Spirals, Vol. 1: Not a Straight Line to Be Found
The Mountain
Everybodyʼs feeling out there on a limb
Running from the devil at the will of the wind
Stranded in a jungle, lives are on the line
Overwhelmed by everything
And just not enough time
But you canʼt look at the mountain
When youʼre reaching for the sky
You canʼt look at the mountain
Itʼs always up too high
Casts a mighty shadow
Lets no light into your eyes
When all youʼve got is faith to fly
Donʼt look at the mountain
Or you wonʼt make the climb
Far too many frantic stretched out way too thin
Tryin’ to stay above the water
It’s always sink or swim
Feelin’ too much pressure
No one wants to drown
But it does no good to worry
On the way to higher ground
So you don’t look at the mountain
When youʼre reaching for the sky
The only way to do it
Is one day at a time
It casts a mighty shadow
Lets no light into your eyes
When all youʼve got is faith to fly
Donʼt look at the mountain
When youʼre reaching for the sky
If you think too long
You can talk yourself out of anything
If you think too long
You can talk yourself out of anything
If you think too long
You can talk yourself out of anything
So you donʼt look at the mountain
When you're reaching for the sky
It casts a mighty shadow
Lets no light into your eyes
The only way to do it
One day at at time
No donʼt look at the mountain
When youʼre reaching for the sky
Shelter Island
Lock the door behind you when you go
Out on your way to face the world alone
I’ll have another coffee, pick up my guitar
Write a little song to say I love you
All night long we held each other close
To hide ourselves away from all the noise
Problems that we’re facing are the ordinary kind
Somehow they all work out in time
But oh don’t it make you wonder
How can anyone make it alone
Cause oh when you hear the thunder
It’s good to have a safe place
And someone you can hold
A shelter island
My shelter island
Safety in the storm
Snuggled up and warm
Shelter Island
These days there’s a smile inside my heart
Cause anywhere I go is where you are
A simple way of living is a pleasure to me now
Tonight you know where I’ll be lying down
And oh don’t it make you wonder
How can anyone make it alone
Cause oh when you hear the thunder
It’s good to have a safe place
And someone you can hold
A shelter island
My shelter island
Safety in the storm
Snuggled up and warm
Shelter Island
Tucked underneath the sheets
We’ve got everything we need
Shelter Island
Back in the Neighborhood
Had a dream last night
I was back in the neighborhood
Hanging with the boys in the band on the street
We were talking about moving to Hollywood
Livin’ from hand to mouth
Thought we had it all figured out
With nothing but a heart filled up on dreams
But I know now what I didn't know then
I know now what I didn't know then
There's this hipster café
In the place where the butcher was
It's like the Champs Elysese
Back in my old neighborhood
All my neighbors are gone
Cashed out and moved away
Can't afford it anyway no more
They got those same sidewalk cracks
Same place that they used to be
But most everything else
Just ancient history
And though so much has changed
Nothing more than a memory remains
Just a memory remains
You can't go home again
When you go you're gone forever
Though you swear you'll never let it get that far oh no
You can't go home again
Keep reaching for something better
And remember home is always in your heart
It's always in your heart
I got this place in my brain
I go to every now and then
Where I turn back the time
To this secret place inside my mind
And I know it ain't true
Cause those glory days are a long time gone
It’s all a long time gone
You can't go home again
When you go you're gone forever
Though you swear you'll never let it get that far oh no
You can't go home again
Keep reaching for something better
And remember home is always in your heart
It's always in your heart
No matter where you go it’s not that far
And I know now what I didn't know then
Yea I know now what I didn't know then
I know now what I didn't know then
You can't go back home again
Had a dream last night
I was back in the neighborhood
Back in the neighborhood
In the Garden of November
On a Friday in the garden of November
Sitting on a bench just thinking
About the future and the past
With memories and dreams colliding in mid air
The summer’s over and gone
Winter’s coming on
And all that remains is falling to the ground
On a Friday in the garden of November
Life is passing by, life’s passing by
There’s a church up on the corner where I go
The concrete statues watch while you pray
There’s beam of light streaming through the stained glass window
So you listen close for what God has to say
Hustle’s in the air
Hope outweighs the fear
There’s a chill that tells us
Christmas is getting closer
On a Friday in the garden of November
Looking at pictures of the babies on my phone
You can almost hear the angels choir just singing
With the spirits that surround us come and gone
Summer’s over and gone
Winters coming on
All that remains is falling to the ground
On a Friday in the garden of November
Time’s moving on, time’s moving on
See You When I Get There
I dreamt of you last night
There you were as real as you could be
Same as it ever was
Hanging out together you and me
And there in the midnight something stirred
I woke up, you got lost
Tried falling back to sleep again
But that sweet dream was gone
Gone off to Heaven
I’m here on my own
In dreams I still see you
Shining on still shining on
See you when I get there yea, yea
See you when I get there
And I wonder who’s with you
Grandma Madge, grandpa Lou
Sweet momma Mary Gaines
And the gentleman, I call Andrew
Inky man he’s driving faster than anybody can
Built the most angelic engine
It’s never been known to man
Gone off to heaven
We’re here for just so long
In dreams we will see them
Shining on still shining on
See you when I get there yea, yea
See you when I get there
See you when I get there yea
See you when I get there
Too many names to mention
So many who’ve gone on before
We carry them all with us
A night light down the hall
Only God knows who he’s calling
When or where it’s gonna be
Just keep doing your best at living
Until it’s time to leave
Gone off to heaven
We’re here for just so long
In dreams you will be there
Shining on, still shining on
See you when I get there yea, yea
See you when I get there
See you when I get there yea
See you when I get there