Life Moves On
Stephen Cummings |
Everything we deny, Serves to defeat us in the end. What seems nasty & painful, Can pay big dividends Every moment is a golden one If you are healthy & young Steady and slow Sun is sinking low Life moves on, Then it’s gone Life moves on, Then it’s gone And in the park The dogs begin to bark And you look so cold Wrapped in sun’s gold And the idea’s not new I sing a song for you Perhaps you better run The day is almost gone. Life moves on, Then it’s gone Life moves on, Then it’s gone
Mr Ripley
Stephen Cummings |
They should be sleeping Not lying on the floor weeping Freedom’s a possession To be won every day - not a give away Don’t you see Mr Ripley? Patricia sold millions of copies But it made her uneasy Like a child living in an alien world. Don’t you see Mr Ripley? Her death was a model of clarity Little sweeties bought with her own money She dropped down on one knee Don’t you see Mr Ripley?
Poor Pilgrim
Stephen Cummings |
Poor pilgrim fights his way through the swarm Snapped his Levi jacket shut, looks like a storm There’s somebody lying in my bed Can’t tell if they’re alive or dead If freedom is in chains, it’s because of treachery Freedom will be won painfully The circle can be broken If we agree Tread softly Speak kindly Speak clearly And I’ll set you free Poor pilgrim is invited to the city The city soaks it all up and expands The wheel turns and history changes Tread softly Speak kindly Speak clearly And I’ll set you free Woke up this morning I went to sleep last night I did this and I said that Nothing has turned out right I got to get myself together Calm down like a flat green ocean Everything crumbles into ruins I’m a big bag of emotion
One Hand Reaches For Another
Stephen Cummings |
Coins thrust into pinball machines Like cold gold fast flowing streams When my life was under attack You brought me back I was looking for somebody I was buzzing from the energy Wind chimes in the soft night I like the speed of light You might be game for anything But you were barely listening But by strength & submission There was no competition What to say and what to do Now child, be off with you Tender but never meek Gently touches my cheek
The Wind Blew Hard
Stephen Cummings |
I dreamed I was sailing thru the air looking for a light I was sailing thru the air looking for a light And it felt wonderful, flying thru the air I could stop or go, fast or slow I’m just learning how to fly, The wind blew hard and my heart did ache The wind blew hard and my heart did break The wind blew hard and running on time The wind blew hard and my heart did climb I could feel the ground down below A ringing quiet that wouldn’t let go And it felt wonderful, scampering above the serenity Time has no meaning up here to me I’m just learning how to fly, The wind blew hard and my heart did ache The wind blew hard and I made my escape The wind blew hard and it was more than enough The wind blew hard and I was looking at stuff
Then Comes Love
Stephen Cummings |
It’s a fine warm day kiss the blues goodbye it’s nice and hot not a bird in the sky I am sick of waiting for you I am sick of everything you do And it began to rain It will never be the same Then comes love! freshness of the breeze In the high trees, You waited in your room It took all afternoon And the crows cry in the sky might as well give it a try Do it again but do it right with no end in sight Then comes love! That’s how I felt today But it might go away. Then comes love!
Lucy In A Black Dress
Stephen Cummings |
Sweeter than honey, Sweeter than money Man, I’m really feeling low Hey baby don’t be slow Staring out into space A stunning look on your face You remain a beginner But you can still be a winner She’s unsure where she’s travelling to But she’s stuck like glue Leave it to chance, respect the dance You can drink till dawn and sing a song Come outside and I’ll sing along She is facing me as she walks away A love like yours will come my way Well, golly gee, what have you done to me? Well, baby, how you drove me crazy There’s no use in me a-crying I’m sick of trying Well, you go your way and I’ll go mine Now and for all time I’ll find somebody new, Standing right next to you
Shifting Heavy Circles
Stephen Cummings |
I worked all day and feel like shit I think If I had wings I’d fly far from here I’d do big loops and spins My heart is heaving like a roller coaster My head is draped in cobwebs And the day floats away Over swells in the green bay Shifting Heavy Circles Shifting Heavy Circles
Don't Break Up With Me
Stephen Cummings/Billy Miller/Andrew Duffield |
Because in my dreams, you taste fine Walking all, over my mind Searching for, a good night’s sleep Brushed a tear, from my cheek My emotions are oh so strong In my thoughts all night long Time and time is turned on What else can go wrong? Come on Baby, don’t break up with me Come on Baby, don’t break up with me Come on Baby, don’t break up with me Come on Baby, don’t break up with me The telephone rang, but not for me Read your note, carefully Hands clasped, she reproaches me For treating time wastefully This is, where the story ends Nothing to say, no more pretends Talking in fits and starts Aches and shakes, in our hearts
The World Has No Size Now
Stephen Cummings |
One day you finally knew what you had to do, The world has no size now Tell me about your despair, and we will float in the air The world has no size now And if it all sounds delicious Everything can become repetitious The world has no size now And the world goes on. And you’ll soon be gone The world has no size now They say act your age Save it for the stage The world has no size now Don’t love me for my money You’d be disappointed honey The world has no size now My wife and I wish you well but will not follow you to hell The world has no size now Love and romance can be quite exciting But who is doing the inviting The world has no size now My heart directs me but the world expects me The world has no size now to know what I must do my thoughts turn to you The world has no size now Though its already too late And you won’t wait The world has no size now Because your determined to do The thing that’ll see you through The world has no size now