Close your eyes and take a deep breath.
Hold that lucky penny in your pocket, in your pocket.
On your own, with your own thoughts.
Mischief ain't no fun unless you get caught - and you will get caught.
You can fly if you just spread your wings out.
Memories fade, so does pain.
You will find your heart beats stronger now than ever, than ever.
Baby, you can fly if you just spread your wings out.
For every tear you cry,
may you laugh a thousand, thousand times.
For every night you sleep alone,
may you find yourself wrapped in love
for a thousand years to come.
For every day you bear it all alone,
may your find yourself an army
to help you carry the weight.
For every time it seems unfixable,
remember what love can do.
Every time it seems unreachable,
remember you are you.
And if you find, you cannot bear it all alone,
I will be there
to help you carry the weight.
DANCING SHOES
from the upcoming release a scattered little mess | 2007
morning
and it's raining again
pay no mind, baby,
someday it's gotta end
stay, stay with me here
and we can watch the drops collect
on the window outside
and we don't have to go out tonight
but i'mma still put on my dancing shoes
laugh away my worries
like i've got nothing left to lose
run through the storms in the streets
wash myself clean
someday
we'll have everything
but what we got right here
is pretty sweet
stay, stay with me here
and we can watch the drops collect
on the window outside
and we ain't gotta go out tonight
but i'mma still put on my dancing shoes
laugh away my troubles
like i've got nothing left to lose
run through the storms in the streets
wash ourselves clean
twilight
it's still coming down
i'd like to believe
that folks are dancing all over town
stay, stay with me here
and we can watch the drops collect
on the window outside
and we ain't gotta go out tonight
but i'mma still put on my dancing shoes
laugh away my troubles
like i've got nothing left to lose
run through the storms in the streets
wash myself clean
i suppose it's easy to pick up the guitar and write
when you've got nothing better to do
when your mind isn't numb from the cruft of the day
and your spirit's barely pulling you through
i suppose it's easy to think of a million new lines
when you're idly spending your time
when your brain isn't focused on every day
that the sun didn't shine
you've convinced yourself your voice seems stronger
when you're alone
so, if you want a competition, go on, baby
run until your heart's content
i'd be a happy runner-up in any race you gave me
if my body wasn't so damn spent
i could sleep for damn near sixteen hours
and still not catch up for the week
i wouldn't be so damn surprised at what's behind the curtain
if i's smart enough to peek
you've convinced yourself your voice is stronger
when you're alone
i know i said i didn't want you around
but i reserve the right to change my mind
a hundred, a thousand, a million times a day
i find the wrong words to say
most days
i have no direction i'm going in
baby, will you be my street sign?
you came around when i needed you the most
ready to pack it up, pack it in, turn it off, become a ghost
a hundred, a thousand, a million times a day
i'm so damn glad you decided to stay
most days
i walk around in somebody else's skin
baby, will you be my street sign?
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