Another Lonely Day - Ben Harper

It's Christmas Eve, and snow is on the ground Mistletoe and holly all around Yes, all the world is happy, but since you went away My Christmas will be just another lonely day Yeah, another lonely day, yeah My tree is trimmed with pretty colored lights And at the top, the Christmas star shines bright Yes, everything around me is very bright and gay But Christmas will be just another lonely day Yeah, another lonely day, yeah I had a lonely September, October, November, too But December is twice as lonely without you For soon it will be time for Santa Claus And surely he will bring you back, because Without you here beside me, my world will be so gray And Christmas will be just another lonely day Yeah, another lonely day, yeah Another lonely day, yeah Another lonely day, yeah

I wake up at 4 in the morning With a whole new set of scars and a ring And a picture of you that my tears have made see-through I've got heartache, and I know what it means I've got heartache, and I know what it means It's another night lonely and this house sure ain't helping And my only friend is the wind I'd drink you here with me if I had one more memory I've got heartache, and I know how it ends I've got heartache, and I know how it ends When I cross the line Will your hand be in mine? Will the Man put in end to this hell I been in all this time? And will you know my name? Lord, is it ever gonna be the same? It's a flame that's long burned away, it's a lonely road I'm sure there's a good ending to this time I been spending With a whole lot of pain on my mind Some beautiful place, where the best of us stay But I've got heartache instead of goodbyes I've got heartache instead of goodbyes When I cross the line Will your hand be in mine? Will the Man put in end to this hell I been in all this time? And will you know my name? Lord, is it ever gonna be the same? It's a flame that's long burned away, it's a lonely road

Jumping on the next train And for a moment I just don't know where I am Sick and tired of seeing good people Bending over for the system that I hate Go! Never meant to break your heart But for a moment I just know that I have Give me time to cope my mind And finding faults for the reason to why I leave Must leave when I'm going strong Lead me the way and I shall call love on you Leave me the way that I still burn over you Well, I've been aware Sitting here in county jail I should've been with you but that's just how I am Ain't no one to go my bail But at least I know just when and how I leave Must leave when I'm going strong Lead me the way and I shall call love on you Leave me the way that I still burn over you Well, I've been waiting for years and I still call love on you Leave me the way that I still burn over you Well, I've been aware

What I've got I don't want All it does is hover and taunt Reminding me what I used to be What I may never be again Turns out what I'm good at doin Is making something out of the ruin Borrow this wasted space that could never be replaced Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Yes I think we have a deal. If my wheels were square, but the earth was jagged I rode along, it'd be no less ragged And seems to be the day I'm usually this way Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Yes I think we have a deal. I wish every harder day only took an hour And I'm not just like the people I resent I wish someday I could truly be a power Say exactly what it is I meant All I have that's in abundance Is my perpetual redundance It's hard for me to say, I face it everyday Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Learn it all again tomorrow, learn it all again tomorrow Nothing I have you can borrow or steal Yes I think we have a deal.

Won me in a poker game Lost me in a bet Then you got the nerve To turn around and get upset Movin' on Movin' on You practice law without a license Psychology too But your PHD is in giving me the blues Movin' on Movin' on Go to third world countries Kicking three-legged dogs And by three PM You're living high on the hog Held out for so long Movin' on You may have learned to hustle But you never learned to dance When you fight the law You don't get a second chance I may be right I may be wrong Movin' on You get away with murder You got a way with words Speaking in a language That nobody's ever heard Just singin' that same old song Movin' on Ten reasons to stay here Eleven to leave Not waiting around For you to give me a reprieve No more stringing this along Movin' on