‘Dominion Road’ Lyrics

Dominion Road is bending,
Under it’s own weight,
Shining like a strip
Cut from a sheet metal plate,
‘Cause it’s just been raining.

Jane had reached the point when she knew
What he meant before he’d opened his mouth,
He counldn’t say the same,
Or he’d have guessed she was moving south,
With one of his friends.

But it’s getting better now.
He found it in him to forgive.
He walked the city,
And he found a place to live,
In a half-way house,
Half-way down Dominion Road.

When he watched Jane’s brother sell the house,
He felt no sense of loss,
More like a mountain climber,
Looking back, having made it across
The steepest face.

And he’s still climbing,
See him trying to cross the street,
He tests his footing,
Like he was up 10,000 feet,
Above the clouds,
Half-way down Dominion Road.

But it’s getting better now,
He rests his head on the window sill,
He watches the city,
He can see the antennas in the hills
From the half-way house,
Half-way down Dominion Road,
Half-way down,
Half-way down,
Half-way down Dominion Road

‘Your Window’ Lyrics

I run by the petrol station,
The dawn is almost breaking,
The trees hang low above the road,
And Forest hill is waking from sleep.

The birds are singing in the willow trees,
By the creek thats flowing,
Down around the town where all the street lights are still
Glowing from last night

When you left your window open for me.
When you left your window open for me.
Open for me.

White light comes from a kitchen doorway,
Orange juice comes from a packet.
I see a womam getting dressed behind yellow blinds,
Reminds me I left my jacket with you

When you left your window open for me.
When you left your window open for me.
Open for me.

I run by a string of houses,
Laid out like a string of pearls,
In each house there’s a room,
And in each room there’s a girl that I don’t know,

It’s as if they’ve left their windows open for me,
‘Cause you left your window open for me.
‘Cause you left your window open for me.
Open for me.

‘She’s Like A City’ Lyrics

‘No Plans For Later’ Lyrics

‘Before The Breakthrough’ Lyrics

‘White Valiant’ Lyrics

‘Giant Friend’ Lyrics

‘Big Fish’ Lyrics

‘A Thing Well Made’ Lyrics

She’s wearing her “Don’t talk to me” face as she makes the kids lunches.
I oblige and quietly shut the front door as I leave.
I drive into town before the fog lifts,
I sell sporting goods – I’ve got a shop not far from Cathederal Square.

I like to open up early so fellas can come in on thir way to work
And daydream around the rods and reels while their breakfasts still
warm inside them.
Why don’t you take a look. I’m proud of my shop.
Almost everythings from overseas, you won’t find a better selection.

Look at the way this gun fits in the crook of your arm.
To make a thing like that you’d need to know what you were about.
You’d have to know where you were going and go there in a straight line.
And everything else you’d have to shut right out.

Can you see the man who made that?
Can you see him putting it down and standing back?
Can you see the moment when he said “That’s it. That’s perfect.”?
At a time like that you wouldn’t care about your job,
Or your mortgage, or the fight you had with your wife.
‘Cause when a man holds a thing well made,
There’s connection,
There’s completeness when a man holds a thing well made.

It’s Wednesday, so I do the mail orders.
Nothing much, some oilskins and a .303 for a hunter over in Westland.
And, Oh yes.
One of those Ak47’s
For some collector down the line.

‘Nature’ Lyrics

Through falling leaves I pick my way slowly
Talking aloud – eases my mind
Sunlight filters through – I feel my head is drifting
So full of thoughts – I thought
What am I going to do?
I need some thoughts that are new

Doo doo doo…
Dee dee dee …
Nature – enter me

Up in a tree a bird sings so sweetly
Nature’s own voice – I hear
Rustling whistling leaves turning breeze to speech
Call to me now – ease my mind
I’ll turn something new
My mind’s laid with dew

Nature – enter me

I’ll turn something new
My mind’s laid with dew

Nature – enter me