Lyrics


Firefly



  1. The Hanging Tree
  2. Been Away Too Long
  3. Who Needs Me
  4. Wiseman
  5. Do you Know
  6. Rollin' On
  7. Sympathy
  8. Firefly


  1. The Hanging Tree (Hensley/Williams)

    Crush into the arms of Satan
    Reaching for the hands of God
    I'm robbing ev'ry mind of wisdom
    Running so he won't get caught
    He's out the law by majority
    In branded all his live
    And some say that he's a sinner man
    As he rides from day to night

    He's a bad man so they say
    Livin' for his life and livin' free
    Running swift and secretly
    So we'll miss the hanging tree
    Wounded spirits on the wind
    Ridin' to his dream and destiny

    He's locking up the wall of posters
    Calling for his friends to see
    Laughin' loud as he rides away
    Kicking up the dust with speed
    Time hunts him down the pathway
    And freedom is the horse he rides
    Glory is the dream he's after
    And fortune is his hearts delight

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  2. Been Away Too Long(Hensley)

    Ho Yeah

    I'm coming home
    I've been away for too long
    I'm leaving it up to you to understand

    You may wonder why
    When it was me who said the last goodbye
    But can I change my mind one more time

    It's high time
    I can't wait any longer
    It's my time to find out who I belong to
    It's breaking my heart, waiting for another day

    When the time comes you won't see me around
    I've been patient, stand in my ground
    Got to see you and hold you
    Hear what you have to say

    Do you wake up in the moring wanting me
    The same old way I always wanted you
    And in the same breath you keep holding me
    Does it ever occur to you

    I've been without love too long
    To stop now
    I've been away too long

    If you've ever cried
    Then you know the pain you felt inside
    Just like me you pay, it's all untrue

    But time along will tell
    If you have learned life's lessons well
    And maybe then you know what I should do


  3. Who Needs Me (Kerslake)

    Don't take life for granted
    Cause you know that life won't grant you back
    The feelings of a love that you once had

    You're taking me for granted
    Cause you know that I'm a lover just like you
    And I'll do anything you want me to

    Who needs me, who needs me now
    You found someone, hie you found someone
    Who needs me, who needs me now
    You've found another but no better
    You can't argue with me now I need it to ...

    Don't let go on something that is good
    When all you tell is bad
    Then I hear a story, make it sad

    And if the price of love can't cost you a lesson
    When it passed again
    I guess that you will find a better man

    Who needs me, who needs me now
    Ooh you found someone, hie you found someone
    Who needs me, who needs me now
    Ho you've found another but no better
    You can't argue with me now i need to ...


  4. Wise Man (Hensley)

    I sat before the wise man in the autumn of my youth
    And I told him all the things I had to know
    He said you heard(?) the furture if you need to find the truth
    And in his eyes I saw that it was so

    So I came around and asked him the meaning of live
    And as he smiled I saw a twinkle in his eyes
    He said with all his years there's still so much he has to learn
    And once again, I saw that it was so

    Keep on living low and wanting for your turn
    Is the only way to ease your concern
    If you want to find your dream for sure (?)
    You don't wake up too soon
    And you'll find that he's a shooting for the moon (?)

    Wise man
    Wise man
    Which way should I run
    There's so many roads, so many ways to turn
    I'm like a blind man, lost in the sun
    I wanna be like you and be a wise man too
    But I'm looking for an easy way to learn


  5. Do You Know (Hensley)

    All that she wanna do is break my heart
    Seems to me we were laughing while apart
    Time was waitin', you took a pile and put me down
    Well I've some news for you, it's gonna turn you around
    I got no time for those crazy letters
    Any games you want to play
    Cause a love like mine, it's gonna take some time
    You can't save it for a rainy day

    Do you know, do you know, do you know
    what I'm trying to say
    Love's not a game
    It's never the same
    You've got to live your life from day to day

    Lonely days are sad it starts me black
    Can I get right down, maybe I take you back


  6. Rollin' On (Hensley)

    Oh lord
    It came as a daybreak
    But surely arrived
    Opened my eyes just to be sure I was alive

    Another day
    Ends much the same
    Twenty four hours for me to try again

    I'm rolling on
    I'm rolling on
    I'm rolling on
    I'm rolling on

    It came as a judgement
    We all have to face
    Think of how you bring me joy
    You bring me disgrace

    I take your challenge
    Then I get some motion
    I reach on my beliefs
    Against my sin

    I'm rolling on
    I'm rolling on
    I'm rolling on
    I'm rolling on

    Rolling on and on and on forever
    Yes I am
    Rolling on and on and on together

    I'm rolling on
    To where I don't care
    Crystal ball you let me down again
    Rolling down the road I've never seen
    Meeting people seeing places I've never been


  7. Sympathy (Hensley)

    Sympathy just doesn't mean that much to me
    Compassion is now compassion in my mind
    Adn if you're looking for a shoulder to cry on
    Don't turn your head my way
    Cause I'd rather have my music in a day

    You and I are master of our destiny
    We look for consolation all the time
    Till we find out things are not what they were meant to be oh no
    And if it doesn't suit our mood we'll call it crime

    Dedication is not an obligation
    All I think about someone's imagination
    It's the only way to say to live from day to day
    To make each passing way a smile succesion

    Dreams are the possesion of the simple man
    Reality the fantasy of youth
    When living is a problem that is common to us all
    We love the only common road to truth


  8. Firefly (Hensley)

    My love lives at the end of the rainbow
    One day I'm gonna fly there on a firefly
    High above the wild endless water
    With a love song in my heart

    Someday somehow I know I'm gonna get there
    I've been patient for so long
    All my daydream seems so much nearer now
    And I beg you hear my song

    Firefly and your glowing wings are right
    'Till I sit beside this dream of mine
    Firefly high on the rising tide
    Only wanna touch the things I've seen

    Stepping in lighting from star to star
    Cross the wilderness of youth
    Wondering how much in love with me you are
    'Cause I'm so much in love with you

    Firefly can you take me
    I ain't had no loving lately
    Firefly bring me love
    To my new horizon
    The one that I still got my eyes on
    My my Firefly

    In my dreams you come to me
    The answer to my prayer
    As I begin to feel you warm my heart
    I awake and you are not there
    Now and then I see your eyes
    As the star begin to shine
    No rain to cool my passion
    No not now you're mine

 

Kris Degruytere (lyrics)

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