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In The Middle
03:59
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Again at opposite ends of a great love affair
We try to meet in the middle, there’s a note waiting there
A note of connection, our daily affection
Cause time is so precious that we share
These words of commitment so often rewritten
Left here in the kitchen simply read
I’ll meet you in the middle
I’ll love you to the end
I’ve known this from the start
I know from where we stand
You’ll find me waiting for you
I’ll wait forever then I’ll meet you in the middle
and love you to the end
Na Na…..
A place in time waits for you and I while them
I find that I’m back in the kitchen with a notebook and pen
A note of connection, our daily affection
Cause time is so precious that we share
These words of commitment so often rewritten
Left here in the kitchen once again
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Gatekeepers
03:27
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We all chase our tails like rats in a cage
Turning circles, we spend our days
We poke at the walls trying to find a way
To take down the gatekeepers
We all count our dreams like stars in the sky
The distance unknown by you and I
We’ll scratch and we’ll claw just to get a leg high
And stomp down the gatekeepers
The gatekeepers, are they better who’s to say
Aristocracy has a way
To pre-judge and pre-pay
For the life of a gatekeeper
You can’t keep me in, you can’t keep me down
You can’t keep me in, you can’t hold me down
The gatekeepers, are they better who’s to say
Aristocracy has a way
To pre-judge and pre-pay
For the life of a gatekeeper
Lets take down the gatekeepers
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Crimes of passion
03:20
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Lovers caught of guard
When they heard the alarm
Tied up in cheatin’ arms they froze
A voice was heard after that is blurred
When crimes of passion lose control
Toms trip was cut short
Back home from the Airport
Dropped his keys and his passport
And walked upstairs
A knob was turned after that is blurred
When crimes of passion surge and flare
With dried blood on their shoes
They agreed on the truth
And their lies were left behind as they fled
Crimes of passion play
On lovers everyday
As hearts become betrayed
That’s when crimes of passion play
Meet John and Louise
They had planned that night for weeks
Tom came home early instead
A lamp was swung, Tom hit the rug
Some crimes of passion will see red
With dried blood on their shoes
They agreed on the truth
And their guilt was left behind as Tom bled
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I am your lover
03:20
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I can’t sleep at night, don’t feel like I’m alive
I can’t hide the pain inside but I have to
I can’t sleep at night the walls are closing in so tight
I can’t sleep at night but I have to
When I needed her, she knows when there’s something wrong
She finds a way to keep me strong
When I needed her, she woke and saw me struggling
She cradles me and says to me
You know I am your lover, I’ll keep you satisfied
You know I am your lover, I’ll love you ‘til the day I die
When I needed her, I got my head down in my hands
I feel like such a sorry man
When I needed her, she lifts my head up from my hands
And says to me you’ll understand
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Choose Your Poison
02:58
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Choose your poison
There’s enough to go around
There’s enough to make you live
And some to take and drive you to the ground
Choose your evil
You’re so damned if you do
You’re damned if you don’t
So if you haven’t got a clue you probably wont
To live in safety and seclusion
With no fears or apprehensions
To reach for a star with no chance to fall
Is no life at all
So choose your passion
Resurrect them from your dreams
Wipe the guilt out from the seems
With sweat dripping down you plead insanity
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Thrift shop Betty
She buys many scarves and hats with skirts and flats
Thrift shop Betty thinks she's really a cool cat
But don't call her that
She's so hipster
What's old is new, what’s new is old
A carefree vibe, not in a click she clicks her own
We all want to be seen with her
She's so hipster,
Don’t you call her
No, don’t you call her hipster
Her body art and fancy studs
Are placed with care meanwhile her hair remains untouched
Hey now watch out you can't miss her
She’s so…..
How she Spends her day
Avoids offense
While leaning left to navigate
Hey, hey, Don’t you judge that sister
She's so.....
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Leather
02:57
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The body is tempted, resistance contracts
Satisfaction waits at the end of a strap
Mouths open wide, tongues dripping with pleasure
Honey won’t you bring me my leather
Hot blood racing, sweaty brow
All the stamina the body will allow
The body pushes all the strength it will render
Our passions and potions all soaked into leather
The body shudders for a gasp of air
A realization comes with a knowing stare
Satisfaction’s ours as we lie together
Basking in the scent of our leather
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8. |
The Distance
03:18
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I slow to a step, barely catching my breath
thinking of where I've been
choices I'd made, wishing I'd trade
a chance to make them all again
yes, I thought it would be different
the view from where I stand
but turning to make a plan
I wanna go the distance this time
I'll make my way
I'm gonna go the distance despite
The rocky roads to take
A path of scattered footprints I leave behind
as I go go go go the distance
A chase for love and search for fame
Distractions they would prove
As love was deceiving and the spotlight was fleeting
That kept me on the move
Do I head down the canyon or hike the summit
I know I have to choose
And now with it all in view
Oh no, The past is just a set of footprints
At times we hope no one will find
I'm ready to make some new prints
That go the distance this time
A path of brave new footsteps will be mine
As I go go go go the distance
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9. |
Stuck In Prison
03:59
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Ashamed about your social life, maybe you’re just like me
you sit at home and you watch TV
Take a good look at yourself, you never thought it’d get this bad
waiting for the friends, the friends you thought you had
Yes you’re popular online but out there on the streets
would they even know your face
You can’t wallow you can’t hide you know you have a good future behind you
maybe you peeked too soon
Oh you’re stuck, stuck in prison
there ain’t nobody knows that you’re missin’
Well you’re stuck, stuck in prison
there ain’t nobody knows that you’re missin'
we’ll now you just sit home wishin’ in your pitiful condition
you better get up off your ass and do some livin'
Take a picture from your shelf, maybe a High School Prom
or a wedding that’s gone wrong
You can’t wallow you can’t hide you know we’ve all got somethin’ that’s died inside
baby you’ve still got your pride, or do ya
It gets so lonely by yourself and I don’t blame you I can tell
Oh one look at you and I remember all too well, well
we’ll you just sit home wishin’ in your filthy kitchen
you better get up off your ass and do some livin'
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10. |
Fallen For You
03:26
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I wake to find you floating through my mind
I take some time to wrestle and to climb
A height I rise leaves me terrified
Surprised am I to think I’m fallin’ all for you
And now fallin’ from this height I see it all
My safety chute has failed me down I call
(I’m fallin’ for you) can’t trust my senses
(the things that you do) leave me defenseless
(‘cause that’s how we feel) for one another
(and I know we will) try to catch each other
(how I wish I flew) this helpless feelin’ means
(I’ve fallen for you)
Asleep I see you floating through my dreams
You wave for me to meet you on high beams
The height I climb leaves me terrified
Again I find that I am fallin’ all for you
And now fallin’ from this height I see it all
The safety net below me looks so small
Alone in bed, can’t shake you from my head
I try to rest but love lifts me once again
To heights I dread, I’m standing on a ledge
I jump, hands high, I know I’m fallin’ all for you
I’ve fallen just for you
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11. |
Hammer To Fall
03:24
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Here we stand or here we fall
History won't care at all
Make the bed, light the light
Lady Mercy won't be home tonight
You don't waste no time at all
Don't hear the bell but you answer the call
It comes to you as to us all
Yeah, we're just waiting for the hammer to fall, yeah
Oh every night, and every day
A little piece of you is falling away
But lift your face the Western way
Build your muscles as your body decays, yeah
Tow the line and play their game
Yeah, let the anesthetic cover it all
'Til one day they call your name
You know it's time for the hammer to fall
Rich or poor or famous
For your truth it's all the same
Lock your door but rain is pouring
Through your window pane
Hey yeah, baby, now your struggle's all in vain, yeah
For who grew up tall and proud
In the shadow of the Mushroom Cloud
Convinced our voices can't be heard
We just wanna scream it louder and louder and louder
What the hell are we fighting for?
Ah, just surrender and it won't hurt at all
You just got time to say your prayers
Yeah, while you're waiting for the hammer to, hammer to fall
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Gary Giampaolo Goodyear, Arizona
I am constantly writing, recording, performing and have had success with my originals on radio and Television. I've performed on stages across North America and Germany ultimately taking the stage with one of my favorite bands "America" to help out with their encore and biggest hit "A horse with no name". I am currently based out of Las Vegas making my living as a Dueling Piano player. ... more
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