Sultry eyes... 
Baby blues
Melting my heart 
and my soul
Each time I 
look at you
Petulant lips
Begging to 
be kissed
And I can't think
 of anything
More wonderful
That we could do

You make it 
so damn easy
It's not complicated
Just one kiss 
would free me
You don't know 
how long I've waited...

For your sultry eyes
Your baby blues
Scorching so hotly
And torching my thoughts
Each time you gaze at me
Eager lips, in such a pretty pink
As you stretch up to offer
me a taste of your kiss
Setting me to  trembling...

You make it all so easy
There's nothing complicated
As your first kiss frees me
You don't know how 
long I've waited...

Bridge-

As the dance floor fades
Beneath my feet
Lost in the warm, wet haze
Of your kiss so sweet
That seems to go on and on
For an eternity.....
Until I open my eyes
To find love waiting for me...

From all the times I've waited...
For your sultry eyes
your Baby... Blues...

Music, Vocals & Lyrics 
Composed Sung and Written
By Matthew F. Blowers III ©-2021
At: Art~Whimsically Yours Studio

Image by kalhh from Pixabay

"Sultry Eyes."-by-Matthew F. Blowers III

Whiskey, Lies & Borrowed Tomorrows

[Verse 1]
I bought into your plans like they were carved in stone,
Shoulda known your dreams were too big to hold.
Pourin’ false hope like shots at last call,
Just glitter and smoke that meant nothin’ at all.

[Pre-Chorus 1]
You promised me always — but your heart had other plans,
Losin’ all my hope while you drew new lines in the sand.

[Chorus]
Every promise cracked like pourin’ whiskey on ice,
You lit the fuse and walked off — scorched me with lies.
You wore your sins in a sweet-talkin’ disguise,
Left a smolderin’ heart where forever used to lie.
Was it guilt, or just truth you couldn’t swallow?
Whiskey, lies, and borrowed tomorrows.

[Verse 2]
Your pockets were empty before your boots hit the floor,
Chasin’ midnight thrills where love don’t live no more.
As our fire turned to ashes — I lied to myself each time,
My heart was in too deep, and my hope left me blind.

[Pre-Chorus 2]
You swore it’d be forever, but that train ran off the track,
Late-night alibis wrapped in lace with a devil’s laugh.

[Chorus]
Every promise cracked like pourin’ whiskey on ice,
You lit the fuse and walked off — scorched me with lies.
You wore your sins in a sweet-talkin’ disguise,
Left a smolderin’ heart where forever used to lie.
Was it guilt, or just truth you couldn’t swallow?
Whiskey, lies, and borrowed tomorrows.

[Bridge]
Charm slid off you like a cheap cologne lie,
You ghosted the truth with that lipstick goodbye.
Left your pain in my scars, like salt in a wound,
Now I’m turnin’ you off cold — like the six o’clock news.

[Final Chorus]
Every promise cracked like pourin’ whiskey on ice,
You lit the fuse and walked off — scorched me with lies.
You wore your sins in a sweet-talkin’ disguise,
Left a smolderin’ heart where forever used to lie.
Was it guilt or just the truth you couldn’t swallow?
I ain’t drinkin’ no more from your bottle of sorrow.
You can keep your lies — I’m takin’ back all of my tomorrows.

Whiskey, Lies & Borrowed Tomorrows  ---   M&C


(Verse)
You pulled in like thunder, on a pitch black night
Didn’t have to know the ending, I’d red it in yer eyes
Yer Dimmed low headlights, were the only things to shine
All the stars were dying, down on highway 59

(Verse)
Tonight I knew we were over, I knew my heart was gonna break
Baby don’t sugar coat the moment, I know how goodbye tastes
And the dreams we were making, do we need them anymore
Should we leave em on this highway, in pieces on the floor

(Chorus)
You left me here on empty, out here all alone
No goodbye kiss or roses, no message on my phone
If our future ran on memories, 
they wouldn’t get me far
Cuz everything we had back then, 
have now become my scars
and as you drove off in the distance
I wondered how you'll think of me
As a lost love on the highway
Or just a rearview memory

(Verse)
Now the night feels a little bit colder, or maybe its just my heart
I see a brand new life in front of me, but I don’t know where to start
Every mile we got between us, and every whisper in the breeze 
Doesn’t help the way I’m feeling, but it helps the way I see

(Chorus)
You left me here on empty, out here all alone
No goodbye kiss or roses, no message on my phone
My futures down this highway
But my past wont let me go 
Maybe somewhere there’s an angel
To help me down these roads
and as you drove off in the distance
I wondered if you'd think of me
Stranded on the highway
Like a rearview memory

(Electric guitar solo)

(Chorus)
You left me here on empty, out here all alone
No goodbye kiss or roses, no message on my phone
If our future ran on memories, 
they wouldn’t get me far
Cuz everything we had back then, 
have now become my scars
and as you drove off in the distance
I wondered how you'll think of me
Am I a lost love on the highway
Or just a rearview memory

(Outro)


Rearview Memory

Smoke in My Veins

[Verse 1]
I pulled up slow, porch light cuttin’ through the night,
Her boots by the door — man, somethin’ don’t feel right.
Closet’s cleaned out, not a trace on the wall,
Just an empty bed and silence down the hall.

No sign of anger, no shattered glass,
Just a slow-burnin' love that ran outta gas.
I thought we’d make it, but some clues were there —
Love don’t explode, it just slips into thin air.

[Pre-Chorus]
Maybe I missed it, the way her light dimmed slow,
Guess I saw it dying but didn’t wanna know.

[Chorus]
She left no warning, just the ghost of her name,
Like perfume and ashes from a love up in flames.
My bruised heart’s still sparkin’, though I feel the pain —
The fire’s gone cold, but there’s still smoke in my veins.

[Verse 2]
Drove past the diner, where she paid in cash,
Tipped like a stranger, gone in a flash.
Waitress said, “She mumbled somethin’ ’bout the past,
A future she could trust, a love that would last.”

Checked all the places where we used to go,
Asked her mama, but she didn’t know.
She just up and vanished, and I take the blame —
Now I'm the man in the mirror I gotta face.

[Chorus]
She left no warning, just the ghost of her name,
Like perfume and ashes from a love up in flames.
My bruised heart’s still sparkin’, though I feel the pain —
The fire’s gone cold, but there’s still smoke in my veins.

[Bridge]
Sleepin’ on the couch ‘cause our bed’s too cold,
Flinchin’ through dreams, still can’t let go.
Pour two cups outta habit, spill one on the floor —
Tell my mind you’re gone, but my heart wants more.

[Transition]
There’s a push and a pull, somethin’ I can’t ignore

[Final Chorus]
She left no warning, just the ghost of her name,
Like perfume and ashes from a love burned away.
My heart still sparks, though it don’t feel the same —
The fire’s long gone, but there’s still smoke in my veins.

[Outro]
I breathe in the quiet, her memory remains —
A heart full of ashes, and smoke in my veins.
She lit me once… but I won’t burn again.

Smoke in My Veins   AAAJA (5)  DEMO  MASTERED

(Intro)

(Verse)
Theres a hole in my soul, and a black cloud hanging over me
man it feels like rain, but its bin so dry for weeks 
so how the hell can I reconcile.
these storms in my heart, that I’ve had a while
and the rivers I cry
every time I think of you 


(chorus)
I know we’re over, but I wanna let you know 
Im trying to stay sober, baby its hard even though
no one drowns in shallow water
and I’m trying to walk a little taller 
so im taking every day, just one step at a time 
Baby I’m getting by
And I aint broken

(Verse)
Tonight I came for a drive, ‘till the gas needle hit the red
Think I’ll pitch out here, dont wanna go home to an empty bed
Maybe the stars can reconcile 
Being lonely for a little while
Out here where there’s nothing but the sky

(chorus)
I know we’re over, but Its hard to let you go
Im trying to stay sober, and I wanna let you know
I'm moving back home to California
and I'll be trying to walk a little taller 
every day, just one step at a time 
Baby I'll be getting by
I aint broken,

(electric guitar solo)

(Bridge)
Where did all our dreams go
Were they much too big to chase
Maybe we shudda made em  smaller
Maybe we shudda had a little more faith

(Chorus)
I know we’re over, but Its hard to let you go
Im trying to stay sober, and I wanna let you know
Now I'm back home in California
and I’m trying to walk a little taller 
every day, just one step at a time 
Baby I'm getting by
And I aint broken,

I aint broken 

i aint broken

I aint broken

(Electric guitar)

(Outro) 


I ain't Broken (Mastered).wav 1

Mayor of Pain  (No More)
[Verse 1]
I haunted the edges of this burned-out town,
A ghost on a barstool where the lost hang around.
Fadin’ in the shadows of that amber glow,
You were the thing I was missin’ — I just didn’t know.
[Verse 2]
Had a front-row seat to my own decline,
Pourin’ pain on the rocks, one shot at a time.
Tryin’ to drown the past, but it wouldn't stay down,
Then you stormed right in and flipped it all around.
You didn’t flinch when you saw my wreck —
You took my worst and gave me your best.
[Pre-Chorus]
You took on the demons in me, gave me back my bite,
Pulled my soul from the dark 'til I found some light.
[Chorus]
I tossed that throne, left my cravin’s behind,
Caught a love that don’t numb, but clears out my mind.
No more chasin’ ghosts in the bottom of a glass,
Shed that old skin — ain’t livin’ in the past.
Shook the habit, broke free from the chain —
Ain’t wearin’ the crown as the mayor of pain.
[Verse 3]
I was runnin’ on empty, stuck in my own way,
Countin’ scars like blessings I couldn't repay.
But you dug me out of that lost-and-found,
You walked through my fire and turned it around.
[Chorus]
I tossed that throne, left my cravin’s behind,
Caught a love that don’t numb, but clears out my mind.
No more chasin’ ghosts in the bottom of a glass,
Shed that old skin — ain’t livin’ in the past.
Shook the habit, broke free from the chain —
Ain’t wearin’ the crown as the mayor of pain.
[Bridge]
You never promised heaven or tried to pretend,
You just held the line and helped me mend.
[Final Chorus]
I tossed that throne, left my cravin’s behind,
Caught a love that don’t numb, but clears out my mind.
No more chasin’ ghosts in the bottom of a glass,
Shed that old skin — ain’t livin’ in the past.
Shook the habit, broke free from the chain —
Ain’t wearin’ the crown as the mayor of pain.

Mayor of Pain  ---   JA- 2    DEMO-Reference-Low

Strings Attached 

Written & Produced By M&G Production

Strings Attached

Shallow To The Deep End 

V.1: 

I'd pretend to love, to get what I wanted  

Never for a moment, thinking I needed  

Some...self-reflection...Hmmm...Hmmm  

V. 2: 

Then you came along, forced me to go deep inside  

The farther we went, the more I realized 

That you had taken me...Ohh-ohh 

Ch: 

From the shallow to the deep end 

With all my fears and strange feelings 

Didn't notice there wasn't any bottom  

With our first kiss...as I slipped from 

The shallow to the deep end 

V.3: 

It is frightening, but-oh-so satisfying 

Being loved, and loving, like true lovers  

Are supposed to...Ohh-yes...it is 

Ch: 

Ooo-Ooo, from the shallow to the deep end  

With all my fears and strange feelings  

Didn't notice there wasn't any bottom  

With our first kiss...as I slipped from  

The shallow to the deep end  

Outro:  Patient you...gentle you...Took me from...the shallow to the deep end

Shallow To The Deep

This Is All There Is (I'm Good)

Verse 1
Music hummin’ low in a corner booth,
Ice cubes meltin' down like time passin' through.
Clock tickin' like a crawl, each moment wears me thin,
Been thinkin’ ’bout if we were strangers again.
Feels like you’ve been my always, where do we begin?
Your half-grin lands like you already know,
Every little bit of you keeps pullin' me deeper in.

Pre-Chorus 1
And maybe all this time I’ve just been runnin’ blind,
'Cause this feels like the slice of life I’ve been tryin’ to find.

Chorus
If this is all there is,
I’m good.
Don’t need a thing I thought I would.
Every second with you feels like I can’t miss,
So if you’re all I get…
Then this is all there is, yeah, I’m good.

Verse 2
We skipped the plans, poured another round,
Talkin' ’bout everything and nothin' while the sun went down.
Pourin’ your secret desires like waves breakin’ on the shore,
Sayin’ things that hit me like I’ve heard ’em never before.
I used to chase the dreams I couldn’t afford,
Now I spend every minute tryin' to deserve what I adore.
No maps, no signs, no bucket list —
Guess I’m finally home where my little world fits.

Pre-Chorus 2
And I don’t know what I thought I’d need,
But I’m all right right here, just you and me.

Chorus
If this is all there is,
I’m good.
Don’t need a thing I thought I would.
Every second with you feels like I can’t miss,
So if you’re all I get…
Then this is all there is, yeah, I’m good.

Bridge
Thought “more” meant miles, meant chasing new,
But “more” is nothing if it ain’t with you.
Now I see clear, I finally understand —
Sometimes enough is just holdin' your hand

Chorus (Final / Big Finish)
If this is all there is,
I’m good.
Don’t need a thing I thought I would.
Every second with you feels like I can’t miss,
So if you’re all I get…
Then this is all there is.
Yeah… this is all there is, and I’m good.

Outro
Yeah… if this is all there is…
I’m good.

This Is All There Is (I'm Good )   LAST 2-Balanced-Medium

When I Think About Home

You left with the cold
Didn’t even shut the door
I watched the silence grow
Like cracks along the floor

I sleep with the light on
But the dark still knows my name
Love was a loaded gun
I never learned to aim

Ashes in my wake
Nothing left to save
I walked through fire
Didn’t beg to be brave
Truth cuts like a blade
When there’s no one to break
All that I leave
Are ashes in my wake

I don’t chase ghosts
But they follow me still
Some wounds whisper
Some always will

I buried the better parts
Deep where you won’t see
But pain has roots
And it grows in me

Ashes in my wake
Nothing left to save
I walked through fire
Didn’t beg to be brave
Truth cuts like a blade
When there’s no one to break
All that I leave
Are ashes in my wake


No goodbye, no light
Just a flicker, then gone
Some hearts burn
Just to move on

Ashes in my wake
Smoke in the rearview
I burned down the past
To make something true
I don’t need answers
I don’t need grace
Only the truth
In ashes I trace


Ashes In My Wake

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