Tides of Change - Joe Kirby

I know you know, despite your reservations Out of everything in this world, I choose you It goes to show, despite our conversations Back when you were just a little girl, we had no clue Just what we were getting ourselves into We were merely trying something new Dissolve myself in you 'Cause I'm not gonna, not gonna give you up No I'm not gonna, not gonna give you up Cancel myself to feel you 'Cause I'm not gonna, not gonna give you up No I'm not gonna, not gonna give you up I know you know, despite the implications We were out of character, I always knew Just what we were getting ourselves into We were merely trying something new Dissolve myself in you 'Cause I'm not gonna, not gonna give you up No I'm not gonna, not gonna give you up Cancel myself to feel you 'Cause I'm not gonna, not gonna give you up No I'm not gonna, not gonna give you up When we used to lay ourselves out On the front lawn of their ivory towers We would show our bodies to world Then we would go home And work on a castle of our own You were impatient, I was a fallback A dirty mistake, you never called back You were salvation, I never told you You were impatient, I was a fallback A dirty mistake, you never called back You were salvation, I never told you I always had the notion I would fall in love with you You were a call girl, I was a gentleman A faint illusion of your simple plan I was salvation, you never told me You always had the notion that you knew what we would be You were impatient, I was a fallback A dirty mistake, you never called back You were salvation, I never told you I always had the notion I would fall in love with you You were a call girl, I was a gentleman A faint illusion of your simple plan I was salvation, you never told me You always had the notion that you knew what we would be I know you know, despite your reservations Out of everything in this world, I choose you

Ooh, oh, ooh, oh Ooh, oh, yeah, yeah How many nights did you fight back tears? Give a man all your years? Now you gotta face your fears and slay You'd better slay I know you're tired of the same old lies Barely can sleep at night Girl, I know it's hard sometimes just to slay But you'd better slay (slay) Slay for them dollars like your rent is due (mmh) Slay like a boss, make 'em work for you (mmh) Slay 'til them exes all want you back (mmh) No, you ain't cocky, you just confident (mmh) Hey girl, you'd better slay (sla-a-a-ay) Hey girl, you'd better slay (sla-a-a-ay) All day, all day, all day (sla-a-a-ay) Hey girl, you'd better slay (sla-a-a-ay) How many times did you give too much Just to hear it ain't enough? Girl, you know it made you tough You'd better slay, you'd better slay I know they laugh in your face right now Waiting just to see you down But girl, they gonna hush their mouth when you slay You'd better slay (sla-a-a-ay) Slay for them dollars like your rent is due (mmh) Slay like a boss, make 'em work for you (mmh) Slay 'til them exes all want you back (mmh) No, you ain't cocky, you just confident (mmh) Hey girl, you'd better slay (sla-a-a-ay) Hey girl, you'd better slay (sla-a-a-ay) All day, all day, all day (sla-a-a-ay) Hey girl, you'd better slay (sla-a-a-ay) Oh, it gets hard sometimes, I know it The pressure's always growing (ooh) But on your worst day, girl, you slay (ooh) You know you slay Oh, it gets hard sometimes, I know it (ooh) The pressure's always growing (ooh) But on your worst day, girl, you slay You'd better slay (sla-a-a-ay)

You don't need a gardener to know Which way it is the blossom's going to float and You don't need anyone else to tell you What's gonna grow, you're on your own You're on your own, you're on your own, oh True blue juniper Never got around to asking her The difference between weeds and herbs and flowers You don't need a reprimand to know Just when a vengeful god will strike her blow, there's a Bad weather warning on the radio Get in before they lock their doors You're on your own, you're on your own, oh True blue juniper She's a stormfront with a vicious curve The difference between lightning, rain, and thunder (And thunder) You don't need to wait around and see Which of her promises she's gonna keep, oh Even distilled it's still an evergreen, oh It never leaves, it never leaves It never leaves, it never leaves, oh True blue juniper Never got around to asking her The difference between weeds and herbs and flowers