that way

i guess we have to talk
there’s no where left to walk
we have too much to discuss

i’m on the battlefield
and i’ve lowered my shield
will you wait till i trust (to swing your sword)

yeah the rumors are true
i’ve feelings for you
now what will you say?

it’s foreign to me
so i guess i can see
how you don’t think of my that way

now i’m weak in the knees
i’m prepared to say please
if the answer is no i’ll move on somehow

you can laugh if you will
but i’m serious still
all my dreams are awakened now

yeah the rumors are true
i have fallen for you
now what will you say?

i’m new to this and
i will understand
if you don’t think of me that way

will you say, “i love you”
will you ask if i’m through
it comes as shock to me too
but the rumors are true
i’ve feelings for you

one and only


i didn’t know her name
when she made me pray
when she waved at me like she
was in a parade

like an angel touching down
she stood out from the crowd
i wanted to follow her home
a girl like that should never be alone

i knew that girl would be
my one and only
i knew that girl would be
my one and only

so i spent my time on her
my investment yielded no return
i tore her picture from my wall
but i found no flame to burn

then she saw me standing there
guess she noticed my stare
then she spoke the words that made all right
do you think we could go out tonight?

so i treated her like royalty
and she up and left the throne
i, the jester, executed
with, “can’t you just leave me alone?”

my friends say there’s always more
lie about the line outside the door
they speak of fish in a big blue sea
but i know that’s not for me

Oh she will always be
my one and only.

Anyone


i forgot to ask you one thing
but now it’s gone from me
lets just talk some time away
though the words are empty

ok you got me – i’m found out
my excuse was just no good
but hear me out – before you shout
i’m just doing what i should

anyone would call you up
just to hear your voice
anyone would follow you
like they didn’t have a choice
i’m just like all the rest
when all the rest- they find the best

i always thought you knew
anyone would fall in love with you

where do we go from here
lets leave it all unspoken
you won’t talk and i keep
my heart from being broken

oh – you had to go and look up
with the answer in your eyes
let me share my motive
you look too surprised

anyone would call you up
just to hear your voice
anyone would follow you
like they didn’t have a choice
i’m just like all the rest
when all the rest – they find the best

i always thought you knew
anyone would fall in love with you

sittin’ with an angel

i’m sittin’ with an angel
stood up by my friends
waiting for some signal
here we go again

skip ahead to dinner
anything but a date
i listen for 2 hours
till we agree it’s getting late

don’t you know i prayed for this to happen
now my answers sittin’ here
with all my feelings for her
when it’s real – i only feel
fear.

we pay and leave for home
still can’t believe the truth
i glance at her smile and then
i have my proof

a blessing has been given me
its coming to and end
we say our goodbyes to the night
and leave closer friends

don’t you know i prayed for this to happen
now my answers sittin’ here
with all my feelings for her
when it’s real – i only feel…
fear.

i’m not that kind of guy

i asked her one question
she answered my three
there’s no room left for me

but how do i argue
the logic of my need
and not appear to beg and plead

still she tries to explain
but the reason is too clear
and it is just how i feared

i’m not the kind of guy she falls for
she’s looking for less, she’s looking for more
now i have tarnished what little we had
i am hurt and she feels bad

they say the truth stings
just a little at first
but keeping secrets is much worse

yeah, silence does stagnate
it taints all my thoughts
till i can believe things i should not

but i spit out the words
that i should have swallowed
i abandoned plans i should have followed

i’m not the kind of guy she falls for
she’s looking for less, she’s looking for more
now i have tarnished what little we had
i am hurt and she feels bad

don’t compromise

 


never thought i’d start a journey
like the one i’m going through
never knew i could dream so big
till i met you

but i saw deep in your eyes
a fire beneath the blue
you say you only want
someone to marry you
but don’t compromise
for some of those guys
hold on – it can’t be far
to someone who loves you
the way you are
honestly, i can’t understand
why you’re still alone
you’re a beauty, but beyond
you’re the sweetest girl i’ve known

i can’t offer answers
i won’t share my dream
lets just things aren’t as hopeless
as they seem
don’t compromise
for some of those guys
just go to the well with your jar
God’s sending someone to meet you
right where you are

 

between the lines


the conversation’s over and i claim the world is lost
i’m jumping off the bridge that she’s walking across

nothing makes much sense now tell me i just wanna know
if i want to make her happy why on earth did i tell her no?

just yesterday i was fine
just last night the world was mine
i just try to read between the lines
now i’ve lost my place – my peace of mind

a mumble and she’s gone – too late i bite my tounge
i gasp a breath for pause, but “i’m sorry” fills my lungs

i cannot chase her down as she’s walking away
i cannot call her name, but i whisper, “no, please stay!”

just yesterday i was fine
just last night the world was mine
i just tried to read between the lines
now i’ve lost my place, my piece of mind

nothing makes much sense now
tell me i just wanna know
if i dream to just be near her
how could i let her go?

there’s my chance


i was early
i was there
the sun was setting
in the evening air

then there was was
all i could see
i played it cool till
she walked up to me

i was ready
she said hi
opened my mouth
but my mouth was dry

there’s my chance
plain as day
there’s my chance
walking away

i was leaving
head hung low
no more words
they’re gone with the flow

she just smiled
she doesn’t know
i fell in battle
to a friendly foe

now i’m alone
she found a friend
ah, the moment passes
but will it ever come again?

fame

wakin’ up with her name on my breath
blinkin’ her face from my eyes
venturing out means reality
my life comes as no surprise

same old story, oh so true
boy meets destiny girl
but there’s no chance for him
his hope a fallen world

i can wish and i can dream
that things were different than they seem
but it’s not my time, not my chance
i can’t risk this failed romance
i’m dippin’ my toe into the sea
feeling the fear of being caught
but i can hear a distant call
her nets were further than i thought
so envious of her past
of love i had no part
sympathetic to the ones
who let her break their hearts (don’t let her break your heart)
and again with my assumption
she so wild, she can be tamed
millions try and millions fail
to live with fickle fame

just being a friend


you must know i love you
my hidden signals must clear
but your silence is bewildering
that’s your answer I fear

i gave you my heart some time ago
wanting yours in return
but i can’t fathom your rejection
it’s a lesson i can’t afford to learn

when will you see you love me
when will my wandering end
you’ll run to my arms and I can stop
just being a friend

i was doing just fine tonight
till you walked through the door
now i find it hard to concentrate
as you stroll across the floor

well i steal quick glances across the room
you notice and my heart explodes
i say, “Hello” and “How are you”
but what i really want to know