Life: Here & Now II

listen well, you'll hear the sound fill the air when machines shut down and the day is done hear this song; it played every time you came each time you drew near here next to me there's nothing else that remains when the silence grows again when everything else fades except this sound it's not the mantra-drone nor a cacophone it's a single note that we both know listen well, you'll hear the sound fill the air when machines shut down and the day is done it is the love tune played long and sure the beat of the soul where I'm at home This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

After work coming home in the summer heat Baby, I'm working hard and I feel beat Wanna just cool off with you in the shade Thinking 'bout how we've both been gone all day Knowing that the dog will want to play But I'm feeling like getting away Let's run up to the rim, 'bout 8000 feet Take a break from this overbearing heat See the kids splashing in the hydrant on the street Summertime escapes Summertime escapes The AC is cranking and it's set to max I've opened the fridge, I'm wearin ice packs And yah, I know I can't go out undressed like this You're looking hot with your hair pressed against your face Come on, girl let's git out of this place We can start off with a salty kiss Let's run up to the rim, 'bout 8000 feet Take a break from this overbearing heat See the kids splashing in the hydrant on the street Summertime escapes Summertime escapes (bridge) Driving out to Show Low See how far we can go A cool starry night, you know

it turns around above out heads sheets twisted on a summer bed AC working hard to overcome spinning sounds into the night breezes making everything all right when our workout is done I want to see the ceiling fan turn and your eyes as the shadows burn away in the morning's breaking dawn I want to feel the refreshing wind of your love moving deep within my heart as the song goes on and on silently turn slowing down we'll crank it up again some how after coffee and eggs in the kitchen another one keeping me cool and undone you heard what I said I want to see the ceiling fan turn and your eyes as the shadows burn away in the morning's breaking dawn I want to feel the refreshing wind of your love moving deep within my heart as the song goes on and on This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

every Wednesday at school in her beret and sash knee socks high, saddles shoes and backpack with a heart that was true and a spirit serene she was the cutest girl scout we'd ever seen every March with her pecan and peppermint we'd want them so much we'd spend every cent but there was one thing we would never figure out and that was how we lost track of that girl scout This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

enter here this is the way to go beyond what I see what I write in this song It's a place that's not so easy to find It's a way that's caught my soul and mind I'm in the labyrinth of your gracious love I'm turning left and right never losing touch each step bringing me close to where you wait to hold me there in the labyrinth of your love wandering is taking me no where beginning to see what I have to gain make borders for me to walk within lay the stones from the beginning to end I'm in the labyrinth of your gracious love I'm turning left and right never losing touch each step bringing me close to where you wait to hold me there in the labyrinth of your love This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

lay me down, line me up get the energy flowing fill a cup, set it down tell me what's going put me on the path of knowing you let me learn and understand no contraints on heart's truth between a woman and her man lay me down, line me up get the energy flowing fill a cup, set it down tell me what's going This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

we used to watch the storms on those july afternoons watch the rain and the sand start to swirl watch the lightning flash on the valley's edge with nothing but you and me in this world

somebody else has tried to count the ways love can make a heart smile with practice, i know I can get it right and learn the smart things to say but if I make it real simple try to make it easy for me so if I send you this message will you know what I mean by 143? oh yeah I miss you I want you I know why I find you in my dreams girl under a starry sky and there I kiss you I hold you I must try; a fine way to help you love me and stay by my side when I tell you by the numbers I say the things I feel inside you can figure it out if you try I know you're smart that way it's not that I cant tell you with words like normal guys but I know you'll get the clues and maybe then you'll realize how much I miss you I want you I know why I find you in my dreams girl under a starry sky and there I kiss you I hold you I must try; a fine way to help you love me and stay by my side

gone away, gone for good gone away, gone for good I would be lying if I said I never understood said goodbye, a final word said goodbye, a final word I'm not that good, can't pretend it doesn't hurt Killing what was left of any trust there ever was Trying to hang on didn't want to let go, but I must gone away, let it fly gone away, let it fly we watched it go and we began to cry holding back, what's unsaid holding back, what's unsaid things we knew I just can't get out of my head death grip; grab control; I just couldn't let it be knowing the right thing to do would finally set us free now its gone, gone for good gone away, gone for good i would be lying if i said i never understood

Turn me in, find me out Do not hesitate; do it now Fill me up, overflow Spill out and freely run Capture me BInd my heart Hold tight and set me free Captivated by your love Drawn by your gracious smile A look that knows me so well Eyes that bring me home Whisper now, tell again Reminding me somehow Take me where I would be Forever safe, lost in you This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

Heart is failing Strength is waning Enemies assailing Trouble's gaining You are the life coursing through me Adrenaline to my soul You set it right; you won't deny me Sweet strength your grace bestows Life is crumbling Souls are weeping Saints are stumbling Promises you're keeping You are the life coursing through me Adrenaline to my soul You set it right, you won't deny me Sweet strength your grace bestows Friend everlasting Moving past things And at last sing this song's refrain: You are the life coursing through me Adrenaline to my soul You set it right, you won't deny me Sweet strength your grace bestows This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

she walks into the room, checks out the people there and pretty soon, she's got them laughin everywhere it's contagious almost outrageous they've been there a long time, feelin refreshed by her smile when she walks in the dancin is starting up again taken completely so sweet to see the way she looks, the way she talks when she laughs, my heart unlocks and her loving is plain for all to see in her heels or in her socks she's a party in a box and tonight that party's just for me want to just be close by, gonna hang out for a bit, with some cranberry and lime, might make a night of it and stretch it out there on the couch where this is going, no one really knows just like the wind, and where it goes it's a mystery but she's a beauty the way she looks, the way she talks when she laughs, my heart unlocks and her loving is plain for all to see in her heels or in her socks she's a party in a box and tonight that party's just for me gonna unwrap (that party

do you see the lightning in the sky? do you see the lightning in the sky? do you see it flash? Did it make you wonder why we're not watching it together, you and I? do you feel the breeze blowin in your hair? do you feel the breeze blowin in your hair? making things a mess -- Did it make you want to cry I can't straighten things out, can't even try watch the storms roll, the monsoon winds roll see the dust clouds gathering around feel the muddy rain, the grit and all the pain washed away in that rumbling sound Do you hear the call of the desert owl? Do you hear the call of the desert owl? Alone in the night -- Did it make you want to cry? How are you able to keep your pillow dry? do you see the lightning in the sky? do you see the lightning in the sky? do you see it flash? Did it make you wonder why we're not watching it together, you and I? watch the storms roll, the monsoon winds roll see the dust clouds gathering around feel the muddy rain, the grit and all the pain

As a young man, he had known then that there was just one for him He let her get away, until one day She came back around again They both had lived well, stories to tell about all those passing years now no longer young, they each had sung life's joys and its tears each in their heart wondering if spending the remaining decades together requires a passionate love or just a companion who's there each day so when he asked her for her hand once again she said let's take some time to do this right and begin the courtship of a friend they spent their weekends in the mountains, and he taught her how to fish and he learned how a sweet word could make realities out of every wish a year of schooling, she was looking to see if time would bring a lasting sense of passion like the one she was forgetting each in their heart wondering if spending the remaining decades together requires a passionate love or just a companion who's there each day so when he asked her for her hand once a

teach me the boundaries of a land that never ends the blessing of the limits set for me to be free within there is only one way to be truly free to dance, to work, to romp, to sing here to eternity blessed is the guy who knows just the right paths to take a genius is the one who keeps them in mind each day there is only one way to be truly wise to create, to know, to explore, to fly with integrity it's a good and pleasant thing where wisdom and joy begin to know your love is strong and true to believe exactly what you've said treasured in my heart and head to know that you are really You teach me the boundaries of a land that never ends the blessing of the limits set for me to be free within there is only one way to be truly free to dance, to work, to romp, to sing here to eternity This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

it might be the fourth of july there may be fireworks everywhere a day for being free and you are from me flags could be waving in the air steaks are sizzling on grills music is loud all I hear is you we're free, a freedom that's gonna last I can see, we're free from that past it rings loud and oh so clear freedom got you out of here kids are probably burning in the sun laughter spills so easily ketchup squirts on dogs pour one more for me it might be the fourth of july there may be fireworks everywhere a day for being free and you are from me This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

my friends are askin me what i've been up to lately want to know why i'm not around Don't want to lie to them Trying hard not to grin when i say "not much is goin down" gonna play this one close to the chest I think it's best to not give away my hand but when I lay it all down they'll know all over town you're my woman, and I'm your man my sister seems to know just how these things go she's had some secret loves of her own she's always watchin me pretending she don't see my antics when we're on the phone gonna play this one close to the chest I think it's best to not give away my hand but when I lay it all down they'll know all over town you're my woman, and I'm your man I can't wait to tell the whole world Just how wonderful you are, girl Want to tell them 'bout the joy I've found when I found you -- ya'll gather around! I'm not gonna play this one close to the chest I think it's best To tell

strike a match, see a flame take a chance in the game nothing else will be the same as it is when I'm with you add some fuel to the fire watch it burn big and bright all through the endless night when I'm here with you this is for you, my matchless friend this is for you, when you welcomed me in when you gave me love this is for you my matchless friend turn it up, turn it on be there when the next level comes tell me how far, how long it is to get to you this is for you, my matchless friend this is for you, when you welcomed me in when you gave me love this is for you my matchless friend This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

minding my own business walkin down the street some girl on a Harley is slowin down to look at me she's got the motor revving with that powerful sound gettin the attention of every guy in town as I'm watchin her i trip over my own feet with that Harley girl lookin straight at me