"Time Rewinds"

"Time Rewinds" (Draft 3)
©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.
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[Vs1]
The stars are playing or they're hiding somewhere,
The kinds of things some kids do;
They try to hide the sparkle in their eyes,
But they really don't want to...
We're like them, maybe a little more mature,
Or at least we still think so;
But within your eyes I see the wild and the free,
Bright with their blue eyed glow...

CHORUS
All our times rewind and park so near,
They are shining crystal clear -
But we can always let our future loose,
Then when time rewinds we'll drive and disappear...

[Vs2]
At noon the sun is brighter than at night,
And it's always been that way;
The day may now and then hide some secrets,
And with us that's where they stay;
But we have changed every single season,
Even winter's nice and warm;
Sometimes we are one beneath the blankets,
With new feelings being born...

CHORUS
All our times rewind and park so near,
They are shining crystal clear -
But we can always let our future loose,
Then when time rewinds we'll drive and disappear.

BRIDGE
Who really knows what all the future holds -
But together we have nothing to fear...

CHORUS
All our times rewind and park so near,
They are shining crystal clear -
But we can always let our future loose,
Then when time rewinds we'll drive and disappear.

"How To Treat A Girl" (cup of coffee draft)

"How To Treat That Girl" (cup of coffee draft)

©️ Frank DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

I woke a bit too early

You are still asleep

I wonder if you're dreaming 

And dancing there with me

You're on my mind when I sleep

And throughout each hard day

Your beauty is a candle

While your smile lights my way

CHORUS

When you find that someone 

And she becomes your world

Time and love will teach you

How to treat that girl

[Vs2]

You handed me the future

When you said " I do",

Everything I care about

Boils down to you

Someday when I am finished 

And the bed is half empty

I pray I'll fill your dreams 

With you still holding me

CHORUS

When you find that someone 

And she becomes your world

Time and love will teach you

How to treat that girl

BRIDGE

There's always a tomorrow 

If you feel life's been unfair

Don't get tired waiting

You'll one day hold me there

CHORUS

When you find that someone 

And she becomes your world

Time and love will teach you

How to treat that girl

"Pit Of Love" (Morning Cup of Coffee Draft)

"Pit Of Love" (Cup of coffee lyrical draft)

©️ Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

My heartbeat is telling me

In love's Morse code

You're the only one I see

With night vision mode

But that's ok, it is fine

I'll tell you now it's true

My mind will not forget 

It's been dabbed with super glue

CHORUS

If you couldn't tell before

Maybe now you see

I've fallen in a pit of love

You made just for me

I can't leave this pit of love...

Only you can set me free

[Vs2]

I don't know what else to say

The cat has got my tongue

Can you pretend you are mine

Until the moon is done?

It may be too much to ask

With elementary words

I was running on vinyl wheels

Hoping that you really heard

CHORUS

If you couldn't tell before

Maybe now you see

I've fallen in a pit of love

You made just for me

I can't leave this pit of love...

Only you can set me free

BRIDGE 

Are you still there?

Or did I scare away,

Everything I hoped for

Is who you are today

CHORUS

If you couldn't tell before

Maybe now you see

I've fallen in a pit of love

You made just for me

I can't leave this pit of love...

Only you can set me free

"Inside Your Shadow"

“Inside Your Shadow”
©️ by Frank DeCenso, Jr.
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[Vs1]
Whispers, 
Sound just like heartaches,
Falling like snowflakes,
On your wintered heart;
Throw out, 
Those empty love lines,
Given out like deadlines,
Made to fall apart.

PRE-CHORUS
You don’t need to keep,
Feelings hard to speak...

CHORUS
I’ll hide there, inside your shadow,
Always be where you go,
Won’t be long till you know,
That new love you feel's from me…
It’s made of me....

[Vs2]
Night time,
Just like a willow,
Creeping through the window,
While you fall asleep;
Mem’ries, 
Still recall where you’ve been,
Promise you a new spin,
With a love complete.

PRE-CHORUS
You don’t need to go,
Anywhere else to know...

CHORUS
I’ll hide there, inside your shadow,
Always be where you go,
Won’t be long till you know,
That new love you feel's from me…
It’s made of me....

[BRIDGE]
Can you feel,
A love that’s real?
Mine always will -
Hang on to you..

CHORUS
I’ll hide there, inside your shadow,
Always be where you go,
Won’t be long till you know,
That new love you feel's from me…
It’s made of me....

"Day Is Like The Night"

"Day Is Like The Night"

©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]
Heat rises slowly from the city streets
Those not there will ever know

All the hurt and pain and crippling shame
Pushes all those there to go
Way beyond forgiving lines
And fallen warning signs
Until the rich and content find their lives too are bent
When the world they knew came and went

CHORUS
Freedom's been burned
The songbirds have learned
Not to sing at dawn's early light
When we turned away
The sun forgot to stay 
Now the day is like the night

[Vs2]
Anger boils over this hot melting pot
Where kindness was the one rule
Then people gave in to the rage within
Like fire fed by fuel
Since the promises given
Ain't the lives they're livin'
When lying sweet rain hit the nameless and vain
Now for both the world turns the same

CHORUS
Freedom's been burned
The songbirds have learned
Not to sing at dawn's early light
When we turned away
The sun forgot to stay 
Now the day is like the night

BRIDGE
When the tables are turned
Maybe then we'll see
We have all been burned
When this world we walk in's not free

CHORUS
Freedom's been burned
The songbirds have learned
Not to sing at dawn's early light
When we turned away
The sun forgot to stay 
Now the day is like the night

“Dreams Cry Away”

“Dreams Cry Away” (Simple Poetic Draft)
©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

A river flows, near the place,
Where once we wandered passed;
The ground it shows, just a trace,
Where our love was seen last.

[Vs2]
The wind it blows, on my face,
But leaves me just as fast;
It seems to know, our embrace,
Back then just couldn't last.

CHORUS
There was a time, too far away,
When you were mine, each night and day;
But now you’re gone, I don’t know why,
And every night - my dreams cry away.

[Vs3]
A subtle breeze, says your name,
In such a silent tone;
I cannot seize, it’s one aim,
To find and bring you home.

[Vs4]
Perhaps you’ll see, there’s no gain,
To wandering alone;
If thoughts of me, feel the same,
It’s true love that you’ve known.

CHORUS
There was a time, too far away,
When you were mine, each night and day;
But now you’re gone, I don’t know why,
And every night - my dreams cry away.

[Bridge]
When nighttime calls, and you feel lost;
If your heart melts, your winter’s frost;
Remember me, you know I care;
Just turn and see, I'll still be there.

CHORUS
There was a time, too far away,
When you were mine, each night and day;
But now you’re gone, I don’t know why,
And every night - my dreams cry away.

"Not A Dying Star"

"Not A Dying Star" (Morning Coffee Musings)

©️ Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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She's floating in the wind

With butterfly wings

A breeze through the trees

That makes them all sing

Sometimes she's all alone

But content like a dove

On moon filled quiet nights

She's the glow that's above

She's a freedom loving soul

No need to advance

She'd be happy 'neath a tree

Or a musicless dance

It's just the simple things 

That give her a thrill

Don't care for complicating 

The things that life will

She's the stillness of a sky

Mornings bright and blue

Runs through every storm

With a smile traveling through

Doesn't care for money

Like others live for

She's happy with each breath

Loves waiting for more

She's what we all can be

If we change our view

Cause life ain't a race

We have to sweat through

We should give her a chance

To bring us some rest

Life's not a marathon 

To see who's the best

Saddle up slowly

Ride that horse with joy

Your life's not meant

To be a wound up toy

Scraping the bottom

Isn't who we really are

Live your life with ease

And not a dying star

"Remember To Forget"

“Remember To Forget”

©️ by Frank DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

He tossed you aside, like a tattered old shirt,

You thought he cared for you, so it’s still gotta hurt;

Go ahead and cry, let the tears flow free,

Don’t let what he told you, steal who you can be.

CHORUS

Remember to forget,

What you haven’t yet forgot,

The past is gone for good,

But you’re not –

Remember to forget

The past is gone for good,

But you’re not...

[Vs2]

I knew the day would come, when he’d up and leave,

I thought you knew it too, but you couldn't see;

It may take a while, for all that pain to go,

It'll find some other place, to stop another show

CHORUS

Remember to forget,

What you haven’t yet forgot,

The past is gone for good,

But you’re not –

Remember to forget

The past is gone for good,

But you’re not...

[BRIDGE]

Throw it a off bridge 

Or leave it to rot

That sinkin' little feeling

That you've shot your last shot...

CHORUS

Remember to forget,

What you haven’t yet forgot,

The past is gone for good,

But you’re not –

Remember to forget

The past is gone for good,

But you’re not...

"Time Forgot To Take"

"Time Forgot To Take"

©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr

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[Vs1]

Mem'ries of that night still enchant me

I've been captured by its simple spell

Your arms around me like a blanket

It was too good for me to ever tell

[Vs2]

But here I am writing till the morning

When light of a new day will begin

I can't help but sit here and just wonder

If you can remember us back then

CHORUS

I've never felt this kind of lasting pain,

'Cause all these thoughts of you still remain

What's the reason these feelings will not break?

They're remnants time forgot to take...

[Vs3]

The ending came a little bit too early 

Like stormy rain on a sunny day 

If the only things I can keep near me

Are the memories of you, it's ok

[Vs4]

Even though you're gone I'll still remember 

How our kisses made you start to sway

We were melted all alone like two candles

And the light of your eyes won't go away

CHORUS

I've never felt this kind of lasting pain,

'Cause all these thoughts of you still remain

What's the reason these feelings will not break?

They're remnants time forgot to take...

BRIDGE

I don't know why you left behind these mem'ries

But once again, that's ok

CHORUS

I've never felt this kind of lasting pain,

'Cause all these thoughts of you still remain

What's the reason these feelings will not break?

They're remnants time forgot to take...

"Mama, Get Some Rest"

"Mama, Get Some Rest"

©️ by Frank A. DeCenso, Jr.

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[Vs1]

You grew up in modesty

That's a nice way to say poor

You only had a pair of old shoes

To walk your church school floor

But you did your diligence 

Finished with such ease

Married dad in a borrowed dress

On a snowy New Year's eve

CHORUS

Why are you standing at the stove,

Wearing your Sunday dress?

You always cook and care for us

Mama, get some rest...

[Vs2]

The years were hard and were kind

Depending on the day

You cared for dad when he got sick

To heaven he's led the way

But you never let us see

Any tears you may have cried

You simply read your Bible

Taught for us, Jesus died

CHORUS

Why are you standing at the stove,

Wearing your Sunday dress?

You always cook and care for us

Mama, get some rest

[Vs3]

When you leave to see your Lord

Tell dad that we said "hi"

You'll never need to cook again

You've taught us to get by

Now you're sick but wear a smile

Your Bible on your chest

The doc says you'll be leaving tonight

We know you'll fin'ly rest

CHORUS

Why aren't you standing at the stove,

Wearing your Sunday dress?

You always cooked and cared for us

Mama, get some rest