The Other Side of Nowhere Lyrics

Sea of Hope

by Rob Roper © 2010


Mistakes are necessary
so I'm gonna make some
This life of comfort is
a life of boredom
Everybody says
"You've got it made"
But even the best zoo is
still a cage

Sailing on a sea of hope
Bailing out this leaky boat
Set the sail, catch the wind
Won't be coming back here again
Won't be back here again

Tired of living
in the slow lane
Tired of saying
another wasted day
The radio plays
the same old songs
I've got to do something
even if it's wrong

Sailing on a sea of hope
Bailing out this leaky boat
Set the sail, catch the wind
Won't be coming back here again
Won't be back here again

The sand is falling...
The sand is falling...
down the hourglass...

Sailing on a sea of hope
Bailing out this leaky boat
Set the sail, catch the wind
Won't be coming back here again
Won't be back here again

Let's Go to the Mountains

by Rob Roper © 2009


Hey girl, what's up today?
I got an idea, now what you say?
Let's go to the mountains

The trees are turning yellow and red
so get your ass out of bed
Let's go to the mountains

ooh...oh...

Remember that place we went last year
We'll sit on the deck and have a beer
Let's go to the mountains

Yeah I know that we're just friends
I won't try to start it up again, I promise
Let's go to the mountains

ooh...oh...

No, I didn't go out last night
just stayed home and played guitar
How 'bout you?
No wait, I don't wanna know

We don't even have to talk
We'll find a trail and take a walk
Let's go to the mountains

ooh...oh...

So hang up the phone, jump in the shower
I'll be at your place in half an hour
We're going to the mountains
ooh...oh...

The Other Side of Nowhere

by Rob Roper © 2010


You walk through this world
but you can't find your song
Doing what you should
not what you want
And the last time I saw you
you were drunk on despair
I'll be waiting on the other side of nowhere.

You talk of your dreams
with a frown and a sneer
You've been living the wrong way
for so many years
And you say that you're trapped
but the answer's right there
Waiting on the other side of nowhere.

Drive down the freeway
where the world is all grey
You like to complain
But you don't like to pray
You could take the next exit
But you don't dare
I'll be waiting on the other side of nowhere.

On the other side
You will be free
You do what you want
And you get want you need
On the other side
Your dreams are your life
And you don't have to wait...
No, you don't have to wait...

You walk through this world
but you can't find your song
Doing what you should
not what you want
If you take the next exit
Well, I'll be there
Waiting on the other side of nowhere.
I'll be waiting on the other side of nowhere.
I'll be waiting on the other side of nowhere.

The Man in the Movies

by Rob Roper © 2011


She had no time for sadness
Didn't believe in second chances
She was looking for the man in the movies
She wanted flowers without the rain

I played the part for awhile
wearing a crooked smile
I was the man in the movies
I promised her flowers without the rain

Guess I scared her a little
when I let her see my cry
I'm not the man in the movies
Ain't no flowers without the rain

Trouble on the Way

by Timmy Riordan © 2011

Note: I made a few minor changes from the original. -rr


Janey rolled in on the street my Dad rode out on
Her big Harley dusted down, leathers tight on
A heart break girl she was
A hard drinking woman, never did show a buzz
Well, we just fell in love, trouble on the way.

Dad rode out of town headed for a convoy
Vietnam at it’s height taking every manboy
He’d lost it to his girl just before
He headed off to the war
and left her behind with me
Trouble on the way

Trouble on the way…
Trouble on the way
He left her behind with me
Trouble on the way.

Dad never did make it home, unless you count the casket
Nearly nine months to the day, I filled the bassinet
Mom raised me a patriot
She said we owe those men everything we’ve got
Now I’ve got papers in my hand
Trouble on the way

Trouble on the way…
Trouble on the way
I've got papers in my hand
Trouble on the way.

Now Janey may be a drunk but she ain’t no fool y'all
The day that we fell in love she took me AWOL
“This ain’t your fight,” she said
“That desert just leaves a lot of good people dead.”
Now it’s me and her on the road
Trouble on the way.

Trouble on the way…
Trouble on the way
It's me and her on the road
Trouble on the way.

Misfit

by Rob Roper © 2009


Too weird for straight, too straight for freaks
not a hippy, or a redneck
Don't have a tatoo, don't have no piercings
Don't have dreadlocks, don't wear a hoodie
Misft
Misft

Don't watch the sitcoms, or the cop shows
Don't watch the Oscars, or the Grammys
Don't like the Idols, or the hit songs
The music that I like, you never heard of
Misft
Misft
What's a misfit boy gonna do?

Don't eat McDonalds, I'm not a vegan
don't drink the Bud-lite, or Jaegermeiser
Don't have no children, don't have a wife
I'm not gay, or even Bi
Misft
Misfit

Not a Democrat, or Republican
not a Christian, or a Buddist
not a Muslim, or a Jew

What's a misfit boy gonna do?
Gotta find me a misfit girl like you.
Like you.
Misfit
Misfit

Let it Go

by Rob Roper © 2006


I'm out at a nightclub, to see my favorite band
When some fool stumbles by, knocks the beer out of my hand
Pretty little rich boy, thinks he owns the place
Well, he ain't gonna look so pretty, after I rearrange his face
Ah, but it don't matter
I hear my buddy say
He ain't worth the trouble, man
It ain't worth the pain, just
Let it go (4x)

Driving down the freeway, just trying to get to work
Reaching for the radio, when I'm cut off by some jerk
Good thing I don't have a pistol, 'cause I'd be doin' time
But I'm just tired of all these assholes, tryin' to cut in line
Ah, but it don't matter
I hear a voice say
He ain't worth the trouble, man
It ain't worth the pain, so
Let it go (2x)

It's these everyday aggravations
that eat away at your soul
The human race ain't perfect
As everybody knows
Focus on the thorns
And you won't ever see the rose
So let it go.

Now I don't mean to say, don't ever stand up for your rights
But you gotta pick and choose your battles, and some ain't worth the fight
The world is full of ugly, but there's beauty out there, too
It's just wasted energy, getting angry at a fool
'Cause it don't matter
is what I'm tryin' to say
They ain't worth the trouble, y'all
It ain't worth the pain, so
Let it go (2x)

It's these everyday aggravations
that eat away at your soul
The human race ain't perfect
As everybody knows
If you focus on the thorns
You won't ever see the rose
So let it go.

Let it go (4x)

Falling into Heaven

by Rob Roper © 2009


Lost and found and lost again
That's the way you've always been
Running naked with the wind
Fall down, get up, fall down again

You're falling, falling
into heaven.

Go outside, talk to the trees
Hear the wisdom in the breeze
Lay your head down on the ground
Listen to the way it sounds

You're falling, falling
into heaven.

Give your spare change to a bum
Don't ask what he spends it on
Read a story to your cat
Walk around in a silly hat

You're falling, falling
into heaven.
You're falling, falling
into heaven.

Lost and found and lost again
That's the way I've always been
You don't have to rescue me
It's the way I like to be

I'm falling, falling
into heaven.
I'm falling, falling
into heaven.
We're falling, falling
into heaven.