Is The Better Part Over

Is the better part over?
Has a ragin' river turned into a stream?
Is the better part over?
Are we down to not quite sayin' what we mean?

And after thinkin' it over
Wouldn't you rather have the endin' nice and clean
Where love remains in all the closing scenes?
If the better part's over

Why hang around
For an endin' that's laden with sorrow?
We've both been around
We've both seen that movie before

And as much as I love you
I can't live while fearin' tomorrow
If the better part's over
Then why should we try anymore?

Is the better part over?
Has a ragin' river turned into a stream?
Is the better part over?
Are we down to not quite sayin' what we mean?

And after thinkin' it over
Wouldn't you rather have the endin' nice and clean
Where love remains in all the closing scenes
Is the better part over?

Is There Something On Your Mind

There's something on your mind, why don't you tell me?
You act as though your heart is miles away.
I speak to you but you don't even hear me.
Don't be unkind: is there something on your mind?

You look at me with eyes that never see me.
You're watching memories down in your heart.
Is there someone from the past you can't forget, dear?
Don't be unkind: is there something on your mind?

Instrumental.

Even though you tried your best to love me,
I know I can't compete with memories.
So tell me now, before the vows are spoken.
While there's still time, is there something on your
mind?

Island In The Sea

I am a roving cowboy ridin' all alone
And for such a roving cowboy I've sure made myself at home
I love your sunshine I love your flowers I love your ocean rolling in
And for such a roving cowboy I've sure found myself a friend
I am a cowboy I am a sailor I have drifted far and wide
I have crossed the seven oceans I have crossed the Great Divide
But if you're ever looking for me let me tell you where I'll be
I'll be somewhere soaking up sunshine on my island in the sea
[ mandolin - harmonica - guitar - yodel ]

It Always Will Be

Sometimes I think
That love is somewhere
Livin on an island all alone
I can see it in the darkness
I can feel it in the distance
And then its gone

And then I know that it is time
For me to go and find my favorite girl
Cause when I look into her eyes I see
All the love there is in all the world

And it always will be
And it always will be
And it always will be
It always will be

There are some things I think about
And every time I do it breaks my heart
And there is nothing I can do
About this lonliness I feel when we're apart
I stop and curse the darkness and the distance
And then your face I see
And when I look into your eyes I see
All the love there is inside of me

And it always will be
And it always will be
And it always will be
It always will be

And it always will be
And it always will be
And it always will be
It always will be

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of
old
From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps
of gold
Peace on the earth, goodwill to men, from heaven's all
gracious king
The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels
sing

Still through the cloven skies they come with peaceful
wings unfurl
And still their heavenly music floats, o'er all the
weary world.
Above its sad and lowly plains they bend on hovering
wing
And ever o'er its babel sounds the blessed angels sing

Oh yeah, beneath life's crushing load, whose forms are
bending low
Who toil along the climbing way with painful steps and
slow
Look now for glad and golden hours come swiftly on the
wing
Oh, rest beside the weary road and hear the angels sing

For lo the days are hastening on, by prophets seen of
old
When with the ever circling years shall come the time
foretold
When the new heaven and earth shall own the prince of
peace their king
And the whole world send back the song which now the
angels sing

It Could Be Said That Way

When we look into each other's eyes
Our hearts aren't beating wildly as they beat before
And when we hold each other in our arms
We can't receive the same vibrations anymore
And when we hear each other speak our names
We don't hear the ringing and the singing of a million bells
Perhaps our hearing's failing us perhaps we're hearing other things but who can tell
It could be said that way it could be said that way
But I'd much rather say it's time for me to go
What's the point in making leaving any harder than a leaving really ought to be
And this road on which I travel paved with broken glass and gravel
Has just room for me I hope there's room for me
I suspect that I'll be lonely but I know that if I'm lonely I'll deserve to be
And I plan to think about you just as often as I will and that's my plans for me
It could be said that way it could be said that way
But I'd much rather say it's time for me to go
What's the use in making rhymes I'd much rather say it's time for me to go

It Gets Easier

It gets easier, as we get older
It gets easier to say "not today"
It gets easier, as we get older
To say "go away, not today"

I don't have to do
One damn thing
That I don't want to do
Except for missing you
And that won't go away

It gets easier to say "some other time"
It gets easier to tell the world to wait
It gets easier to watch the world fly by
And tell it, "I will catch up, but not today"

I don't have to do
One damn thing
That I don't want to do
Except for missing you
And that won't go away
Except for missing you
And that won't go away

It Should Be Easier Now

Now that I've made up my mind you're gone
It should be easier now
Perhaps now my heart will stop hangin' on
It should be easier now
The lesson I learned from you gold can't buy
A heart can be broken and still survive
Thanks to you now a much wiser man am I
And it should be easier now
The worst now is over I've stood the test
It should be easier now
They say everything happens for the best
And it should be easier now
The wounds in my heart you carved deep and wide
Hollowed and washed by the tears that I've cried
Now there'll be more room for love inside
It should be easier now

It Turns Me Inside Out

In a way I'm glad it's over even though it's gonna hurt me once you're gone
But I can learn to live without you give me time and I can make it on my own
Loving you to me came easy and losing you will change my life no doubt
In a way I'm glad it's over but another way it turns me inside out
In a way I guess it's better altough there's nothing good at goodbye
But I know I couldn't hold you
Now you found your wings and you need room to fly
It's for sure I'm gonna miss you but I guess that's what goodbye is all about
In a way I'm glad it's over but another way it turns me inside out
On the one hand I know I'll be better off once you're gone
But I find a lot of heartaches on the other
And I can't say that I look forward to those nights I'll be alone
And I wonder if there'll ever be another
Loving you to me came easy and losing you will change my life no doubt
In a way I'm glad it's over but another way it turns me inside out
In a way I'm glad it's over but another way it turns me inside out

It Will Come To Pass

The turning earth will raise its wand
And bring the seasons to their frutiful end
and little men and trains will crasl
And snake their way around the timeless bend
And rivers, too, will course their way to find the hungry Mother Sea at last
And love will grow, it will come to pass

The sun will blaze its scorching path
across the sky a million times or more
and men with charts will scan the skies
in quest of life on some forgotten shore
and in the quiet womb the sleeping seed
will stretch its arms and grow at last
and love will grow, it will come to pass

It will come to pass

Though men and minds and times will change
still pinioned they by fers of growinkg old
though scalpeled hands will plumb the deepest corners
none will find the soul
yet bearded men in sandwich boards will tell the sinfuls treets
"He's Come At Last", and love will grow, it will come to pass