On The Other Side
(Kerry Livgren)
The empty page before me now, the pen is in my hand The words don't come so easy but I'm trying I'm searching for a melody or some forgotten line They can slip away from us so quickly Don't be unkind I'm not complaining I only feel it needs explaining
(Chorus) Though I've said it all before I'll say it once again (one more time) Everyone needs something to believe in
So turn around, turn around it's on the other side Feel the sound, feel the sound, it's coming from deep inside It will fill you with emotion, if you let it be your guide so Turn around; turn around, it's on the other side
I'm waiting for the day to end another to begin Somehow I've forgotten what it stood for I look into your face and see the searching in your eyes I will he your servant till the end The music plays, and for a moment I feel That all there days an so fulfilling
(Chorus)
Desperation shows its ugly face in many ways No one can escape the times we live in The answers are so simple and we all know where to look But it's easier to just avoid the question And if I seem too inconclusive It's just because it's so elusive
(Chorus)
People Of The South Wind
(Kerry Livgren)
There are some who can still remember All the things that we used to do But the days of our youth were numbered And the ones who survive it are few Oh, I can still see the smiling faces When the times were so good All in the old familiar places I'd go back if I could (to the)
People of the south wind, people of the southern wind It's the people of the wind, I got to be there again
Well, it's a hard thing to face the music: But it's something everybody has got to do So I hope that I can always remember All the crazy times we had to go through Now it's a dream that is slowly fading And I don't want it to go All of the memories are evading And I want you to know (it's the)
People of the south wind, people of the southern wind It's the people of the wind, I got to be there again
Now we've traveled all across the oceans And we've seen what there is to see But I guess it's not the proper solution Cause it's all about the same to me Now I look back and it makes me wonder Why we just couldn't see All of the battles we fought and won there And I wish that I could be with the
People of the wind I want to see 'em again It's where we used to be free And that's the place for me It's just a state of my mind A thing that's so hard to find
Angles Have Fallen
(Steve Walsh)
Angels have fallen, fallen from heaven, where did they go No one could save them no one forgave them their chance to know When I hear them below I think how it is to be weary Children are restless they know what can happen when men are vain Talking in riddles won't keep them from knowing you've gone insane They know a few will try to gain by trying to live like their teachers
(Chorus) Save me for now, save me forever Hold me so close, I can't bear to go There's darkness around me or is it within me You're living forever, I'm dying so slow
Inside a window that leads to your conscience you'll see, you'll hear People are talking maybe you know them, they know you're near Masking themselves from fear and asking themselves who their friends are
(Chorus)
Well you say that you've been here in this life and time You say it's no good here, but you say that so fine You reach for your winnings, an angelic excuse Round them you act humble, still you never refuse You better tell all your people to watch for a sign Make them glad they are living in this life and time The angels have fallen, they've all gone away It's you that must find them by living each day
How My Soul Cries Out For You
(Steve Walsh)
The night was cold, was deja-vu I went on thinking we were too How my soul cries out for you
To many places we once knew To many faces, still no clue How my soul cries out for you
I didn't think I needed you when I got out on my own Dead set on having my way I was convinced that I was right and you were wrong Then I started thinkin' to myself Well maybe what they say is true How could we get so turned around when you needed me As much as I needed you...
I tried to get you on the phone No one answered, no one answered at home I heard that you thought we were through Somethin' I had, somethin' I had to do and How my soul cries for you
How my soul cries out for you It cries for love that we once knew How my soul cries out for you
A Glimpse Of Home
(Kerry Livgren)
When I was very young so many songs were sung So much wasted time on an uphill climb But you where always there, a feeling in the air There was nothing to fear you were so near Now you are here once again As I stand in your presence I can feel the quiet patience of your gaze Like an old superstition You are haunting all my dreams and waking days
(Chorus) All my life I knew you were waiting, revelation anticipating All is well, the search is over, let the truth be known Let it be shown (give me a glimpse of home)
There's no resisting you among the chosen few It's hard to be sure, it's hard to endure And when I hear your voice I know I have the choice To pursue an ideal, something so real Now I've got nothing to lose As I see your reflection All the answers I desire become so clear Like a page that is turning I can look into the future without fear
You're in my rock and roll, you're in my very soul Though it's heavy to bear, it's a feeling so rare And it's a mystery, the way it's meant to be Can we ever know, we're moving so slow There ain't enough time in the world As I reach up the ladder There is something ever higher to perceive Like a fire that is burning In my heart I know I surely must believe
Away From You
(Steve Walsh)
Used to think about what I would grow up to be Good or bad, right or wrong, it was no harm to me Was a time in my life when I wish I'd have known You can't gamble with fate, you might end up alone
(Chorus) Meet me where the feeling is high, let the sound surround you Meet me at the top of the sky, where the colors fly around you Well, I'm lost in a world of dismay But nothin' can take me away from you
Left you back while I worked very hard to succeed All the distance I've gone makes it hard to believe You and I were so close, now we're so far apart And I remember the feeling we shared in our heart
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Again and again you return to haunt me in my dreams See your eyes, how they glisten, your hair how it gleams And I know I will miss you when you have to go I return to my place until nights lets me know
(Chorus)
Stay Out Of Trouble
(Steve Walsh / Robby Steinhardt / Richard Williams)
Step outside and feel the tingle Trouble finds you every night You wonder where nobody knows you Your civil tone is not polite You got no friends, you don't like people You tried it once and they let you down And after seven years you're still hurt and angry And inside your head is an awful sound
(Chorus) Some say that trouble is my middle name I find it very easy and I sin out just the same So stay out of trouble, don't cry Stay out of trouble, you'll die
You're on the street the clock strikes 11 And it takes that seven years away Now you're walking with that lovely lady And just like that you can hear her say "Well I know for sure you ain't got the money for an ounce of coke or a Cadillac!" I said, "It ain't no use in trying to fool me A big woman like you has got to fight back"
(Chorus)
Inside your head it sounds like thunder And your room becomes an ugly shell You get in your car and you start the engine And you drive with your right foot in hell Well, someone said, "ain't that funny Well, I saw that boy just the other night" Went into this bar and really got rowdy With his friends and him is an awful fight
(Chorus)
Reason To Be
(Kerry Livgren)
So long, someone is waiting I got places to go, I got things to see No more procrastinating For this is the moment that was meant for me And I'm moving like a wave on the ocean Drifting to the opposite ride Traveling with no destination Just riding the tide
People they say that I'm foolish They say that I'm living in a fantasy I say, everything's easy It's better than living in futility So, I'm standing here in back of the curtain Waiting for the start of the show Acting like an actor is easy If you can let go
Someday something will find you A magical feeling you could not foresee A feeling so devastating From that moment on your life's a comedy And suddenly you're light as a feather You're falling like a leaf from a tree The things you thought you needed are fading Your reason to be
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