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lyrics
WALKING
THROUGH FIRE
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SUGARLAND
going down
to sugarland / gonna find love / i'm gonna drink and dance and things you
never dreamed of
going to the
biggest bar / gonna buy a round / gonna drink a toast to all my friends
the world beat down
going down
to sugarland and when i'm through / i'll open up my eyes and i'll be here
with you
going down
to hollywood / gonna be a star / gonna plant a kiss on bette davis in the
boulevard
gonna get
my feet wet / in the warm cement / and when i disappear they'll wonder
where i went
going down
to hollywood and when i'm through / i'll open up my eyes and i'll be here
with you
there are lots
of places i can travel / miles of sea and air and land to roam
can't help
wondering if these dreams unravel / if i can't find my way back home
going up to
heaven's gate / gonna scope the town / gonna talk to jesus and my dad and
have a look around
gonna walk
the golden streets / have a look-see / see if heaven's everything it's
all cracked up to be
going up to
heaven's gate and when i'm through / maybe i'll turn around and wave goodbye
to you
going down to sugarland
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THAT AGAIN
well it's been
awhile since you called it a day / picked another number and threw mine
away
i just turned
around for a minute / and you were gone
now you dare
to come back to show your face / walk into my heart like you own the place
and i'm supposed
to sit here / and act like nothing's wrong
but this is
where the story ends / 'cause i remember you my friend
and i won't
fall for that again
so it's right
back to zero / for this old heart / 'cause your dreams and mine were light-years
apart
and you couldn't
cut it / but you sure could lay it down
now they say
a heartache's worth a thousand words / but if yours ever spoke / well mine
never heard
and i just
didn't have the strength / to bring you 'round
ah so this
is where the story ends / 'cause i remember you my friend
and i won't
fall for that again
you think it's
so easy / and it's not over yet
guess you
can't remember / what i can't forget
and yes i remember
/ the times we had / but all of the good got lost in the bad
and maybe
you loved me / or maybe i've been had
yeah so this
is where the story ends / 'cause i remember you my friend
and i won't
fall for that again
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IMAGINARY TOWNS
there are little
white houses in my town / with big green yards the whole year 'round
never too
cold never too hot / people smile and wave and laugh a lot
the kids aren't
wild and the dogs aren't mean / the skies are blue and the streets are
clean
there's never
a need for fear or doubt / and problems work themselves right out
and difference
makes no difference here / blood is blood and tears are tears
and neither
will be spilled today / imaginary towns are good that way
the paper comes
with the morning light / and all the news is looking bright
our leaders
say just what they mean / and love is never called obscene
and hate's
a word we saved for war / but we don't have 'em anymore
'cause difference
makes no difference here / blood is blood and tears are tears
and neither
will be spilled today / imaginary towns are good that way
so when i lay
me down to sleep / when night is dark and shadows deep
i find the
dream and call it home / and pray that i don't dream alone
'cause difference
makes no difference here / blood is blood and tears are tears
and neither
will be spilled today / imaginary towns are good that way
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WALKING THROUGH FIRE
losing your
head or losing your heart / which would you want if you could choose
trading in
truth or living a lie / that you were taught by fate or by fools
raising your
voice or whispering low / lifting the light or tearing it down
so many choices
/ so many miles / where did you turn and where are you bound
are you walking
through fire
lost in the
dark star that followed you here
walking through
fire
into the things
that you love and the things that you fear
can you recall
the steps that you made / that you can't retrace that you can't return
taking you
down into the void / seeing the tears feeling them burn
how many times
did you believe / this was the end this was the one
only to find
when the smoke had cleared / that where you became was where you'd begun
are you walking
through fire
lost in the
dark star that followed you here
walking through
fire
into the things
that you love and the things that you fear
and if time
could stand still / would you shine or would you fall
and if you
knew that love was there / would you try harder or not try at all
where is your heart / where is your hope / are you still there
are you walking
through fire
lost in the
dark star that followed you here
walking through
fire
into the things
that you love and the things that you fear
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HANG ON
when all the
world is racing / and you're stuck at the start / hang on / hang on
when the sun
can catch you crying / and the moon can break your heart / hang on / hang
on
if you walk
at your own speed / and you follow your own vision
the prize
will mean so much more when it's won
hang on
when daydreams
end in darkness / and you're lost inside your fear / hang on / hang on
if you're
drifting in the ether / and you can't get there from here / hang on / hang
on
the best day
of your life / could be coming 'round to find you
but how's
it gonna get here if you're gone
hang on
you're sure
the sun can't rise / past these shadows in the night
ah but good
can come to those who wait / even if you've waited all your life
when you cannot
face the mirror / and you're feeling half-alive / hang on / hang on
when you're
sick and tired of waiting / for your turn to arrive / hang on / hang on
and when you
think it's over / and you can't walk any further
hope is here
to carry you along
hang on /
hang on / hang on / hang on / hang on
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WATCH THE SEASONS
i thought i
heard the wind blow / it split the silence in my mind
now i can't
sit near the window / i'm too afraid of what i'll find
but if i'm
that easily persuaded / if i'm that ready to be told
i'm gonna
have to watch the seasons / leave me cold / leave me cold
well the rain
stopped for an hour / the sun peered out and said hello
and suddenly
i had the power / to let it in and let it go
but if i'm
that easily persuaded / if i'm that ready to be told
i'm gonna
have to watch the seasons / leave me cold / leave me cold
do i dare /
to breathe the air
that chokes
me from the inside
and can i
rise / through darker skies
and teach
myself to fly / never know if i don't try
close my eyes
and dive
now the razor's
edge is calling / a fragile spirit all around
does a paper
skin need a stone heart / to keep the soul from shutting down
and if i'm
that easily persuaded / if i'm that ready to be told
i'm gonna
have to watch the seasons / that leave me cold / leave me cold
leave me cold
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AIRSPEED
do you ever
get tired of hurting me / do you ever get tired of robbing yourself
of the joy
and love we could have seen / that you'd accept if i were anyone else
this cannot
last / 'cause there's nothing as fast
as the airspeed
of a falling heart / with a scarred soul weighing it down
the airspeed
of a falling heart / an inch from the ground
do you ever
get tired of shadows / are you really that afraid of the sun
that you sit
there in your cold dark corner / bitter and spiteful and accusing everyone
must have
missed it as it passed / 'cause there's nothing as fast
as the airspeed
of a falling heart / with a scarred soul weighing it down
the airspeed
of a falling heart / an inch from the ground
must've missed me as I passed / 'cause there's nothing as fast
as the airspeed
of a falling heart / with a scarred soul weighing it down
the airspeed
of a falling heart
the airspeed
of a falling heart / with its last beat coming around
the airspeed
of a falling heart / that you shot down
you shot down
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ANGELINE
i can't believe
that's really you / looking tired and scared and folded in
i can't imagine
what you've gone through / but please let there be a way back home again
do you remember
/ when you were beautiful
angeline i've
saved your place / the best is before you / and the rest can be over now
i'd give the
world to see your face / if you were smiling / if you were shining
if you were
shining
i can't believe
it's gone this far / as the mystery turns dangerous
closing eyes
to every scar / so we can't see what life has done to us
but i remember
/ when we were beautiful
angeline i've
saved your place / the best is before you / and the rest can be over now
i'd give the
world to see your face / if you were smiling / if you were shining
if you were
shining
so close your
eyes and wish out loud / let the sunlight find you out
walk into
this glorious day / believe it's not that far away
do you remember when it was beautiful / it can be beautiful yeah
angeline i've
saved your place / the best is before you / and the rest can be over now
i'd give the
world to see your face / if you were smiling / if you were shining
if you were
shining
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FALL WITH YOU
you say you're
coming / i say you're gone / out on the last ledge / barely holding on
but you're
so close that / you cannot see / the road unraveling beneath your feet
the path diverges
/ the hearts untwine / right intentions / at the wrong time
don't look
for me / i can't help / you're gonna have to learn it by yourself
'cause i can't
fall with you / this is goodbye
no i can't
fall with you / i have to fly
i've been where
you are / just the same / disillusioned / and lookin' to pass the blame
there's no
warning / no number one / no hallelujah / no smoking gun
can't see
a reason / can't see a sign / can't see a thing that you can recognize
it's a nightmare
/ i know that's true / but it's a maze that i can't push you through
no i can't
fall with you / hello goodbye
i just can't
fall with you / i have to fly
faith by falling / trial by fire / hold your breath and / walk the wire
i know it's
lonely / where you're bound
but don't
get discouraged and / don't look down
we aren't
over / we haven't died
i'll be waiting
/ on the other side
but i can't
fall with you / hello goodbye
no i can't
fall with you / i have to fly
no i can't
fall with you / goodbye
i just can't
fall with you / i have to fly
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STONE IN THE ROAD (song for two girls)
south to north
/ north to south / love goes in / blood comes out
the blood
breaks free / and the love comes through / around the world / and back
to you
and just when
you think that it's too much to bear / you reach for a hand and you know
it's there
'cause the
life in the light reaches everywhere
girl it's just a stone in the road / the dream isn't over / and no one's going home
heart to heart
/ dark to bright / you won't be / alone tonight
'cause you
see your life / in numbered days / 'til someone moves in / mysterious ways
and just as
you wonder / if so many miles / have worn down your wishes / and shattered
your smile
seems all
that you needed / was to hope for awhile
girl it's just a stone in the road / the dream is still with you / and no one's going home
south to north
/ north to south / love runs in / love runs in / love runs out
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all songs ©2011 stephen grayce (ASCAP) / lyrics printed by permission.