Sometimes I wish I could try to find a way to die before you go too soon

And sometimes I wish I could fly to the top of the mountain we’ve been trying to climb, but it’s hard to do

But you tell me ‘it don’t take too long before you reach the unknown shores

And it’s a lot to let go of the things we know, but it’s more than I’ve ever learned before’

You take my hand to make me understand

This is not what I had planned

I spent so many years of my life thinking how am I gonna leave this crazy land              

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Then you take me away when I say leave me here to stay

If you see me walking back, tell me to turn around and walk alone

‘Cause I feel like letting go

And you keep bringing me back to my home

I wonder if I could make one more single mistake to make you change the way you feel about me

And even though I know what you’re looking for, a girl like me can’t break free from the pain you see

But you fix the broken wings of the birds you find on your way to the unknown shores

And I don’t want to let go of the things I know ‘cause it’s all I’ve ever learned before

You take my hand to make me understand

Maybe this is all God’s plan

I spent so many years of my life thinking how am I gonna leave this crazy land

(repeat chorus)

You keep bringing me back to my home

Sometimes I wish I could try to find a way to say what I feel inside

I love you

Do you want to meet the sun
Do you know which way to run when the storm is coming your way
All I’ll ask of you when I’m done
Is give ‘em strength for what I’ve begun
Let their voices sing along
Until you want to meet me in the sun
If time was standing still
Would you run away with me
If it wasn’t for your will would you carry me
Would you be the one to comfort me when all is said and done
And would you want to meet me in the sun
Do you want to see skies above me
Do you know where peace can be found when the cold come crashing down
All I’ll ask of you when I’m done
Is give ‘em strength for what I’ve begun
Let their voices sing along
Until you want to meet me in the sun
If it wasn’t for my love
Would you run away with me
If it wasn’t for the poor man sinning begging to be free
Would you be the one to comfort me when all is said and done
And would you want to meet me in the sun

I’m useless when I drink
But I think it makes me feel like I’m in love with you
I don’t know what you see in me
‘Cause, baby, I’ve been trying to live without you
But the food is on the table
And you bought me some wine
How in the world can I leave this all behind

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‘Cause I’m addicted to you
Baby been loving you too long
I don’t need someone to save me
But, lately, I’ve been wrong

I drink eight days a week
But I think it makes me feel like I can fly to the moon
I bet you choose to stay with me
‘Cause, baby, I live life just like you want to
Champagne is on the table
And you bought me some time
How in the world can I leave this all behind

(repeat chorus)

Can you tell me how the story ends
Remind me once again
‘Cause, I don’t know, I can’t let go
I want to drink you again
I’m addicted
Been loving you too long
I don’t need someone to save me
But, lately, I’ve been wrong
I’m much too tired to think
But I drink because I feel like I’m in love with you

Sipping tea on Friday night
I’m waiting for the sun to rise
Hoping love’s sweet memories
Will bring you back to comfort me
I thought it was a Sunday when love passed me by
Can you tell me why I’m so lonesome
You didn’t see the teardrops in my eyes
I didn’t realize I was wrong

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Too many songs ago you were dancing with me
And I’d hear you whispering sweet words in my ear
And I heard it loud and clear the whole night through
But I couldn’t even say I love you

I thought it was a Sunday when love made me cry
Can you tell me why I’m so broken
For all the words unspoken yesterday
For the times I turned away, I was wrong

(Repeat Chorus)

I love you

There was a boy
He occupied my mind
And he played with toys that weren’t quite like mine
And he said hello when I said goodbye
And he never cried
He never cried

Charlie can you hear me|
Charlie I’ve been listening to you
Tell me can you see me from wherever you may have gone off to
There’s something in your eyes I can’t wipe away

In this picture of you I found today
There was a girl
She knew him not by name
Through revolving doors she looked at life the same
And when I said hello she said goodbye
And she made me cry
She made me cry

Charlie can you hear me
Charlie I’ve been listening to you
Tell me can you see me from wherever you may have gone off to
There’s something in your smile I can’t wipe away
In this picture of you I drew today
There’s a picture of you I have today

I wish I could love you
I wish you could see me
Waiting so patiently
Waiting for peace
Give me a reason
Can you show me a sign
Can you give me just another day
Until the end of time

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And I’ll keep holding on
Holding on
‘Cause there’s a better way
And a new day comin’

I wish you could teach me
I wish I could know you
Fighting for a different view
Fighting for peace
You’re giving up so easily
And you pray for what is right
Can I give you just another day
Until we all see the light

(repeat chorus)

I’m holding on
I’m holding on
‘Cause there’s a better way
And a new day comin’
A new day comin’

There's someone you used to know and she watches you wherever you go

I don't know if that's really true, I can't prove it to you
There's nothing I can do

But how can someone who looks like you forget
You're still here
How can the trees grow new leaves if they never let the old ones fall?
Isn't it funny how we're all almost the same?

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You can laugh and you can cry
There's no need to know why
Sometimes we try to find a reason to say goodbye
But we regret; we forget
We can laugh and we can cry

She told me to tell you that she'll be with you when
a cold wind blows
When you don't know what you feel inside,
you can't laugh; you can't cry
When all you want to do is hide

But how can I tell you something I'm not sure I believe in?
How can the clouds begin to change
If they never let the raindrops fall?
Isn't it funny how we're all almost the same?

(Repeat Chorus)

But I can see her in your smile
You can watch yourself in my eyes
There's a magical surprise
With your face, you can't go wrong
You're the reason we go on

Still, we laugh, and still we cry
There's no need to know why
Sometimes we try to find a reason to say goodbye
But we regret; we forget
We can laugh and we can cry

Blind
I can’t see
Are you me
Haunting dreams
Numb
I can’t feel
Are you real
Frozen pain
Deaf
I cannot hear
Are you screaming in my ear
Silent cries

Wake me up
And take my soul away
And give my spirit to the dark
And pray it melts the same
Reclaim your place inside
And cry
For me

Wake
I was wrong
And now you’re gone
Can’t escape this place we made
Give me your soul
I’m your own
I belong to you
Come home

It used to be so easy to see you there
You used to be so happy to have me here
But time has passed and we have changed
The days are like nights all the time
And you can’t see, and I can’t breathe
The things we need collide
Sometimes you change your ways
Sometimes you can’t listen to the sound, goodbye
Goodbye

You listen to the sounds of blue
That’s not what we’re meant to do,
It keeps me away
Listen to me whispering
Silently inside I’m crying, too
She took you to those places, I refuse to see the faces
You just can’t let her go
I built a quiet place inside, that’s where I go when I hide from you
This quiet room, it gives me hope
It’s mine to keep, nobody else can see
The window shades protecting me from your sounds of blue
The door is closed; I’m not like you
Don’t look at me, I can’t undo the pain
You listened to her whispering,
Silently inside you’re dying too
And I can’t be there to see you go
Don’t punish me, I don’t want to know
The whispering begins to scream
I’m listening to sounds of you, goodbye
Goodbye

You listened to the sounds of blue,
That’s not what I wanted you to do
Listen to me whispering
Silently inside I’m dying, too
You let it get the best of you

The sounds of blue are keeping you
And me, I’ve gone away.

I’m not the girl you see in dreams

I’m pieces of broken memories
It’s too late to change what you’ve become
When nothing remains, you’ve come undone
The sound of a faded melody
You can’t hear the voice that sets you free

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At night
I feel so cold
I’m lost inside
I can’t release
This pain, it hides
Why
Do you
Cry your eyes

Can you make me believe I’m something here
When all that I see just disappears
Dreams are made from what’s so wrong
There’s no escape, I don’t belong

(Repeat Chorus)

I have to pay for what I’ve done

This is a secret, tell no one

And they said don't bother the man with a woman by his side
Leave them playing the game that satisfies the mind
But it's about time I tried to be a little unkind
Things are slow back at home
I could use a new place to go

And they said please, honey, is that whiskey in your drink?
You can't make a good boy change his mind in a week
So, I poured me another round of the Jameson I found
And I said she ‘ain't got no purdy little diamond ring

He's like a candy-colored bone to an ill-tempered hound
Who sinks her teeth into flesh, she likes a big, juicy mess
And if that's what I have to be
I'll be the bitch he marries at twenty-three

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It's getting close to midnight on a Thursday, baby
And if you get it right, it's like a Sunday morning
When you're thinkin’ ‘bout church, you just have to confess
A new religion is worth every second of his breath
And you're lyin’ on the bed, tellin’ him this is how it is
Keep me happy, off the street, I want a big, fat ring, and
I'll be singing like a queen every night of the week
With a little something sweet on Thursday

And I grabbed that Irish whiskey by the long neck of the bottle
It was nearly empty, but just enough to please
And, it's about time a lady became a woman inside
I took it slow; he didn't know
I'd be making his place my home
And I said, please, honey, can you finish my drink?
I can't make it home alone after one sip of this neat
So, he poured me another around of the Jameson I found
And he said, keep me company

You're like a sweet-flavored, red-velvet cake with a twist
It's a complicated mix of them Mexican limes
And if that's what you're gonna be
I'll be your bitch at thirty-three

(Repeat Chorus)

The book of Job sits on the shelf; I stare him down
pretending not to cry
He wants me to know him
He wants to prepare me for one day my children will die
Dear Job, I think you should know
I'm not righteous or slender
Warm-hearted or tender
No beautiful smile
I'm not wealthy or humble
I've tried to be successful, but the bitterness gets in the way
Dear Job, my children will stay

Praise be to God above
He gives me the power to see
I'm not like the man he wants me to be;
I'm scared of the things I know
I've read His word, the stories He told
And most of all I remember, dear Job

I've lived the lies for you
I've denied that God is just and true
And He leaves my children here,
But, I bleed inside; I'm made up of ice
It burns like the cross on a demon,
My eyes don't cry
Dear Job, I'm scared to try

And praise be to God above
He gives me the power to see
I'm not like the man He wants me to be
I'm scared of the things I know
I've read His word, the stories He told
And most of all I remember, dear Job

The book of Job sits on the shelf, and he stares me down, pretending not to cry
He wants me to know him,
He wants to prepare me for one day my children will die
Dear Job, I think it's time
We're closing our eyes

Amen, my children
Amen
They're here with me.

God asked me for forgiveness
One day when I was three
He said, girl you’ve been looking at a boy
And he’s not me
I said, God, have you lost your mind
He said question me one more time
I’m not a man who says I’m sorry to the poor child who goes blind

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You will walk down the street
With no gun in your hand
When the killer is stirring
And the days turn to black
You’ll surrender to the given you face
And take pride in the name
It keeps slipping away

A father asked his son to pray
He was old enough to see
The gun placed upon his mother’s cheek
He said, ‘boy, this isn’t me’
Boy said, daddy don’t you see me cry
Boy, listen one last time
Be a man and wipe the tears away, she’s leaving us today

And the mother said, son don’t you forget

(Repeat Chorus)

I’m slipping away