Альбом Ron Sexsmith

i'm a bit run down but i'm okay
i just feel like calling it a day
but you send me back to the start
you drive a hard bargain

each time i'm heading for nowhere
doomed and determined to go there
it seems i never get far
'cause you drive a hard bargain

how's a guy supposed to fail
with someone like you around?
i've tried i've tried to no avail
you just can't seem to let me down

so i'll keep on playing that old song
'cause for all i know it's where i belong
when the world is breaking my heart
you drive a hard bargain

Imaginary friends
They will always let you down
And when all the good times end
You won't be seeing them around

For they run where the action is
And they'll cross you off their list
Do you comprehend now?
To imaginary friends
You don't exist
No, no

They'll ask you where you've been
But never wait for your reply
They'll meet you when your ship comes in
But never meet you eye to eye

As all the friends who've been real and true
Wonder who you're talkin' to
One thing you can depend on
Imaginary friends
They can't see you
No, no

You can paint them a beautiful picture
But they won't understand
Whoa, you can count all your friends on the fingers
Of one scalded hand

Imaginary friends
They will always leave you hanging
And you won't see them again

For they've gone where the action is
And they've crossed you off their list
Do you comprehend now?
Imaginary friends
They don't exist
No

(Imaginary friends)
Imaginary friends
They don't exist
No, no, no

Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do, yeah
Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do, yeah
Do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do

if i were to listen to my doubts
i'd think my time was running out
but i'm old enough to do it
and young enough to do it again

i'm not about to lose i'm not about to lose this feeling that i've found
i'm not about to lose i'm not about to lose this feeling that i've found

if i were to listen to the sound
of that little voice i might turn back now
but i won't be taking fear's advice
not after all i've sacrificed

though my heart is overcome at times still it knows
where it's coming from and where it must go
just like an oak i'll take my stand
but like a willow i can bend

i see tomorrow in her eyes
and where my future lies
so i don't need a crystal ball
at all because i've seen tomorrow in her eyes

whenever life tears us away
i'll hold on to the words we say
and if i have to wait a while
then i'll be dreaming of tomorrow and her smile

some day soon love
some day soon love
there'll be time for you and i love

and time shall hold no sad surprise
more hellos than goodbyes
so i don't need my fortune told
i know because i've seen tomorrow in her eyes

Have we been blind?
Have we been lied to?
Best keep our eyes open from now on
There's no peace of mind
When the war's inside you
Feels like something's broken, something's gone

But it's a new day from now on
And this time, I won't wonder from dusk till dawn
Oh
If a new day's coming, it's a new day from now on

We live in times
Where choice is frowned upon
Afraid to even raise our voice in song
Or speak our minds
For fear of falling on
The wrong side of opinion, where has freedom gone?

It's a new day from now on
And this time, I won't wonder from dusk till dawn
Oh
If a new day's coming, it's a new day from now on

They're in the business
Of panic and control
But we're in the business
Of the heart and of the soul

Have we been blind?
Have we been lied to?
Best keep our eyes open from now on

It's a new day from now on
In which case I won't wonder when Monday's gone
Oh
If Tuesday's coming, it's a new day from now on

New day from now on
And this time, I won't wonder from dusk till dawn
Oh
If a new day's coming, it's a new day from now on

I feel for the driver
In the aftermath
Of a child who chased a ball
Across his path
For the ones involved
And the most unloved I feel
I feel for the driver

I feel for the soldier
In the throes of war
Sent off to settle someone else's score
For the ones involved
And the most unloved I feel
I feel for the soldier

Every story has two sides
Every coin two faces
I feel for the one who hides
And for the one who chases

I feel for the Lady
In the crimson light
With demand on the left
And judgment on the right
Where the lonely ones
Are the most unloved I feel
I feel for the lonely
I feel for the soldier
I feel for the driver

wishing wells are fine in fairy tales but they've got no business here
where evil's very real and children are known to just disappear

magic spells still hold no currency where people are lining up
to sell their dignity when reality's a show they'll crawl through mud

i fear sometimes we ain't got a hope in hell
i've half a mind to hang the next fool to wish me well to wish me well

it comes as no surprise all that rises to the top
before our very eyes with each generation expectation drops

i feel sometimes we ain't got a hope in hell
i've half a mind to hang the next fool to wish me well to wish me well

tell me when when will the truth prevail to clear away all the smug
and smirking juveniles and save us from all the bloodthirsty thugs

We've all been hurt by love
It's out of our hands
But for all it's worth
I'm drawing a line in the sand
Another morning just won't do
I need your love to shine on through
Or it won't be new

Whatever it takes, my love, I'll find it
Whatever it takes, my love
To put the lonely days behind us
I'm laying it down
Whatever it takes, my love

If there's a chance for two hearts to celebrate
To blow out some candles
And tempt the hands of fate
You make a wish, I'll make one too
But close your eyes, love, when you do
Or it won't be true

Whatever it takes, my love, I'll find it
Whatever it takes, my love
To put the lonely days behind us
I'm laying it down
Whatever it takes, my love
Whatever it takes, my love

'Cause I've been wandering around
With the same old blues
That have been dragging me down
If you feel the same way, too
Maybe it takes two

Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do
Do-do-do, do-do-do, do-do-do-do-do-do

And if we give thanks for our love at each new dawn
We'll find the strength
And the will to carry on
The sun alone will never do
Without your love to shine on through
It just won't be new

Whatever it takes, my love, I'll find it
Whatever it takes, my love
To put the lonely days behind us
I'm laying it down
Whatever it takes, my love
Whatever it takes, my love

Oh, oh, oh (Whatever it takes, my love, I'll find it)
Whatever it takes, my love
To put the lonely days behind us
I'm laying it down
Whatever it takes, my love
Whatever it takes, my love

and when i think of her it's with the warmest thoughts
i took so much from her i really learned a lot
how to dust off my heart how to make it shine
how to take a field of dandelions and make dandelion wine

such sweet and simple days though bitter tasted the wine
we drank it anyway for love had made it fine
when the world was young when the road was bright
and the morning poured its golden light
like dandelion wine

i believed in us
long before deceit and lust
had lost the trust
forgive me girl
forgive me girl

now when i sing to you it's with a heavy heart
i took a love that was true and tore it all apart
how can i let go of all those times?
with this memory of her hand in mine
and dandelion wine

happiness so hard to come by so good while it lasts
some people say that it ain't worth pursuing 'cause it's always moving too fast
still i wonder what could it be? and i wonder what does it mean?

'cause i'm so in love with you
if this ain't happiness baby it'll do
let's call it happiness yes

happiness so hard to deal with when there is sadness in your eyes
as you come through the door it may leap out of the darkness it's always yelling "surprise"
still i wonder what could it be? and i wonder why me?

there's no denying
it's one of those things that money can't buy
but still we try
may we all mop up and our cup runneth over
may we all have more than enough of happiness happiness

she takes my hand and i feel like i am home
she understands if i need to be alone
when i am down and can't go on
she fills my heart with song

we see it in the movies all the time baby how on earth?
did we stumble upon this storyline baby how on earth?
did we pull it off so green so unrehearsed baby how on earth?

when she is sad there is so much hope inside
when she is glad all the tears flow to her eyes
when i'm away i think of her
to a dream my mind wanders

dreams come true in heaven all the time baby how on earth?
did we happen upon this love divine baby how on earth?
did we find us down here where people get hurt baby how on earth?

yes how on earth did we ever find us?
we thought tomorrow was behind us
so glad to be wrong
she fills my heart with song

I know the feeling
That's written on your face
Where you don't seem quite yourself
You're all out of place
I know it well

Hope springs eternal
Twenty-four hours a day
Yet still we convince ourselves
It's out of our way
I know it well

When your heart's retreating
From this lonely world
That's the time that you must stay
For it needs you
It needs you

I hope tomorrow
Is clearer than today
Though in your house sorrow dwells
It never stays
I know it well