Wash Away The Rain (song lyrics) [folk rock ballad]

[folk rock ballad. melissa etheridge. sheryl crow.]

There’s a sunshine deep within you
So spotless, real, sublime and pure
That’s cluttered by your darkest baggage
Tucked deep within you, remote and obscure.

You try to open up your window
You get cut deeply by the pane
If the sunlight touches your eyes, baby
Will it wash away the rain…

**

Left behind, alone, discarded
Licking wounds that you wish would heal
Somebody you thought you were close to
Left for a bigger… much better deal.

Look to the sunlight – see it shining
Release all of your darkest pain
Let it warm you, let it soothe you
Let it wash away the rain.

**

**

The rain comes down
You can’t deny it
The truth is written in your eyes.

No one may see
No one does know it
No one can hear your silent cries.

The sun comes out, though
Maybe you’ll try it
You could feel whole again.

You have to open
Up the window
And just wash away your rain.

The Postcard (song lyrics) [rock ballad]

[rock ballad with a james taylor/bobby goldsboro/paul simon feel]

all i had left – in my desk
was this postcard
pictured on it – where i’d once been

a reminder – so distant
of a past i once held, where
i’d never be going again

so i sat down – to write you
some solace and sham
penning words – that i’m feeling no pain

and i realize now
that this pen’s – not a fountain
and it better not run in the rain.

the words – better not run in the rain…

on the back – of the card,
i scrawled down – that it’s sunny
that it’s never looked – brighter than this

prospects are golden
and my luck’s running honey
i’ve been blessed – with some heavenly kiss

what i didn’t say,
i didn’t want you to know
you’re not asking- to see all my pain

the sun’s not really shining,
and this pen’s only felt,
well, it better not run it the rain.

i hope it won’t run in the rain…
no, it better not run in the rain.

Life Was Meant To Be Lived (song lyrics) [garage rock]

[smithereen's, rem, nickelback. could go different ways.]

She was an innocent girl
In a dangerous world
She was full of blind trust and light.

But that was bastardized
And that was stolen away
Innocence lost in the blink of an eye.

She could have fallen down
She could have run to hide.
She could have given up on living her life.

She could’ve shadowed out
All the gold  inside
But, she held on to some of the light.

*******
Because….
Life was meant to be lived, lived.
Life was meant to be loved, right?
He took what she wouldn’t give, give
But not the beauty inside, ’side.
*******

She grew up and worked
On an aeroplane
She served passengers with a warm smile.

She greeted people she loved
From all over the world
With the glow of an innocent child.

Then, the towers fell
And, the jobs were gone
More than a hundred thousand strong.

She felt like giving up
And she felt so alone
But, she knew giving up would be wrong.

*******
Because…
Life was meant to be lived, lived.
Life was meant to be loved, right?
She still had something to give, give
She wouldn’t give up that fight, fight.
*******

So, she began again
From the bottom rung
She held onto all the good she believed.

She settled down with her love,
They had a beautiful son
She was thankful for all she received.

When the days get so hard
And, the nights last so long
She tells herself – she’s just not done!

And, when success seems so far
And everything has gone wrong
She takes comfort – how far she has come.
*******
Because…
Life was meant to be lived, lived.
Life was meant to be loved, right?
And maybe she hasn’t won, won
But there’s still time, she just might, might.

Life was meant to be lived, lived.
Life was meant to be loved, right?
You’ve got to reach out and give, give
And hold onto the light, light.

Life was meant to be lived, lived…
Life was meant to be lived, right?

Life was meant to be lived, lived…

Mama Lies . . . (song lyrics) [country folk song]

[country folk song. maybe emmylou harris, pam tillis, reba.]

Her mama told her Papa died
When she was just a baby.
There was no other family
The two were on their own.

She didn’t question Mama’s word
She prayed for Papa daily.
And did her best with Mama
To create a happy home.

Gradually, the years went by
The girl became a woman.
It didn’t seem so very long
She’d children of her own.

When cancer came to visit them,
The stay was not a long one.
And she couldn’t help but feel
A little lost with Mama gone.

**

Now Mama lies
in a chamber filled with roses
Mama lies
in a bedroom made of stone.

Mama’s eyes
look down on her from heaven
She couldn’t help but feel
A little lost with Mama gone.

**

She held the – picture of her grand kids
As she sat down at the table
And told her husband of – these thirty years
The lump might be benign.

Her doctor’d asked her family’s history
She didn’t know the story too well.
She finally did a search on Papa
And boy – had Mama lied…

With shock still ringing in her head
She gathered up the family
Together they walked through the courtyard
Of the nursing home.

Fifty-seven years she was,
Her Papa nearly eighty.
He smiled weakly at the strangers
Then stared out onto the lawn.

**

Well, Mama lied -
She left Papa to his family.
Mama lied -
She’d changed her job and then moved on.

Mama lied -
She never told him of their baby
She thought alone – she’d make things right
and it – would fix their wrong.

**

Now Papa’s eyes
look at his daughter and her family
Papa’s eyes
look into eyes he should have known.

Papa’s eyes
Travel to a distant memory.
He smiles weakly at the strangers
Then stares out onto the lawn.

Turning Away (song lyrics) [rock ballad]

[rock ballad with a melissa etheridge throaty, angsty, guttural feel]

I can’t tell you
What I’m feeling

My heart is pounding
My head is reeling

My heart and soul are
What you’re stealing

As you’re turning away…

**

You can’t hear me
I’ve lost my voice

The world is silent
Not one small noise

Could there tru-ly be
No other choice?

No, you’re still turning away.

**

And now I see that you’re
Needing to breathe
And I’m watching you go…

Its not that you and me
Were even meant to be
I wasn’t ready to know.

**

**

I’m all alone again…
Yeah, here I stand

Won’t you turn back around
Just take my hand

The truth sinks slowly in
That’s not the plan

You’re simply turning away…

**

Turn, turn, turn,
Turning away.

Turn, turn, turn,
You’ll never stay…

Turn, turn, turn,
Turning away.

Turn, turn, turn,
My turn to stray…

**
Now I can slowly hear
The world outside

I know I only was
Here for the ride

If I knew a way
I’d be at your side

Instead . . . I’m turning away.

**

Turn, turn, turn,
Turning away…

Turn, turn, turn,
You’ll never stay…

Turn, turn, turn,
Turning away.

Turn, turn, turn,
You’ll never stay…

Turn, turn, turn,
I’m turning away.

You Don’t Know Jack (song lyrics) [power pop]

[power pop. cheap trick sound.]

You said goodbye to me—turned quickly on your heel
You went out searching—for that bigger better deal
And now that guy you caught—and thought was so sublime
Was not “all that”– he didn’t stand the test of time.
And you’re alone…

You told me, baby – nothing that—we ever had was real
You needed someone—with a hotter sex appeal
But, so did he—and now you’re feeling, oh, so small
My cell ID tells me—it’s you who’s trying to crawl.
Come crawling home…

Well….
You don’t know jack!
You don’t know me.
You want me back
But, I can see, oh, girl….
You don’t know jack!

When I told you that I loved you, baby—you still walked away
You didn’t want to listen—to the words I had to say
He was young and hot and vibrant—so much “more” than what I am
You felt alive again—then he went on the lam.
You were so wrong….

**

Well….
You don’t know jack!
You don’t know me.
You wanna come back
But, I can see, oh, girl….
You don’t know jack!

**

The table’s turned, you beg— you crawl across my floor
Petty’s singing now —”Don’t Come ‘Round Here No More.”
You look up at me—’Big Eyes’ call out my name.
Once a sucker, only, girl. I’m on to your cheap game.
Goodbye, so long….

**

You don’t know jack!
You don’t know me.
You can’t come back
Oh, can’t you…. see… it… girl?

Oh, yeah…
You don’t know jack!!
You don’t know jack.
You don’t know jack….

Spring Cleansing (song lyrics) [campfire folk song]

[campfire type song for wiccans and other earth religions]

Too many scars, too many fears
to give any one a review.
Cluttering up my mind over the years;
Afraid to try anything new.
It‘s never easy to remember
things that caused your life pain.
And it’s never simple to face all those evils
Or give any one its true name.
Jealousy often is called realism
by the one who can’t say “insecure.”
Anger is “boredom” by the one who just cannot
connect it with feeling a fear.
Caution is “wisdom” to the one who can’t struggle
to get himself up out of bed.
And Hatred is called “religion” by those who don’t
question the words they have read.
Here is a time – to open our eyes
to the things that are painful to see.
And spring clean the closets of our spirit and mind.
so, once more the soul can be free.
When we look inward and we can accept
the darkness that has always been.
Then the Light can grow strong and honest and pure
as the god and goddess living within.