Words

STAY HERE NOW

Would you like to spend the hours beside me

I will if you will stay here now

Let the days go into years together

I will if you will stay here now

No, no, no, I cannot take another day

With you a thousand miles away

When you come back let me hear you say

That you will stay here now.

Spending hours on the phone to hear you

It wraps me like a blanket now

A glass of wine, a book, a soft light

If you could be beside me now

No, no, no, I cannot take another day

With you a thousand miles away

When you come back let me hear you say

That you will stay here now.

I’ve been staring out the window

Sunlight sweeps across the floor

I don’t have very much to show you

But together we can find much more

So much more.

If you would spend the hours beside me

I will if you will stay here now

Let the days go into years forever

I will if you will stay here now

No, no, no, I cannot take another day

With you a thousand miles away

When you come back let me hear you say

That you will stay here now.

RAINDROP SOUL

We took a blanket and an address, too

We found you in the rain

You reached out to us, we took you home

That's how you got your name.

Those little blue eyes touched my soul

You rubbed my cheek to make me whole

Years later, it's so hard to say goodbye.

Raindrop soul come lay down beside me

Close your eyes and let yourself drift into dreams

Share them with me.

Raindrop soul when you stare out the window

Can you see how far kitty dreams can fly?

When you say goodbye...

Raindrop soul how I love you so

Little boy how I miss you so

Maybe someday, you'll come back to me.

Raindrop raindrop soul

Raindrop raindrop soul.

Raindrop soul how I love you so

Little boy how I miss you so

Maybe someday, you'll come back to me.

FAR FROM HOME

You’re a runaway flower child of the land

Skipping and tripping over patches of sand

Now you’re running far, as far as you can

To get far from home, far from home.

Yeah, the vistas are endless and the highway is long

Your friends are loose and you’re singing a song

The car is old but the spirit is strong

To get far from home, far from home.

Follow your heart and see what it is you can find

You might run out of money but I know you won’t run out of time.

And when you drive into a strange new town

Do you see cold faces and do you see frowns?

Does it feel like you’ve got no friends around

When you’re far from home, far from home.

Follow your heart and see what it is you can find

You might run out of money but I know you won’t run out of time.

So when they take advantage of you

Until your heart is breaking in two

Do you know what you’re going to do?

‘Cause you’re far from home, far from home

Far from home.

SUMMER DAY

I miss the wind and the water

The days are getting warmer now

Days of summer,

I’m gonna write you a letter

It’ll never get to you in this kind of weather.

Oh, she has golden hair

And she dances with the sun

Like she doesn’t even care.

Beaches, silver sandy beaches

You know the ocean well and all that it teaches,

Girls gather smiles on the sand

And they make time disappear

With the wave of a hand.

Oh, she has golden hair

And she dances with the sun

Like she doesn’t even care.

Days turn to sleepless nights

Parties and apartments

Blue and yellow basement lights,

And your life is reflected in the bay

And it melts into the morning

Of another summer day.

Summer day, summer day, summer day.

JUST ANOTHER WEEKEND

Out on the street

People rush or they greet

There is paper upon the sidewalk

I'm lookin' out the window and the world's looking back at me.

There's groceries to get

And laundry to do

I'll wander inside a bookstore

It's just another weekend, just another weekend for me.

I want to go where the lovers go

I want to do what they do

I don't want to live my life alone

Oh, when will my dreams come true?

Don't need a list, I'll find what I need

I stroll through a maze of aisles

A couple holding hands

Oh, when will that happen to me? Ah-ah, ah-ah

Wait at the checkstand

Gaze at the time

And hurry to send a package

It's just another weekend, just another weekend for me.

I want to go where the lovers go

I want to do what they do

Walk through the trees over scattered leaves

Oh, when will my dreams come true?

I want to go where the lovers go

I want to do what they do

I don't want to live my life alone

Oh, when will my dreams come true?

The moon is a crescent

I'll drive to the dance

Inside of an old school building

Love is for sale

The cashier hands a ticket to me, ah-ah, ah

Those eyes that I see

Are looking at me

Or is it just wishful thinking

It's just another weekend, just another weekend for me

Just another weekend for me, just another weekend for me.

WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME ENOUGH

On a misty cold November day

These phone booths are so cold

Please answer me

. But I hardly know what I can say

Always seems to go that way

Can you hear me?

We didn’t have time enough

That helpless feeling came too soon

We didn’t have time enough to know.

Don’t tell me

I don’t want to know why

That feeling went away

It went so quickly.

And the things we said melted away

Like the snow in early May

Gone forever, oh no.

We didn’t have time enough

That helpless feeling came too soon

We didn’t have time enough to know.

God knows it’s hard enough to protect yourself

If you easily give yourself away.

There’s something deep and special inside of me

And I gave it to you but you threw me away.

Does it matter who brought it on?

I just don’t know where to start

To pick myself up.

All I know is the empty pain I feel

In the morning it’s just to real, just too real.

We didn’t have time enough

That helpless feeling came too soon.

We didn’t have time enough to know.

We didn’t have time enough

That helpless feeling came too soon.

NATURE OF THE GAME
Words and music by John Walradt, Bob Bentley, Robert Quigley

It all depends on the cards you play
Sometimes you lose and you have to pay
Sometimes you just have to walk away
It's just the nature of the game.

'Cause if your hopes arise and then go bust
Just keep your dreams and shake off the dust
Your luck will change as you know it must
It's just the nature of the game.

Take a gamble on the next song by the band
Walk up and smile, put your future in the palm of her hand.

Country two-step or romantic slow
She might say yes or she might say no
You won’t find out ‘til the lights get low
It's just the nature of the game.

This is a life without guarantees
Can't always get just what you please
Sometimes this world drives you to your knees
It's just the nature of the game.

So leave your drink, give it a go
Get on your feet, let the good vibes flow
She could be your sweetheart, you just don't know
It's just the nature of the game.

So take a gamble on the song that the band will play
Place your bets and your dreams will be on their way
Oh, your dreams are on their way.

Tear up the floor, make sure you catch her eye
Don't miss your chance, don’t let your life go by
You might regret it if you just don't try
It's just the nature of the game, yeah.

It's just the nature of the game
It's just the nature of the game.

SHE HAS A WAY

She has a way

And I don’t know what to say

She has a way

Got me singin’ feelin’ thinkin’ dreamin’

I’m in love and I’m believin’

Everything is going to be okay

I don’t know how she does it but

You know, you know, you know

She has a way.

She has a way

And it’s going to be another sunny day

Gonna buy a bottle of Cianti

Drive on down a desert highway

Find a grove of trees in case it rains

We’ll camp out on the sand because

You know, you know, you know

She has a way.

She's got the eyes that so attract me

Got the mind that understands me, yeah

Oh, I love the way we work together

Make the world a whole lot better

If she wants me, then I'm going to stay.

DOWN EAST IN A HARBOR TOWN

Down east in a harbor town

In a morning fog

A lobsterman waits for the sun

With his faithful dog.

Seagulls gather on a rock

And talk about the day

I can hear the bells of a bouy

Across the bay.

Took a boat to the island

A place that I once knew

Just thought I could find an old friend or two

Just an old friend or two.

Just came here from L.A.

Where the world’s in a race

And maybe I’ll go back again

After this gentle pace.

The girl that I knew here

She was my best friend

I wonder if she’s still around

You know I’d love to see her again.

She said “If you come back,

Please look for me here,

How can two people

Share just one tear?”

Just one tear.

Warm breezes down by the cove

Danced through her brown hair

But the pines and the beaches

Look empty now

Without her there.

Found the house where her folks live

I knocked on the door

I can hear the clatter of tired boots

On the wooden floor.

They are like the ocean

Calm but full of fear

The gentle hand of God

Keeps them near, keeps them near.

So I stayed for dinner

In the warmth of the cottage heat

His wife brought out blueberry pie

But I just couldn’t eat.

In the soul of his weathered face

He’s an old salty type

I asked him where can Joan be

And he said through his pipe.

He said, “She went to L.A.

Just a couple of months ago,

Why she’d ever go there

I don’t know.”

He said, “She went to L.A.

Just a couple of months ago,

Why she’d ever go there

I don’t know.”

“I don’t know, I don’t know, I don’t know.”

I'M NOT COMING BACK

I’m not coming back

I’m not coming back to you

I’m not coming back

What did you think I’d do?

Well, you sipped your latte

And played your guitar

Like a primadonna

Or a wannabe star

But you played me second

And showed no regard

That’s just another example

Of what a jerk you are!

I’m not coming back

I’m not coming back to you

I’m not coming back

What did you think I’d do?

So you think we’re even

Go add up the score

But I wont bring breakfast

To your bed anymore

‘Cause I saw you kiss her

In your silver car

Well, I'm not surprised

Because that's who you are!

And I’m not coming back

I’m not coming back to you

I’m not coming back

What did you think I’d do?

Well, summer is coming

And I’m doing great

Tell me was she worth it

‘Cause you sure took the bait

So go back to your basement

And your little boy games

'Cause I moved along

And forgotten your name.

And I’m not coming back

I’m not coming back to you

You’re a canceled check

Baby, you know you’re through.

I’m not coming back

I’m not coming back to you

I’m not coming back

Baby, I’m through with you.