Blues Traveler LYRICS

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Blues Traveler - All Hands - lyrics

Every time the water breaks and soaks me to the bone
I remember what I left behind by sailing off alone
Pitch and yaw through hurricane, my position is unknown
And the bell rings seven times
Salted brine, I drink it down and breathe it through my nose
No sign of land but I hang on and do my best to close
But the swirling tidal undertow keeps pulling me below
And the bell rings seven times
All hands left on deck
An icy rest is waiting at the bottom of the sea
She's tried her best to take me as I struggle to get free
But while I have a breath to breathe, she isn't taking me
And the bell rings seven times
All hands left on deck
No hope of rescue
No hope of dry ground
The siren calls all souls on board
To follow her down
Swirling silently beneath the noise and light up there
Push past the frozen arms and legs, ignore the lifeless stare
I grab a line that pulls me up for a precious gasp of air
And the bell rings seven times
All hands left on deck

Blues Traveler - Ain't That Life - lyrics

Music: john popper
Lyrics: john popper/rich vink
Sometimes we try to reach the stars
And sometimes we just try
Sometimes we try to live a little
And sometimes we only die
Sometimes we try to hit new heights
And sometimes we hit the ground
Sometimes when we do, its a silent night
And sometimes, theres a terrible sound
But aint that life?
Aint that life, anyway?
We can hope and we can pray
We can try and make a better day
But when its over, whats left to say
But aint that life, anyway?
We wanna teach, we wanna learn
We dont wanna feel alone
We want to say that were gods on earth
Were really just flesh and bone
Were so damn proud of our intellect
That we try and chase the sun
The war of technologys over
We really dont know who won
But aint that life?
Aint that life, anyway?
We can hope and we can pray
We can try and make a better day
But when its over, whats left to say
But aint that life, anyway?
Teacher in space, went and died in disgrace
The tv sets saw everybody cry
Take another glance at a good distance
And just a couple of people died
With hope in her eyes, she streaked up through the sky
The wreckage washed up on the beach
I wonder if anybody asked her
Is there anyone up there to teach?
But aint that life?
Aint that life, anyway?
We can hope and we can pray
We can try and make a better day
But when its over, whats left to say
But aint that life, anyway?
Somewhere, someones laughing
Somewhere, someone cries
Somewhere, someone sees the truth
While someone else tells lies
Somewhere, theres a christian
Whos contemplating zen
Somewhere, theres a pervert
Luring children to his den
Somewhere, a girl rides a skateboard
And hopes to be president
And somewhere an aging actor
Decides to give up lent
A realtor takes up smoking
But cannot find a match
A kid nearly dies in his dads new car
But worries about the scratch
A newborn kitten freezes
While two young lovers part
And maybe here, some sucker
Could be taking this song to heart
Its beautiful, its oh so beautiful
Its beautiful, its oh so beautiful
Dreams can live long after were gone
But whats really in a dream?
Sometimes its the lies in a gamblers eyes
And sometimes, its a silent scream
Some people die while others are born
And the circle of life goes on
When you get down to it, were just visitors here
So you cant really do nothing wrong
But aint that life?
Aint that life, anyway?
We can hope and we can pray
We can try and make a better day
But when its over, whats left to say
But aint that life, anyway?
When its over, whats left to say...
But aint that life, anyway?

Blues Traveler - All In The Groove - lyrics

Music & lyrics: john popper
Sometimes when you worry
The tendency to hurry
Can make your vision blurry
And blind you
You might shake and you might stammer
Or dance like mc hammer
But could that pomp and glamour
Remind you
Of who you are and where youre going
And whose mind that youre blowing
And if your car needs towing
Dont move
Then calmly call the aaa youve got nothing to prove
As in all things, its all in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
Well if its your destiny dont fight it
War between the states unite it
It might be difficult but might it
Be worthwhile?
I aint no solomon from babel
But my cards are on the table
And I swear that if Im able
Ill run that mile
So if Im rambling ignore me
If on the money then adore me
You know the pearls are cast before me
Oh what to do?
Wish I could put it in a picture and hang it in the louvre
But like I said before its all in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
The jam it swings and sways
As the groove funkily plays
And they say crime never pays
But this aint no crime
Its just a life blood flowing water
That any son or daughter
Would send away for order
A celebration of time
So jam on, jam out, jam it in
Till it feels like its a sin
And thats only when you begin
To improve
Dont mind if its the rhythm thats just only when youve
Got to let it all be all in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove
All in the groove

Blues Traveler - All Things Are Possible - lyrics

Sunrise and everything tries again to muster up the courage
All in
Once again
A simple fact
All I have to nourish that all things are possible
Imaginations never end
All worlds collide
You don't know where and you can't say when
All roads are crossable
An itch to which you must attend
Leave all your fear on the other side
And if you feel like you could use a friend, then here's what I'd recommend…
Dare we to dream, let alone, live it?
It can feel like quicksand
Take every ounce of strength you give it
But the only thing worse would be to leave it just lying there
The simple fact leaves me only all too aware that all things are possible
Imaginations never end
All worlds collide
You don't know where and you can't say when
All roads are crossable
An itch to which you must attend
Leave all your fear on the other side
And if you feel like you could use a friend, then here's what I'd precisely recommend, “You have only your hand to extend”
Reach out to me
Reach out to me
Reach out to me like the Summer reaches out for the rain
I will not let go until you tell me so and squeeze as tightly as you want through the pain
All things are possible
Imaginations never end
All worlds collide
You don't know where and you can't say when
All roads are crossable
An itch to which you must attend
Leave all your fear on the other side
And if you feel like you could use a friend
All things are possible
Imaginations never end
All worlds collide
You don't know where and you can't say when
All roads are crossable
An itch to which you must attend
Leave all your fear on the other side
And if you feel like you could use a friend, then here is what I would precisely recommend, “Reach out your hand out to me my friends”
Hey, you have only your hand to extend
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Blues Traveler - And So It Goes - lyrics

(note: this song changes with every version...this version is from 5-13-94, when it was brought back after a two-year absence, at the aragon ballroom, in chicago)
Rock and roll!
Well Ive been around this world and Ill tell you some things
There aint no free lunches, you gotta watch for the strings
You stand up for your rights and then you try to hold your ground
But only lady luck determines if youre up or youre down
Oh faith in my friend and faith in my brother
And faith in my life, I dont know no other
You try to stay happy, you try to stay sane
You get a little pleasure and you get a little pain
You grab the brass ring, you know youve gotta try
You keep right on a-grabbing until the day you die
Lifes a big gamble, you have to work on yet
Its a big card shuffle, you gave what you could get
You get your joy, you get to have your blows,
And where she stops, nobody knows
And so it goes...and so it goes...
I could tell you scary stories; I could tell you some lies
Itll take much more than that for me to open your eyes
So go anywhere you want to; do whatever you choose
And only lady luck determines if you win or you lose...
Oh faith in my friend and faith in my brother
And faith in my life, I dont know no other
You try to stay happy, you try to stay sane
You get a little pleasure and you get a little pain
You grab the brass ring, you know youve gotta try
You keep right on a-grabbing until the day you die
Lifes a big gamble, you have to work on yet
Its a big card shuffle, you gave what you could get
You get your joy, you get to have your blows,
And where she stops, nobody knows
And so it goes...and so it goes...
(spoken)
Do you know what I love about having this microphone in front of my face where Ive got this groove going on behind me all solid and smooth? well, Ill tell you. through the miracle of rock and roll, I can say absolutely anything, anything at all that will make some kind of sense in some poetic way to somebody, somehow, somewhere. observe closely...hark! what light through yon window breaks? kids who live in glass houses should learn to draw rakes. them that takes cakes that the parsee man bakes makes dreadful mistakes. and those that think we cant do chicago are big lousy fakes.
I dont have to explain it; I just gotta make it up...oh, I guess I should play now.
How is everybody feeling? you know, were feeling so good, were gonna hit it for you one time (1 hit). ho! ho! ho! ha! eh! we feel so good, were gonna hit it for you seven times (7 hits). this isnt something you get every day, this is interdimensional, cross-rip timekeeping. okay...this has never been done before...were gonna hit it for you 13 times in honor of friday the 13th. (13 hits) that felt pretty good! you know, Im afraid were going to have to hit it for you 67 times. (67
Hits)
Okay...all right now...you guys have been such a wonderful audience...wed be terribly remiss if we didnt teach you a little something...the incredible masculine and feminine dance of awesome and articulate power...the dance that wowed them in nigeria in the early 1800s...a dance that wowed them in the beaches of the usa in 1965...thats right, Im talking about the one, the only, wobbling surfer. now, in order to demonstrate this dance of incredible awesome power, you need a lot of people; you need a line, as a matter of fact. this has been a dance that has been banned from most line-dancing establishments, most of your country/western line-dancing establishments have not had this dance in their bar because it causes ***** and profane language. but to demonstrate this dance, were going to use the world famous blues traveler stage crew. stage crew, please report, in uniform! ladies and gentlemen, the virile and masculine, blues traveler stage crew...this one particularly sca
Ry-looking. all right...now wh
At youve got to do is you gotta stand sideways...picture yourself on a surfboard...knees slightly bent...arms out at a comfortable distance from the rest of your body, while your torso remains attached to your head, using the eyebrows to support the lower lumbar signal angle of your forehead, try and imagine yourself on a surfboard, and youre deep, deep, deep in the mediterranean ocean, and theres libyan terrorists on the left of you, sharks on the right of you, and you have to wobble, wobble, wobble your way to a safer, trimmer you. now Id like to point out that several doctors had to operate on my leg to make it safe for me to do the wobbling surfer. but never before has this been attempted...this jump could very well kill all the people onstage - we dont know because theres petroleum-based alloys in my leg that could possibly explode into a ball of fire! but were going to try it for you this one time; were going to try it for you now, were gonna do it, and we dont know ho
W - ladies and gentlemen,
The wobbling surfer, for you, presented for your viewing pleasure...1, 2, 1, 2, 3, surf! go for the jump!
Oh faith in my friend and faith in my brother
And faith in my life, I dont know no other
You try to stay happy, you try to stay sane
You get a little pleasure and you get a little pain
You grab the brass ring, you know youve gotta try
You keep right on a-grabbing until the day you die
Lifes a big gamble, you have to work on yet
Its a big card shuffle, you gave what you could get
You get your joy, you get to have your blows,
And where she stops, nobody knows
And so it goes...and so it goes...
If only my aunt sylvia could see me now...

Blues Traveler - 1999 - lyrics

Original performer: prince
Dont worry, I wont hurt you
I only want you to have some fun
I was dreamin when I wrote this
Forgive me if it goes astray
But when I woke up this mornin
Coulda sworn it was judgment day
The sky was all purple
There were people runnin everywhere
Tryin to run from the destruction
You know I didnt even care
cuz they say two thousand zero zero party over
Oops out of time
So tonight Im gonna party like its 1999
I was dreamin when I wrote this
So sue me if I go too fast
But life is just a party
And parties werent meant to last
War is all around us
My mind says prepare to fight
So if I gotta die
Im gonna listen to my body tonight
Yeah, they say two thousand zero zero party over
Oops out of time
So tonight Im gonna party like its 1999
Yeah
Lemme tell ya somethin
If you didnt come to party
Dont bother knockin on my door
I got a lion in my pocket
And baby hes ready to roar
Yeah, everybodys got a bomb
We could all die any day
But before Ill let that happen
Ill dance my life away
They say two thousand zero zero party over
Oops out of time
Were runnin outta time
So tonight Im gonna party like its 1999
Say it one more time
Two thousand zero zero party over
Oops out of time
No, no
So tonight Im gonna party like its 1999
Alright, its 1999
You say it, 1999
1999
1999 dont stop, dont stop, say it one more time
Two thousand zero zero party over
Oops out of time
Yeah, yeah
So tonight Im gonna party like its 1999
Yeah, 1999
Dontcha wanna go
Dontcha wanna go
We could all die any day
I dont wanna die
Id rather dance my life away
Listen to what Im tryin to say
Everybody, everybody say party
Cmon now, you say party
Thats right, everybody say
Cant run from the revelation, no
Sing it for your nation yall
Tell me what youre singin, baby say
Telephones a-ringin, mama
Cmon, cmon, you say
Everybody,
Work it down to the ground, say party
Come on, take my body, baby party
Thats right, cmon, sing the song party
Thats right party
Got a lion in my pocket mama, say party
Oh, and hes ready to roar party
Mommy, why does everybody have a bomb?
Mommy, why does everybody have a bomb?

Blues Traveler - 4th Of July - lyrics

Music & lyrics: john popper
Well she hated the 4th of july
Bombs bursting in air, and shed never know why
Shed keep me up all night, too terrified to cry
Oh yes, she hated 4th of july
Dont you be scared, dont you start to shake
Go back to sleep because I am wide awake
Im right here, Im not going anywhere tonight
Feel my hand, Im gonna hold you till the early light
And when the thunder clapped, shed run to me afraid
She tried to be brave, but she couldnt figure out the terrible sound it made
I was smarter, but she just couldnt see
And when the thunder clapped, shed always run to me
Dont you be scared, dont you start to shake
Go back to sleep because I am wide awake
Im right here, Im not going anywhere tonight
Feel my hand, Im gonna hold you till the early light
Oh yes, she loved the world on a crisp, autumn day
The leaves would turn her color, the children were at play
Sit on hilltops with her, shed smile as if to say
You couldnt touch the world when autumn comes this way
And I dont believe she cared for getting old
The limbs move a little slower, the hearing just goes cold
One day she looked at me through a gray haired eye
And I couldnt believe she was telling me good bye
Dont you be scared, dont you start to shake
Go back to sleep because I am wide awake
Im right here, Im not going anywhere tonight
Feel my hand, Im gonna hold you till the early light
And I do believe her soul was rich and blue
We taught each other lessons, lessons that we knew
When we kept growing, there was nothing we could do
But I loved her and I know she loved me too
Now you can call me a sentimental fool
But I learned more from her than I ever did in school
I still get apprehensive, I still remember why
When the thunder claps or its the 4th of july
Dont you be scared, dont you start to shake
Go back to sleep because I am wide awake
Im right here, Im not going anywhere tonight
Feel my hand, Im gonna hold you till the early light
Oh yes she hated the 4th of july

Blues Traveler - All Up To You - lyrics

Well, it seems no one can protect you
And your friends just dont understand
When your hopes and your courage neglect you
And no arm long enough to lend a hand
When your road seems like any other
Cold and dry, wonder why
Youve just gotta believe one way or another
Its just gotta be worth one more try
And though the world is spitting venom
And there aint nothing nobody else can do
Simply remember that its all
All up to you
When your hearts been crushed like a baby
When the one you love is walking away
Whats left of you is thinking how just maybe
You might find thats that special something left to say
And that cruel, cruel heaven above you
Let it be soft, just let her go, let her go
Facing it, she just doesnt love you
I know it hurts, lord I know
And though without her, it seems youve got nothing
No matter all the heavy heartache youve been through
Truth of the matter, though its hard to swallow
Its still all up to you
Up to you
I know sometimes the answer aint easy
Sometimes its hard enough to carry on
But I know somewhere, somebody needs me
If the entire loving universe was gone
All that Im saying is that pain comes from you
From deep inside, dont run and hide
Unto thine own self you must be true
If youve ever laughed or ever cried
Now you could say Ive had one too many
You could say Ive had one too few
Either way, you know its okay
Id live on to fight just one more day
Call it a matter of foolish pride
But at least I could say that at least I tried
Once and forever, its still all up to you

Blues Traveler - Alone - lyrics

Music & lyrics: john popper
I said I love you
She began to cry
She said she needed a friend
I said Ill try
Soon wed say nothing
Somehow I never wondered why
You see, she left me
She left me
Im alone
Im alone
Im alone
Im alone
Id loved her always
She didnt know
I tried patience
Let a friendship grow
I tried to keep her
Thats what made her go
You see, she left me
She left me
Im alone
Im alone
Im alone
Im alone
Beauty and the beast
Was how it seemed to be
A love like hers
Aint meant for guys like me
Some call me crazy
Some politely call me free
But either way you see
You see, she left me
She left me
Im alone
Im alone
Im alone
Im alone
Im trying to forget you but it just wont work
Think Im losing my mind, think Im going berserk
I love you with a passion that you just dont know
And I kinda wish right now that I was telling you so
I could rant, or rave, or play some little game
But when I look into your eyes, it all seems the same
That you werent meant for me and thats a sad but true fact
Now I dont care how I look and dont care how I act
Cuz you set me free
Im a man among men
But when I think of what I missed it starts all again
Now alone in the darkness of each new day
My heart is on its own
I wanna rip it from my chest and throw it away
Watch this bassman take me home
I guess some day
Love will soon be here
And maybe then
Ill see things more clear
I guess I got excited
Cause it felt so near
And
You see, she left me
She left me
Im alone
Im alone
Im alone
Im alone
But I know Id give my life
Just to hold her now
And who knows
I might see her around
Hopes can always go up
Tears can only come down
You see, she left me
She left me
Im alone
Im alone
Im alone
Im alone

Blues Traveler - 12 Swords - lyrics

Here I stand and alas
Of a warrior's class
Apprentice turned sorcerer I
I've seen many wars end
Made the battle my friend
None am I afraid to defy
I've done as I please
Yet I fall to my knees
Weak and bleeding sure that I'm through
And as I lay there to die
I can see the night sky
And suddenly I'm thinking of you
Does the crescent moon rise
By the light of your eyes
Can you see the star that I'm wishing on
And is it shining as bright
From where you see it tonight
And does the love that you feel make you strong
On my twelve swords I'm yours
Till you need me no more
And I'll wish away till morning
Like a harvested husk
Another city sacked at dusk
The rampaging conquest goes well
But I cannot erase
The memory of our embrace
Without you I'd have died where I fell
And I must ask again
Is the battle my friend
What will my life and sorcery be
I only know this is true
That indeed I love you
And I ask by the first star I see
Does the crescent moon rise
By the light of your eyes
Can you see the star that I'm wishing on
And is it shining as bright
From where you see it tonight
And does the love that you feel make you strong
Does the crescent moon rise
By the light of your eyes
Can you see the star that I'm wishing on
And is it shining as bright
From where you see it tonight
And does the love that you feel make you strong
On my twelve swords I'm yours
Till you need me no more
And I'll wish away till morning
And I'll wish away till morning
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