SHIRLEY ROAD LYRICS

All songs written by Paul Trudeau. © 2016 Pally Wally Music  ASCAP

STOLEN ANGEL

Walked in on yesterday's lies but I need to do it 16 times
far off and I wanted to say that you take my breath away

We got stuck before it began and I even got this thing wrong
so I am in pain if I try and I will crash in on your night
if you don't mind I didn't think you'd mind

I'm never going to let you fade away
no one ever would've guessed you were shaken and afraid
my stolen angel have you come to pick a fight
because I don't mind
I'm giving you the rest of my life

Lay low as obsession stays around
you always want to be the first one out
did you give it all away it gets too long
but I guess you got it wrong
and it's not your fault no it's not your fault

I'm never going to let you fade away
no one ever would've guessed you were shaken and afraid
my stolen angel have you come to pick a fight
because I don't mind
I'm giving you the rest of my life
If you feel unsafe then I will break it down
And if you feel ashamed then I will take it on, I’ll take it on

The long night when you left has gone by
but you never seem to take the time
if you leave all of your cares behind I will promise you
the world, I'll promise you the world

I'm never going to let you fade away
no one ever would've guessed you were shaken and afraid
my stolen angel have you come to pick a fight because I don't mind
I'm giving you the rest of my life
I'm giving you the rest of my life

RAINBOW

Rainbow like a river flowing over
and all along in only lifts you  up
how did you start out in the world

Magical it takes a lot to make a right or wrong
and if the sun can bring a brighter day
then it's the right time for the world

And I'd forgotten just what the differences became as
we got them I'm in the middle it's the way you let
down your hair and then you started to believe me

So rainbow I didn't mean to stir your body up
did the coolness of it wake you up
how did you start out in the world

And I'd forgotten just what the differences became as
we got them I'm in the middle it's the way you let
down your hair and then you started to believe me

Rainbow like a river flowing over and did the beauty
of it wake you up how did you start out in the world

Magical it takes a lot to make a right or wrong
And did the beauty of it wake you up
How did you start out in the world

DON'T KNOW THE WAY

Some days you love me like there was no one else
Some days you pack your bags and leave me all by myself
But maybe that's your style and you'll come back again
I wish you’d tell me why you keep on running away 

A thousand days are gone a thousand bitter with sorrow
but we keep rolling along and you keep moving on 

And just the same you're going to break my heart  
You'll want to make this change and you’ll get what you wanted
With all the rest you favor I’ll be certain that you'll change your mind
And slowly it will fall I won't be that far behind 

And all the rest you will lie like there is nothing to save
Go on and live your desire just let it show you the way  
Go on and light the fire follows you every day
I want to let you go but I just don't know the way
I want to let you go but I just don't know the way
 
Don’t hold yourself I'm going to beg for my life
You'll treat me like a friend and will both know that you're right
Then one mistake you'll find out and the pain is going to bring me down
Like something you'll decide if you were hanging around 

And on the rest you rely like there is nothing to save
Go on and live your desire  just let it show you the way
Go on and light the fire it follows you every day
I want to let you go but I just don't know the way
I want to let you go but I just don't know the way

FOUR WALLS

Four walls and God I speak alone I'm deaf to my belief
And I would tell you more but I have spent the time away
I've had to gaze alone and I have held the night
Left for my display so put it away

Please pull over or you'll tip your hand epic my mistake
I held you now but you have beat the life away
it will destroy the love we couldn't keep forever
wasted my belief with your release

But it's much too late again 

Heaven always feels so far away
Heaven always feels so far away
Nothing ever comes along to stay
Heaven always feels so far away

It's been so long and the street we're on, perfectly evaded
with only eight more nights I'm going to get more out of it
This time you had know go we wouldn't get along
bleeding as we ran our separate ways

And it's much too late again 

Heaven always seem so far away
Heaven always seems so far away
I never want to feel like that again
Heaven always feels so far away

The times we lost that we don't let go
And there's nothing more to tame the fire that we went through
We all arrive with no one else
And get lost along the way and
heaven is lost tonight

Four walls and God I speak alone I'm deaf to my belief

Heaven always feels so far away
Heaven always feels so far away
Nothing ever comes along to stay Heaven always feels so far away

ORANGE

Seek, don’t break out, don’t wait for time
Don’t say we’ll laugh about it later I’ve tried
Tried to be there, tried to do everything for you
I forget why you’re here, forget what you said
You don’t get to lie so and the best are left unsaid
Build all that you’ve lost beloved to see life fold

You’re better off hateful and I’m better off callin’ you
Pay attention it’s the one thing I want
Better not take off better not say it’s a complicated thing

And I want to belong to a world who
Is painted orange after I’m gone to
I want you to know

Yeah I want you to want to belong to
Stay as long ‘til you have to go to
I want you to know

Please don’t wake up don’t play for time
Don’t say we’ll cry about it later you’ve tried
Tried to be fair tried to do everything for me

I forget why you’re here forget what we said you
You don’t get to lie so and the best are left unsaid
Build all that we’ve lost beloved you stay love for

And I want to belong to a world who
Is painted orange after I’m gone to
I want you to know

Yeah I want you to want to belong to
Stay as long ‘til you have to go to
I want you to know
I want you to know

CALIFORNIA DAYS

Let's talk about life in the city
let's walk around stand in the sand
Cause I am a believer but I'm never going to understand

Throw over what your guardian tells you
keep staring at the same old things
cause I am not an angel lost every little thing I had

So if you tell me what you're thinking
I'll be over quickly enough
I'm still after something I won't hang on for no reason

So I'll be heading out of California
and I don't need you anymore
I am heading out of California
and I don't need you or any more of these
don't need any more of these
California days

Stripped naked I'm waiting for someone
to stand up for the workingman cause they play with my emotions trick
everybody while you can

So if you tell me what you're thinking I'll be over quickly
enough and will hang out for no reason

So I'll be heading out of California
and I don't need you anymore I am heading out of
California and I don't need you or any more of these
don't need any more of these California days

SHIRLEY ROAD

There's a sign that's always bothered me
walk now the countdown's wrong as far as I can see
I believe there's a right way to trick yourself
hold on to the last thing gone and there was
something else that I saved and you take away my needing

If you come back to me
and take away the bad dreams one thing that I know
walking down Shirley Road there's another path to take
and maybe it'll fade away
but you wanna take it slow walking down Shirley Road

I'm late and this will complicate waiting for the past to call
but living somewhere else
I believe if I could see then I might become
there's truth in what we do
when we just take a fall that's all and you gave my world a meaning

If you come back to me
and take away the bad dreams one thing that I know
walking down Shirley Road there's anther path to take
and maybe it'll fade away
but you wanna take it slow walking down Shirley Road

RIGHT ABOUT THAT

White words penetrate your mind
through this kind of ancient skin
well you came and you stole with your backs turned out
tell the next able to turn and run

Let's go have a drink at the bar boys
after the game will just walk it off
anytime that you need me to stay boys
don't tell me why I'll just turn and run

Cause it never did anything for you and it never did anything for me

You were wrong yeah I was right about that
and what I need yeah I was right about that
where we are yeah I was right about that
what I said yeah I was right about that
where we go yeah I was right about that
what we lose I was right about
I was right about that

I was going to go straight today boy
gone with the end of my hateful world
given all I am able to fear boy don't tell me why I'll just run along

And it never did anything for you and it never did anything for me

You were wrong yeah I was right about that
and what I need yeah I was right about that
where we are yeah I was right about that
what I said yeah I was right about that
where we go yeah I was right about that
what we lose I was right about
I was right about that

SUNSHINE

Don’t be afraid, wait for serenity’s sign
free from the dark and the light
it will still wave with all you favorite times
from the back of your mind
just holding on there and once you figure it out
it'll only brighten your life
we’ve both escaped never want to stand in the light

Even in your silent anger
even inside of you
these things that always happen
will tell you what to do, it tells you what to do

We’ve both escaped never want to stand in the light
in the back of your mind
we hoped and prayed that everything will turn out alright

Even in the silent anger
even inside of you
these things that always happen
will tell you what to do, it tells you what to do

We’ve both escaped never want to stand in the light
in the back of your mind
we hoped and prayed that everything will turn out alright

BLUE GREEN DREAMS

And I vow that I will stay away but I don't I don't need anything and today I think the world will change but never stay together

did it sound just like you said it would when you drowned
but still remained afloat and today
you didn't get the things get the things you wanted

I'm bettin' your soul couldn't find the way home it'll sink in a hole it'll take you a lifetime to know
I'm never going to stake my claim or do something about giving heaven just a little more time never say forever denied

And I feel just like I let you win and I don't I don't need anything can I help you find your way back in
to maybe something better I'll leave it on the counter and go
I'm trying to make the change but I know
that isn't what you said and I hope
that you've got no regrets and everything is turning around

I'm bettin' your soul couldn't find the way home it'll sink in a hole it'll take you a lifetime to know
I'm never going to stake my claim or do something about giving heaven just a little more time never say forever denied

The time was right
and you were mine
we finally got to say goodbye

So you go just like you said you would
I was wrong and I regret that you were alone
and needed something more

I'm bettin' your soul couldn't find the way home it'll sink in a hole it'll take you a lifetime to know
I'm never going to stake my claim or do something about giving heaven just a little more time never say forever denied