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Covered In Stones

words/music © matt ralph 2007

Will you always be that painted lady,

Hiding from the sun,

Will you always be that crazy woman,

Walking on her own,

Covered in stones,

Covered in stones,

Will you always be the one you run to,

Rather than your friends,

Will you always ask the same old questions,

When I see you again,

You’re covered in stones,

Covered in stones,

Will they take it,

Try to take it back away,

So you hide it,

By hiding your self,

Covered in stones,

Covered in stones,

Will it always be just one long lesson,

That just goes on and on,

Will you always try to reach it,

You grab it but it’s gone,

You’re covered in stones,

Covered in stones,

How many places can you go,

How many faces can you know,

When you’re covered in stones,

Covered in stones,

Will you always try to end the moment,

Just when it’s begun,

Will you always second guess the motives,

Of gifts from anyone,

Covered in stones,

Will you always search for something,

You know you’ll never see,

Will you always want from someone,

What you know they’ll never be,

You’re covered in stones,

Covered in stones,

Fly Kite Fly

fly kite

Fly Kite Fly

words Matt Ralph /Elle Dawe music matt ralph © Matt Ralph/ Elle Dawe 2008

Today I made a bright yellow kite,

With sticks and paper and strings,

With a long pink tail,

Ribbons to make it sail,

All we need now is some wind,

To sail my kite up high,

To sail it up in the sky,

With the birds and the clouds and the sun shining down,

Fly kite fly,

Fly kite fly,

Fly kite fly,

Fly kite fly,

I took it to the park with my sister,

She blew it like a balloon,

But all it did was flitter and flutter,

We needed the wind to come soon,

To sail my kite up high,

To sail it up in the sky,

With the birds and the clouds and the sun shining down,

Fly kite fly,

Fly kite fly,

Fly kite fly,

Fly kite fly,

Sally my dog caught the string on her tail,

She raced all around til the kite set sail,

We danced around as the kite dipped and dived,

She ran and she ran and the kite it was high,

It sailed my kite up high,

Sailed it up to the sky,

With the birds and the clouds and the sun shining down,

Fly kite fly,

Fly kite fly,

Fly kite fly,

Fly kite fly,

Tomorrow

words/music © matt ralph 2005

Long time ago,

I didn’t know where we were going but I,

I’d think about you every night,

Fantasize about tomorrow,

Tomorrow,

You were a light,

And I was darker than I’d been in my life,

You gave me thoughts,

Made me feel that tonight,

I could leave behind my shadow,

My shadow,

Well I’ve got a lot of love babe,

But it’s going to take time,

So you better just sit tight,

Til the morning,

Yeh baby just sit tight,

Til the morning,

Cause this night’s not over,

This night for us,

It’s going to last forever,

This nights not over,

I’m going to let you find me,

I’m going to find you girl,

I’m going to let you find me,

I’m going to find you girl,

You pulled me out when I was sinking,

There was never a doubt,

That time was ticking,

Nearly over and out,

I wouldn’t make it til tomorrow,

Tomorrow,

Then one twist of fate,

And it was all over,

No more mistakes,

A new beginning,

First time in my life,

I’m looking forward to tomorrow,

Tomorrow,

Well I’ve got a lot of love babe,

But it’s going to take time,

So you better just sit tight,

Til the morning,

Yeh baby just sit tight,

Til the morning,

Cause this night’s not over,

This night for us,

It’s going to last forever,

This nights not over,

I’m going to let you find me,

I’m going to find you girl,

I’m going to let you find me,

I’m going to find you girl,

Lost Found

His essence escaped them. The mirrors that hung were as wanting of his beauty of those around him. Yet no one saw him for who he was.

He was among them, but stood alone, unrecognized and lost – waiting to be found.

You were a fighter and I was a writer

There wasn’t much common ground

You through the punches and I had the last word

And that’s how our story went down

We were lost

Found

Suddenly everything’s upside down

We were lost

Found

We were found

The night we were drinking

You talked your heart out

Seemed to me just killing time

We talked til day break

Tucked in the corner

Your eyes never left mine

And then when we parted

I gave you a card that

Said you could call me sometime

You held it tightly

Like you would guard it

And that’s when I knew you were mine

We were lost

Found

Suddenly everything’s upside down

We were lost

Found

We were found

We were lost

found

I heard the window smash out beneath you

I saw the shards of glass fly

You started drifting but I held you tight

I wouldn’t let you die

You were a damsel called out distress

I on my galloping stead

Your hands were twisted

Reaching above you

And I came to set you free

We were lost

Found

Suddenly everything’s upside down

We were lost

Found

We were found

We were lost

found

You said you’d listen

And knelt down beside me

But I saw the flowers had died

Your hands were bleeding

There was blood on your diary

You took down my last words that I

I was lost

Found

Suddenly everything’s upside down

We were lost

Found

We were found

We were lost

Found