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| MAN TO MAN (Listen in Real Audio) STEVE SESKIN ANDRE PESSIS I always noticed they didn't get along I thought that was just the way it was, nothing really wrong Came home from school one day, my dad took me aside I'd never seen him cry before it tore me up inside when he said CHORUS: Son we need to have a little man to man You're old enough now to understand In spite of all our dreams and the best of plans Your mom and I don't see eye to eye She thinks it's best for her to go We'll have to get along without her how I don't know He said boy I'll need your help, and then we shook hands Man to man Lord knows those next few years were rough A test of wills it was hard on both of us I turned eighteen and I wouldn't listen to reason He wanted what was best for me, all I wanted was my freedom and I said Dad we need to have a little man to man I'll always love you and I hope you understand In spite of all your dreams for me and the best of plans You and I don't see eye to eye I think it's time for me to go You'll get along without me I know And before I left I tried to shake his hand Man to man I remember the night I sat there watching him fade And I'll always be thankful for the peace we made, he said Son we need to have us one more man to man Before I pass I need you to understand I'm glad you lived your dreams and made your own plans I hope you always knew how proud I was of you Looks like it's time for me to go You'll get along without me, I know Then he kissed my cheek and we held hands Man to man return to top |
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| PICTURES STEVE SESKIN CHUCK JONES Look at me eighteen and tan Behind the wheel of my old van Hotel California turned up loud No air conditioning windows down Look at you smiling at me Don't when when I've been as happy As that weekend out at Joshua Tree When I got down on my knees I like looking at old photographs Reminds me of the way we've always made each other laugh CHORUS: Pictures of the life we made together Memories of a love that just gets better with time So many good times there's no way I will forget And they've got me thinkin' 'bout pictures We haven't taken yet Next year let's go to Disney World Can't wait to see our little girl Holding hands with Mickey Mouse Chocolate ice cream on her mouth And you'll get all upset when I Snap you coming off that ride With that pasty white look You won't put that one in the book I like looking back on all the things we've done But I love dreaming of the years yet to come REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Someday I'll walk our daughter down the aisle And every tear and every smile Will be captured in color REPEAT CHORUS Can you see us on the front porch swing All the joy it's gonna bring To hear our grandkids laugh As they go thumbing through our past Pictures return to top |
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| LOVE OR THE LACK THEREOF STEVE SESKIN TIA SILLERS I was standing on the corner looking at traffic Watching all the people do the daily grind Some were singing to the radio some looked nervous Some of those people already looked tired And it got me thinkin' what's makin' their wheels turn Did they get a kiss this mornin' Are they feelin' alive (it's all about) CHORUS: Love Or the lack thereof Love Or the lack thereof Who went to bed lonely went to bed angry Who got to sleep in the arms of another Did some get to burn some have to cry Did some have fun underneath the covers And whose grown up baby called long distance And didn't ask for money Just a little advice about REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: We all dream about it We lose a lot of sleep We look up to the heavens We get down on our knees We live for it die for it run from it Lie to ourselves about it Love It comes down to love Now I'm sitting' in a diner drinkin' cold coffee Thinkin' I should call her thinkin' too much What am I doin' what am I scared of I'm crazy about her it all adds up Over my shoulder I hear A couple in the corner booth sayin' Has it really been twenty years darlin' Now don't that sound nice (Now wouldn't that be nice) REPEAT CHORUS return to top |
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| I'LL ALWAYS BE THERE FOR YOU STEVE SESKIN ODIE BLACKMON Late night call, collect from Arkansas She said brother I need your help She said there's this boy And I could tell by the crack in her voice She was in real trouble and all by herself She said I don't want to be a burden It's not your problem Maybe I should just hang up After all we're years apart, not much in common And we haven't kept in touch (and I said) CHORUS 1: I may have moved away And I know the day I left I let you down But you're still my baby sister Always remember it's by blood that we are bound I may be here but I'll always be there for you I know it's bad, you gotta tell mom and dad You don't have to do this all alone If I leave right now I should be there by morning And we can tell them together when I get home We'll talk and pray and cry a little We'll work this thing out, we'll do whatever it takes We'll stand beside you, try to guide you That's what family's about But it's your decision to make CHORUS 2 Six months later on a Sunday morning That baby girl was born And we all stood in wonder around the bed Looking at her in that little pink sleeper I knew in my heart she wanted to keep her But God had a bigger plan instead A young couple came and I heard my sister say I just wanna give my child the life she deserves We all held hands then she handed her to them And we all cried when she whispered these words CHORUS 3: I'll think about you every day I'm only giving you away 'Cause I can't raise you now I brought you into this world You'll always be my little girl It's by blood that we are bound I may be here but I'll always be there for you I may be here but I'll always be there for you return to top |
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| THE FIRST TIME STEVE SESKIN CHUCK CANNON The sky caught fire as the sun sank You and me on a blanket down by the riverbank And I'm still wonderin' who to thank We blew a kiss to innocence Had no idea what we were up against I guess it really doesn't make any difference, but CHORUS: Do you ever think about me Do you smile when you remember Do you still cherish that moment like I do Does your heart start beating faster Does it bring back all the laughter And the magic of that July afternoon When I was yours And you were mine And we made love For the first time I was scared and so were you I pretended I knew what to do Like all guys do Summer passed and that river ran cold It wasn't meant to last but it was solid gold There's a part of me that just can't let it go REPEAT CHORUS We moved on Young lovers often do But any sunset Any river And I'm right back there with you REPEAT CHORUS return to top |
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| BEFORE I GO STEVE SESKIN DOUG GILL Life's forever changin' As fleeting as the wind It's made up of moments You can't have back again Common destination A million ways to go And when our time is over Oh we never know Oh we never know CHORUS: I wanna be a risk taker rule breaker Wanna live a life worth livin' Learn to let go Feel the power of givin' I'll win a few lose a few But I'm gonna have somethin' to show Before I go Been lost and found And lost again So far away from home I've felt the rush Of love sweet love And learned to stand alone There's still so much I don't understand Can't waste any time Gotta dig a little deeper now And see what I can find See how high I can climb REPEAT CHORUS return to top |
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| FATHER'S DAY STEVE SESKIN CRAIG CAROTHERS It's good to see you, good as ever How's the weather? Little cold There's a game on later, we could watch it This conversation's gettin' old Another Father's Day And I know what I'd like to say I wish you'd been my dad, I wish we'd spent more time I wish you hadn't gotten mad when I tried to speak my mind When I need you, you didn't come through and I never understood Back then to all my friends you were the hero of the neighborhood But I wish you'd been my dad What have you been up to? Should we go out for dinner? How's your mother? She's fine Just like always we go 'round in circles Saying nothing one more time Why's it gotta be like this It's sad to think of all we've missed I wish you'd been my dad, I wish that we'd been close I wish we could've talked about the things that mattered most Everyone I knew looked up to you, said "hey it must be great" But we both know it was all for show, yeah, you talked a real good game But I wish you'd been my dad I'm tired of carryin' this around I'm just gonna tell you now I wish you'd been my dad, I wish we'd spent more time I wish you hadn't gotten mad when I tried to speak my mind And I know it must be hard to hear these words on Father's Day But I say 'em out of love so please don't turn away So much of life has passed us by and that's a shame But it's my prayer we still might share more than just the same last name Dad I wish you'd be my dad return to top |
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| EVERYDAY HEROES (Listen in Real Audio) STEVE SESKIN CRAIG CAROTHERS He gets there every morning An hour before the bell Puts a problem on the blackboard And a dozen words to spell For twenty years and counting He's been trying change the world One kid at a time And to all those boys and girls CHORUS: He's/she's an everyday hero Won't make the history books We barely give 'em a second look But he/she does it anyway Ordinary people Who can't seem to do enough Do it all in the name of love With a quiet grace Everyday heroes are heroes every day She works up at the center She's a weekend volunteer Answerin' the hotline Always there to lend an ear Most of us, God willing, Won't ever have to call But to all those souls in trouble With their backs against the wall REPEAT CHORUS Take the keys from a friend who's drinking Read a story to a kid Call your mom and tell her you love her You'll be glad you did Be an everyday hero You won't make the history books You won't get a second look But do it anyway Ordinary people Can't seem to do enough Do it all in the name of love With a quiet grace Everyday heroes are heroes every day return to top |
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| I WISH I WOULD HAVE KNOWN STEVE SESKIN ALLEN SHAMBLIN I wish I would have known I wish I would have known At seventeen it was all about Whether I was in or I was out Of the in crowd So hungry for some validation Some high school hero admiration It seems so foolish now That I lived in fear of a little blemish on my face Or whether every hair was in its place What a waste CHORUS: I wish I woulda known back then How to be comfortable in my own skin True friends don't really care What kind of clothes you wear I wish I woulda known That all the things I worried about Would be so meaningless to me now Oh, I wish I woulda known At twenty-one I'da sold my soul To have a pretty girl or a pot of gold In my pocket I'd drink a beer and catch a buzz I never gave a thought to who I was I closed the door to my heart and I locked it I swallowed all my tears What a shame I though no one would love me If I shared my pain How insane I wish I woulda known back then How to be comfortable in my own skin True friends will stick around Even when you're down I wish I woulda known All the times I tried to please People who didn't even care about me Oh, I wish I woulda known I wish I would have known It's all right to dance to a different drummer You can't love somebody 'til you love yourself I wish I would have known How to say no when I didn't wanna do it How to say yes with all of my heart I wish I would have known return to top |
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| WHAT GREATER GIFT STEVE SESKIN CHUCK JONES Girl I can see you're worried 'Cause it's my birthday And all you bought me is this card You didn't wanna get me somethin' Just to get me somethin' You thought it over long and hard You think I'm disappointed Don't make me laugh How could I ask for more Than all I have? CHORUS: What greater gift could there be Than someone to rely on, a shoulder to cry on Nothing can set my soul free Like the way you believe in my hopes and my dreams And want nothing more than to see them come true What greater gift could there be Than the love you give to me I've gotten pretty good at catchin' What this world throws at me Since you came and changed my life Even when I feel like cryin' I wind up smilin' There's no wrong you can't make right And just when I need to hear it You tell me the truth There's nothing I fear in this life Long as I have you REPEAT CHORUS return to top |
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| SOMEBODY TAUGHT 'EM STEVE SESKIN ALLEN SHAMBLIN Black boy white boy fightin' in the school yard Their silent rage has come to a head One said somethin' 'bout the color of the other Now both of those boys are bleedin' red Go back in time ten years ago Two newborn babies as sweet as can be You can blame the parents you can blame the school I don't have the answer but it occurs to me CHORUS: Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones Somebody hardened their hearts Those little angels had no hate in their bones Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones Husband and wife standin' in the kitchen Carryin' on a war of words Kids at the table starin' at their plates Tryin' to ignore what they just heard Go back in time to mom and dad's upbringing And it's no surprise how they communicate It's a circle of sorrow it's a vicious cycle We learn by example and then we imitate Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones Somebody hardened their hearts They didn't grow up in a home sweet home Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones BRIDGE: It's gonna take fathers and mothers Sisters and brothers And a whole lotta help from above Callin' all teachers and preachers And all of our heroes To teach our children to love Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones Somebody hardened their hearts Guess all I can do is start with my own Somebody taught 'em to throw those stones return to top |
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| AN ORIGINAL (Listen in Real Audio) STEVE SESKIN JON DAVIS All through history There've been people who made an impression on me By the way they lived They weren't afraid They had dreams to chase and bullets to dodge They took the bull by the horns Went against the odds When people told 'em no they did it anyway Merle Haggard, Elvis Presley, George Jones, John Lennon Like 'em or not you can't forget 'em CHORUS: I'm lookin' for a chance to take I don't wanna walk the straight and narrow road When it's all said and done I wanna leave my mark on this world I'm bound to rise and sure to fall I'll do it my way if I do it at all You be watching for me I'm gonna be An original Every since I was a kid I've had this fire in my heart I've done my share of shootin' blanks in the dark Sometimes I miss by a mile But I'm not givin' up Oh life can be so bittersweet I've smelled victory and I've tasted defeat Win or lose I'm gonna show 'em what I'm made of Lincoln, Jefferson, The Wright Brothers, Edison Where would be we without all of them Earhardt, Jackie O, Marilyn Monroe Rosa Parks, Mae West, Mother Teresa return to top  printer friendly version |
