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PERFECT EXISTENCE - 1995

Bring on the Future  - Michael B. Crittenden

c 1994 Mackinaw Harvest Music (BMI)

 

Some things never change

and we can’t remember the last mistake

so we volunteer to learn it all again

but that was their generation

too many people lying around

they hear the sirens and turn the TV louder

 

Staring at the Rockwell on the wall

I feel a little cheated

portrait of the promises spoken

Watch them melt in the heat of the moment

 

This is your last chance

to put a damper on my dreams

and tell me life is not all that it seems

cuz I don’t care

Bring on the future

 

We were the Children of Hamlin

But whatever happens

you know we’ve got to make sure the road is free

For the coming generation

The land of opportunity will return to the way it’s supposed to be

 

This is your last chance

to put a damper on my dreams

and tell me life is not all that it seems

this is your last chance

to stick a dagger in my heart

and tell me life will always fall apart

cuz I don’t care

Bring on the future

 

People try to put us down

just because we get around

I’m just trying to make you see

that what’s good for you isn’t always good for me

Shape of a Bird  - Michael B. Crittenden

c 1994 Mackinaw Harvest Music (BMI)

 

the water in my glass begins to freeze

my hands they shake but it doesn’t spill

my heart beating below the belt

My blood is yearns but it’ frozen

still

 

morning appeared in the shape of a bird

and we shouldn’t waste this chance again

 

a thousand hours and counting

a ticking bomb and a calendar moving

going on and on and on

I can’t wait much longer

cuz the shape of a bird

is the shape that i’ve become

 

morning appeared in the shape of a bird

 

come on with me

it’s a room with a view

I think I’m gonna stay

on this flight with you

 

morning appeared in the shape of a bird

and we shouldn’t waste this chance again

Rushes & Ripples - Michael B. Crittenden

c 1994 Mackinaw Harvest Music (BMI)

 

Straight ahead she said

Where we’ve been

what does it matter?

There was a question but these days

it’s all answers

 

I’m looking ahead

smiling down on all creation

the things that she said

showing me our destination

The rushes and Ripples are shining across the river

and Ive got a purpose with you

 

Move away, move away I say

Gonna find our place in the forest

and we will have

a wonderful life together

let it drift us away

 

I’m looking ahead

smiling down on all creation

the things that she said

showing me our destination

The rushes and Ripples are shining across the river

and Ive got a purpose with you

Digging My Existence - Michael B. Crittenden

c 1995 Mackinaw Harvest Music (BMI)

 

can’t you feel the love?

 

back to the sea

in the morning we’ll be leaving

back to the clean

there’s a place

the way things used to be

 

how can it be?

that we’ve let it come to this confusion

won’t you follow me?

wading in the water

 

can’t you feel the love

I was digging my existence

was it worth the pain to try again and feel it for an instant

and I will nod my head

it’s a long way down

But I think I’m gonna make it now

 

back to the sea

in the evening, we are arriving

we’ve taken it back

to the way it used to be

 

can’t you feel the love

I was digging my existence

was it worth the pain to try again and feel it for an instant

and I will nod my head

it’s a long way down

But I think I’ve finally made it now

HandsMichael B. Crittenden/Steven Canter

©1988 Mackinaw Harvest Music (BMI)

 

Let me see your hands

you can pull them from your pockets

let me see your hands

such a symbol of determination

how badly do you want it now?

 

For you can have it all

you can have just what you like

and if you should fall

just remember that 3 seconds is a long time when you’re falling

don’t you know you’re only stalling

don’t let them get to you

 

cuz I have seen your hands

and I have seen what you can do

I have seen your hands

and I believe in you

 

Let me be your hands

can’t I reflect you for a moment?

You’ve been through so much

You’ve talked of giving up

but I never thought you’d do it

If I’ve lost my faith won’t you renew it?

Don’t let me down

 

Cuz if you’re feeling old

and if you feel a bit unwanted

forget what you’ve been told

and remember that you’re needed

 

cuz I have seen your hands

and I have seen what you can do

I have seen your hands

and I believe in you

Falling at your Feet - Michael B. Crittenden

c 1993 Mackinaw Harvest Music (BMI)

 

It was an ordinary day

I was feeling fine, going my own way

Then I fell asleep and dreamed about an ocean

And when the sun came up

 

I was Falling at your feet

Wondering where we are

Staring upon a distant star

Falling to my knees

Stumble to the ground

To you I will surrender

 

Now there’s nothing left to do

Living day to day I mostly think of you

When I fall Asleep I dream of going fishing

But when the sun comes up

There’s nothing I can do about it

 

Cuz I’m Falling at your feet

Wondering where we are

Staring upon a distant star

Falling to my knees

Stumble to the ground

To you I will surrender

 

And I’m Falling at your feet

Wondering where we are

Staring upon a distant star

Falling to my knees

 

To you I will surrender

I will surrender

Oops! (forgot your Birthday) - Michael B. Crittenden

c 1994 Mackinaw Harvest Music (BMI)

I’m sorry I forgot your birthday

Well, I don’t really know what to say

So I won’t say a thing

Now I’m watching you blow up, throwing my stuff on the lawn

Would you be better off if I were gone?

 

Oh, how could I forget your birthday?

When it’s the same time and the same place every year

Did we forget to sing?

Now I’m watching TV, drinkin from dusk until dawn

And are you happy now that I’ve been gone?

 

My mistake

Can we make up?

 

I’ll bet he won’t forget your birthday

He’ll be bringing you flowers and loving you right, from now on

Guess I can’t say a thing

Is there some way to turn back the clock just an hour or two?

I can’t stand that I’m losing you

 

My mistake

Can we make up?

 

Oh Happy Birthday

 

It’s my mistake

Can we make up?

Mrs. Martin - Michael B. Crittenden

c 1993 Mackinaw Harvest Music (BMI)

 

How could I forget?

the falling hair across your face lying there on my piano

In another time a lesser place

I saw myself through your eyes

and I just couldn’t believe it

 

It’s a long shot

But will she be the lady of the lake?

there was no mistaking

 

Mrs. Martin

Won’t you tell me where you’re going?

Is there a place they say the garden’s overflow

In the morning

I couldn’t realize the waking

Am I still sleeping?

 

How could I forget

The summer of a thousand suns

you turned to kiss me in the carwash

In another time a better place

I had no way of knowing

that you could feel the shaking

 

It’s a landslide

But will she still be there when I awake?

there was no mistaking

 

Mrs. Martin

Won’t you tell me where you’re going?

Is there a place they say the garden’s overflow

In the morning

I couldn’t realize the waking

Am I still sleeping?

Coming Home - Michael B. Crittenden

c 1994 Mackinaw Harvest Music (BMI)

 

Please explain Explain it to me

So i can, I can be sure

 

What is this place I’ve never been

Do I deserve you out of nowhere I was feeling it

and I was even trying but some serious sort of sparks were flying this time

and this time

 

I’m coming home  I’m coming home

take me in

 

So good to be back

so nice to be home

and we’re shining down, warming me to my bones

and it’s time we took it in

 

You keep telling yourself you must be dreaming

cuz it seems that we deserve this outta nowhere we were made to believe it

and we can start singing the kindness that they’re bringing us this time

and this time

 

We’re coming home  We’re coming home

for the laughter

 

I’m feeling your fire inside me

I’m watching the moon grow dim

I’m feeling the sun growing brighter now

bring it on, sing a song, yeah bring it on

 

It’s a perfect existence with you

 

And I really hate the morning

but I started looking forward to waking up, waking

I’m waking, Im shaking, falling…home

 

And I’m coming home

 

You keeping telling yourself, and I keep telling myself that we deserve this

I know that we deserve this,

i know that we deserve this

so let’s just take it in

It’s a perfect existence with you

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