Travelers & Thieves

Music & lyrics: john popper

If cyrano de bergerac
Fell prey to the blades of fifty men
With a heart and a sword he'd drive them back
Perchance to see roxanne's eyes light up the sky again
And when beauty kind and full of grace
Again denied the beast her hand
The beast he turned and hid his face
And tried with all his might and magic to understand

And once upon a time
You know i used to wondery why
You know no one should need to cry
In pain of a heart forbade to fly
But you learn to say goodbye
As you whisper beneath a sigh

Sweet pain
Can't you plainly see?
Sweet pain
You know it matters to me
Sweet pain
Won't you make me feel at home?
Sweet pain
Don't you dare leave me alone

Sometimes a life that seems hard to take
Is soothed for a while by an old friend
Leaving a bad need in its wake
Sad how, some friendships never ever seem to end
Well all of my heroes up and died
Songs and a dream are left for me
What did them in, not suicide
Just a lengthy friendship and a dream of (how) it could be

And isn't it a crime?
Was it more than they could bear?
You know they did not even care
At all and they might have something there
But i'm here and i don't see where
All i hear is their silent prayer

Sweet pain
Is it so terribly wrong?
Sweet pain
To want to come along
Sweet pain
Won't you make me smile?
Sweet pain
If only for a while

Can you feel what i feel?
So we can establish that the pain is real
Don't be afraid and i'll do the same for you
And we'll just hang on and we'll make it, make it through
There's got to be a reason it works out this way
And there's something deep inside me
That makes me have to play
For you
For you

In no position to give advice
My heart it spoke and i wrote it down
And you know every wisdom has its price
My head up in the stars
And my feet planted firmly on the ground
When will i embrace this life i see?
I've been wondering for so long
Thinking back, the truth may be
I've been unaware but i've been living it all along

And it didn't cost a dime
And it did not come for free
It just would not let me be
But it never conquered me
Just a doorway and a key
And i think that we both agree

Sweet pain
Is sometimes what you need
Sweet pain
It allows the blood to bleed
Sweet pain
From the moment of your birth
Sweet pain
You know it keeps you here on earth

Music: blues traveler


(instrumental)

Music & lyrics: brendan hill


I met my girl on a mountain side
Looking for warmth and a place to hide
She took me in as the day grew long
As we lay by the fire our love grew strong

I left the city for its dirt and grime
The factory wails to make mountain time
I found love, but she slipped away
Now i'm alone, but here i'll stay

I keep on looking till this very day
For my girl who's gone away
I'll search this land till the day i die
A sweet loving woman, make a mountain cry

Music: bobby sheehan & john popper
Lyrics: john popper

Lies, well they're o.k.
More elaborate every day
Truth, well it's here too
What can you make it do for you?
Greed, it's just a drive
Do what you can to stay alive
Peace, it's just a dream
So rock and roll and kick and scream

Now won't you tell me if you like what you've just heard?
And if you think the point i'm driving at absurd
Well there's no need to tell me how or tell me why
But i need to know the reason not to try
Cause if you look around you might just feel like me
And you might notice no one was ever really free
And maybe, just maybe for now that's how it's supposed to be
Could be so far we've only earned the right to barely see

The poison has infected you
Have no fear i'm infected too
War, they come and go
No telling where the wind will blow
Pain was always there
Sad reminder that you care
Hate, the price you pay
For thinking you got the only way

Now won't you tell me if you like what you've just heard?
And if you think the point i'm driving at absurd
Well there's no need to tell me how or tell me why
But i need to know the reason not to try
Cause if you look around you might just feel like me
And you might notice no one was ever really free
And maybe, just maybe for now that's how it's supposed to be
Could be so far we've only earned the right to barely see
Barely see, barely see, barely see, barely see, let's see...

For your parents ellis island
What had they gone through?
And if you descend from the mayflower
Well they were running too
They were running from england
Who were warring with france
Who would conquer spain
Given half of a chance
But it was the muslims
Who had gotten there first
When there wasn't the bloodshed
Then there was the thirst
And a hate for the christians
The infiltrators of rome
You know that once mighty empire
Who made africa home
The poor, noble egyptians
Oh the hardships they braved
Remembering the good times
With judea enslaved
And the israelite nation
The very children of god
Killing palestine's children
And i'm finding it odd
The earth, a piece of fruit
Don't blame the maggots when they loot
Life just a game we play
Try to live just one more day
Space, our final hope
Throw the drowning man a rope
The choice is for us to say
Completely change or fade away.

Now won't you tell me if you like what you've just heard?
And if you think the point i'm driving at absurd
Well there's no need to tell me how or tell me why
But i need to know the reason not to try
Cause if you look around you might just feel like me
And you might notice noone was ever really free
And maybe, just maybe for now that's how it's supposed to be
Could be so far we've only earned the right to barely see

I really couldn't say for sure
Like everyone else i know
I'm just looking for the cure

Music & lyrics: john popper

Well what do you know here we are again
Been a long time i can't remember when
Well i wrote another one and i guess who it's for
Don't mind if i 'm embarrassed i can't take it anymore
You know i travel the world but i don't go no place
And i got you to blame and the smile on your face
You know i look in your eyes i see a part of me there
So excuse my directness, but i just don't care

What i think i'm talking about is a last ditch chance
Don't care about the likelihood or circumstance
It seems i am still here and i am waiting for you
And i've no reason no time and an excellent view
Of your eyes in my head and it's killing me
But the possibilities are thrilling me
So i guess i'll sit right here with nothing better to do
And to top it all of you know the best part is...

I'm gonna let you on in on a big surprise
My heart is where the eagle flies
Yeah i'm the master of my destiny
That's why i need you right here with me
You see i've come to learn that without you around
I might as well be standing on the ground
And with you with me and with me with you
There's not a goddamn thing thar we could not do

I'm not talking about us never being alone
I'm just suggesting we make the world our home
You've got to fly free and so do i
And this way we'd never need to say good-bye
But instead things like "see you soon"
And "explore and play"
And "the one you love is not far away"
"but safe in your heart to see you through"
And to top it all of you know the best part is that i

I'm gonna take you take you by the hand
You know even general custer had to make a stand
I'll drop in from the skies or i'll move in slow
But there's so damn much that i want you to know
So take a look around you tell me what do you see?
Then take those eyes and take a look at me
You know you see things that others don't
So if you think i'll go away, i won't

You see my engine's blown and it is time to punt
And there's an element of danger pulling off this stunt
But the survey says that i don't seem to mind
And you're the adventure i'm trying to find
There's a whole lot of things that other people have said
But i don't care if i'm correct or if it's all in my head
So damn the torpedoes and cock a doodle-doo!
And to top it all of you know the best part is...
That i love you

I'm singing i love you
Please, i'm down on my knees
In the north and the south and the east and the west
Make it the very, very, very
Best best part best part

Music & lyrics: john popper

Sometimes when you worry
The tendency to hurry
Can make your vision blurry
And blind you
You might shake and you might stammer
Or dance like mc hammer
But could that pomp and glamour
Remind you
Of who you are and where you're going
And whose mind that you're blowing
And if your car needs towing
Don't move
Then calmly call the aaa you've got nothing to prove
As in all things, it's all in the groove

All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove

Well if it's your destiny don't fight it
War between the states unite it
It might be difficult but might it
Be worthwhile?
I ain't no solomon from babel
But my cards are on the table
And i swear that if i'm able
I'll run that mile
So if i'm rambling ignore me
If on the money then adore me
You know the pearls are cast before me
Oh what to do?
Wish i could put it in a picture and hang it in the louvre
But like i said before it's all in the groove

All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove

The jam it swings and sways
As the groove funkily plays
And they say crime never pays
But this ain't no crime
It's just a life blood flowing water
That any son or daughter
Would send away for order
A celebration of time
So jam on, jam out, jam it in
Till it feels like it's a sin
And that's only when you begin
To improve
Don't mind if it's the rhythm that's just only when you've
Got to let it all be all in the groove

All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove