I started writing this folk song in 2001 for an old flame and finished it 10 years later at the suggestion of my good friend, Monika Avaria.

Crazy Girl

This pop song is the 8th track off my demo album, A Song of Sorrow/A Song For You".  I wrote it in 2005.

Don't Fall In Love

Country blues song written in 2003.  This is the second track off my "Regular Man" demo.

My Egocentric Mind @ Copyright 2003

 By Eric J. Fried
 
Verse 1:
 
My feelings for you don’t mean anything
You put my heart in the gutter but that’s okay
My secrets aren’t really much to be told
I don’t have a lot to hide
I don’t have a lot to say
 
Verse 2:
 
My problems aren’t very significant
Though you can solve them if you’d love me as you will see
My pain and my sorrow
I’ll deal with them tomorrow
‘Cuz right now there’s only one thing wrong with me
 
Chorus:
 
I don’t know what to do
To get my egocentric mind off of you
I’m gonna sit here ‘til dawn
Writing out this silly song
I’ll bet you think it’s amusing
To do all of this confusing
I don’t know what to do
To get my egocentric mind off of you.
 
Verse 3:
 
My endless daydreams of you always get me annoyed
I’m not usually such a naughty little boy
My sarcastic tendencies are really smokin’
You’re ugly I hate you (Okay, I’m just jokin’)
 
Verse 4:
 
My love for you is like I’m in a movie
Why don’t you just stay up on that screen?
My thoughts are my kingdom and you are their queen

Think I know what it means
You’re the girl of my dreams
 
Chorus 2:
 
And I don’t know what to do
To get my egocentric mind off of you.
I’m gonna sit here all alone
Until the damn cows come home
I’ll bet you think it’s funny
You’d be wrong now honey
Just singing the blues
But it’s not like it’s news
I won’t blame it on you
Still I don’t know what to do

To get my egocentric mind off of you.
 
(guitar solo)
 
Verse 5:
 
Haven’t you noticed that I’m having my doubts
While trying to figure out what love is all about
Was a cynic and a sucker for being all cool
But that went to hell the day that I met you
 
Verse 6:
 
I’m trying to keep my reasons intact
I’m trying to separate my opinions from fact
But I’ve gotta move on if you’re just gonna hurt me
I wouldn’t handle it well if you’d up and desert me
I wish I was brave enough to learn how to flirt
 
Chorus 3:
 
Still I don’t know what to do
To get my egocentric mind off of you.
I’m an ignorant fool
But I’m playing it cool
You need a man who is hot
And that it something I’m not (I almost forgot).
Still I don’t know what to do
To get my egocentric mind off of you. 

My Egocentric Mind

This is the 9th track off my 2013 album, "A Song of Sorrow/A Song For You"

Go It Alone
Music and lyrics by Eric J. Fried

I can't keep hanging around
With people bringing me down
When I am by myself
Nothing bothers me
Now add somebody
It becomes a mystery

I've got no reason to trust
Believe in "we" or in "us"
Our society has got the best of me
But I have found a way to finally be free

I'll go it alone 
I'll go it alone
The lights are on but nobody's home
I'll go it alone
I'll go it alone
Won't you please forgive my tone?
Instead of company I'll go it alone

You all can worry away (if you want)
Wonder if I am okay (and I'm not)
The silence all around me can be deafening
But voices certainly can seem more threatening

I try to stay where it's quiet and peaceful too
I'd like to create a life that I can cling to
When outside influence becomes a power struggle
I'll stay secluded like the boy in the bubble

And go it alone 
I'll go it alone
The lights are on but nobody's home
I'll go it alone
I'll go it alone
There is no need to bitch and moan
It's my decision so I'll go it alone

(solo)

Won't you please forgive my tone
Instead of company I'll go it alone

Go It Alone (demo)

This is the 10th song off my album, "A Song of Sorrow/A Song For You".  Music by Eric J. Fried.  Lyrics by Eric J. Fried and Julie Katz.

Faerie Tale
Music by Eric J. Fried
Lyrics by Eric J. Fried and Julie Katz

How do you write a song
so people might hum along?
Make the melody pretty 
and lyrics clever and witty.
Help someone weak feel strong
If you're honest, you're never wrong.

Tear down the walls
Tear down the walls
Tear down the walls of suffering
Tear down the walls until they all fall
Tear down the walls tonight!

Let me lead you to your destiny
All I ask is that you trust in me
I'll give us the mighty sword
To slay all the dragons that breathe all your spirits away
I'll tell us a beautiful story
That tells of our youth and undying glory then...

I wrote this song for you to sing to your children
And I wrote this song for them to sing to your grandchildren
And as we march on we'll be united through the sands of time
Death isn't the end, it's just a new beginning, so let's keep singing...

Ba da da da da ba da da da 
Ba da da da da da
Ba da da da da da da da 
Ba da da da da da da

I may not be a knight but an ogre
If you need to cry here's a shoulder
I may not be a prince but a frog
But you've loved me all along
They lived happily ever after
Now this is the story of our new adventure

We tore down the walls
Tore down the walls
Tore down the walls of suffering
We tore down the walls until they all fell
Tore down the walls tonight

We'll tear down the walls 
And answer the call
We won't give in to suffering!
We'll rise till we fall
Come one and come all

Tear down the walls tonight!
We'll tear down the walls tonight!
We'll tear down the walls tonight!
We'll tear down the walls...
Tonight!



Faerie Tale (demo)

Wake up from a dream
Get dressed brush your teeth
Drink your coffee on the way to work
And get the bills paid
Boss sucks
Pay sucks
Can't get out of this rut
Wish that you could find a way to make it through another day

And every day is cloudy
In every kind of weather
And the only thing that keeps me sane 
Is knowing that we're all in this together

Get home doing fine
Maybe you have kids
And you are just trying to raise them
Not to make the same mistakes you did

They ask you if you still like being married
You think they're being clever
So you tell them to go out tonight and have some fun
We're all in this together

Perhaps you have no idea what you're doing here
Or maybe the meaning of life is coming clear
If God has a plan for you, pray that it's seen
Tomorrow after a night of sleep, you'll know what I mean

You know you make plans
Ruin them, make a different one
Then you do something that you love that pleases everyone
So you get back on track, feeling real proud
Till you find that you had what you needed to make it right now

We're all in this together

We're All In This Together

Verse 1:

So I sit on this stool
Softly singing songs to you
And I sing a song of sorrow
Yes, I do
So you listen patiently
With open hearts
And loving ears
As I sing a song of sorrow
All your fears will be gone
And I hope before I'm done
You may want to sing along.

Verse 2:

Don'tcha go
Don'tcha stray
Pay your tab and walk away
While I sing a song of sorrow
Won't you stay?
Perhaps you're lonely
You may be sad
I won't suggest that you be glad
When I play a song of sorrow
Don't get mad
Please stay strong 
Pretty soon I will be gone
Then your life can move along

Bridge:

In your life
There were so many times
When words may not have been enough to comfort you
Take the time 
To tell the people that you love the things you need to say
Tomorrow is too late

(instrumental break)

Verse 3:

Thanks for staying
You're all still here
Hope my message came in clear
Help me sing a song of sorrow
And have another beer
Let's not argue 
Let's not sit
Let's all stand up and let's not quit
Let's all sing this song of sorrow for a bit

Verse 4:

Pay the bartender 
Tip her well
Or she'll be sure to give you hell
While we sing this song of sorrow
I can tell
Here we go
Drink and sing with me today
Until our sorrows fade away

(Outro)
And I sing to you...
A song of sorrow...

Song Of Sorrow

I can't keep hangin' around
With people bringing me down
When I am by myself, nothing bothers me
I add somebody, life becomes a mystery

I've got no reason to trust
Believe in "we" or in "us"
Our society has got the best of me
But I have found a way to finally be free.

I'll go it alone
I'll go it alone
The lights are on but nobody's home
I'll go it alone 
I'll go it alone
Oh, won't you pardon my bitter tone
I don't want company, I'll go it alone

You all should worry away if you want
Wonder if I am okay, 'cause I'm not
The silence all around me can be deafening
But voices certainly can seem more threatening.
I'd rather stay where it's quiet and peaceful too
And try to create a life I can hold on to
My inner demons wage a war against my soul
It makes it harder to convince me that I'm in control

I'll go it alone
I'll go it alone
The lights are on but nobody's home
I'll go it alone
I'll go it alone
I am a hermit, yet fully grown
I don't need company, I'll go it alone

If you would pardon my bitter tone
You won't be needed so I'll go it alone.

Go It Alone

Eric J. Fried

Relax

I had a dream I was inside a dream 
And you told me not to leave you all alone 
Because you were scared that I didn't care
You believed that I had strayed too far from home.
So I said don't worry 
Because I'm not in any hurry 
But if I go
There's one thing you should know
I will never be too far from your heart

Cause I'm gonna love you 
If it's the last thing that I do
If it's the last thing that I do
I'm gonna love you
If it's the last thing that I do
If it's the last thing that I do

When I woke up, I was tired and afraid 
So I called to let you know I was okay 
You said, are you sure
You’re not feeling insecure?
So I told you that my bed was finally made
So I said “Are you lying?
Cause I don’t think you’re even trying.”

If you have your doubts 
Then come figure me out
And I’ll always have a room inside your heart 

Cause I’m gonna love you 
If it's the last thing that I do
If it's the last thing that I do
I'm gonna love you
If it's the last thing that I do
If it's the last thing that I do
If it’s the last thing that I do

I’m gonna love you

When you found me 
I was on the other side 
And you couldn’t forgive yourself 
You couldn’t understand why
I had to leave 
You could not even conceive 
A life without your best friend by your side

So in your dreams, I’ll see you (and I’ll be glad)
And we’ll celebrate the better times we had
It’s not your fault 
I couldn’t enjoy it all
And I’ll never be too far from your heart

Cause I'm gonna love you 
If it's the last thing that I do
If it's the last thing that I do
I'm gonna love you 
If it's the last thing that I do
If it's the last thing that I do (the last thing that I do)

I’m (n.c.) gonna love you (I’m gonna love you)
If it’s the last thing that I do
If it’s the last thing that I do (the last thing that I do)
I’m gonna love you (I’m gonna love you)
If it’s the last thing that I do
If it’s the last thing that I do
If it’s the last thing that I do

I’m gonna love you

Last Thing

Hello, I'm Eric Fried, from Long Island, New York.  I've been writing songs since I was 15 years old.  I play the trumpet, piano and guitar, but primarily I am a singer and also enjoy arranging music.  

In 2009, in addition to recording the single, "Every Star in the Sky", I also recorded an eight song demo called "Regular Man".  In 2013, I recorded "A Song of Sorrow, A Song For You", an album comprised of songs I had written between 2002-2013.

In 2014, I joined The Cosmics, a doo wop group from Long Island, NY.  The experience exposed me to a new style that inspired several new songs, which I hope to share with my SoundCloud followers in 2021.