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Sometimes in the Spring
v.1
Sometimes in the spring I think of you
You can’t go back but sometimes I do
I can see us lounging on the grass
So sure love and youth would last
Caught up in the moment and the mood
v.2
Sometimes in the spring when flowers bloom
I see red roses decorate my room
Oh how we’d fight and then make up
And I’d drink coffee from your cup
Why did it get over way too soon

(Bridge)
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen your face
But I remember how you looked back then
My heart feels you there in that special place
Where your memory has always been

(Short melodic solo)
v.3
Sometimes in the spring I smell the rain
I travel down that little country lane
Where we’d melt into each other’s arms
Safe and warm, free from harm
Far removed from life’s eventual pain

(Bridge)
It’s been a long time since I’ve felt your touch
But I still wonder how your life turned out
When you hear our song, the one we used to play
Do memories of me gather round

(Short melodic solo)
v. 4
Sometimes in the spring I think of you
I guess some dreams weren’t meant to come true
I still hold close the place in time
When I was yours and you were mine
Missing you’s not something I outgrew
Sometimes in the spring I think of you

© February, 2009, Betty Holt

Beautiful Catastrophe (C)2009 Michelle Chapman

Verse
She's a beautiful catastrophe
with her opalescent eyes
She'll find your every weakness
and catch you by surprise
Her scent it makes you shiver
you'll be at her beck and call
It drives you to your madness place
you have no will at all

Verse
Beautiful Catastrophe
She'll take your heart by storm
She tears down all of your resistance
with her skin so soft and warm
Oone night spent in heaven
is nothing like its seems
Beautiful Catastrophe
She steals away your dreams

Chorus
She's beautiful
She's devious
She's every song ever written
She's the rain that you pray for
and then wished that you didnt
She'll reach inside and grab your heart
and she'll never let it go
A Beautiful Catastrophe,oh God,I need her so!

Verse
She's a beautiful catastrophe
with her silky golden hair
A work of art,a masterpiece
and you cant help but stare
You'll purr just like a kitten
and she'll back you against the wall
Then bite you with her razor teeth
and scrape you with her claw

verse
Beautiful Beautiful Catastrophe
Storm surge in my head
She washes over everything
and leave emptiness instead
You'll never feel complete
until you've kissed her cherry lips
She's everything that's bad for you
and still you cant resist

Chorus
She's beautiful
She's devious
She's every song ever written
She's the rain that you've been prayin for
and then wished that you didnt
She'll reach inside and grab your heart
and she'll never let it go
A Beautiful Catastrophe,oh God I need her so!

Bridge
I feelyour schrapnel in my skin,breaking me to my core
A weaponof mass destruction,yet leave me wanting more
Send inyour tsunami and wash right over me
Im a sucker for your punishment
My Beautiful Catastrophe

Tag
Oh my Beautiful Catastrophe
washing over me
Oh my Beautiful Catastrophe
I just can't let you be...

Wind Wasted Plain

She clutched her mama's old suitcase
As she stepped from the train
Into the ramshackle sunlight
Of the wind wasted plain

For three days and sleepless nights
Her world slipped away
And she closed her eyes to it
The wind wasted plain

With strong lines on paper
He’d asked for her hand
He was a hard worker
And a clean, honest man

Now she looked like a stranger
In the cold window pane
No roses were blooming
On the wind wasted plain

The storm took the barn
Didn’t even leave rain
The hail took the barley
The bank took his name

The time came to pack up
What little remained
And start life away from
The wind wasted plain

On this warm July Sunday
The kids loaded up
Her chair in the back of
Her grandson’s new truck

And they drove down that old road
Where dreams had been lain
To the dusty reminders
On the wind wasted plain

In the sun-casted shadow
Of the goldenrod stain
The years fell as tears on
The wind wasted plain

Wind wasted plain

© 2008 Michelle Anderson

Post deleted by Brian Austin Whitney

Tokyo Moon

I remember that summer once long, long ago,
When I wandered far, far away from my home
To the land of the Shogun and the rising, red sun.

Those days and nights were filled with newfound wonder.
You, in your jade-colored, silken kimono,
And I, just a child of the West in search of my soul.

That summer season was like a dream un-phased,
Filled with late-night sake’ soirees,
And the lush aroma of early morning cigarettes.

We professed our love in shadowy, secret places.
Alone, sharing stolen kisses in hidden doorways,
We frolicked, ‘till the dawn gave way to dusk,
And when the sun lay down to sleep

We danced ‘neath the stars of a Tokyo Moon,
Your heart opened wide like a lotus flower in full bloom,
Inviting me forth to explore the depths of you.

Swirling around like auroras in the sky,
The heat of your body all wrapped up in mine.
Two star-crossed young lovers made one
‘neath the light of a Tokyo Moon.

We stared with wonder into the great unknown,
Along the banks where the Tama flows,
Basking in a world of Eastern promises.

Our days were spent living life between the spaces.
And bliss, like a waking Phoenix, rose up to consume us
Ever slowly, like a flame that ceaselessly burns.
And as the stars began to shine

We danced ‘neath the stars of a Tokyo Moon,
Your heart opened wide like a lotus flower in full bloom,
Inviting me forth to explore the depths of you.

Swirling around like auroras in the sky,
The heat of your body all wrapped up in mine.
Two star-crossed young lovers made one
‘neath the light of a Tokyo Moon.

And as the nights began to turn cold,
And the leaves thus fell like colored stones,
We knew that our time together was growing short.
And when the final boarding call rang out through the day,
You took my hand, and you asked me to stay,
Speaking of a love that transcended all we’d ever known…

With tears in our eyes, we were frozen in time,
For the last thing we wanted to say was goodbye.
But I was young and scared and not yet ready to face forever.
Its gentle gaze was simply too much for me to bear…

And now the years have gone by steady and slow.
I’ve got little left of you to show
Except the haunting memories of a faded photograph.

And the chill of each lover’s touch evokes that one burning question:
Why the hell, if I loved you so, did I ever let you go?
I would pass through time for just one more perfect night.

And I remember. Oh, God, how I remember…

When we danced ‘neath the stars of a Tokyo Moon,
Your heart opened wide like a lotus flower in full bloom,
Inviting me forth to explore the depths of you.

Swirling around like auroras in the sky,
The heat of your body all wrapped up in mine.
Two star-crossed young lovers made one
‘neath the light of a Tokyo Moon.

Two hearts beating with the same undying desire
‘Neath the faint, enduring light
Of that dear, sweet Tokyo Moon…

What Ya Gonna Do (When He Comes Back Beggin)

(c) 2009 Geneva Keith



Verse 1
I need to speak the truth, bout how he's treatin you,
I don't wanna hurt your pride, but what else can I do,
Your confidin once again, askin for advise,
Only words I have to say, That dog isn't nice.



Chorus
What ya gonna do when he comes back beggin,
From out there sniffin with his tongue a hangin,
Chasin those skirts for a tail a waggin,
Lookin for a little treat.

He's the kind that bites the hand that feeds him,
Friend to friend I tell ya you don't need him,
Howlin at the moon with a sheepish grin,
What ya gonna do when he prowls again.



Verse 2
There's been a time or two, he's rolled over on you,
He can work those puppy eyes, got a trick or two,
He's hurt you more than twice, he don't treat you right,
Tried to put the bite on me, just the other night.



Chorus
What ya gonna do when he comes back beggin,
From out there sniffin with his tongue a hangin,
Chassin those skirts for a tail a waggin,
Lookin for a little treat.

He's the kind that bites the hand that feeds him,
Friend to friend I tell ya you don't need him,
Howlin at the moon with a sheepish grin,
What ya gonna do when he prowls again.


Bridge
He smells a hound in heat,
He's not the faithful kind,
Sniffin for a fresh new treat,
Ya better leave that dog behind.


Chorus
What ya gonna do when he comes back beggin,
From out there sniffin with his tongue a hangin,
Chassin those skirts with his tail a waggin,
Lookin for a little treat.

He's the kind that bites the hand that feeds him,
Friend to friend I tell ya you don't need him,
Howlin at the moon with a sheepish grin,
What ya gonna do when he prowls again.


Tag
He'll stray from the yard every chance, what then,
Think ya need to find a new puppy my friend.

Bring Me Back To Reality
by Casia

(Introduction)
Cryin' out for love
Livin' with my mistakes
I need to forget how much my heart aches

- short solo -

(V1)
Every night when I go to sleep
I dream I’m sleeping with you
Your arms are entwined in mine
And we’re making love the whole night through
But when I wake up in the morning
I find that I’m all alone
And I can’t seem to carry on
I’ve got no one to hold

(PreChorus)
Don’t know what to believe
How can life end this way
I must be living
Someone else’s dream
Yeah, I must be living
Someone else’s dream

(Chorus)
Bring me back to reality
Give me back to my sanity
Bring me back to reality
Ohhh, won't you please bring me back

(V2)
I’m packing up my suitcase
I'm putting my heart inside
I’m on a real long journey
I'm not sure if I can survive
It’s been way too (way too) many years
I've put my life on hold
And I’ll spend forever searching
Before my heart turns cold

(PreChorus)
Don’t know what to believe
How can life end this way
I must be livin'
Someone else’s dream
Yeah, I must be livin
Someone else’s dream

(Chorus)
Bring me back to reality
Give me back to my sanity. ohhh
Bring me back to reality
Ohh, won't you please, please bring me back

(Bridge)
I’ve been driving down, the wrong winding road
And, I’m beginning to really realize
You’re not just not a part of my past
I need our love to last

(PreChorus)
I never knew what to believe
Didn’t think life would end this way
I must be livin'
Someone else’s dream
Yeah, I must be livin'
Someone else’s dream

(Chorus)
Bring me back to reality
Give me back to my sanity, ohhh
Bring me back to reality
Oh, won't you please, please bring me back

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Copyright 2008 Kelly Domino, All Rights Reserved
www.kellydomino.com


Hold On To Your Dreams

Did they ever tell you "not to bother" with your dreams?
Did they always tell you "it is harder than it seems"?

Now I see, looking back, I blindly accepted that
and somehow lost my way.

I am older now, and I'm bolder now,
and don't care what they say...

(Chorus)
Hold on to your dreams, as hard as it seems-
they're a part of you.
When they're under attack, you've got to fight back,
or you'll lose....
You'll lose you.
You'll lose you.

Did they ever tell you, you had your head up "in the clouds"?
Did they call you a "dreamer" or even laugh at you out loud?

Don't be discouraged by those who tell you not to try -
they have no dreams of their own.

If it's been there for many years you have to overcome your fears
and let your dream be shown!

--Chorus--
--Instrumental Break--

Imagine the future, and you are just about to die.
Is there a regret, about a dream you didn't even try?

You have to give an honest try sometime before you die
or your dream will derail.

You will have peace of mind knowing that you tried
even if you fail!

--Chorus--

When they're under attack you've got to fight back!
Hold on, Hold on, Hold on.....

Hold on to your dreams!
Hold on to your dreams!
Hold on to your dreams!

HE RIDES
©2006 Ricki E. Bellos

Daddy came from a broken home
Shattered hearts and fractured bones
Just a matter of time before he’d move on down the line
Worked real hard to buy his first bike
Cherry red with loud straight pipes
Left without warning on a sunny Sunday morning
Knew he’d never be sorry
Just him and his Harley

He rides
Out of the blue into Mama’s life
He rides

Mama said when he rode to town
Made her weak and her young heart pound
It didn’t take them long though her pa said it was wrong
She’d wrap herself around him tight
Holding on with all her might
Loved to ride behind him with loving arms to hold him
Never said he’d stay
But made it to my tenth birthday

He rides, he rides
Into the night out of our lives
He rides
My Daddy rides

I think about him more and more
Wondering what he left us for
Mama said as she died I had his likeness in my eyes
Now I have a child of my own
Who holds me in this one horse town
Dreamed I followed in his steps and headed for the west
I still have this photograph
Of the bike, them and me in his lap

I ride, I ride
Just ahead of the storm for the rest of my life
I ride
Watch me ride

Wonder if Mama would have felt the same
If Daddy rode up in a pickup truck

Midnight In The Swamp


(v1)
It always makes me nervous
When I look into the sky
I see that full moon rising
As the daylight starts to die
That Loosi-ana Bayou
Takes on a whole new face
As shadows and black magic
Take o’er that haunted place

(v2)
Your skin will crawl with goose bumps
Your hair will stand on end
Static charges through the air
As the midnight sun sets in
The swamp takes on an aura
Like no man could ever know
As the Mistress of the Darkness
Casts her spell of ebb and flow

(Chorus)
Moonlight weaving shadows
As the critters play and romp
Bayous all flow backwards
When it’s midnight in the swamp
When evil spirits moan their chant
Their sonnets chill and daunt
No mortal man should be there
When it’s midnight in the swamp

(v3)
Nothing like you’ve ever heard
Wind passing through the threads
Plays its arcane symphony
On the silken spider webs
The swamp goes spooky silent
Just before it starts to shake
And in a pirogue left behind
Alligators dance with snakes

(v4)
When the moon starts falling
‘Fore night breaks into day
A hush spreads cross the bayou
As the magic fades away
The eerie frolic ceases
As the daylight filters in
But it’s just a few short hours
‘Til the madness starts again

(Chorus)
Moonlight weaving shadows
As the critters play and romp
Bayous all flow backwards
When it’s midnight in the swamp
When evil spirits moan their chant
Their sonnets chill and daunt
No mortal man should be there
When it’s midnight in the swa


© January 2007 Alan D. David, BMI
All Rights Reserved

Manhattan Sleeps
© 1998 Jeff Bohnhoff

On a dirty street corner beneath a steel gray sky,
Old Enid plays his blues as the crowds just rush on by.
Just a crazy old man - dented sax and tangled hair.
Wailing out his benedictions.

Crumbling old brick building, Mary drinks her tea.
A well-worn Bible and a blanket on her knees.
She hears the gunfire from the alley down below.
While sirens sing of Armageddon.

Manhattan sleeps tonight
Under a blanket of new fallen snow.
Quiet as the light from towers pierce the fog
Softly glows.
I can feel the ghosts haunting the streets far below -
Waiting.

A full moon rises pulling people like the tide.
As the snow keeps falling on an ocean deep and wide.
Each fragile crystal melts into the sea,
In a moment of transition.

A frozen blanket, bathed in silver light.
The streets lie muted in the alchemy of night.
But when the spring comes, who knows what will have grown,
In the cracks between the stones?

Old Enid dreams, in the warmth of vented steam
Of better days to come.
Mary's fears seem to ring in her ears,
As she stares out the window at a million frozen falling stars.

This is my entry in the 2009 lyric awards contest, a novelty-type piece titled "Spaced Out." I bet we have all known or had an acquaintance with someone like this at some time in our lives.


SPACED OUT

c1995 Brian Beecher



She favors socializing
With her colleagues from work
But she must make an extra effort
Not to lose track of her purse

She doesn’t want to talk shop
For too much of the time
And this can be extremely boring
By the time the clock strikes nine

So she heads out the door and she
Parks next to an old farm field
She removes all of her jewelry
Then must re-enter by a sign that says yield

She is so spaced out
Sometimes I wonder what she’s thinkin’
I never thought I could meet someone
Who’s always so spaced out

I need lots of helpful information
To know what she’s about
And analyze the situation
Because she’s so spaced out

I took her with me on a visit
Out to an old friend’s house
It was more trouble than it was worth
She was quiet as a mouse

Sometimes she will embarrass me
And show up with bad behavior
Just to get extra attention
Cause she figures I’m her savior

She may want to sit home by herself
For many months to come
Then go party till the wee hours
Cause she wants to have fun



She is so spaced out
Sometimes I wonder what she’s thinkin’
I never thought I could meet someone
Who’s always so spaced out

I need lots of helpful information
To know what she’s about
And analyze the situation
Because she’s so spaced out

RESCUE ME
© TEDDIE COCHRAN

V.1
HOT BLOOD BURNING IN MY VIENS
ADDING FUEL TO THE FLAMES
MY HEART BLISTERS FROM THE BLAZE
GIVE ME COURAGE GIVE ME STRENGTH
V.2
WRAP ME IN YOUR GOLDEN FLEECE
PASSION WAITS YOUR RELEASE
BEAT ME DOWN TO THE DUST I CAME
FORGE THE STEEL MY CREATOR SHAPES
C
OH... RESCUE ME..... JESUS RESCUE ME
OH... I'M CRYING OUT.... (JESUS RESCUE ME)
B
(guitar slide solo)
V.3
RAISE ME UP FROM THE SERPENTS HANDS
THAT I MIGHT BE A BETTER MAN
REDUCE TO ASHES ALL OF MY SINS
THAT I MIGHT BE BORN AGIAN
V.1
HOT BLOOD BURNING IN MY VIENS
ADDING FUEL TO THE FLAMES
MY HEART BLISTERS FROM THE BLAZE
GIVE ME COURAGE GIVE ME STRENGTH
C
OH... RESCUE ME..... JESUS RESCUE ME
OH... I'M CRYING OUT.... (COME RESCUE ME)
TAG
LET ONLY LOVE REMAIN..... (JESUS RESCUE ME)

The Secret
(A song about D.B. Cooper)

Brian Merritt 06/2009

Winters in Florida he liked to fish
Summers in the mountains out west
You lead a great life people would say
But a secret weighed deep in his chest

He was getting old ,tongue starting to slip
He was afraid one day It’d let go
World would come crashing in around
And everybody would know

Secrets weigh heavy they’ll wear you thin
The ones buried deep in your soul
Secrets will want out and eventually win
Become just another secret told

I answered an ad in the local press
Help wanted for an old man
Come work for me I’ll pay you well
Deal struck with the shake of a hand

Helped him into his wheelchair took care of his house
Sometimes I’d take him to town
But I always thought there was more to old Joe
As I wheeled him and his secret around

Secrets weigh heavy they’ll wear you thin
The ones buried deep in your soul
Secrets will want out and eventually win
Become just another secret told

Then one night with his light fading dim
His tongue rolled and his guard fell
And as he lay there taking his last breath
I said don’t worry D.B. I won’t tell

Winters in Florida I learned to fish
Summers in the mountains out west
I’d spend my time hiking along the trails
Carrying this weight in my chest

Secrets weigh heavy they wear you thin
The ones buried deep in your soul

She Can Pull a Rainbow Down
<C> 02/09 David Arthur ASCAP

I chased broken lines up highways
in search of girls with cocaine eyes
I downed shots in the dark, spent nights in a daze
beside neon ghosts from some dream
I wasn't looking for anyone then
just fast times 'neath bright city lights
so I didn't care where she would come from
that she'd be there for me that night

She can pull a rainbow down from the sky
All of my dark skies clear
whenever she's nearby
She can pull a rainbow down from the sky

I never heard the siren's screams
or felt her lips when they found mine
the jolts to my chest, the needles stick me
I didn't know my heart had flatlined
I woke on a cold slab of stainless steel
to a crowd in scrubs gathered there
Then I heard a doctor say "he will heal"
to one smiling girl with brown hair

She can pull a rainbow down from the sky
All of my dark skies clear
whenever she's nearby
She can pull a rainbow down from the sky

I said, "I've got to know your name"
and she said "just someone who cares"
I smiled up at her and she winked at me
and both of us took it from there
Now I'm still chasing broken lines
but I do it as part of a road crew
Today my wife had a baby girl
and I give thanks for both of them too

She can pull a rainbow down from the sky
All of my dark skies clear
whenever she's nearby
She can pull a rainbow down from the sky

Muddy Water Woman
© 2008 Erica and Michael T. Ellis

Down in Missisisippi where the catfish grow long
I found her and I promised her someday I'd write a song
About a rebel woman whose soul could stir a man
To break the chains that bind her, and dare to take his hand

She's beautiful, she's animal, she's earth and she is fire
She'd all but given up on love, it beat her and it lied
Her feet were in the River, my heart was in her hands
'Til she left me all alone...by these Mississippi sands

(Chorus)
That Muddy Water Woman
Dancing barefoot on the shore
Eyes deep as a river runs
Heart wild as a storm
She loved me like the current
Sometimes easy, sometimes strong
That Muddy Water Woman
Is where a man gone wrong

They said I shouldn't love her cuz she loved another first
But that woman, she was water, and I had a mighty thirst
That night when I first saw her wading out into the deep
I knew she was a promise I was meant to keep

Then they found her man a-floating...on down the Mississipp
I swore I didn't do it, but someone said I did
At first, she stood by me, like the swamp oak by the shore
But the muddy truth was rising...it was lappin' at her door

(Chorus)
That Muddy Water Woman
Dancing barefoot on the shore
Eyes deep as a river runs
Heart wild as a storm
She loved me like the current
Sometimes easy, sometimes strong
That Muddy Water Woman
Is where a man gone wrong

(Bridge)
God knows I didn't do it
We both know why she ran
He's telling me to give her up
And I'm a god fearing man, oh but

(Chorus)
That Muddy Water Woman
Dancing barefoot on the shore
Eyes deep as a river runs
Heart wild as a storm
She loved me like the current
Sometimes easy, sometimes strong
That Muddy Water Woman
Was where a man gone wrong

(Tag)
She loved me like the current
Sometimes easy, sometimes strong
But that Muddy Water Woman
Was where a man gone wrong

That's where a man gone wrong

What You Answer To
By John McGee
Copyright 2009


I been beat like a yard dog
Been raised up on high
I’ve crawled through the gutter
I’ve soared through the sky
I been a thief and a beggar
Been a king and a saint
Well I do when I can
And I don’t when I cain’t
After everything’s said
and you know this is true
It ain’t what they call you
It’s what’cha answer to.

I’ve sung with the angels
I’ve howled with the dogs
I’ve slept in great mansions
I’ve wallowed with hogs
Been up on the mountain
Been down in a hole
Been given great gifts
And I been bought and sold
And what I do next
is all mine to choose
It ain’t what they call you
It’s what’cha answer to

Chorus
Alone in the silence
Do you know who you are?
Do you ache from the effort?
Are you covered in scars?
You got to square up your shoulders
And plant your feet wide
Show ‘em spring steel and whale bone
When they look in your eye


There’s always more riddles
than answers for me
I been staggered by insight
Been too blind to see
I been lost out at midnight
Been found at first light
I probably won’t
But you know I just might
I don’t understand
but just one thing or two
It ain’t what they call you
It’s what’cha answer to

I been dumb as a fence post
Been brilliant and wise
I been proud and haughty
I been cut down to size
I been burned in the desert
Been drenched in the rain
Been washed in the blood
I been wretched and stained
You can bend in the wind
or let it break you
It ain’t what they call you
It’s what’cha answer to

Chorus

Ambrosia and nectar
Or ash on my tongue
Anthems and arias
And blues I have sung
There’s a deafening silence
There’s a song in the air
I got more than I need
I got nothing to spare
The curtain is rising
The fanfare’s for you
It’s ain’t what they call you
It’s wha

The Cave
Lyric (c) Andrée Pagès, set to Latin music by Russell Branca

Slip into my cave
Feel your way around
Pease don’t be afraid
Very few have drowned

What I’d like to do
With a man like you…
Things I rather pray
See the light of no day

So my lips are sealed
Though my eyes betray
All the things I feel I should not want to do...
With a man like you

FADING NIGHT
(c)2008 Vikki Flawith (Socan). All Rights Reserved.

[vs1]
Standing by the window
With empty hands
I'm hardly breathing

Standing by the window
with searching eyes
it's you I'm needing

[ch]
Fading night
Sunrise paints the sky
Fading night
Wondering if I
Can live another day
In this sleepless way
Only to end up here again
In the fading night.

[vs2]
Walking down the street
On tired legs
I've been here before

Walking down the street
With hopeless steps
Guess I know the score

[ch]
Fading night
Sunrise paints the sky
Fading night
Wondering if I
Can live another day
In this sleepless way
Only to end up here again
In the fading night.

(br)
I swore I'd never love again
I swore I was done with all this pain
You said you'd be the one who didn't leave-
I swore I'd grown beyond naive

(ch)
Fading night
Sunrise paints the sky
Fading night
Wondering if I
Can live another day
In this sleepless way
Only to end up here again
In the fading night.

Say What?!
copyright 2000 JoySoul
Lyrics written by Carol Loperena caroljoy@drtel.net

Say What?! Say What?!
Say what you mean. Mean what you say.
Your friends
Will learn
To trust you that way.
Then people will know your words are true.
They'll know that they can count on you.
That you
Really
Are going to come through.

Mean it! Mean it!
Mean what you say. Say what you mean.
Don't give
Answers
Somewhere in between.
Search for the truth. Look at me straight.
Don't hesitate or procrastinate.
As your
True friend
I'll try to relate.

Say What?! Say What?!
Say what you mean. Mean what you say.
Or your
Actions
Will give you away.
Don't fib or tell lies or be a fake.
Deception only brings heartbreak.
Truth makes
Friendship
A blessed keepsake.

Hook You Up
© 2009 Schantell Wharton/ASCAP

V1
My friends are always saying
Girl, I’ve got the perfect man for you
He’s 6’2 and loads of fun
And his dancing no one can out do
He’s a good guy and comes
With all that you require
He’s a man you can admire
Why don’t you let me

Ch
Hook you up
Let you get a look
At this hunk of a man
He’s divine and got so much
I don’t know where to begin
If you’re tired of looking
Let me help you I’ll
Hook you up

V2
My friends I appreciate
What you’re doing
But its true love I’m pursing
And if he’s so great
Why don’t you want him?
Did you leave him out on a limb?
You’re my best friend and just because
I’m single please don’t

Ch
Hook me up
Let me find my own man
I don’t need your permission
This is my secret plan
Tell me if you can
Let me decide
Please don’t
hook me up

Bridge
Don’t you know
I’m willing to wait
True loves never late
But I still hear you saying
I want to

Ch
Hook you up
Let you get a look
At this hunk on man
He’s so divine and
I don’t know where to begin
If your tired of looking
Let me help you I’ll
Hook you up

Hook you up—2x fades out

I Got Married On The Interstate
(@2009 BobbyJoe)

I met her on the on-ramp, man, her tail lights looked so fine
Her blinker and my lonely heart were keeping perfect time
I knew I had to have that girl as we merged on Twenty-four
So I shifted down and then I pushed the pedal to the floor

Well, I pulled up beside her Vette and yelled "I love you, hon"
She let me know in sign language I was her number one
Our future raced right through my head with every passing mile
From first kiss to engagement ring, then we walked down the aisle

(Chorus):
I got married on the interstate on the way to work today
It was high speed heaven as I drove like hell and tried not to tailgate
We zoomed right through our honeymoon, four kids and ten sweet years
I got married on the interstate and divorced at Exit Eight

I could tell she wanted me by the wild look in her eyes
The way she weaved across four lanes said she was the teaser type
But blue lights in my rearview brought our dream life to a stop
You should've heard the laughter when I told those stupid cops

(Chorus):
I got married on the interstate on the way to work today
It was high speed heaven as I drove like hell and tried not to tailgate
We zoomed right through our honeymoon, four kids and ten sweet years
I got married on the interstate and divorced at Exit Eight

(Bridge):
The judge said "what's your story, why so heavy on the gas"
I said "Life is fleeting and you've got to live it fast"

(Chorus):
I got married on the interstate on the way to work that day
It was high speed heaven as I drove like hell and tried not to tailgate
We zoomed right through our honeymoon, four kids and ten sweet years
I got married on the interstate and divorced at Exit Eight

Yeah, I got married on the interstate and divorced at Exit Eight

We'll All Be Dead Someday
by Bill Hoover

Let's have some fun this morning,
Let's all go out and play.
You know without a warning,
We'll all be dead someday.

Let's have some fun this afternoon,
Let's do some good today.
It's sure to come all too soon.
We'll all be dead someday.

We need to fill our time with laughter.
We need to dance the night away.
We need to spend our time together,
'Cause we'll all be dead someday.

Let's have some fun this evening,
Let's do it right away.
You don't know when you're leaving.
We'll all be dead someday.

Tommy's gonna be dead.
Mommy's gonna be dead.
Jimi's already dead.
And Zimmy's gonna be dead.
We'll all be dead someday.

Patty's gonna be dead.
Daddy's gonna be dead.
Jackie's gonna be dead.
Won't be back-he's gonna be dead.
We'll all be dead someday.

Let's have some fun together
Every chance we get.
We won't be here forever,
But we're not leaving yet.

We need to fill our time with laughter.
We need to dance the night away.
We need to spend our time together,
'Cause we'll all be dead someday.

(But until then we'll be okay.
I'm not going anywhere today.)


COPYRIGHT 2005-2009 by Bill Hoover

Dance In The Rain
Patricia Baker, BMI©2008

He was sitting on a park bench feeding pidgeons
Bread crumbs from a small brown paper bag
Long stemmed red rose lying next to him
Made me curious enough I had to ask

His hands were shaky, his body drawn and withered
When he smiled it chased the clouds away
He said his wife had outlived all her memories
He was going to have lunch with her today

Chorus
He said even though she doesn't know me
I know who she is, I love her just the same
Secret of life's not riding out the storm
It's learning how dance in the rain

You don't have to have the best of everything
To make the best of everything you have
Nurses treat her nice and that's the main thing
She's made friends and doesn't seem so sad

Repeat chorus

Bridge
I married her at eighteen
I was just home from war
And there hasn't been a single minute
I've been sorry for

Repeat Chorus

Joy to the World, It’s Christmas

Brian Kinder © 2006

Wake up Dad, you sleepy head
Can’t believe you’re still in bed
Santa came, now come and see
Presents underneath the tree
I thought this day would never come
It’s hard to wait when you’re so young
But Christmas day was finally here
And I jumped up and down while cheering

Joy, joy,
Joy to the world, joy to the world
Joy, joy,
Joy to the world, it’s Christmas

Presents underneath the tree
That’s what Christmas meant to me
Santa Claus and Ho, Ho, Ho
But in time I came to know
The baby born in Bethlehem
The peace on earth, good will to men
Emanuel, yes I believe
The greatest gift that I receive with

Joy, joy,
Joy to the world, joy to the world
Joy, joy,
Joy to the world, it's Christmas

This Crazy World of Today
Herbie Gaines © All rights reserved

The path was so familiar
Every twist and every turn
I never could imagine
That road would crash and burn

Now the scenery is different
No signs to mark the way
Needing answers and direction
This crazy world of today

Things that were… no longer are
Things I thought would take me far
The world I knew has turned upside down
The old ways are not working
What was smooth is herky-jerky
What I thought was shelter is now helter skelter
Please make sense of it right now
Show the way to me somehow
I’m just trying to feel and find my way through
This crazy world of today

Glimpses of the sun
I look to move ahead
Not knowing what to do
Questions come instead

Looking for new ways to see
Not in colors, it’s all grey
A confusing point of view
This crazy world of today

Things that were… no longer are
Things I thought would take me far
The world I knew has turned upside down
The old ways are not working
What was smooth is herky-jerky
What I thought was shelter is now helter skelter
Please make sense of it right now
Show the way to me somehow
I’m just trying to feel and find my way through
This crazy world,
This crazy world,
This crazy world of today

Deep Blue Quiet Places
© 2009 Aaron English

if he is the sun and she is the sea in which he bathes
from every dawn to every dusk of every day
if she is the boat and he is the breath that fills the gale
the crest and fall of trust and thrall the billowing sail
if he is the sextant she is the stars by which he guides
from slumbering sea to port at every eventide

if she is the gull and he is the sanguine song she cries
a wistful wordless question posed to sea and sky
if he is the halcyon calm she's a summer storm
that drowns him in her furious skin hungry wild and warm

ripples in the deep blue quiet places of our hearts
tumbling in the deep blue quiet places of our hearts
every ocean has its depths that we could never hope to chart
it is here that we have anchored every secret of our hearts

if he is the stream and she is the tale his babbling tells
the dream of every desert every empty well
if she is the cliffs and he is the waves that shatter here
steal away the stone in hopes of creeping nearer
true unity is impossible we understand
but this doesn't stop the sea and shore from mingling in the sand

the wander of the current the winding of the eel
whale song to siren's call to sunken soul to sailor's reel
to the whisper of the tide
they speak of mysteries so far below the ebb and flow
so deep within the human heart where only love can go
the reefs and wrecks where all our treasures hide

ripples in the deep blue quiet places of our hearts
tumbling in the deep blue quiet places of our hearts
every ocean has its depths that we could never hope to chart
it is here that we have anchored every secret of our hearts

banishing breath they enter the waves
for only the drowned can be saved
the weight of their trust shall carry them swift
so deep below the ebb and flow in their hearts' dark drift

"This Town"
Copyright 2007 Kelcy D. Wilburn
from the album The Times Compiled by Kelcy Mae.

Your heart is a water balloon
I have thrown off the 14th floor
And I watched you fall,
your aorta and all
to the concrete, sedimentary floor
And you walked away mostly okay,
I don't think I'd expect any more

You're a concrete survivor,
a rock-bottom riser,
and you walk this town
in your thorny golden crown
and I think it only makes you the wiser,
concrete survivor

Will I ever get used to you not around?
To the weight of the words in the poems I found?
To the thick strokes of paint on the walls that surround
my life and this love that we lived in this town?

This town, this town, this town, this town
this town, this town, this town

You're a concrete survivor,
a rock-bottom riser,
and you walk this town
in your thorny golden crown
I think it only makes you the wiser,
the wiser.

Caught Up

Writer: Michael Sparkey Drakes
Copyright: Michael Sparkey Drakes

Intro:(Spoken or chanting)

Yo baby!
You have got me feeling so bazzody
I don t know how to control myself anymore
I got to let you know
How I feel about this thing
You have me girl
You have me
You have me bad.

Verse:

Girl you got me here waiting
Cause I am trying, to fit in
I can t give up now
Don t want to let you go,ooo
Lord I am tired, of fighting
And I am feeling, just hurting
Must get free now
This love was meant to roam
Well I though you were the one
I have been searching for
My shining star
Want to give you mine
Girl, now that I realize
Say, I have got to move on.

Chorus:

I don t want to be
Caught up in your rush
In your rush
Girl I don t want to be
Caught up in your rush
In your rush
Thats not my fantasy
Caught up in your rush
In your rush
Baby, I ve got to move on

Bridge: (Spoken or chanting)

Yeah girl!
Sweetheart, I was caught up in this thing
And I really thought I could work it out
But I don t think we can do this anymore
We got to end this now.

Verse:

Cause I have been searching, for someone
Very special, to be mine
To make me happy
And give me love for sure
Well I have seen good times and bad times, while around you
What men go through
Thats not fair now
Love ain t no game you know
But I thought you were the one
I ve been searching for
My shining star
Want to give you mine
But girl now that I realize
Say, I got to move on.

Chorus: Repeat

Bridge:

Yeah! (spoken or chanting)

Baby from what I have seen
From the few years I have been around you
You have got the rush all over you
Yeah!

Verse:
Cause I thought you were the one
Ive been waiting for
My shining star
Want to give you mine
So girl now that I realize
Say I have got to move on

Chorus:

I don t want to be
Caught up in your rush
In your rush
Girl I don t want to be
Caught up in your rush
In your rush
That s not my fantasy
Caught up in your rush
In your rush
Baby, I ve got to move on.

I m on my way baby! Bye.

Second Place
(c)2009 Gail King


There are times in life when second
Is as good or better than first
Like the second day of vacation
Or seconds of dessert

But there's one second I won't stand for
Let me cut right to the chase
When it comes to sharin' your lovin'
Oh -No--- I won't be.... second place

I believe in second chances
I believe in second sight
I believe in second dates
If the first one went alright
There is no shame in being second
If you ran hard in the race
But, when it comes to your lovin'.......
Uh-uh----On no----I won't be second place

I've been known to pass my plate
'Round that table a second time
I do love country cookin'
Grandma's biscuits sure are fine

You're my baby so you know
That you can slide past second base
But, when it comes to your lovin'
Oh--No--I won't be... second place

I believe in second chances
I believe in second sight
I believe in second dates
If the first one went alright
There is no shame in being second
If you ran hard in the race
But when it comes to your lovin'.....
Uh--uh---Oh no--I won't be second place

If I catch 'ya foolin' around
You better pray for the Good Lord's grace
'Cause when it comes to seconds
There's no way I'm gonna be----------

Uh--uh-- not THIS girl

I won't be second place !

Happy
©2009 Irwin Byron Abrigo
-
(Chorus)
Happy is what the whole wide
world would like to be
Happy and free just like the
birds up in the tree
Then there will be no enemies
who'll be fighting to be free
No hatred no wars they'll be
peace for you and me
If everyone can be as
happy as can be
If everyone can be as
happy as can be
-
(1st verse)
A world full of sadness
could be so frustrating
with people believing
that the world is so deceiving
There's something I like to know
Then I won't have to worry anymore
If someone can tell me
Can somebody tell me
-
(Pre Chorus)
Who's responsible
For the children in the streets that are hungry
They wear no shoes on their feet
They're unhappy
-
(repeat chorus)
-
(2nd verse)
I've heard the words of people say
that the world is so unfair
Some people have everything
while their others who have nothing
I know this song won't change the world
But I know it can be sung and heard
By thousands and million
By thousands and million
-
(Pre Chorus)
So my friends would you understand
And please lend a helping hand To someone
who's in need of help if you can
Lend a hand
-
(Repeat chorus)
-
(out)
No hatred
no wars
no enemies
Just to be happy

I can't wait to wake up
I can't wait to feel summer
Again
Oh the smell of honey suckles
Lightin bugs feel of summer rain


As I’m driving back to my sweet
Sweet home the structure is the
Same
These memories will
Never change


Sippin ice cold tea Lemonade
Sittin in my recliner in the shade
Hopin these days could stay
I remember just yesterday


We dance cheek to cheek
I know these memories will never
Fade


I wanna be at a place where the
Spirit never grows old
Play some old LP’s on the console
Listen to my favorite song
On the radio


Catch up with old acquaintances
On the phone
Take me back to the days of
Home Sweet Home




We would walk barefoot to the park
After dark
Splash around in a nearby
Creek
Play our version
Of hide -n- seek
Have fun running in the
Summer fun


The smell of honeysuckles
In the night air
The sounds of laughter
Everywhere
Stopping along the way
At the County fair
Knowing our friends
Will be there


AS I drive back to my sweet sweet
Home
The structure is the same
These memories will never
Change


When My world fills with gloom
The brightness of the harvest moon
Let’s me know
I’m going to be home real soon

Hopin these days could stay
I remember yesterday



When I’m feelin alone
I remember I have a place
That takes me back to
Days of Home Sweet Home

And Finally Grow
© 2005, Jay Elfenbein


Will I ever find
That blessed peace of mind
That’s part of the deal?
Life hasn’t been unkind
And yet it’s such a grind
And why do I feel
So alone? I run from my own friends and family.
No one’s home—I can’t even own my own body…

Searching for
Something more
Than I ever knew.
Maybe there
If I dare
I’ll find myself too…

When I look inside,
There’s nowhere I can hide
From pain, that I know.
But can I turn the tide
And in the truth abide
And finally grow
To love me, the life that I lead in the moment?
To love people I need without resentment?

Searching for
Something more
Than I ever knew.
Maybe there
If I dare
I’ll find myself too…

Every Step of the Way
© 2009 Gary Waters

I was out in the shed
Working on that old tractor
When the door opened up from behind

It was my youngest boy
With a tear in his eye
I said son what ya got on your mind

He said daddy…What would I do
Without you here everyday
Cause you've always been with me
Every step of the way

I called him on over
And sat him down on my knee
Is this about that fight between momma and me

He said you stormed out the door
The same way Billy's daddy left
Now Billy doesn't see his daddy anymore

He said daddy…What would I do
Without you here everyday
Cause you've always been with me
Every step of the way

He wiped away my tear
As I said son I'll never leave you
And we pinky promised right there

With a smile on his face
He ran back out the shed door
Then I folded my hands and knelt on the floor

I said father…What would I do
Without you here everyday
Cause you've always been with me
Every step of the way

Yes father...
you've always been with me
Every step of the way

Do It Again - Written by David Howard (c)2009

v1
Annoying buzz, it’s all around me
Like maggots twisting into my skin
My eyelids, shade my future
Unnatural bracelets are born from my sin.

v2
My blood drips into the shadows.
Invited darkness, a bed from hell.
I’m a longtime friend of evil.
Regrets and sorrow, I know them as well.

Chorus
I’m not going to say goodbye.
Don’t even care if you cry.
I disapprove of this life
Now, you've lost me.

Just make my pain go away.
Can’t live another day.
You can’t make me stay.
And do it, do it again.

v3
Burned directions, that’s what brought me here.
A hollow existence I couldn’t see.
Ageless Shepherds, walking backwards
Embraced my soul and then they stole it from me.

Chorus
I’m not going to say goodbye.
Don’t even care if you cry.
I disapprove of this life
Now, you've lost me.

Just make my pain go away.
Can’t live another day.
You can’t make me stay.
And do it, do it again.

Bridge
Do it again, no no no
You can’t make me.
Do it again no lord no

Chorus
I’m not going to say goodbye.
Don’t even care if you cry.
I disapprove of this life
Now, you've lost me.

Just make my pain go away.
Can’t live another day.
You can’t make me stay.
And do it, do it again.

Cant Find Love On The Dial
Copyright 2007 Tom Yeager



Verse 1

I Spin The Dial From Left To Right
Then Back Again
Can't Tune In Tight
The Static's Clear But Not
The Sound
Of The Love I Havent Found
No Warm Heart
No Warm Smile
Cant Find Love On The Dial

Pre-Chorus

I Want To Hear A True Love Song
I'm Never Right I'm Always Wrong
I Know It Takes Quite Awhile
Can't Find Your Love On The Dial

Chorus

So I'm Tuning East Tuning West
Pointin South Pointin North
All I Do Is Twist Back And Forth

Verse 2

Must Need A Scanner For Your
Wavelength
Must Find The Courage Must Find
The Strength
To Lock In Love And Not Just Lust
And So I Spin To Feel Your Touch

Bridge

I know Your'e Out There
Not In Sight
So I Close My Eyes And I
Just Might
Feel Your Love In The Dark
Listening At The Store Or In
The Park

Repeat Chorus

Verse 3

And When You Open Up Your Eyes
To Me
Your'e Gonna Smile
Oh Why Oh Why Can I Not Find
Your Love On The Dial

Repeat Pre-Chorus

Repeat Chorus

Doug Allison

Chocolate Chip Cookie
Copyright 2005 by D.A. All Rights Reserved.

To explain: the second verse is from a Readers' Digest story about an older women a church pastor tried to set up with a widower. She made him some cookies, ran up to him and gave him the plate, and then ran off too shy to talk to him. They did eventually hook up and marry...

The third verse comes from a famous car dealership known for having cookies around the office. I was in to get my oil changed, it did take two hours, and as I was semi-complaining to the manager, he looked at me deadpan and said "Have a cookie!" HA! It worked however...

<Verse 1>
Melt the lard and the butter
With the sugary stuff
Add the chips, eggs, and flour
And mix it all up
Set the oven to 375
They come out gold and crispy
It ain't no jive

<Chorus 1>
Chocolate chip cookie
You're a big, BIG hero to me!
You melt in my mouth
You're so, soooo yummie!

<Verse 2>
Read a story
'Bout a dame in distress
Couldn't get a guy to notice
Her smile or her dress
Slid him a plate of cookies
Then she ran away
Well guess who called her
The very next day...

<Chorus 2>
Chocolate chip cookie
You're a big, BIG hero to me!
You melt in my mouth
You're so, soooo yummie!
You're the secret weapon
In Cupid's love army
You make the world a safer place
For you and me

<Instrumental Bridge>

<Verse 3>
True story...
Went to the garage
To get my oil changed
They said it'll be half-an-hour
Just like we arranged
Two hours later
I was kinda kooky
Sir we don't have an answer...
But have a cookie!

(A R G H !!!!!! I don’t want no stink’in cookie, I want my car fixed! Thinking, thinking......sigh, oh well crunch, crunch, crunch...)

<Chorus 3>
Chocolate chip cookie
You're a big, BIG hero to me!
You melt in my mouth
You're so, soooo yummie!
You're the secret weapon
In Cupid's love army
You make the world a safer place
For you and me

Chocolate chip cookie
You’re a big, BIG hero to me!

Here's my entry. It's the last song from my new CD:

GOOD NIGHT MARY
(c) 2009 Jim Offerman

From her hospital bed she asks me
"Is everything alright?
How's your mother and your sister?"
Oh, her little inquiries
They last and last
And I barely get a chance
To tell her I'm there just for her
Before she closes her eyes

chorus
Good night Mary
It's okay
Sleep tight Mary
You're on your way
To that safe place you've been dreaming of
All day

Can't imagine what it must be like
To be taken from your home
Never to return
She took it with such grace
Always a smile
And always those cares for everyone she knew
Until one day the phone call came
That Mary passed away

chorus
Good night Mary
It's okay
Sleep tight Mary
You're on your way
To that safe place you've been dreaming of
All day

(solo)

chorus
Good night Mary
It's okay
Sleep tight Mary
You're on your way
To that safe place you've been dreaming of
Reunited with the one you love
And there's no need to worry anymore

From her hospital bed she asks me
"Is everything alright?"

(thanks Ricki for prompting me to enter these awards - I had missed them entirely!)

I'll give it a go! I've carried this one around a long time.

Moonlight Millionaire
by Goody/1979

Wanting the golden moonlight in the trees.
Longing for the silver in the stars...
Feeling the coolness of a passing breeze,
can almost make you forget where you are.

Just this little farm that we call home.
It's the only place that we've ever known.
Open skies above and land as far as you can see..
And I'm a millionaire just as long as you're with me.

CHORUS:
Cuz I'm a moonlight millionaire, at the moment I haven't a care.
Though in reality... I'm as poor as I can be.
Right now I'm a moonlight millionaire.

Instrumental-verse:


We had the long cold winters, then the early thaw...
Spring brought us wild north winds that never seemed to calm...
Summertime was hot and dry, frost hit in in the fall.
I know we've struggled year after year,
but with you, I have it all.

CHORUS:

Yes, with you I'm a moonlight millionaire.

This was inspired by magician's assistants..

Girl in the Box
by
Wendy DuMond

I am the girl
In sequins and pearls
I've lived my
Whole life as your prop
With a sleight of hand
I'm at your command
I am your girl
In the box

But that's how things go
In this magic show
I never know what you'll pick
And it's hard to see
Which victim I'll be
Until we perform the trick

So I'll step inside
And go for my ride
And fold myself up in knots
Then you saw me half
While I try not to laugh
I am your girl
in the box

(Bridge)
I spin on the wheel
As you throw your steel
And the colors pass by in a swirl
And if you're remiss
And you happen to miss
Will you find
Some other girl?

When I'm in this chest
I cannot rest
Because things are not what they seem
Your magic's too strong
But I play along
All the while I scream

I am the girl
Who tumbles and twirls
never escaping your locks
My life is mismade
I live in my grave
I am your girl
In the box

LBJ hit on my Mother
Joe Namath hit on my wife
I got deep fried American fingerprints
All over this New World life

Mickey Mantle put his pretty hand
right on my girlfriend's knee
I said now we got somethin' in common, dear
'cause you know that boy thrilled me

CHORUS:
I'm an American boy
And that's what I got
No doubt about it
I am one big shot
Can't hardly get what the rest of the world is
goin' through
When you're an American boy
You got it all comin' to you.

Hitchhike on the highway
Elvis gave me a ride
He asked where I was goin'
I looked right at him and I lied

I sang a song about Jacksonville
He cried a tune to me
He sang 'This is your world' boy
And handed me the key

CHORUS

My mom bought me a six dollar guitar
And my best friend stole a drum
Two sticks and a pick
And a tag along gorgeous blonde

But today I can't even tell you
Where my best friend is located
And all the songs we sang
Well, they've all sort of faded

They're humming in places
You can barely hear
Like the motor in the refrigerator
That chills the soda and the beer

Like in the late day conversation
That says nothin' at all
Except somethin's gotta give
Someone's gonna fall

CHORUS

It's all comin' to you
It's all comin' to you
You got it comin'

© 2009 Magne Kolstad / The Songcabinet

You’re all Heart

VI
I guess you’re the decent one
To come see me face to face
And tell me it’s all gone
No need for shame or for disgrace

Lift I
You are sayin’ all the right words, like
“let’s move on to better things”

Chorus
You’re all heart
I know what’s on your mind
Always ahead of the things you leave behind
I know… it’s not my fault
You’re just so smart
You’re all heart

VII
You say better safe than sorry
Well, I guess you’ve got it made
But I fail to see the glory
When all my heart does, is bleed

Lift II
You’re sayin’ all the right things
But, they won’t help my heart to heal

Repeat Chorus

Bridge
You leave me without closure
You just don't understand
Now, you've had it your way
Oh but I still miss the love we had

Repeat Chorus

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Inside The Moment
Copyright Timothy A. Perry 2009

Verse 1:
I still recall those autumn days
Punkin seeds and burning leaves
Cookies cooling on the tray
Young son hanging on my sleeve.

A hint of flurries in the air
Wind had laid the trees all bare
Shorter days, just dont seem fair
Or so I once believed.

Build 1:
Time so marked, as heaven-sent
Marks the age of innocence.
Scanning pages on the fly.
As chapters of our life go by

Chorus 1:
(I tried to) live inside the moment.
And not just mail it in.
Swore off moving way too fast,
So I could take it in.
As I document the memories,
The ones that families share,
I was there inside the moment,
Every moment you were there.

Verse 2:
Young son now is growing up
I try to watch, and not take charge
Fiddle with my coffee cup
Smile easy, swallow hard.

I understand how freedom calls
He wants it now, he wants it all.
So different from when he was small
Future looming large.

Build 2:
Time so marked, as heaven-sent
Marks the last of innocence.
Growing up means moving on
My sunset is your early dawn

Chorus 2:
Can you live inside this moment?
And not just mail it in?
Keep from moving away too fast
In time to take it in.
If you bookmark every memory
Like hanging up a sign
Can I be inside your moment?
Cause you were always there in mine.

You were always there in mine.