Kansas City Milkman

Born in this place
You only see so far
Hear what we say

If we put the truth in your hands
Would you really like to know
Kansas city milkman

A row of houses
Through the dawn
A sleeping city
Where I was born
I hear laughter
In the early light
Outside the playground
Were I learned to fight

Born in this place
You only see so far
Hear what we say

If we put the truth in your hands
Would you really like to know
Kansas city milkman

I read the papers
Every word
My only access
To the outside world
Yeah ... survival
That's my game
Just a common man
In that there is no shame ... is there? ...

Too much talking
Information ... in the hands of the few
All the talking
Dis-information ... that we take for the truth

Born in this place
You only see so far
Hear what we say

The world is a stage
And we know just who you are
What part do you play?

If we put the truth in your hands
Would you really like to know
Kansas city milkman

Kouyate

So sad I had to go
(kouyate)

A total stranger came between us

Until it's safe no-one will know
(kouyate)
There is a secret between us

We must keep it to ourselves
(kouyate)
All the love we shared between us

We can't tell nobody else
(kouyate)
There is a secret between us

1
Staring hard at my tv
But that blue flicker doesn't comfort me
It hurts so much
The memory of her tender touch
In my dreams I call

A man-of-war on glory road
A native girl whose tale was never told
Now we must live a lie
To point blank accusations i
Have denied it all

I live for the day
I live for the hour
When I'm free to speak your name
And reveal to the world - our secret

2
Underneath that bowl of stars
She lay me down to heal my battlescars
She taught me love
The one thing I knew nothing of
And she made me see

I had to leave that scattered place
I kept the secret to avoid disgrace
But there will come a time
When I return to make her mine
In a world so free

I live for this day
I live for this hour
When I'm in your arms again, yeah
And we both yield to love's power

(bridge)

Be patient now we can't resist
The racing storm of prejudice

Hate ... has ... silenced ... love ...

We took the village by surprise
No time to see the strangers hate filled eyes
For this sad consequence
They had no defense
In the midst off all that pain
I heard her call
"kouyate is my name
Love conquers all"

Solo

I live for this day
I live for this hour
When I'm in your arms again
And we both yield to love's power

So sad I had to go
(kouyate)
With so much love to share between us

Until it's safe no-one will know
(kouyate)
There is a secret between us

Lasso The Moon

She carries the water from the well in the morning
While the sand burns her feet the sun only stares
And the loneliness lingers with slow grasping fingers
As the afternoon withers the flowers in her hair

Then night fills the sky as she sits on the hillside
And memories drift by like clouds past the stars
Recalling romances and all the bright chances
But none of them lasted. they passed through her heart

And she says -
Where is a man who can build a good fire
With a passion as wide as the sky at high noon
A man whose hand is strong as his longing
Where is the man who can lasso the moon

She falls asleep and her dreams are her blanket
And she shares with the moon the secret she knows
As the dawn leaves it's tears to wash the dry valley
The tears of a woman can wash a man's soul

And she says -
Where is a man who can build a good fire
With a passion as wide as the sky at high noon
A man whose hand is strong as his longing
Where is the man who can lasso the moon

And she says -
Where is a man who can build a good fire
With a passion as wide as the sky at high noon
A man whose hand is strong as his longing
Where is the man who can lasso the moon

And I say -
I am a man who can build a good fire
And my passion's as wide as the sky at high noon
Come take my hand, it's as strong as your longing
Just say the word and I'll lasso the moon

Last Chance

Waking up, sitting up,
Troubled by a dream
You were here, arms around me sleeping
Should have known, I'm all alone
That's the way it's been since I lost you,
Ah ... ah

Growing up, owning up,
I've come to realise
That I just can't live my life without you
'cause I find
That everytime I close my eyes I still see you
Ah ... ah

We all feel the pain of love from time to time that's true
Only love can lead us through these troubled days

Close the door, dim the lights
I just want to prove you wrong tonight
I won't lie, or fake romance
All I want from you is one last chance

Out of love, out of luck
I'm whispering your name
Talking to pictures that surround me
No-one hears
And tears are falling like the rain, how I need you,
Ah ... ah

I was wrong
But I can learn to change my ways
I only hope that I can find you
Driven on
By the memory of your face shining for me
Like a star in space ...

Tell me what you're waiting for
Do what's in your heart
Remember all we had before
It's tearing you apart
Why don't we make love tonight
That's the only way
Just believe with all your mind
In what love has to say

Growing up, owning up,
I've came to realise
That I just can't live my life without you
Now I know
That when I open up my eyes I will see you
Ah ... ah

We all feel the pain of love from time to time that's true
Only love can lead us through these troubled days

Close the door, dim the lights
I just want to prove you wrong tonight
I won't lie, or fake romance
All I want from you is one last chance

Learn to Say No

No sweat, no pain
No lost, no gain
More of the same
You've got to stop that straight away

Beg the question
There in the answer lies
Search your soul for a self control
(redefine your roll
But keep your feet on the ground)

Sooner or later
Maybe tomomrrow
Sooner or later
You've got to learn to say no

I'll be cruel to be kind
You play it cool every time
Playing games in your mind
You've got to stop that straight away

Sad and lonely
But you say you're having fun
Don't you know you been had enough
When push comes to shove
You always let yourself down

Sooner or later
Maybe tomorrow
Sooner or later
You've got to learn to say no

The key to moving on is knowing when it's over
Sometimes surrender is the only way to go

Sad and lonely
But you say you're having fun
Seem to me you've been so confused
Can't you see that it's time to choose
You've got to beg your questions
There in the answer lies
Don't you know you been had enough
When push comes to shove you're always let yourself down

Sooner or later
Maybe tomorrow
Sooner or later
You've got to learn to say no

Leaving Me Now

It seems true love is so rare
Seems all I've known is deceit
Your laughter fills the air
Once more I'm sensing defeat

And I suppose you're leaving me now
I was so sure now I'm so full of doubt
And I suppose you'll be leaving this place
Just like the smile you wiped from my face
This time

I always gave my best
Your memory serves you so badly
Some people kill for less
Yet I'd still die for you gladly oh, so gladly

But I suppose it's my turn now
To play a scene that's familiar somehow
I turn the page and you walk away
Not even love could bring you to stay
This time
Walk away
You don't need me

Once more I'm learning
In the depths of my despair
Your lies confirming
True love is so rare

And I suppose it's my turn now
There's no more love only feelings of doubt
Gone with the hope your words have erased
Gone with the smile you wiped from my face

Love is a ship we all hope to steer
Through troubled times cross an ocean of tears
A midnight sea that swells in your eyes
Takes just one look to know I'm still mesmerized

But I suppose you're leaving me now
I was so sure now I'm so full of doubt
I turn the page and you walk away
Not even love could bring you to stay
This time

Leaving me now
Leaving this place
I watch you walk away with an easy grace

Lessons in Love

I'm not proud, I was wrong
And the truth is hard to take
I felt sure we had enough
But our love went overboard
Lifeboat lies lost at sea
I've been trying to reach your shore
Waves of doubt keep drowning me

All the dreams that we were building
We never fulfilled them
Could be better, should be better
For lessons in love

For restless eyes egos burn
And the mold is hard to break
Now we've waded in too deep
And love is overboard
Heavy hearts token words
All the hopes I ever had
Fade like footprints in the sand

All the homes that we were building
We never lived in
Could be better, should be better
Lessons in love
If we lose the time before us
The future will ignore us
We should use it, we could use it, yeah
Lessons in love
Lost without love

Lessons in love
When will you ever learn
Lessons in love
When there's nowhere left to turn
Lessons in love
Don't let your spirit burn
Lessons in love
I'll wait 'till you return

All the dreams that we were building
We never lived them
We could lose it, we should use it
(lessons in love) lessons in love
All the homes that we were building
We never lived in
Could be better (could be better), should be better
Lessons in love
If we lose the time before us
The future will ignore us
We should use it, we could use it (good God)
Lessons in love

Love Games

As I watch your face
I can see my life goes by
You mean everything to me
Just can't take no more,
Throw a smile my way
And the pain I feel inside
turns to love for you
And I'm yours

Do lovers ever need to hide
The things they really feel inside
I simply need you to need me
Can't you see?

Once I hoped to be
Your lover and your friend
It just can't go on
Your love games
Your love games

Do lovers ever need to hide
The things they really feel inside
If you won't show your heart to me
Set me free

Now the time has come
To show you how I feel
The love I gave to you
I can't give no more
Even now I see
The salt tears in your eyes
But it can't go on
Your love games
Your love games

Your love games

Love in a Peacefull World

You came from out of nowhere
Yesterday
Well you blew my cool but that's ok!
I guess I couldn't run forever
Anyway
I knew I'd have to face the truth someday

Strange after all these years
After all my tears
To find you there in front of me
When I lost you in the crowd
I was so full of doubt
But that's not the way it's meant to be

Ego and pride
The great divide
I was but I'm not crazy now
Don't multiply
The tears we cry
I want love in a peaceful world

I grew up with a small town
Mentality
Yeah, it's a universal frame of mind
I was trying to make the changes
But I couldn't see (oh, why are we so blind)
Couldn't see above the bottom line

Searching for common ground
Used to bring me down
I had better ways to spend my days
Then I lost you in the crowd
I was so full of doubt
But that's not the way I feel today

Ego and pride
The great divide
I was but I'm not faking now
Don't multiply
The tears we cry
I want love in a peaceful world
Can't be denied
Or justified
Hold me and stop me shaking now
Don't multiply
The tears we cry
I want love in a peaceful world

Hey you
You gotta break out
You gotta follow through
You gotta try to find a way
Dream on
But don't lose the feelings
When there's nothing to hold on to
You gotta learn to feel your way

Strange (strange) after all these years
After all my fears
To remember things we used to say
(strange) when I lost you in the crowd
I was so full of doubt
But that's not the way I feel today

Ego and pride
The great divide
I was but I'm not crazy now
Don't multiply
The tears we cry
I want love in a peaceful world
Can't be denied
Or justified
Hold me and stop me shaking now
Don't multiply
The tears we cry
I want love in a peaceful world
Ego and pride
The great divide
I was but I'm not faking now
Don't multiply
The tears we cry
I want love in a peaceful world
Can't be denied
Or justified
Hold me and stop me shaking now
Don't multiply
The tears we cry
I want love in a peaceful world

Transmit and receive
You gotta feel to believe
Wear my heart on my sleeve
I'll never lie or flatter to deceive you
Transmit and receive
You gotta feel to believe it
Wear my heart on my sleeve
Now that I found you - never gonna leave you

Transmit and receive
I'll never lie or flatter to deceive you
You gotta believe
Now that I found you - never gonna leave you

Oo-oo-ooh . . .

Love Meeting Love

I'm so nice - making love
Together we're as one - in a time
We have found our way - to another day
So tonight we'll stay
Jungled us - we cry
Never yours and mine
Love meeting love say baby


Take my soul

Being in this place - to the night
Hoping in your arms - and take me in
And we'll start again
Moving to the park - sepry our design
Love meeting love youh youh

(interlude)

And floating - lost in love
The world is all they want - next to mine
Time is standing still - for you end me
So silently
Talking in there eyes - knowing your goodbyes
Love meeting love yeah yeah