Chorus 
Guilty pleasures brought us to the altar 
Guilty pleasures brought us closer together  
Guilty pleasures brought us to the altar 
Now we're getting married 
Guilty pleasures brought us to the altar 
Guilty pleasures we share and treasure
Guilty pleasures brought us to the altar 
Now we're getting married 
 
Pretending we are giants when no one else is looking 
Order take-out food 'cause no one likes cooking 
Passing gas, or burping; no one gets upset 
Even complimenting the biggest ones yet 
 
Pulling ugly-face selfies, wearing your clothes 
Go in for a kiss and licking your nose 
Hating you for sleeping when I want to chat 
Warming my cold feet on your back 
 
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Scaring is caring when I hide, jump and shout  
Your blood curling screams make me laugh out loud 
Singing tone deaf out the roof of the car 
Eating the Nutella straight out of the jar 
 
Giving shameful nicknames and nostril flares 
Popping your pimples and plucking in-grown hairs 
Gritty teethy kisses; clicking our enamels 
Weird, bad dancing in oh so sexy flannels 
 
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Texting mundane tasks mixed with inside jokes 
Cancelling holidays with your folks
I’m planning our day from the toilet seat 
Binging tubs of ice cream like total freaks 
 
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SoundGym Y1W4 Guilty Pleasures Brought Us To The Altar

Chorus
You never made me tea
We never sit and talk
I look into your eyes, your glancing at the clock
Every time you called, every time I came
Every time I leave, I walk the walk of shame
You never made me tea
You never made me tea
You never made me tea
You never made me tea

I see your text and smile behind the wheel
‘Cause we both know what a secret can reveal 
When your cravings kick in I satisfy you
And if you asked me, I would stay, stay for a while too

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I’m waiting by the phone, waiting for your company?
When I mention going out you laugh uncomfortably
You got me driving lonely streets ‘cause we haven’t spoken for days
I miss the hunger in your eyes and the eagerness on your face

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SoundGym Y1W5 You Never Made Me Tea

Chorus
SoundGym, SoundGym, 
Working out, making friends and tomorrow again at
SoundGym, SoundGym
Training games for our ears, improving each year at
SoundGym, SoundGym

Someone out there is busier than you 
But they’re working out now; making no excuses
Competing in contests or races
Reading and posting in spaces

The only bad workout is the one that didn’t happen
Train and compete, you’ll be a champion
Collect your soundcoins earnings
Check your SPI, you’re learning

ch

Mixing is a journey to live and experience
Fixing every problem will make you delirious 
Today do what others won’t
To accomplish what tomorrow they can’t

When you’re mixing be present not just quiet
The letters are the same in listen and silent
If you’re tired of starting over
Stop giving up

ch

We didn't know we were making a life-time of memories
We just knew we were having fun

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Y1W6 SoundGym

Your smile lights up, lights up any room
Sunshine for this wallflower just waiting to bloom
I’m left to wonder ‘bout the choices you make

I didn’t expect to see you here
I didn’t expect to see you here
I didn’t expect to see you here

All eyes on you as you walk down that aisle
I was one of many there still in denial 
I’m left to wonder ‘bout the choices you make


I didn’t expect to see you here
I didn’t expect to see you here
I didn’t expect to see you here
Still in my arms after all these years
2X

SoundGym Y1W9 I Didn’t Expect To See You Here

I was promised on a time,
To have a reason for my rhyme:
But from that time to this season,
I received nor rhyme nor reason.

Chorus

No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme

After buying running shoes on Amazon
I met my bride-to-be in a marathon
She dressed like a lamb but she ran like a wolf
She said she was a long shot, and I said I like golf
I left the monastery a novice monk
We headed to Las Vegas to get married that month
 
ch
 
In a chapel with neon lights July the ninth
It had an open bar; we had one too many pints
Elvis was the minister; his cape was purple
He started the wedding by quoting Winston Church’ll
He said, “What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me.”
That Elon Musk twitter made me lose my herbal tea
 
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Knowing fake news can be quite dangerous
What you call a viking is merely a Dane to us
For the music I chose a 70’s themed opus
But the shrimp and calamari damn nearly choked us
Wedding crashers came wearing 50 shades of orange
It was Bjorn and Boy George but they called themselves Bjorange
 
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The reception hall was raided; we were discombobulated
The detective swore the crime scene looked disco-mob related
My sweet Alma Maughter had a checkered past
But I preferred chess, so the marriage couldn’t last
My running bride ran with the candlesticks of silver
So let’s play a game of chess and read the comic Dilbert
 
ch

SoundGym Y1W11 No Rhyme Or Reason

Chorus
It's the happiest day of my life
It's the happiest day of my life
Welcome to the world; I’ll be by your side
It’s the happiest day of my life
 
10 little fingers; 10 little toes
You’ve got your daddy’s eyes, and your mamma’s nose
I can’t wait to watch you grow and grow and grow and grow
 
ch
 
You’re so fragile; you’re so small
Not much bigger than a China doll
I guess before you run you’ve gotta crawl
 
ch
 
In the wee hours to keep me sane
I need a simple tune to hum in my brain
I’ll be rocking you to sleep again and again and again
 
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Bridge
And it’s all because of you
I love everything you do
And it’s true; everyday I’m with you
It’s the happiest, happiest better than the day before
The happiest, happiest I don’t think I could love more
Happiest, happiest, happiest, happiest day
 
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Oh sweet child, you opened my eyes
It’s the happiest day of my life

SoundGym Y1W12 The Happiest Day Of My Life

You'll heal others tomorrow
The blind and the numb
They’re distracted by the pleasure
Everything is fantasy

Your threads form a mountain
A new rare comfort
Surrender and awaken to the emptiness here
Healed you forget

An answer remains
Your bitter foe
No one you forgot comes near
Out of the start heal

Nothing to lose 
Your prison of truth
You won’t build me up
You won’t heal me

You remove an anklet of roses
And walk your path of truth
Emptied of healing actions
You can heal, you can heal

Above the pure timelessness
These thoughts appear
As I am you 
And you disappear

An answer remains
Your bitter foe
No one you forgot comes near
Out of the start heal

No, I couldn’t lose anything
Your prison of truth
You won’t build me up
You won’t heal me

You can’t end it once
You’re too close
As I am you 
And you disappear healed

SoundGym Y1W13 Healed

Chorus
Party of one
Party of one
Gonna’ have a good time; good time
Party of one
Party of one
Don’t need a lot to get it done
Party of one
Party of one
Party of one

I’m always right
Win every fight
I can sleep in, or stay up all night

Open the door
There’s a world to explore
Not waiting here anymore

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I can take a quick trip
Eat up all the Cool Whip
Or dance out on the airstrip

I can change the radio
Ride on any rainbow
Or stop at any road show

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Bridge
O-N-E one
O-N-E one
O-N-E one
O-N-E spells one

Party of one
Party of one
Gonna’ have a good time; good time
Party of one
Party of one
Don’t need a lot to get it done

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SoundGym Y1W14 Party Of One

I was born this side of an avalanche
Made by children’s hands
Oars hit waves and my intestines froze
As I sat weeping in the dark, dark night

From the first shower of early winter
Even a monkey seems to crave for a raincoat
Snowman, even though you feel cold
Don’t warm yourself by the fire

Tonight the wind blows through the Basho tree
I hear the leaking rain drop against a basin
On a snowy morning I sat by myself
Chewing tough strips of dried salmon

In the sky eight or nine meters above the willows
Drizzling rain falls
Snowman, even though you feel cold
Don’t warm yourself by the fire

solo 

Snowman, even though you feel cold
Don’t warm yourself by the fire

SoundGym Y1W15 Snowman

Chorus
Today is today
Don’t let the past get in the way
I don’t believe in yesterday
Today is today

Your plastic flowers wilt in layers of dust
Your precious trophies caked in coats of rust
When all of your tomorrows looks like yesterday
There’s nothing left to say

ch

You said the one thing you should never say
Here come all those problems that seemed so far away
Was love just a game, just a game to play?
Enjoy you holiday

ch

Don’t let the past get in the way
I don’t believe in yesterday
Today is today

SoundGym Y1W16 Today Is Today

Where have you been, where to begin
I turned to stone in a dark ocean cave
The best of me, sad to say, the waves washed away
The barnacle limestone set in

Prechorus
You light my path out of the shadows
I taste the ocean; I feel the breeze
I see possibilities

Chorus 2x
Everything I do, do, do
Is feeling new, new, new
Because of you, you, you
A different point of view, view, view
My heart beats true, true, true
Because of you, you, you

Sea glass and driftwood and rosy pink conch shells
Align a cobble stone tea shop on wood plank shelves
The holes in my soul, didn’t make you turn away
Your hands resting gently mine

Prech 1

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Prechorus 2
You play a note on each raindrop
I see the moon above storm
I feel reborn

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SoundGym Y1W17 Because Of You

Chorus
He said, she said
I’ll love you forever
She said, he said it too

She said, he said
Let’s be together
He said, she said I do

She wants to go out, and party again
He wants to stay in, and binge watch Friends
She’s OCD with her cleaning; he doesn’t mind mold
She wants the room hot; he wants it cold

ch

He wants to write songs; she used to sing along
She wants to see Paris; he says the timing is wrong
Another holiday at the in-laws house
Another couple’s session of listen to your spouse

ch

Years come and go; now old and gray
The kids have grown and live far away
Tomorrow it’s Paris, but he’ll travel alone
Taking that trip too long postponed

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SoundGymY1W18 He Said, She Said

The day is cold and rainy
We’re all a bit insaney locked inside
We don’t need a reason
Pack a bag we’re leaving, Yeah we’re going for a ride
And I always want you by my side

Chorus
Fun in the sun, we’re outta here
Fun in the sun, clear the stratosphere
You’ll be my world, my atmosphere
Fun in the sun, Fun in the sun

Check the rear view mirror
Earth is small and blue
Mercury and Venus wouldn't be the same without you 
You make each day feel brand new

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Slow burn, solar flares, solar winds, and arm chairs
Making shadow puppets and graffiti on the moons 
Filling lava lamps and Molotov Cocktails 
Having cheese and wine in hot air balloons
Is that a fire storm, or a phoenix reborn?

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SoundGymY1W19 Fun In The Sun

Verse 1
Cut a path through the ignorance
Be the first one to ask for a dance
In the daylight smile, hang out for a while
A porch light in the dark can be seen for miles

Verse 2
When nothing works, or goes as planned
Be the first one to lend a hand
The whole body flinches when you stub a toe
Living doesn’t have to mean surviving alone

½ Chorus
Love your neighbor
Love your neighbor
Start now, don’t wait for later
Love your neighbor

Verse 3
Cycles of abuse are chains unbroken
Injustice is a killer when left unspoken
The pain staggers in tearing us apart
Share a cup of kindness to heal the scars

Chorus
Love your neighbor
Love your neighbor
Start now, don’t wait for later
Love your neighbor
Love your neighbor
Love your neighbor
Be a game changer not a spectator
Love your neighbor

Bridge
We all share a sky with an open view
Come rain or shine, I’ll be there for you

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SoundGym Y1W20 Love Your Neighbor

You’re my front porch partner
Sipping summer sun tea
Deep breath of jasmine hangs in the air
The universe ends here

Ch
You, You comfort me
And my soul’s at rest
Lay my head on your chest
Feel your breathing in and out next to me
You, You comfort me

You’re my fireside friend 
While the north wind blows
My fingers rest on the small of your back
Wrapped in red flannel sheets

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You’re my morning coffee lover
Blow a kiss out the door
The gate may creak; need a coat of paint
We’ve weathered many storms
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You, You comfort me

2020 6 You comfort me

2020 13 Stand up stand up for Jesus
by James Conrad © 2020

Chorus
Stand up stand up 
Stand for Jesus
Stand up stand up with Him
Stand up stand up 
Stand for Jesus
Stand up stand up for Jesus

When the world knocks you down
And you slip and slide on lies spread around
Put your feet on holy ground
You are children of God with victory crowns

ch

You are loved guaranteed
There’s a world of hurt, a world in need
In His strength love your enemies
You are children of God claim the victory

ch

Say His name give Him honor
He’ll speak your name to the Father
Take courage sons and daughters
You are children of God share the Living Water

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2020 13 Stand up stand up for Jesus

2020 47 Have mercy in Your goodness Lord 
by James Conrad © 2020 

I have fallen to lowly place 
Clothed in rags of my disgrace 
Cleanse me from within 
Renew my heart again 
 
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Have mercy in Your goodness Lord 
Have mercy in Your goodness Lord 
There’s a price for freedom I can’t afford 
Have mercy in Your goodness Lord 
Have mercy in Your goodness Lord 
 
Set these broken bones to dance in Your name 
Train my tongue to sing Your praise 
Take my shattered pride 
There’s nowhere left to hide 
 
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instrumental 
 
Where the joy of the Lord is my strength once more 
Have mercy in Your goodness Lord 4x

2020 47 Have mercy in Your goodness Lord

C. James Conrad is a singer/songwriter who writes songs that are both catchy and thought-provoking. His music has a folky, acoustic feel to it, and his lyrics are often introspective and personal. Conrad has a knack for writing songs that are both easy to listen to and deeply meaningful, and his music is perfect for fans of both folk and pop music.

God Bless.

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