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Like Waves

Bring You Down

Don’t wait up, my love

Don’t wait up too long

My heart’s astray

And it’s gone to stay

And I never meant to hurt you

But you know sometimes

I just can’t help that stuff

It’s all water to me

So don’t let it bring you down

Don’t let it bring you down

Ah

Don’t look up, my friend

I don’t want to pretend

My heart didn’t choose

I’ve got everything to lose

So farewell to the crossroads

And hail to the thief

If one is a-moving on

Then the other’s in grief

So don’t let it bring you down

Don’t let it bring you down

Ah

Don’t let it keep you down

Ah

Count Me In

Baby tell me how you’ve been

I long to see you from within

Secrets never travel well

And time just always seems to tell

Where a wanderer is bound

Straight ahead or all around

Baby won’t you stay a while

I’ve known you since you were a child

Let’s go swimming in the sun

Our time has just begun

If this is how it’s gonna be

I guess this is finally free

Count me in

If it means to walk beside you

Then I don't mind just where we're going

Count me in

I believe this is the time to

Finally quit my aimless roaming

Count me in

If it means I get to keep on

Waking up beside you in the morning

Sing of Spanish Boots to me

And I’ll sing Something back to you

When I give myself to thee

I know just where we’re gonna be

For a wanderer is bound

Straight ahead and all around

Count me in

If it means to walk beside you

Then I don't mind just where we're going

Count me in

I believe this is the time to

Finally quit my aimless roaming

Count me in

If it means I get to keep on

Waking up beside you in the morning

Audition

I want to see you crying

Weeping on the floor

I want to see you trying

Like you did before

I’m done with friendly faces

I’ve had enough

Said you were going places

I’ll call the bluff

I had a vision

You were screaming at the top of your lungs

’Twas your audition

For the role of a twenty-something wasted man

Don’t want to seem outrageous

I’ll keep my cool

Don’t want to act courageous

I’ll play the fool

I had a vision

You were screaming at the top of your lungs

’Twas your audition

For the role of a pushing thirty wasted man

Just trying to find a way home

Maybe I’ll finally get that license

And call the road my home

Maybe I’ll make it make sense

And then I’ll just roam

I haven’t slept for ages

Don’t give me that look

I’m only advantageous

You know, I read a book

I’m gonna quit my crying

Never was my style

It may sound self-justifying

But I’ll stick with it for a while

Won’t ever borrow money

Finish my drink

When you see me dancing, honey

You won’t even blink

I had a vision

You were screaming at the top of your lungs

’Twas your audition

For the role of a stubborn, old and wasted man

Just trying to find a way home

Heart

Lately I’ve been thinking ‘bout your ways

Like I always do on rainy days

How you walk and talk and sing your tunes

How you like to stare up at the moons

Maybe every word you’ve said is true

I can’t imagine lies coming from you

A heart that carries more than it can bare

As mine carries more than it can share

And I can carry mountains across the land

And I can sing louder than a marching band

And I can dig out treasures from a grain of sand

But yours is the heart

I’ll never understand

Lately I’ve been thinking ‘bout the sea

Waves coming in from times that used to be

Oh, it’s funny how our lives unfurled

With someone who didn’t want to rule the world

And I can carry mountains across the land

And I can sing louder than a marching band

And I can dig out treasures from a grain of sand

But yours is the heart

I’ll never understand

And I have carried mountains across the land

And I have sung louder than every marching band

And I have dug out treasures from every grain of sand

But yours is the heart

I’ll never understand

Save My Love

Save my love

Save it, dear

When your heart is in your throat

Count to ten and let your mind a-float

Save your trust

You know you must

Folks will hurt and try to blind you

It’s good to know who’s behind you

Save my spirit

You know what’s in it

Save it for the endless dinners

You're too drunk on gin and ginger beer

Save it for you birthday party

When all that’s left is old bacardi, love

Save my love and keep it

I won’t come back to retrieve it ever

Save my letters

They’ll make it better

When the world around you changes

Ease your mind and turn the pages

Save these words

If you heard

All the things I tried to tell you

Stupid quotes I tried to sell you

Save your love

Save it, dear

Save it for yourself and keep it

When you’re down you’re gonna need it

Save my love and keep it

I won’t come back to retrieve it ever

Where I Want To Be

I never wanted a vacation

Five star hotels and a massage

New dress for every occasion

Vintage champagne and house with a garage

Cus I see the sun rise from my window

I’ve got a friend who runs a bar

I’ll spend my days by the piano

I’ve got a bike I don’t need a car

I never wanted to be a pilot

But I tend to steer them all

And I feel more like a bus driver

People hop on and I take ‘em where they want to go

Where they want to go I don't know

They tend to sit in solitude with their moods

And if I ask it will come pouring

And if I don’t they’ll think I think they’re boring

And I am where I want to be

I never wanted to be lonesome

But it’s become a cornerstone

Can’t get it out can’t go without it

And so I carry on with my lonely bones

Now I’ve got someone who knows me

I wonder if she’s ready for

Seeing what resides inside

When we peel the layers off and reveal the core

And I am where I want to be

I never wanted to grow old

But I do love growing older

Watching this life keep strolling by with my roving eye

And growing ever bolder

And I am where I want to be

Pity Love