A christmas song for all year round


I wonder if this Christmas
They'll begin to understand
That Jesus that they celebrate
Is much more than a man

The way the world is I can't see
How people can deny
The only way to save us
Was for Jesus Christ to die

And I know that if St. Nicolas was here he would agree
That Jesus gave the greatest gift of all to you and me
They led him to the slaughter on a hill called Calvary
And mankind was forgiven when they nailed him to a tree

But most of all the children
They're the ones I hope will learn
That Jesus is our savior
And he's going to return

And Christmas isn't just a day
And all days aren't the same
Perhaps they'll think about the word
And see that it spells his name

And I know that if St. Nicolas was here he would agree
That Jesus gave the greatest gift of all to you and me
They led him to the slaughter on a hill called Calvary
And mankind was forgiven
We were all forgiven when they nailed him to a tree

So merry Christmas

A friend I had


And I have become much less
Wide eyed for your indiscretions
And I can't understand why you've chosen me
To keep those dreadful stories
Friendly

And your eyes are darker when
The sun hits your brow
You were young once but you're older now
You are older now

Standing in the shadow of what you were waiting for
Standing in the shadow of what you were waiting for

Will your faith be rewarded
And will you ever see
How can I know where you are love
When you're right beside me
When you're right beside me

Standing in the shadow of what you were waiting for
Standing in the shadow of what you were waiting for
You are older now
You are older now
You are older now
You are older now

A step ahead


Hold on a red line
You're taking more than I'd like
It's getting harder
But it's so what I want to be

You're talking to a dead man
You listen like a wet cat
I'm too elated
This is so what I want to be

Farther away but
Feeling better than i've ever
Wanted to say
You'll never get a step ahead of me

Hold on a red line
You're taking more than i'd like
You make it harder
But it's so what i want to be

You're talking to a dead man
You listen like a wet cat
I'm too elated
This is so what i want to be

Farther away but
Feeling better than i've ever
Wanted to say
You'll never get a step ahead of
Farther away but
Feeling better than i've ever
Wanted to say
You'll never get a step ahead of me

All in a day's work


In a room of crooked faces
You never wanted to replace this
In your memory
Now the thing that comes to your mind
Is an awful word to describe
A sense of peace

It won't get better on it's own
And it'll follow you along
All in a day's work
The day you went out on your own
Is the day you should have known
That it's all in a day's work
All in a day's work

In a room of crooked faces
You never wanted to replace this
In your memory
Now the thing that comes to your mind
Is an awful word to describe
A sense of peace

But I've given you a heart
That I never will discard
All in a day's work when you feel My scar
It'll bring you next to Me
When I was hanging from a tree
All in a day's work
All in a day's work

And in the meantime
You and I could fly
To a place that's warm
You'll never be alone
All in a day's work

All you can give


Without a doubt I've taken all you can give
And now I suffer through this song
Feel free to hum along

Going back a few short years I can see
That I was never really here
As I collect the facts and sort them in rows
It seems the question's always been
How long can I keep this going?

You can use it against me
In your saddest state of mind
Use it against me
With my ego on the line
Use it againse me anytime

I try to simplify the plot to an outline
But I can never make the end
I want to read some lines that stray from the screenplay
Improvisation's never been
Something I can keep going

You can use it against me
In your saddest state of mind
Use it against me
With my ego on the line
Use it against me

I've never preached a single word
That doesn't sound absurd
I don't know how to pound it in
To make it stick under my skin

You can use it againse me
In your saddest state of mind
Use it against me
With my ego on the line
Use it against me anytime

Antennae's wife


They met her at the baggage claim
When they read her rights she was causing quite a scene
So they threw her in the lincoln town with the cuffs too tight
Did they have to be so mean

She was on her way to Calispell
To a relatives
Just to lay it low a while
But they must've tapped the phone again
Even though he's gone they won't let her off the line

So she thinks out loud as she screams and shouts
I'm not the one they found me guilty by association

They met her at the baggage claim
When they read her rights she was causing quite a scene
So they threw her in the Lincoln town with the cuffs too tight
Did they have to be so mean

So she thinks out loud as she screams and shouts
I'm not the one they found me guilty by association

Based on true story


Shade is shelter from the sinking
Kind and knowing of my heart

All I know was taken from me
What I perceived had gone away
Now I feel the light exposing
Things I never thought i'd say

(chorus)
Shake me now I might believe
All before me is a dream
And kill the feeling of antipathy

Fingers pointing to the ceiling
The faces burned into the walls
The ghost of lies was born this evening
The laughter echoes own the halls

(chorus)

But if you leave it up to me
I won't believe it for myself
And all that's left is too be free
From the pictures on the shelf

Shake me now i might believe
All before me is a dream
And kill the feeling of antipathy
I can feel you in my hand
Like I did before and when
Things were simple we could understand

Colorblind


On a good day
You break my heart again
On the highway
You run me over when
You are leaving me and taking everything

Everyone sees
You at work
And they all think
I'm not worth
The trouble that you go through gets you nowhere

Like waking up before you land
I guess you figured we're no good
I guess I'll never understand

By the time you
Hear my crying
Will you feel like
Understanding
Plans to keep you by my side my darling

Is the gift of
True belief
Is so hard to believe
When all you seem to want to do is get away

Like pillows underneath a fall
It's not so bad to stick around
It doesn't have to hurt at all

Every folly, every quarter I have lost
Takes some adding and some blood to count the cost
But I've done all that I could

All the rainbows are black and white
And I'm colorblind
And I don't see nothing anymore
I don't see nothing anymore
And I don't know what I'll do without you

Genevieve


She reaches for her latest reading
Her pillow's folded
Her mind is reeling round

She can't remember
What made this different
Before her clock was
Fifteen minutes fast

(chorus)
When the morning came
It was just the same
Genevieve
Like a loaded gun
Like a letter bomb
Genevieve

She reaches for her latest feeling
She can't control it
Her heart is beating
She made her mind up
It's off to sleep now
To dream about the book she just put down

(chorus)

Gravel


Time goes by feelings unravel
Words they make come out like gravel

We're on that road again that makes me feel queasy
Makes me uneasy

Your hair looks nice when I think about it
When I tell you so, you as me to stop it

We're on that road again that makes me feel queasy
There's bound to me more ahead
So please take it easy
Take it easy

Reading all the signs in my mind as they pass us by
Helps me not to think
Thinking about how I'm only thinking of
What not to think
Makes me think of you

Time goes by feelings unravel
Words they make come out like gravel

We're on that road again that makes me uneasy
There's bound to be more ahead
So please take it easy
Take it easy