One More Last Chance
Lyrics by Paul Kamm
The fortunes of the spring
are older than the surest words we say
and the ending of the world
has not yet come again today
so promise that you will
or promise that you won’t
that’s ok
Like one more winter rose
blood red on the cold and icy day
always thinking of the sun
and not the weight of the snow that’s in your way
so smile when you can
or one more last chance might get away
You can hold it in your heart
hold it in your hands
one more
one more
one more last chance
It’s an open invitation
and if you want you can come and join the fray
and the storm might never come
so we might as well help out anyway
if you just walk out the door
you just might see the light of day
Turn The Worm
Lyrics by Paul Kamm
If you can turn the worm
Then the worm can be turned
And if you turn the worm
Then the worm will have turned
It’s a needle in a pile of one eyed jacks
The straw that breaks the camels back
It’s a lie and it’s the facts
And the way the story ends
So when I die you can bury me
With roses on a blood red sea
Cause what it was might never be
Again, again, again and again
So kiss me hard before we go
That is all I need to know
Waiting for the wind to blow
To push us hard and rock us slow
Let go your breath and count to ten
They need us more than we need them
All you good people shout amen
And go and go and go and go
There are scales in your eyes
Blind to all the truth and lies
Weakest just before we rise
Shining on like Pharos skies
Holding on with all our might
Just trying to make it home tonight
Win the war without a fight
And let the darkness be alright
And let everything just be alright
There are dragons in your eyes
Blind to both the truth and lies
Weakest just before they rise
Shining on like northern lights
So light a fire and let it burn
Toe the line and make the turn
Let it in until we learn
That only we can turn the worm
And only then the worm has turned
Babylon By Morning
Lyrics by Paul Kamm
crazy jane plays the slot machine
at the last chance Texaco
diamond jim shakes his keys
fired up and set to blow
metropolis looks safe from here
laying on the valley floor
like a gypsy fire wild and clear
leaping ‘round the pirate gold
hey hey babylon by morning
hey my friend can I buy you a drink
I was ready for a sucker punch
he said we might look strange but that’s ok
at least we’re all having fun
and the stars were crazy as the moon
but not as much as me and you
hey hey babylon by morning
and there’s music down on main street
and somebody called the cops
but the people kept on coming
cause the party never stops
like the walls of Jericho
this mortar’s getting pretty thin
and if there’s still time we should go
but I guess that’s all for diamond jim
jim was howling at the moon
but not as much as me and you
hey hey Babylon by morning…
Oak Tree
Lyrics by Paul Kamm
If I was and old oak tree
I’d stand beside the deep blue sea
Children would come and climb on me
If I was and old oak tree
And if I was a scraggly vine
I’d be happy all the time
Turning water into wine
If I was a scraggly vine
If I was a tree
I’d stand beside the deep blue sea
If I was a tree
If I was an old oak tree
If I was the howling wind
I’d bang upon your roofs of tin
But the miller’s wheel would be my friend
If I was the howling wind
And if I was the blinding snow
I’d bury everyone I know
But angels in me soon would grow
If I was the blinding snow
If I was the wind
The miller’s wheel would be my friend
If I was the wind
If I was the howling wind
If I was a gambling man
I’d hide the aces in my hand
But many things I’d understand
If I was a gambling man
And if I was the highest hill
Way up there you’d feel a chill
But when you’re gone I’ll be here still
If I was the highest hill
If I was a man
Many things I’d understand
If I was a man
If I was a gambling man
And if I was a tree
I’d stand beside the deep blue sea
If I was a tree
If I was an old oak tree
Shadow Of A Doubt
Lyrics by Paul Kamm
There was something in the way that you came in tonight
And you kissed me on the mouth and you turned out the light
And you told me everything was gonna be alright
There was something in the way that you came in tonight
You see I think people are crazy and they can’t work it out
And we prove it everyday beyond the shadow of a doubt
And sometimes I think I might have lost my sight
But there was something in the way that you came in tonight
Now I could make a fire to keep our children warm
But they might still get lost in the coming of the storm
I don’t know what’s wrong I just know what feels right
And it was something in the way that you came in tonight
I guess we just get older and don’t remember how to breathe
And we let go of the branches like the rust of autumn leaves
But in the wind we’re dancin’ like snowflakes in the light
Like something in the way that you came in tonight
So I won’t be afraid of all the power and the might
And all these different colors that I thought were black and
white
As we stare into the magic from this perilous height
At something in the way that you came in tonight
Can you hear the rain outside the window falling in the trees
Like the calling of the sirens on those distant seas
And maybe I’m just dreaming but maybe not quite
Cause there was something in the way that you came in tonight
Now if all I ever know is what I know tonight
Then maybe it’s enough just to turn out the light
And let it be OK and let it be alright
That there was something in the way that you came in tonight
There was something in the way that you came in tonight
And you kissed me on the mouth and you turned out the light
And you told me everything was gonna be alright
And there was something in the way that you came in tonight
Love is thicker than water
Lyrics by Paul Kamm
Lately I’ve been thinking about it
Too much thinking is sometimes all I do
And lately I’ve been confused about it
Won’t you tell me like you used to do
You said love, love is thicker than water
And all the blood spilled in vain doesn’t quench our thirst
Are we blinded, blinded by the moment
Well I’m praying that bubble’s about to burst
And love is thicker than water
Are we blinded by thirst for one more day
Love is thicker than water
A little taste now just to help us on our way
And the simple things are the hardest to remember
When I burn myself and I want to touch that flame again
All the good books they talk about forgiveness
it makes me wonder, makes me wonder when
And love is thicker than water
are we blinded by thirst, a thirst for love
love is thicker than water
a little taste now, a little taste of love
Across the river
Lyrics by Paul Kamm
She came across the still water
Forty some years ago come May
All alone, all alone in a way
She came across the still water
Dancing on the line between night and day
All alone, all alone in a way
She took my hand in a foreign time
And showed me the fire in her eyes
It was late last night
When we were young
Burning up the midnight sun
Some fine day she’ll find her way
Across the river, across the river
Time moves slow
It’s a one way boat across the river
She came and sat down by me there
And didn’t listen to the idle talk
From the men like a jury on the dock
She rose up out of her seat
And danced on the line between night and day
All alone, all alone in her way
I wept warm tears to wash her feet
Didn’t wait around for the summer’s heat
It was late last night
When we were young
Burning up the midnight sun
Now she’s standing at the door
Like the answer to my dreams
Like one more night
When we were young
Burning up the midnight sun
And there’s a heart
And it still burns
Burning up the midnight sun
Drink The Water
Drink The Water
Lyrics by Paul Kamm
I recall when the first bird flew
Ragged circles in the sky
No one was certain how this whole thing worked
I guess we didn’t need to try
The night time freed all these precious things
No hands too hard to mingle with the flame
There was no poet there to write down everything
I still get that lost, sometimes everyday
It’s still turning
I’m still turning
Drink the water….to keep from drowning
So with that bird I went flying all around
And I saw angels works of art
I found myself screaming out
I wish that I knew your heart
It’s all around you he said, everywhere you go
You can see it from your feet, not just from my back
But I wouldn’t listen then until he let me go
I could feel the flood coming closer everyday
And as he flew
I thought I heard him say
Drink the water…..to keep from drowning
And then one day I found wings of my own
Like they’d been right here all my life
I don’t know how this whole thing works
I guess that I don’t need to try
Only love can free all these precious things
No hands too hard to lend a while
Every heart is just an angel’s work of art
That still gets lost, sometimes everyday
But It’s still turning
We’re still turning
Drink the water….to keep from drowning