your chest, my head is pressed
the place i go to rest (feel the rhythm of you)
i can’t tell you how much
i love the sound of you living
 
heart beats through an hourglass
don’t breathe too hard, don’t breathe too fast
we can make each heart beat last
 
take a second, take you in
memorize your rhythm
we can make each heart beat last
heart beats through an hourglass
don’t breathe too hard too fast
heart beats through an hourglass
 
your breath, a quiet song
enters, exists your lungs (feel the rhythm of you)
i can’t tell you how much
i love the sound of you living

breathe it all in let it all out 
give it all up just let it go
take a pause babe, just because babe
no need to worry cause we know

the u-n-i in the universe
won't ever fade so
let's lay here in the sunlight
til the sunlight turns to shade

the energy in you and me
ain't ever going to no grave
count your blessings, make a mess then
learn your lessons, your souls are saved

*co-written with Veronica May
Verse: G Em C D
Chorus: Em Am C D
Bridge: ​Em C Am D

think we're safe now, the coast is clear
no more landmines to dance on dear
finally dry after it rained all year
rainbow sky smiles from ear to ear

at the end is where we will begin again
passing the test of time
riches without a dime
that's a real goldmine

think we're still now, the sea is calm
my heart is resting in your palm
slow and steady wins the race
cross the line, hand in hand, face to face

​triumph's not a trophy
or a pot of gold
it's waiting patiently
and watching life unfold

*co-written with Veronica May

tiptoe up the stairs 
as if there's anyone up there, up there
silent night in bed 
storm clouds raging in my head
in my head

oh night, tell me a story
oh night, sing me a lullaby
sleep walk me into the morning
just let me close my eyes
don't want to watch the wheels fall off my life

watch the minutes pass
lonely little hourglass, hourglass
conscious steady stream runs
through an ocean of could have been dreams
could have been dreams

*co-written with Veronica May
(in standard key - different than recording)
​Verse: ​C Am Dm G  // C Bb A Dm  G G7
Chorus: F C Am Em F // F C-B-Am Dm G C
Bridge: Em F Em F G // C E7 Am C // Dm D7 G G7
Last Chorus: F C Am Em F // F C-B-A7 Dm G C // Dm G C

somewhere out in Colorado upon the plains
thirty miles east of Denver where it barely rains
there's an old abandoned house down on fetzer st.
where music used to rise out of the ivory piano keys
flower patterned wallpaper withered all away
grandpa's black boots faded all to gray
closet full of dresses that grammy always wore
and a square cut in the carpet leading to cellar door

beyond the cellar door
the shelves are all reserved
for rows and rows of mason jars
filled up with preserves
the memories remain 
though life lives there no more
bottle up, just like the jam beyond the cellar door

grandpa played the fiddle though his fingers were too wide
mama sang with grammy side by side 
now the air is still and stale, the fiddle's in its case
ain't it sad how so much nothing can fill up so much space
seven in the morning, 1959
breakfast on the table, the house was in its prime
grandpa zips his black boots up to start his daily chores
while grammy places another jar beyond the cellar door
 
like the square cut in that carpet
there's two now in the ground
rows and rows just like those
just like any other town
i know my time will come
and i wonder what's in store
beyond this life
beyond the grave
beyond the cellar door

we walk together dear
though sometimes out of sync
but doesn't it always get better dear
we're stronger than we think
we hold our breath
cross our fingers and our toes
wasting the daylight left
hoping darkness won't approach

so let's dance on a landmine
and juggle with grenades
cause we don't when the pin will pull again so darling
let's make lemonade
every second with you is love so pure
every crack of the bat is worth so much more
than any swing and a miss
i'm telling you this
i'll love you til the end
so let's dance on a landmine til then

we dance together babe
on steps one, two, three and four
but when we waltz in three four time 
we stumble to the floor
so we get the rabbit's foot 
a heads up penny too
throwing a dash of salt behind our backs
it's all that we can do

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