1. Saviour For A Day
If I talk too soft, they think Iīm preaching
If I talk too slow, they think I care.
If I walk too fast, then Iīve got purpose here.
Canīt you see, see through the prayer?
Itīs got you now, so I will play
Itīs got you now, so I will play, play,
Saviour for a day
If you go too far, Iīm not reaching.
Donīt care who you are, try and see.
I am here like there is sky and there is air
Wonīt you see, see through the prayer
Itīs got you now, so I will play
Itīs got you now, so I will play, play,
Saviour for a day
Let me be your saviour...
Donīt you know, I so love you
Donīt you know, I so care
Donīt you know, donīt you know, donīt you know I so need you
Donīt you know, I so care
So let me be your saviour today!
Come on, come on, come on girl
You think Iīm preaching
You think I talk too slow
Well Iīm not reaching, no no no no no
See through it baby, see through it for me
Saviour, saviour, saviour, saviour....
2. Who Put The Fear In Here?
I watched a man tell his boy
About the pains of reality
Then I watched that child grow into a soldier
Defending contradictions and paving the way...
Who put the fear in here?
I watched a miracle in the making
Then had a scientist tell me that i
Couldnīt live without breaking,
My habits of fearlessness and crying for the world...
Who put the fear in here?
Was it you, who finally shed the tear?
Someone told me that two lovers bound
Could put another sun in the sky
If you believed it, thereīd be
Twice the light and no one would be scared to fly
If I believed it, thereīd be
Twice the light and no one would be scared to fly
I thought I knew exactly what scared me
And I would never have to run again.
So I went to sleep and began dreaming
Of perfect lives in paradise
Woke up and started screaming...
Who put the fear in here?
Who put the fear in here? oh no...
Was it you who finally shed the tear?
Then who put the fear in here?
3. Good Pain
He said, he said, he said "there is nothing to fear boy"
He said, he said, he said "worthless are your tears boy"
"just realize your senses,
Realize your earth
Just realize your essence first"
Iīll never be the same again
I want to walk in the sun
I am alive and well again
No more bitter sweet, no more good pain, no more
So many of us stand in the middle,
Looking back to the worst
Looking forward to the fall,
Making weapons of peace for the defense
Of the bloodstains on our peaceful sidewalks
You say the buildings got too tall
And they want to fry your brother
I say youīd better walk away, walk away, walk away
And find your mother
No more bittersweet. no more good pain
If I canīt sing this song and tell you all about it
Then Iīll just pack it up right now
And walk away, donīt even doubt it
So when our cheri glass is full,
And the day is way too young
Youīd better sip today, sip today, sip today,
Before Iīm (its) gone
No more bittersweet, no more good pain
No more good pain,
No more good pain, good pain
No more good pain,
No more good pain, good pain
So many of us stand in the middle,
Looking back to the worst
Looking forward to the fall,
Making weapons of peace for the defense
Of the bloodstains on our peaceful sidewalks
Thereīs a line weīve got to cross tonight
Thereīs a line youīve got to cross tonight
Thereīs a line weīve got to cross tonight
Thereīs a line youīve got to cross tonight
No more bittersweet, no more good pain
No more good pain,
No more good pain, good pain
No more good pain,
No more good pain, good pain today...
No more weapons of peace, no more good pain
No more sickening sweet, no more good pain
No more famine and feast, no more good pain
No more good pain
4. Morning Humor
Slippery jack, no more turning back,
All around, morning humor
I am a waiter and I am a server
Iīll run to your needs with strength and fervor
In times when you are wasted I will walk in
Through the door, pick you from the floor
Then watch you grow into a man
With a big burly beard
And a mustache to match
Iīll watch you love the world
And all that it has...
With that morning humor,
Morning humor
The kind that wakes you up
The kind thatīs in my blood
Morning humor, morning humor, yeah...
I am on top again, soon to be low again
Oh will this ever end?
Iīm sorry I donīt mean to sound like a whale
Trapped in the ice, but ainīt it nice to say exactly
What I please...
With a big toney voice or a
Soft mellow voice or the
Loud boisterous voice of an opera, opera lady!
With that morning humor,
Morning humor
The kind that wakes you up.
The kind thatīs in my blood
Morning humor, morning humor, yeah...
But the joke that kills
Is just a joke to you
You need some...
Slippery jack, no more turning back,
All around, morning humor
The kind that wakes you up
The kind thatīs in my blood...
Morning humor...
5. Paper Flowers
You seem like a girl who likes to tell her bed is made
You seem like a girl who likes to wear her pearls
Well Iīm not the type who likes to dwell,
Save my money or kiss and tell, yeah
Oh why does she water them, paper flowers?
This girl walks up so graciously,
Slips something in my pocket so secretly,
I said. "honey, whatīs this you gave to me?"
"oh nothing, water, wait and see"
I said. "paper flowers, they canīt grow!"
"just giveīem water and let me know,
Giveīem water and let me know, giveīem water
And let me know"
Oh why does she water them, paper flowers?
Paper flowers...
Oh why does she water them, paper flowers?
Paper flowers...
Sheīs dressed in black as you can see,
She tries so damn hard to be the enemy,
Sheīs got big black boots, get outta her way,
She wants to kick tomorrow, punch yesterday,
Kick tomorrow, punch yesterday
Oh why does she water them, paper flowers?
Paper flowers...
Turn a light on, turn a different light on
Turn a light on, turn a different light on now
Turn a light on, turn a different light on
Turn a light on, turn a different light on now!
Oh why does she water them, paper flowers?
Paper flowers...
6. The Hands Of A Teacher
Optimism,
Optimism perished from the face of my earth
And then you came along, came along and swept me away,
She kissed me, as we stood on the edge,
The night made the day as we made for the bridge
It started raining hard, and I saw we may live to regret
No I never really understood
No I never really understood why,
Because Iīve never been given,
Never been given two tries,
No I never really understood,
Understood why...
Pessimism,
Pessimism perished from the face of my earth,
And then you came along, came along and swept me away,
Did you miss me? did you miss me as we walked
Through the pain, attached the chain so you could
See me again
I started asking myself, did I teach you right?
No I never really understood
No I never really understood why,
Because Iīve never been given,
Never been given two tries,
No I never really understood,
Understood why...
Understood why...
You came to me, you broke the bonds,
You set me free
And then the love that you promised me
Came a tumblinī tumblinī tumblinī down
Into my hands...
No I never really understood
No I never really understood why,
Because Iīve never been given,
Never been given two tries,
No I never really understood,
Understood why...
So teacher teach me...
7. Sister
See me walking aimlessly about,
Donīt know whether to whisper or to shout,
I could be wrong, I could be very, very right.
Here I stand, innocence in my room
Sheīs naked in my bed, wild thoughts inside my head
Oh no! sheīs my...
Sister, with her, donīt let your heart
Break too soon.
Maybe, baby, come on sister,
Lady youīre my breath!
I could have been to you tonight
What Iīve wanted to be all my life
The day is gone now I can see.
I canīt sustain your love
I canīt complain your love
I canīt explain your love
Oh no! sheīs my...
Sister, with her, donīt let your heart
Break too soon
Maybe, baby, come on sister,
Lady youīre my breath!
Sister yeah...
Sheīs my sister...
8. Raising A Man
Letīs gather round the supper table,
And tell the boy heīs just as able
To die with his boots untied
Eveningīs come, letīs settle down
And sing one more song without a frown
Sing for, sing for our voices
And more, sing for our choices,
Just donīt lie, lie, lie, lie, lie...
Love must stand when raising a man... raising a man...
To teach him direction and the best that he can
And lesson one, you will run,
Sink into your chair with fright
A baby boy is born today
Where comes he from, where will he play?
Will he run or will he stand?
Now I lay him down to sleep
A state of mind, his soul will keep.
I give him words, words to say
That he might love, love everyday
Just donīt lie, lie, lie, lie, lie...
Love must stand when raising a man
To teach him direction and the best that he can
And lesson one, you will run,
Sink into your chair with fright
But the night, the night night night, the nightīs all right...
9. Libra
Libra, take my eyes from me
Oh libra, make me blind so that I can see
Everyoneīs dreaminī of a truth to be
Everyoneīs changinī channels on a big tv
Oh libra, like a balance
Time tried to hold her, tried to tie her down
But I beat the clock,
Now the balance makes my world go round,
Oh libra, like a balance
Libra, my love
Libra, my love...
10. Ball And Chain
Kill the lights
You and i
On the boat
Hypnotized
I look at you,
You say to me
"Iīm the lock, now
Youīre the key"
Itīs all the same
Just play the game
Carry the weight
Of this ball and chain
Save the lies
You and i
On the road to rationalize
You and I should never guess
You and I should never regret
Itīs all the same
Just play the game
Carry the weight
Of this ball and chain
This ball and chain
This ball and chain...
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