Jonny Lang

Seems like now days ain't nothin' meant to last
One day you've got it all and then it disappears so fast
And you know our love is on and off again
Well, I know you wanna quit me baby
But a quitter never wins

Well, you've walked out on our lovin'
But I've stayed through thick and thin
And you know our love is on and off again
I know you want to quit me, baby
But a quitter never wins

Seems like now days love is a word that no one means
Ya' said you'd never leave me
Then ya' upped and walked right out on me
And now our love is on and off again
Well, I know you wanna quit me
But a quitter never wins

Well, I know you wanna quit me baby
but a quitter never wins
a quitter never wins

Angel of mercy you don't need no golden wing
Angel of mercy you don't need no golden wing
The way you came to my rescue
Heaven must be watchin' over me

When the shadows fallin' and the day turns into night
I hear my angel callin' and I can't wait to see the light
Angel of mercy you don't need no golden wing
The way you came down to my rescue
Heaven must be watchin' over me

Sometimes I get a feelin' like a fever comin' over me
Just a touch of my angels hand and I'm right back on my feet

Angel of mercy you don't need no golden wing
The way you came down to my rescue
Heaven must be watchin' over me

Stay with me baby. Come down from the sky
Just like an angel. Take me to paradise

Angel of mercy you don't need no golden wing
The way you came down to my rescue
Heaven must be watchin' over me

Let me tell you

I remember in the days of old
Doesn't seem that long ago
It was...
" Johnny you won't be nothing unless you do what you're told"
Study medicine or study law
And please put away the guitar
The best you'll ever be is a local star at the local bar

But I went and did it anyway
Family helping all the way
Now I'm here today
5 records later
So you can hear me say

Don't, let em tell you can't be
Anything you wanna be
Don't be deceived
Anything's possible
If, you will just believe
Then you can succeed
It might not be easy
But anything's possible

What if old Ben Franklin
Would of been frightened by lightning
If he would of stayed inside then
We'd still be in the dark

Martin Luther King
Did some beautiful things
All because he had a dream
Just like you and me

Don't, let em tell you can't be
Anything you wanna be
Don't be deceived
Anything's possible
If, you will just believe
Then you can succeed
It might not be easy

Don't you know, it's gonna be sweat
And some tears
And some hard years
best believe they'll be hurt
And some pain
Expect some rain

You're gonna make it if you try
Keep your eye, on the prize
You can take it
You might have to work it, but it's gonna be worth it
Don't let em tell you that you dont deserve it

Don't, let em tell you can't be
Anything you wanna be
Don't be deceived
Anything's possible
If, you will just believe
Then you can succeed
It might not be easy
Anything's possible

Sisters and brothers, anything's possible

I know you can...

Here I come, I'm Comin' for a taste of your love
Here I come, baby, because I Like what you do for me
Little by little, bit by bit, I'm falling in love all over again

Here I come, I'm comin' for a taste of your love
Here I come now, baby, just like I did before
Well I'm comin' back 'cause this time I'm Sure

It takes two to make it and I know you can take it again

Here I come, I'm back for a taste of your love
Here I come, here I come back for ya now

What you've been, just come down on me
You've got the lock pretty baby, but I've got the key
Little by little, bit by bit, I'm fallin' all over again

Here I come, I'm Fallin' for a taste of your love
Here I come now, baby, back for a taste of your love
Here I come, for a taste of your love

Beautiful One Lyrics
by Jonny Lang

I gave my word, I made a promise
And I'm gonna keep it til the end
What would I do, if I lost it
There's nothing better than what we have

Somehow in my mind
Always new I'd find my

Beautiful one, Beautiful child, my everything
Beautiful one, Beautiful child

So much you give so much to live for
And I wanna give it all back to you
And If it means pouring my heart out
to show you I love you, then I will

Beautiful one, Beautiful child, my everything
Beautiful one, Beautiful child

To be the one to call you mine
To feel the way I do inside
You're so much more than I ever dreamed
This is forever I believe

Beautiful one, Beautiful child, my everything
Beautiful one, Beautiful child
I know you're what I need
Beautiful one, Beautiful child

I seen every one of the faces you wear
Low, high and everything in between
Your eyes are fixed on the prize like a dead man's stare
Tick. tock. The hands on the clock don't care

Buzz is good
Feelin' fine
One of these days
You'll be out of time
God ain't gonna look for you
Down in the lost and found
You better look up or you're gonna be gone
Before you hit the ground

You'll keep dippin' in til the well run dry
Hope you don't get thirsty later
I know talking to you's just a waste of my time
I'm gonna stop tellin' you how to live your life

[Chorus]

[Solo]

One more. Time to score so make it fast
When you lose your mind you got no mind left to lose
Three, four open the door to your last chance
And when you get where you're goin' you won't be comin' back

You better look up or you're gonna be gone
Before you hit the ground

Every day I see your face I wish I'd stayed
Don't even know what made me run away
It's just the way I play the game

Emotional is not a word I'd use to explain myself
But now I'm down upon my knees
Baby please take me back

I don't want to be in love but you're makin' me
Let me up I've had enough. Girl you're breakin' me

Here I am just half a man standing alone
Feeling like I lost my only chance
At happiness when I let you go

I don't want to be alone thinkin' bout you girl
I got nothin' left to hold in this lonely world

[Solo]

The first time my heart was ever touched
Was the day I lost your love
I can feel it in my flesh and blood
My soul can only take it so much

So there it is. Why can't you give us one more try
You and I could find a way to live
If you let me in one more time

I know you lost your faith in me but I still believe
Can I make you understand, can I make you see
That I'm desperate for your love and it's breakin' me

It's breakin' me

breaker breaker breaker 1 9
Is there anybody out there
I been runing this road for the first time
I d sure like to know whats ahead

I been on the wrong track with the wrong map
And Im trying to find my way home
so come back if youre on the line
Let me know Im not alone

with this heavy load to tow behind
It's all I can do to stay between the lines
And whatever may come my way I

cant slow down not for the weather
wont back down I know it gets better
(come)too far now if I can keep it together
wont turn around not now for just a bump in the road

Breaker breaker stay on the line
Im about to fall asleep at the wheel
Ive been pushing all night to meet the deadline
And Im waiting for my second wind

I cant make it alone I wont suvive
It's all I can do to make it out alive
To the other side

cant slow down not for the weather
wont back down I know it gets better
(come)too far now if I can keep it together
wont turn around not now for just a bump in the road

cot nothing to prove but so much to lose
And I'd gladly give it up just to hold
onto you cause youre all that Ive got all I want all I need

cant slow down not for the weather
wont back down I know it gets better
(come)too far now if I can keep it together
wont turn around not now for just a bump in the road

Watching you baby
watching you all the time
Watching you
watching you all the time
Watching you destroy yourself
All you do is sit around drinking wine

You worry me baby
I'm sitting here wondering
wondering what in the world can I do
You're worrying me,
you're worrying me baby
Sitting here wondering
what in the world can I do
We've got so much to live for baby
But I can't do nothing but sit here
and watch that wine destroy you

That's wrong baby

I'm taking you to the doctor darling
Maybe the doctor knows
what's going on in your head
Maybe the doctor can help me baby
Maybe he knows
what's going on in your head
You see you're gonna keep on drinking that bad wine baby
Even the glass that grows on your grave will be cherry red

Look at the man with the smile on his face
Looks like he's always feelin' good
Sometimes you might want to take his place
And sometimes I think that you would

When the sun is goin' down And there is no place to hide
Even in the brightest light
You might lean toward the darker side

Look at the people, they learn how to lie so easy
They learn how to lie to get what they need
And after they got what they needed
It turns into a simple case of greed

When they no longer feel ashamed
And they've lost all sense of pride

Misery, love's company And it's lonely on the darker side

And when the party is over
And the music has died
You'll be dancin' to the music, baby
Somewhere on the darker side
Somewhere on the darker side

mmm...
you know I've heard it said there's beauty in distortion
by some people who withdraw to find their head
and they say that there is humor in misfortune
no, I wonder if they'll laugh when I am dead

Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see, when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live, If I'm just living to die?

You know some people say that values are subjective
But they're just speaking words, That someone else has said
And so they live and fight and kill with no objective
Sometimes it's hard to tell the living from the dead

Why am I fighting to live, if I'm just living to fight?
Why am I trying to see, when there ain't nothing in sight?
Why am I trying to give, when no one gives me a try?
Why am I dying to live, If I'm just living to die?

mmmm....
you know I used to weave my words into confusion
And so I hope you'll understand me, when I'm trough
You know I used to live my life as an illusion
But reality will make my dream come true

So I'll keep fighting to live, Till there's no reason to fight
And I'll keep trying to see, Until the end is in sight
You know I'm trying to give, so come on give me a try
You know I'm dying to live until I'm ready to die...

Father, father speaking out
Wants to tell you what it's all about
But you don't listen, you don't care
No one tells you what to do around here.

Got your girl, and it's all good
You're so tired of being so misunderstood
You'd love to get him off your back
You just want him to cut you some slack
You said, "He don't know where I'm at", yeah.

Get what you give, don't you know, don't you know
You get what you give
That's right, that's right
That's how it is, don't you know, don't you know.

Lost the key that locks your room
And momma's gonna be home soon
Guess this means you've got to lie
You ain't got no other alibi

Get what you give, don't you know, don't you know
You get what you give, yeah
That's how it is, don't you know, don't you know
(What you give, is what you get)

Tell your daddy you'll be fine
Not to worry you'll get by
Grow your hair and change your name
Pack your bags and runaway

Get what you give, don't you know, don't you know
You get what you give
That's how it is, don't you know, don't you know
You get what you give

Get what you give, don't you know, don't you know
You get what you give
That's how it is, don't you know, don't you know
You get what you give

Make up your mind take me or leave me
I'll be doing fine with or without you
I'm wasting my time letting you deceive me
The truth is in your eyes but I deny what I see
Time and time again

I let you get back under my skin
I let you break me down again
I let you get close way too close
But I see through it

You gave me that smile and I gave in
And you knew that I would
Time and time again you pulled me in
Just to give me up, gime me up again

What is a dream if it doesn't come true
I believe I'll find love but will it be with you
I never would have thought such a pretty little face could
offer me so much and take all that I had
Well I want it back

I let you get back under my skin
I let you break me down again
I let you get close way too close
But I see through it

You gave me that smile and I gave in
And you knew that I would
Time and time again you pulled me in
Just to give me up, gime me up again

Time and time again you pulled me in
Just to give me up, give me up, give me up

Good mornin' little schoolgirl
Can I go home with you
Tell your mama and your daddy
That I'm a little school boy too
Baby I love ya', I just can't help myself
Your so good lookin' pretty baby
I don't need nobody else
Good mornin' little school girl
Can I go home with you
ooo, ooo, ooowee

I'm gonna leave you baby
About the break of the day
On account of the way you treat me
I've got to stay away
Good mornin' little schoolgirl
Can I go home with you
Tell you mama and your daddy
I'm a little school boy too
Come on home pretty baby
Oh ya know I can't help myself
ooo, ooo, ooowee

I' gonna buy me an airplane
And fly all over your town
And tell everybody, baby
Lord knows you've been puttin' me down
I can't stand it baby
Just can't stand it baby
Just can't help myself
Your so young and pretty
But your in love with somebody else
Good morin' little school girl
Can I go home with you
ooo, ooo, ooowee
Oh, baby what you do to me
Oh, I can't help myself

There's a letter on the table
I've never seen it there before
I don't have to read it
'Cause I already know

It's been a long time coming
And I've been awake for days
I know we can make it
But things have got to change

Your words say it's hopeless
But I know there's more between the lines

Goodbye
Is this how you want it
I'll leave but don't wanna go
And I'll wait but I can't wait forever
For you to say goodbye

Well maybe I'm just dreaming
But I know dreams come true
And I'm still here believing
That God made me for you

If we could just start over
Get back where we began
We're better off together
It doesn't have to end

Goodbye
Is this how you want it
I'll leave but I don't wanna go
And I'll wait but I can't wait forever
For you to say goodbye

Goodbye
Is this how you want it
And I'll leave but I don't wanna go
I'll wait but I can't wait forever
For you to say goodbye
(Oh, goodbye)

A thousand people here but I'm alone
My only friend is my dad's radio
Seventeen feels like I'm thirty-four
How do I get myself up off the floor
I need a cure

Happiness and misery
I'm up and down so confused
I want to scream
But there's nobody listening

Stop the war inside of me
Pull the plug, kill the lights
I can't break free
It's happiness or misery

I wish the clouds would all come out today
Send the rain and wash it all away
Am I going crazy I don't know
I wonder will anyone miss me if I go

Happiness and misery
I'm up and down so confused
I want to scream
But there's nobody listening

Stop the war inside of me
Pull the plug, kill the lights
I can't break free
It's happiness or misery

Happiness and misery
I'm up and down so confused
I want to scream

Stop the war inside of me
Pull the plug, kill the lights
I can't break free
Happiness or misery

Try every single day
I know you're worth the wait
Am I getting closer or further away
Somewhere behind your eyes
I know my answer lies
But you won't release it
I wish you would try
To open up and let me see inside

Down deep in your heart I want to be
Down where you hide your love for me
Cause I've got to go, I've got to be
Let me inside down where
you hide your love for me

ROund and round we go, circles all I know
Deeper and deeper, endless and slow
Everywhere I turn the same old lesson learned
Over and over I just get burned, so bring me

Down deep in your heart I want to be
Down where you hide your love for me
Cause I've got to go, I've got to be
Let me inside down where
you hide your love for me

No there's nothing you can say
That's ever gonna make me change
I'll always feel this way

Down deep in your heart I want to be
Down where you hide your love for me
Cause I've got to go, I've got to be
Down where you hide your love for me
(Where you hide your love for me)

ⓒ Jonny Lang & Marti Frederiksen

I'm the biggest fool there ever was, I let you go
Now I can't survive without your touch, I need you so
Now baby all you've got to do
Is to tell me that you need me too

I hit the ground runnin'
Back to you

Well, I'd rather die a thousand deaths
Than to loose you love
But now I'm drowning in my loneliness
I can rise above
Well, just forgive me this one last time
And tell me baby your still mine

I hit the ground runnin' Back to you

Well, I ain't superstitious, black cat just cross my trail
Well, I ain't superstitious, oh the black cat just cross my trail
Don't sweep me with no broom, I might get put in jail

When my right hand itches, I gets money for sure
When my right hand itches, I gets money for sure
But, when my left eye jumps, somebody's got to go

Well, I ain't superstitious, black cat just cross my trail
Well, I ain't superstitious, black cat just cross my trail
Don't sweep me with no broom, I just might get put in jail

Well, the dogs are howling, all over the neighborhood
Whoa, the dogs are howling, all over the neighborhood
That is true sign of death, baby, that ain't no good

Well, I'm not superstitious, blow that black cat across my trail
Well, I'm not superstitious, a black cat across my trail
Don't sweep me with no broom, I just might get put in jail
That's bad luck for me

If being in love means waiting around
So you can dance with me
I am, I am
If being in love means follow the leader
Then this will have to be
I am, I am

I am, I am
Baby I am
So in love with you
I am, I am
Gonna get you baby
If it's the last thing I do

I used to think that a pretty face
Meant more than what was inside
I did, I did
If being a good man
means swallowing all my pride
I will, yes I will

[Repeat chorus:]

I am the one who loves you
I am the one who cares
You could fly me to the moon
If I would find you there
All the riches in this world mean nothing
Without you here
Whoever, whatever, however, whenever,
You need me I'm always here

Men killing their brothers
Nobody wants to go down alone
In this age of uncertainty

Love's worth more than gold
I'd sleep outside your window
If that would make you see
That I'm the only one for you
And you're the only one for me

I dont know why I always act a fool
Every time I get close to you
My head starts a aching
My knees start a shaking
Well if this is love, Id rather have the blues

Now Every time I hear you call my name
I jump so high you can call me superman
You could say my name
If they see you coming out my back
Well if this is love, Id rather have the blues

I heard love was a two way street
But from where I am sitting
And what I am getting
It is all one way to me
Oooh yeah

Ive been told, true love is blind (whooha)
When I comes to me
I aint lying
You must be blind in one eye
I think you know, you got yourself a fool
You could change my name, and call me honey-do
Honey do this,
honey do that,
honey go buy me a pink Cadillac
Well if this is love, Id rather have the blues
Well if this is love, Id rather have the blues
Well if this is love, Id rather have the blues

We walked away before we said goodbye
That ain't right baby
I always thought we'd stand the test of time
I was wrong baby

When the lights in the house all go out
I get lonely, how 'bout you
Every time the phone rings I hope it's you calling
We could work it out
Forget this all somehow
Start over again

It's our love on the line
We should try baby try
I know we can make it
If we both take a chance
If we try baby try
'Cause we've got too much to lose

Too many days without your smiling face
I can't take it
I pretend that I'm feeling fine
But I'm fakin'

Words just can't describe
Honey how I'm feeling inside
Got to remember

It's our love on the line
We should try baby try
I know we can make it
If we both take a chance
And we try baby try
'Cause we've got so much to lose

Every day that goes by
I wish I could somehow get you to understand
I figure if you remember how good we were together
That you'll want to be with me again
(We've got to try, we've got to try)

Words just can't describe
How I need you in my life

It's our love on the line
We should try baby try
I know we can make it
If we both take a chance
If we try baby try

You've got to remember I love you
WE should try baby try
Baby donb't forget
It's out love on the line
So we should try
(We've got to try, we've got to try)

ⓒ Jonny Lang & Marti Frederiksen

Standing on the edge of a bridge
One step away from ending it all
All the while you are wondering
Does anyone love me at all?
Listening to all the wrong voices
Got you feeling broken and worhless
I just thought you should know this
Until you fulfill your purpose
It's not over - for you and I
It's not over - there is still time
This one is for the prostitute
The drug abused, homeless and destitute
And anybody wanting to be rescued there is still time
This is for the orphan who is all alone
All he wants is to have a home
Your earthly father may have left you
But your Heavenly Father told me to tell you
It's not over - for you and I
It's not over - there is still time
Someone loves you
Someone hears you
Someone feels you
Someone can heal you
Someone wants to see you through
It's not over - for you and I
It's not over - there's still time

I had to come back here one just one more time
And try to trace the steps I left, left behind
A fool's desire for just one final glance
A fantasy that blinded me to the trap
Suddenly something deep inside me longs to stay behind
The only way I can keep from being torn apart
Is if I can get you out of heart and out of mind

Such a lonely place to be (yeah yeah)
Locked inside of all my memories
Which once upon a time I held so dear (so dear)
But now I see the truth becoming clear
The boy that used to live here has gone away
And now this man is standing in his place
I think it's time for me to face this last goodbye
You're out of heart and out of mind

I know it won't be easy
Just one step at a time
And with gods help I can move
On with life

I can't believe in what I've seen
I been forsaken. I been deceived
Cast aside and left behind
I can't believe my own eyes

I been waiting for the glory
Of the coming of the Lord
I heard a lot of stories
But all my prayers have been ignored
I been waiting in the wings
Between the ocean and the shore
But this time I'm leaving to stay
I'm walking away

I seen the red sky in the morning
I seen the low tide slipping away
I do believe I'll take warning
Taking my leave to stay

[Chorus]

[Solo]

Like an angel afraid to fly
Like the last lonely rose hung on the vine

Lie to me and tell me everything is all right
Lie to me and tell me that you'll stay here tonight
Tell me that you'll never leave
Oh, and I'll just try to make believe
That everything, everything your telling me is true
Come on baby won't you just

Lie to me, go ahead and lie to me

Lie to me, it doesn't matter anymore
It could never be, the way it was before
If I can't hold on to you
Leave me somethin' I can hold onto
For just a little while won't you, won't you let me be

Oh, anyone can see
That you love him more than me
But right now baby let me pretend
That our love will never end

Lie to me, go ahead and lie to me

A boy is born in hard time Mississippi
Surrounded by four walls that ain't so pretty
His parents give him love and affection
To keep him strong moving in the right direction
Living just enough, just enough for the city...ee ha!

His father works some days for fourteen hours
And you can bet he barely makes a dollar
His mother goes to scrub the floors for many
And you'd best believe she hardly gets a penny
Living just enough, just enough for the city... yeah!

His sister's black but she is sho'nuff pretty
Her skirt is short but Lord her legs are sturdy
To walk to school she's got to get up early
Her clothes are old but never are they dirty
Living just enough, just enough for the city...um hum

Her brother's smart he's got more sense than many
His patience's long but soon he won't have any
To find a job is like a haystack needle
Cause where he lives they don't use black people
Living just enough, just enough for the city...

Living just enough...
For the city... ooh, ooh
Living just enough...
For the city... ooh, ooh
Living just enough...
For the city... ooh, ooh
Living just enough...
For the city... ooh, ooh
Living just enough...
For the city... ooh, ooh
Living just enough...
For the city... ooh, ooh

ⓒ Stevie Wonder

Yeah it's been a long time coming
Never thought it'd take so long
I stood still but time kept running
Time has made me strong

Yeah it's been a long time waiting
Waiting for this day to come
Time don't wait so I keep singing

Yeah it's been a long time coming
Never thought it'd take so long
I stood still but time kept running
Time has made me strong
Made me strong, made me strong
Time has made me strong

ⓒ Jonny Lang & Marti Frederiksen

performed by Jonny Lang
from the album Lie to me


Yeah I'm tired of sighing
tired of worrying you too
but I made up my mind baby
what I'm gonna do
I got my clothes in a matchbox
I'm gonna forget about you

But I tried to tell you many times
but I never could do it
you believe me baby
this time I'm through
I got my clothes in a matchbox
I'm gonna forget about you

Now when things get harder
yeah and rough on you
don't try to get me back now baby
'cause baby I'm through
I got my clothes in a matchbox
gonna forget about you.

I was standin' at the station,
Ten to midnight in the rain
I was mindin' my own bus'ness,
Waiting for that midnight train

Nobody in sight, starin' at my shoes,
I took out my paper to find me some good news
Mindin' my own bus'ness,
When the ticket man calls my name
Yeah, yeah, babe

There ain't no midnight train
There ain't no midnight train
There ain't no midnight train
Comin' down the line

So I say, "If it ain't too much trouble,
When's the local out of town?"
His reply: "Two a.m."
If I'm leavin' local-bound

I can catch it in forty minutes,
If I want to grab the express
But the local trains are hard to come by,
This time of night, more or less
Listen, said

There ain't no midnight train
There ain't no midnight train
There ain't no midnight train
Comin' down the line

So I stood for forty minutes,
It was raining and it was cold
When the express rolled down the track,
I did not care where it was gonna go
Yeah, yeah

He said
There ain't no midnight train
There ain't no midnight train
There ain't no midnight train
Comin' down the line

You lay me down, whisper in my ear
Well, it may be my name you call
But it's his name I hear

You promised me through thick and thin
You told me you loved me, you told me a lie
'cause you love him

And I'm missin' your love every day
I'm missin' your love every way
Though your here with me,
I'm still missin' your love

And when we talk, you look into my eyes
Your talkin to me but baby I can see
He's on your mind

And I'm missin' your love every day
I'm missin' your love every way
Though your here with me, I'm still missin' your love
I reach out for you and you turn away
It takes all I can do to make it through the day
And I'm missin' your love And I'm missin' your love every day
I'm missin' your love every way
Though your here with me,
I'm still missin' your love

Put on that smile it's time to face another day Tell everybody everything's okay How much longer can you play this game Tell me how much more can you take I see the broken I see the heart you try to hard to hide I see the tears you hold back in your eyes I send this song that you might realize You're not alone and I'll be there chorus* Like the sun that continues to shine Just be under the clouds in the sky And if ever I seem to be so far away Remember My Love Remains I see the fear in (....?) Could live your dreams but you never follow through Open the door I'll come in if you want me to You're not alone and I'll be there chorus* Like the sun that continues to shine Just be under the clouds in the sky And if ever I seem to be so far away Remember My Love Remains If for there one mountain sees or any stars above You Will Love know that when all of these cease to be what were remaining is you and me forever and ever and ever you're not alone and I'll be there chorus* Like the sun that continues to shine Just be under the clouds in the sky and trouble comes into your life even your best friends leave your side And you can't find the strength to fight Well please keep this one thing in mind and whenever it feels like I'm so far away Remember My Love Remains

Heart is heavy
Soul is thirsty
Body's achin
I am desperately in need of restoration
I am ready for you to take me higher
The only thing that I can do is keep on praying
On my own I just can't get it right
It doesn't matter how hard I try
But with you I've become a much stronger man
Getting on my knees puts me back on my feet again
Load is heavy
Too much accumulation
These possessions that I have amount to nothing at all
I am willing to hand over every one of them
Cause they won't profit me anything in the end
Never again: will I wander without you alone in the wilderness
Never again: Never again Now that I understand

This one might not ever be a single
Just something on my heart I hadda' sing ya
I hope they play this on the radio
Gimme a chance to let somebody know
That we can
Change the world, one boy one girl
One person at a time (in time)

Well I know your station's got to pay the bills
And there's only so many slots to fill
But I'm just trying to bring 'em something real
And if FM won't, surely AM will & play
Change the world, one boy one girl
One person at a time
Change the world one boy one girl
One person at a time (in time)

Sure be nice to go triple platinum
There's no guarantee it's ever gonna ever happen
And if I can only reach one set of ears
I know that I've fulfilled my purpose here to
Change the world, one boy one girl
One person at a time
Change the world, one boy one girl
One person at a time (in time)

I used to live my life in fear
Was worried all the time
From waking up to laying down
I had no peace of mind
The world became a darkened place
A struggle without end
Although bitter times those were
The days that I had began to understand
I was only a man

I grew up singing songs in church
With questions in my mind
Then turned my back and ran away
From God who gave me life
Then one night his presence fell
I wept and shook and then
I fell down and cried, Dear Jesus, rescue me again
I understand I am only a man

And He said, What will it be now?
Will you choose me or keep swimming up stream now?
I've been inside your head hearing you scream out.
Well here I am, just take my hand and I'll take out
All of the pain and all of the fear
All of the fear

I'll give you my burdens (I'll give you peace)
All of my desires (I'll give you what you need)
Oh, what about these chains, Lord? (I'll set you free)
But they're so heavy (Lay them at my feet)
I'll lay them at your feet
Just promise you won't leave (I'll never leave)
So where do I go from here, Lord? (Just follow me)
(Just follow me)
I'll follow you (Just follow me) wherever you lead
Wherever you lead, wherever you lead

I used to hang out down at Jack's Pool Hall
You go down there and don't do nothin' at all
If you wanted to play some cards there was a game in the back
If you wanted to shot or somethin' you went and talked to Jack
If you had a little money you was a grade A fool
There was a guy down there who used to shoot a little pool

Rack 'em up
Till' the day he was dead that all they ever said
Rack 'em up

He didn't own a TV set, didn't own a car
He ate what whatever Jack was makin' back behind the bar
They said he had a wife, but she left him in tears
He hadn't been home in twenty five years

Rack 'em up

They came from all over thinkin' they we're pretty hot
Put all their money on the table, wanna play the best we got
Nine in the corner, five in the side
Take a hundred dollar bill and just let it ride
I tell him listen son, ain't no disaster
There ain't no shame in being beat by a master

You sing a song, While sitting at a red light
You think of home, while sitting at a red light

Too slow to roll
Put your life on hold
An open path
With nowhere to go
You start to wonder, while sitting at a red light

You can run a red light, Give up at a red light
You break the molds, when running through the tolls
Speeding through your whole life

A chance to breathe while sittin' at a red light
You look around, reflecting on your life

A chance to think
Am I drinking too much
Should I keep going
Lose the life that I love
A second glance
When coming to a red light

You can run a red light, Give up at a red light
You break the molds, when running through the tolls
Speeding through your whole life

You can run a red light, Give up on your whole life
You break the molds, when running through the tolls
Speeding through your whole life

When things look low
You've gotta keep strong
Feet to the grass
You've gotta walk it off
The bows been tied
Too tight to laugh
Feet to the ground
You've gotta walk it off

You can run a red light
You can run a red light

Start to think
Am I drinking too much
Should I keep going
Lose the life that I love

You can run a red light, Give up at a red light
You break the molds, when running through the tolls
Speeding through your whole life

You can run a red light, Give up on you whole life
You break the molds, when running through the tolls
Speeding through your whole life

You can run a red light
You can run a red light

You sing a song, while sitting at a red light

Well you keep on talkin' bout it
Till you're stone cold blue in the face
But there ain't nothing darling
That true love can't replace

Yah, you're right, right back
Tryin' to pretend
Yah, you're right back, right back,
Doin' the same old thangs again

Well you're money hungry
And your heart is full of greed
Tellin' everybody you get everything you need

So you say

You're right, right back
Doin' the same old thang again

Yah for me it's the same old movie
Same movie just a different scene
Never meaning what you're sayin'
Never sayin' what you mean

Now you're right, right back
Trying to pretend
Yah I said, you're right, right back
Doin' the same old thang again

You're money hungry
And you're heart is full of greed
Tellin' everybody you get everything you need

You know it's a lie

And now you're right, right back
Tryin' to pretend
Doin' the same old thang again

Yah you're right, right back
Tryin' to pretend
Yah you're right, right back
Doin' the same old thangs again

Ahhhh

Right back
Right back
Right back

Now you're right, right back
Tryin' to pretend
Doin' the same old thang again
Right back, tryin' to pretend
Right back doin' the same old thang again
Right back
Right back

You got a secret under the table
Nobody knows it but you
Never a problem here on the outside
You're good at disguising the truth

After you wake up out of the nightmare
How do you cast out the fear inside

[chorus]
All alone there you stand
Reaching out for someone's hand
Come with me if you wanna save yourself

Where is the good life you always dreamed of
Where is the faith you once had
Sooner or later hope will be useless
Pushing you back where you began

All alone there you stand
Won't you let me take your hand
Come with me if you wanna save yourself
Don't let the past haunt your mind
You should leave it all behind
Come with me if you wanna save yourself

There's something in the way
It's gotten into you
You've learned to love the chains
Through the needle's eye can you escape

All alone there you stand
Won't you let me take your hand
Come with me if you wanna save yourself
Trust your heart not your mind
Cause you're running out of time
Come with me if you wanna save yourself

Second guessin' first impressions
There you go again
Rushing off in all directions
Since I don't know when
All day long you're building walls
You're building walls all day
Putting ceilings on your feelings
When they should fly away

Don't you think it's time you quit it
Don't you think it's time you admit it
Your heart is more worthy of trust
Than the thoughts in your mind that sit there gathering dust

Everything you're looking for
You'll know when it's real
You'll know when you've found it
By the way you feel

Writing down your deepest emotions
With your pen in hand
Your piece of paper flew out the window
You watched it try and land
You felt bad as it flew out of sight
A part of your heart alone in the night
All of a sudden you didn't mind it
When you pictured that lonely stranger that would find it

Everything you're looking for
You'll know when it's real
You'll know when you've found it
By the way you feel

Clouds, one by one, fill the sky
Just like these tears that fill my eyes
I know by now she ain't comin' back
I watch my world slowly fade into black

Look out my window it's still rainin'
Look out my window it's still rainin'

They say that time heals everything
I've felt the pain that love can bring
It don't get no better with each passing day
Any hope I had is slowly slipping away

Look out my window, it's still rainin'
Look out my window, it's still rainin'

I thought the morning would rescue me
But the rain keeps falling endlessly, endlessly
Sometimes I wonder what'll become of me
There ain't much left of what I used to be
Her love shone on me like the morning light
Now here I am alone again tonight

Look out my window, it's still rainin'
Look out my window, it's still rainin'

I wonder about her, I wonder where she went from here
Still wonder about her, but nothings comin' too clear
Since she left me all alone my days go by like years

Well I'm thinkin' about her and all the things she used to say
Still I'm thinkin' about her but something's getting in the way
I remember when she told me she would up and leave me someday

I drive around in circles through the city
Just waitin' for the lights to change
But right about when midnight hits me
Moonlight gets me feelin' kind of crazy

I wonder about her, does she still wear the same old ring
I still wonder about her and I know it ain't no big thing
Well she left me all alone now and I'm just waiting for my phone to ring

I've been dreaming about her, I guess I never Really knew
That living without her was more than I could ever do
'cause she ain't comin' back, no she ain't comin' back
No she ain't comin' back 'cause there's nothin' left to come back to

Someone's standing in a welfare line
Or off the freeway with a hungry sign
Someone's stressing bout to lose their mind
I gotta be thankful, thankful

Someone just became a single mother
Someone just lost a sister or brother
Its so important that we love each other
And be

Thankful, thankful
Ive gotta take the time to say, that I'm
Thankful, thankful
For every single breath that I take
Ive gotta be thankful, thankful

Someones sitting in a prison cell
Wasting away in their own personal hell
Everybody's got their own story to tell
I've gotta be thankful, thankful

Man, I used to think I didnt have a lot
Now I realize just how much Ive got
Now every day I'm gonna take the time and stop to be

REPEAT CHORUS

Any one of these so easily could have been me
But if it had not been for grace and mercy who knows where Id be

Ive been riding on this roller coaster ride
Round and round Ive seen the up and downside
And Im here to tell you that the secret of life is being

REPEAT CHORUS

We will meet at the river
We will be delivered of every chain
Down into the water - children, mothers, and fathers in His sweet name
To drown all our sins and come up again forever changed
Never to return to the people we were before that great day
We will patiently wait til we see His face
And when he appears to wipe all our tears forever away
Then we will be together in Heaven foever on that great day
On that great day
We will patiently wait til we see His face
And when He appears to wipe all our tears forever away
Then we will be together in Heaven forever on that great day
On that great day
On that great day
On that great day

I have been to Memphis but I couldn't find no peace
My soul is feeling restless and I need some relief
I'm heading for the Delta, see what I can find
I know the river holds the answers that'll ease my worried mind

Take me down to the levee where the women sing
Lay me down like an angel with a broken wing
Take me down to the levee where the river flows
Gon' throw my blues off the levee and let them go

Well, I have been to Natchez, been down to Baton Rouge
But the Delta keeps on callin' me no matter what I do

[Chorus]

[Solo]

I'm drivin' through the darkness, down Highway 61
Heading for the crossroads like the ones before me done

She said hey hello there
As her eyes were dancing all around me
She told me her name sweetly
It felt like I knew her like I never knew someone before
Well I found her now I can stop holding my breath
I tell all my friends over and over again

I said there ain't no woman likke the one I got
Yes I know, Yes I know
I said there ain't no woman like the one I got
Yes I know, yes I know

Whatever you need just tell me
And I'll do all I can to please you
Yes I don't mind where you lead me
'Cause anywhere you go girl is everywhere I want to be
Oh I never felt so high
It feels real for the very first time

'Cause there ain't no woman likke the one I got
Yes I know, Yes I know
I said there ain't no woman like the one I got
Yes I know, I know

There was a time when my heart was dragging on the floor
And I thank God for the day that I saw your face and you
smiled at me
And you took my hand and you stole my heart away

I lost all my friends
'Cause I ain't got time left for them

Because there ain't no woman likke the one I got
Yes I know, Yes I know
Because there ain't no feeling likke the one I got
Yes I know, Yes I know
Ain't no woman like the one I got
There ain't no one like the one I got

ⓒ Jonny Lang & Marti Frederiksen

The grass always looks greener
On the other side of the fence, yeah, yeah
But the dog over there might be meaner
On the other side of the fence, yeah, yeah
The car in the driveway looks longer on the other side of the streat, yeah, yeah
Does anything ever go wrong there
On the other side of the fence, yeah, yeah
Stay in your own yard
Play in your own chard
Cause everything (that) glitters realy ain't gold
The future always looks brighter
On the other side of the tracks, yeah, yeah
Everybody wants to go over
But they don't want to come back, no, no
They live like Kings and Queens
On the other side of the town, yeah, yeah
They're gonna have to make room for me there
On the other side of the town, sho nuff
Jealousy's a cold thing
It's ice wather in your veins
All it brings a bitterness an pain
Everything (that) glitters really ain't gold
Instead of worrying bout what you are not
Gotta make the most what you got
Instead of keeping up with Mr. Jones
Betta look out for your own
Stay in your own yard
Play in your own yard
Be happy in your own yard
Cause everything (that) glitters realy aint gold

Oh, there's got to be a change
Things just can't stay the same
If I got any worse off
I'd have myself to blame

I've played the blues so long now
There ain't nothin' left for me to do
I just can't give it up
If I do my life would be through

Well now I've been to Kentucky, Chicago too
All over St. Louis, ain't nothin left to do baby
But I'll play the blues for you, yes I will

Well I've been down to Texas
To the international revenue
I ain't got no money now, honey now
Ain't nothin' left to do
Well I'll play the blues for you

I been sleeping way too long
Searched for the answers but
Couldn't find one
Thought I had it under control
Yet I was dyin', I didn't even know

I needed something
You showed me how to love again
To love again
When I had nothing
You showed me how to love again
How to love again

No more cryin', no more fear
I found a way out after all of these years
No mistakin, I been changed
Not waitin' forever, I'll never be the same

When I had nothing
You showed me how to love again
To love again
I needed something
You showed me how to love again
How to love again

Don't wanna go back
Don't wanna go through the misery
I love where I'm at
Wherever you are I want to be
You're all I need

I needed something
You showed me how to love again
How to love again
When I had nothing
You showed me how to love again
How to love again

When I was only just a friend to you
All I wanted to do was get to know you better
Now I wanna give my heart to you
Tell me do you feel like I do when were together

'Cause I come alive with your touch
Your touch, it always sets me free
I can't get quite enough
Too much of you is what I need
Yes I know, you're the one
'Cause love has come alive in me

Tell me am I out of line
Tell me if I'm wasting time
I don't mind
Giving my love to you
I can't help it baby
If I asked you would you say I do

'Cause I come alive with your touch
Your touch, it always sets me free
No, I can't get enough
Too much of you is what I need
Now I know, you're the one
'Cause love has come alive in me

Instrumental

Tell me why do I always have to tell you how I feel
Can't you see you're the one, the only thing
That ever meant something to me
And I need your touch
To come alive

(I come alive, I come alive, I come alive)
Nothing else is like the way you make me come alive

I was a young man in a hurry
I didn't stop to think
The next thing I knew I was in trouble - deep trouble
Then I remember what aunt Linda used to tell me back in the day
The words that she said are still in my head, she said,

The choices you make might be mistakes
But it's never too late to turn around, turn around
The road that you take might lead you astray
But don't be afraid to turn around, turn around

I knew a young man named Charlie,
He went and lost his way
Now he's in prison, cold prison
No chance to escape
They gave him new clothes and a Bible, and the Word he did read
Now the four walls can't keep him 'cause Charlie is free

The choices you make might be mistakes
But it's never too late to turn around, turn around
The road that you take might lead you astray
But don't be afraid to turn around, turn around

You might be in trouble
You might be running
But it's never too late to turn around
'cause as long as you're still breathing
There'll always be enough time
To make the right decision before you die, because

The choices you make might be mistakes
But it's never too late to turn around, turn around
The road that you take might lead you astray
But don't be afraid to turn around, turn around

You can cry
But don't cry for me
I can't take it no more
That's the way it must be

You can't lie
You're way back in
Back into my heart
I won't let it be broken again

I took a tumble
I started to stumble
That's when I fell

Into a love
A thought came from above
I was under your spell

The things that mattered
Were broken and shattered
One by one

I was so sad
But now I'm glad
It's over and over

There's just one more thing
That I want to say
I truly loved you
But now I'm walking away
I put no one above you
That's why I'm walking away

The tar in the street starts to melt from the heat
And the sweats runnin' down from my hair
I walked 20 miles and I'm dragging my feet
And I'll walk 20 more I don't care

And I'll wander this world, wander this world
Wander this world, wander this world all alone

I'm like a ghost some people can't see
Others drive by and stare
A shadow that drifts by the side of the road
It's like I'm not even there

And I'll wander this world, wander this world
Wander this world, wander this world all alone

Well I've never been part of the game
The life that I live is my own
All that I know is that I was born
To wander this world all alone, all alone

Some people are born with their lives all laid out
And all their success is assured
Some people work hard all their lives for nothin'
They take it and don't say a word
They don't say a word

Sometimes it's like I don't even exist
Even God has lost track of my soul
Why else would he leave me out here like this
To wander this world all alone

And I'll wander this world, wander this world
Wander this world, wander this world all alone

When I’m all alone, when I’m feelin’ Blue
No one understands me, baby, nobody but you

Through all the sleepless nights,
, and the rainy day till the sun is nowhere in view
The only way I make it through is when I come to you,
and in my darkest hour, when the midnight shadows fall
Baby you got the power to make the angels come to call

I just hold you in my arms,
and let music in my heart play the whole night through
When I come to you, I felt so brand new, when I come to you

When I come to you, you make it all right again
When I come to you, you keep me from the howlin’ wind,
and feel brand new, when I come to you

When I come to you, you make it all right again
When I come to you, you keep me from the howlin’ wind,
and feel brand new, when I come to you