The Land of Make Believe- The Moody Blues

We're living in the land of make believe
And trying not to let it show
Maybe in that land of make believe
Heartaches can turn into joy.

We're breathing in the smoke of high and low
We're taking up alot of room
Somwhere in the dark and silent night
Our prayer will be heard soon.

So fly little bird
Up into the clear blue sky
And carry the word
Love's the only reason why.

Open up the shutters on your windows
Unlock all the locks upon your doors
Brush away the cobwebs from your day dreams
No secrets come between us any more
Oh say it's true
Only love will see you through
Your know what love can do to you

We're living in the land of make believe
And trying not to let it show
Maybe in that land of make believe
Heartaches can turn into joy

We're breathing in the smoke of high and low
We're taking up a lot of room
Somewhere in the dark and lonely night
Our prayer will be heard, make it soon

So fly little bird
Up into the clear blue sky
And carry the word
Love's the only reason why

Open all the shutters on your windows
Unlock all the locks upon your doors
Brush away all the cobwebs from your day dreams
No secrets come between us anymore
Oh say it's true
Only love will see you through
You know what love can do to you

Written by Justin Hayward

:faint:

For Eliza's Alexander....


BARENAKED LADIES

"When You Dream"

With life just begun, my sleeping new son
has eyes that roll back in his head
They flutter and dart, he slows down his heart
and pictures a world past his bed
It's hard to believe
As I watch you breathe
Your mind drifts and weaves

When you dream,
what do you dream about?
When you dream,
what do you dream about?
Do you dream about
music or mathematics
or planets too far for the eye?
Do you dream about
Jesus or quantum mechanics
or angels who sing lullabies?

His fontanelle pulses with lives that he's lived
With memories he'll learn to ignore
And when it is closed, he already knows
he's forgotten all he knew before
But when sleep sets in
history begins
But the future will win

When you dream,
what do you dream about?
When you dream,
what do you dream about?
Are they colour or black and white,
Yiddish or English
or languages not yet conceived?
Are they silent or boisterous?
Do you hear noises just
loud enough to be perceived?
Do you hear Del Shannon's "Runaway" playing
on transistor radio waves?
With so little experience,
your mind not yet cognizant
Are you wise beyond your few days?
When you dream,
what do you dream about?
When you dream,
what do you dream about?

It's been almost 2 years since my grandpa died of cancer....... just before he did this song came out. I heard it tonight and boy did it hit me.

I Believe, by Diamond Rio

Every now and then soft as breath upon my skin
I feel you come back again
And it’s like you haven’t been gone a moment from my side
Like the tears were never cried
Like the hands of time are holding you and me
And with all my heart I’m sure we’re closer than we ever were
I don’t have to hear or see, I’ve got all the proof I need
There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, I believe

That when you die your life goes on
It doesn’t end here when you’re gone
Every soul is filled with light
It never ends and if I’m right
Our love can even reach across eternity
I believe, I believe

Forever, you’re a part of me
Forever, in the heart of me
And I’ll hold you even longer if I can
The people who don’t see the most
Say that I believe in ghosts
And if that makes me crazy, then I am
’cause I believe

There are more than angels watching over me
I believe, I believe

Nobody Does it Better ~ Carly Simon

Nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, you're the best

I wasn't lookin', but somehow you found me
I tried to hide from your love light
But like heaven above me
The spy who loved me
Is keeping all my secrets safe tonight

And nobody does it better
Though sometimes I wish someone could
Nobody does it quite the way you do
Why'd you have to be so good?

The way that you hold me
Whenever you hold me
There's some kind of magic inside you
That keeps me from runnin'
But just keep it comin'
How'd you learn to do the things you do?

And nobody does it better
Makes me feel sad for the rest
Nobody does it half as good as you
Baby, baby
Darling, you're the best
Baby, you're the best
Baby, you're the best

A little bit of me and a whole lot of you
Add a dash of starlight and a dozen roses, too
Then let it rise for a hundred years or two
And that’s the recipe for making love

It doesn’t need sugar ’cause it’s already sweet
It doesn’t need an oven ’cause it’s got a lot of heat
Just add a dash of kisses to make it all complete
And that’s the recipe for making love

And if you’ve made it right you’ll know it
It’s not like anything you’ve made before
And if you’ve made it wrong you’ll know it
’cause it won’t keep you coming back for more

I didn’t get it from my grandma’s book upon the shelf
I didn’t get it from a magical and culinary elf
No, a little birdie told me you can’t make it by yourself
And that’s the recipe for making love

Natalie Cole ~ A Smile Like Yours



Hmm, thought I’d seen everything there was to see in this world

Now I’m not so sure I’ve really seen anything at all

I thought life could show me no surprises

And then you came and showed me I was wrong

I have seen the bluest skies, rainbows that would make you cry

I have seen miracles that moved my soul, days that changed my life

I have seen the brightest stars shine like diamonds in the dark

Seen all the wonders of the world, but I’ve never seen a smile

As beautiful as yours, ooh, ooh, ooh, oh, I thought I’d been everywhere

I’ve climbed a mountain so high, sailed the sea, crossed the sky

And still I was nowhere at all, until that day, oh, you came to my senses

And your smile, it made sense out of it all, (I have seen the bluest skies)

Rainbows that would make you cry, I have seen miracles

(miracles that moved me soul) that moved my soul, days that changed my life,

I have seen the brightest stars shine like diamonds in the dark

Seen all the wonders of the world, but I’ve never seen a smile as beautiful as yours

(smile so beautiful) so beautiful, comes one time in a lifetime

A smile this beautiful, (a smile this beautiful) I’ve never dreamed I’d ever see, oh

(I have seen the bluest skies) I have seen it, (rainbows that would make you cry)

That would make you cry, I’ve seen miracles (miracles) moved my soul,

(days that changed my life) and days that changed my life

I have seen the brightest stars shine like diamonds in the dark

Oh, I’ve seen the wonders of this world (wonders of the world)

But I’ve never seen a smile (never seen a smile before as beautiful as yours)

Oh, I’ve never seen a smile before, (never seen a smile before as beautiful)

As beautiful as yours.

You give your hand to me
and then you say hello
and i can hardly speak
my heart is beating so
and anyone can tell
you think

you know me well
but you don't know me
no you don't know the one
who dreams of you at night
and longs to kiss your lips
and longs to hold you tight
to you i'm just a friend
that's all i've ever been
well you don't know me

for i never knew
the art of making love
though my heart aches with love for you
afraid and shy
i let my chance go by
the chance that you might love me too

you give your hand to me
and then you say goodbye
i watch you walk away
beside the lucky guy
you'll never,never know
the one who loves you so
well you don't know me

calling all angels by train
 

I need a sign to let me know your there all of these lines are being crossed over the atmosphere.
I need to know that things are gonna look up, cause i feel us drowning in a sea spilled from a cup.
when there is no place safe and no safe place to put my head.
When you can feel the world shake from the words that are said.
And i'm calling all angels
And I'm calling all angels,
And I wont give up if you don't give up
and i wont give up if you don't give up
And i wont give up if you dont give up
And I wont give up if you dont give up.
I need a sign to let know your here,
cause my T.V. set just keeps it all from being clear.
I want a reason for the way things have to be. I need a hand to help build up some kind of hope inside of me.
And I'm calling all angels and i'm calling all angels
And I'm calling all angels
When children have to play inside so they dont disappear,
while private eyes solve marriage lies cause we dont talk for years.
And football teams are kissing queens and losing sight of having dreams,
in aworld where what we want is onkly what we want until it's ours.
And I'm calling all angels
and i'm callining all angel (with singers in the background singing: I wont give up if you dont givre up)and they all sing out into a fade

This song touched me almost as much as the movie where i first heard it they play it as the final song of the movie and between the movie content and this song i had tears streaming down my face and was compelled not only to purchase the movie but to learn the song as well so that i can sing it and or perform it whenever i like it speaks to the world of today quite well
i highly reccomend the movie as well: "PAY IT FORWARD"

Golden Slumbers ~ The Beatles

Once there was a way to get back homeward
Once there was a way to get back home
Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing a lullabye

Golden slumbers fill your eyes
Smiles awake you when you rise
Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing a lullabye

Once there was a way to get back homeward
Once there was a way to get back home
Sleep pretty darling do not cry
And I will sing a lullabye

squirrel nut zipper - an evening at lafitte's

We meet at Lafitte's
Each night as twilight sleeps
The kind of revery
A kinda creepy feeling stealing over me

That's a place where everything's so fascinating
It's a place for dancing and romancing
That's a place where you and me should go if we were lovers
Stealing an evening at Lafitte's

And we need your well appease
Each night as twilight creeps
Kind of revery
A kinda sleepy feeling creeping over me

That's a place where everything's so fascinating
And it's great for dancing and romancing
That's a place where you and me should go if we were lovers
Stealing an evening at Lafitte's

dead milkmen~punk rock girl

One Saturday I took a walk to Zipperhead
I met a girl there and she almost knocked me dead

Punk rock girl
Please look at me
Punk rock girl
What do you see?
Let's travel round the world
Just you and me punk rock girl

I tapped her on the shoulder
And said do you have a beau?
She looked at me and smiled and said she did not know

Punk rock girl
Give me a chance
Punk rock girl
Let's go slam dance
We'll dress like Minnie Pearl
Just you and me punk rock girl

We went to the Philly Pizza Company
And ordered some hot tea
The waitress said well no, we only have it iced
So we jumped up on the table and shouted anarchy
And someone played a Beach Boys song on the jukebox
It it was "California Dreamin"
So we started screamin
On such a winter's day

She took me to her parents for a Sunday meal
Her father took one look at me and he began to squeal

Punk rock girl
It makes no sense
Punk rock girl
Your dad is vice president
Just like the Duke of Earl
Yeah you're for me punk rock girl

We went to a shopping mall
And laughed at all the shoppers
And security guards trailed us to a record shop
We asked for Mojo Nixon
They said he don't work here
We said if you don't got Mojo Nixon then your store could use some fixin

We got into her car away we started rollin
I said how much you pay for this
Said nothin man it's stolen

Punk rock girl
You look so wild
Punk rock girl
Let's have a child
We'll name her Minnie Pearl
Just you and me
Eat fudge banana swirl
Just you and me
We'll travel round the world
Just you and me
Punk rock girl

DURAN DURAN LYRICS

"Ordinary World"

Came in from a rainy Thursday
On the avenue
Thought I heard you talking softly

I turned on the lights, the TV
And the radio
Still I can't escape the ghost of you

What has happened to it all?
Crazy, some are saying
Where is the life that I recognize?
Gone away

But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

Passion or coincidence
Once prompted you to say
"Pride will tear us both apart"
Well now pride's gone out the window
Cross the rooftops
Run away
Left me in the vacuum of my heart

What is happening to me?
Crazy, some'd say
Where is my friend when I need you most?
Gone away

But I won't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

Papers in the roadside
Tell of suffering and greed
Here today, forgot tomorrow
Ooh, here besides the news
Of holy war and holy need
Ours is just a little sorrow
It's all gone away

And I don't cry for yesterday
There's an ordinary world
Somehow I have to find
And as I try to make my way
To the ordinary world
I will learn to survive

Every one
Is my world, I will learn to survive
Any one
Is my world, I will learn to survive
Any one
Is my world
Every one
Is my world

satellite~ dave matthews


satellite in my eyes
like a diamond in the sky. how I wonder.
satellite strung from the moon
nd the world your balloon,
peeping tom for the mother station.
winter's cold...spring erases
and the calm away by the storm is chasing.
everything good needs replacing.
look up, look down all around.
hey satellite .

satellite, headlines read,
someone's secrets you've seen.
eyes and ears have been.
satellite dish in my yard,
tell me more, tell me more,
who's the king of your satellite castle?

winter's cold...spring erases
and the calm away by the storm is chasing.
everything good needs replacing.
look up, look down all around.
hey, satellite.

rest high above the clouds, no resrictions.
television we bounce 'round the world.
and while I spend these hours,
five senses reeling,
i laugh about the weatherman's satellite eyes.

satellite in my eyes
like a diamond in the sky. how i wonder.
satellite strung from the moon
and the world your balloon,
peeping tom for the mother station .

winter's cold... spring erases
and the calm away by the storm is chasing.
everything good needs replacing.
look up, look down all around.
hey, satellite

rest high above the clouds, no restrictions.
television you bounce from the world.
and while I spend these hours,
five senses reeling,
i laugh about this world in my satellite eyes.

SEETHER LYRICS~ "Sold Me"

Here I stand before myself
I see somethings out of place
You tasted all my purity
Now there's nothing left to waste
The feeling gets so in my way
It's getting lost in my delivery
The feeling gets so in my way
I'm getting lost in your periphery

And you sold me up the river again
(I don't wanna be alone again)
And you made me start it over again
(I don't wanna be alone again)
And you moved me, and you soothed me, and you fought me
(I don't wanna be alone again)
And you left me wondering what the hell
What is wrong with me?

I never felt like i had felt
Until the day you came undone
I never felt like I was lost
Until the day you killed me again
The feeling gets so in my way
It's getting lost in my delivery
The feeling gets so in my way
I'm getting lost in your periphery

And you sold me up the river again
(I don't wanna be alone again)
And you made me start it over again
(I don't wanna be alone again)
And you moved me, and you soothed me, and you fought me
(I don't wanna be alone again)
And you left me wondering what the hell
What is wrong with me?

Are you stronger
For cutting me open
Are you stronger
For leaving me broken

And you sold me up the river again
(I don't wanna be alone again)
And you made me start it over again
(I don't wanna be alone again)
And you moved me, and you soothed me, and you fought me
(I don't wanna be alone again)
And you left me wondering what the hell
What is wrong with me?