Driving I’ve been holding my breath and dancing on a cliff but, the air’s been good and there’s room to hold on the clouds that laugh and douse me keep me shaded from the burn there’s been to be some straight road around the next turn So I keep on driving yea, I keep on driving I keep rolling and riding, braking and colliding tank it up and crank it up again there’s no stopping when the key to one’s surviving is to keep on driving so I keep on driving The road has gotten rough the map no longer true the vehicle is steady much older now than new and the course that once was clear has blurred with many turns but, there’s bound to be some truth behind these lessons I have learned repeat chorus With the wind in my hair and the sun upon my face and the radio playing songs that lead me to another place beyond the obligations and attachments and commitments to this life I’m barely living, merely surviving so I keep on driving repeat chorus

Plastic Veneer If somebody says it long enough everyone will think it so and so it is for aging warriors and the emperor with no clothes I believe this dusty stack of illusion must be packed and stowed so it goes for unknown composers who no longer have the spirit to compose All I can say is what’s inside I hold dear the foundation is delusion the glue is made of tears entry is forbidden you can’t get passed here this ever mighty façade of thin plastic veneer If somebody says it loud enough everyone will surely hear over the rumble of the masses above the grinding of the gears but, I believe this yelling contest has finally drained me of my voice or so it goes for little boys who finally grow up against their choice repeat chorus If somebody says it real enough the truth must surely shine even passed the darkness of this melancholy mind there’s a falcon with a fading hope still looking at the sky standing on the precipice without the will to fly All I can say is that this empire’s made of air the fountains are confusion the river’s wind nowhere the gate is ever guarded though the contents disappeared through this impervious façade of thin plastic veneer All I can say is what’s inside I held dear the foundation was illusion the glue was made of tears entry was forbidden nothing could adhere to that ever mighty facade of thin plastic veneer

Healing I wanna feel you wanna wrap my arms around you give you comfort make you warm, make you feel it too make your heart beat ever faster guide your spirit safely passed the storm I gotta feel life escape this sadness for awhile with a glance back through the miles with you you gotta feel life beneath the endless aching grind old lovers yet entwined anew And I can fill the emptiness inside make the loneliness subside and I confide every deed I do for you helps to heal and cure me too and I feel you and it heals me anew I wanna feel you wanna wrap my arms around you give you comfort make you warm, make you feel it too feel the earth and wind and rain ‘cause the fire burns again in you And you can breathe an air of life into this soul my feelings overflow when you confide that my heart still reaches you and my touch, it pleases you when I feel you it heals me anew

Drowse I know you think I’m crazy but, I think we could have a good time and I know you think I’m playing but, I feel I think I’m changing inside and I know I think I’m thinking but, I’m simply winking at time and I know you think I’m crazy but, I wish you’d come along sometime Come on lazy in the shade and then maybe you can save me from another day’s drowse come on hazy in the day and then baby, I can save you from another day’s drowse come on baby, all the days, they haven’t fazed me I’ve been saving all my strength in this drowse come on lady, just as crazy I’m thinking maybe we can share a summer day’s drowse I know you think I’m crazy but, I’m sane enough to comprehend you and I know I’m climbing out upon a limb that could snap right in two but, I hope you’re coming with me to that vast wild yonder of blue ‘cause I can’t see the reason behind spending one more day without you repeat chorus I’ll lift you up I’ll take you down I’ll turn you upside down I’ll pick you up when they break you down I’ll turn you back around I know you think I’m crazy and I seem to be coming unglued but, I can’t see the reason behind spending one more day without you repeat chorus

Bring It On Standing on the edge of a cliff of faith with my hands in the air ’cause I just can’t wait and I’m ready to leap, knowing it’s not safe but, I’m bound, I must try ‘cause I’m standing on the edge of a blackened space with a weight on my back and the wind in my face and I plan to replace this fear of falling with freedom, watch me fly World bring it on, ‘cause I’m ready bring it on if you’re ready I’m ready for you are you ready for me World bring it on, ‘cause I’m ready bring it on if you’re ready I’m ready for you are you ready for me With a swirling wind and a freezing rain you beat me down with the same refrain and I fall to the ground and ignore the pain ‘cause I’m bound, I must try I’m standing on the edge of a grand abyss with my head in the clouds and my qualms dismissed by the touch of hope and a smiling kiss of freedom, watch me fly repeat chorus repeat chorus

Little Baby My little baby’s cryin’, sounds like she’s dyin’ my little baby’s cryin’ all night long my little baby’s cryin’, sounds like she’s dyin’ my little baby’s wondering what’s gone wrong My little baby’s sighing ‘cause I’m lying my little baby’s sighing all day long my little baby’s sighing ‘cause I’m not trying my little baby knows it’s all gone wrong She’s my sweet little baby, my sweet little baby girl but, she couldn’t give me what I need from this world she’s my sweet little baby, my sweet little baby girl but, I’m goin’ off to find this great big world Now, my little baby’s laughing, sounds like she’s happy my little baby’s laughing and singin’ songs my little baby’s laughing, he makes her happy my little baby’s moved her life along She’s my sweet little baby, my sweet little baby girl but, I couldn’t give her what she needs from this world she’s my sweet little baby, my sweet little baby girl now, she’s flyin’ off to see this great big world Now, I’m the baby cryin’, sounds like I’m dyin’ ‘cause my little baby’s cries are all gone and this little baby’s cryin’, ‘cause he’s dyin’ it’s far too late to right what has gone wrong oh, my little baby, what’s gone wrong oh, my little baby oh, my sweet little lady oh, my little baby’s gone

Somewhere Somewhere behind the rooftops the sun goes down somewhere behind the laughter there’s a frown looking for that someone who’s looking to be found somewhere behind the lightning comes the sound Somewhere people smile though they’re down somewhere they laugh somewhere open country calls my name somewhere it all makes sense, the game Somewhere behind the meekness there is fight somewhere within’ the darkness there is light reachin’ forward constantly suddenly we see somewhere in the distance the starting line

Watching the World Go to Hell We can’t stop until we’ve drained every drop of oil though the air keeps getting warmer the seas have yet to boil every single beast we slaughter so every human’s fed, extinct is life’s diversity and we’ll follow where they’ve led And the strong keep getting stronger on the backs of all the meek and the weapons of enforcement are more potent by the week so you better watch your step if you’re one of those who speaks you must be a terrorist or traitor you’re outta line, your future’s bleak Watching the world go to hell watching the world go to hell maybe it’s just the truth that’s pushed all hope into the well and it leaves me watching the world go to hell Profoundly human faith in stories scribbled down in bygone lands simply as a tool to rule the tribes of early man are reasons now to kill and die and defend with all our swords for these are the words of god passed down to lead the human hoards We’ve got people making laws bought by ignorance and greed and yet we still elect them and pay them for their deeds we keep giving up our rights because we fear what we don’t know and it’s better to give up freedom then to let dissention grow Watching the world go to hell watching the world go to hell maybe it’s just the bleakness of this dark and hopeless cell that leaves me watching the world go to hell We idolize the pretty idiots they put onto the screen and put to work our brightest minds building military machines defending all that we create and own by threatening to destroy we are merely highly evolved gorillas brandishing dangerous toys But, there’s a plague a comin’ and it’ll take us all immune to killer pills invading humans great and small and harsh laws can’t clamp down on a rogue disease and laser guided weapons will do nothing to appease the cells Watching the world go to hell watching the world go to hell maybe it’s just bitterness, I’m sick of heart as well I’m barely breathing watching the world go to hell Ever hopeful, ever youthful suddenly older and headed for old the grayness and the illness loudly beckon from the cold I know without the clock the time is now to rectify and I can feel the wind and taste the breeze and hear the time fly Watching the world go to hell watching my life go as well I’m weak, but breathing, as far as I can tell watching my life, oh well watching the world go to hell

What Doesn’t Kill You What doesn’t kill you must surely strengthen you What doesn’t fall just the way you planned it, not at all no one ever handed you the ball so, you never scored but, you never fall you’ve taken the blows but, you’re standing tall What doesn’t kill you must surely strengthen you What doesn’t kill you must surely strengthen you You’ve been confused you’ve been discouraged and abused you found the will to be amused at every offer they’ve refused play through the pain it’s just a bruise It’s the news that they’ve finally seen the light It’s the feeling you’ll get when it works out right It’s the dream that’ll guide you through the night What doesn’t kill you must surely strengthen you You’ve seen it all over again you’re ten feet tall chopped down to size you’re very small you’re always sure but, you’re never called still, you’re running right back at the wall What doesn’t kill you must surely strengthen you What doesn’t kill you wills you

Nowhere Fast Where does come from where is it leading me? Nowhere fast man nowhere fast man Where does it come from where is it leading me? Nowhere fast man nowhere fast man

Reelin’ Yea, gotta get my feet back on the ground Yea, gotta spin that feeling back around Singin’ sad to happy in a song Sayin’ it’s alright, when it’s all wrong Yea, when you start spinning way too fast Yea, you gotta slow it down and breath at last Low to high and weak to strong Gotta make it right, when it’s all wrong When I’m reelin’, then I’m feelin’ fine Then I’m feelin’, then I’m feelin’ fine Am I basking in the light or am I blind? ‘cause I’m feelin’, ‘cause I’m feelin’ fine Reelin’ Yea, the patterns match, the colors clash Yea, the bad is good, the great is trash The wager high, the odds are long Gotta make it right, when it’s all wrong When I’m reelin’, then I’m feelin’ fine Then I’m feelin’, then I’m feelin’ fine Am I basking in the light or am I blind? ‘cause I’m feelin’, ‘cause I’m feelin’ fine Reelin’ Reelin’

MAZE Out of this maze I wanna feel my way Out of this maze I gotta think my way free Where desire meets the fire and all the water in the world can't cleanse it deeper than the intellect and written in genetic code jealousy and fear replace the trust with what is owed evolving but revolving backwards, I must turn around again to get Out of this maze I wanna feel my way Out of this maze I gotta think my way free Touching in the darkness and the world outside is gone with all entanglements suspended but, for the one you're climbing on it's only after, in the consequence the feeling changes tone where betrayal meets the heart and the soul is left to find its way Out of this maze I wanna feel my way Out of this maze I gotta think my way free I keep running into walls, as I clamor to be free I keep running into walls, walls I didn't see but, I've been here before I know the rules, I must turn around and try again and stop running into walls running into walls Out of this maze I wanna feel my way Out of this maze I gotta think my way free Out of this maze I wanna feel my way Out of this maze I gotta think my way free

Pile of Crocodiles I’ll smoke to the indifference in a pile of crocodiles keep the rhythm of the apathy in a fire ant pile choke down a glass of cynicism soaking up the style and I’ll smoke to the indifference in a pile of crocodiles You can poke me with your attitude and punch me with your guile I’ve got an easy disposition and I’m awfully hard to rile I can take a lot and still I’ve got this altered, crooked smile and I’ll smoke to the indifference in a pile of crocodiles And I’ll take it as it comes and I won’t turn and run ‘cause I’m a whole lot tougher than I’m fast I’ll stand here, I’m a wall like a soldier, proud and tall ‘cause I can suffer, I’ve seen rougher and I’ll last ‘cause I’m tougher, been through rougher, I think I’ll last I’ll smoke to the indifference in a pile of crocodiles I’ll keep talking as I’m walking every muddy mile and I’ll toast the big gators with their ‘I got mine’ smiles and I’ll smoke to the indifference in a pile of crocodiles I’ll smoke to the indifference in a pile of crocodiles keep laughing as I’m passing every meaningless mile and I’ll toast those big gators with their ‘I got mine’ smiles and I’ll smoke to the indifference I’ll smoke to the indifference I’ll smoke to the indifference in a pile of crocodiles

Overwhelmed Monet time duties commitments and fear anxiety and panic frustration ever near Obligations and expectations falling short of the mark struggling, ever failing the truth is hiding in the dark All I ever wanted is what I’ve got I’m captain of my helm instead of tears I should be smiling instead of being happy I’m overwhelmed Around the twist I would barely be missed instead I persist, to exist such as this, such as this Bottles smoke and song still help me get along even though I don’t belong and deep inside there’s something wrong deep inside there’s something wrong All I ever wanted is what I’ve got I’m the king of all my realm instead of tears I should be smiling instead of being happy I’m overwhelmed

Writing on the Wall Your footsteps first, the screen door squeaks, you open up the door your purse laid down, your shoes come off, you tip toe across the floor I smell your sweet perfume as you enter the room and slip into our bed you’re hoping I’m asleep, but I’m into deep, I’m wide awake instead last verse (I’m hoping I’m asleep, dreaming lost and deep, that it’s only in my head) Back then the church bells rang, the children sang and promised everything we made our way through the everyday, never doubting anything but, I was weak and blind, now I see the signs I didn’t see before as you tip toe secretly across the floor I may not be a PHD in deep philosophy with the answers to the mysteries and reasons for it all and though I’ll never be a doctor of your anthropology baby, I can read your writing on the wall The morning comes and I wake to something new I never planned nothing to be said, just thoughts in my head of you and another man you had your suitcase packed and your cds stacked in a box out in the ford as you softly secretly slipped out the door leaving nothing but our portrait on the floor repeat chorus Baby, you and me, we had a certain style and chemistry I studied you, you studied me, but now it’s only history I thought I’d rest, but failed a test I thought I’d passed so long ago I find myself holding on instead of letting go my heart won’t learn what my head already knows repeat first verse repeat chorus

I Should Know Me (Better Than That By Now) I was just thinking as I was drinking that I could be much more than this It’s a decision, based on a vision of a poor man, suddenly rich I was scheming or was I dreaming that a beauty came my way I was a giant and I had clients and things had surely gone my way I should know me let the truth be I ain’t goin’ nowhere now there’s no calm sea and no free me I should no me better than that by now I stopped my cryin’ and started tryin’ like I could see the light of day But, all my thinkin’ got me to drinkin’ until the day had passed away repeat chorus I should know my feet are on the ground I should know my way around this town I should know my heart can still be found with you How did I get here, drowning in cheap beer it’s all me, still I blame you you left me moping, time I started coping I think one day I’ll start anew repeat chorus