Vol. 2-jef

On a mantle made of oakwood
There's a photograph from my childhood
It was taken in the desert early light
I look a lot like a leprechaun
With a mexican vest and a red hippie hat on
Maracas in my left hand, stick in my right
There are canyons there are caverns
There are boarder roadside taverns
I am held captive by the big blue sky above me
She naps with the tv on
I smell the june cut grass from my pappy's lawn
I play alone in the little room upstairs
There are lincoln logs and cookie tins
Colored blocks and wars to win
I draw and i dream and beat my drums up there
There are circus lights and maple leaves
There are daffodils and dogwood trees
I am held captive by the big blue sky above me
Now the coffee's strong
And the fruit's all wrong
And my wakeup call's for somebody else
And the tv's hoax and neurosis jokes
Always keep my laughing at myself
And i laugh a lot that's what i do
And i learn the things i never knew
And i see canyons i see caverns
I see border roadside taverns
And i am held captive by the big blue sky above me
I am held captive only by the big blue sky
I am held captive by the big blue sky above me

He's a walkin' contradiction when he sings his verse.
He's got a caffeine fix addiction but it could be worse.
And he is loved by many understood in time.
But it's easier to love him than to try to read his mind.
He's a mass of words expression and toil,
And his temples in the trees, the water and the soil --
He's a man of evolution, always changing like the seasons.
He finds the right solution but gets lost in his own reason,
And he's got a ways to go.
I know he's doing what he can.
Sometimes this world's a lonely place for the evolution man,
But she's always been there for him.
She's his steady ground, and he'll never ever own her,
It's the other way around.
'cause she's the way out of here,
She's the needle in his vein,
And he knows she's the only thing that will ever stop the pain.
He stands there naked in the light giving all he's got.
Most folks don't understand that
We're no different than the rocks and stones.
To the evolution man she said,
"i got a funny feelin' that i'm headed somewhere new and
There ain't no use in stealin' your sweet sweet dream from you
'cause i know you'll find what you want if i set you free...
And i'll still be here if you find that what you want is me,
'cause it's a long and lonely road.
I know you're doing what you can
But i never thought it would be so hard to love
The evolution man.
You're an evolution man."

My time is your time after all that
You've been through can you hear me calling
You and this line that i'm walking time it's
Pointing write to you i'm living my life with
You so call on me i'll guard myself just wait
And see i'll start a brand new now this time
Is the last time for me my life is in your
Hands you can take me all the way this
Religion in war torn lands the world has seen
Its better days