A Day in the Life - Verse 1 Summer 1999, finished Fall 1999
Alarm sounds at quarter till 5
I get up and get back in the grind
work at a job for a measly $5.50
work all day to put food on my plate
get home at 6 after a 9 hour day
when I was young
I had so many dreams
but dreams die
and dreams pass away
now all I'm left with
is this life
Had a kid at 16
got married at 18
she left the other day
with some guy for the city
his suit cost more than my car
guess she was done
we lost our dreams
our dream died
our dream passed away
now all I'm left with
is this life
Now the kid is 10
and I'm 26
he was my everything
but now he's gone
drunk driver took him out
guess he was done
he lost his dreams
my son died
my wife passed me by
now all I'm left with
is this life
there's got to be
something better than this
but I can't find it
there's got to be
something better than this
have you got a line on it?
Lilies Bloom Again - Winter 1997
every single day
in every single way
life goes on
life also ends
roses bloom
violets scream
and...the lilies bloom again
Chorus:
the sun goes down
the rain goes away
and the lilies leave
but...I wanna see
the lilies bloom again
walking down the street
running just to get there
life is good
life is bad
roses bleed
violets scream
but...the lilies bloom again
Chorus:
people going to see
they're gonna fly
God is good
God is great
Jesus bleeds
the rocks scream
and...we are going to live again
breakdown:
lilies bloom
lilies bloom
I wanna see the lilies bloom
one more time today
Chorus: x 2
Supposed to Be - Summer 1999
A break-up song, obviously. Interestingly enough we later got back together and then I ended it, so maybe I should have been alright with it the first time around to save both of us the pain of the next months.
the time of disease
that swept through me
a day of destruction
a day of pain
it was supposed to be
the one forever
it was supposed to be
the love of a life
it wasn't
I saw you today
and nothing has changed
the pain in my eye
was there just the same
B:
you were supposed to be
the one forever
you were supposed to be
the love of my life
you weren't
a lie for a summer
waited till the end
a lie of my love
burnt down in a word
B:
I saw you today
and nothing has changed
the love in my heart
somehow you didn't kill
I saw you today
and nothing has changed
the love in my heart
I wish you would've killed
Coffee Cup - Summer 1999
sitting in this booth
staring at my coffee cup
seeing her face everywhere
remembering the heartaches
of time gone by
the coffee burns my throat
and the pain collides
both physical and emotional
I hate her for this
I hate myself too
but the pain subsides
like every other time
and I'm left searching
with this broken heart of mine
there's got to be some hope
some hope for tomorrow
and there's gotta be forgiveness
for her from me
I used to carry hate
in a big bag on my shoulder
I used to roll in it
like a pig in mud
but here I sit and sing a new song
tomorrow I'll forgive
and start again
tomorrow I'll forget
and start anew (Repeat)
sitting in this booth
staring at my coffee cup
whishing her luck in everything
the heartache passed away
and nothing is left but hope
Higher Ground - Summer 1999
I wrote a song once
that talked of losing one's way
I felt incomplete
was thinking of letting go
but now things have changed
and I'm on my way
Chorus:
to higher ground
where the grass is green
higher ground
where the air is clean
higher ground
just my savior, my God and me
this road
won't hold me no more
this place
it won't be my home
this person
I've got to let go
and let God
and I'm on my way
Chorus:
this job
it won't control me
this money
it won't be my God
this choice
is mine
and mine alone
and I'm on my way
Chorus:
this word
I will not say
this friend
I will not lead astray
I've done that before
now there's pain inside
but I'm on my way
Chorus: x 2
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