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Precious Love

words/music © matt ralph 2006

Like a dancer in the sky,

She’s there and then she’s gone,

Like a diamond in the river,

That shines amongst the stones,

Like a flower in the sun,

That reaches for the light,

And it’ll follow it where ever,

It cuts across the sky,

Could I,

Could I take you higher,

Could I,

Cause I can’t see it end like this,

Watching our love,

Our precious love slip away,

Knowing that I learnt my lesson too late,

Like the wind beneath a feather,

That dances it into the air,

And you only catch a glimmer,

But it’s all around you everywhere,

Could I,

Could I take you higher,

Could I,

Cause I can’t see it end like this,

Watching our love,

Our precious love slip away,

Gonna keep my eyes my wide open,

Gonna set aside the time,

Gonna give our love affection,

I’m gonna feel you body next to mine,

Could I,

Could I take you higher,

Could I,

Cause I can’t see it end like this,

Watching our love,

Our precious love slip away,

Like a sailor on the waves,

That sails across the sea,

And there’s nothing there to guide him,

But a shining star,

That’s what you are for me,

Could I,

Could I take you higher,

Could I,

Cause I can’t see it end like this,

Watching our love,

Our precious love slip away,

Gonna keep my eyes my wide open,

Gonna give ourselves the time,

Gonna give our love affection,

I’m gonna keep your body next to mine,

Running Back

words/music © matt ralph 2000

I jump towards you in the darkness,

I call out to you standing naked,

I long to hold you clutching forwards,

I know you’ll catch me falling backwards,

I built my hopes and plans around you,

I sold my friends so I could see you,

I count the hours until I’m near you,

In everything I see,

I see you,

I think of you at home in bed,

And who you’ve got there now instead,

And each time I hear from you the distance gets further,

The pauses get longer,

The goodbyes get shorter,

And I’m running back to the depths that I knew,

But my hearts still there,

Waiting,

Believing it’s true,

And what can I tell it,

For I know it would die,

If I told it that all that we’d shared was a lie,

I’m running back to where I started from,

To the shadows where I’d watch you down the streets you’d walk along,

Where I knew you’d never see me if you ever pasted me by,

To the moment just before I lay there shaking by your side,

I’m just a pusher man,

I hit you with my love,

Hooked you on a make believe,

That I was enough,

I knelt down to you,

I kissed your feet,

I built a world for you,

As your retreat,

I kept your castle safe and warm,

I never asked where you’d come from,

I want you,

I crave for you,

I’d die to be your lover,

But the truth is I’m a friend of yours,

Not your knight in shining armour

And I’m running back to the depths that I knew,

But my hearts still there,

Waiting,

Believing it’s true,

And what can I tell it,

For I know it would die,

If I told it that all that we’d shared was a lie,

I’m running back to where I started from,

To the shadows where I’d watch you down the streets you’d walk along,

Where I knew you’d never see me if you ever pasted me by,

To the moment just before I lay there shaking by your side,

Child

words/music © matt ralph 2007

You got it wrong,

He got it right,

So many times,

It’s a big world that you made him fight,

So many times,

Bare feet on the kitchen chair,

So many nights,

Looking out for you on the street,

So many times,

But if I could be there,

Holding his hand,

Watching him waiting for his old man,

I’d hold him in my arms,

Lift him up,

But you know I can’t,

I can’t help that child,

He’s waiting for you,

I can’t help that child he’s waiting for change,

Change,

Big shot,

You’re the king of the road,

Driving in your car,

Throw your money into the ring,

Of a late night bar,

Like a loner with nothing to do and with nothing to lose,

You don’t hear and you don’t see him calling for you,

But if I could drag you off your feet,

Take you to the hills where you could see,

Around you,

Open your eyes,

See a little bird learning how to fly,

I can’t help that child,

He’s waiting for you,

I can’t help that child he’s waiting for change,

Change,

The big world keeps spinning,

The big world keeps crashing in,

The big world’s not changing,

The big world’s too much for him,

But if I could be there,

Holding his hand,

Watching him waiting,

Trying to understand,

I’d hold him in my arms,

Lift him up,

But you know I can’t,

I can’t help that child,

He’s waiting for you,

I can’t help that child,

He’s waiting for you,

I can’t help that child,

He’s waiting for you,

I can’t help that child,

He’s waiting for you