You've got a thing or two to learn about me baby 'cause i ain't taking it no more and i don't mean maybe You'll don't know right from wrong Well the love we had is gone So blame it on your lying, cheating, cold deadbeating, Two-timing, double dealing Mean mistreating, loving heart
Well all i wanted was to be your one and only And all i ever got from you was being lonely Now that dream is laid to rest 'cause you have failed the test Hey blame it on your lying, cheating, cold deadbeating, Two-timing, double dealing Mean mistreating, loving heart
Are you headed for a heartache, oh yeah Gonna get a bad break, oh yeah You made a bad mistake, oh yeah Well, you're never gonna find another love like mine Someone's gonna do you like you done me honey And when she does you like she'll do you, it ain't funny You'll need some sympathy But don't be calling me Hey blame it on your lying, cheating, cold deadbeating Two-timing, double dealing Mean mistreating, loving heart
Are you headed for a heartache, oh yeah Gonna get a bad break, oh yeah You made a bad mistake, oh yeah Well, you're never gonna find another love like mine Someone's gonna do you like you done me honey And when she does you like she'll do you, it ain't funny You need some sympathy But don't be calling me Hey blame it on your lying, cheating, cold deadbeating Two-timing, double dealing Mean mistreating, loving heart
Hey blame it on your lying, cheating, cold deadbeating, two-timing, double dealing Mean mistreating, loving heart
My DH and I heard this song in the car one night during my snooping stage of this A ordeal. I knew at that point and I cranked it up and started to sing along. He talked over the song trying to drown it out. I couldn't help it.
Sometimes I can't help but crank up songs like this even now. I guess there's some residual anger left. Oh well my bad.
During the last car ride I will ever take with my ex, Carrie Underwood's Before He Cheats song came on. I cranked it up and sang along. And my ex drives a 4 wheel drive with leather seats, and OW is a bleached blond tramp. So it was very fitting.
To be honest, songs about cheatin' always depressed me. Now they depress me ever more. I'm a die-hard romantic/idealist, which means I'm still looking for things as they should be as compared to the downer side of life.
This song has been my favorite since the first time I heard it, back in high school. It sums up what we're all really after, anyway. I've been listening to it a lot over the past two months, trying to remind myself what the ultimate goal is. It's kept me going, to be honest.
"Bargain" written by Pete Townshend
I'd gladly lose me to find you I'd gladly give up all I had To find you I'd suffer anything and be glad I'd pay any price just to get you I'd work all my life and I will To win you I'd stand naked, stoned and stabbed
I'd call that a bargain The best I ever had The best I ever had
I'd gladly lose me to find you I'd gladly give up all I got To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop I'd pay any price just to win you Surrender my good life for bad To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man
I'd call that a bargain The best I ever had The best I ever had
I sit looking 'round I look at my face in the mirror I know I'm worth nothing without you And like one and one don't make two One and one make one And I'm looking for that free ride to me I'm looking for you
I'd gladly lose me to find you I'd gladly give up all I got To catch you I'm gonna run and never stop I'd pay any price just to win you Surrender my good life for bad To find you I'm gonna drown an unsung man
I'd call that a bargain The best I ever had The best I ever had
---- Me: BH (49) Her: WW (47) Sons: 23, 22 EA 3/07?-12/08 PA 6/07-10/08 D-Day 11/12/08 NC established 1/1/09
A good start to what could be a great '09. Or not.
Death Cab for Cutie's Crooked Teeth still describes my situation to a tee.
It was one hundred degrees, as we sat beneath a willow tree, Who's tears didn't care, they just hung in the air, and refused to fall, to fall.
And I knew I'd made horrible call, And now the state line felt like the Berlin wall, And there was no doubt about which side I was on.
Cause I built you a home in my heart, With rotten wood, it decayed from the start.
Cause you can't find nothing at all, If there was nothing there all along. No you can't find nothing at all, If there was nothing there all along.
I braved treacherous streets, And kids strung out on homemade speed. And we shared a bed in which I could not sleep, At all, woo, hoo, woo, hooOoOo.
Cause at night the sun in retreat, Made the skyline look like crooked teeth, In the mouth of a man who was devouring, us both.
You're so cute when you're slurring your speech, But they're closing the bar and they want us to leave.
And you can't find nothing at all, If there was nothing there all along. No you can't find nothing at all, If there was nothing there all along.
I'm a war, of head versus heart, And it's always this way. My head is weak, my heart always speaks, Before I know what it will say.
And you can't find nothing at all, If there was nothing there all along. There were churches, theme parks and malls, But there was nothing there all along.
Definitely Chris Daughtry. These songs really hit home.
1. What About Now?
2. It's Not Over
3. Over You
And Kellie Pickler has a new one regarding a cheating husband getting remarried. It's called "Best Days of Your Life" and was co-written by Taylor Swift. Can see it on Youtube.
I recently discovered Verizon Ringbacks on my cell phone. As I discovered, the really cool part is you can have custom ringbacks for certain people! Here's some from the last month for whenever STBXWW calls:
1. Dueling Banjo's (OM is WW's 2nd cousin) Luckily WW still has not figured out the reference.
2. Spiderwebs (No Doubt) "It's all your fault, I screeeeeeen my phone calls!" This is good choice for those who are in a Dark Plan B as well.
I love Merle Haggard and just a couple months ago heard this song - "Place to Fall Apart". You can watch/listen to the video on YouTube.
I'll Prob'ly Never See You Eye To Eye A-gain This Letter's Meant To Be My Last Fare-well But You Need To Under-stand I'm Nearly Crazy You Need To Know My Life Has Gone To Hell
Write Me Back And Tell Me Why It Ended Send A Letter That I Can Show My Heart I'll Be Somewhere Between I Love You And What You're Feeling Now Lookin' For A Place To Fall A-part
Looking For A Place To Fall A-part Trying To Find A Place That I Can Leave My Heart I Need To Be Somewhere Hidin' When I Feel The Teardrops Start Lookin' For A Place To Fall A-part
I Can't Seem To Justify Your Leavin' Me I'm Be-wildered As To How It All Came Down I Thought Everything Was Fine Until Your Phone Call The Call That Turned My World A-round
Send Me Word And Tell Me Why It Ended I Need Some Final Proof To Show My Heart I'll Be Somewhere Between I Love You And What You're Feelin' Now Lookin' For A Place To Fall A-part
Your cheatin' heart will make you weep You'll cry and cry and try to sleep But sleep won't come the whole night through Your cheatin' heart will tell on you When tears come down like falling rain You'll toss around and call my name You'll walk the floor the way I do your cheatin' heart will tell on you When tears come down... Your cheatin' heart will tell on you
Today seems like a good day to burn a bridge or two The one with old wood creaking burn away right on cue I try to be not like that but some people really suck Some people need to get their axing chalk it up to bad luck
I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored She's always running from something so many things ignored I might do that stuff if it didn't make me feel like [censored] I'm on some old reality tip so many trips in it
Beautiful disaster Flyin' down the street again I tried to keep up You wore me out and left me ate up Now I wish you all the luck You're a butterfly in the wind without a care A pretty train crash to me and I can't care I do I don't whatever
I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored She's always running from something so many things ignored I try to be not like this but I thought it'd make a good song There's nothing to see shows over people just move along
Beautiful disaster Flyin' down the street again I tried to keep up You wore me out and left me ate up Now I wish you all the luck You're a butterfly in the wind without a care A pretty train crash to me and I can't care I do I don't whatever
I have days where I hate my job, This little town and the whole world too And last sunday when the bengals lost Lord it put me in a bad mood
I have moments when I curse the rain Then complain when the suns too hot I look around at what everyone has And I forget about all I've got
But I know Im a lucky man Gods given me a pretty fair hand Got a house and piece of land A few dollars in a coffee can My old truck's still runnin' good My tickers tickin like they say it should I've got supper in the oven A good woman's lovin And one more day to be my little kids dad Lord knows I'm a lucky man
Got some friends that would be here fast I could call em any time of day Got a brother who's got my back Got a momma who I swear's a saint Got a brand new rod and reel Got a full week off this year Dad had a close call last spring It's a miracle he's still here
[chorus]
My old truck's still runnin' good My tickers tickin like they say it should I got supper in the oven A good womans lovin' And even my bad days aint that bad Yeah I'm a lucky man
I wish you could see me now I wish I could show you how I'm not who I was I used to be mad at you A little on the hurt side too But I'm not who I was
I found my way around To forgiving you Some time ago But I never got to tell you so
I found us in a photograph I saw me and I had to laugh You know, I'm not who I was You were there, you were right above me And I wonder if you ever loved me Just for who I was
When the pain came back again Like a bitter friend It was all that I could do To keep myself from blaming you
I reckon it's a funny thing I figured out I can sing Now I'm not who I was I write about love and such Maybe 'cause I want it so much I'm not who I was
I was thinking maybe I I should let you know I am not the same But I never did forget your name Hello
Well the thing I find most amazing In amazing grace Is the chance to give it out Maybe that's what love is all about
I wish you could see me now I wish I could show you how I'm not who I was
Three thirty in the morning Not a soul insight The city's lookin' like a ghost town On a moonless summer night Raindrops on the windshield There's a storm moving in He's headin' back from somewhere That he never should have been And the thunder rolls And the thunder rolls
Every light is burnin' In a house across town She's pacin' by the telephone In her faded flannel gown Askin' for miracle Hopin' she's not right Prayin' it's the weather That's kept him out all night And the thunder rolls And the thunder rolls
The thunder rolls And the lightnin' strikes Another love grows cold On a sleepless night As the storm blows on Out of control Deep in her heart The thunder rolls
She's waitin' by the window When he pulls into the drive She rushes out to hold him Thankful he's alive But on the wind and rain A strange new perfume blows And the lightnin' flashes in her eyes And he knows that she knows And the thunder rolls And the thunder rolls
The thunder rolls
And the lightnin' strikes Another love grows cold On a sleepless night As the storm blows on Out of control Deep in her heart The thunder rolls
She runs back down the hallway To the bedroom door She reaches for the pistol Kept in the dresser drawer Tells the lady in the mirror He won't do this again Cause tonight will be the last time She'll wonder where he's been
You may not know it, but I was once a country bumpkin and one of my favorite bands was Alabama. I saw them many many times and actually had the opportunity to talk with them on their tour bus. Anyhoo, here is a song that really defined my view of what NOT to do in M as a teen growing up. Never in a million years did I think I would be on the receiving end of it, but what you gonna do.
I'm gonna send this one out to Not2Fun and the other ladies at MB that find themselves at a crossroads...
Alabama - Lady Down On Love
Its her first night on the town since she was just eighteen, a lady down on Love and out of hope and dreams. The ties that once bound her now are broke away, and shes like a baby, just Learning how to play.
She never thought that love could ever end so soon. Her mind drifts back in time to a mid-summer moon when he asked her to marry And she glady said o.k. And a woman came to be from the girl of yesterday.
Now shes a lady down on love. She needs somebody to gentley pick her up. Shes got her freedom, but shed rather be bound to a man who would love her And never let her down.
Well, I know a lady thats down on her love, cause I used to hold her and Have that special touch. But work took me a way from home late at nights, and I wasnt there when she Turned out the lights. Then both of us got lonely and I gave into lust, and she just couldnt live With a man she couldnt trust.
Now shes a lady down on love. She needs somebody to gently pick her up. She's got her freedom, but shed rather be bound to man who would love her And never let her down. Now shes a lady down on love.
L4, I don't know how long I can keep it going, but we'll see.
Not2Fun...Paging Not2Fun...Don't miss the dedication to you on this thread...
Mark
I didn't......
And no, there will be no "pistol" whipping going on here.....remember, SRN is in retirement...... ....well, ESPECIALLY right now with the surgery and all......
Hey, did you see I FINALLY edited my thread links????.....Looks like Not is getting a little smarter in her old age...... ....this is what happens when you have nothing better to do and physically you CAN'T do anything......lol
Every Other Weekend Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney
(Reba) Every Other Friday It's toys and clothes and backpacks Is everybody in? Ok lets go see dad Same time in the same spot Corner of the same old parking lot Half the hugs and kisses There are always sad We trade a couple words and looks and kids again Every Other Weekend
(Kenny) Every Other Weekend Very few exceptions I pick up the love we made in both my arms It's movies on the sofa Grilled cheese and cut the crust off "But that's not the way mom makes it daddy" breaks my heart I miss everything I use to have with her again Every Other Weekend
(Kenny) But I can't tell her I love her
(Reba) I can't tell him I love him
(Kenny) Cause there's too many questions and
(Both) Ears in the car
(Reba) So I don't tell him I miss him
(Kenny) I don't tell her I need her
(Both) She's(He's) over me, that's where we are
(Kenny) So we're as close as we might ever be again
(Both) Every Other Weekend
(Reba) Every Other Saturday First thing in the mornin' I turn the TV on to make the quiet go away I know why, but I don't know why We ever let this happen Fallin' for forever was a big mistake There's so much not to do, and all day not to do it in Every Other Weekend
(Kenny) Every Other Sunday I empty out my backseat While my children hug their mother in the parking lot We don't touch We don't talk much Maybe goodbye to each other Then she drives away with every piece of heart I've got I reconvince myself we did the right thing Every Other Weekend
(Kenny) So I can't tell her I love her
(Reba) I can't tell him I love him
(Kenny) Cause there's too many questions and
(Both) Ears in the car
(Reba) So I don't tell him I miss him
(Kenny) I don't tell her I need her
(Both) She's(He's) over me, that's where we are
(Kenny) So we're as close as we might ever be again
(Both) Every Other Weekend
(Kenny) Yeah for fifteen minutes we're a family again
I was sure by now God you would have reached down And wiped our tears away Stepped in and saved the day But once again, I say “Amen”, and it’s still raining
As the thunder rolls I barely hear Your whisper through the rain “I’m with you” And as You mercy falls I raise my hands and praise the God who gives And takes away
I’ll praise You in this storm And I will lift my hands For You are who You are No matter where I am Every tear I’ve cried You hold in Your hand You never left my side And though my heart is torn I will praise You in this storm
I remember when I stumbled in the wind You heard my cry You raised me up again My strength is almost gone How can I carry on If I can’t find You
As the thunder rolls I barely hear You whisper through the rain “I’m with you” And as Your mercy falls I raise my hands and praise the God who gives And takes away
I’ll praise You in this storm And I will lift my hands For You are who You are No matter where I am Every tear I’ve cried You hold in Your hand You never left my side And though my heart is torn I will praise You in this storm
I lift my eyes unto the hills Where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord The Maker of Heaven and Earth
I’ll praise You in this storm And I will lift my hands For You are who You are No matter where I am Every tear I’ve cried You hold in Your hand You never left my side And though my heart is torn I will praise You in this storm
When the rain Is blowing in your face And the whole world Is on your case I could offer you A warm embrace To make you feel my love
When the evening shadows And the stars appear And there is no one there To dry your tears I could hold you For a million years To make you feel my love
I know you Haven't made Your mind up yet But I would never Do you wrong I've known it From the moment That we met No doubt in my mind Where you belong
I'd go hungry I'd go black and blue I'd go crawling Down the avenue No, there's nothing That I wouldn't do To make you feel my love
The storms are raging On the rolling sea And on the highway of regret Though winds of change Are throwing wild and free You ain't seen nothing Like me yet
I could make you happy Make your dreams come true Nothing that I wouldn't do Go to the ends Of the Earth for you To make you feel my love
Some find their solace in a bottle of gin Some find it still better when their horse comes in It's a way to deal when life ain't grand You just a-pack-it-up, hang your head and fold your hands.
Hmmm, hmmm.
She worked all day long on a street named Despair In a town with no pity, she was going nowhere Well, funny how her heart, well, it grew colder and colder With the weight of the world crashing down on her shoulder.
But when the going gets tough and the tough are long gone, just.
Chorus: Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah!
You can take your words made of psycho-babble I don't need no shrink to see my life's unraveled Pay you a mountain of gold to candy coat me lies I'm at the end of my rope, time I realize.
That when the going gets tough and the tough are long gone, just Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on, Who-oh!
Chorus: Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Well, I know we ain't seeing the best of times And I long stopped dreaming those crazy dreams of mine These days get so long, and my heart grows weak And honey, we ain't living on no easy street.
But when the going gets tough and the tough are long gone It's just a-you-and-me, baby, left to walk on!
Chorus: Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah!
Chorus: Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah Walk on, walk on, walk on, walk on Walk on, walk on, yeah, yeah, yeah!...
Note: This one is on Rhapsody Music. Your pop-up blocker may stop it from playing. It should prompt for an over-ride.
I used to sing this one to Skald when he was still fogging.
Hot N' Cold - Katy Perry
You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes Yeah you, PMS Like a b**** I would know
And you always think Always speak Crypticly
I should know That you're no good for me
Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in and you're out You're up and you're down You're wrong when it's right It's black and it's white We fight, we break up We kiss, we make up
You, You don't really want to stay, no You, but you don't really want to go-o You're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in and you're out You're up and you're down
We used to be Just like twins So in sync The same energy Now's a dead battery Used to laugh bout nothing Now your plain boring
I should know that you're not gonna change
Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in and you're out You're up and you're down You're wrong when it's right It's black and it's white We fight, we break up We kiss, we make up
You, You don't really want to stay, no You, but you don't really want to go-o You're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in and you're out You're up and you're down
Someone call the doctor Got a case of a love bi-polar Stuck on a roller coaster Can't get off this ride
You change your mind Like a girl changes clothes
Cause you're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in and you're out You're up and you're down You're wrong when it's right It's black and it's white We fight, we break up We kiss, we make up
You're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in and you're out You're up and you're down You're wrong when it's right It's black and it's white We fight, we break up We kiss, we make up
You, you don't really want to stay, no You, but you don't really want to go-o You're hot then you're cold You're yes then you're no You're in and you're out You're up and you're down
Every Other Weekend Reba McEntire and Kenny Chesney
(Reba) Every Other Friday It's toys and clothes and backpacks Is everybody in? Ok lets go see dad Same time in the same spot Corner of the same old parking lot Half the hugs and kisses There are always sad We trade a couple words and looks and kids again Every Other Weekend
(Kenny) Every Other Weekend Very few exceptions I pick up the love we made in both my arms It's movies on the sofa Grilled cheese and cut the crust off "But that's not the way mom makes it daddy" breaks my heart I miss everything I use to have with her again Every Other Weekend
(Kenny) But I can't tell her I love her
(Reba) I can't tell him I love him
(Kenny) Cause there's too many questions and
(Both) Ears in the car
(Reba) So I don't tell him I miss him
(Kenny) I don't tell her I need her
(Both) She's(He's) over me, that's where we are
(Kenny) So we're as close as we might ever be again
(Both) Every Other Weekend
(Reba) Every Other Saturday First thing in the mornin' I turn the TV on to make the quiet go away I know why, but I don't know why We ever let this happen Fallin' for forever was a big mistake There's so much not to do, and all day not to do it in Every Other Weekend
(Kenny) Every Other Sunday I empty out my backseat While my children hug their mother in the parking lot We don't touch We don't talk much Maybe goodbye to each other Then she drives away with every piece of heart I've got I reconvince myself we did the right thing Every Other Weekend
(Kenny) So I can't tell her I love her
(Reba) I can't tell him I love him
(Kenny) Cause there's too many questions and
(Both) Ears in the car
(Reba) So I don't tell him I miss him
(Kenny) I don't tell her I need her
(Both) She's(He's) over me, that's where we are
(Kenny) So we're as close as we might ever be again
(Both) Every Other Weekend
(Kenny) Yeah for fifteen minutes we're a family again
(Reba) God I wish that he was still with me again
(Both) Every Other Weekend
Uy, Mark I almost throwed up reading that! Ugh! I actually accidentally saw this video last year during Plan B. Holy cow.
Anyway I don't have a linky or lyrics but lately I've really been liking Beyonce's "If I Were a Boy" lately. HA!
I wake up every evening, with a big smile on my face And it never feels out of place
And your still probably working at a 9 to 5 pace I wonder how bad that tastes
When you see my face Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell When you walk my way Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell
Now where's your picket fence love And where's that shiny car, And did it ever get you far
You've never seem so tense love I've never seen you fall so hard, Do you even know where you are
And truth be told I miss you And truth be told I'm lying
When you see my face Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell When you walk my way Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell If you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well Then he's a fool, you're just as well, hope it gives you hell
Hope it gives you hell
Tomorrow you'll be thinking to yourself Yeah, Where'd it all go wrong, the list goes on and on
And truth be told I miss you And truth be told I'm lying
When you see my face Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell When you walk my way Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell If you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well Then he's a fool, you're just as well, hope it gives you hell
Now you'll never see, what you've done to me You can take back your memories they're no good to me And here's all your lies, You can look me in the eyes With that sad sad look that you wear so well
When you see my face Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell When you walk my way Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell If you find a man that's worth a damn and treats you well Then he's a fool, you're just as well, hope it gives you hell
When you see my face Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell When you walk my way Hope it gives you hell Hope it gives you hell When you hear this song and sing along, oh you'll never tell Then you're the fool, I'm just as well Hope it gives you hell When you hear this song I hope that it will give you hell And when you sing along I hope that it puts you through hell
It doesn't hurt me. Do you want to feel how it feels? Do you want to know that it doesn't hurt me? Do you want to hear about the deal that I'm making? You, its you and me.
And if I only could, Id make a deal with god, And I'd get him to swap our places, Be running up that road, Be running up that hill, Be running up that building. If I only could, oh...
You don't want to hurt me, But see how deep the bullet lies. Unaware I'm tearing you asunder. Ooh, there is thunder in our hearts.
Is there so much hate for the ones we love? Tell me, we both matter, don't we? You, it's you and me. Its you and me wont be unhappy.
And if I only could, Id make a deal with god, And I'd get him to swap our places, Be running up that road, Be running up that hill, Be running up that building, Say, if I only could, oh...
You, It's you and me, It's you and me wont be unhappy.
C'mon, baby, c'mon darling, Let me steal this moment from you now. C'mon, angel, c'mon, c'mon, darling, Lets exchange the experience, oh...
And if I only could, I'd make a deal with god, And I'd get him to swap our places, Be running up that road, Be running up that hill, With no problems.
And if I only could, I''d make a deal with god, And I'd get him to swap our places, Be running up that road, Be running up that hill, With no problems.
And if I only could, I'd make a deal with god, And I'd get him to swap our places, Be running up that road, Be running up that hill, With no problems.
If I only could Be running up that hill With no problems...
If you guys are gonna add songs here, at least link the songs so folks can hear what they sound like. Frankly, some of the lyrics are only memorable for a line or two.
This is not an indictment of a specific song nor of a genre of music, since until we can HEAR the music we have no idea what type it even is...
So, if the song is available somewhere, link it so we can HEAR the song. Don't bother to link to a subscription service like iTunes, Rhapsody, etc, since most folks won't be able to access what you pulled up under your account. Test your links before you hit <SUBMIT>. Also, don't link to down-loadable files on a peer to peer sharing site. That will get us all in trouble.
I also would ask that if you quote lyrics here that you indicate that they are a quote. Since lyrics are available in so many places on the web it is easy to copy and paste, but I have found that many of the sites have lyrics that are posted by users and are not always accurate. So before I post the lyrics, I read them while listening to the song and have found errors even in the few I have posted.
Songs without music are merely poems and while maybe beautifully written, thought provoking and expressive of our feelings are not really songs at all. Only when they are sung with music do they become songs.
So post anything you think is of value, but let us hear the song and be sure to check the lyrics for accuracy before posting.
WORDS+MUSIC=SONG
So SONG-MUSIC=WORDS
And we have plenty of words around here...
Just read any of MY posts... :crosseyedcrazy:
I can't tell any of you what or how to post but I did start this thread and ask that it be kept to songs and not just lyrics.
The great part is that we are "us" again now...Only better!
Originally Posted by Lonestar
Tell me what I have to do tonight 'Cause I'd do anything to make it right Let's be us again
I'm sorry for the way I lost my head I don't know why I said the things I said Let's be us again
Here I stand With everything to lose And all I know is I don't want to ever see the end Baby please, I'm reaching out for you Won't you open up your heart and let me come back in Let's be us again
Oh us again
Look at me, I'm way past pride Isn't there some way that we can try To be us again Even if it takes a while I'll wait right here until I see that smile That says we're us again
Here I stand With everything to lose And all I know is I don't want to ever see the end Baby please, I'm reaching out for you Won't you open up your heart and let me come back in Let's be us
Baby baby what would I do I can't imagine life without you
Here I stand With everything to lose And all I know is I don't want to ever see the end Baby please, I'm reaching out for you Won't you open up your heart and let me come back in
Oh, here I am I'm reaching out for you So won't you open up your heart and let me come back in Let's be us again
Oh let's be us again
How'd I do, Mark? Do I get an "A" for song posting?
Sittin’ at a red light, down around Sunset A girl pulled up beside me in a candy-apple red Corvette She pulled down her shades, gave me a wink I gave her a little smile back Then she laughed as she hit the gas I remembered where I was at
Chorus (‘Cause) It’s hard to be cool when you’re behind the wheel Of an eight passenger automobile In a big bubble, cruisin’ down the street With Barney blarin’ and a baby seat Hey it can be done, but I’m tellin’ you man It’s hard to be cool in a minivan.
I used to have a souped-up hotrod, Man I spared no costs 284, four-on-the-floor, headers and dual-exhaust About the time the family came, well, that’s the first thing that went The preacher said, “for better or worse,” Now I know what he meant
Chorus (‘Cause) It’s hard to be cool when you’re behind the wheel Of an eight passenger automobile In a big bubble, cruisin’ down the street With Barney blarin’ and a baby seat Hey it can be done, but I’m tellin’ you man It’s hard to be cool in a minivan.
Now, I wouldn’t change my life a bit I’m a lucky man I know Just wish my wife and kids could fit In a ’67 GTO.
Chorus (‘Cause) It’s hard to be cool when you’re behind the wheel Of an eight passenger automobile In a big bubble, cruisin’ down the street With Barney blarin’ and a baby seat Hey it can be done, but I’m tellin’ you man It’s hard to be cool in a minivan.
Come on boys, Can I hear an amen It’s hard to be cool in a minivan.
The past three months, I've downloaded two possible ringtones for my phone. I'm currently using "Bargain" by The Who. The lyrics to that tune is the fourth post in this thread, in case anyone's interested. It's a positive song.
The other song is if everything does a swirly. It's kinda nasty, but sums things up for many here, unfortunately.
How can you stand there smilin' After all you've done You know it seems to make you happy When you've hurt someone Twice before you fooled me With your deceivin' and lyin' Come in and close the door One more time, one more time
Yeah you've been gone so long No one knows where And you say that you still love me Then show me you care 'Cause you got what it takes sweet mama To make a man feel fine So I'll take the word of a liar One more time, one more time
Girl you've got me hungry Losin' my mind I know I'm playin' with fire Get burned everytime Yes I'm a fool for you baby I can't deny But I got to have your sweet love One more time, one more time
Girl you've got me hungry Losin' my mind I know I'm playin' with fire I get burned everytime Yes I'm a fool for you mama I can't deny But I got to have your sweet love One more time, one more time
Yes I'm her fool once more I can read her brown eyes But when the rooster crows tomorrow Well its her turn to cry I'm headed down that old road She lost her free ride So tonight I'll take what I paid for One more time, one more time One more time
The broken clock is a comfort, it helps me sleep tonight Maybe it can stop tomorrow from stealing all my time I am here still waiting though I still have my doubts I am damaged at best, like you've already figured out
I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing With a broken heart that's still beating In the pain there is healing In your name I find meaning So I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on, I'm holdin' on I'm barely holdin' on to you
The broken locks were a warning you got inside my head I tried my best to be guarded, I'm an open book instead And I still see your reflection inside of my eyes That are looking for purpose, they're still looking for life
I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing With a broken heart that's still beating In the pain is the healing In your name I find meaning So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin') I'm barely holdin' on to you
I'm hangin' on another day Just to see what you will throw my way And I'm hangin' on to the words you say You said that I will, will be ok
The broken lights on the freeway left me here alone I may have lost my way now, having forgot my way home
I'm falling apart, I'm barely breathing With a broken heart that's still beating In the pain, there is healing In your name, I find meaning So I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin') I'm barely holdin' on to you I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm holdin' on (I'm still holdin'), I'm baely holdin' on to you
If you ever change your mind About leavin', leavin' me behind Oh, oh, bring it to me Bring your sweet lovin' Bring it on home to me, oh yeah
You know I laughed when you left But now I know I've only hurt myself Oh, oh, bring it to me Bring your sweet lovin' Bring it on home to me, yeah ...
I'll give you jewellery, money too And that's not all, all I'll do for you Oh, oh, bring it to me Bring your sweet lovin' Bring it on home to me, yeah...
You know I'll always be your slave Till I'm dead and buried in my grave Oh, oh, bring it to me Bring your sweet lovin' Bring it on home to me, yeah ...
If you ever change your mind About leavin', leavin' me behind Oh, oh, bring it to me Bring your sweet lovin' Bring it on home to me, yeah ...
I've got a picture of your house And you're standing by the door It's black and white and faded, It's looking pretty worn. See the factory that i worked Silhouetted in the back. Memories are grey, but man they're really coming back. I don't need to be the king of the world As long as i'm the hero of this little girl
Chorus: Heaven isn't too far away Closer to it everyday And no matter what your friends might say
How i love the way you move And the sparkle in your eyes There's a color deep inside the night like a blue suburban sky When i come home late at night And you're in bed asleep Now i wrap my arms around you so i can feel you breathe
I don't need to be a superman As long as you will always be my biggest fan
Chorus: Heaven isn't too far away Closer to it everyday And no matter what your friends might say We'll find our way Now the lights are going out, Along the boulevard Memories come rushing back and makes it pretty hard I've got nowhere left to go And no one really cares I don't know what to do But im never giving up on you
Here is one that really gets me...it is about betrayal, but not necessarily affairs, though it can certainly be applied to how the BS feel. At least to how I feel....
There are a few lines in this song that really hit home. I've highlighted them:
There's a moment in time And it's stuck in my mind Way back, when we were just kids
Cause your eyes told the tale Of an act of betrayal I knew that somebody did
Oh, waves of time Seem to wash away The scenes of our crimes For you this never ends
Can you stay strong? Can you go on? Kristy are you doing okay? A rose that won't bloom Winter's kept you Dont waste your whole life trying To get back what was taken away
Though the marks on your dress Had been neatly repressed I knew that something was wrong And I should have spoke out And I'm so sorry now I didn't know Cause we were so young
Oh, clouds of time Seem to rain on Innocence left behind And it never goes away
Can you stay strong? Can you go on? Kristy are you doing okay? A rose that wont bloom Winter's kept you Dont waste your whole life trying To get back what was taken away
Oh, clouds of time Seem to rain on Innocence left behind And it never goes away
Can you stay strong? Can you go on? Kristy are you doing okay? A rose that won't bloom Winter's kept you Dont waste your whole life trying To get back what was taken away
Don't waste your whole life trying To get back what was taken away
This song carried me through my darkest hours when I had absolutely no one. I begged Jesus to forgive me for my infidelity and this song I felt was written for me during that time. It still brings tears to my eyes.
High Flight Society "Sweet Redeemer"
I only wanna stand up, move on Stand up and know I’m redeemed
One last time is one more lie that I tell myself As I’m giving in I can feel the shame from these broken claims God forgive me for pushing you aside
Speak to me now Bring me home Speak to me now
I only wanna stand up, move on Stand up and know I’m redeemed
One last try is all I’ve got left inside of me Without you by my side I have tried in vein to hold fast my claims God forgive me for pushing you aside
Sweet Redeemer Sweet Redeemer Speak to me speak to me Sweet Redeemer
Thursday night, everything's fine Except you've got that look in your eye When I'm telling a story, and you find it boring You're thinking of something to say
You'll go along with it, then drop it And humiliate me in front of our friends Then I'll use that voice that you find annoying And say something like, "Yeah, intelligent input, darling. Why don't you just have another beer then?"
Then you'll call me a [censored] And everyone we're with will be embarrassed And I won't give a [censored]
My fingertips are holding onto The cracks in our foundation And I know that I should let go, but I can't And every time we fight I know it's not right Every time that you're upset and I smile I know I should forget, but I can't
You said I must eat so many lemons 'Cause I am so bitter I said, "I'd rather be with your friends, mate, 'Cause they are much fitter."
Yes, it was childish And you got aggressive And I must admit that I was a bit scared But it gives me thrills to wind you up
My fingertips are holding onto The cracks in our foundation And I know that I should let go, but I can't And every time we fight I know it's not right Every time that you're upset and I smile I know I should forget, but I can't
Your face is pasty 'Cause you've gone and got so wasted What a surprise Don't want to look at your face, 'cause it's making me sick
You've gone and got sick on my trainers only got these yesterday Oh my gosh, I cannot be bothered with this
Well, I'll leave you there 'till the morning And I purposely won't turn the heating on And dear God, I hope I'm not stuck with this one
My fingertips are holding onto The cracks in our foundation And I know that I should let go, but I can't And every time we fight I know it's not right Every time that you're upset and I smile I know I should forget, but I can't
And every time we fight I know it's not right Every time that you're upset and I smile I know I should forget, but I can't
And every time we fight I know it's not right Every time that you're upset and I smile I know I should forget, but I can't.
[Funny side note: this is our 5 year old's favorite line in the whole song: "I said, "I'd rather be with your friends, mate, 'Cause they are much fitter." She sings it at the top of her voice everysingletime it's played!
And yes, I bleep out the bad words when the kids are around. ;)]
I know my mullet will be showing after this one...
And you wear is surprisingly well, W2S. I owned a white leather jacket with fringe on the sleeves. I was so cool. I'm reminded now why they didn't stay cool very long.
Hadn't heard this in years. Thanks for the flashback.
I once had blue bell bottoms with a gold window-pane plaid pattern to them that I wore with a gold Nehru jacket, a white shirt and a blue and gold tie...
I also had a pair of white pants and white shoes that I wore with a white belt and lavendar shirt... :MrEEk:
My fringed jacket was tan suede...
But I also wore tie-dyed tee shirts at one time...
Yep. I was a hippy type. Hair down to the middle of my back in those days.
I almost gave up boots and cowboy hats when Urban Cowboy came out. Glad THAT burned out. :crosseyedcrazy:
I even remember when pick-up trucks were for haulin' stuff in.
He followed her to work this morning He’d never seen that dress before She seemed to sail right through Those dark clouds forming That he knows he’s headed for
After seven years of marriage He wanted out Now after seven months of freedom It’s clear that there’s no doubt
She’s gonna make it And he never will He’s at the foot of the mountain And she’s over that hill He’s sinkin’ at sea And her sails are filled She’s gonna make it And he never will
And you know it’s not like she’s forgot about him She’s just dealing with the pain And the fact that she’s survived so well without him You know it’s driving him insane
And the crazy thing about it Is she’d take him back But the fool in him that walked out Is the fool that just won’t ask
She’s gonna make it And he never will He’s at the foot of the mountain And she’s over that hill He’s sinkin’ at sea And her sails are filled She’s gonna make it And he never will
I think its getting to the point Where I can be myself again I think its getting to the point Where we have almost made amends I think its the getting to the point That is the hardest part.
And if you call, I will answer And if you fall, I'll pick you up And if you court this disaster I'll point you home
You think I only think about you When were both in the same room You think I'm only here to witness The remains of love exhumed You think we're here to play A game of who loves more than whom
And if you call, I will answer And if you fall, I'll pick you up And if you court this disaster I'll point you home
You think its only fair to do what's Best for you and you alone You think its only fair to do the same To me when you're not home I think its time to make this something that is More than only fair
So if you call, I will answer And if you fall, I'll pick you up And if you court this disaster I'll point you home.
But I'm warning you, dont ever do Those crazy, messed up things that you do If you ever do I promise you I'll be the first to crucify you Now its time to prove that you've come back Here to rebuild. Rebuild Rebuild Rebuild
Groovy, Mark. You knew were "it" in your fine apparel, right?
And pick-up trucks... Common where I grew up and I lived on a farm so I hear ya. My H drove a Chevy Luv in high school. Okay, not a real truck, but enough of one. It had a bench seat so I could sit right by him and we fit in its bed just fine. I loved that truck.
You know, we should start another thread titled "Moments from our past that make us go 'DOH!' in a good way."
I'm sure I'd heard this song before but never paid attention to the lyrics until a few days ago when I heard it driving home. All those darn questions in a BS's head.
A few questions that I need to know how you could ever hurt me so I need to know what I've done wrong and how long it's been going on Was it that I never paid enough attention? Or did I not give enough affection? Not only will your answers keep me sane but I'll know never to make the same mistake again You can tell me to my face or even on the phone You can write it in a letter, either way, I have to know Did I never treat you right? Did I always start the fight? Either way, I'm going out of my mind all the answers to my questions I have to find
My head's spinning Boy, I'm in a daze I feel isolated Don't wanna communicate
I'll take a shower, I will scour I will rub To find peace of mind The happy mind I once owned, yeah
Vexing vocabulary runs right through me The alphabet runs right from A to Z Conversations, hesitations in my mind You got my conscience asking questions that I can't find
I'm not crazy I'm sure I ain't done nothing wrong, no I'm just waiting 'Cause I heard this feeling won't last that long
Never ever have I ever felt so low When you gonna take me out of this black hole? Never ever have I ever felt so sad The way I'm feeling yeah, you got me feeling really bad
Never ever have I had to find I've had to dig away to find my own peace of mind I've Never ever had my conscience to fight The way I'm feeling, yeah, I just don't feel righ
I'll keep searching Deep within my soul For all the answers Don't wanna hurt no more
I need peace, got to feel at ease Need to be. Free from pain - going insane My heart aches, yeah
Sometimes vocabulary runs right through my head The alphabet runs right from A to Z Conversations, hesitations in my mind You got my conscience asking questions that I can't find
I'm not crazy, I'm sure I ain't done nothing wrong I'm just waiting 'Cause I heard this feeling won't last that long
Never ever have I ever felt so low When ya gonna take me out of this black hole? Never ever have I ever felt so sad The way I'm feeling yeah, you got me feeling really bad
Never ever have I had to find I've had to dig away to find my own peace of mind I've Never ever had my conscience to fight The way I'm feeling, yeah, I just don't feel right x4
You can tell me to my face, You can tell me on the phone, Uh, You can write it in a letter, babe 'Cause I really need to know
You can tell me to my face You can tell me on the phone Uh, You can write it in a letter, bab 'Cause I really need to know
You can write it in a letter, babe You can write it in a letter, babe
In the corner of my mind stands a jukebox It's playin' all my favorite mem-o-ries One by one, they take me back To the days when you were mine And I can't stop this jukebox in my mind.
I don't need no quarters, don't need any dime You filled it up forever When you said good-bye Heaven knows I love old melodies They were meant to ease the pain But the kind that's playin' on my mind Are drivin' me insane.
In the corner of my mind stands a jukebox It's playin' all my favorite mem-o-ries One by one, they take me back To the days when you were mine And I can't stop this jukebox in my mind.
Song by song, those melodies Were meant to ease the pain But the kind that's playin' on my mind Are drivin' me insane;
In the corner of my mind stands a jukebox It's playin' all my favorite mem-o-ries One by one, they take me back To the days when you were mine And I can't stop this jukebox in my mind.
The bass player/lead vocalist/song writer for this band had the same rolls in a band I ran sound for in the mid 70s. Though this clip is fairly old (April 1994) the guy can still sing...
You took away from me I tried to get it back And if you lie to me I keep it to myself A trick or treat but then That don't make it right I can't remember when I could say goodnite Then something comes into my head And then a change I work it out somehow I guess I've got my ways But then I wonder how did I get it wrong It doesn't matter now
I pretend. I pretend. Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
I take the longest walks They always do me good I just indulge myself In sorrow singing blues But then I have to laugh Cause it's an outlet too And if I add it all It still just wouldn't do I've come to realize There's nothing I can lose So I control myself Nothing else to do I'll just remember when It comes around again I'd rather be alone I won't get hurt again
I pretend I pretend Yeah, Yeah, Yeah
Then something comes Into my head and then a change I work it out somehow I guess I've got my ways I take the longest walks It always does me good I just control myself
She stands in the waiting She looks down to speak Your eyes speak invitation To follow with the beat
Chorus: She said Oh no I'll never be the same You struck my heart like lightning I'll never be the same
I've come to know the color Of indecisiveness Tell me what I'm feeling In seven words or less
Chorus: She said Oh no, I'll never be the same You struck my heart like lightning I'll never be the same
The way looks awful lonely So long or maybe less The time has passed so slowly There's pressure on my chest Your eyes speak invitation To follow with the beat So tell me what I'm feeling In seven words so speak
I’m not your average woman living an average life, I saw what I wanted so I took a slice. I’m not looking for approval for where I’ve been, Your approval isn’t needed to absolve my sins.
Some call it love and some call it lust, I call it pleasure when you call it rust. If you think you can make a difference in me, You better think twice, open your eyes and see.
Yeah, I’m a Taker, I take what I want because it feels so good. Yeah, you’re a Giver, You give it to me like you know you should.
I take my men poor, ignorant and young, I take my men dark, mysterious and hung. We talk about things far from my life at home, I help them with their rent and then they "F" my bones.
Then I bid them goodbye and I send them off packing, with my Taker in control and my lust not lacking. I’ve got to get home and put dinner on the table, I’ve got to show my husband that we are stable.
So let me Take, My needs are many. And you can give, Every last penny.
So if you’re lookin’ to lay a little guilt on me, Don’t be barking up this withered old tree. I’ve traveled way past your moral lesson, You must not have noticed with who your mess’n.
And at the end of my life with my children all grown, Far past my guilt and the love I’ve thrown Most think that these many years I was giving, None know the truth of this lie I’ve been living.
I don’t care, because I’m a Taker, I take his love without remorse. Because he don’t care, he’s a Giver, He never knew who I really was of course.
Take a look at me I’m a Taker, Living my life in an empty hole. All these years he’s been a Giver, May God have mercy on my soul.
Day after day, I'm more confused Yet I look for the light through the pourin' rain You know that's a game that I hate to loose And I'm feelin' the strain Ain't it a shame
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away
Beginnin' to think that I'm wastin' time I don't understand the things I do The world outside looks so unkind Now I'm countin' on you To carry me through
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Yea, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away
And when my mind is free You know a melody can move me And when I'm feelin' blue The guitar's comin' through To soothe me
Thanks for the joy that you've given me I want you to know I believe in your song And rhythm and rhyme and harmony You help me along Makin' me strong
Oh, give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away
Oh-ho, ah-no Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away
Hey, hey, hey, yeah Give me the beat boys and free my soul I wanna get lost in your rock n roll And drift away
Na, Na, now won't ya Won't ya take me Oh-ha, take me
This time, I wonder what it feels like To find the one in this life, the one we all dream of But dreams just aren't enough So I'll be waiting for the real thing, I'll know it by the feeling The moment when we're meeting, will play out like a scene Straight off the silver screen So I'll be holding my breath, right up 'til the end Until that moment when, I find the one that I'll spend forever with
Cause nobody wants to be the last one there Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares Someone to love with my life in their hands There's gotta be somebody for me like that Cause nobody wants to go it on their own And everyone wants to know they're not alone There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere There's gotta be somebody for me out there
Tonight, out on the street, out in the moonlight And dammit this feels too right, it's just like déja vu Me standing here with you So I'll be holding my breath, could this be the end? Is it that moment when, I find the one that I'll spend forever with
Cause nobody wants to be the last one there Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares Someone to love with my life in their hands There's gotta be somebody for me like that Cause nobody wants to go it on their own And everyone wants to know they're not alone There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere There's gotta be somebody for me out there
You can't give up, (when you're looking for) a diamond in the rough (cause you never know) When it shows up, (make sure you're holding on) Cause it could be the one, the one you're waiting on Cause nobody wants to be the last one there And everyone wants to feel like someone cares Someone to love with my life in their hands There's gotta be somebody for me, oh
Nobody wants to go it on their own And everyone wants to know they're not alone There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere There's gotta be somebody for me out there Nobody wants to be the last one there Cause everyone wants to feel like someone cares There's somebody else that feels the same somewhere There's gotta be somebody for me out there
The Sky was dark this morning When I raised my head I stood at the window - Darkness was my bane
Suddenly a sunbeam arc Thrilled me to my weary heart It was the prettiest thing I'd ever seen
I knew I had to keep my Love Keep my Love alive Keep my Love - Keep my Love live
Baby I want you to roll me Hold me in your love No more habits, promises and jive Ever since I was a baby girl Wanted one thing most in this world It was to Keep My Love - Keep My Love alive
I want to keep my Love - Keep my Love alive Keep my Love - keep my love alive
You're up there under the spotlight Your silver trophy shines With all you got, my lord! You must get high You need a whole lot more than money You need more than to survive You gotta to keep your Love Keep your Love alive
I love "Keep My Love Alive", but my favorite part of the song has nothing to do with the lyrics - I love the guitar solo in the middle of the song. I could listen to that all day. (Well, not ALL day...)
Its a little bit funny this feeling inside Im not one of those who can easily hide I dont have much money but boy if I did Id buy a big house where we both could live
If I was a sculptor, but then again, no Or a man who makes potions in a traveling show I know its not much but its the best I can do My gift is my song and this ones for you
And you can tell everybody this is your song It may be quite simple but now that its done I hope you dont mind I hope you dont mind that I put down in words How wonderful life is while youre in the world
I sat on the roof and kicked off the moss Well a few of the verses well theyve got me quite cross But the suns been quite kind while I wrote this song Its for people like you that keep it turned on
So excuse me forgetting but these things I do You see Ive forgotten if theyre green or theyre blue Anyway the thing is what I really mean Yours are the sweetest eyes Ive ever seen
And you can tell everybody this is your song It may be quite simple but now that its done I hope you dont mind I hope you dont mind that I put down in words How wonderful life is while youre in the world
I hope you dont mind I hope you dont mind that I put down in words How wonderful life is while youre in the world
If time were only part of the equation Then you could draw the bound'ries of our cage You wouldn't pile another stone upon me And I'd be happy just to watch you age
But everything is in its own dominion And waiting in the shallows as I do Appeases me as water slowly trickles out Which isn't nearly fast enough for you
It isn't nearly fast enough for you It isn't nearly fast enough for you Its what I was afraid of I stumble into view But it isn't nearly fast enough for you It isn't nearly fast enough for you
I am not the person who is singing, I am the silent one inside. I am not the one who laughs at people's jokes, I just pacify their egos. I am not my house, my car or my songs, They are only stops along my way. I am like the winter, I'm a dark cold female, With a golden ring of wisdom in my cave.
(chorus)
And it's me who is my enemy Me who beats me up Me who makes the monsters Me who strips my confidence
I am carrying my voice I am carrying my heart. I am carrying my rhythm I am carrying my prayers, But you can't kill my spirit, it's old and it is strong, And like a mountain I'll go on and on. But when my wings are folded, The brightly colored moth blends into the dirt into the ground
And it's me who is my enemy. Me who beats me up. Me who makes the monsters. Me who strips my confidence. And it's me who's too weak, And it's me who's too shy to ask for the thing I love. But I love
I am walking on the bridge, I am over the water, And I'm scared as hell But I know there's something better.
Well I love her But I love the fish I spend all day out on this lake And hell is all I catch But today she met me at the door Said I would have to choose If I hit that fishin' hole today She'd be packin' all her things and she'd be gone by noon
Well I'm gonna miss her When I get home Right now I'm on this lakeshore And I'm sittin' in the sun I'm sure it'll hit me When I walk through that door tonight Ya I'm gonna miss her Oh, lookie there, I've got a bite
Now there's a chance If I hurry I could beg her to stay That water's right And the weather's perfect No tellin' what I might catch today
So I'm gonna miss her When I get home Right now I'm on this lakeshore And I'm sittin' in the sun I'm sure it'll hit me When I walk throught that door tonight Ya I'm gonna miss her Oh, lookie there, another bite.
Ya I'm gonna miss her Oh, lookie there, I've got a bite.
[verse: 1] She said, "I need some time to find myself, I need a little space to think. Maybe we should start seeing other people. Baby, things are moving way too fast for me." So, I picked up what was left of my pride, And I put on my walking shoes, And I got up on that high road, And I did what any gentleman would do.. I, um...
[chorus] I got a brand new girlfriend. We went and jumped off the deep end, Flew out to LA for the weekend, Spent the whole day lyin' on the beach, Wearin' nothin' but a smile, Playin' kissy-kissy, smoochy-smoochy, Talkin' mooshy-mooshy 'bout nothin'. Man, I think I'm on to somethin', Ya know I feel just like a kid again. I got a brand new girlfriend.
[verse: 2] I love it when she calls me buttercup She laughs and says I left the toilet seat up She pops the top for me a cold beer And says my buddy's always welcome here. When I get hungry, she takes me out. I'm ridin' shotgun like a [censored] hound. My tails a waggin', my tung hangin' out It makes me wanna shout...
[chorus]
Wooo... Cute, cute, cute...
She likes to write our names in the sand. Shes hearing wedding bells and making plans. Shes gonna hang around a while I guess. She hasn't even told me she loves me yet.
[chorus]
She makes me feel just like a kid again, I gotta brand new girlfriend.
I sent Skald the lyrics to this song when I was trying to explain to him the addiction aspect of the A. He had always loved this song, but reading the lyrics and thinking about what I was trying to tell him, it really opened his eyes.
Well I ain't had nothing to drink I knew thats probably what you'd think If I dropped by this time of night Remember way back when I promised you I'd drop in At one of those meetings down at the Y
Well, they started talkin bout steps you take Mistakes you make The hearts you break And the price you pay I almost walked away
You could hear a pin drop When this old man Stood up and said I'm gonna' say it again Like I do every week For those who don't know me
It's the simple things in life Like the kids at home and a loving wife That you miss the most, when you lose control And everything you love starts to disappear The devil takes your hand and says no fear Have another shot, just one more beer Yeah, I've been there, that's why I'm here
This ol’ boy stood up in the aisle Said he'd been living a life of denial And he cried as he talked about wasted years I couldn't believe what I heard It was my life word for word And all of the sudden it was clear
It's the simple things in life Like the kids at home and a loving wife That you miss the most, when you lose control And everything you love starts to disappear The devil takes your hand and says no fear Have another shot, just one more beer Yeah, I've been there, that's why I'm here
I know for us it may be too late But it would mean the world to me If you were there when I stand to say It's the simple things in life Like the kids at home and a loving wife That you miss the most, when you lose control And everything you love starts to disappear The devil takes your hand and says no fear Have another shot, just one more beer Yeah, I've been there, that's why I'm here Oh, I've been there, that's why I'm here
I been working so hard I'm punching my card Eight hours. For what? Oh, tell me what I got
I get this feeling That time's just holding me down I'll hit the ceiling Or else I'll tear up this town
Tonight I gotta cut
(Chorus) Loose, footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes Please, Louise Pull me offa my knees Jack, get back C'mon before we crack Lose your blues Everybody cut footloose
You're playing so cool Obeying every rule Dig way down in your heart You're burning, yearning for some
Somebody to tell you That life ain't passing you by I'm trying to tell you It will if you don't even try You can fly if you'd only cut
(Chorus) Loose, footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes Oohwee, Marie Shake it,shake it for me Oh Milo C'mon C'mon let's go Lose your blues Everybody cut footloose
FIRST - We got to turn you around SECOND - You put your feet on the ground THIRD - Now take a hold of your soul FOUR - Whooooooooa, I'm turning it loose,
(Chorus) footloose Kick off your Sunday shoes Please, Louise Pull me offa my knees Jack, get back C'mon before we crack Lose your blues Everybody cut footloose
Van Haggar,that's right.....I said it. VAN HAGGAR!!!!!!
This song came out when I was a Senior in High School and ALWAYS makes me happy. I was an Honor Student with a partially shaved head, ripped up jeans (before they were able called "distressed") safety pins in my ears and pink in my hair.
Nice one, Sparkaroo. I remember the song and the album well. Driving out of town after my sophomore year of college, knowing I wasn't going to see some friends who had graduated for a long time, if ever. So I cranked the cassette stereo (yes, cassette) in my little Honda, windows down, and sang as loud as I could to distract the tears.
Saw Van Hagar in concert in Portland. (Sammy has many great concert memories for me, including it being at a Hagar show in '83 when I fell in like with my H. But enough about me.)
Oh geez did THAT bring back some memories!!! I still listen to that record with the same enthusiasm as I did back then.
I had tickets to that concert AND the homecoming game but missed it because I spent the weekend in the hospital to have my appendix removed. I was so upset!
Sammy is a pretty cool dude no matter what band he's in. Montrose, solo, Van Halen it's ALL good!
My iPod just threw out a good one that I haven't heard in a while. Spartan and I actually have a really great memory attached to this artist's CD. We went to a friend of ours' wedding at their lake house and they were playing one of is CD's (which I had bought some time ago). At the time, our DS2 was only 6 months old and I was still nursing. It was the first time I left him at home with a sitter and I forgot my breast pump and well......you nursing mom's know what's up. I got so miserably full, I grabbed Spartan and he to to be the baby! We still crack up about that!!
Duncan Shiek "Shine Inside"
Are you aware? when you just stare, for hours, into the sky what do you see? can you show it to me the beauty...
I can see you shine inside I want to see the world - see it in a new light I can feel your spirit rise I want to see the world through your eyes
I watch you breathe, sitting under the tree the peace that you find you take my hand, waves crash on the sand what's done - left behind
I can see you shine inside I want to see the world - see it in a new light I can feel your spirit rise how it shines
scene changes, rearranges oh nature's song the river is fire the river is water the river is sweet sweet wine
is it the time? is there a sign? how do I find your state of mind
I can see you shine inside I want to see the world - see it in a new light I can feel your spirit rise how it shines
scene changes, rearranges oh nature's song I'm seeing, I'm believing I'm feeling strong the river is fire, the river is water the river is sweet, sweet wine the river is moving, moving through me the river it shines inside
My H's favorite SMB song. To this day, if we find it on a jukeobx, it must be played.
Interesting that as you age and experience life, a song can take on different meanings even though the words and the tune are the same as they've always been.
I met you on somebody’s island You thought you had known me before I brought you a crate of papaya They waited all night by your door You probably wouldn’t remember I probably couldn’t forget Jungle love in the surf in the pouring rain Everything’s better when wet
Jungle love its drivin me mad Its makin me crazy Jungle love its drivin me mad Its makin me crazy
But lately you live in the jungle I never see you alone But we need some definite answers So I thought I would write you a poem The question to everyone’s answer Is usually asked from within But the patterns of the rain And the truth they contain Have written my life on your skin
Jungle love its drivin me mad Its makin me crazy Jungle love its drivin me mad Its makin me crazy
You treat me like I was your ocean You swim in my blood when its warm My cycles of circular motion Protect you and keep you from harm You live in a world of illusion Where everything’s peaches and cream We all face a scarlet conclusion But we spend our time in a dream
Jungle love its drivin me mad Its makin me crazy Jungle love its drivin me mad Its makin me crazy
Jungle love its drivin me mad Its makin me crazy Jungle love its drivin me mad Its makin me crazy
How can you see into my eyes like open doors Leading you down into my core Where I've become so numb without a soul My spirit sleeping somewhere cold Until you find it there and Lead it back... home...
(Wake me up) Wake me up inside (I can't wake up) Wake me up inside (Save me) Call my name and save me from the dark (Wake me up) Bid my blood to run (I can't wake up) Before I come undone (Save me) Save me from the nothing I've become
Now that I know what I'm without You can't just leave me Breathe into me and make me real Bring me to life
(Wake me up) Wake me up inside (I can't wake up) Wake me up inside (Save me) Call my name and save me from the dark (Wake me up) Bid my blood to run (I can't wake up) Before I come undone (Save me) Save me from the nothing I've become
Bring me to life (I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside) Bring me to life
Frozen inside without your touch Without your love darling Only you are the life among the dead
All this time I can't believe I couldn't see Kept in the dark but you were there in front of me I've been sleeping a thousand years it seems Got to open my eyes to everything Without a thought without a voice without a soul Don't let me die here There must be something more Bring me to life
(Wake me up) Wake me up inside (I can't wake up) Wake me up inside (Save me) Call my name and save me from the dark (Wake me up) Bid my blood to run (I can't wake up) Before I come undone (Save me) Save me from the nothing I've become
(Bring me to life) I've been living a lie, there's nothing inside (Bring me to life)
Here's another one for fun even though i must admit the first time i heard it i told my H that it was wrote for me .
It is by Terri Clark, it is called "I Just Wanna Be Mad" and i couldn't find a link to be able to listen to it.
I Just Wanna Be Mad
Last night we went to bed not talkin’, ’cause we’d already said too muh. I faced the wall, you faced the window. Bound and determined not to touch.
We’ve been married seven years now. Sometimes it feels like 21. I’m still mad at you this mornin’. Coffee’s ready if you want some. I’ve been up since five, thinkin’ bout me and you. And I’ve got to tell you the conclusion I’ve come to.
I’ll never leave, I’ll never stray. My love for you will never change. But I ain’t ready to make up. We’ll get around to that. I think I’m right, I think you’re wrong. I’ll prob’ly give in before long. Please don’t make me smile. I just wanna be mad for a while.
Well, now you might as well forget it. Don’t run your fingers through my hair. Yeah, that’s right, I’m bein’ stubborn. No, I don’t wanna go back upstairs. I’m gonna leave for work without a goodbye kiss. But as I’m drivin’ off, just remember this.
I’ll never leave, I’ll never stray. My love for you will never change. But I ain’t ready to make up. We’ll get around to that. I think I’m right, I think you’re wrong. I’ll prob’ly give in before long. Please don’t make me smile. I just wanna be mad for a while.
I’ll never leave, I’ll never stray. My love for you will never change. But I ain’t ready to make up. We’ll get around to that. I think I’m right, I think you’re wrong. I’ll prob’ly give in before long. Please don’t make me smile. I just wanna be mad for a while.
I just wanna be mad for a while. I just wanna be mad for a while. I just wanna be mad for a while.
It's time for healing time to move on It's time to fix what's been broken too long Time make right what has been wrong It's time to find my way to where I belong There's a wave that's crashing over me All I can do is surrender
(Chorus) Whatever you're doing inside of me It feels like chaos somehow there's peace It's hard to surrender to what I can't see but I'm giving in to something heavenly
Time for a milestone Time to begin again Revaluate who I really am Am I doing everything to follow your will or just climbing aimlessly over these hills So show me what it is you want from me I give everything I surrender... To...
(Chorus)
Time to face up Clean this old house Time to breathe in and let everything out That I've wanted to say for so many years Time to to release all my held back tears
Whatever you're doing inside of me It feels like chaos but I believe You're up to something bigger than me Larger than life something heavenly
Whatever you're doing inside of me It feels like chaos but now I can see This something bigger than me Larger than life something heavenly Something heavenly
It's time to face up Clean this old house Time breathe in and let everything out
Out of the thousands of songs that I have loaded on my iPod, this one surfaced. Yikes........
Pink Floyd "One Slip"
A restless eye across a weary room A glazed look and I was on the road to ruin The music played and played as we whirled without end No hint, no word her honour to defend
I will, I will she sighed to my request And then she tossed her mane while my resolve was put to the test Then drowned in desire, our souls on fire I lead the way to the funeral pyre And without a thought of the consequence I gave in to my decadence
One Slip, and down the hole we fall It seems to take no Time at all A Momentary Lapse Of Reason That binds a life for life A small regret, you won’t forget, There’ll be no sleep in here tonight
Was it love, or was it the idea of being in love? Or was it the hand of fate, that seemed to fit just like a glove? The moment slipped by and soon the seeds were sown The year grew late and neither one wanted to remain alone
One Slip, and down the hole we fall It seems to take no Time at all A Momentary Lapse Of Reason That binds a life for life A small regret, you will never forget, There’ll be no sleep in here tonight
The preacher man says it’s the end of time And the Mississippi River she’s a goin’ dry The interest is up and the Stock Markets down And you only get mugged If you go down town
I live back in the woods, you see A woman and the kids, and the dogs and me I got a shotgun rifle and a 4-wheel drive And a country boy can survive Country folks can survive
I can plow a field all day long I can catch catfish from dusk till dawn We make our own whiskey and our own smoke too Ain’t too many things these ole boys can’t do We grow good ole tomatoes and homemade wine And a country boy can survive Country folks can survive
Because you can’t starve us out And you cant makes us run Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun And we say grace and we say Ma’am And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn
We came from the West Virginia coalmines And the Rocky Mountains and the and the western skies And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line And a country boy can survive Country folks can survive
I had a good friend in New York City He never called me by my name, just hillbilly My grandpa taught me how to live off the land And his taught him to be a businessman He used to send me pictures of the Broadway nights And I’d send him some homemade wine
But he was killed by a man with a switchblade knife For 43 dollars my friend lost his life Id love to spit some beechnut in that dudes eyes And shoot him with my old 45 Cause a country boy can survive Country folks can survive
Cause you can’t starve us out and you can’t make us run Cause one-of- ‘em old boys raisin ole shotgun And we say grace and we say Ma’am And if you ain’t into that we don’t give a damn
We’re from North California and south Alabam And little towns all around this land And we can skin a buck; we can run a trot-line And a country boy can survive Country folks can survive
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line Miles away from those I love Purpose hard to find While I recall all the words you spoke to me Can't help but wish that I was there Back where I'd love to be, oh yeah
Dear God the only thing I ask of you Is to hold her when I'm not around When I'm much too far away We all need that person who can be true to you But I left her when I found her And now I wish I'd stayed 'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired I'm missing you again, oh no Once again
There's nothing here for me on this barren road There's no one here while the city sleeps And all the shops are closed Can't help but think of the times I've had with you Pictures and some memories will have to help me through, oh yeah
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is To hold her when I'm not around, When I'm much too far away We all need that person who can be true to you I left her when I found her And now I wish I'd stayed 'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired I'm missing you again oh no Once again
Some search, never finding a way Before long, they waste away I found you, something told me to stay I gave in, to selfish ways And how I miss someone to hold When hope begins to fade...
A lonely road, crossed another cold state line Miles away from those I love Hope is hard to find
Dear God the only thing I ask of you is To hold her when I'm not around, When I'm much too far away We all need the person who can be true to you I left her when I found her And now I wish I'd stayed 'Cause I'm lonely and I'm tired I'm missing you again oh no Once again
I'm not a perfect person There's many things I wish I didn't do But I continue learning I never meant to do those things to you And so I have to say before I go That I just want you to know
I've found out a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new and the reason is you
I'm sorry that I hurt you It's something I must live with everyday And all the pain I put you through I wish that I could take it all away And be the one who catches all your tears Thats why i need you to hear
I've found out a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new and the reason is You
and the reason is You [x3]
I'm not a perfect person I never meant to do those things to you And so I have to say before I go That I just want you to know
I've found out a reason for me To change who I used to be A reason to start over new and the reason is you
I've found a reason to show A side of me you didn't know A reason for all that I do And the reason is you
Beautiful Horrible Magical Terrible Reason to laugh and smile Reason to cry yourself to sleep at night Start a fight Make up, break up Wrong or right Heaven for all it's worth Can equally be hell right here on earth
Bridge: And no one really knows anything about it But everybody needs it We can't live without it And that's the way it goes Dark as day Bright as night Just some of the things you might hear if you ask what love feels like
Chorus: And it feels like joy And it feels like pain And it feels like sunshine Feels like rain An excuse for dying Reason to live And if you don't know That's what love is Love is oh
Verse: Gentle kiss Sweet caress Kiss the base of your neck Argue until my head hurts I can't remember what you said Hours screaming loud Don't know what we're screaming bout So confusing yes it's true But if it wasn't there what would we do
Bridge: And no one really knows anything about it But everybody needs it We can't live without it And that's the way it goes Oooo dark as day Bright as night Just some of the things you might hear if you ask what love feels like
Chorus: And it feels like joy And it feels like pain And it feels like sunshine Feels like rain An excuse for dying Reason to live And if you don't know That's what love is Love is oh
Bridge: That's love Anything that can bring you up or bring you down That's love Can be the sun up in your sky or the darkest cloud That's love And we need it That's love And we need That's love Oooo ask anybody how it feels
Chorus: And it feels like joy And it feels like pain And it feels like sunshine Feels like rain An excuse for dying Reason to live And if you don't know That's what love is Love is
And it feels like joy And it feels like pain And it feels like sunshine Feels like rain An excuse for dying Reason to live And if you don't know That's what love is Love is oh
Hey tore away the veil of weakness The enemy now lies beneath us I think we're safe
Hey Won't be held down any longer No disgrace and no dishonor Keep us chained
[Chorus:] There's nothing we should have to fear It's alright We've come to life
We'll never shed another tear It's alright We've come to life
Hey the bulletproof are so resilient To every fool with an opinion They never break
By the way We scream to find a reason Never doubt or stop believing And escape
[Chorus]
Now wicked tongues can speak And rewrite history But you can't keep the truth contained And like this song was sung Just realize we're one And don't forget we're here to stay
Take me out to the ball game Take me out to the crowd Buy me some peanuts and cracker jacks I don't care if I ever get back And it's root, root, root for the home team If they don't win, it's a shame Cause it's one, two, three strikes You're out At the old ball game.
Actually, I don't go to many games. It costs about a car payment to go to one with parking, food, tickets etc and I have lots of other stuff to spend my money on...
Things like house payments, eating, buying stff to wear...
DS23 goes to a handful of games per year and we have a local AA Northern League minor league team in Joliet that you can get good seats to for 10 bucks. We go to about 10 games or so there per year. Our company has season tickets most years as well, though not this year. I sold the team their radio system and got their FCC license for them when they first started up.
DS23 played B-ball from the time he was 4 through high school. Between baseball and wrestling we had something going on year-round.
At our house we are definitely Cubs fans. We had three puppies named Wrigley, Lilly and Zambrano. We still have Wrigley...
Give me a word Give me a sign Show me where to look Tell what will I find ( will I find ) Lay me on the ground Fly me in the sky Show me where to look Tell me what will I find ( will I find )
Oh, heaven let your light shine down (x4)
Love is in the water Love is in the air Show me where to go Tell me will love be there ( love be there ) Teach me how to speak Teach me how to share Teach me where to go Tell me will love be there ( love be there )
Oh, heaven let your light shine down (x4)
Im going to let it shine (x2) Heavens little light gonna shine on me Yea yea heavens little light gonna shine on me Its gonna shine, shine on me Its gonna shine, come on in shine.
I freely admit it, I'm about as far from a country music fan as you can get. BUT, I will also admit that this song puts a tear in my eyes. I love it and Ike always laughs at me.
On a weird note, though; when I was a little kid I used to say I was going to grow up and marry Hank Williams Jr. I wonder now what the heck my parents were subjecting me to!
I liked this one by Kellie Pickler. Don't think it's shown up here yet. Anyway, dedicated to all WS's.....
Are you ashamed? Ashamed that every time you hear my name Brought up in a casual conversation You can't think straight
And ain't it sad? You can't forget about what we had So take a look at her and do you like what you see Or do you with it was me
I'll be there in the back of your mind From the day we met to the very last night And it's just too bad you've already had The best days, the best days of your life
Does she know? Know about the times you used to hold me Wrap me in your arms and how you told me I'm the only one
I heard about Yeah someone told me once when you were out She went a little crazy, ran her mouth about me Ain't jealousy funny
I'll be there in the back of your mind From the day we met to the very last night And it's just too bad you've already had [ Kellie Pickler Lyrics are found on www.songlyrics.com ] The best days, the best days of your
Life with me was a fairy tale love I was head over heels 'til you threw away us And it's just too bad you've already had The best days, the best days of your life
I heard you're gonna get married Have a nice little family Live out my dreams with someone new But I've been told that a cheater Is always a cheater I've got my pride and she's got you
I'll be there in the back of your mind From the day we met 'til you were making me cry And it's just too bad you've already had The best days, the best days of your life
You're gonna think of me You're gonna think of me Your life
This song could be from a FWS to a BS or vice versa...or even one person to another just trying to make it though this mess.
Couldn't find an audio link but here's the lyrics:
If ever you are feeling like you're tired And all your uphill struggles leave you headed downhill If you realize your wildest dreams can hurt you And your appetite for pain has drinken its fill
I ask of you a very simple question Did you think for one minute that you were alone And is your suffering a privilege you share only Or did you think that everybody else feels completely at home
Just wait Just wait Just wait And it will come
If you think I've given up on you you're crazy And if you think I don't love you well then you're just wrong In time you might take to feeling better Time is the beauty of the road being long
I know that now you feel no consolation But maybe if I told you and informed you out loud I say this without fear of hesitation I can honestly tell you that you make me proud
Just wait Just wait Just wait And it will come Just wait Just wait Just wait And it will come
If anything I might have just said has helped you If anything I might have just said helped you just carry on Your rise uphill may no longer seem a struggle And you appetit for pain might all but be gone
I hope for you and cannot stop at hoping Until that smile has once again returned to you face There's no such thing as a failure who keeps trying Coasting to the bottom is the only disgrace
Just wait Just wait Just wait And it will come Just wait Just wait Just wait And it will come Just wait Just wait Just wait And it will come
A thousand times I’ve seen you standing Gravity like a lunar landing Make me want to run till I find you I shut the world away from here Drift to you, you’re all I hear Everything we know fades to black
Half the time the world is ending Truth is I am done pretending
I never thought that I had anymore to give Pushing me so far Here I am without you Drink to all that we have lost Mistakes we have made Everything will change But love remains the same
Find the place where we escape Take you with me for a space The city buzz, sounds just like a fridge I walk the streets through seven bars I had to find just where you are The faces seems to blur, they’re all the same
Half the time the world is ending Truth is I am done pretending
I never thought that I had anymore to give Pushing me so far Here I am without you Drink to all that we have lost Mistakes we have made Everything will change But love remains the same
So much more to say So much to be done Don’t you trick me out We shall overcome So all have stayed in place We should have had the sun Could have been inside Instead we’re over here
Half the time the world is ending Truth is I am done pretending Too much time, too long defending You and I are done pretending
I never thought that I had anymore to give Pushing me so far Here I am without you Drink to all that we have lost Mistakes we have made Everything will change Everything will change
I, oh I, I wish this could last forever I, oh I, I As if we could last forever
Compassion is broken now My will is eroded now Desire is broken now And it makes me feel ugly
I'm on my knees and burning My pi$$ and moans are fueling That set my head on fire So smell my soul that's burning
I'm broken Looking up to see the enemy And I have swallowed the poison you're feeding me But I survive on the poison you're feeding me And it's leaving me Guilt fed Hatred fed Weakness fed It makes me feel ugly
On my knees and burning My piss and moans are fueling That set my head on fire I'm dead inside
$h!t adds up (repeat 4x) At the bottom
If I let you, you would make me destroy myself In order to survive you I must first survive myself I can sink no further And I cannot forgive you
There's no choice but to confront you To engage you To erase you I've gone to great lengths to expand my threshold of pain I will use my mistakes against you There's no other choice Shameless now Nameless now Nothing now No one now But my soul must be iron Cause my fear is naked I'm naked and fearless And my fear is naked
Dead inside (repeat 4x)
Nameless now Shameless now Nothing now No one now $h!t adds up (repeat 4x) As you see my naked now Fearless now Naked now Fearless now $h!t adds up (repeat 3x) It leaves me Dead inside (repeat 4x)
Hatred keeps me alive Loneliness keeps me alive Weakness keeps me alive Guilt keeps me alive At the bottom
It seems like every day’s the same and I’m left to discover on my own It seems like everything is gray and there’s no color to behold They say it’s over and I’m fine again, yeah Try to stay sober feels like I’m dying here
And I am aware now of how everything’s gonna be fine one day Too late, I’m in hell I am prepared now, seems everyone’s gonna be fine One day too late, just as well
I feel the dream in me expire and there’s no one left to blame it on I hear you label me a liar ‘cause I can’t seem to get this through You say it’s over, I can sigh again, yeah Why try to stay sober when I’m dying here
And I am aware now of how everything’s gonna be fine one day Too late, I’m in hell I am prepared now, seems everyone’s gonna be fine One day too late; just as well
And I’m not scared now. I must assure you, you’re never gonna get away And I’m not scared now. And I’m not scared now. No…
I am aware now of how everything’s gonna be fine one day Too late, I’m in hell I am prepared now seems everyone’s gonna be fine One day too late, just as well I am prepared now, seems everything’s gonna be fine for me For me; for myself. For me, for me, for myself For me, for me, for myself
You with the sad eyes Don't be discouraged Oh I realize It's hard to take courage In a world full of people You can lose sight of it all And the darkness inside you Can make you feel so small
But I see your true colors Shining through I see your true colors And that's why I love you So don't be afraid to let them show Your true colors True colors are beautiful, Like a rainbow
Show me a smile then, Don't be unhappy, can't remember When I last saw you laughing If this world makes you crazy And you've taken all you can bear You call me up Because you know I'll be there
And I'll see your true colors Shining through I see your true colors And that's why I love you So don't be afraid to let them show Your true colors True colors are beautiful, Like a rainbow
What are you guys trying to do to me? (H&S and L4)
My turn. Making a Memory - Plain White Ts Making a Memory Friday night's such a beautiful night Where you going? I didn't mean to blow it You're upset and I don't know what I said But I'm sorry Don't you give up on me?
Take off your jacket Don't walk out that door
You and me We should be Making a memory whenever we're together, yeah Look at me Can't you see We were meant to be Making a memory
Don't pretend you're not smiling again Let's just leave it You know I didn't mean it Don't know why we put up such a fight Over nothing When we could still be something
Take off your jacket Don't walk out that door There's no need to leave anymore Yeah!
You and me We should be Making a memory whenever we're together, yeah Look at me Can't you see We were meant to be Making a memory
Can't do this myself No, I need some help We all need some help
Friday night's such a beautiful night Now you're staying
You and me We should be Making a memory whenever we're together, yeah Look at me Can't you see We were meant to be Making a memory
Friday night's such a beautiful night (making a memory) Now you're staying (Making a memory) Don't know why we put up such a fight (making a memory) Over nothing (Making a memory)
(1..2...1,2,3,4) Shed a tear 'cause I'm missing you I'm still alright to smile Girl, I think about you every day now Was a time when I wasn't sure But you set my mind at ease There is no doubt you're in my heart now Said woman take it slow It'll work itself out fine All we need is just a little patience Said sugar make it slow And we'll come together fine All we need is just a little patience (inhale) Patience... Ooh, oh, yeah
Sit here on the stairs 'Cause I'd rather be alone If I can't have you right now, I'll wait dear Sometimes, I get so tense But I can't speed up the time But you know, love, there's one more thing to consider Said woman take it slow Things will be just fine You and I'll just use a little patience Said sugar take the time 'Cause the lights are shining bright You and I've got what it takes to make it We won't fake it, Oh never break it 'Cause I can't take it
...little patience, mm yeah, ooh yeah, Need a little patience, yeah Just a little patience, yeah Some more pati... (ence, yeah) I've been walking these streets at night Just trying to get it right (Need some patience, yeah) It's hard to see with so many around You know I don't like being stuck in a crowd (Could use some patience, yeah) And the streets don't change but maybe the name I ain't got time for the game 'Cause I need you (Patience, yeah) Yeah, yeah well I need you Oh, I need you (Take some patience) Whoa, I need you (Just a little patience is all we need) Ooh, this ti- me....
In troubled times It's hard to get straight answers Between the lines That border wrong or right The homeland cries It struggles with confusion But this feelin' still remains Like shelter from the rain
We live of faith In the hands of those who guide us And tear the page On the fear we left behind We set the pace For every born survivor Don't turn the other way When I need to hear you say
Allies with our backs against the wall I will answer when you call And take on the odds For what we believe is true Allies in a world of too much choice I only need your voice To tell me you care I'll be anywhere for you, allies
We search our hearts To justify the reason And draw the line To meet somewhere halfway If faith is blind Through darkness it will guide us 'Cause the spirit still remains With the keepers of the flame
Allies with our backs against the wall I will answer when you call And take on the odds For what we believe is true Allies in a world of too much choice I only need your voice To tell me you care I'll be anywhere for you, allies
Allies with our backs against the wall I will answer when you call And take on the odds For what we believe is true Allies in a world of too much choice I only need your voice To tell me you care I'll be anywhere for you, allies
Are my lips unkissable? Are my eyes unlookable? Is my skin untouchable? Am I unlovable?
Cynical, jaded, faithless, disappointed, disillusioned, used If I could take back all my sweat, my tears, my sex, my joy I would My time, my love, my effort, passion, dedication In case of mistaken identity I gave these things to you If I sound angry, bitter, sad, infatuated, it's the truth Denial, anger, bargaining, depression, just a few Stages of acceptance that it's really over It's just so complicated and I'm stupid for believing in you
You make me feel like my father never loved me You make me feel like the act of love is empty Am I so unlovable? Is my skin untouchable? Do I remind you of a part of you that you don't like?
I had your back, I held you up, I told you you were good enough It was not reciprocated, you kept affection and yourself apart You fed your love to me like crumbs to pigeons in the park Sometimes I think you're satisfied to see me begging like a dog I wasn't armoured, you were king, I gave my everything Because sometimes you showed me just a hint of you and then For just a moment I romanticised the notion I can take away the torment, I can love you like they never did
You make me feel like my father never loved me (you never loved me) You make me feel like the act of love is empty (I felt so empty) Am I so unlovable? Is my skin untouchable? Do I remind you of a part of you that you don't like?
You make me feel like my mother, she abandoned me (you abandoned me) You make me feel like the act of love is empty (I felt so empty) Am I so unlovable? Is my heart unbreakable? Do I remind you of a part of you that you despise?
Are my lips unkissable? Are my eyes unlookable? Is my sex undoable? Am I unlovable? Are my words unlistenable? Are my hands untouchable? Am I undesirable? Am I unlovable?
You make me feel like my father never loved me You make me feel like the act of love is empty Am I so unlovable? Is my skin untouchable? Do I remind you of a part of you that you don't like?
You make me feel like my father never loved me (you never loved me) You make me feel like the act of love is empty (I felt so empty) Am I so unlovable? Is my skin untouchable? Do I remind you of a part of you that you don't like?
You make me feel like my mother, she abandoned me (you abandoned me) You make me feel like the act of love is empty (I felt so empty) Am I so unlovable? Is my heart unbreakable? Do I remind you of a part of you that you despise?
You make me feel like my father never loved me (you never loved me) You make me feel like my mother, she abandoned me (you abandoned me) You make me feel like my father never loved me (you never loved me) You make me feel like my mother, she abandoned me (you abandoned me)
I have been a wayward child, I have acted out, I have questioned sovereignty, and had my share of doubts,
And though sometimes, my prayers feel like their bouncing off the sky, the hand that holds won't let me go, and is the reason why
I will stumble, I will fall down But I will not be moved I will make mistakes, I will face heartache, But I will not be moved
On Christ the solid rock I stand, All other ground is sinking sand, I will not be moved
Bitterness has plagued my heart, many times before, My life has been a broken glass, and I have kept the score, of all my shattered dreams, and though it seemed, that I was far too gone, my brokenness helped me to see, it's grace I'm standing on.
I will stumble, I will fall down But I will not be moved I will make mistakes, I will face heartache, But I will not be moved
On Christ the solid rock I stand, All other ground is sinking sand, I will not be moved
And chaos in my life, has been a badge I've worn, and though I have been torn, I will not be moved
I will make mistakes, I will face heartache, But i will not be moved
On Christ the solid rock I stand, all other ground is sinking sand, I will not be moved
Didn't He Words and Music by Randy Matthews Copyright 1969
And the hammer fell On the wooden nail Through his flesh into the tree As they laughed at him As he cried for them And there he hung The faultless one
Now didn't he live, oh didn't he And didn't he give, oh didn't he But didn't he die for you and me
Spilled his precious blood Sacrifice of love We didn't take his life from him He gave it willingly Fulfill the prophecy What's black is white And this wrong is right
Now didn't he live, oh didn't he And didn't he give, oh didn't he But didn't he die for you and me
Bugler, blow your horn Now the curtain's torn And the battle's done I know I know the victory's come Drummer you drum your drum He broke death's chains The Lamb is slain
Now didn't he live, oh didn't he And didn't he give, oh didn't he But didn't he die for you and me
Now doesn't he live, my brother, doesn't he Now doesn't he give, sweet sister, doesn't he But didn't he die for you and me But didn't he die for you and for me
I was born and raised an orphan in a land that once was free in a land that poured its love out on the moon and I grew up in the shadows of your silos filled with grain but you never helped to fill my empty spoon
and when I was ten you murdered law with courtroom politics and you learned to make a lie sound just like truth but I know you better now and I don't fall for all your tricks and you've lost the one advantage of my youth
you kill a black man at midnight just for talking to your daughter then you make his wife your mistress and you leave her without water and the sheet you wear upon your face is the sheet your children sleep on at every meal you say a prayer you don't believe but still you keep on
and your money says in God we trust but it's against the law to pray in school you say we beat the Russians to the moon and I say you starved your children to do it
you are far across the ocean but the war is not your own and while you're winning theirs you're gonna lose the one at home do you really think the only way to bring about the peace is to sacrifice your children and kill all your enemies
the politicians all make speeches while the news men all take note and they exaggerate the issues as they shove them down our throats is it really up to them whether this country sinks or floats well I wonder who would lead us if none of us would vote
well my phone is tapped and my lips are chapped from whispering through the fence you know every move I make or is that just coincidence well you try to make my way of life a little less like jail if I promise to make tapes and slides and send them through the mail
and your money says in God we trust but it's against the law to pray in school you say we beat the Russians to the moon and I say you starved your children to do it you say all men are equal all men are brothers then why are the rich more equal than others don't ask me for the answer I've only got one that a man leaves his darkness when he follows the Son
I was lost and blind, when a friend of mine, came and took me by the hand. Then He led me to His kingdom, that was in another land. Now my life has changed, it's rearranged, when I think of my past I feel so strange. Wowie, zowie, well He saved my soul, He's the rock that doesn't roll.
He's the rock that doesn't roll, He's the rock that doesn't roll, Well He's good for the body and great for the soul, He's the rock that doesn't roll.
I was all alone like a rolling stone, I was going nowhere fast. I was on the road so far from home, when the future touched my past. Now I feel so blessed, 'cause He gave me a rest. And I finally feel like I passed my test, I want to be like Him, yes that's my goal, like a rock that doesn't roll.
He's the rock that doesn't roll, He's the rock that doesn't roll, Well He's good for the body and great for the soul, He's the rock that doesn't roll.
I was lost and blind when a friend of mine, came and took me by the hand, and He led me to His kingdom that was in another land. Now my mind is blown, my head has grown, a Solid Rock and a rolling stone, Wowie, zowie, well the Cat's got soul, He's the Rock that doesn't roll.
He's the rock that doesn't roll, He's the rock that doesn't roll, Well He's good for the body and great for the soul, He's the rock that doesn't roll.
He's the rock that doesn't, the rock that doesn't, The rock that doesn't, the rock that doesn't, You've got to rock me on the water, You've got to rock me from the grave, You've got to rock me till I'm feeling good, You've got to rock me till, rock me till I'm saved.
He's the rock that doesn't roll, He's the rock that doesn't roll, Well He's good for the body and great for the soul, He's the rock that doesn't roll.
In the night I hear them talk, The coldest story ever told, Somewhere far along this road He lost his soul, To a woman so Heartless How could you be so heartless?
How could you be so Cold as the winter wind when it breeze yo Just remember that you talking to me yo You need to watch the way you talking to me yo I mean after all the things that we been through I mean after all the things we got into And yo I know of some things you things that you aint told me Ayo I did some things but that's the old me And now you wanna pay me back You gon' show me So you walk round like you don't know me You got them new friend Well I got homeys But at the end it's still so lonely
In the night I hear them talk, The coldest story ever told, Somewhere far along this road He lost his soul, To a woman so heartless How could you be so heartless?oh.. How could you be so heartless?
How could you be so Dr. Evil You're bringing out a side of Me that I don't know, I decided we wasn't gonna speak so why are up 3 a.m. on the phone, Why does she be so mad at me for, homey I don't know she hot and cold,
I won't stop and mess my groove up cause I already know how this thing goes, You run and tell you're friends that you're leavin' me, They say that they don't see what you see in me, You wait a couple months then you gone' see, You'll never find nobody better than me
In the night I hear them talk, The coldest story ever told, Somewhere far along this road He lost his soul, To a woman so heartless How could you be so heartless? oh.. How could you be so heartless?
Talkin', talkin', talkin', talk Baby lets just knock it off They don't know what we been through They don't know 'bout me and you So I got something new to see And you just gon' keep hatin' me And we just gon' be enemies I know you can't believe I could just leave it wrong And you can't make it right I'm gon' take off tonight Into the night...
In the night, I hear 'em talk, The coldest story ever told. Somewhere far along this road, he lost his soul. To a woman so heartless... How could you be so heartless? oh... How could you be so heartless.
Turn back on the broken heartache Some things are just meant to be I still believe that we got a chance Still believe that we got a chance to be Too much is never enough and Too little is never enough Full speed got me looking out my rear view I can't go back
Chorus: Goin' 100 in a 55 and I don't know why I'm still alive but I Do what I can but I know I can't take anymore I still believe in this rock and roll And I pray the music gonna save my soul But till then I still believe some things are just meant to be
It's messed up but I got this mission Drunk again wont remember anyway She said it's just a game boy Don't be gone don't be gone for long Ten years I've been doing this forever Its all I know baby please don't turn away I know you don't believe in me But I do believe in you
I'm still falling Away from here Away from here I'm still falling The wings are falling off I can't go back I'm in too deep
I hope you never lose your sense of wonder You get your fill to eat But always keep that hunger May you never take one single breath for granted God forbid love ever leave you empty handed I hope you still feel small When you stand by the ocean Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance I hope you dance I hope you dance
I hope you never fear those mountains in the distance Never settle for the path of least resistance Living might mean taking chances But they're worth taking Lovin' might be a mistake But it's worth making Don't let some hell bent heart Leave you bitter When you come close to selling out Reconsider Give the heavens above More than just a passing glance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance I hope you dance (Time is a real and constant motion always) I hope you dance (Rolling us along) I hope you dance (Tell me who) I hope you dance (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder) (Where those years have gone)
I hope you still feel small When you stand by the ocean Whenever one door closes, I hope one more opens Promise me you'll give faith a fighting chance
And when you get the choice to sit it out or dance Dance I hope you dance I hope you dance (Time is a real and constant motion always) I hope you dance (Rolling us along) I hope you dance (Tell me who) (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder) I hope you dance (Where those years have gone)
(Tell me who) I hope you dance (Wants to look back on their youth and wonder) (Where those years have gone)
From the early 70s this was recorded by some folks I knew back then. The male lead vocal was Bob (now Dr) Laurent. The group was called Good News Circle and began with Bob, his buddy Butch Hunt and their then girl-friends, later wives, Joyce and Joy when they attended Judson College in Elgin Illinois. By this album Joyce and Joy were both raising kids and Butch was about to leave to manage the whole music thing....
Bob was an incredible speaker and there is actually a short clip of him on Youtube.
Now for the song, done many times by many artists this is the version from Good News Circle:
I thought of Pariah this morning when I listened to this one. Maybe PSUBIKER, too. (Guys, hope you can take a joke!)
These guys (Ludo) are a blast, though. You Southerners would get a kick out of their Lake Pontchartrain song.
Love Me Dead Love Me Dead : Love me cancerously Like a salt-sore soaked in the sea. 'High-maintenance' means You're a gluttonous queen Narcissistic and mean. Kill me romantically Fill my soul with vomit Then ask me for a piece of gum. Bitter and dumb You're my sugarplum. You're awful, I love you!
CHORUS She moves through moonbeams slowly She knows just how to hold me And when her edges soften Her body is my coffin I know she drains me slowly She wears me down to bones in bed
Must be the sign on my head That says, oh... Love me dead! Love me dead!
You're a faith-healer on T.V. You're an office park without any trees Corporate and cold Gushing for gold Leave me alone. You suck so passionately You're a parasitic, psycho, filthy creature finger-bangin' my heart You call me up drunk Does the fun ever start? You're hideous and sexy!
REPEAT CHORUS
Must be the sign on my head That says, oh... Love me dead! Love me dead!
SOLO
Love me cancerously Brrrot-dot-da-d-da-da! How's your new boy? Does he know about me? You've got the mark of the beast. You're born of a jackal! You're beautiful!
REPEAT CHORUS
Wha' 'bout that sign on my head That says, oh... Love me dead!
This song usually inspires me....its like my mom, or my best friend or even God is talking to me...Like I tried to kill myself but for some reason I am still here and someone is tellin me to do somethin with that...
Life Starts Now lyrics by Three Days Grace
You say you feel so down Every time I turn around And you say you should've been gone by now And you, you think that everything's wrong You ask me how to carry on We'll make it through another day just hold on.
Cause life starts now. You've done all the things that could kill you somehow And you're so far down But you will survive it somehow because life starts now.
I hate to see you fall down I'll pick you up off of the ground I've watched the weight of your world come down And now it's your chance to move on Change the way you've lived for so long You find the strength you've had inside all along.
Cause life starts now. You've done all the things that could kill you somehow and you're so far down But you will survive it somehow because life starts now.
All this pain Take this life and make it yours. All this hate take your heart and let it love again. You will survive it somehow.
Life starts now. You've done all the things that could kill you somehow and you're so far down. Life starts now. You've done all the things that could kill you somehow and you're so far down. Life starts now.
Even though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death Your perfect love is casting out fear And even when I'm caught in the middle of the storms of this life I won't turn back I know you are near
And I will fear no evil For my God is with me And if my God is with me Whom then shall I fear? Whom then shall I fear?
(Chorus:) Oh no, You never let go Through the calm and through the storm Oh no, You never let go In every high and every low Oh no, You never let go Lord, You never let go of me
And I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on A glorious light beyond all compare And there will be an end to these troubles But until that day comes We'll live to know You here on the earth
(Chorus)
Yes, I can see a light that is coming for the heart that holds on And there will be an end to these troubles But until that day comes Still I will praise You, still I will praise You
I love acappella music and that group is tight. The end when they clap just makes you sway. Love the message too.
We sang "A Mighty Fortress" in church two Sundays ago. Nice arrangement here.
I just discovered Owl City, thanks to my officemate. "Fireflies" is being played often on radio here and when it comes on, she and I turn it up and sing along. I'm also partial to the song "Hello Seattle" by Owl City. A cute little diddy.
Hello Seattle, I am a mountaineer In the hills and highlands I fall asleep in hospital parking lots And awake in your mouth
Hello Seattle, I am a manta ray Deep beneath the blue waves I'll crawl the sandy bottom of Puget Sound And construct a summer home
Hello Seattle, I am the crescent moon Shining down on your face I will disguise myself as a sleeping pill And descend inside of you
Hello Seattle, I am a cold seahorse Feeling warm in your sand I sing about the tide and the ocean surf Rolling in the evening breeze
Hello Seattle, I am an albatross On the docks and moored boats I sail above your inlets and interstates Through the rain and open wind
Hello Seattle, I am an old lighthouse Throwing beams of bright lights Red in the morning, blue in the evening sun Taking heed for everyone
Hello Seattle, I am a mountaineer In the hills and highlands I fall asleep in hospital parking lots
Take me above your light Carry me through the night Hold me secure in flight Sing me to sleep tonight
Take me above your light Carry me through the night Hold me secure in flight Sing me to sleep tonight
I've sent this casting crown video to at least a dozen people that have emailed me for help over the last few years. As I recall, Dazed and his wife emailed me back having both just cried watching it (since by that time they had both taken the "slow fade" ride). I find it the most poignant adultery song & video EVER, see what you think?
I just had to follow up this posting with the "Slow Fade" Casting Crowns Teaching Video that accompanies it. It gives some great insight into the song and concept behind it.
Casting Crowns is amazing. When DH was a music minister Mark Hall was the youth director. He lives what he sings. And yes, speaking as a former WW, Slow Fade is spot on.
It's so weird the songs I hear when I first get into the car in the morning.
Song #1: 'It's a Sin' - Pet Shop Boys Song #2: 'Is She Really Going Out With Him' - Joe Jackson
Life in my world.
P.S. Yes, it's really me -- I'm just wearing a hat, wig and the funny glasses/big nose combo for the time being. Kinda of late in the game, I'm down on the scoreboard, and in need of some big plays. Website articles and MB Weekend could be my last best chance at putting some more points on the board.....
Boy, I need to elaborate. If anyone cares to help me out via regular e-mail, let me know. I sense things slipping away here....
but I heard this today and I do like Robbie - I don't think I've really really heard it since my mess up (bit eupemistic there, but you know what I mean) Robbie - Make me Pure
So I sing a song To reel 'em in It's a song I've sung before And a song I'm gonna sing again I mean every word I don't mean a single one of them Oh Lord, make me pure - but not yet
Tell a joke, tell it twice If no one else is laughing then why am I I split my sides both times and laugh until I cry Oh Lord, please make me pure, but not yet
I don't have to try I just dial it in I've never found a job that for me was worth bothering I got a ton of selfish genes and lazy bones beneath this skin Oh Lord, make me pure, but not yet
Smoking kills Sex sells I've got one hand in my pocket but the other one looks cool as hell I know I'm gonna die so my revenge is living well Oh Lord, make me pure, but not yet
I stopped praying So I hope this song will do I wrote it all for you I'm not perfect but you don't mind that, do you? I know you're there to pull me through, aren't you?
So I look for love I like the search And I'll be standing for election all across the known universe Every president get the country she deserves Oh Lord, make me pure, but not yet
And I've been seeing Somebody's wife She said she'd leave him for me and I said that wasn't wise You can't lie to a liar because of all the lies Oh Lord, please make me pure,but not yet
For the young abandoned father left alone without a reason, For the pilgrim in the city where there is no home. For the son without a father for his solitary mother I have a message
He sees you, He knows you, He loves you, He loves you
Every heart that is breaking tonight Is the heart of a child that He holds in His sight And oh, how He longs to hold in His arms Every heart that is breaking tonight.....
For the precious, fallen daughter, for her devastated father. For the prodigal who's dying in a strange new way. For the patriot with no country I have a message......
He sees you, He knows you, He loves you, He loves you....
Every heart that is breaking tonight Is the heart of a child that He holds in His sight And oh, how he longs to hold in His arms Every heart that is breaking tonight.....
This is the best video that I could find. The company doesn't like to have their songs on youtube. Ugh.
Lyrics:
Nothing was saving our day There was nothing to say, But you said something anyway Claiming I stepped out of line Which forced you to leave me, As if that idea was mine.
Oh, you stupid thing Speaking of course as your dear departed Oh, you stupid thing It wasn't me that you outsmarted, You stupid thing Stopping it all before it even started
I bet you knew it would come That's just like you, to sit back And just play it dumb One word of warning would help But that sacrifice was made Trying to save yourself
Oh, you stupid thing Speaking of course as your dear departed Oh, you stupid thing It wasn't me that you outsmarted Oh, you stupid thing Stopping it all before it even started
Maybe that's just how I am To fall where I stand, Or I'm weak for that kind of man One who looks helpless and brave But you turned into a coward I don't care for the parts you saved.
Oh, you stupid thing Speaking of course as your dear departed Oh, you stupid thing It wasn't me that you outsmarted Oh, you stupid thing Speaking of course as your dear departed Oh, you stupid thing It wasn't me that you outsmarted: Oh, you stupid thing. Oh, you stupid thing. Oh, you stupid thing. Oh, you stupid thing.
Michael Stipe wrote this as a love song to the city of New York -- the band viewed it as their home away from home. Obviously, not a "traditional" relationship, but he wanted the lyrics to convey the deep feelings that can exist between two people who are in love. Most thought-provoking line:
"It's easier to leave than be left behind."
Leaving New York" by REM
It's quiet now And what it brings Is everything
Comes calling back A brilliant night I'm still awake
I looked ahead I'm sure I saw you there
You don't need me To tell you now That nothing can compare
You might have laughed if I told you You might have hidden A frown You might have succeeded in changing me I might have been turned around
It's easier to leave than to be left behind Leaving was never my proud Leaving New York, never easy I saw the light fading out
Now life is sweet And what it brings I tried to take But loneliness It wears me out It lies in wait
And I've lost Still in my eyes The shadow of necklace Across your thigh I might've lived my life in a dream, but I swear This is real Memory fuses and shatters like glass Mercurial future, forget the past It's you, it's what I feel.
You might have laughed if I told you (it's pulling me apart) You might have hidden a frown (change) You might have succeeded in changing me (it's pulling me apart) I might have been turned around (change)
It's easier to leave than to be left behind (it's pulling me apart) Leaving was never my proud (change) Leaving New York, never easy (it's pulling me apart) I saw the light fading out You find it in your heart, it's pulling me apart You find it in your heart, change...
I told you, forever I love you, forever I told you, I love you I love you, forever I told you, forever You never, you never You told me forever
You might have laughed if I told you You might have hidden the frown You might have succeeded in changing me I might have been turned around
It's easier to leave than to be left behind (it's pulling me apart) Leaving was never my proud (change) Leaving New York never easy (it's pulling me apart) I saw the life fading out (change) Leaving New York, never easy (it's pulling me apart) I saw the light fading out (change) Leaving New York never easy (it's pulling me apart) I saw the life fading out (change)
If children live with criticism, they learn to condemn. If children live with hostility, they learn to fight. If children live with fear, they learn to be apprehensive. If children live with pity, they learn to feel sorry for themselves. If children live with ridicule, they learn to feel shy. If children live with jealousy, they learn to feel envy. If children live with shame, they learn to feel guilty. If children live with encouragement, they learn confidence. If children live with tolerance, they learn patience. If children live with praise, they learn appreciation. If children live with acceptance, they learn to love. If children live with approval, they learn to like themselves. If children live with recognition, they learn it is good to have a goal. If children live with sharing, they learn generosity. If children live with honesty, they learn truthfulness. If children live with fairness, they learn justice. If children live with kindness and consideration, they learn respect. If children live with security, they learn to have faith in themselves and in those about them. If children live with friendliness, they learn the world is a nice place in which to live.
See the ruin on the hill, where the smoke is hanging still, Like an echo of an age long forgotten. There's a story of a home crushed beneath those blackened stones, And the roof that fell before the beams were rotten.
Cecil Darby loved his wife, and he laboured all his life, To provide her with material possessions. And he built for her a home of the finest wood and stone. And the building soon became his sole obsession.
Oh, it took three-hundred days, for the timbers to be raised, And the silhouette was seen for miles around. And the gables reached as high as the eagles in the sky, But it only took one night to bring it down, When Darby's castle tumbled to the ground.
Though they shared a common bed, there was precious little said, In the moments that were set aside for sleepin'. For his busy dreams were filled with the rooms he'd yet to build, And he never heard young Helen Darby weeping.
Then one night he heard a sound, as he laid his pencil down, And he traced it to her door and turned the handle. And the pale light of the moon through the window of the room, Split the shadows where two bodies lay entangled.
Oh, it took three-hundred days, for the timbers to be raised, And the silhouette was seen for miles around. And the gables reached as high as the eagles in the sky, But it only took one night to bring it down, When Darby's castle tumbled to the ground.
Nobody ever looked back on their life from their death bed and said, "I wish I'd spent a lot more time at work..."
I need a sign to let me know you're here All of these lines are being crossed over the atmosphere I need to know that things are gonna look up 'Cause I feel us drowning in a sea spilled from a cup
When there is no place safe and no safe place to put my head When you feel the world shake from the words that are said
[Chorus:] And I'm calling all angels I'm calling all you angels
I won't give up if you don't give up [Repeat x4]
I need a sign to let me know you're here 'Cause my TV set just keeps it all from being clear I want a reason for the way things have to be I need a hand to help build up some kind of hope inside of me
[Chorus]
When children have to play inside so they don't disappear While private eyes solve marriage lies cause we don't talk for years And football teams are kissing Queens and losing sight of having dreams In a world that what we want is only what we want until it's ours
Skald was singing this to me the other day and it made me cry.
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Yea yea Dancin' in the dark middle of the night Takin' your heart and holdin' it tight Emotional touch touchin' my skin And asking you to do what you've been doin' all over again
Oh it's a beautiful thing don't think I can keep it all in I just gotta let you know what it is that won't let me go
It's your love It just does something to me It sends a shock right through me I can't get enough And if you wonder About the spell I'm under Oh it's your love
Better than I was, more than I am And all of this happened by taking your hand And who I am now is who I wanted to be And now that we're together, I'm stronger than ever I'm happy and free
Oh it's a beautiful thing, Don't think I can keep it all in If you asked me why I've changed, All I gotta do is say your sweet name
It's your love It just does something to me It sends a shock right through me I can't get enough And if you wonder About the spell I'm under Oh, it's your love
Baby, Oh oh, oh,
Oh it's a beautiful thing, Don't think I can keep it all in I just gotta let you konw what it is that won't let me go
It's your love It just does something to me It sends a shock right through me I can't get enough And if you wonder About the spell I'm under, Oh it's your love It's your love, it's your love, it's your love
I'm glad this thread was bumped...a few days ago I heard this song and it reminded me of what my DH and I did right after Plan B ended...we got small matching blue stars tattooed on our wrists (he has two, I have one to make the "three blue stars" from this song).
It was his idea (he had to talk to me into it) but knowing how much it meant to him and that it was from this song called "Built to Last", I agreed:
Built to Last by the Grateful Dead:
There are times when you can beckon, There are times when you must call. You can take a lot of reckoning, But you can't take it all.
There are times when I can help you out, And times when you must fall. There are times when you must live in doubt And I can't help at all.
Three blue stars rise on the hill Say no more now just be still All these trials soon be past Look for something built to last A wind held by the collar, Yes, a cloud held by the breeze You can walk on coals of fire But sometimes you must freeze
There are times when you offend me And I do the same to you If we can't or won't forget it I guess we could be through
One blue star sets on the hill Call it back you never will One more star sinks in the past Show me something built to last
Built to last till time itself falls tumbling from the wall Built to last till sunshine fails and darkness moves on all Built to last while years roll past like cloudscapes in the sky Show me something built to last and something built to try
There are times when you get hit upon Try hard but you cannot give Other times you'd gladly part With what you need to live
Don't waste your breath to save your face When you have done your best And even more is asked of you Fate will decide the rest
All the stars are gone but one Morning breaks here comes the sun Cross the sky now sinking fast Show me something built to last
I think there is a level of forgiveness here but I recognize I'm nowhere near it. Maybe some folks out there are in this place. I wonder what it feels like....
"In the Sun" Michael Stipe (REM) and Chris Martin (Coldplay)
I picture you in the sun wondering what went wrong And falling down on your knees asking for sympathy And being caught in between all you wish for and all you seen And trying to find anything you can feel that you can believe in
May God's love be with you Always May God's love be with you
I know i would apologize if i could see in your eyes 'Cause when you showed me myself,you know, i became someone else But i was caught in between all you wish for and all you need I picture you fast asleep A nightmare comes You can't keep awake
May God's love be with you Always May God's love be with you
'Cause if i find If i find my own way How much will i find If i find If i find my own way How much will i find You
I don't know anymore What it's for I'm not even sure If there is anyone who is in the sun Will you help me to understand 'Cause i been caught in between all you wish for and all you need Maybe you're not even sure what it's for Any more than me
May God's love be with you Always May God's love be with you Always
Here's a song I wrote when WW and I were in the middle of the storm. This was my healing song and the process of writing it helped me get through a dark dark time. If someone get's something out of it I'd consider myself honored. Feel free to download it or stream it
Right Before Your Eyes I�ve been around the world Searchin for a miracle Been looking for something to ease my troubled mind I took the wrong road I took the easy way out I was runnin scared All my life
It�s funny how the simple things Can slowly pass you by Bridges burn and castles crumble Before you realize
That everything that you need Is right before your eyes You�d trip on it if you�d get any closer Before you�d realize That the answer Is right before your eyes
And in my darkest hour I feel the power of the truth Come crashin like a storm Down on me There�s no more defenses There�s no more denial Cause only truth Can set will set you free
It�s funny how the simple things Can slowly pass you by Bridges burn and castles crumble Before you realize
That everything that you need Is right before your eyes You�d trip on it if you�d get any closer Before you�d realize That the truth Is right before your eyes
I�ve been runnin so long looking for a clue But every step I take just leads back to you
Everything that you need Is right before your eyes You�d trip on it if you�d get any closer Before you�d realize That the truth Is right before your eyes
I'm silent in the rolling wake of lucky and adored ugly a blur on the side so easily ignored
speechless in my screaming way they all laugh and smile spotlights give the loved a stage but only burn the shy
I will always be the outsider will I always walk the road alone?
disguised so the crowd can't see my strategies and plans the last of the shopworn secrets no one understands
I will always be the outsider will I always walk the road alone? will I always find it hard to make this world of lies my own
I'd give it all all to find my way inside you I can't fake myself round to fit the hole that hides in you looking at me I know just what you'd say if you cared
I will always be the outsider will I always walk the road alone? will I always find it hard to so hard to make this world of lies my own
As I sit here and slowly close my eyes I take another deep breath And feel the wind pass through my body I'm the one in your soul Reflecting inner light Protect the ones who hold you Cradling your inner child
I need serenity In a place where I can hide I need serenity Nothing changes, days go by
Where do we go when we just don't know And how do we relight the flame when it's cold Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing And when will we learn to control
Tragic visions slowly stole my life Tore away everything Cheating me out of my time I'm the one who loves you No matter wrong or right And every day I hold you I hold you with my inner child
I need serenity In a place where I can hide I need serenity Nothing changes, days go by
Where do we go when we just don't know And how do we relight the flame when it's cold Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing And when will we learn to control
Where do we go when we just don't know And how do we relight the flame when it's cold Why do we dream when our thoughts mean nothing And when will we learn to control
There comes a time A time in everyone's life When nothing seems to go their way When nothing seems to turn out right There may come a time You just can't seem to find your place For every door you open Seems like you get two slammed in your face
That's when you need someone Someone that you can call When all your faith is gone It feels like you can't go on Let it be me Let it be me If it's a friend you need Let it be me Let it be me
Feels like you always coming up last Pockets full of nothing Ain't got no cash Don't matter where you turn You ain't got no place to stand You reach out for something and they slap your hand
I remember all too well Just how it feels to be all alone You feel like you'd give anything For just a little place you can call your own
That's when you need someone Someone that you can call When all your faith is gone It feels like you can't go on Let it be me Let it be me If it's a friend you need Let it be me Let it be me Let it be me Let it be me If it's a friend you need Let it be me Let it be me Let it be me
This is for all of the BW's who need some confidence. I LOVE this song.
You left me like a broken doll In pieces as I took the fall for you, you dumb chump! You left me free-falling like space junk Burning up in the atmosphere of life
Well I sound like a philosopher but I'm a fool who's off her rocker 'Cause I let you in my heart that one last time
I've had enough, made up my mind I'm gonna get up and out and wahhh!
I love myself today Not like yesterday I'm cool, I'm calm I'm gonna be okay! Uh huh I love myself today Not like yesterday Take another look at me now 'Cause it's your last look Your last look forever
Well look at you you're all puffed up In that big red truck- but you're outta luck (this time) Well, that's tough 'Cause I'm on fire- too hot to touch with a chatroom full of lovers on the line Gonna step right up. Spit shine my soul I'm gonna be proud and loud and outta control!
I love myself today Not like yesterday I'm cool, I'm calm I'm gonna be okay! Uh huh I love myself today Not like yesterday Take another look at me now 'Cause it's your last look Your last look forever
I'm lookin' in the mirror and I like what I see: I've lost the fear & the horror that's been eating at me 'Cause being with you is like a hangman's noose I was living my life in dead man's shoes
I've had enough. Made up my mind I'm gonna get up and out and wahhh!
I love myself today Not like yesterday I'm cool, I'm calm I'm gonna be okay! Uh huh I love myself today Not like yesterday Take another look at me now
I love myself today Not like yesterday You're dead and gone I'm gonna get my way I love myself today Not like yesterday Take another look at me now 'Cause it's your last look Your last look forever!!
I love myself today [x7]
I may not agree with all of the words, but the sentiment is good. Very empowering.
On the Vacation Thread on the Recovery Forum, Cinders linked to a song she said was "gritty." As soon as I thought about that word for a second, I thought of this cut, from B.B.King.
The lyrics: (at least one version of them)
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Been downhearted baby ever since the day we met I've been downhearted baby ever since the day we met Our love is nothin' but the blues Baby how blue can you get
My love is like a fire Your love is like a cigarette My love is like a fire But baby yours is like a cigarette I watch you step down on it baby and crush it Tell me how, tell me how, how blue can you get
You're evil when I'm with you and you're jealous when we're apart Yes you're evil when I'm with you baby You're jealous when we're apart How blue can you get, Baby The answer's right here in my heart
I gave you a brand new Ford and you just said I want a Cadillac I bought you a ten dollar dinner You said Thanks for the snack I let you live in my penthouse You said it was just a shack I gave you seven children and now you wanna give 'em back
I've been downhearted baby ever since the day we met Our love is nothin' but the blues Baby how blue can you get
I'd gladly walk across the desert With no shoes upon my feet To share with you the last bite of bread I had to eat I would swim back to save you In your sea of broken dreams When all your hopes are sinking Let me show you what love means
Love can build a Bridge Between your heart and mine Love can build a Bridge Don't you think it's time? Don't you think it's time?
I would whisper love so loudly Every heart could understand That love and only love Can join the tribes of man I would give my heart's desire So that you might see The first step is to realize That it all begins with you and me
Love can build a Bridge Between your heart and mine Love can build a Bridge Don't you think it's time? Oh, don't you think it's time?
When we stand together It's our finest hour We can do anything, anything Anything, anything Keep believin' in the power
Love can build a Bridge Between your heart and mine Love can build a Bridge Don't you think it's time? Don't you think it's time?
Verse 1 I I wish you could swim Like the dolphins Like dolphins can swim Though nothing Will keep us together We can beat them For ever and ever Oh we can be Heroes Just for one day
verse2 I I will be king And you You will be queen Though nothing Will drive them away We can be Heroes Just for one day We can be us Just for one day
verse3 I I can remember Standing By the wall And the guns Shot above our heads And we kissed As though nothing could fall And the shame Was on the other side Oh we can beat them For ever and ever Then we can be Heroes Just for one day
outro We can be Heroes We can be Heroes We can be Heroes Just for one day We can be Heroes We're nothing And nothing will help us Maybe we're lying Then you better not stay But we could be safer Just for one day
You've been too gone,for too long, it's too late to come back now It's been so long since you walked out my door now you're just an old song nobody sings anymore I gotta a new love and she's the true love but darlin' how could you have known? you've been too gone, for too long now it's too late to come back home
You've came a long way, goin' the wrong way don't even set your suitcase down You wanted to roam, now you're paying the bills you're an old rollin' stone who rode over the hills I had a good cry when you said "Goodbye" I didn't wanna let you go but you've been too gone for too long now it's too late to come back home
I had a good cry when you said "Goodbye" I didn't wanna let you go but you've been too gone for too long so why don't you just stay gone? now you've been too gone for too long now it's too late to come back home
We're the best partners this world's ever seen, Together as close as can be. But sometimes it's hard to find time in between, To tell you what you mean to me.
You are the rose of my heart, You are the love of my life. A flower not fading nor falling apart, If you're tired, rest your head on my arm. Rose of my heart.
When sorrow holds you in its arms of clay, It's rain drops that fall from your eyes. Your smile's like the sun come to earth for a day, You brighten my blackest of skies.
You are the rose of my heart, You are the love of my life. A flower not fading nor falling apart, If you're cold, let my love make you warm. Rose of my heart.
So hard times or easy times, what do I care, There's nothing I'd change if I could. The tears and the laughter are things that we share, Your hand in mine makes it good.
You are the rose of my heart, You are the love of my life. A flower not fading nor falling apart, If you're cold, let my love make you warm. Rose of my heart.
You are the rose of my heart, You are the love of my life. A flower not fading nor falling apart, If you're cold, let my love make you warm. Rose of my heart.
I was watching Space Channel and Star trek:Enterprise came on. I think the theme song is PERFECT.
It's been a long road Getting from there to here It's been a long time But my time is finally near
And I can feel the change in the winds right now Nothing's in my way And they're not gonna hold me down no more No there not gonna hold me down
Cause I've got faith of the heart I'm going where my heart will take me I've got faith to believe I can do anything I've got strength of the soul And no one's gonna bend or break me I can reach any star I've got faith I've got faith Faith of the heart
It's been a long night Trying to find my way Been through the darkness Now I finally have my day And I will see my dreams come alive at last I will touch the sky And they're not gonna hold me down no more No there not gonna change my mind
Cause I've got faith of the heart I'm going where my heart will take me I've got faith to believe I can do anything I've got strength of the soul And no one's gonna bend or break me I can reach any star I've got faith Faith of the heart
I've known a wind so cold and seen the darkest days But now the winds I feel, are only winds of change I've been through the fire and I've been through the rain But I'll be fine
Cause I've got faith of the heart I'm going where my heart will take me I've got faith to believe I can do anything I've got strength of the soul And no one's gonna bend or break me I can reach any star I've got faith
I've got faith of the heart I'm going where my heart will take me I've got strength of the soul And no one's gonna bend or break me I can reach any star I've got faith I've got faith Faith of the heart
Just trying to find your way anywhere But you�ve come to find you�re alone Its getting dark and you�ve lost your way I haven�t let you go as long as you know that..
I�m losing what�s left of my dignity But ill fight till the end for her heart Ill never give up for what�s possibly For better for worse this love must be cursed
Just try to keep your head down But you come to find that trust has come and gone Everyone out there is listening But you don�t care at all and you�re probably glad to know
I�m losing what�s left of my dignity But ill fight till the end for her heart Ill never give up for what�s possibly For better for worse this love must be cursed
You already let it pass through your lips you can�t take it back now [x4]
I�m losing what�s left of my dignity But ill fight till the end for her heart Ill never give up for what�s possibly For better for worse this love must be cursed
Holding on to her This love must be cursed I�m holding on to her This love must be cursed I�m holding on
I�m afraid to say she never made it home Couldn�t keep her head on She was so close I�m afraid to say she never made it home [x5
Standing on top of the edge it feels like it's going down Everything stays in my mind feeling in a daze on the ground Feels like it's gonna give life's to hard to live anymore I think I've had enough things too tough I'm out the door
All in all it's just another day now You're falling down What you gonna do Standing on top of the world tonight No ones looking back at you
Stand tall It's going on It's going on It's gonna be just fine You're holding on Holding on today
Things don't stop and the others announced they're moving on Salt & tears in the minds in the mouths of a bad decision Too late for another mistake it's bringing me down With all your faults it isn't your fault what's going on
All in all it's just another day now You're falling down What you gonna do Standing on top of the world tonight No ones looking back at you
Stand tall It's going on It's going on It's gonna be just fine You're holding on Holding on today
So you lost yourself So you lost your way Found life through someone else But you threw it all away
All in all it's just another day now You're falling down What you gonna do Standing on top of the world tonight No ones looking back at you
Stand tall It's going on It's going on It's gonna be just fine You're holding on Holding on today
Times rolling on rolling on today It's going on Going on today
I was out mowing the lawn today listening to an unreleased album from a sadly unheralded band called Little Feat (although they've been one of my favorites for years!) and on came one of Alan Toussaint's songs they made popular, "On Your Way Down"
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On Your Way Down -- Alan Toussaint
Sunrise Sunset Since the beginning it hasn't changed yet People fly high begin to lose sight You can't see very clearly when you're in flight
It's high time that you found The same people you misuse on your way up You might meet up On your way down
Vintage wines from the year '62 It's your thing, it's your thing It pleases you You got to frown when you cross town You think it's an honor just to have you around
It's high time that you found The same dudes you misuse on your way up You might meet up On your way down
You think the sun rises and sets for you But the same sun rises, sets and shines On the poor folks too I don't mind you turning round I myself would even like a little higher ground
It's high time that you found The same people you walk on on your way up You might meet up On your way down On your way down
Sadly, I can't find a YouTube video of Feat doing this number, but there is a passable version done by Gov't Mule:
This is a cool song by Three days Grace and it is kind of helping me through some rough patches in Plan B. It is good to be able to SCREAM songs every once in a while(or daily as needed ).
Gone Forever"
Don't know what's going on Don't know what went wrong Feels like a hundred years I Still can't believe you're gone So I'll stay up all night With these bloodshot eyes While these walls surround me with the story of our life
I feel so much better Now that you're gone forever I tell myself that I don't miss you at all I'm not lying, denying that I feel so much better now That you're gone forever
Now things are coming clear And I don't need you here And in this world around me I'm glad you disappeared So I'll stay out all night Get drunk and f'in fight Until the morning comes I'll Forget about our life
I feel so much better Now that you're gone forever I tell myself that I don't miss you at all I'm not lying, denying that I feel so much better now That you're gone forever
First time you screamed at me I should have made you leave I should have known it could be so much better I hope you're missing me I hope I've made you see That I'm gone forever
And now it's coming clear That I don't need you here And in this world around me I'm glad you disappeared
I feel so much better Now that you're gone forever I tell myself that I don't miss you at all I'm not lying, denying that I feel so much better now That you're gone forever And now you're gone forever And now you're gone forever
In a relax and let the insults of life wash over you vein -
I ran across an old friend this morning:
These guys were new age before new age was a buzzword.
This tune always made me think of floating in air. So I made a tape of it and carried it with me when I soloed in my ultralight many years ago. I also listened to it continuously while soaring off the cliffs of the Na Pali Coast after the first D-Day of the VLTA.
Helped me along, it did.
Also reminds me of Hebrides Overture (Fingal�s Cave).
[The site Weaves, 2L and I usually post tunes for each other is down today. So I thought I would place this here for all to hear.]
This song is not about an affair or a d-day in my life, or any thing like that, it's about my DH and the way he keeps saying "yes, but that was before!!!!!!"
To explain, he left me a few months ago. He packed up everything he owned (and even some of the stuff I owned ) and headed back up north. He did say I could go with him, if I wanted to. But, it seemed really closer to an after thought, than a request, if you know what I mean.
Anyway, I let him go. I have moved three different times since I married him and wasn't about to move again. Plus, he was acting really wayward in my opinion, so I thought it best to stay put and let him go.
After a few weeks he asked to come back. I have to say that I was really heartbroken and having a very, very hard time, but I didn't let on. I just decided I would be okay and it was probably for the best and to let him go. I did a little plan A on the phone by not love busting, but I certainly wasn't trying to meet any of his needs. I was just trying to act with grace and class, even though inside and to my friends, I was a basket case.
Now, he is back and we are both working hard to make this marriage work and to be good to the other.
Anyway, this song is for him. Even though he doesn't read here and does not especially like this place. Actually, he can't stand it.
So, maybe this is for me. It's a great tune, and I happened to have seen Jonny Lang in a bar in my home town when he was about 16 years old, and he was incredible. I normally can't stand blues, but his voice is just unbelievable.
That's a nice song, Mark. He's quite the guitarist.
Ap,
I know what both of ours are, and we have talked about them a few times, but I am kind of in self protect mode still. I don't totally trust him not to take off again, so I am not really that secure in giving him all my love in that way again, yet.
He is kind of selfish (not to strangers or homeless people, though, just me and his marriage).
I could be making a mistake in not consciously meeting all his needs (I do meet some naturally), but when I do he doesn't meet mine and then I get ticked off and my taker comes roaring out.
I'll put some more thought into it and try to decide if I could meet all his E/N's regularly it would cause him to fall madly in love with me again. But, I don't know, he's more of a wayward, entitled mentality than a committed to marriage kind of person, unfortunately for me. I'm not saying he's a bad person, or trying to bad mouth him in anyway as he does have a lot of good qualities, just too used to being single, maybe.
I'll think about it and maybe start a thread in the future to get some of the others' opinions.
I'll put some more thought into it and try to decide if I could meet all his E/N's regularly it would cause him to fall madly in love with me again.
Ask him?
Write that very question down (so you have it the way you want it) and give it to him.
eta: According to Dr H, wife falling madly in love with me would be precisely the fully guaranteed result of me meeting her ENs. LOL. Not by a long shot. I was meeting them all, all along (even according to her) and in the way she wanted them met. Redoubling my efforts after DDay 1 of the VLTA did not make her love me. Redoubling again after DDay 2 did not make her love me either. If anything she started thinking I am a fool. But, maybe that�s just due to my incompetence. You might be better at meeting ENs than I am. I no longer care one way or the other. Might still be worth a shot for you though...
And yes, I should probably just ask him. I'm still going to protect myself emotionally and financially. Someone who leaves so easily has proven that leaving is easy for them.
Anyway, this song is for him. Even though he doesn't read here and does not especially like this place. Actually, he can't stand it.
Heck, I can't stand it either! Paraphrasing those old Listerine commercials: "Marriage Builders? I HATE IT! ...but I use it 2wice a day!"
Best relationships are where the partners recognize that it isn't their responsibility 2 make their spouse do anything, including (especially) love them. The best relationships are between 2 individuals who don't "need" their needs met, but choose 2 meet (or exceed) their partner's needs because they want 2.
I'm with Frank Pittman. People who believe they can (or should) sustain romantic love indefinitely are fooling themselves. It is the "caring love" that the Harleys describe that is sustaining.
Having said that, I'm an incurable romantic, I think:
[I'm with Frank Pittman. People who believe they can (or should) sustain romantic love indefinitely are fooling themselves. It is the "caring love" that the Harleys describe that is sustaining.
Thank goodness this is a load of CRAP. Anyone who has actually used this program in the way it is intended will tell you that it is ROMANTIC LOVE that is sustaining. Caring love does not sustain anything other than peaceful co-existance. That is not what Dr Harley subscribes.
[According to Dr H, wife falling madly in love with me would be precisely the fully guaranteed result of me meeting her ENs. LOL. Not by a long shot. I was meeting them all, all along (even according to her) and in the way she wanted them met. Redoubling my efforts after DDay 1 of the VLTA did not make her love me. Redoubling again after DDay 2 did not make her love me either.
First off, Dr Harley does not say that his program works in a marriage where one spouse refuses or refuses to participate. Where does he ever guarantee to FORCE your spouse to fall in love against her will? That is ridiculous.
You are setting false standards for Dr Harley's program and then declaring his program a failure by these arbitrary, insane standards.
What Dr Harley does recommend for marriages where one spouse refuses to participate in a program of recovery is PLAN B to be vacated only when the WS agrees to participate in the program. You did not do that.
You can't blame Dr Harley for your wife's failure to participate and your failure to utilize Plan B in the manner subscribed.
A program can only work if you work it, Aphelion. I am sorry you and your wife chose to NOT work this program, but that is not Dr Harley's fault.
I'm with Frank Pittman. People who believe they can (or should) sustain romantic love indefinitely are fooling themselves. It is the "caring love" that the Harleys describe that is sustaining.
2Long, here is what Dr Harley believes and I hardly think he is "fooling himself." He actually tests the strength of this program by giving a test to his clients to measure the level of ROMANTIC LOVE they feel for one another. He doesn't just make willy nilly, unsubstantiated claims:
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The difference between my approach to saving marriages, and the approach of most other therapists, is that I focus on building romantic love (being "in love") between spouses, rather than simply focusing on conflict resolution. As it turns out, I also address conflict resolution, but I do it in a way that builds love between spouses.
Since most marital therapists fail to address the romantic love issue when they try to help couples, their approach to conflict resolution usually fails to build love, and as a result, the couples divorce, even after "resolving" some of their conflicts.
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My experience with couples agrees with the results of this study. In successful marriages, spouses expect to change to accommodate each other's needs, so when a spouse registers a complaint, it's a signal for action. In failed marriages, on the other hand, spouses expect to be accepted as they are, without change. A complaint is interpreted as an unwillingness to love unconditionally, a failure of the complaining spouse. So instead of adjusting to the complaint, the defense is offered, "if you really loved me, you would not try to change me. You would let me continue to do whatever it is I'm doing."
You seem to have bought into the crap that most therapists sell, that romantic love is impossible. And yes it is for them and their clients. That is where Marriage Builders differs from the others.
[I'm with Frank Pittman. People who believe they can (or should) sustain romantic love indefinitely are fooling themselves. It is the "caring love" that the Harleys describe that is sustaining.
Thank goodness this is a load of CRAP. Anyone who has actually used this program in the way it is intended will tell you that it is ROMANTIC LOVE that is sustaining. Caring love does not sustain anything other than peaceful co-existance. That is not what Dr Harley subscribes.
2funny, Mel! I don't really think that the Harleys are so inflexible that they can't apply different approaches 2 solving marital problems. That was my experience with Steve, at any rate.
Frank Pittman:
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People who think they can't endure life unless they are "in love" are dangerous. After thirty-seven years in the trenches of family therapy and thirty-seven years in a totally committed, totally realistic marriage, I have come to see "romantic love" as an absurd, albeit delicious, crisis-induced escape from sanity, a narcissistic intoxication with no relationship to loving
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Despite it all, if one is unpartnered and alone, romantic love can be a resolution to loneliness as magically ecstatic and lifesaving as Robinson Crusoe's spotting of the footsteps in the sand. While it will not last, the fact that it was once there and that memories of it can be conjured up from time to time makes a resultant marriage feel special and right. Of course misery (and/or an extensive sexual and romantic supporting cast) can result if the partners are so foolish as to require continuation of their romantic high for a lifetime.
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John Gottman finds in What Predicts Divorce that long-term marital satisfaction comes from factors such as companionship and friendship, and the ability to provide support, validation, and understanding, rather than passion and in-loveness. It seems to me dangerous for people to stake their happiness in life on romantic love. They are ecstatic when they experience that most engulfing flight from reality, but miserable when they don't. Romance can pull you out of a funk, but it has far more side effects than Prozac.
I have to disagree based on personal experience. I was in-love with my ex-husband everyday for the entire 10 years that we were married (and several months after that). He met my needs (I thought) and I loved him in every sense of the word. He was not in-love with me, he was deceptive, unfaithful and he left me. That did not change my feelings for him until I realized that I was in-love with his presentation of himself - not the real man.
2funny, Mel! I don't really think that the Harleys are so inflexible that they can't apply different approaches 2 solving marital problems.
Thanks for making my point that other therapists don't know how to create romantic love. Why would anyone be interested in that "approach," 2Long? Who wants a mediocre marriage? That is not what I am here for.
The Harleys are here to make great marriages, not mediocre ones. They don't have "TWO" approaches to GREAT marriages, but ONE approach that leads to romantic love. In your quotes, those therapists don't even believe it is possible, much less know how to acheive it.
[I'm with Frank Pittman. People who believe they can (or should) sustain romantic love indefinitely are fooling themselves. It is the "caring love" that the Harleys describe that is sustaining.
Thank goodness this is a load of CRAP. Anyone who has actually used this program in the way it is intended will tell you that it is ROMANTIC LOVE that is sustaining. Caring love does not sustain anything other than peaceful co-existance. That is not what Dr Harley subscribes.
2funny, Mel! I don't really think that the Harleys are so inflexible that they can't apply different approaches 2 solving marital problems. That was my experience with Steve, at any rate.
2long, isn't it kind of bad form to sit here on this website, provided by Dr. Harley, and deny everything that Dr. Harley stands for? I'm talking about romantic love.
If you wanted to question Dr. Harley's conclusions in open debate, I'm sure most of us would welcome that. But you're not rationally analyzing and considering objections to Dr. Harley's conclusions, nor did you make any real attempt to answer the objections MelodyLane offered to what you were saying.
You're passing a completely fraudulent claim that pursuing a different GOAL is simply another APPROACH. The GOAL of Marriage Builders is Romantic Love. Practitioners who deny that Romantic Love is realistic are obviously not merely following a different approach to the same goal; they must have a completely different goal (or no goal) in mind, since they deny that that the Marriage Builders goal is possible!
Misrepresenting this denial of the Marriage Builders goal as different "approach" and making ad hominem attacks at anyone who disagrees with those quotes as "inflexible" may fill some need you have, but it does not represent your case well, and it makes you look quite ungracious to your hosts, Dr. Harley's Marriage Builders practice, which believes in the goal of romantic love.
Can you explain why you think denying the possibility of romantic love is a valid way to approach the goal of romantic love?
Yeah. The Beatles' lyrics started out so "up" "bubble-gum" and innocent. Then they progressively got darker...all kinds of weird stuff.
I used to joke that they went from "I Want to Hold Your Hand" to "Why Don't We Do It In the Road"
The ugliest love song....and it's really unfortunate because the entire song ROCKS, until you get what it's really about...is "Layla". And I really used to like Eric Clapton.
2long got banned, for voicing his thoughts, experience and opinion on this thread, but here is his response to you, Markos. I thought it quite eloquent, and true.
You think calling ad hominem fallacies and non sequiters "healthy debate" is eloquent?
I think we can read what you guys say and compare to Marriage Builders.
It is people like you guys who kept me off of this forum for years. I kept looking and seeing a forum that didn't teach the program that would save my marriage.
If it weren't for people like you opposing Dr. Harley's conclusions and claiming that one opinion is as good as another, I would've gotten on here years ago.
Good riddance to anyone who wants to sit here and ruin this forum as a place for learning Marriage Builders. You obviously have some other place you are posting. Go save marriages there, if you are so great. I want to learn Marriage Builders here.