Lyrics

Wake Me When Tomorrow's Here

Tomorrow the world will be a better place
With a loving heart and a beautiful face
Tomorrow the bitterness will disappear
Wake me when tomorrow’s here-

Tomorrow the sky will be so blue
There’ll be nothing left for clouds to do
Tomorrow stands before a golden mirror
Wake me when tomorrow’s here-

Wake me, wake me,
Wake me when tomorrow’s here-

I count on you to tell me when
You can leave me alone till then
Tell me when today is through
I’ll never know unless you do-

Wake me, wake me,
Wake me when tomorrow’s here-

Tomorrow the stars will dance and sing
With all the tenderness tomorrow brings
It will be the best day of the year
Wake me when tomorrow’s here
Wake me when tomorrow’s here-

Depression Glass

I’ve lived a life, my lonely friend
I wouldn’t ever recommend
To a wicked room of enemies
With bitter Bibles on their knees
They know nothing’s built to last
Gazing through depression glass-

I’ve told a story here and there
About a girl with ruby hair
Who didn’t know her very truth
From fairy tales or the Book of Ruth
She looked like she was fading fast
Gazing through depression glass-

Things will change
Days will pass
Time will serve those whose pain
Can’t be seen through depression glass-

The Christian lights were up in May
For someone’s graduation day
Someone who had reached for stars
And came back holding empty jars
Waiting for the storm to pass
Gazing through depression glass-

Things will change
Days will pass
Time will serve those whose pain
Can’t be seen through depression glass-

Things will change
Days will pass
Time will serve those whose pain
Can’t be seen through depression glass-

More Than That I Cannot Say

There’s a woman I know, I think she’s crazy
More than that I cannot say
She falls in love with broken losers
Whose lives are full of disarray-

There’s a man I know, I hear he’s happy
When he kneels at night to pray
He wishes he could be his brother
More than that I cannot say-

Swing the hammer
Change the water into wine
Swing the iron hammer
Change the water into wine-

There’s a girl I know who comes from Philly
More than that I cannot say
She calls herself a brutal loner
While a little army calls her day-

There’s a boy I know who lost his wisdom
In a another life, a dream away
He fumbles for a sign from heaven
More than that I cannot say-

Swing the hammer
Change the water into wine
Swing the iron hammer
Change the water into wine-

There’s a fool I know who loves to gamble
More than that I cannot say
He lost his money playing blackjack
Lost his soul like an old cliché-

There’s a clown I know who wears his make-up
Like a jewel thief on a getaway
He doesn’t laugh because he’s stupid
More than that I cannot say-

Swing the hammer
Change the water into wine
Swing the iron hammer
Change the water into wine-

There’s a child I know with a golden heart
More than that I cannot say
He’s always slippin’ back down the hill
Making peace with yesterday-

Lost In Translation

Why is my love always lost in translation
Full of the sweetest despair
Lost in the fire of lonely frustration
Gone with the breath of a prayer?-

The curtain opens on too many walls
Too many doors and places to fall
For a man whose words don’t make sense
Even when that someone is listening-

Why is my love always lost in translation
Full of the sweetest despair
Lost in the fire of lonely frustration
Gone with the breath of a prayer?-

The calm reawakening of a pair of eyes
Opening slowly, full of surprise
Full of a morning without any dawn
Here for a moment, here and then, gone-

Why is my love always lost in translation
Full of the sweetest despair
Lost in the fire of lonely frustration
Gone with the breath of a prayer?-

But I can’t lose sleep about what has been said
When other lost words were spoken instead-

If hours cross somewhere other than here
And moments grow stronger, year after year
And the curtain closes at the end of the day
Maybe the silence will know what I say-

Why is my love always lost in translation
Full of the sweetest despair
Lost in the fire of lonely frustration
Gone with the breath of a prayer?-

My Precious Wisdom

I had a friend with silver eyes
She always thought the sun would rise
And carried love and flowers in her heart
She carried love and flowers in her heart
But words were said and things just fell apart-

A man with hands of brick and stone
Was happy living all alone
And never needed anyone to please
He never needed anyone to please
But in a crowd, he couldn’t feel at ease-

None of my wishes came close to coming true
All my wild nights were gone before I knew
My precious wisdom, my precious wisdom,
My precious wisdom-

I knew a woman very well
Who wanted more and wouldn’t tell
She didn’t want to open up the door
She didn’t want to open up the door
And she doesn’t do much anymore-

None of my wishes came close to coming true
All my wild nights were gone before I knew
All my wandering never mattered anyway
And my precious wisdom is nothing like changes from day to day
My precious wisdom, my precious wisdom

My precious wisdom changes from day to day
All my wild nights never mattered anyway
My precious wisdom, my precious wisdom,
My precious wisdom-

If It Ever Cones To Pass

I’ve seen a mountain come and go
In the time it takes a match to burn
Fading fast and moving slow
Long goodbye and no return-

And now it all is getting strange
You don’t want your world to change
But it won’t fill my half a glass
If it ever comes to pass, if it ever comes to pass-

I’ve known some lovers, heaven sent
Who struggled hard with common ground
And after romance came and went
Disappeared without a sound-

And now it all is getting strange
You don’t want your world to change
But it won’t fill my half a glass
If it ever comes to pass, if it ever comes to pass-

If it ever comes to pass
You may be the one to say
Nothing’s ever gonna last
Put your silly dreams away-

I’ve heard that words can take a knife
And cut a heart-shaped tear to cry
For when the mountain loses life
For when the lover says goodbye-

And now it all is getting strange
You don’t want your world to change
But it won’t fill my half a glass
If it ever comes to pass, if it ever comes to pass-

Dark Blue Room

The faded greeting
On the old love letter
One more guarded mumble
One more sign of age
Time to turn the corner
Time to turn the page
And enter the dark blue room-

The cross’s shadow
On the sad, lonely faces
One last dance to tumble
One last tear to fall
The door becomes a window
The door becomes a wall
Inside the dark blue room-

And the room is always empty
The room is always cold
The room is always far
From where secrets are told-

The forgotten candle
That burns in daylight
Is buried as you stumble
Is buried as you crawl
Trying to remember
Trying to recall
The twilight of the dark blue room-

And the room is always hidden
The room is always found
The room is never where
It seemed to be last time around-

The family bible
With the old red ribbon
When touched begins to crumble
And falls to the floor
It’s lost its very meaning
Its soul and more
Inside the dark blue room-

Wasn't Born To Belong

Maybe I was born to run the race
And born to live with a pretty face
Maybe I was born with a pretty face
Maybe I was born when the light was wrong
But I wasn’t born to belong-

Maybe I was born in a lucky year
And born with a conscience crystal clear
Maybe I was born with a conscience too clear
Maybe I was born with a heart too strong
But I wasn’t born to belong-

I can take a walk down Easy Street
And say hello to who I meet
But no one ever seems to hear
And each reply is insincere-

Maybe I was born to answer yes
And born to live at an old address
Maybe I was born with a memory too long
But I wasn’t born to belong-

I can give my love and time to others
Who beg for more like friends and lovers
Who never seem to know my name
Unless they need a fool to blame-

Maybe I was born to borrow rain
Born with the sorrow, born with pain
Maybe I was born, but you know the song
I wasn’t born to belong-

Never Ever Land

It’s a lonely walk
When you understand
What’s far away
What’s close at hand
And what’s from Neverland
Never Ever Land-

It’s a cloudy dream
And a slow return
When the fire
Has nowhere to burn
So lost in Neverland
Never Ever Land-

Maybe a man asleep and waiting
Can’t believe in anything he sees
The only world he’s ever known is fading
All of the time in that world won’t bring him to his knees-

No need to worry
About it, then
What hasn’t been done
Or never will be again
It’s all in Neverland
Never Ever Land
No, Not Ever Land
Never Ever Land-

The World That Rested On Your Word

I’ve given up on you
Forgotten everything you’ve put me through
I can’t recall a time
When your love was more than nickel and dime-

I’ve said goodbye, rest assured, said goodbye
To the world that rested on your word-

I’m glory bound and lost
A blind man rolling into Pentecost
I’m sorry, said and done
I don’t owe a thing to you or anyone

I’m flying away like a bird, flying away
From the world that rested on your word-

Take a breath and take your time
You never were a friend of mine
You only spoke the scripted line
And you didn’t do that so well-

I’m leaving now, no matter what you’ve heard
I’ve said goodbye
To the world that rested on your word-

The Ferryman's Name

I waited by the window and no one came
I walked along the river and no one came
I stood among the ruins and no one came
And I can’t remember the ferryman’s name
I can’t remember the ferryman’s name-

I waited in the chapel and no one came
On the steps of the cathedral and no one came
I waited for an answer and no one came
And I can’t remember the ferryman’s name
I can’t remember the ferryman’s name-

The cold and naked star
Where only wishes are
The lost, forgotten friend
Never love again-

I dreamed about my mother and no one came
I dreamed about my father and no one came
I wandered without wisdom and no one came
And I can’t remember the ferryman’s name
I can’t remember the ferryman’s name-

The bold and silent word
Where only prayers are heard
The dancer falls and then
Never loves again-

I fell among the ashes and no one came
I woke up without warning and no one came
I couldn’t stop believing and no one came
And I can’t remember the ferryman’s name
I can’t remember the ferryman’s name-

The Last Day Of Winter

Is that a sunset or mirage
Beyond this house and its little garage?
Wrapping the sky, colors so bold
Beats any story ever told-

I’m sorry, darlin’, but I’ve gotta go
Where time is a long walk down below
Don’t cry, I want you to know
I’ll be back on the last day of winter
Back on the last day of winter-

Is that another shooting star
Above the rooftop where we are?
Or a loose cliché we face
When what we have is from another place?

I’m sorry, darlin’, but I’ve gotta go
Where time is a long walk down below
Don’t cry, I want you to know
I’ll be back on the last day of winter
Back on the last day of winter-

Here I am, baby, baby, here I am
No other way to go
When love is quick and life is slow, oh, oh oh…

Is that a brand new sun rising
When waking up is surprising?
And another day with you is all
That keeps me from another fall-?

I’m sorry, darlin’, but I’ve gotta go
Where time is a long walk down below
Don’t cry, I want you to know
I’ll be back on the last day of winter
Back on the last day of winter-