2020-01-30 1045

It's Not Like That

The Best Of Goodbye - Kate Stanton

I Pray To You - Kurt Eger

A Heart Can't Be Broken Once It's Broke

'You Can't Follow Your Heart'
2022 David L. Graham/Vaughan Ray Daniel/David Gwyn Jones/Georgie Cooper
 
If you have big dreams you will find
You'll have to leave small things behind
And some of them may include love
When the one who loves you ain't enough
 
CHORUS
You can't follow your heart
Without breaking some, too
It's a hard pill to swallow
Although it is true
You're damned if you don't
And damned if you do
You can't follow your heart
Without breaking some, too
 
VERSE
Some may think you're selfish or proud
But that's not what it's all about
When you believe you can reach the stars
It means you need to be who you are.....still...
 
CHORUS
You can't follow your heart
Without breaking some, too
It's a hard pill to swallow
Although it is true
You're damned if you don't
And damned if you do
You can't follow your heart
Without breaking some, too
 
BRIDGE
So, just be the you you can be
and look to life and love for what you need
If you let your heart lead the way
You are destined to roam 'til you find your place...but
 
CHORUS
You can't follow your heart
Without breaking some, too
It's a hard pill to swallow
Although it is true
You're damned if you don't
And damned if you do
You can't follow your heart
Without breaking some, too

You Can't Follow Your Heart

Lyrics by David L. Graham
Music by Kate Stanton

Back Off, Cupid  

I should have never stopped in here tonight
I should have known you’d be here and why
You’d think I’d know better than what I do
But the blue neon and tequila’s cut you loose

Before you start it...you better stop
Cause my heart’s as hard as a rock

So, Back off Cupid
Let me go home
I’ve had too many shots
Just need to be alone
So, Back off Cupid
Love ain’t what I need tonight

That last time isn’t something I wanna repeat 
(You’ve slung your arrows)
For a minute I thought your concern was sweet
(Round left and right)
I thought for a while your romantic gestures were cool
(Half the bar here)
But I know now all your clients must be fools
(Wants to change my life)

CHORUS

So, Back off Cupid
Love ain’t what I need tonight

Back Off, Cupid (Feat. lyrics by McTown Music)

Before You've Gone Too Far 
David L. Graham/Vaughan Ray Daniel/David-Gwyn Jones/Georgie Cooper
 
I've seen you look at her
Once too often
I ain't going through all that again
There's no good reason why
You have a roving eye
This time it'll be a means to the end
 
chorus:
Boy, you don't have far to go
Before you've gone too far
Just thought I'd let you know
How close you really are
   
Reading between the lines
I've seen the signs
Better stop before you start
Boy, you don't have far to go
Before you've gone too far
 
I know you miss your nights
Out and about
You miss dropping it and letting go
We all understand the sorrow
Of waking up tomorrow
And not take a shot at what's on down the road
 
repeat chorus:
Boy, you don't have far to go
Before you've gone too far
Just thought I'd let you know
How close you really are

bridge:
Don't forget what's good for the gander
Might turn the goose loose, too
 
repeat chorus:
Boy, you don't have far to go
Before you've gone too far
Just thought I'd let you know
How close you really are

Before You've Gone Too Far

Fifty Years
Lyrics - David L. Graham/Vaughan Ray Daniel  
Music - Jeff Walker

Hey old man what are we celebrating?
'cause Whatever it is I'll raise a glass to that                          
He said, boy, I am here
'cause I've been married 50 years
Then he said something that kinda made me laugh

chorus:
I spent 3 years with Cheryl
2 years with Carol
And I was true to Betty for 10
I gave 15 to Mary
And another 15 to Carey
The last 5 with Jane just came and went
50 years and I'd do 'em all again

Cheryl and I were much too young to start with
Carol always had a roving eye
Betty, Mary & Carey
Gave me children and were very
Good women but I told them all goodbye
tag: Last year Carey died

repeat chorus:

bridge:
Fifty years is fifty years
Filled with laughter and tears                        
It's true relationships don't always work
There were those I left behind
But I finally got it right
The mistakes I made 
Love always seemed to cure
tag: For better or for worse

repeat chorus:

Fifty Years

You Don’t See Me (ft. Viv Golpira)

Another fine collaboration with David Graham (@mctownmusicnew) and Vaughan Ray Daniel (@vaughanraydaniel), who took my song idea and partially written chorus and bridge and built a fun and complex story in verses around it. 

Lyrics:
Life is full of twists and turns
It knocks us all around
It takes a little practice 
To learn our ups and downs
So listen, before you yank my chain
I got my own troubles
I ain't ridin' on your crazy train

Gossip and rumors, feuds and fools
Don't wanna be a tyrant or a tool

Chorus:
Not my farm, not my donkey
Don't dump that in my lap
Not my circus, not my monkey
Won't fall in your trap
Not my farm, not my donkey
Don't dump that in my lap
Not my circus, not my monkey
Won't fall in your trap

Sure, I've heard your story friend
But now I've heard too much
Ain't goin' for the glory 
To help you change what was
So listen, before you waste my time
I've got my own list of
Open items filling up my mind  

Hassle and heartache, saving face
Just keep that noise back at your place

repeat chorus:

bridge:
I'll give you sympathy not solutions
I'll lend an ear but not a hand
I have my own crises, so in conclusion
I just hope you'll understand

instrumental:
repeat chorus:

Not My Farm, Not My Donkey

Best Kind Of Something (instr)

McTown is the home of songwriter/lyricist -David L Graham.   http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/simpleasabcamericanablue has some of the songs.
He has had songs on television and film. Television..Vampire Diaries, Breaking Bad, One Tree Hill, King of the Hill, Made on MTV, Best Damn Sports Show, Flipping Out, Auction Kings, The Nate Berkus Show, My Name Is Earl, My Redneck Wedding, Pitbulls and Parolees, Meterorite Men, Modern Marvels, Debt, Death of a Cheerleader, Beauty's Revenge, ESPY Awards,The Matthew Shepard Story, Robin's Hoods, TNT's Saving Grace, Samantha Who? on ABC, Knievel's Wild Ride, and Witchblade the DVD. Songs in the films Promised Land, Straw Dogs, and Old Fashioned, Back to Even, The Crucible, The Nail, Born To Ride, The Great American Dream, and WrestleManiac. Artist releases have included releases by The Cucumbers, Sackcloth and Ashes, The Livesays, Loomis, RockDownBaby, Slow Ride, Charis, Candi Staton, Deena, Mark Kaufman, Joe Wiseman, Craig Winquist, Dan McVeigh, Janice Gilbert, South 85, extinction of the new dinosaurs, and The Clarence Clemons Band. Currently, David of McTown is writing and pitching songs with many artists and writers in different genres...with publishing agreements in NY, L.A., and Nashville. He currently works songs with his own publishing company as well.. McTown Music, ascap/ Songs of McTown, bmi.  Always interested in collaborating. David

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