Waiting in the Loft - Michael Small

It's coming on the end of August Another summer's promise almost gone And though I heard some wise man say That every dog will have his day He never mentioned that these dog days get so long I don't know when I realized the dream was over Well, there was no particular hour, no given day You know it didn't go down in flame There was no final scene, no frozen frame I just watched it slowly fade away I've been waiting in the weeds Waiting for my time to come around again And hope is floating on the breeze Carrying my soul high up above the ground And I've been keeping to myself Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing Even though you're with somebody else He'll never love you like I do I've been biding time with the crows and sparrows While peacocks prance and strut upon the stage If finding love is just a dance Proximity and chance You will excuse me if I skip the masquerade And I've been waiting in the weeds Waiting for the dust to settle down along the Back roads running through the fields Lying on the outskirts of this lonesome town And I imagine sunlight in your hair You're at the county fair You're holding hands and laughing And now the Ferris wheel has stopped You're swinging on the top suspended there with him And he's the darling of the chic The flavor of the week is melting Down your pretty summer dress Baby, what a mess you're making I've been stumbling through some dark places Now I'm following the plow I know I've fallen out of your good graces It's alright now I've been waiting in the weeds Waiting for the summer rain to fall upon the Wild birds scattering the seeds Answering the calling of the tide's eternal tune The phases of the moon, the chambers of the heart The ebb and dart of small gray spiders spinning in the dark In spite of all the times the web is torn apart And I've been waiting in the weeds (waiting in the weeds) Waiting for the time to come around again And hope is floating on the breeze (floating on the breeze) Carrying my soul high up above the ground And I've been keeping to myself (keeping to myself) Knowing that the seasons are slowly changing Even though you're with somebody else (with somebody else) He'll never love you like I do

She was standing in the dark Waiting in the wings Just around the next dream She was holding all the keys To set my heart free Behind the shadows of love From the distance I could see Her standing alone Shine like a jewel in the night Hidden from the eyes A thief of the soul Behind the shadows of love Set me on fire With the stories you tell Drown in a ocean of dreams Close to the flame On wings of desire Nothing's what it seems She was waiting outside With arms open wide Ready to break my hearts fall Oh the lightning in her eyes I learned how to fly Behind the shadows of love Set me on fire With the stories you tell Drown in an ocean of dreams Close to the flame On wings of desire Nothing's what it seems

Piggy's on the floor, getting some sun The axe on the wall, isn't the only one The case in the hall, show to everyone The lock on the door If you wanna, if you oughtta If you kinda, shoulda, sorta If you'd like some, if you'd try some So you're sure before you buy some Gotta come to terms with what I've found The train will pass the loft each night at ten Phone echoes round the loft at six am People come and leave the loft every now and then I love the loft Gotta come to terms with what I've found Gotta come to terms with what I've found Gotta come to terms with what I've found Gotta come to terms with what I've found Gotta come to terms with what I've found Gotta come to terms with what I've found Gotta come to terms with what I've found Gotta come to terms with what I've found Gotta come to terms with what I've found I'll be around I'll be around I'll be around I'll be around

To the folks who need the money but won't sell the family forty Keep telling that suit and tie no To all them hidden county liners, little mom and pop diners Keep telling big money where to go Remember God only made so much real estate Tell the bank I'm gon' take it to the grave Let's keep the red dirt roads red dirt Keep the little white church, keep keeping God first Keep dragging that plow, keep the blue on your collar Keep the sweat on your dollar, keep the sins in the water And your roots in thе ground Keep standing tall, the hell in your naw Herе's to all y'all keepin' small towns small To the ones who rocking rust on a box-bodied truck Rev it up, keep that rubber burned down To the ones coming home to your homecoming queen Keep making that girl's daddy proud To all of y'all fighting for that flag We gon' hold it down 'til ya get back And keep the red dirt roads red dirt Keep the little white church, keep keeping God first Keep dragging that plow, keep the blue on your collar Keep the sweat on your dollar, keep the sins in the water And your roots in the ground Keep standing tall, the hell in your naw Here's to all y'all keepin' small towns small To the gone but not forgotten God, tell 'em we got 'em And we know they're looking down on this town So we gon' keep them red dirt roads red dirt Keep the little white church, keep keeping God first Keep dragging that plow, keep the blue on your collar Keep the sweat on your dollar, keep the sins in the water And your roots in the ground Keep standing tall, the hell in your naw Here's to all y'all keepin' small towns small We keepin' small towns small

Shake Listen while I'm talking to you I tell you what we're going to do There's a new thing goin' around And I'll tell you what it's puttin' down Move your body all around And do, shake Early in the morning Shake I said, later in the evening Shake I'm long gone baby, now Shake Shakin' like a bowl of soup Legs go loop the loop Put you hand upon your hip, now Come on, and let your back bone slip, yeah Move your body like your hip Now, do, shake Early in the morning Shake I said, later in the evening Shake That's the way you do it, now Shake, come on Ding a ling a ling Oh baby, shakin' is the latest thing You wanna really roll You got to do this thing with soul If you wanna really roll You gotta do this thing with soul Shake it, shake with all your mind, yeah If you do it, do it right, now Make you body loose [] And do, shake Early in the morning Shake I said, later in the evening Shake I'm long gone baby now Shake If you wanna really roll You gotta do this thing with soul Shake it, shake with all your mind If you do it, do it right, now Make you body loose [] And do, shake Early in the morning Shake I said, later in the evening Shake I'm long gone baby, now Shake, oh yeah All right Early in the morning Later on the evening I says, come on children You gotta get on the sea with me