Something Special

I met a man in Nashville,
he said that he'd been throught the war,
said he knew he could trust me
by the harley davidson shirt that I wore;
and he asked for some change
and i said that i was broke to.
He said "Hey you might be broke now, friend
but this life it could never break you
cause you've got something special in your eyes."
It's hard to believe a drunk on the street
when he's talking his way to some change.
He didn't know, in spite all of my efforts
i'm always, i'm always, i'm stayin' the same;
cause i know all of the things that i did.
All the people i've hurt,
and the promises broken,
the times that i failed
and i ran off and hid.
I am nothing special, just another guy.
It's hard to ignore my father
when he's says i've got all this potential.
He said "Son I knew you before you could breathe,
and you're not mediocre or inconsequential.
yeah, you've got something special in your eyes.

Fresh Air

now i can say that i've been around
i don't know it all, but i know a couple things
i've been a thousand places
and i've seen a thousand faces
with eyes that seem empty
you are a breath of fresh air
and i'm sorry if i seem to stare
but i can't feel this anywhere but next to you
i can't feel this anywhere but next to you
and i don't think that i could ever do this on my own
baby when you're next to me i'm home
there's something behind your eyes
that makes it all seem clear
and now i finally understand how much i need you here
cause you are a breath of fresh air
and i'm sorry if i seem to stare
but i can't feel this anywhere but next to you
i can't feel this anywhere but next to you
and i don't think that i could ever do this on my own
baby when you're next to me i'm home

The Way I'm Feeling

i searched through the pages of letter i wrote
tyring to find a way to deal
it doesn't matter how much i try to keep my eyes shut
i got a feeling this is real
so take over sleep.
there's things about this world i'd rather not see
it's the way i'm feeling and it's wrong, i know.
it's the way i'm feeling and i can't let go
so come on lights, why wont you light the way tonight
so you set fire to the letters you wrote
tryin to find a way to deal
it doesn't matter how much you try to wake up
cause you know that this is real
so give in to sleep.
it's easier than thinking about what you did to me
it's the way i'm feeling and it's wrong, i know.
it's the way i'm feeling and i can't let go
so come on lights, why wont you light the way tonight
and so i'll wait where it's hard to breathe
until you feel as if you've got the space you need
and if i know you it wont be a week,
until you're dying to be back here with me
it's the way i'm feeling
it's the way i'm feeling
it's just the way i'm feeling now.

Arizona

She packed her suitcase and she moved Arizona
before she turned 16
now two years later i pick up the telephone and
she tells me she is getting married
so i say, what's you're hurry baby
you ain't even 18
cause what you run from is what's gonna chase you down
and i can't tell why i can't make you see
that it'll never be easy
as long as you're breathing
just stay who you are
hold on hold on
maybe you were just born to fight the stars
I packed up my sedan and i just started driving
cause i was tired of the scene
if this is what it takes to start feeling alive then
feeling alive aint for me
i tried to change the outside
but i couldn't change a thing
cause what you run from is whats gonna chase you down
and i can't tell why i couldn't see
that it'll never be easy
as long as you're breathing
just stay who you are
hold on hold on
maybe you were just born to fight the stars
and if i throw up a rope and i pull down the moon for you
then we could disregard the fact that this is hard
and do what we were born to do
it'll never be easy
as long as you're breathing
just stay who you are
hold on hold on
maybe you were just born to fight the stars