Then I Held My Breath

1. Today We Lost A Great One
You’re all I ever knew
It will take some time to get used to
And it’s so hard to let go
Even when it’s the right thing to do
And it feels like nothing will ever be the same

They say … you win some, and you lose some
But I’m telling you …
Today we lost a great one
Today we lost a great one

When time is not on your side
Everything just multiplies
And you try so hard to breath
But it makes it worse, it just makes it worse
And it’s hard to believe this is the end

They say … you win some, and you lose some
But I’m telling you …
Today we lost a great one
Today we lost a great one

Miss you I will
Miss you I do
They say … you win some, and you lose some
But I’m telling you …
Today we lost a great one
Today we lost a great one

2. Forge My Signature
I’m here at the station
I’m waiting and waiting
And nothing but trains are coming through

Weather is predictable
And life gets miserable
When you’re not here with me

I would forge my signature to have you nearer
I would break the emergency glass on the plane
To send it back from where you came

Sunrise from the west
Finds me far from my best
And far from where I need to be

Oceans are apart
And the part that breaks my heart
Is that you’re not here with me

I would forge my signature to have you nearer
I would break the emergency glass on the plane
To send it back from where you came

I would drain the ocean, I would hold you so near
I would drain the ocean, I would hold you so near

I would forge my signature to have you nearer
I would break the emergency glass on the plane
To send it back from where you came

3. Blue-Belle
Don’t know when I fell
Underneath your spell
It’s hard to tell
It’s hard to say
But somewhere on King in some café

Your eyes are so blue
They’re so beautiful and blue
I hope they never feel blue
I hope they never feel blue
I hope they never feel blue

Don’t know when I fell
Underneath your spell
It’s hard to tell
It’s hard to say
But somewhere on King in some café

Your eyes are so blue
They’re so beautiful and blue
I hope they never feel blue
I hope they never feel blue
I hope they never feel blue

4. Please Don’t Let Me Forget
Please don’t let me forget
Please don’t let me forget
All the little things you said to me
Please don’t let them slip from my memory

Please don’t let me forget
The dignified way you tilt your head
Don’t ever underestimate its effect
It stops time and it stops me in my track

And all along
You’ve been floating on my skyline
It’s been weighing on my mind

Please don’t let me forget
The band onstage singing about regret
Or our drive across the bridge straight to your front steps
Please don’t let me forget
Please don’t let me forget

5. Girls
A is for Alice
B is for Beck
C is for CC and
D is for Dee
E is for Elizabeth my dear
G is for G-Girl
F is for friend

When everything gets cloudy
When everything turns grey
These are the girls that make my world turn

H is for Holly
J is for Jen, and Jules and Janice
K is for Kate
L is for Leigh, and Laura and Leah and Lainie
M is for Melissah, and Mary-Ellen and Michelle and Millie-O
N is for Naoko … N A O K O

When everything gets cloudy
When everything turns grey
These are the girls that make my world turn

Q is for Queenie
R is for Rebecca
S is for Skye and
T is for Tanya, and Teri and Tessa and Tina
U is for you
Y is for you and me
Z is for Zooey and Zorby

When everything gets cloudy
When everything turns grey
These are the girls that make my world turn

6. Lil’ Wandering Soul
Things got pretty crazy
A few too many twists and turns
I told you we’re all in the same ship
Sometimes they sink, sometimes they float

So come back round for a moment
And a moment lasts a lifetime

I’ve been thinking it’s time you come back around
And I know how you get when I get this way
Still I find it hard to be the one
But someone’s got to say something sometimes

I know your heart beats loud
And it bruises just like mine
You’re my lil’ wandering soul
But I wonder if you’ve wandered off too far this time

So come back round for a moment
And a moment lasts a lifetime

I’ve been thinking it’s time you come back around
And I know how you get when I get this way
Still I find it hard to be the one
But someone’s got to say something sometimes

I’ve been thinking it’s time you come back around
And I know how you get when I get this way
Still I find it hard to be the one
But someone’s got to say something sometimes
Someone’s got to say something sometimes

7. Walking
Every night without fail I go out walking
Every night without fail I go out walking
Hoping these demons won’t follow me

I’m six feet tall
But they’re taller
And they’re evil

And I do everything I can
I stare into space
I create a wall of noise
And I think of a beautiful face

I listen to the sounds when I’m out walking
I listen to the sounds when I’m out walking
Trying to replace these thoughts in my head

But they’re so loud
And they’re racing so fast
And they’re evil

And I do everything I can
I stare into space
I count aloud each breath
So it matches each step
And I run down streets
‘Til I feel my heart beat
Like it’s never beat before

Every night without fail I go out walking
Every night without fail I go out walking
Hoping these demons won’t follow me

I’m six feet tall
But they’re taller
And they’re evil
And I do everything I can
I stare into space
I create a wall of noise
And I think of a beautiful face

But they’re evil

8. My Very Own Mary-Ellen
Hey supermarket girl, where are you going?
I’ve flown halfway ‘round the world and think I’ve already fallen
Those glasses suit you more than you could know
And sure your hair is short but it makes you glow and glow …

Why should I settle for second?
I want my very own Mary-Ellen
My very own Mary-Ellen

The girl from the west she doesn’t know I’m alive
And the girl from the north I think that she would survive without me
Some people say they’re intelligent when they’re not
But I look at you and I know you’re smart because you know just what you’ve got

Why should I settle for second?
I want my very own Mary-Ellen
My very own Mary-Ellen

If I could bottle what you’ve got I’d take a lifetime
I’d breath you in night after night
If I could bottle what you’ve got I’d take a lifetime
And die happy just knowing you were mine

You meet girls from all over in my line of work
And when you leave, some leave bruises and some they just hurt
But you’ll be forever in my heart and mind
No matter what the distance and no matter what the time

Why should I settle for second?
I want my very own Mary-Ellen
My very own Mary-Ellen

9. Graduation Girl
It’s really raining here,
My suburb’s flooded, cars are floating
Guess I’ll be late, but I guess I’ll be the only one
You look like the queen of the bees
You are a queen to me

Graduation girl
Soon you’ll be heading for a brand new world
Please take me with you
Graduation Girl

I’ve never seen so many strangers in one place
I feel so helpless, but we’re not here to discuss me
You walk so graceful, you shine like a star
You are a star to me

Graduation girl
Soon you’ll be heading for a brand new world
Please take me with you
Graduation Girl

No one could love you more than I do
No one will miss you more than I will
No one could love you more than I do
No one will miss you more than I will

Graduation girl
Soon you’ll be heading for a brand new world
Please take me with you
Graduation Girl

No one could love you more than I do
No one will miss you more than I will
No one could love you more than I do
No one will miss you more than I will

10. This Could Be Something
I spot you in the crowd and my heart just stopped, I swear it’s true
Then I held my breath and took a step closer to you
Standing on the hill in the autumn afternoon sunshine
Someone told me once : “The sweetest victory is the best”

I need a photograph
I want to make this last
I want to stay here with you until it’s dark, dark, dark

Your eyes have a way of talking
And it feels like they’re trying to say one thing
Like this could be something

I brace myself for bad news but it’s not coming soon
There is a beauty in the air this afternoon
There is a battle going on, but it’s ok I know which side we’re on
And together we could be the last ones standing

I need a photograph
I want to make this last
I want to stay here with you until it’s dark, dark, dark

Your eyes have a way of talking
And it feels like they’re trying to say one thing
Like this could be something

This could be something
This could be something
This could be something
This could be something

11. Thinking
I’ve been thinking
While you were sleeping
It’s nothing I should wake you for
I don’t want to wake you anymore

I could tell you
Things I’ve been thinking
But I feel ashamed
I don’t feel so brave

I’ve been trying to tell you something
Walls are crumbling
And I’m shaking more than ever these days
And I don’t want to live my life this way anymore

Can’t you feel me breaking?
Can’t you see me shaking?
Like a tree in the wind
That doesn’t know where it’s been
I’m like tree in the wind
That doesn’t know where it’s been

I’ve been thinking
Of leaving
Somewhere brand new
Somewhere just me and you

12. Something Great Must Come From This
Something great must come from this
Something great must come from this

It’s been years in the making
It’s been walls coming down and breaking

Something great must come from this
Something great must come from this
Something great must come from this

The day is getting long
I hope I don’t get this wrong

Something great must come from this

Where everything is golden
Where everything is golden
Hello … hello … I need this
Hello … hello … I need this
Hello … hello … I need this
Hello … hello … I need this

Something great must come from this
Something great must come from this
Something great must come from this
Something great must come from this