You live today, you live each day, keep thinking of the past
What a fool you should have known, it wasn’t gonna last
ah/aaaah
Ah what would life be but for the folly of first loves, teenage loves, true loves…
MARIANNE
Marianne, Marianne, Marianne
I wanna marry you, I wanna marry you, I wanna marry you
Marianne, Marianne, Marianne
I wanna marry you, I wanna marry you, I wanna marry you
The time for me is coming soon to put down all my toys
Walk out the door on my own and face things like a man
But boys will be boys and I might never change
Can’t you see I’m finding it oh so hard to change?
But all I can hope for, is that I do all I can
Can’t you see that I need you?
Marianne, Marianne
I wanna marry you
Marianne, Marianne
I’ve got to live up to my mistakes and fight right back with all it takes
Build a home in this angry world and find my peace of mind
I promise you the Promised Land, if you promise me your hand
You know what you mean to me, now it’s up to you
You said they’d catch me when I fall
But I love you more than them all
Can’t you see that I love you?
Marianne, Marianne
I wanna marry you
Marianne, Marianne
I know you get so afraid, we’re growing up so fast
But you’ll never know how much I’ve paid, ‘cause you’re my first and last
Someday we will meet again, pack our bags and run away
Build a home in the country side, and watch the world grow old
And I’ll hold your body next to mine
Until the winter chill becomes sunshine
Can’t you see that I need you?
Marianne, Marianne
I wanna marry you
Marianne, Marianne
Should all my dreams fall apart, fall apart and fade away
I sincerely hope that in your heart, I still have a place to stay
Because more than all the precious gold, scattered across the land
More than anything in this world, I need your love so bad
I’ll try to say, best as I can
I’m in love with you, Marianne
Can’t you see that I love you?
Marianne, Marianne
I wanna marry you
Marianne, Marianne
Marianne, Marianne, Marianne
I wanna marry you, I wanna marry you, I wanna marry you
Marianne, Marianne, Marianne
I wanna marry you, I wanna marry you, I wanna marry you
It’s only love…and nothing more needs to be said.
ONLY LOVE
Only love can truly make you happy
Only love can really break your heart
Only love can make you feel so lonely
Only love can tear your world apart
It’s only love
…only love
It’s only love that’s got a hold on me
Only love can keep you thinking of her
Only love can keep you keepin’ on
Only love can make you act so crazy
Only love ever since you been gone
It’s only love
…only love
It’s only love that’s got a hold on me
So many disappointments
So many broken dreams
Only love can save you
As crazy as it seems
It’s only love
…only love
It’s only love that’s got a hold on me
Only love can put you through some changes
Only love can get you through the day
Only love can wrap your arms around me
Only love can wash your tears away
It’s only love
…only love
It’s only love that’s got a hold on me
Only love can satisfy your passion
Only love can fill an empty void
Only love can change the world around us
Only love can build what we’ve destroyed
It’s only love
…only love
It’s only love that’s got a hold on me
So many disappointments
So many broken dreams
Only love can save you
As crazy as it seems
…only love
It’s only love that’s got a hold on me
…only love that’s got a hold on me
What else can you do but hold on for the ride?
HOLDIN’ ON
They say everyone has a perfect match
A woman that will love you, no strings attached
If it comes too easy then there’s got to be a catch
Oh she might be a million miles away
If our path will cross, who can really say?
But I’m just holdin’ on, hoping that we may
I’m just holdin’ on for love
I’m just holdin’ out for love
I’m just hangin’ on for love
I’m just hangin’ out…for looooove….
For looooove….
Baby this ain’t my first time at bat
I know where you’re coming from, I know where you’re at
You get what you want then you pull the welcome mat
You love them cats and then you let ‘em go
I’ll tell you right now I ain’t just another Joe
And there’s one more thing I think you ought to know
I’m just holdin’ on for love
I’m just holdin’ out for love
I’m just hangin’ on for love
I’m just hangin’ out…for looooove….
For looooove….
I’m hanging out on every corner
I’m hanging out at every bar
Wondering where the hell you are
Wondering who the hell….
You are….
Cars will crash when you walk by
You think you can have every guy
Full of lust but you never satisfy
You act so hot, you think you’re so free-wheeling
Make it on the floor and mirrors on the ceiling
Leaving me with such an empty feeling
.
I’m just holdin’ on for love
I’m just holdin’ out for love
I’m just hangin’ on for love
I’m just hangin’ out…for looooove….
For looooove….
Gazing out at the lights of a big city always seems to have a hypnotic effect on me…which leads in nicely to this next piece.
LIFE’S TOO SHORT
Gazing at the lights of the city
Drifting into fantasy
Buildings scrape against the sky
It’s time for you and I…
To put the past behind us
Break those chains that bind us
We can’t go back to where we were
But we can start all over again
So hold the fort
Because I can’t go on without you
Life’s too short
Give me one more chance to say how much I love you
The tears we cried
It’s water under the bridge
I’m still by your side
So come in off that ledge
We both were wrong
And no one wins that fight
If life’s a song
Then it’s time we got it right
So call in the cavalry
‘Cause my heart’s about to break
Send in reinforcements
To help me kill this ache
…and hold the fort
Because I can’t go on without you
Life’s too short
Give me one more chance to say how much I love you
The shield you wear
Never lets in the sun
You’ve had it tough
But you’re not the only one
Let down your guard
And let me see you smile
Climb on my back
And we’ll walk that final mile
So hold the fort
Because I can’t go on without you
Life’s too short
Give me one more chance to say how much I love you
Gazing at the lights of the city
Drifting into fantasy
Buildings scrape against the sky
Making me so high…
The seeds for this idea were planted and harvested from Revelations Chapter 2, Paragraph 23.
THE SEARCHER
I am the searcher of the mind and the heart
I know where you’ve been, right from the start
I know where you’re going, the day that you die
I am the searcher who lives in the sky
I am the searcher…I am the SEARCH-ER
I am the searcher of without and within
I know of your pain and I know of your sin
I know all the answers to the questions you ask
So don’t try to hide, I can see through your mask
I am the searcher…I am the SEARCH-ER
I am the searcher of the good and the bad
I am the searcher of the happy and sad
I am the searcher of the rich and the poor
I am the searcher who stands guarding the door
I am the searcher…I am the SEARCH-ER
This lyric is an obvious metaphor for those who live and die alone…and yet despite the overt dramatization, there is still something about these words that chills me to the bone.
VULTURE
There’s a vulture flying high in the sky
He’s just waiting for me to die
Psychic powers, radiating eyes
He can spot love before it cries
I’m all alone in this cruel, cruel land
I don’t know how much more I can stand
The devil’s dealt me an evil, evil hand
Vulture he’s just waiting for to land
There’s a vulture circling high, high above me
He can see I’ve got no one to love me
He knows I’m gonna die of a broken heart
He’s just waiting for to do his part
I played with fire and now my life’s at stake
I guess I just never got the breaks
I’ve gotta try and keep my eyes awake
Vulture’s coming for my soul to take
There’s a vulture flying high in the sky
He’s just waiting for me to die…
There’s a vulture circling high, high above me
He can see I’ve got no one to love me…
There’s a vulture flying high in the sky
He’s just waiting for me to die…
There’s a vulture circling high, high above me
He can see I’ve got no one to love me…
Dedicated to the one that got away…
SLOW DEATH
I might live to be an old man
But if I died tomorrow I wouldn’t care
Because the only girl I ever loved
Is so, so far, away from here
I might live to be a hundred
But what does it matter…what does it mean?
When the only girl I ever loved
Left me alone with a broken dream
Some people die in accidents
Some people die in wars
But me I’m dyin’ a slow, slow death
Everyday a little bit more
…Everyday a little bit more
I might live to see the second coming
But there’s nothing like the first time through
The Gates of Heaven are much too wide
If I’m not walking in with you
I might live to see forevermore
But I may as well burn in hell
Because if I can’t have you by my side
Then nothingness is just as well
Some people die in accidents
Some people die in wars
But me I’m dyin’ a slow, slow death
Everyday a little bit more
…Everyday a little bit more
There’s this terrible disease called loneliness
It hurts but it doesn’t kill
It breaks your heart in a million pieces
But your blood it doesn’t spill
…your blood it doesn’t spill
Some people die in accidents
Some people die in wars
But me I’m dyin’ a slow, slow death
Everyday a little bit more
…Everyday a little bit more
…...Everyday a little bit more
......…Everyday a little bit more
Back in the day I was in a band called Don’t Panic, and one day I had this bright idea that we should have a theme song by the same name, and so…voila (and I’m the first to admit that I got the idea from the Bad Company song called “Bad Company”!).
DON’T PANIC
Don’t panic
Come what will
Relax yourself
Take a pill
Don’t Panic
It’s out of your hands
Let the pieces fall
And see where they land
Dooon’t Panic…DON’T PAN-IC
Dooon’t Panic…DON’T PAN-IC
Don’t Panic
Take it in stride
The pedal’s to the metal
So just go for the ride
Don’t Panic
Don’t get down
Do your thing
And I’ll see you around
Dooon’t Panic…DON’T PAN-IC
Dooon’t Panic…DON’T PAN-IC
Don’t Panic
We all have to work
The money sucks
And the boss is a jerk
Don’t Panic
What else can you do?
Just do the best you can
And may your dreams come true
Dooon’t Panic…DON’T PAN-IC
Dooon’t Panic…DON’T PAN-IC
Typical story of pent-up adolescent sexual energy!
ELECTRICITY
When I’m in your company
Oh what static comes to me
It’s enough to make a light bulb glow
Don’t you think our love could grow?
Benjamin Franklin’s got nothing on me
I don’t need a kite or a key
Just turn me on and watch me go
Don’t you think our love could grow?
Sparks of Electricity
Can’t you feel my energy?
Atoms flowing to-and-fro
Don’t you think our love could grow?
You think I’m cool, I ain’t no fool
I can see you ain’t no liar
But when I’m in your company
Girl you set my heart on fire
I don’t need no extension cord
Stick with me baby you’ll never be bored
I’m enough to make a light bulb glow
Don’t you think our love could grow?
Sparks will fly, let’s give it a try
My battery it never runs dry
Just turn me on and watch me go
Don’t you think our love could grow?
Sparks of Electricity
Can’t you feel my energy?
Atoms flowing to-and-fro
Don’t you think our love could grow?
You think I’m cold, or so I’m told
But I’m burning like a fire flaming out of control
‘Cause when I’m in your company
I’m as hot as TNT
&n
bsp; Sparks of Electricity
Can’t you feel my energy?
Atoms flowing to-and-fro
Don’t you think our love could grow?
You think I’m ice, well that ain’t nice
I could show you paradise
‘Cause when I’m in your company
You bring out the devil in me
The old tried and true automobile metaphor…works every time!
WARM UP
Warm up to my touch, baby
Warm up to my feel, yeah
Warm up but don’t let nobody know
And you got yourself a deal
Girl you gotta warm up (warm up baby)
Warm up (warm up baby)
Warm up to me and I’ll warm right up to you
Warm up to my arms, baby
Warm up to my kiss, yeah
Warm up to the look in my eyes
And I just can’t resist
Girl you gotta warm up (warm up baby)
Warm up (warm up baby)
Warm up to me and I’ll warm right up to you
I know you got another man
But I won’t pretend to understand
So warm up girl, set me free
I hope he don’t catch on to me
Girl you gotta warm up (warm up baby)
Warm up (warm up baby)
Warm up to me and I’ll warm right up to you
Warm up to my nest, baby
Warm up and be my guest, yeah
Warm up girl, gimme your best
And you just might pass this test
Girl you gotta warm up (warm up baby)
Warm up (warm up baby)