The Hits

Written by Philip Cody, Cori Haagensen, Kylie Kempster and Lance Turner
©2014 by Philip Cody, Cori Haagensen, Kylie Kempster and Lance Turner

Bring on the renegades and rebels
Drink to the restless hearts
That keep us rolling on
Get drunk on yesterday
When yesterday is gone
Nothing is like it used to be
Lose yourself in the memory

Sing for your supper
Run for your life
Hold back the darkness
Love is the light
Sing for your supper
Run for your life
Hold back the darkness
Love is the light

Renegades And Rebels

Written by Philip Cody, Ken Hirsch, And Stephan Oberhoff Arranged and programmed by Stephan Oberhoff. 
Vocals by Michael Coughlin and Gene Reed Date: 20??

The light’s gone out of your heart tonight
It hangs there dark and broken
You sit and stare into cold despair 
With eyes that won’t stay open
Your teardrops tell of  long lost friends
And hopes that have been shattered
You feel so changed, so sad and strange
Aching for a way to still believe it really matters 

In your time of need
I’ll be there for you
Lay down my life
If you want me to
When you can’t go on
I‘ll help you make it through
Any time, anywhere 
I’ll be there for you

The sun comes up on another day
Above this sea of sorrow
And life goes on in the light of dawn
As you and I awake and we make a new tomorrow

In your time of need
I’ll be there for you
Lay down my life
If you want me to
When you can’t go on
I‘ll help you make it through
Any time, anywhere 
I’ll be there for you

And when the rain is falling
I will shelter you
When you don’t know where to turn
Or what to do
I’ll be there . . . there for you

In your time of need
I’ll be there for you
Lay down my life
If you want me to
When you can’t go on
I‘ll help you make it through
Any time, anywhere 
I’ll be there for you

I'll Be There For You

Produced by Ted Perlman and Philip Cody
All Instruments played and programmed by Ted Perlman
Lead Vocals by Billy Valentine
Background Vocals by Peggi Blu and Terry Bradford
Sax by Gary Herbig

Lyrics:

EASY COME, EASY GO
Philip Cody/Ted Perlman

YOU COME INTO THIS PLACE 
AND YOU GO ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS
LIKE A THIEF AT THE SCENE OF THE CRIME
HAVE YOU COME TO EMBRACE 
AND BE SHOWERED IN FORGIVENESS
THERE AIN’T NO CHANCE OF THAT AT THIS TIME

IT GETS HARD FOR ME - WHEN YOU COME AROUND
WITH THAT SMOKEY LOOK IN YOUR EYES
HAVE TO TELL MYSELF - THERE’S ALWAYS SOMEONE ELSE
AND IT’S BEST THAT I JUST KISS YOU GOODBYE
SAYIN’ . . .

EASY COME, EASY GO, BABY
HOW DID WE GO WRONG FROM FEELIN’ SO RIGHT
EASY COME, EASY GO, BABY
THAT’S THE WAY IT IS OUT HERE IN THIS LIFE
WE ARE ONLY BODIES BUMPIN’ - IN THE NIGHT

I WAS DEEP WITH YOU ONCE 
AND THE ONLY THING THAT MATTERED
WAS THAT I HAD YOU HERE AT MY SIDE
I BELIEVED IN YOU ONCE  
AND NOW ALL OF THAT IS SHATTERED
AND I’M LEFT WITH MY PAIN AND MY PRIDE

I KNOW YOUR BODY LIES - AND MY MIND DENIES
WHAT MY HEART MUST KNOW TO BE TRUE
THINGS WILL NEVER BE - THE SAME FOR YOU AND ME
AND THERE’S NOTHIN’ ANYBODY CAN DO
I TELL YOU . . .

EASY COME, EASY GO, BABY
HOW DID WE GO WRONG FROM FEELIN’ SO RIGHT
EASY COME, EASY GO, BABY
THAT’S THE WAY IT IS OUT HERE IN THIS LIFE
WE ARE ONLY BODIES BUMPIN’
ONLY BODIES BUMPIN’ - IN THE NIGHT

EASY COME, EASY GO, BABY
HOW DID WE GO WRONG FROM FEELIN’ SO RIGHT
EASY COME, EASY GO, BABY
THAT’S THE WAY IT IS OUT HERE IN THIS LIFE
ONLY BODIES BUMPIN’ - IN THE NIGHT

Easy Come Easy Go

Mighty Wings (Fly Away)
by Philip Cody and Ted Perlman

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 feelin stranded
And all you want is to find a place 
Where you’re supposed to be

Sad eyes don’t cry
You’re wobbly now
But my oh my
It won’t be long
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

Looks like there’s dynamite
Goin off inside you
Sometimes you get so damned hot
You’re ready to explode

Chill, baby chill
Y’know you’re in 
For such a thrill
It won’t be long
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

Baby, I know you feel
Like there’s so much holdin you back
And so many things holdin you down
But you’ve go to know 
You’re gonna break free one of these fine days
When you spread those mighty wings of yours
And fly away

What’s the word, little bird?
Why do you look so grounded?
Have you been trippin, lately
Out of your tree?

Chill, baby chill
Y’know you’re in 
For such a thrill
It won’t be long
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



Mighty Wings

American Girl

Find A Way To Your Heart -1991
Written by Philip Cody, Ken Hirsch and Ted Perlman
Vocals: Peggi Blu

Find A Way To Your Heart

Words and Music by Philip Cody
Performed by Philip Cody

Life Is A Movie

Written by Philip Cody 
and Ken Hirsch 
Vocals by: Michael Coughlin 
Produced by: 
Philip Cody, Ken Hirsch 
and Mark Hugenberger 
Arranged and Engineered by: 
Mark Hugenberger 
Copyright - 
Philip Cody and Ken Hirsch 
Publishing - 
Zookini Music (ASCAP) 
Morning Mist Music (BMI) 
Jansson Music (ASCAP) 
Boxing Buddha Music (BMI)

Lost In You

Written by Philip Cody and Joe Delia
Performed by Cody
© 2012 by Philip Cody and Joe Delia

BloodOnTheKeys

The Kiss
Written and performed by Philip Cody
Recorded at Ted Perlman's Studio
©2012 by Philip Cody

The Kiss

BROKEN LANDS
words and music by Philip Cody
© 2016 by Philip Cody

Produced by Rob Seals and Philip Cody
Engineered by Rob Seals
At The Songwriting School of Los Angeles

Broken Lands

BROKEN LANDS

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 . . . 

Shouldve Never Let You Go

The last single Huey Lewis and the News released from their double platinum album, FORE . . . co-written with the lovely and talented Mike Duke in the early 80s.

Doing It All For My Baby

Written by B. Andersson, Stig Anderson, B. Ulvaeus, Neil Sedaka, Phil Cody
Released 1973

When Sedaka introduced me to this project he said something like, "hey! These kids are gonna be huge" and I thought, "sure, that's what they say about everybody. And, sure enough, ABBA turned out to be huge and it's fun to have been part of that at the very beginning.

Philip Cody

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