Songs on the Album:
- Tell It to the Sky
- Lonely on the Range
- That Walk With You
- What About Me?
- When I Loved Her
- Open Your Heart
- Climb One More Time
- Good to Her
- Bridge of Sighs and Dreams
- Day of Goodbyes
- Beauty of the World
Lyrics to “Tell It To The Sky”
The fear of losing’s a demon that comes for me at night.
It plays with my confidence ‘til I start believin’ it’s right.
Tryin’ hard’s not a demon, but it’s harder than dreamin’.
CHORUS:
So, I TELL IT TO THE SKY
And ask for a reply.
But nothin’ comes, nothin’ at all.
Did I think the answer lies anywhere but here, deep inside?
TELL IT TO THE SKY.
Gettin’ old’s like a demon that comes to me at times.
It sits in my mirror, just waitin’ to surprise.
A fresh idea’s not a demon. In fact, it’s sweeter than dreamin’.
SECOND CHORUS:
So, I TELL IT TO THE SKY
And wait for a reply.
But nothin’ comes, nothin’ at all.
Why’d I think approval lies anywhere but here, deep inside?
TELL IT TO THE SKY. TELL IT TO THE SKY.
BRIDGE:
That’s why I tell on me in front of you
And let all my demons come into view.
It’s so embarrassing. It must be true; it must be true.
Findin’ fault is a demon; it feeds itself on pride.
On the face satisfaction while we starve ourselves inside.
Taking stock’s not a bad thing, but it sure can be humbling.
THIRD CHORUS:
So, TELL IT TO THE SKY
Don’t expect a reply.
‘Cuz nothin’ comes easy at first.
We are blessed. The answer is certainly plain to see deep inside:
TELL IT TO THE SKY.
We are blessed. The answer is certainly plain to see deep inside:
TELL IT TO THE SKY. TELL IT TO THE SKY.
Lyrics to “Lonely on the Range”
Who do you run to?
Who has captured your heart?
Who is the phone for?
And when did this start?
Who is the phone for?
Where are you going?
And why can’t I go?
When did you leave me?
And how did I not know?
When did you leave me?
Chorus
LONELY ON THE RANGE
So lonely like the sage.
Lover what a change
Leavin’ me…ON THE RANGE.
How can I help you?
Don’t worry I’ll be fine.
‘Cuz I know how to do this
A broken home, a second time
And I know how to do this.
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
Baby we must have lost our way
But I have one last thing I gotta say
I’m still in love with you.
Does that seem so strange?
Our story could be ending
When your heart turns the page.
And our story could be ending
The way things are trending
Are we just pretending?
Alternative Chorus
LONELY ON THE RANGE
So lonely like the sage.
Baby what a change
Leavin’ me LONELY ON THE RANGE.
Lover what a change
Leavin’ me…ON THE RANGE
Lyrics to “That Walk With You”
There once was a man that I knew
Who chose a life out of doors.
The last time I saw him alive
We talked of a place to explore.
But in a wistful way he seemed to say
CHORUS:
If I can’t take THAT WALK WITH YOU
An angel will come to guide you through.
He probably won’t wear my worn-out old hat
But give him some time and he’ll pay you back
If I can’t take THAT WALK WITH YOU.
We’re blessed to see you every day.
I was fifty when you first came our way.
Little girl when you’re ready for love
I’ll be pushing seventy or above.
So on your wedding day, when it’s time to begin
SECOND CHORUS:
If I can’t take THAT WALK WITH YOU
An angel will come to guide you through.
He won’t be dressed in white as you are.
But rest on his arm and you’ll travel far
If I never take THAT WALK WITH YOU.
BRIDGE:
Why is it so, as far as we know,
A big door closes shut when we go?
But right on cue, out of the bluest blue,
A small window opens up we see through.
THIRD CHORUS:
If I can’t take THAT WALK WITH YOU
An angel will come to guide you through.
Never look back it’s not worth the time
Just follow your heart like I followed mine
If I can’t take THAT WALK WITH YOU.
If I can’t take…if I just can’t make…if I can’t take THAT WALK WITH YOU.
Lyrics to "What About Me"?
All our dogs have to go
To other homes they don’t know.
It’s all because, we have to move.
My precious things in the curio
Have all been boxed for another show.
Wherever it is, I hope it starts soon.
CHORUS
But, hey, WHAT ABOUT ME?
Will you give me away if I don’t fill a useful need, and
Hey, WHAT ABOUT ME?
Will you box me in so I can’t breathe?
WHAT ABOUT ME?
I overheard you makin’ plans
For all the time left on my hands.
Wouldn’t it be nice, a doctor in the family?
My college days will be paid
From a special fund that was carefully saved.
All I gotta do is go along gracefully.
REPEAT CHORUS (replace “…give me away…” with “…give it away…”)
BRIDGE
I need to make some of my own mistakes
Otherwise how will I know
When it’s time to make my own kind of break
Even from, from the ones, who love me so?
All of my stuffed animals
Are stuffed in a bag black and beautiful.
Will they ever see the light of day?
The moving van has gobbled my bed,
My curio. The house is dead.
My entire life is drivin’ away.
REPEAT CHORUS (replace “…give me away…” with “…give me a break…”)
WHAT ABOUT ME?
What about my dreams? (I care about)
What about this song? (What about?)
What about what’s wrong? (What about?)
WHAT ABOUT ME?
Lyrics to “When I Loved Her”
I don’t wanna go home again
To feel her memory breathe.
A silent train’s comin’ ‘round the bend
And she is bound to leave.
She’s hard to take like medicine.
It’s hard to explain what happened then
When I loved her.
CHORUS:
WHEN I LOVED HER.
When I held her in my arms and told her I’d always be there.
Was I crazy WHEN I LOVED HER?
No more crazy than I am today.
No more crazy, no more crazy than I am today
WHEN I LOVED HER.
In her day she tried to change the world
But the world wouldn’t hear.
There’s no sense in keepin’ score
When our time is near.
She taught me things I should’ve known.
That is why a family’s grown
All around her.
REPEAT CHORUS
Now she’s lyin’ there in front of me
Not the sailor she once was.
But as long as there’s a windy sea
She’ll be doin’ what a captain does.
I haven’t cried with her in years.
It’s no surprise there are tears
Because I love her
REPEAT CHORUS
WHEN I LOVED HER,
WHEN I LOVED HER.
WHEN I LOVED HER.
Lyrics to “Open Your Heart”
My little girl she turned seven last month
Some of her friends came over for brunch.
Each little friend from a family apart
We opened our hands and opened our hearts.
There is a rule if you move to our town
Invite my kid or it’s a put down.
We were too new so we found out this way
Now the parents of the rejects shun us each day.
CHORUS:
A casual word at the grocery store
Never sharing feelings we try to ignore
Running home to hide behind solid doors.
Are we doomed to feel this way evermore?
What can I say to my daughter that sticks?
Mommy and Dad are in a big fix
Keep making friends it’s so easy to start
Open your hand and OPEN YOUR HEART.
CHORUS:
Don’t be afraid if someone gets hurt
It was not your plan and I know for sure
That you try, you try your best.
Keep on trying your best; don’t even worry about the rest.
Keep on trying your best; don’t even worry about the rest.
My little girl she turned seven last month
Some of her friends came over for brunch.
Lyrics to “Climb One More Time”
I love to stray far away from home
I’ve even tried hikin’ in alone
But I’ve never climbed Half Dome,
California’s Half Dome.
My college chum broke the law its true.
Twenty years eatin’ prison food.
Now he’s out and all he wants to do,
After payin’ his dues, is…
Chorus
Climb, climb, CLIMB ONE MORE TIME.
Here’s what he said when he finally found me,
It isn’t hard electronically,
“Let’s go climb that ol’ monolith
Maybe it will grant my wish.
Let’s not think about the time that’s gone
I’m sure we can keep it strong if we…”
Climb, CLIMB ONE MORE TIME, Climb…
Bridge
People say that you can’t go back
Everyone stays in their one-way track
But here’s a man who lost half his life
What does he expect from me?
Fill up his memories? (Now wait a minute…)
All that sweat for a little view
Nothin’ but clouds - don’t think it’s worth it too.
But once again it’s the friends I’ve made
Hey they don’t have to fade and precious time we’ve shared
Yeah it will always be there, when we…
Climb, climb, CLIMB ONE MORE TIME.
Climb, climb in our minds, CLIMB ONE MORE TIME.
CLIMB ONE MORE TIME.
Lyrics to “Good to Her”
I’m gonna see her again.
And look straight into her eyes.
Do my best to hide.
Forty years of surprise.
I’ll probably touch her hand
To show her that I still care.
The passage of time is not fair.
I could never be there.
CHORUS:
I hope they’ve been GOOD TO HER.
I hope they’ve been GOOD TO HER through the ages, through the pages of our lives.
She’s gonna look real good
I gotta stay in control.
So many secrets she told
From the depths of her soul.
REPEAT CHORUS
I hope they’ve been GOOD TO HER
Hope they’ve been good, so GOOD TO HER.
BRIDGE:
I was the one when her lovin’ began
Two of us walkin’ before we ran
Letting her go was part of the plan
In my heart I’m still her man.
Before she goes back home
And says goodbye to the past
I’ll say somethin’ real fast
“Your sweet memory will last”
I hope they’ve been GOOD TO HER.
I hope they’ve been GOOD TO HER through the ages, through the ages…
Hope they’ve been GOOD TO HER
Hope they’ve been good, so GOOD TO HER.
Hope they’ve been GOOD TO HER
Hope they’ve been GOOD TO HER
Lyrics to “Bridge of Sighs and Dreams”
INTRO:
I was a child of the 60's;
Lost in the 70's;
I tried in the 80's;
And nearly died in the 90's of fright,
All overnight, overnight.
From here I can see two lands.
Somewhere along the span
Halfway in the life of an honest man.
The old hills of my youth,
Where I thought I knew the truth.
Funny what was cool is now uncouth.
Here while I pause on the…
CHORUS:
BRIDGE OF SIGHS AND DREAMS,
Carry me back to my home.
Driftin' along with the tide,
I don't feel all alone.
A new land of destiny
Is right in front of me,
Where I trade my money for neglect.
So give me a minute more,
Then I'll move on to that shore.
Now I love to dream I've been here before.
REPEAT CHORUS
I'm not a newlywed, and I'm not nearly dead,
But I'd like to rest awhile instead
Here on the…
REPEAT CHORUS
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