Risen lyrics

I took this girl out last night and we left around 12,
We walked along lonely streets and got to know ourselves,
I like to read - she likes to write,
she likes to sleep - and I like to stay up all night,
My friends say I'm crazy and I agree,
but that's okay cause that the way she likes to be
I say now hey girl, come with me and let yourself go,
Hey girl come with me and let yourself go

back in the day...
oh, it wasn't that far.
not a day goes by that won't be in the back tomorrow.
take today as a sample to you.
it looks cloudy outside,
what are you gonna do
well, we could get up
or we could get on down
we could drive to the country or head downtown,
maybe i'll join you too
we could have been so much better off than before
if we held on true

take today, and go walk for a while

She takes it deep to the heart right from the start
she talks softly over a glass of wine.
Now and again she's more than a friend, why don't
you just throw me that line.
It would be great if she'd dedicate just a minute
from her precious time.
I'll give it a while, but that's not my style, now how
is that a crime
Everyone says that I'm wild.
Pardon my French but I still know my child.

It's been a long, long time since I lost myself.
Put my pride down on the table, put my fear on the shelf.
So I bought myself a throne to reside and let myself go.
But I've traveled much too far, where I've gone, I'll never know.
What a long, long time...
Long, long time.
It's been a little old while since I felt so fine.
Wanderin' in the rain...
Losing my mind.
What a long, long time.

What can you say about tomorrow
What do you know about my life
What do you say to your daughter
What do you tell to your wife
a la la la eh oh

Say Mr. Brown how about your daughter.
Do you know what she's done with her life
And do you agree that we are lost here
Well, among the lost we shall survive.

a la la la eh oh

a hey hey hey

What can you say about the weather

Well there was a time when life caught you by surprise.
What you see going by is a shadow.
You've got to live in front of your eyes.
In a typical way we stray, checking back with the past.
In a typical day we'll stay to see what's gonna last.
But I didn't mind at all.
I didn't mind at all
I didn't mind at all
I didn't mind at all

Amazing how we all want this life a little more everyday.
It's crazy how we pick ourselves up just to let us down anyway.
The one thing that you're missing is loungin' on the log right next to you.
So pick up that precious something and relax for a delicate few.
Amazing how we all want this life a little more everyday.
It's crazy how we pick ourselves up just to let us down anyway.

if only she knew
what was going right,
if only she knew,
i would not be alone tonight.
if only she knew
what was going wrong
if only she knew
i would not be singing this song.
if only she knew
what would i do
would i run
maybe stick around just for fun
would i take you out just us two
that would be grand
if only she knew

if only she knew what to do...
relax with you

He walks these streets some nights until way past twelve.
His mind can't decide if he's in heaven...he just can't tell.
He sees her standing there, smiling by the lamp post shine.
His heart can't remember ever feeling, oh, so fine.
She gone.
She not coming back, no way.
She gone.
She not coming back to stay.
She gone.

And as she turns away his eyes lost in her back.

It's 3 a.m. and i wanna go to bed
I got a lady running through my head
Ran out of money, looking for a night shift
It's 3 a.m. and i wanna go to bed
I know this lady, way down in my country
She was so pretty thet my eyes threw disguises at me
An we would sit and wonder 'bout the future
But now i'm thinkin' that today sounds fine to me
Well i've been working for days on full time

I was riding down the highway when I thought I
Spotted someone in the road
I said, "You going my way"
And he turned his head and said, "Man, I don't know."
So I asked about his government and he turned his head and then began to laugh
And I asked him, "what you running from"
And he said, "My man, I'm running from my past."
And we laughed aloud, and sang aloud
And then we drank a brew