A Couple of Lifetimes Ago
©J. D. Carroll
Creative Ventures Music, Inc./ ASCAP
He was sittin' at the counter of a broken down diner
drinkin' coffee that was blacker than black.
The neon sign was arcin' the waitress was a whiner
and the cook had a cigarette hack.
"What dragged you into our corner of hell?"
The waitress grumbled as she refilled his cup.
He looked over the brim, gave a narrow grin
and said, "I just stopped by to see what was up."
"I'm sure you won't recognize me
My clothes have changed, I know.
But I'd come to this place after the show
A Couple of Lifetimes Ago.
Yea, I'd come to this place after the show
A Couple of Lifetimes Ago."
The jukebox started playing as she walked through the door.
A song about a long-legged babe.
Everyone was watching as she walked across the floor.
High maintenance was her stock and trade.
"Give me the best you've got and make a quick,
I don't like to wait."
She looked down the counter at the coffee cup
And said, “Oh, its you. I can't believe you're straight."
"You know her?" the waitress gasped,
Coffee Cup let no emotion show.
"She's just a girl I used to know
A Couple of Lifetimes Ago."
"She's just a girl I used to know
A Couple of Lifetimes Ago."
Not much conversation. Nothing to be said.
Someone cracked an off-color joke.
High Maintenance was laughing. Coffee shook his head.
But everyone was listening when he spoke,
“I can laugh at our former situation,
I'm glad that you can too.
It would be sad if we forgot about what we had
"Cause I know I’ll never forget about you.”
"I remember the night we broke up
You said you wanted to fly solo
Well, it seems you haven't flown very far
From a Couple of Lifetimes Ago.
It seems you haven't flown very for
From a Couple of Lifetimes Ago."
The pause went on forever. The cook prepared her order
He turned and said, quite perturbed,
"You two were burnin' brightly when you danced along the border
of the real and the really disturbed.
Now you're like two icebergs floating in the ocean
Only touching when you collide.
"Is that a crime," the waitress whined.
"It's just sad," the cook replied.
Coffee Cup stood up, payed his check.
High Maintenance purred as he turned to go,
"You want to pick up where we left off
A Couple of Lifetimes Ago?"
"You feel like picking up where we left off
A Couple of Lifetimes Ago?"
Coffee Cup was leaving with no thought of revival
When he stopped, turned to her and said,
"What makes you think we'd have a chance at survival?
More likely one of us would end up dead."
"You're both dying anyway." said the cook
As he lit up a smoke.
"You should chill and give us all a thrill,
push it all in and go for broke."
"We can't do that," said Coffee Cup,
"Although, I'm sure you'd all love the show,
I've grown too young for that heart attack
from A Couple of Lifetimes Ago."
I've grown too young for that heart attack
from A Couple of Lifetimes Ago."
Life rolls like a highway. Crossroads come along.
You have to choose which ones you take
and decide if they were right or they were wrong.
You have to choose which ones you take
and decide if they were right or they were wrong.
A Quite Remarkable Woman
©J. D. Carroll
Creative Ventures Music, Inc. ASCAP
She's got a smile thats disconcerting and a style thats just plain rude
You don't know if shes flirting, you don't know what shes up to.
But still you want to meet her and you want to take her home.
You don't know exactly how to treat her. Certainly not like any other girl that you've known.
She's A Quite Remarkable Woman, Who'd rather be any place else
A Quite Remarkable Woman. One look in her eyes and you're under her spell. Oh well.
She seems to sense you apprehension. She means to make you wait all day.
Its all way beyond your comprehension but you don't care you just wait.
Because you really want to meet her and you want to take her home
You don't know exactly how to treat her. Certainly not like any other girl that you've known.
She's A Quite Remarkable Woman, Who'd rather be any place else
A Quite Remarkable Woman. One look in her eyes and you're under her spell. Oh well.
She never makes her statements questions. She doesn't ask if "Ya know"
Ignores all cliched suggestions. Outrageous antics leave her cold.
But you really want to meet her and you want to take her home.
You don't know exactly how to treat her. Certainly not like any other girl that you've known.
She's A Quite Remarkable Woman, Who'd rather be any place else
A Quite Remarkable Woman. One look in her eyes and you're under her spell. Oh well.
Ballad of He & She © J D Carroll
Creative Ventures Music, Inc. ASCAP
He was a mid-aged Romeo
told he she was pretty
She said, "Oh, really?
How would you know?"
He spoke of money
wrapped his arms around her
She slapped him in the face
and told him where to go.
And then she walked out the door
Never gonna go back there anymore
Never gonna let on that she was more
Than he had ever hoped she could be,
Than he had ever hoped she could be.
She ran a two o'clock spot
full of smoke and whiskey
She said, "It's risky,
but then it's a life."
He walked in the door
drank a shot of bourbon
kissed her on the lips
and dropped her on the floor.
And then he walked out the door
Never gonna go back there anymore
Never gonna let on that he was more
Than she had ever hoped he could be.
Than she had ever hoped he could be.
Instrumental
They met in the cafe
drinking cups of coffee
She told him off
and he took her by the arm.
He swept her off her feet
told her that he loved her
She said, "Oh really, I knew all along."
And then they walked out the door
Never gonna go back there anymore
Never gonna let on that they were more
Than we had ever hoped they could be.
Than we had ever hoped they could be.
Christmas 1914
©J. D. Carroll
Creative Ventures Music, Inc. ASCAP
Young Tommy Flynn lifted his rifle
and aimed it towards No-Man's Land.
He found it ironic the night before Christmas
he might kill another man.
Now No-Man's Land was only fifty yards wide
not much more than a football goal line.
When the cannons were still and the wind was just right
he'd hear Fritz lying about Fräuleins
CHORUS
Just six months ago he was in a London pub
wooing his own sweet Kathleen
Now he's stuck in a trench between Belgium and France.
No place for a boy of nineteen.
That's no place for a boy of nineteen.
The weather was mild throughout that winter
the day had dawned with a mist.
Tommy peered out over his trench
and was hit by the spirit of Christmas
Fritz had crawled out over top his rampart
but instead of holding his gun
He carried a small evergreen tree
with candles and sweet sugarplums.
Fritz saw Tommy, gave him a wave
and gestured for him to join in
His comrades had gathered around the tree
together they started to sing.
Chorus
Tommy looked around and thought to himself,
"Perhaps I should mow them all down."
He buried that thought as he looked down his line,
saw his fellows all singing along
Tommy stood up and climbed over the top
made his way to the small Christmas tree
Together that morning, they stopped the war
by all singing a song about peace.
Chorus
By the end of the carol both sides were there
they shook hands and started to talk.
Small gifts were exchanged mostly chocolate and beer
then came a well worn football.
Some wanted a game but most were content
to just share in a kick-around.
At the end of the day both sides retired,
left the tree on the battleground.
Throughout the night they shouted across
trading insults, barbs and jokes.
As the night wore on the chatter died down,
each man was alone with his soul.
Chorus
When the generals found out what had occurred
They were looking for someone to blame.
"We can't run a war if the men are all singing
and playing some football game!"
"Never again! Never again!"
they screamed from behind their lines.
from their château headquarters they passed the orders
"No one will fraternize!"
Chorus
Young Tommy Flynn lifted his rifle
and aimed it towards No-Man's Land.
Dirty Hotel
©J. D. Carroll
Creative Ventures Music, Inc.
It was a Dirty Hotel in the middle of a hot spell
and she couldn't have looked much cleaner.
I would have tried if I thought she'd comply
you really should have seen her.
Disadvantaged, somehow I managed to produce my gentleman's smile
but she turned around and said,
"Hey boy, slow down,
I think I'm gonna stay for a while."
So, I pulled up a chair, tried not to stare
until I found out which game we were playing.
I realized she saw through my lies
so I looked like I knew what I was saying.
Really cool I was nobody’s fool
and I thought I was doing the playing.
'Till I threw the pass and she started to laugh
I knew it wasn't worth staying.
Ah, don't we make it look easy.
It’s not much, but it helps pass the time.
And you say it’s driving you crazy.
I know how hard it is to be decent and kind,
Decent and kind.
I was sitting there with a couple of pair
and the sakes were growing higher.
I drew a boat, lit up a smoke
I would have sold it to the highest buyer.
In command of a mighty nice hand
I thought that we all could retire.
'Till the cards were laid down and some drunken clown
had four kings
I called him a liar.
So I left the game after saying something strange
and went off to conquer the planet.
I was hidden so well no one could tell
some friends thought the spacemen had landed.
Badly shaken, I thought I'd been taken
but I found it was only for granted.
So I asked the coach for the best approach,
he said, “Give them your coat."
and then he fainted.
Ah, don't we make it look easy.
It’s not much, but it helps pass the time.
And you say it’s driving you crazy.
I know how hard it is to be decent and kind,
Decent and kind.
Dreamers Choice
©JD Carroll
Creative Ventures Music, Inc./ASCAP
Dream the dreams that no one else is dreaming.
Sing your song in your own voice.
Live your life as only you can live it.
And love your loves as if you had no choice,
Yes, love your loves as if you had no choice.
Counting all the stars in the summer sky.
Tryin' to catch lightning in a jar.
Just a kid growing up free
No one should tell you exactly who you are.
The train is waiting at the station
It's leaving sooner than it seems.
I see you standing on the platform
with your baggage, your guitar and your dreams.
Dream the dreams that no one else is dreaming.
Sing your song in your own voice.
Live your life as only you can live it.
And love your loves as if you had no choice,
Yes, love your loves as if you had no choice.
You've got a chance and you should take it.
You know best what you can do.
When dark clouds come threatening
It’s up to you to shine on through.
It’s not my place to advise you.
I'll leave that to your old man.
I might suggest you try and stay in touch
Give me a call when you can.
Dream the dreams that no one else is dreaming.
Sing your song in your own voice.
Live your life as only you can live it.
And love your loves as if you had no choice,
Yes, love your loves as if you had no choice.
Standing in a cold Canadian rain
Trying to hold on to what remains
Forever On My Mind,
I thought I had it all so well explained
Cleverly designed and somehow maintained
Forever On My Mind.
We could go to Montreal
But Montreal's so far away
Lets find a place by a lake and hide away, hide away.
I always knew I would make it through
but I really thought I'd make it through with you
and I just can’t believe that I heard you say
You're going away, going away.
Caught up in a crisp October game
recalling all the times that remain
Forever On My Mind
After it was all said and done
I seemed to find you were the one
Forever On My Mind.
Maybe it was wanderlust
or maybe you were running away
but my own stupid pride wouldn't let me say
Please won't you stay.
I always knew that I'd make it through
but I really thought I'd make it through with you
and I still pray to God that I hear you say
You're home to stay.
Home to stay.
Home to stay.
This old town has got me down so I'm leaving. I’ll just get my things and go.
All your running round has left me bleeding and you don't even seem to know.
When I try to talk about it, you say I am paranoid.
but even now you're not denying that you've been seeing other boys.
So, Goodbye, goodbye I'll just say goodbye.
There’s no need for me to crash and burn.
Yes, Goodbye, goodbye I'll just say goodbye.
I will live with what I learned.
I never thought that I'd get caught believing in something that was never really there.
But I turned around and found you stealing every heart, every glance, every stare.
You may think I didn't notice, but I remembered every time.
And even though you may be beautiful I'm not one to stand in line.
So, Goodbye, goodbye I'll just say goodbye,
Don't be expecting my return.
Yes, Goodbye, goodbye I'll just say goodbye.
You can't cross bridges that you've burned.
It's 4 AM and I am not sleeping. I've got too much on my mind.
With all your lying and your cheating, you just wasted all my time.
When it came up in conversation you would call me insane.
So, I'm waking from this nightmare and I'm leaving on the next outbound train.
So, Goodbye, goodbye I'll just say goodbye.
There’s no need for me to crash and burn.
Yes, Goodbye, goodbye I'll just say goodbye.
I will live with what I learned.
So, Goodbye, goodbye I'll just say goodbye,
Don't be expecting my return.
Yes, Goodbye, goodbye I'll just say goodbye.
You can't cross bridges that you've burned.
I find it Hard to Believe
with all my smiles and my tricks up my sleeve
that you could come along and sweep me off my feet.
I thought I always knew
all of the answers and just what to do
then I turned around and took a look at you.
So please excuse me for sounding so forward
but would you like to step out tonight?
I wouldn't blame you if you laughed in my face
some people think it might serve me right
some people think it might serve me right.
I always was the one
who never worried about loving someone.
Whenever love came close I began to run.
I never felt this way.
You can laugh but I mean what I say
may I take your coat and ask you to stay.
So please excuse me for sounding so forward
but the right words are quite hard to find.
As of late I've been thinking a lot
I guess you could say you've been on my mind
I guess you could say you've been on my mind.
So please excuse me for sounding so forward
but would you like to step out tonight?
I wouldn't blame you if you laughed in my face
some people think it might serve me right
some people think it might serve me right.
Two ill-fated lovers are lost in each other’s arms.
The passing by glances do dances traced with alarm.
And when asked what it all meant to them
They said," Not much, we get it where we can.
And it sounded so very, very strange
To be hearing that again.
A boy growing up is looking for his cup of tea.
A girl that he's known is taking him home for free.
And when asked what happened to his fame
He said, "Well I found I would of had to change my name."
There was no need to explain
Having Heard All this Before.
A girl's pretty dress impresses all of the men.
They're taking their makings and saving to marry a friend.
And when asked why they'd cut their hair
They said, “Don’t you know directions come in pairs?"
And I felt as if I'd been there
At some time before.
An unmarried mother, another family less one.
She'd known him well and he said he'd help raise a son.
And when asked if they'd thought it through
They said, “Well, at the time it seemed like the right thing to do."
And I can't help but believe that that was true.
Having Heard All This Before.
When I was young I used to run
to the sound of a different drummer.
While in school I played everybody's fool
you might say they all had my number.
But now I'm older, I'm a little bit bolder
and I learned how to rock and roll.
I'm guaranteed to fit your needs
and I promise that I'll paint your soul.
Paint your soul.
You can call me a dream maker, a heartbreaker or a dirty word.
You can call me a midnight shaker, anything to show that you've heard
about me.
When I was small I used to be called
last for all my games in gym class.
But they didn't know that I was gonna show
them all how to throw a pass.
I'm a would be flier and a late night liar
and I'll tell you anything that you want.
So, listen my friend, I'll say it again
I can but I usually won't.
I usually won't
So, you can call me a dream maker, a heartbreaker or a dirty word.
You can call me a midnight shaker, anything to show that you've heard
about me.
All my smiles are worth your while
only if you look right through them.
I heard the news that you've got the blues
so I'm coming right over to soothe them
But the morning sun is gonna make me run
I'll think about you when I'm gone.
Don't feel bad, I meant what I said
it's just that I'm traveling on.
I'm traveling on.
And you can call me a dream maker, a heartbreaker or a dirty word.
You can call me a midnight shaker, anything to show that you've heard
about me.
There are times when you awake so fearful
that you can't even face the coming day.
You lie there waiting on a disaster
that you know is headed your way.
Well, you can always crawl in beside me
and I will always keep you warm.
I can't stop the rain from falling
but I can shelter you from the storm.
May all your troubles be ending
May your whole universe shine bright.
This little ray of hope that I'm sending
might help you make it through the night.
This little ray of hope that I'm sending
might help you make it through the night.
We have to walk the highway ever after
and I will walk right by your side.
Together we can share the hearty laughter
together we can dry the tears we cried.
You will always have my shoulder to lean on
and I will hold you in my arms.
I will do my best to defend you
and protect you from harm.
May all your troubles be ending
May your whole universe shine bright.
This little ray of hope that I'm sending
might help you make it through the night.
This little ray of hope that I'm sending
might help you make it through the night.
This little ray of hope that I'm sending
might help you make it through the night.
Where did you go since I last saw you?
Where have you been for so long?
Last time we spoke you talked only of home
Where did you go?
I Guess I'll Never Know.
Orion left in early spring round midnight.
Guess he got a better gig on the other side.
Think I heard him say he'd be back again someday
on the radio.
I Guess I'll Never Know.
I'll pray for you, you pray for me.
I'll play that melody that you like.
This old guitar can sing like it did way back when
but I really thought I'd see you one more time.
Yes, I really thought I'd see you one more time.
Some questions will go unanswered.
Sometimes it’s best not to speculate.
Like that time we tried to fix your car
It just wouldn't go
I guess we'll never know.
There are times when we find trouble
And sometimes it just finds us.
Still we dance along the razor's edge like we won't get cut
Where did you stumble?
I Guess I'll Never Know.
Oh, I turned around and you were gone.
I never got the chance to say goodbye.
Just when it seemed you found a song to sing
your music stopped and I'm left to wonder why.
I'll pray for you, you pray for me.
I'll play that melody that you like.
This old guitar can sing like it did way back when
but I really thought I'd see you one more time.
Yes, I really thought I'd see you one more time.
I just have to say
I'm completely blown away
when you shine your smile down on me.
I just can't believe
You would chose me
to share what little time you have free.
I guess I'm lucky
Luckier than I deserve to be.
I know I'm lucky
In case you didn't see I'm luckiest when you are next to me.
Yea, I'm lucky
I always have been lucky from the start.
You bet I'm lucky
As the old man used to say, "It's better to be lucky than smart."
I know it may sound crazy
because I'm kind of lazy
but if I get flipped I land up on my feet.
Thats the way its always been
Explains my Cheshire grin
and why I'm sitting in this catbird seat.
Chorus and end
It’s a slow burn
Its hot steam
It’s a total distraction
of a never ending dream.
- A chromium grille
- spark and a plug
It must be love.
Your cruising round your town
lookin' for some action on the street
Your cruising round your town
You stop by the corner for a treat
All you really want is
someone to see you in the driver’s seat.
It’s a slow burn
Its hot steam
It’s a total distraction
of a never ending dream.
- A chromium grille
A - spark and a plug
It must be love.
It’s almost dawn tomorrow
and you haven't slept a wink.
You spent everything you borrowed
and you still ain't got a single thing.
But you’ve got your car and your freedom
and that pretty girl just winked
Instrumental
It’s a slow burn
Its hot steam
It’s a total distraction
of a never ending dream.
A chromium grille
A spark and a plug
It must be love.
It was a cloudy day
and the reason that you gave for leaving
was lost among the times of this season
And I had been meaning
to ask you to stay.
You came around
at the time I was just receiving
my degree for deceiving
But as I was leaving
you turned my head around.
Daffodils and daisies you were my lady
we were half crazy in the late afternoon.
But now you're going away and I don't know what to say.
I suppose I just loved you too soon.
I suppose I just loved you too soon.
There was a time when
life was just a matter of dreaming
of sharing smiles and scheming
And never thinking of tomorrow
as today.
But those times have changed
and the plaster smiles have all been broken.
The bad rhymes have all been spoken.
And I've lost respect for the token love affair
I tried to arrange.
Daffodils and daisies you were my lady
we were half crazy in the late afternoon.
But now you're going away and I don't know what to say
I suppose I just loved you too soon.
I suppose I just loved you too soon.
I could beg you to stay
and make believe this dying dream is working
pretend that all the laughter and the joking
was just as real as it was
when we first began.
I don't know why
I should even try to salvage any dignity,
because I don't know what I would have done
any differently.
Except perhaps to show you
that I cared
Daffodils and daisies you were my lady
we were half crazy in the late afternoon
But now you're going away
and I don't know what to say
I suppose I just loved you too soon.
I suppose I just loved you too soon.
I can't remember the first time I really met you.
Or if we were even introduced at all.
But looking at you now I know I could never forget you.
I must have been crazy not to give you a call.
'Cause you Made My Time
I was caught a little off guard but I don't mind.
Yea, you Made My Time.
And I'm gonna tell you, yes I really should tell you
Well I'm gonna tell you although I think you already know
That I really like you a lot,
I thank the lord that I've got someone who I can move close to.
Now I know how the stars feel when they're dancing.
I bet that they're shining for someone who's a lot like you.
Seems to me to be the perfect time for romancing
What would you say to a late night rendezvous.
'Cause you Made My Time
I was caught a little off guard but I don't mind.
Yea, you Made My Time.
And I'm gonna tell you, yes I really should tell you
Well I'm gonna tell you although I think you already know
That I really like you a lot,
I thank the lord that I've got someone who I can move close to
I tried to call to you
Last time I saw you
but the crowds swept you away.
Come stormy weather
perhaps we could dine together
I could meet you
in that small cafe.
Maybe Someday I'll be able to take you away
Maybe sometime we could walk together.
Maybe in a while I'll wake up to your smile
We could make those days last forever.
Maybe Someday, Maybe Someday.
Stopped by to see you
but we both had so much to do
a few moments were all I could steal.
It seems like such a crime
we share so little time
but you know how I feel.
Maybe Someday I'll be able to take you away
Maybe sometime we could walk together.
Maybe in a while I'll wake up to your smile
We could make those days last forever.
Maybe Someday, Maybe Someday.
Why not today?
There're some things that you're born with, some things that you learn
And some things you just don't know how they got that way.
There's people that you meet
And some you're just thrown in with.
Some you will hang on to and some will drift away.
Then there's the guy who's been there from the start
Talking sense when I had none.
And even though sometimes we may have seemed world apart,
I'm always proud to be My Father's Son.
Playing catch together
Or standing on the shore
talking on the porch in the setting summer sun.
He'll take his time to teach me
But let me learn my own way
I'll probably never understand all the things he's done.
He's the guy who's been there from the start
Talking sense when I had none.
And even though sometimes we may have seemed world apart,
I'm always proud to be My Father's Son.
No one really knows
Exactly where we're going
Everyone hits unexpected curves in the road.
But knowing someone's there,
to protect and guide you
Not forcing you to follow, just helping carry the load.
Yea, he's the guy who's been there from the start
Talking sense when I had none.
And even though sometimes we may have seemed world apart,
I'll always be proud to be My Father's Son.
I'll always be proud to be My Father's Son.
My pockets been picked by a Wall Street scoundrel
and now he says he’s lost all my dough.
There are some things you just can't repay.
I was hoping to cash in my IRA pension
and quietly close this show
But now it looks like my R is up my A.
My wheels they are spinning
But I'm getting nowhere
A chain is just as strong as its weakest link.
How far is it to Detroit?
Or maybe New Orleans.
The rich keep getting richer
while the middle class just shrinks.
I’m bailing out banks that charge me Mafia interest
and now they won't loan me a dime.
Looks like the carnival is back in town.
Financial magicians, concerned politicians,
All claiming to be friends of mine
But this all feels like just another shake down.
My wheels they are spinning
But I'm getting nowhere
A chain is just as strong as its weakest link.
How far is it to Philly?
Or maybe NYC.
The poor keep getting poorer while the middle class just shrinks.
My company has filed for bankruptcy protection
But no one is protecting me.
I only have fifteen years on the line.
Jobs evaporating, prices escalating,
I'm struggling to make ends meet.
My canary has just croaked in my coal mine.
My wheels they are spinning
But I'm getting nowhere
A chain is just as strong
as its weakest link.
How far is it to Boston?
Or maybe Chicago.
The revolution will be starting a lot sooner than you think.
How far is it to Nashville?
Or maybe Baltimore.
The revolution will be starting a lot sooner than you think.
You stood alone
while things were crashing down, crashing down all around you.
The madness was erupting, erupting like a huge volcano.
Well, I'm no angel but I can see you could use some help.
I saw you wounded
Standing by the river, you were wounded and raw.
Caught up in a chaos, a chaos that wasn't your fault.
Now, I'm no angel but I'm here for your support.
Life's never fair, everybody knows.
Most of our mysteries go unsolved.
But sometimes it assaults your very soul
And all you ever wanted is not what you expected at all.
We get our chances.
We try to make the best, the best of what we are given.
We make mistakes, apologize and are forgiven.
Now I'm no angel but I'll bear witness to the truth.
Its been a long road
And there were times when I thought, thought you were going to break,
but through it all you never said it was all a big mistake.
Now I'm no angel and I'm going to help you celebrate.
Life's never fair, everybody knows.
Most of our mysteries go unsolved.
But sometimes it assaults your very soul
And all you ever wanted is not what you expected at all.
Sad eyed lady by a window.
Trying to ease her troubled mind.
Recalling tales of untold love and she's lying with her eyes,
she says it doesn't matter anymore
as she hangs her head and cries.
But On and On and On she keeps on loving him
Although sometimes she wonders why.
And round and round and round her heart keeps spinning round
Its hard to hide the reasons when there are reasons deep inside.
They met in the summer.
They danced all night long.
He took her hand and she gave her heart
in the stray pastels of dawn.
Now it seems like a couple of lifetimes
since he's been gone.
But On and On and On she keeps on loving him
Although sometimes she wonders why.
And round and round and round her heart keeps spinning round
Its hard to hide the reasons when there are reasons deep inside.
He vowed to deliver
on all his promises and lies.
He swore he'd bring her diamonds and gold that would sparkle like her eyes.
Still she sits alone this evening and no one sees her cry.
But On and On and On she keeps on loving him
Although sometimes she wonders why.
And round and round and round her heart keeps spinning round
Its hard to hide the reasons when there are reasons deep inside.
Lately I have found myself so much more angry than before.
People hating people like we were in some kind of war.
different points of view can exist, be right or wrong.
but I grow weary hearing people shouting all day long.
I've grown tired of some people
who just want to pontificate
loud and rude, almost medieval
I just need a break and some relief
some relief
Yes some relief
I need some relief
some relief
It rained all day Monday and I didn't do a single thing
Just laid around and thought about things I shouldn't think.
I hear about people who are falling off the face of the earth
and I have to wonder if hanging out is even worse.
But even that decision
Takes so much effort to make
I can't even watch the television
I just need a break and some relief
some relief
Yes some relief
I need some relief
some relief
I don't see any good coming from all this distrust
You're lying and your slander will just lead to more disgust.
It's all too much to be putting up with
I feel we're all standing on the edge of the cliff.
You've seemed to stake your reputation
on something that you didn't really believe.
Now as you struggle with explanations
what you really need is some relief
some relief
Yes some relief
We all need some relief
some relief
some relief.
Do you ever think about me
from that time so long ago?
All the singing and the laughing
with the friends we used to know
Do I ever cross your mind
when you think of times long gone?
Do you ever wonder how it all went so wrong?
Doesn't really matter
and I don't really care.
I know we've both moved on
and there's nothing left back there.
But every now and then
I have to turn around
and take a look at what I lost to value what I've found.
These times that we trade are the pages of our book
Our stories and our songs we believe
The scribbles in the margins are the notes that we took
Of our heros, our villains, our saviors and our thieves.
If I by chance saw you
I don't know what I'd say.
Maybe I'd just smile
nod and walk away.
but I would probably stop and hug
ask you how you'd been
what have you been up to and how we should stay in touch again.
We can say we're all grownup
but we're still like little kids.
Act real tough and hide our fears
just like we always did.
But deep inside we can't deny
a truth that oh so real
sometimes it's best to not let on exactly how we feel.
These times that we trade are the pages of our book
Our stories and our songs we believe
The scribbles in the margins are the notes that we took
Of our heros, our villains, our saviors and our thieves.
Instrumental
The scribbles in the margins are the notes that we took
Of our heros, our villains, our saviors and our thieves.
My dog was a mighty fine dog
She would always greet me home
Tail a-wagging, eyes were bright
She never let me feel alone.
My dog was a mighty fine dog
she'd be up with the morning sun.
She would walk herself around the block
and then nap until the day was done.
She only wanted to be with me
riding in the car
or walking down the street
And that's alright
That's alright
That's alright by me.
I'll keep her close in my heart until again we meet.
My dog was a mighty fine dog
She would always guard my house.
I used to wonder what she would have done
if someone bad had come around.
My dog was a mighty fine dog
though she didn't much play around.
But everyone would stop and say hello
when we would walk downtown.
She only wanted to be with me
riding in the car
or walking down the street
And that's alright
That's alright
That's alright by me.
I'll keep her close in my heart until again we meet.
My dog was a mighty fine dog
but she wasn't super well behaved
She'd come most times when I'd call
other times she would procrastinate.
Sugar was a mighty fine dog
On that you can place your bet.
But now shes gone and I have to move on
But I never will forget my pet.
She only wanted to be with me
riding in the car
or walking down the street
And that's alright
That's alright
That's alright by me.
I'll keep her close in my heart until again we meet.
Summer is almost gone
The morning’s dark and the nights are gettin' long.
I've got about a week until
I'm finished flippin' burgers in this seaside grille.
After work, when I get done
I'll hit the boards and have some fun.
Ahh, this was the Summer of My Life!
How could I ask for anything more?
Spending the summer down at the shore.
Never quite learned to surf.
I'd paddle out and hang with Murph.
He said he had a degree
in something he called waveology.
Didn't ever shoot the curl
but I sure looked good on the beach for the girls.
Ahh, this was the Summer of My Life.
Sometimes I feel like the Duke of Earl.
I am the luckiest fool in the world.
Teasing Shoo-bees as they walk the beach
It’s not nice but we all need relief.
So pale when they swim in the ocean
I wish I was the one selling sun tan lotion.
Packed up at the end of the day
They have to leave but I get to stay.
Yea, this was the Summer of My Life.
I’ve got a few bucks and an old bike I found
Don’t go too far but I sure get around.
Playing pinball at Sid's arcade
Don't like the Skee-ball or those video games.
Had a high score but it didn't last
Too many Tommys, but it sure was a blast.
Strolling down the Promenade
A girl on each arm, I got it made.
Yea, this was the Summer of My Life.
I don't need a real job or steady girlfriend
I just need a summer that won't ever end?
Ahh, this was the Summer of My Life.
Ahh, this was the Summer of My Life.
Ahh, this was the Summer of My Life.
It wasn’t all that long ago
when I last saw your smile.
So it came as some surprise to hear you’d gone.
I should have seen it coming,
they’d been talking for a while.
Still I hoped the news I heard was wrong.
We didn’t have a lot in common,
but we knew each other pretty well.
Two different lives that sometimes crossed but not for very long.
You’d always stop what you were doing
when I came around
and ask me what I had goin’ on.
That Simple Act of Kindness
that you probably forgot
meant more than you will ever know,
more than you will ever know,
That Simple Act of Kindness
meant more than you will ever know to me.
It’s funny how some little things
stand out in you mind,
while others, maybe more important fade.
One beauty of a memory
is each time it is recalled
it can drift a bit like when great music’s played.
You would always have a story
about some odd situation
involving your family and your friends.
I don’t know how you did it
but whenever I was there
you always found a way to weave me in.
That Simple Act of Kindness
that you probably forgot
meant more than you will ever know,
more than you will ever know,
That Simple Act of Kindness
meant more than you will ever know to me.
I’m sittin’ here this evening
watchin’ that fire burn
and I’m wonderin’ if you’ll ever hear this tune.
I don’t think that I can send it
although your address is quite well known.
I’m pretty sure it’ll come back postage due.
But to me it’s kind of special
and I know I won’t forget
the memory of the laughter and the fun.
All the times when we were singin’ and I’d forget the words
You’d make them up and we all carried on.
That Simple Act of Kindness
that you probably forgot
meant more than you will ever know,
more than you will ever know,
That Simple Act of Kindness
meant more than you will ever know to me.
Those simple acts of kindness
that you probably forgot
meant more than you will ever know,
more than you will ever know,
Those simple acts of kindness
meant more than you will ever know to me.
Don't get yourself excited.
She just called to be kind.
And don't start thinking she's cruel
'cause you feel like you're waiting in line.
You know she'd leave if you asked her
she would walk right through that door.
And you be left standing all alone
Loving Her More
You're Loving Her More.
We've all got our problems
and I think you're one of hers.
Why can't you let it rest on the fact
that you know she really cares.
But no, you go and get jealous
and you act like you're really sore.
Knowing all along that you're
Loving Her More
You're Loving Her More.
Now do think she would let you know
If she thought you couldn't understand?
You are just feeling angry
because things aren't working out like you planned.
Things aren't working out like you planned.
Now don't you feel silly
Thinking you got taken to town.
The girls got to think for herself
for crying out loud.
She came to you with her questions
and your answers were all so sure
Until you turned and caught yourself
Loving Her More
You're Loving Her More
Loving Her More
You're Loving Her More
What was the name of that song we used to sing?
The one that made us all feel so good.
The lyrics spoke of honesty and truth
and how we helped each other out when we could.
We used to sing it on the playgrounds of our past
when we were much younger than today.
I seem to remember how different we all were
and the differences made it much more fun to play.
Yes, our differences made it much more fun to play.
It was a song of peace
It was a song of hope
Working through the things we disagree
It was a song of truth
and learning from each other.
That will help us all to succeed
that will help us all to succeed.
I haven't heard it sung in several years.
Can we remember all the words?
I think people want to sing it once again
but all our different voices must be heard.
Our strength will come from our numbers
our passions from our hearts
and now it seems things are growing darker
there's no better time for us to start
there's no better time for us to start.
It's a song of peace
It's a song of hope
Working through the things we disagree
It's a song truth
and learning from each other.
That will help us all to succeed
that will help us all to succeed.
Alas, now it feels like we're back in middle school
and the bullies have taken all control.
Picking on the smallest and the newest to arrive
denouncing all who choose to oppose.
Quick to praise themselves even quicker to tell lies
their contempt is clearly on display.
It’s time to stand up and take our playground back
and move away from violence and hate
and move away from violence and hate.
It's a song of peace
It's a song of hope
Working through the things we disagree
It's a song truth
and learning from each other.
That will help us all to succeed
that will help us all to succeed.
He really wasn't really all that bad looking.
Everybody said he was going to make it someday.
Someday.
The first time I got to look at him
we were both too young to say
"What about tomorrow?"
What about today?
I always found him to be quite amusing.
He would always play his part.
Then one day he turned and said to me,
"Forget about my smile, what about my heart.
What about my heart."
So we made a sort of promise.
And I guess he really thought it was true.
Was true.
I never thought that I would ever say this
Now I wish I kept that promise too.
Kept that promise too.
Yes that is true.
We never spoke much of the times that we made it
and I always said that we would part.
But how was I to know that I traded
That easy smile for my heart.
Your easy smile for my heart.
2nd Hand Cigarettes
Do you remember when you were just thirteen
cigarettes made it on the scene
and somehow you knew they just weren't as bad as they seemed.
Well, now you're all of thirty three
I like to think you belong with me
so it makes it very hard when I have to admit
I'm in line behind a habit.
I saw you late last night
when the lights were low and the stores were closed.
I caught you in a frightful pose
out of smokes and nowhere to go.
Looking through the ashtrasy halfway
through the late night show.
Don't you know
They've all been smoked before.
Second Hand Cigarettes
just try and forget
they've been smoked before
It doesn't mean less nicotine
They've just been smoked before.
There's always time and you say you can quit
but right now you'd sell your soul for a hit.
Well, try and find one without lipstick
they've been smoked before.
Second Hand Cigarettes
just try and forget
they've been smoked before
It doesn't mean less nicotine
They've just been smoked before.
There's always time and you say you can quit
but right now you'd sell your soul for a hit.
Well, try and find one without lipstick
they've been smoked before.
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