1. |
What Comes Next
02:16
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We met in a bar room
A pretty typical start
For one night of romance
No risk of breaking our hearts
But we couldn't let it be
We just had to try for more
And that's when it started
This game of keeping score
This is when I’d say I love you
That's the way it’s supposed to go
But if I say I love you
What comes next, we both know
Started wondering what you're thinking
Do you still think of other men
Will this spark become a love affair
That will tear me down in the end
My friends keep asking questions
Want to know what's become of us
It's a slippery slope we're slidin’
Filled with pain and jealousness
This is when I’d say I love you
That's the way it’s supposed to go
But if I say I love you
What comes next, we both know
Why do we make promises
That we know we can never keep
Why do we sow expectations
That we know we can never meet
This is when I’d say I love you
That's the way it’s supposed to go
But if I say I love you
What comes next, we both know
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2. |
Eyes
04:02
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There's eyes on me
There's eyes on you
There's eyes on everything
On everything we do
There's eyes on you
There's eyes on me
There's eyes on everything
On everything we see
Look around
It's hard to believe
Our thoughts don’t match
What we see
There's eyes on us
There's eyes on them
There's eyes circlin’ around
Twistin’ like a stem
There's eyes on them
There's eyes on us
Those eyes are telling tales
Those eyes I do not trust
Look around
It's hard to believe
Our thoughts don’t match
What we see
There's eyes on the left
There's eyes on the right
There's eyes up all day
There's eyes up all night
There's eyes of hope
There's eyes of fear
Sometimes those eyes are blurry
Sometimes they're crystal clear
But look around
It's hard to believe
Our thoughts don’t match
What we see
There's eyes on her
There's eyes on him
There's eyes of fleeting desire
Eyes out on a limb
There's eyes in front
There's eyes in back
Those eyes are ready
Ready to attack
Look around
It's hard to believe
Our thoughts don’t match
What we see
Look around
It's hard to believe
Our thoughts don’t match
What we see
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3. |
Mary Star
04:19
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I was driving down a lonesome highway
Sheets of rain getting in my way
I read about your wandery ways
How you aspired to be an elegant thinker someday
You asked me where is Van Buren
Before I knew it I wished I was turnin’
We tried to meet for weeks and weeks
Thoughts in my mind but still yet to speak
Whether I am near or far
Whether we open or close the bar
Whether I get to you by plane, train or car
Can’t put my finger on it
Or wrap my head around it
You sound sweeter than my guitar
You’re my shooting Mary star
We were giddy like a couple of teens
Finally met in the city of Queens
My arms wrapped you from across the room
Smiles shining like spring flowers in bloom
Whether I’m in your bed or out
Whether you’re sure or in doubt
Whether I whisper, listen, laugh or shout
Can’t put my finger on it
Or wrap my head around it
You sound sweeter than my guitar
You’re my shooting Mary star
I was a little taller than you expected
And a few more touches of grey
I was dizzy with anticipation
Couldn’t stop thinking about the words I’d say
Whether I am near or far
Whether we open or close the bar
Whether I get to you by plane, train or car
Can’t put my finger on it
Or wrap my head around it
You sound sweeter than my guitar
You’re my shooting Mary star
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4. |
Baby Tonight
03:00
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She’s been running, tryin’ to hide
Looking for answers far and wide
Floating on an ocean’s tide
I just want my baby tonight
Can’t sleep without her by my side
Makes me hard when she kisses me right
Wraps me up, takes me deep inside
She’s my baby my baby tonight
By my side, baby by my side
Want you here, want you here tonight
By my side, yeh baby by my side
Be with me tonight
She’s been looking for a ride
Take a trip to the other side
A little nervous what she might find
I just want my baby tonight
She’s running short on time
She keeps trying to walk the line
Riding the rhythm and the rhyme
She’s my baby, my baby tonight
By my side, baby by my side
Want you here, want you here tonight
By my side, yeh baby by my side
Be with me tonight
She’s finally figured out why
She feels so god damn high
I can see it in her eyes
I just want my baby tonight
By my side, baby by my side
Want you here, want you here tonight
By my side, yeh baby by my side
Be with me tonight
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5. |
Forever and a Day
03:56
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We were in search of something new
To be wild and willing and care free
We traveled the world, you and me
Explored our minds and our bodies
We found a love, never knew existed
I made a mess, we were addicted
I had demons, I had to face
No crystal ball could have predicted
I will be here, when you close your eyes
I will be here, like those birds in the sky
I will be here, when you’re ready to say
That it’s been forever, forever and a day
I asked you what do you want me to do
You said please leave me alone
I was searching for a glimmer of hope
Those words cut me to the bone
I will be here, when you close your eyes
I will be here, like those birds in the sky
I will be here, when you’re ready to say
That it’s been forever, forever and a day
You said fly bird, fly, be free
I know freedom is inside of me
I said heal bird, heal your broken wings
And let me hear that bird sing
I will be here, when you close your eyes
I will be here, like those birds in the sky
I will be here, when you’re ready to say
That it’s been forever, forever and a day
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Nicholas Graham Hall
Songwriting provides an opportunity for me to tell a story in a couple of hundred words and a few chords. Words deliver the message I want to share and music delivers the mood. Most of my songs are autobiographical in nature but I have also begun to find imaginary personas, enabling me to share feelings, thoughts, and ideas that I can imagine but have not yet experienced. ... more
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