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Taking Some Time Lyrics

Heading West
Words and music by Chris Lehman


Heading west from that great gateway
Wondering what lies ahead
Knowing we will be together
Makes this the best journey yet

As we disappear
Into a fog of fear
I will count it worth the while
And I'll smile

Driving down that lonesome highway
We're the only ones around
Sharing all the things we dream of
Passing through this sleeping town

These are times I will hold onto
Time away from every day
I will keep them deep inside my heart
Down the road, come what may

Moonlight in our eyes
Over canyon skies
Makes us forget all the miles
And our trials

Getting where we need to be
Just in time to see crimson clouds
This is what we knew we'd see
Time is lost and friendship's found
Time is lost when friendship's found



Daydreams
Words by Dave DeGooyer, Dan Lehman
Music by Dan Lehman, Chris Lehman, Dave DeGooyer


She's like a blade of grass
When green things have faded away
A trickle of cool water
When the rivers dried into clay

And she is so confusing
Haunts me day after day
I wonder how I will survive
After she's gone away

It's so easy to daydream
About someone you don't know
But it's a harsh reality
When the daydreams have to go

Sometimes I sit and pretend
She's singing a song to me
Nothing extra fancy but a
Simple soothing melody

And I watch her shadow
As the sun sets on the rolling green
But after all these hours
What do these daydreams mean?

It's so easy to daydream
About someone you don't know
But it's a harsh reality
When the daydreams have to go

Can I take the next step
And tell her how I feel?
She seems so close, but out of reach
Do I have to take a chance?

My mind's eye is running wild
I wonder why this can't be real?
I simply need to approach her
Let her know just how I feel
It's so easy to daydream
About someone you don't know
But it's a harsh reality
When the daydreams have to go
It's so easy to daydream
About someone you don't know
But it's a harsh reality
When the daydreams have to go



Taking Some Time
Words and music by Chris Lehman


It's taking me some time to figure out this life
I'm reaching out to try to find the things that are meaningful
It's taking me some time to open up my mind
The truth is sometimes hard to find, but still I will journey on

Everybody wants to hear
That they're wanted
Words that calm their deepest fears
I can see it in their eyes
I can see through their disguise
Still I run in fear, am I insincere?

It seems to be my time to walk into the light
To take the steps that lead to trust, to leave the old way behind
It seems to be my time to lay it on the line
To open up my heart to find the hope that can redefine

Everybody wants to hear
That they're needed
Words they haven't heard in years
I will look them in the eye
I will care enough to try
It's becoming clear, this is why I'm here

I've survived the surging waves of fear
And now I'm feeling so alive again
Now I'm looking to move on from here
And crying only joyful tears

It's taking me some time to figure out this life
But now I have the strength inside
Have the strength inside, have the strength inside
Have the strength inside
Found the strength inside, found the strength inside
Found the strength inside



Not Content to Be Unhappy
Words by Chris Lehman, Cheryl Lehman
Music by Chris Lehman


When you walked into my room
Challenged my whole point of view
You were so intent
To win your argument
You went for broke, but I would not relent

I'm not content to be unhappy
I'm not content to just concede
I may not have all of the answers
But I have the ones I need

When you spelled it out for me
My mistakes from A to Z
I made up my mind
To leave you far behind
There's no looking back this time

I'm not content to be unhappy
I'm not content to wear that frown
I'm trying hard to be that someone
To build up and not tear down

Take the time to think it through
Life is not out to get you
If you want misery
For your company
You'll have to find somebody new

I'm not content to be unhappy
I'm on my way to higher ground
I will not stop until you're asking
If I'll ever come back down
Will I ever come back down
No, I'll never come back down



The Best Days
Words and music by Chris Lehman


You parked your car outside my door
Then you cried a little more
Two in ten is not so good
Still I knew you'd make, I knew you would

Carrying loads too much to bear
Taking beatings so unfair
Still in time it was revealed
He built a sacred shield

I thought these days were supposed to be the best days of our lives
I'm holding on to the promise that the best days are waiting for us

Isolated in my room
Afraid to come out of my cocoon
Slowly worked my way out of my shell
Escaped my own personal hell

In a dark room hidden away
Talking about things that, oh, I shouldn't say
Fight or flight, I chose to fight
I knew running wouldn't make it right

I thought these days were supposed to be the best days of our lives
I'm holding on to the promise that the best days are waiting for us

I started counting down the days
When I first felt the springtime's healing rays
I'd done my time down in the pit
I felt I'd made the most of it

Things were looking up, you happened by
I said the wrong words and you said goodbye
You seemed to take delight in my despair
I thank the Lord I made it out of there

I thought these days were supposed to be the best days of our lives
I'm holding on to the promise that the best days are waiting for us
Waiting for us
Waiting for us
They're waiting for us