Xx (1977-97)

Been thinking 'bout you all night
Guess you got me in a spell
But i think that i'l be all right
Even if i don't get well

Chorus:
Hey miss sun
What could i say
I tried to hold you
But the moon got in the way
It won't be long before the morning has you back in my arms

I can still remember
What you told me with your eyes
One kiss, now it's down to this
Guess it's time you realized

Chorus:
Hey miss sun
What could i say
I tried to hold you
But the moon got in the way
It won't be long before the morning has you back in my arms

Hey miss sun
What could i say
I tried to hold you
But the moon got in the way
It won't be long before the morning has you back in my arms

Hey miss sun
What could i say
I tried to hold you
But the moon got in the way
It won't be long before the morning has you back in my arms

(instrumental)

Midnight on a southern highway
Don't know if i'm going the right way
I haven't seen a single sign for miles
All this stormy weather
Keeping us from being together
How long has it been since i've seen your smile
In this tunnel called the night
I can finally see a light
I've got a burning deep inside
I thought you might understand
I'm drivin' as fast as i can
And you said you'd wait for me


Chorus
Goin' home
Cause i've been away much too long
Goin' home
Going back to the place where my heart belongs
Goin' home
Going back where i left my family
Goin' home
And i hope that they're still waitin' there for me

In the eyes of the legal tender
You're the one who must surrender
I think they call it responsibility
I'm a man in emotion
With only one compulsion
I've got to follow these dreams inside my heart
I'm not looking for a fight
No one's wrong and no one's right
Maybe we all need time apart
So please understand
I'm doin' the best that i can
And you said you'd wait for me

Chorus
Goin' home
Cause i've been away much too long
Goin' home
Going back to the place where my heart belongs
Goin' home
Going back where i left my sanity
Goin' home
And i hope that it's still waitin' there for me

Solo

I thought you'd might understand
I'm drivin'as fast as i can
And you said you'd wait for me


Chorus
Goin' home
Cause i've been away much too long
Goin' home
Going back to the place where my heart belongs
Goin' home
Going back where i left my family
Goin' home
And i hope that they're still waiting there for me
Going home
Going home
Yeah, baby

I hear the drums echoing tonight
But she hears only whispers of some quiet conversation
She's coming in 12:30 flight
The moonlit wings reflect the stars that guide me towards salvation
I stopped an old man along the way
Hoping to find some long forgotten words or ancient melodies
He turned to me as if to say, "hurry boy, it's waiting there for you"

Chorus:
It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

The wild dogs cry out in the night
As they grow restless longing for some solitary company
I know that i must do what's right
Sure as kilimanjaro rises like olympus above the serengeti
I seek to cure what's deep inside, frightened of this thing that i've become

Chorus

(instrumental break)

Hurry boy, she's waiting there for you

It's gonna take a lot to drag me away from you
There's nothing that a hundred men or more could ever do
I bless the rains down in africa, i bless the rains down in africa
I bless the rains down in africa, i bless the rains down in africa
I bless the rains down in africa
Gonna take some time to do the things we never had

Everybody's moving way too fast
Before you blink you better find out who's in your path
Pressure's building up on every side
In my heart i know that i've got nothing to hide
What makes you think that you're the only one
Now i know my troubles have just begun

Chorus:
I'm on the run, nobody's stopping me
I'm on the run, and there's nobody left on my side
I'm on the run, i know you're watching me
There's not enough time to decide

You never know what the night could bring
Every moment all the angels speaking to sing
Why worry just to save your pride
And all the answers are buried so deep inside
Doesn't take a crystal ball to see the truth
Gonna take a miracle to see this thing through

Chorus:
I'm on the run, nobody's stopping me
I'm on the run, and there's nobody left on my side
I'm on the run, i know you're watching me
There's not enough time to decide

I'm on the run, nobody's stopping me
I'm on the run, and there's nobody left on my side
I'm on the run, i know you're watching me
There's not enough time to decide

(instrumental break)

Chorus:
I'm on the run, nobody's stopping me
I'm on the run, and there's nobody left on my side
I'm on the run, i know you're watching me
I'm on the run, and you can't say that i haven't tried

I'm on the run, nobody's stopping me
I'm on the run, and there's nobody left on my side
I'm on the run, i know you're watching me
There's not enough time to decide

Stop, taking for granted
I am the one who's wrong
You might be surprised
Time standin' still - seems like we don't belong
You'll realize
Start giving to me all you can
Stop telling me girl just where i stand

Chorus:
It's your turn you should show what you know to me
One i've not heard before
My concern you can't tell what you know to me
You can't say it all in a word

Life turns around
Time not to look away
And face what you see
Truth shows itself - watch everything you say
When you're talking to me
You find yourself just in time
No don't be afraid of what you'll find on the way

Chorus:
It's your turn you should show what you know to me
One i've not heard before
My concern you can't tell what you know to me
You can't say it all in a word

It's your turn you should show what you know to me
One i've not heard before
My concern you can't tell what you know to me
You can't say it all in a word

(instrumental break)

Chorus:
It's your turn you should show what you know to me
One i've not heard before
My concern you can't tell what you know to me
You can't say it all in a word
No you can't say it all in one word...

It's been forty days and nights
Since i heard you
Girl, i cannot bring myself
To ask you why
It's a fact that your not here
I ain't accusing you
I only seek the simple answer from the sky

Chorus
See the circle spinnin' round
Changing colors without a sound
Helter, skelter, doomsday plan
It's just another tale of a man

Lay me down, lay me down
In your heaven
I can really see
Everything quite clear
I can almost reach your hand
Enough to touch you
Girl, i'll have you safe and sound within a year

Chorus
See the circle spinnin' round
Changing colors without a sound
Helter, skelter, doomsday plan
It's just another tale of a man

Solo

It's been forty days and nights
Since i heard you
Girl, i cannot bring myself
To ask you why
It's a fact that your not here
I ain't accusing you
I only seek the simple
Answer from the sky

Chorus
See the circle spinnin' round
Changing colors without a sound
Helter, skelter, doomsday plan
It's just another tale of a man