With a heart beating in his chest
Got used by some dirty slut
Ended up in a mess
Got a fist full of anger
Washing it to the sea
Throwing it away so slowly
The sky, the sky, the sky’s alive tonight.
The sky, the sky, the sky’s alive tonight.
There’s a stranger on the shoreline
Watching the colours in the sky
It’s blood shot red and wounded
And too ashamed to cry
But the restlessness is easing
The ocean’s calm tonight
There’s a spirit on the water
That never loses light.
The sky, the sky, the sky’s alive tonight.
The sky, the sky, the sky’s alive tonight.
There’s a stranger on the shoreline
Dancing to the sunset
Reaching out his arms
He’s focused and he’s set.
All tomorrow’s start tonight
The stars come in to view
Cradled in dreams
The ones that are coming true.
The sky, the sky, the sky’s alive tonight
The sky, the sky, the sky’s alive tonight
You’re losing me to your cost
Well I ain’t hard to lose
I’m already lost
I’m a travelling honey, I’m a travelling light
I’m a travelling honey, I’m a travelling light
I’d bring you along
but honey I’m leaving tonight.
I’m camping out, I’m a burning a fire.
I’m camping out, I’m a burning a fire.
Got so much fuel
These flames can only get higher.
(Instrumental)
Don’t be crying, don’t be wasting your tears
No don’t be crying, don’t be wasting your tears
You better stop soon honey
Feels like you’ve been crying for years.
Put your helmet on, go take a ride on your horse
Put your helmet on, go take a ride on your horse.
There ain’t no soft landing
When you fall of course
Keep your head down baby don’t let the dust get in your eyes
Keep your head down baby don’t let the dust get in your eyes
You know that dust’ll blind you
Leave you paralysed
Instrumental
The mud is flying some of it is gonna stick
The mud is flying some of it is gonna stick
Some of these people I see, they make me sick
The blinkers are on, there ain’t no looking back
The blinkers are on, there ain’t no looking back
You want me to retreat, but I’m gonna attack
There’s a strong wind blowin’ coming in across the bay
There’s a strong wind blowin’ coming in across the bay
I can’t tell, if it’s telling me to leave or to stay
Saw the devil and he ran sayin I ain’t got the time
Saw the devil and he ran sayin I ain’t got the time
There’s so many souls checkin in
And I’m way behind
It’s a crazy world out there
But I am where I am
And happy to be here
Between the jigs and the reels
I’ve cried my tears
They’ve helped me grow
And to conquer my fears
I caught a fallin’ miracle
Comin’ from the sky
I’ve danced beneath a shooting star
Not knowing why
But I’m a believer
And so I’ll dance
I’ll drink and I’ll gamble
As long as I have a chance
(Bridge)
Dry me out
Beneath an eastern moon
Leave the key in your heart
I’ll be comin’ home soon
No harm will come to me
These strangers can’t hold a disguise
They try look into me
But the power ‘aint in their eyes
Marie told me years ago
I love the music but I need to hear the words
Now I hear her music
In the oceans, the mountains and the birds
I feel her blood run through my veins
I see her heart in all the love I feel
With every one of these notes
Let there be another heart that heals
Another heart that heals
Let there be another heart that heals x5
Easy go
It’s the way to live
Or so I’m told
(Chorus)
I have been saved
Yeah yeah
I have been saved
Yeah yeah
I have been saved
Yeah yeah
In and out
Nice and slow
It’s the way to live
Or so I’m told
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
Rising up
From the ashes that remain
Dancing through
The burning flame
Sing with me
All the way home
It’s the way to live
Or so I’m told
I have been saved
Yeah yeah
I have been saved
Yeah yeah
I have been saved
Yeah yeah
To the eastern coast
Some turned into presidents
Some turned into ghosts
Farewell to that coastline
That coastline is my home
I’ll leave it all behind
Got to go it alone
(Chorus)
Eighteen forty five
Trying to stay alive
These dirty grey streets
I’d gladly swap for my mountain side
My family is gone now
These vicious waves I ride
Eighteen forty five
Trying to stay alive
The coffin ships they sailed
For manys’ a lonely week
Diseased rats and a starving race
Survival is all they’d seek
They brought their pipes and whistles
And the songs of ‘98
The prayed for the ones that they left behind
To get through New York’s gate
(Chorus)
We’ll work night and day sir
Till the setting of the sun
We’ll build the roads and the railway lines
Whatever needs to be done
The wailing is in their ears
And the loneliness stayed in their hearts
All they could see through their tear filled eyes
Was the ocean that kept them apart
(Chorus)
Out singing my song
Meeting women and drinking wine
But I missed this land of mine
(Chorus)
Good to be back home
Good to be back home
I’ve been travellin’ a hard road
Out looking for my gold
Tell ya somethin’
It’s good to be back home
I’ve seen places that would make you cry
I’ve swam in rivers that have now run dry
I’ve been stranded on roads of dirt
Carrying only my bag of hurt
Chorus
(Bridge)
Spent some time looking back
Wasting my days
Riding down that railroad track
Trying to find my way
I’ve been beaten, I’ve been bruised
I’ve been battered, I’ve been used
Ive been lost on city streets
With the kind of folk you should never meet
Chorus
Solo
Full Chorus
Muted Chorus
Full Chorus
The future will find its’ own way
Through my spiritual mistakes
My soul will find a place to stay
I’m a guitar troubadour
With a scraggy ‘oul voice
Some people reach a cross roads
But I ‘aint got a choice
Chorus
I’m a freewheelin’
Throwing my heart to the wind
I don’t care
If I’m never here again
A lover to the end
Needs a lover to begin
I’m here in front of you
Throwing my heart to the wind
There’s a bus goin’ somewhere
There’s a journey for everyone
Somewhere somebody
Is calling out to the setting sun
Without the sky
The sun won’t shine
Without this guitar
This world ‘aint mine
Chorus
Travelling distance lands
All the way down the stairs
Finding new ground
And throwing away all my cares
Can’t take you with me
It’s a one seater plane
If it goes wrong
You won’t hear me complain
Chorus
Fall asleep at night
Wake up in a different place
The say I’m a waster
And a bloody disgrace
They’re living life
On another level
They’re following God
While I’m chasing the devil
Chorus
Try bring me closer
And I’ll tear you apart
You’re looking for the end
While I’m searching for the start
I’ll blow my harmonica
You blow of your steam
And go ahead dream
Someone elses’ dream
Chorus
There’s a little spot beneath the morning sun
Where time has not yet begun
Above the rolling magic sea
There’s a place for you and me
If you don’t know what I mean
I’ll take you along in my dreams
Let the music play soft in your ears
Let the music dry your tears
And the song that you once sung
Will come rolling of your tongue
Nothing really is as it seems
When I take you along in my dreams
Harmonica Solo
Bridge
I’ll take you to where the three rivers meet
I’ll take you along with me
I’ll take you to where the air is sweet
Whatever will be, will be
Come with me to the river deep and wide
Come swim with me to the other side
Let the water feel your skin
As slowly we swim
Cutting through the fields of green
When I take you along in my dreams
Intro bit again
Solo Guitar/harmonica
I’ll take you along
I’ll take you along
I’ll take you along in my dreams x2
Don’t let it go
I’ll take you with me
Where the cool river flows
Sweet love spreads
Between two hearts
There’s no ending
There’s no start
For it always is
Sweet love shines
Now and forever
Until the end of time
There’s a need to belong
In every boy and girl
There’s a magical spirit
That turns this world
We must be free
Be allowed to climb
Now and forever
Until the end of time
Harmonica
We must be free
Be allowed to climb
Now and forever
Until the end of time
There’s a flower closed
There’s an open book
Sometimes I can’t see
No matter how hard I look
The a pattern unfolding
In a secret scene
I’ll tell you what I’ll do with the future
I’ll wipe it all clean
Walked this river
Many times before
Been that solider
Breaking down that door
I’ve said it a thousand times
I’ll say it once more
You can disregard love
Love ‘aint the cure
Chorus
Whisper it again
Not sure if I heard
There’s so many voices
I can’t hear a word
I don’t know what
It may hold
The sun beats hot
The wind blows cold
Travelling down
This Mystic Road
With a whiskey and a smile
We’ll make this road our own
We’ll build bridges
Where bridges have been blowin’
Take my heart
And I’ll take yours
We’ll keep each other shining
Till the early hours
Chorus
Bridge
I know I’ve wasted my money
I know I’ve wasted my time
But I don’t really give a shit
‘Cause everything I ever wasted
Was mine, was mine
Chorus
None of which I dare to claim
The stories they tell
Have an endless flame
Spirits live here
Alive and well
There’s calmness here
Up on the hill
From the sunset to the dawn
Giving it all to the energy line
Walk with me to the fairy tree
Let your heart follow the sign
There’s a wild flower
Silent and still
Powerful and precious
Up on the hill
Chorus
Where there’s a flicker of light
Within the darkness of night
The king sits alone
Upon his throne
Peaceful and still
Up on the hill
Among these sacred fields
There’s a different view
Before the day time rush
There’s the morning dew
Creeping over the island
While its souls are still
The king he sees it all
Up on the hill
Piano solo
Chorus