Jim Steinman

Baby/Children

Body

Names

Dreams

Dreams

Love

Weather

Country/Nature

Colours

Time

Time

Rock

1994

The skies were pure and the fields were green
And the sun was brighter than its ever been
When I grew up with my best friend kenny
We were close as any brothers than you ever knew
It was always summer and the future called
We were ready for adventures and we wanted them all
And there was so much left to dream and so much time to make it real

But I can still recall the sting of all the tears when he was gone
They said he crashed and burned
I know Ill never learn why any boy should die so young
We were racing, we were soldiers of fortune
We got in trouble but we sure got around
There are times I think I see him peeling out of the dark
I think hes right behind me now and hes gaining ground


But it was long ago and it was far away, oh God it seems so very far
And if life is just a highway, then the soul is just a car
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are

And when the sun descended and the night arose
I heard my father cursing everyone he knows
He was dangerous and drunk and defeated
And corroded by failure and envy and hate
There were endless winters and the dreams would freeze
Nowhere to hide and no leaves on the trees

And my fathers eyes were blank as he hit me again and again and again
I know I still believe hed never let me leave, I had to run away alone
So many threats and fears, so many wasted years before my life became
My own
And though the nightmares should be over
Some of the terrors are still intact
Ill hear that ugly coarse and violent voice
And then he grabs me from behind and then he pulls me back



There was a beauty living on the edge of town
And she always put the top up and the hammer down
And she taught me everything Ill ever know
About the mystery and the muscle of love
The stars would glimmer and the moon would glow
Im in the back seat with my julie like a romeo
And the signs along the highway all said, caution! kids at play!

Those were the rights of spring and we did everything
There was salvation every night
We got our dreams reborn and our upholstery torn
But everything we tried was right
She used her body just like a bandage
She used my body just like a wound
Ill probably never know where she disappeared
But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now
Just like an angel rising up from a tomb

And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are
And objects in the rear view mirror may appear closer than they are

She used her body just like a bandage
She used my body just like a wound
Ill probably never know where she disappeared
But I can see her rising up out of the back seat now

Tom Waits

Weather

Time

Time

Numbers

Blues

folk

1973

Well my time went so quickly,
I went lickety-split out to my old '55
As I drove away slowly, feeling so holy,
God knows, I was feeling alive.

Now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
Freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade,
And I lead the parade

Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you
That the feeling's getting stronger.

And it's six in the morning,
Gave me no warning; I had to be on my way.
Well there's trucks all a-passing me,
And the lights are all flashing,
I'm on my way home from your place.

And now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
Freeway cars and trucks,
Stars beginning to fade,
And I lead the parade

Just a-wishing I'd stayed a little longer,
Oh, Lord, let me tell you
That the feeling's getting stronger.

And my time went so quickly,
I went lickety-split out to my old '55
As I pulled away slowly, feeling so holy,
God knows, I was feeling alive.

Now the sun's coming up,
I'm riding with Lady Luck,
Freeway cars and trucks,
Freeway cars and trucks,
Freeway cars and trucks...

Tom Waits

Body

Love

Weather

Time

Blues

folk

1973

Well I'm singing this song, cause it's time it was sung
I've been putting it off for a while,
Cause it's harder by now, and the truth is so clear
That I am crying when I'm seeing you smile.
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

And every time that I tried to tell you
that we'd lost the magic we had at the start,
I would weep my heart when I looked in your eyes
And I searched once again for the spark.
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

Oh you know that there's something calling me dear
and by morning, I'm sure to be gone
For I'm older than you and you know so well
That our time for to love was a song
So goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

Now I can see by your eyes, it's time now to go
So I'll leave you crying in the rain,
Though I held in my hand, the key to all joy
Honey my heart was not born to be tamed.
And goodbye, so long, the road calls me dear
And your tears cannot bind me anymore,
And farewell to the girl with the sun in her eyes
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.
Can I kiss you, and then I'll be gone.

Oscar Hammerstein

Otto Harbach

Sigmund Romberg

Body

Love

Weather

Easy Listening

Vintage

1940

have heard all you've been saying
Yet I will love in my own way

Lonely as a desert breeze
I may wonder where I please
Yet I keep on longing
Just to rest a while

Where a sweetheart's tender eyes
Take the place of sand and skies
All the World forgotten
In one Woman's smile

One alone, to be my own
I alone, to know her caresses
One to be, eternally
The one my worshipping soul possesses

At her call, I'd give my all
All my life and all my love enduring
This would be a magic World to me
If she were mine alone

One alone, to be my own
I alone, to know her caresses
One to be, eternally
The one my worshipping soul possesses

Dolly Parton

Body

Happiness

Love

Weather

Time

Country and Western

1983

It's been one of those days
That reminded me in many ways
Of when we were happy, still in love
Just a certain way the wind blows
Just a certain way the sun glows
It's been one of those days that reminded me of us

And even though it's over I never will get over
These feelings that I get on certain days
And I know I'll always love you
And I'll always be thinkin' of you
In certain kinds of ways, on certain kinds of days
And today well, it's been one of those days

It's been one of those days and my heart feels so heavy
And my mind is so full of thoughts of you
It's been one of those days and I'd give my life to see you
And to once more know the love that we once knew

And even though it's over I never will get over
Oh these feelings that I get on certain days
I guess I know I'll always love you
And I'll always be thinkin' of you
In certain kinds of ways, on certain kinds of days
And today well, it's been one of, one of those days

It's been one of those days
That reminded me in many ways
Of when we were happy, still in love

Jon Mark

Weather

Places

Time

Time

Rock

folk

1971

Here in the morning light I stand
With a suitcase and a guitar in my hand.
One way Sunday
Sitting in the airport bar
And trying to look like a superstar
Waiting for the plane to take me far away

Still she finds a reason to stay (still she finds a way)
Still she finds a reason to see
What I have today

Denver, Oklahoma, San Anton,
Another gig a long long way from home.
One way Sunday
Where do we play tonight?
I hope that this show will be all right
Maybe I'll phone you tonight

Still she finds a reason to stay (still she finds a way)
Still she finds a reason to see
What I have today

Maybe when my travelling days are through
I'll come on back and stay at home with you
All my Sundays
Sleeping in the early sun
Playing my guitar to no one
Making up to you all the things I've never done

Will you find a reason to stay (Will you find a way)
Will you find a reason to see
What I have today

Alan White

Chris Squire

Jon Anderson

Tony Kaye

Trevor Rabin

Weather

Country/Nature

Places

Colours

Rock

1983

Toledo was just another good stop
Along the good king's highway
My fortification took me by surprise
And hit me sending me sideways
Spellbound - Roundly - Good for sunshine
Can't help thinking

Singing the Rule Britannia
And this is where it grabs you
There's method in the key of C
Toledo's got to be the silver city
In this good country

Our song
It gives us a reason
Our song
That good remedy
Music has magic
That stuff of syncopation

Ever tried driving it to golden heights
Just simply jiving it
My mystification it got a
Jewel skies crazy spacing it
Hot sun - Crowded - Screams high voices
Singing speechless

Touching of the healing heart
So this is where we really start
Music is a shout of foregone conclusions
As long as music plays its part
Good good part

Our song
It gives us a reason
Our song
That good remedy
Music has magic
It's good clear syncopation

Treat it good
Treat it rightly
And if you get it flowing
The harmony is glowing
So get ready
So get ready
Don't go toledo toledo don't go
Music - Good to you
Music - Good to you

Jim Steinman

Body

Weather

Time

Animals

Rock

1993

It's only two o'clock and the temperature's beginning to soarAnd all around the city you see the walking wounded and the living deadIt's never been this hot and I've never been so boredAnd breathing is just no fun anymoreThen I saw you like a summer dreamAnd you're the answer to every prayer that I ever saidI saw you like a summer dreamAnd you're the answer to every prayer that I ever saidYou can feel the pulse of the pavement racing like a runaway horseThe subways are sizzling and the skin of the streets is gleaming with sweatI've seen you sitting on the steps outsideAnd you were looking so restless and reckless and lostI think it's time for you to come insideI'll be waiting here with something that you'll never forgetI think it's time for you to come insideI'll be waiting here with something that you'll never forgetCome on, come on and there'll be no turning backYou were only killing time and it'll kill you right backCome on, come on, it's time to burn up the fuseYou got nothing to do and even less to loseYou got nothing to do and even less to loseSo wander down to the ancient hallway, taking the stairs only one at a timeFollow the sound of my heartbeat nowI'm in the room at the top, you're at the end of the lineSo open the door and lay down on the bed, the sun is just a ball of desireAnd I wanna take you out of the frying pan (and into the fire)Out of the frying pan (and into the fire)Out of the frying pan and into the fireAnd I wanna take you out of the frying pan (and into the fire)Out of the frying pan (and into the fire)Out of the frying pan and into the fireAnd into the fire, fire, fire, and into the fire, fire, fireAnd into the fire, fire, fire, and into the fireIt's only two o'clock and the temperature's beginning to soarAnd all around the city you see the walking wounded and the living deadIt's never been this hot and I've never been so boredAnd breathing is just no fun anymoreThen I saw you like a summer dreamAnd you're the answer to every prayer that I ever saidI saw you like a summer dreamAnd you're the answer to every prayer that I ever saidchorusAnd into the, and into the, and into theAnd into the fire, fire, fire, and into the fire, fire, fireAnd into the fire, fire, fire, and into the fire