1. NOT A MINUTE TOO SOON

I was pretending it was easy alone
I built a fortress to keep out the unknown
Surrounded myself with walls of rejection
Trapped in the dungeon for my protection
Your smile came shinin' through, so pure I knew

Not a minute too soon, your love came through for me
You are the water in my desert
Not a minute too soon, your love got through to me
You rescued me just in the nick of time
Time after time I threw my heart away, my faith was fading fast day after day

I had enough of giving in
I couldn't lay down my pride so love just pushed me aside
Your kisses washed away my thirst, every touch felt like the first

In this angry world, I thought loneliness would shelter me
My broken spirit cried in vain, till you set me free

Your kisses washed away my thirst, every touch feels just like the first


2. FALLEN HERO

They called him crazy on the streets, young and angry, one bad seed
He wore the colors of his call, he'd be the baddest of them all
Shoot out came down in a police raid
By a Smith & Wesson .38 at 17 he met his fate

Fallen hero, what were you trying to prove?
Fallen hero, all you got was front page news
It's too late, tough break, read your epitaph
Fallen hero, how many others will follow in your path?
He had a lady, now she cries alone
It would come to this, she's always known
She remembers how he used to say, there ain't no future anyway
Sirens echo in the night, now his name is the battle cry
Of another boy who lives to die

And so the story lives on of how his glory was won
And no lesson ever learned of the tragedies to come

Sirens echo in the night, now his name is the battle cry
Of another boy who lives to die