Where We Started From lyrics

I've seen God's children in trailer parks
Seen Caddies cruisin' for movie stars
A ruby saddle in a neon sky
And a southern town even time passed by
I watched the sun fall down in the canyons
I nearly met my maker in LA
I thought I'd seen it all
Until she showed me the American way

Oh, the American way
Well I woke up to a brand new day
The American way

Flyin' J shone a light on me

Happy Anniversary
The Little River Band
(D. Birtles/D. Briggs)

Happy anniversary baby
Got you on my mind
Happy anniversary baby
Got you on my mind

I'm so happy for you baby
Now that you've found somebody new
I see it in your eyes, Lord it's no surprise
What he can do for you

But when I look back baby
When I look back to what we had
And I know I'm countin' good times

I hope it's not too late to call
I couldn't wait a moment more
I don't know what else to do
I need to ask a favor

Check behind each of your doors
Search throughout your rooms and halls
Secret corners, look there too
I think I left my heart with you

Don't forget to remember
‘Cos you're always on my mind
I don't care if I've lost my heart this time

Heart of a dreamer but I do know right from wrong
And you alone you keep me holdin' on
I long for the moment…restless and blue
And no one ever filled my dreams like you

I will promise you my heart is yours alone
And I'll give to you every night I own
Baby, we've got what it takes
Baby, we've got what it takes
Just you and I

You fill me up when I burn deep inside

Feeling like winter
Is this the way it's meant to be
Stare out my window
I see nothing but the trees

I don't like this feeling
Just me on the border
I just want to feel like home

Lead me to water, show me life
Reach for that something that I can't find
Take hold of my hand, bring me home tonight
Lead me to water

Walk to the daylight
I see the end so far away

When I lie awake at night and I gently touch your cheek
The worries of the day slowly drift away
As I close my weary eyes and I feel you gently breathe
I think of all you are and slowly float away

Here we are in our world
Looking for a sign
When I find that I'm lost

I look in your eyes
There's that look in your eyes

When I feel alone I simply think of you

She rides the midnight train to Newtown
Her long legs across the seat
And talks of lunch at Ansty's Teahouse
Where the fashion lions feed

She's running away, so tired of her small world
Then turning the page, is there anybody there

She cries over and over again
Could this ever be the life for me
Long nights drinking her coffee esprit
Talk of lovers and swirl
She's dying to play

The Other Guy
The Little River Band
(Graham Goble)

I found out that you care for another guy
I found out that you want for another smile
We are alone as two different people can be
And it's hurting me so
Just to know that you don't care for me

Chorus:

The other guy won't be around to talk to our kids
He won't understand when you're down the way that I did

Busted doors and broken women hang out in the street
Faces unfamiliar turn to stare and not to greet
And the old café door's permanently closed, no more cappuccino brewing
There's a pair of eyes peering through the afterglow
Wondering what the hell I'm doin'

This place used to be my home
This town I used to call my own
Over the years nothin' and no one's grown

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from

I hope it's alright with you
But you've been on my mind tonight
Well I was lookin' over water
And I was sure I saw you in the light
Like a half-forgotten memory
Of a song that won't quite come back to me

Her little eyes looked up to the evening sky
As twilight spread across her sweet face she wondered why
She turned to me to ask who made it so
So sure that I would know

Who made the moon, who paints the sky
Who hangs the stars and turns them on each night
Who tells the rose it's time to bloom
How do Junebugs know it's June
Dad, who made the moon

Help Is On Its Way
Little River Band

Why are you in so such hurry?
Is it really worth the worry?
Look around, then slow down.
What's it like inside the bubble?
Does your head ever give you trouble?
It's no sin, trade it in.

(Chorus)
Hang on, help is on its way,
I'll be there as fast as I can,
"Hang on", a tiny voice did say,
>From somewhere deep inside the inner man.

Lonesome Loser
The Little River Band

Have you heard about the lonesome loser
Beaten by the queen of hearts every time
Have you heard about the lonesome loser
He's a loser, but he still keeps on tryin'

Oohoohooh .... oooh ....

Sit down, take a look at yourself
Don't you want to be somebody
Someday somebody's gonna see inside
You have to face up, you can't run and hide

SEYMOUR:
Lift up your head
Wipe off that mascara
Here take my Kleenex
Wipe your lipstick away
Show me your face
As clean as the morning
I know things were bad
But now they’re OK

Suddenly Seymour
Is standing beside you
You don’t need no make-up
Don’t have to pretend

Suddenly Seymour
Is here to provide you
Sweet understanding
Seymour’s your friend

THE NIGHT OWLS
Little River Band

There is a bar right across the street
He's got a need he just can't beat
Out on the floor he shuffles his feet away
He'll get the girl 'cause he looks so fine
He's gonna win her every time
He knows he will, he's dressed to kill, he's a night owl

CHORUS:

(Move on, there's a howl of a night owl calling)
(To belong, she's crying in the night)

Take It Easy On Me
Little River Band

It used to be so easy to be your lover.
We wandered through the days like they had no end.
But now that you are gone I'm under cover.
I just can't think about you as a friend.

Chorus:

Take it easy on me.
It should be easy to see.
I'm getting lost in a crowd.
Hear me crying out loud.
Just want you to know.
I know that you have to go.

WE TWO
Little River Band

All alone, on my own,
Since I walked out on you
I walked out on me, now it's gone,
And you, what to do,
There's so much time and so many nights to get through,
Oh why do we play, and why do we lose,
It's a dangerous life we live, we two.

We are fools, we make all these rules,
We make it so hard to find love, to feel free, to
Be fresh outta school,

MAN ON YOUR MIND
Little River Band

I can feel it floating away
Inch by inch, day by day
Love boat set itself free
Castaway, slipping out to sea

I can feel it coming adrift
Even a blind man could see the rift
From an ocean liner to a Chinese Junk
There ain't been a ship that can't be sunk

I used to dream it could last forever
But pipedreams never come true

Reminiscing
The Little River Band
(Graham Goble)

Friday night, it was late, I was walking you home
We got down to the gate and I was dreaming of the night
Would it turn out right
How to tell you girl
I wanna build my world around you
Tell you that it's true
I wanna make you understand I'm talkin' about a lifetime plan

That's the way it began, we were hand in hand

It all started out by a word of mouth
Moving fast on a whim
It went all through the suburds
The north and south
And when it finally got back to him

It was larger than life
It was older than time
It was all that you need
All of a sudden we changed overnight
But the people couldn't see the wood for the trees

Go and tell your mother
Pass it on to a friend
Leave it all to your brother

You're Driving Me Out Of My Mind
The Little River Band
(D. Birtles/G. Goble)

Feeling bluesy, you know you do confuse me all night
I sit at home, alone and wonder if you're all right
I count the hours and lie awake until you return
And search my mind with overtime
I've so much to learn

Well I gave you everything from the depths of my heart
From the day you took my ring we drifted apart

When the cold of winter comes
Starless night will cover day
In the veiling of the sun
We will walk in bitter rain

But in dreams
I can hear your name
And in dreams
We will meet again

When the seas and mountains fall
And we come, to end of days
In the dark I hear a call
Calling me there,
I will go there
And back again