Button up that shirt you're s'posed to wear, don't forget your airline ticket or to brush your hair, show that family that you care.
Could you wear something that celebrates everything you love and maybe what your family hates, cause that might be what it takes.
Cause that's your fire, that's your soul, you shouldn't have to go. That's your fire, that's your soul, you shouldn't have to go.
First thing they say's "take off your shoes," and they'll say they want your story but they get confused, by all those words you use.
A year ago your car went off a cliff, and you saw an angel in midair, who said you'd live, well that's a story you can give.
Cause that's your fire, that's your soul, you shouldn't have to go. That's your fire, that's your soul, you shouldn't have to go.
And they say "you're family, you belong to us. You can stay at home and have our love and trust. Any day now one of us could die, if we make you suffer don't you want to find out why, cause we love to watch you try."
With your fire, your soul, your soul. It's your fire, it's your fire, it's your fire, it's your fire, it's your fire.
Then you'll fly home and get the flu, and you'll keep staring at the ground you always do, when they get their time with you.
You are not a punching bag my dear, I think your darkest days should have some light this year, oh I think you should stay right here.
With your fire and your soul you shouldn't have to go. It's your fire, that's your soul, you shouldn't have to go. That's your fire, that's your soul, you shouldn't have to go. that's your fire, it's your fire, it's your fire, it's your fire.
My name is Joe Roberts I work for the state I'm a sergeant out of Perrineville barracks number 8 I always done an honest job as honest as I could I got a brother named Franky and Frank he ain't no good Now ever since we was young kids it's been the same come down I get a call on the shortwave Franky's in trouble downtown Well if it was any other man, I'd put him straight away But when it's your brother sometimes you look the other way
CHORUS 1: Yeah, me and Franky laughing and drinking nothing feels better than blood on blood Takin' turns dancin' with Marie as the band played Night of the Johnstown Flood I catch him when he's straying like any brother would Man turns his back on his family well he just ain't no good
Well Franky went in the army back in 1965 I got a farm deferment, settled down, took Maria for my wife But them wheat prices kept on dropping 'till it was like we were getting robbed Franky came home in '68, and me, I took this job
CHORUS 2: Yea we're laughing and drinking nothing feels better than blood on blood Takin' turns dancin' with Marie as the band played Night of the Johnstown Flood I catch him when he's straying, teach him how to walk that line Man turns his back on his family he ain't no friend of mine
Well the night was like any other, I got a call 'bout quarter to nine There was trouble in a roadhouse out on the Michigan line There was a kid lying on the floor lookin' bad bleedin' hard from his head There was a girl crying at a table and it was Frank, they said Well I went out and I jumped in my car and I hit the lights But I must of done a hundred and ten through Michigan county that night It was out at the crossroads, down round Willow bank Seen a Buick with Ohio plates behind the wheel was Frank
Well I chased him through them county roads 'till a sign said Canadian border five miles from here I pulled over to the side of the highway and watched his taillights disappear
CHORUS 3: Me and Franky laughing and drinking nothing feels better than blood on blood Taking turns dancing with Marie as the band played Night of the Johnstown Flood I catch him when he's straying like any brother would Man turns his back on his family well he just ain't no good
If you find me in a gloom, or catch me in a dream Inside my lonely room, There is no in between. Whispering pines, rising of the tide. If only one star shines That's just enough to get inside. I will wait until it all goes 'round With you in sight, the lost are found. Foghorn through the night, calling out to sea Protect my only light, 'cause she once belonged to me. Let the waves rush in. Let the seagulls cry For if I live again, these hopes will never die. I can feel you standing there. But I don't see you anywhere, standing by the well, wishing for the rains. Reaching for the clouds, for nothing else remains, drifting in a daze, when evening will be done try looking through a haze. At an empty house in the cold, cold sun. I will wait until it all goes 'round. With you in sight, the lost are found.
Let's go fishing in the morning Just like we've always gone You can come inside and wake me up We'll pack and leave by dawn, We will pack and leave by dawn.
And you'll say I hear something and I'll say never you mind. It's just our two poles knocking in the back seat and your truck is running fine today and everything is fine.
And your truck will climb up slowly and we'll see how far we've gone and the hills will stretch before us they are rolling on and on, they are rolling on and on.
And the fish will watch our boat with envy and with fear because we will live forever and our days are slow and dear, and our days are slow and dear.
We'll go fishing in the morning Even though we've never gone We're two fishing poles in the backseat we're the rolling on and on, we're the rolling on and on.
You can leave this house, leave this town. Leave it all to me, or you'll never leave the ground. Look at that tiny screen's too small for you. I think you should learn to dream, just like the dreamers do.
What can you do with a day? What will you wake up and see? The farther you get, the closer to me.
Am I the habit you're too tired to break? I want you to love me with every step you take.
What can you do with a day? What will you wake up and see? The farther you get, the closer to me.
Taj Mahal, Cameroon, back in time, to the moon, frozen lake, cypress trees, Florida's missing keys, El Dorado, Spain or bust, Eiffel Tower, Paris, just find your way in.
You should leave this house, leave this town, all that's left to chart is nothing less than your own heart.
What can you do with a day? What will you wake up and see? The farther you get, the closer to me.
Down the river, down the road, Little Rock, Tokyo, dusty trail, Flagstaff, in a faded photograph, Thunderstorm, Golden Sands, Cape of Horn, Pakistan, Surinam, Highway One, Chinatown, smoking gun. Golden Gate, Baltic Sea, Painted Desert, Laramie, Taj Mahal, Cameroon, back in time, to the moon, frozen lake, cypress trees, Florida's missing keys, El Dorado, Spain or bust, Eiffel Tower, Paris, just find your way in.
Time it was I had a dream And you're that dream come true. If I had the world to give I'd give it all to you. I'll take you to the mountains, I will take you to the sea. I'll show you how this life became a miracle to me.
You'll fly away, but take my hand until that day. So when they ask how far love goes When my job's done you'll be the one who knows.
All the things you treasure most will be the hardest won. I will watch you struggle long before the answers come. But I won't make it harder, I'll be there to cheer you on. I'll shine the light that guides you down The road you're walking on.
You'll fly away, but take my hand until that day. So when they ask how far love goes When my job's done you'll be the one who knows.
Before the mountains call to you, before you leave this home, Wanna teach your heart to trust As I will teach my own. But sometimes I will ask the moon Where it shined upon you last And shake my head and laugh and say It all went by so fast.
You'll fly away, but take my hand until that day. So when they ask how far love goes When my job's done you'll be the one who knows.
And you know the light is fading all too soon You're just two umbrellas one late afternoon You don't know the next thing you will say This is your favorite kind of day It has no walls, the beauty of the rain is how it falls, how it falls, how it falls
And there's nothing wrong, but there is something more And sometimes you wonder what you love her for She says you've known her deepest fears Cause she's shown you a box of stained-glass tears It can't be all, the truth about the rain is how it falls, how it falls, how it falls
But when she gave you more to find You let her think she'd lost her mind and that's all on you Feeling helpless if she asked for help or scared you'd have to change yourself
And you can't deny this room will keep you warm You can look out of your window at the storm But you watch the phone and hope it rings You'll take her any way she sings, or how she calls, the beauty of the rain is how it falls, how it falls, how it falls How it falls, how it falls, how it falls
