I'm Still Your Man

I heard about your life and men where we slept
Felt the mountains hear our love; snow on your skin
I kept a lock of hair this time because i cannot quit
Never felt the ground so cold without getting sick

I'm still your man
And I'm still your man

There's no possibility I could live without this
These minutes love, to feel your love with this unbroken kiss
I swore you stole my soul tonight and yet I still live
But we clearly stand behind the line that we missed

And I'm still your man
I'm still your man

You're only coming out because you cant get back in
You're only coming out because your body begs my skin

I'm still your man
And I'm still your man

I've Done My Best Tonight

Can't take this tonight
And all I hear is you begin this fight
See me sway as you start
To make me feel this jealous pain

Profanities fill the air
Nothing grows in this, its bare
It all begun with a stare

If you want more of this life
Why didn't you say so
You drop this game
Pull as I push
We begin again
All of this is cutthroat
And so unfair

I don't care for sleep tonight
Talk to me me
And get it right
To you its a child's game
Leave me bleeding and ashamed
You don't care

I want more of your love
Of this I've said so
All I do is disappoint you again
God, and over again

Just know I deeply care
More than this man can share
Spaces between you and me seem so low
Do you care?
Then say so

Can we get it right
Even if we spend the night
Tired of this fight
Take the armor off
And begin to spread some light

You say his name
Like some sick way of drawing pain
I feel it in the air
Nothing will be the same
You know I wont go there

No games
Understand my pain
Lets not let it begin
For in this no one wins

You and me tonight
We look steel plated by the moons light
So beautiful
But all you want to do is fight
At least I can say I've done my best tonight

Star-crossed Lovers Is What You Said

In my arms I feel you slowly sway
Everyone had their chance to say
Jealous eyes begin to stare
Our honest love they wish it were theirs

Midnight stars watch us hand in hand
This summer I wish not to end
Here we talk under dawning skies
Falling asleep so we never say goodbye

Forget what you hear
Its teenage lust
Well they don't know us
They don't know us

At summers end the days make their rounds
I watch your plane make its roaring sound
I know I'll find you once again
Once the springtime has reached its end
I write you letters with trembling hands
The seasons turn with reluctant pace
Your memory haunts this place

Forget what you hear
Its teenage lust
Well they don't know us
They don't know us

Star-crossed lovers is what you said
All your words now fill my mourning head
After your letter and what you said
To inform me he fills my stead

Forget what you hear
Its teenage lust
Well you don't know us
You don't know us

Star-crossed lovers is what you said
All your words now fill my mourning head
After your letter and what you said
To inform me you prefer him instead

I'm Your Favorite Place

Tall order
This love you provide
I'm fallin' over
I'm fire inside

Cold water
Water and wine
Forever I will shine
Forever say you're mine

Wild river
Thundering along
Has nothing
On the power over me you hold

How many times
Oh Lord
I don't wanna
Fade no more

To the night
I'm another body
To the night
I'm another face
But to you
I'm your lover
But to you
I'm your favorite place

She Can Cut

Your nothing but a chore
Dirt to be swept off the floor
And I don't care anymore
That's what she said to me

God knows she can cut
Throw her fit and swing
I've had enough
Her blade hit me

You want to think you can hurt me anytime
You want to see my pain
You want to know
To see how deep your bullet lies

I have nothing left to say

Talking With Our Bodies

I cannot begin to explain what it was like
Acting like two rebel kids
Sharing a ravenous passion
Talking with our bodies in the moon light

I said I would rip you apart
It was fair warning
I love to hear you beg
The pounding on my lips is the beating of your heart

I am yours
And I don't ever have to leave
I am yours now
And I'll never let you go

Your skin is silk and satin on my face
Your love is all I need
Our fire sets a blistering pace
I love to hear how fast you breathe

I am yours
And I don't ever have to leave
I am yours now
And I'll never let you go

Of A Time I Have Truly Hated Another Soul

Given enough rope you'll hang yourself
Given enough time we'll see
In this game you live to play
You've sacrificed your Queen

Snake in the grass
Fervent repetition of words
"This too will pass"

Smug looks and a sideways glance
Hand-over-mouth conversations
You are beginning to show what we all see
A step too far you've taken

Of a time I have truly hated another soul
I cannot recall nor can I tell
And when you go
You can go to hell

Snake in the grass
Fervent repetition of words
"This too will pass"
Oh how I've hated

Alright

Leave me here in the cold
Its right where I know I belong
Its hard not to feel old
When I sing all these songs

Its the wrong time to be thinking of you
I'll live with this small crime
And I'm thinking of you
Is that alright dear?

I walk past his place for something to do
Its the last place I dreamed I'd see you
For a long time they said
"She's torturing you"
For a small time
I was the only one for you

Is that alright dear
I'd give my love away if you'd hold it
Is that alright dear
If I don't share it how are you supposed to know it
Is that alright with you?

Save Your Strength

So go on
And I will not be afraid
And I'll keep on humming
Along with your fault finding rage

Well maybe you should try
To give me a better reason why
And maybe next time
Your tears will be easier to hide

Save your strength
Because you're wasting mine
Hold your thoughts within
Because your nails ain't digging in

Please tell me why
You always begin to swim up stream
And when you finally turn around
You find you're still in love with me

You have always been
So damn protective
And I have never seen
Someones heart betray them

There is something I must confess
Seeing you tonight
And they way your body dons that dress
Its easy to see through your hollow threats

So save your strength
Because you're wasting time
Hold your thoughts within
Because your nails ain't digging in

Is This How You Pictured It?

So this is goodbye
So this is how you say it
These are the words
And its the voice you're using
Its the picture you've seen

So this is goodbye
This is how you say it
This is the time it takes you
It didn't take a lot now did it?
Didn't hurt you a lot now did it?

This is goodbye
So this is how you spell it
So this is where you place it in your mouth
What happens if I didn't hear you?
What happens if it wasn't serious?

Well I was around
Maybe it was you I came to see
Maybe it was you who invited me
I remember your eyes were on me
I remember
Your eyes were on me

Goodbye

Seventeen and So Alive

I have a worn picture of you
Seventeen and so alive
Your black lace up shoes
Feeling the carpet in my room

More than a picture
It takes me back to you
Away from this future
Wrapping me in the warmth of you

Hemp necklace with the white stone
I wear the same but with blue
You were mine alone
We were my home

I know I will never get over us
I know that you will forever haunt me
I feel you everyday
I want you to come home to stay

"The way we fit together
Its like we're meant to be
And right here, right now
This is Paradise to me

Never thought I'd find someone to move me
Someone who could see right thru me
You found your way into my head
Where even angels fear to tread"

The pillow knew our heads
And my hand was always there
Like shadows at rest
Where you came into my life
Is where my life began

We Were Strangers

I was sitting sober
Trying to drink all I could take
I felt her hands on my shoulders
She was there to sweep me away

There was a full moon rising
We made shadows in the night
I held her so I could feel her breathing
Our youth was not wasted
While we bathed in the moon light

I am still in love with you
I want to feel your soul again
And I know you want me too
I'm in love with you

When we were strangers
I loved you from afar
Now that we are lovers
I'll love you with all my heart

Not Healthy

Can I go now?
Would it be possible for me to leave
Somewhere else
Where it's not necessary to breathe?

I have lost it all
Everything I swore to keep
In just a few short days
Another man will be here sweet

I know its not healthy
To hate one's self as much as I do
To beat yourself down
To take as much as I do

I thought I was your only
And that you were mine
But somewhere we forgot it
Somewhere we both became blind

Can I go now?
Where its not necessary to breathe

My Skin I'll Cut

I've got this feeling
Like theres something that I missed
Don't you speak
Something happened
That I never understood
Don't you leave

Every second
Counting off my finger tips
I hit the floor
Another lover
Who says hes not ashamed to cry
He's a fool
He fell for you

In slowmotion
This slap is so beautiful
Your door slamed shut
Your heart is beating
But its him you tell to stay
My skin I'll cut
I could say so much

But I'll shut up

Return

You've got to leave me now
And go out on your own
You got to chase what seems
To be a life all your own
Before it slips away

When you are flying high
And far from home
Take my heart along
And sing no more lonely songs
Please remember me

When the wind is in your hair
I'll be the solid ground
Whatever may find you there
Meet all with care
All that may be found

I'll keep my heart hid up
And watch for your return
My darkest dream will be
That your love will burn
And I won't be the fire

I swear to be your other half
That always holds up my side
Building a bridge between
Your sweet soul and mine
And my toils will not tire

When the wind is in your hair
I'll be the solid ground
Whatever may find you there
Meet all with care
All that may be found

Well

I cant stand myself
And more than this
I can't take these midnight drives
Into Wood Canyon

I am in love with your laughter
I am in love with how you speak
I am in love with your manner
I am in love with how you teach

See this could be our present
You showing up like this
How our bodies would speak love
How time would stop with our kiss

This self destructive path
Leads only to defeat
I need you now
You've never left my heart

You know it well

It Does't Have to Rhyme to Make Reason

I love you
And we both know
This Fall wedding is farce
We both know where I am is false

I am going to break my bonds
And find you again
Relieve my strains
And we'll begin again

I love you
I hate how I feel
Without you
And knowing you'll soon be his
It kills me more

What the hell was wrong with us
To know at such a young age was a gift
And we walked away
I hate myself even today

I love you
And you know who I mean
I am talking to you
I speak to you
If you'll continue to read

Continuing days lead to September
To where you'll say you love him
And this "white" wedding
We're expected to buy
When our love shows it to be a lie

Many days I wish for an accident
Some moment to be our loves cement
I care so much still
And I am tired of the double life

I love you still
As I know you love me

If I Only Could

Is it too much to ask, love
Is it too much to know
The mechanics of his fate
How it feels to surrender our love

I can see you in the dark
I can smell his cigarette
You don't seem to care
Our souls once had a spark

If I only could
I'd display my despair like art
And tear my soul out for you
I'd tear it all to pieces

My blood is red
There's more than enough
And if I could I'd spill it all for you
For lack of the words I should have said

I see you at night
The places you sit
The friends you meet
I am so put aside

So much hate for the ones we love
Tell me we both matter baby
If I only could

Wholly Understated

I forget when words were only words
She knows this place makes me nervous
In this stage we can't get hurt
Please don't try to understand me
We're too cool to be alone
But not too crazy to be trusted

I found out one life just ain't enough
I need another soul to feed on
I'm the flame I can't get burnt
I'm wholly understated

But I found silence in this space
An on and off again distraction
I need such amazing grace
Heaven swept me away

Love don't change, don't come around here
Don't wear my heart on your sleeve
Like a high school letter
Don't dream, 'cuz nothing will ever come from it
And the people we've become, well
They've never been the people who we are

I strapped on one horse and prayed for luck
I dug another hole to bleed
I know exactly how this works
I need a new sad ending story

I don't need you crowding up my space
I just want to get inside you
You can't believe the hurt you save
Giving something away

I dreamed that the world was crumbling down
We sat on your back porch and watched it
I dreamed that the buildings all fell down
We sat on your back porch and watched it
I dreamed that the world was crumbling down
We sat on your back porch and watched it
In my head I heard the sound
Like obscene strangers dancing

But oh how I want you to know me
Oh how I want you to know me
Oh how I wish I was somebody else
Oh how I wish you could love

Secretly

Over the western sky
Dark clouds went weeping by
And over the furthest ridge line
Ghostly blue plumes caught my searching eye
While you intently talked to me

This parting gift
Came alive with searching lips
While your finger tips
Entwined with mine

Our shuffling feet
Matched this pounding beat
Of your heart you shared with me
Secretly

And in your living room
I watched your body move
Your sweat danced like dew
I feel so alive

And in the morning light
I woke with such surprise
As I rubbed my eyes
To find it was all dream