Tuscarora, take me home

Sweet Virginia, oh, Shenandoah

The Blue Ridge Mountains are singing our song

Tuscarora, take me Home

If I was a sailor

Would you let me come and sail your seas?

If I was a tailor

Would you let me come fix all your seams?

If I was a lover

Would you let me come and lay you down?

If I was healer

Would you let me come mend all your bones?

I try, I try, I try so much

It’s just cause I am falling in love

And I think for now

I’ll keep movin’ on, oh, cause what

If I was the one?

If she’s a baker

I’d wanna come taste all her sweets

If she’s a teacher

I’d want her to come and teach me well

If she’s a singer

Oh I’d want her to come and sing me to sleep

If she's a drinker

Oh, she’ll help me drink til I believe

We try, we try, we try so much

It's just cause we are falling in love

But I think for now

We’ll keep movin’ on

Oh cause, honey ,you are the one

Now I walk barefoot through the yard

Fall summer sun comes and warms my heart

I’ve never been one to work too hard

Oh but by God’s grace you know I’ll do my part

As a kid all you want is to grow up

But the older we get we just chase being young

I miss being content in the things we love

Like bearfoot trails where the water runs

Yeah, we were barefoot

Warm days, crisp nights and full moons

Jumping creeks, fireflies and I’ll be there soon

Summer love got the best of me and you

It was those honeysuckles in that Magnolia June

Now we lay our heads down here in the grain

Stand up realize we’re lost again

But I’d rather be lost here with you

Picking these honeysuckles in that mid-summer moon

It was a good dream while it lasted

When he walked alongside me

The lane was full of flowers

And the ships came in from the sea

He said he’d write a love song

Then I’d be sure to stay

But with his guitar playin’

I knew it could never be that way

(Chorus)

Because I’m made of moonlight

A firefly fading slow

With dreams too wild for sunshine

And no place to let them grow

Sometimes I’d sit and listen

As the night drew near

Getting lost in a daydream

Almost wanting him here

We’d sit there by the fire

And watch the red flames dance

And I’d wonder if I

Should give him a chance

He watched me board at sunset

Strumming a melody ‘cross the sea

It haunts me as I listen

The song of what will never be

The tide is going out now

All I see are sails and sky

Lights glow on the shoreline

And I hear him ask me why?

To whom it may concern

We’re all a little lost

So now let’s take what we’ve learned

And, oh, come with us

Like the dust to a giant

What a beautiful dust we are

And somehow we always find it

No matter our scars

Poison drips, let it slip, into my mind

Never take this trip on a ship of a different kind

Here I stand in a new land I never thought I’d find

If I can choose, win or lose, you’ll always be mine

Rattle my chains

With the words of your song

Oh, lend me your love

Back to where we belong

Now take this to heart

When we’re all alone

Oh, my dearest love

I know you’re enough and I’ll always be home

Oh, my dearest love

I know you’re enough and I’ll always be home

Broken by the time it takes

Just to learn, just to learn what I’m not

But just knowing know, oh, who I am

Makes half the battle fought

Oh they say, “Won’t you write one like this?”

But my words are already gone

Cause you can’t forget what you won’t let

Escape your mind

Oh honey, now you had me wrong

I can see things that move now in the dark

I’m not scared of the monsters they could be

Oh, cause’ I’m more scared and less prepared

For when the lights get turned on

Cause those monsters just might be me

Cause those monsters just might be me

Silhouettes on a broken highway

This is how, this is how I see my past

It’s beautiful, you know

But it haunts me so

I’m just too scared I can’t look back

Cause you’ll always be my sweet pea

And I’ll always be your stable ground

And it’s here amongst these leaves

Oh the evergreens

Is where our Grace can be found

I can see things that move now in the dark

I’m not scared of the monsters they could be

Oh, cause’ I’m more scared and less prepared

For when the lights get turned on

Cause those monsters just might be me

Cause those monsters just might be me

Cause those monsters just might

Be you

You always say you’re sorry

She always says I’m wrong

I wish she’d still keep calling

But it's better, I know she’s gone

Oh it's better, I know she’s gone

Her heart clothed in sorrow

Her heart dipped in gold

She’s something blue and borrowed

She’s something new, she’s something old

She’s something new, she’s something old

She’s in gold

Oh, she’s in gold

This copper will not polish

And this silver’s too cold

She’s flawless like diamonds

And lawless, oh, she is gold

Don't let this train pass me by

Please get me home tonight

Cause’ I'm too drunk on love

I'm too drunk on what it is I want

How did I let this start

Now this train has my heart

Now this train’s got my soul

I'm too young to feel, feel this old

I can't derail this train

It’s time I fight you again

I'll fight you to the death

One’s coming out with the other’s head

(Chorus)

I'm done taking your commands

It’s time I start using my own head and hands

Oh, sweet mistress, you’ve driven far too long

It’s time I derail this train

Before you kill us all

It’s a battle of the unseen

Oh, Lord, please help me

Drown these demons in a well

Bring this train back from my, my own hell

Don't let this train pass me by

Please get me home tonight

Cause’ I'm too drunk on love

I'm too drunk on what it is I want

This is now

This is our time

This is who we are

Don’t ask us why

She thinks she’ll never be loved

Oh but truth be told I can’t get enough

She’s all the things I never thought I’d want

She’s that girl that brings her own dressing to lunch

She’ll meet me right here on the sand

And she hates it when I say, “I won’t play this game”

This is now

This is our time

This is who we are

Don’t ask us why

Cause, oh, it's hard

To change what they believe

But for me it's easy to forget these things

Oh, she is the woman God knows I need

Now its me, it’s you, oh, it's we

Oh, it’s we

When does passion turn to love?

When do needs become wants?

Its’ when what she believes crosses overseas

She might just find her home

Oh, she might just find her home

Oh, now who do I tell no?

Is it the ones that I keep close?

Is it the ones you love or know nothing off?

Cause I always hear my ghosts

Oh, I always hear my ghosts

(Chorus)

Cause’ the mornings where I’ll be

Somewhere between my dreams

Let me find my way back to you

Let me wander first before I find my truth

My Truth

Should I let this go to waste?

Or do I hold on for days?

I think for now I’ll keep holding out

As I’m blinded by His grace

Oh I’m blinded by His Grace

No, I'm scared of all of this

The fall I’m here again

No, it's not that I’m not

I just haven’t forgot

These rules I try to bend

These rules I try to bend

Where do you find your love

Does it seem to be enough

No one wants to ever be told they're wrong

Its only when you try and find

Search with all your heart and mind

These things just never seem to turn up

So do your best and read the signs

Go on and just live your life

And I know pure beauty will find you there

Back then when I was young

I used to sing the song of love

Though my heart didn't know why

I always looked to the sky

(Chorus)

Please take me home

To the Streets of Gold

Where I’ll never be alone

And I'll forever be

Yours alone

Now when I look back

At all the things that have come to pass

Heart has changed through it all

Now I wait for your call

Remember July

Remember those nights

When time stood still

And you forever will

Be in my arms

Oh love what a mystery

Love what have you given me

But a broken toy

But still I find my Joy

Would it really matter

If I told you how I felt

Cause it wouldn't change

How I feel about myself

Remember July

Remember those nights

When time stood still

And your forever will

Be in my arms

Dino bones

Peppered songs

Why won’t you sing along

With this red water

Beer bottles

No they won't help you on

It’s a fish hook

An ink pen

Don't let this sink your ship

Empty chairs

Quiet stares

Tell me I'm doin’ something wrong

Empty room

Crescent moon

Tells me its not high noon

Broken lead

Coffee stash

I think I spoke too soon

Garbage can

Guitar stand

A remote that turns nothing on

Nylon wings

Woven strings

Tell me I'm doin’ something wrong

DVDs

Precious plea

Don't look me in the LEDs

Its a joystick

Last wish

We're comin’ on heavy seas

It’s due today

TV tray

I feel like its been too long

Whiskey shot

Don't look at the clock

Cause’ it'll tell ya

You're doin’ something wrong

Over the endless ocean

I may find myself

But I'll keep holdin’

Keep my maps on the shelf

Cause I'm your sailor

As your waves whip me about

I'm your sailor

Over your waves I can't shout

(Chorus)

 I'm a sailor

Ocean marry me

I'm a sailor

Ocean set me free

Oh now I know

With my sun-kissed skin

My ship’s full of holes

I can't live by the wind

Oh but how I wish

I could take those years back

But the oceans kiss

Like a lover always beckons me back

The ship set sail

From port long ago

Like an ocean’s tale

You'll never know

Land says ,"Come on home" 

It's where you belong

But the ocean spray

Says, “You're wrong”

Oh, sweet Reaper, won't you take me in

Let me feel death’s sweet sting

Now I know I've done some wrong in this life of mine

And I know at some point I'll have to do my time

But I will sing ‘til my dying day

I don't care what the devil has to say

So what is love if it's only one way

It's still love it just doesn't feel the same

(Breakdown)

Oh, sweet Reaper

Don't you hear her

Calling my name

I know you're right

But for tonight

Let me play this game

Take my life

In the morning light

When no one’s around

This is my last request

Before I'm dead

And six feet under ground

As I sit and wait for fire

My regrets forget to expire

Your two cents come at a great expense

To a heart still stuck in the mire

I don't know what its for

So I cloaked it in metaphors

You'll find a book and a ring amongst other things

Underneath those stained oak wood floors

Like a sweet poison in my wine

I wont notice it til I've seen the divine

No matter what’s been said I'll soon be dead

In this dark is where I lose my mind

No I'm not sure what all this means

Wish I was blind to the love I've seen

But it won't die even though I try and try

Honey you’re my Evergreen

Ante up one more time

I got nothing to lose if you're not mine

Always bet on those blue eyes

River comes only by the night

(Chorus)

I know I've ferried too many souls

Some times I wish you weren't scared of me

But the truth is

You are

It’s not like he doesn't deserve you

Reign down like a queen with riches and jewels

But why can't I show you my own

My kingdom of filth, kingdom of love, kingdom that I call home

I got no one to blame but me

Spent to much time here in purgatory

I know I've ferried too many souls

Some times I wish you weren't scared of me

But the truth is

Oh, I know

I know I've ferried too many souls

Sometimes I wish you weren't married

But the truth is

You are

Golden dress like a golden god

Red shoes like that girl from the wizard of Oz

Sing, sing, sing, oh, sing me song

Tell me, tell me

You're falling in love

I can tell by the way of the curls in your hair

That I don't, that I don't have much time to spare

That sweet little grin and the freckles on them cheeks

Oh, they soon, oh they soon will be the death of me

So take me on back down to that place we call a home

Back where we fell in love to the places we've once known

Don't let this train pass me by

Please get me home tonight

Cause’ I'm too drunk on love

I'm too drunk on what it is I want

How did I let this start

Now this train has my heart

Now this train’s got my soul

I'm too young to feel, feel this old

I can't derail this train

It’s time I fight you again

I'll fight you to the death

One’s coming out with the other’s head

(Chorus)

I'm done taking your commands

It’s time I start using my own head and hands

Oh, sweet mistress, you’ve driven far too long

It’s time I derail this train

Before you kill us all

It’s a battle of the unseen

Oh, Lord, please help me

Drown these demons in a well

Bring this train back from my, my own hell

Don't let this train pass me by

Please get me home tonight

Cause’ I'm too drunk on love

I'm too drunk on what it is I want

Oh this is my call

Oh this is my prize

My eyes glaze over

Almost every time

Sometimes I forget

How much fun we have

But when the rest of us play

I remember again

(Chorus)

So don't let me forget how much fun we have

Playing song we wrote from the future and past

This is when things start to feel

Like our dreams are coming to be real

It’s all about the fun

Not the money in the end

I'd gladly waste a few more lifetimes

With people like you for friends

One more time

For good measure’s sake

I could stay here forever

But time has its way