I CAN'T WAIT
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MORNING TO COME
RAN MY WHOLE LIFE JUST TO BE HERE TODAY
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MORNING TO COME
TO SEE THE WORLD IN THE LIGHT OF THE DAY
HOW CAN YOU HOPE IF YOU NO LONGER DREAM
WHAT CAN YOU FIND IF YOU NO LONGER SEE
WHERE WILL YOU STAND WHEN YOU'RE NO LONGER FREE
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MORNING TO COME
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MORNING TO COME
WHAT WILL I DO IF THIS NIGHT NEVER ENDS
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MORNING TO COME
RAN MY WHOLE LIFE JUST TO BE HERE TODAY
WHY MUST WE FIGHT IF WE'VE NOTHING TO GAIN
WHEN DO WE REST FROM THE LOSS AND THE PAIN
WHAT WOULD YOU CHANGE, WHAT WOULD REMAIN
I CAN'T WAIT FOR THE MORNING TO COME
RELIGION
DON'T TELL ME ABOUT GOD, TELL ME ABOUT LOVE
NOT ABOUT HISTORY, OR YOUR COUNTRY, OR YOUR RELIGION
DON'T TELL ME ABOUT SIN, TELL ME ABOUT LOVE
AND LEAVE MY ETERNAL SOUL THE HELL ALONE
IT AIN'T ABOUT THE BOOK YOU READ
IT AIN'T ABOUT YOU AND ME
IT'S ABOUT LOVE
DON'T TELL ME WHAT'S RIGHT, TELL ME ABOUT LOVE
NOT ABOUT ALLAH, NOT ABOUT KARMA, NOT ABOUT WHAT TRIP YOU'RE ON
DON'T QUOTE ME FROM THE TORAH, DON'T BRING ME TO JESUS
DON'T CONFUSE THE TRUTH WITH WHAT YOU BELIEVE IN
IT AIN'T ABOUT BEING SAVED
OR WHAT WORDS YOU PRAY
IT'S ABOUT LOVE
DON'T TELL ME ABOUT PEACE, SING ABOUT LOVE
NO CONCLUSIONS, NO SOLUTIONS, NO KINGDOM'S COME
DON'T RAVE ABOUT YOUR FREEDOM, SHOUT ABOUT LOVE
PEOPLE ENSLAVE THEMSELVES EVERYDAY WITH POSSESSIONS
FORGET ABOUT EQUALITY
BREATHE AND JUST BE
BE ABOUT LOVE
FOR THE FALLEN
EVERYONE SEES, AND EVERYONE KNOWS
WE CAN NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY THAT IT WAS
THE DAYS GROW SHORT, BUT THE NIGHTS DRAG ON
WE YEARN FOR A TIME THAT IS ALL BUT GONE
SO WHAT DO WE DO NOW THAT WE'VE LOST OUR WAY
WE CAN'T JUST STAND HERE, WE CAN'T JUST WAIT
FOR ANSWERS TO FALL LIKE RAIN FROM THE SKY
WE PAID THE COST, REBUILT OUR LIVES
WE FORGAVE, AND NEVER THOUGHT TWICE
FORGOT OUR HATRED, AND FROM ASHES MADE
A WAY TO MOVE ON, A WAY TO EASE OUR PAIN
BUT OH HOW WE'VE CHANGED, COMPLETELY TURNED AROUND
ALLOWED OUR FEARS TO DRAG US DOWN
THERE'S NO ALL FOR ONE, NO MORE ONE FOR ALL
AND SO I CRY, THEN CRY SOME MORE
FOR THE FALLEN, THEN FOR US ALL
IT'S JUST SUCH A SHAME WHAT WE'VE BECOME
AMERICA
THE SUM OF ALL I'VE BEEN
I'M PASSED THOSE DAYS OF WONDER
WHEN IT WAS EASY TO SURRENDER
WHEN I'D SIT FOR DAYS AND PONDER...FOREVER
I'VE REACHED THAT AGE OF REASON
LIKE THE CHANGING OF THE SEASON
I'M WHERE THIS ROAD I TOOK'S BEEN LEADING...FOREVER
RF: IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE SO MUCH OF LIFE HAS GONE BY
TO WRAP MY MIND AROUND SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS
AND YET HERE I AM...THE SUM OF ALL I'VE BEEN
I'M A REFLECTION IN A WINDOW
EASILY FORGETTABLE
SAYING NOTHING IN MY PASSING
THEN DISAPPEARING
I'M THE WORDS TO A SONG I ONCE WROTE
IT'S BEEN SO LONG I REALLY DON'T KNOW
EXACTLY HOW IT WENT
NOR WHAT IT MEANT (RF)
EVENTUALLY, IT'S A MATTER OF KNOWING
THERE'S MORE TO LEAVING THAN JUST GOING
MORE TO LIVING THAN JUST SHOWING UP
MORE TO PEOPLE THAN THE SMILES ON THEIR FACES
MORE TO THIS WORLD THAN RUNNING A RACE I CAN'T WIN
EVENTUALLY...(RF)
WORLD WITHIN A WORLD
TAKE A STEP IN MY DIRECTION
A MOMENT OF YOUR TIME
IS ALL THAT I'M ASKIN
THAT YOU OPEN UP YOUR MIND
CH: THERE'S A WORLD WITHIN A WORLD
A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM
A REASON THAT WE FEEL
A REASON WE BELIEVE
IT'S ALL TOO REAL
NO MATTER HOW IT SEEMS
A WORLD WITHIN A WORLD
A DREAM WITHIN A DREAM
YOU GOTTA STAND FOR SOMETHING
HOW ABOUT STANDING UP WITH ME
IT'S ALL SO CONFUSING
BUT TOGETHER WE WILL SEE (CH)
ALL OUT OF TIME
THE ROOM IS GROWING DARK, I GOT SHADOWS ON MY EYES
THE ROOM IS GROWING DARK, I GOT SHADOWS ON MY EYES
THEY SAY THAT'S WHAT YOU SEE, YEAH, RIGHT BEFORE YOU DIE
MY HANDS CAN'T STOP SHAKING, I'M COLD RIGHT TO THE BONE
MY HANDS CAN'T STOP SHAKING, I'M COLD RIGHT TO THE BONE
I KNOW I LEFT YOU STANDING, BUT DON'T LEAVE ME HERE ALONE
I TRAVELLED ALL MY LIFE, NO PLACE TO CALL MY HOME
I TRAVELLED ALL MY LIFE, NO PLACE TO CALL MY HOME
NEVER HAD MUCH MONEY, OR NOTHING TO CALL MY OWN
TELL MY CHILDREN NOT TO MOURN, MY FATHER NOT TO CRY
TELL MY CHILDREN NOT TO MOURN, MY FATHER NOT TO CRY
I'M LEAVING THIS OLD WORLD, GO WALKING ON THE OTHER SIDE
I GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE, NOTHING LEFT TO FIND
I GOT NOTHING LEFT TO LOSE, NOTHING LEFT TO FIND
I'M ALL OUT OF DREAMS, AND NOW I'M ALL OUT OF TIME
UNTIL WE CAN'T ANYMORE
IS IT IMPORTANT THAT I FIND THE ANSWER
I'M LOOKING EVERYWHERE I GO
PERHAPS IF I UNDERSTOOD THE QUESTION
THE EXPLANATION WOULD COME ALL BY ITSELF
THERE IS NO YESTERDAY AND NO TOMORROW
ONLY THIS MOMENT REALIZED
A MOMENT OF BOTH JOY AND SORROW
MOVING FREELY, AND COMPLETELY ALL BY ITSELF
WE WANT, THEREFORE WE SUFFER
WE WANDER, THEREFORE WE STRAY
WE STRUGGLE UNTIL WE CAN'T ANYMORE
WHEN THE TIME JUST MELTS AWAY
TRUTH IS FOUND IN A MINEFIELD
THERE ARE NO EASY ROADS TO TAKE
EVENTUALLY WE MUST SURRENDER OURSELVES
TO THE REALITY, AND FINALITY THAT WE FACE
YOU NEED LOVE
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THEIR NUMBERS, CAN'T BELIEVE THEIR WORDS
YOU CAN'T BELIEVE THEIR SMILES
LOOK WHAT THEY'VE DONE TO YOUR WORLD
SOME FOLKS NEVER LEARN
YOU CAN'T TRUST THE GOVERNMENT, CAN'T TRUST IN MEDICINE
YOU NEED MORE THAN GOOD INTENTION
TO GET YOU THROUGH THE DAY
TO HELP YOU ON YOUR WAY
RF: READ THE HEADLINES, HEAR THE NEWS
SENSE THE FEAR, THAT'S THE WORLD CLOSING IN ON YOU
WELL YOU COULD RUN, BUT WHERE WOULD YOU GO
YOU NEED LOVE, YOU NEED SOMEONE YOU CAN HOLD
YOU CAN'T BE BLIND IN YOUR FAITH, FAITH IN YOUR FELLOW MAN
HE'LL MANIPULATE, AND COMPLICATE
AND TAKE EVERYTHING HE CAN
THEN REFUSE TO UNDERSTAND
YOU CAN'T BE SLOW TO REACT WHEN YOUR LIFE IS ON THE LINE
YOU CAN'T WAIT ON SOMEONE ELSE
TO LEAD YOU TO THE LIGHT
MAN, OPEN YOUR EYES (RF)
HOLD ON TO YOUR LOVER, TAKE SOLACE IN YOUR FRIENDS
FOLLOW YOUR DREAMS AND LEAVE ALL THE REST
TAKE NOTHING FOR GRANTED, LET GO OF YOUR WANTS
PURSUE WHAT MATTERS
AND THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERS IS LOVE
IN BAGHDAD TONIGHT
A CAR DOOR SLAMS, SOMEWHERE IN THE DARKNESS DOGS BEGIN TO HOWL
SHOTS RING OUT, AND IN THE ECHO LIVES ARE CHANGED FOREVER
UNCERTAINTY PREVAILS AND RIPS THROUGH THE NIGHT, LIKE A BULLET IN FLIGHT
NEVER BOTHERS ASKING ABOUT THE WHO, WHAT, OR WHY UNTIL THE COFFINS ARRIVE
AND THE WIDOWS ALL CRY
RF: NO ONE SLEEPS IN AFGHANISTAN TONIGHT
THERE AIN'T NO DREAMS COMING TRUE IN BAGHDAD TONIGHT
AND THERE'S SOMETHING VERY WRONG IN WASHINGTON TONIGHT
TRUTH IS A LIE, PEOPLE BELIEVE WHAT THEY WANT
AND IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR TRUST, YOU WON'T FIND IT
CULTURES COLLIDE, AND IN THE CONFUSION INDIFFERENCE IS BORN
AND SUSPICIONS RUN WILD
WAR KNOWS NO FRIEND, IF YOU'RE CAUGHT IN THE CROSSFIRE
WELL, YOU'RE PROBABLY GOING TO DIE
IT'S DESOLATION ONLY SPREADS, IT'S HOPELESSNESS ONLY GROWS
AND IN TIME NO ONE KNOWS WHAT THEY'RE FIGHTING FOR (RF)
WISHING WELL
HATTIE SCRUBBED OTHERS FLOORS ALL DAY DOWN ON HER HANDS AND KNEES
AND PRAYED IN CHURCH ON SUNDAY, LORD DELIVER ME
THEN SHE DIED WITHOUT WARNING, DEAD RIGHT WHERE SHE FELL
SHE LEFT BEHIND THREE CHILDREN AND HER PLACE AT THE WISHING WELL
VICTOR TURNED TIME TO MONEY, AND MORE ALWAYS LED TO MORE
SO HE BOUGHT HIMSELF A SKYSCRAPER AND LIVED ON THE 100TH FLOOR
THEN HE DIED WITHOUT WARNING, DEAD RIGHT WHERE HE FELL
HE LEFT BEHIND HIS BILLIONS AND HIS PLACE AT THE WISHING WELL
BR: THEY STOOD BEFORE THE WISHING WELL WITH ALL THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS
ONE SOUGHT FAME AND FORTUNE, THE OTHER ONLY PEACE
LONNIE GAVE HIS HEART AWAY AND ASKED NOTHING IN RETURN
HE BELIEVED THAT LOVE WOULD CARRY HIM, AND THAT THE TIDE COULD ALWAYS TURN
THEN HE DIED WITHOUT WARNING, DEAD RIGHT WHERE HE FELL
HE LEFT BEHIND HIS INNOCENCE AND HIS PLACE AT THE WISHING WELL
CHANTELLE KNEW ALL ABOUT ELEGANCE, AND BELIEVED IT'S WHO YOU KNOW
SO SHE MADE ALL THE RIGHT CONNECTIONS AND WATCHED HER POPULARITY GROW
THEN SHE DIED WITHOUT WARNING, DEAD RIGHT WHERE SHE FELL
SHE LEFT BEHIND HER AMBITION AND HER PLACE AT THE WISHING WELL
BR: THEY STOOD BEFORE THE WISHING WELL WITH ALL THEIR HOPES AND DREAMS
ONE SOUGHT ONLY ACCEPTANCE, THE OTHER ONLY PEACE
WELL ANYWAY
I WISH I KNEW WHAT YOU WERE TRYING TO SAY
YOU SEEM SO ANXIOUS, THEN HESITATE
BY ALL MEANS TELL ME IF I'M IMAGINING THINGS
I THOUGHT WE WERE IN THIS TO STAY
WELL ANYWAY, YOU DON'T HAVE TO SAY IT
AND I REALLY SHOULD BE ON MY WAY
I SUDDENLY GOT THIS FEELING
I'M WASTING BOTH OF OURS' ...TIME
AND MY WORLD DON'T JIVE
I'M ONE MOVE AHEAD, THEN I'M ONE THOUGHT BEHIND
YOU AND I DREAM DIFFERENT LIVES
AND THERE'S NO POINT IN LOOKING IF THERE'S NOTHING TO FIND
I'VE KNOWN FOR AWHILE YOU'RE NOT SATISFIED
THERE'S NO BOUNCE IN YOUR STEP, NO GLEAM IN YOUR EYE
AND IT SEEMS WE'VE GONE FULL CIRCLE AND NOW
WE'RE JUST WAITING FOR THIS MOMENT TO DIE
WELL ANYWAY, I WON'T MAKE YOU SAY IT
LET ALONE TRY TO FIGURE OUT WHY
IT'S CONFUSING ENOUGH
AND WHAT WE REALLY BOTH NEED IS SOME...TIME
LOVE, IT APPEARS, IS ALL HIT AND MISS
WE WANT IT SO BAD, IT'S HARD TO RESIST
MAKING EACH AND EVERY RELATIONSHIP
THE ONE THAT JUST HAS TO BE IT
WELL ANYWAY, THAT AIN'T HOW IT WORKS
AND IT'S HARD SOMETIMES TO ACCEPT
THAT LIKE IT OR NOT, WE ONLY GET SO MUCH...TIME
JUST LIKE RAIN
WORDS, LIKE RAINING FALLING DOWN
WORDS, JUST LIKE RAIN
WORDS, LIKE RAIN FALLING DOWN
WORDS...
WORDS, LIKE RAIN FALLING DOWN
WORDS
TRANQUILIZING, HYPNOTIZING, OSTRICIZING
WORDS
WORDS, LIKE RAIN FALLING DOWN
WORDS
WORDS, LIKE RAIN FALLING DOWN
WORDS
MESMERIZING, ELECTRIFYING, MIND BOGGLING
WORDS
JUST LIKE RAIN, JUST LIKE RAIN, JUST LIKE RAIN
JUST LIKE RAIN FALLING FROM THE SKY
WORDS, JUST LIKE RAIN FALLING FROM THE SKY
MAN THEY'RE EVERYWHERE WE GO
AND TAKE UP ALL OUR PRECIOUS TIME
WORDS, LIKE RAIN FALLING DOWN
WORDS
WORDS, LIKE RAIN FALLING DOWN
WORDS
NEVER SATISFYING, NOR RECTIFYING, ALWAYS PACIFYING
WORDS
EASE MY TIME
I SEEN THE LIGHT JUST BEFORE THE STORM
I'VE HAD TO FIGHT SINCE THE DAY I WAS BORN
I GOT MY PROBLEMS MAN
SOMETIMES I CAN'T WIN FOR LOSE
BUT IT'S THE SAME FOR ME AS IT IS FOR YOU
RF: SO TAKE ME LORD WHERE LOVE IS FOUND
FROM THIS COLD HARD WORLD TO YOUR SACRED GROUND
GIVE ME LORD, SOME PEACE OF MIND
STILL MY HEART, AND EASE MY TIME
I GOT NO HOME 'CEPT THIS LONESOME ROAD
I GOT NO SILVER, AND I GOT NO GOLD
I'VE GOT NOTHING THIS OLD WORLD WOULD WEIGH
I JUST SING MY SONGS AND GO MY WAY (RF)
ANOTHER CHANCE
I CAN'T HELP BUT BE RIDDLED WITH DOUBTS
TO FEEL LIKE A STRANGER IN MY OWN HOUSE
SO WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR ME TO HEAR YOU SAY
THAT YOU'RE FEELING THE SAME WAY TOO
SOMETIMES IT'S HARD TO KNOW WHAT TO DO
DOES ANYTHING MATTER, DOES ANYTHING HELP
DOES ANYTHING EVER CHANGE ALL BY ITSELF
I ONLY WANT FOR THIS MOMENT TO PASS
SO I CAN GET TO THE OTHER SIDE
BUT NOT IF IT MEANS BEING TAKEN FOR A RIDE
TIME GOES ON AND I JUST RUN
LOOKING FOR THE FINISH LINE, AN END TO COME
I FEEL SO AWKWARD AND OUT OF PLACE
NOT KNOWING HOW YOU REALLY FEEL
YOUR LOVE, I DON'T WISH TO STEAL
NOW ALL THOSE YEARS DON'T ADD UP TO MUCH
WHEN YOU THINK OF HOW EASILY WE FELL OUT OF TOUCH
I WISH I COULD THINK OF SOMETHING TO SAY
I WISH YOU'D TAKE ANOTHER CHANCE
ANOTHER CHANCE ON ME
THEY SAVED US THE LAST DANCE
WOULD YOU CARE TO DANCE IT WITH ME
