Only you can make this sorry world seem sweet & somehow worth the trouble
Only you can dive into my conscience, find the treasure in the rubble
Only you can fill my days with knowledge that this life is for the living
Only you can see me make a mess of love yet still be so forgiving
Only You (X2)
Only you can sing the song that fills my sails & leads me cross the ocean
Only you can fill this hole & fix the damage done by my emotion
Only you can know my heart & turn it back to flame when it is frozen'
Only you could not condemn this foolish, rocky road that I have chosen
Only You (X2)
Only you could see me at my worst & know that I've been so much better
Only you can ease the memory & give me strength to just forget her
Only you can guide me to the riverside where time & thirst are mended
Only you can teach me to let go of all this sorrow that I've befriended.
Only You (X2)
SUNSET ON THE HIGHWAY
Big city blues & a pocket of change
spent years out runnin' through a land cold & strange
Made a few small mistakes, but did one big thing right...
Another prodigal son on his way home tonight.
Chorus: Sunset on the highway
the sky of painted flame
I'm goin' back to my home town
where somebody knows my name...
Well, I find myself wonderin' if she's still around
the girl whose sweet memory keeps me tied & bound
I just found a letter that she wrote long ago
how she couldn't hold on, so she just let me go...
Chorus:
I had no idea I'd be headed this way
All things looked different only just yesterday
But God knows the reason & God knows the plan...
Who am I to question ? I am just a man.
Chorus & repeat
SORRY (IF I LOVE YOU...)
I don't wanna make your life any harder than it has to be.
I don't wanna pin you down so you feel like you ain't free
I don't wanna be part of a darkness you can't see through
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do...
I don't wanna work so hard that my heart turns into stone
I don't wanna close my eyes so I can't see how we have grown
I don't wanna wake up from a dream & find that it isn't true
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do.
You got the lips I long to feel on mine,
the hands I long to hold...
Everytime that I see your face
it's like I found my pot of gold...
I don't wanna walk these streets without you by my side
I don't wanna just give in 'till at least I can say i tried
I don't wanna keep you from the things that you must do
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do....
So sorry about it....
KING OF HIS HOMETOWN
He's the king of his hometown, buy him another beer
then smile when he tells you he'd rather be a million miles from here.
He's the king of his hometown, the streets are his stage
his smile is so peaceful, but his heart's filled with rage.
He's got a good job, a child & a wife
and a bargain with the devil that cost him his whole life
he says "one day I'll find it, my fortune & fame,
but only after first breaking every rule in the game."
He's the king of his hometown give him another kiss
treat him with kindness when he asks why it has to be like this.
He's the king of his hometown, I think he knows in his heart,
that four wheels & a highway is best place to start.
They fed him on promise & on hope & on dreams,
sent him off to climb mountains & sit beside streams.
Told him that one day his ship would come in,
now he waits patiently for that day to begin.
He's the king of his hometown, tell him another tale
about faith & intention and how they don't fail.
He's the king of his hometown with the world in his hands
but theres so much confusion in the place where he stands.
One day in his youth as he stood upon the shore
he saw the horizon as a great golden door.
He's been knockin' for years now, tryin' t'break free.
Now he can't help but wonder if there ever was a key.
He's the king of his hometown, sing him another song
fill his soul up with beauty, teach him right from wrong.
He's the king of his hometown, he plays tricks now & then
so don't be surprised if you never see him again...
MAKE ME WHOLE
Be my lover in this world of woe, be my freind out on the road
& I will be the garden where your greatest seeds are sowed.
Be my companion in the darkness, be my shelter from the storm
& I will be the fiery light that will keep you safe & warm.
For restless are the winds of change & so tempting is the night
We must stand together, if we want to win the fight.
I'm not asking you for promises, I'm not asking you for your soul.
It's just that I'm halfway to paradise & your love will make me whole...
Be my comfort in confusion, be my refuge from laws of men
& I will be the ashes where your faith can rise again.
Be my guardian of innocence, be the forgiveness of my guilt
& I'll be the foundation where your dreams can all be built.
For careless are the raging seas & so blinding is the light.
We must cleave to one another if we want to make this flight.
I'm not asking you to surrender to any flag upon a pole,
it's just that I am almost free & your love will make me whole.
Be my laughter when all is sorrow, be my tears when I can't weep
& I will be the promise that forever you may keep.
Be the vision that leads me onwards, be the voice that can still my rage
& I will be the epic tale that will leap off of your page.
For worthless is the ragged trail, when we walk it all alone
we must hold on to each others hand if we want to make it home.
I'm not asking you for silence if your heart wants to rock & to roll
it's just that I'm naked up here & your love will make me whole.
REAL THING
Some say love's an illusion, some say it's too good to be true
it caused me so much confusion 'till the night when I laid my eyes on you.
Now I'm wonderin' when it is you're comin' home,
Hoping that you'll never say goodbye.
You lit the fire in me, I'm the man I wanna be
when I'm holdin' you & lookin' in your eye.
And I don't know how to tell ya but I think we might have
found the real thing this time...
Well I've seen alot of things on this road that I've walked down
through the summer & the winter & the spring
but who knew in the end that the fall would be my friend
& a dream as real as you autumn would bring.
The leaves beneath our feet on the golden, sunny street
are flamin' like the whole world was on fire.
They have fallen to the ground without makin' any sound
& lined the path that leads to our desire.
SUNSET ON THE HIGHWAY
Big city blues & a pocket of change
spent years out runnin' through a land cold & strange
Made a few small mistakes, but did one big thing right...
Another prodigal son on his way home tonight.
Chorus: Sunset on the highway
the sky of painted flame
I'm goin' back to my home town
where somebody knows my name...
Well, I find myself wonderin' if she's still around
the girl whose sweet memory keeps me tied & bound
I just found a letter that she wrote long ago
how she couldn't hold on, so she just let me go...
Chorus:
I had no idea I'd be headed this way
All things looked different only just yesterday
But God knows the reason & God knows the plan...
Who am I to question ? I am just a man.
Chorus & repeat
SORRY (IF I LOVE YOU...)
I don't wanna make your life any harder than it has to be.
I don't wanna pin you down so you feel like you ain't free
I don't wanna be part of a darkness you can't see through
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do...
I don't wanna work so hard that my heart turns into stone
I don't wanna close my eyes so I can't see how we have grown
I don't wanna wake up from a dream & find that it isn't true
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do.
You got the lips I long to feel on mine,
the hands I long to hold...
Everytime that I see your face
it's like I found my pot of gold...
I don't wanna walk these streets without you by my side
I don't wanna just give in 'till at least I can say i tried
I don't wanna keep you from the things that you must do
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do....
So sorry about it....
KING OF HIS HOMETOWN
He's the king of his hometown, buy him another beer
then smile when he tells you he'd rather be a million miles from here.
He's the king of his hometown, the streets are his stage
his smile is so peaceful, but his heart's filled with rage.
He's got a good job, a child & a wife
and a bargain with the devil that cost him his whole life
he says "one day I'll find it, my fortune & fame,
but only after first breaking every rule in the game."
He's the king of his hometown give him another kiss
treat him with kindness when he asks why it has to be like this.
He's the king of his hometown, I think he knows in his heart,
that four wheels & a highway is best place to start.
They fed him on promise & on hope & on dreams,
sent him off to climb mountains & sit beside streams.
Told him that one day his ship would come in,
now he waits patiently for that day to begin.
He's the king of his hometown, tell him another tale
about faith & intention and how they don't fail.
He's the king of his hometown with the world in his hands
but theres so much confusion in the place where he stands.
One day in his youth as he stood upon the shore
he saw the horizon as a great golden door.
He's been knockin' for years now, tryin' t'break free.
Now he can't help but wonder if there ever was a key.
He's the king of his hometown, sing him another song
fill his soul up with beauty, teach him right from wrong.
He's the king of his hometown, he plays tricks now & then
so don't be surprised if you never see him again...
MAKE ME WHOLE
Be my lover in this world of woe, be my freind out on the road
& I will be the garden where your greatest seeds are sowed.
Be my companion in the darkness, be my shelter from the storm
& I will be the fiery light that will keep you safe & warm.
For restless are the winds of change & so tempting is the night
We must stand together, if we want to win the fight.
I'm not asking you for promises, I'm not asking you for your soul.
It's just that I'm halfway to paradise & your love will make me whole...
Be my comfort in confusion, be my refuge from laws of men
& I will be the ashes where your faith can rise again.
Be my guardian of innocence, be the forgiveness of my guilt
& I'll be the foundation where your dreams can all be built.
For careless are the raging seas & so blinding is the light.
We must cleave to one another if we want to make this flight.
I'm not asking you to surrender to any flag upon a pole,
it's just that I am almost free & your love will make me whole.
Be my laughter when all is sorrow, be my tears when I can't weep
& I will be the promise that forever you may keep.
Be the vision that leads me onwards, be the voice that can still my rage
& I will be the epic tale that will leap off of your page.
For worthless is the ragged trail, when we walk it all alone
we must hold on to each others hand if we want to make it home.
I'm not asking you for silence if your heart wants to rock & to roll
it's just that I'm naked up here & your love will make me whole.
REAL THING
Some say love's an illusion, some say it's too good to be true
it caused me so much confusion 'till the night when I laid my eyes on you.
Now I'm wonderin' when it is you're comin' home,
Hoping that you'll never say goodbye.
You lit the fire in me, I'm the man I wanna be
when I'm holdin' you & lookin' in your eye.
And I don't know how to tell ya but I think we might have
found the real thing this time...
Well I've seen alot of things on this road that I've walked down
through the summer & the winter & the spring
but who knew in the end that the fall would be my friend
& a dream as real as you autumn would bring.
The leaves beneath our feet on the golden, sunny street
are flamin' like the whole world was on fire.
They have fallen to the ground without makin' any sound
& lined the path that leads to our desire.
SUNSET ON THE HIGHWAY
Big city blues & a pocket of change
spent years out runnin' through a land cold & strange
Made a few small mistakes, but did one big thing right...
Another prodigal son on his way home tonight.
Chorus: Sunset on the highway
the sky of painted flame
I'm goin' back to my home town
where somebody knows my name...
Well, I find myself wonderin' if she's still around
the girl whose sweet memory keeps me tied & bound
I just found a letter that she wrote long ago
how she couldn't hold on, so she just let me go...
Chorus:
I had no idea I'd be headed this way
All things looked different only just yesterday
But God knows the reason & God knows the plan...
Who am I to question ? I am just a man.
Chorus & repeat
SORRY (IF I LOVE YOU...)
I don't wanna make your life any harder than it has to be.
I don't wanna pin you down so you feel like you ain't free
I don't wanna be part of a darkness you can't see through
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do...
I don't wanna work so hard that my heart turns into stone
I don't wanna close my eyes so I can't see how we have grown
I don't wanna wake up from a dream & find that it isn't true
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do.
You got the lips I long to feel on mine,
the hands I long to hold...
Everytime that I see your face
it's like I found my pot of gold...
I don't wanna walk these streets without you by my side
I don't wanna just give in 'till at least I can say i tried
I don't wanna keep you from the things that you must do
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do....
So sorry about it....
KING OF HIS HOMETOWN
He's the king of his hometown, buy him another beer
then smile when he tells you he'd rather be a million miles from here.
He's the king of his hometown, the streets are his stage
his smile is so peaceful, but his heart's filled with rage.
He's got a good job, a child & a wife
and a bargain with the devil that cost him his whole life
he says "one day I'll find it, my fortune & fame,
but only after first breaking every rule in the game."
He's the king of his hometown give him another kiss
treat him with kindness when he asks why it has to be like this.
He's the king of his hometown, I think he knows in his heart,
that four wheels & a highway is best place to start.
They fed him on promise & on hope & on dreams,
sent him off to climb mountains & sit beside streams.
Told him that one day his ship would come in,
now he waits patiently for that day to begin.
He's the king of his hometown, tell him another tale
about faith & intention and how they don't fail.
He's the king of his hometown with the world in his hands
but theres so much confusion in the place where he stands.
One day in his youth as he stood upon the shore
he saw the horizon as a great golden door.
He's been knockin' for years now, tryin' t'break free.
Now he can't help but wonder if there ever was a key.
He's the king of his hometown, sing him another song
fill his soul up with beauty, teach him right from wrong.
He's the king of his hometown, he plays tricks now & then
so don't be surprised if you never see him again...
MAKE ME WHOLE
Be my lover in this world of woe, be my freind out on the road
& I will be the garden where your greatest seeds are sowed.
Be my companion in the darkness, be my shelter from the storm
& I will be the fiery light that will keep you safe & warm.
For restless are the winds of change & so tempting is the night
We must stand together, if we want to win the fight.
I'm not asking you for promises, I'm not asking you for your soul.
It's just that I'm halfway to paradise & your love will make me whole...
Be my comfort in confusion, be my refuge from laws of men
& I will be the ashes where your faith can rise again.
Be my guardian of innocence, be the forgiveness of my guilt
& I'll be the foundation where your dreams can all be built.
For careless are the raging seas & so blinding is the light.
We must cleave to one another if we want to make this flight.
I'm not asking you to surrender to any flag upon a pole,
it's just that I am almost free & your love will make me whole.
Be my laughter when all is sorrow, be my tears when I can't weep
& I will be the promise that forever you may keep.
Be the vision that leads me onwards, be the voice that can still my rage
& I will be the epic tale that will leap off of your page.
For worthless is the ragged trail, when we walk it all alone
we must hold on to each others hand if we want to make it home.
I'm not asking you for silence if your heart wants to rock & to roll
it's just that I'm naked up here & your love will make me whole.
REAL THING
Some say love's an illusion, some say it's too good to be true
it caused me so much confusion 'till the night when I laid my eyes on you.
Now I'm wonderin' when it is you're comin' home,
Hoping that you'll never say goodbye.
You lit the fire in me, I'm the man I wanna be
when I'm holdin' you & lookin' in your eye.
And I don't know how to tell ya but I think we might have
found the real thing this time...
Well I've seen alot of things on this road that I've walked down
through the summer & the winter & the spring
but who knew in the end that the fall would be my friend
& a dream as real as you autumn would bring.
The leaves beneath our feet on the golden, sunny street
are flamin' like the whole world was on fire.
They have fallen to the ground without makin' any sound
& lined the path that leads to our desire.
SUNSET ON THE HIGHWAY
Big city blues & a pocket of change
spent years out runnin' through a land cold & strange
Made a few small mistakes, but did one big thing right...
Another prodigal son on his way home tonight.
Chorus: Sunset on the highway
the sky of painted flame
I'm goin' back to my home town
where somebody knows my name...
Well, I find myself wonderin' if she's still around
the girl whose sweet memory keeps me tied & bound
I just found a letter that she wrote long ago
how she couldn't hold on, so she just let me go...
Chorus:
I had no idea I'd be headed this way
All things looked different only just yesterday
But God knows the reason & God knows the plan...
Who am I to question ? I am just a man.
Chorus & repeat
SORRY (IF I LOVE YOU...)
I don't wanna make your life any harder than it has to be.
I don't wanna pin you down so you feel like you ain't free
I don't wanna be part of a darkness you can't see through
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do...
I don't wanna work so hard that my heart turns into stone
I don't wanna close my eyes so I can't see how we have grown
I don't wanna wake up from a dream & find that it isn't true
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do.
You got the lips I long to feel on mine,
the hands I long to hold...
Everytime that I see your face
it's like I found my pot of gold...
I don't wanna walk these streets without you by my side
I don't wanna just give in 'till at least I can say i tried
I don't wanna keep you from the things that you must do
I'm sorry if I love you but there's nothing that I can do....
So sorry about it....
KING OF HIS HOMETOWN
He's the king of his hometown, buy him another beer
then smile when he tells you he'd rather be a million miles from here.
He's the king of his hometown, the streets are his stage
his smile is so peaceful, but his heart's filled with rage.
He's got a good job, a child & a wife
and a bargain with the devil that cost him his whole life
he says "one day I'll find it, my fortune & fame,
but only after first breaking every rule in the game."
He's the king of his hometown give him another kiss
treat him with kindness when he asks why it has to be like this.
He's the king of his hometown, I think he knows in his heart,
that four wheels & a highway is best place to start.
They fed him on promise & on hope & on dreams,
sent him off to climb mountains & sit beside streams.
Told him that one day his ship would come in,
now he waits patiently for that day to begin.
He's the king of his hometown, tell him another tale
about faith & intention and how they don't fail.
He's the king of his hometown with the world in his hands
but theres so much confusion in the place where he stands.
One day in his youth as he stood upon the shore
he saw the horizon as a great golden door.
He's been knockin' for years now, tryin' t'break free.
Now he can't help but wonder if there ever was a key.
He's the king of his hometown, sing him another song
fill his soul up with beauty, teach him right from wrong.
He's the king of his hometown, he plays tricks now & then
so don't be surprised if you never see him again...
MAKE ME WHOLE
Be my lover in this world of woe, be my freind out on the road
& I will be the garden where your greatest seeds are sowed.
Be my companion in the darkness, be my shelter from the storm
& I will be the fiery light that will keep you safe & warm.
For restless are the winds of change & so tempting is the night
We must stand together, if we want to win the fight.
I'm not asking you for promises, I'm not asking you for your soul.
It's just that I'm halfway to paradise & your love will make me whole...
Be my comfort in confusion, be my refuge from laws of men
& I will be the ashes where your faith can rise again.
Be my guardian of innocence, be the forgiveness of my guilt
& I'll be the foundation where your dreams can all be built.
For careless are the raging seas & so blinding is the light.
We must cleave to one another if we want to make this flight.
I'm not asking you to surrender to any flag upon a pole,
it's just that I am almost free & your love will make me whole.
Be my laughter when all is sorrow, be my tears when I can't weep
& I will be the promise that forever you may keep.
Be the vision that leads me onwards, be the voice that can still my rage
& I will be the epic tale that will leap off of your page.
For worthless is the ragged trail, when we walk it all alone
we must hold on to each others hand if we want to make it home.
I'm not asking you for silence if your heart wants to rock & to roll
it's just that I'm naked up here & your love will make me whole.
REAL THING
Some say love's an illusion, some say it's too good to be true
it caused me so much confusion 'till the night when I laid my eyes on you.
Now I'm wonderin' when it is you're comin' home,
Hoping that you'll never say goodbye.
You lit the fire in me, I'm the man I wanna be
when I'm holdin' you & lookin' in your eye.
And I don't know how to tell ya but I think we might have
found the real thing this time...
Well I've seen alot of things on this road that I've walked down
through the summer & the winter & the spring
but who knew in the end that the fall would be my friend
& a dream as real as you autumn would bring.
The leaves beneath our feet on the golden, sunny street
are flamin' like the whole world was on fire.
They have fallen to the ground without makin' any sound
& lined the path that leads to our desire.
And I don't know how to tell ya but i think we might have
found the real thing this time...
They tell me that a patient man is wealthy,
they tell me every dog must have his day.
But i have seen the light & it's shining o so bright
& there's nothin' that's standin' in the way.
You can be my woman & I can be your man
& we can write a whole new fairy tale.
It just only goes to show that when the wind begins t'blow
the best things in this life just aren't for sale.
And I don't know how to tell ya but I think we might have
found the real thing this time...
SANCTIFIED
Sometimes it gets so hard t'see
through all the pain & misery
that rolls like waves upon the shoreline crashin'
The wall around me warp & bend
it feels as though I'm at the end
I look up at the lonely lightnin' flashin'
My memory is beat & torn
I wait again to be reborn
& blow upon this angel horn that's broken
but who knows why I have to wait
be stranded here outside the gate
hopin' my words are not left all unspoken.
CHORUS:I will wake in the morning
say my prayers 'neath the dawns early light
& I don't need any justification
'cause I been sanctified ...tonight.
So round & round the world she turns
the lighted fuse it slowly burns
& it seems like noone ever learns the reason
I see the men who would be kings
& fear for what tomorrow brings
but know that all these things must have their season.
The baby suckles on the breast
the mother never gets no rest
& I'm filled up with this holy zest for living
but it's comin' right down to the wire
I'm just another gun for hire
I'm glad my woman's always so forgiving.
CHORUS: repeat
I go on out into the rain
the wind a'swirlin' in my brain
& try so hard to not complain about it
but day by day it takes it's toll
I feel it rising in my soul
it's hard to whisper when you wanna shout it.
I look around & all i see
are ghosts of pride, hypocrisy
like a dream where it just feels like endless fallin'
Somewhere there must be someplace new
where every thought is real & true
but now I only hear the devil callin'
CHORUS: repeat
WORK
We run through these days & crawl through the years
We hide all our courage & face all our fears
We dream of redemption & wake in the dark
& trade our great journey, for a walk in the park.
The shadow must someday be lifted
and we'll open the gates of the sun.
When all of the battles have ended,
then all of our work will be done
O all of our work will be done.
We drink from sad fountains & suffer from thirst
The best are forsaken for the love of the worst
We laugh on the gallows & weep when it's through
We lie to our conscience & think that it's true...
How long can you stare down the barrel,
Livin' so under the gun ?
When all of the bullets are buried
then all of our work will be done
O all of our work will be done.
We pray on the altar & question our fate
We watch the clock turning & hope that it's not too late
We build golden prisons we cannot escape
& we run to our lovers, close our eyes to the rape.
O but one day the cup will turn over
& all of the game will be won
when rest comes to we who are weary
then all of our work will be done
O all of our work will be done.
DOWNSTREAM
Where did you come from with your soft love so easy & sweet ?
How did you find me, I thought I'd be lost out there on lonely street.
And suddenly, I got every thing that I wanted
O baby please tell me this ain't just a dream...
'cause I struggled for so long, swimmin' against the current so strong
& now finally, I'm really free to float downstream...
What brought you to me, was is blind luck or did the stars cross ?
How did I win you, 'cause to be honest I'm at a loss,
to explain, how in the cold & the dark pourin' rain
you broke through, just like a sunbeam.
'cause I wondered & I waited, by the waters edge I hesitated
Now finally, I'm really free to float downstream...
And now your beside me, it feels like there's nothing that I couldn't do,
if you let me love you, then I will promise to make it all true.
This I know, when we wake up to every new morning
we'll be washed 'neath the glow of a love supreme.
'Cause I stood there by the shore, until you came & opened the door
now finally, I'm really free to float downstream...
HOME
I love you like a ribbon that stretches to the sun
that's bound to earth by sailors knots that cannot be undone
it's pulled tight & it stretches but it's spun by careful hands
made from all the finest threads from far & ancient lands.
I love you like the mighty wind that blows upon the sea
that long ago had whispered to the shores of Galilee
It's swirling & it rages but it fills the sails of grace
that will carry us to shores where we may finally know our place.
And if I could teach the stars to sing a melody that you could call your own
would you promise that forever I could call your heart my home ?
I love you like the pages of a book that doesn't close
written by a future hand that only fortune knows
it's heavy & it's dusty but it's in your mother tongue,
a window to our days & all the songs that we have sung.
I love you like the blooming rose of all eternity
whose beauty shimmers 'neath the wondrous veil of mystery
it's fragile & it trembles but it will not ever fade
it's nurtured by the faith that cannot ever be waylaid.
And if you hear a chorus ringin' joyfully beneath this starry dome,
would you promise that forever I could call your heart my home ?
I love you like the morning light that heaven does bestow
which rises on the good & bad & leads all life to grow
It's blinding & it's burning but it's constant as the truth
seeing all beneath it & all the secrets of our youth
I love you like the midnight darkness all around the moon
vast beyond all knowledge as we lay upon the dunes
It's empty & it's silent but it holds us like the womb
and beckons us to gaze beyond the confines of the tomb...
And if you hear me sing to you no matter where it is that I might roam
would you promise that forever I could call your heart my home...
all songs copywrite 2002 Littlewheel Music/SOCAN
