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When seasons change, and cold winds blow, and briskly sweep your hair
A smile hides the emptiness that lurks inside somewhere
To warn you time is passing by, so cold reality
Another summer’s distance covered marching to the sea
CHORUS
And I’m waiting for the dawn to rise
And I’m looking toward the eastern skies
And if I could look beyond the things I see
Anticipating winter in your cold and lonely town
As snow drifts by you window, you stare out with eyelids down
So many winters come and gone, never to be seen
And what you are is what once was, and what you once had been
Trapped to search our time span for what will never be
Caught within the rapture of fables of the free
Blinded that tomorrows dawn is pure uncertainty
The distance of a lifetime covered marching to the sea
We see the time before us flowing like a stream
Ceasing but for visions resting on a dream
A million times before us the pathway ends in pain
But yet we fight and drive on to what we fear in vain
Clinging sad and helplessly to what they cannot see
As man creates and hands down the tales of deities
Accepted as an answer, it’s easier you see
Than assuming we have no purpose but for marching to the sea
Sunday morning sunrise
Serenity prevailing
Clad in sparkling velvet
Placidly unveiling
Living in desolation
Exiled from civilization
Wish somebody would come along
Don’t know why I’m singing
Keep my guitar ringing
No one here to hear my song
The dawn is rising, my tears are drying, the night begins to fade
I stand upon the sacred mountain, perceiving songs I’ve played
A newborn child, conceived in snowfall, appears before my eyes
A fallen angel who sought redemption, returns unto the skies
The power of music in radiant glory I now can visualize
To feel these feeling, so deep within me is to stand upon the mountain with your arms toward the skies
“The Storm”
Well I’ve been singing the blues; I’ve been paying my dues, now its time for getting back on the road
Time marches on until we are gone so I might as well lighten the load
The sun is gleaming, the wind is streaming, the bars from freedom erode
Winter is gone and the springs coming on and its time to reap the seeds I have sown
Well I’ve been singing the blues; I’ve been paying my dues, now its time for getting back on the road
Time marches on until we are gone so I might as well lighten the load
The power of music, in radiant glory appears before me like a new found land
An uncharted means to touch, to cheer and share and cry and such all from strings in my hand
Look into the eyes of that special one
Hold onto the hand of the moon and sun
You can search the world over, and you may never another one
You are blessed if once in life you find, love..........
CHORUS
It’s unbelievable the way it makes you feel
It draws its power from your soul
The inconceivable completeness it bestows
You cannot fight, it takes control
Its magic you can’t quantify
You can’t see or prove even if you try
Your world revolves ‘round an act of faith, though you know your heart will testify
That there’s no mistake that you’re in its grasp, love.....
Every child knows to seek its glow
Your life’s unwritten mission is to make it grow
It reveals true beauty’s face that’s not borne of the physical
And time cannot erode the form of love....
You can’t sleep and you can’t eat
When harmony is incomplete
The emptiness of love lost is the deepest sorrow known to man
Thence unveils the full greatness of Love.....
Children in the dark
We were children out to play, when I heard my moma callin’
Said boy you better get home right away
‘cause dinners on the table, and I believe It’s gettin cold
Said boy you better get home right away
I think back to all those days without a care, we were children out there playing in the dark
We were children out to play, when I heard my moma callin’
Said boy you better get home right away
We were boyscouts on parade as we marched our way down mainstreet
To the picnic on the 4th day of July
With school a distant memory, all the world was warm & green, and I carried the flag and held my head up high
Life was simple when you couldn’t see the fears, we were children out there running in the park
We were boyscouts on parade as we marched our way down mainstreet
To the picnic on the 4th day of July
We were teenagers in love when we parked down by the river
Driven by a force we didn’t understand
And we tested our limits, and we tested our resolve
And we learned the touch of someone else’s hand
With our fumbles hidden by steamy glass, we were children out there playin in the dark
We were teenagers in love when we parked down by the river
Driven by a force we didn’t understand
We were families on display as we pushed the carriage through the parking lot
We were out to catch our share of the American dream.
And we tried to raise ‘em right and we tried to raise ‘em strong
And we tried to give ‘em better than we knew
And as we struggled with the role of parenting, we were children out there playing in the dark
We were families on display as we pushed the carriage through the parking lot
We were out to catch our share of the American dream.
Bridge
I close my eyes, I say a prayer
I drag my tired bones to the kitchen and work in there,
I call in the children ,This meal's made with love
This home is a refuge, From worry ..cause after all
Ahh ah ah ahh
They’re just children out there playing in the dark
Yeah they’re just children out to play, and I hope they hear me callin’
Saying boy (girl) you better get home right away
We were children out to play, when I heard my moma callin’
Well there ain’t no streets a paved with gold and there ain’t no superman
And there ain’t no whale named moby dick and there ain’t no peter pan
And there ain’t no wings of Icarus melting slowly in the sun
There’s just you and me and a world that’s just begun
How would I know if I knew you once before
When I look into your eyes is it a door
How would I know if I’ll see you once again?
Will my pathway cross with yours my long lost friend?
Well there ain’t no light that shines on me that doesn’t shine on you
And the time we spend together is like chronic deja vu
When we think the same thoughts sometimes and speak the same words too
Don’t you wonder if it’s the first time for me and you?
How would I know if I knew you before?
How would I know if I’d see you again?
4x
Narrative
Sometimes I lay down and I look up at the stars
Wondering where we fit in to the big picture
I mean of all the crazy things that have happened to me
And of all the crazy things things that have happened to you
How is it possible to be here on this very spot
Were like 2 grains of sand on a beach that have managed to find each other
Not just amongst the sand, but in this sea of time
Well maybe it’s all written, and maybe it’s not
But if I cant even remember the last chapter, how is this going to make any sense at all???
But I’ll tell you one thing this is all too remarkable to happen by chance
The events you thought were random things have lead you to this day
And for each and every one of us we are moving the same way
Is it one celestial chess game or vicissitudes fate
Is there an endless cycle or do we graduate
Well there ain’t no tree of progeny that goes back to the root
And each branch is of the branches and not borne anew of fruit
And your point of indecision is the realm of what is new
But on familiar ground lays a bond between me and you
On the banks of the river liffey where the murky water flows
Lies a grain of sand for every piece of heart
That’s torn from those a’leaving ,keeping safely in her breast
A guiding star to draw them all back home
Chorus
So roll……ol roll out to the sea
And wash upon the shores of inis mor
And then spread ye round the oceans like your children to strange lands
Till every drop of waters touched your shore
So roll……ol roll out to the sea
The rain will wash the rivers to your shore
Thou your foreign home be hallowed by the transience of flesh
The souls flow back to rest on inis mor
At the source of the river Shannon where the mighty waters flow
Is a drop of dew from every mother’s tear
That was cried for every child that has gone across the sea
That’s not come home to claim their piece of heart
Last nite I had the strangest dream as I lie upon my bed
Well I dreamed God came and spoke to me and this is what he said
He said Scott I’m so perplexed dismayed bewildered and confused
For a million years I've nurtured man and I fear I’m going to lose
Chorus
And it’s a theological curiosity how they’re always killing in my name
It’s the epitome of self-assumed arrogance, but they do it just the same.
I’ve worked so hard to create a paradise but they strip it’s treasures one by one
And it’s a long long time ‘till this Eden will be done x3
Well I’ve sent a thousand prophets, only a handful made it through
And the rest were judged insane or perhaps followed by too few
And they all carried the same message in exactly the same way
But the faiths perpetuate their structure first and the message fades away
Bridge
Do they really think the prayer was meant for me?
Do they really think the ceremony was meant for me?
Do they really think their robes and songs and shrines and ranks and rites and wrongs?
Are officially sanctioned directives sent from me?
Do they really think the prayer was meant for me x 7
Do they really think the land ends at the sea?
Counter bridge over last 8:
“It’s there to remind you wo-o-o”
They made love a possession chained by greed and jealousy
They’ve made possessions love to fuel their pride and vanity
They’ve made morality malleable based on need and circumstance.
And basic drives of survival become entertainment and romance
They fought for millennia over what type of governance was best
While they all institutionalized corruption that blurs the difference
And twisted zealots grab the hearts of those who would mean well
And group inclusion in a cause becomes a spell
Roll on down the highway, roll on down the road
You can carry your home in your heart and your mind, I can see that it’s a heavy load
Roll on my gypsy lady, roll on my Gypsy belle
Though there’s miles and miles that lay ahead of us before I don’t remember well
And I, I don’t really know what is driving me on this way
We must, we must be searching for a dream
My headlights stab the darkness, shining out like the rays from the heavens above
I see the glow reflecting in your eyes
Roll on down the highway, roll on down the track
Roll on with me my gypsy girl, we don’t know if were coming back
Contemporary wanderer, what leads us on this way?
What drives us so madly, to travel so gladly, can nothing make you stay?
And I, I don’t really know what is driving me on this way
We must, we must be searching for a dream
My headlights stab the darkness, shining out like the rays from the heavens above
I see the glow reflecting in your eyes
But if I could find me a way to leave this behind
But if I could find me a way to leave the highway behind
Then I’d have a home and children, trade my sleepin bags in
But until that day these gears have got to grind
Roll on down the highway, roll on down the road
You carry your home in your heart and your mind, I can see that it’s a heavy load
Roll on my gypsy lady, roll on my Gypsy belle
Though there’s miles and miles that lay ahead of us before I don’t remember well
And I, I don’t really know what is driving me on this way
We must, we must be searching for a dream
My headlights stab the darkness, shining out like the rays from the heavens above
I see the glow reflecting in your eyes
But if I could find me a way to leave this behind
But if I could find me a way to leave the highway behind
Then I’d have a home and children, trade my sleepin bags in
But until that day these gears have got to grind
Then I’d have a home and children, trade my sleepin bags in
But until that day these gears have got to grind
Winters come and gone at last
Spring is leaving awful fast
Close this chapter please, its getting kind of stale
And I think it’s time to bail
Chorus
And now the road goes ever on , like the night into the dawn
And I give you one last kiss before I go
And I jump into the drivers seat,hit the gas down to the floor with my feet
And theres nothing left but dust where I once stood
Clear blue skies surrounding me
Not a cloud that I can see
Waxed so shinny I can see my smiling face
Think It’s time to leave this place
Think its time for me to roll
I can feel it in my soul
Stayed a bit too long, not really sure why
Think its time for me to fly
Music oozing from the speakers
Wind is blowing thru my hair
Cup of coffee in the holder on the seat
Destination incomplete
Why do I bother writing a new song, there are so many songs to play
Why do I bother to wake in the morning, you know I’ll only go to sleep anyway
Why do I bother getting a haircut, you know it only grows back anyway
Why do I bother making the bed up, I know I’m going to sleep there later today
Chorus
I’m always smiling like I’ve lost my mind
It sends a message to those who want my time
“I don’t care”
I can’t be bothered maybe I’ve snapped from stress
Maybe I’m in love or an artist but I must confess
“I don’t care”
Why do I bother getting my car washed, its only gonna get dirty from the mud and spray
Why do I bother paying the rent, they’ll only want a payment just a month away
Why do I bother to study for classes, I’m going to forget it all when I’m old & gray
Why do I bother cutting the grasses, the lawn looks like jungle out there anyway
Why do I bother writing a new song, there are so many songs to play
Why do I bother to wake in the morning, you know I’ll only go to sleep anyway
Places ( I should have stayed)
I start out
Get Knocked down
Pick myself up and get off the ground
And I brush myself off and continue to go on my way
I get hit, on the head
Chorus
And I feel so bad when things get in my way
And I’ve been to so many places I should have stayed
And I feel so bad when things get in my way
Now the morons have left me for dead
Now the key to success is to get up and go on your way
I get hired, I get fired
Well I work all day sometimes I’m tired
But the key to succeeding is get up and go on your way
I get paid, Now I’m rich
Spend my money on some itch
Now I’m poor in my pocket and rich in the things that mean more
I’m sitting here watching the ocean
And thinking about the way you feel
It’s a question of existence
It’s a question of what’s real
Once you wrapped yourself in values
And stood protected from the rain
Set your goal atop a mountain
You thought your purpose was your aim
Now you’re standing on the mountain
Now you’re standing all alone
Do you think it wrong to tell you
Once you put yourself through college
Motivated by a dream
You thought that time cost more than friendship
You thought you were the winning team
Now you’re standing on the mountain
Now you’re standing all alone
Do you think it wrong to tell you?
Of the nature of your throne
And spring the time you know so well
When warmth intrudes on winter’s hell
Is facing you with realization
As you stand at graduation
Now you’re lost without a future
You should have been here years ago
But I’m glad to see you’ve made it
You’re eyes are open now you know
Now you’re standing on the mountain
Now you’re standing all alone
Now you know the myth of freedom
Still you’re standing on your own
Take a careful look around you
Smile at the morning sun
There are questions with no answers
And the course of life is one
As you leave with your diploma
As you turn and walk away
Don’t look back in time or distance
Start a new life from today
Come and sit beside the ocean
Come and wait here for the tide
Enjoy the sand and sun around you
And your answer will arrive
I’m bad, I’m bad I want to go home with you
I’m bad, I’m bad, there’s nothing I wouldn’t do
I’m bad, I’m bad you won’t even know my name, but I can hide in a cape till I bite on your nape and remove all the blood till your lame
CHORUS
Come take me home tonight, I don’t want to burn by the morning light
Come take me home tonight, I don’t want everybody to say that I’m so bad
I’m dead I’m dead, for over a thousand years
I’m dead I’m dead, the object of countless tears
I’m dead I’m dead, this Goth look is not a game
I’m dead I’m dead, and soon you will be the same
The night, the night is time when I raise my hell
The night, the night the cool air it lessens the smell
The night, the night I hide within in the dark and wait until the light blinds your eyes and I count on surprise and I leave you for dead in the park
All Lyrics Copyright 2005, 2021 L. Scott Larsen
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