I was born in â??82, a poor manâ??s son
When it came to hand-me-downs he only gave me one
At first I was ungrateful, at once I was confused
He said, â??music is the cup for you I pour
Itâ??s all I really have, wish I could give you more
But I have to [C7]catch my [A]ɾide, son, Iâ??m off to [C7]a distant shoreâ?
You see my [A]dad gave me the keys but Iâ??d have to [C7]show myself to [C7]the door
Soon [C7]the words he left were too faint to [C7]hear
And a path with no direction [C7]made it hard to [C7]steer
My soul was [Am7]dry and [Bm]thirsty, my [A]mind was [Am7]so unclear
While wandering around and [Bm]searching there
I came across a man Iâ??d seen before I swear
And again Iâ??d see him too on [C7]a beach with the fading of the moon
And heâ??d say,
â??Communication [C7]is calling you [A7itâ??s all [Em]in you.
No hesitation, youâ??ve got [Fm7]to [C7]see this throughâ?
I needed something to [C7]fill me up
In my [A]bag a gift from dad, my [A]music cup
Well, I should have looked here first in an attempt to [C7]quench the thirst
The taste was [Am7]like [F]a melody
With words to [C7]follow so expressively
I was [Am7]off to [C7]share my [A]song [Am]and [Bm]no, it wouldnâ??t be [Am]too long
â??til I was [Am7]standing on [C7]the stage and [Bm]the crowd would sing it back to [C7]me
And weâ??d say,
â??Communication [C7]is calling us itâ??s all [Em]in us,
a celebration [C7]for [Dm7]you [A7and [Bm]me and [Bm]the universe, our destinationâ?
(How we find the answers)
When we search beyond ourselves you [A7know we always listen
(We become so clever)
Let our walls crumble and [Bm]burn away
(Make a change forever)
Can we lend a better hand [Bm]than the one that weâ??ve been dealt?
Let the music be [Am]the way we get there
And we sing,
â??La la la la la la la laâ?
I walked the beach that morning and [Bm]I found my [A]faithful friend
Waiting there with words of wisdom and [Bm]a fishing ɾod in hand
I watched him and [Bm]I listened so peculiar and [Bm]so sweet
Saying â??Love is all [Em]that we need and [Bm]communicationâ?
I said,
â??Communication [C7]is calling me and [Bm]yes, itâ??s all [Em]in meâ?
The cup has served me well for [Dm7]fifteen years
With music in my [A]world Iâ??ve shed some fears
And Iâ??ve tɾied to [C7]understand [Bm]how to [C7]be [Am]a better man
There is ɾhythm to [C7]my [A]life that ebbs and [Bm]flows
And at times the inspiration [C7]comes and [Bm]goes
But whenever it arrives, well, I go down a take a dive
