the long days night

pray me not to die
i can't stop this feeling
won't somebody tell me?
before i fade to grey

go ahead and watch me cry
but don't dry my tears now
'cause maybe they heal me
as they run down my face

(chorus)
and the long days night goes on too long
where the darkness hides it's bitter face
the pain goes on and on and on
and i'm feeling somehow out of place
the time keeps passing by unseen
the clock is but a shadow there
if you still don't know just what i mean
can you mean the words you say you swear?

it's time to walk away
but what is the meaning?
no i really can't hear you
what did you say?

so do you know me now?
more than you wanted
seems i'm lost in a feeling
and i can't find my way

(repeat chorus)

(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)

you will be free

your world is falling all apart
crashing down upon you heart
you will be free
you will be free

nothing left of what once held you
fades away as if to tell you
you will be free
you will be free

(bridge)
freedom's early days can burn
the sting of what you left behind
a passage back to where you yearn
only in memory can you turn
and you're facing the future blind

silent floors where no ones walking
empty rooms where no ones talking
you will be free
you will be free

life goes on in other places
someday you will see their faces
you will be free
you will be free

(bridge)
freedom's early days can burn
the sting of what you left behind
a passage back to where you yearn
only in memory can you turn
and you're facing the future blind

(coptyright 2005 d. b. michel)

all you'll have left is the blues (the bathroom song)

i'm sittin' here in this lonely bathroom
bitter tears are runnin' down my face
it wouldn't be so bad if someone did me wrong
but i'm the one who got me to this place
i had a girl i knew, that really loved me
she told me each and every single day
but i got drunk and tore her love to pieces
like a fool i went and pissed her love away

(chorus)
you got it made when you got somebody
someone who even loves you when you lose
if you treat 'em bad
and leave 'em sad
all you'll have left is the blues

now i'm tellin' you, as if it makes a difference
'cause you seem to want to make the same mistake
you think it's bad if things ain't goin' your way
you want it your way every single day
so if you think it's better bein' lonely
you can go ahead and put her in her place
go ahead and tear her love to pieces
just another fool who pissed his love away (hey)

(chorus)
you got it made when you got somebody
someone who even loves you whe you lose
if you treat 'em bad
and leave 'em sad
all you'll have left is the blues

if you treat 'em bad
and leave 'em sad
all you'll have left is the blues

(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)
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a friend of mine called me one night drunk and pissed off...his girlfriend was late getting back home to pick him up...when i answered the phone...the first words out of his mouth were...'i'm sitting here in this lonely bathroom'...after i listened to his tale of woe i wrote this song...based on the first thing he said to me that night.

good night moon

good night moon
good night stars
pleased to see you
where you are

good night comets
good night clouds
pleased to see you
ain't no doubt

the planes and trains and the cars
just won't take me home
i wanna be up there with you
don't you know
there's something magic
'bout the beauty in the night
turn the lamp off
see the lights

good night planets
good night shooting star
i imagine
how far you are

good night dipper
good night milky way
how's it goin'
in outer space

(copyright 2005 d. b. michel)