Welcome to the Ball

Stand up by the fountains in the sky
Stars lay in your eyes
Pick a flower in my little garden
And roam with the butterflies, yeah
Hide your head in the clouds above
Fill your plate with mounds of love

Have some fruit, oh by the way
I love your suit but do you feel alright, alright
Here you wait a moment till the gates are opened
Then you’ll see the light, yeah
Let your little flower grow
Cause when I call you need to know
And take with you everyone you meet
Cause here we go

Welcome to the ball
We can talk forever at the ball
You can chase your blues away
Welcome to the ball
Fill your cup with laughter at the ball
Well you can dance the night away, come on

Yeah, yeah, yeah

Come on up, help yourself at the table
And don’t forget to taste the wine, no, no
Take a stroll down the gallery
Where snapshots of your memories hang down the line
See the courtyard by the pool
Here you’ll find the breeze is cool
Come and meet everybody
Cause here we go

Welcome to the ball
We can talk forever at the ball
You can chase your blues away
Welcome to the ball
Fill your cup with laughter at the ball
Well you can dance the night away, come on

Yeah, yeah, yeah
You can dance the night away
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You can chase your blues away
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Well you can dance the night away
Yeah, yeah, yeah
You can chase your blues and

Let your little flower grow
Cause when I call you need to know
And take with you everyone you meet
Cause here we go
Here we go

Welcome to the ball
Oh yeah, we can talk forever at the ball
You can chase your blues away
Welcome to the ball
Fill your cup with laughter at the ball
Well you can dance the night away

Welcome to the ball
Alright, we can talk for hours at the ball
You can chase your blues away
Welcome to the ball
Ah yeah, you can fill your cup with laughter at the ball
Well you can dance the night away, dance

Yeah, yeah, yeah
I said, dance the night away
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Chase your blues away
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Come on and dance the night away
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Alright

Cryin’ Free

I said I
I said I

I am out, I am sailin’
In a boat with my best friend
He’s asleep and I’m watchin’
As the afternoon storm’s a-brewin’
I said I
I said I

I am here, I am talking
I was lame but now I’m walkin’
Cause I cried and I screamed
Yes, I begged and I was given
I said I
I said I

I was strong, I was mean
Thought I looked good in the mirror
I was down (I was down), I was out (I was out)
I was distant til you came nearer (nearer)
I said I
I said I
I said I

Free
Cause I’m cryin’ free
Set me free
Cause I’m cryin’ free

I said I
I said I

Say it louder, shout it louder
Let your tears run down ‘cross the border
Runnin’ wild, runnin’ free
I beg you please come do it with me, yeah

Cause I’m cryin’ free
Set me free
Cause I’m cryin’ free
Set me free
Cause I’m cryin’ free
Set me free
Cause I’m cryin’ free

I said I
I said I
I said I
I said I

I am out
I am sailin’
In a boat with my best friend

Guess Who’s Driving

I was walking down the street
Hey where are we going?
Complained my aching feet
It was hot and I was sweating
Didn’t know if I would last
Two cans of coca-cola
And getting nowhere fast
Then a big old man in a pickup truck
Pulled over in front of me
Let me take you for a ride, he said
And I will set you free
Come inside, lock the door
He slammed the pedal to the floor
Tryin’ to grab the wheel from his hands
He said to me
Guess who’s driving

Then I turned up his radio
And heard the shocking news
Thought I had a stroke
I spilled some coke on my blue suede shoes
Then I looked at him I said, listen man
I think we’re going way too far
He smiled and asked if I would rather wish
Upon a falling star
Oh, I don’t know where I’m going but
I can’t wait to be there now
I’m feeling kinda desperate
Though I know I’ll make it there somehow
Life is but a mist, he said
One blink and you’re outta town
So hold on tight
I’ll take you for a ride, yeah
It’s gonna turn you upside down
It’s gonna turn you upside down

Listen up
There’s only one way to heaven now
And so many roads to hell
Ain’t no other way to nowhere
Still you only got one soul to sell
I looked out from my window
Though every mile’s a battleground
He said, aren’t you glad I bailed you out
From the lost and found
Oh, it’s amazing how things are crystal clear
And still we fail to see
We hold on to what we think we know
We’re proud of who we claim to be
I know I try be behind the wheel and steer it as I please
But the big old man always reminds me

This ain’t no game, this ain’t no fantasy
Guess who’s driving
Guess who’s driving
Guess who’s driving
You wanna turn the world around
I won’t let you down
But guess who’s driving
Guess who’s driving
Guess who’s driving
You wanna turn it inside out
Let me show you what it’s all about
But guess who’s drivng
Guess who’s driving
Guess who’s driving

Falling

Well, isn’t there a time when we should see
We’re prone to killing all the dreams
That just might set us free
Yet I don’t understand the way we walk
The way we talk, no
Yes, isn’t there a time when we should see
Yeah, we need to see

Sometimes I feel I hover in the air
When actually I’m only tied down on
My own electric chair
Oh, can I always stand here by your side
I wanna stand by your light where I cannot run
I cannot hide, no

Cause I remember when I was younger
On my own and I thought I felt stronger
Flying high as a kite in the big sky
Looking down on the ground then I ask you why
Am I alone at the top and I wonder
I can’t hear you though you’re loud as a thunder
But in the night when you hear me calling
You stop these tears from falling down

I found the other side, it’s no lie
I tell you there’s more to the picture
Than ever meets the eye
The roses in the garden, oh can you smell them
Can you smell them from a distance
Yes, I found the other side and it’s no lie
I’m telling you no lies, no

Down on the ground
Is where I belong
It’s where you’re hearing this song
Down on the ground
It’s not a place to stop
It’s where you’re lifted up, oh yeah

State of Grace

I desire to run this race
In my desire to see your face again
Wake me up in the morning light
I am here

I desire to wrong no one
In my desire the damage is done again
Walk me home where the big blue sky’s always clear
And near

The pain is gone
The weight’s lifted off my shoulder
The rain has come and gone
The storm is over
Welcome to the state of grace

I desire to call on you
Yes I desire to run to you once again
In my soul I thirst but it’s okay
You say

Yes I desire to break the code
Say hello to the yellow brick road again
Let me mend your heart
Dear broken hearted, oh yeah

I hear your thunder on the misty mountain top
Never stop, no
I hear your voice, you’re calling to my face
Saying welcome to the state of grace

I want to find a place to live, yeah
Somewhere I can give
A place where you and I could meet, yeah

I desire to run this race
In my desire to see your face again
Wake me up in the morning light
I am here

Someday

Change these colors of blue and grey
I can’t stand it anymore
The sun keeps rising on the wrong side of town
Ooh don’t you walk out that door
I can’t breath, I can’t, I can’t see
I call out your name
It’s alright, you say, I can’t wait
I will be home
Someday

Have you been there, ooh my friend
Searching high and low
Imagine closely a painless world
Ooh, how can you say no
Don’t you run, don’t you, don’t you hide
Don’t turn your back away, no
It’s alright, you say, I can’t wait
Oh please come home
Someday

Let me take you to a land
With no castles in the sand
While there is still time
Oh won’t we do it today
Let me carry you away
From the scene of the crime

Take this rainbow away from the dark
Clear these clouds away
Let me smell your roses again
Send forth the light of day, yeah
Cause I can’t breath, I can’t, I can’t see
And I call out your name, yeah
It’s alright, you say, I can’t wait
I will be home
I will be home
Yes, I will be home
I will be home
Someday

I Don’t Know

I don’t know what to do
When I look far away
Every step that I make
Is prayed for everyday
I don’t know what to say
Sometimes words are in vain
People try to give answers
While they’re numb to my pain
I don’t know how to live
Life gets too complicated
Don’t wanna be aggravated

I don’t know too much
About how it should be
Let me find us some help
So we’d be able to see
I don’t know for sure
If I could make it alone
Don’t wanna take no chances
Ain’t gonna be on my own
I don’t know what is real
Everything’s just a show
But thank God I don’t know

Thank God
Thank God
Thank God I don’t know
Thank God
Thank God
Thank God I don’t know

I don’t know how to feel
I find myself in too deep
I get a tap on my shoulder
When I walk in my sleep
I don’t know where to go
Too many roads to take
Got to find some directions
Oh for goodness’ sake
I don’t know if it’s true
And I don’t know if it’s false
I’ve got to break down these walls

Thank God
Thank God
Thank God I don’t know
Thank God
Thank God
Thank God I don’t know

Thank God, thank God
Cause I dunno
Don’t know too much anymore
I don’t wanna see
Cause someday I’ll see the truth
And you and I can be set free
So tell me where do you wanna be
Cause let me tell you, let me tell you
I don’t know, oh
I don’t know
Thank God

Tonight, Tomorrow and Forever

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

Tonight, tomorrow and forever

Beloved

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
Has 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
Beloved

See me, feel me
Gaze upon the universe
You’ll see where you stand
Feed me, heal me
Oh, 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
Be loved by me

The Other Side

You wake up in the morning
You don’t think about it
You open your eyes
And start to smell the sweet morning air
You go on about your day
You think to yourself, oh, come what may
It’s just how it is
You just don’t think about it, no, no

There’s a message on the phone
It’s for you my friend
Someone saying hello
Familiar voice on the other end
You turn to the fridge and have your fill
You drive your fancy car and do as you will
Well let me tell ya something

I heard there’s gonna be some rain today
It ain’t gonna look pretty anyway, oh baby
You might be winning in the lottery
And tell sweet lies to your diary, oh honey
I’ll see you on the other side

Well here goes daddy gently rockin’ your cradle
(Your mama called, she’s fine but she’s running late)
You spill your milk while crumbs fall under the table
(Hey, don’t forget to clean your plate)
You paid all your bills today
Your savings account inside these jars of clay
Well let me tell you a story

I went up the hill and met with the fool
He told me silly things that sounded pretty cool, oh baby
You hear little things from here and there
Your crazy little head will take you everywhere, oh honey
I’ll see you on the other side
Ain’t gonna say goodbye

Oh won’t you fall on your knees and let your words ring out
(Let your words ring out)
And don’t you dry your tears in vain, no
(Don’t wait until tomorrow)
When you look and see what’s going on around you
Better look and see instead what goes on inside you, yeah

Uh huh, let me tell you
I went up the hill and met with the fool
He told me silly things that sounded pretty cool, oh baby
You hear little things from here and there
Your crazy little head will take you everywhere, oh honey
I’ll see you on the other side
I’ll see you on the other side, yeah
That’s what I say

I heard there’s gonna be some rain today, oh baby
I’ll see you on the other side
It ain’t gonna look pretty anyway, oh baby
You might be winning in the lottery, oh honey
I’ll be waiting
And tell sweet lies to your diary, oh honey
I’ll see you on the other side

Circus Came to Town

You took me down to the small town
You took me down where the merry-go-round
Goes round and round
Round and round

You took me down to the party
Took me down where the clowns abound
Took me down, down, down
Down, down, down

I didn’t know what I had to do
Till you showed me
I didn’t know where the fun begins
No, no, no, no

You took me down to the small town
You took me down where the merry-go-round
Goes round and round
Round and round

You took me down to the party
Took me down where the clowns abound
Took me down, down, down
Down, down, down

I didn’t know what I had to do
Till you showed me
I didn’t know where the fun begins
No, no, no, no

Till circus came to town (came to town)
Till circus came to town (came to town)
Till circus came to town (came to town)
Till circus came to town (came to town)

You took me down for the showtime
You fed me good, didn’t cost me a dime
In your time, time, time
Time, time, time

We walked and you held my hand
As the band played the sweet, sweet music
That will never end
Yes, it never ends

I didn’t know what I had to do
Till you showed me
I didn’t know where the fun begins
No, no, no, no

Till circus came to town (came to town)
Till circus came to town (came to town)
Till circus came to town (came to town)
Till circus came to town (came to town)

I never thought I’ve always been alone

Till circus came to town (came to town)
Till circus came to town (came to town)
Till circus came to town (came to town)
Till circus came to town (came to town)

These are the Days

Ooh yeah, uuh yeah
These are the days
These are the days I’ve longed to see
These are the nights
These are the nights when time came to be

To know what it’s like to believe
To know what it’s like to conceive
To know that it’s gonna be alright
Alright, yeah

These are the people
These are the people of the sun
We stick the needle
We stick the needle while the damage is done

To know what it’s like to be free
To know what it’s like to see
To know that it’s gonna be alright
I said alright
Alright, I said alright

At the end of the day
There’s a way we go
But when it’s all over
Then it’s over
Didn’t you know

These are the days
These are the final days of life
These are the nights
This is the time I say goodnight