When I close my eyes, when I close, when I close my eyes everything's alright and I drift away (drift away), drift away and I drift away Still I rise, still I rise They try to clip my wings but still I fly They try to bring me down

(Coming up, coming up) I've been hiding, forgotten I almost got away But now it's all coming back And it's time for me to stay I've seen it all pass me by In my hibernating state Now I am here once again And it's time to meet my fate When I'm on my own (Coming up, coming up) You're still there When I'm all alone (Coming up, coming up) Always there When I close my eyes Takes me back to the start Where it all seemed so right Now we've drifted apart When I close my eyes Then we're back at the start Where it all seemed so right How come you're still in my heart This is the perfect moment I'm on to something good There is no fear I will always know I did what I could If something stands in my way Then I will break down the door So please don't stand in my way 'Cause then it's a full-out war When I'm on my own (Coming up, coming up) You're still there When I'm all alone (Coming up, coming up) Always there When I close my eyes Takes me back to the start Where it all seemed so right Now we've drifted apart When I close my eyes Then we're back at the start Where it all seemed so right How come you're still in my heart When I close my eyes You are on your way tonight You come all of the way To my heart I've been hiding, forgotten I almost got away But now it's all coming back And it's time for me to stay I've seen it all pass me by In my hibernating state Now I am here once again And it's time to meet my fate When I close my eyes Then we're back at the start Where it all seemed so right How come you're still in my heart When I close my eyes Takes me back to the start Where it all seemed so right Now we've drifted apart When I close my eyes Then we're back at the start Where it all seemed so right How come you're still in my heart

I know there'l come a day, that all that will remain are only memories Of the people that we knew in this brilliant life and all the sacrifices That came with a price looking back, we turned out alright I want you to know, that i thought of you today I want you to know... before i close my eyes to sleep tonight I think about the passing years we shared together.together I know there'l come a day when all thats said and done the heart Will pave the way for all to come. no need to hesitate. let the Truth be the one that was shared today, when all is said and done I want you to know, that i thought of you today I want you to know... before i close my eyes to sleep tonight I think about the passing years we shared together.together And i will close my eyes to always find the memory of you and i Together... together Hear what i say, goodwill to you all, we'll meet upon the fields And walk together, where ever we may go, where ever we may go Where ever we may go, where ever we may go Before i close my eyes to sleep tonight I think about the passing years we shared together.together And i will close my eyes to always find the memory of you and i Together... oh together Before i close my eyes, before i close my eyes...

The air was getting heavy I knew that it was coming So I started up the Chevy And kept the motor running A storm came down upon us And flooded all the rivers Surrounded by piranhas And the doctors who deliver Anything that you require Now the fields are all on fire Calling down the wire La de da de da de da Batten down the hatches Becky Open up the earth and sky Waiting on a natural disaster Sitting out on my back porch Watching storm clouds moving faster Like a natural disaster Hurricane between us I saw it on the TV I went down to Phoenix To make my last CD And nobody got paid Just like the good old days You can waste your life away La de da de da de da Batten down the hatches Becky Open up the earth and sky Waiting on a natural disaster Sitting out on my front porch Watching storm clouds moving faster Like a natural disaster I left Nova Scotia And headed down the coast Tore a strip off Memphis Before I levelled Roanoke I punished Pecos County And headed for Las Cruces Anyone around me Will be covered in my bruises You want something to remember me by You can write my name in the sky Sing La de da La de da de da de da Batten down the hatches Becky Open up the earth and sky Waiting on a natural disaster Sitting out on our front porch Watching storm clouds moving faster I'm a natural disaster I'm a natural disaster

Brothers, where you been? Somewhere off the chart? I don't want to be Out here in the dark Every time I answer No one's at my door I don't want to leave Where we were before Eleven dreams been spinning There's 33 to go I'll find you in my mind In some picture show In close calls with ghost ships At strip malls on bad trips Slow dives through past lives Just ring when you arrive Trying to find you, brothers You're dragonflies at night I dream in colour And futures black and white Tell me did you go? Same place they've always gone? Under everything Over everyone Spinning, spinning Spinning out Spinning, spinning Spinning out Close calls with ghost ships At strip malls on bad trips Through snow drifts and camp fires With tight grips on live wires I'm close now, I'm outside A slow dive through past lives Just ring when you arrive Brothers, where you been? Somewhere off the chart? I don't want to be Out here in the dark

Dirt under your nails From working in the garden Trying to grow a plant With the wind under our sails You and me we're getting started Don't tell me that you can't Ice cold knuckles And ice cold feet Where the asphalt buckles And they crack the concrete Number one road I know you too well Don't do what you're told Don't break your spell Lonely love I rest my case You've been gone too long To come back to this place Lonely love This heavy heart is gonna hitchhike The day I need a photograph To remember what you look like I could feel resistance Coming down the wire But I would go the distance Rolling on these four black tires On the number one road Through the thick and the thin I will do what I'm told Just let it begin Lonely love I rest my case You've been gone too long To come back to this place Lonely love This heavy heart is gonna hitchhike The day I need a photograph To remember what you look like The day I need a photograph To remember what you look like The day I need a photograph To remember what you look like The day I need a photograph To remember what you look like The day I need a photograph To remember what you look like

Lyin' on the floor and starin' at the ceilin' Ooh, baby, you let me down Cryin' to myself and tryin' to shake the feelin' Ooh, baby, you let me down You let me down easy, you let me down light It really gets me down, but you let me down right You set me down gently, you let me down slow It's gonna take some time before I can let you go Floatin' on the ceilin', starin' at the floor Lookin' from above at what we had before I could hear your motor hummin', I wanted you to stay But I could see this comin' from a hundred miles away Lyin' in the grass, starin' at the sun Burnin' out the memory that you were the one Tryin' to pretend that I didn't feel a thing But it's feelin' as familiar as the simple song I sing You let me down easy, you let me down light It really gets me down, but you let me down right You set me down gently, you let me down slow It's gonna take some time before I can let you go You set me down proper, you said the right things The sun was comin' up, they were waitin' in the wings The sun was goin' down, you were packin' up your clothes You said, ["I hate to let you down but, babe, I gotta go."] Lyin' in the back seat, eyes shut tight Tired of starin' at the road so I'm stoppin' for the night I can hear your motor hummin' so I'm coverin' some ground Ooh, baby, you let me down Ooh, baby, you let me down

In late September I drove across the prairies The mountains behind me and the ocean beyond This country's a coal mine and I'm a canary Turn out the headlights and the radio on I remember the words I forget the tune The light of the moon, the light of the moon Under the stars you stagger and swoon The light of the moon, the light of the moon Sunrise, oh sunrise will you wait for me? Don't come too soon through night's deep abyss Flirt with the waitress in Sault Ste Marie Hear music and voices through static and hiss I remember the words I forget the tune The light of the moon, the light of the moon Under the stars you stagger and swoon The light of the moon, the light of the moon The light of the moon, the light of the moon Light of the moon, light of the moon