"One Inch From The Ceiling"

“One Inch from the Ceiling”

© By Frank A DeCenso, Jr

[Vs1]

Pretty horses, wedding gowns

Antique clocks and small home towns

These are things I love around –

They move me - it's true;

Sandy beaches, autumn skies

Moonlit walks with no goodbyes

These are things that touch my life –

But not like you do...

Pre-CHORUS

My heart feels like a rainbow hit the center

Within your warm embrace I surrender

CHORUS

I can travel 'cross this landscape beneath a painted sky

I can run through every midnight as the moon goes drifting by

But nothing can compare to the way I am feeling

Cause every breath of your love lifts me one inch from the ceiling

[Vs2]

Babies laughing, grandma’s kiss

Fresh cut roses, moonlight mist

These are things I can’t resist –

They move me – it’s true;

Shakespeare poems, willow trees

Old love lettered memories

These are things that carry me –

But not like you do...

Pre-CHORUS

My heart feels like a rainbow hit the center

Within your warm embrace I surrender

CHORUS

I can travel 'cross this landscape beneath a painted sky

I can run through every midnight as the moon goes drifting by

But nothing can compare to the way I am feeling 

Cause every breath of your love lifts me one inch from the ceiling

[BRIDGE]

If the moon just disappeared and the Milky Way fell down,

If every flower in the field grew underneath the ground,

If every breath I took forgot that I was still around,

All I'd need to wake up is that voice inside your eyes...

One more time,

One more sound...

'Cause...

Pre-CHORUS

My heart feels like a rainbow hit the center

Within your warm embrace I surrender

CHORUS

I can travel 'cross this landscape beneath a painted sky

I can run through every midnight as the moon goes drifting by

But nothing can compare to the way I am feeling

Cause every breath of your love lifts me one inch from the ceiling

"Parts"

“Parts”

Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

It’s late here in December,

I found some photographs;

They’re pulling me to places gone,

Where we used to laugh…

These dusty covered mem’ries,

Are more than can I see –

Pieces of two lives apart…

They’re parts of you and me.

CHORUS

The parts still paint a picture,

We painted holding hands;

Those parts are small reminders,

That once we said we can…

Those parts still paint a picture –

Some paint’s still on my hands;

Without you all the colors,

Are just parts of who I am.

This attic has grown colder –

Some boxes have your name,

I tremble as I open them,

To see what has remained…

There’s clothes that you wore dancing,

When we were naive kids;

And letters you wrote me,

With words time somehow hid.

CHORUS

The parts still paint a picture,

We painted holding hands;

Those parts are small reminders,

That once we said we can…

Those parts still paint a picture –

Some paint’s still on my hands;

Without you all the colors,

Are just parts of who I am.

BRIDGE

Tomorrow I'll be calling you

With all defences down...

We'll start this whole thing over

Making pictures...

Better than the ones I found...

CHORUS

The parts still paint a picture,

We painted holding hands;

Those parts are still reminders,

That once we said we can…

Those parts still paint a picture –

Some paint’s still on my hands;

Without you all the colors,

Are just parts of who I am.

"Untold"

“Untold”

©️ by Frank A DeCenso, Jr

<All Rights Reserved>

[Vs1]

I can’t forget your funny grin,

Your eyes took me away -

I swear I'd give up everything,

To fall in them today;

Morning sneaks in soft and slow,

Old dreams kept me awake;

We ran along a shoreline's coast –

Love's waves refused to break…

CHORUS

In every word of promise

Like fairytales grown old,

Something thought of has been said –

Something written has been read –

But sometimes what it means...goes untold

[Vs2]

I still recall your whispering,

It made my world go ‘round;

Every time you held me tight,

My broken walls came down;

Like every empty midnight sky,

Where winds are dark and clear –

Your memory breathes on my soul,

As if you are right here…

CHORUS

In every word of promise

Like fairytales grown old,

Something thought of has been said –

Something written has been read –

But sometimes what it means...goes untold

BRIDGE

Words are simple, funny things

Sometimes they say everything

But sometimes everything 

Needs said again...

CHORUS

In every word of promise

Like fairytales grown old,

Something thought of has been said –

Something written has been read –

But sometimes what it means...goes untold

"Closer To Here" (Recorded)

“Closer to Here” (Recorded)
©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

VS1
Every time we kissed I tasted heaven
Every time we held I felt alive
I smiled with a feeling that was certain
Everything I hoped for was now mine

CHORUS
When I close my eyes I still see
Your face crystal clear –
How I wish (those) yesterday(s)
Were/(was) closer to here
In your arms, safe and warm
You were always near
I still wish (those) yesterday(s)
Were/(was) closer to here

VS2
Anytime you told me that you loved me
Every time you looked inside my eyes
The future had been pulling us together
Everything that was there was now mine

CHORUS
When I close my eyes I still see
Your face crystal clear –
How I wish (those) yesterday(s)
Were/(was) closer to here
In your arms, safe and warm
You were always near
I still wish (those) yesterday(s)
Were/(was) closer to here

BRIDGE
If I can I’ll rewind time and bring it to today
If I can’t I’ll shut my eyes and go back there someway…

CHORUS
When I close my eyes I still see
Your face crystal clear –
How I wish (those) yesterday(s)
Were/(was) closer to here
In your arms, safe and warm
You were always near
I still wish (those) yesterday(s)
Were/(was) closer to here

"This Is Our Time" (Long Version)

“This Is Our Time” (Long Version)
By Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

{GIRL}

If the answer to my question is forever,
Then all I need to know right now, is when do we begin –

{BOY}
If the answer to that question is whenever…
Then everything we need right now, is where we’ve always been…

Pre-CHORUS
If it’s only love
It won’t hurt to taste it,
Let’s not wait and waste it…

CHORUS
This is our chance,
This is our time -
If all we do is let it fade
We can’t say we tried;
This is our dance,
We can rewrite the rhyme –
Let’s hold on tight ‘cause we both know
That this is our time…
Yeah this is our time

{BOY}

If the future carries us along together...
I think we’ve known it all this time, there’s no wrong to what’s right –

{GIRL}
So if we follow this love to wherever…
We’ll find out it’s where we belong, it’s not far from our sight…

Pre-CHORUS
It is only love
We can’t wait to taste it,
Let’s not wait and waste it…

CHORUS
This is our chance,
This is our time -
If all we do is let it fade
We can’t say we tried;
This is our dance,
We can rewrite the rhyme –
Let’s hold on tight ‘cause we both know
That this is our time…
Yeah this is our time

BRIDGE
Let's not let this magic slip away like the wind...
Too many times a story ends before it begins...

CHORUS
This is our chance,
This is our time -
If all we do is let it go
We can’t say we tried;
This is our dance,
We can rewrite the rhyme –
Let’s hold on tight ‘cause we both know
That this is our time…
Yeah this is our time

“Still Breathing Here”

“Still Breathing Here”

Copyright by Frank DeCenso, Jr.

When you dream of wild horses,

Are they still running free?

When you think of all your choices,

Are you forgetting me?

In the pale white spotlight, of a rising midnight moon –

Do you feel what's left behind, left you lonely all too soon?

CHORUS

If your feelings ever need,

Some new atmosphere,

Stare into my eyes - they're still breathing here.

Stare into my eyes – you’re still breathing here.

In thoughts of what you left there,

Is there still room for two?

As the hours pass like lightning,

Are you all alone with you?

In the shattered memories, of your vacant hollow heart –

Our reflections are still there, but they're broken all apart...

CHORUS

If your feelings ever need,

Some new atmosphere,

Stare into my eyes - they're still breathing here.

Stare into my eyes – you’re still breathing here.

[Bridge]

You’ve put your soul into a timeless tomb,

And then sealed it with a kiss;

But in your heart’s dark, empty room,

Nothing's ever hurt like this - 

CHORUS

If your feelings ever need,

Some new atmosphere,

Stare into my eyes - they're still breathing here.

Stare into my eyes – you’re still breathing here.

"More Than Meets the Eye"

“More Than Meets The Eye”
Copyright by Frank A DeCenso, Jr. 

As a young girl I did all that I should,
Everyone knew me as the girl who always would;
Did my friends homework, and worked after school,
Went to prom alone and felt like a fool.
Met a new boy - taught me how to laugh,
Went to the park and took his photograph;
Called one night and I was all ears,
When done talking I swiped away the tears.
 
CHORUS
Someone told me without wings you'll never fly
Someone sold me everything I'd never buy...
Some promises, now broken up and battered...
A box of dreams, someone else had shattered...
Then I woke up - suddenly realized
I am much more than meets the eye
So much more...than meets the eye

I got older and turned more quiet,
Tried to date some men but can’t deny it;
They all told me I wasn’t their type,
Even when my feelings, always felt right.
Years passed by and it was harder to learn,
Even with qualities you can be burned;
Then I decided to switch the gears,
And now I’m running without all those fears.

CHORUS
Someone told me without wings you'll never fly
Someone sold me everything I'd never buy...
Some promises, now broken up and battered...
A box of dreams, someone else had shattered...
Then I woke up suddenly realized
I am much more than meets the eye
So much more...than meets the eye

BRIDGE
Don’t try and tell me I’m not good enough,
I look in the mirror and I see the right stuff…

CHORUS
Someone told me without wings you'll never fly
Someone sold me everything I'd never buy...
Some promises, now broken up and battered...
A box of dreams, someone else had shattered...
Then I woke up - suddenly realized
I am much more than meets the eye
So much more...than meets the eye

“Alligator Toenails”

“Alligator Toenails”

Copyright by Frank A DeCenso, Jr.

I saw her at a bar fight outside Reno,

Sweat was soaking right through all her clothes;

Broke some biker’s jawbone with her first punch,

And a pitcher worth of beer came out his nose.

She saw me hiding near an old time jukebox...

While Cash was singing “Folsom Prison Blues”;

She picked me up and said “you’re such a cutie –

Now let’s hit the road before I'm on the news.”

CHORUS

Her necklace had ten alligator toenails,

She wasn’t much to look at with one tooth;

She looked like she could throw you like a football,

While eating a box of Baby Ruths.

She drove just like a drunken Nascar driver,

She swerved and laughed at stories that she told;

Said she came from somewhere that was muddy,

Then asked me if I thought that she was old.

She turned to me and said she’d been through heartaches,

Ever since she was a younger Bayou queen;

She bet she had a harder life than most girls,

Right before we hit some Willow trees.

CHORUS

Her necklace had ten alligator toenails,

She wasn’t much to look at with one tooth;

She looked like she could throw you like a football,

While eating a box of Baby Ruths.

Lying near some sagebrush she kept talking,

As blood kept falling from her wounded frame;

She whispered that she never had a good friend,

That she could share her whole life or a name.

She told me everything she could remember,

From broken childhood to shattered dreams;

As I held her hand I promised she’d have more time,

But she closed her eyes while smiling up at me.

CHORUS

Her necklace had ten alligator toenails,

She wasn’t much to look at with one tooth;

She looked like she could throw you like a football,

While eating a box of Baby Ruths.

"Until It Bleeds"

“Until It Bleeds”

©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

<All Rights Reserved>

[Vs1]

This night’s a clear reflection, of broken lover's dreams;

You held midnight's deception – but it ain't what it seems…

Lost shadows chase you closely, apparitions of your past;

They sneak behind you slowly, then swallow you up fast...

CHORUS

The road erases dreamers,

The streets destroy all hope;

You’re life’s been slashed by schemers,

Leaving you battered - leaving you broke.

I don’t have much to offer,

But I’ll give you what you need;

My love will fight for you –

Until it bleeds…

It’ll fight for you –

Until it bleeds.

[Vs2]

The streets are blue with fire, your tears can’t put them out;

They burned all your desires - left behind piles of doubt…

You should have seen the danger, but you fell for every lie;

That came from pretty strangers - hiding poison in their eyes…

CHORUS

The road erases dreamers,

The streets destroy all hope;

You’re life’s been slashed by schemers,

Leaving you battered - leaving you broke.

I don’t have much to offer,

But I’ll give you what you need;

My love will fight for you –

Until it bleeds…

It’ll fight for you –

Until it bleeds.

[BRIDGE]

There’s light on that horizon,

The highway's burning bright;

Don’t give up - you’re not done,

I’ll rescue you tonight...

CHORUS

The road erases dreamers,

The streets destroy all hope;

You’re life’s been slashed by schemers,

Leaving you battered - leaving you broke.

I don’t have much to offer,

But I’ll give you what you need;

My love will fight for you –

Until it bleeds…

It’ll fight for you –

Until it bleeds.

"Never Trust A Love Song”

“Never Trust A Love Song”

Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

A love song kept on playing, into the quiet night;

She held him close against her, yet somethin’ didn’t seem right –

She gazed into his red eyes, but they ran far away;

It was then that she realized, it wasn’t their song being played…

CHORUS

Never trust a love song,

It’ll play if you’re right or wrong;

Never trust a love song;

It’ll play when the feelings gone -

She heard him quietly whisper, it didn’t sound real clear;

The air was getting smokey, but it couldn’t hold her tear –

He faded to the exit, in a moment he was gone;

As she stood their long and lonely, the band began their song…

CHORUS

Never trust a love song,

It’ll play if you’re right or wrong;

Never trust a love song;

It’ll play when the feelings gone -

[BRIDGE]

Love had come with thunder,

And it dried like summer dew;

She could run for cover,

Just like love’s victims do –

But that’s something she’d never do…

Some days she thinks of the old times, but lives for what is now;

There is no reason to hurry – she’ll find love again somehow;

She begins to hold her head real high, each day she’s growing strong;

Next time the music starts to play, she’ll know if it’s right or wrong…

CHORUS

Never trust a love song,

It’ll play if you’re right or wrong;

Never trust a love song;

It’ll play when the feelings gone.

"Make It Real Tonight" (Draft)

"Make It Real Tonight" (Draft)
Draft 3, 2/21/2017

CHORUS INTRO
Red lips, fancy shoes, I'm ready for the lights,
Gonna find you on the dance floor
Gonna make it real tonight
Short dress, golden legs, ooh I'm feeling right
Gotta wrap my arms around you
Gotta make it real tonight

VS1
You caught my full attention
I didn't have to throw it far
Standing tall with cowboy jeans
Like candy in a Mason jar
You don't come here that often
No one here knows who you are
I'd like to get your full story
In a booth behind the bar

CHORUS
Red lips, fancy shoes, I'm ready for the lights,
Gonna find you on the dance floor
Gonna make it real tonight
Short dress, golden legs, ooh I'm feeling right
Gotta wrap my arms around you
Gotta make it real tonight

You've got all the right moves, boy
Think I'll join right in
Grab my hips and pull me close
Wanna do that dance again
This time I am ready, boy
So before the music ends
I'll show you that my red lipstick
Is where heaven begins

CHORUS
Red lips, fancy shoes, I'm ready for the lights,
Gonna find you on the dance floor
Gonna make it real tonight
Short dress, golden legs, ooh I'm feeling right
Gotta wrap my arms around you
Gotta make it real tonight

BRIDGE
Let's bust out of this beer joint
Take a ride inside your car
The moon is ripe and so am I
I'm ready if you are...

CHORUS
Red lips, fancy shoes, I'm ready for the lights,
Gonna find you on the dance floor
Gonna make it real tonight
Short dress, golden legs, ooh I'm feeling right
Gotta wrap my arms around you
Gotta make it real tonight

"Goosebumps"

“Goosebumps”
Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

[VS1]

Sittin’ on the curb on a quiet Somewhere Street –
Lightning bugs are dancing to the pound of my heart’s beat –
Cuddled next to me you ask about the love we’re in…
The answer is the goosebumps on my skin.

CHORUS
These itty bitty goosebumps
May not seem like much
My skin's covered with goosebumps
They've grown here from your touch
Every single goosebump
Show your love's enough
You still give me these goosebumps
After all the lovins done...

[VS2]

Midnight’s fiddling music ‘cross your curly hair –
A symphony of stars serenade this love we dare –
With a kiss you ask, "can we share this night again?"…
The answer is the goosebumps on my skin.

CHORUS
These itty bitty goosebumps
May not seem like much
My skin's covered with goosebumps
They've grown here from your touch
Every single goosebump
Show your love's enough
You still give me these goosebumps
After all the lovins done...

[BRIDGE]
Your love is like a river and I’m diving in the deep,

If I start to shiver it’s your love flow over me….

CHORUS
These itty bitty goosebumps
May not seem like much
My skin's covered with goosebumps
They've grown here from your touch
Every single goosebump
Show your love's enough
You still give me these goosebumps
After all the lovins done...