Was that somebody screaming...
it wasn't me for sure
I lift my head up from the uneasy pillows
Put my feet on the floor
Cut my wrist on a bad thought
and head for the door

Outside on the pavement
the dark makes no noise
I can feel the sweat on my lips
leaking into my mouth
I'm heading out for the steep hills
They're leaving me no choice

..And see..as our lives are in the making;
we believe through the lies and the hating
that love goes free

For want of an option
I run the wind 'round
I dream pictures of houses burning
Never knowing nothing else to do
With death comes the morning-
unannounced and new

Was it too much to ask for
to pull a little weight...
They forgive everything, but greatness
These are scoundrel days
And I'm close to calling out their names
as pride hits my face

..And see..as our lives are in the making;
we believe through the lies and the hating
that love goes free...through scoundrel days

I reach the edge of town
I've got blood in my hair
Their hands touch my body
from everywhere
But I know that I've made it
as I run into the air

..And see..as our lives are in the making;
we believe through the lies and the hating
that love goes free...through scoundrel days

~The Swing of Things~

They say the world's an eventful place
You give me news
i don't want to know
but you say that I should care
that I should speak my mind

Oh, but how can I speak of the world
rushing by
with a lump in my throat
and tears in my eyes
Oh have we come to the point of no turning back
Or is it still time to get into
the swing of things

Let us walk through this windless city
I'll go on till the winter gets me
"Oh Sleep.." you wrote "Sleep, my dear"
in a letter somewhere

Oh, but how can I sleep with your voice in my head
with an ocean between us
and room in my bed
Have I come to the point where I'm losing the grip
or is it still time to get into
the swing of things

Oh when she glows in the dark
and I'm weak by the sight
of this breathtaking beauty
in which I can't hide
there is a worldful out there
of people I fear
but given the time I'll get into
the swing of things

Yes, when she glows in the dark and I'm struck by the sight
I know that I'll need this for the rest of my life

oh you know what I need the rest of my life..

What have I done
What lies I have told
I've played games witht the ones that rescued my soul
Have I come to the point where I'm losing the grip
or is it still time to get into
the swing of things

***I've been losing you***

It wasn't rain that washed away...
Rinsed out the colours of your eyes
Putting the gun down on the bedside table
I must have realized;
It wasn't the rain
That made no difference
And I could have sworn it wasn't me
Yet I did it all so coldly
...almost slowly
plain for all to see
Oh c'mon please now
talk to me
tell me; things I could find helpful
How can I stop now...
There nothing I can do
I have lost my way
I've been losing you

I can still hear our screams competing
you're hissing your S's like a snake
Now in the mirror stands
half a man
I thought no one could break
It wasn't the rain
That made no difference
.. nervously drumming on: Run away
But I want the guilt to get me
thoughts to wreck me
-praying on my mind
so please now
talk to me
tell me; things I could find helpful
How how can I stop now...
Is there nothing I can do
I have lost my way
I've been losing you

please now
talk to me
tell me; things I could find helpful
How how can I stop now...
Is there nothing I can do
please now
talk to me
tell me; things I could find helpful
How how can I stop now...
Is there nothing I can do
I have lost my way
I've been losing you I've been losing you I've been losing you

***Manhattan Skyline***

We sit and watch umbrellas fly
I'm trying to keep my newspaper dry
I hear myself say,
My boats leaving now
...so we shake hands and cry
Now I must wave goodbye
Wave goodbye 5 x's

You know
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to say goodbye
I don't want to cry again
I don't want to run away
I don't want to race this pain
I'll never see your face again

Oh but how
How can you say
That I did'nt try...
You see things in the depths of my eyes
that my love's run dry
No...

I leave to their goodbyes
I've come to depend on the look in their eyes
My blood's sweet for pain
the wind and the rain brings back words of a song
And they say: wave goobye
Wave Goodbye 5 x's

You know
I don't want to fall again
I don't want to know this pain
I don't want another friend
Don't want to try again
Don't want to see you hurt
Don't let me see you hurt
I don't want to cry again
I'll never see your face again

How can you say
that I didn't try
You know I did
You see things in the depths of my eyes
that my love's run dry

I don't want to cry again
...so I read to myself:
A chance of a lifetime to see new horizons
On the front page
a black and white picture of
Manhattan Skyline..

**We're Looking For the Whales***

One left low left two who left high
They seem so hard to find
Three came twice took once the time
o seaarch...
We're looking for a little, bewildered girl
We're looking ofr a little, bewildered girl We're looking for the whales

Restlessness is in our genes
Time won't wear it off
Born into this world with our eyes wide open
Girl
We're looking for a litle, bewidlered girl
We're looking for a little, bewildered girl
We're looking for the whales

I found angels
beached outside your doors

Don't you set those lonely eyes on me
We're looking for the whales

***Soft Rains of April***

The soft rains of April are over
The soft rains of April are over, over

Anybody home now
I am on the phone now, please...

The soft rains of April are over
The ferry cross the waters to Dover, over

Anybody home now
I am on the phone, oh I'd like to go back
Is it raining back home
I'm so alone

Just got up today
and my thoughts are miles away
with you

Well, they gave me four years
Three more to go
Keep writing letters
Time's passing so slow

Time's passing so slow

The soft rains of April are over
The soft rains of Apirl are over
Over