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Long Drive Home It's a little ironic How I never can say While you're still within earshot That I want you to stay I write these songs When you're long gone And then I wonder how come I'm still alone It's a little bit funny More than a little bit sad You're the closest to Just Like Heaven I've ever had Are you still there? Are you still free? Do you still smile sometimes When you think of me? It's a ride to the airport It's a kiss at the gate It's watching you fly away It's a little too late It's a long drive home Another Girls' Song (The Chicago/Table Song) We met at a party, somebody's housewarming You watched me struggle to open my beer Later on I saw you were playing Somebody called out 'hail, hail, the band's here' So we sat on the floor and we both played guitars And it was like dancing with someone you love And you played the notes and I played the words And it didn't matter that no one had heard of us I went out to see you, I flew to Chicago With all of my music clenched tight in my fist You pried it open without even trying You said 'let's record some, then we can retire' And you don't know why I keep coming around And I don't know why I keep coming around It was cold in your studio, strange with the earphones on Hard to know how far to stand from the microphone We worked on my songs until seven o'clock And all of those wires kept tripping you up And you don't know why I keep coming around And I don't know why I keep coming around Then we sat on the floor and we both played guitars And it was like dancing with someone you love And you played the notes and I played the words And it didn't matter that no one had heard of us We took a walk and we looked in some windows You needed a table to fit in your kitchen I found you a table you said 'this is perfect But I'd better keep looking cause you never know' And you don't know why I keep coming around And I don't know why I keep coming around I wanted to kiss you but I don't want to miss you New York and Chicago've got some distance between them And I'm always afraid when it sounds so familiar that I've only discovered another girls' song And I don't know why I keep coming around When you don't know why I keep coming around But we sat on the floor and we both played guitars And it was like dancing with someone you love And you played the notes and I played the words And it didn't matter that no one had heard of us Stick With Me, Kid I started on my wanderings as soon as I could drive Planning out my next escape as soon as I'd arrived Didn't stay put long enough to ever realize Almost any place can feel like home So no place felt like home 90-minute romance was your model for true love so you searched on every subway for your Juliette Binoche But Julie caught a limo, and you were left on your own Sinking like a stone And no place felt like home I don't want to be your revolution I just want to be your friend I want to feel the quiet of that heartfelt promise: Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end Sometimes fireworks and sometimes candlelight Sometimes arguments, 'cause there'll be garbage nights But grab my hand babe, and hold on tight And we'll find our way back home, We'll find our way back home We'll have jiffy pop and we'll have pillow fights But we'll have interesting, separate lives And in the end babe, it'll be alright 'cause we'll always come back home, We'll always come back home I don't want to be your revolution I just want to be your friend I want to feel the quiet of that heartfelt promise: Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end We have differing opinions on Life and God and Art We have two distinct bodies, each with its own heart The odds are stacked against us But still we'll take a shot 'cause it's rough out there alone and your arms look like home Home isn't it strange? I come home at the end of the day And if this is all there is, well you won't hear me complain 'cause there's no place like home No, there's no place like home I don't want to be your revolution I just want to be your friend I want to feel the quiet of that heartfelt promise: Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end Back to You You're no good for me Everyone says it's true So what keeps me coming Back to you? I know all your flaws Like the back of my own hand But now I see you standing up tall and it just makes me fall all over again It's really all your fault but you can blame it all on me I'm only disappointed because You're not who I want you to be And love can be real Without being good And your love's not enough for me So here, I give it back to you How can I be surprised? When the same old cracks appear If I never slam one more phone down If I never shed one more tear I'd rather be alone Than lose myself in love so blue But it's so easy to rearrange my heart To make a space for you It's really all your fault But you can blame it all on me I'm only disappointed because You're not who I want you to be And love can be real Without being good And this love's not enough for me So here, I give it back to you I take a deep breath I take a little leap of faith I'll take a powder, I'll take a rain check - no I think I'll just take the rain I'll take my heart off the cross I'll take us both off the hook I'll take a few steps and I'll walk away With my back to you I thought it was true love I couldn't explain it any other way Belle of the Ball You should see her oh She's a beauty No one argues that And she's sweet too yeah She'll come right to ya And no one pardons that She's the belle of the ball the fairest of them all the most afraid to fall She breaks down hearts like knocking on a door But she don't wanna play that game no more Sad, sad girl, whatcha doing with that smile? It's holding up your face you must be so damn tired You don't have to talk, you just rest here for a while And I won't let nobody in No one wants to get to know the prettiest girl in town They wrap her up in satin, they put rubies in her crown Then they laugh and they say 'she's got her head up in the clouds' When they got you on that pedestal, there ain't nowhere to go but down You got no where to go but down Belle of the ball the fairest of them all the most afraid to fall She breaks down hearts like knocking on a door But she don't wanna play that game no more When she asks me 'was that song about me?' It's not vain, it's just curiosity and a little shame like you called her name And then turned your head away So what was I supposed to say? Sad, sad girl whatcha doing with that smile? It's holding up your life you must be so damn tired You don't have to talk, you just rest here for a while And I won't let nobody in Belle of the ball the fairest of them all the most afraid to fall You break down hearts like knocking on a door But you don't have to play that game no more If you don't wanna play that game no more You don't have to play that game no more Treat You Right He doesn't ask you where you've been And he's not too sure where he's going He doesn't care if you talk too fast or laugh too loud He's just glad to watch you shine Eyes like kisses lips like knocking on your door Hands like water wash away the things you don't want anymore Arms like laughter lift you up and hold you hold you hold you Lips like knocking on your door Of all the places in between the lines you've crossed before There's no place else you want to be tonight He may not have too much money in his pocket But oh, he sure does treat you right Oh he sure does treat you right Yes, he sure does treat you right And he sure does hold you tight, all night Yeah, he sure does treat you right Cold rain's already falling Summer's too far gone to hear you crying now But it's not over till it's over And he just wants to show you how There's no moral to his story There's no lesson in his voice Just a sweet soft song he sings to you He brings you so much love Simple, honest love Of all the places in between the lines you've crossed before There's no place else you want to be tonight He may not have too much money in his pocket But oh, he sure does treat you right Oh he sure does treat you right Yes, he sure does treat you right And he sure does hold you tight, all night Yeah, he sure does treat you right Beautiful I needed permission So I went to a shrink And I paid her seventy bucks and she said 'Well, what do YOU think?' I said, 'I think I'm fine I think I'd like another glass of wine I think the world's a mess but I think I look pretty in this dress' I think everybody's weird and Everybody's crazy and Everybody's beautiful And Mama was right You can't hurry love But once in a while you get to Give it a shove See if it stirs Check if it's breathing And if it does nothing Get on with the leaving 'cause you Can't help who you love but you can Help where you stay and if Love is unwilling You have to go away Everybody's weird and Everybody's crazy and Everybody's beautiful He sits on the couch and Watches TV He notices everyone Except for me I stare at his beautiful pout I try to figure him out but There's no room for Awkward affection he wants remote Control perfection I tell him Everybody's weird and Everybody's crazy and Everybody's beautiful I'm not gonna get what I want here and I'm Not gonna get what I need here and I'm Not gonna hang around here trying to see how much more I can bleed here and I'm Not gonna break my heart over it and I'm Not gonna crash my car over it He pretty much treats me like crap and I Am pretty much over that and I'm disappointed but there's Plenty of crazy fish in the sea And I'm going to find one Who loves the crazy in me Yeah, who loves the crazy in me Cause everybody's weird and Everybody's crazy and Everybody's beautiful I needed permission So I went to a shrink And I paid her seventy bucks and she said 'Well, what do YOU think?' I said, 'I think I'm fine I think I'd like another glass of wine I think the world's a mess but I think I look pretty in this dress' Happy That high-class job buys you lots of fancy things That fast-track job is paying all your bills You're taking money from the man For making money for the man Well at least you've got a nice car and a roof over your head You've got two weeks paid vacation And dental benefits But you notice you can't breathe And you don't know how to leave You think 'What's so hard about going through the motions?' But your carpal tunnel syndrome's left you with another notion Cause it don't make you happy No it don't make you happy And if it don't make you happy It's not worth your time at all You're out of love but you're in the mood And you'd sell your soul for an interlude Locked in the sights of bedroom eyes Lost in the sounds of bedroom sighs Well if your heart's not in it Then it can't get broken And if there's no commitment There'll be no lies spoken And it doesn't seem quite right But it's only for one night You think 'What's so bad about going through the motions?' Anything must be better than sleeping alone This drive-thru love may be open all night But it doesn't feed your soul Cause it don't make you happy No it don't make you happy And if it don't make you happy It's not worth your time at all You think 'What's so bad about going through the motions?' But love won't come without the fall You've got half a mind to throw yourself in the ocean Cause it turns out half of what you want is worse than none at all and it don't make you happy no it don't make you happy and if it don't make you happy It's not worth your time at all Stronger What doesn't kill you makes you stronger but if it's all the same to you I don't think I'll stay here much longer 'cause it's not worth my life to figure out my threshold for strife And I'm strong enough anyway What doesn't love you makes you older Unfortunately, older doesn't necessarily mean wiser You'd think for once I'd maybe learn from my mistakes Retracing over where my heart always breaks I don't feel more maturethough I've been here before What doesn't love you makes you older I told you 'I love you' You just said 'Oh.' I asked you 'Could you love me?' You just said 'No.' What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. What doesn't know you makes you hunger But hunger means you're out of immediate mortal danger Maybe not quite king of the mountain but certainly ready for another round And this one's on me What doesn't want you makes you wonder It's got an uncanny ability to steal your thunder Everybody plays the fool in the rain I was just surprised that it was my turn again Guess it's always me that ends up getting wet I told you 'I love you' You just said 'Oh.' I asked you 'Could you love me?' You just said 'No.' What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. What doesn't need you makes you linger You had me wrapped around your finger You called collect just to push all my buttons All my respect for you left all of the sudden You try again but this time I've got your number And I'm screening my calls Got caller ID And just in case I duct-taped the whole phone to the wall What doesn't kill you makes you stronger But if it's all the same to you I don't think I'll stay here any longer 'cause it's not worth my life to figure out my threshold for strife And anyway I'm strong enough Anyway I'm strong enough Anyway I'm strong enough anyway. The Wall Around Your Heart I waited my whole life For someone just like you But you say you're not ready, you can't promise to be true You're just not sure, you just don't know You've got some oats you've gotta sow I'm banging my head against the wall around your heart I tell you I'll be patient If that is what you need You say 'honey, what I need? Is for you to not need me.' You need your freedom and your art I need a helmet, just for starts I'm banging my head against the wall around your heart I used to think that I was smart People told me so But now I'm thinking maybe this is not the way to go I am up to my neck in it Losing brain cells by the minute I'm banging my head against the wall around your heart This lump on my head's from when I asked you for your key That one over there? From when you found my bridal magazines If I wanna hear 'for better or worse' Honey, I might need another verse I'm banging my head against the wall around your heart If it's true pride comes before a fall Honey, I don't have to worry at all I'm banging my head against the wall around your heart Between Us I know you'll be waiting But I'm not sure you should All those lessons in bad love Make it hard to recognize something good Don't promise me you'll want me forever 'cause there's no way to make that true just swear on anything that you hold sacred you'll only stay if you do this distance between us is just as far as we could fall and if you meet me halfway there'd be no distance at all don't wanna be your obligation don't wanna be your ball and chain the only love I want is the love you give me freely 'cause you wanna hear me say your name and your voice is like thunder rolling through me in a storm I wanna navigate the lightning I wanna find myself in your arms And this distance between us Is just as far as we could fall And if you meet me halfway There'd be no distance at all I don't need a big house With lots of fancy things Home is wherever you walk in the door And there's no place else I'd rather be And your voice is like thunder Rolling through me in a storm I wanna navigate the lightning I wanna find myself in your arms This distance between us Is just the distance between us It's just the distance between us It's just as far as we could fall |
Holding Pattern I can't stay here any longer You're not awake to watch me leave It isn't love because I said so Even if that's what I need You've been frightened into silence Frozen solid, looking down And I am in a holding pattern Circling around, around, around While you're sleeping you've been searching Tossing, turning, running blind I've been memorizing your eyes closed Wonder what you hope to find But you've been frightened into silence Frozen solid, looking down And I am in a holding pattern Circling around, around, around I am running out of fuel Out of patience, out of breath I'm afraid there will be nothing Only ashes, only ashes, only ashes left You've been fighting inner dragons Fire-breathing, treasure gone Bested by your indecision You have to move now 'cause I am moving, I am moving, I am moving, I am moving on Lover Lay Down The heart wants what it wants it chooses love without regard You were promised to another and I think you even love her but You weren't thinking of her when you asked to put your hands on my guitar Would it break the spell if you were mine for the taking? If we forgot about the rules and the hearts that we'd be breaking? And said love's the only law, lover lay down You say you wanna come to New York City and Glare at that guy who doesn't think I'm pretty, well We've had a few too many beers And inhibitions start to fade You look me square in the eye and say If I were that guy, you'd be so laid Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Lover lay down lay down Lover lay down lay down Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Its getting pretty warm in here I think I'd better take a walk to clear My head is full of music shared Like road-trip love where all is fair Well here comes your wife and she looks so sweet In her little white dress and her pedicured feet She says do you mind if I listen to you play and She's smarter than she looks and I'm glad she wants to stay Cause the only thing that stops me is that Wedding ring you wear And If I let you touch me baby I'm not gonna care Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Lover lay down lay down Lover lay down lay down Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Lay down Fade (R. Kershenbaum and P.Lane) I was thinking 'bout the times ahead I was thinking 'bout that time in bed You said I was crazy You got a lotta nerve to say that to me Boy you should be on your knees I'm the one who made you And when you leave me in the middle of the night I knew you weren't even worth a fight I stood there burning like a blinding light And you just fade I wasn't looking for a hero then Kinda good I had some other friends Cause you'd never save me You know you never got the timing right And even if you hold me tight I don't like the point you're raising And when you leave me in the middle of the night I knew you weren't even worth a fight I stood there burning like a blinding light And you just fade Boy you never got the best of me You never even got the rest of me You were rain with no parade Boy I hope I made it crystal clear You're gonna never show your face 'round here You're just gonna fade And when you leave me in the middle of the night I knew you weren't even worth a fight I stood there burning like a blinding light And you just fade Christmas I feel like Christmas passed me by Took all its jingle bells and left me with a silent night And all the presents are for you And Santa came last night and wrapped my heart in blue I never got around to Finding someone to be bound to Someone to help me muddle through The winter sure gets cold round here The subway rolls its eyes at "wishing you a happy new year!" And all the people are so tired Of forcing naked heartache Into Merry Christmas style There's something to be said for Warm arms in dark December Someone to help me hang the lights I spent a hundred on new shoes And walked right by a hundred Outstretched strangers selling 'bless you's Jesus is singing for our change He's singing "I can save you, please forgive me, it's my birthday" They're singing "let it snow" I'm thinking "let it go" I feel like Christmas disappeared I'll try again next year to muster up some Christmas cheer But this time Christmas passed me by It Takes One to Know One Maybe the right guy Is just a good guy In the right place At the right time And maybe this good guy's Seen his share of hard times Had his share of bad luck And it's faded his smile And maybe this faded guy This world-weary jaded guy Has been out getting his heart broken too And you wouldn't have seen him Cause it wouldn't have been him And it takes one to know one It takes him to know you And maybe the good life Is just a sweet lie And the best you can hope for Is to lay in each other's arms And maybe it's high time You worked on your own life Maybe thank the stars That he's warm and he's kind And maybe a good love Was never supposed to Bear all the weight of the world So don't you take it for granted If it's not how you planned it Cause it takes one to know one It takes him to know you You look for a new deal But nothing is more real Than the hand that is holding your hand And a heart you can work with Can't be that perfect Or your wouldn't have seen him Cause it wouldn't have been him So don't you take it for granted If it's not how you planned it Cause it takes one to know one It takes him to know you Justice to You You ask me why I don't write a song about you You ask me why I won't sing when you ask me to You ask me why I let someone else play guitar You say you wanna be the one But you already are And I could sit here patiently Explaining what's so simple to me You ask me why I don't write a song about you It's because I don't think I could find Words that would do justice to you You think I don't wanna ruin the music You say, what, I'm not good enough for your art? And I say, no, I don't want the music To distract me from my heart Cause when I sing, when I play I kind of fly away And whenever you're around me I only wanna stay And I could sit here patiently Explaining what's so simple to me You ask me why I don't write a song about you It's because I don't think I could find Words that would do justice to you And I don't wanna force you into rhyme Don't wanna put you into 4/4 time Don't wanna change the story For the sake of the next line I just want whatever I do To do justice to you And I could sit here all day But I don't know if I'd say what you need me to say You ask me why I don't write a song about you It's because I don't think I could find Words that would do It's because I don't think I could find Words that would do justice to you All Through the Night You are just a baby and they don't know if you will live And I racked my brains till midnight But there's nothing I wouldn't give I'd trade the moon and the sky And all of outer space And if the stars come through for me tonight I'll gladly take your place I'm gonna sit here and worry about you All through the night Because I am your mother And that's my right, that's my right Now they send you off the war And I am so afraid How can children killing children Ever fix the mess we've made I've walked a million miles For peace and equality But money and anger shouted louder than my heard And fear drowned out sanity So I'm gonna sit here and worry about you All through the night Because I am your father And that's my right, that's my right I hope you make it baby Through the sadness and the death That you'll know love like I know for you Love that grows with every breath Then don't let anyone stop you Because you'll have earned the right To sit up and worry about your baby All through the night I would sing the world to sleep If I could have my way And all of the sickness and the anger and the war Would quietly go away Yeah, I would rock the world to sleep Lay its head against my breast And all of the worried mothers and father Could finally get some rest But meanwhile I'll sit here and worry about you all through the night Cause I am your mother your father and that's my right. That's my right. Let It Slide I can't watch you while I'm sleeping I can't hear you when I'm weeping There's only so much I can hold inside And I can't watch you while I'm sleeping I'm so weary of this living The world's consistently unforgiving So little glory and so much time And I'm so weary of this living Have you ever sung a boy to sleep? Have you never felt love so deep You forget your pride You let it slide You let it slide Left him sleeping in her arms Knew I had to go, despite his charms I thought that his world would be big enough I never counted on this growing heart of mine Have you ever sung a boy to sleep? Have you never felt love so deep You forget your pride You let it slide You let it slide I can't watch you while I'm sleeping I can't hear you when I'm weeping There's only so much I can hold inside And I can't watch you while I'm sleeping Déjà vu Well here I go again waiting out the rain And there you go again messing with my brain It would take a stronger girl than I am To say you have no right to ask me how I am Cause my eyes light up when you walk into my view And my heart beats faster just talking about you All my friends are sick of hearing your name cross my lips They have more or less crossed you off my list And you say déjà vu and I say do you feel it too We've been here before It's the same thing over and over I've seen the edges in the mirror start to fray and when it's windy I have almost blown away I can twist and turn myself into someone new But she dissolves again into someone who Can't find the car keys Can't do the laundry Can't take the trash out Without thinking bout you And you say déjà vu and I say do you feel it too We've been here before It's the same thing over and over I let it go somehow you know and so you show up by my window And you say let me in and I know I cannot win We've been here before it's the same war over and over I have my bad days when I know I'll never write again But then some sadness leaves me and the music finds it's way back in if having love were like holding my guitar I'd know when to change the chords I'd know how to win your heart And you say déjà vu Do you hear it too We've been here before It's the same song over and over You say déjà vu Do you hear it too We've been here before It's the same song over and over Wanting You We spend the whole The whole day together You're searching for parking I'm searching for signs You have the least inkling I've wanted to kiss you I've wanted to kiss you About ten thousand times Then you walk me home We take the long way We linger outside I'm not sure what to do I've gotta clear my mind Things will look better in the morning But I wake up Wanting you I see other guys And sometimes they make me smile But they never know me The way that you do Maybe that's my fault I should learn more about romance But while you're there waiting None of them stand a chance I'm so very tired Of feeling inspired Only by somebody who Just wants to be friends I go to bed certain It's not worth the hurting But I wake up Wanting you If you'd only want me The way that I want you I could go to bed peaceful I could sleep the night through So just stand beside me In the morning remind me I'm not alone When I wake up Wanting you |
Rachel Kershenbaum Official Lyrics Well, as official as I get, anyhow... All lyrics on this page are © R. Kershenbaum, ASCAP except for Fade, which is © R. Kershenbaum, ASCAP and Peter Lane, ASCAP Any questions, requests or suggestions, Email Rachel |
Holding Pattern I can't stay here any longer You're not awake to watch me leave It isn't love because I said so Even if that's what I need You've been frightened into silence Frozen solid, looking down And I am in a holding pattern Circling around, around, around While you're sleeping you've been searching Tossing, turning, running blind I've been memorizing your eyes closed Wonder what you hope to find But you've been frightened into silence Frozen solid, looking down And I am in a holding pattern Circling around, around, around I am running out of fuel Out of patience, out of breath I'm afraid there will be nothing Only ashes, only ashes, only ashes left You've been fighting inner dragons Fire-breathing, treasure gone Bested by your indecision You have to move now 'cause I am moving, I am moving, I am moving, I am moving on Lover Lay Down The heart wants what it wants it chooses love without regard You were promised to another and I think you even love her but You weren't thinking of her when you asked to put your hands on my guitar Would it break the spell if you were mine for the taking? If we forgot about the rules and the hearts that we'd be breaking? And said love's the only law, lover lay down You say you wanna come to New York City and Glare at that guy who doesn't think I'm pretty, well We've had a few too many beers And inhibitions start to fade You look me square in the eye and say If I were that guy, you'd be so laid Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Lover lay down lay down Lover lay down lay down Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Its getting pretty warm in here I think I'd better take a walk to clear My head is full of music shared Like road-trip love where all is fair Well here comes your wife and she looks so sweet In her little white dress and her pedicured feet She says do you mind if I listen to you play and She's smarter than she looks and I'm glad she wants to stay Cause the only thing that stops me is that Wedding ring you wear And If I let you touch me baby I'm not gonna care Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Lover lay down lay down Lover lay down lay down Lover lay down lay down lover lay down Lay down Fade (R. Kershenbaum and P.Lane) I was thinking 'bout the times ahead I was thinking 'bout that time in bed You said I was crazy You got a lotta nerve to say that to me Boy you should be on your knees I'm the one who made you And when you leave me in the middle of the night I knew you weren't even worth a fight I stood there burning like a blinding light And you just fade I wasn't looking for a hero then Kinda good I had some other friends Cause you'd never save me You know you never got the timing right And even if you hold me tight I don't like the point you're raising And when you leave me in the middle of the night I knew you weren't even worth a fight I stood there burning like a blinding light And you just fade Boy you never got the best of me You never even got the rest of me You were rain with no parade Boy I hope I made it crystal clear You're gonna never show your face 'round here You're just gonna fade And when you leave me in the middle of the night I knew you weren't even worth a fight I stood there burning like a blinding light And you just fade Christmas I feel like Christmas passed me by Took all its jingle bells and left me with a silent night And all the presents are for you And Santa came last night and wrapped my heart in blue I never got around to Finding someone to be bound to Someone to help me muddle through The winter sure gets cold round here The subway rolls its eyes at "wishing you a happy new year!" And all the people are so tired Of forcing naked heartache Into Merry Christmas style There's something to be said for Warm arms in dark December Someone to help me hang the lights I spent a hundred on new shoes And walked right by a hundred Outstretched strangers selling 'bless you's Jesus is singing for our change He's singing "I can save you, please forgive me, it's my birthday" They're singing "let it snow" I'm thinking "let it go" I feel like Christmas disappeared I'll try again next year to muster up some Christmas cheer But this time Christmas passed me by It Takes One to Know One Maybe the right guy Is just a good guy In the right place At the right time And maybe this good guy's Seen his share of hard times Had his share of bad luck And it's faded his smile And maybe this faded guy This world-weary jaded guy Has been out getting his heart broken too And you wouldn't have seen him Cause it wouldn't have been him And it takes one to know one It takes him to know you And maybe the good life Is just a sweet lie And the best you can hope for Is to lay in each other's arms And maybe it's high time You worked on your own life Maybe thank the stars That he's warm and he's kind And maybe a good love Was never supposed to Bear all the weight of the world So don't you take it for granted If it's not how you planned it Cause it takes one to know one It takes him to know you You look for a new deal But nothing is more real Than the hand that is holding your hand And a heart you can work with Can't be that perfect Or your wouldn't have seen him Cause it wouldn't have been him So don't you take it for granted If it's not how you planned it Cause it takes one to know one It takes him to know you Justice to You You ask me why I don't write a song about you You ask me why I won't sing when you ask me to You ask me why I let someone else play guitar You say you wanna be the one But you already are And I could sit here patiently Explaining what's so simple to me You ask me why I don't write a song about you It's because I don't think I could find Words that would do justice to you You think I don't wanna ruin the music You say, what, I'm not good enough for your art? And I say, no, I don't want the music To distract me from my heart Cause when I sing, when I play I kind of fly away And whenever you're around me I only wanna stay And I could sit here patiently Explaining what's so simple to me You ask me why I don't write a song about you It's because I don't think I could find Words that would do justice to you And I don't wanna force you into rhyme Don't wanna put you into 4/4 time Don't wanna change the story For the sake of the next line I just want whatever I do To do justice to you And I could sit here all day But I don't know if I'd say what you need me to say You ask me why I don't write a song about you It's because I don't think I could find Words that would do It's because I don't think I could find Words that would do justice to you All Through the Night You are just a baby and they don't know if you will live And I racked my brains till midnight But there's nothing I wouldn't give I'd trade the moon and the sky And all of outer space And if the stars come through for me tonight I'll gladly take your place I'm gonna sit here and worry about you All through the night Because I am your mother And that's my right, that's my right Now they send you off the war And I am so afraid How can children killing children Ever fix the mess we've made I've walked a million miles For peace and equality But money and anger shouted louder than my heard And fear drowned out sanity So I'm gonna sit here and worry about you All through the night Because I am your father And that's my right, that's my right I hope you make it baby Through the sadness and the death That you'll know love like I know for you Love that grows with every breath Then don't let anyone stop you Because you'll have earned the right To sit up and worry about your baby All through the night I would sing the world to sleep If I could have my way And all of the sickness and the anger and the war Would quietly go away Yeah, I would rock the world to sleep Lay its head against my breast And all of the worried mothers and father Could finally get some rest But meanwhile I'll sit here and worry about you all through the night Cause I am your mother your father and that's my right. That's my right. Let It Slide I can't watch you while I'm sleeping I can't hear you when I'm weeping There's only so much I can hold inside And I can't watch you while I'm sleeping I'm so weary of this living The world's consistently unforgiving So little glory and so much time And I'm so weary of this living Have you ever sung a boy to sleep? Have you never felt love so deep You forget your pride You let it slide You let it slide Left him sleeping in her arms Knew I had to go, despite his charms I thought that his world would be big enough I never counted on this growing heart of mine Have you ever sung a boy to sleep? Have you never felt love so deep You forget your pride You let it slide You let it slide I can't watch you while I'm sleeping I can't hear you when I'm weeping There's only so much I can hold inside And I can't watch you while I'm sleeping Déjà vu Well here I go again waiting out the rain And there you go again messing with my brain It would take a stronger girl than I am To say you have no right to ask me how I am Cause my eyes light up when you walk into my view And my heart beats faster just talking about you All my friends are sick of hearing your name cross my lips They have more or less crossed you off my list And you say déjà vu and I say do you feel it too We've been here before It's the same thing over and over I've seen the edges in the mirror start to fray and when it's windy I have almost blown away I can twist and turn myself into someone new But she dissolves again into someone who Can't find the car keys Can't do the laundry Can't take the trash out Without thinking bout you And you say déjà vu and I say do you feel it too We've been here before It's the same thing over and over I let it go somehow you know and so you show up by my window And you say let me in and I know I cannot win We've been here before it's the same war over and over I have my bad days when I know I'll never write again But then some sadness leaves me and the music finds it's way back in if having love were like holding my guitar I'd know when to change the chords I'd know how to win your heart And you say déjà vu Do you hear it too We've been here before It's the same song over and over You say déjà vu Do you hear it too We've been here before It's the same song over and over Wanting You We spend the whole The whole day together You're searching for parking I'm searching for signs You have the least inkling I've wanted to kiss you I've wanted to kiss you About ten thousand times Then you walk me home We take the long way We linger outside I'm not sure what to do I've gotta clear my mind Things will look better in the morning But I wake up Wanting you I see other guys And sometimes they make me smile But they never know me The way that you do Maybe that's my fault I should learn more about romance But while you're there waiting None of them stand a chance I'm so very tired Of feeling inspired Only by somebody who Just wants to be friends I go to bed certain It's not worth the hurting But I wake up Wanting you If you'd only want me The way that I want you I could go to bed peaceful I could sleep the night through So just stand beside me In the morning remind me I'm not alone When I wake up Wanting you |
Long Drive Home It's a little ironic How I never can say While you're still within earshot That I want you to stay I write these songs When you're long gone And then I wonder how come I'm still alone It's a little bit funny More than a little bit sad You're the closest to Just Like Heaven I've ever had Are you still there? Are you still free? Do you still smile sometimes When you think of me? It's a ride to the airport It's a kiss at the gate It's watching you fly away It's a little too late It's a long drive home Another Girls' Song (The Chicago/Table Song) We met at a party, somebody's housewarming You watched me struggle to open my beer Later on I saw you were playing Somebody called out 'hail, hail, the band's here' So we sat on the floor and we both played guitars And it was like dancing with someone you love And you played the notes and I played the words And it didn't matter that no one had heard of us I went out to see you, I flew to Chicago With all of my music clenched tight in my fist You pried it open without even trying You said 'let's record some, then we can retire' And you don't know why I keep coming around And I don't know why I keep coming around It was cold in your studio, strange with the earphones on Hard to know how far to stand from the microphone We worked on my songs until seven o'clock And all of those wires kept tripping you up And you don't know why I keep coming around And I don't know why I keep coming around Then we sat on the floor and we both played guitars And it was like dancing with someone you love And you played the notes and I played the words And it didn't matter that no one had heard of us We took a walk and we looked in some windows You needed a table to fit in your kitchen I found you a table you said 'this is perfect But I'd better keep looking cause you never know' And you don't know why I keep coming around And I don't know why I keep coming around I wanted to kiss you but I don't want to miss you New York and Chicago've got some distance between them And I'm always afraid when it sounds so familiar that I've only discovered another girls' song And I don't know why I keep coming around When you don't know why I keep coming around But we sat on the floor and we both played guitars And it was like dancing with someone you love And you played the notes and I played the words And it didn't matter that no one had heard of us Stick With Me, Kid I started on my wanderings as soon as I could drive Planning out my next escape as soon as I'd arrived Didn't stay put long enough to ever realize Almost any place can feel like home So no place felt like home 90-minute romance was your model for true love so you searched on every subway for your Juliette Binoche But Julie caught a limo, and you were left on your own Sinking like a stone And no place felt like home I don't want to be your revolution I just want to be your friend I want to feel the quiet of that heartfelt promise: Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end Sometimes fireworks and sometimes candlelight Sometimes arguments, 'cause there'll be garbage nights But grab my hand babe, and hold on tight And we'll find our way back home, We'll find our way back home We'll have jiffy pop and we'll have pillow fights But we'll have interesting, separate lives And in the end babe, it'll be alright 'cause we'll always come back home, We'll always come back home I don't want to be your revolution I just want to be your friend I want to feel the quiet of that heartfelt promise: Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end We have differing opinions on Life and God and Art We have two distinct bodies, each with its own heart The odds are stacked against us But still we'll take a shot 'cause it's rough out there alone and your arms look like home Home isn't it strange? I come home at the end of the day And if this is all there is, well you won't hear me complain 'cause there's no place like home No, there's no place like home I don't want to be your revolution I just want to be your friend I want to feel the quiet of that heartfelt promise: Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end Stick with me, kid, I'm with you till the end Back to You You're no good for me Everyone says it's true So what keeps me coming Back to you? I know all your flaws Like the back of my own hand But now I see you standing up tall and it just makes me fall all over again It's really all your fault but you can blame it all on me I'm only disappointed because You're not who I want you to be And love can be real Without being good And your love's not enough for me So here, I give it back to you How can I be surprised? When the same old cracks appear If I never slam one more phone down If I never shed one more tear I'd rather be alone Than lose myself in love so blue But it's so easy to rearrange my heart To make a space for you It's really all your fault But you can blame it all on me I'm only disappointed because You're not who I want you to be And love can be real Without being good And this love's not enough for me So here, I give it back to you I take a deep breath I take a little leap of faith I'll take a powder, I'll take a rain check - no I think I'll just take the rain I'll take my heart off the cross I'll take us both off the hook I'll take a few steps and I'll walk away With my back to you I thought it was true love I couldn't explain it any other way Belle of the Ball You should see her oh She's a beauty No one argues that And she's sweet too yeah She'll come right to ya And no one pardons that She's the belle of the ball the fairest of them all the most afraid to fall She breaks down hearts like knocking on a door But she don't wanna play that game no more Sad, sad girl, whatcha doing with that smile? It's holding up your face you must be so damn tired You don't have to talk, you just rest here for a while And I won't let nobody in No one wants to get to know the prettiest girl in town They wrap her up in satin, they put rubies in her crown Then they laugh and they say 'she's got her head up in the clouds' When they got you on that pedestal, there ain't nowhere to go but down You got no where to go but down Belle of the ball the fairest of them all the most afraid to fall She breaks down hearts like knocking on a door But she don't wanna play that game no more When she asks me 'was that song about me?' It's not vain, it's just curiosity and a little shame like you called her name And then turned your head away So what was I supposed to say? Sad, sad girl whatcha doing with that smile? It's holding up your life you must be so damn tired You don't have to talk, you just rest here for a while And I won't let nobody in Belle of the ball the fairest of them all the most afraid to fall You break down hearts like knocking on a door But you don't have to play that game no more If you don't wanna play that game no more You don't have to play that game no more Treat You Right He doesn't ask you where you've been And he's not too sure where he's going He doesn't care if you talk too fast or laugh too loud He's just glad to watch you shine Eyes like kisses lips like knocking on your door Hands like water wash away the things you don't want anymore Arms like laughter lift you up and hold you hold you hold you Lips like knocking on your door Of all the places in between the lines you've crossed before There's no place else you want to be tonight He may not have too much money in his pocket But oh, he sure does treat you right Oh he sure does treat you right Yes, he sure does treat you right And he sure does hold you tight, all night Yeah, he sure does treat you right Cold rain's already falling Summer's too far gone to hear you crying now But it's not over till it's over And he just wants to show you how There's no moral to his story There's no lesson in his voice Just a sweet soft song he sings to you He brings you so much love Simple, honest love Of all the places in between the lines you've crossed before There's no place else you want to be tonight He may not have too much money in his pocket But oh, he sure does treat you right Oh he sure does treat you right Yes, he sure does treat you right And he sure does hold you tight, all night Yeah, he sure does treat you right Beautiful I needed permission So I went to a shrink And I paid her seventy bucks and she said 'Well, what do YOU think?' I said, 'I think I'm fine I think I'd like another glass of wine I think the world's a mess but I think I look pretty in this dress' I think everybody's weird and Everybody's crazy and Everybody's beautiful And Mama was right You can't hurry love But once in a while you get to Give it a shove See if it stirs Check if it's breathing And if it does nothing Get on with the leaving 'cause you Can't help who you love but you can Help where you stay and if Love is unwilling You have to go away Everybody's weird and Everybody's crazy and Everybody's beautiful He sits on the couch and Watches TV He notices everyone Except for me I stare at his beautiful pout I try to figure him out but There's no room for Awkward affection he wants remote Control perfection I tell him Everybody's weird and Everybody's crazy and Everybody's beautiful I'm not gonna get what I want here and I'm Not gonna get what I need here and I'm Not gonna hang around here trying to see how much more I can bleed here and I'm Not gonna break my heart over it and I'm Not gonna crash my car over it He pretty much treats me like crap and I Am pretty much over that and I'm disappointed but there's Plenty of crazy fish in the sea And I'm going to find one Who loves the crazy in me Yeah, who loves the crazy in me Cause everybody's weird and Everybody's crazy and Everybody's beautiful I needed permission So I went to a shrink And I paid her seventy bucks and she said 'Well, what do YOU think?' I said, 'I think I'm fine I think I'd like another glass of wine I think the world's a mess but I think I look pretty in this dress' Happy That high-class job buys you lots of fancy things That fast-track job is paying all your bills You're taking money from the man For making money for the man Well at least you've got a nice car and a roof over your head You've got two weeks paid vacation And dental benefits But you notice you can't breathe And you don't know how to leave You think 'What's so hard about going through the motions?' But your carpal tunnel syndrome's left you with another notion Cause it don't make you happy No it don't make you happy And if it don't make you happy It's not worth your time at all You're out of love but you're in the mood And you'd sell your soul for an interlude Locked in the sights of bedroom eyes Lost in the sounds of bedroom sighs Well if your heart's not in it Then it can't get broken And if there's no commitment There'll be no lies spoken And it doesn't seem quite right But it's only for one night You think 'What's so bad about going through the motions?' Anything must be better than sleeping alone This drive-thru love may be open all night But it doesn't feed your soul Cause it don't make you happy No it don't make you happy And if it don't make you happy It's not worth your time at all You think 'What's so bad about going through the motions?' But love won't come without the fall You've got half a mind to throw yourself in the ocean Cause it turns out half of what you want is worse than none at all and it don't make you happy no it don't make you happy and if it don't make you happy It's not worth your time at all Stronger What doesn't kill you makes you stronger but if it's all the same to you I don't think I'll stay here much longer 'cause it's not worth my life to figure out my threshold for strife And I'm strong enough anyway What doesn't love you makes you older Unfortunately, older doesn't necessarily mean wiser You'd think for once I'd maybe learn from my mistakes Retracing over where my heart always breaks I don't feel more maturethough I've been here before What doesn't love you makes you older I told you 'I love you' You just said 'Oh.' I asked you 'Could you love me?' You just said 'No.' What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. What doesn't know you makes you hunger But hunger means you're out of immediate mortal danger Maybe not quite king of the mountain but certainly ready for another round And this one's on me What doesn't want you makes you wonder It's got an uncanny ability to steal your thunder Everybody plays the fool in the rain I was just surprised that it was my turn again Guess it's always me that ends up getting wet I told you 'I love you' You just said 'Oh.' I asked you 'Could you love me?' You just said 'No.' What doesn't kill you makes you stronger. What doesn't need you makes you linger You had me wrapped around your finger You called collect just to push all my buttons All my respect for you left all of the sudden You try again but this time I've got your number And I'm screening my calls Got caller ID And just in case I duct-taped the whole phone to the wall What doesn't kill you makes you stronger But if it's all the same to you I don't think I'll stay here any longer 'cause it's not worth my life to figure out my threshold for strife And anyway I'm strong enough Anyway I'm strong enough Anyway I'm strong enough anyway. The Wall Around Your Heart I waited my whole life For someone just like you But you say you're not ready, you can't promise to be true You're just not sure, you just don't know You've got some oats you've gotta sow I'm banging my head against the wall around your heart I tell you I'll be patient If that is what you need You say 'honey, what I need? Is for you to not need me.' You need your freedom and your art I need a helmet, just for starts I'm banging my head against the wall around your heart I used to think that I was smart People told me so But now I'm thinking maybe this is not the way to go I am up to my neck in it Losing brain cells by the minute I'm banging my head against the wall around your heart This lump on my head's from when I asked you for your key That one over there? From when you found my bridal magazines If I wanna hear 'for better or worse' Honey, I might need another verse I'm banging my head against the wall around your heart If it's true pride comes before a fall Honey, I don't have to worry at all I'm banging my head against the wall around your heart Between Us I know you'll be waiting But I'm not sure you should All those lessons in bad love Make it hard to recognize something good Don't promise me you'll want me forever 'cause there's no way to make that true just swear on anything that you hold sacred you'll only stay if you do this distance between us is just as far as we could fall and if you meet me halfway there'd be no distance at all don't wanna be your obligation don't wanna be your ball and chain the only love I want is the love you give me freely 'cause you wanna hear me say your name and your voice is like thunder rolling through me in a storm I wanna navigate the lightning I wanna find myself in your arms And this distance between us Is just as far as we could fall And if you meet me halfway There'd be no distance at all I don't need a big house With lots of fancy things Home is wherever you walk in the door And there's no place else I'd rather be And your voice is like thunder Rolling through me in a storm I wanna navigate the lightning I wanna find myself in your arms This distance between us Is just the distance between us It's just the distance between us It's just as far as we could fall |
Songs on "Love Songs for the Romantically Challenged" Songs on "Love is not love..." |
