ADDITIONAL LYRICS:
THE FINAL PHRASE
I stayed awake too late
I couldn't find my peace of mind
I waited for the door to open
It didn't move anymore
I kept on counting sheep
Trying to tire and fall asleep
But each tick of the clock kept echoing on
Daylight showed up and sunlight rode
you'd gone and left here alone
In the light I was blind
And I tried to open my eyes
I felt weak--I couldn't eat
To mellow out I had a stiff drink
I kept on counting sheep
Trying to tire and fall asleep
But each tick of the clock kept echoing on
Daylight showed up and sunlight rode
you'd gone and left here alone
As keep on waiting for you
There's nothing more I can do
But lay awake and slowly waste away
I hear rain and thunder
As I wonder through days
A cloud lowers and stays
Through the final phrase
Through these final days
HERE NOR THERE
Sunday morning waking
I didn't know where I was
But I knew the reason
It was all because
When night time slithers in again
I'll be in the bar room
Where liquor flows
And drunkards go
To silently loom
Oh, with drying mouth, I wish that it would rain
Oh, I'm drying out, I wish that it would rain
Morning through evening
It takes too long to pass
Lying in an alley
Or sleeping it off in the grass
When night time slithers in again
I'll be in the bar room
where liquor flows
And drunkards go
To silently loom
Oh, with drying mouth, I wish that it would rain
Oh, I'm drying out, I wish that it would rain
Oh no, I'm falling down again
Could you spare a dollar
For I'm just an unlucky man
Oh, I'm dying now, I wish that it would rain
CALLING ACROSS THE WAVES
Calling from across the waves
Will you be brave and try to save me
Don't go with the flow
You've got to watch out for the undertow
When you go...
Calling out to the shore
What are you just standing there for
In bright shining sun
Can't you see what you have done?
Oh no...
Oh baby baby baby
Save me save me save me
From this awful attack
Baby baby baby
Save me save me save me
I wish I knew who had my back
SUNSHINE PEOPLE
When your heart is breaking
And you're feeling down
When you need consolation
To escape the sadness around
You look to the things
That bring us peace of mind
What might bring you calm
May not for others you may find
Sunshine people
Loving the sun above
Me and all my cloudy skies
I feel nothing but love
When the sun is shining
And the sky is bright and blue
It's not really comforting
To people like me and you
So we look to the things
That bring us peace of mind
What might bring you calm
May not for anyone you may find
Sunshine people
Loving the sun above
Me and all my cloudy skies
I feel nothing but love
Don't be down
Don't let it make you frown
I hate it when I see a sad look on my baby
Don't let it get you down
Don't let it make you frown
Because it will get better later, sooner maybe
When the the blues come a callin'
I'll be here in the rain that's falling down
Sunshine people
Loving the sun above
Me and all my cloudy skies
I feel nothing but love
(repeat)
HALLOWEEN
I woke you up to say
You slept most of the day
Get up from the bed from where you lay
You stayed awake alright
Until you saw daylight
The sun came up and you said goodnight
But tonight I'm staying up with you
Until it's six thirteen
There's a chill in the air tonight
It feels like Halloween
We'll take a midnight ride
Into a darker side
Of nighttime where the spirits hide
When it's opportune
Wolves will howl at the moon
Singing out their haunted tune
'Cause tonight I'm staying up with you
Until it's six thirteen
There's a chill in the air tonight
It feels like Halloween
There's no need to toss and tumble
Just take it nice and slow
Listening to the thunder rumble
Watching the lightning glow
Oh baby baby oh no
Oh baby baby oh no
We'll take a midnight ride
Into a darker side
Of nighttime where the spirits hide
From dusk to dawn
The night in between it
Feels just like Halloween
INVISIBLE
You're invisible to me
If you're there I can't see
You're far below a hello
Your "hi" means good bye
There is no legislature that can change human nature
You're invisible to me
No matter what you do, no matter what you say...
I won't bend and be your friend, no way.
You are invisible to me
You don't exist fully
You don't deserve a word
When I pass you I see right through
There is no legislature that can change human nature
You're invisible to me
No matter what you do, no matter what you say...
I won't bend and be your friend, no way.
There is no legislature that can change human nature
You're invisible to me
No matter what you do, no matter what you say...
I won't bend and be your friend, no way.
SLIPPED AWAY
In the dead of night I found out you had gone
In the dead of night I found myself all alone
In the dead of night I found all hope had flown
It was a night without end
The sun would not ascend
To turn night into day
I walked from place to place
There was no trace
You slipped away
Where did you go--you disappeared into thin air
Where did you go--My heart was in dispair
Where did you go--I couldn't find you anywhere
It was a night without end
The sun would not ascend
To turn night into day
I walked from place to place
There was no trace
You slipped away
Whether a nightmare or dream
In my haunted sleep
It seemed real to me
So real to me
So real to me
EVERY SONG I SING
To measure pleasure first you must define misery
What you might find pleasurable might be misery to me
Every song I sing doesn’t mean a thing
All I ever do is complain
The darker side of me—the light side of you
What you might find insane in sick I might want ensue
Every song I sing doesn’t mean a thing
All I ever do is complain
(repeat)
You’ve got yours and I’ve got mine—and both are
mighty fine
NEVER IN A MILLION
Have you ever wondered why
We're so different you and I
Most of the things that make you weep
They put me to sleep
Have you ever wondered why
We're so different you and I
The silly things that make you smile
Make me yawn all the while
I won't look at the moon and swoon blinking up at the
stars
I will never dance and sing to strumming gay guitars
I won't look up at the sunset and break out into
tears
I won't ever do these things never in a million years
Have you ever wondered why
We're so different you and I
Things that put you on a high
They make me frown and sigh
Have you ever wondered why
We're so different you and I
Anything that fills you with delight
Is for me another blight
I won't look at the moon and swoon blinking up at the
stars
I will never dance and sing to strumming gay guitars
I won't look up at the sunset and break out into
tears
I won't ever do these things never in a million years
So many people think I'm just blacks and grays
But they don't know I just love cloudy days
So many people think I'm the king of gloom
All the sunshine people they sigh when I leave the
room
Have you ever wondered why
We're so different you and I
Most of the things that make you weep
They put me to sleep
I won't look at the moon and swoon blinking up at the
stars
I will never dance and sing to strumming gay guitars
I won't look up at the sunset and break out into
tears
I won't ever do these things never in a million years
(all words written by David Mancil)