Perfect Little picture

I’m picturing you in you’re apartment north of Charlotte
with a better looking man running his hands through your fine hair
and I guess I’ll never know how it goes when I’m not with you
but it tears me apart cuz I know in my heart you really mean it when you say...

didn’t I tell you I had secrets
and how can I explain all the reasons
and if I could pick up all our peices
and paste them back together into a
perfect little picture of love
it wouldn’t be enough for people like us

it’s like a movie scene as she kicks off her jeans and picks up the phone
she’s calling her guy to tell him some lie about staying at her mom’s
and I know that he knows she knows he knows what she’s doing
and as I touch her thigh she starts to sigh as she whispers to him

didn’t I tell you I had secrets
and how can I explain all the reasons
and if I could pick up all our peices
and paste them back together into a
perfect little picture of love
it wouldn’t be enough for people like us

now it’s 5am and I’m late again to drive up to see you
you’re message said you were lying in bed just waiting for me
but it’s always the same when we play our games and you try and trick me
so now I try to ignore your knock on my door as she sleeps beside me and I say...

didn’t I tell you I had secrets
and how can I explain all the reasons
and if I could pick up all our peices
and paste them back together into a
perfect little picture of love
it wouldn’t be enough for people like us

but it’s a perfect little picture of love



Love Letter

I used to think that love was supposed to last forever
now I’m old enough to know that I should know better
it ends up all give and no take
and hearts just eventually break
I’m not afraid to fall but the feelings always fleeting
I guess I never learn because the scene just keeps repeating
she’s always waiting in vain
and I’m always here to explain

(chorus)
Love letter
Love Letter
Love let her go
Love letter
Love Letter
Love let her go

by the time you get this message I’ll be with another
you’re not the only one who can find a better lover
here’s a lesson to learn
sometimes tables can turn
you’ve been talking past tense and making like it’s ended
but she’s the one you fucked, I’m the one that you offended
and I don’t know if you heard
but actions speak louder than words

(chorus)

I’m not trying to say that I paint a perfect picture
Honey you’re so broke no one else is gonna fix ya
baby let’s try and be cool
then just quit playing me like a fool
suddenly I’m thinking all this talk is overrated
you really have a knack for making things complicated
honey it’s not you - it’s me
then why don’t you just set me free???

(chorus)

I led her down

One sunny day she came my way
a refugee from a hurricane
she was scared, a little impaired
a fallen angel but I didn’t care
cuz I was bold- and out of control
and she’s the kinda woman that I wanted to hold
but her sigh said don’t try
unless you’ve got something that’ll get me high

I led her down
down to the sea
cuz just like the ocean
she was meant for me
I led her down
down to the sea
now I’m closer to heaven
than I will ever be

In sweet dreams the sky goes green
the prettiest color that you’ve ever seen
and I fall dreams and all
into the water when I hear her call
my name in vain
another gut feeling that I can’t explain
cuz she’ll go- and I know
every high tide has to have a low

I led her down
down to the sea
cuz just like the ocean
she was meant for me
I led her down
down to the sea
now I’m closer to heaven
than I will ever be

I woke up and she was long gone
off to find a heaven like a lost love song
her butterfly kiss goodbye
left me in the night like a lullalaby
it’s easy come easy go
you love til you lose
it’s kind of ebb and flow
so raise a toast to one more coast
littered with the tears of another ghost

I led her down
down to the sea
cuz just like the ocean
she was meant for me
I led her down
down to the sea
now I’m closer to heaven
than I will ever be


Paradise Lost

Holy Joe came home late last night
with a bloody nose from another fight
he said, this town never treats me right
then he poured himself a drink
there’s a map on the wall with an old stick pin
he shuts eyes and he sticks it in
he says, I’ve never been a fisherman
but there’s a first time for everything

and I ain’t coming back
tell my boss
I’m dropping out
I paid my cost
I’d rather die beneath the Southern Cross
than have another day of Paradise Lost

Mary Jane was a shotgun bride
she loved her son but hated being a wife
she always pictured a better life
or at least a man who could treat her right
she had a dream she was a hurricane
and it was just enough to keep her brave
she kissed her boy on his sleeping face
and packed her bags and snuck away

she said I ain’t coming back
tell my boss
I’m dropping out
I paid my cost
each day that I lug around your cross
is another day in Paradise Lost

Ithink I’d rather die beneath the Southern Cross
than have another day of Paradise Lost

Jesus was a Soho queen
hooked on cigarettes and vaseline
sick and tired of the same routines
he turned 35 and he’s unravelling
so he takes a knife to his Van Gogh ear
and leaves it for his lover like a souvenir
he says, I love you but I’m not happy here
then it’s through the door and he disappears

he says- I ain’t talking about a sacrafice
it’s just time that I live my life
it’s finally time for me to see the light
and it’s another day in Paradise.... Lost

I’d rather die beneath the Southern Cross
than have another day of Paradise Lost

Be My Love

Baby came home late last night
we fell into another fight
we never really had a plan
it’s just a neverending one night stand
I’m not here to complain
I’m just hoping that he feels the same
I wonder what he would say
if I told him that I want him to stay

cmon and be my love
baby be my man
we could head off into the sunset
before the shit hits the fan
baby be my love

My whole life I’ve been free
no one gets their hooks into me
I don’t want to make no plans
I’m just a dreamer with time on my hands
but I’m sick of playing foolish games
and I’m hoping that she feels the same
I wonder if she would agree
if I told her she was meant for me

cmon and be my love
let me be your man
we could head off into the sunset
before the shit hits the fan
baby be my love

They say that all in love is fair
but babe I don’t even care
I don’t mind playing the fool
if I can spend my time with you
nothing here is black or white
no one here is wrong or right
but no where’s gonna be too far
if I can just be where you are

cmon and be my love
baby take my hand
we could head off into the sunset
before the shit hits the fan
baby be my love

Elaine, how’ve you been

it was the dubious return of another ex lover
that had me thinking it was time to get gone
we’d spent a whole year in love with each other
and then another realizing we were wrong
so in the cross town bar where we used to sway
I met her late one night and I told her that I was going away

Elaine, how’ve you been
I’m off to the islands and I don’t think that I will see you again

it was another lonely night and a bottle of bourbon
that had me writing a letter back home
and I sent it off to her before I could determine
if I really should have written it at all
and I can’t remember everything it said
but it comes back in bits and pieces
to haunt me in this lonely bed

Elaine how’ve you been
I’m here on this island and I wish that I could see you again

That’s why I’m here
that’s what I came for
cuz now I finally realize
that all in all it just doesn’t matter
if you’ve got to live from lie to lie
so I cleared my conscious here beneath this sun
opened up my eyes to find her there
the only girl I’ll ever love

Elaine, how’ve you been
Stay with me on this island
and I swear I will never leave you again
Elaine, how’ve you been
Stay with me on this island
and I swear I will love you
Hey Elaine, how’ve you been...

Tito’s Blues

Roses are red baby
Oceans are blue
but nothing in this world
holds a candle to you
so sit still for a moment and let me drink you in
you are a raven haired beauty
you’re eyes see right through me
I never saw the light but you finally got to me
so tell me now where shall we begin...

Ohhhh- Honey I’ve been waiting so long
Ohhhhh- please don’t treat me wrong

See I’m a man on a mission with dues to pay
but I never meant all those stupid things I used to say
trust me mama I know I have been a fool
You are a diva- a lover- a sister- a mother
I finally realize for me they’ll be no other
cuz no one in this world makes me feel like you do

Ohhhh- Honey I’ve been waiting so long
Ohhhhh- please don’t treat me wrong

well it’s that ”je ne se quas”
that draws me near
like a moth to a flame there’s no resisting you dear
it’s taking all my strength right now just to play it cool
you are my drug and my hunger
my limitless wonder
I’m one breath away from you dragging me under
but at least if I’m going down, I’m going down with you

Ohhhh- Honey I’ve been waiting so long
Ohhhhh- please don’t treat me wrong

The Sky is Falling

My love- I am wading
through this dark sea you’re creating
the arms of my devotion
turn to driftwood on your ocean

you may not want to hear this
but I am calling
would you close your eyes
if the sky was falling?

notebook pages burning
kindle brushfires fueled by yearning
love songs filled with desire
turn to ashes in this fire

you may not want to hear this
but I am calling
would you close your eyes
if the sky was falling?

if we could fly away
you said you’d fly away with me
and I could make you stay
tell me could you stay here
and still be happy?

every heartbeat makes me older
like every winter makes me colder
words like, “I’ll always love you”
turn to starlight in the night above you

you may not want to hear this
but I am calling
would you close your eyes
if the sky was falling?

Well the sky is falling...

If I could see the light

Well I woke up this morning and I was laid out on the floor
I reached for my bottle as my woman walked out my door
and I have drank a lot of whiskey
lord my head aint’ right
but I would drink my last bottle
if I could see the light

They call me Maria
I’m going out tonight
I don’t need no holy spirits
just let me dance with Jesus Christ
a lot have men have loved me
they just don’t get it right
and I’d give back all their kisses
if I could see the light

I make life complicated cuz I treat my women wrong
I can’t find a Maria who will dance with me til dawn
I’ve loved a lot of ladies- I just don’t get it right
but I’d give up all them senioritas
if I could just see the light

in a house of the holy
I’m finally on my way
see I’m closer to heaven
when I get on my knees and pray
I’m done making excuses
it’s time I got it right
that’s why I’m here testafying
because I can finally see the light

I am here testafying
cuz I can finally see the light

Everybody loves you

Sing... bring all you bring
it may not do a thing
but remember to sing

Trust... do what you must
be one with the dust
but just try to trust

When you’re thinking that there’s nothing to believe
take some time go and find what you need
you’re not alone when the road seems to long
everybody loves you when you’re gone

Dream... there’ll be whispers and screams
they’re all part of the schemes
so just let yourself dream

Fall... between the rock and the crawl
when you’re head hits the wall
remember everyone falls

Burn... love til you learn
cuz when it’s finally your turn
you best be ready to burn

When you’re thinking that there’s nothing to believe
take some time go and find what you need
you’re not alone when the road seems to long
everybody loves you when you’re gone

Trust... do what you must
but don’t go turning to rust
but remember to trust

Sing... bring all you can bring
it could change everything
if you just try to sing

When you’re thinking that there’s nothing to believe
take some time go and find what you need
you’re not alone when the road seems to long
everybody loves you when you’re gone

Leave a message

Looks like I’m leaving town again
Boston means the world to me but sometimes I miss Manhattan
and I still make plans for DC
but I always miss the exit and I wind up in the Florida Keys

so leave a message for me after the tone
sooner or later I will find my way back home
don’t think for a minute that I don’t keep you on my mind
you are still a friend of mine

London called me today
and it got me wondering just who I’d be now if I had stayed
I never would have made it out to BC
I never would have saw the lights as we tripped down Granville Street

so leave a message for me after the tone
sooner or later I will find my way back home
don’t think for a minute that I am leaving you behind
you are still a friend of mine

So what if we’ve gone past 25
with all that we’ve been through we should be counting blessings
that we’re still alive
so what if our lives have to change
with all those twists and turns that keep us going in separate ways

leave a message for me after the tone
sooner or later I will find my way back home
don’t think for a minute that I don’t keep you on my mind
you are still a friend of mine

so leave a message for me after the tone
sooner or later I will find my way back home
don’t think for a minute that I am leaving you behind
you are still a friend of mine

you’ll always be a friend of mine

Lost in the waves

I lost my way so I left on a plane
to shed some light on things I could not explain
and find a reason that she broke my heart
two thousand miles and I’m here back where I started

burn burn right through your sorrow
you’ve got to live today if you want to find tomorrow
Fly high, it’s okay to be
lost in the waves that set you free

the sun gets cold in these island towns
when you’re feeling low and the sails go down
you live the life that people have in dreams
still you’d trade it all for one flash of green

burn burn right through your sorrow
you’ve got to live today if you want to find tomorrow
Rise high, it’s okay to be
lost in the waves that set you free

Time rolls on but she’s still on mind
but you can’t hold the love that you leave behind
just start a fire
and drink some rum
and realize one day your ship will come

till then it’s...
burn burn right through your sorrow
you’ve got to live today if you want to find tomorrow
Fly high, it’s okay to be
lost in the waves that set you free

we’re lost in the waves but we are free

Remember Robinson Carusoe

Go on and follow all your dreams
but don’t blink cuz you might miss everything
enjoy every second that you can
cuz you will never have this moment back again
and if your island starts sinking like a stone
remember even Robinson Carusoe made it home...