1.Nether Lands
High on this mountain
The clouds down below
I'm feeling so strong and alive
From this rocky perch
I'll continue to search
For the wind and the snow and the sky
Oh I want a lover and I want some friends
And I want to live in the sun
And I want to do all the things that I never have done
Sunny bright mornings and pale moonlit nights
Keep me from feeling alone
Now I'm learning to fly and this freedom is like
Nothing that I've ever known
Oh I've seen the bottom and I've been on top
But mostly I've lived in between
And where do you go when you get to the end of your dream
Off in the Nether Lands I heard the sound
Like the beating of heavenly wings
And deep in my brain I can hear a refrain
Of my soul as she rises and sings
Anthems to glory and anthems to love
And hymns filled with earthly delight
Like the songs that the darkness composes to worship the light
Once in a vision I came on some woods
And stood at a fork in the road
My choices were clear yet I froze with the fear
Of not knowing which way to go
Oh, one road was simple acceptance of life
The other road offered sweet peace
When I made my decision
My vision became my release
2.Part of the Plan
Lyrics：Daniel Fogelberg
Music：Daniel Fogelberg
I have these moments
All steady and strong
I'm feeling so holy and humble
The next thing I know
I'm all worried and weak
And I feel myself
Starting to crumble.
The meanings get lost
And the teachings get tossed
And you don't know what you're
Going to do next.
You wait for the sun
But it never quite comes
Some kind of message comes
Through to you.
Some kind of message comes through.
And it says to you...
Chorus
Love when you can
Cry when you have to...
Be who you must
That's a part of the plan
Await your arrival
With simple survival
And one day we'll all understand...
I had a woman
Who gave me her soul
But I wasn't ready to
Take it.
Her heart was so fragile
And heavy to hold
And I was afraid I might
Break it.
Your conscience awakes
And you see your mistakes
And you wish someone
Would buy your confessions.
The days miss their mark
And the night gets so dark
And some kind of message
Comes through to you
Some kind of message
Shoots through --
Chorus
There is no Eden or
Heavenly gates
That you're gonna make it to
One day
But all of the answers you seek
Can be found
In the dreams that you dream
On the way.
3.Heart Hotels
Well there's too many windows in this old hotel
And rooms filled with reckless pride
And the walls have grown sturdy
And the halls have worn well
But there is nobody living in inside
Nobody living inside
Gonna pull in the shutters on this heart of mine
Roll up the carpets and pull in the blinds
And retreat to the chambers that I left behind
In hopes there still may be love left to find
Still may be love left to find
Seek inspiration in daily affairs
Now your soul is in trouble and requires repairs
And the voices you hear at the top of the stairs
Are only echoes of unanswered prayers
Echoes of unanswered prayers
(Repeat First Verse)
4.Longer
Longer than every fishes in the ocean
Higher than any bird ever flew
Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens
I'be been in love with you
(I am in love with you)
Stronger than any mountain cathedral
Truer than any tree ever grew
Deeper than any forest primeval
I am in love with you
I'll bring fire in the winters
You'll sent showers in the springs
We'll fly through the falls
And summers with love upon my wings
Through the years
As the fire starts to mellow
Burning lines in the book of our lives
Though the binding cracks
And the pages start to yellow
I'll be in love with you
I'll be in love with you
永恆
早在海裡有魚兒以前
比任何鳥兒曾飛過到的地方更高
遠在天上有星星之前
我就已經深愛著你
(我與你墜入愛河)
遠比任何山頂上的大教堂更堅固
遠比樹的成長更真實
比原始森林更深遠
我與你墜入愛河
我會在冬日裡，為你帶來熾火
在春日裡，你帶來陣雨
我們將飛過所有的秋與夏
——用我們雙翼上的愛
多年以後，當熾火轉弱
燃燒著的是我們生命裡的每一字句
雖然封面已有些斑駁，書頁亦逐漸泛黃
我將依然愛你
我將依然愛你
5.Hard To Say
LUCKY AT LOVE, WELL MAYBE SO
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THINGS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
LIKE WHY EACH TIME THE SKY BEGINS TO SNOW YOU CRY
YOU'RE FAITHFUL TO HER IN YOUR CARELESS WAY
AND SO YOU MISS HER WHEN SHE'S FAR AWAY
BUT EVERY TIME YOU THINK YOU GOT IT STRAIGHT, YOU FALL
YOU FACE THE FUTURE WITH THE WEARY PAST
THOSE DREAMS YOU BANKED UPON ARE FADING FAST
YOU KNOW YOU LOVE HER BUT IT MAY NOT LAST, YOU FEAR
IT'S NEVER EASY AND IT'S NEVER CLEAR
WHO'S TO NAVIGATE AND WHO'S TO STEER
AND SO YOU FLOUNDER DRIFTING EVER NEAR THE ROCKS
IT'S HARD TO SAY WHERE LOVE WENT WRONG
IT'S HARD TO SAY JUST WHEN ( IT'S SO HARD TO SAY )
IT'S HARD TO WALK AWAY FROM LOVE
IT MAY NEVER COME AGAIN
YOU DO YOUR BEST TO KEEP YOUR HAND IN PLAY
AND TRY TO KEEP THOSE LONESOME BLUES AT BAY
YOU THINK YOU'RE WINNING BUT IT'S HARD TO SAY SOMETIMES
IT'S HARD TO SAY WHERE LOVE WENT WRONG
IT'S HARD TO SAY JUST WHEN ( IT'S SO HARD TO SAY )
IT'S HARD TO WALK AWAY FROM LOVE
IT MAY NEVER COME AGAIN
LUCKY AT LOVE, WELL MAYBE SO
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THINGS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
LIKE WHY EACH TIME THE SKY BEGINS TO SNOW YOU CRY
YOU CRY, OOH YOU STILL HAVE TO CRY
6.Leader Of The Band
An only child, alone and wild
a cabinet maker's son
His hands were meant for different work
and his heart was known to none
He left his home and went his lone
and solitary way
And he gave to me a gift I know
I never can repay
A quiet man of music
denied a simpler fate
He tried to be a soldier once
but his music wouldn't wait
He earned his love through discipline
a thundering, velvet hand
His gentle means of sculpting souls
took me years to understand
＊＊＊
The leader of the band is tired
and his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument
and his son is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt
to imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy
to the leader of the band
＊＊＊
My brothers' lives were different
for they heard another call
One went to Chicago
and the other to St. Paul
And I'm in Colorado
when I'm not in some hotel
Living out this life I've chosen
and come to know so well
I thank you for the music
and your stories of the road
I thank you for the freedom
when it came my time to go
I thank you for the kindness
and the time when you got tough
And papa I don't think I said
'I love you' near enough
REPEAT ＊＊＊
I am a living legacy
to the leader of the band
7.Same Old Lang Syne
Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods
And I touched her on the sleeve
She didn't recognize the face at first
But then her eyes flew open wide
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
And we laughed until we cried.
We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totalled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment
As the conversation dragged.
We went to have ourselves a drink or two
But couldn't find an open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store
And we drank it in her car.
We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how.
She said she'd married her an architect
Who kept her warm and safe and dry
She would have liked to say she loved the man
But she didn't like to lie.
I said the years had been a friend to her
And that her eyes were still as blue
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw
Doubt or gratitude.
She said she saw me in the record stores
And that I must be doing well
I said the audience was heavenly
But the traveling was hell.
We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness
But neither one knew how.
We drank a toast to innocence
We drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence
Another 'auld lang syne'...
The beer was empty and our tongues were tired
And running out of things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out
And I watched her drive away.
Just for a moment I was back at school
And felt that old familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home
The snow turned into rain
8.Run For The Roses
Born in the valley and raised in the trees
Of Western Kentucky on wobbly knees
With mama beside you to help you along
You'll soon be a-growing up strong
All the long, lazy mornings in pastures of green
The sun on your withers, the wind in your mane
Could never prepare you for what lies ahead
The run for the roses so red
(Chorus)
And it's run for the roses as fast as you can
Your fate is delivered, your moment's at hand
It's the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance
And it's high time you joined in the dance
It's high time you joined in the dance
From sire to sire, it's born in the blood
The fire of a mare and the strength of a stud
It's breeding and it's training and it's something unknown
That drives you and carries you home
(Chorus)
9.Make Love Stay
Now that we love
Now that the lonely nights are over
How do we make love stay
Now that we know
The fire can burn bright or merely smolder
How do we keep it from dying away
Elusive as dreams barely remembered in the morning
Love like a phantom flies
But held in the heart it pales like the empty smile adorning
A statue with sightless eyes
(Chorus)
Moments fleet taste sweet within the rapture
When precious flesh is greedily consumed
But mystery is a thing not easily captured
And once deceased not easily exhumed
Now that we love
Now that the lonely nights are over
How do we make love stay
(Chorus)
Now that we love
Look at the moonless night and tell me
How do we make love stay
10.Missing You
Hard days I'm traveling alone for too long
Ooh I'm missing you
I'm always somewhere that I never belong
Ooh I'm missing you
I'm moving so fast now it doesn't seem true
Ooh I'm missing you
I'm getting closer but I don't know what to
Ooh I'm missing you
Oh if I had you beside me
Then I might sleep through the night
Your love is the promise that guides me
All of the days of my life
This life I'm living's gettin' so hard to feel
Ooh I'm missing you
The days are empty and the nights are unreal
Ooh I'm missing you
Oh if I had you beside me baby
Then I might sleep through the night
Your love is the promise that guides me
All of the days of my life
All of the days of my life
(Repeat First Verse)
Oh if I had you beside me darlin
Then I might sleep through the night
Your love is the promise that guides me
All of the days of my life
All of the days of my life
All of the days of my life
11.The Language Of Love
She says no when she means yes
And what she wants you know that I can't guess
When we want more you know we ask for less
Such is the language of love
I say leave when I mean stay
But she don't see and so she moves away
What we really want you know we rarely say
Such is the language of love
It's tooth for tooth and eye for eye
We hide our hearts and then we won't say why
It's truth for truth and lie for lie
Such is the language of love
One cries foul and will not speak
The other claims a little victory
And all the time you know we fail to see
This is the language of love
(Chorus)
When a love begins to wander no one ever knows
But we feel it deep inside us
Long before it shows
Long before it shows
We hem and haw, we balk and bluff
Our words don't ever seem to say enough
But a simple smile and tender touch
Speaks the true language of love
(Chorus)
(Repeat First Verse)
Such is the language of love
12.Believe In Me
If I could ever say it right and reach your hostage heart
Despite the doubts you harbor then you might come to believe in
me
The life I lead is not the kind that gives a woman peace of mind
I only hope someday you'll find that you can believe in me
Those other loves that came before mean nothing to me anymore
But you can never be quite sure and will not believe in me
(Chorus)
Too many hearts have been broken failing to trust what they feel
But trust isn't something that's spoken
And love's never wrong when it's real
If I could only do one thing
Then I would try to write and sing a song
That ends your questioning and makes you believe in me
(Chorus)
And makes you believe in me Oh, you can believe in me
13.Lonely In Love
Some say that love is its own, love is its own reward
But I can't help but believe there's got to be more
A man needs a woman to have and to hold
To love him in body as well as in soul
I need your desire, where did the fire go
I keep trying to sleep but sleep won't be mine tonight
There's so much sorrow inside and baby I don't know why
I give you your freedom, I give you my love
I give all I have every time that we touch
I don't know baby, maybe I give too much
(Chorus)
Now I'm lonely in love
Why must I be lonely in love
I'm so lonely in love
Baby why must I be lonely
Why must I be lonely in love
I know that love carries no, she carries no guarantees
But still I can't seem to find a reason that I can believe in
You said to be patient and give you some room
You said you had changes you need to work through
But the longer I wait the farther I feel from you
(Chorus)
I'm so lonely in love
Why must I be lonely in love with ya darlin
I'm so lonely in love
Baby you're my one and only
Why do you keep me lonely in love
14.She Don't Look Back
She's got a way of getting so inside you
That you think she's gonna steal your soul
She's got a way of making sure that you can't let go
She's got a trail of broken hearts behind her
Like a shadow where no shadow's cast
I ain't the first one and I doubt that I'll be the last
Too long--Too late
You're wrong to ever think she'd wait...
She don't look back
Oh-oh Oh-oh, she don't look back
Oh-oh Oh-oh, she don't look back
Oh-oh Oh-oh, the lady don't look back
And when she goes she's gone
You can never tell just what she's after
You can never read it in her eyes
And in her laughter there's no hint of compromise
And you can stare into the fire forever
You can squeeze a stone until it bleeds
But you will never find the kind of a love she needs
Too much--too late
You're such a fool to think she'd wait
She don't look back
Oh-oh Oh-oh, she don't look back
Oh-oh Oh-oh, she don't look back
Oh-oh Oh-oh, she don't look back
And when she goes she's gone
She don't look back
She don't look back
She don't look back
She don't look back
She don't look back
She don't look back
15.Rhythm Of The Rain
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I've been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again
The only girl I care about has gone away
Looking for a brand new start
But little does she know
That when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart
Rain please tell me now does that seem fair
For her to steal my heart away when she don't care
I can't love another when my hearts somewhere far away
The only girl I care about has gone away
Looking for a brand new start
But little does she know that when she left that day
Along with her she took my heart
Rain won't you tell her that I love her so
Please ask the sun to set her heart aglow
Rain in her heart and let the love we knew start to grow
Listen to the rhythm of the falling rain
Telling me just what a fool I've been
I wish that it would go and let me cry in vain
And let me be alone again
Oh, listen to the falling rain
Pitter pater, pitter pater
Oh, oh, oh, listen to the falling rain
Pitter pater, pitter pater
16.Magic Every Moment
I awoke this morning to a shattering sound
And I went downstairs and found these shards of glass strewn all
around
And there upon the floor I found this poor broken dove
And it made me realize how very fragile is this life that we so
love
I came back up to bed and I held you so tight
And I prayed up to the Father, oh I prayed with all my might
That He'd always keep you with me, that He'd always keep you
safe
And when I went dowstairs I found that dove had somehow up and
flown away
(Chorus)
There's a magic every moment
There's a miracles each day
There's a magic every moment
Oh won't you let the music play
Oh won't you let the music play
On a high and windy island I was gazing out to sea
When a long forgotten feeling came and took control of me
It was then the clouds burst open and the sun came pouring
through
When it hit those dancing waters in an instant all eternity I
knew
There's so much we take for granted--there's so much we never
say
We get caught up in the motion of just a living day to day
We are fettered to the future, we are prisoners of the past
And we never seem to notice 'til our lives have finally
Slipped right through our grasp
(Chorus)
You can see forever in a single drop of dew
You can see that same forever if you look down deep inside of
you
There's a spark of the creator in every living thing
He respects me when I work but He so loves me when I sing
(Repeat Chorus Twice)
17.A Love Like This
And now the lonely days are done
And with each rising of the sun, love begins anew
And if you ever ask me why I know that my love will never die
I'll say these words to you
Of all the souls I've ever known
Mine sings to yours and yours alone
And yours sings just to me
In all this world I'll never find
A heart that could beat as close to mine
And this time I can see
(Chorus)
A love like this is so hard to find
And so many never do
And loves like this, when they even exist
Are precious and few
You know they're precious and few
(Repeat Chorus)
Down the miles, through the years
Yours is the star by which I steer
The brightest star I've known
And when I feel all hope is gone
Yours is the love that leads me on
The light that guides me home
The light that guides me home
Your light will guide me home
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