1. |
Ramble Forever
04:21
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I want to run, but I don't know where to
All signs, they lead back to you
Sometimes the soul's split in two
Don't ask why the world is askew
Well I guess nothing, oh nothing's gonna change how I'll
Ramble forever
Red wine, but my heart's black and blue
Your knives cut right on through
Outside, the lovers run true
But I'll try to catch up to you
Well I guess nothing, no nothing's gonna change how I'll
Ramble forever
Don't want to go, don't want to stay
But my mind's running away
Ramble forever
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2. |
Run From the Devil
03:37
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I was lost near a crooked river
Couldn't find or see the road
And I will do this forever
Someone help me with my load
There were times I felt like crying
Other times I'd scream and curse
At all times I felt the dying
And the weight is just the worst
Face is pale, palms are sweaty
Singing "Teach your children well"
But it offers me no rescue
I just might fall straight to hell
You can run from the devil
You can hide from your mind
But you can't run forever
Cross your heart and hope to die
I'm still lost near that crooked river
I won't find or see the road
And I will do this forever
No one help me with my load
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3. |
Daydream Away
03:13
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When the blues of the nighttime call
All of your nightmares fade into the dawn
You wish for your mother to come into your room
But she won't be there, so daydream away
When the blues of the nighttime call
Dreams of your lovers tug at your heart
You wish to go back there, to start it all anew
But you can't do that, so daydream away
If only I could be there
On the day when she was born
If only I could be there
Give her shelter from the storm
When the blues of the nighttime call
All of your nightmares take hold
You wish you can be there, in your childhood room
But you're the big man now, so daydream away
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4. |
For a While
03:53
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When you shut your eyes
And think about that night
Do you miss the wine?
Or how we burned like fire?
Dancing ‘neath the lights
We’re silent, you and me
All eyes fixed on us
Forgot this wreck was me
Don’t leave me here
The moment’s both of ours
Can we live here for a while?
The night is young and we’re
Smiling ear to ear
Can we live here for a while?
At your beck and call
For you I’d do what’s right
Like snow before the fall,
You’re all dressed in white
The man in me is proud
That grey was not my mood
Remembering is a fight
Because it was gone too soon
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5. |
Broken Man
04:27
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She always finds imperfections
In the things she loves
Well I may not be perfect
But I love all of the things that she does
Now I understand
I'm not a lot of things
More a beat-up old Buick than a diamond ring
And I don't wanna be a broken man
There were the years I was beholden
To the chains in my mind
In a padlocked cell
I was surrounded by the rot and the grime
Well the windows were shuttered
And I was frozen in time
I locked myself out from a world outside
And said I don't wanna be a broken man
I watch her sleep on the mattress
Where we've made our love
And I think of the times that I was reckless
And I acted above
I stare into the dark
So I can hear her sing
In her dreams she's a legend with the world on a string
I don't wanna be a broken man
Got drunk one night, had a fight
With the demons in my head
They tell me I ain't perfect
And I'm a liar, I'd be better off dead.
Well the voices are tough
and they're gripping me tight
Existential crisis on a Saturday night
I said I don't wanna be a broken man
Spent so much time
Getting high off the pain like a drug
Got a man on my right
Saying heaven is a race and a gun
Well there ain't no place
For the man whose faults
Are the guiding light and not a burden to haul
I said I don't wanna be a broken man
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6. |
On My Own
03:55
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I walked through a valley
I traveled the land
I saw across that river
A hill tall and grand
I swam across the river
I climbed through the mid
When I arrived on that hilltop
I stood on my own
Alone
I dreamt I was walking
Through my grandmother's home
I saw my whole family
Even ones I didn't know
I sang for the old ones
I laughed with the young
When I awoke, I was older
And still on my own
Alone
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7. |
Drove All Night
04:04
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I saw the hands, the hands of time
Hold me back tie me down
They put those fears into my head
That all is lost and time prevails
I saw the sand in the hourglass
Pouring down, it taunted me
When I awoke behind the wheel
I put my fate into my hands
And so we won’t take our last breath
I will not start again
I will not let this die
I drove all night to be alone with you
I heard a song played by a band
Her chords were mine, but where was I?
Standing off onto the side
Watching my words pass me by
I took the sign as my mind
Asking me “Why not I?”
When I awoke behind the wheel
I took my fate into my hands
So we won’t take our last breath
I will not start again
I will not let this die
I drove all night to be alone with you
I was lost on the highway
Tires spin in the rain
Out of control, but I ain’t losing heart
And all I can see is my headlight’s glare
But I know you’re out there in the dark
But we won’t take our last breath
I will not start again
I will not let this die
I drove all night to be alone with you
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8. |
Carry the Torch
03:42
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When I was alone, my sweetheart arrived
Tolling of the bells of pride
There among a pasture, surrounded by wolves
You, the only lamb in sight
I was only grateful you’d stay by my side
Chosen are the few who’d fight
Though I’ll never say it, I’d surely survive
When you are the one holding light
So carry the torch
Until the end
All my days rise and fall
Til I see you again
Carry the torch
Until the end
Run away from despair
Hand in hand
Carry the torch
Until the end
All my days rise and fall
Til I see you again
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