Transition
The Road to Cherokee
I had a wife, I had a home
Looking over the barren hills
I made my money on the road
For the postal company
Winter mornings, I'd pass the church
And the abandoned textile mill
All along the winding paths
Down the road to Cherokee
On and on
The moon hushed the rattling leaves
On and on
Down the road to Cherokee
I met a girl with eyes that stared
Beyond the these empty stills
I took her dancing on the crust
Of the frozen Diamond Lake
My hands were hard, but my knees were weak
And bended was my will
Carving endless patterns
Were the only sins we'd make
On and on
Her ghost kept stalking me
On and on
Down the road to Cherokee
On and on and on and on
On and on, the road goes on
Last night I saw her silhouette
Tangled in the mist
And thousand circles drawn in
The petrified sea
I had a wife, I had a home
And a weight upon my chest
All along the winding paths
Down the road to Cherokee
On and on
Her ghost kept stalking me
On and on
Down the road to Cherokee
On and on
Across the Laramie
On and on
Down the road to Cherokee
When the Day Is Done
You’ve been running ‘round in circles
You’ve been chasing your tail
In this wicked world of wonders
You can try, but you cannot fail
You’re a miner in the goldrush
You’re a pawn in their games
When the king has surrendered
Everything remains the same
When the day is done and the shadows steal the light
And the gray surrenders to the blue
When the game is won you’ll see the vultures of the night
Drawing patterns in the sky above you
Above you
You can whistle melodies
From the life you knew before
As the days turn into years
You won’t know them anymore
And the road goes on and on
To a place you’ll never find
Nothing’s standing in you way
Nothing’s creeping up behind
When the day is done and the shadows steal the light
And the gray surrenders to the blue
When the game is won you’ll see the vultures of the night
Drawing patterns in the sky above you
Above you, you
Above you, you, you
It’s a horse stuck in the middle
Of a merry-go-round
It’s a circus on the highway
That never came to town
When the day is done and the shadows steal the light
And the gray surrenders to the blue
When the game is won you’ll see the vultures of the night
Drawing patterns in the sky above you
Above you, you
Above you, you, you
Slowly, Slowly
I've always wondered from the start
How two pieces could drift apart
What once was whole and meant to be
Could end up just a memory
And now we're slowly, slowly
Slowly, slowly drifting away
You were the sea, I was the moon
Placing my image inside you
But the softest ripple made
This reflection break and fade
So now we're slowly, slowly
Slowly, slowly drifting away
Yeah, we’re slowly, slowly
Slowly, slowly drifting away
We tried to hold on to our dream
And held our breaths to still the stream
To break the rules and find a way
To bring this picture back to stay
And now we're slowly, slowly
Slowly, slowly drifting away
We may only be
Just as only as
The stars set out in the sky
That seem so close, but they're
They’re only, only
Slowly, slowly
Drifting away
I've always wondered from the start
How two pieces could drift apart
I’ll Move On
When I was barely thirteen
I got lost in the green woods
Beech and pine above me
Me feet on the tangled roots
Through passages of stems
The dying rays of sun
So I moved on
I moved on
The night was getting closer
And I could barely see my feet
Moving slowly forward
With my heart skipping beats
And there, beneath the starlight
I knew I was on the run
So I moved on
I moved on
Yeah, I moved on
I moved on
I moved on, out of touch, out of reach
Out of sight and into peace
Tomorrow I will wake
In my sleeping lovers bed
Touch her on the cheek
And without a word being said
Out in the woodlands
And into the breaking dawn
I'll move on
I'll move on
I'll move on
I'll move on
When the King Returns
I got a song
For the men-at-arms
That stand tall in the trenches with rifles in their hardened palms
The sky will be painted red
And your foes will bow their heads
You’re gonna see what the prophets said
When their banners burn
And the King returns
I got a song
For the dwelling men
That stand in the doorway ‘till the globe spins around again
The mockingbird will sing
And the bells of freedom ring
As the winter welcomes spring
And the compass turns
And the King returns
When the King returns
You’ll see the bonfires burn
When the King returns
From the shade you’ll face the sun
When the throne again is won
You’ll be looking back upon when the times were stern
And the King returns
And the King returns
You’ll see the bonfire burns
When the King returns
Mary
Mary waited tables
In the town near the lake
Where roses and cherry-trees grow
Moving like an ice-skater
Putting on a show
For every single penny she'd make
The patrons in their white
And steam-pressed shirts
Would watch her like a miner would dig for gold
And she gave away her smiles
And took pride in her role
'Cause Mary was such a gentle soul
Mary take the weight off your shoulders
And don't always do as you're told
Close your eyes for a while
And save your beauty-queen smile
Before you turn cold
'Cause you're such a gentle soul
Mary met a man
She would take to the place
Where roses and cherry-trees grow
Skin met skin
When the sun set low
And his weatherworn hands would touch her face
Days went by
And years did too
And what once was a touch became a blow
But Mary looked down
On the ground where she'd go
'Cause Mary was such a gentle soul
Mary take the weight off your shoulders
And don't always do as you're told
Close your eyes for a while
And save your beauty-queen smile
Before you turn cold
'Cause you're such a gentle soul
Mary took her man
To the waters so black
Where roses and cherry-trees grow
Passed out and drunk
From the places he'd go
When his thirst had chosen his path
She gently his face
Underneath the lake
Until his breath would stop to flow
Asleep with no pain, no fear, no cold
‘Cause Mary was such a gentle soul
Mary take the weight off your shoulders
And don't always do as you're told
Close your eyes for a while
And save your beauty-queen smile
Before you turn cold
'Cause you're such a gentle soul
Passing Through
Found myself on pavement tiles
With freckles on the ground
Windows cried, tears rolled down their panes
In fields of glass, hills of steel
Umbrellas popped and bloomed
Everything was silent but the rain
Passing through
The hours of day
Heavy drops from darkened skies
Touched the ground by noon
The windshield wipers whispered your name
Little mirrors on the streets
No horizon line
Nothing suits your absense like the rain
Without you
Nothing's the same
From my point of view, we were,
We were overdue, not a,
Not a thing was new, yet I'm
I'm missing you
Missing you
Passing through,
Through
The hours of day
In the Wink of An Eye
Did you find yourself between
The green and naked soil
Did you get yourself stuck
In a moment of easy joy
Did you saddle up too fast
When you sought for higher ground
Did you leave your bags behind you
When the train left the town
In the wink of an eye
You'll be born again
In the wink of an eye
You'll be loved again
Did you finally become
One of love's refugees
Did it leave you bruised and numb
On hostile territories
Were your suitcase boxes filled
With hard memories
In the wink of an eye
You'll be born again
In the wink of an eye
You'll be loved again
In the wink of an eye
In the wink of an eye
In the wink of an eye
You'll be born again
Did you pawn your wedding dress
For a ticket outta here
Did you trade your sleepless nights
For the road to anywhere?
In the wink of an eye
You'll be born again
In the wink of an eye
You'll be loved again
In the wink of an eye
In the wink of an eye
In the wink of an eye
You'll be born again