Music and Lyrics: Elena Walter & Matthew Aasen

More than I can lose

Stepping Up The Stairs 
Published by timothymichaelmusic.com
18 DEC 2023

V1.
I used to run full throttle to the bottom of the bottle
To erase her memory
I’d taken all the blame, swallowed all the shame
Hiding pain so the world can’t see.
When the demons were drowned it was time to turn around
Looking up from the bottom of the pit
Satan’s a traitor there was no elevator
Had to climb the ladder out of it.

Chorus
When I hit rock bottom I guess I’d forgotten
That there’s light beyond the dark.
Time to take control and climb out of the hole.
I just needed a little spark
From flicker to flame there ain’t no shame
No time to be scared
I gotta stop staring up the steps
And start stepping up the stairs

V2.
When the destination in unknown
It’s hard to know the path to take
And when the road ahead starts winding
I’ll take every step in faith.
Making mole hills out of mountains
Ascending to the end
Nothing in life takes more courage 
Than putting myself together again

Chorus
When I hit rock bottom I guess I’d forgotten
That there’s light beyond the dark.
Time to take control and climb out of the hole.
I just needed a little spark
From flicker to flame there ain’t no shame
No time to be scared
I gotta stop staring up the steps
And start stepping up the stairs

Bridge
I’ve been knocked down a thousand ways
But I get back up every time
And when I reach the top
I see the steps were worth the climb

Chorus
When I hit rock bottom I guess I’d forgotten
That there’s light beyond the dark.
Time to take control and climb out of the hole.
I just needed a little spark
From flicker to flame there ain’t no shame
No time to be scared
I gotta stop staring up the steps
And start stepping up the stairs

I just gotta stop staring up the steps 
And start stepping up the stairs

Nash Stanley - Stepping Up The Stairs Feb. 25, 2024, 849 P.m. 2024 - 02 - 26 16 36

It Ain’t Easy

© Andrew Dolphin

V1
Life, coming off its tracks
That is how it feels 
When we’re running blind
We’re, fighting our own fires
Dampening down the soil
Only if we’re one step ahead

Chorus
Life don’t go where we want it to go
Veers off course and before we know
We’ve grown aware then we take a look
That we’ve lost some chapters from our book 
It ain’t easy
It ain’t easy 

V2
We’re, rolling with the blows
Even on the highs
It’s a slippy slope
We’re, striving to get by
Avoiding obstacles
Only if we’re one step ahead

Chorus

M8
Living our lives inside the grey
Longing for blue skies
Then when it’s our time to step away
Never see blue skies

Chorus

It Ain’t Easy

Dedicated to all the Best Friends out there… You know who you are !!!

Thanks For Being...YOU

MISS AMAZING

(Verse)
When the night falls, I still call out your name,
Our love was like a fire, and I got burned by the flame.
I gave you my heart, but you threw it on the floor
Like you did a hundred times.. before..

(PC)
You were my addiction, I couldn’t say no
But you got so deep.. so deep in my soul…
I let you in.. you were my sweetest sin
And now I can’t.. let go.. oh oh.. I can’t let go..

(Chorus)
I was looking for the sun in a stormy sky..
I thought you were the one, but I don’t know why..
And you said forever.. but forever’s just a lie..
Oh oh.. it’s just a lie……..
It’s just a lie..

(Verse)
We danced on the edge of forever
But there was no happy-ever-after
The life we had, has crumbled to the ground
now were swimming in the wreckage..
trying ..not to drown

(PC)
You were my addiction, I couldn’t say no
you got so deep.. so deep in my soul…
I let you in.. you were my sweetest sin
And now I can’t.. let go.. oh oh.. I can’t let go..

(Chorus)
I was looking for the sun in a stormy sky..
I thought you were the one, but I don’t know why..
And you said forever.. but forever’s just a lie..
Oh oh.. it’s just a lie………
It’s just a lie..

(Bridge)
All these memories are tearing me apart
As I try to pick up the pieces of this broken heart
And now I’m moving on, but only time will show
If I can ever let.. you go..

(Chorus)
I was looking for the sun in a stormy sky..
I thought you were the one, but I don’t know why..
And you said forever.. but forever’s just a lie..
Oh oh.. it’s just a lie………
It’s just a lie..

(Outro)
Love is a game for fools like me
Who see only what they want to see
Like a moth to the flame, it always ends.. the same
And no matter how hard you try, you know forever’s.. just a lie..

Forever's Just a Lie (feat., Zoe)

No One Left Behind
He’s been pushed and shoved baptized in blood
 sucked down by quicksand crawled in the mud looked down the barrel of a loaded gun and kept his powder dry
Knows where secrets are buried 
And all the devils lies 
(CHORUS): he aint tripped no trip wires Left no one behind
Stood Among the terror and the worst of mankind 
 charged up on adrenalin a chill runnin down his spine
Through it all he never left no one behind
He’s wasted time and wasted youth
Ain’t no hero walked beside a few
don’t talk much mostly holds it in like a grenade with a broken pin
he’s been there to hear the last breath of a friend
(REPEAT CHORUS):
(BRIDGE): he goes to see the angels out among the stars
Brings him a little peace and heals his battle scars
He tries not to remember all the things he did
And the flags on coffins and what’s underneath those lids

Left No One Behind

The words for this tune were  written in 1960 while in high school, and years later my friend Merritt (pictured with me) and I ganged up on bringing it to life musically. Another buddy, Howard, dropped by to play some tasty harp as always. Bryan plays guitar, and Lucy is on keys on this edited track This 2024 edit combines elements from song incarnations over 64 years. This tune tells the story of a young man with s monster crush on his teacher. It is fictional and by no stretch confessional. Turns out he's got a bit of a smart mouth too. Take it with a grain of salt and a sense of humor as well. It's a DaddyO's classic to those of us still around. Enjoy.
Lyrics:
A Thing Or Two Edited
1. You know my teacher tol’ me, back when I was still in school
Your grades been steady slippin’, you been acting like a fool
You never get your lessons, and you won’t apply yourself
Its like you’re just daydreamin’, got your mind on somethin’ else

Bridge: But…But…
	Miss Teacher you’re so fine, and I got my mind on you
	Let’s you and me trade places, and I’ll teach you a thing or two

2.	That teacher had her mind set, and she never cracked a smile
	She handed me my folder, said its all here in your file
	You’re always in detention, or else you’re late to class
	If you never pay attention, how you think you gonna pass?

Bridge: But…But…
	Miss teacher you’re so fine, and I’m payin’ attention to you
	Let’s me and you trade places, and I’ll teach you a thing or two

3.	She knew I wasn’t listenin’, but she gave it one last try
	She got her fine self in my face, and she looked me in the eye
She said you got a good mind, but you sure ain’t thinking straight
And I hope you get the message, before its just too late

    Bridge: But…But…
	Miss teacher you’re so fine, and I sho’ been thinking ‘bout you
Let’s me and you trade places, and I’ll teach you a thing or two

      Repeat 1st Verse and Bridge (double last line of bridge)

A Thing Or Two Edited

The Good Doll (m1)

Sleep Like A Baby WT 2

I am a Songwriter from North Carolina, playing piano and producing my own music, independently recording at recording studios in Nashville and New York. Music is my passion, but I also work full-time as a Software Test Engineer in the financial sector.

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