The River

it came without warnin'
a love like i ain't never felt before
she's like my destiny callin'
and she's lyin' there all naked on the floor

and suddenly, out of the blue she's singin'

ooo baby let my lovin' ease your pain
bring your burnin' skin to my river once again
i'll give you life
ooo baby let my lovin' ease your pain tonight

she came without warnin'
like an angel come from heaven in the night
her kiss makes me tremble
so she pulls me close and she holds me oh so tight

then suddenly out of the blue she's singin'

ooo baby let my lovin' ease your pain
bring your burnin' skin to my river once again
i'll give you life
ooo baby let my lovin' ease your pain
i'll give you life!

Get Ready

come on get ready
this is the spring of our love
come on get ready
feels like its ordained from above
we have the power
to do what we came to do
this is the hour
the sun is shining on you

the future is now
the past is gone forever
we can come together
the light is our way
the future is now
the past is gone forever
we belong together
get ready

come on get ready
the beach is washing away
come on get ready
the high tide of our love is here to stay
we will have the power
to do the good and the true
this is the hour
the whole world is waiting for you

Show

this love has taken a turn
my maps are no good now
i'm lost in these woods i say
black mountain show me your face
bring on the oblivion of your sweet embrace i say
this love has taken a turn
where we go now, i can't wait to learn

show a little love to me
show a little love to me
darlin' i'll show you "free"
i'll show you free tonight
show a little love to me
show a little love to me
darlin' i'll show you "free"

you are my diamond of grace
angelic little devil of the most secret space i say
there ain't noone quite like you girl
you save your nectar for the wise
while you smile at the world i say
you make me laugh at myself
you take me straight to heaven
by goin' straight through hell

if you wanna walk with me
then leave that false innocence behind
if you wanna know me tonight
then drag me to the river and hold me tight
if you wanna love like a god
you got to bleed like a god
you got to fight like a god
let go of who you are
cling to me now
cling to me now
here we go, here we go

Wings

weighin' on your mind
like a ball and chain
like a destiny to run from
division in your soul
keepin' you from whole
i can't bear to see you cryin'

the weight
that lays on your shoulders
could be the wings
that carry you home

sometimes you've got to die
to be born again
sometimes you've to fight
sometimes you've got to learn
sometimes you've got to burn
the old brush out
so the new can grow

the weight
that lays on your shoulders
could be the wings
that carry you home

could be the wings
could be the wings
could be the wings
could be the wings

like two long lost friends
like two long lost friends
like two long lost friends

Sofia

diamonds and pearls don't move this girl
she can be icy cold to the crawl
one of her lungs breathes in another world
while the other sticks around to blow you off
even when the four winds blow
she kind of passes by like she don't feel it
no mama she don't feel it
one of these days i'm gonna dive into her waves and
bring back the meaning of it all

sofia, i need ya
like a junkie needs a vein
and i wanna feel ya, sofia
fallin' down on me like rain

they say in ancient times, man
that women ruled the world
that the goddess was the one who laid it down
well i gots a woman as alive as the day
gonna breathe a whisper knock you right down to the ground
so go ahead man and say what you came to say
the black widow's a spider
the black widow's a spider
then go and prepare for your dyin' day
won't take one minute til you're curled up dead beside her

sofia, i need ya
like a junkie needs his vein
i wanna feel ya, sofia
fallin' down on me like rain

sofia, i need ya
like a freeloader needs his train
and i wanna feel ya, sofia
fallin' down on me like rain
sofia, rain down on me
and i ain't never, i'll never be the same baby
i wanna feel ya, sofia
fallin' down on me like rain

Love Shines (a song for my daughters about God)

on a crystal clear blue mornin'
there is a peace that only you can know
it is truth and love and it is always there
even if you fall down
even if you fall down, love shines

oh, it shines
like an eternal sun it shines
oh, love shines
like an eternal sun it shines

think of gentle Jesus
think of the Buddha underneath his tree
they taught the world about love
and how we all can be
how we can all be free
open our hearts and see love shine

oh, it shines
like an eternal sun it shines
oh, love shines
like an eternal sun it shines
oh, it shines
like an eternal sun, love shines

it shines
like a revolution
in your mind
like a revolution
in your mind
like a revolution
in your mind

Where Do We Go From Here?

i wanted a mountain
you gave me a sea
i wanted a hurricane
you gave me a breeze
i wanted to run
made me stand there and breathe
i wanted to dream
you made me sleep
i wanted to touch the bottom
but it was too deep
i wanted a revolution
you said i was already free
oh, yeah

where do we go from here
now the day is gone?
how do we face our fears
with nothin' in our hearts, baby?
where do we go from here
now the night has come?

i wanted to touch
your mind and your heart
i wanted to find
a new place to start
i wanted to kiss
your every part
oh, yeah
so baby don't leave me now
it's time to fly
like your shot full of holes
but you're still alive
like your too close to death
to ever really die, oh die, yeah

where do we go from here
now the day is gone?
how do we face our fears
with nothin' in our hearts, baby?
where do we go from here
now the night has come?
how do we face our fears
with nothin' in our hearts? nothin'!

why won't you listen to me?
i never meant you no harm
i only wanted to be free
all i want is to be free

Home

i'm a soldier on the field
fightin' for you
fightin' for me
you can see it on our faces
like the bullets leave tracers
you can feel it for real
you can't imagine the pain
of my babies so far away
so far my home

when they comin' home?
when they leavin' that place?
see their lover's face again
kid will see his daddy's face again
when they comin' home?
lord, shed some grace
see their lovers' face again
kid will see his daddy's face again

i'm a soldier on the field
waitin' to die, prayin' to live
to survive one more day
but my hope begins to fray
it's my flesh against the steel
you'll never what i've known
you'll never see what i've seen
i hope we make it home

when they comin' home?
when they leavin' that place?
see their lover's face again
kid will see his daddies face again
when they comin' home?
lord, shed some grace
put your peace in the valley tonight
bring the soldier home alright
when they comin' home?
when they leavin' that place?
see their lover's face again
kid will see his daddy's face again

"so far from home", she cries
"politics aside, what i'd give to have him here tonight"

(children playin' in the sun, home)
(mama braidin' your sweet hair, home)

All I Need

all i need is right here on my sleeve
you get what you get with me girl
you get the grace and the sting
count to three and i'll be on my knees
tryin' to set you free girl
tryin' hard to make you see

that my love is to stay
my love here to stay
open your heart, you can find your own
i found there all the same
but my love is here to stay

all i need is witherin' on that tree
the fruit of all knowledge darlin'
the one you were supposed to give to me
now I sit here like a buddha in this chair
watchin' your spectacle unfold
i'm sorry, i don't mean to stare
but baby now

my love is here to stay
my love is here to stay
open your heart, you can find your own way
i found there all the same
my love is here to stay
yeah!

like the sun that shines behinds the mind
like the one before all space and time
like the sun that shines behind the
like the sun that shines behind the mind

You Are Not Alone

so many people die everyday
who lived everynight without hope
spendin' their time just standin' in line
tuggin' on society's coat
so many people live everyday
like they ain't never gonna get old
doin' their time like carps in the slime
submarines with no periscopes

oooo you are not alone
oooo you are not alone

so many people keepin' the pace
just the other side of grace
fakin' their smiles, just the rank and the file
wild cheetahs put in a cage, oh baby now
so many people can't see the signs
even know their eyes are just fine
hittin' the stage a day late for the show
astronomers with no telescopes

oooo you are not alone
oooo you are not alone, no child
oooo you are not alone, no child
oooo you are not alone

nothin' in the world could keep me from lyin' next to you
nothin' in the world could keep me from flyin' next to you

Night of Nights

tonight
the road has no end
and you are
my only friend

oh, so i give you my love
its all that i have to give
oh, i give you my love
i give you my love

tonight
the answer is clear
we are
so far and so near

oh, so i give you my love
its all that i have to give
oh, i give you my love
and the life I have to live
oh, i give you my love
its all that i have to give
oh, i give you my love
i give you my love
i give you my
love like a diamond
she never stops shinin'
she's always alive and she's walkin'
with me

tonight
we stand as one heart
one mind
nothing left behind