Alabama

Album: For The Record

What’s goin’ on with the sun and the moon

‘Cause one’s goin’ down to early, one’s comin’ up to soon

The hands on my old clock tell me once again that I’m fallin’ behind

There’s too much to do and not enough time

Keepin’ up I’m movin’ as fast as I can

Keepin’ up in a circle that never ends

I can’t stop like it or not I’m stuck

It’s runnin’ me to death and I’m out of my breath keepin’ up

There’s no such thing for me as a nine to five

It takes more sweat than that just to get us by

It’s like I’m chasin’ my own tail

‘Cause Monday mornin’ starts another stressed out week

The world is breathing down my neck I can feel the heat

Keepin’ up I’m movin’ as fast as I can

Keepin’ up in a circle that never ends

I can’t stop like it or not I’m stuck

It’s runnin’ me to death and I’m out of my breath keepin’ up

By the time we make ends meet

There’s not much left for you and me

And no job security

It sure makes it tough

Keepin’ up

Keepin’ up

I can’t stop like it or not I’m stuck

It’s runnin’ me to death and I’m out of my breath keepin’ up

I’m movin’ as fast as I can

Keepin’ up in a circle that never ends

Keepin’ up

I can’t stop

Keepin’ up like it or not

Keepin’ up I’m movin’ as fast as I can

Keepin’ up in a circle that never ends

Keepin’ up

I can’t stop

Keepin’ up like it or not

Keepin’ up

Please stand clear from the blast
As I purge demons from my past
Don’t aspire to relieve
Do your worst and punish me

So I run fast I can
Die tomorrow half a man
Finish the story she said to me
I can’t sit here and watch you bleed

Please stand clear from the blast
As I purge demons from my past
Don’t aspire to relieve
Do your worst and punish me

Do I fuel my hunger deprive my dreams
Live my lonely worn out seam
Stitches weary and the scars they leave
I’m the only one deceived

Please stand clear from the blast
As I purge demons from my past
Don’t aspire to relieve
Do your worst, do your worst
Do your worst and punish me

We tremble and spin
Suspended within

Look beyond
Where hearts can see
Dream in peace
Trust love, believe

We tremble and spin
Suspended within

Free the dream within
The voice is calling
A song, a prayer
From deep inside you
To guide you
Be the dream within
The light is shining

A flame on the wind
Salvation begins

Look beyond
Where hearts can see
Dream in peace
Trust love, believe

We tremble and spin
Suspended within

Free the dream within
The stars are crying
A tear, a sigh
Escapes from heaven
And worlds end

Now heaven knows where I am
Heaven knows I did all I can
Heaven knows you’ll go far
But heaven knows you’re a dying star

In the back of the bus
I caught you smiling at the rain
I turned gliding to the pavement
I’ve never seen you that way again

Now heaven knows where I am
Heaven knows I did all I can
Heaven knows you’ll go far
But heaven knows you’re a dying star

I’ve seen the wave you ride on
I’ve seen the wave you ride on
You’ll die on

Now heaven knows where I am
Heaven knows I did all I can
Heaven knows you’ll go far
But heaven knows you’re a dying star

And you can’t see past the blood on my hands
To see that you’ve been aptly damned to fail and fail again

‘Cause we’re all guilty of the same things
We think the thoughts, whether or not we see them through
And I know that I have been forgiven
And I just hope you can forgive me too

So don’t you dare blame me
For prying open the door
That’s unleashed the bitterness
That’s here in the midst of this
Sometimes we live for no one but ourselves

And what we’ve been striving for
Has turned into nothing more
Than bodies, limp on the floor
Victims of falling short
We kiss goodbye, the cheek of our true love

And you can’t see past the blood on my hands
To see that you’ve been aptly damned to fail and fail again

‘Cause we’re all guilty of the same things
We think the thoughts, whether or not we see them through
And I know that I have been forgiven
And I just hope you can forgive me too, you can forgive me too

And you can’t see past the blood on my hands
To see that you’ve been aptly damned to fail and fail again

‘Cause we’re all guilty of the same things
We think the thoughts, whether or not we see them through
And I know that I have been forgiven
And I just hope you can forgive me too

You can forgive me too, you can forgive me too
You can forgive me, can forgive me
Can forgive me, can forgive me too

But soon all the good times, the gay times and play times
Like colors run together and fade
Oh Lord if you hear me, touch me and hold me
And keep me from blowing away

Well there’s times when I trembled when my mind remembered
The days that just crumbled away
With nothing to show but these lines that I know
Are beginning to show in my face

Oh Lord if you’re listening, you know I’m no Christian
And I ain’t got much coming to me
So send down some sunshine, throw out your lifeline
And keep me from blowing away
Oh lord if you hear me, touch me and hold me
And keep me from blowing away

I did my knees, bend press ups, touch my toes
Had another sneeze and I blew my nose
I looked in the mirror, at my pigeon chest
I had to put on my clothes because it made me depressed

Surely there must be a way
For me to change the shape I’m in
Dissatisfied, is what I am
Want to be a better man

Superman, superman, wish I could fly like superman
Superman, superman, want to be like superman
I want to be like superman
Superman, superman, wish I could fly like superman

Woke up this morning, what did I see
A big black cloud hanging over me
I switched on the radio and nearly dropped dead
The news was so bad that I fell out of bed

There was a gas strike, oil strike, lorry strike, bread strike
Got to be a superman to survive
Gas bills, rent bills, tax bills, phone bills
I’m such a wreck but I’m staying alive

Hey girl, we’ve got to get out of this place
There’s got to be something better than this
I need you but I hate to see you this way
And if I were superman then we’d fly away

I’d really like to change the world
And save it from the mess it’s in
I’m too weak, I’m so thin
I’d like to fly but I can’t even swim

Superman, superman, I want to fly like superman
Superman, superman, wish I could fly like superman
Superman, superman, wish I could fly like superman
Superman, superman, I want to be like superman
Superman, superman, I want to fly like superman

Step on it, electronic
The troops are on fire
I’m much deeper, a sleeper
Waitin’ for the final trip

Come on it, get on it
I’m carving through a letter bomb
I need it, loud potions
These drugs are just an hour away

Come on it, electronic
A polyphonic prostitute
The motors on fire
Messiah for the animals

Ahh, oh, come on
We got our backs to the wall
Ah, get on and watch out
Sayin’, “You’re gonna kill us all”

Ahh, I’m on it, get on it
The troops are on fire
You know I need it much closer
I’m tradin’ just a little more

Step on it, electronic
The troops are on fire
I’m much deeper, a sleeper
Messiah for the animals

Ahh, oh, come on
Say, “We got our backs to the wall”
Get on and watch out
Ah, before you kill us all

Ahh, oh, come on
Say, “We got our backs to the wall”
Get on and watch out
Ah, before you kill us all