Lyrics for Further In
Copyright © 1996 Hacklebarney Music
- "Small Dark Movie"
- "Think about You"
- "Two Little Feet"
- "Hey, Baby, Hey"
- "China"
- "Where Is Maria?"
- "If You Don't Get It at Home"
- "You Can Always Come to Me"
- "Someday When We're Both Alone"
- "Not High"
- "Further In"
- "If I Ever Do See You Again"
how are things going in the small dark movie of your life
late at night you call your girlfriend in the morning you call your wife
in the morning you go for coffee leave town by the underpass
leave whatever happened last night cigarette in a champagne glass
the road used to go someplace you never been before
now it's just a race track and the only prize is more
the only off-ramp is up ahead and just where ain't too clear
and change is a semi with smoking wheels filling the rear view mirror
you could really use a rain coat and a pair of cool shoes
you could really use some idea of what you're gonna do
but the road keeps coming at you and you find no place to rest
and in these small dark movies no-one knows what's best
so how are things going in the small dark movie of your life
late at night you call your girlfriend in the morning you call your wife
in the morning you go for coffee leave town by the underpass
leave whatever happened last night cigarette in the champagne glass
how are things going
how are things going
how are things going
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Gonna turn off the radio, control nothing remotely
Ain't gonna rent me no video, disconnect the telephone
I gotta be all alone, and just think about you
I can smell your warm neck, I can hear your low laugh
I see the way you come to me, feel the muscle in your strong back
I get the good blues when I think about you
I'm a-working on a' up-link, I'm sending out a signal
Hope you can pick it up on your sweet receiver
Hope you can feel me too when I think about you
and I'm gonna think a long time
gonna think a long time
and I'm gonna think a long time
think a long time
When I build my little cabin with a sky window above the bed
So I can sleep with Orion in the middle of the winter
Maybe you will visit me, we can cook a slow soup
Gonna ease down easy deeper in the dream I'm dreamin'
It's like your arms are around me, like sinking in a hot bath
even when I'm sleeping, I'm gonna think about you
Gonna turn off the radio, control nothing remotely
Ain't gonna rent me no video, disconnect the telephone
I gotta be all alone, and just think about you
Am | Am
Dm | Am
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two little feet to get me 'cross the mountain
two little feet to carry me away into the woods
two little feet, big mountain, and a
cloud comin' down cloud comin' down cloud comin' down
I hear the voice of the ancient ones
chanting magic words from a different time
well there is no time there is only this rain
there is no time, that's why I missed my plane
John Muir walked away into the mountains
in his old overcoat a crust of bread in his pocket
we have no knowledge and so we have stuff and
stuff with no knowledge is never enough to get you there
it just won't get you there
a culture exploded into knickknacks and memories
Eagle and Bear trinkets I don't think it's good
old man what am I trying to say it's a
it's a messed up world but I love it anyway
two little feet to get me 'cross the city
my little hand to knock upon your door
my little thing for your little thing
and a big love to lift us up once more to the mountain
lift us up
tumble us like scree let us holler out our freedom like a
like a wolf across a valley like a kid lost in a game
no time no name gonna miss that plane again
and I'm gonna stay here with you baby and kiss you to a good dream
I'm goin' kiss you
kiss you like you like it
I got two little feet to get me across the mountain
two little feet to carry me away into the woods
two little feet big mountain and a
cloud comin' down cloud comin' down cloud comin' down
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the sea was rollin' in slate gray
I looked at you and I looked away
I was cryin'
because I was happy
I didn't want you to see
I was afraid of such mystery
and afraid of losing
so afraid of losing
later on on a balcony
we had a good talk and we felt free
I was comin' to you from far away
light was dim but you showed me the way
in your arms all I could say was
hey baby hey baby hey baby hey
my heart was torn I'd made up my mind
I'd keep to myself and just be kind
and need nothing
just need nothing
love my folks my kids my friends
and make it on through to the end
no more suffering
over loving
you get to me like old time religion did
in my heart when I was a kid
you're sweet gospel music to my ears
you know how to ease all my fears
and from my heart to yours all I can say is
hey baby hey baby hey baby hey
and as we go on through the deal I
I know that we won't always feel
real wonderful
life ain't like that
but I want to stay right by your side
check out the view enjoy the ride
together
with all our loved ones
I want to plant a little garden with you now
take care of a piece of the earth somehow
and tend it when we're old and gray and
try to straighten up and say, well,
I'm so glad to see you today
hey baby hey baby hey baby hey
baby still looks like you're on your way to china
china, chi-nay, far away
baby said how long you gonna stay in china
china, chi-nay, far away
I said I'll be back as soon as I can from china
china, chi-nay, far away
I said babe I hope you understand about china
china, chi-nay, far away
I'm walkin' with my baby but man I'm in china
china, chi-nay, far away
I'm talkin' with my baby but mmm I'm in china
china, chi-nay, far away
I come in on the run from china
china, chi-nay, far away
I tried to hug my baby some, she's in china
china, chi-nay, far away
O maybe somewhere down the line O china
china, chi-nay, far away
we'll get back the same time from china
china, chi-nay, far away
baby said looks like you're on your way to china
china, chi-nay, far away
baby said how long you gonna stay in china
china, chi-nay, far away
there's a sweated-through shirt thrown over a chair
an old photo of Anna Magnani in her underwear
there's an old dog barking at a brand new moon
and a sign in every window sayin' "Be Back Soon"
but where is maria?
there's a young fellow rockin' in a thump thump car
and he's smug as a commentator on NPR
and our foolish government tries to save face
while the whole world struggles to become one bland place
but where is maria?
there's a millionaire singing about nothing at all
but he looks pretty good and he's knocking 'em dead down at the mall
there's a woman weary of the look in men's eyes
when they don't look she just turns away and sighs
but where is maria?
there's a dirty rain falling like the tears of shame
she's the only one I know who'd dance with me in such a rain
there's a guru snoozin' in a limousine
and a whole industry pumping blood into recycled scenes
there'll be one corporation selling one little box
it'll do what you want and tell you what you want and cost whatever you got
but where is maria?
there's a pile of letters from lovers friends
if your dream came true would you still want it then
a series of images on an empty screen
no conclusions just a kiss from Mr. In-Between
but where is maria?
there's a wheel of symbols and a wheel of spokes
let's face it, friends, these are station wagons and we're our folks
the cafe's open the hotel's shut down
but lord these bad habits sure do stick around
but where is maria?
behind the camera I saw her smile
I'd like to go back to that room and stay there for a while
there's a stranger's body with an old friend's face
there's a wild parade and a slow fade and a touch of grace
can I visit your house? can I sleep in your bed?
ah maria, if I rub your back will you rub my head?
but where is maria?
[chorus:]
if you don't get it at home you're going to go looking
if you don't get it at home you're going to go looking
if you don't get it at home
the need for love won't leave you alone
if you don't get it at home you're going to go looking
children they don't need a lot of stuff
children sure do need a lot of love
they need love to give them pride
to make them feel real good inside
if they don't get it at home they're going to go looking
'cause...
[repeat chorus]
lovers got to feel it real and strong
one kiss can mean more than making it all night long
with no kiss and no embrace
you get to feeling out of place
if you don't get it at home you'll go looking
'cause...
[repeat chorus]
it ain't down at the bottom of a jug
and it ain't in the broke-down palace of drugs
it's right there in our hearts
that's where we gotta start
if we don't get it at home we'll go looking
as the branch is bent so shall it grow
that might be true but even so
a strong wind of real love
will straighten us right back up
and we might find a place our heart is welcome
but...
[repeat chorus]
someday maybe, baby, you might be feelin' low and down
hold up your hands, count to three
I will meet you, I will meet you downtown
you can always, you can always come to me
I won't be busy, but even if I am,
I'll kiss your tears away, like you have done for me
I'll try to help you, try to help you out of any jam
you can always, you can always come to me
We'll take a little walk, somewhere by the trees and water
and have a talk about how good things can be
even if you're far away, honey just close your eyes
you can always, you can always come to me
I'll be with you walking through an ancient land
even when it's hard, we're exactly where we're supposed to be
I want you, I want you to understand
you can always, you can always come to me
you can always, you can always come to me
someday when we're both alone we'll get together
someday when we're both alone
we'll find out if our dreams are all that they seem
find out if our place is a home
a long long time I been, ah, lookin' at you
long time you been lookin' at me
most times it's just, "hey, how ya doin'?"
sometimes I get so weak in my knees
someday when we're both alone ...
rain don't always fall when we want it
you know the sun don't always shine
I ain't sure what I read in your eyes
when they look so deep into mine
someday might of come, someday might of gone
someday may never be the one
I wonder if you wonder as the years go along
I said I wonder
someday when we're both alone ...
I'm not high, not too lowly
I try to fly but I beat my wings too slowly
I just got back from a foreign land
sit in my kitchen beat pots and pans
only you can fill my hands the right way
I'm not high
I'm not high, not too lowly
I try to get by on wine and poetry
music from the good places
go light and don't leave a trace it's
on to the next place so quickly
goodbye
I'm not high, but I will be
if you stop by, ah, you kill me
a two-day hug, a three-day kiss
a loving stretch of common bliss I
did not know it could be like this
but I do now
I'm not high, no no no I'm not
I'm not high, not too lowly
the days go by just like they know me
they know just how to get my goat
they kiss me hard and then grab me by the throat
then they sail away in a little boat, westerly
goodbye
further in, grandmother; grandfather, hold my hand
as I go on through this life and try to understand
the beauty of your faces I will never see again
but I know you're with me now leading me further in
further in, you friends of mine, they led me further in
I know I've hurt you many times and I've helped you and I will again
you to me and me to you, and us to all of them
the circle that will ever grow as we go further in
further in, O my love, take me further in
past the place where love hides its face and down to where we begin
so deep in this mystery, my tears on yours depend
and they like some wild river flow as we go further in
we walk through the park down by the river
I kissed you underneath the linden tree
your eyes said you would love me forever
your mouth said "let's go home now, hurry please"
sometimes I still see your little child
that we never had running to you
he is blond and firm of limb, but when I call out to him
he smiles and disappears into the blue
I can taste your softly urgent kisses
hear your voice say "will you do everything?"
smell the rain that falls on pines and birches
and see the way your summer dress would cling
twenty years a couple busted phone calls
letters that I had nowhere to send
I'd have to laugh I'd have to cry, looking deep into your eyes
if I ever do see you again
I'd have to laugh I'd have to cry, looking deep into your eyes
if I ever do see you again
Transcribed by Joe Cleveland.