Have You Never Been Mellow

(lordan)

Yesterday the rains came down, there was darkness all around
They told me you had gone to find a new life
But you left no word of where you'd gone, i fell right to the ground
And i needed all the help i could get to set me on my feet again

Water under the bridge carried my pain away from me
He was there trying to love and comfort me
Water under the bridge, i'm amazed at the change in me
I'm growing up, getting stronger constantly

I watched the ever-flowing stream as it washed away my dream
I felt like diving in and taking a ride
But the stranger took me by the hand and held me by his side
When i needed all the help i could get to set me on my feet again

Water under the bridge carried my pain away from me
He was there trying to love and comfort me
Water under the bridge, i'm amazed at the change in me
I'm growing up, getting stronger constantly

When i remember how i cried and how i nearly died
All for a man who had gone to find a new life
Now i can laugh, my friend's so fine he never seemed to mind
When i needed all the help i could get to set me on my feet again

Water under the bridge carried my pain away from me
He was there trying to love and comfort me
Water under the bridge, i'm amazed at the change in me
I'm growing up, getting stronger constantly
I'm growing up, getting stronger constantly, yeah

(hammond/hazlewood)

If i could make a wish, i think i'd pass
Can't think of anything i need
No cigarettes, no sleep, no light, no sound
Nothing to eat, no books to read
Making love with you has left me peaceful, warm, and tired
What more could i ask, there's nothing left to be desired
Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak
So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep

Sometimes all i need is the air that i breathe and to love you
All i need is the air that i breathe, yes, to love you
All i need is the air that i breathe

Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak
So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep

Sometimes all i need is the air that i breathe and to love you
All i need is the air that i breathe, yes, to love you
All i need is the air that i breathe

Peace came upon me and it leaves me weak
So sleep, silent angel, go to sleep

(farrar)

There was a time when i was in a hurry as you are
I was like you
There was a day when i just had to tell my point of view
I was like you
Now i don't mean to make you frown
No, i just want you to slow down

Have you never been mellow?
Have you never tried to find a comfort from inside you?
Have you never been happy just to hear your song?
Have you never let someone else be strong?

Running around as you do with your head up in the clouds
I was like you
Never had time to lay back, kick your shoes off, close your eyes
I was like you
Now you're not hard to understand
You need someone to hold your hand

Have you never been mellow?
Have you never tried to find a comfort from inside you?
Have you never been happy just to hear your song?
Have you never let someone else be strong?

(nichtern)

I never did sing you a love song
I only sang phrases in time
I never did write you a sonnet
I just laid my cards down in rhymes
Up and down the river, so many boats to ride
Yet precious few deliver the goods that we need to survive

I never spoke falsely or crossly
I never put tears in your eyes
And you never shattered my lonely heart
You never deceived me with lies
And yet somehow i seem to recall i stood in my sleep for a while
Dreaming of a river man exchanging my life for a smile

(jans)

If you could see me now
The one who said that she'd rather roam
The one who said she'd rather be alone
If you could only see me now

If i could hold you now
Just for a moment if i could make you mine
Just for a while turn back the hands of time
If i could only hold you now

I've been too long in the wind
Too long in the rain
Taking any comfort that i can
Looking back and a-longing for the freedom of my chains
Lying in your loving arms again

If you could hear me now
Singing somewhere through a lonely night
Dreaming of the arms that held me tight
If you could only hear me now

I've been too long in the wind
Too long in the rain
Taking any comfort that i can
Looking back and a-longing for the freedom of my chains
Lying in your loving arms again
I wanna be lying in your loving arms again

(john denver)

It's five o'clock this morning and the sun is on the rise
There's frosting on the window pane and sorrow in your eyes
The stars are fading quietly, the night is nearly gone
You slowly turn away from me and tears begin to come

And it's
Goodbye again, i'm sorry to be leaving you
Goodbye again, 'cause if you didn't know
It's goodbye again, and i wish you could tell me
Why do we always fight when i have to go?

It seems a shame to leave you now, the days are soft and warm
I long to lay me down again and hold you in my arms
I long to kiss the tears away and give you back your smile
But other voices beckon me and for a little while

It's
Goodbye again, i'm sorry to be leaving you
Goodbye again, 'cause if you didn't know
It's goodbye again, and i wish you could tell me
Why do we always fight when i have to go?

I have to go and see some friends of mine, and some that i don't know
And some who aren't familiar with my name
It's something that's inside of me, not hard to understand
It's anyone who will listen to me sing

But if your arms are empty now, then who am i to blame
You think if i was always here our love would be the same
But as it is, the time we have is worth the time alone
And lying by your side, the greatest peace i've ever known

But it's
Goodbye again, i'm sorry to be leaving you
Goodbye again, 'cause if you didn't know
It's goodbye again, and i wish you could tell me
Why do we always fight when i have to go?