SAVIOUR FOR A DAY

if i talk too soft, they think i'm preaching
if i talk too slow, they think i care.
if i walk too fast, then i've got purpose here.
can't you see, see through the prayer?

it's got you now, so i will play
it's got you now, so i will play, play,
saviour for a day

if you go too far, i'm not reaching.
don't care who you are, try and see.
i am here like there is sky and there is air
won't you see, see through the prayer

it's got you now, so i will play
it's got you now, so i will play, play,
saviour for a day

let me be your saviour...

don't you know, i so love you
don't you know, i so care
don't you know, don't you know, don't you know i so need you
don't you know, i so care
so let me be your saviour today!

come on, come on, come on girl

you think i'm preaching
you think i talk too slow
well i'm not reaching, no no no no no
see through it baby, see through it for me

saviour, saviour, saviour, saviour....


WHO PUT THE FEAR IN HERE?

i watched a man tell his boy
about the pains of reality
then i watched that child grow into a soldier
defending contradictions and paving the way..

.who put the fear in here?

i watched a miracle in the making
then had a scientist tell me that i
couldn't live without breaking,
my habits of fearlessness and crying for the world...

who put the fear in here?
was it you, who finally shed the tear?

someone told me that two lovers bound
could put another sun in the sky
if you believed it, there'd be
twice the light and no one would be scared to fly

if i believed it, there'd be
twice the light and no one would be scared to fly

i thought i knew exactly what scared me
and i would never have to run again.
so i went to sleep and began dreaming
of perfect lives in paradise
woke up and started screaming...

who put the fear in here?
who put the fear in here? oh no...
was it you who finally shed the tear?
then who put the fear in here?


GOOD PAIN

He said, he said, he said,
"There was nothing to fear boy"
And he said, he said, he said,
"Worthless are your tears boy""

Just realize your senses
And realize your earth
Just relize your essence first"

I'll never be the same again
I want to walk in the sun
I am alive and well again
No more bittersweet
No more good pain
No more

So many of us stand in the middle
Looking back to the worst
Looking forward to the fall
Making weapons of peace for the defense
Of the bloodstains on our
Peaceful sidewalks

You say the buildings got too tall
And they're going to fry your brother
Well I say you'd better walk away, walk
Away, walk away,
And find your mother

No more bittersweet
No more good pain

If I can't sing this song
And tell you all about it
Then I'll just pack it up right now and
Walk away
Don't even doubt it

So when our sherry glass is full
And the day is way too young
You'd bettter sip today, sip today, sip today,
Before it's done

No more bittersweet
No more good pain


MORNING HUMOR

slippery jack, no more turning back,
all around, morning humor

i am a waiter and i am a server
i'll run to your needs with strength and fervor
in times when you are wasted i will walk in
through the door, pick you from the floor
then watch you grow into a man

with a big burly beard
and a mustache to match
i'll watch you love the world
and all that it has...

with that morning humor,
morning humor
the kind that wakes you up
the kind that's in my blood
morning humor, morning humor, yeah...

i am on top again, soon to be low again
oh will this ever end?
i'm sorry i don't mean to sound like a whale
trapped in the ice, but ain't it nice to say exactly
what i please...

with a big toney voice or a
soft mellow voice or the
loud boisterous voice of an opera, opera lady!

with that morning humor,
morning humor
the kind that wakes you up.
the kind that's in my blood
morning humor, morning humor, yeah...

but the joke that kills
is just a joke to you
you need some...

slippery jack, no more turning back,
all around, morning humor

the kind that wakes you up
the kind that's in my blood...

morning humor...

PAPER FLOWERS

you seem like a girl who likes to tell her bed is made
you seem like a girl who likes to wear her pearls
well i'm not the type who likes to dwell,
save my money or kiss and tell, yeah

oh why does she water them,

paper flowers?

this girl walks up so graciously,
slips something in my pocket so secretly,
i said: "honey, what's this you gave to me?"
"oh nothing, water, wait and see"
i said: "paper flowers, they can't grow!"
"just give'em water and let me know,
give'em water and let me know, give'em water
and let me know"

oh why does she water them, paper flowers?
paper flowers...

oh why does she water them, paper flowers?
paper flowers...

she's dressed in black as you can see,
she tries so damn hard to be the enemy,
she's got big black boots, get outta her way,
she wants to kick tomorrow, punch yesterday,
kick tomorrow, punch yesterday

oh why does she water them, paper flowers?
paper flowers...

turn a light on, turn a different light on
turn a light on, turn a different light on now
turn a light on, turn a different light on
turn a light on, turn a different light on now!

oh why does she water them, paper flowers?
paper flowers...


HANDS OF A TEACHER

optimism,
optimism perished from the face of my earth
and then you came along, came along and swept me away,
she kissed me, as we stood on the edge,
the night made the day as we made for the bridge
it started raining hard, and i saw we may live to regret

no i never really understood
no i never really understood why,
because i've never been given,
never been given two tries,
no i never really understood,
understood why...

pessimism,
pessimism perished from the face of my earth,
and then you came along, came along and swept me away,
did you miss me? did you miss me as we walked
through the pain, attached the chain so you could
see me again
i started asking myself, did i teach you right?

no i never really understood
no i never really understood why,
because i've never been given,
never been given two tries,
no i never really understood,
understood why...

understood why...
you came to me, you broke the bonds,
you set me free
and then the love that you promised me
came a tumblin' tumblin' tumblin' down
into my hands...

no i never really understood
no i never really understood why,
because i've never been given,
never been given two tries,
no i never really understood,
understood why...

so teacher teach me...


SISTER

see me walking aimlessly about,
don't know whether to whisper or to shout,
i could be wrong, i could be very, very right.
here i stand, innocence in my room
she's naked in my bed, wild thoughts inside my head
oh no! she's my...

sister, with her, don't let your heart
break too soon.
maybe, baby, come on sister,
lady you're my breath!

i could have been to you tonight
what i've wanted to be all my life
the day is gone now i can see.
i can't sustain your love
i can't complain your love
i can't explain your love
oh no! she's my...

sister, with her, don't let your heart
break too soon
maybe, baby, come on sister,
lady you're my breath!

sister yeah...

she's my sister...


RAISING A MAN

let's gather round the supper table,
and tell the boy he's just as able
to die with his boots untied
evening's come, let's settle down
and sing one more song without a frown
sing for, sing for our voices
and more, sing for our choices,
just don't lie, lie, lie, lie, lie...

love must stand when raising a man... raising a man...
to teach him direction and the best that he can
and lesson one, you will run,
sink into your chair with fright

a baby boy is born today
where comes he from, where will he play?
will he run or will he stand?
now i lay him down to sleep
a state of mind, his soul will keep.
i give him words, words to say
that he might love, love everyday
just don't lie, lie, lie, lie, lie...

love must stand when raising a man
to teach him direction and the best that he can
and lesson one, you will run,
sink into your chair with fright

but the night, the night night night, the night's all right...


LIBRA

libra, take my eyes from me
oh libra, make me blind so that i can see
everyone's dreamin' of a truth to be
everyone's changin' channels on a big tv

oh libra, like a balance

time tried to hold her, tried to tie her down
but i beat the clock,
now the balance makes my world go round,

oh libra, like a balance
libra, my love
libra, my love...


BALL AND CHAIN

kill the lights
you and i
on the boat
hypnotized
i look at you,
you say to me
"i'm the lock, now
you're the key"

it's all the same
just play the game
carry the weight
of this ball and chain

save the lies
you and i
on the road to rationalize
you and i should never guess
you and i should never regret

it's all the same
just play the game
carry the weight
of this ball and chain
this ball and chain
this ball and chain...