People say that’s irresponsible
People tell me stay at home
But I’m not made for things like mowing lawns or apron strings
I’m my best, when not at rest

So I fight the dragons and I storm the castles
And I win a battle or two
Then comes the day it’s time,
I’m packing up and I am bringing all my stories home to you

All I can see is miles ahead with miles to go
All I can feel is wind and sun and sky
Stop for a coffee, make a friend, and pray the day will never end
‘Cause there’s one more adventure waiting ’round another bend

Where I fight the dragons and I storm the castles
And I win a battle or two
But then a feeling comes
Like fifty thousand drums all banging, “Bring my stories home to you”

And I wonder as I wander on the road from door to door
Exactly what you think of where I’ve been

Do you know I joined the circus, met a mermaid, fought a war?
Do you know I think of you through thick and thin?
Because even though I’m making deals and bringin’ people joy
I’m usually only thinking of my boy

Out there on the road I pray
You’ll come to my one day
And say, “Let’s fight the dragons and then storm the castles
’til we win what needs to be won”
So when I’m old and tired, you’ll do the job required
You’ll be there telling stories to your son

And we fight the dragons and we storm the castles
And I do the best that I can
For everybody knows that’s how the story goes
To turn each boy into a bigger man

So I’ll fight the dragons ’til you can

There’s a song he must sing;
It’s a well-known song.
But the tune is bitter
And it doesn’t take long to learn!

I can learn!
That pretty little world that beams so bright.
That pretty little world that seems delightful
Can burn! Burn! Burn!
Let me learn! Let me learn!

For, I can see it!
Shining somewhere!
Bright lights somewhere invite me to come there
And learn!
And I’m ready!

I can hear it!
Sirens singing!
Inside my ear I hear them all singing
Come learn!

Who knows, maybe
All the visions I can see
May be waiting just for me
To say take me there, and

Make me see it!
Make me feel it!
I know it’s so
I know that it really
May be!
Let me learn!

I can see it!
(He can see it!)
Shining somewhere!
(Shining somewhere!)

Those lights not only glitter
But once there they burn!

I can hear it!
(He can hear it!)
Sirens singing!
(Sirens singings!)

Don’t listen close
Or maybe you’ll never
Return!

Who know, maybe
All the visions that I (he) sees
May be waiting just for me (him) to
Say

I can see it!
Say
Shining somewhere!
Say
Let me see it!
Say
Take me there
And make me a part of it!

Make me see
Those shining sights inside of me!
(Make him see it!)

Make me feel
Those lights inside
Don’t lie to me!
(Make him feel it!)

I (he) know(s) it’s so —
I (he) know(s) that it really may be!

Just what I always waited for!
This is what my life’s created for!

Let me (him) learn!

For I feel suddenly alive,
Aware that I’ve been touched
By something warm and new;
I think you ought to know
If I never let you go,
That I’d have ev’ry reason in the world,
You!

On a mule, in a jet.
With your hair in a net.
In a towel wringing wet –
I don’t care, this is where you should be!

From the hills, from the shore,
Ride the wind to my door.
Turn the highway to dust,
Break the law if you must,
Move the world, only just come back to me!

Blast your hide, hear me call.
Must I fight City Hall?
Here and now, damn it all, come back to me!
What on Earth must I do?
Scream and yell till I’m blue?
Curse your soul when will you come back to me?

Have you gone to the moon or the corner saloon,
And to wrack and to ruin
Mademoiselle, where in Hell can you be?

In a crate, in a trunk,
On a horse, on a drunk,
In a Rolls or a van…
Wrapped in mink or Saran…
Any way that you can come back to me!
Come back to me!
Come back to me!

And he goes along,
Getting hurt, getting mad, fighting fights that are over.
And unless I’m strong,
All my senses are carried away.

I can feel my hand, my trembling hand,
On Michelle’s angora sweater.
I can hear my band, that awful band,
Only now it sounds much better.

I can see a kid, the kid I use to be,
On the stage, on the field, in the lunch line.
I can feel him tugging at me,
Every time I think I don’t care, I blink,
And he’s there again, he’s there again.

Fighting ancient wrongs,
Humming old hit songs in my head.
Singing come along, come along,
Come along for the ride.
To a time and place,
I could not forget if I tried.

There again,
He’s there again.

And I never know, when the breeze’ll blow,
With a rush of old sensations.
Why the kid should wake,
And my heart should ache,
Every time I smell carnations.

Something rings a bell,
Anything at all,
All it takes is a slam of a locker.

Or the switch from summer to fall,
A change of season seems hardly reason,
But there he goes again, he’s there again.

Fighting ancient wrongs,
Humming old hit songs in my head.
Singing come along, come along,
Come along for the ride.

To a time and place,
I could not forget if I tried.
There he goes again,
Hummin’ his songs.

He’s there again,
There again.
There’s a kid inside.

No lyrics at this time, if you would like to submit please email trevor@theatrenerds.com

God made the Sun
And the Sun made light,
And the light God into made day and night.

Some people say that tonight is the night,
When the bird will fly
And eat away the light.

God had a dream
And the dream came true,
And the dream caught into
Was me and you.
Me and You.
Me and You.

Fifty Million Years Ago,
Something in the sea,
Reached above the water, eagerly.

Fifty Thousand Years Ago,
Something on the land,
Suddenly decided it could stand.

Does this lonely road just go to nowhere?
Can it be that there’s no reason why?
When in spite of all the strife,
And the endless dying,
Life keeps reaching higher for the sky.

Fifty seconds from right now,
Anything could be.
I’m the future
Please believe in me.

Anything we need,
Anything we long for,
Anything we dream can come to be.

Fifty seconds from right now,
Anything could be.
I’m the future
Please believe in me.

Anything we need,
Anything we long for,
Anything we dream can come to be.

Believe.
You will see,
It can come to be.

CAMPBELL
You?

RANDALL
Right?
I was a loser, a mess,
A loner, depressed
That every day I had to be me
Walked around hoping no one
Would see me

I’d lock myself in the guys room
And let the tears fall,
Til one day this custodian
Knocked on my stall
And asked if I’d heard
Of the band: The Grateful Dead —
And I thought he might not be
Quite right in the head…

But he changed my life around
When he said
“Right now everything seems so important.
But time rushes by at a clip
And when you look back,
These high school years
Will be nothing more than a blip
So you might as well — enjoy the trip.”

CAMPBELL
But its such a long blip!

RANDALL
Thats what i said! and he said:

“Trust me on this, when you’re older
And wiser and balder and fatter
And you look back on this
Moment in time
The only things thats gonna
Matter is
Did you only do what you
Thought you should do?
Did you dance monkey dance
Cause the man told you to?
Or did you spend your time doing
What brings joy to you?

“All you see is this old dude
With a broom in his hand.
But I’ve followed my dreams
And my favorite band.”

So don’t sit on your ass
Waiting for life to begin
If you do what you love
With your time, then you win!
What a long, strange,
Wonderful trip it’s been!

Right now everything seems
So important
But time rushes by at a clip
And when you look back,
These high school years
Will be nothing more than a blip
Just a tale to tell!

RANDALL & CAMPBELL
That rings a bell
So what the hell!
We might as well enjoy the trip!

I’m passing through a rite
That every parent does
I’m walking on some shared familiar ground
Yet every step I take
Is not a step that was
And I found
I like the sound of

Stranger
A child I’ve yet to meet
Becomes my everything
My song to sing
Father
And suddenly the weight of it is real
What do I feel?

I feel connected
In a way I’ve never known
A line from dad to me to new-born son
So from today
I’ll never make a choice alone
One for all
All for one

And when he’s born
I’ll teach him how to use his common sense
He’ll listen and he’ll learn and he’ll excel
I’ll tell my son
That life is lived in clear and present tense
Not only in the stories we can tell

My father told me stories
I could never comprehend
In every tale he’d claim to be the hero
I’ve tried to understand him
But I wonder if I can

Because after almost thirty years
I still don’t know the man
I wish I knew the man

But he’s a stranger
My father is a stranger I know very well
A puzzling shell
Hopeful
What’s on its way help us both to grow
But I don’t know

I don’t know when I’ll understand
What made him wild
I don’t know why he has the urge to fly
I want to face him
Like a man and not a child
So I’ll try
I’ll really try

And in time, my boy is sure to see
Brighter days for dad and me
We can do things better than before
So that strangers we will be no more