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The Love Of A Good Man
© 2004 Julie
Layne Bloeth (ASCAP)/Rob Perry (BMI)
Good intentions must
surely be the work of the devil
For I am steeped in them
It's true what they say about paving the way
Why is the truth so cumbersome
In the name of love I used to practice to deceive
I've been reformed, no doubt
I'm throwing caution to the wind, starting to believe
Losing that little black rain cloud
(Chorus)
I've cried myself empty over fools
Denying my worth 'til I fell for you
Life's irony and twists are far too cruel
Without the love of a good man to get me through
It's a wonder you cannot hear the pounding of my heart
Beating like a thousand drums
All the words of wisdom my dear mother would impart
Are forgotten in an instant
(Repeat Chorus)
Just sweep me away and forget about the rest
The chips will fall where they may
I'll surrender to your sweet, sweet caress
You take my breath away
(Repeat Chorus)
Break The News To Me
© 2005 Julie Layne
Bloeth (ASCAP)/Daniela Perry (BMI)/Rob Perry (BMI)
You crept into my dreams
again
And made yourself at home
Nothing new about this night
Just glad I’m not alone
(Chorus)
I need to, I’ve got to, I don’t want to
Break the news to me
You don’t want me, don’t need me, don’t plan to
Ever set me free...
I’ve grown accustomed to your haunting me
And I hunger for the rush
The emptiness of loving you
Is gonna have to be enough
(Chorus)
I need to, I’ve got to, I don’t want to
Break the news to me
You don’t want me, don’t need me, don’t plan to
Ever set me free...
I’ve tried to be strong today
But your hold is much too tight
I can’t seem to turn away
So, I’ll see you again tonight
(Chorus)
I need to, I’ve got to, I don’t want to
Break the news to me
You don’t want me, don’t need me, don’t plan to
Ever set me free... from this fantasy
From this fantasy
If We Only Have Tonight
© 2005 Julie
Layne Bloeth (ASCAP)/Rob Perry (BMI)
I don't know what
force drew me here
Where I shouldn't be
Thought I wouldn't be
Where I had to be
I'm getting lost in this heady atmosphere
My mind's saying 'leave'
My heart's beggin 'please'
Which one do I believe
(Climb)
A thousand times I've dreamed of this
Of getting lost in an emotional abyss
(Chorus)
If we only have tonight
Then tomorrow be damned
I'm gonna love you
If we only have tonight
I'll do everything I can
'Til I have to say goodbye to you
Indecision clouds the path where a once surefooted woman stood
This yearning inside
Completely overrides
Any logic in my mind
If I could stay here forever I would
Don't look ahead
Just hold me instead
Leave it all unsaid
(Climb)
A thousand times I've dreamed of this
Of getting lost in an emotional abyss
(Repeat Chorus)
(Instrumental Bridge)
(Repeat Chorus)
Bluer Skies
© 2004 Julie Layne
Bloeth (ASCAP)/Rob Perry (BMI)
Prolific words of wisdom
fail me when I need them most
Sorrow washes over me like whispers from a ghost
Raising goose bumps on my skin
We’re living in a nightmare again
(Chorus)
Tell me it’s only a dream
Oh, but when I open my eyes
History repeats itself it seems
Smoke darkens bluer skies
I cannot
comprehend the inhumanities
Perpetrated in the name of God by enemies
Though we fight to save our freedom
We’re held captive by the mission
(Repeat Chorus)
I don’t know what to tell my children anymore
How can I explain to them what all this fighting’s for
In a world where terror rules
They’re not even safe in school
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The Illusion
© 2005 Julie
Layne Bloeth (ASCAP)/Rob Perry (BMI)
We’ve been walking that fine line
Between over and done
This state of limbo is a bad sign
Where I’m coming from
(Chorus)
It’s not about letting you go
Or paving my own way in this land of confusion
It’s not about finding the end of the rainbow
It’s about letting go... of the illusion
When we’re apart I rebuild my walls
Then you tear them down
It’s breaking my heart but I’ve resolved
No more merry-go-round
(Chorus)
It’s not about letting you go
Or paving my own way in this land of confusion
It’s not about finding the end of the rainbow
It’s about letting go...
(Instrumental Bridge)
(Chorus)
It’s not about letting you go
Or paving my own way in this land of confusion
It’s not about finding the end of the rainbow
It's about
letting go... of the illusion
Just What I Needed
© 2005 Daniela
Perry (ASCAP))/Julie Layne Bloeth (ASCAP)/Rob Perry (BMI)
Looking at you lying here next to me
Feeling your breath whispering on my skin
I don’t know when you turned away from me
But I believe you’re all I ever need
(Chorus)
You could be my first stop
My lover’s rock
The one I call my friend
I wanna be the only one
You still lean on
To show you love that never ends
You’re just what I needed
How do we
get back to that place again
I catch my breath when you walk in a room
My heart skips a beat when you call out my name
I still believe you’re just what I need
(Repeat Chorus)
I wanna be back in your arms again
Holding me tight baby please stay the night
That’s all I need to make you believe I’m what you need
I’m all you ever needed
(Repeat Chorus)
A Life Well Lived
© 2005 Julie
Layne Bloeth (ASCAP)/Rob Perry (BMI)/Sandra Phillips (BMI)
Driving in the pouring rain down highway 41
It’s another bad day and I’m slowly coming undone
I pass a group of crosses and yellow roses by the road
I feel chagrined as I take stock; my brimming tears overflow
When it’s time for me to leave this place
I’ll know I brought more joy than disgrace
More laughter and a lot less pain
In my time that remains
In giving and receiving unconditional love
I’ll know mine was a life well lived
End ~ Freely
From this moment on I’m never looking back
I don’t want to leave this place
I’m living every moment in my time that remains
Driving in the pouring rain down Highway 41
The crosses, the roses, remind me in the end...
I’ll know mine was... a life well lived
Just A Fool
© 2006 Julie
Layne Bloeth (ASCAP)/Daniela Perry (ASCAP)/Rob Perry (BMI)
I’m pouring
my second...
No, that’s a lie
It’s really my third glass of wine
That empty glass, it beckoned
I don’t know why
It came from somewhere deep inside
(Refrain)
Thought I could fool myself into forgettin’
Instead I remembered
I’m just a fool
I hear your voice calling
But it’s not
It’s just all in my mind
I pick up the telephone
I don’t know why
I needed to hear you one more time
(Repeat Refrain)
(Bridge)
And now that I came back
To this place where you lay
Here in this graveyard
Where only this stone knows your name
(Refrain)
Thought I could fool myself into forgettin’
Instead I remembered
I’m just a fool... for you
Oh-h-h, I remembered
I’m just a fool
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Some Days
© 2005 Julie
Layne Bloeth (ASCAP)/Rob Perry (BMI)
For Bradley, Jonathan and Joshua
(And
for my parents, Carlton and Mary Louise Layne, who raised me well
May I
always strive to be like you.)
I grew up in an old house
In a small town by the edge of the sea
I had dreams and wishes and plans
I was filled with the possibilities
In my world, children felt safe
Full of sweet, blessed naivety
I know now, it wasn’t a perfect world
But it felt that way to me
(Lift)
I don’t want to go back but I miss those days
Sometimes I need to lose myself in a reverie
(Chorus)
Some days I stumble along, some days I lose myself
But I’m right where I want to be
Some days it’s Heaven, some days it’s Hell
But I wouldn’t change a thing
I’m glad life hasn’t turned out the way I dreamed it as a child
“My cup runneth over”
What the future holds, time will tell
Some day
I want to raise my children
In much the same way as my parents raised me
It’s a daunting task on a good day
But that’s just reality
They’re more worldly now than I was at their age
There’s a little more uncertainty
I know this isn’t a perfect world
But Lord, I wish it could be
(Lift)
I don’t want to go back, but I miss the old days
Sometimes I need to lose myself in a reverie
(Repeat Chorus)
Serendipity
© 2006 Julie
Layne Bloeth (ASCAP)/Rob Perry (BMI)
For
Mark
After years
spent searching
Consumed by loneliness
Empty, but for the yearning...
This I know:
The stars come out at night
The moon controls the tide
Day will break, night will fall
I see and I believe
To surrender to serendipity
Is to chance it all
The moment I gave up
Is when you appeared
Do I have the heart to fall in love
This I know:
The shore will break the wave
Sunlight clears the haze
Autumn leaves will fall
I see and I believe
To surrender to serendipity
Is to chance it all
Can I trust my instinct
To know what is real
To embrace the unforeseen
This I know:
A river flows into the sea
A scent hovers on a breeze
From clouds, rain will fall
I see and I believe
To surrender to serendipity
Is to chance it all
I’ve made peace with my past
At last I have found
All I’ve ever been in search of
This I know:
The flowers bloom in spring
To fly, the eagle spreads its wings
To the lucky, love befalls
I see and I believe
I surrender to serendipity
I’ll chance it all
Time Moves On
© 2005 Julie
Layne Bloeth (ASCAP)/Rob Perry (BMI)
In
Memory of Jeffrey Thiele
Where does
the time go
Wasn’t it just yesterday I was gettin’ my heart broke
Life was over; I couldn’t move on
In retrospect, I couldn’t have been more wrong
Thought it wouldn’t get better, but time moves on
(Chorus)
You can take the time God’s given you
and throw it all away
Or you can cherish every moment
and live for every day
You can mend the broken fence
Rebuild the burned out bridge
Overcome the bitterness
and just live
‘Cause time moves on
I thought I’d have forever
Youthful pride got in the way and ties got severed
No I can’t go back, can’t do it again
Hindsight won’t breath life into my friend
Though he’s gone, oh, I guess time moves on
(Repeat Chorus)
(End freely)
‘Cause time------------- moves on
‘Cause time------------- moves on
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