1. DONT LET IT GET YOU DOWN

You're really something else
Made me forget myself
My lights came on
When I got to you
You were almost through
You're almost gone

Don't let it get you down
Don't let it get you down
The moon and the stars goes crashing round
Don't let it get you down

An angel walked amongst us
Tried but couldn't love us
Something’s wrong
Since you've gone you know
There's nothing and no one
To hang love on
So tell me how it feels
Tell me how it feels
To touch the flame
Tell me who I am
Tell me who I really am
What's my name

Don't let it get you down
When you're alone
Don't let it get you down
When you're alone

The moon and the stars goes crashing round
When you're alone
Don't let it get you down
Don't let it get you down
When you're alone
Don't let it get you down
When you're alone
The moon and the stars goes crashing round
When you're alone
Don't let it get you down
Don't let it get you down
When you're alone
Don't let it get you down
When you're alone
The moon and the stars goes crashing round
When you're alone
Don't let it get you down

God's above us and Jesus loves us
If God's above us and Jesus loves us
If God's above us
If you want it, you can get it
And Jesus loves us
If you want it, you can get it
If God's above us
If you want it, come on get it
And Jesus loves us
Right now
If God's above us
If you want it, you can get it
And Jesus loves us
If you want it, you can get it
If God's above us
If you want it, come on get it
And Jesus loves us


2. IN MY TIME

On your wings you carry me down
Highway to the shore
At your wheel you steer me there
Steer me no more
Me no more

All my leaves are turning with
The changing of the seasons
All my dreams are burning up
And looking for a reason
In my time of living
I just wanted to be true
But I just took your giving
And I stole the truth from you
In the line of duty
I turned upon my heel
Peeled the skin off beauty
And too much was revealed
Much too real
All my pages empty
Like a book I never read
All my words are words
I wish I could have said
On your wings you carry me down
Highway to the shore
At your wheel you steer me there
Steer me no more
Me no more

All my leaves are turning with
The changing of the season
All my dreams are burning up
And running out of reasons
All my pages empty
Like a book I never read
All my words are words
I wish I'd never said
Hitchin' a ride
Down your highway
Hitchin' a ride
Down your highway
Hitchin' a ride
Down your highway
Hitchin' a ride)
Down your highway
Hitchin' a ride
Hitchin' a ride


3. I WANT TO BE THERE (WHEN YOU COME)

I want to be like you
I want to fly, fly, fly
Want you to take me to
All of your sky
Why don't you kneel me down
Why don't we try, try, try
'Cause when we come around
That's when I fly
'Cause I don't want to go under
It's only just begun

I want to be there when you come
I want to be there when you come
I want to be like you
I want to laugh and cry
About the things we do
Never ask why
'Cause I don't want to go under
It's only just begun

I want to be there when you come
I want to be there when you come
I want to be like you
I want to fly, fly, fly
Want you to take me to
All of your sky
I want to paint the town
And drink it dry, dry, dry
And when the lights go down
I'll say goodbye
Through the rain and the thunder
I'm heading into the sun

I want to be there when you come
I want to be there when you come
I want to be there
I want to be there when you come
I want to be there


4. EVERGREEN

There's no more wishes in the well
No more dreams to sell
No time in the hourglass
There's no more lies for you to tell
Your heaven is your hell
You future dying in the past

Evergreen
Ever, ever, evergreen
Evergreen

I know I'm never going to learn
Fingers fit to burn
You can't let the fire die
Keep the flame of your desire
Always rising higher
Aim for the stars and hit the sky

Evergreen
Ever, ever, evergreen
Evergreen

There's no more wishes in the well
No more dreams to sell
No time in the hourglass
There's no more lies for you to tell
Your heaven is your hell
You future dying in the past

Evergreen
Ever, ever, evergreen
Evergreen
Evergreen
Ever, ever, evergreen
Evergreen


5. I ‘LL FLY TONIGHT

I'm gonna lift you up
I'm gonna lie you down
I'm gonna be the king of kings
You're gonna rise above
All of the other stuff
You'll be the queen of everything
Nothing's gonna be the same
Nothing's gonna be the same

I'll fly tonight
I'll fly tonight
Into your light

I'm gonna mess you up
I'm gonna let you down
I'm gonna cut you to the bone
You're gonna lose your nerve
You're gonna learn to hate
You'll have a life you've never known
Nothing's ever gonna change
Nothing's ever gonna change

I'll fly tonight
I'll fly tonight
Into your light
I'll fly tonight
I'll fly tonight
Into your light
If I should fall

From such great height
Will be I be caught
Mid-flight
If I should steer
As far and wide
Will you be near
When I go wrong
I'm gonna lift you up
I'm gonna lie you down
I'm gonna be the king of kings
Nothing's gonna be the same
Nothing's ever gonna change

I'll fly tonight
I'll fly tonight
Into you light
If I should steer
As far and wide
Will you be near
When I go wrong
When I go wrong
When I go wrong
When I go wrong
Will I go wrong
Will I go wrong


6. NOTHING LASTS FOREVER

I want it now
I want it now
Not the promises of what tomorrow brings
I need to live in dreams today
I'm tired of the song that sorrow sings
And I want more than I can get
Just trying to, trying to, trying to forget
I'd walk to you through rings of fire
And never let you know the way I feel
Under skin is where I hide
The love that always gets me on my knees
And I want more than I can get
Just trying to, trying to, trying to forget

Nothing ever lasts forever
Nothing ever lasts forever
Nothing ever lasts forever
Nothing ever lasts forever

I want it now
I want it now
Don't tell me that my ship is coming in
Nothing comes to those who wait
Time's running out the door you're running in
So, I want more than I can get
Just trying to, trying to, trying to forget

Nothing ever lasts forever
Nothing ever lasts forever
Nothing ever lasts forever
Nothing ever lasts forever

All the shadows and the pain
Are coming to you
All the shadows and the pain
Are coming to you
All the shadows and the pain
Are coming to you
All the shadows and the pain
Are coming to you
All the shadows and the pain
Are coming to you
All the shadows and the pain
Are coming to you
All the shadows and the pain
Are coming to you


7. BASEBALL BILL

Here I go
It must be four in a row
I gotta get my head down tonight
But you know I know
When the streets are aglow
I'll be heading for the city of light
You talking to me?
'Cause I don't wanna know
You can't even see
What's already on show
I'm hitting my prime
And you're wasting my time
You're denominator commonest low
My head's burning up
And I'm down on my luck

See you in the 48th row
With a matchbox full
And a sulphurous skull
Trying to set my mind to rights
I'm gonna burn, burn, burn
As the universe turns
Out of mind and out of sight
You talking to me
'Cause I don't wanna know
You can't even see
What's already on show
Baseball Bill went in for the kill
He blew it when he found his soul
Lost his will to live
When he saw someone give
'Cause giving always takes its toll
You talking to me?
'Cause I don't wanna know
You can't even see
What's already on show

You talking to me
'Cause I don't wanna know
You can't even see
What's already on show
Oh Baseball Bill
Oh Baseball Bill
Oh Baseball Bill
Oh Baseball Bill
Oh Baseball Bill
Oh Baseball Bill
Oh Baseball Bill
Oh Baseball Bill


8. ALTAMONT

Hey now love
I'm right in the middle of
A hurricane that's blowing my way
God's above us
And all he's really thinking of is
How much pain we've got to pay
Why do you do it
'Cause it does for you
Why do I do it
'Cause it does me too
Don't mind if I do
No, I don't mind if I do

Hey now love,
Why are you so scared of
The light that breaks the darkest days
I've done stuff
And things you've never heard of
Souls lost along the way
Why do you do it
'Cause it does for you
Why do I do it
'Cause it does me too
Don't mind if I do
No, I don't mind if I do
Yeah, yeah
Hey now love,
What are you made of
From the clay unto the dust
It isn't love
That you're afraid of
It's losing faith in all you trust

Why do you do it
'Cause it does for you
Why do I do it
'Cause it does me too
Why do you do it
'Cause it does for you
Why do I do it
'Cause it does me too
Don't mind if I do
No, I don't mind if I do

Altamont
Tonight
Altamont
Altamont
Altamont
Altamont


9. JUST A TOUCH AWAY

You said you could make it disappear
Make my pathway clean and clear
You said I was just a touch away
But I'm not even close
No, nowhere near
You said you could make it disappear
Make my pathway clean
And my pathway clear
How do you want to go
Should we go together
I don't want to go
Gonna live forever
Live forever

Shadows in the fog are moving in
From the world outside
To my world within
I'm sucking on the dust that moves the air
The pieces move
But I'm still there

Shadows in the fog are moving in
From the world outside
To my world within
How do you want to go
Calm or stormy weather
If we've got to go
Let's go together
Together

You said you could make it disappear
Make my pathway clean and clear
You said I was just a touch away
But I'm not even close
No, I'm nowhere near

You said you could make it disappear
Make my pathway clean
And my pathway clear
How do you want to go
Should we go together
I don't want to go
Gonna live forever
Live forever
Live forever
Live forever
Live forever


10. EMPIRE STATE HALO

Gazed in the crystal ball
Looks like I'm lost again
Where do I find the tunnel's end, eternal zen
Follow the rise and fall
Of all the better men
From here to Bethlehem
All free souls beware

The moon is in my head
Around the empire state
I saw the angels fly
Heaven above and Thames below
We don't have long to wait
Ran out of alibis
Ran out of things I've ever known
The streets were paved with snow
and I saw your halo glow
And this love is just for you
And all your love
Will learn to love me too
Love me too
All free souls beware

The moon is in my head
And this love is just for you
And all your love
Will learn to love me to
Love me too
The moon is in my head


11. TO YOUNG TO KNEEL

Who's gonna hold you
When you're too scared to feel
Who's gonna cure you
When the pain won't heal
Who's gonna be there
When the world goes wrong
Who's gonna tell you
You're the only one
In my blood
In my soul
In this mind of mine
Can your touch
Turn me cold

Make my glitter shine
Who's gonna reach you
When you can't be caught
Who's gonna teach you
What you can't be taught
Who's gonna beat you
When you won't be fought
Who's gonna buy you
When you can't be bought
In my blood
In my soul
In this mind of mine
Can your touch
Turn me cold

Make my glitter shine
Who's gonna pray for you
When you're too young to kneel
Who's gonna fake it
When it gets too real
One more question answered
In the falling star
I heard they found
Death on Mars
In my blood
In my soul
In this mind of mine
Can your touch
Turn me cold

Make my glitter shine
In my blood
In my soul
In this mind of mine
Can your touch
Turn me cold
Make my glitter shine


12. FORGIVEN

I'm just one of many
Gave a love in vain
Sold it out for pennies
Saved up all my reign, rain
What do you want from me
The ocean or the sea
The salt inside the rising tide
Tears you got from me

Got from me
Got from me, yeah
One day I'll be ready
To take what could be mine
Everything I'd buried
I lay out on the line
What do you want to see
The truth or mystery
A blinding light, a blackest night
They're both inside of me

Inside me
Inside me, yeah
I'm just one of many
Took a love in vain
Sold it out for pennies
Saved up all my reign, rain
What do you want from me
The truth or mystery
The salt inside the rising tide
Tears you got from me

Got from me
Got from me, yeah
I don't want to be forgiven
All I want is to be free
I know I'll never be forgiven
I know I'll never be free


BONUSTRACKS (2003)


13. I WANT TO BE THERE (WHEN YOU COME) (LIVE)

(See lyrics on track 3)


14. BEDBUGS & BALLYHOO (LIVE)

Buffalo and bison
Bison and buffalo
Cannonball and rifle
Rifle and Cannonball
That's the way the thunder rumbles
That's the way the thunder rumbles
Rumbles...

Down on your knees again
Saying please again yeah yeah yeah

Kangaroo and chipmonk
Chipmonk and kangaroo
Ballyhoo and bedbugs
bedbugs and ballyhoo
That's the way the bee bumbles
That's the way the bee bumbles
That's the way the bee bumbles
That's the way the bee bumbles
Bumbles...

Down on your kness again
Saying please again no no no
No

Down on your knees again
Saying please again
Down on you knees again
Saying please again no no no

Buffalo and bison
Bison and buffalo
Cannonball and rifle
Rifle and Cannonball
That's the way the thunder rumbles
That's the way the thunder rumbles
That's the way the thunder rumbles
That's the way the thunder rumbles
Rumbles Rumbles Rumbles


15. RESCUE (LIVE)

If I said I'd lost my way
Would you sympathize
Could you sympathize?
I'm jumbled up
Maybe I'm losing my touch
I'm jumbled up
Maybe I'm losing my touch
But you know I didn't have it anyway

Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my rescue

Things are wrong
Things are going wrong
Can you tell that in a song
I don't know what I want anymore
First I want a kiss and then I want it all

Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Rescue, rescue, rescue

Things are wrong
Things are going wrong
Can you tell that in a song
Losing sense of those harder things
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Is this the blues I'm singing?
Is this the blues I'm singing?

Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my rescue
Is this the blues I'm singing
Won't you come on down to my rescue

Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
Won't you come on down to my
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the blues I'm singing?)
(Rescue)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the, I'm singing)
Won't you come on down to my
(Is this the, I'm singing)


16. LIPS LIKE SUGAR (LIVE)

She floats like a swan
Grace on the water
Lips like sugar
Lips like sugar
Just when you think you've caught her
She glides across the water
She calls for you tonight
To share this moonlight

You'll flow down her river
She'll ask you and you'll give her
Lips like sugar
Sugar kisses
Lips like sugar
Sugar kisses

She knows what she knows
I know what she's thinking
Sugar kisses
Sugar kisses
Just when you think she's yours
She's flown to other shores
To laugh at how you break
And melt into this lake

You'll flow down her river
But you'll never give her
Lips like sugar
Sugar kisses
Lips like sugar
Sugar kisses

She'll be my mirror
Reflect what I am
A loser and a winner
The king of Siam
And my Siamese twin
Alone on the river
Mirror kisses
Mirror kisses

Lips like sugar
Sugar kisses
Lips like sugar
Sugar kisses

Lips like sugar
Sugar kisses
Lips like sugar
Sugar kisses

Lips like sugar
Sugar kisses
Lips like sugar
Sugar kisses