Babylon Stress

We were new babe

     
1. As the trickling sands of time go by   
	
	I remember things a-bo-ut you   

Now as I look back I wonder if  

I could ever go back to-o you    

	                        	      
Chorus:		We were new babe
			
			I love you babe
	                                     
			You made me true babe

			true to you babe. (Repeat)

 
2. We had such lovely times everywhere   
	
	And we co-un-ted our ble-es-sings   
	
	To find each other at such a time    

How I wish that time were here again     (Chorus)


3. When we pa-ar-ted I cried for you   

I never knew I could feel such pain    

As the trickling sands of time go by      

I know that we’ll have to meet again      	(Chorus)

© 2013 Susan Foster-Trewick

We Were New Babe

Florida in my Shoes
Words and music by Matt Griffin and Susan Foster-Trewick  © 2007
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                     G                            D
VERSE  The sand feels cool between my toes
               C                        D
       	   How it got there, heaven knows
               G                        D
               I’m not barefoot, but I’ve found
	         C                              D                    Em            D
              The Sunshine State can hardly wait to give a little ground
                                      G          G7b9   Am7   D
CHORUS 	 I’ve got Florida in my shoes
                        G              G7b9             Am7   D
        		 I owe the beach some IOUs
                         C                                 D                    Em   E7
       		 I could complain but I just plain refuse
                                      Am       D        G       G7b9   Am7    D
       		 I’ve got Florida in my shoes

VERSE  My friends all say I walk too slow
              They think I’m tired but they don’t know
              That even in the heart of town
              The beds of creeks inside my sneaks just seem to slow me down

CHORUS   …I’ve got Florida in my shoes

                Bm                    C                          D                      G
BRIDGE  Times at work, I struggle through when things go wrong
                 Bm                          C                 D
       	    But it’s okay ‘cause every day,  I take some beach along

VERSE  I’ve given you the blow-by-blow
             Just one more thing before I go
             I own a piece of history
             This sand belonged to Ponce de León, and now belongs to me

CHORUS          I’ve got Florida in my shoes
  		  I owe the beach some IOU’s
                   C                       D                            Em  E7
	  The kind of fun that everyone could use
                                 Am       D              G                     Am        D       G
       	  A pinch of Florida in their shoes, I’ve got Florida in my shoes!!!

Florida in my Shoes

Love and Chocolate 
© 2003 Matt Griffin / Susan Foster-Trewick / Lisa Firestone 
       Bm                    A                   Bm                   F#7
My baby bailed, the bed is cold, what’s a girl to do? 
       Bm                       A                          G         F#         Bm
​ He always knew just what to say when I was feeling blue
                               C                      F#7                              Bm F# Bm
But I'll be alright because I've got ...a little sugar to chew 

​ Bm                             Em    
Love and Chocolate every day,
       Bm                           F#7 
Will make things better right away
Bm                          Em
Love or chocolate every night,
           Bm                          F#7                      Bm
I Can’t help myself, I gotta take       another bite 
  
The fridge is open, the air is cold, I’m standing in the nude 
There’s only one thing in this house, that’s sure to lift my mood
The taste of a kiss would hit the spot, a little chocolate to chew
 Chorus   
               Em                      Bm
Bridge	The secret’s out, my friends all know he’s gone
Em                         Fm     F#                                           G
​ I guess that’s why   I get chocolate from everyone. …Yeah! 
​ Key change ½ step
​  
Chorus  Cm Fm  Cm  G Cm Fm Cm G Cm
            G                   Cm     G                   Cm
I gotta take another bite,  take another bite  
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Love and Chocolate

Jamaica Sunlight
©  2002,   Lathan Hudson, Susan Foster-Trewick
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                                 D                            A
Chorus 	Jamaica sunlight, Jamaica dark rum
                                 Bm                         G                       
Jamaica U into a, Jamaica rum dum
               D                                 A                  
Jamaica moonshine, Jamaica dark night
               Bm                                  G             
Jamaica love until the, Jamaica daylight
 
A    	                                      Bm
1.	Sing the island songs till you can’t sing another note
	                      A
	You pour the rum into the coconut,
                 Bm
Then you pour it down your throat 
G                                                        D
Doctor say “get away” he say “you need a change of pace”
G                                              A
So I took a little holiday to a lovely island place    (Chorus)


	A                                                       Bm
2.	Stars come out, but not too bright, Catamaran cruise
	A                                                            Bm
	Love prints fill the moonlit night, on the lovely blue lagoon
	G                              D
	Doctor’s advice, so very good you see
	G                                          A
	Don’t have to tell me twice, Doctor is a friend to me

​ Chorus, Verse instrumental, Chorus

Jamaica Sunlight

Saturday Morning      
© 2007 Susan Foster-Trewick, Lisa Firestone        
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E              F#m       A           B                  E
Saturday morning, I woke up in a fine sweat
Didn't remember, what you said not to forget
Sunday evening, angry words become a shout
I don't remember, what it even was about

Chorus:
E           B               C#m                 A
Iy yi yi yi yi yi yi, such a crazy time
Iy yi yi yi yi yi, still I'm glad you're mine        (Repeat)

Monday morning, I get dressed to go to work
Can't find the car keys, you unhide them with a smirk
Tuesday evening I make quiche and salad too
But you want pizza, now I want to strangle you

Chorus

Bridge:
F#m	B
Wednesday night   not one fight
F#m   	 B  C#m7  B7
Kiss    and   hold each other   tight      (Solo)


Thursday morning, and the toilet seat is up
These empty beer cans, and I'm ready to give up
Friday evening, I recall what I forgot
You said you love me, no matter how insane it got

Saturday Morning

Lucky Eleven 
©  2014,   Susan Foster-Trewick , Asli Goncer   susiecool2001@yahoo.com      
                    
F (C)                         Dm (Am)  
Eleven seconds till I noticed you
Gm7 (Dm7)                             C (G)
Eleven minutes and we were sharing smiles
F (C)                     Dm (Am) 
Eleven hours till I dreamed of you
Gm7 (Dm7)                 C (G)
Eleven days and your love was mine

                   Bb (F)                             C (G)
Pre cho	You may think the lucky number is seven
                              D (A)
		But for us it's always been 

                      G (D)                   Am (Em)
Cho	Lucky eleven, now we're facing forever
         D (A)                                      C (G)        G (D)
	Rolling the dice to see where they may land
                        D?? (A)   Am (Em)            D (A)     G (D)
	Lucky eleven, Lucky in love, our fortunate hand, Lucky Eleven

F (C)                                    Dm (Am) 
Eleven weeks and you proposed to me
Gm7 (Dm7)                      C (G)
Eleven eleven we walked down the aisle
F (C)                                Dm (Am) 
Eleven months and then we were three
Gm7 (Dm7)                C (G)
Eleventh street where we raised our child

Pre cho,  Cho

                   Gm (Dm)          C (G)                   F (C)            Dm (Am)              
Bridge	We've had our good times, we've had our trials too
                   Bb (F)                       C (G)  
		You were stationed overseas
                         F (C)                 D (A)
		But we still made it through        Cho

Lucky Eleven

A singer/songwriter song with guitar about a relationship that the singer regrets how it ended.

Lost Love

         Em                        D            Em               D            
    1. It seems silly to think how soon it will be
              Em       D         Em   D                       Em          D
Before I never see you again. The time has gone so fast
         Em             D                  Em               D       Em     D 
and I never explained, why I treated you like I did
	Am                        Bm                      Am                         Bm
	I suppose it’s too late now, but I’d like you to understand
	           Am                    Bm               
	That I truly regret any pain I caused
	         Am                                                      Em  D  (harmonics)
	And I wish that now……… was two years ago 
 
    2. Those years that I wasted, chasing my dreams,
And then finding they were not real. Those times that I could have spent loving you, But I kept my feelings concealed
	I suppose you’ll forget me, that’s the best thing for you to do
	But I’ll remember my silly mistake
	And I’ll cry a tear………… or two
Chorus
Em    D     Bm                   Em             D                             Bm             Em
Lost love you made me smile, Lost Love you’ve been gone for a while
Em    D                      Bm                Em              D                       Bm            Em
Lost love I wake up calling your name, Lost love I’ve got to find you again

    3. Time will heal all wounds, Oh that’s what they say
But somehow this wound has opened right up,
As I think about you today
	I suppose I deserve it. I was the one who was wrong.
	I’ll have to suffer quietly
	But I’ll put my thoughts……… in this song  Chorus

    4. Life is one long dream, but I could do without nightmares.
Somehow I wish that I’d wake up, and find you drying all my tears
But that’s an illusion. Dreams just carry on.
We can’t turn back the hands of time
	So I’ll put my dreams………. In this song   Chorus

©  1999,   Susan Foster-Trewick    susiecool2001@yahoo.com

Lost Love

A song about trying not to let a friend be influenced by people who don't have his best interests at heart.

I cant face you with a lie

Home in the sky
©  1999,   Susan Foster-Trewick     
   
1. They take you away from your home in the sky
Then they tell you that you’re going to die.
Well I don’t know the reason why, but I don’t want to die.                                                                            
	 

2. Then they tell you that you don’t conform.
To the right social norm.
	Just don’t listen to what they say.
You want to be that way.

(Chorus)	Home in the sky. Why ask me why (repeat)


3. Then they fill your head with things you should know.
They tell you it will help you grow.
	Well they’re the ones who’ve got it wrong,
	but you just humor them along


4.	Then they ask you for your opinion.
Something you’d been hoping all along.
But when you tell them what you think.
They say you’ve got it wrong.

	(Chorus and repeat verse 1)


Home in the Sky

Back in 2008 gas prices were way high, and Lisa came to me with this idea. Lisa is the lead singer, I sing backup, and Mr Mystic does a short Deejay near the end.  SusieCool

Pain at the Pump                                      
© 2008 Susan Foster-Trewick/Lisa Firestone
e-mail: susiecool2001@yahoo.com  lisa@lisafirestone.com

Pain in the butt, Pain in the neck
pain in the knee, what the heck
a hundred pains that make me grump
But nothing great as the pain at the pump

I had a headache past time to go
I slammed the car door on my toe
a four letter word just slipped out
the little one laughed, and screamed it out
my head is throbbing to the beat
My toe’s a mess, starts to bleed
I’m 10 minutes late where I should be
And the gas is smack on “E”
I held back from crying till I saw that sign

Pain in the neck Pain in the rump
Pain in the back Pain at the pump (repeat)

Mobile, Exxon, Chevron, Shell
Three, four dollars plus…what the hell?
As if they need more of my dough,
a car wash too? The answer,  NO!
The numbers keep on rolling 
Seventy, eighty, ninety nine
The jackpot’s high, but my bank account 
is at the bottom line
suddenly that hummer, not so cool, mm mm bummer
		CHORUS

Scrolling, numbers keep on like slot machines
only problem is all I got is 
A couple quarters left in my jeans  
Oh those guys are grinning, winning 
They think they’re going to get me
But the numbers keep on spinning
Forget this SUV I’m buying a hybrid

Pain in the neck Pain in the rump
Pain in the back Pain at the pump (Repeat and fade)

Pain at the Pump

A song about going out dancing, and being too tired the next day

Let’s Go Dancing

C	                                                  Cmaj7         Dm7
1.      I wake up in the morning, my body racked with pain
                    Fmaj7          Em7         Dm7                  C               Dm7  G7                   
And I know that I have stayed out much too late again
I drink my coffee, go to work all day
Then my baby calls me and he/she has this to say
                   
Chorus 	Let’s go dancing, let’s go dancing again
                  Let’s go dancing, And then maybe then 
we’re romancing, oooh, let’s go dancing again                       
       	
2.	So I’m going out for another night on the town
	I have got to stay awake, or I am going down
	Nothing can relieve this pain in my head
	I only want to go and lay down in my bed (chorus)

3.	(Instrumental)
	I am getting tired, starting to slow
	But my baby is ready and he/she is starting to go (chorus)

4.	So now the dancing is over, and I get to sleep
	But then the alarm is ringing and I start to weep
	I just want to stay and sleep in my bed
	With the words of Lord Byron ringing in my head
Chorus x2
(c) 2003 Kent Trewick, Susan Foster-Trewick

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Dream Falling

I Want to Mambo

From "SusieCool and the Coolottes in Rehearsal" SusieCool vocals and guitar, Stuart Hall mandolin and backing vocals, Vick DeGiorgio Bass, Bill Wuerful percussion, Mandala Backing vocals.

Lovers Rock

This is based on a yoga chant "Ohm Shanti Shanti Shanti" Shanti means Peace. Recorded and produced by SusieCool.

Peace Mantra

Sound Engineer: Gary Groves, Guitar/Vocals: SusieCool, Percussion: Bill Wuerful. Recorded live at Rubicon open mic.

Everybody Needs a Little Love Sometimes

SusieCool: Guitar/Vocals. Recorded live at an open mic at Ruby Tuesdays

Without Your Love

Work tape of a song called "Water". Lyrics written by Kent Trewick, music by Susan Foster-Trewick, inspired by Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

Water

Lyrics
Kiss Hello Goodbye
(Capo 3)
   	Em7            A7                           Em7                                 A7
1. Sunrise this morning, You were just walking through the door
Em7            A7                 Em7                                 A7
 And when I saw you, my heart went through the floor
                
	                  C                                Em           D                              G                                              
Chorus:	Don’t tell your stories, look me in the eye
		        C                                   Em                                            D
		If you’re going to be that way, you can kiss…
		                                  Em7      A7    Em7    A7                           
		Hello Goodbye
 
2. You’d been out dancing, said you had a terrible night
Got a hangover, going to have our very last fight
(Chorus)

	(Optional verse, or instrumental)
3. Keep up your joking, there’s no smile hanging on my lips
Don’t get so friendly, take your hands off my hips
(Chorus)

4. Think your dinner’s cooking, I’ve got news for you
The only thing on the table, is the fact that we are through
(Chorus)
Kiss Hello Goodbye, (repeat and tag)
©  2003, Susan Foster-Trewick, Rick Sweeting

Performed by:
Vick DeGiorgio  Bass
Mandala  Lead Singer
Stuart Hall  Lead guitar
SusieCool  Guitar, Backup singer
From the album "SusieCool and the Coolottes in Rehearsal"

Kiss Hello Goodbye (Feat. Mandala)

I am a singer/songwriter/guitarist with over 300 songs. I classify my music as Acousticool Reggae-lypso, and I like listening to Cat Stevens, Carole King, the Eagles, Bob Marley. I do a lot of co-writing, and I perform as often as I can.

SusieCool Foster-Trewick

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