Rob Fowler and Sharon Sexton — Vision of You

Falling Slowly

Boy I don’t know you but I want you
All the more for that
Both Words fall through me and always fool me
And I can’t react

Boy And games that never amount
To more than they’re meant
Will play themselves out

Both Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice
You have a choice
You’ll make it now

Falling slowly, eyes that know me
And I can’t go back
Moods that take me and erase me
And I’m painted black

Boy You have suffered enough
Both And warred with yourself
It’s time that you won

Take this sinking boat and point it home
We’ve still got time
Raise your hopeful voice
You have a choice
You’ll make it now

Falling slowly, sing your melody
I’ll sing along …

Both Take me home tonight
You …

Boy It was long ago, and it was far away …
Girl Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife …
Boy It was long ago, and it was far away …
Girl Glowing like the metal on the edge of a knife …

Boy Take me home tonight …

Baby It’s Cold Outside

BoyCan you believe those kids trying to destroy me new snowman?
GirlOh, I’ll check on him on the way home?
BoyWhat?

GirlI really can’t stay
BoyBaby it’s cold outside
GirlI gotta go away
BoyBaby it’s cold outside
GirlThis evening has been
BoyBeen hoping that you’d dropped in
GirlSo very nice
BoyI’ll hold your hands, they’re just like ice
GirlMy mother will start to worry
BoyBeautiful, what’s your hurry?
GirlMy father will be pacing the floor
BoyListen to the fireplace roar
GirlSo really, I’d better scurry
BoyBeautiful, please don’t hurry
GirlWell, maybe, just a half a drink more
BoyI’ll put some records on while I pour

GirlThe neighbors might think
BoyBaby it’s bad out there
GirlSay, what’s in this drink?
BoyNo cabs to be had out there
GirlI wish I knew how
BoyYour eyes are like starlight now
GirlTo break this spell
BoyI’ll take your hat, your hair looks swell
GirlI ought to say no, no, no sir
BoyMind if move in closer?
GirlAt least I’m gonna say that I tried
BoyWhat’s the sense of hurtin’ my pride?
GirlI really can’t stay
BoyBaby, don’t hold out
GirlOh, but, it’s cold outside
BoyBaby, it’s cold outside

GirlDidn’t you say you wanted to drive to the lake
BoyIt’s cold outside
GirlYou can say that again
BoyIt’s cold outside?

GirlI simply must go
BoyBaby it’s cold outside
GirlThe answer is no
BoyBaby it’s cold outside
GirlThe welcome has been
BoyHow lucky that you dropped in
GirlSo nice and warm
BoyLook out the window, at that storm
GirlMy sister will be suspicious
BoyGosh your lips look delicious!
GirlMy brother will be there at the door
BoyWaves upon a tropical shore
GirlMy maiden aunt’s mind is vicious
BoyGosh your lips are delicious!
GirlWell, maybe just a cigarette more
BoyNever such a blizzard before

GirlI’ve got to get home
BoyBaby, you’ll freeze out there
GirlSay, lend me a coat?
BoyIt’s up to your knees out there!
GirlYou’ve really been grand
BoyI feel when I touch your hand
GirlWhy don’t you see?
BoyHow can you do this thing to me?
GirlThere’s bound to be talk tomorrow
BoyThink of my life long sorrow!
GirlAt least there will be plenty implied
BoyIf you caught pneumonia and died!
GirlI really can’t stay
BoyGet over that hold out, ‘cause
BothBaby, it’s cold
Baby it’s cold outside

BoySo you stayin or what?
GirlWhat …

Only Us

Girl I don’t need you to sell me on reasons to want you
I don’t need you to search for the proof that I should
You don’t have to convince me
You don’t have to be scared you’re not enough
‘Cause what we’ve got going is good

I don’t need more reminders of all that’s been broken
I don’t need you to fix what I’d rather forget
Clear the slate and start over
Try to quiet the noises in your head
‘Cuz we can’t compete with all that

So what if it’s us?
What if it’s us
And only us
And what came before won’t count anymore or matter?
Can we try that?

What if it’s you
And what if it’s me
And what if that’s all that we need it to be
And the rest of the world falls away?
What do you say?

Boy I never thought there’d be someone like you who would want me
Girl Well
Boy So I give you ten thousand reasons to not let me go
But if you really see me
If you like me for me and nothing else
Well, that’s all that I’ve wanted for longer that you could possibly know

So it can be us
It can be us
And only us
And what came before won’t count anymore or matter
We can try that

Both It’s not so impossible
Boy Nobody else but the two of us here
Both ‘Cause you’re saying it’s possible
Girl We can just watch the whole world disappear
Both ‘Til you’re the only one
I still know how to see

Girl It’s just you and me
It’ll be us, It’ll be us
And only us
And what came before won’t count anymore
Both We can try that

You and me
That’s all that we need it to be
And the rest of the world falls away
And the rest of the world falls away
The world falls away
The world falls away
And it’s only us …

Rewrite the stars

Boy You know I want you
It’s not a secret I try to hide
I know you want me
So don’t keep saying our hands are tied

You claim it’s not in the cards
But fate is pulling you miles away
And out of reach from me

But you’re here in my heart
So who can stop me if I decide
That you’re my destiny?

What if we rewrite the stars?
Say you were made to be mine
Nothing could keep us apart
You’d be the one I was meant to find

It’s up to you, and it’s up to me
No one can say what we get to be
Why don’t we rewrite the stars?
Maybe the world could be ours—tonight

Girl You think it’s easy
You think I don’t want to run to you
But there are mountains
And there are doors that we can’t walk through

I know you’re wondering why
Because we’re able to be
Just you and me within these walls

But when we go outside
You’re going to wake up and see
That it was hopeless after all

No one can rewrite the stars
How can you say you’ll be mine?
Everything keeps us apart
And I’m not the one you were meant to find

It’s not up to you, it’s not up to me
When everyone tells us what we can be
How can we rewrite the stars?
Say that the world can be ours—tonight

Both All I want is to fly with you
All I want is to fall with you
So just give me all of you
It feels impossible (it’s not impossible)
Is it impossible?
Say that it’s possible

How do we rewrite the stars?
Say you were made to be mine?
Nothing can keep us apart
‘Cause you are the one I was meant to find

It’s up to you, and it’s up to me
No one can say what we get to be
And why don’t we rewrite the stars?
Changing the world to be ours

Girl You know I want you
It’s not a secret I try to hide
But I can’t have you
We’re bound to break and my hands are tied …

Need You Now

Girl Picture perfect memories
Scattered all around the floor
Reaching for the phone
‘Cause I can’t fight it anymore

Both And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
Girl For me it happens all the time

Both It’s a quarter after one, I’m all alone
And I need you now
Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control
And I need you now
And I don’t know how I can do without
I just need you now

Boy Another shot of whiskey
Can’t stop looking at the door
Wishing you’d come sweepin’ in
The way you did before

Both And I wonder if I ever cross your mind
Boy For me it happens all the time

Both It’s a quarter after one, I’m a little drunk
And I need you now
Said I wouldn’t call but I lost all control
And I need you now
And I don’t know how I can do without
I just need you now …

Both Guess I’d rather hurt than feel nothing at all

Girl It’s a quarter after one, I’m all alone
And I need you now Boy And I said I wouldn’t call but I’m a little drunk
And I need you now
Both And I don’t know how I can do without
I just need you now
Girl Oh
Boy I just need you now
Girl Oooh, I just need you now
Both Now
Girl I just need you now
Boy I just need you
Both I just need you now …

Poison and Wine

Boy You only know what I want you to
Girl I know everything you don’t want me to
Boy Your mouth is poison, your mouth is wine
Girl You think your dreams are the same as mine

Both Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
I always will

Girl I wish you’d hold me when I turn my back
Boy The less I give the more I get back
Girl Oh, your hands can heal, your hands can bruise
Girl I don’t have a choice but I’d still choose you

Both Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
I don’t love you but I always will
Oh, I don’t love you but I always will
I don’t love you but I always will
I don’t love you but I always will
I don’t love you but I always will
Always will
I always will
I always will
I always will
I always will …

You Don’t Bring Me Flowers

Girl You don’t bring me flowers
You don’t sing me love songs
Boy You hardly talk to me anymore
When I come through the door at the end of the day
Girl I remember when
You couldn’t wait to love me
Used to hate to leave me
Now after lovin’ me late at night
Boy When it’s good for you, babe
And you’re feeling alright
Girl Well, you just roll over
And you turn out the light
You don’t bring me flowers anymore

Boy Used to be so natural
Girl Used to be
Boy To talk about forever
But used-to-be’s don’t count anymore
They just lay on the floor ’til we sweep them away
Girl And baby, I remember
All the things you taught me
Boy Well, I learned how to laugh
And I learned how to cry
Girl Well, I learned how to love
And even I learned how to lie
Both So you’d think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye
You don’t bring me flowers anymore

So you’d think I could learn
How to tell you goodbye

Boy You don’t say you need me
Girl And you don’t sing me love songs
Both You don’t bring me flowers anymore

Pickin Up After You

Boy Here comes the bride, and there goes the groom
Looks like a hurricane went through this room
Girl Smells like a pool hall, where’s my other shoe?
And I’m sick and tired of pickin’ up after you

Boy Looks like you spent the night in a trench
And tell me, how long have you been combin’ your hair with a wrench?
Girl The roses are dead, dear, and the violets are too
And I’m sick and tired of pickin’ up after you

Boy Well, I’ve told you before, I won’t tell you again
You don’t defrost the icebox with a ball point pen
This railroad apartment is held together with glue
And I’m sick and tired of pickin’ up after you

Because I know I’ve been swindled, I never bargained for this
What’s more, you never cared about me
Girl Why don’t you get your own place, so you can live like you do
And I’m sick and tired of pickin’ up after you

Boy Take all your relatives, and all of your shoes
Believe me, I’ll really swing when you’re gone
I’ll be living on chicken and wine after we’re through
With someone I pick up after you
Girl With someone I pick up after you
Boy With someone I pick up after you
Both With someone I pick up after you

Against All Odds

Boy How can I just let you walk away
Just let you leave without a trace?
When I stand here taking every breath with you, hmm mmm
You’re the only one who really knew me at all

Girl How can you just walk away from me
When all I can do is watch you leave?
‘Cause we’ve shared the laughter and the pain
We’ve even shared the tears
You’re the only one who really knew me at all

Boy So take a look at me now
‘Cause there’s just an empty space
And there’s nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face

Girl Take a look at me now
Well, there’s just an empty space
And you coming back to me is against the odds
And that’s what I’ve got to face

Oh—
I wish I could just make you turn around
Both Turn around and see me cry
Girl There’s so much I need to say to you
Both So many reasons why
Girl You’re the only one who really knew me at all

Boy So take a look at me now
Well, there’s just an empty space
And there’s nothing left here to remind me
Just the memory of your face

Girl Take a look at me now
See, there’s just an empty space
But to wait for you is all I can do
And that’s what I’ve got to face

Boy So take a look at me now
Girl ‘Cause I’ll still be standing here
Both And you coming back to me is against all odds
Girl That’s the chance I’ve got to take
Girl Gotta take, gotta take
Girl Oooh, take a look at me now
Boy Take a look at me now
Girl Take a look at me now
Both Now …

Always Remember Us This Way

Boy That Arizona sky burning in your eyes
Girl You look at me and, babe, I wanna catch on fire
Boy It’s buried in my soul like California gold
Girl You found the light in me that I couldn’t find

Both So when I’m all choked up
But I can’t find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts

When the sun goes down
And the band won’t play
I’ll always remember us this way

Girl Lovers in the night
Poets trying to write
Boy We don’t know how to rhyme
But, damn, we try
Girl But all I really know
You’re where I wanna go
Boy The part of me that’s you will never die

Both So when I’m all choked up
But I can’t find the words
Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts

When the sun goes down
And the band won’t play
I’ll always remember us this way

Girl Oh, yeah
I don’t wanna be just a memory, baby——

Boy When I’m all choked up
But I can’t find the words
Girl Every time we say goodbye
Baby, it hurts

Both When the sun goes down
And the band won’t play
Girl I’ll always remember us this way

Boy When you look at me
Girl And the whole world fades
Girl I’ll always remember us this way …