Monday, February 27, 2017

Midnight Touches

MIDNIGHT TOUCHES - Written by Carroll Bryant


You know that if you can dream it
You can lose yourself in love

A penny for your thoughts
Don't you think that I could lure you away from him?
Roll the dice and play the game
Don't you think that maybe I am insane?

No, I would never try to put all the pressure 
On top of such fragile shoulders
I will carry it all of what you got
Because baby, I'm older

So let me smother you up
Like a fire in a forest with my midnight touches
So let me give you some love
I'm the best you will ever have when it comes 
To those midnight touches

You know that if you can dream it
You can lose yourself in love

A nickel for your sexy mind
Don't you think you would find a little happiness with me?
 Play by the rules or get left behind
Don't you think that you could learn this fairly easily?

No, I would never try to neglect your precious feelings
I would only give you attention
I will take the heat if you want me to
Because baby, I need redemption 

So let me smother you up
Like a fire in a forest with my midnight touches
So let me give you some love
I'm the best you will ever have when it comes 
To those midnight touches

Let me lay out my master plan
You leave your old man 
I will take all of the blame 
Because you know I'm the one who doesn't carry any shame

A penny for your thoughts
Don't you think that I could lure you away from him?
Roll the dice and play the game
Don't you think that maybe I am insane?

So let me smother you up
Like a fire in a forest with my midnight touches
So let me give you some love
I'm the best you will ever have when it comes 
To those midnight touches

You know that if you can dream it
You can lose yourself in love








Saturday, February 25, 2017

Sad Days

SAD DAYS - Written by Carroll Bryant


It's bad enough
To deal with what
You've got to deal with
In daily life
Things can get you down
Family is only who you
Say it is
What comes around
Goes around
But when the one you love
Isn't in love with you
There's nothing in this world
That can take away those blues
Sad days are really bad days
In disguise of a purple haze
Sad days never die
It reaches in and pulls out 
Your heart and soul
Sad days never go
Away
Sad days are really mad days
To the wise
And the sunrise
Sad days live in your eyes
It reaches in and
Pulls out your living spirit
Sad days
And I'm living in it
You're living in them
They never go away
Sad days
Forever they stay
Sad days
They never wanna play
Sad days



Thursday, February 23, 2017

All Of Me

ALL OF ME - Written by Carroll Bryant


I don't want to sound too crazy
I don't want to get too sentimental
Talking about love with you tonight

There is something between us
Something we both should discuss
Talking about love with you tonight

I know it may sound partly like I'm a fool
But you've been treating me bad girl, and I'm telling you
Take all of me
Not just my heart
Can't you see
You're tearing me apart
Take all of me
Not just my time
Let me be
If you're only gonna play with my mind

I don't want to be left out in life
Let's get serious and become my wife
Talking about love with you tonight

Don't be using me like a tool
And put me away somewhere when you're through
Talking about love with you tonight

I know you may be thinking that I'm such a fool
But I really need to know girl if you're love is true
So take all of me
Not just my heart
Can't you see
You're tearing me apart
Take all of me
Not just my time
Let me be
If you're only gonna play with my mind

I know you think it's crazy, but I got to be sure
If you don't really love me then baby
Let me show you the door
You know that you can leave me any day

Or take all of me
Not just my heart
Can't you see
You're tearing me apart
Take all of me
Not just my time
Let me be
If you're only gonna play with my mind
Take all of me
Not just my heart
Can't you see
You're tearing me apart
Take all of me
Not just my time
Let me be
If you're only gonna play with my mind

Just let me know if I'm wasting my time





Tuesday, February 21, 2017

In Search Of

IN SEARCH OF - Written by Carroll Bryant


I was so confused 
Stressing myself out to the point of
Self abuse
I was living on the edge of a breakdown 

I was running away from everyone
And everything that I thought I believed
When you get to the point of nothing
It's not too hard or very easy 

I was so adroit
Talking to myself to elucidate some
Useless point
I was walking a fine line to a heartbreak 

I was swimming away from the life boat
That was willing to take me back to shore
When you can't taste the salt of the water 
Things don't matter that much anymore

All I ever wanted to be
Was friends with peace and harmony
But it takes a little faith to believe
And a heart that's willing to live
And a heart that's willing to love
And a heart that's willing to give

I was so convinced
That tomorrow would last me forever
It made no sense
And I was living on the brink of a shakedown 

I was turning my back to the common ground 
That everyone was willing to stand
Crying my tears without the whining sound
A boy waiting for the man 

You can't give it away for free
There's no peace or harmony
Because it takes a little faith to believe
And a soul that's willing to live

Deep in the abyss of life
Lives the chance of a Judas kiss
And deep within a sacrifice 
Lives a star that's falling
I was falling
Catch me I'm falling

I was running away from everyone
And everything that I thought I believed
When you get to the point of nothing
It's not too hard or very easy

All I ever wanted to be
Was friends with peace and harmony
But it takes a little faith to believe
And a heart that's willing to live
All I ever wanted to be
Was friends with peace and harmony
But it takes a little faith to believe
And a heart that's willing to live
And a heart that's willing to love
And a heart that's willing to give

It takes a heart that's willing
It takes a heart that's willing
It takes a heart that's willing





Sunday, February 19, 2017

Hawk

HAWK - Written by Carroll Bryant


She moves her body to the sound of the camera 
Thinking dirty thoughts, but doing worse than that
She doesn't care how you feel about her
She knows you're a hawk that wants a taste of her cat 

So what the hell are you doing
Flipping through the pages of a magazine
When opportunity stands right before you
And you have a chance to lick the girl clean

She's a nasty girl
You're a naughty boy
Both of you are crazy 
To each become a toy
There is no escaping 
All the fun and all the joy
Nasty girl
Naughty boy

You can come as often as you want to
Just as long as she can come too

She's a nasty girl
You're a naughty boy
Both of you are crazy
To each become a toy
There is no confession
That either can enjoy
Nasty girl
Naughty boy

She moves her body to the sound of the camera 
Thinking dirty thoughts, but doing worse than that
She doesn't care how you feel about her
She knows you're a hawk that wants a taste of her cat 


Friday, February 17, 2017

Black Devil Woman

BLACK DEVIL WOMAN - Written by Carroll Bryant


Black devil woman 
Who you trying to fool with that look in your eyes?
Black devil woman 
You lived your lies now you pay the price
Black devil woman

Isn't it strange?
The way the laws of nature starts working against you
You have caused way too much pain
You broke so many hearts
Hurt so many guys
Took them for what they're worth 
A monster wearing a disguise  

Now you're sitting there trying to flash some kind of style
All the while
I know what's going on in that mind 
Behind that smile

Black devil woman 
Who you trying to fool with that look in your eyes?
Black devil woman 
You lived your lies now you pay the price
Black devil woman

I can't believe 
That you would try to take me for a fool
But can't you see?
I don't play the game by your rules
So just keep sitting there
I don't really care
Your bloodshot eyes and twisted mind
A rotting heart that's left behind

Black devil woman 
Who you trying to fool with that look in your eyes?
Black devil woman 
You lived your lies now you pay the price
Black devil woman

And I know now that all the talk in the world
Isn't gonna change you
So I won't waste my words
You're just the type that is always gonna be deceitful 
Facing the facts that you're never gonna learn a lesson

So keep on sitting there trying to flash some kind of style
All the while
I know what's going on in that mind 
Behind that smile

Black devil woman 
Who you trying to fool with that look in your eyes?
Black devil woman 
You lived your lies now you pay the price
Black devil woman

Who you trying to fool with that look in your eyes?
Black devil woman 
You lived your lies now you pay the price
Black devil woman

Hot as hell but cold as ice 

Black devil woman


Wednesday, February 15, 2017

Matinee Idol

MATINEE IDOL - Written by Carroll Bryant 


I can see that you're waiting for your prince charming
To come and take you to your happy ever after
Standing in line
You're dreaming of that faraway star
You believe you're gonna get him someday
You say you are
So much excitement running through your bones
Feeling so delighted in living all alone

But I say, baby

I want to be your matinee idol
I want you to go everywhere that I go
I want to be your matinee idol 
I want to be the star in your imaginary picture show

I think you're crazy yeah, but you look so cute
I think it's adorable how you go nuts for Hollywood
I know you're gonna do whatever you want to do
Without a second thought 
To your deprived sanity 
Sitting in your chair and looking at the silver screen
It's the greatest thing you claim, that you have ever seen

But I say, baby

I want to be your matinee idol
I want you to go everywhere that I go
I want to be your matinee idol 
I want to be the star in your imaginary picture show

And when the movie runs down
You race back sliding across the floor
You run across town
Back home and you close the door

It's your little hideaway
I wonder what you're doing?
Are you thinking my way?
Baby, I think you're crazy
But still you seem to be my kind of lady

It's your little hideaway 
A place where you can always play
I wonder what you're playing?

I want to be your matinee idol
I want you to go everywhere that I go
I want to be your matinee idol 
I want to be the star in your imaginary picture show







Monday, February 13, 2017

No Mans Land

NO MANS LAND - Written by Carroll Bryant 


Everyday it seems to get a little more bitter
Sunshine love is fading away
If you want to own all of the buried treasure
It seems you have to dig a little deeper your grave 

Help me out of this hole in which I have fallen 
Can't seem to get a grip on anything 
Don't look away when you think you hear me calling
I want to show you all that I have to bring 

Don't leave me walking through no mans land
An isolated love is so hard to understand
Don't think that you can't help me
I know you can
Just don't leave me stranded in no mans land

Everyday it seems like you work a little bit harder 
Perseverance is the key I heard them say
Twenty four hours seems to last a little longer
I feel my heart and soul trying to slip away 

Don't leave me walking through no mans land
An isolated love is so hard to understand
Don't think that you can't help me
I know you can
Just don't leave me stranded in no mans land

Take that!
I'll give you some lovin
Take that! 
You need me
I need you
Take that!
I'll rock you and rollin
Take that!
You want me
I want you too

Help me through this mess in which I am living
Can't seem to get a good grip anymore
Don't break a heart that's more than willing
To give you everything that you're wishing for

Don't leave me walking through no mans land
An isolated love is so hard to understand
Don't think that you can't help me
I know you can
Just don't leave me stranded in no mans land



Saturday, February 11, 2017

(She's) A New Woman

(SHE'S) A NEW WOMAN Written by Carroll Bryant 


When you see her walking down the street
Take a look at that ear to ear smile
She looks so beautiful
So different

Gorgeous from her head to her feet
Classy, oh yes, she's got style
She looks so confident
So in control 

And the more I think about it as I watch her pass on by
This can't be the same girl that I knew once to be shy 
But
She's a new woman 
She's a changed girl
She's a new woman
She's a changed girl
She's a new woman
A new woman
She could liven up any mans world 
A new woman
A changed girl

And if you ask her I know that she would say
She used to feel so lost and so broken hearted 
She's got some kind of power now
Some kind of strength 

I know it never used to be this way
She says she had to try and get something started 
She's got some kind of magic 
She's mystical  

And the more I think about it as I watch her pass on by
If she would go out with me then I would be such a lucky guy
Because
She's a new woman 
She's a changed girl
She's a new woman
She's a changed girl
She's a new woman
A new woman
She could liven up any mans world 
A new woman
A changed girl

So strange it is to see someone change right before your eyes 
Sometimes it's the quiet ones that we're weary of
That pulls off the big surprise

And the more I think about it as I watch her pass on by
This can't be the same girl that I knew once to be shy 
But
She's a new woman 
She's a changed girl
She's a new woman
She's a changed girl
She's a new woman
A new woman
She could liven up any mans world 
A new woman
A changed girl



Thursday, February 9, 2017

Crossroads

CROSSROADS - Written by Carroll Bryant 


It used to be
You were all I'd think about
I still do
But you just don't think of me
Chasing the dream that is you
Is beginning to take its toll
For what I'm trying to do
Is to get a little bit soul to soul

And my dawn is still forbidden
And my life is not forgiven 
Standing at the crossroads watching everything go by
Holding hands with another
Only to discover the tears that I cry
My lover doesn't love me at all
Watching you go by

Now I'm put to prove
That I'm a man of my word
Show my heart is true
And hope you haven't heard
Waiting for the right time
Just to touch your lips
Losing my mind in a feeling that feels like this

Chasing the dream that is you
Is beginning to take its toll
For what I'm trying to do
Is to get a little bit soul to soul

Now and forever
I only sit and wonder
What I did that I claim I didn't do wrong
Few precious are the moments
When you came along
And my dawn is still forbidden
And my life is not forgiven
Standing at the crossroads watching everything go by
Holding hands with another
Only to discover the tears that I cry
My lover doesn't love me at all
Watching you go by

Take a look around
Can't you see that I am waiting?






Tuesday, February 7, 2017

Body Heat (Lonely Night)

BODY HEAT (LONELY NIGHT) - Written by Carroll Bryant 


Winter wind is blowing
It chills me to the bone 
And it's sad in knowing 
I'm gonna spend the night alone
All alone

I don't need to think about you now
I'll get through the night tonight somehow

So I'm gonna take a shower
Put on my fancy clothes
Gonna go out to a bar tonight
And stay until they close
Meet a sweet little lady with lips like strawberry wine
And share some body heat
With some strange little lady tonight

No, I don't care who she is
I just want to taste her precious kiss
Those lovely strawberry lips that taste oh, so fine
And share a little body heat
With some strange little lady tonight

No, I don't care who she is
I just want to taste her precious kiss
Those lovely strawberry lips that taste oh, so fine
And share a little body heat
With some strange little lady tonight

Winter wind is still blowing
I finally made it back home
I didn't have much luck tonight
I'm so drunk
And I'll sleep it off alone






Sunday, February 5, 2017

Going Cold Turkey

GOING COLD TURKEY - Written by Carroll Bryant 


I've been sitting here watching TV
Crying in my blues
Ever since you left me
There's been nothing else to do
Girl, you know you hurt me
Yeah, you know it's true
But nothing seems to work so I'm going cold turkey over you

Going cold turkey
Lord knows I'm no jerky
Even after all the pain I've been through
When nothing seems to work out
Now I know what it's all about
It's time to find me a new
I took it hard on your leaving 
After always believing
Your promises that never came true
But nothing seems to work so I'm going cold turkey over you

Pour me another glass of whiskey
Pour my friend another one too
We're gonna go talk to some ladies
Their names are Sally and Sue
I'm gonna go out on the dance floor
I got on my dancing boots
Nothing seems to work so I'm going cold turkey over you

Going cold turkey
Lord knows I'm no jerky
Even after all the pain I've been through
When nothing seems to work out
Now I know what it's all about
It's time to find me a new
I took it hard on your leaving 
After always believing
Your promises that never came true
But nothing seems to work so I'm going cold turkey over you

Going cold turkey
Lord knows I'm no jerky
Even after all the pain I've been through
When nothing seems to work out
Now I know what it's all about
It's time to find me a new
I took it hard on your leaving 
After always believing
Your promises that never came true
But nothing seems to work so I'm going cold turkey over you

I've been sitting here watching TV
Crying in my blues
Ever since you left me
There's been nothing else to do
Girl, you know you hurt me
Yeah, you know it's true
But nothing seems to work no more
So I'm going cold turkey over you

Nothing seems to work no more
So I'm going cold turkey ....

Nothing seems to work no more so I'm going cold turkey over you





Friday, February 3, 2017

Not Forced To Lie

NOT FORCED TO LIE - Written by Carroll Bryant


The burdens that we carry can make us very weary 
And sometimes love is just not enough
To see us through

Even though you're only strong enough to be lonely
You're still growing and I know sometimes
You can't help to feel the way that you do

When I see your face I have to catch my breath
And on the wings of love I want to fly
Fly with you tonight

But you're telling me stories 
You tell them with such fury 
Let me tell you something, baby
You're getting me high
But your missing your calling
I know you're not falling (for me)
Let me say it more clearly, girl
You're not forced to lie

(Not forced to lie)

Every evening, every morning 
We pretend to play this game and sometimes
It's hard to tell if you win or lose

Even though you're so contrary 
I find it necessary sometimes to spank you
When you get the notion that you got something to prove

When I see your face I have to catch my breath
And on the wings of love I want to fly
Fly with you tonight

But you're telling me stories 
You tell them with such fury 
Let me tell you something, baby
You're getting me high
But your missing your calling
I know you're not falling (for me)
Let me say it more clearly, girl
You're not forced to lie

(Not forced to lie)

You bury your feelings 
Hide them away
You hide them from me
My love you keep stealing
Even when I am willing
To give it to you for free

I can't stand this time that we share
I keep on thinking that you really don't care 
I can't stand this time away from you

The burdens that we carry can make us very weary 
And sometimes love is just not enough
To see us through

Even though you're only strong enough to be lonely
You're still growing and I know sometimes
You can't help to feel the way that you do

But you're telling me stories 
You tell them with such fury 
Let me tell you something, baby
You're getting me high
But your missing your calling
I know you're not falling (for me)
Let me say it more clearly, girl
You're not forced to lie

(Not forced to lie)








Wednesday, February 1, 2017

Decay

DECAY - Written by Carroll Bryant


Sit back and hear a story
About a girl just fifteen years old
Taking off her clothes for the glory
And dancing for some boys who are looking on

Her best friend starts a collection
Of hickeys hiding on her breasts
Is this our teaching of the children?
Are they passing or failing all of the tests?

So, how do you like it so far?
Does it blow your mind away?
Kids being kids but so far
Society rots in its decay 

Mary Jane sits on the table
Cocaine and a glass of wine
Another teenage party on a Saturday night
You know that it happens all the time

So, how do you like it so far?
Do you like the way that we play?
Kids being kids but so far
Society rots in its decay

It's the coming of the age
The gutter of our own decay
We're raising them this way
Welcome to the new decay

It's the mess that we made
It's the truth of our own decay
It's the things that we throw away
Turning our heads to the real decay

So, how do you like it so far?
Are you listening to what I say?
Kids being kids but so far
Society rots in its decay

So, how do you like it so far?
Lead by example all the way
Kids being kids but so far
Society rots in its decay