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The Guy You Knew (alt: If We Meet Again)

Harry Levinson

© 2018,2020 Carl Paradise (BMI) All rights reserved.
tempo: 102 bpm classic pop/rock rev. 4/17/2020a


Intro Em

Verse 1                                                        Key: D
If we meet again, I'll be a stranger              Em A
I'll watch my back, for signs of danger        Em A G

Chorus                                                        Key: G
The guy you knew, is here no longer          D Am Em
The guy you knew, has gone away            D Am Em Em

Verse 2
If we meet again, I'll be enlightened
This time I will be, so much wiser

Repeat Chorus

Solo                                                           G5 D5 C5 G5

Repeat Chorus



Bridge (half verse)                                      Key: D
                                                                   Em A Em A
Coda                                                          
The guy you knew, is so much stronger
The guy you knew, is not afraid
--------------------------------------------------------


Credits:
Produced by Carl Paradise & Mark Charles Hattersley
Arranged by Carl Paradise & Mark Charles Hattersley
Carl Paradise: vocals, bass, acoustic guitar, keyboards, drums
Mark Charles Hattersley: keyboards, drums
Marshall Hattersley: electric guitar
Mixed by Mark Charles Hattersley at Rancho Bohemia
https://rbohemia.com


Drink Outside The Box

Ardis Olson and Rick (Sudi) Karatas


Verse 1
Only one thing in my shopping cart
As I was waiting in line
I saw you roll your eyes
Judging me for my choice of wine

So what if the only spirits I can afford
Are the ones that come out of cardboard

Chorus
I drink outside the box
Some think that’s low class
I drink outside the box
Just need a cup, not a fancy glass
Don’t have to uncork it, I can just pour it
Welcome to my house of hard knocks
Come join me and
Drink outside the box


Verse 2
Couldn’t believe you were parked next to me
I took it as a sign
Said let’s go back to my place
And break open this box of wine

I’ll put cheese and crackers on a paper plate
And we’ll have a toast to destiny or fate

Chorus
Let’s drink outside the box
Some say that’s low class
Let’s drink outside the box
Just need a cup, not a fancy glass
Don't have to uncork it, I can just pour it
Welcome to my house of hard knocks
Come join me and
Drink outside the box

Bridge
Took a month of me callin’
You finally stopped by
I’ll prove you don’t need
A high price bottle to have a good time

(Chorus)


Laberinto del Camino

Songwriters: Peter Hlavin, Jeff Walker | Vocalist: Vic DeLeon | Producer: Matt Thorne

BPM: 120 © 2020 by Peter Hlavin & Jeff Walker


INTRO
Laberinto del Camino is not a maze
But you’d be amazed to learn it’s an ancient symbol of awareness
A place for pilgrimage in silence, allowing one to roam in discovery
While its flow calms the soul making one’s body feel whole
It’s a journey into an encounter with a higher power
With a focus on love and magic within the process

VERSE 1
I was called to journey
On a winding path
Rich in myth ‘n mystery
A golden labyrinth

Arrived in España
To stroll with my soul
Saw a spiral of joy
And gave up all control

Laberinto is not a maze
Neither box nor tower
It’s a symbol of awareness
Leading to a higher power

A wandering route
For roaming in silence
Weaving back and forth
Providin’ spirit’al guidance

PRE-CHORUS 1
I breathe in peace
Breathe out amor
I enter laberinto
After knocking at the door

Respiro en paz
Exhalo amor
Entro al laberinto
Tras llamar a la puerta

CHORUS 1
Laberinto del Camino
Whispers to my soul
Laberinto del Camino
Round and round I go

Laberinto del Camino
Where I listen to my heart
Laberinto del Camino
Masterpiece of fine art

VERSE 2
I walk this patterned ring
With its snaking curves
A serpentine path
That soothes my nerves

While ambling along
I reach the center throne
A rosette circle
Scallop shells made of stone


PRE-CHORUS 2
I breathe in peace
Breathe out amor
I exit laberinto
To Camino some more

Respiro en paz
Exhalo amor
Salgo del laberinto
Para mas Camino andar

CHORUS 2
Laberinto del Camino
Whispers to my soul
Laberinto del Camino
Round and round I go

Laberinto del Camino
Where I listen to my heart
Laberinto del Camino
Masterpiece of fine art

Laberinto del Camino
Me susurra al alma
Laberinto del Camino
Dando vueltas voy

Laberinto del Camino
Donde escucho mi corazón
Laberinto del Camino
Obra maestra del arte

BRIDGE
(Spoken Word)
Laberinto del Camino silently screams
About the past ‘n the future and timeless dreams
It’s not about a race but personal reflections
And feelin’ the presence of a million generations
So, let’s embrace mindfulness ‘n spiritual depth
Knowing the world can change step-by-step

RIDE-OUT
I breathe in peace
Breathe out amor
Come walk laberinto
And Camino once more

Respiro en paz
Exhalo amor
Recorre el laberinto
Y vuelve a caminar

Laberinto del Camino
Whispers to my soul
Laberinto del Camino
Round and round I go

Laberinto del Camino
Where I listen to my heart
Laberinto del Camino
Masterpiece of fine art

Laberinto del Camino
Whispers to my soul
Laberinto del Camino
Round and round I go

Laberinto del Camino
Where I listen to my heart
Laberinto del Camino
Masterpiece of fine art


Never Stop The Fight

Melissa Farrior


[Verse]           
Went down to Rosebud Street looking for a ride
Hoping to change my life for the better tonight
But all I see to find are mistakes and lies
People who call this living It’s just another way to survive
 
[Chorus]        
Where do we go from here my friends
Have we fallen too far behind, this time
Have we lost our way, Or just misplaced or hearts
Where do we go from here if we never
Never stop the fight
 
[Verse]
Looking through their eyes hoping to find
A song or a poem that just might soak up their minds
But as I walk this climb I see the fountain, in their eyes
A map of hidden treasure locked deep inside
 
[Chorus]
Where do we go from here my friends
Have we fallen too far behind, this time
Have we lost our way, Or just misplaced or hearts
Where do we go from here if we never…


[Bridge]
It’s in the way that we’ve been living
And the way we keep making the same mistakes over and over again
Its in the way we’ve been living
Oh the way that we (oh the way that we)
Oh the way that we…
 
[Chorus]
Where do we go from here my friends
Have we fallen too far behind, this time
Have we lost our way Or just misplaced our hearts
Where do we go from here, if we never
 
[Chorus]
Where do we go from here my friends
Have we fallen too far behind, this time
Have we lost our way Or just misplaced our hearts
Where do we go from here, if we never
Never stop the fight


Side Of Salsa (Instrumental)

Jeff Lizerbram


I Want You More (But I like You Less)

Katleen Dugas


VERSE 1
You got them angel eyes
One look and I’m hooked as you passed me by
Your every woman’s dream
But I know that you know that you’re charming
And you could have any one of these girls 
You would be the center of their world
 
But that’s not what you want 
What you want’s out of reach 
You and I both know
What you want is me
But here’s the thing we would never work
We could try but we’d only get burned
 
CHORUS
I want you more but I like you less X 3



 
VERSE 2
I never said a word
Wanted you to go first
Speaking with your eyes  
We let the moments pass by
Both afraid of what knew 
So you went and found some new
 
CHORUS
 
POST-CHORUS
Oh oh oh X2
 
CHORUS
 
OUTRO
Not sure how I feel 
Even though it’s for the best
Cuz now I want you more but I like you less
 
I like you less X 5 (probably make shorter)


When You Need Somebody

Selby Copeland / Christine Parker

Jan 15, 2020


Verse 1
Sometimes you just gotta know
Someone’s got your back
Don’t have to go it alone
Just cuz you have in the past
Lean on me, lean on me
Lean on me, lean on me

CHORUS
When you need somebody
When you need somebody
I’m never too far away
I’ll be there when you say
You want me by your side
When you need somebody



Verse 2
No problem is too small to call
I’ll always make the time
To help you find your way
Oh when you’re feeling blind
Lean on me, lean on me
Lean on me, lean on me

CHORUS

And on those rainy nights
I’ll be your blue sky, baby
So you can let your sun shine

CHORUS


Old Folks Can Have Young Love

Karin and Cliff Keller, 2020

CliffKellerMusic@gmail.com


Chorus:
Old folks can have young love
I feel brand new ‘cause
I found a true love with you


Verse 1
I thought my love life was over, that I’d always be alone
My man died years ago and it still hurts to the bone 
Now the surprise of my life, you get me like he did
Can this be my second chance to really love again?
 
             Chorus



Verse 2
I feel a decade younger the moment I see you
I’m so proud to sit by you in the activity room
When you hold my hand you light up my life
Let's make the best of our time left, yes I wanna be your wife

           Chorus x 2 and tag
 
 
Intro & Chorus=  Fmaj7  Am7  Fmaj7  Cmaj7
Verse=    (Gm7 C)  (Bb C) x 3,  (Gm7 C) (Bb A7)
Tag= Fmaj7 Cmaj7

Make It Stop

Andie Mackenzie


VERSE 1
i hear voices that just won't go away 
i keep fighting with them everyday 
you don't understand so why even try 
you say i have total control of my mind 
 
PRE-CHORUS
but if i did, would i be right here? right now, so afraid falling down 
if i could, i would control myself, or just be someone else 
 
CHORUS
make it stop 
i don't want this anymore 
my heart stops
every time you walk out of the door
and i know that i caused you pain
you tried to help, i pushed you away 
but just make it stop


VERSE 2
it's hard to tell you everything that i feel
but saying it out loud just makes it more real
if i admit that i am broken inside
what could you possibly do to make it all right? 
 
PRE-CHORUS
 
CHORUS
 
BRIDGE
and i don't wanna be the one who's still afraid
oh i just wanna see the ghosts begin to fade
i don't wanna be the one who's still afraid
i just wanna see the ghosts begin to fade
 
CHORUS
 

©2020 ASCAP
Mobile:  619-286-2837 / Email: AndieMackenzieMusic@gmail.com
https://www.instagram.com/andiemackenzie / 13343 Fallen Leaf Rd., Poway, CA 92064
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I'll See Your Smile

Ardis Olson

 
Verse 1
I couldn't help but notice your gorgeous smile
I've seen you before but it's been awhile
I'm not a gambler but I got a hunch
What do ya say, how about we do lunch
You hold all the cards, it's your call
I'm betting on yes, winner take all
 
Chorus
I'll see your smile and raise you a hug
I'm all in this thing called love
I know it's a gamble but it's worth the risk
I'll see your smile and raise you a kiss



Verse 2
Never thought we'd meet again in this game of chance
Finding you after all this time is more than circumstance
Some say we don't match but I really don't care
I think the two of us make a perfect pair
The deck is stacked, odds are in our favor
A life spent with you, nothing can be greater


CHORUS

 
If you say call I'll call you tonight
If you say hold I'll hold you tight
The stakes are high so let's ante up
A full house wins the jackpot in this game of luck
 
CHORUS

Out Tonight

Kylie Kennedy


Verse 1
Familiar walls shrink, but growing up means growing out of me
And who I used to be
Never had a drink, but If tonight’s a party I’ll be into the scene
On the edge of seventeen

Pre Chorus
Just don’t ask me for my name
Cause as of tonight I won't be the same

Chorus
Cause If I’m going out tonight, in the public eye
Baby if i were, I’d be going out in style
And If I’m going out tonight, in neon lights
Baby If I were, I’d hope to see you while
I’m out tonight, out tonight, out tonight

Verse 2
We are just kids, growing out of the houses where we once lived
Till the morning hits
And we’re in our fourth year, moving out of this town, out of here
With a bag and a pack of beer


Pre Chorus
But before we hit the college life
Let's take on the night

Chorus
Cause If I’m going out tonight, in the public eye
Baby if i were, I’d be going out in style
And If I’m going out tonight, in neon lights
Baby If I were, I’d hope to see you while
I’m out tonight, out tonight, going out tonight

Bridge
And we’ll dress to impress
riding the sunset of our lives
Hope to see you while I’m out tonight
On the dawn of freedom
And I’ll be taking on the night
Hope to see you while

End Chorus
Cause If I’m going out tonight, in the public eye
Baby if i were, I’d be going out in style
And If I’m going out tonight, in neon lights
Baby If I were, I’d hope to see you while
I’m out tonight, and we’ll dress to impress
Riding the sunset of our lives
Hope to see you while i'm out tonight
Out tonight, out tonight
Hope to see you while I’m out tonight


Into The Wind

Larry Jay

Verse 1
I never thought it take so long
to find my mirror of success
and now I see – that sometimes –  more is less
I let myself get hurt B4- knockin on 2 many doors
that never open-so here’s what I’ll do instead
----------------------

Chorus
I’ll take my heartaches and mistakes
and I’ll throw em all into the wind
 ain’t gonna hold on-to what I know’s long   gone
anywhere is --where i’ll begin
to take my heartaches and mistakes and throw em all
into the wind
------------------



Verse 2
I’ll take my little tragedies
and  turn them into comedy
and  what will be can be a mystery
 I’m learning  if I   laugh a lot
I’ll worry less about what I ain’t got
and if a -hurting feeling comes a  -looking  for me
---------------------------

Chorus 2
I’ll take that heartache—i’ll take that mistake
etc
 
solo
 
tag-throw em-4x-into the wind----2x
 
I’ll take my heartaches and mistakes and throw em into the wind
I ain’t gonna wait- right here I’ll begin
I’ll take my heartaches and my mistakes and throw em all into the wind


Low Man on the Totem Pole

John Pacific / MAB 2006


Verse 1
It was the second grade or maybe the third
Took a trip to Gatlinburg
Ended up on the Cherokee reservation
I'd been doing bad in school

Parents didn't know what to do
To get me back on track with my education
Stopped at a general store
Old Indian must have been a hundred-4

Was carving statues with a chisel in wood
Staring at the faces he was working on
Five Indians looking like Geronimo
I asked him how did he learn to be that good

Chorus
He said you can be on bottom, be on top
It's up to you to use what you got
You can ride the wind
Or let it take you where it blows
Blame everybody else for your weaknesses
But no one really cares what your problem is
You can fly as high as your wings will let you go
Or you can be the low man on the Totem pole

Verse 2
That made an impression on me
Cause I pulled my grades up to all B's
For the rest of my school days I did pretty well
Got married with a mortgage and a really good job

A house in town with a big black dog
And a boy in school who reminds me of myself
Every time he gets that game boy out
Or bad words come right outta his mouth

And I'd like to kick him where the sun don't shine
I hold off and take him to the place
Where the statue I bought with the Geronimo faces
And I tell him what that Old man told me
That one time!

Chorus



I Do Care

Songwriter: Sabrina K Sapal

 
VERSE 1
I know that you want me to be there for you
And I will make sure that I will be there for you
I think that I’ve just been caught up with life
And that’s why that’s been the reason for our fights
 
PRE-CHORUS
I’m done hangin’ up on you
I know that you didn’t deserve it too
I didn’t mean to hurt you
But I’m happy that we both pulled through
 
CHORUS
I’ll be there
And I do care
I’ll be there
And I do care


VERSE 2
I know that I have made mistakes before
I made you cry until you fell to the floor
I know I might not deserve another chance
But let us now refresh some of our romance
 
PRE-CHORUS
I’ll make it up to you
It’s not what I wanted to do to you
We had our ups and downs
But I promise I won’t let you down
 
CHORUS
I’ll be there
And I do care
I’ll be there
And I do care


I’m Free

John Allan / Tracey Marino / Vance Marino


VERSE 1
Say hello to myself
I
look in the mirror
And I like who I see
Something has changed
And I can’t deny
Ooh, I’m free

VERSE 2 
Say goodbye to the past
And
pack up my mem’ries
I’m ready to leave
To search for myself
And I’ll shout to the sky
“Ooh, I’m free!”


VERSE 3
I’ve been running too long
And the chase didn’t kill me
But it helped me to see
That life is worth living
It’s my time to fly
Ooh, I’m free
 
VERSE 4
So, here’s to myself
I look in the mirror
I’m the best I can be
I made this change
I won't be denied
Ooh, I’m free

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