Carousel - ©2005

Verse 1
Momma knew that he was different from the rest
Always tryin’ to make her smile
Can't remember when it was his daddy left
But he knows it’s been awhile

He grew up strong and true in ways he never knew
Five more brothers came before
Four grew up and left New Waterford for good
The oldest died at twenty four

Chorus x 2
Hold on tight
Time will tell
Round we go
Carousel

Verse 2
Momma did the best she could without a man
Always seemed to make ends meet
She knew the day would come when he would finally go
Then she’d feel so incomplete

One Sunday morning as the light came shinin’ in
Her son said “mom I’m movin’ on”
She couldn’t bear to watch him walk across the room
She turned around and he was gone

Bridge
People come and then they go
Life can be so bittersweet
Through it all we never know
When our better days will be

Chorus x 2
So hold on tight
Only time will tell
Round we go on this
Carousel

Verse 3
He never thought he’d ever get that bitter news
As he stumbled for the phone
His brother told him that she died a peaceful death
He told him she had died alone

As he finally knelt beside his momma’s grave
A single tear stopped at his smile
He can't remember just how long ago he left
But he knows it’s been awhile

Chorus x 2
Hold on tight
Time will tell
Round we go
Carousel

Outtro (like verse)
Momma knew that he was different from the rest
Always tryin’ to make her smile...

Love Belongs - ©2005

Verse 1
Sometimes the road can be so rough
peaceful moments far too few
But being here is calm enough
as long as I am here with you

How is it that I seem to feel
so many things I seldom see
With you these thoughts become so real
now you're finally here with me

Verse 2
Been looking for you for so long
to the sky and to this old guitar
Every star and every song
Seem to wonder where you are

How is it that you seem to say
the very words I need to hear
As long as you are here to stay
I have nothing left to fear

Chorus
People come and people go
Buildings crumble into dust
Through the ashes this I know
Love belongs to each of us

Verse 3
For this moment I am fine
But then the world will call, I know
I promise to be strong this time
When it’s time for you to go

Please tell me how we seem to be
So close and yet so far away
One gentle smile, just for me
Will help me through another day

Chorus
People come and people go
Buildings crumble into dust
Through the ashes this I know
Love belongs to each of us

Outtro
Been looking for you for so long
I promise to be strong this time
Just being here is calm enough
For this moment I am fine

Your Fool - ©2005

Verse 1
Part of me, Wants to stay
Another part of me, Wants to go away
Such mindless contradiction
Hopeless indecision
I don't know what to do

Chorus 1
I want to be with you
Let me be your fool
I want to see it through
your eyes
and know it's gonna be alright
With you

Verse 2
Hard to see, What you want with me
Never hard to see, Reasons I should leave
Such mindless contradiction
This hopeless indecision
I don't know what to do

Chorus 2
I want to be with you
Let me be your fool
I want to see it through...
your eyes
and know it's gonna be alright...
With you

Bridge[maybe just oohs and ahhs.... not sure yet]

Verse 3
Wanna be, Always on your mind
Don't ever wanna be, Left behind
Such mindless contradiction
This hopeless indecision
I don't know what to do

Chorus 3
I want to be with you
Let me be your fool
I want to see it through
your eyes
and know it's gonna be alright
With you

Outtro
I know just what to do
I wanna be with you
Got nothin' left to prove
Baby, let me be your fool

You Won't Go - ©2005

Verse 1
I hear what people say
They're talkin' every day
Some say you'll go away
But I know that you'll stay

It's such a horrible lie
Makes me want to cry
Please let me clarify
Even they cannot deny

Chorus
There ain't no guarantees
So many empty hopes and dreams
Nothing in life is free
But there is one thing that I know
You won't go

Verse 2
I hope that you'll agree
This ain't no mystery
Yeah, even I can see
The way you're lookin' at me
People are asking why
You don't find another guy
Please let me specify
Upon me you can rely

Chorus
There ain't no guarantees
So many empty hopes and dreams
Nothing in life is free
But there is one thing that I know
You won't go

Bridge
Down the road
Around the bend
You've always been with me
No matter what
The world throws at us
I know you'll never leave

Verse 3
So many years have passed
They seem to go so fast
There've been some things we've lacked
But this love will always last

Chorus
There ain't no guarantees
So many empty hopes and dreams
Nothing in life is free
But there is one thing that I know
You won't go

One Cut Too Deep - ©2005

verse 1
Fist closed tightly
She braces for the pain
The edge of frustration
Opens virgin skin

Cold steel warms quickly
As blue turns to red
Blade falls gently
Light flickers overhead

She only wanted to hurt
Didn't mean to go this far
Just to feel something worse
Or leave another scar

Moment of emptiness
Grave consequence to keep
Precious soul flies away
Body goes to sleep

chorus 1
Can't undo what's been done
And now she's gone
One cut too deep

verse 2
Voices of children
Crawl underneath the door
Blood falls like teardrops
Through cracks in the floor

Nothing left to feed on
Demons finally die
Angel at the window
Hides her head to cry

chorus 2
Dreams fall to the ground
And now she's gone
One cut too deep

verse 3
Suddenly peaceful
She doesn't feel a thing
No disappointments
Or things that might have been

No explanations
Or farewell notes to find
Reasons are lost now
Forever in her mind

chorus 3
Soon comes the dawn
And now she's gone
One cut too deep

outtro
Can't undo what's been done
And now she's gone...

Just Breathe - ©2005

verse 1
All the roads in front of you
Different paths for you to choose
So afraid to move - Scared to lose

Voice keeps tellin' you to leave
Now's the time to live your dreams
But for now, baby, just breathe

chorus
You were born to chase the winds that blow
Like seasons come, and then they go
Away
What lies ahead you'll never know
Like fields of gold and skies of blue
Or gray

verse 2
Don't know much, but I know this
Just as sure as love's first kiss
Some you'll leave behind - but some you'll miss

I know that you can't see it now
A wearied mind so filled with doubt
You'll find your way along - somehow

chorus

verse 3
Someday when it's calm and quiet
Just remember for awhile
Look how far you've come - and smile

But until your time shall come
Don't let the simple break you down
Just remember this - be strong

chorus

'Round We Go - ©2005

verse 1
Another day, comes to a hurried end
Some people pray, trying to reach a friend
Somebody who knows, all of your hopes
Somebody to love...
You

chorus 1
Nothing to slow it down
Feet never touch the ground
No answers to be found
This world keeps spinnin'
Around (and around n round n round n round we go)

verse 2
So little time, memories can fade so fast
It's hard to find, a love that was made to last
Two people who know, each other's hopes
A love that will stay...
True

chorus 2
Life is a mystery, sometimes it's so hard to see
What's next for you and me
This world keeps on spinnin'
Around (and around n round n round n round we go)


outtro
When it's gonna stop
Nobody knows
How this all ends
Nobody knows
Who's in control
Nobody knows
Why we want to know
Nobody knows

Irish Love Song - ©2004

An ugly girl sat at the end of the bar
The distance between us was not very far
She said "not a chance boy! I'll not be with you
No I may not be pretty, but you're ugly too!"

My disappointment was plain, a new plan would I need
Or be forced to admit she was out of my league
I worked on that girl at the end of the bar
Her face shone to me so much brighter than stars

I brought her a bottle of ale and to spare
The aroma of failure hung in the air
She filled up her glass with a fine steady hand
And the will of that woman soon started to bend

She was a large woman, this much must be said
Likely 400 pounds from her toes to her head
She had a wide "glass," her appetite was full-sized
But good fortune had smiled, for she had Irish eyes

Alas! The time came, my last chance had arrived
To my wonder I said, "Bonny lass! Be my bride!"
The answer came quickly, she missed not a beat
"If I agree to be yours, will you take me to eat?"

Fourty years have gone by since that night at the bar
This much have I learned, though it may sound bizarre:
A woman who finds a good man that can cook,
Will n'er give a strange man a hungry-eyed second look

Remain - ©2004

verse 1
So much to remember, like I've been with you before
This all seems so familiar, but you'd think that I would know

Pictures rarely seen, placed inside my mind
A past that may have been, left here for me to find

chorus
Through all the years, across the miles
These feelings all have stayed
It's all so weird that all this time
Through it all, you and I have remained
(We have remained)

verse 2
So help me to remember, the way it was before
Make it last forever, Let's never let it go
(Don't let it go)

chorus
Through all the years, across the miles
These feelings all have stayed
It's all so weird that all this time
Through it all, you and I haven't changed
(We haven't changed)

Through it all, you and I will remain
(We will remain)

Through it all, you and I will remain

Be Here - ©2004

Verse 1
I'm all alone, in this empty room
And you've been gone for so long that I can't move
Nothing's been the same, since you went away
I just don't know how much more that I can take

Verse 2
Don't know what to do, with all this extra space
All I've ever loved, has been living in this place
Nothing's been the same, since you went away
I just don't know how much more that I can take

Chorus
Free me - See me - Breathe me
Just be here with me please

Verse 3
You always said that we'd be fine
Now I'm wondering, if maybe you lied

Chorus
Free me - See me - Breathe me
Just be here with me please

Outtro
Just be here with me please
Just come back to me please
Never leave me please
Stay