Trouble Sleeping

Wrote this happy song when I was frustrated with the not-so-happy complexities of dating.  

Lyrics:
I'm gonna love you better
Just like a lumpy sweater
Wrap my arms around you when life leaves you in the cold

I'm gonna bring you through it
Thread the needle
We can do this
Sew another patch on all the days that still have holes
I... I'm your lumpy sweater love

I've seen my fair share
Of boots and suits and gelled hair
And boys with one more prayer for the one that got away
Seen girls in dresses
With pearls and curled up tresses
Hoping it impresses the one that couldn't stay

But aren't we finally weary from the fight
Lying through our teeth pretending everything's alright
Don't you think it's time we gave it up
What if we started looking for a different kind of love?

But when you find the one worthy of your whole life
Don't waste a moment
Sit 'em down
And look them in the eyes and tell them

I'm gonna love you better
Just like a lumpy sweater
Wrap my arms around you when life leaves you in the cold

I'm gonna bring you through it
Thread the needle
We can do this
Sew another patch on all the days that still have holes
I... I'm your lumpy sweater love

I won't place confidence
In magazine astrologists
That only make false promises disguised as good advice

I'm getting tired of 
These smells and spells and new drugs
That guarantee you'll find love if you can pay the price

Been wondering what's happened to romance
While brokenhearted beauties are still waiting at the dance
Cause matters of the heart are fragile things
We'd all be better off with just a touch of clarity

So don't get lost in "he said, she said, where do we go now?"
Stop playing games
Skip the drama
Live your love out loud

I'm gonna love you better
Just like a lumpy sweater
Wrap my arms around you when life leaves you in the cold

I'm gonna bring you through it
Thread the needle
We can do this
Sew another patch on all the days that still have holes
I... 
I....
I....I'm your lumpy sweater love

Lumpy Sweater Love

I wrote this song for two sisters who were struggling.  Hoping it can encourage you, too!

NJ Makes Music

Ay-O

Room That You Are In

A song about missing someone....  
Lyrics below: 

These chords may get me through the night
I just can't get the words out right.
And then this song may get me through the day.
I just hope that I don't get carried away.

'Cause when I'm singing, I don't see your face.
When I start to strum, I don't feel your embrace.
'Cause I got lonely since you went away.
So I'll keep myself distracted, so I don't miss you today.

I tried dancing like the stars.
I volunteered to taste test up-and-coming candy bars.
But I've got two left feet. Now I'm on a diet,
But if it takes my focus, I'll try it.

'Cause when I'm singing, I don't see your face.
When I start to strum, I don't feel your embrace.
'Cause I got lonely since you went away.
So I'll keep myself distracted, so I don't miss you today.

Every crossword puzzle done.
Sudoku's not much fun
Without you there.
'Cause you've been gone for so long
I even mastered Mah Jong.
And Solitaire.

Bum badum bum, badum bum bum.....

'Cause when I'm singing, I don't see your face.
When I start to strum, I don't feel your embrace.
'Cause I got lonely since you went away.
So I'll keep myself distracted, so I don't miss you today.

Distracted

Lyrics:
Pass me a beer
And another cigarette
Pretend I’m the girl you fell in love with at the bar
Just close your eyes
And she’ll sing your favorite song
The one she wrote for you last night on her guitar

I never thought
That this would be an issue
You never meant for us to go that far
I couldn’t ever change into the dream you’d prearranged
Cause I’ll never be the girl at the bar.

My favorite book 
Is something you’ll never read
And your movies, I won’t ever understand.

As I’m looking back,
I should have seen it then
But I can’t regret the times you held my hand

I never knew that this could be a problem
We followed love, like a light into the dark.
But I was so scared you fell, 
For a different mademoiselle
Cause I would never be the girl at the bar

Oh oh oh oh

As the days passed,
After the seasons changed
And our story left two souls, both sad and wise
I still remember
The way that you looked at me
And I know that there was truth behind those eyes

We were both sure that we had all the answers
But how could we know what we were about to start
Cause I know these things end, and 
that broken hearts still mend
And I didn’t have to be the girl at the bar
You met a girl like me and let her steal your heart
Guess that we’ll never know the girl at the bar


Girl at the Bar (Demo)

This story may not be about me, but it is true.  

Lyrics:
Don't ask me what we did last night
I can't tell you where we were.
The smells, sounds, and colors all faded into one mysterious blur.
Just give me a moment.
Yes, I think I know it... 
Just what we did.
But I hate to say I'm ashamed to admit.

Oh that awkward morning wake-up call.
Can't blame this one on alcohol.
I've got to forget it.
I'll sneak out the window.
Block out the memories of the smell of your pillow.
We might not have done it,
But we still did too much.
'Cause you've got a girlfriend, and I.... I've got a crush!

Don't act like this is all my fault
'Cause it takes two to tango, you know.
And I'll tell ya last night,
You danced like a Latin American pro.
We both saw it comin'.
That train kept on runnin' us into the ground.
From under the wreckage, we both heard the sound.

Of that awkward morning wake-up call.
Can't blame this one on alcohol.
I've got to forget it.
I'll sneak out the window.
Block out the memories of the smell of your pillow.
We might not have done it,
But we still did too much.
'Cause you've got a girlfriend, and I.... I've got a crush!

I wish that I knew H.G. Wells.
He would lend me his time machine.
I swear I wouldn't tell.
The dinosaurs and me..
We'd go back in time and erase that dirty deed.

Oh that awkward morning wake-up call.
Can't blame this one on alcohol.
I've got to forget it.
I'll sneak out the window.
Block out the memories of the smell of your pillow.
We might not have done it,
But we still did too much.
'Cause you've got a girlfriend, and I.... I've got a crush!

Awkward Morning Wake-Up Call

A sad song about a boy. 
Photo cred to Sarah Best Photography.

Lyrics: 
Another night
Another day my tongue is tied
Wishing I could say more than "hello."

Though I have tried,
To let you know what's on my mind.
It never comes out right, so I'll just go.

Maybe I should stop overthinking.
All the reasons our ship started sinking.

But if you were here, I'd say "I miss you."
Ask you to stay a while.
We'd catch up on all the stories
And how you'd make me smile.
If you were here, I'd say "I miss you."
And ask you not to go.
I'd tell you that I love you.
If you were here, you'd say "I know."

Where are you now?
Have you found rest somehow?
Or does the ghost of what we were refuse to leave?
Wish I could reach out
But the fear keeps pressing down
So I'll lock up all these words and toss the key

Maybe I should try to forget you
But for all I've learned, I know I'd never want to.

But if you were here, I'd say "I miss you."
Ask you to stay a while.
We'd catch up on all the stories
And how you'd make me smile.
If you were here, I'd say "I miss you."
And ask you not to go.
I'd tell you that I love you.
If you were here, you'd say "I know."

Cause it's been a long dark season
And all of the reasons escape me
Can't keep the path of my thoughts
From why nots, what ifs, and maybes.
And even though it hurts,
I'll still wear that old shirt tonight.
I swear I'm giving up
Cause I've just had enough of this fight.

But if you were here, I'd say "I miss you."
Ask you to stay a while.
We'd catch up on all the stories
And how you'd make me smile.
If you were here, I'd say "I miss you."
And ask you not to go.
I'd tell you that I love you.
If you were here, you'd say ...."I know."


Natalie Jeane

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