Lyrics to songs found on …if Howard Roark could dance
1. Lookin’ Past Me
2. Inspiration
3. Boulder
4. Speak!
5. You’ve got to get down on your knees and pray.
6. Leaving L.A.
7. Kids
8. It’s not the same without you here.
9. You’ve got to believe in the world as it once was.
10. Val
11. I’ll be right there by your side.
If I called your name today
Would it be the same if I called you from 1000 miles away?
Because every day I call the same number on the phone, and disappear into my hole
Every day I see you lookin at me.
Or maybe you are just lookin’ past me.
Because sometimes I see things that don’t make sense to me
when I see you lookin’ past me.
Everyday I seek the same disgrace –
To be petrified in your shadow.
Shadows can go for miles and miles around you,
I still want to hide in your shadow.
Things go round and round
Everyday I get up and I get knocked down
Thinking of the times that don’t make sense to me
Maybe you are just looking past me
I can clean the same house every night
Or I can clean the dirt from your feet.
If you think there’s something in the water I’ll change it
I’ll dive into the well and make it better.
Carleen said there would be roses in the future,
But so far it’s been dandelions.
I can walk for miles and miles around you
But the pull of roses keep bringing me back to you.
I can sing a song that goes for days and days.
I can sing a song that ignores the past.
Because everyday I get up and I’m overjoyed
At the thought of seeing you agin.
I’ve been lookin’ for some inspiration
It’s a vacation across the nation
I’ve been longing for your summer kiss
I’ve got the list. I’ve been missed. It’s too much. I’ve been pissed on.
I need more, of you inspiration
More of your conversation
I need more of your fun and games
I need more of the power your soul brings
I’m not gettin’ it done
I’m not having the fun
I’ll take it easier in the long run
I would pick up the pace,
But I would lose a foot race
I’ll be around for a long time
I’ve been late for my job,
I’ve been kicked in the seat
My feet are hurtin’ and my Geo is beat!!!
I’ve been losing my friends,
I’m behind on my rent
I’ll be around, Around for a long time
I swear to you darlin’ that it may be true,
But I’m fallin’ right out of my head!
Because you, wouldn’t wait for me, in Boulder
I would have waited for you, all night
It’s alright, that you left
But you could have been true
It would have been easier if I went first
Cause then I wouldn’t need you
Yeah it’s alright, that you left!
But now I need you
I swear to you darlin, that I was true
Still you’re fallin’ right out of my hands!
Remember, when you cried?
I cried with you too
You looked in my eyes, and you said, “I really need you!”
My chest collapsed, when you left
Cause I still need you
You wouldn’t wait for me, in Boulder
It’s alright, I would wait for you, in Boulder
It’s alright, I will wait for you when I fall
I would wait for you, all night
There’s a younger hand, there’s a bible man. There’s a light that shines on the darkest nights.
A singer grooves with the Thundercat moves, and a hooker soothes as a doctor would.
Gettin’ on down with the Scooby Snacks. You’re gettin’ a hooker to scratch your back.
Drawing a line in the sand. You’re stealing the sound of your brothers’ band.
You’re tellin’ all the lawyers to back that ass up. You’re listening to a person that won’t shut up.
You’re making certain that the siren sounds. You’re firing on all cylinders, releasing the hounds.
Yeah, and I know, I’m gonna be what I’m gonna be…
There’s a finger pointing, a soul annointing. A mess abound, It’s all around.
It’s breaking us down. It’s making us laugh. There’s a revolution brewing with a resourced staff.
You can run inside. You can hide yourself. You can store your life up on a shelf.
For all to see; for all to mend. For all the letters never sent.
Lies be told under sons of old.
There’s an evil governor. There are souls that sold to a dirty man in a Southern mansion, a dirty word with no explaination.
The man will be all alone tonight
The man will be all alone tonight
The man will be all alone tonight
He’ll steal you rape you leave you alone tonight
Yeah, I know. Yeah I know.
I’m gonna be what I’m gonna be.
You’ve got to get down on your knees and pray.
You’ve got to get down on your knees and pray
Pray for someone like me
To come along, and give a damn
About someone like you
I have raised the standards
Of kindness in the heart
I give and give and give and give
And still the world falls apart
So listen close and understand what I say
There’s hope for the human race
But hope is held in smaller and smaller places
I will help you discover hope
So I come to you, the son of your father
I’m here to bring you hope
But I’m no saviour, I’m only a man
But I’ll still do all that I can
To bring hope to, a race that has seen too few
Heroes in your hearts
You’ve got it in you, but you still have to avoid the few
Who want to make a martyr out of me
I’m not who the say I am
I’m just one man!
I never cured the blind or rose from the dead
I loved my father instead
So there’s your answer, It’s time to part
I see potential in your heart
To help the others see the goodness of your hand
I want you to bring hope to the people who understand!
I will get down on my knees and pray
Pray for someone like you
To come along and give a damn
About someone like me
So move your feet and dance and sing a song about romance
A song that will be true
I am my father’s son, My life will go before too long
Believe that it’s true
We’re all the chosen one, Before too long we’ll all be gone
Our sons will be true
We’re all the saints, all the martyrs
Believe that it’s true!
I left the midwest, for the West Coast high
I left someone behind, But I didn’t cry
Sunset Strip sucked me in, Jennings spit me out
I should have done something else
I’m just a lonely kid, in L.A.
Take me away
I’m leaving L.A.
Don’t stray
I’m just a lonely kid
The midwest came along, and dealt a crushing blow
I had lost my true love, And I didn’t know
So I long for the day, when Lori loves me back
I should have done something else
I’m just a lonely kid, Leaving L.A.
Take me away
It’s alright…
Don’t stay
It’s alright…
I’ll be waitin’ for you every day
It’s alright…
Why did I go to L.A.?
I’m just a lonely kid, heaven sent
Bitches are throwin’ up gang signs on the corner of South and Main.
The monsters keep fillin’ their backpacks with their weed and their pipes. Yeah!
Yeah you gotta believe when they start packing heat.
Yeah you gotta believe when you realize it’s me.
Yeah you gotta believe that they’re dealing at home.
You’ve gotta believe when you realize it’s me.
The kids are keepin’ it real. The kids are making it work.
The schools are making sure that everyone feels secure.
I went to school on Monday just to take a test.
When I got the results they were negative.
Teachers always told me to “Just say NO!”
They never said that there’s no money in saying no!!
The kids are believing you. The kids are believing me.
The kids are believing us! Yeah you’ve gotta believe!!!
It’s not the same without you here.
I think of you everyday, sometimes twice
When I need a best friend and her advice
Whatever you’ll do, whatever you’ll be, I hope it involves me
Whatever you think you’re gonna be, I hope it involves me
I will call you from a payphone every night
I will see your face in pictures every night
I don’t sleep soundly, without you by my side
It’s not the same without you here
I wonder, if I, will marry you
And I wonder, if you, see it too
So I sing to the mighty lord, every night
And ask that he puts our arms together, every night
You’ve got to believe in the world as it once was.
You’re politically active,
You’re a social bliss
You’re sexually attractive,
And you never miss
Your books are gone,
You’ve sold your soul
The Devil’s been caught,
But he’s still got your remote control
No matter what you do,
Against what you think
You’re not a nice person,
You’re not who you think you are
You’ve got to believe in the world as it once was
Recharge your cells
You’ve taken a break
You deserve all your money
You deserve all your heartache
You’ve got your money
You’ve got your sin
Lie with the devil and you’ll learn to regret it
So long,
Thanks for all the fish
You’ve got money in your pocket,
But you’ve still got all that’s coming to you
You’ve got to believe in the world as it once was
You’ve got to believe in the world as it once was
You’ve got to believe,
We let the city burn
Put your trust in the banks
You’ve got to believe,
We let the city burn
You’ve got to believe in the world as it once was
You’ve got to believe we let the city burn
(Put your trust in the banks! Put your trust in the banks!)
You’ve got to believe we let the city burn
(Put your trust in the banks! Put your trust in the banks!)
You’ve got to believe in the world as it once was
Val, your kisses are magic.
Val, your heart beats so tragic.
I would fall for you for the rest of my life.
Val, your love is so tragic.
Val, your heart beats like magic.
I would fall in love for the rest of my life.
You will ignore my love for the rest of your life.
I’ll be right there by your side.
When I cry, I cry cause I wanna cry
When I suffer, I suffer cause it hurts
And though you’re near me, it’s not like it once was
Sometimes I try, to make it what it was
Still I know, I’m gonna be what I’m gonna be
I’ll follow you until the end of time, when I’m gone
So if you want me to be your world, I’ll be right here by your side
And if you want me to be your truth, I’ll be right here by your side
If you want to be alone in truth…Oh….yeah!
Though I need you, I need what I’m gonna need
When I follow, I know that you’re the best
If you have rules, They’ll govern me like you do
And if I suffer, the only one I’ll blame is you
I know, I’m gonna leave when I’m gonna leave
I’ll follow you until the end of time, when I’m gone
If you want me to suffer through, I’ll be right there by your side
If you want me to see the truth, I’ll be right there by your side
If you want me to be your world
If you want me to see the truth
If you want me to see the world
If you want me to suffer through
I will be right here by your side
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