How Long Is Too Long Wasn't Long Enough

[Aruntraveller]

On white horses let me ride away,
To my world of dreams so far away
Let me run
To the sun.

To a world my heart can understand
It's a gentle warm and wonderland
Far away
Stars away

Where the clouds are made of candy floss
As the day is born.
When the stars are gone
We'll race to meet the dawn


https://youtu.be/w_FrJ7hzSXI

[Nearly Sane]

After nine days I let the horse run free
'Cause the desert had turned to sea
There were plants and birds and rocks and things
There was sand and hills and rings
The ocean is a desert with its life underground
And a perfect disguise all above
Under the cities lies a heart made of ground
But the humans will give no love

You see I've been through the desert on a horse with no name
It felt good to be out of the rain
In the desert you can remember your name
'Cause there ain't no one for to give you no pain
La, la, la la la la, la la la, la la.


https://youtu.be/5SeY99CtYPU?si=Fm0YOHdqeo9uKFVN

[Aruntraveller]

Just to say I love that fucking song. (America)

[Aruntraveller]

I walk down to the sea
and I saw this crazy man
He was looking at me
and he said "I have a plan"
Yes, he said "I have a plan"

He was black from the sun
and his eyes were in tears
and his hand was so thick
from the work of the years
Yes, his hand was so thick
from the work of the years

He said "Please come with me
to my home by the sea
We can smoke, drink and eat
and you'll sit at my feet
and I'll tell what I know
while the sea breezes blow
for I've tried to be free
but I'll soon have to go."

And his house was his art
and, nature, his wish
it was sculpted from clay
in the shape of a fish
it was sculpted from clay
in the shape of a fish

[Nearly Sane]

Down here all the fish is happy
As after the waves they roll
The fish on the land ain't happy
They sad cause they're in the bowl
The fish in the bowl is lucky
They're in for a worser fate
One day when the boss get hungry
Guess who goin' be on the plate?

Wo-no, under the sea
Under the sea
Nobody beat us, fry us and eat us
In fricassee
We what the land folks loves to cook
Under the sea we off the hook
We've got no troubles, life is the bubbles

https://youtu.be/GC_mV1IpjWA?feature=shared

[Aruntraveller]

Somewhere beyond the sea
Somewhere waiting for me
My lover stands on golden sands
And watches the ships that go sailing

Somewhere beyond the sea
She's there watching for me
If I could fly like birds on high
Then straight to her arms, I'd go sailing

It's far beyond a star
It's near beyond the moon
I know beyond a doubt
My heart will lead me there soon

We'll meet beyond the shore
We'll kiss just as before
Happy we'll be beyond the sea
And never again, I'll go sailing

https://youtu.be/Rc7_lCfbQP0

[Nearly Sane]

Here I stand, watching the tide go out
So all alone and blue
Just dreaming dreams of you

I watched your ship as it sailed out to sea
Taking all my dreams
And taking all of me

The sighing of the waves
The wailing of the wind
The tears in my eyes burn
Pleading, "My love, return"

Why, oh, why must I go on like this?
Shall I just be a lonely stranger on the shore?


https://youtu.be/Go4_aCHECYM?si=7RWP7am9CyS-NcZO

[Nearly Sane]

Strangers in the night exchanging glances
Wond'ring in the night what were the chances
We'd be sharing love before the night was through

Something in your eyes was so inviting
Something in your smile was so exciting
Something in my heart told me I must have you

Strangers in the night
Two lonely people, we were strangers in the night
Up to the moment when we said our first hello little did we know
Love was just a glance away, a warm embracing dance away


https://youtu.be/ZwAERaRUsp0?si=WIQHBhufYvv5Uf8j

[Nearly Sane]

Bangkok, Oriental City
But the city don't know what the city is getting
The creme de la creme of the chess world
In a show with everything but Yul Brynner

Time flies, doesn't seem a minute
Since the Tirolean spa had the chess boards in it
All changed, don't you know that when you
Play at this level there's no ordinary venue

It's Iceland, or the Philippines, or Hastings
Or, or this place

One night in Bangkok and the world's your oyster
The bars are temples but their pearls ain't free
You'll find a god in every golden cloister
And if you're lucky, then the god's a she
I can feel an angel sliding up to me


https://youtu.be/TaD1BuigS3g?si=h9SI0KiIxSoPAwTf

[Nearly Sane]

Just call my name
And I'll be right by your side
I want your sweet helping hand
My loves too strong to hide

Always lived, very quiet life
I ain't never did no wrong
Now I know that life without you
Has been too lonely too long

One night with you
Is what I'm now praying for
The things that we two could plan
Would make my dreams come true

https://youtu.be/XI_DaBGjQNA?si=BXqEY0b6F0jA6Xfb

[Aruntraveller]

Let's live for tonight
I know I want you baby
So hold me so tight

Put your arms around me
You make me feel so safe
Then you whisper in my ear
That you're here to stay

Dreams can come true
Look at me babe, I'm with you
You know you gotta have hope
You know you gotta be strong

https://youtu.be/G5QPirQITZI?si=kldbbWTu3uPyyt7U

[Nearly Sane]

Mama said, "Fulfill the prophecy
Be something greater, go make a legacy"
Manifest destiny back in the days
We wanted everything, wanted everything
Mama said, "Burn your biographies
Rewrite your history, light up your wildest dreams"
Museum victories everyday
We wanted everything, wanted everything

Mama said, "Don't give up, it's a little complicated
All tied up, no more love, and I'd hate to see you waiting"

Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Shooting for the stars when I couldn't make a killing
Didn't have a dime, but I always had a vision
Always had high, high hopes
Had to have high, high hopes for a living
Didn't know how, but I always had a feeling
I was gonna be that one in a million
Always had high, high hopes (high, high hopes


https://youtu.be/IPXIgEAGe4U?si=EEto-Cf_hejqR2Qd

[Nearly Sane]

Once I built a tower up to the sun
Brick and rivet and lime
Once I built a tower, now it's done
Brother, can you spare a dime?

Once in khaki suits, gee, we looked swell
Full of that Yankee Doodly Dum
Half a million boots went slogging through Hell
And I was the kid with the drum

Say, don't you remember? They called me 'Al'
It was 'Al' all the time
Why don't you remember? I'm your pal
Say buddy, can you spare a dime?


https://youtu.be/GGG1kxzd3fY?si=QNILkJ33s7kN56x9

[Nearly Sane]

Bad times are coming, and I reap what I done sowed
(Hey, hey)
Well, let me tell you something all that glitters ain't gold
(Hey, hey)
It's been a long, old, trouble, long, old, troublesome road
And I'm looking for somebody come and help me carry this load

I need a dollar, dollar, a dollar that's what I need
(Hey, hey)
Well, I need a dollar, dollar, a dollar that's what I need


https://youtu.be/gz_oef-uz9Q?si=PdNQZNYdHoRLIDw1

[Nearly Sane]

I never give you my pillow
I only send you my invitations
And in the middle of the celebrations
I break down

Boy, you're gonna carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time
Boy, you're gonna carry that weight
Carry that weight a long time


https://youtu.be/6B224XDJw6g?si=bE714nLwaGVsiYTt

[Nearly Sane]

They arrived at an inconvenient time.
I was hiding in a room in my mind.
They made me look at myself. I saw it well.
I'd shut the people out of my life.

So now I take the opportunities:
Wonderful teachers ready to teach me.
I must work on my mind. For now I realise..
Everyone of us has a heaven inside.

Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.
Them heavy people help me.
Them heavy people hit me in a soft spot.
Rolling the ball, rolling the ball, rolling the ball to me.

https://youtu.be/TNRrlYpWIus?si=nROl6LiIyZSM1hqw

[Nearly Sane]

And look into your heart, pretty baby
Is it aching with some nameless need?
Is there something wrong and you can't put your finger on it
Right then, roll to me

And I don't think I have ever seen
A soul so in despair
So if you want to talk the night through
Guess who will be there?

So don't try to deny it, pretty baby
You've been down so long you can hardly see
When the engine's stalled and it won't stop raining, it's the
Right time to roll to me
Roll to me
Roll to me


https://youtu.be/tT-e3q2Um3w?si=26z1JvdLkZ6ozHLD

[Nearly Sane]

Loneliness is a crowded room
Full of open hearts turned to stone
All together, all alone
All at once, my whole world had changed
Now, I'm in the dark, off the wall
Lit the strobe light up the wall
I close my eyes and dance 'til dawn

Dance away the heartache
Dance away tears
Dance away the heartache
Dance away fears
Dance away...
Dance away...
Dance away...


https://youtu.be/4nT1-eE2E0M?si=5tDvWX8B0UmyrHsI

[Nearly Sane]

When the world is on your shoulder
Gotta straighten up your act and boogie down
If you can't hang with the feelin'
Then there ain't no room for you in this part of town

'Cause we're the party people night and day
Livin' crazy, that's the only way

So tonight, gotta leave that nine to five upon the shelf
And just enjoy yourself
Groove, let the madness in the music get to you
Life ain't so bad at all
If you live it off the wall
Life ain't so bad at all (Live life off the wall)
Live your life off the wall (Live it off the wall)


https://youtu.be/ov5vwy3V310?si=VkZ4vv6a2Oj7xq0x

[Nearly Sane]

Even if I am in love with you
All this to say, what's it to you?
Observe the blood, the rose tattoo
Of the fingerprints on me from you

Other evidence has shown
That you and I are still alone
We skirt around the danger zone
And don't talk about it later

Marlene watches from the wall
Her mocking smile says it all
As she records the rise and fall
Of every soldier passing
But the only soldier now is me
I'm fighting things I cannot see
I think it's called my destiny
That I am changing
Marlene on the wall


https://youtu.be/B-WcKAFVqt0?si=oWMgx5Q4By_hY8KK

[Nearly Sane]

Breakfast where the news is read
Television, children fed
Unborn living, living dead
Bullet strikes the helmet's head

And it's all over for the unknown soldier
It's all over for the unknown soldier, uh uh

March!
Company, halt!
Present arms!

Make a grave for the unknown soldier
Nestled in your hollow shoulder
The unknown soldier


https://youtu.be/Jk-tbX7xVG4?si=bgqfcpN73MpWosYn

[Nearly Sane]

You got no job you got no pay
Join the military, sign today
They'll take you off to fight on foreign shores

You'll be your mother's pride and joy
Her armed and dangerous golden boy
A uniformed hero that shows no fear

The khaki ranks of flesh and steel
Learning how to smile and kill
They'll teach you to ignore the screams and tears


https://youtu.be/3LBOZf0VnO8?si=OEXsCEk8z3T___S8

[Nearly Sane]

The marchin' band came down along Maine Street
The soldier-blues fell in behind
I looked across and there I saw Billy
Waiting to go and join the line

And with her head upon his shoulder
His young and lovely fiancee
From where I stood I saw she was cryin'
And through her tears I heard her say:

"Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life
Billy, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife"
And as Billy started to go she said: "Keep your pretty head low
Billy, don't be a hero, come back to me"


https://youtu.be/KX-JeV37Uqw?si=XBDLRMU92u8nTes1

[Nearly Sane]

I remember lovers' play
The car was cold and we lay in it for days
I remember the things you said
My little Billy, come to your lover's bed

Come home is my plea
Your home now is here with me
Come home to your son
Tomorrow might never come

C'mon Billy, you look good to me
How many nights now? Your child inside of
Don't forget me I had your son
Damn thing went crazy, but I swear you're the only one

Come along Billy, now come to me
Come along Billy, now come to me

https://youtu.be/pr1j3GfJuR4?si=l4EDf_OwYLfrFwMx

[Nearly Sane]

How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say, oh
"Would you like to marry me?
And if you like you can buy the ring"?
She doesn't care about anything
"Would you like to marry me?
And if you like you can buy the ring"
I don't dream about anyone
Except myself

William, William it was really nothing
William, William


https://youtu.be/aBgnxNm_FOE?si=tBXGE0LK4QgV6rVQ