Everything you’ve said
All that I’ve been told
You want me to live my life
Under your control
It ain’t gonna happen 

You open all my mail
You’re checking on my phone
You try and stop me going
Anywhere alone  
It ain’t gonna happen
  
I hear it n your voice, 
I see it in your face
You must call the shots
And I must know my place
But my attitude is changing, 
I demand respect
I think it’s fair to warn you
What you can expect……
From me
 
You criticize my clothes
Advise me what to wear
Stop me using make up
And try to style my hair
It ain’t gonna happen   

You ask me who I’m talking to 
Enquire who I meet
And if I see someone I know
I’m meant to cross the street  
It ain’t gonna happen 

You tell me what I think
The words I need to say
And all I should be doing 
Every single day
It ain’t gonna happen

I detect a pattern But it ain’t gonna happen

It Ain't Gonna Happen

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Courtney Ball - "It Ain't Gonna Happen"

When your world is drifting by
Disappears before your eyes
No way to understand
What is happening to you  
If all the things you trust
Seem like they’ll turn to dust
It’s time to take control 
Of what you do
 
You’ll achieve all that you need 
(If you) Just believe you can succeed  

Grab the day 
Live every minute 
Light a candle in your heart  
For those within it 
Do the best you can in all you do and say 
It's your lifetime on the line 
So grab the day    

When you choose to look ahead
At all the good instead
Of living out the failures of the past
Within your mind  
A future crystal clear
No worry, doubt or fear
To hold you back
Or trip you from behind

Grab The Day

Courtney Ball - "Grab The Day"

In the darkest deepest shadows
At the recess of my mind
Lie a hundred million reasons
Why my heart was left behind
And a part of me lies waiting
For that moment of revenge
When a hundred million reasons
Come flooding back again

Why do I focus on the negative vibes
Why do I always see the bad
Why do I surrender to the demons deep inside of me
Why do I always feel so sad

In the misty murky waters
At the essence of my soul
Lie a hundred million reasons
Why my heart should be so bold
And a part of me stands empty
While my attitude walks tall
Where a hundred million reasons
Are building me a wall

Why do I focus on the negative vibes
Why do I always see the bad
Why do I surrender to the demons deep inside of me
Why do I always feel so sad

You know I always feel so sad
There’s a hundred million reasons why I’m sad

A Hundred Million Reasons

Courtney Ball - "A Hundred Million Reasons"

I could climb the highest mountain 
Sail on the seven seas 
But the calling of the valleys 
Will always stay with me 
And never change 
'Cos Wales is flowing through my veins  

Wherever I wander 
Through this big wide world 
My homeland walks with me 
Wherever I wander 
In the great blue yonder 
Home is where I'm meant to be  

The heat of the sandy desert 
The snow of the frozen north 
Makes the calling of the valleys 
My one and only thought 
That's what I find 
'Cos you are always on my mind  

I might be a million miles from you 
But never feel apart 
'Cos Wales is forever in my heart  

From the heart of a tropical forest 
To the freedom of the coast 
It's the calling of the valleys 
That still inspires me most 
It never fails
'Cos my soul will always be with you (Wales)

Calling Of The Valleys

Ian & Steele - "Calling Of The Valleys"

Take a look above the door 
Can you tell me what that mistletoe is for 
When there are no kisses in this house anymore 
 
I know what we’re living is a lie 
But Christmas ain’t the time to say goodbye  

See the gifts under the tree 
One for you, another for me 
Labels of love, just for others to see  

Whenever we part It’ll break our hearts 
For that moment we choose  
Is the moment we lose 
But at least let’s hear the chimes 
And the sound of Auld Lang Syne 
Before we make a new start  

Carol singers in the street 
Joyous sound of harmonies sweet 
But we dance to the tune of a discordant beat  

Propose a toast and raise your glass 
Wish prosperity in a future that lasts 
But for me I see the ghost of Christmas past

Christmas Ain't The Time (To Say Goodbye)

Megan Moore - "Christmas Ain't The Time (To Say Goodbye)"

This is a very personal song that I wrote and recorded 5 years ago when I thought that due to a custodial battle I would never get to see my beautiful new born granddaughter and so this song was meant to be my way of letting her know when she was older that I had always wanted to be in her life. I'm sure this is a tale that will resonate with many.
For me, I was lucky, as a couple of years later it was resolved and we get to see each other frequently.

Lyrics: 
Life happens by chance 
A twist of fate or circumstance 
That ends in a beginning 
Of losing and winning  

All I wanted to do 
Was hold you in my arms 
A moment or two 
And say welcome to my world 
For such a beautiful girl as you  

Love seldom will wait 
Before it deems to complicate 
What is clear it confuses 
Who wins and who loses 

One day some way I say I'll get to know you 
Learn all about you 
Not be without you 
Ever again

All I Wanted To Do

Ian & Steele - "All I Wanted To Do"

Whatever I say, whatever I do 
It's a sacrifice for me 
But never good enough for you
And all you want me to be
 
I've got my suspicions 
We may be drifting apart 
I've got the feeling 
Of cheating in my heart 

Whatever I do, whatever I say 
It means nothing  
Unless it's your way 
And then it means something  

I've got my suspicions 
We may be falling apart 
I've got the feeling 
Of cheating in my heart
 
Whatever I think, whatever I dream 
I just can't share it with you 
Cos you always make it seem 
That I never care about you 

I've got my suspicions 
We may be tearing apart 
I've got the feeling 
Of cheating in my heart

The Feeling Of Cheating

Sammi Broad - "The Feeling Of Cheating"

Please Mr. Operator 
Won’t you try and clear the line
I need to hear my baby’s voice tonight
And I’m running out of time

I’ve checked his number in the book
Maybe it’s off the hook
Won’t you take a look

Please Mr. Operator
I need some help from you
I wanna make the right connection
So won’t you try and put me through ?

Put your finger in the dial
Ring it for a while
Make a person to person call
Every time I’ve tried
To get him to reply
I’ve ended up with nothing at all


Please Mr. Operator
I know that he’s alone
I’m feeling sad and lonely
So won’t you try and find the tone

Please Mr Operator

Megan Moore - "Please Mr Operator"

Johnny was a good boy
Always out of sight
He crept into his loved ones room
One cold and windy night
He tiptoed over to her bed
As she lay in her sleep
And what Johnny did to her that night
Has landed him in trouble deep

Johnny was a good boy
That’s what everybody knew
Johnny was a good boy
And Suzi was a good girl too
(Maybe too good to be true)

The boys in blue they came and put
Poor Johnny boy inside
And Suzi had to try and find
A place where she could hide
And when she’s walking down the street
She’s hang her head in shame
For people said there’s Johnny’s girl
Suzi is her name

Suzi Was A Good Girl

Megan Moore - "Suzi Was A Good Girl"

Ryan Halford - Light In My Heart

Songs of Contrast is publishing name for the songs of songwriter Ian Mitchard. Based near Cardiff, Wales, Uk I write across a number of genres

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