Walking on a cloud
Trying not to fall through
The world’s a whole lot bigger
Than I ever knew
See a smiley face
Never saw it before
Now there’s a new kind of feeling
Leaves me wanting more
Have we talked about it?
Have we lived without it?
Makes me want to shout it
Why do we keep hanging on
Hanging on to our lies?
Life is calling
Life is calling
Life is calling
What do I answer?
(Repeat)
It’s a scary place
When it’s all brand new
And the less you give up
The more you have to lose
So let’s dive into the dream
Let it wash us away
It’s the same old game, but
A different way to play
Have we talked about it?
Have we lived without it?
Makes me want to shout it
Why do we keep hanging on
Hanging on to our lies?
Life is calling
Life is calling
Life is calling
What do I answer?
(Repeat)
Have we talked about it?
Have we lived without it?
Makes me want to shout it
Why do we keep hanging on
Hanging on to our lies?
Life is calling
Life is calling
Life is calling
What do I answer?
(Repeat)
You give, you take
You love, you hate
You stay alive
For living’s sake
The chance is here
The way is clear
It whispers words
Into your ear
You give, you take
You love, you hate
You stay alive
For living’s sake
The chance is here
The way is clear
The way is clear
I’ve been wrong
Wrong, I admit it
I’ve been long
Long coming to this place
I’ve been right
Right in the wrong way
I’ve seen light
Light when the day
Is past and gone
I sit through a movie
And wait for it to start
Thought I was the star
But I don’t understand the part
Meanwhile, a planet
Is dying at its heart
Had in my head
Had in my head I knew you
Had in my head
But I must admit that I was looking through you
Had in my head
Had in my head
Had in my head
Don’t know who
I’ve been gone
Gone though you saw me
I belong
Belong in the places
I’m not supposed to go
Lost girl in the alley
Slept in the cold again
Gold-plated mannequins
Are building garbage bins
Meanwhile, a planet
Is losing its spin
Had in my head
Had in my head I knew you
Had in my head
But I must admit that I was looking through you
Had in my head
Had in my head
Had in my head
Don’t know who
I woke up this morning
With a bird flying through my head
And a feeling like time had flowed too fast
Walked around with feet on the ground
And the sunlight shining through me
And deep inside knowing my tears won’t last
I’d had a fever for ten long years
And remember my fever dreams
Where everything was twisted and turned away
When I woke in a pool of sweat
And stood on shaky legs
I knew that it was the start of a bright new day
Hello, beautiful stranger
I’m going nowhere, no
But I think you are
Goodbye, I wish I knew you
I’ve been around the block but I never
Got out of the car
If you flew back to your cloud
And I never saw you again
Then I could’ve caught myself a lifelong dream
But when you smiled and met my eye
And returned to your distant window
I let my feelings wash me down the stream
Hello, beautiful stranger
I’m going nowhere, no
But I think you are
Goodbye, I wish I knew you
I’ve been around the block but I never
Got out of the car
Hello, beautiful stranger
I’m going nowhere, no
But I think you are
Goodbye, I wish I knew you
I’ve been around the block but I never
Got out of the car
The airplane flies
Over my head, and
It’s all right
One of a thousand
Distractions that
Propel me onward
Away from life
And still I ponder
Why, so high
Does it fly?
It begins with thoughts
And all that could be
Broken down
By what it should be
Pen and ink
Bring their distortion
Paper lies
In like proportion
Then, again,
It begins
Let it go, watch it fly
Too high
Silently dives
Above our lives
Put a dream into words
And fold it all away
Yes, you may
Don’t know what it is
But I can taste it
My memory’s clear
‘Cause I’ve erased it
Saw the light
And I was blinded
The answer’s real
But you won’t find it
There, somewhere,
If you care
Let it go, watch it fly
Too high
Silently dives
Above our lives
Put a dream into words
And fold it all away
Yes, you may
There’s a feeling
Above the name
Faded pictures
Fall from their frames
Paper airplanes
Burst into flame
I sell insecurities
The only ones you’ll ever need
But voices are whispering
To follow in thought and deed
I don’t know what it signifies
But heads are beginning to rise
Mouths are dropped open
And eyes are growing wide
Dancing and singing a tune
Daring to dream I’m as good as you
Was I made in His image too?
Once I thought I knew
Words get louder now
Changing from whys to hows
Turning away so they
Don’t have to hear a sound
Where are they taking me?
Could they be setting me free?
Slow down for a minute
Please let me enjoy the breeze
Dancing and singing a tune
Daring to dream I’m as good as you
Was I made in His image too?
Once I thought I knew
Once I thought I knew
(Afraid of knowing where I belong)
When did you start to fade into a phantom?
Take to the shadows?
Did you notice the symptoms
Coming on?
You once believed nothing could stop you
They beat you down
All dreams you made untrue
Look what you’ve become
Do you feel young?
Do you feel dumb,
Only because you don’t know the answers?
Do you feel young?
Do you feel young?
You’ve got to claw your way through the madness
Fight for a reason
Lessons learned from the sadness
Take to heart
What made you think you wouldn’t stumble,
Superhero?
That’s what you need to keep you humble
You come undone
Do you feel young?
Do you feel dumb,
Only because you don’t know the answers?
Do you feel young?
Do you feel young?
Tell me you
Remember how it feels to
Remain true
To all your hopes and all your fears and dreams and
Never lose
The strength to keep on running
To a better tomorrow
When will it be tomorrow?
There is a road that each of us travels
Don’t know the reason
At times the miles unravel
Call it youth
We never know what days will send us
For ill or better
We only have what time lends us
Now here it comes
I feel young
I feel young
Today the wind is pushing behind me
And I feel love
And I feel love
New eyes to see the world with
New ears to hear the message
New mind to understand you
New heart
New heart
I’m getting so tired
Of seeing all the winners
Sip their wine
I’m always so tired
Of trying to swim
When I should be
Flying to the moon
And I feel I could leave orbit
Soon, oooh, and I’m so high
And I, I feel
Good, like I should
I feel good like I should
So they tell me
So it must be true
I’m trying so hard
To believe that I am
Worth waiting for
It’s getting so hard
My body is here
While I’m up there
Flying to the moon
And I feel I could leave orbit
Soon, oooh, and I’m so high
And I, I feel
Good, like I should
I feel good like I should
So they tell me
So it must be true
Flying to the moon
And I feel I could leave orbit
Soon, oooh, and I’m so high
And I, I feel
Good, like I should
I feel good like I should
So they tell me
So it must be true
She waits for me in shades of gray
Not for myself do I still wait
She waits for me in shades of gray
It’s up to me
Got one more
Day to live
Can’t look back
I’m rising…
I saw us walking the shifting sands together
Speaking with tongues made of leather
Graveyard headlights shining to the sky
From old abandoned cars too tired to die
And I go down
Blue turns brown
Don’t leave me here
Where nothing is clear
Can I hold on to you for awhile?
The canyon wall’s too steep to climb
We’ll ride the river out if you’ve got the time
The current takes us where we need to go
I’ve got the answers, but none you need to know
And I go down
Blue turns brown
Don’t leave me here
Where nothing is clear
Can I hold on to you for awhile?
Those bleached bones burning in the sun
Remember that’s the way we must have come
Dear lady, soon we fade away
And afterward will come another day
And I go down
What have I found?
Blue turns brown
World turns ‘round
Don’t leave me here
Where everything’s clear
Can I hold on to you for awhile?
Tonight I read the morning paper
To read the headlines of yesterday
And I felt sad as much as anyone
To find my feet had gone astray
Oh, no, to find you’re falling
And no one to catch you as you hit the ground
Oh, no, I can’t be going
I’ve got to make some good news come my way
I say my picture on page 5D
Under the heading “Lost and Found”
I hope somebody soon will claim me
I’m tired of all this hanging around
Oh, no, to find you’re falling
And no one to catch you as you hit the ground
Oh, no, I can’t be going
I’ve got to make some good news come my way
And now I just flipped on the TV
There I am, playing the fool again
No relief since I went in syndication
The quest for ratings never ends
Oh, no, to find you’re falling
And no one to catch you as you hit the ground
Oh, no, I can’t be going
I’ve got to make some good news come my way
Come my way
Come my way
Tonight I read the morning paper
Heed my words
You don’t know what you’re doing
When you think you got nothing to learn
When you stick your hands in the fire
You’re going to get burned
Pharaoh thought he had it all worked out
When he slammed the door in Moses’ face
Twelve plagues later on the Red Sea shore
He was gone without a trace
Throughout time, always the same
You turn around and find that fate’s calling your name
Throughout time, in every place
Something comes along and wipes the smile from your face
Can’t you see it
Your life’s no more than a toss of the dice
You gotta see it
You’re taking chances but you don’t know the price
Look around
Too many people try to lay some kind of hoodoo down
They scoff but you know they’re buying a ticket
On a fast train underground
Why don’t you think, take a little care
See that you don’t go too far
Don’t be waiting on a crossroads at night
For somebody to tune your guitar
Throughout time, always the same
You turn around and find that fate’s calling your name
Throughout time, in every place
Something comes along and wipes the smile from your face
Can’t you see it
Your life’s no more than a toss of the dice
You gotta see it
You’re taking chances but you don’t know the price