2006 Just Plain Folks Best Lyric Award
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I am including the Guidelines Here at the top of the first page for folks to refer to. Remember to include your full name on your Lyric Post. Do NOT number your post. We will do that for you. Also, only post 1 Lyric. IF YOU POST MORE THAN 1 LYRIC, ALL OF THEM WILL BE DELETED EXCEPT FOR THE FIRST ONE YOU POST!!!
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2006 Lyric Award Guidelines:
We are ready to launch the 2006 Best Lyric Award process on the website. If you want to enter, it is free, but you must be a member and registered on the JPFolks.com message boards and follow the guidelines posted there. Here are the rules we have set up.
You and your fellow members will do the screening for the nominations, but we've improved the process to make it easier for everyone. Last year we had 250+ entries, and it was tough for folks to read through all of them to vote on their 5 favorites. So this year, you'll only be asked to pick your 5 favorites out of 50 on 1 page (each page holds 50 lyrics, see last years entries to see what I am talking about). We will award 5 points for each first place vote down to 1 point for the 5th place vote. We'll then take the top songs from each page and then have a second round on the top 50 overall only so that the process is much easier and efficient and every song has an equal chance of being read and considered.
The entry/voting dates are as follows:
April 16th, 2006-May 31, 2006: This is the window to post your lyric. Each member can post 1 lyric in their name. If it is co-written by multiple members, it will only count against 1 member. (the one posting it.) We will need full names given for each writer. We will request full contact info for each nominee once they are announced. You can enter any lyric you wish, except for lyrics entered in 2002 or 2004.
June 10th-June 30th, 2006: We will have voting by actual members on their 5 favorite lyrics (in order) from an assigned page via email once the posting/entry deadline passes. Voting will be confidential. The end date may be adjusted if needed by us to complete the process. But we will give advanced notice if the date is changed. We will take the top 50 lyrics and place them on a final nomination page for final voting.
July 2006: We will post the final lyrics on one page in July and have open nomination voting to reach the final nominees. We will post the info on this stage when we are done tabulating and verifying all the votes. We will announce the nominations on the same day we announce the rest of the 2006 award nominees TBA.
Awards: We will announce the Lyric of the Year winner live in Los Angeles at our 2006 Music Awards.
Voting Requirement: Because we do the awards free, it's necessary to use our own community to help get the mass of lyrics to the nominations stage. Instead of charging you 30 dollars to enter like a lot of "contests", we are requiring your direct participation in the peer review judging process. To make it easy, we have a system to do this which shouldn't require more than an hour or two of your time.
After the deadline has come for entering lyrics, we will email each participant a page to vote on. Each page holds 50 Lyrics. You will choose your 5 favorite in order from 1st to 5th and email your votes to the assigned email address. (Complete instructions will be sent to all participants). When you vote, you will automatically receive 6 points (A first place vote gets you 5 points, so this is 1 better) towards your own lyric. If you choose not to vote, then you can still participate, but you're 6 points in the hole to all those who do. Because you won't be able to vote on your own "page" there are no conflicts in voting for your own lyric in Round 1. We will not allow those who move on to round 2 to vote any further in the process.
If we missed something, or you have questions, please email us here.
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Instructions on how to post your lyric:
If you are new to these message boards, the way you post a new lyric is to click the button on the top right of the screen that says "Post Reply." Then you should PASTE your lyric into the box. We suggest you type it OFF LINE first, in case you have a problem posting, we don't want you to have to re-type all that text again. Use the Copy/Paste function on your computer to do this.
Once you have pasted all the text (which should include full title of the lyric, the full name of all the writers and the copyright date) click on the "Submit Reply" button at the bottom of the page.
If you need to edit your lyric, you are welcome to do so. You click the icon above the post with the Pencil and Paper. This will open your post so you can delete text, add text etc... You can't completely delete your entire post, you can only remove the text from it. If you need your lyric entry deleted (i.e. you aren't going to enter any lyric) then contact a moderator for their assistance.
Remember, you must be registered to post your lyric entry. This is completely separate from being a Just Plain Folks member and getting the newsletter. To register here, simply click the link on the top right that says "register" and follow the instructions. You will choose your own username and a password will be emailed to the email address you supply. Be sure to remember to type in both your user name and password CASE SENSITIVE or it won't work.
If you've previously registered, but can't remember you password or user name, you can have it emailed to you by clicking the link that says "forgot password?" in the preferences section (under the link that says "profile.")
If you have additional questions about any of this process, please post them here on the Post Marked "2006 Lyric Award Guidelines and Discussion" and someone will answer it for you usually the same day.
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So.. here we go again folks! Good luck to everyone!
Brian
[This message has been edited by Brian Austin Whitney (edited 05-05-2006).]
This Lyric is #001
AS IT WAS ENDING
(c) 2005 Brian Franklin
I was hanging around
To see what would happen
With a coin in the slot
And a ticket for the raffle
Didn't see a thing
A lone, lousy witness
To the world as it was ending
Bullet, butterfly, dragonfly landing
In a field near the desert
My head was pounding
I turned my eyes away
I would not be spending
With the world as it was ending
With the world as it was ending
You see a rush to judgement
I see history repeating
You see progress in peril
I see faith is deceiving
You see a modern hero
I see a widow weeping
With the world as it was ending
And I'll play my guitar
'Til her baby is sleeping
With the world as it is ending
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #002
Falling In
by Jake Armerding
2006 Joekline Music, BMI
In a deep, dark pub in the back of London
I fell in love and I lost my cool
With a beer in hand and the jukebox humming
A little Liverpool, a little Liverpool
We all went out on a Thursday evening
And I just tried to be myself
But the drinks got poured and the talk got flowing
And I was someone else, I was someone else
Hey, could you make up your heart
'Cause Id like to begin
Love is spreading her arms
And Im falling in
Her cheeks were red and her hair was crimson
Her eyes would laugh and her mouth would smile
And I washed in her like a river Jordan
For a little while, just a little while
My heart was young with an old demeanor
My heart was grey and my heart was bored
But you never know it until youve seen her
What youre looking for, what you're looking for
Hey, could you make up your heart
'Cause I'd like to begin
Love is spreading her arms
And I'm falling in
Shes the patch of grass underneath my snowfall
In my iron sky shes a streak of blue
Shes the toes of the trees underneath my sidewalk
And shes breaking through
Yeah youre breaking through
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #003
Hundred And Two 2006 by rittman [Richard Blum]
I turned a hundred and two today
And when I looked around the room
I didn't recognize any of you
No familiar smiles, low cut dresses
All of your prettiness, flair
Gone, gone, into thin air
Arms that said take me now
Legs that never seemed to end
A million colors of which to blend
Anyway I wanted
Anytime I felt the need
Grazing through your meadows
My happiness to feed
I turned a hundred and two today
And when I looked around the room
I didn't recognize any of you
The high school cafeteria
The college dorm
The park on a sunday morn
If I could take a lap around that track again
The reservoir of my youth
Would there be anything that resembled the truth
The after midnight clubs
A mirrored ball
Not one reflection, do I recall
I turned a hundred and two today
And when I looked around the room
I didn't recognize any of you
Braided hair, long flowing curls
Forgotten pieces from another world
So many lost years, so many girls
So much anticipation, trepidation
So important at the time
Yesterdays papers, soiled headlines
An era of lies and fantasies
Panties replaced by girdles
The starting block, fallen hurdles
I turned a hundred and two today
And when I looked around the room
I didn't recognize any of you
No tournaments, championships
Tattered ornaments
Oh what the hell, one last champagne sip
Anyway I wanted
Anytime I felt the need
Grazing through your meadows
My happiness to feed
2006 by rittman
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #004
KA-BLAM!
Lyrics by: Cindy LaRosa (aka Cindy Lucas)
Copyright 2005
Verse 1:
Momma's curtain was my cape
Sunday morning, six years old
Daddy was there to help me fly
Like my favorite comic book heroes
And when he held me over his head
I thought that I could touch the sky
He was the strongest man that ever lived
And still is in my eyes
CHORUS:
It was POW! KA-BLAM!
Just like an episode of Batman
And my heart went OOMPH! SHAZAM!
I felt like Captain America, Hulk & Superman
He helped to make me everything I am
And whenever his love lifted me it was
POW! KA-BLAM!
Verse 2:
The years moved on and I grew up
My life forever changed
I found the girl who rocked my world
And wanted her to share my name
And when I asked her for her hand
She said she'd be my wife
That kiss hit me like Mighty Thor's hammer!
The greatest feeling of my life
CHORUS 2:
It was POW! KA-BLAM!
Just like an episode of Batman
And my heart went OOMPH! SHAZAM!
I felt like Captain America, Hulk & Superman
I gave her forever with that golden band
Cause from the moment her love lifted me it was
POW! KA-BLAM!
Verse 3:
Now here we are still so in love
Some years down the road
Life's been good and now we have
A little girl of our own
And when she comes to me with a broken toy
And says, "Daddy I know YOU can fix this"
I know just how my father felt
When she says, "You're the best" and gives me that kiss
CHORUS 3:
POW! KA-BLAM!
Just like an episode of Batman
And my heart goes OOMPH! SHAZAM!
I KNOW I'm Captain America, Hulk & Superman
And I pray she'll always stay my biggest fan
Cause every moment her love lifts me is like
POW! KA-BLAM!
Yeah, every moment their love lifts me
And every moment that they're with me it's like
POW! KA-BLAM!
POW! KA-BLAM!
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #005
Runnin'
By Doug Allison
(C) Copyright 2001 by D.A. All Rights Reserved.
<Verse 1>
Runnin at a touch
Runnin in the mall
Runnin tossin' and turnin long after night fall
Runnin when you need vulnerability
Runnin when right is responsibility
<Chorus>
Ya Im runnin
But the road leads back to me
<Verse 2>
Runnin to a lover
Runnin to a bar
Or simply doing nothing most insidious by far
Wanna be happy
Connected with life
But sharin' what I'm feelin' - huh ya right...
<Chorus>
<Bridge>
Like grains of sand
Honesty slips right through our hands
Maybe hopes and dreams confuse the truth
Or maybe pain
For many long years life sticks in our brains
Easier to avoid
Than struggle to let it go
Let it go
<Verse 3>
Runnin, runnin, runnin
Runnin for my life
No matter what it does
No matter the strife
Should look deep
Could stand and fight
But runnin is a seduction, a lie that seems right
<Chorus x 2>
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #006
To All Our Dreams
(c)2004, Linda Anthony
Going ocean miles away
filling lives and love today
set a course no storm can sway
our lovers vessel clears Sunrise Bay
We toast to where we're bound
quenching love we two have found
fading shore in our background
as we sail on past Island Sound
You're my captain
sail me to sea
knowing hands
steering me
glide us onward
smooth and free
feels like we're floating
in ecstasy
sunlit water
playful breeze
feeding our sails
to all our dreams
We pray our voyage never ends
joyful spirits our hearts ascend
peaceful lovers, best of friends
senses unvieling, what we pretend
Looking from our bedroom window
laying in bed there just below
ocean beyond, we'll someday go
make love a legend for all to know
You're my captain
sail me to sea
knowing hands
you're steering me
sunlit water
playful breeze
feeding our sails
feeding our sails
feeding our sails
to all our dreams.
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #007
I waited
, 1995 Alex Wolfe Parnes/Canis Lupus Productions
Verse 1
I poured out my soul in the palms of your hands, my love was so true
And I contemplated your fingers as I watched it leak through
I drank from what I thought was the well of your passionso intoxicating
My naivet aside I swore I felt my passion reciprocated
Chorus 1
But you never did come
Id wait for the Sun to rise
Verse 2
For the first time in my life I felt things only poets romanticized
I decided right there I would wait for you until the end of all time
I saw everything that exists in the universe in your eyes
Together we both could provide all our needs in our life
Id chase down the most distant quasar and wrap it up for you
Id stop time and space at he edge of eternity if youd only follow me through
Chorus 2
But you never did come
Id wait for the Sun to rise
I stood out there alone
But you never did show
Bridge
I let go of your hand and I just kept on walking
I didnt look back I can still hear you talking
Ill never deny you were my truest love ever
But our dreams just kept on diverging forever
Id dream those dreams of you and me everyday
Then Id open my eyes, turn around, and walk away
Chorus 2
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #008
MOMMA, I'M A COWBOY
Words & Music By: Rick Devin, Buffalo Peak Publishing Co. 2000/2006 ASCAP
Riding the range in my backyard;
'Dinner's soon, so don't go far'.
Broom stick horses, toy tin gun;
Bad outlaws on the run.
Cowboy hats, my buddies and me;
Western dreams, riding free.
Look, Momma, I'm a cowboy.
Look, Momma, I'm a cowboy.
Eastern schools, nice young man;
City job, 'Yes you can'.
Tailored suits, nice new car;
'Work real hard, you will go far.
Buy a house or save your money;
Now this cowboy thing, just ain't funny'.
But, Momma, I'm a cowboy.
But, Momma, I'm a cowboy.
I know you want the best for me,
I just wish you could see,
I'm a cowboy.
<Instrumental>
Western land, canyons of red;
Star filled skies tuck me to bed.
Traveling up these mountain trails;
Where horse and man seldom fail.
Driving cattle, singing a song;
Riding night guard all night long.
Jingling spurs, campfire guitar;
Smell of coffee from afar.
Stetson hats, pickup truck;
Been to town, broke my heart.
Life long friends, children's pride;
For my own brand I ride.
Momma, please don't tan my hide;
guess I've been countrified.
Yeah, Momma, I'm a cowboy.
Yeah, Momma, I'm a cowboy.
Yeah, Momma, I'm a cowboy.
Look, Momma, I'm a cowboy.
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #009
Cowboys & Indian Philosophy
Steven Barkhimer/ c2001, Wandering Bark Music/BMI
Things were getting too complex
The money, the job, the car, the sex
And general ugliness everywhere I looked
So late one night as is my wont
I got two sixpacks right up front
And determined to seek my solace in a book
So I took off my pants and set up camp
Right by my high intensity lamp
Perused the shelves to see if aught appealed
Sat down on the floor with some day-old pita
Cracked open the bhagavad gita
And there stood arjuna looking at the battlefield
He saw his family all arrayed
Against him with their weapons displayed
To be or not to be, it was time to choose
He thought, Time and Fate make me go up
Against everybody who helped me grow up
If I lose I lose, and if I win, I still lose
He thought, I aint gonna do this [naughty word removed]
Aint no goods gonna come of it
Ill be damned if Im going out to fight
Perhaps the time is out of joint
But frankly I dont see the point
And Im not gonna be the one to set it right
So at the risk of being thought afraid
He sat griefstricken in the shade
Of his parasol overcome with pity
Threw down his bow and spear
When Krishna, his loving charioteer
Saw his despair and mocked him with a ditty
He said, what was all that training for
If finally there comes a war
And you succumb to sentimental grieving?
Your foes all watch as you shrink from
Your duty now that the hours come
You dont think of the legacy youre leaving
And arjuna said, With all respect
I conscientiously object
To killing my friends and family who were kind
I just dont see much reward
In slaughtering people I adored
Along with my cousin and an uncle who is blind
And Krishna scoffed, This is distraction
That makes you lose the name of action
Your impotent despair makes you a quitter
It should be no surprise that now
You slay the ones who showed you how
Cast off your fear, lift up your eyes, consider:
He who thinks he kills
And he who thinks he is killed
Both of them are mistaken
That which is will never not be
That which is not will never not not be
I am the Lord
Take up my sword
Go forth and do your duty
Well, the text was getting rather dense
But it all seemed to make great sense
And was extremely beautiful to boot
I swear my head began to hum
True, the beers had helped me some
But I sensed a certain calmness taking root
So I closed the book and I killed the light
And I murdered sleep, I stayed up all night
Surrounded by a new-found truth and beauty
Decided to leave my job and wife
Start out on a brand-new life
Take up a sword, go forth and do my duty
So in the morning I pulled up to the light
I really needed to hang a right
There was a car there, I just pulled out in front
The guy started to beep and yelled, Hey wait,
And I said, These are Massachusettes plates
I drive any mother****in way I want
I could see Id thrown him for a loop
As he climbed red-faced from his coupe
Determined to see just how far I would carry it
He started to swear and spit and kick
Yelled, Get outta the car, you prick
But I refused to dismount my royal chariot
I just smiled, rolled down, said:
He who thinks he kills
And he who thinks he is killed
Both of them are mistaken
Dig it
I said, If you wanna see old age
And not be a victim of road rage
Heres my advice, I said and I flashed my gun
I said, If you wanna live another minute
Theres your car, just get the **** in it
And I shot him once in the ankle just for fun
Well, the bullet seemed to calm him some
And I figured soon somebodyd come
And hed been in the hands of a capable officer
So I drove off and in my heart
I knew Id made a pretty good start
On my new life as warrior and philosopher
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #010
CLOSE YOUR EYES july 2005 michael palazzolo
Close to where the barbed wire bares a sharp and steely grin
Sweetgrass whispers softly to the wind
Its always been much greener, still every now and then
Id like to jump the fence and wander in
Ive watched it grow untended, Ive watched it growing wild
Ive watched the reaper time and time again
Proudly sweep his rusty blade and lay those grasses down
Past the barbed wire that would keep my wandering in
Close your eyes listen to the wind
Close your eyes dream your dream again
Today I heard a story of the sweetgrass and the wind
And a young boy they remember as a friend
The reaper found him playing in the middle of his field
They never saw the young boy there again
It reminded me of how I used to race across a field
To catch a cloud and sail across the sea
And listen to the sweetgrass whisper secrets to the wind
Then pretend the wind would carry them to me
The shadow from the reapers blade grows longer every day
The wind is cold, the grass is growing thin
It used to be much taller, still every now and then
I like to jump the fence and wander in
Close your eyeslisten to the wind
Close your eyesdream your dream again
Close your eyeslisten to the wind
Close your eyeswelcome home, my friend
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #011
THIS BLUE BEFORE
by Charles Jackson Smith, copyright 2006
Life is hard and then you die
Love is hard and then you cry
Thats the way the story goes
Thats a song the whole world knows
Cant remember where I heard
Love is such a lonesome word
I never felt
This Blue Before
When you suddenly find that youve lost the thread
You be trying it once again from the top
But the woof and the warp of the weave dont mesh
And whatever the hell you do it always comes out stop
The things that youve been trying to forgive and forget
Get all tumbled up and tied in a knot
And the more that you keep workin it the worse it seems to get
Nothing is forgiven and nothing is forgot
Life is hard and then you die
Love is hard and then you cry
Thats the way the story goes
Thats a song the whole world knows
Cant remember where I heard
Love is such a lonesome word
I never felt
This Blue Before
Alternating victims, youre the master of the word game
Obsessionist collector hiding a broken heart
To protect your innocence you try to pull a name change
But a look behind the mask is where itll have to start
Tears, fears, jeers, cheers,
Puzzling the peace you take a defensive stance
You know you cant go home again, you roam again alone again
An adolescent dreamer caught in a real romance
Life is hard and then you die
Love is hard and then you cry
Thats the way the story goes
Thats a song the whole world knows
Cant remember where I heard
Love is such a lonesome word
I never felt
This Blue Before
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #012
Whiskey Wild Bayou Child
2004 Michael Thomas Ellis
Its nine oclock, Friday night, down at the Wild Bayou
Everybody looks for her, like always, right on cue
Been that way for months on now, every single week
She walks right in, sits right down, not a word to speak
She takes her whiskey sittin' down, down by the exit sign
Same place that she always sits, same table every time
Two for her, and two for him, but hes not waitin there
She's way too young to drink alone, but life aint always fair
Whiskey Wild Bayou child
Raven hair and sad sad eyes
Why do you sit there all alone
In that corner out of sight
Whiskey Wild Bayou child
Where is your man tonight
She lines those double shooters up, sips em til theyre gone
Fidgets with her diamond ring, and sways to each new song
Coming from the jukebox, until the clock strikes ten
Stands up slow, walks on by, and drops a quarter in
Then she moves out to the dance floor and wraps her arms around
Her shoulders as she dances to that same old lonesome sound
A song about a well-loved man who wont be coming home
And a woman who still waits for him, who never will let go
Whiskey Wild Bayou child
Raven hair and sad sad eyes
Why do you come here all alone
Every Friday night
Whiskey Wild Bayou child
Where is your man tonight
(musical bridge)
Whiskey Wild Bayou child
Raven hair and sad sad eyes
Why do you come here all alone
Every Friday night
Whiskey Wild Bayou child
Where is your man tonight
Whiskey Wild Bayou child
Where is your man
Where is your man
Where is your man tonight
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #013
BELOW THE WATERLINE Lyrics by David McAdams, c 2006
HURRICANE KATRINA HIT THE COAST
RAINS POURED DOWN AS THE LEVEE BROKE
THE POOR UNABLE TO LEAVE THE SCENE
THEYRE BELOW THE WATERLINE DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
UP TO THE ROOF THEY TRIED TO ESCAPE
NO HELP IN SIGHT AND FORCED TO WAIT
STRANDED WITHOUT ANY WATER THATS CLEAN
THEYRE BELOW THE WATERLINE DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
MOST OF THEM HAVE LOST THEIR HOMES
LIKE CATTLE THEYRE CORRALED INTO THE DOME
LEFT FORGOTTEN LIKE SOME BAD DREAM
THEYRE BELOW THE WATERLINE DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
DISASTER STRIKES OPPORTUNITY KNOCKS
THE WHITE HOUSE WAS LOOKING FOR SOME PHOTO OPTS
WHILE THE POOR WERE CAUGHT IN BETWEEN
THEYRE BELOW THE WATER LINE DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
THIS GOVERNMENT KEEPS ITSELF FAR AWAY
FROM THE VERY PEOPLE IT PLEDGED TO OBEY
MAKING PROMISES THAT WILL NEVER BE SEEN
STILL BELOW THE WATERLINE
DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
THE PRESIDENT FLEW DOWN THERE
PROMISED TO REBUILD WHEN THE FLOODING CLEARS
BUT NO WATER EVER TOUCHED HIS JEANS
THEYRE BELOW THE WATER LINE DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
THE RICH WILL NEVER UNDERSTAND
WHY THE POOR LIVE ON THE LOWEST LANDS
AND CANT RISE ABOVE THEIR MEANS
THEYRE BELOW THE WATERLINE DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
THIS WAS A CHANCE FOR THE GOVERNMENT
TO SHOW THAT THE POOR GET THE SAME TREATMENT
AND POLITICIANS ARENT JUST BLOWIN STEAM
THEYRE BELOW THE WATER LINE DOWN IN NEW ORLEANS
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #014
What of the Children of the World?
by Donna Klein Copyright 1991, 2005
What of the Children of the World?
What of the Children of the World?
She used to gaze upon the clouds,
But now she plays no more.
Afraid of what might come from there;
She's learned the word of "war."
She's spending her childhood in a daze,
Wondering if she'll make it through the maze.
What of the Children of the World?
What of the Children of the World?
What of the Children of the World?
What of the Children of the World?
He used to run out with his friends,
But now he's stuck inside
A small dark room; he's so alone
With no place left to hide.
Will he live to see another day?
Why do we have to live this way?
Tell me, when will this end?
Hear me and the message I now send.
Does it matter who is wrong and who is right
When you are caught between the darkness and the light?
Why are we so far from your mind?
We are the tomorrow of mankind!
How can we give them a future full of dreams yet to be
When all around us death and destruction we see?
What of the Children of the World?
What of the Children of the World?
[This message has been edited by Kaley Willow (edited 06-07-2006).]
This Lyric is #015
My Friend Mia
By. Steven McLachlan, Copyright 2006.
I've got a friend, she comes to see me almost everyday.
She's kinda bad though & makes me play games, I shouldn't play.
Shes in my head now & she likes it there, shes made herself at home.
She likes to hide, she only comes alive when Im alone.
Late night trips to porcelain town.
The waters clear but it soon turns to brown.
Darkened rooms conceal the pain.
Im cleaning up after her reign.
My friend Mia, shes taken over me.
My eyes are all hazy & I cannot see.
My friend Mia, shes not beautiful.
Shell try so hard but doesnt get results.
My friend Mia, shes acid & shes gross.
Shes got my life within her & Im heaped upon the floor.
Ive got feeling, Mia will be leaving me someday.
Shes getting stronger though & she is deeper in my brain.
Im so consumed now, it isnt love I feel for her & shes hurting me.
She likes to hurt me & thinks its fun to see me cry.
Late night trips to porcelain town.
The waters clear but it soon turns to brown.
Darkened rooms conceal the pain.
Im cleaning up after her reign.
My friend Mia, shes taken over me.
My eyes are all hazy & I cannot see.
My friend Mia, shes not beautiful.
Shell try so hard but doesnt get results.
My friend Mia, shes acid & shes gross.
Shes got my life within her & Im heaped upon the floor.
Im looking down & I see no light.
Just a glistening sight, that frightens me.
Im holding on to her very tight & I feel no love.
Just a tortured soul trying to be free.
Late night trips to porcelain town.
The waters clear but it soon turns to brown.
Darkened rooms conceal the pain.
Im cleaning up after her reign.
My friend Mia, shes taken over me.
My eyes are all hazy & I cannot see.
My friend Mia, shes not beautiful.
Shell try so hard but doesnt get results.
My friend Mia, shes acid & shes gross.
Shes got my life within her & Im heaped upon the floor.
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This Lyric is #016
"A LOVE THAT RUNS SO DEEP
A Duet....
Al Alvarez Copywrite 2004
(Her)
HE PROMISED TO ME ON HIS BENDED KNEE
WE'LL ALWAYS BE TOGETHER
NO MATTER WHERE LIFE LEADS US
(Him)
SHE PROMISED TO ME ON THAT SPECIAL DAY
I'LL NEVER WANT TO STRAY
HER LOVE Ill ALWAYS TREASURE
CHORUS:
IT'S A PROMISE THAT WE'LL KEEP
IT'S A LOVE THAT RUNS SO DEEP
A PROMISE THAT WE'LL KEEP
A LOVE THAT RUNS SO DEEP
(Her)
IN RAIN OR SHINE WE'LL TRAVEL WITH GOD'S
SPEED
IN SWEET OR STORMY WEATHER
IN ALL OF LIFES ENDEAVORS
(Him)
I'LL NOTICE HER IN ALL HER SPECIAL WAYS
LOVE GROWS MORE EVERY DAY
GROWS MORE THAN WE CAN MEASURE
IT'S A PROMISE THAT WELL KEEP
ITS A LOVE THAT RUNS SO DEEP
A PROMISE THAT WE'LL KEEP
A LOVE THAT RUNS SO DEEP
LEAD BREAK:
(BOTH)
WE STAND WITHIN THE THRESHOLD OF OUR DREAM
OUR WEDDING VOWS WE SING
A MELODY SO TENDER
EMBARKING ON OUR FAIRY TALE LIFE
WE WALK AS MAN AND WIFE
TO LOVE WE WILL SURRENDER
ITS A PROMISE THAT WELL KEEP
ITS A LOVE THAT RUNS SO DEEP
A PROMISE THAT WELL KEEP
A LOVE THAT RUNS SO DEEP
A LOVE THAT RUNS SO DEEP.A LOVE THAT RUNS SO DEEP.........
FADE
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This Lyric is #017
Title: Shadows and Light
c.2004 Susan R. Jones
Verse1:
What does the sunset look like from the other side?
Do you stroll streets of gold?
How many stars are lit on starry, summer nights?
Are you free from growing old?
Chorus:
Oh, I miss you.
I think of what we shared and really miss you.
I wish you were here, but I'm reminded
These are shadows, it's you who sees the light.
Verse 2:
So, what's it like to welcome new arrivals home?
Are reunions first rate?
I bet parades up there are something to behold
And everyday's a holiday.
Repeat chorus
Bridge:
I guess it's human nature to believe you're missing out
When something happens here I want to share.
If I really put my mind to it,
I know there's no doubt--
You see it clearer and someday we will share
Verse 3:
A glowing sunset looking from the other side
As we stroll those streets of gold.
We'll name and number every star on starry nights
From a land where none grow old.
Repeat Chorus ['til then I'll miss you...]
Wrap: So, what's the sunset look like from the other side?
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This Lyric is #018
"Until We're Together Again"
2006 Katherine J. Cochran
(v 1.)
Some believe.....
A star shining brightly in the Heavens
Represents the love of someone they can't see
Others feel.....
The butterfly dancing in their garden
Is a symbol of a Spirit flying free
But when a gentle breeze caresses your hair
Or you see an eagle soaring high in the air
Should you smile and remember me in a prayer
I'll be standing beside you. I will always be there.
(chorus)
There's no need to say goodbye
One day we'll be together
Remember me and smile
I'm in your heart forever
And will feel the love you send
..... Until we're together again
(v 2.)
Close your eyes.....
You'll find me sailing in the Sunset
Riding waves of bluest oceans ever seen
I'm holding hands.....
Of all the others here before me
With my head upheld to hear the Angels sing
I can do all the things I've only dreamed of
And I will be watching over you from above
You don't need to worry about me because
I brought my most treasured possession....(your love)
(chorus)
There's no need to say goodbye
One day we'll be together
Remember me and smile
I'm in your heart forever
And will feel the love you send
..... Until we're together again
(bridge)
It doesn't matter where you are
I can send my love through any shining star
I'm like the butterfly flying free
Ascending through the sky peacefully
(chorus)
There's no need to say goodbye
One day we'll be together
So remember me and smile
Oh I, I'm in your heart forever
And will feel the love you send
..... Until we're together again
One day I'll see you again.
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This Lyric is #019
HIGH WIRE
(c) 2006, Doug Kolmar
<v.1>
Starin' at the High Wire
In the media circus
the Lion Tamer's gone
They found the people
liked it better
on the days the lion won
Despite the gruesome spectacle
I'm rooted to my seat
The lion tamer is our hero
if posthumously.
<ch 1>
Though we never really noticed him
he was a man of men
we'll come back to the circus now
it might happen again.
<v.2>
Starin' at the high wire
In the media Circus
The clowns are in control
Creating a distraction
So the illusion remains whole.
Even as a little child
Clowns gave me the creeps
Their frantic, antic, leering smiles
Haunt me in my sleep
<ch 2>
We wonder what the truth is
but do we really care
what matters is what saves your butt
When you're on the air
<bridge>
In the air... am I floating am I falling?
In the air...I let go the trapeze
In the air...I see your hands and hear you calling
In the air...I look down and I freeze
<v 3>
Starin at the high wire
In the media circus
The drumroll has begun
The spotlight searches its next victim
Now I am the one
Despite the quaking of my knees
bravely I ascend
The demon drummer beats the time
to my untimely end.
<pre-ch 3>
The lion tamer is my hero
I'm going to meet him soon
If I make it there will it let the air
Out of everyone's balloon?
<ch 3>
We wonder what the truth is
but do we really care
We'll settle for an answer
with consequences we can bear
Repeat bridge, end.
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This Lyric is #020
WASTED Lyrics by Adele Wilding, c. 2005 Blue Dawn Music/MCPS
RULES AND PRINCIPLES
RENDERED INVINCIBLE
MISSIONS FOR POLICIES
IN TRUMPED UP IDEOLOGIES
EVERY ORGANISATION WILL
MOULD THE INDIVIDUAL
HOLD EACH ONE ACCOUNTABLE
MAKE EACH ONE EXPENDABLE
THIS IS THE NEW AGE
THE BIRTH OF RED RAGE
CONFORMITY
MONOTONY
WE ARE ALL AGENTS
OF BUREAUCRACY
SAY, WHAT HAVE THEY DONE
TO AUTONOMY?
I FEEL SO...
WASTED (DON'T IT MAKE YA FEEL)
WASTED
WHEN I LOOK UP
WHAT DO I SEE?
IT'S THEM...AGAINST YOU AND ME
AND THE HIGH AND MIGHTY KEEP LOOKING DOWN
I-WAYS ON COMPUTERS
DIGITAL ON COMMUTERS
IN A RACE FOR BORROWED TIME
LIVING LIFE IN A BRAND NEW PRIME
LENDERS AND CREDITORS
SHARKS AND PREDATORS
HAIL THE NEW PANDEMONIUM
HAIL THE NEW MILLENNIUM
WE ARE THE INNOCENT
PARTICIPANTS
IN OBJECTIVITY
IMPERSONALITY
AND SO WE COMPROMISE
WE JEOPARDISE
AND PLACE OUR MINDS
IN CAPTIVITY
I FEEL SO...
WASTED (DON'T IT MAKE YA FEEL)
WASTED
WHEN I LOOK UP
WHAT DO I SEE?
IT'S THEM...AGAINST YOU AND ME
AND THE HIGH AND MIGHTY KEEP LOOKING DOWN
REHABILITATE
REJUVENATE
DETOXICATE
IT'S NOT TOO LATE...
I FEEL SO...
WASTED (DON'T IT MAKE YA FEEL)
WASTED
I FEEL SO
WASTED (EVERYBODY FEELS)
WASTED
WHEN I LOOK UP
WHAT DO I SEE?
IT'S THEM...AGAINST YOU AND ME
AND THE HIGH AND MIGHTY KEEP LOOKING DOWN
AND THE HIGH AND MIGHTY KEEP LOOKING DOWN AND SEE RED...
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This Lyric is #021
THE PERFECT ONE
by Denise Vasquez 2005
Social Butterfly Music (ASCAP)
Verse I
EIGHT MONTHS AGO YOU CROSSED MY PATH
BUT I GUESS THE TIME JUST WASN'T RIGHT
I REMEMBER YOU 'CAUSE YOU MADE ME LAUGH
SWEET MAN NOW THAT I TASTE YOU HERE
I'M GONNA MAKE YOUR CANDY LAST
Verse II
YOUR SMILING EYES INTOXICATE ME
YOUR GENTLE KISS TICKLES MY SOUL
FATE HELD THE KEY YOU UNLOCKED THE DOOR
TOLD ME I HELP YOU BE THE MAN YOU WANT TO BE
YOU'LL SEE THERE'S MORE THEN YOU SAID
*CHORUS*
YOU'RE EVERYTHING I COULD EVER HOPE FOR
YOU'RE THE BEST THING THAT EVER HAPPENED TO ME
YEAH YOU'RE EVERYTHING I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR
YOU'RE THE PERFECT ONE PERFECT ONE FOR ME
PERFECT ONE
PERFECT ONE FOR ME
Verse III
YOU'RE CRAZY GLUED INSIDE MY MIND
YOUR VOICE, YOUR WORDS, YOUR TRUTH POSSESS MY SOUL
THE ANSWER IS ENJOY THE RIDE WHILE YOU'RE ON IT
LIFE IS SHORT, LOVE IS LIFE, LIVE IT NOW
BE IN THE MOMENT NOW I SAY
*REPEAT CHORUS*
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This Lyric is #022
THE MAN WITH THE CAN
It's seven o'clock in the morning
He has to go to work like a man
A horn outside is blowing, so he reaches for a can
He has cold one on the way to work
And a cold one on the way home again
It's his working man lifestyle
They call him the man with the can
He's got a cold beer in his belly
And another one in his hand
He can face this big bad world
As long as he's got a can
Saturday morning he starts his John Deere
And he gazes out over the land
But before he mows that grass
He has to pop a top on a can
With a can in his hand
He knows he's a man
With a can in his hand
He'll make his last stand
He has himself a cold one
Then he has him a cold one again
It's his working man lifestyle
They call him the man with the can
The sun has gone down and she's waiting
She's waiting for her loving man
But before he turns that light off
He has to finish off a can
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This Lyric is #023
THE SOUTHERN CROSS
Copyright j. poet 2005
Someone knocked on the iron door,
In the desperate midnight hour,
In a blood stained uniform,
Holding brown and wilted flowers.
His face was bruised and battered,
His body had grown soft,
He had a limp, his head was bowed,
Theyd shaved his goatee off.
His eyes were filled with the visions of
The friends hed loved and lost,
And all the torments hed endured,
Beneath the Southern Cross.
Lost in sorrow, lost in pain
Beaten down by sun and rain
Cold and lonely, tempest tossed
Beneath the bloody Southern Cross.
Standing numb on the cold platform
Waiting for the mystery train
Surrounded by the phantoms of
The dead of foreign lands
Theyre crying out in agony
For their children and their wives
Who have no food, no love, no beds
No comfort in their lives
They struggled hard for every crumb
Now everything is lost
Abandoned by both God and man,
Beneath the Southern Cross.
Cursing hatred, cursing love,
Kill the eagle, slay the dove
Roads are slick with killing frost.
Beneath that freezing Southern Cross.
Vigilantes prowl the night,
Corporations rule the day,
Tempers flair when moneys short
And then theres hell to pay
Homeless men with eyes on fire,
Shattering the empty air,
Cursing gods and goddesses
And things that are not there
Afraid of freedom, dreaming of
The coming holocaust
Hopeless on that lost highway
Beneath the Southern Cross.
Pray for love and pray for peace
Pray that one day war will cease
Pray for all the friends weve lost
Beneath the heartless Southern Cross.
Pray for love and pray for peace
Pray that one day war will cease
Pray for all the friends weve lost
Beneath the burning Southern Cross.
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This Lyric is #024
Friday the Thirteenth Before Valentines
2005 New Cool Now Music,
written by Steven Wesley Guiles
verse 1
Its Friday the thirteenth, baby,
Just before Valentines
Ive been hoping I could find a Hallmark card
Or a bottle of some decent white wine
Im not exactly sure where were gonna end up
I really hope its got a panoramic view
With my luck theyll be playing pretty love songs
Instead of violins theyll play it on kazoo
verse 2
Youve always said that you liked me
That you dont need no billionaire
You said, Baby dont change a single thing
I like your smile and the way you style your hair
With that in mind I rushed downtown to Walmart
But then a black cat darted past my car
I didnt think much of it, Im not superstitious
But when you see my clothes youll think Ive gone too far
pre-chours
Cmon cmon baby, I dont think its maybe with you
Cmon cmon baby, I cant be unlucky with you
chorus
On Valentines Day it will be the same
As any Saturday Im in love with you
And the Friday before dont mean too much
On the 13th day I will be with you...just like any day
verse 3
The day before planning, baby
Thats the stuff that kills you
The broken mirrors and the seven years bad luck
Cant hold a candle to this thing that I screwed up
Its Friday the thirteenth, baby
Just before Valentines
I got my hair cut so Id look real nice for dinner
But I left Super Cuts like Frankenstein
pre-chorus
Cmon cmon baby, I dont think its maybe with you
Cmon cmon baby, I cant be unlucky with you
bridge
I know that Im not in some race
Or playing games like on Melrose Place
I know that you wont play the part
Of some twisted chick who breaks my heart
final chorus
On Valentines Day it will be the same
As any Saturday Im in love with you
And the Friday before dont mean too much
On the 13th day I will be with you...just like any day
end verse
Its Saturday and we made it through the thirteenth
Im badly dressed and my hairs a mess
But well be going out laughing all the while
Truth of the matter is you could care less
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This Lyric is #025
"Lost" by Alan Hague. (c)2006
You took the wind out of my sails like sunset takes the day
Abruptly end my travels. Suddenly, Ive lost the way.
Adrift in scarlet, star-lit ocean, going nowhere.
The sun is going down? I feel like Im already there.
Nothing like the promise empty bottles cant fill.
I built a sunken ship inside, full-throttle with my will.
I think Ill put a cork in it to keep the water out,
But the waves will break it and will make my compass point south.
No, I cant see green, cos Im too far off from the shore.
My vision doesnt matter dark- I dont want to see more.
I cut and bled from stepping on the shells of past life.
I skipped a stone: the third bounce, turned round, broke my searchlight.
Now, the fog comes rolling in, worse than ever before;
You made this mist delirious with every kiss of yours.
The cloud on which I used to floats now filled with acid rain.
The worst thing about the oceans that the bottom has no drain.
If I should never see you on the darkened waves,
Then I will see it through to never greet the day.
Her eyes the color of the skyline as it meets the sea;
Id run to the horizon, but Im tripped up in the weeds.
Grey sand receives the waves caress thats gentle, then its fierce.
Ive seen all this, cos Ive been here alone a million years.
I staggered, clueless, on the beach, but that was long ago.
Im wait out in the ocean now, Ive got no place to go.
That starry night was difficult but never was so hard
As when it dawned upon me that there is no more lifeguard.
The lighthouse glass shattered when seagulls sounded their cries,
While every stone got pounded into pebbles by the tide,
And they got stripped and scraped until they were nothing but sand
That constitutes infinity upon the drying land.
If I should never see you on the darkened waves,
Then I will see it through to never greet the day.
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This Lyric is #026
TIMES ARE TOUGH
copyright 2006 by Bill Payne, Love Dummy Music (ascap)
Intro & chorus:
Sometimes times are tough on me
Times are tough sometimes
Sometimes times are tough on me
Times are tough sometimes
verse 1
I don't have anybody else to blame
can't lay that load on you
it's all about the choices that I made
when I was reckoning what to do
about paying rent, paying bills
about working hard all day
about taking time to smell the bacon
and taking time to play
But I played too much
so times are tough
CHORUS
verse 2
it's been too easy for far too long
it's been a piece o' cake til now
but I've been doing it all so wrong
gotta get caught up somehow
gotta pay that rent, gotta pay those bills
start workin' hard all day
don't have time to smell the bacon
don't have time to play
'cause I played too much
now times are tough
CHORUS
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This Lyric is #027
Sunset Dreams
I walked the sunset strip in a dream
Walked on top of a curved colorful beam
At a refuge for the moving stars
Walking on land from afar
Burning bright like the stars on the wall
Feel the pull, hear the call
(chorus)
Sunset Dreams will get told
Sunset Dreams are precious gold
Sunset Dreams can come true
Sundet Dreams the magic's in you
Yeah I feel so strong
Because I'm where I belong
It feels like home
After a long lonely roam
A rainbow after the storm
Inside we are safe, and warm
Blue clouds, on a sunlit day
Help make this feeling stay
(repeat chorus)
(bridge)
You are more than you believe to be
Find your way, find the key
It will not be long, follow the sign
You're getting strong, this is the time
You're going to be a perfect ten
You got to believe, stand up my friend
I'm gonna put shiny magic on you
But you got to make your dreams come true
(chorus)
Sunset Dreams will get told
Sunset Dreams are like shiny gold
copyright 2005
Owner/writer Michael Carboni
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This Lyric is #028
TOMORROW'S CHILDREN Copyright Spirit Song Prod 2004
By Janet Allyn
VERSE 1)
Tomorrow's children are very near.
Tomorrow's children are very dear.
Tomorrow's children are just like us
They want a world to live in filled with love and trust
VERSE 2)
Tomorrow's children are very real
In every dream we have and how we feel.
Tomorrow's children are just like you
They want a world to live in filled with peace and truth.
BRIDGE
The answer to our problems is inside our selves -
A place we never go to very much.
The answer to our problems is inside our selves -
'Cause that's a special place that God can touch.
VERSE 3)
Tomorrow's children are on their way -
With each new sunrise of each new day.
Tomorrow's children are just like me.
They want a world that's safe and sound where they can be.
Let's make a world that's safe and sound where they can be.
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This Lyric is #029
Miracles (Phyllis Chapell) 2005
Mesmerizing mystifying marvelosity extreme
Sunlit soaring sanctifying serendipitous scenes.
Everything's a miracle, everything I see
Life's a gift, that we all receive.
Verse 1: Migrating nomads, winged creatures of the air,
Birds, you can fly 1000 miles, how do you know where?
Teach me your secrets, where do they come from,
Do you feel it in your wingtips,
do you hear a distant drum.
Mesmerizing mystifying marveloisty extreme
Sunlit soaring sanctifying serendipitous scenes.
Everything's a miracle, everything I see
Life's a gift, that we all receive.
Verse 2: Some hear a sound, think it's a love song,
Some will think it's a prayer,
Some see the face of God in a cloud,
What do you see there?
Maybe things just happen not for reasons we can say,
It's what we make of things that happen,
that make us what we are today.
Bridge: I need something to believe in, to give me hope and comfort too.
Would be nice if what I believed in
also happened to be true!
(I believe in) Gyrating jubilating joyous jewels of light.
Lilting luminescence luminating all in sight.
Tantalizing twirling teeming
make my heart feel whole,
Winding winsome waving wonders fill my very soul.
Bridge: I need something to believe in,
we all need something for sure,
To give our lives meaning,
that will long long long endure.
Mesmerizing mystifying marvelosity extreme,
Sunlit soaring sanctifying serendipitous scenes.
Everything's a miracle, everything I see
Life's a gift, and that is what I believe!
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This Lyric is #030
To The Academy
by Tracy OConnell
Oh Id really like to thank you for this Grammy in my hand
And Im speaking strictly for myself, not my ungrateful band
Its been a rather long road from complete obscurity
So Id like to put the credit where the credit ought to be
First of all theres Mom and Dad who hated every minute
Of every song I ever wrote and every lyric in it
They said son, hit the road and get your music out
And share it all with someone else who wants to hear you shout
And the teachers who encouraged me to follow my own muse
And suggested that an education would be of no use
They said I was destined to have a great career
Tellin stories, smokin smokes, and drinkin lots of beer
Tellin stories, smokin smokes, and drinkin lots of beer
And theres my loyal girlfriend who told me Id go far
If I could only start the engine to my crappy little car
Yes shes the one who loved me enough to let me go
I hope she has a TV and can see me on this show
And to the music critics and their scathing print reviews
Who didnt think that I would be the kind of guy who sues
And of course Id like to say a humble little word
To the Pope who has declared a miracles occurred
And last to my adoring fans who made me number one
And then learned how to download and sank me like the sun ...
I thank you from the bottom of my little heart so true
And I only hope I get the chance to do the same for you
Copyright Tracy OConnell 2003. All rights reserved.
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This Lyric is #031
AS WE DREAM
As we dream in this sleep
close to secrets we keep
Who knows what is really in there
deep down under all the surface seen
As we dream of the past
things we hoped that would last
We can see time twist and turning
to spin and take away beloved things
So maybe what will be will be
no matter what we do
But somehow that just can't be right
and I don't think it's the whole truth
As we dream and make plans
Try and hold time in our hands
Shifting winds that shape our houses
will blow in ways that nobody knows
As we dream
But isn't that what life's about?
No waving a magic wand
The deepest freedom that we have
is mostly how we respond
As we dream what may come
this deep pain and big fun
It's always only right now we have
to make our reality
c2005 Michael Ososki
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This Lyric is #032
5am or 7:22
Copyright 2001 John thomas Oaks, ASCAP, Caliora Music Publishing
When the blue of the twilight faded into dark
And the wind was a murmuring hush,
We were glued to a bench by a pond in the park
And evry little syllable I whispered made you blush.
In the glow of the lamplight, you laughed at my jokes
And your hand held its ground on my arm.
I clung like a vine to each word that you spoke,
And in spite of the thermometer, I never felt so warm.
Time loped along like an amber Appaloosa
As we crept around the corners of the carousel and kissed.
We imagined the calliope was singing Strauss and Sousa
And conveniently forgot about the watch around my wrist.
The clock was out of order at the Central Park Zoo,
So I dont know if it was 5am or 7:22.
When the snow started falling and I let you wear my coat,
We were swimming in a silent sea of stars.
And though we tread the water gracefully, we couldnt stay afloat,
So the current came and carried us beyond the moon to Mars.
Time clipped along like a Coney Island coaster
As we walked along the circle down to Seventh Avenue.
We hung around the diner like a Schubert Alley poster
Holding hands and just pretending we had nothing else to do.
The seconds and the hours seemed to fade away from view,
So I dont know if it was 5am or 7:22.
Funny how we lock
Evry moment to the clock,
Marking time and making deadlines as we hurry through the day.
Funny how the dark
And a trip around the park
Can help you lose all track of time and carry you away.
In the shadows and the silence of a dark and empty street,
In the glimmer of the neon overhead,
I was whispering a sentiment you asked me to repeat.
I reluctantly admitted it was something that Id read.
Time stepped aside for a solitary second
As I suddenly suspected that the sun was in the sky.
The bells and the whistles of another morning beckoned
As I turned to take your hand and dread to hear you say, Goodbye.
Its funny, when Im dreaming, how I never miss a cue. . .
The clock went off at 5, and then
I hit the snooze, and woke again
At 7:22.
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This Lyric is #033
Seriously Copyright 2006 Linda Moroziuk
SOCAN/ASCAP
You could spend your whole life doing things
Other people tell you that you should
Or you could break away and find the place
That feels like home to you
(Sometimes you gotta)
Go against the grain
Swim against the stream
Make the rules as you go, no matter how absurd they seem
Chorus
Don't sing unless it's out of key
Don't dance without your two left feet
Try counting to infinity....oh
Spend time on things you can't afford
Try doing nothing when you're bored
'Cause the best things in this life are free
When you take it just a little less seriously
What might be right for your best friend
Won't always be what's right for you
To your heart you must be true
Only it can tell you what to do
(Sometimes you gotta)
Go against the grain
Swim against the stream
Make the rules up as you go, no matter how absurd they seem
Chorus
Some people won't agree
They'll tell you to act seriously
But if you want to be happy, sometimes you gotta do things differently
Chorus
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This Lyric is #034
"I Wish You Didn't Trust Me So Much"
Writers: Marvin Adcock & John Bizzack
2006
Lord I've got more than I probably deserve
There's folks who'd likely concur
And consider me a sinner, but others would differ
Depends upon who you ask first
Well I'm not a man who prays to be prayin'
I don't mean to speak out of turn
But I'm tryin' to be christian, no harm admittin'
I'm gettin' a little concerned
CHORUS
Lord, I know you dont hand me things I cant do
And the faith you place in me should guide me through
But often the problems are more than few
And lately the tough ones seem all you choose
I'm runnin' on empty, and just between us
I wish you didnt trust me so much
Sometimes under the weight of the load I get weak
And things seem beyond my reach
But I know that's the way you designed it to be
To see if my faith will leap
Sure it makes me a better man I confess
But some days I'm not up to the test
So I hope you're listenin' to all I'm admittin'
And together for one day let's rest
CHORUS (Repeat)
BRIDGE
I know I sow gardens too close to rock
Thats why Ive got what I have or have not
Who knows what you plan next - but please let me catch my breath
CHORUS (Repeat)
TAG
Lord I know you wont hand me things I cant do
But I wish you didnt trust me so much
Amen
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This Lyric is #035
Shes gone for good
copyright 2006 Grant Stevens
You turn the key walk to the kitchen
yesterdays mood hangs in the air
abandoned roses look so lonely
in a vase thats chipped and worn
and you coulda sworn
that footsteps echoed in the hallway
bringing the heartbreak round once more
the empty driveway is a testament
to wounds that will not heal
the hurting wont yield
as the lilac picks up speed toward its splendour
youre way out of your depth in winter rain
See feel breathe her every day
breathe feel see her walk away
feel the space where she once stood
cos now shes gone for good
Youre such a stranger now to gladness
close your eyes and drift away
turn on the radio
and let another bottle greet the dawn
oh you could have sworn
that today would be another day completely
as you repeat the same old lies just like a prayer
See feel breathe her every day
breathe feel see her walk away
feel the space where she once stood
cos now shes gone for good
Well today could be another day completely
you try to act as if you didnt care
and yesterday just left the stage so sweetly
while you repeat the same old lies just like a prayer
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This Lyric is #036
FOLLOWING CHRIST
(c)2004 by Beryl Quinton
1) Church bells chime; you enter for the first time
In your parents' arms, your life begins
Candles lit, water poured
Blessed and anointed, you're bathed in the waters
Prayers and promises recited for you;
Those who love you best are filled with joy
The sacrament of Baptism cleanses your soul
The first step on your journey
YOU'RE... FOLLOWING CHRIST, FOLLOWING CHRIST
GOD'S NEW CREATION, TRANSFORMED BY HIS LOVE FOR YOU
2) As a little child, you grow in wisdom
Knowing that one day you will receive
Your First Communion, bread and wine
Body and blood of our blessed Lord Jesus
Once again the bells ring out to greet you
Joyful is their welcoming refrain
Jesus Christ comes to you
Nourishing body and soul by His presence
YOU'RE... FOLLOWING CHRIST, FOLLOWING CHRIST
TRUSTING IN HIM AS YOUR JOURNEY CONTINUES
Confirmation Day, joyful bells ring out
Fire of the Spirit fills your soul
Now you can renew promises made for you
You are a soldier of Christ
3) Challenges and choices fill your journey:
College, marriage, children, holy life
Bells proclaim joys and pain
A lifetime that's filled with the blessings of Jesus
Chiming bells ring out again to meet you
Relatives and friends are at your side
With fond farewells, they celebrate
The years of your life and your birth into Heaven
YOU'RE... FOLLOWING CHRIST, FOLLOWING CHRIST
TAKING HIS HAND NOW YOU FOLLOW... FOLLOW HIM HOME
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This Lyric is #037
A Family Again
(c) 1999 William P. Jenkins
Once we were one big happy family. God loved us all,
But we were broken like pottery dashed in a fall,
Then my Mommy was crying. She says Daddy's lying
And feels that it's all over now.
A friend said, remember your vows,
But Mommy just doesn't see how.
But she's a believer in 'Leave It to Beaver',
i know that she'll celebrate when
We get together and all be a family again.
And my Daddy was doubting the fighting and shouting
Would ever come down to an end.
He says broken hearts never mend.
i asked if we all would be friends.
The toy that he gave me while promising maybe
Will never replace the joy when
We get together and all be a family again.
As i lay in the dark at night, i wonder what did i do wrong.
Did i remember to pray?
i'm lonely, oh so lonely.
Yes we're lonely all so lonely in our hearts,
And it keeps us apart.
Now my Daddy is dating, and Mommy's not waiting.
They each say they have a new pal
And hope that i'll like them somehow.
Things will be all better now.
But while i'm pretending my broken heart's mending
i know that we'll celebrate when
We get together and all be a family again.
Again.
Amen.
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This Lyric is #038
something special
2006 John Voorpostel
angelee's a potter, works designs into her clay
little bits of her go in everything she makes
if you look real close she'll leave you standing there amazed
when you find her heart and soul looking out behind the glaze
she not the kind of pretty or the type to catch your eye
see her on the street and you'll likely pass her by
but find her with her platters, bowls and flagons and designs
you'll see there's something special hidden intricate and fine
angelee puts her heart and soul in clay
while her potter's wheel keeps turning
and her potter's kiln keeps burning
turning out her heart and soul
once a San Francisco dealer passing through this town
looked beyond her vessel very pleased with what he found
she wouldn't marry him but they've lasted through the years
I'm glad she'd have me, glad I stayed, glad because it's here
angelee puts her heart and soul in clay
while her potter's wheel keeps turning
and her potter's kiln keeps burning
turning out her heart and soul
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This Lyric is #039
The Hard Ride
2003 Vern Batty
Ridin hard toward old Mexico headed south for the Rio Grande
Ten hard men ten miles behind me ten quick guns full of lead.
A hot dry wind leads me on to a land full of rock and sand
Sun beating down upon my back, no time to rest my head.
Pony lathered, my thoughts cant gather, no means to make a stand
As I run from the Devil and the death he would level,
Her words I hear over again:
Hasta la vista, via con Dios, Buena suerte, mi todo Corazn
Ride with the wind, keep your back to the sun
And return to me again.
Use the eyes of the Eagle, ears of the desert Hare, craft of cunning Coyote
Ride with the wind, keep your back to the sun
And return to me one day.
Up from the bosqe, tracked through the malpais, and blinding gypsum sands
My pony took water from springs in the grassland then we lit out for the border again.
Feeling the breath of that outlaw Diablo burning the back of my neck
We skirted the mountains, due south for El Paso- saw the dust of the riders again.
I am no outlaw and I am no coward but one man cant stand against ten
So I ride for Juarz, in my heart I go over
The words my sweet woman said:
Hasta la vista, via con Dios, Buena suerte, mi todo Corazn
Ride with the wind, keep your back to the sun
And return to me again.
Use the eyes of the Eagle, ears of the desert Hare, craft of cunning Coyote
Ride with the wind, keep your back to the sun
And return to me one day.
We climbed from the water of the Mexican border as night tamed Hells heat of the day.
Conchitas Cantina lay a short ride before me so I pushed my mount onward again.
A man cant stop runnin with men gunnin for him - desperado hed be destined to stay.
My womans hermanos, four skilled vaqueros, swore to stand with me in the fray.
Now I sit in the corner of this little cantina, watch the faces that ease through the door;
A table before me, no light above it - a brace of pistols below.
Waiting for Fate to deal his hand, ten riders to finally show;
I think of her face, those lovely lips
And the words she last spoke:
Hasta la vista, via con Dios, Buena suerte, mi todo Corazn
Ride with the wind, keep your back to the sun
And return to me again.
Use the eyes of the Eagle, ears of the desert Hare, craft of cunning Coyote
Ride with the wind, keep your back to the sun
And return to me one day.
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This Lyric is #040
Thinking Bout What Ive Done
BY SAM MORRISON
2005 Convalian Productions
STARING THRU THE RAINDROPS
BEATING DOWN UPON THE GLASS
WONDERING WHEN THE PAIN STOPS
WAITING FOR THIS STORM TO PASS
LIGHTNING FLASHES NEARBY
GIVING GLIMPSES OF THE NIGHT
PRAYING SOON FOR CLEAR SKY
GROWING TIRED OF THE FIGHT
LORD IT DONT SEEM RIGHT
THINKING BOUT WHAT IVE DONE
EVERYTHING HAS GONE SO WRONG
WISHING THAT I COULD RUN
I CANT GET AWAY, IM NOT THAT STRONG
THINKING BOUT WHAT IVE DONE
TREMBLING FROM THE THUNDER
SORTING THRU WHATS LEFT BEHIND
STARTING TO GO UNDER
LOSING WHATS LEFT OF MY MIND
LIGHTNING FLASHES NEARBY
SHOWING NEW LINES ON MY FACE
CHOKING BACK THE TEARS IM
COUNTING STEPS I CANT RETRACE
THINKING BOUT WHAT IVE DONE
EVERYTHING HAS GONE SO WRONG
WISHING THAT I COULD RUN
I CANT GET AWAY, IM NOT THAT STRONG
THINKING BOUT WHAT IVE DONE
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This Lyric is # 041
Without Love By: Franklin A. Vassallo Copyright (C) 2005
V1.
Without Love there's no sacrifice
Without Love no sage advice
Without Love there's no more shoes and rice.
V2.
There was I a soul all alone.
There was I on my own,
My destiny to be Without Love.
Bridge
Suddenly came a spirit like flame
A thunderbolt from the blue.
I felt love's dart pierce deep in my heart
So I peered inside and found there was you.
V3.
Now I'm sharing a love supreme
Now I'm living a special dream
Never again to be Without Love.
Tag.
Never again to be Without Love.
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This Lyric is #042
She Wasnt Dancing for the Boys
By Richard P. Myers
Copyright 2003
(Verse one)
First she was born, and the wind came to her room.
It gently rocked the cradle, and she smiled.
And later, she and the wind would go dancing in the tall grasses,
she in the cotton dresses of a child.
At night the stars looked like angels
come to read the dreams from her pillow.
So she thought maybe God was the man in the moon,
and hed seen her dancing down by the willows.
(Chorus)
But when she looks back on it now,
she wasnt dancing for the boys.
When she looks back on it now,
she wasnt dancing for the boys.
(Verse two)
Her summer dress was lace and camisole.
Winds caressed the sweat from her face.
And all the stars, they swirled and posed like suitors
wooing her from outer space.
And even the bands would stop playing
to hear her bare feet whisper across the dance floor.
All the boys thought shed come to make a choice,
and soon he and she would waltz forever more.
(Chorus)
But when she looks back on it now,
she wasnt dancing for the boys.
When she looks back on it now,
she wasnt dancing for the boys.
(Bridge)
She wasn't dancing, wasn't dancing.
She wasn't dancing for the boys.
She wasn't dancing, wasn't dancing.
She wasn't dancing for the boys.
(Verse three)
Now the stars will follow her like children.
She smiles through the dark so they dont feel alone.
And all the stages and the dancefloors and the photos
feel like someone elses memories in her home.
All the men she love have died.
The sons she raised are mostly gone.
But in the morning she takes her brittle bones and the wind out
for a slow pas de deux across the lawn.
(Chorus)
Cause when she looks back on it now,
she wasnt dancing for the boys.
When she looks back on it now,
she wasnt dancing for the boys.
When she looks back on it now, she smiles.
She wasnt dancing for the boys.
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This Lyric is #043
DOG EARRED N' DUSTY (SOCAN)(c)2006
William T. Mills (celticpicker)
A lone gull flies over
An island off the coast
The silver sea lies calm
Upon a world full of hope
Hope for tomorrow
In search of something true
But really what I needs a friend
More than that theres you
Another day dont seem
All that much in view
But at this point in time
Its not enough time for you
So lets talk awhile
And sing a song or two
Well live today, dream all night
And see tomorrow thru
CHORUS:
Will you take time to call me
Or drop a line or two
Will you have the answer
To the question I asked you
Will you talk to me tomorrow
When Im down and blue
Will you just be my friend
I've been so blind it's true
You know Ive made some changes
That much is true
But trying to make sense of things
Aint nothin new
Listen to what Im sayin
Open up your eyes
Im standing right in front of you
Hold me please I cry
Its no good to see your picture
From the corner of my eye
Dog earred and dusty
It makes me wonder why
You seem to haunt my lonely nights
I dont know what to say
But livin here on my own
I die a little more each day
CHORUS
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This Lyric is #044
The Only Thread
(c. Kevin Winchester)
Every day sure looks the same when you share my point of view.
Coffee in the mornings, cocaine afternoons.
Every night when the sun goes down, it finds me in this room alone.
Hoping the bottle will ease my pain.
And wash away these voices that keep calling out your name.
This feelings grown as comfortable as a worn out pair of jeans
Like my heart, so faded and torn.
But I cant bear to part with them, though the seams are all laid bare,
Cause this feeling is the only thread left holding me to you
I could stop my sinful ways, but it would not change a thing.
Cause even when Im sober, I know Im still the one to blame.
I spent my time chasing empty dreams and they all turned out the same:
Left me lonely and afraid.
I couldnt see what I was reaching for was only pushing you away.
Its sad because its so predictable when your life becomes a clich.
Theres so many things youd like to revise, but theres nothing more to say.
Every day sure looks the same when you share my point of view.
Coffee in the morning, cocaine afternoons.
Ill never find a way to kill this pain no matter how hard I try.
And lord knows, how Ive tried.
And now my memory is the only thing left keeping me alive.
This feelings grown as comfortable as a worn out pair of jeans
Like my heart, so faded and torn.
But I cant bear to part with them, though the seams are all laid bare,
Cause this feeling is the only thread left holding me to you
This feeling is the only thread left holding me to you
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This Lyric is #045
The Invasion Of Chelsea
Shandy Lawson
"It was our darkest hour,"
Is what everyone said
About the day the town of Chelsea
Got turned on its head--
When the whole world gazed,
Bewitched and amazed
At the miracle that laid
At their feet
Widow Johnson's Chevy
(one wheel in the grave)
Took to losing oil
At a most alarming rate
And it left a stain,
A mark on the terrain
That forever changed
Little Chelsea
Upon returning home one day
Widow Johnson saw the stain
In a most familiar shape--
The face of the Virgin Mary
She called out to her neighbors,
And they called out to theirs
And before you could say a Hail Mary
The whole town was there
And it filled the street,
The sound of shuffling feet--
They all came out to see
Her blessed driveway.
The pretty girl from the evening news
And the kid from the Chelsea Press
Took turns asking questions
About which driveway was blessed
And it made front page
It was all the rage...
Folks of every age
Came to Chelsea.
By noon the hotels all were booked
Widow Johnson's whole house shook
They were on the roof to get a look
At the face of the Virgin Mary.
Maps to the scene were sold on every corner
You can take the walking tour for twenty bucks
Replicas for sale are all hand-painted,
And guaranteed to bring you divine luck
("Binoculars for rent-- only five dollars
And guaranteed to provide immaculate perception.")
The excitement reached a fever pitch
'Til someone in the crowd
Said, "The stain looks less like Mary,
And more like Charlie Brown."
And they all went quiet...
Someone said, "You're right."
And they receded into the night
'Til the street was empty.
The sun came up on Chelsea
Widow Johnson surveyed the scene
That oil-stain on the driveway
Would take all day to clean
And she swept the street
Cleaned up the debris
It was back to the old routine
In Chelsea
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This Lyric is #046
SNOWFLAKE
A time of hope, a brand new season
- At least it was for me.
But winter brings its bounty
Of possibility.
A snowflake formed in mid-December.
It surely was unique.
We wondered, 'Could it hang on
-or would it be too weak?'
Snowflake
We wanted you to stay
To ride the wind and play
And brighten up our day.
Within its natural surroundings
Our snowflake was secure.
And with the right conditions
We thought it would endure.
Snowflake
We wanted you to stay
To ride the wind and play
And brighten up our day.
What was conceived in mid-December
Was destined for defeat.
And like the snowflake in the setting sun
It melted in the heat.
Snowflake
We wanted you to stay
To ride the wind and play
And brighten up our day.
Snowflake
We're sad you couldn't stay
And January turned gray
The day you melted ... a-a-a-a-a - way.
(c) 2006 David Burtner
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This Lyric is #047
I Am You
(Verse 1)
As she told me to look in the mirror
And she told me to look deep into myself
Couldnt mention a reason why I loved her
But it had me in some state of mental health
(Chorus 1)
I am you
I am you
I am you
I am you
(Verse 2)
Whatd she expect me to see there? I cant tell you
Just insisted that Id be easier to feel
Then the darkness surrounded that white marble
And cast a spell that no one could escape
(Chorus 2)
I am you (The reflection told me)
I am you (You know it always sold me)
I am you (No one could unfold me)
I am you
(Verse 3)
Yeah the way things ended, was not the intention,
Just confusion of feelings on both hearts
(And) though the shortest distance may solve all problems
We have to find out just where that line starts
(Chorus 1)
I am you
(Verse 4)
Then she gave me the reasons why she loved me
Returning all that I had lost
(She said) Just remember the free dove in the closet
Its not always who youre with, but what it cost
(Chorus 2)
I am you (The reflection told me)
Chris F. Billiot Copyright 1984
Originally posted by Chris F. Billiot
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This Lyric is #048
Patrick ODaugherty
by Ned Massey
Patrick Odaugherty
Grew up in a Boston family
Third generation
From the land of lucky green
When he was a lad
Hed get set down by his dad
Whod tell him all the stories
Of the land hed never seen
Of the magic of the Emerald Isle,
Especially in a colleens smile
But best of all St. Patrick
Who could drive the snakes away
As the boy grew older
His fathers tales grew colder
Told him of the dark side
Of the history of the land
Of slavery and hunger
How they tried to drag them under
But Cromwell couldnt break them
The British all be damned
How the battle wont be done
Til all of Ireland is one
And just like St. Patrick
They could drive the snakes away
Keen for your mother country
That it one day may be whole
Patrick ODaugherty
Was drafted in 1970
Sent to fight the Comunists
In the land of Vietnam
Mechanics he could understand
Was a pretty brave kid
With a steady hand
So they trained him in the secrets
Of how to make and disarm bombs
But what he saw there broke his heart
And when it came time to depart
He returned to America
A dazed and shattered man
Patricks alone in a bar
Out of work, drinking hard
When two men come and sit down
On either side of him
In an Irish brogue they say
They represent the IRA
And know of him as someone
Who can be trusted as a friend
And how theyd like to commission
His talent in demolition
And just like St. Patrick
He could drive the snakes away
Keen for your mother country
I cannot turn my back away
Patrick ODaugherty
Settled in Belfast city
With a brand new name
And a burning desire
He was high paid and protected
Revered and respected
For he was the man
Who could give the people fire
And for the British troops he did not care
but he made his fellow rebels swear
His handiwork would not be used
On innocent lives
Then one day he heard the news
A carbomb near a Protestant school
At least a dozen passersby
Wounded or dead
He ran and found the rebel commander
Grabbed him and demanded
An explanation but this reply
Was all he got instead
Are you really so naive
That you could honestly believe
That in Belfast theres such a thing
As innocent lives
And Patrick said
Keen for your mother country
and the blood that stains these hands
Patrick ODaugherty
Sits drinking his whiskey
Remembering all the things
His father had said
Patrick ODaugherty
Pours another whiskey
Trying hard to drive away
The demons in his head
Because his ears resound with childrens cries
And their mangled bodies fill his eyes
And just like St. Patrick
He must drive these things away
Patrick ODaugherty
Finishes his whiskey
Picks up a .45
And puts it to his head
Keen for your mother country
How much more blood will be shed
How much more blood will be
copyright 1996 ned massey
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This Lyric is #049
~DISTANT STAR UTOPIA~
I went to find the locksmith
But they told me theres no need
Locks are made for people
And here we have no greed
Then I went to find a policeman
But none were to be found
Everywhere I looked
I saw that good was all around
Where do you think you are?
Perhaps on a distant star
I fell asleep so easily
How could I get this far?
And how did I get here?
A dream? A scheme? A joke?
One thing that was clear
It was gone when I awoke
Then I went to find the doctor
But they said you never will
Harmony and balance here
No reason to get ill
So I asked to see their leader
But they said what do you mean?
All of us are equal here
There is no king or queen
Where do you think you are?
Perhaps on a distant star
I fell asleep so easily
How could I get this far?
And how did I get here?
A dream? A scheme? A joke?
One thing that was clear
It was gone when I awoke
1996 by Paul Buchignani
Email: everafter7@aol.com
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This Lyric is #050
My Best Guess
(c) Jana Pochop
Sometimes I feel like Im an astronaut
Stuck in traffic in a parking lot
Ive been to outer space, but I feel so common place
Barely moving in this parking lot
Sometimes I feel like Im a magazine
A glossy page with nothing in between
Im biographical but rarely factual
Im just as deep as reading Seventeen
Chorus:
Its not what I have; I dont have much
Its not what I need, I need less
Im just worried about losing my way
I need a little faith in my best guess
I am an atlas that is old and worn
Came to this world with all my pages torn
I kind of know my way; its always hard to say
Things have shifted round since I was born
Sometimes I feel like I am poetry
Nobody ever gets the hang of me
I stop at every phrase and ponder it for days
Try to do my best with subtlety
Chorus:
Its not what I have; I dont have much
Its not what I need, I need less
Im just worried about losing my way
I need a little faith in my best guess
Could it be that I am in a war
Where no one knows just what theyre fighting for
More humanity, better humility
But all theyre doing is just keeping score
Chorus:
Its not what I have; I dont have much
Its not what I need, I need less
Im just worried about losing my way
A little faith, please
Its not what I have; I dont have much
Its not what I need, I need less
Im just worried about losing my way
I need a little faith in my best guess
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This Lyric is #051
Little Brown Bear
Revised 2006,2001
Lyrics by Kaley Willow,ASCAP
Music by Harriet Ames,ASCAP & Kaley Willow
I sit so still on my small rocking chair
Lonely and sad, 'cause you are not there
I longingly look out the window for you
If I wasn't so brown....I'd really be blue
I know you're outside the door on the swings
Or climbing a tree doing little boy things
Tonight, like each night, you'll run up the stairs
You'll hug me so tight, 'cause I'm little brown bear...
Chorus
I'm your little brown bear, your little brown bear
And...you are my very best friend
Just like before, you'll race through the door
And we'll be together again
It's three o'clock and school should be out
I hear you coming with laughter and shouts
You'll change your clothes and pat my brown head
Toss me up in the air and we'll bounce on the bed
We'll go downstairs and get something to eat
I'll sit at the table in my very own seat
The telephone rings and you say "gotta go"
You've gone out to play, but there's something I know
Chorus
I'm your little brown bear, your little brown bear
And...you are my very best friend
Just like before, you'll race through the door
And we'll be together again
The years have flown by, and the times sure have changed
Though now on the back shelf, I hold in my pain......
College can't keep you; you'll soon be home
I know you'll come back...and I won't be alone
Bridge
I hear slower, thoughtful footsteps..then a pitter-pitter patter
It's been fifteen years...but time no longer matters
As your tiny son of two, who looks a lot like you
Reaches out for me.........
Now I'm his little brown bear
Chorus
I'm his little brown bear, his little brown bear
And....he is my very best friend
Like you before, he'll race through the door
And we'll be together again
We'll be together again................
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This Lyric is #052
Song Writer: Nikkole Hall
Song Title: Breathe
Palm Trees
Asphalt breeze
People pass me by
Cell phone talk
Everywhere you walk
Can you hear me cry?
Superstars
In their shinny cars
Under the California sky
Cute chicks
And the guys are slick
They say enjoy it before you die
Chorus
But all I wanna do is..
Breathe
All I wanna do is.
Breathe
Heart beats
Chaos in the streets
No one sees inside
Pain so deep
Happiness cant compete
No matter how hard I try
Chorus
Cause all I wanna do is..
Breathe
All I wanna do is
Breathe
Bridge
I wanna blow like the wind
Catch my breath again
Learn to live free from the voices within
Sail on the Seine
Run in the rain
I dont wanna live life in vein
Just Breathe breathe
Chorus
Cause all I wanna do is..
Breathe
All I wanna do is
Breathe
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This Lyric is #053
"HANK"
(c)2005 Lori Kelley
ASCAP Prancing Pony Pub.
Hank was doing the crossword puzzle and he says out loud,
C-H-blank-blank-C-H, whats missin?and his wife says, You are!
Ya might find Hank in the back yard with a six-pack and the dog and a cheap cigar,
But C-H-U-R-C-H is the one place he aint.
Hanks been married for seven years and when he talks, well, she dont hear, but thats okay, his dog is all ears.
And when he gets home theres a tail a waggin and then he hears his honey naggin to wash up.
What does she mean? Hes already been licked clean.
Chorus
He dont go to church with them, but sometimes he lifts his hands to pray.
And he prays, Dear Lord, make me the man my dog thinks I am."
And old Rover, he runs over to play.
Just last night when Hank was turning off the light, to crawl into his bed with his wife, he could see her hiding in his spot.
When he nuzzled up so close, in the dark, nose to nose, a big wet tongue on the chin was all he got.
Chorus
He dont go to church with them, but sometimes he lifts his hands to pray.
And he prays, Dear Lord, make me the man my dog thinks I am."
And old Rover, he runs over to play.
Bridge:
That dog is a faithful friend and he aint hard to understand, like a certain person that Hank is married to.
And the both of them got things in common: Sports and beer, scratchin, yawnin and hey look, Hank is hairy, too.
Chorus
He dont go to church with them, but sometimes he lifts his hands.
Dear Lord, make me the man my dog thinks I am."
And old Rover, he runs over to play.
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This lyric is #054
Title' "If it's not alot"
Justin Hauser
Paradise is many things to many people
But I don't believe what we have ain't enough.
I've worked my whole life on poor mans wages
We've always made it through when times were tough
I've heard people say they need more money
But does anyone ever know what they've got?
If the question's posed to me, I know I'm damn sure,
We've got enough, if it's not alot.
(Chorus)
If it's not alot in your opinion,
Keep your opinion to yourself.
Time's been good to me,
I've got no worries on my shelf.
I've got a wife and daughter,
A yard where we can play.
A house that's a little older,
We make home, day by day.
There's a creek we swim in,
If it ever get's too hot.
We've got enough, if it's not alot.
I look back when I was young, and things were simple
When you could still judge a man by his word
Before bank rolls, fast cars, and big houses
Became what we use to figure one mans worth
(Bridge)
There's no need to worry, We've always made it through
There's no need to hurry, If we keep doin' what we do
As a family we are stronger, Than anything that can be bought
We've got enough, if it's not alot.
(Repeat Chorus)
COPYRIGHT........JUSTIN HAUSER.
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This Lyric is #055
So Many Young Men
Matthew Temple
Copyright 2004
Well beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly
Lay me to rest at the break of the dawn
Then take yourselves home to the land of our fathers
An tell the young mother her true love is gone
Now listen my brothers dont weep at my passing
Its a price we all knew we could pay in the end
Our measure of honors our measure of freedom
If its ours to enjoy then its ours to defend
Chorus
I would not have left her for the arms of another
For glory adventure or the promise of gold
But my country had called me to fight for her freedom
Like so many young men wholl never grow old
So on that spring morning I left my possessions
The woman I loved and a baby unborn
And sailed with my brothers to the land of oppression
To fight for the freedom of a people forlorned
As we did battle through the smoke and the shadow
We watched as our comrades fell one by one
I knew that by morning my sprit would leave me
Before the dawn broke my life would be done
So beat the drum slowly and play the fife lowly
Lay me to rest at the break of the dawn
Then take yourselves home to the land of our fathers
An tell the young mother her true love is gone
I would not have left her for the arms of another
For glory adventure or the promise of gold
But my country had called me to fight for her freedom
Like so many young men wholl never grow old
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This Lyric is #056
MISERY
(C) 2005 Billie Burke Estate
If I was lost in the middle of nowhere
Running out of gas with two flat tires
It could be raining, angry headlights gaining,
From some off duty trooper who wants to stick it to queers
Well Id rather be there than here
At least Id understand the fear
Cause the only thing thats really clear:
This must be misery
I never knew love could feel so bad
This must be misery
Even the sunshine makes me sad
Id rather be stranded on a desert island
No food, no water, just a tidal wave
I prefer imminent destruction by volcanic eruption
Whether I burn while Im drowning or drown while I burn
Beats the pants off crawling round like a worm
Yes I know Ive got a lot to learn
And theres evidence wherever I turn
This must be misery
I just cant take this anymore
This must be misery
I cant stop digging my tongue in the sore
This must be misery
Another prisoner of war
From the day you moved in with me
(That day lives in infamy)
Youve had it in for me.
You took me to the mountaintop
I begged you not to stop
So you did
You made me a slave for you
I always behave for you
I dug my grave for you
You killed the last of my pride
You say your love has died
You got a guy on the side
You bend me over, I open wide
If I was on a tightrope over a shark tank
Riding a unicycle set on fire
Throw in a stiff wind, a tap-dancing elephant
Tip-toeing over to jump in my arms
This would be ecstasy compared to the harm
Wind chimes compared to your fire alarm
I got my heartburn to keep me warm
This must be misery
It killed me to find my love was true
This must be misery
I didnt know one and one was blue
This must be misery
Its always darkest, so wheres the dawn?
This must be misery
Yes this is the end but it goes on and on and on
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This Lyric is #057
Yard Sale
Sherrin Frances, c2006
China cups line the street
On velvet chairs and folded sheets
With broken lamps and broken shoes
And broken mugs and honey spoons.
Rifle through a box or two.
Everything must go.
Poker chips to play the odds,
A telescope to name the stars,
Warn out books with broken spines,
A broken clock with worn out time.
Rifle through a box or two.
Everything must go.
Only glass in the photo frames,
The faces there have been packed away.
Rifle through a box or two,
Everything must go.
Everything must go.
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This Lyric is #058
THE WAR IS OVER
SUSIE BREIDENBACH
2003
BOMBS ARE FLYING, BAGDHAD HAS FALLEN
BUT WHERE ARE THESE WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION?
WAS THIS A THREAT OR DID WE GO TO WAR
JUST SO OUR GOVERNMENT COULD EVEN THE SCORE
NOW YOU CAN SAY I'M NOT PATRIOTIC
BUT THAT WOULD BE WRONG, I LOVE MY COUNTRY
THIS IS THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE IN THE WORLD
I'M PROUD AS CAN BE WHEN THAT FLAG IS UNFURLED
BUT DID WE DO THIS FOR OIL PRODUCTION?
COULD THIS BE A CASE OF JUSTICE OBSTRUCTION?
HOW MANY LIVES WILL HAVE TO BE LOST?
HOW MUCH DEVASTATION ...WHAT IS THE COST?
CHORUS:
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET GOING
THE FEAR AND HATRED JUST KEEP GROWING
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET MOVING
PRECIOUS TIME IS WHAT WE'RE LOSING
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET GOING
THE FEAR AND HATRED JUST KEEP GROWING
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET MOVING
PRECIOUS LIVES ARE WHAT WE'RE LOSING
WHEN I HEAR ON THE NEWS THAT THEY COULDA BEEN LYIN
I THINK OF ALL THE TROOPS OVER THERE THAT ARE STILL DYIN
LIKE THE YOUNG SOLDIER WHO FELL TO A SNIPER
WHO CAME OUT OF NOWHERE LIKE A SAND VIPER
HE WAS 22 AND HE STUCK TO REGULATIONS
HE ALWAYS STOOD AT ATTENTION WITHOUT HESITATION
HE WAS GUNNED DOWN ON THE CAMPUS AFTER BUYING A DRINK
IT HAPPENED SO FAST IT JUST MAKES YOU THINK
THEY SHOULDA BEEN HOME LONG BEFORE
THIS MAJOR COMBAT TURNED INTO GUERRILLA WAR
CHARLIE COMPANY FIGHTS WITH NO END IN SIGHT
WHILE THE GOVERNMENT STILL THINK'S THIS IS RIGHT
CHORUS:
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET GOING
THE FEAR AND HATRED JUST KEEP GROWING
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET MOVING
PRECIOUS TIME IS WHAT WE'RE LOSING
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET GOING
THE FEAR AND HATRED JUST KEEP GROWING
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET MOVING
PRECIOUS LIVES ARE WHAT WE'RE LOSING
THERE'S A WAR AFTER THE WAR AND THIS AIN'T OVER
AFTER THE HOT SAND COMES THE SICKENING ODOR
OF A HOSPITAL DISINFECTANT,POCKETS OF RESISTANCE
BETWEEN THE LIFE THEY HAVE NOW AND THEIR FORMER EXISTANCE
HE RIPS THE HOSPITAL ID BAND FROM HIS WRIST
HE CRUMPLES IT UP AND SHAKES HIS ANGRY FIST
IN FRUSTRATION HE WONDERS HOW HE'LL GO ON
BUT WHEN HE WAS NEEDED FOR HIS COUNTRY HE ANSWERED THE CALL
ITS PRETTY CLEAR SOME DIDN'T WANT US HERE
IT'S NOT LIKE WE'RE BLAZING SOME NEW FRONTIER
WE SHOULD DEFEND OUR COUNTRY, THAT MUCH IS TRUE
WE DID WHAT WE CAME FOR; NOW WE'RE THROUGH
CHORUS:
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET GOING
THE FEAR AND HATRED JUST KEEP GROWING
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET MOVING
PRECIOUS TIME IS WHAT WE'RE LOSING
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET GOING
THE FEAR AND HATRED JUST KEEP GROWING
THE WAR IS OVER SO LET'S GET MOVING
PRECIOUS LIVES ARE WHAT WE'RE LOSING
THE WAR IS OVER THERE'S NO MORE COMBAT
BUT YOU STILL NEVER KNOW WHEN YOU'RE GONNA GET SHOT AT
YOU FIGHT CAUSE YOU'RE THERE FOR THE U.S.OF A.
ANOTHER BOMB KILLED A U.S. SOLDIER TODAY
(REPEAT CHORUS)
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This Lyric is #059
Before These Jeans Were Faded
2006 Russ Bonagura
Its 4am again, Ive forgotten you were gone
Your scent is still on the pillow and I left your night-lite on
I drank myself to sleep, knowing nothing is gonna change
As the breeze comes through the bedroom
I keep whispering your name
Does anybody know where shes been?
Im sleepin in my clothes, theres a ringin in my ear
A fool is staring back at me in the mirror
Im not seeing straight cause the only thing thats clear
Is before these jeans were faded you were here
Before these jeans were faded you were here
Its been almost a year, since I first woke up alone
I feel so disconnected from the life that I had known
The nights are getting worse, baby I know I was wrong
And you took all the pictures, left me in this house alone
Can anybody tell her Ive changed?
Im sleepin in my clothes, theres a ringin in my ear
A fool is staring back at me in the mirror
Im not seeing straight cause the only thing thats clear
Is before these jeans were faded you were here
Before these jeans were faded you were here
I know someday, youll find your way to me
Before Ive faded
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This Lyric is #060
Being Me by: Robin Dellinger
copywrited @1980
Why am I sittin here,thinkin bout those lonely nights
I held you near,I love you dear.
I miss you and you miss me ,so why don't we
keep each other company,
and why cant you see, I'm just being me.
You left me or so it seems, I got
nowhere to share my dreams
Just an old guitar and some battle scars.
And these three guys over to my left,
I know you think they're in for theft
of your husbands mind,but don't
be blind, I'm just being me.
You're probably thinkin that this song is just for you.
You don't know the half of it it's true.
Why can't we learn to live and just let things be,
Like being free, so far away from me.
Why did you sigh,why did you lie,
and why did you cry when I died.
Now we been talking about the V,
You know just what she means to me
Well I hope you know, I hope you aint that slow
Sittin here cryin, grinding out a tune,
a dark black night ,I'm lookin at the moon
and it aint no fun, being on the run
from just being me.
Why am I sittin here thinkin bout those lonely
nights I held you near, I loved you dear
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This Lyric is #061
FALLING DOWN
2006 Scott Mosher/Allroundniceguy music
- from the CD, Deep Horizon (2006)
scenes from my imagination
haunt me in a way
im standing in the rain but i cant find the ground
paralyzed by thoughts i cant see
this stabbing that i feel
your killing me is real
when all is said and done
i remember better times
we walked down different roads
but stood on common ground
all thats come before
we spoke whats on our mind
we shared a secret bond
i thought wed never break or find
falling down - when life gets in the way
like a fading memory - its tearing us apart
were reaching out - theres nothing left to say
theres no turning back - from secrets in the dark
find another way
im standing in the rain but i cant hear a sound
compromised by thoughts i cant leave
these dreams that i fear
make me disappear
when all is said and done
and lost in distant time
we kept our separate lives
but stood on common ground
what has come before
we left back in our past
we shared a sacred trust
but found it couldnt last
falling down - when life gets in the way
like a fading memory - its tearing us apart
were reaching out - theres nothing left to say
theres no turning back - the secrets in the dark
were falling down - from all weve ever known
leave it all behind - and now we walk alone
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This Lyric is #062
WEVE GOT SOUL
(Gibson and Mileti @2006)
I WAS AT THIS PARTY LATE ONE NIGHT
MY FRIEND STARTED TALKING, HE WAS WOUND PRETTY TIGHT
HE SAID PEOPLE DONT CARE ABOUT PEOPLE NO MORE
THEY BOLT THEIR SHUTTERS DOWN AND LOCK THEIR DOORS
I SAID I HATE TO DISAGREE
BUT THATS NOT THE WORLD I SEE
IVE SEEN PEOPLE COME TOGETHER FOR A LITTLE SICK CHILD
PUT A HAND OUT TO A FAMILY IN NEED
TEACHERS WHO STAY AFTER CLASS
TO HELP OUT A CHILD WHO COULD NOT READ
FOR EVERYTIME THIS WORLD SEEMS HOPELESS
THERE ARE DEEDS OF GOOD UNTOLD
I STILL BELIEVE, I STILL BELIEVE, I STILL BELIEVE
WEVE GOT SOUL
I HADNT SEEN THAT GUY FOR QUITE A SPELL
BETWEEN THAT TIME THE TOWERS FELL
HE SAID AS MUCH AS I HATE TO ADMIT YOURE RIGHT
I HAVE FINALLY SEEN THE LIGHT
CAUSE IVE WITNESSED IT FIRST HAND
THE GOOD OF FELLOW MAN
IVE SEEN PEOPLE DIE UNSEFISHLY
GIVE THERE ALL FOR YOU AND ME
IVE SEEN HEROES EVERYWHERE
THAT I NEVER KNEW WERE THERE
FOR EVERYTIME THIS WORLD SEEMS HEARTLESS
THERE ARE DEEDS OF GOOD UNTOLD
I STILL BELIEVE, I STILL BELIEVE, I STILL BELIEVE
WEVE GOT SOUL..I STILL BELIEVE WEVE GOT SOUL.
GIBSON & MILETI @2006
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This Lyric is #063
You Are Like The Rain
2006 by Clint Anglin
Your beauty is a secret to you,
But it is so clear to me:
A beacon bright in the dark of night,
For this lost ship at sea.
The sound of your voice
Is like the sparrows song;
The golden light in your eyes
Is like the sky at dawn.
You are a path through the wilderness,
A fire when the world is cold,
You are food for this hunger in my soul.
When my heart is desert dry
And filled with searing pain,
You are a cool gentle rain;
You are like the gentle falling rain.
I have no wish for fortune,
No desire for power or fame;
I have all I want or need
When you softly speak my name.
Every time I see your face
My cares simply float away
On the river of forgetfulness
To the sea of yesterday.
You are a path through the wilderness,
A fire when the world is cold,
You are food for the hunger in my soul.
When my heart is desert dry
And filled with searing pain,
You are the cool gentle rain;
You are like a gentle falling rain.
For you I will be a crystal mirror
So your beauty you can know;
I will be a mountain fortress
Where you can always go.
When you are sad and lonely
I will come to hold your hand;
When youre adrift upon the ocean,
I will be dry land.
You are a path through the wilderness,
A fire when the world is cold,
You are food for this hunger in my soul.
When my heart is desert dry
And filled with searing pain,
You are a cool gentle rain;
You are like the gentle falling rain.
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This Lyric is #064
ARE YOU READY FOR THE JUDGMENT
Copywrite 2004/Ric Ledford
I can see the storm clouds rising
across a nation in despair
Morals and ethics have crumbled
is there anyone left who cares
When I read the morning paper
or I watch the evening news
I can hardly stand the thought
are we surely doomed
(Chorus)
Are you ready for the judgment
Will you stand before His throne
Will you be among the chosen
when were finally called home?
God has given us direction
His Commandments to obey
So heres my only question,
are you ready for the judgment day?
(Instrumental Break)
I see brother against brother
race against race
People with no direction
blank stares across their face
I am thankful for salvation
Gods mercy and His love
And I know that I am going home
when the final judgment comes
Repeat chorus
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This Lyric is #065
I Travel Alone
---------------
by Evan Walter
I travel alone
I always pack light
I'll see you in the morning
I'll be leaving by night
I won't stay too long
I won't settle in
Don't wanna leave traces
of where I have been
I know every road
From here to the sea
I know every rest stop
where the resting is free
I know the wide prairie
like part of my soul
When I'm out there
I'm part of the whole
Got no yearning to ramble
'bout what's in my head
My sorrows are cured
by the journey ahead
Late nights by a campfire
and evening's cool breeze
I worship God's gardens
His hills and His trees
Please don't miss me
when I'm no longer here
I might be far away
but my spirit is near
I travel alone
I travel my way
I'm gone when the sun's up
I'll return here someday
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This Lyric is #066
"HAM For The HOLIDAYS"
Sound Copyright 2005,
Song Copyright 2003, ASCAP
Lynn Julian, LynnJulian.com, Julian@LynnJulian.com
Frosty morning sunrise,
leaves are gonna' fall.
Holidays are coming,
this turkey's feeling small ...
VERSE
My mother told the story
of how Grandma was whacked.
She crept into the kitchen
and saw her on a rack.
Feathers plucked, all full of stuff,
she was lying in the buff.
Worst of all, no head was looking back!
CHORUS
Why can't everyone have ham for the holidays?
Why can't everyone have pork with their pies?
I guess I'll never know. I guess I'll never grow.
Guess I should learn how to fly...
VERSE II
I wake up to the laughter
from the old pig pen.
He knows it's me they're after.
He's teasing me again!
Isn't PORK "The *other* white meat?," I recall...
Now the pig is silent in his stall!
I've heard that there's savior in religion. In India, the cow's a sacred beast.
But my faith is low. I'm feelin' fat.
I look silly in this pilgrim hat.
No Hindu's gonna' save me from this feast!
CHORUS
Why can't everyone have ham for the holidays?
Why can't everyone have pork with their pies?
I guess I'll never know. I guess I'll never grow.
Guess I should learn how to fly...
BRIDGE
Why can't life be like "A Christmas Story?" I'd sing "Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra" and be in luck!
Then, I'd only model for the pictures and they would all be drooling at the duck!
VERSE III
But life is never just like in the movies.
I've been gettting overfed for days.
I'm plucking out my feathers in a frenzy...
Why is it Jews don't eat pork anyway?
Last night the barn fell silent.
I've wondered what was wrong.
Just like my Mom before me,
I'll sneek into their home.
Feathers shakin', chance is taken.
Why do I think I smell bacon?
Oh my God, the pig is in the stove!
CHORUS
Why can't everyone have ham for the holidays?
Why can't everyone have pork with their pies?
Sure pigs are cleaner and they're smarter, but juicier for roasting, turkey's dry!
At least this much I know, I guess this year, I'll grow.
Next year, I'll learn how to fly...
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This Lyric is #067
It's The Music That I Love
Bob Lever
V1
Somewhere down this road,
I'm gonna find a place where I can call home,
Don't know when, don't know where,
This journey's gonna end.
Many a mile on these old boots,
Like me, there a little worn,
A little rough around the edges,
souls are thin and torn.
Chorus
But they'll get me to the next town,
to another honky tonk,
where I can sing and play a song for you,
It's the music that I love.
V2
I love to hear that old jukebox,
play the songs about my life,
listen to the old men's stories,
before they go home to there wives,
Drowning there lives in a glass of beer,
talking about there dreams,
they've been dreaming about who they wanted to be,
in life's grand scheme.
Chorus
But just get me to the next town,
to another honky tonk,
where I can sing and play a song for you,
It's the music, that I love.
Bridge
Playing those honky tonks down the road of life,
many lessons to be learned,
gotta pick and chose who to listen to,
you might just get burned,
You gotta be cardful when you live the kind of life that I lead,
You just might end up being the man,
that you don't want to be.
V3
Playing those honky tonks down the road of life,
singing my simple songs,
let me play and sing a song for you,
It's the music that I love
somewhere down this road,
I'm gonna find a place that I can call home,
don't know when, don't know where,
my journeys gonna end.
tag
Don't know when, don't know where,
my journey's gonna end.
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This Lyric is #068
The Family Tree
Well I shook the branches
of the family tree
and I felt the "leaves of love"
falling down on me
they were falling all around me.
From a tiny little bud
we all did grow
from the "seeds of love"
that the family tree did sew
the family tree did sew.
chorus: Well..some chose sun
and some chose shade
some rocky ground
until we found our way
but the roots keep growin
till this very day
they're reaching out
to this very day.
The gifts we were given
from the eldest trees
was the gift of shelter and stability.
while the others held us up
to the stars
so we could dream dreams
of near and far.
And the little ones remind us
to bend and dance.
and that there's always hope
if we just give hope a chance.
chorus:well some chose sun
some chose shade
some rocky ground
till we found our way
but the roots keep growin
to this very day
they're reachin out
to this very day
The thing that connects us all you see
to this one big Forest of Humanity
is we were made by the same Creator
you and me.
So keep on going and growin
and do your best
until it's your time
to lay down and rest
your time to go back to the earth
and help the Family Tree...
keep growin...
thru life, death and birth.
Chorus:well, some chose sun
and some chose shade
some rocky ground
till we found our way
but the roots keep growin
to this very day
they're reachin out
to this very day.
Yes...I shook the branches of the Family Tree
and I felt the Leaves of Love...
falling down on me.....
they were falling
all around me.
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This Lyric is #069
TOKYO HOTEL BLUES
(c)2002 by John Vaughan
All Rights Reserved / GEMA
A bellboy slips tomorrow's paper underneath your door
The view is very cool from the fourteen millionth floor
The window it won't open so you don't hear a sound
Down below the neon glows you're miles from the ground
Lights blink on the skyline twinkle like the stars
You feel like David Bowie on the way to Mars
Chorus
But you can get tired of those highway things
Another night in a double room you share with Larry King
You'd like to get home to your wife and your life
What do you do two a.m. Tokyo hotel blues
The road can be a friend and it can be a bitch
Sometimes it's a real fine line figuring out just which
Get this trip behind you that's what you really need
Not another smiling waitress with a menu you can't read
Jet lag is a demon it cracks the whip and grins
So you pour some more witches brew while the pill is kicking in
Yeah, you can get tired of these highway things
Another night in a double room you share with Larry King
You'd like to get home to your wife and your life
What do you do two a.m. Tokyo hotel blues
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This Lyric is #070
Missin' You
Jak Kelly 2003
I cant find a better word for lonely.
But I think about it almost all the time.
When youre not around,
Im lost , but can be found.
All alone, in my room,
Just missin you.
For many years, I took our love for granted.
I know I didnt always meet your needs.
I didnt read the signs,
Now it haunts me all the time.
All alone, in my room,
Just missin you.
I know so many times,
You wanted just to tell me.
But I didnt hear the things
You had to say.
Now the die is cast.
My hand is dealt.
But Im not at the table.
Im all alone, in my room,
Just missin you.
(break)
repeat chorus
Now if you ever, feel the need,
to get together.
And if you ever need a lovin hand to hold.
You know right where to find me.
You can just pick up the phone,
Cause Ill be here, in my room,
Just missin you.
Yes Ill be here, in my room,
Just missin you.
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This Lyric is #071
My Back Yard
Music & Lyrics by Krisanthi Pappas
2000 Krisanthi-To-Mum Music Publishing / ASCAP
Verse 1: Back when I, was a little girl,
My back yard was the whole wide world,
And I would dream, of spotlights in the clouds,
Friendly trees, became applauding crowds.
And the creaking of the swing set always seemed to chant my name,
So I would stand upon a rock to face my fenced in fame, and
Chorus: I used to sing in my back yard, before my heart was scarred,
And only the birds were there to please.
I think Ill sing in my back yard, and if my life gets hard,
Ill just keep singing to the rhythm of the breeze.
Verse 2: As time went on, singing songs became my trade.
The nights were long, but the bills were always paid.
To reach the top, deep down I knew I could,
I met Mr. Slick, and Mr. Hollywood.
They said Now pack your songs up, move your dreams right into town,
Their promises to bring me up, would only bring me down, but
Chorus: I used to sing in my back yard, before my heart was scarred,
And only the birds were there to please.
I think Ill sing in my back yard, and if my life gets hard,
Ill just keep singing to the rhythm of the breeze.
Bridge: When did all the leaves begin to fall in my back yard,
How could such a joy become such hell,
Someday when Im riding high and people want to know,
Why its in my blood then I will tell, that
Chorus: I used to sing in my back yard, before my heart was scarred,
And only the birds were there to please.
I think Ill sing in my back yard, and if my life gets hard,
Ill just keep singing to the rhythm of the breeze.
Ill just keep singing to the rhythm of the breeze.
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This Lyric is # 072
Louise "Goody" Haines
----------------------
HEADED HOME
Now I know, I'm headed home...to my baby.
I've been away...So very long.
I know he'll be there waiting...with his arms wide open
I'm headed home, my baby...I'm headed home.
I knew at seventeen I was gonna wander.
For adventure and to find myself some fame.
But I hooked up with a man... who wanted just a someone.
I had a child but when I left, all I had was my name.
CHORUS:
(Instrumental Break)
I'm Headed Home, my baby...I'm headed home.
And there were times that I thought it was the end of the line.
I did some wrongs and don't you know...I did some time.
But through the missed years... and all of the lost tears,
My child is waiting...
Yes he's waiting for mama, his mama to return.
CHORUS:
I'm Headed Home, my baby...I'm headed home.
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This Lyric is #073
Just To Be With You
Copyright 2005 Steve Humes
I 've heard it said............
That folks learn best
From pain and loss of money
I know its true
Cause I've learned so much
from you honey
But I'd walk on fire and broken glass
Spend my last dime and write hot checks
Grab hold of an electric fence
Just to be with you............
I 've heard it said............
That love is a game
That guys like me can never win
I know its true
Ive played the game
with you again
But I'd gamble everything I ever owned
To re-live the chances I had blown
If I could only have you know
Just how I care for you
CHORUS
It just puzzles me
How you cannot see
The love I show you daily
But maybe one day
You might say
I'm glad that
You are crazy..............
About me...............
VERSE
I 've heard it said............
That if you love someone
Then you could go and set them free
I know its true
Thats what I've had to do
With you and me
But I'll never let you go too far
Without you life would be too hard
And wouldn't be worth living
If I had to live without you
CHORUS
It just puzzles me
How you cannot see
The love I show you daily
But maybe one day
You might say
I'm glad that
You stayed crazy.........
About me...........
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This Lyric is #074
Don't Make Me A Hero
copyright 2005
Kevin Wright
(Florida Ranger)
My life is filled with heros, that I have never seen before,
there are those who serve on the homefront, and those who've gone to war.
Soldiers, sailors, policemen, firemen, nurses, the EMT,
those who do their duty, to keep me safe and free.
And they are all just doing their jobs, and I never hear them complain,
yet each time that I see one, I hear this refrain:
What would it take to persuade you, to put your life upon the line?
If I gave you ten million dollars, would you give your life for mine?
If I gave you pretty cheerleaders, a mansion, a family, a luxury car,
and added to that a cheering crowd, and the title "SUPERSTAR."
When you signed on the dotted line,
I think you knew there would come this day,
but you did not know that it would be me,
for whom you'd brave the fire to save.
And as you lay there dying,
I witnessed your final request:
"Don't make me a hero."
You said with you final breath.
Good bye, Ranger Tillman, it is the hardest thing I'll ever do...
Whatever it takes, no matter the cost...
I won't make a hero out of you.
Instead, Instead, Instead....
My life is filled with heros, that I have never seen before,
there are those who serve on the homefront, and those who've gone to war.
Soldiers, sailors, policemen, firemen, nurses, the EMT,
those who do their duty, to keep me safe and free.
And they are all just doing their jobs, and I never hear them complain,
yet each time that I see one, I hear this refrain:
What would it take to persuade you, to put your life upon the line?
If I gave you ten million dollars, would you give your life for mine?
If I gave you pretty cheerleaders, a mansion, a family, a luxury car,
and added to that a cheering crowd, and the title "SUPERSTAR."
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This Lyric is # 075
Respect Is The Key
Kevin Mulderig
Sun sets over the mountain
Waves roll in on the shore
I breathe deep and I wonder
Do we stand at the door?
As we go into the future
What kind of world will it be?
Our children need the message
Respect is the key
Chorus:
You got to teach them while theyre young
Before the song is sung
You only get one planet
You only get one sun
The rivers thick with oil
Toxic waste in the soil
Exhaust chokes my eyes
Another rain forest dies
The world is full of ruins
Civilizations gone by
The same mystery surrounds them
How did these people die?
They were farmers and builders
They ruled the land and the sea
The one thing that they forgot
Respect is the key
Chorus:
You got to teach them while theyre young
Before the song is sung
You only get one planet
You only get one sun
Could it be global warming
Sets the sharks to swarming?
Highways littered with trash
Cigarette butts and glass
The sun comes over the mountain
Waves roll in on the beach
I breathe deep and realize
The solutions in reach
We need to work together
And we can open the doors
Ill tell it to my kids
You tell it to yours
Chorus:
You got to teach them while theyre young
If were to have an affect
You only get one future
Treat it with respect
You got to teach them while theyre young
Before the song is sung
You only get one planet
You only get one sun
Respect the world around you
Respect the flowers and trees
Respect the air youre breathing
Respect is the key
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This Lyric is #076
Creed
c. 1999, E. Muller
199Its a fires foe
Its a mystic show.
Beneath the willow tree
Swimming the endless sea.
A symbol or a truth?
A message out to sooth?
What is it all about?
What is it out to prove?
Its the meaning of
The futures sight above.
A view when told aloud
Will make the mystics proud.
The mountains view of fate.
History, pre or late?
When they speak theyll know
Its myth they shall abate.
[Chorus]
I dont know
What is so?
I dont know
Where to go
(verse)
As the masses cry
Their story passes by.
through hands that seek to rule
through minds of common school.
For healing or control?
For meaning or their soul?
What are they all about?
What do they want to prove?
[Chorus]
I dont know
What is so?
I dont know
Where to go
[Bridge]
There is more than one way.
They say only one way is the right way.
How do I know which is the right way?
How do I know, there is even a right way?
(verse)
And then a speech is heard
without one spoken word.
And when the class is taught
A shadow dance is caught.
Forever dancing free
within the forestry.
The willows catch the breeze
Theyre swaying forth to please.
What does this feeling mean?
How does it feed the scene?
A complex networking
Leading to a crossing.
Which way to turn and lead,
the racing mind of creed.
A bland awareness meets
a true knowing freed.
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This Lyric is #077
Give me reasons
copyrighted - Lewis Hallam
Give me a reason to fight
Take away my sword and knife
And give me a shield to defend
And a reason not to take my life... again
Cursed to the bone
And taken back home
Give me another chance
I wish to fight
Give me a reason
To commit treason
As i will only fight
For a right
Give me a reason to fight
Take away my sword and knife
And give me a shield to defend
And a reason not to take my life... again
And when the sun sets down on me...
And i am the only one left....
You will be destroyed by society....
Be cursed to a lifetime of agony
And as i watch the sunset fall
I look into your eyes
And i realise....
its for you i fight...
Give me a reason to fight
Take away my sword and knife
And give me a shield to defend
And a reason not to take my life... again
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This Lyric is #078
Shining In Your Grace
2005 Amelia Rose
(V)
I fell asleep to summer's breeze
Drifting through my room
It carried me on a golden path
And led me straight to You
I felt a warmth I'd never known
A sweet tenderness inside
Standing face to face with Glory
Had me mesmerized...
(Ch)
In the beauty of Your light
And all the love within Your eyes
I was a perfect soul...shining in Your grace
Every moment of my life
Had led me to this night
I was a perfect soul...shining in Your grace
(V)
You held me close and said, "Hello"
"I'm so glad you're here"
And all the answers I once longed for
Were suddenly so clear
When I looked back at my old life
Every piece fit perfectly
I understood the greatest plan
You prepared for me...
(Ch)
In the beauty of Your light
And all the love within Your eyes
I was a perfect soul...shining in Your grace
Every moment of my life
Had led me to this night
I was a perfect soul...shining in Your grace
(Br)
Lord, I know it was just a dream
But every inch of me believes
Someday when You say it's time
I'll have my chance to shine...
(Ch)
In the beauty of Your light
And all the love within Your eyes
I'll be a perfect soul...shining in Your grace
Every moment of my life
Is leading to that night
When I'll be a perfect soul...shining in Your grace
(Tag)
Oh, every moment of my life
Is leading to that night
When I am a perfect soul...shining in Your grace
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This Lyric is #079
ALL-AMERICAN HIGH
Jim Mason C/P 2005 Big Bucket Pub. ASCAP All Rights Reserved
THERE'S DIPLOMATIC STRIFE
IN OUR DEMOCRATIC LIFE
OUR COUNTRY'S HEART
HAS BEEN CUT RIGHT THRU
BY A BUREAUCRATIC KNIFE....
OOH, WE BEEN BUSHWHACKED
THERE'S A MONUMENTAL SHIFT
TO THE CONTINENTAL DRIFT
AN ELEMENTAL, DETRIMENTAL,
FUNDAMENTAL RIFT
OOH, WE BEEN BUSHWHACKED
CAUSE IT WAS SPECULATED
WE WERE OBLIGATED
SO WE FORMULATED AND PONTIFICATED
INVESTIGATED, INTIMIDATED,
VIOLATED AND MANIPULATED
CONGREGATED, DEMONSTRATED,
LIBERATED AND CONFISCATED
DEVASTATED AND OBLITERATED.....
CHORUS
AN' NOW THE EAGLE FLIES
THRU STORMY SKIES
MIGHTY WINGS BEAR A MOURNFUL CRY... TELL ME
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT THIS ALL-AMERICAN HIGH...
NOW IT SHOULD COME AS NO SURPRISE
'CAUSE IT'S RIGHT BEFORE OUR EYES
OUR RELATIONSHIP TO THE GOV'T
IS BUILT ON SYSTEMATIC LIES
OOH .... BUSHWACKED
SO ARE WE GONNA TAKE A STAND,
CAN WE COME UP WITH A PLAN
OR DO WE SIT AROUND, WATCH IT ALL GO DOWN
WITH OUR FUTURE IN HIS HANDS
CHORUS--'CAUSE N0W THE EAGLE FLIES
THRU STORMY SKIES,
MIGHTY WINGS BEAR A MOURNFUL CRY, TELL ME
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT THIS ALL-AMERICAN HIGH.....
SO LET ME STATE A POINT OF FACT
WE WANT OUR COUNTRY BACK
SO LET'S PULL THE TROOPS
ALL THE RAW RECRUITS
AND GET THE HELL OUT OF IRAQ
CHORUS -- AN' NOW THE EAGLE FLIES
THRU STORMY SKIES
MIGHTY WINGS BEAR A MOURNFUL CRY, TELL ME
WHAT ARE WE GONNA DO
ABOUT THIS ALL-AMERICAN HIGH
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This Lyric is #080
Wanderlust
(c) 2005 Scott W. Campbell (scott59)
When your home is on your back
and your weight is on your feet
May everything you carry
be everything you need
And as the miles
beat your soles into dust
May you never, may you never
lose your wanderlust
When outcomes are uncertain
and situations fluid
When youre damaged if you dont
and doubted if you do
Well may your instincts
be ones that you will trust
And may you never, may you never
lose your wanderlust
And when your limbs grow weary
and your strength begins to fade
May the journeys in your mind
match the best of those youve made
And as the evening
winds its way to dusk
May you never, may you never
lose your wanderlust
May you never, may you never
lose your wanderlust
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This Lyric is #081
Peas Porridge Cold
Copyright 2002
Brian Rock
You`ll date the butcher, the baker, the candlestick maker
But you don`t really care about love
Hey diddle diddle it`s really no riddle
That you try to make a game out of love
I`ve tried to be nimble and keep it all simple
But I`m burned every time I get near
You can go and cry wolf but I`ve turned quite aloof
And now your words are gonna fall on deaf ears
Chorus:
Peas porridge cold, your story`s getting old
I don`t believe those fairy tale lies that you told
Peas porridge hot, forget what you thought
I don`t want to hear a story if it hasn`t got a plot
Red Riding Hood, can`t you see it`s no good
It`s not your grandma you`ve been going to see
Fe fi a fool ya I thought that I knew ya
Guess it shows how wrong you can be
So now rub a dub dub it`s not really love
When your actions don`t confirm what you say
Little Miss Muffit I`ve taken enough
And now I really see no reason to stay
(Repeat chorus)
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This Lyric is #082
Where All Kids Make the Team
2006 Jules J. Dobrowolski
Verse
Baseball tryouts ended early, I could see that hed been cryin
He said, I didnt make the team Dad, but its not for lack of tryin.
I just cant seem to move like the other guys.
Just then I gave my son a hug and helped him dry his eyes.
The next day I took him for some tests just to set my mind at ease
When the doctor asked me if Id heard of Lou Gehrig's disease.
Lord, I never felt so helpless and alone,
But, the next words he spoke just cut me to the bone.
Chorus
Hes going to a place where all kids make the team.
No one ever gets cut.
Its every young boys dream.
Where the sun shines every day,
And, they all get to play
Hes going to a place where all kids make the team.
Verse
Well, these last few months were really tough. I would wheel him to the games.
I never ever saw him cry. Never once heard him complain
But, there was that one time when he saw me crying.
He said, Its Okay Dad. I know that Im dying.
But, when I get there you know I wont be sitting on the bench.
You can bet Ill be putting em right over the fence.
So, its really not as bad as it might seem
cause where Im going everybody makes the team
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
You know Ive never been the kind that likes to boast
But, I know hes suited up, and the good Lord is his coach
And, Im waiting for that day
When Ill finally get to see him play
In that special league where all kids make the team
Chorus
Hes gone to a place where all kids make the team
Playing third base that had always been his dream
Where its always perfect weather
And, each days a double header
In that special place where all kids make the team.
Tag
Theyll be cheering in the stands
For my little third baseman
In that special place where all kids make the team.
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This Lyric is #083
Back When We Were Young
Copyright 2005 Mike Worrall
Your Grannys wood stove warmed the kitchen
While I brewed tea
Youd been baking since early morning
Expecting me
Gingham curtains on the window panes
The tin roof drummed by autumn rains
Fresh baked bread and marmalade
Back when we were young
Way back when we were young
I braved the storm in my old Ford
When I got your call
Step by step & hand in hand
We walked down the hall
Bedsprings creaking in the afternoon
Candles holding off the evening gloom
An idyll ended all too soon
Back when we were young
Way back when we were young
Our lives lay stretched before us like some open road
Though we had no idea how much we didnt know
Way back when we were young
October winds pushed a golden moon
Across the sky
Filled with plans and fueled by dreams
We talked all night
I swore to you that I would never leave
They were words we both believed
Sadly foolish, so nave
Back when we were young
I wonder how you are today
Funny how things always change
We were so in love that day
Back when we were young
Way back when we were young
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This Lyric is #084
"maybe sometimes"
Steve Barnes/a.k.a barkin barney
Maybe Sometimes
Verse 1: Tell me one more time that youll always care
And through hard times, youll always be there
Its easy to see that we both know that its right
Cause youre the one I love to kiss goodnight
Chorus: Maybe sometimes I might act like a fool
And maybe sometimes, Ill say something cruel
Maybe sometimes, things will work out fine
Cause I know youll always be that girl of mine
Verse 2: To keep your love
I would beg, steal or rob
Not like some of those guys
Whod rather hold a beer than a job
Chorus: Maybe sometimes I might act like a fool
And maybe sometimes, Ill say something cruel
Maybe sometimes, things will work out fine
Cause I know youll always be that girl of mine
Verse 3: So let me drive you home in my Ford 58
Well take the back road, so we wont be late
Id like to see you again if you dont mind
Cause Ive never met no one as sweet and kind
Chorus: Maybe sometimes I might act like a fool
And maybe sometimes, Ill say something cruel
Maybe sometimes, things will work out fine
Cause I know youll always be that girl of mine
Verse 4: Now were together, a man and a wife
And Im so glad youre in my life
Now dont you worry bout my love for you
My mind is set and my heart belongs to you
Chorus: Maybe sometimes I might act like a fool
And maybe sometimes, Ill say something cruel
Maybe sometimes, things will work out fine
Cause I know youll always be that girl of mine
(2003)
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This Lyric is #085
WILD MUSTANG
Idamarie Naelitz (c)1993/2005
v 1
just at dawn the sun is red
a cactus flower bows it's head
tumbleweeds are rollin' by
underneath a flaming sky
v 2
prairie dog will hear the sound
look around, go underground
wise coyote on the hill
won't come down until it's still
pre-chorus (musical change)
rumblin' thunder from the west
warns the quail, move your nest
shiver, tremble, shake and roar
earthquake shudder, moving floor
(enter bass drum rumble)
moving floor
CHORUS:
wild mustang, in a race
wild mustang , in a chase
black stallion in the lead
splenderific speed
wild mustang in a race
wild mustang in a chase
black stallion in the lead
wild mustang, super steed
(fast yodel)
v 3
hooves unshod, they trace the hills
natures claim, Wyoming thrills
mighty power fresh as rain
pounds the cool majestic plain
v 4
no one rides this hairy herd
more than forty is the word
to the sun they gallop free
an awesome sight for you and me
CHORUS:
wild mustang in a race
wild mustang in a chase
black stallion in the lead
splenderific speed
wild mustang in a race
wild mustang in a chase
black stallion in the lead
wild mustang super steed
(fade)
wild mustang in a race
wild mustang in a chase-------
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This Lyric is #086
FORGET ABOUT ME
Music & Lyrics by Anne DeMille, 2005, Studio Joy Music/BMI
Second Chants Records
Vs1: I could forget about me for you,
All my worldly goals I planned
Their urgency fades away, fades away,
When you take me by the hand.
Vs2: I could forget about me for you,
Trusting love to show the way
My heart seeks wisdom with all its might,
And truth in the light of day.
Br1: I will stand here joyful to hold my place
Drawn by the glow upon your face, your holy face
Br2: I heard your message strange as it seems
My happiness through anothers dream
Vs3: I could forget about me for you
Watching the sun sink in the west
You cared about one shattered heart among millions
Searching for a place to rest
Tag: Thank you for this place to rest.
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This Lyric is #087
SANTA CLAUS
copyright 2005 John Baylor
You see him ringing his silver bell Standing there in the snow
Wishing you a Merry Christmas
And shouting ho ho ho
You smile at him as you pass by
But did you ever stop to think
Maybe he might be genuine
The one and only Saint Nick
chorus
He just might be ole Santa Claus
Checking his list to see
If you're treating everybody
The way you'd want to be
So when you pass a stranger
On the street somewhere out there
Wish them a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
What would you say if he called your name
As if a friend would do
And he asked about your family
And all their names he knew
And he knew some things about you
That you never told anyone
Would you believe he's Santa Claus
Would you say that he's the one
chorus
He just might be ole Santa Claus
Checking his list to see
If you're treating everybody
The way you'd want to be
So when you pass a stranger
On the street somewhere out there
Wish them a Merry Christmas
And a Happy New Year
So when you see that jolly old man
Remember what to do
Say Merry Christmas Santa Claus
I do believe in you
Merry Christmas Santa claus
I believe in you
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This Lyric is #088
DEADMAN BAY
by Stephen Brooke 2006
I met this woman with three young kids,
Each had a different dad;
She told me Every time I try
To love, it turns out bad.
Oh, she had been a beauty once,
A faded redneck princess;
But time was stripping that away,
Leaving no defenses.
Just a pair of lost blue eyes
That looked me up and down
And a hungry voice that asked how long
I would be staying in town.
And it was on the shores of Deadman Bay
That I put my arm around her,
And promised I would try to stay
As long as I was able.
It was on the shores of Deadman Bay,
Where river runs to sea,
That I told her I must go away,
Never to return.
On the shores of Deadman Bay,
On the shores of Deadman Bay.
Well, both of us knew it wouldnt last,
Forevers far too long;
We had no time for questions then
Of what was right and wrong.
No point in asking why, she said,
Just take what we are given.
The river brought you to my door
And life is for the living.
And it was on the shores of Deadman Bay
That I put my arm around her,
And promised I would try to stay
As long as I was able.
It was on the shores of Deadman Bay,
Where river runs to sea,
That I told her I must go away,
Never to return.
On the shores of Deadman Bay,
On the shores of Deadman Bay.
But wanderers and fools like me
Know there will come a day
We watch the sun set one last time
into Deadman Bay.
Who knows what tides were drifting on,
What harbors we may find;
At Deadman Bay I once found rest
And left it all behind
On the shores of Deadman Bay,
On the shores of Deadman Bay.
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This Lyric is #089
Tuckers Point
I spent my nights staring into the fire
The flames lick the logs like a dance
This 9 by 12 cabin, the walls came alive
the movements left me in a trance
I see the warm sun coming early
I hear the days lonely chorus
I feel the crisp air and the wispy blue sky
In three years of dwelling
The life here still held me
No desire for humanitys ties.
(V2)
Scouting one day, I sat on the point
the wind blew, as if it foretold
a small figure appeared, yet so far away
And I jumped to my feet to behold
A firey length of hair falls so free on her shoulders
I can't see the form of her face
She glides like a spirit, and quickly removes
the linens wave there in her place
(CH) How did my thoughts become captive
How did my heart awaken this way
How did longing intrude on this life so pure
and end the rhythm of these simple days
(Tag for 2nd verse) It happened at Tuckers Point
(seg 1) Ive felt so free
no way to explain it
A heavenly peace without fail
Its come unraveled, the cord torn and frayed
my moorings snapped loose in this gayle
(V3)
Each afternoon Im back at Tuckers Point
Looking well away and well below
I see sheets furl in the wind
like seafarers sails
on a rope between two spindly poles
The unpainted house
So small in the distance
Gives no clue, no soul there in sight
I often return, keeping watch by the hour
nodding off till the curtain of night
(repeat chorus)
(V4)
I still stare at the fire, and I barely sleep
The image rarely moves from my sight
If rest overtakes me, that red blaze of hair
Haunts all my dreams thru the night
Now Im packing my rifle, my clothes and my tools
All else left to another mans hand
I cant say where Im going, but its far from here
and leave solitudes womb if I can
2005 Dan Cunningham
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This Lyric is #090
Proverbial Rag
Words and Music by Dave Nealon
Copyright 2002 Dave Nealon
All Rights Reserved.
They say you cant go home, but I never went away.
And if I ever get on the road, I wouldnt last a day
because Im late to bed and late to rise; Im sick and poor, and, moneywise,
Im another day older and deeper in debt, and I got bills to pay.
I leapt before I looked. I didnt stitch in time.
I hesitated and lost, and now I popped all nine.
Well, I wanted because I wasted and wasted because I hasted. I started from scratch when I should have cut and pasted.
As the saying said I made my bed, but now I wont lie.
You cant make a silk purse from the ear of a sow no matter how you try,
so dont throw your precious pearls on the ground in front of the swine.
You get irked if you try to teach a pig to sing. It annoys the critter, and he dont learn a thing.
You might as well jump out of the pan and right into the fire.
I couldn't even boil water because I watched the pot.
I put my idle hands to work in the devils workshop.
Well, its worse to be sorry than to be safe, but I cut off my nose despite my face,
and it looks like I spoiled the child when I spared the rod.
You can lead a horse to the water trough, but dont look it in the mouth.
Thats like shutting the barn door after the horse is out.
They say that pride goeth before a fall,
but it feels so good when you finally stop knocking your head on the wall.
I woke a sleeping dog and tried to teach it new tricks.
Theres more than one way to fall off a log, and oil and water dont mix.
Well, I counted my chicks before they hatched, and I put all them eggs in one little basket.
I should have left well enough alone. If it aint broke, dont fix it.
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This Lyric is #091
The Crowd 2005 Doug Barnett
The tattooed girl leaned to the mic
A little more than she should
Drowning the guitarist
Who wasnt all that good
Emotion in her voice sang out
Of pain shed never see
Youd think this hardened city girl
Was from the hills of Tennessee
The crowd ignored everything
And looked the other way
Their meal was more important
Than whatever she might say
She just kept on singing
Lost inside the song
Escape from her reality
Just three minutes long
His face was turning red before
The young man took the stage
His movement stiff and awkward
Like his brain just disengaged
Forgot the words the first time
Then started up once more
Dead on key, the sound was gold
As he looked at the floor
The crowd ignored the whole event
Pretending not to see
Wondering about the time
Or what was on TV
He just kept on singing
Pure as morning rain
Short three minute heaven
This world could not contain
Ancient lines stood out upon
His weathered old stone face
Hed seen a thousand microphones
Each in a different place
Played his magic guitar strings
With well worn expertise
Gravel voice croaked out the tune
Like a dusty summer breeze
The crowd turned to watch the show
And forgot about his beer
The aging barfly coughed once
Then choked back a tear
The old man kept on singing
As he had through out his life
He loved the songs like children
And the singing, like a wife
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This Lyric is #092
Every April
Lyrics written by Aaron Authier
Copyright2006
April you came and went as you may
On occasions when I had something to say
You would turn your back and walk away
the very next day you'd need me
I went out of my way to help stop the bleeding
Over the years this is how I let you treat me
I still hope you miss me
But wouldnt it be interesting
If your friends knew what you put through my heart
Would they stay long enough for the same chronic scar
It starts to hurt every fourth month on the calender
I remember how I always thought you would mature
But You still used your self pity as a lure
And Now every April
Its my fault I'm cursed
Every April
I gave a hundred percent effort being your friend
Then yelled at me to get out of your life time and again
You told me to be gone and I was off like the west wind
But before I left I asked why you had changed
You said people say im like you in a way
To be honest I dont like what I have became
I still hope you miss me
But wouldnt it be interesting
If your friends knew what you put through my heart
Would they stay long enough for the same chronic scar
It starts to hurt every fourth month on the calender
I remember how I always thought you would mature
But You still used your self pity as a lure
And Now every April
Its my fault I'm cursed
Every April
For 30 days of the year
I am Aprils fool
whether I like it or not
After the 30 days are cleared
I can breathe cool
But I still think about her alot
I still hope you miss me
But wouldnt it be interesting
If your friends knew what you put through my heart
Would they stay long enough for the same chronic scar
It starts to hurt every fourth month on the calender
I remember how I always thought you would mature
But You still used your self pity as a lure
And Now every April
Its my fault I'm cursed
Every April
Now every April
Its my fault
Every April
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This Lyric is #093
Song title: Willow
Lyric by Tessa Souter
Copyright 2001
What if I became a willow tree
On the banks of you, a wild river?
What would you do
If I fell into the dark of you
Would that be too deep?
And if I touched the very heart of you
Would you let me keep
The tender moment when a part of you
Loved me too?
I'm yearning for a deeper blue
Please let me run away with you
To the sea
And if I should let a tender leaf
Go floating over you
A pale green dancer
Would I just sink
Or would you hold me while you danced with me?
Lead me to the brink
Of falling deeper in romance with me
Would you let me drink of you
Until you were entranced with me?
Dance with me
I'm yearning for a deeper blue
Please let me run away with you
To the sea
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This Lyric is #094
THE CAT WITH THE STRAT
--J. Wrabek
It was raining like heck, the temperature dropping,
And Mom hid her stash before she went shopping.
The radio? Bo-ring! The teevee was crap,
Too young to have sex, too old for a nap.
Good music could help chase them old blues away,
But it werent gonna happen, this cold, cold wet day.
And then! He just sorta showed up dripping wet!
That feline-from-Fender! The Cat with the Strat!
And he said: Whafo you starin like that?
Its been rainin dogs, its nicer in here,
Im ready to partyanyone got a beer?
And the fish (did you think Mom would leave us alone?)
Yelled, Dont talk to strangers when your mother aint home!
The Cat only grinned and said Please do not waste
Time listening to himfish aint got no taste.
I play R&B, rock, reggae and rap;
I can even do country, said the Cat with the Strat.
I can purr like a Buick, like Elvis I wail
And you should see the stuff I can do with my tail.
I can play really hot licks, said the Cat.
I know lots of songs, said the Cat with the Strat.
This heres a new one, I know youll like this
Its called What to Do When Annoyed by a Fish!
Like eagles would fly were they wingless and damp,
The fish soared through the air and into the lamp;
There was sparking, and smoking, fuses blew out,
And the smell of fried fish permeated the house.
Mmm, really tasty--I like em like that;
A fish in a lamp, said the Cat with the Strat.
He brought in his roadies--Amp One and Amp Two--
And yowled out instructions for things we could do;
Find things that go clatter, and shatter, and splat--
I need some percussion, said the Cat with the Strat.
So we battered around every pan we could take
(And especially fun were the things that could break).
It was up by the glassware we found Mommas stash
And things got a little confused after that.
We played like the Stones, or maybe their brothers,
Minus Jagger, and Richards, and two or three others.
The rugs were in tatters, the furniture broke,
And every room filled up with foul-smelling smoke
When Mom got back home--the Cat up and split,
Sayin he wasnt cleaning up one one little bit.
To bed without supper werent really so bad,
Wed had lots of munchies with the Cat with the Strat.
Insurance will fix things cause Momma maintained
It was drug-crazed preteens driven nuts by the rain.
The Cat aint come back, and Mom dont believe,
And if it werent for the claw marks, neither would we.
Shes convinced were the ones drinkin beer from a dish,
And she still hasnt noticed shes missing her fish.
2006 J. Wrabek dba Outside Services Ltd. All rights reserved
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This Lyric is #095
"Separate ways"
Refrain:
So now we have to go our separate ways
The love we shared may linger on our days
But as we turn to go
It would be easier not to know
That shadows will remain
Until we learn to love again.
1) But Still I tremble thinking of the way you held me close
A part of me still yearning to hear laughter just like yours
We pay in memories the precious moments that we stole
For life is just a book with different chapters we unfold.
Refrain: so now we have to go our separate ways
The love we shared may linger on our days
But as we turn to go
It would be easier not to know
That shadows will remain
Until we learn to love again.
2) So let me be the one to, oh so gently say goodbye
Humour me pretending that you do not see me cry.
Then open up your door, speak softly just once more
The feelings are the same but you and I have changed
Refrain: So now we have to go our separate ways
The love we shared may linger on our days
But as we turn to go
It would be easier not to know
That shadows will remain
Until we learn to love again.
3) Be kind but not so kind that I will fall for you again
Remember how you said that you would be there as a friend
The sky is turning grey and colours fade away
But Music will remain in words that we will never say...
So now we have to go our separate ways
The love we shared may linger gently, always...
annemarie borg 2006-01
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This Lyric is #096
Sleeping With My Eyes Open
Written by: Patrick McCann
My mother is a whore who worked the streets at night
And my father is a cab driver who has just drunk me out of sight
My sister served cocktails when the money was all spent
My brother just sits and stares, his mind gone all bent.
While I'm sleeping with my eyes open,
I'm sleeping with my eyes open.
My one son is a bum who is completely lazy
My wife, I never see, although my mind is hazy
While my daughter is out late every single, damn night
My other son just lays around, he ain't too bright
While I'm sleeping with my eyes open.
I'm sleeping with my eyes open.
My husband's always on the bottle, his eyes very dim
And my one son is so vacant, I can't bear to look at him
And my daughter works very hard, but I worry all the time
My other son seems very smart, but he hasn't ever made a dime
While I'm sleeping with my eyes open
I'm sleeping with my eyes open
My father is such a loser, I'll never be like him
And my mother is just as bad to sleep with anyone on a whim
I feel sorry for my brother, who isn't even there
And, I sympathize with my other, but he just doesn't care
While I'm sleeping with my eyes open
I'm sleeping with my eyes open
Wonder if my mom will come at home at all today
Wonder if my dad will come and take me out to play
My sister never talks to me or asks me how I am
And my brother doesn't even look as if he even gives a damn
While I'm sleeping with my eyes open
I'm sleeping with my eyes open.
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This Lyric is #097
My dishes dont match no more ..by Gus Wolman with with a little help from Joe Harris
CHORUS:
My dishes dont match no more
And my favorite mug is leaking coffee faster than I can pour
My cups are all cracked and my plates are odd sizes
I think Im having a salad bowl crisis
My dishes dont match no more
There was a time my shelves and cupboards held the finest wares
Furnished by Mabel who set my table in matching pairs
Before Vie and Sue and pretty little Lou
packed up my stuff and said "We're through"
Now my dishes dont match no more
CHORUS
My dishes dont match no more
Too many women in my life walked out my door
Now my cups are all cracked and my plates are odd sizes
I think Im having a salad bowl crisis
My dishes dont match no more
I think Ill make a new start, drive down to Wal-Mart and buy a set of four
Maybe thatll help turn my love life around like it was before
Before Vie and Sue and pretty little Lou
packed up my things and said "We're through"
My dishes dont match no more
CHORUS:
My dishes dont match no more
Too many women in my life walked out the door
Now my cups are all cracked and my plates are odd sizes
I think Im having a salad bowl crisis
My dishes dont match no more
Tag: If a date came over all pretty and sweet,
shed probably wanna leave when we sat down to eat
cause my dishes dont match no more
My dishes dont match no more
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This Lyric is #098
The Woman Behind The Smile (Duet)
2001 D. Noble
V1: (Dude to begin)
Went into the truck-stop on the old state road.
The place was full of drivers and old men.
Sat down at the counter. Couldnt believe my eyes.
There stood an angel with a menu in her hand.
V2:
She was so beautiful, Almost fell off of the stool.
So shaken, that I spilled my water glass.
I knew that very minute I had to make her mine.
Obviously, the question I had to ask.
Ch1:
Hello Darlin...Arent you something.
Youre so sweet and I sure do like your style.
How do I get to know a pretty little thing like you?
Id Like To Know The Woman Behind The Smile.
V3:
You know she didnt answer. She just sorta grinned,
And turned around and slowly walked away.
Boy Now, What a treasure that apron wrapped around.
Gee!, I sure am glad I came here today.
V4:
Unstretchin my neck from around a rack o pies.
She came back and asked whatd I want to eat?
But how could I think of food at a time like this?
So anxiously I did nothing but re-peat.
Ch1:
Hell-o Darlin...Arent you something.
Youre so sweet and I sure do like your style.
How do I get to know a pretty little thing like you?
Id Like To Know The Woman Behind The Smile.
V5:
I ordered the Special and a choclate shake.
I looked and saw the cook just watchin me.
He looked like the villn in an old Popeye cartoon.
I swore I heard him say, Hey boy! Just let her be.
V6:
Well I tried to put two and two together.
But puttin her with him, I cant believe.
Then she saw me starin at that big, old, ugly cook.
She came back over and tapped me on the sleeve.
V7: (Reply by Waitress)
Pay no attention to Jim, back there by the stove.
He gets real moody when someone smiles at me.
You know hes real protective since our Daddy died.
Guess thats how an older brother, he should be.
Ch2: (By Waitress)
Oh-Oh Hansom, arent you something.
Youre so cute, and I sure do like your style.
How can I get to know a nice lookin boy like you?
I want to know The Boy Behind The Smile.
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This Lyric is #099
It Was Snowing
by Victoria Wang/2006
It was snowing
The ground was already lightly covered
The full moon was hidden by veils of clouds
I am longing to pray
Instead, I lay down under my blankets
It was snowing
The ground was already heavily covered
The bed I lay became a bed of thorns
I am longing to pray
O Lord, you have always been my home
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This Lyric is #100
"How I'll Say Good-bye"
1st verse
I wish I'd never listened
Conversation overheard
Nothing left for me to say
After those soft-spoken words
Heard you whisper" I love you"
"I can't wait until tonight"
I'll make it easy for you
This is how I'll say good-bye
chorus
I'll put roses on your pillow
Then I'll turn down the lights
Pull the drapes; put on some music
Get some ice to chill the wine
Lay out your fancy negligee
You know, you sure look good in white
I'll leave my keys and broken heart
This is how I'll say good-bye
2nd verse
Most men would stay and argue
I can see you've made up your mind
I want you to be happy
Even if I'm left behind
Until I heard you talking
I had told my heart a lie
There's no need to stay here now
This is how I'll say good-bye
chorus
I'll put roses on the pillow
Then I'll turn down the lights
Pull the drapes; put on some music
Get some ice to chill the wine
Lay out your fancy negligee
You know, you sure look good in white
I'll leave my keys and broken heart
This is how I'll say good-bye
bridge
Today while you are working
I'll pack memories and cry
You'll be surprised when you see
This is how I'll say good-bye
music softens
I'll leave my keys and broken heart
this is how I'll say good-bye
CopyrightTony Gunter BMI
all rights reserved
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This Lyric is #101
Glad To Meet Me
Steve Pierce 2006
Thought I'd take some time to talk to you
Tell you all the things that I've been through
Took a down turn on the day you left
Spent most my nights drunk and depressed
Had bout reached the short end of my rope
Lost my will didn't think I could cope
Then I met some guys who took me in
Helped put my life back on track again
My life had become so hollow
From the years spent in the bottle
Since losing you
Then some friends helped me along
showed me I was stronger
Than the booze
In the mirror my old smile
Where so long a drunkards scowl, had been,
And I'm so glad to meet me again
Took a drive down that old country road
Where you and I always loved to go
Stopped a while down by the creek
Took off my shoes waded in bare feet
Went for a walk up through the woods
Been way too long since I felt this good
Of course I don't really need to tell you
From up there You've got the greatest view
My life had become so hollow
From the years spent in the bottle
Since losing you
Then some friends helped me along
Showed me I was stronger
than the booze
In the mirror my old smile
Where so long a druckards scowl, had been,
And I'm so glad to meet me again
I awake and face each day with great pride
Now that I'm living, not just alive
My life had become so hollow
From the years spent in the bottle
Since losing you
Then some friends helped me along
Showed me I was stronger
Than the booze
In the mirror my old smile
where so long a drunkards scowl, had been,
And I'm so glad to meet me again
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This Lyric is #102
Beltane Night
Lael Whitehead Copyright Socan 2005
Moon rise and star fall
Fire burn and night wind call
Drum beat the wild song
That heart sings at summers dawn
Sown are the new fields
With bright seed of harvests yield
Far down the roots bind
The hearts joy to summers time
Leave the fire and come with me
Well lie beneath the flowering tree
And feel the breathing of the earth
Rise and fall
The green time sings its song again
To wake the hill, to wake the glen
And raise in every living thing
An answering call
Leap oer the May fire
Hold close your sweet desire
For lifes wheel will grant soon
The hearts wish for summers bloom
Green shoot and pale flower
Garland the Beltane bower
Circle with joined hands
For heart shines with summers dance
Leave the fire and come with me
Well walk beside the dreaming sea
Following the fading stars
As the new day dawns
Well try to catch time in our hands
To hold the wave against the sand
And watch this glow upon the land
That soon will be gone
So drum beat and flute sound
Once more well circle round
For the world turns and the wheel spins
And all ends that once begins
This green hour, the heart knows,
Is brief as the budding rose
Though wheel turn and bloom fade
The heart sings the birth of May
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This Lyric is #103
~*~Gods Loving Angels~*~
Copyright 2006 APRA Shannon Leigh Rogers
All Rights Reserved!
V1)
Let me paint a picture
A sad filled starry night
Back in the mid summer
When I saw a shining light
While crying in the backyard
With news grandma passed away
The tears froze right on my cheek
When I heard voices say
Ch)
We are gods loving angels
With a message filled with love
From a lady that you treasured
Your grandma up above
She says please dont be sad
For this is not good-bye
God has sent his angels
Til we meet up in the sky
V2)
It gave me the closure,
That night I got the call
To know she was at peace
Up in heaven after all
As god has chosen wisely
For this I do commend
And I would like to thank him
For these angels that he sent
Repeat Ch)
Br)
One thing I learned that night
Is grandma was right
When you feel a little blue
Gods angels can comfort you
Repeat Ch)
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This Lyric is #104
'Santa Claus you're fat!'
words & music Chris VonTanner
1984 Chris Tanner Music
(Intro.)
Everybody's tryin' some new diet craze
Everybody's workin out doin' aerobics these days
But there's one guy that gets bigger every year
So we're singin' him this song loud and clear...
(chorus)
Santa Claus you're fat
your cholesterol is up
and you're puttin' added stress on the reindeer
Santa Claus you're fat
it's not good for your heart
and we want you to come around next year
(v1)
Your belly shakes
like a bowl full of jello
that's what the old songs say
but we all know
it was not a bowl of jello
that made you look that way
(chorus)
(v2)
There won't be any cookies
by the fireplace tonight
only carrot sticks and celery
And we're leavin' you a tape
so you can work out with Jane Fonda
So next year you'll look like Oprah Winfrey
(chorus2x)
(background)
Ho-Ho-Ho and Merry Christmas
'give me those cookies little kid....'
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This Lyric is #105
WHO I NEED TO BE
WELL SHED SEND ME OFF TO SCHOOL IN A FRILLY DRESS
WITH MY PONYTAIL CURLED JUST SO
ID GRAB MY BASEBALL GLOVE ON MY WAY OUT THE DOOR
SHED JUST SHAKE HER HEAD AND SAY DONT YOU KNOW
THAT IM YOUR MOTHER, LET ME TELL YOU WHO YOU NEED TO BE
LISTEN TO YOUR MOTHER, IM GOING TO TELL YOU WHO YOU NEED
TO BE
WELL I GREW UP AND WENT OFF TO COLLEGE
ON MY OWN I EXPLORED THE WORLD OUT THERE
WHEN I CAME BACK HOME SHE SAID WHERED YOU GET THOSE CLOTHES AND WHAT DID YOU DO TO YOUR HAIR
MOM IM NOT PERFECT BUT IM WHO I NEED TO BE
NO IM NOT PERFECT BUT IM WHO I NEED TO BE
WHO I NEED TO BE
THEN I FELL IN LOVE WITH A WOMAN
YOU CAN GUESS WHAT HIT THE FAN
SHE SAID HOW COULD YOU DO THIS TO ME, DONT YOU KNOW
YOURE SUPPOSED TO BE, SUPPOSED TO BE WITH A MAN
MOM IM NOT PERFECT BUT IM WHO I NEED TO BE
NO IM NOT PERFECT BUT IM WHO I NEED TO BE
IM WHO I NEED TO BE, WHO I NEED TO BE
WELL SHES GONE NOW AND SHE NEVER QUITE FORGAVE ME
FOR JUST BEING WHO I AM
BUT I COULDNT LIVE SOMEONE ELSES LIFE
SO I GO ON DOING THE BEST I CAN
NOT BEING PERFECT JUST BEING WHO I NEED TO BE
NO IM NOT PERFECT BUT IM WHO I NEED TO BE
Diane "Linq" Lincoln
copyright 2005
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This Lyric is #106
Perhaps, my dear
Copyright 2005 by Kennan Zishka
Its a cold day outside
Rain on the brink of snow
It seems Ive lost my way
To everything I know
Perhaps with another year
Ill forget about the time, my dear
All of the days
All of the ways
That our laughter disappeared
Walking now for hours
My feet are cold and wet
Neon signs along the way
Seem to spell out my regret
Perhaps with another tear
Ill forget about the hurt, my dear
All of the pain
All of the rain
On days that should have been clear
A place
Ive got to find somewhere
To drown my sorrow
Ill stay there
As long as it takes
The clouds to leave tomorrow
Its a cold day outside
Rain on the brink of snow
All the faces are strangers
Theres no one that I know
Perhaps with another beer
Ill forget all about you, my dear
All of your charms
There in your arms
Right now I wish were here
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This Lyric is #107
Country Song (Female Vocal)
"You Better Love My Mama and My Dog"
Copyright(c)2006 Lynn R. Orloff
Mama has been with me from the time that I was born,
She stood beside me through the thick and thin,
Daddy died when I was young, it broke her heart and mine,
But mama's love was strong and didn't end.
Whenever I was feelin' down, she knew just what to do,
One day she said she had a big surprise,
She'd found a mongrel runaway and laid him on my lap,
I melted when I saw his big brown eyes.
1st Chorus
Oh you better love my mama and my dog,
If your intentions are to make this house your home,
It's not just one, but three of us,
So go ahead and make a fuss,
But you better love my mama and my dog!
It ain't so bad since mama likes to do the cookin',
And my dog, he eats and sleeps and guards the house,
Their address has to be the same, if we're to share a same last name,
There's room for four of us on my old parlor couch.
Well my mama's gettin' older that's for certain,
And the whiskers on my dog have turned to gray,
You can come and try to flatter me with flirtin',
But my mama and my dog are here to stay.
2nd Chrous
Oh you better love my mama and my dog,
And that's a given if you want to settle down,
It doesn't matter how you feel,
You see we're all a package deal,
So you just better love my mama and my dog!
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This Lyric is #108
You
2006 words by Calvin Stewart/music by Kaley Willow
I sit alone
Carry the torch for you
So sad when
Good love is through
The sun still shines
But, my world is turning black
I'LL wait but, you
Won't be coming back
CHORUS
I just lost it all
The sweet part of every day
Our reflection in the mirror
The loving things we used to say
Only thing that made me smile
And made me think life's worthwhile
Was you.......................
Oh girl....it was you
Winds of Change
Have called out your name
Offered you
A brand new game
A lover who
Could be there full time
I hope his love
Is as strong as mine
CHORUS
I just lost it all
The sweet part of every day
Our reflection in the mirror
The loving things we used to say
Only thing that made me smile
And made me think life's worthwhile
Was you
Oh girl....it was you
Bridge
I couldn't expect you to wait for me
That's no way...for a heart....to be
CHORUS
I just lost it all
The sweet part of every day
Our reflection in the mirror
The loving things we used to say
Only thing that made me smile
And made me think life's worthwhile
Was you
Oh girl....it was you
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This Lyric is #109
STILL LOOKING FOR YOU
2006 Karla Starr BMI
Verse I:
LAST NIGHT I THOUGHT I SAW YOU LEANING ON A LAMP POST
TODAY I SWORE I SAW YOU WALKING DOWN MAIN
SEARCHING FOR SOMEONE I THOUGHT I KNEW
LEFT TO INVESTIGATE WITHOUT ANY CLUES
YOU'RE STILL MISSING, AND I KEEP SEARCHING
I'M STILL LOOKING FOR YOU
Chorus:
ALL MY LEADS HAVE LED TO NOWHERE
AND YOUR STATUS HASN'T CHANGED
YOU'RE STILL MISSING, AND I KEEP SEARCHING
I'M STILL LOOKING FOR YOU
Verse II:
I CAUGHT A GLANCE OF YOU SITTING AT THE TABLE
BY THE WINDOW OF OUR FAVORITE CAFE
I TURNED AROUND AND WENT BACK BY
BUT MY HEART LIED AGAIN TO MY EYES
YOU'RE STILL MISSING, AND I KEEP SEARCHING
I'M STILL LOOKING FOR YOU
CHORUS
Bridge:
YOU'RE WANTED BY MY HEART
AND IT WON'T LET ME STOP
UNTIL I FIND YOU
YOU'RE STILL MISSING, AND I KEEP SEARCHING
I'M STILL LOOKING FOR YOU
CHORUS
TAG
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This Lyric is #110
Remember Me
2006 Bill Robinson
Verse
Im sitting on the roadside by this cross on the Oak tree
Wondering if in your afterlife you remember me
Oh! I wish I could have been there to hold your hand
When you left this earth to enter into the Promised Land
Chorus
Oh! The days are so lonely and the nights are so long
I cant stand livin since you been gone
Darlin I miss your touch, the good times and the bad
How we stuck together when love was all we had
Oh-oh! Will you remember, will you remember me
Verse
I went to your gravesite and fell down on my knees
Prayed to God in heaven you would remember me
When my life is over and I leave to follow you
I hope youll be there waiting at the gate to lead me through
Instrumental lead into bridge
Bridge
I could stand this livin if only I could only see
You waiting there in heaven, waiting there for me
Each time I feel a gentle breeze touch upon my cheek
I wonder if youre whispering, you remember me
Chorus
Oh! The days are so lonely and the nights are so long
I cant stand livin since you been gone
Darlin I miss your touch, the good times and the bad
How we stuck together when love was all we had
Oh-oh! Will you remember, will you remember me
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This Lyric is #111
Dead Will Dance
Copyright Moira Nelson, 2006.
The scent of magic lies heavy in the air
Dark is the moon, but fires burn everywhere
And sparks drift through the blackened sky
And shouts ring out and night birds cry.
For the old years done, and a new one just begun
And the Dead Will Dance, Oh the Dead Will Dance
Yes the Dead Will Dance tonight.
Wandering wraiths among the shadows creep
Sighs and whispers steal the hours of sleep
And ancient witches cast their spells
Amidst the tolling of the bells.
For the old years done, and a new one just begun
And the Dead Will Dance, Oh the Dead Will Dance
Yes the Dead Will Dance tonight.
A dance macabre, a dance of solitude,
A dance of pain, a dance of joy,
A dance of heaven or a dance of hell,
Whichever serves you well,
For the Dead Will Dance tonight.
The mournful wind his weary song repeats
An eerie tale of trials and conceits
While pious souls their prayers have said
And sinners bow their heads in dread.
For the old years done, and a new one just begun
And the Dead Will Dance, Oh the Dead Will Dance
Yes the Dead Will Dance tonight.
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This Lyric is #112
"So Wrong"
Gonna leave me so hard
It wont matter where I land
Any ground that finds me
Is a good enough place to stand
Got another name I go by
When Im feeling down
And tonight everyone seems
To be calling my name out
Chorus:
Ive been so wrong
Ive been so wrong
Ive been so wrong
For so long
Your life before me
Always sounded a little better
I wonder what youll make of me
In a little later
Memories have a funny way
Of going down
And only leaving
The sweetness in your mouth
(Chorus)
Try to keep it simple
Try to keep it clean
Try to keep it separate
So I can find some place between
(Chorus)
But tonight dont let me down
I have stumbled through myself
And I have hurt you going down
Despite all these troubles now
Just might find a better time
Will start coming round
I gave away more of me
Than I could stand to lose
I figured that everyway
Was the only way to love you
But no I wouldnt change a thing
Even if I could
I still love you like the first day
I always said I would
(Chorus)
2006, Rana
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This Lyric is #113
When the War is Won
(written by Erik Balkey & Pat Wictor)
Our father sent his only son
to come forth in his name
A messenger for peace and love
is a soldier just the same
A soldier for love, a soldier alone
with a call not all will heed
And he would pay the price in blood
the burden of those in need
(chorus)
When the war is won
In the memory of
Take the hands of your daughters and sons
And fill their hearts with love
1955 the call rang out
from the front of a crosstown bus
To stand up for a simple dream
she sat for all of us
From a Birmingham jail, he would endure
'til the trumpets of freedom sound
And he would pay the price in blood
til justice like water rolls down
(chorus)
When the war is won
In the memory of
Take the hands of your daughters and sons
And fill their hearts with love
My son prayed and followed his heart
in March he went to war
And I received that fateful call
Palm Sunday, April 4
36 years to the day
since shots from a Memphis gun
And I would pay the price in blood
so others won't lose their sons
(chorus)
When the war is won
In the memory of
Take the hands of your daughters and sons
And fill their hearts with love
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This Lyric is #114
There Goes the Neighborhood
This was our land for fifteen thousand years.
No Spanish or English, we kept our ancient ways.
Then they came with guns and horses, blankets, beads, and beer,
Singing God Save the King and Amazing Grace.
Gold was jewelry, now its the soul of greed.
We used to share the land, now its privatized.
The animals were our brothers, now theyre commodities,
And we cannot bear to look in our neighbors eyes.
Chorus:
We cannot speak our native tongue,
We cannot hear each others hearts,
We fear the stranger, hes up to no good,
There goes the neighborhood.
Did we fingerprint the Pilgrims and Billy Penn?
Did we ask Columbus for papers when he came?
Refugees dont need a jail, they simply need a friend.
Has money finally driven the world insane? (Chorus)
Their sacred border used to start in Oregon,
Tejas, California, it was all Mexican land.
They built their malls and freeways on the altars of Aztlan,
And they guard it now with vigilante bands. (Chorus)
Will these factories roar when we are in the streets?
Who will work the orchards, the restaurants, the trucks?
We are just as American as the ground beneath our feet.
We didnt cross the border, it crossed us. (Chorus)
Copyright 2006 by Fred Stanton
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This Lyric is #115
COME HOME SOLDIER by Karen Davis
2006 Karen J Davis - BMI
V1
You're feeling so excited yet you're weary to the bone
Many hours you'll be flying just to find your way back home.
You've given all that you can give, grown accustomed to the pain
Of losing friends and taking lives so that freedom will remain.
V2
Not long ago I weakened when the planes flew in from hell
Took the lives of many people, you know I stumbled and I fell.
Then you held me up with muscle built with patriotic blood
And an angered soul that's driven by the force of God above.
CHORUS
COME HOME SOLDIER, TAKE ME BY THE HAND
DIP YOUR HEAD TO TASTE MY WATERS, DIG YOUR TOES INTO MY SAND.
COME HOME SOLDIER, FEEL MY SUNSHINE, HEAR ME SING
YOU'VE PROTECTED ME, YOUR HOMELAND
LET MY FREEDOM RING
LET FREEDOM RING.
V3
Your daddy's arms are opened and your momma starts to cry
When they see you stepping off the plane after many months gone by.
Every body passing by all seem to stop and stare
At the way you hold your head up high
And the ribbons that you wear.
CHORUS
COME HOME SOLDIER, TAKE ME BY THE HAND
DIP YOUR HEAD TO TASTE MY WATERS, DIG YOUR TOES INTO MY SAND.
COME HOME SOLDIER, FEEL MY SUNSHINE, HEAR ME SING
YOU'VE PROTECTED ME, YOUR HOMELAND
LET MY FREEDOM RING
LET FREEDOM RING.
Outro (to fade):
COME HOME SOLDIER, RING RING
COME HOME SOLDIER
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This Lyric is #116
I Feel The Heat
by Don Wood
2006 All Rights Reserved, BMI Music
Girl, when your up close and personal with me
My whole temperature rises a few degrees
And the heat from your body collides with the heat from mine
Well my eyes start to blur and my heart skips a beat
Then I lose track of time and feel light on my feet
When you're lying with me girl you know how to make me feel fine
I feel the heat ... from your body
I feel the heat ... from your touch
I never knew just what I was missing
I never loved anybody this much
I feel the heat ...
Now I'm walking around with a school-boyish crush
And my friends wonder why I don't hang out as much
When I look at my past, all I see is a meaningless blur
Everything has new meaning since I saw your face
All the mem'ries we're making, I'll never erase
Girl, if you are my fever, I hope that there isn't a cure
I feel the heat ... from your body
I feel the heat ... from your touch
I never knew just what I was missing
I never loved anybody this much
I feel the heat ...
All the things that I needed before
Are here within your eyes
Girl, you know that it's you I adore
You've caught me by surprise
I feel the heat ... from your body
I feel the heat ... from your touch
I never knew just what I was missing
I never loved anybody this much
I feel the heat ...
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This Lyric is #117
Wish It Would Rain (lyrics written by Gentry Bronson, copyright 2006)
Verse 1
You got a blessing and a curse
You got a sickness growing worse
You need a magic wand
and a dream that you can rely on
You got scars on your back
You’re like an animal caught in a trap
You got a pocket full of sand and a trembling hand
That no one can understand
Chorus
Sometimes
I just wish it would rain
Rain on you and me
Rain all over the dry, dry ground
Rain all over the sad, sad souls
That surround
You and me
Verse 2
You’re a soldier who can’t come home
And a mother looking out the window
Waiting for her loved one
At the door
You feel blind at the carnival
Stumbling like a criminal
With nothing but a bottle
And an old baby rattle in your hands
Chorus
Sometimes
I just wish it would rain
Rain on you and me
Rain all over the dry, dry ground
Rain all over the sad, sad souls
That surround
You and me
Bridge
Rain take away the sadness
Take away the madness
Can you wash us clean
Wash us clean
Verse 3
You’re a small voice on the phone
Calling from somewhere I don’t know
You say “Man, I don’t think I
can keep going on”
Chorus
Sometimes
I just wish it would rain
Rain on you and me
Rain all over the dry, dry ground
Rain all over the sad, sad souls
That surround
You and me
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This Lyric is #118
I CANT IMAGINE A WORLD WITHOUT ISRAEL
Words and music copyright 2005 by Karen Daniel
Theres a man singing a song on Ben Yehuda Street
I put two shekels in his cup before Shabbat
And as the sun sinks low over the Mediterranean
Its like its telling me, lhit-ra-ot.
Ive been here and there and seen places I have prayed about
My feet have touched Jerusalems stone streets.
And everywhere I go, it becomes easier to tell,
I cant imagine a world without Israel!
Bit by bit and day by day there are people who try to steal
Our homes, our hearts, our souls, our lives, our land.
And from Hadera to Masada, Yerushalayim, Rosh HaNikra,
Its all ours, and now I understand.
There is so much beauty in the blue of sea and sky
So much beauty in our peoples survival.
And as I sing these songs now, theres a change in how I feel:
I cant imagine a world without Israel!
Oseh shalom, oseh shalom
Bimromav, bimromav.
Hu ya-a-seh shalom aleynu
Val kol, val kol Yisrael.
May the One who makes peace in Heaven above
Make peace down here on earth for all of us.
It was once just a hope, but now it is real:
I cant imagine a world
Dont ever let there be a world
Without Israel.
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This Lyric is #119
THings I'd Do 4 U
By Grant Baciocco
Music To Throw Toasters By (ASCAP)
Baby for you, I would climb up Mount Everest,
Stick a flag right on top.
Baby for you, I would swim across the English Channel,
By myself, non stop.
These are all the things I'd do for you.
I'll admit that none of them are new.
They've all been done by other men it's true.
But baby...
So have you.
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This Lyric is #120
The Notes He Didn't Play
2005 Clay Hotchkiss
Started out the day
A casual mess.
Then I found some words to say...
and some notes that I could play.
Spoon-fed my way
Observing the rest
Reflecting imperfections in this mess,
I do my best.
Shifted the focus with his will...
mimed out the bar chords, then sat still.
Trying hard not to fly away,
He sat still with the notes that he didn't play.
In the middle of the day,
My mind began to roam
With the color of the sounds
And the sound of light
And the pattern of the groove makin'
syrup in the stone
And the lines in my hand
were blending into the tone
... and the tune whistled through me
Winding down the day
I knew I did my best;
but my best just was'nt good enough;
I failed the test.
A single note remained...
alone and afraid;
hangin out there upon the scale,
never to be played.
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This Lyric is #121
Kickin' Stones
Rik yerzik RYME 3-24-2006
Intro(4 bars)
Verse 1
I'm walkin' along this road
with nowhere to go
Just the clothes on my back
to keep out the cold
I Close my eyes and dreams appear
They take me so far from my home
That as my eyes open
I'm here kickin' stones, stones, stones
So far from my home, home, home
I'm just kickin' stones
Verse 2
Thinkin' 'bout my last lover
Livin' in some other town
Let her go for another
Seems I can't, just can't settle down
Another life I disappointed
Somewhere down this road
I realize that I miss her
Now Im kickin' stones, stones, stones
Somewhere down this road, road, road
I'm just kickin' stones
Bridge
One broken heart left unattended
Died a long long time ago
Never knew that when love ended
Would lead me down this crazy road
Verse 3
This town has many faces
No one that I know
I'm now a man with no traces
of who I was before
Watch my life disappear
A Shadowed ghost along this road
I swear I'll never be one
As I'm kickin' stones, stones, stones
At ghosts along this road, road, road
I'm just kickin' stones
Ending
Even though I can't see clear
There still are things I should have known
How could I know that road would lead here
Walkin' down this road, road, road
Feeling all alone, ahhh- lone (ritard)
I'm just kickin' stones (slow)
--- --- ----- stones
Im just kickin stones
(repeat and fade just chords no voice)
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This Lyric is #122
Letter from a Citizen
(Sheridan Malone copyright 2004)
Dear Mr. President, Im writing you this letter
As citizen and resident I want things to get better
I see you still are sending sons and daughters off to die,
When the reasons that we went to war have all become a lie
And I guess therell never be an answer to the question Why?
Chorus
How can you teach a lesson that you still have yet to learn?
And wheres the good in killing or in causing things to burn?
Democracy and freedom you defend at your own door
For no one ever really wins when you choose to go to war
Im trying hard to understand just what this war is for,
Did you really want to save us, or just settling an old score?
It seems you want this country to come rally to your side,
But protecting us from terror you have taken freedoms pride,
And that flag unfurled around you wont provide a place to hide.
(Chorus)
So Mr. President I think we disagree.
You cant enrage the entire earth expecting to be free.
This mess you have been making is mistaken and its wrong
Youve made the way to world peace more difficult and long,
And if you ever read this letter, please write me back a song.
(Chorus)
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This Lyric is #123
(a narrow escape.)
(c) 2006 good evening music
lyrics by david cloyd
bombs are falling to the east
you are lying to my right
the fight is lighting up your face from outside
since we all lost power, my eyes can see darkness louder
there's a gunboat on the lake
where we lost our youngest son
years ago before the fires started
since we all lost power, my eyes can't see him older
salvation hasn't looked at us yet
salvation couldn't bribe me from this bed
i feel the ceiling
i feel the ceiling
i feel the ceiling
maybe next year we'll save some more
we've never seen the world before
we'll take our cameras on a tour
and put new pictures on the wall
pack up the car and drive somewhere
find a hotel and we'll sleep there
maybe the rest that we find inside will be better
better
bombs are falling to the west
you are lying under me
it was a narrow escape
it was a narrow escape
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This Lyric is #124
original lyrics by Elise Lebec
copyright 2006
BREATHING STILL
You caught me waking up from a deep sleep
I was flying high with a broken wing
Looking for a place to land safely
But everywhere I tried looked so lonely
I was going through the pages in my mind
Looking for the day you finally came and
Swallowed me right down
Im breaking all my rules this time around
Im breaking all my rules this time around
Wont you tell me?
Am I breathing still or did I lose myself in your world?
I can hardly tell but I felt the change and Im not the same girl.
I was sitting in the yard reading the paper.
I could feel the sun beaten on my neck.
You were there just touching me so gently
I couldnt even find the words I failed to speak
Tell me where do all the lonely girls go?
Cause, I dont ever want find myself there.
Im loving you more than I ever hoped for.
Ive fallen in really deep and now Im scared.
.
Wont you tell me?
Am I breathing still or did I lose myself in your world?
I can hardly tell but I felt the change and Im not the same girl.
So if you see me smiling dont ask why.
If you see me crying dont try to ease it
Love is just a drug. Love is just a drug and Im addicted.
Wont you tell me?
Am I breathing still or did I lose myself in your world?
I can hardly tell but I felt the change and Im not the same girl.
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This Lyric is #125
Woolly Mammoth
Robert Farrell 2003
Hes just a little cave man
Dont have nothing on his feet
Leaving handprints on the wall
And his descendants in the peat.
He just wants to have some fun
And walk the forest floor
Til the big ole Woolly Mammoth
Come and chased him to his door.
When you hear ole Woolly
Coming at you just like thunder
Gets you moving fast to hide
Old Woollys got your number.
Rumble oh yeah
Little cave man calls a plan
Says its time to meet
Says its time to make a plan
Cause Woollys good to eat.
Get some rocks and get some sticks
Theyll sharpen up just fine
Corner Woolly in the bog
Then Ill make him mine.
The plan was working out just right
To his surprise and wonder
Until two more Woolly Mammoth
Come upon them just like thunder.
Rumble oh yeah
Little cave man tries so hard
Hes so easy to adore
But he can never quite figure out
Just what hes trying for.
Homosapien has got the fire and the wheel
Maybe he will have more luck
With Woolly as his meal.
When you hear ole Woolly
Coming at you just like thunder
Gets you moving fast to hide
Old Woollys got your number.
Rumble oh yeah
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This Lyric is #126
OPEN YOUR EYES
By Alison Freebairn-Smith
Copyright 2004 Alisongs / BMI
Listen up people
Before it's too late
The freedoms you cherish
Are being taken away
When profits determine
Our world policy
There is no democracy
And, what further rage
Will our country unleash
When yesterday's allies
Become today's enemies
We sell them our weapons
Then we make them bleed
When they no longer serve our needs
What will it take for the future to change
Will you be one of the heroes that we all thank
You know, no one can hear you if you don't raise your voice
Don't be a fool, make some noise
While you still have a choice
So, what have we come to?
A nation of greed
Where the rich just get richer
While we do their deeds
They take from our schools
And they cut down the trees
So they can pay the next enemy
The business men send
All our children to war
And, not enough question
What they're fighting for
It's innocent people
Who pay with their lives
So the greed can survive
So these weeds they can thrive
People, open your eyes
What would it take just to get you to see
The products you buy give them just what they need
To ensure their control over what you believe
This is no democracy
It's a damned tyranny
Open your eyes, won't you please
Please...
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This Lyric is #127
Not Today submitted by: Robin Brantley (music & lyric songwriter) copyright 2005
-GET REAL-
Stand in line
Take a number
No one knows
Why we're under
This spell-
Will their way
Past the others
Take a peek
'Neath the covers
Tonight-
All they ever really wanted was a moment to shine,
Does it really matter this time?
(CHORUS)
Get real
I feel
I need
More than just
A new twist
Get this
I need
More than just
Reality...
Stay in time
Take a picture
No one knows
How to make sure
This time-
Give a kiss
To another
Eat a bug
For your brother
Tonight-
All they ever really wanted was a moment to shine,
Doesn't really matter this time...
(2nd CHORUS)
Get Real
I feel
I need
More than just
A new twist
Get this
I need
More than just
Reality...
(3rd CHORUS)
So Get real!
I feel
I need
More than just
A new twist
Take this!
I need
More than just
Reality-
Reality...
Stand in line
Take a number
No one knows
Why we're under
This spell...
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This Lyric is #128
How To Treat A Woman
By Richard Bates
Well I met her on the first full moon of fall
I knew without a doubt she had it all
But the words that came from me that night
Were not the words that sounded right
How to treat a woman, I want to know
How to treat a woman
If you ask me sincerely, I really dont know
Im asking for help, I know it dont show
About how to treat a woman
I took some advice from my old man
He said I could only do what I can
He said the words you say if they come from the heart will find their way and make their mark
How to treat a woman, I want to know
How to treat a woman
If you ask me sincerely, I really dont know
Im asking for help, I know it dont show
About how to treat a woman
That woman married me that spring
She doesnt know the joy that she brings
Ill always remember what the old man said
Ill speak from my heart and not from my head about
How to treat a woman, I want to know
How to treat a woman
If you ask me sincerely, I really dont know
Im asking for help, I know it dont show
About how to treat a woman
I want to know how to treat a woman
Please tell me how to treat a woman
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This Lyric is #129
The Same Mary
by Kathy Hussey 2004 rakukat music, bmi, all rights reserved
Im over here in the corner
At yet another family affair
Its strange to be the old relic
Propped in this rocking chair
The kids are all frightened of me
They only come with Moms hand at their back
Its okay
Theres no way
They could know that...
Im the same Mary
Who once was her daddys little girl
Im the same Mary
The pillow fight champion of the world
Catcher of lightning bugs,
Bull frogs and garden slugs
Climber of sky-tall trees
Im the same Mary
They raise their voices at me
So Im sure to hear what they say
Usually some pearl of wisdom like
Are you feeling okay?
Young men rush to my rescue
When I show signs of wanting to stand
I dont need it yet, but I accept
Cause they dont understand
That Im the same Mary
Who danced til they threw us out at dawn
Im the same Mary
Who played tackle football on the front lawn
Fixer of broken joys,
Mother of four strong boys
Coach, and referee
Im the same Mary
But then he comes in the room
Not just a tired old man, but the love of my life
And Im saved by his wink at my cranky ways
Cause I know that in his eyes
Im the same...
shy little thing in pearls
prettiest of all the girls
just like the day he met me
Im the same Mary
Its just me...
The same Mary
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This Lyric is #130
Party Girl
by DJ Hamouris
Verse 1:
Shes there, sitting
on Friday night on a barstool, drinking
getting a light for her cigarette
her first cigarette of the night
Laughing, smoking, hoping to feel
less alone for one night
her & her cigarettes
all those cigarettes
Party Girl, Party Girl
such a tangled sorry history
Party Girl, Party Girl
how you learned to love
is a mystery
But lovin you show
enough to watch your baby grow
& you love a good party, its true
But when will you learn to love you?
Verse 2:
Searching, failing, having to take
just one more dead end job
enough for the bills & the cigarettes
need those cigarettes thru the day
One more boyfriend knocks on the door
and buys heartache for two
who can compete with those
cigarettes
All those cigarettes
Party Girl, Party Girl
staying close is so hard to do
Party Girl, Party Girl
No hard feelins, boyIm just quittin you
And failures such a friend
you always knew how this would end
Youre on your own & feelin blue
When will you learn to love you?
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This Lyric is #131
MOLLUSK by Brent Crowe
Its the failings of invertebrates and mice
that inspire a young man to use his spine and size
You know if youd just stand up straight you would find
that youre bigger than all of the things you confide in me
Its an open bar that leads me to believe
that if everything were just free
youd abuse everything
Misadventures of old war heroes and spies
inspire a young man to lead a double life
Youre Heckle and Jeckle, youre Jeckyl and Hyde
You still stop at one when you count the magpies in your reflection
Its an open book but at least theres something to read
Until you give away the ending
and ruin everything
Its in open arms that you finally start to breathe
And Im saying it til I scream
Dont you do anything stupid!
Its the failings in a young mans twisted mind
that inspire a mollusk to be thankful for the simple life
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This Lyric is #132
MILES OF TIME
Susan Julian
STOP RIGHT NOW, I CAN'T RUN ANY LONGER
JUST LIE DOWN, MORNIN' COMES, WE'LL BE STRONGER
STAY RIGHT HERE, WE'LL CATCH OUR BREATH TILL DAWN
NEVERMIND WHERE WE ARE, WHERE WE'RE GOIN'
WE MADE GOOD TIME, WE CAN REST FOR A MOMENT
THE NIGHT IS CLEAR, IT'LL BE A COLD ONE TOMORROW
SUN GOES DOWN, TIME TO REST WEARY ROVER
SUN COMES UP AND WE START ALL OVER
MILES AND MILES OF DAYS AND NIGHTS AND TOMORROWS
YEARS GO BY AND SO DO THE PLACES
MILES OF TIME AND TURNING OF PAGES
MILES OF TIME
WILL WE KNOW HOW IT FEELS WHEN WE GET THERE
I HOPE IT'S WORTH ALL THE TIME AND THE EFFORT
MY SOLES ARE GETTING WORN AND THIN AND TATTERED
SUN GOES DOWN, TIME TO REST WEARY ROVER
SUN COMES UP AND WE START ALL OVER
MILES AND MILES OF DAYS AND NIGHTS AND TOMORROWS
YEARS GO BY AND SO DO THE PLACES
MILES OF TIME AND TURNING OF PAGES
MILES OF TIME
MILES OF TIME, AS THE YEARS GO BY, MILES OF TIME
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This Lyric is #133
Its just the devil in you
Yeah, hes gonna try and lend your ear
Tell you all the things you wanna hear
And entice you with the sound of his fife
To the crossroads in the mid of night
Dont believe that its true
Dont believe that its true
Dont believe that its true
Its just the devil in you
Dont those baubles look good my dear
They way they sparkle on you in the mirror
In your pocket now they feel so light
Who say two wrongs dont make it all right?
Dont believe that its true
Dont believe that its true
Dont believe that its true
Its just the devil in you
(bridge)
I hear him talking in that sweet old voice
Hes a man, a woman, girl and boy
He can sure talk anyone down
Get em to wear his thorny crown
If you want a dollar cut in line
Go grab your pistol and your moonshine
Whats to stop you from a whole lot more?
Just lay your soul down for him at the door
Dont believe that its true
Dont believe that its true
Dont believe that its true
Its just the devil in you
2002/2006 Olga Wilhelmine/sperling lieder, bmi
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This Lyric is #134
Infibulation 2005 by Tony Parker
Early morning inna Africa
Today she will be five
I tell you she gotta be tough fi dat
Pitiless turning point of life
Female attraction is no purpose for her yet
But a wicked complexion has a goal for her to get
She gotta stand what her mother did
Her grandma did it too
And society wont care a bit
Believe me cause its true
From a child to a woman with a knife thats full of dirt
But the fine lickle woman doesnt know how it will hurt...
Infibulations mutilation of Jah Jah creation
and nothing else
Dont justify excision by tradition!
get in coalition to break the spells
Infibulations mutilation of Jah Jah creation
and nothing else
Dont justify excision by tradition!
get in coalition to break the spells
Boom! - As the blade cuts into her skin
Too late for her to fight
Yes she could try but she wouldnt win
Blindfolded from the light
Screaming and crying all the figting is in vain
And redeeming her trying she was told to stand the pain...
Infibulations mutilation of Jah Jah creation
and nothing else
Dont justify excision by tradition!
get in coalition to break the spells
Voluntarily killing a soul
Now what is wrong with dem?
Whats the reason now and whats the goal?
Just google FGM
So many children lose their laughter day by day
And for the sake of their children stop the suffering, I say
Infibulations mutilation of Jah Jah creation
and nothing else
Dont justify excision by tradition!
get in coalition to break the spells
Infibulations mutilation of Jah Jah creation
and nothing else
Dont justify excision by tradition!
get in coalition to break the spells
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This Lyric is #135
White light B Underwood
White light
White light
White lights coming for you
White light
White lights coming for you tonight
Never saw it coming
Only heard the sound
All it takes is just one round
Screaming tires
Breakn glass
All thats left in the aftermath
Is a white light
A white light coming for you
Never saw it coming
Only heard the sound
All it takes is just one round
White light
White light
White lights coming for you
White light
White lights coming for you tonight
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This Lyric is #136
I RIDE MY BICYCLE
Round and round the town we go on our bicycles,
Round and round our pedals go, moving fast, moving slow,
Up and down the hills we go, huffing, puffing as we go,
Riding to the greatest places you could want to go.
I ride my bicycle to work every day,
And I take my bicycle, home every night,
Dealing with cars, who get in my way, and,
Dealing with potholes left and right.
And, when I ride, my bicycle at night.
I use a handle bar head light.
So I can see where I'm going.
I ride my bicycle to the grocery store,
And I take my bicycle, when I run my chores,
Dealing with drivers who yell, get out of the way,
Because they think I ride my bike real slow.
I try to ride, my bicycle really safe because,
I don't think that roads are safe for race.
I watch out for cars, cuz cars are dangerous,
I watch out for trucks, cuz trucks endanger us,
I keep my eyes upon the road.
Round and Round the country we go, on our bicycles,
Round and round our wheels go, clicking, ticking as they go,
Up and down the hills we go, building muscles as we go,
Riding to the greatest places you could want to go.
Lyrics By Greg Spence Wolf and Paul Glover
Music By Greg Spence Wolf
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This Lyric is #137
I REMEMBER CLAY COUNTY Words & Music by Susan Nikas
I REMEMBER THE MIST, RISING FROM THE TRACK
THE FINGER NUMBING COLD AND THE WIND AT MY BACK
WALKING SIX MILES FROM THE TOWN TO MY HOME
HOPING SOME NEIGHBOR WOULD HAPPEN ALONG
TO GIVE ME A RIDE THE REST OF THE WAY
IN THE BEAT-UP BACK SEAT OF SOME OL CHEVROLET
CLAY COUNTY, CLAY COUNTY ALWAYS ON MY MIND
CLAY COUNTY CLAY COUNTY, NEVER LEFT BEHIND
I RAN THE HILLS, FROM THE SPRING UNTIL THE FALL
SOLDIER, SAILOR, I COULD PLAY THEM ALL
INDIAN SCOUT I FOLLOWED THE TRAIL
I COULD HEAR THE TRAINS DISTANT WAIL
WE WERE POOR BUT I WAS ALWAYS FREE
AND MY CHILDHOOD WAS RICH AS RICH COULD BE
CLAY COUNTY, CLAY COUNTY GENTLE MOTHERS SMILE
CLAY COUNTY, CLAY COUNTY HAPPY BAREFOOT CHILD
I REMEMBER WHEN, I WAS TRYING TO BE A MAN
I CAME HOME SO DRUNK, I COULD BARELY STAND
MAMA CLEANED ME UP AND HELPED ME OFF TO BED
THE NEXT MORNING, NOT A WORD WAS EVER SAID
IT TAUGHT ME MORE THAN A SERMON EVER COULD
ABOUT KINDNESS AND LOVE AND DOING WHAT I SHOULD
CLAY COUNTY, CLAY COUNTY HEAR THE BANJO RING
CLAY COUNTY CLAY COUNTY, HEAR THE GOSPEL SING
WHEN I LEFT, TO GO OFF TO THE WAR
MAMA HID HER TEARS UNTIL I CLOSED THE DOOR
I WROTE TO HER AND SHE WROTE TO ME
EXPRESSING HER PRIDE IN THE MAN ID GROWN TO BE
I BURIED HER THERE, IN THE CHURCHYARD ON THE HILL
BUT SHE AND WEST VIRGINIA ARE WITH ME STILL
CLAY COUNTY, CLAY COUNTY ALWAYS ON MY MIND
CLAY COUNTY, CLAY COUNTY NEVER LEFT BEHIND
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This Lyric is #138
Friday Night at the Ice Cream Stand
2006 - Charlie Cheney
It's Friday night
I'm feeling like a really big man
With a pocket full of quarters
And a snow cone in my hand
I'm leaning on the juke box
Pounding on the arcade games
Watching Sal burn burgers
On his world famous charcoal flames
There's a pom-pom squad
In the booth in the corner
Shook-a-shooka boom-bah
Sal rolls his eyes
Because all they drink is water
It's Friday night at the ice cream stand
It's Friday night at the ice cream stand
The alpha-sig girls
Just drove in from college
One got her daddy's car
She's using up the privilege
Her hair's dyed blonde
Her lipstick's a frosted rose
She's painting the ceiling
With the rouge from her upturned nose
That pom-pom squad
In the booth in the corner
Shook-a-shooka boom-bah
Are all dreamin' 'bout bein'
Alpha-sig girls next quarter
It's Friday night at the ice cream stand
It's Friday night at the ice cream stand
This is better than being at home
This is better than being alone
Being alone...
Johnny's in the lot
Pitchin' pennies with the vagrants
They're bleedin' him dry
But what the hell
It's just a couple of cents
Me I'm living large
With a burger on a barstool
I'm jawing with Sal
Acting like the royal court fool
That pom-pom squad
In the booth in the corner
Shook-a shooka boom-bah
Are all gettin' up to leave
They're primping in the mirror
It's Friday night at the ice cream stand
It's Friday night at the ice cream stand
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This Lyric is #139
Just A Cowboy at Heart
2004 David Wells
He's got a big cowboy hat he wears
And he's got a pearl button shirt
His blue jeans are faded his boots are broke in
And covered with just enough dirt
Yes, he drives a pick-up
And its got a gun rack and he plays a little guitar
But he's never been close to Dallas or Houston
He's only a cowboy at heart
<Chorus>
Yodel-ay he's a cowboy at heart
Yodel-oh who is playing a part
Yodel-ay he's a cowboy deep down inside him
He's only a cowboy at heart
Now he's got every record Hank ever wrote
He knows all of those words to the tunes
He loves puppies and babies
Drinks beer on week-ends
And there ain't a favor he wouldn't do
And he likes the old west and all of them stories
Louis Lamoure has written his part
But he's never been close to El Paso or Waco
He's only a cowboy at heart
<Chorus>
He'll never be famous like Waylon or Willie
But he's a star just the same to his wife
And she loves her cowboy and he loves his bride
And they're having the time of their lives
The neighbors all like him, his handshakes a promise
He means what he says from the start
So if he's not a cowboy according to cowboys
He's more than a cowboy at heart
Yodel-ay he's a cowboy at heart
Yodel-oh who is playing a part
Yodel-ay he's a cowboy deep down inside him
He's only a cowboy at heart
Yodel-ay-he yodel-oh-who
Yodel-ay-he oh-who-he
Yodel-ay-he yodel-oh-who
Yodel-ay-he oh-who-he
So if he's not a cowboy according to cowboys
He's more than a cowboy at heart
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This Lyric is #140
The Love Residing Daily
Phil Darkins 2001
If he wrote a song about you, could he clearly say
The way your sweetness touches him just like it did today?
The loving for no asking you so naturally provide
Astounds him every time hes wise enough to put aside
The cares & troubles he perceives to be of some import
When truth be told and clearly seen theyre nothing of the sort
Before his eyes were opened he would blindly curse & swear
Expressing mainly anger from some source he knew not where
His deepest delving only served to fuel that fervent fire
Until exhausted unconsciously deigning to retire
All throughout such tirades there would play a tragic scene
The likes of which a blindly raging man had never seen.
Til somewhere deep inside him, a voice would faintly say
Open up your eyes & ears and take whats here today.
Now with eyes a-glistening and cheerfully wide open
And ears a-patient listening to what is simply spoken
He gladly takes whats offered in the spirit its intended
And finds himself feeling strangely silent and contented
Oh why so hard to turn and see
The love residing daily here for me?
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This Lyric is #141
silent
by Adriana Roze, for the Endless
(c)Queen of the Moon Music BMI
night has day surrounded
but you are wide awake
a subtle supplication
the quiet call of Grace
for you to dream
keep dreaming
dream
of Peace
please
this year for you
was a shaken sphere
the months got lost
from there to here
you had to watch your star burn by
no net to carry you away this time
this is the rest of our lives
all of our Cassandras
had blinders on their eyes, but
the tree of life
will bear fruit in time
the tree of life
will bear fruit in time
and dream
keep dreaming
dream
of Peace
please
the worm across the world
is spinning her silken thread
the lines of fear and love
connecting in your head
this year for you
is not yet done
the lines you crossed
can be redrawn
light speeds faster than its absence
you want love
but you're out of practice
fill this silent night
with your dovesong
don't let this night go silent
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This Lyric is #142
SAVING GRACE
Copyright 2006 Barbara Wilkinson and Sonya Wood
(CHORUS)
LETTING GO AND SAVING GRACE,
SHES FOUND A JUMPING OFF PLACE
EVERY YEAR AND MILE AND ROAD
ARE JUST THE LINES, UPON THE MAP, UPON HER FACE
SHE CAN SEE IT NOW, SOMEHOW
LETTING GO AND SAVING GRACE
HE HOLDS GRACE DOWN, AS A PICK ME UP
DO IT LONG ENOUGH, SHELL GIVE UP
WHAT HE THINKS
WONT COME UNDONE
JUST CRAWLED INTO A RUN
(REPEAT CHORUS)
LETTING GO AND SAVING GRACE,
SHES FOUND A JUMPING OFF PLACE
EVERY YEAR AND MILE AND ROAD
ARE JUST THE LINES, UPON THE MAP, UPON HER FACE
SHE CAN SEE IT NOW
LETTING GO AND SAVING GRACE
(BRIDGE)
YEARS OF MAKING UP REASONS TO LOVE HIM
JUST BECAUSE ITS WHAT SHES USED TO
SHES GONNA CHANGE THINGS, OPEN THE DOOR
SHE DONT CARE, WHAT HE DOES ANYMORE
SHELL TAKE HIS OFFER
MAN, HES GONNA WATCH HER
CHORUS OUT
LETTING GO AND SAVING GRACE,
SHES FOUND A JUMPING OFF PLACE
EVERY YEAR AND MILE AND ROAD
ARE JUST THE LINES, UPON THE MAP, UPON HER FACE
SHE CAN SEE IT NOW
TAG
LETTING GO AND SAVING GRACE
copyright 2006
Barbara Wilkinson
Sonya Wood
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This Lyric is #143
Were did you love go by Dennis Davey
Verse 1
Your love for me there is no more
There is something in its place
A problem or a boy perhaps
It seems to be the base
Verse 2
Remember all the fun we had
The promises we shared
That has all ended now
You really hadn't care
Verse 3
Each night before I go to bed
I pray to God above
To please protect you and keep you safe
You are my only love
Verse 4
I pray that He may shower you
With blessings of His own
I pray that He may keep you safe
And bring you safety home
End verse
Your love for me there is no more
There is something in its place
A problem or a boy perhaps
It seems to be the base
Lyrics by Dennis Davey
written 8/15/70
copyright 1970
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This Lyric is #144
Phases
Phases evolution
Time changes
Drifting structure
Media arranges
Greenhouse effect
Micro-waves
Hey what to do
Back to the caves
Painted pictures on the wall
Animals men large and small
Stories were told history recorded
Missile afar mission aborted
War and more
Dying children
Corporate corruption
Political persuasion
Endangered creatures
Self righteous preachers
Hey I say
Back to the ancient ways
Painted pictures on the wall
Animals men large and small
Stories were told history recorded
Missile afar mission aborted
Bridge:
Phases in the world,
Phases throughout time
Phases of the season
The reason in the rhyme
Economic suicide,
Environmental genocide
Phases evolution
Time changes
Drifting structure
Media arranges
Greenhouse effect
Micro-waves
Hey what to do
Back to the caves
Chorus Out
Words and Music by Brentwood
aka
Michael Brent Haynes
Copyright Unique Musique Worldwide 2006
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This Lyric is #145
Oil Barons
Asphalt or concrete, highways and backstreets
Billions of gallons, mile after mile,
Rubber on pavement oil enslavement,
Keep cracking that carbon year after year.
Barons of oil building their empires
Euros or dollars? prices climb higher.
Blood of our planet sold by the barrel;
Invisible hand becomes Iron Fist.
Limited sources, strong market forces
The work of the many brings wealth for the few
Internal combustion; outdated destruction
Change gears to forward, turn to the new.
REPEAT Chorus
Im not a fossil, let me fill your tank.
Keep it flowin keep it rollin
Keep it pumpin keep it speedin
Yeaheah % %
Written By;
Taylor Webb
William Durham
Kenny Stephenson
Vinnie Velardi
Copyright 2006
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This Lyric is #146
The Falling Ascent
2005 By: Pollard Wright Berrier
have mercy
they dont know
have mercy
they dont see
they are the weak playing the part of the strong
they are the past leading the future along
they are the voice leading you and i to the slaughter
they are the reflection of everything that we have created
so have mercy
no, they dont know
have mercy, mercy, mercy
wake up
theres no time to fall asleep
arise and flee from the falling ascent
wake up
no time to drown in your sleep
arise
flee from the falling ascent
troubled times, we must be blind
we cant go down this road again
you know why
troubled times, we must be blind
we cant go dont this road again
you know why
because yesterday is broken
hands tied to feet
the cool eyes of morning
must be slipping away
and im not used to smiling
at the pure velveteen sun
without first kissing the moon
hello, goodbye, anon
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This Lyric is #147
Looking for America
Drove through a small town, with quiet dusty roads
The whole town took the day off for a carnival
Nice to know there's towns like this
These are the places that I miss
God bless America, sea to shining sea
Sometimes it feels like we've forgotten to be free
I know you're out there and I'll find you again
To see if you're the same as you've always been
Saw a man walking down an empty road
Shoulders stooped from years of heavy loads
I asked him "hey mister, you need a ride"
He said "there's no hurry, time's on my side"
God bless America, sea to shining sea
Don't you forget about those simple folk like me
I know you're out there and I'll find you again
To see if you're the same as you've always been
Drove into a seaport - or it was one bygone day
Where all the fishing boats sat anchored in the bay
Close to heaven as it gets
Lost in a time we shouldn't forget
God bless America, yeah sea to shining sea
Home of the brave and land of the free
I know you're out there, I hope I find you again
But will you be the same as you've always been?
(c) Walker Caine Music (ASCAP)
Lyrics - Walker Caine
Music - W. Caine, G. Laney
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This Lyric is #148
Ladybug
(c)2loose Productions - 2006
Written by George Einar Nelson
She came to me in the black lagoon
Sixteen eyes reflect the moon
Tried to scream she held me tight
Insect arms and deadly bite
Stars came out in bloodshot skies
Thick black hair to wipe me dry
She dragged me limp to her insect tomb
Den of Hell her silky womb
Ladybug, ladybug, take me home
So much better than dying alone
I want you ladybug
Grind your black stilettos
Grind them down to my bones
I beheld the fangs of death
I inhaled my last good breath
She spit her venom; rolled me out
To complete the journey to her big black mouth
I slipped inside her warm embrace
I melt in the Hell of this disgrace
If love is a god; deaths a drug
I have loved a crimson bug
Ladybug, ladybug, take me home
So much better than dying alone
I want you ladybug
Grind your black stilettos
Grind them down to my bones
In the sands of time we said goodbye
My time had come my eyes were dry
In the lair she dug my grave
So erotic, so depraved
I travel now against the wind
And the tides of the hive that suck me in
I once had a lady who was twice my size
With a poison tongue and blood red eyes
Ladybug, ladybug, take me home
So much better than dying alone
I want you ladybug
Grind your black stilettos
Grind them down to my bones
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This Lyric is #149
EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY
Every day
Every day is a new day.
So long as the earth endures
Seedtime and harvest
Cold and heat, summer and winter
Day and night shall not cease
Some wrongs I cant right
But if day follows night
I can start again, I can start again
When my harvest is fear
Fear and anger and tears
I can plant again, I can plant again
Every day
If the tide hits the shore
Bringing waves in a roar
I can float again, I can float again
If the sun warms away
The waters of today
I can try again, I can try again
Summer follows winter
Day turns into night
Ice melts down to waterfalls
And grass grows green and bright
Every day
Robin Paglia-Dennis
10/05
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This Lyric is #150
Glad You Do
Margaret MacDonald December 2005
V1
You are the crack that lets the light in
The corner of my room
You are the laugh that breaks the silence
Of my solitary mood
I am the screaming sirens
In the middle of the night
I am the broken bottle, the gash
That just wont heal right
CH
Im not asking you to save me
You know that I am not good for you
I dont know why you stay with me
But Im glad you do
V2
Youre every sane thought in my head
Struggling to be heard
Your letters scattered on my desk
Are full of your wise words
I am the peeling wallpaper
Im the clothes strewn round the room
Im the scorch mark on your collar
Im the Chaos Theory proved
CH
Im not asking you to save me
You know that I am not good for you
I dont know why you stay with me
But Im glad you do
BR
Reaching for your hand to hold
I rest my head on your shoulder
Say Im sorry as usual
And hope that you dont go
Please dont go
V3
Im all the rage this season
A wildfire out of control
You are the soothing voice of reason
That echoes through my soul
Im always saying the wrong thing or
Singing the wrong tune
It must be so embarrassing
Another conversation ruined
CH
Im not asking you to save me
You know that Im not good for you
I dont know why you stay with me
But Im glad you do
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This Lyric is #151
I Can't Shake the Dust Off These Boots Any More
Lyric and Melody by Will Dudley 2005
I can't shake the dust off these boots any more,
They been down too many back roads, out too many doors.
I left pieces of me behind...
there's pieces in places I'll never find again...
but oh my friend
I have lived this life how I chose from the start
I bit the dust and I plucked the rose, I
held the moon right to my heart
I lost it all in just one throw
Still I held on to my soul
It ain't in the bargain
It goes with me when I go
I can't shake the dust off these boots any more
They've been down too many highways,
Walked too many floors
But still there's places I've yet to find
Memories I've got to make before my time
I can't shake the dust off these boots any more
Sometimes I wonder how I thought I could and that's for sure.
Cause these dusty boots remind me of those friends I left behind me
Trails ahead I'll never find, and the path I see that winds before me...
I can't shake the dust off of these boots any more...
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This Lyric is #152
Salt of the Fallen Tear
Stan Loh April 28, 2006
Verse 1
Salt of the fallen tear,
Traces of bitterness,
Laden with emptiness,
Mixed with darkened fear.
Verse 2
Shards of a broken mind,
Pieces so sharp they cut,
Wounded and guessing whats,
Crawling right behind.
Chorus
Its no good to fight it,
You dont know how to win,
No amount of blues and beer,
Can sweeten the salt of the fallen tear
Bridge
Alone you stand no chance,
Someone could hold your hand,
Shell bring you back to land,
Where youll find romance.
Shell wipe away your tears,
In her youll find no fault,
Shake away the bitter salt,
Shell be there.
Chorus
Its no good to fight it,
You dont know how to win,
No amount of blues and beer,
Can sweeten the salt of the fallen tear
Instrumental
Verse 3
Forget your crazy past,
Tear down the fractured wall,
Open a brand new hall,
To a great contrast.
Chorus 2
Shes so good, shes got it,
She just knows how to win,
Together you will hear,
The sweet bells of those joyous tears.
Outro
Together you will hear,
The sweet bells of those joyous tears.
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This Lyric is #153
CRUMBS
R. Yeardley, M. Brandt
He comes home, slams the door,
like a thousand times before
His wifes hello he doesnt hear,
hes only glad the kids arent near
Theyre upstairs hiding in their rooms,
escaping into their cartoons
Hes not one to be around.
Quiet now, not a sound.
An hour ago, a different stance,
pressing flesh, the corporate dance.
Can they tell that its a trial
to maintain this hollow smile?
There are those who arent beguiled.
The family knows whats behind the smile.
Raised on myths of mans control,
and dreams of power, which few can hold
This success he cannot find,
still the years upon him grind.
Control is lost, he must bend and fold
to fit into the corporate mold.
Not everyone gets the cream
on the dark side of the American dream.
Nightmares are in there too,
and those that shouldnt suffer are the ones that do.
To his tormentors he dare not frown,
but his family feels the wrath come down.
It surrounds them all the while,
The family knows whats behind the smile.
They dont understand the reality to be a success.
They are weak.
To get ahead you must be tough,
but even this may not be enough.
Shirt and tie, suit neatly pressed,
without a smile youre not fully dressed.
What caring he has goes in works direction,
whats left are crumbs of affection.
Past the door he wears a frown,
does he realize how things go round.
His kids cower, just as he was ground.
Does he know what hes passing down?
His legacy will not be mild.
The family knows whats behind the smile.
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This Lyric is #154
The Body (c) 2006 The New Dawn (Dan Bazzy)
In the beginning, we all stood as one,
The earthly body, of Christ the Son,
But somehow we stumbled, although the path was lit,
And religion was born, when the body split.
They say they are Christians, and they know the Son,
Cause they are the body, the only one,
And all other Chritians, are misguided and wrong,
As the body weakens, religion grows strong.
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CHORUS
We are part of the body, part of the whole,
Part of the heart, and part of the soul,
But with every division, a new religion begins,
When the body splits, the Darkone wins.
___________________________________________
I pray for the day, when we all stand as one,
The unified body, of Christ the Son,
My brothers and sisters, we'll just be Christians again,
And to the Darkone's sorrow, the body will win.
CHORUS
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This Lyric is #155
Take Me Back (c)2004
by Kevin Neal
Verse:
Why did I turn away from you
I found in you such joy and peace
But I turned away
It's hard for me to just believe
You're standing there, arms open wide
But I'm here to say
Chorus:
Lord take me back to the way
Back to the way it was
My life hasn't been the same since I left you
Please take me back So I can be close to you
And my life can be made brand new
Lord I need you
Verse 2:
I was too blind but now I see
I hurt myself by hurting you
Now I realize
You waited on me patiently
Such precious time has slipped away
Now I'm here to stay
Chorus:
Lord take me back to the way
Back to the way it was
My life hasn't been the same since I left you
Please take me back So I can be close to you
And my life can be made brand new
Lord I need you
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This Lyric is #156
TEJANITA
2006 Mike Surratt (Eclectic Coalition Publishing/ASCAP)
I was sitting in a bar near Mexico ,
Thinking of a love I had from long ago
She had told me that she no longer cared.
I was all alone and life was not so fair
So, I drank till I could not feel the heat
when I noticed a new face that was so sweet
She walked right towards the nearby chair ,
With her golden eyes and hair
Then she wiped a small tear from her cheek
Whats the matter Tejanita?
Would you like a Margerita?
At that time, my life became complete
===
We talked and shared a dancing soft embrace
I finally brought a smile back to her face
She told me that she had a broken heart
I told her we both found a brand new start
Its a moment of my life that night in May
When my Tejanita took my blues away
She sat right down by my chair
With her golden eyes and hair
I still think about that special day
My one love my Tejanita
Why did the angels need ya
Some day we will meet again they say
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This Lyric is #157
One
By Pamela Chappell
What if we are one, and there is no one else?
What if what I do to you Im doing to myself?
What if we are waves in one big rolling sea,
Grains of sand along the shore,
Part of something that is more than you and me?
What if we are one?
What if we are angels, sent to one another?
What difference would it make everyday
In the way we treat each other?
What if we could love without a trace of fear,
Seeing deep inside the soul,
Not the broken, but the whole, the bright, the
clear?
What if we are angels?
What if all our differences mean nothing at all
Just a wrinkle, or another shade of blue?
And in this song were singing, its the same old
melody,
Were just putting on a harmony or two.
What if we are one, and there is no one else?
What if what I do to you Im doing to myself?
What if we could see the world as it can be,
When all war and hunger cease,
And we have the kind of peace that sets us free?
What if we are one?
One.
Pamela Chappell 10/15/04 Big Blue Water Productions
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This Lyric is #158
Take that smile and give it back you've been using it.Tell me that you don't know what you've done with it since you've gone.
The days are too short or maybe too long for me to think about it.
The days are not my own when I think of the times we had.
(chorus)Set your sail catch that wind sail on home.Tall white sail bright blue sky sail on by.
Lets dance the dance of the last ones there lets not cry
Lets go to where we should have gone where the world can't touch the spirit of our time.
All the days and all the smiles and all the fights are gone.
So don't look back.Don't look at all.
Set your sail etc.
This song is called Set your sail copyright Tim Jeferson 2003
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This Lyric is #159
Chablis by Victoria Pennock
Riding high on trust again, trying hard not to let the day do by
Only you can heal my war wounds, only you can touch the sun
So Ill take another cigar now, cant breathe the air anyway.
Need to get out of this city, & really let my heart go free.
Chorus:
Wait and see, its gonna be, alright (2x)
Jaded by the way you move me, haunted by the way you love
Never ending stories tell me, youd crush my heart in the end
Wander out past reality, fall deep in imagination
The skys still grey and blue smoke, cant breathe, gotta get out
Double chorus
Lead
Chorus
Split between heaven and hell, only glory rides the wind
The city grows and closes at will, never again, I say never
Want to hold you in the night, perfect for All Hallows Eve
In a space between night and day well disappear without the world
Double chorus
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This Lyric is #160
SHRIMP FRIED RICE
(Words & music by Nomi Yah)
(Verse 1)
Youre the only one who really really really checks for me
Most people dont even get close enough to even get next to me
You write me a rhyme, you find me the time, youre never too vexed with me
You write me a poem, you follow me home, you know how to flex with me
When Im hungry, you spend your money, buy a shrimp-fried rice for me
When Im sick with a fever, you get a lemon-squeezer, mix sugar, water and ice for me
When Im lonely, you call on the phone and the tone of your voice is nice to me
When Im getting unsure, youre giving encouragement, good advice to me
(Chorus)
If I was in Paradise, I would be home.
I would be holding you, I would be holding you now.
(Verse 2)
Youre surprising me when you detail, vacuum, wash and gas my car
Youre surprising with a Sobe and an orange-chocolate bar
Youre satisfied, dont want me to change, you like the way things are
In your eyes, Im a superhero, diva and a superstar
You super-size and tantalize me with a shopping spree
You personalize and customize my name with embroidery
When people outside us try to divide us because of jealousy
When they try to bribe us, you take my side, they cant take you away from me
(Chorus)
(Verse 3)
Youre an individual who cant be defined, cant be denied
Youre ever so loyal, never ignore me, keeping me by your side
Though people may think whatever they think, I know Im your bona fide
Whenever we part, I know in my heart well again and again collide
Youre an independent who cant be controlled, youre wild inside
If people just knew you like I know you, they would be surprised
Who cares about them? You and I are best friends, in one another we confide
I prayed, God responded, how were bonded has me mystified
(Chorus)
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This Lyric is #161
That's What Crazy People Do 2004 Louie Fleck
I take a walk with out a coat when it's fifteen below
Stand there on the street muttering to people I don't know
Give a greeting of good morning in the middle of the night
Wishing on a star and then, there are no stars in sight
Bring out the salt and shovel and there's no trace of snow
Unlock and lock the door again, twenty two times in a row
Rush off to Saint Marks again for another Catcher In The Rye
Laugh out loud obscenely, when perhaps I ought to cry
(ch) Say it hardly matters, oh no, When it comes to you, oh no
Admit that I'm in love, dear? Oh no, that's what crazy people do
You might find me wearing Ray-Bans, while reading in the dark
Could even catch me fishing at the frozen fountain in the park
Or clipping words and pictures from a tattered magazine
Driving through the red light or waiting on the green
(ch) Say it hardly matters, oh no You know I'm green and blue, oh no
Admit that I'm in love, dear? Oh no, that's what crazy people do
(br) Two can play this cold game, for all eternity
Win or lose, it's all the same, eventually
I am known to complain about all my non-existent ills
Spend an evening at the fireplace, burning hundred dollar bills
Sleeping in the daytime and leaving on the light (of course)
When everything seems perfect I know it can't be (quite) right
(ch) I'll deny a million times, oh no, As if it weren't true, oh no
Admit that I'm in love, dear? Oh no, that's what crazy people do.
Say it hardly matters, oh no... When it comes to you, oh no
Admit that Im in love dear, oh no, thats what crazy people do,
Thats what crazy people do, thats what crazy people do.
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This Lyric is #162
To Have and To Hold
copyright 2001 James McVay
Together we stood on the hillside
Together we watched as it rained
Our weathered hands locked together
We wept as our land washed away
And it rained forty days and it rained forty nights
It rained like the devil they say
It took all the faith in that mustard seed
Not to give up and walk away
You pull the wagon and Ill pull the plow
If we pull together well make it somehow
And if your wheels broken and my plow wont till
Well walk together to the top of that hill
We saw the ocean before us
So we built an arck with our bones
We gathered the beasts and the babies
And sailed off to find a new home
We followed our hearts through the ages
We tempered our toils with love
We learned about faith from the pages of time
Sent down from heaven above
You pull the anchor and Ill raise the sail
If we pull together how can we fail
And if you grow weary and when I grow old
Well be together to have and to hold
And if you grow weary and when I grow old
Well be together to have and to hold
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This Lyric is #163
MYTHOLOGY
Submitted by
Robert Baker 2006
Sis said she didnt know
Why no one wanted snow
Thought it was the humidity
Makes this frigid sea hang round
Too much snow makes you drift down
Mom thought music was the devils song
Never liked the radio on
Said it made people crazy
Enough to have babies
Who needs it anyway
Feed a feverish mind
Cold nursery rhymes
Chicken soup and hot tea
American mythology
Begins with family
Dads people were strange
Cause they were gypsies or Reds
And if they werent better dead
They were always actin funny
Or out for your money
Feed a feverish mind
Cold nursery rhymes
Chicken soup and hot tea
American mythology
Begins with family
Begins with family
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This Lyric is #164
Except You
( 2006 Teddie Cochran )
I tried so hard to make things right
Just like I always do
I got laid off from work tonight
Seems like I always loose
I never saw that slamming door
Until it was too late to move
I worry about the life weve built
Then I look at you
I see the
Chorus:
Loving in your eyes
Sparkling in the night
Like a beacon on the shore
You fill me full of hope
As everything Ive worked for
Is breaking in two,
Except you
I never saw the boss so up tight
As when he told me the news
Said he wished he could make it right
Just like they always do
I walked out that corporate door
As you pulled up the drive
I wondered what Im gonna do
Then I look at you
I feel the
Chorus:
Loving in your eyes
Sparkling in the night
Like a beacon on the shore
You fill me full of hope
As everything Ive worked for
Is breaking in two,
Except you
As everything Ive worked for
Is breaking in two,
Except you
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This Lyric is #165
ROSALEE
by Robyn Landis 2006
Some kids are born in a life that is simple
plain and ordinary times
Your were torn by a ripple of wrong turns
too many wrongs to make right
They said its okay, not gonna hurt you
Poured us a cocktail of lies
It took the trees down, it took my cells out
Betrayed one more time
Rosalee, Rosalee
Youre called a casualty
Rosalee, I dont agree
cause you were braver than me
Im not happy about what I did there
and you won't let me forget
They called it honor - God calls it murder
He showed us what he meant
But no one sees it - makes the connection
that you proved their disgrace
A nightmare made you, and took your birthright
At least you gave it a face
Rosalee, Rosalee
Never held a doll
Rosalee, you look at me
From pictures in the hall
Your mother held me, gave me a reason
Her collar wet with my tears
Shes still my bride and shes still the strong one
after 35 years
Coming home, well, you think its over
New life is just round the bend
But you are poisoned - no one will touch you
and it just dont ever end
Rosalee, Rosalee,
Broken as that world
Rosalee
Dont look at me
Precious little girl
Men who dont go there sit in their armchairs
They count the money we stole
I just get time to recount these crimes
You counted more than you know
Too many things they can take from a man
Too many ways to die
For you I drank and for you I stopped and
for you I learned how to cry
Rosalee, Rosalee,
Broke my heart, healed it too
Rosalee, I hated me
But I swear I loved you
I fought a war, then I fought many others
I fought to take care of you
Just one more battle they turned away from
They said not much we can do
The day they sent us the final papers
paid us what you deserved
Youd been gone then for half a year
and thats how justice is served
Rosalee, Rosalee
Im doing hard time
Rosalee, you looked like me
if you looked inside
I still dream of roads through the jungle
and the one by our door
A special driveway for Rosies wheelchair
The bus dont stop here no more
Alls fair in warfare - nothing but shame there
Youll never be all you can be
I am a good man - we did some bad things
Agent Orange and me
But Rosalee, Rosalee
beautiful to me
Rosalee, Im glad youre free
The way that Ill never be
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This Lyric is #166
Ballerina Beautiful
Patricia Baker, BMI2006
The attic was cold and dusty
Cobwebs dangled along the beams
Found a friend Id almost forgotten
I used to tell her all my dreams
For years she laid there wondering
If I would ever return
Her face was just as pretty
And she was still my dancing girl
Chorus
She was ballerina beautiful in crisp crinoline and lace
She danced Lauras Theme and Ode To Joy with ballerina grace
Her sweet innocent expression brought tears to my eyes
Still as ballerina beautiful as back then when I was shy
The fragrant smell of cedar
Took me back to such happy times
I didnt know how much Id missed
Soft music box lullabies
A treasure from my childhood
Tucked to the back of the drawer
But this time I took her with me
We danced across the attic floor
Shes still ballerina beautiful in crisp crinoline and lace
She dances Lauras Theme and Ode To Joy with ballerina grace
Her sweet innocent expression makes me laugh until I cry
Ballerina beautiful she makes me feel so young inside
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This Lyric is #167
The Closest Thing to Prayin'
By Joe Kowan, 2005
I was circumsized,
not by a doctor but by some old guy
with a black hat and a shaky hand
who rubbed his beard and drank a glass of wine.
But it's just as well,
cause half the world's already dammed to hell,
for taking the wrong kind of bath when they were kids,
Holy water under the bridge,
and it's just as well,
'Cause it don't hurt and I don't feel no pain,
sometimes when I jerk off I scream God's name in vain.
and that's the closest that I think I've come to prayin'
I was not chosen by some other-worldly being
and when I saw the light, it came from inside of my TV
and I will mention though it hurts me so to say,
that Moses parted the red sea and then he joined the NRA.
And all the prophets I have known,
are sponsored by the state and living in group homes,
given pills and electric shocks to clear
the visions from their brains.
and that's the closest that they'll ever come to prayin'
---------------------
Hallelujah,
what's it to ya.
I can see right though ya.
and I don't care where I go to when I die
and I want to get a tattoo on my eye
of angels who have been consumed by flames.
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I am not waiting for the savior to descend,
I asked my mom she said I can't be born again,
once was enough for her, and I will never ever understand
How in the name of God that people go and kill their fellow man.
Well I have hopes and I have dreams,
I love my friends with every molecule and follicle and gene,
Sometimes I look up to the moon and make a wish I guess I'm sayin',
that it's the closest that I think I've come to prayin'
---------------------
Hallelujah,
what's it to ya.
I can see right though ya.
and I'll get on my knees and kiss the ground
cause when you sleep you hardly make a sound
and sometimes i'm afraid you've slipped away.
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So when the light spills through the stained glass windowpanes,
I'll know that beauty comes from ordinary folks
with swollen hearts and dreams of art, and when the sunlight hits the rain,
Well that's the closest that I'll ever come to prayin'.
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This Lyric is #168
HOME WHERE YOU BELONG
Words & Music by Rachel Harvey
Wandering
Into a world of rush and hurry
You don't have time to think about
The one you left behind.
I'm wondering
I wonder if you worry
And have you found the answers to
Those questions in your mind?
My heart remembers long ago
The way it used to be
It's bursting to feel again
The love you gave to me
(And I just want to)
Tell you that I love you
Tell you how I care
And if you'll only call on me
My love is always there
Maybe we can find the answer
To where that love went wrong
So won't you please come home
Where you belong?
Won't you please come home...
Where you belong?
Come back to me
Our love can last forever
And the burning fire of bitterness
Is more than you should bear
Tenderly
We'll put them back together
For the pieces of a broken love
Are not beyond repair
My heart remembers long ago
The way it used to be
And I miss the special part of you
That once was part of me...
(And I just want to)
Tell you that I love you
Tell you how I care
And if you'll only call on me
My love is always there
Maybe we can find the answer
To where that love went wrong
So won't you please come home
Where you belong?
Won't you please come home...
Where you belong?
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This Lyric is #169
Amy (or Someone Like Her) (c) 1987 Jerry R. Teter
vs1
She's the kind of woman who forever attacts your glance
Not exactly pretty But something really sultry
Sexy
She's draped in black
Sensual
In her posture and her touch
Yeah, she's the kind to be alone with
Get stoned with
Chorus
And though I never really knew her
I ...
I coulda really loved that Amy
Amy Amy Amy
vs2
She's got european eyes
That look through your heart
But something in her smile reads you mind
Sexy
In a voice
Sensual
In her posture and her touch
Yeah, she gives you
haunted dreams
wet sheets
(chorus)
brk
Or someone like her
Where can I find one
Oh someone like her
Where can I find my
Amy
vs3
She wears a different crown
Not exactly your type
But something daring
Sexy
In her posture and her touch
Sensual
In your deepest dreams
She'll give you fond regrets
And sentimental bliss
(chorus)
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This Lyric is #170
Highlights
Douglas Campbell
(C)2006 Crosstrax CMI Music
Highlights floating past my mirror, holding reflections of time
Wasted days and wasted women running fears through my mind
Gone so far a million miles from home,
Nickels and dimes, still in the red
All the basic needs are there,
Nothing more can be said.
Loving every minute of your every waking day
I wish wed made it farther, no stops along the way
Post mortem deliveries made by someone else
Cancelled city concerts lay hidden on the shelf
Wont you take me far away from here, above the noisy din
Candle lights and neon signs keep burning from within.
Ive got fifteen million singers and a high wire walkers act
And I cannot hear the rantings of the cute aristocrats
But your mother keeps on telling you, youre face aint where its at
So youve got one resolution and thats to find out where youre at
Youve got highlights for a mother, star lights for a home
Whiskey for a father, you never are alone
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This Lyric is #171
MIDNIGHT BLUES
COPYRIGHT 2004 WILLIAM W. MARTIN
BMI 4252263
NIGHT WINDS WHISPER THROUGH THE TREES
A LULLABY OF GENTLE BREEZE
MIDNIGHT LONLY MIDNIGHT SAD MIDNIGHT BLUES
CRYSTAL STARS IN A VELVET SKY
TWINKLE THEIR EYES AS I CRY
MIDNIGHT LONLY MIDNIGHT SAD MIDNIGHT BLUES
CHORUS
WELL, THERE'S JUST SOMETHING ABOUT THE NIGHT
FILLS ALL US LITTLE BOY HEARTS WITH FRIGHT
NO WE CAN'T, HEY UNDERSTAND WHAT WE DO NOT KNOW
WHAT EVER YOU DECIDE TO DO
YOU'LL NEVER DESTROY OUR LOVE FOR YOU
MIDNIGHT LONLY MIDNIGHT SAD MIDNIGHT BLUES
OUR SON WAKES AND STARTS TO CRY
HE ASKS FOR YOU AND I LIE
MIDNIGHT LONLY MIDNIGHT SAD MIDNIGHT BLUES
I HOLD HIM TIGHT TILL HE'S ASLEEP
NOW ITS MY TIME TO WEEP
MIDNIGHT LONLY MIDNIGHT SAD MIDNIGHT BLUES
(CHORUS)
CAR LIGHTS DANCE THEIR LOVE AFFAIR
ON THE WALL BOVE YOUR EMPTY CHAIR
MIDNIGHT LONLY MIDNIGHT SAD MIDNIGHT BLUES
YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN HOME BY TWELVE BEFORE
DOES YOU NEW LOVER NEED YOU MORE
MIDNIGHT LONLY MIDNIGHT SAD MIDNIGHT BLUES
(CHORUS)
COPYRIGHT 2004 WILLIAM W. MARTIN
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This Lyric is #172
I Love You Evermore
(Original Wedding Song)
by Brian Ford
1986 Brian Ford Music
I thank the Lord for He has brought us together
And I choose you this day to be my lady forever
And you know Ive always dreamed
Of that special someone who could make all my
Dreams come true
And God has given me so much more
Than I could ever dream of
He gave me you
(Chorus)
And everyday I give my life to you
I will always be by your side
I will always take good care of you
For you I would die
And as we stand here in the presence
Of Jesus Christ our Lord
I proclaim to the world
I Love You Evermore
I know God has called us to be
Man and Wife
To never be as two again
To no longer live separate lives
And today we join as one flesh to never be apart
Just as we join the two flames of the candles
So will we join our hearts
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This Lyric is #173
MAKE ME FEEL SO GOOD
VERSE:
Another night alone
Another day with you gone
Empty glass in my hand
Live to be a hundred, never understand
How this happened
Me losing you
VERSE:
Another memory
Just crossed my mind, wish I could be
In your arms feel your touch
Miss you so bad but I never give up
Believing youll come back
Need you so bad
CHORUS:
Make me, make me, you make me feel so good, baby
Only I could, I would, I would fly
Back to your loving arms
Tender kisses, all your sweet charms
You make me feel so good
VERSE:
Another week goes by
Only thought here on my mind
Youll start to miss me too
Telephone will ring, it will be you
I will fly
To your loving arms
(can sing chorus here or go to bridge and then chorus)
BRIDGE:
Make me feel good
Like true love should
Oh, baby, way you make me feel (chorus to end)
2006
Finis: 2-21-2006
Lyrics: Lana Sprague and LV Dabbs
Melody and vocals: Lana Sprague
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This Lyric is #174
Garbage Day
c 2005 Susan Lynne Sorensen
I've found it
It was deep in the sofa
Dust and sticky things cover it now
I want to feel excited
I want it to tug at my soul
But no, and it goes
Back in the garbage
I've lost it
All I do is just sit here
Watching my garbage grow higher and higher
When I least expect it
I know it will overcome me
And I will be
Lost in the garbage
But wait!
Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!
It's garbage day!
My knight in shining armor is here
Okay, lift it up, let it fall
Take it all, take it all
And save me
I'm happy
I have put on a new dress
I have practised the word "yes"
Until it is mine
There's a knock on my door
This is my moment
I'm ready and willing
Life is for filling
Until the garbage comes back
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This Lyric is #175
The Best Years of my Life
By
Stephen D. Sloan copyright 2005
Were starting out so in love
Full of hopes and dreams
Of how our lives will be
And though our dreams may change
Our love will remain
Giving me the strength
To be the man I want to be
Thank you for taking me for better and for worse
Thank you for having me to love and to hold
There hasnt been a prouder man since you became my wife
So darling
I want to thank you
For giving me
The best years of my life
The best years of my life
The best years of my life
The best years of my life
I didnt know
My love for you could grow
Stronger than when we said, I do
But now my heart overflows
With the respect and the love
I have for you
And the wonderful things that you do
Thank you for taking me for better and for worse
Thank you for having me to love and to hold
There hasnt been a prouder man since you became my wife
So darling
I want to thank you
For giving me
The best years of my life
The best years of my life
The best years of my life
The best years of my life
The best years of my life
The best years of my life
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This Lyric is #176
JESUS WAS A BACHELOR
2004 Greg Tamblyn
The man I most admire spread love throughout his world
The man I most admire didn't mess with girls
He looked around, saw the deal, said I can't do this
I'm gonna get my 12 best buds, go drink wine, and fish
Jesus was a bachelor, and so was Buddha too
Could it be that they knew something more than me and you
Buddha cut the ties that bind and headed for Nirvana
Women tried to marry Jesus, but he said I don't wanna
Relationships take lots of time and compromise at best
Maybe all the saints knew they could never pass that test
Take Mother Teresa, she chose good works instead
They say nuns all marry Jesus, but, well, he's dead
Jesus was a bachelor, and so was Buddha too
Could it be that they knew something more than me and you
Buddha chose enlightenment over married life
Jesus couldn't save mankind, and satisfy a wife
So if all your friends are saying I do, but you just won't
Take comfort in the fact that even Jesus said I don't
If you want to set your sights on more ethereal worlds
Don't let your lower chakras chase material boys and girls
Jesus was a bachelor, and so was Buddha too
Could it be that they knew something more than me and you
Buddha left his family for much less worldly pastures
Jesus was too busy getting ready for the rapture
Some folks now dispute this thought that Jesus was unwed
A rabbi, single? in those days? there is no way, theyve said
As for me I think the way of partnering is best
Id like to be enightened and still be having (___)
Jesus was a bachelor, well maybe, maybe not
Maybe he was married, and that church in Rome forgot
Some say Mary Magdalene was wife and apostle
I dont know what you think, but I say hey, its possible
Theres one more possibility we should not overlook
Maybe theres another way that Jesus was mistook
I know what Im suggesting is not what some want to hear
But if it troubles you, then its not love you feel but fear
If Jesus was a bachelor, then maybe he was gay
That would be quite frightening for some Christians today
They'd like to ban gay marriage, but the Bibles been misconstrued
What kind of Christianity judges and excludes?
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This Lyric is #177
River of Regret
Writers: Bruce Scism / Beth Scism / Gary Best
VERSE 1
LAY MY HEAD ON A PILLOW SOFT WITH DOWN
TRACES OF HER PERFUME CAN STILL BE FOUND
SLEEP WILL SOON COME FOR ME
DREAMS OF HER FLOW SO EASILY
VERSE 2
IN THE MORNING I WILL RAISE MY WEARY HEAD
STUMBLE OVER THINGS I LEFT UNSAID
IN THE KITCHEN I TURN TO SEE
AN EMPTY ROOM WHERE MY LOVE USED TO BE
CHORUS
I WADE THROUGH A RIVER OF REGRET
EACH NIGHT I PUT HER MEMORY TO BED
WITHOUT HER BY MY SIDE, A PART OF ME HAS DIED
AND HER TENDERNESS I NEVER WILL FORGET
VERSE 3
DAYLIGHT COMES SNEAKING THROUGH THE DOOR
BOUND TO LEAVE ITS FOOTPRINT ON MY FLOOR
A SUNNY DAY WILL SHINE
ONE DAY IM SURE IT WILL BE MINE
REPEAT CHORUS
TAG
AND HER TENDERNESS I NEVER WILL FORGET
2006
Bruce Scism
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This Lyric is #178
I GAVE UP ON NASHVILLE
copyright 2004 Trent Holloway
Hey Porter, Hey Porter what time is it?
Porter don't say nothin', he just looks the other way
You know once upon a time in Nashville, the Man in Black couldn't even get the time of day
I looked for you on the radio, but it was lookin' like you were gone
And if they'd do you like that, they ain't gonna do me anyway but wrong
Roll on to Dyess, Roll on to Dyess, Arkansas
Roll on to Dyess, Roll on to Dyess, Arkansas
And if them Nashville boys can catch me, they can all kiss my ass
'Cause I gave up on Nashville when they gave up on Johnny Cash
Ashes to ashes, dust to rust
But we just can't let bygones be
Because a prophet don't turn to dust
He turns into a hundred more like me
The eagle rides the sky, the serpent rides the earth
Death rides the pale horse on the hill
And if I ain't runnin', I'll be ridin' the hell out of Nashville
Roll on to Dyess, Roll on to Dyess, Arkansas
Roll on to Dyess, Roll on to Dyess, Arkansas
And if them Nashville boys can catch me, they can all kiss my ass
'Cause I gave up on Nashville when they gave up on Johnny Cash
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This Lyric is #179
FOUNDATION
(John Harley Weston copyright 2004)
V1
Im standing in a crowded station
Wondering where this life is leading to
Take a different train
But the same destination
Keeps coming up
How will I find my way back to reality
CH
Take the train to Foundation if all else fails
And get off at the points of no return
Wait a while by the banks of contemplation
And welcome back
To reality
V2
I see photographs of beautiful lifestyles on every billboard
But if things dont work out the way you want them to
You can spend your life
Waiting for a revelation
To come to you
What you gonna do
I would
CH
Take the train to Foundation if all else fails
And get off at the points of no return
Wait a while by the banks of contemplation
And welcome back
To reality
MID8
Well Ive come this far to see myself
And now Im here cant do much else
Hey look at me
What do you see
I know life has no guarantees
Well I packed my bags and I closed the door
Took a journey back in to my soul
And I finally found the way back to Reality
And I say hey
FINAL CH
Take the train to Foundation if all else fails
And get off at the points of no return
Wait a while, smell the grass, hug the trees, put out the trash
Youve finally found your way
Back to Reality
Hee Hee
Welcome back
To Reality
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This Lyric is #180
WHY CANT I GO HOME?
Lyrics by Bree Noble & Carol Park 2006
VERSE I:
I clench my fists, say a silent prayer
As I walk along my weekly pilgrimage
I hesitate, not knowing just who Ill find
In that stuffy one room in the Village
She stands from her rocker, her eyes are on fire
But rapture becomes accusation
You didnt say you would be here today
Its the sanest of our conversations.
PRE-CHORUS:
Hysteria sets in
As we drive to the clinic.
Like every other day
Reality gives way
To an endless refrain:
CHORUS:
Where is my suitcase?
I left some things behind.
How did I get here?
Am I losing my mind?
Where am I going
And where did I come from?
Where is my suitcase
And why cant I go home?
VERSE II:
Fragments and pieces locked up in her mind
Her son is a nameless face
Her jumbled thoughts leap to my uncles name
She cowers in disgrace.
Then suddenly sane, her wits are restored
And memory returns a lost child.
Hopeful in finding not all is erased
Our reunion is sweet for a while.
PRE-CHORUS:
But hysteria sets in
Driving home from the clinic
Like every other day
Reality gives way
To an endless refrain:
CHORUS:
Where is my suitcase?
I left some things behind.
How did I get here?
Am I losing my mind?
Where am I going
And where did I come from?
Where is my suitcase
And why cant I go home?
BRIDGE:
And as frustration reaches its peak
Her lips brush softly on my cheek.
Her heart forgets its etiquette.
A fleeting gift Ill never forget
PRE-CHORUS:
Then hysteria sets in
And were back there again
Like every other day
Reality gives way
To an endless refrain:
CHORUS:
Where is my suitcase?
I left some things behind.
How did I get here?
Am I losing my mind?
Where am I going
And where did I come from?
Where is my suitcase
And why cant I go home?
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This Lyric is #181
INCOMPETENT DESIGN
Music and Lyrics by Candy Davis
2006 All Rights Reserved
Chorus: Oh, they talk about intelligent design.
Well, what about the eyeball and the upright human spine?
A bioengineer would to the wastebasket consign
These aforementioned features of incompetent design.
The Bible-thumping preachers see a world of black and white
Where the universe springs forth when God commands, Let there be Light!
Most see Darwins evolution path down which they fear to tread,
But Origin of Species most have never really read!
Chorus: Oh, they talk about "intelligent design."
Well, what about our appendix and unstable lumbar spine?
A bioengineer would to the wastebasket consign
These aforementioned features of incompetent design!
To intimidated teachers in our public schools, beware!
Might as well be 1925 to some school boards out there.
Since creationism blurs the laws dividing church from state,
It now hides in a disguise; pretends its science when it aint!
Chorus: Oh, they talk about "intelligent design."
Well, what about our wisdom teeth and painful lumbar spine? (OW!)
A bioengineer would to the wastebasket consign
These aforementioned features of incompetent design.
Oh, morphology of creatures, plants, and dating of the rocks
And DNA analysis and molecular clocks
Reveal that natural selection, gene flow, gene drift, and mutations
Through years counted in the billions can explain lifes speciations!
Chorus: Oh, they talk about "intelligent design."
Well, what about the platypus? (Designed by committee!)
Ebola? (Kills its own host!)
Wingless birds? (God didnt get it right the first time??)
Tyrannosaurus arms? (Couldnt even reach their own mouths!)
The Irish elk? (Bigger is definitely NOT better!)
. . . and the 90% of all life forms that are now extinct? (We didn't kill them ALL!)
A bioengineer would to the wastebasket consign
These aforementioned features of incompetent design!
These aforementioned creatures of incompetent design!
These aforementioned preachers of incompetent design!
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This Lyric is #182
TITLE: KATHERINE WITH THE CARING EYES
WRITTEN BY: Cole Steven Donovan
Katherine, With The Caring Eyes
*******************************************
Beauty fills the air,
With a hint of roses.
Emotions well inside,
As each person poses.
In the best position,
To hear her voice.
Healing our souls,
Killing the boys.
Katherine,
With the caring eyes.
Smiles as each grown man cries.
Blessing us again tonight,
To share her beautiful light.
Katherine,
With the caring eyes,
Sing me to sleep tonight.
Your voice, caress my soul,
Your charm, hold me tight.
Id dance for you,
But my hearts broken,
Id sing for you,
But Ive lost my mind,
Id play for you,
But my souls aching.
I cant remember,
The last time I cried
Riddled by existence
Our life is yours to hold.
Dont let it go,
Dont let us grow old.
Hold our souls prisoner,
As you free yourself,
Humbled by our insignificance,
Beyond all wealth.
Katherine,
You soul is made of music,
Your life is just a song.
Your passion broke my heart,
The day that you moved on.
Oh, Katherine,
With the caring eyes,
Sing me to sleep tonight.
Id dance for you,
But my hearts broken,
Id sing for you,
But Ive lost my mind,
Id play for you,
But my souls aching.
I cant remember,
The last time I cried
Katherine,
With the caring eyes,
Sing me to sleep tonight.
Your voice can caress my soul,
Your charm may hold me tight.
Let your beauty fill the air,
Let me forget I care.
About the would have beens,
Maybe we should be friends,
If youd only saids,
And now theyre deads.
Riddled by existence
My life is yours to hold.
Dont let it go,
Dont let me grow old.
Id dance for you,
But my hearts broken,
Id sing for you,
But Ive lost my mind,
Id play for you,
But my souls aching.
I cant remember,
The last time I cried
Katherine,
With the caring eyes,
Sing away my life.
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This Lyric is #183
MY FATHER'S ARMS
Lyric by Allison Lynn
Music by Allison Lynn and Gerald Flemming c. 2005
VERSE 1
I'm standing in the playground
While the big kids call me names.
My clothes are wrong. I can't run fast.
I'm left out of their games.
My Father always knows my pain,
And He wipes away my tears.
And lets me know that I belong
Despite my doubts and fears.
CHORUS
My Father's arms are open wide,
And he holds me gently inside them.
When I'm alone, when I'm afraid,
I am safe in my Father's arms.
VERSE 2
I got the call all lovers fear.
It said, "Your husband's gone."
My screams and tears could not be stopped.
The world turned upside-down.
But then my Father reached for me,
And let me cry all night.
He couldn't change my circumstance,
Yet I knew I'd be all right.
CHORUS
My Father's arms are open wide,
And he holds me gently inside them.
When I'm alone, when I'm afraid,
I am safe in my Father's arms.
BRIDGE
My Father-God will keep me
'Cause He hears my smallest prayer.
Till joy comes in the morning,
He'll be there.
CHORUS
My Father's arms are open wide,
And he holds me gently inside them.
When I'm alone, when I'm afraid,
I am safe in my Father's arms.
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This Lyric is #184
OB CITY
by John Wyndham 2004
There's a place that I know
Where the people come and grow
OB City, heavy on my mind
Where the livin's full and easy
And the food is kind of greasy
OB City, folks are feelin' fine
In the race to the place
Where the people feed their face
OB City, doin' oh so well
Where the future is repast
And a fast just doesn't last
OB City, folks are lookin' swell.
OB City, OB City,
Now don't it seem a pity
That the women there are mighty fair
And round and shapely as a pear
In the park, in the dark,
They're eatin' for a lark
OB City, you've gone beyond the mark.
Well, it seemed like a dream
When I ate that chocolate cream
OB City, look out down below
When I pigged out on the fries,
And the pizza and the pies
OB City, what a weigh to go.
Now I know that I tried
All that diet-exercise
OB City, loose your hold on me
But I still eat my fill,
'Cause I lack the human will
OB City, won't you set me free.
OB City, OB City,
Now don't it seem a pity
That a town like that can make you fat
If it ain't so I'll eat my hat
In a plane, in a car,
From anywhere that you are
OB City, it's really not so far.
If you're sexy or you're suave
And you're gettin' kind of large
OB City's beckoning to you
There the folks will think you're neat
Relatively quite petite,
You'll adore it, and the kids will love it too.
OB City, OB City
Now don't it seem a pity
That a town like that can be such fun
You'll end up weighing half a ton
On a plane, in a car,
From anywhere that you are
If you get there,
You know you've gone too far.
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This Lyric is #185
Angels In Atlanta
by Freddie Long
2005 FGL3 Music (ASCAP)
There's a light still on in the judge's chambers
There's a "monster" back inside a cage
There's a wounded widow from Augusta
With a 5-year-old she knew she had to raise
There's a brother who hears it all and can't believe
The kid that kept him out of trouble is the same one on the screen
And there are angels in Atlanta
Who understand our tragedies our flaws
And if there are angels in Atlanta
Maybe there are angels in us all
She cooked him pancakes and eggs, read about purpose and faith
And she found a human being still inside
He put his guns under the bed, thanked his angel and said
"I hope you'll visit me when they lock the key behind"
The pain of the world soaks my pillowcase
For the loved ones lost and all the ones who've lost their way
But there are angels in Atlanta
Who understand our tragedies our flaws
And if there are angels in Atlanta
Maybe there are angels in us all
Is murder the answer to murder?
Will it help us grasp this struggle that we live
I can't say I know the answer
So I just weep and hope that love will win
There are angels in Atlanta
Who understand our tragedies our flaws
And if there are angels in Atlanta
Maybe there are angels in us all
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This Lyric is #186
REFLECTION
By Dean FH Macy 1996
Theres a child within,
Has always been a child of mirth
A child from birth.
I look in the mirror, my eyes to see.
Its me!
She looks in my eyes,
My mother there as she lifts me up
To a higher chair.
She coos and she hugs,
All laughs and smiles as she feeds me food
That her touch beguiles.
Theres a child within,
Has always been a child of mirth
A child from birth.
I look in the mirror, my eyes to see.
Its me!
She looks in my eyes,
My teacher new as she shows me things
I need to do.
She teaches me art,
To draw and paint. And when others fight
She teaches restraint.
Theres a child within,
Has always been a child of mirth
A child from birth.
I look in the mirror, my eyes to see.
Its me!
She looks in my eyes,
My bride so fair as she takes me home
Our lives to share.
Years later they come,
Our children, dears, who bring us pure joy
In their tender years.
Theres a child within,
Has always been a child of mirth
A child from birth.
I look in the mirror, my eyes to see.
Its me!
She looks in my eyes,
My daughter, dear, as she hugs me tight
And whispers, near,
Oh, Daddy, I see
A boy inside trying to get out.
Is that you, you hide?
Theres a child within,
Has always been a child of mirth
A child from birth.
I look in the mirror, my eyes to see.
Its me!
She looks in my eyes,
Granddaughter sweet. She kisses my face,
Cuddles my feet.
I caress her hair,
She coos delight. Shes lulled by the tales
I tell her at night.
Theres a child within,
Has always been a child of mirth
A child from birth.
I look in the mirror, my eyes to see.
Its me!
She looks in my eyes,
Caretaker, nurse, as she lifts me up;
Life in reverse.
We talk all day long
And later see in a beautiful glass
She holds up to me;
Theres a child within,
Has always been a child of mirth
A child from birth.
I look in the mirror, my eyes to see.
Its me!
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This Lyric is #187
Stone Throwin'Town
Hear-say clues bout who-do girls
Left over from the night before
Front page news sell second hand reviews
Delivered free to front door
Folks just doin' their chores
Small town talk makes a small talk town
The story grows with each passin'
From Al's garage to Martha's salon
This town gives a good tongue
" That girl ... sure is a fast one "
Down a two-lane black top
Through a one-way town
To the local pit-stop
Where rumors are found
It's yesterday's gossip
That's sold by the pound
No life's left alone
In a stone throwin' town
She walks roud one ear to the ground
Convicted by a case of the what-nots
Gave-up her crown of bein' put done
For life on a two-lane black top
Long gone before the next shoe drops
Throwin' stones and buildin' fences who knows when you cross the line
Two-sided towns with two-sided faces
You never know what's on the other side
Down a two-lane black top
Through a one-way town
To the local pit-stop
Where rumors are found
It's yesterday's gossip
That's sold by the pound
No life's left alone
In a stone throwin' town.
Written by : Bill Hahn
Copyright 2005
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This Lyric is #188
THE ONLY ONE LAUGHING
(C) 2006 Daniel Dreamwalker
She -- could only be free
Dancing in darkness
Away from the light
And we -- held in our hands
A bottle of magic
Two fireflies in the night
And I-I-I, I was The Only One Laughing
Laughing out loud
And I-I-I, I was the only one running
Away from the crowd
And I-I-I knew that nothing was funny
But I couldnt help myself
I was talking to you, but I was alone
The lights in the windows were on
But no one, no one was home
I felt my heart was on fire
I was lost in the smoke
There was nothing to see
No face in the mirror
You never spoke
But I knew that the joke was on me
And I-I-I, I was The Only One Laughing
Laughing out loud
And I-I-I, I was the only one running
Away from the crowd
And I-I-I knew that nothing was funny
But I couldnt help myself
I was talking to you, but I was alone
The lights in the windows were on
But no one, no one was home
Theres no one to talk to now
No one believes me
She never existed, they claim
Shes only a dream
Conjured in fever
You cant even tell us her name
And I-I-I, I was The Only One Laughing
Laughing out loud
And I-I-I, I was the only one running
Away from the crowd
And I-I-I knew that nothing was funny
But I couldnt help myself
I was talking to you, but I was alone
The lights in the windows were on
But no one, no one was home
I was the Only One Laughing
The Only One Laughing
The Only One Laughing
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This Lyric is #189
Quest - Lyrics by Oliver Sebastian
Let life roll before our eyes
let love rule the night in there we go
let me lend a hand to stay away
from alibis which lead nowhere tonight
leaving differences apparently behind
And I reach out...
In my thoughts I can always stray
There are words I should've said
There are things I should've told u
through this voice inside my head
but I've slammed those doors
In the end now I regret that I touched
your heart, but with these words I
didn't say...that you're killing me!
On the endless quest for life
rambling on and on's our destiny
When our exhalted efforts jive
will we dream of long gone
yesterdays...
I count the minutes, moments in time
(it's alright, alright)
Subside the limits, walk between the lines
(it's alright, alright)
leaving distances apparently behind
A thousand times I've painted my remains
(provided by a sigh)
What more can I do to share their pain today
leveling it up to high
On the endless quest for life
rambling on and on's our destiny
When our exhalted efforts jive
will we dream of long gone
yesterdays...
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This Lyric is #190
Fine Tuning by Randi Joy Logsdon
copyright 1989 Randi Joy Caplow
Tied by a rope called stagnation. Held back by procrastination. I lose my motivation when my life is out of tune. Derailed by my own self-pity. Just blame it on this city. It's me making life so shitty. It's me that's out of tune.
I need fine tuning to get back to who I am, isolate the dynamics of each moment, and get me on my way again.
Another promise from the industry will rise, and dissipate into a cloud of lies. If something breaks it will be a surprize. Not until my life's in tune. Happiness is from the inside. Only I can operate this ride. Always trying to hide. Gotta get this life in tune!
I need fine tuning to get back to who I am, isolate the dynamics of each moment, and get me on my way again.
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This Lyric is #191
Borderline Security
Took for granted who you hung around
And we caught you with you pants down
So now you keep the boys at bay
With those words you love to say
In my heartland, its my heart man
Stay away
Some boy hurt you at romance
And youre afraid to take chance
You want to get it right
So you putting up a fight
But you cry night after night
Waiting at your borderline
Waiting at your borderline
Cause one day youll change your mind
Till then Ill bide my time
Waiting at your borderline
If securitys an issue
Yup, be careful who you let through
You dont need a post attack
From 2 bit lovin hack
Well baby I got your back
Some of them are hard to spot
What they claim turns out theyre not
Need someone to take a stand
Wholl protect you and your land
Then I'm your custom man
Waiting at your borderline
Waiting at your borderline
Cause one day youll change your mind
Till then Ill bide my time
Waiting at your borderline
Jacques Goudreault
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This Lyric is #192
Beautiful Sad Ken Brodie
Peter searched for shadows When there was no sun and no light shining
And the lantern on the wall Reflected songs with no words rhyming
And even though it sounds sad its really not that sad
And even when he lost his way it was a mystical path
If a blind man speaks of beauty Tell me what it is he sees
Can he hear the artist paint his dreams Its never what it seems
And even though it sounds sad its really not that sad
Like a clown searching for laughs Hes on a mystical path
Echoes tumble through the fingers of the old man as he plays
A sentimental journey on a six string past its glory days
And even though it sounds sad Its quite a beautiful sad
He calls to join him on his journey on his mystical path
Peter searched for shadows When there was no sun and no light shining
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This Lyric is #193
U are The One
Written so many poems, letters and songs
Bout past lovers doing me right yet doing me wrong
Thought I knew love by a gap that was filled
Little did I know it was the devil going for the kill
It might sound harsh but the truth is not a lie
For Jesus is my witness, He is my airtight alibi
He brought me out of the illusion and opened my eyes
Dried my tears lifted my face up to the sky
Kept me focused and aimed on the price
Gods promise, true love by a blessed sacrifice
By seeking His Kingdom and righteousness in all I do,
Never knew that by loving Him Id now be loving you.
Yes I said it Love is in my mouth, body, spirit and soul
I pour it out on to you my love, unlimited, unconditional with God in control
As long as I have breath I will Praise His name
As long as I have breath for you Ill do the same
I pray to God, Jehovah Jireh, My Lord
That one day well be a three fold harmony, one accord
One breath is all it takes to say I love you
One breath is all it takes to say I need you
One breath is all it takes to say I DO
written by Corey aka ChildofGod,
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This Lyric is #194
Fool For You
Copyright 2005 Michael Jacobs/Sacred Nation Productions
After the hard rain has fallen
A flood of hot and bitter tears
With angry words spoken and dreams lying broken
Ghosts dance to the heartbeat of fear
Sometimes this road that I travel
Seems about to tear me in two
But each passing season reminds me of the reasons
That Im still such a fool for you a fool for you
I pray for peace and beauty
I dream of gardens in the sand
Of the great sacred fire that consumes my desires
And of love healing war-torn lands
So many stories need telling
All the things I believe are true
The deeds undone and the songs to be sung
Say Ill still be a fool for you a fool for you
I will still be a fool
After all that Ive been through
Whatever you say or do I will still be a fool for you
A man must live by his honor
And by the promises he keeps
In all that he does and how well he loves
Before the last time he lays down to sleep
So when my journey is over
And my life-light fades to gloom
As earth grows older and days turn colder
I will still be a fool for you a fool for you
I will still be a fool
After all that Ive been through
Whatever you say or do I will still be a fool for you
I will still be a fool
After all youve put me through
And Ive done all that I can do so I can still be a fool
I will still be a fool
After all that Ive been through
And Ill do all that I can do so I can still be a fool for you
Im a fool for you a fool for you
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This Lyric is #195
Just A Guitar
Like Grandfathers clock, this roads winding down,
the curve of the hills is a favorite friend.
The fragrance of flowers gone wild in the fields,
summons you further around the next bend.
And the corn leaves are rustling like teenager plans,
the kisses in secret, the revving of cars.
The glare on the windshields the ring of new strings,
six notes and two chords to a bar.
Sometimes a guitar is just a guitar.
The moon rears its head up, as big as a dream,
battered old case rides the front shotgun seat,
while four white walls hum a Gregorian chant,
the tempo provided by seams in concrete.
And the radio mumbles no language you know,
bouncing down off of a wandering star.
Diminishing voices are flatted like fifths,
they clatter like coins in a jar.
Sometimes a guitar is just a guitar.
Sometimes the beauty is more than you hold,
exploding in waves through the air.
Some stories can never more truly be told,
some sounds are too lovely to bear.
On hot nights like this when the wind sighs your name,
like the tenderest kiss on the top of a scar,
when one moment shines like a spot in the dark,
and one note is all that you are,
sometimes a guitar is just a guitar.
copyright Dan Hazlett 2006
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This Lyric is #196
MIRACLES EVERYWHERE
By Adriana Giancoli, (c) 2006
For so long, I wondered what I was doing wrong
Faith eluded me and left me feeling all alone
I watched and I waited for some kind of sign
But all around me were people as unhappy as I
So there I sat, all alone in my soul
Looking for the things that would make me whole
One by one, it all started to come undone
Illusion faded and showed me who I had become
I had to face it, then turn and walk away
Because the more I stayed there, the more I died everyday
Then I caught a glimpse of the mysteries that abound
And I knew that help would always be around
Cause I saw the miracles around me
that had always been there
I saw the angels in the faces
of people everywhere
And though I dont remember everything
I know that theyre there....
The miracles everywhere
One little thought turned into a change
Step by step, my life started to rearrange
And as I keep growing, I know Ill keep knowing the way
Because the guidance is there and if I need it Ill hear Him say
Dont miss the miracles around you
theyre already there
Dont miss the angels in the faces
of people everywhere
And if you dont remember anything
just know that theyre there...
The miracles everywhere (woh oo oh oh oh)
The miracles everywhere (woh oo oh oh)
The miracles everywhere (yeah yeah eh)
The miracles everywhere
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This Lyric is #197
LIKE JAMES BROWN
(c) 2004 Peter Dunstan (Yocahuna)
Verse 1
So you want to sing so smartly
Like Lennon and McCartney
Or imitate the BeeGees disco sound
Or wow the crowds like Elvis
And resonate your pelvis
Or make your lips Mick Jaggers rolling round.
Well it aint enough!
You gotta rhythm and blues!
You gotta Chuck like Berry
Blow them outta their shoes!
Gotta drive it like Jerry
Lee Lewis in full cruise.
You maybe reggae parley
Like rastaman Bob Marley
But if you really want to boogie and get down
You gotta learn to say Waaaugh! Like James Brown.
Verse 2
So you sugar like Paul Anka
Decaffeinated Sanka
And Barry Manilow your way to town
Sing golden voice Sinatra
And croon a Crosby mantra
Go rhymin with Paul Simon homeward bound.
Well it aint enough!
You got the soul in snooze!
Dont you Como like Perry
When theres Redding to choose!
Gotta gut Leadbelly
And make your guitar ooze.
You Stratocast your Fender
And lullaby John Denver
But if you really want to boogie and get down
You gotta learn to say Waaaugh! Like James Brown.
Verse 3
So you talk it like Bob Dylan
Arlo Guthrie words come spillin
And drone a Leonard Cohen lost & found
Or blast it AC/DC
High voltage shocking greasy
And Supertramp the high notes like a hound.
Well it aint enough!
Time to pay your dues!
Little Richard you oughta
Cuz he changed the rules!
Gotta Muddy the Waters
Get Wilson Picketts clues.
You bark INXS lingos
Like Men At Work Oz dingoes
But if you really want to boogie and get down
You gotta learn to say Waaaugh! Like James Brown.
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This Lyric is #198
Just One More
(c.) Marty Helly
V.
He sits alone at the table
Stares down at his coffee
Tries to shake the cobwebs from his mind
Went out to seek an answer
But when he came home
He'd lost the one he really meant to find
Ch.
It was just a drink or two to clear his head
Troubled thoughts as it turned into three or four
Losing count it seemed his troubles disappeared
They were back when he woke up on the floor
Why'd he always have to have just one more
V.
She'd sit alone at the table
Stir some lemon in her tea
Wonder how late he'd be each night
Once there was a dream
Of a happy home
How long could she keep up the fight
Ch.
It was just a drink or two to clear his head
Troubled thoughts as it turned into three or four
Losing count it seemed his troubles disappeared
They were back when he woke up on the floor
Why'd he always have to have just one more
Br.
How many empty bottles lying shattered on the ground?
How much can love take before it drowns?
Ch.
It was just a drink or two to clear his head
Troubled thoughts as it turned into three or four
Losing count it seemed his troubles disappeared
They were back when he woke up on the floor
Why'd he always have to have just one more
V.
He sits alone at the table
Stares down at his coffee
She's packed her bags and headed out the door
One too many nights
Left crying home alone
She couldn't take just one more
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This Lyric is #199
Remember Liverpool (2005)
I cant forget the night we spent
And though we kept things innocent
I cant shake feeling that I bent the rules somehow
And when Im in the North again
Ill look for you, dear Gwendolyn
And hope that you remember Liverpool
Underneath the evenings smoke
We listened, laughed and softly spoke
Of children, dreams and hearts that broke before and then
With something like a saddened eye
You took my hand and said goodbye
And left me with a memory to adore
(first 2 verses were almost free time)
Morning crept into our conversation
And left me the unsettling sensation
That while Id hoped my life complete
Id simply failed just yet to meet
A woman who could truly understand
Englands always held my fascination
But now I fear youve made it something more
You lent your kind and loving face
So full of light, so full of grace
To what was then a strange and foreign land
CHORUS:
Remember Liverpool, the seaside air
Remember Liverpool, the night we dared to fall
Remember Liverpool, and all we shared
Remember that I loved you... there
Committed men perhaps should keep their distance
But something that night lowered my resistance
To charms you gave so effortless
I really had no choice, I guess
But to madly, deeply, fully fall
I have no illusions about the future
I know well likely never meet again
But theres a room within my heart
Reserved for beauty, love and art
There Gwendolyn is carved upon the wall
CHORUS
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This Lyric is #200
MY DISTANT DREAMS
Copyright Joe Calitri
She glides through the doorway
The dimly lit room turns bright
Walking up to the stage
Shes going to play her music tonight
Putting down my cold glass I
Stop looking at an empty chair
I turn around, and I watch
The lady throw back her hair
She appeared like a distant dream
I felt the excitement start
That sweet ladys music
Was captivating my heart, my heart
She dances to the rhythm
While shes swinging her violin bow
A crowd comes together
Around her, shes the star of the show
She slides toward my table
Gives a wiggle and sends me a wink
Blows a kiss my way, and I catch it
As I raise my drink
She appears in my distant dreams
Every day were apart
That sweet ladys music
Captivated my heart, my heart
The band packs up, its getting late
And its time to close
I ask where the lady went
But nobody knows
Stepping down from the stage, she turned around
To throw back her hair
And then she slipped through that doorway
Into the cold night air
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This Lyric is #201
WHEN THE LEVEE BREAKS
(c)2006 Vanessa Torres
When the levee breaks
where will your church be?
Laid in ruins on the banks of
the Mississippi
When the levee breaks
and the truth lays you down
There in the dark
too small a loss, to be found
Who to fix this ravaged home?
How to heal this gasping heart?
Wheres the door, wheres the door to board
This rocking ark? This rocking ark?
When the levee breaks
Theres no safety in poverty
We dont run this government
We dont trust the police
When theres a flood that comes
to take you away
Just dig your heals in
cause theres no help on its way
No not today
Who to fix this ravaged home?
How to heal this gasping heart?
Wheres the door, wheres the door to board
This rocking ark? This rocking ark?
When the levee breaks
The ghost of New Orleans
is whats stirring all around
They set us up, and watched us fall,
knees to the ground
They kept their money cause they called us too far gone
Instead its funneled to the war
in the name of freedom
Yeah, thats your freedom
Who to fix this ravaged home?
How to heal this gasping heart?
Where the door, where the door to board
This rocking ark? This rocking ark?
When the levee breaks
Their vultures descend
cause theres profits to be made
Where theres misery and death,
someones getting paid
We call this business
we call this democracy
For every dirty dollar
theres blood draining out of you and me
Into the Mississippi
Who to fix this ravaged home?
How to heal this gasping heart?
Where the door, where the door to board
This rocking ark? This rocking ark?
When the levee breaks
When the levee breaks
where will our church be
Laid in ruins on the banks of
the Mississippi
When the levee breaks
When the levee breaks
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This Lyric is #202
Lyrics by: Jennifer McLean
Title: Surely Forgot
WITH HUNGERING CRIESDEEP IN THE DARK
FOR GET ME NOT WAS OUR LAST REMARK...
NOW IT SEEMSTIMESPASSED ME BYFAR PAST THE YEARS
- PAST YESTERDAYS TEARS...
- AND ALL.. I ONCE HELD INSIDE
WITH THE AIR SO STILL. ON THIS LONG LONELY NIGHT
IM NOW SURROUNDED BY STRANGERSWHO ARE NOW MY LIFE
SITTING ALONE.WITH MY HAZED HEART OF STONE
I LONG FOR REMINDANCE OF ALL THATS BEHIND US
BUT MY HEART STANDS STILLLONELY AND DARK
AS I REACH DOWN INSIDE FOR A GLIMMERING SPARK
----------------------CHORUS----------------
I SURELY FORGOT.YOUR KISS IN THE NIGHT
JUST DONT REMEMBERYOUR LOVE... IN MY LIFE...
SO WITH THE WORDS SO TENDER AND LIGHT
TELL ME WHAT WAS IT LIKE..
WHAT WAS IT LIKE. TO HAVE LOVE... IN OUR LIVES
LOVE IN OUR LIVES........
--------------------------------------------
IF I COULD ONLY TOUCH...YOUR HEART AND YOUR THOUGHTS..
THERED BE WARMTH IN MY MEMORIES...OF ALL THE LOVE LOST...
EMPTY ECHOES WOULD DIMINISH...FROM LOVE GONE ESTRAY...
BUT YOUR SHADOW ESCAPES ME...AND FADES FAR AWAY...
ALL THAT IS LEFT....ARE MEMORIES CLOUDED AND BROKEN....
EMPTY WORDS THAT ONCE WHERE SPOKEN....
-------------------CHORUS-------------------
I SURELY FORGOT.YOUR KISS IN THE NIGHT
JUST DONT REMEMBERYOUR LOVE... IN MY LIFE...
SO WITH THE WORDS SO TENDER AND LIGHT
TELL ME WHAT WAS IT LIKE ..
WHAT WAS IT LIKE. TO HAVE LOVE... IN OUR LIVES
LOVE IN OUR LIVES........
TELL ME WHAT WAS IT LIKE.......WHAT WAS IT LIKE...
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This Lyric is #203
THE SPEED OF DARKNESS
Music & Lyrics by Jack Erdie (c)2005
I been thinkin bout velocity
How the planet spins so fast
That my thoughts all get ahead of me
While my dreams drag in the past
Cant imagine what the loss would be
If it all should end today
Its the information century
But theres nothing left to say
CHORUS:
Please help me, Einstein
Im stuck on a time line
My space is caving in
The speed of darkness
Has outrun my carcass again
Well, I used to love the library
Better than our happy home
Its the one place you can go for free
And be totally alone
A cute librarian that you could watch
From the metaphysics aisle
And between her knees and Socrates
I was one sick juvenile
Repeat Chorus
History runs in circles
Religion runs in chains
And any little jerkll tell ya
Darkness runs in my veins
Now its midnight at the depot
Of the last stop in our tale
Hear the final warning whistle blow
See the shiver down the rails
Theres a bright-eyed kid beside me
Just a-tuggin at my sleeve
Askin: Mister, why you cryin?
Aint you still got time to leave?
Repeat Chorus
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This Lyric is #204
THOUSANDS OF ANGELS
The storm was raging, ever was told
Some were so fragile, and some were so old
Frightened and alone,
In their own little beds
And the water kept rising up to their heads
Chorus:
Thousands of Angels
God sent that day
Thousands of Angels
To those who had prayed
Thousands of Angels
To those left alone
Thousands of Angels
Carried them home
People in attics, on rooftops and trees
Clinging to loved ones, or a piece of debris
Holding on, as the raging water flowed
The current so strong, some had to let go
Repeat Chorus
Something has happened, something is wrong
This is America, and we should be strong
This is a glimpse of how it can be
If we don't believe in God and country
Repeat Chorus
Through all this sorrow, trials and fears
We'll hear of miracles, throughout the years
Tragedy to triumph, God is the way
Wake up America, before it's too late
Don't live for riches, and
Don't live for greed
Help one another
In their time of need
And always remember God is above
He will bless America, once again with his
LOVE...
(c) October 4, 2005, Darlene Sams
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This Lyric is #205
New Orleans S. Furbish
We walk the old and crowded streets
Of this here party town
See the steam rising up off the river
As the sun goes down
The courtyards are so seductive
With a warm soft light they flirt
And the bands that play down on Bourbon St
They get so loud sometimes they actually hurt
The Nachez blows it's whistle
As it pulls out from the dock
And all the children turn to wave hello
Up and down riverwalk
New Orleans, New Orleans
Youre a river that's bound to flood
Youre a scene right from some movie
and my God you're in my blood
New Orleans, New Orleans
You will take us the way we are
We may travel this big wide world
But we will never be that far
From New Orleans
The streetcars roll and rumble
As they head up old St Charles
The two-step will get perfected tonight
On the dance floor of Michauls
Oh, the caf' Demonde down on Decatur
That's where everybody, everybody goes
The beignets get piled so high with powdered sugar
That it spills off all on to your clothes
Jackson Square is a postcard
And all the fortunes tellers know
You may come here as a tourist
But it may never let you go.
New Orleans, New Orleans
Youre a river that's bound to flood
Youre a scene right from some movie
and my God you're in my blood
New Orleans, New Orleans
You will take us as we are
We may travel this big wide world
But we will never be that far
From New Orleans
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This Lyric is #206
How Katie Feels
(c) 2005 Nigel Clothier
Katies dad was a fireman but one day he went missing, inside a fallen building he was trapped
In his time he saved some lives and everyone remembers until the burning embers turn to ash
And I mean no disrespect to those we praise as heroes,
When the room goes quiet, I wonder how Katie feels
Katie was a child back then, six, maybe seven, but she knew that heaven is where spacemen play
And her tears they never came, she never gave up hoping, although her heart was broken on that day
And I mean no disrespect to those we praise as heroes
When the room goes quiet, I wonder how Katie feels
Katie had her toys but they were no replacement
And she knew what that look meant in her mothers eyes
And I mean no disrespect to those we praise as heroes
When the room goes quiet, I wonder how Katie feels
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This Lyric is #207
Changing December
(To Remember)
He sat and watched headlights moving like faded times
He says out there in this weather you can hardly see all the signs
Spring is somewhere, its far out of sight
For now the snow will keeps falling you'll need a good blanket tonight
Mid December come what may
April is just a love song and
June is so far away
Now we're all alone in our own particular ways
The snow keeps rising and the silence gets louder by the day
There's no pity for the lover that just can't forget
Cause the days go by and they hold no regrets
Mid December come what may
April is just a love song and
June is so far away
He says cause us old folks know, it's dug deep in our hearts
The way life was before this loneliness had its start
And some never let go of the things you can't hold
But we all must face life growing old
I can remember a day when life burned bright
But now Im just captive in winters lonely night
Because with time my gold surely turned to grey
He just looks off to the distance and had little more to say
Mid December come what may
April is just a love song and
June is so far away
Nicholas Blechman 2002.
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This Lyric is #208
Memorial (Far Too Young)
Copyright 1999-2000 by Bruce Paul
They walked among us for a while
And left a lasting mark
With evry reason to complain
They suffered in the dark
But not a word of sad regret
Youd ever hear them say
Now the tears of friends and kinfolk flow
To help them on their way
(Chorus)
Cause they were far to bright
to walk the lands of twilight
And they were far too strong
to draw in their last breath
And they were far too glad
to know such pain and suffring
And they were far too young
to hold the hand of death
They showed us that a heros life
Is not on public view
Its lived out in a quietness
Known just to me and you
The pain thats often kept inside
Thats lifted from our backs
That builds the courage, strength and verve
That you and I both lack
(Chorus)
So join me now to honor them
In ways they would approve
A dance in passing thunderstorms
A tender look of love
A tiny glass thats raised among
The folks that they hold dear
That brings them back in heart and mind
Through all the passing years
(Chorus)
Yes they were far too young
to hold the hand of death
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This Lyric is #209
Stronger For Your Flame
(c) 2006 Randall Williams
Some of us shine bold like Betelgeuse is bright -
a few youd barely notice in the early evening light.
Some of us burn soft like a lamps sweetest oil -
others sputter smoke and ash in lives of pain and toil.
Some try to hide it behind a suit and tie -
or do the best they can in the world of nine to five.
Chorus:
Maybe you were all of this and more:
borrowed light from those who came before.
And the children who havent yet been named
are stronger for your spark stronger for your flame.
Were you a blazing ball of fire before you were even born?
Did you find the cure for polio, or make the telephone?
Were you disobedient at the age of thirty-three
when some wiseass local rabbi had you nailed up to a tree?
Were you black and tired, on the front seat of a bus
or on a protest march in Bombay, lying face down in the dust?
Chorus:
Maybe you were all of this and more:
borrowed light from those who came before.
And the children who havent yet been named
are stronger for your spark stronger for your flame.
What if theres no drama in the day-to-day
life a load of pots and pans and diapers to be changed?
Youd rather climb a mountain, or walk to Timbuktu
But the truest light burns just as strong, no matter what you choose
You dont need to burn up in a brilliant ball of flame
well be blessed, even if weve never heard your name.
Chorus:
Because you are all of this and more:
borrowed light from those who came before.
And the children who havent yet been named
are stronger for your spark stronger for your flame.
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This Lyric is #210
THE BELLE OF NEW HAVEN Copyright 2006 David Anderson
Moccasin Telegraph Music ASCAP
The Belle of New Haven is that what you called me?
As the Civil War raged like a sad bedtime story
William Winchester was wedded to me
As the guns of his father defended Old Glory
We were as happy (3) as happy could be
When the long war was over no peace was in store
It was westward the wagons, live and die by the gun
The Winchester rifle that stood by the door
Protected its owner from the murderous Indian
(And) it made us as wealthy (3) as wealthy could be
Chorus A factory for deaths mass production
The curse of my family for all history
We made the gun that won the West
But the ghosts of its victims came looking for me
The death of my daughter and later my husband
Became my undoing and drove me to madness
I sought the advice of a psychic in Boston
So desperate was I for a cure to my sadness
(That) I would do anything (3) he wanted done
Chorus A house like no other in all of creation
The curse of my family for all history
We made the gun that won the West
But the ghosts of its victims gave me no rest
I did as he told me, what choice was I given?
Repetition compulsion from sun to sun
The house was my husband, my child, my ambition
I never had guests, no not even one
The house grew as big (3) as my familys sin
Chorus 1
My house was my passion, my comfort, my art
Half of my life my obsession was spent
Each night in a different room, dreaming apart
Then the hammers fell silent for only a moment
(But) thats all it took (3) to silence my heart
Ive never told anyone, maybe I should
What harm can there be now that my life is ended
A mystery created of glass and of wood
Ill tell you the secret of what I intended
Why did I do it? (3) because I could
Chorus 2
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This Lyric is #211
HOLD YOU
2006 Luke Holder
Hold you
While the dawn breaks and unfurls
Hold You
As were spinning on this world
If we dont hold each other,
Then we might get another chance.
This may be our last day
To do this Earthly dance.
I love everybody and I dont care if they love me.
Ive got daydreams where everybody dies.
Im left all alone, but its no surprise.
Is there anything left worth loving for?
I have no idea who I am from day to night.
Sometime I just lose my will to fight.
And if we all die tomorrow would I have ruined my last day?
Hold you
While the dawn breaks and unfurls
Hold You
As were spinning on this world
If we dont hold each other,
Then we might get another chance.
This may be our last day
To do this Earthly dance.
I love everybody and I dont care if they love me.
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This Lyric is #212
Those People by Janet Saugstad
dakotafaith2@yahoo.com
copyright pending 2006
Those People
(Chorus)
I'm one of those people -- you say it in disgust
One of those people you could never trust
One of those people that Jesus loved so much
One of those people that you won't even touch
You sit beneath that big white steeple
And praise His holy name
But you're afraid of those people
For whom Christ Jesus came
(Repeat Chorus)
All of those people were first upon His list
All of those people He will truly bless
When He calls us to His side
We know why He was crucified
(Repeat Chorus)
It is those people that Jesus has set free
Those people -- just like you and me
Those people need some of your time
Those people are not that hard to find
(Repeat Chorus)
You walk around the other side
Like he was never crucified
One of those people that Jesus loves so much
One of those people that you won't even touch
~~nJanet Saugstad
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This Lyric is #213
THE CHRISTMAS CARD
Copyright 2005
Debra Peterson
Theres a Christmas card in my mind
Of another place and time
With my family all around the Christmas tree.
But the card is not the same,
Because when I call your name.
Theres no one to answer
Back to me.
Chorus
Lord please bring a child our way,
And we promise every day
To shower them with tender loving care.
And now all I ask of you
Is to take this group of two
And somehow help make us a family.
I want to touch your tiny hands ,
Hold closely to my heart
I wish you were here for me to see.
Because I know somewhere out there,
Is a child in need of care.
Who cries and no one
Wipes their tears away.
Chorus
Lord please bring a child our way,
And we promise every day.
To shower them with tender loving care.
And now all I ask of you,
Is to take this group of two
And somehow help make us a family.
Bridge
Lord I pray with each new day
There may be a child to say
I love you mom and dad
And thanks for letting me stay
Now that Christmas card in my mind
Of another place and time
With my family all around the Christmas tree.
Is filled with so much love
From the Father up above
Now were a happy family.
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This Lyric is #214
Tenderness
C1995 Mary Sarah
Walking on a razor's edge
Away from the words of men
Aching ribs with every breath
Worlds apart from all the rest
Chorus:
Not reaching
But falling
Not holding on
But letting go
In this tenderness, tenderness
With this tenderness, tenderness
In this tenderness
I must profess
I see you anew through this tempered dream
Where desire has no hold and things aren't what they seem
For the undefined
For the unidentified
For all the harming and hurting that's been done
Chorus:
Not reaching
But falling
Not holding on
But letting go
In this tenderness, tenderness
With this tenderness, tenderness
In this tenderness, tenderness
I must profess
Let it in
Let it in
Temple domes can't hold the place of life in wed
Of life in One
Of life in this tenderness
Chorus:
Not reaching
But falling
Not holding on
But letting go
In this tenderness, tenderness
With this tenderness, tenderness
In this tenderness, tenderness
I must profess
(repeat and fade)
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This Lyric is #215
The weight of you in your resting state
Sean Hoots (2005)
The weight of you in your resting state is heavy
when I'm sleepily nudging you across the bed.
Maybe it's your dreams, maybe it's a day's worth of filling
With scraps of conversations, images and supper in your head,
And your eyes,
And your belly.
Just ease on me
The light of streetlamps and starry skies is careful
Not to impose its stare and interrupt your sleep.
I wish my footsteps didn't creak along the floorboards late at night.
Oh, but how could I disturb you when you look so warm, so peaceful and so deep?
Oh, so deep
In your head
Your sweet, sweet head
Just ease on me
And in the morning we'll turn yawns into kisses
Like a proper mister and misses
Even though I haven't proposed to you
Like I'm supposed to
The reckless mess of the sheets shows signs you were tossing
Until you found that place where you are resting now
Why do I tip-toe when I know you're gonna stir anyway?
I guess I'm just trying to figure out how
I can slip
In beside you
Not to wake you
Just to feel you
Breathing in a rhythm so I
can sing
myself
to sleep.
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This Lyric is #216
Maggie and Jack
(c) 2006 George Thomas
Jack from Arizona
Lived out on the rez
Lived in a little hogan
All alone with his dad
His dad was Navaho
His mom was Mexican
She had left the both of them
So long ago
Jack lived as Navaho
His heart was in Mexico
Jack lived as Navaho
His heart was in Mexico
CHORUS
Look to the sky
Where eagles fly
Way down south
To the ocean
Maggie from Virginia
Moved out west with mom
Trying to start a brand new life
After dad was gone
Maggie had some questions
Am I really black?
Why do I keep listening
to Johnny Cash?
Hey, mama
My eyes, they're green
Shut up you girl,
Don't talk about it
CHORUS
Maggie worked the concession stand
Over by the canyon
Jack would visit and buy a soda
They would talk
Maggie's mom found out
About the situation
Took a broomstick and beat her girl
Broke three ribs
Hey girl,
Can't you see he's not black?
Hey girl,
Not even Mexican?
CHORUS
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This Lyric is #217
New Orleans - Michael Packer Copyright 2006
We're coming home New Orleans
the place where we belong
We're coming home New Orleans
We've done nothing wrong
It's hard to understand why they would let us drown, can't blame you New Orleans cause you are our town.
We're coming home New Orleans
they say they just forgot
We're coming home New Orleans
their finger points at us
But now is not the time to dwell on whose right or who is wrong
We're coming home New Orleans to make you strong
The soul of New Orleans is it's people of the blues
They made this city what it is without us it will lose.
We're coming home New Orleans with Fats Domino and Dr. John
We're coming home New Orleans to buy another round.
We'll fix you right turn on the lights like it was before. We're coming home New Orleans don't let them close the door.
We're coming home New Orleans
even though it took it's toll
We're coming home New Orleans
to let the good times roll.
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This Lyric is #218
YESTERDAY, TODAY, AND TOMORROW
(c)2005 Tonya Betz
V.
Water stains on window sills, youll have to scrub them away
Shattered glass on the kitchen floor, will you find every shard?
And all us cracked pots sitting in a row, but deep inside all that dirt
The flowers will root and grow, when the time comes
V.
Torn linens, grass-stained clothes, youll toss them out this time
Weeds as tall as the house you live, where does the first cut begin?
And all us invalids sit and mope for hours, but theres validity out there
The truth of love, grace and hope, when we look away
C.
Theres a change on the wind,
A gentle nudging breeze telling us to begin again
Theres a storm in the distance,
A front of opposition, but this is where you belong
Turn away from the past, renew your mind,
Learn to begin again
V.
Dented fenders on jalopy specials, youll drive it into the ground
Guitars in need of tuning, will you take the time to make it right?
And all us block heads think we know it all, what do we really know?
The mind of God or the will of man, when will we learn to listen?
C.
Theres a change on the wind,
A gentle nudging breeze telling us to begin again
Theres a storm in the distance,
A front of opposition, but this is where you belong
Turn away from the past, renew your mind,
Learn to begin again
B.
Yesterday, today and tomorrow, everyday Youre the same
When all has faded and withered away, You remain the same
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This Lyric is #219
POSTCARD
2003 Gregory C. Federico
Warm summer night
Soft is the moonglow
Alone within my room
A moment:
A quiet time to remember
My journeys end leads home to you
Warm are my thoughts
Deep are my memories
So much to share with you
A postcard
to write down a simple message --
to let you know that. . .
Youre on my mind --
day and night
Thought Id drop you a line:
Hope you feel alright
Just a matter of time
Leave a candle burning bright
till I get home to you. . .
Cool misty fog
Bay of San Francisco
Good friends to pass the time
A restaurant --
on a wharf in Sausalito
A drink and a view of the golden gate
Cool is the coast
Waves flowing freely
This trek full of surprises
A sunset:
Excited, lost in reverie
Yet still thinking of you. . .
Youre on my mind
day and night
Thought Id drop you a line:
Hope you feel alright
Just a matter of time
Leave a candle burning bright
till I get home to you. . .
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This Lyric is #220
Midnight Cafe (c) 2006
by Phillip A. Pearson
Sophie's waiting tables hoping to be found
Jerry stirs his coffee till his dreams dissolve
Couple in the corner, a sordid affair
Hand me down women huddle by the curb
At the midnight, midnight cafe
The midnight, midnight cafe
Some little runaway lost and afraid
Begging for mercy and a place to stay
Candy's got the answer to your darkest desire
Father Tom will free you with brimstone and fire
At the midnight, midnight cafe
The midnight, midnight cafe
Lovers incognito go their separate ways
Cooky's in the kitchen numbing his pain
Sophie's still waiting for the phone to ring
Heaven only knows what tomorrow brings
At the midnight, midnight cafe
The midnight, midnight cafe
Streetlights flicker, mornings almost here
Lonely faces begin to disappear
Jerry lays his money, shaped like a rose
Next to Sophie then he turns to go
At the midnight, midnight cafe
The midnight, midnight cafe
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This Lyric is #221
Waiting For The Sun - SOCAN 2006
Written by: Mark Osachoff aka: Anthill
Heaven and hell are just the same
In my distant trascendental scream
They both count for something in all of the places that I've been. And you know if you've been there you know just what I mean.
And I don't know why, I'm struggling underneathe my skin.
And I don't know why, I never let anyone in.
Pleasure and pain, in a sunlit rain
Are a lover who still calls your name. They both count for something in all that she became. And I don't know why.
I don't know why, I'm struggling underneath my skin.
And I don't know why, I never let anyone in.
I'm waiting for the good time feeling cause that's the one you wanted. At least that's what I tell myself.
I'm waiting for the good time feeling, into my self healing, but part of me is on the shelf.
Waiting for the Sun
Waiting for the Sun
Waiting for the Sun
Waiting for the Sun
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This Lyric is #222
Wizened Warrior
(McKee copyright 2006)
A thousand silver swords
Glint upon the water
And the warrior knows
A battle looms ahead
Bristled on his neck
Are the hairs that rise to tell him
Theres a thin-frayed line
Between his life and death
Chorus
The wingtips of the soaring hawk
Flash shadows on the weary
All the battles ever fought
Are aching in his bones
Somewhere along his journey
Youths passion has gone bleary
And the wizened warrior turns away
The memory of enemies
Creep into his dreaming
And the vision of his battlefields
Never fades from sight
The beads of sweat, the blinking lash
The cold stare of the desperate
The foul breath upon his face
Makes him restless in the night
Chorus
Hes fought with blinded bravery
But this fight will be different
Nothing has prepared him
For the thing that he must do
The enemy before him now
Knows no fear or danger
His soul will not release him
Till theres nothing left to lose
Chorus
If he could tell the young
Of the stench and of the horrors
If he could only find the words
The young heart to persuade
Hed say the greatest battle
Will come when life is dimming
And you finally find the strength
To turn yourself away
------------------
Willson & McKee
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This Lyric is #223
"Forgiven" by Cheyenne Medders 2006
Oh love is a flood that breaks the levies down
And the plans that you've built will crumble to the ground
It'll sure make you regret the way that you've been livin'
And we all want to be forgiven
I've been on both sides of injustice, both sides of the crime
I've been the wicked one most of the time
It really comes together when you become the victim
And wonder if you are forgiven
When the love that you wear on your sleeve is not returned
And no matter what you do you end up getting burned
But you've tossed around the hearts of too many women
You'll wish you were forgiven
Well she roared like a lion 'cause her heart had come undone
But still somehow decided that I was not the one
She spread her wings and talons and flew off like a griffin
And left me unforgiven
When you're standin' in my shoes and you lost the key to love
And you're poundin' on the door and you push and you shove
You look over your shoulder and the sands of time are shiftin'
You'll beg to be forgiven
My whole life was a failure, a bad throw of the dice
But I'm hung next to a man invitin' me to paradise
I lose feeling in the members through which nails are driven
And only feel forgiven.
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This Lyric is #224
TITLE: DEMOCRACY
WRITTEN BY RICHARD GROOMBRIDGE
COPYRIGHT Ricky Dicky Music Co. 2003
CHORUS:
I LOVE LIVING IN AMERICA, BECAUSE I AM SO FREE
I LOVE LIVING IN AMERICA, BECAUSE IT IS DE-MOCKERY-SEE
Verse 1:
Everyone gets to have a vote and if I win I get to steer the boat.
But you have to row for me because it is
de-mockery-see.
Verse 2:
Now Ive won I get to choose the song. You know you mustnt get it wrong.
You have to sing along with me, because it is de-mockery-see.
Verse 3:
When you dont get to vote its primitive and the rulers of those people dont deserve to live.
The people on the streets, they have no voice. Living in poverty, they have no choice.
Verse 4:
You know some countries they divide because of tensions they try to hide.
Racial hatred is not cool. That is why we segregate our schools.
Verse 5:
Sometimes you might disagree because this is de-mockery-see.
I am ONE and you are LOST but you still get to share the cost.
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This Lyric is #225
That's Why I Never Get the Blues
c 2003, Joe Cash
I've got no shortage of attention from the girls
I eat a dozen oysters, I find a dozen pearls
Got lots of money, more than any man could use
That's why I never get the blues
I go to Vegas and I nearly always win
I'm just that lucky, that's the way it's always been
Rose-colored glasses are enhancing all my views
That's why I never get the blues
There's only one thing that I want that I can't get
You're holding out on me, a regular coquette
But I will have your love, on that my mind is set
Until you change your heart, I'll have that one regret
I buy some stocks and bonds, and each time prices rise
I enter contests and I always win the prize
I play the horses and I hardly ever lose
That's why I never get the blues
The weather's always nice when I go out to play
My atmosphere is like a summertime bouquet
I never step in stuff that messes up my shoes
That's why I never get the blues
I never have to ask my bosses for a raise
In conversation, I can turn a witty phrase
And anything I do is always front page news
That's why I never get the blues
But you're the one thing that I want that I can't get
You're still avoiding me, that hasn't changed - not yet
It's kind of like you're being Scarlett to my Rhett
But I will turn you 'round, on that one you can bet
Each time I take a test, I always get an "A"
When I need something, it comes on a silver tray
I never ever even had to pay my dues
That's why I never get the blues
That's why I never get the blues
That's why I never get the blues
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This Lyric is #226
UNRAVELED
( 2005 Alice Olsen)
I've been knitting together the threads of my life
And I thought they were pretty strong
And it seemed there was nothing could shake up my world
Until you came along
But my life tumbled out of control
And the pattern was no longer clear
When you broke the stitches of my soul
And you left me standing here...
Chorus:
UNRAVELED, frayed at the edges, breaking apart at the seams
UNRAVELED, torn up and tattered, that's all that you left of my dreams
UNRAVELED, picking up pieces, wondering just where to start
"Cause you know you left my heart, UNRAVELED
It's so hard to try figuring out the next step
Now that everything's fallen apart
To forgive and forget you without a regret
And take up my patch-worked heart
I guess there's probably a lesson to learn
But it's not very clear yet to me
How the ties that bound me to your love
Refuse to set me free.
I'm..
(repeat chorus)
All I have left is the loose ends
Of a heart full of snags and knots
Now I'm trying to patch up and mend
All my tangled twisted thoughts
I'm..
(repeat chorus)
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This Lyric is #227
Like Everybody Else
Drew James 2006
Summers turned to fall and Im going to the mall
Buying a set of new clothes
I made up my mind exactly what kind
They got em at the store where the other kids go
With a little bit of luck Ill save a few bucks
If they have em on the discount shelf
Wont it be cool when I go back to school
Looking like everybody else
I dont wanna stand out when I go out I wanna fit in
I dont wanna make waves or start a new craze I wanna make friends
You know I just cant be myself, til I look like everybody else
Suns gone down in my home town
Time to watch a little TV
My cable box is tuned into Fox
American Idol is what Im gonna see
The TV Guide says it may be tied
But Simon says the skinny blondll sell
When the star of my shows by the democratic vote
Im gonna think like everybody else
I dont wanna stand out when I go out I wanna fit in
I dont wanna make waves or start a new craze I wanna make friends
You know I just cant be myself, til I think like everybody else
I listened to the man with the cellphone plan
He said the first 30 daysre free
The phones on sale and its got email
Even has a camera and a fitted earpiece
The months run out and its left no doubt
Ill spend a ton of money on my cell
But an arm and a leg is what Ill pay
Just to live like everybody else
I dont wanna stand out when I go out I wanna fit in
I dont wanna make waves or start a new craze I wanna make friends
You know I just cant be myself, til I live like everybody else
I did what I could to make my life good
But a black clouds on the rise
Theres a few with a different view
They wont line up no matter how we try
I gotta beware of those people out there
What theyll do you can never tell
This countrys free so why dont they just leave
If they cant be like everybody else
I dont wanna stand out when I go out I wanna fit in
I dont wanna make waves or start a new craze I wanna make friends
We could all get along so well if they were just like everybody else
We could all get along so well if they were just like everybody else
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This Lyric is #228
BETWEEN MASON AND DICKSON
Beside me she stirs softly as I slowly crawl outta bed
An stumble through the dark tryin hard not to wake the kids
A quick shave and shower, warmin up the old Freightliner
Not much time to be a father an no time left for her
Chorus
Between Mason, Ohio and Dickson, Tennessee
Caught between hard rock and southern country harmony
Leavin before first light, gettin' home way too late
Hours take their toll, eighteen wheels roll on the concrete interstate
Weekend comes her city jobs done, the kids are outta school
But Ill be gone on a local run, there's risin cost of rent an' fuel
Sunday mornin' I sleep in, shell take the kids to church and pray
In the evening we wont fight again over all work an no play
Between Mason, Ohio and Dickson, Tennessee
Caught between hard rock and southern country harmony
Leavin before first light, gettin' home way too late
Hours take their toll, eighteen wheels roll on the concrete interstate
You know, they say Jesus died for everyone; red an blue, blue an gray
But lately it seems Im on the losin side of barely gettin by day to day
Between Mason, Ohio and Dickson, Tennessee
Caught between hard rock and southern country harmony
Leavin before first light, gettin' home way too late
Hours take their toll, eighteen wheels roll on the concrete interstate
Hours take their toll, eighteen wheels roll on the concrete interstate
An Lord I pray someday, some way Ill be free
Caught between hard rock and southern country harmony
Copyright 2005 J. K Coltrain & Richard Aberdeen
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This Lyric is #229
Love Can Do Anything by John Trower
Love has soft hands and a tender voice
Love can make you laugh, make the world rejoice
Love can set your soul on fire, fill your heart with desire
Love can make you go insane, love can make you burn with pain
Love can set the world free, love can bring misery
Love can make you feel alive, love can make you want to die
Love can take or love can bring
Love can soothe, love can sting
Chorus: Love can do anything
Love can do anything
Love can do what you want it to
Love can come to you
repeat chorus
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This Lyric is #230
Listeners
Gideon Scarbrough "Eon"
Copyright(C)2006 Mindhop Productions
LISTENERS......." Apathy Deferred/get heard/Revolutionaries and better listeners/dirt roads to barcodes/become glisteners/conversating/so Jesse B. Semple/I hear you/hear me/we two/this bird flew/clear past-the yonder blue/they got/we got/soft lead and casings/hammers for erasings/Johnny Walker Red/no egg chasing/clothes between the matress/wrinkle replacing/with living forever/in Sasa-my name is known/line it with base/a clip of treble/equalize the tone/originators/while they prone to clone/mr. Carter taught me/when the reaper knock be gone-in the wind/the track bend like young switches/non-monetary riches/young Burghardt in twill suits/double stitches".(RAP)
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OLD AFRICA
This Lyric is #231
(C)2006 Zdon Paporrella
I wanna talk about a place with mountains and landscapes
Blessed with flowers and beautiful trees of all grades
Sun shinning very bright in the sky
Moon that shined so bright as we played through the night
I remember at the time we were kids, there was so much space for us to play in
Even if it was raining well be playing and running in it
Life was all fun hakuna matata no hassles and no damn worries
Papa telling us stories seated round a fire
Mama chopping and grinding and trying o cook us supper
Nights like days, days like nights,
In Africa you couldnt tell the difference cos the mood was always right
No clubs, no restaurant, no joints and no pubs
No whores, no hawkers and no drugs
We had our playground and squares and we had fun
Kids singing folks songs, doing folk dances
People telling folklores in very odd places
Those were the days, the good old days
I reminisce in my dreams, yeah
Old Africa
I remember running around without underwear,
We didnt care playing horse with my peers
We used to run around in the rain naked you cant imagine all the fun that we had back then.
We was living then, cos the air was unpolluted then
We didnt have to treat the water that we drank then,
We had no cars and movement was very slow
But at least we didnt had to worry bout our ozone
And God knows even with no shoes and clothes we managed to survive in the heat or the cold
We had no tractor but we ploughed our farmland
And before the use of money, men we had trade by barter
Civilization came and changed all that, even the Bible says the root of all evil is cash
You can see that almost all the problems we have are results of no cash or maybe too much cash
Today the world worships cash and theres too much crime
The rich steal more that the poor these times, uhh
In Africa we had our own rules and regulations
We never needed politics and bloody constitutions
We had our own ways of life and our own religion
We had problems and trouble but we found solutions
Those were the days, the good old days
I reminisce in my dreams, yeah
Old Africa
I miss those days
Civilization and technology, they are both synonymous
But the problems and the bad results are too voluminous
Civilization created new jobs by building industries, factories on the African vast farmlands
Technology is taking those same jobs back by creating new machines that can do the same jobs
Like robbing or stealing from Peter just to pay Paul,
Theyre creating more problems with brainy solutions
Aint it confusing that they make the nuke and A. bombs to fight wars and they wanna teach us peace and love
They steal and rob us of oil, your gold and diamonds but they tell the whole world that were the ones whore corrupt
Theyre teaching us humanity but they took us in captivity
Took away our pride, our esteem and our dignity
Now they got audacity to laugh at our reality
That nothing good can come out of this continent thats fallacy
I think its time for us to call their bluff and call the shots
And tell them that without us they aint [naughty word removed], let it all stop
But that wont happen cuz we try so hard to be like them
Were swapping our way of life for theirs to be friends with them
Take reality but you cant take my dreams
So I reminisce, every night
Old Africa
You cant take my dreams
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This Lyric is #232
TWISTIN IN THE WIND
By Robert Blake aka/Dr. Bob )The Music Doctor)
1.You said youd meet me on Monday
But you never did show.
You said youd call me on Tuesday
but you never called at all.
You said youd see me on Friday,
girl youve got a lot of gall.
Chorus: You left me TWISTIN IN THE WIND,
youve got me hangin by a thread,
you know Im longin for your kissin,
Lord, I wish that I was dead.
Youve got me out here on a limb
and left me TRISTIN IN THE WIND.
2.I guess sometimes we make the wrong choice,
case in point is you and me.
Sometimes we listen to the wrong voice,
Our love just wasnt meant to be.
Girl we could have had a ball,
But you didnt care at all.
Ch.
3.I thought that we could make a good team,
We could set this world on fire.
I never figured for a minute
That youd turn out to be a liar.
girl if you would just be true,
then I wouldnt say to you.
Ch.
Copyright 200 by Robert Blake
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This Lyric is #233
Never Too Late For a Goodbye
Words and Music by Dale Selch 2005 BMI
V1
I was waitin on a train at a railway station
Eavesdroppin on a conversation
Between a Father and a Son
The boy was sittin up straight lookin down the track
Toward the places he was goin while his Dad was lookin back
At the places hed been
He said I love you Daddy and I know youre hurt
Cause Im leavin home to find my place in the world
Forgive me now, Ill make you proud some day
But his Daddy just walked away
Chorus
Its never too late for a Goodbye
A letter to a friend, to swallow your pride or a good cry
Forgivin somebody or confessin a lie
Its never too late for a Goodbye.
V2
Went to see a sick friend in his hospice bed
I said Ill see you again but I never did
I was just afraid
Cause my faith was weak and my heart was hard
Seein him was seein me but by the grace of God
Im alive today
We really mean those things we never go to say
And then ashes to ashes, dust to dust
The wind blows the words away
Chorus
Bridge
You can waste it away
Or you can change your mind
Cause youll always regret
Lost time
V3
Theres a stone in a yard with two names carved
With the dates they were born and the dates they died
And thats about all
I try to visit the place from time to time
But that place is theirs and its a hollow ground
Tomorrows shadows dont fall
I miss them both so much but it aint quite my time
Withered fruit dont fall far from the vine
Chorus
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This Lyric is #234
Reach Out and Shake His Hand
(That's What Your Daddy Tries to Do)
5/2006 Vanessa Bordlee
verse 1
Growin up Jimd been a foolish kid
Shootin off his mouth from second base
Then one day ole Billy hollered at him
Said yer dead if I dont make home plate
Pre-chorus
But after the game
Jims Daddy called em over to say
Chorus
Reach out and shake his hand
Son, you gotta take a stand
Dont worry bout what others think of you
You can always choose to love
When push comes to shove
Thats what your Daddy tries to do
verse 2
What Jim did got him enough ribs
For an impromptu office barbecue
Fueled by rumors and smarty remarks
Oh it had him in an awful stew
Pre-chorus
Till he considered
What his Daddy used to say
Chorus
Reach out and shake his hand
Son, you gotta take a stand
Dont worry bout what others think of you
You can always choose to love
When push comes to shove
That's what your Daddy tries to do
Bridge
Now Jims boy Zane, is playin T-ball
& His mouth runs faster 'n his legs
So coach's son got to pokin fun
Takin' pot shots 'n tryin' t pick a fight
Reminded Jim all over again
What he'd say to em after the game
Chorus
Reach out and shake his hand
Son, you gotta take a stand
Dont worry bout what others think of you
You can always choose to love
When push comes to shove
That's what your Daddy tries to do
Tag
And thats what my Daddy tried to do
Yeah, that's what Grandaddy tried to do
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This Lyric is #235
The Thief
c 2004, David Thom/Andy Shaw
You're just a regular low-down dirty thief
You made me think you love me and then you leave
I'm just a name in your old game of life
Where somone has to leave, another pay the price
You should have told me, darlin', when you knew
That you were thinkin' that you might have to move
To get back to the girl you used to be
Cause now our lovin ways are just a memory
Your heart has turned to stone, dear, overnight
Your eyes don't carry that same lovin light
And when my hand's in yours the touch is often cold
I can tell that you don't even want a lovin' hand to hold
I never believed that what you said was true
Would a home and family be that hard for you
I lived my life believing I was the one
Now all that's left is a broken heart to carry on
You're just a regular low-down dirty thief
You made me think you love me and then you leave
I'm just a name in your old game of life
Where somone has to leave, another pay the price
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This Lyric is #236
Writer: Denis Feehan
Copywrite 4/1/6
RINGIN MY SOUTHERN BELLE
CHORUS:
Ya think a boy like med be smart enough to tell
That someone else was RINGIN MY SOUTHERN BELLE
While I was on the road singin
Someone else was home ringin
Someone else was home RINGIN MY SOUTHERN BELLE
Couldnt be the plumber
We aint got no leaks
Aint the piano tuner
That keyboards soundin sweet
Im not to sure about the boy next door
He could be the one
Or maybe its the mailman
Getting the deal done
CHORUS
Couldnt be the mechanic
That cars a-runnin fine
Wouldnt be the councilman
Got plenty fish on the line
Im still not sure about the boy next door
And his daddys trashy too
And you cant count out Doctor Stout
He got a unique point of view
Ya think a boy like med be smart enough to tell
That someone else was RINGIN MY SOUTHERN BELLE
Ding Dong Ding Dong
Theres my wake-up call
Ding Dong Ding Dong
Shes no good after all
Ding Dong Ding Dong
Theres no guessin now
Ive learned a hard earned lesson
She was messin with the wedding vow
CHORUS
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This Lyric is #237
The Last Snow
LoisMae Howard
Copyrighted 2005
When I was young, Id stand at my window,
watching snowflakes fly
I would listen to the howling winds,
as the drifts piled high
We couldnt wait to walk to the pond,
through the forest dark with night
With our shovels wed clear paths on the
ice and go skating in the moonlight.
Wed build a fire up on the shore,
to warm our hands and feet
the stars would sparkle overhead,
the air smelled so sweet
Now it seems when the winter comes,
the winds still howl and blow
but they never bring that chilling frost,
have we seen The Last Snow?
When I grew up, I loved the mountains,
where wed go to ski
We all knew the flakes would start to fall
before October Fifteenth
So wed wax up our old rock skis,
put them by the back door
Everyone said it smells like snow,
what are we waiting for?
Wed head up to the mountain
and gather in the bar
Wed leave our coats and sweaters
outside in the car
Now it seems when the winter comes,
the winds still howl and blow
but they never bring that chilling frost,
have we seen The Last Snow?
I havent seen a snowflake fly
in almost ten years
What were doing to the animals
brings me to tears
Every winter just gets warmer,
flowers bloom all winter long
I wonder when well turn things around
and fix what weve done wrong.
Wed build a fire up on the shore,
to warm our hands and feet
the stars would sparkle overhead,
the air smelled so sweet
Now it seems when the winter comes,
the winds still howl and blow
but they never bring that chilling frost,
have we seen The Last Snow?
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This Lyric is #238
Angel Eyes
Words & Music by: Les Vaughn Aug 2, 2002
Angel Eyes,Lookin at me,
Wonderin what they really see,
Do they see the soul that lies behind,
What do they see, What do they find,
Love that only two can share,
Only your eyes would ever dare
To look at me and bare my soul,
To love so deeply would be my goal
Only you can help me fly.
Beyond the clouds, beyond the sky.
Only you, so take my hand,
Come and show this mortal man
That there is life beyond the sun
You shine so bright must be the one
We'll walk together, hand in hand,
We'll laugh and play in barefoot sand,
And show the world just what you see,
Paint my soul so I can be free.
And show the world those eyes that shine
Not only yours, but also mine.
and there is life be-yond the sun
You shine so bright,
You are the one
Angel eyes… Lookin at me…………
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This Lyric is #239
"The Death of a Closest Friend"
Lyrics (C) 2005 by Stan Good, BMI
[Music (C) 2005 by Andy Karpinski, BMI]
I Got The News and I Just Closed My Eyes
'Hit Me So Hard that I Wanted t'Cry
'Know We All Grow Old, but He Wasn't..so Why?
Ask It Over-&-Over..Again...
Life is a Cycle from Birth-Until-Death
Each Day We Wake Up and (We) Hope for The Best
T'day's News Wasn't Good, Left Me Really Depressed:
The Death of A Closest Friend
(CHORUS)
He Was Young...
He Lived Strong...
He Wrapped Up The World in His Songs
He Was Young...
He Was Fun...
& Now I Can't Believe that He's Gone
So I Speak His Name as I Raise Up My Glass
Here's to Life That We Live, May We All Live It Fast
So There's "Nothin' Missin'" The Day that We Pass
And Everyone Says Their "Amens"
I Don't Think "Completion" is Comin' Real Soon
I Still See Your Face when I Hear Every Tune
Your Spirit Lives Beyond this Cold Dark Empty Room, and
The Death of A Closest Friend
(CHORUS)
He Was Young...
He Was Strong...
He Wrapped Up The World in His Songs
He Was Young...
He Was Fun...
& He Meant So Much To Everyone
I Gotta Stop Singin', There's Lumps in My Throat
My Mind Keeps Rememberin' The Songs that He Wrote
All The Stupid-Fun-CRAZY Quips That He'd Quote
Yeah..I Sure Remember..When...
I Remember His Dog, I Remember His Trucks
I Remember How We Handled Good-&-Bad Luck
How We Told Each Other, "Hey, Never Give Up"
{Add:} So This Isn't REALLY.."The End"...
At The Death of A Closest Friend
(CHORUS)
He Was Young...
He Was Strong...
He Wrapped Up The World in His Songs
He Was Young...
He Was Fun...
And His Legacy's Only..Begun...
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This Lyric is #240
The One
2003 Russell Lee
Verse 1
You are the one I need your feeding my obsession
You are the one I see Im choosing my confession
You wrap me up so tight your beautiful eyes your lovely eyes
In you my only hope of breaking my repression
Chorus 1
And I see, Im the only one that really sees
Im the only one thats left to see
Never want anyone to see you
You are the one the only one to wash this all away
You are the one the only one to give it all away
You are the one the only one to wash this all away
You are the one the only one to give it all away
Verse 2
I want to get inside see what you see through your eyes
I need to get inside find out the truth of your lies
Youve got me spinning round your innocent eyes your lovely eyes
In you there is no hope no purity of its kind
Chorus 2
And I see, Im the only one that really sees
Im the only one thats left to see
Never want anyone to see you
You are the one the only one to wash this all away
You are the one the only one to give it all away
You are the one the only one to wash this all away
You are the one the only one to give it all away
Verse 3
I feel my every need is hidden in your picture
Blank stares you always gave still focused on your figure
You make me so impure your innocent eyes your lovely eyes
To keep you locked up tight my only way to be sure
Chorus 3
And I see, Im the only one that really sees
Im the only one thats left to see
Never want anyone to see you
You are the one the only one to wash this all away
You are the one the only one to give it all away
You are the one the only one to wash this all away
You are the one the only one to give it all away
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This Lyric is #241
THE MARGARITA SONG
(I DON'T WANNA PLAY)
By
Dennis J. DeRenzo
Copyright 2005
I play the guitar in a little Tiki bar, on the intracoastal waterway,
Six nights a week from 5 to 9, and a Sunday mornin matinee,
I must know the words to a thousand songs, I even know the chords to a few
And I do my best to play every request but theres one song I just wont do.
(chorus)
I dont wanna play that margarita song any more,
I been playin that damn song every night since nineteen seventy four,
If I hear it again, its gonna drive me insane,
So I dont wanna play that margarita song any more.
The tourists come in with their bright red skin, lookin like the tourists do,
With a Mickey t-shirt, a sun visor hat, wearin shorts with black socks and shoes,
They sit down and order up the early bird and I know that it wont be long,
Theyll get up from the bar, put a dollar in my tip jar, and ask for the same damn songbut
(chorus)
I dont wanna play that margarita song any more,
I been playin that damn song every night since nineteen seventy four,
If I hear it again, its gonna drive me insane,
So I dont wanna play that margarita song any more.
Now dont get me wrong, I love a Jimmy song,
But theres somethin thats just gotta be said,
Just because Im holding a guitar in my hands,
Dont mean I got a parrot on my head!
So come on down to my little tiki bar on the intercoastal waterway,
Have a bite to eat, have a drink or two, listen to me sing and play,
Ill do a little country, a little rocknroll, Ill even doo-wop for you,
And Ill do my best to play your every request, just remember my one little rule,
(chorus)
I dont wanna play that margarita song any more,
I been playin that damn song every night since nineteen seventy four,
If I hear it again, its gonna drive me insane,
So I dont wanna play that margarita song any more.
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This Lyric is #242
Cardinal in the Snow 2005 Marian Mastrorilli
Mid-December mornings the landscape has turned bleak
Sun wont break the clouds to melt the ice upon the creek
Mercury sinks low, riotous winds blow
All around, theres whiteness on the ground
Strands of colored light blink artificial cheer
Strains of Silent Night ring in my ear
But things are not so bright anywhere this year
Not like yesterday
So I pray
I need a thing of beauty
A haunting piano line
A sudden burst of color
Splashed against the sky
I need some kind of sign
That I have not been beaten
A glimpse of the divine
To take me back to Eden
Humidifiers low, blankets piled high
Never quite alone, with two cats by my side
I wish I couldve known what would turn the tide
I cant get warm to this new norm
I need a thing of beauty
A haunting cello line
A sudden burst of color
Splashed against the sky
I need some kind of sign
That I have not been beaten
A glimpse of the divine
To take me back to Eden
Now right outside my window
A cardinal in the snow
Casts a flash of fire against the ashen glow
The simple scene inspires a single ray of hope
Like a Christmas card in my backyard
For it was a thing of beauty
Art upon the air
Across the grey horizon
A flight out of despair
Cardinal in the snow
Vision made of splendor
Take me where you go
Make my pain surrender
Cardinal in the snow
Vision made of splendor
Take me where you go
Make my pain surrender
Cardinal in the snow
Dont know where youll be
Find your way back home
To your destiny
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This Lyric is #243
Never Give Up Your Dream
The oldest people living tell us
Dreaming keeps the world together
Hold on
Sometimes its a sweet tsilugi *
Sometimes its a rainy night
Mist rising from the heat of autumn
When the nuts fall ripe
It could be the snow chest-high and gleaming
Or a feather eagle-gold
From the tiniest creature to the elders above
Got to dream until the Earth grows old
Forever
Hold on to your dream
Give it room to fly
It could be respect and honor
Or a tiny hand in yours
Could be standin on a mountaintop, a Harley or a shiny car
Doesnt matter, if the dream is yours
Sometimes its the arms around you
To be a family and have close friends
Its the land in bloom, your time to dance
So that the dreaming never ends
Forever
Hold on to your dream
Give it room to fly
What do the rocks dream?
What do the trees say?
Never give up your dream
Never give up the sight
Never give up your dream
Hold on to the light
(vocalise)
c2000
(lyrics-Joan Henry)
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This Lyric is #244
Breathe
When its time for something new
You feel it like the tide feels the phases of the moon
Like springtime, poised to bloom
Like butterfly, shedding its cocoon
Everything is changing
As it should be
And you just gotta fly
Now you got your wings
Trust that they will take you
Where you need to be
And when youre feeling anxious
Breathe, baby breathe
Breathe
Breathe
Breathe!
Cause it isnt always easy
And it does require strength
Embracing the unknown
Performing acts of faith
But life would not inspire you
To take those faithful leaps
If it hadnt first conspired to
Provide you with the means
Everything is changing
As it should be
And you just gotta fly
Now you got your wings
Trust that they will take you
Where you need to be
And when youre feeling anxious
Breathe, baby breathe
Breathe
Breathe
Breathe!
Lyrics by Kathy Nelson 2006
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This Lyric is #245
'Climb' by Dan Bredesen
Genre: Cont. Christian
Chorus: Climb the highest mountain. Swim the deepest sea. Fly to highest Heaven. What are they to thee ?
In the deepest forest or the desert bear, There my heart will find you, for You are there.
Verse: With the pain of disappointment, when I feel I've played the fool.
Comes the need to doubt your mercy, when I think "Lord, where were you" ?
Ev'ry footstep seems a mile, on the road back to my life.
With the beauty of the setting sun, comes the cold and dark of night.
Just a few more hours and the Son will bring the light.
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This Lyric is #246
Laugh About Later
by Jeff Payne
2002 Jeff Payne
Verse 1:
I worked graveyard shifts for many years
Come home sometimes my wife in tears
But Id fall asleep before my head would hit the pillow.
Some troubles here and some struggles there
Sometimes it feels like more than we can bear
But through it all, weve stood together
With the promises of one day itll be better.
Chorus:
One day well be sittin outside our home
A beautiful yard with plenty of land for us to roam
A waterfall in the scenery
Sadie and Cody climbing trees
And in my arms my wife, I will take her
Cause, now, were just making memories well laugh about later
Verse 2:
Baby sittins just not quite the same
As havin a child with your last name
And so we longed, to start our family
The passing days turned into years
I cant tell how many tears have been cried
But we realize, a time will come when our desires will be satisfied
Chorus:
One day well be standing beside the ocean
When sadness of any kind wont be a notion
And well watch our son and daughter
Running in and out of the water
And in my arms my wife, I will take her
Cause, now, were just making memories well laugh about later
Bridge:
Some times the days can seem to be so tough
And all you want to do is just give up
But together well make it over that hill
Yes, one day, we will
One day well be sittin outside our home
A beautiful yard with plenty of land for us to roam
And no matter how busy well be that day
With our grandchildren we will play
And in my arms my wife, I will take her
Yes, in my arms my wife, I will thank her
Cause, now, were just making memories well laugh about later
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This Lyric is #247
CORNER OF THE WORLD
Daniel Adlerman
Copyright 2001
She came from good private stock
Corn fed and glowing bright
Yes, she could roll and she could rock
She'd dance and light up the night
With her movement, time stood still
Waiting for her to live her life
Would she be strange?
How could she have it all?
Would she be a thief, or cop, or maybe someone's wife, or not
You don't have to be complete
Expose yourself, your flag unfurled
Famous big or popular
Start with just your corner of the world
He was from some far away place
No future in his eyes
Desperately aware of his space
You wouldn't tell him twice
With a whispered thought
The earth stood still as he made his plans
Would he be strange?
How could he have it all?
A beggar, priest, or athlete, or maybe sell used cars
You don't have to be complete
Expose yourself, your flag unfurled
Famous big or popular
Start with just your corner of the world
Would we be strange?
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This Lyric is #248
Great Expectations
copyright 2005 gethoppyproductions
written by Justin Hopkins
There's a lot to say, when you don't have forever
There's a stutter on my lips, thats never been there before
Cuz I heard the word, that love's not easy
and I don't believe it, not from what I know now
You feel good on my Skin, when I hold you
And I'm warm on my heart, cuz you're on my mind
and it feels right here in this bed, while we lay here breathing,
why do we try love?
I've never known, something so easy.
as trying to love you, in spite of yourself
but with every new kiss, there is something missing
though that we'd be growing, not falling apart
But you still Feel Good on my skin,
when I hold you
and darling I'm warm in my heart, cuz you're on my mind
But we're awake in this bed, while we lay here, thinking
why do we try love?
so don't tell me I'm fine.
just a second too late, to watch it fall down.
and I'll pretend you're mine one last time, cuz you go with fire...
well I heard through the window, that you left open
you were laughing and I heard, you call him sweetheart least twice.
well I'm not afraid that you'll come home tomorrow.
hell I've already lost you, no need to think twice.
I'm sure you'll feel Good on his skin, when he holds you
and I hope he's warm in his heart, cuz you're on his mind
Well I'll be right here in this bed, while I lay here, thinking,
why do we try love?
why do we try love?
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This Lyric is #249
Praying for Rain
(c) 2005 by Mark Houghtaling
Sun shines. Grass grows.
Tell your son. Tell your daughter.
Life is simple as a drink of water;
Better start praying for rain,
Better start praying for rain.
Towns boom. Trees fall.
All around us the world gets hotter.
Times I'd kill for just a drink of water;
Better start praying for rain.
But we forget: to be kind
And we forget: to tread lightly
No need to hold so tightly,
Burn so brightly....
Men shout. Mothers weep.
Keep on counting sheep to slaughter.
Wake up dying for a drink of water,
Better start praying for rain,
Better start praying for rain.
We can remember: to be kind
We can remember: to tread lightly
No need to hold so tightly,
Breathe....
Sun shines. Grass grows.
Tell your son. Tell your daughter.
Life is simple as a drink of water.
Better start praying for rain,
Better start praying for rain,
Better start praying,
Praying for rain.
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This Lyric is #250
ANOTHER DAY (When Other People Mattered)
Another day when I was young
When right was right and wrong was wrong
The code of life made you belong
I learned it to the letter
We live our life without a bend
And when we find ourselves a friend
He stayed with you right to the end
But I have since learned better
I used to try and understand
Give anyone a helping hand
I grew to trust my fellow man
How I did regret it
For when life dealt a heavy blow
I didn't know which way to go
So many didn't want to know
And don't think I forget it
Bridge:
Who ever stood as straight as I
I always held my head up high
Look anybody in the eye
I thought that made me strong
How could I be so wrong
Another kind with phony sigh
Who didn't hesitate to lie
Was passing me and climbing high
But all that's in the past
I learned my lesson fast
So now my trusting days are gone
I just look out for number one
And when I played made sure I won
And every dream I shattered
But sometimes in the mirror I see
Somebody else instead of me
That other girl/man I used to be
When other people mattered
Lyrics & Music: Dolores OSullivan
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This Lyric is #251
Ashes to Ashes (Let It Go)
The flames shot up in the charcoal night
a moonless sky aglow
She gunned the engine an grinding the gears
spewed gravel down the road
Nothing left to hold her
memories gone up in flames
like the phoenix from the fire
it was time to start again
Ashes to Ashes dust to dust
a marriage undone by unbridled lust
Ashes to Ashes dust to dust
sometime you just have tolet it go
Thunder & lightning
clashed inside her heart
she mulled over the years
that tore them both apart
The hardest part was over
she would steer clear of regret
she wiped a sleeve across each cheek
whispered You aint seen nothing yet
Ashes to Ashes dust to dust
a marriage undone by unbridled lust
Ashes to Ashes dust to dust
sometime you just have tolet it go
(She said -)
Not gonna sit and wonder what Ill do without you
Ive been numb from the pain now Im over being blue
The image has been shattered , the illusions been set free
The house, the truck, the bank account are gone .along with me
Ashes to Ashes dust to dust
a marriage undone by unbridled lust
Ashes to Ashes dust to dust
sometime you just have toLet it go
(c) 2004 Sparkie Allison
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This Lyric is #252
OVERTIME
(c) Carol Lanches 2004
Verse 1
Ive watched you laugh
Ive seen you cry
Ive heard you scream and shout
Ive watched our lives
Turn upside down
And then, you shut me out
No way to work it out
I thought in time
Youd see the truth
I thought youd come around
I thought youd take
A second chance
And share the life Id found
But you turned it all down
Chorus
It's time
It's overtime, for you and me
We can't let any more drift away
It doesn't matter what they say
It's time
It's overtime, so plain to see
Can't let the days just slip on by
Its all gotta change for you and I
It's time
Verse 2
Im on your side
You know Ive tried
To make it right again
You turn away
Whats left to say?
And all I feel is blame
Cant ever be the same
I meant no hurt
To cause you pain
I hoped you would forgive
But stand or run
Dont block the sun
Its not the way to live
Theres always more to give
Chorus
Verse 3
Youll always be
A part of me
Youll always have a place
Here in my heart
And in my soul
And time can not erase
Such a beautiful face
I wont give up
I wont give in
My love for you is real
Ill always be
Right here for you
And hope in time youll feel
Its not too late to heal
Chorus
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This Lyric is #253
You Can't Leave It Behind
c2006 gregory Becker / dragonflysongs
verse 1:
they got to the Rockies at a slow easy crawl
through the Black Hills on back roads all the way from Sioux Falls
she had a plan to go farther than that
if he knew her secret hed want to go back
chorus:
I know if he knew how things might turn out
hed change direction hed turn right around
nothing is known till it passes in time
when you dont know whats coming you cant leave it behind
verse 2:
theres a hole in those mountains called the city of Butte
digging copper for decades cut a mountain in two
she had a plan to go deeper than that
if he knew her secret hed want to go back
chorus:
I know if he knew how things might turn out
hed change direction hed turn right around
nothing is known till it passes in time
when you dont know whats coming you cant leave it behind
bridge:
she tried to convince him to head to the coast
grab the kids from her ex by the sea
he stopped in his tracks turned white as a ghost
said, youre crazy, then he tried to leave
verse 3:
theres an old miners tale that came out of the woods
bout a woman and her wishing how it came to no good
shed mix magic potions in an old mining shack
and no man whos met her has ever come back
chorus:
I know if he knew how things might turn out
hed change direction and turn right around
nothing is known till it passes in time
when you dont know whats coming you cant leave it behind
tag:
nothing is known till it passes in time
when you dont know whats coming you cant leave it behind
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This Lyric is #254
Come, Explore! At Your Library
2004 Mary Jo Maichack. All rights reserved.
Music by Mary Jo Maichack
Lyrics by Mary Jo Maichack and Gregory J. Maichack
Explore Other Worlds at Your Library Youll Be Amazed at all that you see
Cause the librarys a door and your card is the key Open the door! Come, explore! At your library!
Come explore the ocean and search for pirates treasure
Meet Moby Dick and hermit crabs or surf the net for pleasure
Cause the librarys your sailing ship--Come aboard, my matey!
Dive into a book! Meet Captain Hook! At your library!
Chorus:
At your library, theres always something more
At your library, come on in, explore!
Come explore the earth beneath, spelunking we will go
Meet minerals, moles, and magma, stalactites, worms that glow
Cause your librarys a place youll dig, a golden territory
Unearth all that you want to know! At your library!
At your library, theres always something more
At your library, come on in, explore!
Come explore the galaxies, to outer space well fly
Meet black holes, quarks and pulsars, sun, moon, stars and sky
Cause the librarys a telescope, what wondrous sights well see
In science fic. and science fact! At your library!
Chorus again:
At your library, theres always something more
At your library, come on in, explore!
At your library, theres always something more
At your library, come on in, explore!
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This Lyric is #255
Winter Promises
Dennis L. Graf Copyright 2006
The snow came late that winter it was long past overdue
It gathered in the alleys till no one could get through
It fell in silent whispers covering everything in white
I went to build a fire like my father taught me to
The kindling on the bottom and double check the flu
And soon the flames were blazing driving back the shadows of the night
Chorus:
And oh what a difference a winter fire can make
The flames will draw you closer
Enhancing all those promises you make
Go back now 30 winters to a pad on north LaSalle
We had beanbags, shag, and candles hey we thought we had it all
Some bakery bread with Gouda half a bottle of Matuse
The candles all were glowing and reflecting in your eyes
As we gazed out on LaSalle Street, and the dark snow-laden skies
So many roads to travel with no idea which to choose
Chorus:
And oh what a difference a winter fire can make
The flames will draw you closer
Enhancing all those promises you make
The road goes on forever no beginning and no end
For every door that closes one stands open round the bend
And strange adventures I have wandered through
But all those stories led me here to you
Now the fire is slowly dying, and the cat begins to purr
She curls up by the fire, and starts to lick her fur
You draw a little closer and I hold you in my arms
We always took the back roads sometimes detours in the night
We tripped and often stumbled, but we finally got it right
And here we are together finally safe and warm from harm
Chorus:
And oh what a difference a winter fire can make
The flames will draw you closer
Enhancing all those promises you make
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This Lyric is #256
Shes In My Head Again
Words and Music by
Leslie W. Hackworth and David L. Rice
Copyright 2004
A tour-bus bound for Nashville, slowly fades into the night.
We passed as I went southward, her name up front in lights.
I nearly missed my exit as thoughts came creeping in,
Im turning off at Brentwood, Shes In My Head Again.
When we were young and so in love, we shared our dreams of fame.
How could I know or even care, that mine were all in vain?
An agent heard her sing one day, at the wedding of a friend,
And when he heard that golden voice, fame came rushing in.
Chorus:
Shes In My Head Again,
These nights will never end,
Theres no need to pretend,
Shes In My Head Again.
The rest my friend is history, how she became a star,
And Im still here in Tennessee, playing every bar,
Now its memories and Rusty Nails, with nights that never end,
And Im headed back to Nashville, cause shes in my head again.
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This Lyric is #257
Sweet Stuff
2006 Michael Wind
(intro)
If it don't work out the way that you'd hope it would be.
You can bring your sweet stuff home to me.
I'll will always be here, when you're wanting me near.
Everlasting whatever may pass.
You can bring your sweet stuff home to me.
(verse 1)
You don't have to go peddle your wares,
Out in search of someone who will care.
On the prowl, up all night,
trying to find someone right.
You can bring your sweet stuff home to me.
(verse 2)
It may be that you're panning for gold,
You can melt and pour into your mold.
Once the casting has chilled,
Passion losing it's thill,
You can bring your sweet stuff home to me.
(bridge 1)
It doesn't matter what you've done or where you've been...no, no.
What I want is lying buried just within,
The laughing sparkle in your eyes,
The way your lips curl as you smile.
You can bring that sweet stuff home to me.
(verse 3)
Sometimes love's not as real as it seems,
disappointment awakes from a dream.
In the deepening pain as the tears leave their stain.
You can bring your sweet stuff home to me.
(chorus 1)
You can bring your sweet stuff home to me.
It's the part of you I long to see.
When you come to my door,
You will want for no more.
You can bring your sweet stuff home to me.
(bridge 2)
When it's bad, or if it's going good,
Everything between us will be as it should.
I only hope it will remain,
that this feeling stay the same.
When you bring your sweet stuff home to me.
(verse 4)
I can't tell you what you want to hear,
Only show you the way you appear.
Mirror buried in dust,
a reflection of us.
When you bring your sweet stuff home to me.
(chorus 2)
You can bring your sweet stuff home to me.
It's the part of you I long to see.
Yes I know it's so hard.
You can let down your guard.
When you bring your sweet stuff home
To me...
To me...
To me...
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This Lyric is #258
WITHIN THE GIANT’S EYE
© 2006 Deb Cavanaugh
As a girl, I spent my growing years
On a small Nantucket isle
I climbed up into the lighthouse tower
And looked across the miles
I recognized the birds in flight
They soared across the sky
I looked down at the sea below
From within the giant’s eye,
from within the giant’s eye
As a woman I moved on from there
To a life that was my own
Started working in a factory
Going home with aching bones
I moved into a tenement
In my room I’d sit and cry
I looked down on the city
From within the giant’s eye,
from within the giant’s eye
As a wife I watched my own true love
Work eighteen-hour days
My babies never played out in the sun
They worked their lives away
I watched them lose their fingers
I watched their spirits die
The bosses watched their workers
From within the giant’s eye,
from within the giant’s eye
Now I go and leave a legacy
Of hope that never dies
Remembering those birds I used to see
They wheeled across the sky
As my life is ending
I encourage you to fly
I look down on your struggle
From within the giant’s eye,
from within the giant’s eye
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This Lyric is #259
July 2004 Alan D. David
All Rights Reserved
A Thousand Miles Away
(v1)
At last youve gone and left me
I saw it coming on
Becoming more apparent
With the breaking of each dawn
(v2)
Cant tell you how I miss you
Or how many tears Ive cried
Its so lonely here without you
Couldnt even say goodbye
(Chorus)
I dont know where youve gone off to
Thought we'd always have forever
But I know youre never coming back
Not today, next week or ever
When I kneel and pray to God
I dont know what to say
Though youre just across the room
Youre a thousand miles away
(v3)
You didnt mean to leave me
It wasnt in your plans
And when I lean to kiss you
You dont know who I am
(v4)
You dont look any diffrent
Thats what makes it oh so hard
Knowing I cant reach you
Is tearing me apart
(Bridge)
Why does it have to be this way
So cruel and so unkind
To leave your body perfect
But take away your mind
(Chorus)
I dont know where youve gone off to
Thought we'd always have forever
But I know youre never coming back
Not today, next week or ever
When I kneel and pray to God
I dont know what to say
Though youre just across the room
Youre a thousand miles away
(Tag)
Yes I can touch you, I can hold you
But youre a thousand miles away
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This is Lyric #260
OLD LOVE'S NEW SONG
(c)2006 Cindy Grayson
There is no together, there is no apart.
I run from the shadows that dwell in my heart
I sit on the shore where the waters run cold
And I'm lost in the dreams that I've never told.
Love has been lost in the rivers of time,
Scattered like the dry leaves, leaving nothing behind.
Drenched by the rain I still remember your face
As your song wrapped around me like a lovers embrace.
Old dreams hold on,
Old fears have gone.
Old loves new song,
Will you be long?
There is no hello and there is no goodbye.
Will I sink or I swim if I never have tried?
You were the rose in my garden of peace
But my fear of the thorns kept your distance from me.
I've been warmed by your fire and chilled by your wind
And my words seemed to vanish before I'd even begin
And if ever I should come to find you again
Would you open the door and let me come in?
Old dreams hold on,
Old fears have gone.
Old loves new song,
Will you be long?
And if ever I should come to find you again
Would you open the door and let me come in?
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This Lyric is #261
A Man Must Bust His Butt
2004 by Isaac Jones
Societal expectations don't allow no aberrations,
There are certain things that a man must do.
A man must earn his living, or the world won't be forgiving,
Yeah, a man must bust his butt until he's through.
A man must bust his butt until he's through.
There's really nothing else that he can do.
You might prefer to kick back, relax and have a brew,
But a man must bust his butt until he's through.
You might think you'll be successful, live a life that's calm and restful,
You might even think that you'll retire,
But the world is kinda funny, and unless you've made some money,
You're gonna bust your but till you expire.
A man must bust his butt until he's through.
There's really nothing else that he can do.
You might prefer to kick back, relax and have a brew,
But a man must bust his butt,
There's no way out of the rut,
Yeah a man must bust his butt until he's through.
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This is Lyric # 262
Say Jesus Sweet Jesus
Written by Wayne Benjamin Copyright 1994
Jesus is our Savior we depend on
He will help the weak and guide the strong
When days are cloudy and look like rain
Well see the sun when we call his name
Chorus
Say Jesus I believe in you
Oh Jesus help me make it through
Sweet Jesus I cant solve it by myself
Please Jesus I need your help
Remember my daddy saying listen here son
When life gets stormy no need to run
Dont hang your head and hide in shame
Get down on your knees and call his name
(Chorus repeats)
My faith is stronger and I have grown
To trust in Jesus now Im not alone
To face temptation and all the pain
Theres love in my heart when I call his name
(Chorus repeats)
Thank you Jesus for being my friend
And forgiveness for all my sins
Youve heard my prayers they werent in vain
I knew you would be there when I called your name
(Chorus repeats)
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This Lyric is #263
Basset Hound Trees
Copyright 2006 David Hunkins
In my dreams I dream I scream
For some more of Smores ice cream
But all of the olive lovers all love olive crunch supreme.
If you like to wave at waves
You can see dee sea with ease
If we take a stroll around the knoll of basset hound trees.
(Chorus)
Basset hounds
Long old basset hounds a hangin from the trees
Basset hounds
Floppy ears and lips a flappin in the breeze
Basset hounds
Guard you ice cream scoops, guard the cone theyre on
Basset hounds
Turn you head, the bassets fed, your cone is gone
If he looks so cool hes hot
And he looks so hot hes cool
Fannie may and Jenny may let Freddie Mac into their Pools
Now the haves have more than half
of the have nots half-and-half.
If they found out now theyd have a cow and half a Holstein calf.
(Chorus)
Basset hounds
Long old basset hounds a hangin from the trees
Basset hounds
Floppy ears and lips a flappin in the breeze
Basset hounds
Guard you ice cream scoops, guard the cone theyre on
Basset hounds
Turn you head, the bassets fed, your cone is gone
Woody drives his drives with woods
Would he drive drives in the woods?
Would his wood drives drive him nuts? Till he tried to slice his putts?
But no matter how confused,
Dreams and lifetimes seem to be
Just remember that youll always be loved by me.
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This Lyric is #264
SOMETHIN BOUT THE RAIN
E.B.MARTIN 2006
SOMETHIN BOUT THE RAIN
CAN MAKE YOU FEEL YOURE DREAMIN
MAKE IT SEEM LIKE YOURE ANYTHING
BUT FALLIN APART
SOMETHIN BOUT THE NIGHT
CAN STIR UP EMPTY FEELINS
UNTIL SOMETHING REVEALS ITSELF
WAY DOWN IN YOUR HEART.
(ch)
SOMETHIN BOUT THE RAIN
JUST FOR A MOMENT
CAN WASH AWAY THE STAINS,
EVERY SINGLE TARNISHED MEMORY.
SOMETHIN BOUT THE RAIN
CAN MAKE YOU FEEL, MAKE IT SEEM
YOU'RE DREAMIN
SOMETHIN BOUT THE RAIN
AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A DREAM.
SOMETHIN BOUT THE SUN
CAN HIDE ALL OUR MISGIVINGS
AND WE CAN CARRY ON
THINKIN' EVERYTHINGS ALRIGHT
EVERYTHING I'VE DONE
MEANS NOTHING, IM STILL LIVING
WILL THIS PEACE I'VE FOUND SURVIVE?
'CUZ I'M LOSING THE WILL TO FIGHT
(ch)
SOMETHIN BOUT THE RAIN
JUST FOR A MOMENT
CAN WASH AWAY THE STAINS,
EVERY TARNISHED MEMORY.
SOMETHIN BOUT THE RAIN
CAN MAKE YOU FEEL, CAN MAKE IT SEEM
YOURE DREAMIN
SOMETHIN BOUT THE RAIN
AIN'T NOTHIN' BUT A DREAM
(bridge)
A LITTLE RAIN MUST FALL
LET IT POUR DOWN FROM THE MOUNTAIN
GATHERING SPEED LIKE TRAINS
RIDING EVERY STREAM
SOMETHIN BOUT THE RAIN
MAKES ME FEEL,MAKES IT SEEM
LIKE I'M DREAMIN
MAKES ME FEEL
IT AIN'T NOTHIN'BUT A DREAM.
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This Lyric is #265
I Could See It In Your Eyes
Steve Robinson 2005
I could see it in your eyes
Youre heart was filled with impending goodbyes
And theres nothing I could do or say
To make you change your mind
I dont know how it all went wrong
But the feelings that were once so strong have died
I could feel it in your kiss
Your lips were full your mouth was warm
But there was something missing
Something that we both tried to deny
Was it me or was it you
Or was it that the two of us stopped trying
Why do we let the flames of love turn to embers
Why do we leave it to wither on the vine
Why do we let love turn to bittersweet memories
Are we so afraid that love will leave us crying
Werent we happy for a while
You used to turn to me and I would see you smile
But lately you know it hasnt been the same
I saw that smile begin to fade
Was something that I did or said to blame
Im not a sentimental man
The past is past and the futures at hand
But when I think of all the love we shared
It hurts to think its through
I know this pain will fade away
But Ive got to find a way to live without you
I know this pain will fade away
But Ive got to make it through this day without you
I could see it in your eyes
Did you see the same in mine
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This Lyric is #266
Good Little Children
copyright 2005 Jim LaPrad
performed by Karmic Brick
We are such good little children, we always fall right into step
We are only told what we want to hear, and we believe all that we are told
We will eat everything on our plate, we will eat it all and smile
We should be happy, we are so lucky, we live in the greatest place
Don't look (don't worry)
Don't think (don't worry)
Don't talk (don't worry)
Don't think
'Cause children are better seen and not heard
How dare we question what we're told
How dare we think on our own
When the money speaks we fall into line
When the money talks we do what we're told
Because life is so beautiful
Life is so beautiful
Life is so beautiful
Life is so beautiful...
We are such good little children
We always fall right into step
We are only told what we want to hear
And we believe all we are told
We will eat everything on our plate
We will eat it all and smile
We should be happy, we are so lucky
We live in the greatest place
As long as you don't look back (don't worry)
As long as you don't think hard (don't worry)
As long as you have the right god (don't worry)
As long as your skin's the right shade (don't worry)
As long as you **** the right way (don't worry)
As long as you do what you're told (don't worry)
Don't look (don't worry)
Don't think (don't worry)
Don't talk (don't worry)
Don't think (don't worry)
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This Lyric is #267
Plaid Pajama Pants
(c)2005 Debra Kitzman
Every morning you wake up the same old way
Mom says time to rise and shine lets enjoy the day
She opens up the curtains
Picks out your play clothes
But today you let her know
(Chorus- sung by a child)
I wanna wear my plaid pajama pants
With my orange and purple shirt
Please dont make me wear those other clothes
Cause its just not gonna work
I wanna wear my plaid pajama pants
With my orange and purple shirt
Your mom says honey your friend from down the street
Is coming over and were going for a treat
Now hurry up get ready
Theres no time to spare
Pick out something else to wear
(repeat chorus sung by a child)
You look out the window and what do you see
Your friend is prancing up the sidewalk happily
Mom is sure to be surprised
When she sees the clothes
Your new best friends mother choose
Oh, your pal is wearing
A t-shirt thats way too big
A pair of fuzzy slippers
And a hat with a whirligig
Then your mom shakes her head
And she says
(final chorus)
Ill let you wear your plaid pajama pants
With your orange and purple shirt
I guess it really doesnt matter
Im sure it can not hurt
So you can wear your plaid pajama pants
With your orange and purple shirt
(child says)
Thanks mom
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This Lyric is #268
" Where the Wind Blows "
c. 2006 by Peter Meixler
(verse 1)
Pretty little thing
Always on the run
Eyes on the prize
and your back to the sun
Goin' with the flow
Sometimes it's too damn slow
Sometimes you gotta' go
Where the wind blows ...
(verse 2)
Red hot momma
Let your hair hang down
Wanna' take you to a place
on the other side of town
You probably never been there
You probably never would
Girl let's rock our bodies tonight
It'll do us lots a' good ...
(chorus)
Gimmie' a chance
I'll take achance on you
Finally found the reasons
to see things through
There's a break in the clouds
The light is shinin' through
Tell me all your wildest dreams
Wanna' make'em all come true
That's what I'll do ...
(musical bridge)
(verse 3)
Sunshine sister
With your head above the clouds
Don't you think
If we get in synch
We can work this out ...
I'll wrap you up in rainbows girl
Give up that pot of gold
Let,s take it to the promised land
and satisfy our souls
Yeah , yeah , we'll satisfy our souls .
(repeat chorus)
Gimmie' a chance
I'll take a chance on you
Finally found the reasons
to see things through ...
There's a break in the clouds
and the light is shinin' through
Tell me all your wildest dreams
Wanna' make'em all come true .
(end)
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This Lyric is #269
Kimberley Williams
"You Are"
Words hold merrit
Suffering you endured
Hard times but you made it
A string of hope,this smiling face
Emptiness has left this place
You are,oh you are
You are,yes you are
You are,everything to me
Power is within you
To alter this course
Our world is spinning into nowhere
Offering no remorse
But you are,oh you are
You are,yes you are
You are,everything to me
Everything to me...
You mean everything to me..
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This is Lyric #270
Gimme A Minute
Clausen/Heath
VERSE I
Well its been six years and seven months
A lifetime it seems
Since I had a break, wasnt runnin late
Or had time for me
My lifes been flash cards and pop tarts
the school and PTA
Im the gofer the chauffer
and sometimes the referee
PC
Its, Mommy can you turn it up, its my favorite song?
And we wanna see a movie can you take us to the mall?
CHORUS
Gimme a minute, one quiet moment to think
Cause its a full time job, and it never stops
And I just need one minutes peace
Oh, what I would give, to live in that minute
Breathe in and sigh sweet release
Lord, just give me a minute
VERSE II
Last night was bathtime
And fights in the tub
Oh, just brush your teeth and get to sleep
Cause Ive had enough
PC
Then, Mama, Im not tired yet, can I watch TV
And Tell him to quit it, hes lookin at me
CHORUS
Gimme a minute, one quiet moment to think
Cause its a full time job, and it never stops
And I just need a minute of peace
Oh, what I would give, to live in that minute
Breathe in and sigh sweet release
Lord, just give me a minute
BRIDGE
Around two am, the little one came in to my room
She had a bad dream, crawled in next to me
Yawnin, she whispered; Mama, I love you
CHORUS
Gimme a minute, a lifetime of moments like these
Cause its a full time job, and it never stops
A minute can make a sweet memory
Oh, what I would give, to live in this minute
Breathe in and sigh sweet release
TAGS
Lord, just give me a minute
-A lifetime of minutes
Lord just give me a minute
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This Lyric is #271
Its a Girl
2006 Greg Walker
Think its time to change my life
Settle down take me a wife
Say goodbye to all my toys
Say hello to a bouncing baby boy
Ultrasound singing its true
Here he comes my little boy blue
Got his bat and a catchers mitt
Know his mommas gonna throw a fit
When were riding dirt bikes in our back yard
Throwin fire crackers and chewin tar
Tom Sawyer world will unfurl
(chorus)
No, its a girl, its a girl, its a girl
No, its a girl, its a girl, aint nothin like her in the whole wide world
Its a girl, its a girl, no, its a girl
Funny thing happened all right
At the softball field that night
My little leaguer on the bench
Called her manager a wench
Seems the team was in a fix
It was the bottom of the sixth
Put her in just to pinch hit
Hit the ball right over the fence
Next thing you know shes an Olympian
The papers call her Babe Didricksen
Makin mincemeat of all the men
Tom Sawyer world will unfurl
(repeat chorus)
(bridge)
Daddy dont look now your babys gone awayDaddy dont look now
Daddy dont look now your babys gone awayBabys gone away
Daddy dont look now your babys gone awayDaddy dont look now
Daddy dont look now your babys gone awayBabys gone away
Shes gone away, gone away, shes gone away, gone away
Next thing you know shes a lesbian
Makin out with all her friends
Not counting the millions that she spends
Tom Sawyer world will unfurl
Yes! Its a girl, its a girl, its a girl
Yeah! Yeah! Its a girl, its a girl, aint nothin like her in the whole wide world
Its a girl, its a girl, yes! its a girl.
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This Lyric is #272
Photograph Pictures
Music and Lyrics By Tony Graham
2005
Looking back turning back pages of yesterdays gone.
Viewing photograph pictures of moments while life rolled along.
Makes me wonder if Id changed directions,
At any one moment in time.
Would these eyes that Im now gazing into, Cradle my life?
An angel from heaven my soul mate my lover my life.
I stand here embracing each moment with you by my side.
Oh theres never a stronger commitment,
In showing how much I love you.
Oh it must be divine intervention,
When we say I do.
(Chorus)
And Im amazed how all roads led to you.
Time after time.
To my final calling in life,
Taking photograph pictures of you.
Ever since my youth
Through all of the changes my life has been through.
It blows me away how God knew,
About these photograph pictures of you.
Still looking back turning back pages of yesterdays gone.
Of photograph pictures Ive taken while life rolled along.
Makes me wonder if Id changed directions,
At any one moment in time.
Would this babys hand holding my finger, Anchor my life
(Chorus)
And Im amazed how all roads led to you.
Time after time.
To my final calling in life,
Taking photograph pictures of you.
Ever since my youth
Through all of the changes my life has been through.
It blows me away how God knew,
About these photograph pictures of you.
It just blows me away how God knew
About these photograph pictures of you
Music and Lyrics By Tony Graham
2005
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This Lyric is #273
The Summons
Copyright S. Hulley 2005/2006
Fae called to the trees, she called to the wood.
She summoned around her all that was good.
She needed the magic of nature around,
From the sky up above to down under ground.
Nature listened to words in the sky,
Words of hope whispered out in a sigh.
A request for a soulmate of someone true
A man filled with strength with faults that are few.
Chorus
Nature responded with heart full of love,
She watched and she waited with eyes of a dove.
She knew what was needed and what now must be,
She is older than hills, as old as the sea.
'This could not be' thought Nature so sad,
For good men have suffered and now most are bad.
'Tis with deep regret alone you must stay'
Nature bowed low then flew far away.
So sad was the fairy, her life joy now dead.
She sank to her knees and bowed her fey head.
Chorus
Nature responded with heart full of love,
She watched and she waited with eyes of a dove.
She knew what was needed and what now must be,
She is older than hills, as old as the sea.
A stirring of air had her shiver and shake.
A sound on the hill really brought her awake.
She looked through the mist in the swirling cool air,
A tall man approached with long golden hair.
'I'm sorry you waited for I was detained'
His garments were wrinkled, torn and all stained.
'An old lady walking called me aside,
Said there was a lady who needed a guide.'
'Where might you go?' he asked with a smile,
Her eyes opened wide and she thought for a while.
'From here until then' she answered with grace,
Then rose off the ground with joy on her face.
Chorus
Nature responded with heart full of love,
She watched and she waited with eyes of a dove.
She knew what was needed and what now must be,
She is older than hills, as old as the sea.
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Copyright S. Hulley
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This Lyric is #274
A Lemon and Two Bells
(c) 2006 Noel Gordanier
The front door to Jimmy's opens slow
Old men turn around
They're pissed and a little bit bored
Pull a lemon and two bells
They smoke unfiltered cigarettes and hang around for Heaven or for Hell
Do you really believe that devils dance and angels are praying for you?
The unfamiliar patron goes ignored
A charcoal suit and Western boots
The key to another place hangs on a chain
He takes a seat at the end
He won't waste their time with silver words or silver promises
Do you really believe?
Do you really believe?
Do you really believe that devils dance and angels are praying for you?
A '67 Cougar thunders by in a blur of motorcycle paint and Premium
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This Lyric is #275
Hey you now
by Stefan Jacobson
2004 Fifth Week
I learn from you every day
My sister came around to say
- A bird uncaged will always fly
- Cut her wings and she will die
So I let you run around
Every day was so unplanned
The more you strive the more I see
Youre building up inside of me
And I feel that underneath
Youre just a girl pushed about
You chose to walk the rundown street
You chose your way how to leave
I tried to ask you what you want
You told me not to ask you, dont
- Sometimes I want to lay down and cry
- Sometimes I want to inject and fly
- And you dont know how I can feel
- Outside of me is so surreal
- Someday youll fly to close to me
- And then I think that I will leave
I guess that I gave up a bit
Became to you a, what a prick
So I said what I regret
- Im not sure if we could fit
Hey you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
I think of when your smile broke through
I think of what he did to you
And I hope in vanity
That someday youll come back to me
Id cover you in dignity
Id smile when youd be mean to me
Id wonder who youd want to be
Now youre just my memory
You died a year ago
I met your friend she told me so
She said you never smiled that much
I guess that you were lonely too
Hey you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
I dont think I want to die
But hey I just cant stop to crying
If I make myself angelic
We could love eternally
So I went up to lovers peak
And looked around and thought a while
And when I fell. It went so quick
I hit the ground with a smile
Hey you now
Where are you now
Where are you now
Youre by my side
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This Lyric is #276
THIS POOR FOOL
c 2001 Ed Billeaud
Well, just like you I've been traveling
Down life's dusty road
Borne my share of burdens
And shouldered heavy loads
But lately I've been wondering
Just what it all was for
If I'd known then what I know now
Maybe it wouldn't have been so damn hard
(chorus)
You see, I've learned along the way
And I've learned from my mistakes
And while we can't replay all those long-lost days
I know the difference true Love makes
I've seen mountains start to crumble
I've seen stars fall from the sky
But this poor fool will just keep loving you
Until the day I die
Well just like you I've been searching
For what I seldom found
I guess my eyes were barely open
Cause it was all around
But lately I've been waking up
I don't know why it took so long
And now I want to smell the roses
Before they're all gone
(repeat chorus)
(lead section)
(bridge)
This poor fool's been flying blind
This poor fool's been lost at sea
This poor fool has finally realized
Just what you mean to me
(repeat chorus)
Yeah this poor fool will just keep loving you
Until the day I die
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This Lyric is #277
Blake Mikuse Music
lyrics by Karla Blake copyright 2005
A Friend To Me
I woke up this morning
with an aching head
My heart was raw
and my eyes were red
Im sad and lonely as can be
Do you think you could be
a friend to me?
Do you think you could be
a friend to me?
I dont need a lover
for my bed
I need to wash my soul
in the river instead
Could you wash my soul
until its clean?
Do you think you could be
a friend to me?
Do you think you could be
a friend to me?
Chorus:
Will you be the river?
Wash my soul for me
Carry me away
to a quiet stream
Listen to me gently
Let the water flow
Back to the place
where we used to go
I heard you crying
in the night
I was shocked awake
until daylight
Because I didnt know
that you could grieve
Do you think you could be
a friend to me?
Do you think you could be
a friend to me?
Chorus:
Will you be the river
Wash my soul for me
Carry me away
to a quiet stream
Listen to me gently
Let the water flow
Back to the place
where we used to go
Ive never led
a model life
But theres so much
sadness, pain and strife
Hold my hands tenderly
Do you think you could be
a friend to me?
Do you think you could be
a friend to me?
Hold my hands tenderly
Do you think you could be
a friend to me?
Do you think you could be
a friend to me?
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This Lyric is #278
I'm Not That Strong
Copyright 1999 Dawson Cowals.
Left standing in the rain
Hope clutched like an umbrella with holes in it
Hair plastered to my face
Can't you see that it's killing me to admit
That I was wrong
Misconstrued that you'd
Be there all along
I was wrong
Without you, I'm on my own
And I'm not that strong
Left me up to my knees
Heart sinking in this puddle that's pooled round my feet
Catch me now I am weak
Can't remain standing much longer now that I see
That I was wrong
Misconstrued that you'd
Be there all along
I was wrong
Without you, I'm on my own
And I'm not that strong
Two are better than one
If one falls down the other picks him up
When I'm weak you are strong
That's the way that it's meant to be, meant to be
Never meant to slide this way
Taking you for granted was a big mistake
How words they drift off in silence
When hearts lay divided by pain
And as I turned my back today
I missed seeing you standing there still
Never too far away, ready to sweep me up again
Into your arms
If I could just see it
Find the faith to believe it
And into your arms
In my weakness I'd fall
And love becomes strong
Hope carries on and on and on
And love becomes so strong
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This Lyric is #279
Burns for her love
Copyright (c) Duane Bryars
(Verse 1)
Campfires outside Reno in the darkness
This pretty girl lies down beside me
With long auburn hair, she doesnt care
Of just long the night will be
Exchanging eyes across the firelight
I felt my heart being roped into hers
So scared to say, so I just walked away
And began a long road to this curse
(Chorus)
Down, that road to loneliness
I saddled my horse, and rode it tough
Through, the days that just never went away
Campfires for one just aint enough
When the fire in my heart burns for her love
(Verse 2)
15 years to this day since then
Still I find I cant get over her
My friends say move on, leave her in the dawn
And go out and lose all your cares
Every single star, spells her name
But stars can be hidden by a new light
Maybe I should go, find someone and grow old
Because I cant just live on thinking she might?
Chorus
(Verse 3)
Lying in bed 30 years since that day
With my wife holding unto my hand
I seen a familiar face, one that never got erased
Even I had changed into my younger man
We were back outside Reno, in the darkness
She smiled and said I love watching you sleep
I cried my first tear and held her so near
And promised she was always mine to keep
(Chorus 2)
Down, that road to happiness
Me and her on my horse, so true
Through, the days I hope never go away
Loving by campfires for two is enough
And the fire in our hearts burn for our love
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This Lyric is #280
Painted Ponies
My tarnished memories
like painted ponies on a carousel,
around and around they go,
with so many secrets they won't tell;
But I do not remain,
trapped within the walls
of what I cannot change,
your love reaches me,
and I am free.
Summer nights envelop ghosts
who ask my heart to dance a dance with time,
I must admit that I have visited the ballroom
once or twice;
But I do not remain,
trapped within the walls
of what I cannot change,
your love reaches me,
and I am free.
I am free to live my life with no regrets and without shame,
I am free to fall and stand up on my feet to try again,
I am free to love when circumstances tell me I should hate,
I am free to trust in your grace.
Deborah Cissna
copyright 2003
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This Lyric is #281
Two Pairs Of Feet
2006 Annie Tennisco, Mike Amason
V1
Came home early from the nightshift
Took my shoes off at the door
Tossed my coat up on the hall tree
And tiptoed across the floor
I didnt call her name
I knew shed be fast asleep
I saw the covers moving
And then Two Pairs Of Feet.
V2
I thought it was a nightmare
Maybe this was not my house
I opened up my mouth to yell
But not a sound came out
I thought about our children
In their rooms on either side
I wondered what shed tell them
In the morning when they cried
Ch1
It hurt to know Id been a fool
As blind as I could be
The woman I had always loved
Was only using me
We vowed to love forever
Sharing the bitter and the sweet
And to walk our path together
On our Two Pairs Of Feet
V3
Im not sure what I was thinking
Or if I was at all
I eased my way back to the den,
And my shotgun on the wall
I couldnt see it in the dark
Hot tears filled up my eyes
When I flipped the light switch
I got my second big surprise
V4
My wife sat up and looked at me
She scared me half to death
She was sleeping on the couch
I finally caught my breath
She said, I tried to call you,
I never could get through.
Jack and Sue are staying the night
I let them use our room.
Ch2
It hurt to know Id been a fool
As blind as I could be
The woman I had always loved
Was still here loving me
We vowed to love forever
Sharing the bitter and the sweet
And to walk our path together
On our Two Pairs Of Feet
coda
Theres one more thing Id like to say
Before this songs complete
A couch is plenty big for love
And Two Pairs Of Feet
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This Lyric is #282
MEANT TO FLY
(S. COOKS)
VERSE
I was living for today
Not caring about tomorrow
Living on what people say
And giving all the power
To the things that were only gonna bring me to my knees
I saw people turn their backs to leave me
And on that very day I started believing
That in the mirror was the only friend that I would ever need
CHORUS
Now that I know that I was meant to fly
Belief in myself gave me wings
To touch the sky
Now that I know that I was meant to fly
Now that I know I was meant to fly I cannot fall
Down, no matter who pushes
I wont touch the ground
Lost now found, I was meant to fly
VERSE
Never running from my fears
And staying true to
Myself helps me to concur tears
And gets me through
All the times when obstacles arise
Though I still get scared sometimes
Faith assures me that I will surely rise
Above storms that come
When youre just getting by
REPEAT CHORUS
<BREAK >
AD LIB CHORUS to FADE
Copyright 2006 Blaq Magiq Musiq All rights reserved.
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This Lyric is #283
The Rebel
2006 Carl Hauck
Bloodshed is glorious a draftees delusion
Fostered by Hollywood and faith in the union
He packed up his scrapbook, said farewell to his mother
Now he had not a home, just a new band of brothers
Sam was his new Lord, whose mercy was phony
A carbine his lover, the trigger her quoniam
Blue waters shrank beneath as Wagner resounded
Yet he was only a pawn, in servitude grounded
Dear young Rebel, bow to your uncle
Raise up the flag, support it from underneath
Dont worry, Rebel, theyll bring you back home soon
Parades and medals for your platoon
What are we doing here? he started wondering
With the natives never tiring, the weapons always firing
From somewhere in the distant brush; the Rebel swore hed had enough
If only he knew what was coming
Deep in the jungle his company was creeping
They saw up ahead a yellow boy weeping
A soldier moved in, and the little boy ran
It was too late by then; they saw the black on his hands
On top of a land mine the soldier was broiled
By gunpowder made on American soil
From the charred melted flesh came a series of cries
Like Have mercy, Lord! and Sweet Jesus Christ!
Oh, dear Rebel, war sure aint pretty
But you must remember the investments of Washington D.C.
Those who die are heroes, but those who run are rotten
Hang in there, Rebel, and youll never be forgotten
That same night, the orders came through
From a faceless man over the radio:
Theres a little town about a mile west
Take supplies, burn the buildings down, and you know the rest
Well, the Rebel knew it wasnt his choice
A gear in a machine doesnt get a voice
The soldiers conserved their ammunition
And slit every yellow throat in sighta successful mission
Its a funny thing, killing those youve never met
So the Rebel laughed aloud as his insides wept, screaming,
All you yellow bastards, I hope youve seen what we can do
When you f_ck with freedom, therell be red, black, and blue
Oh, dear Rebel, Im afraid youre going mad
When killing gets personal, you know its getting bad
You see, wars a business and your country needs control
Of your mind, of your body, of your heart, and your soul
And dont you get nostalgic for your welcome mats allure
Because home aint coming soon, you got another tour
More rounds exchanged, wounds exchanged, and deaths exchanged
The birds exchanged glances, and declared men insane
Morale was getting low on the good guys side
The Rebel fighting merely to save his own life
Well, the reaper was so busy collecting all the souls,
That he overlooked dear Rebel, but war still took its toll
You could see the skull behind his eyes, and his words were but a few
When the men in suits shook his hand and said Im proud of you
A nation polarized, each side holding its own
Some blindly waving flags, some blindly throwing stones
The Rebel watched and wondered if thered ever be a point
In crying out for peace as long as man was minting coins
Oh, dear Rebel, men will be men
The important thing right now is to get back to your friends
And your aging mother too Im certain she misses you
Try to smile wide for her, dont you let her see inside
But the Rebel didnt smile when the landlord gave the news
His mother was evicted when she couldnt pay the dues
So he interviewed the neighbors, their answers only varied
Yet he found what he was looking for in a brief obituary
A widow, fifty-two, died from cancer of the lung
Fighting bravely overseas is her single loving son
And hes been feeling sorry ever since
Can only place the blame on the Charlies and the Dinks
But those people passing by on winter afternoons
They curse him for his laziness, and drop a dime or two
Once he earns eleven-fifty, he can buy himself a whiskey
A temporary blanket from the ever-icy stares
He isnt proud of killing men, but content with killing time
He doesnt need your pity, only money for cheap wine
Dear old Rebel, keep telling your tale
And hoping that one day youll get pension in the mail
But benefits are only for those veterans with homes
So your best bet remains getting drunk and getting stoned
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This Lyric is #284
BORDERLANDS
By Jeff Callahan
2004 Misanthrope Music Publishing, ASCAP
Narrator: Beside his loathsome river, the boatman sighed with gloaming close at hand. He was rapt in memories of a girl hed seen from shadows fit to hide on the only day his eyes braved sunlight and ferry went unmanned.
Boatman: I'm dying for her dance and live but for her song. Her dark smile strikes me blind. She never dreamed that I have waited here so silent and so long and the thought Ill never see her again is ravishing my mind.
Narrator: The girl strolled near the banks on her sun washed feet as sky, the moon adorned. Torrid winds arose and bore the boatmans cries no voice shed heard as sweet. In mid step, she tarried if turned to stone. Her soul the angles warned.
Narrator and Boatman: One thousand gliding shadows of the dead bathed in the lamplight ahead, waiting to ford a river swollen with their tears, counting the days in a hundred years. See the ferry drifting into sight. Boatman: Im the son of darkness and the night.
Narrator: The boatmans tenderness took hold of her and burned with saffron flame like desolation angels caught in cloudbursts that dazzle and shimmer. The girl awoke as sparrows from daydreams as if hed called her name.
Girl: Pray lament no more as you hear my reply, my voice a hallowed plea. If you speak in truth and love me as you say, your heart I wont deny. For I have heard your every wistful word and know theyre meant for me.
Boatman: Withdraw from that shore before in love you fall and dont come back around. I swear I never meant for you to hear me or speak this way at all. You can never have me. Its useless to deceive. To borderlands, Im bound.
All: One thousand gliding shadows of the dead bathed in the lamplight ahead, waiting to ford a river swollen with their tears, counting the days in a hundred years. See the ferry drifting into sight. Boatman: Im the son of darkness and the night.
Narrator: She flagged him down with blood fresh on her wrist. Girl: Take me to hell and heres my fare. Boatman: You keep that silver trembling tight in your fist. I know youve already been there. Girl: I know youve already been there. Narrator: I know theyve already been there.
Narrator: They still long for the scent of flowering meadows, warmth of sun and laughter wild waiting together for heavens walls to falter though if they will, neither knows. See them drifting down their loathsome river cradling their unborn child.
All: One thousand gliding shadows of the dead bathed in the lamplight ahead, waiting to ford a river swollen with their tears, counting the days in a hundred years. See the ferry drifting into sight. Hes the son of darkness and the light.
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This Lyric is #285
The Road That Knows My Name
Harris/Drummond
Copyright Tin Drum Music 2005 ASCAP
Young Girl:
In your eyes I see theres a light thats shining
And I feel your hands upon my face
I can see the love when you are smiling
And a road than knows my name
Woman:
I have watched ten thousand moons in passing
Falling through the sky at night
Have you seen the sun, I am asking
For the road that knows my name
Now the path I walk is forever winding
And so many dreams Ive left behind
Secrets that weve shared are forever binding
To a road that knows my name
Broken dreams promises ended
Soon they will mend, all in time I will find
The restless call in my heart
There are little men who would show me favor
If I in return would give them mine
I could walk forever and never finish
On a road that knows no name
Deep within my heart I can see a rainbow
And I know a life has come from mine
Faded memories come back slowly
From the darkness to the light
Young Girl:
I can feel the rain as it falls from heaven
And I know the stars wont fade away
I can see your eyes, they are shining
On the road that knows my name
Harris/Drummond
Copyright Tin Drum Music 2005 ASCAP
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This Lyric is #286
In My Heart And In My Soul
I filled my heart with hate
And now it's breaking
Like my reality
It seems to be fading
I'm just a shadow
Looking for a home
Embracing the darkness
Living all alone
Chorus:
In my heart and in my soul
I always seem to fall
In my heart and in my soul
There are things that I can't control
In my heart and in my soul
And now I lost it all
I'm tire of living
In the world of pain
Always a loser
With nothing to gain
I've wasted my youth
In search of gold
And now I'm broken
Alone in the cold
Repeat Chorus:
I'm always running
Pretending I'm free
But my dreams are chained
And it's killing me
Ive searched for glory
On bottles of beer
It makes me happy
Wipes away my tears
Repeat Chorus (2x)
-Eugenio R. Corpus III
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This Lyric is #287
Na Na Baby Goodbye
by Andrew Karpinski
Copyright 2005 A. Karpinski, BMI, all rights reserved.
Verse 1:
Long hair, guitar, gonna be a big star
Thanks to all these tunes I play
I've got the licks that impress the chicks
Who scream for me night and day, yeah, yeah, yeah
All I've gotta do is add some words
But something's changed along the way
Now if I want my music to sell
I've gotta have a story to tell
Or emotions gushing like an artesian well
Chorus:
Gimme back those days of yeah, yeah, yeah
Na, na, na, na, baby, goodbye
I'm sick of writing songs that gotta make sense
And put a tear in somebody's eye
All I want to do is have some fun
Scream my brains out 'til I'm comfortably numb
Gimme back those days of yeah, yeah, yeah
Na, na, na, na, baby, goodbye
Verse 2:
Oh, lyrics are just words you throw in the verse
To give the singer something to sing
Otherwise he'd look pretty stupid on stage
Not doing a friggin' thing, yeah, yeah, yeah
You can't tell me these songs made any sense
Like a cake left out in the rain
Or Mony, Mony, American Pie
Jimi trying to kiss the sky
A stairway that some lady wants to buy
Repeat chorus
Bridge:
It's the melody and beat that move my happy feet
So why strain my brain for just the right words
That make these songs complete
Everybody sing!
Repeat chorus twice
Tag:
Gimme back those days of yeah, yeah, yeah
Na, na, na, na, baby, goodbye
Gimme back those days of yeah, yeah, yeah
Na, na, na, na, baby, goodbye
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Stone Marmot
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This Lyric is #288
"Goodness and Mercy"
Words and Music by Lisa Crum
2005
Verse 1
Timeless words of wisdom
Echo from the past
The Word of God spoken constantly
Living testimony
Like a vivid photograph
Of a precious saint
Whose faith was unsurpassed
She said
Chorus
Surely
Goodness and mercy follow me
Everywhere I go
Surely
I am encompassed round about
With angels of the Lord
Surely
I can feel safe and rest assured
For I know
That goodness and mercy
Are everywhere I go
Verse 2
Scattered seeds of kindness
Good deeds sown in faith
Treasures in heaven laid away
A harvest of golden peace
In our latter days
And angels to lead us
To a better place
Bridge
Hes my Shepherd and my King
I dont want for anything
I lie down in pastures green
By the living water stream
Led on paths of righteousness
Unafraid of the shadow of death
Overflowing, cant you see,
With goodness and mercy (repeat chorus)
Words and Music by Lisa Crum
2005
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This Lyric is #289
Beach Whistles c2006
Rick Heenan
Standing on the edge of this fresh water inland sea,
Wondering where the sentries were or guardians could be.
Invaded by those plastic missiles they're everywhere I see,
Take my hand try to understand and listen now to me,
'Bout Beach Whistles, Hmm Beach Whistles
I got my baby building big ole castles in the sand.
We watched the summer sailors go, come sailing back to land.
The ramparts broke, the pennants fell into the castle keep.
I heard the drums, the trumpets too, they're heralding the king,
With Beach Whistles, Yep! Beach Whistles.
With sunburned hair we grabbed our gear went to the parking spot.
Barefoot dancing, tiptoe prancing through the parking lot.
All at once I think I hear a haunting melody.
I think I've heard this song before, its coming back to me,
It's Beach Whistles, Beach Whistles.
Well, the suns gone down and now I'm home and trying to relax.
Ther's still some sand between my toes, noxema's on my back.
From our clawfoot tub I hear a most peculiar sound.
I think my baby's just brought home something that he'd found.
Those Beach Whistles, yeah! Beach Whistles...
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This Lyric is #290
Simple Me
Lyrics by Tim Glenn
(c)Superhero Blue Music, 2006
Verse1:
I wonder how much humor you find
in the simplicity of all mankind,
choose the blind to lead.
Riches here to blow our minds,
but we keep the junk, leave the rest behind.
misguided piety...
shrouded in our greed...yeah....yeah.
Chorus:
But for every finger pointed a finger I find
pointing at the forest stuck in my eye
sometimes it's a wonder I can see.
I complicate the puzzle of a simple plan
complicate the things I don't understand
simple me...simple me...simple me.
Verse2:
If I try too hard to understand
how you came to earth a humble man,
I'd probably blow a fuse.
'cause deity dressed in human skin
is a truth too thick for a mind so thin
looking for the ruse...
easily confused...yeah...yeah.
Chorus:
But for every finger pointed a finger I find
pointing at the forest stuck in my eye
sometimes it's a wonder I can see.
I complicate the puzzle of a simple plan
complicate the things I don't understand
simple me...simple me...simple me.
Bridge:
There's no easy road...far as I can see
Made more difficult by far too simple me.
Chorus:
But for every finger pointed a finger I find
pointing at the forest stuck in my eye
sometimes it's a wonder I can see.
I complicate the puzzle of a simple plan
complicate the things I don't understand
simple me...simple me...simple me.
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This Lyric is #291
AMERICA BLESS GOD
(c) 2005 Nate "Boomer" Robison
AMERICA BLESS GOD FOR A CHANGE
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AND WE'RE STILL HERE
AMERICA BLESS GOD
AS AMERICA BECAME A COUNTRY
SHE'S HAD TO FIGHT TO BE FREE
SO SHE STOOD TOE TO TOE WITH EVERY ENEMY
UNTIL SHE TOOK THE VICTORY
CHORUS
AMERICA BLESS GOD FOR A CHANGE
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AND WE'RE STILL HERE
AMERICA BLESS GOD - BLESS GOD
FROM THE RESERVATION, SLAVERY, THE DEPRESSION
INTERNMENT CAMPS TO THE RIOTS OF THE SIXTIES
THE REASON WHY AMERICA SURVIVES
IS BECAUSE OF GOD'S BLESSINGS
AMERICA BLESS GOD FOR A CHANGE FOUR
HUNDRED YEARS AND WE'RE STILL HERE
AMERICA BLESS GOD - BLESS GOD
THE REVOLUTIONARY WAR AND CIVILWAR
WORLD WARS ONE AND TWO [LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING]
KOREA VIETNAM AND DESERT STORM
IN THEM ALL GOD SAW US THROUGH [LET FREEDOM RING]
AMERICA BLESS GOD FOR A CHANGE
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AND WE'RE STILL HERE
AMERICA BLESS GOD - BLESS GOD
AMERICA IT'S TIME TO BLESS GOD [REPEAT 2X'S]
AMERICA WHY DON'T YOU BLESS GOD
WHEN ATTACKED OUR FOES THOUGHT WE WERE THROUGH
BUT GOD SAID FROM HIS THRONE IN HEAVEN
"I WAS ON YOUR SIDE, WAS YOUR ONLY GUIDE
FROM PEARL HARBOR TO 911"
AMERICA BLESS GOD FOR A CHANGE
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AND WE'RE STILL HERE
AMERICA BLESS GOD - BLESS GOD
TO ALL ENEMIES THAT WANT TO TAKE US DOWN
YOU BETTER BRING IT AND BRING IT ALL
FOR AS LONG AS AMERICA IS IN GOD'S HANDS
WE WILL NEVER EVER NEVER EVER FALL
AMERICA BLESS GOD FOR A CHANGE
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AND WE'RE STILL HERE
AMERICA BLESS GOD - BLESS GOD
SO DESPITE TERRORISM AND NA-TURAL
DISASTERS WE STILL STAND
WE'LL NEVER GIVE IN TO ADVERSITY
AS LONG AS GOD IS IN COMMAND
AMERICA BLESS GOD FOR A CHANGE
FOUR HUNDRED YEARS AND WE'RE STILL HERE
AMERICA BLESS GOD - BLESS GOD
THOSE IN IRAQ, GOD'S GOT YOUR BACK
AMERICA BLESS GOD (REPEAT 3X'S)
Nate "Boomer" Robison Copyright - 2005
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This Lyric is #292
The 13th Pew
2004 Greg C. Brown
When the preacher asked, "Do you take this woman?"
I knew he wouldn't hesitate.
His bold reply still lingers in my head
Like the pain of a bad toothache.
It could've been ME standing at the altar
Telling everybody "I do".
But a fool learns slow and I soon found myself
Just a guest in the thirteenth pew.
CHORUS
The church bells rang out the Wedding March
As an empty hole swallowed up my heart.
Then the preacher said Now you're man and wife;
You may kiss the bride, and let's throw some rice.
Thats what it all finally came down to,
And I was just a guest in the 13th pew.
With the friends of the bride, I sat feeling queasy,
A pool of sweat was in my hands.
My stomach ached and I began to squirm
When they both traded wedding bands.
Then the choir began to sing a sweet tribute,
And tears of joy were falling too.
But the tears I shed were of a different kind
From a guest in the thirteenth pew.
REPEAT CHORUS
The church bells rang out the Wedding March
With the scriptures read, and the choir done singing
How Great Thou Art and Oh Promise Me,
The preacher asked if anyone objected,
Better speak now or hold your piece.
I had to bite my tongue to keep from shouting,
My only chance to say I do.
Cause I sure objected to sitting in the back
As a guest in the thirteenth pew.
BRIDGE
I suppose I oughta be grateful,
At least I got an invitation.
But it sure was hard to be the ex-lover
And join in the celebration.
REPEAT CHORUS
The church bells rang out the Wedding March
Yeah, thats what it all finally came down to
I was just a guest in the 13th pew.
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This Lyric is #293
Two Hearts in Tune
by Karen Bentley Pollick
copyright 2003
Verse 1:
Everydays a miracle
that I spend with you
Blessings gathered on the path
that led you to my view
Waking in the morning
as you gently rise
Glimpsing all the colors
of the dawns own surprise
Chorus:
My true love
Two hearts in tune
Fortune smiles upon us
as we contemplate the moon
Patience is our master
pacing our stride
Softly revealing
the resonance inside
Verse 2:
As we join together
on this merry day
Friends and family meet and greet
to celebrate and play
Allies form among us
sharing joys and sorrows
Marveling at the webs we weave
and harvests we sow
Chorus:
My true love
Two hearts in tune
Fortune smiles upon us
as we contemplate the moon
Patience is our master
pacing our stride
Softly revealing
The resonance inside
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Karen Bentley Pollick
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This Lyric is #294
I Dont Dance Sober
Words and music written by Ben Willis
2005 A.B.Willis/ASCAP
Well I dont dance sober
And Im not walking over
To that dance floor
Till Ive had a few
And I wont start talking trash
Until I spend some cash
Then maybe
Ill spend some time with you
So give me a minute or two
While I whet my attitude
And change my personality
Well it might take longer
If my will is stronger
But a good time is always guaranteed
(Chorus)
Im really not this way at all
Until Ive had some alcohol
Believe me
Im really kind of shy
But when the drinks start going down
And I begin buying rounds
I turn into another guy
So I dont dance sober
And Im not walking over
To that dance floor
Till Ive had a few
And I wont even ask you out
Until Ive had about
A dozen
Or maybe one or two
(Chorus)
Im really not this way at all
Until Ive had some alcohol
Believe me
Im really kind of shy
But when the drinks start going down
And I begin buying rounds
I turn into another guy
And Im not dancing sober tonight
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This Lyric is #295
Don't get your Honey (where you make your money)
by Darryl Lee Wood
Don't get your honey
Where you make your money
So if you want some
Control your Johnson
Hey! Don't get your honey
Where you make your money
No we don't want that here
No we don't want that here
I work the graveyard shift from Monday to Sunday
I don't get out much but the money's good
Even at the best of times I'm not too choosey
So after 12 hours here anything looks good
Plus you've been so good to me
Fetching drinks at every work party
I see, with a beer-buzz going, how you might look good
You've got personality
Buried somewhere deep in your psyche
Everything is clear to me
You are going to be good for me
Don't get your honey
Where you make your money
So if you want some
Control your Johnson
Hey! Don't get your honey
Where you make your money
No we don't want that here
No we don't want that here
We have morning coffee in the car together
We have our mommy-daddy talks at lunch
This loving union's working 24/7
Wish I didn't see your face all day just once
But you've been so good to me
Fetching drinks at every work party
I can say with a beer-buzz going that you still look good
You've got personality
Buried somewhere deep in your psyche
Everything is clear to me
Some things aren't meant to be
Don't get your honey
Where you make your money
So if you want some
Control your Johnson
Hey! Don't get your honey
Where you make your money
No we don't want that here
No we don't want that here
copyright 2006 Darryl Lee Wood
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This Lyric is #296
Hollow
She promised that she would come back
The loyal friend, the loving wife
She did her duty in Iraq
Shes trying to resume her life.
She knows for others it was worse
She tells herself not to complain
But now the girl who went to war
Is someone else. Shes not the same.
She has become a hollow hall
A whimper. Nothing much at all.
Trick mirrors and translucent glass
Though she is present, others pass.
Alone, she thinks of better days
Today she is alone always.
She speaks with no one else around-
Like the tree in the forest, does she make a sound?
She loves her kids, she cleans their rooms
Brings order to their messy lives
Shed rather be alone at home
Than interact with other wives
Night is the worst. She lives again
The things she never saw before
And now she sees them every night
The death, the terrors of the war.
She made herself a hollow hall
She had to fight. She built the wall.
Trick tactics, optical effects
Survival of the fittest wrecks.
Now home, she finds the walls still there
The irony is so unfair
It seems she did her job so well
That shes become that hollow shell.
The cost of war is so much more
Than money, numbers, lives
Each life it takes, takes life again
From those that do survive
And sometimes those that do return
Although uninjured, well
Live silent, disconnected lives
Inside a Hollow hell.
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This Lyric is #297
RETURN TO THE GARDEN
Copyright 2005 by James Park
We used to live in a garden - we only stayed a little while,
One slip and they took it all away.
We're still begging pardon - for a sin we're born with as a child,
In the hopes that we'll see an endless day.
Why do we spend en-ti-re lifetimes,
In petition of God for just an eternity more?
When will we see the true value of THIS precious gift,
And not get so hung up about what may or may not be in store
- who's keepin' score.
Is the garden a fable? - well there's one fable that's written in stone.
There in the skin of the Earth, if she'll confess.
Were we the Cain to their Abel - would we know our own brother's bone.
From the almost human - each revision less.
There is nothing wrong in having once needed a Tower of Babel,
To explain what happened when the family of man spread out so thin.
Leaving plenty of room to allow the rousal of a racist rabble,
As our new technology began to throw us back together again
- fooled by the skin.
Our garden's shaken by earthquakes - clearly to punish us for doing wrong - right?,
Or as a sign of the end of our being here.
Maybe they happen for our sakes - on a time scale so very long,
The re-release of a rock-bound atmosphere.
You might only see a single volcano spew or two in your lifetime,
But to God it would look a bit more like bubbles in a simmering pot.
Still we go through each day as though God's creeping like a theif up from behind,
To snatch us by the soul to spend forever in someplace just as hot
- I think not.
The garden became a city - and the evening gained a strange new power,
Safe and warm and protected by the light.
Well you can head to the country - if you drive for just one hour,
And get yourself re-aquainted with the night.
You'll see those same bright points we made into myths in our blunder,
Back when we thought their very movements could predict our fate.
Why are we not now even more filled with awe and wonder,
In the truth they churn out the metaphoric mud from which we're made
- when Supernovas fade.
Lets return to the garden - if it is indeed where we belong,
Though we know that it won't be quite the same.
It's not the time to harden - old beliefs in fear of being wrong,
In the ignorance of youth there is no shame.
If you define the garden as the place of our first temptation,
It is not to be found in some ancient valley or long-dead place.
It's a setting that still remains ripe for continuous creation,
You see, our garden's a pale blue dot we're riding through the depths of space
- our home base.
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This Lyric is #299
The School Of Staying Alive
2006 Michael Sheehan
The cowboy and the spaceman need to get along these days,
Learn to give each other room to live in their own ways,
To believe in the way they see things, to behave as they believe
And to have their yarn respected in the tapestry we weave.
There are many kinds of creatures with an instinct to survive:
Every one is a natural teacher in the school of staying alive.
His trouble with the red man goes back a long, long way,
But the natives made him welcome when the cowboy came to stay -
Didn't send him an invitation, didn't know he would stay so long,
Didn't think his fallen angels would try to teach them right from wrong.
From the first they believed in sharing with any man who could survive:
Every one is a natural teacher in the school of staying alive.
The native is the father, the cowboy is the son,
The spaceman is the holy ghost and yet these three are one
In the eyes of an untouched virgin, in the heart of the Magdalene,
In the hands of the lesbian witches we betrayed and called unclean
And to every kind of creature with an instinct to survive:
Every one is a natural teacher in the school of staying alive.
The civil war is over, but the north and south still fight
To justify by any means the cause they thought was right,
But the fighting itself is evil, the slaves couldn't stay in chains
And the children live on a battlefield while their parents fight remains.
They're a different kind of creature with an instinct to survive:
Every one is a natural teacher in the school of staying alive.
We fought a revolution so that all men could be free,
Framed the constitution to protect our liberty -
But the bribers in the lobby and the traitors on the throne
Stole a trillion dollars while our backs were turned and left our kids to pay the loan.
All we saw were their fingers pointing at the homeless and the poor,
At the blacks and abortion mothers who couldn't make ends meet no more
And at all the battered children using drugs to numb their pain
So we re-elect the criminals while their victims take the blame.
Now the world's been filled with poisons, the ozone's fading away
And the final test in survival school is our vote on judgement day.
If we fight for our rights together, something tells me we'll survive:
Everyone is a natural teacher in the school of staying alive.
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This Lyric is #300
That Moment
Lyrics: Colleen Gray
2006 Lion Music
Somewhere lost between the doubt and insecurity
Lies the dreamer that resides inside me
Many chances taken, some wrong choices made
You live and learn, as they always say
All this contemplating; Pondering in agony
Reflecting back upon what might have been
Give me back that moment
Let me move the Hands of Time
The choice again before me on the fated night
To relive that moment
Erase the fear that clouded up my mind
I wouldn't make the same mistake this time
Not this time
Now I have come upon a crossroad
With this cross that I have carried for most of my life
Do I leave it behind - A fading memory?
Do I bear the burden - Lesson learned eternally?
I have reached this moment
Let me stop the Hands of Time
I need to contemplate, just for a little while
I never thought this moment
Would really come, yet now it's here
There's a choice that I must make
What do I fear?
Last night I had a dream, a moment lost to memory
That last time we were saying our goodbyes
This time I didn't let go
This time I changed my mind
And I cursed reality when I awoke
Do you understand how much you amaze me?
I see within you all my dreams come true
Give me back that moment
Let me turn back time
The choice again before me, holding you or saying goodbye?
To relive that moment
If things were different and you could be mine
I wouldn't walk away this time
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This Lyric is #301
AIN'T CHASING A BUICK
Jeb Barry ASCAP
jimmy rogers on a fading rural radio
station from somewhere out past the fields her Dad was haying
broken mileage counter in a car that drives like a ghost
taillights of her buick through a cracked windshield drought stained
two wheels on a soft shoulder half lost in a heat lightening storm
gravel clouds of dust descending in her wake
the summers drowning in the fiction of a paperback romance
for some odd reason she just couldnt wait
ran out of money and gas, just beside Nashville
she left with a long hauler heading north
I aint going to new york city, Im heading home
God damn shes on, her own
Georgia state trooper half asleep in a clay dust dented ford
Said I cant hitch this road mile markers counting memories
A bible and two pistols, a cheating wind that always whistles
I aint even sure the direction Im heading but I think its east
eleven years of hurt leaves a girl less than vacant
Sunday morning reason seekers never found any truth to call
Walking past I can hear the choir singing her praise
Nobody listens to a song that says its all your fault
ran out of luck in a cloudburst by Cleveland
she sent me a postcard saying **** you sweetheart
I aint going to new york city, Im heading home
God damn, shes gone
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This Lyric is 302
Younger By Moonlight
Lyrics Charles Ronald Wyvill
Melody/Music: Kaley Willow
2006
Verse 1
The larger the town, the lonelier the place.
Criss-crossing roads, match the lines on my face.
People move slowly, like tears down a cheek.
Searching in vain, for the love that they seek.
I was like them, I think you were too.
Under a sky coloured darkest blue.
Feeling so cold, as the night closes in.
Longing for warmth of a lover's skin.
Chorus 1
I look younger by moonlight than I do in the sun.
My face tells a story, how my life has run.
Emotions within me have faded to grey.
My heart feels a torment, my smile betrays.
Verse 2
But just when I thought that my future had passed.
And all of my chances had burned down to ash.
The vision of you gently cradled my eyes.
You caused a fire in my soul to arise.
One night you looked lonely and I felt the same.
You gathered the courage to ask me my name.
We danced to the music of love in our heads.
A tide rose within me and that when I said.
Chorus 2
I look younger by moonlight than I do in the sun.
My face tells a story, how my life has run.
All of my life I've been waiting for you.
My heart feels the warmth of a love overdue.
Bridge
A tree stands alone on a dark winter's night.
Listening for whispers of spring.
Chorus 3
We look younger by moonlight than we do in the sun.
Our faces age slowly, as the day is begun.
What lies in the future, the eye can not see.
But the love that we hold, paints a new destiny.
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This Lyric is #303
The Technology Blues (copyright 1995 Joe Meyer ASCAP)
Chorus
This world can be an empty place (dont you know)
So hard to find a friendly face, sometimes
Fearful eyes cross my path, seems everyday
Theres got to be a better way
Verse
People build some awesome houses
But then they cant live with their spouses
They send a man to outer space
But cant learn to love another race
Computers run in record time
But we cant put a curb on crime
And knowledge hits an all-time high
Yet who will stop to wonder why
Chorus
This world can be an empty place (dont you know)
So hard to find a friendly face, sometimes
Fearful eyes cross my path, seems everyday
Theres got to be a better way
Instrumental
Verse
Doctors have their CT scanners
But kids arent learning common manners
Nuclear plants are built in haste
When theres still nowhere to put the waste
Growing lawns without a weed
But they cannot see the harm in greed
And living just to sell or buy
Who will stop to wonder why
Chorus
This world can be an empty place (dont you know)
So hard to find a friendly face, sometimes
Fearful eyes cross my path, seems everyday
Theres got to be a better way
I know there is a better way
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This Lyric is #304
COME ALONG, BETH
2006 by Dean Brantley Taylor
VERSE 1
Well climb mountains and swim the seven seas
Dance in treetops and float on the breeze
Well run like wolves, sleep like bear
Cuddle like kittens and make love like hare
And everything you do, every time, Ill care
Well frolic and jump with the otter and frog
Then rest with the turtles in the sun on a log
Well stretch like cats, fly like eagle
Parade like peacock and trot like a beagle
PRECHORUS 1
With heads outstretched and tails held high
A little more bounce and well touch the sky
Just a little more bounce and well touch the sky
CHORUS
So, come along with me on lifes long ride
Come along with me, side-by-side
Come along, come along, come along, Beth
Come along with me until our death
And still, after death, our spirits will be one
So, please, please, please come along
Please, please, please come along
VERSE 2
Well launch missiles and surf the Milky Way
Ride on comets and ski off the tail
Well swim like seal, act walrus
Lying on the beach and showing off tusk
And anything you say, anytime, Ill trust
Well squirm and bump with the hogs at a trough
Siesta full-bellied hangin'-two with a sloth
Well screech like owl, buzz like bees
Then nap with the doves, way up high in a tree
PRECHORUS 2
Feathers laid soft, head on a breast
Just a few more winks and well feel our best
When we sleep togethers when well feel our best
CHORUS
So, come along with me on lifes long ride
Come along with me, side-by-side
Come along, come along, come along, Beth
Come along with me until our death
And still, after death, our spirits will be one
So, please, please, please come along
Please, please, please come along
BRIDGE
The things well do, the things well do
The things well do, together me and you
The stuff well see, the stuff well see
The stuff well see, forever you and me
Now, Ill do harm, and Ill do wrong,
but Ill keep comin, so please come along
CHORUS
Come along with me on lifes long ride
Come along with me, side-by-side
Come along, come along, come along, Beth
Come along with me until our death
And still, after death, our spirits will be one
So, please, please, please come along
Please, please, please come along
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This Lyric is #305
IT'S THE BEAT IN YOUR HEART
lyrics/music by: Donna Lynn Rector
copyright 2004
D RECTOR RECORDS AND PUBLISHING(BMI)
IT'S THE BEAT IN YOUR HEART
Ever kept it inside
Till you thought you would burst?
Ever hoped for the best
but, prepared for the worst?
It's a feeling so strong--
You can't deny it, but so long.
Have you said your prayers
To God above,
Already knowing the answer
'Cause it fits like a glove?
It's a feeling so strong
You can't deny it, but so long.
It's the beat in your heart,
It's the heat of your breath,
It's the secret you'll take
With you to your death.
It's the love that was lost,
The life that was lived,
The feeling that you have
So much more to give.
Have you dotted your "i"s
And crossed all your "t"s,
When you're by yourself
Do you drop to your knees?
Is there something out there
You still think you need?
It's the beat in your heart,
It's the heat of your breath'
It's the secret you'll take
With you to your death.
It's the love that was lost,
The life that was lived,
The feeling that you have
So much more to give!
Have you covered your bases
and walked a straight line?
Are you tapping your feet
in perfect time?
Will you go to Forever--
with these thoughts in mind?
It's the beat in your heart,
It's the heat of your breath,
It's the secret you'll take
With you to your death.
It's the love that was lost,
The life that was lived,
The feeling that you have
So much more to give.
It's the rhythm of life...
It's the beat in your heart...
It's the heat of your breath...
They were there from the start.
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This Lyric is #306
Billys Train
Becky Wright Songs
COPYRIGHT 2006
Vs. 1: Billy loved to sit beneath the bridge, waitin for the train by the blue ridge
Hed never been on it, but he loved to hear its whistle blowin.
Then momma called him home, cause daddy was ill; Daddy handed him his bible, said its yours now, Bill;
Keep it close to your heart. Say good-bye now, cause daddys goin.
Vs. 2: While he read the book, the words became so real, yet he couldnt escape the pain hed feel
Sometimes he dreamed of jumpin that train, and just ridin away.
Then the ground would tremble, and hed close his eyes, felt like footsteps of angels in the skies
And as the whistle grew louder, he hear his daddy say:
Refrain: Billy, theres a time your train will come
On a chilly night, it will take you home
That long train whistle will blow, and everybody will know.
Billy, dont cry; no more need for tears
You can leave em behind with these heartache years
Cause theres no pain on this train where youre goin.
Vs. 3: In 42, Billy got to ride the train, cause you cant stay when your country calls your name
Left behind his momma and his sweet Daisy Mae.
Lyin in the trenches, Billy knew he was dead, but the bible in his pocket took the bullet instead,
Surrounded by angels, this just wasnt to be his day.
[REFRAIN]
Vs. 4: Billy got tired at 87, in a hospital bed with one foot in heaven
Like a choir of angels, he could hear that whistle blowin.
With sweet Daisy Mae gone for twenty years, Billyd known more than his share of tears
In the words of his daddy, he heard, Son, its time to go.
[REFRAIN]
Coda: Its the ride of your life, its a heavenly train
Its the passage of death, but dont be afraid
Cause you know where this trains goin
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This Lyric is #307
JK Deto22 Roc Doogie. Come on
one two one two
See what Im sayin is along with my art
Will you be the closest kept pieces to my heart?
This secret is tearin me apart
I tried but.. tellin you Im feelin you is hard
And When I catch you on the walk by
Everytime we caught eyes those around us speak
I guess we are both shy but I keep my hopes high and my feet from off the street
This hovering is key
Miss its because of you I float by
I dream our paths cross intertwine sidewind and lead us into grace
I see your face on the wakeup
Taste the sweetness of you morining essence
Ma your makeup is everything this universe posseses
They say love only comes once if its true, I say its false,
and that gives me something to prove now lets walk and my queen let talk
Because its somethin you got that got me picking flower petals like "she love me or not?"
See your my virtual reality and in your world is where I'd rather be Your a fortified ten
Yes its all carmalized I realized when
Your Karma had me open wideYour divine scent
your clam and your royal Ma I love the time spent
Your palms are so warm I just want to hold your hand....Damn!
And wonder in your wonderland
And if Im not I'll try hard to become the man you ever wanted
Ever dreamed ever hoped for I never thought this
Infatuation would take me so far
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This Lyric is #308
Heroes in Boxes
LyricsMay,2006, Albert C. Hamilton
VS.1
Took my nephew to the toy store
A stand-by for my brother
He came back from one tour in Iraq
but he was sent to do another
His son got a gift card for his birthday
Went to the action figure aisle
Grabbed a GI Joe & was good to go
and I couldn't help but smile
CH.
We still bring heroes home in boxes
Dreams wrapped in cellophane
A son's perception of his father
Complete with fighter plane
Vs.2
My Bro' and I grew up
When Joe was still the craze
He was really hip with Kung-Fu grip
Man, those were the days
They say he doesn't sell as well
to kids my nephew's age
But I guess to sons of sons of soldiers
That 'Camo' box is still the rage
CH.2
We still bring heroes home in boxes
Complete with bonus plane
A son's perception of his father
Wrapped in cellophane
Bridge:
Took my nephew to the base one day
His dad was coming back
You might've seen him land on C-SPAN
on a plane bound from Iraq
CH.3
We still bring heroes home in boxes
We watched them take him from the plane
His son waiting there to meet him
with flowers wrapped in cellophane
Tag:
We still bring heroes home in boxes
Draped in flags, that bear the names
of the sons of soldiers waiting
with flowers wrapped in cellophane
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This Lyric is #309
Gather The Days 2006 Brent Heckerman
They tore down the houses on Charlotte Street
And knocked down the walls where our love used to beat
Where we kicked off the covers and took off our clothes
There's a park in the city where the little kids go
Some children are laughing some playing ball
Where we tended a garden from the Spring to the Fall
Here in the kitchen where we used to make tea
Somebody's reading under a willow tree
Gather the roses, gather the days
When the sun shines down, gather the rays
If love is the only book we wrote
Let's write it once more note for note
In these places we linger we laugh and we cry
Our children make music, they'll soon be flying
We have but a moment, then it's gone
You and me, baby, we have this sweet, sad song
Gather the roses, gather the days
When the sun shines down, gather the days
If love is the only book we wrote
Let's write it once more note for note
The moon's coming up, our children are grown
Come with me darling let's walk on down
To the park in the city, to the old home place
Where we used to make love, where we used to say grace
Gather the roses, gather the days
When the moon shines down, gather the rays
If love is the only book we write
Let's write it again each and every night
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This Lyric is 310
He Sees With Better Eyes
2006 Anita Stokes
V1
I love to make him laugh out loud
I love to see him cry
To trust me so implicitly
Only makes me love him more
He likes to hold my hand in his
The way he holds my heart
And when he looks at me
It's not my face he sees
But who I really am
CH
And when he looks at me
He sees with better eyes
The beauty that's inside my soul
That some could never find
V2
He shares his vision for our lives
As we walk along the shore
The rain falls gently from the sky
Then leaves us wanting more
He shows the wind and waves to me
The sand beneath our feet
He paints the picture perfectly
As though I've never seen before
CH
But when he looks at me
He sees with better eyes
The beauty that's inside my soul
That most would never find
Though he must use his hands
To know my face within his mind
He showed me how to live again
And that love is never blind
V3
If you would take her hand
And love her for all time
Then you must close your eyes to see
The beauty that's within
And as you find the truth of her
That's guarded well and buried deep
You will know a love
That goes so far beyond
What others ever see
CH
For when he looks at me
He sees with better eyes
The beauty that's inside my soul
That most would never find
Though he must use his hands
To know my face within his mind
He showed me how to live again
And that love is never blind
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This Lyric is #311
"Shame" by Tori Sparks 2005
From the album "Rivers + Roads"
Let the rain fall
From the skys open sores
And put out our fires
Just put out our fires
Our skin pulls back
To show our grinning skulls
The sun is a cigarette burn
In yesterdays sky
They say shame
Shame on you
He says shame
Shame on me
We left them knocking
We left them knocking
We left them knocking
At our door
We crawl at the feet
Of skyscrapers and kings
We tear at each other
As they crash on our heads
No one can touch us
Well thats what our fathers said
Our bloody knees
Match our purses and heels
They say shame
Shame on you
He says shame
Shame on me
We left them knocking
We left them knocking
We left them knocking
At our door
They say shame
Shame on you
He says shame
Shame on me
We left them knocking
We left them knocking
We left them knocking
At our door
We sent a thousand ghosts home today
So whats one more
We left them knocking
At our door
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This Lyric is #312
ON THE HILLS OF WHITESVILLE
Words and Music by Donna Dutchess
Copyright 2006
On the Hills of Whitesville
Dusty roads and pick up trucks
Singing by the fire till the sun comes up
Telling tales of hunting that will never grow old
Les is frying bacon on the old wood stove
Nothing ever changes
On the Hills of Whitesville
Bridge:
And when Im gone my heart is lonely
For the good times and the memories
Where my friends and my family
Enjoy each others company
And when Im gone my heart is lonely
For the peaceful things that I need
That I only find on those hills
Where my heart will always be. (2nd Verse)
(last time) Please send all my love to Whitesville
Where my heart will always be.
On the Hills of Whitesville
Beer cans and coffeepots
The laughing never ceases and the jokes never stop
Babies growing up to the smell of beer
Papa may be gone but his spirits always near
Nothing ever changes
On the Hills of Whitesville.
Tag:
Time stands still there,
The Mullens farm is still there
Dirt roads running through the one horse town.
The red house is still there
It stood against the test of time. (Bridge)
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This Lyric is #313
THE VOICE MY HEART KNOWS c 1/95
Wds & Music by: "Harmony"
ynez fernandez-reyes
1.
You are my deepest fantasy,
Are we still dreaming?
I felt in my heart for you...
And found you waiting,
Always here, for me...
When I need you.
2.
You lift me up,
Though I would fall.
You give the love,
I always hoped for.
Your eyes so deep,
And full of mystery...
Know all my secrets.
Release I:
Your eyes, so warm and true,
Reveal, what I must do...
To know the Truth,
Of how we came to be...
Of who we are...
And what our lives really mean.
Your friendship is the Temple
I return to...To...
Feel whole again.
3.
When I feel, I can't go on,
And I now, not how to try...
I look for inspiration,
But can't find it.
When I sleep the days away,
'Cuz there's no more games to play
Only brokenhearted leathary
To fill my days...
Release II:
That's when again I listen...
To the Voice my heart knows...
I hear you calling...
Through all illusion and
Believing, dreams
Really do come true...
I follow barefoot,
Though a tempest storm,
To find a friend
As true as you, my dear.
Release III: (optional)
I must escape, at last,
The cruel fools, that have,
No heart for me,
Just jealousy...they try
So hard to take me down.
But I have a friend so real in you...
My heart was mended and unbound.
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This Lyric is #314
TWO SIDES TO EVERY COIN
Snow fell like Southern cotton
Big flakes fillin the sky
I wondered if what shed said
Was really a goodbye
And a man stood on the street
Playing an old gold sax
I listened close
And, man, did it take me back
To the days when I learned
There are
Two sides to every coin
Whats carved in stone on the outside
Might be a lie on the inside
Two sides to every coin
What you see baby might not be what you get
Years ago, I met this young girl (guy)
And tears of joy would flow
Each time our eyes met
We loved, we honored, we cherished
We pledged our hearts
Now I hear shes (hes) living near LA
She got fed up one day and just went away
Thats when I learned
There are
Two sides to every coin
Whats carved in stone on the outside
Might be a knife in disguise
Two sides to every coin
What looks like blue skies might be a storm
So if youve found a paradise
Hold on tight, try not to fight it
Dont expect too much from folks
You might not give it back in return
So you learn there are
Two sides to every coin
Whats carved in stone on the outside
Might be a lie in disguise
Yes.Two sides to every coin
What looks like blue skies, baby
Might be a storm, might just be a storm
Two sides to every coin
Two sides to every coin
Doug Norris @ 1997
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This Lyric is #315
IF I CAUGHT HER BY SURPRISE 5/05
Bobby Sahlen-Gatorlegs Music, ASCAP
Jim Berault-Still Alive Publishing, BMI
THRU SMOKY HAZE I STOPPED AND STARED AT GOLDEN HAIR AND BRIGHT BLUE EYES THEN I REMEMBERED HOW I WALKED AWAY
THAT REALLY CAUGHT HER BY SURPRISE
IT ONLY SEEMS LIKE YESTERDAY
YET IT'S BEEN YEARS SINCE THAT FATEFUL DAY
NOW I WONDER JUST WHAT SHE MIGHT SAY IF I CAUGHT HER BY SURPRISE
(CHORUS)
IF I CAUGHT HER BY SURPRISE COULD I TELL HER I STILL MISS HER COULD I ONLY FIND A WAY TO SAY I THINK OF HER EACH DAY IF I CAUGHT HER BY SURPRISE
IF I CAUGHT HER BY SURPRISE, COULD I TELL HER I STILL LOVE HER
OR WOULD I JUST WALK AWAY LIKE I DID YESTERDAY IF I CAUGHT HER BY SURPRISE
SHE TURNED AROUND AND SAW MY STARE
AND CAME TO GREET ME WITH A SMILE
SHE ASKED WHAT I WAS DOIN' THERE
AND SAID, "IT'S REALLY BEEN AWHILE"
I STAMMERED SOMETHIN' AND JUST WALKED AWAY
FROM GOLDEN HAIR AND BRIGHT BLUE EYES THAT DAY
I COULDN'T FIND THE PROPER WORDS TO SAY
WHEN I CAUGHT HER BY SURPRISE (CHORUS)
TAG: YES I JUST WALKED AWAY
LIKE I DID YESTERDAY
WHEN I CAUGHT HER BY SURPRISE
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This Lyric is #316
Jesse and Kate
Copyright (c) 2006
By Douglas Murphy
(A)
Jesse was a carpenter, a Finisher by trade.
Many things that Katie loved were things that Jesse made.
Little nick-knacks carved from wood, the box she kept them in.
Reminders of a life thats lost, that will never be again.
(A)
Jesse spends his days now on computer solitaire.
His beard and hair need tending, he doesnt care.
Hes closed the book that was his life, not caring how it ends.
With Katie gone hes lost it all lover, wife and friend.
(A)
You see Jesse loved the bottle like his father before him.
Jesses dad is dead now, drinking did him in.
There were times Kate warned him, of what he had at stake.
But he denied and was right that he share his fathers fate.
(A)
It was raining and was snowing the night that changed their lives.
Jesse had been drinking, but not his wife.
And he was the perfect drunk didnt argue and let her drive.
If he hadnt tried to seize the wheel shed still be alive.
(B)
He was sitting quietly, leaving her alone.
She didnt need distractions if they were to get home.
But given his conditions, the many on coming lights.
The truck he swears was on their side made his decision right.
(A)
Jesse spends his days now on computer solitaire.
Spends each day and nights alone, stuck in his wheel chair.
Hes no longer drinking, he misses her his Kate.
Hes no longer drinking, to bad it came too late.
Copyright (C) 2006 by Douglas Murphy
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This Lyric is #317
Mad Sarah of San Jose
Copyright 2002, 2005, 2006 by James B. Mitchell
V1:
Haunted by ghosts of the victims of slaughter
Crazed by the guns that your company made
Grieving the death of your husband and daughter
Rich as a queen, but a slave to your pain.
Looking for some way to flee desperation
Consulting a psychic to find a way out;
You took to your heart her dark message of danger
Headed out West where you started your house.
V2:
Thinking the hammers were linked to your heartbeat
Fearing their silence would signal your end
You poured all your riches into a vast mansion
The work on the Winchester House had begun
38 years rang the blows of the hammer
24 hours a day without rest
Building your house with a reckless abandon
Jumbled-up rooms, an unholy mess
Chorus:
Mad Sarah of San Jose
Your body is gone but your spirit's still here
Running alone through the rooms of your mansion
Relentlessy, endlessly chased by your fear.
V3:
Sleeping each night in a different bedroom
Firing each servant who glanced at your face
Fearing a photo would capture your spirit
What was the image you tried to erase?
Beautiful grounds in expanses of garden
Glorious light in the gallery rooms
But deep in the night you would slip through the hallways
Spying on staff from your corners of gloom.
V4:
Unlucky 13 you chose as your number
And, as you slumbered, it watched over you;
13 small steps in the stairways to reach you,
13 small windows with 13 small jewels.
13 on 13 in evry last detail
The sum at times even, the look always odd
What did you hope was the power in the number?
To hide you from demons? To hide you from God?
Chorus:
Mad Sarah of San Jose
Your body is gone but your spirit's still here
Running alone through the rooms of your mansion
Relentlessy, endlessly chased by your fear.
V5:
You clung to the hope in the words of the psychic,
As long as they're building, your life will not end.
So, on with the mansion, and damn the expenses,
This endless obsession your only true friend.
The day finally came that will come to all mortals
The staff became worried, the searching begun
The 40th bedroom had held your cold body
The news spreading quickly that Sarah was gone.
V6:
Consulting the will, they did as instructed
In all 13 sections, each signed 13 times
Auctioned belongings and pensioned your staff off
Donated money to save childrens lives.
The house safe was opened with anticipation
Wondering what treasures an heiress would hide
But the treasure they found wasnt golden or silver. (pause)
Just a lock of black hair from your daughter that died.
Chorus:
Mad Sarah of San Jose
Your body is gone but your spirit's still here
Running alone through the rooms of your mansion
Relentlessy, endlessly chased by your fear.
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This Lyric is #318
Midnight Witch
copyright Sonya Green 2006
Boil and bubble toil and trouble
She was a witch who flew thru the night
Drew back the sheets
And made me feel right
She has a way of releasing my fears
Waits til the morning when everything clears
Nothing like thunder, a slight wisp of light
Keeping me calm and holding me tight
Shes not what you think - she doesnt wear black
She doesnt spell evil or own a black cat
She rides from my history far back from here
She promised me once she would always stay near.
A woman of wisdom and lady of heart
Healing the fragile who feel pulled apart
Spirit and substance, healing of hands
Without an agenda without any plans
When bones get that lonely the night is so long
She brings me her music and sings her sweet song.
She doesnt possess me but watches my soul
She loves me and lights me and makes me feel whole
Boil and bubble toil and trouble
She comes to me in the darkness of night
Picking me up by calming me down
Whenever Im lonely she comes around.
Boil and bubble toil and trouble
She is the witch who flies through the night
Boil and bubble toil and trouble
She is the witch who makes it all light.
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This Lyric is #319
Drifting Along With the Wind
I like to live by the ocean. Down by the tropical sea.
Breeze sets the palm trees in motion. Easy to mystify me.
Feeling the sun on my shoulders. Wiping the spray from my face.
How can I mind growing older, long as I'm winning the race.
Fly like a bird in the morning. Dream like a child afternoon.
Evening slips up with no warning, leading the stars and the moon.
I've got no reason to ramble. I'm content with sand in my shoes.
I'm always willing to gamble. Long as I've nothing to lose.
Cho: I take a day at a time. Ignore what I don't comprehend.
I guess you could say I'm drifting along with the wind.
Why in the world do we hurry? Restless we're rushing about.
Never a reason to worry. Never a reason to doubt.
Flying as high as a bubble, floating out over the bay.
I'll never get in to trouble, long as I do what I say.
Cho: I take a day at a time. Ignore what I don't comprehend.
I guess you could say I'm drifting along with the wind.
(fades) Drifting along with the wind... drifting along with the wind.
Words & music Darrell House copyright 1990
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This Lyric is #320
Dont Give A Grizzly A Back Rub
2006 James M. Quillen
Vs 1
That Montana sun
was shinin mighty hot,
My jeans was soaked,
I was sweatin a lot.
My bare back and arms
they kept itchin
From that hay in the truck
I was pitchin
When a bar room gal
I danced with last night
Drove up in a car,
her low cut dress skin tight.
Said, "Come here, farm boy,
on the double."
Then I heard dad
warnin me of trouble:
Ch
"Son, you dont give
a grizzly a back rub.
Shell rip your heart out,
stomp it in the mud.
Youre too young to know
what loves all about,
Youre flirtin with danger,
better watch out.
Son, you dont make
a hornets nest a pillow,
Dont chase a mountain lion
up a willow,
Dont take a bath
with rattlers in the tub
And you NEV...ER give
a grizzly a back rub."
Vs 2
Im glad I heeded
dear ol dads advice,
The girl I married
she turned out real nice,
But today our eldest
we almost disowned
When he brought that wild,
topless dancer home.
She wore tattoos
evrywhere they could go,
Short shorts and string top,
not much didnt show.
I winced at his mom,
she winced back at me,
I took our lad aside,
spoke real fatherly:
Ch
Vs 3
Our wayward lad wised up
Im proud to say,
Dream girl caught his eye,
stole his heart away.
A ranchers daughter,
blonde, blue-eyed, and lean,
Shes talkin marriage,
hes buyin a ring.
And I cant wait till
grandsons come along
To see what kinda gal
those boys bring home.
Out here pine cones
dont fall far from the tree.
Bet their dad tells them
what my dad told me:
Ch
(Tag)
"Son, you dont make
a hornets nest a pillow,
Dont chase a mountain lion
up a willow,
Dont take a bath
with rattlers in the tub
And you NEV...ER
give a grizzly a back rub."
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This Lyric is #321
"Time Stops for No One" by Smokey Lonesome
Things that drive me insane
worries that cause me more pain.
Problems that can't be explained
and of course, my past sins.
Trying to catch up with me
why won't they just let me be.
This is why - time stops for no one.
Just trying to pay all the bills
in a budget without any frills.
Maybe life is testing my skills
and of course, its all wrong.
No one to blame cant you see
a lot of it falls onto me,
an this is why - time stops for no one.
Time stops for no one
time stops for nothing
cant hold on to time
when its already gone.
Time stops for no one
time stops for nothing
cant hold on to time
when its already gone.
Sitting back I consider my years
like time Ive lost too many tears.
How can it go on from here,
and how will it use me?
Wanting more time than allowed
still things to do I have vowed,
Wont beg, I'm way too proud
time stops for no one.
Time stops for no one
time stops for nothing
cant hold on to time
when its already gone.
Time stops for no one
time stops for nothing
cant hold on to time
when its already gone.
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This Lyric is #322
THE PLEDGE
BY: DCTERRY
CC: BMI 2002
I GREW UP IN THE HEARTLAND, BORN DURING THE BOOM
A SON OF AN IMMIGRANT FARMER, WHO ESCAPED WORLD WAR TWO
DAD SPOKE IN BROKEN ENGLISH, HEAVY WITH ACCENT
BUT EVERYTIME HE'D RECITE THE PLEDGE, I UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE SAID
EVERYTIME HE SAID THE PLEDGE , I UNDERSTOOD WHAT HE MEANT
DAD WORKED AS A LABORER, ROSE BEFORE THE DAWN
CAME HOME LATE AT NIGHT, TO HIM WE ALL WOULD RUN
NO MATTER HOW TIRED OR HUNGRY, MY DAD HAD BECOME
WE'D BOW OUR HEADS IN THANKS, TO THE GOOD LORD ABOVE
NO MATTER HOW HARD THE DAY, HE THANKED THE LORD ABOVE
GOD BLESS THE USA, MY PAPA WOULD SAY
HOME OF THE FREE, LAND OF THE BRAVE
DADDY DIDNT SAY MUCH ABOUT THE WAR, EXCEPT IT WAS A SAD SAD THING
SO MANY PEOPLE HAD TO DIE OF A, MAD MANS SCHEME
HE DID SHARE HIS PHILOSOPHY, OR SHOULD I SAY HIS DREAM
OF COMING TO AMERICA, TO ESCAPE FROM TYRANNY
AND TO GIVE THANKS TO THE LAND, WHOS SONS HAD DIED FIGHTING
GOD BLESS THE USA
AS HE WALKED ON ELLIS ISLAND, HE TOOK HIS HAT OFF TO MISS LIBERTY
STUDIED THE LAWS OF HER AND, AND HER GEOGRAPHY
STRUGGLED TO LEARN THE LANGUAGE, AND HER HISTORY
THE DAY WAS FAST APPROACHING, HE'D HAVE TO KNOW THESE THINGS
WITH TEARS IN HIS EYES ON THE FOURTH OF JULY, THESE WORDS HE DID SPEAK
I PLEDGE ALLEGENCE TO THE FLAG, I CAN HEAR MY PAPA SAY
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HIS PRIDE WOULD BE SHOWING
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
EVERY MORNING MY DAD WOKE, HE WOULD HONOR THE FLAG
NO PROUDER AMERICAN, EVER WALKED THIS LAND
MY FATHER WAS A PATRIOT, UNTIL THE DAY HE DIED
AND THE WORDS THAT HE SPOKE ON THE 4TH OF JULY, I HAVE MEMORIZED
WORDS GOOD ENOUGH FOR MY IMMIGRANT DAD ARE GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME
SAY THEM WITH ME
I PLEDGE ALLEGENCE TO THE FLAG, I CAN HEAR MY PAPA SAY
OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, HIS PRIDE WOULD BE SHOWING
AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS, ONE NATION UNDER GOD
INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL
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This Lyric is #323
Small Flame Burning
words and music by Gary Lynn Burt
copyright 2003 gburt publishing
1. There is a small flame burning inside our hearts,
lighting our way through the night,
as long as your candle stays lit, I will find you,
in the darkness it will seem so bright,
if we open up our hearts, and tell a friend how were feeling,
we will learn how irreplaceable we are,
we must keep that small flame burning in our hearts...
2. There is a small flame burning, behind our eyes,
that we may try to keep to ourselves,
but when we let it out, as free as the sunshine,
it can warm both you and someone else,
if we try to control everything that we are given,
everything we get will seem like a lie,
we must keep that small flame burning behind our eyes...
3. There is a small child buried in too many souls,
a child that wants to sing and dance and play,
if we do not trust ourselves, then fear will be our master,
fear wont let love see the light of day,
we all came here to dance, we all need to remember,
how it felt to be a child so long ago,
if we want to play and love again,
we must free that small child buried in our souls,
yes if we want to play and love again,
we must free that small child buried in our souls...
there is a small flame burning, a small flame burning, a small flame burning in our hearts...
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This Lyric is #324
Timeless
Deb Ramos 2006 All Rights Reserved
Night turning into dawn then into day,
With you in a dreamor was I awake?
Im breathing you in, your essence now mine,
I drink from your lips a taste sweeter than wine.
The light of the moon adorning your frame,
My heart stops when you sigh my name
My fingertip traces the softness of your lips,
Wanting to wake you with a touch and a kiss.
Bridge 1:
Forget the hour and the rise of the sun,
Turn the flame into fire and let passion run
Its course predestined, charted by fate
Love is our rhythm, the music we make.
Chorus:
We crossed over to the other side
Where stars cross and lovers hide,
Taking a chance
More than romance,
Trying to still the moving hands of the clock.
Transforming our worlds from two into one,
Never ending journey thats just only begun,
Days into hours, seconds into minutes
Eternal our forever
All that matters now timeless.
Cant help but touchI dont want to rush.
My hearts beating wildmean to take it slow,
But once its begun we get lost in the flow,
Not holding back, going where only we can go.
Dont care for discretion, give every attention,
Memorizing each detail at our own discretion,
Our control cant withstand the thunder that rolls,
Made for this moment were our bodies, our souls.
Bridge 2:
Taken aback from what I see in your eyes,
You are my mirror wearing no disguise.
The heat of your skin igniting me from within,
Youre committing a sin, the sin of perfection.
Chorus:
We crossed over to the other side
Where stars cross and lovers hide,
Taking a chance
More than romance,
Trying to still the moving hands of the clock.
Transforming our worlds from two into one,
Never ending journey thats just only begun,
Days into hours, seconds into minutes
Eternal our forever
All that matters now timeless
Connector:
Doesnt matter if tomorrow ever comes,
Yesterdays gone with the setting of the sun.
Turning away from what measures each day,
Nothing exists outside the breathless words we say.
Intimate moments, never to fade
We hold on to now, time forever betrayed.
Modulate to chorus:
We crossed over to the other side
Where stars cross and lovers hide,
Taking a chance
More than romance,
Trying to still the moving hands of the clock.
Transforming our worlds from two into one,
Never ending journey thats just only begun,
Days into hours, seconds into minutes
Eternal our forever
All that matters now timeless
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This Lyric is #325
WHEN
(c) 2005 VL Flawith (Socan, Ascap)
you
warm in the morning
after a nighttime of rain
you
bloomed in my living
washing away all my pain
(ch) when
did the new become old
shuffling through the days-
while I rage at the sameness
losing you in small ways?
love
droops on the mantel
dusty and drab in the sun
love
touch without passion
now that the ending's begun
(ch) when
did the new become old
shuffling through the days-
while I rage at the sameness
losing you in small ways?
(br) shall I pick up your socks from the floor
and cradle you in my arms-
tears seeping-
once more?
(ch) when
did the new become old
shuffling through the days-
while I rage at the sameness
losing you in small ways?
when?
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This Lyric is #326
THE CHOICES WE MAKE 2000 by Herbie Gaines All rights reserved
I dont know what to do should I go or should I stay?
Standing at the crossroads, move on or remain?
Pulled in all directions, from the wise to the fool
So much to decipher, am I weak or will I rule?
Do you follow your heart or do you follow your mind?
A bad decision here could really be unkind!
Be true to yourself, dont make a mistake
Destiny comes from the choices we make
My boss is saying one thing but it doesnt feel right
Am I quiet, or open, will I start a big fight?
Do it myself, or ask for a hand?
Or is it time to draw the line in the sand?
Should I go all out or hold back?
Stay in neutral, or attack?
Against the current or go with the flow?
What to do? I gotta know!
Do you follow your heart or do you follow your mind?
A bad decision here could really be unkind!
Be true to yourself, dont make a mistake
Destiny comes from the choices we make
The choices we make, can be rewarding
The choices we make, can take us soaring
The choices we make, can also be haunting
The choices we make, seal our fate!
The choices we make
My parents pulling one way, women take a turn
The whole worlds spinning, when will I learn?
Ive got to think hard, its something I cant fake
My life will be decided by the choices that I make
Do you follow your heart or do you follow your mind?
A bad decision here could really be unkind!
Be true to yourself, dont make a mistake
Destiny comes from the choices we make
I can think of a few choices I've made that haunt me still today...
How 'bout you?....
The choices we make...
Every hour, every day
Theyre right there in our face
Some are weak and some are strong
Are we right or are we wrong?
Some are bad and some are great
But choices seal our fate.. The choices we make
OOOOhhhh so tough...The choices we make
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This Lyric is #327
Maybe Weeks by Kathie Touin copyright 2005
I can be as patient as I need to be
Waiting while my lifes running away with me
Looking for the answer to that morning question
The one that yanks me wide awake without affection
A slap in the face to get me moving forward
Tripping over expectations fully lowered
All I want is someplace nice to lay my head
But the road still lands me back in this old bitter place instead
Too much taste can be a surfeit
Too much breathing leaves me airless
Too much hope can really break you
Too much hate is what it makes you
Someone taking me dancing
Show me everything Ive missed
All the states of exaltation
All the continents of bliss
I know its out there somewhere just beyond my reach
All I needs a few more feet
Or hours or hands
Or maybe weeks
(chorus)
I can be as patient as I need to be
Until the world will come and lay down curled around my feet
So make of all this what you will I know what Ill have found
If you come back here tomorrow I might not still be around
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This Lyric is #328
Blood on the Sword
(w&m)c:2006 vpellerano
v-1
I am the spirit, broken hearts and bones
searching for the place, I once called home
but,all my landmarks, they are now gone
and placed where they don't belong
v-2
I am a river, wide and strong
over beds of ancient stones
stones that covered my Father's land
now scarred by the deeds of man
(chorus)
I am the Blood on the Soldier's sword
fighting causes since I been born
I wear the feathers that Eagle's wore
I am the Blood on the Soldier's sword
v-3
I am the Flag, on the Battlefield
tore and tattered with my Country's ideals
ideals of Faith, in a Soldier's pain
ideals of Freedom, running in my veins
v-4
I am the sound of the Bugle cry
searching for the place, they said I died
but, I'm alive, I did survive
now, I ride with my brothers in the sky
(chorus)
I am the Blood on the Soldier's sword
fighting causes since I've been born
I wear the feathers, that Eagle's wore
I am the Blood on the Soldier's sword.
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This Lyric is #329
The Barkeep
Timothy A. Perry July 10, 2003
Verse 1:
A couple hours at the bar, I come searching for my soul.
Shots and beers to see me clear, now hows that for a goal?
He sets em up, I knock em down. My eyelids start to sag.
I just want that barkeep, to sit with me in the bag.
He said, Dont ya get me started, oh you wont get very far,
I dont drink in your bed, so dont sleep in my bar.
Verse 2:
So wheres the wise old barkeep, that we all heard about?
The one whod lift my confidence from a deep ol well of doubt?
Wheres the ear thats listening? The words so wise and sage?
I never thought that barkeep would hit me with his rage.
He said, Dont ya get me started boy, cuz I just dont have the time
I dont serve no fancy cheese, so dont serve me your whine.
Verse 3:
I said, Mishen lister, I can tell when Ive (hic!) over-weighed my stelcome.
You act like someone cheed into your Peerios, so how come?
He saidIm not my brothers keeper, despite what you might think
And I wont mix my philosophy with cocktails in the sink.
So dont you even think it son, go on and pass out beneath the stars.
Lord knows youre a train wreck, but you cant crash in my bar.
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This Lyric is #330
Now I Know
copyright 2006 Darcy Nair
I wondered what his hands would be like
now I know
I know that they are gentle and they're strong
I wondered how his arms would feel around me
now I know
that in his arms is where I belong
I wondered how his mouth would kiss me
now I know
I wondered how his voice would say my name
I wondered what his skin would taste like
now I know
Now that I know I'll never be the same
'Cause now that I know, I know what I am missing and I see
that the wonder is gone
Now that I know, I know what we could be and I just wish
that I knew what went wrong
I wondered what his touch would feel like
now I know
I cant resist and I never could
I wondered what his heart would be like
now I know
He moves me like nobody ever should
I wondered how our love would change me
now I know
that I would give my body and my soul
I wondered if it all could end
now I know
And I wonder if I ever can be whole
Now that I know, I know what he is giving someone else
now that we are apart
Now that I know, I know how much he loved me, I just wish
that I knew my own heart
I wonder if it burned too hot to last
I don't know
Was it more than what I bargained for?
Maybe what I felt just wasn't real
That can't be so
I'll never believe that in my heart
Maybe I want what I cannot have
I don't know
I could search for answers all night long
But somehow I had to run from this
That's all I know
I can't stay with something that feels wrong
Now that I know, I know what I am missing and I see
that the wonder is gone
Now that I know, I know what we could be and I just wish
that I knew what went wrong
Now that I know, I know exactly what I've given up
now that we are apart
Now that I know, I know that I still love him, I just wish
that I knew my own heart
I just wish that I knew my own heart
I just wish that I knew
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This Lyric is #331
(c)2006 by melissa webb
Portrait of A Circus
Everyone's happy now it's circus time
Waiting for popcorn and standing in line
Not a frown on a face no one's out of place
except for one who hides behind his smile
Laughing and shouting and pushing around
Movement and dancing it's a merry go round
It lights up the night but it lights it too bright
and then for a time it leaves you fully blind
Magic mirrors for a dime
buying laughter for a time
but they can never show what's inside
Travelling troupes it's a menagerie
Of fortunes and vendors and tents and marquees
Through the boisterous crowd I saw a sad face
and then through the night he began to fade away
everyone's happy except for the one who hides behind his smile
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This Lyric is #332
Ten Pound Grin
(c) Pete Ekstam 2006
Note: A letter to my significant other during a fishing trip.
Honey, the trip in wasn't that bad
Coming in the view was majestic
The old Beaver held us up just fine
Looked around with no roads in sight
I've got a feeling I'm gonna like it here
No cell phones or t.v. shows
Just all day and a 2-man fishing boat
If you could only see me now, I've got a 10 pound grin
Been here all day killing time
Feet on the edge and pole to the sky
Watched two ravens fend off an eagle
They done good, he kept on going by
The wild is talking and I'm talking back
No flashy cars or fancy coats
Just all day and a 2-man fishing boat
If you could only see me now, I've got a 10 pound grin
Oh my god, what have I found
It's a slice of something and I don't want to leave
Well I'm sorry, I mean it, but baby I'm not coming home
On the last day back to shore
Stopped the boat to admire
The piercing rays of light
Billowing through a cloud-filled sky
I've got a feeling I'm gonna miss this place
No more 8-day pants or racoon tans
Just back to the trenches and working for the man
If you could only see me now, I've still got that 10 pound grin
Oh my god, what have I found
It's a slice of something and I don't want to leave
But if I must, well, I guess I'll be coming home
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This Lyric is #333
Media Deprivation - 2004 Jeff Root
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Give me an C for couch potato.
Give me an R for rump control.
Give me an A for addictive game shows
to stunt the brain and constipate the soul.
Give me a P for pornographic
to titillate the heart with sex and sin.
and what does it spell?
It spells it's time for media deprivation.
'cause we don't need NO MTV
or shows about REALITY
We don't need NO INTERNET to stay connected
We don't need NO SATELLITE
blinking down ACROSS THE NIGHT
to entertain us when we go to bed.
Give me a P for for propaganda
Give me a U for Uncle Spam.
Give me a K for kiddie chat rooms
with twelve years olds who fought in Viet Nam.
Give me an E for "You've got email",
with filthy ads to read in pained chagrin
and what does it spell?
It spells it's time for media deprivation.
'cause we don't need ...
Join the fight!
Climb Aboard!
Pull the plug!
Yank the cord!
Give me an S for screeching monsters
Give me a C for corporate schlock
Give me a U for urban mobsters
griping along to sampled classic rock.
Give me an M for morning D.J.s
with brownie points on every nose and chin
and what does it spell?
It spells it's time for media deprivation.
'cause we don't need ...
Make a stand!
Raise your cup!
Smash the tube!
Shut me up!
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Jeff Root
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This Lyric is #334
(c)2006 Jim Pearson, All rights reserved
Treat Your Children Fine
They come into this world
Bright eyes shining
No sight of what has been
No thoughts for the past
Love them before first cry
Wet eyes crying
Hopeful for what has been
Works against the past
Treat your children fine
Treat your children well
They are the tomorrow
They are life's wine
They are the tomorrow
They are life's wine
Treat your children fine
Treat your children well
They are the tomorrow
They are life's wine
They are the tomorrow
They are life's wine
They walk unto our world
Clear eyes shining
Thoughts of now, today
No thoughts for the past
Love them at first try
Wide eyes knowing
Watchful for what's to come
Guard against the past
Now they walk away
Bright eyes excited
Thoughts now of tomorrow
No thoughts for today
Now they walk away
Bright eyes excited
Thoughts now of tomorrow
No thoughts for today
Treat your children fine
Treat your children well
They are the tomorrow
They are life's wine
Treat your children fine
Treat your children well
They are the tomorrow
They are life's wine
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This Lyric is #335
Big Cities, Little Towns
Copyright 2006 Joshua Jones
We travel these roads
To and from our homes
The same way we've done for years
Though the route stays the same
They've added on two more lanes
and you should see all our choices for gasoline
Chorus:
Big cities are coming in to take over our little towns.
They tear down the trees, to put the billboards all around.
They tell us that Walmart is gonna bring the prices down.
The big cities are coming in..
Old man Johnson's farm
won't be around the corner from us for very long
I heard the money he made will keep his family fed well beyond his years.
So there's a subdivision coming it, and I can't say I blame him.
You gotta make something off your blood, your sweat, and your tears.
Chorus:
Big cities are coming in to take over our little towns
They're buying up the land, to put thier houses all around.
Mom and Pop have to work at the Walmart since thier stores closed down
The big cities are coming in...
I've swam these lakes and pond for so long now.
Somedays it seemed the only place for a kid to get away
Now there are so many boats, my canoe will not float,
and I'll never get the summer we were 17 back again.
Chorus:
The big cities are coming in to take over our little towns
They were saving us from ourselves when they tore our rope swing down
I'm never going to work at the Walmart, and I hope that it closes down.
The big cities are coming in.
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This Lyric is #336
Risk It All
Lyrics & Music: 2006 By Tommy R. Clawson
Such a fine line between friends and lovers
Sometimes the difference is hard to tell
With one kiss they would discover
Love can be heaven love can be hell
From an innocent kiss a spark ignited
An internal flame that won't let them go
Now each breath fuels the fire
A burning affair thats out of control
Chorus:
Just one more kiss one more night
Can't stop this feeling inside
Just one more kiss one more night
Can't stop this burning desire
Hearts on fire gonna risk it all
Bound by passion and desire
Throwing caution to the wind
Crossing the line from friends to lovers
Time and time and time again
They sneak away into the night
Sharing a secret only two can know
Stuck in the middle of wrong and right
A burning affair thats out of control
Chorus:
Just one more kiss one more night
Can't stop this feeling inside
Just one more kiss one more night
Can't stop this burning desire
Hearts on fire gonna risk it all
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This Lyric is #337
The Sideman
S. Russell
c. 2006
You rode in high like Red on Mescalito
Wrangled all the good times you could find
Seems so soon for me to fare thee well old friend
Come back again
We'll dust those rusty songs off one more time
The girls were dancing on the picnic tables
You thundered out La Bamba en Espanol
Stole their broken hearts when you smiled good bye
Ridin' by your side
Those sunny days left a shadow on my soul
The sideman never has to be the hero
Yet there he sips the good wine just the same
Why must bullets always dull the brightest eyes
While the sideman's ghostly song alone remains?
Did you make your peace with the devil?
Did your better angels drift away?
Did you make your sails for the Southern Cross?
Did you get lost?
Sure hope you found yourself along the way
But the sideman never has to be the hero
Yet there he sips the good wine just the same
Why must bullets always dull the brightest eyes
While the sideman's ghostly song alone remains?
You rode in high like Red on Mescalito
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This Lyric is #338
That Which I Should Have Done I Did Not Do
Written by Nicholas Markos
Published by Nicholas Markos Music
copyright 1998
I was another man when you were mine
I recall it like a dream now
Like another life
And its the time of my life
Im growing older
And as the seasons pass me by
Im growing colder
Ive been going through some changes
Its been a long, long time
And now missing you is all that I can do
All my life
Ive got all your pictures
In a box beneath my bed
And I take them out from time to time
And I tell them all the things I should have said
Now that I know that youre the only
Ill try to deny that Im still lonely
Ive been going through some changes
Its been a long, long time
And now missing you is all that I can do
All my life
Im going out tonight, and Im going to find you
And when I do, I will remind you
That its the time of our lives
Were growing older
And as the seasons pass us by
Were growing colder
Ive been going through some changes
Its been a long, long time
And now missing you is all that I can do
All my life
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This Lyric is #339
RED RIVER VALLEY
Cassandra von Braun
(c) 2002, 2004
In the flood you were borne through the water
Like a foundling, I carried you here
We could pass forty years like a moment
Far too soon I must leave you, my dear
Come and sit by my side if you love me
For the last time
There are different ways ahead we must go
Our prayers for eachother make it right
Where ever we are bound, let it be for the light
In darkness I came to this place, the mystery of love
The rhythm of the blood bids our return
There was never any happiness like lying in your arms
Sweeter than the pear the secret we share
So like the leaves, all my beliefs travel far upon the storm
The roots of my existence are planted deep along these shores
So remember the Red River Valley
Remember the breeze in your hair
How we sat on the banks in the moonlight
How it seemed we would always be here
And if they want the answer
Why angels should be born,
Say just because you wanted it
Juice, and fruit, and thorn
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This Lyric is #340
The Blues Highway
written by: Dennis Clifton/Steve Baccus, Desert Rose Music BMI
Headlights shinin on the blacktop, Out on the blues highway Rollin' south out of Memphis, In a ragtop chevrolet
Summer nights in the Delta , juke joints callin his name
Layin down the blues on his old six string
Twenty bucks and a sixpack , for five long hours hed play
The passion for the night life, never seem to fade away
Midnite flyer on the bayou, totin a heavy load
Bendin them strings looking for the high road
(chorus)
At the crossroads in the Delta ,where the croppers gave their soul
Theres castles full of bad luck, growing from the cotton bolls
There aint no easy money, you can give the farm away Payin your dues on the Blues Highway
Bright lights shining on the dreamers, down on the Blues highway
Highrollers and housewives throwing their money away Three sevens and a jackpot sometimes steal the show He just smiles and sings "Let the good times roll"
(Bridge)
You dont have to ask him, why he sings the blues
Iits not about what you win, its what you lose
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This Lyric is #341
Bad for Me
by Lisa Nicoll
Copyright 2006
If I knew I was dying on Monday
Id throw all my caution in somebodys trash,
And Id figure a way to love nobody but you
And grab all you give up
And swallow your whole body whole,
And swallow your heart and your soul.
If I knew that the lies that come later
Would come so much later theyd come not at all,
I would lay down my gauntlet and fly over to you,
And grab all you give up
And swallow your whole body whole,
And swallow your heart and your soul.
But Im cast as a girl with a rent to pay
And a heart that breaks on command.
And what you say one day, you turn around, its not the same,
and what Im saying here, baby, is youre bad for me.
See, I knew a boy killed by his daddy.
His daddyd been pissin on somebodys lawn
While the mommy lay crying home, holding her baby.
She grabbed all he give up
And swallowed his whole body whole,
And swallowed his heart and his soul.
She was cast as a girl with a rent to pay
And a heart that breaks on command.
And what hed say one day, hed turn around, its not the same,
And what Im saying here, baby, is youre bad for me.
See, I knew some boys killed by their daddies.
Their daddies were bluesmen with nothing to lose
But their little boys growing up knowing theyre nothing,
Theyre nothing, theyre nothing their daddies could lose,
Theyre nothing, theyre nothing their daddies could lose.
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This Lyric is #342
Too Much Gravity
by Jerry Juden
copyright 2004 Shamusongs Inc.
Saw you on the street the other day
Had to turn and face the other way
Surprised myself, thought I was over it all.
Yeah we said we'd still be friends
After the romance ends
But admittedly, I was ready to crawl.
It's just like me not knowing what I want
Til it's too late and the feelings start to haunt
And I rue my decisions, the choices I've made.
But I'm standing by my words as I should
Don't worry, babe, I'm doing good
The pain I felt is starting to fade.
Except wherever I go I drag my feet
And I can't lift a fork to eat
There's too much gravity.
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders
Got a heavy heart, but it's not full
There's too much gravity.
Well the word is out you have a new beau
They say you two clicked from the get go
If you're happy now, then I'm alright.
I'm getting on with my life same as you
I've changed my outlook, my point of view
I've learned from this and my future looks bright.
Except wherever I go I drag my feet
And I can't lift a fork to eat
There's too much gravity.
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders
Got a heavy heart, but it's not full
There's too much gravity.
In the maddening days ahead
Part of me wishes I could stay in bed
But I won't give in I'll be up and around.
I'll flit around from place to place
Showing everybody my happy face
Nothing will give away I'm feeling down.
Except wherever I go I drag my feet
And I can't lift a fork to eat
There's too much gravity.
I feel the weight of the world on my shoulders
Got a heavy heart, but it's not full
There's too much gravity.
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This Lyric is #343
MIDDLE OF A THING
James Neal, Jr
Copyright 2005
Smell getting rotten, the ghost of Bin Laden
Some days it all seems so wrong.
Horror and terror, were tearing our hair and
Everyone wonders how long.
We love Minnie Driver and last weeks Survivor.
Fox News decides what is real.
You must be a dummy, you dont drive a Humvee.
This weekend the price is a steal.
Were in the middle of a thing (x3)
And were laughin
When jobs go to Asia, like quick euthanasia,
Are we just supposed to stand tall?
They dont tax big spenders, polluters, pretenders,
While soup lines spill out of the halls.
Were governed by actors, acting like governors,
Lying and lip-synching lines.
Were tongue-tied and pcd, in projects and teepees
Bamboozled, deaf, dumb and blind.
Were in the middle of a thing (x3)
And were singin and dancin
Slamming and scamming, Enron on the lam and
Building those castles made of sand.
Money, when you find it, cant have evil behind it.
Less freedom, no justice, homeland.
Somebodys lying when soldiers keep dying.
People, what are you doing?
Children and nations, all civilization,
People, what are WE doing?
Were in the middle of a thing (x3)
And were rockin and rappin, rollin and chillin
swirlin and jellin, buyin and cryin
blingin and dealin, fallin and dyin
FADE
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This Lyric is #344
Harbor
Marc Douglas Berardo
(C) 2006 Overhead Map Music, ASCAP
The Hurricane of 38 bout destroyed the whole damn fleet
The fisherman was out of luck then
He was back out in the streets
My Grandfather took to the whiskey
It made him both quiet and mean
One drink and hed be screaming
The next hes be so serene
Hed walk the edge of this harbor
And keep it all inside
He died in 1975
Down in the borough its quiet
And the sloops are all on blocks
Years before it was so alive
they spoke mostly Portuguese on these docks
Me I came to this town, I was just drawn to the sea
I thought the past owed me something
I thought the ocean would set me free
But theres something I cant tell you, something Ive kept in
Ive stowed it at the bottom but its coming up again
So I walk the edge of the harbor
And mutter to myself
And I keep a little whiskey on the shelf
This morning the thunder heads did gather and I watched a seabird fly
To the edge of break wall
Into the western sky
Out beyond that break, above the wild sea
Light as air, that bird was free
High above my tiny world into the desperate blue
Long gone and finally out of view
What it really made me feel I cannot really say
I just cant find the words today
Here in this Harbor
Here in this Harbor
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This Lyric is #345
If I Had the Copyright
Carla Ulbrich
(c) 2006
If I Had the Copyright on the word f**k
Id say f**k this job and yourself you dumb f**k
no need for hard work and no need for luck
If I Had the Copyright on the word f**k
Its filthy its nasty unseemly and vile
That all may be true but its so versatile
So often deleted this fine expletive
Is a verb a noun and an adjective
If I Had the Copyright on the word f**k
Id have no need for dadgum dang darn shoot or shucks
no need for hard work and no need for luck
If I Had the Copyright on the word f**k
Not a gasp not a sigh from my mouth would be heard
Nope just a cha-ching when I hear the F word
If people got jealous of all of my wealth
Id tell them to copyright sh*t d*mn and h**l
If I Had the Copyright on the word f**k
It would roll off my tongue like water off a duck
Four-letter word usages perfectly honed
I could retire on New York alone
Where they say f**k the f**king motherf**kers I dont give a f**k
If they cant f**king take a f**king joke then hey what the f**k
Those f**kers will f**k you so dont get f**ked up
Quit f**kin around or youre gonna get f**ked
If I Had the Copyright on the word f**k
Id say f**k this job and yourself you dumb f**k
no need for hard work and no need for luck
If I Had the Copyright on the word f**k
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This Lyric is 346
Like You Used to Do
Mike Reese 1999
(Spoken)She was at the end of her rope, so she pleaded with him:
I want you to touch me like you cant stand not to,
I want you to kiss me like it was the breath of life.
I want you to lose yourself in my consuming passion,
I want you all over me all through this night.
These are things I know you can do
Im not askin the impossible
I just want you to love me
Like you used to do
(Spoken)She begged him:
I want you to listen when I pour my heart out,
I want you to talk to me like you really care.
I want you to fight back when weve got to work through it,
I want you to lead the way through our dreams and take me there.
These are things I know you can do
Im not askin the impossible
I just want you to love me
Like you used to do
Like you used to do
Like you promised to
Like you used to do
Bridge:
I cant do this on my own
I didnt get married to be this alone
It takes two to make love grow
Like it used to do
He never answered so she finally stopped askin.
She never wanted it to happen it just did.
She found a lover that she wasnt really after,
Now the only time he sees her is when she drops off the kids.
When he asked her why, she looked at him in disgust,
And said You really dont know, do you?
Its because he loves me baby,
Like you used to do.
Like you used to do
Like you promised to
Like you used to do
The morning comes and he awakes
It was all a dream, its not too late,
Shes still there next to him, so he wakes her
Like he used to do
Like he used to do
When love was new
Like he used to do
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This Lyric is #347
IS LIFE LIKE A KITE?
Christiann Adams (BMI). All Rights Reserved.
Blown down while youre aiming for the clouds
Now your heads in the sand
Your best day becomes a hurricane
You cant predict the plan
So you lift a little more
Higher than before
CHORUS:
Is life like a kite?
Soaring on a string then the string breaks
Triangles tumble toward heartache
Then you run with the wind
Till youre flyin again
Is life like a kite?
Face down now you turn yourself around
Till youre facing the sun
You prove theres nothing left to lose
Youve already won
When you get back up there
Everything is in the air
CHORUS:
Is life like a kite?
Soaring on a string then the string breaks
Triangles tumble toward heartache
Then you run with the wind
Till youre flyin again
Is life like a kite?
BRIDGE:
Life is laughin, then its tailspin
Ya keep on tryin, ya keep on tryin
Ya keep on tryin to reach, tryin to reach
Tryin to reach the sky
CHORUS:
Is life like a kite?
Soaring on a string then the string breaks
Triangles tumble toward heartache
Then you run with the wind
Till youre flyin again
Is life like?
Is life like a kite?
Christiann Adams (BMI). All Rights Reserved.
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This Lyric is #348
Try To Act Surprised
Written by Simon Donohoe,
Copyright August 2005
If everything was written down, was set in stone
Id be glued to the TV screen in an old folks home
For harvesting organs and etching in our bones
The millions of stories that have never been told
Its like some prophetic vision
A glimpse of our future selves
We wont learn no lessons
Just try, try to act surprised.
We spent our time so well, if only that was all.
Wed be cheapening gravity by pretending not to fall
Our eyes they spin around the room, looking for our friends
But we dont recognise the faces, cos all we do is spin
Its like some prophetic vision
A glimpse of our future selves
We wont learn no lessons
Just try, try to act surprised.
Ive got ink in my bloodstream
Photographs in my eyes
Ive got smiles where my teeth should be
And my back feels like its full of knives
I crack my knuckles before I kneel down to pray
Its the hardest work an honest man can do, at the start of a brand new day.
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This Lyric is #349
Can't change the world
Written by: Jeff Sheppard (c)2003
Verse 1
Would it be easier if we all saw things the same
Somehow I dont think so
Cause in our differences there lies so much beauty
I dont understand how it causes so much pain
Chorus
I cant change the world, itll never be perfect
But maybe I can make a difference to the world around me
I cant change the world itll never be perfect
But if I can make it a little better its been a day well spent
Verse 2
Weve all got something to say
But sometimes listening is better
Cause maybe if we listened more then we
Wouldnt live in this confusion
Chorus
I cant change the world, itll never be perfect
But maybe I can make a difference, to the world around me
I cant change the world, itll never be perfect
But if I can make it a little better, its been a day well spent
Bridge
What happens if we cant see passed our own point of view
If we cant share what we have with each other
It doesnt matter if we dont feel the same about everything
Dont you see its better
Chorus
I cant change the world itll never be perfect but
Maybe I can make a difference, Maybe I can make it better
I cant change the world itll never be perfect but
If I can make it a little better, its been a day well spent
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This Lyric is #350
Half As Good (As This Song)
Josh Kamensky
Copyright 2005
I thought you might make your way over
When you had your fill of the boys
I think you and i might have a fine time
If wasn't for this awful noise.
I could talk to you for hours
I could make you feel understood
But i'm already fighting a headache
Cause the music in here just ain't any good.
I don't want to hurt any feelings
But it's a long way from Willie or Merle
This here guy may play the worst guitar
In the whole known guitared world
We could hear a planetary symphony
But the atmosphere's all wrong
Wouldn't it be good if the music in here was half as good as this song?
I can think of a thousand places
I'd rather be instead
Where i could sing this song to you
Til you couldn't get it out of your head
But i think it might take another couple of beers
To get you to sing along
Wouldn't it be good if the music in here was half as good as this song?
I don't want to hurt any feelings
But this a long way from Patsy Cline
The things they'll play on the jukebox today
Could make a dictator resign
We could make a glorious noise my friend
Make the angels bang a gong
Wouldn't it be good if the music in here was half as good as this song?
I can think of a thousand places
I'd rather be instead
I could sing this song to you
Til you couldn't get it out of your head
But I think it might take another couple of beers
To get you to sing along
Wouldn't it be good if the music in here was half as good as this song?
And wouldn't it be nice to know
Somewhere deep inside your soul
Someone knew the words you sing all by yourself
I could write a melody
I could learn to sing in key
You could be the harmony, you could be the only woman in the world
I can think of a thousand places
I'd rather be instead
I could sing this song to you
Til you couldn't get me out of your bed
But i think it might take another couple of beers
Til you're ready to sing along
Wouldn't it be good if the music in here was half as good as this song?
Wouldn't it be good if the music in here was half as good as this song?
Wouldn't it be good if the music in here was half as good as this song?
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This Lyric is #351
The Worth of Water
by Aliza Hava
Copyright 2006
Everyone said, "It aint gonna be easy"
But I had to try anyway
Living is hard when the day's growing long
And I'm only a slave to the gray
My pockets are empty
My mouth is running dry
The truth is in the salt of the tears I cry
Even though you don't know my name,
Deep down we're the same
There are times when I don't want to look life in the eye
I'd rather sing myself a sweet lullaby
I want to build an ocean with all the tears we cry
We won't know the worth of water
Until the well runs dry
I've watched from behind the scenes
I've waited too damn long to live out my dreams
Does it really matter now that everything has changed?
I'm looking for an answer
Someone to explain
There are times when I don't want to look life in the eye
I'd rather sing myself a sweet lullaby
I want to build an ocean with all the tears we cry
We won't know the worth of water
Until the well runs dry
Though we see what we want to see
It's not always reality
We see what we want to see
But it's not always reality
The Worth of Water
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Rest
Andrea LaFazia-Cipolla
(c) 2004
This is me
These are my wishes
These are my wings
I will fly away to you
Dont look there
Dont mean much
Those little numbers
They've got nothing on you (nothin on you)
They thought it was a countdown
115 down to none
But you left long before then
Why hang around that room
I was sitting in a corner
Coloring in my love
Counting down goodbyes
Heart beat by heart beat
Everything is behind us now
Theres nothing left only this
Ill remember your courage and wisdom
And leave behind the rest
Mamma, mamma, you need your rest
Now rest
Could you hear me talking
Its just you and me I said
I will take good care, I will take you home
Youd have been so proud
How we held each other up
You taught us all so well
How to love, and yes we loved
So much to say
Much too late
I guess thats how
Thats how these things go
Id say Im sorry
Id say its ok
Id say I love you
I would say
Everything is much smaller now
Theres nothing left
Only this
Ill remember your love upon love upon love
And leave behind the rest
Mamma, mamma, you need to rest
Now rest
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Tell auntie that I say hi
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Tell Grammy I miss her
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Ill meet you later
Ill meet you later
10, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1
Goodbye
This is me
These are my wishes
These are my wings
I will fly away to you
Ill fly to you
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WILL YOU GIVE ME TIME?
Laura Sandage
c. 2003
VERSE 1
Saw the doctor today
Got the worst kind of news
The shock of it knocked me
Right down on my knees
Now I'm asking you, Lord
Put yourself in my shoes
I've got three kids to raise
And I'm begging you please
CHORUS 1
Will you give me time
To wash all their faces
To kiss them goodnight
And make my amends?
Will you give me time
To learn what your grace is
To set my heart right
Before this life ends?
VERSE 2
Now it's been one year
And I'm thanking you daily
As I watch little Brandon
Learn how to read
It hasn't been easy
Especially for Hailey
She's changing so fast, Lord
There's something I need
CHORUS 2
Will you give me time
To kiss their sweet faces
To watch them grow tall
And play with their friends?
Will you give me time
To learn what your grace is
Find a love for it all
Before this life ends?
VERSE 3
These past ten years
Have been such a blessing
My hands have been your hands
That soothe and uplift
Was this all in your plan, Lord?
Well, I'm only guessing
But I 've learned with my children
Each day is a gift
CHORUS 3
So thanks for the time
To share their embraces
To cheer them along
Through life's bumps and bends
Yes, you gave me time
To learn what your grace is
And to sing one more song
Before this life ends
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Mortals Make Magic
Lyrics By: Christine Marie Berkowitz
Copyright 1994
Verse 1
So long ago
Before the measure of time
A secret was known to all mankind
That secret was lost
For thousands of years
But now is time for the
Secret to be revealed
Chorus
Mortals Make Magic
Verse 2
If you only believe
Beyond your wildest dreams
What was impossible
Now can be achieved
Its all inside
The secrets been revealed
Never again do we have to hide
Chorus
Mortals Make Magic
2nd verse repeat
Chorus
Mortals Make Magic
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The Other Side
Elmer Baker & L.V. Dabbs
(C) 2004
VERSE ONE
There is a place...
On the other side...
Where tears won't fall...
And dreams abide...
Where Angels sing...
Their hearts away...
And bells ring in...
A brand new day..
VERSE TWO
And in this place...
On the other side...
Our loved ones meet...
The crucified...
If there's a tear drop...
You can not hide...
Just walk with jesus..
To the other side...
CHORUS
Just walk with Jesus...
To the other side...
And place your trust...
In the crucified...
Don't let your burdens...
And dreams collide...
Just walk with Jesus...
To the other side...
VERSE THREE
There is no pain...
And no feeling blue...
No one to blame...
And no one so true...
Covered by blood...
Of the crucified...
Just walk with Jesus...
To the other side...
VERSE FOUR
Someday, somewhere...
We'll take the ride...
And end up there...
On the other side...
Where Angels sing...
Their hearts away...
And bells ring in...
A brand new day...
REPEAT CHORUS
Just walk with Jesus...
To the other side...
And place your trust...
In the crucified...
Don't let your burdens...
And dreams collide...
Just walk with Jesus...
To the other side...
ENDING
Just walk with Jesus...
To the other side.
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THE ETHER
Gail Silverman
2006
Im a real girl with a real need
Trying to connect with my inner self
Find my so called divinity
I do my mantra and my poses all day long but they dont seem to do the trick
And I keep lookin for my state of bliss, but I just cant seem to find it
So I went to see my spiritual guru the other day
He said hey hows it going?
I wasnt sure what to say
In the context of the world, I guess Im fine, Im not starving or in need of shelter
And now they say theres nothing wrong, & if I get out of my head Ill know where I belong
CHORUS
But if its so perfect in the ether, why am I here
And if its so perfect in the ether, why arent I aware
And if its so perfect in the ether, why didnt I just stay
If its so perfect, why am I here, why am here, why am I here
Now they say give alcohol, give up caffeine
Dont eat meat, dont have sex
And youll finally see what it all means
So I went far far away to try and figure it all out
But Im an earthly being and I like it here I like it here theres no doubt
CHORUS
If its so perfect in the ether, why am I here
And if its so perfect in the ether, why arent I aware
And if its so perfect in the ether, why didnt I just stay
If its so perfect, why am I here, why am here, why am I here
Eck Ong Kar, Sa Ta, Na, Ma, Harey Har Har, Sa Ra Sa Sa, Ra Ma, Da Sa
Dont you want to be liberated, dont you want to radiate
Dont you want to be divine then everything will be just finebut what if its not fine?
CHORUS
If its so perfect in the ether, why am I here
And if its so perfect in the ether, why arent I aware
And if its so perfect in the ether, why didnt I just stay
If its so perfect, why am I here, why am here, why am I here etc.
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When You Remember Me
Renee Safier
I thought I'd write a note to say goodbye
I know I will be gone from here in a little while
I see you sleeping in your chair
You rarely ever moved from there
Because you knew that's how I wanted it to be
I'll miss watching us unfold
And turning gray and growing old
And all that I will never see
So I'll live there in the treasure of your smile
When you remember me
You brush my cheek and your hopes start to rise
Your tender words betrayed by the sadness in your eyes
You held up your weary head
As you slipped into my bed
Because you knew that's how I wanted it to be
CHORUS
I remember little gifts
And fixing up the rifts
That formed the patchwork of our lives
I feel your breath upon my lips
The whisper of your fingertips
As I hold you close to me
CHORUS
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The War Song
Vicki Noreen Grover
c. 2005
Theres a young man,
wanting to go home.
But the soldier says
weve got work to do.
And so the man he stays,
fighting invisible ghosts.
While his mother weeps,
the suffering has no end.
Theres a young boy,
wanting to go home.
But his nation says
well make a fighter out of you.
And so the boy he stays,
his dreams of play on hold.
Replaced by visions of
the gun in his small hands.
Young boy and man,
each with dreams of their own.
Meet face to face that night
unsure of what to do.
They know theyre enemies,
or so theyve been told.
And so two guns raise up,
shots fire through the air.
Lifeless bodies,
young and old.
Shed their blood
for money stained hands.
Politicians lie.
Innocents die.
How can they look away.
How can we look away.
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DOWN WITH XMAS
Lyrics: Harry Kopy
Simonopy 2003
Getting too commercialized, stupid gifts like sox and ties
Putting on all kinds of weight, eating nuts and fruit cake
Smiling at the relatives, smacking all their bratty kids
Dealing with obnoxious clerks, while pushy shoppers act like jerks
Cooking, cleaning, wrapping gifts, feels like I work a second shift
The pressure mounts on what to buy, expensive things, I want to cry
Department stores Santa Claus, Ho-ho-hoing my lost cause
They put their Displays out too soon, seems like Christmas starts in June
They move their carts all through the aisles
The prissy girl says thats not my style
The tried on rejects lay on the floor
With an armload of gifts she checks out of the store
Depression now starts setting in, give me that gift wrapped bottle of gin
The streets become roads of rage, put those drivers in a cage
Outside my neighbors blinking lights, blinding me with elves in tights
Cant wait to get them up they say, then they dont take them down till May
Who am I to protest you, and criticize the things you do
Well I point out all these flaws, because my name is Santa Claus
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"Scorpion"
John Storms-Rohm
copyright 2006
Scorpion in my brain,
you are not my friend,
but I took you in 'cause I was lonely.
Like a fisherman,
a hungry ghost at sea,
with fifty nets and all of them are empty.
(chorus)
Scorpion, Scorpion
sting in my heart
while you look me in the eye.
Scorpion, Scorpion
sting in my heart.
If you sting me again, I'll die.
I carved your name in stone,
but you blew the words away
like they were made of sand.
I was a hunter,
a fool on a horse
with a toy gun in a barren land.
Love is a vapor,
you can't hold it in your hand.
Love is like a vapor,
you can smell it, you can taste it,
but you can't hold it in your hand.
(chorus X2)
Scorpion in my brain,
you are not my friend,
but I took you in 'cause I was lonely.
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Nobodys Fool
Amanda Graves
c. 2006 BMI
I'm the pain that cuts deep within
Becoming harder to ignore
Im the whiskey in the bottle
Begging you to drink more
You're words might be different, but the lies are all the same
Youll get whats coming to you, cuz Im not the one to blame
Chorus:
Ain't it funny to think I'd ever take you back
After all you've done, and all you lack
Id have to be crazy, you broke all the rules
I may be a lot of things, but Im nobodys fool
Im the ghost that haunts you
Tightening the chains of your soul
Im the antidote to the poison
That put you in this hole
Your love was all fiction, I couldn't see through the haze
Youll feel my wrath now, for all your yesterdays
Chorus:
Ain't it funny to think I'd ever take you back
After all you've done, and all you lack
Id have to be crazy, you broke all the rules
I may be a lot of things, but Im nobodys fool
I'm the last nail in your coffin
Before they lay you down to rest
I'm your confessor, baby
You just failed the test
Your apologies cant save you, save you now at any cost
Your battle is over now, the war you just lost
Chorus:
Ain't it funny to think I'd ever take you back
After all you've done, and all you lack
Id have to be crazy, you broke all the rules
I may be a lot of things, but Im nobodys fool
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what's left of me
dann walsh
c. 2001
there's an old, padlocked pirate's chest sunken somewhere deep in the dark;
an "x" still marks the spot there on the map of my poor heart.
the terrain as i can barely recall with what little's left of my mind
is, oh, so badly broken up, but who knows what you'll now find!
if you open it up, i hope you find love.
if you open it up, i hope you find peace.
if you open it up, i hope you find... what's left of me.
that flag bearin' the skull an' crossbones all us renegades once flew
was hung t' ward off all kinda theives - an' the faintest of hearts, too.
but if you should somehow stumble upon that old ghost-ridden place,
you can drag that long-lost trunk out into the light of a brand new day.
go on, open it up, i hope you find love.
go on, open it up, i hope you find peace.
go on, open it up, i hope y' know what t' do with... what's left of me.
now in all my many travels, on the seas both high an' low,
i've seen a few o' the good ones come, but i've watched 'em, one by one, go.
and if i could ever find my way back t' that little uncharted isle
t' find you tearfully waiting... lonely, tremblin', an' wide-eyed...
oh, i'd open it up, you could help me find love.
yeah, i'd open it up, you could help me find peace.
i'd open it up, an' you could finally have... what's left of me...
if you still thought you'd have... what's left of me.
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Grandma Read the Bible (Grandpa Held the Snakes)
Mike Murray
c. 2006
Songs around the campfire
Hotdogs on a stick
Playing ball and fishin'
Swimming in the creek
That's not what I remember
It's what I wish had been
Thinkin' back on childhood
Sunday meetings in the tent
When I remember childhood
Sunday meetings in the tent
WHEN GRANDMA READ THE BIBLE
GRANDPA HELD THE SNAKES
SISTER WALKED ON BURNING COALS
AND DADDY PASSED THE PLATE
MAMA SHRIEKED IN A HOLY TONGUE
THAT NO ONE UNDERSTOOD
I HUNG BACK IN THE SHADOWS
BEGGIN' GOD TO MAKE ME GOOD
The people moaned and trembled
They sweat and rolled their eyes
Cryin' to the Savior
To cast out the Prince of Lies
But I never saw the angels come
When Hattie Devlin died
When I gave my testimony
My eyes and tongue were dry
When I gave my testimony
My eyes and tongue were dry
And I never dreamed of Jesus
The snakes, they made me scared
A sign, oh Lord, a sign for me
That I might know You're there
Staring up to Heaven
Seeing only clouds and air
Now I'm thinking back on Grandpa
Walking in the serpents' lair
Thinking back on Grandpa
Walking in the serpents' lair
CHORUS
Momma drowned one morning
Tryin' to walk across the lake
Daddy died of eating D-CON
Must have lost his faith
Sister rode a Harley
To the California sun
Ain't nobody left here
I guess I'm the only one
Who still remembers Grandpa
Back in 1951
CHORUS
AND I STILL REMEMBER GRANDPA
BEGGIN' GOD TO MAKE ME GOOD
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EYES (The Roman Soldiers Wife)
by Nancy Krebs
1998
I am a soldiers wife sent from Rome.
My husbands life has kept us far from our home.
Hes done these crucifixions before.
But as he often tells me whats one more?
There must be something odd about this day.
So many people crowd along the way.
Their faces hold a multitude of fears.
Some look angry, others are in tears.
But in their eyes, just a glint of hatred
in their eyes; something cold and dead;
just a look of contempt and a sneer
for the one who is condemned, drawing near.
I see her as he struggles up the hill.
His face a mask of pain, it gives this woman a chill.
She longs to help him, but shes not allowed.
My husband holds her back against the crowd.
But in her eyes, a wealth of deep emotion
in her eyes; a sweet and true devotion.
Just a look, so tender and so dear;
the condemned must be her son drawing near.
They throw him down, the nails are driven in.
Such agony, as they pierce his skin.
They hoist and pull the cross up into place.
Then and only then I truly see his face.
And in his eyes, not a hint of hatred
in his eyes; only something sacred;
forgiveness, and compassion all too clear
for those of us gathered here.
Yes, in his eyes, there is such a story
in his eyes; a glimpse of future glory.
Who is this man with love in place of fear?
Could he be who he says he is, dying here?
He looks at me and pain cannot disguise....
I see the Son of God.....in His eyes!
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Beautiful Angel
by Todd Mack, Cass-n-Marls Music (SESAC)
Beautiful angel all around smiling down on me
In a million years Id never have guessed this is how it would be
I wish there was something I couldve done just to keep you safe and sound
This aint how its supposed to be, what Id give to turn it around
Not a day goes by I dont think of you and wish that you were here
Not a day goes by I dont crack a smile, not a day I dont shed a tear
I carry you with me deep in my heart everywhere I go
Ill never forget you; dont you forget it; I know that you already know
Baseball games, drinkin beer, Sundays in the park
Crackerjack philosophies on what is and isnt art
Baking bread in that bread machine your mother sent to you
Your crazy shirts, that crazy bike, all those crazy things wed do
Hangin out in the bar at night while the band played on and on
Singin and playin all night long, laughing at the dawn
These are the things I miss the most that I hold onto so tight
The simple things we took for granted when the end was nowhere in sight
No matter what they did to you, there are some things they cant take away
Your pride and honor and dignity will live on long past today
And your great big heart and selflessness, your love still showers me
You always were a shining example of what a true friend should be
Now all the world knows your name, I admit that still feels strange
But I know good things can come from this and bring about a change
A symbol of truth, compassion, and fairness, your memorys alive and well
You are a rock of strength, a ray of light, you are a beautiful angel
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Here For A Little While
C. Sonny B. Bell (ASCAP)
His eyes were burning, sittin in the chair
In the doctors office as he said a prayer
Dear God, please dont let it be... again
Hed already had cancer before
He won that battle, but now it looked like war
He prayed
chorus:
I dont want to leave this way
My sons away at college
and my daughters
gettin married next May
Please dont let it be my time
cause I cant leave em all behind
So Lord, if you dont mind
can you just let me stay...
here for a little while
He wondered how he would tell his wife
After livin with her for half his life
He already knew how shed react
The first time around was hard enough
This time it would hit her like a greyhound bus
He prayed
(repeat chorus)
bridge:
The doctor came back in and gave him the news
He cried because he didnt know what else to do
Then he looked up to Heaven... and said
final chorus:
Father, I just want to say
I really do appreciate
The things you do
for me every day
And help me Lord to use this time
To leave a better world behind
And Lord, I wanna say
Thanks for lettin me stay...
here for a little while
I appreciate you lettin me stay...
here for a little while
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Play The Hero (Pat Tillman)
Greg Madden
copyright 2006
In the sixties we burned down peasant shacks
Thought we could carry freedom on our backs
All those years we never got it right
Sometimes you lose even if you win the fight
Now it's clear to most mistakes have been made
From Bush and Cheney comes an illegal raid
Now that was the talk these two brothers had
The philosopher and the marketing grad
911 was a call to action
Traded uniforms for armor and guns
Said at Khowst they would settle the score
But got sent off to fight the wrong war
From the newsroom of Fox TV
And the marketing of the NFC
They needed you larger than life
Someone to play the hero
Before bootcamp the million dollar man
Kissed his wife goodbye, waved to his fans
Walked away from the flashing lights
Said he had to do what he thought was right
From a road deep in Afghanistan
A man stands and shouts out a plan
Greeted with fire from brothers-in-arms
He falls to the ground ends a life that was charmed
With lies that the army made
Politicians made their case
They needed you larger than life
Someone to play the hero
The Coulters and Limbaughs, they made him sound quaint
They wrapped him in flags and called him a saint
Now the army lied 'bout the friendly fire
While the President preached to the choir
Your parents wait to hear how and why
Truth is buried under lies
Everyone needs you larger than life
Someone to play the hero
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sick at the heart
Noah Zacharin, Soffwin Music
(c)2005
sick at the heart
and I don't know what to do about it
ferris wheel got pretty lights
I got rusted quarters in my pocket
and she stands at my right hand
like cotton candy
sick at the heart
I can't look at the roses
I see them torn from the earth and bleeding
locust in the wheat field knows
from birth we are starved for bread and blessing
when the lights grow dim
we begin to learn our lesson
sick at the heart
nothing adds to one hundred
they should have used ray charles' piano for his casket
all the drunken masters
smear sienna ochre and umber on canvas
the jug is cracked
the light is jagged and refracted
sick at the heart
sick at the heart
I said it once it was so easy I say it once again now
bang the pipes at midnight
why won't the gods just let us sleep ah just keep the noise down
I write these words to cross them out
and forget 'em
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No Voices
Andrew Handrick
(c) 2006
Livin' outside the American dream
Keep your head down so you'll never be seen
Well it's a hard way, to find your riches
Sleepin' outside the American dream
Pushin' your cart down American streets
Well it's a long way, to a million choices
Yeah it's a long way, when there's no voices
So find your way, I hope you fly
Find your way, I hope you try...
Catchin' a ride on the American dream
From the inside, boy you'll never be seen
Cause there's a wrong way
And there's a right way.
Follow your heart to your very own dream
Make your own mark though it may never be seen
But it's a footstep and its a journey
It's a life time
So make it real...
Make it real..
So find your way, I hope you fly
Find your way, I hope you try..
Livin outside the American dream....
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TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK AGAIN
JERRE R HASKEW, FIERYGIZZARD MUSIC, LLC.
(c.) 2006
FROM THE LAKES OF MINNESOTA
TO THE HOT WEST TEXAS PLAINS
FROM THE COAST OF CALIFORNIA
TO THE ROCKY SHORES OF MAINE
ITS BLAZIN CROSS THE INTERNET
STILL BLOWIN IN THE WIND
CAUSE WERE RISIN LIKE THE PHOENIX
TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK AGAIN!
THEYVE SHOWN ME IN MISSOURI
VOLUNTEERED IN TENNESSEE
N FROM THE MOUNTAINS OF NEW HAMPSHIRE
HEAR THEM SHOUT, DONT TREAD ON ME!
LADY LIBERTY STILL LIGHTS THE WAY
HEAR THE MIGHTY CHORUS BEGIN
LETS RISE UP LIKE THE PHOENIX
AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK AGAIN!
INSTRUMENTAL TURNAROUND- 4 LINES
FROM THE BLUEGRASS OF KENTUCKY
TO BOSTON BY THE BAY
FROM THE COLORADO CANYONS
TO THE KEYSTONE OF PA
HEAR THE HEARTSONGS OF AMERICA
COME RUMBLIN CROSS THE LAND
LETS RISE UP LIKE THE PHOENIX
AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK AGAIN!
FROM THE SIDEWALKS OF NEW YORK, NEW YORK
TO THE DAKOTAS YOU CAN SEE
MIGHTY MEN OF MT RUSHMORE SHOUT,
THE TRUTH WILL SET YOU FREE!
LADY LIBERTY STILL LIGHTS THE WAY
HEAR THE MIGHTY CHORUS BEGIN
LETS RISE UP LIKE THE PHOENIX
AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK AGAIN!
DOUBLE INSTRUMENTAL- 8 LINES
FROM THE MOUNAINS TO THE PRAIRIES
FROM SEA TO SHINING SEA
THERES A MIGHTY CHORUS SINGING,
MY COUNTRY TIS OF THEE!
LADY LIBERTY STILL LIGHTS THE WAY
HEAR THE MIGHTY CHORUS BEGIN
LETS RISE UP LIKE THE PHOENIX
AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK AGAIN!
LET FREE MEN STAND TOGETHER
LET JUSTICE FALL LIKE RAIN
CAUSE WERE RISIN LIKE THE PHOENIX
TO TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK AGAIN!
LETS RISE UP LIKE THE PHOENIX
AND TAKE OUR COUNTRY BACK AGAINBACK AGAIN!
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No Room For Caesars
by Patrick Dodd
They had laid the breath of life
Upon the burning alter
But still they found the fruit bittersweet
But God looked down from heaven
And She cried are you surprised
When all you laid is blood here at my feet
You thought that you were able
To read me through your fable
So you killed across my garden in my name
And in your quest for liberty
You sent a billion souls to me
But tyrants I will always judge the same
And when the winds of Empire
Have blown you to the grave
Should I open up my arms to you
Are you worthy to be saved
My heavens filled with children
You killed along the way
I have no room for Caesars
This is judgment day
You mouthed your empty platitudes
And hid your bloody hands
While the garden I had given you
Turned to barren land
The innocent among you
You crushed beneath your heels
And you want me to love you
Though I swear youre made of steel
Your kings and Caesars chased their greed
While my planet cried in need
And in your arrogance you told me
That you knew my plan
But I am just a mystery
You wrote out of your history
A matriarchal circle
You will never understand
And when the winds of Empire
Have blown you to the grave
Should I open up my arms to you
Are you worthy to be saved
My heavens filled with children
You killed along the way
I have no room for Caesars
This is judgment day
And when they bury Caesar
In his robes of silk and lace
He will stand in regal innocence
Demanding final grace
Ill be in no mood to bargain
He had every chance you see
To break the chains that he must wear
Through all eternity
And when the winds of Empire
Have blown you to the grave
Should I open up my arms to you
Are you worthy to be saved
My heavens filled with children
You killed along the way
I have no room for Caesars
This is judgment day
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This is lyric #372
THE GLORY OF MY LIFE
by Salvatore Liggieri
c. 2006
(verse)
I was born of your love and blessed by your hand
A child of your grace to guide and command
In your truth I have found peace of mind
Through your word I have come to understand
(chorus)
Glory be to you O Lord
For you are THE GLORY OF MY LIFE
For you are THE GLORY OF MY LIFE
(verse)
Give me strength to accept the things I can’t change
The strength when I’m weak and tempted to stray
Give me faith to believe in myself
With your faith, when I’m lost, I’ll find my way
(chorus)
Glory be to you O Lord
For you are THE GLORY OF MY LIFE
For you are THE GLORY OF MY LIFE
(bridge)
Dear Lord forgive my sin
Comfort me in my sorrow
Hear my prayer for today
Give me hope for tomorrow
(lift)
Lord I praise the love you give to my heart
Lord I sing the joy you bring to my life
Lord I pray and rejoice in your splendor
Lord I live for the warmth of your embrace
(chorus)
Glory be to you O Lord
For you are THE GLORY OF MY LIFE
For you are THE GLORY OF MY LIFE
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This is lyric #373
Unemployment Line
by Laura Warfield
c.2006
Unemployment line Im number nine and its movin mighty slow
But the folks behind say never there aint no place to go
Im number eight, gee I hate to wait wish I could disappear
I do regret Im deep in debt on another election year
Chorus
Spending my time on the Unemployment Line
Im number seven, I say earths no heaven if we cant all share the wealth
The rich get richer and the sick get sicker, what happened to that national health?
Now Im number six and Im in a fix I cant even pay my rent
When the people with money in this land of honey make up a mighty 2%
Chorus
I got downsized says number five, a computer ate my job
Me and my whole division, gonna find some banks to rob
Says, its only a joke, wish he could smoke, mumbles as he chews his gum
Better get it together or well never be first in the second millennium
Chorus
Im number four getting near the door thinkin I dont have a voice
Im a flower child in a world gone wild I dont even have a choice
We throw a token to AIDS in the purple haze of advanced technology
And live on the street with nothin to eat in a booming economy
Chorus
Now Im third in line and its way past nine, gotta get down to the school
See my kid in a play called Labor Day all about the Golden Rule
And Im number two dont know what to do, guess Ill have to go retrain
Get some other work from some other jerk who thinks I have half of a brain
Chorus
The time has passed and Im here at last, thinking about my bills
All the ones Ive paid, all the debts Ive made, oh, all those worldly ills
Well they stamp my card n its sure getting hard, but I just hope and pray
They wont compromise on our childrens lives this next Election Day
Chorus
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This is lyric #374
Trigger of a Gun
By Sonya Turner
copyright 2003
It takes one flick on the trigger of a gun to take someone else's life
and a life time of healing for the relatives that have been left behind.
Life is precious and yet you take someone else's life as if it was worthless
You've crossed the line you have committed the ultimate crime
You steal someone else's life away as naturally as sitting down to your evening meal.
Chorus
Heated arguments end with the sound of a shot gun blast
Drive by shooting's ends with another innocent life
Another child lies dying in his mother's arms
Clean the streets rid them of guns,
before another reckless person
takes another one of our sons
The darkness has overshadowed the light, what have you succumbed to?
Where in your mind do you find peace of mind when you commit such a crime?
What were you thinking and feeling, when you pulled the trigger of that gun?
Surrender yourself, there are only so many places you can run to and hide.
Lay your guns down, wash the blood from your hands and turn your life around.
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This is lyric #375
Frog Rodeo
By Bill Wood
1999
Youre walking down the street and it hits you like a nail
The posters are everywhere, youve seen it in the mail
Everyones a-jumpin, its here in a day or so
Put on your chaps and dust off your spurs for the Frog Rodeo
Pull yourself up a lilly pad and pour yourself a snort
The leopards are all betting that the cowfrogs come up short
The tadpole ropers are worried that their lariats unglued
When that dude fell off the African, the creepers laughed and booed
CHO Were going to the Frog Rodeo
Were going to the Frog Rodeo
Were going to the Frog Rodeo
The Frog Rodeo
Well Big Freddy swaggered in, stinking of algae and gin
Hed played every pond across the state, no pool he hadnt been
Even the catfish held their breath when Freddy tied his gee
The snappers hid beneath the logs and every fly did flee
He saddled up to a big bull and came out on the shore
Dripping slime and croakin rhyme, he rode that mean old boar
Up the hill they went out of sight, the blue gills all turned green
Freddy came back with one eye out, hes the Green Mean Machine
CHO
The fiddlers started playing as the light of dusk turned brown
Fireflies lit up the shore of this crazy puddle town
So the next time youre on your porch and all the flies start buzzing
Open your doors and clean your floors, the Frog Rodeos coming
CHO
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This is lyric #376
LOST AND FOUND
Bob Devine
(c) 2005
Beaten and abused
this child was used
scarred like an old tire worn
shorn from truth
Somewhere along the line
I lost a piece of my heart
given away in the dark
to the demons of my fear
hidden in the night
floundering through
with the means to survive
but never live
restless as a cool breeze blowing through my hair
I dare to open
and cast my lot with a new trend
It was a Godsend
The universe opened up and swallowed me whole
took me in
gave me reasons to believe
Like an angel's wings
I lifted to the touch of other things
voices in the night
casting light upon the shadows of my soul
trying to take the broken shell and make it whole
but there's fear
that faithful companion who seldom lets go
gripping you when no one else would
giving you something to feel when there was nothing to believe
I grieve
a lost soul tortured in the moonlight
surrounded by love
but all alone
afraid to let it in
afraid to let it go
standing in the middle
a quandary for my soul
pulled apart
ripping me
shorn like an old tire worn
And then it fills me
taking what is left from the tear and binding me
Casting shadows aside
no longer wanting to hide
reaching for the voices
speaking of the light
illuminating the night
You are a child of the One
You are loved
You are worthy
There is a universal family
to which we all belong.
Welcome.
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This is lyric #377
PEACE
by Paul H Schneider Jr, WithiN
Copywrite 2006
Mother, dont you cry
Cause I am sleeping
Daddy, I say goodbye
And I hear you weeping
I cant fight these demons
I just want to die
I heard you pray for peace
I can see the light
Brother, oh I miss you
But I know youll be alright
Sister, how can I tell you
You filled up my life
I cant fight these demons
Now I say goodbye
Daddy, you prayed for peace
I found peace tonight
I am coming home
Im so glad I made it
Into your loving arms
Arent you glad I made it
Family, youre my inspiration
But I have grown so tired
Oh God, Im here please take me
And I fade into the light
I can't fight this sickness
It tears me up inside
I heard you pray for peace
Peace is mine tonight
Oh, I found peace
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This is lyric #378
The Power of Calling Your Name
Harriet Ames
2005
vs1
There are prayers that I cannot verbalize
So I pray them as tears from my eyes
And You show me in spite of my fears
Words never spoken reach Your ears
Mysteries__ I may ne__ver explain
In the power of Calling Your name.....
Chorus
Heart praying to heart
Thoughts finding their way
A light piercing the dark
Hands reaching for Grace
The gift___ of Your Love___
Hea__ling the pain
And it always begins
With the power of calling Your Name
vs2
All the lilies have fineries to wear
And the sparrows are all in Your care
And they've never a worry in their days
I should take a lesson from their ways
As I fall___ on my knees___at your feet
Long before I can ask, You know my needs
Heart praying to heart
Thoughts finding their way
A light piercing the dark
Hands reaching for Grace
The gift____ of Your Love____
Heal___ing the pain
And it always begins
With the power of calling Your Name
Bridge
My imperfections don't stand in Your way
For You've seen into my soul all the words I can't say
Heart praying to heart
Thoughts finding their way
A light piercing the dark
Hands reaching for Grace
The gift___ of Your Love___
Heal___ing the pain
And it always begins
With the power of calling Your Name
it always begins
with the power of calling Your Name
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This is lyric #379
No Time for the Blues
by Faith Gibson
2006
Phone is ringin, day in and day out,
From the backyard, the kids always shout,
People always wantin something, got no time to lose.
Thats why I aint got no time for the blues.
Seems all my life, love just pass me by,
Theres times Id like to lay right down and cry,
Then someone comes a-knockin, the baby needs new shoes,
And most times, theres just no time for the blues.
Some nights I spend just beaten by the sadness,
Dont even have the strength to say a prayer,
But, I cant climb down the dark staircase to anguish;
Im too busy dealing with despair.
When I think the Im at the end of the rope,
The moon appears like a herald of hope.
The ache that lives inside me I know I cant refuse,
Yet, the beauty leaves me no time for the blues.
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This is lyric #380
Patience
by Hope Alane (BMI)
c. 1999
The tree outside your window is waiting
Red leaves dancing
Your voice, a treasure, tell me
Hot sun burns in the fall
In every season you show me
Theres such a thing as patience
Our tree tells stories of us
How every night we bloomed in color
Just out of sight of the world
Stayed up late and loved
In every season you show me
Theres such a thing as patience
I have learned that trees are patient
Turning leaves in every season: colors
In every season, this tree turns colors
I learn again and again about waiting
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This is lyric #381
The Most Amazing Song
Bryan Miller
(c) 2000
If I had something to say
I'd shout it from the mountain top, I'd scream it from an aeroplane
I'd climb up on the highest tower and bellow out through every hour
And I swear by god the world would change
If I only knew the words, I'd write the most amazing song
I'd sing it out into the air
The tune would stop all violence and all of us would feel less tense
And I'd become a millionaire
But here my mind is still
A crusty and forgotten mop, a static rock collecting green
A stagnant pond who's fish have died, a sleeping dog that never dies
And all the world just stays the same
But it's not up to me to change the way that others think< br> I don't want that job on my mind
I'll leave it to the new messiah to come and set the world on fire
I don't want to control other peoples' thoughts
I have enough trouble with mine
But I will keep on trying to write the most amazing song
I'll come up with the words you'll see
No government will come undone, no soldier even drop a gun
The bars will still be wrought with fights, your pants won't drop from sheer delight
I'm not trying to change the world, the only thing I'm tryin' to change is me
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This is lyric #382
Tip Top
by Jon Braman
Tip top of the world, talkin bout my girl/ I like to call her the captain, cause shes wrapped in/ a shroud of mystery and I have not seen her yet/ but I bet before the mornin bird gets up on the horizon/ Ill feel just like a pup again and say the word that flies in/ the big ole fat face of the rat race and place my self in danger crazy for a stranger
And Ill fall in love
Again and again and again and again
Then I rise above when I fall in love
Again and again and again and again and again
Then I call your bluff cause enoughs enough
and I fall in love
Again and again and again and again
Then I rise above when I fall in love.
again and again and again and again
then I call your bluff cause enough's enough and I'll fall in
I make my escape on the quiet side/ youll never know what you missed, while youre driving away not thinking about that time we could have kissed/ but didnt/ cause I was too timid/ or you balked/ at the shine upon my face or was it the way that I talked/ to ya, do ya remember the night we met?/ and the need for love was hanging from your lips just like a cigarette/ but I declined to light it/ and since you did not invite it/ what we might have been united just became another might have been/ youve got to play to win/ but in the shape Im in, Id rather make my get away and then/ cruise around the city in my grandmas station-wagon and yes, thats right, Im braggin, cause my family be draggin/ a capacity for love more then five generations deep/ and the company I keep be ensuring it will seep/ into the ground, knowing/ like water we be flowing/ from one life to the next/ the only muscle that I flex/ is my heart, Im a part of a history so brilliant/ you wanna ride with me you better be one in a million/ but if what it takes is what youve got, then come on over honey, lets give a shot
And Ill fall in love
Again and again and again and again
Then I rise above when I fall in love
Again and again and again and again and again
Then I call your bluff cause enoughs enough then I fall in love
Again and again and again and again
Then I rise above when I fall in love.
Again and again and again and again and again
Then I call your bluff cause enoughs enough then I fall in
I started burning bridges too late/ at my gate stood six undercover lovers and a head of state/ I said wait just a minute while I finish my dinner. They said hey, check out this ticket, it might be a winner and I said, I dont think so, but Ill have a look, And then I knew Id fallen for the oldest trick in the book/ cause they took off with my only photo ID/ oh no, then how I could I plead/ innocent when they took me/ down to the station for impersonating myself/ pulled a big book off the top of the shelf and said, mm hm hmm. And well, well well, you got twelve months to become someone else/ and I said, oh oh! How can I be/ anybody but me/ aint it a democracy?/ And dont that mean that my sincerity is a matter of our national security?/ and they said hippie-dippy college student sitting on a bench/ dont you think that it would be more prudent if you didnt mention/ the constitution or the bill of rights/ cause dont you know that retribution is what gets you through the night/ or like Robin hood, youre gonna get your ass-kicked/ If you keep on fighting the good fight even though you know that plastic/ baggies rule the world,/ the tragedy of pearls of wisdom is deep down you only care about girls
And Ill fall in love
Again and again and again and again
Then I rise above when I fall in love
Again and again and again and again and again
Then I call your bluff cause enoughs enough then I fall in love
Again and again and again and again
Then I rise above when I fall in love.
Again and again and again and again and again
Then I call your bluff cause enoughs enough then I fall in
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This is lyric #383
THEN I FELL
Erlando/J-uke
2005
I asked them How youre doing?
They told me far too much
Narrated their achievements
Of love, careers and such
Despite all the conversation
Couldnt make it through that shell
She opened up her inner book
And then, then I fell
I asked them Whats your fancy?
Didnt answer like Id thought
Twas all about possession
What they recently had bought
Although they spoke with passion
I didnt think it all that swell
She looked at me and said You, Babe
And then, then I fell
I asked them Whats your standpoint?
But quotations they would use
Turn others thoughts to their own
Ideas into abuse
Id try to say No, really
Get more bullets theyd learned well
She whispered to me softly
And then, then I fell
I asked them bout the future
And what road theyd wander by
Their religion was their ego
The only limit was the sky
Twas written down in stone
They had no time to dwell
She said Its not I its We, Babe
And then, then I fell
I asked them Can I help you?
I can see your backs been bent
But they received on other wavelengths
Than the signals that I sent
Twas a study of composure
How they did it I cant tell
She drowned me in her well of tears
And then I fell
Now there she is beside me
As I walking down the lane
Spose some things change for better
Spose much will be the same
No illusions of a heaven
Im too dull to go to hell
But Ive promised her Ill remember
All the reasons that I fell
But Ive promised her Ill remember
All the reasons.that I fell
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This is lyric #384
Me
Shelley Raymond
c. 2005
Because you have to have things your way
Because youve never had to care
Because youve never had these feelings
or youve never thought to share
Because you make me feel so small
when I am looking up to you,
and measuring your ego
is your favorite thing to do
Because you just cant say youre sorry
and you always think youre right
Ive never taken you for granted,
but this time I think I might
And I know that youre a genius,
so its a shame that you cant see
that the best thing youve got going for you is me
And you claim that youre insensitive
as if I didnt know
and you think that by admitting this
it will help to ease the blow
Even though you are compassionate
it is always on your terms
and to get a word in edgewise
I will have to wait my turn
Because you just cant say youre sorry
and you always think youre right
Ive never taken you for granted,
but this time I think I might
And I know that youre a genius,
so its a shame that you cant see
that the best thing youve got going for you is me
I havent had the courage to tell you
but its sure been on my mind
I try to avoid confrontation
but its like you live for it, and besides
I dont like pointing the finger
'cause weve all got our flaws
and I feel the effects;
its time you know the cause
You dont know how to say youre sorry
and you always think youre right
Ive never taken you for granted,
but I this time I think I might
And I know that youre a genius,
so its a shame that you cant see
that the best thing youve got going
for you is me
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This is lyric #385
Burdened
By Erisa Kopp
Verse 1:
Such a darkened place
Is this prison to which Ive been condemned
Where Ive found no mercy
And I cant pray for theres no hope
Verse 2:
Such a weakened soldier
Merely a shell of who I used to be
Traveled beyond my limitations
Theres no where to turn and just be me
Chorus 1:
It is not easy
This burden I carry
On my shoulders
Verse 3:
Such a wounded heart
Cant draw near to the love of the Father
Who with His oil of healing
Can restore my broken soul
Chorus 2:
It is not easy
This burden I carry
On my shoulders
I cant remember
My reason for living
On this earth
Whats Your purpose for me?
Verse 4:
Such a servants heart
Found in One who was meant to be King
Who with humble passion
Gave it all up for my shame
Chorus 3:
It was not easy
This burden You carried
On Your shoulders
I must remember
Through splinters and sufferings
Your blood
And carry Your cross
Such a heavenly burden
I remember
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This is lyric #386
Conceived to Consume
Doug Furlong
c. 2002
Who creates your desire,
Whispers only of greed?
Who kindles your fire,
Fans the flames of your need?
Is there never enough,
Will you always want more?
Feeding on lust
Til you bite to the core
Voices will tell us
Grow or youll perish.
But if we buy what they sell us
Well destroy what we cherish.
How much can you swallow?
Theres not enough room
Still your children will follow
Conceived to consume.
Our mouths are wide open
Dare not close our eyes.
Faith is unbroken
Still we swallow the lies.
And fuel the machine
From cradle to tomb
Is that what were here for
Conceived to consume?
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This is lyric #387
THE WHOLE TOWN OWE ME
Irwin Byron Abrigo
c. 2004
(chorus)
The whole town owes me
and I need some money
Got to get pay
cause they took it from me any way
Nothing left to say
they know they owe me
And I need some money, yeah
(verse 1)
Ive been going to stations around the country
To fill up my tank and it total 198
I paid with two dollars and they told me they aint got no change
And that been going on for twenty odd years
The whole town owes me
and I need some money
Got to get pay
cause they took it from me any way
Nothing left to say
they know they owe me
And I need some money, yeah
(verse 2)
Ive been going to supermarkets all around town
to buy some groceries and it total 191
I couldnt of owe them a dime
so I leave some change behind
and that been going on since 1959
The whole town owes me
and I need some money
Got to get pay
cause they took it from me any way
Nothing left to say
they know they owe me
And I need some money, yeah
(bridge)
I woke up this morning
I didnt had a dime
keep me remembering
all the change I Left behind
and the price 1999, one dime
1095 five dimes, 698
they never had change
2590 ten dimes
and that been going on since 1959
So nothing left to say
They know they owe me
and I been some money, yeah
Nothing left to say
they know they owe me
and I need some money
Nothing left to say
they know they owe me
and I need some money today
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This is lyric #388
Second Shift Blues
By Kim Tapie
Copyright 2004
Hey guitar man, spin me a tune
I'm stuck in this place, till late afternoon
then that late shift starts, I finish by moon
Hey guitar man, play me a tune
Nothing happens, till the bar opens up
Mozey on down, sip my favorite cup
Just when the action, starts to erupt
Gotta head to work, in the pick up truck
chorus:
Got all my days and nights confused
think its morning, when I watch the evening news
Don't matter which clock I use
I got the low down, small town, second shift blues
Sun goes down, too dark when I arrive
comes up late, my head barely survives
never see the light, til almost five
just to find myself, in this stinkin' dive
The guitar wails, when the first set blares
My body shudders, out of it's stare
Quench my thirst, with breakfast ba'er
check my pants, yeah, I've got underwear.
chorus:
Cause I got all my days and nights confused
think its morning, when I watch the evening news
Doesn't matter which clock I use
I got the low down, small town, second shift blues
bridge:
need a daylight job
a payright job
a stayright job
boy do I feel robbed!
chorus:
Cause I got my days and nights confused
think its morning, when I watch the evening news
Doesn't matter which clock I use
I got the low down, small town, second shift blues.
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This is lyric #389
The Blues of Johnny Lee
George R Sutton
c. 2006
Johnny Lee had a girl friend,
she was shy of twenty-three
Johnny Lee had a girl friend,
her legs were so pret- ty
The old men gave up their pocket change,
just to get a peek.
That girls legs was so good lookin,
make a blind man wanna see.
Johnny Lee kept that girl
cause her legs they looked so fine
Johnny Lee kept her close,
like a hound dog to a tree
Her legs were so good lookin,
and so the story goes
Those legs once made a preacher
worship satan from his knees.
Johnny Lee was a jealous man,
started making that girl bleed.
Johnny Lee was a jealous man,
started making that girl bleed.
Now those legs are carryin' a suitcase,
on a bus to New Orleans
Those legs are travelling south,
bound for New Orleans
Now, the sheriff stood there waiting,
when those legs got off the bus
The sheriff stood there waiting,
as those legs walked off the bus
Now Johnny is serving life,
in the Atlanta Penitentiary
But Johnnys gonna break out,
to make them legs walk the streets.
My name is Johnny Lee
and Im settin myself free
My name is Johnny Lee
and Im breakin out tonight
Im gonna find my baby,
shes just shy of twenty three
I'm gonna kill that sheriff
when I get to New Orleans
Then I'm gonna drive my baby,
in a big black limousine.
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This is lyric #390
FALSE ALARMS
by Andy Conrad, SeaRad Music
copyright 2005
False alarms are ringing
Another new landscape
Of tree lines and power lines
And gods and mistakes.
False alarms are singing
An empty sad song
Of being misplaced
And displaced
And never being wrong
About love,
About war,
About drugs,
About stars.
She has bad in her eyes again.
She has no in her mouth again.
Both hands in her pockets,
Smiles and takes a bow,
And says, Now.
Lookin in the backseat for my driver.
Wheres my driver?
Shes supposed to take up my cause
For the greatest love that never ever was.
She has bad in her eyes again.
She has no in her mouth again.
Both hands in pockets,
Smiles and takes a bow,
And says, I want it now,
Love me now,
Money now,
Love me now
For now
Do me now
Shoot me now...
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This is lyric #391
Nothin
by Sandra Julian
2004
Chorus:
Nothin I have to do today
Nothin I have to do today
Oh nothin I have to do today
But sit right down on my knees and pray
Sit right down on my knees and pray
Verse 1:
When I was a little child, mama said dont you be wild
Wear your pretty dress today, I like it when you look that way
Verse 2:
When I grew into the world it was do it this way or youre a bad girl
Sell your soul to conformity or all alone youll always be
Repeat Chorus
Verse 3:
A good girl for all to see, lived my life perfectly
Hid my voice along the way afraid they wouldnt let me stay
Verse 4:
Now Im so tired a tryin to be, I lay it all down say I wanna be free
Will learn to feel whats in my heart, and live from there, no more to part
Repeat Chorus
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This is lyric #392
Spilt Milk
James Vincent (Arcoleo)
c.
If there aint no sense in cryin over Spilt Milk
Then there aint no sense in cryin over you
Old, new, borrowed & blue, you were my lovin bride
Not for better but for worse, cause ya cheated & ya lied
I thought that Id convince myself, that Id love ya till my death
But would I ever take you back? Well dont cha hold your breath
Chorus:
Cause there aint no sense in cryin over Spilt Milk
And there aint no sense in cryin over you
Cause time will heal this hurtin that you gave me
& someday Im gonna find a heart thats true
Well I cant forgive ya girl, no matter how I try
In his car, in his backseat, well I hope you enjoyed your ride
But now & then I think of us, & sometimes well I still dwell
But would I ever take ya back? You'd have a snowballs chance in hell
Repeat Chorus:
I know Ive been hard on you & the truth well I should tell
Would I ever take ya back? Itd be a cold-ass day in Hell-NO
Cause there aint no sense in cryin over Spilt Milk
And there aint no sense in cryin over you
Cause time will heal this hurtin that you gave me
& someday Im gonna find a heart thats true
& someday Im gonna find a heart thats true
Until then & for now this song is through
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This is lyric #393
RACHEL PLAYED
by Tim Enright, Beverlys Field Music
2005
A half a mile beyond where you can see
Theres a trail off a foot-bridge oer a stream
It turns from forest into field
Where an old tractor tire is swinging from an old oak tree
There I spend my days remembering how Rachel played
Spring began to melt the winter snow
Resting on the ice above that stream
Rachel put on her winter coat
For the old tractor tire waiting at the old oak tree
On that spring day, the world watched as Rachel played
Sundown sun set low
Darkness come wed go
Smiling hand in hand back home
Returning every day to the old oak tree where Rachel played
Late September autumn day
In our sweaters and our old worn out jeans
We walked the footbridge and the trail
To the old tractor tire swinging from the old oak tree
Seem like the last day I remember Rachel played
Sundown sun set low
Darkness come wed go
Smiling hand in hand back home
Returning every day to the old oak tree where Rachel played
Time the greatest mystery
Can give and take just like a theif
Leaving only memories
And an old tractor tire swinging from an old oak tree
So I can spend my days remembering how Rachel played
Sundown sun set low
Darkness come wed go
Smiling hand in hand back home
Returning every day to the old oak tree where Rachel played
Returning every day to the old oak tree where Rachel played
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This is lyric #394
A Ship May Be Safe
Steven B. Eulberg & Jeff Lilley
c. 2005
1.A ship may be safe in a harbor,
At anchor close to the shore
Yeah, a ship may be safe in a harbor,
But that ain't what ships were made for.
A child may be safe in a mother's arms,
There may be safe from harm
A child may be safe at home
But that ain't what a child was made for.
Chorus:
Ships were made for sailin' across the high seas
More ships and sailors rot in the port,
Than ever are drowned in the sea. (repeat)
2.When youre riding the anchor, and the shore is alee
and you smell a storm on the breeze,
Call up the captain, shorten the sail,
Seek safe harbor, or run to the sea.
Chorus
3. Help your children to lay a strong keel,
Teach them to loft a fair line
Theyll build their vessel with beauty and care,
And launch on the rising tide.
Chorus
4. A ship may be safe in a harbor,
At anchor close to the shore
Yeah, a ship may be safe in a harbor,
But that ain't what ships were made for.
That aint what a child was made for
That aint what you were made for.
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This is lyric #395
New York City
words by Robin Stombaugh, Cocktails & Guitars Music/ASCAP
2005
I moved out to the city
Dreams in the palm of my hand
Nobody thinks that I can do this
But I'm out to prove that I can
As I walk these streets alone
I've never been so sure
That when it rains in New York City
Baby it pours
Thousands of people surround me
Yeah I'm just a face in the crowd
And it's hard to remember the quiet
When my heart is beating so loud
Nothing is going my way
But I will weather this storm
Cause when it rains in New York City
Baby it pours
It's been an uphill fight since I arrived
But I won't let it bring me down
The lights on Broadway are calling my name
And I'm ready to be found
I moved out to the city
Dreams in the palm of my hand
Nobody thinks that I can do this
But I'm out to prove that I can
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This is lyric #396
Wishful Thinking
Michelle Dumond
Copyright 2004
On the day my wishes arrive
I'll be wearing a size 5
I won't be me and you won't be you
without a fight we'll have to figure out what to do!
Should we float away on a yacht with all the lotto money or try to save the world?
Will we suddenly have lots of friends to call on over to share our point of view?
Wishful thinking, my pennie's sinking
stirring up the muck at the bottom of the well, wouldn't it be swell if, if, if...
With every new birthday candle I blow out a wish or two. And I try to keep them secret cos' they never come true, unless you keep em' just to you, but
Just between you and me I looked around the other day and I realized that
All this foul air we keep making everyday it's gotta go!
it's gotta go somewhere!
Wishful thinking my pennie's sinking, stirring up the muck at the bottom of the well, wouldn't it be swell if, if, if
And now we're dipping into some real bad stuff, yeah life can be tough and so we stop and have a smoke, to take it all away but it's hard to see tomorrow when the smoke's hiding today
We're always looking at life like it's on the TV, cos' it keeps us from having to take
R-E-S-P-O-N-S-I-B-I-L-I-T-Y, why why?
Wishful thinking, my pennie's sinking stirring up the muck at the bottom of the well, wouldn't it be swell if, if, if
There's dandelion seeds, floating on the breeze, someone's wishes are drifting away.
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This is lyric #397
Waste of Time
by april barreiro, hey april songs
c. 2006
It's really cold outside
And I've no place to call mine
I'ts been a long long time
Since I could share my mind
I understand that you have kids at home
I understand that you have places to go
I understand that you want out of the cold
And I am just a waste of time
Could you spare some change
I could use a change
I haven't heard me name
It's hidden by my shame
I understand that you have kids at home
I understand that you have places to go
I understand that you want out of the cold
And I am just a waste of time
Have you ever gone a year wihout being heard
To never hear or know a gentle word
To feel unworthy of anything kind
And to know that you are just a waste of time
The poeple pass me by
I don't ask them why
I just fall in line cause
I'm a waste of time
I understand that you have kids at home
I understand that you have places to go
Please don't say that you want out of the cold
I don't want to waste your time
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This is lyric #398
BOTH SIDES OF THE GUN
fonda feingold
c. 2001
Somebody's daughter, somebody's son
There's somebody's brother on both sides of the gun
There's something so wrong that must be undone
When someone is hurt and means to hurt someone
Every injustice, every poison
Every deception touches every one
It's a sad story like so many I know
Through the cracks of the system they let the man go
He devastated a family, he widowed a wife
A thousand miles away, he touched my life
Every injustice, every poison
Every deception touches everyone
It's every daughter, it's every son
The people who meet on both sides of the gun
Somebody's daughter, somebody's son
There's somebody's brother on both sides of the gun
There's something so wrong that must be undone
We can all make a difference one by one
Every oppression every denial
Every corruption connects every one
I can't believe God would ever approve
Of teaching so many to hate and exclude
We put so much energy into power and greed
Dismissing the things that we really need
And moving so fast - we miss so much
We should remember our conscience and get back in touch
If we could focus our power - on this one thing
Maybe some of this madness might stop happening
Every injustice, every poison
Every lie touches everyone
Every brother, it's every one
The people who meet on both sides of the gun (on both sides)
Every religion that teaches our children
We can wait until the next life to stand accountable
Every action every crime
Every time - we're all responsible (on both sides)
Every sister, every brother
Take care of each other (on both sides)
Hey Mother,Hey Father
Reach out to your children (on both sides)
Every injustice every poison
Every deception connects all of us
Every corruption, every denial
Every oppression touches all of us
Every rejection , every hate crime
Every cry touches all of us
Every outrage every bias
Every lie touches all of us
Every kindness, every compassion
Every miracle connects all of us
Every promise, every mercy
Every helping hand touches all of us
In every city, in every country
Every connection touches all of us (on both sides)
Every brother, every sister
Every life is indispensible (on both sides)
Every sister, every brother
Take care of each other (on both sides)
Every father, every mother
Let's all get together (on both sides)
Every brother, every sister
Every life on both sides
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This is lyric #399
SHE OUGHTA KNOW BY NOW
Lyrics by Bob Bradshaw
c. 2006
She oughta know by now
She must be told somehow
That the quiver in her walk
And the shiver in her talk
These are things I cant allow
She must be made to understand
I am an ordinary man
And if she drags me out to dance
Well, I dont stand a chance
Im just putty in her hands.
(chorus)
Why cant she see
What shes doin to me?
Im all resistance but in keeping any distance
She doesnt have the know-how
If shes ever gonna know she oughta know by now.
You know what sets her apart
Is that right from the start
She gives so much
Theres fire in her touch
Theres a furnace in her heart
And the way she dances on the floor
No man could easily ignore
Shes kickin up a storm
Shes setting off alarms
Lord help me, I want more.
(chorus)
(bridge)
Theres no use in me pretendin
This things ever going to end in
Happiness and joy
I know and anyhow
She should know too by know
Cause shes got another guy.
(chorus)
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This is lyric #400
Today I Heard an Angel Sing
Lyrics by: Michael Edison Rose
Copyright 2003
VERSE 1. [Adult Solo Voice]
To-day I heard an an-gel sing with clo-ven tongue of fire.
She/(he) used the lan-guage of the Gods joined in by hea-ven's choir
To rend the veil 'tween earth and heav'n with one brief ray of light.
If only I could un-der-stand as one with per-fect sight.
DESCANT: (angelic harmonyChild Soprano Solosung only with verses)
AhAhAh-lu-le-ia. Ah-le-lu-ia. Ah-le-lu-ia. Ah-le-lu-ia. Ah-le-lu-ia.
AhAh-lu-le-ia. Ah-le-lu-ia. Ah-le-lu-ia. Ah-le-lu-ia.
AhAh-lu-le-ia. Ah-le-lu-ia. Ah-le-lu-ia. Ah-le-lu-ia.
VERSE 2. [Adult Solo Voice]
To-day I heard an an-gel sing; a child so pure and meek.
He set one in the midst of us, a light for all to seek.
He said, "Be-hold your lit-tle ones." Sweet an-thems they do raise.
"From the mouth of babes and suck-lings; Thou hast per-fect-ed praise."
CHORUS 1: [Full Childrens Choir]
Come unto Je-sus and har-den not your hearts.
His truth will pur-i-fy all the in-ward parts.
Let ev-'ry knee bend and ev-'ry tongue con-fess
That Je-sus is the Christ, Son of Ho-li-ness. Ho-li-ness.
VERSE 3. [Adult Solo Voice]
To-day I heard an an-gel sing; It's clear what we must do
Suf-fer them and for-bid them notLest they be weak-ened, too.
For you and I may ne-ver see 'til freed from motes of sin;
That re-cent-ly sent down to us, They're quite 'at home' with Him.
VERSE 4. [Adult Solo Voice]
To-day I heard an an-gel sing; Each note in-deed su-blime.
Like dew from heav'n they lit on me. They soothed my soul and mind.
Each strain set free some truths di-vine. Sweet tears, I could not stay.
My heart re-joiced. I now pro-claim: 'Twas God's voice heard to-day.
CHORUS 2: [Full childrens Choir and Solo Voice]
Sing, O ye Hea-vens; Be joy-ful O ye Earth.
Praise to the Fa-ther, Son and Ho-ly Ghost.
Bles-sing and hon-or and pow'r be un-to them,
For-ev-er and ev-ver. A-men and-A-men. A-men.
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This is lyric #401
CORPORATE GOOSESTEP
lryics by Kenny the Gardener
c.2005
Wal-Mart is invading your land.
One visa their master card plan.
Mcdomination of all that they see.
One world global economy.
Dont think just do it.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
Dont think just do it.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
Dont think just do it.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
Do the corporate goosestep
Die! Die! Die!
We send our soldiers to a foreign soil.
To protect our investment in oil.
See the name on the refinery.
A big American company.
Dont think just do it.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
Dont think just do it.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
Dont think just do it.
Buy! Buy! Buy!
Do the corporate goosestep.
Die! Die! Die!
Exploitation of the common man
Makes everyone a hired hand.
Eliminate the competition
Brings economic deconstruction.
Factory is shutting down.
Businesses are leaving town.
A repressed economy.
Layoffs for profits all I see.
I was told the company .
Was moving out of the country.
Now look at all the stuff sold.
Coming from all over the world.
Lost my job to a sweatshop girl!
Lost my job to a sweat shop girl!
My job moved to a third world!
Lost my job to sweatshop girl!
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This is lyric #402
I SEE THE LIGHT..THROUGH THE HOLE IN MY WALL
by Dagmar Bergan
INTRO. I SEE THE LIGHT THROUGH THE HOLE IN MY WALL
I SEE THE LIGHT HOW LOW CAN I FALL
I SEE THE LIGHT THROUGH THE HOLE IN MY WALL
HOW MANY BILLS CAN I STALL?
1. WHOOSH GOES THE WIND
THE WATER COMES ROUND THE BEND
IT GETS HIGHER AND HIGHER
IM FLOATIN ON A TIRE
MY HOUSE IS SPLITIN IN TWO
CAN I JUST SAY, OH SCREW
AND SOMEHOW HOW I KNEW
THAT NEW ORLEANS WAS THROUGH
REFRAIN
I SEE THE LIGHT (3 TIMES)
THROUGH THE HOLE IN MY WALL
I SEE THE LIGHT (3)
HOW MANY BILLS CAN I STALL?
2. MY ROOF IS HANGING
MORE THAN MY BUTT IS SAGGING
THAT FEMA MAN
IS GIVIN ME THE CAN
DONT MAKE ME GET ON MY KNEES
IF YOUR NOSE HAIRS NEED A TWEEZE
GET THAT TREE OFF MY CAR
I NEED TO GO TO A BAR
REPEAT REFRAIN
3. I LET OUT A MOAN
CAUSE NOW I NEED A LOAN
AND I NEED SOME HELP
BEFORE I TURN TO KELP
MY PRESIDENT
MAKES ME LIVE IN A TENT
FIX MY HOUSE YOU TWIT
BEFORE I THROW A FIT
REPEAT REFRAIN
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This is lyric #403
ROCKABILLY KID
by Lenny Solomon
2005
He said life had no rules, so he dropped right out of school
At the tender age of seven, seemed to know that his and heavens
Paths would probably never cross, cause nobody could be his boss
Got a guitar at a pawn shop, from that time he didnt stop
And, hed drink, till he couldnt think
Walk into walls, fall down the halls, where he lived
That rockabilly kid
Stetson hat, Ranchwear shirt, hed say, momma, lets talk dirt
Cowboy boots, sequined vest, hed say honey, be my guest
Guitar slung low, mouth on the mic, hed sing his songs all through the night
In-between the sets hed double, as a gamblin man get into trouble
And, then hed drink, till he couldnt think
Walk into walls, fall down the halls, where he lived
That rockabilly kid
Now hes old, lost in time, sings for you, for one thin dime
Tells you not to be a mourner, about his life down on the corner
Where he sings from noon to night, til all the folks are gone from sight
Then he packs his ol guitar, heads down to the nearest bar
Where he drinks, until he cant think
Walk into walls, fall down the halls, where he lived
That rockabilly kid
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This is lyric #404
My Fathers Hands
Janet Huderski
@ February 23, 2004
Hands that gently rocked away his tiny infants cries,
Hands that often wiped the tears from troubled teenage eyes,
His hands could be soft or stern, used for reprimand or grace,
When I held my fathers hands, I knew my heavenly fathers face.
We are called to be the feet and hands of our savior dear,
To let others know in times of pain that their Lord is near,
To go forth into this troubled world with encouragement for all.
Those dear hands, my fathers hands were faithful to that call.
Dear Jesus, let him be there when I reach that heavenly place,
So I might find myself once more in Daddys warm embrace.
Hands with cuts and blisters, scarred and marred with dirt,
Mute testimony to his family of his sacrifice and hard work,
His were hands that ably mended both broken toys and broken hearts,
When I held my fathers hands, I knew my heavenly Fathers heart.
We are called to be the feet and hands of our savior dear,
To let others know in times of pain that their Lord is near,
To go forth into this troubled world with encouragement for all
Those dear hands, my fathers hands were faithful to that call.
I hope to see his smiling eyes in that heavenly place,
that I might find myself once more in Daddys warm embrace.
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This is lyric #405
You Win
By Bob Bencze, Burning House Music
(c)2004
One last Hail Mary
One last drive
Just one last prayer
Keep this love alive
One last buzzer beater
Just one last shot
We hit the rim
Then we just fell out
But as the boos and cheers all fade away
Youre still laughing from up above
All the bookies know that this game was fixed
Its a mean arena, leaner kind of love
One last split decision
One referee
Ill take the fall
For all to see
One last knockout, drag out
One last round
Its a TKO,
Im going down
But as the booze and tears all fade away
I see you dancing glove to glove
Bare knuckles, scorn and that ridicule
Were our king sized, ring side kind of love
You can take the money
You can have the house
If youre gonna take it all, honey
You win
One last cigarette
My blindfolds on
Just shoot me now
Ill be dead and gone
One last appeal
Ive got just one last request
Aim for my heart
Thats what you do best
But as the smoke and mirrors fade away
I see you there just smiling still
In this game called love you always win
You never come to harm, youre armed to kill
You can take the money
You can have the house
If youre gonna take it all, honey
You win
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This is lyric #406
POWERLESS
written by Sapan Shah
c. 2006
u got a hold on me, like pain to the scar
u're all over me, too close to get far
yeah i'm so used to be... within and without
there's bound to be... something going in my mind
going round n round.... yeah...
i'm powerless
i wake up everyday alone
thinking about new ways to run
i'm powerless
i desire the way u think u r
but hate the things u've done so far
n i'm powerless
u got a hold on me, to be where u belong
n i can't be lost, but i just can't find a way out
n i'm walking on... on the roads that u've gone
but there's more below, the grass i need to start
a road that i can form... yeah
i'm powerless
i wake up everyday alone
thinking about new ways to run
i'm powerless
i desire the way u think u r
but hate the things u've done so far
n i'm powerless
and every little thing that i want to do, is what u've already made it through
and every little thing you ever dream was me...
and every day we're smiling on like we've just met each other, just had each other
just each other...
i'm powerless
i wake up everyday alone
thinking about new ways to run
i'm powerless
i desire the way u think u r
but hate the things u've done so far
n i'm powerless
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This is lyric #407
"One More Time"
Brenda Caunter (aka BC Adems)
c. 2005
They say it's not always gonna be this way,
Someday I might not feel so much pain.
There are times I walk around in a daze,
Searching for the right words to say.
You know it just doesn't feel so right,
That I'm the one that has to struggle to fight.
These things that life has dealt to me,
Is it fate or is it my destiny...
You say feel it, I say no.
You say through the pain's the only way to go.
You say you have to walk through it one more time.
Thats the only way to save your life.
Where to begin, Where do I start.
To drive that knife, right through my heart.
A million thoughts are racing in my head,
I can't help but think I'd rather be dead.
Don't get me wrong, I'm no coward I am strong.
I've survived a life of hell that lasted too long.
I'm just not sure I can go through it again,
How do I know the heartache and tears will make it end...
You say feel it, I say no.
You say through the pain's, the only way to go.
You say you have to walk through it one more time,
That's the only way to save your life.
I don't want to cry,
I don't want to feel the pain.
I don't want to hurt,
I don't want to feel this shame.
It's taking all that I am,
To convince me I'm not to blame..
You say feel it, I say no.
You say through this pains, the only way to go.
You say you have to walk through it one more time,
That's the only way to save your life.
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This is lyric #408
I AM
BY PAULA AJALA KING, EBBANFLOW PRODUCTIONS
c. 2004
Chorus/
I am LOVE IN LIVING Joy I am MOON
Bravely sharing self in the mid of night
I am Love in Living Joy SHE IS TIDE
Bravely washing away salty fear x2
I am freedomx3
And from love
I offer you an eternal moment of bliss x3
Without expectations x3
LISTEN TO REASON AND TAKE COURAGE OF HEART
FOR YOU SEE MY LOVE WE ARE TRUTH
UNABLE TO NOT EXIST EXCEPT WITHIN OUR NOTHINGNESS
WE ARE Love IN LIVING Joy
Repeat chorus
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This is lyric #409
U I Am
Greguez
c.2006
I don't know if we're going that much further
before colapsing in on ourselves.
But I know the only way to pull through
We got to take care of each other.
Think for yourself
And always consider the other.
You are a Universe
guided through tugging currents
with choices made
You vibrate
with the essence of life
Every feeling, thought and action
Reverberates
and changes the space around you
Each Universe responds.
Vibrations travel
Until all have moved
We are together
U I am.
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This is lyric #410
All The Lonely People
by Harry Becker
2006
Well, the story goes, Sir Isaac Newton sat beneath a tree.
An apple falling on his head disturbed his reverie,
averting his attention, from what was on his mind,
till he could find an explanation.
But the secrets of the universe were not his only thought,
answers to such questions, not the only ones he sought.
Why was he beneath that tree with no one by his side,
no one to confide to as he pondered?
Consider all the sad and lonely people in this world,
Logic might suggest a remedy.
Its just a matter of time, they should find
comfort in each others company.
But theres no place for logic in discussions of the heart.
The subject of whats smart does not arise.
The nature of attraction is unclear, when two bodies near,
the laws of gravitation dont apply.
And so we plot our journeys and travel to the stars,
And wonder just how far weve really come.
The unresolved equation still remains, science cant explain
all the lonely people.
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This is lyric #411
WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
R.B. LANCASTER, JR.
Copyright applied May 25, 2006
FROM THE 'STATE' OF MATRIMONY
TO THE 'STATE' OF BEING FREE
I COULD GIVE MY HEART IF ONLY
FOR THIS WAR INSIDE OF ME
SO IVE GOT TO BE DECIDIN
WHAT I LOVE AND WHAT I HATE
TO KEEP MY HEART FROM DYIN
IN THIS WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
(Chorus)
IN THIS WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
DO I HAVE WHAT IT TAKES
TO FIGHT HARD PROTECTING ME
OR AM I THE ENEMY?
IN THIS WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
IM UNDER SEIGE TO OVERTAKE
THE ENEMY IN ME THATS FIGHTIN
IN THIS WAR BETWEEN THE STATES
(Bridge)
MY BABY SAYS THAT WE SHOULD MAKE US LEGAL
I ALWAYS TELL HER THAT I WILL FOLLOW THROUGH
BUT SHES TIRED OF ME TELLING HER THAT "I WILL"
NOW WHAT SHE WANTS TO HEAR ME SAY IS "I DO"
(Chorus)
(Bridge)
WISDOM SAYS THAT WHEN YOU DEAL WITH ROMANCE
THE BEST THINGS START WHEN THEY SEEM TO END
AND IF I'LL JUST USE THE SECRET OF SURRENDER
ILL SEE...SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA LOSE TO WIN
(Chorus)
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This is lyric #412
No Compromise
Michael Duer
c. 2004
Verse 1
Sorry guys, but I really got to go, temperature rising red blood cells low
Try to beat the disease, but its unrelenting, so I take these meds to help keep me living
Days all start with nausea and fatigue, radiation side effects you just wouldnt believe
Sometimes I lay in bed look up to the sky, with tears in my eyes I got to ask my God
Chorus
Why?
I dont want to die
How can I survive?
When theres no compromise (give and take life)
Verse 2
Worst part of the day, is when I got to go to school, to hear those words so demeaning and cruel
Yeah Im pale as a ghost and my skin is pealing, no I dont have hair, but I do have feelings
My true friends have been there thru thick and thin, with compassion, laughter, they encourage me to win
And God only knows I couldnt of made it this far without the overwhelming love from my mother and father
Verse 3
Theyre strong as steel and their always smiling, but deep down inside I know their crying
Wanting nothing else but to take my place, but knowing only I can run this race
Id give anything to relieve this strain, the hurt they feel, the inevitable pain
I pray all thru the night and into the day and hope God will intervene when I say
Chorus
Why?
I dont want to die
How can I survive?
When theres no compromise (give and take life)
Verse 4
Today I felt like I was pulled from a cave, out of the darkness and into brighter days
Inspired by the Man who also took a fall, had to suffer thru hell before he rose above it all
Even when I thought I was at the end of my rope, I relied on faith and never gave up hope
Guess I couldve given up and went down in ball, but Id rather swing and miss than not swing at all
End Chorus
I
Im not going to die
Somehow I survived
We found a compromise (take and give life)
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This is lyric #413
ITS BEEN A LONG HARD RIDE
by Brandy Wayment
(c) 2006)
Ive been the caregiver, the caretaker,
Cook, maid, and moneymaker
Now all I want `s a little time for me
Ive been raising kids and paying bills,
Not much time for anything else
Been on a date a couple of times
You know its been a long hard ride
(Chorus)
I dont know what Im looking for
Something special, something more
Someone to share my dreams with me
And in a crowd, he would be proud
To be in my company
I want calls at work just to hear him say
Hey honey, hows your day?
I wanna know somebody cares
I wanna be hugged & kissed & know Im missed
By a man I cant resist
I wanna feel that passion burn deep inside
You know its been a long hard ride
(Chorus)(faster)
Now Im not sayin I need a man
Its just that every now and then
Sometimes in the middle of the night
It might be nice, to hold someone tight
And remember what love feels like
(Repeat to close)
Yeah it might be nice, to hold someone tight
And remember what love feels like . . .
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This is lyric #414
Imagine That World
H Hanson (Hugo H Hanson)
04/30/2006
The traffic stands still, and I'm stuck on a highway
My minds drives me mad with whats wrong about my day
The radio barks out the latest bad news
I grip the wheel tighter, to fight the road raging blues
I want to live in a world where cars drive without gas
I'll live in the present, and forgive my past
Imagine a world where enemies become friends
And I know myself beyond this noise in my head
Imagine that world
I walk in the door dragging my feet
My kid's all stressed out says he's got to compete
He needs help with his homework as I'm startin to fade
What's wrong with this picture the boy's just in third grade
I want to live in a world where from an early age
Well learn that lifes a river not a losing game
Picture a world where we paint with a brush
Our own watercolor with the masters touch
Can you picture that world?
We crawl into bed and lie there awake
I bring up the bills and the money we make
We're workin more hours running for our lives
But the debt keeps on rising for us to survive
I want to live in a world where we share the wealth
Look each other in the eye and see ourselves
Where everyone has a piece of the pie
And less is more will be a part of life
I want to live in that world
Lets step out of our shells and take hold of our lives
There are signs all around if well open our eyes
Dont miss the train comin it'll be on time
Lets climb aboard and leave our baggage behind
I want to live in a world where we share the wealth
Look each other in the eye and see ourselves
Imagine a world where enemies become friends
And we know ourselves beyond the noise in our heads
Can you picture that world? Imagine that world; I want to live in that world,
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This is lyric #415
Prayer for New Orleans
Nathan A. Baker
Copyright 2005
If I could go back for a moment
If I could go back for just one more day
To my home sweet Louisiana
Never more would I stray
Gentle River takes my prayer
Float it home by the long slow way
Till you come to the Big Easy
New Orleans by the surging sea
Its going to be a lonesome journey
Trumpets voice can still be heard
But Ill stay on the straight and narrow
Till my time away be served
Gentle River takes my prayer
Float it home by the long slow way
Till you come to the Big Easy
New Orleans by the surging sea
Misplaced and scattered, possessions gone,
Tired, troubled, and miles from home
Despair settles but Ill not give in
Lord gives me strength to rise again.
Gentle River takes my prayer
Float it home by the long slow way
Till you come to the Big Easy
New Orleans by the surging sea
Roll on River to the deep blue sea
Till peace comes home to Big Easy
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This is lyric #416
THE BALLAD OF BOB DYLAN
Norman Lamont
He flew in from Miami with a bagful of bones
I was singing in the airport bar, just to pay off some loans
Two sleepless eyes in an unmade face
He saw me at the bar, he said "This must be the place!"
Said he was looking for a room for the night
He said his name was Bob Dylan, I said "Ha ha, right!"
He spent the night at my place on a couple of chairs
In the morning he was up and off and down the stairs
I found him in the marketplace, busking for cash
Playing my guitar in a rough and ready kind of fashion
A voice like a hangover looking for a cure
I said you sound like Bob Dylan, he said "Why sure."
Twenty miles away, high security hospital
They were looking for a guy who'd jumped the wall
They were looking in the streets they were looking in the zoo
No way of knowing what this kind of man might do
They only thing they'd got on him while he was away
Was he was into Bob Dylan in a big big way.
My friend with his busking made a couple of pounds
And with a couple of mine that got a couple of rounds
We sat there reminiscing back down the line
To the sixties, how we hadn't recognized them at the time
When this guy burst in, grabbed my friend by the sleeve And says 'I'm Bob Dylan' - I thought Man, time to leave
They got stuck into each other, I never saw the stranger's face
Barman's yelling at me Get these guys outta the place
Spitting out language, they were spitting out blood
It was like watching Cain and Abel, before the flood.
Got out to the street and the stranger was gone
My friend Bob Dylan just picked up his bag of bones
(This is what he told me ...)
'That guy there used to be a country western star
Who put down his roots and never wandered far
With his Jewish mama and five kids on the farm
It had been too damn long since he'd done any harm.
His wife cut his throat, he had to get born again
I got his job, he's been after me since then.'
What about the bones? He said 'I carry them with me
They remind me of a guy I knew in 63
He could have been a big shot, I told him back then
But he turned into a junkie - well I ain't no judge of men.'
That was his tale, as the evening wore on
When I woke up in the night Bob Dylan had gone.
He'd taken my guitar and my cowboy boots
My country singing tie and my country singing suit
Left me his bones, and some kinda book
It might have been a Bible, I never got time to look
'Cause they kicked down the door, they walked in real slow
They said 'We're looking for Bob Dylan' I said 'Whaddya know?'
These days I don't work much, guess I'm past my prime
I'm growing me a beard, that passes the time
I'm living in the country but I'll get across the wall
When I get a better grip of my short-term recall
Some days I feel bitter, some days I feel worse
I just write another song and play it to the nurse.
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This is lyric #417
Artificial Cowboy
by Richard Harris
Copyright January 2, 2006
Well he's an artificial cowboy from Ontario
He hasn't seen a cow up close since 1989
But he drives a pickup truck
And he wears a cowboy hat
And he listens to country music all the time
Yes, he's an artificial cowboy
Of horses he has none
His ranch is in Etobicoke
and he sure don't own a gun
Well he smokes American cigarettes
Yeah, he's a Marlboro Man
And he likes to drink Budwiser
Right out of the can
You'll never see him wearin' shoes
All he owns are boots
And he wears blue jeans every day
He doesn't own no suits
Well he's a man who likes to go with the latest trend
So someday soon this cowboy phase is going to reach an end
He'll gather all his cowboy duds and put them all away
Or maybe he'll just put them up for sale on E-Bay
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This is lyric #418
DONT BUY ANY GREEN BANANAS
Robert Gaspar
Copyright 2001
My doctor shook his head starin at my x-ray
I got a sinkin feelin it was doomsday
I said break it to me easy doc Im not very brave
He put his hand on my shoulder n said, well Dave
CHORUS
Dont Buy Any Green Bananas
Live today like theres no tomorrow
Buy yourself a big twenty-dollar Havana
But Dont Buy Any Green Bananas
Thats when the phone started ringin off the wall
And a sweet voice said this is your wake-up call
I said thank God in heaven it was all just a nightmare
But it made me aware there was no time to spare
REPEAT CHORUS:
Im gonna go out and look up some long lost friends
Gonna mend some fences and tie up loose ends
Gonna hook em down to Rio goin strictly first class
Gonna live every day like it was my last
CHORUS:
No not Buyin Green Bananas
Livin today like theres no tomorrow
Puffin on my big twenty-dollar Havana
No no Buyin Green Bananas
OUTRO:
Partyin all night in a beach cabana
Sippin on vodka n Tropicana
Dont Buy Any Green Bananas
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This is lyric #419
Fallen Angel
by Kathryn Grimm
Copyright 2005
Youre down and out, I feel your pain
Youre sitting there alone again
You dry your eyes, try to find the strength
To make it through another day
CH:
Fallen Angel, Fallen Angel
How I can I help you fly?
Fallen Angel, Fallen Angel
When the whole world has passed you by
Loneliness is hardly the word
For how this feels, hurt beyond hurt
Lower than the ground that you see
No love to share, no company
Fallen Angel
Oh I wish I could bring you back
You know Ive give anything
If you let me, I would give you that
But all you know is pain
Starving for the love you cant have
Nobody helps nobody understands
Circumstances put you here
And heres where youll stay year after year
Fallen Angel
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This is lyric #420
CROSS THE LINE
bernie schmidt
c. 2002
V1
She tiptoes past the bedroom door
Leaves the letter on the table
Theres a cardboard suitcase holding all she owns
The picket fence cant keep her anymore.
V2
The diners neon flickers in the dawn
Her apron hangs beside the counter
Theres a greyhound waiting by the country road
She turns to face her future shes getting on
CH
And nows the time to Cross The Line
It's the only way to keep her dreams alive
In the heartbeat of the moment she decides
To Cross The Line and touch the sky
V3
The city towers with its steel and stone
Her tiny room is dark and silent
A midnight siren moans beyond the walls
Eating at her hunger to carry on
CH
And nows the time to Cross The Line
It's the only way to keep her dreams alive
In the heartbeat of the moment she decides
Shes never going under
Br
Its in a lesson learned that no-one ever told her
Its made the difference in deciding what is real
To know that deep inside, the journeys never over
It helps her understand the thing that really matters
She is free to choose the way she feels
The way she feels
CH
Thats why its time to Cross The Line
It's the only way to keep her dreams alive
In the heartbeat of the moment she decides
Shes gonna touch the sky
CH
And nows the time to Cross The Line
It's the only way to keep her dreams alive
When the moment is a chance to touch the sky
Oh is it any wonder she crossed the line
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This is lyric #421
MERCY CALLING
Zoretta Hopkins
5-2006
Cant seem to sleep, dont want to eat
Don't want to go, don't want to stay
Above my head and in the air
I hear your voice, sending me there
A higher plane, new level to find
A hope of joy, I'll wear a crown
But yet I hold on.. to the things I must let go
Your grace and mercy press me so...
Chorus:
Don't want to be cut off from your grace
Because I procrastinate.
I know delay my blessing
When I do not obey.
But I hear your mercy calling
As I stand in this place
Oh Lord, I feel you in this place
And so I prayed for obedience
To come and fill, my activeness
Struggling in my flesh, my mind said no
But then my heart, my soul said press and go!
Chorus:
No I wont be cut off from your grace
Lord I will obey!
I wanna be holy and righteous
When I stand before your face
So glad I hear your mercy calling
As I stand in this place
Oh Lord, I feel you in this place
Bridge:
I feel your love....reaching out to me
I feel your grace...the one that saves me
I feel your love....Reaching, reaching
I feel your grace... Saving, saving
I feel , I feel
I feel your mercy calling as I stand here today, Oh lord..I feel you in this place
Oh...Lord, Lord I will be obey....
Oh...Lord, Lord I will be obey....
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This is lyric #422
see it in her eyes
mike shannon & chick tsikouras, big bus music, bmi
@ 2005
it was 5:00 when your granddaughter walked down the aisle
light filtered thru the trees just right for may
the minister, she was from some universal church of light
and barbara e. flew in from up north
she said it's really cold, with those real long nights
and except for drew who's livin' in japan
everybody's there but you
dad was there; he was looking good
he played his bones in time
baby kate was blowing bubbles
her mother had a smile now as big as the nile
amy was home from seal school
dave was jamming with the wedding band
and except for drew who's livin' in japan
everybody's there but you
everybody there was fine
you could feel it in the room
you could see it in their eyes
your sister misses you
she knows she's last in line
everybody's there and you
you could see it in her eyes
laura came down down from the mountain
she was there with a new friend he's a freshman too
i distracted her from catching the bouquet
you never know the future's hard to tell
like the gates of heaven and the gates of hell
i felt a chill, a whisper in the air
I turned to look but youre not there
cause except for drew who's livin' in japan
everybodys there but you
everybody there was fine
you could feel it in the room
you could see it in their eyes
your sister misses you
she knows she's last in line
everybody's there and you
you could see it in her eyes
everybody's there and you
you could see it in her eyes
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This is lyric #423
Walking on Sacred Ground
Joanne Lurgio/BMI
c. 2005
(V1)
I heard the song; the angels calling
They sang prepare, it wont be long
There is a place, for me in heaven
Soon I will see my saviors face
(V2)
All of my pain, will be forgotten
Oh what joy, hell call my name
This heavy load, set on my shoulders
Will be lifted when he carries me home
(CH)
Ill leave my shoes at heavens door
I wont be needing them no more
Ill be walking on sacred ground
When my time with you is done
I know my spirit will live on
Ill be walking on sacred ground
(V3)
It breaks my heart; that I must go
Its much too soon for us to part
But know my love, when I have gone
I will comfort you from above
(CH)
Ill leave my shoes at heavens door
I wont be needing them no more
Ill be walking on sacred ground
When my time with you is done
I know my spirit will live on
Ill be walking on sacred ground
(V4)
Now dont you cry, well say goodbye
Though its only for a while
And everyday, just remember
Ill be only a whisper away
(CH)
Ill leave my shoes at heavens door
I wont be needing them no more
Ill be walking on sacred ground
When my time with you is done
I know my spirit will live on
Ill be walking on sacred ground
Yes, Ill be walking on sacred ground
(TAG)
Ill leave my shoes at heavens door
I wont be needing them no more
Ill be walking on sacred ground
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This is lyric #424
Bonnie & Clyde
by Michael Massimo
He was a renegade writer
He was a poet in his prime
He was tiring from finding inspiration all the time
He was hungry for adventure
Get in trouble if he could
And a drive across the country just might do himself some good
Someone riding shotgun
Too pretty to ignore
With just a little mischief, spirited and sure
He was looking for a partner
Who would like to take a ride
He was looking for a Bonnie to his Clyde
She was a diva desperado
Always had a new address
She was thinking that this town might have her settling for less
Never seeing what she needed
And her career was near the end
And a feeling so familiar said it's time to go again
Someone who's a hero
With nothing left to prove
With just a little mystery and always on the move
She was looking for a partner
Didn't want to be a bride
But she'd love to be a Bonnie to a Clyde
On the run, by my side
I could dream, you could drive
Take the world by surprise
On the run, by my side
It was a hole up in the highlands
It was open all the time
It was just the kind of place you'd find a partner to a crime
He was hustling the hot shots
She was drawing him away
So he talked to her a while and they had a lot to say
She said "I'm getting tired of living
The same day year after year"
He said "I think it's time the both of us were getting out of here
And don't ask me where we're going
'Cause I don't have a clue
There is nothing here for us to come back to"
On the run, by my side
I could dream, you could drive
Take the world by surprise
On the run, by my side
Someone riding shotgun
Too pretty to ignore
With just a little mischief always spirited and sure
He was looking for a partner
Who would cross the Great Divide
He was looking for a Bonnie to his Clyde
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This is lyric #425
FINALE
Olivia Lynn
c. 2006
Verse 1:
Everybody is up in our biz
I ask you, baby
what is this
heard you been out with her
all night long
when I told you to
leave her alone
caught you cheating in my own house
now pack your [naughty word removed]
'cause I want you out
and don't forget to leave your key
'cause you will never hear from me
CHORUS:
I will never again
let you disrespect me
don't want to see you again
and I don't mean maybe
just get your things and go
and don't come back no more
there's no more episodes
this is the finale
VERSE 2:
We've been through all
the drama scenes
from cheatin' to lovin'
to sexin' me
you continue to play this role
got my life spinning
out of control
I need someone who'll
treat me right
take me out and
love me every night
the show's over gotta
say goodbye
and there will be no reunion 'cause I
CHORUS:
will never again
let you disrespect me
don't want to see you again
and I don't mean maybe
just get your things and go
and don't come back no more
there's no more episodes
this is the finale
BRIDGE:
I've been through all the drama
that I'm willing to take
you promised to never again
let my heart break
I could have left long ago
but I was in love with you so
I prayed for better but
things got worse
boy, you've got some nerve
CHORUS 2 TIMES
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This is lyric #426
Stone On Water
Bozwell / Five Firs Music
c. 1997
In that little house on your old street
I can still remember every creak
'Cause in those days of late night talk and wine
I swear your mother fed me more than mine
(chorus):
When I get some time to ponder
Well, my mind skips like a stone on water
But I always end up lost in wonder
We just turn our backs and it all just slips away
In those years when angels cleared a path
You dreamt out loud and someone did the math
Parting late in such sweet sorrow
To do it all again tomorrow
(chorus):
When I get some time to ponder
Well, my mind skips like a stone on water
But I always end up lost in wonder
We just turn our backs and it all just slips away
(bridge):
We'd sit in the kitchen and talk to your folks
Our friends would drop by and we'd laugh 'till we'd choke
And then you just get caught in what you've got going on
And then the house and the people and the whole damn thing is gone
(chorus):
When I get some time to ponder
Well, my mind skips like a stone on water
But I always end up lost in wonder
We just turn our backs and it all just slips away
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This is lyric #427
Keep On Walking
Amber Gaia
copyright 2006
The butterfly follows the cycle
from caterpillar to chrysalis
Emerging at last in beauty
Building strength to live and fly free.
Your soul is being revealed
Allowing your true self to shine through
Finding all the answers you need
Building strength to live and fly free. Chorus
Chorus
Walk tall now, feel your strength
Know when to bow, when to keep pace
Keep on walking, Keep on walking
Keep on walking toward the light of day
Then youll find your way.
Bridge:
Take a chance, trust yourself
Youre stronger than you know
and you will fly free.
Follow the path that is strong and true
Give love and keep plenty for you
Gather experience in life
Build your strength to live and fly free. Chorus
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This is lyric #428
Orange Tabby (Its the Same Old Pain)
by Bobbie Gallup ASCAP
2006
Old black man standing on the shoulder
Waiting for the cars to pass
I was slowing down to turn
Thats when I saw the cat
A big old orange tabby
Lying in the other lane
Saw the old guy wipe away his tears
And I had to do the same
I could see his heart was breaking
Cause hed just lost his friend
And Id have done most anything
To bring that cat back again
Ill probably never shake his hand
And Ill never know his name
But my heart went out to him
Cause losing hurts us all the same
CHORUS:
I cried all the way to work
Cause I felt the hurt
Of losing you all over again
It happens when I least expect it
Sometimes it goes undetected
But its the same old pain
We cant prepare ourselves for it
We rarely know the time
It hurts the most when we dont get
The chance to say goodbye
One minute you were here with me
The next moment you were gone
Though I know I must let go
My heart just wont move on
BRIDGE:
I watched the old man in my mirror
As he picked his companion up
Wrapped him gently in his coat
And he held that broken body close
As I'm sure the good Lord did for you
The day he called you home
CHORUS:
I cried all the way to work
Cause I felt the hurt
Of losing you all over again
It happens when I least expect it
Sometimes it goes undetected
But its the same old pain
Yeah, its the same old pain
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This is lyric #429
OLD HONKY-TONK INJURIES
by Marcia McCaslin
c. 2005
v1
Joe's got a shoulder that hasn't worked right
Not in the years since his one barroom fight
It was over a womanhe's forgotten her name
But the shoulder still hurts him whenever it rains
Pre-Chorus
The dancing and drinking, they all took their toll
Sometimes the passion got out of control
We broke a few rules but we seldom got caught
We were fearless night flyers and nobody thought
About
Chorus
Old Honky-Tonk Injuries
Complete with the bittersweet memories
Whatever you do, don't touch me there please
It's the place of
There's still a trace of
Some Old Honky-Tonk Injuries
v2
Now when we meet at the Pine Cone Cafe
Over afternoon coffee we break up the day
Someone might mention the good times we had
The aches and the pains just hang on, but we laugh
Pre-Chorus
The broken hearts managed to mend through the years
Some kind of peace has come out of the tears
We've slowed down a littlecan't quite walk the walk
But you'd better believe we can still talk the talk
About
Chorus Repeats
Bridge
The right hook that Joe used to knock the man down
Means Joe does a lot of things left-handed now
Sometimes a hitch in my get-a-long
Reminds me of a wild western swing-a-thon
And one of those
Chorus Repeats
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This is lyric #430
New Eyes
by Chris Dingman
2006
I spent half a lifetime
learning how to please.
Its hard to stand up
after so long on your knees.
And I feel a little foolish
about the things I couldnt see.
But the tenderness I felt for her
Ill take with me.
Chorus 1:
Cuz Im coming home.
I thought I found the answer when she smiled at me.
But now the answers they dont come so easily.
And if you want me Ill be stumblin down the road.
She was the mountain
That I pushed my boulder up.
And I was a beggar
with a hole right through my cup.
Chorus 2:
But Im coming home.
Im making my mistakes out there for all to see.
But for every two steps back, Im going forward three.
And if you want me Ill be walkin down the road.
I used to look for someone
Who would reel me in.
Now I look in the mirror
and Im staring right at him.
New Hampshire, California,
theyre both windswept desert plains.
If you dont have new eyes
the landscape stays the same.
Chorus 3:
Oh Im coming home.
I can only see a little ways in front of me.
And if I die out here, I dont care where you bury me.
Cuz by that time Ill be flying down the road.
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This is lyric #431
Clothesline
by Roberta Chevrette
(c) 2006
I didnt ask to be your clothesline
So dont hang those things on me
I didnt ask to be your lifeline
So I could carry you from sea to sea
I didnt ask to be your pillow
So I could hold your head up high
I didnt ask to be your wings
So I could teach you to fly
I didnt ask to be your brand new shoes
So I would have to break you in
I didnt say I could relieve you
Of the mess that youre in
I didnt ask to be your table
So you could put your problems on my back
So if I gave you that impression
Then baby Im taking it back
Cuz I need someone to carry me
Sometimes too
We all need to be carried
Sometimes
I didnt ask to be your songbook
So I could teach you all the words
And I dont want to be your medicine
To take away the hurt
I dont want to be your teacher
Even if this is your favorite class
And I dont want to be the water
That fills up half your glass
I just wanted to be
With you
But I dont think I can be your painting
The only color in the room
And I dont think I can be your savior
Even if you want me too
I dont think I am the vehicle
That can take you far away
But I wanted you to come
I wanted you to stay
I just wanted to be your guitar
So you could play with me
I just wanted to be your guitar
So I could set you free
But I need someone to carry me
Sometimes too
We all need to be carried
Sometimes
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This is lyric #433
My blue kitchen
by Michelle Einarsson
Copyright: 2005 06 01
My blue kitchen
When life gives you nothing kiss someone
If its still dull try chase the moon
When nothing is left to achieve
and nothing is more to be seen
You come to me in my blue kitchen,
finding a place where youve never been.
Maybe it was just that simple
To rest ones soul in someones eyes
Now you sit down at my worn table
And before you give your last sigh
You realize you were not able
To share or give and now its time to die
Words unspoken soothe no more
The only possible reach is that of touch
Lose your promises let go
See them fade into the morning light
Youre here youre there youll always be
Walking alone and left behind
You show no regrets no visible sorrow
Grasp the moment there will be no tomorrow
Some learn from life and some dont
It makes no difference we all must go
So line up and get your ticket
And perform your last show
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This is lyric #434
Always in My Heart
Sylvia Griffith
c. 2005
Frost on the honeysuckle, ice in the birdbath
Leaves turning red and gold and brown
Theres a chill in the mid-day air, trees are looking mighty bare
Wont be long til snow is on the ground
As the seasons change Im thinking of you
Though youve been gone so long the memories seem brand new
I never have loved anyone the way that I loved you
And in wintertime I miss you most of all
Except for springtime, summer, and the fall
I see your face so fair in my dreams, youre often there
Chiding or guiding me along
You taught me love of life, strength and faith in times of strife
And you loved me back your whole life long
I am who Ive become because I learned from you
Im strong and Im caring, my word is always true
Youre with me every single day in all I say and do
I cant help but miss you now that were apart
And though youve gone on youre always in my heart
Yes, Im who Ive become because, in part, Im you
Im strong and Im caring, my word is always true
Youre with me every single day in all I say and do
I cant help but miss you now that were apart
And though youve gone on youre always in my heart
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This is lyric #435
Anita's Cookie Jar
Emily Sanders,Sheltering Wind Music, ASCAP
2006
She loved her yellow cookie jar
And kept it on a shelf
The woman who gave to everyone
Kept so little for herself
Antique glass with flower designs
Daffodil and daisy blooms
Brightened many mornings
That spoke of grey and gloom
Chorus:
Like poetry unspoken
And night's imprint of a star
A dream that can't be broken
Like Anita's cookie jar
I hold that history in my heart
Her spirits never far
The magic and the mystery
Of Anita's cookie jar
One day the jar was broken
Pieces fell against the door
Designs of blooming daisies
Lay shattered on the floor
We saved the tiny pieces
Made them into picture frames
Each told a timeless story
That spoke gently of her name
Chorus:
Like poetry unspoken
And night's imprint of a star
A dream that can't be broken
Like Anita's cookie jar
I hold that history in my heart
Her spirits never far
The magic and the mystery
Of Anita's cookie jar
Bridge:
Heirlooms frame our stories
That live deep within our hearts
They tell us where we came from
And will never break apart
Chorus:
Like poetry unspoken
And night's imprint of a star
A dream that can't be broken
Like Anita's cookie jar
I hold that history on my heart
Her spirits never far
The magic and the mystery
Of Anita's cookie jar
Now I see the pieces
From Anita's cookie jar
I don't see broken dreams
'Cause her imprint's on a star
Daffodils and daisy blooms will
forever be new and whole
On the same shelf holding memories
Framing imprints of her soul
Chorus:
Like poetry unspoken
And night's imprint of a star
A dream that can't be broken
Like Anita's cookie jar
I hold that history in my heart
Her sprits never far
The magic and the mystery
Of Anita's cookie jar
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This is lyric #436
THE OTHER SIDE OF NIGHT
Michael Ryther
c. 2006
like with all the others I didnt even let you switch the light
a beautiful distraction to lighten up my shadow of a life
I knew youd turn me on
but how did we both
come to find
the other side of night
I tell you that your color has changed my life forever and you smile
the sun breaks through the window and shimmers in your eyes, I feel alive
I knew youd turn me on
but how did we both
come to find
the other side of night
daylight comes and youre still here
and now I marvel at my tears
how has life brought me you
and how have you made me feel new?
how have we arrived
on the other side of night
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This is lyric #437
Under the Sun (The Flea Market Song)
Michael R. J. Roth and Harri Wolf
(C)1982, 2005
Will you buy a winter coat at a bargain?
Can you beat the price on this Navajo rug?
The heat is on; this is the only one like it
under the sun.
And if you don't like it, two for the price of one.
If you don't like it, I'll sell you two for the price of one.
Anything you need, I'll sell it or buy it.
Others ask too much, and most of it's junk.
I know the good from the bad; I've handled everything
under the sun.
And if you don't like it, two for the price of one.
If you don't like it, I'll sell you two for the price of one.
Under the table, I've got a very hot item--
a cowboy hat, I'll even throw in a gun.
You ought to watch the heat, you can go crazy
under the sun.
And if you don't like it, two for the price of one.
If you don't like it, I'll sell you two for the price of one.
Here's a bayonet, it's genuine Army.
They sent it home to me with the rest of my son.
Here's a shot they took of him where he's grinning
under the sun.
And if you don't like it, two for the price of one.
If you don't like it, I'll sell you two for the price of one.
So will you buy a winter coat at a bargain?
Can you beat the price on this Navajo rug?
It might be gone, but I'll be here tomorrow
under the sun.
And if you don't like it, two for the price of one.
If you don't like it, I'll sell you two for the price of one.
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This is lyric #438
IN THE GREAT DESERT OF BRAZIL
Hoagie Hill, Seamonster Sounds
c. 1995
Let's not worry 'bout the climate and such depressing topics;
Think how refreshing it must be right now in the tropics.
Darling, let's pack our bags and be off
this old treadmill...
No doomsday talk there,
No future shock there,
in the Great Desert of Brazil.
We'll buy a lot dirt-cheap and build a house brand-new;
Soon enough the sea will rise, we'll have an ocean view.
We'll buy ourselves a Jeep, trade in the Cadillac
Seville...
At first it may seem a bit austere,
but ya gotta love that atmosphere,
in the Great Desert of Brazil.
How romantic it will be to stroll along the Amazon;
Never mind that it's dried up and all the flowers gone.
We'll just put in some Rainbirds for the lawn,
yes we will...
We'll really have it made,
the only thing we won't have is shade,
but still...
We'd rather broil than freeze,
and if we ever get homesick we'll put in a few plastic trees...
in the Great Desert of Brazil.
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This is lyric #439
Hello company
Ron OToole
c. 1995
Laughter serves as tool
Sorrow takes the ruse
Wisdom enhances pity
Ignorance the critic
Honesty is a lesson
Imagination stems from dust
Knowledge, collected experience
Desire becomes a passion
Ambition conquers time
Blindness mocks the truth
Envy is the breath of hate
Guilt your punishment
Anger, momentary madness
Hunger has no law
Power the road to greed
Misery loves its company
Hello company
Truth is a hard road to follow
Dream and you can only win
Wise to conceive your own road
Desire starts you over again
Hello company
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This is lyric #440
Ive Got No Time for This
By Paul Rodger Clark
2006
It was there to see in the
cloud that crossed your eyes.
I can say Im disappointed
but I cant say Im surprised.
I cant count on hope
but I can hope to have some fun.
Now I can always count on you
to do exactly what youve done.
You never had to tell me
but I always had to tell.
and you claimed the good intentions
of that golden road to Hell.
That overloaded mind will make
a soul that never sleeps
and theres a reason for a bargain
that makes a bargain cheap.
Chorus:
Ive been kissed. Ive been dis-ed,
and now Im good and pissed.
Ive got no time to waste on wasting time
and Ive got no time for this.
Honey you tell lies so easily,
but you dont tell them well.
Now the bullshits sticking to my shoes
and it was tough to take the smell.
It went from complicated
to absolutely fornicated
in a cluster, in a mess,
tough to chew and to digest.
You can't mean to hurt,
when you can't think that far ahead.
and that something that you told me
turned out something else instead.
The finger pointing at me
is now pointing back at you.
I wish you all the luck,
youre gonna need it being you.
Ive been kissed. Ive been dis-ed,
and now Im good and pissed.
Ive got no time to waste on wasting time
and Ive got no time for this.
I had a lot of hopes but all
those hopes are now in ruins,
from your comings and your goings
and your sayings and your doins
I couldnt care less if you love me
and that you love the love we make.
I dont feel like repeating
what was clearly a mistake.
Id rather go to someplace
where Ive got a chance to win.
and I wont be back cause I dont like
going back to where Ive been.
When you try it just gets trying.
When its trying you ask why
you dont return the [naughty word removed] youre buying, close the door and say good bye?
Ive been kissed. Ive been dis-ed,
and now Im good and pissed.
Ive got no time to waste on wasting time
and Ive got no time for this.
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This is lyric #441
Lulus Lament
Zak Morgan, Zak Morgan Music
c. 2006
My name is Lulu, Im from Argentina.
I am a horse and a fine ballerina.
But horses will laugh and cowboys will boot you
If you prance up on point and you wear a pink tutu.
When I pirouette or I do a plie,
They tell me to go stick my head in the hay.
Saddled with sadness, I wish I could be
Some kind of creature that no one could see.
CHORUS
Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu
Maybe it aint so bad bein you.
Sometimes I wish God had made me a mole
So I could dig out a tunnel and hide in a hole.
But moles dont have eyeballs and some get fileted
On the end of a shovel or the edge of a spade.
Or a fly on the wall using garbage for fuel.
Id buzz all around and perch on the stool...
But Id have a maggot if I had a daughter
And I could be flattened by someones fly swatter.
CHORUS
Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu
Maybe it aint so bad bein you.
If I was a cow it would really be nice
Chewing your cud means you eat dessert twice!
But something I thought of made me change my mind;
A trip to the deli is really a grind.
Im glad that I took time to think this thing through
I dont want to trade in my horses tutu.
Now when I look in the mirror I can see
That I am unique and Im lucky Im me.
CHORUS
Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu
Maybe it aint so bad bein you.
Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu Lulu
In spite of the bits and the spurs and the dog food and glue.
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This is lyric #442
Mistakes Like Me
Melody Guy & Tom Kimmel, LGM Music (ASCAP), Morrissette Music
2004
I can feel colors
And make things with my hands
I can hear music
When no one else can
And I could tell stories
You would not believe
If only somebody
Could listen to me
chorus So what are my chances of turning out right?
And what kind of man will I be?
If Ill never fit in this world as I am
What do they do with mistakes like me?
They say Im crazy
They say Im slow
I hear their whispers
Wherever I go
I know Im not like
Anybody theyve seen
So they call me special
Thats not what they mean
chorus And what are my chances of turning out right?
What kind of man will I be?
If Ill never fit in this world as I am
What do they do with mistakes like me?
bridge So maybe Im different
Maybe Im strange
What does it matter
If thats just how I came?
And who should decide
Who gets by on this earth?
Who gets to measure
What somebodys worth?
(solo)
chorus What are my chances of turning out right?
And what kind of man will I be?
If Ill never fit in this world as I am
What do they do with mistakes like me?
If Ill never fit in this world as I am
What do they do with mistakes like me?
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This is lyric #443
I'm Gonna Be OK
by Janell Rock
I'm Gonna Be OK. It's gonna Be alright.
I'm gonna live, though I'll cry tonight
And I ain't gonna die.
Was it when I was sleeping in bed
That this beast reared it's ugly head
Even though this is a blow
This is what I've got to do instead
Gotta grab that rope and pull myself up.
Gotta tell myself some positive stuff.
I'm Gonna Be OK. It's gonna be alright.
I'm gonna live though I'll cry tonight
And I ain't gonna die.
The fear that I'm feeling right now
I've got to deal with it somehow
Freinds are here, family's near
Shining hope through this threatening cloud
When there is nothing more I can do,
I just tell myself what I'm telling you.
I'm Gonna Be OK. It's gonna Be alright.
I'm gonna live though I'll cry tonight
And I ain't gonna die.
I am imagining this bright light,
Is healing me setting things right.
I am imagining that I'm well.
I'm Gonna Be OK. It's gonna be alright.
I'm gonna live!
I'm Gonna Be OK. It's gonna be alright.
I'm gonna live!
I'm Gonna Be OK. It's gonna be alright.
I'm gonna live!
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This is lyric #444
THIS KIND OF LOVE NEVER ENDS
by Tammy Edwards
2001
He turns the handle
Opens the door
Sets his guitar inside
Flips on the light
Takes a deep breath
Tosses his coat aside
She was always waiting there
Pretty blues eyes and golden hair
Then he remembers her smile
And thought she's gone for good
He lingers awhile...
And he whispers her name again
A cry from his heart
To his love and his friend
Oh, why did she have to go?
But he'll always know
This kind of love never ends
He see's her picture
framed on the wall
Wiping the tears from his eyes
Recalling the day
He asked her out
The day she became his wife
The hopes and dreams
And moonlit walks
Her sweet caress
Their midnight talks
Then he remembers her smile
And though she's gone for good
He lingers awhile...
And he whispers her name again
A cry from his heart
To his love and his friend
Oh, why did she have to go?
But he'll always know
This kind of love never ends
Now he see's her in their babies eyes
Find's the strength to survive
And in their hearts she'll live on
On and on....
And he whispers her name again
A cry from his heart
To his love and his friend
Oh, why did she have to go?
But he'll always know
This kind of love never ends
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This is lyric #445
Simple Stupid Clear
Cindy Alexander (JamCat Publishing/BMI)
Copyright 2006
Simple Stupid Clear
Take me back 15 Years
Momma you told me
I shouldn't say anything
if I can't say something nice about somebody
Somewhere I'll keep it
locked up inside me
Yes I am feeling uncomfortably heavy tonight
The world's black and blue
and I wish I could do something more
than just sit here and make it 'bout me
How do I explain
the messes we made
There is no pearl in my wisdom
Simple Stupid Clear
Take me back 20 years
Best you should know that
your girlfriend is cheating
and Benny he swallowed his life down
in Kettle One
day you might wake up
Find there's no air left
I can't breathe
The valley's about to ignite
The world's black and blue
and I wish I could do something more
than just sit here and lay it on you
The more that I know
I wish I could go back and hold on
to time that I wasted
Simple Stupid Clear
Take me back 30 years
Sing me a song
That's not about love
Not about pain
Not about drugs
Sing me a song
That is all about WHY
I think I need more than your patronizing
Simple Stupid Clear
Take me back a billion years
Would you if you could?
Simple Stupid Clear
and
Understood
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This is lyric #446
Days Of Our Lives
Jody Whitesides (Too Much Music/SESAC)
2006
A glass of leftover wine alone on the table
A random pile of shoes beside the couch
A game we use to unwind the cat and the mouse
Thats how we play on Sundays around the house
All of the places we are together in
The way that we smile defines the roles we explore in
The days of our lives go roaring by
Its the emotions that we share for
The goals that we use to refine the love that we long for
The days of our lives go roaring by
There are those moments a smile says it all
A drop of the hat were out the door and chasing the sun
We excite ourselves pretending to be fugitives on the run
Doesnt matter about the destination if the journey is fun
All of the cars that we go drive in
The jobs that we work for define the roles that we play in
The days of our lives go roaring by
All of the movies that we watch and we cry for
The books that we read define the hearts that we care for
The days of our lives go roaring by
I know Im in deep / She steals my clothes to wear
Thinks I dont know / But thats her I smell on my shirt
Its her I should keep / She kisses with so much care
Thinks I dont know / But thats her always on my mind
All of the music that we blast and get lost in
The way that we laugh defines the roles of our friendship
The days of our lives go roaring by
All of the memories that we live for
The methods we use refine the dreams that we strive for
The days of our lives go roaring by
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This is lyric #447
I'll Always Be Your Dad
Brenda Everett
c. 2006
v1: Sit down here son I need to talk to you
This isn't easy don't stop me till I'm
through
Things have changed with your mom and me
Let me hold your hand
I'll be moving out soon but I'll always be
your dad
Chorus: It's not your fault son don't think that way
And I hope you'll understand some day
No I can't stay and yes it makes me sad
But never forget I'll always be your dad.
V2: I'll love you son for eternity
We'll still have times just you and me
There's no cause for tears now son
You're still my little man
Make me proud of things you do and call me
when you can
Chorus: Repeat
Tag: Don't ever forget I'll always be your
dad
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This is lyric #448
SWEET RAIN OF LOVE
BY MOKER JARRETT/ ASCAP, RUN TO THE SUN PUBLISHING/ ASCAP
2006
VERSE 1.
I STARTED OUT LONELY, THEN I FOUND MY WAY
PRICE YOU HAVE TO PAY, A LIFE ON THE HIGHWAY
WHEN I FOUND YOU, THEN IT ALL MADE SENSE
SPARE NO EXPENSE, FOR SOMETHING THIS INTENSE
CHORUS:
YEAH ITS GOOD AND IT KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER
IM A LITTLE BIT WET, BUT I WANNA GET WETTER
WHEN WE SWIM IN THE OCEAN OF OUR LOVE
LIKE A SWEET WATER RAIN FROM UP ABOVE
SWEET RAIN OF LOVE, SWEET RAIN OF LOVE
SWEET RAIN OF LOVE
VERSE 2.
I SHOULD HAVE FOUND OUT LONG AGO
BUT BACK THEN I DIDNT KNOW
THAT ONE TRUE LOVE WILL WASH YOU CLEAN
BETTER THAN ALL THE REST YOUVE SEEN
CHORUS:
YEAH IT'S GOOD AND IT KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER
I'M A LITTLE BIT WET, BUT I WANNA GET WETTER
WHEN WE SWIM IN THE OCEAN OF OUR LOVE
LIKE A SWEET WATER RAIN FROM UP ABOVE
SWEET RAIN OF LOVE, SWEET RAIN OF LOVE
SWEET RAIN OF LOVE
BRIDGE:
YEAH WHEN THE SWEET RAIN OF LOVE REACHES YOUR SOUL
IT'S THEN YOU KNOW IT WILL NEVER GROW OLD
TAKE CARE OF IT NOW, AND WATCH IT GROW
WITH THE SWEET RAIN OF LOVE, YOU REAP WHAT YOU SOW
CHORUS:
YEAH IT'S GOOD AND IT KEEPS GETTIN' BETTER
I'M A LITTLE BIT WET, BUT I WANNA GET WETTER
WHEN WE SWIM IN THE OCEAN OF OUR LOVE
LIKE A SWEET WATER RAIN FROM UP ABOVE
SWEET RAIN OF LOVE, SWEET RAIN OF LOVE
SWEET RAIN OF LOVE
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This is Lyric #449
IN MY WORLD
by Bev Albert
c. 2005
In my world
It's a sunny day, 80 degrees
Butterflies float in the summer breeze
Kids outdoors are playing on swings
They're being good
In my world
There's apple pie and ice-cream
Mothers kiss little injured knees
No one lives in poverty
And no one should
No rainy days, no big bad wolves
No angry folks, no not at all
There's people laughing, having fun
And love enough for everyone
Hmmm.
[solo]
No rainy days, no big bad wolves
No angry folks, no not at all
There's people laughing, having fun
And love enough for everyone
In my world
Young ladies' dreams do come true
When they meet young men, and say "I do"
They explore new lives and new avenues
Ain't love grand?
No rainy days, no big bad wolves
No angry folks, no not at all
There's people laughing, having fun
And love enough for everyone
In my world
No one's fighting
No one's hiding
No one's lying
No one's crying
In my world
In my world
You know a dream can last forever
There's no such word as never
Love is not a hopeless endeavor
In my world - in my world.
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This is lyric #450
"Breathing Underwater"
by Ali Handal, Alivibe (ASCAP)
2002
I found you on your island
warm and dry
you never waded in
over waist high
but my home is far from shore
and the current runs strong
and I cannot stay
in shallow water for long
Im breathing underwater
Im not fighting for air
I may drown in the deep
but I dont care
cuz I love you and you love me
but I cannot make you
swim with me
My skin is glistening
listening to you lie
beside me on terra firma
explaining why
for a few precious moments
I felt alive
and I dont know how but
I know Ill survive
Im breathing underwater
Im not fighting for air
I may drown in the deep
but I dont care
cuz I love you and you love me
but I cannot make you
swim with me
I'm swimming in the deep
and I know its safer
in the water you tread
but Id rather dive in...
in over my head
I'm in over my head
I'm in over my head
breathing underwater
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This is lyric #451
ONLY A WOMAN KNOWS
by Valerie DeLaCruz and Irene Kelley
Five in the morning
And her water just broke
Shes scared and she starts to cry
Her husband says, Honey,
You dont have to worry
Cause Im right here by your side
Well, she loves him for trying
But theres just some things he cant understand
So she calls up her sister
Who has comfort to give her
Cause with something as deep as this goes
Only a woman knows
That babys all grown now
Shes moved to another town
Making her way on her own
But here she is calling
At two in the morning
Small lost voice on the phone
Daddy says, Honey, whats the matter?
But she asks for her mama instead
So mama drives til the dawn breaks
To soothe her girls heartache
Its so painful when innocence goes
Only a woman knows
Bridge: A mother, a lover a friend
From her first breath til the very end
Now mamas a soldier
Her daughter consoles her
Together theyre fighting this war
Love and chemo their weapons
A curse and a blessing
Hair falls like leaves to the floor
Doctors nurses and neighbors
And her husband stand by in the hall
As time turns the daughter
To the role of the mother
For something as deep as this goes
Only a woman knows
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This is lyric #452
Diamonds in Her Drawer
Teresa Magee
c. 2006
Linens in her hope chest
His diamonds on her hand
She was looking at the road ahead
It was all she ever planned
Her life was filled with love and hope
Promises they made to keep
She dreamt about their future
As she drifted off to sleep
But those happy days are long gone
They hit a few bumps on the road
When she was busy dreaming
Oh, little did she know
Her linens now are tattered
Her hopes gone forevermore
Instead of diamonds on her hand
Shes got diamonds in her drawer
She takes them out and holds them
As tears run down her face
The love that they once stood for
Can never be replaced
Her linens now are tattered
Her hopes gone forevermore
Instead of diamonds on her hand
Shes got diamonds in her drawer
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This is lyric #453
GOLDEN DEWEY
by Dave Kemp
MY GRANDADDY GREW TOBACCO-HE WORE DUCKHEAD OVERALLS
HIS NAME WAS GOLDEN DEWEY-BUT WE ALL CALLED HIM PA
EVEN AS A BOY HE WORKED THE FIELDS
NEVER HAD MUCH TIME FOR SCHOOL
BUT HE GOT AN EDUCATION, BEHIND THAT OLD PLOW MULE
(SPOKEN): HED SAY MAKE HASTE WHILE THE SUN SHINES
CAUSE THE RAINS ARE COMIN SOON
WITH HIS TWO MULES, KIT AND ROADY, AND AN OLD FLAT BOTTOM PLOW
HED HEAD OUT FOR THE 'BACCER PATCH
ID COME RUNNIN FROM THE HOUSE
HE HAD TWIST TOBACCO ON HIS BREATH, AS HE LIFTED ME UP HIGH
HED PUT ME UP IN FRONT OF HIM
AND PREACH WHILE WE WOULD RIDE
CHORUS:
HED ASK ME WHOS BETTER OFF, YEA WHOS GOT IT MADE
IT WONT MAKE A DIFFERENCE WHEN THEY LAY YOU IN THE GRAVE
IF YOU WALKED WITH KINGS AND CAPTAINS
OR IF YOU FOLLOWED AN OLD MULE
IT WONT MATTER WHO YOU ARE OR WHAT YOU KNEW
WHEN YOUR WORKS ALL DONE AND THE MASTER (2. JESUS) CALLS ON YOU
HE SAID SOME FOLKS LIVE WITH BLINDERS ON,
NEVER LOOKIN LEFT OR RIGHT
THEY NEVER LEARN WHAT LIVING IS, AND THEYRE NEVER SATISFIED
THEY LOOK AT ME AND THINK ITS SAD TO WORK THE DIRT ALL DAY
BUT THEY DONT KNOW I WOULDNT HAVE IT ANY OTHER WAY
(SPOKEN): HED GRIN AND SAY IGNORANCE IS A TERRIBLE THING,
IVE HAD TO LIVE WITH IT ALL MY LIFE
REPEAT CHORUS
(SPOKEN): WE'D GET READY TO LEAVE HIS HOUSE AND HE'D SAY "YA'LL WATCH HARVEY NOW"
"IF I DONT SEE YOU AGAIN OVER HERE, ILL SEE YOU OVER THERE"
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This is lyric #454
"Katie Watie, Magic Lady"
by "Campfire" Kevin Holladay
copyright 2004
On a tip from my cousin that kids by the dozen
Were putting on shows in his barn
I saw acrobats struggle, preschoolers juggle
And girls with beards made of yarn
Then a girl took the stage, who, despite her young age
Seemed strangely world-weathered and wise
She said, "Magic surrounds you. Now let me astound you
And challenge your faith in your eyes."
Chorus:
And the doves flew straight from her hands
And she spun tales of far-away lands
And her cape shined with glitter and gold
She was only eleven years old . . .
Then she pulled a huge cat from her black, tattered hat
And exclaimed that it once was a bird
"It transformed one day on the streets of Bombay."
Though we doubted, she gave us her word
She said, "Trust when I say that I wish I could stay
But I'll give you this gift upon leaving."
"Set your mind free, and you'll see just like me
What makes a thing magic's believing."
Bridge:
I remember that summer she came to my town
With the carnival just up the street
It was only a dime for the very best time
All my friends were inspired to their feet
With a wink and a grin she said, "Won't you lean in?
There's a secret I'd like you to share."
With her hand to her heart, she said, "That's where it starts."
And she vanished right into the air
Katie Watie, Magic Lady,
I wonder where you are right now
Are you riding the night on a sled of starlight?
Are you jumping the moon on a cow?
Will I see you again in the summer, my friend?
It's been years since I saw that first show
I believe in some way that you changed me that day
And I thought that you might like to know
Chorus:
As the doves flew straight from your hands
And you spun tales of far away lands
And your cape shined with glitter and gold
You were only eleven years old
Eleven years old . . .
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This is lyric #455
Fade Into The Night
Jude Bales
(c.) 2002
When I'm riding down the road with you
Oh and with the top pulled down
any way we go feels brand new
And as the miles go by
we're just headlights in the night,yeah
This car could take us anywhere
So let's just fade into the night
You know this highway
has been callin' our names
And with it's concrete dips and
it's hypnotic shifts there's just
no turnin' it away
And with each towns neon signs
and five cent delights, yeah
We've been ridin' this dark ribbon
and it feels like heaven
So let's just fade into the night
Oh the maps on the dash
and we're just lookin' for a destination,
yeah that seems right
The place where come from
felt like it had lost it's sunlight
There's just got to be a town
where we can come in from the rain,yeah
If this car hits the right spot
on this map lottery farce
We'll just fade into the night
OOOOO Fade Into The Night
ooooo Fade Into The Night
OOOO Fade Into The Night
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This is lyric #456
Eleanor
by Vicki Genfan and Everett Bradley
V1
Two wheels thirty six spokes each one smilin' up at me
Six years been waiting that long for the day that would set me free
Cold sweat over hot skin butterflies taking flight inside
Free standing on my own keep the balance grab the handelbars and hold on tight
The more that you do it
The more you know that you can
You can soar right through it
V2
Nine years old six steps up my turn on the high diving board
Eight wet kids overflowing down below me looks like they're back for more
Ten feet below a little girl's reflection tells me I'm ok
But something deep inside my jelly belly's tellin' me I might not jump today
The more that you do it
The more you know that you can
You can soar right through it
Just let Eleanor lend a hand...and
CHORUS
Do the thing you think you cannot
Give it everything that you've got
Sing this song when you've forgotten
Who you are
BRIDGE
Six years turn into nine
Years gone by into a life
Time does fly so keep the wonder alive
Keep the Wonder
V3
Ten years you and me at the ping pong table still playin' this game
I'm tired of back and forth I told you that I love you
Tell me that you feel the same
Oh tell me that you feel...
The more that we do it
The more we know that we can
We can soar right through it
And you know Eleanor understands...
CHORUS
Do the thing you think you cannot
Give it everything that you've got
Sing this song when you've forgotten
Who you are
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This is lyric #457
let go
by Claire Cropper
2004
[VERSE]
Off with your straitjacket;
it doesnt matter how;
it doesnt need to be obvious or messy.
[BRIDGE]
Lands will hold youallow your gestures;
cities will maintain their labyrinth heft;
skies will tease answers with questions;
beetles and leopards will outsmart you.
[CHORUS]
Let go everything.
Let go anything.
Let go.
[VERSE]
Find something.
Learn to see.
Undo a stain
or a phantom pain.
[CHORUS]
Let go everything.
Let go anything.
Let go.
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This is lyric #458
ONLY ONE RACE (THE HUMAN RACE)
Francis Juma
2006
Verse One
So they tried to draw borderlines
Separate us by painting flags
Divide us into whites and blacks
Then try and control our lives
But we wake up to the same sunshine
How can they say some are superior
Treat others as inferior
Yet we sleep beneath the same moonlight
Chorus
Were only one race, the human race
Living in one world, bound by the same blood
No matter your skin color, sex or age
Were only one race, the human race
No matter where you come from, or where you go
Verse Two
We should learn to love each other
Embrace one another's culture
We all share a common future
Why can't we live together
Stop fussing and fighting evryday
Making weapons of mass destruction
We are all Gods creation
Tell the children the plain truth today
Chorus
Were only one race, the human race
Living in one world, bound by the same blood
No matter your skin color, sex or age
Were only one race, the human race
No matter where you come from, or where you go
Bridge
On day six God created us in His image
To see the same sky, breathe the same air
We all laugh and cry, live and must die
Chorus
Were only one race, the human race
Living in one world, bound by the same blood
No matter your skin color, sex or age
Were only one race, the human race
No matter where you come from, or where you go
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This is lyric #459
Waitin for You
by leslee mcgee
copyright 2003
Verse 1:
Why do you keep me waitin, for you
Up late tossin and turnin, for you
When I think of you
All I do, is wait
Waitin' for flowers, at my door
You cant just play me, like a whore
When I think of you, all I do is wait
Chorus:
I aint gon be here, forever,
You better try to remember
I got my life
You got yo wife
Youre wrong, so wrong
Verse 2:
Why cant you treat me like a lady
Im not yo fellas, Im yo baby
When I think of you,
All I do is wait
Waitin for you to, stay awhile
Waitin for you to, claim yo chile
When I think of you
All I do is wait
Chorus:
I aint gon be here, forever,
You better try to remember
I got my life
You got yo wife
Im wrong, so wrong
Verse 3:
Why cant I sleep good, at night
Knowin my creepin aint right
When I think of you
All I do is wait
Waitin to someday, be yo wife
Though you wont claim me, day or night
When I think of you
All I do is wait
Chorus:
I aint gon be here forever
You better try to remember
I got my life
You got yo wife
Were wrong, so wrong
You play on. Play on
Im gone, Im gone
Im gone..
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This is lyric #460
Fair Isles.
Mark Ellis.
(c) 2006.
Here I roam, down the misty paths and the winding roads,
That will take me home, where wild roses grow and sweet waters flow,
And your waiting still, as the sun sets low and you shiver in the evening chill,
And I know you will save all your love for me.
Still alone, in the twilight haze, at the end of days,
And the birds have flown, into the evening sky, listen to their cry,
As you brush away a tear, and we hold on to the faith and hope,
That the time is near, theres an end to fear, and together we will be free.
And Im coming back to that fair place,
Where I long to hold you near, and see your face.
Through the wind and rain and across the miles,
Im coming home to my fair Isles.
Skim a stone, across the gentle waves, look to the horizon,
And you, walk home alone, and far away, I long for the day.
When my ship appears, through the distant clouds that you gaze at through a, veil of tears.
And those lonely years will be just a memory.
And Im coming back to that fair place,
Where I long to hold you near, and see your face.
Through the wind and rain and across the miles,
Im coming home to my fair Isles.
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This is lyric #461
All of the Above
by LeAnne Reaves
(1990)
(Verse 1)
It wasn't taken by a stranger somewhere in the night
And friends well meant advice was not to blame
We didn't lose it in the bedroom
Although things weren't always right
And it wasn't money trouble as come claim
Can't say it was our jobs or kids
Drivin' us both nuts
Or lookin' back at all the useless if's and and's and but's
No if I had to choose one reason for our loss of love
I'd have to go with all of the above
(Chorus)
All of the above right from A to Z
From caps left off of toothpaste tubes
To infidelity
We can point the finger all day long
But when push comes down to shove
The one at fault is all of the above
(Verse 2)
It wasn't your Mother-in-Law and it wasn't mine
Our fusses and our fights weren't all that bad
Guess you could say that we got lazy
Didn't honor ties that bind
Never did appreciate just what we had
Could it be all the thoughtless words
We never can take back
Or maybe all the names and games and threatening to pack
No if I had to choose one reason for our loss of love
I'd have to go with all of the above
(Repeat Chorus)
All of the above right from A to Z
From caps left off of toothpaste tubes
To infidelity
We can point the finger all day long
But when push comes down to shove
The one at fault is all of the above
Yes we can point the finger all day long
But when push comes down to shove
The one at fault is all of the
All of the above
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This is lyric #462
LOUGH GRANEY
BY STEVEN McCLINTOCK, McJAMES MUSIC INC. BMI
COPYRIGHT 1997
ON THE BANKS OF LOUGH GRANEY
I SAW THE PAST INVITING ME
I HEARD THE GHOSTS OF KINGS AND QUEENS
WHISPERING MY NAME
I THOUGHT ID BLINK IT ALL AWAY
SURELY IT COULD NEVER STAY
STILL THE HAUNTS OF YESTERDAY
STOOD PROUD BEFORE MY EYES
SOMETHING HAD ME IN ITS SPELL
MY HANDS AND FEET WERE FROZEN STILL
AND WHAT I WAS I COULDNT TELL
BUT CAPTIVE THERE I WAS
FORWARD CAME THE GRANDEST STEED
THE RIDER SHONE OF DIGNITY
AND ON THIS MOUNT HE WAS INDEED
A POWER TO BEHOLD
HE OFFERED ME A KINGLY HAND
IN HIS STEEL GREY EYES I SAW THE MAN
HE SHOWED ME HOW TO LOVE THE LAND
AND MAKE IRELAND MY HOME
TO WHATEVER BROUGHT ME HERE
BE IT HOPE, OR NEED, OR FEAR
I OFFER THANKS AND SAY A PRAYER
THAT THIS WILL ALWAYS BE
AT LAST THE FUTURES TAKEN HOLD
AND EVERY DREAM WILL SOON UNFOLD
MY LOVE AND I WILL JUST GROW OLD
ON THE BANKS OF LOUGH GRANEY
ON THE BANKS OF LOUGH GRANEY
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This is lyric #463
It Shouldve Been You
dennis wheeler, denniswheelermusic
c. 2004
There was something about you,
I knew it from the start
There was something about you,
That touched me in my heart
There was something about you,
I dont know what it was
There was something about you
that made me fall in love
I tried to fill the hole,
that I had inside my soul
When I found that it was over
and she was gone
Id thought Id never find you
And youre feelings just werent true
Now that everything is said and done,
I find it shouldve been you.
(CHORUS)
It shouldve been you, I gave it up for
It shouldve been you, I took the risks
It shouldve been you, I can never replace youre love
And when everything is said and done, I find it shouldve been you.
There was something about you, that lingers in my mind
There was something about you, I simply cannot find
There was something about you, said trouble at first sight
And when everything was said and done, my first instinct was right
(Chorus)
It shouldve been you, I gave it up for
It shouldve been you, I took the risks
It shouldve been you, I can never replace youre love
And when everything is said and done, I find it shouldve been you.
I wandered in the wilderness,
searching for someone
To fill the hole shed left inside my heart,
Id thought Id found the answer
I didnt see that it was true
Now that everything is said and done, I find, it shouldve been you.
(Chorus)
It shouldve been you, I gave it up for
It shouldve been you, I took the risks
It shouldve been you, I can never replace youre love
And when everything is said and done, I find it shouldve been you.
And when everything is said and done, I find it shouldve been you.
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This is lyric #464
Free Falling From Grace
lyrics by Lorri Scott
2003 and 2006
Free Falling From Grace
Free Falling From Grace
(verse)
Free falling from grace
Down jukin with the sparrows of sorrow
In the gutter with the clutter
Moaning low against the flutter
The flutter and the flurry
The titter and the tatter and the scurry
(bridge)
Opera of crows gather round
Strutting and fretting to the fog beating rhythm
On that brown concrete river
On that brown concrete river
On that brown concrete river
(chorus)
Free falling from grace
Free falling from grace
Free falling from grace
(verse)
33 and 1/3 black vinyl requiem
In the lost drafts of Falstaff
Spilling vile humanity
Across parking lots
Of the scrabble and scrabble
And the rabble
(bridge)
Starlings like oil slicks on the water
Beady eyes shopping for fortitude
Eyeing the pennies in the fountain turning green
Of neglect in the boarded up barroom
Itches, wishes, and anguishes
Itches, wishes, and anguishes
Itches, wishes, and anguishes
(chorus)
Free falling from grace
Free falling from grace
Free falling from grace
(verse)
Symphony of swallows taking flight
Swirling past the sodden squawks and sights
Set on the building tops to chase
Mockingbird dreams and to discover
Free falling from grace X6
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This is lyric #465
Stringing Me Along
Adam Ornstead
2006
Verse 1
I had a great thing, once, with you.
I wish I had it still
but now, too frequently I stew,
at your increasing chill.
I wonder why you pull away,
the reason you hold back.
Our closeness now, you hold at bay,
and there's a growing lack.
Chorus
You're just stringing me along,
and it feels very wrong.
Just one thing I'd like to say:
that your actions cause dismay.
And in stringing me along,
It won't take it very long
till me feelings wilt and die
and I fondly say goodbye.
Verse 2
I'll cut you slack & then some more.
I'll pardon several hurts.
But don't think that I'm quite so dumb
that I'll stay here, inert.
My love for you can take so much,
but not a little more.
I'd love to hold you close again
but not if it's a chore.
Chorus
You're just stringing me along
and it feels very wrong
just one thing I'd like to say
that your actions cause dismay
And in stringing me along
It won't take it very long
till me feelings wilt and die
and I fondly say goodbye
Variant Chorus:
If you feed me only crumbs,
then, while making me quite glum,
you will starve my love for you
and will make it seem untrue.
And then, when it fin'lly dies
you can't shoo away the flies.
What was starved and died for lack
even banquets won't bring back.
Final Chorus:
If you value what we had,
if it made you feel glad,
If you still have love for me,
treat me right. I guarantee
that our hearts can still be one
and we'll have a lot of fun.
Just to you I still belong.
Just stop stringing me along.
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This is lyric #466
Together
Ashley Machnick
(c) 2000
We stand behind our picket fences
while the powers that be try to convince us
In order to advance we must destroy
so we don't fall back we must employ
machines to tear the forest down
build parking lots on hallowed ground
So I stepped outside to get away
smoked my pipe and dreamed of a day
when the music that brings so many together
might somehow help us make it better
...and i dreamed
It's absurd to take just what you need
in all of us, there's a little greed
those mom and pops can't beat our price
you gotta come buy our merchandise
Nobody told you freedom is free
Now it'll cost you just to breathe
The evils that we must builled
will help to keep my pockets filled
A few more coins from yours to mine
will help us to buy more time
So I stepped outside to get away
smoked my pipe and dreamed of a day
when the music that brings so many together
might somehow help us make it better
It's absurd to take just what you need
in all of us, there's a little greed
those mom and pops can't beat our price
you gotta come buy our merchandise
Nobody told you freedom is free
Now it'll cost you just to breathe
Didn't they tell you, didn't they say
living's not easy, you'll have to pay
First with your time, your money, your car
i promise you though, we won't go too far
just a little more, your child, your wife
we promise we won't disrupt your life
Now we must have the sky and the trees
take what you can, not what you need
So I stepped outside to get away
smoked my pipe and dreamed of a day
when the music that brings so many together
might somehow help us make it better
...and i dreamed
I'm sorry there's nothing left for you here
I'm not sure what happened, it all disappeared
(But) I've put in a call, the form's on it's way
Could you come back tomorrow? We don't have it today
Lost in the mail, lost in a crowd,
lost beneathe an endless shroud.
So I stepped outside to get away
smoked my pipe and dreamed of a day
when the music that brings so many together
might somehow help us make it better
...and i dreamed
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This is lyric #467
When The Blues Takes Hold Of Me
Mark Cook, BMI/MEC JETLAG MUSIC
Copyright 2006
Here I go another sleepless night
Worrying about things that I know just aint right
Tryin to find my way to a place I use to know
Its not easy when you got nowhere to go
Livin in a world that keeps tearin me down
Tryin to keep my courage up and stand my ground
I keep pushin harder every single day
Im hoping someday Ill find my way
Its just a feeling that wont let me be
Lord it aint easy when the blues takes hold of me
Let me tell ya
CHORUS
It aint easy when the blues takes hold of me
Its just a feeling that wont let me be
VERSE
I get up every morning and do the best I can
It seems to me I was born with a losin hand
So many days now have come and gone
I wish I could go back and find out what went wrong
Livin in a world that keeps tearin me down
Tryin to keep my courage up and stand my ground
Im a prisoner of misery Im losing my soul
Wont somebody help me Ive got nowhere to go
Its just a feelin that wont let me be
Lord it aint easy when the blues takes hold of me
Let me tell ya
CHORUS
It aint easy when the blues takes hold of me
Its just a feelin that wont let me be
It aint easy when the blues takes hold of me
Its just a feelin that wont let me be
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This is lyric #468
Walls
David W Shepard
written 2006
Daddy worked hard
All his life
In his spare time
Hed read at night
He didnt know sports
He didnt know cars
But man
He could play those cards
Aces are high
Deuces are wild
Suicide kings
And one eyed jacks
Play like Wild Bill
Keep those walls at your back
Daddy taught me
More than just cards
Live your life clean
Work yourself hard
Do a good deed
For those in need
Love your wife
Make happiness
The focus of your life
Aces are high
Deuces are wild
Suicide kings
And one eyed jacks
Play like Wild Bill
Keep those walls at your back
Now Im playing
On the Vegas strip
Daddy couldnt make this trip
Those days are always on my mind
Look I just drew four of a kind
Got to love those jacks
Thanks Daddy
For always having my back
Aces are high
Deuces are wild
Suicide kings
And one eyed jacks
Play like Wild Bill played
Keep those walls at your back
To this day
I can still hear him say
Aces are high
Deuces are wild
Suicide kings
And one eyed jacks
Play like Wild Bill
Keep those walls at your back
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This is lyric #469
AFTER ALL
Daniela Brando
c. 2005
You are full of [naughty word removed]
After all, you've always been a phony
I just didn't want to see it then
I'd burn your cards and gifts
After all, there's nothing from you to burn
I didn't think it mattered then
I make love to you and you make love to yourself
I make love to you as you make love to yourself
And my eyes are closed
You are such a fool
After all, now in your eyes I see it
The picture's clear for all to see
Your money was your food
After all, you're just a high class loser
I wasn't ready to see it then
As I look at you, you look at you in a mirror
As I look at you, you look at you in a mirror
And that says it all
In a way you were my saving grace
But I don't want to see it that way
Selfish, wouldn't even share your cat
Just wipe your mouth with your fancy napkin
And go home
With this I make my peace
After all, am letting go, set you free
Only letting me down, disappointing me
As we sing good-bye
Good-bye, there's nothing left to say
Learned so much, I wash my hands
I made love to you, now I make love to me
Now my eyes are open, now I know the real you
And that says it all, that says it all
And that says it all'
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This is lyric #470
You heal me more
Marjory Cafone
Copyright 01/2006
Verse #1:
Hello, how are you dear?
I want to tell you how clear I am
in my thoughts and love for you
How our time together feels to a broken, busted
heart like mine
Chorus:
You heal me more
heal me more
heal me more
Than a 1,000 buddhas lined up in a row
Gleaming down from heaven and wishing me well
Verse #2:
But like Sylvia, I got slammed from the start
By an old man with a fat, black heart
He beat me down young
And drove that stake through my soul
But Im here now with you
In awe of it all
Chorus:
You heal me more
heal me more
heal me more
Than a 1,000 buddhas lined up in a row
Gleaming down from heaven and wishing me well
Verse #3
I can read you well and almost tell
That your brave face wont lie
Your eyes wont deceive
But my scars cant always believe
In goodness
Can you make me believe
In a life after a death?
The death of a hope, the death of a dream
Does goodness prevail?
Its hard to trust, but because of us I do, Im starting to
Chorus:
You heal me more, heal me more, heal me more
Than a 1,000 buddhas lined up in a row
Gleaming down from heaven and wishing me well
Delivering me from all the hell
That Ive lived and died through
The loss, the cut, that was so deep
The blood I nearly choked and drown in
The cruelty I could never get my mind around
Verse 4:
I get your face, its tough, its broken
Somewhat
But still soft and full of love
For all that matters
For all that matters
Its real, it can be true
Life can deliver hearts and flowers
To people like me
And to you
Babe, its true
Chorus:
You heal me more, heal me more, heal me more
Than a 1,000 buddhas shining in the sun
Tell me that Im not alone
Anymore
Bridge:
I always suspected God would come through and deliver to me
A man like you
Who gets me the way that I get you
Tall, slick and handsome with a gleam all your own,
Baby Im proud to know you
And to call you my own
You give me hope to not believe the lie
That I have to die
A 1,000 deaths
Every time I try to love
Every time I try to love
Chorus:
You heal me more, heal me more, heal me more
Than a 1,000 Buddhas gleaming down in golden rays from the sky
Bathing me in light and love
Until the day I die
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This is lyric #471
A Little Flour Sack Dress
Lori J. Stillwell
(c)1998
v1
Crosslegged on my bedroom floor
After bedtime prayers
With Mama and her stories
'Bout the worn out dress she'd wear..
Handstitched from a flour sack
Left on her old brick porch
Courtesy of Uncle Sam
While her daddy was at war...
CHORUS:
Arkansas would come alive
I could see her dance at night
By the glow of fireflies
In her little flour sack dress..
Between Roosevelt and Jesus
She found what she believed in
Love with a heart of freedom
In her little flour sack dress...
v2
BillieJo was her best friend
Across the railroad tracks
She had to sneak to play with her
Because Billie's skin was black..
Mama gave her that cotton dress
The day Billie turned ten
Cuz it was more than a black girl had
In a Southern state back then...
CHORUS:
Arkansas would come alive
I saw Billie dance at night
By the glow of fireflies
In that little flour sack dress
Between segregation and Jesus
She found what she believed in
Love with a heart of freedom
In that little flour sack dress..
Bridge:
Mama's pictures faded amber
Sure as that dress has fed the moth
But her stories framed my growin' up
And in my soul they live on...
CHORUS:
Arkansas would come alive
I could see her dance at night
By the glow of fireflies
In that little flour sack dress..
Between history and Jesus
I found what I believe in
Love with a heart of freedom
Thru a little flour sack dress...
Tag:
Crosslegged on my bedroom floor
After bedtime prayers
With Mama and her stories
'Bout the wornout dress she'd wear...
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This is lyric #472
A Nickel In Her Ear
David Danley
Copyright 2006
Intro
She was walking through town, just wandering around
But did she know she had a nickel in her ear
Her eyes were taking it all in, the sights and the sounds
But did she know she had a nickel in her ear
Her left shoe was made for running, her right one for dancing
But did she know she had a nickel in her ear
Verse 1
Shes a wandering spirit flying free
Touching everyday things in unseen ways
She cant ignore what cries out to be heard
As she reveals treasures weve overlooked
Is it because of the nickel in her ear
Chorus
Theres an understanding we dont have
Will we find it before its too late
This thing we are looking for
This thing between us and what we need
But can we find it without a nickel in our ear
Verse 2
That old worn-out nickel in her ear
Its whispering something I cant hear
I wonder what its saying to her
Is it something I need to know
Will she tell us the secrets of the nickel in her ear
Chorus
Theres an understanding we dont have
Will we find it before its too late
This thing we are looking for
This thing between us and what we need
But can we find it without a nickel in our ear
Bridge
There is a truth that will set us free
This thing that will bring answers to us
We search but we cant find it
Is it because we dont know what it is
Is it because were not looking in the right place
Or is it because we dont have a nickel in our ear
Chorus
Theres an understanding we dont have
Will we find it before its too late
This thing we are looking for
This thing between us and what we need
But can we find it without a nickel in our ear
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This is lyric #473
Lullabies
Arminta and Blaq Lily
Copyright 2005
Blue Skies, and a gentle breeze blowing down from the Mountains
Butterflies In a field of Clover like a dream so serene
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Lullabies hanging in the wind another vision of summer
Mesmerized by things that might have been, leave behind another winter
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Cool Mist In another time, eyes fall upon the Ocean
Cliffs tower, high above the sea, forget the world around
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Lullabies hanging in the wind another vision of summer
Mesmerized by things that might have been, leave behind another winter --------------------------
Dew fall , air so fresh and clean, early April spring day morning
Butterflies, high above the sea, leave the earth far behind
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Lullabies hanging in the wind another vision of summer
Mesmerized by things that might have been, leave behind another winter
Lullabies hanging in the wind another vision of summer
Mesmerized by things that might have been, leave behind another winter
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This is lyric #474
NEW SONG OF LOVE (for Beth)
Ken Jones
c. 1979
I was living alone
Like the words of a song
Without a melody.
Then you came my way
On that mid-autumn day
And you became music for me.
(Refrain)
You were the melody for the lyrics of my heart.
You finished the song that I could only start.
Now together well sing in sweet harmony
This new song of love that youve given me!
Like the words in a rhyme
That often take time
Before they come to you,
You were there all along,
Just right for my song.
When I found you then I knew
(Refrain)
You were the melody for the lyrics of my heart
You finished the song that I could only start
Now together well sing in sweet harmony
This new song of love that youve given me!
No, its not hard to see
Just what youve done for me!
Yes, its plainly true
My heart sings because of you!
Now my lifes changed its key
Moved from I to We.
Im loving you more and more.
My solo is through,
Now its a duet with you,
From now to end of Lifes score.
(Refrain)
Yes, you were the melody for the lyrics of my heart
You finished the song that I could only start
Now together well sing in sweet harmony
This new song of love that youve given me!
Oh, this new song of love, that youve given me!
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This is lyric #475
It Aint Easy
by Chuck Billingsley
(c) 2005
He lived up on a mountain
And he drove a truck most all of his life.
He had a few rocky acres that were hard to till,
A stepson and a second wife.
Hed keep the roads warm for a couple of weeks
Then come home for a day or two.
The checks they cut him didnt cover much
But it was the best that he could do.
Chorus
It aint much, but it aint easy
Making a living out on the road.
Every city starts to look the same
No matter where you go.
It aint much, but it aint easy,
Ive got a few more miles to go.
Just keep your hands on the wheel and stay between the lines
And get this rig back home.
One day he stopped to pick his nephew up
Before they shut the company down.
The ride he promised that little boy
Would be his last time around.
He had a twist in his back that never would heal
And the doctor wouldnt give him a bill.
He took a job in the city, shoveling coal
To keep the house up on the hill.
Chorus
It aint much, but it aint easy
Making a living shoveling coal.
You sweat all day and your muscles burn
But your bones get so darn cold.
It aint much, but it aint easy
Ive got a few more hours to go.
Twelve hours a day and a broken clock
The time couldnt move more slow.
One day they found him laying in a field
Outside a muddy stall in the rain.
A little clot running through his blood
Had slipped up to his brain.
But you know that one didnt get him,
Ten hours alone and he survived.
Now he spends his days at home in his chair
But at least hes still alive.
Chorus
It aint much, but it aint easy
When you cant get up on your own.
Your mind is strong, but your feet wont move
When you tell them that its time to go.
It aint much, but it aint easy
Sometimes Ill let my memories go
Back to a stretch of blacktop interstate
In a semi, rolling home.
It aint much, but it aint easy
Making a living out on the road.
Every city starts to look the same
No matter where you go.
It aint much, but it aint easy
Ive got a few more miles to go.
Just keep your hands on the wheel and stay between the lines
And get this rig back home.
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This is lyric #476
LET THE WOMEN RULE
By ALIEN ALRIGHT
c. 2005
I want to see, if it happens to be
What would have become if we'd switched it around
It's been done before but not as a whole
Maybe Thatcher* wasn't sound, but had men to pound
This is the Mens chance to stay at home and work on their project
Letting mothers' grace decide and perfect the performance
We'll stand on the other side
We'll watch from the other side
My philosophy is now
Let the women rule
Let the women rule
Were just too busy being cool
Like we always did in school
Were in control and wont be fooled
So let the, let the, women rule
Dont want to be a lazy ****er, you see
But dont want to waste my life, prove that Im right
We all know mans ego is best kept inside of a fridge
Gadget man is in the house, left to DIY
We got this chance to sit our cucumber on top of the couch
House-husband treating himself to extra fun
Men just rule to spite
Men just rule to spite
My philosophy is now
Let the women rule
Let the women rule
Were just too busy being cool
Like we always did in school
Were in control and wont be fooled
So let the, let the, women rule
What do you think well give it a go?
What do you think well give it a go?
Men have been ruling ever since
And now look what is happening here
I think we had more than a fair chance
Six thousand years at least, to get it fixed
Now its a good time for us to step aside
Women should control while men conduct their fights
When playing games, having fun, doing projects
Be with friends etc whatever, thats all we want
Men just want a crown
Men just need a crowd
My philosophy is now
Let the women rule
Let the women rule
Were just too busy being cool
Like we always did in school
Were in control and wont be fooled
So let the, let the women rule
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This is lyric #477
Six Foot Two Memry
Judy Hollier
1999/2006
Juliet gets to the office at nine
Weary from tossing and turning all night
Sits down at her keyboard and reads through her mail
And tries to pretend that shes doing OK
She gets through the day with the help of her friends
Five oclock comes and another day ends
A few drinks til sunset to help her unwind
At home in the darkness she knows what shell find
A six foot two memry
There in his chair
Arm round her shoulder
Stroking her hair
A six foot two memry
Holding her close
A six foot two memry
That never left home
Not so long ago such a happy young bride
The call from his country was answered with pride
He was a hero the Padre had said
But heroes dont vanish because they are dead
How could she know it would be their farewell
He left her in Heaven and marched into hell
One last embrace then too soon he was gone
His lips left home with him but his memry stayed on
A six foot two memry
There in his chair
Arm round her shoulder
Stroking her hair
A six foot two memry
Holding her close
A six foot two memry
That never left home
Maybe in time shell move on with her life
But that wont be easy when hes there every night
A six foot two memry
There in his chair
Arm round her shoulder
Stroking her hair
A six foot two memry
Holding her close
A six foot two memry
That never left home
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This is lyric #478
Beneath the Stripes & Stars
by Ben Hassenger & Pat Malloy
Copyright 2005
When I was a young boy we played army all day long
A wooden rifle shooting rubber bands
Running through the backyards I felt so brave & strong
The neighborhood was under my command
My grandpas helmet falling over my eyes
I was a soldier and it filled me up with pride
The high school band is leading
The parade down Main Street
Playing a little out of tune
But it still sounds so sweet
A 21-gun salute
Shriners in their little cars
Im home marching neath the Stripes & Stars
When I turned 18, I signed up for the corps
The few the proud an army of one
I believed in what the fight was for
Turned in my rubber bands for bullets and a gun
In my uniform I became a man
Went off to save my country & protect our precious land
The high school band is leading
The parade down Main Street
Playing a little out of tune
But it still sounds so sweet
A 21-gun salute
Shriners in their little cars
Im home marching neath the Stripes & Stars
I was told with open arms theyd welcome us
But then I saw the fear the hate the mistrust
I began to wonder what we were doing here
Was this a fight for freedom it just seems so unclear
Late one night I was on patrol
It seemed a routine shift
The sky lit up like the Fourth of July
In my chest I was hit
As the shrapnel kissed my body, no tears ran down my face
It was the only way Id get out of this place
But theres no band no music
No parade down Main Street
My mom and dad are crying
My brother he cant believe
A 21-gun salute
Shriners and the color guard
Im home lying neath the Stripes & Stars
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This is lyric #480
Swim to the Other Side
by Don Shearer
2006
[Verse 1]
I was the last man standing on that bloody ground,
The devil had his spear at my breast.
He said, "Your valiant fight is over, your comrades are dead,
Now it's time to go like all the rest."
He says, "The river at your back is icy and wide,
Why don't we make this quick and easy, you've got no where to hide."
I said "Thanks for the invitation but I really must decline.
I'm going to swim to the other side."
[Chorus]
Water's rising, got to swim to the other side.
Water's rising, got to swim to the other side.
Better get yourself together, you can run but you just can't hide.
Between the devil and the ever-lovin' deep blue sea
You've got to swim to the other side.
[Verse 2 ]
At the first crack of thunder Noah looks to the sky,
He says, "I do believe it looks like rain."
And then the Lord calls down, kind of serious-like,
"It's time to wash away the wicked and vain.
I'm gonna tell you just this once. This ain't no passing whim.
Frankly, your chances of survival are growing mighty thin.
You're going to build me an ark.
Get ready to embark.
Or, by God, you'd better learn to swim."
('cause I'm telling you)
[Chorus]
[Verse 3]
When trouble comes knockin', cowards run for the hills,
But you know they just can't climb that high.
The fools rush in and say they're goin' to build a ship,
But you know it ain't gonna fly.
The scoundrels all fall down and pretend to pray,
But you know it's just too late.
You've got to strip it down, and jump right in,
You've got to wash away that hate.
(Don't you know that the)
[Chorus]
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This is lyric #481
LOVE LINES
J. Bevington
c. 2005
(V1)
I see you look in the mirror
Smoothing the wrinkles away
I see you stare as you brush out your hair
Searching for each strand of gray
I know just what youre thinking
But darling, I disagree
Youve never been more beautiful
And when I look at you I see
(Ch)
Love lines, your heart and mine
Written in time on your face
Did you really think you could love this much
And have it never leave a trace?
Love lines, there to remind you
Of all the joy weve shared
Each separate place is a mark of grace
Which shows how much you care
Love lines
(V2)
You wonder how this came to happen
How years could rush by like the wind
Your heart still feels like its twenty two
But time is a faithless friend
You think back to when we were courting
You were so carefree and young
That girl back then cannot compare
To the woman youve become
(Ch)
Love lines, your heart and mine
Written in time on your face
Did you really think you could love this much
And have it never leave a trace?
Love lines, there to remind you
Of all the joy weve shared
Each separate place is a mark of grace
Which shows how much you care
Love lines
(V3)
Some people scorn the familiar
They want everything to be new
They go through their lives but theyll never find
A love like I have with you
There have been days I have doubted
Times Ive been tempted to stray
But all it took was a single look
To chase those thoughts away
(Ch)
Love lines, your heart and mine
Written in time on your face
Did you really think you could love this much
And have it never leave a trace?
Love lines, there to remind you
Of all the joy weve shared
Each separate place is a mark of grace
Which shows how much you care
Love lines
I see love lines
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This is lyric #482
Red Dirt Road
by Kellee Bradley, In A Big Way Music
(c) 2003
they're whispering again
they say he's coming home
5 years is a long time
she cried for him each night
he told her not to visit
and he asked her not to write
there's a house on the edge of town
he's standing in the yard
peeling paint and broken fence
he can feel the negligence
funny how the world looks
when you're not young and innocent
Chorus
and she goes
running down that dusty red dirt road
carrying her heart like it's a load
upon her shoulders
and all he has to do is hold her
and she knows
he has taken the long way back home
the road was not less traveled like that poem
because that road
brought him right back to her door
red dirt road
she has loved him half her life
she has waited patiently
but something's missing in his eyes
a spark he had that's died
like the whole world is his prison
and there's no parole in sight
Chorus
and she goes
running down that dusty red dirt road
carrying her heart like it's a load
upon her shoulders
and all he has to do is hold her
and she knows
he has taken the long way back home
the road was not less traveled like that poem
because that road
brought him right back to her door
red dirt road
one dark cloud keeps any sun
from shining on this place
what she wouldn't give
to see the smile back on his face
and she prays (somehow God has made a big mistake)
and that red dirt road
and bring that boy she loved
back home
there she goes.......
Red Dirt Road
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This is lyric #483
Daddy Take Care
Peter Davis ~ PeteSounds Music ~ BMI
1998
My daddy is a soldier,
And Im a soldiers son,
Tonight hes away, getting the job done
A part of tradition and a proud history, Protecting our nation and his family
Daddy taught me about peace,
And he taught me about war
The Army and Navy,
And the spirit of The Corp
Aloft in the sky, and under the sea
The home of the brave,
And the land of the free
Sometimes Im lonely, frightened and scared
Thats when I stop, and sing out this prayer
Wherever you are, I know that youre there
Lord hear this child, and daddy take care
Teddys Rough Riders, Patton and Grant, American heroes who never say cant
Can do and done, thats what they said
Well they did and they won,
Cause they fought and they bled
Valley Forge and Flanders, Guadalcanal,
Iwo and Pearl and that special old gal
The mighty Missouri in Tokyo Bay,
Flying the colors, battleship gray
Sometimes Im lonely, frightened and scared, Thats when I stop and sing out this prayer
Wherever you are, I know that youre there, Lord hear this child, and daddy take care
The best and the bravest,
The bold and the few
Proudly defending the Red White and Blue
For we know that youll answer,
When your nation calls
But please God dont let him end up
Another name on the wall
Now tonight safe at home,
With the folks we hold dear
Daddys far away,
But in our heart hes right here
Quietly counting each moment until,
He walks through that door
And we know that he will
Sometimes Im lonely, frightened and scared
Thats when I stop and sing out this prayer
Wherever you are, I know that youre there, Lord hear this child, and daddy take care
Lord hear my prayer, and daddy
Daddy take care
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This is lyric #484
Hello From Johnny Cash
John Adler
copyright 2003
His words came fighting, like thunder and lightning
Now his songs are acted out in mime
The singer, he ran out of time
And the clock keeps ticking like a bomb on the wall
I wish it would stop but itll outlive us all
All aboard, the Harvest Moon
Workers rattle off their rights, the seeker says hes got sight
All make charades of being happy in their own world
While the world goes anywhere but right
An answer came dressed in the color of gloom
Giving voice to those who felt misused and marooned
All aboard, the Harvest Moon
Chorus:
All aboard the Harvest Moon
The train carrying loved ones always leaves too soon
All aboard, the Harvest Moon
No one returns from the tomb
Leaving room for doubt to consume
The visionarys glance of another spring
Goes down like a flaming sun in ruin
And the conductor rushes up a creaking ladder
Preaching, well all be better off in the hereafter
All aboard, the Harvest Moon
Chorus
My father met you under the same blue sky
I stand under and in the ground you lie
How he told you maybe I was your biggest fan
You took the time to shake his calloused hand
You said be sure to tell your boy from me,
Hello from Johnny Cash, now on that train you flee
All aboard, the Harvest Moon
Chorus
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This is lyric #485
The Neighbor
Bruce Goldish
(c) 2005
Hey neighbor, you dont seem like youre a bad kind of guy
So when I say I wish you were dead and gone, dont be surprised, and Ill tell you why
Its not like youre a crack house shooting guns off in the night
Or a cathouse or a frat house, but still, somethings not quite right
Why dont you clean your yard
Come on, it cant be that hard
Even if its just that little part I can see
Come on, neighbor, do this thing for me
Im not looking for perfection
But man your garbage needs attention
And that stinking tire collection
Smells like a bad rubber infection
Why dont you just clean your yard
Come on, you lazy chunk of lard
Even if its just that little part I can see
Come on, neighbor, do this thing for me
The sun sparkles so pretty off those shards of broken glass
Your shopping cart collection gives the whole neighborhood your special touch of class
My yards not perfect, I dont worship my grass
But you, you let yours grow till its high as Michael Jordans ask me
Why dont you just clean your yard
Come on, it cant be all that hard
Even if its just that little part I can see
Come on, neighbor, do this thing for me
Hey neighbor, you dont ever seem to be in short supply
Of crap that blows over from your pathetic pigsty
Its not like youre a killer or doing funny things to sheep
Baat all I ask from you neighbor, is a little basic upkeep.
Why dont you clean your yard
Come on, you human discard
Even if its just that little part that I can see
Come on, neighbor, do this thing for me
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This is lyric #486
Church Street
By John Kloberdanz
They closed the church on Church Street
The pastor moved away
He tried to draw the faithful
But had nothing left to say.
The couple that planned to marry
Went to the church down the highway.
They closed the church on Church Street
There was no one left to pray.
The mayor called a meeting
And he invited all the guests.
The congressman and senator
The banker and the press.
They all sent members of their staff
Who nodded at each request
They appointed a commission,
And then they smiled and pressed the flesh.
But Sunday morning comes and goes without a single prayer,
In my town does God even know that we are there?
They closed the church on Church Street
After the factory went down
No dollars for collections
No bride to wear her gown.
First they shuttered all the workers
And then they shuttered this whole town.
They closed the church on Church Street
And the winds the only sound.
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This is lyric #487
COME SEE HER SMILE
by Faith Rivera & Daniel Ho, Daniel Ho Creations (ASCAP), Lil Girl Creations (ASCAP)
copyright 2004
Clear as day, she's cool as night
Strong as Skyy vodka, sublime, alive
Warm as summer, shes pure as light
Dark as the willow's shade that I'd rest under all my days
Oh her eyes drink the world in one shot at a time
COME SEE HER SMILE ~ all that once was so wrong, feels so right
COME SEE HER SMILE
She dreams in color, she is black & white
She is but she isn't wrong nor right
Fearless wonder bounding hills & pains
Flying high in a rocket ship over doubts, that she has what it takes
Oh her eyes drink the world in one shot at a time
COME SEE HER SMILE ~ all that once was so wrong, feels alright
COME SEE HER SMILE
We run for shelter, while she plays in the rain
Splashing in puddles of thankfulness, where others they find blame
We're just spectators in this game called life
She's got the ball, oh she's running, running with all of her might
Oh her eyes drink the world in one shot at a time
COME SEE HER SMILE ~ all that once was so wrong, feels so right
COME SEE HER SMILE
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This is lyric #488
Big Ovaries
Brenda DeKeyzer Lowry
(c) 2005
They wont write it on your tombstone, they wont say it at your grave
that your kitchen floor was spotless or your bed was always made.
Nobody really cares if your table settings match
and only Martha Stewart makes it all from scratch.
Sometimes you have to speak up to be sure your voice is heard
and just remember nice and fine are four letter words.
(chorus)
If youre trying to make a place in a world run by men
you need an attitude and a lot of estrogen
well-behaved women never make history
so make sure you misbehave and have...Big Ovaries.
Think of all the women who have made their mark on time
these women didnt fit into the nice-girl paradigm
Cleopatra, Queen Liz, and Catherine the Great
and so many others whose lives can illustrate
the power of a woman to see the job through
So stand up, sister, you can be one, too.
In the Bible there was Mary and the Woman at the Well
Sarah, Rachel, Miriam, and even Jezebel
Weve had goddesses and sinners, and saints like Joan of Arc,
And women made of steel like Molly Brown and Rosa Parks.
All the pioneer women who walked across the nation
and a few billion mothers since the dawn of creation.
If youre trying to make a place in a world run by men
you need an attitude and a lot of estrogen
well-behaved women never make history
so make sure you misbehave and have...Big Ovaries.
Nefertiti, Margaret Thatcher, and the Queen of Sheba
Tina Turner, Dolly Parton, Venus and Serena
Annie Oakley, Dale Evans, Ginger Rogers too
Mary Shelley, Ann Rand and Maya Angelou.
Pocahontas, Princess Di, and Liliuokalani
Blondie, Lucy, Jane Jetson, Little Orphan Annie.
If youre trying to make a place in a world run by men
you need an attitude and a lot of estrogen
well-behaved women never make history
so make sure you misbehave and have...Big Ovaries.
Now listen up, sister, theres a moral to my story
Having big ovaries doesnt mean a lot of glory
Some strong women had an awful lot of fame
but for many others, we dont even know their name.
Just remember this: you can be one too
Be true to yourself in everything that you do.
If youre trying to make a place in a world run by men
you need an attitude and a lot of estrogen
well-behaved women never make history
so make sure you misbehave and have...Big Ovaries.
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This is lyric #489
Floatin Round New Orleans
by Joshua "Bubba" Murrell and Brenda DeKeyzer Lowry
2006
Seems like yesterday
I packed my bags and crossed the Huey P.
never thought Id leave the city
with my hopes and schemes
was a long time I stayed away
wanna go back one fine day
and all that I can say is -
Im just floating round New Orleans in my dreams.
Thinking bout all the things
I loved so well
Antoines, Tipitinas,
City Park carousel
Brass bands, Dixieland
the Big Easy Attitude
Betcha five dollars I know
where ya got them shoes- in New Orleans.
(Bridge)
No left turn city, I still love you so
some things got better, some had to go
all we had, we never thought wed lose
The rivers got the rhythm and I got the blues.
(instrumental break)
Down in de Quarter-was catfish on Fridays
Mondays: Beans & Rice; ah, Caf au Lait!
tap dancing feet, I miss Bourbon Street
2nd Line pizzazz, street corner jazz...
The Picayune, the paddle boats
I wonder if the streetcars float?
Carrollton to Esplanade
I miss the beads and parades
Pete Fountain doesnt play
Can I get some good beignets?
Did they all get washed away?
Are they still floating somewhere round New Orleans?
We all thought we had some time
you know what that means
Big Muddy changed his mind...
Now Im just floating around New Orleans...
floating round New Orleans.
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This is lyric #490
Mama Stands Alone
by:Anna Mathea Martson
5/31/06
Verse 1:
Over homework in the living room
After school Id pray
As mama cried softly on a bed she made
Fresh for each new day
The pain and worry after all these years
Mere tears could not erase
Our father couldnt be a friend to us
And it showed in mamas face
Chorus:
Now that Mama stands alone
Weve got to make it on our own
Well have to work a whole lot harder
Though its Ma and I alone
No one hurts the one I love
Now that Mama stands alone
Verse 2:
Mama did the very best she could
She kept us safe from harm
She left with bare necessities
Like clothes to keep us warm
We barely missed the life we had
Or the family we once knew
We traded it for peace of mind
And the faith wed make it through
Chorus:
Now that Mama stands alone
Weve got to make it on our own
Well have to work a whole lot harder
Though its Ma and I alone
No one hurts the one I love
Now that Mama stands alone
Bridge:
Many years have come and gone since then
And Mamas aged with grace
All the struggles that she knew
Have made her strong and wise
And I know my mother sees in me
Respect in her daughters eyes
Tag:
Now my Mamas not alone
Though my Mama stands alone
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This is lyric #491
She Reminds Me of You
(by Ban Banerjee)
2004
Its the way she wakes me up when Im running late,
The way she always talks about fate,
The way she winks at me when I say something right,
And how her deep brown eyes glow in the night,
Make me wonder
If Ill ever get over you, cuz
Everything she does reminds me of you.
The way she looks proud in her black evening dress,
And holds me close when Im in a mess,
The way she stares at me when I spell her name wrong,
The way she remembers the words of my songs,
Make me wonder
If Ill ever get over you, cuz
Everything she does reminds me of you.
(Bridge)
Destiny
Took you away from me
Its been long
Since the day you were gone
But the colors you put in my life
Help me keep moving on
The way she fixes my tie when I rush to work,
And calls my name out loud in the dark,
The way she pulls her hair when it falls on her face,
And bursts out in laughter watching Will and Grace,
Make me wonder
If Ill ever get over you, cuz
Everything she does reminds me of you,
(Tag)
Her everything so reminds me of you.
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This is lyric #492
Where Did I Go Right
Chuck Crowe
(c) 2005
In cards and love
I had always been cursed
My palms were sweating
I was fearing the worst
You spun the room
When you smiled at me first
My heart turned balloon
It was ready to burst
Was it something I said, or something Id done
That made you pick me over everyone
I've had this question in my mind every night
I wanna know where did I go right
One house, two cars
And three kids down the road
Im still uncertain
Why Im the one you chose
Was it something I said, or something Id done
That made you pick me over everyone
The question that keeps me awake every night
I wanna know where did I go right
Been counting my blessings
But its like counting stars
Funny how my best times
Are wherever you are
Wasnt something I said, its something Ive done
I know why you picked me over everyone
Gonna rest easy for the first time tonight
cuz lovin you was where I went right
Lovin you was where I went right
Lovin you was where I went right
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This is lyric #493
Martyrs
Duane Michael Tucker
(c) 2003
There aren't many martyrs
although many were called
They didn't do it for the glory
or to get their names carved on walls
If you could ask Mr. Ghandi
If you could ask Mr. King
They'd say they were nothing special
They just tried to teach us some things
And though the way they chose was harder
They overwhelmed their enemies
They took their place with the true martyrs
laid down their lives for hope and peace
Now, some others have followed
through these turbulent days
Started out preaching anger
Then saw the error of their ways
Mr. Rabin, he would tell you
and so would Mr. Sadat
They'd say doubts, they sure had some
But regrets, they had not
And they deserve to be called martyrs
for there was good in their hearts
they tried to save us from ourselves
That's what sets them apart
The ones they try to call martyrs today
they're an insult to the word
To think that taking lives for hate
makes you a martyr is absurd
If you could ask John Lennon
or the man they called Christ
They'd say giving your life for love
is the only true sacrifice
If you could ask of Mohammed
or the Buddha on his hill
they'd say the last thing a martyr could do
would ever be to kill
There aren't many martyrs
although many were called
They didn't do it for the money
or to get their names carved on walls...
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This is lyric #494
ROMEO AND JULIET
Roger H. Morris/Kingswood Lane Music (ASCAP)
(c) 1982
Throw my suitcase on the train, in early morning,
With that old ball and chain, rememberin',
When freedom fails you, what's there to save you from
Fallin' in love again?
Passin' by the window go Romeo and Juliet.
So you draw the mirror near, like you did once before,
You go crazy in the head, you go through the guilty doors.
Truth out-distanced, keep that resistance.
Then, amusing it will seem,
Laughing in disbelief at Romeo and Juliet.
Soul shaken, eyes awakened,
Why it never lets you go.
But wherever it takes you,
Get used to being alone.
With your feet back on the ground, it may be a small cafe,
Music and laughter in the crowd, youre still a thousand miles away.
Talk is witty, night is pretty -
Too late to catch your falling heart,
Oh, sing it one more time, for Romeo and Juliet.
Oh, sing it one more time, for Romeo and Juliet.
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This is lyric #495
OUT ON MY OWN
Madeleine Brandli
(c) 2003
Am I coming, am I going,
Are there answers in the clouds?
Can I find a way of knowing,
Should I cry out loud?
Out loud.
Am I moving, am I spinning,
Are there questions I denied?
Is my book about beginning,
Should I look inside?
Inside..
On my own
Another morning finds me on my own.
Not some other world, some other beat,
Not someone else's empty street.
But here I am!
Found a place inside to call my home,
Standing alone, out on my own
On my own two feet.
On my own.
Didn't see it coming, hear it going,
Whispers in the wind.
But I found another way of knowing
Begging to come in.
Come in.
Am I moving, am I spinning,
Are there answers I denied?
Is my book about beginning,
Dare I reach inside?
Inside...
On my own
Another morning finds me on my own.
Not some other world, some other beat,
Not someone else's lonely street.
Here I am!
Found a place inside to call my home,
Standing alone, out on my own..
On my own two feet.
On my own.
On my own.
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This is lyric #496
The Distance
by Duane Allen Harlick
You close your book and turn out the light
Seems were forgetting more lately
To kiss and say good night.
I feel out of place in this bed that we share
Ive been gone for a week, now Im here by your side
And it seems like you just dont care
The distance between us has grown
Ive done all that I can, telling myself
To hold on fast and dont let go
But I cant bridge the distance between us
Alone
The years pass us by like clear Autumn skies
Somehow the mystery fades
And we doubt, at times, that love is alive
But I still see in you my hopes and my dreams
And the mystery lies in days yet to come
Tomorrows we havent seen
But the distance between us has grown
Ive done all that I can, telling myself
To hold on fast and dont let go
But I cant bridge the distance between us
Alone
Have we conceded our love
Is the chasm too deep and wide?
Or are you reaching for me
From the other side?
This morning you smiled as we made love
It was there in your eyes, a glimmer of hope
Are you willing to try? Just let me know
Cause I cant bridge the distance between us
Alone
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This is lyric #497
Mo Asch's Microphone
Larry McGory
copyright 2005
Would you like to keep good time with some words that rhyme
Melody lines from simpler times
When they rattled their bones in dulcet tones
In front of Mo Asch's microphone
Well, nowadays folks are over-employed
Making altogether too much noise
Running the machines that spin and scream
Burning soilent green to make us things
While sucking the joy from girls and boys
And filling the void with noxious toys
Instead of turning the wheels with irrational zeal
Can't we just strike a deal for something real
But we've got cathode rays and radio waves
The traffic invades and jams in our brains
With test tube clones on cellular phones
So many voices I don't know which are my own
And sometimes the noise won't leave me alone
On and on and on it drones
And I swear on my life to the heavens above
Sometimes I just want to pull the plug
And I have to take a deep breath and count to ten
Sit back and try to picture when...
Still the megawatts burn and it's so absurd
To crank it up more just trying to be heard
I'd rather unplug everything I own
And plug in Mo Asch's microphone
Yeah you may say that I've gone soft
But I really believe we'd be better off
If we unplugged everything we owned
And plugged in Mo Asch's microphone
And kept good time with some words that rhyme
Melody lines sweet and sublime
And rattled our bones in dulcet tones
In front of Mo Asch's microphone
So Here's to the life and times and beautiful crimes
Of those friends of mine displaced in time
Who rattled their bones in dulcet tones
In front of Mo Asch's microphone
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This is lyric #498
Riding For A Fall
by Ben F Burton
(c) 2005
I dozed off to a cowboy song
Deep inside a rainy night
Awoke before the sun arose
Was startled by a light
Through silent darkness in the room
A switch clicked in my brain
Whatever pride I had inside
Would disappear if he remained
I was riding for a fall
No safety net to ease my pain
Riding for a fall this time
And I got myself to blame
I was saddled by my love for him
And my pride began to crawl
I fooled myself while he fooled around
I was riding for a fall
Shoulda seen it comin' long ago
Ignored the signals from the start
I'll never mount that horse again
Riding with blinders ain't too smart
Told me he'd like to try once more
Must think he'll twirl another spell
It seemed to catch him by surprise
When I said, "Man, you go to hell"
I was riding for a fall
No safety net to ease my pain
Riding for a fall this time
And I will sadly take the blame
I was saddled by my love for him
And my pride began to crawl
I fooled myself while he fooled around
I was riding for a fall
Finally, I've put it all behind me
But one day soon he'll lasso someone else
I'll do my best to give that girl fair warning
And spare her all the bitter pain I felt
I was riding for a fall
No safety net to ease the pain
Riding for a fall this time
And I will sadly take the blame
I was saddled by my love for him
And my pride began to crawl
I fooled myself while he fooled around
I was riding for a fall
Someone said, "Hop back on again
As quickly as you fall"
But sometimes you are better off
Lookin' in another stall
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This is lyric #499
Eternal Optimist
By Mike Littrell
Copyright 2000
A little girl huddled in a corner
Her belly growls from too little food
She looks at Daddy for something to eat
The pain she sees is nothing good
Theres someone out there who can help her
Someone who can give a part
Someone with some food and shelter
The Eternal Optimist in their heart
Daddy lost his job last winter
Power got cut off this fall
Gonna have a bad December
Dont know how to get through it all
Theres someone out ther to help him
Someone who can play a part
Someone with some work and shelter
The Eternal Optimist in their heart
She wants to be a ballerina
Taking steps up to the stars
Flying across a stage to heaven
She prays to God shell get that far
Wont someone out there please, please help her
Wont someone please take the part
Someone with some hope and shelter
The Eternal Optimist in her heart
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This is lyric #500
KISS KISS
by Andrea Louise
The atmosphere is perfect
there's free drink and food
and everyone is doing what we're here to do
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
It's wonderful to see you!
Did you cut your hair?
You say your label dropped you?
Who's that over there?
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
I feel bad about it, darlin' - honestly;
it's such a dreadful shame
But better you than me
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
I think it's unprofessional to call me rude
I've simply got a winning player's attitude
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
Your status is advanced upon the friends you choose
the trick is knowing who to shmooze and who to lose
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
You wanna play the game, you gotta know the rules:
You play the game to win or else you're just a fool
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
Unlike so many people in this industry,
you always know exactly where you stand with me.
The mark of a true artist is to be sincere
you manufacture that, you're on your way, my dear
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
It's been a real pleasure to have met you here
you're thoroughly delightful and the reason's clear
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
You know just how to listen so responsively
too bad the only topic of our chat was me
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
I long to hear your thoughts and your philosophy
C'mon and tell me 'bout yourself:
What do you think of me?
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
They tell me I should be concerned about a fall
My answer is that it concerns me not at all
I'll always be on top because I live by this:
I know which cheek to turn
and I know whose to kiss
Like this
Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss - Kiss Kiss
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This is lyric #501
The Highway's Heart
by Vic Moraga, ASCAP
(c) 2004
Been catching air for a change
Maybe I'll see Montreal
I hear the train to Canada's
So very quiet
Bending 'round snow
Through northern fog
Simple reasons find me staying
But a fever gets my soul
Craving for The Highway's Heart
The Highway's Heart,
The Highway's Heart
Compassion thrives on the road
Compassion thrives on the road
My friends have been settling
Down this coastline
They're calling it their own
I've tried to anchor down myself
But this fever won't let me go
And I ain't never been to Mexico
I hear her winter arms are warm
There's an unfulfilled spirit
And it's in my life
I leave it behind
On the road
Simple reasons find me staying
But a fever gets my soul
Craving for The Highway's Heart,
The Highway's Heart
Compassion thrives on the road
Compassion thrives on the road
And I ain't never been to Mexico
I hear her winter arms are warm
There's an unfulfilled spirit
And it's in my life
I leave it behind on the road
On the road
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This is lyric #502
Lone Starry Night
by john Arthur martinez and Ande Rasmussen
(c) 2004
Verse:
I ride to the mesas to unsaddle my fears
When I'm overwhelmed with the voices I hear
Through canyons of cacti and honey mesquite
I harvest the moonlight and discover the peace
Whip-poor-wills croon from the juniper branches
Far from the lights of the towns and the ranches
No civilized noise but the sound of my breathing
The footsteps I take and my prayerful heart beating
Chorus:
Where dust devils dance
and coyotes call
Where tumble weeds tumble
and rain seldom falls
The Almighty hand
paints a heavenly sky
On this beautiful canvas
this Lone Starry Night
Verse:
As stars whisper faithfully fables forgotten
I'm led by the Spirit down trails rarely trodden
A most sacred melody twists through the air
Offering strength for the crosses I bear
Chorus: Repeats
The Almighty hand
paints a heavenly sky
On this beautiful canvas
this big bending canvas
this Lone Starry Night
Lone Starry Night
Lone Starry Night
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This is lyric #503
93 MAIDENS
Rachael Sage
2005
I am a maiden, one of ninety-three
but I won't die the least bit mysteriously
I go to school in the town of Warsaw
today they came for us all
I am a girl but they are not men
I am a woman but don't know it yet
I have a brother, but don't know his name
he was born in the barracks in shame
mama where are you, where have you gone
I need you with me to drink the poison
for I'm nobody's martyr, only your daughter
I'll meet you when I reach heaven
one of them spoke with a terrible voice, he said:
"make yourselves beautiful, you have no choice!
we'll come for your refinery soon -
by tomorrow we'll blacken the moon..."
mama where are you, where have you gone
I need you with me to drink the poison
for I'm nobody's martyr, only your daughter
I'll meet you when I reach heaven
blessed art though oh Lord our G-d
King of the universe...there I must stop -
what is the blessing for taking our lives
so that we won't become our enemies wives
mama where are you, where have you gone
I need you with me to drink the poison
for I'm nobody's martyr, only your daughter
I'll meet you when I reach heaven
...I'll meet you when I reach heaven
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This is lyric #504
Heaven Help the Wandering Soul
Richard E. Abath
2005 Gbird Music
(V1)
I was sitting in a coffee shop in Springfield
I was going over the past ten years
Thinking Id seen more of life than I ever wanted
When I heard a voice whispering in my ear
(Chorus)
Heaven help the wandering soul
Rootless and living life out on parole
Without any kind of home to go back to
Without any kind of comfort than the road
Heaven help the wandering soul
(V2)
Well I grew up restless and I yearned to travel
And the years they rolled on past me like highway miles
Now Im broke down in the desert and hitchhiking
And theres nothing I wouldnt give for a friendly smile
(V3)
But dont the moonlight look so pretty on the mesa
But dont the mesa look just like a prison yard
And I swear I can hear the voices calling
Of everyone Ive left behind so far
(chorus)
(V4)
Well Im sitting in a hotel room in Barstow
Listening to the trucks on the freeway moan
Harmonizing with every shifting gear
And wondering just where the hell Im going
(chorus)
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This is lyric #505
Fancy Words
She rubbed her eyes and looked around
Just as the sun was rising.
She saw the note hed left her
In the early morning silence.
At first she cursed,
But then she smiled.
Then she started crying.
She memorized four simple lines
That set her heart on fire.
Im not real good with fancy words
that a woman likes to hear.
But I would like to wake up every day
and have you near.
If you can tolerate me,
I swear that Ill be true.
And Im really glad I got
to spend my time with you.
She held the door and looked outside
Just as the moon was rising.
She took the note and flowers from him
As he stood in silence.
At first she cursed,
But then she smiled.
Then she started crying.
She recognized four simple lines
That set her heart on fire.
Im not real good with fancy words
that a woman likes to hear.
But I would like to wake up every day
and have you near.
If you can tolerate me,
I swear that Ill be true.
And Im really glad I got
to spend my time with you.
She closed her eyes and laid her head
Down upon his shoulder.
She thought about the years
Theyd spent together growing older.
Hed made her curse,
Shed made him smile.
Shed even seen him crying.
Through all the years the joys and fears
He kept her heart on fire (by saying)
Im not real good with fancy words
that a woman likes to hear.
But I would like to wake up every day
and have you near.
If you can tolerate me,
I swear that Ill be true.
And Im really glad I got
to spend my time with you.
And Im really glad I got
to spend my life with you.
copyright June 1994
by Scot Buchanan
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