There’s a place I love to go
I’ve only been there in my mind 
Once or twice along the road

Golden skin and long black hair
No one else can know you’re there
Cause you mean too much to me

You’re splashing deep 
In the wake of my dreams
But I keep you to myself
Starry eye 
You tear my heart at the seams
But I keep you to myself

Starry eye
You’re the one who haunts me
In the night
Love for you deep as the sea
Given time
I know that you will find me
And I’ll take your hand
We’ll leave footprints in the sand

Mysteries can die like dreams
In an ordinary scene
So I’ll feed this one with sleep

Time will tell it’s hard as hell
To live this life with someone else
When all my thoughts lead me to you

You’re splashing deep 
In the wake of my dreams
But I keep you to myself
Starry eye 
You tear my heart at the seams
But I keep you to myself

Starry eye
You’re the one who haunts me
In the night
Love for you deep as the sea
Given time
I know that you will find me
And I’ll take your hand
We’ll leave footprints in the sand

So for now when you come around
To see this place that we have found
Where only you and I can go

I’ll say goodbye to the night
Once the sun brings morning light
And kiss the wind that is your soul

You’re splashing deep
In the wake of my dreams
But I keep you to myself
Starry eye 
You tear my heart at the seams
But I keep you to myself

Starry eye
You’re the one who haunts me
In the night
Love for you deep as the sea
Given time
I know that you will find me
And I’ll take your hand
We’ll leave footprints in the sand
I'll take your hand


Starry Eye

Falling buildings, broken glass
Were scattered through the shadows of my mind
Battered memories up in flames
Had begun to melt away the silver lines

Then there was you
You broke into my heart
Like a thief
You stole away my sword

Falling for you from the start
Your handprint on my heart
I just want to love you
But there’s voices
Telling me to wait
This heart’s not yours to take
But I don’t want to listen
I’m falling deep in who you are
Every corner of your untainted heart
Let your hair down on my skin
As we both set free 
These hearts that we keep
We’re falling 

Falling leaves covered the ground
Cold wind blew through the cracks of my walls
Cold chills and tired dreams
Began to shape the world that I saw
 
But when you smiled
My dying dreams waged war
And by your side
My cold cracked hands felt warm

Falling for you from the start
Your handprint on my heart
I just want to love you
But there’s voices telling me to wait
This heart’s not yours to take
But I don’t want to listen
I’m falling deep in who you are
Every corner of your untainted heart
Let your hair down on my skin
As we both set free 
These hearts that we keep
We’re falling 

The only paths I knew to walk
Were the ones that I had traveled before
Tracks once covered by the snow
Now clear that led me straight to your door

Where you lit a fire
And thawed my wintered soul
Lighthouse hidden in fog
Now guards me from the shoal 

And I was falling for you from the start
Your handprint on my heart
I just want to love you
But there’s voices telling me to wait
This heart’s not yours to take
But I don’t want to listen
I’m falling deep in who you are
Every corner of your untainted heart
Let your hair down on my skin
As we both set free 
These hearts that we keep
We’re falling 
We’re falling

Falling like the rain from a summer storm cloud
Falling into you
Falling like the tears from a newborn's mother
Falling deep into you
I’m falling
I’m falling
I’m falling
I’m falling


Falling

I found your photo today
It slipped out 
Of an old book 
I used to pretend to read
Just to be close to you
I turned the pages
Made faces
But my attention was really on you

Where did you go
I forgot about you
Thought I’d lost you
But you never stopped haunting my soul
I feel your hand on my skin
But when I turn to see
My memory’s playing tricks on me again

I found the letter you wrote
I read through the lines
You hearted the I’s 
There was perfume by your name
Breathe your fragrance in 
Give me the time
Press the rewind
This time I won’t let you get away

Where did you go
I forgot about you
Thought I’d lost you
But you never stopped haunting my soul
I feel your hand on my skin
But when I turn to see 
My memory’s playing tricks on me again

I found the scarf that you made
The gift of time
You surely found 
The way that this man's heart was made
Dance in the water again
This time I won’t 
Be afraid to tell you
Everything that is within

And in the morning 
When I rose to find you
The sunlight shined
And it’s rays they surround you
And my heart sang out

Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh
Ooh, ooh

Where did you go
I forgot about you
Thought I’d lost you
But you never stopped haunting my soul
I feel your hand on my skin
But when I turn to see 
My memory’s playing tricks on me again
Playing tricks on me again
Playing tricks on me again
Playing tricks on me


Where Did You Go

Summer’s come and gone
And I’m leaving soon
We both knew that this day would come
Winter’s coming fast 
And it’s stealing me away
From everything I thought would last

Don’t you believe me
Don’t you dare believe me
When I tell you I love you
Don’t you believe me
Don’t you dare believe me 
When I tell you I’ll miss you
Tonight

When I was young 
I knew this day would come
I just didn’t know that I’d be leaving you
I’d have to walk away 
And leave all this behind 
To have one chance to make these dreams come true

Don’t you believe me
Don’t you dare believe me
When I tell you I love you
Don’t you believe me
Don’t you dare believe me 
When I tell you I’ll miss you
Tonight

I promise that I’ll write you 
A letter every day
At least I’ll write one in my mind
Telling you of everything 
I’ve come to know
All the secrets in this life that I find

Don’t you believe me 
Don’t you dare believe me
When I tell you I love you
Don’t you believe me
Don’t you dare believe me 
When I tell you I'll miss you
I’ll miss you tonight

Everything in this life that I’ve come to love
Seems to be taken away
So forgive me if I’ve become scared to say
How much you’ve come to mean to me

Won’t you believe me
Won’t you please believe me
When I tell you I love you
Won’t you believe me 
Won’t you please believe me
When I tell you I’ll miss you 
Tonight


Believe Me

Standing here today with you
Gazing in your eyes
Waiting for the chance to say I do

The smell of flowers in the air
This quiet peace inside
It’s like there’s no one else just you and I 

You look so beautiful clothed in white
Baby, this I promise you
I’m gonna love you for the rest of your life
I promise I’ll love you for the rest of my life

The years have come and years have gone
I never dreamed that I would be the one
To build my life with you

And all of the mistakes I've made
Sometimes I thought I’d never make it through
And now I’m here with you

You look so beautiful clothed in white
Baby, this I promise you
I’m gonna love you for the rest of your life
I promise I’ll love you for the rest of my life

Sometimes when I’m asleep at night
I dream about my life to be with you
I pray that it comes true

A little boy and little girl
He’s got your eyes, she’s got my curls
And you, you’re still so beautiful

God made you for me and me for you
Baby we were meant to be 
Don’t you know it’s true

You look so beautiful clothed in white
Baby, this I promise you
I’m gonna love you for the rest of your life
I promise I’ll love you for the rest of my life
I’m gonna love you for the rest of our lives


Clothed In White

I walked into the bar
Trying to silence 
The voices in my heart
Traded a dollar for a glass
I drank the pain away
And watched the hours pass

I heard his chair slide next to me
His long gray hair and shaky knees

He said your eyes tell it all
She must have been 
The silver bullet in your heart
The one that made it all okay
Come rain or shine
You’re smiling anyway

You’ve got to learn to let her go
And find the peace within your soul

And I said
Mr., you don’t understand
I watched her drive away 
Her letter in my hand
I didn’t plead for her to stay
Just watched her taillights 
Flicker back at me
Well I’ve been lying
And she’s been crying
Mr., you just don’t understand
She wore my diamond on her hand

He looked down at his glass
Took a deep breath
Fighting his tears back
He shook his head with a grin
And placed a photo 
In the palm of my hand

Lifted his glass and took a drink
Set it down and looked at me

He said
Mr., you don't understand
Two years ago today
I let go of her hand
We laid her deep beneath the snow
A wintery ending
To a wild and tameless rose
She's been lying 
And I've been crying
Fifty long years you see my friend
She wore my diamond on her hand

Mr., you don’t understand
I watched her drive away 
Her letter in my hand
I didn’t plead for her to stay
Just watched her taillights 
Flicking back at me
Well I’ve been lying
And she’s been crying
Mr., you just don’t understand
She wore my diamond on her hand


Mr. You Don't Understand

If I stayed here with you girl
Would you want to take my hand
Would you want me for who I am
Cause right now I'm half a man

I can’t stay here with you girl
Because I’ve got to chase my dreams
So forgive me for the pain girl
Cause tomorrow I’ll be a memory

I know that you are one of a kind girl
You showed me things that I could never see
And though the times we had were fine now
I’ve made a promise I’ve got to keep

I can’t stay here with you girl
Because I’ve got to chase my dreams
So forgive me for the pain girl
Cause tomorrow I’ll be a memory

Tomorrow’s Train is coming fast now
Whistling a tune that’s just for me
So when you come to say goodbye girl
Don’t forget in your heart to set me free

And though behind my face I’m hiding
Deep in my heart I’m crying
For the things that I will leave
I pray the Lord would hold them 
Keep them safe in His arms folded
Surrounded by His love and majesty 

I can’t stay here with you girl
Because I’ve got to chase my dreams
So forgive me for the pain girl
Cause tomorrow I’ll be a memory


Tomorrow's Train

Two years since I saw you
The last time we spoke
There was a fire burning bright
Contrived to lose hope
You spoke of your burdens
The dreams you’d lost
You’d given up and fallen into 
The lies in your heart

You mentioned a man
Two tongues with he spoke
Every breath an illusive whisper 
Intriguing your heart
He swore that he’d grant you 
The things you sought
Take away you broken failures
In trade for your soul

And I said young man don’t go
You won’t make it back home
Don’t listen to that man
You must understand
You’ll live a hard life, hard times 
Will echo through your shattered mind
Don’t listen when you hear him call
Don’t listen when you hear him call
The man in black

I pleaded for hours 
Begged you not to go
Reminding you of all the beauty 
And strength that you hold
Convinced in your folly 
You reached for your coat
Into the night your moonlit shadow 
Slipped to the dark

And I said young man don’t go 
You won’t make it back home
Don’t listen to that man
You must understand
You’ll live a hard life, hard times 
Will echo through your shattered mind
Don’t listen when you hear him call
Don’t listen when you hear him call

Come back into the light my long lost friend
Come lye in golden fields and rest your head
Wade in the streams where healing water flows

And I said young man don’t go
You won’t make it back home
Don’t listen to that man
You must understand
You’ll live a hard life, hard times 
Will echo through your shattered mind
Don’t listen when you hear him call
Don’t listen when you hear him call
The man in black


Man In Black

It’s Sunday morning 
And I’m sitting here alone
I’ve got my hotel curtains open
I’m staring at the phone
Another number is written 
On the palm of my hand
But calling won’t bring me closer
And she’ll never understand

Running water and fading memories 
Falling to floor
Bloodshot eyes displayed in black 
Upon the man before
Behind those eyes are the memories 
Of the life I led before
Calling out from darkness
To the corners of my heart

Oh, take me back to the summer 
And the Carolina shore
The sound of crashing breakers in my ear
The melody of a bird's cry 
In the Smokey mountain sunrise
Take me home
Take me home

I’ve got my car turned towards the west
The pedal to the floor
Every cold mile takes me further
Down this dusty road
But this cracked brittle highway 
Is a comfort to my soul
Like a trusted companion 
It will always lead back home

Oh, take me back to the summer 
And the Carolina shore
The sound of crashing breakers in my ear
The melody of a bird's cry 
In the Smokey mountain sunrise
Take me home 
Take me home

Oh, take me back to the summer 
And the Carolina shore
The sound of crashing breakers in my ear
The melody of a bird's cry 
In the Smokey mountain sunrise
Take me home
Take me home


Take Me Home

Singer/songwriter Israel Willett, hails from Raleigh, NC.  Composing acoustic based folk rock melodies, Israel draws his sound from influences such as Mumford and Sons, John Mayer, and The Avett Brothers.

After separating from the US military in 2011, Israel refocused his passion for music and songwriting with the self release of his debut album, Tomorrow’s Train.  Songs on the album reveal genuine, personal tales about people and real life!  


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