California
I am winding through the canyon from the valley to the water
Down through Topanga to the Palisades
Somewhere in the static there's a preacher on the radio
I sure could use a little grace
‘Cause there ain't no sun in California
It don't shine for me here anymore
No there ain't no sun in California
Take me home, oh lord
Take me home, oh lord
All the deadbeats and the dreamers, on the low roads and the freeways
Does anybody get where they're going
I am fumbling like a fool here in the darkness
But please don't give up on me I’m coming
Shine your light
Shine your light
Shine your light
‘Cause there ain't no sun in California
It don't shine for me here anymore
No there ain't no sun in California
Take me home, oh lord
Take me home, oh lord
And it gets darker with my eyes wide open
Tell me its gonna be alright
Tell me you're waiting with your arms wide open
Shine your light
‘Cause there ain't no sun in California
It don't shine for me here anymore
No there ain't no sun in California
Take me home, oh lord
Take me home, oh lord
Take me home, oh lord
Cold Here in the Water
I just called to say hi
And hey, what’s the weather like?
We trade in small talk and little white lies
As we try to hide what the silence implies
Are we in over our heads
How long can we kick our legs
How long can we hold our breath
How much time do we have left
It’s cold here
It’s cold here in the water
I hear a change in your tone
I know you wish I was home
But you’re not the only one who feels alone
I miss you more than you know
Are we in over our heads
How long can we kick our legs
How long can we hold our breath
How much time do we have left
It’s cold here
It’s cold here in the water
I can feel you drifting
The days increase the distance
And I don’t want to do this
Are we in over our heads
How long can we kick our legs
How long can we hold our breath
How much time do we have left
It’s cold here
It’s cold here in the water
It’s cold here in the water
Who Knows You Better
If my watch says it's 10, well I guess it's 3am where you are
You'll lay sleeping on your side, I could almost trace the lines by heart
Hair a pretty mess, your slow and steady breath drawing me in too
Now who knows you better than I know you
Who knows you better than I do
Who knows you better
Sunburned summer shoulders, you're carless but I’ve told you that
Smiling like it's new, attracting every fool, like you didn't mean to
Now who knows you better than I know you
Who knows you better than I do
Who knows you better
I guess things change with distance and time
But I bet there's nothing about you I won't recognise
Like the way you like to change your made up mind
Now who knows you better than I know you
Who knows you better than I do
Who knows you better
Who knows you better than I know you
Love You at Your Worst
Come and set your burdens down
They'll be safe with me
Rest them on my shoulders now
I’ll guard them while you sleep
Don't worry
I’ll guard them while you sleep
Come to me with all your scars
Wear them without shame
Bare for me your naked heart
I won't turn away
Don't worry
I won't turn away
Don't worry now
Don't worry now
No i won't let you down
Go and gather all your blame
And all your fighting words
Load your guns and take your aim
I’ll love you at your worst
Don't worry
I’ll love you at your worst
She Looks Like a Friday Night
Monday morning and I’ve felt better
She says that should come as no surprise
I’m an anchor, she's a feather
She’s floating with the dust caught in the light
I’m all wrong and she's alright
She looks like a Friday night
I like it when she wears whatever
Throwing something on from off the floor
I could sit and stare forever
She beautiful but she don’t know of course
She doesn't even need to try
She looks like a Friday night
When the daylight falls away she is perfectly in place
She’s buzzing and as brilliant as the neon lights
When she laughs or when she cries, or hides her crooked little smile
She looks like a Friday night
Somedays well I just don't get her
Look at her then take a look at me
Why she thinks we fit together
I guess it's something I will never see
I’m all wrong and she's alright
she looks like a Friday night
When the daylight falls away she is perfectly in place
She’s buzzing and as brilliant as the neon lights
When she laughs or when she cries, or hides her crooked little smile
She looks like a Friday night
She looks like a Friday night
Your Satellite
I keep circling forever
I keep pulling at you
You stay just out of reach
Like the earth is, to the moon
I will be your satellite
Drifting weightless and cold
I can't be in your arms tonight
And you can't let me go
I have always loved you
You won't let me stop
I know I’ll never have you
But there's nothing else I want
I will be your satellite
Drifting weightless and cold
I can't be in your arms tonight
And you can't let me go
It feels so cold to be so close and never get to feel you babe
It feels so cold to be so close and never get to feel you babe
It hurts so much, it hurts so much, to know that it will never change
It feels so cold, it feels so cold, to be so close
I will be your satellite
I will be your satellite
I will be your satellite
I will be your satellite
Sink Me (The Ballad of a Fisherman)
If I sail my ship into this storm
If I sail my ship into this storm
It's gonna sink me
It's gonna sink me
And If I stay with you here on the shore
If I stay with you here on the shore
It's gonna sink me
It's gonna sink me
Forgive me for my restless soul
Forgive me for my restless soul
So I’ll take no woman on board with me
To give no reason for a jealous sea
Appease my superstitious mind
And stay well clear of the red haired child
Say goodbye but never good luck
And the rest will not be up to us
Forgive me for my restless soul
Forgive me for my restless soul
If I sail my ship into this storm
If I stay with you here on the shore
If I answer either siren's call
It's gonna sink me
It's gonna sink me
No Better Place
There's a table by the open door
Where we sat a thousand times before
But the city's changed and I can't see the river anymore
I peel the label from my beer
Hoping I might see you here
Or better yet, that I might disappear
When you know that you can't fix it
And you know you can't leave it alone
Where do you go
I’m not waiting here for you
I’m not waiting, no
I’ve just got no better place to go
I wander to the edge of town
Past the school and old church grounds
Where the river's little more than a trickle now
I walk the graves and I ask the dead
Where they wish they were instead
But all they say is, don't you waist the time you get
When you know that you can't fix it
And you know you can't leave it alone
Where do you go
I’m not waiting here for you
I’m not waiting, no
I’ve just got no better place to go
The last train left out years ago and they torn the station down
And the river's not deep enough to swim away or drown
And no one’s expecting me, not in heaven or in their bed tonight
But I'm alright, I’m alright, I’ll be alright
I’m not waiting here for you
I’m not waiting, no
I’ve just got no better place to go
I’m not waiting here for you
I’m not waiting, no
I’ve just got no better place to go
Hey Love (The River Song)
Silent and heavy
The river she turns
Turns though a city that loves her
She speaks not a word
Hey love, where will I be
When all of this water flows out to the sea
And just like a lover
In a matter of time
When you think you can trust her
She changes your mind
Hey love, where will I be
When all of this water flows out to the sea
Measure my luck by the height of my ground
And prey that the river comes down
Prey for a break in the weather
Prey for a merciful tide
The levy is not gonna hold if the water continues to rise
Hey love, where will I be
When all of this water flows out to the sea
Measure my luck by the height of my ground
And prey that the missing are found
If I Had a Lifeboat
If I had a lifeboat
I'd put it in the water now
Try to climb aboard it now
As the ship goes down
If I had a getaway car
I'd probably give the signal now
Climb in through the window now
And speed on out
I'm not ready to grow up
I'm not ready to not be young
I'm not ready to think that much
I'm not ready to grow up
If I had a rocket ship
I'd find someone to start the count
Climb into my space suit now
Count me down
Watch me burst out of this atmosphere
No gravity to bring me down
I can almost touch the stars from here
I'm not ready to grow up
I'm not ready to not be young
I'm not ready to think that much
I'm not ready to grow up
If I had a rocket ship
If I had getaway car
If I had a Lifeboat
If I had a lifeboat
Don't You Believe It
When she looks at you with that smile on her face
Tells you she feels like you could make the greatest escape
Don't you believe it
When she's twisting the world into beautiful shapes
And even the darkest of corners appear to be safe
Don't you believe it
Don't you believe it
When she's leading you further than you've ever been
And you think you're hardened enough to follow her in
Don't you believe it
Don't you believe it
When the light reaches in for the truth
And you see all the cracks and the glue
But the only thing left lying broken appears to be you
You can tell yourself any good number of lies
Tell yourself you will forget all about her in time
But don't you believe it
Don't you believe it