UGLY

You are across the table from me

Your face lit up by candlelight

And you offer me your open paw,

I take your hand it feels right

Then I tell some dumb joke

And you smile wide

I can’t help but think it’s the one you keep

For when you're just being polite

And are we getting below the surface?

Or are we just moving in the night?

Or am I holding out for just a little more than I have a right to?

Just show me your ugly heart

I’m not afraid of who you are

I’m not afraid of your face when you’ve been crying

Just show me your tired soul

‘Cause I’m not afraid to know

I’m not afraid of who you might be

I’m only afraid of what you’re not telling me

Now I’ve made the mistake before,

Confusing kindness for love

But if i could live inside your palm--

Well, would that be enough?

Now are we getting below the surface?

Or are we just sweating in the night?

Or am I holding out for just a little more than I have a right to?

Just show me your ugly heart

I’m not afraid of who you are

I’m not afraid of your face when you’ve been crying

Just show me your tired soul

I’m not afraid to know

I’m not afraid of who you might be

I’m only afraid of what you’re not telling me

NIGHT IN SAGUARO

All the jewels of the sky

All fall on me

As I saw I’d never be

All I wanted to be

My name is nothing

My heart is dust

Never felt so free

Never felt so lost

Let the last note ring

Bring the curtain down

Let the silver moon

Light the cactus flower

I won’t give up

But I’ve come undone

Take a minute to rest

You’ve fought enough

When all of your wanting starts to eat you up

Aching for a dream becomes a poison love

Twist you into something you don’t want to see

Saw that what had saved me meant to bury me

All the jewels of the sky

All fall on me

And I can’t put them back

Where they’re supposed to be

My name is nothing

My heart is dust

Never felt such relief

Never felt so lost

Let the Milky way

Crawl across the sky

White mountain tops,

Blue in the night

Let the old way go

Let the light come in

This is not the end you can begin

Again

WHAT WOULD YOU SAY

Somebody asked me

What are you waiting for?

Paused for a moment then I said,

"Well, I’m not exactly sure"

And maybe that’s a lie

Or at least a half truth

Been looking for love a long time

Or at least some kind of proof

That there might be something better

Than I’ve ever known

But at this point I would settle for

A hand that I could hold

Someone to talk to

Who gets what I mean

Someone who could look me in the eyes and say

What it is they need

What if someone asked you,

What would you say?

Are you looking for the rest of your life

Or you just living for today?

Look, I don’t need and answer

Not here right now

I trust that you’ll tell me

If and when you got it figured out

But I know we’re getting older

Feels hard to take the risk

When I show up to a party empty handed I think...

What the fuck is this?

Everyone is married now

And they’re talking about their kids

And I wonder if I missed my chance at love

And any happiness?

Do you think that we missed our chance at love

And any happiness?