I took it
I took it all
everything
I could carry
and I ran
I ran away
to the spinning lights
of the city

and now
the clock is winding down
the lights are about to go out
the curtain is about to shut
and I am wondering
what to do with the time I have left

ooh

the time I have left

I turned
I turned away
from the still small voice
calling me home
I just kept dancing
dancing around the truth

and now
the clock is winding down
the lights are about to go out
the curtain is about to shut
and I am wondering
what to do with the time I have left

ooh

the time I have left

last call
in this crowded room
of chaos
the band is playing
their encore
and I'm trying to find the door
where I came in

and now
the clock is winding down
the lights are about to go out
the curtain is about to shut
and I am wondering
what to do with the time I have left

ooh

the time I have left

is it too late
to ask you to forgive me
for everything that I've done

is it too late

ooh

is it too late

ooh

is it too late 

it comes and it goes 
in waves
of tears
in this room of wires

ooh

it comes and it goes 
in the prayers 
bouncing 
off the ceiling

oooh

it comes and it goes 
in the punches of depression 
and I can't help but wonder 
I can't help but wonder

Oooh

what can I do
what can I really do 
about all this

as it comes and it goes 
and the sound of machines 
breathing 
is all that can be heard 
in this blackened room

what can I do 
what can I really do 
about all this pain

I just hold on
I just keep holding on
to the faith
that there is more than this life
Yeah
I just keep holding on 
to the faith
that in it's time
everything will work out 
for good 
for those who love God

what else can I do 
what else can I really do
 

I'm soo tired
I'm soo tired
of listening
and learning
about the latest thing
that never seems to help

I'm sooo tired
I'm sooo tired
of working
and fighting
for some sort of salvation
that never seems to come

Oooh
that never seems to come

I'm soo tired
I'm soo tired
and sick
of always searching
but never finding the rest
that is a gift of grace

Oooh
A gift of grace

and now
after my pride
has finally fallen away
like dead skin
I no longer need
I can see past the world
about to burn
and I am stumbling back to where I should have been all along

AAAAAAAll AAAAAAll along

Oooh
will you take me in
just as I am
a broken man
who wants to heal

I really wanna
I really wanna change

I see you running
running out to meet me
despite of everything I've done
is that really you
is that really you
my lover

Oooh
will you take me in
just as I am
a broken man
who wants to heal

I really wanna
I really wanna change

Oohh I see you running
running out to meet me
despite everything that I've done
Ooh despite everything that I've done
despite everything that I've done

is that really you
is that really you
the lover
of my soul

I see you shaken

with every step

by the currents

of the earth

as you stagger

over the wild

untamed prairie

that reveals the depth of your faith

on this trail of life

you walk

toward the falling sun

woah

woah

the falling sun

I see you shrink back

from a blast of bitter rain

tearing leaves

from all the trees

that promised you shelter

from the almost unbearable

weight of the truth

that offers strength

for the pilgrims willing to carry it along

this trail of life

you walk

toward the falling sun

woah

woah

the falling sun

and I know you wonder if there is a God

waiting somewhere

beyond what you can see

or feel

with your broken emotion

waiting

straining

for a glimpse of heaven

in the sky on fire

with flames

burning down the day

and I pray that you won’t give up

on this trail of life

you walk

toward the falling sun

woah

woah

the falling sun

just waiting to rise again 

Oooo
oooo yeah
in the morning

In the morning
he sits in the corner
where he always sits
alone
as those around him
shake their heads
and say
someone like that will never fit in
(later on a drug dealer
will welcome him
as he is)

just as he is

Another human 
broken 
and breaking 
does anyone see 
him?

oooo

does anyone?

in the afternoon
she falls to her knees
overcome by depression
as those around her
sigh and whisper
that she is simply getting what she deserves
for the way she dresses
(later on a bottle of alcohol 
will make her feel happy
and special just as she is)

just as she is

Another human 
broken 
and breaking 
does anyone see 
her?

oooo

does anyone?

in the evening
they are worn
and wrinkled
from years
of desperate choices
desperate humans
longing
to be loved
longing 
longing
to be loved

lololololonging to be loved

ahhh

They are only human 
broken 
and breaking 
does anyone see 
them?

does anyone?

oooooooo

they are only humans
longing
to be loved
longing 
longing
to be loved

lololololonging to be loved

The clouds 
ooo
the clouds 
are comin in

lightnin
is flashin
across my eyes
ooooo
thunder 
is beatin
against my ears 
ooooo
and rain
yeah the rain
is runnin down my face

oooo my face

but it's a good day
a good day 
for dancin
dancin around the room
around the room
I can't wait 
I can't wait for sunshine 
today is a good day for livin
livin out the hope
I believe in
ooo ooo
yeah I believe

wind
is whippin
at my door
ooooo
hail
is poundin 
against my roof
ooooo
and rain
yeah the rain
is running down my face

oooo my face

but it's a good day
a good day 
for dancin
dancin around the room
around the room
I can't wait 
I can't wait for sunshine 
today is a good day for livin
out the hope
I believe in
ooo ooo
yeah I believe

sometimes
it feels like the rain
will go on forever
and ever
sometimes it feels like things
will never get better
better
but I know
I know I can't always trust a feeling
I just gotta keep on going

(what else am I gonna do?)

today is a good day
a good day 
for dancin
dancin around the room
around the room
I can't wait 
I can't wait for sunshine 
today is a good day for livin
out the hope
I believe in
ooo ooo
yeah I believe

I gotta get
Yeah I gotta gotta get
some hope pumpin
ahhhh aahhh ahhhh
yeah
I gotta get
I gotta gotta get some kick drum kickin
ahhhh aahhh ahhhh
kick!

I was
oooh
I was just a boy
when I was thrown into the line
to beat back the hun
I was just a boy
oooh
I was just a boy
who wanted to be fed
get married
and own a little land
oooo
that was my dream
ooooo
when I was sent over the top
into the fire
oooo
the raging fire

and who am I now
and who am I now
to you
am I a ghost
am I just a ghost
you once knew
am I just another name to forget
ooooo
another name to forget

I was
oooh
I was just a boy
who never wanted to harm anyone
but I fell broken
and bloody
on a little piece of land
of my own
oooo
a little piece of land
of my own
in the fire
oooo
the raging fire

and who am I now
and who am I now
to you
am I a ghost
am I just a ghost
you once knew
am I just another name to forget
ooooo
just another name to forget

ooooh
(it seems hard to believe
that all of us at rest
here in this field of crosses
once lived
laughed
and loved  
like we did)
oh yeah we did
so much
before the fire
the raging fire
ooooh
and who am I now
and who am I now
to you
am I a ghost
am I just a ghost
that you once knew
am I just another name to forget
ooooo
just another name to forget

oooh
I was
oooh
I was just a boy
when I was thrown into the line
to beat back the hun

Shoo be do
shoo be do
shoo be do da

winter is falling

falling

over the remains of fall

shoo be do
shoo be do
shoo be do da

the sky churns slowly

so so slowly

with barren grey

clouds releasing

a curtain of snow

to end the show

a grand finale of the year

oooh the year

that was

oooh the year

that will never be again

oooh

shoo be do
shoo be do
shoo be do da

winter is falling

falling

over the remains of fall

shoo be do
shoo be do
shoo be do da

the air is turning colder

so so much colder

as frozen flakes

of grace

cover over

all the faults in this play

we've been acting in

all the lines

we should've spoken

in the year

oooh the year

that was

oooh the year

that will never be again

ooooh

that will never be again

oooh

shoo be do
shoo be do
shoo be do da

it was here for a moment

then it was gone

like a drop of morning dew

in the haze of autumn

it was here for a moment

then it was frozen

under the ice of a stream  

still flowing

and waiting

to be reborn

as a river running

oooh

waiting

to be reborn

as a river running wild

oh the year

oooh the year

that was

oooh the year

that will never be again

ooooh

that will never be again

Oooh

shoo be do
shoo be do
shoo be do da

God only knows

God only knows what is to come

Oooh

shoo be do
shoo be do
shoo be do da

as winter is falling

falling

over the remains of fall

fa la la la

fa la la la

I remember

oh I remember

lights

sparkling

red

and green

as the tree

cast shadows

of the season

over the living room

oooh that old living room

where I was young

oooh where I was young

and dreaming

of the years to come

as the radio

was singing a song

of good news for all

all the people of the world

ahhh ahhhh

all the people of the world

fa la la la

fa la la la

I remember

oh I remember

a puck

hit

and smacking

into the net

that battered old net

that we loved

as laughter

filled the game

and street

where I lived

oooh that old street

where I was young

and dreaming

of the years to come

as the radio

was singing a song

of good news for all

all the people of the world

ahhh ahhhh

all the people of the world

fa la la la

fa la la la

and now I can't help but wonder

I can't help but wonder

what happened to all those people

I used to know

and now I can't help but wonder

I can't help but wonder

if the human race will ever learn

from those carols about peace

hope and good will to all

ahhh ahhhh

all the people of the world

fa la la la

fa la la la

I remember

oooh I remember

I used to love

that nativity scene

glowing

brown

and simple

on the mantle

reminding me of the reason

that ancient reason for the season

in the living room

oooh that old living room

where I was young

oooh where I was young

and dreaming

of the years to come

as the radio

was singing a song

of good news for all

all the people of the world

ahhh ahhhh

all the people of the world

fa la la la

fa la la la

all the people of the world

ahhh ahhhh

all the people of the world

fa la la la

fa la la la 

I'm trying

yeah

I'm trying

yeah

I'm trying to catch a glimpse

just a glimpse of beauty

as the odor

of dirt

and straw

mingles with the scent

of sweat

in this simple room

in this simple inn

as a baby's cry

a baby's cry

rises to the angry moon

I'm trying

yeah

I'm trying

yeah

trying to catch a glimpse

just a glimpse of beauty

as the sounds

of sheep

and cattle

mingle with the weary chatter

of a poor couple

wondering what is to come

in this simple room

in this simple inn

as a baby's cry

a baby's cry

rises to the angry moon

I'm trying

yeah

I'm trying

yeah

I'm trying to catch a glimpse

just a glimpse of beauty

a face of innocence

in a world of violence

and war

a gift of love

to a world that loves power

and glamour

as a baby's cry

a baby's cry

rises to the angry moon

I'm trying
yeah
I'm trying
yeah

trying to catch a glimpse

just a glimpse of beauty  

as a baby's cry

a baby's cry

rises to the angry moon

I'm trying

yeah

I'm trying

yeah

trying to catch a glimpse

just a glimpse of beauty

who would ever look for

the saviour of the world

lying helpless in a manger

who would ever

who would ever look for

something beautiful

in a dirty manger

Hmm

I remember
oh I remember

the mud

rats

and wire

oh the rusted wire

hmm yeah

I remember
oh I remember

the way we ran

fought

and fell

oh so many fell

alone

out there

out there in the dirt and fear

hmm hmm yeah

one night

hmm hmm yeah

one silent night

we went over there

where we weren't supposed to go

without the tools of war

and we sang together

we sang together

out there where so many fell

woaho

we had found the peace we were fighting for

woaho

woaho

the peace we were fighting for

hmm

I remember
oh I remember

the carols

we sung

under the stars

so clear

hmm yeah

I remember
Oh I remember

how we laughed

off the weather

as we kicked

a football

back and forth

out there

out there without a hint of fear

hmm hmmm yeah

one night

hmm hmmm yeah

one silent night

we went over there

where we weren't supposed to go

without the tools of war

and we sang together

we sang together

out there where so many fell

woaho

we had found the peace we had been fighting for

woaho

woaho

the peace we had been fighting for

oh yeah

it all started with one

the one who started singing

and soon we were all singing along

under that cold crystal moon

woaho

it all started with one
the one who started singing
that old Christmas song

woaho

woaho

hmmm hmmm yeah

one night

hmmm hmmm yeah

one silent night

we went over there

where we weren't supposed to go

without the tools of war

and we sang together

we sang together

out there where so many fell

woaho

we had found the peace we were fighting for

woaho

woaho

the peace we were fighting for

oh yeah

it all started with one

the one who started singing

and soon we were all singing along

under that cold crystal moon

woaho

it all started with one

the one who started singing

that old Christmas song

woaho

woaho

I remember
oh I remember

we had found the peace we were fighting for

where did it go?

oooo
summer green
oooo
summer green is turning

orange is the color
of the leaves
spinning
and spun
to the ground
oooo
orange is the color
of pumpkins carved
and waiting to be cut
oooo
pumpkins waiting to be lit

to think that
that
even as colors turn
in the chill
the chill
that comes with fall
the story isn't over
oh oh oh
the story isn't over yet

pale is the color
of the threads
spinning
and spun
into a coat of winter
oooo
a coat of winter
and pale is the space in the center
of an empty table
waiting to be colored
oooo
waiting to be filled

to think that
that
even as colors turn
in the chill
the chill
that comes with snow
the story isn't over
oh oh oh
the story isn't over yet

even though
in this hard season
the trees are barren
like a canvas
waiting for the brush
of an artist
I know that
I believe that the story isn't over yet

to think that
that
even as colors fade
in the chill
the chill
that comes with snow
the story isn't over
oh oh oh
the story isn't over yet

oooo
the yellow sun
oooo
the yellow sun of spring is rising
like the rainbow of grace
after a night of rain

to think that
that
even as colors bloom
in the warmth
the warmth
that comes with spring
the story isn't over
oh oh oh
the story isn't over yet

oooo
the green fields
oooo
the green fields of summer are returning
the lush fields of summer
that are the harvest of a stormy winter

It was said that blood was the price to pay for what I’ve done

living at the bottom

and blood was there in the life you gave

so that I could crawl from the desolation

at the foot of your cross

and the punishment you took

so that I could be free

so that I could be free

it is said that the road to heaven

runs through the valley of suffering

and it is there that we find ourselves

reaching

as one hand toward the other

as the sky stretches toward the earth

as the sky stretches toward the earth

you were broken

and yet forgiving

I was the one with the blood stained hammer

who needed your grace

and how strange it is

that what should have ended in judgement

you thought was the perfect opportunity to show me love

and how strange it is

that this radical grace

was a stick in the spokes of karma

and what should have been the end

is where you said we could begin again

if I wanted

if I wanted

it is said that the road to heaven

runs through the valley of suffering

and it is there that we find ourselves

reaching

as one hand toward the other

as the sky stretches toward the earth

as the sky stretches toward the earth