Blue Rodeo

[fox69]

"Gossip"

"Gossip"



I hear people talk
They say it's a shame
All your old friends call
They say you're lost again

But I know how people like to talk
They just sit around all night
And make stuff up
Nothing better to do
Than talk about broken hearts
And all the things that were said
The things that aren't
The sadness and the sympathy
The love affairs
The enemies
The promises and deceits
Beauty and your cruelty

You made it all look so easy
Like you never had to try
Some might call this envy
Some like to see you fall
Once and a while

But I know how people like to talk
They just sit around all night
And make stuff up
Nothing better to do
Than talk about broken hearts
And all the things that were said
The things that aren't
The sadness and the sympathy
The love affairs the enemies
The promises and deceits
Your beauty and your cruelty

 

[fox69]

"Graveyard"

"Graveyard"



Well I love these nervous breakdowns
And I love these new skins
And I love that you were brave enough
To sleep with all my friends
And I love these new beginnings
And I love these messy ends
And I love that you keep pounding
On this drum inside my head
And the once and future destiny
Of your self fulfilling prophesy
No longer the enemy
You accept it willingly
And all the demons are saints
And the saints I'll never trust
So let's go kick over tombstones
In the graveyard of my heart
In the graveyard of my heart

 

[fox69]

"Hasn't Hit Me Yet"

"Hasn't Hit Me Yet"



You say that you're leaving
Well that comes as no surprise
Still, I kind of like this feeling
Of being left behind

This ain't nothing new to me
Well it's just like going home
It's kind of like those sunsets
That leave you feeling so stoned

Hey, hey, I guess it hasn't hit me yet
I fell through this crack and I kind of lost my head
I stand transfixed before this streetlight
Watching the snow fall on this cold December night

Never thought this could happen
But somehow the feeling is gone
You got sick of the patterns
And I got lost in this song

Hey, hey, I guess it hasn't hit me yet
I fell through this crack and I kind of lost my head
I stand transfixed before this streetlight
Watching the snow fall on this cold December night

Hey, hey, I guess it hasn't hit me yet
I fell through this crack and I kind of lost my head
I stand transfixed before this streetlight
Watching the snow fall on this cold December night
And out in the middle of Lake Ontario

The same snow is falling
On the deep silent water
The great dark wonder
Into the waves of my heart
Into the waves of my heart
Of my heart

 

[fox69]

"Head Over Heels"

"Head Over Heels"



Sun breaks I can't wait
Til I'll be on my way again
I'm sick and tired of waiting
With nothing to do
Watching the rain through a crack in the window
It's the little things that get you through
Like the same sun rising on me
Is rising over you

Walking and talking
Like birds in the sky
You tell your secrets
How gracefully you lie

That's the way you come to me
I'm head over heels
And I'm always gonna be
That's okay I love the way you come to me

I guess we're tempting fate
A little too long it seems
Walking this heat
Is just like floating in a dream
I've been torn apart put back together
With a couple of pieces in wrong
I'm holding up now
But I won't be for long

Tossing and turning
Like waves in the sea
You show myself to me
You let me down easily

That's the way you come to me
I'm head over heels
And I'm always gonna be
That's okay I love the way you come to me

I know one night together
Won't make up for ten apart
But I'm steady as rain
Nothing ever changes in my heart

Throw off the covers
Open the windows
I don't care what we do
I've been standing for hours
Now I get to fall down with you

Walking and talking
Like birds in the sky
You show myself to me
You lie so easily
That's the way you come to me
I'm head over heels
And I'm always gonna be
That's okay I love the way you come to me

 

[fox69]

"Heart Like Mine"

"Heart Like Mine"


Don't you know that we're out of touch,
Yeah, we fight too much,
How'd we ever get so messed up?
Everynight, we say the craziest things
You know our words they once had wings.

Now it's all covered up
In double-talk and lies
There's a stranger looking back
When I look in your eyes.

[repeat above]

I just want to find a heart like mine
I just want to find a heart like mine
A heart like mine, a heart like mine.

You call me a fool, 'cause I still feel the same.
You say that your love has changed,
Ah! Here we go again
Close your eyes tell me what do you see
Do you still remember me?
Like some Mexican diplomat
After the fact
Air-brushed from history
Swept under the mat.

I just want to find a heart like mine
I just want to find a heart like mine
A heart like mine, a heart like mine.

And as I walk out the door
I step into a dream.
The world's quiet and I feel free,
But things are never what they seem
But then I hear you call
And warn myself - now don't go back
But slow motion attacks
Like some Mexican diplomat
After the fact
Air-brushed from history
Swept under the mat.

I just want to find a heart like mine
I just want to find a heart like mine
A heart like mine, a heart like mine.

 

[fox69]

"Holding On Too Tight"

"Holding On Too Tight"



I wouldn't mind if you told me I was wasting time
It's hard for me here trying to say these things with you so near
I'm already undone, already undone

Now is the time I should leave these useless things behind
But fool that I am, I try to stay inside of your latest plan
I'm already undone

This time I promised myself that I wouldn't sink so far
But here I am, I'm wrapped around you in the glow of this empty bar
I wish I could hold my tongue and finally say goodnight.
Am I holding on too tight?

Hours ago I could pride myself on some control
But plans that I've made disappear with every drink that's laid
I'm already undone, already undone

Yeah, there's a way but I can't even keep one single word I say
And I've been wrapped around your finger from the very first day
I wish my legs would work and I could run out in the night
Am I holding on too tight?

I wouldn't mind if you put me out of my hurt some time
I'm waving the flag, chasing beauty shouldn't be such a drag
I'm already undone, already undone

Now I am lost and I can't even feel my head
While you and all your friends are laughing about something you wish you'd said
I wish I could just reach up and turn out every light.
Am I holding on too tight?
Yes I know I'm holding on too tight.

 

[fox69]

"Homeward Bound Angel"

"Homeward Bound Angel"



You never gave me the chance
To say goodbye to you
Somebody called and said you'd left
I don't think I'll be seeing you too soon
Two way running down the road
Do I look like anyone you know
Whatever brought you here
Well it's gonna get you home
You leave no trace to be found
And what's the difference
You here or gone
Memory fades and time steals away
Still the miles won't be forgotten
As the homeward bound angel goes awandering
In this endless solitude
Check'n the sunset for clues
I listen for echoes of your footsteps
In the hotel bars and by the summing pools
Two way running down the road
Do I look like anyone you know
Whatever brought you here
Well it's gonna get you home
You lave no trace to be found
And what's the difference
You here or gone
Memory fades and time steals away
Still the miles won't be forgotten
As the homeward bound angel
Goes awanderin'
I'm gonna go awanderin'...wanderin' on
Here or gone

 

[fox69]

"House Of Dreams"

"House Of Dreams"


Can't stand the sight of myself
Lying in bed all day with the curtains drawn
Staring at the clock on the window ledge
The angry words you said come back so strong

Sometimes love quits
Oh when the pieces don't fit
And suddenly all your world
Falls to the floor
And all your wild days
Oh fall away
Can't see much point in them anymore

In this house of dreams
I let you walk like a ghost unseen
Girl on the day you left
Out walked my everything

Must have thought you'd always be there
I never even noticed when the changes came one day
Seems one minute you were standing close
I turned around again
And girl you were far away

And every plan we made
Oh I just let them fade
And pile up on the floor
Beside the bed
Now you're gone away
Oh but your memory stays
I sit here thinking of the things I never said

In this house of dreams
I let you walk like a ghost unseen
Girl on the day you left
Out walked my everything

[Solo]

Sometimes love quits
Oh when the pieces don't fit
And suddenly all your world
Falls to the floor
Now you're gone away
Oh but your memory stays
I hear your voice behind every single door

In this house of dreams
I let you walk like a ghost unseen
Girl on the day you left
Out walked my everything

 

[fox69]

"How Long"

"How Long"


I hear you talking everywhere
Words on the loudspeakers
Hanging in the air
Everywhere

And I remember the words
You told me too
This town's full of losers
Trying to get a piece of you
You really think that's true

How long will it take
Til you open up your eyes
I've been gone for years
You never even realised

How long How long
How long How long

In a corner of the world on election day
You watched your star shatter
Then fade away
Too many wasted days

With your eyes wide open a hand on the wheel
You looked back hard trying to
Remember just how it feels
How does it feel

How long will it take
Til you open up your eyes
I've been gone for years
You never even realised

How long How long
How long How long

What does it take
To let you know
It's all coming down
Don't waste my time

[Solo]

You used to walk down the street
Like the chosen one
Everybody got your blessing
Now they're gone
Where have they gone

Did I ever tell you what I thought
Of what you did for me
Some things cost too much
Even when they're free
Even when they're free

How long will it take
Til you open up your eyes
I've been gone for years
You never even realised

How long How long
How long How long

 

[fox69]

"I Could Never Be That Man"

"I Could Never Be That Man"



I've got my reasons for holding back
Can't give my trust too fast
I've pulled myself out of the wreck
Too many times
To think that words can last

You need someone to help you
When you're down
Pick you like a pearl from the sand
Somebody who is devoted to you
Right beside you when you take a stand
I could never be that man

You have a special shrine in your room
Pictures of lovers on the wall
I loved to lie there and look into their eyes
So confident before you let them fall

Will you tell me please
How you get them off their knees
Twirling round you fast as they can
How did you know
That it worries me so
Not the ones who fall the ones who stand
Oh I could never be that man

I still remember that time in my life
When I was sinking so low
You stayed with me all through the night
Sang me some songs you know

Now as time goes on
I wonder what went wrong
Didn't I fit into your little plan
Couldn't I be the one
You lay your troubles on
Walk you to the edge and hold your hand
Pick you like a pearl from the sand
I'll open every doorway that I can
Oh I could never be that man