Lingers

I made some pretty significant edits to the lyrics in this one.


I never look behind, once I’ve said goodbye
My feet never stop when they hit the ground
Reminiscing has never been my thing
But when I think of you, yeah it spins me round and round

     CHORUS
     Something about you, girl, just lingers
     Something about you, girl, just lingers
     You’ve been rolling round my head so long
     Like the chorus of my favorite song
     Going on and on and on and on
     On and on and on and on

     You make my heart pick up a beat, and it lingers
     I get caught in your melody, and it lingers
     In my mind, every line rhymes with your name
     Cuz it’s the only word I wanna sing, yeah, it lingers

Well, I recall the magic in your smile
I’ve sure got nothing like that now
You left a lonely hole punched though my chest
I’ve gotta find a way to get you back somehow, somehow

     REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Oh, I’ve been looking so far up ahead to find it
I never guessed love’d catch me from behind

     SHORT CHORUS
     You make my heart pick up a beat, and it lingers
     I get caught in your melody, and it lingers
     In my mind, every line rhymes with your name
     Cuz it’s the only word I wanna sing, yeah, it lingers

     In my mind, every line rhymes with your name
     Cuz it’s the only word I wanna sing, yeah, it lingers


Below are the lyrics as posted on March 18, 2015:

I never look behind, once I’ve said goodbye
My feet never stop when they hit the ground
Reminiscing has never been my thing
But when I think of you, yeah it spins me round and round

    CHORUS
    Something about you, girl, lingers
    Something about you, girl, lingers
    You’ve been rolling round my head so long
    Like the chorus of my favourite song
    Going on and on and on and on
    On and on and on and on
    Yeah, something about you, girl, lingers
    Something about you, girl, lingers

Well I can’t recall why we parted ways
And it don’t matter much right now
It seems I just can’t get you off my mind
I gotta find a way to get you back somehow, somehow

    REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE
Well, I’ve been looking so far up ahead to find it
I never guessed you’d catch me from behind

    Something about you, girl, lingers
    Something about you, girl, lingers
    You’ve been rolling round my head so long
    Like the chorus of my favourite song
    Going on and on and on and on
    On and on and on and on

Calico

I’m up a tree like a calico
Out on a limb, nowhere to go
But down

I keep saying I’ll be alright
Land on my feet, yeah, just hang in tight
For now

     Cuz way out here, it’s just me and the leaves
     Blowing in the breeze
     I feel the shake in my knees

     Ooh, yeah the shake in my knees

On the ground, looks like you’ve got it made
Laying in the grass, but that’s just a different shade
Of blue

C’mon and meet me over on the fence
We’ll take a look around and do whatever makes sense
For two

     Cuz way out here, it’s just me and the leaves
     Blowing in the breeze
     I feel the shake in my knees

     Way out here, it’s just me and the leaves
     Blowing in the breeze
     I think you’ll steady my knees

     Ooh, yeah you steady my knees
     Ooh, yeah you steady my knees

Whoa-oh, calico, whoa-oh
Whoa-oh, calico, whoa-oh
Whoa-oh, calico, whoa-oh
Whoa-oh, calico, whoa-oh

I’m up a tree like a calico

Parisian Kisses

A couple of friends are getting married this October. They got engaged in Paris, which inspired this song...

He hid the box behind his hotel night stand while he hit the shower
First time it was out of his sight in about 8 hours
Since he boarded the plane with his lady last night
Heading straight for the City of Lights

To see what her answer would be, he’d practiced for weeks
Had all the perfect words, just needed the nerve to speak
But he must have known, it’s the surest thing
She’d say yes, with our without a ring

     CHORUS
      Some things go on for years and years
      Decades and even eons, I hear
      But nothing lasts as long as Parisian kisses and love, love
      Nothing lasts as long as Parisian kisses and love

They walked along the avenue and craned their necks at the Eiffel Tower
And they both knew this wasn’t even their finest hour
He got down on one knee and the future was clear
When she smiled from ear to ear

      CHORUS
      Some things go on for years and years
      Decades and even eons, I hear
      But nothing lasts as long as Parisian kisses and love
      No
      Some things go on for years and years
      Decades and even eons, I hear
      But nothing lasts as long as Parisian kisses and love, love
      Nothing lasts as long as Parisian kisses
      Nothing as long as Parisian kisses
      Nothing lasts as long as Parisian kisses and love

My Curiosity

Here's a little kids' song that was inspired by last week's guitar lesson. Anybody got any contacts with Sesame Street or the Muppets?  :-)


I didn’t know how to spell watermelon
W, A, T, I kept forgetting
So I looked it up in a dictionary
And guess what else I found in the library

A whole bunch of books about combustion engines
Maybe one day I’ll take mechanic lessons
Build a motorcycle and ride it into space
Figuring things out puts a smile on my face

     CHORUS 
     I might not know everything 
     But I can find a way to see 
     How to do almost anything
     Through my curiosity 
     My curiosity

I’ve been looking for instructions to play marbles
I tried to Google it, but the results came out garbled
Would you mind asking your grand dad, or an uncle or an aunt
Cuz so far all I've got seems a little scant 

     CHORUS

BRIDGE
Well if there’s something you don’t know
Maybe I can tell ya
If you ever draw a blank
Man, just gimme a shout
There’s a pretty good chance
That I won’t have an answer
But if we put our heads together
Yeah, we’ll figure it out

     DOUBLE CHORUS

Running To Open Arms

I was laying on the ground
Under a fairytale sky
Wishing you were there
So I could feel you by my side

Thinking, all we are
Is carbon and love
One goes on and on
While the other turns to dust

     CHORUS      
     You’ll never be lost too long
     With your heart as the northern star 
     Nothing can steer you wrong
     Running to open arms

All I’m sayin’ now
Is time, it don’t wait
There’s no sure way to know
Till you’re looking back on it

So wrap your arms around me
Let’s dive right in
Gotta roll the dice
If we ever wanna win      

     CHORUS

BRIDGE
Here we go now, climbing over the mountain
With each step, every moment, we’re counting
On leaving our own trails behind
To blaze one side by side
 
     CHORUS
 
All we are
Is carbon and love
One goes on and on

Hounds At Bay

Hounds At Bay

Hunger and craving
The jaws and the teeth
Lusting and longing
No chain, no leash
I will be hunted again
If you ever leave

Stay, you keep the hounds at bay
Stay, you keep the hounds at bay

Safe under cover
Of your pulse and your breath
Shielded and sheltered
In the heat and the sweat
If a distance should grow between us
I’ll have no defence

Stay, you keep the hounds at bay
Stay, you keep the hounds at bay

Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun
(co-write with Nathan Smith)

The tank is full, my bags are packed
There’s room for yours beside ’em
No more talking ’bout our dreams
Let’s go see if we can find ’em

C’mon and leave it all behind
Just think what you could find

    CHORUS
    By my side
    On any highway
    We’ll take this ride
    And make it our way
    I’m in it for the long run
    If you’re riding shotgun
    If you’re riding shotgun
    If you’re riding shotgun
    If you’re riding shotgun

Pick a point on the map
Big or small, it don’t matter
It ain’t about the destination
We can figure that out after

Well I can follow any road
Cuz I got you to hold

    REPEAT CHORUS

SOLO

BRIDGE
I’m soaking up this red sunset
And dreaming of the road ahead

    DOUBLE CHORUS
    (Side by side)