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Lyrics by Philip Cody - everything else: AI

You are a candle in the darkness
Your love lights my way
I can see you shining in the distance
Big and bright as day
I can feel the warmth as I get closer
I can see myself go up in flames
When love begins it's like a whisper
That grows into a hurricane

I've been waiting for you
For the longest time
I feel you in my heart
See you in my mind
I know we're gonna make it
Baby, we're overdue
I see it in the way you look at me
The hunger in your eyes
The pleasure in your smile
The pain in your good-byes
It's a million little things you do
Bringing me closer to you

Closer to you
Closer to you
Closer and closer to you
A million little things you do
Bringing me closer to you

Here, where the minutes turn to hours
I know I'm where I wanna be
Close to the glory and the power
Having you this close to me
Give me a lifetime to explore you
Tell me all there is to know
I need some time to memorize you
Learnin you from head to toe

I've been waiting for you
For the longest time
I feel you in my heart
See you in my mind
I know we're gonna make it
Baby, we're overdue
I see it in the way you look at me
The hunger in your eyes
The pleasure in your smile
The pain in your good-byes
It's a million little things you do
Bringing me closer to you

Closer to you
Closer to you
Closer and closer to you
A million little things ooh ooh
Bringing me closer to you

Closer


Blood on the keys
You suffer for the truth
And do as you please
Chasing fame and youth
With trouble in mind
And murder in your heart
The blind lead the blind
Deeper down into the dark
Who would have dreamed
You’d be down here on your knees
Still unredeemed
With blood on the keys
There's Blood on the keys

Affairs of the heart
Thunder in your chest
The tinder and spark
Over which we all obsess
You know how it feels
To be hungry and in need
Pain makes it real
But only love can make it bleed
I have never known
A time I was at ease
My cover has been blown
And there’s blood on the keys
So much blood on the keys


Blood on the keys
Misdemeanors and felonies
Dead of night epiphanies
You wrestle with alone

Blood on the keys
Slay the dragons of memory
Your sorrows and your sympathy
Have cut me to the bone

Night after night
You stand on shaky legs
To hold up a light
Like a candler with an egg
Looking for life
Looking for a place to hide
Stitched up real nice
But torn to shreds inside
Who could foresee
This was how it had to be
There’s no one here but me . . .
And there’s blood on the keys
There’s blood on the keys
I got blood on the keys
So much blood on the keys
Oh yeah blood on the keys


Blood On The Keys


The news today
Is crazy with confusion
So many people
Got way too much to say
It's easy to get lost
Feel ignored and be forgotten
If not for you I would never
Be able to find my way

Stardust
Settles upon our shoulders
Colors the local weather
With clouds of memory
We’d stay up all night
Making moments that last forever
Tomorrows turn into yesterdays
When you were loving me
Oh, when you were loving me

I lost my faith
In the City of Angels
Left it out there
Stranded on the 405
I might have been famous
Me and my cocaine connections . . .
If not for you I’d have never
Gotten away alive

Stardust
Settles upon our shoulders
And colors the local weather
With clouds of memory
We’d stay up all night
Making moments that last forever
Tomorrows turn into yesterdays
When you were loving me
When you were loving me
When you were loving me

I’ve earned these scars
Living and learning
Nothing comes easy
Nothing comes free
And when I turn out the lights
I can feel you there waiting
Feel you out there wanting
Feel you out there needing
oh, oh

Stardust
Settles upon our shoulders
And colors the local weather
With clouds of memory
We’d stay up all night
Making moments that last forever
Tomorrows turn into yesterdays
When you were loving me
When you were loving me
When you were loving me
When you were loving me

When You Were Loving Me


I’ve got the New York City blues
I’m in a downtown frame of mind
I watch the girl from up the stairs
Shake the morning from her hair
I like to go there from time to time

And when the midnight rain
Washes everything away
When the thunder rolls
And the blues begin to play
All my careless yesterdays are gone
Gone in the midnight rain

She’s someone else’s pretty thing
She let me have all I could steal
I didn’t care about right or wrong
I drank her wine, I sang her songs
And did my best to make it real

But when the midnight rain
Washes everything away
When the thunder rolls
And the blues begin to play
All my careless yesterdays are gone
Gone in the midnight rain

On the wrong side of tomorrow
When the wind begins to howl
When the two hands come together
Oh Lord, please don’t fail me now
Nothing lasts forever
Not the pleasure or the pain
And the last thing I remember
Is the sound of the midnight rain

I’ve got the New York City blues
Just like a million times before
I know it’s only memories
Ghosts of things that used to be
And I keep coming back for more

But when the midnight rain
Washes everything away
When the thunder rolls
And the blues begin to play
All my careless yesterdays are gone
Gone in the midnight rain
In the midnight rain
Listen to the midnight rain
Oh gone in the midnight rain

Midnight Rain


In the beginning we were fearless and brave
There were days to be won and a world to be saved
We lifted our banners over uncertain times
And promised ourselves
to each other

Five in the morning, there was just me and you
With the night winding down and the sky blushing blue
We woke up together into uncertain times
And trusted ourselves
to each other

I don’t know how this story will end,
I can’t tell you the where or the when,
I only know if I don’t see you again,
It will break my heart forever
Break my heart forever
Break my heart
Forever

It's cold, dark and silent on your side of the bed
I make my amends to the back of your head
As we cling to our moment in these uncertain times
We have to hold on
to each other

All my addictions and all your restraint
Don’t make me a sinner or make you a saint
It’s just one more chapter in these uncertain times
Of a story we write
together

I don’t know how this story will end
I can’t tell you the where or the when
I only know if I don’t see you again
It will break my heart forever
Break my heart forever
Break my heart
Forever


Break My Heart Forever


You arrive in a fit of hysteria
All lit up on bubbly and buzz
You appear on the scene
Looking hungry and mean
And you do what you do
Just because . . .

I am tight with the night man at Mamasan’s
There’s a drink named for me at the bar
Charisma and clout
Are what I’m all about
And it’s our time to outshine the stars

Everybody’s looking for the next great thing
A dance that we can dance
A song that we can sing
We’ll be making out like bandits
And living like kings
Sooner or later
We’ll be movers and shakers
Yeah, baby
Bad ass heart breakers
Movers and shakers

We will light up this end of the galaxy
And banish the dark from the night
Mention our name
And the world will acclaim
We are shamelessly awesome and bright

Everybody’s looking for the next great thing
A dance that we can dance
A song that we can sing
We’ll be making out like bandits
And living like kings
Sooner or later
We’ll be movers and shakers
Yeah, baby
Bad ass heart breakers
Movers and shakers
Givers and takers
Builders and shapers
Wizards and fakers
Movers and shakers
Movers and shakers
Bad ass heart breakers
Movers and shakers

Movers and Shakers


My daddy was a workin’ man
Made him a life
With his own two hands
Raised up his children
To do what’s right
Taught us the difference
Tween day and night

And the road rolls on
Rolling me right on along
The road rolls on
Oh yeah
And it won't be long
And where it's leading me
Is where I'm supposed to be
The road rolls on

Some people need some kind of map
Or handy device
To show them where they are at
It takes them a while
To figure things out
They get easily lost
And start to stumble about

And the road rolls on
Rolling me right on along
The road rolls on
Oh yeah
And it won't be long
And where it's leading me
Is where I'm supposed to be
The road rolls on

Everyday brings a new situation
Every way there's a new destination
I’ve got sisters and brothers
Lovers and friends
Fillin’ my cup
All the way to the brim


My journey’s been a long bumpy ride
That’s opened my eyes
And thickened my hide
Then there are days
That just go tumblin’ on
And wherever I land
Is where I belong

And the road rolls on
Rolling me right on along
The road rolls on
Oh yeah
And it won't be long
And where it's leading me
Is where I'm supposed to be
The road rolls on
Oh yeah
The Road rolls on

The Road Rolls On


what it is
is what it is
and what it ain’t
don’t worry me
things I do
don’t weigh me down
what goes around
comes around
and if I have a song to sing
what I have is everything

i have a cure for the lonely silence
a tonic for the low hanging blues
i’ve got a same-old-same-old discombobulator
that sets my toes a-tappin in my shoes
i have the whole world waiting at my doorstep
and friends who love me for myself
i have a million billion galaxies above me
and tonight I’m glad I’m not somebody else

what it is
is what it is
and what it ain’t
don’t worry me
things I do
don’t weigh me down
what goes around
comes around
and if I have a song to sing
what I have is everything

i have a cure for the lonely silence
a tonic for the low hanging blues
i’ve got a same-old-same-old discombobulator
that sets my toes a-tappin in my shoes
i have the whole world waiting at my doorstep
and friends who love me for myself
i have a million billion galaxies above me
and tonight I’m glad I’m not somebody else

what it is
is what it is
and what it ain’t
don’t worry me
things I do
don’t weigh me down
what goes around
comes around
and if I have a song to sing
what I have is everything

What It Is


It’s all messed up
How I have to be hard
Just to be with you
I’m not so tough
Or so sure of myself
I just do what I’ve got to do

I’m not gonna wait here
Night after night
Hoping that you’ll come around
I can’t always be there
Picking you up
Every time you fall down

What I wouldn’t do
To be with you every night
What I wouldn’t give
To hear you say
Only my love
Can make everything feel alright
And that you love me too
What I wouldn’t do
Baby, what I wouldn’t do

I’m not gonna fix you
When you’re all strung out
And crazy over somebody else
If I spend my life forgiving you, baby
I’d never forgive myself

I’m not gonna stay here with you
And fuck up my life
Knowing you won't come around
I can’t always be there
Picking you up
Every time you fall down

What I wouldn’t do
To be with you every night
What I wouldn’t give
To hear you say
Only my love
Can make everything feel alright
And that you love me too
What I wouldn’t do
Baby, what I wouldn’t do
What I wouldn't do

What I Wouldn't Do


I don’t belong to you
I don’t belong to you
I love you like crazy
Baby, I do
But I don’t belong to you

I’m nobody’s property
Nobody’s property
I will give you my all . . .
Every last drop of me
But I’m nobody’s property

To have and to hold
Til the end of our days
Growing set in our ways
Just we two
It’s hard to believe and I’m truly amazed
By the old fashioned things we still do

I don’t want to make you mine
I don’t want to make you mine
I want to love you
And be with you all of the time
But I don’t want to make you mine

To have and to hold
Til the end of our days
Growing set in our ways
Just we two
It’s hard to believe and I’m truly amazed
By the old fashioned things we still do

You don’t belong to me
You don’t belong to me
From this moment on
We are both of us free
You don’t belong to me
And I don’t belong to you

Blue Wedding


You could've been somebody's faithful wife
Somebody’s million dollar mistress
And partied like a princess anywhere.
It doesn’t matter how you live your life
Or how you go about your business.
Baby, when you need me, I’ll be there

Keepin it warm for you, baby
Through the long, lonely nights when you’re gone
Keepin it warm for you
Still goin strong
It’s warm for you baby
Right here where you belong.

You disappear for days and I don't mind
Girl, I don’t lay awake and worry.
You're free to come and go - hello, goodbye...
I know you’ll be here in your own sweet time
Weighed down with souvenirs and stories
Happy tears betray my weary eyes…

I've been keepin it warm for you, baby
Through the long, lonely nights when you’re gone
Keepin it warm for you
Still goin strong
It’s warm for you baby
Right here where you belong

Holdin on for you
Stayin strong for you
Doin’ right by you
Like I always do
I will keep a light
Burnin warm and bright
Here for you night after night

I've been keepin it warm for you, baby
Through the long, lonely nights when you’re gone
Keepin it warm for you
Still goin strong
It’s warm for you baby
Right here where you belong


Keepin It Warm For You, Baby

I came of age
In a time of remarkable changes
I was educated
In the fine art of rhythm and blues
I was a rowdy young native son
Lookin for a stairway to heaven
I was wasted and strung out
Didn’t know what anything was all about

But I never let go
Of my rock n roll dreams
And the renegade romance I’m livin'
Never said no
To the honkytonk queens
And all the free love I’d been given
Singing
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na 
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
All night

I made my bones
At the wheel of a 58 Chevy
With a map of Louisiana
And a toxic blonde by my side
I had a one-way ticket
To a hole in the ground in the heartland
I was fed up, bummed out
Didn’t know what anything was all about

But I never let go
Of my rock n roll dreams
And the renegade romance I’m livin
Never said no
To the honkytonk queens
And all the free love I’d been given
Singing
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
All night

I fell to earth
In a blaze of pain and confusion
I was a wild-eyed wannabe
Working class hero cliché
Those days are gone
But the changes still play out inside me
I can stand up and can sing out
And it doesn’t really matter what it’s all about

I never let go
Of my rock n roll dreams
And the renegade romance I’m livin
Never said no
To the honkytonk queens
And all the free love I’d been given
Singing
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na
Sha-na-na-na-na-na-na

Rock n Roll Dreams


I was born on a working day
In the middle of nowhere, USA
No choir sang, no music played
They just slapped my behind
And sent me on my way

I am a child of everyday people
Who weathered the storm 
And never complained
I learned early on
When the sky thunders open
You can’t hold back the rain
You can’t hold back the rain

I grew up in a factory town
That rolled up the sidewalks 
When the sun went down
Where Jesus freaks and rodeo clowns
Had to scratch out a living
In the cold, hard ground

I am a child of everyday people
Who weathered the storm 
And never complained
I learned early on
When the sky thunders open
You can’t hold back the rain
No, you can’t hold back the rain

Go on and cry now
We’ll get through this somehow
Heal the wound and live another day
Bent, but not broken
If you keep your eyes open
You can see the dark clouds come
From miles away

I am a child of everyday people
Who weathered the storm
And never complained
I learned early on
When the sky thunders open
You can’t hold back the rain
You can’t hold back the rain
Oh no
You can’t hold back the rain
Can’t hold back the rain

Can't Hold Back The Rain


What’s the word, little bird?
Why do you look so grounded?
Have you been trippin’ lately
Out of your tree?
The winds of change have dropped you here
And left you feeling stranded
All you want is to find a place
Where you’re supposed to be

One day you’ll wake up
And feel the power in ya
Stretch out your mighty wings
And fly away
Fly away
And everybody
Will know the wonder of ya
Lift up your mighty wings
And fly away
Little bird fly away

Settle down, little bird
Nothin's gained by chirpin
You'll just wake the neighbor's cat
And that's a very bumpy road
Looks like there’s dynamite
Going off inside you
Sometimes you get so hot
You’re ready to explode

One day you’ll wake up
And feel the power in ya
Stretch out your mighty wings
And fly away
Fly away
And everybody
Will know the wonder of ya
Lift up your mighty wings
And fly away
Little bird fly away

Sad eyes don’t cry
You’re wobbly now
But my oh my
It won’t be long
Til you’re up there singin songs
Chill, baby chill
You know you’re in
For such a thrill
Grow and be strong
Til you’re up where you belong

One day you’ll wake up
And feel the power in ya
Stretch out your mighty wings
And fly away
Fly away
And everybody
Will know the wonder of ya
Stretch out your mighty wings
And fly away
Little bird fly away
Stretch out those mighty wings
And fly away, fly away
Little bird fly away
Fly away
Fly away
Fly away

Mighty Wings


It was a dark and stormy night
Shadows fell and murdered all the light
The rain came down hard, wet, and cold
It got into your shoes and deep into your soul
You’re thinking . . .
Somewhere, someone must have made a mistake
Some way, somehow we could all use a break

A change in the weather
Will make everything feel better
Come on over to the sunny side
Don’t in between it
Baby, do it like you mean it
Come on over to the sunny side
Come on over
Yeah, come on over
Come on over to the sunny side
Oh yeah . . .

The wind that blows the clouds around
The very one that comes and blows our houses down
Carries the seed that makes a tree
That makes a better life for you and me
Remember
When those clouds are coming your way
Don’t you let them darken your day

A change in the weather
Will make everything feel better
Come on over to the sunny side
Don’t in between it
Baby, do it like you mean it
Come on over to the sunny side
Come on over
Yeah, come on over
Come on over to the sunny side
Oh,  yeah . . .


Sunny Side



The natives are restless
They are burning down the night
You can bet your life there’ll be some hell to pay
The story of humanity
Is bloody with insanity
And punks like us, we just get in the way

If some days you wake up and wonder what’s in store
If some days it doesn’t even matter any more
These are the days
You could use some love
These are the days
You could use some love and understanding

Madness and mayhem
Are everywhere you turn
Fear and doubt are tearing us apart
Maybe it’s the climate change
And maybe we are all deranged
Baby, it’s enough to break your heart

If some days the bad news is more than you can bear
If some days you struggle and don’t get anywhere
These are the days
You could use some love
These are the days
You could use some love and understanding

In time of doubt
When you’re in distress
A knowing smile
And a little tenderness
Can make your day and warm your nights
Someday it may even save your life

And if some days it feels like you’re up against the wall
If some days it’s hard to feel anything at all
These are the days you could use some love
These are the days you could use some love
These are the days you could use some love
And understanding
These are the days
You could use some love and understanding


Love and Understanding


I'm on a blue sea cruiser
Crossing a moonlit bay
I see a new star shining
Showing me the way
I'm a long way from the rodeo
And the rough house days we used to know
I’ve been goin through some changes
But, I will always be a country boy at heart

When it's late at night
And I remember our life as it used to be
I take a long last look
Through my picture book full of memories
Hey, there we are, in your daddy's car. . .
The night you stole my heart away
If you saw me now would you recognize
That boy in me today?

I'm on a blue sea cruiser
Crossing a moonlit bay
I see a new star shining
Showing me the way
I'm a long way from the rodeo
And the rough house days we used to know
I’ve been goin through some changes
But, I will always be a country boy at heart

When the champagne pours
And the ocean roars and the nights get wild
I may look real smart
But in my heart I'm still a frightened child
I've known sweet success
Been a welcome guest, everywhere I go
But I'd trade in all my experience
For the love we used to know.

I'm on a blue sea cruiser
Crossing a moonlit bay
I see a new star shining
Showing me the way
I'm a long way from the rodeo
And the rough house days we used to know
I’ve been goin through some changes
But, I will always be a country boy at heart


I'm on a blue sea cruiser
Crossing a moonlit bay
I see a new star shining
Showing me the way
I'm a long way from the rodeo
And the rough house days we used to know
I’ve been goin through some changes
But, I will always be a country boy at heart
Always be a country boy
Always be a country boy at heart


Country Boy At Heart


When the night has fallen around you
And you're by yourself in the dark
And the naked emotions of days gone by 
Still echo in your heart
You can light your candles and say your prayers 
For the love we used to know
When it's over, it's over, what's done is done 
And you've got to let it go

And we've come to the end of the line
We've run out of miracles
Run out of time
And I know at the end of the day
You can't live on promises
With nothing to say
Oh baby, don't cry
Love doesn't lie

How I wish there could have been something
Anything I could say
That would temper this moment and heal our wounds 
And take this hurt away
But you know we'd only be fooling ourselves 
Thinking we could carry on
When the words are all empty, the cupboard is bare, 
And the light of love is gone

And we've come to the end of the line
We've run out of miracles
Run out of time
And I know at the end of the day
You can't live on promises
With nothing to say
Oh baby, don't cry
Love doesn't lie

And we've come to the end of the line
We've run out of miracles
Run out of time
And I know at the end of the day
You can't live on promises
With nothing to say
Oh baby, don't cry
Love doesn't lie
Love doesn't lie
Oh no love
Love doesn't lie

Love Doesn't Lie

I don’t wanna dance by myself
I wanna share this song with somebody
I don’t wanna dance by myself
I wanna turn the lights down low
And get real close
And move real slow

It’s Saturday night
I’ve got nowhere to go
A DJ’s playing oldies on the radio
I get lost in memories
Of when you and me were out there
Going strong
We were going strong

There’s no one here
And I miss a beat
The music sounds familiar
But it’s incomplete
I'm alone and feeling tired
Sad and uninspired
Since you’ve been gone
Since you’ve been gone

I don’t wanna dance by myself
I wanna share this song with somebody
I don’t wanna dance by myself
I wanna turn the lights down low
And get real close
And move real slow

I hug my pillow
And pretend it’s you
But the fantasy don’t do me
Like I want it to
So I lie here in the dark
Just me and my broken heart
What can I do?
Tell me, what can I do?

I don’t wanna dance by myself
I wanna share this song with somebody
I don’t wanna dance by myself
I wanna turn the lights down low
And get real close
And move real slow

I don’t wanna dance by myself
I wanna share this song with somebody
Anybody
Don't wanna dance by bye my lonesome
Crazy self
I don’t wanna dance by myself
Oh no
I don’t wanna dance by myself

Dance By Myself


This is a hand-me-down song
My old man used to sing to me
When I was a cherubim child
Bouncing around on his knee
He and my mama would dance
She was pretty and he was strong
They filled my world with romance
And gave me this hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song

I grew up in the land of the free
With Boney Maroni and Johnny B. Good
Mustang Sally and Stagger Lee
Lived in my neighborhood
But this ain’t a song about the good old days
It’s not a lesson about right and wrong
It’s not a warning to change your ways
It’s only a hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song

This is a hand-me-down song
My old man used to sing to me
When I was a cherubim child
Bouncing around on his knee
He and my mama would dance
He was pretty and she was strong
They filled my world with romance
And gave me this hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song
Hand me down
A hand-me-down song

Hand-Me-Down Song


When we lived in a hole in the mountain
Where an angry old bear used to sleep
We huddled at night
In fear for our lives
Knowing somewhere the lion must eat
We have come all this way
To remember the day
When we first put tinder to spark
And we won’t be afraid of the dark

When you’re out by yourself on the ocean
In a total eclipse of the sun
You will pray to be saved
From a watery grave
And repent of the wrongs you have done
We have come all this way
To discover we may
Have to learn to swim with the sharks
But we won’t be afraid of the dark

When those old Santa Anas are blowing
And it’s late when the power goes out
There’s just you and me here
With our hopes and our fears
And the changes our lives bring about
We have come all this way
To get back into play
But our arrows keep missing their mark
But we won’t be afraid of the dark

I remember the bees on these flowers
That now hardly flower at all
The bill’s coming due
On the world that we knew
As we wait here for darkness to fall
We have come all this way
To give thanks for the day
When we first put tinder to spark
And we won’t be afraid of the dark


The Fire God's Children


We’re gonna light the stars
And kiss the day goodnight
Hang a slice of moon
Way up in the sky
Won’t you snuggle up
And we can watch the show
Don’t go
Baby, please don't go
Oh, no
Baby, please don’t go

The city lies below
Like stardust at our feet
Honeysuckle whispers
Secrets in the dark
The morning will be here
Before we know
Don’t go
Baby, please don't go
Oh, no
Baby, please don’t go

Look at how the two of us together
Can almost make a moment last forever

Come on and close your eyes
And linger for a while
Let’s pretend tomorrow
Is never gonna come
And brother Barry’s singin
Sweet and low
Don’t go
Baby, please don't go
Oh, no
Baby, please don’t go

We’re gonna light the stars
And kiss the day goodnight
Hang a slice of moon
Way up in the sky
Won’t you snuggle up
And we can watch the show
Don’t go
Baby, please don't go
Oh, no
Baby, please don’t go

Don't Go


The lies you tell reveal more than you know
Because you say the words,
Don’t make them so
They sound so pretty falling from your lips
Sounds so good, I want to take the trip
But I know damn well
It’s just the lies you tell

The lies you tell don’t make the heartache less
I know what gives
And it isn't happiness
You can say you love me til the end of time
You don’t mean it, baby, I ain’t blind
Cause I know so well
It’s just the lies you tell

If you can’t be real with me
Can you please, please be
Less careless
With your honesty??

Dance the dance and play your little part
And pretend it’s from
The bottom of your heart
Make up a story 'bout your big bad self
Maybe I’ll mistake you for somebody else
But I know damn well
It’s just the lies you tell

If you can’t be real with me
Can you please, please be
Less careless
With your honesty

The lies you tell don’t change a thing, you know
Because you say the words,
My dear, don’t make them so
They sound so pretty falling from your lips
Sounds so good, I want to take the trip
But I know damn well
It’s just the lies you tell
I know damn well
It’s just the lies you tell . . .

The Lies You Tell


Back in the day
We were sweethearts of style
We had the hair,
The handshakes
And the stars
Our energy flowed
And lit up the dials
While the voices of our ragged gods
Filled the night with song

Turn up the radio
Make this moment last forever
Drink to the joy
Of being young
Turn up the radio
And let us be undone
By our passion for living
In the crazy days to come

There in the night
Fridays and Saturdays
Steal a kiss
Cop a feel and
Feel alright
So very young
So hungry for more
While the rhythm of that rock and roll
Gave us hope and life

Turn up the radio
Make this moment last forever
Drink to the joy
Of being young
Turn up the radio
And let us be undone
By our passion for living
In the crazy days to come

Turn Up The Radio


When the rain
Comes pouring down
And you can’t hear the laughter in it
This time around
Oh, don’t despair
I’ll be there
To make it right

And when things change
As things will do
And you’re worried bout what else
Is gonna fall on you
Oh, don’t you cry
You know that I
Will make it right

I’m gonna love you right
Love you all night long
I’m gonna love you right
Love you deep and love you strong
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
Gonna love you right

And when you itch
Where you can’t scratch
And you need get lit up
But you can seem to find a match
Oh don’t be blue
Cause you know who
Will make it right

When things get tough
When you feel cold
When everyone you call to
Puts your pretty ass on hold
Oh, don’t you cry
You know that I
Will make it right

I’m gonna love you right
Love you all night long
I’m gonna love you right
Love you deep and love you strong
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
I’m gonna love you
Gonna love you right


Love You Right


Hello
True believer
Before you close your eyes to pray
Look upon us
All together
Here on Christmas day

Send home
Your holy warriors
Bring your children out to play
Upon these fields
In peace and kinship
Here on Christmas day

Long ago the word was spoken
What was broken made anew
And the gift that we first open
Is peace and love for me and you

Come on
Friends and neighbors
Put your fears and doubts away
Feel the joy
Of the human promise
Born on Christmas day

Long ago the word was spoken
What was broken made anew
And the gift that we first open
Is peace and love for me and you

Here’s to you,
Saints and sinners
And all the gods to which we pray
I wish you peace
And love forever
Not just Christmas day

Christmas Day


For a girl with a camera
What the eye may have missed
The heart will remember
The grey rain of winter
Or the fires of September
The gristle and grime
The glory and splendor
Suspended in time
By a girl with a camera

Flesh, blood and muscle
The sinew and bone
The manipulating mistress
Of attitude and tone
Sculpting with shadow
Painting with light
Lovers in doorways
Captured in the night
By a girl with a camera

A delicious illusion
Of artistry and sex
A sisterhood with Nikons
Tethered to their necks
A vision among visions
Of space and weight and sight
When jive talking night hawks
Drop dead upon the sidewalk
She can bring them back to life

For a girl with a camera
What the eye may have missed
The heart will remember
The grey rain of winter
Or the fires of September
The gristle and grime
The glory and splendor
Suspended in time
By a girl with a camera


Girl With A Camera

Up on high in the monkey tree
Lives a tribe of ape called Humanity
Who, in this chapter of history
Believe they’re God’s gift to reality

When they were few and far between
When earth was new and soft and green
Before they held sway over everyone’s fate
They were just so-so, not really that great

They rule the roost now
They own the show
They’ve got it all now
They don’t care
And they don’t know
From high on up
In the monkey tree
They proclaim to the world
It's their destiny
High on up
In the monkey tree
High on up
In the monkey tree

Now birds are very territorial
And males are resplendently sartorial
The forest floor is for crawly things
Spidery little legs with buzzy little wings

But
Deep in the roots of the monkey tree
The sins of this world live in memory
Of the fungus folk and their progeny
Of the world as it was and will one day be

They rule the roost now
They own the show
They’ve got it all now
They don’t care
And they don’t know
From high on up
In the monkey tree
They proclaim to the world
It's their destiny
High on up
In the monkey tree
High on up
In the monkey tree


Monkey Tree


It’s just like making love to a hurricane
Dancing with a demon from a moving train
The feelings you are feeling
Can’t be explained
And what it’s all about
Ain’t that hard to figure out

It’s the soul fire
Dark eyed desire
All held together with ribbon and wire
Wake up the neighbors
Tell all your friends
Tell them
Latin lovers are back in style again

Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la

Here’s a hot and spicy number for your daily grind
A tonic for your troubles with a twist of lime
It’s soulful and it’s sexy
And it’s so sublime
And what it’s all about
Ain’t that hard to figure out

It’s the soul fire
Dark eyed desire
All held together with ribbon and wire
Wake up the neighbors
Tell all your friends
Tell them
Latin lovers are back in style again

Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la
Sha-la-la-la-la-la-la-la
Sha-la-la

It’s the soul fire
Dark eyed desire
All held together with ribbon and wire
Wake up the neighbors
Tell all your friends
Tell them
Latin lovers are back
Latin lovers are back
Latin lovers are back in style again


Latin Lovers


Just like the raindrops
On a summer afternoon
These stolen moments
Always fade away too soon
I watch the play of light and shadow
That we cast upon the wall
The unlikeliest of lovers
And the wonder of it all

Is
All I ever wanted was you
All I ever wanted was you
All I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
Was you

I can remember
How enchanted we used to be
I'd tell your picture
Just how much you mean to me
And you'd smile as I go on about
The glory of our days
That’s the you that I’ll remember
In a million happy ways

All I ever wanted was you
All I ever wanted was you
All I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
Was you

You are the one
Without exception
I want to feel the world
Revolve in your direction
Want to make a connection
To your love and affection

Everybody
Kind of looks at me and smiles
Like they’re all thinking
Here comes fortune’s favorite child
Maybe one fine day I’ll clue them in
And they will understand
Without you here beside me
How truly incomplete I am

And
All I ever wanted was you
All I ever wanted was you
All I ever wanted
All I ever wanted
Was you

All I Ever Wanted


You've got a thousand pairs of shoes
In every price range, shape and style
And all those colors, shades and hues
Make such a pretty, pretty pile
They've all got matching bags and gloves
Here in the junkyard of your love

I'm lost
 - I am lost
I'm lost
 - I am lost
I am lost in the junkyard . . . 
In the junkyard of your love

It takes a lot of closet space
To organize all of your stuff
There's not an inch that goes to waste
And still there never is enough
Sweaters below T-shirts above
Here in the junkyard of your love

I'm lost
 - I am lost
I'm lost
 - I am lost
I am lost in the junkyard . . . 
In the junkyard of your love

Baby, if we ever have to break up
A thousand years from now they'll find me here
Buried under tons of creams and makeup
The cause of my demise will be mighty clear

I did not die by stone or steel
No deadly poison, gun or knife
Victoria's Secret will reveal
It's Donna Karan that took my life
And Calvin Klein gave me a shove
Into the junkyard of your love

I'm lost
 - I am lost
I'm lost
 - I am lost
I am lost in the junkyard . . . 
In the junkyard of your love



The Walk-In Closet Song


I hope we’ll always be 
best friends
I find so much comfort in your company
You listen to me babble
With smiling understanding
Flatter when I need it
And bitch at my demanding

Best friends
Heart and soul companions
When the times get tough
There’ll always be enough
For my best friend
Mmm
My best friend

It’s hard to believe we’ve grown 
so close
Once Stan and Ollie was, now you and me 
And if I burn the skillet
I know you can set it shining
I’ll gave me your overcoat
And you just wore the lining

Best friends
Heart and soul companions
When the day grows dark
I know I’ll find a spark
In my best friend
Oh my
My best friend

Love always was something
I was in and out of constantly
It’s easy to see
How it got the best of me
Now I save the best of me
For my best friend and me

My best friend
Heart and soul companions
In all we share
And there ain’t no one nowhere
Like my best friend
You're my best friend

Underneath A Laughing Moon


You don't give a damn about moonlight and roses
Displays of affection were never your style
Never concede that your heart could be broken
Or give up the secrets that hide in your smile

Although you may try
You can never deny
What your hungry heart is dying to say . . .

I see the wheels turn
Fires burn
Love gives you away
When you feel it inside
There’s nowhere to hide
Love gives you away

You move through the night like a ghost at the window
An elegant shadow with sad, wounded eyes
You never let on that it ever gets to you
But I’ve seen the demon behind the disguise

Where there's a need
There's a heart that will bleed
When lonely nights darken your days

I see the wheels turn
Fires burn
Love gives you away
When you feel it inside
There’s nowhere to hide
Love gives you away

Just when you think you've perfected
A look that says don't fuck with me
You find that you're not unaffected
By things that come naturally

I see the wheels turn
Fires burn
Love gives you away
When you feel it inside
There’s nowhere to hide
Love gives you away




Love Gives You Away


There are too many ways
To be lonely these days
Too many lovers
Goin hungry for love
It tears me apart
It weighs on my heart
Late at night, when I think of you
New in town with nothin to do
Lyin awake
By your lonesome in the dark...

Welcome to California
Help yourself to a brand new state of mind
I've got a feelin
We're gonna get on just fine
If you're on the run I'll hide ya
If you ever get lost,
I'll be here to guide ya
Far away from the world
You've always known
I'm happy to be
Your home away from home

Don't be hard on yourself
Won't you let someone else
Hold you and give you
What you can't get on your own
There ain't no reason why
We can't give it a real good try
Come on honey, don't delay
The best of the night is slippin away
We can kick off our shoes
And let the weary old world roll by

Welcome to California
Help yourself to a brand new state of mind
I've got a feelin
We're gonna get on just fine
If you're on the run I'll hide ya
If you ever get lost,
I'll be here to guide ya
Far away from the world
You've always known
I'm happy to be
Your home away from home

Eager to be whatever when you need me
Ready to come and get you when you call
Willin to be the one you tell your troubles to
Honey, y' know, it ain't no trouble at all

Welcome to California
Help yourself to a brand new state of mind
I've got a feelin
We're gonna get on just fine
If you're on the run I'll hide ya
If you ever get lost,
I'll be here to guide ya
Far away from the world
You've always known
I'm happy to be
Your home away from home

Happy to be
Your home
Away from home


Home Away From Home


I'm not the kind who lets go easy
Feels too good holdin on to you....
I promise I won't try to make you love me.
Cross my heart and hope to die, it's true!

You don't have to say you're sorry when you leave
Don't destroy the magic for me please
I'll be tastin your sweet kisses all night long
Long after midnight
When the thrill of love is gone

It ain't like you to make excuses
Get out of here before you go too far
I'm not ready to be makin any changes
I kind of like things just the way they are

You don't have to say you're sorry when you leave
Don't destroy the magic for me please
I'll be tastin your sweet kisses all night long
Long after midnight
Long after midnight
When the thrill of love is gone

Won't you let me lie here, sleepy and satisfied
Slip on out the door and down the stair
You don't have to hold my hand or sing me a lullabye
You don't have to tie me down to show you care...

A time will come, when I'm gonna miss you
Gonna hate myself, come break of day
Honey, it gets harder to resist you
Every time I watch you walk away.

You don't have to say you're sorry when you leave
Don't destroy the magic for me please
I'll be tastin your sweet kisses all night long
Long after midnight
Long after midnight
When the thrill of love is gone

Long after midnight
Long after midnight
Long after midnite
When the thrill of love is gone


Long After Midnight

American Girl

Words and Music by Philip Cody
Performed by Philip Cody

Life Is A Movie

The Kiss

Words and Music by Philip Cody
Vocals - Vanessa Jourdan
Keyboards - Philip Cody
Violins - Monica Crusoe
Everything Else - Ted Perlman
Produced by Philip Cody and Ted Perlman
Engineered by Ted Perlman at Ted Perlman Studios - March 2013
© 2013 - Philip Cody

Starting Out

Words and Music by Neil Sedaka and Philip Cody
The number one song in America in February of 1975

Laughter In The Rain

Of the 99 or so covers of this tune, this is my favorite

Solitaire by The Carpenters

Another Sedaka/Cody opus from the 1975 album, Sedaka's Back. Released as a single after Laughter In The Rain, it made a modest showing as a number one single on Billboard's Adult Contemporary chart.

The Immigrant

Neil Sedaka nd Elton John's million selling duet from Neil's 2nd Rocket album

Bad Blood

Neil and I originally wrote this song back in 1978 as "Should've Never Let Her Go," changing the title in 1980 to accommodate its presentation as a duet. This may be my favorite Sedaka/Cody song. Or something else - it was a long time ago . . . 

Philip Cody

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