Friday, March 31, 2017

Gypsy Lady

GYPSY LADY - Written by Carroll Bryant


Driving down the street 
My eyes catch a glimpse of something sweet
Now she's my desire
Girl you got to know that you started a fire

Gypsy lady
You're driving me crazy
Be my baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Gypsy lady

How did it get this far?
Now I'm taking you home in my car
Now I got you in my arms so tight
Making love to you tonight

Fantasy or dream
I guess it doesn't matter much to me
A woman and a man
And maybe just another one night stand

Gypsy lady
You're driving me crazy
Be my baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Gypsy lady

Everyone is searching for the right combination
When it doesn't work out they offer up an explanation 
We hit it off like the 4th of July
I could swear I saw fireworks up in the sky

Woke up all alone
And in your note you passionately did say
Not to look for you no more
We only had a good time 

But if you really need
For it to really be that way
Who am I to hold you down?
Who am I to say?

Everyone is searching for the right combination
When it doesn't work out they offer up a murder investigation  
We hit it off like the 4th of July
I could swear I saw fireworks up in the sky

Woke up all alone
And in your note you passionately did say
Not to look for you no more
We only had a good time 

But if you really need
For it to really be that way
Who am I to hold you down?
Who am I to say?

Gypsy lady
You're driving me crazy
Be my baby
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Gypsy lady







Wednesday, March 29, 2017

HisSTORY

HisSTORY - Written by Carroll Bryant


I have loved you for so long
Since the beginning of time
Been here since the dawn
Playing it over in my mind
And I know that you can't hear me
Instead you read my words
Now knowing all the history 
That I'm writing about you
I speak my own kind of language 
But your ears appear to be immune
To the truth I dare not speak
That for so long I have loved you

Time will fade away
But never these words I say
And if it's not to be
Then I am to die it seems
Alone
Without a home
I have loved you for .....

So long



Monday, March 27, 2017

Just One Command

JUST ONE COMMAND - Written by Carroll Bryant


This is my secret
When I look into your eyes I have to look away
There's no telling how far I could fall
There's no telling what I might say

My heart stands before your spirit
I hear the whispers of the night
I try to run while they talk to me
I try to run before I die

In the fight that is your love
Give to me just one command
Let me prove to you my memory
Beg for mercy for this man

You know I want you to hurt me
This I can't deny
My pain seems to bring you pleasure
So tell me one more lie 

More than what it can be measured
This life gives me everything its got
My heart is buried treasure
Really
No
Really not

I listen to the whispers 
I know I've said it all before
I try to run but then I never
Even get to make it to the door

In the fight that is your love
Give to me just one command
Let me prove to you my misery
Beg for mercy for this man

I want you to own me
Like you would a broken toy
Put me on layaway 
Two batteries and enjoy

I swear I never saw you coming
Not even in the nick of time
I didn't want to move a mountain
Or trade a dollar for a dime

In the death of a stranger 
The danger is always lurking in the dark
I have no long lost relations
Only a time bomb for a heart

In the fight that is your love
Give to me just one command
Let me prove to you my machinery 
Beg for mercy for this man

You can be my slave in exchange you take my grave
You take my place
The old switch-a-roo
Tit for tat and me for you

Soon the waters will cover the entire earth
I sure hope you grow some fins
Or learn how to swim
I can breathe underwater
I can do it now because I did it then

In the fight that is your love
Give to me just one command
Let me prove to you my mockery 
Beg for mercy for this man

In the fight that is your freedom
Let me be more than your friend
Now you may beg for my mercy
Or give to me just one command 







Saturday, March 25, 2017

Pearl

PEARL - Written by Carroll Bryant 


Could you love me just as I am?
Not as a mortal
Not as Superman
Could you just enjoy being with me?
And not with the fashion
And not just the money

All I ever wanted was to be your friend
In all of my troubled times 
Just to hold your hand 
Open up your arms and feel the wind in your face
Feel the touch of my skin
Take a look at this place
A castle is what I live in
Here I am the king
To live without your love
Everything means nothing to me 

I don't do the things I do to impress your eyes
Who I am comes naturally 
Why do you look so surprised?

All I thought I could find in you was something I lost long ago
Everything I ever forgotten was something I didn't want to know
Open up your arms and feel the wind in your face
Feel the touch of my skin
Take a look at this place
A castle is what I live in
Here I am the king
To live without your love
Everything means nothing to me 

You are the girl 
A priceless pearl
Not fools gold as some have claimed
The prettiest eyes 
That dance in the night
Of all of my fantasies
You are my world
Not a diamond, but a pearl
A pirate's fateful dream 

I don't do the things I do to impress your eyes
Who I am comes naturally 
Why do you look so surprised?

All I ever wanted was to be your friend
In all of my troubled times 
Just to hold your hand 
Open up your arms and feel the wind in your face
Feel the touch of my skin
Take a look at this place
A castle is what I live in
Here I am the king
To live without your love
Everything means nothing to me 

And nothing means everything to me




Thursday, March 23, 2017

The Desperate Woman

THE DESPERATE WOMAN - Written by Carroll Bryant


You look at me
I look away
I don't think that there's anything more to say
You are the life of the party
And I am the one who wants to leave

You touch my arm
I slap your face
I do believe that you like it that way
You are the one who is lonely
And I am the one who won't believe

And you're a desperate woman tonight
Looking for a desperate man
Why you holding on so tight?
I'm not the man that you think I am
You're a desperate woman tonight
I can see it in your eyes
Don't look now but the party is over
For me
Time to say goodbye

You try to play the game
I make the rules
I'm not your average guy or next door fool
Gullible is as gullible does
Dreams push you to fall in love

And you're a desperate woman tonight
Looking for a desperate man
Why you holding on so tight?
I'm not the man that you think I am
You're a desperate woman tonight
I can see it in your eyes
Don't look now but the party is over
For me
Time to say goodbye

What do you fear?
Is it loneliness?
I'm not interested dear
And I am serious 
You're spilling your drink all over the floor
And I don't wanna talk to you no more

You look at me 
I look away
You touch my arm
I slap your face

You look at me

You're a desperate woman tonight
Looking for a desperate man
Why you holding on so tight?
I'm not the man that you think I am
You're a desperate woman tonight
I can see it in your eyes
Don't look now but the party is over
For me
Time to say goodbye

Have a very good night





Tuesday, March 21, 2017

I Will

I WILL - Written by Carroll Bryant 


I don't care what the people all say
What they think doesn't really matter anyway
All I know is how I feel
And if there is a chance that I can be with you
I will

Ever since I saw you, girl
My restless heart has been at war
Never in my life have I felt this kind of thrill
And if there is a chance that I can be with you
I will

I will do whatever it takes
Break any rule I can break
Just to make it real
I will
I will take any amount of time
Find what I got to find
Cut any kind of deal
I will

I will take your love to my grave
Love them both, sunny and rainy days
Take what I have to steal
And if there is a chance that I can be with you
I will

I will do whatever it takes
Break any rule I can break
Just to make it real
I will
I will take any amount of time
Find what I got to find
Cut any kind of deal
I will

You are the only one
You are the only love
I'll never leave you lonely

You are the only one
You are the only love
I'll never leave you lonely

My love

I don't care what the people all say
What they think doesn't really matter anyway
All I know is how I feel
And if there is a chance that I can be with you
I will

I will





Sunday, March 19, 2017

It Took A Long Time

IT TOOK A LONG TIME - Written by Carroll Bryant 


It took a long time but we finally figured it out 
If it wasn't for the love then baby, tell me what it was all about
It's so crazy but maybe we are that way
If love never lasts forever then tell me why did you say that it would?
Why did you say that?
Why did you play that way?
Why did you say that?
Why did you walk away?
Why did you say that?
Why did you play that way?
Why did you say that?
Why did you walk away?

It took a long time but I guess that it could have been worse
We could have gotten married and you know that could have really hurt
It's so crazy and I think that the both of us know
Love is a feeling and sex was our dog and pony show 
Why did you say that?
Why did you play that way?
Why did you say that?
Why did you walk away?
Why did you say that?
Why did you play that way?
Why did you say that?
Why did you walk away?

It took a long time but now we can leave without the tears
If it wasn't for love then why did we pretend to like it here?
It's so crazy but maybe we were too blind to see
If love doesn't last forever then why did you say those words to me?
 Why did you say that?
Why did you play that way?
Why did you say that?
Why did you walk away?
Why did you say that?
Why did you play that way?
Why did you say that?
Why did you walk away?






Friday, March 17, 2017

Anna

ANNA - Written by Carroll Bryant


You are desire in my blood
Running up the score to 40 love
You play the game with sexy style
Serving me up with your smile
Hey, Anna
Do you believe in miracles tonight?
Hey, Anna
Would you stay with me and play tonight?

You look so good it can't be true
No other girl could ever do
I know it's wrong for me to be
Alone right now with my fantasies 

Come away with me

Hey, Anna
Do you believe in miracles tonight?
Hey, Anna
Would you stay with me and play tonight?
Hey, Anna
You sure look beautiful alright
Hey, Anna
Why don't you stay and play with me tonight?

My heart is racing with my dizzy brain
You are a vision right out of a dream
I'm a blonde too and we will  probably stay that way
I wish you were here with me
Do you wish the same thing too?

These feelings have almost lost control
I'm holding on tight to them and won't let go
I know it's wrong for me to be
Alone right now with my fantasies 
Hey, Anna
Do you believe in miracles tonight?
Hey, Anna
Would you stay with me and play tonight?
Hey, Anna
You sure look beautiful alright
Hey, Anna
Could you fall in love with me tonight?







Wednesday, March 15, 2017

Imprisoned Heart

IMPRISONED HEART - Written by Carroll Bryant


You know that I was just one of the living
There wasn't anything that could ever get to me 
And I have done my fair share of taking 
Giving was just a fantasy in somebody's dream

Sometimes I wish that I would have just died that night
Instead of ever having seen such a beautiful face
The night we met was the night that one of heavens angels cried
How could the perfect one be of such imperfect age?

And I could spend the rest of my life
Mourning the death of a love that could never be 
And I could barter in exchange for a sacrifice 
Just to kneel before the gods of a world in ecstasy 
And still I wouldn't get any relief 
My heart's in a prison and doomed to never be released
And still I would be lost at sea
My heart's in a prison dying for your love that I need

I could swear that you're the perfect creation 
You haven't done anything for me to not believe it
When I first saw you I knew I was in danger
And it was dangerous
And then everything was right in the universe again

Sometimes I wish that I would have just died that night
Instead of ever having seen such a beautiful face
The night we met was the night heavens angels did fight
Over the cruelty of displacement that was gods biggest injustice
Biggest mistake

And I could spend the rest of my life
Mourning the death of a love that could never be 
And I could charter a flight to paradise 
Drink margarita's with some bunnies on the beach 
And still I wouldn't get any relief 
My heart's in a prison and doomed to never be released
And still I would be lost at sea
My heart's in a prison dying for your love that I need

I could choose to be sad all the time
With my only joy being you on my mind
I guess I could be mad for the rest of my life
But it still wouldn't change a thing
And it still wouldn't make things right

You know that I was just one of the living
There wasn't anything that could ever get to me 
And I have done my fair share of taking 
Giving was just a fantasy in somebody's dream

Sometimes I wish that I would have just died that night
Instead of ever having seen such a beautiful face
The night we met was the night that one of heavens angels cried
How could the perfect one be of such imperfect age?

And I could spend the rest of my life
Mourning the death of a love that could never be 
And I would barter in exchange for a sacrifice 
Just to kneel before the gods of a world in ecstasy 
And still I wouldn't get any relief 
My heart's in a prison and doomed to never be released
And still I would be lost at sea
My heart's in a prison dying for your love that I need



Monday, March 13, 2017

Somebody There

SOMEBODY THERE - Written by Carroll Bryant


It's easy to assume that what you read is true
The way that words fall in line 
Perfect rhythm 
Perfect rhyme
But if you want to know the truth 
It's not that hard to do
It's not that easy
And the question still remains the same
What keeps you going?
Why to begin?
Never to end?
And what do you think you are doing?
Is there something for you to prove?
I guess you want to always keep the flame of faith
A burning
Even though you know
Your words will never change the world
Because no one out there is listening
Or reading them at all
No one really cares
But still you hope for shadows 
Of somebody there

It's easy to assume that what you think is true
The way your thoughts fall into place
Blank emotions 
Blank face
The truth is in your heart
And that's a fine place to start 
Where love will burn forever 
To always be together with your time
With the one you want
But that is empty air
You question the lonely heart
When all they really want is what you really want
Is somebody there

And now becomes the meaning of your lead
You lead the way
Forever is the truth you use
You lead the way
The moment of your never leaves you
You lead the way 
The dance within your youth
You're never too misleading
You mislead them anyway
But more than what you can bare 
And what you're really needing
 Is somebody there 



Saturday, March 11, 2017

Naked As A J-Bird

NAKED AS A J-BIRD - Written by Carroll Bryant


There she stood in the doorway
Her eyes were shinning so bright
The feeling was so deep inside me
It never could have felt so right
Well, look at you now
Since love has been a part of your life
Where have you gone?
Baby, can you tell me?

So you claim that you've been stripped of your pride
But can you guarantee that everything will be all right?
You don't even know where you're going
Your soul was taken from you
It left absolutely nothing showing
All of the love you've been through
Has left you
Naked as a J-bird
Haven't you heard a single word that I've said?
You're naked as a J-bird
It just might be just as well
Because I can tell
You're naked as a J-bird

You don't even know where you're going
Your soul was taken from you
It left absolutely nothing showing
All of the love you've been through
Has left you
Naked as a J-bird
Haven't you heard a single word that I've said?
You're naked as a J-bird
It just might be just as well
Because I can tell
You're naked as a J-bird






Thursday, March 9, 2017

Body Heat (Horny Toad)

BODY HEAT (HORNY TOAD) - Written by Carroll Bryant


Well they say that I'm a sexual man 
Going after whatever I can
And you know what they say is true
And baby, all I want for tonight is you

Don't you worry, I will treat you right
They say I'm a pistol 
I'm dynamite 
I'll give you all the loving you need
If you'll just share with me
A little bit of body heat 

So come on, share some body heat with me
Share some body heat tonight
Share some with me all right
A little body heat tonight 

Well I know that love can kill
Passion overpowers all mens will
I just can't handle this thing called love
I just can't seem to get enough 

Do you know what I mean?
Do you know what I need?

So come on, share some body heat with me
Share some body heat tonight
Share some with me all right
A little body heat tonight

Fire of desire can burn your soul away
If you let it 
You'll regret it
It will blow your mind away
If you break it
It will take it

I don't want to scare you off
But please won't you stay?
Maybe we could get each other off
What do you say?

Well they say that I'm a sexual man 
Going after whatever I can
And you know what they say is true
And baby, all I want for tonight is you

So come on, share some body heat with me
Share some body heat tonight
Share some with me all right
A little body heat tonight






Tuesday, March 7, 2017

The 11th Commandment

THE 11TH COMMANDMENT - Written by Carroll Bryant


Don't abuse the music
Listen to it
Dance to it
Enjoy it
Keep on dancing 

And so it was sent
Rules and regulations called commandments 
One to ten for all of men 
The word was passed around
Make them last forever

There should have been one more
One to be used out on the dance floor
Don't abuse the music 
Is that too much to ask for?

Write it from the soul
Sing it from the heart
Dance to it with emotion 
Don't ever stop once you start 

And so they were to obey
Live them the best you can every day
The commandments 
One to ten for all of men
The word was passed around
Make them last forever 

We got to have one more
One you ought not to ignore
Don't abuse the music
Is that too much to ask for?

It controls you
It rules your very soul
It seizes your senses
Its power is proven 
Its purpose demanding
Obey the 11th commandment
I command you!

Don't abuse the music
Don't do it
Yeah, you, the one rolling your eyes
You!

And so it was sent
Rules and regulations called commandments 
One to ten for all of men 
The word was passed around
Make them last forever

There should have been one more
One to be used out on the dance floor
Don't abuse the music 
Is that too much to ask for?

Don't abuse the music
Don't do it!




Sunday, March 5, 2017

Santa Fe

SANTA FE - Written by Carroll Bryant


Standing on the edge of the evening
Watching as the sun goes down
With the wind and I get this feeling
Lights dancing in a desert town

All by myself in Santa Fe
I was always the lucky one
Waiting out the rest of the day
And you know I don't want to escape it
I hope the stars bring me to another love

Living in the center of my own attention
Eyes are watching my every mood
Small chance in hell to gain redemption
Heart pounding wildly to their every move

All by myself in Santa Fe 
I was always the lucky one
Aliens come to take me away
You know I won't escape it
I hope they take me to find another love

Life is nothing but new memories
And that's the wonder of the world
Love can forsake your chivalry 
Or bring you new misery in the form of love
In the shape of a girl
And I know through all of those broken hearts 
It's still an unsolved mystery
Nothing is real
Nothing is healed
And that's the magic of it all
That's the wonder of it all
That's the power of civility 

Climbing up the walls of my very own illusion
Destruction is my tropical fear
Too much confusion from too many conventions
Roses are watered from everybody's tears 

All by myself in Santa Fe
I was always the lucky one
Nobody wants to try and stop this pain
But I can hear somebody say
That they wish to find another love

 All by myself in Santa Fe
I was always the lucky one
Waiting out the rest of the day
And you know I don't want to escape it
I hope the stars bring me to another love




Friday, March 3, 2017

Where Wonders Never Cease

WHERE WONDERS NEVER CEASE - Written by Carroll Bryant


She used to be my angel
She used to be my baby-cakes
Precious little sister
Look at us now
Oh, for goodness sakes
I lost my closest friend
I should have seen it coming
Tried to do the best I could
Couldn't stop the end
I lost my best friend
She was like a daughter to me
But she really wasn't
That fact and point was made clear to me
Maybe I loved her too much
And now we both have fallen
Almost completely out of touch
I lost my closest friend
I should have seen it coming
She made it clear again
I did the best I could
The best I can
But the whole thing still came down
Crashing to the ground
Almost without a sound
I lost my best friend
I lost my only friend
I lost my precious friend
Maybe she wasn't really my friend
Maybe she enjoyed the art of pretend
I lost her
I lost my best friend



Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Nameless Fate

NAMELESS FATE - Written by Carroll Bryant


Where is it written that love was meant to be?
I didn't even get to share a night with you
You're not even gonna be a memory

Yet, you still crawl through the hallway of my mind
Well, what would have happened if we had only taken the time?
Do I know?
Maybe not
Maybe sometimes I just don't care
Can I feel it?
I will stop
Isn't it a shame?
I never even got your name 

Who ever said that love was always to be kind?
I didn't even get to say hello to you
Not even a well deserved goodbye

Yet, still you seep through the pores of my hard skin
Well, what would have changed if you had let me in?
Do I know?
Maybe not
Maybe sometimes I just don't care
Can I see it?
I will stop
Isn't it a shame?
I never even got your name 

Can I say?
Maybe not
Maybe sometimes I really don't care
If there's no flame
Then I will stop
It's still a shame
I never even got to know your name

I wonder
Do you ever think about that moment
When your eyes met mine
Do you live inside of that reflection?
Do you dare to travel back into that time?

Did my spirit even touch your soul?
If it did, would you even let me know?
If you're thinking about it
Why didn't you let it happen?
Could it be that fate got messed up for the day?
Two secret flames
People feeling the same
You know that it's driving me crazy
How far could we have taken it, baby?
Do I know?
Maybe not
Maybe sometimes I just don't care
If I can't go
Then I will stop
Isn't it a shame?
I never even got your name

I still think it is a shame that I had never even got your name
I never got to know your name!