Perfect Love

Message To The Sun

Shepherd And The Sheep

Faith is what we're waiting for 
Try to find some respect for 
The time we need to fall to sleep 
And dream of those electric sheep 

Trouble, don't you run 
Trouble, don't you run 

Close your eyes and count to five 
Leave your worries and your life behind 
You'll dream and burn 
Your heart will turn 
And forget everything you learned 

Trouble, don't you run 
Trouble, don't you run 

Faith is what we're waiting for 
Try to find some respect for 
The time we need to fall to sleep 
And dream of those electric sheep 
Fade away the sour day 
The evening falls where we both lay 
And on and on the world will turn 
And all that's left is this 
All that there is? 

Trouble, don't you run 
Trouble, don't you run 
Trouble, don't you run no

Trouble

Fell asleep at the wheel 
On a cold and shivering hill 
Frozen over half the year 

Oh you trembling ice 
Don't betray me tonight 
While the winter birds fly 
O the starry field 

Can't wait for summer 
She's like no other 
Wake to discover 
I am cold and buried too far 

Woke up outside the gate 
Of a house I've never been in 
Frozen over half the year 
O the starry field 

Can't wait for summer 
She's like no other 
Wake to discover 
I am cold and buried too far 
I am cold and buried too far

The Starry Field

Day broke the smoky horizon 
They cut me free from the wreckage where I was born 
Took me away, gave me a name 
Sent me to live with some people I’d never know 
When I was sixteen I fell for a dream 
And followed the heart of a girl in a travelling show 
She took me in, taught me some things 
That most grown men would pay good money to know 

But sometimes in the night I see 
A man with kind eyes and worried hands on the steering wheel 
Blood on the backseat , 
Of a ’59 Fairlane, my mother’s pearl earring 
And her voice whispered soft in my ear 
“I’ll always be near" on this highway of dreams 

Small towns made me feel lonely 
So I lost myself in the city for a time 
Found me a bar where I played guitar 
For an old black lady whose blues were the colour of her soul 
Then I rode the rails from east coast to west 
Never stopping to rest in case my shadow should fall 
Guess I’m afraid of the way I was made 
A prisoner, an orphan, a lonely son of the road 

Well I had some times I could tell you 
But mostly I find that life passes by like a dream 
You can run from yourself and everything else 
But sooner or later you come to the end of the road 
So I found a wife, three kids and a life 
And some folks I know who oh, I’m proud to call friends 
But one day will come that smoke-covered sun 
And I’ll know her arms and finally my journeys end 

And on that night I’ll see 
A man with kind eyes and hands like mine on the steering wheel 
On the backseat, 
Of a ’59 Fairlane, my mother’s pearl earring 
And her voice so soft in my ear 
Forever here…. on this highway of dreams

Highway Of Dreams

We can talk 
We could be the people that you call 
We could be the writing on the wall 
We could be the ascent or the fall 
We could be anything at all 

But we're the secret silent few 
Between all of them 

We can talk 
We could be the reason for it all 
We could be the stories that we're taught 
We could be the reasons in the dark 
The thief he's in the dark 
The thief, he stole your heart 

But we're the secret silent few 
Between all of them 

We can talk 
We could be the people that you need 
We could be the cracks upon the street 
We could be the shepherd or the sheep 
No point at all 
The wolves are scratching at the door 

But we're the secret silent few 
Between all of them and you 
We can talk, yeah 
Till we turn blue 

But you won't listen to the call 
Of the fallen till you fall 
You won't listen to the call, no 
So come on, let's talk.

Darlin your mother lied to you 
Young men aren't meant to be true 
They will give such promises to fill an empty room 
Oh darlin your mother lied to you 

I never took her away 
Just woke up beside her one day 
And so many mornings I watched her as she lay 
Oh I never took her away 

I wish I knew what I know now 
That beauty is the heart of a child 
She shines like a secret in the corners of her smile 
And I wish I knew what I know now 

But I loved her the best I could 
And carved our names out in the wood 
And though there was never forever back then 
I loved you the best that I could 
Cus darlin your mother lied to you

Darlin, Your Mother Lied To You

Daddy you're a hard man 
Nobody could be harder than 
The one who takes his chances and 
The one who kills the thing he loves 

But then again you're heartless 
You're wrapped up in this sadness 
You're dancing close to madness 
With your hands upon her skin and 

Who will be 
The lie that flickers in your eyes 
Who will be 
The kind of man that you despise 
You're welcome to desire 

Well baby it's an idea 
To get you through the hard years 
But there's promises you don't keep 
No, not even to yourself 

But then again we're blinded 
In this company of fine men 
Who'll fill you up with kindness 
And leave you lying in the sun 

Who will be 
The lie that flickers in your eyes 
Who will be 
The kind of man that you despise 
You're welcome to desire 

Well Daddy you're a hard man 
Nobody could be harder than 
The one who takes his chances and 
The one who kills the thing he loves

Desire

Come I won't let you down 
This is the turn around 
Let's come to our senses 
Words are unfaithful friends 
Desert us in the end 
Was that the intention? 

Long way down 
Long way down 
To the heart of your defences 

Come now or we'll be late 
This trouble that we made 
Will all be for nothing 
And there's no saving time 
It's all that we'll leave behind 
Now isn't that something 

Long way down 
Long way down 
To the heart of your defences 

There's a light in the dark 
We had it from the start 
There'll always be a part that keeps believing 

Long way down 
Long way down 
To the part that keeps believing

Long Way Down

24 hours ago 
Almost been in a natural disaster 
Feeling high enough to go home 
Laid it on the line just to make it go faster 
It's easy to believe 
Lying through their perfect teeth 
24 hours ago 

One day we'll change it all 
Misanthrope illogical 
Stay hidden in the crowd 
Like the animals we are 
The animals we are 

24 hours ago 
Watching TV and drinking a paycheck 
The organ donor called 
And no one in here had heart to reject it 
It's easy to believe 
Fooled you once now shame on me 
24 hours ago 

One day we'll change it all 
Misanthrope illogical 
Stay hidden in the crowd 
Like the animals we are 
The animals we are

Animals

We pulled away from the shore 
You said that I was an awful bore 
Kicked off your shoes 
Stepped in to the blue 
And slipped away 

Now what am I to do 
I just can't sail this ship without you 
I pretend to know 
But it's all for show 
Just like this rotten boat 

So why can't I live for love 
Just like the common decent sort 
Who feed the vultures and chase the dogs away 

The ocean loves her now 
And if I have failed 
God will strike me down 
But my words are weak and wet with grief 
Just the same 

And oh my dearest friends 
I've come to lean on your charity again 
I know this thing called hope 
Is but a dream 

So why can't I live for love 
Just like the common decent sort 
Who feed the vultures and chase the dogs away
And now that I'm confused and old
I remember stories the sailors told
The wind will change 
And you'll be left out here
Alone

The Sea And Her

The riches that we gathered 
In that country long ago 
Were spent on easy living and now that it's all gone 
We've fallen on the hard times 
There's trouble in the wind 
And boy I know you're back again 
I can feel you in my skin 

She plucked me from the hurricane 
She saved me from the grave 
She wrapped me up in moonshine and ecstasy and rage 
Well summer's always coming but it's winter takes the blame 
My love you will not conquer me 
But suffer just the same 

We started a fire 
We started a fire 
We started a fire 
So don't cry out just because it burns

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