No Means No, Mister

Danger lurks in darkened rooms/ Adulteress temptation looms/ But he proceeded anyway/ Into the dark, I’d like to say/ Look where you’re going and look what you’ve done/ Trade all this pain for your one night of fun/ Whoa, Did you forget to factor the cost? / Make your decision on an instinct and a programmed response/ It makes me sick/ There’s a message here, stop thinking with your/ Richard would do anything/ To let her know she was his queen/ And though he did try to resist/ He became her servant nonetheless/ And all the kings horses and all the kings men/ grabbed him aside by the shoulder and said/ Don’t Just give it all away on a whim/ And please forgive me if you think I’m going out on a limb/ But I’d like to think/ Love is more than just a dirty movie scene/ Extra, extra, read the new edition/ I for one refuse mindless submission/ Rid yourself of all these inhibitions/ Give it away but know that you won’t get it back.

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Weigh Us Down....

As the rain falls down in waves and nears the ground/ As we’re stranded from the bridges we’ve burned down/ As the pain on the horizon rolls around/ There’s not a sound/ It reminds you that/ She makes my heart sing/ And God brings/ A brand new day and solid ground/ We need the night time/ For starlight/ And we’re okay/ It doesn’t weigh us down/ Down, down is where/ The road had led/ Before the fall of man/ And there was nothing to be found/ But I’ve been given mercy and/ The grace and strength and courage to recall/ That you just got so dizzy you forgot that you were spinning at all.

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Just for Three Minutes

Slow this down/ There’s bound to be a sound downtown place/ where you and I can go/ Three cheers for fears that we commandeered/ The tears that our fateful night provoked/ Were cried so we could go back inside/ And provide a completely different tone/ Than when I heard your voice on the phone/ And when the candlesticks went out that night/ I swear I saw you in a different light/ And when you’re heart is on your sleeve that’s fine/ I promise you can dry your eyes on mine/ Don’t you forget the trains, the trees and lunch routines/ The secrets that we keep and all the things they mean/ And as the drops of broken dreams fall from your eyes/ True love might take you by surprise/ If you let it/ This could be our chance/ Don’t regret it/ Hold me close, let’s dance/ If you find the heart/ I will find the way/ When the time is right/  You and I will dance the night away.

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Winds of Change....
            The thought that wouldn't leave my head/ Was "You're the best thing since sliced bread"/ How flattering to be compared with food/ We sat inside your car again/ A conversation sparked and then/ A slew of dirty jokes ensued/ And as I stared into your eyes and contemplated just what I should do/ I couldn't help but wonder why I'd wasted time with anyone but you/ The spark that wouldn't leave my heart/ Alone was tearing me apart/ It's evident, you are the winds of change/ A breeze of all things promising/ Of new and undiscovered things/ And you relentlessly blow me away/ And as I try to neutralize The shivers running all over my skin/ I'm crying out for help to keep my outsides out and all my insides in/ Cuz you and I are hopeful, but we can't help but to be incredulous/ We find that this forbidden love we can't ignore will be the death of us/ But I haven’t died in such a long time.....

Them’s Fightin’ Words

            So what if it breaks? / So what if your heart stops beating? / What if you take your pride back off that shelf? / No one can help you if you don’t help yourself/ What if you let yourself be saved? / What if you make it out of here unscathed? / Don’t push your luck/ Just let me save you/ I’ll save you/ I carried you through the wreckage/ Of your darkest night/ I met you with a glance as we fell through the ice/ Cuz every time I look at you/ I get so lost inside/ You’re running and gunning to make the best of all of your worst nightmares/ Hold up, stop right there/ Don’t go where I can’t follow you/ Cuz over and over you’ll see that where you put your blankets and sheets/ Is where you have to sleep/ You can’t undo this counting sheep/ Cuz time after time you will find that/ All these fighting words you speak/ Will bring you to your/ Carried you through the night