CRAZY DAISY DREAM

We fell deep into a fantasy 
And none could see clear 
Everything one could see 
Painted with rainbow smear 

Colors mished and mashed 
Trying to repaint our reality 
Though we wished and washed 
Few of us could break free 

THEM WERE CRAZY DAYS 
T'WAS A CRAZY FANTASY 
THEM WERE CRAZY WAYS 
FOR A REALITY TO BE 
THE HIGHER THE DREAM CALLS 
THE HARDER A DREAMER FALLS 

There were unicorns and elves 
All things out of this universe 
To the point we saw ourselves 
Not as the cure but as the curse 

But I broke outta that dream 
Just in time to see my true hue 
Though I didn't get away clean 
I well managed to get a clue 

THEM WERE CRAZY DAYS 
T'WAS A CRAZY FANTASY 
THEM WERE CRAZY WAYS 
FOR A REALITY TO BE 
THE HIGHER THE DREAM CALLS 
THE HARDER A DREAMER FALLS 

So real, we could see the stitches 
On them Fairies' britches 
But we got out just in time 
To spare our body and mind

THEM WERE CRAZY DAYS 
T'WAS A CRAZY FANTASY 
THEM WERE CRAZY WAYS 
FOR A REALITY TO BE 
THE HIGHER THE DREAM CALLS 
THE HARDER A DREAMER FALLS 

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

BAD BUY MARY JANE

She sold me well 
on the whole affair
Her VW bus
was none the worse for wear
A rough-drawn map
had an X right over LA
She had a way to my heart,
that was clear
From the start
I should never been there
She was loaded,
a bill of laden waited on pay

We took the back roads
driving at night
We slept in the day,
laying low, out of sight
It wasn't my cup of tea,
but, hey!, she was with me
She had wild dreams
of being set for life
I pictured the scenes
With her as my wife
But the cards
didn't hold that as our destiny

SO FROM ME TO YOU
WORD TO THE WISE
AIN'T NO BAD GUYS
EVER GIVING GOOD BUYS

We pulled into town,
was just before sunrise
Sunset Boulevard
flashed lights in our eyes
She met her cronies
just as they all had agreed
But poor Mary Jane
never saw it coming
When the heat came down,
man she was bumming
Cause they turned her in,
after stealing her weed

Mary Jane's bail
was set off the chart
I was slapped on the wrist,
stabbed in the heart
A big learning moment
and a lesson to teach
In cuffs and jumper,
I can still see her crying
"Don't forget me Bobby,"
and my heart was dying
I got outta Dodge,
that dream got way outta reach

SO FROM ME TO YOU
WORD TO THE WISE
AIN'T NO BAD GUYS
EVER GIVING GOOD BUYS

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

MAMA'S BABY

Mama's little baby is growing up fast
She's trying out her wings on faith alone
Mama's given her all the lessons from the past
But sooner or later she must learn lessons on her own

All Mama can do is give you the wings to fly
But she can not be always by your side
All she can do is teach you to aim high
and carry your conscience as your guide

BABY YOUR PLANS ARE GRAND
MAYBE YOU WILL GET THERE IN THE END
SOONER OR LATER YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
TO BUILD YOUR NEST WHERE YOU LAND

You're inspired by the infinite possibilities
You want to do it all and never fail
you'll try to the best of your abilities
but sooner or later everyone learns to exhale

you don't fail if you fail to succeed
just means you succeed in a different way
sometimes to be happy, breathing is all you need
and baby we are all alive and breathing today

BABY YOUR PLANS ARE GRAND
MAYBE YOU WILL GET THERE IN THE END
SOONER OR LATER YOU WILL UNDERSTAND
TO BUILD YOUR NEST WHERE YOU LAND

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

SLIDE

hm-hm ah, hm, ah hm-hm, ahhh, hmmm-aaaahhhh 
SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIDE... LET IT SLIDE
SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIDE... LET IT SLIDE

Sometimes you pull away,
Sometimes you push hard
Sometimes you're led astray
Sometimes you don't get far
Sometimes it's right up front
Sometimes you're in the trench
Sometimes it's all you want
sometimes not even a pinch

SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIDE... LET IT SLIDE
SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIDE... LET IT SLIDE

Sometimes you can't get deep
Sometimes it's way too much
Sometimes it's your to keep
Sometimes you can't even touch
Sometimes the way is clear
and sometimes you can't tell
Sometimes you can't get near
Sometimes it's just as well

SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIDE... LET IT SLIDE
SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIDE... LET IT SLIDE

(RAP part)
Sometimes you're up
sometimes you're down
sometimes side to side
you're right side up
or upside down
just let it slide
you can come with us
get on the bus
playing seek and hide
I say it like I said
full speed ahead
go and let it slide

SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIDE... LET IT SLIDE
SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIDE... LET IT SLIDE
SLIDE, SLIDE, SLIDE... LET IT SLIDE



© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

LIVING IT UP

They are living it up 
It's the new age of liberation
But this is nothing
Like a hippie re-incarnation

Back then was 
the age of Love and Peace
but Generation Me
They couldn't care the least

LOVE AND LET LOVE
AND LIVE AND LET LIVE
GO BEYOND AND ABOVE
AND GIVE AND LET GIVE

This Generation Me
growing up so out of touch
got no sense of duty
for the parents don't care much

They're all living it up
not responsible for their actions
burn the candle today
tomorrows are just abstractions

LOVE AND LET LOVE
AND LIVE AND LET LIVE
GO BEYOND AND ABOVE
AND GIVE AND LET GIVE

The Generation Me
Is the Me Generation
Living it up with Glee
On a Permanent vacation

LOVE AND LET LOVE
AND LIVE AND LET LIVE
GO BEYOND AND ABOVE
AND GIVE AND LET GIVE

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

TRIPMEISTER

Like a rabbit in a headlight
frozen in his stance
paralysed, mesmerized
hanging in a trance
this reality distortion
is beginning to make sense
levitates and gravitates
keeps him in suspense

TRIP MASTER ALWAYS ON HIS WAY
TRIPPING AWAY, TRIPPING AWAY

Singing in the subways
wisdoms to impart
parades and serenades
aiming for the heart
smooth master mo-jo
romancing is his art
speculates, desecrates
and tears it all apart

TRIP MASTER ALWAYS ON HIS WAY
TRIPPING AWAY, TRIPPING AWAY


© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

DAUGHTER OF THE DEVIL

My life is full
Of contradictions
Between the living
And the dead
I'm all alone
With my addictions
It seems like
My sanity's fled

I see no point
In salvation
No golden light 
To point the way
I have made
This dire situation
On the bed
In which I lay

I PUT IT ON THE LEVEL
BUT IT'S NOT ALL IN MY HEAD
THE DAUGHTER OF THE DEVIL'S
BEEN LAYING IN MY BED

I've been laying
Here wide awake
As she's dancing
Naked in the dark
And if only
I had a stake
I could push it
Through her heart

I'm not much
On religion
Oh! But Lord
How I pray
That you come
Take this vision
And make her
Vanish away


I PUT IT ON THE LEVEL
BUT IT'S NOT ALL IN MY HEAD
THE DAUGHTER OF THE DEVIL'S
BEEN LAYING IN MY BED


© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

ROMEO'S MELODY

Verse 1:

Lost and jaded Romeo

Sings a happy memory

Songs they've all come to know

As the "Story of You and Me"

Everything that he does

Is only meant to impress

He sings about the two of us

In our times of happiness

Chorus:

I can live those days again

How I dream the fantasy

I relive our love again

In Romeo's Melody

We never came to pass

I don't fear what will not be

And you don't love me any less

In Romeo's melody

Verse 2:

Young lovers walking in the park

Whisper sweet nothings of you & me

And when they dance in the dark

They dance to Romeo's Melody

It's a perfect story for him

Singing about love as it should be

And Romeo's song has no end

To the likes of you and me

Chorus:

I can live those days again

How I dream the fantasy

I relive our love again

In Romeo's Melody

We never came to pass

I don't fear what will not be

And you don't love me any less

In Romeo's melody

Bridge:

It's the Story of You and Me

back when you and I were we

Chorus:

I can live those days again

How I dream the fantasy

I relive our love again

In Romeo's Melody

We never came to pass

I don't fear what will not be

And you don't love me any less

In Romeo's melody

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

TWISTED RUSES

Scars of failure
Stars of success
I was the only one
I tried to impress
Always came up short on that

I was born a saint
Became a sinner
A sore looser
And a bitter winner
Blew all of my chances at bat

MARY RYAN
AND LAURA BOWMAN
I WAS ONLY TRYING
TO BE A SHOWMAN
YOU WANTED LOVE
BUT MY HEART WAS HOLLOW
I DIDN'T LEAD
AND I COULDN'T FOLLOW

Red-headed muses
Of my yesteryear
In my twisted ruses
I stole your cheer
Now I pray the Lord to be forgiven

Between us three
We had a way to win
But it's too late to be
What we could've been
I blew all the chances I was given


MARY RYAN
AND LAURA BOWMAN
I WAS ONLY TRYING
TO BE A SHOWMAN
YOU WANTED LOVE
BUT MY HEART WAS HOLLOW
I DIDN'T LEAD
AND I COULDN'T FOLLOW

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

HEADING DOWN

Laura was a hippie
But it never hit me
She was too young to be a flower child
She was better with a bottom
She needed 'em she got 'em
Princess of piece, just a happy child

Willie made the scene
She played his tambourine
Making nickels, spending dimes
Every time he left her
He got the feeling after
She was way beyond the times

RUNNING IN THE FAST LANE
PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN AND AIM
RUNNING IN THE FAST LANE
PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN AND AIM

She was a sweet kind'a girl
To make your toes curl
Unlike any you've ever seen
She was a body of work
Could make the ground perk
(And) a face for the cover of a magazine

Laura was a hippie
Boy when she hit me
Was a lot more than just love
Much more than the motion
It was her wild devotion
That always knocked your socks off

RUNNING IN THE FAST LANE
PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN AND AIM
RUNNING IN THE FAST LANE
PUT YOUR HEAD DOWN AND AIM


© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

OH! SALLY-O

Sally was a screamer
Hell, I never seen her
Without a smile on her face
Head she could rock it
Hip she could lock it
Right there in it's place

OH-OH SALLY, 
YOU COULD RALLY
AS ONLY SOME GIRLS DO
OH-OH SALLY, 
WON'T YOU TELL ME
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOU

Thinking I was clever
Left, I wouldn't have her
Anymore than maybe twice
Now that I need her
The plow and the seeder
End up paying the price


OH-OH SALLY, 
YOU COULD RALLY
AS ONLY SOME GIRLS DO
OH-OH SALLY, 
WON'T YOU TELL ME
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOU

Way deep in her hollow
Or feeding her swallow
Was always so much fun
"Come On" she would cry
"Baby, just let it fly"
And Boy! She always got it done


OH-OH SALLY, 
YOU COULD RALLY
AS ONLY SOME GIRLS DO
OH-OH SALLY, 
WON'T YOU TELL ME
WHATEVER HAPPENED TO YOU


© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

YESTERDAY'S HEAVEN

CLOSE TO YOUR HEAVEN
IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
EVERY TIME I LOCK MYSELF IN
YOU GO AND SET ME FREE

I'm all lost in questions now that we are through 
they say understanding is all a point of view
so I pick up the pieces trying to find a clue
yet there were no easy answers, as far as I knew
just trying to forget that our love was ever true
but I can not pretend as well as you seem to do

AND CLOSE TO YOUR HEAVEN
IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
EVERY TIME I LOCK MYSELF IN
YOU GO AND SET ME FREE

Everything seemed to fit us like a perfect pair
we walked together, people would stop and stare
learned a thing or two about how to love and care
and we held each other through good and despair
the world was far below us as we walked on air
but from all of that, there's nothing left to spare

AND CLOSE TO YOUR HEAVEN
IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
EVERY TIME I LOCK MYSELF IN
YOU GO AND SET ME FREE

No sooner am I up, you knock me down again
and I don't know why you wanna do me in
If I could I would erase away yesterday
And if I had my way with the strings of destiny
If I had a way to say what I never did say
I guarantee you'd still be right here with me

AND CLOSE TO YOUR HEAVEN
IS WHERE I WANT TO BE
EVERY TIME I LOCK MYSELF IN
YOU GO AND SET ME FREE


© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

CIRCLE PATH

No explanations are necessary
It all worked out, worked out to the contrary
But, then again, it's the same as it's always been
There's no need to make excuses
I will just go on, go on licking my bruises
I am alive and I will live to live it all again

IT'S A CIRCLE OF REJECTION
A STRAIGHT PATH TO NO ACTION
IT'S A WAY TO PEACE
THAT DON'T APPEASE ME
YOU'RE A CIRCLE OF CONFUSION
OF THAT THERE'S NO ILLUSION
A BEGGER AND A THIEF
ALWAYS TRYING TO TEASE ME

I'm seeking but I'm not finding
It's a new day, same old Sun is shining
and the seasons come, come and go like the pain
A new location, but it's all the same
Had fifteen minutes, but it's fleeting fame
So I've got nothing, nothing to lose and all to gain


IT'S A CIRCLE OF REJECTION
A STRAIGHT PATH TO NO ACTION
IT'S A WAY TO PEACE
THAT DON'T APPEASE ME
YOU'RE A CIRCLE OF CONFUSION
OF THAT THERE'S NO ILLUSION
A BEGGER AND A THIEF
ALWAYS TRYING TO TEASE ME


© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

QUEEN OF ROCK ON

She was a tall redhead
She came breathing fire
He was on top of the world
Couldn't get any higher

When they got together
It was like the second coming
There was fire in the skies
And the seas were burning

HE WAS COCKED AND READY
LOADED DUSK TO DAWN
HE WAS THE KING OF ROCK STEADY
SHE WAS THE QUEEN OF ROCK ON

It was a meeting of titans
Somewhere in their dreams
He was the Lord of the tower
She was the Mistress of streams

Whenever they joined forces
There was nothing to stop 'em
And even mother earth
Could feel her innards rockin'

HE WAS COCKED AND READY
LOADED DUSK TO DAWN
HE WAS THE KING OF ROCK STEADY
SHE WAS THE QUEEN OF ROCK ON


© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

LIFE IS A SONG

Verse:

Wake up baby, the sun is shining
And your dreams are waiting on you
Though you may see no silver lining
The Sun will always break through

You've got a heart full of love ready
For smiles waiting around the bend
The hands of time are beating steady
So dream your dreams right to the end
You can't have too many dreams to spend

Chorus:
DREAM AND BE STRONG
DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE WRONG
CAUSE LIFE IS JUST A SONG
YOU MAKE UP AS YOU GO ALONG

Verse:
Come into the night and sing with me
We'll dance under the moonlight's glow
Because everything in life is a melody
Composed by the Master a long time ago

So love our love and dream our dream
Lets live for today hoping on tomorrow
Singing together will strengthen our team
And make it easier to burry away any sorrow
Cause life you just can't sell, steal or borrow

Chorus:
DREAM AND BE STRONG
DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE WRONG
CAUSE LIFE IS JUST A SONG
YOU MAKE UP AS YOU GO ALONG

Verse:
We should learn to join our hands
Instead of only pointing our fingers
Learn to play along with the bands
And we can all be life-long singers

Life is way too short to squander
Baby don't spend it on the sideline
Dream, and love and live and wonder
You've got your life and I've got mine
But if we lean on each other we'll be fine

Chorus:
DREAM AND BE STRONG
DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE WRONG
CAUSE LIFE IS JUST A SONG
YOU MAKE UP AS YOU GO ALONG

Bridge:

It's in the murmur of the Ocean
It's in the whispering of the Wind
It's in the Universe in motion
Life is a Symphony without end

Chorus:
DREAM AND BE STRONG
DON'T BE AFRAID TO BE WRONG
CAUSE LIFE IS JUST A SONG
YOU MAKE UP AS YOU GO ALONG

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

LOCKED & LOADED

All you people gather around
Get ready to make your day
We all stomp on holy ground
With our flat feet of clay
But we're not here to make you pray

YEAH, YEAH, I'M IN PARTY MODE
READY TO EXPLODE
SO LOCK AND LOAD
& GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
SO LOCK AND LOAD
GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD

We gotta rock this place
Like it needs to be rocked
Keep a smile on your face
And your triggers cocked
Cause tonight no roads will be blocked

YEAH, YEAH, I'M IN PARTY MODE
READY TO EXPLODE
SO LOCK AND LOAD
& GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
SO LOCK AND LOAD
GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD

So pull out all the stops
Wind your groove spring tight
Cause when this place hops
It's gonna be a party delight
And we gonna get you hopping tonight

YEAH, YEAH, I'M IN PARTY MODE
READY TO EXPLODE
SO LOCK AND LOAD
& GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD
SO LOCK AND LOAD
GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

UPSIDE

Verse:

If you're feeling that life's got you stuck

Can't run into nothing except bad luck

The skies above look all dreary and grey

There's no need to be feeling down and out

You're alive and there can be no doubt

Things'll get better in their own time and way

Chorus:

SO TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN

NEED NO HALO, NEED NO CROWN

TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF IT

THE OLD TICKER IS STILL TICKING

LONG AS YOU'RE ALIVE AND KICKING

PUT A SMILE ON AND BABY NEVER QUIT

Verse:

There is always a good side to look at

Although maybe today it is not all that

Work with what you got to make it better

Don't let any one tell you otherwise

Those naysayers are not your allies

They'd be happy squashing you flatter

Chorus:

SO TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN

NEED NO HALO, NEED NO CROWN

TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF IT

THE OLD TICKER IS STILL TICKING

LONG AS YOU'RE ALIVE AND KICKING

PUT A SMILE ON AND BABY NEVER QUIT

Verse:

So maybe bad situations change your mood

But you're in charge of your own attitude

Because all happiness happens in the brain

It's an adjustment that we should all apply

So pool your happy thoughts and give it a try

We've got nothing to loose and everything to gain

Chorus:

SO TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN

NEED NO HALO, NEED NO CROWN

TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF IT

THE OLD TICKER IS STILL TICKING

LONG AS YOU'RE ALIVE AND KICKING

PUT A SMILE ON AND BABY NEVER QUIT

Bridge:
You've got to look inside
Cause there's an upside to every side
There's an upside to every side

Chorus:

SO TURN THAT FROWN UPSIDE DOWN

NEED NO HALO, NEED NO CROWN

TO LOOK ON THE BRIGHTER SIDE OF IT

THE OLD TICKER IS STILL TICKING

LONG AS YOU'RE ALIVE AND KICKING

PUT A SMILE ON AND BABY NEVER QUIT

© 1970-2013 Manuel Rosa/Sing Your Heart Out

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