Painted In You (Demo) By Carroll Bryant

For Mother's Day 2014, I finally decided to give my mother a gift she has been wanting for a while now - me singing one of my songs. While I do plan on posting Mark Reinhart's version soon, I decided to go ahead and post my demo version. I never claimed to be a singer, but at least mother likes it so that's good to know, right? Anyhow, here it is, me singing "Painted In You". (For better or worse.)

You're The Only One

YOU'RE THE ONLY ONE - Written by Carroll Bryant

As I sit and look upon a falling star

I try to figure out just who you are, babe

Maybe some day I will know but

Let's say for now girl, it doesn't really matter yet

And I know you really want a rich man

Someone you can call a daddy-o 

All I got to offer is love and affection 

You really got to know this, baby

That you're the only one

The only one I need

You're the only one

The only one I want

You're the only one

The only one I care for

You're the only one

The only one I love

Look at me, and tell me that you love me

Say it like you mean it for always 

Hold me tight, and love me like you breathe me

Tell me that we will be forever, lady

And I know you really want a rich man

Someone you can call a daddy-o 

All I got to offer is love and affection 

You really ought to know this, baby

That you're the only one

The only one I need

You're the only one

The only one I want

You're the only one

The only one I care for

You're the only one

The only one I love

I know you really don't want to hear this

But I love you so

Give me all of your sweetest kisses, girl

Because I'm the one who really needs them most

And I know you really want a rich man

Someone you can call a daddy-o 

All I got to offer is love and affection 

You really got to know this, baby

That you're the only one

The only one I need

You're the only one

The only one I want

You're the only one

The only one I care for

You're the only one

The only one I love

Bobbie Says No

BOBBIE SAYS NO - Written by Carroll Bryant

How about a date with me, baby?

She just smiles and says not a single word

Am I your kind of homeboy?

She just turns away

Girl, have you heard?

That I have a thing for you

So let me tell you what I'd like to do

I don't lie

It be the truth

Bobbie says no, I'm not that kind of girl

I want something special, and I don't think you understand

Bobbie don't you know that you're my kind of girl?

You thrill me something special

And I'm not the kind of man you think I am

You thrill me something special, Bobbie

How about a kiss sweet lady?

She just acts like I'm not there at all

Which way you like it, baby?

She just walks away

Girl, break my heart

Yes, I have a thing for you

So let me tell you what I'd like to do

Why must you always play it cool?

Bobbie, why you playing?

Bobbie says no, I'm not that kind of girl

I want something special, and I don't think you understand

Bobbie don't you know that you're my kind of girl?

You thrill me something special

And I'm not the kind of man you think I am

You thrill me something special, Bobbie

But Bobbie says no

What am I doing wrong?

Been watching you for so long

What do I have to do to prove I really, truly love you?

You're playing it so cool, Bobbie

Play me for the fool

Walk away, don't even talk

Bobbie, you break my heart

Yes, I have a thing for you

So let me tell you what I'd like to do

Why must you always play it cool?

Bobbie, why you playing?

Bobbie says no, I'm not that kind of girl

I want something special, and I don't think you understand

Bobbie don't you know that you're my kind of girl?

You thrill me something special

And I'm not the kind of man you think I am

You thrill me something special, Bobbie

But Bobbie says no

Pink Is Blue

PINK IS BLUE - Written by Carroll Bryant

It's shocking when the sky turns black

Some so afraid that they'll never come back

I can't believe what all they'll say

They got the right to think that way

I'm crazy, they remind me

Trapped in the flesh where they'll never find me

Love what you did to your hair but

That aint the point so why should I care

When the world comes falling down

Buried six feet under the ground

Lost will never be found

What can you do when pink is blue?

It's sticky when the fountain leaks

Some so afraid they'll catch the disease

I can't concede to a beggers rule

Sometimes wise and always a fool

They pretend this is what it means

Can't see the light between the seams 

I'm crazy, can't understand

A lunatical genius lives in a man

When the world comes falling down

Buried six feet under the ground

Lost will never be found

What can you do when pink is blue?

Just like a paper tiger

I stand watch, hear my growl 

A paper tiger

I'm on the prowl so, don't look now, no

It's shocking when the sky turns black

Some so afraid they'll never come back

When the world comes falling down

Buried six feet under the ground

Lost will never be found

What can you do when pink is blue?

Because You Are There

BECAUSE YOU ARE THERE - Written by Carroll Bryant

I have always wanted to leave my hometown

It seemed that that old place always brought me down

Down to the lowest feeling

That my life just had no meaning

The same old people, places and things

And then one day my dream finally came true

But that was long before I met you

I joined the military and then I came back home on leave

Only to meet the most beautiful girl I've ever seen

I don't want to go back to Chillicothe

If that old town burnt down, I wouldn't care

But if I ever return to Chillicothe

It's only because you are there

I have always been a big run around

Going to bed with every girl I found

But honey, it's kind of strange

With you I just want to change

I just want someone I can depend upon

Even though our ages have to be considered

It don't make no difference to me

But now I'm off back to Virginia with this empty feeling

You know that it can feel so lonely

I don't want to go back to Chillicothe

If that old town burnt down, I wouldn't care

But if I ever return to Chillicothe

It's only because you are there

I can only imagine what you are thinking

How could this man ever feel this way?

When I go to bed at night you're all I'm dreaming

Don't ask me to explain because I wouldn't know what to say

I don't want to go back to Chillicothe

If that old town burnt down, I wouldn't care

But if I ever return to Chillicothe

It's only because you are there

Now I want to go back to Chillicothe

If that old town burnt down, I think I would care

And if I ever return to Chillicothe

It's only because you are there

Only because you are there

Wages Of Lust

WAGES OF LUST - Written by Carroll Bryant

If only I could tell you, maybe it would be all right

But how can I sell you a truth that is a lie?

"What can I say? It was dark, and I was lonely. You were there. I was ... well, you know, I mean, after all those drinks what did you expect? Now don't try and say that it was something more to you because we both know this is not love. So, why make it out to be something it's not?"

If only I could tell you, maybe it would be all right

But how can I sell you a truth that is a lie?

"I could understand your feelings better if I was jealous of the other guys you talk to, but the fact remains that I'm not. Perhaps we should just go back to being the people we were, and return to the ones we really care about. We should get back to the worlds we already made with them. Get back to normalcy. Let's chalk up this experience to a lesson learned about cheating. Something to reflect back on in our later years. I don't know, but maybe we should just forget all about it. There's really no point in ... I mean, there's really no future. It's over. It was one night. One time. Thank you. You're welcome. Goodbye."

If only I could tell you, maybe it would be all right

But how can I sell you a truth that is a lie?

President Elect

PRESIDENT ELECT - Written by Carroll Bryant

I am one of the people

I have the right not to vote 

For any of the creeps who want to represent me

But what choices do I have?

It's a matter of fact that no matter who you choose

We all lose

It used to be that all you ever needed

To be a president was humanity

But now all you need is a degree in insanity

And or lunacy 

Can't you see?

That a president only becomes a president

On the basis of somebody else's election

And a president isn't a president

Until they pass somebody else's inspection

Can't you see?

Didn't you ever wonder how they count those votes so fast?

Do their computers ever make errors?

What's up with that?

What's the deal?

It used to be that all you ever needed

To be a president was sincerity 

But now it seems that all you need is a scheme

In an animated dream

Can't you see?

That a president only becomes a president

On the basis of somebody else's description

And a president isn't a president

Until they submit to somebody else's prescription

Can't you see?

I thought we were the people

Of the people

For the people 

By the people

You are people

I am people

Maybe I'm wrong, but .... 

Standing in the shadows live ulterior motives

A shady disposition by a shadier face

 Political parties misrepresenting

Embarrassing my country 

A total disgrace

A total failure

 It used to be that all you ever needed

To be a president was honesty

But now all you need is a degree in cosmetology

And or hypocrisy

Can't you see?

That a president only becomes a president

On the basis of somebody else's exclusion

And a president isn't a president

Until they make somebody else's decision

Can't you see?

I have the right not to vote

For any of the creeps that want to represent me

Sins (Pandora's Box)

SINS (PANDORA'S BOX) - Written by Carroll Bryant

We're all living in a world of sins

What we're taking is what we're giving

Don't touch that box, don't touch that box

Pandora, don't touch it

Call it love

Call it attraction

Curiosity needs satisfaction

Every woman, every man

Needs to break a rule

Inside all intelligence lives a fool

Like me and you

Don't touch that box, don't touch that box

Don't touch that box, don't touch that box

Pandora

Don't touch that box, don't touch that box

Don't touch that box, don't touch that box

Pandora

Call it innocence. call it scheming 

Reality is always dreaming

Every heart, every soul

Needs to skip from school

In the hands of masterbaters hides a tool

Women do it too

Don't touch that box, don't touch that box

Don't touch that box, don't touch that box

Pandora

Don't touch that box, don't touch that box

Don't touch that box, don't touch that box

Pandora

We're all living in a world of sins

What we're taking is what we're giving

Don't touch that box, don't touch that box

Pandora, don't touch it

Sins!

Devil Angel

DEVIL ANGEL - Written by Carroll Bryant

The way you led me on was as classical as can be

Your words of love rang above the highest of trees

The look in your eyes were so disguised 

You fooled me with your touch

You made me plead now you watch me bleed

I'm hurting way too much

Devil angel

You know how to break a heart

Devil angel

You hooked me right from the start

Your plans and schemes were so keen
Your mind is thinking way too mean

Devil angel

You got me living on broken dreams

The way I live is crazy

You got me going from day to day

The words you used to lie with caused confusion as they got in the way

The touch of your hand I didn't understand

You fooled me with your kiss

You walked away with nothing to say

Now I'm living in hell's lonely bliss

Devil angel

You know how to break a heart

Devil angel

You hooked me right from the start

Your plans and schemes were so keen
Your mind is thinking way too mean

Devil angel

You got me living on broken dreams

I got nothing to do with my time

I'm still carrying you in my mind

A crucifix around my neck to help me through each day

I got nothing left of my heart

A soul that's been ripped apart

Oh, how could you have thrown everything away?

Devil angel

You know how to break a heart

Devil angel

You hooked me right from the start

Your plans and schemes were so keen
Your mind is thinking way too mean

Devil angel

You got me living on broken dreams

Killer

KILLER - Written by Carroll Bryant

She raised her paws as if to strike

But instead she took a bite

She chewed me up then spit me out

She left a scar then went away

I saw her just the other day

I kissed her on the mouth

And then she said

Killer, you got balls

When you want me you want it all

Killer, you're wild as hell

But I still don't want you anymore

It was killer

She wore her dress a bit untamed

She put the other sluts to shame

And when she took it off, I pulled it out

She only spoke of letters four

She didn't need to say no more

And sometimes, I placed it in her mouth

It was wild

Killer, you got balls

When you want me you want it all

Killer, you're wild as hell

But I still don't want you anymore

It was killer

I lay upon my bed sometimes

Retrace those moves we made at night

Always in and out

I know she still laughs at me

And the way it used to be

Oh, but that mouth

I love that mouth

Killer, you got balls

When you want me you want it all

Killer, you're wild as hell

But I still don't want you anymore

It was killer

Thinking Of Georgia And You

THINKING OF GEORGIA AND YOU - Written by Carroll Bryant

Driving with the sun coming up

Driving with the radio on

Every mile marker I pass 

Has got me another mile closer to you

Trying to read this map

Not knowing quite where I'm at

I'm going to let my instincts get me through

Dreaming all of the day

I'm dreaming my whole life away

I'm thinking of Georgia and you

The Peach Tree state has got me under its spell

Being away from you has got me living through hell

To the point I don't know what to do

I knew from the moment we met

You'd be some one I'd never forget

Now I'm thinking of Georgia and you

I'm not going to sleep no more until I am there

Holding you inside of my arms 

The light of love everywhere

Dreaming all of the day

I'm dreaming my whole life away

I'm thinking of Georgia and you

All I know is how I feel 

And how I feel is what's real

You came into my life prepared for a fight

This is me fighting for you

The Peach Tree state has got me under its spell

Being away from you has got me living through hell

To the point I don't know what to do

I knew from the moment we met

You'd be some one I'd never forget

Now I'm thinking of Georgia and you

I know I'm getting close

Driving this lonely road

This feeling is the only thing getting me through

Dreaming all of the day

I'm dreaming my whole life away

I'm thinking of Georgia and you

I keep thinking of Georgia and you

Leo And The Taurus

LEO AND THE TAURUS - Written by Carroll Bryant

Leo was her lover

He was the light of her life

Taurus was the woman 

He almost made his wife

Love was the asset 

That was to keep them both together

It was the kind of love

That was to last them both forever

Leo and the Taurus just couldn't work it out

They blame each other for their little falling out

Neither do they both know that neither one's to blame

It's just a part of the astrology game

Leo's were born to be free and king

Taurus were born to be so bull-headed

But the one thing they both share it seems

Is to find someone 

To love someone

And that someone to share their dreams

Leo and the Taurus just couldn't work it out

They blame each other for their little falling out

Neither do they both know that neither one's to blame

It's just a part of the astrology game

So it's goodbye to Leo and the Taurus 

Maybe they will meet again someday

So it's goodbye to Leo and the Taurus 

And I will be on my way

I'll just be on my way

There's no reason left for to stay

Leo is so sensitive

Taurus can be so stubborn

Together they know there's no way that they can live

But Leo still loves the Taurus

Leo still loves the Taurus

Leo still loves the woman

Oh, no, Leo, can't you see beyond the Taurus?

Leo was her lover

He was the light of her life

Taurus was the woman

Leo was the man

The Legend Of Cliven Bundy

THE LEGEND OF CLIVEN BUNDY - Written by Carroll Bryant

The government came to take the land

Cliven Bundy took a stand

The government came to take the land

Cliven Bundy took a stand - For freedom

This land isn't your land anymore

This land isn't my land anymore

This land isn't American

It's not American

It aint American anymore

The government doesn't care how you feel

The government steals and the government kills

The government doesn't care how you feel

The government steals and the government kills - Americans

This land isn't your land anymore

This land isn't my land anymore

This land isn't American

It's not American

It aint American anymore

The government doesn't care how you feel

The government steals and the government kills

The government doesn't care how you feel

The government steals and the government kills - Americans

This land isn't your land anymore

This land isn't my land anymore

This land isn't American

It's not American

It aint American anymore

The government came to take the land

Cliven Bundy took a stand

The government came to take the land

Cliven Bundy took a stand - For freedom

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Edge Of The Night

EDGE OF THE NIGHT - Written by Carroll Bryant

When you look up to the sky at night

Can you see how the stars shine?

They seem to blind me forever

Forever and ever

Looking back through borrowed time

And when the sun comes creeping upon the dark

Everything will disappear

Reality is dawning once again

Again and again
Morning is here

I'm just a man, and just like the stars

My dreams travel through space and time

There is no logical explanation for it

I just carry on

Carry on and carry on

No reason why

So soon do they say that it will be all right

You scale your thoughts to the edge of the night

You're so alone when nothing seems right

But still you shine

In somebody's eyes you still shine

The nucleus of all that is around you

Is a heart filled with endless pain

You lose concentration of what makes a fool

Here comes the rain

Let it fall, let it fall

You touch the skin of an angel in disguise 

She feeds you a plate of nothing but lies

But you're not giving it up

When in love, you're in love

And so you stand tall as you fly your kite

Your dreams are still dancing on the edge of the night

You're all alone in the middle of the fight

But still you shine

In somebody's eyes you still shine

Listen to the silence, the stillness in the breeze

When all of a sudden you just feel the need

The need to let it all out, but not yet to be heard

So share your secrets in a whisper to the wind

To hell with the rest of the world

So soon do they say that it will be all right

You scale your thoughts to the edge of the night

You're so alone when nothing seems right

But still you shine

In somebody's eyes you still shine

While your dreams dance on the edge of the night

And you're all alone on the edge of the night

You still shine

In somebody's eyes you still shine

Punctuated Desire

PUNCTUATED DESIRE - Written by Carroll Bryant

There it was in front of me

A picture of a stranger

How was I to know what would become of me?

Now I'm in danger

Maybe she is just a young thing, but she packs the power 

Certain parts of that young girl, I would devour

Maybe, you know, it would have been better

If I would have just stayed away

But now it's too late, I'm afraid

Why must I be this way?

I'm running out of things to say

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid

Because now it's just too late

I'm afraid it's just too late

Can I change it?

Just like at the movies 

I'm sitting on the edge of my seat

I was only watching and waiting

But now I feel like a beast

She's just an angel of innocence with nothing to give

Her heart's just a toy for boys, and it's trying to live

Maybe, it's true, that my passion's growing thin

And if I had the chance, I would do it all again

But now it's too late, I'm afraid

Why must I be this way?

I'm running out of things to say

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid

Because now it's just too late

I'm afraid it's just too late

Should I change it?

Some just call it possession of obsession 

Is sweet sixteen really such a sin?

My heart and soul shall soon be arrested

Which way is out?

Where's the exit?

I'm confused again

There she was in front of me, standing with her intentions

Why did it all seem to dilute me, and all of my ambitions?

Maybe she is still just a young thing, but she's a loaded pistol

My eyes were blinded by her light 

My thoughts were sizzled

Maybe, you know, it would have been better

If I could have learned to stay away

But now it's too late, I'm afraid

Why must I be this way?

I'm running out of things to say

I'm afraid, I'm afraid, I'm afraid

Because now it's just too late

I'm afraid it's just too late

I will change it!

Hearts Lonely In The Night

HEARTS LONELY IN THE NIGHT - Written by Carroll Bryant

The day is over and my job is done

Now it's time to go have a little fun

I'm going to try and have a really good time

I just want to try and get you off my mind

I meet a girl with a beautiful smile

Go to her place and make love for a while

Just to find out that she's been hurt too

We had something in common, we were both feeling used

Hearts lonely in the night

Hearts lonely in the night

Together we helped each other make it through the fight

Hearts lonely in the night

He left you for another girl

He left you for another world

He walked away and left you there crying

He shut the door while your heart stood there dying

This just might surprise you

But I - Oh I was hurt once too

She left me there feeling like a fool

Now I want to take my chances with you

Hearts lonely in the night

Hearts lonely in the night

Together we helped each other make it through the fight

Hearts lonely in the night

One by one we take each night for what we can believe

Step by step we take our chances in the arms of another thief

We still have to find our own way

There's nothing left to do and or say

Healing with another is the only thing we can do

Me and you

Hearts lonely in the night

Hearts lonely in the night

Together we helped each other make it through the fight

Hearts lonely in the night

 

Eyes Are Watching You

EYES ARE WATCHING YOU - Written by Carroll Bryant

Eyes are watching you

They see everything you do

They watch you run

They watch you plea

So face the gun, and beg for mercy

Eyes are watching you

They see everything in you

They watch you stand

They watch you flee

They will demand, so beg for mercy

Heavenly wings come take me away

Take me far away

Suddenly me

Sorry, my mind won't change
There's too many dreams

I was climbing a mountain when you came to me

When you spoke to me

No, I won't suicide

No, I don't wanna die

Yes, though, I'm gonna cry

Because deep inside, I may have lied

Jesus, I don't really know 

Eyes are watching you 

In every word and every move

They bleed when you're in pain

You bleed when you go insane

So clean the wound and believe

Kiss the tomb, and beg for mercy

I was climbing a mountain when you came to me

When you spoke to me

No, I won't suicide

No, I don't wanna die

Yes, though, I'm gonna cry

Because deep inside, I may have lied

Jesus, I don't really know

Eyes are watching you

They see everything you do

They watch you run

They watch you plea

So face the gun, and beg for mercy

Life is but a mountain

He climbs with me

Her Magic Love

HER MAGIC LOVE - Written by Carroll Bryant

How long must I suffer for being oh, so blind?

That girl I used to love is driving me out of my mind

The midnight moon is calling

I'm tosing and turning in bed

That girl I used to love is now living inside of my head

The wind that blows outside my window 

Sounds like her voice echoing in the breeze

There's no escaping her magic love

Even long after I had given it up

It's overwhelming, her magic love

I don't think that I have ever gotten enough

It seems that I can remember when together as one

I left her in bad weather and went looking for the sun

And someone once had told me I could never be bound

But now it seems I'm searching for my heart in the lost and found

The odor invading the space where I dwell

Is the scent of her lust putting me through this hell

There's no escaping her magic love

Long after the kisses, long after the touch

It's overwhelming, her magic love

I never thought I would miss it all of that much

But she's gone now

The pain and confusion takes over inside

In a heart without feelings, emotions override

Everything I thought I felt for her I thought had died

But there's still a piece of her clinging for its life

Man it's coming alive

The wind that blows outside my window 

Sounds like her voice echoing in the breeze

There's no escaping her magic love

Even long after I had given it up

It's overwhelming, her magic love

I don't think that I have ever gotten enough

There's no escaping her magic love

Long after the kisses, long after the touch

It's overwhelming, her magic love

I never thought I would miss it all of that much

There's no escaping ... her magic love

 

Words Are Not Enough

WORDS ARE NOT ENOUGH - Written by Carroll Bryant

Looking back through the years

At all we have been through as a family

I recall uncounted tears

Then I realize it's true

We are family

The joy I can't forget

The pain I don't regret

It's all the part that we play

We need each other in that way

We still do

And sometimes, words are not enough

To show how much we care

To let each other know

Just how much love we have

Inside our hearts

We live our little lives

With thoughts of our loved ones deep inside

Looking back through the years

At all the ups and downs as a family

I recall lucid fears

Of growing up and moving out

We are family

The rain is always wet

The sun will dry it yet

The climb was hard but here we stay

We love each other in that way

Yes we do

And sometimes, words are not enough

To show how much we care

To let each other know

Just how much love we have

Inside our hearts

We live our busy lives

With thoughts of our loved ones deep inside

And in those times when we know that trouble comes about

We seem to work things out

We never overlook what is important

The happiness we bring that comes from deep inside of us

Let us never lose it

Let us not abuse it

Let us not confuse it

Because sometimes, words are not enough

To show how much we care

To let each other know

Just how much love we have

Inside our hearts

We live our scheduled lives

With thoughts of our loved ones deep inside

Deep inside, we are family

Family, we are love

Journey Into Love

JOURNEY INTO LOVE - Written by Carroll Bryant

Am I losing my mind because I'm thinking of you?

Maybe we will find in time what we both know is true

Will the answers come from above?

Can our spirits really fly?

Journey into love with me

Watch the sun start to shine

I want you to know that I want to be your friend

I'm not trying to apply the pressure 

I just want it all to begin

But living for a dream isn't the easiest thing to do

Walking all alone is so cold so let me warm up next to you

I know you think of him and sometimes, I still think of her

But these feelings say it all for me

Let's save each other from the hurt

Journey into love with me

Take the first step to happiness

I know that forever, to you, is just a word

But it's better than the word lonliness

Friends can last for eternity

My love can last longer than that

Your presence puts a smile on me

Your heart is where it's at

I will stand by you

You're making me happy, can't you see?

Believe me, for it is true

I want you to journey into love with me