Even my lips feel the relief. Cause your different. And you treat me differently.
Than all the ones that made it harder on me. When the world seemed to say.
Lyrics and Music By Eric Himan *except Worry About Nothing, words by Eric Himan and Andy Moore *except Bartender, words by Eric Himan and Cassandra Buncie The Difference There’s something going on here Nothing like I’ve ever felt before A taste I find suspicious I tend to stick to what I already know The daydreams entertained me Til I felt that they were good enough Then one by one they left me How quickly work fills all your time up Cause your different And you treat me differently Than all the ones that made it harder on me When the world seemed to say They was no one You changed me, you erased, the life I had begun I hear it in my voice The calmness heard when I start to speak The words I’ve never spoken Even my lips feel the relief Cause your different And you treat me differently Than all the ones that made it harder on me When the world seemed to say They was no one You changed me, you erased, the life I had begun When noone even cared When none of my feelings were ever spared When everyone said no, you said.. There’s something going on here Nothing like I’ve ever felt before A taste I found suspicious Close all the windows open up the doors
Chorus. thanks Thanks for clearing things up You’ve done the job for me I was riding the fence on where we stand And now I see I started this whole thing with stars in my eyes Now everything… They say I’ll drown in obscurity They forget themselves, but they’ll never forget me.. Ani taught me a new way Takes a little more time That the slow and steady is greater than Any promise from the other side They say.. In yourself you must believe In your heart you know what’s right And if you ever forget let me remind you It only takes a one smile to make a day bright It only one throw to roll the dice It only takes one sun to make the world shine They said I’d drown in obscurity They forgot themselves They will never forget me Some getting used to Last night I stared at the sky The stars were no where to be seen But the hope of tomorrow night Gave me the power to dream But its taking some getting used to Some getting used to
It’s been too long since I’ve seen you I’ve been doing what I gotta do Everyday I tell my heart Someone is coming for you And I hope to god, that my words tell my heart it’s true But its taking some getting used to Some getting used to Its been too long since I’ve seen you I’ve been doing what I gotta do I wanna know the further I go, they is some thing out there for me I will find my place to show me who I’m made to be Who I’m made to be Its taking some getting used to Some getting used to Its been too long since I’ve seen you I’ve been doing what I gotta do Worry About Nothing I find the worst in you Because I’m scared That since I’ve seen the best of you I’d better be prepared I’ve got one foot on the step I’ve got one hand on the rail I’ve got an anchor around my mind And my heart wants to set sail I know we’re doing fine I do this all the time, I tend to… Worry about nothing Worry about nothing Worry about nothing Because of you You’re not looking around every corner You’re not waiting for a chance to flee And I’ve waited my whole life to find
Someone who wants me unconditionally I know we’re doing fine I do this all the time, I tend to…Chorus) I know we’re doing fine I do this all the time, I tend to… (Key change to Chorus) Bartender Must be the tight clothes or the lack thereof Must be the way they spin a bottle of vodka Must be the lights dark and dim Must be the way they lean on in… Tell me why do I always fall in love with the bartender Some kind of charm coming from behind the bar is that the bartender Must be the small talk I come back for Must be the comfort that comes with every pour Must be the way I feel when called upon A crowd of drinkers vying for their attention.. Am I a sucker for a pretty face? That gets prettier and prettier with every taste Why do I feel you know me so well? At 2 am, I guess time will tell Why do I always fall in love with the bartender Some kind of charm coming from behind the bar is that the bartender Add liquor to the mixture I am under your spell Last call for alcohol did you hear the bell? Our rendezvous is through you hand me my tab I asked you call me and you called me a cab! Why do I always Why do I always Oh why do I always Why do I always fall in love with the bartender? Some kind of charm coming from behind the bar is that the bartender
With every sip, the bigger gets the tip, bartender Must be the charm Must be the charm Coming from my bartender Where I’m going Sit down on my leg Let me tell you little story about where I’ve been Through bridges and tracks In and out of towns You wanna know some more? You better sit down Grew up traveling state to state Grew up on many of an air force base Drive on in, drive on out, Enough time to feed my soul Enough time to feed my mouth Chorus: Home aint where I was born Left Charleston at two years old Nothing left there to call home I’m in Long Beach tonight I just stopped in So don’t ask me where I’m from Ask me… where I’m going (x 4) Daddy raised me grandpa grandma too Three generations underneath one roof Sister and I lived on the fly, daddy got his orders Time to say goodbye You keep in touch with those who are worth your time Home aint where I was born Left Charleston at two years old Nothing left there to call home I’m in Long Beach tonight I just stopped in So don’t ask me where I’m from Ask me… where I’m going (x 4) Opportunity may knock on my door well, your damn sure my ship ain’t sitting by the shore
there’s a big bright world out there for me to not turn my eyes to the see wherever I am that’s where I’ll be…..from. Acquired Taste It’s twelve AM, I’m vandalizing your mind with my poetry I climbed in your window, up two floors just to yank out the wiring, Walk out your front door Cause I am the villain The antagonist When you give me innocence I clench my fists And scream what must I do to get into your face Ya see, I’m not loved by everyone I’m an acquired taste I hide in the shadows, I pull up the floors You never know where I’ll be better lock your doors Everyone has a fear, different from the rest Be careful who you trust, they can hurt you the best Cause I am the villain The antagonist When you give me innocence I clench my fists And scream what must I do to get into your face Ya see, I’m not loved by everyone I’m an acquired taste X2 Love shouldn’t have to hide I will hold your hand unabashedly Down these conservative small town streets Let their eyes criticize us Guess they never learned how to recognize love I will kiss you in a busy city makin time to show our love for all to see If they attempt to lessen strength of the truest form of showing trust
I’ll say they never learned the art of recognizing love Love shouldn’t have to hide Love should make you wanna tell everybody Love shouldn’t have to hide Love should make you wanna tell everybody Love. A double standard, traditional The world can change, it has before If sex is all they see when they picture the two of us Then I hope they take the time to understand what they call What they call, what they call love. One day we’ll see ourselves on screen in each other’s eyes So high to see two in love materialize All bars no orientation, the streets won’t as well Love has a track record of overcoming and love always will. Love shouldn’t have to hide Love should make you wanna tell everybody Love shouldn’t have to hide Love should make you wanna tell everybody (x 2) Love shouldn’t have to hide I Don’t Wait Well Ever since I was five years old Time was something unto which I could not hold I would stare at the clock to see when It would wave goodbye with boths its hands It took every part of me to stay seated. I don’t wait well, I don’t wait well No, I don’t wait well. Flash forward to seventeen Can you hear the sirens blaring Down the street Officer I can explain! I didn’t mean to run that light But I really can’t afford to miss my show tonight
Would you let me off with a warning…please? I don’t wait well, I don’t wait well No, I don’t wait well. My impatience sometimes robs me Of being present, being simply Schedule does not permit to take the time Live in the moment All this rushing leads to more waiting… I don’t wait well…. Something to Dance to Give me something to Dance to Give me something to dance to all night Give me something to dance to Cause if I’m dancing I’m alright Something’s working me over A groove is in my blood Took me to get here Just to set it off All I want is to take my worries Out on the floor tonight I had a day that went so wrong Now I’m gonna make it right (when I say) Give me something to dance to all night Give me something to dance to Cause if I’m dancing I’m alright I can’t shake this feeling It’s holding me captive It’s time to give myself back all the energy I give In the worst of times I know this tunnel has a light I’m gonna dance my way to it even if, it takes me all night. Give me something to dance to all night Give me something to dance to Cause if I’m dancing I’m alright
All I want is to take my worries Out on the floor tonight I had a day that went so wrong Now I’m gonna make it right (when I say) Give me something to dance to all night Give me something to dance to Cause if I’m dancing I’m alright Whether I do or don’t mind….. Hotel rooms, night after night Forget where I am, most of the time When I want a break a chance to unwind, I know Tomorrow comes whether I do or don’t mind Friendly faces to meet and greet Then the clock strikes twelve, sad I have to leave Return back to the carriage and drive Tomorrow comes whether I do or don’t mind Whether I do or don’t mind Whether I do or don’t mind What tomorrow has for me to find Will come whether I do or don’t mind You call me up and say you miss me I wanna have my cake and eat it selfishly Every day I choose to roll the dice To see which road of these will lead to paradise if love had a way to stop time, wouldn’t that be nice but tomorrow comes whether I do or don’t mind Heart clean I don’t want you to love me If that’s not your fate Would you kindly step aside if that’s the case
Don’t want another drink I’ve had enough The way to my heart does not involve getting me drunk I’m after a genuine one, so don’t kiss my ass to get my pants undone I keep my heart clean, don’t you dirty the dishes just to leave them in the sink I keep my heart clean, don’t use words like love when you don’t know what they mean Pick-‐up lines, I’ve heard plenty. You don’t give a dog a bone and not expect him to spend the night at your feet This shirt of mine, Is staying on, If strippin’s what your wishing you got me all wrong… Don’t want to be rude, don’t wanna sound curt No chance in hell, I’m gonna sell, myself…for less than what I am worth A New Life What did I do To be treated this way Watching my tears floating by Searching for the drain Is there some sunshine for me To dry up these waters rising past my knees I’m gonna need A hand, pull me up A dollar, if that’s enough Your voice, to help me through Your time, that’ll do All I ask of this Is for you to notice How do you start A new life When the one you loved Has just said good bye Tears at my heart Tears on Tv They get a glimpse of what I can Only see I’m gonna need…
Funny thing about hope Hard to find Not even the richest of us Can afford to buy If you don’t believe it can happen to you Look me in the eye and tell me How do you start a new life How do you start a new life How do you start a new life What I can give I wish I had a song to sing for you To gather the strength that each day must take to go through what you do What you do So many things, we take for granted too easily One day it hits reminds us the courage it takes not to quit Not to quit I could offer ten thousand tears, a field of white daffodils With these things what could you do… But this is what I can give to you This is what I can give to you May not be much, you’ve been through enough Just know it’s me, you have touched I wish I had a song to sing for you To gather the strength that each day must take to go through what you do What you do. Tulsa As I drive away from Tusla I tell my heart don’t fret, but I know its gonna You can’t train your heart, like a dog There are just some tricks that it won’t pick up As I drive away, I remember
The way you smiled at me, guess I will forever Well I’m not quite sure where we left But when I tried to say goodbye the words got stuck I don’t need ya, I don’t need ya I don’t need ya to ask me if I miss you I already do. Well, I’m not sure where and I don’t know when I”ll get my chance to see you again This is my first time driving away Where I begged the clock for more time to stay As I drive away from Tulsa I tell myself these days will one day be over Where the sad goodbyes are far behind And when I reach for your had its holding mine I don’t need ya, I don’t need ya I don’t need ya to ask me if I miss you I already do.
