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| NEW ORLEANS (Listen in Real Audio) STEVE SESKIN BOB DIPIERO MARK SANDERS He was twenty five she was twenty eight He was home grown she'd just pulled off the interstate She bought a small Dr. Pepper ten dollars worth of gas She was obviously lost but too afraid to ask directions So he offered her a smile and a stick of Beechnut gum He said where you headed to where are you coming from (she said) CHORUS: New Orleans But that's another story New Orleans That's another time, that's another town That's another life She stayed for a day then she stayed for a week Couple months later they were living on his parents street He worked the station she worked the store Then they had a kid and then they had one more little Jesse When she dropped the kids off at mother's day out All the ladies had their questions but they knew not to ask about REPEAT CHORUS Wednesday night supper, first Baptist church Stranger standing in a door way as they're passing out desert He said go on and pack your bags I'm here to take you home Going back to louisiana and woman I ain't gonna go without you Now there's a few defining moments in every persons life When you know what you've done wrong And you know what you've done right Before the whole congregation, her husband and her kids She said how dare you even speak to me After everything you did in REPEAT CHORUS return to top |
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| TOUCH THE STARS STEVE SESKIN SONIA RUTSTEIN Yellow and blue make green I'm painting somebody's American dream now High on my ladder I've one more wall Going through the motions but I'm not here at all CHORUS: I drag a brush across a page And for a moment I forget That I am living in a cage Of time, of lines Where nothing's mine And all I wanna do is touch the stars Indigo and violet make sky The moon and her madness are totally mine now No borders, no boundaries and no rules to break The dawn of creation, beauty for beauty's sake REPEAT CHORUS Finding a balance that's fair I can be here long as I can go there REPEAT CHORUS I drag a brush across a page and for a moment I forget return to top |
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| ALL I CAN DO STEVE SESKIN TOM DOUGLAS Baby just close your eyes Let's put this day to bed I wish I could quiet all those voices in your head It's startin' to pour out there Listen to that old tin roof But this storm is gonna pass Just hold on to me I'll hold on to you CHORUS: I can't stop the rain from fallin' I can't make all our dreams come true But I will always give all my love to you That's all I can do That's all I can do I used to really think I could keep you safe from harm The truth is all I can do is try to keep you safe and warm The sun's gonna paint the sky Or go hiding behind the clouds The only forever we have Is lying here right here and now REPEAT CHORUS All I can do is dry your tears Calm your fears baby I'm right here REPEAT CHORUS return to top |
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| DON'T LAUGH AT ME (Listen in Real Audio) STEVE SESKIN ALLEN SHAMBLIN I'm a little boy with glasses The one they call a geek A little girl who never smiles 'Cause I've got braces on my teeth And I know how it feels To cry myself to sleep I'm that kid on every playground Who's always chosen last A single teenage mother Tryin' to overcome my past You don't have to be my friend But is it too much to ask? CHORUS: Don't laugh at me don't call me names Don't get your pleasure from my pain In god's eyes we're all the same Someday we'll all have perfect wings Don't laugh at me I'm the cripple on the corner You've passed me on the street And I wouldn't be out here begging If I had enough to eat Don't think I don't notice That our eyes never meet I lost my wife and little boy When someone crossed that yellow line The day we laid them in the ground Is the day I lost my mind Right now I'm down to holdin' This little cardboard sign REPEAT CHORUS I'm fat I'm thin I'm short I'm tall I'm deaf I'm blind Hey aren't we all? REPEAT CHORUS return to top |
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| MICHAELANGELO (Listen in Real Audio) STEVE SESKIN GEORGIA MIDDLEMAN I saw this kid in New York City On 42nd Street Using colored chalk on a sidewalk canvas He was drawin' a masterpiece As a crowd gathered 'round to applaud his work A policeman came by and acted like a jerk He said, "This is public property And you've got five minutes to erase that thing." I thought CHORUS: I'd like to see you go tell that to Michaelangelo Tell him he can paint his little pictures But don't paint on the ceiling Don't really let your feelings show I'd like to see you go tell that to Michaelangelo I've got this friend she's a real firecracker And the sweetest soul I know The problem is she's got this boyfriend Who tries to keep her in tow Says she cries too hard, she laughs too loud Hey ain't that what life is all about If I could give him a piece of my mind When he tells her she's the emotional kind, I'd say CHORUS: Better stick to black and white There's too much color in your sky REPEAT CHORUS return to top |
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| WASN'T THAT JUST LAST NIGHT? STEVE SESKIN JOHN SCOTT SHERRILL Tell me how with just one look You took my breath away How could it be that just one kiss From your sweet lips would make me have to say That I'm not the same man I was before And I don't want to live without you anymore CHORUS: Long ago I was a lonely soul I was just holding on for dear life Gone astray trying to find my way With no yellow brick road in sight Wasn't that just Wasn't that just last night Did we really take that moonlit walk Did we talk until the break of dawn What did I see in your eyes That made me feel like I'd just been reborn These moments with you make it seem Like yesterday's nothing but a distant dream REPEAT CHORU return to top |
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| WE CAME CLOSE STEVE SESKIN CATHY MAJESKI This house is not the same without you here You made it a home that's all too clear I know we said good-bye But I'm still not sure why And I can't help but cry these tears CHORUS: 'Cause we came close To holding forever in our hands It was right there in our grasp We came close To what every woman and man wants to find A love that will last What hurts the most Is we came close I wasn't always there I know that's true But maybe you were guilty of that too It wasn't a perfect love But did we try hard enough Maybe we just gave up too soon REPEAT CHORUS Am I the only one With second thoughts Am I the only one Who thinks this love isn't lost 'Cause we came close To holding forever in our hands It was right there in our grasp We came close To what ever a woman and man wants to find A love that will last And if there's no hope Then what hurts the most Is we came close return to top |
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| AND THEN I WAKE UP STEVE SESKIN LISA DREW SHAYE SMITH Your breath on my skin gives my heart a thrill You whisper you love me and you always will A beautiful moment I'll treasure for life The candle burns down, your lips touch mine And then I wake up And I remember that you left me yesterday It's just my dog buck He's lyin' there lickin' me on my face I wanna pull up the covers And go back to sleep Cause my life is not nearly As sweet as my dreams My boss thinks I'm perfect wants to give me a raise My own corner office with a view of the bay He wishes he had three more just like me Hands me a check and the executive washroom key And then I wake up He says I told you I needed that yesterday You're slow as a slug I've decided that I'm gonna dock your pay I wanna pull up the covers And go back to sleep Cause my life is not nearly As sweet as my dreams The phone rings it's my mother It's been quite a while She said you've always been my favorite child No one has a clue but I'm worth 2 or 3 mill And you're the only one I've named in my will And then I wake up And she's nagging me like she does every day She's down on her luck Can I send her some money when I get paid I wanna pull up the covers And go back to sleep Cause my life is not nearly As sweet as my dreams My mechanic says no charge This one's on me return to top |
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| CACTUS IN A COFFEE CAN STEVE SESKIN ALLEN SHAMBLIN She had the window and I had the aisle She looked 25 but she was shakin' like a child when we took off I looked over and clutched in her hands There was a cactus in a coffee can She was holdin' that thing like it was all she had She smiled at me but I could tell she was sad Somewhere over denver I asked her her name She said, "Elena," then told me she came from Santa Fe She ordered a drink and a wall came down Yeah she started talkin' and pain poured out She told me a story I'll never forget She had me in tears when she looked at me and said "My mama's first love was crack She made her livin' lyin' on her back She gave me away on the day that I was born" She said, "The last 10 years I've spent trackin' her down It just don't seem fair that when I finally found her she was almost gone We had two weeks together to laugh and to cry Two weeks to say hello and goodbye She gave me this little cactus, said it's kinda like me, It'll hurt you to hold it but it blooms every spring Now I'm on my way back to New Mexico Was gonna scatter her ashes where the desert winds blow But I came up with a better plan Gonna keep 'em in the bottom of this coffee can My mama was a tortured soul But I still love her even though She gave me away on the day that I was born" The plane touched down and we both got off I took her hand, said, "sorry for your loss." She said, "thanks for listenin', for bein' here "I've been wantin' to talk about her for so many years" Now I'll probably never see Elena again But we met as strangers and parted as friends As we waved goodbye I was sure of one thing There'll be a flower on that cactus come next spring return to top |
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| I MEAN WELL STEVE SESKIN MARK ALLEN SPRINGER Sorry baby I know I'm late I wanted this to be the perfect date I could blame it on the interstate But I'm not going to Did you know all four flower shops Close up at five o'clock I hate to say it but I ain't got A single rose for you The only thing that matters now Is once again I let you down (but) CHORUS: I mean well I hope you know You're everything to me Baby nothing else comes close Even though sometimes I know I end up hurting you That's the last thing in the world I wanna do Even when it's hard to tell I mean well While I was sitting in that traffic jam Got to thinkin' how lucky I am Wishing I could always be the man You deserve But no matter how hard I try There's gonna be times like tonight When nothing I can say can make it right And that hurts When my head is buried in the sand When it looks like I don't have a plan REPEAT CHORUS You're everything to me Baby nothing else comes close Even when it's hard to tell I mean well return to top |
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| NOTHING BUT TIME STEVE SESKIN CRAIG CAROTHERS I am eighty-one years old Anymore nothing's like it used to be Most of all me My Elizabeth is gone But her memory keeps me strong I stare at her picture My mind drifts away And it feels like I'm with her Lost in yesterday I am twenty-three years old Comin' home, taking off my uniform After the war Lizzy is standing on the pier I can see her smile from here We found an apartment Our place in the sun And three children later We're still like two kids in love CHORUS: I can't believe how much it hurts To be the one left behind I always thought I'd go first Now I'm left with nothing but time When you're young you can't picture the end of the line You run around thinkin' you've got nothing but time I am sixty-four years old And you know in seven months I can retire It's down to the wire We're busy makin' travel plans Second honeymoon in France The neighborhood's changing The kids are all grown Me and the misses Have learned to love our time alone REPEAT CHORUS return to top |
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| 'TIL IT'S ALL GONE STEVE SESKIN LESLIE ELLIS You don't have to say a word From the sigh that I just heard I can tell you've had one of those days Baby you can talk to me Or we can sit here quietly Just let go it'll be ok CHORUS: I'm here now to hold you through the laughter and the tears I'm here now to chase away your fears When you get your scrapes and bruises When the world simply refuses Baby I will love you through whatever's wrong 'Til it's all gone 'Til it's all gone Sometimes I wonder where I'd be If you hadn't wanted me I was lost and alone, so blue Never felt I fit in Never thought I'd have the chance to give All my love to someone like you REPEAT CHORUS When you get your scrapes and bruises When the world simple refuses Baby I will love you through whatever's wrong 'Til it's all gone 'Til it's all gone All gone All gone return to top  printer friendly version |
