This is my first new song since Aug 2010 - and I wrote it in time for my 31st birthday (back in May of this year). I only finally found time to go in to a studio to record the track. If you like it, share it (I dont mind) and let me know!! :)

PS: Credits at the bottom


I've learned that God, He won't leave your side                           
Faith will always see you through
When you feel you're down and out 
angels are around the bend

Now I get what my folks taught me
about loyalty
True friends won't ever judge you
For all the crazy you've done
                               
I believe I've found happiness
and I'm thankful everyday
Ive realized you need faith and love
for you to know you're alive
Now that I am thirty one
Now that I am thirty one

Now I see those things in my past
made me the man I am
So don't regret the good and the bad
they'll make you smile when you look back

I believe I've found contentment
and I'm thankful everyday
I've realized you need to joys and pains
for you to know you're alive
Now that I am thirty one
Now that I am thirty one

I may never know life's full meaning
but I think i've found it's secrets
They are in the years you've lived through
so don't you fear time's passing
coz not all can turn thirty one
But I am thirty one

***Written by: Ben Cinco
***Arranged by: Michael Curan
***Guitar by: Noel Marbella

Thirty-one

Written by: Ben Cinco (more credits below)

When you're by yourself
your mind wanders
through space and time

When you're by yourself
you can't help but think
about the sands of time

Chorus
You push away the thoughts 
You wipe away the tears
but the train has come and gone

When you're by yourself
and everyone has left
you question yourself
Oh when you're by yourself

Chorus 2
Where did time go by?
What have i done with my life?
Now the train has come and gone

When you're by yourself
your mind wanders
through space and time
Oh when you're by yourself


***************CREDITS***************
Arranged by Michael Anthony Curan
Lead vocals- Ben Cinco
Guitars, background vocals- Michael Anthony Curan
Violin- Adrian Cabahug
Drums- Glenn Larrie De Guia

When You're By Yourself

The sky is clear, the moon is bright
And we're finally here tonight
It's faith that brought us to this moment
Another step to forever

Looking at what we've so far been through
And how I've done as your man
I haven't been the best it's true
I'll always be your biggest fan

I don't know what I did to deserve you in my life
That's the truth I will not fake
I'll do what I can to make you happy or live to try
Wipe the tears when you cry
And that's the promise I will make

When your days dark I'll be the light
Pull you through when times get tough
I will love you til my last breath ends
Look in my eyes and you will believe

I don't know what I did to deserve you in my life
That's the truth I will not fake
When you are weak I'll be your strength til you find your own
You won't ever be alone
And that's the promise I will make

We will stand the test of time
Side by side with your hand in mine

Lyrics: Ben Cinco
Music: John Clemens Go
Arranged by: Michael Curan


*This is a new take to a 14 year-old co-write with a late friend of mine (John Go). Hoping y'all will be able to appreciate it!!! If you like it, lemme know! :)

The Promise I Will Make

***Lyrics and Music: Ben Cinco (2005)**

Chorus 1:
Once there used to be rainbows
after the rain came by
Once there used to be a shadow
besides those of mine
 
My heart seems so lonely now
It’s a different scene that’s being painted
without you now
There’s no one left to hold me
There’s no one left to hold me
 
Chorus 2:
Once there used to be a tomorrow
with the sun shining so bright
Once there used to be smile-filled days
and passionate nights
 
This house has grown so silent now
Aren’t you ever coming home?
To live without you, I don’t know how
I don’t even wanna learn
I don’t even wanna learn
 
Chorus 3:
Once there used to be sunshine
Behind every gray sky
Once there used to be joy in my life
Once there used to be you and I
 
Tag:
Once there used to be joy in my life
Once there used to be you and I
Once there used to be you and I

Once (Ben Cinco)

I don't do much covers but i'm pretty proud of this one. It's a song by Clay Walker called "Like We Never Said Goodbye"

Like we never said goodbye (cover, orig by Clay Walker)

***Words: Ben Cinco / Music: John Go / (2000)***

Doorbell rang, 6 am, cold morning in July
Opened the door and saw that look in your eyes
You were ready to leave and say goodbye
when something hit me deep inside
 
Things have never been perfect between us
Never once did we ever think it would be
But we held on, I held on too much
How could I have known it would more than be
It would more than be
 
Chorus:
The best of intentions
I thought I could guarantee
everything you thought I would be
I didn’t pay much attention
when all you needed was me
Not an actor in someone else’s scene
Oh the best of intentions
 
Fancy cars, diamond rings were all you ever see
I worked seven days a week to make you happy
I was too blind to see you were lonely
Coz from the start I believed them to be
I believed them to be
 
Back to chorus
 
Bridge:
If only I gave you the kind of love in your dreams
Then just maybe you’d still be here with me
 
Back to chorus…then:
Doorbell rang, 6 am, cold morning in July
Opened the door and saw that look in your eyes

Best of Intentions

***Lyrics: Ben Cinco / Music: John Go / (2000)***

Last night I took her dancin
but I couldn't even move
coz them people started swingin'
and they gave her the groove

Boy, you gotta love the way
she handles all her fame
She calmly walked away
putting all those men to shame

Chorus:
She's my woman and I tell you I'm her man
They all try to charm her but i don't think they can
Guys from the bar are her biggest fans
She's my woman and I'm proud to be her man

It ain't always easy
but i know I gotta live with it
She'll never ever leave me
now you gotta believe it

Boy you gotta love the way
she handles all her fame
She calmly walked away
putting all those men to shame

Bridge
Whether we go down the beach 
or we go down by the lake
They're all just like fish who draw to her like
she's some kinda bait

She's My Woman

***Lyrics and music: Ben Cinco (2002)***

I wake up with the sunlight
streaming through the window
Shining down on my face so bright
and it’s casting a sort of shadow
in the early broad daylight

Then I go into the kitchen 
and I see you just sitting there
With some bacon in a plate, coffee in a cup
You’re as beautiful as the morning star
and I thank God how lucky I am

Chorus:
If you could only have my eyes to see
The beauty that is before me / How much you mean to me
Then you would know that I’m not lying
when I say you are my everything

I kiss your lips and touch your face
I breathe your breath and feel your embrace
How I want you in every way 
is a marvel science just can’t explain
A miracle held by faith

Repeat Chorus:

Bridge:
You’re an angel sent down to save a lost soul
You’re the better part of me that makes me whole 

You Are My Everything

Hi! My name is Ben Cinco and I'm from the Philippines.

I am an indie pop-country songwriter/singer, and will be set to release my first ever indie-produced album entitled Faith, Love & Country Music on 15-July-2017.

I started writing poems and lyrics back in 6th grade (1996!), and songs back in college (2000).

I started listening to country music back in 1995 so I guess you could say that I grew up listening to it. My first taste of country were Garth Brooks' The Red Strokes, and Shania Twain's Any Man of Mine.