Moments turn to dust

Your breath is sweet
Your eyes are like two jewels in the sky
Your back is straight your hair is smooth
On the pillow where you lie
But I don't sense affection
No gratitude or love
Your loyalty is not to me
But to the stars above

One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go.
To the valley below.

Your daddy he's an outlaw
And a wanderer by trade
He'll teach you how to pick and choose
And how to throw the blade
He oversees his kingdom
So no stranger does intrude
His voice it trembles as he calls out
For another plate of food.

One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go.
To the valley below.

Your sister sees the future 
Like your mama and yourself
You've never learned to read or write
There's no books upon your shelf
And your pleasure knows no limits
Your voice is like a meadowlark
But your heart is like an ocean
Mysterious and dark.

One more cup of coffee for the road
One more cup of coffee 'fore I go.
To the valley below.

Remainings

Well I'll be damned
Here comes your ghost again
But that's not unusual
It's just that the moon is full
And you happened to call
And here I sit
Hand on the telephone
Hearing a voice I'd known
A couple of light years ago
Heading straight for a fall

As I remember your eyes
Were bluer than robin's eggs
My poetry was lousy you said
Where are you calling from?
A booth in the midwest
Ten years ago
I bought you some cufflinks
You brought me something
We both know what memories can bring
They bring diamonds and rust

Well you burst on the scene

Already a legend
The unwashed phenomenon
The original vagabond
You strayed into my arms
And there you stayed
Temporarily lost at sea
The Madonna was yours for free
Yes the girl on the half-shell
Would keep you unharmed

Now I see you standing
With brown leaves falling around
And snow in your hair
Now you're smiling out the window
Of that crummy hotel
Over Washington Square
Our breath comes out white clouds
Mingles and hangs in the air
Speaking strictly for me
We both could have died then and there

Now you're telling me
You're not nostalgic
Then give me another word for it
You who are so good with words
And at keeping things vague
Because I need some of that vagueness now
It's all come back too clearly
Yes I loved you dearly
And if you're offering me diamonds and rust

I've already paid

In my end is my begining

I walk the maze of moments 
But everywhere I turn to begins a new beginning 
But never finds a finish 
I walk to the horizon 
And there I find another 
It all seems so surprising 
And then I find that I know 

Chorus: 
You go there you're gone forever 
I go there I'll lose my way 
If we stay here we're not together 
Anywhere Is 

The moon upon the ocean 
Is swept around in motion 
But without ever knowing 
The reason for its flowing 
In motion on the ocean 
The moon still keeps on moving 
The waves still keep on waving 
And I still keep on going 

Chorus 

I wonder if the stars sign 
the life that is to be mine 
And would they let their light shine 
Enough for me to follow 
I look up to the heavens 
But night has clouded over 
No spark of constellation 
No Vela no Orion 

The shells upon the warm sands 
Have taken from their own lands 
The echo Of Their Story 
But All I hear are low sounds 
As pillow words are weaving 
And willow waves are leaving 
But should I be believing 
That I am only dreaming 

Chorus 

To leave the thread of all time 
And let it make a dark line 
In hopes That I can Still Find 
The way back to the moment 
I took the turn and turned to 
Begin a new beginning 
Still looking for the answer 
I cannot find the finish 
It's either this or that way 
It's one way or the other 
It should be one direction 
It could be on reflection 
The turn I have just taken 
The turn that I was making 
I might be just beginning 
I might be near the end 

Wandering in a sky with diamonds

{VERSE 1}
Picture yourself in a boat on a river,
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies.
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly,
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes.

Cellophane flowers of yellow and green,
Towering over your head.
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes,
And she's gone.

{CHORUS}
Lucy in the sky with diamonds,
Lucy in the sky with diamonds,
Lucy in the sky with diamonds,
Ah... Ah...

{VERSE 2}
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain,
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies.
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers,
That grow so incredibly high.

Newspaper taxis appear on the shore,
Waiting to take you away.
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds,
And you're gone.

{CHORUS}

Picture yourself on a train in a station,
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties.
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile,
The girl with kaleidoscope eyes.

{CHORUS}

{CHORUS FADEING}

Cross the bridge or fade away

(It's all the bridge) 
(It's all the bridge) 
(It's all the bridge for love)

(It's all the bridge) 
(It's all the bridge) 
(It's all the bridge for love)

I've seen the bridge and the bridge is long 
And they built it high and they built it strong 
Strong enough to hold the weight of time 
Long enough to leave some of us behind

And every one of us has to face that day 
Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away? 
And every one of us that ever came to play 
Has to cross the bridge or fade away

Standing on the bridge looking at the waves 
Seen so many jump, never seen one saved 
On a distant beach your song can die 
On a bitter wind, on a cruel tide

And every one of us has to face that day 
Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away? 
And every one of us that ever came to play 
Has to cross the bridge or fade away

And the bridge it shines 
Oh cold hard iron 
Saying come and risk it all 
Or die trying

I've seen the bridge and the bridge is long 
And they built it high and they built it strong 
Strong enough to hold the weight of time 
Long enough to leave some of us behind

And every one of us has to face that day 
Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away? 
And every one of us that ever came to play 
Has to cross the bridge or fade away

And the bridge it shines 
Oh cold hard iron 
Saying come and risk it all 
Or die trying

Standing on the bridge looking at the waves 
Seen so many jump, never seen one saved 
On a distant beach your song can die 
On a bitter wind, on a cruel tide

And every one of us has to face that day 
Do you cross the bridge or do you fade away? 
And every one of us that ever came to play 
Has to cross the bridge or fade away

Has to cross the bridge or fade away 
(It's all the bridge) 
(It's all the bridge) 
(It's all the bridge for love)

(It's all the bridge) 
(It's all the bridge) 
(It's all the bridge for love)

It's all the bridge 
It's all the bridge 
It's all the bridge to fade away

The frog prince

An old fairytale told me
The simple heart will be prized again
A troll will be our king
And ugly ogres our heroes

Then you'll shake
Your fist at the sky
"Oh why did I rely
On fashions and small fry?"

All promises broken
Feed your people or lose your throne
And forfeit your whole kingdom
I'd sooner lose it than still live in it alone

You were our golden child
But the gentle and the mild
Inherit the earth, while

Your prince's crown
Cracks and falls down
Your castle hollow and cold
You've wandered so far
From the person you are
Let go brother, let go
Cos now we all know

Soon, someone will put a spell on you
Perfume, treasure, sorcery, every trick they know
You will lie in a deep sleep
That's when

Your prince's crown
Cracks and falls down
Your castle hollow and cold
You've wandered so far
From the person you are
Let go brother, let go
Cos now we all know

Walk on the water

Late last night, I went for a walk 
Down by the river near my home 
Couldn't believe, with my own eyes 
And I swear I'll never leave my home again 

I saw a man walkin' on the water 
Comin' right at me from the other side 
Callin' out my name, "Do not be afraid" 
Feet begin to run, poundin' in my brain 

I don't want to go 
Oh, I don't want to go 

No, no, no, no and no 
I don't want to go