no way back today
The reunion album No Way Back Today features eight new songs. Why eight? Eight is a tribute to how many songs are featured on a vinyl record album. No Way Back Today contains songs not only meaningful to the members of the band but to their generation too. Lyrics by Eric Shoars and Lisbeth Tull.
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take the day
(Intro line) How could we forget?
VERSE 1 Those sweet childhood days Naivety and carefree fun In the schoolyard, as we played We go back to yesterday Reminisce of good times So glad, that this day came CHORUS Old friends, we can’t let this dream end God only knows what’s around the bend Seize the moment, take the day Sing and laugh and dance and play VERSE 2 You know we had this rock dream That we’d become a band we’d rock out all night our name up there in lights microphones in our hands Moms and Dads didn’t understand CHORUS Old friends, we can’t let this dream end God only knows what’s around the bend Seize the moment, take the day Let’s sing and laugh and dance and play VERSE 3 Never let go of your dream No matter how crazy it seems That child’s still inside you begging to be set free Feel the passion in your heart That’s where you’ll find the key BRIDGE Now it’s time Let’s make the soundtrack to the rest of our lives Let our inner children thrive And really feel alive FINAL CHORUS Old friends, we can’t let this dream end God only knows what’s around the bend Seize the moment, take the day Sing and laugh and dance and play Repeat chorus to end Everything changed
VERSE 1
Too apprehensive for my world to change Naively thinking I could control my own fate When she left, everything changed anyway CHORUS Can I turn the hourglass upside down? Let me go back and be the man I am now The sun and the moon will soar in rewind back to that moment her hand was in mine When we were so young, our whole lives ahead Under the stars, no fears or regrets telling her things that need to be said VERSE 2 The last time we kissed she had tears in her eyes I couldn’t be him, I just couldn’t be that guy The one that she needed to be by her side CHORUS Can I turn the hourglass upside down? Let me go back and be the man I am now The sun and the moon will soar in rewind back to that moment her hand was in mine When we were so young, our whole lives ahead Under the stars, no fears or regrets telling her things that need to be said BRIDGE Shun trepidation Live each day as your last There’s no gain in time wasted dwelling on the regrets of the past VERSE 3 The joy in her eyes, as he spins her around With his ring on her finger, she’s happier now I could have been him, but I didn’t know how CHORUS Can I turn the hourglass upside down? (Upside down) Let me go back, be the man I am now (The man I am now) Let the sun and the moon soar in rewind back to that moment her hand was in mine (hand in mine) When we were so young, our whole lives ahead (lives ahead) telling her things that need to be said Under the stars, no fears, no regrets (no regrets) Can I turn the hourglass back to the start? (Back to the start) Let me go back, be the man of her heart (her heart) Let the sun and the moon soar in rewind Kissing her lips, our young lives entwined (lives entwined) We were so young, our whole lives ahead (lives ahead) She’s hear the words that needed to be said Under the stars, no fears, no regrets (no regrets) |
1986
VERSE 1
Longing for the day we’d be free to go Rolling through winter Riding that big yellow bus in the snow Our rolling prison fingertips etched 86 in the windows CHORUS 86, 86 The year that we longed for so hard 86, 86 The year when our lives could finally start 86, 86 Etched with our fingers in the frost on the glass VERSE 2 Many long years waiting for that great day How time has changed us We used plastic to play now we use it to pay We found our freedom We lived by their rules but now we make our own CHORUS 86, 86 The year that we longed for so hard 86, 86 The year when our lives could finally start 86, 86 Etched with our fingers in the frost on the glass BRIDGE Our futures, our freedom In frosted panes of winter Our futures, our freedom 86 was our beginning CHORUS 86, 86 The year that we longed for so hard 86, 86 The year when our lives could finally start 86, 86 Etched with our fingers in the frost on the glass Repeat chorus to end no way back today
Feeding the babies, ironing days Picking up Legos, messy floor plays Packing their lunches, a kiss on a graze Toddlers, tears, tantrums, sweet yesterdays All of a sudden, too big for Mom video games and thrash metal drums Sneaking up late, midnight snack crumbs Teenage defiance, cheap booze and bubblegum And she raises them strong, so they won’t succumb To the pressures of life; to know they are loved But now they have flown CHORUS She’s lost and alone In her own familiar home Now it’s silent, empty and grey She’s lost her way there’s no finding her way back today (no way) There’s no finding her way back today La da, da da da, la la, da da da, la la, (she can’t find her way) La da, da da da, la la, da da da, la la, (no way back today) VERSE 2 Her babies have flown, she raised them well She waits for the phone calls, picks up her cell Hi Mom, I still love you, still need you as well Look at how good I take care of myself? Like a ragdoll abandoned, alone on the shelf or wallflower yearning for her dance floor fairytale This is so new, no clue what to do Who to be. This wife who lacks purpose fullfils her husband’s needs. So why does her heart still bleed? Inside she’s empty, she lost her joie de vive Searching for direction, a little meaningful intention CHORUS She’s lost and alone In her own familiar home Now it’s silent, empty and grey She’s lost her way there’s no finding her way back today (no way) There’s no finding her way back today La da, da da da, la la, da da da, la la, (she can’t find her way) La da, da da da, la la, da da da, la la, (no way back today) BRIDGE An empty room An empty house An empty town A lost angel on earth waiting to be found DOUBLE CHORUS She’s lost and alone In her own familiar home Now it’s silent, empty and grey She’s lost her way there’s no finding her way back today (no way) There’s no finding her way back today La da, da da da, la la, da da da, la la, (she can’t find her way) La da, da da da, la la, da da da, la la, (no way back today) She’s lost and alone In her own familiar home Now it’s silent, empty and grey She’s lost her way there’s no finding her way back today (no way) There’s no finding her way back today La da, da da da, la la, da da da, la la, (she can’t find her way) La da, da da da, la la, da da da, la la, (no way back today) La da, da da da, la la, da da da, la la, (she can’t find her way) La da, da da da, la la, da da da, la la, (no way back today) |
all those ones and zeroes
VERSE 1
Remember when, we had to wait, for everything? Parents taught, patience virtuous, as a good thing. Six-week long deliveries, now two days with prime Favorite shows, took months to watch, now kids binge all night Delayed rewards, just dinosaurs; in the Smithsonian The life we knew, to kids today, it’s alien CHORUS All the ones and zeroes Traveling through time Who’d have thought, that digital code, would reunite us down the line With all those little bits Across the cyberspace All our prayers are answered, our childhood dreams are taking place VERSE 2 The world once far and wide, now at our fingertips Log on, plan a trip, find a new relationship Navigate, renovate, communicate, or date Seeya snail mail post, wait a moment at the most Lost friends, make amends, reunited in a weekend Everything you can dream, you can find in that screen CHORUS All the ones and zeroes Traveling through time Who’d have thought, that digital code, would reunite us down the line Without those little bits Across the cyberspace All our prayers are answered, our childhood dreams are taking place VERSE 3 The world now comes to us, in an instant, a blink Be kind, rewind, sit back, chill, spend some quiet time Listen to the ticking of a clock with hands Play you vinyl records, the old familiar sound Of that old world through music, and our favorite bands They’re now obsolete, like an hourglass out of sand CHORUS All the ones and zeroes Travelling through time Who’d have thought, that digital code, would reunite us down the line Without those little bits Across the cyberspace All our prayers are answered, our childhood dreams are taking place BRIDGE Thank the ones and zeroes for bringing us together Life and times have changed forever CHORUS All the ones and zeroes Travelling through time Who’d have thought, that digital code, would reunite us down the line Without those little bits Across the cyberspace All our prayers are answered, and our childhood dreams are taking place IT'S OUR TIME NOW
VERSE 1
We're the first generation that nobody wanted The ones that the Boomers, tried to abort Latchkeys kids, all alone, unsupported Those of us who made it, we were ignored But now it’s our time to step up and shine bright Be a beacon of hope for the future You don't have to sit back and shrug helplessly You can make changes, you have all you need CHORUS It's our time now We’re gonna make it no matter what We’re gonna give it all we’ve got Join us you’ll see that we won’t give up It’s our time now Together we’ll make all the change we need Have faith you’ll be, who you wanna be Be the change in the world that you wanna see It’s our time now VERSE 2 If you don’t choose your story, they will dictate Step up and narrate your own future Life it won’t be handed to you on a plate These days it’s us taking care of our Boomers Shaping a world for the future’s our promise As we take care of those, that once took care of us We won’t sit back, and trust in destiny Let’s make some changes, we’ve got all we need CHORUS It’s our time now We’re gonna make it no matter what We’re gonna give it all we’ve got Join us you’ll see that we won’t give up It’s our time now Together we’ll make all the change we need Have faith you’ll be, who you wanna be Be the change in the world that you wanna see It’s our time now BRIDGE We have the power to make a better tomorrow. No fear, no hate, no sorrow Join with us, it’s out time now It’s our time now It’s our time now CHORUS It’s our time now We’re gonna make it no matter what We’re gonna give it all we’ve got Join us you’ll see that we won’t give up It’s our time now Together we’ll make all the change we need Have faith you’ll be, who you wanna be Be the change in the world that you wanna see It’s our time now |
happy ever after
VERSE 1
Sitting in your chair The old one that reclines Your coffee mug, warms my cold hands hands you once held so tight this sweater holds the scent of you I think of time gone by I cry no tears, the river’s dry CHORUS You were mean to be The one who held me eternally Who made my sad all right I don’t know how long I can fight Without your joy your laughter I‘ve lost my happy ever after VERSE 2 Sunshine through the window Cutting through my dark this cold grey house is silent no happy yelling daughters playing hopscotch in the yard They’ve both flown, too grown to be at home I cry no tears, the river’s dry CHORUS You were meant to be The one who held me eternally Who made my sad all right I don’t know how long I can fight In this big world alone Without your joy your laughter I ‘ve lost my happy ever after VERSE 3 They say you live forever As an angel in my heart What use is this when it’s you I miss Please love, return, for one last kiss I can’t breathe now we’re apart No breath to say goodbye I cry no tears, the river’s dry BRIDGE Somehow, I’m supposed to move on with my life Everybody leaves you, but you have to survive Wait for me darling, one day I’ll be back by your side CHORUS You were meant to be The one who held me eternally Who made my sad all right I don’t know how long I can fight Without your joy your laughter Farewell, my happy ever after INNOVATION GENERATION
VERSE 1 Generation X, would never miss a show With VHS recorders, they were in the know On demand culture, they began to see The rise of cable TV Round the clock news, rocking out to MTV CHORUS A digital revolution, Gen-exers with solutions The babies of the boomers, and their modern age plans With video games in the palms of their hands And society expands, to the beat of a new sound It’s the innovation generation. Our forgotten inspiration. VERSE 2 Generation X, found the world outside Confided in strangers, bared their souls online Blogged and shopped and dated in a way they never knew The online community grew Finding long lost friends, catching up, making amends CHORUS A digital revolution, Gen-xers with solutions The babies of the boomers, and their modern age plans With video games in the palms of their hands And society expands, to the beat of a new sound It’s the innovation generation. Our forgotten inspiration. BRIDGE Innovation generation Youth, experience, drive Innovation generation We’re so glad that you arrived Innovation generation With your help, we grew, and we thrive CHORUS A digital revolution, Gen-xers with solutions The babies of the boomers, and their modern age plans With video games in the palms of their hands And society expands, to the beat of a new sound It’s the innovation generation. Our forgotten inspiration. With your help, we grew and we thrive. |
