1.Part of the Plan
Lyrics：Daniel Fogelberg
Music：Daniel Fogelberg
I have these moments
All steady and strong
I'm feeling so holy and humble
The next thing I know
I'm all worried and weak
And I feel myself
Starting to crumble.
The meanings get lost
And the teachings get tossed
And you don't know what you're
Going to do next.
You wait for the sun
But it never quite comes
Some kind of message comes
Through to you.
Some kind of message comes through.
And it says to you...
Chorus
Love when you can
Cry when you have to...
Be who you must
That's a part of the plan
Await your arrival
With simple survival
And one day we'll all understand...
I had a woman
Who gave me her soul
But I wasn't ready to
Take it.
Her heart was so fragile
And heavy to hold
And I was afraid I might
Break it.
Your conscience awakes
And you see your mistakes
And you wish someone
Would buy your confessions.
The days miss their mark
And the night gets so dark
And some kind of message
Comes through to you
Some kind of message
Shoots through --
Chorus
There is no Eden or
Heavenly gates
That you're gonna make it to
One day
But all of the answers you seek
Can be found
In the dreams that you dream
On the way.
2.Heart Hotels
Well there's too many windows in this old hotel
And rooms filled with reckless pride
And the walls have grown sturdy
And the halls have worn well
But there is nobody living in inside
Nobody living inside
Gonna pull in the shutters on this heart of mine
Roll up the carpets and pull in the blinds
And retreat to the chambers that I left behind
In hopes there still may be love left to find
Still may be love left to find
Seek inspiration in daily affairs
Now your soul is in trouble and requires repairs
And the voices you hear at the top of the stairs
Are only echoes of unanswered prayers
Echoes of unanswered prayers
(Repeat First Verse)
3.Hard To Say
LUCKY AT LOVE, WELL MAYBE SO
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THINGS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
LIKE WHY EACH TIME THE SKY BEGINS TO SNOW YOU CRY
YOU'RE FAITHFUL TO HER IN YOUR CARELESS WAY
AND SO YOU MISS HER WHEN SHE'S FAR AWAY
BUT EVERY TIME YOU THINK YOU GOT IT STRAIGHT, YOU FALL
YOU FACE THE FUTURE WITH THE WEARY PAST
THOSE DREAMS YOU BANKED UPON ARE FADING FAST
YOU KNOW YOU LOVE HER BUT IT MAY NOT LAST, YOU FEAR
IT'S NEVER EASY AND IT'S NEVER CLEAR
WHO'S TO NAVIGATE AND WHO'S TO STEER
AND SO YOU FLOUNDER DRIFTING EVER NEAR THE ROCKS
IT'S HARD TO SAY WHERE LOVE WENT WRONG
IT'S HARD TO SAY JUST WHEN ( IT'S SO HARD TO SAY )
IT'S HARD TO WALK AWAY FROM LOVE
IT MAY NEVER COME AGAIN
YOU DO YOUR BEST TO KEEP YOUR HAND IN PLAY
AND TRY TO KEEP THOSE LONESOME BLUES AT BAY
YOU THINK YOU'RE WINNING BUT IT'S HARD TO SAY SOMETIMES
IT'S HARD TO SAY WHERE LOVE WENT WRONG
IT'S HARD TO SAY JUST WHEN ( IT'S SO HARD TO SAY )
IT'S HARD TO WALK AWAY FROM LOVE
IT MAY NEVER COME AGAIN
LUCKY AT LOVE, WELL MAYBE SO
THERE'S STILL A LOT OF THINGS YOU'LL NEVER KNOW
LIKE WHY EACH TIME THE SKY BEGINS TO SNOW YOU CRY
YOU CRY, OOH YOU STILL HAVE TO CRY
4.Longer
Longer than every fishes in the ocean
Higher than any bird ever flew
Longer than there've been stars up in the heavens
I'be been in love with you
(I am in love with you)
Stronger than any mountain cathedral
Truer than any tree ever grew
Deeper than any forest primeval
I am in love with you
I'll bring fire in the winters
You'll sent showers in the springs
We'll fly through the falls
And summers with love upon my wings
Through the years
As the fire starts to mellow
Burning lines in the book of our lives
Though the binding cracks
And the pages start to yellow
I'll be in love with you
I'll be in love with you
Reality
5.Missing You
Hard days I'm traveling alone for too long
Ooo, I'm missing you
I'm always somewhere that I never belong
Ooo, I'm missing you
I'm moving so fast now it doesn't seem true
Ooo, I'm missing you
I'm getting closer but I don't know what to
Ooo, I'm missing you
(Chorus)
Oh, if I had you beside me
Then I just might sleep through the night
Your love is the promise that guides me
All of the days of my life
This life I'm living's gettin' so hard to feel
Ooo, I'm missing you
The days are empty and the nights are unreal
Ooo, I'm missing you
(Chorus)
All of the days of my life
(Repeat First Verse and Chorus)
All of the days of my life
All of the days of my life
6.The Power Of Gold
The story is told of the power of gold
And its lure on the unsuspecting
It glitters and shines, it badgers and blinds
And constantly needs protecting
Balance the cost of the soul you lost
with the dreams you lightly sold
Are you under the power of gold
The letters and calls got you climbing the walls
And everyone wants a favor
They beg to remind you of times left behind you
But you know the past is a loser
The face you're wearing is different now
And the days run hot and cold
Are you under the power of gold
You're a creature of habit, run like a rabbit
Scared of a fear you can't name
Your own paranoia is looming before you
And nobody thinks that it's a game
Balance the cost of the soul you lost
With the dreams you lightly sold
Then tell me that you're free of the power of gold
The power of gold
The women are lovely, the wine is superb
But there's something about the song that disturbs you
The women are lovely, the wine is superb
But there's something about the song that disturbs you
The women are lovely, the wine is superb
But there's something about the song that disturbs you
7.Make Love Stay
Now that we love
Now that the lonely nights are over
How do we make love stay
Now that we know
The fire can burn bright or merely smolder
How do we keep it from dying away
Elusive as dreams barely remembered in the morning
Love like a phantom flies
But held in the heart it pales like the empty smile adorning
A statue with sightless eyes
(Chorus)
Moments fleet taste sweet within the rapture
When precious flesh is greedily consumed
But mystery is a thing not easily captured
And once deceased not easily exhumed
Now that we love
Now that the lonely nights are over
How do we make love stay
(Chorus)
Now that we love
Look at the moonless night and tell me
How do we make love stay
8.Leader Of The Band
An only child, alone and wild
a cabinet maker's son
His hands were meant for different work
and his heart was known to none
He left his home and went his lone
and solitary way
And he gave to me a gift I know
I never can repay
A quiet man of music
denied a simpler fate
He tried to be a soldier once
but his music wouldn't wait
He earned his love through discipline
a thundering, velvet hand
His gentle means of sculpting souls
took me years to understand
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The leader of the band is tired
and his eyes are growing old
But his blood runs through my instrument
and his son is in my soul
My life has been a poor attempt
to imitate the man
I'm just a living legacy
to the leader of the band
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My brothers' lives were different
for they heard another call
One went to Chicago
and the other to St. Paul
And I'm in Colorado
when I'm not in some hotel
Living out this life I've chosen
and come to know so well
I thank you for the music
and your stories of the road
I thank you for the freedom
when it came my time to go
I thank you for the kindness
and the time when you got tough
And papa I don't think I said
'I love you' near enough
REPEAT ＊＊＊
I am a living legacy
to the leader of the band
9.Run For The Roses
Born in the valley and raised in the trees
Of Western Kentucky on wobbly knees
With mama beside you to help you along
You'll soon be a-growing up strong
All the long, lazy mornings in pastures of green
The sun on your withers, the wind in your mane
Could never prepare you for what lies ahead
The run for the roses so red
(Chorus)
And it's run for the roses as fast as you can
Your fate is delivered, your moment's at hand
It's the chance of a lifetime in a lifetime of chance
And it's high time you joined in the dance
It's high time you joined in the dance
From sire to sire, it's born in the blood
The fire of a mare and the strength of a stud
It's breeding and it's training and it's something unknown
That drives you and carries you home
(Chorus)
10.Same Old Lang Syne
Met my old lover in the grocery store
The snow was falling Christmas Eve
I stole behind her in the frozen foods and I touched her on the
sleeve
She didn't recognize the face at first but then her eyes flew
open wide
She went to hug me and she spilled her purse
And we laughed until we cried
We took her groceries to the checkout stand
The food was totalled up and bagged
We stood there lost in our embarrassment as the conversation
dragged
We went to have ourselves a drink or two but couldn't find an
open bar
We bought a six-pack at the liquor store and we drank it in her
car
We drank a toast to innocence, we drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness but neither one knew how
She said she'd married her an architect who kept her warm and
safe and dry
She would have liked to say she loved the man but she didn't
like to lie
I said the years had been a friend to her and that her eyes were
still as blue
But in those eyes I wasn't sure if I saw doubt or gratitude
She said she saw me in the record stores and that I must be
doing well
I said the audience was heavenly but the traveling was hell
We drank a toast to innocence, we drank a toast to now
And tried to reach beyond the emptiness but neither one knew how
We drank a toast to innocence, we drank a toast to time
Reliving in our eloquence, another 'auld lang syne'
The beer was empty and our tongues were tired and running out of
things to say
She gave a kiss to me as I got out and I watched her drive away
Just for a moment I was back at school and felt that old
familiar pain
And as I turned to make my way back home the snow turned in to
rain...
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