Rock A Little

Yes, I know you
Sometime she talks to him
Sometimes when she's only dreaming
Then when she wakes up
Somehow she still believes him


Yes, I know you
Tho we've been out of touch
Yes, I know you
To be continued, it's too much baby


I can't wait...I can't wait
Well, I've got to know when I can see you again, now baby
I can't wait...I can't wait
Am I wasting my time while you make up your mind
Well, I can't wait...I can't wait
Yes, I know you
Tho we've been out of touch
I can't wait...I can't wait
What can I do when I'm crazy for you


She wonders how many more hours
Her heart will feel broken
In secret she says she needs to see him
But no words are spoken


She dances around in a circle
Well she's got that feeling now
Blame it on something at first sight
Put the blame on me if you want to
To be continued


I can't wait...I can't wait
Am I wasting my time while you make up your mind
Well, I can't wait...I can't wait
I got to know when I can see you again
Well, I can't wait...I can't wait
I can't wait...I can't wait
I can't wait...I can't wait
How will we feel 20 years from now

>> Rock A Little

Sometimes it rages...rock a little
Even when it's calm...still rock a little
Just like the sea...I rock a little
Say it was just like me
Still rock a little


Then you knew her...funny little dancer
And you watched her all night long
You were trying to learn from her teachers
One thing that she wanted
She would not be tangled up...in it


Hit it,
It's about time, lily
Oh, I know lily
Rock a little
Hit the stage...Hit the stage
Hit it,
Rock a little


She's home now;
She says I've gone far beyond that song
She says rock and roll ballerina
Where else would she go?
He knows his daughter, says
Where does she live?
He says, Oh, up there somewhere


Then he says, Go ahead, lily
Hit it,
Hit the stage, dancin'...go on
Hit it...Well, I know lily
It's about time, lily
Hit it


Well, I know lily
It's about time, lily
Hit it
Hit the stage
Hit it


Hit it, lily
It's about time, lily
Hit it
I know, lily
It's about time, lily
Hit the stage
Hit it, lily


Lots of them
And all one of a kind
But the most important thing was
What was on her mind
Pale...pink...satin...worn out in a week
But you loved you the most
And you said...


Go ahead, lily
Hit it
No explanations and I tell you no
You say...Nothing
That is how songs are written
Stories are told, rumours are started


That is how songs are written
Stories are told, rumours are started


Go ahead, lily
Hit it
It's about time lily
Hit the stage, dancin'
I know, lily
Hit it
Hit the stage


Go ahead, lily
Hit it
It's about time lily
Hit the stage, dancin'
I know, lily
Hit it
Hit the stage


Go ahead, lily
Hit it
It's about time lily
Hit the stage, dancin'
I know, lily
Hit it
Hit the stage

>> Sister Honey

Alright, baby
Well, I think you will like Sister Honey
She will help you
Make up your mind
even if you don't need her
Tell her you need her
She needs you brother
She needs you brother


Strange fascination
Some kind of temptation
To know Sister
Never having allowed yourself
Do you understand the word, pleasure
Well, you say it's just never crossed your mind
And she believes you


Can we still be friends
the answer's always yes
Even best intentions turn around one day
Saying...


Nobody's right, baby
All the time
And a fool never knows what he's leaving behind
So take some time to know the real story
Cause a soul that's true is your ride to glory
Don't let that golden hair get in your way , baby


Can we still be friends
the answer's always yes
Even best intentions turn around one day
Saying...


Come back solemn stranger
It's your last chance
She's almost gone, now
And she'll go fast like a jet plane
And then fast like a star stream
She'll hit you with a fury
Whispering the words one more time, baby
One more time
And she says don't let that golden hair
Get in your way now

>> I Sing For The Things

You say I have everything
Well, I'm living on dreams and chains
But, I sing for the things money can't buy


You say you don't believe
Well could you just look at me
Look deep into my eyes...my love


Well, have you ever been in love
Have you touched the soul of someone
Did the fear inside you make you turn and run


I'll take off my cape for you
I'll take down my hair for you
Anything you want me to do...my love


Well, I'll sit home and wait for you
Oh, darling there's nothing that I'd rather do
Anything you want me to do...my love


Have you ever been in love
Have you touched the soul of someone, baby
Did the fear inside you make you turn and run


You say I have everything
Well, I've been living on dreams and chains
I sing for the things that money can't buy me


Have you ever been in love
Have you touched the soul of someone
Did the fear inside you make you turn and run
Anything...my love
Anything...my love
Any thing...

>> Imperial Hotel

He says to her...why do you do it
She says to him...why do you stay
Then they say unspoken words to explain it
He says, baby, I hate to see you this way
I hate to see you
I hate to see you cry


Well, you can get her
But you can't keep her
And you can't catch her fall
She will call you
When she needs you
You know where she lives
The Imperial


She sits across the table...the same glass table
Cries to her friend...why am I so alone
He says, wo baby, baby, baby, baby
This is the path you have chosen
She probably goes under another name
Well, that's a good idea


So, you can get her
But you can't keep her
And you can't catch her fall
Well, she will call you
When she needs you
You know where she lives
The Imperial Hotel


Who's there
Where has she gone
But, I think she just went home


Sits across the table...same glass table
And she cries to her friend...why am I so alone
He says, wo, wo, baby...oh, my baby
You have to know...you have to know


She knows in her heart
That he will stand by her
Anywhere...don't cry, baby
I can save you
Don't cry baby, I can save you
She's at the Imperial Hotel
Don't cry baby, I can save you

>> Some Become Strangers

In the beginning I believed in love and things
It happened like a hurricane
I could never really tell you what this did to me
I could never make it better for you
Anyway


Thing is
Time was
Part of me used to love you
Part of me still does
This light here
Some become strangers


Did it have to be so easy to live without it
I was hoping to remember you with just a smile
Now the memory of giving you is giving out
Well, I could say that I knew it all the while


Thing is
Time was
Part of me used to love you
Part of me still does
This light here
Some become strangers


Didn't want to be the one to
Say goodbye
In a stranger's eyes
Look how we've changed


I don't really need this in my life
Why don't we forget about it


Thing is
Time was
Part of me used to love you
Part of me still does
This light here
Some become strangers
Let your soul become a stranger


Baby, you're no stranger
You're no stranger
Not that I am
Well, you've become that stranger
And let your soul become a stranger
Well, you're no stranger...not that I am
So you do it...I think that you should do it
Well you do it

>> Talk To Me

I can see we're thinkin' bout the same things
And I can see your expression when the phone rings
We both know there's something happening here
Well, there's no sense in dancing round the subject
A wound gets worse when it's treated with neglect
Don't turn around there's nothing here to fear


You can talk to me
Talk to me
You can talk to me
You can set your secrets free, baby


Dusty words lying under carpets
Seldom heard well must you keep your secrets
Locked inside hidden safe from view
Well, is it all that hard
Is it all that tough
Well, I've shown you all my cards now isn't that enough
You can hide your hurt
But, there's something you can do


You can talk to me
Talk to me...talk to me
I can set your secrets free, baby
La, la, la, la...


Though we lay face to face and cheek to cheek
Our voices stray from the common ground where they
could meet
The walls run high, to veil a swelling tear
Oh, let the walls burn down, set your secrets free
You can break their bounds, cause you're safe with me
You can lose your doubt, cause you'll find no danger
not here


You can talk to me
Talk to me
You can talk to me
You can set your secrets free, baby


Oh, I can see you running...I can see you running
I can see you running all the way back home
I can see your expression when the phone rings
And I can see that you're thinkin' bout the same things
Is it all that hard
Is it all that tough
Well, you've taken all there is now baby
Isn't that enough
Well, I can see you runnin'...I can see you runnin'
All the way back

>> The Nightmare

Thrown down through the arms of sleep
She fell through the ivory morning
Deep into the waters
Of the one she called love
She paled in the wake
Of what some call a dream
But, you cannot know a dream
Till you've known the nightmare


When I stood with you against the storm
And I tried once again
Well, I said, "I'd like to leave you
With something warm"
How many times
Drowning in the sea
Drowning
That was when the dream took her prisoner
And she knew the dream was over
But, the nightmare was not over
Still some call that a dream
The nightmare...the nightmare


Well, you cannot know a dream
When you turn away
You don't know
You'll never care
The night is not your friend
And you have not had her
And when the nightmare ends
But, you never understand
When you're gone
She wakes up calling out
Oh, calling out
As children may cry as she will


Anytime...oh, anywhere
Blinded by the light of the day
She has known the nightmare


So about the moon and her sisters
How dare he take them prisoner
Well, if she had flung out her heart against him
Then in all of her wisdom
Oh, well that was a mystery


That was when the dream took her prisoner
And she knew the dream was over
But the nightmare was not over
Somewhere in her ancient ways
She walks through the night
And then she tries to get through the day
Some will never know
Or share any kind of dream


The nightmare
This is not the world
This is not the world
This is not the world
The nightmare
She wants him to fight...anytime, anywhere
She wants him to stand up
She wants him to win
This is not the world
This is not the world
This is not the real world
Blinded by the light of the day
Blinded by the light
She was blinded by the light of the day
Blinded by the day

>> If I Were You

Baby how much closer could we be
I swear you've become a part of me
You are with me everywhere I go
If you feel it I already know
Everything I say to you is true
I don't want to tell you what to do...


But if I were you
I would take the love I'm giving to you
Oh if I were you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
If I were you


I would trust in me like I trusted in you
Oh, if I were you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh


I know what you're dreaming when you sleep
You have secrets I will always keep
And in every morning when we arise
I see my reflection in your eyes


Every boy must learn to be a man
Maybe I can help you, yes I can...


But if I were you
I would take the love I'm giving to you
Oh if I were you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
If I were you


I would trust in me like I trusted in you
Oh, if I were you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh


Well, I believe that love is a living thing
Born into our destinies
From a single moment of inspiration
And as it grows it changes your life forever!


But if I were you
I would take the love I'm giving to you
Oh if I were you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh
If I were you


I would trust in me like I trusted in you
Oh, if I were you
Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh

>> No Spoken Word

I was just that old
That August dark, dark day
Swear that you never saw her face
Swear that you never heard her say


No spoken word
No small command
What was it she wanted
They say she had everything


No spoken word
No small command
What was it she wanted
They say she had everything


What shall I do
What shall I say
Should I say
Who...all the things
That I'd like to say to you


No spoken word
No small command
What was it she wanted
They say she had everyting
(Let's make a deal here)


Ooh, for one night
Well baby, you fill the night with the
Wind and the rain and the water


Oh, for one night
Well, just for one night
You know that...well that...
Disasterous sound
Now it will make me wiser
He says, and it will make you look
She says, look out...
I don't know how to learn
From the pages of a book


Well I either say too much, or I...
I don't say enough
Well I play too hard
Still I'm not tough enough
What was it she wanted
They say she had everything


No spoken word
No small command
What was it she wanted
They said she had everything


Ooh...come around tonight indecent
Well...
Ah, ha...come around
Tonight, indecent...baby well,
You fill the room
With the rain and the wind and the water


If you tell me,
One more time
Oh baby, take it easy
Well, you won't see me ever again


Some people walk down that darkened street
With the faith of a child
And so go the faithless
But after awhile, she says...


No spoken word
(Let's make a deal here)
No small command
What was it she wanted
They said she had everything
(ooh, I don't want to know about it...)

>> Has Anyone Ever Written Anything For You

Has anyone ever written anything for you
In all your darkest hours
Have you ever heard me sing
Listen to me now
You know I'd rather be alone
Than be without you
Don't you know


Has anyone ever given anything to you
In your darkest hours
Did you ever give it back
Well, I have
I have given that to you
If it's all I ever do
This is your song


And the rain comes down
There's no pain and there's no doubt
It was easy to say
I believed in you everyday
If not for me
Then do it for the world


Has anyone ever written anything for you
In your darkest sorrow
Did you ever hear me sing
Listen to me now
You know I'd rather be alone
Than be without you
Don't you know


So, if not for me, then
Do it for yourself
If not for me then
Do it for the world
Poet...priest of nothing
Poet...priest of nothing