CHRIS BENTLEY ACOUSTIC
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Thousand-Yard Stare
Never knew you, only heard of you
Left me long before I was born
Have a few, old pictures
We share a name image and likeness
The look on your face
I see in my mirror
Our eyes so similar
Deep in a 1000-yard stare
Oh Truly, will I get to stand before
Your thousand-yard stare
Fly on your wings, ride on your shoulders
You came before me, each day a day closer
When I’m at the gate, will it swing wide open
Our eyes so similar
Will you be standing there?
To greet my 1000-yard stare
All I have is your prayer book, Dated 1928
Love seeing your name In blue ink
Signed At the top of the page
Makes me wonder, Were your prayers like mine
Are you here to answer mine?
Ease our 1000-yard stare
Truly, will our paths get to cross
The thousand-yard stare
Fly on your wings, ride on your shoulders
You came before me, each day a day closer
When I’m at the gate, will it swing wide open
Our eyes so similar, will I see you standing there?
Across a 1000-yard stare
I’ll recognize you I’ll have a sense
When my hand’s on your prayer book
Feel I’m touching your hand
Ease my 1000 yd stare
Fly on your wings, ride on your shoulders
You came before me
Truly, I didn’t know you
Truly you’re I feel you here
Truly I hope to see you there
You eased our 1000-yard stare
Mending Fences~Acoustic
So much time between each meeting
Busy in the life we are living
Staying close with the hope of seeing you
Living apart has left me reeling
Making attempts, Mending the fences
Making amends, Building bridges
Starting again, Up from the ashes
Staying strong
With the hope of seeing you
When I get to see you, how fast you’ve grown
This child I love is growing older
Hear a strength in your voice
Head held high, with such poise
CHORUS
Tried to keep you out of the middle
I never wanted a fence to break
Here together mending what’s broken
Here together Mending Fences
Mending fences with you
Mending Fences
Say to me, get on with living
Move on past, ‘cause the past is gone
Love to hear you guiding me
The role I play has got new meaning
CHORUS
Soul Riding ~ Acoustic
Riding Ether, in space between us
Free of Gravity’s pull
All the clouds shake
All the air breaks
Particles fall to the ground
Speed of sound breaks
Racing sun rays
Riding High above the Earth
This Deep connection
Feel each wave bend
Warm in the heat of the sun
Chorus: We are going faster than sonic planes
We are going Faster than sun rays
Going Soul Riding, Going Soul Riding
No more friction
Our boards beneath us
Rising high we fly and speed off
Got my T-shirt
Got my sneakers
We ride, we soar, we roam
CHORUS
Our Words cannot say
Exchange is so fast
We give and we take
Rules of gravity fade
Souls feel the same
On this ether highway
Give you my soul
Take all that is given
You give me yours
Yeah, I receive it
CHORUS
Going Soul Riding, Going Soul Riding, Going Soul Riding
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C.B.B. SOUL RIDING
Play Another Day
See this all like Sudoku; Numbers are there but not displayed
No matter what I say or what I do; You say the numbers aren’t true
Need to restart the game
Stacking blocks in the game of Jenga
Blocks so high they start to lean; Took a while to build them up
We can’t stack one more block; Hit the ground in a blink
Not making light of these moments
Many tears in the eyes
This game ain’t worth the price
Playing cards are in my hand; I accept the cards I’ve been dealt
Is it worth the risk to risk it all; Choose to bluff or fold
Live to play another day?
Not making light of these moments; Many tears in the eyes
Took a while to understand this game
Not worth the price
Live to play another day
Cards aren’t going my way
Not worth the risk to risk it all
Grab my chips and fold
Live to play another day; Live to play another day
Wanting to win is a seduction
If the ego is strong, it sees no costs
Do I roll the dice and go for broke; Grab my chips and fold
Live to play another day?
Not making light of these moments
I see the cost, I pay the price
When I look into their eyes, I see their pain
It’s not worth the price
Live to play another day
Cards aren’t going the right way
Not worth the risk to risk it all
Grab my chips and fold
Live to play another day
Live to play another day
Cards aren’t going the right way
Not worth the risk to risk it all
Choose to bluff or call
Live to play another day
Oh yeah I live…
Mending Fences
So much time between each meeting
Busy in the life we are living
Staying close with the hope of meeting you
Living apart has left us reeling
When I get to see you, how fast you grow
The child I know is growing up
Hear the strength in your voice
Head held high, with such poise
CHORUS:
Making attempts, Mending the fences
Making amends, Re/Building bridges
Starting again, Up from the ashes
Staying strong
Telling me to get on living
Move on past, the past is gone
Love to hear you guiding me
The role I play has new meaning
The last few years have left a mark
Facing Covid and divorce
I’m glad to hear you feeling strong
I love to hear your heart is warm
Soul Riding
Riding Ether, No ground beneath us
Feeling all of gravity’s pull
When the clouds shake
All the air breaks, Particles fall to the Earth.
Speed of sound breaks, we race the sun rays
Riding high above the Earth
This deep connection
Feel each wave bend, Warmer than the heat of the sun
CHORUS: We’re going faster than a sonic plane
Going faster than the sun’s rays
We’re going soul riding
No longer friction, Our boards beneath us
Flying high we rise and speed off
I got my T-shirt I’ve got my sneakers
We ride, we soar, we roam
Our words cannot say
We make our exchange so fast
We give and we take
Rules of gravity fade
Our souls see the same along this ether highway
Give you my soul
You take all that is given Then You give me yours
Yeah, I receive it
Not Alone
Souls’ eye, Buried deep
Wooden sculpture means everything
Rising, falling, silent, Signed and delivered
Symphony, Simpatico Distant tales, distant woes
Never know how it goes, So much worse
When you feel all alone
Chorus: Saying…Know you’re not alone
Hear me say it
Feel alone keep on drifting lower
Know you’re not alone
Hear me say, you’re not alone!
Never know how it goes
I’ll be with you through whatever
Nature yields, ebbs and flows
Greatness needs time to grow
“You’ll never be this, never be that”
Don’t believe this load of crap
Fight hard, sharp mind
Destiny is by your side
“You’re gonna be this, gonna be that”
Listen hard to the words of another
Chorus
“You’re gonna be this, gonna be that”
Listen hard to the words of another
I’m standing right in front of you
So Available to all of you
Deliberating, contemplating, Frozen solid
I’ll help you find some calm
Chorus
Where You Are
It’s like being an alien on a distant star
Which light do you choose when your starship starts?
Do you settle for, the brightest star?
Or wait until you find the one, that ignites your thrust
When I left for distant planets, I got a little lost
Now I see your star shining, want to be where you are
I’ll cross the universe
For you I set my course
Be with you on your planet
Want to be where you are
Want to be where you are
Are you my alien? My yonder star?
Are you the end of my search that lands my heart?
Like the warmth from the sun, around you I be
Drive my starship, baby, feel you next to me
I cross the universe, I set upon a course
Be with you on your planet
Want to be where you are
Want to be where you are
Never Gonna Stop
Only want this moment, the one I got
Been quite a journey never gonna stop
Keep on reaching higher take it all the way
Always gonna venture, always something gained
Had many twists had many turns
Never could see them until I was right up on ‘em
Danced with the sinners, danced with the saints
Every twist an adventure, every turn had a straight
Never going to stop
Being with the one I’ve got
Keep on going one way
See where this whole thing goes
Never gonna stop
Never want a story, Than the one I got
My soul chose this journey
Never gonna stop
Keep on reaching higher, Give it all I can
Always gonna show up
Do better every chance
Took a while to be at peace with this one I got
I Wrestled it, challenged it, never gonna stop
Until I find that way
Give all I can every moment I breathe
My soul chose this journey so I can be in a better place
Never Gonna Stop
Find Your Way
So many ways I could go
Each way looks the same
Thinking back on my younger days
There are a few things I wish I could change
Drew too much from a distant past
Assumed a symmetry
Looked for links linking together
Patterns from the deep
Wish I could say to my younger face
If I could guide it along its way
Learn how to love, learn how to live
Keep it simple, full of grace
Chorus: You are going to find your way
You are going to find a way
You are going to find your way
Some days were filled with joy
Others like the night
Know regardless of good or bad
What you learn will make you wise
Doesn’t matter which way you go
Keep doing the best you can
All will be well, no matter the scene
If you are full of KNOWINGNESS
Wish I could say to my younger face
If I could send a message, it’s way
You have so much love, have so much to give
Face it simply, full of grace
Chorus
All is as it should be. History could repeat
All will be well, no matter the scene, with a strong belief
Sold My Soul
I sold my soul, I sold it to an angel
Sold my soul, Offered more than the devil
I couldn’t turn the deal away
The angel guaranteed you would come my way
So I sold my soul that day
Had a clear idea of you
Smart, strong and beautiful
Capable of everything
Full of love’s imaginings
In my dreams I saw the angels making you
I sold my soul, So I could be with you forever
I sold my soul, I knew you are my answer
I Was Promised you would come my way
In return I had to give my soul away
I sold my soul that day
You ask how I knew it was right
It wasn’t the devil in disguise
This angel saved me, stepped on in
The devil wanted me to sell to it
I held on, the angels were making you
The angels have me so I could have you
Trading with an angel for an angel like you
Was a no brainer, easy choice
I was willing to pay a heavenly price
So I could be with a woman like you
I’d give everything to be with a woman like you
Raise Your Glasses High
Chorus:
Raise it up!
Raise your glass
Celebrate this moment
Won’t you raise your glasses high
Life’s been full, On the move
Family, All dear friends
Goes too fast, when it’s oh so good
Enjoy this time, as you should
Raise your glass, raise your glasses high!
Moving Forward, moving fast
Now is all we have
Gonna make this time last
Celebrate our feelings
Celebrate our love
Raise our glasses, High above!
Raise your glass, raise your glasses high!
BRIDGE:
Never be another, never be another
Moment like this one again
Celebrate together, celebrate together
Don’t let this moment pass
Cheers to you!
Cheers to yours!
Raise your glass, raise your glasses high!
Raise your glass, raise your glasses high!
Underway
Most roads I drive are two way
A single lane and a low MPH
No hope of re-gaining lost time
Engine’s revving low, glowing red lights
I woke up one great morning to an effervescent sky
All flowed easy, effortlessly. No cars in my way
Engine’s revving, wheels are spinning
Green lights all the way
Underway
Couldn’t find the words to write
All just bottled up inside
I know I have a lot to say; worried words won’t resonate
I woke up one great morning to an effervescent sky
All flowed easy; Effortlessly; Out upon the page
Clouds of cover, I’ve been under
All have moved away
Underway
Today we rarely use our voice
Type our words into a small cell phones
Short messages, Acronyms : OMG and LMAO
I woke up one great morning to an effervescent sky
I picked up my phone, dialed your number, hoped you would receive
When I heard your voice say, how are you doing?
A smile came to my face
We’re Underway
Blessings Be
May your blessings be
With all you are wanting, May your blessings be
With all you are hoping, May your blessings be
All I want
Is what is best for you
No more strife in this life
No more strife at all
Only Liberty
No More Enemies
Only Love and Peace
May Your Blessings Be
May Your Blessings be
All I can do is hope there’s no more strife
All I can do is hope that liberty Lives
All I can do is hope my enemies forgive
All I can do is hope for love and peace
May Your Blessings be
May your blessings be
Beside You
There’s no one better beside you
You know it better than I do Would you let me in?
No one says it is easy Been acting crazy
This world we’re in
The words from my lips, Up to the Heavens
I hope to earn and feel your love again
I know this might be crazy
The chance we are taking
Reach out and grab a hold of my hand
When you agreed to talk It skipped a beat in my heart
To have another chance Hold you in my arms
I want nothing more, say how sorry I am
Sorry I hurt you babe; want to be beside you
Don’t want it to end this way; want to be beside you
Want us to make it babe, want to Be beside you
Our loving ways, Beside You
So many special moments Beside you
Life is better beside you
Being without you has been hard as hell
My moment of weakness, caught playing with matches
Could you please forgive?
The words from my lips Up to the Heavens
I hope to earn and feel your love again
In the moment I was crazy
Sorry I hurt you baby
I promise you it won’t happen again
Don’t want to end this way I want you back in my arms
I Had this time away; I See the wonder you are
To have another chance, have you back in my arms
I’m sorry I hurt you babe, want to be beside you
Could you forgive me babe, be beside you
Want us to make it babe Be beside you
Our loving ways Beside you
So many special moments, beside you
Don’t want to end this way I want you back in my arms
I Had this time away; I See the wonder you are
To have another chance, hold you in my arms
I’m sorry I hurt you babe, want to be beside you
Don’t want it to end this way, be beside you
Want us to make it babe Be beside you
Could you forgive me babe, be beside you
Our loving ways Beside you
So many special moments, beside you
EVERY WHICH WAY
Just Yet
Stepping on the concrete, Sitting on the stoop
In and out of churches, kneeling at the pews
Struggle to see meaning, the way ahead confused
I’ve been staring at their ceilings
Tell me, what am I to do…
Getting on the 7-line, people crammed inside
Voice over the speaker says we’re held by a red light
I see the eyes of the weary, impatience on display
I just wish I could share merry
But I, get up and walk away
Journey inward, search for meaning
Put my hands together, Say a little Prayer
Moving from the sunrise to the sunset
Hope the setting sun, ain’t setting on me…JUST YET
Stick over my shoulder, Satchel full of food
Walk along the train tracks, trying to get to you
The rumble of the mighty engine, shakes my inner state
I turn around, I decide
Not to walk away
I Journey inward, search for meaning
Put my hands together, I’m saying a little Prayer
I’m moving from the sunrise to the sunset
Hoping that setting sun, isn’t setting on me, JUST YET
Bridge
There are days of bright invincibility
Then light dims with a terminal velocity
It’s like I’m digging in, when I’m really digging out
I Seek the surface, when I’m already high above it
It’s all in my head, I’m not done yet
I’m here and I’m not done… Just Yet
Journey inward, search for meaning
Put my hands together, I’m Saying a little Prayer
Moving from the sunrise to the sunset
Hope that setting sun, Ain’t setting on me… JUST YET
Embers
Rising from ashes left by fire
Smoke Billows
Embers left to burn
Slow shadows hide from rising sun
Green meadows
Take day as it comes
Silent scenes
Burning with desire
What lies beneath
Is trying to catch on fire
High Tower
Glass hides all the steel
Hot-wired
Draws electric yield
Silent scenes
Burning with desire
What lies beneath is trying to catch on fire
Embers though they’re burning
Trying to catch on fire
Close this great division
We can’t let them go to flame
We can’t let them go to flame
Take cover
Watch it as it runs
Face covered
A new way has begun
Silent scenes
Burning with desire
What lies beneath is trying to catch on fire
Embers though they’re burning
Trying to catch on fire
Close this great division
We can’t let them go to flame
We can’t let them go to flame
(2X)
One Day At A Time
This new day brings a challenge
I can’t push away
Though I’m strong enough to face
I seem to get what I can handle
So some scriptures say
I prepared for it yesterday
Faith told me stand ready, hope is here to stay
Love will lead the way
Faith, you got here just in time
Hope, please don’t leave my side
Love, open my heart wide
Take it one day at a time
I lost my hope and faith
I almost threw away
Each love that shined my way
I hadn’t seen I was able
Until the strength of faith
Cleared my fears away
Faith told me stand ready, hope is here to stay
Love will lead the way
Faith, you got here just in time
Hope, please don’t leave my side
Love, open my heart wide
Take it one day at a time
Bridge: You helped me hold on tight
Stayed right by my side
Opened my heart wide
Said take one day at a time
Faith, you got here just in time
Hope, please don’t leave my side
Love, open my heart wide
Take it one day at a time
Four Leaf Clover
Set out on the fields for grasses greener
Lay my head upon the ground
Saw a patch of clover
I got up to see if it was possible
There you were amongst those 3 Leaf’s
Just Standing up a little taller
Chorus I have finally found my four-leaf clover
You were near a tree in a luscious, green country meadow
I’ve been searching for a four-leaf clover
Walked through many fields, hoping I could discover
Wasn’t sure there was such thing as four-leaf clover
Thought more a little fairy tale or fantasy
Yet there you were like we just had to meet
So, I could see and believe
Chorus I’ve been searching for a four-leaf clover
You were near a tree in a luscious, green country meadow
I’ve been searching for a four-leaf clover
Walked through many fields, hoping I, could discover
I finally found my four-leaf clover
I finally found my four-leaf clover
Bridge You’ll bring me Faith, Hope, luck and love
Good fortune, I thank you from my heart
With faith and hope and blessings from above
To have my luck bring me such love
I can’t believe
Chorus I have finally found my four-leaf clover
You were near a tree in a luscious, green country meadow
I’ve been searching for a four-leaf clover
I Walked through many fields, hoping I could discover
I finally found my four-leaf clover
I Walked through many fields, hoping I could discover
I finally found my four-leaf clover
I finally found my four-leaf clover
Just Call Me
Hard to keep balance, at an older age
No longer easy to get around each day
I’m worried you’ll fall down, unable to rise
Carry your cell phone on you all times
Just Call, I’ll arrive
I’ll be there, I’ll be by your side
Just call me, I will be…there
Tasks so simple at a younger age
Take you longer now; assistance, you need
Rest in Knowing, I’m HERE as you need
All you do is call me, I’ll Be there
Circle of life
Circle of life
You cared for me now, it’s my turn to care for you
It’s the least I can do
I’ll be there for you
Just Call, I’ll arrive
I’ll be there, I’ll be by your side
Just call me, I’ll be; With you, with speed
Just call me, I’ll be; With you, as you need
Just call me, I will be…there
Sauce-A-Lito
I’d like to not travel this road again
Hard to walk along with the weight of regret
Acting more wild than the wild west
Swirling around, tornado’s path
My conscious fades, my dust blows along
Hard to wake up with no memory
Laying on the ground, on the cold concrete
Last thing I remember I was at the bar
Chugging beer, slugging whiskey shots
Going to my place I call Sauce-a-lito
Good bye, so long, I’m going strong, I’m off to Sauce-a-lito
So many times, while I’ve been out
Get carried away while the liquor goes down
Can’t seem to heed the final call
Got to have more at whatever the cost
Can’t slow down want to have more fun
Well on my way to Sauce-a-lito
Good bye, so long, I’m going strong, I’m off to Sauce-a-lito
Good bye, so long, I’m going strong, I’m off to Sauce-a-lito
Bridge: So many times, so many mistakes; Mind reduced to a puddle state
All my faculties are gone; Why let myself get this way?
Feel so low, make the walk of shame
Can’t stay off the streets of Sauce-a-lito
I wish there was a way to partake
Without losing memory without mistakes
I’d like to have more fun in Sauce-a-lito
On the road, I’m going strong, I’m off to Sauce-a-lito
Good bye, so long, I’m going strong, I’m off to Sauce-a-lito
On the road, I’m going strong, I’m off to Sauce-a-lito
Good bye, so long, I’m going strong, I’m off to Sauce-a-lito
Nirvana 2 Me
I have never felt this before
My body is numbing I just want more
Is it heaven or is it a sin to want her
Again and again and again
It’s never been like this
Oe is there something i’ve been missing
Life should never be as good as something
That I could have dreamed
Hold me now, hold me fast
Will this love forever last, is this it I ask
Chorus
Hold me now, don’t let go
Stay right here, right next to me
Nirvana is in your eyes
Nirvana’s in your touch
Nirvana is the way I feel
When I am wrapped up in your love, so don’t let go
Nirvana’s in your touch, so don’t let go
It’s never been like this
So much more than I wished
Uncertainty is now certain
With every kiss from your lips
Hold me now, hold me fast
Will this love forever last, is this it I ask
Chorus
Bridge
Nirvana’s in your eyes
Heaven’s in my arms
I am holding onto a dream
It’s nirvana, nirvana to me
Ooh Yeah
Chorus
Cathedral Girl
cATHEDRA3 g5r3 with her stained-glass eyes
Patiently waits for the light
Never a day will her eyes look away
He sits and he waits for the light
Grey skies are calling, down from above
Cold rains are falling, can’t wash away his love
Showers at noon, fall upon the steeple top
Playing with some memories, the rain can’t stop
He sits and looks up; panes of the glass are colored up
He hopes in a moment, she’ll be flush with the light from above
cATHEDRA3 g5r3 with her stained-glass eyes
Patiently waits for the light
She can’t ever see, while the darkness is real
Anxiously hopes for daylight
He never knew it ended, knowing not where to start
Can’t always come out winning, when playing straight from the heart!
cATHEDRA3 g5r3 with her stained-glass eyes
Patiently waits for the light
He’s sitting there, held by her stare
He sits beneath her there while he cries
cATHEDRA3 g5r3 with her stained-glass eyes
Patiently waits for the light
She’ll help him mend, her light to his impart
Flush out the memory, that’s aching his heart
The sun starts shining through, the rain begins to subside
Girl you are radiant! When sun light shines through your eyes…
Cathedral Girl, shine down on me
The streets are less lonely, Love’s what I need
Find a new beginning, a new place to start
Eyes so radiant, they light up my heart
Cathedral girl, your eyes are so radiant
Lovingly lighting my heart
Lovingly lighting my heart
Everyday
You leavin’ before your time, No last goodbyes
One journey, didn’t end well, No one heard your crying
So much distance, left to cover, But you’re out of miles
I saw you running up peaks through valleys, I got tears I’ve cried
I will carry this torch, I’m gonna run this way
I’m gonna fight for you EVERYDAY
As you live yours, I’ll live mine
I’m Gonna fight for this until I’m out of time
You leavin’ before your time, No last goodbye
Al your struggling, I did not see the strain
No one else could take away
I will carry this torch, Run this race
I’m gonna fight for this, gonna fight for you, EVERYDAY
As you live yours, I’ll live mine
I’m gonna hold this course until I’m out of time
I will carry this torch, Run this race
I’m gonna fight for this, gonna fight for you, EVERYDAY
As you live yours, I’ll live mine
I’m Gonna fight for you, gonna fight for this until I’m out of time
Take care bro, I’m still in motion, this is my goodbye
I can see you running, through torrential rain
I can see you smiling
I will carry this torch, Gonna Run this way
I’m gonna fight for this, gonna fight for you, EVERYDAY
As you lived yours, I’ll live mine
I’m gonna take this course until I’m out of time
I will carry this torch, Gonna Run this race
I’m Gonna fight for you, gonna fight for this, EVERYDAY
As you lived yours, EVERYDAY, EVERYDAY
Something About You
Your eyes show me what true love means
Tangerine skies
Glow in your eyes
Something about you
Gets me feeling so fine
Something about you
Gets me soaring so high
Love me I’m all yours
Hold me never let me go
How sweetly you and I become one
Only you and I know this feeling so fine
Warm nights
Feeling what your love means
The birds and the bees are swarming in the trees it’s alright
Love me I’m all yours
Hold me, never let me go
How sweetly you and I become one
Only heaven knows this feeling so fine
Your eyes show me what true love means
Something about you makes feel so alive
Love me I’m all yours
Hold me, never let me go
How sweetly you and I become one
Only heaven knows this feeling so fine
Something about you makes feel so alive
Only you and me know what we’ve got it’s on fire
Every Which Way
I vividly remember a poster with footprints in the sand
Makes me remember you and I together walking, holding hands
Have this sense of your presence; Always with me always near
I know your essence never leaves me; I Know you’re with me I know you’re here
Every which way I am heading, every which way I go
There’s no doubt or second guessing
You always let me know
Through the air I breathe I know
Every step I take I know
I know You’re Always with me, always here
It’s not just a special moment; It’s not just a little glimpse
It’s a steady handheld connection; I see your footprints in the sand
Either night or day; Standing near, standing ready
A sense of the love as my eyes try to find you
So far beyond is all say
Every which way I am heading, every which way I go
There’s no doubt or second guessing
You always let me know
Through the air I breathe I know
Every move I make I know
I know You’re Always with me, always there
Through the air I breathe I know
Every move I make I know
I know You’re Always with me, always here
You’ve been with me for every heartbeat
Carried me all the way
Every which way I am heading, every which way I go
There’s no doubt or second guessing
You always let me know
Through the air I breathe I know
Every move I make I know
I know You’re Always with me, always here
Through the air I breathe I know
Every move I make I know
I know You’re Always with me, always there
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GRAND DESIGN
CRAZY LOVE
“I keep hearing how to define insanity.
Doing the same things, over and over again”
How can I be committed in reality?
I can’t stop this feeling if I try
So Pull up that White Padded Wagon
Tie me up in that white straight Jacket
There’s nothing I can do at this moment
I Can’t quit you, can’t quit…
Chorus
I’m crazy love, crazy for your love
Put me away, oooh I will never change
It’s like I see a big train a comin’
I can’t raise my feet up off the tracks
I’m left to derail all I see on my path
Nothing ever can come between us
I’d like to see someone really make a try
All I can do is think of you and I
Chorus
I’m crazy love, I am crazy for your love
Put me away, oooh, I will never change (2x)
It’s insanity
Bridge
‘Cause this heart has fallen into your arms
Can’t stop myself from wanting you more and more
You’re making this so difficult
Pull up that white padded wagon
Tie me up in that white straight jacket
There’s nothing I can do
Everything I tried…
Chorus(2x)
I’m crazy love, I’m crazy for your love
Put me away, oooh I will never change
This insanity…
‘Cause this heart has fallen into your arms
I can’t stop from wanting you more and more
BREEZY
I feel the wind upon my face
Is this your way of telling me?
You are here?
Oh Breezy
I walk on fields that bear your name
It’s so perfect
The wind blows so strong here
Standing on those fields
I hear a whisper, her voice yields
“tell ‘em I love them so”
She loves you all she loves you so
Breezy
I walk on fields that your name
As the children play
You smile as you are remembered this way
Oh Breezy
Your time here was way to short
You say you need to move along
You want me to pass a message along
Standing on those fields
You whisper in my ear
“tell ‘em I love them so”
She loves you all she loves you so
There’s just one thing she wants you to know
She loves you all she loves you so
Standing on those fields
You whisper in my ear
“tell ‘em I love them so”
Standing on those fields
The wind blows, her voice yields
“tell ‘em I love them so”
She loves you all she loves you so
Willing and Able
(Would you come over me, come over me oh, right now)
I spent many winters staring at a fire
With those embers slowly fading deep inside
Like words on a sandy beach
Wash surly to the sea
Not a trace, nor a relic, nothing there to sea
Chorus
I am Willing, I am Able
With your grace, I will find the light
(Would you come over me, come over me oh, right now)
A house made of timber, Or lacking integrity
Surely will not last a whole century
The only way I’ll ever know, your eyes reside in mine
When my hands rise and my feet race
To a new place I would never find, Without your guide…
Chorus
I am Willing, I am Able
With your grace, I will find the light
So here I am, Willing and able
Just need you to show the road, Be my guide
Bridge
The embers that glow beneath my seat, won’t ever lose their heat
The Words you write upon back, won’t wash into the sea
The house you build, oh using my hands, will last a century
Chorus
(You know my heart, my everything; you’re in every melody
A soul on fire, the light of every light…
I’m here so please come over me, I’m here…
Just need you to show the road, and be my guide…So Here I AM!)
WIDE BLUE
All these days filled with endless craze
I lose you, Wide Blue
Looking out upon the endless gray
Wide Blue, where are you?
I can’t stand another minute
I want to immerse myself right into it
When everything falls, the lights grow dark
Wonder if my dreams are gonna come true
I hear life sounds, are they laughs or frowns
Do you speak to, the Wide Blue?
There are so many ways to celebrate
Wide Blue, hold true
I can’t stand another minute
Want to immerse myself right into it
When everything falls and the lights grow dark
Wonder if my dreams are gonna come true
Chorus
Into the Wide Blue
Into the Wide Blue
Into the Wide Blue, where dreams are gonna come true
Where I Build my faith, surrender all to you
Words just fail to describe the veil
No view, to the Wide Blue
I await each step with bated breath
Wide Blue, I miss you
I can’t stand another minute
Want to immerse myself right into it
When everything falls, and the lights grow dark
Wonder if my dreams are gonna come true
Chorus
Solo/ Piano Interlude
Don’t you hear me calling, don’t you see me searching for you
Around the world I know, how far I got to go
All I want to do is get to you
Chorus
ALLWAYS
When you’re starting at the sky, Eyes so wide
Wonder a little
With your feet firm on the floor
Looking at all those doors
Each one like a riddle
Chorus
When I say I love you always
I love you in ALL Your Ways
You chose to take my hand
With others standing there
It was more than a little
Yet now as questions rise
Them Stars don’t lie, we can answer the riddle
Chorus
When I say I love you always
I love you in all your ways
Through the good and the hard days
Nothing will change MY ALWAYS
Bridge
That time in life
When your eyes met mine
We were on a course
More than ships in the night
How we loved those lights
As we rolled on by
How you changed my life
Chorus
When I say I love you always
I love you in all ways
Through the good and the hard days
Nothing will change MY ALWAYS
SMILE
It don’t always smell like roses
The horse don’t always win
Sometimes you earn a dollar
Sometimes that dollar’s spent
The meal just wets your whistle
Your belly’s light and tight
You’ve been eating your share of pickles
Some are sweet and some are brined, alright…
There’s no harm in the asking
There’s a yes and there is no
If you ask you’ll get your answer
Then, you’ll surely know
Chorus
I’d like to ease your suffering
Take you to a place you’ve never been
To help you smile…. To Help you smile…
My arms are open for you to come in tight
I’ll be your refuge when the storm goes by
I’ll hold you forever ‘til forever brings that smile
Leave all those troubles behind so I can see you smile
See your smile
My arms are open for you to come in tight
I’ll hold you forever ‘til forever brings that smile
I’ll hold you until that storm blows by
Leave all your troubles behind
So I can see you smile
I love to see your smile
So I can see you smile>> I love to see you smile babe
Yeah your smile>> I love to see you smile, baby
I love to see your smile>>> I love to see you smile
LAUGHTER
When you’re feeling forever
What you see won’t survive
The forest’s growing trees faster than the light
You’re trying to get outside
Chorus
Keep after what brings laughter
Joy to the life
We will all find the love we’re after
With joy in the life
The boss says you’re no good
Moves you off to the side
Don’t stay down, no longer so uncomfortable
You were where you really could not thrive
Keep your head held high, find the joy inside
Chorus (1.5x)
Look into the joy inside you
Laughter holds the clue
Chorus
Everything you’ve ever wanted
IS INSPIRED BY THE JOY INSIDE
There’s a way to rise above
There’s a trick to luck and love
Everything you’ve ever wanted
Joy and laughter are acting as a clue
See what love can do
When joy and laughter shine through
See what love can do
When joy and laughter shine through
See what love can do
When joy and laughter shine through
GOOD THING’S COMING
I can feel it now, A good thing’s coming; Open up your heart, A good thing’s coming
A little less, Just A little more
Grab some air to bottle in the jar
The smell of the sea captured in that moment
Oh the high I receive from the breeze
I look out across the sea, A ship on horizon’s line
I see that it’s changing course
I know that’s its turned around to come here for me
I can feel it now, A good thing’s coming; Open up your heart, A good thing’s coming (2x)
I can stand here; I can say a word or 2 or 3 or 4
Before you would know that I would be on 5, SO alive
I’m standing here on your shores
To greet the boat supposed to take me to that place I wanted to go
My whole life long, Sail along horizon’s line
Take me to that place where the good things come from…
I look out across the sea; A ship’s on horizon’s line
I see that it’s changing its course, baby, I see it’s coming here for me
I can feel it now, A good thing’s coming Open up your heart, A good thing’s coming (1X)
(Good things, here they come) Been standing here on your shore,
(Good things, here they come) Been standing here for oh so long
(Good things, here they come) Finally get the chance to climb on board
(Good things, here they come) Let’s start sailing on!
I can feel it now, A good thing’s coming; Open up your heart, A good thing’s coming (2X)
I ride horizon, I float upon the sea
I feel invincible… Ain’t nothing sinking me
While I’m out here upon the sea, on a ship towards horizon’s line
No way it is changing its course, It came here to carry me…
I can feel it now, A good thing’s coming; Open up your heart, A good thing’s coming (2X)
EVEN IF
One of these days I’ll get it right
Won’t sweat all the little stuff
Make the most of all this time I’ve been given
One point of view now I’m looking through
Came to me while drinking cold brew
Where I really saw my glass more full than empty
Even if it don’t come true
I’ve loved spending my time with you
Well, one day I got it right
Let go of them dreams on the road we drive
Enjoying ourselves on our way to getting’ there
I saw you next to me, riding along in my front seat
Enjoying ourselves, enjoying our time together
Even if it don’t come true
I love spending my time with you
Our Time is short, only going faster
As I get older, you help time stop
One sip…I knew… My view…so full…
New view on life
Even if some dreams don’t come true
I love spending my time with you
Our Time is short, only going faster
As I get older, you help time stop
Looking over at you…
One dream already came true
GRAND DESIGN
I’ve been here before
I recognize this place; I know I’ve seen it before
In a room where the ceiling is high, chandeliers are tethered
The hue of the light as it glances the side
Due the angle of the sun-
It all seems like déjà vu?
Why? Do you send me a sign?
Make my dreams, so vivid, so alive
I’ve seen you before
Your Light white skin, your jet black hair; those ruby lips
Telling me I will rise as you reach for my hand
Are you my spirit guide, my lover?
My ecstasy, my desire… I want to know-
Why? Do you send me these signs?
Make my dreams, so vivid, come to life
It makes me feel Incredible, So Alive
Part of this GRAND DESIGN
Why? Do you send me these signs?
Make my dreams, so vivid, come to life
It makes me feel Incredible, So Alive.
Part of A GRAND DESIGN
It makes me feel, SO ALIVE. Part of this GRAND DESIGN