In the Wings

Little dancers in the wings and flitting 'cross the stage
A realization of having been instrumental
A moment of knowing this particular magic would not have existed without me
It made me cry
The thought, the idea, still makes me smile
For a beat I knew why
I am here.

It's not very often that we get a chance to see
That some part of the world would not exist without "me"

Little ideas in my head and flitting through a brainstorm
Being overcome by powerful emotion
A moment of connecting with a real and true part of this dreamy existence
Brought me to tears
Of joy and pain at the same time
For a moment these years
Made sense

It's not very often that we get a chance to know
That in some parts of this song there are still ways to grow

Thanksgiving

The music in my head, the sounds on my tongue
The melody I live, the harmony in song

Thank you stars. Thank you 'verse.  Thank you for this life immersed
in the song, in the song...

The family I hold always in my thoughts
And the knowledge that I'm in all of their hearts

Thank you stars. Thank you 'verse.  Thank you for this life immersed
in the song, in the song...

The friends that I hug or who make me laugh,
who share deep conversations - all the friends that I have

Thank you stars. Thank you 'verse.  Thank you for this life immersed
in the song, in the song...

The job, the food, the shelter, the clothes
Things taken for granted which I have in droves

Thank you stars. Thank you 'verse.  Thank you for this life immersed
in the song, in the song... 

Thankfully... where I belong.

Words

Words
Why can't I ever find the words
That clarify all my ideas
In all my songs that hinge upon

Words
They're always on the tips of tongues
They lie and cheat and poke some fun
While I keep searching for the right one

Chorus
Words keep getting by me
Words behind me
Words beguile me
Words, words, words defy me

Words
Can be so very hard to say
Yet chatter all my thoughts away
And they can cage or they can... 

Free
Up all the thoughts inside my head
Just wish I understood what's said
So I could take them back instead

Chorus 2

Words keep getting by me
Words can bind me
Words terrify me
Words, words, words define me

Words
I need a few more for this song
Another verse and then I'm done
I don't know what I'm saying

Damn words
They never help me see the light
They make me toss and turn all night
And then they never come out just quite right...

Words  (end)