I DON’T KNOW WHY YOU LOVE ME

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Country Ballad - Male Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/idontknow

VERSE ONE:

I never thought I could win the heart
Of someone as beautiful as you
I expected a superstar
To be the one you’d choose
Among the hundreds of guys
Searching for your love
I believed that I
Wasn’t good enough
That’s what makes it so amazing

CHORUS:

I don’t know why you love me
What did I ever do 
I don’t know why you give me
Precious moments with you
I don’t know why you want me
But you insist it’s true
I don’t know why you love me
I just know that you do

VERSE TWO:

I don’t know how I ended up with you
It’s a glorious mystery
You’re every man’s dream come true
Yet you want to share your life with me
As I look in your eyes
They sparkle with love
I know not what I
Have done to deserve
Sweet love from such a sensation

CHORUS:

I don’t know why you love me
What did I ever do 
I don’t know why you give me
Precious moments with you
I don’t know why you want me
But you insist it’s true
I don’t know why you love me
I just know that you do

BRIDGE:

I know you're the best thing that's happened to me
I know that nothing can even come close
I know I've never felt so good
But there's still one thing I don't know

REFRAIN:

I don’t know why you love me
I don’t know why you love me
I don’t know why you love me
I just know that you do
I just know that you do
Oh yeah

© Barry Hope

Barry Hope

I Don't Know Why You Love Me

LEAVE ME ALONE

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Olivia Marley)

Country Pop Song - Female Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/leavemealone

VERSE ONE:

You call me
In the middle of the night
To tell me what I already know
You don’t need me
Anymore in your life
I knew that a long time ago

CHORUS:

You keep telling me
To leave you alone
You keep saying
It’s time I moved on
But you’re the one
Who keeps contacting me
How can I move on
When you won’t let me be
Now leave me alone

VERSE TWO:

You tell me
To forget about us
I could say the same thing to you
If you don’t want me
Why do you call me so much
Who’s the one bothering who

CHORUS:

You keep telling me
To leave you alone
You keep saying
It’s time I moved on
But you’re the one
Who keeps contacting me
How can I move on
When you won’t let me be
Now leave me alone

BRIDGE:

I’m not the one
Making all this fuss
I’m not the one
Keeps getting in touch
I’m not the one
I think we both know
I’m not the one
Who can’t let go

CHORUS:

You keep telling me
To leave you alone
You keep saying
It’s time I moved on
But you’re the one
Who keeps contacting me
How can I move on
When you won’t let me be
You’re the one
Who won't leave me alone
You keep shouting that you
Want to be on your own
So leave me alone

© Barry Hope

Leave Me Alone

ANOTHER VOW IS BROKEN

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Country Ballad - Male Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/anothervow

VERSE ONE:

My father was a bad man
Didn’t treat my mother right
He’d go out and have his fun
Leaving her alone at night

I was just a young boy
But even then I knew
Something was wrong I promised him
I will not turn out like you

CHORUS:

But now I look like him I sound like him
I’ve let those I love down like him
The one person I vowed I would never be
Is looking in the mirror at me
Another vow is broken

VERSE TWO:

I saw my mother crying
Never seen her look so sad
She said son your father’s gone
He won’t be coming back

I told her not to worry
I’ll take care of you
We don’t need him anyway
After what he’s put you through

CHORUS:

But now I look like him I sound like him
I’ve let those I love down like him
The one person I vowed I would never be
Is looking in the mirror at me
Another vow is broken

BRIDGE:

I’ve often wondered about that little boy
Full of intentions so good
Whatever happened where did he go
Was it written in his blood
I tried to be a better man
I tried to be a better man

CHORUS:

But now I look like him I sound like him
I’ve let those I love down like him
The one person I vowed I would never be
Is shaking his head in the mirror at me
I never did become that better man
And another vow is broken

© 2021 Barry Hope

Another Vow Is Broken

IT'S MY LOVE SONG

(Barry Hope)

(Vocalist: Mary Ann Nergaard https://soundcloud.com/chixie4)

Country Pop Ballad - Female Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/itsmylovesong

VERSE ONE:

He wrote a love song for me
He played it to me every night
He sang about love and beauty
He said I inspired him to write

He wrote words like a soothing lotion
Healing the pain in me
His voice was filled with sweet emotion
A symphonic melody

CHORUS:

It’s my love song
He wrote it for me
He would sing it
So tenderly
His voice made me feel
His words were real
Like I'd never heard them before
It’s my love song
He sang it to me
But now he sings to me no more

VERSE TWO:

Now he sings to another girl
The lies he composed for me
She believes they were written for her
But one day she will see

He is planning to leave her behind
Even as he sings her my song
She’ll still be humming his tune in her mind
When she discovers he’s gone

CHORUS:

It’s my love song
He wrote it for me
He would sing it
So tenderly
His voice made me feel
His words were real
Like I'd never heard them before
It’s my love song
He sang it to me
But now he sings to me no more

BRIDGE:

I wish he would sing
One more time to me
The words that are tearing me apart
Even though it hurts
I need to feel
His music beating my heart

CHORUS:

It’s my my love song
He wrote it for me
He would sing it
So tenderly
His voice made me feel
His words were real
Like I'd never heard them before
It’s my my love song
He sang it to me
But now he sings to me no more
But now he sings to me no more

© Barry Hope

It's My Love Song

STILL THE MOST BEAUTIFUL

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Country Ballad - Male Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/stillthemostbeautiful

VERSE ONE:

She's a beautiful lady 
With a radiant smile
Her eyes are like diamonds
They sparkle so bright
But she looks in the mirror
And begins to cry
She believes that time
Has been unkind

CHORUS:

She doesn't feel pretty anymore
She says that time's been knocking on her door
She thinks no one will look at her
The way they did before
But she's still the most beautiful
Woman I know

VERSE TWO:

She doesn't need jewelry
To shine like the sun
She doesn't need fashion
To impress anyone
She's already beautiful
Inside and out
She's elegant and graceful
And plagued with self-doubt

CHORUS:

She doesn't feel pretty anymore
She says that time's been knocking on her door
She thinks no one will look at her
The way they did before
But she's still the most beautiful
Woman I know

BRIDGE:

It's so sad to see her
Feeling like this
If only she could realise
How amazing she is

CHORUS:

But she doesn't feel pretty anymore
She says that time's been knocking on her door
She thinks no one will look at her
The way they did before
But she's still the most beautiful
Still the most beautiful
Still the most beautiful
Woman I know

© Barry Hope

Still The Most Beautiful

SUDDENLY

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Country Pop Ballad - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/suddenly

VERSE ONE:

I never noticed you before
Even though you live next door
I’ve been around the whole wide world
In search of the right girl
Now I don’t need to search any more

CHORUS:

Suddenly it’s clear to me
My eyes have opened and I can see
Suddenly everything is real
For the first time my heart can feel
Do you feel it too
Tell me you do
Suddenly all I need is you

VERSE TWO:

I guess we might have said hello
A couple of times or so
Maybe something about
The sun not coming out
But that’s as far as we would go

CHORUS:

Suddenly it’s clear to me
My eyes have opened and I can see
Suddenly everything is real
For the first time my heart can feel
Do you feel it too
Tell me you do
Suddenly all I need is you

BRIDGE:

I look at you and wonder
What was wrong with me
It was clear as crystal
As loud as thunder
Yet somehow I did not see

But something’s changed gone is the mist
That settled into my life
Now I see colors
I didn’t know exist
I’ve never felt so alive

CHORUS:

Suddenly it’s clear to me
My eyes have opened and I can see
Suddenly everything is real
For the first time my heart can feel
Suddenly it’s clear to me
My eyes have opened and I can see
Suddenly everything is real
For the first time my heart can feel
Do you feel it too?
Tell me you do
Suddenly suddenly suddenly
All I need is you

© Barry Hope

Suddenly

IF ANYONE'S TO BLAME

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Country Ballad - Male Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/ifanyone

VERSE ONE:

Didn't know I was blue
Till the day I met you
Didn't know I was down
Till you picked me up off the ground
Didn't know I was broken
Inside I was choking
But I floated along
As if nothing was wrong

CHORUS:

If anyone's to blame it's you
You turned me around and made me new
You've made me do things I never thought I could do
And if anyone's to blame it's you

VERSE TWO:

I thought I could see
But my eyes were fooling me
I thought I could feel
What my heart had concealed
I thought I heard singing
I could swear bells were ringing
It was only the sound
Of my life spinning round

CHORUS:

If anyone's to blame it's you
You turned me around and made me new
You've made me do things I never thought I could do
And if anyone's to blame it's you

BRIDGE:

The fire was burning
But I still felt cold
The world was turning
But I could not move
I looked alright
Or so I was told
But now I feel alive
And it's all because of you

CHORUS:

If anyone's to blame it's you
You turned me around and made me new
You've made me do things I never thought I could do
And if anyone's to blame it's you

I'm not complaining
It's amazing but true
If anyone's to blame it's you

© Barry Hope

If Anyone's To Blame

DIRTY CITY STREETS

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Pop Ballad - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/dirtycitystreets

VERSE ONE:

It's a cold cold rain tonight
I can feel it freeze on my skin
I hear my stomach screaming out
For a fistful of food or drink

I've been searching through the back street bins
Hoping to find a bite
Or maybe an old coat to wrap up in
For it's an icy wind tonight

CHORUS:

Mother father
I wanna come home
Do you still have a room for me?
I don't wanna
Die here alone
On these deathly dirty city streets

VERSE TWO:

I ran away a few months ago
Thinking that I'd be free
But freedom means being alone
Lost scared hungry

Maniacs with knives snatch from me
Tiny scraps of food I find
Someone's got to rescue me
Before I lose my mind

CHORUS:

Mother father
I wanna come home
Do you still have a room for me?
I don't wanna
Die here alone
On these deathly dirty city streets

BRIDGE:

Have you had your meal tonight?
Are you going to your sweet dream bed?
How does it feel to be warm clean and dry?
How does it feel to be fed?
I thought that I was being clever
Running to pastures new
But the only smart thing I've done whatsoever
Is make this phone call to you

CHORUS:

Mother father
I wanna come home
Do you still have a room for me?
I don't wanna
Die here alone
On these deathly
Dark and lonely
Cruel and ugly
Dirty city streets


© Barry Hope

Dirty City Streets

SUDDENLY

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Pop Ballad - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/suddenly

VERSE ONE:

I never noticed you before
Even though you live next door
I’ve been around the whole wide world
In search of the right girl
Now I don’t need to search any more

CHORUS:

Suddenly
It’s clear to me
My eyes have opened
And I can see
Suddenly
Everything is real
For the first time
My heart can feel
Do you feel it too?
Tell me you do
Suddenly
All I need is you

VERSE TWO:

I guess we might have said hello
A couple of times or so
Maybe something about
The sun not coming out
But that’s as far as we would go

CHORUS:

Suddenly
It’s clear to me
My eyes have opened
And I can see
Suddenly
Everything is real
For the first time
My heart can feel
Do you feel it too?
Tell me you do
Suddenly
All I need is you

BRIDGE:

I look at you and wonder
What was wrong with me
It was clear as crystal
As loud as thunder
Yet somehow I did not see

But something’s changed gone is the mist
That settled into my life
Now I see colours
I didn’t know exist
I’ve never felt so alive

CHORUS:

Suddenly
It’s clear to me
My eyes have opened
And I can see
Suddenly
Everything is real
For the first time
My heart can feel
Suddenly
It’s clear to me
My eyes have opened
And I can see
Suddenly
Everything is real
For the first time
My heart can feel
Do you feel it too?
Tell me you do
Suddenly suddenly suddenly
All I need is you

© Barry Hope

Suddenly [original]

BEAUTIFUL

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Pop Ballad - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/beautiful

VERSE ONE:

You are beautiful
Your body so slender
Your lips so tender
You're all a man can dream of

You look wonderful
Your exquisite style
The warmth of your smile
Is enough to make me fall in love

CHORUS:

But more than that
Your kiss is as sweet as wine
Your eyes sparkle like sunshine
Your touch is as soft as silk so fine
And best of all you're mine

VERSE TWO:

You're incredible
The clothes you wear
The colour of your hair
I never knew such beauty could exist

You're sensational
Your grace and fineness
So elegant and timeless
Is hard for me to resist

CHORUS:

But more than that
Your kiss is as sweet as wine
Your eyes sparkle like sunshine
Your touch is as soft as silk so fine
And best of all you're mine

BRIDGE:

You're beautiful you're wonderful
You're indisputably adorable
You're unrivalled you're delightful
You're undeniably desirable
You are beautiful

CHORUS:

But more than that
Your kiss is as sweet as wine
Your eyes sparkle like sunshine
Your touch is as soft as silk so fine
And best of all you're mine

But more than that
Your kiss is as sweet as wine
Your eyes sparkle like sunshine
Your touch is as soft as silk so fine
And best of all
Best of all
Best of all
Best of all you're mine


© Barry Hope

Beautiful

THE MOST WONDERFUL LOVE IN THE WORLD

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Pop Ballad - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/mostwonderfullove

VERSE ONE:

You were my first girlfriend
I've had one hundred since then
Ah but don't they say what goes round
Finds a way to come round again

We were starry eyed children
With wild ideas and a crazy dream
Don't you think it would be amazing
If we could go back to what might have been

CHORUS:

The most wonderful love in the world
The most wonderful love in the world
Two hearts that share
A rhythm so rare
What could be more beautiful

The most wonderful love in the world
The most wonderful love in the world
With pain all around
Somehow we found
The most wonderful love in the world

VERSE TWO:

We said we'd live in a castle
Have ten kids then fly to the moon
Our dreams were big nothing felt impossible
We could dance in the clouds to our very own tune

Now we're both a few heartaches older
Cruel people have made us feel sad
But I don't believe we ever said this was over
So why don't we work on the dream that we had

CHORUS:

The most wonderful love in the world
The most wonderful love in the world
Two hearts that share
A rhythm so rare
What could be more beautiful

The most wonderful love in the world
The most wonderful love in the world
With pain all around
Somehow we found
The most wonderful love in the world

ENDING:

We've been too long apart
Now it's time to restart
That most wonderful love in the world


© Barry Hope

The Most Wonderful Love In The World

IF I FORGET

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Slow Ballad - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/ififorget

VERSE ONE:

If I forget your name or that you came
Into my life
If I forget your face your tender grace
Don’t cry
If I forget who you are the flame of my heart
Darling

CHORUS:

If I lose my memory
This is what you should do
Play this song and listen to me
Singing I love you
If I don’t recognize you any more
I don’t mean to make you blue
Deep in your heart you will always know
I still love you

VERSE TWO:

If I forget your smile your elegant style
I’m sorry
If I forget your kiss or that you exist
Forgive me
If I forget who I am and I don’t understand
What’s going on

CHORUS:

If I lose my memory
This is what you should do
Play this song and listen to me
Singing I love you
If I don’t recognize you any more
I don’t mean to make you blue
Deep in your heart you will always know
I still love you

BRIDGE:

If my mind is slower than what it used to be
If I don’t remember to hold you closely
If I don’t give you flowers any more please believe
Behind all those layers it’s still just me

CHORUS:

If I lose my memory
This is what you should do
Play this song and listen to me
Singing I love you
If I don’t recognize you any more
I don’t mean to make you blue
Deep in your heart you will always know
I still love you

Whatever happens it will always be true
I still love you


© Barry Hope

If I Forget

I LOVE BOTH OF YOU

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Country Pop Ballad - Male Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/ilovebothofyou

VERSE ONE:

I've loved you from the beginning
Since your eyes first met mine
Stronger than life
Deeper than death
My love for you will outlast time
It's always been just the two of us
With memories bittersweet
You and me
Me and you
But now there's someone you should meet

CHORUS:

I love both of you
I hope you understand
I love you and I love her
She's my woman I'm her man
I love both of you
That's the way it is from now on
But she will never take your place
You'll always be my number one

VERSE TWO:

I met her not long ago
I believe she's the woman for me
She makes me laugh
She makes me cry
She makes me feel complete
But she's not going to take away
The bond that you and I share
No one can
And no one will
Replace a love so rare

CHORUS:

I love both of you
I hope you understand
I love you and I love her
She's my woman I'm her man
I love both of you
That's the way it is from now on
But she will never take your place
You'll always be my number one

BRIDGE:

Never did I think I would love another
Ever since the day we lost your mother
Now I've found someone else and I love her
But you'll always be daddy's little girl

CHORUS:

I love both of you
I hope you understand
I love you and I love her
She's my woman I'm her man
I love both of you
That's the way it is from now on
But she will never take your place
You'll always be my number one

I love both of you my sweet little angel


© Barry Hope

I Love Both Of You

SHE CRIES IN HER SLEEP

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Slow Ballad - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/shecries

VERSE ONE:
She never stopped to take a breath
She lived life to the full
She'd sing she'd dance she'd talk a lot
With her life was never dull
But now she does not talk to me
She just stares into space
No sound no movement no emotion
No expression on her face

CHORUS:

She cries in her sleep
Tears roll down her cheek
She whispers words I don't understand
She shivers as she weeps
But when the morning comes
The crying ends
She opens up her eyes
And is silent again

VERSE TWO:

My favourite memory is when she'd laugh
She'd light up the room she was in
She would find hilarious
The smallest little thing
Her eyes would sparkle her nose would wiggle
Like a lion she would roar
Her body would shake she'd almost tumble
But now she laughs no more

CHORUS:

She cries in her sleep
Tears roll down her cheek
She whispers words I don't understand
She shivers as she weeps
But when the morning comes
The crying ends
She opens up her eyes
And is silent again

BRIDGE:

Every day I read to her from her favourite poetry
As I sit close to her and gently hold her hand
But as I read the words she loves I don't know if she can hear me
Does she even know I'm there does she understand

CHORUS:

She cries in her sleep
Tears roll down her cheek
She whispers words I don't understand
She shivers as she weeps
But when the morning comes
The crying ends
She opens up her eyes
And is silent again

I don't know why she cries in her sleep


© Barry Hope

She Cries In Her Sleep

HOME NO MORE

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Pop, Mid Tempo  - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/homenomore

VERSE ONE:

Everyone's asleep
I believe that you're awake
If I call you on the phone
What difference would it make

CHORUS:

I turn the key again
Slowly opening the door
It's not what I remember
This is home no more

VERSE TWO:

Fragile is this world
Spinning aimlessly
Round and round upside down
It's all because of me

CHORUS:

I turn the key again
Slowly opening the door
It's not what I remember
This is home no more

CHORUS:

I turn the key again
Slowly opening the door
It's not what I remember
This is home no more

ENDING:

My world your world
Your realm my realm
Why aren't they the same
My world your world
Your realm my realm
Why aren't they the same
This is home no more


© Barry Hope

Home No More

RAINBOW IN MY CLOUD

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Pop Ballad - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/rainbowinmycloud

VERSE ONE:

I never meant to love you
That was not part of the plan
Poetry and romance I don’t do
I guess I’m not that kind of man

But lately I’ve had these feelings
I’ve never had them before
There’s a pain in my heart when I see you
But when you leave it hurts even more

CHORUS:

Just when I thought I was doing alright
Just when I thought I was winning the fight
You come floating into my life
Like a rainbow in a cloud

I thought that I was stronger than this
There’s nothing that I couldn’t resist
But there’s something about you I don’t know what it is
You’re a rainbow you’re a rainbow you’re a rainbow in my cloud

VERSE TWO:

I’ve never loved anybody
Nobody’s ever loved me
I’ve had a lot of friends I call ladies
And friends is how I like it to be

But something is happening inside me
Something that I can’t explain
I hear my heart beating fiercely
I feel both pleasure and pain

CHORUS:

Just when I thought I was doing alright
Just when I thought I was winning the fight
You come floating into my life
Like a rainbow in a cloud

I thought that I was stronger than this
There’s nothing that I couldn’t resist
But there’s something about you I don’t know what it is
You’re a rainbow you’re a rainbow you’re a rainbow in my cloud

BRIDGE:

Maybe I should just give in
Letting love do its thing
Is it a cloud or a rainbow that I see
Either way it’s gonna rain on me

CHORUS:

Just when I thought I was doing alright
Just when I thought I was winning the fight
You come floating into my life
Like a rainbow in a cloud

I thought that I was stronger than this
There’s nothing that I couldn’t resist
But there’s something about you I don’t know what it is
You’re a rainbow
You’re a rainbow
You’re a rainbow
You’re a rainbow
You’re a rainbow in my cloud

© Barry Hope

Rainbow In My Cloud

WHERE ARE YOU

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Pop Ballad - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/whereareyou

VERSE ONE:

The stars don’t come out any more
The sun stopped shining a long time ago
Darkness fills the sky
The birds stopped singing they can no longer fly
The rainbow has gone away
But it still rains down here every day

CHORUS:

Where are you my dear
Where are you my love
Where are you
I need you back home

VERSE TWO:

The leafy dirt brook has dried
The grass has stopped growing the flowers have died
There’s no shelter under the tree
Ravaged by the wind it’s bruised and lonely
I can’t tell the day from the night
And I don’t know if you’re alright

CHORUS:

Where are you my dear
Where are you my love
Where are you
I need you back home

BRIDGE:

I feel so tired but I can’t close my eyes and sleep
My stomach is empty but I have no desire to eat
The worry constantly stabs my heart like a knife
I don’t know if you’re safe
I don’t know if you’re well
I don’t know if you’re still alive

CHORUS:

Where are you my dear
Where are you my love
Where are you
I need you back home

Where are you I need you back home

© Barry Hope

Where Are You

IF THAT IS IT

(Barry Hope)

(Vocalist: Mary Ann Nergaard https://soundcloud.com/chixie4)

Country Pop Ballad - Female Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/ifthatisit

VERSE ONE:

I'm sitting on my own
Thinking of you
Wondering if I'm in love
I feel devotion
Strong and pure
But I don't know if that's enough

I've read what they say
In the magazines
You feel you're going to explode
You can't eat you can't sleep
You're in a constant dream
Your heart is on overload

CHORUS:

But I don't feel any crashing waves
I don't feel my heart ablaze
I don't feel the lightning strike
I don't see those neon lights
All I feel is I'd like to share my life with you
If that is it
Then I'm in love

VERSE TWO:

My friends tell me
I'll know when it's right
When love knocks on my door
I'm supposed to feel
A sensation inside
I've never felt before

They say the earth
Will move for me
The birds will sing out loud
The rainbow will shine
Like I've never seen
I'll be so high I can't see the ground

CHORUS:

But I don't feel any crashing waves
I don't feel my heart ablaze
I don't feel the lightning strike
I don't see those neon lights
All I feel is I'd like to share my life with you
If that is it
Then I'm in love

If that is it
Then I'm deeply in love

© Barry Hope

If That Is It

HURT FOREVER

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Pop Ballad - Male Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/hurtforever

VERSE ONE:

I don’t have many happy memories
But I do have some
One of them was when you left me
My days of torment were done

I’ve tried to block you out of my mind
I’ve tried to suppress the rage
I’ve tried to live a normal life
But nothing’s really changed

CHORUS:

I will hurt forever
I will hurt forever
Nothing you can do
Begins to remove
My pain self-hatred and terror
I will hurt forever

VERSE TWO:

You seek forgiveness and say you want
Me to shake your hand
Well maybe I can maybe I can’t
But you don’t seem to understand

Hearing your voice feeling your breath
Seeing your cold cold face
Brings back memories I’ve tried to forget
As if they were yesterday

CHORUS:

I will hurt forever
I will hurt forever
Nothing you can do
Begins to remove
My pain self-hatred and terror
I will hurt forever

BRIDGE:

Why have you turned up
Out of the blue
Did you really believe I might
Open my arms
And welcome you
Pretending you did not destroy my life

REFRAIN:

I will hurt forever
I will hurt forever
I will hurt forever
I will hurt forever
I will hurt forever

© Barry Hope

Hurt Forever

RIP RIP RIP (THEM FLOWERS APART)

(Barry Hope)

(Vocalist: Mary Ann Nergaard https://soundcloud.com/chixie4)

Country Song - Female Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/ripriprip

VERSE ONE:

I heard you bought
Me flowers today
Somehow you thought
They'd make everything ok
You told the florist
To give you the purist
Most radiant floral bouquet

But when you said what they were for
She just laughed and let you know

CHORUS:

I'm gonna rip rip rip them flowers apart
Just like you rip ripped my heart
If you think flowers
Turn back the hours
Boy you're not very smart
I'm gonna rip rip rip them flowers apart
Each precious petal will be torn in half
And when the ripping's done
Boy you better run
‘Cause the flowers are just the start

VERSE TWO:

Mother said
You called at her home
She asked you
To leave me alone
You said you're sorry
And you've got something for me
The prettiest flowers you've ever known

But before she slammed the door
She made sure to let you know

CHORUS:

I'm gonna rip rip rip them flowers apart
Just like you rip ripped my heart
If you think flowers
Turn back the hours
Boy you're not very smart
I'm gonna rip rip rip them flowers apart
Each precious petal will be torn in half
And when the ripping's done
Boy you better run
‘Cause the flowers are just the start

BRIDGE:

Now face to face we stand
Flowers there in your hand
Pass them over
So I can show ya
What a girl like me can do
To flowers from a boy like you
I can’t wait a
Moment longer

What am I gonna do?

CHORUS:

I'm gonna rip rip rip them flowers apart
Just like you rip ripped my heart
If you think flowers
Turn back the hours
Boy you're not very smart
I'm gonna rip rip rip them flowers apart
Each precious petal will be torn in half
And when the ripping's done
Boy you better run
‘Cause the flowers are just the start

I’m ripping I’m ripping I’m rip rip ripping
I’m ripping I’m ripping I’m rip rip ripping
I’m ripping I’m ripping I’m rip rip ripping
I’ve ripped them flowers apart


© Barry Hope

Rip Rip Rip (Them Flowers Apart)

A MOTHER’S TEARS NEVER DRY

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Olivia Marley)

Country Ballad - Female Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/motherstears

VERSE ONE:

Yesterday I met my daughter
It’s been too long since last time I saw her
Nothing compares to a mother’s tears
And all I could say after all these years

CHORUS:

Was you don’t remember me
I can tell by that look in your eyes
You don’t remember me
Well I guess I’m hardly surprised
I wish you knew how I felt about you
I’m so proud of you it’s making me cry
I’ve imagined this moment so many times
A mother’s tears never dry

VERSE TWO:

Your father and I did not get along
I said goodbye when you were only one
But that doesn’t mean I did not love you
Not a minute has gone by when I’m not thinking of you

CHORUS:

But you don’t remember me
I can tell by that look in your eyes
You don’t remember me
Well I guess I’m hardly surprised
I wish you knew how I felt about you
I’m so proud of you it’s making me cry
I’ve imagined this moment so many times
A mother’s tears never dry

BRIDGE:

I wish that I heard
Your very first word
I wish I was there
To watch your first step
I wish I could have read
You stories in bed
But I was not there
It’s my biggest regret

CHORUS:

Still you don’t remember me
I can tell by that look in your eyes
No you don’t remember me
Well I guess I’m hardly surprised
I wish you knew how I felt about you
I’m so proud of you it’s making me cry
I’ve imagined this moment so many times
A mother’s tears never dry

I love you so much it hurts inside
A mother’s tears never dry


© Barry Hope

A Mother's Tears Never Dry

TOO MUCH OR NOT ENOUGH

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Olivia Marley)

Country Ballad - Female Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/toomuch

VERSE ONE:

Stay away from me
Take your charm it doesn’t fool me any more
Find someone else to deceive
Oh and one more thing before you go

CHORUS:

I don’t want anything from you
Not your money not your pity
Not your friendship not your love
I don’t believe any of it’s true
Whatever you have to give me
Is too much or not enough

VERSE TWO:

I thought you were sincere
It felt real when you were with me
I heard what I wanted to hear
Stop saying you had so much to give me

CHORUS:

I don’t want anything from you
Not your money not your pity
Not your friendship not your love
I don’t believe any of it’s true
Whatever you have to give me
Is too much or not enough

BRIDGE:

I’m not gonna fall for moonlight and roses
I’m not that little girl you think you found
Your secret web opens and closes
But nothing in this world can keep me down
What are you waiting for
What are you waiting for

CHORUS:

I don’t want anything from you
Not your money not your pity
Not your friendship not your love
I don’t believe any of it’s true
Whatever you have to give me
Is too much or not enough

I don’t want what you have to give me
It’s too much or not enough


© Barry Hope

Too Much Or Not Enough

HARD TO SAY GOODBYE

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Country Ballad - Male Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/hardtosaygoodbye

VERSE ONE:

Didn’t we swear
That nobody could stop us
We didn’t care
When they said it will not last
What did they know
They were only jealous
Before you go
There’s something I must ask

CHORUS:

Why
Do we need to say goodbye
I thought that you and I
Had a love that could not die
I
Feel a burning in my eye
From the tears that will not dry
It’s so hard to say goodbye

VERSE TWO:

Didn’t we boast
That this would last forever
Forever used
To mean a long long time
Now it seems
To mean we’ll stop whenever
One of us feels
The need to leave it behind

CHORUS:

Why
Do we need to say goodbye
I thought that you and I
Had a love that could not die
I
Feel a burning in my eye
From the tears that will not dry
It’s so hard to say goodbye

BRIDGE:

You were the queen
I was the king
We shared a dream
Together we’d bring
A prince a princess
Into the world
The brightest the best
The most beautiful

CHORUS:

Why Why Why
Do we need to say goodbye
I thought that you and I
Had a love that could not die
I, I, I
Feel a burning in my eye
From the tears that will not dry
It’s so hard
It’s so hard to say goodbye


© Barry Hope

Hard To Say Goodbye

WALK AWAY

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Pop, Mid Tempo  - Male Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/walkaway

VERSE ONE:

I was brought up to be a good man
To show respect whenever I can
I knew right from wrong
I knew wrong from right
And if the man I was then
Could see me tonight
He’d say

CHORUS:

Walk away
Get out of here
Don’t turn around once you’ve left
Walk away
Then disappear
Before doing something you’ll regret
Walk away
And leave no tracks
Don’t let your heart deceive your mind
Walk away
And don’t come back
Leave it all behind

VERSE TWO:

I know self-pity never made anyone strong
I know a hundred rights can’t undo one wrong
If I close the door
No one will find me
But I can’t ignore
This voice inside me
Say

CHORUS:

Walk away
Get out of here
Don’t turn around once you’ve left
Walk away
Then disappear
Before doing something you’ll regret
Walk away
And leave no tracks
Don’t let your heart deceive your mind
Walk away
And don’t come back
Leave it all behind

BRIDGE:

Even though
It feels so right
Nothing good can come from being here
I’ve nowhere to go
I’ve nowhere to hide
But the message is loud and clear

CHORUS:

Walk away
Get out of here
Don’t turn around once you’ve left
Walk away
Then disappear
Before doing something you’ll regret
Walk away
And leave no tracks
Don’t let your heart deceive your mind
Walk walk walk away
And don’t come back
Leave it all
Leave it all
Leave it all behind


© Barry Hope

Walk Away [Male Vocals]

DON'T TAKE IT AWAY

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Pop, Mid Tempo  - Male Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/donttakeitaway

VERSE ONE:

You play your games whenever
You think you cannot lose
But you can't win forever
Time catches up with you

You believe tomorrow
Can run from yesterday
You've never been a hero
So why start today

CHORUS:

Don't take away the only thing I love
Don't take it away from me
Don't take away the one thing I feel proud of
You've taken too much already

VERSE TWO:

You can't keep a promise
If you deny your fear
The night is almost upon us
Some say it's already here

You have secrets you can't hide
But you won't admit it's true
You've forgotten those you left behind
They've not forgotten you

CHORUS:

Don't take away the only thing I love
Don't take it away from me
Don't take away the one thing I feel proud of
You've taken too much already

BRIDGE:

Don't take it away
Don't take it away
Don't take it away from me
Don't take it away
Don't take it away
Don't take it away from me

CHORUS:

Don't take away the only thing I love
Don't take it away from me
Don't take away the one thing I feel proud of
You've taken too much already

CHORUS:

I said
Don't take away the only thing I love
Don't take it away from me
Don't take away the one thing I feel proud of
You've taken too much already

Don't take something that you don't need



© Barry Hope

Don't Take It Away

WALK AWAY

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Olivia Marley)

Pop, Mid Tempo - Female Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/walkaway-female

VERSE ONE:

I was brought up to be a lady
To show respect to everybody
I knew right from wrong
I knew wrong from right
And if the girl I was then
Could see me tonight
She’d say

CHORUS:

Walk away
Get out of here
Don’t turn around once you’ve left
Walk away
Then disappear
Before doing something you’ll regret
Walk away
And leave no tracks
Don’t let your heart deceive your mind
Walk away
And don’t come back
Leave it all behind

VERSE TWO:

I know self-pity never made anyone strong
I know a hundred rights can’t undo one wrong
If I close the door
No one will find me
But I can’t ignore
This voice inside me
Say

CHORUS:

Walk away
Get out of here
Don’t turn around once you’ve left
Walk away
Then disappear
Before doing something you’ll regret
Walk away
And leave no tracks
Don’t let your heart deceive your mind
Walk away
And don’t come back
Leave it all behind

BRIDGE:

Even though
It feels so right
Nothing good can come from being here
I’ve nowhere to go
I’ve nowhere to hide
But the message is loud and clear

CHORUS:

Walk away
Get out of here
Don’t turn around once you’ve left
Walk away
Then disappear
Before doing something you’ll regret
Walk away
And leave no tracks
Don’t let your heart deceive your mind
Walk walk walk away
And don’t come back
Leave it all
Leave it all
Leave it all behind


© Barry Hope

Walk Away [Female Vocals]

JACK OF HEARTS

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Olivia Marley)

Country Rock - Female Vocalist

https://www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/jackofhearts

VERSE ONE:

Last time I saw you
I was wearing a white dress
Where you’ve been since then
Is anybody’s guess
It took me a long time
To get over you
And now that I have
You just turn up out the blue

CHORUS:

You say it was me who scared you into running
Yeah you always knew how to make a girl feel small
You say they don’t call you the jack of hearts for nothing
You’re right they don’t call you the jack of hearts at all

VERSE TWO:

You’ve been away so long
Did you really expect
I would be waiting
To pick up where we left
Don’t you think this girl
Has better things to do
Than waste her precious time
On someone like you

CHORUS:

You say it was me who scared you into running
Yeah you always knew how to make a girl feel small
You say they don’t call you the jack of hearts for nothing
You’re right they don’t call you the jack of hearts at all

BRIDGE:

You ain’t no jack of hearts
Your heart is made of stone
You’re not even a jack of diamonds
Your sparkle has gone
You’re the jack of double dealing
Your cover is blown
Ain’t nobody gonna take you back
You’re on your own

You think you’re better than me
You think you’re better than me
You think you’re better than me

CHORUS:

You say it was me who scared you into running
Yeah you always knew how to make a girl feel small
You say they don’t call you the jack of hearts for nothing
You’re right they don’t call you the jack of hearts
They don’t call you the jack of hearts
At all


© 2020 Barry Hope

Jack of Hearts

OH NASHVILLE

(Barry Hope - featuring vocalist Glen Kirton)

Country Ballad - Male Vocalist

www.bhsongs.com/lyrics/ohnashville

VERSE ONE:

The first time I came to Nashville
Nobody knew my name
I knocked every door
In Music Row
But the answers were all the same

They said we like your music
You’ve got charisma too
But it does not
Beat what we’ve got
Come back when you have something new

CHORUS:

Oh Nashville
You broke my heart
But you put it back together
And it made me a star
Oh Nashville
Look what you’ve done to me
There’s nowhere I’d rather be
Than Nashville Tennessee

VERSE TWO:

The next time I came to Nashville
Everybody knew my name
They were singing my song
They said I belong
In the Music Hall of Fame

I walked into the Ryman
Where all the legends had appeared
I could not believe
This time it was me
That people were coming to hear

CHORUS:

Oh Nashville
You broke my heart
But you put it back together
And it made me a star
Oh Nashville
Look what you’ve done to me
There’s nowhere I’d rather be
Than Nashville Tennessee

CHORUS:

Oh Nashville
You broke my heart
You put me back together
And you made me a star
Oh Nashville
Look what you’ve done to me
There’s nowhere I’d rather be
Where the sun shines over me
And music plays constantly
In Nashville Tennessee

© Barry Hope

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