My name is still the same even though you call me what you do My aim is still the same even though you call me on what I do Don’t need no blueprints or strict guidelines, or someone yellin’ “Get Back In Line” For I spent all this precious time to be free...oh baby babe, On the landslide I’m looking inside to find I I know why the dove cries and the wind bleeds and the moon sighs ‘cause that’s how I’m feelin’, like a stranger on the ceiling in danger of Falling once again, but this time she’s a friend And all the walls come crumbling down All the walls come crumbling down, down All the walls come crumbling down All the walls come crumbling down, down And so it was that I stumbled out the alley to be greeted by the lily of the valley Said she just needed ta get lost for a while and so it was that we ran through the trees for miles and miles I told ‘er Cedar trees have red hearts like us she said “Ya make me happy, that’s why I trust ya with the knowledge of my body” as if that wasn’t enough to rhyme we drank the blood of the wild black Muscatine...oh baby babe, On the landslide I’m looking inside to find I I know why the dove cries and the wind bleeds and the moon sighs ‘cause that’s how I’m feelin’, like a stranger on the ceiling in danger of Falling once again, but this time she’s a friend And all the walls come crumbling down All the walls come crumbling down, down All the walls come crumbling down All the walls come crumbling down, down And so it was that it came to be, that it came to be patience Why couldn’t I see that before Oh, and the comfort in your arms as we loved, as we loved behind closed doors Of course it’s just a metaphor ‘cause it don’t take a genius to see the love, the love that exists between you and me -------------------- Honey burned and stricken blind I try to write another line ‘cause it would have taken time to heal the wounds that haunt my mind Looking for a comfort zone Spending too much time alone Well I don’t have to look too far that comfort comes from in my heart Time just seems to linger on One minute your here, then gone But that won’t stop me see ‘cause I’m just one to let things be I would have been right by your side, had I known I came as soon as I could, yet too late I would have stayed there in your arms, all night long I know it’s all been said and done, but it’s my release Staring strangers everyday They’re all set in there ways I am just a passer by don’t talk to me I won’t reply You ask me if I’ll let you in Want to know where I’ve been Well if you have love for me then you’ll just have to let things be I would have been right by your side, had I known I came as soon as I could, yet too late I would have stayed there in your arms, all night long I know it’s all been said and done, but it’s my release All the songs I’d write were for you Analogy or not it still shown through So I search my head for what I’d have said If I had only had the chance, and I’d have said I would hold you as long as you needed me to I would hold you all night if you needed me to I would hold you as long as you needed me to, ‘cause I would have been right by your side, had I known I came as soon as I could, yet too late I would have stayed there in your arms, all night long I know it’s all been said and done, but it’s my release

Two steps out the door and she wants to go home Before the words leave her mouth I know she don’t want to be alone She’s so pitiful that it’s turning me on Stop to witness suffering on the corner on 11th and Pine Try to make a distinction between what’s real and what’s in my mind Either way I think I’ll just walk on towards the music World, beautiful world, where did you go We got oil spills in the ocean Corruption spills on the street Well it’s a harsh reality It’s too power hungry for me Tell me, why should I believe In a system that deems me a failure When it’s that system that’s failing me How I want to hold on But that only drives it away Guess I’ll just have to stay right here Right here in this moment

Sinking slowly down to where it hurts Picturing myself needing no one else To help me along Then that feeling is gone Opening up myself and taking my time To see what’s going on I know there’s something wrong That keeps me from my full potential And It feels like the ground has been pulled right out from under me And I’m looking for something to stand on The truth then reveals itself for all of us to plainly see That eventually these negative tendencies will just fade And fall away How much longer now will I have to wait Trying my patience I question my existence And I’m changing my ways for a better understanding And It feels like the ground has been pulled right out from under me And I’m looking for something to stand on The truth then reveals itself for all of us to plainly see And I’ll lie right under your wing I’ll feel the warmth that you surely bring And I’ll heal with the songs that I sing Sweet love, come be my strength It seems reasonable to me To ask for a community that's founded on love An enlightened society of positive energy You know the one I'm thinkin' of And It's time to wake up to a new day Where we throw all of our negative tendencies away And we learn to love unconditionally And I’ll lie right under your wing I’ll feel the warmth that you surely bring And I’ll heal with the songs that I sing Sweet love, come be my strength

Operator call now, my honey’s down
 Over seas and lonely, missing home and me 
I know she’s resilient, with strength of heart and brilliance 
I’d hate to let her down Ink stained saturated pages 
Poetry commotion ripples still heart ocean
 The fire bellied tigers eye waives foreign warmth familiar tide With strength soul will abide I love her, and I have for many lives 
I will love her for many lives to come As an infant she rocked me to sleep to Stevie Wonder 
Which satisfied my hunger 
I bet she didn’t even think at all when she put the needle down And turned the record round
 That I would turn out to be a songwriter just like he
 Did she see that in me I love the way she supported me I know it’s not that easy to love unconditionally And I’m thankful
 So now I’m sending all my love on through because I want to love her unconditionally to Can she feel me 
Can she feel me Operator call now, my honey’s down
 Over seas and lonely, missing home and me

Oooooooooooohhhhh... Mother Will you grant me this time
 Got to find a place to call my own
 A place where I’ll be left alone
 To reflect on what I’ve been shown Mother Will you grant me this time
 Got to find a place to call our own 
A place where we’ll be left alone
 To reflect on what we’ve been shown Finally, finally… Oooooooooooohhhhh…

Slowdown, everything’s moving too fast I’m having a hard time without you Oh but of course, you’re always here You’re my voice, you’re my tears You’re my heart and all I’ve come to love Here in My hometown I’ve found that everybody will open in time Even if you don’t know them that well Oh but of course, this is the way We use our voices to say You’re my heart and all I’ve come to love Here in My hometown I have the courage now To stand up solely and to keep it holly And I will practice it too If I should fall Livin’ it lonely with no one to hold me I will ask for what I need For that will surely plant the seed Given some time I will find That I pulled on through With help from you Sorely was it needed to have the chance repeated Over and over again To face my fears and to grow while moving nice and slow I just can’t say enough about my hometown Somehow I managed to make it this far There’s no way I’m giving up now I know what I need and what to do It involves me and you And everybody else’s support Here in my hometown