A Thousand Ways

There will always be
A trickle of green in your eyes
That’s never washed out even
Through all the tears you’ve cried

There will always be
A smile that plays across my lips
Knowing if you weren’t here
That I could not exist

There will always be
A way for me to say
“I love you”

There will always be
A song you sing too far
Above anything
That plays on my guitar

There will always be
That broken flower vase
We should have told your mom
You should have seen your face


There will always be
A way for me to say
“I love you”

Girl you are the only one who
Is in my heart and I can think of
A thousand ways for me to say

There will always be
A piece of you inside
Our hearts are so entwined
That they cannot divide

There will always be
A way for me to say
“I love you”

Crying In The Rain

In the lightning flash, I see your car
Three blocks down, heading north
You took everything except my heart
You just watched it fall apart
I'm scared to death that I'll never know
What it was that made you go
Do I run through your mind?
As you leave me behind

Raindrops and teardrops fall (simultaneously)
And I feel so small (and it's hard to believe)
That you disappeared and I'm still here
Crying in the rain

The thunder roars "who's to blame?"
Either way it ends the same
No one budged, no one moved
In the end we both lose

Raindrops and teardrops fall (simultaneously)
And I feel so small (and it's hard to believe)
That you disappeared and I'm still here
Crying in the rain

I go inside and shut the door
That you won't use anymore
The pain has come to take your place
And I will learn from my mistakes

This Hospital Room

I don’t know how they expect me to sleep

When they hold your heart steady and count every beat

The daylight is fading along with your sparkling eyes

The sun shining in comes to rest on your bed

And it lays in a halo surrounding your head

You look more like an angel right now then I’d ever dreamed

But this silent rebellious love inside me screams

What if you died tonight

With my head by your side

Would God grant me wings and let me carry you home

The walls are so white in this hospital room

And they offset the colors of flowers and balloons

And the cards on the table grow higher and higher each day

They’re addressed to you but they’re all sent for me

To remind me that I’m not alone when you leave

But I don’t know if that is enough to hold me here

There’s just enough strength right now to hold back the tears

What if you died tonight

With my head by your side

Would God grant me wings and let me carry you home

I’ve never been one for begging someone

But will anyone, will anyone please help me

What if you died tonight

With my head by your side

Would God grant me wings and let me carry you home

Madeline

Why Madeline do you cry?
You outshine everyone tonight
Where can you find another line
To use on those you’ll leave behind

Is there time for me to find
Another ride for you tonight
If you’re unsure of where to turn
You could look up to me tonight
Watch the warning signs and yellow lines
As you leave this town behind
Let the window down to hear the sound
Of freedom crying louder now

Why Madeline do you cry?
You outshine everyone tonight
Where can you find another lie
To dust off and then hide behind
Watch the warning signs and yellow lines
As you leave this town behind
Let the window down to hear the sound
Of freedom crying louder now

Just Wait And See

It's already dark and you already know

But you try to pretend that you won't go

You say that you're just out for a drive

But your eyes betray what you feel inside

Just one time, just one drink

You'll be fine just wait and see

It's way past two and if I know you

You're still there and you're not through

You will die alone

Because you are scared to show

Any emotion of any sort

In any context of any importance

You drown it out every night

And work up a smile and act like everything is alright

The drinks build up and so do walls

That block him out and keep him small

It's time to go your stomach agrees

But you search for a reason to search for you keys

Headlights blur on a wavering street

But you'll be fine just wait and see

Your temples ache along with your heart

Your true friends care where you are

You will die alone

Because you are scared to show

Any emotion of any sort

In any context of any importance

You drown it out every night

And work up a smile and act like everything is alright

Mr. Misery

Mr. Misery
What are you selling me?
A bucket-full of teardrops
So I can cry myself to sleep
I don't need
Your hand-me-down excuses
I have learned that there's no use for it with her

You were telling me
That I ought to be
A little more careful
And I'll have to agree
I need
A little less confusion
'Cause I've come to the conclusion that I can't

It's a peddlers paradise
Two miles north of desperation
He's got everything you need
From broken hearts to broken trust
And old "I'm sorry's" lie in the dust
Cheap mistakes are buy one get one free
At Mr. Misery's

Sir, can't you see
What this means to me
I'm tired of the feeling of an empty heartbeat
I don't need
Your hand-me-down "I love you's"
I could see from up above you couldn't tell
That I depended on
But she was never strong enough to take a hard time
and use it as a crutch
She was the stronger of the two of us
But I couldn't get through enough to her


It's a peddlers paradise
Two miles north of desperation
He's got everything you need
From broken hearts to broken trust
And old "I'm sorry's" lie in the dust
Cheap mistakes are buy one get one free
At Mr. Misery's

She could guarantee
That I couldn't see
Past her everyday lies
And I finely told her
"I don't need
Your hand-me-down excuses
I can tell that there's no use for them with you"

20 Sounds So Much Older

 I sit outside and watch the moonbeams

Chasing down the sunset

But it won’t catch it

I watch the moon race across the night sky

To be defeated by the sunrise

And the stars hide

 

I’m just waiting for you to realize

That I’m the one breath

You need to take next

 

If you’re the sun then I’m the moonlight

That’s never in your line of sight

But I still try

In your life picture I’m just a background

Well maybe you could turn around

How does that sound?

 

I’m just waiting for you to realize

That I’m the one breath

You need to take next

And I know someday I’ll look into your eyes

And see the same spark

That burns in my heart

 

When we start to talk of how you’ve been

You smile and talk of him

But I hold it in