------------------ Runs With Scissors (1998) ------------------
Runs With Scissors - DADF#CD - Capo on 3 - 4:18
When I was about three year's old I was trying out my new found wings
Anything mama said not to do, well, I just had to try that thing
The time had come to push my limits and it didn't matter what she'd say
That's when I learned how to run with scissors and made my mama's hair turned gray
"You could put out someone's eye with that, not to mention maybe even your own"
I'd hear her cry and then I'd smile, just to listen to my mama's moan
Life on the edge is in my blood, I've been doing it for oh, so long
Almost never even hurt myself, so how could it be so wrong
Chorus 1
I just had to run with scissors, I still do it every chance I get
It's living life out on the edge and I haven't put my eye out yet
There may be a day when I slow down, but until then you have to agree
Everyone's gonna have to put up with it 'cause I've just got to be me
Like the time I met the plate glass window up close and personal
Pieces flying everywhere, where else was my arm to go
Bright red stains on that white towel and a trip to the emergency room
But I lived to run another day always just avoiding doom
Then the time back in junior high we were learning how to vault that horse
It galloped away at an inopportune time, when I was in the air of course
We made another trip to the cast man, they set this one up to the hip
It slowed me down a little for a time but it could not make me quit
Chorus 2
It's funny but when I think of the times in my life when I've been hurt
Broken bones or bleeding skin, tempting fate with disaster I'd flirt
Never once in all my life did I hurt myself running with blades
Kind of makes you sit back and think how much pain I could have saved
Chorus 1
Everyone's going to have to put up with it 'cause it's not easy being me
Colorado - DADGAD - full Capo on 1, 3 string Capo on 8 from the low note side - 5:39
Sometimes late at night the wind picks up and takes me
High up where the snow lives on a mountain
A cabin warmed by fire high on a hillside
Is where my heart lives would you like to see it?
It's the finest place I've known, it's my home
My soul's in Colorado, don't you know?
The winter wind blows cold through the mountain passes
Until the Chinooks come with their warm breezes
The winter chill gives way and life begins a blooming
Even on the high tundra columbine blossom
It's the brightest place I've known, just like a home
I bloom in Colorado, why don't you go?
When spring time comes again, as it always does
The riverbeds rise with the snowfall water
The water's icy cold and rolls past old boulders
Placed in this stream here by some ancient glacier
Now that water moves my soul like liquid gold
It's lovely Colorado, riches untold
And when the fall is here, when the season changes
Cold starts its trek down from the great divide
The aspen leaves change hue all with the first freeze
Mountains turned yellow gold in all their splendor
It's a beautiful sight to see, the yellows and green
The color's Colorado, nature in harmony
It's the color in Colorado, its nature's harmony
Erosion - (Instrumental) - Capo 2, Standard Tuning - 2:05
I'm Not Drinking Today - Steve Fisher - Capo 2, Standard Tuning - 3:28
Well it's hot down here in Texas, looks like summer's come to stay
It seems a whole lot longer than a year I've been away
I've been drinking whiskey since some time last fall
And some days go by in numbers where I don't feel anything at all
And it seems a whole lot longer than a year I've been away
I don't miss you when I'm drinking, I'm not drinking today
Yes it's hot down here in Texas, Texas is my home
You still live in Kansas, we both live alone
I've stood upon the bridge we built looking for a sign
It could fall into the waves below, or stand this test of time
And it seems a whole lot longer than a year I've been away
I don't miss you when I'm drinking, I'm not drinking today
I don't miss you when I'm drinking, I'm not drinking today
Now all that I might tell you, it's just this you need to know
The bridge still stands to bring you home, if that's the way you want to go
But the water keeps on coming, the river's running fast
It could beat against this bridge we built until it falls at last
And it seems a lot longer than the year I've been away
I don't miss you when I'm drinking, I'm not drinking today
I don't miss you when I'm drinking, I'm not drinking today
She Rolls - DADF#CD - Capo 2 - 4:44
She rolls, she rolls, oh my that girl she can roll
You give her to set of wheels and down the road she rolls
She's sweet, so sweet, her kisses are such a treat
Like chocolate and whipped cream, she leaves my knees weak, she's sweet
Chorus 1
She gets around pretty well, she's independent you can tell
A lady of good taste and a gentle touch
It's plain to see she cares so much
She drives when we go out, that van it gets her about
She gets on the lift and gets her hand on the shift, and she drives
She's kind, so kind, her attitude is well refined
She never honks her horn or shows the drivers her scorn, she's kind
Chorus 1
We made a run to the fair, we met some animal kids there
She petted a tiger kitten with which she was smitten on this run
We had fun, such fun, but then her batteries were done
She needed some assistance so I pushed her the distance, it was fun
Chorus 2
Now don't you get me wrong when I say I pushed her around
When her batteries are strong she's got the fastest wheels in town
She rolls, she rolls, 0h my that girl she can roll
You give her a set of wheels and down the road she rolls
She rolls, she rolls, she rolls...
I Choose - Standard Tuning - Full Capo on 1, 3 string Capo on 7 from the low note side - 5:27
Here I go to again into the fray, when will I ever learn to stay away
We all make our own choices, and we hope we choose right
Listening to all our voices, trying to guide us through this night
Your smile excites me so, just wish it were for me
'Cause there I would quietly go, become part of your mystery
Like a shadow you came here, like a fog on my sea
I'm a sailor left drifting, there's no harbor for me
Chorus
I need a place to call home, a place of refuge
Cast away on this listless sea with no shoreline in view
We all make our own choices and I choose, I choose
I choose to be in love with you
I've planned many lifetimes with you by my side
Uninhabited shorelines, just you and me and the tide
Yes we make our own choices then we live with what we choose
But if I don't speak of my love now then I surely will lose
Chorus
I choose to love you
Come Home - Standard Tuning - Full Capo on 3, 3 string Capo on 7 from the low note side - 3:53
The wind is chilling on this Christmas Eve, snow is falling on the ground
Friends and neighbors are all gathered here, Christmas cheer is all around
These are times that make our lives worthwhile, spreading love and wishing peace
For hopes and dreams of what our children seek, hoping all their dreams will keep
Chorus 1
Come home to a fire that's always warm
Come home to shelter from the storm
Come home to hugs and kisses sweet
Come home to this place of love we meet
Missing friends of ours who are not here, some have passed and some have gone
Wishing one more chance to whisper love, one more chance to sing their song
Memories have a way of circling you, reminding of good times long past
Feeling love and kindness here and now and trying to make these feelings last
Chorus 1
Chorus 2
Come home to a love that's all around
Come home to a place of higher ground
Come home to smiling faces sweet
Come home to this place of love we meet
The wind is chilling on this Christmas Eve, snow is falling on the ground
Friends and neighbors are all gathered here, Christmas cheer is all around
Christmas cheer is all around
Perfect Love's All in Your Head - Standard Tuning, Capo 3 - 5:06
So you fell in love, it seems to fit like a glove and it's gonna last forever
Now the fire's bright, the passion feels so right and you see no unhappy endings
It's a mutual thing, it's like moonlight in spring when too hearts beat as one
There's no discontent, just pure nourishment, it's like soul food for the homeless
But there's a trial ahead, perfect love's all in your head
There will come a time, love can turn on a dime and fills your life with questions
Once it seemed so strong, now something's gone wrong and you can't see your own reflection
Like how did you get here in the course of two years from a fire to a dying ember
Did you forget how to love when push came to shove or did you just forget to remember
That's the trial ahead, perfect love's all in your head
Perfect love can break your dreams, it's never quite what it seems
It can't survive all the hype, too much pressure of that type
Mostly crushed by sheer weight or nasty twists of fate
Still don't stop us in our quest for perfect love
There's nothing perfect in life, it's how you deal with the strife
That's how your love will be measured
Now you get your chance to find a true romance or you get to turn and run away
You know it takes hard work to get through this hurt, common ground is hard to get to
Though perfect love is a myth, without work love can't exist
There's nothing in love you won't fight for
That's the trial ahead, perfect love's all in your head
Runs With Scissors II - DADGAD - Capo 3 - 1:52
I handed Sara the scissors to help cut the yarn on the bootie she was knitting for a little one
The scissors fit her delicate hands like they were meant for her
As she carefully cut the loose pieces away
While I watched, the scissors began to glow with an incandescent gleam of pure joy
Like they were finally doing the work they were meant for
Snipping away at fabric and mocking me...
Telling me what the hell were they doing spending most of their life
Just hanging ornamental around my neck
Knowing they had a higher purpose
And just who did I think I was holding them prisoner
Like I'd captured a fairy princess in my nasty tower of tears
With little hope of rescue from my tyranny
When Sara handed the scissors back to this very shocked individual
I pulled my mouth shut and vowed right then and there
Whenever I needed some cutting done
This pair of scissors would be my weapon of choice
And in my own small way, I could keep their loveliness in my life
And also give them back their purpose
And any time I see someone making beauty with their hands
I'll be sure to offer them for the task
And hopefully give them the fulfillment they deserve
Hoping to the Sky - DGDGAD - Capo 2 - 4:58
Hey you, I've been watching how your tides ebb and flow
How your flowers bloom and grow, and I've got a feeling, a feeling about you
Hey you, I've been thinking 'bout the way you're moving through
'Bout the way I feel so near to you, and I want to reach out, reach out and touch you
Chorus
But I don't feel I have a right to intrude in your live
I guess I'm hoping for a sign
Maybe a small signal fire inviting me inside
Just that hint of what could be, joining you to me
In a circle so warm
Did I see a twinkle in your eye or am I just hoping to the sky
Hey you, I've been dreaming about holding you so close
It was like holding a ghost, you were a misty, shadow in the light
Hey you, I've been wishing to know everything you know
How you let your innocence flow, if I could feel that again I'd truly be fulfilled
(CH)
Hey you, I've been wondering if I'm wasting my time
Trying to reach you through a rhyme, am I getting through here? Sure would like to know
Hey you, I've been missing a simple closeness in my life
And I was wondering if you might want to join me in my hoping to the sky
Hoping to the sky, hoping to the sky
Another Casualty of War - DADF#AD - Full Capo on 1, 3 String Capo on 6 from the low note side - 5:13
I went off into the jungle to serve my country well
Southeastern Asia was all jungle and many of my friends fell
Some were prey for sniper bullets 'cause we couldn't see through the green
Then the choppers brought the cloud down, turned it into a deadly scene
The cloud would kill off all the plant life, so the manufacturer said
Saving countless American boys lives, so the killing cloud was spread
They did not try to protect us from a sickness we can't see
We slept and ate there in that fog, dioxin cloud no one could flee
Chorus 1
It's a different kind of Armageddon now, follows us like a plague
From doctor's offices to hospital beds, another losing war we wage
We fight never ending battles, and we never know what for
Just a way to live a life, another way to live your life
Another casualty of war
When I returned from that jungle to my homestead in the plains
They could see that I had changed some, though I tried to hide my pain
I was sick most of the time now from an unknown disease
But the day my first child was born, reminded me of that killing breeze
This little girl was not born perfect like so many babies are
Twisted back, clubbed foot and a wandering eye, no protection from the harm
She did not fight for her country though her country owes her much
She might as well have been in those trenches, feeling that cloud's cruel touch
Chorus 2
It's a different kind of Armageddon now, follows her like a plague
From doctor's offices to hospital beds, another losing war she'd wage
She fights never ending battles, and she'll never know what for
Just a way she lives her life, another way to live your life
Another casualty of war
(CH)
I Ain't had a good day - George McAlister - Standard Tuning, Full Capo on 1 - 2:38
My horse throwed a shoe six miles out of Deadwood
And you can't imagine how embarrassed I feel
When a bad gun slinger with the big reputation
Has to walk into town, now that's a hell of a deal
Chorus 1
So you'd better smile when you see me coming
You best tip your hat and get out of my way
Or I might just shoot you and then kick dirt on you
I'm warning you friend, I ain't had a good day
Now it's hard to look mean when you come in a walking
And your black suit's all dusty and your boot shine is gone
And your hair's wet and stringy and you're packing your saddle
And you're hungry and thirsty and tired to the bone
Chorus 2
So pour me a drink and don't ask me no questions
Rent me a room and then show me the way
And if living's to your liking you best not disturb me
I'm warning you friend I ain't had a good day
Chorus 1
I warning you friend, I ain't had a good day
Rain Song - Standard Tuning - Capo 3 - 4:34
Rain falls on me and it's like we've never met, drops as big as a sea I haven't sailed on yet
Breathing comes so easy when the air is this moist like returning to the fish I might have been
My skin is clammy and dry's a long gone memory, though I'm sure I'll see it again
Rain is so cheap, I've never paid a cent, pure humidity, it's free, there is no rent
I wish that other things in life were as easy to find as the rain that falls on this planet's face
I take work and I work hard in that 9 to 5, I wish I could take a rainfall's pace
Rain cleanses me, it purifys my debt, my joy is plain to see, even though I'm soaking wet
This rain could go on all day, soaking the ground, making all things living turn to green
Life is blooming, life is shouting, trying not to drown, it's the damnedest thing I've ever seen
When will I see the time this rain is spent, Lord hear my plea, I'm so tired of being wet
I know there is a plan to this, the reasons should be clear, though right now it's not so plain to me
I long to see the sun again, or at least a full moon, but in my sight it's clouds and rain I see
Rain falls on me, drops as big as is sea, think I need a rain check on this rain fall
Falls on me, falls on me
I Count You My Friend - Buddy Mondlock - Standard Tuning, Capo on 7 - 3:25
Chorus
I count you my friend, nothing complicated about it
I count you my friend, will this change, I doubt it
I guess I knew you all along even though it ain't been long since we met
But something tells me I'm not wrong, friends like you I don't forget
Have you noticed how the light has changed, a little brighter every day now it seems
I tell you now that's not so strange, it'll look that way shining in our dreams
(CH)
When the going gets a little rough and they're lining up to box our ears
We won't even show them our best stuff, we'll send 'em back with cry baby tears
And when the beauty of this world won't sleep and it tries to wake us up and make us cry
We won't be afraid to laugh and weep, we'll be safe in each other's eyes
Chorus - twice and out