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The Road Home
© 2000 Third
Path Avenue Inc.
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1. new love
can i come in?
i know it's late.
i want to talk.
i couldn't wait.
see there's this thing
keeps me awake
and suddenly, there's
so much at stake
i don't know you
you don't know me
this is so new
i wanna see
what comes about
what teases out
what flies away
what's here to stay
i hold my breath
i let it go
i must not press
that's clear, but oh
when i look in your eyes
there are now hows, no whys
there's only you and me,
and this big wheeeeeeee
so here's the deal
it's round and true
this joy i feel
is deep with you
it may not last
but who can tell
leave go the past
stay in ourselves
you come with me
i'll go with you
we'll sail the sea
so big so blue
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2.
there and back again
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there’s a young
man who says he loves my daughter
i do believe him lookin’ in his eyes.
i hope that she remembers all i taught her
to let her love grow up and be life size.
i watch them walking down the road together.
i see them facing right into the wind.
i send a blessing to help them through the weather
to see them all the way there and back again.
they will know the sweet and bitter fruit
they will know the blossom and the root
they will know agreement and dispute
and they’ll try a love that’s absolute
this is a mother’s sweetest consolation
to know her woman daughter is choosing well
their love is in a dance of celebration
and if it never will end only time will tell
see, i have known the sweet and bitter fruit
i have known the blossom and the root
i have known agreement and dispute
and i’ve got a love that’s absolute
it seems to me that they are on the right track
they’re listening close and clear to their own hearts
they’re stepping out and they’re not looking back now,
this is where their very own lives really start
they will know the sweet and bitter fruit
they will know the blossom and the root
they will know agreement and dispute
and with any luck,
they’ll know a love that’s absolute
i watch them walking down the road together.
i see them facing right into the wind.
i send the goddess to help them through the weather
to see them all the way there
to see them all the way there
to see them all the way there and back again.
amen.
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3. flying
solo
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killing time
at an all night diner
this man sitting next to me
talkin’ like he understands but her really doesn’t see
they tell me that it’s time to close now
they’re busy sweepin’ up
and i can’t find no warmth in this china cup
waiting for this bus now
looking to be free
driver, keep on driving
till i find a place to be
brave soldier flying nighthawks
the war swept his life away
now i’m flying solo through these empty days
when he got home we were getting married
i still wear his ring
now our dreams are buried and life don’t mean a thing
getting on this bus now
looking to be free
driver keep on driving
till i find the place for me
you know i didn’t really ask for this
but it’s the hand i was dealt
they say that god is always watching
but it’s hard to tell. . .
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4. raise
your voice
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come on people
lemme hear your voice,
there’s too much trouble not to make the choice
raise your voice against the slammin’ of the door
raise your voice for the birds that soar
you can bark over bones, you can giggle, you can groan,
you can talk, you can tell, you can take it on home
you can take it to the limit, you can take it to town
but no matter what you do you gotta make that sound, oh
raise your voice, don’t leave it on the ground
raise your voice, let your hair hang down
raise your voice, just make a lotta noise
some people make their livin’ drivin’ cars
some people make their living reading the stars
my mama told me it don’t matter much,
but you got to know who you are
and it don’t matter if you’re destitute,
it don’t matter if you’re in a silk suit
it don’t matter if you missed your cue
but you got to be, you got to be true
repeat chorus
some people think they got nothin’ to say, they’re just
wishin’ the world would go another way
some people need to know the fire burns
in everybody’s belly that’s ever been born
repeat chorus
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5. the
present
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i brought you
this present
back from where i went
the shape of it's pleasant
if it is somewhat bent
i hope that you like it
i hope that it fits
i want you to know that
i love you to bits
the piece of the garden
you see in my eye
i purchased with breathing
paid tax with my smile
these two shiny stars,
well i charged to my card -
the one that i wrote you so far away
au revoir away
but i'm home, today,
i brought you this present
back from where i went
the shape of it's pleasant
if it is somewhat bent
i hope that you like it
i hope that it fits
i want you to know
that i love you to bits
the sun in the morning sky
here in my mouth
i had to negotiate
i went all out
i brought you this present
that you cannot see
unless you are looking at me
i brought you this present
back from where i went
the shape of it's pleasant
if it is somewhat bent
i hope that you like it
and since i'm your wife
i want you to know
that i love you to life
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6. the
village is ours
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there's a circle
holding me
a great big circle with a capital "c"
a place that's wild and round and ready and free
i find myself feeling so complete
sittin in the circle with the big heartbeat
and him and her and you and me
we're gonna be holdin' hands and
singing in the street
we're gonna talk and plan and fight
phone and groan and get it right
tell our dreams and blow off steam at night
it doesn't matter how hard it is
it doesn't matter whose part it is
we're gonna pull together now,
we're gonna shuck and jive and
keep our hearts alive
we don't know what we can do together
but we know what we can't do alone
there's sure no tellin' what kind of weather
is headed our way, but that's ok 'cause
the village is ours, the garbage and the flowers
the streets and the stores and the sacred towers
and the people who can do what i don't know how
it's just a big ol' mess, you see,
a mess of humans just as screwed up as can be
and him and her and you and me
we're gonna be holding' hands and
dancing in the street.
we're gonna be dancing right in-
to the next century.
it's gonna be them, and us,
and you, and you, and me!
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7. woman to
woman
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there are gifts
that are fancy, and gifts that are plain
there are gifts that are given in vain
there are things that you value, and things you obtain,
there are things that just can't be explained.
and woman to woman, you showed me a view
a picture of me through a picture of you
this was a gift from a friend whose heart
was aware and awake from the start
there are times to replenish, and times to deplete
there are times when you must leave it alone
there are days i extend myself and days i withdraw
there are days when my heart is a stone
then woman to woman, we walked through the snow
our children around us, fresh smiles in the cold
this was a time with a friend whose heart
was aware and awake and alive from the start
you grew up here and i grew up there.
we've got our differences, we don't care
we both love our husbands, we both love our kids
and we both played the cards we got when we moved to place
our bids
to be lovers and mothers and women and girls
to wear bluejeans and wild flaming curls
to wear ballgowns, and nightgowns, and to wear thin now
and then
to wear well as our families unfurl
so woman to woman i thank you my friend
for the hope that you bring me, and the flowers you send
flowers that come from a friend whose heart
was aware and awake and alive and a gift and aglow
from the start
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8. the other
shore
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she goes away
her spirit stays
her body's gone
her love lives on
this is a lesson
that's so hard to learn
it makes no sense, but
we all take our turn
the life that she
lived while she walked here with us
she planted her giving
she reaped all our trust
she leaves us so hungry
so thirsty for more
open the door, let's
let our tears pour
down to form the river that carries her
safe to the other shore,
where the spiritwings within her
will kiss her to the sky
so she can soar
we're all here today
we're finding a way
to honor the flame
that speaks her name in light.
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9. the box
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everybody's
born with a box.
you get it when you're just a little baby
a little bitty baby.
and everything you are is in the box
everything you're meant to become,
no room for a maybe.
papa looks in,
mama looks into the box,
and whatever they see
is who you'll be
everybody's born with a box
with walls to the side
and a ceiling
it's quite a good feeling.
you know just exactly where you are
and even though you can't see the stars,
it's snug and appealing.
you gotta watch out
you gotta look out for yourself
and stay dry-eyed
and stay inside.
never thought for a minute
that there could be much more
to my box than what's in it
but what's it for?
anyway,
everybody's born with a box.
and if what's in your box doesn't fit
you're a toxic disaster.
so you try to fit the best that you can.
you try to fit your feet to the shoes,
run faster and faster.
teacher looks in,
boss looks in,
kids look in,
people look into the box...
and no matter what else--
that's who you are.
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10. buy
it now
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buy it now
hurry up,
bring the kids
get in your car, and come on down
the sale ends tomorrow
only til tomorrow-buy 2
go home with 3
and a free bag of candy
buy it now
don't miss the chance at these low low prices,
only while they last
and they're going really fast
so don't miss out!
watch out,
you're missing out!
something really valuable
is passing you by
come to buy, come to buy
come to buy, come to buy
cash, credit cards, and personal checks
come to buy, come to buy,
ka-ching happiness kaching-ching happiness kaching happiness
kaching,
kaching, kaching
is right here in this register
come to buy, come to buy
come to buy, don't say bye-bye
come to buy, come to buy
ka-ching!
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11. people
in cars
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where are we
going, where are we going
driving in buicks, driving in porsches,
driving in vans,
fast as we can
mothers with babies, crying in backseats
young men who thump along to the backbeat
coming to them
from klfm
9 in the morning, 6 in the evening,
8:30 traffic, big demographics
going on here
it doesn't matter what time it is,
there's tryin' to get home,
there's working the business
going on here
faces in the window, just blank faces
in the window as we drive
faces looking back at me
reminding me that i am still alive
she's never really done this before,
it might be a blast,
it might be a bore she speeds her sedan
as far as it can
man on a date,
he's tempting his fate the woman is late,
can she be his mate she shows up at last,
they step on the gas
10 in the evening, 3 in the morning running around, they're
not slowing down, they're driving all night
it doesn't matter what time it is,
what they do on their time's
nobody's business
feeling allright
(repeat chorus)
folks in a hurry,
people in trouble mail delivery,
kids blowing bubbles out the front seat,
hot summer heat
where are we going,
where are we going driving in buicks,
driving in hondas, driving in vans,
as fast as we can
driving to weddings, driving to movies
get to the courthouse,
get to the sufi
dances tonight
driving all weekend,
driving a long time
taking some time out,
time to take mine outside for a time
faces in the window,
just blank faces
in the window
as we drive
faces in the window
looking toward where they are hoping to arrive
talking on cell phones...
waiting for the light to turn...
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12. don't
look away
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there is love
and there is grief
the standing tree and the burning leaf
old men shinin' young men's boots
children sold as prostitutes
don't look away
the world is calling
don't look away
it calls for you
junkies forage in the dark
stalk their prey in central park
silent family dinnertimes
drowning in their lesser crimes
don't look away
the world is calling
don't look away
it calls for you
air we cannot breathe
people we can't feed
little kids who kill
and feel is as a thrill
rage that wages war on me
a cancer dancing wild and free
this broken heart is breaking down
i need to tie one on in town
please look away
my life is falling
please look away
i'm falling fast
jesus has a middle name
buddha, krishna all the same
that middle name is yours and mine
in ireland and in palestine
in china and afghanistan
and in santiago atitlan
in rwanda and in kosovo
and in our own backyards, you know
no, don't look away
the world is calling
don't look away
it calls for you
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13. the
road home
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tthere is a
road that i know of
we're not meant to travel alone
take my hand and we'll make it
we'll make it all the way home
why are we locked in?
we work ourselves so thin.
why do we hide what lives deep inside
and never show where we've been?
in despair, i left my prayers
but now there's a voice in the wind
(it's saying to me)
repeat chorus
do you have a friendship
that's bleeding by the road?
do you know how to pull over now?
let your heart know what it knows
chances are you're not so far
from figuring out how it goes
(say to your friend)
repeat chorus
does a stranger need us?
is she bitter and cold?
her soul's wound up tight
she's tired of the fight
maybe she needs to be told
there is a road that i know of
we're not meant to travel alone
take my hand and we'll make it
we'll make it all the way home
take my hand and we'll make it
and maybe, we're already home
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