I love sad songs, I wish I could sing them better...

Unspoken
We don’t speak of love
Or what our hearts dream of
In these quiet days

And the silence
Is more than I can bear
And so I filled the air
In my careless way

It’s no wonder why we don’t see eye to eye
We’ve grown so far apart,
And I don’t remember why

But love goes on
Even after everything went wrong
Though we tried with all that we have known
We’re little more than strangers on our own

Love’s sweet remains
Burning from the fire of younger days
We’re searching for the ashes of those ways
Scattered by the wind and blown away

There’s a picture 
When we were young and free
The world was at our feet
Before it all crashed in

And if I could
I would go back there in time
Erase the sadness in your smile
And we could start again

Yes I know that we would up just the same
Out here alone together
Wondering who’s to blame

Unspoken
Words I didn’t say
I think that it’s too late

unspoken

okay I fleshed it out and worked on the vocal...
NOTE: I finally took those annoying breaths out of the vocal track!

This one’s gonna hurt, it’s gonna make me wanna cry
And turn things upside down, and still I’ll wonder why
You made me feel alive, but now I want to die
You took away my wings when you taught me how to fly

This one’s gonna hurt, more than anything I’ve known
It makes me question everything, what is right and what is wrong
What it means to be redeemed, to come off of that ledge
And you see the one you love still dancing on the edge

In this dirty dusty room, it’s like an empty tomb
There’s an echo in the hall, but no one there to hear me call
But know I tried to make it right
I tried to save us from the fall

I don’t know what to do, I can’t believe it’s true
I was lost inside a dream, but I know now what it means
To wake up in the cold, when everything went wrong
And the life we knew is gone

This one’s gonna hurt, and it’s more than I can stand
When I can’t hold you close, with these two empty hands
I was searching for a sign, to know how you would feel
I wish I could change your mind
But I know you never will…

This Ones Gonna Hurt (Complete Mix)

Well I almost scrapped this song but after 3 weeks writing words, and then realizing how fun it is to sing, i kept it. I'm trying to figure out how to add a little lightheartedness to my music, but i think this one just turned out creepy lol. NOTE:  I always felt a little uncomfortable with the words, i just really didn't like them, so I reworked the chorus and a few other lines, and rerecorded the vocals. It seems a little better now...
 

I've seen my own worst enemy
Every night just staring back at me
Through the mirror with such animosity
And baby, it drives me crazy
I don’t understand what’s with this guy,
He don’t know that he’s alive
He combs his hair on the wrong side

I don’t expect you to understand,
But I’ve got these hammers for my hands
I like to start with everything
and smash away what I don’t need
and scattered all around are the pieces off of me
oh baby can’t you see what this done has to me

It’s a strange strange situation 
I need a little information
If it’s real or just imagination
Don’t say it’s so, I can’t believe 
Its down to you and me again
Up against the world my friend
Who can say   how this will end
 
It’s 3am and you’re slamming doors
Cause ‘I don’t speak your language anymore’
While I’m on my knees picking pieces
Of me up off the floor, 
I can’t lose much more, these pieces could be the last of me,
I wish I could see the way you see
is there anything left in this debris

Hammer Hands

Note: The i tweaked the mix a little bit, sounds a little better now..
Okay so i started a little early on my pride track for this year. It was supposed to be uplifting and happy, but Alabama just passed a law very similar, and yet worse, than Florida's idiotic don't say gay bill. So i finished this up, and it's a little acerbic. It's pride weekend here in Mobile this anyway so I guess it's as a good a time as any!

With my complete and heartfelt apology to Anastacia...

Here’s to the ones that feel like they don’t belong,
That are looking for a reason to keep hanging on
You’ve got a friend in me and you know that it’s so
And together we are stronger than you will ever know

If there’s a way to stand out you’ll find it
When it’s your time to shine you will blind them!

Now there’s a word going ‘round they’re tryna shut us down
Cause we don’t act like the others in their country club towns
And they’re spreading lies, they try to dehumanize
But they’re just putting us down to bring their selves up high

And we’ll never back down, we’re gonna stand our ground
And we won’t shut up, we’re gonna shout out loud

It’s our life and we’re gonna live it
They don’t have what it takes to break our spirit,
There’s a word that they hate, but they’re gonna hear it,
We’re gonna sing it out loud today, that word is,,,

Now it seems insane, they have so much to gain,
When they create some kind of drama just to smear our name,
We all have fear, and we all have pain,
But a little understanding goes a long, long way

And we’ll never back down, we’re gonna stand our ground
And we won’t shut up, we’re gonna shout out loud

It’s our life and we’re gonna live it
They don’t have what it takes to break our spirit,
There’s a word that they hate, but they’re gonna hear it,
We’re gonna sing it out from up above, that word is,,,
LOVE!

Love is the answer
Love brings understanding
Love pulls us together
It’s a word so demanding
Love wins over hate
It always prevails
Love tolerates,
Love never fails!
Love is what guides us,
It’s a beacon that blinds us
It will always finds us
Love will unite us!

The Word Is Love (Pride 2022)

i reworked this song, I never really finished it when i posted it, i just kind of wanted to move on. This is a better song now.. I still can't get the vocals to sound right.. 
NOTE: I remixed this song, was able to get the pops and crackles out of the vocals

The evening fog had come, floating softly from the sea
and turned the world into a dream, where there is only you and me
when long ago we walked this shore,
and we had it all, but nothing more
not a memory you would keep
but it was everything to me

now time has burned away the fog, and we’ve come back to this place 
the silver sea and midnight sky underneath the milky way
but something’s lost along the way
where the water meets the sky so far away
it’s an illusion of the sea
they never really come to be

all I ever wanted, everything I thought I needed
I hoped to find in your heart     
If all of this meant nothing
then we’ve wasted all our time
We tried to be something we’re not
The same mistakes we’re making
The same bad road we’re taking 

It washes over me 
this is real, and not my dream
Let this be, go and find the one you need,
Who loves you for the things they see
Not what I want you to be
Not what you want me to be…

What I Wanted You To Be

this is a working title.. Working on vocals now but it's been so long since I posted anything i thought what the heck, it kind of stands on its own with the cool detuned guitars and cheesy nineties synth...it is still in the embryonic stage...

where do the people go when they stop dancing INSTR

One more EDM dance song examining what happens when we die lol.
Oy, this one was really tough. I have such a hard time with words. I guess by now, half the population doesn't even know what 't-tops' are anymore! The vocal is really out of my range, and transposing was nearly impossible but I did drop it down all I could without being in the mud then i did what i could do vocal wise. The demo I used to practice was kind of fun I might post that later...

Ah, those hot summer nights when it felt alright
Seems like yesterday
With a bottle of booze and your platform shoes
Off to dance the night way

And you ride through town with the t-tops down
And the wind blowing fast and cool
And you’re revved up hot in the parking lot
Nowhere to go and nothing to do

It’s the summer of dreams when you’re seventeen
There's no way that you can't win
Try new things, spread your wings
You don’t think about the summer’s end

Music’s loud in this lively crowd
She's dancing around the room
With the strangers you know and the friends that you don’t
Then you just turn around and they’re all gone

Where do the dancers go, when they’re not dancing anymore
Where do the dancers go when their feet aren’t on the dance floor
To the underground? To the atmosphere?
Do you stay around, do you disappear
To the great unknown, where the wild winds blow,
It’s a short ride here but a long way home   

Ah, those hot summer nights when it felt alright
What did we know
Now you lie in bed the music in your head
but you can't go back to long ago

when the dance is done and the lights come on
We all need a place to shed our skin
Place like home just to rest our bones till the night comes ‘round again

Where Do The Dancers Go When They're Not Dancing Anymore (VOCAL)

This is a ghost story...

I’m waiting, just outside the garden wall
I’m standing where our vows were made
Still waiting, underneath the moonless sky
As the final light of summer fades

now one by one, the streetlights glow
And this becomes a magic place
But if you don’t come home, I’ll turn to stone
Like the statues by the garden gate

Heaven, is a place I cannot reach,  
So I walk this garden faithfully
My heaven, will be the day we’ll finally be
Where the flowers grow up wild and free

And as they bloom their perfume grows
It lingers in the humid air
If I could, I’d give all I owned
If in this moment we could share

I won’t give up, I won’t give in
I’m always waiting here for you
To see your smile, to touch your skin
As seasons come and go I’m here for you
 
One day we will rise up, above this twilight garden
When at last we’re together again 
Discovering new horizons

The Twilight Garden

I never really cared for the finished product i posted last week, it never really sounded right. I loved the Roy Bittan style piano, and that took a long time to learn and record, but it didn't work so i scrapped it for the fender organ that i played on the fly. And I transposed it up a third, and reworked the words and completely remixed it.  I think it works a lot better now.. 

I don’t want to be the one you call up on the telephone
To see if I could come around ‘cause you don’t wanna be alone
Don’t get me wrong I want to spend some time with you
Don’t get me wrong but do you feel the same for me I feel for you
I don’t want to be the one that’s always looking in your eyes
Then you turn lights down low
And suddenly I’m paralyzed
It makes my heart start to stutter my knees they shake
and my words they flutter
I don’t want to be the one that ends up feeling like a fool, 
I don’t want to be the one when love has faded and we’re through
Love’s so overrated, it makes your life so complicated

I Don't Want To Be The One (Redux)

Now rest your head and close your eyes
Sweet darling don’t you cry
I am right here by your side

leave the troubled world outside
In the morning
I know things will be alright

Maybe I’m too naïve but when I look at you I still believe
Together we’ll get through the night

I’ve seen you struggle with your fears
And I look beyond your tears
I have seen the way you try 

You took the chance to have it all 
And you were not afraid to fall
But were afraid that you would fly

Maybe I’m too naive but when I look at you I still believe
W e can reach the sky

Let’s Give it one more try
We’ll rise up to find new heights
Spread our wings and aim towards the sky
Hang on and we’ll take flight

You taught me how to start again  
What it means to be a friend
When I felt so all alone 

You showed me what it means to love
And how it feels to be loved
 A thing not everybody knows

If I could only be just half of what you see in me
I would know where I belong

Taking Flight

I was headed home thru Hattiesburg 
In an icy cold  December 
On a train: the Crescent City line
To my hometown for Christmastime

I was watching out the window
As the train pulled out into the snow
The western sky was glowing red
as the night turned purple overhead

Between the sunset and the evening stars
Planes were leaving long white scars
I’d given anything to be up there
Flying far away from here

That was years ago
The last time that I went home
Now I’d give anything to go back where I belonged

Oh, to walk down those familiar streets
In the town that held my secrets deep
To see the soft glow of the Christmas lights
In the windows around the old house of mine

To feel the warmth of Christmas from years ago
But things have changed so much I know
We all have gone separate ways
And it all feels so far away

Everyone I’ve known has come and gone
Friends and family that I depended on
That world is gone
And I stand alone 
I just want to go back home where I belong

If Christmas wishes did come true
I would have a million reason to 
Get back on the crescent city train
And start the new year home again

I just want to go back home

The Last Time I Went Home

I might write a song for you
Seems like a natural thing to do
Not to praise all the good in you
I feel the need to give the devil his due

it's not exactly a song of love
it's a laundry list of what you have done
It’s a PSA for the underdogs
A cautionary tale about the fool that i was 

Whenever i sing this song
I hope you sing along
One day you’ll wonder where i have gone
And realize how you done me wrong

A little tale of a wild romance
A little tango without the dance
I was a victim of circumstance
not everyone deserves a second chance

You left me so confused
I've got nothing else left to lose
Its safe to say that you were amused
It’s such a thrill for you to tighten the screws

You know…
I could write a traveling song
It maybe time that i moved along
Hit the highway and keep  on going
Let it take me where the wind is blowing

I Might Write A Song For You

Don’t leave me out in the rain

What have we done, it’s happened again
How did we end up together in this burning bed
a vulnerable moment, a trick of the night
You are a worthy opponent, now i’m too tired to fight

So much depends upon the weather
clouds form so easily
So much depends upon the question
You don;t know what you ask of me..

your bag’s by the door, there’s papers to sign
Things to sort on the floor; what’s yours and what’s mine
we can’t stay together, i say can’t stay apart
When It feels like it’s over, it’s a brand new start

So much depends upon the weather
The storm breaks so easily
It don’t depend upon the answer
I already know that you’re leaving me

In case you change your mind, I’m easy to find
I’ll be frozen in time where you left me behind
I am mostly to blame, and i hate to complain
But it seems like a shame
Don’t leave me out in the rain..
tears on my face, tearing my clothes, calling your name!

So much depended on whether
Hearts break so easily 
nothing depends upon the answer
you’re already leaving me

I mostly complain, and i might be to blame

Don't Leave Me Out In The Rain

So this was going to be a nineties throwback petshop boys style piece. I could never get it right, it's such a nihilistic piece. This is a very rough version, two takes on the piano, and a few takes on the vocal.

Let’s go, just you and I, 
while the world still dreams below the starry sky
Down the lonely street into an empty town 
From our mindless sleep on to Hallowed ground

I always thought there would be time
but i watched it slip away before my eyes
Yet we had time for our goodbyes
Looking out, at the edge of the demise

Without you here, what would I be?
Within your arms, you comfort me
You keep me close, 
you set me free!

It doesn’t end with a whimper or a bang, 
We just slowly fade to black from where we came
It doesn’t end in flood or fire,
It all just simply falls to our desire

will there ever be another?

A Love Song From The End Of The World

This isn't autobiographical in any way, it's just a story...
forgive my singing and the possibly (definitely) over the top background vox lol..

The way the morning broke that day
The sun was coming up in such an ordinary way
The day they sent you away
How could we get that news on such a lovely summer day?
a mother lost in all her tears
a brother lost inside his fear
How could they do this thing to you?
It don’t seem real, it can’t be true

for me the days were flying by
For you the world was standing still, i wondered why
It’s the beginning of the end
All The time that’s lost that you could never find again

And it seemed like a million years 
But the day at last appeared
Where was your life when you came home?
The world had left you all alone

And when our mother died, it finally broke in you
I know you never cried, and if i were you i’d be angry too
I found your guitar by your door
You said that you would never play it anymore
Some nights i hear it through the walls
It takes me back to times when we were brothers through it all

You were always there for me
Even when you couldn’t be
I wish they hadn’t stole your life away
For some little thing, that’s not a crime today
I hope you know, good things will come to you one day,
Just keep holding on, I’m with you all the way…

Oh, my brother,  sweet brother

Brother

For Pride 2023, a few days early... even my happy songs are sad lol

I don’t know how many sleepless nights
I’ve spent along the riverside
Searching for some kind of light
To call my own
‘Cause you kept me down for so long
That the darkness seemed like all I've known
I never dreamed that the light was right here all along

Now I'm Leaving the dark behind. I’m ready to let love shine!

I’m not gonna be the bad guy in your story
Or the fall guy for your glory
Why do you knock me down just to make yourself look strong?
The road that I'm on leads to a world you'll never know
But that don’t mean it’s wrong
Your path is yours, and my path is all my own

A world of my own design And i’m gonna take the time to…!  

Celebrate the life we’re living
Celebrate the love we’re given
Our time while we are young
Celebrate the friends here with us
Celebrate the ones we're missing
Celebrate Until we’re filled with laughter, life and love

There’s something in me that you despise
And for that i won’t apologize
I'll forgive and forget, I’m not angry at the world anymore
‘cause i realize how far I've come
And all the friends I’ve lost and loved  
Who has time for people who don’t know what love is for?

I’ll leave them all behind And i believe it’s time to…!

War will never bring you peace
Understanding’s what we need

Celebrate! (Pride 23)

NOTE: I tweaked the mix a bit, brought down the drums vocals and replaced the file,, it sounds better now.. 

This was first done a couple of years ago, and since I've gotten a little better at recording now, esp vocals,  I thought I'd give it another try. I rerecorded the vocals and bass, and tweaked everything else..

Thanks to all for tolerating these little disco songs lol

We made it to the other side
Once more through the darkness we survived
We're never going back again,
We're stronger now than we've ever been

You touched my heart and now I know what love is for
The world awaits beyond the door

Here we go, one more song to change the world 
If not I trust we won't let this world change us

Ooh, we finally found the rhythm and our hearts can beat as one
We are the chosen ones, shining brighter than the sun
Ooh, with all that we are given we should learn to rise above
I want to believe in love, It's all I'm dreaming of

When you're out there all alone,
Fighting for your cause and you can't go home,
Remember just where you belong,
I am on your side and you can't go wrong

You took my hand and now I know what life is for,
The world it waits beyond our door,

We Finally Found The Rhythm <redo>

So I was supposed to do a fishing song last week for father's day where I play sometimes, but I didn't know any, and I just couldn't find one that would fit my style, so I decided to write this one. I didn't sing it though, it's too slow and depressing (surprise!) haha. But here is a rough version of it, I'm working on a more finished version now.

This is just a story, my Dad did take out to the Old Lock to fish when I was little, but I kind of hated it, because I had to be quiet and still for 3 hours sitting in a boat.. and my Dad died when I was a teenager so we never went out there later in life.. he was a cool guy, he actually built fishing boats, they weren't anything fancy but it was really amazing to me that he could do that in his little shed in the back yard.. 

Getting up at 4a m before the birds are singing
Rise and shine to the smell of the coffee percolating
Load up the truck put the gear in the boat we’ll spend the day out fishing 
What a way to spend a saturday, out on the river 
And the coffeeville road is dark and long but we know which way to go
we’ve been this way a million times to our favorite fishing hole…
The old lock and dam on the Tombigbee river..

 Take me down to the river one more time
 
Let’s go while there’s still time, while the light still shines
And we can feel the breeze, and watch the wind blow through the trees 
The way it used to b  
 
The river is life, the river is love, but the river is tough sometimes
But the river is hope, t r is dreams , as  it runs through my life
it’s full of the memories of my dad and me together
And it feels like it goes on and on, but nothing lasts forever

 And the Coffeeville road don’t seem as long as it did those years ago
And were going one more time to our favorite fishing hole..

Take me down to the river one more time
You can put your feet in the water to ease your troubled mind
Let’s go while there’s still time, while the light still shines
And we can feel the breeze, and watch the shadows through the trees
My Dad and me…

Fathers Day (guitar and piano}

A few small changes to the words...
This was tough, I have such a rough time with recording vocals, i rerecorded some of the vocals and remixed the track..

Getting up at 4a m before the birds are singing
Rise and shine to the smell of coffee percolating
Load up the truck put the gear in the boat we’ll spend the day out fishing 
What a way to spend a saturday, out on the river 
And the coffeeville road is dark and long but we know which way to go
we’ve been this way a million times to our favorite fishing hole…
The old lock and dam on the Tombigbee river..

Take me down to the river one more time
Let me put my feet in the water to ease my mind 
Let’s go while there’s still time, while the light still shines
And we can feel the breeze, and watch the wind blow through the trees 
The way it used to be  
 
The river is life, the river is love, but the river is tough sometimes
And the river is hope, the river  is dreams , as  it runs through our lives
it’s full of the memories of the times we had together
And it feels like it goes on and on, but nothing lasts forever

 And the Coffeeville road don’t seem as long as it did those years ago
And were going one more time to our favorite fishing hole..

Take me down to the river one more time
You can put your feet in the water to ease your troubled mind
Let’s go while there’s still time, while the light still shines
And we can feel the breeze, and watch the shadows through the trees
My Dad and me…

Father's Day {Complete}

My friend Jeff Roberts did an incredible remix of this humble song and turned it into something really fantastic, more than I thought possible! He is also responsible for the  bass and drums, and additional guitar, keys and all the other cool things in the mix. He is a talented musician as well as a  great producer/engineer. Thank you Jeff!

We Finally Found The Rhythm <<Jeff Roberts REMIX>>

Don't you hate it when people start describing a dream they had? I hope not..

I saw an angel in my  dream
Torn and tattered were her wings
And She revealed the truth to me
And it brought me to my knees
It made everything so clear
And my eyes filled with tears
But when i wiped the tears away
Her words had faded in the day

I met a man who came to me
From a land across the sea
He had stardust in his eyes
as we looked toward the sky
He held my face in his two hands
I  felt the fire flow through his veins
And I trembled in my fear
As I whispered in his  ear

Show me the way to get back home
Show me the place where i belong
Give me the stars to light the road
Show me the way to get back home

if it's not too late
Show me how to change our fate
and we all have lost the way
And there's no time left to wait

As i stand before you now
Feeling naked and ashamed 
At the mercy of it all
because I gave it all away

Angel, please return to me

Show Me The Way Home

The night was cool, as we watched the moon move through the trees
The branches swaying overhead, to the music in the breeze
Now we’re alone, underneath a giant moon of gold
Scattered diamonds in the sky, as the summer night unfolds

I don’t know if i’m awake or am i dreaming
Am i alive or have we reached the gates of heaven
I don’t know, but I’ll never let you go
And We won’t let this feeling end
This is where our life begins

The night was made for me and you
But the morning came too soon
And we can never bring it back into the tune
Our love song underneath the lover’s moon
 
Now the light streams in to the bedroom between the window shades
And the dust it dances in the sun like glitter in the rain
  The room is still, as the sunlight crawls across the floor
Who could be in this paradise,, and ask for any more?

I'd give you all your heart desired if I were able
And leave it all for you here on your bedside table
So you would know, how I hate to see you go
Maybe you’ll remember me, In your lazy summer dreams…

Last night was made for me and you
But the morning came too soon
And we can never bring it back into the view
Faded memories underneath the lover’s moon

Underneath The Lover's Moon

I rerecorded the vocals, and remixed and mastered the track..
A song about addiction...

A change in the weather might bring me around again
You know I never liked the cold
A chance to turn this back around my friend
A chance to save my immortal soul
  
Nothing else that came so easy ever felt the same
But nothing hard to hold will ever stay
I watch the clouds form through the window pane
It fills the empty hours of the day

So I know one thing for sure…
It’s gonna rain today

The stars fall from the sky and wash up on the shore
Glowing softly blue before they fade
It’s every star i’ve ever wished upon
Now lying silent in their grave

No one that came before you made me feel that way
But I know what’s hard to hold will never stay
I watched the  stars fall from my window pane
And now I'm pleading for the light. of. day.

I know one thing for sure…
It’s gonna rain today
Somebody help me,
It’s going to rain today

Sometimes it seems this flood will never end
Sometimes it seems that all there is is drought
Sometimes the stars are shining in my hands
But they’re mostly full of doubt..

one thing’s for certain I can say…
It’s going to rain today
Somebody help me,
It’s going to rain today
Oh, won’t you save me,
Before the stars all fade away

It's Going To Rain Today

I wrote another Holiday song...

The lights are on the tree
You brought the decorations down
The candles flicker in the breeze
It's calm and peaceful all around 

It was cold here in this place
But you got the  fire going 
And it warms my hands and face 
You made this  feel like home

and I know that things were bad
But they'll be better now you'll see
This is going to be our year
This year was made for you and me

When i look back upon this year  
On all these mem’ries made together
And the love we always shared
That i knew would last forever

Now i don’t know how things would be
If i woke up to find you gone
You are everything to me  
I ‘d never make it on my own

And I feel it in my heart
Things are better now you’ll see
This is gonna be our year
AndI’m so glad you’re here with me

This is gonna be our year
This year was made for you and me

This Is Going To Be Our Year (Christmas '23)

The vocals were tough, i just redid them, added some upper harmony, sounds a little better...

I feel a change that’s in the air
I hear music everywhere
An excitement that i feel 
beyond compare

I believe you feel it, too
And it's more than me and you
It's the start of something real
Something strange and true, 
  
Far away from the city life
now I'm not sure the reason why 
I was lost in my own wilderness
now the weight of the world is gone

And i want to thank you
I was lost until You shined your light  on me
You found me in the dark and you set me free 

For the refuge of your arms
For your love, safe and warm
And i want to thank you, thank you

Now we’ve been through the thick and thin
I won’t deny it or we defend
But we’ve shown how much we care
This will never end

Like darkness gives in to the dawn
We’ll have our day out in the sun
And a place to love and share
For people everywhere

A place where people understand
We all are brothers hand in hand
And our Salvation’s in our tenderness
and the weight of the world is gone

now the weight of the world is gone
And i want to thank you

Thank You

Disclaimer: I am far from religious...

Long ago he was born into the wild
A brave and Fearless lion child
He Grew up strong with his mother by his side, with his father roamed the countryside,
And together ruled the lion pride

Beneath the bluest sky you’ve ever seen
The bravest little cub that’s ever been

Today he sleeps most of his time away
Inside a little cage that his captors made
Cold hard floor and metal bars
Because he wandered off too far
And he became their easy prey

Gabriel don’t chain the lion down
Turn him loose, let him be
Let him live his days out in the sun
And set his spirit free
Yes set his spirit free
Everyone should be

Do you even even know you’re locked up in a cell
Do you even know there’s a big wide world out there
Do you remember your old home, the plains you called your own,
Or the sound of your mighty roar

Gabriel don’t chain the lions down
Turn them loose, let them be
Let them live their days out in the sun
And set their spirit free
Yes set their spirit free
Everyone should be free

Don't Chain The Lions Down

My words are always wrong
I don’t know what to say to you
i’ve tried to put them in a song
i hope that it's a way to break through

I think we’re stronger than you know
More than you give it credit for
yeah,there’s a long long way to go
But first we have to open up the door

So we’ve had our share of tears
You think the dream has gone
We are fumbling through the years
We can find a way to carry on

How can you say that i’m not here
I’ve been right here all along
How can you say that i don’t care
When everything i do is for you, right or wrong

Look straight ahead, don't look back
We both know what we’ve been through
Please don’t mind those hard times
Because they led me here to you

I’ll hold on
And you’ll stay strong

Now it’s good to see you smile 
you haven’t felt like smiling for a while
And the feel of your hand in my hand
It makes everything worthwhile

we’ve had our own share of the dark 
But all of those hard times are gone
And the road ahead is long
But we don’t have to walk alone

Look straight ahead, don't look back
We both know what we’ve been through
Now i don’t mind those hard times
Because they led me here to you

I’ll hold on
And You stay strong

Looking Ahead

I’ve been on top of the world, and I’ve been down and out
I’ve been wasting time trying to figure it out
And I still don’t know why the world goes around

I made mistakes, and I paid the price
I watched my plans falling through the ice
I found true love, that left me high and dry

But one sweet day, one sweet day
Things are gonna go my way
I ain’t going down that rabbit hole no more
I am gonna pick myself up off the floor

But one sweet day, one sweet day
Things are gonna go my way
I ain’t being held in no spider web no more
I’m gonna pick myself up off the floor

If there’s just one thing, I could say to you
I’d tell you straight, I’d tell you true
When it falls apart, you still gotta see it through

And now you’re there alone, feeling down and blue 
When there’s someone, waiting there for you
I think you know what you’ve got to do

But one sweet day, one sweet day
Things are gonna go my way
I ain’t going into that lion’s den no more
I’m gonna pick myself up off the floor

But one sweet day, one sweet day
Things are gonna go my way
I ain’t going down that rabbit hole no more
I’m gonna pick myself up off the floor

One Sweet Day

If it were me, I’d ask you how your day has gone
If it were me, I’d listen as you carried on
And I would cherish all you say and do,
You’d tell me all your dreams,
I would make them all come true

And every day I’d tell you that you’re beautiful
Like how your eyes sparkle when you smile
And you should   know, for the first time in my life
 How I feel alive, and you were right here all the while
 
If it were me, you’re longing for

His love for you is fleeting and untrue
 A flash in the pan; he’ll soon disappear
And when you’re blue, i’ll be here for you
 Like I will be throughout the years
 
But it’s not me, I’m not the one your heart beats for
 Hard as I try, I’ll never be who you adore
And is that fair? Am I destined just to be
A friend that’s by your side
 While I keep it all inside?
‘cause it’s not me you’re longing for
A shoulder for your tears
A smile to ease  your fears
  That’s all I’ll ever be

if it were me

Had a little dry spell, hopefully it's over now. In the span of 24 hours I have alternated between hating and loving this track about 400 times...

If you need a helping hand
Someone who understands
Don’t shed a tear, I’m right here

If you need a dollar bill
Or have a little time to kill
Baby you know I will
I’m right here

When you’re down and blue
And you need two big strong arms to pull you through
Hold on tight, that’s what i’ll do

These are more than just words I say
I’m here for you night and day
Have no fear I'm right here

When the road is long
And you need someone to beside you, I’ll come along
Anywhere with you, is the place where I belong

These are more than just words I say
I’m here for you every day
Have no fear I'm right here
Have no fear I'm right here
Let me make this clear

I'm Right Here

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