"Winds of Time"

“Winds of Time”

©️ by Frank DeCenso, Jr.

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{Inspired by Sting}

[Vs1]

In a desert place,

Where my heart resides,

I can’t forget your calling;

I can see your face,

A smile wide,

And in my arms you’re falling.

[Vs2]

That those days persist,

After all this time,

Is a loving testimony;

To those times I miss,

You by my side –

I’ll always love you only.

CHORUS / VERSE

All the winds of time,

Blow a gentle rhyme,

Your name's a quiet chorus;

And the wind’s our song,

Says we still belong -

Forever’s winds will hold us.

[Vs3]

Your blue eyes at night,

Are clear in my sight,

Even when I am still sleeping;

When new mornings come,

And dreaming's done,

I feel your heart still beating...

CHORUS / VERSE

All the winds of time,

Blow a gentle rhyme,

Your name's a quiet chorus;

And the wind’s our song,

Says we still belong -

Forever’s winds will hold us.

[Vs4]]

If you could have stayed,

Leaving delayed,

You'd still be here tomorrow;

But that hope has passed,

Yet I hold fast,

To thoughts that hide my sorrow.

CHORUS / VERSE

All the winds of time,

Blow a gentle rhyme,

Your name's a quiet chorus;

And the wind’s our song,

Says we still belong -

Forever’s winds will hold us.

“Crumble”

“Crumble”

Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

Every touch from you is nice,

Like Tequila over ice,

And the wind from the lake is dancing with your hair…

With stardust in your eyes,

And moonlight passing by,

The whole world could crumble and I wouldn’t care –

[Pre-Chorus]

And with it I will…

CHORUS 1

Crumble –

I only want to crumble…

Crumble in your tender arms the whole night long;

Crumble –

Why don’t we both crumble…

In this velvet darkness we can’t be wrong –

So let’s just crumble.

[Vs2]

If I hold you closer,

The air will boil over,

And the only breath that’s left will be in our kiss…

Forever’s not too far,

If we stay right where we are,

‘Cause every second crumbles when we hold like this –

[Pre-Chorus]

And I can’t help but…

CHORUS 1

Crumble –

I only want to crumble…

Crumble in your tender arms the whole night long;

Crumble –

Why don’t we both crumble…

In this velvet darkness we can’t be wrong –

So let’s just crumble.

[Vs3]

Every mystery has been found,

As our bodies share the ground,

The universe is staring as we embrace;

So let’s take all we got,

And forget what’s forgot,

And watch each other crumble lying face to face 

[Pre-Chorus]

‘Cause we can’t help but…

CHORUS 2

Crumble –

We only need to crumble…

Crumble in each other’s arms the whole night long;

Crumble –

Why don’t we both crumble…

In this velvet darkness we can’t be wrong –

So let’s just crumble....

"Georgia Dawn"

“Georgia Dawn”

©️ by Frank A DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

Moonlight on the lake is dancing to the shore;

Your heart beats on mine saying it wants more –

The night is clear…

There’s no one near…

Your whisper’s all I need to hear…

I think we've been here twice, but darlin, I don't keep the score.

CHORUS

When the Georgia dawn awakens,

It finds that we've been taken -

With feelings only Adam and Eve, had before;

The sunlight is a cover,

That we lay there under -

No use getting up 'cause we'd be going down some more.

[Vs2]

Midnight’s blanket is the passion we both wear;

Morning's hidden miles away and we don’t care –

That starlight’s glue…

Looks good on you…

Lightning bugs have the best view,

We ain't goin' no where 'cause every night's brand new.

CHORUS

When the Georgia dawn awakens,

It finds that we've been taken -

With feelings only Adam and Eve, had before;

The sunlight is a cover,

That we lay there under -

No use getting up 'cause we'd be going down some more.

[BRIDGE]

The grass feels good

Like freshly made velvet would

Without you and me here 

It couldn't feel like it should -

CHORUS

When the Georgia dawn awakens,

It finds that we've been taken -

With feelings only Adam and Eve, had before;

The sunlight is a cover,

That we lay there under -

No use getting up 'cause we'd be going down some more.

OUTRO

With moonlight on the lake,

And midnight’s blanket on…

Let’s hold a little more –

Into that Georgia Dawn…

"For A Trucker's Life" (Commercial Version)

"For A Trucker's Life" (Commercial Version)
©️ by Frank A DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]
A crumpled bag of chips and an old truck store's  cup,
Lay flat on the floor mat of this well-traveled truck;
Leather seats are beat up from all my driving years,
This journey that seems endless finds me sleeping in here...

CHORUS 1
I'll drive this road each day and night -
Until I hit this sign -
"It's too tough a price to pay - 
For a trucker's life"....

Through every storm and each lonely day - 

It's too tough a price to pay...

For a trucker's life

[Vs2]
Tonight I'll stop on home, for a break between hauls,
And my wife will show me her newly painted walls;
But even more than that, I guarantee she'll say,
"Can you make tonight the night, you'll end your trucking days?"

CHORUS 1
I'll drive this road each day and night -
Until I hit this sign -
"It's too tough a price to pay - 
For a trucker's life"....

Through every storm and each lonely day - 

It's too tough a price to pay...

For a trucker's life

BRIDGE
We stayed up all night,
To decide what's right;
Now I have decided,
To give my wife my life...

CHORUS 2
I've driven this road each day and night -
Until I hit the sign -
"It's too tough a price to pay" - 
For a trucker's life"....
"It's a too tough a price to pay - 
For a trucker's life"....

"Oak Tree Kiss"

"Oak Tree Kiss"

©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

When we were kids with nothin' to do, 

We'd hunt for rainbows and used horseshoes;

We'd run through fields from honeybees,

Then give little kisses behind Oak trees...

[Vs2]

We've grown up but we're still the same,

We found that love is not a silly game;

It's two hands holdin' through thick and thin,

And waking together to do it all again...

CHORUS 

Water is flowing beneath a bridge,

Rocks are skidding down a nearby ridge;

We walk the roads that living love gives  -

Looking for another little Oak tree kiss...

[Vs3]

Swinging each night 'neath a full moon rise,

You've got that kid's glimmer in your eyes;

We've got forever for nights like these,

Remembering kisses behind Oak trees...

CHORUS 

Water is flowing beneath a bridge,

Rocks are skidding down a nearby ridge;

We walk the roads that living love gives  -

Looking for another little Oak tree kiss...

BRIDGE

Somewhere kids are growing up,

And soon will have found;

Love like two magnets... always sticks around...

CHORUS 

Water is flowing beneath a bridge,

Rocks are skidding down a nearby ridge;

We walk the roads that living love gives,

Looking for another little Oak tree kiss;

We walk the roads that living love gives,

Looking for another little Oak tree kiss...

“Drivin’ Through” (Long Version)

“Drivin’ Through” (Long Version)

Copyright by Frank DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

The highway was abandoned,

Till it reached far out of sight;

Dark mountains like bad memories,

Surrounded him that night;

He thought of how he found her,

Stuck hard to a stranger’s kiss;

His eyes were red with fire's love,

Nothing ever hurt like this…

[Vs2]

He drove on through the starlight,

Every signpost asking him -

“Can you forget her mornin' smiles,

As if she’s never been?”

He thought about his future,

And all she promised him;

Could she still feel his heartbeat now…

Or was he too far by then?

CHORUS 1

Drivin’ through the heartbreak,

Drivin’ through the pain;

Drivin’ through each yesterday,

And all that still remains;

Drivin’ though the future,

Drivin through it fast;

Drivin’ through each thought of her,

Why didn’t this love last?

[Vs3]

He stopped along that highway stretch,

Listened as the desert spoke –

Surrounded by that whistling wind,

All his feelings broke ;

He didn’t have to lose her now,

And he knew he'd have to go;

One stranger's kiss can’t end their tale,

Somehow she had to know…

CHORUS 2

Drivin’ through the heartbreak,

Drivin’ through the pain;

Drivin’ through each yesterday,

And all that still remains;

Drivin’ to the future,

Drivin to it fast;

Drivin’ through each thought of her,

Was this love really past?

[BRIDGE]

He drove with wild fury, he drove with furious pride;

He’d drive back there, and take her where -

Their love can ride…

He found her sittin’ lonely,

She found that kiss had lied; 

She ran to him,

Like she’d run back then - and they just cried…

And now they’d ride…

CHORUS 3

Drivin’ through the heartbreak,

Drivin’ through the pain,

Looking for each yesterday,

And a love that will remain;

Drivin’ through the darkness,

Drivin’ through it slow,

Future mem’ries yet to make,

One’s that won’t let go.

"Water's Edge" (Long Version)

“Water’s Edge” (Long Version)

Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

I drove down to the river,

And found our secret place;

Looked up counting every star,

That covered midnight’s face…

As I walked a little further,

I felt old mem’ries rise;

When moonlight fell around me,

I recalled your smilin' eyes.

[Vs2]

Sat down on frosted grass,

Where we'd meet every night;

You'd laugh as our reflections,

Danced on the water's ice...

I still felt all our wintertimes,

And how the snowflakes felt;

They laid upon your velvet skin -

And with my lips they’d melt.

CHORUS

Mem’ries down at Water’s Edge,

Are moments in lost time;

Everything at Water’s Edge,

Said you’d always be mine…

[Vs3]

Sitting there I journeyed back,

And saw forgotten days;

Since the time you left from here,

To go some lonely way…

Days have turned to months and years,

Those mem’ries tried to fade;

That’s why I come here every night –

I can't lose what we made.

CHORUS

Mem’ries down at Water’s Edge,

Are moments in lost time;

Everything at Water’s Edge,

Said you’d always be mine…

[Vs4]

As I stood up I wondered,

If you ever think of me;

I thought that maybe you'd still feel,

What we were made to be...

I ran back to my rusty truck,

Now I follow two headlights;

I won’t stop till I find you,

To hold you one more night.

CHORUS

Mem’ries down at Water’s Edge,

Are moments in lost time;

Everything at Water’s Edge,

Said you’d always be mine…

"Like A Cloud"

"Like A Cloud"

Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

Loving someone is like a climb,

Where stormy winds may blow;

The feelings felt may touch the sky,

Sometimes you'll never know...

But you have fallen every time,

You tried to get real close;

You heard a love song's riddled rhyme,

That song's not what you chose...

CHORUS 1

Your eyes are dripping all the pain,

They hit the ground and leave a stain,

Covering the ground;

And through your tears, through love lost years, 

Your fears remain -

Like a cloud...

[Vs2]

You've tried out every single's bar,

But nothing's ever new;

Now all your hopes like tiny stars,

Are too far from your view;

Some loveless nights will leave a scar,

Burned into quite a few;

But none of that's just who you are,

If only then you knew...

CHORUS 1

Your eyes are dripping all the pain,

They hit the ground and leave a stain,

Covering the ground;

And through your tears, through love lost years, 

Your fears remain -

Like a cloud...

BRIDGE

So now you've turned yourself around

And placed you our feet on solid ground -

There it is... your life's new singing sound...

CHORUS 2

Your eyes were dripping all the pain,

Tears used to fall and leave a stain,

Covering the ground;

And all those tears, from love lost years,

No longer stay -

Like a cloud... 

“When Moonlight Flows”

“When Moonlight Flows”

Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr

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[Vs1]

My tires slide on little stones,

Tryin' to stop for me;

Your driveway’s dust is rising high,

Through your yard’s willow trees;

Your memories were calling out,

I’ve driven till tonight;

Let’s ride this road to somewhere else –

There’s a chance out there is right.

CHORUS

Let’s roar across this landscape,

Though it’s end is nowhere near –

When moonlight flows like water we'll stop,

Then just disappear;

Let’s blaze across this blacktop,

Till horizons move for us –

When moonlight flows like water we'll stop,

Holding into one.

[Vs2]

You stand up off your front porch swing,

Harley shirt and whitewashed jeans;

Your smile burns a trail my way,

‘Cause you know what all this means;

I jump behind the steering wheel,

You glide in next to me;

There’s nothing wrong about this deal –

That moonlight’s made for free.

CHORUS

Let’s roar across this landscape,

Though it’s end is nowhere near –

When moonlight flows like water we'll stop,

Then just disappear;

Let’s blaze across this blacktop,

Till horizons move for us –

When moonlight flows like water we'll stop,

Holding into one.

[BRIDGE]

You know tonight's not just a dance,

While stars blink all around;

Moonlight's given us this chance,

We're together's lost and found…

CHORUS

Let’s roar across this landscape,

Though it’s end is nowhere near –

When moonlight flows like water we'll stop,

Then just disappear;

Let’s blaze across this blacktop,

Till horizons move for us –

When moonlight flows like water we'll stop,

Holding into one.

"By Storm"

“By Storm”

©️ by Frank DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

She wears magnetic perfume,

As she steps out into town;

Wears her favorite costume -

It always turns heads 'round.

Her lipstick shines in moonlight,

Her hair flows like rough seas;

She’ll be up until daylight,

But gives no guarantees.

‘Cause she’ll…

CHORUS

Take this town by storm,

Just like a fire’s breeze;

Take this town by storm,

Burn through it with such ease;

Take this town by storm,

She'll blow every wall down;

Take this town by storm –

A twister touching ground.

[Vs2]

She makes the old men stutter,

And makes the young boys cry;

Makes ‘em melt like butter,

Even when she doesn’t try.

Her smile burns pretenders,

Those one night stand scarecrows;

She’ll never fake surrender,

She has skills nobody knows.

She will…

CHORUS

Take this town by storm,

Just like a fire’s breeze;

Take this town by storm,

Burn through it with such ease;

Take this town by storm,

She'll blow every wall down;

Take this town by storm –

A twister touching ground. 

[BRIDGE]

She’s got lightning, she’s got thunder -

She’s got rain that’ll drown you under;

She’s a cyclone like no other –

She can blow you clean away…

She’ll just…

CHORUS

Take this town by storm,

Just like a fire’s breeze;

Take this town by storm,

Burn through it with such ease;

Take this town by storm,

She'll blow every wall down;

Take this town by storm –

A twister touching ground. 

"When Our Universes Meet"

"When Our Universes Meet"

©️ by Frank A DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

I used to walk each alley,

I've traveled every street,

I danced to some beat boxer's melancholy beat;

I never thought I'd look there,

Beneath the moonlight's heat -

Blistering the soles of my tired naked feet...

OPTIONAL PRE-CHORUS 

I was all alone -

But there you stood...

Just like a lighted painting would...

CHORUS 

The aroma of your beauty,

Keeps pulling my heartbeat;

Kiss my lips all night,

When our universes meet...

Kiss my lips, hold tight,

When our universes meet...

[Vs2]

I've crossed every ocean,

I fought back every storm,

I sailed the seven seas with a raft battered and torn;

I never thought I'd look there,

Beneath a blackened morn,

Afloat through wild waters, windswept and weather born -

OPTIONAL PRE-CHORUS 

I was still alone -

But there you stood...

Just like a blooming flower would...

CHORUS 

The aroma of your beauty,

Keeps pulling my heartbeat;

Kiss my lips all night,

When our universes meet...

Kiss my lips, hold tight,

When our universes meet...

BRIDGE

When our lives collide, a single star we'll be -

CHORUS 

The aroma of your beauty,

Keeps pulling my heartbeat;

Kiss my lips all night,

When our universes meet...

Kiss my lips, hold tight,

When our universes meet...

[REPEAT X TIMES]

"Down That Empty Hall"

"Down That Empty Hall"

©️ Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

In a bag she took her dreams and let them drive,

Past every sunset and quarter moon;

Didn't know where she would go but felt alive,

You can never leave the past too soon...

[Vs2]

She felt the freeing wind blow through her hair,

Each sky held a new day to begin;

She threw away sadness like a breath of air,

Cause her hopes took her from where she'd been...

CHORUS

We're prisoners in a world with concrete walls,

Never quite sure that we can ever leave,

Or if freedom's hidden, 

Down that empty hall...

Never quite sure that we can ever leave,

Or if freedom's hidden, 

Down that empty hall...

[Vs3]

Her vision was quite clear when she blinked her eyes,

No longer swollen shut by neon glare;

What lies ahead of her are crayon painted skies,

And a life of living only some will dare...

CHORUS

We're prisoners in a world with concrete walls,

Never quite sure that we can ever leave,

Or if freedom's hidden, 

Down that empty hall...

Never quite sure that we can ever leave,

Or if freedom's hidden, 

Down that empty hall...

BRIDGE 

We're the ones guilty of own neglect;

If we don't search for freedom, what can we expect?

CHORUS

We're prisoners in a world with concrete walls,

Never quite sure that we can ever leave,

Or if freedom's hidden, 

Down that empty hall...

Never quite sure that we can ever leave,

Or if freedom's hidden, 

Down that empty hall...

"The Journey"

“The Journey”
Copyright by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Inspired by Bob Seger]

[Vs1]
They snuck out past the streetlights on the edge of their home town,
Not far from burned out pines, which a year ago fell down;
They hoped everyone understood,
But deep down knew, no one would,
So they made a choice that would turn their world around...

[Vs2]
They took a rusty wagon toward the Western sky,
Hoped their dreams would follow them, unlike the ones that lie;
Laying 'neath the floating stars,
Each night warm in the other's arms,
A day or two from change they hoped would never die...

[Vs3]
Tomorrow held their future with a foggy hand,
They didn't know tomorrow's intent, but sometimes no one can;
They tumbled closer with each mile,
Didn't know it but for a while,
It was this long journey that was molding their whole plan...

[Vs4]

They stopped somewhere just days from the California coast,
Gazed into each other's eyes and found there more than most;
He opened a box, gave her a ring,

And that meant everything, 
Love brought them here, now they'd both go where they chose.

OUTRO / CHORUS

Its all about the journey 
Those in love must take
Chance is just an option
Until its something you make

{REPEAT X TIMES AND FADE}

 

"Like Fire On Ice" (Long Version)

“Like Fire On Ice”

©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

She sat next to their front window,

Reading Vogue and Us Weekly;

He was outside in the garage,

Using some machinery;

At night they lit the fire when, 

Two hearts are meant to meet –

And they were melting together…

In their arms and their dreams.

[Optional PRE-CHORUS]

With nothing to stop them,

Or get in their way…

They felt each other’s heartbeat,

Rising with the burning flames…

CHORUS

Embracing each other,

With the world so far away –

Holding forever,

With words two eyes will say –

Days are forgotten,

In loving paradise –

Two lives gently melting…

Like fire on ice.

[Vs2]

He came in with dirt and grass stains,

From a Black and Decker lawn;

She was lying on their mattress,

With their love song playing on;

He stretched his right hand out to her, 

And said, “you’re all I want” –

And they were dancing together…

With their lips holding on.

[Optional PRE-CHORUS]

With nothing to stop them,

Or tear them away…

They were each other’s heartbeat,

And it’s always been that way…

CHORUS

Embracing each other,

With the world so far away –

Holding forever,

With words two eyes will say –

Days are forgotten,

In loving paradise –

Two lives gently melting…

Like fire on ice.

[Vs3]

They walked along the beach one night,

And fell into the sand;

He tried to make a joke of it,

And she said “take my hand”;

They lingered ‘neath the moon all night,

As if they had it planned –

And they were holding each other…

It was like they began.

[Optional PRE-CHORUS]

And time could not stop them,

Love is built that way…

They were made forever,

And forever’s here to stay…

CHORUS

Embracing each other,

With the world so far away –

Holding forever,

With words two eyes will say –

Days are forgotten,

In loving paradise –

Two lives gently melting…

Like fire on ice.

“House of Cards”

“House of Cards”

Copyright by Frank DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

With a glass of wine in her hand,

And thoughts that bring the past;

She wanders to another place,

Where love is made to last.

[Vs2]

There was a twinkle in her eye,

When they began the dance;

But then the years took their toll,

The songs had missed their chance...

Pre-CHORUS

Her rings are gone –

She hears their song –

That ended way too fast…

CHORUS

A house of cards is bound to fall;

When strong winds hit, foundations small;

A house of cards, will never stand;

When lovers’ hearts, miss love’s demands.

[Vs3]

As darkness falls upon her room,

And moonlight creeps within;

She wonders if the future holds,

Another chance with him.

Pre-CHORUS

They broke apart –

But can they start –

From where they should have been?

CHORUS

A house of cards is bound to fall;

When strong winds hit, foundations small;

A house of cards, will never stand;

When lovers’ hearts, miss love’s demands.

[Bridge]

With all her hopes and dreams in tatters,

She visits him and hopes it matters;

He draws her close in a tight embrace,

Looks in her eyes and kisses her face.

CHORUS

A house of cards is bound to fall;

When strong winds hit, foundations small;

A house of cards, will never stand;

When lovers’ hearts, miss love’s demands.

"Another Day, Another Night"

“Another Day, Another Night” (Raw Draft)
©️ by Frank A DeCenso, Jr
<All Rights Reserved>
 
<Inspired by Bob Seger’s “The Ring”>
 
[Vs1]
He drove off to the big city, dressed all nice and neat
He spent each day a working man; more deadlines to keep
She'd sit home on a kitchen chair, staring at his plate
Didn't know when he'd get home or if he'd even ate
 
[Vs2]
The days they passed without a change, she wondered what to do
Cleaning house and washing clothes, nothing ever new
Her neighbor told her "volunteer", watching kids all day
All their parents worked till night, for the corporate pay
 
[Vs3]
One day she met a child's mom; who knew about a place
A job where pay was pretty good; part of the rat race
She interviewed and got the job; her husband never knew
She worked all day until the night, just like he would to
 

[SEMI-CHORUS]

Another day, another night
They seemed to feel all wrong
Another day, another night
Just dragged them right along

[Vs4]
A morning came like they all did; the sky was barely lit
He got to work, a routine day, a leather seat to sit
Two girls who worked personnel, called him to a room
Said they lost the deal he worked so he'd be leaving soon
 
[Vs5]
He spent the first day in the home he barely ever knew
He grew bored so he cooked a meal, with candlelight for two
Sitting on the kitchen chair, like his wife used to do
Started staring at her plate, until the night passed through
 
[CHORUS 1]
Another day, another night, they seemed to feel all wrong
Another day, another night; just dragged them right along
Life had put them in a place where lonely is the song 
Until the life they barely lived was all but dead and gone
 
[OUTRO CHORUS]
Another day, another night
They seem to feel all wrong
Another day, another night
Just drags us right along
Another day, another night
They seem to feel all wrong
Another day, another night
Just drags us right along…

Another day, another night
Just drags us right along...