The Golden Sun CHORUS: The petals falling, one by one,
The leaves are turning in the sun
I think of you now this day is done
And I know that I have found
A chance to set your spirit free,
To lie with you under some old tree,
In the quiet stillness, we will see
The golden sun go down. Come with me and take my hand, and lead me to the wind,
Feel its breath upon your face, and turn to me again,
Look into my eyes, then you'll realise,
This time could be forever, my friend. CHORUS I play this old guitar for you and every song I sing
Lifts me higher than the mountain tops, as on an eagle's wings,
You take me oh, so high, soaring through the sky,
You know that I would give you anything…
And I long to hear your sighs, in the darkness, just for me
All my love I give to you, yes all that I can be… CHORUS And in the quiet stillness, we will see
Our final sun go down.
Words and music © Mark Robinson 25.10.2001
Journey’s End I have reached my journey’s end; I’ve wandered many miles
I’ve tried to find another love, to make it all worthwhile
And all the time you’ve held the light that I’ve been searching for
Now I’ve seen it, I won’t wander anymore CHORUS: Lay your hands upon my shoulders
Let me look into your eyes
Will you show me all your secrets?
Will you be there when I die?
And when the sands of time have called you
To your final journey’s end
Will you still be there to love me, my friend? Over many mountains high, by quiet gentle streams
I’ve known that you were there for me; you’ve haunted all my dreams
And if I ever let you go, or hear you say goodbye
There’s a flame that burns within me that will die CHORUS Some have said that I’m a caring lover in the night
But it’s never quite the same, when the feeling isn’t right
And I long to hear you call my name and breathe a little sigh
For in your arms I know that I could die
I know that life’s a miracle that’s given us to share
And in your heart you know we’ve found a love beyond compare
So come with me and take my hand, forever now, my friend
And together we will find our journey’s end CHORUS
Will you love me then, forever, my friend?
Words and music © Mark Robinson 1990
Why is the Sky Falling Down on Me?
Why is the sky so dark up above us?
Why is there always this whistling wind?
Where are the goats, and where is my Mother?
And why is Grandfather crying again?
You say that the noises come from the mountains
You can cover my eyes, but still I can see
All of the pain, over the plain
Oh, why is the sky falling down on me? They say that the soldiers have come for the leaders
But what of the missiles that fall from the sky?
The hospital's gone, and so has my schoolroom
It's all of the people who lay down and die
The food has been ruined, the winter is coming,
They say that they're trying to set us all free,
But now here we are, under the stars
Oh, why is the sky falling down on me? A man has been killed, there are people rejoicing
They say that his death is a glorious thing
But what of his loved ones, and what of his children?
I really can't feel any reason to sing
You come to my land with your guns and your armour
I'm listening, try to explain it to me
Why people must die, and Mothers must cry
And why is the sky falling down on me? They say it's a war,
Well, we've seen them before
But the evil men do this time's just so much more Your great leaders say they are winning the battle,
But explosions and gunfire are a sickening sound
The blood of my friend is all over this blanket
His hopes and his dreams just lie still on the ground
So what do you say now, tell me the answer,
What is it that you are trying to be?
A hero of men? My very best friend?
So why is the sky falling down on me?
Oh, why is the sky falling down on me? Words and music © Mark Robinson 2001
All My Love
The light by my bed shows it’s three in the morning
Tonight I am truly alone
I wonder if she is awake in the darkness
Or if I am on my own
Desperate days have come to me now
I wish we could be together somehow
I don’t know what I’m doing without her I remember the day we were high in the mountains
The music plays in my mind
Like a video dream with a million screens
The images travel through time
I turn my thoughts to the warmth of the sun
To journeys lost, adventures won
The memories that are precious in my heart CHORUS: There’s a light far away, and it’s shining just for me
And I know that some day in its radiance I will be
But I’d give all my life, if only she could see
All my love
All my love
All my love I open my eyes and I look to the window
Surely it must soon be dawn?
For lying alone here surrounded by memories
Makes me feel so forlorn
I’m tired of all these lonely nights
I’ve tried so hard to find the light
But I just can’t see the answers anymore I guess in a way, I’m only a dreamer
A singer without a song
But I know I can love, I know I can sing
So how can my vision be wrong?
Yet sometimes, in this nightmare land
I’m lost and alone and I don’t understand
And I need her there to show me where to go CHORUS Sometimes I despair, and I don’t know what to do
But I know inside my heart that I must stand by what is true CHORUS Words and music © Mark Robinson 2002
You Know Me Now
I can hear every word
Every whisper from far away
Though you’re gone, you’re still here
In my memories of yesterday
And you know me now All the joy that I feel
With you warm here beside me
And you show with your touch
These things I thought I’d never see
And you know me now So kiss my tears away
And hear me when I say
I love you more with every breath I take
In the blue of your eyes
I can see those Rocky Mountain skies
And I know we will stand
In those high cathedrals, hand in hand
For you know me now Like a rose in the sun
This life of ours has just begun
Like the words of my songs
You’re in my heart where you belong
For I know you now I want to hold you close to me
And never let you go
How a love could be this strong, I’ll never know I see your face in the night
Making love with you by candlelight
The warmth of your touch
Of your heart, gives me so much
For you know me now In the glow of your eyes
In your tears, and in your sighs
As we reach for that place
I see the love, upon your face
And you know me now
You know me now
You know me now Words and music © Mark Robinson 2002 When I Look in Your Eyes
You teach me to dance, you show me romance
So much love if I’d just take a chance
Though you’re holding my hand you don’t quite understand
The way that I feel
Though it seems that it’s only a dream
Still a river was once just a stream
All the ways that I go
I am coming to know
There is nothing so real CHORUS: When I look in your eyes
I am truly surprised
All the love that I find
Can’t believe that it’s mine
And you are so wise
I could sing to the skies
All my loneliness dies
When I look in your eyes Love, this time I feel so alive
Where before I had merely survived
Like my vision was blurred in that crazy old world
But now I can see
Though the dawn is my friend, still the nights never end
But this broken old heart it will mend
There is nothing like this
In your sweet tender kiss
I am all I can be CHORUS One day I’ll find heaven
But now I am here
As long as I’m holding you
I will have nothing to fear CHORUS
Words and music © Mark Robinson 2002
For a Long Time You haven’t held me for a long time
I haven’t felt your warm embrace
Now as this day is softly dawning
I recall the sunlight on your face
Far away, in another’s arms
Do you see the same star?
We were in love for a long time
We shared the laughter and the tears
You used to say how much you loved me
I promised to hold you through the years
Life is cruel in many ways
I thought our love would last me all my days
Did we try hard enough?
Did we think it wasn’t love? I hope you find love, for a lifetime
I hope that your faith is always strong
I pray that you live for a long time
Safe in a love where you belong
And if you ever think of me
Smile and then you’ll see Though we were in love for a long time
Now that the seasons have all gone
Through all of the pain and all the sorrow
We both should learn where we went wrong
The tears have gone, like summer rain
But I know I’ll never see your face again Life goes on for a long time
Still, I will have so much love to share
And I hope you know, wherever you go
I’ll always care Words and music © Mark Robinson 12.07.2002 Love for Evermore Today I give to you all my hopes and all my dreams
Take my hand and walk with me, I can see eternity,
All my life I have been waiting for the look that's in your eyes,
Now together we can gaze at our sunrise Through my days that were so lonely, the nights that were so cold,
Though I longed to know this feeling, all I saw was growing old
But softly as you sang to me, I found my way back home
Now in your arms I'll never be alone CHORUS: No more broken dreams,
No more lonely lovers’ songs
In your eyes there is a light
That says this isn't wrong,
In your kisses and your laughter
There's a life that I adore
And I know that this is Love for Evermore I smile when I remember how I broke the news that day
That I loved you, yes I love you darling, more than words can say
Like a candle in the darkness, you brought me through the night
And you'll hold me now until the morning light Standing by your side today my spirit wants to sing
Your hand is wrapped in mine and you wear my wedding ring
In the eyes of our creator, and surrounded by our friends,
I declare that I will love you 'til the end CHORUS I'm your lover and your friend; we will never be apart
I am yours until the end of time, to the last beat of my heart CHORUS In our songs and in the mountains
There's a life that I adore
And I know that this is Love, for Evermore… Words and music © Mark Robinson 25.01.2002 'Love for Evermore' is for my good friends Neil Sharman and Gill Wales, with all my love. This song is the story of your love, for your Wedding Day; may you have a long and happy life together. The Winds of War
In Flanders fields, where poets died and poppies blow,
There's a message that you and I should know,
Our leaders cried and swore "Never Again",
They were only men… A golden line, where all the boys were sent to die,
The blood of youth was washing in the tide,
So many dreams lay shattered in the sand,
By man's own hand CHORUS: Listen people, hear my song
Listen like never before,
They're blowing again, pray that I'm wrong,
I feel the Winds of War A Desert Storm, the thunder rolling through the skies
A village where so many people died,
The politicians said they must preserve another's soil,
Were they fighting for oil? Now here we are, ‘Civilisation’ weeps its bloody tears
Are we doomed that we must always live in fear?
As I pause for a moment and take a breath
My brother is starving to death… CHORUS The leaders lied when they told you that your God is on your side,
So many men have thought this as they died;
We will not be saved by the flags we wave,
In Peace we can truly be brave CHORUS Repeat chorus They're blowing again, pray that I'm wrong,
Please God, not another war… Words and music © Mark Robinson 3.09.2002 More Than Yesterday
You know that I am with you in the first breath of the morning
You can feel my love in the chill that’s in the air
In the light of the eternal sun that’s dawning on your face
You know that I am everywhere
The songs I sing for you
The love I bring to you
This life I give to you CHORUS: Hand in hand, we walk this road together
To the light that seems so far away
In my heart I know tomorrow I will love you
More than yesterday Sometimes I feel your sorrow as it gathers all around you
Memories of another life, things you cannot say
I know the place you go to I have nightmares of my own
But this is more than yesterday
And softly like the morning dew
This life we share, so fresh and new
Is all my dreams come true CHORUS As we walk the road together
We will take the past apart
There will be no lies
Look in my eyes
I will never break your heart
CHORUS Words and music © Mark Robinson 14.04.2003 Walk With Me Righteousness is not deemed by the colour of your skin
I know you love the God that you have worshipped, kith and kin
But whatever race, whatever creed
We need to understand
That the only chance this world can have
Is if you take my hand (And) CHORUS: Walk with me, side by side, across the great divide
We’ll walk right into Heaven, where evil cannot hide
We will sing to the skies
You can open up my eyes
So leave your fear behind and walk with me Whichever book you choose to read, the Bible or Koran
The word is still the same you are only just a man
We should live our lives in harmony and let the hatred go
Then the joys of peace and freedom
Will be all of ours to know (So) CHORUS In the cool blue light of yesterday, I learned this simple truth
That every smile and every kiss is down to me and you
And the life of every Mother’s child is every Father’s dream
This river of humanity
Is every little stream (So) CHORUS So lay your weapons down again and go back to the land
In the beauty of the wilderness, you’ll surely understand (So) CHORUS Repeat Chorus Words and music © Mark Robinson 09.06.2002 Another Sunrise From those early footprints in the sand, through all the years you held my hand
In this darkest hour I understand, why you had to go
I tried to show how much I care; I know that life was hard to bear
Now I see you everywhere, you are all I know
In all of this uncertainty
I somehow know that you are free
I can see you now, running with the wind CHORUS: In my dreams there will always be another sunrise
Another day when the love will shine from your eyes
Another time when we will share all the beauty that you see
In my heart, you will always be with me All the stories that you told, from boyhood days so long ago
Though I’ve heard them all before, you know, they are always in my heart
I long to hear your voice again, telling me those tales of when
The sunshine was your dearest friend, and you slept beneath the stars
And every river you have crossed
And every road where we got lost
Are simply golden memories for me CHORUS I will always keep you near; I’ll take you with me through the years
When I think of you I’ll laugh more than I’ll ever shed a tear
And every beach I’ll walk with you, and every day I’ll talk with you
I’ll tell you all my stories too, if you lend a willing ear
And someday in another land,
We’ll stand together, hand in hand
And once again go running with the wind CHORUS And every night, you’ll always be the first name in my prayers
And I’ll thank the Lord for the love that we have shared In my dreams there will always be another sunrise
Another day when the love will shine from your eyes
Another time when we will share all this beauty that I see
In my heart you will always be with me
In my heart you will always be with me Words and music © Mark Robinson 24.09.2002
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