Along Beside Me

Fadin away
There’s a part o’ me breakin’ apart
But I’d rather be broken 
Than be a whole nothin’ from the start 

It’s only the start of the day 
Already memories they tear me apart
But I’d rather be broken
Than give it all nothin from the heart 
I dream at night of shadows that I can’t define 
Reflections of the thoughts that I let in 
Whispers on their icy breath from time to time 
Don’t wanna let the bad guys win
I dream at night of shadows that I can’t define 
Reflections of the thoughts that I let in 
Whispers on their icy breath from time to time 
Don’t wanna let the bad guys win

I can’t be running away
When everything I am is falling apart 
Don’t like you seeing me broken
But I ain’t making shadows in the dark 

Oh at the end of the day 
Too many losses I could ever ignore 
But I’m only a failure 
If I don’t fight them all anymore 

I dream at night of shadows that I can’t define 
Reflections of the thoughts that I let in 
Whispers on their icy breath from time to time 
Don’t wanna let the bad guys win
I dream at night of shadows that I can’t define 
Reflections of the thoughts that I let in 
Whispers on their icy breath from time to time 
Don’t wanna let the bad guys win

I can feel the fear of somethin movin’ up along beside me
How do I keep looking far ahead of all the pain behind me 
I can feel the fear of somethin movin’ up along beside me
How do I keep looking far ahead of all the pain behind me 
Don't wanna let the bad guys win

I dream at night of shadows that I can’t define 
Reflections of the thoughts that I let in 
Whispers on their icy breath from time to time 
Don't wanna let the bad guys win


Let the bad guys win 
Whoa bad guys win
Let the bad guys win
No Oh

Along Beside Me

Along Beside Me (Ft. Bond Girl)

Moonshine Girl  

The way you move
The way you move is enough to make me feel fine
Slow moving
Slow moving like molasses in the Wintertime
And the smell of your hair
A smell like fresh cut grass in the springtime
And a kick like a slug from my daddy’s jug of moonshine 

Baby you gotta get your butt outa bed
I know you’ll do it in your own time hey
I got a thousand questions drivin’ me right outa my head
And they’re messing up a fine rhyme
It wouldn’t give me no rest until you were mine
My Moonshine Girl I saw you and I knew you were blessed looking so fine
My Moonshine Girl I was lovestruck and obsessed, deaf dumb and blind
My Moonshine Girl Oh I couldn’t get me no rest until you were mine
My Moonshine

 ’n’ we’ve got a few things that need to be said
I need some answers while we’re still young, hey
I got too questions doing me right outa my head, whoa And they’re dancing off the tip of my tongue

It wouldn’t give me no rest until you were mine
My Moonshine Girl I saw you and I knew you were blessed looking so fine
My Moonshine Girl I was lovestruck and obsessed, deaf dumb and blind
My Moonshine Girl Oh I couldn’t get me no rest until you were mine
My Moonshine Girl

Oh you are a taste of moonshine I must confess
I still remember you moving in slow motion babe in that little cotton dress Hot summer sweat running rivers between the swelling of your chest
Until I held you girl my fast beatin’ heart….

It wouldn’t give me no rest until you were mine
My Moonshine Girl I saw you and I knew you were blessed looking so fine
My Moonshine Girl I was lovestruck and obsessed, deaf dumb and blind
My Moonshine Girl Oh I couldn’t get me no rest until you were mine
My Moonshine Girl

Until you were mine my moonshine girl I couldn’t get me no rest
Until you were mine my moonshine girl I couldn’t get me no rest
Until you were mine my moonshine girl I couldn’t get me no rest
Until you were mine my moonshine girl I couldn’t get me no rest Until you were mine my moonshine girl   


Lyrics by Malcolm Cork

MOONSHINE GIRL

LYRICS
You don’t go to bed. You don’t try to sleep. 
No you don’t close your eyes. Oh, you’re afraid you won’t see.
(No I don’t want you to fall)

You don’t go to bed. You don’t try to sleep. 
No you don’t close your eyes.  Oh, you’re afraid you won’t see.
(No I don’t want you to fall)

Don’t fall.
You know you need to find someone to hold, hold onto
And so call,
And we can just about do anything that you want to  

If you got the day to sit around and plan your life ahead,
You’d get the chance to figure out that you better relax instead.
You’re wearing out. I can see it now. All the murder in your head. If you don’t slow down you’ll find out what it feels like being dead.
 
No I don’t want you to fall! 

Don’t fall. 
You know you need to find someone to hold, hold onto.
And so call,
And we can just about do anything that you want to.  
I’ve seen it all, 
And I don’t wanna have to say she let go and I lost her her.
And she’s gone, 
Cause she didn’t wanna stop for a day to recover.

You know your life don’t need to be like that.
You know your life don’t need to be like that,
be like that.

If you got the day to sit around and plan your life ahead,
You’d get the chance to figure out that you better relax instead.
You’re wearing out. I can see it now. All the murder in your head.  If you don’t slow down you’ll find out what it feels like being dead.

You don’t go to bed, you don’t try to sleep. 
It’s a crime when you’re missing out.
You don’t close your eyes. 
You’re afraid you won’t see what the world is really all about. 

Gotta find the time, you gotta come around.
You don’t need to learn you break.
Gotta slow it down, gotta wind it back,
Till you know you longer ache

Lean on me baby, wella whaddya think?
I ain't a fool I know you feeling pain.
I’m here you maybe wanna kick it back a little. 
And find the way outa the rain

Sometimes you gotta live a little and, 
Maybe a break ain’t gonna mean ya bad.
Sometimes you gotta take a load off ya feet.
Enjoy the moment like you never have.

A Day To Recover

IN FRONT OF ME 

While I kept living in the shadows
I was missing the sun
Realising far too late 
You were the one 

If I had heard you knocking’ 
Girl I would’ve opened the door 
I would not have kept you 
waiting any more

It was over before I
Could ask the girl to stay
Mighta kept her here in front of me
If I knew she’d walk away 

I couldn’t see you in front of me 
Too blind to know we were meant to be
I got a habit of finding out the hard way 
When I’m wrong 

Thought I was stronger when I’m alone
Not hurting more than I’d ever known. 
I bet they’d tell me I’m crazy 
I’m not right where I belong 

I’d overthink a bit, I’d overthink of everything 
Every choice I’d make I’d keep on questioning 
You didn’t need to worry ‘bout my worrying 
No you couldn’t be certain I could beat uncertainty 

It was over before I
Could ask the girl to stay
Mighta kept her here in front of me
If I knew she’d walk away 

I couldn’t see you in front of me 
Too blind to know we were meant to be
I got a habit of finding out the hard way 
When I’m wrong 

Thought I was stronger when I’m alone
Not hurting more than I’d ever known. 
I bet they’d tell me I’m crazy 
I'm not right where I belong 

I couldn’t see you in front of me 
Too blind to know we were meant to be
I got a habit of finding out the hard way 
When I’m wrong 

Thought I was stronger when I’m alone
Not hurting more than I’d ever known. 
I bet they’d tell me I’m crazy 
I'm not right where I belong 



Music and Lyrics by Tom Hall  (c) 2023

In Front Of Me - (Laid Back Version)

Greedy Little Honey

Oh, she kept me running outa money
Bust and beat, the girl a greedy little honey 
Oh, but now I’m back up on my feet again 

Hide if you ever see her coming 
Burning rubber, yeah I’m gonna keep running 
Don’t wanna ever go back to anywhere I’ve been

I ain’t falling for you again 
My, my
Falling for you again
My, my lady
My, my lady

I ain’t calling on you again
Bye-Bye 
Calling on you again
Bye-Bye, baby
Bye-Bye baby

No I don’t wanna do that again no
Ain’t going back to the past 
Ain’t gonna ever find a way to make the love in me last 
No the lovin’ won’t last

No I don't wanna do that again no 
The girl don’t wanna be nice
I got over her once
Now I don’t wanna break twice
No I don't wanna break twice 

I ain’t falling for you again 
My, my
Falling for you again
My, my lady
My, my lady

I ain’t calling on you again
Bye-Bye 
Calling on you again
Bye-Bye, baby
Bye-Bye baby

Move out of my way
I’ve had enough of the madness
I played enough of your games
And now I’m walking away

Yeah get outa my way 
Don’t have a heart for the sadness 
I got no time for the pain 
Don’t need you clouding the day

I ain’t falling for you again 
My, my
Falling for you again
My, my lady
My, my lady

I ain’t calling on you again
Bye-Bye 
Calling on you again
Bye-Bye, baby
Bye-Bye baby

Oh, she kept me running outa money
Bust and beat, the girl a greedy little honey 
Oh, but now I’m back up on my feet again 

Hide me if you ever see her coming 
Burning rubber, yeah I’m gonna keep running 
Don’t wanna ever go back to anywhere I’ve been

Written, produced and mixed by Tom Hall 
(C) 2025

Greedy Little Honey

TELL ME 

Something’s on your mind again 
But you don’t wanna say 
Don’t be surprised I’m unaware 
You bottle it away
Even though I’m here for you
I’m bound to walk away  
If you can’t talk to me 
It makes no sense to stay

YOU GOT THIS PROBLEM WITH ME I DON’T FEEL THE SAME 
I’M STILL TRYIN TO FIGURE OUT IF I’M THE ONE TO BLAME 
I KNOW THAT IT’S CERTAIN WE WON’T STAY THE SAME 
IF YOU DON’T TELL ME ANYTHING
 IF YOU DON’T TELL ME ANYTHING

Something’s on your mind again 
But I have no idea 
Your body might be in the room
Your mind though isn’t here
I’m here for you, talk to me 
Say how your feel 
I know that my heart can’t face what
My mind knows ain’t real

YOU GOT THIS PROBLEM WITH ME I DON’T FEEL THE SAME 
I’M STILL TRYIN TO FIGURE OUT IF I’M THE ONE TO BLAME 
I KNOW THAT IT’S CERTAIN WE WON’T STAY THE SAME 
IF YOU DON’T TELL ME ANYTHING 
IF YOU DON’T TELL ME ANYTHING

If you wanted one last try
 If you thought it best I stay 
I’d take the time to somehow find a way
But I gotta know right now
Cause I’ve wasted so much time
This hope I’ve held so long will fade away
Fade away

YOU GOT THIS PROBLEM WITH ME I DON’T FEEL THE SAME 
I’M STILL TRYIN TO FIGURE OUT IF I’M THE ONE TO BLAME
I KNOW THAT IT’S CERTAIN WE WON’T STAY THE SAME
IF YOU DON’T TELL ME ANYTHING
IF YOU DON’T TELL ME ANYTHING

Do do do do do do do tell me  
Do do do do do do do do tell me  
Do do do do do do do tell me  
Do do do do do do do do do tell me  
Do do do do do do do tell me  
Do do do do do do do do tell me  
Do do do do do do do tell me  
Do do do do do do do do do tell me  

Music and Lyrics by Tom Hall 
Vocals and Guitars: Tom Hall
Bass: Charles Berthoud
Drums: Brandon Davis
Strings: Rick Curran Ensemble
Mixed and Mastered by Bryan David

Tell Me

HOW IT ALL GOES

Everything we know could fall apart
You could be the one to break my heart
I could be the guy to ruin everything you know 

The ground could open and swallow you
The sky could tumble down around the view 
The tide could drag us out beneath the undertow     

It’s kinda how it all goes, you can’t fight fate
You gotta welcome the lows when the highs aren’t great
Be right here right now and forget about the rest of the day 

The world ain’t gonna stop when there’s no one here
If you wanna fight the fight, gotta fight the fear
We don’t have enough time to care about what lies below

I wanna be with you, you’re the only one
I don’t care about your past or the things you’ve done 
Where we are right now is the only place that I wanna go
 
It’s kinda how it all goes, you can’t fight fate
You gotta welcome the lows when the highs aren’t great
Be right here right now and forget about the rest of the day 

It’s kinda how it all goes, you can’t be afraid
Kick back and take in the show, see this thing that we’ve made
Stay with me right here, don’t be fearing our love away 

 I wanna be with you,  I wanna be with you
 I wanna be with you, you’re the only one  
 I wanna be with you,  I wanna be with you
 I wanna be with you, you’re the only one  

Who wouldn’t love on you? Who wouldn’t love you? (etc.)

It’s kinda how it all goes, you can’t fight fate
You gotta welcome the lows when the highs aren’t great
Be right here right now and forget about the rest of the day 

It’s kinda how it all goes, you can’t be afraid
Kick back and take in the show, see this thing that we’ve made
Stay with me right here, don’t be fearing our love away 

Music and Lyrics by Tom Hall
Produced by Tom Hall
Mixed by Caleb James
Mastered by Matthew Gray

How It All Goes

She Don't Need No Hollywood


You don’t need to drive me hey
You don’t need to drive me to L.A.

Oh every day she takes that part of me
I don’t show easily
And she turns me inside out
Read the headline in my rave review 
“Might Break a Heart or Two”
That’s what she’s about!  

YOU DON’T NEED TO DRIVE ME
TO CALIFORNIA 
SHE’S RIGHT BESIDE ME
I DIDN’T HAVE TO SEARCH L.A. FOR MY ANGEL
SHE’S GONNA SAVE ME
MY LEADING LADY
SHE DON’T NEED NO HOLLYWOOD

Hey
You don’t need to drive me to L.A.
Oh every day she steals another show
My Marilyn Monroe
But I get the front row seat 
She don’t need to grace no movie screen
To make a perfect scene
It’s all in front of me

YOU DON’T NEED TO DRIVE ME
TO CALIFORNIA SHE’S RIGHT BESIDE ME
DIDN’T HAVE TO SEARCH L.A. FOR MY ANGEL
SHE’S GONNA SAVE ME
MY LEADING LADY
SHE DON’T NEED NO HOLLYWOOD 

HOLLYWOOD  
She don’t need no Hollywood
HOLLYWOOD  
She don’t need no Hollywood

YOU DON’T NEED TO DRIVE ME
TO CALIFORNIA 
SHE’S RIGHT BESIDE ME
I DIDN’T HAVE TO SEARCH L.A. FOR MY ANGEL
SHE’S GONNA SAVE ME
MY LEADING LADY

YOU DON’T NEED TO DRIVE ME
TO CALIFORNIA 
SHE’S RIGHT BESIDE ME
DIDN’T HAVE TO SEARCH L.A. FOR MY ANGEL
SHE’S GONNA SAVE ME
MY LEADING LADY
SHE DON’T NEED NO HOLLYWOOD

HOLLYWOOD  
She don’t need no Hollywood 
(you don’t need to drive me to California) 
HOLLYWOOD  
She don’t need no Hollywood

You don’t need to drive me hey
You don’t need to drive me to L.A.

Music and Lyrics by Tom Hall
Arrangements by Tom Hall
Produced by Tom Hall
Mixed by Jason Hall

She Don't Need No Hollywood

THE WOMAN YOU ARE

No one knows you feel alone
From where they see you you’re the fire, you’re so well known
You got ‘em fooled, they don’t have a clue
The saddest person in the room is no one else but you, whoa

Tear it up - hey, bringin’ your game
Everybody wanna get a piece of that fame
Light up the world - hey burnin that flame
It ain’t enough that they all know your name

Fame without a friend, it ain’t a life at all  
You’re ‘round a whole lotta people you don’t even know
They only love you for the money you make
They’re gonna - bleed - you - dry
Till there’s nothing to take

I don’t even care about the fame you know
You got a whole lotta lovin’ waiting here at home
I only love you for the woman you are
They only love you when you fakin’
Then they tear you apart
      
No one sees you hide the pain
The funny thing about a star, it’s so damn far away
They’re all so blind to what you do
The saddest person in the room is no one else but you 

Tear it up - hey, bringin’ your game
Everybody wanna get a piece of that fame
Light up the world - hey burnin that flame
It ain’t enough that they all know your name

Fame without a friend, it ain’t a life at all  
You’re ‘round a whole lotta people you don’t even know
They only love you for the money you make
They’re gonna - bleed - you - dry
Till there’s nothing to take

I don’t even care about the fame you know
You got a whole lotta lovin’ waiting here at home
I only love you for the woman you are
They only love you when you fakin’
Then they tear you apart
   
Your heart, it gonna break - heart, it gonna break
Fame, it only fake - fame, it only fake
I you think you wide awake, why your gotta ache 
Walk away

Oh I need to know - Oh I need to know 
Why you’re on you own - Why you’re on you own 
Why you all alone - Why you all alone  
Every day  

Fame without a friend, it ain’t a life at all  
You’re ‘round a whole lotta people you don’t even know
They only love you for the money you make
They’re gonna - bleed - you - dry
Till there’s nothing to take

I don’t even care about the fame you know
You got a whole lotta lovin’ waiting here at home
I only love you for the woman you are
They only love you when you fakin’
Then they tear you apart

Fame without a friend, it ain’t a life at all  
You’re ‘round a whole lotta people you don’t even know.
They only love you for the money you make
They’re gonna - bleed - you - dry
Till there’s nothing to take
I don’t even care about the fame you know
You got a whole lotta lovin’ waiting here at home
I only love you for the woman you are
They only love you when you fakin’
Then they tear you apart

Honey I love you
Honey I love you
Honey I love you

Music and Lyrics by Tom Hall (C) 2020
Produced by Tom Hall
Mastered by Matthew Gray

The Woman You Are

Cause I don’t wanna go

Didn't sign up for the antics
But I'm not the kind to bail
We got in this situation
We can get out 'fore we fail 

Yeah I struggle waiting for you 
'til it's way past way too late
If the devil's in the detail
Knowing nothing would be great

NO I DON’T WANNA HAVE AN ARGUMENT AGAIN
WHY CAN’T WE BE THE WAY WE USED TO BE BACK THEN, OH YOU KNOW
WE GOT A PROBLEM AND IT DIDN’T START TODAY
BUT IT GOTTA END CAUSE I DON’T WANT TO GO

Girl my stomach's churning tricks again
My inside's inside out
The only thing I'm sure of is
The less I know oh girl the less I doubt

I can count a million reasons why
I just gotta leave this place
I suspect I'll reach a hundred
'fore you're back up in my face

NO I DON’T WANNA HAVE AN ARGUMENT AGAIN
WHY CAN’T WE BE THE WAY WE USED TO BE BACK THEN, 
OH YOU KNOW WE GOT A PROBLEM AND IT DIDN’T START TODAY
BUT IT GOTTA END 
CAUSE I DON’T WANT TO GO

If everybody knows you and I we ain’t doing very well
Maybe we should talk baby maybe should try not yell
We can work it out baby we can’t keep on living in hell
I don’t wanna do goodbye!

NO I DON’T WANNA HAVE AN ARGUMENT AGAIN
WHY CAN’T WE BE THE WAY WE USED TO BE BACK THEN, OH YOU KNOW
WE GOT A PROBLEM AND IT DIDN’T START TODAY
BUT IT GOTTA END CAUSE I DON’T WANT TO GO
NO I DON’T WANNA HAVE AN ARGUMENT AGAIN
WHY CAN’T WE BE THE WAY WE USED TO BE BACK THEN, OH YOU KNOW
WE GOT A PROBLEM AND IT DIDN’T START TODAY
BUT IT GOTTA END CAUSE I DON’T WANT TO GO

Written, Arranged and Produced by Tom Hall
Vocals: Tom
Bass: Charles Berthoud
Guitars: Jakob Reinhardt 
Mixed by Jason Hall

Don't Wanna Go

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