In Common

I BELIEVE IN YOU

You’ve got a song to sing
And that means more to you than anything
I know ‘cause I know you very well
So no talk of giving up
You’ll know when you’ve had enough
Don’t underestimate yourself

I believe in you
So here’s to you from me
The one who’s really seen
What you can do
I believe in you
So take a little time
Remind yourself
I’m gonna see you through
‘Cause I believe in you

And when they all say you’re wrong
It could be that you don’t belong
Following the way all the others go
And if they still refuse to see
Then you come have a talk with me
And I’ll tell you again what you need to know

I believe in you
So here’s to you from me
The one who’s really seen
What you can do
I believe in you
So take a little time
And remind yourself
I’m gonna see you through
‘Cause I believe in you

MASK

After midnight
When there’s no one around
And the thoughts and activities
Of the day slow down
I can see her
And touch her at last
Heart beneath the armor
Face behind the mask

But in the day
She comes and she goes
Off to where and why
Nobody knows
In the day
I’ve lost her again
Oh she’ll be back
But I don’t know when

After midnight
The telephone rings
And the voice at the other end
Is whispering things
Like I’m sorry
About the day before
And the next thing I know
She’s walking through my door
Now she’s in my room
Now she’s in my bed
Filling my heart
And spinning my head

But in the day
She comes and she goes
Off to where and why
Nobody knows
In the day
I’ve lost her again
Oh she’ll be back
But I don’t know when

After midnight
When there’s no one around
And the thoughts and activities
Of the day slow down
I can see her
And touch her at last
Heart beneath the armor
Face behind the mask

WHAT AM I DOING

I ask a question
You don’t answer
I send a message
You don’t respond
And so I ask myself
What am I doing

You try to tell me
Everything is fine
And I try to believe you
But I catch myself
And I have to ask
What am I doing

What am I so afraid to face
That anyone could plainly see
Why am I such a fool for you
This can’t be what’s best for me

I think about you all the time
Nothing else matters although I’ve tried
And I have to ask myself
What am I doing

You said you needed time
To think things over
Five days later it hadn’t crossed your mind
And so I have to ask
What am I doing

What am I trying to hold on to
Is it the way we were before
Why do I play this waiting game
I can’t play it anymore

PRECIOUS LOVE

I’ve been feeling
Sentimental about you
What’s an old fool like me
Supposed to do
When even your smile
Your grace and your style
Bring a tear to my eye
I guess I’ve come to see
Just how lost I’d be
Without your precious love
In my life

At the start of every day
I say a prayer
That wherever you go
He’ll be there
To watch over you
And when the day is through
All is well when we’re here side by side
I’m lucky to be
In this home you’ve made with me
And to have your precious love
In my life

COMMON LOVE

Everybody needs love to live
Well that’s common sense
A simple truth revealed
When examining the evidence

Lovely woman tell me
Do you take this common man
Side by side we’ll take our places
In a higher plan

Oh
I’m part of you and you’re part of me
And that’s the way it’ll always be

Common love
Is keeping us together
Common love
Making everything better
Common love
Is now and forever
Oh

Everybody’s searching for something
That will be found
It’s just a matter of time
‘Til we all stand on common ground

Every woman man and child
Sharing our daily bread
Soul to soul we all are connected
By a common thread

Oh
Everyone living in harmony
Well that’s the way it was meant to be

Common love
Is keeping us together
Common love
Making everything better
Common love
Is now and forever
Oh

STRANGERS TO LOVERS

You were the furthest thing
From what I thought I wanted
But in a while I would discover
That day by day
And night by sweet night
We’d melt into one another

Strangers to lovers
To strangers again
Sparks fly when opposites attract
We turned the ordinary
Into the very special
And now I can’t face going back

You wanted everything
And I thought I gave it
But you wanted more
Than all my loving
Maybe if I had lied
And promised you tomorrow
You wouldn’t have left me here
With nothing

Strangers to lovers
To strangers again
Sparks fly when opposites attract
We turned the ordinary
Into the very special
And now I can’t face going back

And now that I’m starting over
With just these photographs
And memories of our time together
I’m having no regrets
And of this I’m sure
That while we loved
We loved forever

Strangers to lovers
To strangers again
Sparks fly when opposites attract
We turned the ordinary
Into the very special
And now I can’t face going back

THE PEACE OF YOU

(Instrumental)

FOOTPRINTS

Everywhere I look I see
Footprints on the ground
Everything you said and did
But you’re nowhere to be found
What’s going on… where have I been…
Why did I wait
Something special happened here
But I’m on the scene too late

Another sun, another moon
Another season gone
And so my friend, until another time
We will carry on

Walking by a magazine
And all defenses melt
On the cover – RFK
So this is how they felt
Driving around a melody
Whispered sadly in my ear
And though I’ve lost it now it was to be called
Wish you were here

Another sun, another moon
Another season gone
And so my friend, until another time
We will carry on

Your words will always stay with me
Never give up the fight
And rage you did you did not go
Gentle into that good night
I’ll never forget your exciting smile
Or your compassionate eyes
In my heart and in my mind
Your footprints in my life

Another sun, another moon
Another season gone
And so my friend, until another time
We will carry on

IN THE QUIET

In the quiet
And the peaceful
All my thoughts
Are of you and me
All my thoughts
Are of you and me

In the stillness
Things are clear
When I close
My eyes to see
When I close
My eyes to see

In the distant
And the coming
All my hopes
Of things to be
All my hopes
Of things to be