The Hits


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


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


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


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


It’s a down-in-the-mouth kind of day
Ain’t no rain heading our way
I’d like to kick a big hole in the sky
And wash all of the bad shit away

We do a short, tired dance in the street
Before melting away in the heat	
Wish that old woman up in the sky
Would take pity on us and weep

Make it rain
Oh mama, mama
Make it rain
Make it rain
Oh mama, mama
Make it rain
Make it rain
Oh mama
Make it rain

Now the devil holds sway in this land
Turns it to ash in his hands
In great columns of fire and smoke
As we look on in fear where we stand

Make it rain
Oh mama, mama
Make it rain
Make it rain
Oh mama, mama
Make it rain
Make it rain
Oh mama
Make it rain

Way away in the distance
White mountains of cloud
Trailing ribbons of lightning appear
We beg and cajole
And it soon becomes clear
Not right now
Not today
Not this year

I give my grandfather’s old gourds a good shake
And sing a song about rivers and lakes
Of the green that would reach to the sky
That held birds that would sing us awake

Make it rain
Oh mama, mama
Make it rain
Make it rain
Oh mama, mama
Make it rain
Make it rain
Oh mama
Make it rain

It’s a down-in-the-mouth kind of day
Ain’t no rain heading our way	


Rain Dancer's Song


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

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


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

Best Friends


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


Here, tonight, I promise I’ll always love you
Here, tonight, you know there will always be
A part of you that’s a part of me too
And no one can take that away
And everybody that sees us
Will look at us and say . . . 

This is our time
When the world is just me and you
This is our time
There will never be
Anyone for me
That loves me like you do
This is our time
That we dreamed about in the past
And we've tried so hard
And we’ve come so far
And here we are at last

Here, tonight, the stars are aligned above us
Here, tonight, they come out to light our way
And all we know lives in the glow
Of love that’s so bright and so strong
And anybody here will tell you
We’re right where we belong

This is our time
When the world is just me and you
This is our time
There will never be
Anyone for me
That loves me like you do
This is our time
That we dreamed about in the past
And we've tried so hard
And we’ve come so far
And here we are at last

Here by your side
I know I can find
A way to make all things right
Here in my heart
Is a love for all time
For day after day, night after night
Yours for the rest of my life

This is our time
When the world is just me and you
This is our time
There will never be
Anyone for me
That loves me like you do
This is our time
That we dreamed about in the past
And we've tried so hard
And we’ve come so far
And here we are at last

This is our time
When the world is just me and you
This is our time
There will never be
Anyone for me
That loves me like you do
This is our time
That we dreamed about in the past
And we]ve tried so hard
And we’ve come so far
And here we are at last
This is our time



Our Time


Here in the night
We're alone, at last, together
Sharing the end of the day
All of my life
Seems like one, sad song
Until you came walking my way

I can feel a mighty wave
Of emotion
I can see the laughter
Light up your eyes
Love is like a spark running through me
I love how you do me
Baby, you do me good!

How in the world
Did I ever live without you
You know I live for your kiss
Who in his right mind
Would ever believe
That life could be sweeter than this

I can feel a mighty wave
Of emotion
I can see the laughter
Light up your eyes
Love is like a spark running through me
I love how you do me
Baby, you do me good!

Oh, when you do me like that
I very nearly lose my mind
Oh, when you do me like that
I want you to do it to me
All the time

I can feel a mighty wave
Of emotion
I can see the laughter
Light up your eyes
Love is like a spark running through me
I love how you do me
Baby, you do me good!


You Do Me Good


Words and Music by Philip Cody and Ted Perlman


I’m gonna be your lover
Baby, I know how
I can give you better
Than you’ve been gettin now
Somewhere in your future
I know there’s gonna be
At least one long and lonely night
When you’ll want someone like me

When your other lovers
Have let you down
And your heart’s up in the air
There will come a time
When I cross your mind
And you know I’m gonna be there

There will come a time
When we will find each other
And we’ll wonder how we lived
Without each other’s love
We’ll both be reaching out 
For something
We’ve been waiting so long to find
And we’ll be as one
Yes, there will come a time

I keep this little secret
Like embers in the dark
Lettin on to no one
What’s happenin' in my heart
In my imagination
It’s easy as can be
But it’s nothin like bein here tonight
With the sweet reality

In that magic moment
When I felt your touch
And at last we finally kissed
I knew love was mine
I’ve known all the time
It was meant to happen like this

There will come a time
When we will find each other
And we’ll wonder how we lived
Without each other’s love
We’ll both be reaching out 
For something
We’ve been waiting so long to find
And we’ll be as one
Yes, there will come a time

There Will Come A Time

Written by Philip Cody and Andrew Kastner

I always wanted someone like you
Always imagined there must be someone who
Could wake me up at daybreak
Tuck me in at night
With nothing but a smile to make me feel  alright
Now and forever, never any doubt
It's a reality
You don't have to show that
I'll always know that you'll always be there for me

How many others promised me the moon
I listened to their love songs slightly out of tune
So much heat and passion wasted in the dark
Like so many arrows that just missed their mark
That's been the story until you came along
And showed me what love could be
No more pretending
My happy ending is knowing you're there for me

When I feel down, I don't despair
I don't go searching here and there
I never need to wish upon a star
I just turn around and there you are

Now and forever, never any doubt
It's a stone cold reality
You don't have to show that
I'll always know that you'll always be there
Always be there
You'll always be there
For me

There For Me

Baby Wake Up


Words and Music by Philip Cody and 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 smoky look in your eyes
I have to tell myself there's always someone else
And it's best that I just kiss you goodbye

Easy come, Easy go, baby
How did we go wrong from feeling so right
Easy come, Easy go, baby
Ain't that the way it is out here in this life?
We are only bodies bumping 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 you tell me 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 nothing anybody can do

Easy come, Easy go, baby
How did we go wrong from feeling so right
Easy come, Easy go, baby
Ain't that the way it is out here in this life?
We are only bodies bumping in the night
Only bodies bumping in the night

Easy come, Easy go, baby
How did we go wrong from feeling so right
Easy come, Easy go, baby
Ain't that the way it is out here in this life
We are only bodies bumping in the night


Easy Come Easy Go


When I was a boy
Restless as the wind
I had a ragged dog
And he was my best friend
We’d go off on adventures
And nothing frightened him
Now when I hear barkin’
I am a child again

The world was full of trees
When I was very young
I stood upon a hilltop
And tried to touch the sun
There lives a fearless cowboy
Behind this silly grin
Here, among my photographs
I am a child again

Flower born to die
As rain must surely fall
Often have I trembled
In wonder of it all
The city hums and rumbles
And somewhere in the din
An old, familiar lullaby
And I am a child again

Child Again

Written by Philip Cody and Ken Hirsch

In these crazy times
It's good to have a friend
To bring my troubles to
Someone warm and kind
Who understands
And loves me the way you do

You keep coming through for me
You're always here when I need you to be
Day or night, it's good to know
I can count on you and you keep coming through

You never let me down
Lord knows how many times
You've come to save the day
I know when you're around
Some way, somehow
My troubles will fade away

You keep coming through for me
You're always here when I need you to be
Day or night, it's good to know
I can count on you and you keep coming through

I know your love will lift me up
Whenever I get low
And if I lose my way
I know I'll find you there beside me
Everywhere I go

Day or night, it's good to know
I can count on you and you keep coming through

You Keep Coming Through


Written by Philip Cody and Sue Fink

The traffic on the boulevard
Is like a river flowing
A million racing hearts and minds
You and I will never know
What is there for me to say
I don't want to see you go away
Promise me from time to time
You think of me and you will find

I am never far away from you
Never far away from you
Wherever your heart may lead you
Whatever you're going through
I'm never far away, never far away
I am never far away from you

When busy days and moody nights
Are spinning all around you
Remember somewhere in your life
You'll always have a place to go
When you're hungry for a friend
It really doesn't matter where or when
If you're feeling lost and low
Think of me and I will know

I am never far away from you
Never far away from you
Wherever your heart may lead you
Whatever you're going through
I'm never far away, never far away
I am never far away from you

So don't cry, just say goodbye
Go and do what you've got to do
Can't you see there's a part of me
That will always be a part of you

I am never far away from you
Never far away from you
Wherever your heart may lead you
Whatever you're going through
I'm never far away, never far away
I am never far away, never far away
I am never far away
I am never far away
I am never far away (from you)




Never Far Away

Written by Philip Cody, Ken Hirsch and Ted Perlman

In the quiet hours of evening, 
Just before the morning light
Cuddled in the comfort 
Of the afterglow of night
Fired by your kisses, 
Coming long and sweet
I fall into the motion 
Of your body's gentle beat

Slow burn, baby
I do a slow burn
Slow  burn baby

In the fever of the moment, 
We move easily as one
Melt  into each other, 
Just like ice cream in the sun
Beads of perspiration, 
A trail of happy tears
The salty taste of passion, 
Every time that you are near

Slow burn, baby
Such a sweet turn
Slow 
Burn, baby

Breathless voices whisper softly in the night
Sexy eyes smolder with the lover's gift of sight
Linger in the secret places no one else can know
We do it slow, baby, do it slow

Slow burn, baby
I do a slow burn
Slow burn, baby
I do a slow burn
Slow burn, baby

Slow Burn


I got the blues for Christmas
If I could give them back I would
I got the blues for Christmas
If I could give them back I would
While y’all been here feelin jolly
I been down here feeling no damn good

My youngest son got busted
Throwin bottles at the cops
He’s got the nerve to tell me
It ain’t no biggie, pops
Tell me jolly fat man
Where is it I have failed
Should I let the little wise-ass
Spend Christmas Eve in jail

I got the blues for Christmas
If I could give them back I would
I got the blues for Christmas
If I could give them back I would
While y’all been here feelin jolly
I been down here feeling no damn good

I never had a problem
With my pretty lady boss
Until ten o’clock this mornin
At the good job I just lost
She kinda looked me over
And said baby,  this is where we part
Like she took that spikey heel of hers
And shoved it deep into my heart

I got the blues for Christmas
If I could give them back I would
I got the blues for Christmas
If I could give them back I would
While y’all been here feelin jolly
I been down here feeling no damn good

My daughter’s no ‘count boyfriend
Wrapped his Mazda ‘round a pole
He was textin my sweet baby
When, of course, he lost control
You’ve got to help him, Daddy
She begged me with a smile
Help him cause he’s gonna
Be the father of my child

I got the blues for Christmas
If I could give them back I would
I got the blues for Christmas
If I could give them back I would
While y’all been here feelin jolly
I been down here feeling no damn good


I Got The Blues For Christmas

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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