The following are the lyrics for the new CD.. Where I Belong, Everyday Lies, or..???
Remember, help name the CD here:
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Where I Belong
Copyright (c) 2009 – Matthew Moran
I’ve stood still and I’ve stood down
I’ve stood frozen with fear when I should have stood my ground
Stood by while others have taken the fall
Now I stand naked in my shame and I just can’t stand it no more
Time keeps rollin’
Life keeps movin’ me on
Climb that mountain
Get back where I belong..
I’ve lost track and I’ve lost time
I’ve lost my head and thought I’d lost my mind
I’ve lost love for foolish pride
But I’m not losin’ sleep for mistakes I’ve left behind
Time keeps rollin’
Life keeps movin’ me on
Climb that mountain
Get back where I belong..
~~ Bridge:
I’ve always lived by my own rules
Been of captain of that ship of fools
I’ve run aground but now I turn around and smile
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Time keeps rollin’
Life keeps movin’ me on
Climb that mountain
Get back where I belong..
I’ve you’ve been turned and you’ve been tossed
If you’re done paying the price but you can’t stop counting the cost
Life takes no bribe against its wage
You’ve gotta start living now, can’t wait another day.
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I’m On Fire
Copyright (c) 2009 – Matthew Moran
Verse
Another sunset on that California coast
and when I think about the times we shared I think love those times the most
Calendar pages and things change and
There goes my innocence
well, maybe that’s a stretch
but I stil never thought it would end like this
And every time I thought that I would find my way back home
I found that I had lost it all but in that I’ve finally found what I can own
Chorus:
I’m on Fire
and I’m alive
and it’s alright
It’s alright
Verse
A young girl in a sundress drinking ice cold lemonade
Stares into her future; her faith certain that she has it made
But cups you fill are bound to spill
And leave a sticky mess
but still the sweetness permeates
she laughs, "ain’t life what we make of it"
Cuz every time she thought that she would find her way back home
She found that she had lost it all but in that she’s finally found what she can own
Chorus:
She’s on Fire
and she’s alive
and it’s alright
It’s alright
Verse
A billion people on a roadside carousel
Trying desperately to find their way, back from here and up to there
Two steps forward, two steps back
and then get shuffled to the side
Life it’s for the living
and living just ain’t something you can hide
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Everything I Thought I’d Never Wanted
Copyright (c) 2009 – Matthew Moran
Chorus
Everything I thought I never wanted
Everything I never thought that I could have
Walked into my life when you came walkin’ through the door
And you became, everything I wanted and more
Verse
Love at first sight
Some say it don’t exist
But I’ve had a taste of it
And I can testify
That when it gets hold of you
It can capture your soul
Feels like your losin’ control
And that’s just the start of it
Baby that’s what happened when I saw you
Everything I never wished for just came true
Verse
Sometimes at night
Watch you lying next to me
Never knew that I could be
Such a lucky man
And it takes me back to when
You first caught my eye
I’m glad I didn’t pass by
What might have never been?
We’ve put some years behind us girl but I still see
You’re everything I never thought true love could be
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How It Goes
Copyright © Matthew Moran 2008
VERSE 1 (man)
Open Door, Open Road
We both know that its time for me to go
No tears fall. None are coming
You help me load up, the car is running
One soft smile and one final kiss goodbye
I put this dream behind me
CHORUS
Hey baby there are no hard feelings
We both tried and God it shows
And Baby, maybe that’s just how it goes
And maybe our hearts our healing
Or maybe we’re too proud to show it
And Baby, maybe that’s just how it goes
VERSE 2 (woman)
I watch you leave and I can’t deny
I feel freeer than I have in quite awhile
Still part of me goes with you too
I always only wanted what’s best for you.
As your dreams pull you down some lonesome roads
You’ve got someone behind you.
-chorus
Bridge (woman)
And if you ever wonder if its right
Only you can reconcile your life
VERSE 3 (man)
Roadside hotel but sleep ain’t coming
Out on the highway I hear those big rigs humming.
Not satisfied but I’m content
The dues I pay are the price that must be spent
(both)
In my memory, the one who let me go
And still I dream about you
-chorus
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The One Thing I Can Do
Copyright (c) 2009 – Matthew Moran
VERSE 1
I’m just cruising around this sleepy town
No plans, no friends, just time to kill
You cross my mind just about every turn
And that’s what keeps me stuck behind the wheel
Since your goodbye I often think about
The things I used to do but now I’m doing without
(Chorus)
CHORUS
I can’t love you like I used to do
Can’t make you smile when your feeling blue
Can’t hear your laughter no I can’t break through
But missing you…
It’s the one thing I can do
VERSE 2
Memories about love, their such peculiar things
I always see what could have been
Now all I see is your not here with me
And it’s that thing that I can do that’s doing me in
Since your goodbye I often think about
The things I used to do but now I’m doing without
(Chorus)
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Everyday Lies
Copyright 2008 (c) Matthew Moran
Verse:
I drove by your house today
Unintentional, I lost my way
Shouldn’t be surprised to see his car
He always told me you were wrong for me
But you’re just right for him it seems
Guess that explains why he missed last night’s show
(chorus)
Chorus:
I don’t feel hurt and I don’t place blame
Don’t hold you responsible for my shame
And I don’t rage and I don’t cry
These are my everyday lies
Verse:
So I drove down to that old laundry mat
The day we moved you vowed you’ve never go back
That must be why it feels so safe
It’s not like I planned this whole thing through
Not like I’m avoiding you
Not like I don’t know what I’d say.. cuz I’d say
(chorus)
Bridge:
We both play it easy with the truth
You said you didn’t want to hurt me
And I don’t want to see you cry.. so I oblige
With my everyday lies
(chorus)
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My Song
Copyright (c) 2009 – Matthew Moran
VERSE
This is my gratitude
This is my sweet goodbye
This is my swan song
it’s where I learn to fly
This is my big mistakes
This is my little wins
Where my story ends
And begins again
CHORUS
This is my song
The only one I know
Changing as
each day unfolds
It is my song
It’s what I know is true
And if you hear it
Then it’s your song too
VERSE
This is sweet memories
That I still hold dear
This is my dreams
My hopes and all my fears
This is the friend’s I’ve failed
And watched walk away
This is those I still
Hold dear today
(chorus)
VERSE:
This is my victories
This is each bitter loss
This is my balance sheet
When I count the cost
This is the love I grow
This is the love I kill
This is the sweetest wine
This is life’s bitter pill
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Misty Blue
Copyright (c) 2009 – Matthew Moran
There’s a color of the lonely
I know you’ve seen it too
It clouds up your eyes, like the
Like the sun might do
And the people walking by
Don’t know what your going through
You want to let them know, that your
Feeling misty blue
Well I’ve seen some misty blue skies
And I know what they can do
If the heart don’t stay strong
If the loving don’t stay true
As the shades of night grow longer
I know this much is true
The tears the lonely cry will be the
shade of misty blue
If your feeling misty blue love
There’s something you can do
A warm hand to guide you
A touching word or two
And you’ll meet late in the evening
For your midnight rendezvous
Her eyes sparkle softly
A shade of misty blue
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I’ll Make You Feel
Copyright (c) 2009 – Matthew Moran
Hey babe, close your eyes
Your lover man’s here to take you by surprise
Prayers answered in the middle of the night
I know your lonely baby turn out the light
CHORUS
And I’ll make you feel
Much more than remarkable
Yeah, I’ll make you feel
Like this is love;
I know you’re tired of the same routine
Men insensitive to woman’s needs
But not me baby, no I’m not like that
I’ve got the magic, every trick in the hat
(chorus)
Tonight the passion & wine will flow
Shadow’s flicker in the candle’s glow
Lay back baby, yeah let out a sigh
Just block the world away and I’ll make it right
(chorus)
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Wait For Me
Copyright (c) 2009 – Matthew Moran
Leaving on an East Bound Train, headed Georgia way
Watch the cities of America roll by
As I watch the cities fade, I remember what you said
You’ll waiting when I come back here again
(chorus)
CHORUS
Wait for me, at least till we can see
If our love is really meant to be
Wait for me, till I come back this way
And we’ll start to make a life, you and me
I know I’ve acted crazy, when your near me this is true
See I’ve grown a little crazy over you
And I wonder if you’ll think of me across the U.S.A.
Or am I just wastin’ time, thinking ‘bout yesterday
(chorus)
