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in Time for Twilight
Words and music by Bob Lind
Home in time for twilight
A precious piece of
sun left in the sky.
This long, long day will stretch forever,
Just as long as I can find me in your eyes.
Home in time for twilight
Thank God you’re waiting for me here.
You’re the only one my heart knows how to talk to,
The only one it’s easy to be near.
So long ago, I pushed away my right to shine,
I burned down all my golden days.
God brought me diamonds when your life
Entwined with mine.
When love comes late, it comes to stay.
Home in time for twilight
I reach across the past and take your hand.
The sun sits at the edge of time and stays there.
And the night will never cover us again.
Valentine from
Neil
Words and music by Bob Lind
Just coming out of
a bad one
Finally shaking free
You’re the first one I’ve seen ‘don’t look like
A ball and chain to me
Does it have to be going somewhere
Must we sign that line
I’m getting to like you
We’ve got time
Could’na been more than month ago
We hit it off right away
Drunk on the smell of your hair
And you were crazy with words to say
Didn’t we laugh that night
Didn’t we talk till dawn
Didn’t you like that magic
Where’s it gone
Birds take flight and break from the hands that hold too tight
And make for the sea
Or die in captivity.
You and I, don’t we deserve to fly
Can’t we fly free Can’t we fly free
Maybe we’ll end up closer
Maybe we’ll break apart
All I really know is there’s no controlling
Powers that move the heart
Does it have to be serious
Can’t we just have fun
It’s wild and mysterious
And it’s only begun
China
Words and music by Bob Lind
This is not the world
I keep remembering
It’s grown unkind and cold, and I have too.
I sail against a savage wind that casts me out away
From the wide-eyed little boy that I once knew.
I could drift away to China,
Swept across the sea.
Sometimes I’m just that far away from me.
This is not the home I spread my wings to find.
The shrinking sky has poisoned all my birds.
Strangers killing children with their guns, and bombs and planes;
Lovers killing love with careless words.
I could drift away to China,
Half a world away.
That’s just how lost I feel today.
This is not the course that I was charted for.
Nothing looks familiar anymore.
The stars that used to steer me look like burning buildings now.
And it’s harder every day to see the shore.
I could drift away to China.
Miles away from home,
Out in the darkness on my own.
“Never
Even There”
Words and music by Bob Lind
A woman’s an
emotional creature
She’s not a bit ashamed of her tears.
She’ll give you her attention and rub your neck
And say the things you love to hear.
Mild as milk,
Soft as silk,
Speaking your name like a prayer.
But once she stops believing you still care,
She’ll leave you like you were never even there.
A woman likes to tell you her troubles
She likes to hear what you did all day.
She talks about the little things in great big ways
And hangs on every word you say.
Leaning close,
Deep engrossed,
In every detail you can spare.
But once that heavy silence fills the air,
She’ll leave you like you were never even there.
Things have changed. Don’t you get it yet?
You’re out in that strange new cold.
You’re frozen here and she’s moving on.
If you still haven’t said it yet,
It probably won’t be told.
Cause when she goes – believe it – she’s gone.
The woman used to wait at the table
The woman used to wait in the bed
She waited so attentively for all those nights
For all the things you never said.
Dawn comes down.
You look around
And find that her closet is bare.
It may take years, but one day you’re aware
In all the time you were never even there.
“My
Friend”
Words and music by Bob Lind
Oh my friend, this
wall between us stands in both our ways.
We’re not here long. Must we be strangers in these candle days?
And when that final darkness starts to fall,
These bitter monuments to pride will look so small.
Wars don’t start with nations
In global confrontations
They begin when conversation closes down.
And it’s not so much the violence
As the cold and awful silence
That drives our dreams of peace into the ground.
Oh my friend, once it was easy to forgive mistakes.
But hearts grow hard. The years leave disappointments in their wake.
I still recall a time the slate was clean.
Two souls who dared to hitchhike on their dreams.
You were always grounded,
Centered and well-rounded
And I was always somewhere in the clouds.
Back then, it didn’t matter.
And somehow that makes it sadder
To see it drive a wedge between us now.
Oh my friend, this wall between us stands in both our ways.
We’re not here long. Must we be strangers in these candle days?
And when that final darkness starts to fall.
These bitter monuments to pride will look so small.
How to get
Depressed
Words and music by Bob Lind
Beginning with the
basics, you sit right down
And give a lot of thought to yourself.
If any higher value should cross your mind,
Consider the state of your health.
Think of what that strange little cough could mean
And what you should have said to that jerk.
Start with the assumption that something’s wrong
And anything you think of will work.
Make a list of who’s slighted you and all the things it’s too
late to do.
Think of all your mistakes and how little difference you make.
You’re halfway there.
Don’t be like the amateurs who waste their time
Counting up the bad breaks they’ve known.
Use your time efficiently and call to mind
All of the good breaks you’ve blown.
Think of all those chances for happiness –
Chances that only knock once.
Watch the clock and remind yourself
How the days keep turning to months.
Judge people that you never met
Watch the news every chance you get
Spend your mornings inside
Keep defending your pride
You’re almost there.
Think about those sneaky middle-eastern creeps
Think about your backstabbing friends
Sit around remembering the good old days
Life was so much simpler then
If right now someone’s heart is reaching out to you
Shut it hard away from your mind
You know you’re prob’ly to cool for her
He’s gonna suck up your time.
Think of Hemingway, Monroe and van Gogh
Remind yourself of how the great ones go.
Geniuses don’t ask for help.
You’re kind of brilliant yourself.
There you are.
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Jazz ballad:
Jerry & Kassandra (“Drugs and Drink”)
Words and music by Bob Lind
Jerry loved Kassandra and Sandra loved cocaine
Well you can see that this is headed for a real sad ending
But maybe not the one that you think
About drugs and drink
That powder don’t blow for pennies
Tequila well they call it gold
Jerry used to dream they’d have a nice new home
But every dime he made became a link
To her drugs and drink
He said baby I’d give you my breath and blood
But I can’t keep helping you die
If you don’t put down I swear to God I’m gone
But Sandra grabbed and his jacket sleeves
She fell on her knees and cried
So he lost himself to keep her keepin’ on
Jerry was raised up righteous
But good love can take a real bad turn
Soon he started stealin’ just to feed her demons
And every dirty dollar helped her sink
Into drugs and drink
Jerry went up on charges
Sandra went straight downhill
She bottomed out in treatment with the Jesus people
Born again with Jerry in the clink
For her drugs and drink
Now Jerry waits in an eight-foot cell
For letters that never come
And Sandra shuts those days out of her mind
But sometimes she senses a tender voice
Like the sound of a distant drum
Calling faintly from the world she left behind
Maybe like all sad stories this one hits close to home
The world is full of pretty things that hook and kill you
It turns around as fast as you can blink
Sophia’s
Lullaby
(For all the Chinese babies adopted by American parents)
Words and music by Bob Lind
“You’ll
make a journey over water,”
The Chinese fortunes used to say.
Not many trust those sunny proverbs anymore.
But sometimes love still finds a way.
Out there, this wounded world is struggling.
We turn our backs and let it die.
But you will sleep tonight, protected and secure,
Cause some one cared enough to try.
These tiny whispers promise peace
As daylight moves in from the East.
Your little bed is made and waiting.
Your golden future’s waiting too.
Some gracious hand reached through a billion hopeful dreams
And chose that this one would come true.
Tonight the dangers are behind you.
Your guiding star is bright above.
You came a long way over water to be here.
Some day you’ll know how much you’re loved.
The Reptile
Words and music by Bob Lind
You’re prime
for the reptile, Mister.
You’ll turn around and see her pretty soon.
She’s as fresh as the first weeds of April
And as beautiful and icy as the moon.
You’re prime for the reptile, Mister.
She’ll pick you like a pocket and then
Send you back to your wife in little pieces
That will never fit together right again.
You’ll tell her why
You can’t keep up the broken trust, the self-disgust,
The poison lie.
You’ll say goodbye.
She’ll find your eyes with hers
And say she understands.
But she’ll be talking while her hand is on your thigh.
Maybe the first thing you’ll notice
Is the flash of those perfect teeth.
You’ll feel as strong and as cool as a Maserati
And as dirty as the wheel well underneath.
Roll The
Windows Down
Words and music by Bob Lind
Roll the windows down.
I see no sign of rain.
The sun is just like gold dust on my skin.
Every ray of hope I lost is mine again.
I can feel it beginning. Can’t you feel it beginning?
It’s the sweet taste of winning. And I’m drinking it in.
Roll the windows down. We’re driving straight away
From every bump and bend we ever knew.
The road lies out ahead like one long Saturday.
And I’m not gonna miss it. There’s no way that we’ll miss
it.
It’s so real I could kiss it. And it’s kissing me, too.
{Instrumental break}
Jenny put on some jazz. Let’s get in motion.
There’s a breeze off the ocean.
And a seaside café
On this beautiful day.
Roll the windows down. The sky is clear and blue.
Close your eyes and let your red hair blow.
All the dreams you thought you lost are here for you.
And we’re not gonna miss it. There’s no way that we’ll
miss it.
It’s so real I could kiss it. Roll ’em down and let’s go.
Have a Lovely Yesterday
Words and music by Bob Lind
Wave goodbye. I’ll
be at the window
As our future drives away.
You’re going back to him, knowing what you’re leaving.
Have a lovely yesterday.
Nights on end, it all comes down to nothing.
There’s nothing kinder I can say.
You can call me bitter, talking from self-pity.
But have a lovely yesterday.
What do you think’ll be different with his hands on you again?
You think he turned into Jesus when you disappeared?
Don’t you think you’ll wake up one day and remember
You had love, but you left it here?
Tonight I’ll dream, reaching through the darkness
For the one I thought I knew.
As you live that rerun, and push the truth away,
Have a lovely yesterday.
Two Women
Words and music by Bob Lind
Diana says, "Man, that shirt
Brings out the blue in your eyes."
She tells you the things you say
Are such a welcome surprise.
Sarah says, "Jesus Christ,
Do we have to hear that story again?
Can't you pick up around you?
I'm not your maid. Is it too much to ask?
Put a coaster under that glass."
Diana looks in your eyes
And sees there's somebody there.
Sarah can only see the clothes
You left on the chair.
Diana brushing by, her fingers
Tingling your neck, triggers a memory.
You start reaching back for the day
Sarah used to touch you that way.
You twist your wedding ring
And wonder whether everything
You used to think was right could now be wrong.
But buddy, don't kid yourself.
If you move on to something else,
Diana will be Sarah before long.
Sarah picks up the kids
And brings in the groceries and bills.
She knows you and loves you anyway
Like no one else ever will.
Diana will always call from the shadows,
Promising more.
Either way, it's not easy.
Every step, either road that you take,
You're gonna carry the choices you make.
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