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Violet's Blue
02:34
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Violet's Blue
Lifetimes ago, yesterday too
Again tomorrow that old "I love you
I'm yours forever, I'll always be true
Violet, you'll never be blue"
She gives her heart so sweetly
Smiles when she hears him say
"My love is yours completely"
His words carry her away
Now that he's won her, made her his own
He takes another, she cries alone
His words were empty, never were true
He just left sweet Violet blue
Trusting too much is tragic
One day she'll turn things 'round
Then once again the magic
Once more she's heaven-bound
Love's still elusive, just out of reach
Tears come with baggage, lessons to teach
Maybe tomorrow, who knows? do you?
But for today, Violet's blue.
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If I Didn't Love You So
02:24
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If I Didn't Love You So
When you were here, the world was in tune
Life was a warm embrace
Now you are gone, the melody's ended
It's an empty dream I'm chasing
Sweet babies would laugh, songbirds would sing
Moonlight delight me, church bells would ring
Willows would dance while soft breezes blow
If I didn't love you so
Jasmine in bloom would perfume the air
I'd read curled up in my favorite chair
Autumn's bright leaves would put on a show
If I didn't love you so
(Now the world's all in grey
Beethoven's not sublime
Dew won't sparkle at dawn
Poets forgot how to rhyme)
Sunsets would paint the evening sky red
Peaches 'n cream, then sweet dreams in bed
Life would be lovely, tied with a bow!
If I didn't love you so.
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Labor of Love
02:04
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Labor of Love
Now, falling love is chancy
Staying in love, an art
More than a passing fancy
Needs the mind, not just the heart
Oh, infatuation's kid stuff
Manna that falls from above
But sometimes when it's a bit rough
That takes the labor of love
There may be days he'll displease you
Times he'll fall short of the mark
But then forgiveness will seize you
When you feel his warmth in the dark
You can't always have things your way
Sometimes you let off steam
You're heading out the doorway
Love's the impossible dream
Just finding someone is Kismet
Ah, but when push comes to shove
To ride off into the sunset
That takes the labor of love.
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Breakfast At My Place
02:31
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Breakfast At My Place
The hour's late, the dancers few
The music's about to end
I'd like to spend some more time with you
While night and morning blend...
How would you like to have some breakfast at my place?
Watch the sun come over the hill
Would you consider breakfasting at my place?
And give my nosy neighbors quite a thrill
We could have crepe suzettes, a fondue or french toast
For a continental affair
We could talk about the things we like most
Who can say where we may go from there?
What a nice way to start the day, in tune
Sippin' from a demitasse
Bide an idle afternoon
Who knows what may come to pass?
We could be sittin' in my kitchen while stars pale
Listenin' to sweet Ella swing
Or we may be writin' our own love tale
To a tune the two of us can sing
Right from the day we met I found you disarming
Dreamed we're more than friends by and by
I hope my invitation's not alarming
Would you like to give my dream a try?
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Going Home
02:46
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Going Home
Going home to a world I left behind
In a life long ago
Childhood days where I travel in my mind
To warm memories of lamplight on snow
Going home, robins nest in maple trees
Mama's flowers all in bloom
And the stream runs with snowmelt to our knees
While a breeze stirs the curtains in my room
Steamy days, young ones turning brown
Cold lemonade then we go
Sent to bed while the sun's going down
Evenings when fireflies glow
Going home, bright with autumn's turning leaves
Papa writing a poem
Gone so long but sometimes my heart still grieves
And I miss them so I keep going home.
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That's What I Like About You
The dimples that show every time you laugh
And when you say I'm your better half
You listen with love while I talk things through
That's what I like about you
The way that you're willing to close your book
When smiling at my come-hither look
The fact that your eyes are my favorite blue
That's what I like about you
Just being near you is heaven, my friend
Goodness, how fast my heart beats, you know that
Our love is sweeter than anything penned
By Byron or Shelley or Keats
The way that you reach for my hand in bed
That look of love when love's unsaid
The tears in your eyes when you said "I do!"
That's what I like about,
I'd hate to be without,
That's what I like about you.
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Find the Joy
02:41
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Find the Joy
lf you waken all wrapped in sorrow
With blue skies a dim memory
Why should you wait 'til tomorrow to smile?
Just try reliving a day of gladness
When your heart was full and carefree
And soon you will find that ol' sadness just isn't your style
Moment by moment can we really decide
How happy we're gonna be?
Sweet Pollyanna you may deride
But just between you and me
Life is short, find the joy and take it
You know that it's all up to you
Laughter and song seem to make it worth while
And any mirth you beg, steal or borrow
Is bound to help carry you through
Oh, why should you wait 'til tomorrow to smile?
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Some People
03:08
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Some People
Ipods and Blackberries close at hand
Texting and webcams a snap
A technological wonderland
Or is it a tender trap?
I find that some people like to gad about
Have lists of things they're mad about
They never take a moment to pause
I see them so busy multi-tasking while
I simply sit here asking if
Smelling the roses is a lost cause
Lying down on a hilltop
Out and under the sky
With the stars as a backdrop
Wondering how, when or why (we got here)
This age of instantaneous
Everything leads to craziness
Some people take no time just to dwell
On all the questions to meditate about
If you've a shadow of a doubt
Take some deep breaths,
Slow down, it feels swell.
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Closing Time at the Zoo
02:17
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Closing Time at the Zoo
It's late! It's late! It's closing time at the zoo
You'll never finish all you wanted to do
The pandas, polar bears, a parrot or two
It's sad you can't see them all
What's there to do?
Once you believed...just last night, so it seems
You could have everything; just follow your dreams
Too late! Too late! It's closing time at the zoo
No time to waste, but somehow you always knew
You'd have to wrap it up before you were through
For soon they'll be closing the gates at the zoo.
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'Til Hell Freezes Over
02:10
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'Til Hell Freezes Over
'Til the seasons have stopped turning,
There's no neon on Broadway
Parted lovers don't spend lonely nights yearning,
Here is where I'm gonna stay
'Til there are no cliffs at Dover,
'Til the French don't rendezvous
And if I might add: 'til hell freezes over,
I'm gonna stick with you
We'll be together until stars are cold
And all the seas have run dry
In any weather, to have and to hold
We'll give it that old college try
'Til the Earth falls off its axis,
'Til the lawyers all fight fair
Darling, it's as certain as death and taxes
You and I will be a pair
I've just found a four leaf clover
Baby, that's a lucky sign
So I'll say again: 'til hell freezes over,
You're gonna be all mine.
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No Strings
No Strings is a Mother/Son duo recording a wide variety of original songs, jazz standards, rock/pop/country/folk songs +
spoken word presentations.
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