waltzing

1. waltzing to my own tune

all that I have is a mind that is free

and all that I think is in me

all that I have is a mind of my own

with all that I should have known

I'm swaying along with the songs in my head

that old jukebox with stereo sound

I'm weaving the words that come whispering by

it's a merry go rhyming around

I'm waltzing to my own tune

all I desire is a place I can go

somewhere you just go with the flow

all I desire is a place I can stay

where I can be playing all day

I treasure the melodies in my mind

it's a cellar with bottles of wine

I pick a few chords and I juggle some notes

and I'm having a wonderful time

I'm waltzing under a fooling moon

I'm waltzing on a favourite tune

I'm waltzing 'till I think I'm done

I'm waltzing 'till the music's gone

2. cuddle up in dreams

in the arms of Mary Jane

slumbers with my dear

all the way from here

in the arms of Mary Jane

floating on her cloud

I could find all out

she made me cuddle up in dreams

where beautiful life seems

in the arms of Mary Jane

she came quietly

touching all of me

in the arms of Mary Jane

my mind was just a free

as I wanted it to be

ooh my Mary Jane

I'll never be the same

3. happy to spend my life

you hold me tight when the clouds are closing in

you shield me from the blue

and every time when I have fallen down

you just pull me through

you reassure me when I seek

and try to understand

you are strong when I am weak

you let me hold your hand

I'm so happy to spend my life

I'm so happy to spend it with you

I'm so happy to spend my life with you

every time I try to reach the sky

you keep an eye on me

and when you catch me flying way to high

you bring me back to me

you make me laugh when I'm in tears

you show me other sides

you dismantle all my fears

you get me through those nights

I try to find a reason why

and you just make me see

If I were not with you my love

I wouldn't know where I would be

4. in this village

in this village, near the river, between the hills

on the street, I see people, they're walking still

they're heading for the old cemetery, just out of town

before christmas eve, in the late afternoon they all gather round

around the graves, candles burn and the silence breaks

the brass band plays worn out Mozart with some mistakes

the men's choir sings christmas songs like "Silent Night"

and people just stand, some together and some aside

and they stand by the dead

and they play for the dead

and they sing for the dead

and that's just beautiful, just beautiful....

the wind is weak, the sun's gone down and the light turns blue

some tears are wept but there's also smiles, meant for you

within moments all are leaving and they close the gates

and in all this I had to think of old Tom Waits

5. before she looks away

it shows, she's a little sad

there's something wrong

it shows, there's a sting of pain

that lingers on

and she's so ooh oh oh oh... wonderful

and she's so ooh oh oh oh...beautiful

it shows, she's been through a lot

she has heard all lies

it shows all that once has been

mirrors in her eyes

and the wind is blowing harder than ever

and the trees are bending more and more

and she has faced all kinds of weather

and she's as strong as never before

it shows, her crow's-feet tell

she's a lot of fun

it shows, the way she looks

she is not yet done

it shows, when she smiles at me

before she looks away...

6. Cinderella please

Cinderella please, Cinderella run

Cinderella, that's no way to have fun

you'll never be free again

you'll never walk the streets again

Cinderella dear, did you know

besides a crown

every queen wears a frown

Cinderella please, don't you see

Cinderella, you will have to flee

forever tied to that chair

forever you will have to bear

7. all for you

hello my darling, welcome in my arms

let me hold you tight now, I will lead this dance

feel like to seduce you, do what makes you wow

open up you shell and make it happen now

I give you everything, it's all for you

I'll do anything you want me to

hello my darling, let me help you out

take my hand and show me what it's all about

let me hear your whispers, I want to hear you please

take me to the place where we can find our peace

8. somewhere between

I've been on the Everest
talking to the sky
looking out for answers

to the question why

I've been on the Everest
I thought I was free
a strange and lonely place
not where you'd want to be

way up high, there's no way higher

way up high, nowhere to fly

I followed the dead sea
found me in the deep

once caught in a stream

there is no course to keep

I followed the dead sea
floating down below
you don't seem to drown
you just lose all you know

way down low, there's no way lower

way down low, nowhere to go

somewhere between the Everest

and the deep dead sea

somewhere between these two

must be a place for me...

9. too long ago

when was the last time you found yourself in heaven above

you just kept on going and you never had enough

when was the last time you felt like climbing a tree

you just knew that was where you wanted to be

no no no, that's been way too long

way too long ago

no no no, and it's all gone

gone before you know

when was the last time you wanted twice on the floor

your hands up her thighs, 'cause you wanted even more

when was the last time you inhaled to get high

way off the ground to spent some time in the sky

what used to tick inside, what used to be the drive

you used to feel alright, what made you feel alive

when was the last time you just shared everything you had

you could call on any friend when things got really bad

when was the last time you didn't mind the days to come

you danced all through the night into the morning sun.

10. passing time

passing time, it's all that I do

passing time, just the whole day through

and every day is just another day

and I know it will go on this way

passing time, there's no reason why

passing time, until the day I will die

and all my life I'll try to understand

what lies ahead is only time to spend

you didn't get to choose to live

and you don't choose to die

and no one knows what reason for

you didn't get to choose to live

and you don't choose to die

but would you want to live for evermore

passing time, I lay down my head

passing time, for good and for bad

and tomorrow I'll wake up again

and I hope I see the difference then

11. happy go lucky

happy go lucky

don't you bother and let it roll

happy go lucky

just leave it and let it flow

let's see what happens next

don't you follow all those plans

let's all hang out here

don't you try to make some sense

happy go lucky

don't you worry about a thing

happy go lucky

have a bit of a fling

just take it as it comes

wait and see how things will go

walk away from everything

let's get lost and say hello

happy go lucky, happy after all

happy go lucky, lucky after all

12. the first time

an afternoon in May we tremble indecision

our clothes are tangled up here, on the floor

both insecure about what should be the next step

we know what we want but we're not quite sure

take me back to my seventeen's

take me back to that afternoon

take me back to be there once again;

the first time

your heart is jumping, my breath is taken

our eyes are asking; "do you know?"

a flood of desire falls in a shower

our lips are sealing; "we want to go!"

13. memory in a haze

a memory, in a haze

two alone, all alone on the beach

from sun and wind, a blushing face

from something more, something else out of reach

the wind had blown away, blown away your words

I think I understood something like "I do"

but the wind had blown away, blown away your words

along the shore into a mood

to a promise that was not too far ahead

sundown saw; we'd never would

and the night covered all things unsaid

the waves just washed away, washed away the words

in the sand I wrote, something like "I do"

but the waves just washed away, washed away the words

and time has faded all , faded all away

somewhere in my head, something like "I do"

and time just fades it all, fades it all away

14. just lay me in the grass

just lay me in the grass, leaving it all be

there is nothing going on, and nothing to be done

just lay me in the grass, absolutely free

nothing bothers me no more, no worries on the shore

nothing more and nothing less, let me float on nothingness

nothing more and nothing less, let me float into happiness

just lay me in the grass in the shadow of a tree

no more thinking in my mind, leaving everything behind

just lay me in the grass, no one else but me

slowly I am drifting to a sky that is forever blue

just lay me in the grass, why don't you lay me in the grass