The Traveler
© September 2006, Steve HarrisI found my
things, divided through the years
With heartache, pain, and way too many tears
The hardest part of leaving’s, not looking back
The choice I made – with all the baggage I could pack
Alone at first, a victim of my pain
A family left, they still hold on my name
I tried to heal, met someone I could hold
I hadn’t changed enough - just another love gone cold
I am a Traveler, down this way that never ends
Thru twists and turns, not seeing ‘round the bend
Each step I take, leads further down this road
Just a Traveler - my heart is all I hold
“You can’t look back, eyes forward if you please”
I find myself, down on my bended knees…
I feel the wind, the changes in my life
I try so hard, can’t seem to get it right
The ‘Losing End’, a place I’ve lately known
I wait for Love – find it further down this road
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Each step I take, leads further down the road
I am a Traveler – my heart is all that I know…
Winds of Changes
© August 2006, Steve Harris, Mark Dodge
I can’t describe it
Don’t know what to say
I feel, more than understand it
Your love, has drifted away
Hard to throw this away
I can feel it everyday
How can you not feel it too?
As this love now fades to blue
I can you feel the winds of changes tonight
Hard to know if this is wrong or right…
Oooh…aahh
Lead Break
Repeat Chorus
Yea, I think I get it
We’re more unlike, than I pretend
You pulled away as I reached for you
I can’t give you all that I should do
Repeat Chorus
Undercovers
© February 2002, Steve Harris, Mark Dodge
An owl, I heard him callin’
In the early dark, before the coast was clear
He’s discovered something hidden
In the day I’ll meet, a caution to my ear
In the whisper of the morning
Is it even worth the try?
I could crawl back, under covers
Let the sleep back in my eyes
The wind is at my window
A lone dog, is barking out his call
He’s found something he can follow
But like me, it’s his shadow after all.
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The crows have left the treetops
I hear their call as they begin
Their blackened hearts to valley crops
Their voices - scattered on the wind
And the hawks in silent circles fly
Keeping watch on things below
Too much is lost and never found
Dreams that never show
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Between the
Middle and the End
© February 2001, David Vensas, Steve Harris, Mark Dodge
Mickey wasn’t always bad, she wasn’t always good
She was always there for him, he never understood
Her Mother was the same way, and Oklahoma child
Whiskey made her think too much, the silence drove her wild
Somewhere in between the middle and the end
We try and solve the riddle of why ghosts are like old friends
We sacrificed the innocence so we could pretend
Somewhere in between, the middle and the end
Mickey wore a chain of gold, some Saint now long since
dead
She would take it off at night, why? She never said
Heaven wasn’t all they had, in the passion they had seen
A breaking heart that mends itself, healing in between
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Mickey had a silver smile that made the moon look warm
The silence in the words she spoke, a calm before the storm
His anger tried so hard to melt, her silver into gold
Out of touch, out of reach, neither hot or cold
Repeat Chorus 2X:
Repeat last line
Here on Island Time
© September 2006 – Steve Harris, David Vensas, Mark Dodge
The morning comes, the water is calm
An eagle flies, to meet the dawn
All the color, that’s defined
Never lost, easy to find
I like the changes I see
Take the time, and feel so free
No worries, just peace of mind
Relax, right here on Island Time
Some days, feel like it’s all pretend,
I make it up, hopin’ it won’t end.
There’s times, it frees my soul.
A lot of rock, and not much roll.
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I’m here, with my glass of wine
I’m gonna catch the sunset, take my time
All the color, that’s held in my glass
Half full tonight, I’ll make it last
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Passing
© August 2001, David Vensas, Steve Harris, Mark Dodge
Jack Daniels on her breath, her hair looked like her dress
Worn too long, stained with gray, no room for tenderness
Her face an invitation, once firm, showed lines of age
In the dark, you’d never see, the burning and the rage
A tattoo scratched across her back, an angel bathed in
light
In the darkness no one sees, who she’s with tonight
Ooooh…
Her eyes a cloudy testament, a voice that smoked too much
Her fingers bore the rings of men, who learned to trust her touch
Arms that brought men pleasure, hands that brought them pain
Legs that serve one master, need never run again
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Jack Daniels on my breath, I looked beyond her dress
I wasn’t staying long enough, to need her tenderness
An evening’s consecration, at an altar of our age
In the dark, no one sees, our burning and our rage
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Time Will Tell
October 1982, Steve Harris, Mark Dodge
Sometimes you’re so confusing, you’re tearing me apart
Are my feelings what you’ve been misusing, are you breaking my heart?
Sometimes you’re cold, sometimes you’re bold &, sometimes you’re honey
sweet
Your lovin’ always knocks me off of my feet.
Time will tell, my Darlin’, hope it fares us well
But only time will tell,
Girl, only time will tell...
Don’t know how to get through to you, no, don’t know what
to say
The answers to these questions, seem so far away
How do you really feel about me, do you really ever let your heart see?
Do you ever get the feeling of being in love?
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You’re the one...you’re the girl,
You’re the woman I love (repeat)
I don’t have much to say to you, no, I’ve got to do what I
need to do,
For the moment, you’re breakin’ my heart in two
Sometimes you’re cold, sometimes you’re bold, sometimes you’re honey sweet
Your lovin’ always knocks me off of my feet.
Repeat Refrain
Repeat Chorus - last line 3x
Barenaked Waltz
© 2001, David Vensas & Steve Harris
I’ll give you the shirt, right off of my back
My undies for you, wouldn’t ask for them back
My buckle and belt, and my cowboy hat too
All my love for the taking, all in full view
There go my boots, there go your shoes
Being in love, how can we loose
Off goes your blouse, off goes my pants
Can’t wait to get in, to this romance
Bare naked waltzin’, lighter then air - Bare naked waltzin’,
let them all stare
Holding you close, and closer again - Bare naked waltzin’ with my favorite
friend
Bare naked waltzin’ with you ‘till the end
2/4 or 4/4 I pay ‘em no mind
You can’t beat the rhythm of ¾ time
I’ll follow your lead, you don’t have to speak
A sight to remember us ‘cheek to cheek’
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I’d waltz across Texas stark naked for you
Even in winter, I’d turn all blue
Buck naked from Austin, I tell you no lie
Bare naked waltzin’, with you ‘till I die
Repeat Chorus
Window on my Day
© July 2001, Steve Harris
A quiet cup of coffee, a window on my day
The house feels almost empty, always starts this way
You can’t see me, as I wipe away these tears
You can’t find me, even though I’m near
An endless progression, circling in time
Interpreted direction, feelings entwined
You can’t hear me, as I’m calling out your name
You can’t touch me, when you’re filled with pain
Oooh oooh oooh…
You can’t know me, after all this time
You can’t show me, all that’s left to rhyme
A moment of reflection, the casting of doubts
Exaggerated speculation, perspective is lost
Don’t misunderstand me, I hope to set things right
I just want you to hold me, tell me we’ll be alright
Oooh oooh oooh…
A quiet cup of coffee, a window on my day
The house feels almost empty, always starts this way…
I’m Not Sleeping
© June 2003, Steve Harris, Mark Dodge
Stretching my wings
At the edge of a canyon, falling to the river far below
The river’s carved its pleasure
On rock’s ageless existence, showing color as the dawn starts to show
And I spread my wings
Surrender to the wind, to show the way for me
With far seeing eyes
Climbing higher until I see, all the choices left for me
…I’m not sleeping
Now above the river
As steep rock surrounds me, quiet giants that seem to point the way
I hear many voices, as I rise above the falls
Feeling more and more than I can see
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The rabbit on the run, yea, I could quickly take
It’s the easy road for some, but I will cast my fate
Following the wind, so high up in the clouds
At the top of a forest
A quiet watcher of the night, I rest, quietly yearning for the dawn
The trees know purpose, and hold me in their arms
Stretching up, to finally meet the light
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Won My Love
© 1981, 2005 – Mark Dodge
Won my love – you played so well
The stakes were high – you cast a spell
Won my love
Won my love
Won my love without a fight
Caught off guard without a fright
Won my love
Won my love
I wondered how the cards would fall
But I’m the one who won it all, when you
Won my love
t’s a loserless game – a victimless crime
I’ll wager it all every time
A loserless game – a victimless crime
I’ll wager it all
Won my love
Won my love in a winner’s game
Where living and dreams are all the same
Won my love
Won my love
It’s a loserless game – a victimless crime
I’ll wager it all every time
A loserless game – a victimless crime
I’ll wager it all…
Not There At All
© Steve Harris, Mark Dodge
It’s the quiet time of evening
Moon shines through the haze
I can’t hear any traffic
Across the water I gaze
My guitar, seems to play itself
As I’m thinking of your smile
Words exchanged don’t mean much
In the quiet of this hour
Do you know, what I feel for you?
Do you know, my heart?
Do you know, what hurts me so?
It’s when we are apart, and we’re not there at all
Am I a poet with these strings?
Do I just pull on these things?
Thoughts untangled, unsecured
As I’m looking for the words
It’s the quiet time of evening
Do you know, you’ve had my heart?
Don’t understand these feelings
Of us breaking apart…
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Keeping Me Awake
© March 2006, Steve Harris, Mark Dodge
You are keeping me awake, tonight
I can still see your eyes
They’re ‘Blues’ are shinin’ so bright
You are keeping me awake, tonight
Oh, just to see you smile
To hold you for awhile
You are keeping me awake, tonight
Wish you were here, to make things right
You are keeping me awake, tonight
I can still feel your voice
Hearts that could sing so right
You are keeping me awake, tonight
Oh, to whisper in your ear
To feel you so near
You are keeping me awake, tonight
Wish you were here, to make things right
Whoa-oh-oh, Whoa-oh-oh, Whoa-oh-oh, oh (Repeat)
You are keeping me awake, tonight
I can still feel your touch
A chocolate kiss, to set things right
You are keeping me awake, tonight
Oh, to kiss you for a smile
Listen to music for awhile
You are keeping me awake, tonight
Wish you were here, to make things right
Whoa-oh-oh, Whoa-oh-oh, Whoa-oh-oh, oh (Repeat)
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