Van Halen III lyrics

I know what you're feelin' what you're feeling is easy to see. I know what you're dreamin' I have those same dreams. Woa.. Reachin' for the beat again. Lookin' for a sign. It was right here all the time, time, time, time... I am you and you are me. Do You believe? Don't you trust me?

hey you, wake up, get yourself together
yeah you, so you think you made it better
'cause you know it's coming at you
while your back is turned
look too long and i can't help you
so clear your head, find a way home
better make up your mind

first you say that you will
then you say you won't
well i'm just trying to figure
try and figure you out

how long can this go on

poorman, he just want a little
richman, wanna little bit more
superman, he looking for lois
salesman, try and sell you his soul
fatman, he ordering seconds
pizzaman, just wanna slice
badman, looking for attention
a goodman, he's hard to find

milkman, looking more like your daughter
strawman, don't have a leg to stand on
gayman, looking for another
candyman, yeah the candyman can

if i cannot see you from afar
look into your eyes, that hint of depth
hidden inside
if i cannot hear you from afar
whisper in my ear, rest assured that
you are near

and i know not what it's like
the aforementioned
for the distance between us
as are the stars, i only have you
in my imagination
in my imagination
just to love you
from afar

if i cannot kiss you from afar

no candidate would i support
his platform could i endorse
another accomplice slinging dirt
campaign promises falling short
i don't belong to any race
pledge allegiance to a place
no borderline in the sand i'd trace
i'm just a sucker for a pretty face

uncomfortable in the realm of the political
position's always been a little left of cynical
i'm fundamentally for the individual

once embraced, can't ever be let go
once revealed, can't ever be not shown
once believed, can't ever lose faith
once shared, can't ever be separate
once sown, once can't ever be not reaped

like the dawn of a brand new day
with the power of deity
i can feel it inside of me
feel it, can you feel it

once born, can't ever be not conceived
once present, can't ever be past

in a word to the wisdom tooth
to tell, or not the truth
so open up and say ahh-men
rinse cup, then spit again
forked tongue in double speak
pretty soon you just might
spring a leak
inhale before you begin
your iron lung's a bag of wind

there's a fire in the hole
fire in the hole
there's a fire in the hole, fire

sweet 'n' sour, filiblister
faucet pouring, fresh 'n' bitter

Josephina
there's so much i want to know
i've known you for all of mine
but not all of yours
you're not a stranger
no, nothing could be further
i look back and i wonder
what you were like, long before

Josephina
if i asked you, would you tell me?
the fact from the fancy
and the dreams in between
tell me a story
all about yours truly
photographs from the past
imagine, the mystery

i woke up to yet another day
grown to expect
expect more of the same
except for, for a subtle change
and that is, i'm slowly fading away
harvest moon, soon will pass
crop is gone, left only chaff
a bitter pill, and an overcast
a flag unfurled, at half mast

a year to the day
since you went away
a moment in time
when you were last mine
i'm here standing still
with more time to kill

Ain't that some shit?)
(Okay, ya ready to go?)
(Yeah)
Oh yeah!
Yeah! She's gotta have soul
Or it won't feel right
Well, just plain, clean, and simple
Wrapped up nice n' tight

And homegrown and down-home, that makes one
Cookin' up that old time, long lost recipe for me. Woo!

It's gettin' hard to find
Guess it ain't hip enough now
You take an average guy, he can't identify, uh

give me liberty or give me death
no truer words, have ever been said
are you prepared
for your very last breath
don't you dare start
what you cannot finish
so when we face, face the adversary
no longer are we the minority...

and when history repeats her hour
the pendulum will swing
swing into power
though not in vain like our forefathers
freedom, never had no room for cowards

are you ever so silent, when she wanted to talk
or couldn't keep quiet, when she needed a hug
come on too strong, when a little's too much
how many, how many, say i
go on and say yes, and really mean no
would you rather guess, when you just don't know
and then say i love you, but aren't willing to show
how many, how many, say i
how many, how many, say i

how many, how many, say i