POP SONGS

KINDEST TAXICAB IN THE BIG CITY 
song by Jen Waters 
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE: 
Baby, I’m not pullin' any punches 
You look lost and like you need a friend 
You’ve got ten miles behind you 
And ten thousand more to go until the end 
I’ve got time to lend 

CHORUS: 
‘Cause I’m the kindest taxicab in the big city 
I’m the sweetest clerk at the local DMV 
Roll the windows down, and I’ll take you for a ride 
We can drive all day and speed all night 
I promise to bring you back right on time 
I’m the kindest taxicab in the big city 
Oh yeah 

VERSE: 
Even if we don’t reach our destination 
I’ll take your mind off trouble for a while 
You’re all heart and you’re hurting 
And you really don’t deserve a broken smile 
Please don’t you cry 

CHORUS: 
‘Cause I’m the kindest taxicab in the big city 
I’m the sweetest clerk at the local DMV 
Roll the windows down, and I’ll take you for a ride 
We can drive all day and speed all night 
I promise to bring you back right on time 
I’m the kindest taxicab in the big city 
Oh yeah 

BRIDGE: 
Isn’t everything actually a land of make-believe? 
If we believe hard enough, 
Who knows where the road might lead? 

CHORUS: 
‘Cause I’m the kindest taxicab in the big city 
I’m the sweetest clerk at the local DMV 
Roll the windows down, and I’ll take you for a ride 
We can drive all day and speed all night 
I promise to bring you back right on time 
I’m the kindest taxicab in the big city 

TAG: 
I’m the kindest taxicab in the big city 
I’m the kindest taxicab in the big city 
Oh yeah, oh yeah, oh yeah

Copyright 2012 Jennifer Waters

KINDEST TAXICAB IN THE BIG CITY (featuring Jen Waters)

FINDERS KEEPERS 
song by Sunny Lu, Jen Waters, and Femke Weidema 
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE: 
20-something years 
But I don’t look a day over 21 
Trust me I’ve been through the ringer 
I’ve been washed out 
And hung to dry 
Countless times, I don’t know why 
But it made me into who I am, a singer

VERSE: 
I sing about the loves I lost 
The pain I felt 
The paths I crossed 
Too many to count on one hand 
So here I am take me or leave me 
Take me just the way I am 
If you find me, you get to keep me 

CHORUS: 
Finders keepers 
Like Salt found Pepper 
Like Cher found Sonny 
Once in a blue moon 
You find what’s special 
Like Tom found Jerry 
Like Sleeping Beauty found the kiss of love

VERSE: 
Am I shy or bold? 
Coy or brash? 
Made of stone? 
Made of glass? 
Fragile or unbreakable? 
I guess I’m all 
I’m all these parts 
I found them through many broken hearts 
If you find them, you get to keep them 

CHORUS: 
Finders keepers 
Like Salt found Pepper 
Like Cher found Sonny 
Once in a blue moon 
You find what’s special 
Like Tom found Jerry 
Like Sleeping Beauty found the kiss of love

BRIDGE: 
You’re losing me if you stop looking 
Then you’ll be weeping me away, away, away 

CHORUS: 
Finders keepers 
Like Salt found Pepper 
Like Cher found Sonny 
Once in a blue moon 
You find what’s special 
Like Tom found Jerry 
Like Sleeping Beauty found the kiss of ...

CHORUS: 
Finders keepers 
Like Salt found Pepper 
Like Cher found Sonny 
Once in a blue moon 
You find what’s special 
Like Tom found Jerry 
Like Sleeping Beauty found the kiss of ... love

TAG: 
Like Sleeping Beauty found the kiss of … love

Copyright 2012 Sunny Lu, Jen Waters, and Femke Weidema

FINDERS KEEPERS (featuring Jen Waters)

ALLOW ME 
song by Jen Waters 
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE: 
You’re the very pink of courtesy 
The bright yellow of unending hope 
Soft like white sheets drying on the line in the noonday sun 
Shine on; shy one 

CHORUS: 
If you never knew 
How beautiful you are 
Allow me to tell you 
Allow me, allow me 
If you never knew 
How wonderful you are 
Allow me to show you 
Allow me, allow me 

VERSE: 
You’re a summer lily in the field 
Kisses honeyed by oblivion 
Sweetness and light dreaming at the window ‘neath a starry sky 
Everything’s a surprise 

CHORUS: 
If you never knew 
How beautiful you are 
Allow me to tell you 
Allow me, allow me 
If you never knew 
How wonderful you are 
Allow me to show you 
Allow me, allow me 

BRIDGE: 
If someone says you can’t 
Then you sort of have to . . . 
Don’t you let them laugh at you 
You’re a kitten in an astronaut suit 

CHORUS: 
If you never knew 
How beautiful you are 
Allow me to tell you 
Allow me, allow me 
If you never knew 
How wonderful you are 
Allow me to show you 
Allow me, allow me

CHORUS: 
If you never knew 
How beautiful you are 
Allow me to tell you 
Allow me, allow me 
If you never knew 
How wonderful you are 
Allow me to show you 
Allow me, allow me

TAG: 
Music in every breath 
Poetry in every step 
Allow me, allow me

Music in every breath 
Poetry in every step 
Allow me, allow me

Copyright 2012 Jennifer Waters

ALLOW ME (featuring Jen Waters)

JUNE BUG 
song by Jen Waters 
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE:	
I didn’t mean to bother you 
I need ten minutes of your time 
I have a lot to offer you 
For the rest of your entire life

CHORUS:	
I’m a June bug 
That hangs around until September 
I'm a June bug 
I’ll still be here in November 
Come December 
You won’t know 
What you did without me 
Baby, let’s cut a rug 
'Cause I’m a June bug

VERSE:	
I hope I didn’t scatter you 
I have a lot of questions I must ask 
I wish that I could matter to you 
Enough that you take off your mask 

CHORUS:	
I’m a June bug 
That hangs around until September 
I'm a June bug 
I’ll still be here in November 
Come December 
You won’t know 
What you did without me 
Baby, let’s cut a rug 
'Cause I’m a June bug

BRIDGE:	
Take me to the prom in your tuxedo 
Take me to the chapel with your priest 
I’m not going anywhere, honey 
I’m the match you always dreamed to meet

CHORUS:	
I’m a June bug 
That hangs around until September 
I'm a June bug 
I’ll still be here in November

CHORUS: 
I’m a June bug 
That hangs around until September 
I'm a June bug 
I’ll still be here in November 
Come December 
You won’t know 
What you did without me 
Baby, let’s cut a rug 
'Cause I’m a June bug

TAG: 
Baby, let’s cut a rug 
'Cause I’m a June bug 
I'm a June Bug 
I'm a June Bug 
I'm a June Bug

Copyright 2012 Jennifer Waters

JUNE BUG (featuring Jen Waters)

HONEY BEE 
song by Jen Waters 
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE: 
Darlin' don’t sting me 
My heart might die 
I can’t take the poison 
Keep me alive

CHORUS: 
Honey bee; be with me 
Bring me some sugar 
Bring me some spice 
Honey bee; be with me 
Say that you love me 
Say that you're mine 
All mine

VERSE: 
Please take my nectar 
Buzz up my tree 
I’m right here waiting 
You’ve got what I need

CHORUS: 
Honey bee; be with me 
Bring me some sugar 
Bring me some spice 
Honey bee; be with me 
Say that you love me 
Say that you're mine 
All mine

BRIDGE:	
If was the Queen Bee, you'd be my king 
With your crown, your scepter, and your diamond ring

GUITAR SOLO

CHORUS: 
Honey bee; be with me 
Bring me some sugar 
Bring me some spice 
Honey bee; be with me 
Say that you love me 
Say that you're mine

CHORUS: 
Honey bee; be with me 
Bring me some sugar 
Bring me some spice 
Honey bee; be with me 
Say that you love me 
Say that you're mine 
All mine

TAG: 
Honey bee; be with me 
Honey bee; be with me

Copyright 2012 Jennifer Waters

HONEY BEE (featuring Jen Waters)

THE LADY CONTAINS HER EXCITEMENT
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE:		
It’s a waltz and a gala of sorts
She can hear the band play
As she’s taken away in the moment

PRE-CHORUS:	
Oh, this is what happens 
If Dorothy stays in the land of Oz forever
Will she ever get home?
			
CHORUS: 		
The lady contains her excitement
Hoping she’s soon Cinderella at the ball
The lady contains her excitement
She lost her glass slipper—that was all 

VERSE:		
She’s been hurt by a step-sister or two
What’s wrong with being nice?
Until the niceness doesn’t suit you 

PRE-CHORUS:	
Oh, this is what happens 
When Alice falls down the Rabbit Hole
How deep does it go?
			
CHORUS: 		
The lady contains her excitement
Hoping she’s soon Cinderella at the ball
The lady contains her excitement
She lost her glass slipper—that was all 

BRIDGE:		
Where can she find her missing shoe?
If she tries love on for size, 
Will it make her world brand new?

CHORUS: 		
The lady contains her excitement
Now she has become Cinderella at the ball
The lady contains her excitement
She found her glass slipper after all
			
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The lady contains her excitement
The lady contains her excitement
The lady contains her excitement, oh, oh

Copyright 2012 Jennifer Waters

THE LADY CONTAINS HER EXCITEMENT (featuring Jen Waters)

EVERY GIRL NEEDS A HANDYMAN
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE:
Things around my house,
That need to be fixed,
Have been broken for too long,
And I can’t do the trick.
Hammers and nails,
Always fail me.

CHORUS:
Every girl needs a handyman,
To keep her heart from breaking to pieces.
Every girl needs a handyman,
To love her with a powerful genius.
To pick her up, and put her back together when she’s down,
Every girl needs a handyman.

VERSE:
I need an expert now,
Not an amateur scam.
Those dirty-dealing cheats,
That don’t give a damn.
Jack-of-all trades,
Can be shady. 

CHORUS:
Every girl needs a handyman,
To keep her heart from breaking to pieces.
Every girl needs a handyman,
To love her with a powerful genius.
To pick her up, and put her back together when she’s down,
Every girl needs a handyman.

BRIDGE:
To do what she says, when she says it, 
How she says it without question, oh.
To do what she says, when she says it, 
How she says it without question.

GUITAR SOLO

CHORUS:
Every girl needs a handyman,
To keep her heart from breaking to pieces.
Every girl needs a handyman,
To love her with a powerful genius.
To pick her up, and put her back together when she’s down,
Every girl needs a handyman.

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Every girl needs a handyman.
Every girl needs a handyman.
Every girl needs a handyman.

Copyright 2012 Jennifer Waters

EVERY GIRL NEEDS A HANDYMAN (featuring Jen Waters)

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE: 
I gave you the benefit of the doubt
And believed the river wouldn’t run out
But I can’t deny it anymore
I have to make it to the shore
Even if I’m kicking and screaming
This time you will know that I mean it

CHORUS: 
I should have known you didn’t love me
I should have known you didn’t care
But now I know, and I know better now
I should have known

VERSE: 
I could tell myself a lie to just make do
Or I could finally tell myself the awful truth
Either way I’m left here all alone
Lookin’ back at me and the unknown
At least I’m free from shackles and slavery
My will is strong, and I will not waver

CHORUS: 
I should have known you didn’t love me
I should have known you didn’t care
But now I know, and I know better now
I should have known

BRIDGE: 
I know the sun will rise tomorrow
With healing in its wings
I know the song my heart has borrowed
Lifts my soul to sing

CHORUS: 
I should have known you didn’t love me
I should have known you didn’t care
But now I know, and I know better now

CHORUS:
I should have known you didn’t love me
I should have known you didn’t care
But now I know, and I know better now
I should have known

TAG:
I should have known
I gave you the benefit of the doubt
 
Copyright 2012 Jennifer Waters

I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN (featuring Jen Waters)

WISHING WINTER’S TALE
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE:	
A tree’s been growing in the middle of a stone
I’ve watched it inch by inch, struggle all alone
The leaves on a branch quaking in the breeze
Light as any wind blows

CHORUS: 	
It’s a wishing Winter’s tale
And I’ve already said 
Every possible prayer
Where can we go from here?
In my wishing Winter’s tale	

VERSE:	
I’m not what I used to be, and I survived
I’ve heard the speech of angels, trembling alive
Fairy-like and dainty they sing new songs to me
Deliberate and dovelike

CHORUS: 	
It’s a wishing Winter’s tale
And I’ve already said 
Every possible prayer
Where can we go from here?
In my wishing Winter’s tale	

BRIDGE:	
I hear the dreamy music
And shed a sympathetic tear
The maiden hasn’t met her prince yet
He’s only late, he didn’t forget 

CHORUS: 	
It’s a wishing Winter’s tale
And I’ve already said 
Every possible prayer
Where can we go from here?
In my wishing Winter’s tale

TAG:
Where can we go from here?
In my wishing Winter's tale
In my wishing Winter's tale	

Copyright 2013 Jennifer Waters

WISHING WINTER'S TALE (featuring Jen Waters)

WHIMSY
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE:		
If embarrassment was an art form
I’d tell you that I love you
‘Cause I’m blushing but strong
I’d rather seem foolish than wrong

PRE-CHORUS:	
You know what helps
Thinking mistakes fear you more
I've never been so sure

CHORUS:		
Whimsy
You and me
Like a feather in a whirlwind
Whimsy
Can't you see?
Like a stringless kite
We’re flying high 
Whimsy

VERSE:		
Tryin’ to do the right thing by the whole world
Is enough to make you crazy
So I’m playing with the sand
That’s between my toes and hands

PRE-CHORUS:	
You know what helps
Thinking perfection can't be found
So my frown stays upside down

CHORUS:		
Whimsy
You and me
Like a feather in a whirlwind
Whimsy
Can't you see?
Like a stringless kite
We’re flying high 
Whimsy

BRIDGE:		
I’m so unaware of teetering on the edge
And I’m just about to jump off the ledge
Oh, oh, oh

CHORUS:		
Whimsy
You and me
Like a feather in a whirlwind
Whimsy
Can't you see?
Like a stringless kite
We’re flying high 
Whimsy

TAG:
Like a stringless kite
We're flying high
Whimsy

Whimsy
Whimsy

Copyright 2013 Jennifer Waters

WHIMSY (featuring Jen Waters)

*Grand Prize Winner in the country category of the Session I-2005 John Lennon Songwriting Contest 
*Featured at ASCAP Songwriter’s Showcase at John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in May 2006 with host Stephen Schwartz
*Winner of an honorable mention in the country category of the 2006 SongDoor International Songwriting Competition
*Winner of an honorable mention in the 14th Annual Billboard World Songwriting Contest
*Winner of an honorable mention in the 11th Annual Unisong International Songwriting Contest

YELLOW ROSES
song by Jen Waters and Bob Farrell
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE: 
Bright and early Monday morning
The mailman brought a box
A big bouquet of long stem roses
From the local flower shop
You signed the tiny card inside
So I tore the ribbon free
But the dull disappointing color
Washed away my dreams

CHORUS:	
Don't send me yellow roses
I don't want to be your friend 
Don't send me yellow roses
I like my roses red

VERSE:	
White tells me lasting promise
Pink stakes a claim
Orange shows growing desire
Violet calls my name
But you chose the only color
That means we'll never kiss
Baby I need the crimson petals
To lead me to your lips

CHORUS:	
Don't send me yellow roses
I don't want to be your friend 
Don't send me yellow roses
I like my roses red

BRIDGE:	
Everybody knows the flames of passion burn red
If you want to hold my heart listen to what I said

CHORUS:	
Don't send me yellow roses
I don't want to be your friend 
Don't send me yellow roses
I like my roses red

CHORUS:	
Don't send me yellow roses
I don't want to be your friend 
Don't send me yellow roses
I like my roses red

TAG:	
Don’t send me yellow roses
Don’t send me yellow roses

Copyright 2005 Jennifer Waters & Bob Farrell

YELLOW ROSES (featuring Jen Waters) John Lennon Songwriting Contest Winner

SLOW MOTION HYPERVENTILATION
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE:	
The waitress who just can’t remember 
All the salad dressing options
And the owner of the best cupcake shop 
With the most creative combinations
Is holding her breath that hope defies gravity
And she doesn’t have to will the savageness 
Out of a bear before the end of the day

CHORUS:	
It looks a little bit like
Slow motion hyperventilation
It feels a little bit like
Slow motion hyperventilation
But everything is fine, all fine

VERSE:	
The figure skater that’s been dancing
On a pond of melting water
And the most sensitive doll dressed in white
Who’s been worrying in the corner
Is flying by the seat of her pants and closed her eyes
So she doesn’t have to see the misty world
Through a looking glass with blurry sight

CHORUS:	
It looks a little bit like
Slow motion hyperventilation
It feels a little bit like
Slow motion hyperventilation
But everything is fine, all fine

BRIDGE:	
Her will is made of steel
Or she wouldn’t have made it this far
She’s getting stronger by the minute
Like an electric guitar

CHORUS:	
It looks a little bit like
Slow motion hyperventilation
It feels a little bit like
Slow motion hyperventilation
But everything is fine, all fine

CHORUS:	
It looks a little bit like
Slow motion hyperventilation
It feels a little bit like
Slow motion hyperventilation
But everything is fine, all fine

TAG:		
Everything is fine, all fine

Copyright 2013 Jennifer Waters

SLOW MOTION HYPERVENTILATION (featuring Jen Waters)

SMILE BABY SMILE
song by Gene Miller and Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE: 
Another day in this mixed-up mess
Broken hearts and unhappiness
Tryin’ my best to make sense of this
As the sky is falling down

PRE-CHORUS: 
But one look at you 
Is all it takes
And I can find my way
When you

CHORUS: 
Smile baby smile
Baby smile that smile for me
Shine your sweet light
Light the dark so I can see
The clouds you roll away
Every time you smile
Smile baby smile

VERSE: 
You always laugh at the strangest things
The silver lining is what you bring
You’re never without a song to sing
Oh, you turn the volume up

PRE-CHORUS: 
You’re the portrait of
Exquisite love
There could never be enough
Of your

CHORUS: 
Smile baby smile
Baby smile that smile for me
Shine your sweet light
Light the dark so I can see
The clouds you roll away
Every time you smile
Smile baby smile

BRIDGE: 
I think I’m going under
What is the sparkle in your eyes?
You’re like the eighth world wonder
When you smile

CHORUS: 
Smile baby smile
Baby smile that smile for me
Shine your sweet light
Light the dark so I can see
The clouds you roll away
Every time you smile

TAG:
Oh, smile
Oh, smile
Smile baby smile

Copyright 2010 Gene Miller and Jen Waters

SMILE BABY SMILE  (featuring Jen Waters)

THE LBD SONG
song by Jen Waters and Nancy Scimone
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE:				
I’m a girl’s girl
In this crazy world
Don’t care much for 
Soccer balls 
Or overalls
I like romance and roses
Anyone who knows me
Has seen my sultry stride
My pink nails, my high heels 

CHORUS:			
And my little black dress 
Put her on: I’ve got finesse
My little black dress
Dress her up: I look my best
Day or night
Baby, I am blessed
My little black dress

VERSE:				
And a man’s man
Has to understand
Why I want a 
Prince to come 
And show me love 
A knight in shining armor
More than just a charmer
Would see my silhouette
My brave heart, my tough smarts 

CHORUS:			
And my little black dress 
Put her on: I’ve got finesse
My little black dress
Dress her up: I look my best
Day or night
Baby, I am blessed
My little black dress

BRIDGE:			
Who needs a little black book?
All I need is the look

CHORUS:			
And my little black dress 
Put her on: I’ve got finesse
My little black dress
Dress her up: I look my best
Day or night
Baby, I am blessed
My little black dress

TAG:
My little black dress

Copyright 2013 Jen Waters and Nancy Scimone

THE LBD SONG (featuring Jen Waters)

IF I WERE RED RIDING HOOD
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

CHORUS:	
If I were Red Riding Hood,
I’d talk the Big Bad Wolf 
Into changing his ways.
I’d tell him people aren’t so tasty.
Maybe he should not be hasty.
I’d ask him to be friends,
And try some sweets instead,
If I were Red Riding Hood.
	
VERSE:	
I’d say, “What a deep voice you have,
The better to greet your neighbor.
What big eyes you have,
The better to keep him safer,
‘Cause the forest has all kinds of 
Demons and dangers.”
		
CHORUS:	
If I were Red Riding Hood,
I’d talk the Big Bad Wolf 
Into changing his ways.
I’d tell him people aren’t so tasty.
Maybe he should not be hasty.
I’d ask him to be friends,
And try some sweets instead,
If I were Red Riding Hood.
	
VERSE:	
I’d say, “What large hands you have,
The better for good behavior.
What a big mouth you have,
The better for kissing strangers,
‘Cause love is a better 
Solution than anger.”

BRIDGE:	
Grandma always said to think the best of everyone.
I think pulling someone’s tail would be lots of fun.	

CHORUS:	
If I were Red Riding Hood,
I’d talk the Big Bad Wolf 
Into changing his ways.
I’d tell him people aren’t so tasty.
Maybe he should not be hasty.
I’d ask him to be friends,
And try some sweets instead,
If I were Red Riding Hood.

TAG:		
I’d ask him to be friends,
And try some sweets instead,
If I were Red Riding Hood,
If I were Red Riding Hood.

Copyright 2013 Jennifer Waters

IF I WERE RED RIDING HOOD (featuring Jen Waters)

HOUSE AFIRE
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE:	
In all your true colors
True as the dial to the sun
You’re a mystic debutante
Over head and ears in love

CHORUS: 
House afire
Lost in wonder
Straight as an arrow
Loud as thunder
Sharp as a needle and soft as the kiss 
That soothes the place where it pricks you
House afire

VERSE:	
An ideal imaginary
A lion but in heart a deer
You’re so full of every promise
Never scared away by any fear

CHORUS: 
House afire
Lost in wonder
Straight as an arrow
Loud as thunder
Sharp as a needle and soft as the kiss 
That soothes the place where it pricks you
House afire

BRIDGE:	
A mythic legend like Joan of Arc 
Who takes her sword and pierces hearts

CHORUS: 
House afire
Lost in wonder
Straight as an arrow
Loud as thunder
Sharp as a needle and soft as the kiss 
That soothes the place where it pricks you
House afire

TAG: 
House afire, house afire
House afire burns strong

Copyright 2013 Jennifer Waters

HOUSE AFIRE (featuring Jen Waters)

WELCOME AS THE ROSES IN MAY
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE:	
Welcome as the roses in May
After the snow and the sleet
And the freezing cold
Welcome as the roses in May
Your love warms my body
Your breath fills my soul
Your perfume lingers 
Like a captivating fragrance
Welcome as the roses in May

CHORUS:	
So take the soft petals 
And scatter them to the wind
Put them in your pocket
Brush them on your skin

VERSE:	
Welcome as the roses in May
And the orchids in June
And the vineyard’s fruit
Welcome as the roses in May
A helping of berries
Is crushed at the root
The juice is now sweeter
Than any wine could ever taste
Welcome as the roses in May

CHORUS:	
So take the soft petals 
And scatter them to the wind
Put them in your pocket
Brush them on your skin

BRIDGE:	
Drink deep the romance
Exhale the pure glow of dawn
All the thorns are gone

GUITAR SOLO

CHORUS:	
So take the soft petals 
And scatter them to the wind
Put them in your pocket
Brush them on your skin

TAG:		
Welcome as the roses in May
Welcome as the roses in May
Hey, hey, hey

Welcome as the roses in May
Welcome as the roses in May
Hey, hey, hey

Welcome, welcome
Welcome as the roses in May
		
Copyright 2013 Jennifer Waters

WELCOME AS THE ROSES IN MAY (featuring Jen Waters)

LITTLE BIT OF FAITH
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE: 
A little bit of faith
Goes a long way
Hear what I say
Hear what I say
A little bit of faith
Goes a long way
Hear what I say 
Hear what I say

CHORUS: 
When the world knocks you down
Child, stand your ground
When you least expect it
Things will turn around

VERSE: 
A little bit of hope
Saves a lost soul
Oh, don’t you know
Oh, don’t you know
A little bit of hope
Saves a lost soul
Oh, don’t you know
Oh, don’t you know

CHORUS: 
When the world knocks you down
Child, stand your ground
When you least expect it
Things will turn around

BRIDGE: 
Put on your dancing shoes
Treat them like marching boots
No more heartache and blues
Spread the good news, oh

VERSE: 
A little bit of love
Is a whole lot
Give all you got
Give all you got
A little bit of love
Is a whole lot
Give all you got
Give all you got

CHORUS: 
When the world knocks you down
Child, stand your ground
When you least expect it
Things will turn around

TAG: 
A little bit of faith
Goes a long way
Hear what I say
Hear what I say

A little bit of faith
Goes a long way
Hear what I say
Hear what I say

Oh, a little bit of faith
Goes a long way
Hear what I say
Hear what I say

Oh, a little bit of faith
Goes a long way
Hear what I say
Hear what I say

Copyright 2013 Jennifer Waters

LITTLE BIT OF FAITH (featuring Jen Waters)

SOMEBODY LOVES YOU
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters) 
www.jenwaters.com 

VERSE: 
Somebody loves you.
Somebody cares.
Somebody needs you.
Somebody dares,
To give you their heart.
To give you their hand.
How long until you see,
That somebody is me?

VERSE: 
Somebody knows you.
Somebody prays.
Somebody wants you.
Somebody stays,
When others might lie.
When others might leave.
Who are you looking for?
I wait at your front door.

CHORUS: 
Someone else could,
Never love you,
The way that I do.
Every time I see your face,
I know this much is true.

VERSE: 
Somebody wonders.
Somebody cries.
Somebody wishes.
Somebody tries, 
To trust for the best.
To trust for the rest.
Why does the willow weep?
To be our kissing tree.

CHORUS: 
Someone else could,
Never love you,
The way that I do.
Every time I see your face,
I know this much is true.

TAG: 
Somebody loves you.
Somebody loves you.
Somebody loves you.
How long until you see,
That somebody is me?

Copyright 2011 Jennifer Waters

SOMEBODY LOVES YOU (featuring Jen Waters)

AFTERNOON IN PARIS
song by Jen Waters
(vocal by Jen Waters)
www.jenwaters.com

VERSE:		
Meet me for an afternoon in Paris
I haven’t seen you in so long
We could start where we left off
And forget where we went wrong
We could see the Mona Lisa
And climb the Eiffel Tower
We could drink exotic tea
And buy expensive flowers

CHORUS:		
The truth is I’d go anywhere
If I knew I’d find you 
Find you waiting there

VERSE:		
Meet me on the shoreline of the Nile 
We could ride upon its waves
Or explore the Grand Canyon
Through its never ending caves
We could conquer Mt. Fuji
Or embrace Jamaica’s breeze
We could build snowmen in Iceland
Or eat from Chile’s trees

CHORUS:		
The truth is I’d go anywhere
If I knew I’d find you 
Find you waiting there

BRIDGE:		
You can reach me in the silence
In the stillness of your heart
I will join you in the chaos
No matter where you are

CHORUS:		
The truth is I’d go anywhere
If I knew I’d find you
Find you waiting there

TAG:			
Meet me for an afternoon in Paris
Meet me for an afternoon in Paris
Meet me for an afternoon in Paris
I haven’t seen you in so long

Copyright 2013 Jennifer Waters

AFTERNOON IN PARIS (featuring Jen Waters)

Jen Waters began playing the piano in her parents' Hershey, Pennsylvania, home in the second grade. Although she enjoyed learning classical pieces on the piano, sometimes she would write her own songs instead of practicing her assigned lesson. Thus began her love of writing lyrics and melodies. She wrote her first song in the seventh grade and hasn't stopped since.

During the summer of 1994, Jen attended Berklee College of Music in Boston, Mass. In 1999, she graduated as an S.I. Newhouse Scholar from the School of Public Communications at Syracuse University with a major in magazine journalism and minors in music and in English and textual studies. She took the TV, radio, and film classes in sound production. She also took classes at the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs of Syracuse University. During her junior year, she studied abroad for a semester in London, England. Upon graduation, Dean Rosanna Grassi awarded her with the Henry J. Wolff Prize for the graduating senior deemed most proficient in journalism.

She has written for such Pennsylvania publications as HARRISBURG MAGAZINE, THE PATRIOT NEWS, and THE TIMES LEADER. She also wrote for 7 years in the Washington, D.C., media, mostly human-interest stories.

"Yellow Roses," a song Jen co-wrote, became the winner in the country category of the 2005 Session-I John Lennon Songwriting Contest. She has performed at various places such as the ASCAP Showcase at the Kennedy Center with host Stephen Schwartz, Genghis Cohen, Hallenbeck's, Hotel Cafe, the Koffeehouse Sundance Film Festival Chateau, & the Durango Songwriters Expos. Music-industry veteran Judy Stakee has mentored her.

In August 2014, Jen released a 33-song collection through Pen Jen Songs called WHIMSY. She also released ten spoken-word children's stories and poems that she wrote and performed in a collection called WONDERLAND. In April and May 2016, she re-released the WHIMSY songs as WHIMSY FOR ONE and WHIMSY FOR TWO, each with an original Christmas song. In November 2016, she released nine spoken-word Christmas stories that she wrote and performed in a collection called WINTER WONDERLAND. 

She had three releases in 2017. HANDWRITTEN, a 22-minute recording of her grandparents' historical-fiction World War II love story, was released in February. The following month presented PURITY, a 12-song collection with a pop-classical influence. In October, she released IMPOSSIBLE THINGS, ten original spoken-word children's stories and poems. 

In April 2019, she released SIMPLICITY, a 20-song pop collection. By December 2019, she gave the world CURIOUSER AND CURIOUSER, seven original spoken-word children's short stories. In March 2020, she released HOOPS TIME, a 14-minute inspirational basketball story inspired by her father. By December 2020, she finished ENTIRELY BONKERS, seven original spoken-word children's short stories. March 2022, she launched FATE, 17 original pop songs. By May 2023, she presented THE GREAT PUZZLE, eight original spoken-word children's short stories. In November 2023, she released HOLIDAY MUCHNESS, two original Christmas songs. By November 2024, she finished SHELTER, 14 original singer/songwriter songs.  In December 2024, she birthed A CHRISTMAS RABBIT HOLE, five original Christmas songs.  In December 2025, she released THE SINGING CHRISTMAS TREE, a single classic holiday song. In May 2026, she released the 15-song THORNS collection.

She also launched PEN JEN'S INKWELL PODCAST, featuring the children's music and spoken-word stories from her Apple Music releases. Her blog PEN JEN'S INKWELL features her latest children's short stories and poems. 

She founded Pen Jen Productions and created a children's novel/musical series, THE WHIRLWIND CHRONICLES: THE MAGIC MUSIC BOX, THE HORSE GATE, and DREAMS OR DUST. She also wrote KISSES, a musical based on the life of chocolatier Milton S. Hershey. 

She is an ASCAP member and a nominee for the ASCAP Joe Raposo Children's Music Award.