Another turning point, a fork stuck in the road
Time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go
So make the best of this test, and don't ask why
It's not a question, but a lesson learned in time

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

So take the photographs, and still frames in your mind
Hang it on a shelf in good health and good time
Tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial
For what it's worth it was worth all the while

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

It's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
I hope you had the time of your life.

 

Well a bad day is when I'm up in the air
A better day is when I'm in repair
Like this it's always been
Oh but then again
I seem to recall a time when

The day ahead was an open book
For every page I read, a second look
What I knew then somehow
Can't put my finger on it now
But I seem to recall doing without

I seem to recall when a daydream
Seemed to be all I'd take with me
My wherewithal
I seemed to recall

Now we're bumming round feeling awkwardly at home
Amidst the "dumbing down" and the talk shows
With nothing much to say
It wasn’t always this way
I seem to recall a brighter day

I seem to recall when your light
Seemed to be all all I'd go by
After nightfall
I seem to recall

What I knew then somehow
I’ve put my finger on it now
I seem to recall that there was no doubt

I seem to recall when your love
Seemed to be all I was so sure of
It could break my fall
I seem to recall

My wherewithal
I seem to recall

hmm...you introduced me to his music with this album...knowing I would fall for it...reading into the meaning of the lyrics that there was a second chance at love...not realizing that there was meaning in this song...if only???

Nothing Good ~ Ron Sexsmith

He sees it coming from a mile away
He knows all the rules by heart and so the game is played
He's trading love for this sordid night of bliss
Though nothing good, nothing good could ever come from this
Nothing good, nothing good could ever come from this

You've seen how people rise in times of need
Forget all their pettiness, forget all their greed
But he can't rise above this warm and reckless kiss
Though nothing good, nothing good could ever come from this

From this only sorrow
From this no future, only tomorrows

And when the morning comes tumbling down
No trace of the night before, it's still the same old town
But deep inside now hides a stranger in his midst
And nothing good, nothing good could ever come from this
Nothing good, nothing good could ever come from this

Always, known in, all my time
A little left of center now
Reflect as I realize
That all I need is to find the middle pillar
path to sit like the sun by a
star in the sky and just be.
Sinners, casting stones at me

I...I stand, not crawling, not falling down
I...I bleed, the demons, that drag me down
I...I stand,(For nothing), not crawling,
(the center), not falling down
(of calms within the eye)
I...I'll bleed,(For no one), the demons,
(but myself), that pull me down
(For me and no one else)

Goodbye, sunshine, I've put it out again, sad
I'm over, personalities, conflicting
I don’t need you, or anyone, but me
I'll just be, living my own life
I feel my glowing center grow, infecting
I feel alive
Shovel dirt over lime,
plant it in myself to sit like a seed under
covers of earth and just be
Sinners, pointing fingers at me


[Chorus]

Come play kill
Refuse my body, refuse my shadow
Stone cold will
Refuse to lead this, refuse to follow
Bitter pills
Refuse to feed this, refuse to swallow,
I'm fueled godless
Come play, come play
Kill
Just be, just be

I...I stand, not crawling, not falling down
I...I bleed, the demons, that drag me down
I...I stand,(For nothing), not crawling,
(the center), not falling down
(of calms within the eye)
I...I'll bleed,(For no one), the demons,
(but myself), that pull me down
(For me and no one else)

...

Leaves are on the ground
Fall has come
Blue skies turning grey
Like my love

I tried to carry you
And make you whole
But it was never enough
I must go

Who is gonna save you when I'm gone?
Who'll watch over you
When I'm gone?

You say you care for me
But hide it well
How can you love someone not yourself?

Who is gonna save you when I'm gone?
Who'll watch over you?

And when I'm gone who'll break your fall?
Who will you blame?
I can't go on and let you lose it all
It's more than I can take
Who'll ease your pain?
Ease your pain?

Who is gonna save you when I'm gone?
Who'll watch over you?
Who will give you strength when you're not strong?
Who'll watch over you when I'm gone away?

Snow is on the ground
Winter's come
You long to hear my voice
But I'm long gone...

 

Tennessee Christmas

Come on weatherman,
Give us a forecast snowy white.
Can't you hear the prayers
Of every childlike heart tonight?
Rockies are calling,
Denver snow falling,
Somebody said it's four feet deep.
But it doesn't matter,
Give me the laughter;
I'm gonna choose to keep

Another tender tennessee christmas,
The only christmas for me.
Where the love circles around us,
Like the gift around our tree.
Well I know there's more snow
Up in colorado
Than my roof will ever see,
But a tender tennessee christmas
Is the only christmas for me.

Every now and then,
I got a wanderin' urge to see
Maybe california,
Maybe tinsel town's for me.
There's a parade there;
We'd have it made there;

[Tennessee Christmas lyrics on http://www.metrolyrics.com]
Bring home a tan for new year's eve.
Sure sounds exciting,
Awfully inviting,
Still I think I'll gonna keep

Another tender tennessee christmas,
The only christmas for me.
Where the love circles around us,
Like the gift around our tree.
Well they say in l.a.,
It's a warm holiday;
It's the only place to be.
But a tender tennessee christmas
Is the only christmas for me.

(ooooooh, yeah, yeah.)
(ohh, you know I wanna be home.)
(ooo-oooh.)

Well I know there's more snow
Up in colorado
Than my roof will ever see,
But a tender tennessee christmas
Is the only christmas for me.

A tender tennessee christmas
Is the only christmas for me.

...

...

...

The lake is frozen over,
the trees are white with snow
and all around reminders of you
are everywhere I go.

It's late and morning's in no hurry
but sleep won't set me free.
I lie awake and try to recall
how your body felt beside me.
when silence gets too hard to handle
and the night too long...

This is how I see you
in the snow on Christmas morning
Love and happiness surround you
as you throw your arms up to the sky.
I keep this moment in my mind.
Oh how I miss you now,
my love,
Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, Merry Christmas, my love.

Sense the joy that fills the air
and I daydream and I stare
Up at the tree and I see
your star up there.
 
And this is how I see you
in the snow on Christmas morning.
Love and happiness surround you
as you throw your arms up to the sky
I keep this moment in my mind.

  -Sarah McLachlan

When you light those candles
Up there on that mantle, setting the mood
Well, I just lie there staring
Silently preparing to love on you
Well, I can feel the heat from across the room
Ain't it wild what a little flame can make you wanna do

I melt every time you look at me that way
It never fails, anytime, any place
This burn in me is the coolest thing I've ever felt
I melt

Don't know how you do it
I love the way I lose it, every time
What's even better
Is knowing that forever you're all mine
The closer you get, the more my body aches
One little stare from you is all it takes

I melt every time you look at me that way
It never fails, anytime, any place
This burn in me is the coolest thing I've ever felt
I melt

I melt every time you look at me that way
It never fails, anytime, any place
This burn in me is the coolest thing I've ever felt
I melt

Every time you look at me that way
I melt, I melt
I melt




*sigh*