Hole in the Clouds

I feel like I'm hangin' on by my fingertips
Afraid to look down but somehow I just can't resist
About to fall into a well
Down to the bottom and lose myself
But I'm trying this time to swallow my pride
And admit that I might need some help

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That's why I'm calling
That's why I'm calling your name
Just a smile, just a touch, just a little of your love
Is enough to make my day
Oh that's why I'm calling your name

I've always been the kind to do things myself
I'm foolishly set in my ways and stubborn as hell
But what's the point, why struggle alone
Us people need people, it's deep in our bones
So I'll take your hand if the offer still stands
I don't need to be all on my own

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What can I say? what can I do?
You've always been there, you've always come through
So when you're in need, please think of me
Call my name and I'll be there for you

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All I ever wanted, as a song upon my lips
And an old rockin' chair, on a porch facin' west
And one good path for walkin', down along the river's edge
Tell me who needs anymore than this

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But there once was a time, when I was maybe not so wise
And I ran off to the country, desperately to find
The better job, the better life,
The greener grass on the other side
Oh once upon this life

After all my runnin', I came to settle down,
With a good-hearted woman, in a little river town
And we bought a fixer-upper with a million-dollar view
Now greener grass is just an attitude

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Oh, once upon this life, There was a boy with clear blue eyes
And he could see, beyond the pines
Into his world that knew no time
And life was good, and simple then
Thank God the boy remembered this

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All I ever wanted was a song upon my lips
The peace of mind, and strength of heart to somehow always sing it
And one good friend to walk with down along the river's edge
Tell me who needs anymore than this
Tell me who needs more than this, oh once upon this life

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Cool wind, blowin' over these grasslands
Hoofbeats, pounding, and his hearbeat's in rhythm
As he races, they chase him
Now they've got him right where they want him

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And he's trapped in a box canyon
And he never saw it coming
Now he is wondering, wondering what if
He is never free to run again

Now he's living, fenced in, his freedom's been taken from him
It's not the life he would have chosen
Everyday he feels more broken
And as he looks off into the distance
There's a fire that still burns within him

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A man is like a pony when he's scared and when he's lonely
He can make an awful mistake with his life
And find a ring upon his finger
But unable to remember, was it love, once upon a time

Sitting on his front porch as the day turns into dusk
The night is looking lonesome, the way it sometimes does
And in a moment of compassion, he walks down to the gate
Lifts the latch, waves his hat, today's your lucky day

You were trapped in a box canyon
You never saw it comin'
Now you are running
Running with the wind
Thankful to be free again

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It's not easy, sitting here watching
Watching you making ready to leave
'Cuz you've been under out wings from the beginning
Now you're taking to the wind
What you gonna do when the rain starts to falling
What you gonna do when the thunder rolls in
Where you gonna turn to when the water starts to rising
And it's suddenly over your head and you said

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Dad, don't worry so much
I'll find a boat and I'll ride this storm out
I learned to walk and then I learned how to run
Help me on my way now, don't worry so much

I helped you carry your bags through the doorway
I watched you turn and take one last look
And then I remembered myself when I was eighteen
And all the courage it took

I was going off to school in California
I couldn't get any further away
I still remember my folks by the curbside
And all the tears in their eyes
And I thought

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So we said our goodbyes from the steps on the front porch
We both stood teary-eyed as you turned away
Then I sat and I watched you all the way down to the corner
Where you turned with a smile that seemed to say

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When I was a kid, I flew a kite
I loved the feel of the wind through the line
But then I slipped and I lost my grip
I chased in vain 'til it cleared the ridge
Then I sat and cried, just asking why
Anything has to happen like this anytime
Was I to blame or was it simply fate
It was nearly dusk when the answer came

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That the sun will set and the moon will rise
As sure as night comes, the wind will die
And if not me, then someone else
Will find that kite and fly it so high themselves
When we lose what we treasure most
In the loss, find hope

When I was fourteen, I held the hand
Of a girl who held my heart and then
Just when I learned what love could do
Her father transferred and she had to move
So I held her close on the night before
We took an oath upon our love we swore
That we would wait, but deep down inside
I think we both had realized

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Someday I know, that my time will come
And this life I hold so dear, will all be done and gone
Yet still I feel there has got to be more
And that death is just a step through another door

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