COLD NOVEMBER

In the cold November
The moon is hanging low
A new life is gleaming
Another staggers home

It feels like winter
Or early frost
What first came between us
We have long forgot

Clear the vapor 
I’ll still be here

The baby’s crying
The doctor’s bill
A whisky bottle and
A goodnight pill

The tide is stalling
We negotiate
Whose life is lessened
Who will relegate

Clear the vapor
I’ll still be here

It’s the deepest winter
The early morn
I am counting on you
To come back home






Cold November

RHONDA

You can fix your gaze all day 
But it’s never gonna change
Your look is so betrayed and
Bewildered ‘neath the auburn in your hair
Don’t forget to breathe
Actors’ dreams are farther than eyes see
Is this the world for me to watch sitting right beneath the screen
Will there ever be a day when I won’t want to jump right in
Stand me right under my light
Kiss the hero, say the closing line 
 
Goodbye, see you in another life

Do you remember when we cried “our lost youth” at 29
And your drink was something blue on division in Old Town
There will come a day
When all of this will flicker away
When the actors leave the stage

Goodbye, see you in another life

Rhonda do you think it’s too late 
To try to change your mind
Once you step out of the dream
There’s real life for you to lead 
I’ll look for you there
In your gorgeous gold red hair

Goodbye, see you in another life
Goodbye, there go our lives…



Rhonda

LITTLE JESUS

The woman was lying down
Unchanged by the city sound
The sirens echoed round
In the middle of the interchange
Cars circumvent the deadly scene
The angels hear her now

Let's create our own Little Jesus
Let's hold out for the soul who'll save us

The world in a terror zone
The families had to leave their homes
But we can turn our backs
Do everything we say we can
Leave it all to the "master plan"
But first let's save ourselves

Let's create our own Little Jesus
Let's hold out for the soul who'll save us

Save us not from sin, but fear and fact
Save us not from dying, but living...

At 40 thousand miles above
The ground we live upon
We savor every moment
Down below we used to live so well
Think we're better than a "holy will"
But take for granted each breath

Let's create our own Little Jesus
We'll hold out for the soul who'll save us
Let's create our own Little Jesus
We'll hold out for the soul who'll save us
Little Jesus....save us
Little Jesus


Little Jesus

Don't Fall Back

"Hold my hand," he said, "We're not dead yet...
I've got a bruise on my shoulder but I always tend to forget,"
With one eye open, I'll watch you sleeping
I see reality as a dream

We've been afraid too long
Don't you know it's only love we want
We fought it all along
It's love, it's love, we want

We've slept in canyons
We've crawled in caves
We talked to Jesus and decided we need to be saved
An overture is what this is
Maybe we'll let down the guards
Try to give up, forgive

We've been afraid too long
Don't you know it's only love we want
We fought it all along
It's love, it's love, we want

Water breaks and water crackles
Winter here can be so damn brutal
But I know light is on its way
Give back everything we took away
Pull our punches with the light of day
Let's say it, call it, love

I don't care what you did before you met me
I'm not St. Peter standing at the gate so righteously
I'm not afraid to let you in and love me
Give up the fight and let's be happy

We've been afraid too long
Don't you know it's only love we want
We fought it all along
It's love, it's love, we want



It's Love

DAISY PETAL IN THE DIRT 

She’s pretty and tan and kind and efficient
With a Master’s degree from a fine institution, oh
She’s a sad little girl with a perky disposition
She’s a mother and wife with status and position, oh

Do you wanna be like her
A beautiful wilting flower

She has too many friends and social obligations
An appropriate outfit for every occasion, oh
She has a great big house with beige-toned rooms
For her fancy things and tarnished silver spoons, oh

Do you wanna be like her
A beautiful wilting flower

Girl, come and hold my hand 
Let’s figure out an escape plan
Girl, don’t you wanna shout
Come get me out, come get me out

She has oversized art books for decoration
Near pictures from her family vacations, oh
She has manicured hands and muscle-y thighs
She’s a lonely girl only on the inside, oh

Do you wanna be like her
A beautiful wilting flower
A daisy petal in the dirt

Girl, come and hold my hand 
Let’s figure out an escape plan
Girl, don’t you wanna shout
Come get me out, come get me out





Daisy Petal

THIS TIME

This time I'm not giving up
I'm making all the right moves
This time I'm holding my head up
I'm wearing optimistic shoes
This time I won't give up like I always do

A second chance is what I need to believe
All the other times I let it slip away
Not this time, not this time

This time I'll have lower hopes
And a relentless higher mind
This time I've let go of the ropes
But I'm not flying blind
This time I won't let anyone else change my mind

A second chance is what I need to believe
All the other times I let it slip away
But not this time, not this time

This time I don't expect a thing
I've learned that doesn't work out well
This time I'm believing in what is real

A second chance is what I need to be free
A second chance is what I need to believe
All the other times I let it slip away
But not this time, not this time



This Time

HAND OF A REBEL 


I’m no good at numbers
Lost out on the word
I've been high on the hog 
And kicked to the curb

I’ll never be martyred
With a half-open heart
For any chance at atonement
That comes about

So put your hand in the
Hand of a rebel
Wrap your heart
In this blanket of sin
I may be impaired but I’m
Looking to mend

Put your hand in the
Hand of a rebel
Wrap your heart
In this blanket of sin
Made a fool of myself
And I’ll do it again

Stopped going to masses
Sat it out on the fence
Talked it over with God
Who took no offense

Never follow a standard
Gotta break a few rules
But I’d toe the line
To be with you

So put your hand in the
Hand of a rebel
Wrap your heart
In this blanket of sin
I may be impaired but I’m
Looking to mend
So put your hand in the  
Hand of a rebel
Wrap your heart
In this blanket of sin
Made a fool of myself
And I’ll do it again

I know I will blunder
I’m flawed like a jewel
But I’d lay my life on the line
To save you

So put your hand in the
Hand of a rebel
Wrap your heart
In this blanket of sin
I may be impaired but I’m
Looking to mend
Put your hand in the
Hand of a rebel
Wrap your heart
In this blanket sin
Made a fool of myself
And I’ll do it again

Put your hand in the
Hand of a rebel
Wrap your heart
In this blanket of sin
Boy I’m gonna love you
Til the bitter end    
Yea I’m gonna love you
Til the bitter end

Hand Of A Rebel

Change My Mind

Stephanie Rogers is a Chicago singer-songwriter, bandleader, actor, and producer of STORY JAM.

Stephanie Rogers

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