Life is full of tides that pull oceans and hearts to shore
And I find it’s like the heat of dancing feet keeping a body warm
I like the melodies in evergreens
Roaming winds and rocky mountains
Summer storms and hawks that warn innocent lands
Working hands
And miraculous birth of a child who demands attention
I have been such a child

Life’s a gift of arms that lift baskets of fruit to share
And I find it’s like a night of northern lights
Startling the unaware
I like the whales at sea, the mysteries
Irish cliffs and desert flatlands
Weathered barns and farmers’ yarns
Arrows unfound, quiet towns and incredible death
Oh, we know it is bound to happen

Singing with you is the best thing that could happen to me, my friend
You throw me back a voice
That is a mighty bit more than making a dream come true
And when life is a burden
And every heart we know is a hurting heart
The world is on trial, we’re walking a mile
And singing with you is a start
A start for me, for my heart
And singing with you is a start

Terror races ’cross a nation
Fear locks doors on open minds
Fire burns the bloodied pages of our time

Lines that seemed so simply spoken
Are now stuck screaming in my brain
I stand trembling in confusion without shame

But I will laugh and sing and dance
And make love with consenting humans
In our evolution—and I also agree
I will fight, live and die freely human, in our revolution
Well, it’s hard work, in hard times
And when my feelings get dull, my spirit has to shine
It takes every muscle in my heart to dance at our revolution
But I’m dancing, Emma,
It takes every muscle in my heart to dance at our revolution

Preachers, witches, slaves and rulers are all found in my family tree
I will grow a branch twice stronger cause of thee (who went before me)

I can hear their voices calling,
Conflicting choirs cross the land
I will follow those whose blood has fed me
My heart is in my hand

No, I’m not feeling fine
The blues have got me like a five and dime
The tank is empty
And the chrome on Chevys don’t shine
When love is gone from me
No I’m not feeling fine
The day has done me and I’m on decline
The songs are sappy
And the boots on baby don’t shine
When love is gone from me

So this would be a fine time to tell me
That you love me
Yes, this would be a fine time to tell me
That you love me
I feel like a wreck, I can’t find my way out
I’m hungry for love but I been chewing on doubt
So this would be a fine time to tell me
That you love me

No I’m not feeling fine
The sharks are biting and I’m falling behind
The drive-in’s closing
And the midnight motion don’t shine
When love is gone from me
No, I’m not feeling fine
No angel babies and it’s crying time
Shoo-bop-ee-doo-wah
And the harps in heaven don’t shine
When love is gone from me

I won’t lead you on baby or play hard to get
I won’t promise you riches or leave you in debt
I got a ’54 Chevy, an Ovation guitar
And I can play “Love Me Tender”
In the back seat of my car

No I’m not feeling fine
The blues have got me like a five and dime
The tank is empty
And the chrome on Chevys don’t shine
When love is gone from me
No I’m not feeling fine
No angel babies and it’s crying time
Heartbreak hotel has got me standing waiting in line
When love is gone from me

Icicle blue
Day sky blue
Blue almost silver blue eyes
Looking at me all my life
Blue skies, blue stones
Songs of blue sung late in the night to a sleepless child
Mother, hold me, I remember now
ItÕs through these blue eyes that I have learned how
To join the black night, and touch the red earth
And dance in the morning sun
That I see through these icicle blues

We are a gentle angry people
And we are singing, singing for our lives

We are a land of many colors
We are gay and straight together
We are a peaceful loving people