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
Hands - Michael 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