I’ve been gardening
By the light of the moon
‘cause I’m sleepin
To nearly noon
I’ve been whispering
Past the grave of a friend
Makes me wonder
When my time will end

Time is slowly slippin
Slippin to the past
To live in the moment
Is no easy task
Easy task
Easy task

Lean forward -not back
Lean forward -not back

I’m remembering things mt Father said
And the sweet, sweet music from my Mama
When she cradled my head
Now, I’ve got this Son
He makes me proud
Hope I said it real clear and often
Said it real loud
You gotta tell your children that you love them (Children that you love’em}
Tell your children that you love’em (Children that you love’em)
Tell your children that you love’em (Children that you love’em
Tell’em right now

‘Cause time is steady-slippin
Slippin to the past
Treasure the moment
But don’t get attached
Get attached
Get attached
Lean forward -not back
Lean Forward -not back

Come on Baby
Take me by the hand
And together we can make our wat
To our own Promised Land
So, get on up
Get on your feet
‘Cause the Devil can’t get us
When we’re lean’in towards the sunny street
You know the Devil can’t get us (Devil can’t get us)
No, the devil can’t get us (Devil can’t get us)
No, the devil can’t get us – Get us right now

The sun is slowly setting
Setting in the west
Attention to the moment
Has got to be the best
Be the best
Be the best
Lean Forward-Not back
Lean Forward Not back

Lean Forward -not back
Lean forward – not back

Come on Baby
Take me by the hand

Sad-eyed Lady
Blue Café
Listen-up
I’ve got something to say
Wish I may
Wish I might
See your smiling face in the pale moonlight
It would be such a beautiful sight
To see your eyes aglow in the morning light

‘Cause, I swear if I was your lover
I would lift you up
High above any other
I swear that you’d discover
This heart forever true
This message is for you

I would lift you up
I would lift you up
I would lift you up

Years will come and years will go
Give me one chance
Let me show
Wish I may
Wish I might
See your smiling face in the pale moonlight
It would be such a beautiful sight
To see your eyes aglow in the morning light
‘Cause, I swear if I was your lover
I would lift you up
High above any other
I swear that you’d discover
This heart forever-true
I wrote this song for you

And when the chips are down
(I won’t slip away)
When the leaves turn brown
( I won’t slip away)
If the sky turns grey
(I won’t slip away)
Until the break of day
I will lift you up
I will lift you up
I will lift you up

Her plate says Aurora
But that’s not her name
Total reinvention
That’s her aim
She still has dreams of leather and the lace
But frets about the lines upon her face
She’s still looking for Prince Charming
Isn’t it alarming
How the days go by
No peace
No solace
Ever since that broken promise
Formed her alibi
My, my…

Two dark years since she felt the Velvet Glove
She knows she needs a push if not a shove
She communicates with Angels from above
She’s searching for her
Next Level Love

He left her cats and cars and condo cash
But it took no time to burn
Right thru that stash
She used to live her life without a care
Now worries ‘bout her ever-thinning hair

She’s still looking for Prince Charming
Isn’t it alarming
How the days go by
No Peace
No solace
Ever since that broken promise
Formed her alibi
My, my…

Two dark years since she felt the Velvet Glove
She knows she needs a push if not a shove
She communicates with Angels from above
She’s searching for her
Next Level Love

She wants you to call her Aurora
But that’s not her name
What’s your name
What’s your name
What’s your name
What’s your name
What’s your name
What’s your name

Come on Aurora
That’s not your name…

I used to play the saxophone
I sat in with the band
They sent me to a foreign war
‘Came back a different man
Now, fighting in the desert
Makes a man hyper-aware
Threat to your mortality
Can come from anywhere

Hey, Ho take me home
Take me as I am
I’m just a weary traveler
Without a master plan
Hey, Ho make it so
Set my spirit free
And send me on my journey
To that place I cannot see

The last time I saw Hannah
She was waving me goodbye
Tear-soaked, hurry, home look
In her eyes
I wish I loved her better
I wish I could rewind
When I told her I was leaving
She just sighed

(Chorus)

I got in a spot of trouble
In the streets of the Yucatan
It involved a cache of weapons
And a bit of contraband
Now, prison in the jungle
Makes a man dig deep inside
Tears of regret fill my eyes

I used to play the saxophone
I sat in with the band
Now the years have come and gone
I’m a different man
I used to play the saxophone
I could swing real good
But I built a lonely prison
And wish I only could
I wish I only could
Hey, Ho take me home
Take me as I am
I’m just a weary traveler
Without a master plan
Hey, Ho make it so
Set my spirit free
And send me on my journey
To that place I cannot see

Zombies walking in the street
Gas is high
Families pay too much to eat
Working people
Sleeping in their cars
I get a sick uneasy feeling
Things have gone too far

What goes up
Must come down
What goes around
Always comes around
You know it’s gonna take a lot
To turn this ship around
And wipe away the stain
From the tarnished crown
Of the King of Clowns

I hear children bought and sold
Crusty politicians
Corrupt and way too old
Why can’t they hear the screams
Of crushing souls
Future dreams
Raked across the coals

CHORUS

Eyay, eyay, eoh
Eyay, eyay, eoh
She don’t lie
She don’t lie
She don’t lie
She don’t lie
She don’t lie
Cocaine in the White House
Shame, Shame
Shame, Shame
Shame, Shame, Shame

I have a friend
Who lost her son
To a poison-pill from a Cartel Lab
In the land of the blistering sun
Her life will never be the same
But her broken heart
Knows just who to blame

What goes up
Must come down
What goes around
Always comes around
You know it’s gonna take a lot
To turn this ship around
And wipe away the stain
From the tarnished crown
Of the King of Clowns

What goes up
Must come down …

How I even got here?
It’s impossible to say
Looking for some deeper truth
Got lost along the way
I was
Living like a shadow
Living like a shadow
Living like a shadow
Living like a shadow
I was disappearing
Disappearing
I was disappearing
Disappearing

I was drawing pictures
In the dust upon the floor
Doctor showed me mercy
But his potions did not cure
I was
Barely treading water
Treading water
Barely treading water
Treading water
I was sinking deeper
Sinking deeper
I was sinking deeper
Deep down to the core

(Chorus)
Heart of Darkness
You can leave me now
Heart of Darkness
You can’t deceive me now
Darkness
I see through your disguise
Heart of Darkness
I finally realized
It’s all been a pack of lies

Had to get my feet on solid ground
I was looking for some answer
No answer could be found
If I’m to live to fight for one more day
There’s only one thing
Left for me to say

Heart of Darkness
You can leave me now
Heart of Darkness
You can’t deceive me now
Heart of Darkness
I see through your disguise
Heart of Darkness
It’s not like it was before
I don’t need you any more

Heart of Darkness
You can leave me now…

Sun poured down like honeysuckle-lemon
And soaked into the skin
As we lay in this little slice of heaven
The healing can begin

Tell me of the things
That send you screaming in the night
The times that you were bravest
And soared above the fright

Tell me your stories
And I will tell you mine
In this peak of the summer light
Forget about the time
So don’t hold back now
There’s nothing left to lose
Let your words excite your mind
To spin your tales in multi-colored hues

Never mind your car, phone or money
What matters lies within
So open up your arms to me honey
And the healing can begin

Tell me all your sweetest dreams,
the price you had to pay,
the one’s you finally realized
And those that slipped away

Tell me your stories
And I will tell you mine
In the glow of this candlelight
And flush of this good wine
So pass that bottle
Let’s drink to better days
And celebrate the atmosphere
Of memories we have saved
And new memories made

Tell me your stories
And I will tell you mine
Tell me your stories
And I will tell you mine…

In the window near the fireplace
The mood was déjà vu
I said that I would like a taste
If it’s all the same to you
When I asked her for her name
She said it changes day to day
Smooth lines fuel the body heat
The price that I can pay

I remember undercover nights
We rolled in ocean lawns
Salt-hair and a sandy back
All sense of timing gone
I never knew that winter’s wind
Drew steam from summer songs
Or brown eyes held the body taught
And captive for so long

(Chorus)
You can sleep well tonight, Regina
You can sleep well tonight
With Light Street far behind
It’s hard to tell at night, Regina
Sometimes it’s hard to tell at all

Had to rub my eyes
When you walked across the room
Body- talk I could recognize
Through the smoky-gin perfume
When it came to sharing words
We stumbled, tripped and stalled
But your face when I touched your knee
Lit a spark held in reserve
(Chorus)

Daylight sends the body shocked
Into a scream-alarm
It’s those times when I feel the guilt
Of having done some permanent harm
Each trip to the mirror
Sends me farther back away
From the flame of insane design
The price too high to pay

(Chorus)
It’s hard to tell at night
It’s hard to tell at night
It’s hard to tell at night
Don’t you know it’s so hard
So hard…

I used to play the saxophone
I sat in with the band
They sent me to a foreign war
‘Came back a different man
Now, fighting in the desert
Makes a man hyper-aware
Threat to your mortality
Can come from anywhere

Hey, Ho take me home
Take me as I am
I’m just a weary traveler
Without a master plan
Hey, Ho make it so
Set my spirit free
And send me on my journey
To that place I cannot see

The last time I saw Hannah
She was waving me goodbye
Tear-soaked, hurry, home look
In her eyes
I wish I loved her better
I wish I could rewind
When I told her I was leaving
She just sighed

(Chorus)

I got in a spot of trouble
In the streets of the Yucatan
It involved a cache of weapons
And a bit of contraband
Now, prison in the jungle
Makes a man dig deep inside
Tears of regret fill my eyes

I used to play the saxophone
I sat in with the band
Now the years have come and gone
I’m a different man
I used to play the saxophone
I could swing real good
But I built a lonely prison
And wish I only could
I wish I only could
Hey, Ho take me home
Take me as I am
I’m just a weary traveler
Without a master plan
Hey, Ho make it so
Set my spirit free
And send me on my journey
To that place I cannot see