The Vagabond

I've been the liar, I've been the lie, I've been the junkie, I've been the high
I've been the genius, I've been the fool, I've been the outlaw, I've been the rule

I've been the grifter, I've been the con
I've been the king and I've been the pawn
But, that's the life life of the vagabond.

I've been the freight train, I've been the track, I've been the tight rope, I've been the slack
I've been the juggler, I've been the pin, I've been the scalpel, I've been the skin

I've been the headlights, I've been the deer
I've been the blindfold, I've been the mirror
But, I never would've dreamed I'd end up here, on a...

A Steady course with even keel, where you...
Don't have to reinvent the wheel
Not if you've got something real
I love the way your love makes me feel
I love the way your love makes me feel

I've been the heartstrings, I've been the pull, I've been the cape, I've been the bull
I've been the castle, I've been the moat, I been all three people in the dear John note

I've been the panther, I've been the prey
I've been the sculptor, I've been the clay
And it took this long to find my way to a...

A Steady course with even keel, where you...
Don't have to reinvent the wheel
Not if you've got something real
I love the way your love makes me feel

A little rough water's no big deal
It's nothin' that time won't heal
Not when you've got something real
I love the way your love makes me feel
I love the way your love makes me feel

NOTHING’S GONNA STOP ME

Lookin' out my window
Watch the other cars go by
Got no map to follow
All I wanna do is drive

Everything that owned me I had to leave behind

Now I'm out here on the open road
I ain't got no place, no special place to go
But nothing's gonna stop me
Nothing's gonna stop me now
Nothing's gonna stop me
Nothing's gonna stop me now

Maybe I'll do Memphis
Or show up in the show me state
Head on down to Texas
Or camp out by the great salt lake

Don't know where I'll end up, but there's no looking back

Now I'm out here on the open road
I ain't got no place, no special place to go
But nothing's gonna stop me
Nothing's gonna stop me now
Nothing's gonna stop me
Nothing's gonna stop me now

Now I'm following the weather
And I just keep feelin' better

Now I'm out here on the open road
I ain't got no place, no special place to go
But nothing's gonna stop me
Nothing's gonna stop me now
Nothing's gonna stop me
Nothing's gonna stop me now

NO YOU IN WE

You were everything I wanted
You promised You would never make me blue
You were talkin' happy ever after
Turns out none of that was true
Now when I think of you

It's the U in underhandeda
The U in cruelty
U in unhappy ending
And U in used to be
And there's a W in wicked
That's why no you in we

I gave into you so easily
I was such a lovesick fool
I never dreamed you'd ever hurt me
Now I try not to think of you
But every time I do

It's the U in humiliation
Insult and injury
It's the U in true companion
U turned out not to be
And there's a W in worthless
And that's why there's no you in we

You were talkin' happy ever after
Turns out none of that was true
Now when I think of you

It's the U in torn asunder
And painful memory
The U in heartless liar
OK, well there ought to be

And there's a W in wicked
That's why no U in we
Yeah, there's a W in wack-job
That's why there's no you in we

JUST TO SAY I DID

I wrote a book, I rode a bike,
Took a powder, I took a hike
I climbed a mountain saw a pyramid...
I did it once just to say I did

I stole a Rembrant, I rolled a car,
I walked to Ireland, and I passed the bar
Joined a commune lived off the grid...
I did once just to say I did

Just once I fell in love
I did it once just to say I did
Just once was just enough
I don't regret it, not one little bit
I did it once just to say I did

Been up the creek, been down the Nile,
Wrestled with my conscience and a crocodile
Traded my Rolex for a... half a lid
I did once just to say I did

Just once I fell in love
I did it once just to say I did
Just once was just enough
I don't regret it, not one little bit
I did it once just to say I did

I hopped a freight train, I robbed a bank,
Gave up a kidney, I walked the plank
Made a million then I hit the skids
I did once just to say I did

Just once I lost my heart
I did it once just to say I did
But I found myself, that's the funny part
So I don't regret it not one little bit
I did it once just to say I did
I don't regret it, not one little bit
I did it once just to say I did

DON’T COME BACK

You broke the rules,
But I loved you anyhow
You took me to school,
And heartbreak's what I learned about
It wasn't cool, and I was such a fool,
But that's all over now

I'm all done cryin', cryin' over you
All done lyin' to myself that you'll be true
I'm all done trying, and baby I'll be fine
But there's still one thing you can do

Don't Come Back...

You put me through hell
Playin' around, and stayin' out all night
I used to blame myself
But we both know that isn't right
You've crossed the line, I made up my mind
One too many times

Don't Come Back...

The bridge in burned
And now you call me up with an alibi
You say you've lived and learned
You're beggin' me to give it one more try
But as far as I'm concerned, now it's my turn...
Not to care how you feel when I

Don't come back...

CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU

(spoken)
Picture if you will
A sleepy little town
All is calm in the middle of the night
Except for one man and he's scurrying around
Packing his things by refrigerator light

He gave away a pint and a pound and a dozen
Turned off the gas and the water too
He stopped the mail and the paper 'cause he wasn't
Gonna be around for the morning news

He emptied the ant farm out in the garden
He set the rabbit and his hamster free
Even the python and the parakeet were pardoned
He gave his turtle to the deep blue sea...cause

You can't take it with you, take it with you when you go
You can't take it with you when you go
If you're goin for a ride
To the other side
You can't take it with you when you go

Every single souvenir and major appliance
Free for the taking on his big front lawn
Thirty years of Playboy, and his Bachelor of Science
And the Trekkie memorabilia he'd been clinging on

The cul-de-sac was buzzin' in a hive of speculation
As his possessions disappeared into the night
The neighbors thought that maybe he was goin' on vacation
Till he gave away his matching set of sparkle Samsonite

You can't take it with you, take it with you when you go
You can't take it with you when you go
The voices in his head
He believed them when they said
You can't take it with you when you go

He drove to the clearing (and he) sat there in his Saturn
Savoring one last Milky Way
Pretty soon all his earthly problems wouldn't matter
He wouldn't even have to break up with his fiancé

Though he felt a little bad he hadn't said good-bye to Tamara
Or told her why he had to take this trip
But it really broke his heart to have to leave behind his camera
As he climbed aboard the alien ship.... but

You can't take it with you, take it with you when you go
You can't take it with you when you go
And his memory was erased
As they flew off into space
Cause you can't take it with you, no...

You can't take it with you, take it with you when you go
You can't take it with you when you go
They found him in the field
Dead behind the wheel
But that was just his flesh and bone
Cause you can't take it with you when you go

SCHENECTADY

They say you can’t go back again, but here I am
Just a hundred miles to where I’m from
Now the wheels touch down, I'm safe and sound
Probably make it in before the dawn

Schenectady

Rollin' past the gold and blue of the old high school
Drivin' through the early morning mist
Comin’ to the hardware store, where I worked before
'cross the street from my first kiss

Home, this is home
They’ve been expecting me
Home, coming home
Where they respected me, protected me, connect to me
Schenectady

Mama's waiting' in the drive, as we arrive
Nothing I can do to dry her tears
Dressed up in my uniform on this gray morn
I finally made it back but I'm not here

Home, this is home
They’ve been expecting me
Home, coming home
Where they respected me. protected me
Resurrected me

Now I'm gonna rest my bones in this field of stone
And settle in cause I've got time
Home at last, ‘neath the leaves of grass
Forever on the far side of the pines

Schenectady

GIVE UP ON LOVE

Maybe this is the long good-bye
Maybe it ends this way
But when did their perfect life
Turn into this sad cliche?

Suddenly she's livin' in a cold house
All the fire is gone
Feels like she's fightin' for a lost cause
So she's gotta be strong...cuz

She won't give up on love
That's not what she does
When the road gets rough
'Cause she, she's the owner of
A heart both true and tough
She won't give up on love

Must be something that she could say
Something that she can do
But now he's so far away
Nothing seems to get through

She's so tired of livin' in limbo
While she hopes against hope
But if there's a chance that they could sill work it out
She's not gonna let go...no

She won't give up on love
That's not what she does
When the road gets rough
'Cause she, she's the owner of
A heart both true and tough
She won't give up on love

She's waitin' on a miracle
And there's no guarantee, but...

She won't give up on love....

BAD IDEA

I was just nowhere near your neighborhood
I know I shouldn’t be here, but the car thought I should
I could see that your lights were still on
But the silhouettes told me you weren’t alone
I thought about ringing the bell... bad idea

I dialed your number last week again and again
But you’ll never here it ring once if I don’t hit “send”
They made a movie of that book that we read
We’d see it together, that’s what we always said
We don’t have to call it a date... OK, bad idea

I keep thinkin’ that I’ll figure out what to do
Find a way to make everything right
That we’ll get back together or I’ll get over you
But it feels like I’m losing’ both fights
(But they both seem so far off tonight)

My sister’s friends with a girl she thought I should meet
She said “it’s time to get on with your life” and I had to agree
So we met for dinner and it went pretty well
It could’ve gone somewhere, I could tell
But I started talkin’ about you... bad idea

I keep thinkin’ that I’ll figure out what to do
Find a way to make everything right
That we’ll get back together or I’ll get over you
But it feels like I’m losing’ both fights
(But they both seem so far off tonight)

I was just nowhere near your neighborhood
I know I shouldn’t be here, that’s understood
But so much has happened to me since that day
When I broke your heart ’cause I walked away
And I need you to hear me say it was a bad idea
Yeah, I need you to hear me say it was a bad idea
Tt was a bad idea, it was a bad idea

MR. SORRY

Sorry
I'm Mr. Sorry
No one's as sorry
Sorry as me

Sorry
Terribly sorry
I'm just as sorry
As sorry can be

Blue
You say you're feelin' blue
You've cried a tear or two
And now you're counting on my being there for you
But I've got other things to do

Sorry
I'm Mr. Sorry
No one's as sorry
Sorry as me

I, I must apologize
And as I do I'm hoping you won't realize
That I can't remember why... I'm

Sorry
I'm Mr. Sorry
No one's as sorry
Sorry as me

Sorry
Terribly sorry
I'm just as sorry
As sorry can be

GIVE IT BACK

So good
Early on
But now everything I thought was going right
Has gone wrong

So I'll go
Just give me what's mine
You stole it and you broke it and if it's gonna mend someday
There's no way I can leave it behind

Give it back
I don't know what you want it for
If you're gonna treat it like it doesn't matter anymore
Give it back
Cause it's done nothing to deserve
Being locked up in a cage just like a prisoner
You torture it and tear it apart
If that's all you wanna do with my heart
Give it back
Give it back

So sad
No doubt
But there's no use in pretending there's a chance
We could work it all out

So now
You're just wastin' my time.
I told you I was leaving and I promise you I will
But you've still got one thing that's mine

Give it back
I don't know what you want it for
If you're gonna treat it like it doesn't matter anymore
Give it back
Cause it's done nothing to deserve
Being locked up in a cage just like a prisoner
You torture it and tear it apart
If that's all you wanna do with my heart
Give it back
Give it back

BEFORE I FALL

I know you mean well.. it's plain to see
And when all is said and done you're only looking out for me
And there's no question our love is strong
But there's something that I need to say
So please don't take this wrong

Don't pick me up before I fall
That kind of help is just no help at all
You keep tryin' to save me... when there's no call
Don't pick me up
Before I fall

But like a tango it takes two
So I don't want you thinkin' that I put it all on you
I let it happen, I know that now
But if you still wanna be my hero let me tell you how

Don't pick me up before I fall
That kind of help is just no help at all
You keep tryin' to save me... when there's no call
Don't pick me up
Before I fall
If I can't win a battle on my own
You can rescue me but till then....

Don't pick me up before I fall
And when I stumble you gotta let me stumble
It’s what I need now most of all
Don't pick me up
Before I fall

Don't pick me up before I fall
That kind of help just doesn't help at all
Stop tryin' to save me... when there's no call
Don't pick me up
Before I fall
Please don't pick me up
Before I fall

QUEEN OF UNDERSTANDING

What a perfect day, boy, the sky is blue
Man, I got it made now that I have you

But if the sky turns gray on us
You'll make it all ok because

You're the queen of understanding
And love is your domain
I'm your humble servant
Long may you reign

You lift me when I'm down and find me when I'm lost
You turned my world around and changed my life because

You're the queen of understanding
And love is your domain
I'm your humble servant
Long may you reign

You never tell me lies, you only speak the truth
I see it in your eyes, and we’re the living proof

You’re my angel of salvation
And you washed away my pain
I'm your loyal subject
Long may you reign
You've banished doubt and heartache
And now only love remains
I’m not worthy
Long may you reign
I'm your loyal subject
Long may you reign
Long

MESSAGES OF GRACE

Take a step, mind the fall
Come out to the ledge
Never mind all the rest
They don't know us now

Quietly, couldn't we
Dance before the moon?
No one has to know
the tune

Hoping you breathe in deep
The secrets in you
Hanging high oak branches
Wildly grasping me

Resting head in hand with you
Little things carrying messages of grace
Little things carrying messages of grace

Tree top song wandering
I can't sing along

Shivering up till now
Do you know I'm here?

Quietly, couldn't we
Dance before the moon?
No one has to know

Couldn't we, quietly
Dance before the moon?
No one has to know
the tune

YOU

I sat down this mornin' to write you a song
A pretty little ditty anyone could sing along to
I tried whistlin' Dixie, and had Georgia on my mind
But Ursula Von Messershultz is just to hard to rhyme... to

So I'll call it "You," just "You" - No other name would ever fit
"You," I'm good with "You" - "You" is it

I can't use Lola, L-o-l-a, Lola - Not Gloria, G-l-o-r-i-a
It can't be Mandy, it just can't be Mandy -
Not Mandy, not now how, no frickin' way
It can't be Ruby, not even on a Tuesday -
Cause Ruby done went and took her love to town
And it can't be Julie, cause she's not Lisa,
And Julie's Jessie anyhow

It can't be Oh Sherry or Billie Jean - Tammy, Carrie Anne, or Maybelline
My Sharona, Queen of Sheba - Clementine or Lovely Rita

So I'll call it "You," just "You" - No other name would suffice
I'll stick with "You," I'm down with"You" - "You" is nice

I can't use Rhonda, so help me Rhonda -
It can't be Barb, Barb, Barb, Barb, Barb, Barb, Barbra Ann
It can't be Michelle, cause she's not my belle -
Yeah, yeah, yeah, she'd never hold my hand

I can't use Sally In The Alley or Delta Dawn -
Sylvia's Mother or Stacy's Mom
Elenor Rigby or Bernadette - And I ain't even half done yet

So I'll stick with"You" - "You" - "You" is fine

I'll avoid Miranda, Amanda, Joanna, Suzanna, Matilda, Broom-Hilda, Delilah, Mariah,
Cecilia, Amelia, Ophelia, and Layla, - Juanita, Lolita, Proud Mary, and Maggie Mae
Sloopy, Brandy, Lucy In The Sky, and Candy - Jenny, Jenny, Jenny, and Cindy Lou
Sweet Little Sheila, and Peggy Sue

I'll call it "You," just "You" - Cause no other name would ever do
I'll stick with "You," I'm good with"You" - "You: is special" - "You" am perfect
"U" is your first initial - Oh baby, I'll call it you.

I'll stay away from...
Angie, Chelsea, and Honey, Janie, Virginia, Melissa, Loretta, and Sara, Martha, Pretty Polly, Oh Anna, Miss Molly, Candida, Lalena, Hey Paula, Sweet Caroline, Prudence, Rosie, Amy, and Bobby, Josie, Angelina, Jolene, and Desiree, Sadie, Valerie, Guinevere, Good Night Irene, Annie, Lady Jane, Jackie Blue, and Sweet Lorraine, Shannon, Rhiannon, Jezebel, and Allison, Cherry, Fancy, an d Geraldine,Gigi, Mrs Robinson, Helen Wheels, Adrian Josephine, Roxanne, Mona Lisa, Rikki Don't Lose That Number, Rosemary, Oh Susie

THE VAGABOND

NOTHING’S GONNA STOP ME

NO YOU IN WE

JUST TO SAY I DID

DON’T COME BACK

CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU

SCHENECTADY

GIVE UP ON LOVE

BAD IDEA

MR. SORRY

GIVE IT BACK

BEFORE I FALL

QUEEN OF UNDERSTANDING

MESSAGES OF GRACE

YOU

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