Face the Day - Lyrics

Better Believe It
Here comes mister black bird ’round my shoulders
Whisperin’ in my ears you’re getting older boy
Years go by and time it keeps movin’ on
Take the love you need don’t wait too long

Seems like every hour that rooster’s crowin’
Day by day my love for her keeps growin’
Something sparked a fire inside of me
She’s got more soul than Sly and the Family

Oooo yah, yah I got a feelin’
This void inside of me is finally healin’
Oooo yah, yah better believe it
The more love you give the more you receive it

Signed stamped sealed delivered
Are those happy tears cry me a river
Give this boy a chance he won’t let you down
We’re gonna shake it down in monkey town

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Breakin’ young girls’ hearts and causing sorrow
How you gonna face yourself tomorrow
The devil himself’s gonna pistol-whip you my friend
I’ve sinned but I’ll never walk down that road again

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Old Dirt Road (click title to listen)
Here come those headlights
Through the dust on the old dirt road
Black coffee and a turntable
It’s how she liked to do it before
There’s a crack in the kitchen wall
Yellow lights spilling onto the floor
Black coffee and a turntable
It’s all she ever needed before

Sits in her rocking chair
Beneath a cloud of citronella smoke
Pulling melodies from her violin
Resurrecting hand-me-down folk
A picture of perfection
Her naked toes are curled
Black coffee and a violin
She’s sittin’ on top of the world

Can we do it again
Can we ride it home
Can we go for a spin
On the old dirt road

Don’t ask her if God is real
She’ll curl up in a ball on the floor
She says what’s the big deal
Just laughing like she’s seen Him before
She stays up all night writin’
Poems and skipping stones
There’s just something about moonlight
That makes her want to shake them bones

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There’s a feelin’
That makes you feel alive
You’re gonna ride it till you die
When you’re born you can get up and do it again
It’ll never end

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No Right Way to be Wrong
Well I’ve left my share of ruins
Yes I’ve got my suitcase of reasons
Left enough bad situations
To know there’s no right way to be wrong

You were hungry your stomach moaned
You were lonely so alone
I said take my hand girl, you stole my heart
Now I know there’s no right way to be wrong

We were lovers on that day
You took another to his grave
Whoa my heart fights my brain
I forget to remember your name

Well I’ve left my share of ruins
Yes I’ve got my suitcase of reasons
Left enough bad situations
To know there’s no right way to be wrong

We were lovers on that day
You took another to his grave
Whoa my heart fights my brain
I forget to remember your name

Mountain Home
Somewhere beneath four feet of snow lies my moonlight river
Steady does that river flow new life to deliver

Tune that mandolin and go dancin’ bones won’t shiver
Rosin up that fiddle bow play my moonlight river

Here it is our mountain home
Here we are where we belong
Here we live and play our songs
Happy in our mountain home

Kindred spirit from above Adirondack living
Fill my cabin full of love
Spirit keep on giving

Here it is our mountain home
Here we are where we belong
Here we live and play our songs
Happy in our mountain home

Mankind’s Remedy
Mankind is heading for a remedy
There is no means to an end
We’ve got the future of the world on a string
So open up and let the light shine in
We’ve got the future of the world on a string
So open up and let the light shine in

I’m no psychic ain’t no profit or a shrink
I believe salvation lies within
It don’t matter what the judgers think
I still think love is the important thing

There ain’t no race in the test of time
A friend of yours is a friend of mine
We don’t judge our brothers by the color of his skin
Or the shape of the temple that he worships in
They may kill or die in the name of their faith
But we can all tell lovin’ from a sin

I’m no psychic ain’t no profit or a shrink
I believe salvation lies within
It don’t matter what the judgers think
I know love is the important thing

Mankind is headed for a remedy
Can’t you feel it in the air
We got the future of the world on a string
So open up and let the light shine in
We got the future of the world on a string
So open up and let the light shine in

Don’t you believe that for one single minute
That you don’t have to die, we all gotta die
That you don’t even have to die

Have you got a little love in your heart
You gotta open it up and give away
Open up, light shine in
Open up, light shine in

Here we go Again
Here we go again my friends
Over and over again and again
Here we go again my friends
Here we go again

This old world keeps turning all our lives we’re yearning
How are we supposed to feel sittin’ behind the wheel
Now our lives are changing dreams are rearranging
Where do we go from here grab the wheel and steer

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Memories and stories, failures and the glories
Things will never be the same, faces in a picture frame
How does something so strong lose it’s way and go wrong
Living is a chance you take with every choice you make

Don’t try so hard to figure out the when and where
And realize that we’re already there
Now’s the time to leave behind the questions how and why
Some things you just know you’ve got to try

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Face the Day
Once we all shared a dream
We were a juggernaut full of steam
Feeling determined strong and free
What lie ahead was meant to be

The good times are countless we had a ball
Drew strength from our sacrifice through it all
Still there comes a time when a man must admit
Some dreams you hold on to and some you forget

Life is change don’t turn away
Hold up your head and face the day
Now that it’s over how does it feel how does it feel
This dream is over how does it feel

I’d have to agree we couldn’t go on
What’s the use when faith has gone
Concede what we’ve lost and take what we’ve learned
When your heart won’t receive it the pages will turn

Life is change don’t turn away
Hold up your head and face the day
Now that it’s over how does it feel how does it feel
This dream is over how does it feel

In Your Eyes
How did I write these words and make them sound sincere
How did I find the strength to conquer all I fear
Where did I ever find the music in my ears
How did it feel so right when suddenly you appeared

Well it’s in your eyes, it’s in your eyes, it’s in your eyes it’s real
It’s in your eyes, it’s in your eyes, it’s in your eyes it’s real

Open up your blue eyes turn and face the sun
The growing season has begun
In this moment I can feel
In a word it’s real

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I’ve been waiting for someone to come along
I’ve been waiting for the sun to smile upon
I’ve been waiting for someone to come along
I’ve been waiting for the sun to smile upon
I’ve been waiting for someone to come along
I’ve been waiting for the sun to smile upon
I’ve been waiting for someone to come along
I’ve been waiting for the sun to smile upon

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Magical Underground Labyrinth

Lay it on the Line
If you see me comin’ down the road and I’m hummin’
My favorite song got the radio way up high
I’m lookin’ for some action a little satisfaction
To soothe my soul and ease my worried mind
I get that sweet emotion you’re my love potion
Ninety-nine feelin’ eight miles high

Why don’t you lay it on the line
Come on girl say that you’ll be mine

We got hitched for kicks in Vegas that life’s contagious
Lights and money all your heart’s desire
Left you down in Albequerque cold turkey
Stuck on you like a tumbleweed to barbed wire
Don’t let your guard down Virgina this world will spin ya
Round and round when your heart’s a fire

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If you see me comin’ down the road and I’m runnin’
You know this time push has come to shove
Ain’t no use in tryin’ to hide it I can’t fight it
Don’t know what I was thinkin’ of
I’m just runnin’ for survival with one rival
Love man it’s only love

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