|
| | The Lyrics (Click on a song to go to the lyrics)
1. Innocent (3:26) (Recalling childhood days, and how carefree life was then.)
2. Hold My Hand (5:02) (Having a
loved one by your side at all times.)
3. She Used To Be Mine (3:26)
(Leaving a loved one, and inevitably returning.)
4. Cool Daddy (4:40) (This one
looks back on high school memories and fantasies.)
5. Uncle Joe (4:46) (Tells the story of relatives and how a family works together.)
6. So It Goes (4:45) (All about cruising the downtown
Northampton scene.)
7. Answers in the Road (3:46)
(Searching for answers to
life's never ending questions.)
8. The Fly (3:22) (A fun tune that has its roots from a reggae band in a Cape Cod
bar.)
9. Meant to Last (3:21) ( A tale of a relationship that
has lost its meaning.)
Innocent
(Recalling childhood days, and how carefree life was then.) (Back
to top)
Looking back on years gone by,
Some make us laugh, some make us cry,
We were kids at play, we didn’t have a care,
We did what seemed right, we did more on a dare.
Some days for better, some days for worse,
Some days expected, some days off course,
Days we remember, days we forget,
Put the bad ones behind us, the best to come yet.
CHORUS
We were innocent,
Going who knows where,
We were innocent,
We didn’t have a care.
Things were so simple, so very content,
Things weren’t expected, they were heaven sent,
One side taught us, all that we knew,
While the other side didn’t have a clue.
Ties that were made, some are gone forever,
While the others remain, forever and ever,
One thing’s for certain, we all have a place,
To do what seems right, when we’re face to face.
CHORUS
Hold My Hand (Having a
loved one by your side at all times.) (Back
to top)
When the going gets tough, They say the tough get going....Hold My Hand.
Looking ahead to what the future is showing...Hold My Hand.
Whenever I needed someone to lean on...Hold My Hand.
When decisions were made or I needed a reason...Hold My Hand.
CHORUS
Well you're there, you help me get through it all,
And you're there, if I happen to fall,
And you're there, you pick me up when I'm down,
And you're there, I always wonder how.
Troubled times get a whole lot better...Hold My Hand.
The stronger I feel, the fear don't matter...Hold My Hand.
The power's within me to do it alone... Hold My Hand.
But it seems much better with a hand to hold...Hold My Hand.
CHORUS
Together we'll make it, nothing gets in the way...Hold My Hand.
Remember our promise, our promise to stay...Hold My Hand.
So we go on and on doing the best that we can...Hold My Hand.
We just know for sure we'll do it hand in hand...Hold My Hand.
CHORUS
She Used To Be Mine
(Leaving a loved one, and inevitably returning.) (Back
to top)
Well I packed my bags, headed for the highway,
Hitch a ride to a place I don't know,
Lookin for the land, with all the promise,
Leavin my baby that I used to love so.
I kept on walkin, just thinking,
Bout the girl I was leaving behind,
I wanted something different, that I needed,
Gonna see what I can find.
I gotta go, Gonna leave my baby cryin',
I gotta go, Gonna leave her behind,
I gotta go, Gonna leave my baby cryin',
Thinkin' bout my baby. She used to be mine. (4X)
So I sat right down, contemplated for a minute,
What to do since I decided to go,
Make new friends, meet me another,
That I could love so.
I started to think life would be too different,
A life without my baby didn't seem quite right,
So I packed my bags, headed for the highway,
Cause I've seen the light.
I gotta go, Gonna stop my baby cryin',
I gotta go, I can't leave her behind,
I gotta go, Gonna stop my baby cryin',
Thinkin' bout my baby. She used to be mine. (4X)
I couldn't stop from thinking, I didn't leave a trace,
I couldn't keep on going, On to that place.
I couldn't stop from thinking, Bout the tears on her face ,
I couldn't keep on going, On to that place.
Cool Daddy (This one
looks back on high school memories and fantasies.) (Back
to top)
Friday night, school was done, Hit the road we're on the run,
Traveling on to who knows where, Really didn't matter, no cares,
Cause we were cool, Cool Daddy.
Showing off enthusiastically, In a VW bug or an AMC.
Run into one, run into two, Friends cruising down the avenue,
Cause we were cool, Cool Daddy.
Look ‘em over, they all look so fine, Maybe one is a match, if we take the time,
Try to fit in, if we can't we leave, No need to make changes, you gotta believe,
That we were cool, Cool Daddy.
Other nights, little change, Schedules never seemed to rearrange,
Pickup at 6, maybe out till 1, Some nights were struggles, most were fun,
Cause we were cool, Cool Daddy.
Putting tabs inside cans, Cruise around with little plans,
Fill a bag or a glass, we don't mind, Tie one on, these were the ties that bind,
Cause we were cool, Cool Daddy.
Lessons were learned, we try to remember, ‘bout the highs and the lows that seemed to start in September,
No regrets is seems, well maybe a few, But now it's too late to change what we do,
But we were cool, Cool Daddy.
Uncle Joe
(Tells the story of relatives and how a family works together.)
(Back to top)
Uncle Joe and Auntie Nell,
Living together, in the house on the hill.
Every week, take the fruit from the trees,
Working for nothing, responsibilities.
The times they were different, the times they were tough,
Helping each other to get through the rough.
Take care of the family, through good times or bad,
Remember the values and the good times we had.
Uncle Joe and Auntie Nell,
They treated us right, they treated us all so well,
Saturday morning, there was always a treat,
A break from the work, a break from the heat.
Time after time, sacrifices were made,
We did not care if we ever got paid,
Today things are different, not quite the same,
Only stories to tell about their glory and fame.
Uncle Joe and Auntie Nell,
Spent their lives together, stories to tell.
Filled our heads, unknowingly,
Not realizing they, were making memories.
So It Goes (All about cruising the downtown
Northampton scene.) (Back to top)
Soles pace on the pavement, feet are tired but they don't mind,
Enter into taverns, same old, same old kind,
Thinking bout the future, what's ahead, what it will hold,
Wondering what would happen, get a little bold.
CHORUS So it goes, and it goes. (4X)
Making conversation was a challenge, quite a chore,
Really seemed that sometimes, made me look like a bore,
Why's the grass always greener, so the saying goes,
The other side must have something, what it is, no one knows.
CHORUS So it goes, and it goes. (4X)
Answers in the Road (Searching for answers to
life's never ending questions.) (Back to
top)
Running down the road, hoping I might find,
A lot of different answers, to help my troubled mind,
Things I might say, things I might do,
Never tell the story, about me and you.
Don’t you know there’s answers in the road,
Pebbles turning over, just like life’s road code.
Many different paths to go, I’ll travel east to west,
Choose one that’s right for you, and hope for the best.
Flying through the sky, like a bird in flight,
Going from daylight, into the night,
Things I might say, things I might do,
Never tell the story, about me and you.
The Fly
(A fun tune that has its roots from a reggae band in a Cape Cod
bar.) (Back to top)
Momma get the hammer, there's a fly on Daddy's head,
He's buzzin all around, I wish he was dead,
He's hanging from the ceiling,
He's hanging from the wall,
Now I have to chase him all around the hall,
I said Momma get the hammer, there's a fly on Daddy's head.
Momma get the hammer, there's a fly on Daddy's head,
He's buzzin all around, he's buzzin overhead,
He's flying in my ear,
He's flying in my nose,
Now I think he's flying in between my toes,
I said Momma get the hammer, there's a fly on Daddy's head.
Momma get the hammer, there's a fly on Daddy's head,
No mercy for this one, let's kill him instead,
I'm swinging to the left,
I'm swinging to the right,
I'm swinging and I'm swinging with all of my might,
I said Momma get the hammer, there's a fly on Daddy's head.
Meant to Last ( A tale of a relationship that
has lost its meaning.) (Back to top)
Looking back on times we remember,
Times that hold a place in our hearts,
Memories are full of the good times and the bad,
From the past, we were never apart.
Then we changed, we became quite complacent,
The sparkle was gone from our eyes,
The future was empty of the good times or the bad,
For tomorrow, we wouldn't give it a try.
Are we through, are we done, is it over,
The end just seemed to come so fast,
Are we through, are we done, is it over,
Some things just weren't meant to last.
Then we tried, and we tried, to make things better,
It didn't seem like we should be far apart,
But the more and more we tried, to get back what's gone by,
Only seemed to make us want to stop and cry.
CHORUS
Meant to last (4X)
You know some things just weren't meant to last.
All songs written by Ed Osepowicz and Steve Samolewicz.
All songs Copyright 2000 Flaps Down.
|
