Had to get away, it was all so clear, there was no plan
Just open land from Maine to California
And all I learned upon my return is the value of home
Of solitude and alone
So when you say you love your time, straight from the heart, we’re the same
But I know that there is more to gain
From staying in one place
As illusive as I seem, it is all so clear, I am right here
I long for smiles, my time is precious
And all I know from where I’ve been is the value of life
Of crossing paths and goodbye
So when you say you love your freedom
Straight from the heart, we’re the same
But I know that there’s more to gain
Because I’m not satisfied,
No I am not satisfied
So when you say you love your freedom
I’m here to say we’re all the same
And we know that there’s more to gain
‘Cause we’re not satisfied, no one is satisfied
So let’s stay here in this place
And let the sun warm our faces
Let the sun fill our spaces
‘Cause time rolls on by and there’s so much wasted
You enter my dreams
In my dreams we shine and I am free
In waking time, you enter my mind
You clutter my shelf; I lose track of myself
With passion, you enter these lines, these floating rhymes
That tear at the seams of wounds that should be healed
Mindfully concealed
And he wonders why he can’t get through
You enter my truth, the truth of the past
Our past has a hidden truth and things shall come to pass
And then there’s you
You’re a late bloomer, a time consumer
You say you have grown
But the tone in your voice says that your not hers
Your not mine, your not even your own
I tear at the seams, I bleed and I conceal
I bleed but I shall heal
He wonders why he can’t get through
You enter my dreams
In my dreams we shine and I am free
In waking time I say goodbye
Goodbye…
Come and stay with me and it won’t be like old times
I wish you could see what I do when I see you
Now that everything’s changed, and everything’s still the same
Yeah, I guess everything changes and everything stays the same
Except they don’t mind when you drink their beer
And pay no mind that you’re never here
They’re just holding on
You’re already gone
Now everything’s changed, and everything’s still the same
Yeah, I guess everything changes and everything stays the same
All the old numbers ring all the same places
But now it’s long distance and we’re talking basics
We’re barely holding on, we’ve been gone so long
Years down the line you’ve paid off the fear
The kids are in college but they’re still here
Now you’re holding on
They’re already gone
Corporate America is a ride on a train, you know
Down at the station, they’re callin’ your name again
But you’re gone
And I’m here to stay, Yeah I’m here to stay
So come and stay with me now that everything’s changed.
Hollywood has got me down
You see, I’ve traveled your streets and ended up on the same side of town
In the emptiness, there’s not enough charm
To compensate for the greed
Lately I’ve been wondering what I need
Your faces change daily
Your favorite places come and go
Your very best friend was your rival and you didn’t even know
But that’s the way it goes
I guess that everybody knows that’s just the way it goes
You started with a simple dream
It was pleasant and real and you put it on a big screen for everyone around to see
Word traveled fast and people packed up and they moved to town
Hollywood, you let us down
I know it’s overstated but you’re a big congested freeway
Of people’s dreams
You’ve got everyone around playing in your games
So it seems
But that’s the way it goes, everybody knows
Yeah, I guess that everybody knows that’s just the way it goes
Hollywood, you’ve got me so down now
Because I’ve traveled these streets
And here I am on the same side of town
In your emptiness, there’s not enough charm to compensate for your greed
Lately I’ve been wondering what it is that I really need…
….but I’m gonna make it…You know, I’m gonna make it…
Hangin’ by the telephone, a week gone by and you haven’t called
Your car waits in my driveway
Constant reminders
Sorting through my letterbox, seven days, I knew you wouldn’t write
Your scent is in my pillow
Constant reminders
Is there something in that windy city you couldn’t find in California
Is there something in your heart that longs for home
Why do I keep running through my mind the night before you left?
Why haven’t you called yet?
Judy said you’ll be coming home
Brian thinks I’m obsessing
But your car’s still in my driveway so I’m constantly reminded
I’m thinking about you more than I should
I’m missing you more than I thought I would
Should I stop myself, is it all in my head
Do you feel it too or am I mislead
Talk to me!
You’re somewhere in that windy city and I’m here in California
I’m hoping that your heart will lead you home
I’m hoping in my heart that you’ll come home
I am to you what he is to me
I don’t want to be him you see
I want to be her, what she is to you
Baby, you don’t know who I am
Cant handle the clarity, don’t give a damn
Then she needs you; you go straight to her brain
Like another fix she can shoot up in her vein
Her head is cloudy; they’ve kept her around
You feel reel bad about that but you want her around
You could have talked to her last night
But I show up in the darkness demanding light
My thoughts painfully coherent
My addiction shamefully apparent
And you’re reaction, your plague, so provoked so vague
Untie our hands
Free yourself, be yourself without me
I’ve realized that this is not about me
Go to her if that’s what you need but be kind
For her intrigue will fade in time
You will fade in the end my friend
And there’s no high to make it ok
No rehab and no other way No reason to go on
I should be sleeping now but I’m up all night
I should be shining now and it will be all right
Oh how I am shining now and I’m all right
Somewhere in suburbia some politician decided
“Generation X is greatly divided!
Tattooed and pierced and excited by riots
Disrespectful and selfish eating shitfood diets”
According to polls we’re out of control, let’s not deny it
We’re out of our mind on LA time
Where the turn of the season doesn’t apply
We’re restless we are growing, not knowing why
We’re searching our minds for the next pet rock
Making sense of it all on an LA clock
Hungry for love and big phat dollar bills
Living moment to moment on temp skills and temporary thrills
“They” say we’re crazy, out of our minds
But the sun always shines on LA time
I’ve got a dream in my back pocket
I better make something of myself quick before I hock it
I am tattooed and I am pierced!
Am I feeding that flame?
I feel so alone; maybe you and I are the same
We’re abusing our bodies for piece of mind
Maybe a local spa will help me unwind
We’re chewing on straws in smoke-free bars
Half the time with our head in the stars
And "they" say we’re crazy, simply out of our minds
Our parents value security, or forefathers’ morality
Republican mentality and we grab hold of our freedom
A simple hope of sanity, we claim our freedom
The sun always shines on LA time We’ve got the sun on our side
If I can fold you in a letter and send you to someone else, I will
Or maybe cast you to the sails in a broken bottle
If all that returns are my words that linger still
And red skies at dawn, this song will follow
In my minds eye it was so colorful
So cut and dry I didn’t read between the lines
I didn’t take the time; I never take the time
And everything takes time
Everything that’s beautiful takes time
If I can plant this broken seed deep in the earth I think I will
Or maybe cast it to the winds of this hollow city
If all that ever grows is my heart that lingers still
And a soft rain, this son will follow
I’m gonna slow down
I’m gonna let it sink in
Let these colors grow under my skin
In my minds eye it will be so colorful
I stumble blind; I fall between the lines
I’m gonna take my time, lord knows I’ve got the time
Everything that’s beautiful takes time
Everything that ever was beautiful took time
You check my window for the light
I know I’m still in there, alive
You show up now and then muddy feet behind
I want to feed you I want to fill you
There’s limited time for everything
But you measure things so much differently than I do
Because I’m selfish, needs revolve around me
My planets
Feeding on new moments and letting go
It’s not like that for you with few ears to hold your stories
With satellites in and out of your life, things fade away
And because I’m selfish, needs revolve around me
My planets
Feeding on new moments and letting go
I’m proud of you tonight; I’m lying here alone
Crying
Gin in my blood, you turn away
You were my satellite
You were a constellation I could never quite figure out
No I could never quite make sense of us
So I drift away, letting pieces of you go along the way
I am gone
“I am a prisoner in this garden,” she said
“I’m chained to your fields!” she said
“I feed on the nectar of your weeds.
I fly these stale skies; I can’t breath!
Your shackles tickle me. They tickle me.
I wish you weren’t so sweet!” she cried
“I wish you weren’t so sweet…”
You’re slipping away from me
“I am a soldier in this garden,” he said
“ I bleed my youth onto your fields,” he said
“ You feed on my honor and I am green.
I am the shell of a man; I am damned,
Barely breathing
Your soil buries me. It buries me.
I wish you weren’t so sweet!” he cried
“I wish you weren’t so sweet…”
You’re slipping away from me
So, I lay my confessions down
I am on my knees now; I am nothing now
See how these fields crumble down away from me?
I am a shepherd in this garden now
I harvest the shame of these fields
I feed on the bread of man
I lay my confessions down
I am on my knees now; I am nothing now
See how these fields crumble down away from me?
I am a shepherd in this Garden of Eden!
It’s always so passive when you know
And seemingly aggressive while you’re growing
Restless, so irrational, when you’re not knowing
I would have given you everything
So… where ya’ going?
I don’t expect complicated explanations
I never wanted to take your soul and make it my own
Something came over me last night while I was driving home
It’s all so simple now
All I ever needed from you
Was your love without the asking
Your time no compensation
And truth
Just go one telling me how much you care
You justify your lifestyle with such flare
Maybe if you keep talking it will all make sense
Anyway, there’s no threat to your independence
And all I ever needed from you
Was your love without the asking
Your time no compensation
And truth
My confessions will not go unrewarded
This love becomes me
I revel in my willingness to let you in
My God, I’m closer than I’ve ever been
All I have to offer to you
Is me without the asking
My time no compensation
And truth
All I ever want is something true
Pure and simple, no hesitation
Freedom with one destination
To throw caution to the wind and take a risk with someone like you
To take a risk with you…
That’s all I’ll ever need
I’m a carrot on a page and my best friend is a gummy bear
We got no place to go and we’re living without fear
Ah-Ooooooo—oo-oo-oo-oooooo
You wear sparkles on your smile
I think I’ll sit and draw with you a while
‘Cause we got no place to be and I’m so happy you’re here with me
These moments pass by
I had a dream about you and I…
Gummy bear, gummy bear, where have you been?
Oh look! You’re right there in my hand!
You’ve been there all along and all the while I was wondering
Where we went wrong.
I’m a carrot on a page and my best friend is a gummy bear
We got no place to be
And I’m so happy that you are here with me!