WALKING ON THE EDGE
WALKING ON THE EDGE ONLY LASTS SO LONG
ONE
WAY OR ANOTHER YOU'RE BOUND TO FALL
GET OFF
THE FENCE MAN AND TAKE A STAND
BEFORE YOU BECOME
JUST ANOTHER ALSO RAN
WALKING ON THE EDGE ONLY
LASTS SO LONG
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER YOU'RE BOUND
TO FALL
YOU FIND OUT WHAT YOU'RE MADE OF WHEN
THE CHIPS ARE DOWN
WHEN YOU'RE LOSING THE RACE,
WHEN YOU'RE DOWN AND OUT
WHEN YOU TAKE ONE ON
THE CHIN AND GO OUT OF YOUR HEAD
WHEN IT'S ALL
YOU CAN DO TO JUST GET OUT OF BED
WALKING ON
THE EDGE ONLY LASTS SO LONG
ONE WAY OR ANOTHER
YOU'RE BOUND TO FALL
HAVE A DREAM ON ME
LET'S TAKE LEAVE OF OUR SENSES, FORSAKE ALL WE KNOW
WHY NOT TAKE THE CHANCE AND SEE WHERE IT GOES
LET'S FORGET WHAT THEY TAUGHT US, PRETEND WE DON'T KNOW
WHY NOT TAKE THE CHANCE AND SEE HOW IT GOES
HAVE A DREAM ON ME
LET'S
FORGIVE AND FORGET, LEAVE THE CLOCKS UNWOUND
TAKE
OUR HANDS FROM THE FRETS, LEAVE THE NOTES UNFOUND
HAVE
A DREAM ON ME
IT'S HOWEVER WE CHOOSE, WE COULD
WITHER OR GROW
LET'S BE WHAT WE DREAM AND SEE
WHERE IT GOES
TO GO FROM HERE TO THERE WE HAVE
TO TAKE TO THE ROAD
LET'S TAKE OUR TIME AND
SEE HOW IT GOES
HAVE A DREAM ON ME
WHAT WAS AND WHAT FOLLOWS ARE NOT THE HERE AND THE NOW
IT'S ALL THAT WE HAVE, AND IT ALWAYS RUNS OUT
HAVE A DREAM ON ME
GRIEVING BLUES
I'M EMPTY AND I'M HOLLOW, AND DON'T KNOW HOW TO FEEL
I'M LIVING IN A VOID THAT DON'T SEEM REAL
I'M MOVING NON STOP IN MY BODY AND MY MIND
TRYING TO FIND THE WAY, THE WAY BACK TO MY LIFE
LIFE IS FOR THE LIVING, SO I KEEP TELLING MYSELF
GRIEVE AND MOVE ON, STOP FEELING SORRY FOR YOURSELF
THERE ARE YEARS LEFT TO FILL, MORE THAN ENOUGH TEARS LEFT TO CRY
FOR EVERY HELLO THERE'S ANOTHER GOODBYE
THE NIGHTS SEEM LONG WHEN YOU SPEND THEM ALL ALONE
WHEN THE MEMORIES START COMING, AND YOUR HEART SINKS LIKE A STONE
YET MEMORIES IN THE END ARE ALL THAT WILL SURVIVE
A DREAM OR A VISION CAPTURED FOREVER IN TIME
MY MOTHER, SHE'S GONE, NOW MY FATHER IS TOO
I NEED TO TAKE WHAT THEY GAVE ME AND STOP FEELING SO BLUE
TOMORROW WILL COME, THE TIME WILL SURELY FLY
BUT THE LOVE THAT WE SHARED, THAT LOVE WILL NEVER DIE
LOVE
WILL HAVE IT'S SAY
IT'S TIME TO GO, TIME TO LEAVE
THIS IS THE LAST YOU'LL EVER SEE OF ME
IT'S TIME FOR THE CHANGE, IT HAD TO COME
I'M
LEAVING IN THE MORNING AT THE BREAK OF DAWN
I'VE
LIVED AND I'VE LOVED, WHAT MORE CAN I DO
I AIN'T
LOOKING FOR ANSWERS, I AIN'T SEARCHING FOR THE TRUTH
WITH
A SMILE AND AN EYE ON WHERE MY FEET WILL FALL
I
GIVE YOU MY THANKS, AND SAY GOODBYE TO YOU ALL
I'LL
MAKE MY WAY THE BEST WAY I KNOW HOW
FROM THE
PAST TO THE FUTURE, THRU THE HERE AND THE NOW
MAYBE
SOMEWHERE, MAYBE SOMEDAY
MAYBE SOMEHOW, BABY
SOMEWAY
LOVE WILL HAVE IT'S SAY
IT'S TIME TO FLY, TIME TO EXPAND
TIME TO GET OVER HAVING TO UNDERSTAND
TO BE IN A MOMENT PURE AND PRISTINE
IMAGINE
THAT, WHAT A LIFE IT COULD BE
THE NOW
LIKE SOMEONE HIT PAUSE. ANOTHER MEMORY IS LOST
ANOTHER MOMENT IS GONE, BUT THE TIME STILL MOVES ON
BECAUSE THE NOW NEVER STAYS
AND WE ALL EVENTUALLY, SLOWLY YET SURELY, FADE AWAY
I REMEMBER YOU, THE MAN THAT YOU WERE
THE
NIGHTS WE PONDERED THE WEIGHT OF THE WORLD
NOW
IT'S JUST ONE LONG GOODBYE
ANOTHER MEMORY IS
LOST, ANOTHER MOMENT IS GONE
BUT THE TIME STILL
MOVES ON
BECAUSE THE NOW NEVER STAYS
BON VOYAGE
AN OLD
MAN BORN SO VERY LONG AGO
SPENT ALL HE HAD ON
THE LIFE HE CHOSE
HE SEES THE END JUST DOWN
THE ROAD
AND UNDERSTANDS ALL HE KNEW
WAS LESS THAN WHAT HE DIDN'T KNOW
AN OLD MAN COME TO THE END OF LIFE
HE WISHES NOTHING MORE THAN A QUIET PLACE TO DIE
AND WHEN IT'S HIS TIME HE MERELY CLOSE HIS EYES
AND OFF HE'LL GO ACROSS THE SKY
REALITY(AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE)
A MILLION FACES LONGING,
STARING
SMILING, GLARING, AND SWAYING IN THE
SUN
THEIR MOUTH'S WERE MOVING, THEIR VOICE'S
MUTED
BEFORE I KNEW IT THEY'D MELTED INTO ONE
I'M NOT EXACTLY SURE WHAT I THINK
I'M EITHER MAD OR I'VE BROKEN FREE
REALITY AIN'T WHAT IT USED TO BE
I
RAN FOR COVER AS FRIENDS AND LOVERS
STRANGERS
AND OTHERS MINGLED AMONGST THEMSELVES
I DON'T
THINK THEY SAW ME, OR THEY JUST IGNORED ME
FOR
GOOD OR BAD I DISAPPEARED WITHIN MYSELF
I STARTED
CRAWLING, WALKING, RUNNING
FASTER AND FASTER
UNTIL THE WORLD BECAME A BLUR
THE SHADOWS CAME,
THE MOON AROSE
I WAS LOST AND ALONE FOR HOW
LONG I CAN'T BE SURE
I WOKE UP DREAMING, SENSING,
FEELING
THE MOMENT LINGERED AND THEN WAS SIMPLY
GONE
I LAID AS STILL AS I KNOW HOW
I LOOKED AROUND BUT MY DREAM HAD COME UNDONE
OVERLOAD
BLUES
THEY TALK ABOUT WHAT THEY'RE GONNA TALK ABOUT
TIL I CAN'T TAKE IT ANYMORE
GOD KNOWS WHAT EVER THEY'RE ABOUT TO SAY
AIN'T
NEVER BEEN SAID BEFORE
24/7 DAY AFTER DAY THE
DRONE GOES ON AND ON
WHAT IF THIS? WHAT IF THAT?
WHAT IF THERE AIN'T NO RIGHT OR WRONG?
I GOT
THE CNN/FOX NEWS, WHO CARES
IT'S ALL BULLSHIT
ANYWAY
OVERLOAD BLUES
AFTER THE PUNDITS AND THE TALKING HEADS
AND THE EXPERTS HAVE ALL WEIGHED IN
THEY'LL CUT TO SOME COMMERCIALS
AND
THEN DO IT ALL AGAIN
THEY NEVER LET FACTS GET
IN THE WAY
THERE'S A RATINGS WAR TO WIN
IT'S ALL ABOUT IDEOLOGY, IT'S ALL ABOUT THE SPIN
SOMETHING JUST HAPPENED, AND EVERYTHING THAT HAPPENED
BEFORE JUST DISAPPEARED
NOW THE OPINIONS AND PREDICTIONS
AND
SPECULATIONS HAVE KICKED IN GEAR
THEY DRESS
GOOD AND THEY LOOK GOOD
AND PRETEND TO BE THE
BEST OF FRIENDS
ALL I WANTED WAS THE NEWS
NOT WITTY BANTER THAT NEVER ENDS
BUT A PICTURE OF MYSELF
HELLO
MR DORIAN GRAY
I TOOK YOUR PORTRAIT OUT TODAY
IT'S A BAD SCENE, FACE'S DISFIGURING
BUT I CAN'T SEEM TO TURN AWAY
IGNORANCE
IS BLISS I BET
THE MORE I KNOW THE WORSE I GET
WHAT CAN YOUR CONSCIENCE BRING
I'M FEELING YOU DON'T FEEL A THING
WHEN I LOOK ME IN THE EYE I CAN'T BUT WONDER WHY
MY ALL TOO MORTAL LIFE IS CHANGING
WHEN
I SEE ME AS I AM IT'S MORE THAN I CAN STAND
AN
ALL TOO TROUBLED MAN WHO'S FADING
I'M BUT A
PICTURE OF MYSELF THAT'S FADING
HELLO MR DORIAN
GRAY
I KNOW YOU HAVE A DEBT TO PAY
WHAT HAUNTED YOU IS HAUNTING ME
BUT NEVER CAN I TURN AWAY
HELLO
MR DORIAN GRAY
I PUT YOUR PICTURE BACK TODAY
I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS HERE STUFF
TO LAST ME TIL MY DYING DAY
I'VE BEEN WANDERING TOO LONG
I'VE BEEN WANDERING TOO LONG
I'VE BEEN WONDERING TOO LONG
RUNNING ONE STEP AHEAD OF MY DOUBTS
ONE
STEP BEHIND EVER FIGURING IT OUT
WHEN I WAS
YOUNG I HAD QUESTIONS POISED UPON MY TONGUE
TELL
ME MR MAN OF THE WORLD, WHEN ALL IS SAID AND DONE
WHO
SHOULD I BE PRAYING TOO?
DO YOU EVEN HAVE A
CLUE?
AND WHEN I DIE, DO I GET TO STOP THIS
CRYING?
AS I AGED I PONDERED THESE QUESTIONS
I'D ASK
TELL ME SOMETHING MY BROTHER THAT'S
A MATTER OF FACT
IS THERE A RHYME TO THE REASON?
A TIME TO EVERY SEASON?
AND WHEN I DIE, DO I GET TO STOP THIS FLYING?
WELL NOW THAT I'M OLDER I'M JUST THROWING THINGS OUT
TELL ME MY FRIEND, ARE THERE ANY ANSWERS WE'VE FOUND?
IS IT EVER TOO LATE?
CAN
LOVE EASE MY PAIN?
AND WHEN I DIE, DO I GET
TO STOP THIS TRYING?
CIRCLES
I CAN'T FIND MY INNOCENCE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I LOST IT
I CAN NEVER BE STILL ENOUGH, MY THOUGHTS WON'T ALLOW IT
NOTHING MAKES ANY SENSE, TOO MANY WORDS SURROUND US
ONLY WHEN THE WORLD FALLS AWAY DO I SEE CLEARLY
I CAN'T SEE MY OWN FOOTFALLS, NO SIGN TO POINT THE WAY
DON'T ASK ME ABOUT TOMORROW, JUST BE WITH ME TODAY
NOWHERE IS A FINE PLACE TO GO, OUTSIDE THE CARES OF THE DAY
IF YOU ASK ME BROTHER, WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT?
IT'S THE PEBBLE IN THE POND, THE RIPPLES THAT GO OUT
ON AND ON AND ON IT GROWS, CIRCLES WITHIN CIRCLES
VOICES FILL THE AIR WHEREVER THE WIND MAY BLOW
OPINIONS ARE EVERYWHERE, BUT THERE'S NOWHERE FOR THEM TO GO
IT'S ALL TOO MUCH FOR A SIMPLE MAN, MORE THAN HE WANTS TO KNOW
BENEATH
THE SKY OF BLUE
WHAT'S IT MEAN WHEN NOONE AGREES ON ANYTHING
IS ALL WE HAVE LEFT OUR BICKERING?
WINNERS AND LOSERS AND NOONE IN BETWEEN
THE HAVE'S AND HAVE NOTS OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
I'D RATHER LEAVE IT ALL BEHIND, SPEND THE DAY WITH YOU
I'D RATHER EASE MY MIND BENEATH THE SKY OF BLUE
CAN NO ONE KEEP A CIVIL TONGUE ANYMORE?
CAN'T WE AGREE TO DISAGREE WITHOUT GOING TO WAR?
THE LEFT AND RIGHT AND NOONE IN BETWEEN
THE
LOVERS AND HATERS OF THE AMERICAN DREAM
IS IT
JUST ME? THE WHOLE COUNTRY SEEMS ILL AT EASE
ASK
YOURSELF, WHAT'S BECOME OF COMMON COURTESY?
THE
INS AND OUTS AND NOONE IN BETWEEN
THE FOR AND
AGAINST THE AMERICAN DREAM
