the confidence you exude
a dude of action, oh, so shrewd
nothing but a fast food politician
with no aptitude for the job
I'm in no mood for your lies

I can't be wooed by you
I won't be deluded by you
you have been reviewed by me
you are excluded by me
take your baby food elsewhere

I'm not part of your multitude
won't be part of your family feud
you are rude and rued and should be sued
for your ingratitude
it may be crude but go get stewed in your own devices

sometimes you walk alone
but you have to hold your head high
the road you walk isn't well-known
not many will see what you get to see
only you get to be what you are meant to be

sometimes you stand alone
but you have to hold your head high
where you stand isn't well-known
not many will see what you get to see
only you get to be what you are meant to be

sometimes you’re on the mountain
breathing pure winter air
sometimes you’re in the valley
longing for someone with whom to share
sometimes you’re in the thick of a fight
wondering if anyone is left to care
sometimes it's a lonely star
looking for someone to take the dare

sometimes you sleep alone
tired of holding your head up high
remember the visions you've been shown
in dreams not yet come true
not many will see what you get to see
only you get to be what you are meant to be

not every battle is covered in glory
not every hero lives to tell his story
not every cause is worth the shedding of blood
not every life is worth the price of this mud

we wanted to believe in the straight and true
we marched knowing what we were going to do
take the battle to the enemy, we said
we came back home left weary and dead

we watched as our truth became a lie
no good reason for our enemies to die
I wonder why I can sleep in peace
when for my brothers there is no release

not every heart deserves to beat strong and bold
not every story deserves to be told
and all that gold I see glittering
falls into hands undeserving

I wonder why they can sleep in peace
I wonder why they get sweet release
my brothers deserved to live their lives
but got cut down early by a liar's knife

some people wake up wise
some don't wake up at all
some poke out their eyes
tired of all the things they saw
and I'm checking out soon
fill up the hot air balloon
I'm drifting away
I'm drifting away

some people starving for news
looking for reasons to sing the blues
and the friends they pick and choose
hit the alarm for one last snooze
tell me what's left to lose
after things are said and done
show me a place to hang my guns
gonna have me a little fun

you can take me to task
for the questions I didn't ask
I'm even willing to take the blame
for how the team threw the game
I'm used to being on the losing side
and I'm ready for one last slide
there isn't much now left to say
please don't look at me that way

some people wake up blind
they forever closed their hearts and minds
in the darkness they trip and stumble
over things they searched their whole lives for
they can't even find the door
they thought they were on the winning team
but you and I know nothing is ever as it seems

and I'm drifting away
I'm drifting away

let this truth sink in
"I am alive. I'm ALIVE."
one reason to sing
no gratitude in silence
in stillness the rocks cry out

Jubilee
celebrate this year
with gladness
bless your life
smiles and laughter brighten
the darkest of times

its hard to cheat
the August heat
and watch the year wind down
I'm feelin' beat
and feelin' the letdown
after the sun's gone down
no one to greet
me or to meet
me or go with
me to the end of the road

open my eyes
I realize
nothing is what it is
the dreamin' lies
never end with a kiss
after the sun's gone down
the fireflies
light the tunnel
they're showing
me to the end of the road

a bitter pill
climbing the hill
counting crows all the way
bitter and still
I don't have words to say
after the sun's gone down
it's September
what came before
what comes after
me at the end of the road