I
So will I

He loves you
So do I
So do I
So could I

I knew before I came nothing’s gonna change

But we all have a dream we’ve gotta try

The way that it could be’s not the way it’s gonna be

You could use a good ol’ cry and So Could I

So Could I
I could hold you ‘til

The sun burns out and the seats grow still

He needs you
So will I
So will I

He loves you
So do I
So do I
So could I

So could I…

Was the truth left behind

Was your heart really all in my mind

Turn around Please don’t leave

I have found – found someone to believe

Isn’t love hard to know

Even fools can tell when to let go

I have drowned every eve

But I found – found someone to believe

With every setting sun I had begun to wonder if

There’s anyone who feels the way you do

I lied I alibied that I was only passing by

But every step I took led straight to you

You don’t know who to trust

What will last what is only stardust

Turn around Please don’t leave

I have found – found someone to believe

With every setting sun I had begun to wonder if

There’s anyone who feels the way you do

I lied I alibied that I was only passing through

But deep inside I always searched for you

Was the truth left behind

Was your heart really all in my mind

Turn around Please don’t leave

I have found – found someone to believe

Turn around Please don’t leave

You and I found someone to believe

You’re the only one around

You’re the light in any room

You’re the four leaf clover found

You’re the reason lilies bloom

Some days it’s hard to see

If wishes do come true

I want someone to look at me

The way she looks at you

You’re the Gettysburg address

You’re the bible and the map

I can taste the tenderness

When you smile ‘n she smiles back

It’s hope I had to see

I’m glad you know it, too

I hope someone will look at me

The way she looks at you

I don’t know what she’s thinking

I’m sure who she thinks of

When every sun is sinking

And every star above

Is shining for the ages

Like diamonds on the sea…

I want someone to look at me

I want someone to look at me

I want someone to look at me

The way she looks at you

I’m sorry if I’m staring

I tried to be discreet

I meant to be admiring

I missed by twenty feet

I love the way you’re free

No matter what you do

I want someone to look at me

The way she looks at you

I got a favorite place on earth

I have to take you there some day

It’s underneath the clear blue sky in Santa Fe

Which brings me to tonight

I want you to stay

I thought I knew my life until
Tonight Got in the Way

I thought I knew my life
I thought I knew my life
I thought I knew my life
Until Tonight Got in the Way

When I saw things in you

An artist couldn’t draw

I saw some things in you

I’m sure the angels saw

It’s not a simple world

I want you to stay

I didn’t see your light
Until Tonight Got in the Way

I didn’t see your light
I didn’t see your light
I didn’t see your light
Until Tonight Got in the Way

Forget that you were here
I can’t -- no way I will

Love will drive you blind
And chase you for the thrill

Your eyes said things to me

The poets have no words to say

Tonight forever changed

Tomorrow won’t obey

Don’t want to change it back

I want you to stay

My life was only plans
Until Tonight Got in the Way

My life was only plans
My life was only plans
My life was only plans
Until Tonight Got in the Way

I didn’t see your light
I didn’t see your light
I didn’t see your light
Until Tonight Got in the Way

He drinks what he likes
He eats where he likes

He winks cause it’s better than good

He thinks what he likes
He goes where he likes

Who cares if he’s misunderstood

He comes when he wants
He leaves when he wants

He smiles knowin’ I never could

He doesn’t stop to think past tonight

Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD

What he’s really like
The girls really like

If mamas are worried they should

He brings what he is
He says what he does

Makes promises I never would

He knows people talk
He knows you get caught

There’s always the next neighborhood

He doesn’t stop to think past tonight

Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD

What about the bills

What about the rent

What about the wife

What about the kids

What about the job

What if everybody’s right

What about tonight

What if secrets come to light

Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD

He comes when he wants

He leaves when he wants

He smiles knowin’ I never could

He doesn’t stop to think past tonight

Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD

What about the bills

What about the boss

What about the wife

What about the job

Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD
What if everybody’s right

Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD
What about tonight

Now is just TOO DAMN GOOD

I’d love to treat you right

If Love has done you wrong

I’d love to treat you good

If Love has hurt you bad

If you are sad tonight

If you’ve cried all day long

I’d love to treat you right

If Love has done you wrong

You don’t have to say

Anything at all

There’s nothing to explain

The tears that had to fall

You may need some time

But I’ll be here so long

I’d love to treat you right

If Love has done you wrong

What you mean to me - No one else could ever mean

I want you to see – The you that I have always seen

I know what it’s like

When love becomes regret

And I have said myself

Forget about forget

But don’t give up tonight

Believe that you belong

I’d love to treat you right

If Love has done you wrong

What you mean to me - No one else could ever mean

I want you to see – The you that I have always seen

Tonight – Tonight

I’d love to treat you right