Lyrics
Left Of A Dream
Wake Up
I want to go with you - I want to go with you
I want to go with you - All the way
Wake up, 5am
L.A. back again
Burning as we go
The sunrise on the radio
I want to go with you - I want to go with you
I want to go with you - All the way
Anywhere She Goes
This, is a long way down from anywhere
This, is the place you stop when unaware
Stuck, in a dead end town that's on the run
Stuck, where nothing grows besides the sun
Anywhere she goes
Anywhere she goes around
Anywhere she goes
Anywhere she goes around, I'll be found
Cuz, she is the only peace that I can find
She, is the reason I don't cross the line
Here, where they're spinning lies at our expense
Here. She's a lonely child of innocence
Anywhere she goes
Anywhere she goes around
Anywhere she goes
Anywhere she goes around, I'll be found
This, is a long way off from paradise
This, is a place I've traveled once or twice
Anywhere she goes
Anywhere she goes around
Anywhere she goes
Anywhere she goes around, I'll be found
Ghosts of San Miguel
the sun it burns on san miguel
the town defined by the mission bell
her image stained her long decay
a working ruin along the way
there the ghosts of san miguel
the ghosts of san miguel
the ghosts of san miguel, arc angel
in the dark of night when the air is chill
there's a story told to keep you still
when the blood was spilled near the eye of God
for a treasure hid or another fraud
for the ghosts of san miguel
the ghosts of san miguel
the ghosts of san miguel, arc angel
to thirst for gold and find no sign
forever lost and unresigned
now Maria weeps, but makes no sound
while the angels dance on holy ground
for the ghosts of san miguel
the ghosts of san miguel
the ghosts of san miguel, arc angel
Red to Rust
These are the blues of a stationary man
Downed by a dream, no one can understand
Caught by the glow of a television room
Fighting the night with the daylight coming soon
But it's not so bad
And it's not so good
To go from red to rust before you should
These are storms that will kick you to the ground
Dead on the vine, deaf to the world around
Your love isn't lost, but it's almost frozen shut
Waited to long for the stars to be lucky enough
Now they're falling fast
And they are almost out
With tomorrow soon to be on about
These are the blues of a stationary man
Now it's not so far
Where you transgress
But there's hell to pay in the wilderness
But it's not so bad
And it's not so good
To go from red to rust before you should
Threat of Rain
You're hiding where I cannot see
standing right in front of me
you're missing when I go to find
something other on your mind
tell me something I don't know
what it is that makes you slow
always it's a tug of war
wondering what you go there for
you're catching every sad refrain
down for any threat of rain
moving in and out of view
just the way I taught you to
hard to say just where you're at
hoping you will circle back
you're catching every sad refrain
down for any threat of rain
Where is Indio, CA
Well I started a fire from the first strike of stone
Only to come this far all alone
I can't find my way, it's too far a stretch
And I'm burning what left of the pay that I get
Where is Indio, CA
Where is Indio, CA
Palm trees and windmill's - I'm sick of this scene
You think it was all that was left of a dream
So I'm calling you now, but I'm hitting a wall
Building it up and feeling so small
Where is Indio, CA
Tell me, Where is Indio, CA
I wish it didn't have to come to this
living in disbelief
It's such a sad existence from this seat
and I'm falling now
So I take it all back, I'll try to repair
Aimlessly throwing these fits of despair
Where is Indio, CA
Tell me, Where is Indio, CA
Karen
Karen's on her own these days
nothing ever seems to pay
she maybe feels but never says
she keeps it underground instead
Karen's on a roam these nights
missing points and seeing sights
no one knows the pill's she takes
or what's behind the smile she fakes
Who will be the one to help her
God knows it could be me
God knows it could be you
who knows it could be either of the two
Karen comes and goes at times
like a child that's out of line
leaving rooms without a sound
stumbling through the world around
Karen's she's alone and scared
always seen and fully cared
she disappears and still remains
knows the face, but not the name
Who will be the one to help her
God knows it could be me
God knows it could be you
who knows it could be either of the two
Karen's on her own these days
nothing ever seems to pay
she maybe feels but never says
she keeps it underground instead
Whereabouts Unknown
She says the timing is now
She tells secrets so loud
Too weak to ever say no
Too numb and everyone knows
The flowers from home
The sticks and the stones
The whereabouts unknown
she means to unbreak my heart
she see's only in part
too soon to know love in full
too burned to play by the rules
The flowers from home
The sticks and the stones
The whereabouts unknown
She goes inside and out
She knows nothing about
Too new to think it could end
Too soon to want it again
The flowers from home
The sticks and the stones
The whereabouts unknown
California Rail
Heading up on that California rail
Got my mind on you
May be sun, may be rain, maybe hail
What's a man to do?
And the train goes
Lost my home, but I'm building now
Something down to earth
Where the winds don't pay no mind
To what the land is worth
And the train goes
And when the ride is done
And the lights are out
When you call my name
turn me inside out
Pull the shade, lock the cabin door
Read a book or two
Heading out on the California rail
Got my mind on you
And the train goes
And when the ride is done
And the lights are out
When you call my name
turn me inside out
Presiding Over Ruins
You were born looking to the heavens
You were born with the star's in your eyes
You born with the moonlight glowing
Your born with no disguise
You were made for setting in motion
You were made for the wind and the ware
you were made to go the distance
You were made to hold it there
Now here you go picking up the pieces
That turned your world around
here you are presiding over ruins
of the lost and found
You were built for frequent revivals
you were built for carrying through
you were built for the world on your shoulders
You were built for breaking the blues
Now here you go picking up the pieces
That turned your world around
here you are presiding over ruins
that have been turned upside down
Now here you go picking up the pieces
That turned your world around
here you are presiding over ruins
of the lost and found
Easy on Me
Go easy on me I'm always out of step
Go easy on me in case I fall
You're wanting to leave though never letting on
the tone of your voice says it all
Go easy on me it's early morning still
The space inbetween is dry and cold
I wanted to pause until closer to
With reasons to change, growing old
I don't want to sit here and pretend
I just want to make it to the end
Of conversations drifting out of place
With the smile slowly fading from my face
Go easy on me, forever losing time
As wildfires burn into the night
I'm missing the point as I often do
I'm wishing on stars, lost into the light
I don't want to sit here and pretend
I just want to make it to the end
Of conversations drifting out of place
With the smile slowly fading from my face
There's nothing you could ever say or do
To make me turn so faraway from you
I'm just questioning the volume and the mute
and the temporary value of pursuit
so go easy on me, I'm always out of step
Go easy on me in case I fall
Child's Play
It's a love I can't see
a hand I can't feel
a whisper of something I've found to be real
a world I can't know
a place I can't touch
a system of need, a learning too much
I'm due for repair
needing a fix
waiting around to see what I miss
one step behind
one take away
making up lies to get through a day
It's childs play
easier pretending
child's Play
answers always pending
I'm caught in a downtime
I try to re do
Tossing out dreams, coming up you
a truth I can't grasp
a man I can't be
I'm looking for something and hoping it's free
It's childs play
easier pretending
child's Play
answers always pending
now, I can't remember
the details fade
Blurry and broken the promises made
You were waiting on me
I was waiting on you
To grow up and tell which way is true
It's childs play
easier pretending
child's Play
answers always pending
Be Here Anyway
It's September now over here
Another Midwest storm drawing near
These places you recall, then slowly fade
In doses all too small to make the grade
I didn't want to be here anyway
I didn't want to force a hand to play
I didn't want to be here anyway
The moon so red tonight, lingers on
until brick and mortar houses meet the dawn
So I take the long way around to breathe it in
I'm counting on surprise, bbut wearing thin
I didn't want to be here anyway
I didn't want to force a hand to play
I didn't want to be here anyway
It's September now over here
Another Midwest storm drawing near