The Honors--Kevin Bents

 

Not The Kind (Kevin Bents)

 

one more day with my pilot on automatic

always one more thing about you on my mind

spinning wheels and I just can’t deal with the traffic

on the way to some small peace I’ll never find

 

and I swallow one more moment

and I drink the bitters down

and I ask myself how things like this could happen to me

 

I’m not the kind

who would hang around for longer than i should

I’m not the kind

who’ll look past the bad way longer than is good

I’m not the kind

who would stretch it out for one more day am I

am I am I am I am I am I

 

one more day with no end to the heavy weather

it’s one more like a hundred days before

is it all for the best if this is the rest of forever

or can I just not take it anymore

 

and I get through one more moment

and I choke your whiskey down

and I ask myself how things like this could happen to me

 

I’m not the kind

who would hang around for longer than i should

I’m not the kind

who’ll look past the bad way longer than is good

I’m not the kind

who could tough it out for one more day am I

am I am I am I am I am I

 

It's funny how the question turns on me turns on me

I might be somewhere where I’m lucky to be I’m lucky to be

 

 I Wait (Kevin Bents)

 

I wait for the morning

I wait for the dawn to come

I'll see you in the morning

I'll see you in the sun the sun

 

come on sleep come to me

in the bed where I lay

all my heart and all my mind

seems to wait for the day

to come

 

I wait for the morning

I wait for the train to come

it’ll be alright in the morning

in the arms of my only one

 

come on train don’t be late

come from so far away

all my heart and all my mind

wishes hard for the day

to come

 

On The Spot (Kevin Bents)

hey you in the mirror

you’re wasting my time

I know what you’re thinkin’

so don’t ask where I was

 

now that I’m lost

don’t ask me why

now that I forgot

now that I’m late 

now that it’s too late

now that I’m lost

 

while me and my baby wage goodbye

you think I had a hand in it maybe

but she flew off the handle

and never came back back back

 

don’t ask because it sets me up

and puts me on the spot

don't ask because it puts me on the spot

 

hey you in the mirror 

you don’t look so good

I know what you're thinkin’

It's someone else's fault

 

She was right here

I held her here

 

while me and my baby rage goodbye

you think I had a hand in it maybe

but she flew off the handle

and never came back back back

 

don’t ask because it sets me up

and puts me on the spot

don't ask because it puts me on the spot

 

 Somebody Got A Hold (Kevin Bents)

 

there’s a hand I can’t let go that calms me down

there’s a smile that always knows it brings me round

there’s a cry that draws me deep into her sound

 

somebody’s got a hold

body got a hold on me

 

she’s the child inside that I forgot to save

she does everything I’d do if I were brave

heaven guide me down the path to where she lay

 

somebody’s got a hold

body got a hold on me

 

and I won’t think twice

when it’s time

and I won’t think twice

if it’s you I’ll go

 

Downtown (Kevin Bents)

 

went to the city had to make my own road

I was headed for

downtown

 

went to the river but the river was closed

that was running toward

downtown

 

so unafraid but there was  no-one to fight

there was no-one there

downtown

 

all the wrong faces where I looked for the light

looking everywhere

downtown

 

and I love what I love

and I feel what I feel

 

I was way before my time

I was headed for a fall

and the scene I thought would save me

wasn’t meant for me at all

 

still I return

squeezing the stones till the water comes out

still I return

the nameless that drives my feet

still I return

 

The Honors (Kevin Bents)

 

yeah you--you let me do the honors

you kept pulling at your sleeves

and looking at your hands

 

and I was trying to keep it casual

but my legs had become frozen

like I’d forgotten how to stand

 

was the blinding rush of words escaping

my mouth my heart so wise

 

but whether I was

hoping to reach out

or whether I was

just tryin’ to get by

 

it brought something out

that took us by surprise

brought tears to our eyes

and served to remind

it’s tough being in love

It’s tough being in love

 

You--you let me do the honors

there was no longer any refuge

from things forever left unsaid

 

I--I could tell you felt

a little backed into a corner

somethin’ I never did intend

 

were all the thoughts cascading from

my mouth my heart so wise

 

but you--you let me do the honors

it was no good trying to pretend

that the unspoken would never hurt us

could never find us

and ever come back again

 

but whether I was

hopin’ to reach out

whether I was

just tryin’ to get by

 

it brought something out

that made us kind of sad

but made us kind of glad

and served to remind

it’s tough being in love

 

Already Made Up Your Mind (Kevin Bents and Sarah Majors)

 

why should I try so hard to win you over

when you already made up your mind

guess there’s no point in trying to start things over

you already made up your mind

 

a guy can't even stop to say hello

can't get no traction tell me why

you already made up your mind

 

you don't make it easy to talk to you

you don't wanna give me no chance

you look all sideways at the things I do

you're never gonna give me a chance

 

you got a problem with the word hello

you hold your nose like somethin’ died

you already made up your mind

 

It’s a cold reception goin’ wrong

but it’s better than a kick in the head

better than standin’ alone

 

I might say I’m sorry for the things I’ve done

I’d take ‘em back if I could

I might try to show you that I’m not so bad

that I’m better than just no good

 

I might even hear the words

please stay

but I don’t want to now, besides

you already made up your mind

 

you already made up your mind

about me

 

Constant Contact (Kevin Bents)

 

(click once to friend

just like all the others

click once to friend 

just like all the others)

 

in all this time

I’ve never seen your face

but we were in constant contact

 

in all this time

we’re never in the same place

but we are in constant contact

 

so alone and still together

did you get my message

did you get my message

so alone and still together

we divide into what we are

far apart but in constant contact

 

(click once to friend

just like all the others

click once to friend 

click twice to become lovers)

 

for all those days

did we miss the things worth knowing

when we were in constant contact

 

a warm embrace

an innocence still showing

when we were in constant contact

 

Sail Down The River (Kevin Bents and Deanna Kirk)

 

you pray your prayers and leave your home 

set a course for the street of dreams 

the city sidewalks are flooding deep

and no-one can guide you through the storm

 

sail down the river

one turn and away you’ll go

ride this old ship till it can carry you no more

can’t carry you anymore

 

and fear becomes a hurricane

and then the rain does pour

and oh the eye will follow you

and keep you from the shore

 

 

sail down the river

one turn and away you’ll go

ride this old wheel till it can carry you no more

 

sail down the river

one breath and away you’ll go

ride this old ship till it can carry you no more

can’t carry you anymore