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Where You Belong
02:33
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Still sleep on my side of the bed
Reach for you; find your pilow instead
Want to steal a kiss before the break of dawn
But you're gone; yeah you're gone
Make two cups of coffee; can't drink them both
Find a clean plate but burn the toast
Want a goodbye kiss on the front lawn
But you're gone; yeah you're gone
I want to kiss you; 'cause I miss you
I'm here where you belong; where you belong
I'm here where you belong; where you belong
Catch myself say, "Honey, I'm home from work"
Find a missing button on my last clean shirt
Want a welcome kiss; put a TV dinner on
Cause you're gone; yeah you're gone
Go to bed; turn on all the house lights
Pretend you're working late at night
Find your iPod; I'm playing your songs
Cause you're gone; yeah you're gone
I want to kiss you; 'cause I miss you
I'm here where you belong; where you belong
I'm here where you belong; where you belong
Hours pass like days, the nights are long
My arms are empty it feels wrong
I'm here where you belong; where you belong
I'm here where you belong; where you belong
I'm here where you belong; where you belong
I'm here where you belong; where you belong
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Because of You
03:23
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Where have you been, where to begin
I turned to stone in a dark ocean cave
The best of me, sad to say, the waves washed away
The barnacle limestone set in
You light my path out of the shadows
I taste the ocean; I feel the breeze
I see possibilities
Everything I do, do, do
Is feeling new, new, new
Because of you, you, you
A different point of view, view, view
My heart beats true, true, true
Because of you, you, you
Everything I do, do, do
Is feeling new, new, new
Because of you, you, you
A different point of view, view, view
My heart beats true, true, true
Because of you, you, you
Sea glass and driftwood and rosy pink conch shells
Align a cobble stone tea shop on wood plank shelves
The holes in my soul, didn’t make you turn away
Your hands resting gently mine
You light my path out of the shadows
I taste the ocean; I feel the breeze
I see possibilities
Everything I do, do, do
Is feeling new, new, new
Because of you, you, you
A different point of view, view, view
My heart beats true, true, true
Because of you, you, you
Everything I do, do, do
Is feeling new, new, new
Because of you, you, you
A different point of view, view, view
My heart beats true, true, true
Because of you, you, you
You play a note on each raindrop
I see the moon above storm
I feel reborn
Everything I do, do, do
Is feeling new, new, new
Because of you, you, you
A different point of view, view, view
My heart beats true, true, true
Because of you, you, you
Everything I do, do, do
Is feeling new, new, new
Because of you, you, you
A different point of view, view, view
My heart beats true, true, true
Because of you, you, you
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Hold Me Tight
02:42
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I had the smell of defeat
I was laced and tripping
You had me so tongue-tied
I could feel my sole slipping
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
You know you love, love, love me right
When you hold me tight
A shoe-string budget worked fine
Seeing you were self-taut
When Sockcrates asks why
And Velcro answers, “Why knot?”
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
You know you love, love, love me right
When you hold me tight
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
You know you love, love, love me right
When you hold me tight
When trouble is afoot
We loosen up a bit
When I come undone
You’re still my perfect fit
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
Love me right
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
You know you love, love, love me right
When you hold me tight
Hold me tight
Hold me tight
You know you love, love, love me right
When you hold me tight
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Angelina
02:32
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Don't start, Angelina
I still need ya
Don't walk away
Angel Angelina
I'Il be lonely
If you don't stay
Angelina
I still need ya
You're the only one who knows me at all
Angelina
I still need ya
You're the only one I've ever loved with all my heart
Angelina
Angelina
Don't go, Angelina
I still need ya
Why don't you stay?
Angel Angelina
Please promise
You won't walk away
Angelina
I still need ya
You're the only one who knows me at all
Angelina
I still need ya
You're the only one I've ever loved with all my heart
Angelina
Angelina
Angelina
Angelina
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You're Number One to Me
02:03
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If I made a list of how I would spend my life
Or just made a list of where I want to be tonight
If I made a list of what gets me through the day
Or just made a list of where I'd put a bouquet
Every list I write you're at the top of them all
Any list I make big or small
You're number one, yeah you're number one to me
If I made a list of what I can't live without
Or just made a list of places I'd put my mouth
If I made a list of what love means to me
Or just made a list of what I love to squeeze
Every list I write you're at the top of them all
Any list I make big or small
You're number one, yeah you're number one to me
Nothing on a list compares to you at all
Come and take your place on the pedestal
You're number one, yeah you're number one to me
If I made a list
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Plenty of Reasons
03:03
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I have my reasons to get up
To get up any tower that keeps you in
To get up any tower that keeps you in
Gives me all the reason I need
I have my reasons to makeup
To make up any line to steal your heart
Like a thief in the night; like a kiss in the dark
Gives me all the reason I need
You give me plenty of reasons
Plenty of reasons
Plenty of reasons to do what I do
I have my reasons to break down
To break down any door imprisoning you
To watch your guards fall, falling down, down, down
Gives me all the reason I need
You give me plenty of reasons
Plenty of reasons
Plenty of reasons to do what I do
I have my reasons to wake up
To wake up in the sunshine of your smile
To wake up in the sunshine of your smile
Gives me all the reason I need
You give me plenty of reasons
Plenty of reasons
Plenty of reasons to do what I do
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You're a Someone
03:18
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My arrival for laser tag was no accident
Still the grey tie with pen protector was an experiment
I've spilt Cyber-bullies' blood to overflowing
But right now breathing at all is a serious undergoing
You're a someone, a someone I admire
The floor boards creak in my heart from the weight of this choir
Cause you're a someone, a someone I admire
Tired of all the excuses I keep inventing
If I don't ask you now I'll keep second guessing
With all of my pent up fears the room feels awfully crowded
Asking you to the dance is harder than it's ever sounded
You're a someone, a someone I admire
The floor boards creak in my heart from the weight of this choir
Cause you're a someone, a someone I admire
I come dressed in a tux but it's a rental
This corsage is my heart so be gentle
Good or bad we'll remember tonight when we're older
Bad or good I'll regret not being bolder
You're a someone, a someone I admire
The floor boards creak in my heart from the weight of this choir
Cause you're a someone, a someone I admire
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Sidekick
03:05
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If you're the sword, the sword, the sword
I'm the strong shield
If you're the bomb, the bomb, the bomb
I'm the mine field
If you're the fang, the fang, the fang
I'm the snake bite
If you're the axe, the axe, the axe
I'm the war cry
I'm the sidekick; the sidekick
Your boots are much too big for me to fill
But it's my biggest thrill to keep you from getting killed
If you're the mace, the mace, the mace
I'm the spray can
If you're the noose, the noose, the noose,
I'm the hangman
If you're the judge, the judge, the judge
I'm the jury
If you're the fist, the fist, the fist
I'm the furry
I'm the sidekick; the sidekick
Your boots are much too big for me to fill
But it's my biggest thrill to keep you from getting killed
I know that look in your eyes
There's no changing your mind
So in that dark hour when you need me most
I'll be by your side
I'm the sidekick; the sidekick
Your boots are much too big for me to fill
But it's my biggest thrill to keep you from getting killed
And I will
Yes, I will
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Your smile lights up, lights up any room
Sunshine for this wallflower just waiting to bloom
I’m left to wonder ‘bout the choices you make
I didn’t expect to see you here
I didn’t expect to see you here
I didn’t expect to see you here
All eyes on you as you walk down that aisle
I was one of many there still in denial
I’m left to wonder ‘bout the choices you make
I didn’t expect to see you here
I didn’t expect to see you here
I didn’t expect to see you here
Still in my arms after all these years
I didn’t expect to see you here
I didn’t expect to see you here
I didn’t expect to see you here
Still in my arms after all these years
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No Rhyme or Reason
03:34
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I was promised on a time
To have a reason for my rhyme
But from that time to this season
I received nor rhyme nor reason
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
After buying running shoes on Amazon
I met my bride-to-be in a marathon
She dressed like a lamb but she ran like a wolf
She said she was a long shot, and I said I like golf
I left the monastery a novice monk
We headed to Las Vegas to get married that month
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
In a chapel with neon lights July the ninth
It had an open bar; we had one too many pints
Elvis was the minister; his cape was purple
He started the wedding by quoting Winston Church’ll
He said, What is love? Baby, don’t hurt me
That Elon Musk twitter made me lose my herbal tea
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
Knowing fake news can be quite dangerous
What you call a viking is merely a Dane to us
For the music I chose a 70’s themed opus
But the shrimp and calamari damn nearly choked us
Wedding crashers came wearing 50 shades of orange
It was Bjorn and Boy George but they called themselves Bjorange
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
The reception hall was raided; we were discombobulated
The detective swore the crime scene looked disco-mob related
My sweet Alma Maughter had a checkered past
But I preferred chess, so the marriage couldn’t last
My running bride ran with the candlesticks of silver
So let’s play a game of chess and read the comic Dilbert
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
No rhyme or reason; no reason, or rhyme
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C. James Conrad Thailand
While songwriting
is my passion,
my regular job
is having been a missionary/teacher in Bangkok,Thailand since 1996.
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