"Nighttime Laws" (Long Version)

“Nighttime Laws” (Long Version)
Copyright by Frank A DeCenso, Jr.
 
She bled out all her secrets,
On the pavement’s fractured lines;
She never paused a moment,
Just to read the darkened signs;
That road had bred deceivers,
Who dragged her every mile;
Lies had cut each piece of her,
And even ripped her smile.
 
She went there for soft music,
Casanovas looked so proud;
Shd tried to hide emotion,
She was just one in a crowd;
Surrender was no option,
Just to find her way back home;
Those alleys like dark prisons,
Kept her love cold and alone.

CHORUS

Nighttime laws have a history,

Taking love and giving misery,

Try and run unlike the fools...

Who try to reach some lying jewels;

Stand up straight and never fall -

For all those nighttime laws

 

She hid inside the rubble,
Of some dreamers’ fabled lives;
Her mistakes tried to haunt her,
But she stood down their red eyes;
Then she found some strength within,
And broke through all love's walls;
She broke through like a fire,
Now she makes the nighttime laws.

 

BRIDGE

She broke the rules and that's just fine

She's making new ones for all to find -

And never look behind...

CHORUS

Nighttime laws have a history,

Taking love and giving misery,

Try and run unlike the fools...

Who try to reach some lying jewels;

Stand up straight and never fall -

For all those nighttime laws.

“Bag of Marbles”

“Bag of Marbles”

Copyright by Frank A DeCenso, Jr.

With a little bag of marbles and a silly boyish grin;

I told her that I loved her –

But that was way back when…

Now some days I see her on the other side of town;

As she's walking like she's wearing –

A torn up wedding gown…

CHORUS 1

I lost my bag of marbles,

But she lost something more;

If I had just one more chance,

I’d show her what love’s for –

Night pounced on her mem'ries burning up her pretty eyes;

She couldn’t hide from hearing,

All those wedding bells of lies…

He promised her the world but he gave her none of his;

As she stared into the darkness –

Wondered how she fell for this.

CHORUS 1

I lost my bag of marbles,

But she lost something more;

If I had just one more chance,

I’d show her what love’s for –

[BRIDGE]

Each dream you had is never really gone…

But sometimes you can't find them till you're ready to move on…

She got a new apartment not too far from where I stay;

I ain’t got any secrets –

Can't trust them anyway…

Last night I stopped by her place to see how she had been;

She had my bag of marbles –

And with tears asked, "could we talk -

'Bout way back when?"...

CHORUS 2

I found my bag of marbles,

But she found something more;

‘Cause I had another chance,

To show her what love’s for –

"Go Back Home"

“Go Back Home”

Copyright by Frank DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

I know I made a big mistake,

You were never mine at all –

There’s someone else inside of you;

You still can hear his call...

Another heart is still in play –

It paces your home's halls…

So…

CHORUS

Go back home, where alone,

Sits someone who needs you,

Much more than I do,

And he’s given all he has to you...

Just like he promised to...

[Vs2]

You should go, now that I know,

Someone's riddled with grief-

Those feelings that have tricked us now;

Were never our's to keep...

All the times we ever shared -

Were never quite as deep…

So…

CHORUS

Go back home, where alone,

Sits someone who needs you,

Much more than I do,

And he’s given all he has to you...

Just like he promised to...

[Vs3]

Don’t return, you should learn,

Love's not a change of clothes -

The love he has is still for you;

You're the one he chose,

He's waiting there to show to you -

You're still his only rose…

So…

CHORUS

Go back home, where alone,

Sits someone who needs you,

Much more than I do,

And he’s given all he has to you...

Just like he promised to...

"Bring Tomorrow"

"Bring Tomorrow"

Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

[Vs1]

Through lightning and through shadows,
We've always found a way;
To melt our hands together,
Held for another day -
Some questions beg for answers,
And answers may come late;
But there's always a tomorrow,
That'll get us through today...

CHORUS
Let's bring tomorrow here today,
But leave the past behind;
Cause yesterday is over,
And what's lost we shouldn't find -

[Vs2]
Our hearts are like two diamonds,
Made into one strong stone;
No thief can steal our treasure,
If we treasure each alone -
With each heartbeat we've gathered,
Everything storms blew away;
In the wind I hear tomorrow,
And it's coming here today...

CHORUS
Let's bring tomorrow here today,
But leave the past behind;
Cause yesterday is over,
And what's lost we shouldn't find -

[BRIDGE]
Looking at each other,
We see what's really clear -
Today and each tomorrow,
Will always find us here...

CHORUS
Bring tomorrow here today,
But leave the past behind;
Cause yesterday is over,
And what's lost we shouldn't find -
Bring tomorrow here today,
That's where our dreams reside;
Cause yesterday is over,
And that's where failures hide.

"Romance"

“Romance”

Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

[Vs1]

He sits under midnight's falling stars,

Head buried deep in his hands;

It was a summer night like this,

She said, "I need a different man"…

Not long ago he stole her heart,

They'd stare through candlelight; 

He'd buy her long stemmed roses,

But the candle lit roses died.

CHORUS 1

There's always need for romance,

When two hearts once unite;

But where's that place for romance,

When one forgets what's right...

[Vs2]

He cries with his emotions raw,

Burned up by her release;

The nighttime carries a ghostly chill -

Her memories came to feast…

He runs from promises graveyard home,

And knows that she was right;

His promises to her strike him hard,

And for them now he vows to fight.

CHORUS 1

There's always need for romance,

When two hearts once unite;

But where's that place for romance,

When one forgets what's right...

[Vs3]

He finds her in a café's booth,

Her eyes are red with pain;

He grabs her close and holds her tight,

Says for her love he will change…

Her touch is filled with gentleness,

Sighs underneath her breath;

She sees in his eyes the man she loved,

And not the man she left.

CHORUS 2

There's always need for romance,

When two hearts once unite;

And there's a place for romance,

When two get it back right...

There's always need for romance,

Every heart lives for a taste;

And when two fight for romance,

Those hearts will melt in place.

“Burn Away”

“Burn Away”

©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

<All Rights Reserved>

[Vs1]

Our secrets can be told tonight –

I won’t compromise, or try to disguise,

I need you to see it's alright…

If we take too long to handle all the feelings we’re here for;

There may never be another chance to find a little more.

[Vs2]

Magic's on these streets tonight –

In passionate air, and you standing there,

I don’t have the strength to fight…

So I’m taking midnight’s gamble, gonna move a little more;

To your body captivating and your smile that says you're sure.

CHORUS

We can burn away tonight –

There’s no one to blame if we burn like a flame,

Igniting into the night…

We can burn away tonight –

We can burn away…

[Vs3]

Whispers are like fire tonight –

We stand near and stare, we both are aware,

Our hearts can explode out of sight…

Your kisses are like candles and they’re turning up the heat;

On this red hot close encounter that is burning us complete.

[BRIDGE]

Take my hand, we’ll hit the highway till there’s no one left in sight;

We can make this moment’s memory last for more than just one night…

CHORUS

We can burn away tonight –

There’s no one to blame if we burn like a flame,

Igniting into the night…

We can burn away tonight –

We can burn away…

Burn away.

"One Chance For Forever"

“One Chance For Forever”
©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr

<All Rights Reserved>

[Vs1]
On a dark corner she sits, a tissue in her hand;
Never been very good, at playing one night stands;
She’s looking for a way out, of phony love routines;
Maybe there's a tomorrow, that'll pickup all her dreams.

CHORUS

Falling in love was a secret known 

By those holding together

She wore ripped clothes but had them sewn

To find one chance forever

[Vs2]

A Greyhound bus to somewhere else, where moonlight doesn't leave,

And love songs keep on playing loud, with no breaks in-between;
She hope's that new horizon's near, not all that far away,
She wonders when she gets out, if she'll find a better day.

CHORUS

Falling in love was a secret known 

By those holding together

She wore ripped clothes but had them sewn

To find one chance forever

[Vs3]

She's pouring her heart out slowly, still weak from her dead past;
She's just one lonely rider, from love leaving too fast;
She flies through every midnight, with caution by her side;
Still looking for one heartbeat, that she can beat with right...

CHORUS

Falling in love was a secret known 

By those holding together

She wore ripped clothes but had them sewn

To find one chance forever