THIEVES (2016) NOBODY EVER LEAVES (2014)
THIEVES (2016)
THE VALLEY
There’s a quiet in the valley that I just can’t seem to hear
Too busy drowning in the chaos from above that holds me here
Where all the stars are outshining one another with a song
A simple tune that’s climbing but it wont be climbing long
There’s a hum in the power lines a static in the air
I try to hold onto it but my signals not too clear
This station I been listening to on a shortwave radio
Has too many commercials and only tells me everything I know
There’s a way out of this valley
Without stepping on the hand that helps you up
There’s a time to tune into the one who’s listening
There’s a time to tune into the one you love
There’s a shift in the temper of the clouds beyond the edge
In the search for inspiration the songwriter’s hedging her bets
Shining a light onto the dark of the valley floor
Songwriter picks up a pencil, hums a tune behind closed doors
There’s a way out of this valley
Without stepping on the hand that helps you up
There’s a time to tune into the one who’s listening
There’s a time to tune into the one you love
There’s a quiet in the valley that I just can’t seem to hear
Too busy drowning in the chaos from above that holds me here
Where all the stars are outshining one another with a song
A simple tune that’s climbing but it wont be climbing long
MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
Born in the middle of the night awakened by the old streetlight
Taking in the dark air dreaming of place where somebody would get it right
You were looking for a place to land said you’d lend a helping hand
We’d ride across the night sky diamonds in each other’s eyes
Thinking we were out of sight
Such a long time that I’d been waiting for you
In such a short time lovers become fools
So we burned those wheels right through
Till there was nothing else we’d ever want to do
Never any need to run the day had always just begun
Wondering why the others had warned us we would end up
Fading like a setting sun
You were talking like a rich man does
You’d take it all just because
Nothings gonna fall away and little things you never
Pay for in this life anyway
Was a long time that I’d been waiting for you
In such a short time lovers become fools
So we burned those wheels right through
Till there was nothing else we’d ever want to do
The moment when the water breaks
And the roaring waves come rolling in
You hear it when the silence caves
And you lose your way and go under
It all began to seem so clear
The day that you called me dear
Trying to disguise through beautiful lies
The place where your heart would disappear
Days began to feel so long, like a never-ending song
Found a new place to land, you took back your hand
And faded like a setting sun
Was a long time that I’d been waiting for you
In such a short time lovers become fools
So we burned those wheels right through
Till there was nothing else we’d ever want to do
So we burned those wheels right through
Till there was nothing else we’d ever want to do
Born in the middle of the night, awakened by the old streetlight
Taking in the dark air dreaming of place where somebody would get it right
Taking in the dark air dreaming of place where somebody would get it right
PARADISE
Feel it coming like a roll of black thunder
Heat gets heavy underneath the sky
I hear you breathing before you’re standing near me
Feels like something I ain’t ever tried
Light goes hazy as my eyelids close down
Liquid metal sinking to the floor
Try to hold it but it’s slipping through my fingers
I get the feeling I’ve been here before
It’s a long way if you wanna get back
It’s a long way to paradise
Beat gets louder as we’re moving through strangers
Rubbing shoulders with the other side
Swaying slowly to the backbeat of something
In slow motion our worlds collide
Lit up like candy rows of movie star light-bulbs
Our hearts are shining like they’ve never been
Try to hold it but it’s slipping through our fingers
Like party streamers in the summer wind
It’s a long way if you wanna get back
It’s a long way to paradise
Side stepping through this thing they call the time warp
Your lips aren’t moving but I hear your voice
Every moment brings us closer to the edge now
As if falling freely into love was a choice
Feel it coming like a roll of black thunder
Our hearts are shining like they’ve never been
Try to hold it but it’s slipping through our fingers
Like party streamers in the summer wind
Party streamers in the summer wind
It’s a long way if you wanna get back
It’s a long way to paradise
This kind of love we found, it won’t come around twice
BLUEPRINT
Did I see you yesterday or are you still right here
When you’re caught up in the moment nothing’s really clear
Was it in the spring that we were counting time
Keeps slipping through the cracks leaving nothing behind
Was it in a dream that we were wrapped up tight
Hiding from the world keeping out of sight
You threw secrets in my ear and we turned them into night
Underneath a blanket of bright stars nothing ever felt so right
I can feel forever coming on
Stretches out for miles and then it’s gone
So I count the time that we were given on the fingers of one hand
Forever’s just a place inside my mind
If I look close enough it’s you I’ll find
Don’t count on me today inside forever is where I’ll stay
Were we in the city dead middle of the night
Felt the heat of passing cars charmed by the burn of neon lights
We could feel the moment start to slip and fall away
We went running fast across the tracks trying to catch the feeling of escape
So I’m clinging to your memory like a raft out at sea
It’s holding me together it’s allowing me to breathe
Were we in the rainfall when you last called my name
Still echoes through the canyons of my heart it’ll never fade away
I can feel forever coming on
Stretches out for miles and then it’s gone
So I count the time that we were given on the fingers of one hand
Forever’s just a place inside my mind
If I look close enough it’s you I’ll find
Don’t count on me today inside forever is where I’ll stay
So we mark it off in days and we mark it off in years
Time the revelator help us live each moment as it really is
I try to hold you close but you’re gonna leave yes I know
I got the blueprint of your soul in mine and I’ll be sure to never let it go
WAIT ON YOU
You hold me then you let me go
Keep dragging me down in your undertow
I never saw the sunrise when I woke
Just the cold hard day that let me know
The night winds take us on
They rattle the timber and shake our bones
We hold onto the feeling that nothing’s wrong
But in the cold hard night
I wait on you, wait on you
I wait on you, wait on you
I wait on you, wait on you
Wait for you to let me know
That I can let you go
You got me putting on a front again
Hanging around with a couple of friends
We make it look so easy it’s hard to tell
That in the cold hard night, I still wait
I wait on you, wait on you
I wait on you, wait on you
I wait on you, wait on you
Wait for you to let me know
Nobody said it was going to be easy
Loving on a nickel and a dime
Nobody said it was going to be easy
Or that it’s all just a waste of time
We stumble through dark end of the night
Just trying to make sense of the point of the fight
We never saw the sunrise when we woke
Was just the cold hard night
And I still wait on
I wait on you, wait on you
I wait on you, wait on you
I wait on you, wait on you
Wait for you to let me know
That I can let you go
Wait for you to let me know
That I can let you go
LITTLE RELIEF
You were running so fast trying to catch your breath
When the heat of the moment got the better of you
Left you dragging on a cigarette
So you cut it right down, turned all the love around
But when the boat starts sinking it’s too late for thinking
So you settle into going down
And it’s a far way to fall when you feel you got nothing at all
But I’ll be waiting at the bottom as a friend and little relief
And if you cast your net too far out of reach you lose who you are
I’ll be waiting at the bottom as a friend and a little relief
You want to cross that line, want to leave the world behind
One moment you’re the wind howling round the bend
The next your just killing time
Try to make it all last, soak it up with a big old rag
Ringing out each moment as it slips away without ever looking back
Who says we only get one, one chance to get ‘er all done
To move among the stars, talk shit in bars, trying to make something last
To move among the stars, talk shit in bars, trying to make something last
And that’s the way of the world
Give a little take a little knowing it’ll never rain gold
And that’s the way of the world
Give a little take a little waiting for something to hold
Give a little take a little waiting for something to hold
So you’re gonna go slow, try and lighten that heavy load
It’s been following you around, weighing you down and you just gotta let it go
I’ll be waiting in the dark, to brighten the corners of your broken heart
So if you ever start again you’ll reach the end you envisioned from the very start
If you ever start again you’ll reach the end you envisioned from the very start
And it’s a far way to fall when you feel you got nothing at all
But I’ll be waiting at the bottom as a friend and little relief
And if you cast your net too far out of reach you lose who you are
I’ll be waiting at the bottom as a friend and a little relief
THIEVES
Found it all in the city, a corner room with a view
Bodies move like a river, below the place where I often think of you
Nothing ever came so easy
Nothing ever came so hard
Daylight creeps through my window and finds a way to land where you lie
When time allows me to steal you, but oh how it flies
Nothing ever came so easy
Nothing ever came so hard
Am I dreaming again
Am I dreaming again
So we take it as far as we can
We hide it away from our friends
We know this thing always ends
But we do it again and we do it again
You cast a shadow on my heart babe, every time you move a certain way
Put pressure on the blood veins
Resuscitate the heavy weight but alleviate the pain
Nothing ever came so easy
Nothing ever came so hard
Am I dreaming again
Am I dreaming again
WHITE ROSE
Meet me in the morning with a white rose
Take me to the moment when we die
We’ll be sitting pretty for the big ride
We’ll be taking notice of the sky
We’ll find a little peace in the country
I’ll build you a tower in our yard
We’ve been getting stronger with rainfall
We’ve been growing up and growing out through love
We took the long way getting out of here
We took the long way getting out of here
We took the long way getting out of here
And we’re never going back
Show me where to listen for the silence
I’ll tell you all my secrets in the dark
We’ll be sitting pretty when the sky falls
We’ll be taking numbers through it all
Cut me off a piece from your heart-string
I’ll tie it till my finger turns red
To remind me of the moment when it all came undone
We left the city behind and went racing into the sun
We left the city behind and went racing into the sun
We lit a fire the city couldn’t hold
Burning through our pockets, we were chasing fools gold
We took the long way getting out of here
We took the long way getting out of here
We took the long way getting out of here
And we’re never going back
Feet across the water
Heartbeat of the sky
Feet across the water
Just you and I
ASHES
Do I scatter the ashes or put em in a jar
Do wear them round my neck like some medieval scar
I do it all in vein to help me feel where you are
I’ve never felt closer than when you’re ringing through this old Gibson guitar
With one eye open I look for the light
To shine on the places where we got it right
The hours are minutes and they stretch on for days
But I can’t help feeling that time’s slipping away
There was something behind the words you’d say
Each pause like the space between the cradle and the grave
If I could bottle our time I’d only drink it away
The heat of the summer was never meant to stay
Do I scatter the ashes or put em in a jar
Do wear them round my neck like some medieval scar
I do it all in vein to help me feel where you are
But I’ve never felt closer than
No I’ve never felt closer
Than when you’re ringing through this old Gibson guitar
FINER SIDE
If I knew where to go
Somewhere the lights only go to low
I’d love it if you tagged along
We’d dig in until the night is well and truly gone
You say you don’t feel the way I feel
You could’ve fooled me cause this is feeling mighty real
You’re turning down every road
But the pay-offs lonely, leaves you feeling cold
Let me warm up your finer side
Come over darlin’ you can tell them that you tried
Come over to the finer side
You’re moving like a fox again
Digging for answers making new friends
I bet they’d love it if you came along
Hanging from rooftops till the morning’s dead and gone
You say you don’t feel the way I feel
You could’ve fooled me cause this is feeling mighty real
You’re turning down my every try
With your silver tongue and beautiful lies
Let me warm up your finer side
Come over darliln’ you can tell them that you tried
You got nowhere left to hide
It’s just one more roll of the dice
Come over to the finer side
NOBODY EVER LEAVES (2014)
WILDCATS
Folding like a table with a broken leg
I give you all I got but the weight it aches
I’m something that you need I’m something that you take
And when it comes down the house of cards will shake
So you kick it to the curb
You hang out with your friends
You tell yourself you’re never coming back again
But time’s running like cheap ballpoint pen
A sketched out line straight line to the end
When we fall into pieces
We scatter with the wind at night
We fall into pieces
Just fragments of our hearts’ delight
Wildcats bleeding on the open plains
We give it all we got on an empty stage
You’re running from your town
I’m running from your heart
Your love it takes me right back to the start
When we made it good
When we made it bad
When we cherished every little thing we had
But time’s running like a cheap ballpoint pen
A sketched out straight line to the end
Can we ever go back to the way things were
How did we ever lose track of our love that burned
CITY LIGHTS
You were a wide-eyed love struck dynamo
With a gunpowder kiss and a ticket to roam
Said you were heading for nothing but good times
And I wanted something more
You took me by surprise
I was caught up in your disguise
One could say there was magic in the air
You spun me ’round till my feet took off the ground
Where everything looks small from up there
Take a little of my heart baby
Take a little of me my friend
Take a little of my heart baby
Maybe we will meet again
We went running through the night
Chasing down the city lights
You whispered in my ear last call
We stumbled into the early morning din
Where the birds of paradise call
I swore to everything I could find
That I would change if you were mine
But that’s not how the story goes
So I keep it true but between me and you
I never learned to love and let go
No I never learned to love and let go
You were riding on the sea
I was tied to a dream
You were riding on the sea
And I was tied to a dream
SWINGING
I follow you down to where the street unfolds
To where the darkness calls and the wild wind roars
On the long green grass we lay down our swords
Call a truce on open land with a handshake
We call a truce on open land with a handshake
And then down we go again
Down we go again
Down we go again
Swinging for the last time
You follow me up to where the city meets the sun
Windows on fire till the day comes undone
Where the prophets never sleep
And the weary lose their feet
In the dead end dying day to day
In the dead end dying day to day
And then down they go again
Down we they again
Down we they again
Swinging for the last time
We lay on our backs in a wallpapered room
A dresser on each side of a bed made for two
Minutes turn to days and we drift off to the moon
Just long enough to hear that lonesome call
Just long enough to hear that lonesome call
And then down we go again
Down we go again
Down we go again
Swinging for the last time
I follow you down to where the street unfolds
Where the darkness calls and the wild wind it roars
And In the long green grass we lay down our swords
Call a truce on open land with a handshake
We call a truce on open land with a handshake
LEARNING TO RUN
My love is like a falling star
Burning through the night out into the dark
I don’t need what you’re feeding me
But I drink from the cup till it runs empty
My mind is like a steam ship
That’s sailing on a water that just won’t quit
Your eyes they ain’t fooling me off into the dustbowl of misery
Love won’t save us anymore
It leads us through the cellar door
Where blood and bones of memory’s stored
To haunt us in the night and take us out by light
My heart beats like a tom drum
That’s played by a child while she’s learning to run
Your days keep filling up with lies
That lead you astray out into the night
I know what you’re thinking now
How can we keep this from tearing us down?
Well I’m gone before the sunrise
I’m sailing on the wind with no goodbye
I’m sailing on the wind with no goodbye
I’m sailing on the wind with no goodbye
Love won’t save us anymore
It leads us through the cellar door
Where blood and bones of memory’s stored
To haunt us in the night and take us out by light
My love is like a falling star
Burning through the night right into the dark
LAST PLACE I LOOKED
In the last place I looked
You were standing right in front of me
Couldn’t see you for the burning trees
Roaring like thunder
In the last place I looked
Couldn’t tell if I was holding on
To the thing that keeps me going on
When the day goes black
In the last place I looked
There were faces staring back at me
Giving me the third degree
With no closure
You can tell me where to find gold
And we all need someone to hold
You can tell me how to live before I grow old
I can tell you how to cut it loose
Break the shackles free the noose
I can tell you how to love me till the pain goes
In the last place I looked
I was trying to get my words out
A tongue-twisting roar and shout
Always fighting for air
In the last place I looked
I was pining over something I
Saw in the blink of an eye
And it was gone for good
In the last place I looked
I was neither near nor far
From the heart of where you are
But I could feel you coming
But I’m a long way from getting it done
I keep my distance from the sun
With both feet on the ground I walk to the sound of tomorrow
SLEEP IN YOUR EYE
Sleep in your eye you’ve been up all night
How you going to make it till morning light
Take all you can from the buck and the gin
You don’t need to know where the bottle’s been
Draw a line in the sand walk like a man
You’re heading for the big-time again
No more dragging your bones against the wind
You’ll be shooting like an arrow straight as a pin
Time you were only waiting for time
Love you could never see it flying right straight past you
Time you were only waiting for time
Love you were always a beat behind
Waiting for your number
Days go by faster than light
Temperature’s rising the sun’s too bright
And so flies the crow by your window side
Just let it go past you’ll be alright
Keep digging in land where treasure’s been
Till dirt on your hands turns gold again
Take all you can from the buck and the gin
You’ll be shooting like an arrow straight as pin
Time you were only waiting for time
Love you could never see it flying right straight past you
Time you were only waiting for time
Love you were always a beat behind
Waiting for your number
You were only waiting for the stars to align in a little way
To light up where you are and to shake away the grey
Sleep in your eye
LUXURY LINER
I’m on a luxury liner
But I remember the days when we made ends meet
Born with an itch for adventure
I climbed aboard without looking back
And I should be coming home
To be by your side so you’re not alone
In the night when the light in the kitchen’s blown
And you settle for warmth of a memory
They say those you love you must let go
I should be trading my gold ticket for a bus back home
Often lost without you
You’re my rock in an emergency
But pulled by the rolling water
And her wicked grace and majesty
And I should be coming home
To be by your side so you’re not alone
In the night when the light in the kitchen’s blown
And you settle for warmth of a memory
They say those you love you must let go
I should be trading my gold ticket for a bus back home
I’m on a luxury liner
But I remember the days when we made ends meet
Born with an itch for adventure
I climbed aboard without looking back
And I should be coming home
To be by your side so you’re not alone
In the night when the light in the kitchen’s blown
And you settle for warmth of a memory
They say those you love you must let go
I should be trading my gold ticket for a bus back home
I should be trading my gold ticket for a bus back home
I should be trading my gold ticket for a bus back home
TOOTH TO A STRING
Like a tied up tooth to a string you’re pulling on my every word
Taking all the advantages digging up forgotten dirt
And I don’t know why
You’re telling me to go when I’ve already said goodbye
Days go by like an owl sitting on top of the world
Waiting you hunt for pray taking what’s seen or heard
And I don’t know why
You’re telling me to go when I’ve already said goodbye
Midnight rambling fights on the lawn with you
Silver tongued, we come undone
And the heartache sticks like glue
And I don’t know why
You’re telling me to go when I’ve already said goodbye
And I don’t know what’s right or wrong
But everybody says that we’ve come to the end of our song
And we all fall down
And we all fall down
And we all fall down
Eggshells crack I’m stepping tiptoe over to you
Context taken out of a sky that’s faded blue
And I don’t know why you’re telling me to go
When I’ve already said goodbye
You’re telling me to go when I’ve already said goodbye
And I don’t know why
A LITTLE MORE LIKE LOVE
Gonna stroll into that alley
With my sleeves rolled up high
And my mind’s made up, there’s gonna be a fight tonight
Gonna put our tune on the jukebox
Just to get my courage right
Gonna take a shot to help me see through the night
Cause you been dancing with the devil
And wishing on a star
And you’re watching her fall through this hole in the wall bar
And she’s laughing, and you can’t get a word in
And it’s starting to shape up into something a little more like love
You’re going down tonight honey you say
And she smiles politely
As he’s pulling out her chair and buying her the next round
And she tosses her hair back lightly and rolls a cigarette
And your pride takes a dive as she is puts it to his lips
Cause you’ve been sitting with a thief
And she’s running with his heart
And you watch it disappear through this hole in the wall bar
And he’s laughing and you can’t get a word in
And it’s starting to shape up into something a little more like love
When your glass is empty and your heart’s all run down
And the night is flying so fast it nearly knocks you out
When the tune you’re humming takes you back to a love you found
So real and strong that how could it be breaking now?
Head her off on her way to the ladies
Spin around under burnt out footlights
And your mind’s made up you’re gonna take her down and try her on for size
But you been drinking like a champion who’s running late for the race
And you’re stumbling down trying to save some face
And she’s laughing, and you can’t get a word in
And It’s starting to shape up into something a little more like love