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Bad Time
02:57
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BAD TIME
A bad time, that's all you ever showed me
Don't know why I ever hung around (for your)
Bad time, that's all you had to give me
You always let me down
I thought it was all behind us
Then you showed little warning signs
Pushing all the same sore buttons
Then you ran those tired lines (seems like a)
(chorus)
(solo)
You took the things I value and
You threw them on the ground
Then you asked why I was crying
As the tears were falling down
(chorus)
(solo)
(repeat verse two)
(chorus)
© 1995 by Jerry Vanek
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The Color Of Her Eyes
03:17
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THE COLOR OF HER EYES
The color of her eyes
Were they brown, were they hazel
He couldn't quite recall when he thought about her now
The color of her hair
Was it sandy, or dirty, or dishwater blonde
He couldn't quite remember somehow (but)
He'll never forget her slender silhouette
The sway of her hips and her kiss on his lips
Forever in his memory, her bittersweet goodbye (but)
He's long since forgotten the color of her eyes
The more that time goes by
The less he can remember
Maybe just as well - she's never coming back
The more he thinks about her
What he had and what he lost
The more all those colors fade to black (but)
He'll never forget her tender silhouette
The sway of her hips and her kiss on his lips
Forever in his memory, her bittersweet goodbye (but)
He's long since forgotten the color of her eyes
The color of her eyes...
The things that he remembers...
Are the things he should forget...
The things that he's forgotten...
Are the things he should remember... like the color of her eyes...
The color of her eyes...
The color of her eyes...
© 2014 by Jerry Vanek
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ALREADY GONE DOWN THAT ROAD
He looked up and saw what he thought was a rainbow
Pointing the way to his fortune
So he packed up his dreams and he never looked back
He knew he was going to be someone
All he had was a song but it didn't take long
He's living proof that miracles happen (but)
It wasn't meant to last, yeah it all came too fast
Sometimes he wonders what might have been (yeah)
He's already gone down that road
He's been all the way and back again
Life was nothing like how he'd been told (and)
He never did find no happy ending
He's already gone down that road
He once loved a woman who made him a daddy
It happened before they knew it
With a lot of bills to pay, and a baby on the way
Didn't know how they were gonna get through it
They just might have made it if it wasn't for whiskey
He fell off the wagon and there he stayed
It cost him his home and it cost him his family
The hard way is sometimes the only way (yeah)
He's already gone down that road (yeah)
He's been all the way and back again
Love was nothing like how he'd been told (and)
He never did find no happy ending
He's already gone down that road
He's been all the way and back again
Life ain't nothing like how he'd been told (and)
He never did find no happy ending
He's already gone down that road
© 2007 by Jerry Vanek / Mike Ward
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LOVE CAN BE BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH
Love can be bad for your health
Look around you, hearts are breaking
Love can be bad for your health (but)
It's so good in the making
Your knees get weak and your heart starts racing
When somebody walks in the room (and)
The moment she leaves, you can't wait to see her
Something's got to give and soon
Love can be bad for your health (and)
It's bound to leave you aching
Love can be bad for your health (but)
It's so good in the making
Your appetite is gone and your mind wanders
You can't form the right words to say
You're up all night when you ought to be sleeping
You daydream the whole day away
Love can be bad for your health (but)
It's one chance worth taking
Love can be bad for your health (and)
It's so good in the making
Love can be bad for your health
Love can be bad for your health
© 2013 by Jerry Vanek
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Just Like In The Movies
03:08
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JUST LIKE IN THE MOVIES
Just like in the movies
First the girl meets the boy (it's)
Just like in the movies
A little sorrow, a little joy
Now I see our images
Up on the big screen
Now there's only you and me
In our very own love scene
Then you tell me that you love me and
I say I love you, too (it's)
Just like in the movies
A little sunshine, a little rain (it's)
Just like in the movies
He needs her but he can't explain
Now the plot's unfolding and
It's time to say goodbye
Then I save you from the bad guy
Who wants to make you cry
Then we get back with each other
All is well that ends well (it's)
Just like in the movies
Lovers end up together
Just like in the movies and
Their love lasts forever
Just like in the movies
Just like in a song
Happy everafter
Just like in the movies...
© 1990 by Jerry Vanek
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IT ONLY HURTS WHEN YOU LOVE
You can always tell when you care for someone
You never want to be apart and
It's a pretty good sign that you love somebody
If leaving breaks your heart
There's a little bit of you wrapped up in me and
A little bit of me wrapped up in you and
That little bit of something never goes away
No matter what we say or do
It only hurts when you love and
The one you're in love with
Just doesn't want you anymore
It only hurts when you care and
The one who should care for you
Is walking out your door
It only hurts when you love
When love is real there's no mistaking
The teardrops in your eyes - yeah, and
If you really love someone
There's pain in 'goodbye'
There's a little bit of you wrapped up in me and
A little bit of me wrapped up in you and
That little bit of something never goes away
No matter what we say or do
(chorus)
It only hurts when you care
It only hurts when you love
It only hurts when you care
It only hurts when you love
© 2015 by Jerry Vanek
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DIFFERENT KIND OF HEARTACHE
Like a drink of water to a thirsty man
That’s how it feels when you take my hand (but)
When the clouds roll in, I get caught out in the pain
There’s an ache here in this heart of mine
You do it to me, baby, every time
First you heal me, then you hurt me all over again
Lovin’ you is anything but easy
It‘s the hardest thing I‘ve ever tried to do
I can’t imagine ever going through this world
Wiithout you (but)
Sometimes I have to wonder
If I’d be better off alone
You’re a different kind of heartache
Than this heart has ever known
I’ve had my share of lovers and lies (and)
I’ve known the pain of sad goodbyes
I’ve been wounded by the people close to me
This time I’m reeling like never before
Somehow it makes me wanna love you even more
Girl, I always come back to what I know is meant to be
Your love can lift me up or
Knock me off my feet
Somehow the taste of love…is bittersweet
Lovin’ you is anything but easy
It‘s the hardest thing I‘ve ever tried to do
I can’t imagine ever going through this world
Without you (but)
Sometimes I have to wonder
If I’d be better off alone
You’re a different kind of heartache
Than this heart has ever known
You’re a different kind of heartache
Than this heart has ever known
© 2007 by Jerry Vanek
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8. |
Here With Me
03:08
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HERE WITH ME
She’s weathered storms that would shatter other women
Yet she’s never complained
She’s got a heart that’s been tried in the fire (and)
Now only the gold remains
She’s a beautiful mother (and)
The sweetest of lovers
I don’t know what she sees in me
She’s a match for any man (but)
When she takes me by the hand
There’s no where else I’d rather be
Than here with her
When she’s lying…here with me
She’s all woman with a little girl’s magic
In just the right combination
She’s got her faults, but next to all the good things
They’re hardly worthy of mention
Don’t you push her, cause Lord she’s a fighter (and)
She’ll stand up for what she believes…
She’s a beautiful mother (and)
The sweetest of lovers
I don’t know what she sees in me
She’s a match for any man (but)
When she takes me by the hand
There’s no where else I’d rather be
Than here with her
When she’s lying…here with me
© 2006 by Jerry Vanek
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Love Is The One Thing
03:15
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LOVE IS THE ONE THING
Your needs in life are simple
Air and water, food and shelter (but)
You need one thing just as much
As you need all the others
Still you won't let anyone in
Maybe it's time you let this little thing called love begin
Love is the dream you don't wanna wake from
The song you can't get out of your mind
The treasure at the end of the rainbow
You thought you would never find
Love is the sun rising up every morning and
Love is the air that we all need to breathe
Love is the one thing that I need to give you and
You need to give to me
Love is the one thing
The first step that a baby takes
Is a little bit uncertain
Love can be the same way too
After you've been hurtin' but
You've gotta love yourself
When you do, you begin to learn how to love somebody else
Love is the dream you don't wanna wake from
The song you can't get out of your mind
The treasure at the end of the rainbow
They said you could never find
Love is the sun rising up every morning and
Love is the air that we all need to breathe
Love is the one thing that I need to give you and
You need to give to me
Love is the one thing
Love is the one thing
Love is the one thing
The one thing is love
© 2015 by Jerry Vanek
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10. |
Sober Again
03:11
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SOBER AGAIN
I heard you're on the wagon
I heard you took the cure
You put all of that behind you
The drinking man you were
I'm glad to hear you say it (but)
It doesn't change a lot
They tell me that a leopard
Doesn't ever change a spot
So you're sober again
Well that's great, my friend
That's just where you need to be but
I know what you said and
I know what you did and
It don't mean a thing to me
That you're sober again
I heard you're in the program
Taking one step at a time
I'll believe it when I see it
When you get to number nine
So you're sober again
Well that's nice, my friend
That's just where you need to be but
I know what you did and
I know what you said and
It don't mean a thing to me
That you're sober again
No, it don't mean a thing to me
That you're sober again
They tell me that a leopard
Doesn't ever change a spot...
© 2015 by Jerry Vanek
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11. |
Call It A Day
02:49
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CALL IT A DAY
We're two people who don't get along
Like water and oil, we don't belong
Sun goes down on a sweet love affair
All we can do is be glad that we were there
Let's call it a day
We're both tired
We've already said things
Nobody should say
We can't take 'em back and
We can't start over and
The words just get in the way
Let's call it a day
Good things come to those who wait (but)
Wait too long, it'll be too late
It's about time one of us said it
I'll take the blame, you take the credit
Let's call it a day
We're both tired
We've already said things
Nobody should say
We can't take 'em back and
We can't start over and
The words just get in the way
Let's call it a day
We're two people who don't get along
Like water and oil... (call it a day)
Sun goes down on a sweet love affair
All you can do is... (call it a day)
Good things come to those who wait (but)
Wait too long... (call it a day)
It's about time one of us said it
I'll take the blame, you take the credit
Let's call it a day...
© 2014 by Jerry Vanek
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12. |
A Boy And His Guitar
03:54
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A BOY AND HIS GUITAR
He was just a growing boy
When he got that first guitar (and)
He taught himself to play it
While he longed to be a star (and)
In no time he was rockin' (and)
He formed a little band
He only felt complete when
That guitar was in his hand
Just a boy and his guitar
Didn't want to change the world
Didn't want to go that far
People came from miles around
To listen to him play
On that sunburst guitar and
He took their breath away
In no time he'd be rockin' (and)
The crowd would start to dance
We sat there in amazement
Spellbound in a trance
Just a boy and his guitar
Didn't want to change the world
Didn't want to go that far
(solo)
Just a boy and his guitar
Didn't want to change the world
Didn't want to go that far
(second solo)
© 2000 by Jerry Vanek
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