"Days In Avalon"

   
I'm nearing the end
Or the beginning
Whichever one finds me
And I'm counting the tears
And the blessings
That I'll leave behind me

I could not ask for more
You were the one thing worth livin' for

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I will remember days in avalon
I will remember nights in your arms
I will remember days in avalon
And I will recall every moment
Of my days in the sun

As I embrace the twilight
The memories surround me
I would have been lost
Sure as the rain comes
If you hadn't found me

Each breath I breathe is for you
I never knew how to live 'til you taught me to

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I will run through the door
I'm not afraid anymore
And the light that I see is your eyes
Once again I'll be whole
I will live in your soul
Longer than the rest of our lives

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"Shine"

   
The tree you planted
Is still holding on
Leaves are turning
Like nothing's wrong
Oh, what freedom
To only need the rain

Been without since May, ninety-four
Tricks of the mind make it feel like it's more
But I'm not special
It's the same for everyone

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Hold on, baby
I'm coming for you
I can hear your voice through the wine
Teach me how to turn the page
And show me how to shine

Times I wished I was already gone
Ain't no place I can't leave when I want
But then I see their faces
And I'm frozen in my shame

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Sometimes the sun shuts down the little I can see
And I remember what it felt like to be me
But all at once I know that nothing is the same
And all I'm left with is the pain

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"Someone Special"

   
I've lived life in a single room
Hiding my scars from the moon
I dream my dreams in the light

Rehearse the lines I already know
Basking in the TV's glow
And pray that tonight is the night

Ooh, there's gotta be more than this
A future hanging on a stranger's kiss
Could it be I'm not so alone

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I'm someone special
I'm just in disguise
I may not be perfect
In everyone's eyes
It may not be tomorrow
But I still believe
There's someone special
Waiting out there for me

I guess the joke hasn't hit me yet
Cause I'm still waiting on my Juliet
She must be held up somewhere

Ooh, she will be the air I breathe
She'll come for good and never want to leave
And I'll love her only, I swear

People say there must be something wrong
For me to be all alone so long
And their words hit me like a stone

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Lying in bed in a cold, cold sweat
Dreaming 'bout women I'll never get
I won't always be sleeping alone

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"Almost Everything"

   
I'm waiting for some kind of healing to begin
And I wonder if you know the kind of pain I'm in
It's hard wondering just what it is you see

There hasn't been a moment you've been off my mind
I've searched through every meditation I can find
As if something could bring you back to me

Do I go on in silence
Or shout at the sky

Give me all the earthly treasures
That a single man can hold
Put the magic in my fingers
That turns everything to gold
Hand me the sun, say that I've won
The world on a string
And then I will have almost everything

I imagine you until I swear I feel your touch
And I read the words you wrote me when it gets too much
The one piece of solace I can steal

I still need you in my life
Like never before

Give me all the earthly treasures
That a single man can hold
Put the magic in my fingers
That turns everything to gold
Hand me the sun, say I have won
The world on a string
And then I will have almost everything

I still need you in my life
More than ever before

Give me all the earthly treasures
That a single man can hold
Put the magic in my fingers
That turns everything to gold
Hand me the sun, say I have won
The world on a string
And then I will have almost everything

"The Edge Of Forever"
(feat. Chely Wright)

   
No one can decide
When lightning will strike
And everything falls into place
But lately it seems
When you're in my dreams
I find that I don't want to wake

I wanna slowly
Unlock the mystery
I wanna make love
I wanna make history

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With you
I see a lifetime with you
And if one thing is true
It's that God knew someday I'd be standing
On the edge of forever with you

I'm ready to fall
To give you my all
Cause you're everything I'll ever want
It's amazing to me
How far we can see
Our horizon goes on and on

I wanna slowly
Unlock the mystery
I wanna make love
I wanna make history

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And when I'm shivering
Your body will be my blanket
And then I'm drifting, baby
You'll be my anchor

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"Power Of You And Me"

   
Everybody's talking, the world is goin' round
Rumors are flying all over the town
How could a stranger know what's still a
mystery to me

I don't know what to call it
I don't know what it is
I only know for certain I've never felt like this
And, baby, it's the one thing I can believe

There's nothing I fear in this life
Long as I've got you by my side

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We're mighty as a hurricane, tougher than stone
Stronger than anything I've ever known
One look at us together anybody could see
There ain't nothin' that can stand up to
The power of you and me

We're only good together, no good on our own
Everything about you feels just like home
Before you I don't remember how I got along

You are the spark to my flame
The only one that burns in your name

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So many souls searching for
What we're holding right in our hands
You're the woman that makes me a better man

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"One More Time"

   
Nothing I must do
Nowhere I should be
No one in my life to answer to but me

No more candlelight
No more purple skies
No one to be near, as my heart slowly dies

If I could hold you one more time
Like in the days when you were mine
I'd look at you till I was blind
So you would stay
I'd say a prayer each time you smiled
Cradle the moments like a child
I'd stop the world if only I could hold you
one more time

I've memorized your face
I know your touch by heart
Still lost in your embrace
I dream of where you are

If I could hold you one more time
Like in the days when you were mine
I'd look at you till I was blind
So you would stay
I'd say a prayer each time you smiled
Cradle the moments like a child
I'd stop the world if only I could
hold you one more time
One more time

"Waiting On Your Love"

   
How long is it s'posed to take
Which song got the answer straight
I thought I sang 'em all
What face am I gonna make
Which leg to I have to break
To know I took the fall

It's like I'm standing on the edge of madness
Save me from crossing that line
Sure that I'll never come back

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With the dawn, life goes on
How long can I keep waiting on your love
Hold my breath, give me strength
How long can I keep holding on
How long can I keep waiting on your love

True love is a funny thing
Too much for a diamond ring
To guarantee applause
Too late when you have to guess
Which joke's taken as tenderness
Penny for your thoughts

Just like I'm hanging off the edge of madness
Stop me from falling so far
How can you let me let go

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I keep every moment frozen in time
And if they're all I get, I'll be cold the rest of my life

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"More Than A Mystery"

   
Mesmerized since the day I saw you
Maybe somewhere I've misplaced my pride
In trying to prove I'm on your side
We're two of the many walking wounded
And all I want is to try to be the cure
So we'll never feel loneliness anymore

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I wanna be declared your one and only
Hear you say that I'm your destiny
And I want you to be more than a mystery to me

Am I making you feel uneasy
Do you recognize the movie that we're in
Every game you swore you'd never play you win
Do you want to know the truth about you
Do you even hear the voices in your head
Can't you see I'm hanging there by a thread

I wanna feel your gentle arms around me
Wanna know the sweet taste of your kiss
Wanna hear you whisper
"baby, nothing's better than this"
I wanna be declared your one and only
Hear you say that I'm your destiny
And I want you to be more than a mystery to me

The more I reach out to you
The harder you are to find
How could I be so drawn to something so unkind

Do I make you feel uneasy
Am I saying any words you want to hear
Love isn't really love without fear

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"Boy Next Door"

   
Born at the end of a Minnesota freeze
Eldest child of Willy and Louise
His little sister died at the age of four
The family posed, led by Louise
Like right out of some kind of Rockwell scene
But Jake couldn't fake it anymore

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Nobody heard the hammer fallin'
Sensed that judgement day was callin'
Nobody thought to fear the boy next door
Everybody loves to point their finger
They might as well have pulled the trigger
Nobody stopped to hear the boy next door

Willy later said he really should've known
The boy spent too much time on his own
And what was on his mind, God only knew
One by one the neighbors went away
A gruesome little game Jake taught himself to play
His daddy always said, "find something to do"

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One less mistake to think about
Cause no one read the writing on the wall
So much for case 1239
Covered up, curled up in a ball

One little page in the history of crime
Lawyers made a fortune for their time
Seems an explanation was never found
And I hope this tale won't be misunderstood
Things ain't the same in every neighborhood
But before you go to sleep tonight
Look around

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