LOOKING FOR LIGHT
 
 

hit the road you were an electrocution lightning bolt from above /  you opened up my elocution taught me all the words of love / opened my imagination ‘bout gave me a heart attack  / showed me all your sweet sensations now you wanna take ‘em back  / but i can’t give in can’t give up can’t give out can’t get enough now  / you just wanna stop it i just wanna lock and load /  baby i just wanna hit it you just wanna hit the road /  you’re one bad motorfinger treating me the way you do / a bee with an extra stinger piercing my heart straight through /  you lift me up and then you drop me kiss me then you walk away /  blow me up just to pop me don’t let love get in the way /  all this fake emotion has me just a bit confused /  giving me the strangest notion feeling just a little used /  you’re working my heart from the middle turning it inside out /  i’m gonna have to push a little to find out what it’s all about

superman for free i won’t be your superman for free / you’re gonna have to make me want to fly / you’re gonna have to show your soul to me / and make me want to reach down deep inside / i won’t be your savior for a song / and i won’t back a cause that isn’t right / what good can come if everything is wrong / we wouldn’t last a lifetime a lifetime or a night / give me something to dream on something to beam on a reason to try / won’t you show me what love takes baby bring on the heartache crack open this sky / make it cry / i won’t be your superman for free / and i won’t make your world all right for you / til the vision in these x-ray eyes / tells me that you love me too

smoke and mirrors saw a crash today and the car was you / what happened to the man that we once knew / did you sell your soul or did it just turn blue /  were you tempted in the dark or blinded by the light /  dazed by the beauty or toppled by the might / did you ever stand a chance will you ever be all right /  are you meeting up with all your demons /  are they everything you thought they'd be / are you there behind the smoke and mirrors /  i think about your dreams and what they meant to be /  the magic of the moment the vision of the free /  now someone isn't dancing and someone isn't me / did you miss a highway on your journey / did you turn into a darker sky / did you take your wings for granted / did you take your wings too far / were you too close to the sun / sun sun sun here it comes / i wish that i could find the courage that you’ve lost / to reach into the shadows and pull you back across / but the game's already played and who knows what it's cost / will i see you on a summer sunday / will i see you with your head held high / are you there behind the smoke and mirrors

all these walls zero to a hundred back to one / someone turned the light off almost gone / miss another road every time i blink / life is throwing rocks just to watch me sink / and i used to be a rolling stone but how this moss has grown / all these walls how'd they get so tall all these walls / sitting in the shadows with myself / wishing i were anybody else / too scared to try too tired to roam / baby if you find me send me home / and i used to be a one man show but the ship hit ground you know / and if the light is in here somewhere i hope i find it soon / cause it's a long long way to paradise if the sky has no more room / well i used to be a hurricane / but things are not the same

billy can fly they say it's been nearly a year / they say in the springtime he went far away / but i know that he is still here / i feel him fly by every day / billy can fly now / billy gets high now / maybe he's standing in a tall field of grass / maybe he's fishing in a clear bright stream / maybe he's batting some balls around / and maybe he's finally living his dream / and i think that he knows that i loved him / and i think that he knows that i tried / and i think that he knows that i know that he knows / all the feelings inside when he flies by / so now when i think of the man that is gone / i can still see him and hear his hello / and i know he's still looking out for me / ‘cause baby heroes are like that you know / he can fly / and only god knows how high

gone take a walk catch the air / put some water on your face / can’t believe this is true / first it’s here then it’s left / and there’s nothing in its place / will your love come back to you / or is it gone like the winter snow / missing like a wayward child / and if it’s gone where did it go / is it out there somewhere running wild / shake your head wring your hands / curse the clouds in the air / what did you do so wrong / walk the miles retrace your steps / as the light fades away / was it darkness all along / wilder than the sea at night / mocking you with all its might / looking high looking low / for a means to this end / do you think it’s past its time / turn around walk away / try to dream it again / will it be there to find / or is it gone

over we're living in the waiting room / gotta make a choice real soon / we could drag the whole thing out or try to fake it / maybe if we play it right / we could both survive tonight / i always heard that breaking up is what you make it / i don't need to look around to know that all the walls came down / i don't need a broken dream hanging off my shoulder / i don't need a neon sign to show me where to draw the line / i don't know just what we had but i know it's over / i don't wanna toss the blame / never tried to play that game / never had the rules laid out or meant to break them / toss the dice and watch 'em roll / buy some time and sell my soul / and if some crumbs should fall my way you know i'll take them / gotta make an even break / to keep away from big mistakes / can’t live in a fantasy at hope's insistence / now's the time to let it go / don't really have a choice you know / time for us to close the books and split the difference / and i don't wanna hold your hand / if it belongs to another man / i don't  wanna give it all and just get older / and i don't need a flashing light / to tell me when to say goodnight / i don't know just what we had but i know it's over

looking for light well the world is still here / and the air is as cold as before / nothing is clear / not sure i can see anymore / the anchor’s for worse / and this ship is adrift in the night / is the darkness a curse / or a cure for the sadness of sight / am i looking for light in a windowless room / did i dream up the sun and imagine the moon / and where are the stars / just a day since you’ve gone / and i’m not quite sure who i am / is the needing so strong / that the wanting is out of my hands / am i getting so lost / that one turn could take me away / and if i add up the cost / is there still far too much left to pay / am i really remembering mountains / was that really the dawn on my face / was the wind really warm all around me / when did all of this cold take its place / i wish i had fought / the storm of this steady decay / and i wish that i knew / how to make all the pain go away / and i’m still on my knees / but i’m holding as tight as i can / so pray for me please / and send me some sky if you can / don’t i need a little light upon me / tell me don’t you think i really need a little light / i can’t see where i’m going / can’t see where i’ve been / can’t see no enemies / ain’t got no friends / walking to nowhere / traveling fast / maybe i’ll get there / home at last

quiet please quiet please / i'm looking for my memories / saw them last so long ago / i don't know if they still breathe / i saw the sun / back when it shone on everyone / before we saw the darkness come / that caused the light to leave / when can this ever be over / how can we live through the pain / how will we ever find sunlight / standing heartdeep in acres of rain / so quiet please / we're sorting through the casualties / i admit that i don't have a clue / what to do in times like these / quiet please / as we accustom to this new disease / trying to hang on til they find a cure / something pure to still the freeze

high and fine if you’re a singer and i’m a song / why can we not get along / i see enough to know that i am blind / but i know enough to know to change my mind / standing on your altar there / universe eyes and flaxen hair / you think that i should worship at your feet / but i don’t think your toes are all that sweet / and i don’t know why / i should dare to dream / and sing a song of love / to a girl i only dreamed of / between the lines / lose the boys and tell the girls / baby it’s a big wide world / of people that will help you with your need / lie down on the couch and just succeed / and then when your succeeding’s done / you’re on the move and on the run / take another coffee to the kids / tell the babies just what mama did / and i don’t know why / i’m feeling high and fine / and why i dare to dream / to sing a song of love / to a dream i only dreamed of / between the lines