BECKLEY - LAMM - WILSON

I wake up in the planet's dawn
To find you here beside me
Through the blinds. the bands of light
Throw circles round your hair
The passion of the here and now
The sweet taste of a promise
On your lips and in my heart
So naked and so honest

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Children laughing in the street
The world moves underneath our feet still yearning
Flowers bursting through concrete
And everything keeps turning
Leaders rise and soldiers fall
But gravity will take us all
Tomorrow ticks away
This moment's where I'll stay
'Cause love is mine today

Let me tell you something about myself
And I don't talk too easily
This set of rooms on the nineteenth floor
Short stories on a cordless phone
I quit smoking, but I drink too much
Don't try and analyze me
I've found this light inside my life
Now nothing will surprise me

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And down on the darkened streets
The day is waiting to begin
So throw back the curtains now
And let the love come rushing in

Children laughing in the street
The world moves underneath our feet still yearning
Flowers bursting through concrete
And everything keeps turning
Leaders rise and soldiers fall
But gravity will take us all
Tomorrow ticks away
This moment will not fade
This moment's where I'll stay
'Cause love is mine today

2. Feel The Spirit

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I was all dressed up
"Are you sitting down?"
The voice of reason asked
Oh, and my knees were shaking
My heart was breaking, too
Then the news came in
Help me with my soul
Go on and hurt a friend
Oh it only took a minute
Oh. oh but a light year to begin it
From my ear to my brain is a tortuous route
I can't say how many nights I cry
For just a moment, inches from the light
And your dream should have come true

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Can you feel the spirit, feel the spirit?
Dawn breaks over the water
Can you feel the spirit?
New day coming to life

Oh, my gentle friend
The years pass so fast
All the pain was such a load
There was no joy in playing
Oh. no and no sense in staying
Now it's not disturbing the peace with you
Playing for blood
Like a missionary in the jungle
And I guess it's something to survive
Now we open up the heart, make it beat again

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New day
New day coming to life

3. I Wish For You

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Days when the sun is so clear and bright
A dream that's as real as the stars in the night
I wish for you always

A heart that can heal when you love in vain
A friend who can hold you through all of the pain
I wish for you always

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I wish you hope through your share of tears
I wish you peace all your living years
And when the moon is high
I'll wish you were here

The wisdom to trust in somebody else
The strength to believe most of all in yourself
I wish for you always

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Someone to stand with you wrong or right
Someone to love ev'ry breath of your life
I wish for you always

I wish for you always

4. Run Don't Walk

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There is a light here in the dark
That shines across your pillow and pierces my heart
I pick up the phone, holding it tight
But I don't know a number that'll bring you home tonight

You say you're coming
But I need something mare than talk
So. if you're coming
Run don't walk

I look at the sun alone in the sky
I know it shines upon you across the lonely miles
And when it's gone the night is so cold
And the light across your pillow is nothing I can hold

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You say you're coming
But I need something more than talk
So. if you're coming
Run don't
Don't keep me wondering
Give me something more than talk
And if you're coming
Run don't walk

Run don't walk, run don't walk, run don't walk
Don't walk away

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5. Watching The Time

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I was a child in the 60's so unsure of my direction
I would follow where my friends and family would lead
I was strengthened when I first heard the music
Sparked by inspiration
I was scarred by the pain of constant departures
I was wounded severely at an early age
But my hopes hung high on the thought of the future
I was happy to watch the time go by
Eye to eye watching the time go by
Watching the time go by, day far night watching the time go by

Then the world changed and there was hope in the distance
Till it raced up around us
And proceeded to shine like a moonlight
Full of reckless abandon
We would reach for the stars
'Cause there was room at the top, and food on the table
We were doing quite well for such an early stage
There was no need to stop, nor were we able
And no-one could see the time go by eye to eye
Watching the time go by
Watching the time go by. day for night
Watching the time go by

There are moments I regret more than the rest
There are days I can't recall at all
Looking back now there's not much that I would change
I am happy to watch the time go by
Eye to eye watching the time go by
Watching the time go by, day for night
Watching the time go by

6. Life in Motion

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What a five town kid could prove
With a buck and nothing to lose
Had a lot that money couldn't buy
Had so little and never asked why

Me and my buddies, Ronnie, David and John
Crossed that bridge where the river flows on
In these lights where the city don't sleep
We were young and the thrills were sweet

Nothing more than a young boy's turn
To realize what same never learn
What was dreams and what was real
Life flows on and in motion

Stand and watch my old building come down
Up goes the tower in a new kid's town
The great big world seems smaller now
And that kid's big eyes look like mine somehow

Everybody's got to take a turn
To realize we got a lot to learn
What are dreams and what is real
Life flows on and in motion

And a five town kid could prove
With no bucks and nothing to lose
Don't need a lot that money can buy
To have so much that puts in motion

7. Sheltering Sky

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Sheltering sky
Its a long long way from here to there
Silent shadows over the date line
We both stare at the same blue moon
Under the sheltering sky

Some say love is the rarest word
Some say truth's just a point of contention
I know we have a love never mentioned
Under the sheltering sky

Will we wake from an endless dream
Will are walls come tumbling around us?
I can hear a silent scream
Crying in the night

Am I fading in your eyes?
Is my memory clear as the day we met?
For now we must both remain
Under the sheltering sky
Under the sheltering sky

8. They're Only Words

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The promises I made
When I was young and unafraid
I hurt so many hearts
And even my own could not escape
It comes to me now..

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I've seen, I've heard and now I've finally learned
They're only words
I've crashed, I've burned and now the world has turned
They're only words unless they're true

And when I took your hand
I thought we'd found a wonderland
I wanted to be brave
Oh, I'd change the world
But it's me who changed
It comes to me now. .

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They're only words
Unless they're true
True are these words

Show me once again
That lonely ends where love begins
You don t have to speak
Cause it's your eyes that I believe
And I do believe it

I've seen I ve heard and now I've finally learned
They're only words
I've crashed, I've burned and now the world has turned
They're only words
I've seen, I've heard and now I've finally learned
They're only wards unless they're true

9. Without Her

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I spend a night in a chair thinking she'll be there
But she never comes
Then I wake and wipe the sleep from eyes and I rise
To spend another day without her

It's just no good any more when you walk through the door
Of an empty room
Set a table for one, it's no fun
When you have to spend a day without her

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We chased the pretty balloon, took it to the moon
Such a beautiful thing, but it's over now
And it feels like a lie I said I'd rather die
Then live without her

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I spend a night in a chair thinking she'll be there
But she never comes
Then I wake and wipe the sleep from eyes and I rise
To spend another day without her
Can't go on without her
There's no joy without her
Can't go on.

10. Like A Brother

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One wild childhood scheme
One impossible plan
A summer's song a lifetime long
A dream we built in the soft sand

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The tide rolls in
Wait for your wave, there'll be another
And we will sing
I love you still like a brother

A voice soars through the night
And a million hearts take flight
The crowd still roars, the cheers are yours
But you're not there in the spotlight

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Till the beat begins
Till the voices blend
I will wait till then

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