A song written recently about my first time performing in Davis Square

Lyrics

It was a warm summers night
When you asked me to play
Bring your guitar and amp you said
You just might want to stay

Oasis in the city where people come to hear
Music being played all the time
Musicians who just stand in line
Waiting so patiently a chance to perform
Waiting to sing a song 
Davis Square it won't be long 

I was a little hesitant about 
What people might say
But after I strummed a few chords 
My fears just melted away
Look at all those faces in the crowd
Strangers before that night
When I was done I had found new friends
Underneath those city lights

There's no better feeling I get
Than playing my song for you
Hoping that I'll see you again
One day maybe soon in Davis Square

Now I know what I might have missed
Had you not led me here
Thank you from the bottom of my heart 
For showing me how to face my fears

Davis Square is where I long to be
Bringing all those feelings back to me
In Davis Square Once again

The sound of subway trains underground
People always walking around

Davis Square Davis Square
(C) 2021

Davis Square

Nothing's The Same

Stop the world
I can't take any more
I can't walk
Out my door

Up is down
When I turn around
All I know
I can't be found

Seeking shelter
From this storm
It lurks around
like a thorn 

A world I see
Eats' you alive
There's no place
I can hide

Oh yeah

Close my eyes
I don't want to see
Everything I knew
Changed me

I can't find
A world behind
I'm so lost
Doing time

Seeking shelter
From this storm
lurking around
like a thorn

Time goes by
I wanna cry
Nothing's the same
In my eye

Oh yeah

We were young
And innocent
Back in the day
You were heaven sent

Here we are
Days gone by
In our hearts
The memories alive

Oh yeah

I won't stop
Until I die
Searching for a love
A love gone by

I wanna share
My heart with you
I know you feel 
The way I do

Seeking shelter
From this storm
It lurks around
like a thorn 

A world I see
Eats' you alive
There's no place
We can hide

Oh yeah

We were young
And innocent
Back in the day
You were heaven sent

Oh yeah

Time goes by
I wanna cry
Nothing's the same
In my eye

We were young
And innocent
Back in the day
You were heaven sent

Oh yeah
Oh yeah

Jennifer McQuaid
(C) 2022

Nothing's The Same

A song about a certain place in a certain time with that certain person

Do you remember
A walk on a beach
Along the shores of Maine
Far out of reach

Long ago when
We were there
The sand beneath our feet
Walking without a care

Popham Beach it hide's away
The ocean comes alive 
As it leads to the bay
Sharing it's secrets 
For us to view

Ain't it funny how
life turns out
A small world after all
We talked about

The seals swim by
So close you can see
Their heads above water
As we gaze upon the sea

Popham Beach it hide's away
There we were walking that day
Sharing our time 
You and I

The world is crazy
You just wanna run and hide
let's go back 
To that special time

A long cold winter 
Waiting for the spring
When robins fly
And bluebirds sing  

The summer is here
There's beauty all around
Let's take another walk
Along Popham Beach

Popham Beach it hide's away
Let's go back 
And see it again one day
Just you and I

The world is crazy
You wanna run and hide
Let's go back
To that special time

Jennifer McQuaid
(C) 2022

Popham Beach

This was a fun track to create. I am playing all the instruments and adding my own harmony. Hope you enjoy


Let Me In

I can feel something wrong
By the look in your eye
You try to hide the pain
You keep inside
You don't want me to know						
The secrets you hide in your soul

Let me in
I'll try to ease your pain
Don't walk away
We're losing the light of day

The wall that surrounds you
I wanna break through
I'll give you what you need
If you want me to

When the world gets you down
And there's no one around
I hope you'll come to me 
I'll make you believe 

Let me in
I'll try to ease your pain
Don't hold it all inside
There's no reason to hide

Why do you walk alone
Down this lonely road
Open your heart to me
let me in your soul

Why is it so hard for you
To let someone in

Give me a chance
I'll prove it to you
If you let me in
I'll get you through

Let me in
I'll ease your pain
Take my hand
I'll show you a way

Let me in
I'll ease your pain
Take my hand
I'll show you a way

Jennifer McQuaid

Let Me In

A song about a tough relationship


One Way Street

On a one way street
We keep going down
I know you see
We're on this merry go round

So many times before
We tried to work it out
We dont see eye to eye
With all these doubts

If we stay on this road
We will crash and burn
If you feel the way you do
Without my point of view

There's no reason to stay
When I keep hurting you
Insecurities you hide
I can see right through

It's a one way street
We keep going down
I know you see
We're on this merry go round

Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh

You see things one way
You think your always right
You dont want to compromise
We're in this endless fight

It's time to end it now
We've been here before
I'm done hurting inside
My heart is sore

So here we are
On this one way street
looking for a highway
It's time to break free

Oh Oh Oh
Time to break free
Oh oh oh
Oh oh oh 

Jennifer McQuaid
(C) 2023

One Way Street

On My Own

When I was young
I had to crawl
Time moves on
For one and all

Had to find my way
On my own

I thought I knew
The way I would go
Along the way
I got lost in this show

Another winding road 
In my way

Is there no one
To walk with me 
Down this road
So endlessly

I don't know
If I'll ever find
The love for me
I need a sign

Another winding road 
Just for me

I need someone
I can hold
Through the darkness
And through the cold

Is there anyone
Out there for me
I don't know
Oh

Is there no one
To walk with me 
Down this road
So endlessly

Hard to find my way
On my own

Is there no one
lost like me
looking for shelter
From this raging sea

I need the warmth
Of your embrace

Jennifer McQuaid
(C) 2023 3-2

On My Own

An older song written for a couple going through a tough time



Hey Christine 
Would you look inside my eyes
They'll tell you how I feel
Deep with in my heart
Hey Christine

I remember long ago 
When you first caught my eye
I remember our first kiss 
Just like it was yesterday

Hey Christine
Hey Christine
Do you know what I mean

Time reaches into your heart
And you start to stray
I need you in my life
I want you to stay

Hey Christine
Hey Christine
Would you stay Christine

You shot an arrow through my heart
I nearly died
Knowing that I'd have to live my life
With out you babe
Is just too much for anybody to bare

Hey Christine
Hey Christine
Hey Christine
Hey Christine
Won't you stay Christine

Hey Christine 
look into my eyes
They'll tell you how I feel
Deep with in my heart

Hey Christine 
Time slides on by

Hey Christine
Hey Christine
Hey Christine
Hey Christine

Won't you stay Christine
Won't you stay Christine

Written by Jennifer McQuaid

None

Christine

A collaboration with Bill Harris (Music)


Down This Road

Driving in my car
Down this road
On a distant highway
To a place I used to go

Blue skies over the sea
Open water next to me
Mountains to the right 
That touch the sky
Down this road 
It feels so right

I was there long ago
Searching for my rainbow
Found myself thinking back
To a time I used to know

You were in my life back then
Now you've gone away
A memory is all I've got 
And it won't go away
I need to take a ride 
Down this road tonight

Blue skies over the sea
Open water next to me
Mountains to the right
That touch the sky
Down this road
On this lonely night

When the world beats me down
Kicks me to the ground
I might lose my mind
If I don't take another ride 

Blue skies over the sea
Open water next me
Mountains to the right
That touch the sky
Down this road
It feels so right

Music Bill Harris
Words Jennifer McQuaid
2023 4-24

Down This Road

This is a look at the world today but through the story of the Titanic

A Fateful Night

Do you remember
That fateful night
A once mighty ship
Sailing through the moonlight
No one had a care aboard

The calm before the storm
About to unfold
looming in the dark
An iceburg in the cold
Too late to see

The band played on
Despite their fear
They hid the truth
Panic in the air

A gash opened up
On the starboard side 
No where to run
Got nowhere to hide 
No one heard the alarm

No one knew 
The ship was going down
They did not heed the warning
No one heard a sound
Oh no

The band played on
Despite their fear
They hid the truth
Panic in the air

Is that time
Upon us now
Seems all hope
Is lost in a shroud
Oh no

A hundred years gone by 
What have we learned
Do we heed the warning
Or watch it all burn 

Is it too late
to change our fate
like a once mighty ship
Who lost their way
that fateful night

The band played on
Despite their fear
They hid the truth
The panic is still there

Jennifer McQuaid
(C) 2023

A Fateful Night

We all have dreams. I hope they all come true for you!!


Follow Your Dreams

Why does an artist paint
A vision in their mind
They spend hours
Painting all the time 

Why does a dancer dance
To the beat of a song
Their feet come alive
Dancing all night long

Is it too late
To follow your dreams
The ones that linger
linger by a stream

Why does a writer write
What they don't say 
Paper and pen in hand
Ready to throw away

Why does a musician 
Play every day
Hoping someone hears
What he wrote today

So please don't give up
Follow your desire
What lies deep in your heart 
Takes you even higher

Do you see
A heart on fire
Deep inside
Burning with desire

I know it's hard
When the world gets you down
You need to let it go 
I need you around

Do what it is you do
Deep from your heart
The world needs to hear
A voice in the dark

It's not too late
To follow your dreams
Don't leave them behind you 
While you still dream

Do you see
A heart on fire
Deep inside
Burning with desire

Jennifer McQuaid
(C) 2023 4-12

Follow Your Dreams

One of my more recent songs. Hope you enjoy

Fade away

I'm waiting for the night to fall
Hoping you, you might call
Been a long time with out you
After all we went through

The pain in my heart
Won't fade away

We threw it all away much to soon
This empty feeling fills my room
I wanna hold you one more time
I need to feel your sunshine

I can't go on without you
Time takes a hold of my soul

I remember a simpler time
When you, you were mine
Now your with someone new
I'm so lost without you

You stole my heart long ago
I want you to know
I can't get you out of my mind
I'm a prisoner just doing time

I can't go on with out you
Time takes it's toll on my youth

You got me spinning round and round 
So much I moved out of town
Heard the rumor you had found
Someone new to hold you now
I'm tired of playing all these games
I need to get away from all this pain 

I must go on with out you
There's nothing more I can do

Fade away

(C) 2023 9-08-23
Jennifer McQuaid

Fade Away

Looking For Someone

Sometimes I feel
All alone in this world
Shadows in the night 
Weigh on my soul

Sometimes I don't know
If there's a love for me
All these twists and turns
life throws at me

looking for someone 
To hold when the nights are long
Someone to make me smile
As I drift along 

A friend hard to find
When I'm feeling down
I look far and wide
But there's no one around

I get a call from you 
Right out of the blue
You read my heart
It's as if you knew

I needed a warm voice
To ease my worried mind
Someone who knows me
Someone like you so kind

I'm ok right now
I still haven't found
That someone special
I know your around

Will you come to me
And ease my troubled mind

I know your out there
I just need a sign
I want to meet you
Make you all mine

looking for someone 
To hold when the nights are long
Someone to make me smile
All night long

Jennifer McQuaid
(C) 2023 9-14

Looking For Someone

Just creating songs from my home studio that I hope you will enjoy

Jennifer McQuaid

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