"Winter Hill"
©2001 Josh Lederman

Bronze was the lake in the fall,
The leaves from the trees covered all the green summer's grass,
Stomped in a path,
And overgrown five inches tall.

The tire swing shook in the breeze
With no one to push from the trees,
We snuck in the glade,
and squeezed lemonade
From old man Witherspoon's trees.

(chorus)
And the runaways and tramps
went on with their dance
They'd hid till the tourists pulled off
their white pants,
We skipped with a laugh
as we followed their path
That led behind yards we thought had fronts,
but never had backs.

And we watched with our breath held inside
Every so often we could see where they'd hide,
A branch wasn't shook by the breeze
If it offered a hand down to climb up the trees.

(chorus)
And we're runaways, tramps, Can I ask
for this dance?
With no one to see what fools are we,
We'll stay through October,
when the winter gets colder
I'll make you a sweater from the old
fallen leaves.

(chorus)
Well we swore we'd never leave,
made a wish on a breeze,
An old lovers' pact
that we'd never go back,
We strolled up Winter Hill,
till our lips felt the chill
And we longed to be back by the warmth
of the electric bill

But now I recall with a frown
The mountain we never slid down,
That flows to the pond
where the tire swing's gone,
'cause somebody cut it down

(chorus)
And the lake is unfroze,
and the girls show their toes
To our unending jinx, next to
bankers and shrinks,
Their daughters all smile,
and they kick off their shoes,
And not one of them missed us
the whole winter though.

Photograph of You
Written by Todd Thompson (BMI)
Copyright 2002

Verse 1
I'm sitting here looking at a photograph of you that time may fade away. As I look in your eyes (quite to my surprise) I still love you, babe.

I'm sitting here staring at you with my crying eyes (that time may never dry). I understand that I was such a fool to ever leave your side.

Bridge
I'm sitting here doing time, drowning in all the tears I've cried.
The moment's slipped away--a moment that time can't replace.

Verse 2
After awhile how can I smile? How can I be clear? I hoped on a prayer that didn't go anywhere it just disappeared.

After awhile how can I smile, when the daylight turns to gray? I wished on a star that didn't go very far it merely faded away.

Bridge
I'm sitting here doing time, drowning in all the tears I've cried.
The moment's slipped away--a moment that time can't replace.

Chorus
Ooh, Lord how can I carry on?
Ooh, Lord how can I smile when all I had is gone?
Ooh, Lord how can I live without love?
Ooh, Lord how can I hide the hurt
that I feel inside of me now? How can I go on?

You looked away from me here, and I'll never go back (no, I'll never go back) again.

Paths Of My Mind
c 2002 Wyman Griffith

V1
It's four years and forever you've been gone
I'm suspended in time, but the world keeps moving on
Yes I have a new man and thw kids call him Dad
Guess I've got a good life, still I miss you so bad

V2
No one knows how I feel, I hide it quite well
Not even my best friend or husband can tell
While at night I lie beside him and pretend
Across the misty years, our spirits blend again

Chorus
And we stroll down the old winding paths of my mind
In the sweet green fields of my dreams
Even tho' another holds me close tonight
And he's loving, gentle and kind
What if he knew
I'm walking hand in hand with you
Through a garden of mem'ries
Ever blooming on the paths of my mind

V3
It happened so quickly, I wasn't prepared
Prepared to surrender all the dreams we shared
Tho' I'm only marking time, since fate took you away
Walking with you each night, lets me face another day

Repeat chorus

February's Child
-2001 jack mctamney

Silent snow secret snow
Is melting in my room
But I'm still alive

The indoor shag begins to grow
The floral wall's in bloom
Now you've arrived

Chorus:
You're the reason that I live
There is nothing I can give
February's child
You're the one who holds the key
You are everything to me
February's child

Starry night crescent moon
Reflect the golden street
when you appear

March April May and June
Surrender at your feet
With grateful tears

Chorus:
You're the reason that I live
There is nothing I can give
February's child
You're the one who holds the key
You are everything to me

You are beautiful to me
And to all with eyes to see
I wish it could be
Forever February

Lonely heart empty glass
The water turns to wine
An ocean with no shore

I kiss the ground where you pass
You say that you are mine
But it's I who am yours

Chorus:
You're the reason that I live
There is nothing I can give
February's child
You're the one who holds the key
You are everything to me
February's child

Take My Breath Away

Copyright 1997, 2002 A. Karpinski, all rights reserved by Andrew Karpinski
Originally copyrighted in 1997 titled as "Breathless"

A gentle swell slowly lifts my boat to the sky
As my senses follow the water's lead
Salt spray dissolving all my worries from my mind
It's just enough to take my breath away
Take my breath away
Take my breath away
Take my breath away

See the dolphin acrobats leap and glide
As they dance and rejoice in this carefree day
Taunting me with their grace, their speed, and their laughing, loving eyes
It's just enough to take my breath away
Take my breath away
Take my breath away
Take my breath away

As I paddle slowly into the sunset
Bright red ball melting into the sea
I spy a green flash wink its presence
To me, the sun just winked at me

Monday finds me struggling with a proposal
Deadlines and budgets harrowing me
A dreaming moment takes me back there to the sea
Where every movement takes my breath away
Takes my breath away
Takes my breath away
Takes my breath away

Takes my breath away
Takes my breath away
Takes my breath away
Takes my breath away

One Lost Baby
Libby Wiebel, (c) 2002

He took the freeway coming home
Code red day grays into evening
Thankful for the drive alone
Neon indicates a warning
Find my baby, her mother said
And so they lit the sign
Praying that some lonesome trucker sees
Something suspicious on the road tonight

One lost baby won’t be coming home tonight
One lost baby on the open road
Salt tears on her pillow for all the losses hold
One lost baby traveling on her own
One lost baby traveling on her own

And he recalls the night he knew
That he would run from those who they would save him
Turn those blue jeans in for dress blues
Sign the line and sail away, then
Can’t forget his sisters’ crying
The day he marched away
But even so, he just can’t regret
The first decision he ever made

One lost baby won’t be coming home tonight
One lost baby on the open road
Salt tears on his pillow for all the losses hold
One lost baby traveling on his own
One lost baby traveling on his own

Haven’t talked to dad since Christmas
He thinks of this as he flips on the headlights
The paternal silent witness
To all the tremors, never once contrite
He can’t forgive, so he just stands back
He’s living in the aftershock
Driving roads that will not take him back
Heading for the only truth he’s got

One lost baby won’t be coming home tonight
One lost baby on the open road
Salt tears on his pillow for all the losses hold
One lost baby traveling on his own
One lost baby traveling on his own

One ballad.
Maybe it will be shattered all the way through,
Maybe glass and glue are not alike,
In the story they performed a miracle,
In the end the kids and fools were right.

In the end the shapes were not the same,
In the story they presented lies,
Maybe glass and glue are not enough to heal,
Maybe it stays broken all your life.

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Crawl

When you walk this road you cross that line
You leave your faith so far behind
You wake up cold in a pile of trash
You have no future you have no past

So deeper and deeper you fall
You slip you stumble and you crawl
You walk alone with your heart filled with fear
Your cries for help no one can hear

Sleep in a box crumbled in a ball
Remember the days when you stood tall
blisters on your hands and cuts that bleed
pray for the end it's all you need

So deeper and deeper you fall
You slip you stumble and you crawl
You walk alone with your heart filled with fear
Your cries for help no one can hear

You feel the gun in your cold hand
And you know this is your last stand
No more thoughts or questions of why
Just one last look as you kiss this world good bye

So deeper and deeper you fall
You slip you stumble and you crawl
You walk alone with your heart filled with fear
Your cries for help no one can hear

From: Maddy "J" hounds@optonline.net]
Copy right: November 2001
Subject: "Maybe", Lyrics and Music By Maddy "J"/ Maddy e. Jacobs

" Maybe",

(Intro)

I just got home today.
My bags and car still packed.
Picked up the paper from the front porch, sat down to relax.

Looks like the weathers changing.
Nothing ever stays the same-
I turned a few pages to "What's A-bout Town", its there I saw your name.

A shining a example of ivory skin; a head upon your shoulder-
Your weathered lips and cherub chin; your weary eyes look older.

(Verse)

Maybe I should have stayed with you, it wouldn't take me by surprise.
Perhaps if Id learn a thing or two you know I might get wise.

And life is like this photograph, capturing one moment in time.
And If I had kept that picture in my head, maybe you would have been mine.

(Chorus)-
And now, Now I see it all clear.
Somehow, Somehow, I thought you'd go, oh away.
So I pushed you away.
Throwing it all away.

(Verse)
Maybe I should have stayed with you; you know it wouldn't take me by
surprise

If I'd listen to my heart not my head, I'd never compromise.
And life is like this grandfather clock just ticking away at time-.
And if I kept that rhythm in my head, maybe you might have been mine.

(Chorus)-
And now, Now I see it all clear.
Somehow, somehow I thought you'd go oh away
So I pushed you away.
Throwing it all away.

Maybe I should have stayed with you it, you know it wouldn't take me by
surprise.

It seems the only lesson in life I've learned is, how to shut my eyes.
And life is like a sea of water-tides rushing out and in.
And If I kept that feeling in my head, maybe we might have been.

(Chorus)-
And now, now I see it all clear.
Somehow, somehow I thought you'd go oh away,
So I- sent you away, throwing it all away.

(Verse)

Maybe I should have stayed with you.
Our friends shook their heads today.
But after seeing that happy look on your face, there's not much more to say.

And life is like this hourglass, losing one sand grain at a time.
And if I'd kept that vision in my head maybe you might have been mine.
And if I kept that vision in my head-
Maybe you might have been mine.

Moonsong

From the seed of Artemis
You’re destiny was sewn
To reign over the darkness far below

Brighter than the stars that shine
Rivaling the sun
You keep the balance
You’re the chosen one

We always change
You still remain
Here you will stay
Until light rules again

You’ve seen the rise and seized the fall
In all your races run
You’ve seen the good and damage
we have done

Your gaze it holds the mysteries
That vanished from our sight
You cast your secrets deep into the night

We always change
You still remain
Here you will stay
Until light rules again

As the morning spreads its golden wings
into the sky
Your face becomes a shadow
passing by

Ebony will fade to day
But good things never die
The old man turns his weary head
and sighs

We always change
You still remain
Here you will stay
Until light rules again

Pineapples
lyrics by Toby Williams
BMI - Songs by Rootie - 2000

When your world is upside down and no one's nice to you.
When you teach your bird to talk but it will only coo.
When your lover leaves the country and bags your best friend too.
Listen to my snappy song, I'll tell you what to do.

When your face screams "Dr. Zizmor!"
and your eyebags need a tuck.
When you miss the lottery winnings and you're down to your last buck.
Don't reach for your revolver when you feel you're at the end.
Just buy a juicy pineapple, for it will be your friend!

ooooooo...delicious.
ooooooo....grants you wishes!

When your husband does your laundry and your whites all come back brown.
When you want to be alone but your in-laws are in town.
Don't eat a pint of ice-cream, it will only give you guilt.
Just eat a great big pineapple so you can stay well-built.

ooooo...it's thrilling!
oooooo...not too filling!
ooooooo...pineapples, pineapples, pineapples, pineapples, pineapples, pineapples, pineapples, pineapples.
ooooooo....pineapples, pineapples, pineapples, pineapples, pineapples, pineapples, pineapples, pineapples

When the hair atop your head is starting to shed thin,
and the belt around your waist seems to be closing in.
You must gather your spare change and get yourself a treat.
A big, gigantic pineapple will get you through the week.

ooooo ...delicious
ooooo...grants you wishes!

(repeat pineapples chorus)

The Ones Who Came Home
Copyright Ann Pence 2000

He’s out in the car
With an old fruit jar
Singin' the blues to the dash
With his old porkpie hat
And a cigarette pack
That he pulled from the corner street trash
And I guess you could say I’m okay
At least that’s what he’ll say
He’ll say, it’s what I deserve
Cause I just lost my nerve
In the jungle in 1968

I’ve got noise in my ears
For the last 30 years
I’ve been losing myself by degrees
My memory’s shot
But I don’t miss it a lot
And I drink from this jar when I please
I guess you could say I’m okay
That I’m lucky to be here today
But that buddy of mine
He’s been doing time
In the jungle since 1968

Chorus:
Go on, sing me the blues
Cause I’m sick to the bone
What’s it to you?
Let’s drink to the ones who came home

Well, I’m long on regret
But I’ll never forget
How I jumped at the chance to be brave
I was young and naïve
And I really believed
The war was worth what we gave
And I guess you could say I’m okay,
But I wish it would just go away
Oh, this hole in my heart
Where I got blown apart
In the jungle in 1968

Repeat Chorus

FIRE IN THE SKY (9/11 and After)
c 2002 Karen Watson

VERSE 1 Fire in the sky!
Burning through metal, melting illusion away.
Clouds in the streets!
Chasing the innocent, choking the clear light of day.
If those walls
Can fall down,
Where can we go now?
Where can we go now?

CHORUS We can fly,
On wings of compassion,
Way above the borders, We can fly.
Just like an eagle, trusting in God,
We can fly; Higher than a fire in the sky,
We can fly.

VERSE 2 Eyes full of pain,
Searching through ruins, fearing decisions to come;
Fires in the night,
Chasing the innocent, wasting the world that was home
Now that fear
Clouds our view,
What else can we do?
What else can we do?

CHORUS

BRIDGE “Oh, say, does that Star-Spangled Banner yet wave . . . ?
Are we still free enough to ride upon a holy wind?
Are we still brave enough to walk a new direction?

CHORUS

My Human Loves Me Copyright 2001
By Brenda Freed, Val Roessling, JB Braden

I lay around all day in the shade
Go in, go out, I got it made
I got a job in security
I sleep on the porch, don't take it seriously
I keep my nose to the ground, alert for crime
When I hear a sound, I wait for a sign to look
Up and think, should I chase
Or if I do will my human get on my case
Like she does when I beg and I give her sad eyes
Then I cock my head and I get a surprise
XXXX Gotch XX Like when she'll
Throw a stick and fetch she'll say
But I prefer the game of keep away
It's so fun to watch her run around and not complain
I know how to jerk her chain
I got her trained

My human loves me
She's my best friend
My human loves me
Doesn't keep me penned
Lets sleep all day
Makes me smile when she wants to play
She makes good company
My human loves me

I've got some friends in the neighborhood
We run around, get into no good
One is Fido, the other one's Spot
They don't look like much and they're all I got
We like to dig up flowers in the neighbor's yard
Eat their catfood for hours, life is so hard
And we lick our lips and rest awhile
My friends chase cars but that ain't my style
I get to ride in a Plymouth with my head in the wind
When we go to the river, I get to jump in
I know S-W-I-M Swim
I also do sit and I comprehend "No"
But only what and where and when I want so
You see I know a few tricks, I got a brain
My human's not so hard to entertain
I got her trained

My human loves me
Takes me everywhere
My human loves me
Loves to brush my fluffy hair
Always thinks I'm so cute
Likes to kiss my snoot
She makes good company

My human loves me
She keeps me off the leash
My human loves me
Serves me steak, sometimes quiche
My life is so cool
Never had to go to that dumb dog school
She makes good company
My human loves me

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Cheers and BFreed

"Perfectly Bird and Coltrane"
co-written by Amee Chapman and Nichole Robbins All Rights Reserved
Copyright 2002

V1
When I sit down to being in love
There’s no one other that I could dream up
You’re like a lazy am after a night in the jar

Like surfing two foot swells off of Steamer’s Lane
Green hornet skies in a Nashville hurricane

CHORUS
Perfectly Bird and Coltrane
Perfectly Bird and Coltrane

V2
Like a carnie with full Jesus sleeves
Rabbit’s foot when my luck decides to leave
Your like a knock down drag out TKO
Pick a fight cause you’re the champ of soft blows

CHORUS
Perfectly Bird and Coltrane (X2)

V3
When I sit down to being in love
There's no one better that I could dream up
You’re like the punk rock in my country tune
A foreign film with Bruce Lee attitude
You’re the five bucks in my washed up jeans
Devils tail when all I can do is scream

CHORUS
Perfectly Bird and Coltrane (X2)

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"A Bedtime Story"
Copyright 2002.Britton Willits.
(I wrote this for my nephew who is afraid of the dark)

Shake the covers from my head
Dreams of monsters dreams of dread
Roll me over once or twice
Pray I make it through the night
Hold my breath there's something there
Something creeping up the stairs
I cannot move but to shake with fear
Trapped so deep inside of here

Got to get out of here
I've never loved the sun so dear

If I move I'm dead for sure
Just lie still remain secure
I'd never make it to the door
For I'd certainly be gored
It would eat me whole feet first
Making me witness to the worst
I hope the daylight's coming soon
I don't find solace in the moon

Got to get out of here
I've never loved the sun so dear

If I fall asleep I may
Not wake up to seize the day
If I battle aliens
Who attack for no reason
If I live through great peril
Will I taint the outside world
Ask the watchers to keep me safe
And drive the demons far away

Got to get out of here
I've never loved the sun so dear

Conniptions
by Zak Morgan
Copyright 2001

Deep in the darkness, a soul is dripping globs of ghastly goo.
It lurks inside the wizard who we call “You-Know-Who.”
I won’t say his name--it gives my friends conniptions--
But I don’t see what harm could come from this benign description:

His eyes are sunken in and colored bloody red.
His skin’s so white and pasty that he looks already dead.
But far from dead he is, he is the wickedest of wizards...
Voldemort’s the wizard with the name that we all dread.

CHORUS
You never say his name! That foul, repulsive rotter!
Who can say for certain who he’s sizing up to slaughter?
But if the lightning scar upon your forehead’s getting hotter...
He’s got his eyes on you, the one and only Harry Potter!

His fishy flesh has festered, his fangs have gotten yellow,
But the freakiest of features on that reaky, rotten fellow
Are the nostrils on that wizard--they’re slitted like a lizard...
Blood runs cold inside his veins, he turns our knees to Jell-o!

His moves, they’re quick and sneaky, the one we never name.
He oozes where he’s leaky, and it would be a shame
If you became the target of the one with moldy warts...
That fermentifying fungus who I won’t call Voldemort!

CHORUS

When you were but a baby, he tried to fulgarate you,
But when you failed to fizzle, he truly came to hate you.
In defeat he disappeared for eleven lovely years,
But something tells me Voldemort still wants to fulminate you!

CHORUS #2
You never say his name! That foul, repulsive rotter!
His name is worse to witches than a bucket full of water.
But if the lightning scar upon your forehead’s getting hotter...
He’s got his eyes on you, the one and only Harry Potter!

Broken Heart
C2002
Sheena Edmonds

Verse 1
I showed you love,
gave you my heart,
been true to you.
But you never returned your love
Instead you treated me wrong
You told me lies, you left me with no where to turn.
Hook
A broken heart,
never have I ever felt so much pain
A broken heart,
never have I cried so many tears
I used to be so glad,
until you made me feel so sad.
How, why

Verse 2
How can you tell me you love me and don't really mean it
You broke my heart I'm hurt for life
I can never go on.

I gave you my world,
but you threw it away
I shared my dreams with you,
but you took them away
I'm lost with no where to turn,
I'm lost with no one to trust.

Hook
A broken heart,
never have I ever felt so much pain
A broken heart,
never have I cried so many tears
I used to be so glad,
until you made me feel so sad
How, Why

Verse 3
I can't understand the things you do
so therefore
I don't know how to move on
You left me weak and all alone.
How can the you brake my heart
The love of my life, now gone
Forever

Hook- fade out

The Money Tree

© 2002 Chris Mayberry

I’ve roamed the world from time to time
To see what I could see
And all I ever want from life
Is to grow a money tree
A tree where all the leaves are gold
That sprouts ten-dollar bills
The branches made of penny rolls
And a trunk of solid sil-ver
A cure for all my ills

I’d water it most carefully
And give it lots of light
I’d fertilize it lib’rally
With TV ev’ry night
I’d prune it when I needed change
But let it grow quite tall
And never once would I complain
At rakin’ leaves each fall, no
I’d not complain at all

A money tree
A money tree
With fives and tens to pick for free
A little bit of seed is all I need
To grow a money tree

And ev’ry year at harvest time
The seeds I’d gently tend
They sure would make the nicest gifts
To give to all my friends
So if you get one in the mail
You’ll know I’ve had success
Treat it well and never tell
The folks from IRS, Oh
That is my one request

Yeah, a money tree
A money tree
With fives and tens to pick for free
A little bit of seed is all I need
To grow a money tree

So here’s my answer if you ask
Just where my money goes
I’m planting coins around the world
To see if they will grow
My quarters went to Florida
My dimes to Tennessee
The rest went to the IRS
In Washington, DC, Oh
And there’s none left for me

Sunday Morning

Lee Lee’s on it now
The wind it coddles like her mother
She swings out over grass
As green as joy and joyous we
Sing of superheroes
We sing our favors to the river
It’s been flowing since forever
And it flows slowly somewhere

Oh everybody’s here
And the time we’ve been having
Oh everybody’s here
Until Sunday when they go

And I lose a bit of something
And it hurts just like a pin
Sunk deep into my spirit
So deep it lacerates the skin
Now Tuesdays often dreary
And Wednesday’s such a drag
Because nothing seems to last
There’s always Sunday Morning

We furrow through the pines
We follow imaginary paths
We’re foraging for treasures
Wagon parts and medicine glass
The animals don’t notice
They have seen this kind of thing before
Indifferent as sailors
Enraptured by a river’s peace

Oh everybody’s here
And the time we’ve been having
Oh everybody’s here
Until Sunday when they go

And I lose a bit of something
And it hurts just like a pin
Sunk deep into my spirit
So deep it lacerates the skin
Now Tuesdays often dreary
And Wednesday’s such a drag
Because nothing seems to last
There’s always Sunday Morning

Oh if I had some string
I could bind all the doorways
Oh if I had some tape
I could tape the windows shut
If I had some glue
I could glues us all to this moment
And Thursday would be the day
And Sunday would never get a chance

To slip in like a Mamba
That’s searching for the river
It bites you on the finger
As you canter in the shade
Now Tuesdays often dreary
And Wednesdays such a drag
Because nothing seems to last
There’s always Sunday Morning

"Beautiful SOrrow"
Jenn London

Angels are laughing
everytime something goes wrong
no thought to tell us
where our mistakes belong
Angels are crying cause
we don't see ahead
to caught up in envy
and bleached by clouds instead

Chorus-
oh beautiful
oh beautiful sorrow
all things happen for a reason
all things happen for a reason

fire is holy
everytime we enter the light
burns our sins to ashes
so we can sleep tonight
in heaven with our mistakes

chorus

beautiful sorrow will never come
it's what you make of it
and what you take from it
that counts and
amounts to something good

all things happen for a reason
beautiful sorrow will come tomorrow
all things happen for a reason
beautiful sorrow will come tomorrow
beautiful sorrow
will come tomorrow

LET IT GO
c.2002 by David Hanners

Anne Marie hung up the phone
And her shoulders sank
Ray's in trouble with the law again
He was callin' from the drunk tank

She'd bail him out in a day or so
And he'd promise her "never again"
Just like the last time and the time before that
His promises always came broken

(chorus)
There was a time when she used to care
There was a time when it mattered
But she figured she could let it go
Or she could just get madder

Her prince was a rebel and companion of thieves
'Least that's the word around town
But some men are just easy to blame
For every bad thing that goes down

Ray had his demons; hey, most of us do
He'd always been fond of the drink
He'd go on a bender, then sober up
Pour the rest down the sink

(chorus)
There was a time when he used to care
There was a time when it mattered
But he figured he could let it go
Or he could just get madder

She drove to the jail, he climbed in the car
His brown eyes were still red
They ate at a Denny's on the way home
Hardly a word was said

Some women are strong, some men make big plans
Some couples know just what they want
But Ray and Anne Marie's train derailed
Before they both could jump off

(chorus)
There was a time when they used to care
There was a time when it mattered
But they figured they could let it go
Oh, they figured they could let it go
They figured they could let it go

A Picture Of Nothing
Words and Music by David Elias, © 2001

A picture of nothing does nothing to free up my mind
The roses have dried up, the water's a waste of their time
I'd like nothing better than to return to days of our song
But a picture of nothing is all that will last for that long

I try to remember the hopes in my heart way back when
When love was what mattered, and running around with my friends
I'd go back tomorrow if I only remembered the way
But a picture of nothing's the only map I see this days

(Bridge)
Try, try, try
I try to unwind
All those years I left behind

So I sit with my back to the desert of all that I've done
And try not to hold on to things that have set with the sun
And I won't hold to tears that go running off into the night
I'll take my last picture of nothing
And wait for the next morning light

I'll take my last picture of nothing
And wait for the next morning light

"SELF MADE MAN"
Lyrics and music: John Sheehan
Self Made Man lives in a house he built,
on the edge of so called civilisation.
He lives off the land in a grateful way,
uses what he needs,doesn't believe in wasting.

Eats when he's hungry,drinks when he's dry.
Excess seems foolish,he can tell you why.
He's seen the other way of life,influences old friends.
But he'll follow his heart right to the end.

BRIDGE 1:
A compassionate soul emerged in him.
Now he shuns competitive ways.
Loved and admired by all who know him.
Words he speaks,his actions obey.

Draws inspiration from all thats natural.
Blends intuition with the the factual.
A healthy balance in his life.
Thru many lean years,learned to deal with strife.

He's not very needy for love and attention.
Provides for himself with good intention.
Missed out on some good things,
a wife and kids,and all that brings.

BRIDGE 2:
On occasion he goes back to town.
Someone is sick,he brings them around.
They go back to their ways,
he back to his.
'Til they need him again another day.

When he dies he'll return to the earth.
That provided him all he was worth.
Where once a good man lived,something unspoken...a token left....chain unbroken

Win The War (Nikki's Song)
Copyright 2002 Bruce Paul

There are times we jump into the fray without a second thought
No matter that we're ill prepared, the battle must be fought
We say our prayers, we read our books, not knowing what to say
To get them through another round, to gain that extra day

(Chorus)
For those times that life just beats us back, and kicks us when we're down
For those times we scream in silence, never uttering a sound
For those times we start to question all the things we're fighting for
Lose the final battle, win the war

We know the battle's all uphill - each victory met with loss
Not knowing if it's boon or bane, we try to count the cost
The two steps forward, three steps back, the agonizing sight
Of the peace that comes upon them as their spirit takes it's flight

(Chorus)
For those times that life just beats us back, and kicks us when we're down
For those times we scream in silence, never uttering a sound
For those times we start to question all the things we're fighting for
Lose the final battle, win the war

They tell us that the years will heal the crater in our heart
We smile and listen to their words, We try to play our part
But the only consolation that our crying eyes can see
Is how they beat dragon back, is how they now are free

(Chorus)
For those times that life just beats us back, and kicks us when we're down
For those times we scream in silence, never uttering a sound
For those times we start to question all the things we're fighting for
Lose the final battle, win the war

(final repeat)
Shout it loud! This be our battle cry until we cry no more
Lose the final battle, win the war

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HENRY COOPER
(Elizabeth Marlowe)

Hot summer morning
Henry’s just getting his coffee and he’s waking up
Still in his pajamas, he’s looking out the window
When he sees her coming up the walk
Looking like a poor boy’s pinup
In her cut-offs and bikini top
She’s just fifteen years old
Acting like she’s all grown up

He didn’t go looking for trouble
But there it was standing at the door

Chorus:
Hey now, Henry Cooper better watch yourself
You don’t have to play the cards that you’ve been dealt
If you get caught, it’s a minimum of seven
Is that worth a few minutes of heaven?
No Henry Cooper
Leave that girl alone

She says, “Hey Mr. Cooper,
I know it’s early but can I wash your car today?
I’m trying to make some money, so I can go to Raleigh
Want to be Miss Teen USA”
Their eyes lock a little bit too long
As he hands her the keys
And something tells him
“This girl really wants me”

Lord, she’s got a lot to learn
But he’s got more to lose

Repeat chorus

Bridge:
He doesn’t want to watch her playing in the water
But Henry’s glued to the glass
Suddenly, he thinks about his daughter
What if someone’s father tried to do her like that?

Repeat chorus

c. Leaping Lawyers Music, LLC (ASCAP)

I JUST WANT TO MARRY YOU Been comin' 'round this crazy part of town, college girls up north in sweaters. And me upon this lonely old hill, writin' you love-letters. Cigarettes stain your fingers in time, playin' love songs has calloused mine. I just want to hear church bells chime, so, make up your mind girl, make up your mind. How can I be less than true? I just want to marry you. Yeah, baby, I could get a tattoo, but, I just want to marry you. Doo doo doo doo dooo-da doo doo doo doo-I just want to marry you. Another day has come and gone, another little baby has been born. Another dog fetch another bone, another name is etched in stone. Can ya see a little place of our own, with kids and cows and chickens? Hang your magnet on my refrigerator sayin', "This is Mama's Kitchen". I just can't contain this thing, it's a golden torch and a burnin' flame. To prove that one began as two, I just want to marry you. How can I be less than true? I just want to marry you. Yeah, baby, I could get at that, too. But, I just want to marry you. Doo doo doo doo-Da doo doo doo doo-I just want to marry you. (Copyright 2002 Rick Jones)

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"Whisper"
words & music by David E. Carter
(c) 2001

full song can be heard at:
www.sixteenthnote.com/MainPages/davidindex.htm

It seems as though I can’t remember
Your face-your voice are cold like winter
Somehow I still, feel your presence now

Sometimes I think I hear you whisper
In late-night dreams I see you sister
And ask you why
You took your life that night

You stand there with a beckoned smile
Say you’re through with life’s long trial
For good

Whisper to me, I hear your voice
Within the breeze
I see your touch upon the colours
On all the autumn leaves

A younger year I couldn’t have told you
You must know right now
I truly did want to
But your nights in the bars
Forever left scars in me

But now that you’re gone
I feel so much older
If you needed me now
you could lean on my shoulder
I’m so afraid
That now is too late to say,

“I really do care, I really do love you...
I’ll always be here forever to hold you
My sister...”

Whisper to me, I hear your voice
Within the breeze
I see your touch upon the colours
On all the autumn leaves

Resolution
David Allen c2002 Burnin Pigskins Publishing

Verse 1

Do you ever think you'll see
do you wish that you could be
a little better than the competition

You wander 'round stars in your eyes
wonderin' why
you can't fight thru the indecision

You're medicated, complicated
if only you'd have waited but now
it's too late... much too late

Chorus
Oceans rise and skies may fall
but it doesn't really matter to you
you think it's all about a revolution

You build your castles while the walls come tumblin' down
And it's all about a resolution

Verse 2

Have you ever lost your mind
when the world can be unkind
like you're livin' in an institution

People talk and you ain't there
they whisper and they stare
you're never part of the conversation

They talk about your satisfaction
just to see what your reaction will be
and they drive you crazy... all over again

Chorus

Oceans rise and skies may fall
but it doesn't really matter to you
you think it's all about a revolution

You build your castles while the walls come tumblin' down
and it's all about a resolution

Bridge

You said you'd never let your yesterdays affect tomorrow
You're travelin blind, hopin' to find
one more place... to plant your sorrow

Chorus

Oceans rise and skies may fall
but it doesn't really matter to you
you think it's all about a revolution

You build your castles while the walls come tumblin' down
And it's all about a resolution

Charlie Von K
8-28-02

"Droppin' by again" (C 2000)

(V1)
Rows of tangled hair 'n
all the cabbies fares 'n
one more broken barroom light
A frosted moon gleams
on an empty Jim Beam
why it looks like another one of those nights

(C1)
Where the moon goes crazy over the city
while a preacher waits for Sunday friends
I guess I've been in here
oh, a time or two before
Good to know I'm droppin' by again

(V2)
Lonesome hearted girls in
tainted yellow curls 'n
spotted glasses on the bar
A laughin compromise with
less than starry eyes
tellin' me I've gone a bit too far

(C2)
And the moon goes crazy over the city
while a preacher waits for Sunday friends
I guess I've seen her here
oh, a time or two before
Good to know I'm pardoned once again

(B)
Though I'll fade to a dusty grey
in your colored eyes
as the last call brings us near
to closin' time
all I'll ask is one small favor
as I'm starin' across at you
pretend for just a moment you were mine

(V3)
A token chance of course
grabbin' rings from a wooden horse
well, I guess I've known it all along
Just tryin' to find a someone who
won't mind a ticket to
a one time rendezvous before were gone

(C3)
But the moon's gone crazy over the city
while a preacher waits for Sunday friends
I guess I've been in there
oh, a time or two before
Good to know I'm droppin' by again

Guessin' we'll be droppin' by again

He’s Wrong
By Chira Martin

Verse 1:
He said I wouldn’t be
Nothing if it weren’t for him
He said that I would see
If I’d ever leave him

Chorus:
But he’s wrong
Without me he’d be nothing
He’s wrong
Without me he could not breathe
And one day he'll see
That he’s wrong for me
He’s wrong
And one day I’ll leave

Verse 2:
He took away my confidence
Made me feel empty inside
But now I have some common sense
Now my eyes are open wide

Chorus:
Because he’s wrong
Without me he’d be nothing
He’s wrong
Without me he could not breathe
And now I believe
That he’s wrong for me
He’s wrong
Yes one day I’ll leave

Bridge:
He used to show me
His love
Endlessly
Now I
Can’t believe
That he’s hurting me
As I fall to my knees
And beg and plead
He destroys my pride
And makes my soul bleed

Chorus:
Yeah he’s wrong
Without me he’d be nothing
He’s wrong
Without me he could not breathe
And now I believe
That he’s wrong for me
He’s wrong
Today I, I leave

©2001 2wice-Chi Music

One Nation United
w/m Frank Emerson c.2002

By God's grace we live in the nation of four freedoms,
Neath the wings of the eagle, so proud and brave and true.
Today as long ago,
That fighting spirit lives on so.
For the giant has awakened, wrapped in red, and white and blue.

(Chorus)One nation united, 300 million strong.
One nation united we will stand.
From the many comes the one.
There's a job that must be done.
And justice will prevail throughout the land.

As happened in the past, we've been challenged once again.
Our national resolve and grit have bben put to the test.
Like a phoenix from ground zero,
There will rise a million heroes.
With a grim determination and steel our will is set.

There's a price that must be paid for the freedoms we enjoy.
Payments have been made by generations gone before.
Now our turn has come,
To put terror on the run.
Our duty's clear as we prepare to pay the price once more.

Our spirit is invincible and freedom shall endure.
Tyrants will be toppled - they will fall and disappear.
Human rights we do procliam.
Liberty will reign.
For the only thing we have to fear is fear.

------------------
Frank Emerson

The Revolution Begins Inside of You ©1997 Paul Iwancio

If the clothes you wear don’t fit the way you feel anymore.
And if the colors in your closet are as dull as a stockroom floor.
Give ‘em away.
You don’t have to hang on to threads that don’t last.
You’re too precious to live this life so downcast.
Even if you don’t want a pink slip,
you can skirt the laws of fashion nowadays.
Escape the ties of conformity, be the leader of your own parade.

Find a new way. Feel what is true.
Because the revolution begins inside of you.

If the language that you use doesn’t match the thought you think
You’re stuck going round in circles in your mind’s own roller rink.
Tear the past away.
One word is all you need to make a start.
Mix in some oranges to your mental appplecart.
Make a new word, don’t worry about which ones aren’t allowed
Free the tongue that’s been stuck to the roof of your mouth.

Find a new way. Feel what is true.
Because the revolution begins inside of you.

If the road you’re walking on has left you with tired and swollen feet.
And all you see is clutter on this littered street.
Kick off your shoes
And find a grass-paved path.
Add a few chapters to your earthly epithaph.
Because the road you choose is the key to your journey’s health
Make it a good one
even if you have to build it yourself.

Find a new way. Feel what is true.
Because the revolution begins inside of you.

OUT IN WAVES
LYRICS BY SKOTT FREEDMAN
http://www.skottfreedman.com
info@skottfreedman.com
copyright VIOLENT YODEL MUSIC 2001 / ASCAP

sometimes i get a little far like some kind of distant star without a wish and sometimes you get a little close and i fear what i fear most there’ll be no secret left well you are like the sea you go OUT IN WAVES but come crashing back to me and i am like the arctic sun i don’t warm up for anyone and don’t think i can’t see you’re scared and restless and tired of waiting for my winter to turn to spring well don’t you know i can still grow flowers as fine as they’ll ever be you just gotta take a chance and wait and see all the love i’ll bring to you from me sometimes i get a little shy not really sure quite why it’s not like i ain’t got nothing to say and other times i’m the party clown don’t even try to calm me down i’ll just sing louder well maybe it’s all a dream without some meaning just an old cigar and maybe if i told you so well then you’d know just how far i’d go to find you in the city submerged in your own pity and if i kissed you then would it all end or would it begin and at the end of the day i just need a little smile and i’ll be on my way but if you ever decide to come back honey you don’t have to ask the door’s always open meantime i’ll be here dreaming up our future years and that next phone call just might be you but if it’s not that’s ok cause i know you’ll be back one day

Finest Generation

He was starting school about the time the dust storms filled the sky
And he learned to do without things, and he never wondered why
And he turned sixteen in forty-one when the nation went to war
When he graduated high school, it was knocking at his door.

From Africa to Normandy, Pearl Harbor to Berlind
From the sands of iwo Jima, Okinawa to Japan
He bled in every country, kept Old Glory flying free
Never asked for any favors, just that people let him be
(chorus)
They were the finest generation we'd ever seen before
hardened by depression, tempered by the war
Never cracked under the pressure of what they were asked to do
They were our finest generation, passing through.

Now he walks downtown for coffee at the corner donut store
And he talks about the weather, and he thinks about the war
Sometimes he's a little edgy till he's had that cup of joe
But if you kid him he'll be smiling when it's time for him to go

But sometimes it comes back to him in technicolor dreams
He can hear those rifles barking, he can hear his buddies' screams
He's never gotten over it, even after all these years
And it's only with the sunrise he's released from all his fears
(chorus)
They were the finest generation we'd ever seen before
Hardened by depression, tempered by the war
And you can stand up now to honor him, he stood up once for you
They were the finest generation, passing through.

Fifty miles out of Paradise
(c)2001 - Jeff O'Kelley

Fifty miles out of Paradise, running low on gas and beer
I need to find some kind of sign to bring me home from here
It's getting dark, the roads are wet, so cold I can see my breath
And I haven't seen another car for hours on end

I've been rolling down this highway in my '69 Cadillac
Picking up pieces as they fall off
East and west, north and south I need a compass to help me out
Cause I can't tell which way I've been; I'm lost again

Cigarettes and alcohol, the only things that keep me up
There ain’t nothing on the dial, some old Jayhawks melody in my head
Did you get the card I sent, I know that it's not much
I just wanted you to know, I'd rather be at home in my bed

So I keep rolling down this highway in my '69 Cadillac
Picking up pieces as they fall off
East and west, north and south I need a compass to help me out
I can't tell which way I've been; just lost again

From a payphone in Baton Rouge I tried to call you
But all I get from on this long distance line is ring, ring, ring

So I'm just rolling down the highway in my '69 Cadillac
Picking up pieces as they fall off
East and west, north and south I need a compass to help me out
I can't tell which way I've been; just lost again

ONE POWER
Words and Music by
Daniel Nahmod

(verse 1)
THERE’S ONE POWER, INVISIBLE
AND YOU SEE IT EVERYWHERE AND EVERY DAY
ONE POWER, INDESCRIBABLE
AND YOU SPEAK OF IT WITH EVERY WORD YOU SAY
MYSTERIOUS UNTIL YOU KNOW THE TRUTH
AS SIMPLE AS THE LOVE INSIDE OF YOU

(chorus 1)
CALL IT GOD, CALL IT SPIRIT
CALL IT JESUS, CALL IT LORD
CALL IT BUDDHA, BA'HA'ULLA
ANGEL'S WINGS OR HEAVEN'S DOOR
BUT WHATEVER NAME YOU GIVE IT
IT'S ALL ONE POWER, CAN'T YOU SEE
IT'S THE POWER OF THE LOVE IN YOU AND ME

(verse 2)
WE SPEAK SO MANY LANGUAGES
HAVE DIFFERENT CLOTHING, DIFFERENT COLORS, DIFFERENT NAMES
BUT DIFFERENT IS ONLY DANGEROUS
WHEN WE FORGET THAT IN THE HEART WE'RE ALL THE SAME
WE'LL REMEMBER ONCE WE CLOSE OUR EYES TO SEE
THAT SUCH DISTANCES WERE NEVER MEANT TO BE

(chorus 2)
CALL IT GOD, CALL IT SPIRIT
CALL IT JESUS, CALL IT LORD
CALL IT BUDDHA, BA'HA'ULLA
HASHEM OR HEAVEN'S DOOR
IT'S MOHAMMAD, IT'S YOUR MIND
IT'S YOUR SOUL OR IT'S YOUR SIGN
IT'S THE UNIVERSE, IT'S MUSIC
MOTHER EARTH OR FATHER TIME
BUT WHATEVER NAME YOU GIVE IT
IT'S ALL ONE POWER, CAN'T YOU SEE
WHATEVER NAME YOU GIVE IT
IT'S THE VERY AIR WE BREATHE
IT'S THE POWER OF THE LOVE IN YOU AND ME

(tag)
IT’S THE MOMENT OF CREATION
IT’S AN EVERLASTING PEACE
IT’S THE FREEDOM OF FORGIVENESS
IT’S THE SWEETNESS OF RELEASE
IT’S THE JOY OF INSPIRATION
IT’S THE SUNSHINE ON YOUR FACE
IT’S THE BIRTHRIGHT OF ALL NATIONS
IT’S THE BOUNDLESSNESS OF SPACE
IT’S THE BEAUTY OF A BABY
THE SERENITY OF SLEEP
IT’S THE ANGER WE ABANDON
FOR IT’S LOVE THAT’S MOST DEEP
IT’S ONE POWER
(... ONE POWER... )

IT’S THE POWER OF THE LOVE THAT LIVES FOREVER IN YOU AND ME
IT’S THE POWER OF THE LOVE
IN YOU AND ME

© 2001 Nahmod Music Co. (ASCAP) * P.O. Box 461002 * Los Angeles, CA 90046 * (888) 964-6683 * www.DanielNahmod.com

Drink and Dial
By Carol Ann Timmel © 2002

Slow:
It’s closing time and I’m on my very last beer
And I’ve told my sad little story to everyone here
Time to make that long walk home and try to sleep it off
But I’m full of liquid courage and I gotta say some stuff
So I’m makin’ one last stop

Fast:
I’m gonna drink and dial
And give you a dose
Of what you’ve been dishin’ out
You’re so grandiose
But you’re gonna listen
So don’t say a word
And get you some feedback
Like you’ve never heard

Chorus:
I’ll let my fingers do the walkin’
And these hard feelings do the talkin’
You know it’s true
You had it coming to you

Oh did I wake you?
Well that’s too bad
Guess I’m just makin’ up
For sleepless nights I’ve had
And your new girlfriend
She there with you?
Well it’s my lucky night
Cause now she’s up too

I’ll let my fingers do the walkin’
And these hard feelings do the talkin’
You know it’s true
You had it coming to you

I know tomorrow
I won’t recall
That I ever spoke to you
Or went out at all
But I’ll feel better
Won’t want to cry
I’ll think I’m over you
But I won’t know why
I’ll think I’m over you
But I won’t know why

Copyright 2002 Carol Ann Timmel