Don't Say Goodbye

DON'T SAY GOODBYE - Written by Carroll Bryant 

Tension flies high as I look in your eyes

I can see our dreams dancing in the firelight 

And I can recall precious moments and all

There are things you mean to me and I just can't discard it all

There is so much more to us than meets the eye

Give it one more try

Don't say goodbye

Don't give up on us

I need the love that you provide

Give it one more try

Don't say goodbye 

My love

Thoughts in my head and stars in the night 

Pain lives deep inside my heart and tears drop from your lonely eyes

And I can't explain the rise and the fall

There are things that don't make sense and I just can't forget it all

There is so much more to us than meets the eye

Give it one more try

Don't say goodbye

Don't give up on us

I need the love that you provide

Give it one more try

Don't say goodbye

My love

And just because it seems 

Doesn't really mean we should walk away

We should not be crying

And we should not deny our feelings 

Let us not deny those feelings 

My girl

My baby girl

There is so much more to us than meets the eye

Give it one more try

Don't say goodbye

Don't give up on us

I need the love that you provide

Give it one more try

Don't say goodbye

My love

My girl

My life

Traces Of Faces

TRACES OF FACES - Written by Carroll Bryant 

I don't know why you had to leave so soon

I suppose that God has special plans for you

But your spirit's still living

And the memories you have given 

Willl remain with me forever

And I will never, never let them go

But you're gone now and it shows

Though I see traces of your many funny faces

And maybe you have left us 

But your memory will live on in me 

For as long as I'm alive I will never let you go

Maybe you're gone now but I wanted you to know

You were taken in such a way that no one can explain 

You were a dear and special one and you know you had a name 

I can't deny crying

Can't keep my heart from dying 

And you will never really be gone 

You will continue living in me 

Our spirits will always be 

But you're gone 

So many times I still reach for you to touch your tender skin 

I call out to nothing again and again and again 

And maybe it's still crazy 

And maybe everyone's insane 

And the picture isn't perfect 

We cannot leave ourselves to blame 

And yes, the world keeps spinning

I want to tumble to the ground 

I will miss you forever and more 

To know you're not around in the physical

I feel you in the spiritual 

I need you in the physical

I feel you 

But you're gone ......

 

The Eternal Wound

THE ETERNAL WOUND - Written by Carroll Bryant 

I miss you so much

Just to kiss you again or feel your touch

Is a dream that lives forever 

Since you said goodbye

My eyes always cry over you

For you

And there's nothing

No, there's nothing I wouldn't do 

To have you back inside my life  again

Blood falls from the eternal wound

And I call out for you

The pain just never stops 

Blood falls 

Everywhere I go there always seems to be

Your memory

Haunting me

Everything you are keeps slapping me around

No more

Can't take it no more

Since you said goodbye

My eyes always cry over you

For you

And there's nothing

No, there's nothing I wouldn't do

No, there's nothing

Blood falls from the eternal wound

And I weep for you

The pain just never stops

Blood falls

Blood falls from the eternal wound

My broken heart

The pain just never stops

Blood falls

Blood falls from the eternal wound

And I call out for you in the dark

Blood falls and never stops

My broken heart

Blood falls from the eternal wound

I wait for you

The pain just never stops

Blood falls

Hope In The Children

HOPE IN THE CHILDREN - Written by Carroll Bryant 

I can see them looking at their children 

Tiny off springs that are truly gifts of love

"That's my boy." I hear the parents saying 

"She's my little precious. She's the 'L' of my life"

What do we see in the children?

Are they carrying the burden of our long lost dreams? 

What do we see in the children? 

Our past defeats or our future's identity? 

"I can't wait until I get married"

The young girl is saying that she wants a little girl

Why must we wish to have them before we have ourselves? 

Get caught up in a feeling right before the world 

What do we see in the children?

Are they carrying the burden of our long lost dreams? 

What do we see in the children? 

Our past defeats or our future's identity?

All of the people say that hope is in the children 

They said that too when I was a foolish lad

What am I to do, repeat it? I can't do it

If things are all that sad then think about tomorrow

And ask

What do we see in the children?

Are they carrying the burden of our long lost dreams? 

What do we see in the children? 

Our past defeats or our future's identity?

Heartbreak City

HEARTBREAK CITY - Written by Carroll Bryant 

You touched me with your eyes 

I felt love communication deep inside

You took the wheel

You said you knew how to drive

I trusted you and every spoken word

Told me some secrets and things I haven't heard 

You took my heart

And then you made it hurt 

But a foolish man is a man who claims to be wsie

To believe in love is to believe in your wicked lies 

Don't need excuses and or your alibis 

That's right

Get away, get away

Don't show me no pity

Let me live alone in heartbreak city 

Get away, get away

Just leave me alone 

Heartbreak city is home 

It's such a lonely home 

I heard the thunder and wondered why 

I saw the lightening crack across the sky 

Tears fell forever 

And well into the night 

The book of true love has yet to be written 

Just as virgin hearts have yet to be bitten 

You were a hungry cat I know 

And I was your victim

But a heart attack can't bring you back to who you were

To believe in love is to almost believe in her 

Don't need a simple reason just to be simply sure 

It hurts

Get away, get away

Don't show me no pity

Let me live alone in heartbreak city 

Get away, get away

Just leave me alone 

Heartbreak city is home 

It's such a lonely home

And a foolish man is a man who claims to be Divine

To believe in love is to believe in something sublime

A heart attack can't bring you back to who you are 

Or wanna be when you wanna be a superstar

That's right 

Get away, get away

Don't show me no pity

Let me live alone in heartbreak city 

Get away, get away

Just leave me alone 

Heartbreak city is home 

It's such a lonely home

What Kind Of Religion?

WHAT KIND OF RELIGION? - Written by Carroll Bryant 

Somebody gets down on their knees 

Looking at the sky with tears say, "Please God, please." 

They never knelt down like this before 

Kisses of nine be fine baby, do what more? 

What kind of religion do you call this?

What kind of religion when a kiss is just a kiss 

Somebody gathers at the house of pray 

Looking in the sky with a smile saying, "I am here today." 

They never gathered at this kind of place before

Never will again, will I sin baby, do what more? 

What kind of religion do you call this?

What kind of religion when a kiss is just a kiss

What kind of religion can you call this? 

What kind of religion when a kiss is just a kiss 

Someone is saying your hair is growing way too long

The statement you're making in that dress is really much too strong

They never read what life is really for

Messing with your mind all the time baby, do what more? 

What kind of religion do you call this?

What kind of religion when a kiss is just a kiss

What kind of religion can you call this? 

What kind of religion when a kiss is just a kiss 

Carroll Bryant

The Cry (Eternity)

THE CRY (ETERNITY) - Written by Carroll Bryant 

Tear drop - Drop, drop, drop

Crying over a bucket 

In hopes that it will catch what we can't stop

Such a shame there is a hole in the bucket

Now it cannot be filled with pain

There's no way we can stop it

The tears

Hold the tears back?

Stop crying?

Get another bucket?

What if there are no more buckets left? 

Tear drop - Drop, drop, drop

Eternity 

For every tear that falls the soul heals its wounds 

For every wound there is a scar

Tear drop - Drop, drop, drop

Eternity 

The Heart Is The Hunter

THE HEART IS THE HUNTER - Written by Carroll Bryant 

The city streets is where they roam

Midnight angels all alone

Tough enough to find a thrill 

With looks so much that they could kill 

Demons are screaming 

Opening up their souls 

Just in time to find a home 

Everybody knows that the heart is the hunter 

Pick me up, baby

Will you be a friend of mine? 

So it goes until the heart finds a lover 

Pick me up, baby

Will you stay with me tonight?

I'm lonely

On the block and avenue 

Dirty deeds done cheap for you 

Eagerly they touch to sin

Desperately they taste the skin 

Demons are screaming

Opening up their doors 

Just in time to have some more 

Everybody knows that the heart is the hunter 

Pick me up, baby

Will you be a friend of mine? 

So it goes until the heart finds a lover 

Pick me up, baby

Will you stay with me tonight?

I'm lonely

This doesn't have to be a binding contract 

You don't have to worry about putting it in writing 

All I need is for you and I to make contact

Taking what you offer and making it exciting 

Shadows fade inside the dark 

In the alley, a howling bark

Haunting eyes so shiny red

Strangers share a concrete bed 

Demons are screaming

Opening up inside 

While danger finds a place to hide 

Everybody knows that the heart is the hunter 

Pick me up, baby

Will you be a friend of mine? 

So it goes until the heart finds a lover 

Pick me up, baby

Will you stay with me tonight?

I'm lonely

Just stay with me tonight, and be my lover

Everybody knows that the heart is the hunter

I'm lonely

Never Leave Me

NEVER LEAVE ME - Written by Carroll Bryant 

Read my mind

Your mind

Never mind 

Never leave me 

You are mine

I'm mine

Never mine

Never leave me 

This is a sad story to say 

I wish I had what Elvis threw away 

Let me be king like Dean in the leather style 

And sing like the king forever and now 

I am the one who can write

I am right

I am write 

Read my mind

Your mind

Never mind 

Never leave me 

You are mine

I'm mine

Never mine

Never leave me

What is it like to be chosen?

Maybe I know, I don't know, but I know what I'm missing

Let me be rich like a bitch with diamonds and pearls 

Only to smile all the while at the poor boys and girls

I am the one who must write

I am right

I am write

Read my mind

Your mind

Never mind 

Never leave me 

You are mine

I'm mine

Never mine

Never leave me

I must write, right, write

Before I die, die, die

I am right

I am write

Bandit Beast Higher (She Devil)

BANDIT BEAST HIGHER (SHE DEVIL VERSION) - Written by Carroll Bryant 

Every night you find yourself another 

You're running out of time girl

You're running out of lovers

Make believe and tell yourself you're someone 

You can't leave until you find yourself a new one 

You are the bandit beast higher 

You know your soul is on fire

You are in love with lust and full of desire 

You are the bandit beast higher 

And you know that it's pain, pain

Rip'em apart baby

Stalk'em like a killer

And it's pain, pain

Deep in your heart girl, you know it's a thriller 

Every night your heart goes undercover

You open your legs to another lonely lover 

You don't care just giving out your number 

You take them to bed but never do you slumber 

You are the party girl for hire

You are the bandit beast higher 

You know your soul is on fire

You are in love with lust and full of desire 

You are the bandit beast higher 

And you know that it's pain, pain

Rip'em apart baby

Stalk'em like a killer

And it's pain, pain

Deep in your heart girl, you know it's a thriller

And love means nothing to you 

You just do what you want to do

And you know that it's pain, pain

Rip'em apart baby

Stalk'em like a killer

And it's pain, pain

Deep in your heart girl, you know it's a thriller

 

You are the bandit beast higher

Love Is Alive

LOVE IS ALIVE - Written by Carroll Bryant 

How can I count the ways when dreams fill my mind?

I love you more everyday and always all the time 

My heart calls out for you

When you touch my skin you stir emotions 

So say you love me too 

And together we'll sail all of the oceans 

Love is alive

Inside my soul and every night

Always together girl, you and I 

Love is alive

Cross my heart and hope to die 

I will never ever say goodbye

Love is alive

A fire so hot that we can't deny

Always together girl, you and I

Love is alive 

You're the best thing I found in of my life

I will never ever say goodbye

Love is alive

Love is alive 

Parental Discretion Advised

PARENTAL DISCRETION ADVISED - Written by Carroll Bryant

Seventeen and sexy 

She can talk the talk

Nymphomaniac and nasty 

She can walk the walk 

Every mothers nightmare

Every fathers dream

Looks real cute in her birthday suit 

Looking dangerous in those jeans 

She will break you like a child while she holds you in her hand 

She was born free and wild and tasting what she can 

Parental discretion advised 

Sexy little angel dancing right before your eyes 

You can love her all you want but you better say goodbye 

Parental discretion is advised 

The principle from the school falls down to his knees 

Pay per view just like a fool 

And do that what he please 

Miniskirt, the girl she flirts and shakes her head in no

Don't be hurt you sick pervert 

Just buy another show 

Everything she does in gender has to do with cream

Quick in and out so warm and tender 

You better make her scream

Parental discretion advised 

Sexy little angel standing right before your eyes 

You can touch her where you want, but man she's cold as ice

Parental discretion is advised

Even when she's waking up in the middle of the night

Let's her fingers push the button

The girl is outta sight 

Seventeen and sexy

Pleasure for pain

She's tough enough to call your bluff

Using whips and chains 

Secretly like Buttafuco, you can have it all

Beware my friend of sexy sin

She's against the law

Parental discretion advised 

Sexy little angel dancing right before your eyes 

You can love her all you want but you better say goodbye 

Parental discretion is advised

Parental discretion advised 

Sexy little angel standing right before your eyes 

You can touch her where you want, but man she's cold as ice

Parental discretion is advised 

Ba-La-La

BA-LA-LA - Written by Carroll Bryant 

I could go to church if I wanted to

I could say a prayer

And sometimes I do 

But instead I elect to play my electric guitar 

Even though I know it won't get  me very far 

I say this

You sent your son, Jesus Christ

Ba-la-la, sacrifice 

Ba-la-la, that was nice 

I could read the bible if I wanted to

I could quote the scriptures

And sometimes I do 

But instead I elect to sit inside a bar

Even though I know it won't get me very far 

I say this

You sent your son, Jesus Christ

Ba-la-la, sacrifice 

Ba-la-la, that was nice

I could be a christian if I wanted to 

I could sing for glory 

And sometimes I do 

But instead I elect to fiddle with my car 

Even though I know it won't get me very far 

I say this

You sent your son, Jesus Christ

Ba-la-la, sacrifice 

Ba-la-la, that was nice 

I mean this

You sent your son, Jesus Christ

Ba-la-la, sacrifice 

Ba-la-la, that was nice

Wants (Not What You Need)

WANTS (NOT WHAT YOU NEED) - Written by Carroll Bryant

I saw the lightening 

I heard the thunder 

I saw you standing there

I sat and wondered 

"It must be now!" My soul was screaming

Pinch me quick someone, I - I must be dreaming 

It went by oh, so fast, but God, it took so fucking long 

It should've lasted forever so how did it go so fucking wrong?

All I ever wanted was somebody to love me 

All I ever wanted was somebody to love 

All I ever wanted was somebody to save me 

Forgive me if I wanted too much

I'm sorry love wasn't enough 

A gift from heaven

A curse from hell 

What did it matter? 

How could we tell? 

All that was spoken was a mouthful of lies 

Now we know what happens when two fools collide 

Was sex such a nasty word?

I know I wanted you, but all I got was hurt 

I feel it now

All I ever wanted was somebody to love me 

All I ever wanted was somebody to love 

All I ever wanted was somebody to save me 

Forgive me if I wanted too much

I'm sorry love wasn't enough

Here I go again

Looking at the girl sleeping next to me

And yes, maybe I got her but

She isn't what I wanted or need 

And I know you won't believe it 

But so help me god it's true

Sometimes when I look down at her 

I could swear I'm looking down at you 

There's nothing I can do 

Pick up the pieces 

I guess I'll try

I won't forget you

At least until I die 

Who is to blame? We both get the credit 

To slip away, how did we let it? 

Was sex such a horrible word? 

How can I tell you how much this hurts?

It really fucking hurts 

All I ever wanted was somebody to love me 

All I ever wanted was somebody to love 

All I ever wanted was somebody to save me 

Forgive me if I wanted too much

I'm sorry love wasn't enough 

I feel it now

Hrisko

HRISKO - Written by Carroll Bryant 

So many dreams did come and go

Who is to blame?

Who can explain?

We made our lives into a freak show

What did we feel?

And was it real?

Hrisko, I want you to know

I learned oh, so much from you

Showed me a way I know is true 

Hrisko, where did you go?

You were me and so confused 

I was blind, but saw in you 

The dreams and things I know are coming true

For me and you 

So many laws we must abide by

Who was the best?

Was it all a test?

We tried and tried but only did we hide inside

What was in our souls?

And so the story goes 

Hrisko, I wish that you could see

The changes that I had to make 

The calling I could not forsake 

Hrisko, where did you go? 

Two souls lost that paid the price

I still see you in my minds eye 

Playing with our dreams and things of truth 

Inside our youth 

Hrisko, I want you to know

I learned oh, so much from you

Showed me a way I know is true 

Hrisko, where did you go?

You were me and so confused 

I was blind, but saw in you 

The dreams and things I know are coming true

For me and you 

Hrisko, where did you go?

You Inspire Me

YOU INSPIRE ME - Written by Carroll Bryant 

At first glance I saw it in your eyes

Like a child lost somewhere inside

You were reaching with a hungry appetite 

I only long to hold you deep into the night 

My lonely chance is to hope and believe 

A wild heart trapped while the restless spirit remains so free

You are waiting there much too patiently 

Girl, I gotta let you know what it is you do to me 

You inspire me to be all I can be

This bird will use its wings and life means everything 

You inspire me to try and take the lead

This diamond's now a ring and love means everything

At first glance I picked up on the vibes

Like a long-haired drifter strung out from the ride

You were flashing me all of the signs 

Not a chance for mystery I quipped to make you mine

My grateful nerves were hauntingly inviting me to breathe 

Like a wire transporting volts of electricity 

You were so pleasing while you flirted with me teasingly 

Girl, I gotta let you know what it is that you do to me

You inspire me to be all I can be

This bird will use its wings and life means everything 

You inspire me to try and take the lead

This diamond's now a ring and love means everything

And in the rest of our lives, how long before to make you my wife?

Can I wish to count my stars above? 

When everything that is special is everything that is love

You become the best of my life 

At first glance I saw it in your eyes 

Like a child lost somewhere inside 

You were reaching with a hungry appetite 

I only long to hold you deep into the night 

You inspire me to be all I can be

This bird will use its wings and life means everything 

You inspire me to try and take the lead

This diamond's now a ring and love means everything

 

The Alien Knows

THE ALIEN KNOWS - Written by Carroll Bryant 

There is a secret and it hides from most of us
On another planet there is life living in total love

Another world so advanced that our blinded minds can't see 

And on their star I make a wish, but will you ever wish for me? 

The alien knows of love and how to live

What to take and what to give 

And so it goes to stay alive

What it means to just survive

The seed that's planted in good faith

Watch it as it grows

The alien knows of love

The alien knows 

I saw the vision but I didn't know what to do 

I watched her die long ago, and now I'm watching you

The dreams that live within our time and the struggles that we face

Are illusions redefined that will be destroyed and then replaced

The alien knows of love and how to live

What to take and what to give 

And so it goes to stay alive

What it means to just survive

The seed that's planted in good faith

Watch it as it grows

The alien knows of love

The alien knows

And in the midst of shadows 

I'm reaching for a hand 

To fill the need that feeds off flesh

Where there's a woman, there's a man 

 There is a secret and it hides from most of us
On another planet there is life living in total love

The dreams that live within our time and the struggles that we face

Are illusions redefined that will be destroyed and then replaced

The alien knows of love and how to live

What to take and what to give 

And so it goes to stay alive

What it means to just survive

The seed that's planted in good faith

Watch it as it grows

The alien knows of love

The alien knows 

The alien knows of love

The alien knows 

Ferris Wheel

FERRIS WHEEL - Written by Carroll Bryant 

Young at heart

Young at love

Neither one of us knew exactly what it was 

Playing silly games up until there was no end 

More than a boy and girl

Much more than friends 

How could they try and say that we would never remember

When we will not forget until we close our eyes forever 

Ferris wheel 

It was so real

Puppy love can never say goodbye 

Ferris wheel goes round and 

Puppies never touching ground - again 

Puppies never cry 

Hand in hand 

Innocence to innocence 

Neither one of us really cared what it was 

Just hanging out and doing our time until then

Less was expected 

More left behind 

Why would they try to fight us and somehow try to deny us

When we will not forget until we close our hearts forever

Ferris wheel 

It was so real

Puppy love can never say goodbye 

Ferris wheel goes round and 

Puppies never touching ground - again 

Puppies never cry

Why can't fairy tales come true?

Why can't wishes be the best that we can do?

Why do children have to be less than feeling in society?

It was true - Me and you

It was our love

It was a good love

Our first love

The very best love

Very first love

It was a young love

It was a love 

It was our love! 

Why would they try and say that we would never remember

When we will not forget and then we close our eyes forever

Be together now and forever 

Forever

Ferris wheel 

It was so real

Puppy love can never say goodbye 

Ferris wheel goes round and 

Puppies never touching ground - again 

Puppies never cry

Puppies never die

Thank You, Pray

THANK YOU, PRAY - Written by Carroll Bryant

I live among those who say they worship Satan 

One, two, three and so the fucking money goes

Rich man builds his city full of cheap tricks 

Four, five, six and maybe seven are sold 

The days and nights are like opposites 

But from one another do they both exist 

Pain is sought from each others pleasure 

The bite that heals becomes a kiss

Ain't it funny how we beg for mercy? 

In a time of crisis, what do we say? 

Ain't it funny how we remember his name? 

Thank you, pray

Ain't it funny how we beg for mercy? 

In a time of crisis and we act that way

Ain't it funny how we remember his fame? 

Thank you, pray

I cling to life sometimes like I'm afraid to die 

Forgetting all that I was ever taught 

Centuries have unfolded before my very eyes

Sometimes I forget that I'm the one who's caught 

Angel that appears has left me a blessing

Looking back, was left but a curse

I suppose some like their salad without dressing 

I suppose things could be worse 

Ain't it funny how we beg for mercy? 

In a time of crisis, what do we say? 

Ain't it funny how we remember his name? 

Thank you, pray

Ain't it funny how we beg for mercy? 

In a time of crisis and we act that way

Ain't it funny how we remember his fame? 

Thank you, pray

I assume somewhere that our spirits are freelancing 

Though my conscious mind does its best to lie

Like a plug pulled straight out from its socket 

Where does all of that voltage like to hide?

I am one who must maintain a presence 

Standing undecided until it's time for me to leave 

The job of life is to find that perfect essence 

To which someday to make everyone believe in me 

Ain't it funny how we beg for mercy? 

In a time of crisis, what do we say? 

Ain't it funny how we remember his name? 

Thank you, pray

Ain't it funny how we beg for mercy? 

In a time of crisis and we act that way

Ain't it funny how we remember his fame? 

Thank you, pray