SET LIST TWENTY (20)
1
Undefeated…………………...215
2 Dying Day
3 Fields of
Time……………….217
4 Running Free
5 New
Sight………………..219
6 Right By Sight
7 Off the
Road……………...220
8 Rock Star Dreams
9
Plankton………………...222
10 Perfect World
11
Linear………………………..224
12 Learn From the
Masters………….225
13 Another
Quarter…………...226
UNDEFEATED
I
ain’t got no plans this minute
So
I’m seizing the moment - I’m in it
I’m
not losing or winning - Just present
Not
up, not down - I’m all around
From
the cities to the towns
To
the horses and the plows
Not
the just the black or the white
But
every face in the crowd
If
you can see it you can be it
If
you wish to delete it then don’t repeat it
Some
good advice to those who seek it
Though
those luckier than me might not need it
Sure
you can try to pin for the win
When
the argument becomes heated
But
a sly guy vies for the tie
Because
only Father Time is undefeated
What
about space? That’s a whole ‘nother race
We
started with the moon
then
wouldn’t you know pretty soon
It
was on to Mars and that’s just so far
There’s
more in store we keep raising the bar
I’d
rather not roam
Stick
closer to home
Preserve
what we have
Before
that’s all gone
DYING
DAY
I've
given up on
feeding
my addiction
Wash
my bleeding hands clean
From
this filthy affliction
Look
up at the sky
to
guide my direction
Why
oh why do I even try
To
strive for perfection
Get
it up, get it out
Put
another on the shelf
Rip
in and pull it out
Give
away another piece of yourself
Try
to show
what
so many others hide
In
their sense of pride
With
their tongues they lied
And
then became tongue-tied
And
with a cross look they denied
Knowing
not which law they abide in
Be
it gin... sin... kin?
So
they just play pretend
Yet
where one man's
rainbow
ends...
Another's
begins
At
least I've found mine...
Never
stop trying
Or
else face regrets
On
the day of your dying
Yes,
the times are getting better
They
say tomorrow is the day
Maybe
then we can live forever
Or
at the very least
we
can all live together
It
sure sounds good –
that
much I'll say
For
when we live the dream
We
may finally sleep in peace
Holding
and protecting
What
was once so out of reach
The
times are getting better
They
say tomorrow is the day
Yesterday
is history
Time
to let it slip away
Let
it out, free yourself, it's okay
The
times are getting better
They
say tomorrow is the day
You
built your wall...
now
let it fall,
it's
okay
The
times are getting better
They
say tomorrow is the day
For
hope and faith
is
what we need
The
time is right
to
take up this creed
Finally
something positive
in
which to believe
Aside
from learning the obvious fact
That
we all bleed
For
once we have found
the
eternal spring
We
can sit back and see
what
it will bring
Maybe
countrymen, maybe kings...
Maybe
even better things
The
times are getting better
They
say tomorrow is the day
Maybe
then we can live forever
Or
at the very least all together
It
sure sounds good
At
least that much I'll say
FIELDS
OF TIME
I've
been growing up
And
am slowly
becoming
a man
I'm
twenty- four years old
And
doing the best that I can
I've
got big dreams
But
I've had to put them on hold
Thus
the way it presently
looks
to me
Is
that my one true calling
might
never be
As
my big book of poetry
Just
keeps on getting
dusty
and old
And
the people
who
I am trying to help
They
no longer trust in me
Gave
up on waiting for me
To
finally fulfill my destiny
Such
a waste of a mind like mine
Wasting
its time on carpentry
I've
got to simply find the time
To
collect up my rhymes
If
it is still not too late
To
change the world's fate
Because
some of my stuff
is
so great
Somebody
has to publish me
Just
look at all
the
seeds I've sewn
Look
and see how they've grown
Throughout
the fields of time
It
damn near blew my mind
That
nearly all
the
weeds are gone
Oh
see the sun
and
how it shines
Not
a single cloud left in the sky
Now
I don't mean
to
sound so surprised...
If
there's a God
then
he or she knows
Just
how hard I have tried
He
or she sees the seas
I
have swam
And
knows all
the
mountains I've climbed
Sees
how much I have grown
Knows
of all the tears
I
have cried
Senses
every fear that I hide
When
no one cares that I am
Sitting
here all alone
Pondering
how to get
blood
from a stone
But
lately I have since
changed
my tune
I
now get to see
the
flowers in bloom
Reaping
the rewards
of
years of hard work
On
this lazy afternoon
Feeling
the sun and all of its warmth
As
if every month is
April,
May or June
RUNNING
FREE by Tom Jensen
Do
you remember what you were
Before
the world told you
what
you had to be?
Back
in the haze of the days
A
distant memory of running free
Then
what happened to my mom and dad
It
came calling for me
I
ran for a while and tried to hide
But
you see eventually…
Race
baiting wars are waiting
For
those who get scooped up in the media spin
A
tidal wave of hate and fear
Still
the celebrities, car wrecks
and
sex keep you sucked in
Remember
not everyone who smiles at you
really
wants to be your friend
Sometimes
it resides behind the eyes
another’s
true intent
For
one might say
It’s
not how you play the game
It’s
whether you lose or win
Given
time everything will change
What
you red, your black, your white, your blues
Yeah
that’s what I said
So
your destiny is yours to choose
Yet
let too many voices in your head
And
the one you’ll lose belongs to you
It’s
alright to hide behind a lie
Yet
if you dare share the truth
Hey
baby, I’m your guy
Just
one look into your eyes
Lacking
fire - that’s no surprise
If
you sought out the flame of love
What
exactly do you think you’d find?
The
reason I speak of
Is
I think it’s time that you tried
Sometimes
it seems that
sir
is short for serpent
And
miss for misses and mistakes
When
the realities of all your dreams
Bring
you nothing but heartbreak
And
if that’s the case
We
can track and retrace
But
we can’t go back and erase
So
let us relax and embrace
The
fact that haste makes waste
The
way in which we act we have got to face
Do
you remember what you were
Before
the world told you what you had to be?
Back
in the haze of the days
A
distant memory of running free
NEW
SIGHT
I
got nowhere to go
I
got no one to meet
I
got no scene to show
Seems
the scenery’s bleak…
I
got nothing to hide
I
got nothing to steal
I
got nothing left of value
Except
for my glorious ideals…
(crowd
cheers!)
I
got no status symbols
I
got no house, no kids, no car
I
got no way to know where to go
Save
for the sun, the moon, the stars
I
got no anchor in my life
I
got no chains to tie me down
I
got no incentive to try to fly high
But
to take in new sight and sound
I
got not one single second
I’m
willing to waste or give away – ay - ay
I
have yet to fully catch my breath
Before
I let that breath escape – ape – ape
So
never could I cry out
Or
scream as loud as I wanted to…
Yeah,
and that’s how species die out
Lost
is everything - no more me; no more you…
RIGHT
BY SIGHT
I’m
a yellow mellow fellow (Hello!)
Oh,
you’re right by sight I’m white (aight!)
But
surely that’s no guide
if
it hides that inside I’m
A
flesh and blood creature with a sell-by date
Trapped
in something that I don’t know what it is
So
I don’t know how to escape
Perhaps
it’s too late
Gotta
trace fate
Without
the playa hate
Still,
hating the game is the same as before
If
the rich despise the rich
then
how do you think they feel about poor?
“We
abhor the deplorable!”
It’s
a statement that’s categorical
And
undeniable but we know that there’s not much
that
isn’t pliable, moveable and moldable
and
even bendable, breakable and also uncontrollable
Which
one am I and what is this?
To
be tamed with a brain, a heart or a fist?
It’s
said circumstances
don’t
make the man they reveal him
But
I’m down on this floor
staring
up at the ceiling
Getting
the shakes from these thoughts
that
I’m feeling
Am
I praying to something
or
cursing at nothing
when
asking for healing?
OFF
THE ROAD
I'm
not changing my name...
And
since I can't change my face
I'll
still look the same...
But
I'll be in a whole 'nother place
I'm
changing my ways...
They
might have got me this far
All
this hard work has paid
It's
not a dream I'm a star
I'm
changing my place
And
my role in this life
I
know this time I can't wait
There's
no doubt that I'm right
I'm
changing my fate
The
entire way I view the world
I
found I don't need to escape
I
said why run when you can hurdle?
Or
at least dodge and jump around
So
why did I ever try to hide?
Try
to creep without sound
When
everybody knows I don't lie
I'm
changing my plan
To
some new unknown
I
tried to sit back and wait
For
something great to unfold
But
I have come to understand
This
time I can't wait to be told
Sometimes
in order to be a man
You've
got to walk off the road…
ROCK
STAR DREAMS
I’ve
been living for a legacy since seventeen
That’s
when music filled my head
with
rock star dreams
I’ve
been tightrope walking up against
the
razor’s edge of infinity
Since
perception is just one’s illusion of reality
It’s
not strange for my brain to change the scenery
Sure,
they say the truth comes with a price
Sometimes
you give more than just your life
Paying
the ultimate sacrifice
You
say you don’t think twice
But
we ALWAYS think twice…
I
was craving
Retracing
my past
There
were things worth saving
I
see that looking back
What
now seems ancient
A
newly uncovered artifact
I’ve
been contemplating
How
best to back track
What
will be waiting?
A
part of me’s afraid to ask
I’ve
been living to be a legend
Since
the age of twenty seven
I’m
always giving in to the present
That’s
the quickest way to get to heaven
Lately
I’ve been debating
How
much more blood we should keep bleeding
It’s
increasingly frustrating
Being
forced to follow someone else’s misleading
I’ve
been growing nervous of everything I believe in
I
don’t wanna be led by rhyme I’d rather be led by reason
Like
you, I’m still trying to find more of my kind
I
keep hoping for a world that’s fair…
We
know it’ll never be even
PLANKTON
Confliction
is my currency
Because
you see I am made-up of bad energy
Ever
since infancy
You
filled me up with negativity
With
hostility towards those not like me
And
especially those just like me
Funny,
only the average was safe
We
know the middle's no place to escape
You
only find your way there when you lose faith
Produce
Consume
Become
numb to the hum of the vacuum
You're
in the wrong line you realize
When
it's not you who says
who
does the do in do or die?
Yes...
your allies have been compromised!
When
it's time to imitate, you are the master
Yet
can you innovate during a disaster?
Strapped
in a maze you did not create
"I'm
stuck in a bad copy"
You
say as you drink your coffee
You
think like Abraham, You're Linked In
Something
else is the whale
while
you're just the plankton
In
this play, there's lots of action
And
there you lay dead. Then you're not acting
Even
you believe you're being wrapped in plastic
But
at our best we are just energy,
frequency
with a little bit of static
Still,
you fall for their illusions
as
they work their magic
Hocus
pocus
You
lose your focus
Before
you get to try again
The
results are tragic
PERFECT
WORLD
I've
spent my whole life
Looking
for what I can't see
For
what will never be
As
the only thing
that
can set me free
Is
an unknown memory
That
somewhere lives
inside
of me
Behind
a locked door
Perhaps
you hold the key?
This
set pattern we follow
is
just one of their lies
A
world lacking communion
only
me's and I's
Through
competition our
brotherhood
has been broken
As
no one's acknowledged
these
words that I've spoken
Everything,
even people
filed
by order and rank
Number
one built the Titanic
And
yet down it sank
There's
still time left
to
return these ideas
you've
been sold
Rise
up in rebellion,
could
you be so bold?
The
whole world's a fight
I
can't get no peace
My
mind gets disrupted
When
it's at ease
The
sun and I awake as one
Though
it's not my first choice
I'd
prefer to sleep in late
I
wish I had a voice
Some
say if winning
isn't
everything then
why
keep score?
Those
same people
send
other mother's
sons
to war
I
could be like you
or
maybe someone else
One
step towards them
and
one away from myself
Sometimes
they see me
and
ask me "How I feel?"
I
respond,
"Like
a hamster
on
a rusty wheel"
If
you feel trapped like a rat
in
this world so cold
Rise
up in rebellion,
could
you be so bold?
The
whole world's a fight
I
can't get no peace
My
mind gets disrupted
When
it's at ease
Watching
the sunset
Is
a long forgotten art
Feet
so busy walking
Separate
from the heart
The
brokers in their
suits
and ties
walking
down Wall Street
The
ones with their
diamond
watches
and
their hair so neat
They
get so stressed out
playing
all their
Wall
Street games
Go
home and
yell
at their wives
forget
their own kids' names
All
for the love of money
and
nothing more
If
they call that rich
then
you can call me poor
If
they tell you the lie
"all
that glitters is gold"
Rise
up in rebellion,
could
you be so bold?
The
whole world's a fight
I
can't get no peace
My
mind gets disrupted
When
it's at ease
When
was the last time
You
noticed the moon?
I'm
surprised
You've
forgotten so soon
As
I climb up the mountains
and
float over the sea
I
find myself alone
and
contented
alive
and free
No
need to look
at
my watch
or
punch a clock
And
I actually
notice
my feet
when
I go for a walk
It
could be like this
if
enough people believe
Just
as the wind
blows
a flower
I'm
planting my seed
There's
so much more
than
what you've been told
Rise
up in rebellion
could
you be so bold?
LINEAR
Way,
way back…
During
my younger days
When
the picture was abstract
Oh,
how the times have changed
All
those colored paints
Have
changed to black and white
I
used to begin my day with play
Now
that play has to wait ‘til night
I
have friends who never play at all
Or
when they can… it’s just pretend
They
only look up to check the clock
Like
they’re afraid it’s gonna fall off the wall
Well
I guess I’m just one of those guys
Who
if you looked out from my eyes
You’d
see in straight lines
Since
I never had nor wanted a prime
I
can never say I’m too old and gray
To
ever stop what I’m doing and go hide away
Since
I could never say with any truth
Maybe
I should retire?
Maybe
it’s time for me to be quiet?
Maybe
my work here is really through…
Nah,
I don’t think that’s something
That
I’ll ever do
That
would make too many people mad
Others
would be left confused…
I
can never say
I’m
too over the hill
To
ever lay down
and
let time break my will
Know
I’m not the kinda guy
who’d
go leaving on a lie
Swore
not to do it again
after
I tried it one time…
I
can never say I’m too old and gray
To
ever stop what I’m doing
‘til
my last breath fades…away.
LEARN
FROM THE MASTERS
Today
is the day
I
know that I will make it
When
I was cast from the mold
Who
would know that I'd break it?
In
bitter fits of jealousy
There
are those who can't take it
Pretend
to walk in my shoes
When
they know that they fake it
Be
yourself don't try to be me
Open
the door that'll set you free
My
pen name Bob Dylan Junior is gone
I've
stepped into the shoes
of
a man named Tom
A
poet, a writer, who dabbles in song
And
learns from the masters
What
he's known all along
Since
I am a poet
I
will fight you only with my pen
I'll
drag your name through the mud
And
then drag it through again
There's
no need for fists
For
fighting only leaves you bruised
I've
learned that paper cuts never heal
When
everybody has heard the news
When
made known is your reputation
Then
I win and you lose
Since
I am a poet
I
will try my very best
To
separate myself from all others
And
try to stand above the rest
Searching
for what
hasn't
yet been written
Though
there's not much
that
Dylan left
Be
yourself don't try to be me
Open
the door that'll set you free
My
pen name Bob Dylan Junior is gone
I've
stepped into the shoes
Of
a man named Tom
A
poet, a writer, who dabbles in song
And
learns from the masters
What
he's known all along
ANOTHER
QUARTER
When
I am alone
And
all by myself
Sometimes
I begin
To
fill up full of self-doubt
Fills
my head
I
can’t get it out
And
what’s within me
I
could live without it
Depression
closes my eyes…
Like
sleeping
When
I feel like life…
Has
passed me by
I
break down inside…
Start
weeping
Yet
thoughts of wasted time…
Won’t
relieve this cry
The
tears I spill…
Are
now seeping
Down
below the earth…
They’ll
soon reside
Soothing
this malaise…
That’s
been creeping
I’ve
looked up and down
And
left and right
I’ve
gone out searching
In
the middle of the night
I
have spent my days
Just
wandering around
And
I’m still looking
For
what I haven’t found
I
searched for
What
I sought to find
Found
the fruit
Couldn’t
get it off the vine
So
I climbed
And
climbed and climbed
I’ve
tried and tried
But
can’t get it off of my mind
When
I am alone
And
all by myself
Sometimes
I begin
To
fill up full of self-doubt
Fills
my head
I
can’t get it out
And
what’s within me
I
could live without it
I
just want to make my mark
Before
I lose this spark
And
the room gets dark
Then
the game is over
Then
I’m sure I’d love
To
play again
Or
else it seems like
Such
a waste, such a sin
Ladies
and gentlemen
You’ve
all become
My
special friends
Hopefully
we’ve got something
Greater
to discover…
