Artist: The Starland Vocal Band Title: Afternoon Delight

Gonna find my baby, gonna hold her tight
gonna grab some afternoon delight.
My motto's always been;

when it's right, it's right.
Why wait until the middle of a cold dark night.
When everything's a little clearer in the light of day.
And you know the night is always gonna be there any way.
Sky rockets in flight.
Afternoon delight.
Afternoon delight.
Thinkin' of you's workin' up my appetite
looking forward to a little afternoon delight.
Rubbin' sticks and stones together makes the sparks ingite
and the thought of rubbin' you is getting so exciting.
Sky rockets in flight.
Afternoon delight.
Afternoon delight.
Started out this morning feeling so polite
I always though a fish could not be caught who wouldn't bite
But you've got some bait a waitin' and I think I might try nibbling
a little afternoon delight.
Sky rockets in flight.
Afternoon delight.
Afternoon delight.
Please be waiting for me baby when I come around.
We could make a lot of lovin' 'for the sun goes down.
Sky rockets in flight.
Afternoon delight.
Afternoon delight.
Repeat chorus.

Artist: Avril Lavigne Title: Who Knows?

I picked this song for two reasons.  Firstly, I had convinced myself I hated Avril Lavigne but I have recently proven myself wrong and I like that.  And two, this song just kind of made me happy.


Yeah, yeah
Yeah-eah, yeahYeah-eah, yeah
Why do you look so familiar
I could swear that I have seen your face before
I think I like that you seem sincere
I think I like to get to know you a little bit more
[Chorus]
I think there's something more, life's worth living for
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true,
there's always a brand new day
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day
Yeah, yeah, Yeah-eah, yeah, Yeah-eah, yeah
How do you always have an opinion
And how do you always find the best way to compromise
We don't need to have a reason
We don't need anything
We're just wasting time
[Chorus x2]
I think there's something more, life's worth living for
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day
Find yourself, cause I can't find you
Be yourself, who are you?
Find yourself, cause I can't find you
Be yourself, who are you?
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
So you go and make it happen
Do your best just keep on laughing
I'm telling you, there's always a brand new day
[Chorus]
Who knows what could happen.
Do what you do, just keep on laughing
One thing's true, there's always a brand new day
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day

Artist: EastMountainSouth Title: Ghost

I haven't heard this song in a while but if I remember correctly it's one of those where the melody alone is enough to break your heart.


the ghost of you
has almost faded now
you’re drifting in and out
of my life
when leaves fall you'll come right back
‘ cause I was yours for a little while
you will always be
a ghost who lives and breathes
and you lay me down in reverie
every tear that falls
remember me
and I thought I heard your haunting sigh
like your love for me, you said it will never die
but I’ve grown accustomed to your long good-bye
I wish you were mine
Hey... you were mine
you will always be
a love who failed to see
it was cold inside your mystery
every year that falls
remember me
and I can’t let you go
I can't let you go
no
you will always be
a ghost who lives and breathes
and you broke my heart
but I'll make you see
every tear that falls
remember me
hey......
hey......
hey....... yeah....
every tear that falls
remember me...

Artist: Sarah McLachlan Title: Drifting

 

That is today's song of the day--But due to my problem with my Enter key not taking my writing down a line I cannot put the lyrics on here properly.  Take my word that it is a good song and look up the lyrics yourself or download it. 

Artist: Michelle Branch Title: Goodbye to You

I know this song isn't unique and is very mainstream... but I heard it for the first time in a long time today and it brought me back to a time when I was saying goodbye to someone who meant everything to me while I meant nothing to them.  So what if I'm nostalgic?
 
 
 

Of all the things I've believed in

I just want to get it over with

Tears form behind my eyes

But I do not cry

Counting the days that pass me by

 I've been searching deep down in my soul

Words that I'm hearing are starting to get old

It feels like I'm starting all over again

The last three years were just pretend

And I said,

[Chorus:]

Goodbye to you

Goodbye to everything that I knew

You were the one I loved

The one thing that I tried to hold on to

The one thing that I tried to hold on to

 I still get lost in your eyes

And it seems that I can't live a day without you

Closing my eyes and you chase my thoughts away

To a place where I am blinded by the light

But it's not right

[Chorus]

And it hurts to want everything and nothing at the same time

I want what's yours and I want what's mine

I want you

But I'm not giving in this time

 [Chorus x2]

And when the stars fall

I will lie awake

You're my shooting star

Artist: Pete Yorn Title: EZ

I heard this song on an online radio station and I just kind of liked it... I'm not sure what meaning I find in it yet but I liked it.



Only save,
try to find another way,
I’m taking what I gave to you again.
Some new day I could understand your face,
you could even hold my hand if you would like to.
It came up unexpected,
I had to follow through
and it’s hard when you were working like you do.
It was easy when you were younger,
you can put it back together,
it was there if you ever wanted it
but you closed the door and said goodbye for good.
So this is a mistake,
try to find a better way,
you were never fond of anything I said.
Can we begin again?
Save it for another friend,
I was happy in my life I won’t pretend,
every time you were expecting to reach out and forgive this,
I was hardened by the look upon your face,
it was easy when you were younger,
you can put it back together,
it was there if you ever wanted it,
but you closed the door and said goodbye for good,
for good…
you were easy

Artist: Fountains of Wayne Title: Bright Future In Sales

This song is just funny.


Sleeping on a planter at the Port Authority
Waiting for my bus to come
Seven scotch-and-sodas at the office party
Now I don't remember where I'm from

I think I had a black wallet
In my back pocket
With a bus ticket
And a picture of my baby inside
And if I make it home alive

I'm gonna get my shit together
'Cause I can't live like this forever
You know I've come too fay
And I don't want to fail
I got a new computer
And a birght future in sales
Yeah, yeah
A bright future in sales
Yeah, yeah

Heading for the airport on a misty morning
Gonna catch a flight to Baltimore
Try to kill an hour with a whiskey sour
If there's time I might have just one more

I gotta do some quick reading
For the big meeting
But my head is spinning
And I can't quite open my eyes
As long as I don't have to drive

I'm gonna get my shit together
'Cause I can't live like this forever
You know I've come too far
And I don't want to fail
I got a new computer
And a bright future in sales
Yeah, yeah
A bright future in sales
Yeah, yeah

I had a line on a brand new account
But now I can't semm to find
Where I wrote that number down
I try to focus, I'm staring at the screen
Pretending like I know
What all these little flashing lights mean

I gotta do some quick reading
For the big meeting
But my head is spinning
And I can't quite open my eyes

I gotta get my shit together
'Cause I can't live like this forever
You know I;ve come too far
And I don't want to fail
I got a new computer
And a bright future in sales
Yeah, yeah
A bright future in sales
Yeah, yeah

Artist: Pippin (LOTR Soundtrack) Title: The Steward of Gondor

(This song is just so pretty I couldn't resist.)

Home is behind
The world ahead
And there are many paths to tread
Through shadow
To the edge of night
Until the stars are all alight

Mist and shadow
Cloud and shape
Hope shall fail
All shall fade

Artist: Styx Title: Suite Madame Blue

Time after time I sit and I wait for your call
I know I'm a fool but why can I say
Whatever the price I'll pay for you, Madame Blue
Once long ago, a word from your lips and the world turned around
But somehow you've changed, you're so far away
I long for the past and dream of the days with you, Madame Blue

Suite Madame Blue, gaze in your looking glass
You're not a child anymore
Suite Madame Blue, the future is all but past
Dressed in your jewels, you made your own rules
You conquered the world and more ..............heaven's door

America....America...America..America..
America....America...America..America..
America....America...America..America..

Red white and blue, gaze in your looking glass
You're not a child anymore
Red, white, and blue, the future is all but past
So lift up your heart, make a new start
And lead us away from here

Artist: The Calling Title: Unstoppable

Come and lay right on my bed,
sit and drink some wine
I'll try not to make you cry
And if you'd get inside my head,
then you'd understand
Then you'd understand me
Why I've felt so alone,
why i kept myself from love
And you became my favorite drug
So let me take you right now
and swallow you down,
I need you inside
[Chorus:]If we had this night together
If we had a moment to ourselves
If we had this night together,
then we'd bem Unstoppable
Do you think that this is right,
or is it really wrong
I know that this is what we've been wanting
And all this is burning in my soul,
it fills up to my throat
It fills up till my heart is breaking
[Chorus]
Now, we can both learn
Somehow, you'll see it's all we have
Love, it keeps us together
and I need love
When I wake up without you,
knowing you're not there
I'm only feeling half as good
Well I'm gonna find a way
To wrap you in my arms,
you make me feel alive
[Chorus]

Artist: Beyonce Title: Yes

I said yes to your number
And yes to you dating me
Yes we can be together
But you gotta wait for me
The first time i say no
It's like i never said yes

I said yes we can be together
Yes you can stay with me
But when i say no not tonight
You actin so ungratefully
The first time i say no
It's like i never said yes

You was on the wall
I was with my crew
You was watchin me baby
I was watchin you
Slowly you walked over
I maintained my cool
You said hello to me
I said hello to you

You ask me where i'm from
I asked you what you do
You somehow intrigued me
I thought you were so cool
Somewhere between hi and goodbye
I felt so comfortable
I felt like we could talk all night
So i gave my number to you

I said yes you number
And yes to you datin me
Yes we can be together
But you gotta wait for me

The first time i say no
It's like i never said yes
I said yes we can be together
Yes you can stay with me
But when i say no not tonight
You actin so ungratefully
The first time i say no
It's like i never said yes

Certainly you can call me baby
I love to hear from you
Yes of course you can come and see me boy
I want to get to know you more
I'm feelin you
No baby, not yet, we can't take that next step
Why you getting so upset
Boy you act as though i never told you yes before
You are so ungrateful

You was at my house
I was sittin on my couch
You was really beggin
So i told you to get out
I had been misjudging you

You had a lotta nerve
You too damn old to be so immature
I hope you learn
You said i move to slow
I showed you to the door
You said you'd call me later
I said don't call no more
It's cool if you can't wait for me
I'm glad you let me know
Cuz you show me your true face baby
The first time i said no

Artist: Mariah Carey Title: Petals

I've often wondered if there's
Ever been a perfect family
I've always longed for undividedness
And sought stability

A flower taught me how to pray
But as I grew that flower changed
She started flailing in the wind
Like golden petals scattering

CHORUS 1
And I miss you dandelion
And even love you
And I wish there was a way
For me to trust you
But it hurts me everytime
I try to touch you
But I miss you dandelion
And even love you

I gravitated towards a patriarch
So young predictably
I was resigned to spend my life
Within a maze of misery

A boy and a girl befriended me
We're bonded through despondency
I stayed so long but finally
I fled to save my sanity

CHORUS 2
And I miss you little sis and
Little brother
And I hope you realize
I'll always love you
And although you're struggling
You will recover
And I miss you little sis and
Little brother

So many I considered
Closest to me
Turned on a dime and sold me
Out dutifully
Although that knife was chipping
Away at me
They turned their eyes away and
Went home to sleep

CHORUS 3
And I missed a lot of life
But I'll recover
Though I know you really like
To see me suffer
Still I wish that you and I'd
Forgive each other
'Cause I miss you, Valentine
And really loved you

I really loved you-
I tried so hard
But you drove me away
To preserve my sanity-
And I found the strength
To break away
Fly...

Artist: Matchbox 20 Title: Bed of Lies

This song is from their CD "Mad Season" which I fully recommend to anyone going through a break-up.

No I would not sleep in this bed of lies
So toss me out and turn in
And there'll be no rest for these tired eyes
I'm marking it down to learning
I am

Don't think that I can take another empty moment
Don't think that I can fake another
hollow smile
It's not enough just to be sorry.
Don't think that I could take another talk about it

Just like me you got needs
And they're only a whisper away
And we softly surrender
To these lives that we've tendered away

No I would not sleep in this bed of lies
So toss me out and turn in
And they'll be no rest for these tired eyes
I'm marking it down to learning
I am
Don't wanna be the one who turns the whole thing over
Don't wanna be somewhere where I just don't belong
Where it's not enough just be sorry

Don't you know I feel the darkness closing in
Tried to be more than me
And I gave 'til it all went away
And we've only surrendered
To the worst part of these winters we've made

I am all that I'll ever be
When you - lay your hands
Over me
but don't go weak on me now
I know that it's weak
But God help me I need this
I will not sleep in this bed of lies

Artist: Thompson Twins Title: Hold Me Now

I watched "50 First Dates" today at Melissa's house and this song was in it. Yay.

I have a picture,
Pinned to my wall.
An image of you and of me
And we're laughing,
And loving it all.

Look at our life now,
Tattered and torn.
We fuss and we fight
And delight in the tears
That we cry until dawn

Hold me now, warm my heart
Stay with me, let loving start
(let loving start)

You say I'm a dreamer,
We're two of a kind
Both of us searching
For some perfect world
We know we'll never find

So perhaps I should leave here,
Yeah, yeah, go far away
But you know that there's nowhere
That I'd rather be
Than with you here today

Chorus

You ask if I love you,
Well what can I say?
You know that I do
And if this is just one
Of those games that we play
So I'll sing you a new song,
Please don't cry anymore
And then I'll ask your forgiveness,
Though I don't know
Just what I'm asking it for

Chorus

Artist: Elvis Presley Title: Kentucky Rain

I heard this song driving home with my grandma last night and I have decided to share it with you.

Seven lonely days
And a dozen towns ago
I reached out one night
And you were gone
Don’t know why you’d run,
What you’re running to or from
All I know is I want to bring you home

So I’m walking in the rain,
Thumbing for a ride
On this lonely kentucky backroad
I’ve loved you much too long
And my love’s too strong
To let you go, never knowing
What went wrong

Kentucky rain keeps pouring down
And up ahead’s another town
That I’ll go walking thru
With the rain in my shoes,
Searchin for you
In the cold kentucky rain,
In the cold kentucky rain

Showed your photograph
To some old gray bearded man
Sitting on a bench
Outside a gen’ral store
They said "yes, she’s been here"
But their memory wasn’t clear
Was it yesterday,
No, wait the day before

So I fin’ly got a ride
With a preacher man who asked
"where you bound on such a dark afternoon? "
As we drove on thru the rain
As he listened I explained
And he left me with a prayer
That I’d find you

Artist: The Lovin' Spoonful or Joe Cocker or Joe Jackson Title: Summer in the City

Yeah, so I'm not sure which person did the original but it's probably one of those.

Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city

All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head

But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be alright

And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city

Cool town, evening in the city
Dressing so fine and looking so pretty
Cool cat, looking for a kitty
Gonna look in every corner of the city
Till I'm wheezing like a bus stop
Running up the stairs, gonna meet you on the rooftop

But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be alright

And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city

Hot town, summer in the city
Back of my neck getting dirty and gritty
Been down, isn't it a pity
Doesn't seem to be a shadow in the city

All around, people looking half dead
Walking on the sidewalk, hotter than a match head

But at night it's a different world
Go out and find a girl
Come-on come-on and dance all night
Despite the heat it'll be alright

And babe, don't you know it's a pity
That the days can't be like the nights
In the summer, in the city
In the summer, in the city

Artist: The Magnetic Fields Title: Asleep and Dreaming

I've seen you laugh at nothing at all
I've seen you sadly weeping
The sweetest thing I ever saw
Was you asleep and dreaming

Well you may not be beautiful
But it's not for me to judge
I don't know if you're beautiful
Because I love you too much

I've seen you laugh at nothing at all
I've seen you sadly weeping
The sweetest thing I ever saw
Was you asleep and dreaming

I've seen you when your ship came in
And when your train was leaving
The sweetest thing I ever saw
Was you asleep and dreaming