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How I write songs How I really write songs
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GOTTA BE STEALIN' IT FROM SOMEONE SOMEONE UP THERE WATCHING OVER ME
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THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE
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BACK AGAIN
(R. Marzilli, M. Monarch)
WALKIN' DOWN THESE DEAD END STREETS
IN EVERY SINGLE FACE I SEE
ANOTHER GIRL, ANOTHER YOU LOOKING AT ME
I’VE GOTTA FIND MY WAY BACK HOME
REMEMBERING THE TELEPHONE CALLS FROM ME TO
FROM YOU TO ME, NOW EVERYTHING’S PLAIN TO SEE
I DON’T KNOW WHY, I LET YOU GO
BUT I’LL FIND A CAR, I’LL TAKE A PLANE
I’LL DO ANYTHING TO GET BACK AGAIN
TO YOUR OPEN ARMS AND THE LOVE WE HAD
I’LL DO ANYTHING TO GET BACK AGAIN
COFFEE AT AN OLD BUS STOP
NO SILVER ON THE TABLE TOP
IT WON’T BOTHER ME FOR LONG ‘CAUSE I’M HEADING TO YOU
I NEVER THOUGHT I’D FEEL THIS WAY
THE ONLY WORDS YOU HAD TO SAY
WERE “I WANT YOU, I NEED YOU SO GET YOURSELF HOME”
I DON’T KNOW WHY, I LET YOU GO
BUT I’LL FIND A CAR, I’LL TAKE A PLANE
I’LL DO ANYTHING TO GET BACK AGAIN
TO YOUR OPEN ARMS AND THE LOVE WE HAD
I’LL DO ANYTHING TO GET BACK AGAIN
YOU KNOW SOMETIMES SECOND CHANCES DON’T COME ALONG
THIS TIME WE’LL GET THERE, THIS TIME WE’LL MAKE IT I KNOW
I’LL FIND A CAR, I’LL TAKE A PLANE
I’LL DO ANYTHING TO GET BACK AGAIN
TO YOUR OPEN ARMS AND THE LOVE WE HAD
I’LL DO ANYTHING TO GET BACK AGAIN
I’LL FIND A CAR, I’LL TAKE A PLANE
I’LL DO ANYTHING TO GET BACK AGAIN
TO YOUR OPEN ARMS AND THE LOVE WE HAD
I’LL DO
ANYTHING TO GET BACK AGAIN
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YOU GOTTA BE STEALIN’ IT FROM
SOMEONE
(R. Marzilli & M. Monarch)
YOU WEAR YOUR FANCY SUIT, YOU SMILE AT EVERYONE YOU MEET
YOU GOT THE PERFECT LOOK, GUCCI MAKES THE LIES SO SWEET
YOU GOT THE BIG HOUSE ON THE CORNER LOT
A WIFE THAT SAYS FORGET ME NOT
FOR THE REST OF US IT TAKES A LOT, TO EARN A BUCK
TO HAVE THE FANCY THINGS YOU GOT
YOU GOTTA BE STEALIN’ IT FROM SOMEONE
TO DRIVE THAT FANCY CAR YOU GOT
YOU GOTTA BE STEALIN’ IT FROM SOMEONE
WORLDCOM AND ENRON, YOU HAD THE MARKETS AT YOUR FEET
THEN THE BEARS CAME, YOU’RE FIRING EVERYONE YOU SEE
YOU GOT THE BIG CHURCH ON THE CORNER LOT
YOU GOT A GOD THAT SAYS FORGET ME NOT
FOR THE REST OF US IT TAKES A LOT, TO EARN A BUCK
YOU GOTTA BE STEALIN’ IT FROM SOMEONE
TO HAVE THE FANCY THINGS YOU GOT
YOU GOTTA BE STEALIN’ IT FROM SOMEONE
TO DRIVE THAT FANCY CAR YOU GOT
YOU GOTTA BE STEALIN’ IT FROM SOMEONE
GREED IS A GOOD THING, GREED IT RUNS EVERYTHING
GREED IS A GOOD THING, GREED IT RUNS EVERYTHING
YOU GOTTA BE STEALIN’ IT FROM SOMEONE
TO HAVE THE FANCY THINGS YOU GOT
YOU GOTTA BE STEALIN’ IT FROM SOMEONE
TO DRIVE THAT FANCY CAR YOU GOT
YOU GOTTA BE STEALIN’ IT FROM SOMEONE
GREED IS A GOOD THING, GREED IT RUNS EVERYTHING
GREED IS A GOOD THING, GREED IT RUNS EVERYTHING
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I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I SHOULD
Written By Ron Marzilli
I FIRST SAW YOUR FACE FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
NOW IT SEEMS LIKE JUST THE OTHER DAY
THAT YOU WERE ASKIN' ME TO TUCK YOU IN
NOW WHAT WAS I TO SAY
SO I PULLED THE BLANKETS UP
AND I JUST KISSED YOU ON THE CHEEK
YOUR EYES THEY LOOKED AT MINE
TILL YOU FELL ASLEEP
I STILL LOVE YOU MORE THAN I SHOULD
AND WHEN I SAW YOU ON THE BOULEVARD TODAY
YOU WERE STANDIN' THERE LOOKIN' BACK AT ME
THEN YOU WALKED AWAY
GIRL I GUESS WE HAD OUR TIME
WE DID ALL TWO BROKEN HEARTS COULD DO
I KNOW YOU THOUGHT THE SUN IT ROSE WITH ME
AND I BELIEVED THAT YOU HUNG THE MOON
BUT NOW YOU'RE OFF WITH SOMEONE NEW
AND I GUESS THAT'S JUST THE WAY THAT LIFE CAN BE
DON'T FORGET THAT I FOUND MYSELF IN YOU
AND I KNOW YOU FOUND YOURSELF IN ME
I LOVE YOU MORE THAN I SHOULD
AND WHEN I SAW YOU ON THE BOULEVARD TODAY
YOU WERE STANDIN' THERE LOOKIN' BACK AT ME
THEN YOU JUST WALKED AWAY
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I KNOW THERE'S SOMEONE WATCHING
OVER ME
Written By Ron Marzilli
I KNOW
THERE'S A HARD RAIN A COMIN'
I CAN ALREADY FEEL THE CHILL IN THE AIR
SO TIRED OF SEARCHIN'
ALMOST TOO TIRED OF WALKIN'
JUST TAKE MY HAND IN YOURS AND LEAD ME SOMEWHERE
THERE'S SOMEONE UP THERE WATCHIN' OVER ME
STILL HEAR HIM TELL ME WHAT HE KNOWS I CAN BE
LET'S WALK THE LINE AND BABY YOU TOO WILL SEE
THERE'S SOMEONE UP THERE WATCHIN' OVER ME
I'VE SEEN HARD TIMES BUT THE SUNRISE IS SHOWIN'
MY LOST LOVERS SEEM TO CRY IN THE NIGHT
I'M JUST LOOKIN' AT THE NEW DAY THAT'S COMIN'
JUST TRYIN' TO MAKE THIS WHOLE THING WORK OUT RIGHT
THERE'S SOMEONE UP THERE WATCHIN' OVER ME
STILL HEAR HIM TELL ME WHAT HE KNOWS I CAN BE
LET'S WALK THE LINE AND BABY YOU TOO WILL SEE
THERE'S SOMEONE UP THERE WATCHIN' OVER ME
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DREAM FOR TWO
Written By Ron Marzilli
THE LAST TIME THAT I SAW YOU BABY
YOUR EYES WERE FULL OF RAIN
THE LAST TIME THAT I HELD YOU DARLIN'
OUR HEARTS WERE FULL OF PAIN
YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU DREAMED A DREAM FOR TWO
A DREAM WHERE YOU HAD ME AND I HAD YOU
I GUESS YOU THOUGHT IF YOU TRIED HARD ENOUGH
IT MIGHT COME TRUE
FOUR A.M. AND COFFEE BABY
I NEVER THOUGHT WE'D SEE THE END
I GUESS IT FELL LIKE NIGHT FALL ON US DARLIN'
EVEN WE COULD NOT PRETEND
YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU DREAMED A DREAM FOR TWO
A DREAM WHERE YOU HAD ME AND I HAD YOU
I GUESS I THOUGHT IF I TRIED HARD ENOUGH
IT MIGHT COME TRUE
I WANT YOU BACK
I NEED YOU
CRYIN'S NOT A WASTE OF TIME
CAUSE CRYIN' KEEPS YOU ON MY MIND ALL THE TIME
SO CLOSE THE DOOR AND PLEASE DON'T LOOK BACK BABY
OR I WON'T LET YOU GO
TAKE SOME TIME AND FIND SOMEBODY DARLIN'
BUT I JUST DON'T WANT TO KNOW
CAUSE YOU TOLD ME THAT YOU DREAMED A DREAM FOR TWO
A DREAM WHERE YOU HAD ME AND I HAD YOU
I GUESS WE THOUGHT IF WE TRIED HARD ENOUGH
IT MIGHT COME TRUE
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Angeline
(Marzilli
& Monarch)
I see you cryin’ about what you heard
Don’t base your love on what some people say
The
sun comes up and it’s another day
Angeline, you gotta let yourself be
You gotta leave it alone let yourself go, let your heart run free
There will be no lines, between you and me, Angeline
Happy is just another word
I see you smillin’ about what you heard
We’ve got to live like it’s our only day
We’ve got to love ‘cause there’s no other way
Angeline, you gotta let yourself be
You gotta leave it alone let yourself go, let your heart run free
There will be no lines, between you and me, Angeline
Ooh – La la la la la la la
Ooh
– La la la la la la la
Angeline, you gotta let yourself be
You gotta leave it alone let yourself go, let your heart run free
There will be no lines, between you and me, Angeline
Angeline, you gotta let yourself be
You gotta leave it alone let yourself go, let your heart run free
There will be no lines, between you and me, Angeline
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A
LITTLE MORE LOVIN'
(Marzilli & Monarch)
YOU WERE THE HOME TOWN QUEEN
I WAS THE HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL STAR
WE MADE THE PERFECT PAIR
EVERYONE SAID WE'D GO REAL FAR
MARRIED AT JUST EIGHTEEN
EVERYTHING'S FINE IT SEEMS
A COUPLE OF YEARS AND A COUPLE OF KIDS
TOO MANY BILLS AND TOO MANY DOUBLE SHIFTS
WHERE HAVE THE GOOD TIMES GONE
WHERE DID OUR PERFECT LIFE GO WRONG
THE TRAINS COMIN' OFF IT'S TRACK
MAMA HOW DO WE GET IT BACK
A LITTLE MORE LOVIN', A LITTLE LESS FIGHT
MOVE IT MORE TO THE LEFT, MOVE IT MORE TO THE RIGHT
YOU GOTTA GET WHAT YOU WANT HERE IN THIS SHORT LIFE
A LITTLE MORE LOVIN', A LITTLE LESS FIGHT
A LITTLE MORE LOVIN' WILL MAKE THINGS RIGHT
KEEPIN' IT CLOSE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT
I DON'T CARE IF IT'S RAIN OR SHINE
JUST AS LONG AS I KNOW YOUR ALWAYS MINE
THERE'S A BETTER ROAD UP AHEAD
JUST REMEMBER WHAT MOMA SAID
A LITTLE MORE LOVIN', A LITTLE LESS FIGHT
MOVE IT MORE TO THE LEFT, MOVE IT MORE TO THE RIGHT
YOU GOTTA GET WHAT YOU WANT HERE IN THIS SHORT LIFE
A LITTLE MORE LOVIN', A LITTLE LESS FIGHT
IT AINT THAT HARD TO MAKE THINGS RIGHT
YOU GOTTA LEARN TO SIMPLIFY
TAKE THE TIME FOR THE THINGS THAT REALLY
MATTER
A LITTLE MORE LOVIN', A LITTLE LESS FIGHT
MOVE IT MORE TO THE LEFT, MOVE IT MORE TO THE RIGHT
YOU GOTTA GET WHAT YOU WANT HERE IN THIS SHORT LIFE
A LITTLE MORE LOVIN', A LITTLE LESS FIGHT
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THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE
Written By Ron Marzilli
I'VE SAID GOODBYE
I'VE SAID SO LONG
I'VE KISSED A CHEEK
AND SAID BE STRONG
I'VE WALKED AWAY
SOMETIMES I'M MAD
SOMETIMES I'M HURT
SOMETIMES I'M SAD
BUT THE HARDEST THING I'VE HAD TO DO
IS TO TELL MY HEART TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOU
GIRL THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE
IS TO WALK AWAY KNOWIN' YOU'RE THE ONE
I'VE SEEN LOVE LIVE
I'VE SEEN LOVE DIE
I'VE SEEN LOVE LAUGH
AND WATCHED LOVE CRY
YOU'LL BE ALRIGHT
AND SO WILL I
I WON'T FORGET THE LOOK YOU HAD THERE IN YOUR EYES
AND I'M NOT SAYIN' THAT MY ARMS DON'T WANT TO HOLD YOU ANYMORE
I'M NOT SAYIN' THAT MY HEART DOESN'T LOVE YOU LIKE BEFORE
ALL I KNOW IS THIS AIN'T WORKIN' SO I'M RUNNIN' FOR THE DOOR
THE HARDEST THING I'VE HAD TO DO
IS TO TELL MY HEART TO SAY GOODBYE TO YOU
THE HARDEST THING I'VE EVER DONE
IS TO WALK AWAY KNOWIN' YOU'RE THE ONE
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GIVE UP THE FIGHT
Written By Ron Marzilli
IT'S A LONG LONG ROAD
FROM WHERE THERE IS NO RETURN
BROKEN MEN ALONG THE WAY
BROKEN HEARTS AT EVERY TURN
I WISH YOU WERE HERE
TO HELP ME WITH ALL MY TEARS
WHO'S WRONG OR WHO'S RIGHT
I DON'T HAVE THE HEART
TO KEEP UP THIS SIDE OF THE FIGHT
IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME
I DON'T HAVE TO BE RIGHT
LET'S JUST GIVE UP THE FIGHT
TIME ROLLS ALONG
YOU AND I SING THE SAME OLD SONG
TRYIN' TO PROVE WHO IS TOUGH
NEVER GAVE EITHER ONE ENOUGH
SO I'M STANDIN' HERE NOW
I'M READY TO THROW IN THE TOWEL
WHO'S WRONG OR WHO'S RIGHT
I DON'T HAVE THE HEART
TO KEEP UP THIS SIDE OF THE FIGHT
IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME
I DON'T HAVE TO BE RIGHT
LET'S JUST GIVE UP THE FIGHT
NEVER THERE WHEN I NEEDED YOU
ALWAYS TRYIN' TO PLEAD WITH YOU
WHO'S WRONG OR WHO'S RIGHT
I DON'T HAVE THE HEART
TO KEEP UP THIS SIDE OF THE FIGHT
IT DOESN'T MATTER TO ME
I DON'T HAVE TO BE RIGHT
LET'S JUST GIVE UP THE FIGHT
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ONE PLUS ONE
Written By Ron Marzilli
I MET HER AT SCHOOL
IT WAS THE FIRST GRADE
SHE HAD A PONY TAIL
AND HER EYES THEY TRAPPED MY HEART BACK EVEN THEN
HAVIN' TROUBLE COUNTIN' NUMBERS IN THE THIRD GRADE
SHE TOLD ME THAT SHE'D HELP ME LEARN
SO SHE SAT ME DOWN
AND THIS IS WHAT SHE SAID
ONE PLUS ONE IS TWO
LOVE PLUS LOVE IS ME AND YOU
AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY FRIEND
CAN I HOLD YOUR HAND
I HOPE THIS MAKES YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT I'LL LOVE YOU ALWAYS
EVEN TILL THE END
BEST FRIENDS LIVIN' IN THE SAME TOWN
HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS
THEN I ASKED YOU AND YOU SAID YOU'D BE MY WIFE
THERE YOU WERE STANDIN' IN YOUR WHITE DRESS
I GAVE YOU MY WEDDING VOWS
THEN YOU TURNED TO ME
AND THIS IS WHAT YOU SAID
ONE PLUS ONE IS TWO
LOVE PLUS LOVE IS ME AND YOU
AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY FRIEND
CAN I HOLD YOUR HAND
I HOPE THIS MAKES YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT I'LL LOVE YOU ALWAYS
EVEN TILL THE END
WE'VE HAD A LOT OF YEARS
THE LAUGHTER'S OUTWEIGHED THE TEARS
NOW THE DOCTOR IS TELLIN' ME IT'S REAL BAD
HE SAYS YOU MAY NOT MAKE IT
SO I'VE BEEN SITTIN' HERE FOR THREE DAYS BY YOUR BED
YOU'VE LOVED ME A LONG TIME
YOU SHOWED ME THAT LIFE CAN RHYME
AND I JUST DON'T WANT TO FACE THE WORLD ALONE
YES WE'VE HAD A LOT OF YEARS
THE LAUGHTER'S OUTWEIGHED THE TEARS
AND I JUST DON'T HAVE THE HEART TO SAY GOODBYE
YOUR EYES ARE CLOSED YOU SHOULD BE SLEEPIN'
I LEAN DOWN REAL CLOSE
I KISS YOUR CHEEK AND THIS IS WHAT I SAY
ONE PLUS ONE IS TWO
LOVE PLUS LOVE IS ME AND YOU
AND I HOPE THAT YOU WILL ALWAYS BE MY FRIEND
CAN I HOLD YOUR HAND
I HOPE THIS MAKES YOU UNDERSTAND
THAT I'LL LOVE YOU ALWAYS
EVEN TILL THE END