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this is the way it was in my younger years
when the night would never end
and i always had a friend
the story of my life was living without fears
and no need to pretend
no falsehoods to defend
with honesty as my guiding light
the day would fade into the night
knowing i meant no harm
was the core of my charm
if history will repeat itself
then i may come down from my shelf
with the same old smile
and the same new style
and if i wanted you
you knew just what to do
for when a heart is true
the message always come through
this is the way it was in my younger years
never had to be alone
and always secure on my own
the secret power is to not empower fears
so there's no need to pretend
and there are no lies to defend
with honesty as your guiding light
relax and be one with the night
knowing you mean no harm
that is the essence of charm
and the same old story will be told
of how true love never grows old
from peter pan to the holy grail
the innocent quests never fail
quixote knew
just what to do
the heart that's true
always shows through
and if i wanted you
you knew just what to do
for when a heart is true
the message always come through
this is the way it was in my younger years
when true love was real
and not afraid to feel
the magic moments were based on no fears
with no need to pretend
and no lies to defend
the story goes
for one who knows
honesty
will set you free
and the secret to charm
is knowing
you mean no harm
the secret to charm
is knowing...
you mean no harm
i want to write an intelligent song
with words that will get your attention
i want to write an intelligent song
with words that will get into your mind
i want to write an intelligent song
don't let me forget to mention
i want to write an intelligent song
the kind of song you want to find
because i want you
i want to know you
i want you to want to know me
because you thrill me
yes i said thrill me
you are my favorite fantasy
i want to allude to classic literature
because i see romance in your eyes
i want to write something meaningful
that moves your mind as much your thighs
i want to write something that saves the world
from its mediocre suicide
most of all i want to inspire you
to be all you can be
and if that includes being with me
let our stars coincide
because i want you
i want to know you
i want you to want to know me
because you thrill me
yes i said thrill me
you are my favorite fantasy
and while i would like to compare
the love we could share
with the greatest loves of all time
i want to believe even more
that no love came before
that could compare with our rhyme
because i want you
i want to know you
i want you to want to know me
completely
absolutely
and infinitely
because you thrill me
yes i said thrill me
you are my favorite fantasy
indubitably
will you be with me
in reality
because i want you
i want to know you
i want you to want to know me
because you thrill me
yes i said thrill me
literally
oh what can i say
i bow to your sway
i wanted to write an intelligent song
but all i hear is a kind of hush
all over the world
a kind of hush
i wanted to write an intelligent song
but you turn my mind to mush
when this all began
there was so much more emotion
from pleasure to pain
and there was so much more hope
running through my veins
so much more devotion to the dream
but nowadays it seems
there is just a blank stare
and i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did you forget how to care?
when this all began
there was so much more to be said
fantasy and confusion
exploding from my head
was it all illusion
just so much delusion i believed
lies my senses received
as if truth was really there
now i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did i forget how to be aware?
there was a time when the meaning of life
could be summed up in these simple words
falling in love and being in love
everything else was window dressing
now i am not sure why i am alive
are my memories all for the birds
is falling in love and being in love
replaced by some holy confessing
what has really gone wrong
did fear replace love
in my love song?
did i dream when all this began
or was it erased by some master plan
have i gone insane
lost part of my brain
why do i carry on
when all that is left is wondering
what is gone
when this all began
there was so much more here there and everywhere
now i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did we forget how to share?
now i can't help but wonder
what happened?
did we forget how to care?
every night i go out
every night i have fun
sometimes i’m hanging with friends
sometimes i’m a party of one
and every night i come home
to write a little song
about the one i haven’t found
i’ve been looking for so long
and i know she’s out there somewhere
i can feel her in the wind
i can see her in the starlight
she’s been everywhere i’ve been
as i roam around through the night
her scent is in the air
she is everything i hope to find
she is everywhere
but she’s not here
long lost lass
my future’s past
the one i’m waiting for
you carry me
to marry me
to where i want no more
all the lovely ladies
beautiful smiles
the bring me nothing new
i live to find
your heart and mind
my everything is you
(all i want is you)
every day i’m working
to build a better life
i love the things i’m doing
but still don’t have a wife
for no one holds a candle
to the one i know inside
she is everything i hope for
and i will not be denied
cuz i know she’s out there somewhere
i can feel her in the wind
and her eyes reflect the moonlight
she is where my life begins
i’m always exploring new places
for her scent is in the air
i see her in all the smiling faces
she is everywhere
but she’s not here
long lost lass
my future’s past
the one i’m waiting for
you carry me
to marry me
to where i want no more
all the lovely ladies
beautiful smiles
the bring me nothing new
i live to find
your heart and mind
my everything is you
(all i want is you)
i’m forever building bridges to her heart
you can hear me singing softly after dark
it’s a wonderful life,
but there’s some magic
that has yet to start
and all i can do is wait for the girl
to come and play her part
cuz i know she’s out there somewhere
she’s the answer in the wind
blowing stardust into my eyes
she is where my life begins
i’m enjoying everything i do
and this vision is so clear
i see her light come shining through
she’s my xanadu
she’s my shangra-la
(i live for her to appear)
she is everywhere…
but she’s not here
oh she’s not here
long lost lass
my future’s past
the one i’m waiting for
you carry me
to marry me
to where i want no more
all the lovely ladies
beautiful smiles
the bring me nothing new
i live to find
your heart and mind
my everything is you
(all i want is you)
i've got everything
fiend's call me king
but no one has a clue
i live to find
your heart and mind
my everything is you
(all i want is you)
i made your children my children inside my head
so have you come back to take that illusion away?
i don't want to remember all the mean things we said
i just want to keep my dreams for one more day
once upon a time when i was young
my dreams were strong and flourished in my mind
and even though the best of them may not have come true
remembering them as i do can be kind
and if i embellish on them now and then
who's to say what was or might have been?
i made your heart my heart inside my memories
as beautiful as any dream love could ever know
so if you're here to wake me from my fantasies
no, no no, no, no, i don't want to let this dream go
once upon a time when i was young
my dreams were so beautiful in my mind
even even though the years have challenged them to fail
remembering them as do can be kind
so if i exaggerate them now and then
who's to say what could or might have been?
and what is real?...
anyway?
is it not what we feel
right now, today?
and if i feel love
and wish i could share it with you
is that so wrong
even if it's a dream that will not come true
what if it's still the best i can do?
so please don't tell me what to do inside my head
even if you don't want me part of your life's play
i'll remain devoted to my dream of loving you
and the children will be mine for one more day
i just want to keep my dream for one more day
once upon a time when i was young
my dreams were all i'd ever hoped to find
now i'm in those years where any day could be my last
so let my dreams be the last thought on my mind
and if i don't hear a single word you say
it's just cuz
i just want to keep my dreams for one more day
just leave me with my dreams for one more day
just let me have my dream...
for one more day
take me away from
the self-involved compassion
for my own private armada
of wounded dreams and pieces
of an age old broken heart
have I forgotten how to start
all over again
have I forgotten how to live
and make a new friend
have I forgotten how to hope
and believe in love
have I forgotten how to dream
or what I dream of
give me a reason
to come out of hibernation
in this wound-licking concerto
of superficial distraction
and creative child's play
have I forgotten what it means
to be alive
have I forgotten how to live
to live to survive
have I forgotten how important
it is to care
have I forgotten how important
it is to share
give me a way to
return to an intimacy
that reaches beyond the body
that does not fear lust
that does not fear trust
give me a way to
return to sincerity
at depths of meaningful
sharing and caring that
means something more
give me a way to
actually make a difference
in this world of plastic promises
and instant gratification
and sound bytes
give me a way to
give me a way to
give me a way to
give me away
