LYRICS

FROM THE ALBUM "PEACE SIGNS & DRAGONFLIES"

HEY, ROCK AND ROLL

    (S. Waters)

    I wonder why I'm dreaming today
    I pick up my guitar and remember how to play
    I don't know why I'm thinking about what's gone away
    I should be looking forward to better days
    I never took the time to tell you goodbye
    Tell me where's the sunshine where are all the good times
    It's so much harder today babe I just got to say
    Hey rock and roll tell me where did you go
    I need to feel alive not alone
    Does anybody care that I almost cut my hair
    It's hard to say goodbye to yesterday
    I remember dancing only with you
    I remember making love under the moon
    We dreamed about the time you'd be my wife
    Those were the best days of my life
    I wonder where you are tonight
    Tell me where's the sunshine where are all the good times
    It's so much harder today girl I just got to say
    Hey rock and roll tell me where did you go
    I need to feel alive not alone
    Does anybody care that I almost cut my hair
    It's hard to say goodbye to yesterday
    I took a drive to try to clear my mind
    I don't know why I just can't leave it all behind
    It's hard to wake when you were born to dream
    I'm older now I still don't know who to be
    I think it's time to finally get it right
    I'm gonna find the sunshine I'm gonna have some good times
    Just let the music play but still I just got to say
    Hey rock and roll tell me where did you go
    I need to feel alive not alone
    Does anybody care that I almost cut my hair
    It's hard to say goodbye to yesterday
    Hey rock and roll tell me where did you go
    Hey rock and roll
    Hey rock and roll tell me where did you go
    Hey rock and roll

 

WHEN IT'S ONLY LOVE

(S. Waters)

What do you do when your world just falls apart
And the only friend you have is your broken heart
Just let it go don't feel so alone keep your head up high
Shake it loose put to use these words of mine
Just you take it in stride
Don't go losing your mind babe
It's only love when it's only love
If you would leave me baby my world would nearly end
It would be so hard for me to start up again
But if we could see all the good tomorrow brings
We would realize how foolish this worry is
Don't you ever regret
Any second you spent babe
It's only love when it's only love
Just you take it in stride
Don't go losing your mind babe
It's only love when it's only love
Don't you ever regret
Any second we spent babe
It's only love when it's only love
It's only love when it's only love

 

SHOELACES

(S. Waters)

I crawl out of bed about the crack of noon
Oh I still say that's too soon
I scurry through all the dirty laundry
Scattered 'round the room
I’m watching the gray skies and feeling the blues
Now that's not what I call news
I don't have a clue it's got me stuck in my room
Where I'm just staring at my shoes
Cuz all my friends are too busy working
Oh I haven't seen them in days
They get home too late they get up too early
But they tell me that's how you get paid
The mailman tells me "get a credible line"
Ok well I'd like to apply
And get me a job where you can sleep all day
Because then I'd be qualified
And if you’re looking to save face, I’ll be your charity case
And if you’re looking to be coy, I'll be your afternoon boy
But if you'd like to get things right,
Help me get my shoelaces tied
Oh darlin’ just help me get my shoelaces tied
I think I finally figured it out
Oh thanks for showing me how
A little tug and squeeze a little loop around
Ok well I'll be stepping out
Hop skip and jumping to a new tomorrow
Oh I’m finally taking a stand
I think it's time that you and me saw other people
Oh baby watch me walk like a man
I make it back before the sun goes down
Oh I took a good look around
You would not believe all the things I've been missing
You should have seen me painting the town
But now I'm wishing that I never dissed ya
Baby won't you please come on home
I need you by my side I got a brand new problem
I can't get my laces untied
And if you'd like to reconcile, I'd walk that one extra mile
And if you'd listen to my heart, I swear we never would part
But if you'd like to make things right,
Help me get my shoelaces tied
Oh darlin’ just help me get my shoelaces tied

 

YOU ARE MY HOME

    (S. Waters)

    I am driftwood on an ocean
    I'm a mountain no one climbs
    But I get the strange emotion that I have what I want to find
    I already have what I want to find
    You tell me nothing lasts forever
    So I’ll say I disagree
    For we will embrace tomorrow as I dream myself to sleep
    Well I'll just dream myself to sleep
    You are my home
    Where I feel safe and warm
    I'm finally sheltered from the storm
    You are my home
    On an island full of wishes
    Seven different shades of sky
    No long arrival in the desert 'cuz I've left it all behind
    I finally left it all behind
    You are my home
    Where I feel safe and warm
    I'm finally sheltered from the storm
    You are my home
    Where I feel safe and warm
    I finally found a place where I belong
    You are my home
    I am driftwood on an ocean


 

THE WORD GOODBYE

(S. Waters, S. Farrow)

If we walked along would you let me hold your hand
And if I can't let go would you understand
Well if it's only for a while would you let me be your man
Oh, I really love your style
And I'm gonna miss your smile
But the one thing that just ain't right
Is the word goodbye
A summer day can turn cold if I see you walk away
But my heart just unfolds when you say you'll stay
Oh, In the moment I feel fine
But no matter how I try
Just can't seem to find the word goodbye
The word goodbye
So will we make it to tomorrow well I just don't know
But I will be coming back somewhere down the road
Oh, In the moment that you’re near
Is the moment that it all comes clear
And the one thing that you'll never hear is the word goodbye
No you'll never hear the word goodbye




 

ZARAH'S LULLABY

(S. Waters)

Just close your eyes I'll turn out the light
Rest your angel eyes and soon you will rise
Hush now don't you cry daddy's by your side
Seek and you shall find the dreams of your life
I am near you I will sing you a song
I will hear you if you wake 'fore the dawn
I will hold you if the monster arrives
I will love you all your life
Lullaby
As we share our life the years will go by
You will grow up fast right before my eyes
When you choose your path I'll be right behind
I am near you I will sing you a song
I will hear you if you wake 'fore the dawn
I will hold you if the monster arrives
I will love you all your life
Lullaby






 

ONLY WHAT I WANT

(S. Waters)

You brighten up my day baby that's true
Then you walk away baby that's cruel
When we feel the same you know that I do
You can't ever bring the rain playing it cool
I love everything about you baby let's try
To keep it casual there's no need to buy
There's nothing more valuable than time
I'd spend it all to keep you by my side
So, how can you say that it really does belong to me
If I can't take it when I go
You won't ever find me keeping up with Mr. Jones
He can buy his way through life I'll just take it as I go
Anything I want is nothing that I need
With everything I got and not one thing's guaranteed
It's only what I want
It don't matter much to me to have or have not
The best things are always free
We need to come together people let's see
What we can accomplish without greed
Imagine all the hunger we could feed
When we dream the same that's reality
So, how can you say that it really does belong to me
When I can't take it when I go
You won't ever find me keeping up with Mr. Jones
Let them buy their way through life we'll just take it as we go
Anything I want is nothing that I need
With everything I got and not one thing's guaranteed
It's only what I want
It don't matter much to me to have or have not
The best things are always free
They're always free




 

ALWAYS LOVE

(S. Farrow, S. Waters)

Well, the sun has set and the twilight has let the darkness flood the air
The moon has charmed a blanket of stars to shine from everywhere
So, don't be afraid when the daylight flips the page and fades to night
Just hold on my dear 'cuz I will be near to guide you to the light
It's always love that lights the way
It's always love that wakes the day
It's always love that sings your sunrise serenade
It's always love that warms your skin
It's always love that glows within
And you always get back all the love that you give
It's always love It's always love
It's always love It's always love
Well the clouds have changed into shapes of gray that swallow the blue sky
The north wind has blown as the birds have flown the heavens heaved a sigh
So, don't be afraid if the wind and the rain have broken down your door
Just hold on my dear 'cuz I will be here to lift you off the floor
It's always love that shields the rain
It's always love that heals the pain
It's always love that leads you back when you go astray
It's always love that holds your hand
It's always love that understands
And you always give back all the love that you can
So, don't believe it when they tell you something's wrong
And disagree when they say the bird has lost its song
You know I've seen it
You know I mean it
When I promise you I'll pull you through
It's always love that lights the way
It's always love that wakes the day
It's always love that sings your sunrise serenade
It's always love that warms your skin
It's always love that glows within
And you always get back all the love that you give
Baby Baby
Well you always get back all the love that you give

 

SAVE MY LIFE (LIKE POETRY)

(S. Waters)

It's just like poetry in motion watching you
And I'll never find the words to move me like you do
I write you letters that I never send
I stare at your picture wishing I knew when you would
Show me a sign
Cuz if you really don't mind
It would save my life if you could only love me
Watercolored memories rain inside my room
While you move the earth before me, I promise you the moon
I am too afraid to ask you for a dance
So, I'll wait from a distance hoping I get the chance
Oh if you could
Show me a sign
Cuz if you really don't mind
It would save my life if you could only love me
Morning breaks
Daylight fades
Seasons will change
Heaven knows
We grow cold
Only love remains
So, if you could
Show me a sign
Cuz if you really don't mind
It would save my life if you could only love me



 

COUNTY LINE

(S. Waters)

Well listen everybody let me tell you so
Looking for a heaven there's a place we can go
Tell your little sister tell your brother Joe
Telling all your neighbors anyone that you know
There's a good time 'cross the county line
Oh yeah
We'll drink a little whiskey raise a little hell
Breaking all the bottles breaking out of our shells
Sleeping on the ground and dancing under the stars
We're loving just a little in the back of my car
These are good times 'cross the county line
These are damn good times 'cross the county line
All I need is music and the freedom to change my mind
We ain't looking for answers 'cuz we know just what we'll find
'Cross the county line
Turning up the music as loud as it can go
Pass around the bottle and we'll go with the flow
Cause a little trouble make a little noise
Get a little crazy with the girls and my boys
These are good times 'cross the county line
These are damn good times 'cross the county line
So raise your glass to freedom and the music that speaks our minds
We ain't looking for answers 'cuz we know just what we'll find
'Cross the county line
Tell Sheriff Johnson just to go on home
We're out of jurisdiction he's got to leave us alone
He can give us warnings he can drive on past
He can go to hell and he can kiss my ass
These are good times 'cross the county line
These are damn good times 'cross the county line
Oh yeah

 

LOVE STORY

(S. Waters)

Nobody told me I would have to find out the hard way
Day after day we're just chipping away the heartache
Now I've never felt so strong I feel like I belong
And for once in my life I am holding on
Remember the day we fell in love right away was amazing
Back in the days when everyone said we were crazy
Well we don't really need to agree
They believe what they want to believe
Well as for me this is what I see
We are a love song playing on the radio
On a stage like Juliet and Romeo
On a silver screen like Gable and Vivien Leigh
Oh baby you and me we are a love story
Lightning can strike and be as bright as once in a lifetime
But It's been no fairy tale
We've sure had our fair share of the hard times
But we keep shuffling along they said we wouldn't last this long
Well don't it feel good just proving them wrong
We are a love song playing on the radio
On a stage like Juliet and Romeo
On a silver screen like Gable and Vivien Leigh
Oh baby you and me we are a love story
Yeah baby
God only knows it ain't easy loving someone like me
But you know baby there's no place I would rather be
When we're together I feel like I'm living a dream
Oh come on baby put that suitcase down
We are a love song playing on the radio
On a stage like Juliet and Romeo
On a silver screen like Gable and Vivien Leigh
Oh baby you and me
We are a love song playing on the radio
On a stage like Juliet and Romeo
On a silver screen like Gable and Vivien Leigh
Oh baby you and me

 

PAINT BY NUMBERS

(S. Farrow)

There you sit again clutching your brush inside your hand
You start another day you've laid out all your paints just different shades of gray
Number ten is cherry red twenty two is whisper blue
But still you try to stay within the lines they're telling you to
Just take my hand and follow me to a place with all hues
Live with what's real you paint what you feel
Have you ever known the colors you've shown the colors I know
Wash the canvas clean you can paint your dreams so set your colors free
Number three is emerald green number one is yellow sun
So don't you ever try to stride inside the lines they're telling you to
Just take my hand and follow me to a place with all hues
Live with what's real you paint what you feel
Repaint those lonely roads with fields of blue and gold
Cover those old dark lines with strokes of sky a sun that shines
Within your eyes lies the world you create
A world that's waiting for you
Just take my hand and follow me to a place with all hues
So don't be confined to paint inside the lines they're telling you to
Live with what's real
So don't be confined
Don't be confined
Don't be confined
Don't be confined
Live with what's real