Lyrics
1 SUPERMAN
Got those eggs in one basket
About to tear; about to break
You put it out, took your chances
Now more than prayers it’s gonna take
Is that the best you could do?
It’s like you never thought it through
There goes your well laid plan
There goes your Superman
It all began with a cast of thousands
You thinned the pool; drained the well
Broke it down to one last salesman
Yeah you could use what he had to sell
Is that the best you could do?
It’s like you never thought it through
There goes your well laid plan
There goes your Superman
On paper it looked so good
Didn’t turnout like you thought it would
Forced to run it was your only play
Afraid it’s gotten way beyond too late
To make a change, the plan is set now
Out too far; In too deep
So that’s all you’re gonna get now
You made your bed; but can you sleep?
Is that the best you could do?
It’s like you never thought it through
There goes your well laid plan
There goes your Superman
2 BREAK OF DAY
In the dark so deep, on a night so restless
Final words coming back to me
Close my eyes, but I can’t find comfort
Numbers on the tv say it’s half past three
So I lie and wait here for the Break of Day
For the sun to rise and take these blues away
Like a seagull over Alamitos Bay
I lie and wait here for the “Break of Day”
What becomes of heartache and sorrow
Like old memories they fade away
The night will end; I’ll be here tomorrow
And everything gets brighter with the Break of Day
So I lie and wait here for the “Break of Day”
For the sun to rise and take these blues away
Like the seagull over Alamitos Bay
I lie and wait here for the “Break of Day
I tell myself it’s not over
There’s nothing I could do or say
I’m gonna miss you tomorrow
But, I’ll see you again one day
When I fall in to that well of slumber
Old familiar dreams will comfort me
Unshaken by the sound of thunder
I’ll rest here with you, my favorite memory
So I lie and wait here for the “Break of Day”
For the sun to rise and take these blues away
Like the seagull over Alamitos Bay
I lie and wait here for the “Break of Day
3 ROLLER COASTER MAN
Give me all the thrill I need
Start off slow and pick up speed
Take that turn as fast as we can
Flying with my Roller Coaster Man
Deep down low to way up high
Leave the ground and kiss the sky
Don’t need no ticket just make a plan
To go flying with my Roller Coaster Man
I can feel the blood racing through my veins
Down around that track like a runaway train
Up and down and in and out
I close my eyes, scream and shout
Twistin, turnin, blowin like a fan
Flying with my Roller Coaster Man
Giving me a thrill down that steep incline
I can feel a chill up and down my spine
Speeding round that final bend
I don’t want this ride to end
I get off and I get back on again
Flying with my Roller Coaster Man
4 AGAINST THE WALL
You make my day something beautiful
So unusual in a good way
So shine your light on every little part of it
We’ll get to the heart of it, in our own sweet time
(We'll) throw it up Against The Wall
See what sticks, leave what falls
Only keep the best, forget about the rest
That’s all we need
You may never be king or a millionaire
Oh but, you’re always there taking care of me
We’ll be rich in so many different ways
Nothing but good old days, let’s get down to it
Throw it up Against The Wall
See what sticks, leave what falls
Only keep the best, forget about the rest
That’s all we need
I’d drive with you a million miles
And though we’re here for just a little while
We can stay young forever
Growing old together
I may never be a cover girl or movie star
With mansions and fancy cars, what means more to me
Is a real fine love like the one that I have with you
Whatever we’re going through, here’s what we’re gonna do
Throw it up against the wall
See what sticks, leave what falls
Only keep the best, forget about the rest
That’s all we need
5 SOMEDAY TONIGHT
The end of the world was long over due
The words we just spoke broke that world right in two
The fallout is followed by echoes of pain
Unanswered questions ‘bout who is to blame
You head for the door and I’m dying
To call out your name, see you running
Back to my arms let’s forget all these tears
Like nothing else matters, I just need you here, darling
Time change everything, this much I know
Someday, Tonight, will be a long time ago
We shared a space between virtue and sin
The bad boy in you kept pulling me in
Have we given each other all we can take?
Now all we can do is let our hearts break, darling
Time change everything, this much I know
Someday, Tonight, will be a long time ago
We’ve been here before, know each other so well
You go your way, I’ll go mine
On down the road no
You never can tell what we’ll find
When all we remember are beautiful days
Our sins are forgiven, the hurt fades away
Rose-colored glasses will help us along
‘Til we don’t recognize what it was that went wrong, darling
Time change everything, this much I know
Someday, Tonight, will be a long time ago
6 NO SIGN OF RAIN
It's been a long time
Since you've been on my mind
I've been doing just fine
Without you
But now a strong wind
Has come to blow the walls in
Take me on a wild spin
Shake me through and through
It’s no ordinary day
When you look at me that way
Now there’s an old flame turning
Into a wildfire burning
Too hot to be contained
No Sign Of Rain
You got me hummin
Maybe should be runnin
Did we see this comin
Was there any doubt?
Yeah there’s a blue sky
Air is feelin’ bone dry
Voices saying don't try
To put the fire out
Smoke clouds hover
They don't give me any cover
Now there’s an old flame turning
Into a wildfire burning
Too hot to be contained
No Sign Of Rain
Ragin toward my door
Never felt like this before
7 MAKE ME BELIEVE
You Make Me Believe, everything you’ll ever need
Is right by your side, arms open wide
You Make Me Believe, any time you’re holding me
Here in your arms, wrapped up in velvet, safe and warm
When I need affection or a little protection
You Make Me Believe, any time you’re holding me
You’re lovin me only, I'll never be lonely
Dignity and loyalty ain’t what they used to be
How can it last; the world is moving way too fast
You Make Me Believe, any time you’re holding me
You’re loving me only, never be lonely
Who can you trust, when it’s dog eat dog you do what you must
We’ve all been betrayed you got me keeping the faith
You Make Me Believe, any time you’re holding me
You’re loving me only, never be lonely
8 TENNESSEE
There's nothing I can recall I can't forgive
And I’ve loved everywhere I’ve ever lived
Findlay Ohio to Cedar Falls
Five states ago, first time that highway called
I still fly back to my heartland family tree
But I won’t be going Tennessee
Fifteen years in Boston, that was good
Back then I called it home and still think I could
We moved from Fenway to Jamaica Plain
Allston out Brighton on the Green Line train
I’d go back in a minute, easily
But I won’t be going Tennessee
Down to Music City, we were looking for a song
A verse to remedy good love gone bad
A soft refrain recalling what we had
But there’s no bridge connecting you and me
So I won’t be going back..
Landed on the west coast, what a scene
Doesn’t quite seem real more like an awesome dream
And I could go on dreaming, living day to day
Even If I never had a plan to stay
I’ll drive away when it comes time to leave
But I won’t be going back to Tennessee
9 LOOKING THROUGH YOU
Yours is such a cool religion
Oh the way you flirted
Working with true precision
You had them all converted
Yeah I should walk away
Leave you behind
Can’t keep you in my life
Can’t get you out of my mind
I’m Looking Through You
Feels like a revelation
From my point of view
You ain’t foolin’ nobody, baby
It’s hard for this girl to imagine
You could know anyone well
Always so much about you
Can’t be about anyone else
Play me with those smoke and mirrors
Oh, how it made me feel
But when the air gets clearer
Nothing I see is real
But I’m Looking Through You
Feels like a revelation
From this point of view
You ain’t foolin’ nobody, baby
I look in your sad blue eyes
Striking that sideway pose
Showing your finer side
Acting like nobody knows
You’ve become too familiar
Not someone I want to be
Still you're there in the mirror
Staring back at me
But, I’m Looking Through You
Feels like a revelation
From this point of view
You ain’t foolin’ nobody, baby
10 RIVER SONG
Closed my eyes and I saw you
Neath the weeping willow tree
It was down where the water
Flows so fine and gracefully
I was looking for direction
You turned and spoke to me
You said there’s peace by the river
Let the river lead us on
To a place in a garden
Where seeds of love are sown
You took my hand and held it
Then you led this child home
We were moved by the current
Swept up by the tide
Not a care, not a worry
From inside the great divide
Let it be, let it go, let it ride
Carry me river down this long and winding hill
I might try to fight it cause I won’t be standing still
So carry me river, carry me where you will
Roll on great river, roll on to the sea
Like a light across the heaven, as far as the eye can see
Deliver me to the delta then roll right over me
Got those eggs in one basket
About to tear; about to break
You put it out, took your chances
Now more than prayers it’s gonna take
Is that the best you could do?
It’s like you never thought it through
There goes your well laid plan
There goes your Superman
It all began with a cast of thousands
You thinned the pool; drained the well
Broke it down to one last salesman
Yeah you could use what he had to sell
Is that the best you could do?
It’s like you never thought it through
There goes your well laid plan
There goes your Superman
On paper it looked so good
Didn’t turnout like you thought it would
Forced to run it was your only play
Afraid it’s gotten way beyond too late
To make a change, the plan is set now
Out too far; In too deep
So that’s all you’re gonna get now
You made your bed; but can you sleep?
Is that the best you could do?
It’s like you never thought it through
There goes your well laid plan
There goes your Superman
2 BREAK OF DAY
In the dark so deep, on a night so restless
Final words coming back to me
Close my eyes, but I can’t find comfort
Numbers on the tv say it’s half past three
So I lie and wait here for the Break of Day
For the sun to rise and take these blues away
Like a seagull over Alamitos Bay
I lie and wait here for the “Break of Day”
What becomes of heartache and sorrow
Like old memories they fade away
The night will end; I’ll be here tomorrow
And everything gets brighter with the Break of Day
So I lie and wait here for the “Break of Day”
For the sun to rise and take these blues away
Like the seagull over Alamitos Bay
I lie and wait here for the “Break of Day
I tell myself it’s not over
There’s nothing I could do or say
I’m gonna miss you tomorrow
But, I’ll see you again one day
When I fall in to that well of slumber
Old familiar dreams will comfort me
Unshaken by the sound of thunder
I’ll rest here with you, my favorite memory
So I lie and wait here for the “Break of Day”
For the sun to rise and take these blues away
Like the seagull over Alamitos Bay
I lie and wait here for the “Break of Day
3 ROLLER COASTER MAN
Give me all the thrill I need
Start off slow and pick up speed
Take that turn as fast as we can
Flying with my Roller Coaster Man
Deep down low to way up high
Leave the ground and kiss the sky
Don’t need no ticket just make a plan
To go flying with my Roller Coaster Man
I can feel the blood racing through my veins
Down around that track like a runaway train
Up and down and in and out
I close my eyes, scream and shout
Twistin, turnin, blowin like a fan
Flying with my Roller Coaster Man
Giving me a thrill down that steep incline
I can feel a chill up and down my spine
Speeding round that final bend
I don’t want this ride to end
I get off and I get back on again
Flying with my Roller Coaster Man
4 AGAINST THE WALL
You make my day something beautiful
So unusual in a good way
So shine your light on every little part of it
We’ll get to the heart of it, in our own sweet time
(We'll) throw it up Against The Wall
See what sticks, leave what falls
Only keep the best, forget about the rest
That’s all we need
You may never be king or a millionaire
Oh but, you’re always there taking care of me
We’ll be rich in so many different ways
Nothing but good old days, let’s get down to it
Throw it up Against The Wall
See what sticks, leave what falls
Only keep the best, forget about the rest
That’s all we need
I’d drive with you a million miles
And though we’re here for just a little while
We can stay young forever
Growing old together
I may never be a cover girl or movie star
With mansions and fancy cars, what means more to me
Is a real fine love like the one that I have with you
Whatever we’re going through, here’s what we’re gonna do
Throw it up against the wall
See what sticks, leave what falls
Only keep the best, forget about the rest
That’s all we need
5 SOMEDAY TONIGHT
The end of the world was long over due
The words we just spoke broke that world right in two
The fallout is followed by echoes of pain
Unanswered questions ‘bout who is to blame
You head for the door and I’m dying
To call out your name, see you running
Back to my arms let’s forget all these tears
Like nothing else matters, I just need you here, darling
Time change everything, this much I know
Someday, Tonight, will be a long time ago
We shared a space between virtue and sin
The bad boy in you kept pulling me in
Have we given each other all we can take?
Now all we can do is let our hearts break, darling
Time change everything, this much I know
Someday, Tonight, will be a long time ago
We’ve been here before, know each other so well
You go your way, I’ll go mine
On down the road no
You never can tell what we’ll find
When all we remember are beautiful days
Our sins are forgiven, the hurt fades away
Rose-colored glasses will help us along
‘Til we don’t recognize what it was that went wrong, darling
Time change everything, this much I know
Someday, Tonight, will be a long time ago
6 NO SIGN OF RAIN
It's been a long time
Since you've been on my mind
I've been doing just fine
Without you
But now a strong wind
Has come to blow the walls in
Take me on a wild spin
Shake me through and through
It’s no ordinary day
When you look at me that way
Now there’s an old flame turning
Into a wildfire burning
Too hot to be contained
No Sign Of Rain
You got me hummin
Maybe should be runnin
Did we see this comin
Was there any doubt?
Yeah there’s a blue sky
Air is feelin’ bone dry
Voices saying don't try
To put the fire out
Smoke clouds hover
They don't give me any cover
Now there’s an old flame turning
Into a wildfire burning
Too hot to be contained
No Sign Of Rain
Ragin toward my door
Never felt like this before
7 MAKE ME BELIEVE
You Make Me Believe, everything you’ll ever need
Is right by your side, arms open wide
You Make Me Believe, any time you’re holding me
Here in your arms, wrapped up in velvet, safe and warm
When I need affection or a little protection
You Make Me Believe, any time you’re holding me
You’re lovin me only, I'll never be lonely
Dignity and loyalty ain’t what they used to be
How can it last; the world is moving way too fast
You Make Me Believe, any time you’re holding me
You’re loving me only, never be lonely
Who can you trust, when it’s dog eat dog you do what you must
We’ve all been betrayed you got me keeping the faith
You Make Me Believe, any time you’re holding me
You’re loving me only, never be lonely
8 TENNESSEE
There's nothing I can recall I can't forgive
And I’ve loved everywhere I’ve ever lived
Findlay Ohio to Cedar Falls
Five states ago, first time that highway called
I still fly back to my heartland family tree
But I won’t be going Tennessee
Fifteen years in Boston, that was good
Back then I called it home and still think I could
We moved from Fenway to Jamaica Plain
Allston out Brighton on the Green Line train
I’d go back in a minute, easily
But I won’t be going Tennessee
Down to Music City, we were looking for a song
A verse to remedy good love gone bad
A soft refrain recalling what we had
But there’s no bridge connecting you and me
So I won’t be going back..
Landed on the west coast, what a scene
Doesn’t quite seem real more like an awesome dream
And I could go on dreaming, living day to day
Even If I never had a plan to stay
I’ll drive away when it comes time to leave
But I won’t be going back to Tennessee
9 LOOKING THROUGH YOU
Yours is such a cool religion
Oh the way you flirted
Working with true precision
You had them all converted
Yeah I should walk away
Leave you behind
Can’t keep you in my life
Can’t get you out of my mind
I’m Looking Through You
Feels like a revelation
From my point of view
You ain’t foolin’ nobody, baby
It’s hard for this girl to imagine
You could know anyone well
Always so much about you
Can’t be about anyone else
Play me with those smoke and mirrors
Oh, how it made me feel
But when the air gets clearer
Nothing I see is real
But I’m Looking Through You
Feels like a revelation
From this point of view
You ain’t foolin’ nobody, baby
I look in your sad blue eyes
Striking that sideway pose
Showing your finer side
Acting like nobody knows
You’ve become too familiar
Not someone I want to be
Still you're there in the mirror
Staring back at me
But, I’m Looking Through You
Feels like a revelation
From this point of view
You ain’t foolin’ nobody, baby
10 RIVER SONG
Closed my eyes and I saw you
Neath the weeping willow tree
It was down where the water
Flows so fine and gracefully
I was looking for direction
You turned and spoke to me
You said there’s peace by the river
Let the river lead us on
To a place in a garden
Where seeds of love are sown
You took my hand and held it
Then you led this child home
We were moved by the current
Swept up by the tide
Not a care, not a worry
From inside the great divide
Let it be, let it go, let it ride
Carry me river down this long and winding hill
I might try to fight it cause I won’t be standing still
So carry me river, carry me where you will
Roll on great river, roll on to the sea
Like a light across the heaven, as far as the eye can see
Deliver me to the delta then roll right over me
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