Because of you, today I woke up
Feeling the sun on my cheeks
Many other times, I’ve been awoke
Feeling like I ain’t slept for weeks

And I left you before, walked right out the door
Thinking “how bad could it be?”
That’s when life gave a holler, dragged me by the collar 
Said “Just you wait and see”
That’s right, “Just you wait and see”

Because of you, when I’m driving through the rain
My number ain’t called out yet
In fact it ain’t so bad, I think i’ll stick around
And see just how good it can get

And what comes next, I don’t really know
But if there’s one thing I know for sure
It’s that if love were a shop, and you were the keep
Well I’d stay until you locked the door
Yah if you were selling, and I had money
Well I’d keep you in business honey

I’m just an old dog, and you are the whistle
That made my ears stand up tall
Been so long I’ve had my nose to the ground
Just waiting for something to fall

So I said to the lord “Oh throw me a bone!”
And his look was one of disbelief
Said “Son you’ve been busy, chasing your tail
Turning over every leaf
Why don’t you check them old boots of yours
See what you find underneath”

And what comes next, I don’t really know
But if there’s one thing I know for sure
It’s that if love were a shop, and you were the keep
Well I’d stay until you locked the door
Yah if you were selling, and I had money
Well I’d keep you in business honey

Back to Blue (Demos)

Because of You

Little steps seems all I can do
Living life with you
No sudden moves

Living life on the move
Nothing left to lose
Except where I started from

And I'm left to wonder
What is lying under 

Are you the one I knew from before
Or are you locked away
Behind some secret door

Well when I knew, or thought I knew
The things which I couldn't do
Well I watched them fall like dying suns 
Left behind like a trail of crumbs
That lead back to the way
Disappear it for a rainy day

Gilded lives out of view 
Can't relate to me and you
Did they climb through who I am
Or were they dealt a winning hand
My best interests are being twisted
Until all that's left can be listed
On a single page

And I'm left to wonder
What is lying under

Well I take no joy ,in being coy
Half of me, is solitary

This, my life
I did not chose
Nothing left to lose
Except where I started from

Little Steps

Oh Dear, now look what we've done here
You should have said hello
Now she'll never know
That you were so sincere 
Clear thoughts can't seem to swim
Now what a mess we're in

So clear, the sky seems close today
Give me a chance to stay
I wish that I could stay

So what is it that draws you away
When all signs point to stay
Ready and willing, ready and able
I lay it all out
In this fable, of my demise
But the truth is that skies are clear
Truth is that clarity is always near
Just obscured in those moments 
When all I can say, hey, is

Oh dear, now look what we've done here
Should have let it go 
Now recovery is so so slow

Innocence so sincere 
Keep it going for another year
Innocence so sincere 
Who in their right mind (x3)
I ask who
Could steer clear from you
Just wanna wanna be so near

So what is it that draws you away
When all signs they all point to stay
I'm ready and willing, ready and able
As I lay it all out
In this fable, of my demise
But the truth is that skies are clear
Truth is that clarity is always near
Just obscured in those moments 
When all I can say, hey, is

Oh Dear

Well it's been so long now, since we've gone down
To those same old back streets, where we began
Just sifting through memories, in the sand

Gotta get right, right back to it
Never felt right leaving
With the synonyms, synonyms 
For getting along
Day after day after day
Until you right the wrong 

So live out a little dream
Beautiful and obscene
Can't let her know, or further we'll go
Towards making a total scene
Glassy eyed, serene
It's a manifest loss
A sunk fucking cost

Gotta get right, right back to it
Never felt right leaving 
With the synonyms, synonyms 
For getting along
Word after word after word
Until you get the song

Well is it any wonder, we drift so far
A million little choices, of no consequence so far
Burning up in comfort
Never felt so good I'm dying

To live out a little dream
Beautiful and obscene
Can't let her know, or further we'll go
Towards making a total scene
Glassy eyed, serene
It's a manifest loss
A sunk fucking cost

Well it's been so long now , since we've come down
And you've, been holding down the fort
On the other side

Otherside

Never really felt like falling in love
So I’ll call it like I see it
Never really felt like anyone knew the way
Assembling their lives like furniture 
Readjust the balance of your shame
Your roots and leaves reflect your pain

You’ll never be the perfect one
Dreams fly too close to the sun
You only do, you only do
You’ll never be like Jesus Christ
See his face or feel his light
You only do
God damn you do

Never really fell for a first floor pot of gold
Signature illegible (bespoke woes)
Had to catch a glimpse on my way back down
Expecting to see a turn around
I’ve got to readjust ambition in the frame
When you leave it’s all the same

Because on this day a year ago
We decided not to go
Trace the lines through history
Made the choice to do, not be
I never wanted to, but I followed you

You’ll never be the perfect one
Dreams fly too close to the sun
You only do, you only do
You’ll never be like Jesus Christ
See his face or feel his light
You only do (x3)
God damn you too

Never Only

It’s always when you think you’re gonna walk in the rain
That the sun starts shining
The strangest thing, the birds seem to call my name
But what can I tell them

Well my best laid plans never seem to work out
Don’t think I’ll stop trying though
Just let the sun (x3)
Break on through

Cause I’ve always had this feeling
Always had it bad
Always had this feeling
What good can I do

Because there’s no way back, that I can see
Back to the time, when you loved me

It’s always when 
You fear there’s nothing left on your plate
That you really get to thinking
Can I be ashamed about my give and take
And can you really call it stealing

Well if you need some love
I say take your fill
Cause who’s really counting
Whatever it takes (x3)
To swim in the blue

Cause I’ve always had this feeling
That I’ve always had it bad
Always had this feeling
What good can I do
Well there’s really one thing we need
And I’d run around the block ‘til I feel that we have got enough
Lose the concept of a dollar, lose the concept of a collar
That we’ve been wearing out

Because there’s a way forward, that I can see
Back to the place, where you loved me

Forecast

Always herself, pick off the shelf
Go down the line, you’ll never find
Anything to compare
Never alone, carries that stone
Given a voice to tell, of how she took it away
Of how, it’s always a song
It’s never long
Just enough to remind you of 
The sun on a rainy day
After the fog burns away

As we arrive we learn how to get away
If only to survive for another day
Now is the time to erase
All of my power and leave in its place
A song for you
A shield of follow-through

Never himself, pick off the shelf
Some face to wear, some cross to bear
For this particular day
Only alone, heart like a stone
Looks for a voice to tell, of how she took it away
Of how, it’s always a song
Always so long
Enough to remind you of
That list that you made for the day
After the fog, it burns away

As we arrive we learn how to get away
If only to survive for another day
Now is the time to erase
All of my power and leave in its place
A song for you
A shield of follow-through

Together raise hell
Doing good, not well
Keep pushing back, forgive keeping track
Of time as it burns away
After all, comes our way

Only Alone

Cropping out 
The ones that you love
Just to put myself 
In the shoes of another

Dream 
Just to make it through the day
Project into the mirror 
Just to hope it will say

That something’s gotta give
Before I leave this world
Something’s gotta live inside you which knows
I’d give the world
If only you could keep my name on your tongue

Breathe over it
Let it grow
Until it shows you 
What you already know

I’m cropping out 
The one that you love
Just to put myself
In the shoes of another

Dream
Just to make it through the day
Ask into the mirror
And hope it will say

That something’s gotta give
Before I leave this world
Something’s gotta live inside you which knows
I’d give the world
If only you could keep my name on your tongue

Voyeditor

Try and make a compromise
So I can make it home tonight
Leave out the mean spirited ones
But keep the gold and green
I mean have you seen the way they act
As a matter of fact there’s no going back
To what you call the good old days
But were truly far from fine

Because a rose colored moan covers
All that you rely on
Can’t understand the need
While you try and take the tide on

But I won’t stop dreaming
Without you here
Hope is a leaning
Into the fear

Peel back the seal
Packed and unrevealed
Well I’ll never forget when we got in that car
Kept going when the driveway was too far
Us three, so naive
And I bet you’ve been there too
Fill your pockets with the glory
It’s too much I need some more

Because a rose colored moan covers
All that I rely on
I can’t understand the need
While I try and take the tide on
Love is a learning  and a leaving behind
What you thought you needed
And you couldn’t find

But I won’t stop dreaming
Without you here
Cause hope is a leaning
Into the fear

Rose Colored Moan

How can we keep on dreaming this way
Bodies can’t take waking like this every day
Need something to convince myself it was real
The one thing I took away will eventually heal

I need a pendant, independent, of our love
Hold it to your ear, brings you straight to here like a dove
A talisman, restore the balance when we fall
Press it to your skin, listen to the hymn
Close your arms around, the burning gentle sound
Leave it when you need it, keep it warm, do no harm

How can we find a way forward today
Nothing we can think of brings us where we wanted to stay
Need something to remind us what is real
What is a memory but a wound that refuses to heal

Just carry on
Remember those
Quiet evenings
Before it goes

I need a pendant, independent, of our love
Hold it to your ear, brings you straight to here like a dove
A talisman, restore the balance when we fall
Press it to your skin, listen to the hymn
Close your arms around, the careful burning sound
Leave it when you need it, keep it warm, do no harm

Just carry on
Remember those
Quiet evenings
Before it goes

Talisman

B.Webb

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