Come gather 'round people Wherever you roam And admit that the waters Around you have grown And accept it that soon You'll be drenched to the bone. If your time to you Is worth savin' Then you better start swimmin' Or you'll sink like a stone For the times they are a-changin'.
Come writers and critics Who prophesize with your pen And keep your eyes wide The chance won't come again And don't speak too soon For the wheel's still in spin And there's no tellin' who That it's namin'. For the loser now Will be later to win For the times they are a-changin'.
Come senators, congressmen Please heed the call Don't stand in the doorway Don't block up the hall For he that gets hurt Will be he who has stalled There's a battle outside and its ragin'. Will soon shake your windows And rattle your walls For the times they are a-changin'.
Come mothers and fathers Throughout the land And don't criticize What you can't understand Your sons and your daughters Are beyond your command Your old road is Rapidly agin(g)'. Please get out of the new one If you can't lend your hand For the times they are a-changin'.
The line it is drawn The curse it is cast The slow one now Will later be fast As the present now Will later be past The order is Rapidly fadin'. And the first one now Will later be last For the times they are a-changin'.
I thought of you the other day How worlds of change led us astray Colors seem to fade to gray In the wake of yesterday… You looked into my eyes You had me hypnotized And I can still remember you
I had a dream of you and I A thousand stars lit up the sky I touched your hand and you were gone But memories of you live on…
You looked into my eyes You had me hypnotized And I can still remember you Those moments spent together Promising forever And I can still remember you
Do you ever think of me And get lost in the memory When you do, I hope you smile And hold that memory a while…
I've been many places I've travelled 'round the world Always on the search for something new But what does it matter When all the roads I've crossed Always seem to lead back to you...
Old familiar faces Everyone you meet Following the ways of the land Cobblestones and lanterns Lining every street Calling me to come home again
Dancing in the moonlight Singing in the rain Oh, it's good to be back home again Laughing in the sunlight Running down the lane Oh, it's good to be back home again
When you play with fire Sometimes you get burned It happens when you take a chance or two But time is never wasted When you've lived and learned And in time it all comes back to you...
Dancing in the moonlight Singing in the rain Oh, it's good to be back home again Laughing in the sunlight Running down the lane Oh, it's good to be back home again
And when I got weary I'd sit a while and rest Memories invading my mind All the things I'd treasured The ones I'd loved the best Were the things that I'd left behind....
Old familiar faces Everyone you meet Following the ways of the land Cobblestones and lanterns Lining every street Calling me to come home again
Dancing in the moonlight Singing in the rain Oh, it's good to be back home again Laughing in the sunlight Running down the lane Oh, it's good to be back home again
lalalalalala....Oh, it's good to be back home again lalalalalala....Oh, it's good to be back home again
Dancing in the moonlight Singing in the rain Oh, it's good to be back home again Laughing in the sunlight Running down the lane Oh, it's good to be back home again
Dancing in the moonlight Singing in the rain... Oh, it's good to be back home again
Down in the village streets The air is full of wonder Fair smiles greet The crowning of the king Come hither, gather round A joyous time's upon us Trumpets sound The crowning of the king
Fast away the olde Time too quickly passes Shine the light of new For the crowing of the king Come forth those who wish For change and change becoming Welcome with every breath The crowning of the king
Sweet is the hour and sweeter still The time we spend together Celebrate the noble will The crowning of the king To sing and dance and sing again With honor and with splendor All from far and near- See the crowning of the king!
Step to the dance of hope Of courtly wiles and pleasure As the star of the morn Shines brightly for the king
Pray thee lift the veil From those who came before us Merriment will prevail For the crowning of the king
Sweet is the hour and sweeter still The time we spend together Celebrate the noble will The crowning of the king
To sing and dance and sing again With honor and with splendour All from far and near- See the crowning of the king! Jesters spin and play The laughter sounds like music What a perfect day For the crowning of the king
Here in the village streets The air is full of wonder Fair smiles greet the crowning of the king Come and see the crowning of
I stood out here once before With my head held in my hands, For all that I had known of this place I could never understand.
On the hills the fires burned at midnight, Superstition plagued the air, Sparks fly as the fires burn at midnight, the stars are out and magic is here...
I wished on the seven sisters, Bring to me wisdom of age, All that's locked within the book of secrets, I longed for the knowledge of the sage...
On the hills the fires burned at midnight, Superstition plagued the air, Sparks fly as the fires burn at midnight, Stars are out and magic is here, The stars are out and magic is here...
So, the sisters smiled to themselves, And they whispered as they shone, And it was from that very instant, I knew I would never be alone.
While on the hills The fires burned at midnight, Superstition plagued the air, Sparks fly as the fires burn at midnight, Stars are out and magic is here, the stars are out and magic is here...
Many stars were long forgotten, Many faded and became ghosts, Still my sisters glittered down from heaven, Always there when I needed them most...
And on the hills The fires burned at midnight, Superstition plagued the air, Sparks fly as the fires burn at midnight, Stars are out and magic is here, The stars are out and magic is here...
I stood out here once before With my head held in my hands, For all that I had known of this place I could never understand.
On the hills the fires burned at midnight, Superstition plagued the air, Sparks fly as the fires burn at midnight, Stars are out and magic is here, The stars are out and magic is here The stars are out and magic is here The stars are out and magic is here The stars are out and magic is here...
There have been many tales Tainted by truth twisted by time...
Some choose to forget Yet it still Weaves webs in their minds....
And it seems like she's been here forever Her branches as black as the seas She's been through it all By the luck of the draw She became the old hanging tree...
She asked for nothing Except maybe A little rain... They used her strenght To help them steal lives away...
And she witnessed the sadness and sorrow To this day she still doesn't know why And her heart broke When they came with the rope To declare her the old hanging tree...
Life stranger than fiction Can make you want to cry Roots could never stop her From reaching for the sky... Those years have all past Lucky for us lucky for her... Now, children play at her feet And in her arms she cradles birds... And it seems she's been here forever These days are the best that she's seen But somewhere in the back Of her mind Is the time She was known as the old hanging tree...
A timeless and forgotten place, The moon and sun in endless chase. Each in quiet surrender, While the other reigns the sky... The midnight hour begins to laugh, A summer evening's epitaph. The winds are getting crazy, As the storm begins to rise...
Wild were the winds that came, In the thunder and the rain. Nothing ever could contain, The rising of the storm....
In the wings of ebony, Darkened waves fill the trees. Wild winds of warning, Echo through the air...
Follow the storm, I've got to get out of here... Follow the storm as you take to the sky... Follow the storm now it's all so crystal clear, Follow the storm as the storm begins to rise...
She seems to come from everywhere, Welcome to the dragon's lair. Fingers running through your hair, She asks you out to play...
In all of nature's sorcery, The most bewitching entity. Hell can have no fury, Like the rising of the storm...
Follow the storm, I've got to get out of here... Follow the storm as you take to the sky... Follow the storm now it's all so crystal clear, Follow the storm as the storm begins to rise...
The bells are ringing On Mid Winters Night The moon sets all alone And once again I try to sleep before morning light Too soon the sun will come a-calling over the hills in our little town Too soon the snow will start falling over the world without a sound While in my room dreams are a-fleeting I close my eyes one more time All too quickly the dawn is breaking and I must leave the night behind.
Is this happening? Is this fantasy? Never did I believe There could be such happiness Feels like nothing on earth Started with one little kiss... I could stay in this moment forever I could reach every star in the sky I could lose myself when I look Into your eyes...
Is this happening? Is this fantasy?
All my dreams coming true... ...all because of you I can't believe its true... ...all because of you...
You are everything I Wanted for so many years... Goodbye long, lonely nights Sadness and thousands of tears
I could stay in this moment forever I could reach every star in the sky I could lose myself when I look Into your eyes...
Is this happening? Is this fantasy?
All my dreams coming true... ...all because of you I can't believe its true... ...all because of you...
Is this happening? Is this fantasy?
All my dreams coming true... ...all because of you I can't believe its true... ...all because of you... ...all because of you... ...all because of you... ...all because of you... ...all because of you...
They say that it's always darkest right before the dawn They say that I must be strong just to carry on But they don't know that I would wait my whole lifetime through Because of you, my love, that I'd be waiting just for you
There you stood, amazing shining for the whole world to see And I knew an angel had been sent to watch over me
So I'll be waiting, hoping, dreaming, loving you Because I know, my love, that you do love me too
They say that it's always darkest right before the dawn They say that I must be strong just to carry on But they don't know that I would wait my whole lifetime through Because of you, my love, that I'd be waiting just for you
There you stood, amazing shining for the whole world to see And I knew an angel had been sent to watch over me
So I'll be waiting, hoping, dreaming, loving you Because I know, my love, that you do love me too
When the sun sets over cherry blossom skies And the twilight fills the air You can see the snow on the mountaintops Through the veil of old Japan' On an island lead by all the ancient ways Just a million miles from here And yet it seems like only yesterday That her song rang out so clear Sister of the seas Wrapped in silken robes Waves are falling at her feet Play your haunted songs to charm the dragon king, Winds are calling out your name
And the times ran fast, further from that place But somehow we are still here You can hear her song calling on the waves Through the veil of old Japan'
Sister of the seas Wrapped in silken robes Waves are falling at her feet Play your haunted songs to charm the dragon king, Winds are calling out your name
When the sun sets over cherry blossom skies And the twilight fills the air You can see the snow on the mountaintops Through the veil of old Japan'. Through the veil of old Japan will appear our Benzai-ten
The moon is an angel, Her halo surely heaven sent Watching from above should the bells forget to ring And we but lonely travelers Following a ray of light All become the same when we begin to sing
Round and round we all go, Where we stop nobody knows, Heaven meets on the earth For the sake of the song...
Could you ever fly without the fear of falling Does the nightbird cease just because its dawn Could a candle burn with any less resilience Should we never love for the fear that it may fade?
Could you ever be just for the sake of being Could a melody ever be wrong Could you ever sing just for the sake of singing Set your spirit free For the sake of the song ...
I saw three ships a-sailing in from across the sea Strangers near were welcome but for curiosity But come they did and when they did ready they did stand And things would never be the same in our Village on the Sand...
When the ships pulled in to dock the villagers did hide When trouble came it usually was brought upon the tide When the pirates disembarked they were making plans And from then on things were not the same in our Village on the Sand...
The smugglers came into our town and many sought to run I stood my ground bravely and came face to face with one Time and travel on the seas weathered face and hand He was different than the others in my Village on the Sand...
He told me of the years he'd spent on the stormy seas Then he spoke a poet's words of philosophy And when he had to leave again he asked me for my hand And I knew I'd never see again my Village on the Sand...
