Amazing Grace for Gramma

standin' on the edge of the cliff lookin' down and it's frightenin'
makin' up my mind and i'm tryin' to jump over the edge
but i got a funny feelin' like a knot in my chest and it's tightenin'
i don't really know what i wanna do—leave me alone

breathin' in and feelin' gravity
drawin' me to you

gettin' on a bus to leave home and come see you it's frightenin'
maybe i'd rather go back and jump over that ledge
but i got a funny feelin' like my heart has been struck now by lightnin'
fine, i don't really know what that's like, OK—leave me alone!

breathin' in and feelin' gravity
drawin' me to you

lookin' in your eyes and i see that you're scared and i know why
'cause both of us learned that in life there are no guarantees
but i'd rather regret what i tried and not what i was scared by
you don't really know 'til you try—so don't leave me alone

breathin' in and feelin' gravity
drawin' me to you

breathin' in and waitin' day by day
i'll find my way to you

Gravity Part II

i've got one chance, so why don't i make the most of it?
gravity is an experience none of us escape
i've just got one dance, so why do i make a mess of it?
gravity is what's dragging me, i'm falling on my face

why do i kid myself, thinkin' i can fly?
i'm still a kid, myself, dancin' through the night
yeah
is this the end, or where we begin?

you were safe, one, so why did i make a mess of it?
sorry for all the gravitas, i needed to escape
yeah but this is nonsense—heart fluctuation, breath intake
but i can't seem to get my mind to change
and i'm sick of my mistakes

why do i kid myself, thinkin' i can fly?
i'm still a kid, myself, dancin' through the night
yeah
is this the end, or where we begin?

'cause there more to life than questions
my heart is filled with more than dreams
and it's not wrong to not know the answers
don't miss today for what could be

Gravity

standin' at the bus stop catch myself staring at your boots
i wonder what you'd say to me if could bring myself to talk to you
"hey, you look familiar, do you mind if i simply ask your name?"
but that isn't fair to you 'cause i know you'll never be the same

c'mon and take my hand let's dance through the rain
no guarantee we'll have this chance again
me in my raincoat
you in your pink boots
and i'm thinkin' that your bus can't get here slow enough tonight

sittin' in my seat now catch myself daydreamin' of you
i wonder what you'd say to me if i stole this bus and i drove it all the way to you
you'd prolly call me crazy, climb on board and then we'd fly away
'cause it's not a cartoon schoolbus, but here with you the magic's just the same

c'mon and take my hand let's dance through the rain
no guarantee we'll have this chance again
me in my raincoat
you in your pink boots
and i'm thinkin' that this bus can't get there fast enough tonight

*whistles*

c'mon and take my hand let's dance through the rain
no guarantee we'll have this chance again
me in my raincoat
you in your pink boots
and i'm hopin' that the magic comes for both of us tonight

Pink Boots

it's not like i was sworn to silence
but i'm trying to keep a few things to myself
i know i never wanna be dishonest
but i'm always scared of bein' put on the shelf

oh, now you know
you are my slow obsession
oozing in through every crack in my mind
oh, list this is my one confession
now i know i gotta keep my mouth closed
or i'll be my sabotage

it's not like you were trying to be misleading
but i can't always tell when there's more to your smile
don't wanna read your mind 'cause that'd be cheating 
but it sure'd be nice to know once in a while

oh, now you know
you are my slow obsession
oozing in through every crack in my mind
oh, list this is my one confession
now i know i gotta keep my mouth closed
or i'll be my sabotage

oh, now you know
you are my slow obsession
oozing in to every nook of my mind
oh, list this is my one confession
now i know i gotta keep my mouth closed
or i'll be my sabotage

Sabotage

there's some things about you that i shouldn't like
like your hair and taste in country—well you know it just ain't my type
but somehow these things i've noticed make me think you're a jewel
not sayin' that you're an exception, i'm sayin' there are no rules

you're my little country girl
and a blonde one too
next thing i know you'll tell me:
you've got a lower back tattoo
you're my little country girl
though it sounds crazy for me to say
i wouldn't want you any other way

there's something about you i can't get out of my mind
there's more to you that thrills me then i ever thought that i'd find
you must think i'm crazy living so far away
but nothing good comes easy so i'm coming to you to say

you're my little country girl
and a blonde one too
next thing i know you'll tell me:
that you like tobacco chew
you're my little country girl
though it sounds crazy for me to say
i wouldn't want you any other way

i don't care if you don't sing or play, or what your job is day-to-day, or what goes on your resume—it's all the same to me.
i don't care if you don't like your movies long, or if you think eating meat ain't wrong, or even if you hate my songs—well, i care a little about that.
but i don't care about your SATs, or whether you've got two degrees, it's not like i'm some kind of PhD—i think i woulda remembered that
i don't care if you feel weak or strong, or if you think you're a ditzy blonde, or even if you're Canadian—well, ok *that* would be weird

but you're my little country girl
and a blonde one too
next thing i know you'll tell me:
that you put roadkill in your stew
you're my little country girl
though it sounds crazy for me to say
i wouldn't want you any other way

you're my little country girl
and a blonde one too
next thing i know you'll tell me:
you've got a dozen kids or two
you're my little country girl
though it sounds crazy for me to say
i wouldn't want you any other way

Country Girl

the u-haul's in the driveway
an empty house is on the corner
your entire life is packed into cardboard boxes
hugs now separated
smiles hidden by salty tears
waving hands receding behind tinted windows

and there's joy in the fact
that eternity lasts forever
but it feels like forever
waiting for eternity

they say absence makes us fonder
and a friend's a friend forever
yeah but life doesn't really seem to fit very well into cliche boxes
space and time will separate us
but we'll be linked by those memories
kept safe in that empty house with those darkened windows

and there's joy in the fact
that eternity lasts forever
but it feels like forever
waiting for eternity

i'm alone in a world filled with lonely people
and the fact i know that you're leaving doesn't help
but sometimes you can't fold the hand that you've been given
sometimes you just gotta take the cards the way they were dealt

and there's joy in the fact
that eternity lasts forever
but it feels like forever
waiting for eternity

Waiting For Eternity

basic ideas for songs that may or may not become album material.

Before I Do

you and me learned to fly
there were times we touched the sky
and we're fading away
so many things broke the spell
unravelling this fairy tale
and we're fading away

and one thing leads to another and it
turns out we're not for each other but it's
OK, we'll be OK
these heartstrings sometimes get broken but the
pain lasts for only a moment then it's
OK, we'll be OK

sign my name, dotted line
you do the same to my surprise
as we fade away
my vision's blurred, not gonna cry
without a word we say goodbye
as we fade away

and one thing leads to another and it
turns out we're not for each other but it's
OK, we'll be OK
these heartstrings sometimes get broken but the
pain lasts for only a moment then it's
OK, we'll be OK

me and you will be just fine
no need to apologize
'cause we faded away
in time we'll find that moving on
heals the mind, makes us strong
'cause we faded away

and one thing leads to another and it
turns out we're not for each other but it's
OK, we'll be OK
these heartstrings sometimes get broken but the
pain lasts for only a moment then it's
OK, we'll be OK

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