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Welcome to the Rest of Your Life

 

CD 2002
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Track list (Click on a song title to see its lyrics.)
       
1. Think Again 3:59
2. Not Down Anymore 3:44
3. Sweet Aloha 5:13
4. Precious Stone 5:13
5. I'm Not Myself 4:58
6. Sun Inside 4:44
7. Blue Paint 4:24
8. Most of Us 3:33
9. Language of the Heart 4:37
10. One Word 5:40
11. Tides 4:30
12. Unbreakable Heart 3:12
13. Father Time 3:02
14. Baby's Calling 7:19
15. Welcome to the Rest of Your Life 4:14

 

 

THINK AGAIN

(Mark Lennon & Michael Lennon)

This here's a story, I sing for you
It may sound funny, but know it's true
I hope you get it, before I'm through, I hope you do
I miss the strawman, and dottie two
I've heard the lyin', the tinman's blue
I've seen the witches, both good and bad, I'm glad I had
I held the rabbit, the rabbit died
Talked to the preacher, the preacher lied
I held my mother, my mother cried
Cried for my father

And so please don't talk about life to me
I've seen more than most people my age have seen
And there ain't no rules on how it's gotta be
Think again
Oh and please don't talk about love to me
'Cause I've given love and I've received
And you know I'm gonna love just who I please
Think again

I crossed an ocean and wrote this song
A million people, but I can't find one
I loved Katrina, but now she's gone, gone to my father
This here's a story, I sing for you
It may sound funny, but know it's true
I hope you get it, before I'm through, I hope you do

CHORUS

 

 


NOT DOWN ANYMORE

(Kipp Lennon, Michael Lennon & Scott Crago)

I think of you… of you too much
Of where you are and who you touch
I think too much… too much of you
Like it could save my life if I spent one night with you

It took some time but I'm coming around
They had my vibe down at the lost and found
I know who I was before
I was down but I'm not down anymore
I was down but I'm not down anymore

I was away for way too long
I didn't know my day from my week, my weak from my strong
The way I was was in my way
Oh I was breaking my own rules just to stay in the game

I learned to stand when I learned to fall
The way to win was not to play at all
I know who I was before
I was down but I'm not down anymore
I was down but I'm not down anymore

Couldn't see what was taking over me
All the thrill of having you there under my skin
Every time was a different crime
Trying to learn how to make you mine
So conditioned… finally I learned

I learned to stand when I learned to fall
The way to win was not to play at all
I know who I was before
I was down but I'm not down anymore
I was down but I'm not down like before
I was down but I'm not down anymore

 

 

 

SWEET ALOHA

(Michael Lennon, Mark Lennon & Kipp Lennon)

When you left this town so long ago
You said you need some change to heal your soul
So you found a lava rock and rolling waves
It was a good time but bittersweet
You were glad to go but sad to leave
Said goodbye on our street that summer day
Yeah following your heart was nice
A little piece of paradise for a little while
But now that heart is pulling you
It wants you to return to a familiar style

You said you'd had enough
And your adventure's through
You need the ones you love
And they need you too

So welcome back to your start
As you arrive you depart
Back to the home of your heart
Sweet aloha
Into the arms open wide
Here you have nothing to hide
And we will sing side by side
Sweet aloha

You say the rhyme and reason for your plan
Is that you don't want to be a sad old man
Sitting 'round thinking that you missed your chance for the best things
It's not what you have it's how you live
It's not where you are but who you share it with
And now you've found someone that you can give the real thing
Yeah, following your heart was good
But sometimes the old neighborhood can be paradise
When nothing's ventured, nothing's gained
You healed your soul and came back again
You've been blessed twice

You said you'd had enough, and your adventure's through
You need the ones you love, and oh, they need you too

CHORUS

 

 

 

PRECIOUS STONE

(Kipp Lennon, Michael Lennon, Mark Lennon & John Vester)

So long have I known you
It's hard to find
New ways to say I love you
And thank you for being mine
Well, here goes another try
Diamonds and jewels, darling
Silver and gold
These things are rare, darling
Or so we are often told
But they can be bought and sold

And what you have it can't be found
As you window shop downtown
Nobody can own
What is yours and yours alone
If only you could see yourself
For the treasure that you are
Then you would know
That you are a precious stone

Lives have been spent searching
For one so true
But no fame and no fortune
Could ever come close to you

CHORUS

Brilliance and radiance
Deepness and strength
Facets of you I have come to know
A priceless appraisal for you
A precious stone and you alone beautiful stone
Precious stone

CHORUS

 

 

 

I’M NOT MYSELF

(Mark Lennon, Michael Lennon, Kipp Lennon, John Vester & Denny Pearson)

When you called to say you got there,
And you're okay
I said I'd been alright, uh huh
I hung up the phone
And you're not here,
I was okay
But then much to my surprise
Well I woke up this morning
On your side of the bed
So I got you on the phone again
And this is what I said

I said, "Hey love
I'm not myself
You're not around
I'm inside out, and upside down"

Oh how did I begin to ever doubt you?
I thought I needed something more, uh huh
But I lost something within me without you
Can me make it like before, anymore
I know what you're thinking, that this was my idea
Well, this is my apology
I'll say it loud and clear

I say, "Hey love
I'm not myself
You're not around
I'm inside out, and upside down"

I thought I was so independent
But you're half of all I am
It's so strange when you're not around
I'm upside down
Hey love

I know what you're thinking
This was my idea
Well, this is my apology
I'll shout it loud and clear

I say, "Hey love
I'm not myself
You're not around
I'm inside out, and upside down"

 

 

 

SUN INSIDE

(Michael Lennon, Kipp Lennon & John Vester)

Sometimes I just stand back and watch you
And I see it plain as day
It dances all around you
And it never goes away

From the beginning I've seen it in you
Something you don't even know that you do
Shines through

You got the sun inside
And you don't even know it
You got the sun inside
And you can't help but show it

Your joy is my intoxication
I can feel it everywhere
It's like some vaccination
For all the bad out there

From the beginning, you've shown it to me
Something you're not even trying to be
Breaks free

CHORUS

From the beginning I've seen it in you
Something you don't even know that you do
Something you carry so real and so true
Shines through

CHORUS

 

 

 

BLUE PAINT

(Mark Lennon & Rick Boston)

The blue paint is chipping from my heart
And pretty soon it's gonna be that luscious shade of red
Just like the apple for the picking
Don't hesitate another minute
Just take me now instead

I used to be another lonely boy
Some things in life I just could not enjoy
Felt my heart had been painted blue
Although I heard it said a million times
I finally paid attention to the line
You can't love some 'til you start loving you
How true

That's why the blue paint is chipping from my heart
And pretty soon it's gonna be that luscious shade of red
Just like the apple for the picking
Don't hesitate another minute, just take me now instead

I used to start and then apologize
Now I get invitations from inviting eyes
Can't keep up with these open doors
It's kind of funny feeling where I'm at
0 to 60 babe in no time flat
Now I know when it rains it pours

Because the blue paint

CHORUS

 

 

 

MOST OF US

(Kipp Lennon, Michael Lennon, Mark Lennon, Pat Lennon, Chris Horvath & Matt Laug)

These days while surfing channels
It can really freak you out
Fill you full of doubt and freak you out

You'd think we'd all gone crazy
But I tell you it's not true
The ones that make the noise make the news

Before we go believing we're on our way to hell
I think you should remember well that

Most of us don't have a gun
Don't argue on tv
Yeah, most of us like most of us
And we're not like what we see

We don't care who you're loving
Or the colors of their skin
We don't burn cars when our teams win

Could not care less who's richer
Or who can kick who's ass
And when we leave the beach we don't leave trash

For most of us it's simple
Be good and don't be bad
Appreciate your mom and dad

CHORUS

 

 

 

LANGUAGE OF THE HEART

(David Patrick Wilcox)

We made our warm bed out of blankets in the meadow way up high
You took off your dress in the moonlight, to sleep beneath the sky
Your touch was a warm summer ocean
Your kiss made the whole mountain fly
And you looked deep within me and smiled at the tears in my eyes

You can say that you always were honest
And your words were clear from the start
But it's more than just words that got spoken
There was language of the heart

I won't keep calling your number if you never have the time
I don't want to claim you or blame you, but you're always on my mind
You had no idea I would love you
It comes as a total surprise
And you shake your head slowly and smile at the tears in my eyes

CHORUS

Your eyes like an ocean of clear sunlit green
My eyes with the salt water
Washing me clean again

And just imagine you whispered a secret that could take away my blues
And you let me believe it to please me, though it just wasn't true
You just meant to share with me pleasure
And you're gifted at what you do
But you're speaking an unspoken language
I thought that you knew
It's one that we all learn by heart
And our hearts think it's true

CHORUS

 

 

 

ONE WORD

(Michael Lennon, Kipp Lennon & Scott Crago)

How can I forgive you if you won't apologize?
I can't say it's alright if you don't say you were wrong
Where is the justice if you don't regret it?
You won't admit it, you've just never said it, one word
I know you know what I mean
And I believe you've known all along what needs to be said
'Til then it's hard to believe all your crying, believe you're not lying,
Believe that you're trying somehow…
How many times have I…
Tried to find a way
How many times have I…
Given you the chance to say… one word

One word I'm waiting to hear
The one you keep leaving out
One word you seem to forget
That I can't forgive without… one word

I hear you're throwing around words like compassion and forgiveness
Like if you hide behind some book then this will all just go away
Now you've even got people blaming me for keeping this wound open
And not really coping, I tell 'em I was only hoping for one word
I know you know what I mean
It's a simple thing that even angry children can say
'Til then you know I won't put a stop to it, if you won't cop to it,
I just will not do it at all
All I ever wanted…
Was a reason for me not to leave
All I ever wanted…
Was a moment where I could believe… one word

CHORUS

You who had always been such a healer
Must realize that time is healing nothing at all
To tell you the truth, I think you've waited too long
'Cause there's just too much poison, just too much gone

And I wonder…
How you who love words could let this one stand in your way
And I wonder…
Why it's so damn hard for you to say that one word

 

 

 


TIDES

(Pat Lennon, Mark Lennon, Kipp Lennon, Michael Lennon, Chris Horvath & Matt Laug)

Summer's gone, another year goes by
Did you feel the weather change?
I remember where we used to be
I was holding on to you
You were holding on to me

Same ocean but a different shore
Tell me how did we end up this way?
You and I
We drifted where we don't belong
But the tides change everyday

What's been buried?
What's been washed away?
Help me take a look around
We can't go back and yet we can't stay here
Where I've been holding out on you
And you've been holding out on me

We have got to pull away from here
To try and salvage what we can
And as we brave the unforgiving sea
I will ride the wave with you
Will you ride the wave with me?

Same ocean but a different shore
Tell me how did we end up this way?
You and I
We drifted where we don't belong
N a sea of what we did not say
Same ocean but a different shore
But the tides change everyday

CHORUS

 

 

 

UNBREAKABLE HEART

(Michael Lennon & John Vester)

You told me not to fall for somebody like you
'Cause you knew what would happen from the start
That's why you turned away when I said, like a fool,
"What I'm giving you is an unbreakable heart"

You said, "It's a funny think that beats inside of you
It can be your strongest or your weakest part"
And when I lost you that's what broke mine in two
So much for me and my unbreakable heart

My unbreakable heart lies bleeding on the floor
And you're the reason why it's unbreakable no more

As time begins to heal this brokenhearted fool
I learned two lessons since we've been apart
I learned not to fall for somebody like you
And there is no such thing as an unbreakable heart
There is no such thing as an unbreakable heart
There is no such thing as an unbreakable heart

 

 

 

FATHER TIME

(Michael Lennon, Kipp Lennon & Mark Lennon)

Father time, father time
As you make your way and watch the day unwind
Though I know it's not your style
Could you maybe drag your feet for just awhile?

Mother earth, dear mother earth
Won't you listen to my prayer for what it's worth
As you spin so gracefully
Could you maybe slow it down a bit for me?

Who am I? Not the first to try
To hold these grains of sand
Here and now I would stay somehow
But it's slipping through my hands

Brother sun, when day is done
Won't you shine a little longer brother sun?
Sister moon, don't rise too soon
Would you dance a little slower sister moon?

Who am I? Not the first to try
To hold these grains of sand
Here and now I would stay somehow
But it's slipping through my hands
I need your hands…

Father time, oh father time
As you make your way and watch the day unwind
If you heard my words or now
I will cherish what I've got
And make the most of all you gave me father time

Father time, mother earth, brother sun, sister moon, father time

 

 

 

BABY’S CALLING

(Mark Lennon, Michael Lennon, Scott Crago, Mark Harris)

It's hard to be heard when there's no one listening
It's hard to be strong on your own
Sometimes I cry with a heart half broken
But sometimes I fly away
Fly away
Where she lays… every day

When my Baby's calling…

Do I fit in to the songs she plays for me?
Do I fit in at all?
Soon I will sleep in the bed she made for me
Soon I will have it all
Have it all
Hear her call… See me fall

When my Baby's calling me
When my Baby's calling me

 

 

 

WELCOME TO THE REST OF YOUR LIFE

(Kipp Lennon & Michael Lennon)

Woke up today, another day
Of running out of ways to say
That you were alright

You made the drive, half alive
And running out of ways to hide
You heard from inside

The ticking of a clock
As your hands began to knock
Made you wonder why you really came
When you walked through the door
There they were on the floor calling your name

Come out, come out, wherever you are
Look in, look out, you've come so far
Breathe in, breathe out, get ready now
Welcome to the rest of your life
Picture perfect time to arrive now baby
Welcome to the rest of your life
For the rest of your life

With every plea, now you could see
Them running out of sympathy
For your pretending

There on the brink, it's swim or sink
Running out of time to think
Yeah, it was ending

Oh the relief of it
Letting go the grief of it
Tired of the same old liar's game
When you walked out the door
A voice you knew before called your name

CHORUS

There are no promises, looking in the great abyss
After nearly losing all you'd gained
So now you stand before the ones who know you more
Calling your name

CHORUS

Woke up today…