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ROCK JUST A LITTLE (2005)


Living Forest

from a living forest came my hardwood floor 
though it is very pretty I can’t help but miss the core 
it’s never been rotten, neither is it green 
dust I sweep is dirty and the bark was always clean 

(if) you can’t take my offered hand hold on to something, you’re halfway gone 
and the thought occurred to me you trade love for sorrow. why? this I’ll never know 

I run with a message that on history leaves a mark 
the strength is in the legs and the will is in the heart 
on this king’s errand there is no finish line 
just a carrot on a stick that can never be mine 

if you can’t take my offered hand hold on to something, you’re halfway gone 
and the thought occurred to me you trade love for sorrow. why? this I’ll never know 

from a living forest came my hardwood floor 
though it is very pretty I can’t help but miss the core 
it’s never been rotten, neither is it green 
dust I sweep is dirty but the bark was always clean 

(if) you can’t take my offered hands hold on to something, you’re halfway gone 
and the thought occurred to me you trade love for sorrow 
if you can’t take my offered hand hold on to something, you’re halfway gone 
and the thought occurred to me you trade love for sorrow. why? this I’ll never know


Grandfather Clocks

grandfather clocks, time in two beats 
why am I alone father, why must I be? 
quiet and discreet; burn with tempered heat? 
children are at play and I want to be with them in the streets 

hey there big man framed in the clouds 
I am tired of how strong and proud you are 
turning away, turning ‘round when I ask you what it’s all about 

walking back and forth, to and fro 
I believe that’s from the Book of Job 
pacing like a lion, defending my pride 
don’t look too long upon me 
don’t cross the line! 

I am a siren calling from the deep, begging for mercy to stand me on my feet 
I come to share a song, one minute on the waves then gone 
sailors pay me with their lives, I put these pennies in the jar 
and I know that they want to meet with me 
and though there’s so much tragedy in the method that they chose 
still feel it’s better that we not meet on the shore 

walking back and forth, to and fro 
I believe that’s from the Book of Job 
pacing like a lion, defending my pride 
don’t look too long upon me 
don’t cross the line! 

spheres are buzzing with a sound 
rattling, rolling and the source can’t be found 
just underneath, hey, just out of reach 
stop watching TV, listen, stop tapping your feet 

if we concentrate I am sure we can find the cause of uneasiness in the heart of mine 
turning away from father time with one word on my lips and that word is “why” 

walking back and forth, to and fro 
I believe that’s from the Book of Job 
pacing like a lion, defending my pride 
don’t look too long upon me 
don’t cross the line!


I Don’t Mean to Stare

when the fish doesn’t bite and the wind doesn’t come 
and the water is poisoned by the rust in the drum 
and you’re far out to sea, not a soul knows you’re there 
in a boat that you built with your hands that were bare 
with your hands that were bare 

well I don’t mean to stare but you all seem to know something I don’t 
was I missing when it was told? well I won’t ask you even so 

the meat on my bones is not with my head 
I am off on an astral plane while my body reads in bed 
the story is ancient, another human on a quest 
I am tired of dreaming, lift this weight from my chest 
lift this weight from my chest 

well I don’t mean to stare but you all seem to know something I don’t 
was I missing when it was told? well I won’t ask you even so 

to the beacon of light, I am traveling there 
I am waiting for no one, I’m feeling no fear 
I’m stripped of my armor, there is nothing left to fight 
I am traveling yonder to the beacon of light 
to the beacon of light 

well I don’t mean to stare but you all seem to know something I don’t 
was I missing when it was told? well I won’t ask you even so


Cold and Cruel

whistle back to me the worker’s song that made them strong so I can hear their story 
it’s a sign of the times when the wishing wells and the church’s bells cannot call us to their sides 

this time if I choose I could just slip on a pair of old shoes 
could suffer and struggle cuz it’s what I do when the world is cold and cruel 
when the world is cold and cruel 

well a leech is a leech, when put to skin it’ll suck blood and not even give you warning 
but if i put a fire to its back, how long would it hold before lust so bold was trumped by the pain? 

this time if I choose I could just slip on a pair of old shoes 
could suffer and struggle cuz it’s what I do when the world is cold and cruel 
when the world is cold and cruel 

how long must I train the sun through the glass upon the leaves for there to spring a flame? 
well ears to the ground. how far behind did I fall last night when I melted into the crowd? 

this time if I choose I could just slip on a pair of old shoes 
could suffer and struggle cuz it’s what I do when the world is cold and cruel 
when the world is cold and cruel 
if I choose I could just slip on a pair of old shoes 
I could suffer and struggle it’s what I do 
when the world is cold and cruel 
when the world is cold and cruel


Both Sides

it’s been deep, it’s been real 
now I have to catch a train and one night’s sleep 
upon the rails heading over those hills and dales 

it’s like a big thing that we can just be 
a lot of people don’t feel that 
it’s like a big joke, and it’s always on me 
maybe next round will be on them, we’ll see 

I like to be where I can be of some assistance 
hey when I’m up there’s always someone down 
and when I’m up there I can clearly see the distance 
when they may be trapped under some heavy clouds 
that’s not to say I can avoid causing destruction 
I try but there are times you’ll have to seek the bunker out 
this bully hurts more than the victims that he faces 
in the bombardment there are broken shouts from both sides 

war is hell I tell you 
and that’s not just a thing we say 
one man compelled to kill another 
I haven’t done it but I read the play 
one child threatened with deprivation 
fights in the sandbox 
licks his food from a plate 
one land under this frightened leader 
who wields the country like a broken blade 

I’m not on a side, I’m here in the middle 
while the see saw goes 
I’m standing in a surfers pose 
I rock just a little 
it’s clearly much more than a game to them 

I’m here in the middle but I can see both sides 

Leave your right and wrong 
throw out the judge's gavel 
rest your defense, the truth is in between both sides


Holiday

in my dream it’s a holiday 
try to picture too 
cool winds and a ball of light 
fill the morning, setting under you 

catch a scent and it takes you back to a time more true 
when life was a wonderlove flowing out to you 

so many times that I alone have sat with my eyes closed 
trying to find my way home 
see the colors and hear the sounds of sweet clarity touching my life once again


Godspeed

where’re you going, can i come with? 
I’m just here throwing my voice in the wind 
no one shouts back, so I assume it got lost on the way cuz the distance was too great 

it’s off a ways, but not too far 
I go there often so I don’t lose the spark 
the times that I have had some company never hurt me none 
so come on and join me if you want 

I’m falling down from the sky and I’m searching for thermals to rise 
I’ve had my near-death ride and no surprise - it’s hard to talk about it 

godspeed to you, godspeed to me 
it’s funny God’s a word I don’t use usually 
but I’m feeling brave, I’m feeling strong 
I don’t care if they think I’m right or wrong 

I’m falling down from the sky and I’m searching for thermals to rise 
I’ve had my near-death ride and no surprise - it’s hard to talk about it 

where’re you going, can i come with? 
I’m just here throwing my voice in the wind 
no one shouts back, so I assume it got lost on the way cuz the distance was too great 
godspeed to you, godspeed to me 
it’s funny God’s a word I don’t use usually 
but I’m feeling brave, I’m feeling strong 
I don’t care if they think I’m right or wrong


Walking With A Poison

I am walking through the park with a poison in my hand 
up ahead a big commotion, words I cannot understand 
but I hear what's underneath and it makes me cry inside 
they are walking with their poisons as am I 

and the leaves upon the trees hang heavy to the ground 
and the sky above is muddy, turned the deepest color brown 
and I never know if it's me or this hard and lonely town 
I am walking with my poison here and now 

as my body calms from shivers my mind is cleared of clouds 
and the jealous angry voices in my head are not as loud 
but it only takes a short while for the pain to start coming out 
I've been walking with my poison for a long, long time 

some people grab another's hands and some people walk alone 
some people turn their stories into fables that are sold 
as for me I've done it all, not one has made me whole 
I am walking with my poison, I just wanted you to know


Sand in the Glass

sometimes there’s no wind coming in through the ocean’s door 
and sometimes you can’t feel, but you will 
just give it some time to flow 

in your dreams melodies come from nowhere 
all night they fill you up 
then the day breaks and you reach out there for nothing 
hands on that empty cup 
and by the look on your face you took the long way home 
I’ve got a way to calm you down 
too much time has passed us by 
the sand in the glass is on the move 

life is warm summer days spent on the waves, rolling with each one 
until God pulls the sheets and tucks us into sleep 
I’ll miss the rise, the fall, the calm 

looking over your shoulder it is easy to see what you do 
but I like the view


Por Favor Querida

she walks as a princess, I walk with disease 
I must go to find her with sound mind and peace 
if she lets me see her I will be as a king 
calmly stand before her and begin to sing 

por favor querida, no me dejes como asi 
por favor querida, no me dejes solo aqui 
por favor querida, no me dejes solo aqui 
por favor querida 

ella camina como princesa, camino con la soledad 
debo ir para encontrarle con mi alma en paz 
si ella me deja ver su cara yo me sentire como un rey 
tranquilo yo me acerco a ella y le cantare esta cancion 

please dear don’t leave me alone here like this 
please dear don’t leave me alone here like this 
por favor querida, no me dejes como asi 
por favor querida

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