Julie Geller

Am I Crazy?
Am I crazy to want less?
Am I crazy to want only what I need?
Am I crazy to want fewer complications?
More fun, less greed

And, am I crazy to want more?
More time to feel those things that I know to be true
Am I crazy to want more and more peace inside?
Fewer things and more of you

CHORUS
Cause I‘ve been feeling for a long time
That something is amiss
Cause so many of us have we’ve more than we’ll ever       need
But where’s the happiness?
  
And I know that while I sing my songs
There are so many born into nothing
I want to help us right those wrongs
Cause it’s time to ask where we’re all going

And am I crazy to want less than what I have?
Am I crazy not to want the things I see?
Am I crazy that I feel like all these things I own
Are owning me?

And am I crazy to want more and more and more?
More time to be with you, to live another day
Am I crazy to want more love and love and love and love?
More love to give away

CHORUS

And am I crazy to want less?

Driving
I'm driving down this road
Don't even know where it goes
Don't even know where I am
It's 2 AM in the Mile High City
Listening to people's itty bitty
Problems on this radio program

And the neon lights
How they find me and blind me
Want to hug me and mug me and take me home
Just as I feared it's everyone for himself out here
Cause everybody's got somewhere so important to go

Chorus:
I don't know why and I don't know where
Don't know where I am going
But I know that I've got to get there
I don't know when and I don't know how
Don't know much of anything at all
But I know that I've gotta get there somwhow

The factories burn all night spewing blight
On the neighbors surrounding them
And road workers break under the great white light
They brought which ropes them in
Inside Denny's some waitress working for pennies
Who is wearing her sadness on her sleeve
Chain smoking her way through another night and day, thinking, " Is this the life that I wanted to lead?"

Hold Me Don't You Let Me Go
Another day, another night
And everything it feels alright
And everything it feels alright
And I'm here doing my thing

With this guitar in hand
I feel like a one woman band
And when I fell like a one woman band
It makes me want to sing

Chorus:
So I sing whoa
Hold me don't you let me go
Whoa don't you let me go

Cause the world is such a crazy place
Still I've got that smile upon my face
And with a big fat smile upon my face
I go and walk along

See, I was just once like you
Had no idea what I should o
Well, I still don't know what  I should do
Except to sing my songs

Chorus

Wanna take you to the places
That we've never seen before
Wanna walk right out
Of this front door
And see it all, do it all and more

Cause 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
I'm so happy just to be alive
I'm so happy just to be alive
With my beautiful family
Cause life is good
And life is great
And I just try to appreciate
And I just try to appreciate
All the ways it's helping me


I Couldn’t Do Anything (Without Your Lovin’ Me)
I couldn’t do anything without your lovin’ me
I couldn’t do anything without your lovin’ me
Couldn’t ride a bike or climb a tree
Run outside or feel so free
Baby, I couldn’t do anything without your lovin’ me

Sometimes life can be so hard
And I don’t always know the way
Sometimes life can be so hard
And I don’t always know the way
But there you are, yes there you are
Take my hand you’re my northern star
Sometimes life can be so hard
But at least you’re here to stay

CHORUS

And when I get to feeling down
I forget who I could be
When I get to feeling down
I forget who I could be
Then you come home with a big fat hug
Hold me, hold me nice and snug
Sometimes I get the sadness bug
But at least you’re holding me
Cause I couldn’t do anything without your lovin’ me

CHORUS

And I can’t believe my luck
And I can’t believe the way I feel
And I can’t believe my luck
And I can’t believe the way I feel
With folks from here to Katmandu
How’d you find me, how’d I find you?
I can’t believe it but I know it’s true
And I know our love is real

CHORUS

I Don't Know
Used to be that I wished to stand for something
Now I'm saying to myself, that's a pretty dumb thing
Cause I'm jsut living day to day, minute to minute
Always doing my best, but what I got in it
I don't know

And once there was a time when I knew something real
Now I'm reconsidering the whole deal
I'm just wanting to be good, to be kind, to be pure
Trying not to forget, to foget what it's all for
I don't know

I don't know nothing, don't know nothing at all

I'm just one piece of this puzzle
And it's bigger than you and me
It's all that's ever been and all that will ever be
Tell me, how do I find my place in this huge world?
I don't know

And now I'm writing songs
That I already wrote once before
Now that gal from Greenpeace
Is back knocking at my door
Tell, me how can I save the world
When I can't save myself?
Maybe you ought to be knocking
At the door or someone else
Cause I don't know

And when my heart was bursting and full
I knew where to go cause I felt that strong pull
And I breathed in the air and I breathed it in deep
And I knew in my soul it was not mine to keep
And I walked the Earth sacred and strong
Then once day it felt like the cord was gone
I say, hey what's happening here?
Where's the love, what's this fear?
I don't know

So in closing I want to say thank you, good people
For your ears and your hearts and your gentleness
For without you right here, right now
I'd not be singing this song
And even in times when I've lost my way
And darkness surrounds me, just like today
I just dig and I dig and I dig through this thing
Cause something in me says sing
So I sing what I know, even though
I don't know nothing, don't know nothing at all.

I Miss You
It's that time of year
The long, lazy summer days
When the light and the shadows play
On the river
And oh, that dense, hot air
How a breath of it brings me there
Just one breath of it
Brings me tumbling back
Into those places where
I miss you
Where I miss you

And when fireworks rain down
Besieging the darkened sky
As well as the fortress of my
Guarded heart
And oh,those smell, those sounds
Of life bursting all around
Just the sight of a newborn flower
Piercing through the tender ground
Makes me miss you
Makes me miss you

Can I stop the Earth from turning?
Can I stop the tides?
So I don't know when
When will I stop asking why

So when I'm inside these walls
And the tears flow so easily
When I think of what couldn't be
Well, not this time
And can you hear me call
From amidst all the summer fun
And from all of the places
To which I run
So I can't feel at all
How much  I miss you
Cause I miss you

I'm So Low
A deep, dark pit in my stomach, a deep dark pit inside
A sense of despair sitting in there, reminding me I'm alive
Cause sadness starts on the inside
It flowers and then it sprouts
And I'm losing my way as I sit here today
And I fell like I wanna shout

I'm so low, baby I'm so low

And I'm wishing I could sit like the Buddha
Cause he knew how to be blue
But I'm running around and I'm making a sound
Cause that's what I do
I'll just swim with the ocean, I'll just fly with the wind
So hold my hand traversing this land till I come back again

Cause I'm so low, baby I'm so low

And this song is chasing me across the globe
When I'm inside, when I'm outside
In the car and in my dreams
Saying, "Please oh please, sing me"
And I don't even know how to play it

So once again I find
That I'm filled with jealousy
And anger and hate and again it's too late
I'm someone I don't want to be
So please teach me what success is
Tell me what it means to be true
Then wait for the day I can laugh and play
And share my smile with you

Cause I'm so low, baby I'm so low

Cause I've got everything though I can't feel it now
And I have all I need, though I feel empty inside
There's love everywhere and I'm not tapping in
Everything's gonna be alright, in fact it's alright now

Still I'm so low

Insides Out
Sometimes I feel like I'm inside out
Like you're hearing my soul
Though you're watching my mouth
And can you hear me? Can you see inside?
Or do you leave me wanting to hide?

Oh yes, I'm so afraid
But this is a decision that was already made
So you can listen or choose not to
But this is who I am, this is what I do

Cause this is like a story that was already wrote
And my job is to just hear the notes
Hear the song, hear the song that's there
Bring it up, bring it up, bring it up for air
When I fell like my insides are outside my skin
Well, that's the place to being
So I listen, I listen inside
And I muster the courage to bring it alive

So bring it up, bring it up, bring it up
Though I am just one voice
Bring it up, bring it up, bring it up
As though I have, I have a choice
Bring it up, bring it up, bring it up
Cause this is what I've got to share
Bring it up, bring it up, bring it up
Bring it up for air

So amidst all the worries and fear that we don
And the intricate armor that we've all got on
And in spite of the sadness and hatred and more
And the fact that we've wounded the earth to her core
And because I have a brain
And  a network of neurons to feel all the pain
And because I was blessed with a voice and a mouth
I see no choice but to wear my insides out

It's Time to Fly
I've waited a lifetime I've waited forever
I know in my heart it's now or never
I know it's time

It began with a whisper, began with a nudge
A small sign, now finally a shove
Now I know it's time

Chorus:
It's time. It's time. It's time. It's time to fly.

Cause I used to ponder and think it all through
And worry and struggle then one day I knew
That I know inside

Like I know it is best although it is daunting
To be who I am when it's not who they're wanting
And hear you calling, saying

Chorus

Cause I'm just a little bit of God wrapped in this body
And I'm doing all that I can
And you're a little bit of God wrapped in your body
And we're doing all that we can to fly
Cause it's time to fly

Let it Be Love
I feel the weight of the world upon my shoulders
And  pounding in my head
I feel an ancient hunger and the deepest sadness
Just thinking bout what you said
Why does life have to be so hard?
Make me wanna run and hide
Now I'm finding I need something strong and pure
To fill me up inside

CHORUS
So let it be love, let it be love, let it be
Nothing short of a miracle
Let it be love, let it be love, let it be
Just what we need

You see, I'm holding on and I'm clenching tight
Too scared to let it go
Afraid of what might see the light if I just let it flow
So give me hope and give me strength
To make it through another day
Give me the one thing that I'm sure
Can never walk away

CHORUS

And I thought they should love me
Well, it turns out I had to love myself
And I thought they could heal me
When I wasn't ready to be whole
Now I'm ready for you to fill me up, body and soul
Fill me up, fill me up body and soul

Lonely for You
Take me where I want to go
Take me fast or take me slow
Just take me by the hand
And lead me from this desert sand
Take me where
The seagulls drink the ocean air
Or the snow capped mountain peak
Whispers the words I long to speak

Chorus:
That no matter where it is
That I am going to
I'll always be lonely for you
Always be lonely for you
I'll always be lonely for you

The roots of pain they grow so deep
Down through my head and out my feet
I try to leave it on the earth
I try to leave it on the earth
But weeds go fast
Encasing my sad heart at last
I thought I cut these down before
Well, here they are again once more

Chorus

So, nothing less and nothing more
than every cell right to my core
Yes, every muscle wants to flee
I try to let it be
I breath it in
The sky, the moon, the clouds and then
I lift my head up to the sun
 And wait for tears to come

Lord Above
Lord above I want to walk with you
Want you to fill my heart with love
But, when I call your name will you be there?

Lord above want you to hear my prayer
Want my song to reach the heaven's gate
But when your people sing can you hear it up there?

Now, I've been away, been out on my own
Didn't know what to say
Now, I've been away.  But you have been, too
I'd give you my heart if I knew I could count on you

Lord above I want to walk with you
Want you to fill my heart with love
But, when I call your name will you be there?

Oori Oori/Wake Up!
Oori oori shir debeiri/Kevod Hashem aleich niglah
Awaken, awaken, sing your song
The glory of God is revealed upon you!
(From the Friday night prayer Lecha Dodi)

Deep in my heart there is a knowing
There's a knowing inside
That we're so much more than this
That we're so much more than this
Deep in my heart there is a knowing,
There's a knowing inside
That we're so much more than this.

While deep in my soul there is a trusting,
There's a trusting inside
That everything is alright, that everything is alright
Deep in my soul there is a trusting,
There's a trusting inside that everything is alright.

So won't you  be the person that you are
Please don't hold it in you
Won't you share it with the whole wide world
What you've got inside
Won't you heal it won't you nurture it
Sp that you can do your part
Cause we need your help in this world

So I'll speak to you softly
And I'll speak to you with kindness
Cause I am just part of you and you are just part of me
I'll speak to you  softly
And I'll speak to you with kindness
Cause we are one in the same

And I'll love you, I'll love you
And I'll love you and I'll love you some more
Cause that's the most I could do
I'll love you, I'll love you
And I'll love you and I'll love you some more
Cause that's the most I could do

So now I'll say that very same thing
With different words and a different ring
Here it is now here I go.  This is all you need to know:
Wake up! Wake up!
I said wake up from all the noise
I said wake up! Wake up!
Wake up from all the noise.
So you can be the person that you are,
Love the person that you are.
And if you love the person that you are
Then you can love the person that you're with.
And if you love the person that you're with
Then you can love the life that you have now
And if you wanna love the life that you have now
You gotta be the person that you are.
Wake up!

Show Your Face (Song to God)
Where were you on the day that it all unfurled?
Where'd you go after you left me with your work to do?
Were you there when my baby came into this world?
Tell me, where were you?

Were you downstairs in the lobby,
Were you downing a Diet Coke?
Were you too ashamed to come up to my room?
Well, I was there a night and a day
And then a whole nother night
So tell me, where were you?

Chorus:
So, come out and show your face
Like any grown man would
Come out and show your face to me
I'm getting tired of asking
And I'm getting real tired
Of your not answering
Won't you show me your face

So here I am on the birthday of your world
And I'm writing this song
Cause I don't know what else to do
I'm here now just like I was there to meet my little girl
So tell me, where are you?
So, come out and show your face
Like any grown man would
Come out and show your face to me
Cause I've been looking, asking, calling, searching
And you're nowhere to be found
Won't you please come around?

Song For You
I'm trying to prepare for my exam
Got to learn it all by nine A.M.
Got to learn it all by nine A.M.
And.. I am playing my guitar

CHORUS
Because all I want to do it s play another song for you
Play another song for you is all I want to do

I go to school to become wise
Got to learn the difference between truth and lies
Got to learn the difference between truth and lies
And... I am playing my piano

Well, I guess that I could study more
Open a book, read a graph, study a table
Learn about the Supreme Court
But...life is just so very short

Well, I listen to my professor in front of me
She's telling me about the law of entropy
I don't care about the law of entropy
I just want to play my drum

And I've got to write this paper on Pygmalion
Twenty-eight more pages and then I'm done
Twenty-eight more pages and then I'm done
And all I want to do is sing

Well, I guess that I could study more
Open a book, read a chart, study a table
Find a derivative
But...is that a way to live

I've read my Plato, I've read my Nietzche
And in the end, what does is teach me?
And in the end, what does is teach me?
I still can't play the saxophone.

This Heart
Hold my hand, will you hold it tight
So that I don't fly away
And feel this moment here tonight
Cause nothing's here to stay

Like I know this house is only bricks and mortar
And I know this car is only tons of steel
And I know this heart is really only muscle
But oh, the things it feels

So once again I feel I've lost my way
Once again I'm not who I want to be
Once again I feel afraid
Afraid of the past, cause I feel it's chasing me

And I know this book is only words on paper
And I know this song is only sound in air
And I know this heart is mostly pumping water
Still, it whispers a little prayer

So help me please make it thorough this world
And I'll do the same for you
A kind, kind word, a tender smile
A blessing of peace and hope to see us through

Cause I know this life is gone if you don't live it
And I know this love is all we've got to give
And I know this heart is waiting to be broken
That's what happens when you live


You Are My Angel
You are my angel, you are my honey
And I will always love you best I can
And I will hold you and I will squeeze you
And I will love you love you love you love you love you

You are a shelter from the storm
You are a lantern lighting up the dark
When you’re not with me I close my eyes
And I feel you in my heart
Yes I feel you in my heart

You are my angel, you are my honey
And you are perfect just the way you are
And I will kiss you and I will hug you
And I will love you love you love you love you love you

And when you smile
Oooh, you bring the springtime
And when you laugh
All the flowers bloom
And when you tell me that you love me
The whole world sings a tune
The whole world sings a tune

CHORUS

You're With Me
Here I stand on the threshold of a dream
Here I stand where things are as they seem
Here I stand ready to take flight 

And I dreamt a wind blew my sail to distant lands
And I dreamt a wind lifted my wings upon Your hands
And the rain that fell cleansed the sorrow from my heart

CHORUS:
And I know, I know you’ll catch me when I fall
And I know, I know you hear me when I call
And I know, I know as my ship sails out to sea
You’re with me

And the winds of change are blowing through the air
And the winds of change are blowing everywhere
And the winds of change are all we’ve ever known
Are all we’ll ever know.

Like in time the birds that fly through the western breeze
In time those birds will be flying next to me
And in time these wings will be like the legs I knew
Like the legs that I once knew

CHORUS

And one day we’ll laugh and hold our dear ones tight
And we’ll laugh and love throughout the starry night
And we’ll laugh and love as if it were the end

And we’ll raise our voice in praise of what we feel
And we’ll raise our voice in praise of something real
And we’ll raise our voice and sing our common song

Cause we’ll know, we’ll know that you catch us when we fall
And we’ll know, we’ll know that you hear us when we call
And we’ll know, we’ll know as our ship sails out at dusk
You’re with us.