Dan May - LYRICS

LEGACY LYRICS

1. SOMETIMES

Sometimes I laugh in the morning

Only to cry in the night

Darkness that comes without warning

Desperately searching for light

Sometimes I stumble

Stumble and falter

The waters are deep I’ve been wading through

And time comes along

And I feel much better

Those are the times I’m with you

Sometimes my soul’s light and airy

Others it’s heavy and cold

It’s either no burden I carry

Or the weight of the world that I hold

Sometimes I stumble

Stumble and falter

The waters are deep I’ve been wading through

And time comes along

And I feel much better

Those are the times I’m with you

And I know that there are times in our life

When I don’t know what to do

And I don’t believe that fate has a plan

But I still believe in you

Sometimes I stumble

Stumble and falter

The waters are deep I’ve been wading through

And times come along

And I feel much better

Those are the times I’m with you

Sometimes I laugh in the morning

But I’m not afraid of the night

‘Cause I know that you are the light

2. SAIL AWAY

We’ll slip into the night, while the world’s asleep

Delta waters are warm, we’re wading in waist-deep

Just to cover our tracks, so the hounds can’t tell

Which direction we’ve gone, away from this living hell

And we’ll follow that path, where the sycamore leads

Just like Harriet said, they’ll be waiting in the weeds

Someone to guide us through, and to point out the way

On this underground train, bound for a better day

We will hide in the daytime, travel in the night

Guided by the moon and the North Star light

The clothes on our back, the Lord by our side, we pray

We'll head North til we’re bayside, quiet as a mouse

Hiding in the basement of the Beecher House

Climb aboard the “Arrow,” sheltered by the night, as they say….

And we’ll sail away

We been beaten and bound

We’ve been shackled and tied

Toiled morning and night, whipped till we nearly died

On Canadian shores, they say a man walks free

On the day that I die, that’s where I wanna be

We will hide in the daytime, travel in the night

Guided by the moon and the North Star light

The clothes on our back, the Lord by our side, we pray

We'll head North til we’re bayside, quiet as a mouse

Hiding in the basement of the Beecher House

Climb aboard the “Arrow,” sheltered by the night, as they say…

And we’ll sail away

You can cover your ears, you can hide your eyes

You will still hear the truth, you will still see the lies

You can claim that not all were meant to be free

You can own your own hate, but you can’t own me

We will hide in the daytime, travel in the night

Guided by the moon and the North Star light

The clothes on our back, the Lord by our side, we pray

We'll head North til we’re bayside, quiet as a mouse

Hiding in the basement of the Beecher House

Climb aboard the “Arrow,” sheltered by the night, as they say….

And we’ll sail away

3. ROSES AND WINE

Down to the wire, you hold your feet to the fire

I watch you spin in a gin ballet, you twist in the wind

And sway, its warm embrace, still painted on your face

From nights of roses and wine

Pour out a drink, sidestep the quicksand but sink

Down in a mire of regret, shamelessly placing your bet

Carefully planned and played, like all the mines you laid

Back in those days of sunshine

Fly you broken arrow, sing you voiceless sparrow

Soul of macrame, and heart that you crocheted

With knots so fine, you cling to your design

Because you love it this way

Cursing the night, your turn to shoot out the lights

Inquire why you never see, this life of grand mystery

So bright, you studied well, repeated lies you’d tell

In nights of roses and wine

Fly you broken arrow, sing you voiceless sparrow

Soul of macrame, and heart that you crocheted

With knots so fine, you cling to your design

Because you love it this way

Je voudrais regarder

La Mirandelle

Smile and say “Enchanté”

You might as well...

Cut to the quick, candles you burn to the wick

Ordered to cease and desist, dig in your heels and resist

Carefully planned and played, dance on the mines you laid

Back in those days of sunshine

Fly you broken arrow, sing you voiceless sparrow

Soul of macrame, a heart that you crocheted

With knots so fine, you cling to your design

Remembering roses and wine

4. UNORIGINAL SIN

Thinking you’d wake to find the rain had passed

But storms are brewing

Hoping to ease your mind, the pain won’t last

But nothing doing

Never a reason to suspect or second guess you because

You never claimed your life was perfect

They just thought that it was

Never to swoon or faint thus avoiding all temptation

Knowing the scarlet paint would mar your saintly reputation

Brace for the ride, there by your side

Fears that race around you

Too late to stem the tide, the truth has found you

All the time in the back of your mind

It was two together, through whatever

More than a moment in time, forever

Fault and blame were one and the same

Thought honor was your middle name

All along

You were wrong

Lure of the mystery that beckons us and tries to bait us

Until it finally sends you off on permanent hiatus

Knowing the history that reckons all without or within

Hoping you would avoid the threat of unoriginal sin

Given the rope enough to tie your past or hang your future

Giving up hope to close a gash that can’t be stitched with suture

What I believe, same rope you weave always served to ground you

Tightens around your neck the truth has found you

All the time in the back of your mind

It was two together, through whatever

More than a moment in time, forever

Fault and blame were one and the same

Thought honor was your middle name

All along

You were wrong

Who is this stranger in your shoes?

Plays “Once Was Red” but now it’s blue

For you

All the time in the back of your mind

It was two together, through whatever

More than a moment in time, forever

Fault and blame were one and the same

Thought honor was your middle name

All along

You were so wrong

All the time in the back of your mind.

5. FOR EVERETT

I sang on your momma’s first birthday

And here I am singing on yours

So much is different, so much has changed

But family and love, those words still mean the same

Your momma was always a beauty

With the voice of an angel its true

When she hears this song, I know she’ll hum along

And when you’re alone she might sing it to you

And may all of your days turn out lucky

And all of your wishes come true

First birthdays come once, and songs don’t mean much

But Everett, hey this one’s for you

Your grandpa could tell you some stories

And some of them just might be true

About me and him, and things that we did

Crazy and reckless, but we were just kids

Oh but most of our days turned out lucky

And some our wishes came true

First birthdays come once, and songs don’t mean much

But Everett, hey this one’s for you

And it was one year ago that a new life began...

Long time from now you’ll be married

A first child will follow I’m sure

Cuddle and coddle, and handle with care

And if I’m still breathing, I’d like to be there

Singing all of your days they were lucky

And all of your wishes came true

First birthdays come once, and so do first sons

With presents and such, and songs don’t mean much

But Everett, hey this one’s for you

6. WHEN YOU'RE GONE

Sitting on this couch

Like we always do

I sing you a song or two

Been doing this for years

You and me right here

Bonded, branded, tried and true

Where do I begin?

It started way back when

A story waiting to unwind

Seeing this one through

And simply asking you

A question that’s been on my mind

Who am I gonna sing to when you’re gone?

If notes and words are left unheard

Will music still go on?

If you’re not here to listen when I sing my favorite songs

Who am I gonna sing to when you’re gone?

I knew right from the start

We’d see each other through

Summer, winter, spring and fall

You’d be there for me

I’d be there for you

Always at your beck and call

I see the change in you

You see it in me too

Your bones are creaking, so are mine

Measuring our days

In songs along the way

We both can say that love’s been kind

But who am I gonna sing to when you’re gone?

If notes and words are left unheard

Will music still go on?

If you’re not here to listen when I sing my favorite songs

Who am I gonna sing to when you’re gone?

And all you ever asked of me

Was kindness, love and loyalty

And all the things we’ve been through

There's just one thing I’ll ask of you

Who am I gonna sing to when you’re gone?

If notes and words are left unheard

Will music still go on?

If you’re not here to listen when I sing our favorite songs

What hope will I then cling to?

When happy songs no longer ring true

Who am I gonna sing to when you’re gone?

7. YOUR PIANO

When the rain falls down from the sky

And you’re feeling so low

You play your piano

It’s like a light that came from above

Then banked off a star

To land right where you are

And there’s a sound that comes from your soul

When you hear it you’ll know

It sounds like a cello

You can harmonize with yourself

Just you and your heart

Both playing their part

And all the world it seems is like a song to you

When your heart beats time and your voice rings true

The keys you’re playing may be only black and white

If your colors shine through, it’ll be alright

And when the rain falls down from the sky

And you’re feeling so low

Just play your piano

And when the world gets heavy and cold

Like you’re nearing the end

Just turn to your old friend

That way you’re never all on your own

Like nobody cares

If music is there

And all the world it seems is like a song to you

If your heart beats time and your voice rings true

The keys you’re playing may be only black and white

If your colors shine through, it’ll be alright

And when the rain falls down from the sky

And you’re feeling so low

Just play your piano

And I’m just a tune, you see

But you’re like a symphony

There’s something that comforts me

When I hear you play

So when the rain falls down from the sky

And I’m feeling so low

Please play your piano

8. ONCE BROKEN

One starless summer night

Under a raven sky

You kissed me once and said goodbye

In my uncertainty

Silence said everything

Until the broken heart can sing

And I’ve witnessed love, I’ve seen it’s powers

It’s brightest days, it’s darkest hours

Since then I've learned so much

Yet I keep wondering

With love and all the hurt it brings

Once broken, can a heart still sing ?

We were much younger then

Sharing a childlike dance

In days of "Pomp and Circumstance"

And on that starless night

Though I never said goodbye

You must have seen it in my eyes

And I’ve witnessed love, I’ve seen it’s powers

It’s brightest days, its darkest hours

Since then I’ve learned so much

Yet, I wonder now and then

If given half a chance my friend

Once broken can love live again?

And when..

Love fades away

And leaves us here

To count our tears

Till one day….

Another starless night

Another raven sky

We turn and kiss the past goodbye

We’ve witnessed love, we’ve seen it’s powers

It’s brightest days, it’s darkest hours

Since then we’ve learned so much

No longer wondering

With these second chances life will bring

Once broken, yes, a heart can sing

9. OCTOPUS'S GARDEN

I’d like to be under the sea

In an octopus’s garden in the shade

He’d let us in, knows where we’ve been

In his octopus’s garden in the shade

I’d ask my friends to come and see

An octopus’s garden with me

I’d like to be under the sea

In an octopus’s garden in the shade

We would be warm below the storm

In our little hide-a-way beneath the waves

Resting our head on the sea bed

In an octopus’s garden near a cave

We would sing and dance around

Because we know we can’t be found

I’d like to be under the sea

In an octopus’s garden in the shade

We would shout and swim about

The coral that lies beneath the waves

Oh what joy for every girl and boy

Knowing they’re happy and they’re safe

We would be so happy, you and me

No one there to tell us what to do

I’d like to be under the sea

In an octopus’s garden with you

10. SURRENDER

Abigail calls me from Boston

Asking me how have I been

She knows too well

I’ve been through hell

She knows I’m lying

When I say that I’m fine

Tells me about her promotion

And how much she loves her new life

Every word striking a nerve

Running me through

So what else can I do…

But surrender

Our end, her beginning

Of living

The life of her dreams

The worst thing, it seems to me

She says, “when you talk to your brother,

Please tell his wife I said hello”

Family they were

Now just friends to her

I mumble, “Okay,”

While I silently say…

I surrender

Our end, her beginning

Of living

The life of her dreams

The worst thing, it seems to me

Up and down Avenue A

I will walk, but I can’t get away from her smile

All of the time since she’s gone the essence of her

Lingers on all the while

Abigail says that we’re lucky

Lucky that we’ve remained friends

Forgotten to her

All that we were

I still pretend

While I’d rather just send

My surrender

Our end, her beginning

Of living

The life of her dreams

The worst thing, it seems to me

Abigail calls me from Boston

Asking me how have I been

11. SAFE IN THE HARBOR

On the shores of this great Lake

Jagged rocks can surely break

Any ship that’s lost it’s way

Every boatman here has seen

Weather treacherous and mean

Waters dark and skies of grey

And in unison they say…

You’re a tower of hope, the power of light

Two hundred years you’ve been burning bright

Tell your story to the future from the past

You’re a symbol of strength, a symbol of might

Guiding them though on the darkest night

Till they’re home secure

Safe in the harbor

Skies will break with howling wail

As mariners they tell their tale

Of those red skies there at dawn

When every wave and every wind

Whispers, “let the storm begin”

One thing’s certain, you shine on

As the sailors sing this song…

You’re a tower of hope, the power of light

Two hundred years you’ve been burning bright

Tell your story to the future from the past

You’re a symbol of strength, a symbol of might

Guiding them through on the darkest night

Till they’re home, secure

Safe in the harbor

Fifteen keepers served with skill

History is deeper still

From the whale oil days of yore

When they’d light that flame at night

Eleven miles within your sight

From Rocky Point’s familiar shore

You’re a tower of hope, the power of light

Two hundred years you’ve been burning bright

Tell your story to the future from the past

You’re a symbol of strength, a symbol of might

Guiding them through on the darkest night

Till they’re home, secure

Safe in the harbor

12. O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL

O come, O come, Emmanuel

And ransom captive, Israel

That mourns in lowly exile here

Until the Son of God appear

Rejoice, rejoice Emmanuel

Shall come to thee O Israel

Oh come thou wisdom from on high

Who orders all things mightily

If knowledge is the path that you chose

Then teach us in your way to go

Rejoice, rejoice Emmanuel

Shall come to thee O Israel

O come and all the nations bind

In one the hearts of all mankind

And bid that our divisions will cease

And be thyself, our Prince of Peach

Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel

Rejoice, rejoice Emmanuel

Shall come to thee O Israel

O come, O come Emmanuel

BEACON LYRICS
©2014 All Words and Music by Dan May.
Except * - Words by Dan May. Music by Dan May and Tom Hampton

1. DRAGGING THAT CHAIN *

You hear thunder rolling

Over your head

You feel lightning under your skin

And the wolves are howling there at your door

Though you’ve seen ‘em before

You keep lettin’ them in

Run rabbit

Out in the woods

Dodging shots from the duck blind

And the bloodhounds they caught scent of your trail

And they’re hot on your tail

But you really you don’t mind

CHORUS

Abel turned the tables somehow

And killed his brother Cain

Your shackle’s good and loose now

Would you care to explain

Why you’re still dragging that chain?

VERSE 2

There’s a road that leads you

Out of the dark

But you don’t know where to begin

And the moon lights up the blood on your door

And you’ve seen it before

It’s original sin

Just one more

Jack-of-no-trades

Eating crumbs from the bread line

So you tiptoe through the scattering rats

"Cause you’re better than that

And you really don’t mind

CHORUS

Abel turned the tables somehow

And killed his brother Cain

Your shackle’s good and loose now

Would you care to explain

Why you’re still dragging that chain?

BRIDGE

Link by link

Yard by yard

You don’t have to work so hard

You paid you dues

Man, they cut you loose

CHORUS

Abel turned the tables somehow

Killed his brother Cain

The shackle’s good and loose now

Would you care to explain

Why you’re still dragging that chain?

Abel turned the tables somehow
Killed his brother Cain

The shackle’s good and loose now

Would you care to explain

Why you’re still dragging that chain?

VERSE THREE

You hear thunder rolling

Over your head

You feel lightning under your skin

2. CRAWLING TO CLEVELAND

I’ve been spending my nights
Down near Wilshire and Vine
Got a friend there I know
Don’t mind sharing his wine
After passing the bottle
And singing some songs
He tells me the good days are gone

I’m hoping that maybe he’s wrong

CHORUS
So I’m crawling to Cleveland
And not turning back
With some things that I saved
In an old cotton sack
Take a right at Sandusky
And follow the Lake
A good place to hide my mistakes
Till I can be a better man

VERSE TWO
I met a girl out in Tulsa
A pretty young thing
She was desperately pawning
Her grandmother’s ring
She was headed out West
In the morning and so
She asked me if I’d like to go

When I think back I should of said no

CHORUS
So I’m crawling to Cleveland
And not turning back
With some things that I saved
In an old cotton sack
Take a right at Sandusky
And follow the Lake
I'll stay there as long as it takes
Till I can be a better man

BRIDGE
But don’t tell my friends
I’m coming home
They’d only say
They’d always known
They’re still busy stealing my soul

VERSE THREE
We'd been hanging out down there
By Gene Autry’s star
When I fell asleep and she stole my guitar
If a trip back to Tulsa’s the price that it brings
I hope that she does the right thing
‘Cause it sure could use some new strings

CHORUS
So I’m crawling to Cleveland
And not turning back
With some things that I saved
In an old cotton sack
Take a right at Sandusky
And follow the Lake
I’ll stay there as long as it takes
Till I can
Be a better man

Till I can be a better man

3. VELCRO

I heard Grandad say that day
“Son, hand me down my walkin’ cane"
“With loads of time and miles to go
We can get there if we take it slow”

CHORUS
Underneath the velvet sky
Fate’s riding on the wind tonight
Stick with me and you’ll go far
Like Velcro on a shooting star

VERSE TWO
I knew this girl from Tennessee
She had wavy hair and pearly teeth
I said, “I can’t sing, but I can dance
If you’d only give me half a chance

CHORUS
Underneath the velvet sky
Fate’s riding on the wind tonight
Stick with me and you’ll go far
Like Velcro on a shooting star

BRIDGE
Someone tell me why
Do the years melt away?
Like winter ice on a warm April day
On a sinking ship
Holding one paper cup
We can bail like hell
But it’s never enough

VERSE 3
I said to my grandson, “Hey”
“Son, hand me down my walkin’ cane”
“With loads of time and miles to go
We can get there if we take it slow”

CHORUS
Underneath the velvet sky
Fate’s riding on the wind tonight
Stick to me and you’ll go far
Like Velcro on a shooting star

Underneath the velvet sky
Fate’s riding on the wind tonight
Stick to me and you’ll go far
Like Velcro on a shooting star

Just like Velcro on a shooting star

4. EASY

We tried to take Mohammed to the mountain
But he just didn’t want to go
So we’ll just bring the mountain to Mohammed
Nothing’s simple man, you know

CHORUS
Takes a lotta effort
Takes a lotta time
Takes a lotta insight
Open up your mind

Tell it to the mountains
Sing it to the sea
Listen when I tell you
Nothing good comes easy

VERSE TWO
We tried to build a castle at the seashore
But it just didn’t want to stand
Sometimes what you get, and what you paid for
Is a little different than you planned

CHORUS
Takes a lotta effort
Takes a lotta time
Takes a lotta insight
Open up your mind

Tell it to the mountains
Sing it to the sea
Listen when I tell you
Nothing good comes easy

BRIDGE
My father said one lesson I should learn
He said son,that you appreciate the things you earn

And I heard

VERSE THREE
Tried to take Mohammed to the mountain
But he just didn’t want to go

CHORUS
Takes a lotta effort
Takes a lotta time
Takes a lotta insight
Open up your mind

Tell it to the mountains
Sing it to the sea
Listen when I tell you
Nothing good comes easy

Nothing good comes easy

5. BEACON

When I was just a kid
A child of maybe three or four
You turned your head
And I went wandering out the kitchen door
Knee-deep in laundry
You lost sight of me for just a spell
I walked to the neighbors
Then right back, you must have taught me well

CHORUS
That when the shoreline has faded from view
I know I’ll still find my way back to you
You’ve been the lighthouse that I’ve always known
That beacon guiding me home

VERSE TWO
When I was nine or ten
I climbed aboard my bike and said,
“I’m heading West,” you said “OK”
And “Adios, my friend.”

I rode a mile, then did a U-turn
Like a bolt of light
‘Cause I remembered it was Thursday
Your spaghetti night

CHORUS
And when the shoreline has faded from view
I know I’ll still find my way back to you
You’ve been the lighthouse that I’ve always known
That beacon guiding me home

BRIDGE

And I’ve sailed the oceans and all Seven Seas
I’ve been separated by all Six Degrees
When breaking my bones or just skinning my knees
You’ve always been such a comfort to me

VERSE 3
I’m grown up now
And I have children of my own, you know
Lived East and West
But never found that place, my second home
So when I’m troubled
Or I’m lost out in the darkest night
It’s always nice to know
That you left on the front porch light

CHORUS
And when the shoreline has faded from view
I know I’ll still find my way back to you
You been the lighthouse that I’ve always known
Though it’s been ten years since your light has shown
It’s still you, guiding me home

And I’m never too far from home

6. THIS LAND

This land ain't your land, this land ain't my land
Not California, not the New York Island
We'll cut the Redwood forest and choke the Gulfstream Waters
Till we leave nothing for our sons and daughters

CHORUS
We don't own this land, you know
It is borrowed from our children, so
We owe them this, to give our best
To save this world, and nothing less
This land wasn't made for you and me

VERSE 2
As I went driving this ribbon of highway
Where once above us an endless skyway
With billboards rising one after another
Like stolen beauty, my sister and brother

CHORUS
We don't own this land, you know
It is borrowed from our children, so
We owe them this, to give our best
To save this world, and nothing less
This land wasn't made for you and me

Lai lai lai lai lai,
Lai lai lai lai lo

VERSE 2
I hear behind me, approaching footsteps
Soon to be memories, and only silence
The voices echo through empty canyons
And sing our song of reckless abandon

CHORUS
We don't own this land, you know
It is borrowed from our children, so
We owe them this, to give our best
To save this world, and nothing less
We manifested this destiny
But this land wasn't made for you and me

Lai lai lai lai lai,
Lai lai lai lai lo

EPILOGUE
("Can't get enough, keep filling our cup till we use it all up)
(Don't leave nothing at all…"

7. THE LESS WE KNOW

Life is a paper cup
Filled to the brim, but
There's still an ocean we don't see
And love is a grain of sand
Lost in the desert man
A "slip through your fingers"
Memory

CHORUS
Oh, it seemed so simple when
It was all a dream
The more we learn
The less we know, it seems
The less we know
It seems to me
The less we know

VERSE 2
More than a little tired
Caught in the crossfire
I'll take the lead
You cover me
We're in for a bumpy ride
Here on the landslide
When we're just a part
Of the debris

CHORUS
Oh, it seemed so simple when
It was all a dream
The more we learn
The less we know, it seems
The less we know
It seems to me
The less we know

BRIDGE
And it seems to me
If we build these walls so carefully
When we knock them down
We'll be buried in the rubble now

VERSE 3
Time's never slower than
Watching the clock, man
Each minute an eternity
And love is a sweet song
But it doesn't last long
Sing it again now with me

CHORUS
Oh, it seemed so simple when
It was all a dream
The more we learn
The less we know

Oh, it seemed so simple when
It was all a dream
The more we learn
The less we know, it seems
The less we know
It seems to me
The less we know

8. DOVE

There
Half a world away there waits a child
Whose eyes are filled with longing, but a smile
Knowing hope, and help are on the way

Here
We hold it in our hands and in our hearts
The power that we have to make a start
Promise made, of hope and better days

CHORUS
On the wings of a dove
We will rise high above
All our differences, so far in the past
Through the eyes of the children
See the bridges we’re building
Hope will find a way
Love will save the day
And peace will last

VERSE 2
Then
We were young and far away from home
Cast into a world we’d never known
In a time, so surreal

Now
There’s a chance to go back and repair
Damage that was done when we were there
Pain we feel, scars we heal

CHORUS
On the wings of a dove
We will rise high above
All our differences, so far in the past
Through the eyes of the children
See the bridges we’re building
Hope will find a way
Love will save the day
And peace will last

BRIDGE
And the chasm that we’re spanning
With peace and understanding
A chance for making right
What once was wrong

Friendship that will give us
Solace and forgiveness
And bonds we hope will last
Forever strong

CHORUS
On the wings of a dove
We will rise high above
All our differences, so far in the past

And the fences we’re mending
With the message we’re sending
Hope will find a way
Love will save the day
And peace will last

Hope will find a way
Love will save the day

And peace will last

9. MAGPIE

Holly gets her blackberries fresh as can be
Apples, ripe and juicy from the top of the tree
Chocolate, cinnamon, coffee, pecan
Lime custard, belt buster, need I go on?

CHORUS
Magpie, Magpie
Holly's got the Magpie
A slice of heaven, I guarantee
Magpie, Magpie
Gotta love the Magpie
Take a bite and you will agree
With me

VERSE TWO
She heard a voice call from the back of her mind
"Girl, you got The Gift, leave your old life behind."
"Down on South Street's your place in the sun."
"A rock solid promise, if you build it, they'll come…"

CHORUS
To Magpie, Magpie
Holly's got the Magpie
A slice of heaven, I guarantee
Magpie, Magpie
Gotta love the Magpie
Take a bite and you will agree
With me

INTERLUDE
Take a little sugar, take a little flour
Crack some eggs, bake half an hour
Take a little sugar, take a little flour
Pixie dust and magic power

BRIDGE
I want it sweet (I want it savory) 3X
Give it to me
Give it to me
I want it sweet (I want it savory) 3X
Give it to me
Give it to me

CHORUS
Magpie, Magpie
Holly's got the Magpie
A slice of heaven, I guarantee
Magpie, Magpie
Gotta love the Magpie
Take a bite and you will agree

Magpie, Magpie
Holly's got the Magpie
A slice of heaven, I guarantee
Magpie, Magpie
Gotta love the Magpie
Take a bite and you will agree
With me

(Magpie, Magpie, Holly's got the Magpie)

(Holly...)

10. SOME LOVE

Some love can break you down

And bring you to your knees

Some love can lock you up

And throw away the keys

Some love’s a swampland

And you’re waist-deep in the mire

Some love will burn you

And consume you in the fire

CHORUS

But when love rolls you nice and easy

Like summer, soft and breezy

And you can never get enough

When love will rock you slow and gentle

Warm and sentimental

Fit you like a glove

Then that’s some love

VERSE 2

Some love’s a cinder block

That’s tied around your waist

Some love’s a smorgasbord

But you never get a taste

Some love will strangle you

And hang you out to dry

Some love’s a sharp stick

That’ll poke you in the eye

CHORUS

But when love rolls you nice and easy

Like summer, soft and breezy

And you can never get enough

When love will rock you slow and gentle

Warm and sentimental

Fit you like a glove

Then that’s some love

BRIDGE

It’s not hard

It’s not tough

Throw in the towel when you’ve had enough

Don’t want no part

Of breaking hearts

In the name of love

VERSE 3

Some love will slice you, dice you, marinate you too

With a little fava bean, it’ll make a meal of you

Not trying to scare you, but you know I’ve seen a lot

Any love is good, but then again, well maybe not

CHORUS

But when love rolls you nice and easy

Like summer, soft and breezy

And you can never get enough

When love will rock you slow and gentle

Warm and sentimental

Fit you like a glove

Then that’s some love

That’s some love

(I wouldn’t lie)

11. FAST EDDIE

We'd run down Lawrence and walk down Monroe
We'd hide in the bushes, and nobody'd know
I swear some people are just born to run
Oh, you and me and Jerry, we just weren't the ones

CHORUS
Oh, Fast Eddie
The race just started
And you won already
Oh boys, don't you know
We might as well relax take it slow
We ain't got the wheels to catch Eddie-O

VERSE 2
While old Fast Eddie was running 'round the town
Oh, we'd lay low at my grandmother's house
He'd sprint by and we'd hear him shout
"Hey Dan and Jerry, you guys c'mon out."

CHORUS
Oh, Fast Eddie
The race just started
And you won already
Whoa boys, don't you know
We might as well relax take it slow
We ain't got the wheels to catch Eddie-O

BRIDGE
While Ed wins every race
We're back here in last place
Watching the scenery, nothing to lose
One great view of the back of Ed's shoes

VERSE 3
And we'd run down Lawrence and walk down Monroe
We'd hide in the bushes, and nobody'd know
I swear some people are just born to run
I'm telling you Edward you were the one

CHORUS
Oh, Fast Eddie
The race just started
And you won already
Whoa boys, don't you know
We might as well relax take it slow
We ain't got the wheels to catch Eddie-O
We ain't got the speed to win, place or show

And we ain't got the wheels to catch Eddie-O

Run on Eddie-O

12. MOTHER'S DAY

She wakes again from a restless night
Grabs a cigarette that she doesn’t light
But she likes the way it feels between her lips

Sees the sunlight dawn as she prays for rain
Pours her day-old coffee down the kitchen drain
Like a ticking clock she taps her fingertips

CHORUS
Hums lullabies, she won’t let go
For a daughter somewhere she’ll never know
But proudly held for one day way back when
And the dried up roses on the window sill
And the empty space that she’ll never fill
Silently remind her now and then
That she’ll cry alone on Mother’s Day again

VERSE TWO
She goes to work at the restaurant
With a heavy heart and a ghost that haunts her
Every waking hour of every day

Sees a family laughing in the corner where
She serves them silently, ‘cause she’s not there
Her mind it drifts a thousand miles away

CHORUS
Hums lullabies, she won’t let go
For a daughter somewhere she’ll never know
But proudly held for one day way back when
And the dried up roses on the window sill
And the empty space that she’ll never fill
Silently remind her now and then
That she’ll cry alone on Mother’s Day again

BRIDGE
And she dreams of a place where she can go
With a family of her own
But she wakes up all alone

VERSE 3
Morning after a restless night
Grabs a cigarette that she doesn’t light
But it gives her comfort there between her lips

CHORUS
Hums lullabies, she won’t let go
For a daughter somewhere she’ll never know
But proudly held for one day way back when
And the dried up roses on the window sill
And the empty space that she’ll never fill
Silently remind her now and then

That life is real and love is just pretend

And she’ll cry alone on Mother’s Day again

13. NOTHIN’

All your life you’ve had nothin’ to lose
You’ve had nothin’ to prove
You’ve had nothin’

You lay your head on a rock while you sleep
And you wake up and think
You’ll find somethin’

CHORUS
And raise your hand
If you think that life
Owes us a dime

It don’t

Oh, when all you gave your whole life is nothin’
You get back a whole lotta nothin’

VERSE
You take a knife and peel back your skin
And you look deep within
And find nothin’

Your heart and soul are hollow although
You’d a thought that you would have
Found somethin’

CHORUS
And say “Amen”
If you thought that life
Gives you a damn

It don't

Oh, when all you gave your whole life is nothin’
You get back a whole lotta nothin’

BRIDGE
And nothin' is what you earn
With every tie you cut
And bridge you burn
And nothin' is what
You have to show
For everything, you know

Nothin'

Nothin'

All your life you’ve had nothin’ to lose
You’ve had nothin’ to prove, and you’re nothin’
And I’m nothin’
And we’re nothin’

14. RING AROUND THE ROSIE

What’s the use in trying?
We tried everything
Still the rain pours in
As we drown again
In this loathsome lingering

Way back when we were children

The days were long and sweet

And we’d breathe them in

As if they’d never end

And life was so complete

CHORUS

We’d Ring around the Rosie

And then we’d all fall down

Stare into that big open sky

Then close our eyes and sigh

Bid innocence one last goodbye

VERSE TWO

You’re like golden oleander

Swaying in the breeze

Though the beauty’s true

It can poison you

Like it’s slowly killing me

Silent and unwilling

To touch the virgin snow

Which, once walked upon

Can’t undone

Like youth, so long ago

CHORUS

When we’d Ring around the Rosie

And then we’d all fall down

We'd stare into that big open sky

And watch the world pass by

Bid innocence one last goodbye

BRIDGE

Oh, the life we’re leading

So, so incomplete and no,
There’s nothing we can do

Oh, not what you wanted

So, the years undaunted go
Not waiting round for you

CHORUS

Let’s Ring around the Rosie

And watch it all fall down

We’ll stare into that big open sky

And watch the world pass by

We’ll Ring around the Rosie

And then we’ll all fall down

We’ll stare into that big open sky

Then close our eyes and cry

Nothing we can do, but sigh

And bid innocence one last goodbye

PROLOGUE

What’s the use in trying?

We tried everything

15. THINKING ‘BOUT YOU

Thinking ‘bout a sad old song
Wondering where the time has gone
When we were young and innocent
And days were heaven sent
The burden of the passing time
Laying heavy on my mind
Trying not to
What can I do?
I’m thinking ‘bout you

VERSE TWO
Sally, we were green and gold
Long before our dreams were sold
Fitting like a glove I guess
Forgetting all the rest
And surely as the sun would shine
And wake me up again to find
All I could do
All the day through
Was think about you

REPEAT CHORUS
Like a lighting bolt of emotion
Or the thunder shaking the sky
Or the North Star over the ocean
Winking its lonely eye
Thinking 'bout a sad old song
Wondering where the time has gone
Trying not to
What can I do
I'm thinking 'bout

VERSE THREE
The colors of the brightest days
Eventually they fade away
Hear it in your beating chest
Echoes of love I guess

Trying to relive the past
‘But good times, they never last
Trying not to
But what can I do
I’m thinking ‘bout you

CHORUS
And the emptiness of emotion
And the loneliness of goodbye
Like a full moon over the ocean
Winking its lonely eye
Thinking 'bout a sad old song
Wondering where the time has gone
Trying not to
What can I do
I'm thinking 'bout

BRIDGE
And I don’t really want to talk about it
After all that we have both been through
And do I think were better off without it?
I doubt it
But we’ve shouted
Until we were blue

REPEAT CHORUS
Thinking ‘bout a sad old song
Wondering where the time has gone
Trying not to
What can I do?
Thinking ‘bout you
Trying not to...

Thinking ‘bout a sad old song