"Secret Ladder" (2014




Reverend Blowhard lyrics - Christopher Cross

You’re so white
And you’re so right
They used to sit with their checkbooks
And watch you on Saturday night
And you made sure they knew
They were born in sin
And gave the address
Where they could mail it in
Uh-huh
Save ya, uh-huh

So you preached
And you beseeched
The old and the sad and the weak
Were the people you reached
And they made you famous
They made you fat
And God forgave you
Or something like that
Uh-huh
Save ya, uh-huh

Ain’t that sweet
Ain’t that clever
They’re thinking they’ll live forever
You brought it
And they bought it
Now life is a breeze
Reverend Blowhard

Hey have a cigar
Ride in the car
With the bar
Your chauffeur has a halo !
You were the man
But he’s got a plan
Work on your tan
But lay low

Hey buddy the chosen are few
But you got some ‘splainin’ to do
The hooker that died in your room
And the sailors who tied you with duct tape
And wailed with that cat-o’-nine-tails
All those tales
That’s one indulgence you could not sell
Your friends of the flesh
Left their surprise from hell
Uh-huh

Ain’t life whack
Ain’t life funny
All the things you can get with money
They brought it
And you bought it
Get down on your knees
Ain’t that sweet
Ain’t that clever
Our heaven is now or never
But you brought it
And they bought it
It’s all a disease
Reverend Blowhard
Blow blow Blowhard

I Don't See It Your Way lyrics - Christopher Cross

Call it discussion
Call it debate
Call it two fools shouting at the night
Toxic with anger
Right from the gate
As each of us pretend we know what’s right
We can’t repair it
It’s way too late
Now our hearts are only in this fight

Love and kindness
Is the rule
But my darling
I’m no fool

I don’t see it your way
I don’t see it your way
I don’t see it your way
I don’t see it your way
Say I’m a typical man
Say I’m an old cliché
But I don’t see it your way
I don’t see it your way
I like to think I’m trying
But I don’t hear what you say
‘Cause I don't see it your way
I don't see it your way

You slap me with silence
I make a scene
We’ll see who hits the wall
Before we’re through
You judge me so harshly
You seem so mean
And saying this of course
I’m judging you
The circle’s vicious
‘Round our necks
Don’t talk money
Don’t talk sex

‘Cause I don’t see it your way
I don’t see it your way
I don’t see it your way
I don’t see it your way
I don’t dig my role
In your morality play
And I don’t see it your way
I don’t see it your way
I need my conclusions
To keep oblivion at bay
I don't see it your way
I don't see it your way

And when I knew it all
Oh I felt so free

I don't see it your way
Ain’t no shades of gray
I don't see it your way
Ain’t no shades of gray

The Times I Need You lyrics - Christopher Cross

Ooh this life can surely kick your ass
People smile and say this too shall pass
Brother they may never care
But you were always there
All the times I needed you

Yes you were there but where was I
(Turning to the wrong protectors)
Letting honest comfort pass me by
(Taking love from love rejectors)
I’d be in free fall
But too afraid to call
All the times I needed you

Friendship
Sitting like a dog down at your feet
Kick it
Ignore it
But it will still be there !
Ooh my ego lies just like a song
It says keep it to yourself
And you’ll look strong
All that time-honored crap
Just helped me lose my map
All the times I needed you

Friendship
Sitting like a dog down at your feet
Kick it
Ignore it
But it follows you everywhere

I could be a jerk sometimes
You could be a jerk sometimes
It’s all a matter of degrees !
Ooh now I look back and there we are
(Two scared shaggy-haired
mis-paired lunatics)
Pooling all our cash to buy a star
(Look there we are on the TV)
If I had my own way
I’d let you know today
That I always needed you
All the times I needed you

Island Of Anger lyrics - Christopher Cross

It's a beautiful world
Filled with stupid people
Beating each other's brains out
Like the cavemen did
But I'm stuck right here
Wondering why I can't do
Like the brave men did

Oh don't I know
This ain't no way to live
When everything I see and hear
Makes me mad
And there's no silver lining
The stuff that doesn't get me angry
Makes me sad

Hard to believe I'm not a kid
Hard to believe the things I did
Hard to believe the ways I hid my love
Wondering now why I'm not free
Wondering how I came to be
An island of anger in a sea of love

And love rules
This much I understand
But all the ones who live for peace die for it
Still somehow that message comes
And every day I struggle to decipher it

Younger by half
I was quick to laugh
Hopeful and alive to what might come
Where's my spark
Skies so dark
All I seem to hear is a distant drum

Hard to believe the time's so short
Hard to believe I'm still in port
Dying to set a different sort of course
Wondering now how I'll get free
And how to become a refugee
From an island of anger
In a sea of love

V lyrics - Christopher Cross

I know you hurt
I know you do
The deepest pain you ever knew
I know that you
Will think of her
And all the wondrous things that were
All seems lost
She was the one
You don't see how
You can go on
I know you will
I know you will my friend

The light of joy so faint and gray
The waves of sadness seize the day
There is no place
That you can find
To hide away as John would say
Things will change
The tables turn
You’ll understand
What you have learned
I know you will
I know you will my friend

Her kiss is on
The wind again
There’s no escape
Once it begins
Until your breath returns

You miss her smile,
Her laugh, her touch
Most of all
You miss the way
She loved you

I know this girl
She hurt you so
The deepest pain you’ll ever know
I know how hard
This is for you
That all those dreams
Won’t come true
The time will come
When love will die
And heaven opens up its sky
Your heart will heal
And you will care
And see that life is everywhere
I know you will
I know you will my friend

Experiment lyrics - Christopher Cross

Under a tree where I lay with my lies
Something or someone
Bestowed a surprise
Telling me I had no use for my eyes
If I really wanted to see

Walking me tall like a priest with no pope
No one in lab coats and no one with dope
Nobody dangling some flimsy old hope
And nothing to do but to be

All my baggage sent on ahead
Gentleman style
All I remember are people who smile

Holding the world in the palm of my hand
Feeling my pulse like the bass in a band
Welcoming chaos I can’t understand

Hey I’m an experiment
Hey I’m an experiment
Hey I’m an experiment
A most willing subject am I

Now the abyss seems to have its allure
No ground to stand on and nothing secure
Why should a monkey like me feel so pure
Kissing tomorrow goodbye

Far from the comfort of all my despair
Every wrong thought is a wisp in the air
I try to worry but nothing is there
I throw up my hands and I cry

All I wanted falls at my feet
Holy and bright
All I remember is what I did right

Holding the world
In the palm of my hand
Feeling my pulse
Like the bass in a band
Finding amazement
Wherever I land

Hey I’m an experiment
Hey I’m an experiment
Hey I’m an experiment
Be an experiment
Hey I’m an experiment
Hey I’m an experiment
Hey I’m an experiment
Find your experiment

Simple lyrics - Christopher Cross

The past and the future
Is a bad neighborhood
I’d live in the present if only I could
When I’m in the moment
It’s nothing but good
So very still

Holding the silence up to my ear
A sound that’s so beautiful
No one can hear
A sound that’s so awesome
No one comes near
So very still

Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple
Trying to peel the rubbish away
Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple
Boiling it down to only today
It’s the way

Every molecule under the sun
All of the energy running the fun
Patiently whispering you are all one
So very still

Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple
Trying to peel the rubbish away
Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple
Boiling it down to only today
It’s the way

Ooh there’s nothing like a romance
And life without physical love — not a chance
But deep down beneath that primitive dance
The song of the universe hums

Nobody said love was easy but

Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple
Wiping the culture off of my soul
Love is simple, love is simple, love is simple
Keeping it real, keeping me whole

Wonderland lyrics - Christopher Cross

I fell asleep in the dentist chair
They’d shot me with all kinds of junk
I had a dream that was wicked cool
About this guy who was kind of a monk
He came out of a garbage can
And he spoke right out loud
To a great big crowd
He said
Do you believe in Wonderland
You wanna live in a Wonderland

Everybody keep your chin up
Keep your head down
Let your mind be clear
Everybody gotta do
A lotta work that you love
Before you get outa here
Everybody don’t you spend
A lot of worry time
Thinkin’ what this world is not
Just imagine us a good one
While livin’ in the one we got

He waved his hand
And the stars turned red
Oh man it gave us a chill
He said for real hey it’s no big deal
Anyone can do it at will
And we laughed and said
Do you believe in Wonderland
And he said
Can’t you see it’s a Wonderland

Everybody keep your chin up
Keep your head down
Let your mind be clear
Everybody don’t be afraid
To touch another soul
‘Cause that’s why we’re here
Everybody don’t you sit around
Hatin’ on the world
Before you‘re gone like a shot
Just imagine us a good one
While livin’ in the one we got

I started hearing his Wonderland
In my cynical Blunderland

He said you gotta think
About the good things
That’s what’s gonna keep you sane
He said to just remember
Everything that you see
Is coming from your brain
And he went back into his garbage can
And I woke up in a whole lot of pain
I said it doesn’t feel like a Wonderland
But I believe in Wonderland

Everybody keep your chin up
Keep your head down
Let your mind be clear
Everybody gotta do
A lotta work that you love
Before you get outa here
Everybody don’t you be afraid
To touch another soul
Or to wipe a tear
Just imagine us a good one

We Will Remember You lyrics - Christopher Cross

I know — I know —
It seems that we don’t care
But we bless you and your families
While you’re fighting over there

You set aside your own sweet dreams
To heed your country’s call
Some of you made it home
Some of you gave it all

It seems our noble country
Is in one endless war
And we all have our opinions
About what you’re fighting for

But we still need to tell you
While the winds of war blow
As you look that nightmare in the eye
There’s something you should know

We will remember you
We will remember you
We will remember you
With love and gratitude

All of us here sit around complaining
‘Bout the things we have to do
But not one of us could begin to imagine
The hell that you’ve been through

And whether or not you have returned
There should be no neglect
‘Cause every one of you has earned
Respect! Respect! Respect!

We will remember you
We will remember you
We will remember you
With love and gratitude

[Solo]

And though we bow our heads
And say God speed you
We’re praying for the day
When we won’t need you
Praying for peace on earth
We will remember you

We will not forget you
We will remember you
We will not forget you
We will remember you
We will not forget you
And everything you do
We will remember you
We will remember you
We will remember you
With love and gratitude

With Me Now lyrics - Christopher Cross

You’ve known me forever
But you don’t know me well
I was on the sidelines
Every time you fell
And I watched the bastards break your heart
And never give a damn
I’ve finally seen enough so here I am

Ah but what could be my chances
With a girl like you
I don’t look too fancy
I don’t live the way you do
So I guess it’s tough to imagine me
This perfect kinda guy
But I’ve got to make this move or I may die

Is there nothing I can do darlin’
Is there nothing I can say
Is there nothing I can do darlin’
To make you wanna stay
Here with me now
Maybe

I don’t know how to say this
I’m a nervous wreck
But I know your lonely laughter
And the sweet curve of your neck
And I’m pretty sure I know the woman
That you’ve come to be
And I know that if she’d have me
She’d be everything to me

Is there nothing I can do darlin’
Is there nothing I can say
Is there nothing I can do darlin’
To make you wanna stay
Here with me now
Maybe

I’ve already held you tight
And we’ve already talked all night
I have brought you comfort
On your darkest day
All my sad rehearsing
Please don't turn away

Is there nothing I can do darlin’
Is there nothing I can say
Is there nothing I can do darlin’
To make you wanna stay
Here with me now
Maybe

Is there nothing I can do darlin’
Is there nothing I can say
Is there nothing I can do darlin’
To make you wanna stay
You’re with me now
Baby

Light The World lyrics - Christopher Cross

Light the world
Light the world

One more day to learn
One more turn at the wheel
Don’t think you don’t matter
There’s no us without you

There’s no mistaking the sound of change
Nothing louder than the ring of truth
Stand up and sing it in the language of love
Let your good vibrations light up the world

Kila siku huleta ngoma nyingine
Every day brings another dance
Nafasi ya kuangaza mwanga dunia
A chance to light up the world
Mwanga wa mwanga wa dunia
Light of light of the world
As we light the world

One earth full of wonder
One mother caring for all
Far too precious to take for granted
Will you answer her call

No more standing idly by
No more sitting on the sidelines now
Time’s a wastin’ there’s no guarantee
We gotta walk the talk and light up the world

Kila siku huleta ngoma nyingine
Every day brings another dance
Nafasi ya kuangaza mwanga dunia
A chance to light up the world

Mwanga wa mwanga wa dunia
Light of light of the world
As we light the world

Shelter every child with the God given right
To loving care and a place to dream
Let’s find a way we can all sleep at night
Wake up and be the light

Kila siku huleta
Every day brings
(kelele kelele kelele)
(noise noise noise)
Ngoma nyingine
Another dance
(Nafasi ya kuangaza mwanga dunia)
(A chance to light up the world)
Mapenzi (mwanga wa)
Love (light of)
Mapenzi (mwanga wa dunia)
Love (light of the world)
Wimbo wa mapenzi
Song of love
Chezeni ngoma
Everyone dance

There’s no mistaking the sound of change
(Wimbo wa dunia)
Song of the world
Nothing louder than the ring of truth
(Wimbo wa kweli)
Song of the truth
Stand up and sing it in the language of love
(Wimbo wa mapenzi)
Song of love
Gotta light up the world

No more standing idly by
(Tendeni sasa)
Act now
No more sitting on the sidelines now
(Tubadilisheni)
Let’s make changes
Time’s a wastin’ there’s no guarantee
(Tupendane)
Let’s love each other
We gotta light up the world

Kila siku huleta ngoma nyingine
Every day brings another dance
Nafasi ya kuangaza (kelele kelele kelele)
A chance to light up (noise noise noise)
Mwanga dunia
The world
Mwanga wa mwanga wa dunia
Light of light of the world
As we light the world
As we light the world
As we light the world

Got To Be A Better Way lyrics - Christopher Cross

Seething in his world
Of carbohydrates and TV
If it bit him on the ass
He wouldn’t know empathy
Blame is his solution for
Every problem in the world
“If you think like I do
Then I’ll be there for you”

He says “I pulled myself up
By my bootstraps all my life
So don’t you ask me to
Help somebody else’s kids
Someone else’s wife”
His brain canals are crawling
With stuff he heard somewhere
He can’t tell truth from anger
And nothing’s fair

That love beneath your boots
Might be your own
It’s hard to even tell in your comfort zone
There’s got to be a better way
There’s got to be a better way
That love beneath your boots
Might be your own
So careful what you crush
When you feel alone
There’s got to be a better way
There’s got to be a better way

He wants what he can’t have
So bad he can taste it

He say gimme
He say gimme
He say is that all? Gimme some more
When he comes down that ego mountain
The scene’ll be pretty grim
Seven billion sad sad faces
Staring up at him

That love beneath your boots
Might be your own
It’s hard to even tell in your comfort zone
There’s got to be a better way
There’s got to be a better way
That love beneath your boots
Might be your own
So careful what you crush
When you feel alone
There’s got to be a better way
There’s got to be a better way

He’s not the only one
Breaking this land in two
It could be me
It might be you

That love beneath your boots
Might be your own
It’s hard to even tell in your comfort zone
There’s got to be a better way
There’s got to be a better way
That love beneath your boots
Might be your own

So careful what you crush
When you feel alone
There’s got to be a better way
There’s got to be a better way
That love beneath your boots
Might be your own
You know I’d rather run away
You know I’d rather run away
That love beneath your boots
Might be your own
There’s got to be a better way
There’s got to be a better way

A Letter To My Children lyrics - Christopher Cross

Tiny hands that reached out for me
To share the touch of the mystery
Shining eyes that wonder what will be

So begins a love
Like you have never known
A love for another life
So strong that you would
Give your own
You do your best
And hope that you have shown them

You’re my heroes
You’re what matters
All the days of my life
You’re my heroes
My ever after
You bring me joy, bring the light

Now you're young men
And women of the world
Fly the winds of kindness
Let your wings unfurl
I wish you peace
And that sad times turn to pearls

And if I go away
Please remember every day
That I'll be there
To help you find your way back home

And when I go away
Please remember every day
All the ways you make me proud to say

"Doctor Faith" (2011)




Hey Kid lyrics - Christopher Cross

I'm talkin' to you
I got a couple things I'd like to say
The world's a mess and there's so much to do
And you're the one who gets to save the day
Well I hope you'll do fine
Couldn't do much worse than this generation of mine
We had the answer but forgot that line
That says love is all
Hey kid
With my hair and my clothes
I bet you got some big dreams up your sleeve
Well here's a secret every old guy knows
Time goes by like you would not believe
So don't wait - make it real
Try to do some work that'll help everybody heal
I don't know much but the one thing I feel
Is that love is all
Love is all
Ah ah ah ah
Go have your fun
I surely had my share
Ah ah ah ah
But I'm not quite done
Look around I might be there
With my cane and a song
So stay sharp - know the score
Don't you let the man try to sell you another war
Give all you've got and then give some more
Because love is all
Ah ah ah ah
Go have your fun
I surely had my share
Ah ah ah ah
But I'm not quite done
Look around I might be there
In the place I belong
Hey kid
You're no fool
I know that you don't need to hear this from me
Now you're the one who decides what's cool
And it really doesn't matter if I agree
So turn it up
Play it with style
Maybe learn a new chord once in a while
Practice your chops and practice your smile
And get up when you fall
And in the end brother please be kind
Don't believe the hate creepin' into your mind
Look inside every day and I hope what you find
Is that love is all
Oh love is all
"now get off my lawn."

I'm Too Old For This lyrics - Christopher Cross

Guess I thought this time of life would be different
Thought I could cruise into my golden years
But I just can't seem to put my mind at rest
'cause I don't believe my eyes, I don't believe my ears
The willful ignorance across the nation
The screaming yahoos that rage on every station
It makes me crazy
And I'm too old for this
Folks in this country used to strive to be better
Work to be smarter so they could understand
Now we idolize the clueless and the mean
It's hip to be stupid - just wear the right brand
I sound like a geezer but it's a disgrace
Try to discuss it and they get all in your face
It's raining morons
I'm too old for this
Too old to see the lack of compassion
Too old to watch it go out of fashion
So easy just to condescend and smirk
When I know I've got to do the work
So I do what I have to do
Fancy churches preaching hate thy neighbor
Corporate lies growing louder every day
Folks too scared to know they're being taken
TV news is poison but we just can't turn away
Too many enemies - almost no friends
Read your history - this is how it always ends
It's sad and ugly
I'm too old for this
Too old to watch the men we elected
Sit on their hands when it's change we expected
So hard to keep the bigotry out of my head
So hard not to wish some people dead
I got to keep a hold on myself
Don't want this anger - got to stay clear
Too much to do before I get out of here
I still believe in peace
I'm too old for this
Too old to be a knee-jerk reactor
Too old to let my judgment be a factor
Dylan said do not go gentle into that good night
He said rage against the dying of the light
But I don't wanna fight
I'll stick with love - beautiful thunder
Someone who keeps his cool always makes 'em wonder
I'll work to search out the best part of me that I can
And maybe find some kinda better man
Then I'll do what I have to do

When You Come Home lyrics - Christopher Cross

Now the days crawl by
And every night I die
Since you've been gone
The dark still brings the dawn
But baby what do I care
But when you walk in that door
It won't be like before
No you
No me
Just us eternally
This babe I swear
When you come home
You will find a different man
'Cause I learned a thing or two
Tryin' to live here without you
When you come home
I'll give everything I can
We'll go back where we began when you come home
Now a woman can be so strong
And a man can be so wrong
So here I stand
A tiny sea of teardrops in each hand
Praying you'll return
When you come home
I will hand my life to you
'Cause I see the bad I've done
Lookin' out for number one
When you come home
I'll make every pleasure new
And you'll know a love so true when you come home
I can see our life so crystal clear
But I lose my mind when you're not here
And the clock's so loud and the sheets are cold
And my head's on fire and my heart's on hold
And the day's too bright and the night's so dark
And my insides ache like a hungry shark
And there ain't no dope that can kill this pain
'Cause I smell your skin in the pouring rain
Come home baby
I've done time for my offense
You can be back home today
'Cause my love will light your way
Come on home
We will live in present tense
And my world will all make sense
When you come home
Let forgiveness warm the night
And I'll trade in all my lies
For the soul behind your eyes
When you come home
When you come home
If...you come home

Dreamers lyrics - Christopher Cross

Off in a million dark corners
Dreamers sit plying their trade
Mind like an open umbrella
Dreamers dreamers
Calmly watch the parade
As we gasp at the madness
They dream through the horrors we grieve
What would the world be without them
Dreamers dreamers
Bring our only reprieve
Look inside them
No one's there
Steal their secrets
They don't care
Dreamers see beauty in trouble
Dreamers find truth in it all
Tuning their ears to the starlight
Dreamers dreamers
May the universe call
All good dreamers know despair
Take your best shot
They don't care
Dream a lot
All good dreamers know despair
Take your best shot
I don't care
Some dreamers dream till they get there
Some dreamers stop at the door
So let's sing a song for the lost ones
Dreamers dreamers
May they dream ever more

November lyrics - Christopher Cross

Moth on the windowpane
Could be alive or dead
You across the room lost in your head
All that's left is the storm outside
Water beating stone
And we hang in a web of stillness all our own
Two hearts
Bundled to the cold
Closed eyes
Watching love grow old
Dear friend
Can it really be november
Season of goodbye under an angry topaz sky
Neap tide and a waning moon gone mad
Like a song I heard as a little boy
That I did not understand
But somehow I knew it was sad
Two hearts
Bundled to the cold
Closed eyes
Watching love grow old
Dear friend
Can it really be november
Time wills
Oh and time kills
Bare trees won't remember
Two hearts
In the failing light
No blame
Doing what seems right
But the rain won't stop
Can it really be...

Leave It To Me lyrics - Christopher Cross

Well it's just another morning
And I see you at the usual place
And I'm pretty certain that you've been hurtin'
I can see it in your fabulous face
It looks to me like you need some healing
And I got this feeling I might be good for you
You know there's something about you
Makes me want to go out of my way
To make you forget him as if you never met him
And remind you it's a beautiful day
But if the rain comes don't you get nervous
I'm at your service to be your umbrella boy
If your heart's had a real rocky landing
And you need some sweet understanding
I got it here and if you'd like to receive it
Just leave it to me
I guess I'm not the kind of man
That you hold every night in your dreams
But everybody knew it except for you
That that other guy is not what he seems
Don't feel too bad 'cause you were mistaken
You need a break and I think I have a plan
If you feel like your head's out to getcha
You could use a little laughter I'll betcha
You lost your heart and you can't quite retrieve it
Just leave it to me
Just leave it to me
Ooh little darlin'
Living in this world just cuts to the bone
If I could help you
I might find some meaning here on my own
And I won't get so lonely
Now the sun is setting
And my fears are beginning to rise
But all my darkness would fly away
If I could take the trouble out of your eyes
So if you need me honey I'll be there
I guarantee there's nothing I wouldn't do
If your heart's had a real rocky landing
And you need some sweet understanding
I got it here and if you'd like to receive it
Just leave it to me
If you feel like your head's out to getcha
You could use a little laughter I'll betcha
You lost your heart and you can't quite retrieve it
Just leave it to me
Just leave it to me

Rescue lyrics - Christopher Cross

Sweet surprise - you care for me
Such a perfect square for me
It's been so long since a happy song was in my life
Soft of heart and warm of hand
Loathe to judge in your rainbow land
Safe in there in your own god's care until today
And I say
I will rescue you from behind your garden wall
And I will be there when you fall
When you're falling, falling, falling...
At the start I'll allow your joy inside
But I'll never be satisfied
Not until I've twisted your will into my own
Stay with me and gone's the lark
Days go dim and thoughts grow dark
Discontent and time misspent will rule our day
Still I say
I will rescue you even though no dangers call
And you'll go with me when I fall
I will rescue you from behind your garden wall
And I will be there
I will rescue you even though no dangers call
And you'll go with me when I fall
When I'm falling
Falling

Help Me Cry lyrics - Christopher Cross

Baby she said it's your birthday
What would you like me to do
Lie down she said
Honey I'm here for you
He furrowed his brow for a moment
Shifted his weight on the bed
He looked at the floor
And these are the words he said
Baby I don't know why
I want you to help me cry
Let the walls come down
Let the warm rain fall
Baby just help me cry
That's all
Maybe you think I'm a tough guy
But honey this ain't no joke
She sat and she stared
And fanned herself as he spoke
Baby I'm weak with illusion
Misery frosting my soul
My brain won't stop
And I'm longing to lose control
Baby I don't know why
I want you to help me cry
Let the walls come down
Let the warm rain fall
Baby just help me cry
That's all
And she said
Let's leave the crying for later baby
She lay back and blew him a kiss
Said baby look at this
Baby I don't know why
I want you to help me cry
Let the walls come down
Let the warm rain fall
Baby just help me cry
Yeah he gave her that same reply
And asked her to help him cry
So she said alright
And she packed her clothes
Maybe she helped him cry
Who knows

Still I Resist lyrics - Christopher Cross

Daybreak
A lovely morning
A chance for heaven
Like the dawn of time
But no
When my eyes open
I see a mountain
I see a long uphill climb
And even though I know
It all begins by letting go
Still I resist
Still I resist
Must be crazy
Think I'm Joe Frazier
Fighting each moment
As if I could win
Big surprise
Where does it get me
Same old frustration
Same old place I've always been
In books of truth I read
What life brings is what I need
Still I resist
Still I resist
Ooh what I've missed
The wind moves
The night air
The leaves fall
They don't care why
I feel that
I get it
So why don't
I let it fly - fly
But me
I got opinions
I got to nail it
Nail it all down
It's no good
It's like nailing down water
Life is a liquid
Rolling through town
Through town
I'm just a frightened boy
And when it's time to take my joy
Still I resist
Still I resist
Ooh what I've missed
The wind moves
The night air
The leaves fall
They don't care why
But I care why
I care
I know that
I get it
It's so hard
To let it fly
And let it go by
Yeah me
And all those brilliant opinions
Always having to nail it
Nail every damn thing down
It's no good
Wanna put down this hammer
Love is a liquid
And I wanna drown
Ooh please
Let me exhale now
And if I fail now
At least I'll know I tried
I tried
I tried

Poor Man's Ecstasy lyrics - Christopher Cross

Who knew
What love was
Who knew how good it could be
Who knew
What love does
When you let go
Oh no not me
Till my poor man's ecstasy
You knew
You love me
You wear my heart on your sleeve
So new
So lovely
Unlikely as it may be
I believe
In my poor man's ecstasy
You're my poor man's ecstasy
Clouds of mercy fill the air
Hallelujah look at me
With my poor man's ecstasy
You knew
How to take a bulletheaded man
And set him free
Somehow you knew
And somehow he grew into his dreams
Gracefully
With a poor man's ecstasy
You're my poor man's ecstasy
Clouds of mercy fill the air
Hallelujah look at me
With my poor man's ecstasy
Raise a glass to mystery
Poor man's ecstasy
Ragweed in the concrete
Pushin' out a rose
Child's colored chalk marks on the street
My own van goghs
Who knew
What love was
It always brought me to my knees
Now you call my name out
And I hear a carousel of gershwin melodies
This can't be
It just can't be
I'm a crazy cork that's out to sea ␔ why me
Oh what you do to me
You're my poor man's ecstasy
Clouds of mercy fill the air
Hallelujah look at me
Lucky as can be
You're my poor man's ecstasy
Tears or laughter I don't care
Raise a glass to mystery
Poor man's ecstasy

Everything lyrics - Christopher Cross

You are everything
I never knew I wanted
(I want it)
Every day
On my own
Feel uptight
Feel alone
Then at once
Right on cue
I remember you
Straightaway
I find my ease
You soothe my system
Like a curtainful of breeze
This two-fisted heart
Comes uncurled
Feel like I can save the world
You are everything
I never knew I wanted (you are the one)
You are everything
I didn't know I needed
You're a smile
Across the sky
You are the good
In the word goodbye
And when I lose myself in you
Feel like I'm everything too
You are everything (so everything)
I never knew I wanted (you are the one)
You are (who brings up the sun)
Everything (every day)
I didn't know I needed
Ooh - an accidental state of grace
Ooh - a splash of moonlight on my face
Ooh - a wave of crushing blue
They're all you
You are everything
I never knew I wanted (you are the one)
You are (who brings up the sun)
Everything
I didn't know...
You are everything (so everything)
I never knew I wanted (you are the one)
You are (who brings up the sun)
Everything (every day)
I didn't know I needed
I need it

Prayin' lyrics - Christopher Cross

Frozen in time while the calendar pages
Are falling like leaves from a tree
Getting the sense I'm connected to something
And not sure what's happening to me
A catholic school kid in thrall to the altar
The rituals moved me somehow
I left it behind when I learned how to think
So it's funny that suddenly now - I'm
Prayin'
Never thought I would be prayin'
Deep in my soul
Prayin'
Tryin' to surrender control
Most of the time I'm not asking for anything
Just like to sit for a spell
And open myself to the chance for some guidance
'cause thoughts in my head keep me in my own hell
Prayin'
Never thought I would be prayin'
Pompous head bowed
Sayin'
Beautiful words right out loud
Thank you
Thank you
Please be there
That's my favorite prayer
I think that the sages all down through the ages
Were right when they said god is love
Love is alive and I know it's inside me
And not some old man from above
So in the end let me hear you
Keep me near you
Grant me the wisdom to be at my best
Let me forgive so the world may be blessed
Prayin'
Never thought I would be prayin'
Safe and alone
Stayin'
Peaceful and still as a stone
Thank you for prayin'
May I forever be prayin'
Now it's begun
Prayin'
Knowing that we are all one
Amen

"Red Room" (2000)




In A Red Room lyrics - Christopher Cross

Show me what you brought me
Silk and nothing more
Let the light discover you
Fall into the pillows
Let me watch you play
Sharing all your secrets
Take my breath away

Learn you like a blind man
Taste you soft and deep
Slow and gentle torture
Pray the lord your soul to keep
Take the night inside you
Let the fires dance
Planets spin their fortunes
Lost inside our trance

In a Red Room
Where love takes no prisoners
Ancient ballets of shadow perform
Here we lie in a sweet saturnalia
Here we will ride out the storm

On and on passion plays surround us
Toying with the histories of man
On and on, taboos will not confound us
Naked in a jungle by Gauguin

On and on passion plays surround us
Toying with the histories of man
On and on taboos will not confound us
I will look at you and understand

In a Red Room
Where love takes no prisoners
Ancient ballets of shadow perform
Here we lie in a sweet saturnalia
Here we will ride out the storm

In a Red Room
Where love takes no prisoners
We will drink from this cup til we die
Out of body in sweet saturnalia
Ever alive you and I

Walking In Avalon lyrics - Christopher Cross

Maybe I remind you of a lover you had
Maybe I'm crazy and I make you laugh
Maybe you thought I had a lot of cash
I don't care what it was
But I love what it does

I really dig that your apartment's a mess
I dig the way the sun shines through your dress
I dig your industrial shoes
You could say I'm kinky I guess
I can't believe my luck
You're such a fabulous, fabulous... mmmm

[Chorus:]
I'm walking in Avalon
And drunk on everything
A hero in Avalon
A man who would be king

It's cool be both like Bogart and Bacall
It's cool that I like John and you like Paul
Baby it's cool, forever cool
That your spirit is free
And still you've chosen me

[Chorus]

Remember those mushrooms down in Mexico
How we found our clothes I'll never know
Baby I hope I've loved you
The way that you have loved me
A toast to Guinevere
But still I'm thrilled with one more beer, baby

[Chorus]

We're walking in Avalon
Alive as anything
Two heroes in Avalon
So let the sirens sing

(He's walking, he's walking, he's walking)
Walking in Avalon
(He's walking, he's walking, he's walking)
I'm walking in Avalon, baby
(He's walking, he's walking, he's walking)
(He's walking, he's walking, he's walking)

Hunger lyrics - Christopher Cross

Out of this island
Far from the cage that most will know
Nothing was sacred
No other footprints in the snow
You took me down girl
Down to a place where I don't go
Now I hunger for you
Baby I hunger for you

The trace of you on my fingers
Laughs at the rain
Opiiate angel
The jones in my vein
Something so desperate inside
Somthing I just can't explain
Baby I hunger for you
Baby I hunger for you

Holding on to something pure
Holding on to something pure

Out of this island
The wind in my soul is never still
This weathered asylum
Just can't keep out the chill
I'm scared that I'll find you
I'm scared even more I never will
Baby I hunger for you
Baby I hunger for you

When She Smiles lyrics - Christopher Cross

Well they met in line at the checkout stand
Both unaware of what the gods had planned
She was lost in her Cosmo readin' about the stars
He was readin' about two-headed babies from Mars
When she reached for a Snickers she dropped her keys
And so began one of life's mysteries
He was a little old-fashioned and a little oversexed
He picked them up never guessing what would happen next

Then she smiled and said I like your tie
Yeah she smiled and told him that little white lie
And his soul lit up like the fourth of July
When she smiled

They made it to Starbuck's just before it closed
He pointed to the jar and said you want one of those
So over biscotti and double decafs
They shared their stories and they had some laughs
He got up his courage and asked her back to his place
Then he held his breath as he studied her face
She just sat and she stared and she said nothing at all
He knew he blew it and he waited for the ax to fall

Then she smiled and he knew he hadn't been wrong
Yeah she smiled and said what took you so long
And the world felt good like a rock and roll song
When she smiled

When she smiles I forget my lines
When she smiles man I'm on cloud nine
When she smiles oh it's time out of mind
When she smiles

Then she smiled and said where you been all my life
And she smiled when he asked her to be his wife
And the future had never looked so bright
When she smiled

I'm just diggin' her diggin' me diggin' her

When she smiles I forget my lines
When she smiles man I'm on cloud nine
When she smiles oh it's time out of mind
When she smiles

When she smiles I come all undone
When she smiles I'm the only one
When she smiles I'm a smoking gun
When she smiles

It's Always Something lyrics - Christopher Cross

It's always something
It's always something there to spoil your day
It's always something made out of nothing
But it gets its way

My AOL went down again
They're starving in Zaire
Close your eyes and count to ten
The sky is falling dear

It's always something
Something you're waiting that will make you whole
Some piece of nothing you need so badly
That you'd sell your soul

How many inches is your screen
Are the images too clear
Just channel surf the news away
The sky is falling
Your god is calling

I may not know it
I may not see
It's always something messin' with me
I may not like it but it will be
And if I fight it'll never be free

There's always something we could be learning
From those windmill fores
It's always someone you least expected
Who really knows

That there's no better time or place
To read between the lines on your face
Stop choking on that grain of salt
The sky's not falling
We've just been staling

I may not know it
I may not see
It's always something messin' with me
I may not like it but it will be
And if I fight it'll never be free

Dream Too Loud lyrics - Christopher Cross

While I wait for the world to end
Above mad hatter crowds
I have nothing but time to spend
Silhouetting clouds

Simple pleasures fr goodness sake
Babes in slumbers
Nature's palette an daybreak,
Paint by numbers
Tat tvram asi

Barefoot down at the fishin' hole
Minnows nibble my toes
Big rock holding a bamboo pole
Don't care how is goes

Origami my lists away
Bird and flower
On a river of wind they play
Peace and power
Tat tvram asi

I'm just looking to find some spring
Plant some seeds grow some wings
Don't tell me I dream too loud I know
(I know, I know)

Just imagine a smile on your face
Love and laughter
Compassion breaking our fall from grace
Ever after
Tat tvram asi

I'm just looking to take those wings
Fly to Memphis and meet the king
Don't tell me I dream too loud I know
(I know, I know)

I Know You Well lyrics - Christopher Cross

A good fight half won
A good scotch half gone
And I'll never win Mr Congeniality
I once again
She acquiesced
And I got off on a technicality

I've always loved our little wars
Treaties we sign behind closed doors
I may concede but I will not bleed
I will not bleed

The James Deam the prom queen
Impractical fascination
Having its way again
She knows Astaire's got nothing on me
When I take her out tonight
When I take her out tonight

I've always loved the way you dance
How you defy our circumstance
There may not be more than see
More than I see
C'est la vie

I know you well (You know me well)
I know you well (You know me well)
I know you well boy
And before the dawn comes you'll be gone

It's symbiotic
It's a sweet narcotic
Not a futile search for romantic perfection
That's too much trouble
So make mine a double
My head's a very scary neighborhood
Don´t wanna walk it alone

Thought I had something to day
Before you kissed my neck that way
I'll let it be
That works for me
So C'est la vie
C'est la vie

I know you well (You know me well)
I know you well (You know me well)
I know you well boy
And before the dawn comes you'll be gone

You know me well (I know you well)
You know me well (I know you well)
I know you well girl
And tomorrow we might just move on

Kind Of I Love You lyrics - Christopher Cross

I`ve been thinkin` how to say
What I think I`m supposed to say
To make you sure that I am worth your time
Your friends all tell you it`s not true
I got no business here with you
I`m just not the man they had in mind

They may be right but it`s too late now
I got you but I don`t know how
And I want you to see the best in me
So baby turn the lights down low
Won`t you hold me kiss me stroke me please me
Tell me I`m the perfect man
But if you ask me how I feel about you
It`s kind of hard to understand

[Chorus:]
It`s kind of I love you - It`s kind of I need you
It`s kind of I want you - It`s kind of I don`t know what I want
It`s kind of I love you - It`s kind of I need you
It`s kind of I want you - It`s kind of I don`t know who I am

All my life I`ve spent my time
Falling in and out of love
And I always run when I find me one
I`m supposed to see the meaning of
While I`m trying to fill a grown man`s shoes
I hope I don`t turn away from you
But if I screw this up forgive me
It`s really the best I can do

[Chorus]

The laughter and the lace
The kindness in your face
The scent of you on my pillow when you`ve gone
But I`m still on this fence
And I know it makes no sense
And I`m lookin` to find an answer before the dawn

[Solo]

Only a fool would let you go baby
And I`ve been a fool too long

It`s kind of I love you - It`s kind of I need you
It`s kind of I want you - And I care a lot more than I say
And I`m gonna love you - I know that I need you
I know that I want you - I`m tired of runnin` away

It`s kind of I love you - It`s kind of I need you
It`s kind of I want you - And I feel a lot more than I show
And I`m gonna love you - I know that I need you
I know that I want you - somehow I`m gonna let you know

Curled Up Around The World lyrics - Christopher Cross

Life is a long road - everyone knows it
Nothing is ever the way that you suppose it
The window blows open the moment you close it
And hatred finds a way into your heart.

Living escapes us - lost in our labors
Doing our damage and blaming our neighbors
Praying to paper and begging for favors
And hatred finds a way into our hearts.

Picture a place where your love makes a difference
Where silence has meaning and the noble run free
Cradle the dream of your sisters and brothers
Arms gently curled around the world

We can relinquish the sorrows that hold us
Taking our strength back from those we let control us
Letting acceptance and mercy enfold us
And clear the path for love to find a way into our hearts

Picture a place where your love makes a difference
Where silence has meaning and the noble run free
Cradle the dream of your sisters and brothers
Arms gently curled around the world

We can find the way to hold this world inside our hearts

Picture a place where your love makes a difference
Where silence has meaning and the noble run free
Cradle the dream of your sisters and brothers
Arms gently curled around the world

I will remember my love makes a difference
And try to recall that it all begins with me
Cradle the dream of a sweet ever after
With arms gently curled around the world
Arms gently curled around the world

It all could come true...

"Window" (1994)




Been There, Done That lyrics - Christopher Cross

You've seen my face
Hey don't you know my name
It wasn't all that long ago I had my fifteen minutes of fame
If it was you caught in a crazy game
Would you still look as good standing in the rain

Whatever gets you through the night
Take it from me — its gonna be aright

Been there done that
Been there — then somebody takes you back
Been there done that
So hard, hard to avoid the trap

They break your heart — why do we let them in
The drug is strong but the will is weak
We make the same mistakes again
There comes a time we all gotta rise above
Look inside and redefine just what it is we want from love

Been there done that
Been there — still working my way back
Been there done that
So hard, hard to avoid the trap

And when you feel strong enough to face up to it
You're gonna do just fine

Wild Wild West lyrics - Christopher Cross

Out here on the pains tonight
The white man rules the game
Searching through the flames tonight
There's no one left to blame

This town just don't seem big enough
For the likes of the two of us
Here in the wild wild west

In the wild wild west my friend
Living in the wild wild west
In the wild wild west again

We left our bootprint on the shore
And rode off on toward sunset
We left the natives on the cutting room floor
And the shootings still not done yet

Lazy boy and channel three
Bourbon and contrition
Say a prayer for the NRA
And pass the ammunition

Mercy
Folly and frustration

Mercy
Too much information
Mercy
Desperate situation
Here in the wild wild west
In the wild wild west my friend

Wishing Well lyrics - Christopher Cross

In this land of accessories
The obsolescent sheen
Like so many fools before us
Lost in dreams

What's behind the curtain
The dinette or the stole
Such important choices
To satisfy the soul

Take it on down to the wishing well
Make a wish to stop your wishing
'Cause you just can't tell
Give it up

The power of suggestion
The tabloids and the tube
Muscles and money

Tits and gory
What's your story

Are we so unhappy
Being what we are
Sly told us a long time ago
Everybody is a star
Give it up

Thinkin' 'Bout You lyrics - Christopher Cross

Ooh ooh oooh oooh ooh
Thinkin' 'bout you
Oooh ooh ooh ooh
Thinkin' 'bout

I've been thinkin' bout you
Thinkin' 'bout all the things that couldn't come true
I've been thinkin' 'bout you
And how much I'll miss having you to talk to

Now that I'm on my own
I don't need to hold you
But I'd love to
There's beauty in monochrome
I promise not to linger
But somehow lately

I've been thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout all those things we put ourselves through
Incompatibly
Playing out our restless parts so crazy and free
Those nights when we talked til the sun
We had all the answers
We were dancers
Then time caught us both on the run
In our own directions
Headed for the moon

I know you
And I know that you think of me too
All is well
Honey but I'm just sittin' here thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout you

I've been thinkin' 'bout you
How you said you'd never change and hoping it's true
In your impetuous way
You brought out the kind of fire still with me today
When you told me you had to go
Off to chase the rainbow
Oh it hurt me so
The pain didn't kill me though
I will always be here
The soul outlives the heart

I know you
And I know that you think of me too
All is well
Honey but I'm just sittin' here thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout you

There was a time when our lives were a tangle
Between our hands and Jacob's ladder
Nothing mattered
Indelible and dear
Indelible and dear

I know you
And I know that you think of me too
All is well
Honey but I'm just sittin' here thinkin' 'bout you
I know you
And I know that you think of me too
All is well
Honey but I'm just sittin' here thinkin' 'bout you
I'm just sittin' here thinkin' 'bout you
I'm just sittin' here thinkin' 'bout you
Thinkin' 'bout you

I've been thinkin' 'bout you
I've been thinkin' 'bout

I've been thinkin' 'bout you
I've been thinkin' 'bout

I've been thinkin' 'bout

Jan's Tune lyrics - Christopher Cross

Lost in the future
Worried about the past

Willful and lazy
Pedaling nowhere fast

She works her wonders
Keeping me in today
Reaching through my darkness
Reminding me how to pay

And she says
Save your sadness for the bad times

Time is not your enemy
Save your sadness for the bad times

For now you are with me

Nothing is certain
Certainly nothing new
Hoping some light shines
On us before were through

She spends her heartbeats
Seeing the best in you
As I learn my mind the more I find
The things she says are true

You live gracefully
Having faith in me

She says

Save your sadness for the bad times

Time is not your enemy
Save your sadness for the bad times
For now

Save your sadness for the bad times
For now you are with me

Open Up My Window lyrics - Christopher Cross

Every night
I open up my window
Open up my window
And let your love come in

Every night that I'm away from you
This old bed seems way too big
And my dreams so small
Goin' through the motions
As I stare out from my room
I begin to realize
That we're sharin' the same moon

Lying here hugging my pillow in the dark
Dreaming of your comfort
Fightin' the lonely in my heart
And I thought I felt you touch me
In that old familiar way
When the wind came through the curtains
And I heard it call your name

Ooh the time goes draggin' by
Send my love across the sky
Maybe it's all that I can do

Baby until I'll be with you

I missed you girl more than you'll ever know
I kept a little vigil by my window
It's funny but it's true
Darlin' I did the same for you
Now no matter where we are
We can wish upon that star

Nature's Way lyrics - Christopher Cross

Is nature's way of telling you somethings wrong
It's nature's way of telling you in a song

Is nature's way of receiving you
Is nature's way of retrieving you
Is nature's way of telling you somethings wrong

Is nature's way of telling you on the breeze
It's nature's way of telling you - dying trees

It's nature's way of telling you to sow down
It's nature's way of telling you - look around

It's nature's way of finding you
It's nature's way of reminding you
It's nature's way of telling you somethings wrong

Uncharted Hearts lyrics - Christopher Cross

As the sun rises it soon compromises the safety of night
And two travelers in spite of themselves
Have to push on

Mornings remind them of things left behind them
One a good wife and the other a life with no name
So they push on

Over the hills and the pains they ride
Sharing the unwritten law they abide
Two uncharted hearts in the silence of their own flight

The journey they measure in danger and peasure
One likes to bluff and the other is tough on the girls
Still they push on

Roll the bones
Devil-may-care
No questions asked
Barely friends
Two solitaires
Needing each other out there

They build a good fire before they retire
Searching the flame for a moment of blameless repose
A way to push on
Lessons come hard on this brave terrain
They may run free but they're still in the rain
Two uncharted hearts in the silence of their own flight

Before I Go lyrics - Christopher Cross

I look out on the city lights
The guarded streets below
I marvel at my history
The things that I don't know
Just another question
A shadow on my soul
Will there be time
Will there be time before I go

I left home in a hurry
Off to see the world
Then I played some music
Then I loved a girl
Someone called me papa
Took my breath away
Would I be fine
Would I be alright with just today
Will there be time enough for me before I go

Love without rules
Love without end
Sending a lofty prayer for peace out on the wind
Breaking the curse
Breaking the chain.....
Making a promise I won't have to make again

I look out on the city lights
The stories that they tell
And wonder at my destiny
Beyond this carousel
Such a hollow question
A tether frayed by fear
Will there be time
Time to let go while I'm here
Will there be time enough for me so I'll know
Will there be time enough for me before I go

Love Is Calling lyrics - Christopher Cross

The journey has been long
A thousand memories strong
Faced with the night
Not caring who is right
Looking for the laughter that's been gone

How did we used to touch
Why do we think so much
We tire of the words of reflection
And long for affection
For the lovers' rush

Now that were here after all of these years
Love is calling
Now that were here so far and so near
Love is calling

Time and again we've tried
To let our feelings slide

Endless negotiations
And unmet expectations
Let's set it all aside

Now that were here and our motives are dear
Love is calling
Now that were here - plaintive, sincere
Love is calling

I have been lying still
I have been lying still
Dreaming of the truth

The journey has been long
The candor made us strong
Holding you tonight
In this familiar light
Can we take this sweetness to the dawn

Now that were here and the was disappear
Love is calling
Now that were here and there's no one to fear
Love is calling

Now that were here after all of the tears

Love is calling
Now that were here — were finally here
Love is calling

I have been lying still
I have been lying still
Dreaming of the truth

The journey has been long
The candor made us strong
Holding you tonight
In this familiar light
Can we take this sweetness to the dawn

Now that were here
And the was disappear
Love is calling
Now that were here
And there's no one to fear
Love is calling

Save Your Sadness lyrics - Christopher Cross

Lost in the future
Worried about the past
Willful and lazy
Pedaling nowhere fast
She works her wonders
Keeping me in today
Reaching through my darkness
Reminding me how to play
And she says
Save your sadness for the bad times
Time is not your enemy
Save your sadness for the bad times
For now you are with me
Nothing is certain
Certainly nothing new
Hoping some light shines
On us before we are through
She spends her heartbeats
Seeing the best in you
As I learn my mind the more I find
The things she says are true
And she says
Save your sadness for the bad times
Time is not your enemy
Save your sadness for the bad times
For now you are with me
You live gracefully
Having faith in me
And she says
Save your sadness for the bad times
Time is not your enemy
Save your sadness for the bad times
For now, for now
Save your sadness for the bad times
For now you are with me

"Rendezvous" (1992)




Rendezvous lyrics - Christopher Cross

All across the sky
The mysteries of faith
Fossils of desire all assume their rightful place
Is there any danger in their fire
Is there any solace in their wake
Could it really make a world of difference for goodness' sake

Train rolls a cappella
To a sympathetic moon
Carrying the stories of every heart - earned wound
Will there be a lover at the station
Will there be a last conductor's call
Will there really be a happy ending after all

To the rendezvous
Fortunes to be told
To the rendezvous
Wonders to behold
Onto a place where we can find
Maybe a trace of peace of mind
To the rendezvous all in good time

Painting the horizon
A mast beyond the blue
Caught up in the tempest of another point of view
Could there be a mutiny in the making
Could it be a lorelei in song
Is it just a ghost that's been forgiven all along

Will there be a jewel beneath the boulder
Will there be a pride beyond the fall
Will there really be a happy ending after all
Will there be a pride beyond the fall
Will there really be a happy ending after all

To the rendezvous
Fortunes to be told
To the rendezvous
Wonders to behold
Onto a place where people find
Maybe a trace of peace of mind
To the rendezvous all in good time

Deputy Dan lyrics - Christopher Cross

Just another pure heart
A wide open mind
Driftin' like a cork on a sea of dreams
Playin' the school boy
Makin' believe
Dyin' to fill the shoes
The really big shoos for the TV screams

Standing on the sidelines when I was a kid
Talkin' bout the heroes and the war
Living on the frontlines wasn't quite the same
Something deep inside of me had changed

Dedicated upstart entourage
In the garage
Four crazy Juveniles
Burnin' up the midnight miles
The gigs
The juke box guinea pigs
Spending our prime
Hey man
Honkey-tonk women just one more time

Standing on the sidelines when I was a kid
Talkin' bout the heroes and the war
Living on the frontlines wasn't quite the same
Something deep inside of me had changed

Took a ride on the wild wind
And lost myself an old friend'
Don't ask me now if I'd do it again

Night Across The World lyrics - Christopher Cross

I've heard there could be desire
So strong you would brave the fire
Until now I made them liars
Now there is you
'Cause something about your touch
Is making me feel too much
And letting you go is such a hard thing to do

And when the dawn is closing in
I know I need to drown in your love again
I'd chase the night across the world
To spend one more minute with you

When morning lay just ahead
And daybreak invades our bed
I'll steal you away instead
And fly to the dark

'Cause when the dawn is closing in
I know I need to drown in your love again
I'd chase the night across the world
To spend one more minute with you
Alone with you

Hold on
Our wings will not fail us
On to Babylon
Where the light can't find us
Hold on
Hold on
Baby hold on

In the heat of this desperate hour
We will follow the moon and its power
That fever that we must devour
Over and over again

Angry Young Men lyrics - Christopher Cross

Father
Mother
Doin' the best they can
Sister
Brother
Out there livin' on the lam
Heedless
Guarded
Makes it hard to understand

With all this history
Trust won't come easily
I know it's hard to believe
Nobody meant you no harm
All the angry young men
All the lonely young girls
Caught in a web of confusion
In an unintended world

Father
Mother
We're doin' the best we can
Sister
Brother
Changing the best laid plans
Childlike
Childish
I wish you could understand

To come to maturity
With some sense of dignity
I know it's hard to believe
Nobody means you no harm

All the lonely old women
All the angry old men
Hoping the hurt was behind them
Starting it over again

Love can be the reality
But only as far as the heart can see

With all this history
Trust won't come easily
I know it's hard to believe
Nobody needs you

To come to maturity
With some sense of dignity
I know it's hard to believe
Nobody means you no harm

All the angry young men
All the lonely young girls
Caught in a web of confusion
In an unintended world

In The Blink Of An Eye lyrics - Christopher Cross

She said baby baby
I know what you want and I'm sure
That it's time for you to try
And get yourself the things that are yours

'Cause it could be gone in the blink of an eye
It could be dawn in the blink of an eye
Isn't it time that you reached for the sky
And let yourself go

I been crazy baby
I know what you mean and I swear
That if there's a song in the night
You know I've gotta hear it out there

'Cause it could be gone in the blink of an eye
It could be dawn in the blink of an eye
Isn't it time that you reached for the sky
And let yourself go
There's a fire deep inside

I said baby baby
Let's steal the moon and let love have its way
Burning like a falling star until we are
A million miles away

It could be gone in the blink of an eye
It could be dawn in the blink of an eye
Isn't it time that you reached for the sky
And let yourself go now
There's a fire deep inside
Let yourself go now
And forget the fears you hide
Let yourself go now
And forget the tears you cried

And when you needed me
Did I just turn away
And when I spoke my heart
Is there something I forgot to say

Is There Something lyrics - Christopher Cross

Lately I see clouds of sorrow in your eyes
Some deep sadness you can never quite disguise
Now I'm scared to ask what it's leading to
But I'm more afraid of not asking you

Is there something that you want to tell me
Is there something that I ought to know
Are we something that's still worth fighting for
Or should I simply let you go
Is there something I can do to reach you
Are we something more than history
I'll find some way to convince you to stay
If you just tell me honestly
Is there something left of you and me

You've got secrets you've been keeping for too long
And I'm going crazy acting like there's nothing wrong
I can taste the truth every time we kiss
And I can't go on
At least not like this

I don't want to lose you
But what's the use of holding on
I don't really have you
If the feeling's gone

Is there something I can do to reach you
Are we something more than history
If there's no way to convince you to stay
And be the way we used to be
Then there's something that I want to tell you
And I want you to believe it's true
We had something that I'll never forget
Even if I wanted to
'Cause part of me will always be with you

Isn't It Love lyrics - Christopher Cross

Maybe things are not what they seem
And baby we know it
I feel like I'm wakin' up out of a dream
And we both want to control it
I don't wanna make a wrong move
I don't wanna lose a good groove
So baby let's talk about it
Baby let's think

Isn't it love
Isn't it love that we are feeling
Isn't it love
Isn't it love
Isn't it time we stop concealing
Isn't it love

We don't have to love by the rules
So baby enjoy it
Bein' a fool for love don't make us fools
Don't let anyone destroy it
You need a home to run to
You need to have your fun too
So baby let's talk about it
Baby let's think

Isn't it love
Isn't it love that we are feeling
Isn't it love
Isn't it love
Isn't it time we start revealing
Isn't it love

And from the dawn of time
People lookin' for souls that rhyme
People lookin' people lookin' for souls that rhyme
But when our worlds collide
You gotta see it from a different side somehow
You just gotta say
We don't wanna make a wrong move
We don't wanna lose a good groove
So baby let's talk about it
Talk to me and tell me how you feel
Can we really live without it
Baby let's think

Isn't it love
Isn't it love that we are feeling
Isn't it love
Isn't it love
Isn't it time we start the healing
Isn't it love

Nothing Will Change lyrics - Christopher Cross

The boys find a home in a family born of hate
The girls plant desperate love
In a womb that just won't wait
Forgotten mother pushes a cart with her heart
Through a twisted fate

As walls come down and spirits rise
The business of fear never dies
The artful dodgers with their false alarms
Take from the mouths to feed the arms
Pit god against god for a piece of land
They think they hear his words but they don't understand

Like a river lost on its way to the sea
Where is humanity
I know that nothing will change
'Til it changes in me
'Til it changes in you

There's a plague upon the body
A plague upon the mind
While the bridge is burning are we deaf dumb and blind
From the fallen forest to the poison bay
The world is turning
Turning out that way

Fe fi fo fum
I smell the blood of an Englishman
Fe fi fo fum
I smell the blood of an Irishman
I smell the blood of an African
I smell the blood of Americans
I smell the blood of a Chinaman
I smell the blood of an Indian
I smell the blood of Rumanians
I smell the blood of a Latin American
I smell the blood of a million sons
I smell the blood of everyone

Driftin' Away lyrics - Christopher Cross

The clock is screaming and it's time to go
The day is waiting and you're moving slow
News and weather on the radio
But your mind keeps driftin' away

Work is steady and your friends are good
You're going forward like you think you should
You'd put your heart into it if you could
But your mind keeps driftin' away

Look at your world through the windowpane
Embrace that secret thing that keeps you sane
You're always saying that you can't complain
But your mind keeps driftin' away
And your mind keeps driftin' away

The conversation turns to seeds you've sown
It gets you thinkin' 'bout someone you've known
She's always with you but she's still alone
And your mind keeps driftin' away

We make excuses but you know damn well
A dream's a story only you can tell
You've tasted heaven and you've been through hell
But your mind keeps driftin' away
And your mind keeps driftin' away

Another sunset another dawn
Hard to distinguish where the lines are drawn
Hard to imagine where the time has gone
You might discover you're where you belong
When your mind is driftin' away
And your mind keeps driftin' away

We make excuses but you know damn well
A dream's a story only you can tell
You've tasted heaven and you've been through hell
But your mind keeps driftin' away
And your mind keeps driftin' away
And your mind keeps driftin' away

A Fisherman's Tale lyrics - Christopher Cross

Took my troubles
Down to the sea
Put my ear to a seashell
Inquisitively

Thought I heard a heartbeat
It could have been mine
I guess it doesn't matter
In the grand design

Like a windblown sail
Like a fisherman's tale
There's no end to the glory
Like a windblown sail
Like a fisherman's tale
There's no end to the story

Don't let your vision
Go down with the sun
'Cause it might be cloudy
When tomorrow comes

Where the winds of a heart
Meet the wiles of a mind
There will be stillness
At the waterline

When I was young and time was free
I thought the world was reaching out for me
I believed I could
I believed I would
Live forever and ever

Took my troubles
Down to the sea
Put my ear to a seashell
Inquisitively

"Back Of My Mind" (1988)




Someday lyrics - Christopher Cross

Here's a song for the hearts so lonely
The ones who feel that love won't come
Looking to find that one and only
I've got something to say to you

You see the lovers walking down the street
You feel your life's a little incomplete
I know what you mean and I'm here to tell you
Wipe the tears from your eyes
You know I would not lie

Save your love for someday, girl
Someday will come soon
Save your love for someday, girl
Someday will come soon

You give your love away to someone new
Just so you can say that he belongs to you
You smile and you laugh and you talk of forever
I'm not so sure that it's true

Don't give up on love
Someday will come soon

After you've found that dream you treasure
After the chill has left the air
All of the pieces will come together
The things that two can share
But only time can take you there

Never Stop Believing lyrics - Christopher Cross

Every night in my window
I see pictures of the day we met
I keep wishing on the falling stars
To forget you but it hasn't happened yet

And I still remember when you walked away
It was more than my heart could believe
Careless wind blew the smell of your perfume away
But the touch of you
It never leaves

So I'll never stop believing
Someday your love is coming back to me
No I'll never stop believing
Someday that you'll be coming back to me

Everybody in my life
They say forget that girl
She's gone for good
How can I explain this heart
It just keeps hanging on
Cause something says it should

Oh I go on remembering how good we were
The sweetest days I'll ever know
This careless boy
Somehow he let you get away
But the touch of you
He'll never let it go

Time and time again I see
Just how much she meant to me
Oh a love like that is meant to be
She's got to come back
She's got to come back

Swept Away lyrics - Christopher Cross

I never had anything happen so fast
Took one look and I shattered like glass
I guess I let it show
Cause your smile told me you knew
That you're everything I ever wanted at once
There's no holding this heart
When it knows what it wants
And I never wanted anything more than to know you

I was swept away
No one in the world but you and I
Gotta find a way
To make you feel the way that I do
I was swept away
Without a warning
Like night when the morning begins the day
I was swept away

And so it begins
This journey of love
The summer wind carries us to places all our own
The words of a look
The language of touch
The way that you want me means so much
And I never wanted anything more
Than to love you

I am swept away
No one in the world but you and I
Gotta find a way
To make you feel the way that I do
I am swept away
Without a warning
Like night when the morning begins the day
I was swept away
Away, seeing my tomorrow's in your eyes
I was swept away

Oo, I hope I wake up soon
Oo, I'm a victim of that crazy moon

The very first time you said my name
I knew it would never sound the same
Something about me has changed forever

Can't you see I am swept away
No one in the world but you and I
Gotta find a way
To make you feel the way that I do
I am swept away
Without a warning
Like night when the morning begins the day
I was swept away
Away, seeing my tomorrow's in your eyes
Gotta find a way
To make you feel the way that I do
I was swept away
Without a warning
Like night when the morning begins the day
I was swept away
We were swept away
Dreaming of you
Swept away

Any Old Time lyrics - Christopher Cross

Everyone maybe once or twice
Finds a friend that's a friend for life
Somebody who believed in me like you
From those days of childhood fights
Through the nights when we'd ask advice
All of those times when nobody else would do

Any old time that you wanna hear from me
To find your way or kick around a memory
Like the old times
Any old time will do

I can tell when the telephone rings
It's gonna be you just to talk about things
It's funny how it seems to happen when you're on my mind
Every time good love goes bad
When I can't believe the luck I've had
All of those times I'm glad you're a friend of mine

Any old time that you need to call on me
To find your way or kick around those memories
Like the old times
Any old time will do

Don't you ever forget
Any old time when the road is getting rough to climb
And you think maybe you've had enough
Just like the old times
Any old time you're blue

All at once I went and got a hunch
Everything we ever felt was true
As we find the years behind us and we live the years ahead
Let's remember laughter and all the words we said

Make new friends and keep the old
One is silver and the other one's gold
Something Sally said that stuck in my head
And I never wanna let it go

Any old time that you need to lean on me
I'll be there -- you can dream on me
Just like the old times
Any old time will do

I Will (Take You Forever) lyrics - Christopher Cross

I was a man who always
Played around in love
So quick to take
But so afraid to give enough

But now I've found the one
And Heaven will only know
What only my eyes can say
And time can't take away

I was a girl who trusted no one
With my heart and the dreams
That young girls dream
Were just vanishing in the dark

But now I've found the one
And Heaven will only know
What only my eyes can say
They say

That I will take you forever
And there will never be anyone else in my heart but you
And I will take you forever
And there will never be anyone else but you
Anyone else but you

Now my touch belongs to you
And I will always be your best friend
Now my secrets are safe with you
And the magic will never end

Now you are the one
And Heaven will only know
What only our eyes can say
They say

That I will take you forever
And there will never be anyone else in my heart but you
And I will take you forever
And there will never be anyone else but you
Anyone else but you, anyone else but you

That I will take you forever
(Oh yes I will, yes I will take you forever)
There will never be anyone else in my heart but you
(In my heart)
I will take you forever
(Yes I will)

There will never be anyone else but you
(Anyone else anyone else)
I will take you forever
(I will take you forever, I'll take you forever)

There will never be anyone else in my heart but you
In my heart, I will take you forever
(I’ll take you forever)
there will never be anyone else in my heart but you.
(Ohh yeah)

That I will take you forever
And there will never be anyone else in my heart but you
And I will take you forever
And there will never be anyone else but you
Anyone else but you

She Told Me So lyrics - Christopher Cross

We all know how the story begins
How we fall so easily in
To love
Then a boy breaks a girl's heart
A girl breaks a boy's heart
Goodbye is a very hard word to forget
But I think I finally met
The girl
To take away those yesterdays

Oh she loves me, she told me so
As a tear came to her eye
And I love her, I will, I know
Love her for the rest of my life

Once more I'm feeling like I'm out of control
Cause the girl's got a serious hold
On me
And part of me says run away
But I wanna stay
Should I be up front or cool
Which way is playing the fool
The only time I know what's right
Is when I hear her telling me

Somewhere there's a star in the sky of every night
Shining for the love of hearts
The light of that star, like the hand of a friend
Leading me back to love again

If you love her let her know
Let her see all the secrets in your heart
If she loves you she'll only love you more
As she find out who you are

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