Ghost Notes

Ask

When you don’t understand
And something hits the fan
And the world is set on fire
All alone you burn
There’s nowhere to turn
Your mind’s coming down the wire

And you’re down
And you’re out
And you wanna scream and shout

Why don’t you just ask
And you’ll receive
You sure can ask
If you believe
But when you ask
Don’t you ever doubt
Go on and ask
And get it all out

If you think there’s something
Wrong in your life
It seems like something is missing
When you walk in the dark
You slip and miss the mark
You’re alive but you don’t feel like living

And you’re down
And you’re out
And you wanna scream and shout

Why don’t you just ask
And you’ll receive
You sure can ask
If you believe
But when you ask
Don’t you ever doubt
Go on and ask
And get it all out

But you run to the hills and run for your life
Where there’s only pain and it cuts like a knife
You don’t look back cause you don’t wanna feel
Let me ask you something, do you wanna heal
Cause you can be healed

Why don’t you just ask
And you’ll receive
You sure can ask
If you believe
But when you ask
Don’t you ever doubt
Go on and ask
And get it all out

Like father Like Son

In the early days, my father would carry me through
As the years went by, I noticed our chats were so few
Yet the dinner table was abounded with our daily bread
Forgiveness I ask, the sins I didn’t know made me bled
Have mercy on me

I desperately wanted to be just like him in my youth
He was larger than life, surely there’s no other truth
But I never knew how to be like his friend
Through the darkest hours, the feelings of fear would not end

Oh Daddy, I’m crying tonight, I’m dying inside
Wishing to gain back your trust
Though the battle is won, the damage is done
Still hoping to one day be just like father like son

The day was approaching, I had to make me a plan
Things were not getting better for me so I ran
I said I’d be back but suddenly I changed my mind
My heart was deceitful, I miss all that I left behind

Oh Lord, I’m crying tonight, I’m dying inside
Wishing to gain back your trust
Though the battle is won, the damage is done
Still hoping to one day be just like father like son

Oh the cup I am drinking from today is fate
I wait for the day when it’s not too little too late anymore

Oh but til then, I’m crying tonight, I’m dying inside
Wishing to gain back your trust
Though the battle is won, the damage is done
Still hoping to one day be just like you

Oh God, I’m crying tonight, I’m dying inside
Wishing to gain back your trust
Though the battle is won, the damage is done
Still hoping to one day be just like father like son

Wy Oming

Looking over yonder as I drive the open road
I imagine I am in a scene of a Longmire episode
And I marvel in the great wide open spaces everywhere
And I thank the Lord as I breathe heaven’s air

And I have ol’ Wy Oming on my mind
Where the mighty wind is farmed and coal is mined
Flying saucers in the sky, flying pancakes in July
I got ol’ Wy Oming on my mind

Here we get a couple months of summer
Another couple weeks of fall then we go under
So you stay insde, watch TV, eat mashed potato
Hitch a ride to Devils Tower in a Winnebago

And I have ol’ Wy Oming on my mind
Where the mighty wind is farmed and coal is mined
Flying saucers in the sky, flying pancakes in July
I got ol’ Wy Oming on my mind

My baby and I go up to the Big Horn Mountains
Sometimes to Saratoga get a bite to eat
I savor everyday in this great state that I call home
And here I end up back wherever I may roam

And I have ol’ Wy Oming on my mind
Where the mighty wind is farmed and coal is mined
Flying saucers in the sky, flying pancakes in July
I got ol’ Wy Oming on my mind

Oh and I have ol’ Wy Oming on my mind
Where the mighty wind is farmed and coal is mined, yeah
Flying saucers in the sky, flying pancakes in July
And you better believe it
Got ol’ Wy Oming on my mind

Little cowboys in the sand
Big ol indians in their land
I got ol Wy Oming on my mind
Yes I got ol Wy Oming on my mind
And I love ol Wyoming

More Than Life

She’s all I want
She’s all I ever wanted
She’s all the world
She’s all the world to me

I love the rain
I love it when it snows
I love the sunshine
And the moon when it glows
And everything I need
I have it oh so rife
Still I love my baby more than life

She’s, she’s my precious
My precious gift from above
And she’s oh so pretty
She’s all I’m thinking of, yeah

Yes, I love the rain
I love it when it snows
I love the sunshine
And the moon when it glows
And everything I need
I have it oh so rife
Still I love my baby more than life

Oh, there is thunder and there’s lightning
The good times and the bad
And there is a lot, a lot of learning
Some wisdom to be had

She’s all I want
She’s all I ever wanted
She’s all the world
She’s all the world to me

Sure, I love the rain
I love it when it snows
I love the sunshine
And the moon when it glows
And everything I need
I have it oh so rife
Still I love my baby, oh yes I do

She loves a rainy night
And I love it when it snows
I even love the sunshine
And the moon, yes the moon
And everything I need
I have it oh so rife
Still I love my baby more than life
Yes I love my baby more than life
I love my baby more than life
I love my baby more than life

Room in the Sky

I walk alone on a mountainside
As the misty morning air begins to clear
And the light of day appears
See the birds they paint the blue
Like the Northern plains my mind has opened wide
And the doubts are cast aside

I’m flying away in my dream
I thirst for the water from the stream
Never have to ask you why
I don’t see much from my view
And all I have comes from you
And the sun gets its shine
From your room in the sky

Now all uncertainty has gone
In the dead of night you flash your radiant light
And I’m high as a kite
I see the colors of my youth
Like its innocence my heart is cleansed like rain
And you wipe away the stain

I’ve seen the bridge collapse so many times in my life
And there seems to be no other way
There’s no one by my side
Nowhere to run and hide
And I can’t afford the price to pay

Now everything’s been said and done
The story ends and the battle is won
Never have to say goodbye
And all the fears you’ll drive away
And all the tears you’ll wipe away
As you wait for me to fly
Into the place where eyes are dry
As you wait to see me fly
I wanna be in
I wanna live in
Your room in the sky

Alive

I used to fall on darkness
I never knew my soul
And everyday seemed lifeless
And I would lose control
This time I’m alive

The world I used to belong to
I just ignored the pain
I did not see the writing
And I was all to blame
But this time I’m alive
This time I survived

Today I find redemption
You gave me what I need
When all I had was nothing
You planted all the seeds, yeah

So this time I’m alive
And this time I survived
This time I’m alive
And this time I survived
And this time I’m revived
And this time I’m so alive

All I Need is Now

I came home from work last night
Turned the TV on and put out the light
What does it matter
If the sun decides to rise another day

My street is covered with snow
But the wood will burn and the wind will blow
So, what does it matter
If morning runs a little late again

‘Cause all I need is now
Yes, all I need is right now

You led me to my place
Twas a long dark road, hard to see your face
But your voice did matter
Those times I didn’t know where to turn, yeah

Now I’m back where I was before
It seems like I’m just running
Yet I keep coming back for more
But what does it matter
If in the end it all didn’t mean a thing to you

‘Cause all I need is now
Yes, all I need is right now
Cause yesterday has run its course
And tomorrow brags while its door’s still closed
Yes, all I need is now
Right now

I came home from work last night
I turned the TV on and put out the light
What does it matter
If the sun decides to rise again

Tonight, Tomorrow and Forever (Reprise)

Into the deepest part of me
You dive into my conscience
You knit the fabric of my soul
My heart turns into clay
Though you smash it into pieces
When it gets too hard to shape
You tear my world apart
And bring me to a brand new place

Where death is life
Where laughter is the tears I cried
Where pain brings comfort tonight

I’m standing underneath the moonlight
Gazing up into your house
I try to reach out my hands to touch you
Just wanting to feel your warmth
When I get so lost inside my own little thoughts
You reach out your hands and grab me
I close my eyes but there’s no darkness
Your light shines bright
I can see my way back home

Where death is life
Where laughter is the tears I cried
Where pain brings comfort tonight

Tonight, tomorrow and forever
Tomorrow and forever
Tonight, tomorrow and forever

Yeah, I wanna be with you
Where death is life
Where laughter is the tears I cried
Where pain brings comfort tonight

Beloved (Reprise)

Open the door, won’t you turn on the light
I can’t see nothing here, you can’t see my eyes
The wind starts to blow, there’s storm in the night
The fog rolls along with your fear and your lies

Light up a candle, look into your heart
Portraits of yesterday’s torn you apart
The mirror has cracked but the memories remain
The tears have long gone yet the blood leaves a stain

Beloved my daughter, beloved my son
Beloved my sister, my brother, my only one
Beloved be free, come hear and see
Be loved, my beloved
Be loved by me

Run to your right side, hide on your left
You can fly up to the mountains or dive into the depth
I whisper in your ear wherever you go
If only you’d listen, if only you’d know

Beloved my daughter, beloved my son
Beloved my sister, my brother, my only one
Beloved be free, come hear and see
Be loved, my beloved

See me, feel me
Gaze upon the universe you’ll see where you stand
Feed me, heal me
Drink from my cup and take hold of my hand

Beloved my daughter, beloved my son
Beloved my sister, my brother, my only one
Beloved be free, come hear and see
Be loved, my beloved, oh

Beloved my daughter, beloved my son
Beloved my sister, my brother, my only one
Beloved be free, come hear and see
Be loved, my beloved
Be loved by me

A Brighter Touch of Haze (Reprise)

Here at the house I would wait for the sun
Sitting by the window sill
Six in the morning the coffee’s all gone
Soon I’ll be paying the bill

And just when the papers tell me
To look at this town
The victim and the clown
You paint a perfect place
With a brighter touch of haze

Waiting for the bus at the corner down the block
Trying to make the pieces fit
The lady behind me she looks at the clock
She drives a point home to the pit

And just when the days seem cynical
And starts picking on the town
The victim and the clown
You fill an empty space
With a brighter touch of haze

And in between, I laugh and cry
And in between, I wonder why

Here at the house if there’s anything to say
It’s either you’ve lost or you’ve won
The colors on the TV screen all turn to gray
And the channels all flip back to one

But just when the day is over
The heroes of the town
The victim and the clown
When leaves start falling
Untangles the kite from the night
As the thought of tomorrow
Slips through the cracks
And I just can’t relax
You veil a worried face
With a brighter touch of haze