BIGGER GUNS

Verse: 
These demons we've been fighting with
Using a magic feather, an ancient myth
I had much more faith when I was a kid
It was all so believable back then

Now I am finding as I'm getting older
The monkey grows bigger on my shoulder
The demons get bolder, bolder and bolder
And we're all out of strength to fight them

Chorus:
SEND IN THE CAVALRY
GET 'EM AWAY FROM ME
SEND IN THE BIGGER GUNS
CAN'T FIGHT WITH THESE ONES
SEND IN THE C.I.A.
THE F.B.I., THE T.F.A.
PATTON IF HE'S STILL ON DUTY
OR AT LEAST SEND ME JUDGE JUDY

Who's putting your kids to bed?
Rocking the cradle keeping them fed
Do you even know why you wed?
Will it's not for the ring on your hand

Where is to the code of morality?
What happened growing old in fidelity?
Why do us mere mortals test mortality
"Love thy neighbor!" What don't you understand?

Chorus:
SEND IN THE CAVALRY
GET 'EM AWAY FROM ME
SEND IN THE BIGGER GUNS
CAN'T FIGHT WITH THESE ONES
SEND IN THE C.I.A.
THE F.B.I., THE T.F.A.
PATTON IF HE'S STILL ON DUTY
OR AT LEAST SEND ME JUDGE JUDY

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

HIGH TECH POISON

Verse: 
Present day heroes
are a dime a dozen
on the big screen
spot light city
glorifies the villain
every second killing
is plain routine

It's the money that matters
whatever sells
will be the scene
left with no defenses
gotta dull your senses
become a machine

Chorus:
D A T STEREO
H D VIDEO
HIGH TECH POISON FOR THE MIND
PRIME-TIME HOUR
REMOTE POWER
BETTER OFF DEAF AND BLIND


D A T STEREO
H D VIDEO
HIGH TECH POISON FOR THE MIND
PRIME-TIME HOUR
REMOTE POWER
BETTER OFF DEAF AND BLIND

Verse:
Driven by madness
to get everything
that they can not
the lovers kissing
see what they're missing
but not what they've got

Two year old
cocks his finger bold
right at his mom
can't say "I love you",
that much is true,
but knows how to fire a gun

Chorus:
D A T STEREO
H D VIDEO
HIGH TECH POISON FOR THE MIND
PRIME-TIME HOUR
REMOTE POWER
BETTER OFF DEAF AND BLIND


D A T STEREO
H D VIDEO
HIGH TECH POISON FOR THE MIND
PRIME-TIME HOUR
REMOTE POWER
BETTER OFF DEAF AND BLIND



© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

FUEL IN MY ROCKET

Chorus:
I'VE GOT, (boom-boom) .... BALLS ON THE GREENS
ACTION IN MY JEANS
GOT IT ROCKING TO AND FRO-O-O-O
I'VE GOT ... (boom-boom) .. MONEY IN MY POCKET
FUEL IN MY ROCKET
AND ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO

Verse:
It's the weekend baby
Wipe that sweat off your brow
Another shot of freedom
We'll get lucky somehow

I'm counting since Monday
For Friday night to arrive
If I had to work another day
I don't think that I'd survive

Chorus
I'VE GOT, (boom-boom) .... BALLS ON THE GREENS
ACTION IN MY JEANS
GOT IT ROCKING TO AND FRO-O-O-O
I'VE GOT ... (boom-boom) .... MONEY IN MY POCKET
FUEL IN MY ROCKET
AND ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO (repeat)

Verse:
It's this working for a living
That's been slowly killing me
My nose to the grindstone
I need a different strategy

So come on baby girl
I'm burning rubber down your street
Radio's full with Rock n Roll
And party waiting in the backseat

Chorus
I'VE GOT, (boom-boom) .... BALLS ON THE GREENS
ACTION IN MY JEANS
GOT IT ROCKING TO AND FRO-O-O-O
I'VE GOT ... (boom-boom) .. MONEY IN MY POCKET
FUEL IN MY ROCKET
AND ALL SYSTEMS ARE GO
(repeat until fade out)



© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

TRIED IT ALL

Verse:
I've tried to be clear
Ad I've tried to be true
But I still see the fear
Hanging over you

Tried being up front
And left nothing to hide
I Told you what I want
Told you I'm on your side

Chorus:
BEND JUST A LITTLE BIT
I'LL MAKE THE PIECES FIT
BEND JUST A LITTLE BIT
I'LL MAKE THE PIECES FIT

Verse:
I've tried to be there
Whenever you'd need
I've tried to be fair
I've tried to be freed

Yes, I've tried it all
I've bent every which way
But you refuse to fall
For anything that I say

Chorus:
BEND JUST A LITTLE BIT
I'LL MAKE THE PIECES FIT
BEND JUST A LITTLE BIT
I'LL MAKE THE PIECES FIT

Verse:
Tried letting you in
tried letting you go
I've tried everything
and anything I know

I've tried being cool
I've tried laying low
but I can't be a fool
for you anymore

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

JUDGE ME SO CRUEL

Verse:
What I said and what I meant
Never did quite connect
God only knows if what you heard
Was even halfway correct

What I did and what I tried
Were never one and the same
God only knows if what you saw
Was even close to my aim

Chorus:
DON'T JUDGE ME SO CRUEL
I'M NOT EVEN IN THIS DUEL
DON'T JUDGE ME SO CRUEL
I'M NOT EVEN IN THIS DUEL

Verse:
There's so much confusion
In what I felt and what I told
God only knows what you thought
Was I being true or being bold?

What I think and what I dream
Sometimes get mixed up in my head
God only knows are my dreams reality?
Or my reality a dream instead?

Chorus:
DON'T JUDGE ME SO CRUEL
I'M NOT EVEN IN THIS DUEL
DON'T JUDGE ME SO CRUEL
I'M NOT EVEN IN THIS DUEL

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

1/2 CHANCE [Ballad]

Verse: 
All I want is for you
to see me as I do
and give me half a chance
just a little fraction
a bit more action
more than just a glance

why do you think you can tell
that you know me so well
from miles and miles away
when we are so far apart
how do you know my heart?
or the things it feels today?

Chorus:
HALF A CHANCE TO SHOW
HALF A CHANCE TO GROW
HALF A CHANCE AND NOTHING MORE
HALF A CHANCE TO LAUGH
HALF A CHANCE JUST HALF
COULD MEAN THE WHOLE SCORE

Verse:
Don't stop before the start
put the horse before the cart
it never works that way at all
don't bring on the end
before we even begin
for even stars need time to fall

just hold on a little longer
feelings can grow stronger
and you could be happily surprised
things come to those who wait
your doubts will slowly fade
and turn into a love you never realized

Chorus:
HALF A CHANCE TO SHOW
HALF A CHANCE TO GROW
HALF A CHANCE AND NOTHING MORE
HALF A CHANCE TO LAUGH
HALF A CHANCE JUST HALF
COULD MEAN THE WHOLE SCORE

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

POLITICS

Verse:  
Just tell me what you want to hear
I'll convince you that it was my idea
I don't take bribes or make shady deals
My double-standards hold to higher ideals
Vote for me and I'll change the laws for you
And you'll have a friend in high places too

Chorus:
PRESS LEAKING
DOUBLE SPEAKING
LOW-DOWN DIRTY TRICKS
POWER LUNCHING
SUCKER PUNCHING
HEY! THAT'S POLITICS!

Verse:
Demagogs and Repubikins got something up the sleeve
Truth doesn't matter, only what I make you believe
Whatever vote I cast decides what the rules will be
But the laws I make for you 'll never apply to me
Either guilty or innocent, fabricated or true acts
I've drawn my conclusions got no need for the facts

Chorus:
PRESS LEAKING
DOUBLE SPEAKING
LOW-DOWN DIRTY TRICKS
POWER LUNCHING
SUCKER PUNCHING
HEY! THAT'S POLITICS!



© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

RAT RACE

Verse:

Ain't no doubt

It started out

As just another rat race

Spinning wheel

Man, can't you feel

The wind on your face?

So smart
With a head start
Running at a crazy pace
But expired

Already tired

As the rats gave the chase

Chorus:
RAT RACE, RAT RACE

THERE'S NO WINNING, AIN'T NO WINNING
RAT RACE, RAT RACE
IT'S YOURSELF YOU'RE KIDDING, YOU'RE KIDDING

Verse:
Playing master

Working faster
Wearing everybody's hats
Tight shoes
Coming loose
Running uphill on the flats

Fear and fright
Near the night
As the sun slowly sets
Start to win
Think you can
Then they introduce faster rats

Chorus:
RAT RACE, RAT RACE
THERE'S NO WINNING, AIN'T NO WINNING
RAT RACE, RAT RACE
IT'S YOURSELF YOU'RE KIDDING, YOU'RE KIDDING

Bridge:
Out of breath
Going mad
With no place left to run
The race is over
Run for cover
Cause the rats already won

Chorus:
RAT RACE, RAT RACE
THERE'S NO WINNING, AIN'T NO WINNING
RAT RACE, RAT RACE
IT'S YOURSELF YOU'RE KIDDING, YOU'RE KIDDING

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

KAMELTOW

Verse:

The Camel

Is a funny animal

Well adapted to the sands

You know

Since eons ago

Been eating out of our hands

In the dunes

For suns and moons

They fight off the heat

Full of frills

And special skills

With very well adapted feet

Chorus:

SOME MEN THEY LIKE THE HUMPS

OTHER MEN THEY LIKE THE BUMPS

FEW MEN THEY JUST DON'T KNOW

SOME MEN THEY LIKE THE EYES

OTHER MEN THEY LIKE THE THIGHS

BUT I LOVE THE KAMEL TOW

Verse:

A steady pace

And the way they race

Makes me put on a funny grin

Solid and strong

For centuries along

Ridden hard by the caravan

They're Experts

In those hot deserts

Facing heat from every side

When they show

That sweet camel toe

Want to jump on 'em and ride

Chorus:

SOME MEN THEY LIKE THE HUMPS

OTHER MEN THEY LIKE THE BUMPS

FEW MEN THEY JUST DON'T KNOW

SOME MEN THEY LIKE THE EYES

OTHER MEN THEY LIKE THE THIGHS

BUT I LOVE THE KAMEL TOW

SOMEDAY TODAY

Verse: 
Some people are born to whine,
Complain, and bitch, and moan
They're happy wasting their time
Working for nothing of their own

Others are born to cheat and steal
Never working an honest day
Yet somehow never miss a meal
They will eat and we will pay

Chorus:
ALL OF'EM WAIT FOR CHANGE TO COME
FOR THINGS TO BE DIFFERENT SOMEDAY
I'M WORKING ON MY SOMEDAY TODAY
CAUSE TOMORROW WILL BE YESTERDAY
I'M WORKING ON MY SOMEDAY TODAY
CAUSE TOMORROW WILL BE YESTERDAY

Verse:
Some wait for some boat to come
Saying "my ship will be here someday"
They're unfazed by the beat of the drum
That ticks their seconds of time away

Others are hopelessly confused and lost
On what they are doing here anyway
They say "hey we're born free of cost
Why should we pay till our dying day?"

Chorus:
ALL OF'EM WAIT FOR CHANGE TO COME
FOR THINGS TO BE DIFFERENT SOMEDAY
I'M WORKING ON MY SOMEDAY TODAY
CAUSE TOMORROW WILL BE YESTERDAY
I'M WORKING ON MY SOMEDAY TODAY
CAUSE TOMORROW WILL BE YESTERDAY

GOODNIGHT MY LOVE

Verse:
Good night my love
it's time to sleep
close your eyes
and fall in deep

Go chase your dreams
and dream your tales
go spin your webs
and weave your veils

Chorus:
IT'S ALL OVER FOR TODAY
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY
YOUR DREAMS MAY LIVE
YOUR DREAMS MAY NOT
BUT IF YOU DREAM
AT LEAST YOU'VE GOT A SHOT

Verse:
You are my love
Please don't forget
to live and love
without regret

chase your destiny
in castle or shack
open your heart
and don't look back

Chorus:
IT'S ALL OVER FOR TODAY
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY
YOUR DREAMS MAY LIVE
YOUR DREAMS MAY NOT
BUT IF YOU DREAM
AT LEAST YOU'VE GOT A SHOT

Verse:
Good morning love
did you sleep well
any nightmares
you wish to tell

or did you dream
of wonderful places
of butterfly kisses
and warm embraces

Chorus:
IT'S ALL OVER FOR TODAY
TOMORROW IS ANOTHER DAY
YOUR DREAMS MAY LIVE
YOUR DREAMS MAY NOT
BUT IF YOU DREAM
AT LEAST YOU'VE GOT A SHOT

DYING TO LIVE

Verse: 
There is only one per customer
Step right up and take your pick
Will you take the life of a pauper
Will you choose the life of the rich

Will you make the most of what you got
Will you strive everyday for success
Will you lay back and let it all drop
And live fighting the forces of progress

Chorus:
I am dying to live
I am trying to give
And make it easier for you in your strife
I pray for your laughter
And I say that hereafter
I am dreaming of you loving your life

Verse:
Will you do your best to shine the light
And to spread wide the undying gifts of love
Will you fight for freedom and for right
Will you grasp at the chance to rise above

Will you give away peace and happiness
Employ your talents for the goodness of all
Will you nurture caring and  friendliness
And help everyone to rise up and stand tall

Chorus:
I am dying to live
I am trying to give
And make it easier for you in your strife
I pray for your laughter
And I say that hereafter
I am dreaming of you loving your life

INDESTRUCTIBLE

Verse: 
I was seventeen
I was strong and green
had the whole world hanging on a string
had the ways and means
and a head full of dreams
there was no limit to my plans and schemes

Chorus:
INDESTRUCTIBLE
I WAS TIMELESS
INDESTRUCTIBLE
LIVING IN BLINDNESS
INDESTRUCTIBLE
SO I WAS, MORE OR LESS
INDESTRUCTIBLE
LIVED IT ALL IN EXCESS

Verse:
As I hit the middle road
the hunger still flowed
It was no sweat to lock and to reload
hanging with my friends
threw caution to the winds
always burned the candle at both ends

Chorus:
INDESTRUCTIBLE
I WAS TIMELESS
INDESTRUCTIBLE
LIVING IN BLINDNESS
INDESTRUCTIBLE
SO I WAS, MORE OR LESS
INDESTRUCTIBLE
LIVED IT ALL IN EXCESS

Verse:
You see my life was a waste
I sought no love, I got no grace
I took and took and never gave
I was a pauper, I was a king
I made nothing from everything
all that's left is this stone on my grave

PARTY WITH'A BEST OF 'EM

Verse: 
Monday morning he puts on his suit and tie

Got the five day grind to doooooooo

Got his responsibilities like any other guy

A boss riding his butt tooooooooo

But come the weekend he breaks loose

Let his inner child shiiiiiiiiiiiine

Five days a week he's wearing that noose

Two days he wears a party siiiiiiiign

Chorus:

COME THE WEEKEND, COUNT HIM IN

CAUSE HE CAN PARTY WITH THE BEST OF 'EM

COME THE WEEKEND, COUNT HIM IN

CAUSE HE CAN PARTY WITH THE BEST OF 'EM

COME THE WEEKEND, COUNT ME IN

CAUSE I CAN PARTY WITH THE BEST OF 'EM

Verse:

Most of my life runs the straight and narrow

Nose clean and mouth shuuuuuuut

But I wasn't born afraid of my own shadow

Can't keep me stuck in a ruuuuuut

Five days sleep and work, work and sleep

Throwing fuel on the economyyyyyy

Come Friday I break with those sheep

Shake loose and pratyyyyyyyyyyyy

Chorus:

COME THE WEEKEND COUNT HIM IN

CAUSE HE CAN PARTY WITH THE BEST OF 'EM

COME THE WEEKEND COUNT HIM IN

CAUSE HE CAN PARTY WITH THE BEST OF 'EM

COME THE WEEKEND COUNT ME IN
CAUSE I CAN PARTY WITH THE BEST OF 'EM

COCKED-N-READY

Intro:
Are you ready for something steady?
Baby tell you why
If you're ready for something steady
Baby I'm ready to try
Are you ready for something steady?
Baby I tell you true
If you're ready for something steady
Baby I'm ready for you

Verse:
Some people have a wait and see attitude
They have no idea where they're heading
Others insist till the point of being rude
That you worship the steps they're threading

But I'm living somewhere in the middle
I know where I'm going and what I want
I need someone with the right mind & mettle
Someone not too blind someone not too blunt

Chorus:
If you're ready for something steady
Baby tell you what we'll do
If you're ready for something steady
Baby I'm ready for you
Are you ready for something steady?
Baby I tell you true
If you're ready for something steady
Baby I'm ready for you

Verse:
So, maybe you ain't that spring of a chicken
But still you're not all that long in the tooth
Baby, as long as you are alive and kicking
I'm ready to hoedown like a hoedown should

Everyone needs someone they can lean on
Baby, they say we are only two of a kind
This could work like a dream, I'm ready to dream on
I just need the right partner and state of mind

Chorus:
Are you ready for something steady?
Baby tell you why
If you're ready for something steady
Baby I'm ready to try
If you're ready for something steady
Baby tell you what we'll do
If you're ready for something steady
Baby I'm ready for you

WHERE I'M AT [Rock, Kid Rock]

Verse: 
They locked me up for nothin'
And kept my cage a'rockin'
In the end, I was given no rest

I pled my case for innocence
I swore my deadly vengeance
For all evil I was made, made to ingest

Railroaded through denial
Sentenced in a kangaroo trial
Where the legal lines get blurred

Twenty years of my life stolen
I swore, and this kid ain't rollin'
I always keep my, I keep my word

Chorus:

It's been a lifetime of tit-for-tat

I would't wish anyone this-for-that

And baby, it sure ain't easy to get

From where I've been, to where I'm at

From where I've been, to where I'm at

From where I've been, to where I'm at

Verse:
Their Southern Justice was served
The punishment wasn't deserved
Only God knows how we got away

The clock's beats are a'drummin'
And the times, they are a'comin'
The bounty-man'll sure earn, sure earn his pay

Scapegoats and stool pigeons
Too many chiefs and no Indians
The Devil'll see them all rot in hell

All good men detest the unjust
In'da end one does what one must
And I hear the tolling, the tolling of the bell

Chorus:

It's been a lifetime of tit-for-tat

I would't wish anyone this-for-that

And baby, it sure ain't easy to get

From where I've been, to where I'm at

From where I've been, to where I'm at

From where I've been, to where I'm at

WAY UNDER THE HOOD

Verse:  
My friend got
a new sporty number
You know
those fast foreign kind
That quickly
bankroll you under
And then
bankrupt your mind

She got curves
all the way 'round
Red leather
trimmed with gold
V-tech motor
sweet purring sound
Gotta say
she's a beauty to behold

Chorus:
YEAH, I KNOW WELL
MY WAY UNDER THE HOOD
AIN'T NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM
OF THIS MAGNITUDE
SHE RUNS HOT, RUNS COLD
KICKS IT DOUBLE TIME
GOING BREAKNECK SPEED
SHE STOPS ON A DIME
   IF YOU KNOW HOW TO STEER
   SHE CAN BE LOADS OF FUN
   THEN OUT OF THE CLEAR
   SHE REFUSES TO RUN
YEAH, I KNOW WELL
MY WAY UNDER THE HOOD
AIN'T NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM
OF THIS MAGNITUDE

Verse:
A work of art
even standing still
Your eyes water
to grip at the wheel
Take her for a spin
out over the hill
See what she'll do
when the pedal's to the steel

See her from behind
flying down the lane
Wet and wild,
she's a killer dream machine
I'm punching the gas
trying to join her train
We all got a weakness,
if you know what I mean


Chorus:

YEAH, I KNOW WELL
MY WAY UNDER THE HOOD
AIN'T NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM
OF THIS MAGNITUDE
SHE RUNS HOT, RUNS COLD
KICKS IT DOUBLE TIME
GOING BREAKNECK SPEED
SHE STOPS ON A DIME
   IF YOU KNOW HOW TO STEER
   SHE CAN BE LOADS OF FUN
   THEN OUT OF THE CLEAR
   SHE REFUSES TO RUN
YEAH, I KNOW WELL
MY WAY UNDER THE HOOD
AIN'T NEVER SEEN A PROBLEM
OF THIS MAGNITUDE

BUILT TO GO

Verse: 
I was sleeping at the wheel

Behind a thousand tons of steel

Engine revs and tires squeal

This damn thing flies on auto pilot

Landed way off of my track

Swayed, rolled into the crack

Was way too late to turn back

When the train lights shone their violet

Chorus:

THIS IS RUNNING LIKE A TOP

IT'S BUILT TO GO AND NEVER STOP

BUILT TO GO AND NEVER STOP

BUILT TO GO AND NEVER STOP

Verse:

I heard an oncoming rattle

I put the pedal to the metal

Won't wait for dust to settle

There'll be no hit & run at this scene

Her headlights shone bright

High beams in my line of sight

I'm crashing her bumpers tonight

Cause there's no breaks on this machine

Chorus:

THIS IS RUNNING LIKE A TOP

IT'S BUILT TO GO AND NEVER STOP

BUILT TO GO AND NEVER STOP

BUILT TO GO AND NEVER STOP

DOGS AND HOGS

Verse: 
Oh Mother please, please save me

Don’t you let them enslave me

Cause I’ll never make it through

Dear Mother please, please hold me

Cause all those stories you told me

I’m afraid it is all coming true

Chorus:

HUSBANDS TREATING WIVES AS WHORES

PARENTS SENDING KIDS TO WARS

SIBLINGS FIGHT LIKE CATS AND DOGS

MOTHERS ABANDONING THEIR SONS

NEIGHBORS STOCKING UP ON GUNS

AND MORALITY’S GOING TO THE HOGS

Verse:

Religions been fighting over Gods

Politics are keeping up at odds

Differences a simple man can’t tell

The power that corrupts controls

No pity for these desperate souls

That they drag on through this hell

Chorus:

HUSBANDS TREATING WIVES AS WHORES

PARENTS SENDING KIDS TO WARS

SIBLINGS FIGHT LIKE CATS AND DOGS

MOTHERS ABANDONING THEIR SONS

NEIGHBORS STOCKING UP ON GUNS

AND MORALITY’S GOING TO THE HOGS

Verse:

Oh, I’m a man of simple ways

Just keep that sun in my days

That is all I ever asked for me

All my basic needs are fewer

Just because they’re in the sewer

Doesn’t mean that I also have to be

Chorus:

HUSBANDS TREATING WIVES AS WHORES

PARENTS SENDING KIDS TO WARS

SIBLINGS FIGHT LIKE CATS AND DOGS

MOTHERS ABANDONING THEIR SONS

NEIGHBORS STOCKING UP ON GUNS

AND MORALITY’S GOING TO THE HOGS

ROUGHSHOD

Verse: 
Whenever I insert the key
She turns right over for me
  The four tires look a bit worn
  Her driver’s seat has been torn
    Her looks are getting outdated
    The shine's getting a bit faded
But she is completely stock
And she still runs like a clock


Chorus:
I CAN RIDE HER ROUGHSHOD, ROUGHSHOD
NOTHING BEATS MY HOT ROD, HOT ROD
NOTHING BEATS MY HOT ROD

Verse:
No turbos and no blowers
Perfect sleeper to blow doors
  Yeah, her suspension shakes
  And squeaking form the brakes
    Got one cylinder blowing oil
    Even a short circuit at the coil
Rocker’s knocking in one bank
But it’s my gas in that tank


Chorus:
I CAN RIDE HER ROUGHSHOD, ROUGHSHOD
NOTHING BEATS MY HOT ROD, HOT ROD
NOTHING BEATS MY HOT ROD


Verse:
Sure she's looking a bit old
But she’s a model to behold
   She’s been true and been tried
   I tell you she’s a hell of a ride
     May look like she’s going to pot
     I won’t trade for the one you got
Cause this baby's solid to the core
They don’t make ’em like this anymore


Chorus:
I CAN RIDE HER ROUGHSHOD, ROUGHSHOD
NOTHING BEATS MY HOT ROD, HOT ROD
NOTHING BEATS MY HOT ROD

SOFTER EDGE

Verse: 
I’m the voice of the miserable man

And the comfort of the forgotten fool

I’m the heart of a conscience that can

Through the aches of a love that’s cruel

I’m every feeling that you ever felt

I’m every line that you have ever heard

Holder of the hands you were ever dealt

And the thoughts of love behind every word

Chorus:

I’M THE ONE YOU TURN TO

WHEN THE TEARDROPS START

I’M THE SOFTER EDGE

OF A BROKEN HEART

I’M THE SOFTER EDGE

OF A BROKEN HEART

Verse:
I’m the hope that never rings false

I’m the blinds your eyes never see

The stinging arrow that quickens your pulse

I am all the excuses for your love to be

I’m the dreams that never fade away

The imaginary lover that never says no

I’m everything that you’ll need today

Keeper of the flame of your love’s glow

Chorus:

I’M THE ONE YOU TURN TO

WHEN THE TEARDROPS START

I’M THE SOFTER EDGE

OF A BROKEN HEART

I’M THE SOFTER EDGE

OF A BROKEN HEART

BOUT WITH THE REEPER

Verse:
It was a clear blue day
Like many you’ve seen before
He started on his usual way
Not knowing what was in store

He took charge of many men
They had the element of surprise
And he rehearsed the battle plan
As they rode into the bright sunrise

Chorus:
A knight of armor shiny
On a horse fast and light
Behind a maiden fair and tiny
Spends many a lonely night

Verse:
Behind his maiden was left waiting
And awaits a never returning kiss
There was a bright sun in his eyes
As the horse leaped into the abyss

Some say the reaper took the reins
Others, too confident in his head
No mater why, the fact remains
The Knight belongs to the dead


Chorus:
A knight of armor shiny
On a horse fast and light
Behind a maiden fair and tiny
Spends many a lonely night

Bridge:
Always keep your back to the sun
If there is a moral to all of this
Don’t wait for what'll never come
Cause there’s a lot you will miss
Sometimes you win sometimes you lose
Most times your life’s not what you chose


Chorus:
A knight of armor shiny
On a horse fast and light
Behind a maiden fair and tiny
Spends many a lonely night

EMBER

Verse 1: 

Out on the beach

Of the Jamaica Sun

I was just settling in

For a week of fun

When a tall beauty

With short red hair

A tiny "LOVE" tattoo

Somewhere I couldn't stare

Spread out her towel

With purpose and flair

And said "I hope it’s OK,

To prop myself here."

Prechorus 1:

She acted like a man

Oh! But she was all girl

It's hard to understand

What's up with this world

Chorus:

Some people are short

Some people are tall

Some people are big

Some people are small

Some people are straight

Some people are gay

But we are not all made

For the roles we play

Verse 2:

The day grew long

We made a lot of talk

Oh! She carried her own

She could walk the walk

But she held a secret

She was dying to impart

That’d been far too long

Burning in her heart

She looked right at me

With a desire so true

Said "I'm dying to see

What a man can do!"

Prechorus2:

By candlelight and flowers

We drank sweet wine

And for endless hours

Nature fulfilled its design

Chorus:

Some people are short

Some people are tall

Some people are big

Some people are small

Some people are straight

Some people are gay

But we are not all made

For the roles that we play

Verse 3:

We sang all night

Like going for broke

When she hit the high notes

The whole cabin shook

Said "I heard about this

From my little sis

But I never dreamed

It would be good as this"

Then she kissed me sweet

Said "you were super, man

But if you can't change me

I tell you nobody can"

Bridge:

It was 2005

But I still remember

Those flaming nights

With a girl named Ember

Chorus:

Some people are short

Some people are tall

Some people are big

Some people are small

Some people are straight

Some people are gay

But we are not all made

For the roles that we play

KEEP IT ALL

Verse: 
You can keep your fake smiles
and your badass attitude
keep your good night's rest
and your "I'm not in the mood"

Keep your social graces
your dog and your jewelry
keep all the mindless shows
you like to watch on our TV

Chorus:
YOU CAN KEEP THE KEY
TO THE FRONT AND BACK DOOR
BUT YOU AIN'T KEEPING ME
AROUND HERE ANY MORE
YOU AIN'T KEEPING ME
AROUND HERE ANY MORE

Verse:
And you can keep all the friends
that you seem to love so much
keep all things you held sacred
that I could never touch

You can keep your sterile floors
and clean sheets upon your bed
keep all the plans and dreams
that you and I had ever had


Chorus:
YOU CAN KEEP THE KEY
TO THE FRONT AND BACK DOOR
BUT YOU AIN'T KEEPING ME
AROUND HERE ANY MORE
YOU AIN'T KEEPING ME
AROUND HERE ANY MORE


Verse:
You can keep your perfect figure
if it means that much to you
keep your mad mood swings
and your silent treatments too

You can keep your fake smiles
and your bitchy attitude
keep your good night's rest
because I'm not in the mood


Chorus:
YOU CAN KEEP THE KEY
TO THE FRONT AND BACK DOOR
BUT YOU AIN'T KEEPING ME
AROUND HERE ANY MORE
YOU AIN'T KEEPING ME
AROUND HERE ANY MORE