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Rescue me and I'll rescue you                             we're caught up in some military coup                     look at all the dead men on this quiet avenue            

Shoot it down let it fall                                 there's a moving shadow on that wall                      I'm not trying to scare you I'm just scaring myself      

If you miss me's not a sin
don't be concerned the state I'm in
are you alone now? are you alone again?
Walk on splinters trying to hear
I know there's footsteps ghosting me
you are my hope sign
you are my will to win

Get me out and I'll get you in
there's nothin' you can do it's the same old film
the cameras are all leaving now to wax some other war

So rescue me and I'll rescue you
we'll get high it's gonna be dark soon
don't wanna join those dead men on this quiet avenue

I hate it when you're in the zone
the streets you search are all but gone
I know you're lonely so let's get lonely
And if I could I'd stop this war
the beauty of that setting sun
then you could hold me
and I could hold you

Who's Gonna

Who's gonna be your brightest hope?
who's gonna make your day?
when all is said and done it's just the usual
another bad dream on its way

Who's gonna put these guns in the ground?
dig 'em deep and don't leave a trace
can you imagine when there's nothin' to shoot?
this world would have a smile on its face
we're sending all these guns into space

There's a new day
there's a new way
and when I look into your eyes
you can't tell me no more lies 

Who's gonna bring this fighting to a close?
who's gonna make the first move?
how many children left alone in this world?
just coz you got somethin' to prove

Who's gonna bring this papa to his grave?
who's gonna bring him on home?
makin' bad choices is a way of life
just another homeboy down
just a lotta blood on the ground

There's a new day
there's a new way
and when I look into your eyes
don't you tell me no more lies

Who's gonna mend this lover's heart?
who's gonna raise her smile?
there's a goddam war in the neighbourhood
now she's got nowhere to live

Who's gonna raise this curtain up high?
who's gonna see the light?
must be sick and tired of this half-life
we gotta do better than that
we gotta be better than that

It's a new day...it's a new way
it's a new day...it's a new way

When the Leaves are Dry

When the leaves are dry
I'm gonna rake 'em in
when the leaves are dry
I'm gonna rake 'em in
And if the wind is high
I'm gonna sail away

When your tears are dry
you're gonna start again
when your tears are dry
you're gonna start again
And when the time is right
your broken heart will mend

When the fire goes cold
you used to say you'd know
when the fire grows old
you used to say you'd go
Now the flame is spent
I think we reached the end

When the leaves are dry
oh when the leaves are dry
yes when the leaves are dry
I'm gonna...sail away

When the leaves are dry
I'm gonna rake 'em in
when the leaves are dry
I'm gonna rake 'em in
And if the wind is right
I'm gonna leave tonight

I'm gonna sail away
 

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Cruel To Be kind

Don't spin me no line
don't talk to me like I don't understand
who d'you think you're dealin' with?
you think I got a zip in the back o' my head?

I see you time after time
promises and visions off the back o' your hand
you tasted power now you lick your lips
you're about as trustworthy as a sinkin' ship

There's a time and a place for acting tough
the way you mixed it up you can't be serious
and I know - I surely know
you have to be cruel...to be kind
yes you do now

Your kind gets on my nerves
you had the chance to work it but you never did
what happened to your better plan?
you make your excuses, someone sees you to your car

Well there's a right and a reason for acting tough
your time is running out, we're gonna give you up
Cos we know - we surely know
you have to be cruel...to be kind
yes you do now

Poolside Romance

Face in the water
but I can't see who
soundlessly calling
I've been watching you
snaking me in 
with her see-thru skin

If you see yourself dive for treasure
don't be concerned you're not alone
The fires are lit on pool-sides all over
you don't even have to learn to swim

Dream nights of falling
never touching the earth
sliding down under
we kiss without a word

And if you feel you're missing footsteps
it's just a phase you're going thru
this liquid fusion will astound you
hold your breath let's do some good

And she can swim
just like a dolphin can swim
and she can turn
fast as fire-tails can turn
And she can slide...
and she can glide...
she can shoot far
into the night

And she can swim...
just like a dolphin...

Just like a dolphin

Runnin' Lite

You got me by a leg
you don't say it all
the forests and the seasons
disappearing fast

We're losing all the precious things
that keep this earth sublime
you can feel a chill wind blow
and rain and heat and tide

We could be runnin' runnin' (repeat)
we could be runnin' lite

As if we care about our wounded world
this is how we live
holding by a thread
we're way over our heads

But if we slow it down
here's my fantasy
taking out the harm we did
just by runnin' lite

We could be runnin' runnin' (repeat)
we could be runnin' lite