Jonathan Mudd - Lyrics

SORE HEART DAYS

I saw that blackbird again
Showing off her red wing
I was thinking of you
And nothing at all
Last night the moon fell just so
Making love to the shadows
I was so close to you
And then you were gone

Oh, it's a living thing
You trip the wire on a memory
Oh, it all comes back to me and now it’s gonna be
Another one of my sore heart days
Remembering you

I hear the wind start to blow
It’s raining in my window
I was dreaming of you
Making the rounds
This room I try to rearrange
Every move turns out the same
And I listen to you
Not making a sound

Oh, it's a killing thing
You pulled the trigger on a memory
Oh, it finds that hole in me and now it’s gonna be
Another one of my sore heart days
Remembering you
It's like you never even went away
How you keep cutting through
Another one of my sore heart days
Remembering you

And I want to keep on feeling it, baby
It’s the only thing that’s true
Don’t take away this emptiness
It’s all I got left of you

Another one of my sore heart days
Remembering you
It's like you never even went away
How you keep cutting through
Another one of my sore heart days
Remembering you

TAKE IT BACK BABY

Just a sound in a long-lost night
You think maybe nobody heard
You want so bad to make it right
If you could find the words
Like a shot that finally finds its mark
A hundred thousand miles away
Now the echo goes on and on
No matter what you say

Take it back baby
I'm gonna hang on every line
Take it back baby
Baby's no longer mine

I know that words can be weapons
I could feel the slip of your tongue
But did you really mean to go there, baby?
You like the way it stung?

Take it back baby
I'm gonna hang on every line
Take it back baby
Baby's no longer mine

If I could go back in time
I'd break the speed of sound
Roll back to that quiet night
When it all came unwound
Before that word came crashing down

Take it back baby
I'm gonna hang on every line
Take it back baby
Baby's no longer mine

EVIDENCE

I know you worry
And you wonder
How are we ever going to see this through?
So many good days
Thrown after bad days
You ask me what it all adds up to?

You and I go on
And these troubles slip away
Yeah, we make it to the straightaway

You want to see the evidence?
Hey, baby, take a look around

If there’s another, I don't want to know her
You’re all my eyes can see
It’s like I told you
Don't let the wrong clues throw you
Just stand back and let it be

You and I walk on
Through the wind and the cold and the rain
Yeah, we make it all the way

You want to see the evidence?
Hey, baby, take a look around

I know it’s hard to let go
But I will be there for you

Yeah, you and I go on
We’re together in the final frame

You want to see the evidence?
Hey, baby, take a look around
Oh, yeah, you want to see some evidence?
Hey, baby, I’m around

FIND OUR WAY

I can see that you've been crying,
'Cause you think you saw the end
And now you ask me if I'm dying
To see you again

Well, I guess I'm a lucky guy
I've been to the edge and pulled myself back again
And I'm not going anywhere
Until you promise not to look down when we're standing there

I know we got time to make it
I know that we can find our way

The moon is a trespasser
He never lets you get ahead
And if the world spins any faster
You're gonna fall and crack your head

You tell me I'm a funny guy
I make you laugh until you break down and cry
Cry for the better days
Before the thought of what you might lose made you so afraid

I know we got time to make it
I know that we can find our way

You can't see what's up ahead
If you can't leave the past behind
What can I do to make you understand?
Baby, all I want is this time

I know we got time to make it
I know that we can find our way

AUGUST

You say you want to go back to the way it used to be
When everybody felt so fine
Money in our pockets and gas out in the car
Never running short on time
Remember how we'd take off for the slightest reason why?
Just pick up and leave it all behind

Now we're stuck in this tired old town
We're the only ones still hanging around

In August everybody goes away
These quiet streets feel so strange
These are the longest days
When you're waiting on a change

Slip out for a long walk to plan our getaway
Beneath a watchdog moon
The whole world is standing still, the air don't even move
Except the ghost of you

You walk beside me but we're getting nowhere
I'm not sure if you're really there

In August everybody goes away
This quiet house seems so strange
These are the longest days
When you're waiting on a change

And I know you're miles away
On your island in the air
Tonight if you come back home
I swear we can change

Now you wonder if you got it all wrong
All your dreams are ten years gone

Everybody goes away
These quiet streets feel so strange
These are the longest days
When you're waiting on a change
In August everybody goes away
This quiet house seems so strange
These are the longest days
When you're waiting on a change

PERFECT DAY

Mama used to tell me to lighten up
It's good to be alive
Take a look around at all the good things you've got
Right before your very eyes
Everything you want, everything you need, everything you dream
Everything you desire
Tell me why none of it seems to fill up these empty lives

I never asked you for much
Just a little bit of your time

When I needed somebody
You were so far away
When I wanted somebody
I believe there's somebody
Who can show me the way
Give me one perfect day

When we had nothing, we had something
Living life on the fly
No strings attached, no hands
Not a cloud messing up our perfect sky
Nothing you can do, nothing you can say, nothing in the world
Gonna make me lose this high

Step into thin air
There are wings everywhere

When I needed somebody
You were so far away
When I wanted somebody
I believe there's somebody
Who can show me the way

I believe there's someone in the world who'll listen to me
Stay up with me through the night
I believe this life slips away
I can't wait till tomorrow for my perfect day

I know someone can understand

When I needed somebody
You were so far away
When I wanted somebody
I believe there's somebody
Who can show me the way
Give me one perfect day

RUN AMELIA

Run Amelia, the sky’s turning gray
Rain falls so hard on judgment day
Run Amelia, from sorrow and shame
Time can’t wash it away

Oh, the clouds are rolling in now
And there’s nothing you can do
And all the choices you made, baby
They’re bearing down on you

And your lies pace like animals
Pulling on their chains
Better get out before the thunder
The sky’s about to change

Run Amelia, the sky’s turning gray
Rain falls so hard on judgment day
Run Amelia, from sorrow and shame
Time can’t wash it away

I guess you’re gonna run forever
And you’ll always be the same
Maybe you’ll find forgiveness
In the eye of the hurricane

Run Amelia, the sky’s turning gray
Time can’t wash it away

Amelia, you can’t shake the blame
Keep running and maybe someday
Babe, you’ll get used to the pain

Run Amelia, the sky’s turning gray
Rain falls so hard on judgment day
Run Amelia, from sorrow and shame
Time can’t wash it away

ALL THE LIGHT I NEED

I went digging for treasure
On my hands and knees all night
So far underground
The days put up no fight
Giving up on who I was
The wrongs became all right
Oh, somebody hit the light

Gold and silver everywhere
But I can’t see without her there

She’s everything I need
The water I drink, the air I breathe
Take away the moon and stars
And I believe her love is all the light I need

Now when the night falls
Like a blindfold on the sky
I stumble on and on
'Cause I know that she’s nearby
Yeah, she lights the way home
With a sparkle in her eye
Oh, every faint hope magnified

Watch the shadows of time
Fade away when she walks by

She’s everything I need
The water I drink, the air I breathe
Take away the moon and stars
And I believe her love is all the light I need

She’s all the light I need

IF YOU EVER LEAVE ME

I got this sinking feeling
When you drove away today
Tail lights around the corner
Made me feel so afraid
Of what you might do
Of finding myself in a world without you

If you ever leave me
Baby, please make it fast
I don't want to see it coming
When you slip into the past

A sip left in your coffee
Your scent hangs in the air
A necklace dropped by the bedside
Where you let me brush your hair

Show me a smile
Let me float along like this for just a little while

If you ever leave me
Don't stop to say goodbye
Kiss me like it's meant to be
Yeah, leave me flying high
If you ever leave me
Hey, you don't have to tell me why
Let me squeeze out every minute
Before the good days pass me by

If the thought of walking out on me ever comes to you
Breathe a gentle sigh
Yeah, when you break my heart
Wrap it up in a lie

Can you keep a secret?
Are you holding it inside?
Are you out there driving
Looking for someplace to hide?

Am I losing you?

If you ever leave me
Disappear in the night
Before I start to wonder
If everything is still all right
If you ever leave me
Baby, please make it fast
I don't want to see it coming
When you slip into the past

No, I don't want to see it coming
When you slip away

MAYBE WE CAN SAVE EACH OTHER'S LIVES

You had a bad dream, baby
It’s written on your face
We fell asleep as lovers but now I’m disgraced
Now listen to me, baby
I know you get afraid
But I am not the one who made you feel so betrayed

You think it ought to come easy to you
But now we got to work to see this through

Baby, let’s give it another try
Maybe we can save each other’s lives

I spent some bad years, baby
I made a big mistake
Sometimes you can’t explain the choices you make
I don’t know how you found me
If this is meant to be
You’re gonna find it in your heart to give forgiveness to me

I know we’ve been down this road a hundred times before
And now we got to push it a little bit more

Baby, let’s give it another try
Maybe we can save each other’s lives
Before we both slip over the side
Maybe we can save each other’s lives

I know you don’t need me to make it
I know you don’t need anyone
But baby, without love what’ll we become?

I know we can’t start over
I can’t take you back in time
But if you reach out, babe, I’m gonna throw you a line

Baby, let’s give it another try
Maybe we can save each other’s lives
Before we both slip over the side
Maybe we can save each other’s lives

SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT

Is there anyone alive here tonight?
There's not a soul anywhere in sight
In this empty park, beneath buildings dark
I can feel a chill creep into my heart

How will you let me know?
A candle burning in a high window
Melt away the loneliness

Somewhere in the night
While a cold wind blows
A match is struck and a flame grows
Somewhere in the night
Not so far from here
Two hearts beat like there's no tomorrow
Somewhere in the night

It's cold as a penny tonight
But there's a quarter moon shining bright
It's all we need to live, it's all I've got to give
To you, my love, if we could start again

It wasn't so long ago
I swore my life I'd never let you go
I'd shield you from the loneliness

Somewhere in the night
While a cold wind blows
A match is struck and a flame grows
Somewhere in the night
Not so far from here
Two hearts beat like there's no tomorrow
Somewhere in the night

TRAP THE MOON

Lying here beside you
Nothing but this sheet to hide you
Is that the moon peeking through the trees?
I wonder where the day went
Every breath was heaven sent
If only we could make this moment freeze

Why can’t tonight go on forever?
Baby we were meant to be together
I know the sun is gonna rise too soon
So tonight we’ll trap the moon

I never thought I’d find you
Love comes sneaking up behind you
And you fall right to your knees
It’s only you and me here
There’s nothing in the world to fear
Now let's leave it to the birds and bees

Why can’t tonight go on forever?
Baby we were meant to be together
I know the sun is gonna rise too soon
So tonight we’ll trap the moon
Tonight we’ll trap the moon

Maybe if we hold our breath we can stay right here
Maybe if we whisper the cold morning light won’t appear
Maybe if we close our eyes and pray tomorrow can’t find a way
To follow today
Baby, don’t let go
Tonight we’ll trap the moon

Lying here beside you
Nothing but this sheet to hide you
Is that the moon peeking through the trees?

Why can’t tonight go on forever?
Baby we were meant to be together
I know the sun is gonna rise too soon
So tonight we’ll trap the moon
Tonight we’ll trap the moon