It’s so strange he doesn’t show me more affection than he needs
Almost formal, too respectful, never takes romantic leads
There are times when I imagine I’m not always on his mind
He’s not thinking what I’m thinking, always half a beat behind
Always half a beat behind

I’m in every kind of trouble, can’t you tell, just look at me
Half ecstatic, half dejected, all in all I’m all at sea
Easy turns I thought I wanted, fill me now with chilling dread
You can never know the chaos, of a life turned on it’s head
Of a life turned on it’s head


Take a little time to panic, shake off your complacent state
I know all I ever wished to, of a life destroyed by fate
It’s so strange you never notice anything but where you are
Step outside your gleaming prison, or is that a step too far
Or is that a step too far

A still small voice will speak to you one day.
A still small voice will call to you and say,
” I am the earth, the sky, the brightest star on high,
the tallest tree, the smallest drop of dew.”
A still small voice one day will say to you!

The still small voice from every voice apart,
Will whisper in the language of your heart,
” I am the night, the day, the blessing and the way,
the dream that keeps a lonely heart aglow!”
Once you have heard the word a still small voice will say,
your heart will answer,
“Yes, I know!”

Music by Ben Weisman
with lyrics by Al Stillman

(Sam Hogin/Phil Barnhart/Bill LaBounty)

A herd of wild horses, a stampede of cows
The sheriff’s department with a pack of bloodhounds
Ain’t ever gonna move me away from your side
I’m off and running
I’ll be here forever now
I’ve made up my mind

I’d rather drive across Texas in a stolen car
With the rangers on my tail and no head start
I’d rather draw my last breath with a bullet in my heart
Than ever drive away from you
I’ll never drive away from you

Take the Wichita River, jumping in space
Throw in a tornado and a couple of earthquakes
They just ain’t strong enough to pull us apart
You told me that you love me
Nothing’s ever gonna drag me out of your arms

I’d rather drive across Texas in a stolen car
With the rangers on my tail and no head start
I’d rather draw my last breath with a bullet in my heart
Than ever drive away from you
I’ll never drive away from you

I’d rather drive across Texas in a stolen car
With the rangers on my tail and no head start
I’d rather draw my last breath with a bullet in my heart
Than ever drive away from you

I’d rather drive across Texas in a stolen car
With the rangers on my tail and no head start
I’d rather draw my last breath with a bullet in my heart
Than ever drive away from you

No, I’ll never drive away

I’d rather draw my last breath with a bullet in my heart
Than ever drive away from you

I lie in my room
And listen to the sound of the city
The light of the moon
The snow on the ground is so pretty.
My friends are asleep
Not knowing a word of the secrets I keep
Nobody will care when I’m fading away

Ooh

The chill to that wind
My hearts just a stone in the ocean
The accusations begin,
Hopelessly I choke on my emotions
Somebody once said you’ll all turn out fine
If you just use your head

Nobody will care when you’re fading away, ooh

I don’t think you’re old enough to know
I don’t think it’s clear enough to see

Yeah
Ooh
Ooh
Yeah
Ooh

All of my friends are asleep
Not knowing a word of the secrets I keep
Nobody will care when I’m fading away
When I’m fading away
Fading away yeah
Fading away

And you know it’s time to go
Through the sleet and driving snow
Across the fields of mourning
Light in the distance

And you hunger for the time
Time to heal, desire, time
And your earth moves beneath
Your own dream landscape

Oh, oh, oh…
On borderland we run…

I’ll be there
I’ll be there…
Tonight
A high road
A high road out from here

The city walls are all pulled down
The dust, a smoke screen all around
See faces ploughed like fields that once
Gave no resistance

And we live by the side of the road
On the side of a hill
As the valley explode
Dislocated, suffocated
The land grows weary of its own

Oh, oh, oh…on borderland we run…
And still we run
We run and don’t look back
I’ll be there
I’ll be there
Tonight
Tonight

I’ll be there tonight…I believe
I’ll be there…somehow
I’ll be there…tonight
Tonight

The wind will crack in winter time
This bomb-blast lightning waltz
No spoken words, just a scream…

Tonight we’ll build a bridge
Across the sea and land
See the sky, the burning rain
She will die and live again
Tonight

And your heart beats so slow
Through the rain and fallen snow
Across the fields of mourning
Light’s in the distance

Oh don’t sorrow, no don’t weep
For tonight, at last
I am coming home
I am coming home

on my way up north
up on the ventura
i pulled back the hood
and i was talking to you
and i knew then it would be
a life long thing
but i didn’t know that we
we could break a silver lining

and i’m so sad
like a good book
i can’t put this day back
a sorta fairytale
with you
a sorta fairytale
with you

things you said that day
up on the 101
the girl had come undone
i tried to downplay it
with a bet about us
you said that-
you’d take it
as long as i could
i could not erase it

and i’m so sad
like a good book
i can’t put this day back
a sorta fairytale
with you
a sorta fairytale
with you

and i ride along side
and i rode along side
you then
and i rode along side
till you lost me there
in the open road
and i rode along side
till the honey spread
itself so thin
for me to break your bread
for me to take your word
i had to steal it

and i’m so sad
like a good book
i can’t put this day back
a sorta fairytale
with you
a sorta fairytale
with you

i could pick back up
whenever i feel

down new mexico way
something about
the open road
i knew that he was
looking for some indian blood and
find a little in you find a little
in me we may be
on this road but
we’re just
impostors
in this country you know
so we go along and we said
we’d fake it
feel better with
oliver stone
till i
almost smacked him –
seemed right that night and
i don’t know what
takes hold
out there in the
desert cold
these guys think they must
try and just get over on us

and i’m so sad
like a good book
i can’t put this
day back
a sorta fairytale
with you
a sorta fairytale
with you

and i was ridin’ by
ridin’ along side
for a while till you lost me
and i was ridin’ by
ridin’ along till you lost me
till you lost
me in
the rear
view
you lost me
i said

way up north i took my day
all in all was a pretty nice
day and i put the hood
right back where
you could taste heaven
perfectly
feel out the summer breeze
didn’t know when we’d be back
and i, i don’t
didn’t think
we’d end up like
like this

I spend the night, yeah
Looking for my insides in a hotel room waitin’ for you
We’re gonna make it tonight, yeah
Something in the air tells me the time is right
So we better get on

DJ, play “A Song For The Lovers”, tonight
Please, play “A Song For The Lovers”, tonight

Don’t wanna wait
Lord, I’ve been waitin’ all my life
But I’m too late again, I know, but I was scared
Can’t you see, oh
I’m moving like a train into some foreign land
I ain’t got a ticket for this ride
But I will

Oh, to a song for my lovers, tonight
DJ, play “A Song For The Lovers”, tonight

DJ, play “A Song For The Lovers”, tonight
Please, play “A Song For The Lovers”, tonight

Can’t stop looking back, oh no
(DJ, play “A Song For The Lovers”, tonight)
One more for the lovers
(Please, play “A Song For The Lovers”, tonight)
One more for the lovers
Can’t stop looking back
Oh, no

Oh, brother, won’t you lend a hand
I’m alone in a room and I’m waiting for love
I don’t know when this dreams gonna stop
But I tell you friend, I don’t wanna get up
(Please, play “A Song For The Lovers”, tonight)
Oh, brother, won’t you lend a hand
I’m alone in a room and I’m waiting for love
I don’t know when this dreams gonna stop
But I tell you friend, I don’t wanna get up

In the midnight hour
Take me up
Take me up?

I’ve been so many places in my life and time

I’ve sung a lot of songs I’ve made some bad rhyme

I’ve acted out my love in stages

With ten thousand people watching

But we’re alone now and I’m singing this song for you



I know your image of me is what I hope to be

I’ve treated you unkindly but darlin’ can’t you see

There’s no one more important to me

Darlin’ can’t you please see through me

Cause we’re alone now and I’m singing this song for you



(*) You tought me precious secrets of the truth withholding nothing

You came out in front and I was hiding

But now I’m so much better and if my words don’t come together

Listen to the melody cause my love is in there hiding

(**) I love you in a place where there’s no space or time

I love you for in my life you are a friend of mine

And when my life is over remember when we were together

We were alone and I was singing this song for you


Repeat (*)

Repeat (**)

We were alone and I was singing this song for you

I’ve been so many places
In my life and time
I’ve sung a lot of songs
I made some bad rhymes

I’ve acted out my life in stages
Ten thousand people watching
But we’re alone now
I’m singing this song for you

I know your image of me
Is what I hope to be
I treated you unkindly
But darling can’t you see?
There’s no-one more important to me
Oh, baby, can’t you please see through me?
‘Cause we’re alone now and
I’m singing this song for you

You taught me precious secrets
Of the truth withholding nothing
You came out in front
I was hiding
Oh, but now I’m so much better
If the words don’t come together
Just listen to the melody
‘Cause my love in there hiding
Ooh, ooh

Oh, I love you in a place
Where there’s no space or time
Love you for my life
You are a friend of mine
And when my life is over
Remember when we were together
We were alone and
I was singing this song for you
We were alone
I was singing this song for you, oh
Singing
I was singing, singing, singing, singing, singing this song for you
Oh, yes
Singing this song for you

A song from Kermit, to wish you well
To say I hope you’re feeling absolutely swell
A song from Kermit, to send you cheer
To say I miss you and I wish that you were here
It may sound fairly croaky like it’s not the song for you
But with every note there’s a lump in my throat
So I hope you’re listening to
A song from Kermit
To let you see
I hope we’ll always be as close as we can be
And if you like my song from Kermit
Maybe you’ll like me
La la la dee dee, la la ta dum……..
I hope we’ll always be as close as we can be
And if you like my song from Kermit
Maybe you’ll like me