Nelson

Your first hello, the darkness is broken
You're scared, I know, the wheels are in motion
It's opening night for the show of your lifetime, my friend
The days roll by, you live for tomorrow
Against the tide, in an ocean of sorrow
Well, is it all worth it if nobody wins in the end?

We learn as a child to carry the pain and hide it away in the dark
We've all lived this charade, but I don't wanna play anymore

Chorus:
Give me love for the rest of my life
Give me hope for the rest of my days
I'm tired of watching the world slip away
There's one thing you must understand
When there's no forgiveness then nobody wins in the end

You've come of age (you're a slave), a slave and a soldier
You fight the rage (every day), but you heart's growing colder
You're starting to wonder if nobody wins in the end
You know, I'd rather die than keep living the lie we've become

Chorus
I wanna break free! I won't let these fools hold me down!
I'm gonna spread my wings and fly

It's time to go, the curtain is falling
The final show, a new play is calling
Just one thing to give you; take it or leave it, my friend
If we don't come together, then nobody wins in the end

I always will remember- those sultry desert nights
(Our) hearts burning with a passion- whoa, it's never felt so
Right
It was meant to last forever- but when I reached out you were
Gone
It's taken time to mend this broken heart and forget you done me
Wrong

Break:
Now you're back after all this time
You've rewakened all the feelings that I've tried so hard to
Hide- but baby-

* Will you love me like you loved me yesterday?
That's all I need to know
Will you love me like you loved me yesterday?
Or will you just let me go?
We could leave the pain behind us- take a shot at love again-
We could fool ourselves believing that our love would never end-
I've been missing you- whoa- what should I do?
Did you really have a change of heart or are you playing me for a
Fool?
Break:
You don't have to tell me where you've been
But there is one thing I've gotta know before I let you in- baby-

* Repeat

What are you crying for
Don't you know that your falling tears are just a thin disguise
Baby I'm on to you
Always pleading your innocence with those guilty eyes
Hanging by a thread for your love to come around
But now the ties are broken
I'm crashing to the ground
Can't you see, my heart's in bits and pieces
It comes as no surprise after all your lies
I was a fool to believe in those empty tears you cried
How long was it going on
Could it be you were deceiving me, right from the start
I'll never forget the day I came back just to find you in someone
Else's arms
I let the passion blind when the truth was plain to see
You made the chains that bind me and I just can't break free
Can't you see my heart's in bits and pieces
It comes as no surprise after all your lies
I was a fool to believe in those empty tears you cried
Oh can't you see, our love's in bits and pieces
A nightmare coming true, all because of you
Now that the promise is broken, there's nothing left to lose
Little bits and pieces
After all your lies
I was a fool to believe you
My heart's in bits and pieces
Hanging by a thread for your love to come around
But now the ties are broken, I'm crashing to the ground

Matthew & Gunnar Nelson/Marc Tanner
Yesterday a sad goodbye
I told you that it wouldn't be for long
But it seems like a thousand years since I've been gone
Oh, what I'd give to hold you in my arms
Can't you see how much I need you tonight
I'm going crazy girl, can't get you off of my mind
Everyday that I live without you
I just can't help but dream about you
Everywhere I go
And after all the love that I've left behind me
You're the one I keep inside me
Everywhere I go... I get that feeling
It's hard to be so far apart
When thoughts of you keep coming on so strong
I picture you in every face I see
Now I know I left a part of me back home with you
There's nothing like falling for the very first time
I won't forget you girl, for the rest of my life
Everyday that I live without you
I just can't help but dream about you
Everywhere I go
And after all the love that I've left behind me
You're the one I keep inside me
Everywhere I go
I get that feeling
Everywhere I go
I get that feeling
You're with me
Everywhere I go
Everyday that I live without you
I just can't help but dream about you
Everywhere I go
And after all the love
That I've left behind me
You're the one I keep inside me
Everywhere I go
So when you're feeling lonely baby keep on shining
You'll always be here right beside me
Everywhere I go

You can't deny it
It's the same empty feeling, day after day
You've been waiting forever
For someone to come and take you away
I understand how it feels to be lonely
Like it's you against the world
But if you come take my hand we can face it together
Oh I give you my word
I can take you to heaven
Come along for the ride

* Let me fill you up with love tonight
Give you all of my love
Fill you up and make you come alive
I know you feel like giving up
But now, is the time
To open up your wings and fly high
So let me fill you up with love tonight
I know it ain't easy
It seems out of reach and beyond your control
But don't you give up on dreaming
Don't settle for less when you want so much more
Open your eyes up to what you've been missing
Life's been passing you by
But if you follow your heart it will all come together
So stop your cying
Oh - I can lead you to heaven
Come along for the ride

* Repeat

Do I
Do I love you baby
YeahYeahYeahYeah
More than ever
I remember all I wanted in a lover
Was just a pretty face but all I found were hearts of stone
Spent a lifetime
On the road to nowhere till I found my way back home
You gave me shelter from the cold and the rain - whoa and
Now I know pleasure where there used to be pain

* Do I
Do I love you baby
YeahYeahYeahYeah
More than ever
Do I do I need you baby
YeahYeahYeahYeah
More than ever
You saved me with warmth and understanding
You're everything that I could ever want
And after so long we're standing here together
And forever we'll live on
In time most other loves just wither and fade, I tell ya
Ours just gets stronger each and every day
Do I
Do I love you baby
YeahYeahYeahYeah
More than ever
Do I do I need you baby
YeahYeahYeahYeah
More than ever
Hey-come over here for a second...
I got something I wanna say...
Even though I may not think to tell you every day...
Ooh - I'm so happy you're still mine!
Oh, you came along with a love so sweet, took me by surprise
Knocked me off my feet
You still send shivers up and down my spine
Oh I gotta be the luckiest man alive

* Repeat

Hello my friend, sure has been awhile
I don't know where the time has gone, but I've really missed your
smile
It's been too long
I got so much to say, that I don't know where to start
Ever since we went our seprate ways
There's been a big hole in my heart
(But) as I recall, it was you that said goodbye
Now you're asking me to give it one more try

*Well only time will tell
If you're gonna stand beside me through both heaven and hell
I wanna know that you're behind me
But only time will tell
If what we have together's gonna last forever more

And so my friend, I hope you understand
It's hard to put my trust in you
'Cause I'm afraid you'll leave again
I want to believe, that you've finally seen the light
That you've missed my love and you want to make it right

*repeat

I got no way of knowing
what the future's gonna bring
So I'll just listen to my heart
Cause it's never lied to me
And what is meant to be

*repeat

Time will tell
Do you believe in me
Only Time will tell
If we're gonna be together
Only time will
I want a love to last forever
Only Time will tell
Only time will tell

Look in the mirror girl, by now you should know
You’re living in a fantasy, and you can’t let go
He never really loved you from the start
The only thing he ever gave you was a broken heart
Don’t be afraid to lose what was never meant to be
After the rain washes away the tears
And all the pain
Only after the rain
Can you live again
I know the emptiness you feel inside
You’re thinking if you break away, you’ll never survive
I’m waiting as my heart beats just for you
Come on and take my hand and I’ll pull you through
But things will never change until you want them to
After the rain washes away the tears
And all the pain
Only after the rain
Can you live again
You’ll see the sun appear to light the way
Only after the rain
Can you hope to find true love again
He never really loved you from the start
The only thing he ever gave you was a broken heart
Come on and take my hand and I’ll pull you through
You know the time has come for you to face the truth
After the rain washes away the tears
And all the pain
Only after the rain
Can you live again
You’ll see the sun appear to light the way
Only after the rain
Can you hope to find true love again
After the rain

No use pretending, lets tell it like it is
You just took advantage when I gave all I had to give
After one too many battles I got tired of the fight
Each time we were together was just like walking on thin ice
Couldn’t make it happen, no matter how I tried
Decided it’s impossible to keep you satisfied
Our love was like a candle slowly dyin’ in the wind
You can’t hold on when the feelings gone now we’ve finally
Reached the end
I step out of the darkness and leave it all behind
Ooh 쭯 now I’m ready for a brand new life
Oh, I can hardly wait
Gonna find another love, gonna start to live again
Oh, I can hardly wait
For somebody new to get into
I can hardly wait
Don’t need the pressure I refuse to play the game
I won’t be around to jump next time you call my name
I’ll take my chances, I’ll take it day by day
Let the curtain fall I’m out of love, that’s all
Now there’s nothing left to say
Learning from the changes got my feet back on the ground
Ooo, nothing’s ever gonna stop me now
Oh, I can hardly wait
Gonna find another love, gonna start to live again
Oh, I can hardly wait
For somebody new to get into
I can hardly wait
Moving on, down the road of life
I’m looking forward to what it is I’ll find
The best is yet to come
And I can hardly wait∼I can hardly wait
I can hardly wait
Gonna find another love, gonna start to live again
Oh, I can hardly wait
For somebody new to get into
I can hardly wait

Do you think it's all over?
Do you feel your life is like a lover that's turned their back on you?
Are you runnin' for cover?
Does a day go by that you're not-a-wishin' that you could start anew?
I hear you! Alright!

So you feel a little jaded?
Do you find your dreams have all been traded for a grownup point of view?
Have your memories faded?
Did you forget how you always swore you'd make it?
Well, why is life now living you?

So many days I'd waste away
Let my dismay consume and bind me
Now here I stand, a liberated man
I took command by taking it easy

Chorus:
They say you ain't got it, but don't you believe it
They pray that you'll fall in line
Within your reflection discover perfection
Don't fall for the loveless lies
The one to believe in is right before your eyes

What they sell, are you buyin'?
Do I come off like another pitchman lyin'?
Well, who can you believe?
You might think you're dyin'...
Is what you feel just the child in your heart a-cryin'
For you to set it free? Oh!

We're bought and sold, taught lust for gold
Trade youth for old schoold blind ambition
But if you slow it down and take a look around
You won't believe what you've been missing

Chorus

What's family honor?
Did you faithfully bow down and allow your father
To steal your sense of pride?
Or was it your momma?
Has she treated you like you've been her little trauma
Since the day the rabbit died?
I hear you! Oh, yeah!

Chorus

Out chorus:
They say you ain't got it, don't you believe it
You've been chasing a waste of time
I

After so many years tryin' to set it free
The pain seems to fade but it never leaves
The memories haunt me and I wish they'd let me be
I gambled on love and it tore me apart
Be still, be still, be still, my broken heart
Be still my heart!

I wasn't born wise but I learned this much
Though you took all I gave it was never enough
There was a time I'd have died for your soul, your strength, your touch
But I'll leave it behind, try to make a new start
Be still, be still, be still, my broken heart
Let the pain fade away

It was the heat of the moment in the heart of a dream
You lit fire to my soul and you said you'd never leave
It's tearin' me up, baby, where have you been?
Oh, please, oh please, oh please! Please just understand me
And what this nonsense means. Oh, yeah!

I gave up my dreams to let you inside
Boy, you sure took my momma;s little boy for a ride
I'll never know how I coulda ben so blind

Well, I gambled on love and it tore me apart
Oh! Be still, be still, be still, my broken heart
Be still, be still, be still, my broken heart
Be still my heart! My broken heart
Let the pain fade away!
Just a small town floozy a 'name' a Backwater Lucy,
Drivin' me down and down and down and down (be still my heart) Oh Yeah!!
That's what I get for bein' lazy, woman's drivin' me crazy

Drivin' me down and down and down and down and down (be still my heart)

Looking back on a girl I knew
Whose smile and laughter carried me through
Oh, the way that I felt when she looked at me that way

When I heard she was gone I had no one to hold
I wept as I felt my heart growin' cold
Like Poppa she taught me there's no time like today
...I hear her saying

* Love me today, and let my strength be your own
Love me today, because tomorrow I'll be gone
When I feel it's time to go - I'll be on my way
So love me today

I remember a time back when
Poppa would laugh as I held his hand
And just one embrace would make my troubles pass

I thought those times would never end
The day that he left he smiled and he said,
I'll be home soon but Poppa never came back...
I hear him saying

Don't be afraid to say, "I love you"
Take the moment and make it last
‘Cause if you don't tell them you love them
You might not get a second chance
...So hear them saying

* Repeat
Love me today (Oh)

Come on over, now don't be shy
All your stars and your planets are 'bout to align
Why not surrender to the gleam in my eyes?
Come and get it, before it dies

Afraid to take a chance
Been victimized by circumstance
Gather up your fears and let 'em go
That's over now, that's over now

Chorus:
I'll be your friend when you need one to turn to
Call out my name and I'll always be there
Wherever you go just remember I love you
Whenever you start to feel the pain
I'm only a moment away

Dust off the ashes and take my hand
I will pull you away from the quick in the sand
Tonight is the night we reach the promised land
When you whisper that I'm your man

You're clinging to the past
Scared to go too far too fast
Nothing's gonna change 'till you let go
I'll show you how, I'll show you how

Chorus

That's over now, that's over now
Yeah!!

Chorus (X2)

Though I try, I can't decide
Won't walk away, walk away from you
Whoa, from you

The tears pour down in the nights spent awake
Salvation in sleep always seems to escape
I look down at your picture in pieces thrown across my room
The future was hidden in the cards we were dealt
How could you cheat on the love that I felt?
I sink my head in my pillow, confused about what I'll do about you

Chorus:
Though I try, I can't decide
Won't walk away, walk away from you
Whoa, from you
Can't you see what you mean to me
Won't walk away, walk away from you
Whoa, from you

I can't see an end to the pain that I'm in
The alibis you handed me seemed mighty thin
Clear the lump from my throat, read your letter just one more time
I haven't been asleep for a week 'cause it seems
That I can't close my eyes, you're there in my dreams
I throw your number in the trash, confused about what I'll do about you

Chorus

Addicted to your love like a martyr is to pain
Like a sinner craves a vice and a drug need a vein
Am I giving you the blade and begging you to run me through?
Well, I'm the type of man who believes in the fight
I know what is wrong and I'd die for what's right
I'll make you understand if it's the last thing I do
Whoa, that I love you

Chorus

No, I just can't walk away, walk away from you
Though I try, I just can't walk away, walk away from you
No, I just can't walk away, (I just can't walk away)
Walk away from you
Though I try, (yeah) I just can't walk away
I can't eat, I can't sleep, I can't live without you by my side now, babe

Can you hear me? are you there?
I need a friend to lend an ear
A million miles on my bones
I'm a child but i feel so old
Whoa i, i once had faith that guided me
But i, i've paid a price for my beliefs

Chorus:
Now i need some peace on earth
Can you heal my heartache? can you save my soul?
I'm loking for some peace on earth
I swear once i've found you, i'll never let you go

Through the years, i've walked alone
Guess i've finally reached the end of my road
Faced the fears, felt the rage
Up to now i've lived my life a crying clown inside a cage
Whoa i, i think i've lost my will to be
But i, i hear you calling out to me

Chorus 2:



Will you be my peace on earth?
Will you heal my heartache, will you save my soul?
I'm looking for peace on earth
I swear once i've found you, i'll never let you go

Bridge:
I'd give all i've got just to find
Somebody to love me, to stay by my side
Then i'd know that come heaven or hell
Everything's gonna be alright

Chorus 3:
You are my peace on earth
You healed my heartache, saved my soul
You've given me peace on earth
And now that i've found you i won't let you go
You are my peace on earth, peace on earth
You give me peace on earth, i wanted you to know
That it's thanks to you that i'm finally coming home

It's a good day for a sad song
'Cause the rain is fallin' and someone is saying "Good-bye"
Close the door when you leave
'Cause there's a cold wind blowin' and it's bringin' tears to my eyes

After you go, I guess I'll never know where you've run
Will you try to disguise how you're dyin inside?
Well, then you'll be the only one

* Oh, I will get over you someday
Though, I never loved you anyway
And when you're gone my whole world won't fall apart
I swear, cross my broken heart

Word gets 'round in this small talk town
But I'll stand my ground and I won't even ask where you've gone to
When they play a song 'bout a love gone wrong
And you see me cryin', well, that don't mean I miss you

When I said I was crazy for you I was out of my mind
When the smokes clears I'll see it was not meant to be
Yeah, I will be just fine

By the second Tuesday of never I promise
That I will be just fine
Oh, yes, I will

* Repeat