★ THE MAN IN THE MOON ★

RAINY DAYS I'VE HAD MY SHARE
THE OUTLOOK AIN'T ALWAYS FAIR
SEARCHIN' FOR A WAY REACHIN' OUT FOR YOU
'TIL YOU RETURN AN' MAKE THE SUN SHINE THROUGH
AN' I FIND MYSELF

TALKIN' TO THE MAN IN THE MOON
TELLIN' HIM I'M MISSIN' YOU
WALKIN' WITH THE MAN IN THE MOON
WONDERIN' IF HE'S EVER BEEN THIS BLUE

LONELY NIGHTS I'VE KNOWN A FEW
THAT COLD COLD WIND IT CUT RIGHT THROUGH
LOOKIN' FOR THE GOOD HOPIN' FOR THE BEST
WANTIN' ALL YOUR LOVE GETTING BY ON LESS
AN' I FIND MYSELF

TALKIN' TO THE MAN IN THE MOON
TELLIN' HIM I'M MISSIN' YOU
YEAH I'M WALKIN' WITH THE MAN IN THE MOON
WONDERIN' IF HE'S EVER BEEN THIS BLUE

EMOTIONS WASH OVER ME IN WAVES
FEELIN'S SO DEEP I COULD DROWN
ONLY YOU CAN SAVE ME NOW
FROM GOIN' DOWN
DOWN DOWN DOWN
I'M GOIN' DOWN
I MIGHT DROWN

AND I'M TALKIN' TO THE MAN IN THE MOON
TELLIN' HIM I'M MISSIN' YOU
WALKIN' WITH THE MAN IN THE MOON
DOES HE EVER GET THIS BLUE

TALKIN' TO THE MAN IN THE MOON
TELLIN' HIM I'M MISSIN' YOU
WALKIN' WITH THE MAN IN THE MOON
WONDERIN' IF HE EVER GETS THIS BLUE
HAS HE EVER BEEN THIS BLUE

'The Man In The Moon' was awarded Five Stars & Semi Finalist in the 2020 UK Songwriting Contest Second Session.

‘The Man In The Moon’ won the December 2017 Akademia Music Award for Best Song Pop Rock (Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.)
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Vocal: Rick Livingstone – © Zabra Music (ASCAP)
Lyric: Martin H. Samuel – © Malaika Music (ASCAP)
Music: Renard J. Cohen – © Minstrel Fox Music (BMI)

The Man In The Moon

Composer: Chang H. Kim – © Malaika Music ASCAP
Lyric: Martin H. Samuel – ASCAP 216450985
© Malaika Music – ASCAP 336609064
Composer: Renard J. Cohen – BMI 76541955
© Minstrel Fox Music – BMI 79408839
℗ 1995 MHS

Blind Side

never looking for a love affair
caught me on the wrong foot unawares
in the stars it was my lucky day
love took me shook me when you came my way

running from the rain for years and years
never cared for the sound of tears
but it’s all right now you’re here

took me on my blind side
shook me with a broadside
got more love than I’ve had before

took me on my blind side
shook me like a landslide
now it never rains but it pours but it pours

never knew I could fall so hard
caught me in a whirlwind off guard
out of nowhere a bolt from the blue
love took me shook me when I found you

hiding from the clouds for oh so long
never heard a single love song
now you’re here nothing’s wrong yeah

took me on my blind side
shook me with a broadside
more love than I’ve had before

took me on my blind side
shook me like a landslide
now it never rains but it pours but it pours

took me on my blind side
shook me with a broadside
got more love than I’ve had before

took me on my blind side
shook me like a landslide
now it never rains but it pours but it pours

took me on my blind side
yeah you’re shaking me girl yeah
yeah you blind-sided me

Rick Livingstone ~ lead / backing vocals
Gloria Dawson & Spike Marlin ~ backing vocals
John Fedorko ~ keyboards
Mike Huey ~ drums and percussion
Mike Hiland ~ bass and fretless bass
Jeff Russell ~ electric and acoustic guitar

Blind Side

Composer: Chang H. Kim – © Malaika Music ASCAP
Lyric: Martin H. Samuel – ASCAP 216450985
© Malaika Music – ASCAP 336609064
Composer: Renard J. Cohen – BMI 76541955
© Minstrel Fox Music – BMI 79408839
℗ 1995 MHS

Dangerous Game

you can’t stay home
dreaming on your own
wanting love waking up alone
but taking chances on the street
romance can put you on your knees

holding on wanting to belong
needing love making do with none
taking risks you can’t afford
one kiss could knock you off the board

love is a dangerous game
sometimes passion fades into pain
just when you’re sure you know the score
you get more than you bargained for

love’s a dangerous game
be careful how you play
a stranger may try
to steal your heart away

love’s a dangerous game
be careful what you do
all too soon you’ll find
you’re howling at the moon

love is a dangerous game
love is a dangerous game
sometimes passion fades into pain
just when you’re sure you know the score
you get more than you bargained for

love’s a dangerous game
be careful how you play
a stranger may try
to steal your heart away

love’s a dangerous game
be careful what you do
all too soon you’ll find
you’re howling at the moon

love is a dangerous game
love is a dangerous game
sometimes passion fades into pain
just when you’re sure you know the score
you get more than you bargained for
love is a dangerous game

Rick Livingstone ~ lead / backing vocals
Gloria Dawson & Spike Marlin ~ backing vocals
John Fedorko ~ keyboards
Mike Huey ~ drums and percussion
Mike Hiland ~ bass and fretless bass
Jeff Russell ~ electric and acoustic guitar

Dangerous Game

Composer: Chang H. Kim – © Malaika Music ASCAP
Lyric: Martin H. Samuel – ASCAP 216450985
© Malaika Music – ASCAP 336609064
Composer: Renard J. Cohen – BMI 76541955
© Minstrel Fox Music – BMI 79408839
℗ 1995 MHS

My Heart Is Set On You

got to do something to win you over
yeah I’ve got to make you mine
kiss and caress you and give you the best
of my loving all of the time

gonna find a good way to play the game
lady luck please bless the dice
slip the aces in my hand
make the fortunes smile and break the ice

give me a break but don’t break my heart
don’t strip me rip me or tear me apart
just cover me with your sweet love
when it comes to you I can’t get enough

my heart is set set on you
no one comes close no one else will do
my heart is set set on you
will you won’t you love me too

I got to give you more than I gave before
to keep you coming back to me
a word or a sign always remind you
your loving is all I need

gonna storm the walls of your defenses
throw all caution to the wind
hold you hostage in my heart
‘til the fortress falls and you take me in

come on and take me but don’t take me down
don’t push me shove me or run me around
please cover me with your sweet sweet love
when it comes to you I can’t get enough

my heart is set set on you
no one comes close no one else will do
my heart is set set on you
do you don’t you want me too

my heart is set set on you
no one else comes close no one else will do
my heart is set set on you
will you won’t you love me too

my heart is set set on you
do you want me do you need me set on you
my heart is set set on you
do you do you do you don’t you want me too

Rick Livingstone ~ lead / backing vocals
Gloria Dawson & Spike Marlin ~ backing vocals
John Fedorko ~ keyboards
Mike Huey ~ drums and percussion
Mike Hiland ~ bass and fretless bass
Jeff Russell ~ electric and acoustic guitar

My Heart Is Set On You

Composer: Chang H. Kim – © Malaika Music ASCAP
Lyric: Martin H. Samuel – ASCAP 216450985
© Malaika Music – ASCAP 336609064
Composer: Renard J. Cohen – BMI 76541955
© Minstrel Fox Music – BMI 79408839
℗ 1995 MHS

Blueprint For A Broken Heart

shot down in flames crashed an' burned paid the price in lessons learned
took a turn turn for the worse now I'm free as a bird

prayin' that our love survives I may not get out alive
had the final say I'm not smilin' anyway

it's a blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my foolish pride
blueprint for a broken heart
I'm gonna run an' hide
it's a blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my selfish side
blueprint for a broken heart
feels like I could die

a total wreck the tears they blind the twisted metal of my mind
had to do things my own way now I'm on my own today

hopin' that our love is sound your kiss of life would bring me round
had the final word my laughter is seldom heard

it's a blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my foolish pride
blueprint for a broken heart
I'm gonna run an' hide
it's a blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my selfish side
blueprint for a broken heart
feels like I could die

when I went wrong the world carried on without me without we two
but I would not last very long without you baby without you

it's a blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my foolish pride
blueprint for a broken heart
I'm gonna run an' hide
blueprint for a broken heart
blame it on my selfish side
blueprint for a broken heart
feels like I could die

it's a blueprint for a broken heart it's a blueprint
blueprint for a broken heart blueprint for a broken heart

Rick Livingstone ~ lead / backing vocals
Gloria Dawson & Spike Marlin ~ backing vocals
John Fedorko ~ keyboards
Mike Huey ~ drums and percussion
Mike Hiland ~ bass and fretless bass
Jeff Russell ~ electric and acoustic guitar

Bluepint For A Broken Heart

Charles Shomo composed the music and recorded the instrumental track in Wake Forest, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Martin H. Samuel wrote the lyric about the Alamo and Rick Livingstone recorded the song, with the Caffeine Creek Band, in St. Augustine, Florida, U.S.A.

'Red Banner, No Quarter' was a Best Outlaw Song Top 10 Finalist in the Fall 2022 World Songwriting Awards contest.

★ RED BANNER, NO QUARTER ★

EARLY ON A COLD MARCH MORNING
 A HANDFUL OF MEN THEY TOOK A STAND
 IN THE YEAR OF EIGHTEEN THIRTY SIX 
WHEN A SABRE DREW A LINE IN THE SAND

AND IT WAS SANTA ANNA WHO GAVE THE ORDER
 FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
 SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER 
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

EVEN AS THE DAY WAS DAWNING 
ONE HUNDRED EIGHTY NINE MEN STOOD THEIR GROUND
 THIRTEEN DAYS IN SAN ANTONIO 
SUCH A FEARFUL SIGHT A DREADFUL SOUND

WHEN SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
 FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER
 SANTA ANNA HE GAVE THE ORDER
 FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

IT WAS VICTORY OR DEATH FOR THE VALIANT FEW 
OUTNUMBERED AND OUT-GUNNED 
AS SURRENDER AND BE SPARED AN ULTIMATUM THEY KNEW 
WITH A CANNON SHOT BY TRAVIS IT WAS SHUNNED

SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER
 FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER 
SANTA ANNA GAVE THE ORDER 
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

A BLOODY BATTLE TO THE BITTER END 
WHILE THE MEXICAN BAND PLAYED EL DEGÜELLO 
NOW THE GUNS ARE SILENT AND THE SMOKE HAS CLEARED TO THIS DAY TEXIANS ALL SAY REMEMBER THE ALAMO

IT WAS SANTA ANNA WHO GAVE THE ORDER 
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER 
SANTA ANNA GAVE THE FINAL ORDER 
FLY THE RED BANNER SHOW NO QUARTER

Music: Charles Shomo & the Caffeine Creek Band
Lyric / Music: Martin H. Samuel  – ASCAP IPI: 216450985
 © 2022 Malaika Music  – ASCAP IPI: 336609064 
Composer: Rick Livingstone – ASCAP IPI: 48485843
Zabra Music – ASCAP IPI: 447850726
ASCAP Work ID: 918966912
ISWC: T3142543366
 ℗ 2022 MHS

Red Banner, No Quarter

Martin H. Samuel wrote the lyric, John Franta composed the music in Pompano Beach, Florida and Rick Livingstone recorded the song in St. Augustine, Florida.

BOO HOO BABY

HEARTACHE'S GOT YOU ON THE ROPES
WITH A HEART FULL OF EMPTY YOU DON'T HAVE A HOPE
NO ONE IN YOUR CORNER YOU WANNA CRY FOUL
GOIN' DOWN FOR THE COUNT WON'T THROW IN THE TOWEL

WELL BOO HOO BABY DID HE BREAK YOUR LITTLE HEART
BOO HOO BABY DID HE TEAR YOUR HEART APART
BOO HOO BABY JUST LIKE YOU BROKE MINE
WELL BOO HOO BABY NOW I'M DOIN' FINE

FOOTLOOSE FINDS YOU ON THE FLOOR
NOW THE GLOVE'S ARE OFF IT SEEMS YOU CAN'T TAKE NO MORE
NO ONE COULD TOUCH YOU DIDN'T HAVE A CARE
NOW IT'S TOO LATE FOR TEARS YOU DON'T HAVE A PRAYER

WELL BOO HOO BABY DID HE BREAK YOUR LITTLE HEART
BOO HOO BABY DID HE TEAR YOUR HEART APART
BOO HOO BABY JUST LIKE YOU BROKE MINE
WELL BOO HOO BABY NOW I'M DOIN' FINE

SAVED BY THE BELL THAT'LL BE THE DAY
LADY LUCK NEVER EVER LOOKS MY WAY

HEARTACHE'S GOT YOU ON THE ROPES
WITH A HEART FULL OF EMPTY YOU HAVE NO HOPE
NO ONE IN YOUR CORNER YOU WANNA CRY FOUL
GOIN' DOWN FOR THE COUNT WON'T THROW IN THE TOWEL

WELL BOO HOO BABY DID HE BREAK YOUR LITTLE HEART
BOO HOO BABY DID HE TEAR YOUR HEART APART
BOO HOO BABY JUST LIKE YOU BROKE MINE
WELL BOO HOO BABY NOW I'M DOIN' FINE

WELL BOO HOO BABY DID HE BREAK YOUR LITTLE HEART
BOO HOO BABY DID HE TEAR YOUR WORLD APART
BOO HOO BABY YOU KNOW YOU BROKE MINE
BOO HOO BABY BUT BABY I'M DOIN' JUST FINE

Lyric: Martin H. Samuel — ASCAP IPI: 216450985
Music: John Franta
© 2024 Malaika Music — ASCAP IPI: 336609064
Composer: Rick Livingstone – ASCAP IPI: 48485843
Zabra Music – ASCAP IPI: 447850726
ASCAP Work ID: 908903157
℗ 2024 MHS

Boo Hoo Baby

Rick is featured on the self-titled album by Eclipse and, prior to that, was vocalist in the Supergroup, The Best... with Joe Walsh (guitar), Keith Emerson (ELP - keyboards), Simon Phillips (Toto - drums), John Entwistle (The Who - bass) & Jeff "Skunk" Baxter (Doobie Bros. & Steely Dan - guitar).

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