• if my tongue
    wasn't tied
    you might be surprised by my words
    and if my heart
    couldn't hide
    i would let you
    into my world

    oh I'm too shy
    and I've been told
    I'm high
    if I think you'd try
    to love me
    like I
    could really love you

    and in the end
    all that's real
    is whatever
    we are feeling
    like in 1963
    you give me something to believe in

    oh I'm too shy
    and I've been told
    I'm high
    if I think you'd try
    to love me
    love me
    like I
    could really love you

    west 13th
    on my knees
    counting stars and scars

    oh I'm too shy
    and I've been told
    I'm high
    if I think you'd try
    to love me
    love me
    like I could really love
    I could really love you

    you and me
    living in the trees
    counting stars
    and sparks

  • Close my eyes
    picture everything
    lightning strikes
    when you least want it
    am I lucky or unfortunate
    in my hand a tiny spark
    and your eyes they tell me everything
    but someone else has got your heart

    me without you
    me without you
    me without you
    me without you

    perfect storm
    I could blow it all
    pirouette
    the dive before the fall
    and I want to be the girl you take
    for crazy and for good
    I'm a roller coaster ride away
    from feeling things I never could

    me without you
    me without you
    me without you
    me without you

    and I'm swallowed up in pride
    a morning glory in the dark
    and the rush and hum will rattle on
    even though we said goodnight

    me without you
    me without you
    me without you
    me without you

  • no way to hide what you're thinking
    it's all over your face
    and you're down in the dumps again
    how 'bout we call the whole thing even
    take it back another notch
    before you write the end

    we'll head up north where it's colder
    the people are nice cross the border
    back home in canada
    oh - canada

    who ever said all is fair
    you don't have to be blind not to see
    stuck in the back seat to nowhere
    and your mind's made up what will be

    the highways are good ones for driving
    we'll pack up the car in the morning
    going home to canada
    oh - canada

    three forty-five in the morning
    and it's starting to spit again
    I can't say goodbye without falling
    I can't drive away without stalling
    oh - canada
    oh - canada

  • you never knew me back then
    third from the left with the crooked grin
    happy not lucky
    that's what they said
    in my thrift store beret
    chasing the doubters away

    I tried
    tried
    tried
    tried

    skin full of cryptic tattoos
    so many things that I didn't do
    but glimmer and lightning
    a late blooming flower
    your note said song of the bird
    matters so make sure you're heard

    try
    try
    try
    try

    crosses and crystals
    gurus and mystics
    santo daime
    my headful of love-sick goodbyes
    well, never mind

    try
    try
    try
    try

  • There ain't no good tomorrow
    if my heart is broke in two
    and the river that keeps rising
    cannot carry me to you
    there ain't no good tomorrow
    just what I got today

    there ain't no sweet redemption
    until every stone is turned
    and the pretty sky is broken wide
    and my tears are finally heard
    there ain't no sweet redemption
    no lesson to be learned

    so let me stay right here
    let the time keep running down
    knock me out if I awake
    before the spring has come around

    there ain't no new beginnings
    until every leaf has fallen
    and the yellow and the red
    is the road that leads you home
    there ain't no new beginnings
    till you come back to me
    and the words that I've been saving
    unlocked and finally free

  • heading north to thunder bay
    far away from home
    my head still full of things you’d say
    you're all I've ever known
    mother, tell me how to love you
    mother, tell me how

    and I'll give it up—give it up
    I'll give it up to you

    snowshoes lying in the trunk
    I'll need them now, I know
    'cause everyone I've ever loved
    is frozen in the snow
    sister, tell me how to love you
    sister, tell me how

    and I'll give it up—give it up
    I'll give it up to you

    cut the timber down
    light a match and burn the pieces
    Jesus and his mother
    and the mercy-making keepers
    are gone
    all gone

    I've watched you stumble 'cross the room
    tobacco and some beers
    now all that's left here in the gloom
    is a bucket full of tears
    father, tell me how to love you
    father, tell me how

    and I'll give it up—give it up
    I'll give it up to you
    I'll give it up—give it up
    I'll give it up to you

  • throw me a crumb
    throw me a crumb
    throw me a crumb
    and i will follow you

    tamp down the fire
    tamp down the fire
    tamp down the fire
    and i will follow you

    tell me you love me
    and then leave me in the dark
    give me a rose
    make sure the thorns are good and sharp
    and then
    take me to your house
    but never let me

    throw me a crumb
    throw me a crumb
    throw me a crumb
    and i will follow you

    write me a song
    but never sing it out loud
    paint me a picture
    of a dark and stormy cloud
    and then
    kick me to the curb
    and pick me up again

    throw me a crumb
    throw me a crumb
    throw me a crumb
    and i will follow you

    tamp down the fire
    tamp down the fire
    tamp down the fire
    and i will follow you

    wreck my brand new car
    and i will follow you

    sell my best guitar
    and i will follow you

  • follow no one if you can
    and set your compass straight
    this is what the prophets do
    this is what they crave
    perfume burning into sky
    temple bells explode
    and all who enter into grace
    bear witness to the love we hold

    and i promise you'll be looking
    back a year from this day
    i promise you will find the truth
    of why you even came

    and the stars will light the dark for you
    the stars will light the dark
    and the stars will light the dark for you
    the stars will light the dark
    as the prophet speaks your name

    so marry your abandoned wish
    hallucinate it real
    scrap your skin on rock until
    your body starts to feel
    there'll be days that howl and crash
    and murder at your door
    the stoned caress of loneliness
    that leaves you wanting more and more

    so lay it down and give it voice
    until that storm has blown
    'cause even nomads need a place
    a bed to call their own

    and the stars will light the dark for you
    the stars will light the dark
    and the stars will light the dark for you
    the stars will light the dark
    as the prophet leads you home

    may your purple soul be strong
    and all your roads be glory bound
    may your guarded heart be wrong
    about what's lost and what's surely found

    and the stars will light the dark for you
    the stars will light the dark
    and the stars will light the dark for you
    the stars will light the dark

  • she got a beat up pair of combat boots
    baby wings and tender roots
    fifteen candles on her cake
    lip gloss and a hello kitty keychain
    she got big plans to make her mark
    chase the fire - glimmer and spark
    no more time for childish things
    sparkly crowns and ten cent rings

    and she's off to learn
    the ways of love
    broken hearts abound
    in the stars above
    lovers wish - bitter tears
    wiped away by the years
    the ways of love
    the ways of love

    she keeps a secret tucked away
    from this picture perfect day
    her mama's medicated and daddy drinks
    she'll save them both - or so she thinks

    and she's off to learn
    the ways of love
    broken hearts abound
    in the stars above
    lovers wish - bitter tears
    wiped away by the years
    the ways of love
    the ways of love

    gone too fast
    gone too fast
    years go by in a flash
    hummingbird sings its song
    and freaks like me sing along

    and she's off to learn
    the ways of love
    broken hearts abound
    in the stars above
    lovers wish - bitter tears
    wiped away by the years
    the ways of love
    the ways of love
    the ways of love

  • rain falls down on the hot sidewalk
    steam comes up from the subway stop
    a punk rock princess her finger to the sky
    mascara running down - stars in her eyes
    a bottle blonde boy heading to the west side
    checkin' his reflection in the people going by
    and a mother too young to really mother someone
    is holding her little child waiting for the sun

    god is in the details
    in the details
    in the details
    god is in the details

    headlights on in the middle of the day
    heading to the pretty little cemetery
    hydrants on and the kids run through
    doing all the funny things that little kids do
    the queen of the block with her tin foil crown
    cardboard castle lying on the ground
    and some teenage girls from another borough
    are perfectly oblivious to the world

    god is in the details
    in the details
    in the details
    god is in the details

    in every window - on every street
    stories unfold
    a heart could burst - my heart could break
    watching it all go by

    spark and flash in the desert sun
    finger on the trigger of a gun
    photographs of a lover's glance
    tucked inside a soldier's hat
    tuesday morning and the sky falls down
    ashes of the angels all around
    and the tenderness of my little girl's smile
    and knowing that she's only mine
    for awhile

    god is in the details
    in the details
    in the details
    god is in the details

  • you on a rock in the sea
    your hair in the wind so pretty
    eyes bright and blue as can be - so young
    dreams came real easy back then
    you'd smile and the world would just spin
    time was your very best friend back then
    somewhere on the isle of white
    you kissed naiveté goodbye

    and it's one, two
    here it comes again, again
    three, four
    lock the door
    one fine day
    you'll need some medication just to deal
    with the ghost of innocence
    francis

    he was a stranger to love
    and you, with your hand like a dove
    could break open his troubled heart so wide
    silver bells and golden rings
    promises of better things

    and it's one, two
    here it comes again, again
    three, four
    lock the door
    one fine day
    you'll need some medication just to deal
    with the ghost of innocence
    francis

    dressing up like a pirate
    you're off on your own
    looking for some lost treasure
    beneath blood and bone
    what you want is something your eyes can't see
    what you need is magical thinking

    and one, two
    here it comes again, again
    three, four
    lock the door
    one fine day
    you'll need some medication just to deal
    but you're still innocent
    francis

  • steady on into the night we go
    it's raining now but cold enough to snow
    through the park round the reservoir
    we'll watch the boats if we get that far

    and i will wait for a thousand years
    if luck runs out i won't disappear
    and in the end the only thing that's true
    wherever you go
    i’ll go with you

    chasing lights down the boulevard
    taxi cabs or are they shooting stars
    the sky is white snowflakes hit the ground
    we're almost home but we don't slow down

    and i will wait for a thousand years
    if luck runs out i won't disappear
    and in the end the only thing that's true
    wherever you go
    wherever you go
    wherever you go
    i go with you

    call my name and i will run to where you are
    up to jupiter and back is not that far
    it’s not that far

    and i will wait for a thousand years
    if luck runs out i won't disappear
    and in the end the only thing that's true
    wherever you go
    wherever you go
    wherever you go
    i’ll go with you

  • you, you walk alone
    a man without a throne
    you take what you're given
    and try to love it all

    the holes there in your heart
    your shoes they fall apart
    the storm don't make you wonder
    if you should find a port
    find a port

    and i will love you
    crazy brave like a man on the moon
    falling deep - you've fallen too far
    i will love you by heart

    the life you thought you had
    the gold was in your hand
    but the sins of your father
    keep pulling you under

    so drink to fortify
    your soul and when you die
    the hymns will lift you higher
    and comfort me your daughter
    me your daughter

    and i will love you
    crazy brave like a man on the moon
    falling deep - but you've fallen too far
    i will love you by heart

    and i will love you
    crazy brave like a girl on the moon
    falling deep - if you fall in the dark
    i will love you by heart

  • close your eyes and sleep
    and i'll throw petals at your feet
    singing
    hallelujah - hallelujah

    you did all you could do
    some were lost but some broke through
    singing
    hallelujah - hallelujah

    send a spark up to
    fallen star so you can find your way
    mediation on
    humble words wrapped in a song for you

    the sky is filled with snow
    one last wish before you go
    singing
    hallelujah - hallelujah

    burn a paper star
    send it up to where you are
    rest your soul upon
    words of grace sung in a song for you

    say a prayer for a new day
    from the cradle to the grave
    singing
    hallelujah - hallelujah
    hallelujah - hallelujah