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The Not Forgotten

The sun comes up too damn soon
No place safe no more room
If we run fast as the wind
And don’t look back again
There’s one life and it’s free
Why just them not you and me
A man fears are his own
He fights for love and home

The scars across my back will heal my mind
The torch light in the night will never find
The hearts that run below
You reap what you will sow
Nothin’ left to seal your fate but time

Five hundred miles no light of day
Hold tight to hope or fade away
Cause freedom is a land
A right for any man

The scars across my back will heal my mind
The torch light in the night will never find
The hearts that run below
You reap what you will sow
Nothin’ left to seal your fate but time

What Do You Say

A friend of mine
Said that she’s a wizard
Who would have known
Then one day
She up and took the clouds away
And filled me with hope

What do you say when you see heaven
What do you do when you’re in love

She took a chance on me
So maybe she’s a gambler
And see’s what I don’t
She stole my heart
So maybe I’ll be Bonnie’s Clyde
And live on the road

What do you say when you see heaven
What do you do when you’re in love

What do you say when you see heaven
What do you do when you’re in love
What do you say when you see heaven
What do you do when you’re in love

Love Fire and Stone

I finally found the road I’d known
Train out at midnight
Time on my own
Took well in hand the faith in me
Two would be on my mind
One set me free

Love, fire and stone
Tear down alone
Feels like comin’ home

She flew in low and fast that night
Took my heart by surprise
No need to try
A man can hope for just one thing
A woman who knows your heart
She was for me

Love, fire and stone
Tear down alone
Feels like comin’ home

Love, fire and stone
Tear down alone
Feels like comin’ home

Line In The Sand

I said I can’t hurt you, I want nothin’ from you, you hear me
That look in your eyes says you’ve crossed the line
Don’t come any closer, this ain’t the answer, you know it
The bloodshed, we’re all dead, in our time

He stands on the corner, you can’t see his anger or reason
He does what he knows, he fights to survive
The odds will not carry, his gun moves the boundary and takes you
Why did you? Behind you, that line in the sand

So take heed as you take your flight
That nail you drove, won’t stay there for long
Tell me you feel late at night
Just so I know right from wrong

They gather tomorrow, their pain and their sorrow, don’t phase you
You hide in the dark, and wait for the call
It’s hard to find mercy, when hate turns to glory and tells us
We ain’t learned, we ain’t saved nothin’ at all

Could you have imagined, the door you saw open to warrant
And a young unarmed man can’t stop your fear
But how do you live, knowing the truth could destroy you
The answer, you gave without one single tear

So take heed as you take your flight
That nail you drove, won’t stay there for long
And tell me you feel late at night
Just so I know right from wrong

Just In Time

I look back at that day
Love would rush in
Take my heart lonely
And life would begin
How you found me down that dusty road
Just in time

Years that would follow
Just slip away
A path straight and narrow
Back to that day
Tell me you will love me all the long
Just in time

Time won’t carry you
And life gets in our way
But you and I will love
Until my dying day
I can, I do, I will

The miles come between us
Things we must do
Won’t stand before us
Ain’t nothin’ new
I fall in love with you once again
Just in time

Time won’t carry you
And life gets in our way
But you and I will love
Until my dying day
I can, I do, I will

Just in time
Just in time
Just in time
Just in time
Just in time

Small Towns

Small town heart and quiet soul
You don’t know how much you know
Of life and love and day to day
It’s you I miss, for you I pray
Small town ways

So don’t fold in and hide your light
You hold a key to day and night
Of why we’re here and dare to choose
Your honest days I can’t refuse

Small towns won’t forget you
And they’ll come to rescue
Your broken heart

Where whistle train will make its way
Through your night and while you lay
Wheels roar and force their will
And leave a quiet night so still
Until next time

We won’t compete, we won’t comply
And we’ll avoid the angel’s cry
A solemn peace as hard as stone
A small town heart is not alone

Small towns won’t forget you
And they’ll come to rescue
Your broken heart

Small town home
Small town days
Small town love
Small town rain
Small town girl
Small town boy
Small town joy

Take No More

You grow up strong, sometimes you grow up fast
You stake your claim but innocence don’t last
You’re taught right from wrong, sometimes you know what’s right
It’s been a living hell, you can’t run and hide
Girl you can’t take much more

Outside, nothin’s gonna get to you
Inside, rage is growing down and through

A sleepy town, you pa’s a preacher man
No one’ll doubt his word, no one’ll dare to ask
But it’s been fourteen years, you were too young to cry
When mama died too young, and left a hole inside
Girl you won’t take much more

Right now, prison ain’t just in your head
Everyday consumed with hate by what ain’t said

In life they say, give yourself half a chance
Ain’t gonna be this way, she gave him one last glance
Like so many times before, underneath the pale moon light
A knife would end the score, with a silent cry
Girl you won’t take no more

‘Preacher passed today’ is all the paper read
‘No more tears or fears’ is what the gravestone said

You grow up strong, sometimes you grow up fast
You stake your claim but innocence don’t last

There Sits The Gambler

Hey marine
You spent your life on your own selfish dreams
I crossed the line to lay the blame at you and worship you
Too many times

Then one fine day
You had no clue about the card you played
You handed me a lesson I could not have wished for
All my life

Lookie there sits the gambler
Next to him the gambler’s son
Don’t tell me he ain’t no better than the other one

Just take your time
The sail has set you died too young for me
I have a handful of your weekend day and Kodachrome
Memories

What’s in that heart?
If I could go back could you bare your soul
And tell me why you didn’t see your fate and legacy
From what you stole

Lookie there sits the gambler
Next to him the gambler’s son
Don’t think I’d change a damn thing on your run

Lookie there sits the gambler
Next to him the gambler’s son
Don’t tell me he ain’t no better than the other one
Lookie there sits the gambler
Next to him the gambler’s son
Don’t think I’d change a damn thing on your run

Baytown Girl

She grew up thinking nothin’ would come easy
Childhood days would trade for time
She fought for everything she wanted
Strength would hold the line

The world became a stage she followed
Life beyond the Golden Gate
A heart and soul you’d fall in love with
A life that couldn’t wait

Time and memories
Baytown girl
Baytown girl
Love and always
Baytown girl
Baytown girl
Your life’s on the run

Lives from day to day can be so restless
Work hard to play hard as they say
When I lay down beside you
You take the clouds away

Life won’t always be so complicated
I’ll be there when you win your race
A heart and soul you’d fall in love with
Until that final day

Time and memories
Baytown girl
Baytown girl
Love and always
Baytown girl
Baytown girl
Your life’s on the run

It Ain’t So Bad

She said, I got no plan
To change my life, I need no man
I’ll do just fine, it ain’t so bad you know

He said, well that’s OK
I’ll collect my heart and be on my way
There’s just one thing, I’m still in love with you

Say goodnight, it’ll be alright
Satisfy the things you love

Years and miles away
She knew those eyes as she heard him say
You’re lookin’ well, you haven’t changed at all

She said, that’s kind of you
But the fact back then boy I loved you too
I lost you then, can you stay a while

Sometimes you got no clue
The things you say or the things you do
That constant race between our heart, mind and soul

But one thing you can rely
We have regrets till’ the day we die
If it’s just the same, I’ll make sure one ain’t you

Say goodnight, it’ll be alright
Satisfy the things you love
But don’t think twice and sacrifice
The heart don’t lie when it’s alone

She said, I got no plan
To change my life, I need no man
I’ll do just fine, it ain’t so bad you know
I’ll do just fine, it ain’t so bad you know

Take My Wings

I don’t know, but I’ve been told
One life’s all you get
One to chance or break

If I should go before you do
And could hold you once again
Take my wings away

I shout you gave my soul a voice
Through all the silence and fear
And days I hear my heart rejoice
Just because you are near

Ten miles of golden dreams
I could not see the end
One for every day

If I could fly high above the world
But you’re not there to love
Take my wings away

I shout you gave my soul a voice
Through all the silence and fear
And days I hear my heart rejoice
Just because you are near

I shout you gave my soul a voice
Through all the silence and fear
And days I hear my heart rejoice
Just because
I shout you gave my soul a voice
Through all the silence and fear
And days I hear my heart rejoice
Just because you are near

Lesser Man

Some days you just wake up and you know
Trouble’s on the move, nowhere to go
It doesn’t matter much which way I choose
Or how hard it goes down, don’t plan to lose

I’ve always been a bit left of right
Stubborn side just won’t turn down a fight
And when my temper gets the best of me
How you make me laugh’s a mystery

Come dance tonight
Dress satin white
I know my timing seems a bit off queue
A lesser man couldn’t have married you

Crazy wouldn’t be fair to say
I’ll never be accused of playing safe
I’ll always be the first to tell the truth
I’ll always be the best at lovin’ you

Come dance tonight
Dress satin white
I know my timing seems a bit off queue
A lesser man couldn’t have married you
A lesser man couldn’t have married you

Kings and Sages

He looked to his left and he looked to his right
Nothing looked vaguely the same
As he walked away, he saw it just burn to the ground

Raptures and castings from some other time
Fell through his hands like the rain
What remained clear of childhood and bright sunny days

Never stood so able, deep in fable
She taught what is true and carried you through
All the turning pages, kings and sages
Won’t stay the night, your strength is the right
As you hear that sound

Thundering horses run free or’e the plain
Feeling what he’d come to know
There’s only one way, the reign in your hand must let go

For now he reflects his young days in the sun
The rebel still playing his hand
Missing at times, his heart and his soul can depend

Never stood so able, deep in fable
She taught what is true and carried you through
All the turning pages, kings and sages
Won’t stay the night, your strength is the right
As you hear that sound

Never stood so able, deep in fable
She taught what is true and carried you through
All the turning pages, kings and sages
Won’t stay the night, your strength is the right
As you hear that sound, no ground

Another Man’s Soul

Soul of a man, your fate’s in his hands
Tell me that smile on your face
Gives you a right to control
Sadly I might share your disgrace
If I had another man’s soul

I spent many years in your shadow
I gave my life freely for you
I learned all the angles
I hung on your words like a fool

Well I can’t be bought and I can’t be spent
And some day’s my passion can cover the rent
I’m here to tell you
There’s more of us here watching you

Tell me that smile on your face
Gives you a right to control
Sadly I might share your disgrace
If I had another man’s soul

I had a bad dream the whole human race
Believed in a lie they would kill to embrace
I never awakened
And found myself square in their sights

We’re given a right to fight what is wrong
The hold on your own selfish greed is too strong
I can’t help you see
If you’re blind in your heart and your mind

Tell me that smile on your face
Gives you a right to control
Sadly I might share your disgrace
If I had another man’s soul
If I had another man’s soul

Won’t Get Far

If I could, I would take
All of the hard times away
And time would stand still
And blue skies at your beckoned will

No star so far would claim you
I won’t get far without you

Until then, I will try
To be the best man you can find
Your tears, I will dry
Your joys give my heart such a ride

No star so far would claim you
I won’t get far without you
No star so far would claim you
I won’t get far without you


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