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This is just a song to say
That i'm proud for what they are
And i hope my world can take me
Half that far

Way back in mccarthy's day
My parents left the usa
Young rebellious lovers
They left behind a nation far too proud
And powerful to say
That love transcends all colors
Some black men turned against my father
Some white men turned against my mother
Each race has their place they all would say

And with a past so battle worn
And a future begging to be born
They found a life that's growing still today

And glancing thru the years
And living thru their fears
I hope they can accept my goals
A bit confused, a bit unclear

And all the years behind me now
Seem like a book i've read and yet somehow
I still don't understand all the words
All the black and all the white
That rest in me that make me fight
Remind me of all the knowledge left to learn
Still some black men turned against my father
Some white men turned against my mother
Each race has their place they all would say
With a past so battle worn
And a future begging to be born
They found a life that's growing still today

And glancing thru the years
And living thru their fears
I hope they can accept my goals
A bit confused, a bit unclear

This is just a song to say that i'm proud for what they are
And i hope my world can take me half that far

Seems there's always some tragedy
That's tearing at our precious world
Wish sometimes we could just lighten up
Let's take a look around us
Turn off the tv oh let's open our eyes
Look at the stars in the sky
Carmelia, let's dance away the night together
Let's dance until this crazy world disappears
Girls in the morning we will still be here
Carmelia, let's celebrate our lives together
Let's dance until the stars tumble from the sky

There's music pounding from the radio
Just lean your body into mine
Girl you take me to a better place
There's no one else just you and i
Hold on to me, i'll hold on to you
Tonight we've got nothing to prove

Carmelia, let's dance away the night together
Let's dance until this crazy world disappears
Girls in the morning we will still be here
Carmelia, let's celebrate our lives together
Let's dance until the stars tumble from the sky

Memories of when i was a little boy, four years old,
Waiting for my daddy to come home,
And now i look into the eyes of my own son,
Wondering what he's thinking of,
Waiting at the window when i come home.
Watch his eyes fill up with joy and wonder.
He reaches out his tiny hand;
I feel the bond 'tween boy and man.

Memories of my mom cryin', my daddy gone for weeks at a time,
Not knowing how to comfort her,
Facin' my pillow, pretendin' not to hear.
Now i write this letter to my little boy.
I'm far away, not knowing really what to say
Except, "i'm sorry, oh so sorry."
I don't want to make these same
Mistakes my daddy made with me.
Still his voice rolls off my tongue
When i say, "boy, protect your mom."

Memories of my wife cryin' on the phone
Wonderin' when i'm coming home.
My voice sounds detached and cold,
Reminds me of someone that i knew;
He had a funny attitude
When i needed him to be
All the things only a daddy could be to me.
And i don't want to make the same
Mistakes my daddy made with me.
Still his voice rolls off my tongue
When i say, "not now, i'm busy son."

Memories of lying in bed with my wife and son,
Overwhelmed by so much love,
Tryin' to explain how a man can cry
Yet still be happy,
Thinking of all the dumb mistakes i've made.
Now i understand my father's pain;
He did the best with what he knew.
I love you daddy.
I watched my son fall asleep
And wonder what he'll think of me
When years from now he sees his son
Reachin' out his tiny hands for love.

I could spend my whole life writing love songs
If they'd help bring me closer to you
Trying to find the right words
But they all get so blurred


While expressing my feelings i get so confused
I can analyze and you can analyze
We can both analyze till we're blue
Let emotions take reign let them play their own games
Let the freedom of youth captivate you


Let this song last forever let this song last a day
Let our love last a lifetime let our love fade away
No matter what happens if we go our own way
We'll be both walking wiser if walking away


No i know you've been hurt you've been broken
Life just ain't real without pain
And there's no guarantee that all ends happily
But when you fall you gotta rise up swinging again
And you can run away i can run away
We can both run till our lives are through
Some people hide till their hollow inside
Please don't allow this to happen to you


Let this song last forever let this song last a day
Let our love last a lifetime let our love fade away
No matter what happens if we go our own way
We'll be both walking wiser if walking away


I'm so damn tired of hearing songs about pain
There's so much to learn, life's too short now to spend it afraid
Let this song last forever let this song last a day
Let our love last a lifetime let our love fade away
No matter what happens if we go our own way
We'll be both walking wiser if walking away

Do you believe in the healing power of love, or is it just a fantasy?
Do you believe in the power from above? i feel it between you and me.
And i don't have to look in your eyes to know
There's something going on here that's out of our control
This is happening too fast for us to fight.

There's a healing power (healing power) deep in all of us.
In the darkest hour (darkest hour) we can still rise up (still rise up).
There's a new horizon shining between you and me.
When you slip your hand in mine, i feel the rub of the healing power of love.
(healing power)

And we got nothing but love to pull us through,
Love and compassion (ooh, love and compassion),
But in this desperation world nothing else will do.
Oh, we can make it happen (only we can make it happen).
And you don't have to say a word, i understand (i am yours only).
When you lay down, your love lasts forever (waiting forever).
You will always be my woman, and i will be your man.

There's a healing power (healing power) deep in all of us.
In the darkest hour (darkest hour) we can still rise up (still rise up).
There's a new horizon shining between you and me.
When you slip your hand in mine, i feel the rush of the healing power of love.

Deep in the night, when we're so alone, i swear i feel the power that's
Greater than our own.
And how a love unfolds as we tumble through the darkness to the great unknown.

There's a healing power (there's a healing power) deep in all of us.
In the darkest hour (darkest hour) we can still rise up (still rise up).
There's a new horizon shining between you and me.
When you slip your hand in mine, i feel the rub of the healing power of love.

There's a healing power (there's a healing power), it's so deep in us.
In the darkest hour (the darkest hour) there's a healing power of love.
There's a healing power (there's a healing), i can feel it now.
In the darkest hour (the darkest hour) we can still rise up (still rise up).
There's a healing power (there's a healing power) deep in all of us.
In the darkest hour (darkest hour) we can still rise up (still rise up).

i can't belive we met like this
Is it just coincidence
I had a feeling i'd be seeing you again
Your every bit as beautiful as the last time we met
When you told me, you were leaving, and going back to him
How i wish that i could tell you, it's all in the past
But i was never good at lying, and baby since you asked

I dont want to hear that song again from the night we first met
I dont want to hear you wispering, things i'd rather forget
I dont want to look into your eyes, cause you know what happens next
We'll be making love and than
I fall all over again.

I can't begin to tell you, just how sorry i am
That the man you built your dreams around, just broke your heart again
I think i know the feeling
Cause i once loved you so much
That i swore i'd rather die than live a day without your touch
If i held you in my arms you know, i'd never let you go
But this ain't the time or place to get emotional

I dont want to hear that song again, from the night we first met
I dont want to hear you wispering, things i'd rather forget
I dont want to look into your eyes, cause you know what happens next
We'll be making love and than
I'd fall all over again

I was crying when you kissed me
Than you walked out that door,
Ohhh
You were always sucha mystery
I still dream we're making love
Than i stop myself because

I dont want to hear that song again, from the night we first met
I dont want to hear you whispering, things i'd rather forget
I dont want to look into your eyes cause you know what happens next
We'll be making love and than
I'd fall all over again

I fall all over again