the problem with time

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1.	great american novel 03:35	lyrics	buy track
I could tell you again that I always want you, but I know you’ll never change. And I could tell you that I always want you to be mine. But I know you’ll never change your mind. I lay open before you, contents up and cover down, but you move to turn the page. I am bound by my love to say the words that I must say. But I know you’ll never change your mind. No, I know you’ll never change your mind. And steadily I find myself growing more and more uncomfortable with memories of “I love you” and “always you’ll be mine.” If I tell you again that I’ll always want you would you begin to feel the pain that I’m afraid to realize is more than “yours” and more than “mine”? do the others ever change their minds? And steadily I find myself growing more and more uncomfortable with memories of “I love you” and “always you’ll be mine.” So now unfolds before me the trail of tears, the path of lies that I have worked hard to disguise. Somewhere far down that road, when I am older, I am wise, I will write the “great American novel.”
2.	sunshine's rolling in 02:03	lyrics	buy track
time give me time cause there’s so many things that I want to do with you sunshine’s rolling in my cup is fuller than it’s ever been in you sight give me sight cause there’s so many things that I want to see with you sunshine’s rolling in my cup is fuller than it’s ever been in you peace give us peace to break down the barriers between me and you
3.	the problem with time 03:45	lyrics	buy track
Volumes on the bookshelves, books all on the chairs. Stereo at volume, and I don’t even care. I lost my inspiration when I lost my sense of fear. So I’ve brewed a pot of coffee I’ll sit and wait right here & that’s the problem with time Like a temple to the east wind, where a thousand offerings died. I speak a stormy invocation to the ailing kick inside. In a search for vindication for the crazy thoughts I’ve had I’ll offer up my latest and pray it’s not so bad. & that’s the problem with time Take a walk upon the lake. Take an hour take a day. Take whatever time it takes to settle down, but given all the things I want, and the things I think I need… Pressed a shirt and waistcoat trousers and a tie. I even shined my shoes up I’m not sure why I try. It’s the hint of desperation that always spoils the plan. So I’ll meet with consummation but I’ll never shake her hand. & that’s the problem with time.
4.	12 fires of harold 02:50	lyrics	buy track
He gets up, gets out of bed, it’s another day so he bows his head Set out to face the world In his step a spring, in his mind a pearl 12 fires of harold burn bright through all of time chaos moves to order and reason moves to rhyme Sets out in his own way Not listening to the demands of the day Searches to find the peace that’s there Find the peace, oh find and share 12 fires of harold burn bright through all of time chaos moves to order and reason moves to rhyme
5.	teach 03:01	lyrics	buy track
How can I say that I’m sorry? How can I say I was wrong? How can I say I’ve been caught in this game for too long? How can I take back those words I flung out of fear and frustration? Hard times and pain have pulled me back in the game after all. We teach our children well: your feelings never tell and when you’re afraid, to lash out in hate. Now I’ve grown to find those games still in my mind. And pushed to the brink, I react without thinking. How can I say that I love you when no one will teach me to love? Hard times and pain can’t pull me back in the game if I love. Let’s teach our children well to love, above all else. That reaching out to a friend destroys fear, in the end. My pride I do resign so you I can invite Into this life I’ve known as “my own.”
6.	the river 04:59	lyrics	buy track
Every night at about this time I wish I was a thousand miles away From here To the place where the river started, where the river started To appear And mind seems to evaporate in this jungle of burning thoughts And time seems to evaporate in this jungle of burning thoughts And hope, does hope evaporate? Well, I’m hoping against hope it’s not The river that evaporates when its’ sources together are not Walking down to the banks of the river my eyes can only See so deep But I’m on this river now and there’s something about it I want to keep And mind seems to evaporate in this jungle of burning thoughts And time seems to evaporate in this jungle of burning thoughts And hope, does hope evaporate? Well, I’m hoping against hope it’s not The river that evaporates when its’ sources together are not The path this river takes, it may be crooked it may be straight The path this river takes, it may be shaped it may be fate The path this river takes will bend trees and bury slate, but will The path this river takes every join with that great lake The path this river takes The path this river takes The path this river takes The path this river takes
7.	the sea 04:23	lyrics	buy track
With good intentions, but a week behind, trying hard to make up the time, I’ll take some time to say “I love you.” We put to sea at the break of day. The wind is steady and the sky is grey. We sail her where we want to. Take me there. Wash me in your waters slowly. Take me there. We reap the winds while the morning blows and thank the stars for the evening shows. It’s picture perfect as it ought to be. See for miles as the darkness falls. Nothing stirs and nothing calls. We can be just where we want to be. Take me there. Drop me in your waters gently. Take me there. The veil of silence blown away by storm. The wind howls and the rigging’s torn. It will take us where it wants to. Crash of water ripping deck and sails. Becomes a morgue, a crystal jail. It will take us where it wants to. Take me there. Seal me in your waters quickly. Take me there.
8.	clover 02:11	lyrics	buy track
should have been oh could have been i’m the one who should have been in this land and in this town learning the ways that you set down over and over your heart’s the clover you sing, you dance, now I’m entranced should have been oh could have been you’re the one who should have been in the land and in this town chasing all your dreams around over and over your heart’s the clover you sing, you dance, now I’m entranced
9.	grace 03:07	lyrics	buy track
Just over the mountain is a place where I have heard People can worship the way they want to And I would go there with my family and my friends Though the unknown now it really scares me Oh we could walk a thousand footsteps Never knowing where they would land But still we’d go on trying That’s what grace demands Just over the ocean is a place where I have heard People live together the way they want to And I would go there with my family and my friends Though the unknown now it really scares me Oh we could build a thousand tall ships Never knowing if they would sail But still we’d go on trying Grace it must prevail Just over the turnpike is a place where I have heard People live crammed into tall buildings And I would go there with my family and my friends Though the confusion now it really scares me Oh we could build a thousand cities Never knowing what they could hold But still we’d go on trying Grace it makes us bold
10.	land of sun 03:56	lyrics	buy track
Here’s a wall for the things that I believe Here’s the strings that make up the web I weave I was born in a land of sun And I lived there till I was four But I never think of it anymore Here’s a way for the games, the games we play Here’s a tone to help the melody I was born in a land of sun And I lived there till I was four But I never think of it anymore You my child will need to get this for yourself But I hope you never deny the wealth Of the things that bind us to the sun Or the pain that keeps us all undone I was born in a land of sun And I lived there till I was four But I never think of it anymore
11.	nature mother nature 02:41	lyrics	buy track
Nature, Mother Nature, You've always fixed my soul Put me back together and you made me whole I don't believe it, what I do in return I make you sick, I make you dead, I make your forests burn Nature, Mother, Nature, the society we're in seems bound together in corporate sin I don't believe it, what I do in return With my silent endorsements as the money wheels turn Nature, Mother Nature, I think they've got the right idea These monks in Sri Lanka who've been ordaining trees I want to be called to this new religion where Rivers are priests and hills do teach the truth about land and air.
12.	jenn 03:20	lyrics	buy track
Jennifer, taking picture perfect. Window to the world and to the heart. Memories look good on paper, But be careful not to let them near your heart. And you’ve got the will to make it wonderful. Heaven is in your hand and a sparkle in your eye. But you can’t deny, if he loves he will never leave your side. He’ll change your life. Jenn, shining smile and laughter Hiding all the fear that plays inside. If you remember this for ever after The serenade will slowly change your heart. And you’ve got the will to make it wonderful. Heaven is in your hand and a sparkle in your eye. You can’t deny, when he’s gone he will never leave your side. We change your life. Alone is a state of silence. Loneliness is itself a state of mind.
13.	fight 04:05	lyrics	buy track
Did the time when the bombs came down not have a big enough effect on you Or did something deep inside not snap when it was supposed to Tell me now, when the walls fell in and we were trapped inside Did that not make you want to stop every part of this lie Or did the colours of hate pouring from their eyes not make you want to die There are things worth fighting for But never in, violent war Can you open the door To a world of change, a society rearranged, or a peaceful day Did the time when we were alone fill you with so much fear Or did the things they taught us at that camp change your ability to tear Tell me now, did the babies cry not fill your heart with some strange melody Or did the outstretched arms of the man on the hill not remind you of that tree There are things worth fighting for But never in, violent war Can you open the door To a world of change, a society rearranged, or a peaceful day
14.	home 03:26	lyrics	buy track
So what can you say when a child turns a wandering eye to you and the stories you were told no longer hold the meaning that you knew? An image of the world as changing is hardly going to do. And a life that’s only changing is empty and untrue. This is your home; it’s a story to be told. This is your home. What can you do when you lose your time for living working late? It’s a curious thing that spending time on living is called a “waste.” In the middle of the darkest evening and at the break of day There are people who’ve come to know you and a place to steal away. This is your home; there’s warmth to light the place. This is your home.
15.	teardrops 01:28	lyrics	buy track
Teardrops coming. Very sadly, but fast, as you start to cry. You turn your head the other way, while people try to help. As they realize nothing can help.