West Coast State Of Mind

WEST COAST STATE OF MIND - Written by Carroll Bryant

A continental breakfast in a west coast state of mind

It feels like my troubles are a million miles behind

I can’t undo the changes yet my templates are clear

The salt air keeps shouting out loud enough to hear

This place keeps on feeling more and more like home

The mere thought of leaving makes me feel alone

So what is that saying?

What message does it send?

Who ever said that a vacation ever has to end?

And no, I just can’t delete it

Miss Beverly Hills has got me defeated

Roll on Ohio, roll on down the line

Roll on down the river

Roll on with father time

I found a new woman and her heart is mine

Roll on Ohio

I’m in a west coast state of mind

Like a Mormon on a mission for good old Brigham Young

I think I found a calling for the sand, surf and sun

My spirits are lifted and my broken heart bereaved

Man, I’m gonna miss it when it comes time to leave

The girls are amazing in everything they do

Life is but living with nothing else to lose

So what am I doing?

What makes it all so hard?

Who ever said that nirvana is bad for the heart?

And no, you know I don’t mean it

Miss Santa Monica has got me depleted

Roll on Ohio, roll on down the line

Roll on down the river

Roll on with father time

I found a new woman and her heart is mine

Roll on Ohio

I’m in a west coast state of mind

From Rodeo Drive to the Hollywood Hills

Nothing but sunshine in a deep state of thrills

This place keeps on feeling more and more like home

The mere thought of leaving makes me feel alone

So what is that saying?

What message does it send?

Who ever said that a vacation ever has to end?

And no, I just can’t delete it

Miss Beverly Hills has got me defeated

Roll on Ohio, roll on down the line

Roll on down the river

Roll on with father time

I found a new woman and her heart is mine

Roll on Ohio

I’m in a west coast state of mind

Roll on Ohio, roll on down the road

The path I’ve been walking

Is getting really old

I found a new woman and I can’t deny

Roll on Ohio

I’m in a west coast state of mind

I’m in a West coast state this time

A West coast state of shine

Remember (Her Song)

REMEMBER (HER SONG) - Written by Carroll Bryant 

When it rains

I can hear droplets falling down

Calling your name - again

Just the way I do when I’m not around you

Remember when we danced under the stars?

I was in your heart

And you were in my arms

And we spoke telepathically

Sharing all of our dreams

That’s the place where I long to be

When it snows

I can hear angels shivering

Shaking the cold - again

Just the way I do when I am not with you

Remember when we held hands together?

It was the summer

And you were my lover

And we touched metaphorically

Sharing our everything

That’s the place where I long to be

You’re a princess of love

I’m just a jester

This world is the kingdom

I might just be guessing here

But we - have good intentions

Love’s not an invention

It’s just a feeling I’m feeling - for you

You’re a princess of love

I’m just a jester

This world is the kingdom

I might just be guessing here

But we - live in some confusion

Love’s not an illusion

It’s just a feeling I’m feeling - for you

When it rains

I can hear droplets falling down

Calling your name - again

Just the way I do when I’m not around you

Remember when we danced under the stars?

I was in your heart

And you were in my arms

And we spoke telepathically

Sharing all of our dreams

That’s the place where I long to be

That’s the place where I’ll always be

Elephant In The Room

ELEPHANT IN THE ROOM - Written by Carroll Bryant 

Elephants can fly in purgatory

Though I don’t know why

That’s just the way this nightmare goes

Sure enough you called my bluff

Now spiders crawl upside the junk

That you left behind and I can’t find my sanity

Jackals are watching me, my every move

Though I see a lazy sky

The dawn is looking blue

Sure to hell I smell the smell

You know me all too well

Like it would even matter that leaving me just leaves me flattered

And I’m sinking inside of this empty house

Chasing hallucinations and a gimpy mouse

Every step I take I feel the misery

I will name him little memory

Something more than what you left for me

Danger is as careful as danger allows

Though purgatory darkens

With every twist and turn

Damn it all you found me

Standing in the corner

Where everything you ever loved is standing there beside me

And I’m sinking inside of this empty house

Chasing hallucinations and a gimpy mouse

Every step I take I feel the misery

I will name him little memory

Something more than what you left for me

Running down a hallway that keeps warping at my feet

I know it isn’t real

I know that I am still asleep

Trying every doorknob that is locked inside itself

I know it isn’t real

It’s just a vision of my future

Damn it to hell when I can tell

That you know me all too well

Like it would even matter that leaving me just leaves me flattered

And I’m sinking inside of this empty house

Chasing hallucinations and a gimpy mouse

Every step I take I feel the misery

I will name him little memory

Something more than what you left for me

Elephants can fly in hell