I’d like to tell you a story
come sit with me here by the sea
I cant promise it wont be a long one
but I need you here to listen to me
I cant make sense of all that I’m feeling
& I dont expect you to understand
but when you’re feeling like nothing else matters…
You’re asking me all the wrong questions
its true that you dont understand
But I can’t help the way that I’m thinking
and I know that you’re mad but dont cry if you can
Don’t think that I’m being an outcast
or just another teenage whore
Cos if I knew of some other way out there
I wouldn’t be with you now up here up high up on
Some people say there is but one way out
I disagree can’t you hear me shout
I’m sick of the looks and I’m sick of the stares
I’m sick of the ones that glance into the air
I’m sick of those tight-fisted wannabe fucks
How can you love when you’re sick of yourself?
I’m sick of the looks that I’m getting
Cos I’m the only one with enough balls to be brave
I’m sicker than sick of just feeling this way
thinking that there must be something that’s better that’s out there
What is out there???
Nothing is out there…
–
I’d like to sit by the ocean,
curl up with a needle or 2
I think that you know what I’m getting at…

I’d like to tell you a story
come sit with me here by the sea
I cant promise it wont be a long one
but I need you here to listen to me
I cant make sense of all that I’m feeling
& I dont expect you to understand
but when you’re feeling like nothing else matters…
You’re asking me all the wrong questions
its true that you dont understand
But I can’t help the way that I’m thinking
and I know that you’re mad but dont cry if you can
Don’t think that I’m being an outcast
or just another teenage whore
Cos if I knew of some other way out there
I wouldn’t be with you now up here up high up on
Some people say there is but one way out
I disagree can’t you hear me shout
I’m sick of the looks and I’m sick of the stares
I’m sick of the ones that glance into the air
I’m sick of those tight-fisted wannabe fucks
How can you love when you’re sick of yourself?
I’m sick of the looks that I’m getting
Cos I’m the only one with enough balls to be brave
I’m sicker than sick of just feeling this way
thinking that there must be something that’s better that’s out there
What is out there???
Nothing is out there…
–
I’d like to sit by the ocean,
curl up with a needle or 2
I think that you know what I’m getting at…

Days, how many days
Do I have until
I am set free to a better place
A place of love
A place of no tomorrow’s
Release me from this need i have of me
Hours, how many hours
Do I have until
I am set free to a better place
A place of no misery
Release me from this need I have of me
When will you believe me
When I say these things to you
No one likes a liar baby
No one at all
When will you receive me
When I say these things to you
No one likes a liar baby
No one at all
I guess I have something to look forward to
I guess I have something to look forward to
When will you believe me
When I say these things to you
No one likes a liar baby
No one at all
When will you receive me
When I say these things to you
No one likes a liar baby
No one at all
No one likes a liar baby
No one at all

Hello, hello it’s me again
You’re still not home
Cuz if you were, it’s after 4 am
I wouldn’t be here alone, see
God, give me the strength and the courage I need
What my heart lives for, have to let it be

But it’s okay, I understand
(You’ve got to leave)
I don’t cry no more baby, what for?
(You don’t shed a tear for me)
See, I was blind but now I see
There’s gotta be a better man for me
There’s gotta be a better man for me

Hello, oh no not this again, I’ll be counting down
Your bags are packed and they’re at the door
I gotta get used to not having you around
God, give me the strength and the courage I need
To move forward with my life, have to let him be

But it’s okay, I understand
(You’ve got to leave)
I don’t cry no more baby, what for?
(You don’t shed a tear for me)
See, I was blind but now I see
There’s gotta be a better man for me
There’s gotta be a better man for me

There’s gotta be a better man
Ooh, God, hear me now
Cuz God, give me the strength and the courage I need
Cuz I know now, baby
There’s gotta be a better man for me

You’ve got to leave
You don’t shed a tear for me
See I was blind, but now I see
There’s gotta be a better man for me
There’s gotta be a better man for me

See I’m tired of your lying, and I’m tired of tryin’
(You’ve got to leave)
I don’t cry no more baby, what for?
(You don’t shed a tear for me)
See, I was blind, but now I see
There’s gotta be a better man for me
Somewhere out there, baby
There’s gotta be a better man for me
Gotta be a better man, oh yeah

Open you eyes
say what you say and I’ll listen
For a while
Where is your smile
The one that reminds me to whisper
Like a child

How can we stay strong
How hope is gone

Give you a reason
You can believe in
Help you to be the best you can
Give you a feeling
The love that I’m needing
to make you a better man

Will it be there the taste that reminds me
I missed you
All this time
You know I still care
I’m walking around in a circle like I’m blind

Oh it’s bean so long, but I’m holding on

Give you a reason
You can believe in
Help you to be the best you can
Give you a feeling
The love that I’m needing
to make you a better man

What do you say when it’s over
I don’t know if I should say anything at all
One day we’re rollin’ in the clover
Next thing you know we take the fall

Still, I think about the years since I first met you
And the way it might have been without you here
And I don’t know if words from me can still upset you
But I’ve just gotta make this memory stand clear

I know I’m leavin’ here a better man
For knowin’ you this way
Things I couldn’t do before, now I think I can
And I’m leavin here a better man

I guess I always knew I couldn’t hold you
But I’d never be the one to set you free
Just like some old nursery rhyme your mama told you
You still believe in some old meant-to-be

Still I’m leavin’ here a better man
For knowin’ you this way
Things I couldn’t do before, now I think I can
And I’m leavin’ here a better man

Yes I’m leavin’ here a better man
For knowin’ you this way
Things I couldn’t do before, now I know I can
And I’m leavin’ here a better man

Yes I’m leavin’ here a better man

so many times i looked and found
my dreams around, come tumbling down
and there you were,
holding out your hand (holding out your hand)
when there was rain
you were the sun
you are my life when life was done
so this i say to you
baby from my heart
from my heart (from my heart) (from my heart)

every day you’ll see (every day you’ll see)
how i try and be (how i try and be)
a better man for you (a better man for you)
by the things i’ll do (by the things i’ll do)
a better man you’ll say
has come to you today
i’ll try and be a better man

and when lovers come my way
i’ll just smile and politely say
that this heart of mine
it only beats for you (only beats for you)
though in the past i’ve let you down
there’s no more tears i’ll be around
now and forever, my wandering days are through
i want you, i want you, i want you

every day you’ll see (every day you’ll see)
how i try and be (how i try and be)
a better man for you (a better man for you)
by the things i’ll do (by the things i’ll do)
a better man you’ll say
has come to you today
i’ll try and be a better man

so let me hold you close to me
let me prove this love is real (it’s so real)
i’ll make up for all the times you’ve cried
let me take you in my arms
i’ll erase all the hurt i see
come and feel the love i have
inside, inside, inside, inside

and every day you’ll see (every day)
how i try and be (how i try and be)
a better man for you (a better man for you)
by the things i’ll do (by the things i’ll do)
a better man you’ll say
has come to you today
i’ll try and be a better
try and be a better
try and be a better
try and be a better man

He hung the moon
Raised the sun
Made the lions walk
And the rivers run
Then he sat down, looked around
And thought a bit
Said, ?it’s all good but that ain’t quite it?
So with his mighty hand he created man
And then

Chorus
He had a better idea
A much better idea
He made an angel like sweet perfume
A heavenly smile, someone who
Can light up a room with a heart so true
I thank God he created me
But when I look at you I see
He had a better idea

Thought I’d have to face
This world alone
Just walk through life
Without a hand to hold
And I accepted that
I said in fact it might be nice
To live my way
Now that’s paradise
Be he knew all along
I was wrong

Repeat chorus (2x)

He had a better idea
God had a better idea

Lay still, Steven, and I’ll tell you a bedtime story.
I’ll tell you a bedtime story that’s not for all
children. It’s a very special story, that only special
children will understand. It’s a half-awake story, and
it will be better if you close your eyes. It’s a
story that takes place in a dream, like other
nightmares you have known. It’s a dream that Alice has
dreamed. You can dream along with him. You can follow
Alice down the staircase, deep, down the stairs to the
pit where he doesn’t want to go, but he has to.

If you go to sleep now, Steven, you can go down the
long and endless stairway and sing sweet songs to Alice
and free him. And if you can’t get to sleep, Steven,
and in the middle of the night you get out of bed, when
everything is quiet and the trees are still and the
birds are hiding from the dark, you can lie down on
your bedroom floor and press your ear tightly to the
boards. If you listen very carefully you can hear
Alice searching for a way out, forever chasing
rainbows.

Sleep tight, Steven. And have a good night.

(Bob Regan/Tony Martin)

My life could not be better
My life is a total wreck
Can’t string two thoughts together
But I can write a love song in my head
One minute I’m strong and fearless
Like a modern day Joan Of Arc
Next thing I’m writing you love letters
And dotting my I’s with little pink hearts

Oh, love’s everything and nothing
Like I thought it’d be
Just look at me
With you it seems like lately crazy’s making perfect sense
Oh ain’t love a beautiful mess

It’s music, lights and color
A dance on a merry-go-round
An emotional roller coaster
Cry when I’m up, laugh when I’m down
Your kiss intoxicates me
I’m flyin I’m fallin hard
One touch I’m landin safely
Right into your open arms

On love’s everything and nothing
Like I thought it’d be
Just look at me
With you it seems like lately crazy’s making perfect sense
Oh ain’t love a beautiful mess

Oh, love’s everything and nothing
Like I thought it’d be
Just look at me
With you it seems like lately crazy’s making perfect sense
Oh ain’t love a beautiful mess