The Idiot Boy Ron Sexsmith

God so loved the idiot boy He gave him a pair of eyes to explore Gave him a pair of hands to destroy Any good thing that he found Put this kid in a candy store Let him run around until he drops Then just

Pretty Little Cemetery (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

Pretty little cemetery on a summer's day Walking with my family, stopping on the way To read the epitaphs and wonder at the graves Pretty little cemetery on a summer's day Pretty little monument beneath

Chased By Love Ron Sexsmith

Well the sun came shining Through my cell A book lies open upon my shelf But I'm afraid I've lost the thread Can't seem to raise myself from bed today This whirlwind prisoner I've locked away Is blowing

Ship Of Fools (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

there's no sight of land We are all in the same boat, darlin' On the same rough sea We are all in the same boat, darlin' The ship of fools it seems there's no good news in the news Only bad news papers

There's A Rhythm Ron Sexsmith

There's a rhythm under the song And it beats for the old and the young And it pounds in the back of the sun It's the sound of one drummer, one drum There's a rhythm, it's subtle yet strong And it moves

Least That I Can Do Ron Sexsmith

Skies are grey for miles around Though the sun tries hard to break through the clouds...

Riverbed Ron Sexsmith

Riverbed, I'll lay my head upon your pillow And watch the waves go flowing by Riverbed, underneath the weeping willow I'll sleep until the sunlight fills the sky Never said, "I would be your super hero

Grim Trucker (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

When the moon is only a shadow When the world is wiping her eyes The grim trucker darkens the meadow To the market he never drives All the pigs go down the hill Past the police station, across the tracks

Jazz At The Bookstore (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

Leadbelly's in the background Being drowned out by the grind He's singing about "Rock Island Line" Nobody seems to pay him any mind Bestsellers and bookshelves Full of self-help printed word Some faint

Heart With No Companion Ron Sexsmith

And I greet you from the other side Of sorrow and despair With that love so vast and shattered It will reach you everywhere And I sing this for the captain Whose ship has not been built For the mother

Brighter Still Ron Sexsmith

above the noise i hear the bells they ring of poison in the well and death to all things real best walk away before they make us kneel like the morning sun rising o'er the hill i know it could be brighter

Up The Road Ron Sexsmith

I'm looking out across the way To her old abode It'd sure be good to see her again Coming up the road When out to paint the weather grey Lo and behold Her eyes told of better days Coming up the road Oh

The Impossible World Ron Sexsmith

Lord if you will Lend me your ear It seems like this old world's beyond repair But tell me does it have to be Can we summon the will Come up with the faith There are those who say we haven't got a prayer

From A Few Streets Over Ron Sexsmith

"From a few streets over Before the sun goes down You can hear it coming closer To this dislocated shoulder of an old and crooked town That's when the ice cream van rolls around But in the land of plenty

Speaking With The Angel Ron Sexsmith

He don't know how to lie or undermine you He don't know how to steal, how to deal or deceive So leave him alone, set him free 'Cause he's speaking with the angel Speaking with the angel that only he

And Now The Day Is Done (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

The sun has gone It arose but never shone And now the day is done Before it'd ever begun It was such a pleasant dream Till someone pulled the plug T'was a rude awakening Guess, it's time we all woke up

Gold In Them Hills Ron Sexsmith

I know it doesn't seem that way But maybe it's the perfect day Even though the bills are piling And maybe Lady Luck ain't smiling But if we'd only open our eyes We'd see the blessings in disguise

Every Passing Day Ron Sexsmith

And up above me its the same old sky Be it blue or be it grey And more do I wonder What goes on behind Every passing day The voice of reason is seldom heard But fear and ignorance have their say I need

Seem To Recall Ron Sexsmith

And up above me its the same old sky Be it blue or be it grey And more do I wonder What goes on behind Every passing day The voice of reason is seldom heard But fear and ignorance have their say I need

Clown In Broad Daylight (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

Standing on the side of the road near the overpass With a sign around his neck that says "Car wash, free balloons", he's a clown in broad daylight He's waving at the people in cars who do a double-take

Gold In Them Hills (Remix) Ron Sexsmith

I know it doesn't seem that way But maybe it's the perfect day Even though the bills are piling Maybe Lady Luck ain't smiling But if we only open our eyes We'd see the blessings in disguise That all the

I Think We're Lost (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

Hate to be the bearer of bad news But lately even the sun seems confused then now Think we're lost, think we're lost Then sun don't shine the way it used to And the rain falls harder then it's supposed

Strawberry Blonde (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

She was not the girl next door But the girl from 'round the corner It was at the tail end of grade four When she came to school one morning And all eyes were upon her as she took her seat Her name was

Doomed Ron Sexsmith

Can't believe our luck sometimes Anyway things will fall apart And somedays it seems as though We were doomed from the start But I can't believe that fate Would have such a cruel heart Though somedays

Ghost Of A Chance Ron Sexsmith

With the graceful and grotesque the morning rings Hear the garbage truck roll by Hear the birds begin to sing Their song of love and praise And may their happy sound Be strong enough to raise Our spirits

Words We Never Use Ron Sexsmith

I can't understand this sadness here Sorrow's rolling in, from where's unclear But I know there's a reason for all these blues So I'm off to find the words we never use Yes I know you've been hurt by words

For A Moment Ron Sexsmith

For a moment there I couldve swore I knew where I was going For a moment there I was in my room following the music Never knowing if it was going anywhere I could hear it in the sky above In the

God Loves Everyone Ron Sexsmith

There are no gates in Heaven Everyone gets in Queer or straight Souls of every faith Hell is in our minds Hell is in this life But when it's gone God takes everyone Its love is like a womb It's like the

Poor Helpless Dreams Ron Sexsmith

of all the virtues known to man patience is one i understand it's in the coming through the coming through where it pays off in the end we've all been distracted by the unreal told to take shortcuts sold

Cold Hearted Wind (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

"Some morning you may find yourself alone And there'll be no warning Should the wind of change start blowin' Cold hearted wind Is blowin' in the face of love But I'll take you to a place I know Where the

Galbraith Street Ron Sexsmith

I woke up on Galbraith Street Where the houses stood like twins Oh, and even though the door's been closed I can find a way to get back in For in daydreams my mind returns Like a ghost upon the hill As

This Is How I Know Ron Sexsmith

from the darkness to a seed of light from a garden to a sheet of ice i feel you move in every sunrise in the trembling of the leaves this is how i know you're near me from the ashes of a broken home i

Music To My Ears Ron Sexsmith

i'm overcome to hear those children playing of recess and schoolyards i've memories so clear and when this old heart just longs to disappear their laughter's music to my ears and it's music to my soul the

Wastin' Time Ron Sexsmith

A day is long, many hours to fill But it's alright if we let a few minutes spill Where's the crime in wasting time with you?

Dragonfly On Bay Street Ron Sexsmith

Used to work as a messenger Spent my days riding elevators In the heart of the business world Till one day there came a sign In the form of a Dragonfly on Bay Street Buzzing round from tower to tower At

Thinly Veiled Disguise (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

Under every sky of baby blue Is an undercurrent of rain Under every trial life puts you through Is an undercurrent of change Though the sun now is shrouded in grey It's pulling the wool over my eyes When

April After All (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

It's really coming down Raining cats and hounds It's falling on parades And on the plans we made But there'll be other days And things will turn our way The rain has got to fall It's April after all Even

The Less I Know Ron Sexsmith

The less I know, this moment seems to tell me The less I know, the line my soul Is trying hard to sell me I guess I'm sold 'Cause there's something real in her touch There's something deeper in this love

Snow Angel (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

Strange how their love bloomed in the winter Only to vanish in the spring It never fails to make him shiver To see the outline of her wings Where she made her last snow angel Little did they know That

Disappearing Act Ron Sexsmith

Some say you've got to lose to win Any moment now our luck will stumble in And claim us at the lost and found and help us all Get our feet back on the ground Disappearing act, I want my money back Disappearing

Hands Of Time (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

Like a fool I'm reaching out, Lord To the hands of time For if he knew how you were drowning He'd never toss you a line If all we have is here and now Honey, I won't change a thing If all I know

Some Dusty Things (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

The world is a very small place And before we know We're back in our own space Some dusty things to remind us All of our time on earth How sweet and precious it was And how we will never be the same For

While You're Waiting (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

time goes slowly time goes silently drags its feet no it never flies while you're waiting for the love to return to her eyes and words they fail you words come awkwardly leave your lips as they turn to

Feel For You Ron Sexsmith

For I see your face is filled with so much sorrow Wish I could make it disappear Before this night is through with us I feel for you, Love I feel for you, Love How I've tried to see the good side I feel

Child Star (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

Child star, child star You've reached the end of the road They only wanted you When you were good as gold Child star, child star You've had a pretty long run Go back to the real world While you're still

Less I Know Ron Sexsmith

The less I know This moment seems to tell me The less I know The line my soul Is trying hard to sell me I guess Im sold Cause theres something real in her touch Theres something deeper in this love

Lebanon, Tennessee Ron Sexsmith

know anybody there and Nobody knows me There'll be a job in Lebanon, Tennessee I'll work on a farm I'll work in some factory And I'll buy myself a home down there You can get one pretty cheap Get off the

One Last Round Ron Sexsmith

look under for truth be told we're leaving a scar on everything we've found and we're going into town for one last round one last round if all that glitters is not gold should our rainbow's end be just the

So Young (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

So young So young at the start So strong that it left its mark Upon our hearts So young So strong So strong we had no choice We're pulled along by the ancient voice Of girls and boys So young So young

All In Good Time (Album Version) Ron Sexsmith

All In Good Time - Ron Sexsmith It`s all seems so obvious now When I look back over my life There were times that I really felt down To think it passed me by But in these hours of serious doubt Through