DAVID LUNING
LYRICS
EVERY DAY I AM
David Luning
I’m always looking
Over my shoulder
Every day I am
I can’t let them catch me
I’m a wanted man
Every day I am
I stole that gold
Just trying to survive
Every day I am
And they say if they catch me
I’ll be fearing for my life
Every day I am
Every day I feel the heat under my feet
Sirens they haunt me at night
Every day I’m just trying to keep
On living like a free man
Every day I am
I got no one to trust
So I’m always on my own
Every day I am
Been running through the dust
Far away from home
Every day I am
Every day I feel the heat under my feet
Sirens they haunt me at night
Every day I’m just trying to keep
On living like a free man
Every day I am
DOWN BELOW
David Luning
I’m on my way
Down below
No one can save me
This I know
It’s far too late
I’m on my way
Down below
The sun don’t shine
On this life of stone
Cocaine and wine
The weight of my bones
It’s far too late
I’m on my way
Down below
Down below
Down below
It’s far too late
I’m on my way
Down below
Where I am going
I go alone
All that I’ve done
And what I’ve become
It’s far too late
I’m on my way
Down below
Down below
Down below
Down below
It’s far too late
I’m on my way
Down below
THE WAY IT GOES
David Luning
Friday night you dressed it up and filled your cup
For courage now you’re flying
Shot the moon and rolled the dice
And lost again and now inside you’re dying
Thought you couldn’t lose right now you said
Feeling like a fool inside your head
You stepped into a perfect storm
And sometimes that’s just the way it goes
Sometimes it’s just the way it goes
Sometimes it’s just the way it goes
Waking up with bloodshot eyes
You lost the fight, just staring at the ceiling
Down again, you get back up and shake your head
Just trying to chase that feeling
Ain’t no shame in losing it all you said
The dream is worth the pain inside your head
When trouble doesn’t rain, it pours
And sometimes that’s just the way it goes
Sometimes it’s just the way it goes
Sometimes it’s just the way it goes
You don’t mind the pain
With the fate you’re given
And you don’t care what they say
About the way you’re living
You always seem to laugh in the wake of it all
Saying, sometimes that’s just the way it goes
(When you roll them bones)
Sometimes it’s just the way it goes
(When you lose control)
Sometimes it’s just the way it goes
AIN’T EASY TO LOVE ME
David Luning
I know life with me is hard sometimes
And I know I can be a fool sometimes
My scattered brain drifts away sometimes
You seem to love me just the same
Someone like me was never in your plans
And why you stay, I might never understand
Cause it ain’t easy to love
It ain’t easy to love me but you do
I know I get get lost sometimes
And I know I can get so low sometimes
Darlin’ your love is so beautiful and kind
I don’t know how I ever found you
Wish I could be there holding you at home
Standing and embracing, even though I know
It aint’ easy to love me
It ain’t easy to love me but you do
Someone like me was never in your plans
And why you stay, I might never understand
Cause it ain’t easy to love me
It ain’t easy to love me but you do
It ain’t easy to love me
It ain’t easy to love me but you do
GOODNIGHT
David Luning
All of the street lamps
Light an empty road
The air is so still now
It whispers somehow
It’s time to go home
All the songs have ended
From the birds in the trees
The night just like a wave
Washes over town
As it goes to sleep
It’s time to say goodnight
It’s time to say goodnight
It’s time to say goodnight
And farewell
Nothing more is spoken
And quiet fills the space
The the changing of the guard
With the moon and all the stars
As they take their place
It’s time to say goodnight
It’s time to say goodnight
It’s time to say goodnight
And farewell
THE MOON LOOKS COOL TONIGHT
David Luning
There’s a party down on second street
The music is loud and the people are crazy
It’s such a mess, yeah it’s quite a scene
I step outside to smoke a cigarette
You come out to join me
And the moon looks cool tonight
The air is warm and everything feels right
Out here, it’s peaceful and quiet
And the moon looks cool tonight
There’s a party down on second street
But we’re not there, we’re getting something to eat
You smile at me with food on your cheek
I don’t know how you do it babe
But you got a hold on me
And the moon looks cool tonight
The air is warm and everything just feels right
And with you, it’s peaceful and quiet
And the moon looks cool tonight
If the people in the house, they only knew
They would come outside and look at the moon
But tonight it’s just me and you
Yeah tonight it’s just me and you
There’s a party down on second street
But we’re not there we’re down by the beach
I kiss you and you kiss me
Standing close to the waters’ edge
Two silhouettes against the sea
And the moon looks cool tonight
Your hand in mine and everything just feels right
And with you, it’s peaceful and quiet
And the moon looks cool tonight
YOU LIKE THE RAIN
David Luning
Before I met you
I hated the rain
Clouds would be coming
And all I could think
Was there goes the day
There goes the sunlight
Here comes the grey
But you came along, my love
And everything changed
Cause you like the rain
You love the sound
And the music it makes
On the roof of our house
And the smile on your face
When it’s coming down
I used to hate the rain
I like it now
Through our window
There’s a mist in the trees
We watch
As all the diamonds fall
Fall to the street
We sit close
Inside where it’s warm
The weatherman said
There’s a chance
So bring on the storm
Cause you like the rain
You love the sound
And the music it makes
On the roof of our house
And the smile on your face
When it’s coming down
I used to hate the rain
I like it now
LESSONS
David Luning
I’ve been a gambler, I’ve been a cheat
I’ve been the fool who never admits defeat
I’ve been so deep in the depths of shame
And every day there’d be a brand new game
Off in the distance running away from me
I see the man that I’m supposed to be
Thank god I’ve learned a little from these things
Otherwise I know they’d be the death of me
Life lessons, you gotta learn them for yourself
Life lessons, only you and no one else
You might’ve heard them all before
And you think you know them well
But they just don’t mean a thing
If you dont learn them for yourself
I’ve been a drunkard, I’ve been a theif
I’ve been a liar and man, I’ve been mean
I’ve been completely torn apart by love
And I’ve been tested on the stuff that I’m made of
Way out there, there’s a perfect little me
Sometimes it seems so out of reach
Thank god I’ve learned a little from these things
Otherwise I know they’d be the death of me
(Chorus)
I’ve hit rock bottom, I’ve gone astray
I’ve tried to find somebody else to blame
I’ve been naive and I’ve been lost
Found out the hard way how much it costs
I’ve had to take some long looks in the mirror
Doesn’t always pay to be so cavelier you know
Thank god I’ve learned a little from these things
Otherwise I know they’d be the death of me
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THE WORLD GOES AROUND AGAIN
David Luning
If I were a bird
I could fly when things got heavy
High above the rivers and the valleys to the sea
High above the sailors at war with the ocean
High above the wisest souls trying to find what truth is
But I’m just a man and my faults are my own
Down here on the ground and the days are getting colder
I try to read the lines in my hands for answers
But the only thing they tell me is that I’m getting older
And the world goes around again
It’ll never stop for me
I wish that it would wait, take a break
Give me a chance to breathe
Cause every time I think that I’m
Closing in to find, what’s around the bend
The world goes around again
Oh its so easy to get lost in this city
Everyone running around and damn everyone looks good
And I’m sitting here like a junkie with dust in my hair
But I'll try to find the way cause a book told me I should
But I’m just a man and the faults are my own
Down here on the ground and the days are getting colder
And I look to all the stars in the sky for answers
But the only thing they give me
Is weight upon on my shoulders
(Chorus)
No matter how fast I run, to go and try to catch the sun
It’s another hill to climb, another valley to get lost in
When I think I see a spark, I see a spark at the edge
It’s just my imagination kicking in
(Chorus)
And the world goes around again
It’ll never stop you know
No matter how you wish it would, it's go go go
And every time I think that I’m
Closing in to find, what’s around the bend
The world goes around again
OUT OF MY HEAD
By David Luning
If I could only get out of my head
I could see the world for all its promises
If I could only get out of my head
I could dance with you down the whole boulevard
If I could just forget what keeps me down
But oh, my forehead keeps the bruises on like war paint
And oh, there’s a cloud of cacophony in this place,
With no escape it seems
If I could only get out of my head somehow
If I could only get out of my head somehow
Somehow
If I could only get out of my head
I could find the words I’ve always wanted to
I could take a breath, let it all go
I could find peace and finally get some sleep
If I could just forget what keeps me down
But oh, my forehead keeps the bruises on like war paint
And oh, there’s a cloud of cacophony in this place,
With no escape it seems
If I could only get out of my head somehow
If I could only get out of my head somehow
I could finally leave this cage full of dreams
Finally released and free
If I could only get out of my head somehow
Somehow