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Amber
Awake
Blind Man Takes The Gun
Drink It Away
Escape - part 2 (yours)
Freewheelin'
From This Chair
Little Bird
Nerves On A Pin
Not Enough People Are Wearing Hats
Sleazy Pop Song
Sunshine Follows Rain
Taking Control
The News is: The World Sucks
There's A Great Big Ocean Out There
Things Will Get Better
Throwaway
Which Way To Go
You Can't Say I Haven't Tried
You Don't Have A Choice

Amber
Sitting alone again inside my head
I like to think I'm fine
And maybe I am, or maybe there's a hole
An emptiness that can be filled by you

God knows I wasn't looking for love
It just came and took me by surprise
I'm finding it hard to sleep again
But Amber helps me find my rest

So here's to you
I'll raise my glass in the hope that you'll join me some day
Should I hold my breath?

I don't like to think of it
But I can't control my morning thoughts
The sun comes up and it's you again
Just thinking of the next time I might see you
Keeps my heart going round and round
But Amber helps me and comforts me

God knows I wasn't looking for love
I was just biding my time
I'm finding it hard to sleep again
But Amber helps me

It's all changed now
My head goes round and round
It helps me glass by glass

Awake
I lie in my bed
My head full of thoughts
Thoughts of nothing special
The day the has gone
The days yet to come
Become one in my head

A buzz in my brain
That I just can't contain
Keeps me awake
And how hard I try
There's something inside
That keeps me awake

My eyes long to close
But something inside
Just won't let me rest
This feeling that I
Just cannot name
It ruins my night

Blind Man Takes The Gun
When the blind man takes the gun
You know he's going to shoot everyone
And if your lifeline slips away
You you know you're going to pay for it some day
So thanks for taking me back
A few weeks for where I was standing

Drink It Away
Take all these knives
I'm sure they belong to you
I'll keep handing them back
So you can do what you do
Again and again and again and again and again

I'll take a drink to forget the pain
And another to forget the fear
What's the point in it all anyway?
So make mine another beer

Feed me a line
I'll believe every word you say
I'll tell you the same things...
That I say everytime
Again and again and again and again and again

Drink it away
Drink it away 'til it's gone
Drink it away
Drink it away, but it's still right here
It still lingers on

Escape - part 2 (yours)
I hope you find your way
Worth the price you pay
It’s all too much to bear
Time to pretend you don’t care
That’s the easy way out

And when all the feelings are shot
And you’re out of control
Run along

I know that life gets hard
You can’t keep up your guard
And when you’re in too deep
Beware of the council you keep
They’ll lead you astray

You struggled to make it alright
So you did what you know
But try as you might
You can’t run away from yourself

Freewheelin'
It looks like all the bad times are gone

Well, it looks like all the bad times are through
'Cos when you left I didn't know what to do
So I climbed, struggled up that mountain
With self doubt, loathing and fear
And now I've reached the top
I'm at the peak, and I know

It's all downhill from here. And I'm free wheeling

Well, I'm free
I'm free wheeling

From This Chair
Everyone knows what's best for me
Everyone knows how it should be
But they don't know what it's like to be me

Everyone wants to show they care
Let me know that they're always there
But they can't see what I see from this chair
And they don't know what it's like to be me
No they don't know what it's like to be me

I'm stuck in the middle and I feel like I fading out
Everything I know seems to have got right up and wandered out
But I'm still in the frame of mine where nothing makes a difference anyhow
So I don't need the hassle right now

Little Bird
Little bird,
Fly away
The nest is empty
Now you've flown

Things got cold
You moved with the times
To warmer places
But seasons change
I was reaching my harvest

Little bird,
Fly away
The nest is empty
Now you've flown south

Now it's time to sow again
Sow the seeds that one day I will reap
For now I'm content to wait
To sow the seeds
That will blossom in time
Then I will be nourished

Nerves On A Pin

So listen to me
I know it's a maybe
But please can't you see
That maybe is me
At the end of the night
Do you question yourself
What's wrong or right
Can you see?

I wait for a day
I don't know if it's mine
If things go my way
And it's worth all the time
I invested in you
It's worth the prize
You're something brand new
Can you see?
You and me?

You tempted me in
Don't know if you meant to
My nerves on a pin
And I'm playing this through
A million times
In my head I can't stop
Can't commit other's crimes
Can you see?
You and me?

Not Enough People Are Wearing Hats
You won't give up
Despite the pointless nature
You'll try to change the world
Desite the evidence that shows it can't be done
So try if you like and you will see
The only thing you can change is you

The little things
That play on your mind
The tiny flaws you see
In people you care about, but want to improve
So try if you like and you will see
That only you can change

Not enough people are wearing hats
But there's not a lot I can do about that

Sleazy Pop Song
For a while it's been burning
For a while there's been something there
It may be wrong, but tonight I don't care
And the way you look I can't help but stare

We both know what we're here to do
So c'mon baby climb up here with me

This may seem sleazy to you,
but it's a sleazy act and you know you want it too
So just forget your worries
kick off your shoes
There's no shame in what we're about to do.

Something has gotta give
I don't care if it's me or you
I need you now and I'll get what I want
Because I know you'll be happy to oblige

It could be said we're just using each other
In fact that's probably true

Sunshine Follows Rain
I walked a thousand miles
To be here today
And nothing could have stopped me
I died a thousand times
Waiting for you
With every little heartbeat
And I ran away with you

I want to go where there's never any pain
I want to be where the sunshine follows rain
And I want to be in your arms

I'll cross every bridge
Built in my way
Just to be with you
There's so much to say
From my heart to yours
But no way to say it
So I'll hide away with you
We'll be safe if I hide with you

Don't hide away

Taking Control
Crossing the line is easy when you can't see
So I've stopped walking
And yet you're trying to drag me across
Back to your territory
Well you don't have control anymore
You gave it up
And now it's mine and I've turned around
And I'm heading off in a new direction

So come on now, commit the crime and do the time
And don't complain
Don't take offence at what I say
Come on now, it's time for you to make this right
And leave with your tail between your legs

So you can't manipulate me anymore
You can't control my emotions
I'm stronger than that
I'll be my own man
And happy about it
Just leave me alone.

The News is: The World Sucks
Look at the world today
It's not a nice place to play
No one seems to have control
Fighting here and there
Bombings everywhere
No one seems to give a damn

You know you're in a state...
When the asshole rules the world
And the nice guy doesn't bother
because he knows he'll only finish last

Like children in a row
They fight and argue so
That's the way the system goes
And neither side can see
Though it's clear to you and me
No one seems to have control

Time and time again
The same things repeating themselves
And it's always been that way

There's A Great Big Ocean Out There
You go on and on
like you're trying to make it alright
can't you see I'm already there
I know that you care but
cliches in the air won't help me
in the end you will see

Don't tell me there's plenty more fish in the sea
I'm not planning on fishing so recklessly

It's quiet all around
On my own I sit and listen to my thoughts
Screaming at me in a childish way
But I don't want for anything I'm happy today so

In the end it doesn't matter if it was wrong or right
I'm here today and I'm making it alright

Forget about it if it's all the same to you
It's my business and it's not for you to judge
Maybe the way I am is what I want ok
I'm in a good place and that's where I'm gonna stay

Things Will Get Better
While I'm waiting for you to come back
I'll be strong and hope you don't fall
I'm a rock for you when you need steadying
I will stick by you strong and tall

And it's all got too much for you now
You've broken down and need rebuilding
Just remember, as I pick you up
Things will get better for you

Days will come and days will pass
In your mind they all become one
You can't explain what it is that you see
Come to my arms, you don't need to run

There's a light at the end of the tunnel
There's a light to see you through
Things may seem dark
Things may seem bleak
Things may seem dim
But things will get better
Things will get better for you

Throwaway
So the year is drawing to a close
And I know it been a tough one
It's time to look to the future now
And see where the road is heading
And if anything it's shown me that what we have
Is fragile, it can go at any point
So say what you need to and leave it behind
Thank **** it's over now to begin

It's all so throwaway
So throw it all away

And everyone gets to a point
Where they don't know to go left or right
And I hope you can look back and say that you've chosen
The right path at the right time
But you know that the past is not quite how you see it
And the memories are fading fast
And I won't say it's time for me to close that door
It's already slammed shut and I'm ready to shout
That...

It's all so throw away
So throw it all away

So the nights are drawing in sooner now
And I know what I'm trying to say
That I needed you all and all I can say
Is you were with me that's all I could ask
I know I don't say it often enough
But I love you all and I need you all
You're the people I want beside me
When everything else turns to dust

But remember what life is
Remember each day is a new an brilliant time
You can do what you want
You can do what you can

Which Way To Go
Your number's on the other side of the dice
The way you could have gone
It's facing the floor now
And you're left floundering around
You don't know which way to go

There's only one card left in the deck
And that card is you
There's no way you can play poker
When the only card left is the joker
You don't know which way to go

You Can't Say I Haven't Tried
Why does it take so long for me to speak your language
And when I do your mind is clear
I can't communicate with you anymore
I guess I'm lost in side this truth

I guess I try real hard to find the words to say
But they always come out wrong
I need to feel the words I'm saying to you
I need to understand what I'm saying

I'll always believe in you
Even when you're telling me lies
I'll always believe what you're saying
Even when you're saying goodbye

Sometimes I just need some time to myself
I thought that you would understand
If you need to be with me some of that time
Why don't you just tell me

And I'll always believe what you're saying
You can't say I haven't tried

You Don't Have A Choice
Don't you know, people say to you
If you get what you want, get what you want
Don't let it slip away
Don't you know, people are stupid
You don't have a choice
When it's ripped from your arms, ripped from your arms

Don't you know, people say to you
That you make your own luck, make your own luck
You do
Don't you know, people don't have a clue
You don't get the chance
When it's all that you do, all that you can do
Just to keep yourself from breaking down

Don't you know, people say to you
If you follow your heart, follow your heart
You won't go far wrong
Don't you know, people don't understand
That it's all you've ever done
And it's left you stranded, left you stranded

No, in this life you don't have a choice

" The past is not quite how you see it "