What A Wonderful World
Written by Bob Thiele & George David Weiss 
©1967 Memory Lane Music Group/Carlin Music Corp/
BMG Rights Management
Produced, arranged & performed by Bob Beland
®2014 Wrong Way Works
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

recorded as a birthday request 9/29/14


What A Wonderful World

I see trees of green, red roses, too,
I see them bloom, for me and you
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world.

I see skies of blue, and clouds of white,
The bright blessed day, the dark sacred night
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world.

The colors of the rainbow, so pretty in the sky,
Are also on the faces of people going by.
I see friends shaking hands, sayin', "How do you do?"
They're really sayin', "I love you."

I hear babies cryin'. I watch them grow.
They'll learn much more than I'll ever know
And I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Yes, I think to myself
What a wonderful world

Publishing by Memory Lane Music Group, Carlin Music Corp., and Bug Music, Inc.





01 What A Wonderful World

One Bright Burning
(Bob Beland)
Bob Beland: Kutzweil grand piano, vocal

Remember one bright burning
Far beyond this time and place
A lamp behind a window
Keeps a vigil just in case
Every memory turns black
And you can’t 
Find your own way back again
Remember one bright burning
Through the end

Remember one bright burning
As you watch the sunset glide
Into its bed
Retiring
Just as the moon arrives
Well if things become too rough
And she can’t
Shine enough to guide the way
Remember one bright burning
From the dark into the day

Still it burns
For you to see
That somewhere
Someone
Loves you endlessly

Remember one bright burning
As the others fade away
Fallen along the wayside
Set a drift or gone astray
There within your deepest fears
This small light
Reappears
You’ll race back home
Returning 
Like you never went away

©2016 Bob On Bob Music BMI

Left Of Center

One Bright Burning

Who’ll Save The World?
     (Bob Beland)
Bob Beland: Laguna acoustic guitars, vocal/ the Legendary Fontenelle DuClaw: Korg reed pipe organ

I wanna save the world
Yeah I wanna save the world
And you wanna save the world
I know you wanna save the world

(chorus…)
But who’ll save the world?
Who’ll save the world?
Who’ll save the world?
From it’s self?


I wanna save the world
Yeah I wanna save the world
And you wanna save the world
I know you wanna save the world

(chorus…)
But who’ll save the world?
Who’ll save the world?
Who’ll save the world?
From it’s wealth?
I wanna save the world
Yeah I wanna save the world
And you wanna save the world
I know you wanna save the world

(chorus…)
But who baby?
Tell me who’ll save the world?
Who’ll save the world?
For it’s own health?
Who’ll save the world?

© 2016 Bob On Bob Music BMI

Who'll Save The World?

“Cold” 
        (Bob Beland)
Bob Beland: Laguna acoustic guitars, Fender electric guitars, Kurtzweil grand piano, Fender electric bass guitar, Boss drum programming, lead vocal/ Dan Navarro: Harmony vocals

When you don’t care if hatred rears it’s head
You’re cold, you’re cold
When you feel nothing for the dead
You’re just cold…
If the victim doesn’t make you cry
You’re cold, you’re cold
Well then something deep inside you died
And you’re just cold…

(chorus)
Colder than a dead man’s eyes
Frigid from defending lies
That only serve to tell you why
You’re just cold…

When your life is just a long lost cause
You’re cold, you’re cold
And you don’t believe in any laws
You’re just cold…
When you don’t know who you protect and serve
You’re cold, you’re cold
You think it’s something no one else deserves
You’re just cold…

(to chorus…)


Colder than a dead man’s eyes
Frigid from defending lies
That only serve to tell you why
You’re just cold…

When you don’t care who’s side you’re standing on
You’re cold, you’re cold
All you want is everybody else gone
You’re just cold…
When arrogance is something praised
You’re cold, you’re cold
It’s fans become incensed and crazed
And just cold…

Colder than a dead man’s eyes
Frigid from defending lies
That only serve to tell you why
You’re just cold… 
You’re just cold… 
(Have) You gone cold? 

Brothers? 

Sisters? 

Mothers?

Fathers?

Neighbors?

Strangers?

©2016 Bob On Bob Music BMI

Cold

“Ain’t Goin’ Back To That"
       (Bob Beland)
Bob Beland: Fender electric guitars, Laguna acoustic guitar, Fender electric bass, Boss drum programming, Ensoniq Moog synth, Kurtzweil strings, vocal.

Once the sunset’s passed
Over the over pass
You better watch your ass
In that neighborhood

‘Cause it’s a no joke part of town
Where there’s no foolin’ ‘round
The dogs will hunt you down
In that neighborhood

A baby’s in a car
While Daddy’s in the bar
And he left the door ajar
In that neighborhood
But no one’s helping her
No one wants to take that dare
It’s not that they don’t care
No,
It’s just the…
It’s just the…
It’s just the neighborhood
It’s just the neighborhood.

(chorus…)
Tell all the folks back home
I’m not goin’ back 
With the needles and pimps
Ain’t goin’ back to that

Tell all those sellouts too
The ones who call you “friend”
I’ve seen enough of this
Ain’t goin’ back to that


Naked on the street
To every one you meet
You feel like a piece of meat
In that neighborhood

In the shadow stands
The figure of a man
And he’s got something in his hands
Uh
And it…
And it…
And it ain’t no good
No it ain’t no good
(chorus…)
Tell all the folks back home
I’m not goin’ back 
Back down that road again
Ain’t goin’ back to that

Tell all those lost souls too
The ones who think they’re “bad”
(shit) They never met my Dad
Ain’t goin’ back to that
Ain’t goin’ back to that
Ain’t goin’ back to that
Ain’t goin’ back to that
No I ain’t goin’ back to that

No.

© 2016 Bob On Bob Music BMI

Ain't Goin' Back To That

"Sloppy Joe" 
(Bob Beland)
Bob Beland: Fender electric guitars, Korg 1/2 piano, Korg digital saxes,
vocals/ The Legendary Fontelle Du Claw: Fender electric bass, Korg 1/2 piano

Sloppy Joe
Sloppy Joe
Talking fast and walkin’ slow
Hi Dee Hi and Hi Dee Ho
Sloppy Joe
Sloppy Joe

 He's got his pants hangin’
Way down low
He says he wears them that way for show
The girls all love him
And they just don’t care
“Cause they’re crazy about his perfect hair.

Sloppy Joe
Sloppy Joe
Always getting with the girls I know
Eenie Meenie and Mynee Mo
Sloppy Joe
Sloppy Joe

He thinks we’re chumps
We think he’s high
He’s never actin’ like us normal guys
He walks right past us
Like we’re all just jerks
“Cause the women all know how that shit works

Sloppy Joe
Sloppy Joe
Can’t get enough of that jelly roll
Fa So La Tee Ray Me Doe
Sloppy Joe
Sloppy Joe
(instrumental break…)

He took his act
And went uptown
Rollin’ bones with some high class clowns
They shook him down and he bottomed out
(and now) nobody knows where he’s been about.

Sloppy Joe
Sloppy Joe
They caught him fixin’ on the Kokomo
He broke the needle now
He can’t sew,

OH NO!!!!!

Sloppy Joe.

©2016 Bob On Bob Music BMI

Sloppy Joe

"It’ll Take Overtime"
    (Bob Beland)
Bob Beland: Laguna acoustic and muted acoustic guitars, Fender electric slide guitars, Ensoniq Moog bass, Boss drum programming, vocal.

I found money under my feet
I found a diamond on the cold concrete
I got lucky when I met you
(and) I knew I wanted to stick to you like glue

To build the ties that bind
We take the things we find
And wipe away the grime
But it’ll take overtime

I put my money on a pony that won
And now I’m walkin’ in the shining sun
I got lucky when I met you
Who would’a thought and who would’a knew?

To build the ties that bind
We take the things we find
And wipe away life’s grime
But it’ll take overtime

Everybody of every race
Needs to live for a better place
Yeah,
I got lucky and so can you
Just keep pushing ‘til you see it through

To build the ties that bind
We take the things we find
And wipe away the grime
But it’ll take overtime,
It’ll take overtime,
Yeah it’ll take overtime

I got lucky when I met you
I got lucky when I met you
I got lucky and so can you too.

© 2016 Bob On Bob Music

It'll Take Overtime

"Some Friends of Mine"  
   (Bob Beland) 
Bob Beland: Fender electric guitars, Kurtzweil grand piano and organ, Ensoniq brass horns, Boss drum programming, vocals, 
Bobby Pickett: Alembic electric bass

Loose Change
Under the seat
Is an extra kind of special treat
Shoot some pool
And kill some time
Hangin’ ‘round with some friends of mine
The Divin’ Duck
And Laurie Anne
Were crossing state lines for a place to land
With barbeque
And sunshine
Hangin’ ‘round with some friends of mine
Playing “Mustang Sally!”
“Mustang Sally!”
I got my band
Working tonight
Playing songs for everyone in sight
So come on in
If you’re inclined
And get on down with some friends of mine
Singing, “C.C.Rider!”
”C.C.Rider!”
Good food
And music too
Good conversation between me and you (baby)
In a little place
Under the sign
Hangin’ ‘round with some friends of mine

In the Midnight Hour!
the Midnight Hour!”

©2016 Bob On Bob Music BMI

The Lost Highway

“Off The Handle”
(Bob Beland)
Bob beland: Fender electric guitars, Laguna acoustic guitars, Fender electric bass, Kurtzweil grand piano and organ, Boss drum programming, vocals

There he goes
Mr. Self Respectable
Looking down his nose
Mr. Self Respectable
He thinks that he’s so perfect he can walk on the water
Just like Jesus
But I’ve got the inside scoop on
Mr. Self Respectable

He’s got a flaw in his manner that doesn’t quite click
It’s a hairline fracture
But it’s gonna spread quick
It starts as a rumor
And ends in a scandal
His poor little world is flying
Off the handle

Off the handle
Off the handle
Off the handle

Platinum bouffant
Mrs. Self Respectable
A former debutant
Mrs. Self Respectable
She thinks that she’s so sweet that we all should kneel and
Kiss her feet
But I’ve got the doctors’ notes on
Mrs. Self Respectable

She’s got a flaw in her manner that doesn’t quite click
It’s a hairline fracture
But it’s gonna spread quick
It starts as a rumor
And ends in a scandal
Her poor little world is flying
Off the handle

Off the handle
Off the handle
Off the handle

There they are!
They’re the Self Respectables
They’re dining with the stars!
They’re the Self Respectables
And she looks so pleased and proud of the man that she
Thinks she knows
But wait ‘till the poop girl finds that the emperor’s
Got no clothes!

They’ve got a flaw in their manner that doesn’t quite click
It’s a hairline fracture
But it’s gonna spread quick
It starts as a rumor
And ends in a scandal
Their poor little world is flying
Off the handle

Off the handle
Off the handle
Off the handle

©2016 Bob On Bob Music BMI

Off The Handle

"It's Alright With Me Mr. Bob"
         (Bob Beland) 

An original analog recording from 1983

Bob Beland - vocals, clavinet and Fender electric guitar/ David Beebe: drums, background vocals/ Marty Korth-  bass guitar, background vocals/ Dale Mitchell – background vocals. Engineered by Willie McEachern. Tape recovery and digital transfer by Daniel Simon of Audio Archives.

Dedicated to the memory of David Beebe.

What if I want to paint my face red? 
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
To pantomime the burning sky
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
Can I paint you fingers ice blue?
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
Or do I need a reason why?
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)

Oh...(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
Oh... (It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)

Well all we got's our funky clothing
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
And all of them are full of holes
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
So let's pretend we're Ron and Nancy
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
And have our wardrobe made by Adolpho
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)

Oh.... (It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
Oh... (It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
Oh... (It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
Oh... (It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)

Can I be the boy that I was?
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
My cowboy work is never done
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
Or can I fill your hair with ribbons?
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
And we'll throw the jewelry in the junk -what d'ya say hey?
(It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)

Oh.... (It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
Oh... (It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
Oh... (It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)
Oh... (It's totally alright with me Mr. Bob)

©2016 Bob On Bob Music BMI

It's Alright With Me Mr. Bob

'Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?"
(Bob Beland)

An original recording from 1982

Bob Beland: vocals, Horner clavinet, "tuned" drinking glasses, 1 pair of left handed chopsticks
David Beebe: Drums
Bassist: Gary Richwine

lyrics - 

"Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?"
  (Bob Beland)

It's 100 degrees and her makeup is melting
She's at the beach and she's looking for ice cream

It was a summer I went to the movies
With a girl that I hardly even knew
Whatever happened to baby Jane?
Whatever happened to me and you?

I remember the doll with the curly hair
I lost sleep 'cause it gave me nightmares

And when the plot unfolded on the big screen
I had no doubt it was really true
But whatever happened to baby Jane?
Whatever happened to me and you?

It's 100 degrees and my memory is melting
She left her sister and went looking for ice cream

It was a summer I went to the movies
With a girl that I hardly even knew
Whatever happened to baby Jane?
Whatever happened to me and you?
It was a summer I went to the movies
With you,
And...
Baby Jane.

copyright 2017 Bob On Bob Music
©2017 Wrong Way Works

Whatever Happened To Baby Jane?

Riding A Wave
written by Bob Beland ©2018 Bob On Bob Music BMI
Bob Gross – Bass, Bob Beland – Vocal, Acoustic & Electric Guitars / Piano /Organ/ Synthesizer / Sound Effects

“Riding A Wave” 
 (written by Bob Beland)

Yeah I’m riding a wave of good luck
And I’m surfing above the sand and foam
I’m hitching a ride on your truck
And I’m up for where ever it may roam

Riding a wave
Riding a wave
Riding a wave
Riding a wave

Yeah I’m riding a wave of curved air
And I’m slippin’ and sliding though the curl
Look up and you’ll see me there
I’ll be circling above the whirling world

Riding a wave
Riding a wave
Riding a wave
Riding a wave
Take me away

Yeah I’m riding the wave of your sounds
Floating down from your window to the street
It’s carries me all through the town
As it turns all the sour into sweet

Riding a wave
I’m just riding a wave
Riding a wave
Oh, yeah
Riding a wave
Riding a wave
Riding a wave
Up on a wave

Up on a wave
Up, up on a wave

Up on a wave
Up, up on a wave…

©2018 Bob On Bob Music
   2018 Wrong Way Works

Welcome

Riding a Wave

Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
written by Bob Beland ©2018 Bob Bon Bob Music BMI
Bobby Pickett – Bass, Bob Beland – Vocal, Electric Guitars, Organ/Drum Programming

“Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah” 
 (written by Bob Beland)

She likes to bike all around the town
Where she’s just cruising to a crazy sound
It’s got no reason or rhyme
No storyline
It just feels good to sing it out…

Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
Oh Yeah!
Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!

He takes the train every day to work
Where he’s just slaving for a fucking jerk
But by the time that it’s noon 
He’s singing this tune
While everybody goes brizerk…

Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
Oh Yeah!
Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!

I’d like to tell you but I just can’t say
Just what’s been buzzing in my head today
You know it’s got funny words
Completely absurd
But I still love it anyway…

Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
Oh Yeah!
Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!

Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah!
Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah...!

©2018 Bob On Bob Music
   2018 Wrong Way Works

Sha Na Na Na Boom Boom Yeah

A Bruise That Leaves No Mark
(Bob Beland)
Produced and engineered by Bob Beland
Bob Beland - acoustic guitar, drum programming, bass and vocal

Mastered and Simonized by Daniel Simon @ Gitana Studios
Cover Art: Mary Roth Beland for Mary Roth Graphic Design

I once met a woman
And I fell for her hard
I let her into my world
And I let down my guard
Well she left me abruptly
And that left me to think
How the strongest muscle
Could be the weakest link

And here in my heart
Is the strangest part
A bruise that leaves no mark

Well the only thing sadder
Than what was going on
Was the cruelness of the intention
That she'd inflict upon
Anybody
Who found kindness on her face
They would never see it coming 
Til she was gone without a trace

And here in my heart
Is the strangest part
A bruise that leaves no mark

I once met a woman
And I fell for her hard
I let her into my world
And I let down my guard
Well she left me abruptly
And that left me to think
How the strongest muscle
Could be the weakest link

And here in my heart
Is the strangest part
A bruise that leaves no mark
And that's what you left me
Yeah that's what you left me
The saddest part
A bruise that leaves no mark

©2019 Bob On Bob Music BMI

Mano Sinistra

A Bruise That Leaves No Mark

unreleased song from the "Stealing Cars" sessions 1980
produced by Stephen Hague
Stephen Hague - keyboards/bass
Bob Beland - guitar, vocals
David Beebe -drums
written by Bob Beland. 
published by MCA Duchess Music ©1980 
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

ANNA MAKE THAT SACRIFICE
LYRICS - 

If this seems like some lost forgotten time
When human kindness showed
It sweet self to everyone
It's just that I want you to know
I feel that old feeling
Streaming out to me from you

So Anna hold the sun up
And let it shine in your smile
I just want to bathe in the light of your love
All I wanna do is lie here
Lost in time
Anna make that sacrifice
Bathe me in the light
Of your love

A love contrived 
Is a love fictitious
Like when people have to greet us
And their blank stares show their indifference
But don't you think it's time to shed some light?
I can stand inside my lonely shadow
Only for so long

So Anna hold the sun up
And let it shine in your smile
I just want to bathe in the light of your love
All I wanna do is lie here
Lost in time
Anna make that sacrifice

And let it shine in your smile
I just want to bathe in the light of your love
All I wanna do is lie here
Lost in time
Anna make that sacrifice
Anna make that sacrifice
Anna
Anna...

1980 MCA Duchess Music BMI 


13 Anna Make That Sacrifice

unreleased song from the "Bob Beland e.p." sessions 1980
produced by Stephen Hague
Bob Beland -guitars, vocals
Stephen Hague - bass guitar, keyboards
David Beebe -drums
Jules Shear - b.g. vocals
written by Bob Beland
published by MCA Duchess Music ©1980
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

SHADOW PLAY
LYRICS - 

Stand in the core of the light for me baby
Hasn't it been a long time?
God how love has made us change
Live has not been kind

At the shut of the door
She's gone and we live
Our separate lives alone
With a love so cold
It was antiseptic
Right down to the bone

'Til we
Shadow play
And forget what we are
For how we feel this way
If we could only stay this way
In the silent corner of the night
Where the shadows play

Torn from the past
Is a child romance
That grew to a promised love
'Til it fel to the floor
In a hard exchange
And it never did get up

So you run to him
And I run to her
We swear our love is dead
But no one know how it hurts inside
"Til we find out why instead

In our
Shadow play
We forget what we are
For how we feel this way
If we could only stay this way
In the silent corner of the night
Where the shadows play

From the room where the love begins
To the corner where the light leaks in
We'll shatter our guilt
We'll cry
But we won't complain

We belong this way

In our
Shadow play
We forget what we are
For how we feel this way

Only here
In our
Shadow play
We forget what we are
For how we feel this way

Only here
In our
Shadow play

Shadow play
We forget what we are
For how we feel this way
Feel this way

Shadow play
We forget what we are
For how we feel this way
Feel this way

1980 MCA Duchess Music 






12 Shadowplay

from the "Bob Beland e.p." on What Records? 1982
produced by Stephen Hague
Bob Beland - guitar, vocal
Stephen Hague - synthesizer, bass guitar
David Beebe - drums
written by Bob Beland
published by MCA Duchess Music ©1980
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

STEALING CARS
LYRICS - 

Driving fast
Driving past the meridian
Watching the clouds roll by
Like some tired pedestrians

And it felt so good
And it felt so fine
To be behind the wheel
And between the lines

Stealing cars
Stealing cars
Stealing cars

Near the freeway ramp
I spied a possible passenger
She had her thumb stuck out
She had a smile that'd
Take you anywhere

And I was moved by her beauty
I was moved by her charm
But when she got in
She was moving in to disarm

Stealing cars
Stealing cars
Stealing cars
Is like stealing hearts
It just takes one key
And you got things going
Just one spark
And you're on the road again

Take me!

Hey I'm walking home 
I'm walking on the meridian
Watching the cars roll by
Like some herd of equestrians

Well when that little girl left
I didn't feel so blue
But when she left with my car
I just became unglued

Stealing cars
Stealing cars
Stealing cars
Is like stealing hearts
It just takes one key
And you got things going
Just one spark
And you're on the road
Find a lover
Find a sucker
Find what you need
To get you on the road again

1980 MCA Duchess Music 


06 Stealing Cars

from "the Bob Beland e.p." on What Records? 1980
produced by Stephen Hague
Bob Beland - guitar, vocal
Stephen Hague - synthesizer, bass guitar
David Beebe - drums
Jules Shear -b.g. vocals
written by Bob Beland
published by MCA Duchess Music ©1980
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

SPITBALL (UP AGAINST THE WALL)
LYRICS -

They got minds like sharks
They're in constant motion
Devouring any mortal
That will move them on ahead
And you're their little lost pet
That's dying for affection
And starving for the day
You'll feel good
And feel fed

You think I'm the one
Who wants to hurt you
Chances are you'll do fine yourself
They'll call you pal
And they'll suck you dry of
Any purity
You once held

They'll chew you up and they'll spit you out
They'll chew you up
They'll spit you out
They'll chew you up and they'll spit you out
They'll chew you up
They'll spit you out
They'll chew you up and they'll spit you out
They'll chew you up and spit you out

Back go your feelings up against the wall
Back go your feelings up against the wall

I know you want to feel
Like some child in a basket
That is floating down the river
Of fortune, fame and pride
And all of your colleagues
Think that you're another Moses
But you'd be better off
Having just to split the tide

You think I'm the one
Who just can't buy it
Your big break
It's all but in the bag
But when the news 
Stops coming in
Your're a non priority
You're dressed in last year's rags

They'll chew you up and they'll spit you out
They'll chew you up
They'll spit you out
They'll chew you up and they'll spit you out
They'll chew you up
They'll spit you out
They'll chew you up and they'll spit you out
They'll chew you up and spit you out

Back go your feelings up against the wall
Back go your feelings up against the wall
Splat!
Goes your feelings right against the wall

You think I'm the one
Who wants to hurt you
Chances are you'll do fine yourself
They'll call you pal
And they'll suck you dry of
Any purity
You once held

They'll chew you up and they'll spit you out
They'll chew you up
They'll spit you out
They'll chew you up and they'll spit you out
They'll chew you up
They'll spit you out
They'll chew you up and they'll spit you out
They'll chew you up and spit you out

Back go your feelings up against the wall
Hey
That ain't any kind of help at all
Back go your feelings up against the wall

Spitball!

1980 MCA Duchess Music  








05 Spitball(Up Against The Wall)

from "the Bob Beland e.p." on What Records? 1980
produced by Stephen Hague
Bob Beland - acoustic guitar, vocal
Stephen Hague - piano, synthesizer
Gary Richwine - bass guitar
David Beebe - drums
Jules Shear -b.g. vocals
written by Bob Beland
published by MCA Duchess Music ©1980
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

OPEN TO THE PUBLIC
LYRICS - 

This life's been up and down
An emotional elevator
When problems do get solved
Well the next one seems much greater
My guardian angel left me
He ran out long ago
But before he left he told
Love should be
Love should be

Open to the pubic
To see
Open to the public 
To view
Open up your heart babe
I got nothing here to hide from you 
Open to the public
Show me a love that goes beyond a room
Open like the city baby
Publicly too

So when you give your love babe
We'll be on common ground
A bond we'll build together
That no one can break down
You'll be my guardian angel
Prove he left premature
And take us to a place
Where love endures
Love endures

Open to the pubic
To see
Open to the public 
To view
Open up your heart babe
I got nothing here to hide from you 
Open to the public
Show me a love that goes beyond a room
Open like the city baby
Publicly too

1980 MCA Duchess Music BMI 



04 Open To The Public

from "the Bob Beland e.p." on What Records? 1980
produced by Stephen Hague
Bob Beland - electric guitar, vocals
Kevin Dwyer - electric guitar
Ian Hoffman - drums
Gary Richwine - bass guitar
written by Bob Beland
published by MCA Duchess Music © 1980
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

LOVE'S NOT SUCH A MYSTERY
LYRICS -

Hey love's not such a mystery
Hey now
Hey love's not such a mystery
When her love's
Everything that you want it to be

She's got a face you can read 
Like a book
And I ain't saying that
To be bad or mean
When I'm in doubt
About the way things look
I see it in her eyes
I see it in her eyes
They say everything
Everything 
Everything

Hey love's not such a mystery
Hey now
Hey love's not such a mystery
When her love's
Everything that you want it to be

You want it to be
Hey love

You know
You know

Hey love's not such a mystery
Hey now
Hey love's not such a mystery
Hey now
Hey love's not such a mystery
Hey now
Hey love's not such a mystery
When her love's
Everything that you want it to be

To be

To be

Hey now!

1980 MCA Duchess Music 







03 Love's Not Such A Mystery

from "the Bob Beland e.p." on What Records? 1980
produced by Stephen Hague
Bob Beland - guitar, vocal
Stephen Hague - synthesizer, bass guitar
David Beebe - drums
Jules Shear -b.g. vocals
written by Bob Beland
published by MCA Duchess Music ©1980
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

THAT SHOT
LYRICS - 

A red flag means warning
It means please take care
You better slow down
You better be aware

But when I fell in love with you I sped
I should have looked around
I should have looked ahead

But out in the big world 
You had other thoughts
You told the girls
Who was really the boss

You had me fooled
You really had me swayed
I never knew
That you felt that way

Baby that shot (that shot)
That shot landed much
Closer to the heart
Than you think
Baby that shot (that shot)
That shot landed much
Closer to the heart
Than you think

When you get to saying
Anything that you please
Your words get around 
Like a common disease

It was unintentionally said you say
Well I got no cure for this thing anyway

Baby that shot (that shot)
That shot landed much
Closer to the heart
Than you think
Baby that shot (that shot)
That shot landed much
Closer to the heart
Than you think

And that's the problem of the world today
Nobody cares about the things they say

Baby that shot (that shot)
That shot landed much
Closer to the heart
Than you think

Oh,
Are there bones in the closet?
You tell me when is all is gossip
Gonna stop?
Gonna stop?

Baby that shot (that shot)
That shot landed much
Closer to the heart
Than you think
Baby that shot (that shot)
That shot landed much
Closer to the heart
Than you think

And that's the problem of the world today
Nobody cares about the things they say

Baby that shot (that shot)
That shot landed much
Closer to the heart
Than you think

That shot
That shot...

1980 MCA Duchess Music 


02 That Shot

from "the Bob Beland e.p." on What Records? 1980
produced by Stephen Hague
Bob Beland - guitars, vocal
Stephen Hague - synthesizer, bass guitar
David Beebe - drums
Jules Shear -b.g. vocals
written by Bob Beland
published by MCA Duchess Music © 1980
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

UNHAPPY GIRL
LYRICS -

I know the girl
She used to be out and about
She used to laugh and smile
Now she just never comes out

She makes no effort
She's apathetic
She's locking all the windows
And hiding in the attic

She's living in her bad mood
She's living in her bad mood
And she's never coming out of it
She's an unhappy girl

All the old friends she knew
Aren't coming around
She's chained to a job that she hates
And it's bringing her down

Well I can understand
We all got problems
But you gotta find
A way to solve them

(But) She's living in her bad mood
She's living in her bad mood
And she's never coming out of it
She's an unhappy girl

She wants to be out of touch
But she wants to be
Loved so much

(she wants to be loved too much...) 

I know the girl that no one's missing at all
At first we were worried
But she never answered our call

And she makes no effort
She's apathetic
She's locking all the windows
And hiding in the attic

She's living in her bad mood
And she loves it!
She's living in her bad mood
And she's never coming out of it
Of her unhappy world
She's never coming out of it
She's an unhappy
Girl

1980 MCA Duchess Music BMI 



01 Unhappy Girl

1988 demo recording produced and sung by Jules Shear
written by Bob Beland
© 1988 Bob On Bob Music
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

ANOTHER WORLD
LYRICS- 

Love, This is the hardest place to be
Alone, But hanging on to your own beliefs
Tonight, May a blanket of stars surround your bed
In hopes, That all of your dreams still lie ahead
Look out your room
What do you see?
Is somebody there for you to meet?

Another world
You’ll find
Revolves around you All of the time
Reach out
And I’ll give you a hand up in mine
Another world
You’ll see
Is waiting for you’re company
Reach out
And I’ll give you a hand up into
Another world

Love, I see a secret world in you
Full of mystery, That I want to lose myself into
We could be spinning
Spinning like two birds against the sky
And I could be winning, All of the treasures in your eyes 
Look out your room
What do you see?
Is somebody there for you to meet?

Another world
You’ll find
Revolves around you All of the time
Reach out
And I’ll give you a hand up in mine
Another world
You’ll see
Is waiting for you’re company
Reach out
And I’ll give you a hand up into
Another world

Come out from the inside darling
And look at the sky
Could our two lives like planets
Be aligned?

Another world
You’ll find
Revolves around you All of the time
Reach out
And I’ll give you a hand up in mine
Another world
You know
Is there if you just let it show
Reach out
And I’ll give you a hand up into             
Another world                                                        




01 Another World

from the unreleased album "The Evening Shade." 
®2008 Wrong Way Works 
Bob Beland -keyboard
written, produced and performed by Bob Beland 
©2008 Bob On Bob Music
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

04 Waltz 4 pk

a cover of a song written by Graham Nash from my unreleased album "The Evening Shade." 
®2008 Wrong Way Works 
Bob Beland -piano
written by Graham Nash © 1969 Giving Room Music 
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Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.

02 Lady Of The Island (G. Nash)

from the album "Life Begins..." 
written, produced and performed by Bob Beland
©2008 Bob On Bob Music/®2008 Wrong Way Works
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.
Bob Beland -acoustic guitars, bass, synthesizer oboe/ french horn/ clarinets/ and strings, drum programming
Tommy Morgan -chromatic harmonica
Stew -vocal
Heidi Rhodewald -vocals

written and produced by Bob Beland ©2008 Wrong Way Works
published by Bob On Bob Music BMI 2008

LYRICS - 

I see her when she's walking
Shoelace dragging on the ground
I just want to tell her 
That she's the sweetest thing around

Eyes fixed forward
Walking through the waking town
Carrying her coffee 
She's the sweetest thing around

Through the park where
Autumn leaves are turning brown
I just want to tell her 
That she's the sweetest thing around

Sweetest thing around
Sweetest thing around
Sweetest thing around

Delicate as thunder
When her ship has run aground
But even when she's angry
She's the sweetest thing around

Sweetest thing around
Sweetest thing around
Sweetest thing around

One look tells you 
That girl's nobody's clown
But once you get to know her
She's the sweetest thing around

Eyes that sparkle
Like the queen of England's crown
She's prettier than jewelry
She's the sweetest thing around

Cool as water
I wish she'd bring it right on down
I just want to tell her
That she's the sweetest thing around
Yeah, cool as water
I wish she'd bring it right on down
Yeah, I just want to tell her
That she's the sweetest thing around

2008 Bob On Bob Music

02 Sweetest Thing Around

title track from the album "Life Begins..."  
written, produced and performed by Bob Beland
©2008 Bob On Bob Music/®2008 Wrong Way Works
all rights are exclusively held by the authors of the work.
Copying or downloading without permission is forbidden without the authors written consent.
Bob Beland - standard & open tuned acoustic guitars, bass, piano, organ, drum programming and lead vocal
Mark Lennon -harmony vocals

written, produced and performed by Bob Beland ©2008 Wrong Way Works
published by Bob On Bob Music BMI 2008

LYRICS - 

Life begins
With a scream
Straight out of an infant's dream
Takes you down a corridor
With rooms of God knows what's in store

Life begins
And every year
You stretch you suit
From foor to ear
Keep it clean
Wear it well
How it suits you
Only time will tell

And when you arrive
A change is gonna come in a big way
I'm jumping in the river
Sink or swim
To bathe in the waters
Of your tenderness, love and affection
When you arrive from deep within
That's when life begins

Life begins...

Life begins
When I see
Someone looking back at me
Mirror, mirror in you eyes
How i feels I can't describe
No, I can't describe

Talk about a girl or boy
Talk about unending joy
Life begins
We'll see to that
We'll leave out the welcome mat

And when you arrive
A change is gonna come in a big way
I'm jumping in the river
Sink or swim
To bathe in the waters
Of your tenderness, love and affection
When you arrive from deep within
Yeah that's when life begins

Life begins...

2008 Bob On Bob Music

 

01 Life Begins...

Happy Camper
piano/vocal - Bob Beland

“Happy Camper” 
 (Bob Beland)

I made the final trip
To see my mother one last time
She mistook me for my brother
But I really didn’t mind
She was drifting to a place
That none of us could ever know
Where she could slip her earthly bonds off
And let her pure heart go
As time grew close she looked at me
From upon her bed
And before she left she said…

(chorus)
Life’s too short for hatred
And too brief for regret
It takes a bigger man
To find the joy in life instead
So take the time to walk through life
Before you have to run
And child 
Always be a happy camper son

I once walked with my father
When he was still with us
And he put his arm around me
And I knew that I was loved
He needn’t say a word to me
While he rubbed my shaggy head
But we stopped just for a moment
And this is what he said…

(chorus)
Life’s too short for hatred
And too brief for regret
(You know) It takes a bigger man
To find the joy in life instead
So walk with me a little more
Before you have to run
And always be a happy camper son

Now I’ve gone back to the place
Where they both rest in peace
Their voices my be silent
But their words will never cease
To comfort me through troubled times
And carry me to bed
To walk with them again in dreams
From words that they both said…

(chorus)
Life’s too short for hatred
And too brief for regret
It takes a bigger man
To find the joy in life instead
So take the time to walk through life
Before it all is done
Always be a happy camper son

Promise me
You’ll always be
A happy camper son

©2020 Bob On Bob Music
This is a 2020 Wrong Way Works Recording

Happy Camper 

Pal O'Mine
all music arrangements and recordings by Bob Beland
guest campers:
Marty Korth -Bass Guitar
Paula Kuhr - Violin

“Pal o’mine”
(Bob Beland)

Well I’ve got a room with a view that’s clear
You ought to come over, you ought to be here
Come on down sometime
Come on down sometime
Put your feet where mine are now
And see what you’ve been missing 
Pal o’ mine
Come on down sometime
I know that good old car is taking you far
But sometimes you got to go where your friends are
Come on down sometime
You better come on down sometime

You better come on down
You better come on down
You better come on down
Come on down sometime

You better come on down
You better come on down
You better come on down
Come on down sometime

Underneath a starry sky with a million twinkling eyes
Shining down so fine
Shining down so fine
Heavens’ above with a birds’ eye view
God knows I was thinking that you’d be
Coming ‘round some time
You better come on down sometime

You better come on down
You better come on down
You better come on down
Come on down sometime

You better come on down
Gee, it’d be good to see you around
So if you come to town
Come on down sometime

©2000 Bob On Bob Music
This is a 2020 Wrong Way Works Recording

Pal O'Mine

Orange Groves
(Bob Beland)
all music arrangements and recordings by Bob Beland
guest campers:
Bob Gross - Bass Guitar
Smokey Fennell - Canadian Steel Guitar

“Orange Groves” 
 (Bob Beland)

Oranges bursting through the leaves
On rows and rows of citrus trees
As far as my own eyes can see
As if in a dream,

The sun above knows where I’ve been
Just beyond the San Joaquin
Off the Grapevine and down the road
Less traveled and seen,

Take the back roads
Take the back roads
Take the back roads
Through the orange groves

The scent of citrus I can smell
The solemn sound of a mission bell
Sings a single sad farewell
To traveling souls

Who pass right through
Or come and go
Without a glance out of their window
To the rows of the orange groves
Where nature unfolds

Take the back roads
Take the back roads
Take the back roads
Through the orange groves

Take the back roads
Take the back roads
I’m takin’ the back roads
Through the orange groves

Oranges hanging in the leaves
Like ornaments on a Christmas tree
Everywhere my eyes can see
As if in a dream

Leave the modern world behind
Off the main road where you can find
A quiet place you can take your time
That’s sweet and serene,

Take the back roads
Take the back roads
Through the orange groves

Take the back roads
Take the back roads
I’m takin’ the back roads
Through the orange groves

I’m takin’ the back roads
I’m takin’ the back roads
I’m takin’ the back roads
Through the orange groves

©2020 Bob On Bob Music
This is a 2020 Wrong Way Works Recording

Orange Groves

Heartbreakers and Soultakers
(Bob Beland)
All music, arrangements and recordings by Bob Beland
Guest Camper:
Richard d'Andrea - Bass Guitar

Heartbreakers and Soultakers
(Bob Beland)

An American girl
And an immigrant boy
Looking for love
Where they jump for joy
In a joint that’s jumpin’
From a little pick up band
The boys don’t always get it
But the girls understand

Heartbreakers and soultakers
Heartbreakers and soultakers
Heartbreakers and soultakers
Runnin’ the streets tonight

Put your headlights on, 
yeah put your headlights on…

Downtown life 
In the city tonight
Where rhythm reigns 
Over wrong and right
Where two young lovers
Are out on the run
Try to catch a glimpse of them
Yeah, put your headlights on
Heartbreakers and soultakers
Heartbreakers and soultakers
Heartbreakers and soultakers
Runnin’ the streets tonight
Yeah
Runnin’ the streets tonight

Come with me
On a late night ride
‘Cross a ribbon of road
To the other side
Where two young lovers
Dance hand in hand
And Charlie T. Jr.,
He has a little lick up band 
(I can hear them now…)

Heartbreakers and soultakers
Heartbreakers and soultakers
Heartbreakers and soultakers
Runnin’ the game tonight
Runnin’ the game tonight
Runnin’ the game tonight

©2019 Bob On Bob Music
This is a 2020 Wrong Way Works Recording

Heartbreakers and Soultakers

I'll See You There
(Bob Beland)
All music, arrangements and recordings by Bob Beland
Guest Camper:
Greg Embrey -Keyboards

“I’ll See You There” 
 (written by Bob Beland)

Where the sunlight
Meets the shadows
Off the sidewalk
Next to the dirt road
Let’s go walking where
No one else goes
Park the car and
Lighten your load

There’s a place where
We can run to where
No one else would know

I’ll see you there
I’ll see you there
I’ll see you there
I’ll see you there

Let’s go walking where
No one else goes
Past the fences to
Where the grass grows
Where the sunlight
Meets the shadows
And the sidewalks
Turn into dirt roads
There’s a place where
We can run to where
No one else would know

I’ll see you there
I’ll see you there
I’ll see you there
I’ll see you there

(solo…)

There’s a trail where
No one else goes
Past the highway and
Over meadows
Where the sunlight
Meets the shadows
Where ancient footsteps
Once walked on dirt roads
It’s a place where
We can run to
Older than you know

I’ll see you there
I’ll see you there
I’ll see you there
I’ll see you there…

©2019 Bob On Bob Music
This is a 2020 Wrong Way Works Recording

I'll See You There

In Big Sur
All music, arrangements and recordings by Bob Beland
Guest Camper:
Bob Gross -Bass Guitar

“In Big Sur” 
 (Bob Beland)

The morning moon was following me
Where the rugged coastline meets the sea
Underneath the redwood trees
The redwood trees
The redwood trees,

In Big Sur
In Big Sur

I walked along until it was clear
When out of the wood there came running deer
While a new day appeared
The day appeared
The day appeared,

In Big Sur
In Big Sur
Up in Big Sur

I stood upon the edge of the land
High above the surf and the sand
Undisturbed by anyone’s hand
Or command
Or command,

In Big Sur
In Big Sur
Up in Big Sur
Yeah
Up In Big Sur...

©2020 Bob On Bob Music
This is a 2020 Wrong Way Works Recording

In Big Sur

Underneath The Sweeping Sky
All music, arrangements and recordings by Bob Beland
Guest Camper:
Richard d'Andrea - Bass Guitar

Underneath The Sweeping Sky
(Bob Beland) 

After I drink this cup
In an hour I could pick you up
To take advantage of this gorgeous day
And make some plans for our getaway

Under the sweeping skies
That rise above us and before our eyes
We’ll set a course and we’ll make our run
Or maybe we’ll just follow the sun
Oh baby…

You and I
Underneath the sweeping sky
Oh baby
You and I
Underneath the sweeping sky…

Life’s like a movie show
With the soundtrack off the radio
You be the star 
I can roll with that
Cause I’m just happy being where I’m at

Under the shining sun
Where we could find a way to have some fun
Leaving all of our cares behind
For another place, another time
Oh baby…

You and I
Underneath the sweeping sky
Oh baby
You and I
Underneath the sweeping sky
Underneath the sweeping sky
Underneath the sweeping sky…

(instrumental break…)

Oh baby…
You and I
Underneath the sweeping sky
Oh baby
You and I
Underneath the sweeping sky
Oh baby…
You and I
Underneath the sweeping sky
Oh baby
You and I
Underneath the sweeping sky
Underneath the sweeping sky
Underneath the sweeping sky…

© 2018 Bob On Bob Music
This is a 2020 Wrong Way Works Recording

Underneath The Sweeping Sky

Something/Anything?
(Bob Beland)
All music, arrangements and recordings by Bob Beland
Guest Camper:
Richard d'Andrea - Bass

“Something/Anything”
(Bob Beland)

Give me something
Give me something
Give me something
Anything baby
Give me something
Give me something
Give me something
Anything baby

Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby

Give me something
Give me something
Give me something
Anything baby
Give me something
A little something
A taste of something
Anything baby

Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby 
Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby…

Give me something
Give me something
Give me something
Anything baby
Give me something
A look or something
Just give me something
Anything baby

Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby

Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby

Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby
Anything baby

©2019 Bob On Bob Music
This is a 2020 Wrong Way Works Recording

Something/Anything?

Honey In The Hive
All music, arrangements and recordings by Bob Beland
Guest Camper:
Bob Gross -Bass Guitar

Honey In The Hive
(Bob Beland)

There’s honey in the hive
There’s honey in the hive above 
There’s honey in the hive 
Honey just as sweet as your love
You gotta jump up high
And turn around 
And buzz like a bee
‘Til your feet hit the ground

Honey in the hive
There’s honey in the hive above 
There’s honey in the hive 
Honey just as sweet as your love 

It’s all pie in the sky
It’s all pie in the sky with me
It’s all pie in the sky
And I’m buzzin’ like a bumble bee
You know that it’s alright
It’s ok
Take all your troubles and throw them away

Pie in the sky
It’s all pie in the sky with me
It’s all pie in the sky
And I’m buzzin’ like a bumble bee

There’s honey in the hive
There’s honey in the hive above 
There’s honey in the hive 
Honey just as sweet as your love
You gotta jump up high
And turn around 
And buzz like a bee
‘Til your feet hit the ground

Honey in the hive
There’s honey in the hive above 
There’s honey in the hive 
Honey just as sweet as your love 
Yeah honey just as sweet as your love 
You know honey just as sweet as your love 

©2020 Bob On Bob Music
This is a 2020 Wrong Way Works Recording

Honey In The Hive

BOB BELAND

Musical History - Los Angeles,CA:

Southpaw - founding member along with 
Jules Shear and Deki Mason(Victorino)- 1973 - 1974

Bates Motel - founding member along with 
Les Bohem -  1976 - 1979

Bob Beland solo recording - "Stealing Cars / 
“I Can Walk Away" 
45rpm single  on Deli Platter Records produced by Stephen Hague - 1980

Bob Beland solo recording - "the Bob Beland e.p." 
on What Records produced by Stephen Hague - 1982 

The Furys - charter member, lead guitarist - 1985- - 1988 Recorded with the Furys on - "Indoor/Outdoor" e.p. on King Coitus Records - 1986

Skin Trade - charter member, lead guitarist - 1989 - 1990. 

Bob Beland solo album recordings:
 
- "Amnesia Lane" on Seeing i Records - 1993

 - "Life Begins..."   on Wrong Way Works - 2007

- "Mar Vista"  on Wrong Way Works - 2013

- "Forward & Backworks"  on Wrong Way Works - 2014

- "Mano Sinistra"  on Wrong Way Works - 2015  

 - "Left Of Center" on Wrong Way Works - 2018

- "Welcome " on  Wrong Way Works - 2019

 - “Happy Camper” on Wrong Way Works - 2020 

- Collaboration with 10cc and Godley&Creme founding member Kevin Godley on the song
 “the Bang Bang Theory” for Kevin’s first solo album titled, “Muscle Memory”released by the State51conspiracy label - 2020

“Topanga” by Pal Shazar 
Released in September 2024 on Pal Shazar Recordings
Originally recorded in 2000 @ Wrong Way Works
Mar Vista, Ca 
Pal Shazar: songs & guitar 
Bob Beland: Production, engineering 
and all supporting music. 

All Bob Beland solo albums are available on YouTube, APPLEMUSIC, AmazonMusic, Spotify SoundCloud and most all digital music platforms. 

Kevin Godley’s solo album, “Muscle Memory,” which includes Kevin & Bob’s collaboration, “The Bang Bang Theory,” is also available on most all digital music platforms as well. 

NOTE: please be aware that any unauthorized use of the music found on this site is strictly prohibited without first obtaining permission first. 

All album, e.p. and single art designs by Mary Roth Beland Graphic Design  in collaboration with 
Bob Beland 

For press inquiries contact: 
William James @ Glass Onyon PR
Phone: 828-350-8158, 
email: glassonyonpr@gmail.com

Bob Beland's Facebook page: 
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