it's strange to think
my friends will die
and stranger yet
so will i

leaping to
the great beyond
will i leave
with a smile on

and will that smile
say goodbye
when i reach
the other side

waking to
the sweet by and by
is that when
i'll know i've died

will there be
room for me
when i reach
eternity

and what will i do
with all that time
when all my friends
and i both die

Every now and then
the darkness
Seeps through my walls
Drips from my ceiling
Covers my thoughts
Paints me into a corner
With me at a loss
Every now and then when
the darkness
Seeps through my walls

December chill
Is the sound
All this past year
Has  allowed


The ups and downs
The ins and outs
The tears of loss
The Wayward found
The picking up
The setting down


December chill
Brings to an end
All this past year
Has thrown in

We're all told to be careful
It's been known to break some hearts
In the mad rush to be helpful
The jealousy of love

It'll slip up on you in a frenzy
Ripping out your foolish heart
When you least expect you have the need
The jealousy of love

How many times have you been warned
Far more often than not
And yet here you are back at the door
The jealousy of love

Like a fruit, forbidden you
Bitter to the tongue
As it sits in wait to make its move
The jealousy of love

Caught up in the dilemma
Do you stay or move along
With no one the clear winner
The jealousy of love

Never judge the outside of a man
If you've no idea of what he holds within
The places he's going or the places he's been
Never judge the outside of a man

Never judge a book you haven't read
If you haven't taken the time to bend the cover back
Or dog eared a page to contemplate what it says
Never judge a book you haven't read

Never judge one or the other
The outside of a man or a book by its cover
It's what's on the inside that you can rely
Never judge one or the other

Until she comes
my world is dull and gray

Until she comes
to chase it all away

Until she comes
to bring about a change

Until she comes
my world remains the same

Until she comes
it all is in free fall

Until she comes
i'm not much good at all

Until she comes
there's nothing else i want

Until she comes
i'm lost

Until she comes
i don't know where i'm at

Until she comes
to clear this wanting path

Until she comes
releases secrets kept

Until she comes
at last