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A Couple of Lifetimes Ago

A Couple of Lifetimes Ago

A Couple of Lifetimes Ago

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

A Couple of Lifetimes Ago

A Couple of Lifetimes Ago

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

A Couple of Lifetimes Ago

Ballad of He & She

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 1916

Dreamer's Choice

Ballad of He & She

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

Dreamer's Choice

Dreamer's Choice

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.

Dreamer's Choice

Dreamer's Choice

Dreamer's Choice

  

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.

Forever On My Mind

Forever On My Mind

Forever On My Mind

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.

Goodbye, goodbye

Forever On My Mind

Forever On My Mind

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.

Hard to Believe

Forever On My Mind

Having Heard All This Before

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.


Having Heard All This Before

Having Heard All This Before

Having Heard All This Before

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.

Heard About Me

Having Heard All This Before

Heard About Me

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.

HOPE

Having Heard All This Before

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.

I Guess I'll Never Know

I Guess I'll Never Know

I Guess I'll Never Know

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'm Lucky

I Guess I'll Never Know

I Guess I'll Never Know

  

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 Must Be Love

I Guess I'll Never Know

Loved You Too Soon

  

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.

Loved You Too Soon

Loved You Too Soon

Loved You Too Soon

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. 

Made My Time

Loved You Too Soon

Maybe Someday

  

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

Maybe Someday

Loved You Too Soon

Maybe Someday

  

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?

My Father's Son

My Father's Son

My Father's Son

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 R Is Up My A

My Father's Son

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.

No Angel

My Father's Son

On & On & On

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.

On & On & On

Scribbles in the Margins

On & On & On

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.


Relief

Scribbles in the Margins

Scribbles in the Margins

  

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.

Scribbles in the Margins

Scribbles in the Margins

Scribbles in the Margins

  

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.

Sugar, my dog

That Simple Act of Kindness

Summer of My Life

  

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 of My Life

That Simple Act of Kindness

Summer of My Life

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.

That Simple Act of Kindness

That Simple Act of Kindness

That Simple Act of Kindness

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.

Loving Her More

Loving Her More

That Simple Act of Kindness

  

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

That Song

Loving Her More

That Song

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.

The Trade

Loving Her More

That Song

  

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

2nd Hand Cigarettes

2nd Hand Cigarettes

 

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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