'And in growing up, I began to be more childlike,
Saw things thru more innocent eyes
My earlier cynisism dissolved away
And then love happened,
Much to my surprise'

A ripped out slice of a soul
Casting shadows on the doubt of someone's love
A mind still keenly clings to the dream that was real
But became the nightmare  of an impenetrable loss.

Come 5am.
Memories bump and weave and vye for attention with the tears that never stop
With the ache that ebbs and flows like a tide that only goes out.
A self hate that questions rationale
And drinks its  venom from an unending cup.
This is what's left when love turns its back on love.
Then lies then hugs then lies again.
Open pits await the voyager who let's his weather eye wander and drift from the true prize that holds the anchor down
And gives a lonely man the solace of redemption.

When u wake up in the morning
About 5 am
And ur crying for no reason at all
Ur eyes are burning red with tears
As a dream u had comes floating back
And down once again ur gonna fall.
Then all day long u carry her
In pictures running thru ur head
Till late at night
U drunken drop back into ur lonely bed

This is what the blues looks like
This is how it feels
This is what it does to u
That's the card it deals.
This is what the blues looks like
This is what the blues looks like
This is what the blues looks like
This is what the blues looks like

'My train was early
your taxi was late
I wonder how  things would be now
If I'd not had the patience to wait.
If I'd just sent a message
Sorry but it's not me, it's you
I can't hang around
I have a lot to do
You'd have yelled and cried
I'd have said goodbye
You'd have begged me to come back
I may have turned around
And wiped your eyes
And held the love I felt for you
A little further back.
But I waited cos I'm soft  like that
I'd never let you down
I'd never let you ever feel
That love was lost not found

I didn't do it then
I wouldn't do it now

But it's passed us by, the chance for proof
Flown thru the window out of reach  across a smokey roof

My train was early
Your taxi was late
And  after all you've put me thru
I'm still so  glad
I had the  patience to wait.

I did it then

So I'll do it now'

Another dawn and you’re not home
I walked the streets all night
And found myself alone
The words I said have sent you
Far away
And tho I crumble I must face a brand new day
I’d give my life
To hold you once again.

Where are you now?
Are you in love?
Please just come back
This pain is too much
Look in my eyes
And say we’re really thru

Not a second of my day passes
without a thought of you
Not a breeze that strokes my cheek, doesn’t whisper your name  
Not a sunset do I see that doesn’t make yearn for the warmth of your arms
Not a song of love do I hear that doesn’t make my heart sing for you

And we just keep saying I love you
Until the day we  say goodbye
And I place no one above you
But I can’t keep living this lie

A schizophrenic you will be a friend not there once said to me convinced we were that he was right until I changed my mind.
so what the hell is sane? I said to the universe inside my head supported by a king size bed they yawn, I fell sleep

When a man cries
When he can't hold back the tears
When the memory of her smile won't fade 
Tho it's been so many years
And he stumbles thru the day 
Till it changes into night
And he sits alone without his love
And he still tries with all his might
To stop the tears from falling
And give him back the light
She's gone and he can't change it now

Without warning
Pretty much lying on the floor
**** close to closing every door
Mocked and shunned
like no hurt I'd ever felt before
Questioned every choice
And never heard a loving voice
On the street, without a hand
Left to walk a lonely land
Then I looked up from my guitar
All my breath just flew away
I don't know just who you are
But if I lost you I'd be here today
Singing,
take my hand, and don't let go
Hold on tight cos now I know
Your smile has saved this lonely boy
And given back his faith in life
And all he thought he'd lost
It's all I can do to stand up straight
But you are here, and worth the wait
My heart is here in every line
I can't believe it,
but you're right on time.

So the world turns
Without regard
And time flies
And tears apart
One more love
That might have been

Words said,
We can’t take back
We understand
The things we lack
But love’s still there

The closer I get to all I need
The more it slips away
But my heart will never listen
To what my head might say
And when it asked  me what did I do wrong
To make you turn away
I couldn’t speak

Fragility
I’d change everything about me
And nothing about you

Dancing on the edge of a volcano

Grief is just love with no one to give it to

There’s nothing in the world that could take away the chain of love you gave me.
It’s wrapped around my wrist and wrapped around my heart
It stands for the unbroken love I have for you
And a wish that we will never be apart.

'My train was early
your taxi was late
I wonder how  things would be now
If I'd not had the patience to wait.
If I'd just sent a message
Sorry but it's not me, it's you
I can't hang around
I have a lot to do
You'd have yelled and cried
I'd have said goodbye
You'd have begged me to come back
I may have turned around
And wiped your eyes
And held the love I felt for you
A little further back.
But I waited cos I'm soft  like that
I'd never let you down
I'd never let you ever feel
That love was lost not found

I didn't do it then
I wouldn't do it now

But it's passed us by, the chance for proof
Flown thru the window out of reach  across a smokey roof

My train was early
Your taxi was late
And  after all you've put me thru
I'm still so  glad
I had the  patience to wait.

I did it then

So I'll do it now'

You have the chance to have something good in your life
A spice rack of excitement
If you’d only turn away from the grill
Open the jar with the dusty lid
And sprinkle a little of its contents over the life you have now
You may awaken a taste that takes you on a journey
You may replace the lid, put the jar back in its place on the rack and never use it again
But once in s while, when you reach for the same old plate to put your cheese sandwich in
You’ll look up and see the jar
And remember the taste of that journey you took.

You waited too long
and love slipped away
I tried to hold on
but you’ve no words to say
The smile that I need
I’ll no longer see


Where are you now?
Are you in love?
Please just come back
This pain is too much
Look in my eyes
And say we’re really thru

I need you tonight
I need you for life
I need you tonight
I need you tonight