The Means--Kevin Bents
Giving It All Away (Kevin Bents & Saul Zonana)
You'll never hear my voice from where you are
these things I wish I'd told you
I'm givin' em all away
givin' em all away
You left too soon it's sad but there you are
no words can change it so I'm
givin' 'em all away
I'm throwin' em' all away
The weight was heavy on you
now I got some on myself
I had some funny lines you'd laugh
I could see you laugh if you came back
won't you come back 'cos I have some clever things
to say
You'll never hear my voice from where you are
Heart Of Hearts (Kevin Bents)
In my heart of hearts
I'm wonderin' if we need some time apart
I'm thinkin' we can't win
I'm starting to give in
in my heart of hearts
Was I in love with love
or do my feelings for you rise above
I think of you my mind clouds over
and everything unwinds
and I don't even know
what's written in my heart of hearts
In our fairy tale
there never was a part where we would fail
no I'm not feelin' used
I'm only just confused
in our fairy tale
and why
do I always start to question myself
when somethin' starts to feel right
and why
do I always seem to run away
can't I see what's written
In my heart of hearts
why can't I see what I've known from the start
it all comes back to you
more and more
I'm acting like a fool
I hope that you're still
waiting for me in your heart of hearts
My Love Save The Day (Kevin Bents)
You said way back when we first met
that my love saved the day
I felt like a hero because you let
my love save the day
You called for me I brought the cavalry
and my love saved the day
I came riding in on my white stallion
and my love saved the day
But now it's been a year or ten
it isn't quite the same
bring back the way that we were then
when my love saved the day
let my love save the day
Now a knockdown fight keeps us up all night
pushes us apart
we walk around with pain inside
tears us all apart
'Cos now it's been a year or ten
and life gets in the way
bring back the times we had back then
when my love saved the day
let my love save the day
Let's tune out the world (get back to it)
turn out the lights (get back to it)
let your eyes adjust
you can see that I've become
the problem, the problem
Now you don't need the kind of love
that swings in on a vine
but if that's wrong, or it's not enough
well I still dream of flyin'
Let's keep on counting years, my friend
put down your bag, please stay
let's make it like it was again
when my love saved the day
let my love save the day
Fool On The Moon (Kevin Bents and Saul Zonana)
They look at me
on my faraway remote and rocky island
a stone as cold and all alone as I am
they gaze at my face
lost in love's dreaming
I've come so far
from where a love-struck foolish heart was broken
washed in a light some satellite reflected
from so far away
something connected
I'm not where I'm meant to be
& where is the justice
where is the justice
for the fool on the moon
who lives in the past
and stares at your old photograph
They think of me
as a romantic light a useful inspiration
a lover's friend among the constellations
but here in this place
I've got different feelings
It did not work that way for me
& where is the justice
where is the justice
where is the justice
for the fool on the moon
who lives in the past
and stares at your old photograph
Where is my home
'cos I'm not
where I'm meant to be
Writing On The Wall (Kevin Bents & Tina Shafer)
Last night I laid awake in thought
while you were sleeping
I could see what’s coming down begin to fall
Sometimes I feel you think our love
is not worth keeping
So don’t say everything is fine
we’re running out of time
and things are not OK
‘cos I can read the writing on the wall
The earth is traveling so fast
but we can’t feel it
we can’t feel anything at all
I walk on ice
I’m not sure what
goes on beneath it
Just don’t say everything is fine
we’re running out of time
and things are not OK
‘cos I can read the writing on the wall
Oh I--I do the best I can
sometimes I might get out of hand
so we make our mistakes
in the give and the take
but we don’t have to live in this bad place
bringing us down
And don’t say everything is fine
I want you to be mine
but things are not OK
‘cos I can see the writing on the wall
I DON'T WANT TO LOSE (Kevin Bents)
It's so hard to watch you go
I don't want to lose your love
but I'd never tell you so
I don't want to lose your love
Sometimes our promises
empty out like they were never made
would it be sad to play pretend
the light that never turned on can't be fadin'
But I don't want to lose
I don't want to lose
I don't want to lose your love
Maybe it's all for the better
better to turn my back and let you go
maybe it just doesn't matter
whether you learn the truth or never know
so listen carefully
let's give this half a chance a chance to stay
come back one more time to me
I'll find the words that I could never say
Means To Goodbye (Kevin Bents)
On some sunny afternoon
my rake in my hand
work while the other kids played
In the shadow of our house
I wished I was grown up and gone
and in my thoughts I imagined you
And I knew just what I would do
and I did
I got caught up in my mind
and dreamed I could fly
nothin' could stand in my way
I'd envision a place
where all of the fighting was gone
and true love awaits
To you I would give my heart
and I did
And I need to explain
when you see me lost in my thoughts
don't take it the wrong way
as if I'm leavin' again
Don't call it the end
it's just a means to goodbye
AFTER THE BALL (Kevin Bents)
After the ball is over
after the crowd’s gone home
will you still be my sweetheart
after the night is through
take a walk with me
won’t you smile for me
I’m just one of many dancers
gathered around your light
who try not to show how much they
want to be with you tonight
do you still want me
do you still chose me
Please let me say I’m sorry
after the ball is over
After the ball
I want you back on my side
after we fall
baby I know that I was blind
maybe what’s lost is there to find
after the ball is over
And when they turn down the streetlights
and let all the stars shine through
will I drive you home in my car
will I be holding you
I can’t live in a world
that’s come undone
Please let me say I’m sorry
after the ball is over
Good Life (Kevin Bents)
It's a rose-colored world
with no gray patches
it's an easy life
with no half-empty glasses
I always feel good
holdin' you
this is right
man alive
look around
it's clear now
I got everything I need right here
It's a good life
it's a good life bein' with you
such a good life
it's a good life
livin' with you
It's a southern wind
that warms as it passes
it's a 3-chord song
with words as sweet as molasses
You make me feel good
everytime
I mean it
man alive
look around
wanna scream it
I got everything I need right here
It's a good life
it's a good life bein' with you
such a good life
it's a good life
livin' with you
And when gravity brings me down again
one song from your lips and my spirit is on the mend
you sound just like Steely Dan
Only You Only Me (Kevin Bents)
Don't need no ticket on a plane
don't need no bus stop in the rain
the elevator's broke and so's the stairs
no-one awaits you anywhere
Why don't you stay
the game is done
nobody's foolin' anyone
roll back the tape
and you can see
in the end it's only you it's only me
the game is done now
Nobody's listening on the line
no more excuses left to find
Why can't we say
what's done is done
nobody's foolin' anyone
roll back the tape
and you can see
in the end it's only you it's only me
the game is done
This time let's go back to the beginning
things we've done are always hard to change away
Why don't you stay
what's done is done
nobody's foolin' anyone
why must we break
why can't we bend
nobody said it had to end
roll back the tape
and you can see
in the end it's only you it's only me
what's done is done
now