OPEN UP

Love is like a fever
That creeps up from behind
Switches all the levers
Lighting up the signs inside

Then we start the journey
Straight towards your soul
Just can't stop the yearning
Waiting for you to unfold

Open up your door to me
What you want to hide
Open up the door so I can see inside

Drawn towards the puzzle
The puzzle of your truth
Strip away the muzzle
That stops me finding out about you

The more that I discover
The more I want to see
Your mystery entices
The detective that is lyin' in me

All that is surrendered
All that lies ahead
The quest can be so tender
When all the outer coats are shed

Open up your door to me
What you want to hide
Open up the door that leads
To your true light

MESMERISED

Staring in to both those shinin' eyes
Just can't look away, I'm mesmerized

Have we met before, it feels that way to me
The "lock in" of our gaze seems meant to be
The joining of two souls through a line of sight
Invisible yet still the only light

Why do all the eyes inside the room look all the same?
That's until I see your face; the perfect frame
Everything just stops, as if, it isn't there
Obliterated by our link through the air

Staring in to both those shinin' eyes
Just can't look away, I'm mesmerized
Start the ride in to those optic skies
Just can't look away, I'm mesmerised

You're the only place I go without a car
You could be in outer space, it wouldn't be that far
Maybe you and I are from a different age
Open up I wanna see another page

Staring in to both those shinin' eyes
Just can't look away, I'm mesmerized
Start the ride in to those optic skies
Just can't look away, I'm mesmerised

AIN'T READY FOR SLEEPING

As long as I can remember
In every place that I've been
There's always been a connection
We share so much that we've seen

I've learned a lot about some things
She taught me interesting ways
To make the most of our living
Without a word she would say

I ain't ready for sleepin'
I ain't ready for bed
These hours we have are for keeping
It never had to be said, no no no

She's stayin' up
Goin' out
Stayin' true
She ain't done till it's through

We share the love of the blues
And nature's wonderful spread
We laugh when we hear the news
And can't believe what is said

Her force of life could be bottled
A "Flaming Lamborghini"
She never lets off the throttle
And here's how she stays ahead

MY BABY'S LOST IN SWANLAND

There's a great September feelin'
When life is just a ball
The anticipation's reelin'
When you know that it can
Fall away, any day
It's a game
And we all play

My baby's lost in Swanland
She's drinkin' red and the white
She's got that white line fever tonight

And we long for our tomorrow,
When they all come back to play
In the meantime there is sorrow,
'Cause we miss the atmosphere,
It's great, we just can't wait
Just watch us
Seal our fate

Like a tourist through the mountain mist
The season starts to fade away
Flag is flyin' and the cup's been kissed
The unshaken will retain the faith
For another day,
And you know
We won't be swayed

My baby's lost in Swanland
Cheer; cheer the red and the white
She's got that white line fever tonight

WRECK OF THE QUETTA

All aboard, we're goin' out to see
How far we could go while we were free
To be moored,
The dream it could be real
Teenage pirates longing for the steal

Holding hands, steady as she goes
Close to land, yet so far from home

It's the wreck of the Quetta
The sailing was better
When I thought I could get you to be mine
Running ashore was something to be assured
When you went straight to the lure she left behind
It's the wreck of the Quetta

Keeping score of opportunities
Charting the uncharted fearlessly
Passions stored,
we'd float another deal
We followed every course with great appeal

Holding hands, steady as she goes
Close to land, yet so far from home

It's the wreck of the Quetta
The sailing was better
When I thought I could get you to be mine
Running ashore was something to be assured
When you went straight to the lure she left behind
It's the wreck of the Quetta

CONFRONTATION BLUES

Don't argue with me baby,
You know I think I'm right
You may have a point of view
We both know it ain't right
Don't argue with me baby,
Am I some kind of nut?
How can we see eye to eye
When both my eyes are shut

Oh yeah yeah,
I've got them
Confrontation blues

Don't argue with me baby,
You know I think I'm right
You know I know everything,
And I don't wanna fight
Don't argue with me baby,
'Cause what you say is mute
There ain't no winnin'
This ol' here dispute

Oh yeah yeah,
I've got them
Confrontation blues

Don't argue with me baby,
You know I think I'm right
I don't care how long it takes,
As long as you see the light
Don't argue with me baby,
Is this some kind of dream?
As long as you do it my way,
Why then we'll be a team

Oh yeah yeah,
I've got them
Confrontation blues

THE GIRL I HOLD

Free to love, free to sing
Free to love almost anything
Free to choose, free to grow
Free to just be free I'm told

Nothing can be overstated
You're the proof of a love that's made it

So if I'm to survive
You know it's you that's gonna
Keep me alive
And there ain't no gold
Worth more than
The girl I hold

Free to hear, free to see
Free to be what you wanna be
Free to work, free to play
I choose to want you everyday

Nothing can be overstated
You're the proof of a love that's made it

Something to be said for freedom
It's a universal treasure chest
Something that goes hand in hand
With our vital quest

ANNA

As each day passes,
We add another thought
Thank God the good things
Stay inside the pot

From out of nowhere
A spark lit to remind
Opening the flood gate
To a past that was inside

Like a distant memory
Of a ghost from out of town
Then the vision came to me
To my door like a thirsty hound
It was so, so long ago
When we used to hang around
And I can't help but wonder
What Anna looks like now?

We were like magnets,
Emotions were aligned
We stuck together
And everything was fine
But on a bad day,
Our souls would just repel
One day was heaven
The other would be hell

Trying to remember,
But it's fading all the time
Seems like it happened,
But with someone else's life

SOMETIMES WEED

Forever climbing,
Climbing to the top
Then her whole world splattered out
In a corporate flop
Her linen's dirty but the sheets are clean
No more blanket and no more queen

Out of existence,
And into the living
Out of the fire, and into the flame
Out of the sunshine, into the daylight
Out of denial, and into the blame

Out of the winter,
Into the freeze
Out of the guilt,
Into the shame
Out of the wind,
Into the breeze
Out of the playtime, and into the game

If more is better,
Then he's the man
You know that it's all out there
Get it while you can
The vessels empty now and stones don't bleed
The other side is greener
Sometimes they're just weeds

Out of the money, into the black
Out of the branding, into the name
Out of the bedding, into the sack
Out of the spotlight, into the fame

The other side is greener
Sometimes they're just weeds

COMFORT ZONE

When I wake up by myself,
Takin' clothes from a different shelf
Clouded over are the days before
Faith and photo always kept in store

Everything I think of you
Wanna write it on the highest wall

Breathin' in the coastal breeze
If you were here, I'd be on my knees
Only thing that seems to stay the same
Is your image as I lock in each frame

Everything I think of you
Wanna write it on the highest wall
Savour all the thoughts that come to mind
With a constant stall

Movin' out of the comfort zone
That's when I feel I'm really on my own
Movin' out of the comfort zone
That's when I feel I'm really on my own

CHAIN OF HEARTS

Indecision hovers,
Like a flock of hungry gulls
Wind blows the smog away,
Still the skyline's grey
Autumn leaves are fallin,
My generator lulls
Scared of fear, but as I'm told I
Shouldn't be afraid

Colonel Light with his insight,
In good hands are my friends
When all else fails I know I will
Have my chain of hearts

My, my
Chain of hearts
I'll always have my chain of hearts
Chain of hearts
I'll always have my chain of hearts

Take away my money,
My car, my notes, my pen
You should know that all that's left,
Plays the biggest part
So the years they fly away
Some things stay the same
I just hope the ones I love,
Never ever change

I got my,
Chain of hearts
I'll always have my chain of hearts
Chain of hearts
I'll always have my chain of hearts

FRAME

If there's a place for love to wander,
There's no need to hide
The welcome mat is lying out so come on,
Come inside
But a play without an ending,
Is like a drum without a beat
And I know the picture's pretty,
But it can feel so incomplete

Ah, it doesn't look the same
Without you, there is no frame

If there's a place for always lovin'
Let it be always near
Stoke the furnace
Keep that oven burning bright in here
But a date without the romance
Is like a fire without the heat
And I know the picture's pretty,
But it can feel so incomplete

Ah, it doesn't look the same
Without you there is no frame

Without a frame
It's not the same

How many ways can love unravel,
Starting from hearts within
You know I always waited
For this journey to begin
But a world without revolving,
Like a town without a street
And I know the picture's pretty,
But it can feel so incomplete

Ah, it doesn't look the same
Without you there is no frame