Black box

If I crash and burn
find my black box 
tell the world what went wrong

Feels like I’m falling
straight down to earth
getting burned in the wind

But it’s never just 
one damn thing
in a life time of loose ends

The search party always starts
after the fall
seems a little late, that’s all

You won’t recognize remains
but if it’s all the same
you never recognized me before

Think I’m some black box?
a mystery to unlock 
on a faraway shore


Out of reach

I know love don’t come around here
I know love don’t come around here

My inheritance, daddy left for me
was a broken limb off a family tree

I’ve turned to driftwood
and I am floating out to sea
it’s as dark and cruel place that I have ever been
but it feels good
away from Midland beach
I know how far it takes to be out of reach
I know how far it takes to be out of reach

I know love don’t come around here
I know love don’t come around here
I was young
I didn’t see his pain
Now I feel it every day

It turned to driftwood
and I am floating out to sea
it’s as dark and cruel place that I have ever been
but it feels good
away from Midland beach
I know how far it takes to be out of reach
I know how far it takes to be out of reach
yes I’m drowning in the shadows
of Lady Liberty

I know love don’t come around here
I know love don’t come around here

Words and music by Stephen James Hewitt

Black box + Out of reach

The chance to change the world 

When you are down
 I feel good 
coz maybe your life ain’t as beautiful as it looks

Are you missing  
something I can find? 
I’d give you my heart baby and maybe my mind

If I had the chance to change her world
I’d change her world 

When you’re happy
 I feel blue 
coz something is missing in my life and that is you

There’s a hole 
its crater sized
 every time he walks in a room, you smile

If I had the chance to change his world
 I’d change his world

If I could change the world
I’d make it a better place for me
Expect more and do less
Don’t upset my version of harmony

Suppose that I 
should wish you well 
but God only knows I don’t want that for myself 

Anyway...
my life’s been condemned
the day you said I was your best friend

If I had the chance to change my world
I’d change my world…

Words and music by Stephen James Hewitt

If I have a chance to change the world

I’ve been waiting for you to come on by

I’ve been waiting for you to come on by 
I’ve been waiting for you to come on by 
now that you’re here 
fanfare is a lot less clear 
I’m hardly staring in the Devil’s eyes 

Well your bark is worse than your bite 
your bark is worse than your bite 
maybe barricades 
kept me safe all these days
 but by God this dog just won’t fight 

Still, you robbed me of time 
wished it was my nickels and dimes 
thought your grand theft 
would be taking my one last breathe
 but you stole the only thing that was mine 

Looks like tomorrow, 
I’ll be a lot poorer 
coz you stole the only thing that was mine 

Words and music by Stephen James Hewitt

Stephen Hewitt

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