Little River Band

Her little eyes looked up to the evening sky
As twilight spread across her sweet face she wondered why
She turned to me to ask who made it so
So sure that I would know

Who made the moon, who paints the sky
Who hangs the stars and turns them on each night
Who tells the rose it's time to bloom
How do Junebugs know it's June
Dad, who made the moon

As that little girl grew up to discover life
She found that people's words could cut deeper than a knife
But somehow hers were always used for good
I guess she understood

Who made the moon, who paints the sky
Who hangs the stars and turns them on each night
Who fills the hearts, that have no room
With shooting stars and toy balloons
Dad, who made the moon

And who decides who gets to live
And who decides its time to die
And who decides the ones you love
Don't get to say goodbye

Now I sit alone and search the evening sky
I'd give everything I'll ever own for just one more night
To hold her close and share the mystery
And hear her asking me

Who made the moon, who paints the sky
Who hangs the stars and turns them on each night
Who shows the world how to play in tune
She got her answers way too soon
She knows who made the moon

Who made the moon, who paints the sky
Who hangs the stars and turns them on each night
How can I fill this empty room
Why'd she have to leave so soon
God, who made the moon

Her little eyes looked up to the evening sky
As twilight spread across her sweet face she wondered why
She turned to me to ask who made it so
So sure that I would know

Who made the moon, who paints the sky
Who hangs the stars and turns them on each night
Who tells the rose it's time to bloom
How do Junebugs know it's June
Dad, who made the moon

As that little girl grew up to discover life
She found that people's words could cut deeper than a knife
But somehow hers were always used for good
I guess she understood

Who made the moon, who paints the sky
Who hangs the stars and turns them on each night
Who fills the hearts, that have no room
With shooting stars and toy balloons
Dad, who made the moon

And who decides who gets to live
And who decides its time to die
And who decides the ones you love
Don't get to say goodbye

Now I sit alone and search the evening sky
I'd give everything I'll ever own for just one more night
To hold her close and share the mystery
And hear her asking me

Who made the moon, who paints the sky
Who hangs the stars and turns them on each night
Who shows the world how to play in tune
She got her answers way too soon
She knows who made the moon

Who made the moon, who paints the sky
Who hangs the stars and turns them on each night
How can I fill this empty room
Why'd she have to leave so soon
God, who made the moon

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from

I hope it's alright with you
But you've been on my mind tonight
Well I was lookin' over water
And I was sure I saw you in the light
Like a half-forgotten memory
Of a song that won't quite come back to me

You were dancin' on the waves
Laughin' like a little child
As the river passed you by

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from

I thought I heard you cryin'
But you said it was nothin' to worry me
Told me you'll be waitin'
While I go complicatin' our destiny
You got a talent for makin' the days drag by
While I wait to see you one more time

We'll be dancin' on the waves
Laughin' like little children
As the river passes by

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from

All the way back, all the way

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from

I hope it's alright with you
But you've been on my mind tonight
Well I was lookin' over water
And I was sure I saw you in the light
Like a half-forgotten memory
Of a song that won't quite come back to me

You were dancin' on the waves
Laughin' like a little child
As the river passed you by

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from

I thought I heard you cryin'
But you said it was nothin' to worry me
Told me you'll be waitin'
While I go complicatin' our destiny
You got a talent for makin' the days drag by
While I wait to see you one more time

We'll be dancin' on the waves
Laughin' like little children
As the river passes by

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from

When you call my name from wherever you are
I will find my way back to your home town
I will send a prayer to wherever you've gone
Take us all the way to where we started from

All the way back, all the way

Busted doors and broken women hang out in the street
Faces unfamiliar turn to stare and not to greet
And the old cafe door's permanently closed, no more cappuccino brewing
There's a pair of eyes peering through the afterglow
Wondering what the hell I'm doin'

This place used to be my home
This town I used to call my own
Over the years nothin' and no one's grown
In this place, I used to call my home

The old tree on the hill's still standin'
Where my baby and I used to lay down
She taught me about livin', lovin' and life
My first and only love from this town
And the plain old houses seem like long lost friends
But most have been torn down
I guess they tried to make way for some kinda progress
So hard to find in this town

This place used to be my home
This town I used to call my own
Over the years nothin' and nobody's grown
In this place, I used to call my home

Fields of green and lazy skies
Golden memories just pass me by
When you go back, well, it's never the same
I know it's true
But I'm still hooked on you and this place

The old cafe door's permanently closed, no more cappuccino brewing
There's a pair of eyes peering through the afterglow
Wonderin' what the hell I'm doin'

This place used to be my home
This town I used to call my own
Over the years nothin' and no one's grown
In this place

This place used to be my home
This town I used to call my own
Over the years nothin' and no one's grown
In this place, I used to call my home

Busted doors and broken women hang out in the street
Faces unfamiliar turn to stare and not to greet
And the old cafe door's permanently closed, no more cappuccino brewing
There's a pair of eyes peering through the afterglow
Wondering what the hell I'm doin'

This place used to be my home
This town I used to call my own
Over the years nothin' and no one's grown
In this place, I used to call my home

The old tree on the hill's still standin'
Where my baby and I used to lay down
She taught me about livin', lovin' and life
My first and only love from this town
And the plain old houses seem like long lost friends
But most have been torn down
I guess they tried to make way for some kinda progress
So hard to find in this town

This place used to be my home
This town I used to call my own
Over the years nothin' and nobody's grown
In this place, I used to call my home

Fields of green and lazy skies
Golden memories just pass me by
When you go back, well, it's never the same
I know it's true
But I'm still hooked on you and this place

The old cafe door's permanently closed, no more cappuccino brewing
There's a pair of eyes peering through the afterglow
Wonderin' what the hell I'm doin'

This place used to be my home
This town I used to call my own
Over the years nothin' and no one's grown
In this place

This place used to be my home
This town I used to call my own
Over the years nothin' and no one's grown
In this place, I used to call my home

He just rode in from Nevada
As the leaves turned brown
With the dust from off the desert
He drifted into town
It was easy to see he was a gambler
And the ladies all knew what he was after

He was the man in black
Nobody knew why he came
The man in black
Does anyone here know his name?

He made his bed down by the river
There he spent his days
One by one all the ladies fell beneath his gaze
They knew very well they were in danger
But they were under the spell of a stranger

He was the man in black
Nobody knew why he came
The man in black
Does anyone here know his name?

Can you tell me where he's hiding and
Was there a young woman with him?
She is my daughter
I've come to fetch her
And when I find her
I swear that man's gonna die

He was the man in black
Nobody knew why he came
The man in black
Does anyone here know his name?

He was the man in black
Nobody knew why he came
The man in black
Does anyone here know his name?

He was the man in black
Nobody knew why he came
The man in black
Does anyone here know his name?

......

I can remember when
I was down in Alabama, my heart-strings broken again
Somebody had the news
She was a three-time loser, I had to choose her to win
And every night was a lonely night
I just didn't feel right
I was searchin' for the inner light

I still recall the time
I was a high-night flyer, a rainbow rider
Shakin' the body down
Easy women, my head's still swimmin' now
Everyday I was up by three
It was easy for me
Never knew I couldn't see

We still go back
Trying it one more try
I still go back
Following this heart of mine
I go down there
Hopin' she just won't lie
She just don't care
Talkin' 'bout the inner light

Still we go back
To give it one more try
I go back
Following this heart of mine
I go down there
Hopin' that she just won't lie
She just don't care
Talkin' 'bout the inner light

(Talkin' 'bout the light)
Talkin' 'bout the inner light
(Talkin' 'bout the light)
I'm talkin' 'bout the inner light

Give me the hand of the one I love
Take me away to the sunshine land
I've had enough of this crazy life
Workin' so hard like a mad man

Keep on writin' me mama
Keep on sendin' me news
Keep on wiring me money
Till the blues take me home

Cold, rainy weather
Always getting' me down
Strange talkin' people
Showing me the way

Not what I'm used to
I gotta turn around
Hey, listen mister
I got something to say, yeah

Keep on writin' me mama
Keep on sendin' me news
Keep on wiring me money
Till the blues take me home
Yeah, yeah

Keep on writin' me mama
Keep on sendin' me news
Keep on wiring me money
Till the blues take me home

Take me home, yeah
Take me home, yeah
Take me home, yeah
Take me home darlin', darlin'

Take me home
Take me home, yeah
Take me home

It used to be so easy to be your lover.
We wandered through the days like they had no end.
But now that you are gone I'm under cover.
I just can't think about you as a friend.

Chorus:

Take it easy on me.
It should be easy to see.
I'm getting lost in a crowd.
Hear me crying out loud.
Just want you to know.
I know that you have to go.
It's all up to you but whatever you do, take it easy on me.

So now I'll go the minstrel road without.
I know there will be times when I need you there.
And each night as I sing those songs about you.
I'll think back to the time when you used to care.

(Chorus)

Take it easy on me.
Oh baby don't leave me crying.
It should be easy to see.
I've needed you for so long.
Just one more chance with you.
One more chance will you, take chance?
Come on and take a chance.

(Chorus)

It's still up to you but whatever you do ...
Take it easy on me.

STATUE OF LIBERTY
WRITER GLENN SHORROCK

Give me your hungry, give me your tired, give me your homeless, give me your wanderers, Statue of Liberty, standing in the harbour, this is America, we try a little harder. Oh, this is America, ah. We set the standards and everyone will follow, we've got our own values, but they're built on the dollar, Statue of Liberty, standing in the harbour, this is America, we try a little harder. Oh, but now it's tumbling, fakin', quakin', tremblin' on its own foundation, there's been so many warnings, too late the old lady's fallin', the only thing to do is to get out of the way, anything can happen in the U. S. of A. ain't no use anymore in tryin' harder, Statue of Liberty sinkin' in the harbour. You can be a millionaire by steppin' on the needy, words of equality, but they're written for the greedy, Statue of Liberty, yeah, yeah, standing in the harbour, this is America, we try a little harder. Oh, this is America, ah. Give me your hungry, give me your tired. give me your homeless, give me your wanderers. Give me your hungry, give me your tired. give me your homeless, give me your wanderers.

I'm looking for something, can't find it anyplace
It's there in the distance staring me in the face
Right in front of me but it's way beyond my reach
And I know that I must try to find it

Soul searching, looking for myself
Soul searching, Lord, I need a little help
Soul searching, time has slipped away
There's a dream I left behind in better days

The start of the story is not where it all began
So many directions and all of them a part of the plan
I've heard too many voices, sayin' this is the way to be free
But I know where I can find the answers

So I'm doing some soul searching, looking for myself
Soul searching, Lord, I need a little help
Soul searching, time has slipped away
There's a dream I left behind in better days

I'm feeling the changes, there's something in the wind
I'm gonna try to discover life's romance again
I'm looking for the loser who tore it all apart
I'm gonna take another look inside of my heart

Doing some soul searching, looking for myself
Soul searching, Lord, I need a little help
Soul searching, time has slipped away
There's a dream I left behind in better days

You were born on an eerie night,
Moon rode high on a silver cloud,
An air of tension in a room of wonder,
She held you gently but you cried out loud.

Your old man called from across the sea,
The search or fame had taken him away,
Out in the heat were a thousand voices,
Singing his praise and making him great.

You were born to be the lonely one,
He was reaching out for number one.
He's so busy with all his plans,
Got no time for his greatest fan,
His son, son of a famous man,
Keeps on giving you alibis,
You keep wearing the same disguise,
The son, son of a famous man.

You were torn from your sleep one night,
The winds of change made you come of age,
Down in the street was a sea of silence,
They couldn't heal you but they shared your pain.

You were left to be the lonely one,
Now you know you're not the only one.
He's so busy with all his plans,
Got no time for his greatest fan,
His son, son of a famous man,
Keeps on giving you alibis,
You keep wearing the same disguise,
The son, son of a famous man.

Time and again, you look to his eyes for a sign,
But love is the one thing that money can't buy ...

You were born to be the lonely one,
Now you know your time has finally come.
He's so busy with all his plans,
Got no time for his greatest fan,
His son, son of a famous man,
Keeps on giving you alibis,
You keep wearing the same disguise,
The son, son of a famous man.