Forever For Now

(jimmy dean/lyrics by myles goodwyn)
Published by acuff rose music, inc. - bmi

Hard times, hard times, hard times, hard times

When the college professor has no class
And the quarterback would rather pass
And the pump jockey complains of gas
It's hard times, hard times
When the taxi driver he can't hack it
And the tennis player can't stand the racket
When allies refuse to pack it, it's hard times
Hard times, hard times, real hard times

When the elevator can't find the floor
And the doorman he can't find the door
When they give to the rich what they take from the poor, it's hard times
Seems your money's gone before it's spent
If you're not busted then you're badly bent
To give it away doesn't make any sense, it's hard times
Hard times, hard times, real hard times, hard times

Now grandma forgets how to knit
And the wise man has lost his wit
And my tailor feels unfit, it's hard times, hard times
When the fashion model's lost her poise
And santa clause smashes all the toys
When boys could be girls, and girls could be boys, it's hard times
Hard times, hard times, real hard times, hard times

When the clock on the wall's got no time for jokes
And kreskin says it's all a hoax
When the surgeon general chain smokes, it's hard times
When the truck driver don't wanna truck
And the hockey player won't touch the puck
And the rock musician don't wanna fool around, it's hard times
Hard times, hard times, real hard times
Harder times, hard times

I was talking to this lady the other day and she was telling me..........

(myles goodwyn)
Published by goody two tunes, inc. - bmi

Not so long ago, when i was just a child
I never realized the way i felt inside
And how much you meant to me
How much you meant to me
And i don't think i've ever told you so
And i thought you'd like to know
That now i see and i can understand
I understand

I was unkind, i must have been blind to your sorrow
And night after night, trying to live with your sorrow
And i was a bastard and i was wrong
And i was lost in things i've done
And i was stealing just for fun
And it was breaking your heart

So long ago, when i was just a child
I never understood, never realized
How much you meant to me
How much you meant to me
And i don't think i've ever told you so
And i thought you'd like to know
That now i see and i can understand
I understand

I was unkind, i must've been blind to your sorrow
Night after night, tryin' to live with your sorrow
I was unsure, and lookin' for more, i was anxious
To be on my own, livin' at home i was restless
And i was a bastard and i was wrong
And i was lost in the things i'd done
And i was stealin' for fun
And it was breakin' your heart
It was breakin' your heart

(myles goodwyn)
Published by slalom publishing co. - bmi

I left you alone when you needed me
And i hurt you when i said that we were through
Now i've learned since you've gone
That you were right and i was wrong
And i'd give all i have to be with you

Cause i know there are times
When i must have been blind
When lovin'you was all i had to do

If i'd given you more understanding
I would've realized that i was unfair
Takin' more than i should, until you left me for good
Now i'd give all i have to be with you

Cause i know there are times
When i must have been blind
When lovin' you was all i had to do

Now i've learned since you've gone
That you were right and i was wrong
And i'd give all i have to be with you

Cause i know there are times
Lord, when i must have been blind
When lovin' you was all i had to do

(myles goodwyn)
Published by slalom publishing co. - bmi

In a foreign land beneath a foreign sky
They speak of mama laye
They don't believe she died
The people raise their eyes
They said they'd sing a song
They ask the spirit world
Cause they know where she's gone
She's never far away, mama laye, no
She's never far away, mama laye, no, no no

They say she never sleeps
She never close her eyes
She speaks the magic tongue
She's slowly hypnotized
She's never far away, mama laye, no
She's never far away, mama laye, no, no no
She's never far away, mama laye, no
She's never far away, mama laye, mama laye

They are as grains of sand
And then they are as one
They pray to mama laye
The father, mother, son
They say she's never far away, mama laye, no
She's never far away, mama laye, no
She's never far away, mama laye, no, no no
She's never far away, mama laye, mama laye
She's never far away, mama laye, no
She's never far away, mama laye, no
She's never far away, mama laye, no, no no
She's never far away, mama laye, mama laye

(myles goodwyn)
Published by slalom publishing co. - bmi

It's a sad situation
Alot of hopeless information
On the news
Nothin's gonna please you
And nothin's gonna change
Well that's your view
So many hungry people
It's a shame and is it legal?
Well it's a sight
There's something goin' on
Somethin' we can change
And it's our right

So i'd rather be strong
In a hopeless situation, yes
I would rather be strong
In a hopeless situation, yes
I would rather be strong
In a hopeless situation
Yes i would, yes i would

Well you can say it's a shame
And things remain the same
And so it goes
But no one's gonna hear you
And no one's gonna see
What doesn't show
It'd be cause for celebration
If only every nation understood
And helping one another
And doing for the other, what they could

And i'd rather be strong
In a hopeless situation, yes
I would rather be strong
And to show determination, yes
I would rather be strong
In a hopeless situation

Yes i would, yes i would
I'd be a lot better off if i could
Be part of the love
That's seemingly lost from above

A delicate situation (situation)
Requires contemplation, everyone (everyone)
And someone has to care (someone to care)
When people live in fear of each man's son (each man's son)

So i'd rather be strong
In a hopeless situation
Yes, i would rather be strong
In a hopeless situation
Yes, i would rather be strong
In a hopeless situation

Yes, i would, yes, i would
I'd be a lot better off if i could
Be part of the love
That's seemingly lost from above

I'd rather be strong, ooh yes, i would
Well, i'd rather be strong, yes i would, yes i would, yes i would
Well, i'd rather be strong, ooh yes i would
Well, i'd rather be strong, be strong, yes i would, yes i would
Well, i'd rather be strong, yes i would
Well i'd rather be strong, be strong, yes i would
In a hopeless situation
Yes, i would rather be strong
In a hopeless situation, yes
I would rather be strong
In a hopeless situation
Yes, i would rather be strong
In a hopeless situation, yes
I would rather be strong