Hey Man

Someone said life is for the taking

Here i am with my hand out waiting for a ride

I've been living on my great expectations

What good is it when i'm stranded here

And the world just passess by

Where are the signs to help me get out of this place

If i should stumble on my moment in time,

How will i know

If the story's written on my face, does it show

Am i strong enough to walk on water

Smart enough to come in out of the rain

Or am i a fool going where the wind blows

Here i sit halfway to somewhere

Thinking about what's in front of me and

What i left behind

On my own, supposed to be so easy

Is this what i've been after

Or have i lost my mind

Maybe this is my chance coming to take me away

If i should stumble on my moment in time,

How will i know

If the story's written on my face, does it show

Am i strong enough to walk on water

Smart enough to come in out of the rain

Or am i a fool going where the wind blows

Here i am walking naked through the world

Taking up space, society's child

Make room for me, make room for me,

Make room for me

Am i strong enough to walk on water

Smart enough to come in out of the rain

Or am i a fool

Going where the wind blows

Going where the wind blows

Going where the wind blows

Going where the wind blows

Mama d.

Has a way of fixing the hole

Where the water runs out my soul

When you sing with me

Save me, mama d.

Mama d. wears a dark brown coat in the sun

The light in her eyes burns so strong

And the melody

Heals me mama d.

Set me free, mama d.

She won't bring you down

If you're shit outta luck

She can't live it down

Might as well live it up

Mama d.

Has a way of seeing the truth

Through a lie or just an excuse

Or a tragedy

Show me, mama d.

Whatcha see, mama d.

She won't bring you down

If you're shit outta luck

She can't live it down

Might as well live it up

Words in my mouth

Someone told me to say

They go unspoken

My mind gets in the way

I hold my tongue

Save my, save my soul

True to myself

And stay gold

Sometimes you gotta pull the plug

Somewhere a little place to crawl

Love me for who i am

It doesn't have to be this hard

For an ordinary man

I wanna take cover, take cover

From you, wake me when it's over

Take cover, i wanna take cover

From you

Sold all my dreams

Watched them all disappear

I've spilled my blood

No one seems to care

Sometimes you gotta pull the plug

Somewhere a little place to crawl

Love me for who i am

How low do i have to go to make you

Understand

20 long years ridin' somebody's coattalis

Watching the vermin go by thru a heavy coat

Of chain mail

So ya wanna change the world but ya still

Can't decide

They can take away the cash but a fool's

Got his pride

Everyone must kneel before the man

The leader of the band

Trapped in toyland

20 odd years since you heard "revolution"

Feeding your fears with psychological pollution

Everybody in the wold tryin' to take you

For a ride

So you get behind the wheel just to realize

You're blind

Sycophants associates n' press men

Read the upper hand

Trapped in toyland

Well it seems like years since anybody

Knew your name

And you're drownin' in your tears but it's

All just the same

And it seems such a waste for a man with such pride

But it's obvious reality is eatin' at your insides

Sycophants associates n'press men

Read the upper hand

Everyone must kneel before the man

The leader of the band

Trapped in toyland

Hey man, are you ready to go

Down where you reach a higher low

Mmm, you can breathe the sweet & sacred air

For the woman waiting there

Underground

Wisdom is only a relative experience

Life is a dream

Not what it seems

For the obscene

Out of the underground

Feeling is only a relative experience

I don't believe it

What does it mean

For the obscene

Down where you reach a higher low

Solo

Wisdom is only a relative experience

Feeling is only a relative experience

Life is a dream

Not what it seems

For the obscene

Out of the underground

I don't believe it

What does it mean

Down where you reach a higher low

Out of the underground

Comfort me

From a world where no one cares

Where the words turn into cages

And memories cut like glass

I closed my eyes on you

Put the blames on myself

The weight is on my shoulders

Throw my heart in the wishing well

I've got to face and tame my demons

I know it's hard to start over again,

Yeah, i know.

Through trials and tribulations

Salvation's like a long lost friend

I'll take back all of the hurt

For your love i've taken for granted

I'll do anything to change

If that's what it takes

No use in pretending

Ain't no pride in it all

A cure for independence

Is when you're standing in the cold

Have i used have i used my chances

Have my bridges all been burned

Give me a sign of inspiration

To find a stone that's left unturned

I see a distant promise of eden

Lifting my spirits so high

If i can break out of the circle

Gonna kiss that carousel goodbye

I'll take back all of the hurt

For your love i've taken for granted

I'll do anything to change

If that's what it takes (solo)

I've got to see a promise of eden

Lifting my spirits so high

If i can break, break out of the circle

Gonna kiss that carousel goodbye

I'll take back all of the hurt

For your love i've taken for granted

I'll do anything to change, baby

If that's what it takes

Take back all of the hurt

For your love i've taken for granted

I'll do anything to change

If that's what it takes

If that's what it takes