HOW ‘BOUT YOU *Pre-production mockup with Ken Pendergast
Lyrics
HOW ‘BOUT YOU
Like the victim in this lover’s crime
Nothin’ much I can do
Just an extra with a minor line
Trying to hide from the truth
How ‘bout you Do you know what fool’s love makes us do? How ‘bout you Won’t you tell me what the guilty should do?
Just a lover playing second string
Yeah, I’m on call night and day
Ask a psychic what my future brings
But she just turns, she just turns away
How ‘bout you Do you know what fool’s love makes us do? How ‘bout you When you’re desperate, tell me, what do you do?
Such a cold room
Such a dark, empty feeling
Such a cold mood
And I don’t, no I don’t
No I don’t know how I find
How I find my way out of here
Like a guest left standing all alone
Should’ve left long ago
Like a heart that doesn’t have a home
Hanging ‘round just in case you might show
How ‘bout you Do you feel what the guilty go through? How ‘bout you
Do you know what fool’s love makes us do?
Do you know what fool’s love makes us do?
What you’re doing to me is he doing to you?
First morning light breaking thin
Looking outside, then at him
Avenue snow hard as ice
Slippery and cold, like this life
Back into bed, one last time
Reach for his face, trace the lines
Honor cuts hard, leaves deep tracks
He can’t give an inch, I can’t go back
My my, sweet sweet, McKay My my, sweet sweet, McKay Don’t look back, walk away From my sweet sweet McKay
So long ago at seventeen
Carving his name in my jeans
Then Washington Bridge front-seat love
The velvet and steel of his touch
Well, I became his one, one, one real thing
And he was the King of the, King of the Avenue Kings
Leathers and crime, hot-blood fights
The Chevy that screamed from the lights
My my, sweet sweet, McKay My my, sweet sweet, McKay Don’t look back, walk away From my sweet sweet McKay
But needles and lies stole the glory
And six months of his time
Now I want him back
But I can’t take that past
Can’t take that past back again
Tell him I’m leaving, he laughs
We make love like it has to last
Leaves him convinced I won’t leave
Leave as he rolls up his sleeve
I walk outside, I walk outside down the stairs
Breathing in new life, cold air
A broken charm left up there on the floor
Never can be like before
My my, sweet sweet, McKay My my, sweet sweet, McKay Don’t look back, walk away From my sweet sweet McKay
I can’t believe how it feels when you’re near me
So don’t you leave me this way
A summer love may be all time will give us
But let’s burn it away
So don’t you back up no more ‘cause I’m advancing
Come on and let your feelings flow
And like a warm summer tide
Love will leave our sweet bodies a-glow
So don’t let go just now summer lady Hold me close just now summer lady Oh no, oh no no, don’t let me go Yeah, don’t let go just now summer lady Love’s so right, right now summer lady Oh no, oh no no, don’t let me go
Well may be just state-of-mind like a friend says
But when September comes
You’ll be taking away summer memories
And I wanna be one
I got a feeling you feel like I’m feeling
Though sometimes you turn away
Well, nothing wrong with your heart being cautious
But lady, time is slipping away
So don’t let go just now summer lady Hold me close just now summer lady Oh no, oh no no, don’t let me go Yeah, don’t let go just now summer lady Love’s so right, right now summer lady Oh no, oh no no, don’t let me go
Don’t be afraid of what’s living inside you
Let the magic take control
Paint your memories bright with my loving
Leave me high, don’t leave me low
Feel the harmony singing around us
Share your morning light with me
Let me open your eyes with caresses
Kiss your hesitation free
So don’t let go just now summer lady Hold me close just now summer lady Oh no, oh no no, don’t let me go Yeah, don’t let go just now summer lady Love’s so right, right now summer lady Oh no, oh no no, don’t let me go
If I could be your Superman
If I could be your king
I’d conquer all the universe
Then give you everything
I’d write you lines of poetry
With love so deep it hurts
Then I would write you music
To lift up every verse
If I could be your Superman
Your one brave shining knight
If I could be a superhero
I’d use all my might
I’d never stop protecting you
I’d use my super powers
So I could be there with you
Every second, every hour, un huh
If I could, if I could If I could, if only I could If I could, if I could be Your Superman
If I could be your Superman
If I could be your king
If I could be a superhero
With a magic ring
I’d take on all your enemies
I’d prove I have no fears
I’d do whatever I had to
Just to have you near
If I could be your Superman
I’d be there with you now
Just like a superhero
I would find a way somehow
From coal I’d make you diamonds
Then I would stop the world
And fly up to the heavens
Proclaiming you’re my girl, uh huh
If I could, if I could If I could, if only I could If I could, if I could be If I could be Your Superman
Take off your coat, let down your hair
Pick out some music while I pour a liqueur
Let’s reminisce a while about the food and wine
I’ll light a fire and we’ll take it as a sign
Play with the buttons of my shirt
And lift your eyes
You look so gorgeous in that gown I have to sigh Is this love, is this love Is this love, love, love Is this love
There is the door, do we walk through
I want it all, but I need you to need it too
Might be you want to wait, I know he hurt you bad
And I hate to say it but a part of me is glad
‘Cause I’ve always wanted you
To be here just like this
So I could ask you with my caresses and my kiss Is this love, is this love Is this love, love, love Is this love
Will you nestle in my arms when daylight comes
Sunday morning lovers’ glow
Your phone rings, you take the call
I leave the room, don’t want to pressure you at all
I come back, the room is empty and so cold
My heart breaks, I think you’ve done as he has told
Then I see you lying naked in my bed
And I swear I hear the whispers in your head say Is this love, is this love Is this love, love, love Is this love
Burning down the highway on a good-looking Harley
Running from a lover’s goodbye
Leaning on the corners like he leaned on his lady
Leaning ‘til the sparks are flying
Tattoo on his arm is of the Reaper waiting
Waiting for somebody to cry
Oh no, Billy don’t care if he dies
He’s red-lining (Oh yeah, but he’s running free) He’s red-lining (Never be what you want him to be) He’s red-lining right out of control
Pulling on the throttle ‘til he can’t hear the voices
Screaming at him, burning inside
Everybody wondering what happened to Billy
He used to be his Momma’s pride
But all he got at school was a major in dealing
Good lays and a kilo of lies
Oh yeah, Billy’s a king of disguise
He’s red-lining (Oh yeah, but he’s running free) He’s red-lining (Never be what you want him to be) He’s red-lining right out of control
Billy hit the corner with the wind in his helmet
Screaming out a final farewell
Demon underneath him at a hundred and twenty
Carried Billy right into hell
Nobody’d believed he’d ever make it to thirty
Many thought he’d die any day
And oh yeah, Billy he’d liked it that way
He’s red-lining (Oh yeah, but he’s running free) He’s red-lining (Never be what you want him to be) He’s red-lining right out of control
Look at you
Posing like you do
Nose in the air
All around you
Boys* are fluttering *Girls
Look at you
Strutting like you do
Looking down on us
All the time
I know you’re muttering
“I’m the one The Chosen One Stand aside Clear the path Clear my right-of-way I’m the one The Chosen One And you’re no, you’re no, you’re no You’re nobody to me”
Look at you
Looking like you do
In every single mirror all around you
Every night and day
I don’t look at you
Like I used to do
But swear to god
I still can hear
Still can hear you say
“I’m the one The Chosen One Stand aside Clear the path Clear my right-of-way I’m the one The Chosen One And you’re no, you’re no, you’re no You’re nobody to me”
We used to crawl through minefields aching to be near
But then I learned your love comes wrapped in lies and tears
Yeah, you think you’re the one The Chosen One Stand aside Clear the path Clear your right-of-way Yeah, you think you’re the one The Chosen One But you’re no, you’re no, you’re no You’re nobody to me
Somebody got hip, somebody got hop
Somebody got MJ – got the King of Pop
Somebody got spin, over there by flex
Somebody got freestyle make ya think about sex
Somebody got glide, right by that stomp
Somebody got a monster comin outta the swamp
Somebody solo, ain’t got no crew
But anybody can see
Nobody got you
Somebody got krump, somebody got lock
Somebody be poppin on a dope robot
Somebody goin freak, somebody so cool
Somebody got fresh steps all over your rules
Somebody got tats, don’t need no bling
Somebody gettin busted for shakin that thing
Somebody got style, making up those moves
But anybody can see
Nobody got you
Baby you bust it Batter up and bust it You bust it open on the floor Yeah, yeah, baby you bust it You better better give me more Yeah, give me more
Somebody goin up, somebody goin down
Somebody be so fly, somebody be clown
Somebody b-boy, somebody hyphy
Somebody goin round and round, gotta be on E
Somebody so tight don’t need no space
Somebody out turfin, getting in your face
Somebody got tut, some boogaloo
But anybody can see
Nobody got you
Baby you bust it Batter up and bust it You bust it open on the floor Yeah, yeah, baby you bust it You better better give me more
Yeah, give me more
Baby you bust it Batter up and bust it You bust it open on the floor Yeah, yeah, baby you bust it You better better give me more Yeah, give me more
Yeah, give me more
I want some more
Come give me more
OVER YOU *This one was short-listed for a Diana Krall CD.
Lyrics
OVER YOU
Over you
You’d think by now I could say
I’m over you
But my heart stops
A room full of friends
And everything ends
The moment
You smile at me
Over you
Should be so easy to say
I’m over you
But I can’t breathe
As you cross the room
And I fear that soon
I’ll find out
You’re over me
So perfect together
Friends said
Obvious from the start
Crazy to break up
Rumors
So miserable apart
Over you
You stand so close I could fall
All over you
And slip away
Your touch stirs so deep
The precipice steep
Will we go over
Again
Over you
You stand so close I could fall
All over you
And slip away
Your touch stirs so deep
The precipice steep
Is it over
Is over once more over
Do we dare let love take over
Again
