Ordinary Man
(Bill Miller)
Clyde woke up real early while Edna was still asleep
Got dressed and had some coffee, then found his set of keys
He pulled on his levi jacket, he headed for the door
The kitchen smelled like dinner from the night before
A rumbling exhaust pipe woke Edna from her sleep
She stumbled like a drunkard yelling Clyde you wait for me
But Clyde was going nowhere, just sitting in his truck
Staring with a poker face, like he'd run out of luck
CHORUS:
Cause any fool would've turned and run
Any fool would've walked away
Any fool would've given up
But an ordinary man, he chose to stay
Now Edna, she couldn't say too much, she'd seen that look before
She kept tapping on Clyde's window, till he opened up the door
Then she put her arms around him, she never said a word
And Clyde turned on the radio and neither of them heard
He said Edna why don't you hop in, I think I'll call in sick
There's three one ways to a dead end street, now you just take
your pick
And she pointed to the ballfield and the park where they first
kissed
And Clyde grinned like he found something that he had almost
missed
CHORUS
They spent that day in freedom, they hung on for many more
Raised up quite a family, they found what love was for
And the aging never slowed them down, they leaned on faith, not
luck
Still out taking Sunday drives in Clyde's old beat up truck
You know Edna, she ain't no movie star and Clyde's a little slow
The shopping mall's replaced the park where they both used to go
But that's why they've both got each other, so they can keep
their dreams alive
The simple dreams, the common man, still stand the test of time
CHORUS
I COULD FALL ALL OVER AND OVER AGAIN
(Bill Miller/ John Flanagan)
All of my life I've heard stories told
Of a treasure more precious than silver and gold
I thought that I'd known love a time or two
'Till I found a heart so loving and true
CHORUS:
I could fall all over and over again
Can you hear my heart saying it too
I could fall all over and over again
In love with a girl like you
You've been my by my side through the good and the tears
Your faith from the heart held on through the years
When things would get cloudy you'd help me to see
This love isn't blind we've got all that we need
(REPEAT CHORUS)
Reservation Road
(Bill Miller/John Flanagan/Brent Holmes)
I was holding on to my grandad's hand
He was pointing to the promised land
That lay beyond the reservation road
He said don't make promises that you won't keep
Don't betray the earth beneath your feet
As we walked on the reservation road
Chorus:
And just for that one moment we were racing with the wind
And sound of horses thundering they echoed once again
Back to a place where our hearts and souls belong
A thousand dreams away from that reservation road
A thousand dreams away from that reservation road
Then his spirit soared into the sky
Beyond the place where eagle fly
And my tears fell on the reservation road
Now a hundred moons have come and gone
And I'm holding on to my newborn son
One day we'll walk on the reservation road
Chorus:
And just for that one moment we were racing with the wind
And sound of horses thundering they echoed once again
Back to a place where our hearts and souls belong
A thousand dreams away from that reservation road
A thousand dreams away from that reservation road
I was holding on to my grandad's hand
He was pointing to the promised land
That lay beyond the reservation road
It went way beyond the reservation road
Forever Ride
(Bill Miller/Wendy Waldman/Brad Parker)
Out beyond the broken billboards and the signs along the road
There's a trail your heart must follow no one but you could ever
know
Where the winds and the coyote sing a song you've never heard
From a place that's long forgotten but you'll remember every word
CHORUS:
In a world that's always changing find the things that stay the
same
Like the moon and stars that guide you out across the sweeping
plain
Keep your eye on the horizon when you cross that great divide
All you have is what's inside you when you take that lonesome
ride
Forever ride, forever ride, forever ride…
So go to sleep now little brother, dream of red tails in the west
I know until you find your way there, your crazy soul will never
rest
We'll chase the horses in the springtime, when the desert flowers
bloom
You may never hear my footstep, but I will always be with you
REPEAT CHORUS
Night Chase
(Bill Miller)
Instrumental
The Art of Survival
(Bill Miller/Harry Stinson/Wendy Waldman)
He makes his way through the heart of the night,
With all he owns in a pack
Those childhood ways disappeared in the struggle,
And it don't look like they're coming back
His heart is pounding like a drum in a cayon,
Givin' him courage and fear
He'll walk the footsteps of a man for the first time
While he's holding back the boys tears
Hungry and cold, so young and so old
There's so much that he doesn't know
But the voice that's inside him
Keeps telling him mile after mile
You're learning the art of survival
He eyes the lights of an ageless horizon,
Rising up from the sand
He aches for something to believe in and guide him
Out across this no man's land
Bridges behind him are burning to ashes
There's no way that he can turn back
But that voice that's inside him keeps telling him mile after
mile
It's all in the art of survival
Dreams burn like wildfire
He feels the warmth in his bones
Faces of loved ones
Place like he's never known
Bridges behind him are burning to ashes
There's no way that he can turn back
But that voice that's inside him keeps telling him mile after
mile
This is all in the art of survival
This is all in the art of survival…
As Long As The Grass Will Grow
(Bill Miller)
The last fall of the morning rain drips off the wino's shoes
He's sleeping in a cardboard tent too drunk to know its through
But the rainbow from this morning sun can't be too far behind
Down his alley where the sun won't shine the blind must lead the
blind
Ten stories up the boy looks out his face pressed to the screen
He heard the thunder rolling in it woke him from his dream
And his mother's calling out to him boy get up and make your bed
But that kid's a thousand miles away hasn't heard a word she said
CHORUS:
But as long as the grass will grow
In the cracks of the sidewalk
Next to the old lampposts
As long as the birds will fly
In the thick broken air against a highrise sky
Then the morning sun will shed it's light
On the city down below
Inside a cab, the driver yawns, he's worked an all night shift
He sets his meter one last time before he call it quits
The heartbeat of the homeless still echoes in the streets
They're all wrapped in coats and blankets don't have enough to
eat
CHORUS
Broken Bottles
(Bill Miller/Wendy Waldman)
About three miles up that run down road
There's an old town dump with some fools gold
Just waiting for a bandit's hand to steal
What one soul lost I'd always find
It's wild what some folk leave behind
But a poor boys dreams can always make it real
CHORUS:
Cause I threw stones at broken bottles
I washed my hands in God's rainwater
I found treasure others wouldn't claim
I threw stones at broken bottles
Took what this life had to offer
And I let it shine when others make it rain
Let it shine when others make it rain
Let it shine, let it shine, let it shine
When others make it rain
While driving through the promised land
Out there in the drifting sand
I saw a boy who looked at lot like me.
As I rolled my window down
I yelled across that one-horse town
I said, don't give up boy, you've got the right to dream!
(REPEAT CHORUS)
The Road Home
(Bill Miller/John Flanagan)
There's a hitchhiker standing on the side of the road off of exit
104
And a forgotten billboard for a all night diner that ain't even
there no more
Three deserted farms just like monuments standing cold and still
While a hawk and a lonely state trooped stand guard out on
lookout hill
CHORUS:
I'm just following the road home on a trail of memories
Just a battle weary native son is there still a home for me
When you see me coming don't you turn away
'Cause this hometown boy needs a place to stay
And a little understanding on the road home
The road home…
There's still mud on my boots from across the sea
Ain't gonna kick it off
Cause it makes me remember what I need to forget
When I'm feeling lonesome and lost
There's a river of scars and it's running deep
Right down to my very soul
And this battle rages every step of the way
While I try not to let it show
(REPEAT CHORUS)