Billy Gilman

Hey, what do you say
If I've got you it's a brand new day
Ain't nothing gonna bring me down

We stick together like crazy glue
As long as you've got me, baby I've got you
There's no stopping us now

When it's dark, when it's cold
When you're scared, and alone
I'll be there, by your side
And that's all you need to know

These are the reasons that we love
And baby, my love you can be sure of
I got your back, when the odds are stacked
Against us you will see
This is a promise that I make
You can always count on me
You can always count on me

Relax if we get off track
I'll take the wheel and steer us back
I'm looking out for you, yeah
And even if we don't see eye to eye
We can still share peace with the big blue sky
That's what best friends do

When you're down, when you're out
Call my name, scream it out
I'll be there, don't we care
That's what friendsihp is all about

These are the reasons that we love
And baby, my love you can be sure of
I got your back, when the odds are stacked
Against us you will see
This is a promise that I make
You can always count on me
You can always count on me

'Cause you make me smile, and you make me laugh
I will catch your fall when you need a hand
You won't even have to wait, let's go

These are the reasons, yeah, the reasons we love
I got your back, when the odds are stacked
Against us you will see.
These are the reasons, these are the reasons
This is a promise that I make
You can always count on me
You can always count on me

You can always count on me
You can always count on me.

Written by: Irving Berlin


The sun is shining the grass is green
The orange and palm trees sway
There's never been such a day
In Beverly Hills, LA
But it's December the 24th
And I'm longing to be up north


I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
Just like the ones I used to know
Where the treetops glisten
And children listen
To hear sleigh bells in the snow


I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white


I'm dreaming of a white Christmas
With every Christmas card I write
May your days be merry and bright
And may all your Christmases be white.

Written by: Dick Smith, Felix Bernard


Sleigh bells ring, are you listening,
in the lane, snow is glistening
A beautiful sight,
we're happy tonight,
walking in a winter wonderland.


Gone away ist he bluebird
here to stay is a new bird
He sings a love song,
as we go along,
walking in a winter wonderland.


In the meadow we can build a snowman
Then pretend that he is Parson Brown
He'll say: Are you married?
we'll say: No man,
But you can do the job
when you're in town


Later on, we'll conspire
as we dream by the fire
To face unafraid
the plans that we've made,
walking in a winter wonderland.


In the meadow we can build a snowman,
and pretend that he is Charlie Brown
We'll have lots of fun with mister snowman
until all the other children knock him down.


When it snows, ain't it thrilling
Though your nose gets a chilling
We'll frolic and play, the Eskimo way,
walking in a winter wonderland.


Walking in a winter wonderland,
Walking in a winter wonderland.

Chestnuts roasting on an open fire
Jack Frost nipping at your nose
Yule-tide carols being sung by a choir
And folks dressed up like Eskimos


Everybody knows a turkey
and some mistletoe
Help to make the season bright
Tiny tots with their eyes all aglow
Will find it hard to sleep tonight.


They know that Santa's on his way
He's loaded lots of toys
and goodies on his sleigh
And every mother's child is gonna spy
To see if reindeer
realy know how to fly


And so I'm offering this simple phrase
To kids from one to ninety-two
Although it's been said
many times, many ways
Merry Christmas to you.

We're looking for the king, the new Messiah
We're following the star shining brighter
"Old man, won't you help us if you can,"
He shook his head but he pointed his hand

Chorus
There's a new kid in town,
And he's lying in a manger down the road
There's a new kid in town,
But he's just another baby I suppose,
Heaven knows,
There's a new kid in town,
Here in Bethlehem

I see you've traveled far bearing treasures
You say these gifts are for the new King's pleasures
I've heard that a king might come
But up till now there hasn't been one

Chorus 2x

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells swing and jingle bells ring
Snowing and blowing up bushels of fun
Now the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rock
Jingle bells chime in jingle bell time
Dancing and prancing in Jingle Bell Square
In the frosty air

What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh

Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet
That's the jingle bell rock

What a bright time, it's the right time
To rock the night away
Jingle bell time is a swell time
To go gliding in a one-horse sleigh

Giddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feet
Jingle around the clock
Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feet
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell,
That's the jingle bell rock -

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
at the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see
Every couple tries to stop

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Let the Christmas Spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
and we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling
When you hear voices singing
Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone's dancing merrily
In a new old fashioned way

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
at the Christmas party hop
Mistletoe hung where you can see
Every couple tries to stop

Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Let the Christmas Spirit ring
Later we'll have some pumpkin pie
and we'll do some caroling

You will get a sentimental feeling
When you hear voices singing
Let's be jolly; Deck the halls with boughs of holly


Rocking around the Christmas Tree
Have a happy holiday
Everyone's dancing merrily
In a new old fashioned way

Angels we have on heard high
Sweetly singing ore the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains


Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Gloria, in excelsis Deo


Come to Bethlehem and see
Christ whose birth the angels sing
Come adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord the newborn King


Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Gloria, in excelsis Deo


See Him in a manger laid
Whom the choirs of angels praise;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid
While our hearts in love we raise


Gloria, in excelsis Deo
Gloria, in excelsis Deo


Gloria, in excelsis Deo

Written by: Joseph Mohr, F. Gruber


Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace


Silent night, holy night
Son of God, love's pure light
Radiant beams from thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Christ, the Savior is born
Christ, the Savior is born


Christ, the Savior is born

Away in a manger, no crib for his bed
The little Lord Jesus lay down his sweet head
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay
The little Lord Jesus
asleep on the hay.


The cattle are lowing,
the baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus
no crying He makes;
I love thee, Lord Jesus,
look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh


Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask thee to stay
Close by me forever and love me, I pray!
Bless all the dear children in thy tender care
And take us to heaven
to live with thee there.

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring-ting-tingling, too
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling, "Yoo-hoo!"
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, let's go
Let's look at the show
We're riding in a wonderland of snow
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, it's grand
Just holding your hand
We're gliding along with a song of a wintery fairyland

Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy-cozy are we
We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take that road before us and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you

There's a birthday party at the home of Farmer Gray
It'll be the perfect ending of a perfect day
We'll be singing the songs we love to sing without a single stop
At the fireplace while we watch the chestnuts pop
Pop, pop, pop

There's a happy feeling nothing in the world can buy
When they pass around the coffee and the pumpkin pie
It'll nearly be like a picture print by Currier and Ives
These wonderful things are the things we remember all through our lives
These wonderful things are the things we remember all through our...

Just hear those sleigh bells jingling, ring-ting-tingling, too
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you
Outside the snow is falling and friends are calling, "Yoo-hoo!"
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you

Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, let's go
Let's look at the show
We're riding in a wonderland of snow
Giddy-up, giddy-up, giddy-up, it's grand
Just holding your hand
We're gliding along with a song of a wintery fairyland

Our cheeks are nice and rosy and comfy-cozy are we
We're snuggled up together like two birds of a feather would be
Let's take that road before us and sing a chorus or two
Come on, it's lovely weather for a sleigh ride together with you

O holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of our dear Saviour's birth
Long lived the world
In sin and their pining
'Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth

The thrill of hope
The weary world rejoices
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night, O night divine

Sweet hymns of joy
In grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise his holy name
Fall on your knees
O hear the angel voices
O night divine
O night when Christ was born
O night divine
O night, O night divine

All the guys have gone blind from starin'
My baby, she ain't even carin'
And they're crazy if they think i'm sharin'
'Cause i know what they're after
And nobody else can have her 'cause she's

Chorus:
My girl, a walkin' talkin' angel baby
My girl, not a minute goes by when she ain't looking pretty
My girl, a 24-7 piece of heaven
God never made another in this world
Quite like my girl

Oh, oh, quite like my girl

Her eyes are shining like big blue diamonds
It's a look of love, ain't no denying
When i kiss her lips, i feel like flying
Man, she's somthin' else,
And i've got her all to myself cause she's

chorus

The way she moves, the way she grooves
You know she drives me wild with her wild-child smile
Planets align when she's holdin' me tight
Blowing my mind, it's such a ride
I can't get enough

chorus

Oh oh, quite like my girl
Oh yeah, she's lookin' pretty

My girl, a walkin' talkin' angel baby
My girl Ooh yeah, she's lookin' pretty
My girl, a walkin' talkin' angel baby
My girl, Ooh yeah, she's lookin' pretty.....

The last thing on my mind
When I closed my eyes
Oooo Oooo Oooo my my
Is our first kiss

It might've been' rainin'
It might've been sunny,
It could've been your house
It might've been Monday

The truth is I'm clueless
A little bit hazy
But when I remember
I can almost taste it

The last thing on my mind
When I closed my eyes
Ooo Ooo Ooo my my
Is our first kiss
Shooby do bop bop

A tiny bit nervous
I'd never been kissed
Did you open your eyes?
Cause I never did

I couldn't say nothin'
As I let it sink it,
I was just waiting to kiss you again!

The last thing on my mind
When I closed my eyes
Yeah, Ooo Ooo Ooo my my
Is our first kiss
Shooby do bop bop
aaa yeah yeah

The first thing on my mind
When I opened my eyes, baby
Ooo Ooo Ooo my my
That's as far as it gets
Shooby do bop bop

The last thing on my mind
When I closed my eyes
Baby, Ooo Ooo Ooo my my
Is our first kiss
Shooby do bop bop
Yeah, yeah, yeah

The first thing on my mind
When I opened my eyes, yeah
Ooo Ooo Ooo my my
That's as far as it gets
Shooby do bop bop
Yeah, yeah, yeah

Namesake to Elisabeth
Her daddy's pride and joy
Baptised in her mama's tears
Soon after she was born
Cause the doctor said
she'd never live to see her sweet 16
It's a miracle she beat those odds
And there's still no promise she will see tomorrow
It makes me wonder
How life can give someone so much and take so much away
Oooh yeah

Chorus:
Elisabeth
You're a teacher
You are safe
And I'm so glad you came to us
Elisabeth
You make the world a better place
With the kindness of your smile and your love
And your beauty with live on
And on

Elisabeth
Elisabeth
She might not ever marry
or hold a baby of her own
Things we all take for granted
All the things she may never know

But she believes there's always hope
And that's all she really has
So she walks through life with passion
And with dignity and class

And when she cries
She cries in silence
But never for herself
She cries for everybody else
Everybody else

Chorus 2x

Verse 1- Billy:

My heart skips a beat, when I watch her go by
I don't know if she knows, if i'm even alive
I love to ask her out,
But there's too many people around,
I've gotta make it to summer

Chorus 1x- Billy / (Backgound vocals):

(Summer, summer, summer)
I wanna drift on an ocean, and stare in her eyes
on a blanket of sand
Holdin' her hand while, the lonely people go by
I've gotta make it to summer
(Summer, summer, summer)
I wanna tell her the things, that i'm feelin' inside
And if I get the chance,
I know i'm gonna make her mine

Yeah...

Verse 2- Billy:

I'm stuck in my room, while the snow starts to fall
I'm lost in a beach poster there on my wall
I'd love to see her there,
With the golden sun in her hair,
I've gotta make it to summer

Chorus 1x

Yeah...

Ooooooo oooo oooo ooo

Chorus 1x

My Time On Earth
Long as it seems
Is just a moment
In the grand scheme of things
A short refrain
Of life's endless song
Sung only once and then we're gone

My time on earth
Each breath I breathe
Is one more chance
To share my love with those like me
Who come and go
Like shooting stars
The truth be known thats all we are

The more that I know
The more I can see
The older I grow
The more I believe
Its not the length of the life
Or the depth of the grave
In the end we'll be measured
By the love that we gave

So my time on earth
On fate depends
But all that happens
In the space from end to end
Depends on me
And choices I face
For better or worse
They're mine to make

The more that I know
The more I can see
The older I grow
The more I believe
Its not the length of the life
Or the depth of the grave
In the end we'll be measured
By the love that we gave

So my time on earth
Will be well spent
And when I leave this world,
I leave with no regrets
I'll live and love
For all its worth
'Til I live out my time on earth
'Til I live out my time on earth

You Don't You Won't
* D. Bassett * M. Himelstein *

You don't, you wont, no way, I say,
you didn't, you doesn't, you isn't, you wasn't,
you wouldn't, you couldn't you, oughtn't, you shouldn't
love no body but me

You're mine, not his, you are, you is,
I mean it, I seen it, I did it, I done it,
I do, you knew, you can't, you shant
love no body but me

That's all, that's it,
I aint jealous of the fellas that you hang around with.
Don't pay, No mind.
And I'm telling you one more time.

You don't, you wont, no way, I say,
you didn't, you doesn't, you isn't, you wasn't
you wouldn't, you couldn't, you oughtn't, you shouldn't
Love no body but me.

That's All, That's right,
I aint waiting, aint faking, no maybes, no mights.
My heart, don't lie.
And I'm telling you one more time.

You don't, you wont, no way, I say,
you didn't, you doesn't, you isn't, you wasn't
you wouldn't, you couldn't, you oughtn't, you shouldn't
Love no body but me.

You don't, you wont, no way, I say,
you didn't, you doesn't, you isn't, you wasn't
you wouldn't, you couldn't, you oughtn't, you shouldn't
Love no body but me.

You're mine, not his, you are, you is,
I mean it, I seen it, I did it, I done it,
I do, you knew, you can't, you shant
love no body but me

Love nobody but me
Love nobody but me

Yeow

You don't, no way,
You didn't, you doesn't, you isn't, you wasn't,
You couldn't, you shouldn't
love no body but me

You're mine, you are,
I mean it, I seen it, I did it, I done it,
You knew, you shouldn't
love no body but me

Love nobody but me
Love nobody but me

Yeow

Can't you hear your heart it's talking to your brain
A little voice inside you keeps calling out her name
You can only lose if
You start to hesitate

So why ignore an open door
Showing you the way

(chorus)
A heart can shake it
When it feels that rush
A heart can fake it
When it needs that touch
A magic potion, locomotion
You can't ever stop
A heart can't take it when
She's everything you want

You can't stop you feet from
Walking to her door
Everytime you leave her
You keep on wanting more
You think your in control but
Who're you trying to kid

When your on your knees, begging please
Give me one more kiss

(chorus)

She's everything, she's everything, she's everything you need
She's everything, she's everything, she's all you ever dreamed
Can't play it cool, acting like a fool
When you're trying to deny
You'd do anything, yeah everything
To be by her side

(chorus)

Yeah a heart can't take it when
She's everything you want

When I see the stars
Hanging in the sky
Oh
When I watch a bird
Spread it's wings and fly
And each time I hear
The wind blow through the trees
Oh
With every breath of air that I breathe
All the things I can't see
Still inside I believe

Chorus:
In a baby's laugh
In a mother's eyes
Little miracles around us everyday of our lives
The way the sun lights up the dark
The hope that I have in my heart
And as far as I can tell
God's alive and well
Yeah God's alive and well

Just like the earth
Cradles the moon
Oh
How that far away sun
Still makes the flowers bloom
And the joy only heaven
Can bring to us all
Oh
If trouble comes
I am safe in the hands
'Cause I know there's a plan
My heart understands

Chorus 1x

Call it a little bit of luck
Or just a simple twist of faith
When we get swept up in the arms
You can feel it everyday

Chorus 1x

As far as I can tell
God's alive and well

The woman in my life wakes me up in the morning
With a gentle touch
She kisses me and whispers "darling
This day was made for us"

The woman in my life has a way of smiling
That can turn a gray sky blue
It's just like her without even trying
To make the whole world new

And she's there when I need her
My guardian angel
In the dark I can see her
Here by my side

The woman in my life catches me when I've fallen
And holds me like a baby when I'm hurt
No matter how high I climb
She guides me safely back to Earth

And she's there when I need her
My guardian angel
In the dark I can see her
Here by my side

The woman in my life says I'm the one she prayed for
And all she's ever gonna need
But she's the one my heart was made for
And that's the way it's always gonna be

Now I understand just why my dad
Is crazy about the woman in my life

What am I going to get you girl
I wanna buy you the whole wide world
But all I got is a leather jacket and a mood ring
Sometimes I see you standing in the hall
And I can't say a thing at all
Deep inside I'm writing you poetry
Yes I am

1st Chorus:
I almost love you
I can almost feel your kiss
I almost promised my heart
With a promise that's more like a wish
Oooh, I don't know what all this means
But girl I can't get you out of my dreams
Everytime that we get close
It's almost

Yesterday I saw you on the hood of a car
With an older guy he was playing his guitar
And you gave him your smile
I could have cried
But I just froze

Should I stand up to him
Should I pick a fight
Should I get you to run away with me tonight
I don't know how to get there
Or where we'd go
Don't you know

1st Chorus 1x

2nd Chorus:
Love
It's almost
The right stuff
It's almost
The flight of a pure white dove
It's almost
True love

1st Chorus 1x

2nd Chorus 2x

There's some things I know to be true snow
Snow is white and the ocean is blue
Rain is wet when it falls from the sky
And the stars come out every night
Just as sure as the sun will rise
This love is real you see in my eyes
Plant a seed and it will grow
Some things I know

There's some things in life I need
Water to drink, air to breath
A place to rest when I need sleep
When I'm hungry food to eat
As sure as I need the Lord above
That's how much I need her love
And I need shelter from the cold
Some things I know

There's some things in life I want
To be thankful for all I've got
A friend to talk' with a hand to hold
To still be young when I grow old
And I want all my dreams to come true
And I want to share them all with you
And I just had to tell you so
Some things I know
I just had to tell you so
There's some things I know

I sleep with one eye open and
One foot on the floor and
When I see that the coast is clear
I slip right out the door

Some folks think I'm trouble
Bad with a capital B
If I bust your bubble,
Shamey, Shamey, Shame on me
Shamey, Shamey, Shame on me

I keep one hand in my pocket
The other in the cookie jar
I'm one step ahead, give me an inch
I'll take the whole nine yards.

Some folks think I'm trouble (he's trouble)
Bad with a capital B
But If I bust your bubble (he's trouble)
Shamey, Shamey, Shame on me

I'm as innocent as I can be
A little bent on trickery
A little hide and seek
A little tounge in cheek

Oooooooooooooooyeah!!!

Some folks think I'm trouble (trouble!)
Bad with a capitol B
If I bust your bubble (he's trouble!)
Shamey, Shamey, Shame on me
Shamey, Shamey, Shame on me

Shamey, Shamey, Shame
Shamey, Shamey, Shame
Shamey, Shamey, Shame on

Me

We need to stop, just stop
stop for a moment
before anybody says or does anything
that may hurt anyone else

We need to be silent, just silent
silent for a moment
Before we forever lose the blessings of songs
that grow in our hearts

We need to notice, just notice
notice for a moment
Before the future slips away
into ashes and dust of humility

Stop, be silent, and notice
in so many ways, we are the same
Our difference is unique treasures

We have, we are, a mosaic of gifts
to nurture, to offer, to accept
We need to be, just be
Be for a moment
Kind of gentle,
innocent and trusting
Like children and lambs
Never judging or vengeful
Like the judging and the vengeful

And now let us pray
differently, yet together
before there is no earth, no life
No chance for peace
Peace.

(It matters that the world knows...)

We must celebrate the gift of life
Every day in some way
We must always remember
to play after every storm
All children are truly blessed
With innocent gifts of gentleness,
trust, and compassion
To guide the wisdom of the grown-ups
We all have a song in our heart
that inspires us in good times
and hard times
If we take the time to listen...

(Chorus)
It matters
It matters
Oh, it matters
that the world knows

Our senses help discover
the hidden and not-hidden
Enchantment in life
if we use them
We must carefully choose our words
and wants or we could
forever hurt others
with these dangerous weapons
Strength and value of all things created
must be measured by character
and commitment
Rather than by might or by wealth...

(Chorus)
It matters
It matters
Oh, it matters
that the world knows

We must heed the lessons
of everyday life
Through the celebrations
of children and heartsongs
senses and words
Or we could lose in our journey to the future

It matters...

(A person
by my name and being
existed with a strong spirit and an eternal mindset
to become a peacemaker for all
by sharing the things
that really matter)

Don't you just love the morning
When your go outside and there
on the ground
Is a fresh perfect green leaf
A leaf floating from the quiet
summer trees
Just resting on the grass and
waiting to be discovered

Touch the treasure
And pick it up gently
and feel the excitement
Of a new leaf with no tears
No marks and no holes
Its is a sign of healing and future

Don't you just love the morning
When you're reminded of the
special gifts of life...

I am black, I am white
I am all skins in between
I am young, I am old
I am each age that has been
I am scrawny, I am well fed
I am starving for attention
I am famous, I am cryptic
I am hardly worth the mention
I am short, I am height
I am any frame or stature
I am smart, I am challenged
I am striving for a future

The color of sky
Is blues and grays
The color of earth
Is greens and browns
The color of hope
Is rainbows and purple
And the color of peace
Is people together
Shades of life
People together
Shades of life

I am

I am able, I am weak
I am some strength, I am none
I am being, I am thought
I am all things, said and done
I am born, I am died
I am dust of humble roots
I am grace, I am pain
I am labor of willed fruits
I am slave, I am free
I am bonded to my life
I am rich, I am poor
I am wealth amidst strife

The color of sky
Is blues and grays
The color of earth
Is greens and browns
The color of hope
Is rainbows and purple
And the color of peace
Is people together
Shades of life
People together
Shades of life

I am

I am shadow, I am glory
I am hiding from my shame
I am hero, I am loser
I am yearning for a name
I am empty, I am proud
I am seeking my tomorrow
I am growing, I am fading
I am hope amid the sorrow

I am certain, I am doubtful
I am desperate for solutions
I am leader, I am student
I am fate and evolutions

I am spirit, I am voice
I am memory, not recalled
I am chance, I am cause
I am effort, blocked and walled
I am hymn, I am heard
I am reasoned without rhymes
I am past, I am nearing
I am present in all times
I am many, I am no one
I am seasoned by each being
I am me, I am you
I am all-souls now decreeing

The color of sky
Is blues and grays
The colour of earth
Is greens and browns
The color of hope
Is rainbows and purple
And the color of peace
Is people together
Shades of life
People together
Shades of life

I am

When Jamie died
I didn't understand
The eternity of my sadness
I wish I could have prevented it

When I rest in bed
Dream about how I could have
Lived and played with my brother
How I wish that I could have saved him

If wishing could bring him back
He'd be here with me today
But then I remember...
It happened anyway

When I look at pictures
And imagine what he would be like
Now a dozen years old
I wish could have saved him from agelessness

If crying could bring him back
He'd be here with me today
But then I remember...
It happened anyway

When I think of why and how
He was with us and he left us
I wish I could have prevented it
And stopped his death, and saved him from
Never needing breath for birthday candles...
For Birthday candles

If wishing could bring him back
He'd be here with me today
But then I remember

When Jamie died we didn't understand
Oh, but then I remember
It happened anyway
It happened anyway

It happened anyway
It happened anyway

One of my greatest fear is "It"
I can't touch it, but I can feel it
It does not have a taste or smell,
But I can hear it in my spirit.

Chorus:
It is deep inside of me,
It makes me fear my memory
One day I'll live peacefully,
Without the fear of "It"

It is something I can't see
But it can never possess me
It is something I can't see
It always tries to take control,
I can defeat it if I believe it.

It keeps running through my mind,
I have to fight it time and time
And time and time and time
And time again...

The more I understand about it
The less my world revolves around it
Then I can just live out my life
Without the fear of "It".

Listen to the wind
If you listen carefully
You will hear soft notes
Listen with your mind
Listen with your heart
You will hear a Heartsong
A soft relaxing song
That reminds... you of

CHORUS
Peace and Harmony
Harmony and love
Peace and harmoney and love

If you hear this song
Always remember it
For if you do
You can teach it
To other people too
And they will forever
Forever they'll remember
Their Heartsongs...

CHORUS
Peace and Harmony
Harmony and love
Peace and harmoney and love

Listen to the wind
If you listen carefully
You will hear soft notes
Listen with your mind
Listen with your heart
You will hear a Heartsong
A soft relaxing song of the wind

Our eyes are for looking at things
But they are also for crying
When we are very happy or very sad

Our ears are for listening
But so are our hearts
Our noses are for smelling food

But also the wind and the grass and
If we try very hard, butterflies
Our hands our for feeling
But also for hugging and touching so gently

Our mouths and tougues are for tasting
But also for saying words, like
"I love you", and
"Thank you, God, for all of these things."

Chorus:
Color, the gift of color is so beautiful
Color, the gift of color is so natural
Color, the gift of color
Make the world so right
Color, the gift of color
Gonna paint your world to night

Thank you for the colors of the rainbow
Thank you for sharing these colors with all the fish
And all the birds and all the floweres
And all that you have given us
I want to thank you

Chorus:
Color, the gift of color is so beautiful
Color, the gift of color is so natural
Color, the gift of color
Make the world so right
Color, the gift of color
Gonna paint your world tonight

And thank you
For the colors of the
Heaven-in-the-earth
And of the
Heaven-in-the-sky
And for sharing these colors
In the people of the world
You give us color
As a gift, God

Chorus:
Color, the gift of color is so beautiful
Color, the gift of color is so natural
Color, the gift of color
Make the world so right
Color, the gift of color
Gonna paint your world tonight

And thank you
For the colors of the
Heaven-in-the-earth
And the Heaven-in-the-sky
And for sharing these colors
In the people of the world
You give us color
As a gift, God

Chorus:
Color, the gift of color is so beautiful
Color, the gift of color is so natural
Color, the gift of color
Makes the world so right
Color, the gift of color
Gonna paint your world tonight

If they would find a cure when I'm a kid
I could ride a bike, and sail on rollerblades, and
I could go on really long nature hikes


If they would find a cure when I'm a teenager
I could earn my license and drive a car, and
I could dance every dance at my senior prom


If they would find a cure when I'm a young adult
I could travel around the world and teach peace, and
I could marry and have children of my own


I could... if they would
I could... if they would


If they would find a cure when I'm grown old
I could visit exotic places and appreciate culture
And proudly share pictures of my grandchildren


If they would find a cure when I'm alive
I could live each without pain, and
I could celebrate the biggest "thank you" of life ever


I could... if they would
I could... if they would


If they would find a cure when I'm buried into heaven
I could still celebrate with my brothers and sister there, and
I could still be happy knowing that I,
Knowing that I, was a part of the effort

Memories are a great gift
Memories are given to us by God
As a keepsake and a trasure
Memories allow us to call upon the past

Memories can teach us
About what things are good to repeat
Memories, they warn us
About what things should never
Be allowed to happen again

Memories are a gift of the past
That we hold in the present
To create what can be a great future
Treasure and keep memories
For the sake of
For the sake of... for the sake of life
For the sake of
For the sake of... for the sake of life

Memories offer us opportunities
To laugh, or to cry
Memories offer us opportunities
To smile, or to reminisce

Memories can teach us
About what things are good to repeat
Memories, they warn us
About what things should never
Be allowed to happen again

Memories are a gift of the past
That we hold in the present
To create what can be a great future
Treasure and keep memories
For the sake of
For the sake of... for the sake of life
For the sake of
For the sake of... for the sake of life

If we open our mind
Memories allow and offer
And help and support
And teach and warn about life

Memories can teach us
About what things are good to repeat
Memories, they warn us
About what things should never
Be allowed to happen again

Memories are a gift of the past
That we hold in the present
To create what can be a great future
Treasure and keep memories
For the sake of
For the sake of... for the sake of life
For the sake of
For the sake of... for the sake of life

I like wearing
Lots and lots of watches
For two reasons
First
If they are all set
A little different
If they are all set
A little different
No one's ever
Too late, or
Too early, or
Right on time
They just "are"
Watches, watches

No one's every too late, or too early, or right on time they just "are"
No one's every too late, or too early, or right on time they just "are"
They just are, they just are

I like wearing watches
Lots and lots of watches
For two reasons
The second reason,

With all these
Watches on me
It's like having
"All the time
In the world"
And never having
To think about
The end of time
Or about dying

No one's every too late, or too early, or right on time they just "are"
No one's every too late, or too early, or right on time they just "are"
They just are, they just are

With all these
Watches on me
It's like having
"All the time
In the world"
And never having
To think about
The end of time
Or about dying

No one's every too late, or too early, or right on time they just "are"
No one's every too late, or too early, or right on time they just "are"
They just are, they just are

No one's every too late, or too early, or right on time they just "are"
No one's every too late, or too early, or right on time they just "are"
They just are, they just are

I like wearing watches

Little things

Little things that you do
Make me glad I’m in love with you
Little things that you say
Make me glad that I feel this way.
The way you smile, the way you hold my hand
And when I’m down you always understand.

You know I love those little things that you do.
The little things you whispered in my ear.
I know there ain’t nobody else like you.
No one could do the little things you do.

Little things in my ear that you say
When there’s no one near.
Little things that you do
Let me know that your love is true.
When we walk you like to hold my hand
And when we talk you tell me I’m your man.

You know I love those little things that I knew
The little things you whispered in my ear.
I know there ain’t nobody else like you.
No one could do the little things you do.

Little things that you do
Make me glad I’m in love with you.
Little things that you say
Make me glad that I feel this way.
When we walk you like to hold my hand
And when we talk you tell me I’m your man.

You know I love those little things that I knew
The little things you whispered in my ear.
I know there ain’t nobody else like you.
No one could do the little things you do.

I think she likes me
And I know I like her
It's kind of frightening
'Cause it's too soon to be sure
I think she likes me
Maybe even might be love

Should I be patient
Or should I ask her straight out
That smile she gave me
Don't leave too much room for doubt
I think she likes me
Maybe even might be love

Our first kiss said more than good night
I bet I've relived it a thousand times
I can't predict what the future's gonna bring
But those looks that she's been giving me
Can only mean one thing

I think she likes me
I think she might be the one
And more than likely
The best is still yet to come
I think she likes me
Maybe even might be love

Repeat bridge

Repeat first verse

I've been looking at people
And how they change with the times
And lately all I've been seeing are people
Throwing love away and losing their minds

Or maybe it's me that's gone crazy
'Cause I can't understand why
All these people keep hurting each other
When good love is so hard to come by

So what's the glory in living
Doesn't anybody ever stay together anymore
And if love never lasts forever
Then tell me what's forever for

I've been listening to people
And they say love is the key
It's not my way to let them lead me astray
It's only that I want to believe

But I see love-hungry people
Trying their best to survive
When in their hands is a dying romance
And they don't even try to keep it alive

So what's the glory in living
Doesn't anybody ever stay together anymore
And if love never lasts forever
Tell me what's forever for

And if love never lasts forever
Tell me what's forever for

Some kids have and some don't
And some of us are wondering why
Mom won't watch the news at night
There's too much stuff that's making her cry
We need some help
Down here on earth
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard

A house, a yard, a neighborhood
Where you can ride your new bike to school
A kind of world where Mom and dad
Still believe in the golden rule
Life's not that simple
Down here on earth
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard

One voice, one simple word
Hearts know what to say
One dream can change the world
Keep believing
Till you find a way

Yesterday while walking home
I saw some kid on newberry road
He pulled a pistol from his bag
And tossed it in the river below
Thanks for the help
Down here on earth
A thousand prayers, a million words
But one voice was heard
One voice was heard
One voice was heard

I instantly knew when I saw you
You and I would be forever
Hearts never apart, true from the start
To each other and together
There's nothing we can't do
And until the end of time
If you tell me you'll be mine

I'm never gonna spend another night
Without you in my dreams
For the rest of my life
I'm gonna reach out to you honestly and try
To give you what you need
With all of my mind
'Cause nothing has ever felt so real and so right
So I'm never gonna spend another night
Without you in my dreams

But you are so in my heart
Even alone in the dark
I can feel the light of our love shining
We are so meant to be
That we are definitely destiny
And there's no denying
That I love you
Though it's so cliche
There's nothing else to say

But I'm never gonna spend another night
Without you in my dreams
For the rest of my life
I'm gonna reach out to you honestly and try
To give you what you need
With all of my mind
'Cause nothing has ever felt so real and so right
So I'm never gonna, never gonna
Never gonna spend another night
Without you in my dreams
I'm never gonna spend another night

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Little bitty pretty one
Come on and talk-a to me
A-lovey dovey dovey one
Come sit down on my knee

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Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
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I'll tell you a story
Happened long time ago
A-little bitty pretty one
I've been watching you grow

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Ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah-ah
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He swallowed a frog and hollered yum-yum
He slid down the hillside and darted his tongue
He entered the garden on this bright moonlight night
Then he stopped in his tracks, it was love at first sight

(he said) My skin is black, your skin is green
You dwell in a garden, I live by a stream
Although I'm short and stocky and you're long and lean
I've got a crush on you
Then he squeezed her tighter and tighter and tighter
I've got a crush on you

He said I'm a king snake, and you'll be my queen
With a butler and serpents, and your own private stream
If you refuse me it would be such a shame
Cause I'm so tired of doing my own fang
Then he squeezed her tighter
To excite her and delight her
Oh I've got a crush on you
(and I'll be back tomorrow)

Next day when he got there, a two-legged man
Was holding sweet green thing in his big human hand
A long jet of water shot out of her nose
Ol' king snake had fallen in love with a hose

(he said) My skin is black, your skin is green
You dwell in a garden, I live by a stream
Oh, your made of plastic, I think your fantastic!
Oh, I've got a crush on you

I've got a secret I can't keep
I've got my eyes on something sweet
It feels like my heart's pounding through my chest
You've got a smile I can't resist
I get tongue tied, everytime you and I are close like this
Girl, here's my wish

CHORUS:I wanna get to ya
I wanna be the one that moves ya
I wanna give my heart to ya
I want you so much
Girl I know just what I've been missing
I wanna be the one you're kissin'
So open up your arms and listen
I wanna get to ya

I'm the kind of guy who understands
A simple little thing like holding hands
Or x's and o's on a love note sent to you
Straight to you
I'll make you a promise that I'll keep
I'm telling you, right here, right now
I'll get down on my knees
I'll do anything
(Repeat CHORUS)

The way I feel
I know this love is real
Baby, I'm head over heels for you
(Repeat CHORUS)

Suitcase packed with all his things
Car pulls up, the doorbell rings
He don't wanna go
He thought he'd found his home

But with circumstances he can't change
Waves goodbye as they pull away
From the life he's known
For the last seven months or so

She said:

(CHORUS)
We found a man who looks like you
Who cried and said he never knew
About the boy in pictures that we showed him

A rambler in his younger days
He knew he made a few mistakes
But he swore he would have been there
Had he known it

Son, we think we found your dad in Oklahoma

A million thoughts race through his mind
What's his name? What's he like?
And will he be
Anything like the man in his dreams?

She could see the questions in his eyes
Whispered:
Don't be scared my child,
I will let you know what we know about

(CHORUS)
The man we found, he looks like you
Who cried and said he never knew
About the boy in pictures that we showed him

A rambler in his younger days
He knew he made a few mistakes
But he swore he would have been there
Had he known it

You always said this was something that you wanted
Son it's time to meet your dad in Oklahoma

One last turn he held his breath
Till they reached the fifth house on the left
And all at once
The tears came rollin' in

And as they pulled in to the drive
The man was waiting there outside
Wiped the worry from his eyes
Smiled and took his hand

And he said:

(CHORUS)
I'm the man who looks like you
Who cried because I never knew
About the boy in pictures that they showed me

A rambler in my younger days
I know I made a few mistakes
But I swear I would have been there
Had I known it

Never again will you ever be alone
Son, welcome to your home
In Oklahoma

There's a flower in the smallest garden
Reaching for the light
There's a candle in the darkest corner
Conquering the night
There is amazing strength In a willing hand
There are victories
That you've never planned
There's a hero
In everybody's heart

There's a fire inside of everybody
Burning clear & bright
There's a power in the faintest heartbeat
That cannot be denied
Go on and trust yourself
You can ride the wind
You're gonna take your dreams
Where they've never been
There's a hero In everybody's heart

Go on and trust yourself
You can ride the wind
You're gonna take your dreams
Where they've never been
There's a hero In everybody's heart
There's a hero In everybody's heart

I'll need time to get you off my mind
I may sometimes bother you, try to be in touch with you
Even ask too much of you, from time to time
Now and then, Lord, you know I'll need a friend
And 'til I get used to losing you, let me keep on using you
'Til I can make it on my own

I'll get by, but no matter how I try
There'll be times that you know I'll call
Chances are my tears will fall
And I'll have no pride at all, from time to time
But they say, oh, there'll be a brighter day
But 'til then I lean on you, that's all I mean to do
'Til I can make it on my own

Surely someday I'll look up and see the morning sun
Without another lonely night behind me
Then I'll know I'm over you and all my cryin's done
No more hurtin memories can find me
But 'til then, Lord, you know I'm gonna need a friend
'Til I get used to losing you, let me keep on using you
'Til I can make it on my own