Please Take Your Time

Please take your time
Please take your time
I will be fine
I’ll be just fine

Do what you need to do
I’ll still be here for you

Patience, my love
You’ll rise above
The hurt and the pain
For you’re not to blame

You’ll need some time
To make up your mind
The least I can do
Is give that to you

If you decide to leave
Promise me you won’t grieve
For a love that has gone astray
Of course, you could choose to stay…

Please take your time
Please take your time

Witness

Haven’t I seen
The freight trains running?

Haven’t I seen
The great rains coming

Haven’t I seen
All of these things?

Haven’t I seen
The new horizon?

Leaves Me Blind

In the place where we reside
Sanctuary can still be found
We can keep the world outside
Solitude and warmth abound

In the bed on which you lie
Is an air of majesty
Soft embracing arms where I
Find my heart is truly free

The world outside leaves me blind
Overload too much to bear
Confidence is hard I find
Company cannot compare

Things just don’t seem right
Now that I’ve seen the light

I’ll come for you and keep you here
Inviolate and safe from harm
All the world will disappear
Leaving just a welcome calm

The world outside leaves me blind
Overload too much to bear
Confidence is hard I find
Company cannot compare

Things just don’t seem right
Now that I’ve seen the light
Come in and close the door
We won’t see them anymore

You Don’t Know Me

I see you almost every single day
Our paths often cross along the line
I’d like to think we’d have so much to say
And that you think of me from time to time

But you don’t know me
You don’t know me at all

I sense you near to me before we meet
Your face a welcome and familiar sight
You stand alone upon a crowded street
And I embrace your presence in my life

But you don’t know me
You don’t know me at all

You will never know this
For I am far too nervous
For you to know me
You’ll never know me at all

I’ll Pay More Attention To You

Last night I got drunk
And belligerent
And we fought over something
Insignificant

Now that you’ve gone
I feel so ashamed
Knowing that I’ve only
Got myself to blame

It’s happened before
It may happen again
And each time it does
I regret causing you pain

I’ve given it some thought,
Wondering why we fight
Time could be better spent
Trying to make it right

I’ve given it some thought
I’ve spent all this time
And now I am sure
What to do
I’ll give up the beer
And the whiskey and wine
And pay more attention to you
And pay more attention to you

More Fool Me

There are things that I can’t quite recall
Nothing but feelings remain
I wish I could remember them all
But perhaps it protects me from pain

I need someone to keep me on track
To guide me if I cross the line
Know when I should take something back
Say sorry if I’ve been unkind

There are things that I have done
Which may have appeared to be cold
They might have been meant in fun
I don’t always mean it, I need to be told

I need someone to keep me on track
To guide me if I cross the line
Know when I should take something back
Say sorry if I’ve been unkind

There are things that I have said
That were too close to the bone
Hurt I have cause to regret
When recalled later alone
I’m glad that you keep me on track
To guide me if I cross the line
Know when I should take something back
Say sorry if I’ve been unkind

Rules of Engagement

Get yourself ready; we’re about to leave
Don’t forget to take your heart from your sleeve
Your makeup is fine, your hair is just right
You don’t need to check it or turn on the light

Come on outside
Come on outside
Come on outside
And face the crowd

Put on your coat and step out the door
Don’t forget where we’re going and what for

Come on outside
Come on outside
Come on outside
And face the crowd

The audience is ready; they’re waiting outside
Prepare your expression and show your best side
Careful of the step when you are venturing out
Try not to stumble to react or pout

Every last detail recorded and stored
Do nothing interesting and soon they’ll get bored

Don’t do or say anything
That might be misrepresented
It might still go your way
If the rules of engagement are implemented

Come on outside
Come on outside
Come on outside
And face the crowd