The Songs In My Heart

Friday, June 18, 2021

STATE OF DISUNION

The country is going to hell

Not much you can do 'bout

Red neck havens keep alive

The war between North and South

Jim Crow believes USA

Is still his private plantation

All non-whites are second class

Here in this God’s nation

AS THEY OSTRACIZE, DEMONIZE

AND HAIL AUGUSTUS

YOU MUST UNIONIZE, CUM BAYA-IZE

AND FIGHT FOR JUSTICE

Inner-city crime’s a living hell

For the down and out

Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth

It’s just a vicious roundabout

State’s bought by the money man

Taxpayer’s dollars keep flowing

You don’t know how you got here

How you’ll know where you're going?

AS THEY OSTRACIZE, DEMONIZE

AND HAIL AUGUSTUS

YOU MUST UNIONIZE, CUM BAYA-IZE

AND FIGHT FOR JUSTICE

Wednesday, October 10, 2018

Life's road is free to travel
But it does take a toll
When you're followed by shadows
From a long time ago

You catch that rebel rag flying
And start to wonder why
After so many dying
It finds wind enough to fly

SO EASE UP ON THE PEDAL
AS YOU EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD
THIS IS ONE SOUTHERN REBEL
THAT HAS NO LINE TO TOE

I WAS BORN FREE
THAT'S HOW I WANT TO STAY
IT'S HIGH TIME THE CONFEDERACY
JOINED THE USA

The Rebels want to rise again
No matter what the cost
They still don't understand
That battle's been fought and lost

You can insist on your reason

Of freedom to fly that rag
But it sure smell like treason
To the union and its flag

SO EASE UP ON THE PEDAL
AS YOU EASE ON DOWN THE ROAD
DON'T BE NO SOUTHERN REBEL
THAT HAS NO LINE TO TOE

YOU WERE BORN FREE
THAT'S HOW SHOULD STAY
IT'S HIGH TIME THE CONFEDERACY
JOINED THE USA

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Saturday, July 7, 2018

Jesus is Dead

Mother ran down the road
Screaming out for Jesus
He could have been saved
If you had believed us

Some are destined to suffer
That’s the way of the verse
There’s so many in this life
Addicted to this curse

Jesus is gone
No one can find him
Went to the beyond
Left mom behind him
You can grieve with us
Pay your last respect
This is one Jesus
Who did not resurrect

Money preaching prophets
Got disciples on the street
Your paradise of choice
Leaves you dead on your feet

You’re riding that wild horse
Chasing the Devil’s dream
All I say is, with Jesus dead,
Who you gonna redeem?

Jesus is gone
No one can find him
Went to the beyond
Left mom behind him
You can grieve with us
Pay your last respect
This is one Jesus
Who did not resurrect

Thursday, June 16, 2016

CULT OF WAR

They say God was the Creator

Of all wrong and right

The original instigator

For Them and Us to fight

We are the chosen people

And all others must die

Under dome and steeple

They're still preaching the lie

MOHAMED WAS A FIGHTER

JESUS WAS A LOVER

MOSES A DIVIDER

I TELL YOU BROTHER

THE TIME HAS COME AND GONE

FOR HERDING SHEEP ALONG

(Repeat)

It's all in God's hands

I hear some people say

He's got lofty plans

To come on Judgment Day

He's made this war of hell

Still you pray and bow

So much that you can't tell

Heaven is here and heaven is now

MOHAMED WAS A FIGHTER

JESUS WAS A LOVER

MOSES A DIVIDER

I TELL YOU BROTHER

THE TIME HAS COME AND GONE

FOR HERDING SHEEP ALONG

(Repeat)

Wednesday, July 29, 2015

WET RAT

At young age I was kicked to the street
I've never learned to talk sweet
My scars don't come clean in the water
Ran with the packs of ill-repute
If my morals are all destitute
It's cause my mind is deep in the gutter

It's been dog eat dog for way too long
I walked far just walking wrong
It's not possible to turn back now
Trapped by my own contradiction
Of your pain and my affliction
Don't look for change where there's no how

IN THIS WORLD ALL MUST DIE
AND I HAVE NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY
IN THIS WORLD ALL MUST DIE

AND I HAVE NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY

You grew up amongst a different kind
If you think I've lost my mind
You're right to question my mentality
So pay no mind to this wet rat
Who doesn't know just where it's at
Cause it's living in a different reality

See, I built my own world around me
I had my own puppets crown me
You'll find no better King of the Swine
You'll excuse me if I don't courtesy
My reality is just a fantasy
May not be your way and it sure ain't mine

IN THIS WORLD ALL MUST DIE
AND I HAVE NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY
IN THIS WORLD ALL MUST DIE

AND I HAVE NO TEARS LEFT TO CRY

At young age I was kicked to the street
I never learned to talk sweet
My scars don't come clean in the water
I know the meaning of hard times
I learned to fear when the bell chymes
Cause I've seen too many sheep led to slaughter

I'D WIPE YOUR TEARS AWAY
BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY

I'D WIPE YOUR TEARS AWAY
BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY

Friday, July 10, 2015

Song of the Year - Manuel Rosa Semi-Finalist

The Song of the Year songwriting contest has awarded Manuel Rosa the Semi-Finalist placement in the song contest. Song of the Year receives entries from all over the world and only the top songwriters receive a Semi-Finalist placement in the songwriting competition.

Wednesday, June 17, 2015

WORK GO AWAY

Go away, work go away
Take your troubles and strife
I need all my time to play
So, come back another day
When I'm not so busy in my life

They tell me to get smart
Because work's the priority
I don't know where to start
I just don't have the heart
For work, like the majority

WORK IS NOT FOR EVERYONE
I DON'T NEED A BALL AND CHAIN
I'M WORKING AT HAVING FUN
AND TO DO MY JOB WELL DONE
YOU WORK AND I WON'T COMPLAIN

Get a job, is all they tell me
But I keep busy enough
I'm working at living free
Because in today's society
You gotta pay for all your stuff

Working drives me berserk
Got a Doctor's note, you see
I don't mean to be a jerk
But I don't need any work
All I need is just the money

WORK IS NOT FOR EVERYONE
I DON'T NEED A BALL AND CHAIN
I'M WORKING AT HAVING FUN
I'M DOING MY JOB WELL DONE
YOU WORK AND I DON'T COMPLAIN

© 1970-2015 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out - www.SingYourHeartOut.com

Wednesday, May 6, 2015

SOMEBODY

A simple unknown living alone
Ain't got no money to abuse
Wishes he was out but stays home
Just writing and singing the blues

AND HE WISHES HE WAS SOMEBODY
OR MAYE JUST SOMEBODY ELSE
CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE SOMEBODY
YOU KNOW EVERYBODY
DON'T GOTTA DO NOTHING FOR YOURSELF

But he says, No. I'm nothing like them
To admit his weakness, gotta be strong
The world falls apart all around him
he just goes on singing his song

AND HE WISHES HE WAS SOMEBODY
OR MAYE JUST SOMEBODY ELSE
CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE SOMEBODY
YOU KNOW EVERYBODY
DON'T GOTTA DO NOTHING FOR YOURSELF

A simple unknown living alone
Ain't go no money to abuse
Wishes he was out but stays home
Just writing and singing the blues

AND HE WISHES HE WAS SOMEBODY
OR MAYE JUST SOMEBODY ELSE
CAUSE WHEN YOU'RE SOMEBODY
YOU KNOW EVERYBODY
DON'T GOTTA DO NOTHING FOR YOURSELF (repeat)

Monday, December 8, 2014

GET LOST

I was minding my own business

When she stepped into my view

Her smile took my breath away

Speechless a second or two

"I say, hey there ray of sunshine

Thank God our paths have crossed"

She said, "You just want a good time

Boy, so you best be getting lost"

I SAID, I'D LIKE TO

GET LOST

IN YOUR BED

GOING OUT

OF MY HEAD

SUNDOWN

TO SUN UP

I'LL SHOW YOU

WHAT'S UP

GIRL, I'M TELLING YOU FLAT

YOU COULD USE SOME OF THAT

She was so taken aback

I could see her mind reeling

Speechless for a second or two

But my offer was appealing

Cause she stopped in her track

“Boy what name you go by?”

I said, “My name is Mack

But just call me the Lost Guy

BECAUSE YOU CAN

GET LOST

IN MY BED

GOING OUT

OF YOUR HEAD

SUNDOWN

TO SUN UP

YOU'LL SEE

WHAT'S UP

EVEN FROM SUN UP TO SUNSET
GIRL, I'M DOWN FOR THAT

Thursday, August 21, 2014

PRETENDING TO BE ME

I’m pretending. pretending to be who I am

Denied the role but I’m still in the film

Of my life in a supporting cast

So much for those who said I wouldn’t last

I’M PRETENDING, PRETENDING TO BE ME

PLAYING THE ROLE THAT YOU SEE

I play, playing the part even if I don’t fit

It’s once in a lifetime and I'd never quit

I’ll play me even if I have to fake

Roll film, I’ll get it down in one take

I’M PRETENDING, PRETENDING TO BE ME

PLAYING THE ROLE THAT YOU SEE

I see, seeing you watch all in confusion

Wondering if I am me or just an illusion

If the act seems out of control

Remember, I'm not me, I just play the role

I’M PRETENDING, PRETENDING TO BE ME

PLAYING THE ROLE THAT YOU SEE

Wednesday, July 23, 2014

OLD MAN'S GONE

The old man is gone

T'was time to move along

And head on up the road

On that dead horse he rode

He went on as he please

Leaving dusty memories

Of him and of us

And of all that he was

THE OLD MAN'S GONE

ALL WE CAN DO IS RIDE ON

RIDE ON, RIDE ON OUR WAY

WE'LL CATCH UP SOME DAY

WAS A TIME TO REMEMBER

A TIME TO NEVER FORGET

THE OLD MAN IS GONE

GONE OFF INTO THE SUNSET

Young man look around

This isn't your piece'a ground

Others have held it before

And after you many more

Learn to see beyond your sight

We're all a brief flash of light

And now that the old man's gone

Nothing to do but move on

THE OLD MAN'S GONE

ALL WE CAN DO IS RIDE ON

RIDE ON, RIDE ON OUR WAY

WE'LL CATCH UP SOME DAY

WAS A TIME TO REMEMBER

A TIME TO NEVER FORGET

THE OLD MAN IS GONE

OFF INTO THE SUNSET

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Song for the Year, Runner Up

My song "NEW AGE MACHINE"

wins Runner Up Placement

for Song of the Year

Thanks to Marc Kennedy for his
work on putting together the demo.

Listen on YouTube

Sunday, December 22, 2013

MUCH MORE THAN NUTHIN

I CAN DO WITHOUT YER LUVIN
IF AIN'T MUCH MORE THAN NUTHIN
AND YOU DON'T WANNA BE TRUE
I CAN GO WITHOUT YER KISSIN
SO SMARTEN UP AND LISTEN
I WON'T BE ANYBODY'S FOOL
AND I CAN DO
WITHOUT YOU
YES, I COULD DO
WITHOUT YOU

They’re yapping bout ya in town
Sayin ya been letting me down
Time to kick ya to the curb
Maybe ya think that I'm blind
Or that I can't see the signs
But pay attention to my word

I CAN DO WITHOUT YER LUVIN
IF AIN'T MUCH MORE THAN NUTHIN
AND YOU DON'T WANNA BE TRUE
I CAN GO WITHOUT YER KISSIN
SO SMARTEN UP AND LISTEN
I WON'T BE ANYBODY'S FOOL
AND I CAN DO
WITHOUT YOU
YES, I COULD DO
WITHOUT YOU

Smooth operating in the dark

You've gone 'n missed the mark

And I got you in my bullseye

Out of heart and outta sight

Doing me wrong ain’t right

And soon it’s gonna be bu-bye

Friday, August 16, 2013

IF IT'S LOVE

These are times
When the struggles confuse our minds
And we let the important things
Slip away from view

Living in this day
There's constant roadblocks in our way
And it's been so long that you
thought only of me and I of you

IF IT'S LOVE, WE WILL FIGHT
TO MAKE IT RIGHT
WE WILL DO, WHATEVER WE CAN
IF IT'S LOVE, THEN WE MUST
JUST LOVE AND TRUST
IN THE GREATER GOOD OF THE PLAN
AND LOVE, LOVE RIGHT TILL THE END

I can still remember
How our hearts glowed like ember
And there was nothing
That could keep us apart

But times, they change
Sometimes we are so out of range
But being out of sight
Doesn't mean out of each other's heart

IF IT'S LOVE, WE WILL FIGHT
TO MAKE IT RIGHT
WE WILL DO, WHATEVER WE CAN
IF IT'S LOVE, THEN WE MUST
JUST LOVE AND TRUST
IN THE GREATER GOOD OF THE PLAN
AND LOVE, LOVE RIGHT TILL THE END

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

Friday, August 2, 2013

LIVING IN SPACE

World is full of Zombies

Without eyes on their face

Just a bunch of Donkeys

Who can't keep up the pace

They're down with the homies

But their life's way off-base

And they're badly losing the race

CAUSE THEY'RE LIVING IN SPACE

YEAH! LIVING IN SPACE

LIVING IN SPACE

The Boys're into wasting time

Know nothing but talk tough

Drinking to the bump and grind

Working only to roll a puff

Got so many in their prime

Who'll never be man enough

To live their life with any grace

CAUSE THEY'RE LIVING IN SPACE

YEAH! LIVING IN SPACE

LIVING IN SPACE

Won't stay through thick and thin

They're just easy come easy go

But my back loses no skin

Whichever way their winds blow

Cause I have been staying in

Right out from the get go

And I won't leave this place

TO JOIN 'EM LIVING IN SPACE

YEAH! LIVING IN SPACE

LIVING IN SPACE

Monday, July 15, 2013

MAROONED ON EARTH

I crashed my rocket-ship "Destiny"
I send this message with urgency
Celestial Father listen to my plea
Cause I am lost here so far from home

Wasn't my choice to choose this ride
Now I'm trapped across the Great Divide
I'm all time warped and twisted inside
Living in a body that is not my own

I AM HURT
AND MAROONED ON EARTH
I AM HURT
AND MAROONED ON EARTH
I AM HURT
AND MAROONED ON EARTH

Marooned amidst these men and wars
Bruised my flesh with wounds and scars
Craving my place back among the stars
This restless spirit is dying to be freed

They harbour too much anger and hate
Just lower-lifes destroying all you create
Talk of Love and Peace but they can't relate
For all their desires are poisoned by greed

I AM HURT
AND MAROONED ON EARTH
I AM HURT
AND MAROONED ON EARTH
I AM HURT
AND MAROONED ON EARTH

Send a rescue
Send a sign
I'm begging you
Throw us line
Or pull me up to higher ground

Your Golden Fleece
Celestial Robe
Grant them Peace
And give them Love
And turn their hearts heaven bound

I AM HURT
AND MAROONED ON EARTH
I AM HURT
AND MAROONED ON EARTH
I AM HURT
AND MAROONED ON EARTH

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

Thursday, April 4, 2013

YOU AIN'T GOT A SHOT

I was flat broke
Down to my last toke
Hitchhiking up the lonely highway of life

Went off and left home
After months on my own
I came face to face with the lowest in strife

Should've known better
But Dad raised no quitter
Experience is the father of learning who are you

So I slunked into town
And Plunked my pride down
There I came nose to nose with a lesson or two

WALK BEFORE YOU TROT
ROPE BEFORE YOU KNOT
GET BEFORE YOU'RE GOT
AND IF YOU DON'T AIM,
YOU AIN'T GOT A SHOT
YEAH, IF YOU DON'T AIM
YOU AIN'T GOT A SHOT
YOU AIN'T GOT A SHOT
YOU AIN'T GOT A SHOT

There's no magic pill
You say what you will
Gotta put your back into it, take it on the chin

Learn to duck and dip
Keep a stiff upper lip
Better learn to suck it up and tuck it all in

You're down in the ruts
There ain't no shortcuts
You gotta plug away till all work gets done

Don't be a no starter
But learn to work smarter
Cause we all can hide but we sure can't run

WALK BEFORE YOU TROT
ROPE BEFORE YOU KNOT
GET BEFORE YOU'RE GOT
AND IF YOU DON'T AIM,
YOU AIN'T GOT A SHOT
YEAH, IF YOU DON'T AIM
YOU AIN'T GOT A SHOT
YOU AIN'T GOT A SHOT
YOU AIN'T GOT A SHOT

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

Monday, April 1, 2013

NEW AGE MACHINE

"NEW AGE MACHINE" wins Runner Up Placement for Song of the Year demo by Marc Kennedy.

Thanks to Marc Kennedy for his work on putting together the demo.

I've been running on two hours sleep
My income is low and my debts are steep

This is spinning into a worn-out routine
And I'm becoming just part of the machine

It's point and click and click and drag
It's brainless but I don't mean to brag
Because the mind has to forget to feel
And the body needs nerves of steel

ITS THE NEW AGE,

ITS ALL THE RAGE

BUT WE'RE LIVING BACKSTAGE

IT'S THE NEW WAY,

TO SEIZE THE DAY

BUT WE'LL ALL GO ANYWAY

ITS THE NEW AGE,

ITS ALL THE RAGE

BUT WE'RE LIVING BACKSTAGE

IT'S THE NEW WAY,

TO SEIZE THE DAY

BUT WE'LL ALL GO ANYWAY

I've been running at double speed

My wheels are torn but they don't bleed

My heart of neon has no way to tell

If this is heaven or if this is hell

Super vitamins and power boosters

They can make chickens out of roosters

Its a new age of contradictions

But everyone pays for their addictions

ITS THE NEW AGE,

ITS ALL THE RAGE

BUT WE'RE LIVING BACKSTAGE

IT'S THE NEW WAY,

TO SEIZE THE DAY

BUT WE'LL ALL GO ANYWAY

ITS THE NEW AGE,

ITS ALL THE RAGE

BUT WE'RE LIVING BACKSTAGE

IT'S A NEW WAY,

TO SEIZE THE DAY

BUT WE'LL ALL DIE EITHER WAY

Saturday, March 30, 2013

MEMORY LANE

I drove the road of hard knocks
Rolling over them rocks
Chasing a dream that never returned
Gambled and bet the whole pot
Thought I had a good shot
But in the end I crashed and burned

I WAS LIGHT ON MY FEET
BUT IT WAS ALL IN VAIN
FOUND NO LUCK ON EASY STREET
NOW I'M STUCK IN MEMORY LANE

I've been drug through the trenches
Mistreated by wenches
Had my heart chewed on and spat out
Been cheated and lied to
Been yelled at and cried to
Ran the gambit of certainty and doubt

I WAS LIGHT ON MY FEET
BUT IT WAS ALL IN VAIN
FOUND NO LUCK ON EASY STREET
NOW I'M STUCK IN MEMORY LANE

There were dreams to behold
But that story's getting old
I know only too well 'bout those scenes

Been here may times before
I know that I know the score
I got all the ways but ain't got the means

I WAS LIGHT ON MY FEET
BUT IT WAS ALL IN VAIN
FOUND NO LUCK ON EASY STREET
NOW I'M STUCK IN MEMORY LANE

FOREVER

I've paid and I've paid my dues
But never got what's coming to meeeee
I've had the grays and had the blues
For as far as the eye can seeeeeeee

I've been through hell and high water
But I'm not the one to complainnnnnn
I've done everything like I ought to
And the waiting is driving me insaneeee

BECAUSE IT'S TAKING FOREVER
WAIT YOUR TURN YOU ALWAYS SAY
AND IT'S TAKING FOREVER
TAKING FOREVER AND A DAY

There are those who never even try
Doors open and drop all on their lapppp
But I knock and knock with no reply
I'm getting sick of this same ol' crappp

I've searched high and I've searched low
Covered all the bases far and wideeee
Travelled so long with these dreams in tow
That I can't take one more strideeee

BECAUSE IT'S TAKING FOREVER
WAIT YOUR TURN YOU ALWAYS SAY
AND IT'S TAKING FOREVER
TAKING FOREVER AND A DAY

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

HEAVEN AND HELL

The Spirit is strong
But the body is weak
What the Spirit wills
The body will speak

Body's got the rhythm
Spirit brings the rhymes
The body will crumble
Spirit last for all times

COME HEAVEN
COME HELL
I'M BREAKING
OUTTA MY SHELL

Get in tune with tunes
Rocking the groove true
Music's the voice of God
Coming out of me and you

Got to free your mind
For the body to know
Music comes from above
It grooves down below

COME HEAVEN
COME HELL
I'M BREAKING
OUTTA MY SHELL

They gave me legs
But I wanted wings
I do what I can
With these human things

COME HEAVEN
COME HELL
I'M BREAKING
OUTTA MY SHELL

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

Saturday, March 23, 2013

SHINE THE LIGHT

Got flowers in the spring

Got stars in the sky

Got songbirds that sing

Fireflies that fly

You've got a Paradise

Piece of heaven here on earth

I wish you'd recognize

And enjoy for all it's worth

WHERE YOU THREAD

I SHINE THE LIGHT

ON YELLOW AND RED

ON BLACK AND WHITE

LOOK UP HERE

I AM THE SUN

I SHINE CLEAR

FOR EVERYONE

LOOK UP HERE

I AM THE SUN

I SHINE CLEAR

FOR EVERYONE

ON YELLOW AND RED

ON BLACK AND WHITE

WHERE YOU THREAD

I SHINE THE LIGHT

You got snow on hills high

Waterfalls and ocean blue

Got rainbows of magic dye

All made just for you

No one survives alone

No bird flies with one feather

Can't build with just one stone

Got to learn to live together

WHERE YOU THREAD

I SHINE THE LIGHT

ON YELLOW AND RED

ON BLACK AND WHITE

LOOK UP HERE

I AM THE SUN

I SHINE CLEAR

FOR EVERYONE

LOOK UP HERE

I AM THE SUN

I SHINE CLEAR

FOR EVERYONE

ON YELLOW AND RED

ON BLACK AND WHITE

WHERE YOU THREAD

I SHINE THE LIGHT

It's hard to turn and leave

When there's something to prove

Peace is easy to achieve

You just don't make a move

You've got a Paradise

Piece of heaven here on earth

I wish you'd recognize

And enjoy for all it's worth

WHERE YOU THREAD

I SHINE THE LIGHT

ON YELLOW AND RED

ON BLACK AND WHITE

LOOK UP HERE

I AM THE SUN

I SHINE CLEAR

FOR EVERYONE

LOOK UP HERE

I AM THE SUN

I SHINE CLEAR

FOR EVERYONE

ON YELLOW AND RED

ON BLACK AND WHITE

WHERE YOU THREAD

I SHINE THE LIGHT

Tuesday, March 19, 2013

CHEAP WOMEN AND WINE

A lotta cheap wine

And uncaring women

I've taken what's mine

And now I'm scrammin'

Don't let me behind

Baby, cause I'm rammin'

EVEN IF THEY'RE SWINE

AND IT TASTES LIKE BRINE

I NEVER DECLINE

CHEAP WOMEN AND WINE

A dirty dog, so you say

But OK, I'll admit it

If this is your day

Then come and get it

Cause you gonna bray

Like you'll never forget it

EVEN IF THEY'RE SWINE

AND IT TASTES LIKE BRINE

I NEVER DECLINE

CHEAP WOMEN AND WINE

I'm tired of bein' jerked

And put on the spot

Or being smirked at

Called a crackpot

Baby, I've worked

For all that I've got

EVEN IF THEY'RE SWINE

AND IT TASTES LIKE BRINE

I NEVER DECLINE

CHEAP WOMEN AND WINE

Some guys never try

And some guys quit

I make the girls cry

But I don't give a sh**

Cause I'm the type of guy

Your mold don't fit

EVEN IF THEY'RE SWINE

AND IT TASTES LIKE BRINE

I NEVER DECLINE

CHEAP WOMEN AND WINE