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lyrics off the first CD, Emerson Drive - lyrics off the second CD, What If? | |
1. Last One Standing 2. Lemonade 3. If You Were My Girl 4. What If? 5. I'll Die Trying 6. November 7. Fishin' In The Dark 8. You're Like Coming Home 9. Take It From Me 10. Waitin' On Me 11. Running Back To You 12. Simple Miracles 13. Still Got Yesterday 14. Rescued | |
| 1. Last One Standing Richard Marx, Fee Waybill Queen of the night Life of the party It's all an illusion But you can't hide That big a heartache So stop the delusion Waiting for someone's rescue My arms are right here for you Chorus: Through the wind and the rain Through the laughter and pain Count on me And when life isn't fair And there's nobody there I will be In a world of pretenders I am your defender And when it all comes down I'll be the last one standing This is for life Don't ever doubt it I've already fallen And love is alive Stand up and shout it 'Cause destiny's callin' The others who stand behind me They don't look nothin' like me Chorus Waiting for someone's rescue My arms are right here for you Through the wind and the rain Through the laughter and pain Count on me And when life isn't fair And there's nobody there I will be In a world of pretenders I'll never surrender And when it all comes down I'll be the last one standing |
2. Lemonade Hillary Lindsay, Blair Daly, Troy Verges Called in sick to the coffee shop Said let's go someplace the weather is hot Bought two plane tickets and called a yellow cab Drank all our money at beachside bars Took pictures of each other smokin' cheap cigars Stole a blanket from the hotel room and slept on the sand We held the world like a glass of lemonade It tasted sweet Oh, man we had it made Don't we laugh, weren't we brave Wasn't it cool actin' like fools With nothing in our way Picture in a frame, deep blue sky You and I stuck in time like We would never fade Baby why'd we have to change Did we get old or too grown up To do anything just because Just because we just don't give a damn Oh, when did we get so serious What happened to that part of us Baby can you help me out, I don't understand We held the world like a glass of lemonade It tasted sweet Oh, man we had it made Don't we laugh, weren't we brave Wasn't it cool actin' like fools With nothing in our way Picture in a frame, deep blue sky You and I stuck in time like We would never fade Baby why'd we have to change Look at us in that photograph So beautifully naive I want it back Didn't we laugh, weren't we brave Wasn't it cool actin' like fools With nothing in our way Picture in a frame, deep blue sky You and I stuck in time like We would never fade Baby why'd we have to change Let's call in sick and leave this town Don't matter where we go let's just go now I'm thirsty for a glass of lemonade |
| 3. If You Were My Girl Richard Marx, David Cole, Pat Allingham, Patrick Bourque, Danick Dupelle, Brad Mates, Mike Melancon I see the way he looks at you He don't see you like I do He'll never speak the words I long to say He don't know that what he's got Is everything I'll ever want And I can't keep this inside me one more day Chorus: If you were my girl, my feet would never touch the ground If you were my girl, my heart would shout your name out loud There's nothing that I would not do if it was you I came home to I could conquer the world if you were my girl You're the prayer I pray when I'm on my knees The oxygen that lets me breathe The flame that's burned inside me all this time You're every note of a beautiful melody A perfect rhyme of poetry Baby, you are everything but mine Chorus All I really know is you're the only one for me So keep your eyes open and jump right in You will see what you need is me If you were my girl: There's nothing that I would not do if it was you I came home to I could conquer the world if you were my girl I could conquer the world If you were my girl |
4. What If? Steve Robson, Jeffrey Steele Boxed in, feel small, four walls closin' in again Just like clockwork, ahhhhah On a line, too long, hung out, dryer than the desert sand And I just don't feel like The stars are aligned, the world is mine The time is right, but what if Yeah what if this is that Chorus: One day, the one that you always said If it ever came along You'd never let it get away Just like a last dance There's never a second chance To hold on (hold on), so hold on What if this is that one day It's so hard to see dreams you're building Crashing down fast just like dominoes Can't hide on roof tops from raindrops So spread your wings, soak it up Before it gets too late and It's easier to quit the game and hide your pain But what if, yeah what if this is that Chorus Oh you never know, oh you never know, oh you never know No you never really know, what if, what if, what if, yeah what if this is that Chorus |
| 5. I'll Die Trying Jeremy Stover, Steve Bogard You've been livin' way too long in broken promise land Your dreams crushed and scattered like a million grains of sand I'd love to be your redemption but I am just a man And I may never be a hero But I'm a rock you can lean on Chorus: If I don't love you like you deserve If I don't stop every tear you're cryin' If I don't make your life a heaven on this earth I'll die trying, I'll die trying I'll listen to your secret prayer and share your deepest wish Search for a hundred years just to find the perfect kiss Of everything within my power there's nothin' I won't give To be that part of you and your life That takes what's wrong and makes it right Chorus I may never be a hero But I'm a rock you can lean on I wanna be that part of you and your life That takes what's wrong and makes it right Chorus I'll die trying I'll die trying I'll die trying Don't just call it quits, say there's no chance for you out there I know you're at a crossroads where love doesn't seem to be fair He made no effort to satisfy all your hopes and dreams But if you'll give love another shot and look to me I'll die trying Hold on to me, show me your needs I'll fly higher Give what I can give as sure as I live I'll die trying |
6. November Angelo, Brett James She was sittin' on the park bench feedin' pigeons in Beacon Hill I was takin' my dog Jack out for a run, we had a little time to kill I still don't know if it was Jack or me that somehow caught her eye But the next thing I knew, we were sittin' there talking, laughing into the night And from that moment on she never left my side Those autumn nights were long She was the first love of my life Chorus: I still can feel the softness of her hair falling on my face My arms all around her There's always something 'bout this time of year It takes me to that place And I remember November She was workin' her way through school Waitin' tables at the Hungry Eye I was playin' a club down on the waterfront After work she'd come by Around 3AM we'd grab some take-out in the heart of Chinatown Then we'd hang and stay up all night just talkin' and messin' around I never would have dreamed we'd ever say goodbye She felt like the sun to me on those cold November nights Chorus Lookin' back I can't explain what happened On that dark December day I guess we were just two kids goin' different ways Chorus And I remember November |
| 7. Fishin' In The Dark Jim Photoglo, Wendy Waldman Lazy yellow moon comin' up tonight Shinin' through the trees Crickets are singin' and lightning bugs Are floatin' on the breeze Baby get ready: Across the field where the creek turns back by the ol' stump road I'm gonna take you to a special place that nobody knows Baby get ready:ooooh ooooh Chorus: You and me going fishin' in the dark Lying on our backs and counting the stars Where the cool grass grows Down by the river in the full moonlight We'll be fallin' in love in the middle of the night Just movin' slow: Staying the whole night through, feels so good to be with you Spring is almost over and the summer's come And the days are getting' long Waited all winter for the time to be right, just to take you along Baby get ready: And it don't matter if we sit forever and the fish don't bite Jump in the river and cool ourselves from the heat of the night Baby get ready:ooooh ooooh Chorus |
8. You're Like Coming Home Jeremy Stover, Brandon Kinney, Brian Dean Maher Ridin' restless under the broken sky A weary trav'ler somthin' missing inside Always lookin' for a reason To turn around Desperate for a little piece of mind Just a little piece of what I left behind Well I've found it now You're comin' home You're like Sunday mornin' Pleasin' my eyes You're a midsummer's dream under a star-soaked sky That peaceful easy feelin' At the end of a long long road You're like comin' home You're like comin' home Go ahead and let your hair fall down This wanderlust, it's gone now Here in your arms I'm safe from the world again These are the days that can't be erased Baby there isn't a better place You're like heaven You're like comin' home You're like Sunday mornin' Pleasin' my eyes You're a midsummer's dream under a star-soaked sky That peaceful easy feelin' At the end of a long, long road You're like comin' home Oh, you're that innocence That serenity That long lost part of me You're like Sunday mornin' Pleasin' my eyes You're a midsummer's dream under a star-soaked sky That peaceful easy feelin' At the end of a long, long road You're like Sunday mornin' Pleasin' my eyes You're a midsummer's dream under a star-soaked sky That peaceful easy feelin' At the end of a long, long road You're like comin' home You're like comin' home You're like comin' home Babe you're like comin' home |
| 9. Take It From Me Stephanie Lewis, Tommy Lee James You can't hide what you feel It's the words you don't say When it's this right and it's this real It shines through anyway Go ahead see if your heart doesn't fall You know it's already too late Yeah you just go on and you act nonchalant I know what you need and I know what you want If you're wanting a love that's forever Take it from me, take it from me I know we could be so good together Take it from me This is something we don't want to live life without Believe me I know what I'm talking about I want to be with you and give you The love that you need Take it from me Stop the wind, stop the rain Stop this thing if you can Try to stop a runaway train You'll see that it's out of our hands Some things are bigger than both of us baby Sometimes you have to let go And run with the feeling that brought us this far I know who I am and I know who you are (and) Take me right now, take me into your arms I know what you need and I know what you want If you're wanting a love that's forever Take it from me, take it from me I want to be with you and give you the love that you need Take it from me Take it from me |
10. Waitin' On Me Brad Mates, Bobby Pinson Let me set you straight just in case there's a trace of doubt Since you came along I know what it's all about If it were up to me, I know it's not but if it was I'd skip formalities and we would be in love Chorus: Baby are you thinkin' what I'm thinkin'? 'Cause I'm thinkin' maybe we could make it you and me Come a little closer, hand your heart over and see Precious time is wastin' baby if you're waitin' on me I've never been torn up, turned inside-out I'm feelin' a feelin' that I never have felt till now If it were up to me, I know it's not but if it was I'd skip formalities and we would be in love Chorus To be the one you run to when your tears fall down I'll always be there for you like I am right now Chorus |
| 11. Running Back To You Richard Marx Haven't been myself these days Tryin' to see through a deep blue haze Wonder if my life will ever be the same And I know that giving in Is easier than starting over again But don't expect to hear me call your name Chorus: I'll shout at the walls, hold my breath till I fall But it won't get the better of me I'll live with the pain till all that remains is a memory Where you used to be Go nowhere fast with my foot on the gas Howling at the moon But I won't come running on back to you I bet you think I'm drinking too much Spend every moment longing for your touch That I'm in little bitty pieces on the floor I made up my mind this'd be the last time And you held me to my word The night you walked our future out that door Chorus Don't ask me where we went wrong You were weak, baby, now I must be strong Yeah I'll shout at the walls, hold my breath till I fall But it won't get the better of me Where you used to be I won't back down, when you come back around No matter what you do But I won't be running on back to you Runnin' on back to you No, baby |
12. Simple Miracles Richard Marx, Gary Harrison When I got up this morning you were still asleep And the rain tapped on my window as if reminding me To make out a list of every single gift That you give me every day Chorus: It's the dream that never dies It's the wonder in your eyes It's the magic in your touch Every star and every wish I wake each day and live A life that's filled with simple miracles Sometimes in the madness I tend to forget And I take your love for granted when I should Hold you close instead But let me say right now so there is no doubt All the things you are to me Chorus And as time goes by the more that I find That my life is in much bigger hands than mine Chorus |
| 13. Still Got Yesterday Brad Mates, Greg Barnhill She was the love of my life Back in '95 We hardly spent a day or night apart Yeah, we were victims of a lonely heart And I remember that day It all went away Yeah, when I think about it even now I find a reason to smile somehow Chorus: 'Cause I've still got yesterday Runnin' wild Yesterday, when I close my eyes I drift away Back where I come from And today might not be fair And tomorrow might not be there I've still got yesterday Zach was the one to hang around We all used to ride through town With the girls in his daddy's car Said he was gonna be a big league star But it was rainy one night And he didn't see the red light Now there's a stone where he used to be And everybody cries except for me Chorus I've heard people say You learn the future by the past If it's an indication Then I'm lookin' back 'Cause I've still got yesterday Runnin' wild Yesterday, when I close my eyes I drift away Back where I come from Yesterday, when we had our dreams Yesterday, loud and free And I steal away and I find that summer sun And today might not be fair And tomorrow might not be there I've still got yesterday |
14. Rescued Brett James, Tom McHugh, Bryan Wayne I was bouncin' around like a bottle out on the waves About to go under, about to get swept away Take it from me I was lost as a man could be You came and you saved A drowning man in an ocean of pain When you gave me your heart to hold onto Baby I'm rescued It's an empty feelin' that fills your soul When you've got nobody, you're left out in the cold I still can't believe how you reached out to me When you came and you saved A drowning man in an ocean of pain When you gave me your heart to hold onto Baby I'm rescued Now even on the darkest night Oh I'm never alone Your love is a guiding light Leading me home You gave me your heart to hold onto And I'm holding onto you Baby I'm rescued Baby I'm rescued |