WHEN TOMORROW COMES

Highway Desperado

Jason Aldean - Highway Desperado

A Love Song

I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE
Words & music by Rhob Elliott
©1989,2024 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP), All Rights Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

I Can't Live Without Your Love

I CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT YOUR LOVE (2024)

I’LL BE THE CHANGE
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott
©2012, 2024 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP), All Rights Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records
Dedicated to all those murdered 
at Sandyhook Elementary School 
Decemebr 14, 2012. 
Protect our children!

Lyrics:
[Intro]
(Never give up)
(Never give in)

[Verse ]
Hard times in our neighborhoods
Sometimes evil seems to outdo good
But I know... 
We will survive

[Verse]
Losing jobs and losing lives
Sometimes wrong seems to be the only right
But we need... 
To believe... 
We will in time

[Prechorus]
So, call me crazy 
But I still believe in love
I’ll never give in
I’ll never give up on this love

[Chorus]
I’ll be the change that I wanna see, inside of me...
I’ll shine the light that I need to feel, burning in me
I’ll be strong enough to make it through another day
If I can just make it through this night... 
if I can just make it through this night...

[Verse]
Time gives and it takes away
Never know when’ll come the day
When time stops...
Forever...

[Verse]
I close my eyes and see your smile
Feel your hand tightly holding mine
I’ve got an angel... 
By my side...

[Prechorus]
So, call me crazy
But I still believe in love
I’ll never give in
I’ll never give up on this love

[Chorus]
I’ll be the change that I wanna see, inside of me...
I’ll shine the light that I need to feel, burning in me
I’ll be strong enough to make it through another day
If I can just make it through this night... 
if I can just make it through this night...

[Bridge]
When it’s late and I just can’t seem to sleep...
I feel so much pain and senseless tragedy
It floods all my feels like a hurricane
And I find I’m here...
Down on my knees... 
Praying...

[Chorus]
I’ll be the change that I wanna see, inside of me...
I’ll shine the light that I need to feel, burning in me
I’ll be strong enough to make it through another day
If I can just make it through this night... 
if I can just make it through this night...

When it's late
When it's late

[Chorus]
I’ll be the change that I wanna see, inside of me...
I’ll shine the light that I need to feel, burning in me
I’ll be strong enough to make it through another day
If I can just make it through this night... 
if I can just make it through this night...

I'll be the change

I'll Be The Change

I’LL BE THE CHANGE (2024)

I WILL STAND
Words & music by Rhob Elliott
©2013, 2024 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP), All Rights Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

Lyrics:
[Intro]
Whoa-oh
oh-eh-oh-eh-oh
Whoa-oh
oh-eh-oh-eh-oh
Whoa-oh
oh-eh-oh-eh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh

[Verse]
Took a wrong turn
For the right reason
And if I have my way
I’ll never turn around

[Verse]
Here comes the storm
Been brewing all season
Now I can’t outrun the rain
Don’t care if I might drown

[Chorus]
I will stand…
Right here…
And wait for you forever
I will stand
I won’t go
Until we go together

[Verse]
I can’t explain
Just how this happened
But everything changed
The moment we first met

[Verse]
So I’ll breathe deep now
Stand this ground now
I’ve no umbrella
But I don’t care how drenched I get

[Chorus]
I will stand…
Right here…
And wait for you forever
I will stand
I won’t go
Until we go together

[Rap]
Yeah, I’ve been knocked down, but I get up every time,
Life threw the curveballs, but I stay on my grind,
In the face of adversity, I rise and I shine,
Climbing up the mountains, never leaving dreams behind.

When the world says no, I turn it into yes,
Grit and determination, I won't settle for less,
Pressure makes diamonds, I’m shining through the stress,
Standing tall, head high, with my heart in my chest.

Challenges come, but I face 'em like a beast,
Feast on the struggles, turn 'em into my feast,
East to the west, I’m conquering every quest,
Adversity my fuel, now I’m reaching for the crest.

Standing tall, unbreakable, like a tower in the storm,
Adversity’s the fire, but I rise from it reborn,
Every setback, a setup for a greater comeback,
Facing every battle, I know I got the knack.

[Chorus]
I will stand…
Right here… (right here)
And wait for you forever
I will stand
I won’t go
Until we go together

[Breakdown]
Whoa-oh
oh-eh-oh-eh-oh
Whoa-oh
oh-eh-oh-eh-oh
Whoa-oh
oh-eh-oh-eh-oh
Whoa-oh-oh

[Ad Lib Rap]
Yeah, I’ve been knocked down, but I get up every time,
Life threw the curveballs, but I stay on my grind,
In the face of adversity, I rise and I shine,
Climbing up the mountains, never leaving dreams behind.
When the world says no, I can help best I can

Yeah, I've been knocked down I tell you every time
Life threw the curveballs, but I stay on my grind,
In the face of adversity, I rise and I shine,
Climbing up the mountains, never leaving dreams behind.
Climbing up the mountains, never leaving dreams behind.
Climbing up the mountains, never leaving dreams behind.

When the world says no, I turn it into yes,
Grit and determination, I won't settle for less,
When the world says no, I trade it into dreams
Awhile back, I faced I can

When the world says no, I turn it into yes,
Grit and determination, I won't settle for less,
Pressure makes diamonds,  but I'm shining from the stress
Standing tall, head high, with my heart in my chest.

Challenges come, but I face 'em like a beast,
Feast on the struggles, turn 'em into my feast,
East to the west, I’m conquering every quest,
Adversity my fuel, now I’m reaching for the crest.

Standing tall, unbreakable, like a tower in the storm,
Adversity’s the fire, but I rise from it reborn,
Every setback, a setup for a greater comeback,
Facing every battle, I know I got the knack.

[Outro]
I will stand…
Right here… (right here)
And wait for you forever
I will stand
I won’t go
Until we go together

I Will Stand

I WILL STAND (2024)

I'LL BE THERE
Words & music by Rhob Elliott
©2012, 2024 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP), All Rights Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

Lyrics:
[Intro]

[Verse]
I can't follow where you're going and I can't show you the way
I can't hold your hand through all of this like I use to yesterday
But don't believe 
That I don't care
Don't believe 
I won't be there

[Chorus]
I'LL BE THERE
Where the air is feeling thin
I'll be your shelter from the rain
I'LL BE THERE...
I'LL BE THERE
So never have a doubt
This is what love's all about
I'LL BE THERE...

[Verse]
I'm the echo of your laughter as I'd chase you down the beach
I'm the curl in the corner of your lips when you smile when you're asleep
So don't believe that I don't care
Don't believe I won't be there

[Chorus]
I'LL BE THERE
Where the air is feeling thin
I'll be your shelter from the rain
I'LL BE THERE...
I'LL BE THERE
So never have a doubt
This is what love's all about
I'LL BE THERE...

[Verse]
I'm the echo of your laughter as I'd chase you down the beach
I'm the curl in the corner of your lips when you smile when you're asleep
So don't believe that I don't care
Don't believe I won't be there

[Chorus]
I'LL BE THERE
Where the air is feeling thin
I'll be your shelter from the rain
I'LL BE THERE...
I'LL BE THERE
So never have a doubt
This is what love's all about
I'LL BE THERE...

[Bridge]
Sometimes I wonder
Did I make a big mistake?
Letting go of your hand
Letting you walk away
But I know I'd do it again
You’ve got to test those wings and fly away
Fly Away.....

I'LL BE THERE...
I'LL BE THERE...

[Chorus]
I'LL BE THERE
Where the air is feeling thin
I'll be your shelter from the rain
I'LL BE THERE...
I'LL BE THERE
(I'll Be There)

I'll Be There

I'LL BE THERE (2024)

LIKE WE USED TO BE
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott & Andy Mendelsohn
©1991, 2021, 2024 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP), All Right Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

Lyrics:
[Intro]  
              
[Verse]
I thought time would be kind to me
And let these feelings for you fade away
But the smell of romance, dreamy eyed “forevers”
It all comes back seeing you this way

[Prechorus]
You know I can't remember 
Just why we said goodbye
There must have been a good reason
But I can’t think of why tonight

[Chorus]
I wanna be 
LIKE WE USED TO BE
I wanna be 
Holding on to more than just this memory
I wanna be 
By your side the way we always swore that we would be
I wanna be 
LIKE WE USED TO BE

[Verse]
You know I don't think a day's gone by
When I haven't thought of you
Even now, after all’s been said and done
My heart keeps coming back to you

[Prechorus]
You know it's true love 
That lasts forever
And real love 
Can never be denied

[Chorus]
I wanna be 
LIKE WE USED TO BE
I wanna be 
Holding on to more than just this memory
I wanna be 
By your side the way we always swore that we would be
I wanna be 
LIKE WE USED TO BE

[Bridge]
Maybe it won’t work out this time
(Maybe it will)
I just want to feel you're mine again
(I love you still)
Maybe it's more than we can hope for
(This love I can’t explain)
Maybe it's all I've ever lived for
(You see, nothing's, nothing’s really changed...)
Nothing's really changed...

[Chorus]
I wanna be 
LIKE WE USED TO BE
I wanna be 
Holding on to more than just this memory
I wanna be 
By your side the way we always swore that we would be
I wanna be 
LIKE WE USED TO BE

[Outro]
I wanna be LIKE WE USED TO BE
I wanna be holding on to more than just this sad  memory

Like We Used To Be

LIKE WE USED TO BE (2024)

I'VE BECOME YOU
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott (Rock Doghouse)
©1992, 2005, 2024 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP), All Right Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

Dedicated to all the men who grew up without a father but are a better one now than he ever was!

Lyrics:
[Intro]

[Verse]
Father, I never knew you
Were you a lot like me?
Were you searching for a lifeboat?
Drowning in a stormy sea?
Were you looking for the answers to the questions?
Your face would not reveal?
Were you frightened as I am, A boy inside a man,
Behind your wall of steel?

[Chorus]
I never knew you, 
But I'VE BECOME YOU
I never knew you
But I'VE BECOME YOU

[Verse]
Father, I want to tell you
How proud you'd be of me
But I can't find the words to say to you
How it is I feel
A real man never cries, never shows what's deep inside
You know you taught me well
But did you ever stop to think maybe the legacy's a jinx?
This road can be a living hell

[Chorus]
I never knew you
But I'VE BECOME YOU (I've Become You)
I never knew you
But I'VE BECOME YOU

[Bridge]
I don't want to be a lost soul in a lost time
I don't want to be a stranger to my children, no
I don't want to live never having time
I just want to live

I just want to live....
I just want to live....

I just want to live....
(Have you ever wondered who I am today? today?)
I just want to live....
(Have you even thought about the high price that we've paid?)
I just want to live....
(Maybe I'm a fool, maybe I'm a liar)
I just want to live....
(Maybe I'm the only one consumed by this fire)
(But I can see it in your face every day when I awake)
(They say that time will ease the pain but the memories remain....)
(The memories remain...)
(The memories remain...)

[Chorus]
I never knew you
But I'VE BECOME YOU
I never knew you
But I'VE BECOME YOU

[Chorus]
I never knew you
But I'VE BECOME YOU
I never knew you
But I'VE BECOME YOU

[Solo]

[Outro]
I just want to live....
I just want to live....

I Never Knew You

I'VE BECOME YOU (2024)

EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott
©2024, Awful Racket Music Publishing (ASCAP), All Rights Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC

Lyrics:
[Intro]
[Verse]
Butterflies and dragonflies
Circling the sunbeams 
In my mind
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU

[Verse]
We never lost that sparkle
We lived every minute 
And I smile
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU

[Chorus]
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
I can't tell if the tears are sadness or joy
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
I think our time was too damn short
Not enough time to share 
The love we had stored
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU

[Verse]
The costumes we wore to hide, what's inside
Because we were both told all our lives
No one wanted to see the truth
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU 

[Verse]
But I saw you and you saw me
Barefoot and bare souled
That's what fills my heart
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU 

[Chorus]
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
I can't tell if the tears are sadness or joy
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
I think our time was too damn short
Not enough time to share 
The love we had stored
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU

[Bridge]
Laughter was our love language
Music was the key to our hearts
Lyrics stripped away the trappings of the world
And I don't know
If I'll be able to start again..

[Chorus]
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
I can't tell if the tears are sadness or joy
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
I think our time was too damn short
Not enough time to share 
The love we had stored
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU

[Outro]
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU
EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU

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Every Time I Think of You

EVERY TIME I THINK OF YOU (2024)

Sunlight, Smiles and Lace
Words & Music by Rhob Elliott
©1998, 2024 Awful Racket Music (ASCAP), All Right Reserved
Produced at Sunset Recording Studio, LLC
For Awful Racket Records

Lyrics:
[Intro]

[Verse]
As we lie here in the morning
Sunlight, smiles and lace
I watch you sleep and I'm  amazed
At the way you've come to make me feel
And just how much we’ve come to be...

[Chorus]
Softly kiss your lips and whisper, "good morning my sweet love "
As sun beams dance across our skin
You smile and touch my face, 
I kiss your fingertips
I want every day like this…
Full of love 
As we sparkle and amaze
In Sunlight, Smiles and Lace

[Verse]
Watch dolphins play across the bay
Coffee in our hands
Seabirds dancing to the waves
Like lace wrapped diamonds how they shine
Like when you look at me and smile

[Chorus]
Softly kiss your lips and whisper, "good morning my sweet love "
As sun beams dance across our skin
You smile and touch my face,
I kiss your fingertips
I want every day like this…
Full of love 
As we sparkle and amaze
In Sunlight, Smiles and Lace
In Sunlight, Smiles and Lace

[Bridge]
In the quiet moments, hearts entwined,
With every breath, our souls aligned.
Through life's gentle waves and endless grace,
We find our home in this embrace.
As the world keeps turning, day by day,
Our love remains, come what may.
In your eyes, I see our place,
Forever bound in sunlight, smiles, and lace.

[Chorus]
Softly kiss your lips and whisper, "good morning my sweet love "
As sun beams dance across our skin
You smile and touch my face, 
I kiss your fingertips
I want every day like this…
Full of love as we sparkle and amaze
In Sunlight, Smiles and Lace
In Sunlight, Smiles and Lace

[Outro]

Sunlight, Smiles and Lace

SUNLIGHT, SMILES AND LACE (2024)

Songwriter, Bass, Acoustic Guitar, Piano, Vocals, Audio Engineer, Producer, Executive, Dad

SUNLIGHT, SMILES AND LACE (2024)

Rhob Elliott

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