Late
Tried to keep it simple, tried to keep it clean this time
Tried to look but not to touch
But I’m addicted to complication
And I think, I think, I think I think too much
And I love to show you
That I can just walk away
Just walk away
But it’s a little late
It’s a little late for that
Three-thirty a.m. and we’ve been talking all night long
And all my doors are unlocked
And then you ask me, is anything wrong?
Please don’t be too shocked
Cause I’d love to tell you
That everything is fine
If everything were fine
But it’s a little late
It’s a little late for that
I think
It’s a little late
It’s a little late for that
Don’t you think?
No regrets, I want
No regrets with you
Only the best, I want
Only the best for you
I do
Now that it’s all over we’re stuck in this strange dance
Each trying to claim the blame
Well blame it on August, blame it on need
Or blame it on circumstance, but tell me, really
Is it ever going to be the same?
(And still)
I’d love to believe
That the answer is you
I’d love to believe it
But it’s a little late
It’s a little late for that
I think
It’s a little late
I’m a little late for that
Don’t you think?
The Thing Is
Is it the same thing, baby, for you
Do you feel it all collapsing too
Or is it just a phase I’m going through
Wish I could say
I knew
I may look awake but baby I’m not
I’m half asleep more often than not
Cause I cannot face the coming onslaught
I give it a day
Or two
And the thing is
I just don’t seem to know when to stop
And the thing is
I burn the only shelter I’ve got
And the thing is
I’m a thief who’s only in it
A thief who’s only in it
A thief who’s only in it to get caught
I know we’re all bound to make our mistakes
Sometimes you drop it, sometimes it breaks
But must I always do whatever it takes
To hear the sound
The shattering makes
So babe I think its only fair that you know
Trouble seems to follow wherever I go
And I won’t say I told you so
But this is your chance
To go
Cause darling I’m a mess
Even worse than you could guess
And I’m not going to fool you
Into thinking there’ll be progress
Cause the thing is
I just don't seem to know when to stop
And the thing is
I burn the only shelter I've got
And the thing is
I'm a thief who's only in it
A thief who's only in it to get caught
To get caught
To get caught
Tremor and Slip
It was on the news today
The fault is failing they say
The big one’s
Bound to come
One of these days
Centuries of shifting stone
Colliding will swallow your home
It will happen
Don’t know when
But it’s something that you’ve always known
Tremor and slip
The ground is losing its grip on itself
I can’t help but sympathize
Cause try as I might
To fight it I’m losing my grip on myself
I hope you can sympathize
But everyone just keeps right on
Building their buildings upon
This unsteady
Ground that someday
Will be gone
So I’m thinking if I don’t complain
And forget this language of pain
I’ll be okay
And I can just stay
Just stay the same
Tremor and slip
The ground is losing its grip on itself
I can’t help but sympathize
Cause try as I might
To fight it I’m losing my grip on myself
I hope you can sympathize
Tremor and slip
The ground is losing its grip on itself
I can’t help but sympathize
Cause try as I might
To fight it I’m losing my grip on myself
I hope you can sympathize
The Only Exception
Baby I dunno, baby I dunno,
I just don’t know what’s going on
Maybe I’m a fool listening to you,
Maybe I’ve got this all wrong
But we just keep on talking
Even though there’s nothing left to say
And you know there’s nothing left to say
Anymore
Everybody sees what you do to me,
What you do me, baby, what you do
You’re never going to be everything to me,
I won’t be everything to you
So we just keep on going
Until there’s nowhere left to go
But when there’s nowhere left to go
What then?
Tell me a lie
Tell me that I
Could be the only exception
Take it from me
I’ll never be
Above a little deception
If it means more, more of you
Cause I cannot get enough, cannot get enough Baby, of your touch
Even though I know I already know
It’s costing me too much
So I’ll keep coming back
Because there’s nothing left I can do
It’s the only thing that I can do
Right now
Tell me a lie
Tell me that I
Could be the only exception
Take it from me
I’ll never be
Above a little deception
Tell me a lie
Tell me that I
Could be the only exception
Take it from me
I’ll never be
Above a little deception
If it means more, more of you
If it means more, more of you
The Stars
Darling play that song for me again
I can’t bear to let it fade just yet
I know that this all will have to end soon
So I’m taking every moment I can get
Darling if I could you know I would
Stay right here until the daylight breaks
Forgetting everything I know I should do
But I don’t have the kind of nerve that takes
But the stars tonight
Are just unbelievably bright
Well now what am I to do
To keep from falling, falling in love with you
Cause it’s just no use, I know too well
Apart from the apologies I make
I am just the type that tends to dwell
And dwelling here would be a mistake
So I guess I’ll get my coat and take my leave
And put this to an end before it starts
But everything you said to me this evening
Tomorrow I will know it all by heart
But the stars tonight
Were just unbelievably bright
Well now what was I to do
To keep from falling, falling in love with you
Home Remedy
I guess it’s high time I wrote you a love song
I can’t explain why it’s been taking me so long
Except you fit into my life just like a key into a lock
And I guess it just didn’t seem quite right
To say that in some kind of fancy talk
So I will try
To make this plain
You are my summer breeze
You are my cherry tree
You are my heart and my soul’s ease
For all my maladies
You’re my home remedy
You are my heart and my soul’s ease
Sweet as a blackberry warmed by the sun
And as sweet as the sound of the sea
Or the way Billie Holiday sings
“Darling… darling…”
You are my summer breeze
You are my cherry tree
You are my heart and my soul’s ease
For all my maladies
You’re my home remedy
You are my heart and my soul’s ease
Full
Been running on empty for too long
Just praying that the vapours would get me home
Been staring out the window at the night
Instead of turning round to see what’s here inside
Feels like I’ve been away for a long time
But I’m coming back to stay
Cause I know now
I just can’t go on that way
And it seems to me
That your face is so beautiful
That my heart is just full, full, full
I don’t know what sent me spinning out
Leaving me adrift in all my doubts
I don’t know what finally pulled me in
But I’m feeling like I’m ready to begin
I’m sorry that I left you in the meantime
But I’m coming back to stay
Cause I know now
I just can’t go on that way
And now I see
That your face is still beautiful
And my heart is just full, full, full
And this world it ain’t perfect, no
But this life is still full, full, full
Full, full, full
Full, full, full
