Peaks
Plains
Hollows
Tin Man
Another tin man walking the streets
With a brain in his head and soles in his feet
It's not just the road he's walking on
It's each person the tin man meets
When he's aware it brings him down
With tears in his eyes he falls to the ground
No one is there to pick him up
He reaches for the bottle and says that's enough
Tin man your Creator's with you
He's doing all He can
To move within your heart
But all he knows is hollow inside
He's never been shown the heart of life
He never has chosen to deal with his pain
Just bury it deep don't let it surface again
Another tin man walking the streets
We found his heart let's teach him to sing
Beauty Will Come
Long work days I've lost my mind
Carefully spendin' all my time
I'm fallin'
They said I was out of line
I said worry about yours I'll worry about mine
I'm fallin'
I try my best to keep the peace
I tell her I love her every week
I'm fallin'
But lately I'm especially weak
With all the violence recently
I'm fallin'
We must come together in this time
We must learn to see eye to eye
And beauty will come
Searchin' for the best in me
I'm taking my work seriously
I'm risin'
I can bridge the gap you'll see
With you I can do anything
I'm risin'
Old war I'd be fine if you passed like the dinosaurs
Black and white television
California
If your heart is solemn you've gotta see California
If your head is anxious just take the day trip to California
California, so wonderful
Each city's callin' out
Come dance with me in the sun
Up at mount Whitney
And down in Death Valley
Come feel me in the breeze
The icy Pacific
The pines in Humboldt
Waterfalls in Yosemite
Let's bring you back to life
Drivin' through Napa
And gettin' lost in Redwood
Snow is still fallin' in Mammoth
There's something about this place
Red House
White blank dove come teach me again
How to open up not just defend
Gardener on the ground how far can I go?
Between the several lines I'm getting to know
Betrayed old friend let's have a drink
The holes in Your hands forced me to think
I couldn't see what I'd done
An orchid seed over exposed to the sun
I can be better I'll start listening
Reattach the tether
We got lost in this war
Don't you remember the nights we stayed in?
Singing together, when each day I loved you more
I was headed up North when I got the call
From the little red house that changed it all
We could hear the trains comin' all night long
It was a constant reminder our love was strong
White blank dove come teach me again
How to open up not just defend
Gardener on the ground how far can I go?
Between the several lines I'm getting to know
Betrayed old friend let's have a drink
The holes in Your hands forced me to think
I couldn't see what I'd done
An orchid seed over exposed to the sun
I can be better I'll start listening
Reattach the tether
We got lost in this war
Don't you remember the nights we stayed in?
Singing together, when each day I loved you more
I was headed up North when I got the call
From the little red house that changed it all
We could hear the trains comin' all night long
It was a constant reminder our love was strong
Little Birds
It's kinda strange how we come together
But the sound of your voice has me wondering
How long you can stay
Little birds flyin' over head headed where they want
Singin' their song till someone comes along
You came to
Out from the dark that was tryin' to take you
But you made it through
And it took a couple hours
To see what was headed toward the light
An unforgettable sight
All I want is coffee in the afternoon
Sitting across from you
With angels, baby you're just fine
Will you be mine?
And the noise you make when you're thinking
Has got me thinking, where have you been?
When I was banking
Printing refunds and sending them out
You coulda been my home
And I wander where you were
Listening to some old broken heart I'm sure
And I can't know if it'll be forever
But with you it doesn't seem to matter
Little birds
Our First Talk
Feelin' alive again
See your face when I close my eyes
When you're alone, do I cross your mind?
'Cause you're all over mine
Our first talk
Your head resting on that chair
You said you found a way back to sleep
Just like me
I pray you would come down here
I'm feelin' alive again
Just hopin' this would simply work
But when you're alone do I cross your mind?
'Cause you're all over mine
Our second talk
We decided to sing instead
Skinny love, can you make it to me?
Baby please
Colombo By Night
How you stay
In the back of my head
All this time
Always there when it feels dead
You and I
Could never grow apart
You're in my mind
Forever in my heart
Years go by I still love you more
Each day
My dreams are coming true with you
Call it fate
I just want to be with you
Call it luck of the draw
That you want me too
Forever young we fall
For each other
Perfectly strung
A masterpiece coming together
Colombo by night
You gave me your heart
Cold Bones
This old man pasted to his boat
Tired wood barely keeping him afloat
Tied down the anchor he let go
On his good days he remembers how she spoke
I've seen you waiting
Honey it's through
Your cold bones staying
It's way past time you moved
He's drifting further from the coast
With cold months approaching
He'll need a little hope
But it's long gone
The shore's become a ghost
Bring You Home
We sat in the water as long as we could
Sometimes pieces don't end up where they should
But your company keeps me intact
What if I was made to have your back?
When the war comes and the Winter settles
Won't you see where I'm headed?
I could bring you home
You followed close behind in your car
10 miles in traffic didn't seem so far
We laughed hard when he tried to cut you off
No amount of time could ever be enough
To Know You Now
My dear I'm thinking of you now
Your eyes for the first time meeting mine
Your voice always taking me there
What I would do to know you now
It seems like too long I have waited here
And all that I've done wrong
I can see clear
It's time to stand
Stand up for you
I'll see you soon and I am ready to love you
In Your Bones
There was a darkness telling me I couldn't sing
In pitch black I started to think
All these voices must be right
I have no control over my life
The piano it played it moved through the hall
I started to resent the absence of its' faults
Each note is slowly coming to me
In fear and confusion I sing
All these voices well they're switching sides
They know I'm listening for the light
The piano it played it moved through the hall
I started to respond to its subtle call
There is a song in your bones somewhere a structure of semitones there's a sight to see don't you believe?
If you're gonna try you will find
But the darkness trails close behind
I am calling you to the light
You're gonna make it it's way past time
The piano it played it moved through the hall
On the keys my hands stayed now you're singing along
Can't Find Peace
Have you heard the news lately? We are fallin' short
Hundreds are dying each day all around the world
What is in your head and what is in your hands?
To pave a way out from this mess help us understand why we
Can't find peace why we won't agree
I've been trying to filter this violence out of me
Countless places and countless people facing terror
Moving homes and children alone in endless fear
And if you find peace come see you are in need
I want you to reconcile
Sea Level
The one mountain I couldn't climb
The fault in my step the thorn in my side
Blindly I stayed at sea level
A sit down place I was dining with the devil
He said everything out there will burn you up
Mm here's some wine let me fill your cup
I still remember the way it tastes
How anyone lives I am amazed
I am amazed by you
If I didn't have you now I'd be killin myself
Somewhere in the dark it'd be me or someone else
Take me higher I want to see
Would you change the world if we believed?
Blood red soil and heroin veins
How anyone lives I am amazed
This Fire
My feet on the ground
The stars are close
My eyes adjust
Darkness exposed
Oh how you light this fire
You bring death back to life
Your walls came down
I laughed real hard
We're still hanging on
The pain isn't gone
Gracious wind I finally let you in
Lighten
Do you still care about me though it is dark love?
With no words coming to lighten you up
In the stillness I am here
August came it's bittersweet
It's hard to bare we only have a couple weeks
One last trip to the canyon
Please tell me I meant as much as you did to me
And when your alone
fighting the things that make you hate yourself
Will you remember
My voice gently singing you back to health?
Here in the darkness we lighten