Urban Solitude

So many times I've cried
When dark clouds block the sunlight
And it's raining in my heart
I'll keep my head up high

So little time to try
To find out 'bout the feeling
That's deep inside of you
And keeps the dream alive

So remember
When you're down and out
In the sand

So many minds are torn
By overloading senses
You're breathing in and out
No second left to sigh

Can you tell me why
Nobody will tell me
What they're feeling deep inside
We're all just telling lies

Every time you wonder
Why the feeling lingers
And it's stuck inside your soul
You're crying when you smile

So remember
When you're down and out
When you're stuck in the middle
When you can't solve the riddle
Lay it down in the sand
When you can't help but shiver
Get your finger off the trigger
Lay it down in the sand

Get it out your head
Out of your hands
Lay it down in the sand

So remember
When you're down and out
When everything's missing
And there's nobody listening
Lay it down in the sand
When you can't help but shiver
Get your finger off the trigger
Lay it down in the sand

Get it out your head
Out of your hands
Lay it down
In the sand

No hurry, I'll be waiting for you
My baby, now don't you worry
I'll be fine

Just take your time
To make up your mind
Draw a line
Or flip a dime
Waiting for you

It's easy, if you want to please me
Don't tell me maybe
Come back home complete me

No strings attached
That's a promise I can't keep
So I waste my time
With lazy crazy dreaming
A sparkling wine
A twist of lime
A whisky soda, hole in time
When you're not here

Don't say you're sorry
Don't say it
No
Don't say you're sorry

Sure got my piece of heaven
An angel in disguise
Gone wild

But I thought you were a man
Who knew right from wrong
That's why I really don't understand
Why he's with her

It's killing me
What has she got that I don't have
Is it the way she looks at you
Laughs with you, can she,
Does she make you beg for more
This is hurting
What has she got that I don't have

I tried to call him
Anytime anywhere
But he's never there

So I went to his place
And waited all day
So he would explain it to me
And this is what he said
He said:

There is nothing left to say
I had my fill, I went away
Your crying eyes won't change a thing
It was just a fling

Well how could an angel break my heart
He said: We could still be friends

Are you kidding me
What has she got that I don't have
Is it the way she looks at you
Talks to you, can she,
Does she make you beg for more
This is hurting
What has she got that I don't have, I don't have

But twice every year
When he's in tears
When he loses his mind
And can't help but cry
He'll call me and then

I am better than, I am

I was dreaming last night
A figment of my brain
On the downtown train
And we had nowhere to go

So we got off to take a walk
In the pouring rain
You said you rode it once
And you would ride it again
Please take me with you

Tom waits for the morning train
To take us away
Me and mr. Tom Waits
Can't wait no more

I'm wrapped around your finger
Two fingers on my lips
No need to speak
Cause it's all in our eyes

When they turned out the lights
They gave us one for the road
We headed for the tracks
And never looked back
This could never be real

Tom waits for the morning train
To take us away
Me and mr. Tom Waits
Can't wait no more
Can't wait no more
On the downtown train
Me and mr. Tom Waits

I've got a bug in my head
And a jumping heart
No time to spare
Turn left turn right step on it
Stopped by the traffic light

And all that honking screaming
The cabdriver is dreaming
Of the beach and babes
Leaning back easy as the sun goes down
But I'm already late
No time to spare, couldn't care less about it
If the sky was falling down
No I don't care you can stare while the whole
world is crumbling around me

Urban solitude breaking me down
Keeps me dreaming
Urban solitude shaking me down
Keeps me dreaming

So you've got a lot of stuff on your mind
Or a bleeding heart when nobody cares
Step in, step out of the rain
Head for the flickering lights, just head for the flickering lights
There's always somebody dancing baby, taking a chance
You can find a little romance, someone will give you love
Although it's just enough to get you through the night
Well alright now
No I don't care you can stare I don't care about
No I don't care you can stare I don't care about
No I don't care you can stare, while the whole
world is crumbling around me

Urban solitude breaking me down
Keeps me dreaming
Urban solitude shaking us down
Keeps me dreaming

I don't exist for you
You made that crystal clear
Your sweetest thing for 7 years
What did I do to deserve this

Don't think you own my life
I've still got my pride
Trying so hard to forget
I cannot help but hear your voice

This is love, just trust me baby
Other girls mean nothing to me
Why don't you keep your big mouth shut

And all the bridges that you burn
Come back one day to haunt you
It's just a matter of time

Baby, don't get me wrong
If I'm not there to catch your fall
Did I try for too long
Am I to blame for U being U

Save those tears for someone else
Your trouble's only just begun
Hands off my sunshine leave it alone
Before I go commit a crime

I'm gonna show you what you taught me
No respect, no mercy
Till you fall down on your knees for me

All the bridges that you burn
Come back one day to haunt you
It's just a matter of time

Baby, don't get me wrong
If I'm not there to catch your fall
Did I try for too long
Am I to blame for U being U

Hey Michel how's life are you ok
I wonder if you ever think of me
It's been 9 years since that kiss
I can't help but reminisce
Hey Michel do you remember

We walked the street to the beat
Hand in hand you and me
Smiling faces so in love
Hoping that they all could see
That we belonged together you and me
against the world
But we found out the hard way cause it
wasn't meant to be

Now it's you and her I see

You were my first and worst love
And so it only could go wrong
But ain't that just the way you learn
Hey Michel I just wanted to let you know
That someone else has stolen my heart
And now another girl has caught your eye
That doesn't mean I don't think of you
I am just hoping that she'll treat you right

Do you remember
How we walked the street to the beat
Hand in hand you and me
Smiling faces so in love
Hoping that they all could see
That we belonged together you and me
against the world
But we found out the hard way cause it
wasn't meant to be

Now it is you and her I see

It was just a silly dream

I'm walking in the park
And I'm talking to the dark
But there ain't nobody listening
My heart has turned to stone
When I found myself alone
Now all I do is whisper to the dark

There's only so much you can take
You've gotta give yourself a break
But I don't think you're listening
If you're gonna take it all so hard
You gonna tear yourself apart
I can understand you miss him in the dark

Yeah, teach your heart how to sing get the courage again now
Yeah, take the 10:50pm train to the city
Yeah, I had a chance for romance so I do it again now

If love is no longer being served
You've got to leave the table
Mister Aznavour told me, merci beaucoup
Though I miss him, got to let go
Though I miss him, got to let go
Let it go

It's about that time to leave it all behind you
You don't want to but life is passing by you
The hard knocks, got you twisted like dreadlocks
Catalogue your dark and set some new marks
I understand your body's filled with hesitation
Trust me it's gonna be a whole new situation
Turn this page I guess you know what to do
Rise up like phoenix I'm bringing out the beauty in you

Yeah, teach your heart how to sing get the courage again now
Yeah, take the 10:50pm train to the city
Yeah, I had a chance for romance so I do it again now

Let's say I'm feeling better
Let's say I'm feeling fine
Let's say I gave you all I had
And now I'm out of time

And my best wasn't good enough
And now this time to wonder
Now this time to heal
Time to let it all come down
But I don't know what I feel

But it aches and it hurts and it burns
Oh it kills me
Tick, tock, you don't stop
You don't fade
You just stay
But I'll do it all again

Tick, tock, you don't stop
You don't fade
You just stay
But I'll do it all again

Now don't you call me baby
Just don't pretend you care
Save your sorry for yourself
When Judas takes you there

Once I really believed
There was nothing out there for the lost and lonely
But a voice in my head kept banging on my heart
Says you're not the only one

But it kills me

Tick, tock, you don't stop
You don't fade
You just stay
But I'll do it all again

Tick, tock, you don't stop
You don't fade
You just stay
But I'll do it all again

Can you tell me how you feel
When you turn on your tv
When you see me singing through my tears
I've saved up all these years
Can you tell me what you see
When you read the magazines
Do you see yourself in me
When you read the magazines
When the DJ plays this song
Can you tell me what you hear

And I hope you feel the way we felt
When you put us all through hell
Can you tell me how you feel now
How do you feel, how do you feel
Tell me how you sleep at night
Do you take those pills like me
Or do you toss and turn and lay your head on
the pillow and fall asleep cause you just don't
care, how do you feel

And now I'm in your face
And you feel that empty space
Why did we how did we come to fall from grace
Falling, falling
Didn't you just hear us calling out
No there's nothing left to say
Cause you shouldn't have stayed away
No man leaves his flesh and blood this way

And I hope you feel the way we felt
When you put us all through hell
Can you tell me how you feel now
How do you feel, how do you feel
Tell me how you sleep at night
Do you take those pills like me
Or do you toss and turn and lay your head on
the pillow and fall asleep cause you just don't
care, how do you feel

It took a crowd for me to see
That it really wasn't me
The swaying crowd is the cleansing rain
It took the pain away
And I hope you'll find yourself alone
In a million dollar home
You will be stuck
With a heart like a rock
I hope you run out of luck fool
How do you feel now
Does it hurt, does it hurt
How do you feel now
I'm just wonderin' how it feels

All you ever do is
Letting it all just pass you by
No need to try
All you ever say is
Baby it's alright now

All you ever do is
Letting the hurt crawl up inside
No need to cry
All you ever say is
Baby, I feel just fine

What do you think of me
Don't you think I see
That you're just hiding from me
What do you think of me
Don't you think I see
That you're just lying to me
Do you think I'm blind sucker

Open up your eyes
You've got to learn to cry
Baby it's alright baby
Open up your, open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
You've got to learn to cry
Maybe you'll feel just fine

All I ever do is
Waitin' for you to tell me why
You never try
All I ever say is
Could you tell me why

All I ever do is
Hoping that you will tell me why
You never cry
All I ever say is
Baby it's alright, it's alright for you

What do you think of me
Don't you think I see
That you're just hiding from me
What do you think of me
Don't you think I see
That you're just lying to me
Do you think I'm blind sucker

Open up your eyes
You've got to learn to cry
Baby it's alright alright
Open up your, open up your eyes
Open up your eyes
You've got to learn to cry
Maybe you'll feel just fine

Well you know I've got this problem
'Cause there is you
No matter how I try to tell you just can't see
Oh no, I won't get through

You've got a body and a brain

Instead of pointing to another
Take a look at yourself
Why don't you just use that thing inside your head
And try to tell me why

You've got a body and a brain
You're free to speak, could you explain
The reason for your narrow mind
You're thinking medieval times
Your ignorance just gets you scared
Of everything and I don't know
Which way the wind is blowing
Hoping it will blow your fears away

I'm sure I'll never solve this problem
But I hope you will
I'll speak my mind and tell you time and time again
Though I won't get through

You've got a body and a brain
You're free to speak, could you explain
The reason for your narrow mind
You're thinking medieval times
Your ignorance just gets you scared
Of everything and I don't know
Which way the wind is blowing
Hoping it will blow your fears away

Time and time and time and time again
But I can't get through baby
Let me explain

You've got a body and a brain
You're free to speak, could you explain
The reason for your narrow mind
You're thinking medieval times
Your ignorance just gets you scared
Of everything and I don't know
Which way the wind is blowing
Hoping it will blow your fears away

What's the matter my friend
Can you tell me why
You say there's nothing on your mind
Please stop telling lies

As long as you're lying
I can't ease your mind

No sense in hiding
It's all in your eyes
No need to hide
You can't tell me lies
No sense in hiding
It's all in your eyes

Cause I ain't happy man
Until I see you smile
Until I see the spark back in your eyes
And I can tell you why

As long as you're smiling
I'll hit a high

No sense in hiding
It's all in your eyes
No need to hide
You can't tell me lies
No sense in hiding
It's all in your eyes

What's the matter baby
What's the matter baby
What's the matter now
Cause I ain't happy
Unless I see you smile
Unless I see you smile

What's the matter man
What's the matter baby
What's the matter now
Cause I ain't happy
Unless I see you smile
Unless I see you smile