Life: Here & Now II

right after school, at 3:24 every day she'd go past my front door sometimes skipping, or hopping over cracks or kneeling to write with the chalk in her hand

I remember when darlin you told me you'd be gone and I'd better off without you It's been too long, baby Since you've gone and maybe Maybe I'll be seeing you again soon since then my heart's been sinking and I've been thinking just how fast I can get to you yeah I'm beside myself it's like there're two of me and we're both anxious to see you one more time one more time again I'm beside myself just thinking about you all these feelings make me two all torn up guys rolled into one So tell me again darlin what you naver really said all the things I hoped would be true It's been too long, baby Since you've gone and maybe Maybe I'll be seeing you again soon This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

Hey there, how d'ya do? All day long, I be thinkin 'bout you How you make me smile in the night How you laff How I like it like that How you make everything feel right Hey there, what's your name? Is it one ya think ya might change? Is that possibility in sight? Shall we dance? Now I like it like that And you make everything feel right There's somethin so very disarming About you girl Not just being mister charming, I think I wanna give this here love-thing a raucous, righteous whirl Hey there, where ya goin? Does your destination have a name? What if I can't pronounce it right? Can I tag? Cos I like it like that And you make everything feel right. Hey there, what ya think? Can ya drink and not spill a drop? Sip this potion all through the night? Share a bit? That's the way I like it And everything is turning out right There's somethin so very disarming About you girl Not just being mister charming, I think I wanna give this here love-thing a raucous, righte...

It's been months, it's been years It's been days filled with tears It's a feeling I just can't seem to shake Since you said I had to go Since you had to let me know I was all wrong -- A heartache you couldn't take That's alright I suppose But there's somethin you should know You're not leavin Like I thought you would You're still hanging around and I still hear the sound of your laughter And it sounds so good I might be livin on fumes Memories of you Might be hangin on to something that's fading too fast But what love's built in Is never crumblin Naw, I can tell that this is something that's been built to last Though I can see it clearly Though I know you're not here I'll go on Go on living on fumes you will never extricate, never really ever go away as long as I keep breathing you in I might be livin on fumes Memories of you Might be hangin on to something that's fading too fast But what love's built in Is never crumb...

Just a child running free and wild breeze blowing through her hair makes new friends dad puts it to an end says, "you'd better stay 'way from there" heart's on fire it's a heavenly desire to know God and all He's made but she can't lock in to what she's feeling within cos it makes everyone else afraid Hidden to the world, hidden to yourself But not hidden from me or anyone else who loves you at least as much as I do. Coverin it up, keep it all in -- Try as you will, it's not workin The beauty inside just keeps coming through like a magnet they all forget what they're doin when she walks in in her face wisdom and grace but he's actin like it's a sin "don't do that" "wear a burlap sack" "don't draw attention to yourself" listen to me set yourself free a little more love will help Hidden to the world, hidden to yourself But not hidden from me or anyone else who loves you at least as much as I do. C...

"take my hand" was all he said as he pulled me out of the mud He wasn't worried about how I got there or all the foolish things I'd done he just offered me what he was able to give an act of grace that let me live it only takes a little bit a little bit of kindness to share life's most precious gift and help others find it Oh, I could complicate it and make it something more but it only takes a little bit a little bit, that's for sure I've been up, been knocked down; I've been sittin pretty like the biggest fish in the pond like the mayor of the city but that's just me inside my own head if not for grace, I'm good as dead it only takes a little bit a little bit of kindness to share life's most precious gift and help others find it Oh, I could complicate it and make it something more but it only takes a little bit a little bit, that's for sure This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommerci...

been thinking here inside my brain how life goes on without a change unless we make some things go new directions stumbling blocks and slippery slopes keep us up against the ropes dazzled by our own imperfections so we start reaching out for something new something to see, something to do just to find out if we're really able though it starts out bein kinda fun nothin's really new under this sun till we discover what never was a fable no, it's just not the same it's a different kind of thing it's something that's never happened before ever since you came my heart's been re-arranged and you walked me through an open door no, it's just not the same it's a never-ending love full of choice a brand new song for this tired old voice it's a hug on a lazy, gotta-get-up day it's sweet sweet sentence whispered in my ear it's a vague notion made suddenly clear because I know just how much you love me no, it's just not the same it's a differe...

there flows tween you and me this never-ending energie telluric coursing through my open heart and back to you espied not with brass nor wood but with the only touch that could reveal the flows tween you and me: a simple buss of energie This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

Saw you captured and taken away Know you're being held till some day When you can break those bonds And just walk out that door I'm ready to say what needs to be said Ready to tell what's in my heart and head What I've seen with my own eyes Know it's gonna change your life Ready to be a witness, though no court will understand what links history to what's at hand and how old promises can stay Only a few will get this: there really is a master scheme that makes it all more than it seems and lets nothing stay the same Ready to be a witness to love Saw you captured and taken away Know you're being held till some day When you can break those bonds And just walk out that door. I'm ready to say what needs to be said Ready to tell what's in my heart and head What I've seen with my own eyes Know it's gonna change your life This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License

ageless, boundless, your love given to me freely, regardless of the depth of my need only inside this safe haven you've made my heart, untried, before your grace I've laid but it's all I can do to stay still when I go to drink my fill of what you've said to keep until you come again for me ageless, boundless, your love given to me freely, regardless of the depth of my need but it's all I can do to stay still when I go to drink my fill of what you've said to keep until you come again for me This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License