Because We Can

I don’t wanna be another wave in the ocean
I am a rock, not just another grain of sand (that’s right)
I wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder
I ain’t a soldier but I’m here to take a stand because we can

She’s in the kitchen starin’ out the window
So tired of livin’ life in black and white
Right now she’s missin’ those technicolour kisses
When he turns down the lights
But lately feelin’ like a broken promise
In the mirror starin’ down his doubt
There’s only one thing in this world that he’d know
He said forever and he’ll never let her down

I don’t wanna be another wave in the ocean
I am a rock, not just another grain of sand (that’s right)
I wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder
I ain’t a soldier but I’m here to take a stand because we can

Eatin’ takeout on a coffee table
Paper dishes, pour a glass of wine
Turn down the sound and move a little closer
And for the moment everything is alright

I don’t wanna be another wave in the ocean
I am a rock, not just another grain of sand (that’s right)
I wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder
I ain’t a soldier but I’m here to take a stand
Because we can, our love can move a mountain
We can, if you believe in we
We can, just wrap your arms around me
We can, we can

I don’t wanna be another wave in the ocean (I don’t wanna be)
I am a rock, not just another grain of sand (that’s right)
Wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder
I ain’t a soldier but I’m here to take a stand
(I am a, I am a, I am a…)
Because we can

I don’t wanna be another wave in the ocean
I am a rock, not just another grain of sand (that’s right)
I wanna be the one you run to when you need a shoulder
I ain’t a soldier but I’m here to take a stand
Because we can (because we can)
Our love can move a mountain
We can, if you believe in we
We can, just wrap your arms around me
We can, we can
Because we can

I'm With You

Look at this world
It's filled with worn out faces
Forgotten places and nothing changes
Whatever happened to that new day rising
We're just surviving when living is dying
Aren't you tired of being let down
Another day, another shakedown
I'm With You

When hope is gone and all you want is the truth (I'm With You)
You carry on when they see it's no use
I'm With You
If I got one thing, I got something to prove
We all got nothing if there's nothing to lose
I'm with you

I walk in shadows they seem all familiar
I've read the papers, life forsaken
A vacant store front, and one more for sale sign
Down on Main Street, you just walk by
How many times we gotta break down
Before somebody's gonna shout out
I'm with you

When hope is gone and all you want is the truth (I'm With You)
You carry on when they see it's no use
I'm With You
If I got one thing I got something to prove
We all got nothing if there's nothing to lose
I'm with you

[Guitar Solo]

When hope is gone and all you want is the truth (I'm With You)
You carry on when they see it's no use (You say it's no use)

Well I got one thing I got something to prove
We all got nothing if there's nothing to lose
I'm with you
I'm with you...

What About Now

You want to start a fire?
It only takes a spark
You´ve got to get behind the wheel?
If you´re ever gonna drive that car

If you want to take a bite
You better have the teeth
If you want to take that step
Then get up off of your knees
'Cause tonight,we're alive

Who´ll stand for the restless?
And the lonely? For the desperate? And the hungry?
Down for the count, I'm hearing you now
For the faithful, the believer
For the faceless and the teacher
Stand up and be proud... What about now?

You want to start a fight?
You´ve got to take a swing
You got to get your hands in the dirt
To see what the harvest will bring

You want to raise your voice?
Don't be scared to breathe
Don't be afraid to hurt
Don't be ashamed to need
tonight, we're alive

Who´ll stand for the restless?
And the lonely? For the desperate? And the hungry?
Down for the count, I'm hearing you now
For the faithful, the believer
For the faceless and the teacher
Stand up and be proud... What about now?

The leaves fall like reasons that drift through the seasons
'Till dreams are just bare dark and gray
And all of your plans that slip right through your hands
Are just stains that you´ll take to your grave
Tonight, we're alive

Who stand for the restless?
And the lonely? For the desperate? And the hungry?
Down for the count, I'm hearing you now
For the faithful, the believer
For the faceless and the teacher
Stand up and be proud... What about now?

What about now?...
What about now?...
What about now?...

Pictures of You

I feel just like Picasso
And you're my master piece
I’ve painted lifetime
Now what's left are memories, ohh

Sunlight through the curtains
And diamonds in the trees
I gave you colors blue and gold
As you lay upon the sheets

Something so familiar
Drawn from this blank page
Every line from my hand
Takes me back to what I can't erase
No matter how I try
No matter what I do
I'm still painting pictures of you.

I can almost smell your perfume
In each brush stroke of the flowers
I left you tea from China
Waiting in your sacred tower.

Something so familiar
Drawn from this blank page
Every line from my hand
Takes me back to what I can't erase
No matter how I try
No matter what I do
I'm still painting pictures of you.

If I should go crazy, if I would go blind
I'd still fill the canvas
from the pictures in my mind
If that's the only way to make you mine.

It was something so familiar
Drawn from this blank page
Every line from my hand
Takes me back to what I can't erase
No matter how I try
No matter what I do
I'm still painting pictures of you.
I'm always painting pictures
Still painting pictures of you.
Oh oh oh...

Amen

Last night I had a dream
The dream I had was true
I fell through the stars
Went walking on the moon
Burned like a thousand candles in her arms

The skin under my finger tips
Honeysuckle on her lips
Sweeter than a man deserves to taste
Mercy, mercy, what else can I say?

But Amen. Amen

Last night we were born together
It was like we’d always been
She’ll be with me forever
If I don’t see her again
We poured the wine until our cup ran over

Unfolding like the mystery
Inside of her like poetry
A thousand horses running through my veins
Mercy, mercy what else can I say

But Amen, Amen

I laid down in her garden
Naked on her floor
Windows up, the curtains blowing
She don’t lock the door

Amen, Amen

At the banquet table
A beggar at a feast
I felt her tongue between her lips
And I forgot to breath
We stayed there ‘til the candles burned the carpet

Last night I had a dream
The dream I had was true
Mercy, mercy, what else can I say
Mercy, mercy, I laid down and prayed

That's What The Water Made Me

Baby, baby, baby
No use in trying to save me
Cause devil's in heaven
There's angels in hell
So, blow me one last kiss
And wish me well, well

Love is like fingerprints
It don't wash away
I let mine all over you
I take the blame
Ask me how
Ask me what
Don't ask me why, baby

That's what the water made me
That's who I am and what I'll be
That's what the water
That's what the water made me
There ain't no doubt about it
It makes you bring to your knees
That's what the water, that's what the water made me

This world, it's cracked and crazy
Say one of your pretty prayers for me
No roles in the garden?
Or Wishing well?
I don't know how
Don't know what
Don't know why, baby

That's what the water made me
That's who I am and what I'll be
That's what the water
That's what the water made me
There ain't no doubt about it
It makes you bring to your knees
That's what the water
That's what the water made me
That's what the water, that's what the water.....

Ask me how, Ask me what, Ask me why...

Baby, baby, baby
There's no use in trying to save me
There's devil's in heaven
There's angels in hell

That's what the water made me
That's who I am and what I'll be
That's what the water
That's what the water made me
There ain't no doubt about it
It makes you bring to our knees
That's what the water, that's what the water...

What's Left Of Me

For thirty hard years I was a newspaperman
I made my living with a pen and a pad
God I miss the smell of paper and the ink on my hands

Been back from the desert for a year or so
Left more in the sand then you'll ever know
Another war's waiting for me when I got back home

In the name of the flags one gave their lives
I'm still living yeah Semper Fi
Well that's my story, what else can I say
Hey hey

I got a lot to give so can't you see
I'm still breathing and my heart still beats
They took the car but they left the lease
Does anybody want what's left of me

Boarding up the house they left the keys
For growing on my city rolled up these streets
But I ain't checking out I still got my dreams
Does anybody want what's left of me
Hey hey

They called us dirty Harry, we're a punk rock band
While it's sold off CBGB's I don't understand
All that's left now are the t-shirts and the comp' for Japan

I sold my drums to make ends meet
The band broke up, we had to eat
It's the same old shit, it just happens more these days,
Hey hey

I got a lot to give so can't you see
I'm still breathing and my heart still beats
They took the car but they left the lease
Does anybody want what's left of me

Boarding up the house they left the keys
For growing on my city rolled up these streets
But I ain't checking out I still got my dreams
Does anybody want what's left of me Hey Hey

I'm a teacher, I'm a farmer, I'm a union man
It's getting harder to make a living on this hard land
We ain't working in our factories all these jobs went overseas
Hey hey

Does anybody want, Does anybody want
Does anybody want what's left of me

I got a lot to give so can't you see
I'm still breathing and my heart still beats
They took the car but they left the lease
Does anybody want what's left of me
Does anybody want to buy or rent
Take the chance or place a bet
I ain't checking out I still got my dreams
Does anybody want what's left of me
Hey Hey

Does anybody want Does anybody want
Does anybody want what's left of me
Hey Hey

Does anybody want does anybody want
Does anybody want what's left of me

Army Of One

I’m in this world
I’ve got no fun
Still standing strong
In army of one
So sign me up
I’m a soldier

I’ve got a voice
It’s all on me
A beating heart inside of me
I’m an army of one
I’m a soldier

These eyes don’t know disguise
They’re fighting for their all lives
They’re all trying to get back home tonight

Never give up
Never give up
Never
Never give up
Never let up
Ever
Never give in
You’re an army of one

Never give up
Never give up
Never
Never forget
Where you’re from
Never give up
You’re an army of one

I can’t hurt but I still feel
I know that life’s a battlefield
When a time get tough
I’m a soldier

When it’s time to the fight
It’s just my side right on my side
I’m an army of one
I’m a soldier

Never give up
Never give up
Never
Never give up
Never let up
Ever
Never give in
You’re an army of one

Never give up
Never give up
Never
Never forget
Where you’re from
Never give up
You’re an army of one

No apologize
Defend for being alive
We’re all trying
To get it right tonight

Never give up
Never give up
Never
Never give up
Never let up
Ever
Never give in
You’re an army of one

Never give up
Never give up
Never
Never forget
Where you’re from
Never give up
You’re an army of one

Thick As Thieves

In an empty room, all the tempting bar
cross the universe, there's no place too far
yeah wherever you are
you and me, thick as thieves.

Well it ain't always pretty
Sometimes it can rough
Could have throne the dial in
And threw the hands up
Seems like we've always been
And always will be thick as thieves

Time, time won't never drag us down
You, me, us, ain't looking back and turning around
It's classic born each girl
with our backs against the world
You and me
Thick as thieves

In a world without faith
Your word I believe
When they stack in the deck
You're the cut up my sleeve
In my hour of need you and me
Yeah thick as thieves.

And that are all that's left behind us now
You, me, us, ain't looking back on turning around
It's classic born each girl
with our backs against the world
You and me
Thick as thieves

If our rather bank, you wouldn't care
You'd come sit on my lap
In the electric chair
and when they flip the switch
We just kiss

I know nothing's gonna stop us now
You, me, us on the. urge never looking down
What's a boy to do, it's classic me and you
Lucky you, lucky me
Thick as thieves.
Ohh
Thick thieves, oh yeah.

The Beautiful World

Every day it's the same when they say that it might be the end
In the end when it ends then I'll listen to them
You wake up, go to work, go to sleep
Then you do it, you do it, if you're lucky then you do it again
Yeah, we walk through a world that we don't understand
When I look in your eyes I'm just happy I can
Yeah, we'll laugh and we'll cry and we'll lose and we'll win
We'll get through it and to prove it yeah we'll do it again

There's glory in the saddest story
Look at it, just sticks and bricks
Makes you wonder how the pieces fit
Where we're going where we've been
This ain't paradise we're living in
It's a diamond, it's a dirty blasted pearl
Ah, but ain't it a beautiful world

It's a shame when they say that it's been done and said
They keep digging that grave let them bury their heads
There's a kid with a dream and a sky full of stars
There's another first kiss in the back of some car
Turn a page and write the story

Look at it, just sticks and bricks
Makes you wonder how the pieces fit
Where we're going where we've been
This ain't paradise we're living in
It's a diamond, it's a dirty blasted pearl
Ah, but ain't it a beautiful world

They're running numbers out of the Spanish coast
Where merry Mary sends her rose
We get a ladder, there's a cat up in a tree
Ah

The Pretzel man's wearing Gucci glasses
A widow spreads her lovers ashes
I'll hold on to you, hold on to me, yeah
We'll do it, we'll do it, yeah, we're lucky then we'll do it again
Ah

Look at it, just sticks and bricks
Makes you wonder how the pieces fit
Where we're going, where we've been
This ain't paradise we're living in
It's a diamond, it's a dirty blasted pearl
Ah, but ain't it a beautiful world
Oh, ain't it a beautiful world
Oh, oh ain't it a beautiful world.

Room At The End Of The World

There's a room at the end of the world
Where my secrets go to hide
There's a room at the end of the world
Where I'll wait for you tonight
Where the roads all go to end
Where lost apologies get sent
Where the rose comes back to life
Where young love never dies
Where we never said goodbye

You don't say no, just get in
Close your eyes, there's no sin
Don't hold back, just let go
Take your time, take it slow
It's me and you in our room at the end of the world

There's a room at the end of the world
Where your memories are safe
There's a room at the end of the world
Just gotta have some faith
Where the oppressed go to be heard
And truth will have its turn
Take a look into the rise
No place I'd rather be tonight
No place I'd rather be tonight

Don't say no, just get in
Close your eyes, there's no sin
Don't hold back, just let go
Take your time, take it slow
It's me and you in our room at the end of the world
There's no looking back in our room, fade to black

There's a room at the end of the world
Where I want you
There's a room at the end of the world
Where I wait for, I'll wait for you

Don't say no, just get in
Close your eyes, there's no sin
Don't hold back, just let go
Take your time, take it slow
It's me and you in our room at the end of the world
Where I'll wait for you

In my room dreams are coming true
In my room it's just me and you
In my room I'll rather wait

The Fighter

I should write down these words ‘fore I lose them
Or write you a song just to use them
Someday you may wanna know who I am,
Beyond this facade no guitar in my hand
No I am not a writer

These eyes hold no secrets I hide no truths
I am all I am, all I was to you
The lie and the promise, the great escape artist,
The weed in your garden in that place you’re still guarding
Where I am not a liar

I am the fighter, though not a boxer by trade
I am the fighter, few will remember my name

These are hands that can offer protection
But hid me from my own reflection
I’m that book that ain’t finished, a sink full of dishes,
The horse that ain’t winning, the priest that’s still sinning
The spark that starts the fire

I am the fighter, though not a boxer by trade
I am the fighter, few will remember my name

With loneliness next to me, feels its misery, nursing another black eye
On the New Jersey turnpike, counting the headlights
Those cars just like days pass me by

I am the fighter, though not a boxer by trade
I am the fighter, few will remember my name
I am the fighter, though not a boxer by trade
I am the fighter, a fighter’s born but not made

I should write down these words ‘fore I lose them
Or write you a song just to use them.

With These Two Hands

I could roll the dice,
And give me a change good reasons
I could break the ice
And pick up the broken pieces
I could wave hello, I could raise a glass
I could blow a kiss, I could kick your ass
We could take it all apart
Or hold it all together

[Chorus]
With these two hands
I can tear down walls
I can build a bridge
I can break my fall
With these two hands
I can pray or fight
I can hold a torch
I can shine a light
With these two hands

I could strike a match
That sets the world on fire
Hold the grain of sand
Till it turns into a diamond
I could plant the seed
I could flip that switch
Make a sign of peace
I could make a fess
Or we could make this worse
Or we could make it better

[Chorus]
With these two hands
I can tear down walls
I can build a bridge
I can break my fall
With these two hands
I can pray or fight
I can hold a torch
I can shine a light
With these two hands

Wipe the tears drops from your eyes
We jump until we touch the sky
Free to dream and make it true
Know there ain't nothing we can't do

[Chorus]
With these two hands
I can tear down walls
I can build a bridge
I can break my fall
With these two hands
I can pray or fight
I can hold a torch
I can shine a light
With these two hands

Wipe the tears drops from your eyes
We jump until we touch the sky
Free to dream and make it true
Know there ain't nothing we can't do.

Into The Echo

When it hurts just to talk, and it’s too dark to see
When my heart’s just a hole full of want, full of need
Stuck at a stoplight, hands gripping the wheel
Tears fill your eyes and you bleed just to feel
Someone beside you, someone to cry to

Into the echo, we shout our dreams
Into the echo, we throw our hearts
Into the echo, we send our love
Into the echo, to the echo, into the echo
To hear it back

Are you who you are
What’s under that mask
Do you burn for the future or yearn for the past
Did somebody send you, some broke fairy tale,
Now you wait by the water for a ship that has sailed

Into the echo, we shout our dreams
Into the echo, we throw our hearts
Into the echo, we send our love
Into the echo, to the echo, into the echo
Just to hear it back

When it hurts just to talk, and it’s too dark to see
You can touch, you can feel
Yeah, you just got to reach

Into the echo, we shout our dreams
Into the echo, we throw our hearts
Into the echo, we send our love
Into the echo, to the echo, into the echo
To hear it back

Not Running Anymore

Bless me father I have sinned,
I'm not sure where to begin.
I won't name names or where I've been,
But I've been there and back again.
No Hail Marys will save me,
You learned to live with memories,
Here,slip this sinner up your sleeve,
Just stay inside until I leave.

I've been running, always running
Never have both feet on the floor.
I've been running, always running,
Now I'm not running anymore....

The hands of time may tick no more
Let darkness fall upon this door
No waves will wash up on this shore
I won the fight but lost the war.

I've been running, always running
Never had both feet on the floor
And I've been running, always running
Now I ain't running anymore.

There were roses I have loved
Who've given or have given up
I pushed your patience and my luck
It wasn't love I didn't trust
It wasn't you, or me, or us
You've shouldered ifs, and ands, and buts
It's that way ok, I've said too much
But I've been running, always running
Never had both feet on the floor
I've been running, always running
Now I ain't running anymore

Old Habits Die Hard

You look like shit so do you my brother
I missed you too, yeah you dumb stupid mother
A cheap welcome home sign, and a bottle of red
At least you got freedom in an open out there
Free cheers till the best of the rest we got left

If you could dream anything, what would that be?
If you could be that, would you share it with me?
We carry our choices, we had our regrets
We know there's a price, we'll both pay our debts
But maybe they ain't seen the last of us yet

'Cause old habits die hard
Old habits die hard
It might be painful to smile
But it covers the scars
And old habits die hard

There's a face in the mirror, but it don't look like me
Yesterday's gone, a rain drop in the sea
I got your back for each day that's gone by
And I'll still have it till the day that I die
Yeah, I'll still have it till the day that I die

Old habits die hard
Old habits die hard
It might be painful to smile
But it covers the scars
And old habits die hard

Some day may you be missed by those you leave behind
And I hope you touched other lives like you've touched mine
Old habits die hard
Old habits die hard
It might be painful to smile
But it covers the scars
Appearances change but don't change who we are
And old habits die hard.

Every Road Leads Home To You