Used to be a different me
Dancing under candlelight
Every kiss was poetry
Every touch was pure delight
But the music stopped that night
Once upon a time, once upon a time
I knew love like wine
Once upon a time, once upon a time
Your heart was mine
Once upon a time, once upon a time
Everything was fine
Once upon a time
Pictures fade in picture frames
Nothing looks the same somehow
Empty rooms call out your name
But you're not here now
Just the silence of what was somehow
Once upon a time, once upon a time
I knew love like wine
Once upon a time, once upon a time
Your heart was mine
Once upon a time, once upon a time
Everything was fine
Once upon a time
Years have passed since we let go
But my heart still beats that rhythm slow
If I could turn back what we know
Once upon a time...
Once upon a time, once upon a time
I knew love like wine
Once upon a time, once upon a time
Your heart was mine
Once upon a time, once upon a time
Everything was fine
Once upon a time, once upon a time
Once upon a time, once upon a time
Once upon a time

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Love Like Wine by 🌹Tina Talone🌹

He said I was restless, a fever in lace
A little too wild for a quiet place
But I never needed diamonds or fame
Just a whisper that knew my name
I took my medicine in the form of his hands
Every dose timed, every touch unplanned
He said I was trouble, a pill too strong
But he kept coming back all night long
I’m not your cure, I’m your condition
A slow addiction, a soft affliction
You call it love, I call it fiction
But baby, I’m your favorite prescription... prescription...
He read my body like a secret file
Every sigh, every sin, every smile
I wore regret like a silk perfume
And danced in the dark of a velvet room
He said I was poison, sweet and slow
But he drank deep and begged for more
I never promised to heal his ache
Just gave him something real to break
I’m not your cure, I’m your condition
A slow addiction, a soft affliction
You call it love, I call it fiction
But baby, I’m your favorite prescription... prescription... 
I never claimed to make you whole
Just to touch the part you never show
I’m not the light, I’m not the prayer
I’m the shadow that waits in your stare
You take me nightly, no refill due
I’m the ache that feels like truth
You say you’re better, but you still crave
The kind of love that misbehaves
Now he’s gone, but the echo stays
In the sheets, in the wine, in the haze
I hum the tune that made him fall
And wait for the next one to call
I’m not your cure, I’m your condition
A slow addiction, a soft affliction
You call it love, I call it fiction
But baby, I’m your favorite prescription... prescription... 
“Take... me... once... and... you’ll... never... sleep... the... same...”
I’m not your cure, I’m your condition
A slow addiction, a soft affliction
You call it love, I call it fiction
But baby, I’m your favorite prescription... 

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All Rights held by songwriter Edwin H. Balder. 

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Prescription by🌹Tina Talone🌹

She left the porch light on
But not the door unlocked
And that’s how I knew
She wasn’t coming back
She packed her bags in the quiet of dawn
Left her perfume on the curtains drawn
No fight, no tears, just a note on the bed
Said “I need more than what’s in your head”
I gave her comfort, I gave her calm
But she wanted thunder, she wanted harm
She wanted fire I couldn’t fake
So she walked away before I’d wake
Why honey why did you say goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Why honey why did you say goodbye
Goodbye,
Why honey why did you say goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
We used to dance in the kitchen light
Laugh at nothing, hold on tight
But something changed, I saw it fade
In the way she smiled like she was afraid
She missed the chaos, missed the chase
Said I was love, but not her place
I held her close, but not enough
She needed rough, I offered love
Why honey why did you say goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Why honey why did you say goodbye
Goodbye,
Why honey why did you say goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
I found her scarf in the backseat dust
Still smells like rain and broken trust
I drive the roads we used to roam
But every turn just leads me home
She wanted more than I could be
And maybe that’s not just on me
I gave her peace, she gave me pain
But I’d still take her back again
Now I sit with coffee cold
Talk to ghosts and stories old
She’s out there chasing something new
While I still dream of her and what to do
I hope she finds what makes her sing
Even if it’s not this ring
I’ll keep the porch light burning low
Just in case she wants to come home
But maybe love ain’t just one face
Maybe hearts can't win every race
I’ll mend the cracks, I’ll learn to bend
And maybe someday let it  end
Or someone’s start
With a softer heart
I’ll walk again
Even if it’s torn apart
Why honey why did you say goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
Why honey why did you say goodbye
Goodbye,
Why honey why did you say goodbye
Goodbye, goodbye
“Goodbye… goodbye…”
“Why honey why…”
“Goodbye… goodbye…”
“Why honey why…”


Why Honey Why by American K-POP BOYS

I woke up bleeding from a dream I can’t recall
The sky was black, the mirror cracked, the writing on the wall
I’ve buried friends, I’ve buried faith, I’ve buried every prayer
And still I walk, though every step feels like a dare
God wants me dead
That’s what the silence said
Not in fire, not in flood
Just slow enough to taste the blood
God wants me dead
But I ain’t gone yet
I’ve cursed the stars, I’ve kissed the ground
I’ve begged for peace that won’t be found
My body breaks, my mind betrays
But I still show up most days
The preacher said I’m not alone
But he don’t hear the undertone
Of every breath I drag through pain
Like thunder with no rain
God wants me dead
That’s what the silence said
Not in fire, not in flood
Just slow enough to taste the blood
God wants me dead
But I ain’t gone yet
Maybe He don’t hate me
Maybe He just waits
To see if I’ll keep walking
Through these rusted gates
Maybe love’s a test
And pain’s the proof
That I’m still here
And still got truth
I saw a child smile at me today
And for a second, I looked away
Afraid that light might burn my skin
But maybe that’s where grace begins
I ain’t asking for a crown
Just a reason not to lay it down
If He’s still watching, let Him see
What broken still can be
God wants me dead
That’s what the silence said
Not in fire, not in flood
Just slow enough to taste the blood
If He wants me gone
He’ll have to take me walking   


FYI: God saw me write this and did not stop me....songwriter Edwin H. Balder


God Wants Me Dead

Walking through these streets alone
Everyone's got somewhere to go
But I see you there, you're just like me
Searching for where we're meant to be
The same tired eyes, the same quiet hope
We're all just learning how to cope
In this place we call community
We find ourselves, we find ourselves
In this place we call community
We find ourselves, we find ourselves
Late at night when the world gets still
I wonder if you're awake too
Staring at your ceiling, counting fears
Wishing someone would see right through
All the walls we build to stay safe
But maybe safety's overrated
In this place we call community
We find ourselves, we find ourselves
In this place we call community
We find ourselves, we find ourselves
Sometimes strangers become the ones
Who hold you when you fall apart
Sometimes the people you never knew
End up closest to your heart
We're all broken, we're all whole
We're all learning, we're all growing old
In this place we call community
We find ourselves, we find ourselves
In this place we call community
We find ourselves, we find ourselves
We find ourselves, we find ourselves
We find ourselves, we find ourselves
We're all strangers here tonight
But maybe that's alright


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Community by🌹Tina Talone🌹

She’s scrolling through her options
But I’m still logged in
Waiting for the version
She thinks I should’ve been
She’s got her eye on the next big thing
New shoes, new mood, new diamond ring
I’m just the echo in her feed
The backup plan she thinks she needs
She’s building dreams I don’t fit in
But keeps me close like a second skin
She’s looking for an upgrade
But I’m still in the frame
She’s swiping through the future
While I’m stuck in yesterday
She’s keeping me around
Till 2.0 is found
I’m the beta she won’t claim
But won’t shut down
She’s chasing something new
But I’m still breaking through
I’m not your perfect code
But I’m still here for you
She wants a remix, not a rerun
A flash of fame, not a slow burn
But I’ve got depth she won’t decode
I’m not a glitch, I’m a heavy load
She’s got her filters, got her flair
But I’m the truth she won’t compare
She’s building castles in the cloud
But I’m the ground she walks around
She’s looking for an upgrade
But I’m still in the frame
She’s swiping through the future
While I’m stuck in yesterday
She’s keeping me around
Till 2.0 is found
I’m the beta she won’t claim
But won’t shut down
She’s chasing something new
But I’m still breaking through
I’m not your perfect code
But I’m still here for you
I’m not your test run, not your spare
I’m the one who’s always there
You want the shine, you want the gloss
But I’m the love you almost lost
She’s keeping me around
Till 2.0 is found
I’m the beta she won’t claim
But won’t shut down
She’s chasing something new
But I’m still breaking through
I’m not your perfect code
But I’m still here for you
(oh yeah) She’s keeping me around (oh yeah)
She’s keeping me around (oh yeah) She’s ..keeping.. me ..around...
Still here. Still real. Still mine.
(oh yeah) She’s keeping me around (oh yeah)
She’s keeping me around (oh yeah) She’s ..keeping.. me ..around...
Still here. Still real. Still mine.
(oh yeah) She’s keeping me around (oh yeah)
She’s keeping me around (oh yeah) She’s ..keeping.. me ..around...

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We hope to find us on your playlist

Till 2.0 by American K-POP BOYS

This Song Is OPEN SOURCE and Free To Cover*
Some folks like to reminisce
Like it’s all just faded bliss
But I remember clear as sin
The night I let the wrong one in
I had a wife, I had a name
I made a vow, I wore the flame
Built a life on Sunday grace
Then tore it down with one embrace
You treated love like it was bait
A game to play, a twist of fate
And I bit down, I took the dare
Now I’m the man who wasn’t there
Reminiscent, that’s what they say
But I don’t smile when I look that way
I’m a cheat, and folks know that
But still they nod, still tip their hat
‘Cause the values country folks once had
Are dead on the mortician’s slab
I sang about truth, I sang about pride
Then lied with rhythm, smiled with stride
The stage don’t ask what’s underneath
Just how you sell the pain and grief
I wore the boots, I played the part
But never gave her back her heart
And now I stand in neon light
A man who lost the will to do what's right
Reminiscent, that’s what they say
But I don’t smile when I look that way
I’m a cheat, and folks know that
But still they nod, still tip their hat
‘Cause the values country folks once had
Are dead on the mortician’s slab
You can dress it up in rhinestone lines
But truth don’t shine, it just declines
And every song I used to sing
Feels like a lie.. a broken wedding ring
Reminiscent, that’s what they say
But I don’t smile when I look that way
I’m a cheat, and folks know that
But still they nod, still tip their hat
‘Cause the values country folks once had
Are dead on the mortician’s slab
I had a vow
I let it slip
Now I just sing
With a whiskey grip
yet I pretend on stage each night
that I am a man who knows wrong from right
so.. pretend on stage each night
that I am a man ...who knows... wrong from right
Reminisce and pretend Reminisce and pretend...
pretend on stage each night
that I am a man ...who knows... wrong.... from.... right....

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Reminiscent

oh la la, she’s walking by
Like a breeze beneath July
Every step’s a lullaby
And I forget the reasons why
She don’t talk in riddles
She don’t play pretend
She just hums a melody
That never seems to end
She wears her heart like velvet
Her laugh’s a carousel
And when she looks right through me
I forget myself
She moves like Sunday
Soft and slow
Like vinyl spinning
On the radio
She moves like Sunday
Golden light
And I could watch her
Till the end of night
She don’t need a spotlight
She don’t chase the fame
She just paints the morning
With a whisper of my name
She’s got that kind of magic
That you don’t define
She turns a crowded moment
Into something mine
I’ve seen the stars
I’ve chased the moon
But nothing ever felt
Quite like this tune
She’s not a dream
She’s not a guess
She’s just the answer
I never confessed
She moves like Sunday
Soft and slow
Like vinyl spinning
On the radio
She moves like Sunday
Golden light
And I could watch her
Till the end of night
She moves like Sunday
She moves like Sunday
She moves like Sunday
And I let her go
She don’t talk in riddles
She don’t play pretend
She just hums a melody
That never seems to end
She moves like Sunday
She moves like Sunday
She moves like Sunday
And I let her go 

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She Moves Like Sunday


Once upon a time
They sold us dreams
Wrapped in castles
And cartoon queens
She wore a crown of plastic gold
Smiled like secrets never told
But behind the sparkle, behind the screen
Was a script too sharp, too mean
They painted joy in perfect hues
While hiding darker, twisted truths
And every wish they used to grant
Now comes with chains and fine-print chants
The day Disney went to the dark side
The stars fell out of the sky
The mouse lost his smile
And the princess learned to lie
The day Disney went to the dark side
They sold the soul for the brand
And every child who dared to dream
Got magic they don’t understand
acoustic guitar, fingerpicked solo
They built a world on fairy dust
But fed us fear and called it trust
They dressed control in pastel tones
And turned our hearts into their loans
She sang of love, she danced through pain
But never once escaped the chain
And every castle made of light
Cast shadows deeper than the night
They said “believe,” but meant “obey”
They said “imagine,” but took it away
They said “forever,” but sold the end
And called it progress, called it trend
The day Disney went to the dark side
The stars fell out of the sky
The mouse lost his smile
And the princess learned to lie
The day Disney went to the dark side
They sold the soul for the brand
And every child who dared to dream
Got magic they don’t understand
Once upon a time
We believed in light
But now we see
The cost of flight
The day the magic turned to dust
The day the stories lost our trust
The day Disney
Went to the dark side
dark side Disney
lost our trust
dark side Disney
turned to dust
dark side Disney
(dark side Disney)
dark... side ...Disney...

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Dark Side Disney

This is an Open Source song with open rights to cover!
Fools under a yellow umbrella
Talkin’ big like they’re some kinda fella
Books unread, but they quote like kings
Truth ain’t welcome in their rings
They sit on chairs the color of fear
Plastic thrones that disappear
They smile wide, but never see
The cracks beneath their canopy
Yellow umbrella, coward’s shade
Coverin’ lies that power made
They don’t care, they just pretend
To give a damn, to comprehend
But outside that circle, truth still breathes
In broken hearts and fallen leaves
And every time they fake the light
They kill a little more of right
They pass the mic like sacred wine
But every word’s a crooked line
They preach of peace, they sell the war
They lock the gate, then praise the poor
Their cults wear suits, their crimes wear ties
They drown the truth in alibis
And every time they raise their glass
Democracy slips through the cracks
I’ve seen the yellow glow at dawn
Where cowards sit and kingdoms pawn
They clap for power, not for grace
They fear the mirror, not the face
They build their walls with empty praise
And call it love, and call it faith
But I’ve walked through storms they never knew
And I still bleed red, white, and blue
Yellow umbrella, coward’s shade
Coverin’ lies that power made
They don’t care, they just pretend
To give a damn, to comprehend
But outside that circle, truth still breathes
In broken hearts and fallen leaves
And every time they fake the light
They kill a little more of right
So let it rain, let thunder speak
Let silence rise from voices weak
I’ll stand outside, I’ll take the pain
I’ll never sit beneath that stain
Yellow umbrella, fade away
Your plastic throne won’t rule the day
The fools may laugh, the wise may cry
But truth don’t need a place to lie... Oh lord
The fools may laugh, the wise may cry
But truth don’t need a place to lie... Oh lord
The fools may laugh, the wise may cry
But truth don’t need a place to lie... Oh lord Oh lord Oh lord....

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Yellow Umbrella by The Indivisibles

In the shadows of Apache Junction, at the foot of the majestic Superstition Mountains, sits a weathered hacienda. This desert oasis is home to an enigmatic figure, a songwriter whose journey reads like a long, dusty road of honky-tonk bars and college cafeterias. He wasn't chasing fame or glitter; instead, he chose the soul-crushing beauty of music for music's sake.

Years spent hunched over sticky barroom tables and scribbling lyrics on napkins earned him a reputation—not in the spotlight but in the back rooms where deals are made. He wrote melodies that found their way into the hearts of stars who had lost their own muse. He sold his creations for cash, with no recognition, but the whisper of his songs carried the weight of his soul.

Finally, he bought this piece of desert paradise—a stable income from his timeless songs allowed him to live comfortably, if anonymously. Here in this hacienda, with his family beside him and the mountains as his backdrop, he found the peace to write hits under his own name. He chuckled at the irony that now, without chasing fame, he could create music that brought him joy.

In the end, it was never about the spotlight. It was about the journey, the stories, and the songs that wrote themselves through his life. As the sun set behind the Superstitions, casting long shadows over the hacienda, he strummed his guitar and sang—content, unknown, and unburdened by the world's gaze.


Copyright 2019 Edwin H. Balder

I may be dead when fame comes but my real glory was always JULIE & The Kids. Thank you for such love

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