Monday, May 10, 2021

We Shall Be Free

Written by Garth Brooks and 
Performed by Garth Brooks



This ain't comin' from no prophet,
Just an ordinary man.
When I close my eyes,
I see the way this world shall be
When we all walk hand in hand.

When the last child cries for a crust of bread,
When the last man dies for just words that he said,
When there's shelter over the poorest head,
We shall be free.

When the last thing we notice is the color of the skin,
And the first thing we look for is the beauty within;
When the skies and the oceans are clean again,
Then we shall be free.

We shall be free, we shall be free.
Stand straight, walk proud,
'Cause we shall be free.

When we're free to love anyone we choose,
When this world's big enough for all different views,
When we all can worship from our own kind of pew,
Then we shall be free.

We shall be free, we shall be free
Have a little faith, hold out,
'Cause we shall be free.

And when money talks for the very last time,
And nobody walks a step behind;
When there's only one race,
And that's mankind, then we shall be free.

We shall be free ,we shall be free,
Stand straight, (walk proud, )
Have a little faith, (hold out;)
We shall be free.
We shall be free, we shall be free,
(Stand straight, ) stand straight,
(Have a little faith, ) walk proud,
'Cause we shall be free.


Sunday, May 9, 2021

After the Thrill is Gone

Written by Glen Frey and Don Henley
Performed by The Eagles


Same dances in the same old shoes
Some habits that you just can't lose
There's no telling what a man might use
After the thrill is gone

The flame rises, but it soon descends
Empty pages and a frozen pen
You're not quite lovers, and you're not quite friends
After the thrill is gone, oh
After the thrill is gone

What can you do when your dreams come true
And it's not quite like you planned? (oh)
What have you done to be losing the one
You held it so tight in your hand, well

Time passes and you must move on
Half the distance takes you twice as long
So you keep on singing for the sake of the song
After the thrill is gone

You're afraid you might fall out of fashion
And you're feeling cold and small (oh)
Any kind of love without passion
That ain't no kind of lovin' at all, well

Same dancers in the same old shoes
Get too careful with the steps you choose
You don't care about winning, but you don't want to lose
After the thrill is gone

After the thrill is gone
After the thrill is gone, oh
After the thrill is gone

Saturday, May 8, 2021

Wichita Lineman

Written by Jimmy Webb
Performed by Glen Campbell

I am a lineman for the county
And I drive the main road
Searchin' in the sun for another overload

I hear you singing in the wire
I can hear you through the whine
And the Wichita lineman
Is still on the line

I know I need a small vacation
But it don't look like rain
And if it snows that stretch down south
Won't ever stand the strain

And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman
Is still on the line

And I need you more than want you
And I want you for all time
And the Wichita lineman
Is still on the line

Friday, May 7, 2021

Funk #49

Written by Dale Peters, James Fox and Joe Walsh
Performed by James Gang


I sleep all day, out all night
I know where you're goin'
I don't think that's actin' right
You don't think it's showin'

A jumpin' up, fallin' down
Don't misunderstand me
You don't think that I know your plan
What you tryin' to hand me?

Out all night, sleep all day
I know what you're doin'
If you're gonna act that way
I think there's trouble brewin

Thursday, May 6, 2021

Small Town

Written by John Mellencamp
Performed by John Mellencamp


Well I was born in a small town
And I live in a small town
Probably die in a small town
Oh, those small communities

All my friends are so small town
My parents live in the same small town
My job is so small town
Provides little opportunity

Educated in a small town
Taught the fear of Jesus in a small town
Used to daydream in that small town
Another boring romantic that's me

But I've seen it all in a small town
Had myself a ball in a small town
Married an L.A. doll and brought her to this small town
Now she's small town just like me

No I cannot forget where it is that I come from
I cannot forget the people who love me
Yeah, I can be myself here in this small town
And people let me be just what I want to be

Got nothing against a big town
Still hayseed enough to say
Look who's in the big town
But my bed is in a small town
Oh, and that's good enough for me

Well I was born in a small town
And I can breathe in a small town
Gonna die in this small town
And that's probably where they'll bury me

Wednesday, May 5, 2021

Heart Shaped World

Written by Chris Isaak
Performed by Chris Isaak


Trouble going round
Trouble going down
What happened to you little baby
What happened to you little girl
She said she'd always love you
In you heart shaped world

Trouble going round
Trouble in this town
What happened to you little baby
What happened to you little girl
She left you out there crying
In your heart shaped world

I know what love means to you
I love you too
It hurts to watch her laugh at you
With someone new
Trouble
Trouble

Trouble going round, round, round, round, round
Big cold sunless skies tumbling down, down, down, down
What happened to you little baby, what happened to you little girl?
She said she'd always love you, in you heart shaped world

In your heart shaped world
Trouble, trouble, in your heart shaped world
Trouble, trouble, in your heart shaped world
Trouble, heart shaped world
Trouble, in your heart shaped world

Tuesday, May 4, 2021

Burnin' For You

Written by Donald Roeser and Richard Meltzer
Performed by Blue Oyster Cult


Home in the valley
Home in the city
Home isn't pretty
Ain't no home for me

Home in the darkness
Home on the highway
Home isn't my way
Home I'll never be

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I can't see no reason to put up a fight

I'm living for givin' the devil his due
And I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for you
I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for you...

Time is the essence
Time is the season
Time ain't no reason
Got no time to slow

Time everlasting
Time to play b sides
Time ain't on my side
Time I'll never know

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I'm not the one to tell you what's wrong and what's right
I've seen suns that were freezing and lives that were through
But I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for you
I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for you...

Burn out the day
Burn out the night
I can't see no reason to put up a fight
I'm living for givin' the devil his due
And I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for you
I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for you
I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for you
And I'm burnin', I'm burnin', I'm burnin' for you...

Monday, May 3, 2021

In the Heat of the Jungle

Written by Chris Isaak
Performed by Chris Isaak


In the heat of the jungle, in the heat of the night.
Sat an African princess in the pale moonlight,
Saying go bobalua, go baby go,

I love you, I love, you, goodnight.
I go hide in the jungle, and I dance til' I drop.
With an African princess and nope I don't stop,
I watch tv til' midnight I do
Just what I please, I love you, I love you, goodnight.

In the heat of the jungle, in the heat of the night.
Sat an African princess in the pale moonlight,
Saying go bobalua, go baby go,
I love you, I love, you, goodnight.
Hey... Ohh... Just gets crazy from here!

Sunday, May 2, 2021

Againt the Wind

Written by Bob Seger
Performed by Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band

It seems like yesterday
But it was long ago
Janey was lovely she was the queen of my nights
There in the darkness with the radio playing low, and
And the secrets that we shared
The mountains that we moved
Caught like a wildfire out of control
'Til there was nothing left to burn and nothing left to prove
And I remember what she said to me
How she swore that it never would end
I remember how she held me oh-so-tight
Wish I didn't know now what I didn't know then

Against the wind
We were runnin' against the wind
We were young and strong, we were runnin' against the wind

The years rolled slowly past
And I found myself alone
Surrounded by strangers I thought were my friends
I found myself further and further from my home, and I
Guess I lost my way
There were oh-so-many roads
I was living to run and running to live
Never worried about paying or even how much I owed
Moving eight miles a minute for months at a time
Breaking all of the rules that would bend
I began to find myself searching
Searching for shelter again and again

Against the wind
A little something against the wind
I found myself seeking shelter against the wind

Well those drifter's days are past me now
I've got so much more to think about
Deadlines and commitments
What to leave in, what to leave out

Against the wind
I'm still runnin' against the wind
I'm older now but still runnin' against the wind
Well I'm older now and still runnin'
Against the wind
Against the wind
Against the wind

Still runnin' (against the wind)
I'm still runnin' against the wind
(Against the wind) I'm still runnin'
(Against the wind)
I'm still runnin' against the wind
(Against the wind) still runnin'
(Against the wind)runnin' against the wind, runnin' against the wind
(Against the wind) see the young man run
(Against the wind) watch the young man run
(Against the wind) watch the young man runnin'
(Against the wind) he'll be runnin' against the wind
(Against the wind) let the cowboys ride
(Against the wind) aah
(Against the wind) let the cowboys ride
(Against the wind) they'll be ridin' against the wind
(Against the wind) against the wind
(Against the wind) ridin' against the wind...

Saturday, May 1, 2021

No One Else Like You

Written by Gregg Alexander and Nick Lashley
Performed by Adam Levine

Is everything just right
Don't want you thinking that I'm in a hurry
I won't stay afraid
I have this vision and it's got me worried
'Cause everyone wants someone
That's one cliché that's true
The sad truth's I want no one
Unless that someone's you
It looks like you
Feels like you
Smiles like you
I want someone just like you
Through and through
I'm forever blue
'Cause there's no one else like
I hope that you're not mad
You always said you want a man of action
I'm not the hottest lad, no
There's more to life than physical attraction
You got your special someone
But between me and him, guess who
Will spend their whole life waiting
For someone just like you
That looks like you
That feels like you
That smiles like you
I need someone just like you
Love me true
I'm forever blue
'Cause there's no one else like
Woo, woah, woo-hoo
I want you in my arms
I see you in my dreams
I'm gonna make you mine
As crazy as it seems
Girl, you, yes you
I need someone just like you
Love me true
I'm forever blue
Because there's no one else
There's no one else
There's no one else
There's no one else
There's no one else
There's no one else
There's no one else I need
'Cause you're so fine
You're so fine
'Cause you're so fine
You're so fine
Cause you're so fine
You're so fine
'Cause you're so fine
You're so fine
'Cause you're so fine
You're so fine