Written, performed, programmed, recorded by Daniel James Lemmenes
Dan Lemmenes

I Took You Way Too Far

The Game (I Could Have Warned You)

You Could Have It All

You called me a brother from another mother, since the day we met.

A whole lotta respect ended up in regret it broke me down.

No frame of reference is what you tell us now.

Well Proverbs 17:17 will explain just how.

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Don't talk to me like that I won't take your disrespect.

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I'm gonna let you know fool.
From now on this is what I'm gonna live for.

Love, Passion, Grace and Integrity

From now on that is what I'm gonna live for, and I won't be your fool.

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Proverbs 17:17 "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of need."

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I was stoic and in fear to all your bigotry and jeers I was breaking bad.

You spoke in tongues as a joke then used it to cause pain it was vain, broken babbling.

So you're a worship leader. But you're a misconceaver, a truth concealer, deceiver.

Left out of memoirs written got your plaque on the wall nobody doctors the doctor.

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Don't talk to me like that I won't take your disrespect.

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I'm gonna let you know fool.

From now on this is what I'm gonna live for.

Love, Passion, Grace and Integrity
From now on that is what I'm gonna live for, and I won't be your fool.

♧

Outlawed to Ratty, but were you honest, do they know all about your history?

You used to be a brother, but now you'll always be the Boogie-man to me.

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Don't talk to me like that I won't take your disrespect.

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I'm gonna let you know fool.

From now on this is what I'm gonna live for.

Love, Passion, Grace and Integrity
From now on that is what I'm gonna live for, and I won't be your fool.

From now on this is what I'm gonna live for.

From now on that is what I'm gonna live for.

And I won't be your fool.

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Love.   Passion.  Grace. and Integrity

Proverbs 17:17 "A friend loves at all times, and a brother is born for a time of need."

Prov1717 (Love, Passion, Grace, & Integrity)

I was looking at you looking at me looking at you

You could see right through me but girl, I could see through you too

We were flirty nothin' dirty but it sure gave 'em something to think about

Because the way that it all came out, it ain't the weather that they've been talkin' about


Hey! It ain't no secret
Ain't nobody gonna be surprised
We ain't tryin' to pull the wool over anybody eyes, it's no surprise because
Everybody Knows


A clever disguise, wink in our eyes but they could still see through

One stolen touch wasn't much but it was all that we dared to do

It was a party we were tardy and we sure gave 'em something to think about

Because if before there was any doubt

They got the proof and now it's that they've been talkin' about


Hey! It ain't no secret
Ain't nobody gonna be surprised
We ain't tryin' to pull the wool over anybody eyes, it's no surprise because
Everybody Knows

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Everybody, Everybody, Everybody Knows what we were doing that night

And now, Everybody talkin' 'boutique, somethin' they been jealous of

It ain't no secret, it's you and me.


Hey! It ain't no secret
Ain't nobody gonna be surprised
We ain't tryin' to pull the wool over anybody eyes, it's no surprise because
Everybody Knows

Hey! It ain't no secret
Ain't nobody gonna be surprised
We ain't tryin' to pull the wool over anybody eyes, it's no surprise because
Everybody Knows

It's no surprise because 
It's no surprise because 
It's no surprise because 
Everybody Knows 




Everybody Knows - Daniel James Lemmenes

A Whisper and a Freight Train

Verse 1
I was an early riser but I had no rooster

I'm from a world where they say less isn't more

I met a blonde lovely tall and delightful

Direct descendant from the local convenience store

Her old man was a jerk doin hard time, dude was sellin' dimes on the block every night   

And even though her brother was the sheriff in the next town over she was always the apple of his eye


Pre-Chorus
They said that the girl she was wanted for her drive-by-love would make you loose your mind

Chorus
She'll come on like a whisper, roll  like a freight train
She gonna roll right over you


Verse 2
It was like 3 O'clock one Sunday morning, She crawled through my window like a thief in the night

My heart was thumpin' like a big rig rollin' she got skills and all of the thrills 

And then she whispered with a wink and a clever smile, she got to get away before they arrive. 

Cause even though her brother was the sheriff in the next town over he couldn't save her from her own demise  


Pre-Chorus
They said that the girl she was wanted for her drive-by-love would make you loose your mind

Chorus
She'll come on like a whisper, roll  like a freight train
She gonna roll right over you


Verse 3
She said, "Boy I think you're gonna need a rooster"

She came and whispered in my ear at the door.

I'm gonna miss that blonde, lovely, tall and delightful 


Chorus
She'll come on like a whisper, roll  like a freight train
She gonna roll right over you



A Whisper and a Freight Train

🎄 And Merry Christmas To You -  by Daniel James Lemmenes 🎄 

Verse 1
The snow is so deep and looks fun, but it's so cold outside. 

I think I'll stay home and inside and hang a big wreath tonight. 

The fireplace is warm, hot cocoa bubbles on my nose. 

Is that Santa Claus on the phone, Mama? Please tell him that I've been good. 

Chorus
And Merry Christmas to you, and Happy New Year, too. 

And Merry Christmas to you, and Happy New Year, too. 


Verse 2
I hear reindeer steps on my rooftop. Could he really be here? 

I'll put cookies out by my goofy Elf on the Shelf. I think he'll see them there. 

And I hope he checked it twice, because I really have been nice. 

Hey! Should i hang this mistletoe right here? Oh I think so 

Chorus
And Merry Christmas to you, and Happy New Year, too. 

And Merry Christmas to you, and Happy New Year, too. 

Santa please don't bring me cold tonight 

I set delicious cookies over there 

I hope that Fred the Elf on a Shelf didn't lie 

'Cause i've been nice not naughty, well at least tonight 

Chorus
And Merry Christmas to you, and Happy New Year, too. 

And Merry Christmas to you, and Happy New Year, too. 



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#ChristmasSong, 🎶
#HolidayGreetings, 
#SeasonOfJoy,
#MerryChristmas,
#HappyNewYear,
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#cookiesforsanta,
#ElfOnTheShelf2024,
#familyfun,

And Merry Christmas To You

Shotgun


Verse 1
She can argue like a lawyer,  put on a hard defense 

Her wit is sharp as razor wire, and her words'll make you tense 

She can be as soft as a sunset, shines so bright you may not see 

She got a heart of gold beneath her pride, her love is ecstasy 


Pre-Chorus 
She ain't ridin' in the back seat my brother
She gonna ride up front with me 


Chorus 
Her cowboy boots on the dashboard
Sunlight in her eyes
Hikin' up that sundress
She be callin' shotgun
Her cowboy boots on the dashboard
Sunlight on her thighs
Hikin' up that sundress
She be ridin' shotgun


Verse 2
Whoa, she got a hard as stone poker face, if you get on her bad side 

But if you're lucky enough to feel her heart you'll be the one that she'll confide 

She might start a fight with the bouncer, peacemaker step aside. 

His last fat lip was from her fist, she'll always be my ride or die. 


Pre-Chorus 
She ain't ridin' in the back seat my brother
She gonna ride up front with me 


Chorus 
Her cowboy boots on the dashboard
Sunlight in her eyes
Hikin' up that sundress
She be callin' shotgun
Her cowboy boots on the dashboard
Sunlight on her thighs
Hikin' up that sundress
She be ridin' shotgun


Instrumental

Chorus

Shotgun


I Ain't Above Bluffin' Tonight 

Verse1
She holds all the cards.
Yet she always be hidin’ her hands.
Every move she makes feels like a secret part of a bigger plan.
I’m stuck in her game.
Tryna read what I don't understand.
While she plays me slow, like a song in her one-woman band. 

Chorus 1
She got that royal flush kinda smile, that could make this man just fold his hands and call his mother. 
Ain't got no aces up my sleeve.
But I ain't gonna leave.
Because I ain't above bluffin' tonight. 

Verse 2
She’ll never tip her hand.
But she always be raisin’ the stakes.
Play the long con smooth, she don't suffer fools—that's one of those rules she'll never break.
I'm gonna I play it cool.
Starting to read her tells with every dance.
I’m just biding my time read her moves this is where I make my stand. 

Chorus 2
She got that queen of hearts kinda style, that make this gambler just double down and bet on trouble 
Got no full house or a prayer to lead.
But I ain't gonna leave.
Because I ain't above bluffin' tonight. 

Instrumental 

Chorus 3
I'd play a dead man's hand just to have her, I'd call, go all in, beat the odds till she's my lover.
Ain't got no aces up my sleeve.
No I ain't gonna leave.
Because I ain't above bluffin' tonight.

I Aint Above Bluffin Tonight

I'm a singer, songwriter, and guitarist into many styles. The original music I share here is my self-recorded basement experimentation, but my goal is to keep connecting with other musicians—whether that means in a studio, gigging, or both. Open to ideas and collaborations!

Daniel James Lemmenes

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