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NEW SONG
by Flo Anito
words and music copyright 2001 Florence Anito

Dog hair on the neck of my guitar
i saw the most amazing shooting star
and i made a wish on it -
wasted another wish on you.

Been wading in the same muddy water
but nothing's coming clear and nothing's falling into order.
so when's it gonna start?
i'm taking back my heart.

(chorus)
i want a new song.
be it a true song
be it a blue song - hey what can you do?
i'm craving turbulence
i need a disturbance
to get my mind off of you.
if something big would come my way i could see that this is small.
something new to make me recognize the relative irrelevance of it all.

my dad says i should get more sleep
but each moment i am sleeping is a moment i am wasting.
my friends are watching what they eat
but each bite that they are leaving is a food that they're not tasting

and i want to taste
every kind of bite.
i don't want to wait to save my dreaming
for when i'm asleep at night.
no.

(repeat chorus)

he calls to tell me he is home.
tell me he's in love. tell me he is stoned.
he calls but he never
has anything new to say.

she makes the same mistake
over and over she just varies the way
and if she could, she would broadcast it -
make us all watch it 24 hours a day

(repeat chorus)

so now guess you know how i feel
you wanted a song i wanted something real....

but what did you expect me to say? me to do?
the only thing that i thought i knew
was that you wanted me
and i wanted you - wanted you...
i still do want you

Dog hair on the neck of my guitar
i saw the most amazing shooting star
and i made a wish on it
and i wished for you, you [naughty word removed]


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This lyric is: #452
The Dragon’s Song
Jesse S. Hanson

One hundred million years is oh so fleeting
One hundred million years is worth repeating
I’m runnin out of time
can you love me knowing I’m
like an old and bitter child but my heart is runnin wild

I’m not weary of their coming and their going
I’m not fearing their clever cunning because I’m knowing
that my dreams are falling through
can I love you when they do
when the walls are giving way will my love go on its way

Over cheerless seas and silent waters;
great pools of the ages of tears of His dear daughters
Over hoary mountain crags unreachable
Over the swarming battles of the unteachable
Over the clinging vines that keep the secrets
Over the fields of broken lovers regrets
My wings so slowly moving with my breathing
My eyes so lowly sighing to be leaving leaving…

There’s no one left to mind this lonely business
The old ones left to find their own forgiveness
Surrendering my past
Can I love you like you asked
like a free and inner child innocent and mild

One hundred million years is oh so fleeting
One hundred million years is worth repeating
I’m runnin out of time
can you love me knowing I’m
like an old and bitter child but my heart is runnin wild


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Jesse S. Hanson

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This lyric is: #453

Title: YOU ARE EVERYWHERE
copyright 2002 by Linda Geleris

(I was thinking about the wives whose husbands died in the terror attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 as I wrote this song.)

YOU ARE EVERYWHERE

When I fall on my pillow
Well after midnight
I still see your shadow
Over me

When I answer the phone
I still wait for the sound of your voice
I refuse to get used to you . . .
Gone from my life

You are the sound of the ocean crashing
On and on and on upon the shore
You keep coming in waves my darlin’ . . .
Keep comin’ on ‘cause I want more

YOU ARE EVERYWHERE

Is that you in the car next to me
Out on the road?
Are you using another man’s smile
To help me carry on?

Are you sending a message to me
Through the rustling leaves?
I will never give up
Looking for you in the things I love

You are the sound of the ocean crashing
On and on and on upon the shore
You keep coming in waves my darling . . .
Keep comin’ on ‘cause I want more

YOU ARE EVERYWHERE

When the sun beats down
When the wind blows around
I can feel your heat like you’re next to me
When the moon is full like we used to love
I remember how it was with us

You are the sound of the ocean crashing
On and on and on upon the shore
You keep coming in waves sweet angel . . .
Keep comin’ on ‘cause I want more

YOU ARE EVERYWHERE

YOU ARE EVERYWHERE

© 2002 by Linda Geleris


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This lyric is: #454

Say A Prayer
Colleen Studebaker © 2001

-Verse 1-
The world came to a halt today
One moment seemed eternity
As we stopped to ponder why and say goodbye
A sad goodbye

-Verse 2-
We all witness this tragedy
The terror only heightened by the mystery
All those lives taken and destroyed before our eyes
Right before our eyes

-Chorus-
Say a prayer for the young ones
That their dreams won't ever die
Say a prayer for the young ones
Keep the magic in their eyes
Say a prayer for the lost ones
And for those they leave behind
Say a prayer for the lost ones
Keep their memories alive

-Verse 3-
We must cherish the belief
That the lion and the lamb can be
When our innocence was lost we paid the cost in memories
All those lost memories

-Verse 4-
We don't know what tomorrow brings
But we must try to make a world that lives in peace
By our actions and our words we teach
What will we teach?

-Chorus-
Say a prayer for the young ones
That our dreams won't ever die
Say a prayer for the young ones
Keep the magic in their eyes
Say a prayer for the lost ones
And for those they leave behind
Say a prayer for the lost ones
Keep their memories alive

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Colleen
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"Happiness lies in the joy of achievement and the thrill of creative effort." FDR

http://www.mp3.com/colleengray
http://listen.to/colleengray


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"SEVEN WONDERS" (c)1994
by Rae A. Fullerton

V1)

A marriage of grace
A life of style
A road paved with gold
Each and every mile
A room full of roses
The very best of wine
A beautiful picture
Their world so devine

V2)

Behind oaken doors
In a big brass bed
Two lonely hearts lie
In a love long since dead
Diamonds and emeralds
Shine in the daylight
Each of them searching
For true love in the night

Chorus:

Own the seven wonders
The moon and the stars
Gather all the riches
In this world of ours
Own the seven wonders
The moon and the stars
They can't keep lonely
From tearing them apart

V3)

Vangough on the wall
Crystal chandeliers
It's not as pretty
As it may appear
Limos and ballrooms
Red satin gowns
Who's gonna love them
When money lets them down

Repeat Chorus

Own the seven wonders
The moon and the stars
Gather all the riches
In this world of ours
Own the seven wonders
The moon and the stars
They can't keep lonely
From tearing them apart


Tag:
Limos and ballrooms
Red satin gowns
Who's gonna love them
When money lets them down
When money lets them down.

"Seven Wonders" has an easy going two-step tempo.
Thank-you to all the organizers for this opportunity.
Best of luck to all participants
Rae

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This lyric is: #456

In Between
© 2002 – Chad Gray Smith

[verse 1]
I’ve seen the rivers that flow
Between their banks and the mills,
Take the daily deluge –
And make it beautiful
Life begins and ends with dreams,
I’m so glad I found you…
In between

[verse 2]
I’ve seen the flowers that grow
Between the rails of the track,
Wilt on the early inbound –
Then come on blooming back
Life begins and ends with dreams,
I’m so glad I found you…
In between

[chorus 1]
In between the flowers that grow –
In between the rivers that flow
Life begins and ends with dreams,
I’m so glad I found you…
In between

[bridge]
We lost the towers that stood –
Between the rise and the fall
We found the millions who could –
Between the pain and resolve
We lost our reasons to smile –
Between the ends of the day
We found the ties that bind –
Between the flags we wave

[chorus 2]
In between the rise and the fall –
In between the pain and resolve
Life begins and ends with dreams,
I’m so glad I found you…
In between

[verse 3]
I felt that mountain of time –
Between the lost and the found
I held a good long cry –
Until I’d figured out…
Life begins and ends with dreams,
I’m so glad I found you…
In between

[vamp/fade]
In between – wars we wage,
In between – faith and fate,
In between – love we make,
In between – breaths we take,
In between – all I’ve seen,
In between – life begins…


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NELL'S GARDEN c.2001
Maddie Southorn

I took a train to another town, a leafy side street full of sound surrounds your little piece of ground.
Someone had grown flowers, given it a name but it could never be the same, your garden full of fire and flame.
All we could do was watch you running free and wild.
An Eve of life and laughter, the eternal child.
Knowing that you came to live a life so rare cannot shape meaing from the air or make it easier to bear.
With the conscience of a Judas, the demeanour of a saint you went through life unburdened by dark fears or complaint, or so it seemed to us who only watch and wait.
He said 'Trying not to love you was trying not to breathe.'
He knew that you were lying, you said you'd never leave.
But I think you know and I think you see and I think you would be proud of the paths that I have chosen of the person I've become.
And if you are there and if you recall then there's something here for you.
I remember.
Things always are and not how they seem, weep for the end yet still begin recalling all that might have been.
And when the sun went down it smudged the sky, I think of you and I still cry.
A thousand ways to say goodbye......

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This lyric is: #458

KING OF COOL©2002
By Mary Lou Sudkamp

V1
Pull up a chair
Listen up, and listen good
You won’t like what I tell you
I’d avoid it if I could
But you could end up hurtin’
If you don’t take my advice
“Cause if you think he loves you
Maybe you should think twice …

CHORUS
YOU MAY THINK HE’S THE KING OF COOL
BUT HIS HEART’S MADE OF ICE
TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE
WHO’S ALREADY PAID THE PRICE
SO GRAB YOUR COAT
PUT ON YOUR GLOVES
‘CAUSE YOU’LL GET FROSTBITE
INSTEAD OF LOVE

V2
Takes what he wants
Always gets things his own way
If you let him steal your heart
He’ll just pawn it the next day
And if you’re feelin’ lucky
Better hold on to those dice
‘Cause he’s not worth the gamble
If your heart’s the sacrifice

CHORUS YOU MAY THINK HE’S THE KING OF COOL
BUT HIS HEART’S MADE OF ICE
TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE
WHO’S ALREADY PAID THE PRICE
SO GRAB YOUR COAT
PUT ON YOUR GLOVES
‘CAUSE YOU’LL GET FROSTBITE
INSTEAD OF LOVE

BRIDGE You say you get the chills when he holds you
Well, honey, it ain’t from his charm ….

CHORUS YOU MAY THINK HE’S THE KING OF COOL
BUT HIS HEART’S MADE OF ICE
TAKE IT FROM SOMEONE
WHO’S ALREADY PAID THE PRICE
SO GRAB YOUR COAT
PUT ON YOUR GLOVES
‘CAUSE YOU’LL GET FROSTBITE
INSTEAD OF LOVE

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Mary Lou

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This lyric is: #459

Highway Of The Damned

Nothing ever seemed to work out right
Nothing ever worked the way we planned
Heartbroke every day
Since you went away
And Im riding down the Highway Of The Damned
" "

Now I live my life at full throttle
Keeping my head buried In a bottle
Sometimes it's just more than I can stand
Living on this Highway Of The Damned
Yeah Im living on the Highway Of The Damned

And I'm racing from reality
and your face is all I see
On the Billboards of the Highway of the
Damned
On the Billboards of the Highway of the
Damned

If only I would have listened
when Daddy told me cheaters never win
Maybe I'd still be your man
Instead I'm banished to the Highway of the
Damned
Ohh Im banished to this Highway of the
Damned

Racing from reality
And her face is all I see
On the billboards of the Highway of the
Damned
On the billboards of the Highway of the
Damned






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I Won’t Fall In Love ‘Til Sunday
© 2000
Judy Hollier Lyric
Graham Henderson Music 2000

Saturday night roses and wine
Quiet corner table for two
Soft candle light stars in my eyes
A sense of that old deja vu

His touch on my face a tender embrace
Warm glow of moon-light above
Lights turned down low dancing real slow
Just right for falling in love

Chorus
But I won’t fall in love ‘til Sunday
I’ll wait ‘til the cold hard light of dawn
No I won’t fall in love ‘til Sunday
When the magic of Saturday’s gone.

Bridge.
If he’s still there clothes on a chair.
Shoes and coat scattered up the hall.
If coffee and toast leads to a Sunday roast
Maybe then I might fall.

Chorus
But I won’t fall in love ‘til Sunday
I’ll wait ‘til the cold hard light of dawn
No I won’t fall in love ‘til Sunday
When the magic of Saturday’s gone.

Tag
Won't let the wine mess my mind
I've been there before
Won’t be a fool because of the moon
This time I want a whole lot more.



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"HANG UP AND DRIVE!!"
Words and Music by Becky and Dan Sauer
c2001 Snowfield Music(Dan & Becky Sauer)BMI

LOOK AT YOU DRIVING DOWN THE ROAD YOU'VE GOT A FANCY CAR AND YOUR NEW CELL PHONE
YOU'VE GOT IMPORTANT CALLS THAT YOU GOTTA MAKE

NOW YOUR JUST SITTING AT THAT STOP SIGN DO YOU NEED AN INVITATION OR PERHAPS YOU JUST NEED THE TIME TO FINISH YOUR CONVERSATION

CHORUS:
SAY GOODBYE TALK LATER DISCONNECT HANG UP AND DRIVE!
SAY GOODBYE TALK LATER DISCONNECT HANG UP AND DRIVE!

DID YOU HEAR THAT HORN HONKING AT YOU WHEN YOU TURNED IN FRONT OF THAT CAR?
HE HIT HIS BRAKES INSTEAD OF YOU, YOU CAN THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS!

CHORUS:
SAY GOODBYE TALK LATER DISCONNECT HANG UP AND DRIVE!
SAY GOODBYE TALK LATER DISCONNECT HANG UP AND DRIVE!

NOW YOUR CREEPING ALONG GOING SO SLOW YOU'VE GOT A STORY THAT JUST WON'T WAIT
IS IT YOUR CAR THAT WON'T GO OR CAN'T YOU TALK AND ACCELERATE

NOW YOUR CHANGING LANES BY CROSSING THAT LINE THEN GOING RIGHT BACK AGAIN
I'M SURE THE OTHER DRIVERS JUST WON'T MIND 'CAUSE YOUR DIALING AND PUSHING SEND

DID YOU SEE THE SIGN THAT SAID NO U TURN 'CAUSE YOU DID IT ANYWAY
YOUR GOING SO FAST YOU'VE GOT RUBBER TO BURN AND APPARENTLY ALOT TO SAY

CHORUS:
SAY GOODBYE TALK LATER DISCONNECT HANG UP AND DRIVE!
SAY GOODBYE TALK LATER DISCONNECT HANG UP AND DRIVE!
HANG UP AND DRIVE!
HANG UP AND DRIVE!
I SAID HANG UP AND DRIVE!!!!

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“You’ve got none”
©John Inglett 2002
dawgsp@bellsouth.net

Verse1

I call for wisdom
in the dust from which I'm made
an echoed silence
comes back to me from walls of clay
the spirits
of this wretched soul
cast shadows in the moonlight
as they come to take their toll

Verse2
and I see pictures
of all the things I've done
the balance falls
I have nowhere to run
who will save me
the dice is loaded with my sin
my lot's been cast in life
and there's no way that i can win

Chorus 1
minions of darkness
why do you seek me
I am not ready
my time has not come
you hold the knife
an edge that's eternal
I'm a slave to your mercy
And you've got none
you've got none

Verse3
Called the Doctor
woke him up from a sound sleep
feel like I'm dying
is there anything to take to keep
my soul
from hell's eternal flame
said," there's no drug to stop the darkness
but i got pills to ease the pain

Chorus1
minions of darkness
why do you seek me
I am not ready
my time has not come
you hold the knife
an edge that's eternal
I'm a slave to your mercy
And you've got none
you've got none

Bridge
I hung up the phone that day
I fell to my knees and prayed
Oh god I have been undone
I’ve nailed my Savior to the cross
now my hope seems all but lost
there’s nothing I can do
cetp put my faith in your Son

Verse4
Prince of heaven
How could you love a soul
and share your grace
to cleanse my sin and make me whole
and you tell me
I must repent believe and pray
cause Jesus Christ has begged my pardon
and His blood has made a way

Oooooo ooo o o o o o o oo

Chorus2
minions of darkness
why do you seek me
I am not yours
I belong to the king
my life has been ransomed
my sin has been pardoned
O death where is your sting
you’ve got none
you’ve got none

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www.soundclick.com/bands/iddybiddyman.htm

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TODAY
Words by Michael Aaron Drysdale

Today I'll try to do better
I'll strive for perfection in all that I do
Today I won't be a quitter
I'll act like a winner and then follow through

Today I'll put others before me
I'll wilfully stay the last one in line
Today I won't seek the glory
I'll help you with yours and forget about mine

CHORUS
I can't heal a world of sorrow
I can't make all its wrongs go the right way
I can't say what will happen tomorrow
But I can say what I'll do Today

Today I'll reason more clearly
I won't be engaged in lies or deceit
Today I'll do nothing just barely
Content with myself when I go to sleep

repeat CHORUS

BRIDGE
Today I'll make a new start
I'll make this a model for the rest of my days
Today I'll think with my heart
I'll make His ways my ways

repeat CHORUS

Yes I can say what I'll do Today

Copyright 1994 Michael Aaron Drysdale.

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GUESS WHAT I SAW ON TV

I got home early so I could watch tv
What did I see, nudity

There she was all naturale
Didn't change the channel for a spell

She was the best, a fair-hair beauty
In her own way, quite unique

She would have made my harem
If I had been a shiek

I hit the couch, gonna have some fun
It didn't take long 'til my fun was done

CHORUS
There she was, the fairest of all
I have a picture of her hanging on my wall

There she was cavorting, got down to her hose
Could that be my girlfriend, do you suppose

You dang tootin' it was she
This is gonna be the end of me

I'd never seen what's under her blouse
I tried one night and she gave me a mouse

Gave me a fat lip, just snarled at me
I'd never seen such a prude as she

She had shown no cleavage, covered her chest
There wasn't much hope of seeing the rest

Now there she is for all America to see
I busted my fist on the old tv

I'll never again take a girl at her word
I'll do no coasting when I get to third

It's all the way home or they're out the door
The want reveal it all on tv, anymore


They called her Nature Girl, all naturale
I've been sick ever since,haven't felt well

I'm seeing red,not a sensible human being
All of America saw what I ain't been seeing

CHORUS
There she was, the fairest of all
I got a painting of her hanging on the wall

She was cavorting, down to her hose
Could that be my girlfriend, do you suppose

You darn tootin' it was she
I think it's gonna be the end of me

I'd never even seen what's under her blouse
Once I tried and she gave me a mouse

Gave me a fat lip, snarled at me
I'd never seen such a prude as she

Never showed me no cleavage,covered her chest
There was no hope of seeing the rest

'Till there she was for all America to see
I busted my hand on the old tv

I'll never again take them at their word
I won't do no coasting when I get to third

It's all the way home or they're out the door
TV Won't be how I first see them, anymore

Joseph Hayes




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The Wooden Floor
© 1999, Wayne Hamilton. All Rights Reserved.

On the plains of Nebraska back in eighteen fifty three,
By the banks of the Platte Bill fell in love with sweet Marie.
By the time they were married, he’d prepared her a surprise.
As they approached their brand-new house, he covered up her eyes.
He turned the knob to open up the roughly finished door;
When he removed his hand she saw the planks that made the floor.

Chorus:
It was the first house in the county that could boast a floor of wood
And starting out they wanted nothing more
They built their lives upon that base with all the love they could
They built their lives upon that wooden floor

The neighbors came from miles around to marvel at the sight;
Their floors of clay to them no longer seemed to be quite right.
Bill helped them from his blacksmith shop as they built up the town.
Marie raised seven children and had friends from all around.
Though people came from far and wide of this you can be sure:
The love they saw impressed them more than any wooden floor.

Repeat Chorus

The floor was rough and kind of bumpy when Bill laid it there,
But through the years it smoothed out fine with all their loving care.
From time to time someone would trip and fall or stub a toe.
They had some little problems but no one wanted to go;
For in their hearts they knew there was no other place as good.
They smoothed out problems in their lives just like that bumpy wood.

Repeat Chorus

For more than fifty years they lived together happily
With birthdays, weddings, celebrations, friends and family.
And when they died they left their home not thirty days apart;
They left behind the feeling that they lived with just one heart.
It started when Bill swept Marie right through that big front door,
And she was so amazed to see those planks that made the floor

Repeat Chorus

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Hi Friends- I hope I'm doing this correctly... I just joined today.

NOBODY'S FOOL

(copyright 2001 Taylor Mesple) (SlyCatfish@hotmail.com)

(V1)
Not a flower in hand, or a sonnet
No emotion worn on my sleeve
Not a visible sign of what's honest
But I still refuse to leave

I've been living my life as if she needs me
My companion in all my dreams
I just can't find the means to show her
The world that she means to me

(CH)
If I could tell her; and keep my cool
And part with this fear that it seems is the rule
She's amazing, life is cruel and lonely
But I'll be nobody's fool

(V2)
When I look in her eyes, there's thunder
In my heart's ever turbulent skies
And I'm forced to admit my bias
That all other girls are disqualified

(CH)
If I could tell her; and keep my cool
And part with this fear that it seems is the rule
She's amazing, life is cruel and lonely
But I'll be nobody's fool

(BR)
Sometimes it haunts me to wonder
As I try to keep my cool
Is it better to be somebody's nothing
Than nobody's fool?

(V3)
I have tried to forget these feelings
And just focus on my own life
But the road always leads to believing
That she'd be the perfect wife

(CH)
If I could tell her; and keep my cool
And part with this fear that it seems is the rule
She's amazing, life is cruel and lonely
But I'll be nobody's fool
I'll be nobody's fool



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Mother-Daughter-Child

Leland A. Bissinger C. 1999 Anthem Music

Little girl sits cryin',
with her hair down in her eyes.
Baby bulgin' in her belly,
tears flowin', she can't hide.
Scared to be alive:
Mother-Daughter-Child.

"Mom I know you love me,
I'm so sorry that I lied.
But when you went out drinkin'
I thought that you might die."
Scared to be alive:
Mother-Daughter-Child.

She feels a kick inside her, says,
"I'll love ya' til I die.
but what life can I give ya'?
I got only fifteen years in line?"
Scared to be alive:
Mother-Daughter-Child.
Scared to be a live:
Mother-Daughter-Child.

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POINT OF VIEW
Words and Music David D Van Kleeck
© January 8, 2000 David D Van Kleeck

{Verse 1}
Think of the cross
Tell me what you see
The wisdom of God, or the death of a fool?

Tell me of the man
Who laid himself down for you and me
Can you tell me why he gave his life away?

{Chorus}
If you knew the price that was paid for you
Would you let it change your Point Of View?

{Verse 2}
A gift from above
The victim of God's sweet Love
Plan of salvation, the time is at hand

Convicted of crime
Enduring the pain and the shame
And died on a cross while He was praying my name

{Chorus 1}
He lived His life to show me the Way
He sacrificed what I could not pay
If you realize that He died for me and you
Will you let it change your Point Of View?

{Instrumental Solo}

{Instrumental Bridge}

{Chorus 2}
He lived His life to show us the Way
He sacrificed what we could not pay
When you realize that He gave it all for you
Will you let it change your Point Of View?
Would you let it change the things you do?
To know that He gave His life for you...
and me

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David Van Kleeck

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Almost Forever © 2002
Carl Friend

In the shadow of twilights hidden riches
in the breath of a scandal
you and I along the river road
lost more than your white sandal
where unbroken promises to keep kindled
and we swore loudly we'd never part
with our hopes and dreams
but that they would always be in our heart.
We were almost forever
within reach of destiny's crossing
breaking all the rules together
and becoming more then friends.
If only you knew
as I'm slowly walking after midnight
wishing desperately you were here
in the pale moonlight
that this diamond ring to forever
I'd give to you then
as I held you tight in my arms
and we remembered when
we were almost forever
within reach of destiny's crossing
breaking all the rules together
and becoming more then friends.


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Cliches
C1987 Grayce Gadson

cliches cannot hold you
the light of my life syndrome
pales before your grace

when you smile
when you smile
when you smile

no repetitions of
I love yous
can match my true
feelings for you

when you smile
when you smile
whem you smile


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This lyric is: #471

sitting pretty
(c)2001 rozlynn farrell

legs crossed, hands in lap, fragile, quiet, take the crap.
be demure, don't dare curse, keep a compact in your purse.
panty-liners, cell phone,
'cause girls need help when they're alone.
don't beat the boys at their own game,
don't sleep around, feel lots of shame
because you bleed, because you cry
at the fact that you're a size too high
according to the magazines
written by men without the means
to see the world through a woman's eyes.
he thinks he knows what's between your thighs.

legs crossed, hands in lap. this whole damn world is one big slap
across the face
across the ass
'cause he thinks us women are second class.
and the longer we sit here holding our tongues the longer he keeps us on the first rung,
afraid to walk the streets at night,
afraid to say what we know to be right.

legs crossed, hands in lap, f*@# you man, i'll draw my own map
of where i'm going, of who i'll be
'cause your weight in this world doesn't intimidate me.
i'll sit spread eagle, wave my hands in the air, break outta this mold without a care.
too bad for you, i'm not the only one.
we're everywhere now, this is getting fun.
we're finding our voice,
one for all.
you don't have a choice
we're standing tall.
some of us sit just like you prefer,
some of us giggle and some of us purr.
and some of us kick and some of us fight,
and some of us scream
and some of us write.


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This lyric is: #472

Eulogy for Me
words and music by buzzy
performed by bongo jones
copyrighted 1998

we're gathered here today to say
goodbye to me your long lost friend
and though i left you suddenly
i left you all free to pretend
that being here's as good as being there
when i was still alive
now here's your cue - it's time to cry
come on show me that you love me
come on show me that you care
come on show me what you owe me
come on show me that you were always there

6 feet below by and by -
i choke on your flowers
6 days ahead of your lies -
one day to bury me

it makes my heart so happy that you
made it here to say goodbye
i guess it shouldn't matter much
that to get you here i had to die
but there's no time for regrets
there's no time for spite
although i know you know i have the right

come on show me that i mattered
come on show me you're a friend
come on show me that you'll miss me
kneel and kiss me and send me on my way

6 feet below by and by -
i choke on your flowers
6 days ahead of your lies -
one day to bury me

at one time when i was still living
at one time i was looking for you
at one time i banged my head against the wall
i couldn't handle life at all
and i couldn't find you
at one time i should have known better
at one time your friendship was assumed
if you were trying to fool me
your deception was mastered
because you were a bastard
and i didn't have a clue

goodbye - so long, i hope that you'll miss me
you were my friend and we'll meet again
and when we do i'll kick your ass
all over heaven

repeat



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This lyric is: #473

You're Still on My Mind
By Mark Williams
Copyright 2002

There’s winter in the air tonight
As I walk alone
The traffic lights are blinking slow
And everyone is gone
The moon is peeking from the clouds
It’s trying hard to shine
The rain has finally gone away
And you’re still on my mind

I will still be by myself
When I close my eyes
And no one will be there to greet
When the sun does rise
I’m drifting on this lonely sea
No harbor to find
A breeze is blowing over me
And you’re still on my mind

Everywhere I go
I see something to remind me
When I’m alone
Your memory always finds me
It walks with and lies with me
And takes up all my time
You said that you were moving on
But you’re still on my mind

Sitting in this bar with fellow
Travelers of the night
The whisky does not comfort me
The smoke just burns my eyes
I know that I’d forget you
If I drank myself half blind
But I’m still on my first tonight
And you’re still on my mind

Maybe I’ll find someone else
To occupy my thoughts
Then I can stop blaming you
For things that are my fault
But every time I try to tell myself
I’m doing fine
I wake up in another’s arms
With you still on my mind

Everywhere I go
I see something to remind me
When I’m alone
Your memory always finds me
It walks with and lies with me
And takes up all my time
You said that you were moving on
But you’re still on my mind


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I’ll Light The Candle
Copyright 2002 Jody Cooley

VERSE 1
I’ll light the candle if you’ll sit at my table
And I’ll ask all the violins to play
We’ll talk together about times and the weather
And we’ll talk through the night about all things

VERSE 2
If you’ll bring the morning sunlight into the days of our lives
I’ll hear the early bird and know
That we’ll be laying up treasure as the day comes together
And all thru the night a peaceful glow

CHORUS
I’ll light the candle if you’ll
Let the morning light shine in
And let our love be bright as heaven

I’ll light the candle if you’ll
Let the morning light shine in
And let the day and night begin with

VERSE 3
You at my table with the light of the morning
Shining off of the face that shines on me
We’ll talk together about times and the weather
And we’ll talk though the night about all things

CHORUS
I’ll light the candle if you’ll let… the… morning…. light shine in….
I’ll light the candle ……… I’ll light the candle …. I’ll light the Candle if you’ll

Let the morning light shine in
Let the morning light shine in

<music>


VERSE 4
We’ll be gathered together with a beautiful candle
Burning bright on our table everyday
We’ll ask God above…to bless our love
And I’m sure the violins will play




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This lyric is: #475

ON THE DEATH OF LANGSTON HUGHES


Have you heard the news,
have you heard the news?
Langston Hughes is dead.
Have you heard the news
have you heard the news?
Langston Hughes is gone.

I went down to the graveyard
many folks were buried there
people from all walks of life
people dark and fair
I wondered who had held the whip
I wondered who had died
raging at injustice
while their children cried

I looked upon the gravestones
and gazed at every name
thinking that their mortal flesh
all ends up the same
and now reduced to ashes
their vanity denied
the oppressed and the oppressor
are lying side by side

Have you heard the news
have you heard the news?
Langston Hughes is dead.
Have you heard the news
have you heard the news?
Langston Hughes is gone.

The lowly worm will till the earth
it seems a lonely plight
perhaps it is a blessing
to be without sight
I close my eyes and wonder
if he's better off than we
who think we are on higher ground
but look and do not see

I walked out of that graveyard
and felt so all alone
I felt the sins of centuries
as if they were my own
I felt like I had held the whip
and felt like I had died
raging at injustice -
and it was me who cried

Have you heard the news
have you heard the news?
Langston Hughes is dead.
Have you heard the news
have you heard the news?
Langston Hughes is gone.


words and music
© 2001 Peter Croton/BlackRose Productions


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This lyric is: #476

Phoenix Rising

It is not an ordinary thing,
When you hear the bells of freedom ring.
It is not an ordinary thing,
Even through our tears we still can sing.

All the harm, all the pain and the destruction,
Seems to be - on the ground among the ashes.
Silence there - now demands - Please do not be passive.
Create a peace, living strong,
For lives that will outlast us.

Chorus:
It is not an ordinary sign -
People touching hearts and touching minds;
Finding in each other humankind,
Reunited in eternal time.

Verse:
From the ground, rise the voices of compassion,
Crying out - We reject the hate with passion;
We have seen - through it all - when people really care,
Walls go down, all over town, no more barriers are there.

Those we lost, all the fathers and the mothers -
Family, friends, all are sisters, all are brothers.
Through our prayers, we learned how
To treasure one another.
We can write a history unlike any other.

See the lighthouse glowing in the night,
Shining bright with wisdom's inner sight,
However dark the desperate blinding night
A phoenix rises - soaring in the Light.

Reaching through the storm to Dawn's new light,
Phoenix rising from the Blinding night.

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This lyric is: #477

Where Glass Birds Fly
© 1996/2002 - Xyra Harper-Cann

Garden, empty garden
Where glass birds fly
Flowers disappearing
Petals slowly die

Wings that sound
As winds over willows
Weeping as I'm sleeping
Above us - lonely sky

Shadows of the moon
Over sad one
Sitting in her open tomb

In a storm cloud watching,
Machines obstruct
And reconstruct the sky!

With all her eyes
The Goddess sees
The nothingness . . .
The message tossed . . .
The lost apology . . .

And your bird cannot fly with just one wing . . .

Your bird cannot fly . . .

With just one wing !


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This lyric is: #478

IN THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS

IN THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS, I CAN CALL ALL THE SHOTS
OR GO ALONG WITH THE CROWD
I CAN TALK TO A WOMAN THAT I DON’T KNOW
AND DO IT WITHOUT ANY DOUBTS

CHORUS
I DON’T THINK ABOUT HOW I MISS YOU
I DON’T THINK ABOUT HOW LONELY I’VE BEEN
AND I START TO THINK IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT
‘TIL I’M ALONE AGAIN

IN THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS, I CAN DRINK TOO MUCH
BUT IT’S NOT LIKE I’M DRINKING ALONE
I CAN LAUGH AT BAD JOKES – LAUGH AT MYSELF
I ALMOST FEEL RIGHT AT HOME

CHORUS
I DON’T THINK ABOUT HOW I NEED YOU
I DON’T THINK ABOUT HOW SORRY I AM
AND I START TO THINK IT’S GONNA BE ALRIGHT
‘TIL I’M ALONE AGAIN

INSTRUMENTAL

IN THE COMPANY OF FRIENDS, THE FUN NEVER ENDS
BUT I’D RATHER HAVE YOU BACK HOME


Copyright 1999. Monique Maisenhalter


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This lyric is: #479

Matters
© Susan Barth 2002

I wish I’d known
I might have done better
I figured it out
But it doesn’t much matter

There’s always a hook
There’s always some better way we could look
If we only knew
Just what it took

I’d like to believe
That nothing else matters
That I’d settle for less
If it made you feel better

There’s always a hook
There’s always some better face in a book
If we only knew
Just what it took

Solo

There’s always a hook
There’s always some better place we could look
If we only knew
Just what it took

It’s sad but it’s true
But I think that it matters
The longer you wait
The more that gets shattered

There’s always a hook
There’s always some better way we could look
If we only knew
Just what it took

I should’ve known
I would’ve done better
I figured it out
For all that it matters



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This lyric is: #480

SOMETHING OUT THERE IS CALLING ME

I want to go where the wildflowers grow so high they almost touch the sky.
I want to go where the tumbleweeds blow in the sand rolling cross the land.
Take me away to another day where the land was wild and free.
I’m not afraid of the mist and the haze. Something out there is calling me.

I’ll find a place with a slower pace where I can breathe a sigh of relief.
I’ll watch the trees as they’re blowing in the breeze waving goodbye to my old life.
Just watch me now as I escape the crowds. There’s no more crowding me.
Yeah, I’m taking off to this land I dream of.
Something out there is calling me.

It won’t be long ‘til I’m long gone.
I’ve been out of here all along.
This new place that I’m wanting to be.
I think it’s always been in me.

I’ll make my escape before it’s too late so don’t you try and change my mind.
I’ll make my way somehow earning my pay and I’ll find the life that I crave.
You can come with me if you want to live free. Away from this crowded sea.
I want to go where the wildflowers grow. Something out there is calling me.
Something out there is calling me.
Something out there is calling me.
Yeah, it’s waiting for me.

© 2002 Wohl


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This lyric is: #481

“Heat Wave”

4 90 days and 90 nights
I’ll sweat until I find the light.

My conscience knows
What’s right and what’s wrong,
But my heart will lead
Me either way.
Life’s stripped me down,
No body, nor clothes,
I’m raw, I’m shivering in the heat.
But the urgency of my eyes
Triggers guilt inside
My heart is still breaking.

5,000 years in the cellar
and all of my wine is gone.
And all I can think about
Is a bottle of sherry in my hand.
If I would drink would I lose what I’m gifted?
Would the sun set if I kept my head lifted?
If I close my eyes and don’t try will I find hope now?

I’ve wandered around this city
Looking 4 friends
But no one seems 2 understand
How I feel or what is real
Or what it pretends 2 be.
Is there an answer 2 these questions?
Cause if there is
The horizon’s so unreachable,
Impalpable, just palliate me,
I no longer care 4 the cure.
I have thirsted 4 so many years.

5,000 years in the cellar
and all of my wine is gone.
And all I can think about
Is a bottle of sherry in my hand.
If I would drink would I lose what I’m gifted?
Would the sun set if I kept my head lifted?
If dawn brings the day
And the dusk brings the nightfall,
What brings the rain
That I’ve begged and I’ve prayed 4?
Where do I go when I need
2 find my soul?
If I close my eyes and don’t try will I find hope now?
Or will I be left in a heat wave?

Heat wave.
Heat wave.

This should be the time of my life.
Is this the time of my life?
Been running around and all I find
On every corner is a stranger here
A shadow lurking, talking, saying
Want this, believe that
U know u need it.
And I can’t scream,
My throat is dry.
Show me the well.
All I want 2 find
Is the time of my life.

-Saturn
copyright 2002

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This lyric is: #482

Title: Can You Come Out & Play

Can you come out & play,
Isn't that what we used to say
We'd ask our parents if it was okay
If we could go out & play

You haven't heard tht phrase for many a year
You work all the time you're bored to tears
Need a clue to solve your monotony?
Colonel Mustard with the candlestick in the
conservatory.

Can you come out & play,
Isn't that what we used to say
We'd ask our parents if it was okay
If we could go out & play

So dust off your dreams,
Put them within reach, take the day off
and go to the beach,
Makes this the day to start your life over
Red Rover Red Rover can you come over???

Can you come out & play,
Isn't that what we used to say
We'd ask our parents if it was okay
If we could go out & play

Remember the stroy of Peter Pan?
Forever young in never never land
So all can still fly with our hearts & soul
Start by saying the words of so long ago...

Can you come out & play,
Isn't that what we used to say
We'd ask our parents if it was okay
If we could go out & play

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This lyric is: #483

This Broken Man

Lyrics and Music by Sam Tarrant ©2001

(Verse 1.)

Love and my music all but disappeared
Could almost swear I never knew of the two
Busted like a bronco in the cowboy west
This ole workhorse pulls a wagon
And plows a field of dreams come untrue.
Best I can
I will repair
This Broken Man

(Verse 2.)

Years on the treadmill stuck in dead end jobs
The chance of freedom seems a hope against hope
Watch the world while feeding from my bag of oats
The endless bullwhip cracked my spirit
Freedom, just the length of the rope
Best I can
I will repair
This Broken Man

(Bridge)

I’ll fix the voice that doesn’t sing
Fix the heart that doesn’t hold
Fix the life that doesn’t mean anything
And fill it up with joy
That can only come from love and my music

(Verse 3.)

Love and my music are my greatest joys
They are my horses roaming wild on the plains
Bronco, buck the rider, jump the fence and bolt
I’ve had enough of bits and saddles
No more riders pulling the reins
Best I can
I will repair
This Broken Man
I will repair


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This lyric is: #484

WHERE THE RIVER GOES
Copyright 2001 by Alan Carlson

His parents were frantic when they found
their son was gone,
The footprints led down to the river;
Two days later,to their joy, the boy
returned,
Cold and wet and tired, he explained:

(Chorus 1)
You know I'll always love you, I would never
run away!
You might think I'm crazy, I suppose;
But the flowing water calls to me--that' all
that I can say,
I've just got to go where the river goes.

He grew into a man, got married,settled down,
One day, his wife thought he had left her;
Two days later, she was mad when he returned,
He told her he was sorry, then explained:

(Chorus 2)
You know I'll always love you, I would never
run away,
You might think I'm crazy, I suppose;
But the flowing water calls to me--that's all
that I can say,
I've just got to go where the river goes.
(Bridge)
He never left again, she was his only one;
They saw their children grow, he saw the
river run.

The family plot will have an empty spot,it
seems,
They spread his ashes on the river;
He prayed that she would understand his last
request,
A note inside his will tried to explain:

(Chorus 3)
You know I've always loved you, I just could
not stand a grave,
You might think I'm crazy, I suppose;
But the flowing water calls to me--that's all
that I can say,
I've just got to go where the river goes.
Tag
Got to go...where the river goes.

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This lyric is: #485

"Ruby Road"
by Bonnie Logan
©2002

1. It's calling me,
This other world
That glitters in my mind,
With sweet perfume
And open arms,
Like ladies of the night.

Those secret thoughts
And fantasies
I swore I'd left behind---
They're beckoning
From Ruby Road,
Where dreams are alive.

CHORUS:
Gotta take that Ruby Road.
See it shimmer, see it shine.
Gotta get beyond this safe and certain
Life that I've designed.
Heading down that Ruby Road.
Now, the time is feeling right.
Gonna find a better part of me
On Ruby Road tonight.

2. I can't resist
This siren song
That's running through my head.
Could destiny
Be telling me
To take this road, instead?

The life I''ve always
Yearned to lead
Is still within my reach,
And Ruby Road
Can take me there,
As soon as I can leave.

CHORUS:
Gonna take that Ruby Road.
Gonna pack my bags tonight.
Gonna seek the life I've always dreamed
That I was gonna find.
When I take that Ruby Road,
No more playing safe for me.
Gonna take some risks and find my bliss.
On Ruby Road,
Life is sweet,
Down Ruby Road,
The place of dreams.


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This lyric is: #486

"Think of Me Tomorrow"
Written By Ron E. Shelton (c)1995

(V1)
Now it’s time for me to go
My bags all packed, I’m ready to roll.
I want to thank you for the good times.
I want to thank you for being mine.
It’s been a pleasure to stay,
Now I must be on my way.
But, it’s so hard to say good-bye.
Yea, it’s so hard not to cry.
(C)
So when you think of me tomorrow,
A thousand days from here,
If you feel any sorrow,
It’s my memory in your tears.
So when you think of me tomorrow
Like it was yesterday,
If you feel any sorrow,
You’ll know true love never fades away.
(V2)
As I wind on down that road
My feet grow heavy my head hangs low.
I’m going to be singing the blues
I’m going to be thinking about you.
All the good times we shared
And the way we used to care,
It was so hard to say good-bye.
It was so hard no to cry.
(C)
So when you think of me tomorrow,
A thousand days from here,
If you feel any sorrow,
It’s my memory in your tears.
So when you think of me tomorrow
Like it was yesterday,
If you feel any sorrow,
You’ll know true love never fades away.
(Repeat, Fade)



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This lyric is: #487

Why Are You The Only One For Me

Words By Bob Felten and Tami Michelle
Copyright Nov. 14, 1999

I like Chemistry, you like Alchemy
I like Astronomy, you like Astrology
Chemistry, Alchemy, Astronomy, Astrology
Why are you the only one for me?

I like Psychology, you like Philosophy
When I think logically, you get pissed off at me
Psychology, Philosophy, logically, pissed of at me
Why are you the only one for me?

You ask me "Why can't I be more holistic?"
You and I, we always disagree
I wish you could be more scientific
Together we make great Biology

I like Geology, you like Mythology
You like fantasy, I like reality
Geology, Mythology, reality, fantasy
Why are you the only one for me?

(Instr. break)

You like Metaphysics, I like Mathematics
You get mad at me when I like Anatomy
Metaphysics, Mathematics, mad at me, Anatomy
Why are you the only one for me?

You ask me "Why can't I be more holistic?"
You and I, we always disagree
I wish you could be more scientific
Together we make great Biology

I am material, you are spiritual
I am empirical, you believe in miracles
material, spiritual, empirical, miracles,
That's why you're the only one for me



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This lyric is: #488

BIG CITY SCENES, COUNTRY DREAMS

Tall buildings in the distance stand,
It just doesn't seem so grand.
When you are four life should mean a little more.
Toys, hugs and kisses these are what a little girl misses.

Chorus....
When I was four a new life knocked on my door.
That's when I exchanged big city scenes for country dreams.
That's when I knew what caring meant,
My new mom and dad must have been heaven sent.
I exchanged big city scenes for country dreams.

One brother and sisters totaling four,
Seems like I should know them a little more.
When life deals you a bad hand you try to understand.
Thank God for caring hearts, but why must they tear us apart?
We can't choose who we want to our moms and dads to be,
Why can't they see?
When there is love around a new life can be found.

Chorus...

They have made us cry now we have to say goodbye.
See what they have done, now we are no longer one.
How can a little girl understand why? This old life must die.
She has already felt a lifetime of pain things from now on will never be the same.

Chorus...

I am grown up now and time has gone so fast,
But how do you forget the past?
I no longer hear the big city call, seems like I was never there at all.
I could never go back there my home is here now because...
I have exchanged big city scenes for country dreams.
I now know what love means and no longer have big city scenes.
Just Country Dreams.

Chorus...


Copyright 2002 Christy Dively

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This lyric is: #489

ASPEN WHISPERS
© 2001 Lyrics Bobbie Gallup ASCAP

The sky is such an intense blue
It almost hurts your eyes
The aspens' gold against that hue
Could easily make you cry
On the crisp air a bugle sounds,
Carried on the wind
Some precious things don't last forever,
Others never seem to end

This sun-warmed rock's my hideaway...
A place to clear my mind
And listen to the magpies
Give their opinions of mankind
The whispers of the aspens
Seem to know me all too well
Their language clearly speaks to me.
What touching tales they tell

CHORUS:
They say that aspens whisper
I think I understand
Cause I know our winter's comin'
And it's not what I had planned
They say that aspens tremble
Inside I'm trembling too
I know somehow I must go on
It's what I have to do

Cause autumn in the high country….
Means winter's coming soon
And by the time the last snow melts
I know that you'll be leavin' too
How do we fill the coming months
With a lifetime's worth of dreams
How do we steal a moment's joy
From the stormy skies of pain

CHORUS:
They say that aspens whisper
I think I understand
Cause I know our winter's comin'
And it's not what I had planned
They say that aspens tremble
Inside I'm trembling too
I know somehow I must go on
It's what I have to do for you

TAG:
I may not know God's reason
For why you have to leave
But I know there was a season
When you gave true love to me


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This lyric is: #490

PLEASE NOTE - Submitted by Tami Michelle, different member then Bob Felten, but we share the same user name Felten & Michelle - please do not delete this second entry from username Felten & Michelle

The Companion
By Tami Michelle
Copyright 1992 - All Rights Reserved

Through journeys short and long, since the centuries have dawned
I stand straight and tall, I can walk right through your walls
I am the Companion…

I walk among the angels, I run beside the wolf
I fly atop the dragon, I ride on horses’ hooves
I watch the struggle of your soul, as it fights for its control
On this journey without end, I am your constant friend
And Companion…

And the evidence of things unseen
Is excellence by faith in the overall scheme
And in the reoccurring dream
Of the Companion…

Beside the lady and her lord, among the gentry and the poor
It makes no difference anymore
To the Companion…

I feel your pleasure and your pain, I am known by many names
I can soften your insanity, and sanctify your shame
I am the future and the past, the flag atop the mast
I am the calm before the storm, the stranger at your door
Your Companion…

You need not die alone
I will judge you not, I will cast no stones
I am the one who guides you home
Your Companion…

I am the Companion…


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This lyric is: #491

City of Gold
Lyric by Mark Corwin Bruce

1. Young man is nervously watching
In the corner by the magazine rack.
Eyeing the register,
Trying to get his courage up.
The gun in his pocket feels heavy
As he waits for the meth to take hold.
He's taking a long chance tonight
In the City of Gold.

2. She tells me she feels like she's drowning
And she'd really like to go see her kids.
But she's not too proud
of some of the things she did.
She needs something to tide her over
Long enough for her dreams to take hold.
She knows that she'll make it tomorrow
In the City of Gold.

Bridge:
And it's a speedball in the corner pocket,
It's a little tap dance on the ledge.
It's funny how we all cut corners
While we're living too close to the edge.

3. I'm tired of feeding your hunger
I know I've got to get myself right.
The things that you make me do for yo
Twist my heart tight.
Some people love their addictions
But this is just making me old.
I've got to get out while I can
From the City of Gold.

I've got to get out while I can
From the City of Gold.

copyright 2002 Mark Corwin Bruce

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This lyric is: #492

DADDY’S GIRL

The California sun came through the window and shined on Jasmine’s auburn hair.
Her day had just begun she never could have predicted the way it would turn out.

Perfect daddy’s girl. Little daddy’s girl never again.

On her way to Shirley Madison high school a red corvette goes racing by.
Jasmine’s head turns cause the driver looks familiar, she thought isn’t he working today?

Daddy’s little girl got in. Little daddy’s girl bye bye.

He took her to a shack in East Lajoya. Rape & sodomy were just a start.
Battered and bruised from numerous punches to her body.
She was found bound & naked & confused.

Two months later she was dancing at her prom with a boy, lets call him William.
He kissed her neck and she bolted from the dance floor and into the bathroom she saw that face again.

Daddy’s little girl oh why?
Little daddy’s girl don’t cry. Don’t cry.

She felt like the world was crashing in all around her.
The girls in the bathroom just laughed.
The scars on the surface were hidden with Madeline cover up.
A psychologist said her visions would go away. They’d fade away.
They’re not fading away. They’re here to stay.

The California sun came through the window and shined on the razor blade in Jasmine’s hand.
The blood was deep red but her scars ran so much deeper the suicide note said.
Little daddy’s girl bye bye.
I couldn’t handle being daddy’s girl again.

Peter Gale Copyright 2002
Landlord@darcweb.com

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Peace, Love & Life,
The Landlord of Love
landlord@darcweb.com

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This lyric is: #493


Open your heart around you
What do you see
There's people here
All around you
Why can't you see

Hatred against man
Brothers
Trying to take a stand
Land against land

What you see
Ain't Free

Days of long ago
Seem so dear
Now the ruin of it all
Is all too clear

The mystery of man
Brothers
Living hand in hand
If land is so grand

Then what you see
Ain't free

Remember to look around you
Look real deep
It's people like you around you
Why can't you see

Treat each care
Respect and love
Not the hate and war
Just be aware

What you see

Should be free


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Justina~~~~~~~~~~*

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This lyric is: #494

SUPERMAN, WHERE ARE YOU?
(Trent Holloway/Ronnie Hutchinson)
copyright 2001

I came to work this morning
Just like yesterday
Looked out of my window
Glad to see Old Glory wave
I never could have imagined
In my wildest dream
Standin' on this ledge
And beggin' God for wings

Superman, where are you tonight
Are you really retired
Metropolis came down today
And Capital City's on fire
The Devil's laughin' in the pit of Hell
He never gets his fill
And the flag of freedom might be flyin' low
But you can bet it's flyin' still

I boarded this big airplane
Headed for L.A.
A million dreams in my head
I'm gonna be somebody someday
I never could have imagined
In my worst nightmare
Makin' my peace with Jesus
Twelve hundred feet in the air

Superman where are you tonight
Are you really retired
Metropolis came down today
And Capital City's on fire
The Devil's laughin' in the pit of Hell
He never gets his fill
And the flag of freedom might be flyin' low
But you can bet it's flyin' still

One of this city's finest
Well, I don't know what that means
I'm just doin' my job
Tryin' to make ends meet
I've never seen anything like this
And I'm almost fifty-three
I look up in disbelief
As the sky falls down on me

Superman where are you tonight
Are you really retired
Metropolis came down today
And Capital City's on fire
The Devil's laughin' in the pit of Hell
He never gets his fill
And the flag of freedom might be flyin' low
But you can bet it's flyin' still

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This lyric is: #495

Summeoyo THE MEAT PACKER'S SONG
(C) 2002

I went out on a Saturday Night
to a place at the edge of town.
I was up for a real good time.
I had plans of getting down.
When I got there, I saw some of my friends-
there was Patty, Neil, and Fred.
I heard a guy make an observation
that I can't get out of my head:

There's more fun in stuffing the sausage
than grinding the meat. (Chorus)
Grinding is only a start.
But when you stuff, the job's complete.
They say that close to the bone
the meat is sweet.
There's more fun in stuffing the sausage
than grinding the meat.

On the dance floor, there were many couples
doing the pelvic thrust.
What he said, although quite graphic,
were words said in disgust.
He'd rather do the deed at home -
at least somewhere in privacy.
Foreplay done in a public place
really has no dignity.

Chorus

I must say before I'm done
so the story is complete.
I found out that the guy I heard
had a job of packing meat.
He was talking 'bout his fav'rite job.
By my thoughts, I was misled.
So right now I apologize,
'cause I twisted what he said.

Chorus

Talk about getting it wrong.




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