For You To Be Here - Tom Rosenthal

Your eyes seek conclusion in all this confusion of mine Though you and I both know it's only the warm glow of wine That's got you to feeling this way, But I don't care, I want you to stay And hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today The children are dancin', the gamblers are chancin' their all The window's accusing the door of abusing the wall But who cares what the night watchmen say The stage has been set for the play So just hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today The moon's come and gone but a few stars hang on on to the sky Well the wind's runnin' free though it ain't up to me ask why But the poets are demanding their pay And they've left me with nothin' to say 'Cept hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today Just hold me and tell me you'll be here to love me today

On the last time we met, your love was there You held my hand, bit your tongue Shut me out, spilled my blood all around Yeah, It Wasn't Easy to Be Happy for You Yeah, I took the poison praying you'd feel it too You held your punches back and I left the room Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you All alone you always fell We dragged you down, gave me help Made your bed, now you sleep On your own, yes, well, see Yeah, It Wasn't Easy to Be Happy for You Yeah, I took the poison praying you'd feel it too You held your punches back and I left the room Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you I know that you tried But you're no friend of mine Falling apart You played it the best A dame in distress Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for uou Yeah, I wrapped my neck and prayed that you'd feel the noose I saw the restaurant table for two Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you Yeah, I took the poison praying you'd feel it too You held your punches back and I left the room Yeah, it wasn't easy to be happy for you Yeah Yeah Yeah

Home for seven days and I haven't even seen your face I guess I've got a flight to change There ain't nothin' left to say If you really don't have it figured out by now There's no need for me to hang around I've gotta get out of town Five dollar drink and a lonely window seat Half empty plane on New Years Eve Love birds in the row in front of me are driving me crazy The pilot comes on, says the year is almost gone Five, four, three, two, one Looks like it's just me and the whiskey Cause you ain't here to kiss me, no You ain't here to kiss me Raise a toast to the thought of you and me This was just the way it had to be 90 proof to give me clarity The flight attendant must know that somethings going on Can't hide the look of love gone wrong So she's pouring them a little strong Five dollar drink and a lonely window seat Half empty plane on New Years Eve Love birds in the row in front of me are driving me crazy The pilot comes on, says the year is almost gone Five, four, three, two, one Looks like it's just me and the whiskey Cause you ain't here to kiss me No, you ain't here to kiss me At least we had a chance to know how it feels to love But it turns out love ain't always enough So I'll start getting over you With another five dollar drink and a lonely window seat Half empty plane on New Years Eve Love birds in the row in front of me just like we used to be The pilot comes on, says the year is almost gone Five, four, three, two, one Looks like it's just me and the whiskey Cause you ain't here to kiss me, no no You ain't here to kiss me, no no no no Oh oh You ain't here to kiss me

Couldn't wait to ride out of that one horse town Didn't see no use in sticking around I was green and busting at the seams to leave I was sitting on G, waiting on O The day I hit eighteen, I hit the road Traded that county maintain for a four lane city street But sometimes things ain't what you think they're gonna be What you want ain't always what you need Don't know what you got 'til it's gone And you're out on your own All you want is what you can't get back Once you let it go, then you know what you have Don't hold a candle to what you had Sometimes what you think you'll find It ain't quite what real life has in store So be careful what you wish for She was holding on just a little too tight Talked a little too much about the rest of our lives I broke her heart thinking freedom would set me free Well sometimes things ain't what you think they're gonna be Don't know what you got 'til it's gone And you're out on your own All you want is what you can't get back Once you let it go, then you know what you have Don't hold a candle to what you had Sometimes what you think you'll find It ain't quite what real life has in store So be careful what you wish for 'Cause these city lights can't shine quite like the stars I wish I could wish her back into my arms Don't know what you got 'til it's gone And you're out on your own All you want is what you can't get back Once you let it go, then you know what you have Don't hold a candle to what you had Sometimes what you think you'll find It ain't quite what real life has in store And you can't get her back no more So be careful what you wish for Be careful what you wish for

متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف وتفوت أيام وتمر سنين وانا حالي غريب انا مين انا مين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين مشدود في الساقية وعايش مبسوط وحزين ومحبط وجرئ ورزين على غفلة اتحول بركان جبار انا ضلمة وليل أنا نار ونهار متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف ماشي على طريق مكتوب مرسوم بس انا مسؤول وعليا اللوم ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول ماقدرش أقول من الذنب برئ لا انا ابليس ولا هبقى رسول قدامي طريق همشيه همشيه نفهم في الآخر كل ده لية متكتف مهموم موجوع وضعيف وشجاع مليان أحلام وعشان مربوط مكسور وبكسر في المآديف

فوسط زحمة وناس كتير وطريق أنا ماشي فيه عكس السير وسط الطموح والأمل والتمني فاضلي خطوة توصلني فوسط حاجات ومكيفات بحاول أنسى كل اللي فات في وسط صدري ضلعي مكسور ومن خلاله قلبي شايف نور أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع فوسط الليل وأنا بعيد عن البشر شفت نور يشبه نور القمر بس القمر مسيره يفارق ويسيبني تاني مع الوحدة أحارب فوسط قصة حب يعني وهمية كان لازم أصدق اصل الوحدة قوية مش كل المشاعر حقيقية أنا شفت نور معرفتش اغمض عنيا أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع أنا كنت فاكر اني طاير وأتاريني على وشي بقع أنا كنت فاكر إني هوصل لكني بهرب من الوجع

One, two, three Why are you hanging on so tight To the rope that I'm hanging from? Off this island, this was an escape plan (this was an escape plan) Carefully timed it, so let me go And dive into the waves below Who tends the orchards? Who fixes up the gables? Emotional torture from the head of your high table Who fetches the water from the rocky mountain spring? And walk back down again to feel your words and their sharp sting And I'm getting fucking tired The capillaries in my eyes are bursting If our love died, would that be the worst thing? For somebody I thought was my saviour You sure make me do a whole lot of labour The calloused skin on my hands is cracking If our love ended, would that be a bad thing? And the silence haunts our bed chamber You make me do too much labour You make me do too much labour Apologies from my tongue, and never yours Busy lapping from flowing cup and stabbing with your fork I know you're a smart man (I know you're a smart man), and weaponise The false incompetence, it's dominance under a guise If we had a daughter, I'd watch and could not save her The emotional torture, from the head of your high table She'd do what you taught her, she'd meet the same cruel fate So now I've gotta run, so I can undo this mistake At least I've gotta try The capillaries in my eyes are bursting If our love died, would that be the worst thing? For somebody I thought was my saviour You sure make me do a whole lot of labour The calloused skin on my hands is cracking If our love ends, would that be a bad thing? And the silence haunts our bed chamber You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid Nymph then a virgin, nurse then a servant Just an appendage, live to attend him So that he never lifts a finger 24-7, baby machine So he can live out his picket fence dreams It's not an act of love if you make her You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid Nymph then virgin, nurse and a servant Just an appendage, live to attend him So that he never lifts a finger 24-7, baby machine So he can live out his picket fence dreams It's not an act of love if you make her You make me do too much labour All day, every day, therapist, mother, maid (The capillaries in my eyes are bursting) Nymph then virgin, nurse and a servant (If our love died, would that be the worst thing?) Just an appendage, live to attend him (For somebody I thought was my saviour) So that he never lifts a finger (You sure make me do a whole lot of labour) 24-7, baby machine (The calloused skin on my hands is crackin') So he can live out his picket fence dreams (If our love ends, would that be a bad thing?) It's not an act of love if you make her (And the silence haunts our bed chamber) You make me do too much labour