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VERSE 1
Bad man peered from beneath his brim
Narrow eyes into narrow slits
sunlight stabs at the land and him
over the rusty river
over the rusty river
The boat comes up and the chest comes out
Bad man watches the sailors shout
mud or body they can’t tell now
only the rusty river
only the rusty river

CHORUS
Bad man traveled far and wide to
find this chest with iron sides
lock him up his pretty little bride
under the rusty river
under the rusty river

VERSE 2
No one heard her cry and call
bad man stood with his bad man gall
just one push that chest it fell
into the rusty river
into the rusty river
A chest of iron, a chest of wood
tall and wide and filled with blood
bad man grins as a bad man could
beside the Rusty River
beside the Rusty River

CHORUS
Something caused that chest to float
bad man screams cause he can’t gloat
pretty little bride in a pretty little boat
sailing the rusty river
sailing the rusty river
(bad bad bad man )

VERSE 3
Bad man sure that chest will sink
traveled home and he poured a drink
pretty little bride had time to think
sailing the rusty river
sailing the rusty river
That was 10 full years before
seen that pretty little bride no more
now that chest is pulled on shore
shore of the rusty river
shore of the rusty river

CHORUS
High above the river moat
pretty little bride she watches close
bides her time and she’s no ghost
over the rusty river
over the rusty river
(bad bad bad man)

RAINBOW GIRL

LYRICS BY
DAVID CONFORTE copyright 2009


RAINBOW GIRL, I HAD NO COLOR
IN MY CLOUDY WORLD.
YOU ADDED RAINBOWS FROM YOUR PASTEL WORLD.
YOU'RE MY RAINBOW GIRL.

I WAS BLUE UNTIL YOUR GREEN EYES
CLEARED MY CHARCOAL VIEW.
AND FILLED NEW KEEN EYES WITH A ROSEY HUE.
YOU'RE MY RAINBOW GIRL.

YOUR WARM RED LIPS WILL SAY I LOVE YOU
AT END OF DAY
WHEN ORANGE SKIES AND PURPLE SHADOWS GIVE WAY
TO ROMANCE AND A YELLOW MOON

THAT SHINES AS BRIGHTLY
AS A POT OF GOLD,
DEFINES YOU NIGHTLY LIKE THAT TALE OF OLD.
YOU'RE MY RAINBOW GIRL.
I FOUND MY RAINBOW GIRL.

Poised for a Fall
Words and Music by Ali Matthews
©2005 (SOCAN)

I put my courage to the test
And though you know I tried my best
I tied myself and all the rest into a great big knot
I swore and I insisted
I had straightened what was twisted
But I think I might have missed it by a long-shot
Everybody knows, everyone but me
Everybody sees the writing on the wall
How gracefully I stand, poised for a fall

It’s just a tempest in a teacup
It’s a temporary mix-up
And the moment that I wake up everything will be just fine
I keep striving for that one thing
Keep diving into something
I’ll be smiling as I’m crumbling for the very last time
Everybody knows, everyone but me
Everybody sees the writing on the wall
How gracefully I stand, poised for a fall

(bridge)
Oh don’t look down
Another circus clown
Is on a ladder climbing up to the high wire
Oh don’t think twice
Just grab the biggest slice
And maybe then you’ll set the world on fire

Good old Cinderella lost her slipper
I know fate tried hard to trip her
If you see her, won’t you give her all my very best regards
For I’m another one who won’t tread lightly
I’ll be tossing, turning nightly
Synchronized by the lies in my busted up heart
Everybody knows, everyone but me
Everybody sees the writing on the wall
How gracefully I stand, poised for a fall

Post deleted by Brian Austin Whitney

Something More
by Jim Vilandre BMI 2009
www.jimvilandre.com
Jim Vilandre Music Publishing
From the upcoming album "Sonica Acoustica"

It never gets much easier
The time just passes by
It's only been one hour that's passed
And still I want to sigh
Waiting never rushes things
Time just rolls on why
Something is going to happen
I'm never quite sure what

Chorus
Something More
That's what we are longing for
Something More
What's in store
Why do we always wait
Why do we always wait for something more

No one ever says that this is it
No one ever says ok now I'll quit
Wishing for that next open door
That next sandy shore
That little girl next door
Waiting never rushes things
Time just passes by
If we could just be satisfied
With what we have this night

Chorus

Bridge
You can make a plan
You can try again
But where you're headed
That's where you're going
Round and round this world will turn
Same again another days way
Has come and passed away
Funny how some things will change
And some will stay the same

Chorus

“Death Harvest”
Words and music by Al Alvarez and Ben Tiptonford Copy-2008

My head feels busted and my spirit hangs in shreds
Just like the flag that I see flyin’ over head
It's beat and tattered like the men I lay beside
They’re mostly boys who left their homes for hollow pride
I wonder if it’s over
God please let this be over, now...

The smoke is clearing from the battle field I’m in
The mornin’ haze is shiftin’ Filled with death and sin
Men from the same land have taken life and limb
Filled with a promise of a new life to begin
I wonder if it's over
God please let this be over, now...


They call this Gettysburg, today it feels like hell
Echoes of cries and screams, of sights and sounds and smells
Off in the distance I hear a bugler’s blare
The things I’ve had to do, can’t bring myself to share
I wonder if it's over
God please let this be over, now...



The cap and ball and cannons echo in my ears

To harvest all the dead will take weeks, months or years

I wonder if my girls still waiting back at home

My skins on fire God, don’t let me die alone….


We’ve worked two harvests now as prisoners of war
The treaties have been signed the blood will run no more
The roads are scattered with the southbound who survived
Atlanta bound; I’m burnt but glad to be alive
Oh God it’s finally over
Thank God it’s finally over, now...

Oh God it's finally over
Thank God It's finally over, now...

LOVE SLAVE

(from the cd eclectique by Don Sheppard)

Lyrics: Don Sheppard

I'll be your slave until I die
No need to try to reason why
I look at you and I fly sky-high

Say when and where and I'll be there
Midnight or morning I don't care
Feel like I'm walking in mid-air, I swear

You, you are the one I idolize
the one I need to satisfy me
Deny me, and I would just as soon lie down and die

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I close my eyes, I see your face
No one could ever take your place
No way could time and space erase your face

I want you close - don't fly away
I'll miss you so each night and day
The day will come for you to stay, I pray

You, you are the one I idolize
the one I need to satisfy me
Deny me, and I would just as soon lie down and die

-------

The best is yet to come, I know
Wherever you may go, I'll go
Our love will come, our love will grow so

I'll be your slave until I die
No need to ever say goodbye
"Goodbye" would surely make me cry, I sigh

You, you are the one I idolize
the one I need to satisfy me
Deny me, and I would just as soon lie down and die

(c) 2001

WHEN I GET OUTTA BED
Writers: Gracie Hollombe Vandiver & David Rivers

Didn't call in sick when I woke up
Didn't burn the coffee but
I could use something strong to clear away the static
I haven't said an angry word
Laid on the horn or flipped the bird
While battling the traffic

(Chorus)
It's been an easy day so far
I've had no worries yet
But God I'm gonna need a little help
When I get outta bed

I haven't tried to stretch the truth
Raised my voice or come unglued
I don't know but somehow I'm holdin' it together
I haven't had to screen my calls
Haven't stepped beyond these same four walls
So I can't complain about the weather

It's been an easy day so far
I've had no worries yet
But God I'm gonna need a little help
When I get outta bed

(Bridge)
It'd be easy to roll over and pull the covers up
And lose another day by feeling like I'm stuck

Haven't listened to that desperate voice
That leads me to a desperate choice
I haven't had a drop to drink
Haven't sacrificed my own success
Been paralyzed by my regrets
I'm stronger than I used to be

It's been an easy day so far
I've had no worries yet
But God I'm gonna need a little help
When I get outta bed

Copyright 2007 Mother Knows Best Music (ASCAP) and Clay River Music (ASCAP)

"Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr."

By Aliza Hava
Copyright 2008
FireMusicFaerie Productions
www.alizahava.com

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Martin Luther King was a preacher man
He fought the system and the Ku Klux Klan
Served his time down in Birmingham
Fighting all his life, he never raised a hand

August 28, 1963
He said, "I have a dream" for equality
For brotherhood and justice for you and me
This ain't a Jim Crow society
The Civil Rights Movement was a time of revolution
To open up our minds to conscious evolution
So we could pave a way to a common solution

{chorus}
Dr. Martin Luther King x2
...had a dream

Dr.King lived a life of meaning
He wanted to prove he wasn't
Only dreaming
He'd come for those who'd gone astray
To teach that there's a better way
He said, "Let the Golden Rule be the rule of thumb"
To love each other, everyone
So we can win the war on hate
Before we find that it's too late

Dr. Martin Luther King x2
...had a dream

{Bridge}
He said, "Unity is the great need of the hour,"
So when we come together
We will surely have the power

Now, there's a long road ahead
We've got work to do
For all oppressed people
Muslim or Jew
Rich, poor
Black or white
We need to walk a path to Light
Coretta Scott King was his foundation
A loving wife who helped her man rock a nation
So we sing in celebration

Dr. Martin Luther King x2
...had a dream

Oh, Dr., Oh, Dr.
Dr.Martin Luther King

He came to heal the world....

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(You can hear this song at www.alizahava.com and www.myspace.com/alizahava)

Cranberry Lake

By Richard MacLemale, Copyright 2008

The summer of 75 I was ten
My grandparents owned an old cottage back then
It sat by a lake that was quite hard to find
The drive was a long one but we didn't mind

And every morning my grandma would make
A weak cup of coffee I'd gratefully take
And we'd watch the sunrise and when it was through
We'd plan out our day and the great things we'd do

Chorus
And everything seems so much fun when you're ten
We'd swim to the float, and we'd swim back again
We'd go to the old store and buy cherry soda and gum
The grownups would sit in the shade in July
And they'd watch us play and they'd desperately try
To not think about the adults we'd eventually become

My grandfather taught me to fish on that lake
We'd go out before everyone was awake
We'd sit there for hours and catch two or three
And I know that it was a big deal to me

And I had my first crush on that lake, way back when
I was so young, she was 16 then
To her I was only a kid, and I know
I thought she was pretty and I told her so

Chorus
And everything seems so much fun when you're ten
We'd swim to the float, and we'd swim back again
We'd go to the old store and buy Coca Cola and gum
The grownups would sit in the shade in July
And they'd watch us play and they'd desperately try
To not think about the adults we'd eventually become

Bridge
My father, he failed when he thought that he could
Find the old lake where the old cottage stood
It hid from my Dad but could not hide from me
And satellite photos and technology

I drove to the lake that we'd all left behind
I wasn't prepared for the sight that I'd find
A small pond of water, a hundred yards wide
I slowed down the car and I pulled to the side

Chorus
And this is the place where the old store should be
And that lake looks more like a small pond to me
The cottage is gone, all that's left is an empty space
And this little pond couldn't possibly be
The place where I had all those great memories
But it's so familiar, I know that I'm in the right place

Our memories color events of the past
The cottage is gone, but my memories will last
And deep down inside you, you know that it's true
It's people, not places, that matter to you

Here's an entry by Bob Levy which went to the wrong place. I am posting it for him here:
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Hi Brian,
Here's the lyric to my blues song "NOTHING LIKE YOU".
thanks,
Bob Levy
Silk River Music

NOTHING LIKE YOU
By Bob Levy

Please don’t pretend that you’ll miss me
Now that I’ve finally gone
Your cheating heart can’t convince me with lies
My tortured pride cried “It’s time to move on”

I’m not the man that you wanted
Oh, how you made sure I knew
No bitter tears ‘cause we’ve parted today
‘Cause my new baby’s NOTHING LIKE YOU

She’ll give me loving each morning
You gave me heartache each night
She would do anything for me I know
My loving baby does ev’rything right

Lord knows I must have been crazy
Some masochistic old fool
You made my brain-matter hazy that way
But my new baby’s NOTHING LIKE YOU

BRIDGE
You said I wasn’t enough of a man
You treated me like a clown
But my loving baby’s my number one fan
And this lady’s staying around

You thought I’d crawl back and crumble
Girl, tell me who is the fool?
You’re all alone acting humble tonight
While I’m wrapped around someone new…
Someone who’s NOTHING LIKE YOU

BRIDGE
You said I wasn’t enough of a man
You treated me like a clown
But my loving baby’s my number one fan
And this lady’s staying around

We’ll build a lifetime together
Love this good’s long overdue
She’ll never sing “Stormy Weather” with me
I’ll never sing her the “Blues”
‘Cause my new baby knows what to do…
Believe me…my new baby’s NOTHING LIKE YOU


© Copyright Robert M. Levy, Silk River Music 2004

There is a star guiding my way

I am Man and I am Life
I trust in everyday
Heavens and the love of Life
There is a star guiding my way

I am happy to walk the Earth
My heart is opening
Till the end of the universe
There is a star guiding my way

I am water and I am fire
I am one who believes
Earth and air, in the lucky one
There is a star guiding my way

Love is alive (then) Love is away, death is always winning the play
Beyond this war, even so far, there is a star guiding our way
Never forget, relentlessly, we must fight Death to set us free
And we must win, then we will see: there is a star for you and me

I am the tenderness of Spring
A lullaby, a song of praise
Whispering winds of being
There is a star guiding my way

I sing this song for all of us
Looking for the new Man
Children of Aquarius
There is a star guiding our way

Transparent to the passing time
I am the certitude
I am Man and I am Life
There is a star guiding my way

© 1994 Ariel Kalma

I got a phone call yesterday
©2008 Bill Robinson ASCAP

V1
I got a phone call yesterday
Wish I hadn’t that's all I'll say
Didn’t know Joe was over there
Didn’t know he’d gone anywhere

V2
It’s only been a couple years
We hung out and drank some beers
Remember him throwin’ a touchdown pass
The cross town team still kicked our ass
I got a phone call yesterday

Chorus
I was changing plugs on my brother’s car
When the cell phone rang I banged my head
trying to reach it It’ll leave a scar
Funny how we go out of our way
To grab the telephone when it rings
I got a phone call yesterday

V3
Long tall Joe was his high school name
My brother Sam named him at that Game
Sam and Joe went over there
Couple of days they’ll get back here
I got a phone call yesterday

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
Couldn’t think of a word to say
Mom was crying Dad punched a hole
in the kitchen wall
Sam sure liked old Chevrolets
White crosses will mark where they lay

Repeat Chorus

Tag
I was changing plugs on my brother's car

AMANI

Verse One
God created us a people of diversity
Not a people of adversity
Too long we've been fussing and fighting
Too much bloodshed in Africa

Chorus
Amani Amani Amani
Means peace and we need it right now
Amani Amani Amani
Our children want to play together
Amani Amani Amani
Equal rights to all the people
Amani Amani Amani
Peace and love to everybody
Amani Amani Amani

Verse Two
Together we can say no to racism
We can say no to tribalism
There's a brutal war in the Middle East
War in Europe, war in Asia

Chorus
Amani Amani Amani
Means peace and we need it right now
Amani Amani Amani
Our children want to play together
Amani Amani Amani
Equal rights to all the people
Amani Amani Amani
Peace and love to everybody
Amani Amani Amani

Verse Three
Politics doesn't have to be dirty tricks
Inciting the youth with hate speech
We want to see justice in the world now
No nuclear war, no genocide


Chorus
Amani Amani Amani
Means peace and we need it right now
Amani Amani Amani
Our children want to play together
Amani Amani Amani
Equal rights to all the people
Amani Amani Amani
Peace and love to everybody
Amani Amani Amani

Bridge
You could have wronged me
I could have wronged you, but
This is the time to forgive and move as one

Chorus
Amani Amani Amani
Means peace and we need it right now
Amani Amani Amani
Our children want to play together
Amani Amani Amani
Equal rights to all the people
Amani Amani Amani
Peace and love to everybody
Amani Amani Amani

Copyright (c) 2009 Francis Juma (a.k.a. Fabrizzio)

Translation:
Amani is a Kiswahili word from Kenya meaning Peace

Song Genre: Reggae

She's The Kind Of Girl

verse 1
it was a hundred and five on the interstate
my baby was lookin' great
cowgirl hat, white t-shirt, 'n' jeans
Garth Brooks song on the radio
singin' a song 'bout a rodeo
had her boot hiked up on the dash
ya know what i mean

pre-chorus:
got a long way to ride, but i don't mind
watchin' her hair blowin', i started to unwind

Chorus:
She's the kind of girl, Every cowboy hopes to find
once in a lifetime, when the stars are all aligned
she loves kids 'n' old folks, she can rope 'n' ride
'n' i'm so glad to call her mine
She's the kind of girl, Every cowboy hopes to find

verse 2
i've wondered what she sees in me
says she loves me cos i'm from Tennessee
'n' she ain't got to wait when we start to ride
back home grillin' on the patio
she said “hey cowboy wanna play rodeo”
had her boot hiked up on the chair
ya know what i mean

pre-chorus:
got a long way to ride, but i don't mind
watchin' her let her hair down, i started to unwind

Chorus:
She's the kind of girl, Every cowboy hopes to find
once in a lifetime, when the stars are all aligned
she's a lover and a fighter, this might be an all nighter
'n' i'm so glad to call her mine
She's the kind of girl, Every cowboy hopes to find

Bridge:
Happiness was once a star i only dreamed upon
but she reaches out and gives to me, and me i just hold on

Chorus:
She's the kind of girl, Every cowboy hopes to find
once in a lifetime, when the stars are all aligned
she's a lover and a fighter, makes my life a whole lot brighter
'n' i'm so glad to call her mine
yeah i'm so proud to call her mine
She's the kind of girl, Every cowboy hopes to find

(C) 2009 Moker Jarrett/ASCAP
All Rights Reserved

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Thanks,

Brian

"800 Voices"
Copyright Danny Ellis

800 voices echo, across the gray playground
Shouts of fights and God knows what, I still can hear that sound
With their hobnail boots and rough tweeds, angry seas of brown and green
The toughest God forsaken bunch that I'd ever seen

I was taken 'cross the schoolyard, in the cold December morn
Through the games of ball and the wrestling kids, all fighting to stay warm
There I handed in my trousers and my khaki gabardine
Farewell to the last reminders of a home in smithereens

Well they marched us down to breakfast, and they marched us up to bed
And the hobnail boots on the iron stairs was enough to wake the dead
And after mass on Sundays, with the brass band playing fine
We would march with the rebel battle hymns, sending shivers up your spine

"How long will you be here for?" said the big lad on the wall
"I've got 8 more years to go", said I, and he laughed till I thought he'd fall
"Well I'm outa here next week", said he,"but before your time is soon"
"There'll be raisins in the holy communion, son, there'll be walking on the moon"

"I'll be back for you this Christmas", I could hear my mammy say
And the bitter truth within that lie I've yet to face today
When it gets too much for feeling you just bury it somehow
And that 8 year old abandoned lad still waits for her right now

The Jesuits came round now and then, to sing their songs of hell
And we'd be pissin' in our britches, for we knew that place right well
But a spark of sweet devotion found me, it sings in my heart still
Though it took me years to shake the guilt of the cross upon the hill

Marked black by the Christian brothers, who stole away my breath
Marked black by their straps of leather, an inch away from death
Some were only lads themselves, one or two were saints
But too many grim abusers had no compassion or restraint

Then there was brother Joe O'Connor, gave me music, strength and pride
He was almost like a father, though he was quick to tan your hide
And the memories now are bittersweet,I've dropped that heavy load
And 800 voices cheer me on as I'm walkin' down the road.

I don't need Jesus
by Samuel Joseph Harris

I was raised in the faith
Grandma sang Amazing Grace
She taught me Jesus Loves Me
and the Old Rugged Cross
But I was hard to teach
And when Grandma died
no one could reach
this angry boy, and I got lost

So I drove back to my hometown
And by the railroad tracks I found
The old church house
Where I learned to sing and pray
I found holes in the walls and doors,
broken glass scattered on the floor
and an old hymn book
Signed with Grandma's name

Chorus:

So I turned to the Old Rugged Cross
But I can't sing it by myself
Grandma warned the devil loves to tease us
He tells us we don't need Jesus, anymore
But don't believe him boy
There's no one else

My heart is broke and bruised
And I could use some Good News
and if Grandma were here
She would show me where to look
But I got mad when she passed away
So I kicked the stone off Grandma's grave
The day they buried her with her good book

And now I'm trying to sing the Old Rugged Cross
But I can't sing it by myself
Grandma said the devil lives to deceive us
He tells us we don't need Jesus
But don't believe him boy,
There is no one else

Spoken:
Well, I left that run down church
and on a hill far away
I kicked up the dirt
In a graveyard that felt like my new home

Sung:
I got down on my knees
and lying in the weeds
I found that cross I broke off
Grandmas stone

And now I'm clinging to the old rugged cross
But I can't fix it by myself
I know the devil loves to tease us
He convinced me I don't need Jesus
But now I know for sure
I've got no one else
Oh Jesus, I'm gonna need your help

Beyond the Pleasure Principle
Album: Hear AT Last
C/08 BMI Marshall Price
Written by Donato Faoro

I have no sense for consequence, my immediate desire.
Impulsive drives while I stand by, preaching to the choir.
Please excuse my primal instincts, all these friends of mine.
Muted voices swear they can't hear and they tell me all the time.

The roads I've traveled take me, thru the state of being,
Mechanisms of defense provide my therapy
along the way

My life's doing fine, as I'm pickin up my piece of mind.
My life's hard to find, and I hope it won't leave me behind.
You can put me away, this time to stay,
The voice in my head's coming back finally, it's ID

I'm not falling for the leader,
I'm only following down.
Where ever I go, what ever I do.
There I am.

Conflicts with my chemistry, connecting you and me
Early symptoms I ignored are now consuming me.
Define the source of noble forces, tell me where to look.
Witness my complete illusion, read it in the book.

The roads I've traveled take me, thru the state of being,
Mechanisms of defiance provide my therapy
on the way

My life's doing fine, as I'm pickin up my peace of mind.
My life's hard to find, and I hope it won't leave me behind.
You can put me away, this time to stay,
The voice in my head's coming back finally, it's ID
Yeah It's ID...

HIGH PRICE TO PAY

V1
Got A Feeling
Down In My Heart
Don’t Wanna Go There
Cos It’s So Dark
There’s Been Times When Its Been So Bad
Don’t Know Happy – Only Know Sad

CHORUS
I Know It Sounds Rock & Roll
I Gotta Tell You Its What’s In My Soul
Don’t Ever Think That I Want It This Way
No Way
Such A High Price To Pay

V2
On Looking Back
Its Becoming So Clear
We Made Mistakes
Just Out Of Fear
We Tried So Hard
To Keep It Together
Just Like A Crew Out In Stormy Weather

CHORUS

V3
Now I’ve Told You Here In My Song
I Can’t Do Right
I Can’t Do Wrong
Making The Change Is So Hard To Do
Without You

Instrumental Based On Verse

CHORUS

V4
Still Got That Feeling
Down In My Heart
Now I’ve Been Back There
Its Still Pretty Dark
And If You See Me Just Wave & Shout
I Need A Friend To Get It All Out

CHORUS

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Contact: Nick Redford – Managing Director
Tel No: (Outside UK) +44 (UK Only) 07949 246800
Email : musicpublishing@unit58.com

ROCK FOR THE WORLD

V1
We’re all under pressure
We’re all on a trial
Let’s help one another
At least for a while
We’ve all got the beauty
We’ve all got the brains
If we stick together
We will throw off all these chains

CH
Rock for the world
Rock up to the sky
Rock all night long
Rock until we die
Roll with the thunder
Roll with the dice
Roll with your baby
Roll with all your might

V2
We all want our freedom
We all want a life
To get what you wish for
We have to pay a price
Be careful what you wish for
And careful what you do
In this so called life
It may come back on you

CH

BR
One on our own
Is not as strong as two
When we get to three
There’s nothing we can’t do
With five we’re flying high
Six gives us a chance
Sevens my lucky number
So this one is for you

V1 REPEAT

CH to end

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Worldwide Copyright Owned By: Unit58 Music Publishing
Contact: Nick Redford – Managing Director
Tel No: (Outside UK) +44 (UK Only) 07949 246800
Email : musicpublishing@unit58.com

I hope I can post this today. I hope I haven't posted too much. Here goes:

Paper Flowers
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[Verse 1]
I came home from workin' late,
checked in on the kids,
makin' sure their chores were done,
and how the day had been.
Found a mess on the kitchen table,
scissors, glue, and colored paper.
Called the guilty party there,
stood and stared at him.

He said ...

[Chorus]
I made some paper flowers, Daddy.
Tomorrow's Mom's birthday.
I love her and I've missed her, Daddy,
since she went away.
I had to leave the mess to cry,
'cause I felt all alone.
I made some paper flowers, Daddy,
to lay on Mamma's stone.

[Verse 2]
I felt so bad, I knelt on down,
and pulled him close to me.
Hid my tears and broken heart,
so I wouldn't let him see.
Hadn't thought-a his Mamma lately,
and those little sad eyes all but made me
break on down, and think about,
the words he said to me.

He said ...

[Chorus]
I made some paper flowers, Daddy.
Tomorrow's Mom's birthday.
I love her and I've missed her, Daddy,
since she went away.
I had to leave the mess to cry,
'cause I felt all alone.
I made some paper flowers, Daddy,
to lay on Mamma's stone.

[Bridge]
I still try to visit, when I get the time.
Those paper flowers and his words are buried in my mind.

He said ...

[Chorus]
I made some paper flowers, Daddy.
Tomorrow's Mom's birthday.
I love her and I've missed her, Daddy,
since she went away.
I had to leave the mess to cry,
'cause I felt all alone.
I made some paper flowers, Daddy,
to lay on Mamma's stone.

[Tag]
I made some paper flowers, Daddy,
Tomorrow's Mom's birthday.

One more and I'm done. Let me know if this is too much.

Chasin' The Rain
================
[Verse 1]
A blanket and the front steps, six o'clock this mornin'.
Coulda stayed in our bed, and listened to the thunder's warnin'.
Saw the light'nin' flash, as the clouds came rollin' in.
Had to hit the road, to chase the rain again.

[Chorus]
Chasin' the rain.
Let her ride out on the wind,
thought the storms would somehow
bring her home again.
When she's back in my arms,
to wash away the pain,
I'll stop chasin' the rain.

[Verse 2]
Sat there on the shoulder, Interstate 65.
Shoulda never told 'er, I would be alright.
Since she flew to Heaven, scattered in the wind,
I listen for the storms, so I can chase the rain again.

[Chorus]
Chasin' the rain.
Let her ride out on the wind,
thought the storms would somehow
bring her home again.
When she's back in my arms,
to wash away the pain,
I'll stop chasin' the rain.

[Bridge]
I could hear the sky a-talkin', as she closed her eyes that day.
But she promised she'd be with me, ev'ry time it rained.

[Chorus]
Chasin' the rain.
Let her ride out on the wind,
thought the storms would somehow
bring her home again.
When she's back in my arms,
to wash away the pain,
I'll stop chasin' the rain.

Shut Your Mouth (lyrics by Ali Handal and a girl named jaen)

You say you wanna make time for me but tonight you have to work late
You say you wanna lose ten pounds while you butter the bread on your plate
that cigarette you're smoking is sure to be your last
But I can't even count the times you've quit in the past

I'm tired of hearing you
Why don't you try something new?

The ones who talk the loudest always have the least to say

You claim I'll be a household name if I sign on your dotted line
You claim that you're the only game I can play to make my star shine
Oh, you've got big plans but you never follow through
And the only one believing the hype that you create is you

I'm tired of hearing you
Why don't you try something new?

The ones who talk the loudest always have the least to say
The ones who talk the loudest always have the least to say

Shut your mouth and do something
Promises they don't impress me
Talk is cheap and way too easy
I prefer to wait and see

The ones who talk the loudest always have the least to say
The ones who talk the loudest always have the least to say
The ones who talk the loudest always have the least to say


(c) 2009

Beneath the Mistletoe (lyrics by Ali Handal and a girl named jaen)

Window shopping Christmas Eve, treasures piled high
Diamond rings reflect the sparkle you bring to my eye
But all I want for Christmas is the boy that I love best
You're the only gift I want - I don't need the rest

Oh, December can be cold
But baby when you hold me close you melt away the winter snow
So, I'll wrap you in a red bow
We'll spend Christmas Eve beneath the mistletoe

We don't worry bout the hectic pace the season tends to bring
Shopping malls and traffic crawls but we're not hurrying
Cause I don't mind if you and I miss Santa and his sleigh
He is not the reason it's my favorite holiday

Oh, December can be cold
But baby when you hold me close you melt away the winter snow
So, I'll wrap you in a red bow
We'll spend Christmas Eve beneath the mistletoe

Oh, December can be cold
But baby when you hold me close you melt away the winter snow
So, I'll wrap you in a red bow
We'll spend Christmas Eve beneath the mistletoe

(c) 2004

I'm Proud
©2009 Harriet Ames


vs1
We're a lot alike
Same branch of the family tree
I see you in the mirror
When I'm staring straight at me
But duplicating your life, wasn't in the plans
So the choices I made were out of your hands

Chorus
The path of my life
Wasn't what you had in mind
You never said it was wrong
But wouldn't say it was right
You made it clear that you loved me
Though rarely out loud
And the one thing I never heard at all
Son, I'm proud

vs2
You tried to raise me right
And Dad, I really think you did
But I couldn't follow your lead
And keep my vision hid
Same talents, same interests, but a different career
'N even when I found success, you couldn't stand up and cheer

Chorus
The path of my life
Wasn't what you had in mind
You never said it was wrong
But wouldn't say it was right
You made it clear that you loved me
Though rarely out loud
And the one thing I never heard at all
Son, I'm proud.

Bridge
You've been gone for years
You'll never read this letter now
But in order to burn the past
I had to write it down

Chorus
The path of my life
Wasn't what you had in mind
You never said it was wrong
But wouldn't say it was right
You made it clear that you loved me
though rarely out loud
And the one thing I never heard at all
Son, I'm proud

No, I never once heard you say out loud
Son, I'm proud

ANYTHING

Chorus
I want to find the child in me
The one who dares
The one who dreams
Unafraid to follow the stream
The one who believes
She can be anything

Verse 1
Will she greet me with a smile?
Or will it take a little while
Will she be willing to take my hand?
Help me remember who I am

Chorus
I want to find the child in me
The one who dares
The one who dreams
Unafraid to follow the stream
The one who believes
She can be anything

Verse 2
When we meet I'll cross my heart
Make a promise from the start
I need to tell her of days gone by
Need her to hold me so I can cry

Instrumental

Final Chorus
I want to find the child in me
The one who dares
The one who dreams
Unafraid to follow the stream
The one who believes
She can be
I found my child on the rivers edge
In the mossy grass
Where I made my bed
As a child the place I dreamed
Where I believed I could be
Where I believed I could be
Where I believed I could be. . .Anything

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Anything Video

Silver Wings and an Eagle Patch
Lyrics by Nathan A. Baker
(c)2009 All Rights Reserved

Verse 1
Nineteen years old it was summertime
Free as the wind across a dried dandelion
Young paratrooper just out of Jump School
Brave defender playing by the rules

Chorus
Silver wings and an eagle patch
A M-16 and a green rucksack
Three days rations; two hundred rounds
Going to take that hill for Uncle Sam

Verse 2
Rain, mud, slipping and sliding
Bullets flying and bad guys hiding
He fought, saw good men die
And experienced some wild Huey rides

Chorus
Silver wings and an eagle patch
A M-16 and a green rucksack
Three days rations; two hundred rounds
Going to take that hill for Uncle Sam

Bridge
Some called it the Summer of Love
He called it a summer in hell
Air Mobile Death from above
Using bullets to ring Freedom's bell

Chorus
Silver wings and an eagle patch
A M-16 and a green rucksack
Three days rations; two hundred rounds
Going to take that hill for Uncle Sam

Tag
Forty summers and he's still attached
To silver wings and an eagle patch

(c)2009

Footprints
(copyright 2008) by Zip Tang

Bubbles rising, through the water
Evidence, there's something down there
As they break, upon the surface
There's nothing left, no further information

The footprints lead to where I took the fall
They show me where I've been
A place I hardly recognize at all
Like someone else's dream

Neon lighting, casts a shadow
Gives me hints of what's behind me
The sun is rising, shadows fading
There's nothing left, no further information

I remember mountain streams
I'm making sense of childhood dreams
The other part I can't recall
Time has just erased it all
The mountains will remain the same
Close your eyes, a child again
I know there was a painful day
But time has washed it all away

What Have I Done
(c)2009 David Shytle
Verse 1
I woke up in the middle of the night
I couldn't sleep at all from that terrible fight
You rolled over in a different direction
So I got up outa the bed and went into the kitchen, huh, huh.
I poured me a glass of my favorite drink
And sat down at the table and started to think

Pre Chorus
Oh, oh, oh, what have I done, what have I said
I didn't say I'm sorry when we went to bed
Oh, oh, oh, I can't believe those words I said to you
I really love you baby and now that's the truth

Chorus
Oh, this thing we call love didn't happen over night
It's been growing and growing down deep inside
I need to let go of my foolish pride
And if we fight again I'll let you win every time
Cause it's worth our love to hold you tonight

Verse 2
The next day we rolled out of the bed
I was hung over from the thoughts in my head
We didn't speak about it for the rest of the day
Because two separate jobs is our saving grace, huh, huh.

Verse 3
I walked in the door around 6:00 o'clock
I hoped she got the flowers that I sent to work
In her usual way she gave me that smirk
That's to be interpreted that I was a jerk, huh, huh.
I started laughing nervously knelling by her side
I spoke straight from the heart as I looked in her eyes

Pre Chorus

Oh, oh, oh, what have I done, what have I said
I didn't say I'm sorry when we went to bed
Oh, oh, oh, I can't believe those words I said to you
I really love you baby and now that's the truth

Chorus
Oh, this thing we call love didn't happen over night
It's been growing and growing down deep inside
I need to let go of my foolish pride
And if we fight again I'll let you win every time
Cause it's worth our love to hold you tonight

Ghost Seams
(copyright 2008) Gretchen Wehmhoff

I was looking for dreams in the fabric store
Found an old pattern that you’ve worn before
The fabric flowed, our love in the wind
The color matched the feel of your skin,
It felt good in my hands
Like you holding me close
I just knew I had to start sewing your ghost

So I took the whole bolt
Down from the rack
Bought a zipper and buttons and thread all to match
But the pattern was hard
I couldn’t cut out the heart
I cried as I started to rip it apart

Chorus:
I just can’t seem to follow the stitches just right
I get lost in the thoughts of you holding me tight.
And I rip out the seams,
‘Cause I went the wrong way
I’m sewing your ghost, ‘since you’ve gone away,

I could darn the old socks, and patch up the holes
But I can’t seem to keep you from letting me go
I cleaned up my mess,
Grabbed the scissors and pins
I just can’t help wanting to do it again
But this pattern is old and the fabric is frayed
And the seams don’t resemble the dreams we had made

I took the whole bolt
Back to the store
Told the lady I couldn’t sew anymore
Grabbed the pattern I’d followed
And tossed it away
It’s no good to me now, since you’ve gone away.

Portal - Back in the Day
Lyrics - Kenton Thomas

I was in - I led with grace, with head held high, a captivating charm, authority
I was pure - well I stood for truth when all was lost, if only for the slim minority
I was change - dissenting views, dissident sights, no room for fair, no mediocrity
I was good - you'd look to me to right the world outside and I'd deliver

Back in the day my words were strong and real
Back in the day my trails were blazed in steel
Back in the day

I could see - my visionary views were sought, progressive outlooks on society
I could feel - my gut was solid, cold as stone, a consequence of loyal piety
I could change - adapt and compromise, evolve - laugh in the face of your anxieties
My memory's not what it used to be, but hon’ it drives my ego

Back in the day my words were strong and real
Back in the day my trails were blazed in steel
Back in the day

So I'm too late? Sealed my own fate?
Can sheer denial bring this beast back home?
Can i stay true, straight, but yield my whole faith?
Defy everything I've ever known?

Like a fad, I'll wake one day to find my limelight faded low - subdued sobriety
Like a craze, I'll watch my withered seams and ties grow indistinct, freed of variety
Like a man, the lines run deep, now drawn and frail, a life soon lost unto antiquity
Like a state, immortal words, forgotten wisdoms eulogized and clichéing

Back in the day my words were strong and real
Back in the day my trails were blazed in steel
Back in the day my words were strong and real
Back in the day my trails were blazed in steel
Back in the day

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FACE TO FACE (Heaven's Song)
Copyright 2006 Janicka Newbill

VERSE 1
Here we are at the throne of heaven
As I look around I see thy words are true
I’m awed to see you too
The angels and the elders gathered in the throne room
But before we go one step, one further
There’s just something my heart has to say

BRIDGE
Worthy are you my Lord and God
To receive the Glory
And the honor and dominion

HOOK
I see you face to face - what a blessing standing here
Face to face, in your presence I am
Face to face, with tears streaming down
Face to face, I’m home at last I made it through

VERSE 2
As I look around and see every word is true
My name is there in the Book of Life
Yes, my friends and family are there too
I see you really kept the bottles of my prayers
And the bottles of my tears
That’s why my heart has to say

Repeat BRIDGE & HOOK

VAMP
Take me there Lord
One step one further
Take me there Lord
I wanna walk around heaven
Take me there Lord
Just to see my heavenly home

Take me there, take me there, take me there!
Just take me by the hand Lord
Take me there Lord
Thank you Lord for leading me through
Take me there Lord
I’m glad to be here one on one with you!

BRIDGE 2
And while I’m there I wanna say thank you
Thank you Matthew, Mark, Luke and John
You wrote the gospel that I might be saved!
And I wanna say thank you Job
For you knew how to stand in storm after storm and after storm
And while I’m there I wanna thank you Mary and Martha
For through you I learned how to worship through every trial, every test and every pain
But I’m so glad I get the opportunity
To say thank you to Jesus
Oh, I wanna say thank to you Jesus
You stretched your arms wide and died

VAMP Again
So, Take me there, Take me there, Take me there, Lord!
Can I walk around heaven all day with you Lord?
Take me there Lord!
I’m so glad I made it with you right now!
Take me there Lord!
Can you see yourself standing there with Jesus?
Take me there Lord!
Standing there face to face with him!
Take me there Lord!
My heart is filled with so much joy right now!
Take me there, take me there
Don’t give up, don’t give in, hang in there!
Take me there Lord!

(Final words to music fade...)
Face to face!

Spin Around

Iraq, heart attack
can't get your money back
land fill, over kill
gotta pay the gas bill
oil and medicine
runnin' through the roof again
humankind, pipeline, Columbine...
there's your sign
steam risin' from the pot in the kitchen
the swing gets faster but the bat keeps missin'
& don't let up 'til you've been let down
spin around

This world will spin you around
and love will spin you around
your faith will spin you around
spin around

Enron, Elian, futon come & gone
Leno, Letterman
don't trust the weatherman
good day, good night, 9-11 Fahrenheit
hurricane oversight, immigration stoplight
watch your weight, get a date
regulate, love-hate, checkmate
find a job, too late
they closed off the south gate in this town
spin around

[Chorus]

Schiavo fiasco, motel Guantanamo
rock & roll side show
who owns the radio
real TV, fake news
small feet, big shoes
new pope, God we trust
devil rides a school bus
internet, DVD, mp3, TV
watchin' them, watchin' you, watch me
while spin alley spins right, left, up & down
spin around

This world will spin you around
and love will spin you around
the truth will spin you around
spin around

David Brake (c)2006 (ASCAP)

Something Original
Judy Hollier
Copyright 2003

V1
You’ve prob’ly heard I love you
A thousand times or more
How many guys have told you
You’re what they’re looking for
I’d tell you that you’re perfect
But you hear that every day
So when I hold you close to me
I wish that I could say……..

Chorus
Something original
Something that you’ll only hear from me
Something original
But I can't find it in the diction’ry
There has to be some words
A phrase you’ve never heard
Uniquely individual
Something Original

V2
I wish I could explain my love
A new way to define
A from the heart description
You don’t hear all the time
I want to whisper tender words
You've never heard before
That make you feel so breathless
You’ll keep coming back for more

Bridge
I’m in Heaven when I’m holding you
Wish I could say I love you the way the Angels do

Chorus
Something original
Something that you’ll only hear from me
Something original
But I can't find it in the diction’ry
There has to be some words
A phrase you’ve never heard
Uniquely individual
Something Original

Portal - Your Kettle
Lyrics - Kenton Thomas

I can’t believe this isn’t yesterday, a child would suffice in your stead
Such simple lines we draw for love and life, for most sufficient left unsaid
The journey's long and hard, not without pain, we may not always mark our ways
With deeds of pride and deeds of dignity, but learn with every passing day

This not the first, and far from last I’m sure, that “unto others” found neglect
Ten years too long for immaturity, too short for clever to forget
Advising readings to accommodate the heightened senses that you’ve made
In spite of reason and experience, the pot is blackened, kettle fades

It'll dissipate, there isn't much time won't sedate
A moment's pause to ruminate, then forward worry free
I'll not forget, your ever lurking silhouette,
Bereft of any real regret, projecting faults on me

I should have read, I could have seen, it's all in line with all I've known
Glass house fingers pointing outward, no reflection, nothing owned
Catch phrase optics, aberrations, all seems fair in greed and war
No more, I’m through - I’m not your kettle
I should have read, I could have seen, it’s all in line with all you’ve shown
A sheltered youth that’s far from over, a sense of self so privilege grown
Politics of avaritia, hoarding yours and seeking more
That’s it, I’m through, I’m not your kettle

It’s not you, it’s always someone else who needs to change
What about you, this narrow view has left you so estranged
Do you see, a real man rights his wrongs, then walks away
Not you – you’re not wrong – no way

Keep lies for yourself, but don’t lie to me
You’ve shed a new light that’s helped me to see
The sheltered beliefs your berth has sustained
But ethics you’re free to choose
The system has graced you since casting lots
It favours the ‘haves’ and cripples (buries) the ‘nots’
Everything you are was given to you
You’re nothing without your shoes
But that’s not enough, oh no not for you
This construct, your place, what you fell into
You preach to protect at others’ expense
In true forms of worth you lose

There’s no ire, no I’m free, but the fire helped me see
What’s been burning, and what’s true, In the ashes, respect for you

That’s it, I’m through, I’m not your kettle

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Portal - The Simple Things
Lyrics - Kenton Thomas

Given the lives that have come before us,
Given their years of sacrifice,
And given the feats that have spawned from failures
It's hard to believe the cold device
A system old as is our nature
A symbol so desperate to hide
Consider the sum of all past efforts
And then suck the heathens dry

And maybe it's just dreaming, or maybe we're just wrong
Or maybe all that's missing is the want

We'll keep fighting to turn the page
It's sad that some things will never change
But it's the simple things that'll save us.

We're sick of your narrow aspirations
For status, or worse yet status quo
Short of even humble expectations
You're holding their helpless heads below
We've been hoarding the key to life forever
Refusing to share on grounds we're blessed
When family reached out for compassion
We sold them out for less

When the light pushed its edicts through
And we swore regression ends
Where were your hands

We'll keep fighting to turn the page
Knowing that some things will never change
But it's the simple things that'll save us.
How can we hope to win
Against the primal red tape within
It's the simple things that'll save us.
Yeah, the simple things will save us.

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Portal - The Kingdom
Lyrics - Kenton Thomas

It might be time to let this go, we're a long way from the ground below
Embracing greed, excesses, bickerings, while we speak of so much grander things
While cheating life we’ll cease to grow, while leaching death we’ll never know

It’s but latent gains unrealized, that separate our simple lives
It takes much more than words to say that I’m out of place

It's inborn, it's innate, it's instinct, it's in line with the way
We desire, procreate, self-suffice, and decay
So accept, nay embrace, we'll adapt to be saved
Can't deny we've a place in The Kingdom

It might be time now, push to shove, we're a long way from the gates above
While the soul regresses, flickering, every blade evolves and bourgeons wings
We can elevate our feeble minds, but we're only more if we act in kind
We revert to primal urges, ape animals caged

It's inborn, it's innate, it's instinct, it's in line with the way
We desire, procreate, self-suffice, and decay
So accept, nay embrace, we'll adapt to be saved
Can't deny we've a place in The Kingdom

It’s inborn, it’s inbred, it’s instinct, it’s innate
It’s in line, it’s in-keeping, it’s how we relate,
We belong, we behave, we began, we became

Remember the days of yore when peace would rule
Remember the nights when love rang true
Can you recall when understanding fueled … our lives
I certainly can't, and nor can you

If it breaks like waves on the shore
If it strains like all forms before
If it fails like all beneath the sun
Then the beast is foul and nothing more

My - how like the sheep we move, and the wolves who torture them for days
Hold - hold on to this childish ruse, and the twain will never change their ways
Lo, my how like the sheep we move, and the wolves who torture them for days
Hold - hold on to this childish muse, and the twain will never change their ways
Lo, my how like ourselves they move, and the wolves who torture them for days
Hold - hold on to this childish ruse, and the two will never change their ways

It's our nature, it unfastens
We breed quarries and assassins
We're the hunters and the preyed on
We're the windfalls and the burdens

That's just nature, it unfastens
It breeds quarries and assassins
There are hunters, and the preyed on
Some are windfalls and some burdens


When the blood clots eternally
When motive one subsides
When we rise above I’ll say you’re so right

When the queer consoles us
When reason feeds our lives
Show me signs and I'll believe you


Though fate's below us, they will know us
Truth will show us through… here

It might be time to let this go, we're a long way from the ground below
Releasing greed, excesses, bickerings, may be our only path to grander things
While cheating life we’ll never grow, while leaching death we’ll never know
It takes much more than words to say – that I’m out of place here

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She Owns My Bones

Don't think that I don't notice you
your hair is fire
& eyes are seven seas of blue
but I hear a voice in sweeter tones
& my eyes might look at you
but she owns my bones

She owns my bones
she owns my bones
she lets me borrow them 'til I get home
she owns my bones
she owns my bones
I'm a skeleton of love
& she owns my bones

She lets me use them when I walk
and sometimes I move them too fast when I start to talk
there's things I'd do
but can't you see
it isn't really up to me

She owns my bones
she owns my bones
she lets me borrow them 'til I get home
she owns my bones
she owns my bones
I'm a skeleton of love
& she owns my bones

David Brake (c)2006 (ASCAP)

This is my entry for the lyric contest. I hope this is the right way to submit it.

“Second Fiddle”
(By John Cadley)

Well, honey when you say you’re bein’ true to me
You’re overlookin’ one small technicality
I’m talkin’ ‘bout that guitar that’s a-sittin’ on your knee
Lord, you been holdin’ it more…than you been holdin’ me.

Before you got that guitar we were goin’ strong
Makin’ sweet music all night long
But now instead of strummin’ on my old heart strings
All you want to do…is just pick that thing.

CHORUS
Well, the way you’ve been bangin’ on that piece of wood
You’d swear that your name was Mister Johnny B. Goode
Strummin’ to the rhythm of the railroad cars
While I’m playin’ second fiddle to an old guitar

Well, that guitar’s not a woman but it might as well be
‘Cause I’m feelin’ the same kind of jealousy
With that hour-glass figure and that long neck line
Heck, it’s even got curves that are firmer than mine.

If I’m gonna have a rival, baby, this ain’t fair
I can’t scratch its eyes, I can’t pull its hair
I can’t even get you out on the front porch swing
When you’re tied to that body with six steel strings.

CHORUS
Well, the way you’ve been bangin’ on that piece of wood
You’d swear that your name was Johnny B. Goode
With your name up in lights just like a country star
While I’m playin’ second fiddle to an old guitar

So if second fiddle’s really what you want me to play
I’m sure you won’t object to what I’ve got to say
I’m gonna pack up my fiddle, take it out on the town
And find a man who wants to do…a little fiddlin’ around.

CHORUS
‘Cause if you’re gonna be married to that piece of wood
I ain’t-a-gonna be no Mrs Johnny B. Goode
Sittin’ at the bottom of your repertoire
Playin’ second fiddle to an old guitar

© 2002 John Cadley
John Cadley Music, BMI
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You Put the Good in Goodbye
by Emily Elbert
@2009

I’m going to move so far away
I’ll forget what your face feels like
I’m going to leave and you will stay
Out of mind and out of sight
Everywhere that you are not
Feels like paradise
You put the “good” in goodbye

I’m gonna get in my Cadillac
And drive for days and days
Shades on, lean back, windows down
And listenin' to books on tape
Throw my feelings out the door
Like throwing a grenade
You put the “good” in goodbye

Whenever I’m feeling lonesome and troubled
The hotel room, I’m drunk and seeing double
Sure, I do get blue
But that’s better than being with you
It’s time to dig my heart out of the rubble

Now my skin’s much thicker
My mind’s much quicker
I got sick of waiting for you
Now I wouldn’t pick her
But you slick trick licker
Don’t wanna know what you’ll do
Thought you’d stick
But you burned out quick
You put the “good” in goodbye