cold day

water is freezing 

until it is ice

snow is falling

it sure looks nice

the treetops are powdered

with sugar and spice

on those cookies

you made with your mother

the heater is on

gas bill's going up

there's lukewarm coffee

sitting in a cup

it may not be boiling

but it's hot enough

you could warm it up

but it's not worth the bother

          and it's a cold day

          no warm place left to hide

          it's a cold day

          you'd better stay inside

          it's a cold day

after the songs have ended

after the songs have ended

and the audience has gone home

close your eyes and empty your mind

this time is yours to own

a time for being quiet

a time for sitting still

this time belongs to you alone

do with it what you will

you can question the heavens

contemplate the stars

or simply rest soundly

wherever you are

you can laugh wild laughter

you can whisper the blues

do anything you want

it's all up to you

tomorrow will come soon

it's just a day away

it will be time to do

what other people say

so take this one moment

and do what you can

knowing someday inside you

you'll begin to understand

when your life is done

I hope there were some good times

in the last days of your life

I hope that you made contact

with your children and your wife

I hope you saw a blue sky

instead of all this rain and clouds

I hope that you had fun

in whatever wasn't allowed

          I don't know what really lies

          in our home above the sun

          I just hope you'll be surprised

          when your life is done

my computer

I turn on my computer

and what do I see

a whole lot of people

who are luckier than me

they travel the world

they do what they please

why doesn't luck see me

I'm down on my knees

here on the internet

I am not a king

I am digging the trenches

I am not anything

I'm just the same old me

with the same old blues

why can't I do

whatever I choose

jealousy and envy

are the things that I feel

they're both wrapped around me

and I just can't deal

there's nothing to do

and nothing to say

so I'll shut off my computer

and go on my way

any way the wind blows

any way the wind blows

that's where I will live

where nothing is forever

and there's nothing to forgive

you can try and stop me

but that would be in vain

any way the wind blows

that's where I'll remain

I have been a stranger

since the moment of my birth

I have searched hard for a family

since my arrival on this earth

sentenced to a lifetime

of standing all alone

any way the wind blows

that's where I'll call home

know that I will miss you

you'll be in my heart

I always will remember

how you warmed my heart

you can never know

the joy you gave to me

any way the wind blows

that's where I  will be

we used to be friends

we used to be friends

a long time ago

I knew you when

we were both younger

when we still believed

we had something to live for

tricks up our sleeves

for life we had hunger

          do you remember

          the way we used to laugh

          how life used to carry us on

          for our own behalf

we used to be friends

we encouraged each other

time and time again

we drank from life's stream

I thought we'd grow old

I thought we'd discover

that fortunes were told

and that life was a dream

          do you remember

          the hopes we used to share

          were you ever surprised

          to learn we had nothing there

we used to be friends

I don't know the decisions

to tear us apart

I guess it was time

but it all seems unfair now

we had a collision

never knowing how

we knew the scene of the crime

          do you remember

          who we used to be

          now that you are gone

          now that you're history

we used to be friends

a long time ago

I knew you when

we were both younger

I didn't forget you

I didn't forget you

I've always been here

you may have gone

but I did not disappear

I know all your sorrows

I know all your fears

I didn't forget you

I've always been here

no need to doubt me

you don't have to hide

you just need to know

I am on your side

I hope you know

that the message is clear

I didn't forget you

I've always been here

you are my child

and always will be

no one is prouder

of you than me

and if you ever need me

I am always near

I didn't forget you

I've always been here