Rant & Roar: So Let's Go - updated lyrics

These come straight from Alan's website, www.alandoyle ca, so they are correct

SO LET’S GO
Alan Doyle/ Thomas Tawgs Salter

Watching the sand fall
Gets you nothing
Like the hands on the clock wall
Oh I love it when you’re standing up so tall
And all you are is all aglow

Here we are in our own space
And I believe in
Every bright smile that I’ve faced
Keep’em coming
‘Cause I’m feeling the same way
Turn it on and off we go

We’ll run till we fall
And the closing bell’s calling
We’re only here for so long
We lead and we follow
Tonight till tomorrow
We go and we go till we’re gone
So Lets Go

The long road’s behind us
And we made it
To this bright night that finds us
All together
What has long been denied us
Could be ours to know

And I can see you moving
Let me hear it
When you whisper I’m losing
And I can feel it
When your heart beats the truth
And it’s the only thing I know

—

I CAN’T DANCE WITHOUT YOU
Alan Doyle/ Todd Clark/ Donovan Woods

There’s a war in every heart
There’s a battle for every scar
There’s a wish for every star
I know it’s true
I can’t fly on one wing
Without a word I’ve got nothing to sing
There’s a jewel for every ring
I know it’s you

I’ll tell you no lies
I’ll tell you nothing but the truth
Give me tonight
I’ll give a lifetime back to you

Oh, like the moonlight without the moon
Oh, I can’t dance without you
Oh, like a song without a tune
Oh, I can’t dance without you

I’m gonna need a little help
I don’t know these steps so well
And my hand can’t hold itself
It takes two
I know I can’t keep the time
‘Til your heart beats into mine
Like the morning needs the night
I need you

I’ll tell you no lies
I’ll tell you nothing but the truth
Give me tonight
I’ll give a lifetime back to you

Oh, like the moonlight without the moon
Oh, I can’t dance without you
Oh, like a song without a tune
Oh, I can’t dance without you

Something so rare
Something beautiful and true
Let the world disappear
Just let me stand in front of you

I’ll tell you no lies
I’ll tell you nothing but the truth
Give me tonight
I’ll give a lifetime back to you

Oh, like the moonlight without the moon
Oh, I can’t dance without you
Oh, like a song without a tune
Oh, I can’t dance without you

—

THE NIGHT LOVES US
Alan Doyle/Todd Clark/Donovan Woods

It’s the magic hour in the middle of the park
When it’s not quite daylight and not quite dark
The edge of the water is where it all starts
We might never get back here again

And time stands still in the river’s arms
Sinking slowly away from the lights of the car
But we see each other, we know who we are
Our secret’s the star of the show
And deeper and deeper we go

Come on open your heart
The night loves us and loves us as we are
Oh, c’mon show me your scars
The night loves us and loves us as we are
The night loves us and loves us as we are

Here in the moonlight it’s easy to trace
The blue of my bruises, the lines of your face
But beauty so true it should not be erased
And buried for no one to know
So deeper and deeper we go

Come on open your heart
The night loves us and loves us as we are
Oh, c’mon show me your scars
The night loves us and loves us as we are
The night loves us and loves us as we are
The night loves us and loves us as we are

Now every magic hour between daylight and dark
I still feel the water, I still see the stars
For we stole a moment and took it to heart
And it beats every turn in the road
So deeper and deeper we go

Come on open your heart
The night loves us and loves us as we are
Oh, c’mon show me your scars
The night loves us and loves us as we are

—

LAYING DOWN TO PERISH
Alan Doyle

Living isn’t easy
Dying isn’t hard
When the hungriest days of winter
Plays her wicked cards

I’ll not be called a quitter
‘Cause I chose to take a knee
For the ice won’t e’er be broken
Not by no man, not by me

Laying down to perish
God knows where I’ll go
Laying down to perish
I just wanted you to know

I’ll make my wife a widow
But I won’t have her trace the shore
With a candle in the window
And foolish hope above the door

I’ve got no time for haunting
The ones I’ve held so dear
So I’ll carve the crudest message now
Before I disappear

Laying down to perish
God knows where I’ll go
Laying down to perish
I just wanted you to know

I am not so sad to pass
To what lies beyond the snow
But to have you think I left you
Would break my heart and soul

Let there be a warm hereafter
In the sweetest by and by
Let my house be filled with laughter
Should I ever cross your mind, now I’m

Laying down to perish
God knows where I’ll go
Laying down to perish
I just wanted you to know

—

MY KINGDOM
Alan Doyle/Jerrod Bettis/Todd Clark

Here I stand upon the mountain I was facing
All I am is just man who’s wrapped in gold
Still I haven’t found the one thing I’ve been chasing
Tell me where did you go?

I’d let the castle walls come down
And let the armies take the crown
My kingdom, my kingdom for you
It’s a cold and lonely throne
I’d run the sword back in the stone
My kingdom, my kingdom for you
My kingdom, my kingdom for you

Running down the road like those that ran before me
Where I lost your hand, oh heaven only knows
And though a thousand men and horses stand beside me
I stand alone
Tell me where did you go?

Tell me
South wind, North Star
All I need to know
Tell me
How long, how far
Tell me where’d you go

—

1,2,3,4
Alan Doyle/Ed Robertson

Whiskey, whiskey
The singer’s getting sore
We raised the roof
Now we’re lowering the floor
The band is blistered but we’ve got a little bit more
When I say 1,2 you say 3,4
1,2,3,4

Altogether
Altogether gone
It’s now or never if you want another song
On and on goes the ringing of the bell
Off we go, this song won’t sing itself
So soldiers at my side
It’s you and me tonight

Whiskey, whiskey
The singer’s getting sore
We raised the roof
Now we’re lowering the floor
The band is blistered but we’ve got a little bit more
When I say 1,2 you say 3,4
1,2,3,4

Mister moonlight
You gotta let ‘em play
If the devils wanna dance
Then the piper wants his pay
Hide me in a hiding place
Where good sense never goes
Take me to the fountain
Where the firewater flows
Find our alibies and lies
And lose ourselves tonight

Whiskey, whiskey
The singer’s getting sore
We raised the roof
Now we’re lowering the floor
The band is blistered but we’ve got a little bit more
When I say 1,2 you say 3,4
1,2,3,4

Trying to get the whole room on the dance floor
Is like trying to put a square peg in a round hole
I’m not saying it ain’t something that we shouldn’t try to do
Don’t do it for me though, do it for you
You’ve been minding your manners and behaving yourself
But there’s still a lot of bottles left upon the shelf
So wet my little whistle now and give a dog a bone
I can take it up a notch, can’t do it alone
So soldiers at my side
It’s you and me tonight

Whiskey, whiskey
The singer’s getting sore
We raised the roof
Now we’re lowering the floor
The band is blistered but we’ve got a little bit more
When I say 1,2 you say 3,4
1,2,3,4

—

STAY
Alan Doyle/Scott Grimes

You’ve gotta go
Barbie doll castles are closing down
You’re off to the show
And I’d never tell you to turn around now
Remember your coat, I
Remember the winter that you came around
Before you hit the road
Why don’t you dance with me now?

Why don’t you stay?
The song only lasts for so long
All I can say
Is I’ll miss you the moment you’re gone
So show me that smile and hang for awhile
You’re headed a lifetime away
Why don’t you stay?

Don’t draw the shades
Let the king lie in the setting sun
I’ve got so much to say now
It’s funny the days when the courage comes
Before you fly away
Know it goes on, everything you’ve begun
The band is still playing
Why don’t we wait till they’re done?

One more for the road
Some soldiers won’t die ‘til the light of day
And drinking alone, is
For only the loneliest anyway
So here’s to the ghosts
And here’s to the games that we lost and we loved
We come and we go
But a lifetime is never enough

—

SINS OF SATURDAY NIGHT
Alan Doyle/ Gordie Sampson

There’s not a bump in the road
As far as I can see
Do you wanna slow down
Or do you wanna dance with me?
There’s no turning back, no
Not for pleasure or pain
You can’t hit the brakes on
On a runaway train

So let the walls come down in this sleepy old town
We’re running out of rules to break
It’s a wicked old time when the stars collide
Heaven’s gonna have to wait
So come what may, tomorrow we’ll pay
In the cold Sunday morning light
But that’s a long, long way from the sins of Saturday night

We’re a world and a half away
We’ve got nothing but time
Hell to pay is the last thing on my mind
So bring on the burn
The heat is just right
The song is worth the sorrow
And we’re singing it tonight

There’s not a bump in the road
As far as I can see
So let the walls come down in this sleepy old town
We’re running out of rules to break
It’s a wicked old time when the stars collide
Heaven’s gonna have to wait
So come what may, tomorrow we’ll pay
In the cold Sunday morning light
But that’s a long, long way from the sins of Saturday night

—

SHINE ON
Alan Doyle/Jerrod Bettis

When you were young
Where did you hide
When the ghosts under your bed made you cry?
Just yesterday
Where did you run
Did you lose you way before the day’d begun?

You were lonely for a while
Did you find your mother’s smile
And did it shine on
Shine on

Where did you think
You’d be by now
Did it look like somewhere else someway, somehow?
When you drove away
Was there a sound
A simple melody that turned it all around?

And the moment you were gone
Did you hear your favourite song
And did it shine on
Shine on

Sometimes it hides
In the hardest times
A most beautiful blessing in disguise

Even on the darkest days
There’s a spark to light the way
And let it shine on
Shine on

—

TAKE US HOME
Alan Doyle/Thomas Tawgs Salter

This is my hand
Take it now it’s yours to keep
These are my eyes
Look into them and you’ll see
How a rainbow needs the rain
Or it will never shine again
It’s the same for you and me

These are my footsteps
Falling surely next to yours
This is the moment
That we’ve been waiting for
It’s our story now to tell
Raise the curtain, ring the bell
And open up the doors

Hey, altogether we will be
We’re forever you and me
Hey, the sun will show us where to go
Love will give us heart and soul
And take us home

These are my arms
Come to them when you’re cold
This is my shoulder
Rest your head and dream of home
For there’ll nights and there’ll be days
It seems a long, long ways away
But we’ll make it now I know

This is my song
It’s the only one I know
This is my heart
Take it with you when you go
I wanna thank you for the show
No one wants to dance alone
I’ll see you down the road

—

Rant & Roar

Thursday, January 29, 2015

So Let's Go - updated lyrics

No comments:

Post a Comment