SET LIST NINETEEN (19)

1 Pretty Gold Bracelet………….205

2 Still Walking the Earth…….207

3 In the Shape of an Angel

4 Big Shoes………………….207

5 Forever…………………...…...209

6 Open and Closed

7 Ten Feet Tall……………...210

8 Bird On a String

9 Unwritten and Unsaid………….212

10 Glass House

11 Forget Me Knot……………..213

12 After the Fact………….214

PRETTY GOLD BRACELET

I wake up to a cup of coffee

Cry to my girl to get up off me

She's been sleeping on my arm so long

That my whole left side's asleep

I drag myself to

the edge of the bed

With both her arms

around my head

She never ever

let’s me go

She keeps saying

she needs a little more lovin'

Wakie, wakie,

rise and shine

This type of thing

happens all the time

Every day

You'll hear me say...

If you got the heart, baby

Then I got the soul

If you got the rock, mama

Then I got the roll

You got the rhythm, honey

That cures the blues

Let's take a chance

We've got nothing to lose

I tell her...

Maybe I can't afford

to buy you a

pretty gold bracelet

Or when you're old

turn your frown

upside down

with a facelift

These are just the facts

and we both must face it

But even with all I lack

I still think we can make it

I heard someone say

the other day

that the poor man's

life was spiceless

But I say to you

that that someone

doesn't have a clue

Because we both

Know it's true

that what I have

to give to you...

Is priceless

I may not have a penny

but if I had it

then I'd give it to you

Supper, I'd go without any

if you happened to be

hungry enough for two

My mistakes --

there's been many

While some, ahem,

only make a few

But I'm faithful like

that dog named Bengy

I'll come running back home to you

If you got the heart, baby

Then I got the soul

If you got the rock, mama

Then I got the roll

You got the rhythm, honey

That cures the blues

Let's take a chance

We've got nothing to lose

STILL WALKING THE EARTH

Have you ever set out in the rain?

Unsure of what you’ll find

Have you ever been so sick of the past…

That you’re willing to leave it all behind?

Have you ever risked it all?

For a key to the kingdom

Traded their set of rules in for

Some other kind of other freedom?

Have you ever risked all that you could be?

Just to be at the side of someone you equate with god?

An attraction so strong the type you never could see

Have you ever believed you found another pea from your pod?

The rule you follow even though you don’t wear blue

When it comes to love or innocence

Then you’ll die to protect and serve

You’re in the one percent who knows what it is worth

Yes it is true

You know you’ll do anything you have to

When she descends into your world

The closest you’ve ever been to heaven

Even though you’re still walking the earth

IN THE

SHAPE OF

AN ANGEL

The angels flying by they just seem average when compared to you

And the sun that shines so high just doesn’t seem as bright

The sky that hangs above just doesn’t look so blue

Clouds floating by just aren’t so pure and white

For when I stare into your blue eyes

They all just seem to fade away

Though they are all so beautiful

You’re what brightens up my day

For certain memories I have of you

Act as a mirror to my heart and soul

Reminding me of how far I’ve come

And yet still how far I have left to go

For the light you shine is never bending

And your helping hand is always lending

This heart you’ve broken is forever mending

For my love for you is and shall be never ending

I’ve learned you can’t appreciate love without a little pain

Nor the sun without a little rain

I was a candle that needed lighting

When my world turned dark

You gave me the spark

That keeps me fighting

This once black raven

Has turned to dove

For all you’ve done

I give you all my love

BIG SHOES

If you trust in faith

And you have faith in trust

You know that strengthens me

It means you believe in us

It's how I know things will be okay

That sure means more to me

Than I could ever say

More than you could ever see

If you have faith in trust

Then we can overcome

Any great distance

That comes between

Different points of view

From where you and I see

From wherever each of us

May or may not be

All the way from

Just next door

To pretty blue sea

To shining sea

Or from one star to the next

In this great big galaxy of ecstasy

Filled full of jungle juice, pirate rum

Fine wine, champagne and Galapagos tea

That we're immersed

In from head to toe

And thrown feet first

But it could be worse

Oh, how so?

Just believe you, me

Just think what if we didn't exist?

Never got to be a little kid?

Well what then?

Just what would we do?

If we never got to

Fill up these big shoes?

Never got to walk the plank?

Never getting to swim with the sharks

Never get to howl at the moon

Late at night when the sky grew dark

Never get to raise your voice in anger

Never get to forgive a total stranger

For just being totally lame and bringing you down

Damn near ruining your day... For being such a silly clown!

But if you have faith in trust

That means you believe in us

You know that strengthens me

More than I could ever say

More than you could ever see

For then we can overcome all adversity

Yes, even the most terrible of travesties

Any and all corresponding tragedies

We'd be able to look upon with ease

If we have faith in trust

That means we believe in us

And you know that

strengthens them

Those passing us by

enjoying our smiles

And of course all of our friends

Thank you very much...the end

FOREVER

In overwhelming complexity

Is where I find the most simplicity

Especially when it comes down to you and me

During times that some minds

might deem as adversity

Well I shine for it seems

to bring out the best in me

I have yet to fail when you've tested me

For what could have brought out the worst in me

It keeps leading me on towards one certainty...

That both you and me we were meant to be

Together?

Together...

Forever?

Forever...

Once upon a time I wasn't sure

But I don't feel that way anymore

In this love story there's a lesson learned

True love is the fire that doesn't burn

It keeps you safe you feel cozy and warm

Together?

Together...

Forever?

Forever...

OPEN AND CLOSED

Won’t you close your eyes?

Have a listen to my song

Can you still see me?

This is for someone dear to me

Since hearts don’t tell lies

They speak syllables of truth

Can you still see me?

Have I yet appeared to you?

Don’t you know how much

Just what you mean to me?

Won’t you keep me real

Don’t let me become

Just another memory

Please stay here with me

Never let me fade away

Please hold onto me

Never let me disappear

With the inner strength

Residing inside you

No woman alive

Would ever deny you

I could live for you

I would die for you

But I’ll cry for you

If you want me to do

Hold me in your hands

Be my shell,

I’ll be your pearl

Now I understand

That you have control

Over my entire waking world

Be my ray of light

On this cloud-filled day

Please give me words

When I don’t know what to say

Give me inspiration

Keep me brave and strong

Please keep your eyes closed

Until I finish my song

Don’t you know how much

Just what you mean to me?

Won’t you keep me real

Don’t let me become

Just another memory

Won’t you stay with me

Never let me fade away

Please hold onto me

Never let me disappear

Now open your eyes

I stand naked before you

Sung my siren’s song of truth

Whispered softly my secret

"I live to adore you..."

TEN FEET TALL

When you feel worn down

Like you're lacking control

Think of how far you've come

Not how far you have to go

I'm your lover awaiting

your safe return

What keeps me warm

is this love that burns

When you're lost in the cold

And don't know which way to turn

Think of my heart and soul

You're for what I yearn...

With you... I'm ten feet tall

And the world it seems so small

But I'm up so high...

Who will catch me when I fall?

It should be you

since you put me here

Yet never before

have I seen so clear

If you're lost in a blizzard

feeling alone

Listen to my voice

it'll lead you home

Your warm touch of tenderness

My flashlight in this wilderness

Through my descent down

from way up on high

You've shown me what it is

to be on the other side

With you... I'm ten feet tall

and the world it seems so small

But I'm up so high...

Who will catch me when I fall?

It should be you

since you put me here

Yet never before

have I seen so clear

When you're lost in the cold

Don't know which way to turn

Think of my heart and soul

You're for what I yearn...

BIRD ON A STRING

He held a bird on a string

But it's not what you might think

It was only for her own protection

Oh how she could sing

And how she loved to soar

Oh how high she could fly

When she knew she need not

Look down anymore

He would always be there to catch her

When she fell back to earth

For in his life he had learned many lessons

But to him nothing had ever meant more

Than when this his most prized possession

Once released from her cage

He'd get to go and see all the places

That she would take him to explore

He held a bird on a string

She became to him his everything

He let her out every morning

Then each evening she'd return

Everyday she would fly higher

So then the string became longer

The song she sang became louder

As her wings grew stronger and stronger

Oh how high she could fly

When she knew she need not look down anymore

He would always be there to catch her

Whenever she fell back to earth

UNWRITTEN AND UNSAID

Hey there...

That's a pretty nice disguise

Those angel's eyes

That keep me longing

To believe in paradise

But just what do you see

When you're looking at me?

Sometimes I have to wonder

If this is really where you wanna be

Do I see only my memories

Of the way we were?

Or has the past now passed

Uncovering and discovering

Something more?

Yet whatever's in store

Surely no one of this earth could know

But as we've learned before

Once I loved you

And that love still has room to grow

Yes, I could keep you forever

or l could let you go...

Once in awhile

Without any warning

She straightens the maze

As she stares at me

With eyes adoring

And what she says her heart feels

Her whole body says

I live for those moments

There was just one the other day

It's those unspoken truths

That can rip a man to shreds

When he's in over his head

When the price is more

Than the tag first read

So much unwritten

And even more unsaid

With those shimmering

Shiny and happy thoughts

I'll go to bed

GLASS HOUSE

I called you on the telephone

To tell you that I wouldn’t be home

Stuck at work something’s come up

But I don’t think you really give a f*ck!

Yeah, you’ve heard all my lies by now

It’s true, I learned it from you, anyhow

You know you reap what you sew

And here comes the plow!

One thing you should know…

Know by now…

Living in a glass house

We look in as you look out

And once a rock gets thrown…

It’s time to move out

Yet you’re still here

With covered up mirrors

After pushing far away

Anyone who cared

And those who dared

To become your foe

Were quickly defeated

Be it by word or blow

It looks like you are still taking aim

From behind a broken window pane

All this time still nothing’s changed

Growing blind and lame but you’re to blame

FORGET ME KNOT

A crashing wave of thought

Acts as your forget-me-knot

As I'm left caught...

Within the undertow

All the words that hurt

The wild nights

Our long talks

Your short skirts

Emotional scars and burns

Thoughts that I thought

I either buried or lost

So very long ago

They're back again

They have reappeared

Did I ever forget?

Or am I just alone and scared?

I was waiting... searching...

For the new love of my life

But these haunting... fleeting...

Memories of my first wife

Are like pages... turning...

Right in front of my eyes

I see pictures... flashing...

You know pictures don't lie

I feel embers... burning...

Though unstoked they won't die

I am hurting... yearning...

And yet I don't know why

Now I'm slowly...learning...

There's more than emptiness inside

And I'd give...anything...

But the laws of man and science don't apply

AFTER THE FACT

I can tell you

My life’s story

With just six photographs…

That I carry

Inside of my wallet

And three of them are cats…

The other three

Beautiful women

With so much I’ve shared

As our lives

Have crossed paths…

Never would I

Suggest ever changing

A person, my place,

Or my faith in my past…

Yet I’m feeling the need

To dust off my camera again

So I’ll be back in a flash…

He left but never came back…

Left and never…

Came…

Back…

For our story begins

And was told after the fact

After he set out searching

For the seventh photograph

He left never to come back…

Left and never…

Came…

Back…