LYRICS

SOULFULLY LIVE IN THE CITY OF ANGELS (2004)

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CAN'T STOP THE FLOOD
(Hughes/Marsh)

Well my mind is free again
And my soul is on the mend
Won't somebody hear my plea?
There is a storm inside of me

Turn back the pages
There lies my fate
My intuition I hesitate
The storm it rages
Sky burnin' black
Hold back the river
No turnin' back

I got my freak flag flyin' again
I can feel the pressure begin
Can you see I'm misunderstood?
Because you can't stop the flood

Live on the outside
Walk throughout the pain
You know I can't hide
From where I came
Ain't nobody gonna understand
You're gonna find me
In the promised land


HIGHER PLACES
(Hughes/Kollman)

I can see the future, it's been calling me
I'm gonna live my life, it's how it's gonna be
Some people never listen,
Some people gotta burn
They never hear a single thing,
And they will never learn

Mama's little baby, was going out to sea
You know he couldn't sail, so he slipped into a dream
I can see you ridin' on the crest of the storm
So come inside with me, cuz I will keep you warm

Higher places, distant faces
Can't you see they want to live again
Higher places, soul traces
Can't you see they want to live again

I can feel the sun shine,
And I want you to know
So many times I was alone, and there was no hope
So wash your hands in the water
Until you find your way
I keep on telling you
So maybe you won't stray
It's no use getting jaded,
The living wheel goes round
I was once frustrated,
And I finally hit the ground
I'll be glad to meet you, I won't let you fall
Cuz I was always there for you, I hope you do recall

And I want you to see, just how it's gonna be
Now don't, don't you agree, cuz it's supposed to be


WRITTEN ALL OVER YOUR FACE
(Hughes/Marsh)

Seems you've been gone too long
Something is going on
When you walked out the door
It was written all over your face

You know I couldn't see
It's gone from my memory
There's no use in telling me
It was written all over your face

I don't feel like holding on
Something inside is gone
You're not that good for me
And it was written all over your face

Strange dreams are haunting me
You treat me like a refugee
That ain't the way that it should be
And it was written all over your face

And I don't want to think about tomorrow
And I don't want to live in yesterday
Now there's something wrong, what's going on
I believe in faith and it keeps me strong
I won't be turning my head no more
It is written, it is written

So many years ago
Now I've gotta let you go
Same as it's always been
And it's written all over your face

Thanks for the charity
Thanks cuz you lied to me
Thanks for the jealousy
It was written all over your face

Oh I, I'm gonna break that old tradition
You'd better find humility
But you are too blind to see
Oh I, you know I found a new condition
Cuz I want my life to be
To bring love and harmony
Now it's time to set you free
Right now


MEDUSA
(Hughes)

You're bound to think that I'm on the shore
From a sea that never came
Now's the time to find the tide
I've done what has to be done

Voices called the nameless one
Crying all of the time
Tales of no one in my sleep
Stepping out into the night

If you sing your song Medusa
The one with the head of fire
But the legend of Medusa
Lays in the devil's sights

I've got myself to blame
Through talking to your brother
Too late to say I'll stay
Too late to say I'll borrow
They've got you from
Afraid you want to keep
Fading forces bare
Now wake before you sleep

You said you saw Medusa
She was looking down on you
But the legend of Medusa
Soon be with you

You're bound to think that I'm on the shore
From a sea that almost came
There's no time to find the tide
I've done what has to be done

I've done what has to be done
I have done
I have done
I have done
I have done
I have done
I have done
I have done what has to be done

I have got to find a way home
Take a good look at my face
There is no more


WHEREVER YOU GO
(Hughes/Marsh)

Wherever you go
Just like a star in the night
You got to keep shining
Wherever you go

Sun
Fall from the sky
Lay down your body and soul you have got to keep shining
Wherever you go

You live in your fantasy
And you'll never die
I know that you long to be
Again satisfied

Rain
Rises the sea
Carry the weight on your shoulder, you gotta keep flying
Wherever you go

Kill
Me with your sigh
Somewhere the race has been won, you just gotta keep flying
Wherever you go

You live in your fantasy
And you'll never die
I know that you long to be
Again justified
A bitter reality
When it comes to an end
You're facing a tragedy
Same old story again

Sail
On through the night
Hope you will try to imagine, that you'll keep on shining
Wherever you go


SEAFULL
(Hughes)

Sleep for awhile
Then take a look
Rubbing my eyes
The truth a book

Oh, my head starts creeping
To where you lay
Sunset below
At the top of your bed

Yes, it's a Seafull
Burning our chain
Garden of Eden
Forever we'll stay

Talk to tears in your hand
Surely see
Oh, you've got to be in another land
You know where I can be found

Sowing the seeds
Of love right here
Stretch out your light
To shade in the past

Now he who speaks
Can't tell in our time
Done is the day
Now here comes the night

Yes, it's a Seafull
Burning our chain
Garden of Eden
Forever we'll stay

Yes, it's a Seafull
Burning our chain
Garden of Eden
Forever we'll stay
Forever we'll stay
Forever we'll stay
Forever we'll stay

Well hope I'm gonna make you see
Well hope I'm gonna make you see...






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COAST TO COAST
(Hughes)

Goin' today, just passin'
The road I know so well
Seems the more I ride you
You give me more
You'll tell
And if I try
Soon it will show
To keep me strong
And know that I've had times
So good
From coast to coast
Leavin' my hard times behind

And if I try soon it will show
To keep me strong
And know that I've had time
So good from coast to coast
Leavin' my hard times behind

Oh I love the coast
I love the coast

Oh yeah, oh yeah
I love the coast


FIRST STEP OF LOVE
(Hughes/Thrall)

The first step of love
Is when you make it seem real
Oh, don't you fake it, anymore
I really can't take it, that's for sure

You're not to blame
You're not to blame
You're not to blame
It's a cryin' shame

The second step of love
Is when you take me you feel
The first step of love
Is when you make it seem real
The first step of love
Is when you make it seem real

Time after time, I've been telling you why
Time after time, I've been wanting to try

The first step of love
The first step of love
The first step of love

The last step of love
Is when you take me for a fool
Oh, didn't you take me for a fool
How could you treat me so cruel

The first step of love
Is when you make it seem real

Time after time, I've been telling you why
Time after time, I've been wanting to try

The first step of love
The first step of love
The first step of love
The first step of love


MISTREATED
(Blackmore/Coverdale/Hughes)

I've been mistreated
I've been abused
I've been struck down-hearted, baby
I've been confused

Cos I know, yes I know
I've been mistreated
Since my baby left me
I've been losing my mind

I've been lonely
I've been cold
I've been looking for a woman
To have and hold

Cos I know, yes I know
I've been mistreated
Since my baby left me
I've been losing, I've been losing
I've been losing my mind

I've been mistreated
I've been abused
I've been looking for a woman
I've been confused

Cos I know, yes I know
I've been mistreated
Since my baby left me
I've been losing, losing
I've been losing my mind

Oh woman I've been losing my mind


GETTIN' TIGHTER
(Hughes/Bolin)

When night time comes
And I'm 10,000 miles away
Just lose yourself
And watch the band kick back
And play

Get up - keep in line
It's gettin' tighter all the time
You say you're feelin' fine
It's gettin' tighter all the time

Get a load off your mind
This place is right
It's hard to find

The mood is set alright
It's gonna be a long, long night
You keep on spinning 'round
You find it hard to touch the ground
And time is all it takes
You'll find it easy once you make

Get up - keep in line
It's getting' tighter all the time

Gettin' tighter
Gettin' tighter


YOU KEEP ON MOVING
(Coverdale/Hughes)

You keep on moving
Far away, far away
You keep on moving
Far away, far away
Everyday, wheels are turning
And the cry...still returning

Dawn will soon be breaking
The day has just begun
You put your arms around me
Like a circle 'round the sun
Dance across the seasons
To a place that no one knows
Where angels fear to tread

You keep on moving
Far away, far away
You keep on moving
Far away, far away
Everyday, wheels are turning
And the cry...still returning


THE HEALER (Bonus Studio Track)
(Hughes)

The day has come
My beautiful one
Believe in your heart
By the water fall

Your life is on hold
The story unfolds
You sail in the wind
And the voice will call

So if you go down
To the South side of town
You'll be face to face
with The Healer
with The Healer

You can be free
So why don't you say
That only the lonely
Begin to grow

Your stealing faith
Whichever you take
You know that the angels
Will let you go

So if you go down
To the South side of town
You'll be face to face
with The Healer
with The Healer

Your soul will be lifted
When you hear the call
You know you've been gifted
In despite of it all

Wait in the silence
Alone in the cloudy dawn

You open your mind
To the great universe
You really don't know
If your blessed or your cursed

Love is the answer
I tell you life goes on
Life goes on

So if you go down
South side of town
You'll be face to face
with The Healer
with The Healer

Oh, with The Healer
Oooh, with The Healer

If you go down
with The Healer

Love, love
Oh, if you go down
Uh, oh
Oh, with The Healer

CHANGE
(European Bonus Studio Track)
(Hughes)

I have walked down the highest trail
I turned my back and I did prevail
My sanity
I could see from the garden
Maybe once you should take my advice
This is your only sacrifice
The pain is rough
But soon it will be over

You don't ever have to live that way again
Take your hands out from the fire
Can you hear me cuz I know it's gonna end

Change
All you have to do is change
I know that you wanna change
I won't let you down
Cuz I can see what you're going through
Change
Comes a time for you to change
It's not too late for you to change
I won't let you down
Cuz I can see what you're going through

Same old day-to-day routine
You're losing direction
And you might have been
Unfulfilled
So confused and downhearted

I've been there what can I do?
I sympathize I would die for you
So don't give in
Cuz soon it will be over