A journey through time and space to find peace of mind and have a little fun along the way. Some jazz, all unique and a couple of friend's songs as well as mine.  Jai!  Enjoy! 

Goodbye to Never, Neverland

This track is from the album Goodbye to Never, Neverland and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/janeralstonpahr4
Work In Progress 
Cinderella went n' found her prince
but oh those shoes make me wince.  
Been a long time since I thought a man  
Was the answer to some master plan

Life's no fairy tale and if I fail
To get what I want I may wail
Then I'll dry my tears 'n let go of my fears...
I'll perservere  
Chorus:  
I'm a work in progress, not done yet
May not be perfect but I'm doing my best  
And I guess I'll just wait and see  
What will become and what will be
A work in progress, that's me
Verse 3 Gotta a lotta dreams, a lot of plans  
And I'm taking my chances.  
Some will come true, some I'll live to rue
I'll do what I gotta do

I'm a work in progress, not done yet
May not be perfect but I'm doing my best  
And I guess I'll just wait and see  
What will become and what will be
 a work in progress, that's me  

Whenever I think I'm on the right road for sure
There's another scenic detour

A work in progress, not done yet
May not be perfect but I'm doing my best
And I guess I'll just wait and see
What will become and what will be
A work in progress, that's me  
A work in progress, that's me


Work in Progress

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Kitty Cat Can't Scat 
I love to snap my fingers 
n' sing along with Ella 
Mel Torme n Satchmo 
were really cool fellas 
Those cat's could really swing 
more than anything
Words they made em up  	
Man it drives me nuts 		
That this Kitty cat can't scat 

Help me not to hinder  		
Would I be a sinner 				
Modulatin , articulatin	          		
Liberate n' simmer				
Snap on two n' four				
Still there's smethin more				 
Though I can find the beat				
My syllables lack heat 
This Kitty cat can't scat
 
I was listening to Byrd 
when this tune came
flyin round inside my head 
round about midnight 
right there in my bed

MUSIC IMPROV
Was that me? 				
singing wild and free 			
Oh my that was so sweet, 
Thought I couldn't but I can 
Be part of the band
Who said this Kitty Cat Can't Scat. 

Make it sharp or maybe it's a flat...Scat ! 
Gotta go got no time for a chat ... Scat!
Shabba dutten bat ... Scat!
Purr cause it's hot when I'm with the cool cats
This Kitty Cat... Scats..

Kitty Cat Can't Scat

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t's Allright
The night is cold, 
and oh the bed is warm            
So where's the harm 
if you hold me in your arms a little while.         
Not asking  for too much.            
Just want a gentle touch,
Then we will say good bye and
and let go with a smile.

It's all right, just gettin' what we need.  
It's all right, when we  both agree,
Sometimes you gotta take what you can find,
with someone who's kind.
It's all right, the feelings here are strong.
It's all right, if it doesn't last for long.
We can be in love for just tonight. It's all right.

We find pleasure
In our time together
These stolen moments 
That we seek, the heat is so sweet  
When the passion ends,
we  pretend that we are friends. 
Say goodbye, Until next time we meet.

It's all right, just gettin' what we need.  
It's all right, when we  both agree,
Sometimes you gotta take what you can find,
with someone who's kind.
It's all right, the feelings here are strong.
It's all right, if it doesn't last for long.
We can be in love for just tonight.
Come on here It's all right.
	And you know it's all right.
	Come and love me tonight
	Come on here It's all right.

It's Allright

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Dance Like the Devil 
© Jane Ralston Pahr
My Mama said "you're just like me child
You've got the devil in you.,
Can talk till I'm blue 
Your gonna do what you do.
No warning I give you 
will keep you from harm.
But whenever you need me,
Come on home to my arms
Now go dance like the devil and burn bright.
Dance like the devil tonight."
I said mama this girl
It's time that she flew
Gotta give it a whirl, 
Put on my dancin shoes 
From you I've learned 
And now it's my turn 
Gonna dance like the devil and burn bright.
Dance like the devil tonight
Bridge: 
Lucifer fell
When he rebelled
That's the story they tell
Life it is out there,
And I want my share
So I'm saying a prayer and

CHorus:
I'm taking my chance 
Put on my dancin shoes. 
Gonna dance and I'll dance 
As if I've nothing to lose. 
The music inside me 
won't be denied 
I tried till I cried 
now I know I cannot hide.
Gotta dance with the devil tonight.2x
Dance with the Devil n burn bright.


Dance Like the Devil

This track is from the album Goodbye to Never, Neverland and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/janeralstonpahr4
Starlight and Katydids
© Jane Ralston Pahr & Rikki Ansell
Verse:
A little fairy dust			                    	 	                         
To clear away the rust		                     			
And wipe the cobwebs gently from our eyes.  
Somehow we fell asleep                            	
and forgot to keep our promise                   	
To love, honor and to play  			      

Chorus:
Summer nights, starlight and katydids 
Remember the magic, when we first met?   
How we were a part of each other then,                
Today we've been touched by the magic again.      
Summer nights,  starlight and katydids.        

Verse 2:
We begin to dance
Awak'ning to romance
We stretch and gently start to move
Feeling the mystery , 
of how it feels to be 
In joy (love), each and evry day
     
Chorus:
Summer nights, starlight and katydids 
Remember the magic, when we first met?   
How  we were a part of each other  then,                
Now we've been touched by the magic again.      
Summer nights,  starlight and katydids.        

Bridge:
Running, laughing in the park.	
Fireflies wink in the dark			
Not caught in a jar          			
we can be who we really are		
				       

Chorus:
Summer nights, starlight and katydids 
Remember the magic, when we first met?   
How  we were a part of each other  then,                
Now we're in touch with the magic again.      
Summer nights,  starlight and katydids.        
Summer nights, starlight and katydids


Starlight and Katydids

This track is from the album Goodbye to Never, Neverland and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/janeralstonpahr4

  Bakin' You an Apple Pie 
© Jane Ralston Pahr 
  
V1						
My love and I had a big fight the other night 		
I can't remember what for			
I locked myself in the bathroom	  	
Sat cryin on the cold tile floor		
I thought it was over 				
Till he knocked on the door saying		
“You may not love me anymore , 
But I just want to tell you, Baby dry your eyes				
I'm baking you an apple pie. ” 

V2 		  
So I opened up that door 
and I let him in  
He's more than my lover,
He's my best friend   
He held me tight	
Made everything all right,
That's why I love him, What else can you do?	          	
When your guy comes and tells you, “Baby dry your eyes,  
I'm baking you an apple pie.” 				

Bridge     
Now some say  it's not masculine, being in the kitchen.   
I say it takes a real man, to do some good home cookin'.
    
Now , we're makin up
Who could ask for more 
Cookin together , 
we are not keepin score
Spicin' it up,			    
Just sweet enough  			
We have our rough times,  that's  for sure. 
Our hearts melt like butter when 
we're baking us an apple pie.				
		


Baking You an Apple Pie

This track is from the album Goodbye to Never, Neverland and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/janeralstonpahr4
  I Wanna Sing My Heart Out  
© Jane Ralston Pahr

It's been a long time getting here
Times of  joy and times of fear we wouldn't make it
We've survived our history
You and me.  
You and me.
At times  our love burned  bright and strong
Then got lost out in the night and we were frightened
But each time we lost we found 
more than we knew....now 

E 'stato un lungo tempo per arrivare qui
Momenti di gioia e momenti di paura che non renderebbe
Siamo sopravvissuti nostra storia
Io e te.
Io e te.
A volte l'amore e' stato luminoso e forte
Poi si è perso nella notte ed eravamo spaventati
Ma ogni volta abbiamo perso siamo trovato
più che sapevamo .... ora

I wanna sing my heart out 
We know the tune we have the key.
I wanna sing my heart out in harmony.
I wanna sing my heart out, 
with every beat to say,   I do
Ì wanna sing my heart out with you

And we keep falling back in love
With surprise, it's enough just looking in your eyes
Not like a storybook 
It is real,
What we feel.
Our love burns bright and strong.
Over time we find there's more to know and our love grows 
with each and every hour
There is more... love

I wanna sing my heart out 
We know the tune we have the key.
I wanna sing my heart out in harmony.
I wanna sing my heart out, 
with every beat to say I do
Ì wanna sing my heart out ...
Ì wanna sing my heart out here with you.

I Wanna Sing My Heart Out

And the Rain Keeps Coming In
©Jane Ralston Pahr 
Seems like it's been forever
Since you called the other day
All that talk about the weather
Stead of what I want to say 

Without you there's no summer
Everyday there's rain  
N' the waiting's getting longer, 
but, don't want to complain. 

Pitter patter pitter patter  nothing matters
When our dreams are scattered to the wind
Pitter patter pitter patter life is all in tatters 
and the rain Keeps coming in
   
It's the middle of the night here
The kids are sleeping tight 
I'm wide awake  in  this black hole 
Wonderin' why you  had to go


Hup 2 , 3, 4 the infantry's going to war , 
Can you tell me what we're fightin for. 
Got pictures in my brain the rain can't wash away.
All I gotta say is I'm so  tired of being brave
  
Pitter patter pitter patter  nothing matters
When our  dreams are scattered to the wind
Pitter patter pitter patter life is all in tatters 
and the rain Keeps coming in 

When you get home you'll fix the shutters
And repair the drain outside
I could not discover how to do it 
Then I cried		
 
It's been a rainy summer
The sun's hardly shone at all
the nights are getting longer 
Count the raindrops til it's dawn      
 
Pitter patter pitter patter pitter
Nothing matters ….......(2 bars -Music)

Raindrops they keep fallin 
and I'm wonderin when you're callin
And if you're coming home...

And the Rain Keeps Coming In

This track is from the album Goodbye to Never, Neverland and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/janeralstonpahr4
FALLING
Jane Ralston Pahr and Roy Williams ©
V
We said forever, but forever seems a long time ago
Our promise sounds hollow lying  in our bed alone   
Your whisper I love you,  blown away by an icy wind
As I beg  the night , where's my best friend?  
CH			
Falling Falling I need  your arms around me  cause Im
Falling Falling , Falling apart

V
Your footsteps echo how they echo every beat of my heart
I turn on the light that's when the flood starts
See our picture ,  laughing as we said I do 
God I miss you, I need to kiss you. How can I live without you? 
CH
Falling Falling I need  your arms around me  cause Im
Falling Falling , Falling apart

BR
There's your worn out shoes , can't throw em away
How we used to run and play
In the silence, all the words ...I didn't say
CH
Falling Falling I need  your arms around me  cause Im
Falling Falling , Falling apart
TAG:
I reach for you in the dark
Falling,Falling ... Won't you catch me?


Falling

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Child in Me Again by Annie Dinerman

Child in Me Again

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I'll Be Here With You by David Friedman
Goodnight, don't be afraid
Sleep tight in my arms,
I swear, you'll be okay,
I'll keep you from harm,

Cause I Love you
And I always will
And you know I'm gonna be true
And where ever you lead me,
I'll be here with you

I know times have been hard,
Life's treated you bad,
But baby let down your guard
Try not to be sad,

Cause I promised to stay by your side
And now that's what I'm gonna do,
When the others have gone away
I'll be here with you,

I'll be here when the nights grow cold,
I'll be here when the skies are blue
I'll be here when we both grow old,
Here, with you,

So goodnight, don't be afraid,
Sleep safe in my arms,
Baby, you'll be okay,
I'll keep you from harm,

And tomorrow, if trouble should come,
You can count on me to come through
Because now and for always
I'll be here with you

Come rain or come shine,
Through thick and through thin
For better or worse,
I'll be here with you..

So goodnight, don't be afraid,
©Middermusic


I'll Be Here With You

This track is from the album Goodbye to Never, Neverland and is available for purchase on CD Baby here: http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/janeralstonpahr4

 Shanti
©2014 Jane Ralston Pahr
Verse 1  
As I look out of my window  
The world is peaceful
The earth all blanketed in snow.
A silent night glittering with dreams. 
of what tomorrow could be
Chorus:   
Shanti, Shanti means peace   
People have sought it since time began
Pace,pax , shalom, salam 
Please bring peace to our land   
Shanti  shanti Amen
Verse 2	              		 
All around me 
Lights shine brightly
On candles ,rooftops and trees
And as the hearth fires burning
Deep in my heart there's a yearning 
Verse 3
For a  world without war, 
Where children are safe
And people  care for each other
I pray we find our way 
To live together and say
 Chorus:   
Shanti, Shanti  means  peace   
People have said it since time began
Pace,pax , shalom ,   salam   
Please bring peace to our land
Shanti  shanti Amen   
Bridge:  
Now I see it begins with me
God give me strength , 
help me plant new seeds
Chorus:
Shanti, Shanti means peace   
People have sought it since time began
Pace,pax , shalom or salam  
Please bring peace to our land
Shanti  shanti Amen 
Oh, peace, peace, peace on earth.

Second voice : Peace in other languages
frio,friður ,hozo,frieden, 
heiwa, k'é, hastiti ,mir,mira  
amani,síocháin, svet,sith, barış
eirí̱ni̱ ,rahu, béke Vrede,    piersică,heddwch, tangnefedd,khaghaghut’yun    
Pace, pax, paix , paz, pazes

Frio -Anglo saxon old English, frieden -German, Heiwa, Hépíng -Chinese, hasiti-kurdish, svet – Belarusian,  rahu – Estonian, eirí̱ni̱- Greek, Mir -Rusia,austria,slovene,serbia,bosnia,K'é, Hozo (Navaho), Síocháin, síochána Irish ,Amani- Swahili, Vrede -Afrikans, Hungarian-‎béke, Icelandic-friður,Brazilian Portuguese-paz, pazes ,Turkish-barış ,Romainian-piersică ,Welsh- heddwch, tangnefedd, Scottish-Sith,SÌTH, Armenian-khaghaghut’yun    






Shanti, Shanti Means Peace

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Yoga 'n All That Jazz

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© Jane Ralston Pahr & Riccardo Morpurgo

Courage little friend 
time to choose  
Life it is a game
win or lose.  
Go and throw the dice
least once or twice.
All the world's a stage,				
Choose your part today.	 
Don’t’ be afraid
You may be surprised
You can improvise
When it's time to say goodbye.	
Goodbye toNever, Neverland.	

Take heart my little friend,
It's more than just pretend.
Still to discover world's unseen,
And all that it takes is awakening. 
There's never been a time,
When reason knew its rhyme
Nothing to lose and so much to gain
Just stop looking out through the window ...		
		
Now, you can  play
Life is just a game
anyway.
You'll never ever fly,
if you don't try.
Come and have some fun.
Laugh before your done					
Comes down to you
What you gonna do? 			
When it's time to  choose. 
Say hello then say good-bye
Goodbye to Never, Neverland.	
TAG:
So take my hand and come with me	
 where dreams they can come true.	
Now it’s time to say good-bye
Goodbye to Never, Neverland.	




Goodbye to Never, Neverland

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