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Two Paper Town
| 1. | Two Paper Town | Two Paper Town
I remember when this was a two paper town
A big company came in and shut one of them down Now all that we get is one point of view And it don't really matter which side you're on Nobody wins when our choices are gone Both sides of a story often lead to the truth Well maybe I'm crazy maybe it's no big deal It's just my opinion it's just how I feel I dream of a world that's not all the same Where freedom is more than a word that we say Where you say what you think and no one would dare put you down I dream of a world that's a two paper town I used to eat lunch at a small sandwich shop Now there's a neon chain across that parking lot They said we could have it our way so that's what we did There's a superstore out by the interstate I get my shirts and my tires and my eggs in one place I guess it's convenient it is what it is We save a few dollars but what is the cost If they don't know your name seems like something is lost I dream of a world that's not all the same Where a man with a vision can still find a way Where the little guy says to the big boys you can't shut me down I dream of a world that's a two paper town Somewhere in the third world a man drinks the same soda as me Funny we're further than ever from mankind living in peace I dream of a world where though we're not all the same Freedom is more than a word that we say Where you can say what you think and no one would dare put you down I dream of a world that's a two paper town |
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| 2. | Recipe for Insanity | Recipe for Insanity
Troubled teenage runaway
Greyhound station, rainy day She's gonna make her parents pay For that hole she can't fill up Left behind a trail of tears Feelin' old beyond her years Pride and anger brought her here Left her starvin' for love In her mind she's mixin' up Three parts regret, two cups of sorrow A tablespoon of guilt with the bitter taste of shame She's leavin' out forgiveness and hope for tomorrow Throwin' in a dash of fear and a pinch or two of blame That's a recipe for insanity Mom and dad glued to the telephone Ten months of wonderin' where they went wrong You reach a point where life goes on Still they're not givin' up Chicken pot pie is his favorite dish Mom's standin' in the kitchen fixin' it There's something else she'd rather fix There's no end to a mother's love In her mind she's mixin' up Three parts regret, two cups of sorrow A tablespoon of guilt with the bitter taste of shame She's leavin' out forgiveness and hope for tomorrow Throwin' in a dash of fear and a pinch or two of blame That's a recipe for insanity One night the phone rings two am She says can I come home again You just tell us where and when And baby we'll come pick you up Yeah they got some patchin' up to do They're about to face some painful truth But something tells me they'll make it through With the helping hands of love They'll be mixing up Three parts joy, two cups of understanding A tablespoon of tenderness with the sweet taste of trust They'll throw in some forgiveness and hope for tomorrow Tears will turn to laughter and all blame will turn to dust That's a remedy for insanity That's a recipe, more or less, for happiness |
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| 3. | My America | My America
It's hard to read the paper these days
It's tough to watch the news This country looks like a different place than the one I thought I knew 'Tween the bottom line and corporate greed The loss of civil liberties The rising cost of everything So many cast aside It's like the dream has died In my America everybody would be free In my America nobody would ever go hungry, have to fight for a little peace Or wake up shivering on a slab of cold concrete. In my America They sell fear on the radio Sex and violence on TV We just watch and listen till it's what we think we need Now everything's disposable From plastic to people It's gonna take a miracle To save us from ourselves Can you hear the warning bell In my America in the name of our children's children We'd be colorin' our lives green Recycling love and kindness using way less gasoline In my America Could my America be your America could your America be my America everybody would be free There'd be a choir for every voice There'd be a door for every wall You could worship any God you want or no God at all There'd be a lot more conversation We'd be way less polarized We'd replace this hate and anger with hope and love and compromise In my America In my America In my America |
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| 4. | Sure Looks Like Love | Sure Looks Like Love
Beneath the smile of a Manhattan moon
They met while dancin' to a Sinatra tune He held her tight, then they took a ride In a horse drawn carriage Now she's 83 and he's 85 And after 60 years of marriage They hold hands and they kiss When they're apart they miss each other They made plans, it's like this Together they'll always be Sure looks like love to me A Nebraska high school, 1988 He couldn't find the courage to ask her for a date Then she left town and he settled down Gotta hand it to our creator Cause here they are, together now Two divorces and five kids later REPEAT CHORUS You never know who your soul mate might be She still hasn't met her fiancé's folks They don't bless this union, they're not even gonna go Still on June 1st at a little church They'll be joined in matrimony In God's eyes they'll be recognized If for this reason only |
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| 5. | As a Friend | As a Friend
As a friend I have to tell you
It's killin' me to watch you kill yourself As a friend I know you well enough To know you're too proud to ask for help Still I'm here, I'm here as a friend When we were kids we were like brothers Nobody's fault, we just drifted apart Remember that pledge, if one of us was in trouble I guess you could say I took those words to heart That's why I'm here, I'm here as a friend CHORUS As a friend I will not turn my back on you But I will not back down from the God's honest truth You have a problem and it's not gonna end Till you put down that bottle and start livin' life again You can love me you can hate me but I came here and I'll leave here as a friend You keep sayin' that's it's over, you've already lost it all Well I'm here to tell you that could change with one phone call There's a meeting just down the street It's the one I go to three times a week |
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| 6. | Love is All That Matters | Love is All That Matters
There I am sittin' on my grandma's steps
Wonderin' what trouble I could get in next A freckle-faced kid with a snow cone smile Not a worry in the world Would you look at my mom in that big yellow hat What was she thinkin' wearin' somethin' like that I still remember her tryin' to fix my hair Like I was her little girl CHORUS A simple photograph A memory in black and white That always makes me laugh or makes me cry An eight by ten reminder That time is such a precious thing That life is always movin' us along And love is all that matters when we're gone A year after that was taken we pulled up roots Had to leave behind the only world I knew Me with my little nose pressed against the glass As our rambler rolled away I called my grandma every Sunday night Made those nine hundred miles almost seem all right She'd say, "I'll see ya next summer, I can hardly wait" But that summer never came REPEAT CHORUS I've been starin' at this picture for fifteen minutes Wonderin' what happened to that little boy in it The freckle-faced kid with the snow cone smile Not a worry in the world Now I'm late for a meeting that started at eight Gonna pick up the phone and tell 'em not to wait Gonna run upstairs and put my arms around My wife and my little girl REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 7. | Somebody Taught 'Em | Somebody Taught 'Em
by Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 8. | Fightin' a War | Fightin' a War
Every morning he wakes up to the sound of bombs in the sky
Waiting it out in a bunker he wonders if he's gonna get out alive He signed up for the National Guard and we ended up in a war Now he's doing his duty servin' his country and he'll never question what for He feels so alone Every morning she wakes up to three kids and a job she just got Should she pay the phone bill, the visa, the mastercard, the questions never stop Like why did our daddy have to leave us, when will he be comin' back She gives them a hug instead of an answer cause she can't answer that She feels so alone He's fightin' a war over there, she's fightin' a war at home Every night he writes her a letter, reads one she's written to him He kisses the envelope, thinks what a struggle this is for both of them Every night she stares at his picture, sleeps on his side of the bed Hopin' that knock on the door never comes, hopin' that in the end She won't be alone He's fightin' a war over there she's fightin' a war at home He grew up thinking killin' is wrong, said he'd never fire a gun She stares at the sky, she never thought She'd be prayin' he knows how to use one Today he had a close call took some shrapnel in his leg For a month he's tradin' the battlefield for a hospital bed It's 2 am, the telephone rings, she whispers please let it be him He says hello, and just for a moment there's peace for both of them They don't feel so alone He's fightin' a war over there she's fightin' a war at home |
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| 9. | Whatever | Whatever
I hear one in five high school kids can hardly read or write
Forty years after the march on Selma there's still walls 'tween blacks and whites In the richest nation on this earth, people go to bed hungry at night Whatever, there's a part of me that says Whatever There's a hole in the ozone as big as Tennessee The rivers are polluted, fish are full of mercury And mother nature's cryin', don't cut down another tree Whatever, you hear it everyday Whatever, maybe it's time to say Whatever it takes there's so much at stake We've gotta find a way to work together Despite our different points of view The enemy is apathy Hey I'm rollin' up my sleeves Whatever it takes I'll Do Theres liberals and conservatives and everything in between democrats and republicans and no one's nose is clean And half of us don't even vote in the land of the free Whatever, is getting' us nowhere Whatever, it's not too late to care Whatever it takes there's so much at stake We've gotta find a way to work together Despite our different points of view The enemy is apathy Hey I'm rollin' up my sleeves I'm gonna dig me a ditch and put all my fear and prejudice in it I'm gonna open my mind, open my heart and let love lead me Whatever it takes there's so much at stake We've gotta find a way to work together Despite our different points of view The enemy is apathy Hey I'm rollin' up my sleeves Whatever it takes I'll do |
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| 10. | Everyday Heroes | Everyday Heroes
She 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 She's been trying change the world One kid at a time And to all those boys and girls CHORUS She's/she's an everyday hero Won't make the history books We barely give 'em a second look But 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 He works up at the center He'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 |
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| 11. | I'm Done | I'm Done
So life hit me when I wasn't lookin'
So it dealt me a hard hand to play I felt betrayed and forsaken But I've been makin' the wrong people pay I'm done I'm done I've spent my last night in that prison Where anger and pride were the bars Hey I'm here to tell you I'm makin' peace with the past And I'm not ashamed of my scars But I'm done CHORUS I'm done harboring grudges and nursing old wounds Done clinging to crutches and singin' the blues I'm done pointing fingers at everyone else I'm taking a long hard look at myself A new day has begun I'm done I called up somebody who'd hurt me And we finally settled that score I had a right to be bitter revenge would've been sweet But forgiveness is what ended that war I'm starting to see the big picture These days I'm getting' high off of that No more killing my pain with a 3 day binge That train has run outta track I'm done REPEAT CHORUS I'm spending more time with the people I love The ones who will cry at my funeral I'm done feeling hopeless no I'm not goin' there I'm greeting each morning with a smile and a prayer A new day has begun a new day has begun a new day has begun |
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| 12. | Dear David's Dad | Dear David's Dad
Dear David's dad
He asked me to help him write you this letter To tell you he's train' hard not to be sad But he misses you so much when you're away He seems to understand That in your line of work you have to travel Still he seems kind of quiet and keeps to himself But it's nothing to worry about, he'll be ok And, oh he wants you to know This morning at recess he hurt his finger That his hamster got loose and he doesn't like girls And he'll finish his numbers by the end of the day And you should be proud of your little man In case you didn't know it, he's your biggest fan Along with this note I'm sending a picture he drew you last Friday The two figures together are him and your wife And that's you in the distance standing alone Well, the bell just rang It's time to take all the kids out to the playground When you get back I'd sure like to meet you By the way, I'm the new kindergarten teacher And there's just one more thing he wants me to say Daddy, hurry home |
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| 13. | One Drop of Water | One Drop of Water
Another 12 hour day working as a seamstress in Montgomery
She climbed aboard a bus There was nobody sitting there when she took that seat Said I'm not getting up An ordinary act of courage that sparked a revolution She wasn't trying to be a problem just part of a solution She was one drop of water in an ocean of hope One voice of reason who finally spoke If we're ever gonna get along if peace is our desire We're never gonna get there fightin' fire with fire She was one drop of water One drop of water He called himself a common man not a hero not a saint He knew war just leads to war He fought for freedom the nonviolent way A cause worth dying for He believed that we can change the world with quiet dignity Hundreds grew to thousands when he marched down to the sea He was one drop of water in an ocean of hope One voice of reason who finally spoke If we're ever gonna get along if peace is our desire We're never gonna get there fightin' fire with fire He was one drop of water One drop of water You can wage a war with words or weapons Pray for peace or make it happen I wanna be one drop of water in an ocean of hope One voice of reason who finally spoke If we're ever gonna get along if peace is our desire We're never gonna get there fightin' fire with fire I wanna be one drop of water Let me be one drop of water I'm gonna be one drop of water In an ocean of hope |
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| 14. | Something Real | Something Real
I used to worship the almighty dollar
I thought it would fill this hole in me and I'd be satisfied I was a thirsty man dying for water Drinkin' from a well that always left me dry CHORUS: I'm lookin' for something I can really sink my teeth into Something that shakes my soul and makes me really feel Yeah what I'm lookin' for All I want anymore Is something deep, something ancient, something righteous Something real I'm tired of all the shallow conversations Meaningless noise in a fast food world Where's the heart and the true inspiration I won't stand for mediocrity or artificial pearls CHORUS BRIDGE: It all comes down to love For yourself, for your family and your friends By the grace of God above Let's get down to the things that matter CHORUS |
Two Paper Town is a song about choices. I fear we're going down a path where it's exceedingly more difficult to obtain fair and unbiased information not tainted by the editorial opinion of the source.
Steve Seskin Live
| 1. | Life's a Dance | Life's a Dance
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
WHEN I WAS FOURTEEN I WAS FALLIN' FAST FOR A BLUE EYED GIRL IN MY HOMEROOM CLASS TRYIN’ TO FIND THE COURAGE TO ASK HER OUT WAS LIKE TRYIN’ TO FIND OIL FROM A WATER SPOUT WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE SAID I CAN’T SAY I NEVER DID ASK, SHE MOVED AWAY BUT I LEARNED SOMETHIN' FROM MY BLUE EYED GIRL SINK OR SWIM YOU’VE GOTTA GIVE IT A WHIRL CHORUS: LIFE’S A DANCE YOU LEARN AS YOU GO SOMETIMES YOU LEAD, SOMETIMES YOU FOLLOW DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW LIFE’S A DANCE YOU LEARN AS YOU GO THE LONGER I LIVE THE MORE I BELIEVE YOU DO HAVE TO GIVE IF YOU WANNA RECEIVE THERE’S A TIME TO LISTEN, A TIME TO TALK AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CRAWL EVEN AFTER YOU WALK I’VE HAD SURE THINGS BLOW UP IN MY FACE SEEN THE LONG SHOT WIN THE RACE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN BY THE SLAMMIN’ DOOR PICKED MYSELF UP AND CAME BACK FOR MORE REPEAT CHORUS DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW LIFE’S A DANCE YOU LEARN AS YOU GO |
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| 2. | April's Dad | April's Dad
By Steve Seskin and Don Samson
APRIL AND HER MOTHER HAVE TO MAKE IT ON THEIR OWN ONE WORKS TWO JOBS AND ONE IS MUCH TOO YOUNG TO LEAVE ALONE HER FATHER LEFT THEM BOTH FOR GOOD THE FIRST TIME THINGS GOT BAD SO THEY HAD TO LEARN TO LIVE TOGETHER WITHOUT APRIL'S DAD APRIL'S SUCH A PRETTY GIRL SHE HAS HER MOTHER'S EYES I LOVE TO SEE THEM LAUGHIN’ AND IT HURTS ME WHEN THEY CRY I FELL IN LOVE WITH BOTH OF THEM I GUESS I GOT IT BAD 'CAUSE TONIGHT I'M ASKING APRIL'S MOM, "CAN I BE APRIL'S DAD?" CHORUS: I WANNA SING TO HER EACH MORNING READ HER STORIES EVERY NIGHT AFTER SHE IS SOUND ASLEEP I’LL HOLD HER MAMA TIGHT I’M GONNA BE THE TRUEST LOVER HER MOTHER EVER HAD AND I'LL ALWAYS DO THE BEST I CAN AT BEIN' APRIL'S DAD WE TALKED ABOUT FOREVER, FOR BETTER AND FOR WORSE SHE SAID, "BEFORE I SAY 'I DO' CAN I ASK APRIL FIRST?" WE WOKE HER UP TOGETHER AND SAT DOWN ON HER BED SHE WIPED THE SLEEP OUT OF HER EYES AND THIS IS WHAT SHE SAID SHE SAID, "I NEVER KNEW MY DADDY, BUT I KNOW HE WENT AWAY MY MAMA SMILES WHEN YOU'RE AROUND HERE AND YOU KNOW FUN GAMES TO PLAY I'D LOVE IF YOU'D COME LIVE WITH US YEAH THAT WOULD MAKE ME GLAD." NOW IT'S APRIL AND HER MOTHER AND APRIL'S BRAND NEW DAD I’M GONNA SING TO HER EACH MORNING READ HER STORIES EVERY NIGHT AND AFTER SHE IS SOUND ASLEEP I’LL HOLD HER MAMA TIGHT I’M GONNA BE THE TRUEST LOVER HER MOTHER EVER HAD AND I'LL ALWAYS DO THE BEST I CAN AT BEIN' APRIL'S DAD |
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| 3. | Michaelangelo | Michaelangelo
By Steve Seskin and 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 HE 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 REPEAT CHORUS BETTER STICK TO BLACK AND WHITE THERE'S TOO MUCH COLOR IN YOUR SKY |
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| 4. | Pictures | Pictures
By Steve Seskin and 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 GRAND KIDS LAUGH AS THEY GO THUMBING THROUGH OUR PAST PICTURES |
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| 5. | BFD | BFD
By Craig Carothers and Don Henry
IT’S NOT HIS FAULT THAT SHE WENT A-WOL ‘CAUSE HE’S TRIED EVERYTHING FROM A TO Z NOW IT’S J&B M&M’S AND KFC AND HE’S TRYING HARD TO MAKE HIMSELF BELIEVE CHORUS: IT AIN’T NO BFD ‘CAUSE HE’S GOT CMT NO S-E-X BUT THAT’S OK AT LEAST HE AIN’T NO S-O-B LIKE THAT P-H-D WHO TOOK HIS EX AND RAN OFF TO L-A SHE LIKED CNN MADE FUN OF HIS TNN SHE ALWAYS CALLED IT E-I-E-I-O THEIR LOVE IS R-I-P AT LEAST HE’S F-R-E-E AND HE AIN’T CRYIN’ IN HIS P-I-L-L-O REPEAT CHORUS ONE DAY HE ORDERED PIZZA FOR SOME R&R WITH THE NFL WHEN A DELIVERY GIRL NAMED LISA STOLE HIS HEART WHEN SHE RANG HIS BELL NOW THEY’RE IN EX-TA-SY LIKE ANYONE WOULD BE NO S-E-X YET BUT THAT’S OK HE’S FEELIN’ JUST LIKE A V-I-P WITH ALL OF HER T-L-C AND ASAP SHE’LL BE HIS FI-AN-CE AND THAT’S A BFD IN A REAL GOOD WAY |
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| 6. | Every Little Bit of Love | Every Little Bit of Love
By Steve Seskin and Tania Thancheroff
I KNOW THIS GUY THE HERO OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD ALWAYS HAS A HELPING HAND TO LEND HE’S A MODERN DAY JESUS A LITTLE JOAN OF ARC A LITTLE ROBIN HOOD I WISH I COULD BE MORE LIKE HIM | THREE DAYS A WEEK HE VOLUNTEERS AS A CROSSING GUARD AT MY LITTLE GIRL’S SCHOOL EVERY OTHER SATURDAY HE DRIVES A VAN FOR MEALS ON WHEELS ONE DAY I ASKED HIM WHAT’S YOUR SECRET? WHY ARE YOU ALWAYS WEARING THAT GRIN? AND HE SAID: CHORUS: EVERY LITTLE BIT OF LOVE YOU GIVE PUTS YOU ON THE ROAD TO EVERY LITTLE BIT OF PEACE YOU’LL EVERY FIND IT TAKES A LOT OF FAITH TO WALK THROUGH LIFE LIKE THAT TO KNOW IT ALWAYS COMES BACK TO YOU IN TIME EVERY LITTLE BIT OF LOVE YOU GIVE NEXT TIME I SAW HIM I SAID TELL ME YOUR STORY HOW’D YOUR LIFE TURN OUT THIS WAY? HE SAID ALL RIGHT CAN I BUY YOU A CUP OF COFFEE? I SAID I REALLY DON’T HAVE TIME FOR THAT TODAY HE SAID WELL MAYBE THAT’S YOUR PROBLEM I USED TO BE A LOT LIKE YOU A DYED IN THE WOOL COMPANY MAN WORKED SIXTY HOURS A WEEK ALMOST LOST MY WIFE AND KIDS THEN I FIGURED OUT WHAT I’M HERE FOR THAT I COULD LIVE ON A WHOLE LOT LESS & END UP WITH A WHOLE LOT MORE REPEAT CHORUS SO TONIGHT NO MATTER BUSY MY DAY HAS BEEN I’M GONNA KISS THE ONES I LOVE AND KISS ‘EM AGAIN |
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| 7. | New Orleans | New Orleans
By Steve Seskin, Bob Dipiero and Mark D. 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 BEECH NUT 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 FIRST SHE STAYED A DAY THEN SHE STAYED A WEEK COUPLE MONTHS LATER THEY WERE LIVING ON HIS PARENTS STREET HE WORKED THE STATION SHE WORKED THE STORE AND 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 I’M GOING BACK TO LOUISIANA AND WOMAN I AIN’T GONNA GO WITHOUT YOU” 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 |
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| 8. | Skippin' Stones | Skippin' Stones
By Steve Seskin and Austin Gardiner
I PLAYED FIRST BASE IN LITTLE LEAGUE I ALWAYS BATTED NINTH IT WAS A GOOD THING I COULD CATCH AND THROW I COULDN’T HIT TO SAVE MY LIFE IT WAS AGAINST THE MAYFIELD TIGERS DON’T YA KNOW IT WAS MY FATE THE BASES LOADED, TWO MEN OUT ONE RUN DOWN AND MY TURN AT THE PLATE HE THREW THREE BALLS, I MISSED THEM ALL TWELVE YEARS OLD FEELIN’ TWO FEET TALL DRIVIN’ HOME MY DADDY SAID “IT’S ALL GONNA BE ALL RIGHT WHADDYA SAY WE HEAD DOWN TO THE LAKE WHILE THERE’S STILL A LITTLE LIGHT? WE’LL GO” CHORUS: SKIPPIN’ STONES SCARE ALL THE FISH AWAY YOU AND ME AND A LAZY DAY WE CAN WATCH THE SUN SET INTO THE LAKE SKIPPIN’ STONES FIND US ONE AND LET IT GO WE’LL COUNT THE JUMPS WITH EVERY THROW I’LL TEACH YOU ALL THERE IS TO KNOW ABOUT SKIPPIN’ STONES THE FIRST AND MOST IMPORTANT THING IS FINDIN’ THAT RIGHT ROCK ‘CAUSE EVEN CATFISH HUNTER COULDN’T MAKE THE WRONG ONE HOP ITS NOT ALL IN THE TIMIN’ IT’S NOT ALL IN THE WRIST JUST PLAY THE WIND, LET ONE FLY JUST LIKE LIFE IT’S ALWAYS HIT OR MISS NOW TIME HAS PASSED AND SO HAS DAD BUT THE WISDOM OF HIS WORDS STILL LASTS AND WHEN I’M DOWN I CAN HEAR HIM SAY “IT’S ALL GONNA BE ALL RIGHT WHADDYA SAY WE HEAD DOWN TO THE LAKE WHILE THERE’S STILL A LITTLE LIGHT? WE’LL GO” REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 9. | Wrong | Wrong
By Steve Seskin and Andre Pessis
IT WAS A PICTURE PERFECT WEDDING WE HAD THE WHOLE WORLD AT OUR FEET EVERYONE THOUGHT WE WERE HEADING DOWN A LOVER’S EASY STREET WE’D HAVE A HOUSE OUT IN THE COUNTRY A PICKET FENCE, THE WHOLE NINE YARDS OUR LOVE WOULD LAST FOREVER IT WAS WRITTEN IN THE STARS CHORUS: WRONG I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN IT ALL ALONG WHEN THE FUTURE LOOKS TOO BRIGHT CANT BE ANYTHING BUT RIGHT WRONG EVERYTHING WAS GOIN’ STRONG THE SKY WAS ALWAYS BLUE I THOUGHT MY DREAMS HAD ALL COME TRUE WRONG I WAS ALL BUT DEVASTATED WHEN SHE TOLD ME WE WERE THROUGH BUT IN A WHILE THE HEART ACHE FADED AND I FOUND SOMEBODY NEW I SWORE THAT THIS TIME WOULD BE DIFFERENT I HAD IT ALL FIGURED OUT I WOULDN’T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKES I KNEW WHAT LOVE WAS ALL ABOUT REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 10. | Don't Laugh At Me | Don't Laugh At Me
By Steve Seskin and 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 I’M THE ONE WHO’S SLOWER THAN THE OTHERS IN MY CLASS 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 BEGGAR 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 WAS BORN A LITTLE DIFFERENT I DO MY DREAMIN’ FROM THIS CHAIR I PRETEND IT DOESN’T HURT ME WHEN PEOPLE POINT AND STARE THERE’S A SIMPLE WAY OF SHOWIN’ JUST HOW MUCH YOU CARE 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 |
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| 11. | It's Always Something | It's Always Something
By Steve Seskin and Kevin Fisher
MY AUTO MECHANIC SAYS I NEED NEW BRAKES AND FIVE HUNDRED BIG ONES IS ALL IT’S GONNA TAKE I’M SHAKIN’ MY HEAD I’M SWEARIN’ AT THE STARS ‘CAUSE THAT’S MORE THAN I PAID FOR THE WHOLE DAMN CAR IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING MY IN-LAWS ARE COMING IN LESS THAN A WEEK JUST THINKING ABOUT IT I’M LOSING SLEEP THE WOLF’S AT MY DOOR AND THE WORLD’S GOING TO WAR AND MY TWO-YEAR-OLD JUST FINGER-PAINTED THE FLOOR IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING WE’VE ALL GOTTA RISE ABOVE IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING IN LIFE AND LOVE IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING BUT AIN’T IT BETTER THAN NOTHING THERE’S A LEAK IN THE ROOF AND A STORM IN THE SKY AND UNCLE SAM KEEPS BLEEDIN’ ME DRY SO IT’S EARLY TO WORK AND LATE COMIN’ HOME BEFORE I KNOW IT MY KIDS WILL BE GROWN FINALLY TOOK A VACATION THEY LOST OUR BAGS CAME HOME TO A TICKET FOR EXPIRED TAGS MY HAIR’S GETTING THINNER BUT I’M A SWEEPSTAKES WINNER AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT THEY SAID WHEN THEY CALLED DURING DINNER IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING WE’VE ALL GOT HILLS TO CLIMB IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING WE’RE ALL IN A RACE AGAINST TIME IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING BUT AIN’T IT BETTER THAN NOTHING I MAY NEVER BE WEALTHY BUT I’M ALREADY RICH GOT FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND FOOD IN THE FRIDGE AND MY BEAUTIFUL WIFE IS THE LOVE OF MY LIFE AND HER MOTHER JUST SAID SHE’LL TAKE THE KIDS FOR THE NIGHT IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING PUTS A SMILE BACK ON MY FACE IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING MAKES ME GLAD I’M STILL IN THE RACE IT’S ALWAYS SOMETHING BUT AIN’T IT BETTER THAN NOTHING |
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| 12. | Warm Wind | Warm Wind
By Steve Seskin and Carol Elliot
THE WINTER TURNED BITTER AND COLD AS OUR LOVE DRIFTED TO SEA AND I WATCHED THE CLOUDS FREEZE AND FALL LIKE THESE TEARS INSIDE OF ME I TRIED TO KINDLE THE FIRE BUT I WAS GRASPING AT STRAWS ‘CAUSE I KNEW THAT MY LOVE FOR YOU WAS A LOST CAUSE (BUT) CHORUS: A WARM WIND WILL BLOW AGAIN AND EVERY BROKEN HEART WILL MEND WHILE SOME DREAMS MAY CRUMBLE THE EARTH STILL SPINS AND A WARM WIND WILL BLOW AGAIN I’LL PLANT SOME NEW SEEDS OF HOPE AND I’LL WATER THEM WELL AND I KNOW THAT FLOWERS WILL GROW WHEN THIS SNOW MELTS (CAUSE) REPEAT CHORUS AND OH IT’S WORTH WAITING FOR TO FEEL MY SPIRIT DANCE ONCE MORE REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 13. | Bridge of Hope | Bridge of Hope
By Steve Seskin and Janet McLaughlin
THESE DAYS THERE'S A LOT OF THINGS TROUBLING ME SEEMS LIKE THIS WORLD'S FOREVER AT WAR BUT GREED'S THE REAL ENEMY FOR SO LONG, WE'VE BEEN CHOOSING FEAR OVER FAITH WE'VE GROWN SO FAR APART THAT IT'S GONNA TAKE CHORUS: A BRIDGE OF HOPE, STRONG AS STEEL MADE OF LOVE, MADE TO HEAL ON THE OTHER SIDE, I THINK I SEE A WORLD WHERE WE'RE ALL FREE TO LIVE IN PEACE I'VE BEEN SPENDING TOO MUCH ENERGY TRYIN TO GET AHEAD WHEN I COULD BE SPENDING A LITTLE MORE TIME HELPING THOSE IN NEED INSTEAD I'M SICK AND TIRED OF ALL THIS ILL WILL IN MY HEART I KNOW TOGETHER WE CAN BUILD REPEAT CHORUS I KNOW THAT WE CAN FIND A WAY ACROSS THIS GREAT DIVIDE AND EVERYONE ON EARTH CAN GET TO THEIR OWN PROMISED LAND KINDNESS IS WHAT WE NEED AGREE TO DISAGREE ALL COLORS OF THE RAINBOW WALKIN’ HAND IN HAND IN HAND ON REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 14. | Use Mine | Use Mine
By Steve Seskin and Lisa Drew
I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD WE WERE POOR AS DIRT MOM WAS PREGNANT WITH MY SISTER ND DAD WAS OUT OF WORK I WANTED A BICYCLE TO RIDE WITH MY FRIENDS A SHINY WESTERN FLYER IN CANDY-APPLE RED I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT BIKE NEVER CAME BUT MONEY CAN'T BUY WHAT I GOT IN ITS PLACE DAD TIED WOODEN BLOCKS TO THE PEDALS OF HIS SCHWINN ROLLED OUT THAT KLUNKER AND SAID WITH A GRIN CHORUS: USE MINE, GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT WHAT ELSE IS IT FOR? I WISH I COULD DO MORE JUST GO SLOW YOU'RE GONNA DO FINE THIS IS WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT USE MINE SENIOR PROM I WAS SCARED TO DEATH BUT I FINALLY CALLED UP JULIE ANN AND SHE SAID YES ON TOP OF THE WORLD WHEN THE BIG NIGHT ARRIVED 'TIL SUDDENLY IT DAWNED ON ME WHAT I HAD TO DRIVE MY RUSTY BLUE DODGE HAD ONE ORANGE DOOR RIPS IN THE SEATS AND A HOLE IN THE FLOOR I LOOKED AT MY DAD AND HIS NEW MERCURY AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WHEN HE TOSSED ME THE KEY REPEAT CHORUS NOW I'M SITTIN' HERE STARIN' AT MY OLD MAN THE DOCTORS DON'T GIVE HIM MUCH TIME HE'S TRYIN' TO STAND UP BUT HIS STRENGTH IS ALL GONE SO I SAY TO MY HERO AS I OFFER MY ARM REPEAT CHORUS THIS IS WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT EVERYTHING COMES BACK AROUND |
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| 15. | Right Outta Nowhere | Right Outta Nowhere
By Steve Seskin and Christine Kane
A MIDWEST MORNING OCTOBER SNOWFALL SHE PACKED HER CHEVROLET AND SHE BRUSHED THE FEAR AWAY SHE’S GOT A GREAT BIG DREAM AND A HISTORY OF PLAYING SMALL AND EVERYBODY SEEMS TO THINK SHE’LL BE BACK BEFORE CHRISTMAS DAY SHE HIT THAT HIGHWAY WITH EVERY OUNCE OF FAITH SHE COULD SUMMON WHEN COURAGE FINALLY COMES YOU NEVER SEE IT COMIN’ RIGHT OUTTA NOWHERE YOU OPEN YOUR HEART AND THAT CHANGES EVERYTHING YOU’RE GOING SOMEWHERE AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT YOU’RE FREE TO GO A SUMMER NIGHT THE SOFT SMELL OF SEASHORE ALL THE DEADHEADS DANCING OUT ON THE BEACH HE’S GOT A TEN YEAR TAN AND HIS OWN LITTLE JUNK STORE HE SAYS, SOME PEOPLE GOT A LOT TO PROVE AND THAT’S THE WAY I USED TO BE NOW I’M JUST AN OLD HIPPIE WITH A HALF DOZEN PHD’S SOME CHOICES HOLD YOU DOWN SOME CHANCES SET YOU FREE RIGHT OUTTA NOWHERE YOU OPEN YOUR HEART AND LET GO OF EVERYTHING YOU’RE GOING SOMEWHERE AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT YOU’RE FREE TO GO DREAM AND THE WAY WILL BE CLEAR PRAY AND THE ANGELS WILL HEAR LEAP AND THE NET WILL APPEAR RIGHT OUTTA NOWHERE YOU OPEN YOUR HEART AND BELIEVE IN EVERYTHING YOU’RE GOING SOMEWHERE AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT YOU’RE FREE RIGHT OUTTA NOWHERE YOU OPEN YOUR HEART AND HAVE FAITH IN EVERYTHING YOU’RE GOING SOMEWHERE AND ALL YOU NEED TO KNOW IS THAT YOU’RE FREE TO GO |
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| 16. | I Think About You | I Think About You
By Steve Seskin and Ron Schlitz
EVERY TIME I SEE A WOMAN ON A BILLBOARD SIGN I THINK ABOUT YOU SAYIN’ DRINK THIS BEER AND YOU’LL BE MINE I THINK ABOUT YOU WHEN AN ACTRESS ON A MOVIE SCREEN PLAYS LOLITA IN SOME OLD MAN’S DREAM IT DOESN’T MATTER WHO SHE IS I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERY TIME I SEE A WOMAN WALKING DOWN THE STREET I THINK ABOUT YOU MEN LOOK HER UP AND DOWN LIKE SHE’S SOME KIND OF TREAT I THINK ABOUT YOU SHE WOULDN’T DARE TALK TO A STRANGER ALWAYS HAS TO BE AWARE OF THE DANGER IT DOESN’T MATTER WHO SHE IS I THINK ABOUT YOU CHORUS: EIGHT YEARS OLD BIG BROWN EYES AND A HEART OF GOLD WHEN I LOOK AT THIS WORLD I THINK ABOUT YOU AND I CAN’T HELP BUT SEE THAT EVERY WOMAN USED TO BE SOMEBODY’S LITTLE GIRL I THINK ABOUT YOU EVERY TIME I HEAR SOMEBODY SAY IT’S NEVER GONNA CHANGE I THINK ABOUT YOU LIKE IT’S SOME KIND OF JOKE, SOME KIND OF GAME I THINK ABOUT YOU WHEN I SEE A WOMAN ON THE NEWS WHO DIDN’T ASK TO BE ABANDONED OR ABUSED IT DOESN’T MATTER WHO SHE IS I THINK ABOUT YOU REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 17. | You Never Know How Soon | You Never Know How Soon
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
MY DAD, HE'S A TOUGH ONE HE GREW UP HARD, IT LEFT ITS MARK HE AND I HAD A ROUGH ONE BUT I KNOW HE TRIED TO RAISE ME RIGHT I'VE NEVER TOLD HIM I LOVE HIM I GUESS PRIDE GOT IN THE WAY BUT SITTIN' HERE WATCHIN' THIS SUN GO DOWN I'M THINKIN' I'D BETTER TELL HIM TODAY 'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW HOW SOON IT'S GONNA BE TOO LATE MY WIFE GAVE ME CHILDREN A GIRL AND BOY, MY PRIDE AND JOY I LOVE BEIN' WITH THEM YEAH I WORK HARD BUT MY REAL JOB IS MAKIN' SURE THAT I MAKE THE TIME WHEN THEY SAY, DADDY, COME OUT AND PLAY 'CAUSE I KNOW THEY'LL GO FROM FLYIN' THAT KITE WITH ME TO FLYIN' AWAY YEAH, YOU NEVER KNOW HOW SOON IT'S GONNA BE TOO LATE TIME IS LIKE A WINDOW IT OPENS AND IT CLOSES CHANCES COME AND GO JUST LIKE THE WIND LIFE IS SO UNCERTAIN IF WE DON'T SEIZE THE MOMENTS CAN WE TRULY REST IN PEACE IN THE END TONIGHT I'M FEELING GOOD I CALLED MY DAD AND HE DIDN'T GET MAD WE TALKED AND THEN WE LAUGHED CLEARED THE AIR HE REALLY DOES CARE WHEN HE OPENED HIS HEART TO ME I KNEW JUST WHAT TO SAY I TOLD HIM I LOVE HIM AND A BURDEN FELL AWAY DON'T MAKE FORGIVENESS WAIT 'CAUSE YOU NEVER KNOW HOW SOON IT'S GONNA BE TOO LATE |
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| 18. | It's a Jungle Out Here | It's a Jungle Out Here
By Steve Seskin and Craig Carothers
WHEN YOU INSISTED THAT I SLEEP IN THE YARD I LAUGHED PRETTY HARD FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT YOU WEREN’T FOOLIN’ NOW I’M HERE ON THE LAWN AND ‘THOUGH ADMITTING I’M WRONG IS NOT MY STYLE IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE THERE’S A WHOLE LOTTA WILD LIFE THEY’RE CREEPIN’ AND CRAWLIN’ THE MERCURY’S FALLIN’ IT’S GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT I WON’T MAKE IT ‘TILL DAWN AND THOUGH I’M RIGHT WHERE I BELONG HAVE MERCY MY DEAR IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE I SHOULDA BUILT THAT PATIO AND BOUGHT THAT CHAISE LOUNGE I WOULDN’T BE HERE ON THE GROUND WITH THE SNAILS AND SLUGS I KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE PROBABLY WATCHIN’ TV NOT EVEN THINKIN’ ‘BOUT ME BUT I’M THINKIN’ ‘BOUT YOU MY LOVE IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE THERE’S A WHOLE LOTTA WILD LIFE THEY’RE CREEPIN’ AND CRAWLIN’ THE MERCURY’S FALLIN’ IT’S GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT PLEASE LET ME BACK IN DON’T LEAVE ME TWISTIN’ IN THIS WIND HAVE MERCY MY DEAR IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE I’D SLEEP IN THE DOG HOUSE BUT HE SEES IT YOUR WAY TOO SO MUCH FOR MAN’S BEST FRIEND IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE THERE’S A WHOLE LOTTA WILD LIFE THEY’RE CREEPIN’ AND CRAWLIN’ THE MERCURY’S FALLIN’ IT’S GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT I WON’T MAKE IT ‘TILL DAWN AND OK I’M RIGHT WHERE I BELONG HAVE MERCY MY DEAR IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE |
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| 19. | I Don't Wanna Fall From Here | I Don't Wanna Fall From Here
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
HALFWAY UP A FIFTY FOOT MAPLE STRADDLIN' A LIMB, WONDERIN' IF I'M ABLE HAD A HAMMER IN ONE HAND, BOARD IN THE OTHER TRYIN' NOT TO LISTEN TO MY LOUD-MOUTHED BROTHER, YELLIN' IT'S A LONG WAY DOWN AND THIS IS SOME REAL HARD GROUND THAT TREE HOUSE SEEMED LIKE A GOOD IDEA FROM THE PILLOW OF MY BUNK BED BUT UP THAT HIGH THERE WAS JUST ONE THING RUNNIN' THROUGH MY HEAD I DON'T WANNA FALL FROM HERE I DON'T WANNA FALL FROM HERE TWENTY THOUSAND FEET AND WE'RE STILL CLIMBIN' BOUNCIN' OFF THE CLOUDS THE ENGINE'S WHININ' HOW DID I GET STUCK WITH THIS WINDOW SEAT MY SISTER KEEPS SAYIN', MOM THIS IS SO NEAT I'M SAYIN', I'M TOO YOUNG AND JUST AS THAT PRAYER LEFT MY TONGUE THE CAPTAIN SAID, BETTER BUCKLE UP WE'RE FLYIN' INTO A STORM I LATCHED ONTO MY MOMMA TIGHT AS THE DAY THAT I WAS BORN, SAID I DON'T WANNA FALL FROM HERE I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS HIGH UP WHERE THE BRAVEST BIRDS FLY I'M TRYIN' HARD TO LET GO OF MY FEAR BUT I DON'T WANNA FALL FROM HERE IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME SINCE I'VE FELT THAT FEELING MY HEART IS POUNDING SURE AS I'M HERE KNEELING GOTTA DIAMOND IN MY POCKET A QUESTION IN MY MOUTH ANY SECOND NOW IT'S GONNA POP RIGHT OUT I'M THINKIN' YOU'LL SAY YES EITHER WAY I'M SCARED TO DEATH I'M SITTIN' HERE ON TOP OF THE WORLD AND IT'S ALL BECAUSE OF YOU FOR THE FIRST TIME IN MY LIFE I'VE GOT SOMETHIN' TO LOSE I DON'T WANNA FALL FROM HERE I DON'T WANNA FALL FROM HERE I'VE NEVER BEEN THIS HIGH UP WHERE THE BRAVEST BIRDS FLY YOUR EYES ARE TELLIN' ME TO HAVE NO FEAR THAT I'M NOT GONNA FALL FROM HERE YOU WON'T LET ME FALL FROM HERE |
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| 20. | A Little Excitement | A Little Excitement
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
THERE’S A DOG IN THE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD SLEEPIN’ IN THE SUN THERE’S A CADILLAC HONKIN’ AT THE DOG BUT THE DOG WON’T RUN LOOKS LIKE WE GOT OURSELVES A BIG SHOW DOWN A LITTLE EXCITEMENT GOES A LONG WAY IN THIS TOWN THERE’S AN OLD MAN PUSHIN’ A LAUGHIN’ BABY IN A SWING THERE’S A LITTLE BOY PLAYIN’ WITH A JUNE BUG TIED TO A STRING DON’T THAT BLUE BIRD MAKE THE SWEETEST SOUND A LITTLE EXCITEMENT GOES A LONG WAY IN THIS TOWN CHORUS: SOME MAY THINK THIS LIFE IS SLOW BUT I KNOW SOMETHING THEY DON'T KNOW GRAB A SEAT IT’S QUITE A SHOW TO WATCH THE WHEELS OF LIFE GO ‘ROUND THERE’S A RUMOR GOIN’ ‘ROUND ‘BOUT ME AND BECKY SUE ME MORE THAN ANYBODY WISHES IT WAS TRUE THEY’LL HAVE US HAVIN’ KIDS BEFORE THE TALE’S UNWOUND A LITTLE EXCITEMENT GOES A LONG WAY IN THIS TOWN THERE’S A SOFTBALL GAME IN THE PARK AND THE SCORE IS TIED IT’S BEEN SUCH A GOOD GAME I’M ROOTIN’ FOR EITHER SIDE HEY I GET A BIG KICK JUST KNOWIN’ THAT POUND FOR POUND A LITTLE EXCITEMENT GOES A LONG WAY IN THIS TOWN REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 21. | Grown Men Don't Cry | Grown Men Don't Cry
By Steve Seskin and Tom Douglas
I PULLED INTO THE SHOPPING CENTER SAW A LITTLE BOY WRAPPED AROUND THE LEGS OF HIS MOTHER LIKE ICE CREAM MELTING THEY EMBRACED YEARS OF BAD DECISIONS RUNNING DOWN HER FACE ALL MORNING I'D BEEN THINKING MY LIFE'S SO HARD AND THEY WORE EVERYTHING THEY OWNED LIVING IN A CAR I WANTED TO TELL 'EM IT WOULD BE O.K. BUT I JUST GOT BACK IN MY SUBURBAN AND DROVE AWAY CHORUS: I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY SAY GROWN MEN DON'T CRY I DON'T KNOW WHY THEY SAY GROWN MEN DON'T CRY I KEEP HAVING THIS DREAM ABOUT MY OLD MAN I'M TEN YEARS OLD AND HE'S HOLDING MY HAND WE'RE TALKING ON THE FRONT PORCH WATCHING THE SUN GO DOWN BUT IT'S JUST A DREAM HE WAS A SLAVE TO HIS JOB AND HE COULDN'T BE AROUND SO MANY THINGS I WANNA SAY TO HIM BUT I JUST PUT A ROSE ON HIS GRAVE AND TALK TO THE WIND REPEAT CHORUS I'M SITTING HERE WITH MY KIDS AND MY WIFE EVERYTHING I HOLD DEAR IN MY LIFE WE SAY GRACE AND THANK THE LORD GOT SO MUCH TO BE THANKFUL FOR THEN IT'S UP THE STAIRS AND OFF TO BED AND MY LITTLE BOY SAYS I HAVEN'T HAD MY STORY YET AND ALL THESE THINGS WEIGHING ON MY MIND DISAPPEAR JUST LIKE THAT WHEN HE LIFTS HIS HEAD OFF HIS PILLOW AND SAYS I LOVE YOU DAD REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 22. | Last First Kiss | Last First Kiss
By Steve Seskin and John McCutcheon
SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE’S ON KIDS ARE GONE I’M THINKIN’ OF THAT MOMENT WHEN ALL YOU HAD TO DO WAS SPEAK AND MY KNEES WENT WEAK I’M TWENTY-TWO YEARS OLD AGAIN CHORUS: YOU WERE MY LAST FIRST KISS I NEVER IMAGINED LOVE COULD BE LIKE THIS YOU ARE THE WOMAN I STILL CAN’T RESIST YO WERE MY LAST FIRST KISS THAT FRIDAY NIGHT STANDING AT YOUR GATE IT WAS GETTING LATE A LONG SLOW WALK HOME FROM THE DANCE YOU SAID YOU HAD A REAL NICE TIME SLIPPED YOUR HAND IN MINE SO I CLOSED MY EYES AND TOOK A CHANCE REPEAT CHORUS WE’VE BEEN TO HEAVEN WE’VE BEEN THROUGH HELL SINCE I GAVE YOU THAT RING HEAVEN KNOWS I WOULDN’T CHANGE A THING REPEAT CHORUS SUNDAY MORNING COFFEE’S ON THE KIDS ARE GONE I’M THINKIN’ WHAT A RIDE IT’S BEEN ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SPEAK MY KNEES GO WEAK I’M TWENTY-TWO YEARS OLD AGAIN |
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| 23. | Everybody's Got A Mountain | Everybody's Got A Mountain
By Steve Seskin and Craig Carothers
I'M SITTIN' IN TRAFFIC STARIN' OUT THE WINDOW AT A MAN IN AN SUV PLAYIN' IN THE BACK THERE'S THREE LITTLE KIDS THAT'S A BIG RESPONSIBILITY DAY AND NIGHT THERE'S AN AMBULANCE DRIVER INCHIN' HIS WAY TRYIN' TO MAKE IT THROUGH THE CRUSH DOIN' HIS JOB PICKIN' UP THE PIECES OF SOME POOR SOUL WHO WAS IN A RUSH I HOPE HE'S ALL RIGHT NOW I'M THINKIN' ABOUT THESE PEOPLE WHO I'VE NEVER EVEN MET YOU GET SO CAUGHT UP IN YOUR OWN LIFE IT'S EASY TO FORGET CHORUS: EVERYBODY'S GOT A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB EVERYBODY'S GOT A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB EVERYBODY'S GOT A MOUNTAIN TO CLIMB AND MOST OF THOSE MOUNTAINS ARE STEEPER THAN MINE THIS KID WAS FLYIN' HIGH STARIN' AT THE BOTTOM IT WASN'T GONNA GET MUCH WORSE NOW HE'S TWO DAYS CLEAN HIS HANDS ARE SHAKIN' GONNA LICK THIS IF IT DOESN'T KILL HIM FIRST THE JURY'S OUT THERE'S AN OLD GUY SITTIN' IN A DARK APARTMENT TALKIN' TO A PICTURE OF HIS LOVIN' WIFE CURSIN' THAT DAY THE GOOD LORD TOOK HER THINKIN' 'BOUT MAYBE TAKIN' HIS OWN LIFE BUT THAT'S NO WAY OUT ONE LOOK AT THEIR TROUBLES AT THE TOUGH ROAD THEY FACE AND I HAVE TO COUNT MY BLESSINGS SAY A PRAYER FOR THE HUMAN RACE REPEAT CHORUS WE LIVE IN A LAND WHERE THERE'S FOOD ON THE TABLE AND YOU'RE FREE TO SPEAK YOUR MIND WHERE YOU CAN START WITH NOTHIN' AND MAKE IT TO THE TOP AND DREAMIN' AIN'T A CRIME AND WE TAKE IT ALL FOR GRANTED WHILE THERE'S PLACES WITH TANKS IN THE STREETS WHERE NO VOTES ARE COUNTED AND OPPRESSION RULES THE DAY SOME WITH NO RUNNING WATER NOT ENOUGH TO EAT AND ALL THEY CAN DO ABOUT IT IS PRAY AND THEY MOSTLY COME UP EMPTY-HANDED REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 24. | I Owe You One | I Owe You One
By Steve Seskin and Jason Matthews
IT’S GOOD TO HEAR FROM YOU IT’S BEEN A WHILE IS THERE SOMETHING ON YOUR MIND I CAN READ YOU JUST LIKE A BOOK SO TALK TO ME BIG BROTHER I HAVE NOTHING BUT TIME I CAN’T BELIEVE SHE KICKED YOU OUT WON’T LET YOU SEE THE KIDS YOU’VE BEEN OUT OF WORK FOR SIX MONTHS NOW AND YOU’VE GOT NO PLACE TO LIVE YOU’RE ALL ALONE AND HURTIN’ YOU COULD NEVER BE A BURDEN MY DOOR IS ALWAYS OPEN ‘CAUSE ONE THING I KNOW FOR CERTAIN IS CHORUS: I OWE YOU ONE THERE IS NO WAY TO REPAY YOU FOR WHAT YOU’VE DONE FOR ME REST ASSURED MY LOVE FOR YOU WILL NEVER WAVER I’VE BEEN LIVIN’ FOR THE DAY I COULD RETURN THE FAVOR I OWE YOU ONE I WAS TWELVE WHEN YOU TURNED SIXTEEN MOM DID ALL THAT SHE COULD DO BUT DAD FELL OFF THE WAGON AND WANDERED OFF AND IT WAS UP TO YOU BIG BROTHER TO SEE US THROUGH SO YOU QUIT SCHOOL AND GOT A JOB AT THE A & P BAGGIN’ GROCERIES SO WE’D HAVE ENOUGH TO EAT YOU TAUGHT ME HOW TO THROW A CURVE GOT ON ME WHEN I LOST MY NERVE WHERE WOULD I BE NOW IF YOU’D HAVE PUT YOURSELF FIRST REPEAT CHORUS SO I’LL SEND DOWN SOME MONEY WE’VE GOT A SPARE BEDROOM NO YOU DON’T OWE ME ANYTHING I OWE YOU REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 25. | I Still Love Lucy | I Still Love Lucy
By Steve Seskin and Austin Gardner
HAVE YOU NOTICED WHEN WE GO SHOPPING THESE DAYS THERE'S SO MUCH FOR US TO DECIDE THEY GOT FIFTY-FIVE VARIETIES OF CEREAL THEY ALL GOT HIGH TECH TOYS INSIDE THEY'RE PUSHIN' IMPORTED GOURMET ICE CREAM WITH NAMES I CAN'T EVEN PRONOUNCE YOU KNOW THE ADVERTISIN' WORLD IS COUNTIN' ON ME BUT THEY MIGHT AS WELL COUNT ME OUT CHORUS: I EAT MEAT AND POTATOES WITH WONDER BREAD I BUY VANILLA AT THE DAIRY QUEEN I BRUSH WITH CREST WASH WITH IVORY SOAP AND I'M PROUD TO USE BRILL CREAM MY SNEAKERS ARE KEDS I WEAR LEVI'S JEANS I WATCH A BLACK AND WHITE TV AND I STILL LOVE LUCY I WENT DOWN TO THE SPORTING GOODS STORE 'CAUSE MY KEDS FINALLY GAVE UP THE GHOST THE SALESMAN WAS SOME RICH COLLEGE KID HE LOOKED AT ME LIKE I WAS SOME KIND OF JOKE HE SAID DO YOU PLAY RACQUETBALL, BASKETBALL, TENNIS OR SQUASH ON CLAY, GRASS OR CONCRETE? I SAID JUST GIMME SOMETHIN' CHEAP IN A TEN DOUBLE EE THAT SIMPLY COVERS MY FEET REPEAT CHORUS NOW, LEVI STRAUSS IS A HERO OF MINE HE'S THE BLUE JEANS PIONEER IN FACT THE PAIR THAT I HAVE ON RIGHT NOT I'VE BEEN WEARIN' FOR SEVENTEEN YEARS NOW THEY'VE GOT JORDACHE, SERGIO, GUESS AND SASSOON AND SOME GUY NAMED CALVIN KLEIN NOW I DON'T KNOW ABOUT YOU BUT IT MAKES ME NERVOUS WEARIN' SOMEONE'S NAME ON MY BEHIND REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 26. | To Be Who I Am | To Be Who I Am
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
MY DADDY WANTED ME TO BE AN ENGINEER YEAH TO HEAR HIM TALK IT WAS THE ONLY CAREER I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN BETTER THAN TO TRY THAT PATH 'CAUSE I DIDN'T LIKE SCIENCE AND I HATED MATH THERE I WAS LIVING MY DADDY'S DREAM BUT MAKING HIM PROUD WAS KILLING ME IT TOOK YEARS FOR ME TO ADMIT I WAS WEARING SHOES THAT JUST DIDN'T FIT CHORUS: WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN ROADS TO TRAVEL AND WE ALL HAVE OUR OWN LIGHTS TO SHINE IT'S BEEN A LONG HARD LESSON BUT I'VE COME TO UNDERSTAND I WAS MEANT TO BE WHO I AM I GAVE TWO WEEKS NOTICE AND I CALLED MY DAD I SAID, "THERE'S A DREAM I'VE ALWAYS HAD REMEMBER THAT GUITAR I USED TO PLAY? WELL, I'VE BEEN PLAYING IT NIGHT AND DAY AND THERE'S WORDS AND MUSIC COMING OUT OF ME SOME SEEM TO THINK IT'S POETRY SO WITH ALL MY HEART AND THE MONEY I'VE MADE GONNA GIVE IT MY BEST COME WHAT MAY" REPEAT CHORUS MISERY WAS ALL I GOT WHEN I TRIED BEING WHAT I'M NOT THE ANGELS CHEERED FROM UP ABOVE WHEN I STARTED DOING WHAT I LOVE CHORUS IT'S BEEN A LONG HARD LESSON NOW EVEN DAD UNDERSTANDS I WAS MEANT TO BE WHO I AM. |
This is a live CD that includes 26 songs and 7 stories. I'm so excited! I feel like I've finally captured my best live performances on tape. It features Nina Gerber and Arthur Lee on guitar as well as Ellen Seskin, La Rhonda Martin and Christine Kane on background vocals. I sure hope you like it.
An Original
| 1. | Man to Man | Man to Man
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 2. | Pictures | Pictures
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 3. | Love or the Lack Thereof | Love or the Lack Thereof
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 4. | I'll Always be There for You | I'll Always be There for You
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 5. | The First Time | The First Time
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 6. | Before I Go | Before I Go
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 7. | Father's Day | Father's Day
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 8. | Everyday Heroes | Everyday Heroes
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 9. | I Wish I Would've Known | I Wish I Would've Known
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 10. | What Greater Gift | What Greater Gift
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 11. | Somebody Taught 'Em | Somebody Taught 'Em
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 12. | An Original | An Original
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
Songs and vocals with so much passion they'll tug at your heartstrings and raise you to the heavens.
Along the Way
| 1. | Grown Men Don't Cry | Grown Men Don't Cry
By Steve Seskin and Tom Douglas
I pulled into the shopping center Saw a little boy wrapped around the legs of his mother Like ice cream melting they embraced Years of bad decisions running down her face All morning I'd been thinking my life's so hard And they wore everything they owned living in a car I wanted to tell 'em it would be O.K. But I just got back in my suburban and drove away CHORUS: I don't know why they say grown men don't cry I don't know why they say grown men don't cry I keep having this dream about my old man I'm ten years old and he's holding my hand We're talking on the front porch watching the sun go down But it's just a dream he was a slave to his job And he couldn't be around So many things I wanna say to him But I just put a rose on his grave and talk to the wind REPEAT CHORUS I'm sitting here with my son and my wife Everything I hold dear in my life We say grace and thank the lord Got so much to be thankful for Then it's up the stairs and off to bed And my little boy says I haven't had my story yet And all these things weighing on my mind disappear just like that When he lifts his head off his pillow and says I love you dad REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 2. | Along the Way | Along the Way
By Steve Seskin and Tia Sillers
Along the way we all fall down Get the wind knocked out of our souls But we get back up like a good prize fighter The body may be weak Faith may be shaken But the spirit's bold CHORUS: Thank God for sweet forgiveness All those second chances Knowin' that tomorrow might be better than today Thank God for true believers All those tender mercies Knowing that I'm never really lost along the way The heart may break but it keeps on beating 'Cause it can't stop needing love Then along the way after so much lonely Somebody makes you smile Somebody sees you shining Like a diamond in the rough REPEAT CHORUS In the hollow of my heart There's always hope REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 3. | Something To Be Said | Something To Be Said
By Steve Seskin and Randy Sharp
So how was your day You say it was fine As you're walkin' away You ask about mine We need to talk Got some things to work out You say let's don't get into that now CHORUS: There's something to be said for conversation That's careful not to hurt or cut too deep But this time nothing short of confrontation Will shake us from our sleep We say true love is what we're after Well only heartbreak lies ahead If we settle for this silence When there's something to be said Now we could keep goin' As if nothin's wrong But I guess my question is For how long? This isn't fair To you or to me This is no place for our love to be REPEAT CHORUS Make me angry I can take it I know my heart The truth won't break it There's something to be said for conversation That's careful not to hurt or cut too deep But this time nothing short of confrontation Will shake us from our sleep We say true love is what we're after I still believe it lies ahead It's time to break this silence There's something to be said |
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| 4. | God's Same Sky | God's Same Sky
By Steve Seskin and Dean Miller
She was sittin' at the counter eatin' breakfast by herself She was gettin' up in years and well to do A different color stranger came walkin' through the door When he sat down beside her she held her purse a little tighter He pretended not to notice it's just easier that way But I could see the pain in his eyes 'Cause this was not the first time and it won't be the last And it made me so angry and it made me wanna say CHORUS: Under God's same sky we are born to love Yet we spend our lives so full of fear so quick to judge In a world with so much hurt and hatred I still believe it's human nature to be kind We all live and die Under God's same sky She coughed up her last quarter and sat down on the bus She was broken disheveled and a little high Some of us were starin' and some looked the other way I can't say it makes me proud but I just joined that crowd Then I started thinkin' what if I was in her place Fate might put me there some day who knows I was tryin' to see the beauty underneath her tattered soul When the truth spoke to me and I stood up and said hello 'cause REPEAT CHORUS Do unto others It's better to give What goes around comes around Live and let live |
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| 5. | Scarlet Rain | Scarlet Rain
By Steve Seskin and John Scott Sherrill
Girl I'm standing here Knee deep in winter There's not a sound and the air is cold and still I should head back to my car and go on home And any minute now I guess I will Not that long ago we walked this path together The sun cast dappled shadows on your skin Now there's not a trace of autumn's flaming glory And the trees are standing naked in the wind CHORUS: The snow lies on these hills like sheets of linen And only the memory remains How the breeze was blowin' and the leaves were fallin' And love was callin' our name I can still see you and me Standing in that scarlet rain As the leaves came tumbling down around us You fell into my arms and then we kissed I must have had a reason to come way out here But for the life of me I don't know what it is I just know I can't stand seeing it like this REPEAT CHORUS The breeze was blowin' and the leaves were fallin' And love was callin' our name I can still see you and me Standing in that scarlet rain I can still see you and me Standing in that scarlet rain |
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| 6. | A Little Love | A Little Love
By Steve Seskin and Terry Burns
This morning I was thinking about my fifth grade teacher Wishing I had some way to reach her If it weren't for her I wonder where I'd be I was full of self doubt and painfully shy Skating through school barely getting by But she saw something in me She was tough but she was so kind What a difference she made in my life CHORUS: A little love goes a long way A little love goes a long way A little love goes a long way My brother called me up last night From out of nowhere to apologize For how he treated me when we were kids At that moment after all those years All my anger disappeared I found the freedom to forgive It's a miracle, one phone call And crashing to the ground came a million walls REPEAT CHORUS There's old people sitting around in nursing homes Who'd give anything for a hand to hold And a good conversation There's kids in every kind of neighborhood Who feel invisible and misunderstood All they really need is some validation Gonna take some time, let my heart show Plant a seed and watch it grow REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 7. | You Never Know How Soon | You Never Know How Soon
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
My dad, he's a tough one He grew up hard, it left its mark He and I had a rough one But I know he tried to raise me right I've never told him I love him I guess pride got in the way But sittin' here watchin' this sun go down I'm thinkin' I'd better tell him today 'Cause you never know how soon it's gonna be too late My wife gave me children A girl and boy, my pride and joy I love bein' with them Yeah I work hard but my real job Is makin' sure that I make the time When they say, Daddy, come out and play 'Cause I know they'll go from flyin' that kite with me To flyin' away Yeah, you never know how soon it's gonna be too late Time is like a window It opens and it closes Chances come and go just like the wind Life is so uncertain If we don't seize the moments Can we truly rest in peace in the end Tonight I'm feeling good I called my dad and he didn't get mad We talked and then we laughed Cleared the air he really does care When he opened his heart to me I knew just what to say I told him I love him And a burden fell away Don't make forgiveness wait 'Cause you never know how soon it's gonna be too late |
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| 8. | Someday He's Gonna Love You For It | Someday He's Gonna Love You For It
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
I tell him five times to pick up his toys Put 'em where they belong He just stands there lookin' at me like I'm the enemy What am I doin' wrong Dad why do I feel so bad about groundin' him In my heart I know he's cryin' out for discipline And he said, "Son if you don't lick this now it'll just get harder I know you wanna be his friend but you have to be his father" CHORUS: Someday he's gonna love you for it Someday he'll be glad you took the time Seems easier to ignore it But it'll just haunt you down the line Right now he's hurt and angry And you're the reason he's disappointed But he needs you to set some boundaries Someday he's gonna love you for it Do you remember when you and your friends For the fun of it stole my car For one month you came home from school, went straight to your room And there was no playin' that guitar You might think that was an easy thing for me to do But let me tell you it hurt me 'bout as much as it hurt you I'm proud to see the man that you've become And I want you to do your best to make a man of my grandson REPEAT CHORUS If you don't lick this now it'll just get harder More than a friend he need you to be his father Someday he's gonna love you for it Someday he'll be glad you took the time Someday you'll sit around laughin' 'Bout how you used to make him toe the line Trust me he won't always show it But deep down he adores you Right now he's too young to know it But someday he's gonna love you for it |
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| 9. | I Don't Wanna Fall From Here | I Don't Wanna Fall From Here
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
Halfway up a fifty foot maple Straddlin' a limb, wonderin' if I'm able Had a hammer in one hand, board in the other Tryin' not to listen to my loud-mouthed brother, yellin' It's a long way down And this is some real hard ground That tree house seemed like a good idea From the pillow of my bunkbed But up that high there was just one thing Runnin' through my head I don't wanna fall from here I don't wanna fall from here Twenty thousand feet and we're still climbin' Bouncin' off the clouds the engine's whinin' How did I get stuck with this window seat My sister keeps sayin', Mom this is so neat I'm sayin', I'm too young And just as that prayer left my tongue The captain said, Better buckle up We're flyin' into a storm I latched onto my momma Tight as the day that I was born, said I don't wanna fall from here I've never been this high Up where the bravest birds fly I'm tryin' hard to let go of my fear But I don't wanna fall from here It's been a long time since I've felt that feeling My heart is pounding sure as I'm here kneeling Gotta diamond in my pocket a question in my mouth Any second now it's gonna pop right out I'm thinkin' you'll say yes Either way I'm scared to death I'm sittin' here on top of the world And it's all because of you For the first time in my life I've got somethin' to lose I don't wanna fall from here I don't wanna fall from here I've never been this high Up where the bravest birds fly Your eyes are tellin' me to have no fear That I'm not gonna fall from here You won't let me fall from here |
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| 10. | I Want You Back | I Want You Back
By Steve Seskin and Tom Douglas
This ain't some conversation from a couple of six packs And this ain't some crazy notion of a wild maniac It's just a plain and simple fact CHORUS: I want you I want you I want you back And I want you to forgive me I wanna start over again If it's not too much to ask I want you And I want you to want me back I know I broke your heart and I can't change that But there's a new shine to my shoes yeah I've cleaned up my act And I would tie myself to some railroad tracks Just to prove to you baby I want you I want you back REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: The truth is I'd do whatever it takes To change the mind of the hands of fate You haven't said no maybe you'll say yes I've already confessed REPEAT CHORUS |
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| 11. | I Love My Life | I Love My Life
By Steve Seskin and Tom Douglas
Jimmy's the mechanic at Rocco's Paint and Body Shop Smokes non-filtered Camels, drinks his lunch at the Oasis And listens to classic rock Says Darrell Waltrip is the gospel You can bet that he'll get hostile If you mention his first ex-wife And at the end of the day He just smiles and says, "I love my life" I love my life I love my life I like football, coveralls, a greasy engine overhaul And a twelve-pack of cold Bud Lite I love my life Diana works on Wall Street, she's a mover she's a shaker, dresses to the nines Drive a gold-plated Lexus, she only eats at restaurants Where you need a reservation and she gets one every time She quotes the Dalai Lama Understands Italian opera Volunteers at the Junior League on Thursday nights And at the end of every day She just smiles and says, "I love my life" I love my life I love my life The Hamptons, handsome men, sailin' on a summer wind Vintage wine, red or white I love my life Me I'm Mr. Middle Class workin' hard to keep the wolf away from my door Savin' for college educations, I get one two-week vacation And we always take it at the Gulf Shore Third grade school plays Saturday soccer games Seein' movies with my pretty wife I love my life I love my life I love my life I'm a young soul, rollin' stone, I'm not afraid of growin' old Brother you got that right I love my life |
The latest CD from this award-winning singer-songwriter features his song "Grown Men Don't Cry," which was a number one single for Tim McGraw.
Steve Seskin
| 1. | New Orleans | New Orleans
By Steve Seskin, Bob DiPiero and 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 |
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| 2. | Touch the Stars | Touch the Stars
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 3. | All I Can Do | All I Can Do
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 4. | Don't Laugh At Me | Don't Laugh At Me
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 5. | Michaelangelo | Michaelangelo
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 6. | Wasn't That Just Last Night? | Wasn't That Just Last Night?
By Steve Seskin and 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 CHORUS |
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| 7. | We Came Close | We Came Close
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 8. | And Then I Wake Up | And Then I Wake Up
By Steve Seskin, Lisa Drew and 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 |
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| 9. | Cactus in a Coffee Can | Cactus in a Coffee Can
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 10. | I Mean Well | I Mean Well
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 11. | Nothing But Time | Nothing But Time
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
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| 12. | 'Til It's All Gone | 'Til It's All Gone
By Steve Seskin and 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 |
Poignant songs that will make you laugh, cry, and appreciate your life.
Something Real
| 1. | Something Real | Something Real
I used to worship the almighty dollar
I thought it would fill this hole in me and I'd be satisfied I was a thirsty man dying for water Drinkin' from a well that always left me dry CHORUS: I'm lookin' for something I can really sink my teeth into Something that shakes my soul and makes me really feel Yeah what I'm lookin' for All I want anymore Is something deep, something ancient, something righteous Something real I'm tired of all the shallow conversations Meaningless noise in a fast food world Where's the heart and the true inspiration I won't stand for mediocrity or artificial pearls CHORUS BRIDGE: It all comes down to love For yourself, for your family and your friends By the grace of God above Let's get down to the things that matter CHORUS |
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| 2. | All About to Change | All About to Change
By Steve Seskin and John Scott Sherrill
There’s been a dark cloud on my soul And that old north wind just keeps on blowin’ Frozen to the bone It took all I had to keep on goin’ Up against the night Losin’ the fight But that’s all about to change Just like winter into spring The birds have been there all along But now I hear them sing Every time you call my name The sun breaks through again Those old gray days were all the same but that’s All about to change Oh the warm light of your eyes Has melted all the years of sorrow For the first time in a while i can’t wait until tomorrow I was so alone So far from home But that’s all about to change Just like winter into spring The birds have been there all along But now I hear them sing Every time you call my name The sun breaks through again Those old gray days were all the same but that’s All about to change Up against the night Losin’ the fight But that’s all about to change Just like winter into spring The birds have been there all along But now I hear them sing Every time you call my name The sun breaks through again Those old gray days were all the same but that’s All about to change Yea those old gray days were all the same But that’s all about to change |
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| 3. | Love Can Do It All | Love Can Do It All
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
It can take you to the mountaintop Make your troubles seem so small It can be the key to every lock Love can do it all It can break right through the hardest heart Tear down any wall Give a broken soul a brand new start Love can do it all When your dreams have all but died It can bring ‘em back to life If you’ll just answer when it calls Love can do it all Might shoot its arrow at a boy and girl Then catch ‘em when they fall Bring a baby child into this world Love can do it all It can find you when you’re eighty-five Have you bouncing like a ball Put the light back in an old man’s eyes Love can do it all When your dreams have all but died It can bring ‘em back to life If you’ll just answer when it calls Love can do it all |
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| 4. | It's a Jungle Out Here | It's a Jungle Out Here
By Steve Seskin and Craig Carothers
WHEN YOU INSISTED THAT I SLEEP IN THE YARD I LAUGHED PRETTY HARD FOR A LITTLE WHILE BUT YOU WEREN’T FOOLIN’ NOW I’M HERE ON THE LAWN AND ‘THOUGH ADMITTING I’M WRONG IS NOT MY STYLE IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE THERE’S A WHOLE LOTTA WILD LIFE THEY’RE CREEPIN’ AND CRAWLIN’ THE MERCURY’S FALLIN’ IT’S GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT I WON’T MAKE IT ‘TILL DAWN AND THOUGH I’M RIGHT WHERE I BELONG HAVE MERCY MY DEAR IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE I SHOULDA BUILT THAT PATIO AND BOUGHT THAT CHAISE LOUNGE I WOULDN’T BE HERE ON THE GROUND WITH THE SNAILS AND SLUGS I KNOW YOU’RE IN THERE PROBABLY WATCHIN’ TV NOT EVEN THINKIN’ ‘BOUT ME BUT I’M THINKIN’ ‘BOUT YOU MY LOVE IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE THERE’S A WHOLE LOTTA WILD LIFE THEY’RE CREEPIN’ AND CRAWLIN’ THE MERCURY’S FALLIN’ IT’S GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT PLEASE LET ME BACK IN DON’T LEAVE ME TWISTIN’ IN THIS WIND HAVE MERCY MY DEAR IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE I’D SLEEP IN THE DOG HOUSE BUT HE SEES IT YOUR WAY TOO SO MUCH FOR MAN’S BEST FRIEND IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE THERE’S A WHOLE LOTTA WILD LIFE THEY’RE CREEPIN’ AND CRAWLIN’ THE MERCURY’S FALLIN’ IT’S GONNA BE A LONG NIGHT I WON’T MAKE IT ‘TILL DAWN AND OK I’M RIGHT WHERE I BELONG HAVE MERCY MY DEAR IT’S A JUNGLE OUT HERE |
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| 5. | Use Mine | Use Mine
By Steve Seskin and Lisa Drew
I WAS EIGHT YEARS OLD WE WERE POOR AS DIRT MOM WAS PREGNANT WITH MY SISTER ND DAD WAS OUT OF WORK I WANTED A BICYCLE TO RIDE WITH MY FRIENDS A SHINY WESTERN FLYER IN CANDY-APPLE RED I COULDN'T UNDERSTAND WHY THAT BIKE NEVER CAME BUT MONEY CAN'T BUY WHAT I GOT IN ITS PLACE DAD TIED WOODEN BLOCKS TO THE PEDALS OF HIS SCHWINN ROLLED OUT THAT KLUNKER AND SAID WITH A GRIN CHORUS: USE MINE, GO AHEAD AND TAKE IT WHAT ELSE IS IT FOR? I WISH I COULD DO MORE JUST GO SLOW YOU'RE GONNA DO FINE THIS IS WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT USE MINE SENIOR PROM I WAS SCARED TO DEATH BUT I FINALLY CALLED UP JULIE ANN AND SHE SAID YES ON TOP OF THE WORLD WHEN THE BIG NIGHT ARRIVED 'TIL SUDDENLY IT DAWNED ON ME WHAT I HAD TO DRIVE MY RUSTY BLUE DODGE HAD ONE ORANGE DOOR RIPS IN THE SEATS AND A HOLE IN THE FLOOR I LOOKED AT MY DAD AND HIS NEW MERCURY AND I COULDN'T BELIEVE IT WHEN HE TOSSED ME THE KEY REPEAT CHORUS NOW I'M SITTIN' HERE STARIN' AT MY OLD MAN THE DOCTORS DON'T GIVE HIM MUCH TIME HE'S TRYIN' TO STAND UP BUT HIS STRENGTH IS ALL GONE SO I SAY TO MY HERO AS I OFFER MY ARM REPEAT CHORUS THIS IS WHAT LIFE'S ALL ABOUT EVERYTHING COMES BACK AROUND |
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| 6. | Then There's You | Then There's You
By Steve Seskin, Paul Young and Pat Macdonald
Another Monday morning Gotta clear my head No more time for dreaming Traffic was a nightmare The boss is on my back If I hear one more cross word I think I’m gonna crack Then there’s you Comin’ in right on cue When I say no can do You give me strength to fight To see a new shade of blue Everything’s black and white And then there’s you The sky is clear this morning Looks like a brighter day And I don’t need to worry When it fades away ‘Cause then there’s you Comin’ in right on cue When I say no can do You give me strength to fight To see a new shade of blue Everything’s black and white And then there’s you You, you keep me warm when nights are cold You, you light a fire in my soul Then there’s you Comin’ in right on cue When I say no can do You give me strength to fight To see a new shade of blue Everything’s black and white And then there’s you |
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| 7. | When The Chain Links Up Again | When The Chain Links Up Again
By Steve Seskin and John Scott Sherrill
Late last night I happened to find An old picture of me and you We were smiling for the camera, hanging out together On the hood of your Malibu Never again can we do that I can talk to you but you can’t talk back ‘Til the chain links up again And we find those pieces we left scattered on the wind You know I love you, I often think of you There was so much I wanted to say But I never got to it, you were gone before I knew it So I guess I’m gonna have to wait ‘Til there’s flowers growin’ around my stone And the heavenly angels call me home When the chain links up again And we find those pieces we left scattered on the wind One of these days I’m going to turn around And you’ll be standing right beside me my friend When the chain links up again |
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| 8. | One Mississippi | One Mississippi
By Steve Seskin, Bob DiPiero and Mark D. Sanders
When your daddy summoned you home I said, “Baby go on, go.” So you spiffed up the house, kissed me on the mouth And headed down to Tupelo Now you’re sleepin’ in your old bed And eatin’ mama’s corn bread I’m cussin’ the clock and watchin’ my watch The seconds turn to minutes The minutes into hours The hours into long, lonely days This waitin’ on you, darlin’ Is takin’ all my will power I keep countin’ all the moments you’re away One Mississippi, two Mississippi Without you, girl, I’m blue Mississippi Got a bad case of missin’ you Yeah, honey, and the dog does, too I can’t sleep and he can’t sleep So we’re just howlin’ at the moon Reckon we’ll be seein’ you again When your daddy says, “when” Reckon we’ll hear knock knock ‘stead of tick tock The seconds turn to minutes The minutes into hours The hours into long, lonely days This waitin’ on you, darlin’ Is takin’ all my will power I keep countin’ all the moments you’re away One Mississippi, two Mississippi Without you, girl, I’m blue Mississippi |
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| 9. | No Man's Land | No Man's Land
By Steve Seskin and John Scott Sherrill
That house on the hill is long gone Now she’s living in a trailer with an astroturf lawn She’s got three little kids, no one to help Trying to be momma and daddy all by herself It’s hard to hold down the fort when you’re holding down a job She’d rob Peter to pay Paul but he’s aready been robbed She gets the food on the table, the clothes off the line She’d break down and cry but she doesn’t have time She’s gotta be strong Life goes on ‘Though it’s nothing like she had planned She’s gonna be ok Gonna find a way Livin’ in no man’s land Every now and then late at night She thinks how good it would feel to hold someone tight There’s a guy down at work keeps calling her up But she ain’t ready for none of that stuff She’s still sifting through the ashes of a love that’s been and gone Looking for a clue, trying to find out what went wrong It ain’t always easy but she knows she’s gotta try Every time she looks into her babies’ eyes She’s gotta be strong Life goes on ‘Though it’s nothing like she had planned She’s gonna be ok Gonna find a way Livin’ in no man’s land |
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| 10. | Something of Yours | Something of Yours
By Steve Seskin and Stacy Worthington
Harsh words between us, teardrops in your eyes Misunderstanding doesn’t mean goodbye Every time we cross this bridge we get a little closer To finding out what true love’s all about In the course of a lifetime There’s bound to be some storms And there’ll be times we find ourselves On separate shores But darlin’, trust in me My heart will always be Something of yours The sky wouldn’t be the same without the moon above And I can’t imagine life without your love Better that we feel like we can always talk things over Silence only leads to someone walking out In the course of a lifetime There’s bound to be some storms And there’ll be times we find ourselves On separate shores But darlin’, trust in me My heart will always be Something of yours Every time we cross this bridge we get a little closer To finding out what true love’s all about In the course of a lifetime There’s bound to be some storms And there’ll be times we find ourselves On separate shores But darlin’, trust in me My heart will always be Something of yours |
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| 11. | Just For The Fun of It | Just For The Fun of It
By Steve Seskin and Angela Kaset
Red light, green light, one two three Kick the can and hide and go seek Throwin’ a stick for my dog BIll Sittin’ on cardboard, slidin’ down the hill Makin’ up songs that didn’t make sense Conversations with invisible friends Sneakin’ that batter from the cookie bowl Pushin’ my sister in the swimmin’ hole When I was a kid Seems like everything I did was Just for the fun of it Just ‘cause it made me smile I had a big imagination and I Let it run wild Just ‘cause I wanted to For no other reason why I was livin'’ every day of my life Just for the fun of it Red light, green light, traffic jam Do my job, stick to the plan Just tryin’ to keep up with the push and pull When did my life get so predictable? I think I’ll just go fly a kite Take a red Ferrari for a little test drive Get back in touch with my easy chair Watch Godzilla in my underwear I’ve got a mind To spend a little time Just for the fun of it Just ‘cause it makes me smile I’ve got a big imagination and I’m gonna Let it run wild Just ‘cause I want to For no other reason why I’m gonna spend a little bit of my life Just a little bit of my life Just for the fun of it |
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| 12. | Beautiful Fool | Beautiful Fool
By Don Henry
Martin Luther Who did you think that you were Appointed by some higher up? Merely mortal Your plans were unaffordable No one wants to pay for love Oh you beautiful fool Swimmin’ upstream Kickin’ up waves Dreams weren’t meant to come true That’s why they call them dreams Oh you beautiful fool Walter Cronkite Pre-empted Disney one night All us kids were so upset We thought that you were A trouble instigator Marching through our tv sets Oh you beautiful fool Swimmin’ upstream Kickin’ up waves Dreams weren’t meant to come true That’s why they call them dreams Oh you beautiful fool To fight a fight without a fist All human instinct puzzles this How dare you threaten our existence? Mahatma Ghandi, Jesus Christ History repeats itself so nice Consistently we are resistant to love I saw you on The black and white With blacks and whites applauding you I saw you on Another night Without a sign of life in you Oh you beautiful fool Swimmin’ upstream Kickin’ up waves Dreams weren’t meant to come true That’s why they call them dreams Oh you beautiful fool |
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| 13. | Love is All That Matters | Love is All That Matters
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
There I am sittin' on my grandma’s steps Wonderin’ what trouble I could get in next A freckle-faced with with a snow cone smile Not a worry in the world Would you look at my mom in that big yellow hat what was she thinkin; wearin'; something like that? I still remember her tryin’ to fix my hair Like I was her little girl A simple photograph A memory in black and white That always makes me laugh or makes me cry An eight by ten reminder That time is such a precious thing That life is always movin’ us along And love is all that matters when we’re gone A year after that was taken we pulled up roots Had to leave behind the only world I knew Me with my little nose pressed against the glass As our Rambler rolled away I called my grandma every Sunday night Made those nine hundred miles almost seem all right She’d say, “I’ll see you next summer, I can hardly wait.” That summer never came A simple photograph A memory in black and white That always makes me laugh or makes me cry An eight by ten reminder That time is such a precious thing That life is always movin’ us along And love is all that matters when we’re gone I’ve been starin’ at this picture for fifteen minutes Wonderin’ what happened to that little boy in it The freckle-faced kid with the snow cone smile Not a worry in the world Now I’m late for a meeting that started at eight Gonna pick up the phone and tell ‘em not to wait Gonna run upstairs and put my arms Around our little girl A simple photograph A memory in black and white That always makes me laugh or makes me cry An eight by ten reminder That time is such a precious thing That life is always movin’ us along And love is all that matters when we’re gone |
Debut album that was produced by Craig Carothers, it features Tim Ellis on guitar and many of Portland's finest session musicians.
Life's a Dance
| 1. | Life's a Dance | Life's a Dance
By Steve Seskin and Allen Shamblin
WHEN I WAS FOURTEEN I WAS FALLIN' FAST FOR A BLUE EYED GIRL IN MY HOMEROOM CLASS TRYIN’ TO FIND THE COURAGE TO ASK HER OUT WAS LIKE TRYIN’ TO FIND OIL FROM A WATER SPOUT WHAT SHE WOULD HAVE SAID I CAN’T SAY I NEVER DID ASK, SHE MOVED AWAY BUT I LEARNED SOMETHIN' FROM MY BLUE EYED GIRL SINK OR SWIM YOU’VE GOTTA GIVE IT A WHIRL CHORUS: LIFE’S A DANCE YOU LEARN AS YOU GO SOMETIMES YOU LEAD, SOMETIMES YOU FOLLOW DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT WHAT YOU DON'T KNOW LIFE’S A DANCE YOU LEARN AS YOU GO THE LONGER I LIVE THE MORE I BELIEVE YOU DO HAVE TO GIVE IF YOU WANNA RECEIVE THERE’S A TIME TO LISTEN, A TIME TO TALK AND YOU MIGHT HAVE TO CRAWL EVEN AFTER YOU WALK I’VE HAD SURE THINGS BLOW UP IN MY FACE SEEN THE LONG SHOT WIN THE RACE BEEN KNOCKED DOWN BY THE SLAMMIN’ DOOR PICKED MYSELF UP AND CAME BACK FOR MORE REPEAT CHORUS DON’T WORRY ‘BOUT WHAT YOU DON’T KNOW LIFE’S A DANCE YOU LEARN AS YOU GO |
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| 2. | Holdin' On | Holdin' On
By Steve Seskin and Buddy Mondlock
There’s a scary silence between us Like I’ve never heard before There’s an easy conversation we don’t have no more And I wonder if you can remember The girl I can’t forget Way back when we hadn’t told our secrets yet I’m holdin’ on Can’t say she’s gone How do you know when it’s time to let go When does the heart say I told you so As I watch you stare out the window With the sunlight on your hair I think how much I love that person lying there But there’s an unmistakable distance ‘Cross this bed nobody made Could it be that love is simply meant to fade? I’m holdin’ on Can’t say it’s gone How do you know when it’s time to let go When does the heart say I told you so How do you know when it’s time to let go When to give in to the undertow I’m holdin’ on Can’t say I’m gone |
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| 3. | Chance to Shine | Chance to Shine
By Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin
Joe was no good for nothin’, or so it appeared From his trash can shoes to his overgrown beard His address was a sidewalk in front of some store Where most of his time he spent bein’ ignored One day the owner said, “I’ll make you a deal “Sweep the sidewalk each mornin’ and you can count on your meals.” Joe looked in his eyes and said, “When can I start?” A little light in a life that had fallen apart Every heart needs a chance to shine To somewhere down the line We’re all meant to write on the pages of time Every heart needs a chance to shine Joe took to that task like he was born with that broom He polished that pavement like a fine silver spoon One day the owner said, “Come on inside “I put a cot in the storeroom where you can sleep if you’d like.” That was all that he needed to grow a little bit more Soon Joe got a job stockin’ shelves in that store Walk down any aisle, not a can out of place The beginnings of greatness from a once hopeless case Every heart needs a chance to shine To somewhere down the line We’re all meant to write on the pages of time Every heart needs a chance to shine Years later a drifter sat camped by the door Said, “Can I see the manager? I’m hungry and poor.” Joe looked in his eyes and said, “I’ll make you a deal “Sweep the sidewalk each mornin’ and you can count on your meals.” Every heart needs a chance to shine To somewhere down the line We’re all meant to write on the pages of time Every heart needs a chance to shine |
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| 4. | I Don't Wanna Live Like This | I Don't Wanna Live Like This
By Steve Seskin and Joe Photoglo
Starin’ in the mirror, scared to death I can hardly catch my breath So afraid if I speak my mind That you’ll just leave this love behind I don’t wanna live like this I don’t wanna love like that We’ve been livin’ in a silent storm Baby where did we go wrong And how do we get back? I don’t wanna live like this I don’t wanna love like that Tell me all the ways I let you down Better than carryin’ the weight around We can work it out, or walk away Or waste another precious day I don’t wanna live like this I don’t wanna love like that We’ve been livin’ in a silent storm Baby where did we go wrong And how do we get back? I don’t wanna live like this I don’t wanna love like that So afraid to speak our minds In a love gone deaf, a love gone blind I don’t wanna live like this I don’t wanna love like that We’ve been livin’ in a silent storm Baby where did we go wrong And how do we get back? I don’t wanna live like this I don’t wanna love like that |
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| 5. | A Heart That Can't Be Had | A Heart That Can't Be Had
By Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin
Once again love’s left me all alone And I’m all worn out over wondering why Now I’ve hit rock bottom A few times before But somehow I always bounce back It’s the first time I’m thinkin’ It’s the last time that I’m gonna try The pain will subside And the tears in these eyes will be gone And I know I ain’t gonna die From feelin’ this bad What scares me the most Is I’m dangerously close To havin’ a heart that can’t be had Now deep inside I still believe in love But each time it fades I build one more wall It’s getting harder to give That part of myself I’m trying so hard to protect And lately I’m thinkin’ Why should I give it at all The pain will subside And the tears in these eyes will be gone And I know I ain’t gonna die From feelin’ this bad What scares me the most Is I’m dangerously close To havin’ a heart that can’t be had |
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| 6. | Break Down the Barriers | Break Down the Barriers
By Steve Seskin & Janet McLaughlin
The river runs wild and deep And the ocean is wider than the eye can see Still we find a way to get across And the first to try pay the cost If we stay on one side of the pendulum We just might miss the value of a different drum Our learning should never end And once we learn how to bend we can Break down the barriers Break down the barriers Between young and old Rich and poor Black and white We can send a man to the moon We can save our earth from dyin’ way too soon We can ill afford to pay the price Of any loss of precious life, we’ve gotta Break down the barriers Break down the barriers Between truth and lies Strong and weak Love and hate, we’ve gotta Break down the barriers |
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| 7. | Solid Ground | Solid Ground
By Steve Seskin & Janet McLaughlin
Sometimes I wonder if it shows How deep and true my love for you goes There’s enough for a thousand lifetimes A stronger love you won’t find And I wanna make sure that you know When you feel like a ship that’s been lost at sea And the locks have been changed and you don’t have the key When your whole world is spinnin’ ‘round And you don’t dare move ‘cause you might fall down Baby I’ll be your solid ground I know I can always count on you So many hard times you have seen me through You’ve been my rainy day sunshine A stronger love I won’t find I would do anything for you When you feel like a ship that’s been lost at sea And the locks have been changed and you don’t have the key When your whole world is spinnin’ ‘round And you don’t dare move ‘cause you might fall down Baby I’ll be your solid ground When you feel like a ship that’s been lost at sea And the locks have been changed and you don’t have the key When your whole world is spinnin’ ‘round And you don’t dare move ‘cause you might fall down Baby I’ll be your solid ground |
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| 8. | Baby Boy | Baby Boy
By Steve Seskin
Words can’t ever say how much I miss you When I go away All I wanna do is hug and kiss you You’re my baby boy You’re my baby boy And I wanna watch you grow forever I’m gonna try to be The best dad ever You’re my baby boy You’re my baby boy I’ll stand beside you through the hardest times And I’ll try to be your eyes when you’re feelin’ blind I’m gonna love you 'til the sea goes dry You’re my baby boy You’re my baby boy Words can’t ever say how much I miss you When I go away All I wanna do is hug and kiss you You’re my baby boy You’re my baby boy |
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| 9. | Rope of Sand | Rope of Sand
By Steve Seskin & Rachel Gladstone
Sticks and stones may break my bones But words can sting You know one more go around Won’t change a thing It’s the fear of facing a lonely road That keeps us here Hungry eyes can hypnotize me Even now Feeling’s gone but longing lingers On somehow Still we know we’re watchin’ the dreams we had Disappear Is there still one shred of hope That we can hold on to Is there still some reason we should believe? Must we admit to each other We’ve done all we can And let go of this rope of sand? I still see you standin’ on that Busy street I remember hopin’ that our Eyes would meet We had love like nothin’ I’d ever known Before Years went by and we both tried To cope with change Time was passing by us like a Passing train We woke up one morning and said, There must be more Is there still one shred of hope That we can hold on to Is there still some reason we should believe? Must we admit to each other We’ve done all we can And let go of this rope of sand Let go of this rope of sand Let go of this rope of sand Sticks and stones may break my bones But words can sting (rope of sand) You know one more go around Won’t change a thing |
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| 10. | Bigger Hammer | Bigger Hammer
By Steve Seskin & Andre Pessis
A child cries in the night He’s much too little to put up a fight Another victim of a heavy hand His daddy always tells him It’s for his own good Sometimes he goes too far He doesn’t notice the invisible scars Ask him to defend his discipline He’ll say he’s only doin’ What was done to him You don’t need a bigger hammer To get the job done It’s common knowledge where I come from The strongest bond will break if you hit too hard Nothing beats the power Of a gentle touch Every time that push comes to shove A bigger hammer’s no match for a little love Life was hard in my younger days House full of children for my parents to raise And I was always the wildest one Time after time my daddy Had to put his foot down He was strong and he was firm But there was tenderness in every lesson I learned He did what he could to make a boy a man But he did it with his heart Instead of with his hands You don’t need a bigger hammer To get the job done It’s common knowledge where I come from The strongest bond will break if you hit too hard Nothing beats the power Of a gentle touch Every time that push comes to shove A bigger hammer’s no match for a little love I tell ya, nothing beats the power Of a gentle touch Every time that push comes to shove A bigger hammer’s no match for a little love |
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| 11. | Life Must Go On | Life Must Go On
By Steve Seskin & Nancy Montgomery
I’ve been sittin’ on this mountain all alone Tryin’ to figure out how it all went wrong Running like a fool against the winds of change I’ve been wishing on a star to see me through Still believe in my heart that dreams come true Watching the clouds roll in, waitin’ for the rain All right, I know that it’s up to me Which way to go I wish I knew how it was gonna be After the girl is gone (After the girl is gone) You know that in my arms And life must go on I’ve been drifting like a sailor on the sea Holdin’ onto you and losin’ me Lookin’ in the mirror my eyes just say goodbye I’ve been lookin’ for courage at the lost and found Tryin’ to find a way off this merry-go-round Scared to let go But I’ve just gotta try All right, I know that it’s up to me Which way to go I wish I knew how it was gonna be After the girl is gone (After the girl is gone) You know that in my arms And life must go on Love finds us Love chains us Love fades away Still searchin’ Some reason Why I should stay All right, I know that it’s up to me Which way to go I wish I knew how it was gonna be After the girl is gone (After the girl is gone) You know that in my arms And life must go on |
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| 12. | Where the Fire Burns | Where the Fire Burns
By Steve Seskin
I decided a long time ago To live on the edge Not to worry ‘bout yesterday Or what lives ahead Not to waste a single moment of this precious life To always dance on the sharp side of the knife I gotta be where the fire burns Right in the middle of the flames I gotta live every day like I’m livin’ my last day Give me the chance to risk it all At the point of no return I’ve gotta be where the I’ve gotta be where the fire burns I’ve always wanted to share my life With someone like you You strike me as the kind of woman Who thinks like I do But before we take it one step further Before we’re in too deep I really need to know if you think You can stand the heat I gotta be where the fire burns Right in the middle of the flames I gotta live every day like I’m livin’ my last day Give me the chance to risk it all At the point of no return I’ve gotta be where the I’ve gotta be where the fire burns Give me the chance to risk it all At the point of no return I’ve gotta be where the I’ve gotta be where the fire burns I’ve gotta be where the I’ve gotta be where the fire burns |
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| 13. | Everybody Wins | Everybody Wins
By Steve Seskin & Ellen Seskin
Railene was fifteen when her baby came She knew if she raised him they’d both lose But she couldn’t let him just anywhere She had to be the one to choose My wife and I wanted to have a child But we couldn’t do it on our own We needed help from someone like Railene To bring a baby to our home, she said I give him to you And I give you to him And it feels good to have a choice Where everybody wins David turned three years old a week ago Three of the best years of my life With each thing I teach him I learn so much more Nothing has ever felt this right We try to see Railene from time to time She’s part of our family too Can’t wait to tell David how he came to us How she made all our dreams come true when she said I give him to you And I give you to him And it feels good to have a choice Where everybody wins I give him to you And I give you to him And it feels good to have a choice Where everybody wins Everybody wins |
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| 14. | Alone Too Long | Alone Too Long
By Steve Seskin & Mark D. Sanders
Lost in the desert his mouth is bone dry If he don’t drink soon he’s bound to die He sees an oasis ‘cross the shimmerin’ sand He crawls right up to it and cups his hands The water lay stagnant, the smell’s in the air It’s liable to kill him but he doesn’t care A man thirsting for love Sings the very same song He proceeds without caution ‘Cause he’s been alone too long Alone too long has left me with a burnin’ desire To throw my heart into any old fire God grant me the strength to hold out For a love that’s strong Don’t let me give in To bein’ alone too long I’m tempted by time to surrender the dream Of findin’ the one that was meant for me But to my way of thinkin’, the worst thing you can do Is to spend any time on a love that’s not true Alone too long has left me with a burnin’ desire To throw my heart into any old fire God grant me the strength to hold out For a love that’s strong Don’t let me give in To bein’ alone too long Don’t let me give in To bein’ alone too long |
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| 15. | If You've Got Love | If You've Got Love
By Steve Seskin and Mark D. Sanders
If you’ve got faith and you believe in what you’re livin’ for You can stand your ground when the devil’s at your door And a little hope can help you when the road is gettin’ rough But there’s nothin’ quite like like if you’ve got love If you’ve got love you can move a mountain A little bit further down the line You can do it all at once or one rock at a time You can turn an ordinary picture Into a priceless work of art That’s what you can do if you’ve got love in your heart Now there’s nothing like a real good friend to tell your troubles to But there’s just so much a real good friend can do ‘Cause it takes another’s touch to chase the darkest blues away If you’ve got love you’ve got what it takes If you’ve got love you can move a mountain A little bit further down the line You can do it all at once or one rock at a time You can turn an ordinary picture Into a priceless work of art That’s what you can do if you’ve got love in your heart |
A great collections of songs, two of which, "Life's A Dance," and "If You've Got Love," went to number one for country artist John Michael Montgomery.
