As a singer-songwriter, my musical 'children' are my songs.. like all parents, you want to show off your children now and then, so here are a few of my songs..
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"Are You Still Breathing?"
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Are You Still Breathing was written in January 2020, before Covid took over the world and isolated us, as well as literally taking away the breath of some. Are You Still Breathing is a love song, but speaks from a perspective of one feeling somewhat isolated from the person he loves, and wistfully wondering if there will ever be the opportunity to be together again. While the themes in this song are timeless for lovers, the events which surrounded Covid's entrance into the world, pushing us further apart and keeping us from the ones we love, make the feelings in Are You Still Breathing even more relevant and poignant.
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"Are you still breathing?
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Are you still holding on so tight?
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Are you still listening?
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Do the words still come out right?
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Is there a
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place where it
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Will ever be
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Just you.. just me?
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Are you still waiting?
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Is your heart lingering for me?
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Are there still moments
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When your soul feels eternity?
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Will there be
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a time when
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these embers will fade-
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The light in my eyes turn to gray?
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Are you still breathing?
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Are you still holding on so tight?
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Are you still listening?
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Do the words still come out right?
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Is there a
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place where it
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Will ever be
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Just you.. just me?"
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"I Think I'm Fallin'?"
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I Think I'm Fallin' is all about the rush of new love, and the excitement that accompanies the process of being drawn into the world of someone else and the feeling that nothing else is.. or ever could…be so wonderful.
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Seems lately you’re the center of my thoughts,
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though I don’t think you understand
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how much of my heart has been caught
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you got me in the palm of your hand
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I tried to hold back not give in
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but every moment I feel myself slip
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I want to feel the warmth of your skin
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kiss your lips
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I think I’m fallin’ fallin’ fallin’ in love with you
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nothing can hold me back, my mind’s one track
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there’s nothing else I want to do
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I think I’m fallin’ fallin’ fallin’ in love
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with you
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I knew from the moment we met
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no way that I could walk away
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haven’t found my limit yet
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reaching for the light of day
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my grip is slipping fast
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I hope that you feel it too
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my heart pounds when you look at me
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I catch my breath when I see you
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I think I’m fallin’ fallin’ fallin’ in love with you
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nothing can hold me back, my mind’s one track
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there’s nothing else I want to do
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I think I’m fallin’ fallin’ fallin’ in love
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with you
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I know I’m taking chances
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but that’s what romance is
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baring your heart
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maybe before we begin
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you’ll tell me it’s the end
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but I hope it’s the start
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chorus
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I think I’m fallin’ fallin’ fallin’ in love with you
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nothing can hold me back, my mind’s one track
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there’s nothing else I want to do
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I think I’m fallin’ fallin’ fallin’ in love
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with you
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chorus
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I think I’m fallin’ fallin’ fallin’ in love with you
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nothing can hold me back, my mind’s one track
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there’s nothing else I want to do
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I think I’m fallin’ fallin’ fallin’ in love
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with you
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"That Friday Feeling"
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That Friday Feeling (it's a day with a built in hug) grew out of a text conversation I had one Friday morning with Nene Chrome about why Fridays had such a great 'feel' to them as compared to other days. When I asked her what made Fridays so special, she gave me a very 'feel good' spiel about 'warm kisses, cold beer, late night talks in summer parks', so I used her words to spark this song about this special day that represents for many the end of the work week and the beginning of the weekend time for rest, relaxation and fun.
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It's morning, you open up your eyes
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And suddenly you realize
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What today is, and it makes you smile.
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The chaos is winding slowly down,
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There's joy in your heart that's gaining ground.
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For once the clock is your friend, for awhile.
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That Friday Feeling,
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It's better than any drug,
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It's a day with a built in hug.
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As you watch the clock,
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Every tick and tock,
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Counts down as the moments are stealing,
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That Friday Feeling.
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You wiggle your toes feeling yourself tingle,
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Sing yourself a little freedom jingle.
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The energy around you is shooting sparks.
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Come the end of the day you'll be ready to run
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To lose yourself in your weekend fun:
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Warm kisses, cold beer, late night talks in summer parks.
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That Friday Feeling,
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It's better than any drug.
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It's a day with a built in hug.
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As you watch the clock, every tick and tock
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Counts down as the moments are stealing,
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That Friday Feeling.
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Let the countdown begin,
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Cause this week needs to end.
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That Friday Feeling,
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It's better than any drug,
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It's a day with a built in hug.
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As you watch the clock,
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Every tick and the tock,
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Counts down as the moments are stealing,
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That Friday Feeling.
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That Friday Feeling
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That Friday Feeling
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"Picket Fences"
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Picket Fences grew out of reflection on how many people enter into relationships with different expectations, and that is especially true when the people have been in relationships previously, and bring their 'baggage' with them. Some are looking for companionship and friendship; others want to settle down and create that 'perfect home' they had wanted in the beginning… different expectations create a precarious and often set the stage for failure in a relationship, so Picket Fences takes the often 'hidden' agenda and brings it to the light..
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I know you're looking for
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Something you've dreamed about
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I can see it in your eyes
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And though I want to say
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Words that will make you stay
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I don't want you to be surprised
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Cause baby I've been hurt one too many times
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It's taken its toll on my heart
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So before you start to build that dream house in your mind
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I need to tell you right from the start
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I am not your picket fences
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I am not that kind of man
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What you're looking for, I tried to be before
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So don't make those kind of plans
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I'll give you all I've got to give
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But it's not the life you want to live
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So before you buy the matching towels you should know
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I'm not your picket fences
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Happy ever after seemed
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Such a distant dream
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Until I walked into your life
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Now you're looking round
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For us to settle down
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These words will cut you like a knife
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pre-chorus
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Cause I've been down this road too many times before
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I feel the scars every day
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I know this may send you running for the door
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But I've got something I need to say
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CHORUS:
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I am not your picket fences
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I am not that kind of man
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What you're looking for, I tried to be before
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So don't make those kind of plans
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I'll give you all I've got to give
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But it's not the life you want to live
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So before you buy the matching towels you should know
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I'm not your picket fences
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BRIDGE
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Maybe you think that given time
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You can find a way to change my mind
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This is not my first rodeo
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I'm saying things you need to know
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So you won't come crashing down..
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CHORUS:
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I am not your picket fences
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I am not that kind of man
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What you're looking for, I tried to be before
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So don't make those kind of plans
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I'll give you all I've got to give
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But it's not the life you want to live
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So before you buy the matching towels you should know
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I'm not your picket fences
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