LYRICS

AFTER ALL

TAKE A GOOD LONG LOOK AT US

A PASSING GLANCE WOULD’VE NEVER SEEN

AS THE WORLD FALLS DOWN AROUND

A ROCK IN A STORMY SEA

AT TIMES IT WAS HARD TO CARRY ON

TO KEEP THE WOLVES AT BAY

BUT HAVING YOU TO LEAN ON

MADE ME TRY JUST ONE MORE DAY

WHEN IT’S ALL BEEN SAID AND DONE

HERE WE ARE STILL STANDING STRONG

LOOK AT ALL THAT WE’VE BECOME

AFTER ALL

THE SUN SHINE THROUGH THE STORMY SKIES

AND DRIES THE FLOOD OF TEARS

WE CAN FINALLY SEE A LIGHT AHEAD

AND THE HIDDEN ROADS APPEAR

NEW ADVENTURES HAPPEN EVERYDAY

AS THE MINUTES QUICKLY PASS

EACH DAY WE’RE GROWING CLOSER

LIVE FOR TODAY, THE TIMES MOVE FAST

The Rain

Why does it have to rain? Why does it make me cry?

What is this pain, I feel inside?

Falling down on me washing through my mind

Freeing the memories I try to hide

Clouds in my vision I can’t see

These feelings are growing like a storm in front of me

Looking for shelter but I can’t find

Nowhere to run to in the corners of my mind

The rain is coming down

Down on me now

My hearts pounding like thunder rolling in

It’s getting so close now I wish this storm would end

Looking for someone to heal my pain

Take me away from here hide me from hide me from the rain

DON’T YOU WANT ME ANYMORE?

WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO THOSE DAYS?

IT WASN’T SO LONG AGO

IT SEEMS THAT YOU’VE FORGOTTON

OR JUST DON’T CARE TO KNOW

EVEN THOUGH YOU’RE HERE

IT’S ALMOST LIKE YOUR’E GONE

DON’T YOU FEEL THE SAME WAY?

DID I DO SOMETHING WRONG?

I NEED TO FEEL YOU CLOSE TO ME

TO FEEL THE WARMTH INSIDE

IT NEVER USED TO BE LIKE THIS

WHAT ARE YOU TRYING TO HIDE?

I REALLY WANT TO TALK TO YOU

ASK WHAT CHANGED FROM BEFORE

YOU SAY THAT YOU STILL LOVE ME, BABY

BUT DON’T YOU WANT ME ANYMORE?

I KNOW WE HARDLY SEE EACH OTHER

AND YOU’RE WEARY TO THE BONES

YOUR EVERY MOMENT’S FILLED UP

WHY SHOULD I FEEL ALONE?

IT’S NOT QUESTION OF THE HEART

BUT MORE DESIRE OF TOUCH

DO YOU STILL NEED IT FROM ME?

MAYBE IT’S ALL TOO MUCH

Something to Believe In

Give me something more to believe in

More than money can buy

More than living just to die

More to life

Something to believe in

Well I’ve searched all around this world

Looking for that perfect girl…and

I’ve been to the Taj Mahal…and

I’ve walked on that Chinese wall

I’ve followed the leader of the cause

Prayed to the maker of the laws

I think I’m lost…and I need

Something to believe in

I’m not trying to say that it’s so very hard

But knowing where to go

You gotta have a start

Well I’ve been through my darkest time… and

I came out the other side

It took me 10 years to learn to cry…and

Another one to say bye bye

I thought I found the key to the secret door

Oh but I don’t think so anymore

Ya I’m still looking for

Something to believe in

THE LAST THING

© G. BIRCH 1999

THE LAST THING, I’D EVER DO

IS TO MAKE YOU CRY OR BRING HARM TO YOU

THE LAST THING THAT WILL EVER BE

IS A LONELY LIFE, WHILE YOU’RE HERE WITH ME

THE FIRST THING, THAT I WANT EACH DAY

IS TO SEE THAT SMILE UPON YOU’RE FACE

THE FIRST THING THAT I WANT TO FEEL

IS A LOVE SO STRONG THAT I CAN’T CONCEAL

OOOH, OOOH THE LAST THING…

IF YOU LEAVE

YOU KNOW I’D NEVER MAKE IT ON MY OWN

YOU MUST BELIEVE

YOU’RE THE ONLY THING KEEPS ME STRONG

I LOOKED SO HARD

TO FIND THE ONE AND ONLY GIRL FOR ME

YOU’VE GOT MY HEART AND SOUL

SO CAUGHT UP IN YOUR LOVE

THAT I CAN HARDLEY BREATH…

THE LAST THING THAT YOU’LL HERE FROM ME

IS THE LOVE IS GONE, I NO LONGER NEED

THE LAST THING, I WANT TO DO

IS SPEND MY LIFE, AND GROW OLD WITH YOU

OOOH, OOOH THE LAST THING…

We All Need Something

Worked all his life just for the pay

His daddy said it was the only way

They say he died a little everyday

And then he drank he drank it all away

We all need something

But it’s all for nothing

If we fall for something

That falls apart

She waited tables in a roadside bar

To many years a wishing on that star

Hoping one day he’d arrive in his shiny car

But her prince charming he never drove that far

So the world’s gonna be just fine

Maybe a dollar ain’t worth a dime

And maybe the air ain’t so sublime

But where you look ya know

That’s what you find

A NEW DAYS SUN

THERE IS A PLACE I WANT TO BE

SOMEBODY THERE WHO WAITS FOR ME

THE VISITS SEEM SO FEW AND FAR BETWEEN

I GO THERE OFTEN IN MY DREAMS

HOPE I CAN STAY A WHILE

HOPE JUST TO SEE YOU SMILE

EYES OF BLUE SO BIG AND BRIGHT

LOOKS AT THE NEW AN WONDEROUS SIGHTS

I WONDER WHAT IT IS SHE SEES

AS SHE GAZES UP AT ME

THE LOVE I FEEL IS TRUE

IT GROWS THE MORE THAT I SEE YOU

DON’T GROW UP TOO FAST GOT TO MAKE IT LAST

I KNOW THAT TIME WON’T STOP FOR ME

LIKE A NEW DAYS SUN SHINES FOR EVERYONE

LIKE THE MOON GLOWS BRIGHT FOR ALL TO SEE

WE LOOK AT YOU WE’RE OVERWELMED

YOU’VE GOT US CAST UNDER YOUR SPELL

IT SEEMED LIKE MAGIC YOU APPEARED

AND WE’RE IN AWE THAT YOU ARE HERE

I HOPE THAT YOU WILL SEE

THAT YOU ARE ALL WE’LL EVER NEED

CAN’T WAIT TILL YOU CAN FIND THE WORDS

I’LL REMEMBER ALL THE THINGS I’VE HEARD

I’LL SHOW YOU HOW TO DANCE AND SING

YOU DON’T KNOW HOW MUCH JOY YOU BRING

TO ME DARLING BABE

YOU KNOW WE’LL NEVER GO AWAY

FROM YOU…

Feel The Pain

My momma left me with my daddy's rage

Its too much anger for a child to face

So I won’t feel the pain

And as a boy you know I made a vow

I’d never let nobody take me down

Cause I won’t feel the pain

Ohh Ohh feel the pain

She said she loved me but she couldn’t stay

I wouldn’t listen I just walked away

Cause I won’t feel the pain

Ohh Ohh feel the pain

Why did you leave?

Where did you go?

Now I’m on my own

Alone

I drank so much you know I couldn’t see

I lost my home I lost my family I lost my dream

But I won’t feel the pain

Ohh Ohh feel the pain

NEVER HAD, NEVER LOST

HER LONG DARK FLOWING HAIR

PIERCING EYES IN MINE THEY STARE

IN EVERY GESTURE SHE SAYS SO MUCH

LOVE FEELINGS FROM JUST A TOUCH

I FEEL HER BODY NEXT TO MINE

I’M HOME AGAIN WHEN WE ENTWINE

COME TOGETHER, WE ARE ONE

SHE WARMS ME LIKE A NEW DAYS SUN

I NEVER HAD, I’D NEVER LOST

UNTIL YOU AND I BECAME US

WON’T LET GO AT ANY COST

SO YOU KNOW IN ME YOU CAN TRUST

TIME PASSING QUICKLY BY

LIGHT OF DAY TO DARKEST NIGHT

HOLDING TIGHTLY CLOSE TO ME

IN MIND, SPIRIT, HEART, BODY

IF WE COULD SAIL THE 7 SEAS

OR FLY AWAY JUST ME AND YOU

IT’S ALWAYS THERE IN THE BACK OF MY MIND

DO MY DREAMS EVER COME THROUGH TO YOU

HER LONG DARK FLOWING HAIR

PIERCING EYES IN MINE THEY STARE

IN EVERY GESTURE SHE SAYS SO MUCH

LOVE FEELINGS FROM JUST A TOUCH

MY HEART

SO MANY TIMES I’VE HAD TO FACE THE MUSIC

FOR ONE OF MY SILLY STUPID LIES

I’D DIG A HOLE AND JUST KEEP ON DIGGING

I WISH I’D LEARN TO LOOK INSIDE …

MY HEART - FEELS LIKE IT’S BREAKIN’

MY HEART - TAKE A LOOK INSIDE

MY HEART - CRYIN’ OUT FOR ANSWERS

MY HEART…..

I’VE BEEN LOST IN THIS WORLD, IN A SEA OF NEED AND HUNGER

I KNOW I SAID I WAS DOING FINE

BUT I CAN’T GO ON LIKE THIS, I KNOW I’M GOING UNDER

I NEED SOMEBODY TO THROW A LINE TO…

TAKE ME DOWN TO THE RIVER

(Cleans me of my pain)

AND WASH MY SHAME AWAY

(Release me from these chains)

BREAK THIS SPELL THAT I’M UNDER

(Help me find a way)

WON’T YOU FIND THE WORDS TO SAY TO…

These feelings are growing like a storm in front of me

OR JUST DON’T CARE TO KNOW

Something to believe in

THE LAST THING

© G. BIRCH 1999

OOOH, OOOH THE LAST THING…

His daddy said it was the only way

They say he died a little everyday

Maybe a dollar ain’t worth a dime

My momma left me with my daddy's rage

Its too much anger for a child to face

I’d never let nobody take me down

NEVER HAD, NEVER LOST

© G. BIRCH 2004

MY HEART - FEELS LIKE IT’S BREAKIN’

MY HEART - TAKE A LOOK INSIDE

MY HEART - CRYIN’ OUT FOR ANSWERS