O.A.R.

There was a man on the road about an hour ago and he was lookin for a ride to New Mexico But we was driving by way too fast to know We got to the place on a high speed chase there was a girlie in the corner with a plastic face Then she disappeared withou...

What can you say about tomorrow? What do you know about my life? What do you say to your daughter? What do you tell to your wife? Say Mr. Brown how about your daughter. Do you know what she's done tonight? And do you agree that we are lost here? Well,...

Any time now I'm gonna wake up and see the day. Any time now I'm gonna wake up and find my way. And by that time now, you're gonna never ever never ever hear me say, "That was the longest damn day." Do you ever truly feel that it's a waste of time to liv...

Never say that nothing ever came from a mouse anyway crawled into my house, took my cat away don't let your brain tell your mind that it must say that nothing ever came from a mouse anyway anyway never say that nothing ever came from a gnat anyway flew...

The black rock is where I spend my time Writing a memory or writing a rhyme Thinking about what is right or wrong On the black rock is where I like to go After a long night coming home from a show And that's where I write my song, all day long, the black...

There something about the way we fall apart Like everything that matters, didn’t matter from the start Everyone around us played a part Wrecking ball came crashing through the window Structures that we carry in our heart And all I ever asked of you Is j...

Well, in the end, my friend, we will all be together again Clutching onto my hand, in a valley we'll stand, just living again And in a while we'll smile, march on another mile On hallowed hills, attached to the land we'll be still No one's ever gonna say a...

Daddy was a coalminer. He worked the pits all day. In Rock Springs, Wyoming. It was meant to be a stop for a day, became his home nothing more I can say. Daddy was a part time farmer. He worked the field all day. But he'd rather have new shoes for them...

I set out on the voyage of the conquering fools, lookin' for the gold and the modern day jewels It come to pass what was stuck in my head, if I didn't quit on-looking that I'd probably be dead I hit the road and I rolled up North, lookin' for the origin,...

Ohh myyyy 20 throw down in my best bridge and the man to my left has folded down well johnny doubled up with a royal flush i had three jacks and a pair of nines my mind is turning - just two shots more there's not much left to play well then dude walks...

Tuesday's coming my baby I told you Wednesday morning It's not too late for us My bags aren't out the door baby Dont you know life's a feeling But without you it's nothing It's not too late for us My bags aren't out the door baby Tuseday's coming and I...

Amazing how we all want this life a little more everyday. It's crazy how we pick ourselves up just to let us down anyway. The one thing that you're missing is loungin' on the log right next to you. So pick up that precious something and relax for a delicate...

Destination, rock steady destination, people get ready destination, i'm lovin you all the time destination, i love your rhymes don't miss my train on the one got the kick drum the two is a gift for you oh my baby the three, all for me four split betwee...

It's okay if you lock yourself up at the end of the day And it's alright if you're gonna let us fade to nothing You worked harder for nothing at all Are you alright? She asked me deep after dinner last night Hold on and you've got to remember Hold on and you'...

Love was never enough throughout time, yet some give it up well, you kept me standing alone if only i could have one dance i would move on my own in tattered daydreams that slip through the night i'm prince, king, warrior, and i'm doing things right but e...

Called her last night and i read her a line from my favorite book of poetry and i, i started to cry she asked me what was wrong don't worry, it's not you, it's me i never knew half the stories told to me stories like the sun is blue and i, i never knew...

Here's my attempt to desribe How you make me feel so alive I'll break it down one time So listen line by line Listen line by line Listen line by line You're my Stairway to Heaven, you're Freddy Mercury You've got a License to Ill, and girl it worked f...

Is it me or does it seem that life just carries on? Now was it him who said that life is just a song? Now I don't know what will keep me on this little Earth I just might use the love that's all in the dirt But every damn time That I see you I say to my...

From night til dawn, you soldiered on, did ya? Each day is a gift But you lead us strong and kept us on, did ya? Like each day is a gift I never thought that I'd be here with you Saying all these words that I have to After all is said and all is done I never m...

Woke up with a headache from the night before Cause sometimes I drink Spent the night with my head in the toilet bowl It's where I like to think I said cause I don't want no one to take a piece of my heart I hate to lose all the little bitty pieces from m...

I just heard the world, is breaking down into bits again. Tell me what am i to do? And you just want me to stay, here. So i'm just gonna stay, here. Home, the last resort. Build a castle with an iron door. Lock the window, pull the shades, the hazed out sun w...

Well there was a time when life caught you by surprise. What you see going by is a shadow. You've got to live in front of your eyes. In a typical way we stray, checking back with the past. In a typical day we'll stay to see what's gonna last. But I didn'...

I took this girl out last night and we left around twelve. We walked along lonely streets and got to know ourselves. I like to read, she likes to write. She likes to sleep, and I love to stay up all night. My friends say I'm crazy and I agree, But that's...

"Back in the day..." Oh, it wasn't that far. Not a day goes by that won't be in the back tomorrow. Take today as a sample to you. It looks cloudy outside, What are you gonna do? Well, we could get up. Or we could get on down. We could drive to the coun...

There are few things pure in this world anymore, and home is one of the few We'd have a drink outside maybe run and hide, if we saw a couple men in blue But to me it's so damn easy to see that your people are the people at home Well I been away but now I'...

In the cut of the night Driving heavy on River Road Ain't looking to fight I just wanna' move things along I don't want anyone's life Just getting to know my own Drive, drive, drive Oh, midnight came You're at the window, I'm in a frame And the truth...

If only she knew, what was going right. I would not be alone tonight. If only she knew, what was going wrong. I would not be singing this song. If only she knew What would I do? Would I run? Maybe stick around just for fun. Would I take you out just...

You said, "Young man, don't rely on a sword, Cause your words will outlive even time." I've counted my blessings. The rest are for you. Please listen close for a while, And breathe, breathe, deep for me James. Don't you feel that you're free now from pain...

It's been a long, long time since I lost myself. Put my pride down on the table put my fear on the shelf. So I bought myself a thrown to reside and let myself go. But I've traveled much too far, where I've gone I'll never know. What a long, long time Lon...

Now Peter sat on the mountaintop Northern wind blowin through his hair Now Peter never took the time to stop He just stood out there and stared I said but Peter didn't care bout the air down there He was lookin right at the sun The sun said son don't ya...

Easy operator on the side of the road A million dollar man in a lower class home Chopping trees for needs of a spiritual kind Forever getting lower while he tried to be high He was an early morning, evil eyeing fool from afar He's barely getting over forget ge...

Lovely, you're always lovely A vision You were the one Now I am stuck inside a memory You forgot about our destiny You buried me Didn't you? Didn't you? Love me faster than the devil Run me straight into the ground Drowning deep inside your water Drowning dee...

You know that I don’t like to say goodbye I didn’t know that we were out of time I’m sorry that I couldn’t save your life So I walk Yeah, I walk I go to pick the phone up every day And imagine conversations we would say But I’m always hangin’ up the sa...

I woke up with a headache from the night before, cause sometimes I drink I spent the night with my head in a toilet bowl, that's where I like to think I don't want no one to take a piece of my heart I hate to lose all those itty bitty pieces of my heart...

A little boy, alone, he relies on fairytales. And the moon is his castle late tonight. Smiling down upon our war, it's funny when you're far away. But Mr. Moon why you laughing at me? You cannot blame us for lying to you. You cannot blame us for crying...

She takes it deep to her heart right from the start she talks softly over a glass of whine now and again she is more than a friend but don't you just throw me a line say now it would be great if she'd dedicate just a minute from her precious time s...

It's three a.m. and I want to go to bed. I got a lady running through my head Ran out of money looking for a night shift. It's three a.m. and I want to go to bed. I know a lady way down in my country. She was so pretty that my eyes threw disguises at me....

I have been falling again for so long. For so long. I've been off that track. There's a mystery in that and it's strong. But once more I'm asking for your time. A few between the two then I'm gone. I don't think I'll be coming back. I'm not coming back....

Don't fear the morning It's okay, it's okay Hurt weighs heavy It's okay, it's okay When your body's cold and shaking I'll steer you Darlin', steer you When your body's old and aging I'll heal you Darlin', heal you Your soul lights the day I'm on my way, I'm o...

I look out below me the clouds on top the blue Kid's thinking about nothing, cause there's absolutely nothing to do The door ain't wide just open, open to the sky On top the cage keep hopin, sayin cause on top the cage just try, on top da cage Help out yo...

There's an emptiness between us Been filling up for days It's heavy on my mind Fighting all the time We'll never find our way You swore you would remember What a shame you had to lie Now this battle that you're in Is underneath your skin And the fight is in yo...

Well patiently you slipped away from me i want that day back, i want that day back but so patiently i went home that night and i sat down to write but i couldn't think of anything to write that night i said but patiently you just went away oh god i want...

I don’t wanna fight no more Only wanna get to shore Baby, don’t slam the door tonight We ran another off the tracks That’s time we can’t get back But, we can save tomorrow if we try Oh, 'til we make this right Oh, I won’t say, "Good night." I just wa...

I thought the rains would never come here To our valley in the sun Looking back on days of ease, oh, we would run So young And I didn’t see this coming ’Til it was right around the bend again You and me could just be crazy Time ain’t on our side and I...

I don't know nothing, and I don't know a thing But if I just keep on listening then together we'll sing I been walking for about a thousand years And my feet are tired of crying all those painful tears And my sight is going blind and my soul is way down l...

Peter sat on a mountain top. northern wind blows through his hair all day long. Peter never took no time for him to stop. just stood right there and he stared. singing, oh. he don't need us anymore, cause his life is just too good. he'll be living every...

I know it's been a long, long year. God forbid you listen to me now. I may have laid the pressure on good, but since that day I'll never ask again. It's funny, it's come right down to this. I have to steal my time cause you won't give it up for free. I'...

I'm not quite sure how I got here. A minute passed and I'm on my feet. I nver knew life could taste so good. I need a little minute, just a moment to breathe. No matter where I go, no matter who I see Well I'm reminded of my earlier days. No matter where...

There's a road outside Columbus, Ohio. Feels like I drove along for years. This Midwest way of ease it surrounds us. I can't deny the rhythm here. And as I pull away from Riverside beside me. That High Street never looked so good. I miss my lady even tho...

In a way, I need a change From this burnout scene Another time, another town, another everything But it's always back to you Stumble out in the night From the pouring rain Made the block, sat and thought There's more I need It's always back to you But I'm goo...

He walks these streets sometimes until way past twelve. His mind can't decide if he's in heaven, he just can't tell. He sees her standing there smiling by the lamppost shine. His heart can't remember ever feeling oh so fine. She gone. She not coming back...

I'm picking up these broken pieces again i'm feeling like i'm lost and all i do is find you there we've been here before i'm never coming back again, not again tomorrow is too soon for you my dear i pushed you oh so far away when all i do is want you near...

Wake up, dreaming Crooked days left behind These closed eyes The places that we've been Footsteps and handprints The more we've yet to see the more I find It's all we have So good so far It's not over 'til we're done And we've only just begun I'm...

I woke today, felt another way, everything was gonna be fine. My head rose up then my legs came too, quarter past nine was the time. I used to lose floating memories, found myself wishing I'd remember old times. But I woke today, felt another way, felt...

I was riding down the highway when I thought I spotted someone in the road I said, "You going my way?" And he turned his head and said, "Man, I don't know." So I asked about his government and he turned his head and then began to laugh And I asked him, "Wh...

Who's that with his arms around you? Making eyes at you that way? Looks in love, man it looks familiar Damn, it's me Never thought I'd see that day It's like I came to from sleeping No more bed rails I'm pulled to daylight by your voice Not that I had any choi...

My twenty thrown down in my fist of rage And the man to my left just folded down Johnny doubled up with a Royal Flush I had three jacks and a pair of nines My mind is turning just two shots more There's not much left to play Then dude walks in Black hat...

Young man come to me And asked me for a smoke Straight off of Bourbon Street Alley cat with a dirty coat He said it's hard out here just being me And the people ain't the way that I want them to be When I get the chance to build this world I see Make m...

This is a song for the average American. Let go of your realities (middle class small town mentalities): The truths - your truths - That even now dominate your little world. There are lives, and hopes, and dreams - Other breathing human beings Whose exi...

Yeah, I'm in the element Who's to say it'll get much better Yeah, when you've got everything Who's to say it'll last forever I'm on the beach, sun in my hands Rays on the waves dancings like diamonds Looking for peace here in the sand Sounds of the wor...

I never meant to hurt you but knew I someday would It's like I built a cabin with matches between the wood I'll be damned if I am happy and you will pay the price Strong becomes the lion when he believes his own advice I've got this one beat I know its empty...

Down the road there was a man walking, walking Knapsack round his back radio talking, talking And his blue suede shoes are covered in mud, but it no matter cause the boys on the run Black sunglasses and a bald head too, boy never had nowhere to run when...

In the morning, wake me up And tell me everything So I can understand your world You can understand my dream I could be anywhere And you could be there with me I just wanna be a ghost And see everything I don't want it to be the way they want it This town, th...

Light of the candle bright ones soul one shined Woke up new one morning feeling better than ever, fine My chest no hurt no more something feel better What's all the hate for? Now something feel better To Zion Goes I (4x) I'll walk through the valley and...

Hoping to find something better At least better than what ya thought So many aisles to venture down So many choices you thought Then a man come walkin down the aisle With a smile as wide as the rain But mom she's gotta go away again And I'm runnin with...

It's been such a long day Followed by long nights Sit here by myself But it just don't feel alright You've been talking to me Everyone talking at me like Try me I'll let you live, I'll let you breathe Try me I'll pick you up and make you believe You're surro...

Way back when we used to plan and pretend That life we were living was a ten 'til then We already had love, we already had faith But it turns out we need a little bit of space So between the two of us the world was divided You went for schooling and I we...

She takes it deep to the heart right from the start she talks softly over a glass of wine. Now and again she's more than a friend, why don't you just throw me that line. It would be great if she'd dedicate just a minute from her precious time. I'll give it...

Oh my God, tell me this won't last forever Tell me that I'm not alone Tell me this will come together now Packed my thing up just the other day Said my goodbyes to all these things I've saved Out in the driveway, we laugh under the moon Among my friends for n...

Somewhere in the party lies We're hiding all our tears tonight It's more than us just hanging out We're making every second count Nobody's good at letting go And I don't mean to let it show I was fine until I saw Your suitcase by the door Hey, don't...

I am winter, got me cold Convicted like a criminal Sharp and nimble, the wind unfolds Got me to my feet again Past the mountain, I hear a cry Coming from the pinnacle In the distance, a city shines Oh, what a welcoming Been to the Black Rock Found my salvatio...

Tell me I'm dreaming My feet are stone and my light is dim Chasing this demon on his way down Whatever happened? Whatever happened? Spent the night out on the hill And watched the world Sleep sound and still And over mountains Darkness will wash me over Wh...

I wrote a letter to man, sealed my envelope with hope and a stamp Give me a minute and I'll be on my way Cause I got something for y'all today Well I was walking yesterday, I gave you a smile and then you turned I said nothing cause that's all that I coul...

A pattern sunrise, swept along the way a sunrise. And under these overpasses, a towering mountian does rise. Don't cross the river not over there, there'll be a mystery revealed, and I bet you dare. And if I am to seek this place you can see, who's chari...