Blues Traveler

[fox69]

"Letter From A Friend"

"Letter From A Friend"



Never a day goes by when I can't see his face
And I can hear a thundering voice that no one will replace
But since he left you've been hiding out and I can understand
It seems to me about that time you should be coming back again

I can feel the pain
That won't go away
We can't change that he left us
But it's up to you to stay

And I will make sense of it all
Gonna try to make sense of it all
You ask me why
'Cause it's all I can do
I miss him every day
But now I miss you

I know it hurts right now but you've got to keep moving on
And I know how good it can feel when you're safe and withdrawn
But he can live in our memory and you don't yet have that choice
'Cause you're still here and to speak to me you're gonna have to use your voice

I ain't telling you what's right
And I ain't telling you what's wrong
But it's he who has died
And it's you who has gone

And I will make sense of it all
Gonna try to make sense of it all
You ask me why
'Cause it's all I can do
I miss him every day
But now I miss you

I know you're thinking now you must go through this alone
But it's time to come home

I can feel the pain
That won't go away
We can't change that he left us
But it's up to you to stay

And I will make sense of it all
Gonna try to make sense of it all
You ask me why
'Cause it's all I can do
I miss him every day
But now I miss you

 

[fox69]

"Look Around"

"Look Around"



You'll get no answer from me
About what I want or what I get
Brave enough to speak afraid to see
Confuse the issue till you forget

And I've tried
To finally decide
Why
I'm in your face

And if you can't already tell
I am unable to let things go
I'm told I do it very well
But more important you should know

That all the same
You've got no one to blame
But yourself
If you call that a waste

Cause it ain't me
That's been hurting you inside
And if you've learned
You'll know much more than I

That you're gonna have to go and find it
You'll have to dig beneath the ground
You'll have to unearth every ugly stone
That kept you on your own
And simply put them down
You're gonna have to look around

You'll get no answer from me
About what I get or what I want
That was enough to make her leave
She's not the first one come and gone

And I don't care
Buyer beware
Of me
Cause it might get rough

If you want peace then live alone
If you wanna hide then find a stage
Each a brief but perfect home
To accommodate your rage

And sometimes
In the midst of all my crimes
I feel lost
Or have I lost enough

Remaining friends
Remind me as they say
It's up to you
The things you throw away

And still you're gonna have to go and find it
You'll have to dig beneath the ground
You'll have to unearth every ugly stone
That kept you on your own
And simply put them down
You're gonna have to look around
You're gonna have to look around

You're gonna have to look around

 

[fox69]

"Love And Greed"

"Love And Greed"



I want to tell you about something special
I want to tell you what makes men need
I think I'm talking 'bout what we all get into
I think I'm talking 'bout love and greed

You can take it anyway but take it at your own speed
'Cause you wouldn't be the first to fall to love and greed

A man in love willing to walk through fire
A greedy man like a moth to a flame
A man in love willing to go half crazy
A greedy man likely to go insane

You can take it anyway but take it at your own speed
'Cause you wouldn't be the first to fall to love and greed

So the trap's been set and you've took the bait
You saw it all go down just a little too late
But now you're hooked and to your surprise
You saw how some of it was real and some was lies
But you're in too deep 'cause you care too much
And there's never been a cure for that as such
You could see prison bars or call it home sweet home
But like it or not you're no longer alone

A man in love don't know what he's doing
A greedy man always says he does
A man in love sold his soul up the river
That's where a greedy man's soul always was

You can take it anyway but take it at your own speed
'Cause you wouldn't be the first to fall to love and greed

 

[fox69]

"Love Does"

"Love Does"



She lies out on the grass
Her bellybutton fascinates me
If summer never came and went
I doubt that it would ever faze me

Broken in a moment of what once had been
I look within to see her face
My fingers start to reach to taste
But all they meet is my own lips

Time is fleeting
Time's a-wasting
And time is bleeding
Forever racing
And time is money
And money is time
But love does none of these
Love does none of these

She'll twirl and spin me 'round
And never let go of the hold she has
From heaven's rafter to the ground
And back and forth, and twice as fast

Transit in the blink of her big brown eyes
And all is right or wrong with the world
More the heart of me
Than as some would say "just some girl"

Time is fleeting
Time's a-wasting
Time is bleeding
Forever racing
And time is money
And money is time
But love does none of these
Love does none of these

But my heart beats as we say goodnight
Hoping for a kiss
And this feeling I get to keep
Love can most definitely let me do this

She's the only thing that shines
Among the murky gels of pink and blue
Club speakers make their noise
But they can't drown out what is true

Captured in the passion of an honest smile
And last call leaves us little else
I reach for her to make her turn
But all I meet is my own lips

Time is fleeting
Time's a-wasting
Time is bleeding
Forever racing
Time is money
And money is time
But love does none of these
Love does none of these

Love won't keep time
Love don't keep time

Feels like forever
I'm here whenever

 

[fox69]

"Love Is Everything (That I Describe)"

"Love Is Everything (That I Describe)"



As simple as a kiss
So subtle and so missed
So ached for so doomed to be deprived
Love is everything that I've described

As lonesome as the sound
Of a memory leaving town
They say progress is a drink to be imbibed
But love is everything that I'd prescribe

As the shades of night come folding down
The moon and stars the only friends around
You can find me in the lost and found

The sunlight shines severe
And you are nowhere near
Of a heartache that cannot be denied
Love is everything that I've described

As the shades of night come folding down
The moon and stars the only friends around
You can find me in the lost and found

As simple as a kiss
So subtle and so missed
So ached for so doomed to be deprived
Love is everything that I've described
Love is everything that I've described

 

[fox69]

"Love Of My Life"

"Love Of My Life"



I just couldn't cry
No matter how hard I try
I knew the love we shared was dead
Until she gave me a letter
With some words she wrote down
And I swear this is what she said
She said...

Love of my life our first night together
We sat in the rain and talked forever
Love of my life your carefree way
Showed me the potential of each and
every day

But love of my life
When you told me today
That my place was gone
In your carefree way
I realized...

She said...

She said love of my life now I finally see
A carefree way wasn't meant for me
The pain I feel you just can't understand
You'd think it as fire, pull away your hand

But love of my life
When you told me today
That my place was gone in your carefree
way
I realized...

You know she realized she must learn for
once on her own not to let her days burn
Because she's alone
She needed to learn for once on her own
not to let her days burn
Because she's alone
She needed to learn for once on her own
not to let her days burn
Because she's alone
She said...

Love of my life your arms were never shy
To hold me tight when I needed to cry
Love of my life you made me believe
And for that I do love you but I know I
must leave

Because love of my life
When you told me today
That my place was gone
In your carefree way
I realized...

Oh yes she realized, and for once so did I
Because it occurred to me the love of my
life was she
And then and only then I started to cry

 

[fox69]

"Make My Way"

"Make My Way"



When you roll down your window
And ask for directions
Can you count on the answers
That you would receive
If you've ever been taken
By that passed along pay back
Why ask in the first place you might not believe
But I won't be confined to road maps
Or let assholes decide
And I'd rather be lost
Then afraid to take a ride

And if it's a sing
No place on earth will I ever fit in
And I don't mind
Someday I pray I just may
As I make my way

Well I might have been helpful
Or a mischievous bastard
But when I'm thinking about it
I do what I can
In the infinite halfway
Where everyone always meets me
And by the laws of pure error
Do we exchange and understand
I'm yelling as loudly
As my lungs will allow
I wish I could whisper
Can you hear me now

And if it's a sing
No place on earth will I ever fit in
And I don't mind
Someday I pray I just may
As I make my way

Could be no one has the meaning
Of what anybody says
But so we don't feel so lonely
We decide that we do
Well now we might be speaking English
But what does that mean
And can you honestly tell me
What color is blue
Well you could try an explanation
Or try to wonder why
But if I'm lost in your driveway
All I really can do is try

And if it's a sing
No place on earth will I ever fit in
And I don't mind
I've looked and searched her over countless times
And I'll do it again
Someday I may finally want to stay
Someday I pray I just may
As I make my way
As I make my way
As I make my way...

 

[fox69]

"Matador"
(feat. Thompson Square)

"Matador"
(feat. Thompson Square)



The crowd’s up on its feet
A sacrifice is what they seek
For they know not what they see
When the final blow is dealt
A coup de grâce in his suit of lights
Will live to fight another fight
But the beast is gonna die tonight
Like the last ringing of a bell

All hail the Matador
It’s what we paid our money for
He’ll make sure we don’t care no more
As the blood turns the dust red
What if we all bear the sin?
Subversively the bull should win
But we all know how this song ends
It’s forever in our heads, forever in our heads
All hail the Matador
All hail the Matador

Now he stands there all alone
Paper seats the crowd is gone
Ruling from a vacant throne
The table’s finally turned
Now he finds himself the bull
His heart is empty, the ache is full
The people’s love the only rule
Some people never learn

All hail the Matador
It’s what we paid our money for
He’ll make sure we don’t care no more
As the blood turns the dust red
What if we all bear the sin?
Subversively the bull should win
But we all know how this song ends
It’s forever in our heads, forever in our heads
All hail the Matador

All hail the Matador
It’s what we paid our money for
He’ll make sure we don’t care no more
When the blood turns the dust red
What if we all bear the sin?
Subversively the bull should win
But we all know how this song ends
It’s forever in our heads, it’s forever in our heads
It’s forever in our heads
All hail, all hail the Matador
Forever in our heads
It’s what we pay our money for
Seems like we don’t care no more
All hail the Matador

 

[fox69]

"Money Back Guarantee"

"Money Back Guarantee"



It seemed so easy in daydreams past the playground
And schoolyard rules

When nothing's yours it's simple to plan your escape
From all of those fools

And suddenly you get your way
And you're kicking yourself
Cause you couldn't figure out how to stay

If wishes were money I'd still lose more than I keep
And that might just be me
But consequence would be interest and it would be steep
And nothing is free

It's a small cost to dream
But there's no refund for nightmares
It would seem

Careful what you've bought
Don't you look to no warranties
You own what you have wrought
Ain't no money back
Money back guarantee

Well I guess life ain't fair
But I know life don't care
And there's no one to blame
From on high to the lowly
For if you're loved or you're lonely
It's the one and only game

Careful what you've bought
And don't you look to no warranties
You own what you have wrought
Your money back guarantee
Or reprieves
So please
I'm down on my knees
Believe me

Don't you try
To deny
Any lie you might buy
Is deceiving
Ain't no leaving for free

So you've got all your ducks in a row
Have you figured out what you owe
Until you settle your bill
It won't let you go

Careful what you've bought
And don't you look to no warranties
You own what you have wrought
Ain't no money back
Money back guarantee

 

[fox69]

"Most Precarious"

"Most Precarious"



Don't you give up don't allow disaster
Don't you give up don't you let her win
We're talking about a "forever after"
Don't you give up don't you dare give in
Don't you give up don't you dare give in

Doesn't it seem most precarious
Doesn't it seem such a chance to take
Doesn't it seem most precarious
Why does it feel like a big mistake

Please understand and hear what I'm saying
The time is now and you don't have long
She could be oceans away tomorrow
So soon your chance will have come and gone
So soon your chance will have come and gone

Doesn't it seem most precarious
Doesn't it seem such a chance to take
Doesn't it seem most precarious
Why does it feel like a big mistake

The tight-wires strung and you're out in the middle
All eyes upon you no net below
Inches to go and you're almost home free
Feel the wires swaying to and fro
Feel the wires swaying to and fro

Doesn't it seem most precarious
Doesn't it seem such a chance to take
Doesn't it seem most precarious
Why does it feel like it would be a damn shame
Would be forever if it meant a day
How stoically I exclaim
As she turns from me and walks away

The light in her eyes explanation escapes you
Longing to please and not feel alone
And she doesn't know it but really she loves you
Some day so soon you're gonna make it home
Some day so soon you're gonna make it home

Doesn't it seem most precarious
Doesn't it seem such a chance to take
Doesn't it seem most precarious
Why does it feel like a big mistake

Doesn't it seem most precarious
Doesn't it seem such a chance to take
Doesn't it seem most precarious
Why does it feel like a big mistake