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Back to the Innocence
(European Import)
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Something Sacred
(Jonathan Cain and Andre Pessis)
I've seen a mountain crumble into dust
And faceless men trying to sell religion
In tall steel towers
Buitl on promises that've turned to rush
These times we're living in
Who you gonna trust
Out of the wreckage and the chaos
Stands a solitary rose
A touch of beauty in a savage garden
On the winds of mercy
I found you and the miracle grows
In a faithless world, baby we got
Something sacred
We can hold onto
A higher ground I've found with you
Something sacred
A prayer come true
Love we can believe in
We found an island in a hungry sea
A Sheltered world
The rock of our salvation
But we got lucky
We were rescued by whats meant to be
Heart and soul...baby you and me got
Something sacred
We can hold onto
A higher ground I've found with you
Something sacred
A prayer come true
Love we can believe in
We've walked in the shadows
Had our share of lonely nights
We've lost some battles
Somehow me never gave up the fight but
We could see the light
Full Circle
(Jonathan Cain and Andre Pessis)
Now you luck's run out
And the time has come
To reinvent your world
'Cause instead of getting better
You got older
So you take a chance, go against the odds
To make the big wheel spin
Praying there's an angel on your shoulder
You've been dreaming about happy endings
There's only starting over again
Life goes on; we come back around
Full circle
It's funny somehow
We're back where we started
Full circle
As you take her hand with a band of gold
And you promise all your love
The weddling bells don't always ring forever
When the clock has stopped, gotta wind it up
So the pendulum will swing
Rediscover why we came together
On the way to losing each other
You fall in love all over again
Hometown Boys
(Jonathan Cain and Andre Pessis)
In the steel grey dawn
A taillight procession
Winds to the edge of town
And they carry on
Like their fathers before them
And toil on this sacred ground
To live and die
On the streets of their childhood
Passing down hopes and dreams
In the blood faith's unspoken
And the spirit can't be broken
Born to stay...they've made their choices
Built to last...hometown boys
Raise a little hell, make same noise
They'll never change...no
Hometown boys...
In the eyes of the young
The burning question's
Whether to leave or stay
And the restless one's
Torn by temptation
It's so hard to just walk away
Tied to the land, bound by tradition
There's rivers that run way too deep
Heart to heart, brother to brother
Always count an one another
Born to stay...they've made their choices
Built to last...hometown boys
Raise a little hell, make same noise
They'll never change...no
Hometown boys...
The old town hall's still standing
The steel mill's going strong
Their passion and their glory
is knowing where they belong
Born to stay...they've made their choices
Built to last...hometown boys
Raise a little hell, make some noise
They'll never change...no
Hometown boys...
Back To The Innocence
(Jonathan Cain)
Standing outside my playground
How I love to hear the sounds
Ringing hope the child the know
How to let the magic out...l'd be there
Through the endless summers
Seemed like Life was ours to taste
Golden years before the fears
I've seen ghosts of days gone by
Telling me dreams don't die
Like chusing a fly ball in center field
And holding hands at a high school dance
I'm drifting in time and it's taking me
Back to the innocence
Back to the inuocence
These days I lose my vision
And I feel my years of age
And through denial forget my smile
The cruel games we play
I know the child deep inside me
Is forever in my heart
And now pray a chance one day
To have children of my own
Share the blessing I have known
Summer Of An Angry Son
(Jonathan Cain and Lyle Workman)
A young boy, so painfully shy
Played the obedient son
Living for approval
As his father held the high command
And freedom's a struggle
From generations past
Where boundaries fall on how to be a man
Though his father loved him
The damage had been done
Words became weopons
The war had just begun
He's been silent to his father's voice
Now he's finally found his tongue
The swords are crossed, the sparks will fly
In the summer of an angry son
Summer of an angry son
Resentment grew over the years
Secretly deep inside
Somewhere between love and hate
Until he'd let the poison out
Found courage to stand up
Discovering in his heart
How to weigh the sins from the acts of love
Born to be a messenger
The son most break the chain
Searching for forgiveness
Rivers running through his veins
He's been silent to his father's voice
Now he's finally found his tongue
The swords are crossed, the sparks will fly
In the summer of an angry son
Summer of an angry son
Born to be a messenger
The son most break the chain
Searching for forgiveness
Rivers running through his veins
He's been silent to his father's voice
Now he's finally found his tongue
The swords are crossed, the sparks will fly
In the summer of an angry son
An angry son
What The Gypsy Said
(Jonathan Cain and Lyle Workman)
I never saw it coming
Felt like a runaway train
One love affair is over now
But I still live with the pain
My friend sent me to a lady
To see what my future would hold
Looked at my hand and started laughing
And told me of ecstasy I'd never known
Her eyes you won't forget
You ain't seen nothin' yet
That's what the gypsy said
She's waiting for your soul
From lifetimes long ago
To win her love won't be easy
Driving you out of your head
That's what the gypsy said
My search to try to find her
Led me to all the wrong places
Lost in anticipation
A sea of souls and distant faces
Was it a curse or my obsession
The secret that's haunting me
I still hear her say
Her eyes you won't forget
You ain't seen nothin' yet
That's what the gypsy said
She's waiting for your soul
From lifetimes long ago
To win her love won't be easy
Driving you out of your head
That's what the gypsy said
Tell myself I don't believe it
But I know only time will tell
Darkness making me a prisoner
Somewhere in between heaven or hell
Her eyes you won't forget
Is it someone I just met...
What the gypsy said
When she told me about love
(What the gypsy said....)
What the gypsy said
(What the gypsy said....)
I've been waiting so long
(What the gypsy said....)
(What the gypsy said....)
Women Never Forget
(Jonathan Cain and David Mullen)
Rover, move over now
Daddy's home from the war
I have been in this dog house
A few times before
She still gets so mad somehow
White lies told in vein
I didn't know these clouds
Could bring so much rain
You try to say you're sorry
At least a hundred times
But she replays mistakes you've made
With a photographic mind
She's your judge and jury
And you ain't been pardoned yet
You might find forgiveness, boy
But women never forget
I played the Romeo
I played the lover boy
And she came into my house
And threw away my toys
Oh, brother don't you know
Memories are built to last
As you walk into your future
You're gonna bump into your past
You try to say you're sorry
At least a hundred times
But she replays mistakes you've made
With a photographic mind
She's your judge and jury
And you ain't been pardoned yet
You might find forgiveness, boy
But women never forget
You better face up the truth
Everybody plays the fool
Get down on your knees
'Cause her love's worth the blues
You try to say you're sorry
At least a hundred times
But she replays mistakes you've made
With a photographic mind
She's your judge and jury
And you ain't been pardoned yet
You might find forgiveness, boy
But women never forget
My Old Man
(Jonathan Cain)
Looking back, when I was growing up
How he'd guide me with his hand
I always saw in my father's eyes
What it takes to be a man
He was dedicated to the family trust
Swore we'd never let each other down
Born a saint, under a Southern Cross
Wandered to the midwest skyline
For forty years, he gave his life
To his woman and his dreams
Sure, all my memories
Will all trace back to him
I'm gonna miss him
Now that he is gone
There's no love
That could ever take the place
Of me and my old man
A father's son is coming home to stay
To the one that understands
We'd talk it out or drink all night
Remembering what I am
Remember my old man
The Great Divide
(Jonathan Cain and Andre Pesses)
He's the perfect corporate warrior
Fights his battles with his pride
But when it's time to go home at night
There's an angry boy inside
She's the keeper of his castle
The mother to his son
She's become his judge and jury now
As he's sentenced with her tongue
They've built fortress walls on opposite sides
Lost in thier own words
They both wanna be right
Taking the first step
Crossing the great divide
A space that they're feeling
The distance they must defy
To reach for each other
Crossing the great divide..reach out
They start out in love together
'Til the boundaries are defined
They separate what they can't work out
It cuts deeper every time
So they join the walking wounded
Blame each other all thier lives
Forget that love's a choice they make
Will they choose to let it die
Where to begin to forgive what's been done
Beyond thier darkest fears
Must be a place they can turn
Taking the first step
Crossing the great divide
A space that they're feeling
The distance they must defy
To reach for each other
Crossing the great divide..reach out
So they stand and face each other
To find a way to rediscover
What lies between them in their hearts
Lessons learned in love
Taking the first step
Crossing the great divide
A space that they're feeling
The distance they must defy..Yeah
And they gotta find a way back home
Crossing the great divide
Once in a lifetime..Yeah
To reach for each other
Crossing the great divide
When The Spirit Comes
(Jonathan Cain)
Surrounded in a moment
A touch of magic in the air
We all are joined together
Anticipation's everywhere
Know the faithful
Come for what they need
One congregation rising no their feet
How I want to be there listening
When the spirit comes
And share a celebration
In the beauty of a song
When the spirit comes
Some people wait a lifetime
To he touched by the light
To be a part of something
Amazing grace, so rare, so right
In the presence some will never feel
Only shines for those who still believe
And I want to be there listening
When the spirit comes
And share a celebration
In the beauty of a song
Lift our voices to the sky
Knowing we belong
And hope that he will stay awhile
When the spirit comes
Where miracles can happen
Our wildest dreams can come alive
Give us inspiration
Guiding our desires
Guiding our desires
And I want to be there listening
When the spirit comes
And share a celebration
In the beauty of a song
And lift our voices to the sky
Knowing we belong
And pray that he will stay awhile
When the spirit comes
When the spirit comes
Family Hand-Me-Downs
(Jonathan Cain)
Mama felt the madness in her childhood
The police would come for grandpa
In a drunken rage
And grandma seemed so sad
In every picture I've found
Living with the family hand-me-downs
These memories still haunt my darkest feelings
The passion and the poison
Deep inside of me
But I'll carry on with the love that they gave
Leave behind the scars that were made
An apple doesn't fall far from a tree
As generations roll on
A blessing or a curse
We have no say about
Living with our family hand-me-downs
Decisions we're making
'Bout children we're raising
The Life that we're shaping
Depends on the way that we love
Don't be your daddy
Stop being your mama
They don't need the drama
The children have all hada enough
An apple doesn't fall far from a tree
As generations roll on
A blessing or a curse
We have no say about
Living with our family hand-me-downs
The Waiting Years
(Jonathan Cain and R. Barron)
Looking back over a lifetime
Of strangers before you were mine
'Til I found you at the crossroads
I thought I was losing my mind
I'd look at all of the faces
Holding out fur yours...
Wanting you here
Oh...the waiting years
Where did you spend...the waiting years
Love letters we can't remember
Summers that changed who we are
I picture same of the places
Knowing if I could I'd go back with you
It seemed ta take forever
Before we'd he together
Love af my life
It's hard to believe that you're here
Oh...the waiting years
This is the end...
Of lonely streets that lead nowhere
And tired half-hearted love affairs
An empty room without a view
Nothing then compares to you
Oh...the waiting years
Where did you spend the waiting years
'Cause if I knew you then
Baby, I'd want you like I want you right now
And if you turned me down
Baby, you know I'd get to you somehow
Where were you then...the waiting years
Distant Shores
(Jonathan Cain and B. Patton)
Soft reflections inviting my eyes
Fill my darkness with a warm harbor light
Oh babe...you cared and I was save
I lost you in a stormy night
Understanding swept away
But from distant shores
You have brought me home again
Across the water you can follow the stars
Look a lifetime
Still not know where you are
Oh babe...you know I'm here to stay
And from distant shores
You have brought me home again
Winds told me that you would hold me again
Ocean breezes would soon release me
And all my searching would end
There you go.. inviting my eyes
Fill my darkness with a warm harbor light
Oh babe...you cared and I was save
Just to lay down in your loving arms
Takes the emptiness away
And from distant shores
You have brought me home again
And from distant shores
You have brought me home again
Little River
(Jonathan Cain)
(written for Madison Cain)
The morning you were born
The rain came down
I felt it wash my fears away
Showing me a mirror to my soul
Reflections of a brand new day
Run, little river, a world waits for you
As you wind through fields of dreams
My love will see you through
Born to be apart of me
Where waters flow as one
Run, little river, run
I watch you getting stronger every day
Where you turn the flowers grow
There'll be times when things get in your way
My faith in you will roll away the stones
Run, little river, the world waits for you
As you wind through fields of dreams
My love will see you through
Born to be a pert of me
Where waters flow as one
Run, little river, run
Through my life I search for
Peace that you have now, as the secret
Of your journey run so deep
Baptize me in your waters
Set my spirit free
And into the sea you'll flow...
As I learn to let you go
Run, little river, the world waits for you
As you wind through fields of dreams
My love will see you through
Born to be a pert of me
Where waters flow as one
Run, little river, run
Little river run
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