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Life Lessons
Love is so fragile, love is so bold
Love is so fleeting, love grows cold
I’ve been so foolish, as love unfolds
She said, “True love always has the color
. . . of gold”

Time is a blessing, sometimes a disgrace
Time is a banquet, time fades away
I’ve grown so bitter, time has that taste
She said, “Everything changes in time’s
. . . ticking pace.

Nothing to prove in this life of love, no one can tame
you, nothing to change
No one quenches this quest for love, nothing can
move you, neither glory nor shame

She is so fragile, she is so bold
She’s so resilient, she never grew old
She was so steadfast, not bought and sold
Here I sand with a heart . . . full of gold”

Love is so spiteful, love is a vice
Love is so spineless, love has that price
Love is so sinful, love tastes like ice
I said, “True love, baby, has a lust . . . for life.”

Nothing to gain in this game of life, no one can save
you, no one to blame
Nobody escapes suffering and strife; nothing moves
you, neither glory nor shame

Truth is a terror, truth a mistake
Truth is so tragic, truth slips away
I’ve been so truthful, it comes with age
She said, “Don’t lie to yourself, that’s how truth . . . is
made.”

Love is so hopeful, love is a lamb
Love is so hurtful, wounded I stand
Love is so harmless, totally unplanned
She said, “Love yourself to know . . . who I am.”

INFERNO

I don’t know who you are, or why I’m here, can’t say what I
hope to find
I only know who I am, and what I believe, can’t stop what I
know to be true

He broke down as winter dawned, voices called out from the
flames
I don’t know why I run, don’t know when to stop, can’t say
where it all will end.

Am                                          G    C                               G
I went down to the underground, floating on a burning sea
Am                                                        G   F                            G
Wading into the water, the boiling water, death danced at my
feet
F                                 G
I was baptized, I was free.

I don’t now where to go, don’t know where to turn, no map for
the road ahead
I’ve been down for so long, don’t know where I’ve been, can’t
say what I’m looking for

He broke down as daybreak dawned, hands reached out from
the flames
I don’t know who you are, or why we’re here, can’t cay where
it all will end

I went down from the burning town, and turned away on my
own
A path of spirals for the rest of life, he knew he could never go
home
Always alone, ever more

I don’t know why I live, don’t know when to stop, can’t stop
what I know to be true
I only feel the heat of all the burning souls, who pave the road
ahead
She broke down as destiny dawned, love was consumed by
the flames
I don’t know who you were, or why we’re here
Can’t say where it all will lead.

Repeat chorus:
I went down to the underground, floating on a burning sea,
Wading into the water, the boiling water. I was baptized, I was
free. While death danced at my feet.

RAINBOW GIRL

In the days we were so green, she offered love unforeseen.
Long as she was lean, in the days we were so green.
When the spinning skies turn blue, to be among the chosen
few.
Reflecting her every move, when the spinning skies turn
blue.

Chorus:
She’s a rainbow girl, lets the sun shine in.
She a rainbow girl, through this prism. This prism of love.

In the redness of her face, the winter’s cold embrace
I follow her every trace, in the redness of her face.
When her auburn hair hangs down, and her thighs turn
golden brown
She glows without a sound, when her auburn hair hangs
down.

She’s a rainbow girl, and the storm fades behind.
She’s a rainbow girl, and the sun comes to shine. To shine
with love.

In the purple days of rain, she acted unafraid
“It’s all part of the play,” she’d say, in the purple days of rain
When violet skies turn gray, she calls the sun to stay,
Coloring the day, when violet skies turn gray

She’s a rainbow girl, gold is what you find
She’s a rainbow girl, she comes to shine. To shine her love

In the days we were so green . . . when spinning skies turn
blue . . . in the redness of her face . . . when her auburn
hair hangs down, and her thighs turn golden brown . . . in
the purple days of rain . . . when violet skies turn gray.

She’s a rainbow girl, gold is what you find.
She’s a rainbow girl, she comes to shine. Shine her light.
Shine her love.

RIVER OF LIFE

Dm                           G
Wash me clean in the river of life

Dm                            A
Let me bathe in pools of hope

Dm                            G
Shower me with tears of joy

F                              G
G               Open A
Lead me to the water                              Let my
spirit rise

Wade with me in the river of peace

Diving into the vast unknown

Carry me from this land of sorrow

Lead me to the water                                  Set my
spirit free

Roll me in the river of strength

Like a rock sculpted to the sea

Release me in the salt spray of time

Lead me to the water                                 Wash my
soul clean

Take me to the river of pain

Let me swim through years of fears

Float me through the streams of strife

Lead me to the water                                 Wash
away the days

Lead me to the water                                 Let the
river carry me away

THE WAY HOME                      (capo 3rd
fret)

A lick
Time seemed to pass me by

As I walked on down the road

No one stopped to pick me up

Carrying this heavy load

E                              D––Dsus
But I’m not down,   Or Turning round . . . .(hold eight
beats) Until I find my way . . .

A
Back home . . .

Life seemed to come and go, as I worked away the
days

Now I climb this path of stone, lost here in the haze

But I won’t crack, I’m not turning back

Until I find my way back home

Love has turned her back on me, and left me all alone

To find my dream from reality, to make my quest my
own

But I won’t quit, or stop searching for it

Until I find my way back home

Time seemed to pass me by, as I moved on down the
road

No one came to shelter me, my story just grows old

But I’m going on, until the sunrise dawns

When I find my way back home

ADRIFT ON THE WIND

Am (bar)D (bar,lick)

She spread her wings over the valley of
souls
Am                                               D
Raven hair, talons glittered with gold
Am                                                 D
She spread her wings to fly into the unknown

E   (bar)             D                                   C
The night she came with two hearts dying
E                     D                               C
The day she left with no tears crying
E                     D                             C
The pain she felt with a fear of flying

G                    Am                    G                   Am
Adrift on the wind                   Adrift on the wind

          2
She shed her skin in the mirror of life,
Fourteen years as the reflective wife
She shed her skin for whoever paid the price

The night she came with two men flying
The day she awoke without even trying
The times she could never stop riding

Adrift on the wind,              Adrift on the wind

          3
She cast her soul into the raging fire
Spread too thin in the heat of desire
She cast her soul on the sacrificial spire

The moment she came simply by kissing
The way she never put up any resistance
The time she vanished with one man missing

Adrift on the wind,               Adrift on the wind.

SWEET SUSAN           (capo third fret)

Am                             G      Am                       G
Sweet Susan of the night, you come to me in black
D                               Am                               G
To let me shine my light, to strip away the mask

Soft siren through the days, you bare your soul my
way

To keep my in a higher place, to keep me so amazed

Sweet Susan of my dreams, you turn to me in need

To ask for only my ring, to follow where I lead

Sweet Susan of the night, I come to you unfazed

To bless these words I write, to keep me so amazed

Sweet Susan of the night, you come to me unchained

To let me shine my light, to keep me so amazed

CLOSER TO NOW

She came in through a storm of happenstance
Long flowing gown in an electrical dance

Under mystical skies and breaking branches
Released from lust and jealousy and second chances

Jane of the universe, encircled and ever enchanted

Every moment has led us together          Every breath
brings us closer to now

The fog parted in a blaze of illumination
Eyes of enlightenment stare in amazement

Under clearing skies and unclear arrangements
Bound by nothing at all but our own realizations

Jane of the universe, my mantra, my muse, my maven

Every step has brought us together,           Every
word brings us closer to now

She came in on a cloud of happenstance
Long gray hear in an eclectic dance

Under hysterical moons and rising fantasies
Consumed by lust and luck and all those last chances

Jane of the universe, unbound, unaltered enchantress

Every second that brought us together,         Every
moment is closer to now

The fog parted in a blaze of illumination
Eyes of enlightenment, shaped with amazement

Under parting skies and open arrangements,
Bound by philosophies, poetry and sensualization

Jane of the universe, I surrender in supplication

Every moment has brought us together,            Every
breath is closer to now.

COME ON
E                                 Esus                          E
Come on miss Janie, going for a ride with me

Come on little Ronnie, this ride is freedom
A open                                         E-Esus
My heart’s packed and my soul is loaded
A open                                           E-Esus
Got ground to cover, and time to kill
E                Esus                        E
Come on, come on, dance with me . . . Come on,
come on, set me free

Bar E                               D              A
E
I’ve seen the angel of mercy, and she’s here on my
wing

Rising into the sunset, dancing on the breeze

Come on, come on, dance with me.

Come on, come on, set me free.

Come on Ceceilia, the saints are rising
Come on my darling, I feel like flying
My bag’s checked through customs, jet’s ready to roll
Ready to soar, ready at your will

Come on, come on, fly with me . . . Come on, come
on, set me free.

I’ve kissed the angel of mercy, and she glows inside
of me
Reaching just to touch her, her light will set me free

Come on, come on, shine with me . . . Come on,
come on, set me free

Come on miss Janie, dance while I sing
Come on my sweet love, let freedom ring
My guitar’s strung, my heart’s in tune
Got words to sing and time to fly

Come on, come on, sing with me . . . Come on, come
on, dance with me
Come on, come on, set me free

Lightning Train

The train pulled in with a crackling sound,
The way we laid our bodies down,
The time I stopped to turn around,
and you were gone, gone

The times you wore that haloed crown,
The things we said that were never allowed,
The train pulled out with a piercing sound,
And I was gone, gone

Chorus:
I was struck down, by a bolt of lightning
Running to catch the midnight train,
Shocked . . . by a bolt of lighting,
Flashing into the driving rain.

The storm came on low to the ground,
The cyclone way, upside down,
The train rolled along without a sound
And you were gone, gone.

The times we rode across hallowed land,
The lightning bolts held in our hands,
The things we could never understand,
They’re all gone, gone.

Sparks fly, like bolts of lightning,
Grinding wheels can’t stop this train,
Crashing down, like a bolt of lightning
Night ablaze, through the pouring rain

The train seemed to leave the ground,
The way that light becomes unwound,
The lighting struck with a thunderous sound,
And you were gone, gone.

Follow Through

C            G         Am    C               G            Am
I will follow through, no matter where life turns,
All the way to the end, taking only what I’ve earned.

I will follow through, in thick or thin,
When no one else knows the way, let me begin.

I will follow through, in spite of all the odds,
Under violent skies, under the eyes of Gods.

I will follow through, when the road fades away,
With no light to end the tunnel, I shall find my way.

I will follow through, until night turns to dawn,
While my brothers fade away, I shall carry on.

I will follow through, even if all alone,
Until others find the way, I stand on my own.

Terror-Bound



He was cut right out of the mold, American to the bone

Special Forces commando, taught to kill barehanded

He had what it takes, moving forward through Kuwait

She was shipped to cover the war, for editors who implored:

More tales of local heroes, more words to calm our fears,

There was nothing she lacked, bringing freedom to Iraq.

Chorus:

The sky . . .     turned blue to black

And the Gods looked down

Terror-bound.

                     2

They staggered into the haze, gas masks on their faces,
To hide the fearful tears, like ghosts that reappear.
If that is what it takes, to win this ancient race.

Targets locked into his sight, the bombs would drop all night,
Never hearing the silent screams, nor the shattering dreams.
He had what it takes, fly high for the U.S. of A.

Chorus:

The sky . . . burst red to black,
And the Gods bowed down,
Terror bound.

                                            more

                             3

In war, there’s never a mistake, we’ve not long to stay,
Some WMD’s and we’re on our way
If that is what we find, world saved in the nick of time.

He prayed, God, send me home, covered in blood, all alone
Faces nearby frozen in time, why do the dead look so sublime?
No turning back, spreading freedom to Iraq.

Chorus:

The sky . . . turned to black
And the Gods bowed down,
Terror-bound.

                             4

Precision missiles in flight, smart bombs fall unrequited.
What’s a few sacrifices, in a holy war that’s priceless?
If it costs a few innocent lives, this war will be worth the price.

He was cut clean from the cloth, Red, White, and Blue from
his birth.
The flag that covered his coffin, the stars he will never see a
Again.
Never questioning his task, spreading freedom to Iraq.

The sky . . . turned red to black
And the Gods turned their back,
Terror-bound.

Still R unning

I’ve run down from the mountains, until they meet with the sea.

I’ve run all the long races, I run to be free.

I’ve run the Pacific coastline, across Washington, D. C.

I’ve run with Congressmen and Communists, yet never known
any peace

Running farther on.

You run, run, run, run and you’re gone.

I run to this beat of my heart, blood flows through these pores.

I’ve run from my home and my family, until I could crawl no
more.

I’ve run naked on the city streets, along this kingdom’s floor.

I’ve run from cops and from criminals; It’s my running they
deplore.

Running to stay strong.

You run, run, run, run and you’re gone.

I’ve run onto fields of glory, where games of Gods are waged.

I’ve run from rocks, from dogs and from fathers; I’ve run to
dull the pain.

I run to escape the rest of my life; I run at work or at play.

With time passing me by each day, I rise to run again.

Running into the dawn

You run, run, run, run and you’re gone.

National Anthem (revisited)

I crossed this country far and wide, looking for that other side.

On a silver train into the sun, I rode with Grant into
Washington.

I heard revolution preached in the streets, saw new slaves
running free.

Time stood still. Names for graves. Land of the dead, home of
the Braves.

Now there’s no place left for you or for me. In this place
where they made history.

Statues standing by strong and lean, smiling at our long-dead
dreams.

From a humble land where I make my home, into this void I
have roamed.

Say Mister Bush, do you remember me? Doing lines back in
‘83.

Demanding truth, justice and liberty, a simple man with a
simple plea.

God make this nation understand, that its bombs were built
with bloodless hands.

Who paid the price for all those wars? You and me and the
boy next door.

Who built the monuments into the sky? Look no further, it was
you and I.

Who selected the fools behind those walls? All their money. All
their polls.

Don’t blame me, and I won’t blame you. We don’t have
nothing left to prove.
Got this guitar here at my side, and I’ll make my point bye and
bye.
Sitting across from the White House lawn, I swear I’ll never
end this song.
Bullets will fly and they’ll bury me, But my country ‘tis of thee,
Sweet land of piety . . .                             . . . of thee I sing
. . .I crossed this country far and wide, I guess I found that
other side.

Here We Go Again

Here we go again . . . Marching off to war
Here we go again . . . Breaking down the doors
They’re listening in, to keep us safe, keep us silent
Here we go again.

Here we go again . . . Falling on our swords
Here we go again . . . In the name of the Lord.
They’re watching everywhere, to keep us pure, keep us docile
Here we go again.

I saw an angel, suddenly rising above, singing songs of the Gods
Whatever happened to this world of love, where did we go wrong?

Here we go again . . . Headed for divorce
Here we go again . . . Another Trojan Horse
They’re sucking us in, to take us hostage, steal our children
Here we go again.

Here we go again . . .
We’re headed for divorce, headed to war, falling on our swords
We’re headed for bankruptcy, degradation, corruption, destruction
Here we go again. Here we go . . .

Baby Blue Boots

Her baby blue boots, clicked on the stairs
As she came down to give me a stare
No matter how I tried, I couldn’t look in her eyes
I acted so unaware
The roses we had grown, now left all alone
Packed and loaded for bear
The time we had spent, all broken and bent,
Thorny scars we would always wear

Her baby blue boots, kicked up her heels
As she stopped me right in my tracks
No matter what I said, she would leave me for dead,
Forever, no turning back
The dog we raised, like Buddha in the yard,
Waiting for a touch of her just love
Wagging tail on a peaceful life’s trail,
Yet the door closed oh so hard . . . so hard, so easy to be hard

Her baby blue boots, clicked on the stairs,
Without remorse or regret
The sounds of her feet once were so sweet
When she wore boots on the day that we met
The life we had loved, taken under God above
With fate still there in her hands
It’s how I feel, always under her heels
Baby blue boots making a stand

St. Valentine's Day

The stars fell silent for a moment
And I saw your face streak against the sky
Time stood still and the heavens parted
A voice called out to you and I
The wind rose up and stopped my breathing
I had never before felt so alive

Time to sing my song, Time to carry on

The days grew humble without love
You left me to wander to find my way
The moon was hidden in the clouds
Time had led us far astray
It was then you told me of your cancer
The time we prayed on St. Valentine's Day

Time to sing my song, Time to carry on

The sun stopped shining in your window
And I felt the earth begin to shake
I can still see the trees outside swaying
I remember the exact look on your face
The stars fell silent for a moment
The day we cried on St. Valentine's Day

Time to sing my song, Time will carry on

Visions of Paradise

Stranded with visions of paradise
I was standing at the mirror of life
Surrounded by an aura of serenity
I had a vision our love was so alive

Reflecting into the vision of reality
I was gazing into the depths of your eyes
Seeing my life unfold so haphazardly
I had a vision that love never dies.

I was stranded in a vision of paradise
I was swimming in the ocean of my dreams
I had a vision I was standing in paradise
Where everything is exactly as it seems.

Standing at the edge of reality
I was stranded in the eye of your storm
Hounded by dreams of lost anxiety,
I awoke to open a new door

Stranded with visions of paradise
I was standing in the mirror of your eyes
Stranded with visions of paradise
In a place where love never dies.

Grace of Angels

I hear the bells of salvation, ringing in my ears
Singing out my name, calling us from the fog
I hear the bells of salvation, ringing out for you
Toiling through the rain, singing out my songs
I ring the bells of salvation, calling out your name
Tolling without refrain, as time plays along

Can you feel Grace on the wind, bells ring out so true
Can you hear the harps of Angels, ringing for me, ringing for you

I feel the Grace of Angels, echoing into my soul
Resonance of love, deep inside my bones
I feel the Grace of Angels, chiming in my heart
From the stars above, as our hearts unfold
I feel the Grace of Angels, setting us free on the breeze,
Bells ringing untouched, to find our way back home

Door to Love

If you would believe in me with all of your heart and the whole of your
soul.
If you would walk with me no matter how fast we go, no matter how
slow
If you would stand by me through long winter storms, when dams
overflow
If you would rise with me, if you would believe with me
If you would stay and never go.

Chorus:
Doors to my dreams, dream of my life
Doors to my day, days I dream of nights
Days we shined in the light.

If I could reveal to you the way you ease my unrest, you bring out the
best.
If I could breathe with you, be as one with you, together step by step
If I could support you all those days ahead, telling stories of our past
If I could lay with you, a humble lover at rest, a true partner at last
If you would believe in me, if you would have faith in me,
If you would stay and set me free.

Doors to my day, days of our lives
Doors of my dreams, dreams of days and nights
Dreams we still shine in the light.

If you would believe in me, if you would trust in me,
If you would be with me, just as you are and nothing more.

A Song For You

I’m going to play this song, all the days of my life
I’m going to find my words, and leave fate to time
I’m going to build my days, never to stop climbing
I’m going to change my ways, until she finds me

Chorus:
We are still, we are free
We are (echo, “we are”), we will always be (we are)
Just you and just me

I’m going to sing this song, all the days I am standing
I’m going to write my words, until time’s silent ending
I’m going to shout her name, as the gates are closing.
I’m going to wait at the gates, until doors begin opening.

We are still, we are free,
We are (echo, “we are”); we will always be (we are)
Just you and just me

I’m still singing this song, from my love of Ceceilia
I’m going to live by these words, so she will believe them
I’m going to plan my days, for a greater realization
I’m going to live my life, so she can find freedom.

We are still, we are free
We are (we are), We will always be (we are)
Just you and just me.

Song Of Johanna

I called into the wind, the name of Johanna.
I called into the wind and blew her a kiss.
I dream at night I've been touched by Johanna,
I dream at night no matter how I resist
I slept in her bed, right next to Johanna,
I slept in the bed and tasted her heart.
I cry at night for the tears of Johanna,
I run all day to make a new start.

Face of the angels, spirit of a virgin dove,
I breathe her name to sing her praises
I follow . . . every trace of her wandering love.

I search the world for words of Johanna,
I search the world for flowers for her soul.
I plant all day, seeds for Johanna,
I pray all night and as dawn unfolds.
I shout to God, the name of Johanna,
I write her words to sing to the stars.
I live and breathe for a word from Johanna,
I live again to make a new start.

Heart of the angels, skin of a virgin dove,
I write her name to bring her praises
I trace. . . every step of her exquisite love.

I came inside the gates with Johanna,
I came inside and came back for more.
I came inside the walls of Johanna,
I came inside and slept on her floor
I came inside the home of Johanna.
I came inside and now wait at her door.

Soul of the angels, wings of a virgin dove,
I call her name to chant her praises
I trace. . . every step of her fleeting love.

I write every day in the name of Johanna,
I write every day to speak to her mind.
I look everywhere for signs of Johanna,
I look everywhere, what she allows me to find.
I work so hard for glances from Johanna
I work at night and into the sun.
I wander the earth in search of Johanna,
I wander the earth in search of her love.
I believe in life because of Johanna,
I believe in hope in the nights that I dream
I believe in love with thoughts of Johanna,
I believe I shall never know such love again.

Our Anniversary

Didn’t we find the way?
Didn’t we go the distance?
Didn’t we see the light
And the path of least resistance?
Didn’t we know the truth?
Didn’t we take those vows?
Didn’t we pledge our love
For all time, such as now?

Didn’t we make mistakes?
Didn’t we hurt ourselves?
Didn’t we learn to heal,
And grow strong so well?
Didn’t we make great love?
Didn’t we endure it all?
Didn’t we build a home
From something so small?

It is our anniversary, my love, a day you will always remember
It is our anniversary, set it free, all its infinite splendor
It is our anniversary, forever, a time I will never surrender

Didn’t we seek the sun?
Didn’t we walk for miles?
Didn’t we pull each other up,
And bask in our simple smiles?
Didn’t we know the scars?
Didn’t we survive the wounds?
Didn’t we raise our children
Under a kind and gentle moon?

It is our anniversary, my love, a day we shall never forget
It is our anniversary, our reckoning, despite all those regrets
It is our anniversary, our anniversary . . . heaven sent

Didn’t we throw the glasses?
Didn’t we bow before God?
Didn’t we make hard choices
And promise to hold on?
Didn’t we see our future?
Didn’t we know our past?
Didn’t we see time
As something everlasting?

Didn’t we know each other?
Didn’t we see a higher path?
Didn’t we share our dreams,
And believe without asking?
Didn’t we shed those doubts?
Didn’t we spare those tears?
Didn’t we promise to let live
And love on without fear?

It is our anniversary, my love, a day you will always remember
It is our anniversary, set it free, all its infinite splendor
It is our anniversary, forever, a time I will never surrender

Forgiven

He held the love in the palm of his hand
She always said he’d be her forever man
Until that moment that is never planned
When anger shakes fate from its nebulous trance

Forgiven ----- Forgiven

He held her hand in the soul of his heart
Where bitterness ends and forgiveness starts
He always vowed till death do we depart
When times stands still and we rise to the stars

Forgiven ------- Forgiven

He clutched her soul in the heart of his dreams
Her love was greater than the sum of his schemes
Her love was what had made him complete
When fate opened her door and set him free

Forgiven ---- Forgiven

Song lyrics of AMBIII