NAKEDTIVITY** © Words and Music: Deon Aylor and Donna Aylor and Dustin Aylor Baby shake off your bad day Don’t let rude people get you down Let’s get out of our work clothes Get into some lovin’ ‘round this house Climb: Cuz after that longggg slowwww kiss Girl I am positiveeeeee…. CHORUS We need some Nakedtivity all night long Nothin’ on but you and the moon and our fav’rite songs Baby come lay your birthday suit up next to me We can’t get enough Naked….. Nakedtivity We sure know how to let go Of all our day to day stress We get stripped down soul to soul And let our hearts do the rest Climb: SoBaby after your bath I swear… I’m the only thing you have to wear REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: Now turn off the lights let candles burn Here goes my boots Baby… your turn REPEAT CHORUS Outro: Naked….Nakedtivity Naked Nakedtivity
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Crazy In Here ©Words and Music: Ben Krahne & Donna Aylor I work all day in this cubicle that’s six by eight by ten People sellin’, boss is yellin’ and my laptop froze up again Guy next to me is constantly chowin’ down on chips I swear sometimes I’m surrounded by a bunch of lunatics Chorus It’s crazy in here But I gotta grit my teeth, suck it up And show no fear I tell myself, no matter how bad life gets or seems Days like this are few and far between But I wish somebody made a shield Or some kind of insanity gear Cuz It’s crazy in here Yeah it’s crazy in here I get back home and my cat’s on the curtain with evil eyes And it looks like the dog didn’t wait to do his business outside The neighbor’s blarin’ TV is about to drive me bonkers I’ll turn mine up louder and stay up way longer Repeat Chorus Bridge Oh no now my phone’s blowin’ up on top of all this racket In a minute I might have to put on a straight jacket ….. Repeat Chorus
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RED CLAY ROADS © Words and Music: Ben Krahne- Donna Aylor-Joey Ebach I was born on this ole corn farm, walked miles on its dirt And these silos will still be here long after I leave this earth I pray when I pass through those pearly gates I’ll see river beds and mesquite trees A mirror image of this peaceful place CHORUS They’ll be red clay roads up in heaven Weavin’ thru the clouds what a blessin’ Bluebonnets bloomin’ beneath a water tower Always sunshine or soft spring showers Where any farmer longs to be livin’ On red clay roads up in heaven Mom and Dad will be there to look at the scenery With beautiful rows of crops as far as the eye can see They’ll be no freeways or kickin’ up gravel Just the sound of angels singing to Jesus And me on a John Deere with acres to travel REPEAT CHORUS Bridge I’m in no hurry to leave this porch swing that I love Cuz I know my forever path is waiting above REPEAT CHORUS
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Hearts Wide Open © Words and Music: Ben Krahne / Donna Aylor We’ve both seen good love go bad One night stands that never last Girl it seems like we have a lot in common We’ve been hurt from bad good-byes We’re both a lit’le gun shy Let’s take a chance on a good shot tonight CHORUS Look in my eyes Girl don’t count me out Forget the past all we have is now We can’t close off our emotions We might miss out on forever We can fix what’s broken together Let’s don’t throw away this moment Jump in with both hearts wide open If you need a guy who speaks the truth I’ll be that stand up man for you Let’s keep on going ..in the right direction We gotta walk on faith to the unknown Baby be brave and I’ll hold you close And we’ll go as far… as love can go REPEAT CHORUS… Wide open….wide open Bridge It’s time for our fears to disappear And let our walls fall down …I need you here Right here REPEAT CHORUS Our Hearts wide open
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LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye / Donna Aylor 2007 voted Best of Song U (songu.com) March 2008 Top 5 songs of the month www.songwriteruniverse.com I never thought I would feel so weak and so lost But there I was like a dragonfly in a storm You were the one who could walk between the raindrops And bring me home safely in your arms Climb: You held my hand when I wasn’t proud Helped me stand when I hit the ground Showed me that my own heart is wise beyond my fears CHORUS I WANNA OPEN MY ARMS WIDE FORGIVE AND NOT THINK TWICE MAKE EVERY SMILE A PROMISE AND LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE ….ohhh yeah I have found a life that’s filled with purpose And I live beyond the darkness of my past Ev’ry now and then when those feelings start to surface I am calm within I know that they won’t last Climb: Cuz you held my hand when I wasn’t proud Helped me stand when I hit the ground Showed me that my own heart is wise beyond my fears CHORUS I WANNA OPEN MY ARMS WIDE FORGIVE AND NOT THINK TWICE MAKE EVERY SMILE A PROMISE AND LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP BRIDGE Yeah even though it’s harder than I thought it would be I believe I can make it through if you stand by me, always, always, yeahhhh TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE
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CAN’T FIND A CURE- uptempo version © Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Blake Hill / Wake Eastman Well I took a long hot shower To stop my pounding head My stomach’s a mess I can’t get no rest I got Seven-Up by my bed The doctor checked my vitals Said I need some R &R He don’t know how bad You broke my broken heart CHORUS Cuz I can't find a cure for loving you I've done everything I know to do I’ve even erased your name offa my tattoo Good God I wish there was a shot for getting over love To end the pain I’m going through Cuz I just can't find a cure for loving you I pawned my wedding band Boxed up our used to be’s I try to escape but I just can’t shake Your immovable memory They say time can heal all wounds It needs to start right away I could use a few stitches And I need them today Repeat Chorus Bridge You’re like a fever coursing through my veins Burning down my body and driving me insane Repeat Chorus No I can’t find a cure Can't find a cure For loving you
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DON’T COUNT SLEEP**** © Words and Music: Ben Krahne and Donna Aylor Snuck in my window after curfew I thought I was so cool Daddy woke me up at daylight I said “Hey Man that’s cruel” Then he threw me my hat and boots Growled “Boy get out of that bed” Worked me like a plow horse My face was burning red Climb: I said" Hey Pop lets quit, the sun’s about down" He just smiled and said " There's one thing that I've found Chorus YOU ONLY LIVE ABOUT FORTY YEARS IF YA DON’T COUNT SLEEP AND I KNOW AS A YOUNG MAN YOU DON’T THINK THAT DEEP YEAH THIS BIG BLUE BALL THAT WE’RE LIVING ON SPINS FASTER THAN YOU THINK WE ONLY LIVE ABOUT FORTY YEARS THAT’S IF YOU DON’T COUNT SLEEP Eleven years of short days and nights Slipped by much too fast Working crazy no vacation When Daddy calls he just laughs Have a ( baby boy/ girl ) due in a month or: Hafta ride a bull in Reno this week I need to clone myself in two Dig holes for my new fence And paint that room blue or: Have two ponies to get shoed Climb: Like to throw water in that hour glass of sand Can't believe I'm crowding thirty, now I understand REPEAT CHORUS Bridge Sixteen hours to make that hay The other eight we dream away So fit alotta life in between Cuz as the pendulum swings REPEAT CHORUS
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RISE ABOVE © Words and Music: Marinus Vandertogt/ Donna Aylor Produced by Jason Garner / Vocals: Whitney Jordan There’ll come a time When you feel you’ve reached the end You’ll fall down And feel you can’t get up again You tell yourself Give up this dream There’s no way you can win The hardest part is not the distance Or the struggle and the pain Not the endless time spent waiting Just to be denied again It’s holding on when you’re not strong CHORUS: YOU’LL RISE ABOVE IF YOU BELIEVE MORE THAN A WANT IT’S WHAT YOU NEED YOU NEVER WANTED ANYTHING SO MUCH EVER FELT A GREATER NEED TO TOUCH IT’S WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE COMPLETE IF YOU BELIEVE IT’S OUT OF LOVE YOU’LL RISE ABOVE You’ve come so close Turned that spark into a flame Now dark clouds of fate Leave you standing in the rain And once again You’re back where you began On the outside Looking in REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE It’s not the moment when you reach that star Or walk into the winner’s ring It’s the moment you know in your heart You can do anything REPEAT CHORUS YOU’LL RISE ABOVE YOU NEVER WANTED ANYTHING SO MUCH EVER FELT A GREATER NEED TO TOUCH IT’S WHAT MAKES YOUR LIFE COMPLETE IF YOU BELIEVE IT’S OUT OF LOVE YOU’LL RISE ABOVE YOU’LL RISE ABOVE
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HOTTER THAN THE HINGES ON THE GATES OF HELL © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Brock Goodwin The bartender’s blender is getting a workout tonight I’m doing all I can do to cool down my mind Your come on looks from the corner Keep on making me warmer And I can feel the heat from your fiery eyes CHORUS YOU’RE HOTTER THAN THE HINGES ON THE GATES OF HELL ALL OF MY RESISTANCE IS ABOUT TO MELT MY TEMPERATURE’S RISIN’, AIN’T TOO SURPRISIN’ GOTTA PLAY IT COOL ‘FORE I MAKE A FOOL OF MYSELF YOU’RE HOTTER THAN THE HINGES ON THE GATES OF HELL Feels like I’m catching a contagious case of lust You’re strollin’ over here and my heart’s about to bust Well I got a li’tle problem You’re so drop dead awesome All eyes are on you as you smoke the room up REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE You whisper “Let’s do something we might regret” You take my hand and I break into a sweat REPEAT CHORUS whisper: Burn them lava lips on me
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LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE © 2007 Words and Music: Ruckus Skye / Donna Aylor I never thought I would feel so weak and so lost But there I was like a butterfly in a storm You were the one who could walk between the raindrops And bring me home safely in your arms Climb: You held my hand when I wasn’t proud Helped me stand when I hit the ground Showed me that my own heart is wise beyond my fears CHORUS I WANNA OPEN MY ARMS WIDE FORGIVE AND NOT THINK TWICE MAKE EVERY SMILE A PROMISE AND LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE ….ohhh yeah I have found a life that’s filled with purpose And I live beyond the darkness of my past Ev’ry now and then when those feelings start to surface I am calm within I know that they won’t last Climb: You held my hand when I wasn’t proud Helped me stand when I hit the ground Showed me that my own heart is wise beyond my fears CHORUS I WANNA OPEN MY ARMS WIDE FORGIVE AND NOT THINK TWICE MAKE EVERY SMILE A PROMISE AND LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP BRIDGE Yeah even though it’s harder than I thought it would be I believe I can make it through if you stand by me, always, always, always TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE
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LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye / Donna Aylor Best of SongU 2007 I never thought I would feel so weak and so lost But there I was like a butterfly in a storm You were the one who could walk between the raindrops A guiding force to keep me safe and warm Pre: You held my hand when I wasn’t proud Helped me stand when I hit the ground Showed me that my own heart is wise beyond my fears CHORUS I WANNA OPEN MY ARMS WIDE FORGIVE AND NOT THINK TWICE MAKE EVERY SMILE A PROMISE AND LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE ….ohhh yeah I have found a life that’s filled with purpose And I live beyond the darkness of my past Ev’ry now and then when old feelings start to surface I am calm within, I know (that it- the storm ) won’t last Pre You held my hand when I wasn’t proud Helped me stand when I hit the ground Showed me that my own heart is wise beyond my fears CHORUS I WANNA OPEN MY ARMS WIDE FORGIVE AND NOT THINK TWICE MAKE EVERY SMILE A PROMISE AND LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP BRIDGE Yeah even though it’s harder than I thought it would be I believe, I can make it through if you stand by me , always , always , always TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IT’S HEARTBREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE
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(c) Words and Music: Donna Aylor-BMI/ Blake Hill-BMI/Brock Goodwin-BMI Bald tread tires and no hubcaps Hail dents cover his Pontiac Plays air guitar under the red light Holds up his hand gives the peace sign He’s got ZZ top turned up loud He jams out like he’s in front of a crowd CHORUS I GOTTA GET ME SOME OF THAT LET LIFE’S WORRIES ROLL OFF MY BACK TAKE SOME TIME FROM THE DAILY GRIND NOT GIVE A RIP WHAT OTHERS MIGHT SAY OR WORRY ‘BOUT WHAT I DON’T HAVE TODAY TAKE A JUMP OFF THE FAST TRACK I GOTTA GET ME SOME OF THAT Open doors on a corner church I can hear ‘em singin’ ‘bout the good Lord’s work Hands are clappin’ to a gospel beat Singing ‘bout Jesus and the day they’ll meet Pastor leads them over the mic I bet they’ll worship darn near all night REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE When I get home gonna play my favorite songs Forget about what might be going wrong or: this Bridge : I've lost my groove 'n don't know where it's gone I'll get it back if it takes all night longggggg REPEAT CHORUS
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DON’T COUNT SLEEP © Words and Music: Ben Krahne-BMI and Donna Aylor-BMI Had an attitude big as Texas Seventeen going on fool Thinking I knew everthing Was the C in the word cool Then daddy tossed me a hammer Said "we need to fix this old fence " He was working full speed I thought he lost all sense Climb: I said" Hey Pop lets quit, the sun’s about down" He just smiled and said " There's one thing that I've found Chorus YOU ONLY LIVE ABOUT FORTY YEARS IF YA DON’T COUNT SLEEP AND I KNOW AS A YOUNG MAN YOU DON’T THINK THAT DEEP YEAH THIS BIG BLUE BALL THAT WE’RE LIVING ON SPINS FASTER THAN YOU THINK WE ONLY LIVE FORTY YEARS WELL THAT’S IF YOU DON’T COUNT SLEEP Eleven years of short days and nights Slipped by much too fast Working crazy no vacation When Daddy calls he just laughs Have a baby boy due in a month I need to clone myself in two Dig holes for my new fence And paint that room blue Climb: Like to throw water in that hour glass of sand Can't believe I'm crowding thirty, now I understand REPEAT CHORUS Bridge Sixteen hours to make that hay The other eight we dream away So fit alotta life in between Cuz as the pendulum swings… REPEAT CHORUS
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WHEN YOUR KARMA CATCHES UP TO YOU © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / john Arthur Martinez Against my better judgement I fell in love with you Every day is punishment I wait for you like a fool The haunting never goes away It taunts me through the night Claim you’re always working late Soon you’ll see the light… CHORUS: WHEN YOUR KARMA CATCHES UP TO YOU IT’LL KNOCK YOU TO THE GROUND LIKE THE BOOMERANG YOU THREW AT ME IT GOES AND COMES AROUND YOU REALLY THINK YOU’RE BULLET- PROOF BUT ONE DAY YOU’LL GO DOWN WHEN YOUR KARMA CATCHES UP TO YOU IT’LL KNOCK YOU TO THE GROUND Well I’ve been told your old love Is moving back this way You’ve never gotten over her You’re begging her to stay Well soon you’ll have to face the truth And the truth will set you free One day she’ll be doing you The way you’re doing me REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: You’ve been skating on thin ice Soon your luck will melt When you’re dancing with the devil The paybacks are hell REPEAT CHORUS WHEN YOUR KARMA CATCHES UP TO YOU WHEN YOUR KARMA CATCHES UP TO YOU
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YOUR MEMORY LOVES ME ©Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Scott Chaney So here we are again And you thought you were gone But the part of you that holds my heart Is still holdin' on It's the part that feels the warmth In your fingertips And sees the "come on" in your eyes and I swear I taste your lips CHORUS YOUR MEMORY LOVES ME AND FOLLOWS ME AROUND FROM THE MOMENT I WAKE UP TIL I LAY MY HEAD DOWN THEN YOU DRIFT THRU MY DREAMS WITH KISSES SOOOO SOFT AND SLOW YOUR MEMORY LOVES ME EVEN IF YOU DON’T In the shower in the morning In traffic on the interstate Drinkin' my third cup of coffee My heart don't get a break When the house gets quiet And I find myself alone You take me back to where life was right And where it all went wrong REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: What you've forgotten is what I've got to forget And leave you in the past with these dreams and regrets REPEAT CHORUS YOUR MEMORY LOVES ME YOUR MEMORY LOVES ME YOUR MEMORY LOVES ME EVEN IF YOU DON’T
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As Far As You Know © Kevin Clements/ Shayne Daniels/ Donna Aylor Soakin’ up the sun, turnin’ golden brown A big smile on my face to camouflage this frown No me and my new Evinrude ain’t missin’ you We’re both running strong Yeah we see you layin’ out and we see him rubbin’ in Your Coppertone Chorus As Far As You Know I’m doin’ just fine Anchored out in knee deep water, wave to me girl why bother I’m drinkin’ beer wetting myself a line I’ve only looked your way ONE time As Far As You Know Lately I’ve been chasin’ anything I can Most nights it’s Tequila with a cold one on the end Oh I guess what never was is what was never meant to be Honky tonks and Longnecks don’t sit well with Mozart and Chablis Chorus 2 As Far As You Know I’m doin’ just fine Anchored out in knee deep water , smile at me Girl why bother And I’ve only looked your way TWO times As Far As You Know Bridge Watchin’ you with him is reminding me of us How we’d laugh, fight and cuss Well you got more than a belly full but I could never get enough And Baby I’m still craving your touch Chorus 3 But as Far As You Know I’m doin’ just fine Anchored out in knee deep water, wave to me Girl don’t bother I’m drinkin’ beer and wettin’ myself a line And I’ve only looked your way THREE times As Far As You Know
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ZIP, ZERO, NADA , NOTHIN’ © Words and Music: Wake Eastman/ Donna Aylor / Ande Rasmussen You had good love but you never even knew it You had my heart then you went and blew it Betting it all on some one night stand I never thought you were that kind of man Well I ain’t gonna let it slide No this time Boy you’re gonna pay the price CHORUS YOU GET ZIP ZERO NADA NOTHIN’ WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE YOU’RE FLAT BROKE ‘N BUSTED I PLAY FOR KEEPS Honey I AIN’T A BLUFFIN’ YOU GET ZIP ZERO NADA NOTHIN’ Just sign your name on the dotted line Take your ole bass boat but the house is mine Cough up the keys to the Cadillac Hell that ain’t your style Baby too much class Caught ya running all over town Now this is what you get for foolin’ around REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: When you add it all up You’ll be scratchin’ your head You had it all but all that you got left…. Is…. REPEAT CHORUS (leave off YOU GET)
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GUARDS AT THE GATE OF MY HEART © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen/ Donna Aylor / Mark Oates Built a wall around my heart when love said good-bye I told the guards not to let a soul get inside I felt secure never imagined anyone could break through Falling in love was the last thing I wanted to do CHORUS: HOW DID YOU GET BY HOW DID YOU SLIP IN EVADING MY SENSES NOW I’M IN LOVE AGAIN I AM DEFENSELESS CAN’T RESIST YOUR CHARMS TELL ME HOW YOU GOT BY ALL THE GUARDS AT THE GATE OF MY HEART You loved me til everything that hurt fell away I set the guards free and now you keep me safe I’m looking forward to forever and I want to start now I have you to watch over me but tell me how REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Did you climb over Did you crawl under I’m glad you came in Yet still I wonder REPEAT CHORUS TELL ME HOW YOU GOT BY ALL THE GUARDS AT THE GATE OF MY HEART
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EVENTUALLY © Words and Music: Anders Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Mark Oates I lie in bed and wonder how you are Little things remind me of how we are now apart No more talking on the phone Or late nights with you alone And tho I don’t know why you said good-bye CHORUS: EVENTUALLY I’LL FORGET ABOUT YOU EVENTUALLY I’LL LOVE SOMEONE NEW THO ALL I DO IS THINK ABOUT THE WAY WE USED TO BE I’LL GET ON WITH LIFE EVENTUALLY I’m waiting for your memory to fade I’m still holding onto all the promises you made You said you felt for me A love that would always be And I wish I could feel that love tonight REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Somewhere between these walls of time Someone will love this heart of mine Tho it hurts to know it won’t be you REPEAT CHORUS
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EVENTUALLY © Words and Music: Anders Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Mark Oates I lie in bed and wonder how you are Little things remind me of how we are now apart No more talking on the phone Or late nights with you alone And tho I don’t know why you said good-bye CHORUS: EVENTUALLY I’LL FORGET ABOUT YOU EVENTUALLY I’LL LOVE SOMEONE NEW THO ALL I DO IS THINK ABOUT THE WAY WE USED TO BE I’LL GET ON WITH LIFE EVENTUALLY I’m waiting for your memory to fade I’m still holding onto all the promises you made You said you felt for me A love that would always be And I wish I could feel that love tonight REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Somewhere between these walls of time Someone will love this heart of mine Tho it hurts to know it won’t be you REPEAT CHORUS
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BABY ARE YOU THERE YET ? ©Words and Music: Donna Aylor/ Anders Rasmussen / Mark Oates I have chocolate strawberries And a bottle of champagne There’s firewood in the trunk To light up your fireplace Babe we’ll get to your house In just a few more miles I’m gonna drive a little slower So we can talk awhile CHORUS: BABY ARE YOU THERE YET TO TAKE OUR LOVE up TO THE NEXT STEP WE’VE BOTH BEEN DOWN THIS ROAD ONLY TO TURN BACK WITH REGRETS SO BEFORE WE GO TOO FAR I NEED TO KNOW WITH ALL MY HEART ARE YOU THERE YET BABY ARE YOU THERE YET We planned this night forever Want ev’rything to be just right Can you feel my pulse a poundin’ Never been this nervous in all my life Wanna see your face when I lay Rose petals on the sheets And light love’s endless candle That will burn through eternity REPEAT CHORUS (Repeat chorus again: Talk 1st five lines) TAG: Babe I’m out of breath Did I hear you say , say YES ***Alternate CHORUS using WE instead of YOU Baby Are We There Yet To take our love to the next step We've both been down this road Only To Turn Back with Regrets So Before We Go Too Far Are We ready to Trust our Hearts* Are We There Yet ? Baby Are We There Yet?
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BATTLE OF WOUNDED ME Words and Music: Wake Eastman / Donna Aylor You shot that arrow straight through my heart Right now leaving you wouldn’t be so hard You say you’re sorry and down on bended knee Just another chapter in the battle of wounded me Your cry for peace won’t save us this time So cry on the shoulder you were holding last night You say you love me and you think that’s all you need To win the battle of wounded me CHORUS LOVE TURNED COLD WHEN YOU CROSSED OVER THAT LINE NOW HOW COULD YOU DO THAT TO ME THERE’S NOTHING SACRED IN LIVING A LIE IT’S TIME I SET MYSELF FREE NO MORE FIGHTIN’ THIS BATTLE OF WOUNDED ME Tears have fallen on this battlefield Our love will die but my heart will heal I’ll walk away with honor from this field of broken dreams Far from the battle of wounded me CHORUS LOVE TURNED COLD WHEN YOU CROSSED OVER THAT LINE NOW ALL THAT’S LEFT IS HISTORY THERE’S NOTHING SACRED IN LIVING A LIE LORD I WILL BE FREE AND END THE BATTLE OF WOUNDED ME THE BATTLE OF WOUNDED ME THAT’S THE BATTLE OF WOUNDED ME THE BATTLE OF WOUNDED ME
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AT LEAST WHILE I’M ASLEEP © Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Mark Oates / Charles Hollingsworth You found me swaying in the shadows Watching lovers dance out on the floor My life was rescued in that moment I thought I knew what love would have in store Yet the years have made you restless For all the carefree days you once knew I’m so afraid you’ll be leaving Afraid there’s nothing else that I can do, that I can do… CHORUS: AT LEAST WHILE I’M ASLEEP MY HEART IS AWAKE YOUR BEAUTY DRIFTS SO SOFTLY THROUGH MY DREAMS AND WHEN THE STARS ALL SHINE ALL YOUR LOVE IS MINE ENDLESSLY AT LEAST WHILE I’M ASLEEP We always used to say “I Love You” Now we hardly speak much anymore Our time together was so cherished Now our love’s so easy to ignore Ghost of words we left unspoken Wake me in the darkness next to you My life is empty without meaning Until I close my eyes to be with you, to be with you…. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Rescue me again say our broken hearts will mend I can’t wake up to another moment trying to pretend REPEAT CHORUS
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CASTING CALL * © Words and Music: Donna Aylor-Blake Hill-Wake Eastman I’ve been bustin’ my butt at work all week And the phone’s ringing off the wall You won’t find me at home (washing clothes ) (male singer: mowing the lawn) Or going to (the shopping mall) (male singer: shoot an eight ball) Cuz the sun’s a shinin’ and the wind’s just right Baby you know where I’ll be Yeah at my favorite Honey hole Where the fishin’s always sweet… CHORUS I GOTTA CASTING CALL TO MAKE WITH MY FISHING ROD AND BUCKET FULL OF BAIT ON THAT LAZY RIVER BANK WHERE LIFE SLOWS TO A CRAWL Yeah I’VE BEEN WAITING ALL WEEK LONG FOR MY CASTING CALL If you wanna meet me out there I’m thinking I might have some luck I’ll bring in a full stringer Then we can fry them fishies up If the summer sun gets to sizzlin’ We can cool down in the water Be li’tle kids again Like Becky and Tom Sawyer REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: Soaking up some shade Feeling no stress Even if I don’t catch a thang It beats life behind a desk REPEAT CHORUS I’VE BEEN WAITING ALL WEEK LONG BEEN WAITING ALL WEEK LONG FOR MY CASTING CALL MY CASTING CALL
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CHANGE IS CONSTANT Words and Music: Cindy Howard/ Donna Aylor/ Galen Breen/ Ronnie Kimball Things happen in life we don’t expect Sometimes we are thrown off course So let’s hold on to one another We’ll reach all we could hope for CHORUS CHANGE IS CONSTANT BUT SO IS OUR LOVE NOTHING WILL EVER COME BETWEEN US AT EVERY CROSSROAD WE CHOOSE THE SAME PATH NO MATTER WHAT OUR LOVE’S MADE TO LAST FAITHFUL FOREVER AND FULL OF TRUST CHANGE IS CONSTANT BUT SO IS OUR LOVE Baby there’s never too much distance Between your heart and mine The passion we share together Will stand the test of time REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Our ties bind and will always stay strong There are two things we can count on…. REPEAT CHORUS
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COUNTRY DICTION * © Words and Music: Elizabeth Russell/ Donna Aylor/ Aaron Cheney She was moving from Long Island When I met her down in Dixie Her smile was made for Georgia But her voice was New York City After weeks of my sweet talking Now she's picking up my slang She ain't completely country yet But I don't give a dang CHORUS WITH THAT TWANGY CITY THANG SHE’S A TALKING COUNTRY DICTION I KNOW THAT IT SOUNDS KINDA STRANGE BUT IT DON’T NEED NO FIXIN’ IN COMMON CONVERSATION IT MIGHT CAUSE A LITTLE FRICTION BUT MY BABY SHE’S A TALKING COUNTRY DICTION Well the more that we’re together The more she starts to show it She's talking like a country girl When she don't even know it She can weaken up my knees, With her sort-of Southern drawl I more than fell in love with her The first time she said "Ya'll" REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Well around these parts her accent don't quite fit But I'll tell you what, it does the trick for me It's a crazy kind of mix between the city and the sticks And I reckon that is what she'll always be REPEAT CHORUS YEAH MY BABY’S SHE’S A TALKING COUNTRY DICTION
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DON’T HURT ME ©Words and Music: Ruckus Skye –BMI / Donna Aylor -BMI Some days you’re cold Some nights you’re hot You got my soul Tied up in knots Can’t live like this So please stop Climb: Lifting me up and kicking me down Should’a learned to let you go by now CHORUS So PLEASE DON’T HURT ME BABY JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN I’VE TAKEN MORE ABUSE THAN I THINK I CAN STAND Last night I saw You kiss my friend Promise me it won’t Happen again It’s that sweet talk Pulling me in Climb: Lifting me up and kicking me down Should’a learned to let you go by now REPEAT CHORUS (2X) BRIDGE I can’t hold you any closer Can’t love you any deeper or this Bridge I’d love to hold you closer But I don’t know if it’s over Climb: So why do you keep lifting me up to kick me down Should’a let you go by now Some days you’re cold Some nights you’re hot You’ve got my soul Tied up in knots Can’t live like this So…..REPEAT CHORUS (2X)
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DOWN WITH THAT – Snap Hop version © Words and Music: Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor / Leanne Kinney Slide on over here Baby help me lighten my load (Help me relax and rub my shoulders) back ground vocals Got life on my mind and you are a sight to behold (With a smile that just melts me) back ground vocals I’m in another world when I’m with you girl, yeah You get me off the fast track and CHORUS: I’M DOWN WITH THAT I’M DOWN WITH THAT.yeah I’M DOWN WITH THAT I’M ONTO YOUR SNAP…OH YES I’M ONTO YOUR SNAP Yeah I’M DOWN WITH THAT I’M IN ANOTHER WORLD WHEN I’M WITH YOU Girl YEAH YOU GET ME OFF THE FAST TRACK AND I’M DOWN WITH THAT Let’s shoot the breeze on the pier and lose the night to the stars (Watch the Milky Way light up the sky) back ground vocals Wanna fall asleep on the beach all wrapped up in your arms (Enjoy life’s simplicity) back ground vocals You’re a different breed so easy to please You’re not on the fast track and REPEAT CHORUS (last two lines change) YOU’RE A DIFFERENT BREED SO EASY TO PLEASE YOU’RE NOT ON THE FAST TRACK AND I’M DOWN WITH THAT BRIDGE: You hooked me up with real love, real love Taught me to make it last It can’t be , it can’t be , it can’t be rushed REPEAT CHORUS (last two line change) OH YOU STEPPED INTO MY WORLD AND I LOVE YOU Girl YOU’RE NOT ON THE FAST TRACK AND I’M DOWN WITH THAT I’M DOWN WITH THAT OH YEAH I’M DOWN WITH THAT I’M ONTO YOUR SNAP YES I’M ONTO YOUR SNAP I’M DOWN WITH THAT OH YOU STEPPED INTO MY WORLD AND I LOVE YOU BOY YOU’RE NOT ON THE FAST TRACK AND I’M DOWN WITH THAT
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DOWN WITH THAT – country version ©Words and Music: Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor / Leanne Kinney WHEN I MET YOU MY HEART ATTACKED AND I’M DOWN WITH THAT Slide on over here Baby help me lighten my load (Help me relax , rub my shoulders) back ground vocals Got life on my mind and you are a sight to behold (With your smile and your natural beauty) back ground vocals I’m in another world when I’m with you (Girl-Boy), yeah You get me off the fast track and CHORUS I’M DOWN WITH THAT I’M DOWN WITH THAT..I’M DOWN WITH THAT I’M ONTO YOUR SNAP…OH YES I’M ONTO YOUR SNAP Oh Yeah I’M DOWN WITH THAT Oh I’m in another world when I’m with you (Girl-Boy), yeah You get me off the fast track AND I’M DOWN WITH THAT Let’s shoot the breeze on the pier and lose the night to the stars (Watch the Milky Way light up the sky) back ground vocals Wanna fall asleep on the beach with you wrapped up in my arms (I’m enjoying life’s simplicity) back ground vocals You’re a different breed you’re so so easy to please…yeah Cause you’re not on the fast track and REPEAT CHORUS You’re a different breed you’re so easy to please..yeah Cause you’re not on the fast track and I’m down with that Rap: Go with the flow by the (Girl-Boy) you know So fine all mine Your all up in my eyes Fell down from heaven above Gonna give you all my love Your kisses fire me up in a flash And I wanna tell you I’m down with that BRIDGE: You hooked me up with real love Taught me to make it last it can’t be rushed REPEAT CHORUS
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GIVE ME SOMETHING TO LOVE AGAIN © Words and Music : Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor / Galen Breen Hanging on at the end of my hope Don’t know if I should stay or go Do you still want me in your life Baby tell it like it is tonight CHORUS GIVE ME SOMETHING TO LOVE AGAIN WANNA FEEL MY LIPS BURN ON YOUR SKIN LIGHT THE FIRE OF PASSION WE HAD BACK WHEN GIVE ME SOMETHING TO LOVE SOMETHING TO LOVE GIVE ME SOMETHING TO LOVE AGAIN Oh Girl I miss the nights when you craved my touch When once was never enough Back when your love overlooked my faults ‘n Baby now before we build a wall REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: So come on over here to my side Let me love that light back into your eyes REPEAT CHORUS Ohhh Ohhh GIRL GIVE ME SOMETHING TO LOVE AGAIN *or title could be slightly changed to take out ME and add YOU GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO LOVE AGAIN Hanging on at the end of my hope Don’t know if I should stay or go Do you still want me in your life If you do let’s start over tonight CHORUS I’LL GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO LOVE AGAIN WHEN YOU FEEL MY LIPS BURN ON YOUR SKIN LIGHT THE FIRE OF PASSION WE HAD BACK WHEN GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO LOVE SOMETHING TO LOVE GIVE YOU SOMETHING TO LOVE AGAIN
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GOOD ON GAS * ©Words and Music: Wake Eastman / Donna Aylor She’s no F-350 But she hauls a load I give her one good kick And we’re down the road Waiting at the light The folks stare and laugh But she’s easy on my wallet And she’s good on gas There’s no climate control But she’s not to blame And we get wet In the pouring rain She rides a little rough She ain’t no Cadillac But she gets me where I’m going And she’s good on gas CHORUS We don’t park between the lines I park her on the grass I never hafta worry about fixing a flat She don’t smoke, she runs real clean She likes it right there where the grass is green Oh yeah They had me over a barrel Buying high priced fuel So I sold my ole Ford And saddled up my mule Yeah she never breaks down Ole Nelly’s built to last We save alotta money Cuz she’s good on gas REPEAT CHORUS Yeah and I don’t need that oil from Iraq Cuz she gets me where I’m going And she’s good on gas Yeah she’s good on gas Gets me where I’m going And she’s good on gas I just fill the tank up with hay…it’s a lot cheaper that way Hell I can get 50 miles a bale /Let the farmer’s grow our fuel
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SPRING CLEANING (HANGING YOU OUT TO DRY) © Words and Music: Donna Aylor/ Tony Glenn Rast/ Gene Rabbai,Jr. My fireplace is glowing As our love goes up in flames I’m burning your letters And pictures in their frames Your good-bye left me wounded Like I’d been in battle But now I’m at peace Watching this fire crackle CHORUS: I’M SPRING CLEANING BURNING YOUR MEM’RY TONIGHT THO SPRING AIN’T HERE MY HEART FEELS LIKE A BLUE SKY THERE’S FLOWERS BLOOMIN’ BLUEBIRDS CHIRPIN’ AND CLEAN SHEETS ON THE LINE YEAH, I’M SPRING CLEANING HANGING YOU OUT TO DRY Toasting you adios feels good As barefeet in the clover I throw my glass in the fire Smilin’ as it smoulders Come tomorrow I’ll toss out Yesterday’s ice cold embers Don’t want nothin’ left For my mem’ry to remember REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Outside the wind is bitter cold But inside I’m warm ‘cause I know REPEAT CHORUS YEAH I’M SPRING CLEANING HANGING YOU OUT TO DRY
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Hank It UP ! © Donna Aylor – Blake Hill –Wake Eastman Thirty-nine hours down and one more to go That lazy clock’s counting the minutes way too slow And this elevator music is enough to drive a man insane I need some fiddle and steel guitar to soothe my brain Lift: Yeah ‘n when I punch out I’ll hit the door And jump in my four by four CHORUS I AND I HANK IT UP ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN I GET THEM SPEAKERS PUMPIN’ TO WHISKEY BENT AND HELL BOUND THAT BOCHEPHUS BAR ROOM BOOGIE NOW THAT’S MY KINDA SOUND I CAN’T GET ENOUGH I GOTTA HANK IT UP All my rowdy friends are here at the Honky Tonk But that jukebox is draggin’ playing too slow and soft Just a handful of quarters and an ice cold beer That’s all it takes to change the atmosphere CHORUS II AND I HANK IT UP LOUD AND PROUD I GOT THE JUKE JOINT A JUMPIN’ ROCKIN’ TO THAT COUNTRY SOUND I CAN’T HELP BUT STOMP MY FEET Yeah AND DANCE AROUND I CAN’T GET ENOUGH I GOTTA HANK IT UP BRIDGE: Now Monday morning traffic is slowed down to a crawl But there’s a smile on my face cuz I still have ten miles And I’m in no hurry at all CHORUS I GOTTA HANK IT UP ROLL THE WINDOWS DOWN I GOT THEM SPEAKERS PUMPIN’ TO WHISKEY BENT AND HELL BOUND AND THAT BOCHEPHUS BAR ROOM BOOGIE NOW THAT’S MY KINDA SOUND I CAN’T GET ENOUGH I GOTTA HANK IT UP Tag: THAT’S RIGHT I CAN’T GET ENOUGH I GOTTA HANK IT UP
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HEARTACHES START LIKE THAT * © Words and Music: Bret Bingham / Donna Aylor I know You’re not coming back this time But I won't let you drag around this heart of mine You say You'll be happy on your own And what good was love if your freedom had to go? Maybe not today But I promise someday CHORUS: You’ll remember the first time we kissed When we made love under that perfect sunset When the night is long and you hear our song You won't hold the tears back Heartaches start like that One day Eating dinner all alone You'll see a house doesn't really make a home You might Feel better in day or two Then you’ll stumble ‘cross those ole love letters I gave to you You'll reach for your cell And you'll talk to yourself REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: All the time in the world now To do what you wanna do Like lying in a cold king-sized bed facing the truth CHORUS You'll remember the first time we kissed When we made love under that perfect sunset When the night is long and you hear our song You won’t hold the tears back You'll remember the first time we kissed When we made love under that perfect sunset When the night is long and you hear our song You’ll beg me to come back Heartaches start like that Heartaches start like that Heartahces start like that
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HOLDING IT TOGETHER GIRL © Words and Music: Ben Krahne– Blake Hill/ Donna Aylor She’s got a cracked window in the kitchen But she’s a pro with duct tape Has scratches on her knees from building a tree house Somedays she wears a red cape Another single mother Doing better than the best she can Yeah life’s been hard but she’s in charge Despite the change in her plans CHORUS SHE’S A MODERN DAY LAUGH AT HER HEARTACHE HOLDING IT TOGETHER GIRL HAS WINGS TO FLY IN A BRAND NEW SKY WHEN LIFE IS LIKE A TILT A WHIRL SHE’S TENDER BUT TOUGH, THERE’S NO FLUFF THE PRESSURE’S MADE HER A PEARL SHE’S A MODERN DAY LAUGH AT HER HEARTACHE HOLDING IT TOGETHER GIRL She works two jobs to pay the mortgage It takes a lot to raise those boys Drives a beat up jeep she’s still payin’ on And the engine makes a funny noise Ever since ole what’s his name Made the choice to walk away She can change a flat and mow the grass And have time for PTA REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE He never gave the love she needed most Now he’s calling her on the phone But little does he know REPEAT CHORUS MAKING IT HER OWN WAY HOLDING IT TOGETHER GIRL
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I CATCH YOUR DRIFT ©Words and Music: Donna Aylor-BMI You keep staring at me As I try to reel one in You’re here at Lake Lanier Sunbathin’ with your friends That smile you’re flashin’ Makes me go berserk Keep it up Baby ‘n I’ll jump in heart first CHORUS I CATCH YOUR DRIFT I FEEL THE RUSH TAKE ME DOWN YOUR RIVER OF LOVE COME A LIT’le CLOSER WANNA KISS YOUR LIPS I HEAR YA LOUD AND CLEAR I CATCH YOUR DRIFT Today at the bait shop You said you loved my eyes And would I like to meet ya At the pier tonight Now here you are Handing me a wild rose Your kiss on my cheek Tells me all I need to know REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Two of us no one else around As the waves roll in and out Your warm breath melts into my skin I close my eyes and once again…… REPEAT CHORUS
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I HEAR YA TALKING © Words and Music: Beverly Houston-BMI /Donna Aylor-BMI/Ande Rasmussen-ASCAP Mysterious and silent Ain't no way to be Boy you got me wondrin’ What you're wondrin’ 'bout me I'd say the way you're starin' I'm what you're lookin' for Don’t bother with “Hello” Let’s hit the dance floor CLIMB: Something about you is pulling me in Deeper than I’ve ever been You melt me into your magic trance No one speaks to me the way you can CHORUS: I HEAR YOU TALKING THOUGH YOU HAVEN’T SAID A WORD IT’S IN YOUR EYES, IN YOUR TOUCH AND I KNOW WHAT I HEARD MY HEART’S SKIPPIN’ BEATS and I THINK I’M FALLING OOOwww… I HEAR YOU TALKING Ahhh the way you move Speaks loud and clear The rhythm that I'm feelin' Tells me all I need to hear Don't wanna sit one out And don’t wanna cool us down I like this conversation Without a sound Repeat climb: REPEAT CHORUS (music interlude) BRIDGE: You hold me close as the music is ending Somehow I know we’re just beginning (Modulate) REPEAT CHORUS
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I STILL HEAR VOICES * © Words and Music: Robert Jenkins and Donna Aylor Well I was five or six years old The first time I heard voices Coming from the dashboard Of my Dad’s Econoline He said “This one’s ‘Crazy’ And that’s my favorite singer” She sang like an angel And her name was Patsy Cline Well I spent my childhood listening To Willie, Merle and Waylon Emmylou and Dolly On my family’s radio Songs of heartache and rejection Forgiveness and redemption Lessons I still carry with me Everywhere I go CHORUS And I STILL HEAR VOICES CALLING OUT TO ME IN SWEETEST REFRAIN I STILL HEAR VOICES DRIFTING THROUGH MY MEMORY LIKE A SOFT RAIN SONGS THAT KEEP REMINDING ME THE PATH OF LIFE IS PAVED WITH LOVE AND CHOICES AND I THANK GOD I STILL HEAR VOICES Saturday nights I stayed up late Tuned into the Grand Ole Opry I heard my favorite singers As the stars came out each night Learned some chords on my guitar And dreamed someday I would be Singing up there on that stage Beneath the warm flood lights REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Some folks say that words are cheap But who am I to say they’re wrong But I’ll always treasure voices that speak to me Wrapped up in their sweet song CHORUS- partial I HEAR VOICES SONGS THAT KEEP REMINDING ME THE PATH OF LIFE IS PAVED WITH LOVE AND CHOICES AND I THANK GOD I STILL HEAR VOICES I STILL HEAR VOICES SWEET SWEET VOICES
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I WANT THAT NIGHT BACK © Words and Music: Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor / Mark Oates The tender way you held me why’d I ever walk away I can still see your eyes begging me to stay I was too afraid to show you all my love Now I’d give anything just to feel your touch CHORUS: I WANT THAT NIGHT BACK WITH YOU I WANT TO FIND OUT IF OUR LOVE WAS TRUE CAUSE I KEEP LIVING IN THE PAST AND I WANT THAT NIGHT BACK WITH YOU So many times I found you in the smell of sweet perfume I reached to touch your shoulder to find it wasn’t you I was wrong to let you go now I need to make it right If you’ll give me one more chance, give me one more try v2 for a female singer Sometimes in bed I like to put on your cologne Close my eyes and feel your kiss as I dream on and on I was wrong to let you go now I need to make it right If you'll give me one more chance, give me one more try.... CHORUS: I WANT THAT NIGHT BACK WITH YOU I WANT TO FIND OUT IF OUR LOVE WAS TRUE CAUSE I KEEP LIVING IN THE PAST AND I WANT THAT NIGHT BACK YES I WANT THAT NIGHT BACK I WANT THAT NIGHT BACK WITH YOU
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IT’S YOUR MOVE © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen/ Donna Aylor/ Halie Loren/ Mike Anderson Yeah I’ve tossed my hair Given you the eye Even called you Baby A couple of times Never felt this way ‘bout anyone before Can’t you see I’m ready What’cha waiting for CHORUS: IT’S YOUR MOVE WHY DON’TCHA TAKE MY HEART IT’S YOUR MOVE I’M HERE WITH OPEN ARMS I’VE GIVEN YOU ALL KINDS OF CLUES DONE ABOUT ALL A GIRL CAN DO WANNA TRY A LOVE THAT’S TRUE BABY IT’S YOUR MOVE Yeah I’ll take my chance Put my heart on the line Now all I wanna do is Make you mine all mine Cause love and romance Like a two way street Got to give what’cha take So Baby take the lead REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE : C’mon come on to me a little stronger I don’t wanna, not gonna, wait any longer REPEAT CHORUS Tag: BABY IT’S YOUR MOVE ..MOVE … MOVE
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KISS MY BASS ©Words and Music: Blake Hill/ Donna Aylor/ Brock Goodwin I’ve had enough of all this overtime Gonna call in sick and it won’t be a lie I’ll be under the weather Where the fishing’s better Than standing in a darn assembly line If the boss tries to call me while I’m away I won’t answer cause I’ll be on my way to the lake CHORUS WITH MY JIMMY HOUSTON CHARTREUSE SPINNER BAIT BRAND NEW ALUMINUM SPINNING REEL MEDIUM FLEX GRAPHITE ROD AND TWELVE POUND LINE THAT’S STRONG AS STEEL I’LL BE OUTBOARD BLASTIN’, FLIPPIN’ AND CASTIN’ JUST SICK THAT I’M GETTING PAID WELL I SURE DESERVE THIS FREE PASS AND IF THE BOSS DON’T LIKE IT HE CAN KISS MY BASS Tomorrow I might have a sunglass tan And more of a redneck than I already have I won’t try to hide it Cause I’ve done decided It’ll be a blessing if I get canned But there’s more important things to think about What am I gonna fish for a large or a smallmouth REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Overworked underpaid Pucker up Buddy I’ll be out today REPEAT CHORUS YEAH IF HE DON’T LIKE IT HE CAN KISS MY BASS YEAH HE CAN KISS MY BASS
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MAKE THE MOST OF THE DARK © Words and Music: Kerry Ford / Donna Aylor / Ande Rasmussen It’s so clear tonight There’s not a cloud between the moon and us If I hear you right Your heart is saying we belong in love Let’s drift away get lost Let’s turn this porch light off CHORUS LET’S MAKE THE MOST OF THE DARK FOLLOW THE TRAIL OF THESE FALLING STARS WITH A LITTLE RED WINE TIL WE’RE OVER THE LINE FROM WHERE WE ARE LET’S FIND OUR OWN WAY TO GO WHO NEEDS DIRECTION WHO NEEDS TO KNOW HOW FAR IS TOO FAR, LEAVE IT UP TO THE HEART LET’S MAKE THE MOST OF THE DARK Slip away with me There’s nothing out here to be frightened of Underneath the trees Down on this blanket just the two of us No need to close our eyes As long as love is blind REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: I want to lose myself in you While our love melts the moon REPEAT CHORUS
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THE MAN SHE THOUGHT SHE KNEW © Words and Music: Charles Hollingsworth / Brad Reaves / Donna Aylor He used to bring her roses And lay petals on their sheets They would talk for hours Now he seldom speaks In her heart she knows Leaving’s what she ought to do Still she keeps clinging To the man she thought she knew He used to take her dancing Now he tiptoes in at daylight She stopped asking questions He stopped telling lies This morning he came home To an empty house of rooms Without a word she let go Of the man she thought she knew Bridge: It’s easy for a man to see When his eyes are soaked with tears How a fool takes love for granted How lonely heartache feels As he holds their photograph He relives the times he lied Lord, how it’s killing him To know her love has died If heaven hears this man With all he put his woman through I pray she’ll forgive me I’m the man she thought she knew Yes I can feel the hell She was going through And I pray she’ll forgive me I’m the man she thought she knew
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MEG WON’T MIND © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen/ Donna Aylor / Gene Rabbai,Jr. Her teenage tears are falling Faster with each passing mile “What’s the matter” asks an old man Holding roses across the aisle Everyone else in the bus Shuts her out and turns their backs But he hands her His handkerchief and asks CHORUS : WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU I’LL JUST LISTEN IF YOU WANT ME TOO IT’S HARD TO HEAL BY YOURSELF IF I CAN I’D BE HAPPY TO HELP CAUSE IT’S A LONG RIDE TO SEE MY WIFE AND IF I GET THERE A LITTLE LATE, MEG WON’T MIND The girl wipes her tears away Says “Thank you very much” “I just can’t believe My boyfriend wants to break up” The man says “Any boy’d be a fool To leave you alone I hope there’s someone waiting for you When you get home” CHORUS : WHAT CAN I DO FOR YOU I’LL JUST LISTEN IF YOU WANT ME TO CAUSE IT’S A LONG RIDE TO SEE MY WIFE AND IF I GET THERE A LITTLE LATE , MEG WON’T MIND BRIDGE: He hands her his roses and says “Please take these” Walks off the bus to a graveyard ‘cross the street He finds Meg’s headstone and falls to his knees And he says… CHORUS II: MEG WHAT AM I GONNA DO IT’S BEEN A YEAR OH HOW I STILL MISS YOU YOU KNOW IT’S SO HARD TO LIVE BY MYSELF MEG I NEED YOUR HELP I GAVE YOUR ROSES TO A SAD GIRL TONIGHT WISH YOU COULD SEE HOW THEY MADE HER SMILE I JUST LOOKED IN HER EYES AND I SAID “I KNOW MEG WON’T MIND”
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MY STEPS ARE ORDERED Words and Music: © Billie Temple-BMI / Donna Aylor –BMI / Eric Copeland-BMI Morning phone rings, caught me by surprise The nurse asks me if I can change my time to five Don't want to do it, but I know I can God's got a purpose, according to His plan CHORUS: MY STEPS ARE ORDERED TIL MY DESTINY’S FULFILLED MY STEPS ARE ORDERED EV’RY FOOTFALL IS HIS WILL MY STEPS ARE ORDERED I MAY NEVER KNOW JUST WHY MY STEPS ARE ORDERED BY THE LORD UNTIL THE DAY I DIE It's five o'clock, the doctor's running late I'm not too happy, how long must I wait My sister rushes in with her baby just in tears As I calm them down I smile knowing why God put me here REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: I may not know Why He sends me down each road It seems I'm in control Of everywhere I go but He paves the way for me Even when I cannot see Puts me right where I should be Forever eternally….. REPEAT CHORUS
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PIECES OF HER PAST © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen/ Donna Aylor / Brock Goodwin Here’s the quilt she stitched It goes to my sister Tess I’ll keep the poems and her letters Left in this cedar chest Since Grandma went to heaven I wanna read each page And listen to the records From her younger days CHORUS: THESE ARE THE PIECES OF HER PAST THEY MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME SENTIMENTAL SOUVENIRS OF HER HISTORY SOMETIMES I CRY WHEN I THINK OF HER AND OTHER TIMES I LAUGH BUT I’LL ALWAYS HAVE THESE PIECES OF HER PAST Back of this photo reads “A day I won’t forget” Grandpaw’s heading off to war Waving from a battleship Here’s a necklace that he gave her The day when he came home Beside an old champagne cork Dried petals from a rose REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE There are many questions I wish I would’ve asked And tho she’s gone she still lives on because I have…… REPEAT CHORUS
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QUEEN OF YOUR EVERYTHING © Words and Music: Leanne Kinney / Donna Aylor You swore I’d always be first in your life You took a vow and crowned me your wife My kisses used to keep you here at home Now I sleep in our king size bed alone CHORUS I WAS THE QUEEN OF YOUR EVERYTHING QUEEN OF YOUR HEART, TEMPTRESS OF LOVE NOW YOU CRUSHED THE FAIRY TALE DREAM ONE QUEEN FOR YOU WASN’T ENOUGH I helped you climb your ladder of success All you gave me were lies ‘n a life of regret I trusted you Baby but oh how I was wrong It’s time for this Gweneviere to move on alternate V2 I'm so tired of hearing you tip toe in Sweet Perfume tells me where you've been I trusted you Baby but ohh how I was wrong It's time for this Gweneviere to move on REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE This moat that you’re digging is deep and wide I won’t stand by a man who can’t look me in the eye REPEAT CHORUS I WAS THE QUEEN (bgvocals) SHE WAS THE QUEEN I WAS THE QUEEN (bgvocals) SHE WAS THE QUEEN I WAS THE QUEEN OF YOUR EVERYTHING (repeat 1x)
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SCARS (c) Words and Music: Robert Jenkins/ Donna Aylor You got your first scar in the second grade When you fell off your bike in the yard one day But your Momma kissed all the hurt away And soon you forgot all about it You learned to live with the bruises and cuts That’s just being a kid a part of “growing up” Life can be painful and life can be rough And there’s no easy way around it CHORUS BUT SCARS HEAL THOUGH FOR AWHILE YOU MIGHT FEEL THE HURT IS TOO MUCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR WORLD’S COME APART REMEMBER YOU’RE NOT ALONE WE ALL HAVE SCARS OF OUR OWN AND YOU’LL ALWAYS BE LOVED FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GIFT YOU ARE BENEATH THE SCARS Well early last summer when we got the news And the doctor explained what he had to do I sensed your fear but somehow I knew The grace would be there to get through it Sometimes the battles we fight in this life Can cut so much deeper than the blade of a knife The scars which we don’t see we carry inside And we live with the heartache to prove it REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE They say that up in heaven God wipes all our tears away And pulls together all life’s broken pieces And there is only one reminder Of a world once filled with pain The scars we’ll see there in the hands of ….Jesus HALF CHORUS CUZ YOU’RE NOT ALONE WE ALL HAVE SCARS OF OUR OWN AND YOU’LL ALWAYS BE LOVED FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GIFT YOU ARE BENEATH THE SCARS BENEATH THE SCARS
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SEVEN POUND BABY GIRL © Words and Music: Ben Krahne/ Donna Aylor Chewing Nicotine gum drinking Herbal tea Skinless chicken milk fat free A double dose of Vitamin C Running ev’ry day two miles or more Picking up Pampers at the grocery store Quite a change from the way I was before Climb: If you’d seen me nine months ago I was acting tough Mister Macho CHORUS NOW WHEN SHE’S CRYIN’ I’M DYIN’ WHEN SHE’S SMILING I SEE… THERE’S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN LITTLE PINK FEET THIS DIAPER QUEEN WITH JUST ONE CURL MY SEVEN POUND BABY GIRL Crawling outta bed at two AM Stub my toe on the crib again Her pink face with a little grin I slide my hand beneath her head Feel her little heartbeat against my chest Tell myself I have been blessed Climb: She’s looking straight thru me Blue eyes shining so innocently BRIDGE She turned my life upside down I’m a better man since she’s been around REPEAT CHORUS MY SEVEN POUND BABY GIRL
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SHE’S MY WANNA BE © Words and Music: Terrance Alan-BMI and Donna Aylor-BMI The mountains call out to her again tonight Her bags are packed and I can’t change her mind Quiet starry skies are singing her a new song She’s my wanna be soon to be Baby gone CHORUS SHE’S MY WANNA BE SOON TO BE BABY GONE WHAT MAKES MY GIRL FEEL THIS WAY HER HEART IS SO HEAD STRONG HEAVEN KNOWS WHAT I HAVE TO SAY OR I LOSE WHAT I LOVE TODAY SHE’S MY WANNA BE SOON TO BE BABY GONE The unthinkable’s gettin’ closer from my front porch view She just waved adios from her loaded Malibu Not strong enough yet to take this on my own If she’s my wanna be soon to be baby gone REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Almost outta the drive, outta my life, outta here In a moment , in a cloud of dust , she’ll disappear REPEAT CHORUS BABY GONE….
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SHOW THEN TELL © Words and Music: Leanne Kinney / Donna Aylor / Janeal Sugars You lead me on with ev’ry word you say You lip sync that you love me Then get tense and hesitate Baby, you’ve just gotta let me know Are we headed for love Or hanging on the end of hope CHORUS BABY SHOW THEN TELL (show then tell/ show then tell) ME THAT YOU’RE MINE (you are mine) LET ME FEEL IT IN YOUR KISS (in your kiss) SEE IT IN YOUR EYES (in your eyes) BABY SHOW THEN TELL (show then tell, show then tell) MORE THAN WORDS REVEAL …OHH I WON’T BELIEVE IT TIL I FEEL IT SHOW THEN TELL Don’t play me for a fool and walk away Girl I’m falling fast We gotta be on the same page I know you’ve had a demon in your past But I’m not him and Girl I think I’ve earned the right to ask REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE I’ll be your canvas Baby An original work of art If you’ll just paint some mem’ries ‘n let the borders be my heart REPEAT CHORUS
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SHOW THEN TELL © Words and Music: Leanne Kinney / Donna Aylor / Janeal Sugars **(Leanne/ singing over the track) You lead me on with ev’ry word you say You lip sync that you love me Then get tense and hesitate Baby, you’ve just gotta let me know Are we headed for love Or hanging on the end of hope CHORUS BABY SHOW THEN TELL (show then tell/ show then tell) ME THAT YOU’RE MINE (you are mine) LET ME FEEL IT IN YOUR KISS (in your kiss) SEE IT IN YOUR EYES (in your eyes) BABY SHOW THEN TELL (show then tell, show then tell) MORE THAN WORDS REVEAL …OHH I WON’T BELIEVE IT TIL I FEEL IT SHOW THEN TELL Don’t play me for a fool and walk away BOY I’m falling fast We gotta be on the same page I know you’ve had a demon in your past But I’m not her and BOY I think I’ve earned the right to ask REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE I’ll be your canvas Baby An original work of art If you’ll just paint some mem’ries ‘n let the borders be my heart REPEAT CHORUS
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TALKING MYSELF OUTTA LOVE © Words and Music: Billie Oates Temple-BMI/ Donna Aylor-BMI/ Susie Marshall-BMI You came into my life without invitation Too soon after love had me down on my knees Now my heart and head debate in conversation I keep telling myself that you’re no good for me CHORUS I’M TALKING / TALKING MYSELF OUT OF LOVE CONVINCING / CONVINCING MY HEART TO LET GO TRYING / TRYING TO GET MY EMOTIONS BACK BEFORE I COMPLETELY LOSE CONTROL Yeah I’M TALKING BUT MY HEART WON’T EVEN LISTEN TO WHY/ TO WHY I SHOULD GIVE YOU UP AND BABY I’VE GOT A HUNDRED GOOD REASONS TO KEEP TALKING MYSELF TALKING MYSELF OUTTA LOVE You look into my eyes and say that you want me All my fears and doubts just disappear I know better than to fall for you so easily I wanna walk away but I’m still here…… REPEAT CHORUS: (Line 8 change) AND BABY I’VE GOT A DOZEN GOOD REASONS BRIDGE: Can’t deny I find you irresistible Baby you’re too sweet to ignore Suddenly I’m thinking the unthinkable I’ve fallen for you now there’s no more……. CHORUS II: TALKING / TALKING MYSELF OUT OF LOVE CONVINCING / CONVINCING MY HEART TO LET GO TRYING / TRYING TO GET MY EMOTIONS BACK I’VE COMPLETELY LOST CONTROL Yeah I’M TALKING BUT MY HEART WON’T EVEN LISTEN TO WHY/ TO WHY I SHOULD GIVE YOU UP AND BABY I’VE RUN OUT OF REASONS TO KEEP TALKING MYSELF TALKING MYSELF OUTTA LOVE
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THE MAN SHE THOUGHT SHE KNEW © Words and Music: Charles Hollingsworth / Brad Reaves / Donna Aylor He used to bring her roses And lay petals on their sheets They would talk for hours Now he seldom speaks In her heart she knows Leaving’s what she ought to do Still she keeps clinging To the man she thought she knew He used to take her dancing Now he tiptoes in at daylight She stopped asking questions He stopped telling lies This morning he came home To an empty house of rooms Without a word she let go Of the man she thought she knew Bridge:It’s easy for a man to see When his eyes are soaked with tears How a fool takes love for granted How lonely heartache feels As he holds their photograph He relives the times he lied Lord, how it’s killing him To know her love has died If heaven hears this man With all he put his woman through I pray she’ll forgive me I’m the man she thought she knew Yes I can feel the hell She was going through And I pray she’ll forgive me I’m the man she thought she knew
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THE REST IS CHEMISTRY © Words and Music: Cindy Howard-ASCAP / Donna Aylor-BMI / Galen Breen –BMI I’m drawn into your fire E’ry time you make a move We’re like two stars colliding In this crowded room My heart is beating so fast As I walk through the smoke Your smiling eyes show no fear Cause we already know CHORUS: THE REST IS CHEMISTRY AN UNDENIABLE ENERGY PULLING ME INTO PASSION FEELING THE SAME REACTION AND THE BEST IS YET TO ( COME-LOVE) AS I HOLD YOU NEXT TO ME TWO HEARTS ONE TOUCH ‘N THE REST IS CHEMISTRY Now I stand at your door You whisper “Come on in” I softly touch your face Hoping this night never ends You gently take me inside ‘n light candles in the dark Without a word here’s my chance To take you in my arms and….. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: We’ll find the perfect mix It starts with just one kiss… REPEAT CHORUS
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TIE ME DOWN Words and Music: Wake Eastman / Donna Aylor I never was the kind To fall for vows and wedding rings All that talk about love Didn’t always come with strings But you turned my heart around Now I know what the fuss is about CHORUS TIE ME DOWN AND LOVE ME UP TOO MUCH OF YOU AIN’T NEVER ENOUGH WRAP MY LOVE AROUND WE’LL STAY FOREVER BOUND LOVE ME UP and TIE ME DOWN You’re always on my mind You’ve got this hold on me I’m chained to your passion Don’tcha ever set me free This feeling’s getting’ stronger day by day There’s only one thing that makes me feel this way REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE My heart knows for me you’re the only one Let’s tie a knot together that’ll never come undone REPEAT CHORUS TIE ME DOWN AND LOVE ME UP mmmm LOVE ME UP TIE ME DOWN…whoa
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TUMBLE OUT OF MY HEART © Words and Music: Anders Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Eric Copeland Waves roll in, waves roll out As we sit by Biscayne Bay The light from that Miami moon Shines down upon your face Inside me are feelings I can’t seem to express I hope I can find a way To get them off my chest CHORUS: I WISH THE WORDS WOULD TUMBLE OUT OF MY HEART WHY DO I ALWAYS STUMBLE RIGHT WHEN I START I WANNA TELL YOU HOW I FEEL OH WHY IS IT SO HARD TO GET THE RIGHT WORDS TO TUMBLE OUT OF MY HEART Standing on your front porch I can’t connect my thoughts That kiss you just gave me Makes it tough for me to talk And as I pull you closer A lump wells up inside my throat I try my best to speak now Girl But all I do is choke REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: You tell me you don’t need me To speak right now But I keep falling deeper As I kiss your mouth......... I WISH THE WORDS WOULD TUMBLE OUTTA MY HEART I WISH THE WORDS WOULD TUMBLE And now I try my best to speak Baby But all I do is choke REPEAT CHORUS
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UNDER THE MOON WITH YOU ©Words and Music: Mark Oates /Donna Aylor Is this a dream Is it really happening I never thought we’d share a night like this Holding hands Underneath the stars On a blanket waiting for a kiss CHORUS UNDER THE MOON WITH YOU I DREAM ABOUT FOREVER IN YOUR ARMS AND I FALL DEEPER INTO A LOVE THAT’S SO TRUE UNDER THE MOON WITH YOU I hear you say Our lives are just beginning As you pull me closer to your side You softly Kiss me ‘n whisper “I’d give anything to share my life……. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: I breathe in the cool air Look up at the heavenly sky Tho nothing else compares To the love in your eyes … REPEAT CHORUS
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WALKING BETWEEN RAINDROPS ** © Words and Music: Donna Aylor /Dale Peleshok / Tom Tighe I’m not gonna to pack your pictures When I move Just keeping your memories around me Oh it just side steps the truth Lift: To see with eyes wide open And face it honestly It’s wasted time spent hopin’ For a love that will never be CHORUS I’VE BEEN WALKING BETWEEN RAINDROPS I’M SO AFRAID TO GET WET AND I’M WAITING FOR A DOWNPOUR OF HEARTACHE AND REGRET IF I CAN TURN AND FACE THE WIND AND LET THE THUNDER ROAR I WON’T BE WALKING BETWEEN RAINDROPS ANYMORE I want to jump back into life And what it means To wake up with promise and hope And to know it’s not a dream Ohhh I’m gonna fill my empty soul And …. my heart in time With the love and inspiration That’s longing to be mine REPEAT CHORUS * I'll send the song file clip of the bridge for my 2nd pitch BRIDGE I don’t know what the day may bring Will I laugh or will I cry But I won’t leave one more moment Watching the rest of the world going by REPEAT CHORUS Fade I WON’T BE WALKING BETWEEN RAINDROPS ANYMORE
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WRONG IDEA FEELS RIGHT TONIGHT © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen/ Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall You whisper “Let’s do somethin’ We both might regret” As we slow dance together I can barely catch my breath My tongue is tied My insides are twisted in knots Oh there’s someone at home I almost forgot CHORUS: AND THIS ATTRACTION FEELS REAL STRONG CAREFUL OR PASSION’LL LEAD ME ALONG I’M THINKING OF DOING WHAT I WOULDN’T DO IN BROAD DAYLIGHT WHY OH WHY DOES THE WRONG IDEA FEEL RIGHT TONIGHT If we’re gonna fool around We’ll hafta keep it hush hush Or the folks in our little town Will stir this rumor up Oh I can keep a secret Wonder if you can too Gotta an angel and a devil Telling me what to do REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: A part of me wants to charm you and find a motel room But I’m gonna walk away cuz I’ve got too much to lose REPEAT CHORUS WHY OH WHY , WHY OH WHY DOES THE WRONG IDEA FEEL RIGHT TONIGHT
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YOU CAN’T ROPE ‘EM IN © Words and Music: Brad Reaves-BMI / Donna Aylor –BMI Intro: You can’t rope ‘em in When he’s a wild horse runnin’ around Mom held the keys out to the car Said “Remember whose girl you are” I tried to hide my guilt with a grin But she saw right through me So I summoned up some honesty Said “I’m headin’ to the rodeo again” Mom said “I know he’s waitin’ there for you And he says his love is true But he’s chasin’ a dream he never outgrew” CHORUS: YOU CAN’T TIE A COWBOY DOWN HE’S A WILD HORSE RUNNIN’ AROUND OH HE’LL JUMP IF YOU FENCE HIM IN BABY THAT’S WHY WE CALL ‘EM COWBOYS INSTEAD OF COWMEN YOU CAN’T ROPE ‘EM IN , NO YOU CAN’T ROPE ‘EM IN Mom said she’d seen his type before One used to stop by her back porch Showing off a stallion he couldn’t buy Yeah he had that restless look But she knew how much it took For a cowboy to promise his life Mom said the best thing I oughta do Is take the time to think it through Cause he’ll never be tied ‘n never be shoed REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Laying in his arms last night or: Well I met him last night He promised me his life This morning we drove away as Mama cried…… CHORUS: YOU CAN’T TIE A COWBOY DOWN HE’S A WILD HORSE RUNNIN’ AROUND OH HE’LL JUMP IF YOU FENCE HIM IN BABY THAT’S WHY WE CALL ‘EM COWBOYS INSTEAD OF COWMEN YOU CAN’T ROPE ‘EM IN …NO YOU CAN’T ROPE ‘EM IN
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YOU MAKE OUR BED ROCK © Words and Music : Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Rik Shafer I finally found a woman Who makes my socks roll up and down And Baby you’re the lady Who makes all my insides pound Now we share the same last name We’ve got a place of our own or: And a place we call home We’re laughing and loving And whenever we’re alone …… CHORUS: YOU MAKE OUR BED ROCK AND MY HEART SHAKE JUST ONE KISS AND YOU KICK OFF AN EARTHQUAKE LUCKY FOR US THESE WALLS CAN’T TALK AND IT’S ALL BECAUSE YOU MAKE OUR BED ROCK Lovin’ you ‘round two last night The pictures rattled down the hall Sure was fun makin’ all that noise Til the neighbors banged on the wall Let’s put the (baby-kiddos) to sleep And close the bedroom door Cause I might hafta bolt The bedposts to the floor REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Let me take a breather I need to catch my wind To give me the energy to love you again REPEAT CHORUS LUCKY FOR US THESE WALLS CAN’T TALK OH BABY I LOVE HOW YOU MAKE OUR BEDROCK
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YOU WOKE UP MY HEART © Words and Music: Anders Rasmussen / Donna Aylor/ Ruckus Skye Before you came along I barely made it through each day My heart hid in my chest And I was sleeping life away But I knew in an instant I would be yours forever or: I’d be yours all my life Ever since the day we met We’ve been together or: I have felt so alive CHORUS YOU WOKE UP MY HEART IT WAS ASLEEP YOU WOKE UP MY HEART GAVE YOUR LOVE TO ME YOUR LOVE IS THE LIGHT THAT BROKE THROUGH THE DARK YOU SPOKE TO MY SOUL YOU WOKE UP MY HEART You shown me so much beauty I’ve never seen before or: I’ve never seen on earth I love the way you move You’re like poetry without words And when I close my eyes I still feel like I’m awake Girl you’re all I dream of Since the day REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Whatever the future may hold or: I love how your tender kisses You’ll never have to face it alone or: Turned on all my senses REPEAT CHORUS
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MUSIC IN THE STARS © Words and Music: Jim Fuhrman –BMI / Donna Aylor-BMI 1st place Love Song- Dallas Songwriters Association 2000 song contest * Mindy Klusmann performed song LIVE on national TV from Los Angeles on MDA*Jerry Lewis Telethon September 2000 I haven’t seen you in awhile and there’s no relief Ev’ry evening I see your face as I slip into sleep I can taste your soft lips as heaven sings our song All the planets are in place, I close my eyes and dream on CHORUS: THERE’S MUSIC IN THE STARS DESIRE BRINGS US TOGETHER I’M ONE DREAM AWAY FROM THE MILKY WAY DARLING I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER WHEN YOU SERENADE MY HEART I HEAR MUSIC IN THE STARS You say the rhythm of our love’s written in the sky And I fit perfectly in your arms when our worlds collide So where ever you are tonight my heart beats so strong I’ll wait for you in my dreams and when the moon turns on…. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Passion lights up my eyes Like a comet blazing ‘cross the sky REPEAT CHORUS Tag: WHEN YOU SERENADE MY HEART I HEAR MUSIC IN THE STARS SWEET MUSIC IN THE STARS ,Ohhhh
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BETTER OFF FRIENDS 1st Place song- ASCAP Texas Songwriting Contest-2002 (c) Words and Music: Rhonda Stegent / Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall You held me a little closer After we danced tonight And now that we’re at my house You can’t even say good night You are my best friend What’s happening to us These signals you’re sending Got me curious CHORUS: WE WERE BETTER OFF FRIENDS NOW I FEEL SOMETHING MORE WHEN YOU TOUCH ME I MELT LIKE NEVER BEFORE I WANT TO DISCOVER HOW IT FEELS TO BE YOUR LOVER OH AND I CAN NO LONGER PRETEND WE’RE BETTER OFF FRIENDS We have a lot in common You laugh at all my jokes But lately I wanna kiss you Whenever we’re alone You tell me I’ve been In your dreams for awhile I think we need to stop Hiding behind our smiles REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: That kiss you just gave me made up my mind No more talking about it we’ve crossed over the line REPEAT CHORUS: (add/ “I THOUGHT” first line )
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BREATHLESS IN TEXAS © Words and Music: Lealean Peace / Donna Aylor / Ande Rasmussen Talking with you sure was easy When we first met at gate ten It’s such a small world I’ve known your cousin Joe Since we were kids Too soon your flight was leaving And nothing ever felt so wrong As you walked away you waved good-bye ‘n right then my heart was gone CHORUS: YOU LEFT ME BREATHLESS IN TEXAS WITH SO MUCH MORE TO SAY SHOULD’A TRIED TO GET YOUR NUMBER BEFORE YOU FLEW AWAY BUT I COULDN’T SPEAK AND MY HEART WAS HELPLESS I’VE BEEN SO LOST SINCE YOU LEFT ME BREATHLESS IN TEXAS I’m back in Austin and I’ve been haunted By your smiling eyes Been one lonely month since I met you At the airport that night I can still see you sitting in that chair Laughing at my silly jokes How I let you get away Heaven only knows REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: My phone rings and I can’t believe you’re talking to me now You say it was hard to find me but Joe helped you out ‘n since we met you’re not yourself you can hardly sleep at all You whisper “I just gotta tell you before I end this call…… CHORUS : YOU LEFT ME BREATHLESS IN TEXAS WITH SO MUCH MORE TO SAY SHOULD’A TRIED TO GET YOUR NUMBER BEFORE I FLEW AWAY BUT I COULDN’T SPEAK AND MY HEART WAS HELPLESS I’VE BEEN SO LOST SINCE YOU LEFT ME… BREATHLESS IN TEXAS
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FAINT OF HEART © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye / Donna Aylor / Anders Rasmussen I thought you took all of your things When you left me last week But sleeping by your pillow Sends tears down my cheek I ache for you so bad Don’t wanna get up outta bed Memories of loving you Keep running through my head CHORUS : I SAID WORDS I NEVER SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN WE BUILT DREAMS AND NOW THEY’RE BROKEN CAN’T BELIEVE LOSING YOU HAS HIT ME THIS HARD OHHH LOVE AIN’T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART Today I called in sick to work Watched our videos and cried I relived our trip out to the coast Over and over in my mind Where you promised me forever As we laid on the beach Now the phone rings And it’s you telling me… CHORUS I SAID WORDS I NEVER SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN WE BUILT DREAMS NOW THEY’RE BROKEN CAN’T BELIEVE LOSING YOU HAS HIT ME THIS HARD OHHH LOVE AIN’T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART BRIDGE: Through my tears I say Baby our love is worth the pain CHORUS II: WE SAID WORDS WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN WE’LL LIVE OUR DREAMS KEEP OUR HEARTS OPEN HERE WE ARE STRONGER FROM THE SCARS Ohhh LOVE AIN’T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART No….LOVE AIN’T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
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HERE YOU ARE © Words and Music: Ashley Culler / Donna Aylor / Andrew Cochrane Been on a scavenger hunt Trying to find your heart Tho you’ve given me few clues Most the time I’m in the dark Climb: Tonight something has changed You pull me closer to your side You hold my hand a little tighter After all this time…. CHORUS I HELD MY BREATH AND CLOSED MY EYES SILENTLY WAITED AS TIME ROLLED BY I THOUGHT OF YOU NEXT TO ME DREAMED OF HOW WE COULD BE NOW HERE YOU ARE HERE YOU ARE ….AND HERE YOU ARE Got your hands around my waist As I melt into your kiss You say you want a million more Cuz heaven must feel like this Climb: Tonight something has changed You pull me closer to your side You hold my hand a little tighter After all this time…. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE And as you look into my eyes You tell me your love is real You waited forever for a (boy-girl) like me To teach your heart to feel You say for weeks you’ve prayed I would feel the same one day Now you whisper “Never go….. Cuz so long I’ve wanted you to know….. CHORUS I HELD MY BREATH AND CLOSED MY EYES SILENTLY WAITED AS TIME ROLLED BY I THOUGHT OF YOU NEXT TO ME DREAMED OF HOW WE COULD BE NOW HERE YOU ARE HERE YOU ARE ….AND HERE YOU ARE ..... IN MY ARMS
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SUDDENLY © Words and Music: Marinus Vandertogt / Donna Aylor/ Ande Rasmussen Sitting in the Austin airport Waiting for my flight You walk in front of me With your new love by your side You say “Hello” and hug me I’m about to lose control I thought our love was over Til old feelings start to flow CHORUS: SUDDENLY YOUR VOICE IS LIKE A KNIFE CUTTING APART THE LAYERS OF DENIAL TIME HAS WRAPPED AROUND MY HEART IT’S LIKE A WALL OF EMOTION SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE AND SUDDENLY I REALIZE I’M NOT OVER YOU The loving way she looks at you Fills me with regret Just the sound of your voice Makes it hard to catch my breath You say you just got married Those words echo in my ears And I accidentally touch your hand I have to fight my tears REPEAT CHORUS Bridge:The last thing I expected Was to hear you call my name The last thing I expected Was to feel this way again REPEAT CHORUS
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SUDDENLY (c) Words and Music: Marinus Vandertogt / Donna Aylor/ Anders Rasmussen Sitting in the Austin airport Waiting for my flight You walk in front of me With your new love by your side You say “Hello” and hug me I’m about to lose control I thought our love was over Til old feelings start to flow CHORUS: SUDDENLY THE PAST IS LIKE A KNIFE CUTTING APART THE LAYERS OF DENIAL TIME HAS WRAPPED AROUND MY HEART IT’S LIKE A WALL OF EMOTION SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE AND SUDDENLY I REALIZE I’M NOT OVER YOU The loving way he looks at you Fills me with regret The sound of your sweet voice Makes it hard to catch my breath I accidentally touch your hand I fight to hold back tears You tell me you got married Those words echo in my ears REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: The last thing I expected Was to hear you call my name The last thing I expected Was to feel this way again REPEAT CHORUS
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THROUGH LOVING YOU © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor/ Willie McCulloch You say you’re afraid my love will fade You think that we may be a phase I wish you could feel what’s in my heart Then you would know how wrong you are CHORUS I’LL BE THROUGH LOVING YOU WHEN THE OCEANS FREEZE TO ICE I’LL BE THROUGH LOVING YOU WHEN THE STARS FALL FROM THE SKY WHEN OUR EARTH NO LONGER TURNS AND THE SUN NO LONGER BURNS I’LL BE THROUGH LOVING YOU I’LL BE THROUGH LOVING YOU My life came alive when we first kissed I know your soul was worth the risk Or: Now I long for your touch, your lips My love for you will never run out Trust me to melt all your doubts REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE I want to love you even longer than forever Let’s make the most of our time together REPEAT CHORUS
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LOVING BEYOND OUR MEANS © Words and Music: Donna Aylor/Susie Marshall Baby this ole house is cold And the pipes are ‘bout to bust All the furniture’s worn out But we ain’t that hard up We’re down to our last dollar Three days before pay day But you always tide me over With your gentle embrace (or: ev’ry night when you say…) CHORUS: WE’RE LOVING BEYOND OUR MEANS AND OH IT FEELS SO RIGHT JUST A COUPLE OF KISSES TURN ON THE MOON AND IT DON’T COST US A DIME EVEN IF WE TAKE LOVE TO EXTREMES WHO CARES WE’RE LOVING BEYOND OUR MEANS (or last two lines of chorus Yeah we might hafta live within our dreams But at night we’re loving beyond our means I don’t need no fancy wine or: I don’t need a dozen candles Or expensive champagne Baby the minute you touch me All my wants just melt away We’ve stretched our credit To the max on our Master card But in our Master bedroom Baby our hearts are in charge REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Baby there’s no limit We can reach for the stars Put our hearts in it Cause no matter how broke we are REPEAT CHORUS LOVING BEYOND OUR MEANS, YEAH
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EVENTUALLY © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Mark Oates I lie in bed and wonder how you are Little things remind me of how we are now apart No more talking on the phone Or late nights with you alone And tho I don’t know why you said good-bye CHORUS: EVENTUALLY I’LL FORGET ABOUT YOU EVENTUALLY I’LL LOVE SOMEONE NEW THO ALL I DO IS THINK ABOUT THE WAY WE USED TO BE I’LL GET ON WITH LIFE EVENTUALLY I’m waiting for your memory to fade I’m still holding onto all the promises you made You said you felt for me A love that would always be And I wish I could feel that love tonight REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Somewhere between these walls of time Someone will love this heart of mine Tho it hurts to know it won’t be you REPEAT CHORUS
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I HEAR YA TALKING © Words and Music: Beverly Houston / Donna Aylor/ Ande Rasmussen Mysterious and silent Ain't no way to be Boy you got me wondrin’ What you're wondrin’ 'bout me I'd say the way you're starin' I'm what you're lookin' for Don’t bother with “Hello” Let’s hit the dance floor CLIMB: Something about you is pulling me in Deeper than I’ve ever been You melt me into your magic trance No one speaks to me the way you can CHORUS: I HEAR YOU TALKING THOUGH YOU HAVEN’T SAID A WORD IT’S IN YOUR EYES, IN YOUR TOUCH AND I KNOW WHAT I HEARD MY HEART’S SKIPPIN’ BEATS and I THINK I’M FALLING OOOwww… I HEAR YOU TALKING Ahhh the way you move Speaks loud and clear The rhythm that I'm feelin' Tells me all I need to hear Don't wanna sit one out And don’t wanna cool us down I like this conversation Without a sound Repeat climb: REPEAT CHORUS (music interlude) BRIDGE: You hold me close as the music is ending Somehow I know we’re just beginning (Modulate) REPEAT CHORUS
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SOMETHING GOOD JUST GOT BETTER © Words and Music: Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor / Wake Eastman She was my kind of date right off the bat She didn’t care if her hair looked flat in my baseball cap Now how about that She knew the stats ‘n the players down to the letter And I thought something good just got better She takes a course in massage therapy She said sometime she wants to practice on me how sweet will that be Just what I need She wants to ride my Harley she’s got the leather Something good just got better CHORUS MAN, SOMETHING GOOD JUST GOT BETTER FEELS LIKE HEAVEN SINCE I MET HER Yeah I THINK SHE DIGS ME BY THE WAY SHE KISSED ME SHE WANTS TO SEE ME LATER MAN SOMETHING GOOD JUST GOT BETTER She likes to fish and she can bait her own hook That’s an A plus in my book ‘n that’s all it took Man she’s got me shook I can’t lose that gal I’ve gotta net her Something good just got better REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE I would’a liked her anyway All this is icing on the cake Oh and one more thing On the weekends she works at Hooters And I just LOVE their hot wings ! REPEAT CHORUS
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This Kind Of Kiss © Words and Music: Blake Hill / Donna Aylor / Brock Goodwin Our third date, our first movie You're laying on the couch cuddled up to me It’s a no action show but I don’t care With ev’ry moment that passes by The passion between us starts to rise And you catch me completely unaware Lift: As you gently pull me close I feel your kiss clear down to my toes CHORUS IT’S KNEE KNOCKIN’ HEART DROPPIN’ MELT MY MIND THERE AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ THESE FEELINGS FLYIN’ ‘ROUND INSIDE OF ME THERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO START THIS DATE WHEN I GET HOME I’LL BE UP LATE THINKIN’ ABOUT YOUR “DON’T LEAVE ME” LIPS AND THIS KIND OF KISS Feels like time is standing still My body is shaking and I’ve got the chills Cause I’ve never had something so sweet I’ve got goose bumps on my arms It’s July and I should be warm If you only knew what you do to me Lift: I’m completely into you Cuz the way I feel sure gives me proof…. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE I’m lovin’ this affection I wanna practice some more So we can reach perfection CHORUS II Cuz IT’S FOOT STOMPIN’ EYE POPPIN’ MELT MY MIND THERE AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ THESE FEELINGS FLYIN’ ‘ROUND INSIDE OF ME THERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO END THIS DATE WHEN I GET HOME I’LL BE UP LATE THINKING ABOUT YOUR “DON’T LEAVE ME” LIPS AND THIS KIND OF KISS ohhh and THIS KIND OF KISS
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WHAT ARE FENCES FOR © Words and Music: Wake Eastman /Jeanine Eastman / Donna Aylor I never liked fences when I was a kid They couldn't keep me out And they couldn't keep me in I'd crawl through barbed wire just to wet my fishing line Or pick a plum off Mrs.Taylor’s tree I never paid no mind But sure enough trouble’d be knocking at the door And Daddy’d say "Son, what are fences for" At night I'd jump the fence between me and Darlene I thought I'd found true love That summer I turned fifteen Innocent and brave, sweet kisses in the night There was no shame in what we’d done Cuz we never crossed that line Her Daddy warned me “Don’t jump that fence no more” I never learned …what are fences for CHORUS JUST LIKE A MOUNTAIN WE GOTTA CLIMB IT JUST LIKE THE OCEAN WE GOTTA SWIM TO THE OTHER SHORE AND LIKE A BRICK WALL WE GOTTA BRING IT DOWN WHAT ARE FENCES FOR Well now I'm far from home fightin’ in this foreign land I’m crawling on my belly With a machine gun in my hand And the fences that surround me are lines of hate and fear Etched so deep into the sand For at least a thousand years But help me understand Dear Lord Can ya tell me "What are fences for" REPEAT CHORUS WHAT ARE FENCES FOR Tag: I never liked fences when I was a kid They couldn't keep me out And they couldn't keep me in
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UNDER THE HARD HAT © Words and Music: Billie Temple / Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall He drew his last paycheck , unemployment’s gone Made a few calls from his black book on the telephone Boss man promises new job is seven-tens Come tomorrow daylight he’ll be gone again Climb: He’ll drag up and pack up a worn out road map Say “I love you Hon gotta run” as he grabs his ole hard hat CHORUS: UNDER THE HARD HAT HIS RESUME IS WORD OF MOUTH ONE WEEK IN ALASKA NEXT HE’S HEADED SOUTH GOTTA KEEP THOSE RAILS A ROLLING AND THE HIGHWAYS A TOLLING HOT OR COLD ON THE THERMOSTAT LIFE AIN’T EVER EASY UNDER THE HARD HAT Now he’s looking for a job closer into home He’s tired of leaving Beaumont on his way to Nome From Dublin to Sydney to the Virgin Isles From oil rigs to pulp mills and a lot more miles Climb: The life of construction is what he understands And he’s helping build this great land with a pair of working hands REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: When the Lord calls him he’ll ask with pride “Will there be any overtime on the other side?” REPEAT CHORUS NO LIFE AIN’T EVER EASY UNDER THE HARD HAT
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MY HEART WENT UP IN FLAMES © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall I burned all your pictures But kept one eight by ten Last night I caught myself Lost in your baby blues again Those lips I used to kiss Made me a fool who’ll never learn I haven’t healed yet From your third degree burns CHORUS: YEAH MY HEART WENT UP IN FLAMES THE MOMENT THAT WE TOUCHED FIRE RAGED INSIDE MY SOUL I FELT A VOLCANO ERUPT OUR BLAZE BURNED OUTTA CONTROL TIL THE DAY YOU WALKED AWAY YOU OPENED THE DOOR TO GO AND MY HEART WENT UP IN FLAMES I saw you this afternoon With your new love by your side You looked straight through me Pierced me with your eyes After all the passion we shared How could you break us apart All you left me are ashes Of the nights it took one spark…. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: When we fell in love I thought we’d last for life I’ll never forget how you used to light up my nights REPEAT CHORUS : WHEN MY HEART WENT UP …..
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HAND ME BACK THAT HEART OF MINE © David Graham / Donna Aylor/ Mark Preston Jocelyn Donegan on vocals Thought I found a treasure But I wasn’t even warm Cuz my heart never fit In the eye of your storm You tossed it around too long And it wasn’t even yours No more talking this out Cuz right now I’m for sure …. CHORUS YOU GOTTA HAND ME BACK THAT HEART OF MINE BEFORE IT BREAKS AND MAKES YOU CRY THESE AIN’T TEARS AND I AIN’T BALLIN’ I JUST HEAR MY FUTURE CALLIN’ IT AIN’T WRONG TO WANT SOMETHING RIGHT WON’T YOU HAND ME BACK THAT HEART OF MINE Why don’tcha get out your suitcases And pack up all of your things Don’t forget your Playboys And your “Die Hard” DVD’s I’m sure you’ll find another Before the week gets old You won’t even remember It was me said hit the road REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: It might need a good kick start Before it rocks gently In someone’s lovin’ arms REPEAT CHORUS THAT HEART OF MINE THAT HEART OF MINE
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PERMANENT WAVE GOOD-BYE © Words and Music: Cindy Howard and Donna Aylor Your hairdresser called here today She asked why you weren’t there Then she ratted on you And I don’t mean your hair At first I didn’t believe her She sounded sort of squirrelly Til she said you’ve been seeing Some high roller named Curly CHORUS: BABY OUR LOVE’S IN BAD CONDITION BUT I HAVE THE PERFECT SOLUTION IT CONTAINS NO TINTS, DYES OR LIES IT’S A PERMANENT WAVE A PERMANENT WAVE GOOD-BYE You’ve given me the brush off Time and time again Now I see we’re headed Down a road that dead-ends Looks like I have been in a wedge Between you and him for awhile But I’m cut out for true love And you are crimping my style REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Here’s a tip for you and I ain’t a teasing When love takes a spiral it’s time for leaving REPEAT CHORUS HERE’S A PERMANENT WAVE A PERMANENT WAVE GOOD-BYE
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HALF A HALO (c) Words and Music: Blake Hill / Donna Aylor/ Galen Breen Back when we were in high school A bully knocked over my food tray But you were looking out for me And threw chocolate milk in his face The kids in the lunchroom laughed But the principal didn't like that And from that day on I knew There was something diff’rent about you CHORUS YOU’VE GOT HALF A HALO AND I SWEAR I’VE SEEN A HORN ON YOU SOMEWHERE BETWEEN HEAVEN AND HELL YOU CAN BE A DEVIL OR AN ANGEL AS WELL SOMETIMES A TEASE ,SOMETIMES SO SWEET I ALWAYS TREMBLE FROM YOUR TOUCH YOU’VE GOT HALF A HALO THAT’S WHY I LOVE YOU SO MUCH Now you sing in the church choir Put money in the offering plate But that short dress you wear dancing Get heads turning all over the place Yeah I've seen you throw a punch And feed homeless families lunch Everyday I learn something new I never know what you’ll say or do REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Selfless and shameless Guilty yet blameless I wouldn’t change you if I could You’re the perfect mixture of bad and good REPEAT CHORUS
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LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye / Donna Aylor I never thought I would feel so weak and so lost But there I was like a butterfly in a storm You were the one who could walk between the raindrops And bring me home safely in your arms Climb: You held my hand when I wasn’t proud Helped me stand when I hit the ground Showed me that my own heart is wise beyond my fears CHORUS I WANNA OPEN MY ARMS WIDE FORGIVE AND NOT THINK TWICE MAKE EVERY SMILE A PROMISE AND LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE ….ohhh yeah I have found a life that’s filled with purpose And I live beyond the darkness of my past Ev’ry now and then when those feelings start to surface I am calm within I know that they won’t last Climb: You held my hand when I wasn’t proud Helped me stand when I hit the ground Showed me that my own heart is wise beyond my fears CHORUS I WANNA OPEN MY ARMS WIDE FORGIVE AND NOT THINK TWICE MAKE EVERY SMILE A PROMISE AND LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP BRIDGE Yeah even though it’s harder than I thought it would be I believe I can make it through if you stand by me, always, always, always TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE
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WRONG IDEA FEELS RIGHT TONIGHT © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen/ Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall You whisper “Let’s do somethin’ We both might regret” As we slow dance together I can barely catch my breath My tongue is tied My insides are twisted in knots Oh there’s someone at home I almost forgot CHORUS: AND THIS ATTRACTION FEELS REAL STRONG CAREFUL OR PASSION’LL LEAD ME ALONG I’M THINKING OF DOING WHAT I WOULDN’T DO IN BROAD DAYLIGHT WHY OH WHY DOES THE WRONG IDEA FEEL RIGHT TONIGHT If we’re gonna fool around We’ll hafta keep it hush hush Or the folks in our little town Will stir this rumor up Oh I can keep a secret Wonder if you can too Gotta an angel and a devil Telling me what to do REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: A part of me wants to charm you and find a motel room But I’m gonna walk away cuz I’ve got too much to lose REPEAT CHORUS WHY OH WHY , WHY OH WHY DOES THE WRONG IDEA FEEL RIGHT TONIGHT
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BRIDGE BACK TO YOU © Words and Music: Cindy Howard/ Donna Aylor/ Andrew Cochrane / Nyree Klip Driving home All the words I said Keep going through my head I was a fool to say we’re over After all that we've been through I can’t deny your love There just has to be a way To get to you Babe I’m looking for a place to turn around I'm coming back to tell you I ‘m so lost without your love I’ve put all these miles between us I was wrong to say good-bye CHORUS I NEED A BRIDGE BACK TO YOU TO TAKE ME STRAIGHT INTO YOUR HEART TO FEEL THE LOVE YOU GAVE ME FROM THE START I WANNA RUN INTO YOUR OPEN ARMS DO ANYTHING A GIRL IN LOVE HAS TO DO JUST SAY YOU’LL MEET ME ON A BRIDGE BACK TO YOU Pick up the phone I keep calling you to talk and you’re not home I’m on this dark and lonely highway Without you by my side I need to hear your voice Just tell me you’re still there REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Don’t wanna burn down all the dreams that we’ve built I hafta look straight into your eyes and tell you how I feel And now I’m outside your house I can see you are there I’m so afraid that you’ll turn me away REPEAT CHORUS
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UNDER THE IMPRESSION © Words and Music: Marinus Vandertogt / Ande Rasmussen/ Donna Aylor Sitting in the Austin airport Waiting for my flight You walk in front of me With your new love by your side You say “Hello” and hug me I’m about to lose control I thought our love was over Til old feelings start to flow CHORUS I WAS UNDER THE IMPRESSION I WAS OVER YOU I COULDN’T BE MORE WRONG THE WEIGHT OF YOUR TOUCH EXPOSED THE LIGHT OF DAY TO THAT DARK PLACE IN MY MIND WHERE I’VE HIDDEN YOU AWAY IT’S LIKE A WALL OF EMOTION SUDDENLY BREAKING LOOSE THE IMPRESSION I WAS UNDER THAT I WAS OVER YOU The loving way she looks at you Fills me with regret Just the sound of your voice Makes it hard to catch my breath You say you’re getting married You’ve made all your plans Why I ever let you go I’ll never understand REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE The last thing I expected Was to hear you call my name The last thing I expected Was the feel this way again REPEAT CHORUS
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WHERE YOUR HEART LIES * © Words and Music: Cindy Howard/ Donna Aylor / Andrew Cochrane ** change pronoun for female to sing And you say He’s only your friend and that’s where it ends Baby I know You smile whenever he’s ‘round When he’s on the phone ohh Baby it shows And now it feels like I’m losing you Tell me what to say tell me what I have to do CHORUS YOUR SECRET’S HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT AND I KNOW WHERE YOUR HEART LIES AND IT’S BREAKING MINE TONIGHT HE MAKES YOUR EYES LIGHT UP THAT’S SOMETHING YOU CAN’T DENY I KNOW WHERE YOUR HEART LIES AND IT’S BREAKING MINE TONIGHT Like the wind He puts out the flame I light ev’ry day And there just seems no use I still try to cling to some hope Of staying with you And just hide from the truth Why fight your feelings when I plainly see The love I’ve given you will never come back to me REPEAT CHORUS Tag: And you say He’s only your friend and that’s where it ends
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IF ONLY I COULD Words and Music: © Ande Rasmussen/ Donna Aylor /Brock Goodwin Wish we could go fish at Canyon Lake Pitch a tent beneath the stars Sit around a campfire You could teach me how to carve I’d listen to all your stories The ones I never wanted to hear We only had twenty years together (could be any years) How quickly they disappeared CHORUS DAD I SPENT MOST OF MY YOUTH TRYING NOT TO WALK IN YOUR SHOES AND I THOUGHT I DID PRETTY GOOD NOW I’M FILLED WITH REGRETS I SHOULD HAVE FOLLOWED IN YOUR FOOTSTEPS NOW I’D GIVE ANYTHING IF ONLY I COULD All the tears that you never shed Are now falling from my eyes As I kneel by your headstone I pray you hear me tonight I hope you’re fin’ly getting some rest And your calloused hands have healed All of your life you worked too hard I never told you how I feel REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Your shoes are hard to fill Your steps were all up hill REPEAT CHORUS Ohhh I’d change everything if only I could
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I LOVE YOU FOR LEAVING * © Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Blake Hill / Mark Oates Over there’s the mountain You said our love could move When we laid on a blanket Under a turquoise Texas moon I still hear your warm whispers On cold autumn nights like this Feel the fire in your touch Taste the sweetness of your lips CHORUS YOU WERE MY FIRST LOVE YOU TOOK ME TO THE STARS THO YOUR LEAVING LEFT ME HURT I NEVER HIDE THE SCARS AND SO I OFTEN WONDER HOW YOU ARE I LOVE YOU FOR LEAVING I LOVE YOU FOR LEAVING YOUR MEMORY IN MY HEART We were always dreaming How our future would be Have some land near the Rio Grande And raise a little family Here at our class reunion I was hoping you'd walk in But I guess when they play our song I’ll just remember when …. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Over time we lost touch Liike lovers do But I still feel that rush When my mind drifts back to you REPEAT CHORUS YOU KNOW I LOVE YOU FOR LEAVING YOUR MEMORY IN MY HEART
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MY HEART IT BEATS AGAIN Words and Music: Ben Krahne / Donna Aylor / Dale Peleshok Your touch is like the sun always exploding Sending shock waves to my brain I can’t ignore You melt my frozen soul with burning passion Don’t stop now give me more and more One kiss I found perfection I live for your affection Oh My Heart It Beats Again Oh My Heart It Beats Again You’re the center of my life there’s no returning To the lonely days and nights of my past This pounding inside me is overwhelming Your real love is like an adrenaline blast You start my blood a pumping Yeah Girl you got me jumping Oh My Heart It Beats Again Oh My Heart It Beats Again BRIDGE With your loving arms wrapped around mine I feel my pulse soaring so high I could fly No more will I run Our souls join as one Oh My heart it beats again My heart it beats again My heart it beats again
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MAMA STARTED PRAYING (c) Donna Aylor/ Jason Davis Vocalist: Erin Cupp When Jess told Mama he joined the army I thought she’d break down and cry She sat straight up and grabbed his hand Stared in my brother’s brave eyes Asked “Will they send you overseas?” And he shrugged “I don’t know” Then she pulled him close…. CHORUS MAMA STARTED PRAYING WITH ALL HER MIGHT SHE POURED OUT HER SOUL AND HELD HIM TIGHT ALL OF HEAVEN KNEW HIS HEART WAS BREAKING ANGELS FLEW TO HIS SIDE AS MAMA STARTED PRAYING The hospital lamps flashed over his head As the nurses pushed him to ER The doctors worked fast to remove The shrapnel around his heart Climb: Three thousand miles away Mama woke up From a bad bad dream Saw Jess hooked to machines REPEAT CHORUS (line2 change) SHE POURED OUT HER SOUL TIL MORNING LIGHT BRIDGE Floated above his bed all night Jess touched the white light A voice said “Your family needs you” He opened his eyes and he knew….. CHORUS MAMA STARTED PRAYING WITH ALL HER MIGHT SHE POURED OUT HER SOUL TIL MORNING LIGHT ALL OF HEAVEN KNEW HIS HEART WAS BREAKING ANGELS FLEW TO HIS SIDE AS MAMA STARTED PRAYING HE WAS IN GOOD HANDS CUZ MAMA STARTED PRAYING
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CHURCH FOR SALE © Words and Music: Ben Krahne/ Donna Aylor He was born in a small town raised on the gospel truth Took a job in the city where his faith soon lost its roots So he packed up his lost soul and drove back home today Found himself at this old church where he'd been saved But what he saw was a sign on the broken door… CHORUS CHURCH FOR SALE IT MAY SEEM WEATHERED BEYOND REPAIR BEEN AWHILE SINCE IT HEARD A PRAYER NEEDS LOVE, HAMMER AND NAILS AND A FRESH COAT OF FAITH CHURCH FOR SALE Echoes of Sunday sermons bring back sweet memories As the cracked stain glass reflects a broken man on his knees It’s hard now to remember why he ever ran away But chance or fate lead him to this forgotten place Jesus swung a hammer maybe he could too REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Now on a sunlit sacred day there’s praises from ev’ry pew And a Carpenter singing “Amazing Grace” Who was raised on the gospel truth REPEAT CHORUS Optional Tag: I was born in this small town raised on the gospel truth
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This Kind Of Kiss © Words and Music: Blake Hill / Donna Aylor / Brock Goodwin Our third date, our first movie You're laying on the couch cuddled up to me It’s no action show but I don’t care With ev’ry moment that passes by The passion between us starts to rise And you catch me completely unaware Lift: As you gently pull me close I feel your kiss clear down to my toes CHORUS IT’S KNEE KNOCKIN’ HEART DROPPIN’ MELT MY MIND THERE AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ THESE FEELINGS FLYIN’ ‘ROUND INSIDE OF ME THERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO START THIS DATE WHEN I GET HOME I’LL BE UP LATE THINKIN’ ABOUT YOUR “DON’T LEAVE ME” LIPS AND THIS KIND OF KISS Feels like time is standing still My body is shaking and I’ve got the chills Cause I’ve never had something so sweet I’ve got goose bumps on my arms It’s July and I should be warm If you only knew what you do to me Lift: I’m completely into you Cuz the way I feel sure gives me proof…. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE I’m lovin’ this affection I wanna practice some more So we can reach perfection CHORUS II Cuz IT’S FOOT STOMPIN’ EYE POPPIN’ MELT MY MIND THERE AIN’T NO STOPPIN’ THESE FEELINGS FLYIN’ ‘ROUND INSIDE OF ME THERE’S NO BETTER WAY TO END THIS DATE WHEN I GET HOME I’LL BE UP LATE THINKING ABOUT YOUR “DON’T LEAVE ME” LIPS AND THIS KIND OF KISS ohhh and THIS KIND OF KISS
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NEVER MIND © Words and Music: Blake Hill / Donna Aylor/ Brock Goodwin You said we needed to talk So I got here as fast as I could Baby your hands are shaking I can tell this ain’t gonna be good Let’s sit here on the tailgate So we can work this one out Yeah I hear what you’re saying You’re tired of being tied down Climb: Those words make the wind sail out of my heart To hear there’s no future in your arms CHORUS NEVER MIND THE MOONLIGHT OR THESE TEARS IN MY EYES NEVER MIND THIS MOMENT THAT’LL HAUNT ME ALL MY LIFE NEVER MIND THE MEM’RIES WE MADE DEEP IN THE NIGHT OHH I’LL BE OKAY I’LL BE FINE BUT IF YOU HAVE A CHANGE OF HEART , I’LL NEVER MIND Baby I’ll walk away now If you really want to be alone There’s no need for me to stay here Just say the words and I’ll turn and go But just remember once I’m gone I won’t be coming back That’s what my mind tells me to do But my heart could never live with that Climb: You say you’ve got to find out who you are I still see the girl that I knew from the start REPEAT CHORUS No no no yeah Ohhh if you have a change of heart Please have a change of heart I’ll never mind I’ll never mind
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TIE ME DOWN (c) Words and Music: Wake Eastman / Donna Aylor I never was the kind To fall for vows and wedding rings All that talk about love It always comes with strings But you turned my heart around Now I know what the fuss is about CHORUS So Tie me down and Love Me Up Too much of you ain't never enough Wrap My Love Around We'll stay forever bound Love Me up and Tie Me Down Baby you don't know The hold you got on me I’m chained to your passion Don’tcha ever set me free Oh this feeling’s getting’ stronger day by day There’s only one thing that makes me feel this way REPEAT CHORUS short Instrumental BRIDGE Call up the preacher Let the weddin' bells ring And tell ev'ryone we know You're mine forever heart and soul... REPEAT CHORUS TIE ME DOWN AND LOVE ME UP mmmm LOVE ME UP TIE ME DOWN
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CAN’T FIND A CURE © Words and Music: Donna Aylor/ Blake Hill/ Wake Eastman I took a long hot shower To stop my pounding head My stomach’s a mess, I can’t get no rest Got Seven-Up by my bed Doctor checked my vitals Said I need some R& R But he don’t know how bad You broke my broken heart Chorus I can’t find a cure for loving you I’ve done everything I know to do There’s no end to this pain I’m going through…ohhh no I can’t find a cure for loving you I stay away from the whiskey And places you might be I try to escape but I just can’t shake The shadows of your memory I wish there was a shot For getting over love When you’re down with lovesick blues It’s hard to get back up Repeat Chorus Bridge You’re like a fever coursing through my veins Burning down my body and driving me insane Repeat Chorus I can’t find a cure For loving you
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PIECES OF HER PAST © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen/ Donna Aylor / Brock Goodwin Here’s the quilt she stitched It goes to my sister Tess I’ll keep the poems and her letters Left in this cedar chest Since Grandma went to heaven I wanna read each page And listen to the records From her younger days CHORUS: THESE ARE THE PIECES OF HER PAST THEY MEAN EVERYTHING TO ME SENTIMENTAL SOUVENIRS OF HER HISTORY SOMETIMES I CRY WHEN I THINK OF HER AND OTHER TIMES I LAUGH BUT I’LL ALWAYS HAVE THESE PIECES OF HER PAST Back of this photo reads “A day I won’t forget” Grandpaw’s heading off to war Waving from a battleship Here’s a necklace that he gave her The day when he came home Beside an old champagne cork Dried petals from a rose REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE There are many questions I wish I would’ve asked And tho she’s gone she still lives on because I have…… REPEAT CHORUS
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THIS ONE’S A KEEPER Words and Music: Billie Temple / Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall Mama I’m a bringing her home Tell Dad no corny jokes I know I said it all before But this one means the most I know I’ve had some throw backs But she’s different you’ll see This girl is a class act She’s the one I want to keep CHORUS: AND I’M HEART OVER HEAD CAN’T GET ANY DEEPER NO DOUBT IN MY MIND THEY DON’T COME NO SWEETER I’M REELING HER IN HOOK , LINE AND SINKER OHHH LORDY MAMA THIS ONE’S A KEEPER I’ll admit I’ve made my rounds I’ve had my selfish ways Got cold feet when the chips were down Throughout my younger days Last night I popped the question When the moon was just right I’m gonna ask for her hand When I see her Dad tonight REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE She loves to run the trot line We’re a perfect match Can’t wait for you to see her She’s a prize winning catch REPEAT CHORUS (2 times)
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WATCH WHERE WE’RE GOING © Words and Music: Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor/ Brock Goodwin I think we need to Watch where we’re going Instead of where we’ve been Use the rearview mirror To reflect now and then Let’s kick back enjoy the journey In forward motion Get our love back on track And Watch where we’re going Lately all we talk about Are the bad days we seem to have Draggin’ out ole memories Reliving too much of the past Baby we keep driving Through the landscape of yesterday Losing sight of a better future That’s waiting up ahead Climb: I think we need to CHORUS Watch where we’re going Instead of where we’ve been Use the rearview mirror To reflect now and then Let’s kick back enjoy the journey In forward motion Get our love back on track And Watch where we’re going Lately we’ve been wreck less We need to heal the hurt we’ve done And stop placing the blame, telling lies, playing games About who’s the better one It’s a race that no one wins If love doesn’t stay alive So let go of the wheel , grab hold of what’s real And let our hearts drive Climb: I think we need to REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: We’ve got a lot more life to live And more love left to give So heads up….. REPEAT CHORUS
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ZIP, ZERO, NADA , NOTHIN’ © Words and Music: Wake Eastman/ Donna Aylor / Ande Rasmussen You had good love but you never even knew it You had my heart then you went and blew it Betting it all on some one night stand I never thought you were that kind of man Well I ain’t gonna let it slide No this time Boy you’re gonna pay the price CHORUS YOU GET ZIP ZERO NADA NOTHIN’ WHEN IT COMES TO LOVE YOU’RE FLAT BROKE ‘N BUSTED I PLAY FOR KEEPS Honey I AIN’T A BLUFFIN’ YOU GET ZIP ZERO NADA NOTHIN’ Just sign your name on the dotted line Take your ole bass boat but the house is mine Cough up the keys to the Cadillac Hell that ain’t your style Baby too much class Caught ya running all over town Now this is what you get for foolin’ around REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: When you add it all up You’ll be scratchin’ your head You had it all but all that you got left…. Is…. REPEAT CHORUS (leave off YOU GET)
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** could be a female song / sung to a girls best friend :))) DROP THE DRAMA Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor/Adam Donmoyer Here you go again Throwing a hissy fit Your mood swings are getting Easy to predict You always want your way And I’m sick of it Ya better calm down And leave me out of it CHORUS: DROP THE DRAMA YOU’RE SUCH A DRAMA QUEEN STOP PRETENDING YOU ALWAYS MAKE A SCENE YOU COULD WIN AN EMMY AND SO COULD YOUR MAMA I’M TIRED OF YOUR ACT Ya Better DROP THE DRAMA You have learned to turn Molehills into mountains And you think you should drink Champagne from the fountains Girl you’d be better off To marry a Sultan You cut me down in public It’s very insultin’ REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: You think everyone on earth should adore you But if you don’t want me to ignore you….. ** I have another version and after bridge a rock guitar solo comes in and the singer says: "Quit it you're stealing this song...shut up" and then solo rock guitar / as outro REPEAT CHORUS
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High On Bluegrass *** © Words and Music: P. Smith / J.Weaver/Donna Aylor I was offered some when I was young But I turned it down Well I tried it, I just never did When my friends were around I was a closet smoker I'd slip outta class Get a double shot of Rocky Top Man, I loved that grass CHORUS Getting’ high on blue grass Thanks to my dear ole dad He'd light me up and let me go Yeah, he taught me how to roll Fired it up on those dueling banjos I made it through most of school Without anyone in town Knowing ‘bout the habit that I had Until they heard the sound Coming through the window They listened through the glass Heard the songs of Bill Monroe Man, I love that grass REPEAT CHORUS add BRIDGE *** It’s a habit Gotta have it I’m addicted Can’t quit it REPEAT CHORUS He’d light me up and let me go Yeah he taught me how to roll Fired it up on those dueling banjos
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PERMANENT WAVE GOOD-BYE © Words and Music: Cindy Howard and Donna Aylor Your hair stylist called here today She asked why you weren’t there Then she ratted on you And I don’t mean your hair At first I didn’t believe her She sounded sorta flaky Til she said you’ve been seeing Some hot roller named Katey CHORUS BABY OUR LOVE’S IN BAD CONDITION BUT I HAVE THE PERFECT SOLUTION IT CONTAINS NO TINTS, DYES OR LIES IT’S A PERMANENT WAVE A PERMANENT WAVE GOOD-BYE You’ve given me the brush off Time and time again Now I see we’re headed Down a road that dead-ends Looks like I’ve been in a wedge Between you and her for awhile But my heart’s cut out for true love And you are crimping my style REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Here’s a tip for you and I ain’t a teasing When love takes a spiral it’s time for leaving REPEAT CHORUS HERE’S A PERMANENT WAVE GOOD-BYE A PERMANENT WAVE GOOD-BYE
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THE HEART NOT TAKEN Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Ronda Wynn A hand touches my shoulder I almost drop my cup You surprise me in this cafe My whole face goes flush Thoughts of holding you Start taking me back To emotions I can never Keep buried in the past CHORUS I’M MARRIED TO YOUR MEM’RY THOUGH I’VE TRIED TO LET YOU GO I STILL HAVE ALL YOUR LETTERS EV’RY WORD YOU WROTE BUT I CHOSE A DIFFERENT PATH OH HOW I WAS MISTAKEN I SHOULD HAVE PLACED MY FAITH IN THE HEART NOT TAKEN As you talk I have to watch Ev’ry move you make You look just as (beautiful-handsome) As the day I drove away Time and distance cannot cloud What my feelings make clear I’d give anything right now To make love for those lost years REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE As we hug good-bye I fight to hold my tears in How that wedding band you’re wearing Makes me long for what might have been REPEAT CHORUS THE HEART NOT TAKEN
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OPEN YOUR BROKEN HEART 3rd place Love Song Dallas Songwriters Association 2000 song contest Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Jil Wilkin His leaving left you shattered And filled you up with doubts You closed off your heart When love didn’t work out A woman like you deserves Tenderness and passion Let me get close to you Give love a chance to happen CHORUS: OPEN YOUR BROKEN HEART PLEASE LET MY LOVE IN OUR LOVE NEEDS A PLACE TO START LET’S FIND A WAY TO BEGIN YOU‘VE BEEN HURTING FAR TOO LONG YOU BELONG HERE IN MY ARMS SO I’M HOPING YOU’LL OPEN OPEN YOUR BROKEN HEART I know just how you’re feeling I’ve cried my share of tears When I went through my breakup Thought I wouldn’t heal for years I want to ease your pain Be the strength you need How can I get in your heart If I don’t have the key REPEAT CHORUS SO I’M HOPING YOU’LL OPEN OPEN YOUR BROKEN HEART
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SNOWED UNDER IN BATON ROUGE Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall When you left me last year No one heard me cry My tears fell like snowflakes Falling from a midnight sky Now I face a lonely winter On the banks of this bayou Tho it rarely ever snows here I’m snowed under in Baton Rouge CHORUS: THE HURT IS BURIED DEEP IN MY CHEST LIKE A WEIGHT I CANNOT MOVE TIL MY LOVE FOR YOU IS OVER I’M SNOWED UNDER IN BATON ROUGE I saw you this afternoon Looking at diamond rings Heard you tell the salesman You will marry in the spring I just walked out the door Before my heart broke in two Now tears fall like an avalanche I’m snowed under in Baton Rouge REPEAT CHORUS As I lay by the fireplace I can taste your sweet kiss Oh I’m married to your mem’ry On lonely nights like this I’m stirring dying embers In our bed without you Holding onto your pillow Snowed under in Baton Rouge REPEAT CHORUS I’M SNOWED UNDER IN BATON ROUGE
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WRITTEN ON PAPER-rewrite © Words and Music: Ben Krahne/Donna Aylor/ Jamey Whiting Thought I had my future mapped out Just her and me She must’ve signed our marriage license With invisible ink Without a pre-nup she ended up With my truck and the house And her lawyer looked at me Like I was a cash cow CHORUS LIKE THE LYRICS OF A BAD COUNTRY SONG ENRON BEFORE SOMETHING WENT WRONG MY BANK ACCOUNT BEFORE SHE TOOK IT ALL AND LONG BEFORE THAT GIRL TOLD ME “SEE YA LATER” MAN IT SURE LOOKED GOOD WRITTEN ON PAPER In Houston I met a beauty With haunting eyes She wrote her number on a napkin At the end of the night I was cool so I waited two days Before I called her up And a guy’s voice answered the phone “This is the City Dump” CHORUS LIKE THE LYRICS OF A BAD COUNTRY SONG ENRON BEFORE SOMETHING WENT WRONG MY BAR TAB BEFORE SHE DRANK IT ALL AND LONG BEFORE THAT GIRL TOLD ME “SEE YA LATER” IT SURE LOOKED GOOD WRITTEN ON PAPER BRIDGE Today’s horoscope gave me some hope So I bought a lotto ticket for six numbers to show.... CHORUS BUT LIKE THE LYRICS OF A BAD COUNTRY SONG ENRON BEFORE SOMETHING WENT WRONG MY BANK ACCOUNT BEFORE THE IRS TOOK IT ALL MY YEARBOOK THAT SAID I’LL ALWAYS DATE HER YEAH IT SURE LOOKS GOOD WRITTEN ON PAPER OHHH IT SURE LOOKS GOOD WRITTEN ON PAPER
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WHEN YOUR KARMA CATCHES UP TO YOU © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / john Arthur Martinez Against my better judgement I fell in love with you Every day is punishment I wait for you like a fool The haunting never goes away It taunts me through the night Claim you’re always working late Soon you’ll see the light… CHORUS: WHEN YOUR KARMA CATCHES UP TO YOU IT’LL KNOCK YOU TO THE GROUND LIKE THE BOOMERANG YOU THREW AT ME IT GOES AND COMES AROUND YOU REALLY THINK YOU’RE BULLET- PROOF BUT ONE DAY YOU’LL GO DOWN WHEN YOUR KARMA CATCHES UP TO YOU IT’LL KNOCK YOU TO THE GROUND Well I’ve been told your old love Is moving back this way You’ve never gotten over her You’re begging her to stay Well soon you’ll have to face the truth And the truth will set you free One day she’ll be doing you The way you’re doing me REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: You’ve been skating on thin ice Soon your luck will melt When you’re dancing with the devil The paybacks are hell REPEAT CHORUS WHEN YOUR KARMA CATCHES UP TO YOU WHEN YOUR KARMA CATCHES UP TO YOU
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rough first version Who Needs Your Name Anyway © David Graham/ Donna Aylor/ Janice Gilbert Boy, I can’t believe What I hear comin out of your mouth You think we’re movin too fast And that you’ve been havin doubts You say I’m getting too serious about you Well, boy your kissin can get pretty serious too Climb: I ain’t lookin to tie the knot I love the single life I’ve got CHORUS Well, the only ring that I need is the one on my phone When it comes to makin money Baby I can make it on my own I'm not ready for love, cherish and I sure ain’t sayin obey Who needs your name anyway You’re kinda cuddly and sometimes you can be real sweet But a little boy like you can be found anytime of the week Well someday you’ll cut a groom’s cake lookin cute But I don’t wanna kiss my freedom good-bye for you Climb: Never thought what we had was real Takes too long to teach you how to feel REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: I’ve had my Daddy’s last name since birth So until I give my heart away for better or worse FINAL CHORUS: The only ring that I need is the one on my phone I can fix a flat, mow the back yard, sleep like a baby all alone I’m not ready for love, cherish, and I sure ain’t sayin obey Who needs you name anyway
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ZERO TO A HERO © Words and Music: Ben Krahne /Donna Aylor He’s been playing Nashville bars for twelve years now Soaking up the neon glow watching the beers go down But the daylight can’t hide his loneliness Ever since his wife called it quits The only time he feels no pain Is up on the stage CHORUS FROM A ZERO TO A HERO WITH JUST ONE SONG PLAYING HIS OLD GUITAR HE CAN DO NO WRONG AND FROM NINE TO TWO AM HE’S EVERYBODY’S FRIEND FROM A ZERO TO A HERO WITH JUST ONE SONG Plays the Cancer Ward onTuesday for a sing along Makes the kids smile for awhile with a happy song He may never be a millionaire But he doesn’t seem to care As long as there’s a tip jar at night He’ll be doing all right REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Maybe some lucky night a label guy Will like what he hears Ask him where he’s been so long Can (we-I ) offer you a deal CHORUS FROM A ZERO TO A HERO WITH JUST ONE SONG PLAYING HIS OLD GUITAR HE CAN DO NO WRONG AND FROM L.A . TO SOUTH BEND HE’LL BE EVERYBODY’S BEST FRIEND FROM A ZERO TO A HERO WITH JUST ONE SONG FROM A ZERO TO A HERO WITH JUST ONE SONG
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TAKING ME THE RIGHT WAY © Words and Music: Cindy Howard/ Donna Aylor / Rolf Schnyder I open the door you hand me a rose Baby your smile shows me where this night will go You slide your hands around my waist Now we’re half way up the staircase Climb: And I think to myself We’ve been getting along so well……. CHORUS YOU’RE TAKING ME THE RIGHT WAY TO THE DEEP END OF YOUR HEART WHERE TRUE LOVE LIVES FOREVER YOU’RE TAKING ME THE RIGHT WAY CUZ I FOLLOW YOUR LEAD EV’RYTIME WE ARE TOGETHER WITH EV’RY KISS YOU STEAL I FEEL YOUR BODY SHAKE AND BABY THAT’S HOW I KNOW YOU’RE TAKING ME THE RIGHT WAY By now you know me from inside out With all my flaws you love me somehow You like to listen to me talk non stop And never check the time on your watch Climb: Yeah I can be headstrong But you tell me I can do no wrong REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE When you gave me a key to your place tonight You whispered “Baby come over twenty- four seven anytime”…. REPEAT CHORUS You’re taking me the right way Taking me the right way Baby You’re taking me the right way Baby You’re taking me the right way
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I CATCH YOUR DRIFT © Words and Music: Donna Aylor & Andrew Davis I see you on the beach Suntannin' with your friends You keep starin' at me As I try to reel one in That smile you’re flashin’ Makes me go berserk Keep it up Baby ‘n I’ll jump in heart first CHORUS I CATCH YOUR DRIFT I FEEL THE RUSH TAKE ME DOWN YOUR RIVER OF LOVE COME A LIT’le CLOSER WANNA KISS YOUR LIPS I HEAR YA LOUD AND CLEAR I CATCH YOUR DRIFT Today at the bait shop You said you loved my eyes And would I like to meet ya At the pier tonight Now here you are Handin' me a wild rose Your kiss on my cheek Tells me all I need to know REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Two of us no one else around As the waves roll in and out Your warm breath melts into my skin I close my eyes and once again…… REPEAT CHORUS
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THE PERFUME OF YOUR VOICE * ©Words and Music: Jim Fuhrman and Donna Aylor Smells like honeysuckle as you walk into the room Every guy at this party has his eyes on you You blush like a tender touch ; smile and tell me “Hi” I can’t seem to speak and I know the reason why….. CHORUS IT’S THE PERFUME OF YOUR VOICE THE MUSIC OF YOUR SCENT FATE BROUGHT US TOGETHER AND IT’S NO COINCIDENCE I CAN’T WALK AWAY AND I DON’T HAVE A CHOICE I’M HELD CAPTIVE BY THE PERFUME OF YOUR VOICE Your inviting eyes are causing this reaction You’ve got me wanting know your ultimate satisfaction Cuz when cupid shoots his arrows he don’t miss Even tho we’ve never kissed I can feel your warm lips….. IN….. REPEAT CHORUS THE PERFUME OF YOUR VOICE BRIDGE: You touch my hand and say “We’ve met before it seems” I think “Yes we have in my wildest dreams!” I’ve fallen so fast and lost my self control My arms, my eyes, my lips all of me knows… REPEAT CHORUS
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SOMETHING GOOD JUST GOT BETTER © Words and Music: Cindy Howard -ASCAP / Donna Aylor-BMI / Wake Eastman-BMI She’s my kind of date right off the bat She doesn’t care if her hair looks flat in my baseball cap Now how about that She knows the stats ‘n the players down to the letter And I think… something good just got better CHORUS MAN, SOMETHING GOOD JUST GOT BETTER FEELS LIKE HEAVEN SINCE I MET HER Yeah I THINK SHE DIGS ME BY THE WAY SHE KISSED ME SHE WANTS TO SEE ME LATER Yeah SOMETHING GOOD …owww JUST GOT BETTER She takes a course in massage therapy Tonight she wants to practice on me how sweet will that be Just what I need She wants to ride my Harley she’s got the leather Something good just got better CHORUS II MAN, SOMETHING GOOD JUST GOT BETTER SHE’S HOTTER THAN A HABANERO PEPPER I THINK SHE DIGS ME BY THE WAY SHE KISSED ME I’VE JUST GOT TO NET HER yeah SOMETHING GOOD JUST GOT BETTER BRIDGE I would’a liked her anyway All this is icing on the cake This mornin’ she made biscuits like Mama cooks Now she wants to go fishin’ and she can bait her own hook… CHORUS MAN, SOMETHING GOOD JUST GOT BETTER FEELS LIKE HEAVEN SINCE I MET HER Yeah I THINK SHE DIGS ME BY THE WAY SHE KISSED ME I’VE JUST GOT TO NET HER MAN SOMETHING GOOD JUST GOT BETTER SOMETHING GOOOOOOD SOMETHING GOOOOOODDD JUST GOT BETTER
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(c) Words and Music: Wake Eastman and Donna Aylor Me and my best friend Rita Snuck out behind Beau’s barn With a half pack of Marlboro cigarettes We were looking too cool puffin’ em up But it didn’t take long We got sick as two girls could get Rita vowed to never do that again CHORUS But she’s still smokin’ Rollin’ those firey green eyes Ya can’t cool her down Even if you tried She’s still got the moves, got the grooveS To make a grown man sigh She’s still smokin’ ….smokin’ after all this time After eight hard years of marriage Rita hawed her weddin’ ring Started a band and bought a Fender six string Now she’s burnin’ it down at the Horseshoe lounge Five nights a week Man that girls’ still got the licks That’s a habit ohhh she just can’t (kick- quit) CHORUS She’s still smokin’ Rockin’ ‘n rollin’ those firey green eyes Ya can’t slow her down Even if you tried She’s still got the moves, got the grooveS To make a grown man sigh She’s still smokin’ ….smokin’ after all this time BRIDGE...not sure on which bridge lines ? You can see it in her eyes and there ain’t no puttin’ out that fire OR: Now her smokey voice… is on the radio Chops so hot that can turn (picante-lava) cold or: Now Rita’s on stage , the crowd goes nuts She’s yells out to me… “Let’s go light one up” or: Now her smokey voice is on the air waves DJ says she's the next hot thang... REPEAT CHORUS outro: SMOKIN’ smokin’ smokin’ ONE LICK AT A TIME J
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SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE BELIEVED ©Words and Music: Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor / Galen Breen Used to kick back on the couch,flip thru channels on TV Wishing the right girl was sittin’ right beside me Til one night I heard a preacher man say “I’m hear to tell ya a lit’le faith goes a long way” Climb: So I made a plan to make a new start Set out on an a journey to find one true heart CHORUS: LIFE’S FULL OF PEAKS AND VALLEYS I NEVER LET FEELING LONELY KEEP ME DOWN I KNEW I HAD TO BUILD A FUTURE CAUSE SOMEDAY LOVE WOULD COME AROUND AND NOW THAT I’VE FOUND YOU I’VE REALIZED MY DREAMS SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE BELIEVED TO BE SEEN You can’t see electricity but it’s still there Like the trust that makes us the perfect pair Feels like I’ve known you my whole life Now even the bad days turn into good nights Climb: ‘n all the years of waiting just seemed to fade Baby a lit’le faith goes a long , long way REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Everyday I thank heaven above For a hand to hold and a heart to love REPEAT CHORUS Yeah SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE BELIEVED TO BE SEEN
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SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE BELIEVED © Words and Music: Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor / Galen Breen I was back to tear one after love had gone wrong Didn’t believe the right girl would ever come along Til I heard a preacher say “A lit’le faith goes a long way” And with that new hope I knew I’d find real love one day CHORUS: SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE BELIEVED TO BE SEEN I HAD FAITH THERE WAS SOMEONE MEANT FOR ME OH ‘N NOW THAT I FOUND YOU I’VE REALIZED MY DREAMS SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE BELIEVED TO BE SEEN We can’t see electricity but I know it’s there Like the undeniable energy we share Girl you’re just like I always pictured in my mind A sight to be held in my arms every night REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Now I understand Fate had a better plan And I thank heaven above For a hand to hold and a heart to love REPEAT CHORUS
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YOU NEVER CEASE TO AMAZE ME © Words and Music: Donna Aylor- Brock Goodwin Since my Baby walked out I never get any rest You keep waking me up with this pain in my chest Heartache why can’t you just leave me alone I swear you’ve got a wicked mind of your own CHORUS You never cease to Amaze me Ever time you drop in You don't knock anymore As if we're best of friends You hang around long enough To stir up her memory First you're here then you're gone You never cease to amaze me Yeah games can be fun but not if I’m the target How can I heal my pain if you wanna enlarge it Heartache it’s time you take me off your spell Now go away and wake up somebody else REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE No I don’t need your help To down a bottle of Crown Ain’t falling for that trick You gotta stop comin’ around REPEAT CHORUS
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CHANGE IS CONSTANT © Words and Music: Cindy Howard/ Donna Aylor/ Galen Breen/ Ronnie Kimball Things happen in life we don’t expect Sometimes we are thrown off course So let’s hold on to one another We’ll reach all we could hope for CHORUS CHANGE IS CONSTANT BUT SO IS OUR LOVE NOTHING WILL EVER COME BETWEEN US AT EVERY CROSSROAD WE CHOOSE THE SAME PATH NO MATTER WHAT OUR LOVE’S MADE TO LAST FAITHFUL FOREVER AND FULL OF TRUST CHANGE IS CONSTANT BUT SO IS OUR LOVE Baby there’s never too much distance Between your heart and mine The passion we share together Will stand the test of time REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Our ties bind and will always stay strong There are two things we can count on…. REPEAT CHORUS
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JUST A MAN © Words and Music: Ben Krahne-BMI / Donna Aylor-BMI I wish I was a baby they aren’t afraid to cry Or an angel in heaven they never worry about time An island out at sea cooled by a summer wind Holding her back in my lovin' arms again CHORUS BUT I’M ONLY FLESH AND BLOOD YET A MIRACLE IS WHAT I NEED PLEASE GOD BRING HER BACK TO ME YOU HAVE THE POWER AND I’M ON MY KNEES I WISH I WAS ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST A MAN I wish I had stopped her from driving away last night I wouldn’t be here praying to you to open her eyes Tho she looks so peaceful in this hospital bed All I hear are the angry words I said... *Or these v2 last two lines: The nurse said she called out to you this afternoon Lord she’s so young don’t take her too soon REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Time will only tell if she makes it through I’ve prayed a thousand prayers Lord now it’s up to you REPEAT CHORUS JUST A MAN I’M JUST A MAN JUST A MAN
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Words and Music: Donna Aylor-BMI Cindy Howard-Ascap Leanne Kinney-Ascap
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EVENTUALLY © Words and Music: Anders Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Mark Oates I lie in bed and wonder how you are Little things remind me of how we are now apart No more talking on the phone Or late nights with you alone And tho I don’t know why you said good-bye CHORUS: EVENTUALLY I’LL FORGET ABOUT YOU EVENTUALLY I’LL LOVE SOMEONE NEW THO ALL I DO IS THINK ABOUT THE WAY WE USED TO BE I’LL GET ON WITH LIFE EVENTUALLY I’m waiting for your memory to fade I’m still holding onto all the promises you made You said you felt for me A love that would always be And I wish I could feel that love tonight REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Somewhere between these walls of time Someone will love this heart of mine Tho it hurts to know it won’t be you REPEAT CHORUS
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THE NEXT TIME YOU LEAVE © Words and Music: Chad Calhoun / Donna Aylor It don’t take much to set you off these days So I keep my distance, stay outta your way No matter how I try I can’t get this right Seems like lately all we do is fight …..yeah , yeah ,yeah Before you take a step toward that revolving door Well if you walk out tonight yeah you’d better be sure (cause) CHORUS I WILL BE A PHONE THAT RINGS A LETTER LEFT UNOPENED I WILL BE THE SILENT STING OF THE PROMISES YOU’VE BROKEN I WILL BE THAT DREAM THAT HAUNTS YOU IN YOUR SLEEP JUST A FACE IN A FRAME THE NEXT TIME YOU LEAVE Can’t read your mind if I’ve done something wrong Let’s talk this out if it takes all night long The walls are lined with smiles we left in the past But I’m not sure we can get that love back…no no no Baby I’m willing to keep holding on But if you’re heart is already gone REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: Somewhere between the lies and the truths we told Is the dream I still long to hold… REPEAT CHORUS FACE IN A FRAME THE NEXT TIME YOU LEAVE THE WHISPER YOU HEAR THE NEXT TIME YOU LEAVE THE NEXT TIME YOU LEAVE
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Who Needs Your Name Anyway © Words and Music: David Graham/Donna Aylor/ Janice Gilbert Boy, I can’t believe what I hear comin’ out of your mouth You think we’re movin’ too fast and that you’ve been havin’ doubts You say I’m getting’ too serious about you Well, boy your kissin’ can get pretty serious too Climb: I ain’t lookin’ to tie the knot I love the single life I’ve got CHORUS Well, the only ring I need is the one on my phone When it comes to makin’ money Baby I can make it on my own I’m not ready to love, and to cherish and I sure ain’t sayin’ obey Who needs your name anyway You’re kinda cuddly and sometimes you can be real sweet But a little boy like you can be found anytime of the week Well someday you’ll cut a groom’s cake lookin’ cute But I don’t wanna kiss my freedom good-bye for you Climb: Never thought what we had was real Takes too long to teach you how to feel REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: I’ve had my daddy’s last name since birth So until I give my heart away… for better or worse FINAL CHORUS: The only ring I need is the one on my phone I can fix a flat, mow the back yard, sleep like a baby all alone I’m not ready to love and to cherish, and I sure ain’t sayin obey Who needs you name anyway Boy you know I ain’t sayin’ obey Yeah who needs your name anyway….
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EVENTUALLY © Words and Music: Anders Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Mark Oates ohhhhhhhh I lie in bed and wonder how you are Little things remind me of how we are now apart No more talking on the phone Or late nights with you alone And tho I don’t know why you said good-bye CHORUS: EVENTUALLY I’LL FORGET ABOUT YOU EVENTUALLY I’LL LOVE SOMEONE NEW THO ALL I DO IS THINK ABOUT THE WAY WE USED TO BE I’LL GET ON WITH LIFE EVENTUALLY I’m waiting for your memory to fade I’m still holding onto all the promises you made You said you felt for me A love that would always be And I wish I could feel that love tonight REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Somewhere between these walls of time Someone will love this heart of mine Tho it hurts to know it won’t be you REPEAT CHORUS
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PARTY ALL NIGHT © Words and Music: Ben Krahne –BMI / Donna Aylor-BMI Baby’s crying inside her crib Lit’le boy’s ripping off his bib A golden retriever begging for his bone Her Mom gives a lecture yelling on the phone TV blaring reruns, dirty dishes in the sink CHORUS SOMETIMES SHE WISHED SHE HADN’T PARTIED ALL NIGHT TOLD RONNIE “Whoa” INSTEAD OF ALL RIGHT STUCK TO GINGER ALE INSTEAD OF TEQUILA CAUGHT A RIDE HOME WITH HER FRIEND RITA THAT’S THE CHANCE YOU TAKE WHEN YA PARTY ALL NIGHT YEAH THAT’S THE CHANCE YOU TAKE WHEN YA PARTY ALL NIGHT She used to be wild, young and free Now she’s sipping on herbal tea In laws arriving she wants to jump ship Ronnie’s out of town on a long fishing trip That lit’le strip is blue she’s pregnant again REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: She loves her family just as much as anyone But ev’ry once in a while that girl just wants to run REPEAT CHORUS PARTY ALL NIGHT--- another female version Words and Music: Ben Krahne-Donna Aylor- Alarm clock screams inside ‘o her head She slowly drags herself outta bed Splashes cold water on her face Hot cup ‘o coffee makes it clear That someone under the covers Ain’t suppose to be here CHORUS OHH WHY OH WHY DID SHE PARTY ALL NIGHT TOLD RONNY ‘WHOA’ INSTEAD OF ALL RIGHT STUCK TO GINGER ALE INSTEAD OF TEQUILA CAUGHT A RIDE WITH HER BEST FRIEND RITA THAT’S THE PRICE YA PAY WHEN YA PARTY ALL NIGHT Their cheap Vegas wedding came and went She’s working double shifts to pay the rent Ronnie parks his Harley in the living room And hardly ever touches her.. what a fool If he doesn’t shape up HE’LL be outta there soon REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Nothing wrong with a big night on the town But no more downin’ a whole bottle of Crown REPEAT CHORUS
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LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye / Donna Aylor 2007 voted Best of Song U (songu.com) 2009 voted Best of Song U - pop trax March 2008 Top 5 songs of the month www.songwriteruniverse.com I never thought I would feel so weak and so lost But there I was like a dragonfly in a storm You were the one who could walk between the raindrops And bring me home safely in your arms Climb: You held my hand when I wasn’t proud Helped me stand when I hit the ground Showed me that my own heart is wise beyond my fears CHORUS I WANNA OPEN MY ARMS WIDE FORGIVE AND NOT THINK TWICE MAKE EVERY SMILE A PROMISE AND LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE ….ohhh yeah I have found a life that’s filled with purpose And I live beyond the darkness of my past Ev’ry now and then when those feelings start to surface I am calm within I know that they won’t last Climb: Cuz you held my hand when I wasn’t proud Helped me stand when I hit the ground Showed me that my own heart is wise beyond my fears CHORUS I WANNA OPEN MY ARMS WIDE FORGIVE AND NOT THINK TWICE MAKE EVERY SMILE A PROMISE AND LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP BRIDGE Yeah even though it’s harder than I thought it would be I believe I can make it through if you stand by me, always, always, yeahhhh TO KNOW EACH DAY’S WORTH WAKING EVEN IF IT’S HEART BREAKING I WANNA GIVE CUZ I’M NOT GIVING UP I WANNA LIVE LIKE YOU LOVE
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SLOW DOWN GIRL Words and Music: Ben Krahne & Donna Aylor & Blake Hill A little girl stands on an old phone book Just to see how good she looks in the mirror With her Mama’s lipstick on Flips the pages of a magazine Dreams about Divas and limousines That’s the life she wants Can’t wait for time to pass Her Mama says “You’re growing too fast… CHORUS SLOW DOWN GIRL WHAT’S YOUR HURRY LIFE IS JUST ONE LONG JOURNEY WAITING FOR YOU YOU SEE THE WORLD THROUGH INNOCENT EYES BORN TO RUN WITH WINGS TO FLY YOU BETTER SLOW DOWN GIRL That little girl’s turning seventeen Packs for L.A. to chase big dreams So determined to prove she’s right Her Daddy says ‘What about college You’re too young don’t have the knowledge She says, “Dad I’ve gotta try” No time to wait she’s in a rush Waves goodbye from a Greyhound bus REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE As the curtain rises slowly Her band begins to play The screaming fans all know her name Then she hears those words Mama used to say ….. REPEAT CHORUS SLOW DOWN GIRL IT’S ALL OUT THERE IT’S ALL OUT THERE WAITING ON YOU
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STAR OF MARV'S BAR © Words and Music: Donna Aylor/ Brad Reaves/ Charles Hollingsworth Sandy howled when the notes got high Stole the show on Karaoke nights She’d circle ‘round the dance floor Then she’d beg the D.J. for more Climb: She wasn’t known in Hollywood Never played Vegas But to all of us at Marv’s That blonde was just as famous CHORUS She was the Star of Marv's Bar She was everybody's friend She had a way of sayin' "Ya'll come back again" She was the Star of Marv's Bar She didn’t care to be a star Never cared for wine or caviar Oh how she loved our fried chicken And the night she died we pitched in Climb: And bought a marble tombstone Placed it at her feet Carved her name inside a heart On her favorite tree REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Sandy was a sweet Irish setter Ole Red sure does miss her Left him with a six- pup litter CHORUS II She was the Star of Marv's Bar That dog was everybody's friend Her waggin' tail had a way of sayin' "Ya'll Come Back Again" She was the Star of Marv's Bar (Talk this) Ev’ry night we raise a glass Laugh at how she made us laugh She's buried behind Marv's Bar On Amarillo Boulevard
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State of Grace (a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence) © 2010 Words and Music: Blane Cox and Donna Aylor I’m the first time I’m the chance you take I’m the hard learned lesson from that one mistake I’m common sense And your good luck charm I came with you to the city, when you rode in from the farm Chorus And you may never know I exist Tho I’ve been with you at ev’ry turn and twist And you may fear the dreams yet to face But I’ll lead you home in your state of grace ( or: tho you’re always home in a state of grace) State of grace I’m the music When you fall in love Makin’ two heartbeats dance, with a rhythm from above I’m the small voice Whispering “well done” As you fill another sandbag helping friends in a flood Repeat Chorus our original Bridge When the end is near, when your life song is through, Your story will be over, except for me and you......... ……….. Bridge: words on demo One day you’ll look back at the path you’ve been on And think to yourself, “I didn’t do this alone” Repeat Chorus
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Together in Grace © Words and Music: Blane Cox and Donna Aylor I’m the first time At evry’ chance you take I’m the hard learned lesson from that one mistake I’m common sense And your good luck charm I came with you to the city, when you rode in from the farm Chorus And you…wonder if I exist. Tho I’ve been with you, at every turn and twist And you…fear the things yet to face But I’m with you (with you, with you) In our special place (place, place) Together in Grace I’m the music When you fall in love Making two hearts dance, with a rhythm from above I’m the still small voice Whispering “well done” As you fill another sandbag, helping friends fight a flood Repeat Chorus Bridge Your baby’s burnin’ with fever And you pray and pray all night Fever breaks at mornin’ And you see the light Chorus II And you…can feel I was there I’ve been with you, from the beginning to everywhere And you…see how the pieces fit (and how) I’m with you (with you, with you) In our special place (place, place) Together in Grace Outro: You remember that time you were on the tractor? I almost called Gabriel. I’m with you (with you, with you) In our special place Together in Grace… (How sweet… the sound)
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GOOD-BYE COLD CHICAGO HELLO TRINIDAD © Words and Music: Ben Krahne and Donna Aylor I've been working in this building of glass and steel Sixteenth floor sixteen years Chained to a Mac, boss on my back Work piling up in a big stack Gotta find a way to get outta here Good-bye cold Chicago hello Trinidad CHORUS GONNA KICK IT OFF WITH A KEG OF RUM BUILD A GRASS HUT IN THE SAND GET ME A LIT’LE TRAINED MONKEY THAT KNOWS HOW TO WORK A FAN BEAT A STEEL DRUM AT CARNIVAL PARTY …BABY …PARTY GOOD-BYE COLD CHICAGO HELLO TRINIDAD Well my family thinks I’m crazy My buddies understand Put me on a jet just as fast as you can Tired of the snow , the wind , the cold Point me to the ocean before I grow old Don’t stop me now I’m outta here Good-bye cold Chicago hello Trinidad REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Straw hat, Ray Bans I’m working on a brand new tan Blue water surrounding me I found my island dream REPEAT CHORUS I said… GOOD-BYE COLD CHICAGO HELLO TRINIDAD
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HIS CRADLE NEVER ROCKED 1999 LONE STAR STATE COUNTRY MUSIC ASSOCIATION MODERN COUNTRY SONG OF THE YEAR Words and Music: Bille Temple / Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall I’ve seen that look in his eyes Mad at the world and it’s no surprise His parents weren’t fit to raise a child So he grew up alone no one to keep him warm It’s no wonder he turned out so mean and wild CHORUS: HIS CRADLE NEVER ROCKED AND LAUGHTER NEVER ROLLED A GENTLE MOTHER’S TOUCH IS SOMETHING HE’S NEVER KNOWN HE’S NEVER HEARD ROCK A BYE IN THE TREE TOP NO DOUBT ABOUT IT HIS CRADLE NEVER ROCKED He’s just turned twenty years old Got twenty years to go He robbed a Quick Mart store and shot the clerk The Chaplain says he can’t be tamed lack of love is to blame And every day his anger just gets worse REPEAT CHORUS modulate REPEAT CHORUS (2Xs) ********* added BRIDGE:OPTIONAL Tonight in his cell he prayed to God for help And now he feels a love he’s never felt…….. cuz ..... REPEAT last two lines of CHORUS
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POINT OF NO RETURN*** © Music and Words: Ben Krahne and Donna Aylor Your love felt as real As my own heartbeat Kept me safe inside your arms The world could do no harm But when I found out you were With someone new I read between your lies And I’ve been dyin’ deep inside… Climb: Til today when I took off my weddin’ ring Threw it in a box , and forgot all our dreams CHORUS I'm at the point of no return every road back to you I burned I'm at the point of no return my heart let go, I loved , I learned To take back my life I earned the right at the point of no return Since I walked away Two months have flown by Heard the girl you had to have Left you hurtin’ really bad You might be tempted To call one lonely night But I don’t want to hear your voice When you cheated You made your choice Climb: Now I spend time with friends who help to keep me strong Sure feels good to know I am right where I belong REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE From where I stand the past is far behind There are new beginnings to ev’ry end in life and that’s why REPEAT CHORUS
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ZERO TO A HERO ** © Words and Music: Ben Krahne / Donna Aylor He’s been playing Nashville bars for ten years now Bathing in the neon glow watching the beers go down But the daylight can’t hide the loneliness Ever since his wife said “I quit” Now the only time he feels no pain Is up on that stage CHORUS FROM A ZERO TO A HERO WITH JUST ONE SONG PICKIN’ HIS OLD GUITAR HE CAN DO NO WRONG AND FROM NINE TO TWO AM HE’S EVERYBODY’S FRIEND FROM A ZERO TO A HERO WITH JUST ONE SONG Plays the Children’s Ward ev’ry Tuesday night for a sing along Makes the kids giggle for awhile with a silly song He may never be a millionaire But he don’t seem to care As long as there’s a good crowd at night He’ll be doin’ all right REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Tonight’s his lucky night A record man likes what he hears Asks him “Where ya been so long You got a sound that’s the real deal”…. CHORUS FROM A ZERO TO A HERO WITH JUST ONE SONG PICKIN’ HIS OLD GUITAR HE CAN DO NO WRONG AND FROM L.A . TO SOUTH BEND HE’LL BE EVERYBODY’S BEST FRIEND FROM A ZERO TO A HERO WITH JUST ONE SONG FROM A ZERO TO A HERO WITH JUST ONE SONG
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GOIN’ SANE (c)Words and Music: Galen Breen/ Cindy Howard/ Donna Aylor Love threw me a hard blow Ended up with my heart broke I went down for the count of crazy Just got back up, feels kinda weird I’m in love again ‘n my thoughts are clear CHORUS I’M GOIN’ SANE AND IT SURE FEELS GOOD FOLKS ARE WONDERIN’ WHAT’S RIGHT WITH ME IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD MY GUARDIAN ANGELS ARE SINGING AND REJOICING CAUSE I’M FEELING NO PAIN MY MAMA’S FIN’LY GETTING or I'm finally getting A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP I’M GOIN’ SANE This time I found the right girl Her kisses sure make my head swirl Hard to keep cool when she’s next to me She fills my heart full of fire I’m taking it slow ain’t goin’ haywire REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE No more bouncing off the walls No more acting like a maniac Yeah even my dog is glad I got my sanity back REPEAT CHORUS YEAH MY MAMA’S FIN’LY GETTING A GOOD NIGHT’S SLEEP CAUSE I’M GOIN’ SANE
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SEVEN POUND BABY GIRL © Words and Music: Ben Krahne/ Donna Aylor Chewing Nicotine gum drinking Herbal tea Skinless chicken milk fat free A double dose of Vitamin C Running ev’ry day two miles or more Picking up Pampers at the grocery store Quite a change from the way I was before Climb: If you’d seen me nine months ago I was acting tough Mister Macho CHORUS NOW WHEN SHE’S CRYIN’ I’M DYIN’ WHEN SHE’S SMILING I SEE… THERE’S NOTHING MORE IMPORTANT THAN LITTLE PINK FEET THIS DIAPER QUEEN WITH JUST ONE CURL MY SEVEN POUND BABY GIRL Crawling outta bed at two AM Stub my toe on the crib again Her pink face with a little grin I slide my hand beneath her head Feel her little heartbeat against my chest Tell myself I have been blessed Climb: She’s looking straight thru me Blue eyes shining so innocently BRIDGE She turned my life upside down I’m a better man since she’s been around REPEAT CHORUS MY SEVEN POUND BABY GIRL
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TIME FLIES WHEN YOU’RE HAVING RUM © Words and Music: Donna Aylor and Clint Morrison Yeah her mem’ry loved me And drug my pour heart around The more beer I drank Just slowed the clock down Til my buddies brought over A case of Panama Jack It didn’t take all weekend To get my swagger back CHORUS My my time flies When you’re having rum The night stays alive Til the sun comes up Like pirates on the open seas Feeling free as a guy can be Yeah getting off the hook with a bottle of fun Time flies when you’re having rum Monday came too soon Hard to keep my eyes open Boss says “Son You’re movin’ in slow motion” I’ll bleed forty hours Watching the minutes tick off But come Friday after five I’ll be down at the boat dock REPEAT CHORUS (line 6 change ) Feeling free as a southern breeze Bridge: That aged sugarcane sure goes down smooth Untied the knot that had me in a noose short instrumental REPEAT CHORUS ( 2x) Time flies…..when you’re having rum …..ummm yeah !
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JUST AROUND THE BEND © Words and Music: Ben Krahne / Donna Aylor / Blake Hill Pictures of Joey hang on the wall Of fishing trips and summer baseball Sad reminders their son is gone Oh why was that driver going so fast Lives were shattered like broken glass Joey was their only child Now they wonder if they’ll survive Climb: Each day is a struggle Full of endless tears They’re walking down a stormy road Without their little boy here CHORUS Sometimes in a down pour the pain never seems to end Their faith got kicked to the ground til they couldn't get up again Shadows and the darkest hour felt like their only friend But the miracle they were prayin' for …could be just around the bend Baby Jenny is born today To a teenage Mom with a choice to make Wants to do what’s right by her child Papers are signed with tears of joy By the couple who lost their boy One Mom holds on another one let’s go Jenny’s off to a loving home Climb: Each day is brighter As the clouds drift away There’s a rainbow in Jenny’s heart To help them light their way CHORUS 2 Sometimes in a down pour the pain never seems to end Their faith got kicked to the ground til they couldn't get up again Shadows and the darkest hour felt like their only friend But the miracle they’re holding now was just around the bend BRIDGE: That teenage Mom’s grown up With a family of her own And this mystery of life Goes on and on ........ CHORUS 3 Sometimes in a down pour the pain never seems to end Their faith got kicked to the ground til they couldn't get up again Shadows and the darkest hour felt like their only friend But the miracle they’re holding now was just around the bend And the answers we’re all praying for …could be just around the bend
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TOO CLOSE TO THE FIRE © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye and Donna Aylor Echoes of the past hide behind my eyes I give up on love long before good-bye So I will light another candle lay my heart down Spend one last night watching my life burn out CHORUS TOO CLOSE TO THE FIRE GOTTA LET GO OF MY PAST TOO CLOSE TO THE FIRE BURN THESE HAUNTING MEMORIES TO ASH My world is in order one step and then the next I wanna know what it’s like to live on the edge And sacrifice all I can give when it comes to love Cuz I feel like I’ve been trapped inside the sun REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE And I swear tomorrow when I wake No more living in the flames REPEAT CHORUS BURN THESE OLD MEMORIES TO ASH….AT LAST AT LAST
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LOVE NOW © Words and Music: Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor/ Clint Morrison I was the kinda guy who played the field Always kept my feelings concealed Not quite ready to settle down Til you made my heart wanna LOVE NOW....... CHORUS You're always in the middle of a dream with me I swear you're the air the reason I breathe No more waiting no hesitating Gonna put a ring around your finger and say our vows Cuz I wanna, need to oww Girl I gotta LOVE NOW I can see our clothes hanging on a fence After a late night swim Wake up with you hear your heart pound Melt into each other and LOVE NOW REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: My buddies say to take it slower Before long you'll be easy to get over But I'm missin' you when I’m alone in a crowd Gonna listen to my heart and LOVE NOW REPEAT CHORUS Before the day’s over and the clock runs out Wanna hafta need ya got to love now Before the hourglass runs out …Love Now
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WINE ME UP © Words and Music: Donna Aylor and Rolf Schnyder Feels good to get all my clothes off Honey hand me that robe Had one hellava day at work Just wanna be with you alone Climb: Go get a corkscrew I think it’s time to… CHORUS : Slow down time and wine me up Fill my glass to the top with the good stuff Rub my shoulders while I drink in the tub Kiss me all over… Baby Wine me Up I wanna soak in those bubbles Til I smell ohh so sweet Just like a dozen fresh cut roses So you’ll beg to jump in with me Climb: Turn the stereo on low I think it’s time to go…. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Open that Rose We saved for a night like this Pour those aged grapes Til I tell you when to quit REPEAT CHORUS
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WHISPER MY WORRIES AWAY Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor/ Will Makower Don’t ask me how my day went I’m beat and all my energy’s spent Feels like the whole world wants to use me I need to hear your voice soothe me Channel: Softly tell me…why don’t you CHORUS: WHISPER MY WORRIES AWAY WRAP YOUR ARMS AROUND MY WAIST PUT YOUR LIPS CLOSE TO MY EAR TELL ME WORDS I WANNA HEAR BABY YOU KNOW JUST WHAT TO SAY TO WHISPER MY WORRIES AWAY Work your wonders on my heart And we’ll make the most of the dark Cover me in kisses like fresh fallen snow Lay with me and melt into my soul Channel: Softly tell me…why don’t you REPEAT CHORUS Musical break BRIDGE: No one talks to my heart quite the way you do When you wake me ev’ry morning I love how you… REPEAT CHORUS
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AFRAID TO DANCE © Words and Music: Mark Oates - Donna Aylor A stunning night And the restaurant so nice Warmed with candlelight And the music from the band As music plays I know what you’re going to say And so I hesitate As you hold out your hand CHORUS I’M AFRAID TO DANCE OF HOLDING YOU SO CLOSE AFRAID TO FEEL THE LOVE I LONG FOR MOST AFRAID YOU’LL BREAK WHAT’S SAFE BEHIND THESE WALLS AFRAID TO DANCE AFRAID TO FEEL AFRAID TO FALL It could be Your arms are meant for me But there’s no guarantee Cause I’ve danced before In the end Love was not my friend And this time I might not mend If I step on the floor REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE This could be the right decision If I stay I’ll never know So I’ll take you into my heart even though REPEAT CHORUS
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MY HEART BEATS AGAIN Words and Music: Ben Krahne / Donna Aylor / Dale Peleshok Your touch is like the sun always exploding Sending shock waves to my brain I can’t ignore You melt my frozen soul with burning passion Don’t stop now give me more and more *next two lines ...new You're takin' me places I've never been I never want this night to end Oh My Heart Beats Again Oh My Heart Beats Again You’re the center of my life there’s no returning To the lonely days and nights of my past This pounding inside me is overwhelming Your real love is like an adrenaline blast You start my blood a pumping Yeah Girl you got me jumping Oh My Heart Beats Again Oh My Heart Beats Again BRIDGE With your loving arms wrapped around mine I feel my pulse soaring so high I could fly or: I feel your pulse soarin' but it's mine that flies..... No more will I run Our souls join as one Oh My heart it beats again My heart it beats again My heart it beats again
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AFRAID TO DANCE © Words and Music: Mark Oates & Donna Aylor A stunning night And the restaurant so nice Warmed with candlelight And the music from the band As music plays I know what you’re going to say And so I hesitate As you hold out your hand CHORUS I’M AFRAID TO DANCE OF HOLDING YOU SO CLOSE AFRAID TO FEEL THE LOVE I LONG FOR MOST AFRAID YOU’LL BREAK WHAT’S SAFE BEHIND THESE WALLS AFRAID TO DANCE AFRAID TO FEEL AFRAID TO FALL It could be Your arms are meant for me But there’s no guarantee Cause I’ve danced before In the end Love was not my friend And this time I might not mend If I step on the floor REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE This could be the right decision If I stay I’ll never know So I’ll take you into my heart even though REPEAT CHORUS
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TOO CLOSE TO THE FIRE © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye and Donna Aylor Echoes of the past hide behind my eyes I give up on love long before good-bye So I will light another candle lay my heart down Spend one last night watching my life burn out CHORUS TOO CLOSE TO THE FIRE GOTTA LET GO OF MY PAST TOO CLOSE TO THE FIRE BURN THESE HAUNTING MEMORIES TO ASH My world is in order one step and then the next I wanna know what it’s like to live on the edge And sacrifice all I can give when it comes to love Cuz I feel like I’ve been trapped inside the sun REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE And I swear tomorrow when I wake No more living in the flames REPEAT CHORUS BURN THESE OLD MEMORIES TO ASH….AT LAST AT LAST
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HOLDING IT TOGETHER GIRL © Words and Music: Ben Krahne– Blake Hill/ Donna Aylor She’s got a cracked window in the kitchen But she’s a pro with duct tape Has scratches on her knees from building a tree house Somedays she wears a red cape Another single mother Doing better than the best she can Yeah life’s been hard but she’s in charge Despite the change in her plans CHORUS SHE’S A MODERN DAY LAUGH AT HER HEARTACHE HOLDING IT TOGETHER GIRL HAS WINGS TO FLY IN A BRAND NEW SKY WHEN LIFE IS LIKE A TILT A WHIRL SHE’S TENDER BUT TOUGH, THERE’S NO FLUFF THE PRESSURE’S MADE HER A PEARL SHE’S A MODERN DAY LAUGH AT HER HEARTACHE HOLDING IT TOGETHER GIRL She works two jobs to pay the mortgage It takes a lot to raise those boys Drives a beat up jeep she’s still payin’ on And the engine makes a funny noise Ever since ole what’s his name Made the choice to walk away She can change a flat and mow the grass And have time for PTA REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE He never gave the love she needed most Now he’s calling her on the phone But little does he know REPEAT CHORUS MAKING IT HER OWN WAY HOLDING IT TOGETHER GIRL
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CHURCH FOR SALE © Words and Music: Ben Krahne/ Donna Aylor He was born in a small town raised on the gospel truth Took a job in the city where his faith soon lost it’s roots So he packed up his lost soul and drove back home today Found himself at this old church where he''d been saved But what he saw was a sign on the broken door… CHORUS CHURCH FOR SALE IT MAY SEEM WEATHERED BEYOND REPAIR BEEN AWHILE SINCE IT HEARD A PRAYER NEEDS LOVE, HAMMER AND NAILS AND A FRESH COAT OF FAITH CHURCH FOR SALE Echoes of Sunday sermons bring back sweet memories As the cracked stain glass reflects a broken man on his knees It’s hard now to remember why he ever ran away But chance or fate lead him to this forgotten place Jesus swung a hammer maybe he could too REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Now on a sunlit sacred day there’s praises from ev’ry pew And a Carpenter singing “Amazing Grace” Who was raised on the gospel truth REPEAT CHORUS Optional Tag: I was born in this small town raised on the gospel truth
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HE’S STILL SMOKIN’ © Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Wake Eastman He's still smokin' ohhhh yeahhhhhh Me and my best friend Bobby Snuck out behind Bo’s barn With a half pack of Marlboro cigarettes We were looking too cool puffin’ em up But it didn’t take long To get as sick as two kids could get Bobby vowed to never do that again..... CHORUS But he’s still smokin’ Rollin’ those firey green eyes Ya can’t cool him down Even if you tried He’s still got the moves, got the groove And I regret never makin' him mine He’s still smokin’ hot after all this time After I left town for college Bobby got a hard knocks degree Started a band playin' his Fender six string Now he lights up the crowd at the Horseshoe lounge Five nights a week Man that guys' still got the licks And he's a habit ohhh I still can't kick.... CHORUS He’s still smokin’ Rockin’ ‘n rollin’ those firey green eyes Ya can’t slow him down Even if you tried He’s still got the moves, got the groove To make a grown girl sigh... He’s still smokin’ hot after all this time ohhh yeah..... BRIDGE Now (he's-Bobby's) burnin' up the country charts And only holds ME ev'ry night in his arms.......ohhhhhhhhh CHORUS He’s still smokin’ Rockin’ ‘n rollin’ those firey green eyes Ya can’t slow him down Even if you tried He’s still movin' and a groovin' To make THIS grown girl sigh He’s still smokin’ hot after all this time Smokin’ , smokin’ AND HE'S MINE ALL MINE yeah yeah Yeah (he's-Bobby's) ALL mine.....!
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SOME THINGS HAVE TO BE BELIEVED © Words and Music: Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor / Galen Breen No one can see electricity But we all know it’s there Like the undeniable energy Our whole universe shares We’ve all had our heartbreaks When downpours lead to floods Together we’ll push back the tide With the power of love CHORUS Let’s build a brighter future Replace our fears with hope Where all children live in peace And watch the green earth grow With wide open hearts We can realize our dreams Some things have to be believed To be seen Imagine hearing good news On TV all day long No one pointing their fingers No swords are being drawn It might take a village To change a callous soul But just one act of kindness Paves the way for us to go…. REPEAT CHORUS (leave off Let’s) Bridge: The only way one can truly live Is to think positive...... HALF CHORUS Ohhh with wide open hearts We can realize our dreams Some things have to be believed They have to be believed Some things have to be believed To be seen
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EVENTUALLY © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Mark Oates I lie in bed and wonder how you are Little things remind me of how we are now apart No more talking on the phone Or late nights with you alone And tho I don’t know why you said good-bye CHORUS: EVENTUALLY I’LL FORGET ABOUT YOU EVENTUALLY I’LL LOVE SOMEONE NEW THO ALL I DO IS THINK ABOUT THE WAY WE USED TO BE I’LL GET ON WITH LIFE EVENTUALLY I’m waiting for your memory to fade I’m still holding onto all the promises you made You said you felt for me A love that would always be And I wish I could feel that love tonight REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Somewhere between these walls of time Someone will love this heart of mine Tho it hurts to know it won’t be you REPEAT CHORUS
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LONELY TOO WELL Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Mark Oates I had no reason to hurry home To cold TV dinners and sleeping alone I hid my hurt and gave up on love Til you rescued me with your touch CHORUS: I DON’T WANT TO SPEND ANOTHER NIGHT ALONE YOU TOOK THE LONESOME RIGHT OUT OF THIS HOME YOUR LOVE PULLED ME UP, SAVED ME FROM MYSELF BEFORE YOU DARLING I KNEW LONELY TOO WELL You turned me around when my world stood still You showed me how true passion feels You’re a miracle, you changed my life Now without you I can’t survive REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Went from emptiness to happiness with just one kiss You must be an angel all the way from heaven For this love to exist REPEAT CHORUS
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JUST A MAN © Words and Music: Ben Krahne and Donna Aylor I wish I had stopped her from driving away last night I wouldn’t be here praying to you please keep her alive She looks so peaceful in this hospital bed All I hear are the angry words I said CHORUS I’M ONLY FLESH AND BLOOD YET A MIRACLE IS WHAT I NEED PLEASE GOD BRING HER BACK TO ME YOU HAVE THE POWER AND I’M ON MY KNEES I WISH I WAS ANYTHING OTHER THAN JUST A MAN I wish I was an angel today and could heal her pain Turn back time to make that truck swerve away Our fight wasn’t even worth fighting about If she ever wakes up I hope she’ll forgive me now Cuz… REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Time will only tell if she makes it through I prayed a thousand prayers And now it’s up to you CHORUS II I’M ONLY FLESH AND BLOOD YET A MIRACLE IS WHAT I NEED PLEASE GOD BRING HER BACK TO ME YOU HAVE THE POWER AND I’M ON MY KNEES Open her eyes and let her understand I’m JUST A MAN JUST A MAN
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SUDDENLY © Words and Music: Marinus Vandertogt / Donna Aylor/ Ande Rasmussen Sitting in the Austin airport Waiting for my flight You walk in front of me With your new love by your side You say “Hello” and hug me I’m about to ( I almost) lose control I thought our love was over Til old feelings start to flow CHORUS: SUDDENLY YOUR VOICE IS LIKE A KNIFE CUTTING APART THE LAYERS OF DENIAL TIME HAS WRAPPED AROUND MY HEART IT’S LIKE A WALL OF EMOTION SUDDENLY BROKE LOOSE AND SUDDENLY I REALIZE I’M NOT OVER YOU The loving way he looks at you Fills me with regret Just the sound of your voice Makes it hard to catch my breath You say you just got married Those words echo in my ears And I accidentally touch your hand I have to fight my tears REPEAT CHORUS Bridge:The last thing I expected Was to hear you call my name The last thing I expected Was to feel this way again REPEAT CHORUS
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JUST AROUND THE BEND © Words and Music: Ben Krahne / Donna Aylor / Blake Hill Pictures of Joey hang on the wall Of fishing trips and summer baseball Sad reminders their son is gone Oh why was that driver going so fast Lives were shattered like broken glass Joey was their only child Now they wonder if they’ll survive Climb: Each day is a struggle Full of endless tears They’re walking down a stormy road Without their little boy here CHORUS Sometimes in a down pour the pain never seems to end Their faith got kicked to the ground til they couldn't get up again Shadows and the darkest hour felt like their only friend But the miracle they were prayin' for …could be just around the bend Baby Jenny is born today To a teenage Mom with a choice to make Wants to do what’s right by her child Papers are signed with tears of joy By the couple who lost their boy One Mom holds on another one let’s go Jenny’s off to a loving home Climb: Each day is brighter As the clouds drift away There’s a rainbow in Jenny’s heart To help them light their way CHORUS 2 Sometimes in a down pour the pain never seems to end Their faith got kicked to the ground til they couldn't get up again Shadows and the darkest hour felt like their only friend But the miracle they’re holding now was just around the bend BRIDGE: That teenage Mom’s grown up With a family of her own And this mystery of life Goes on and on ........ CHORUS 3 Sometimes in a down pour the pain never seems to end Their faith got kicked to the ground til they couldn't get up again Shadows and the darkest hour felt like their only friend But the miracle they’re holding now was just around the bend And the answers we’re all praying for …could be just around the bend
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SHE’S STILL SMOKIN’ © Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Wake Eastman She's still smokin' ohhhh yeahhhhhh Me and my best friend Rita Snuck out behind Bo’s barn With a half pack of Marlboro cigarettes We were looking too cool puffin’ em up But it didn’t take long To get as sick as two kids could get Rita vowed to never do that again..... CHORUS But she’s still smokin’ Rollin’ those firey green eyes Ya can’t cool her down Even if you tried She’s still got the moves, got the groove And I regret never makin' her mine She’s still smokin’ hot after all this time After I left town for college Rita got a hard knocks degree Started a band playin' her Fender six string Now she lights up the crowd at the Horseshoe lounge Five nights a week Man that girls’ still got the licks And she's a habit ohhh I still can't kick.... CHORUS She’s still smokin’ Rockin’ ‘n rollin’ those firey green eyes Ya can’t slow her down Even if you tried She’s still got the moves, got the groove To make a grown man sigh... She’s still smokin’ hot after all this time ohhh yeah..... BRIDGE Now she's burnin' up the country charts And only holds ME ev'ry night in Her arms.......ohhhhhhhhh CHORUS She’s still smokin’ Rockin’ ‘n rollin’ those firey green eyes Ya can’t slow her down Even if you tried She’s still movin' and a groovin' To make THIS grown man sigh She’s still smokin’ hot after all this time Smokin’ , smokin’ AND SHE'S MINE ALL MINE yeah yeah Yeah She's ALL mine.....!
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My Heart Beats Again -female version © Words and Music: Ben Krahne and Donna Aylor and Dale Peleshok Awww Come on .... Your touch is like the sun constantly explodin’ Sending spark waves to my brain I can’t ignore You're hella fine lovin's got me goin' Don’t stop now give me more and more Your taking me places I've never been I don't want this night to ever end ohh My Heart Beats Again My Heart Beats Again You're the center of my universe there’s no returnin’ To the lonely days and nights of my past This poundin’ inside me is overwhelmin’ Your real love is like an adrenaline blast You start my body a pumpin’ I need a lifetime of your lovin' Oh My Heart Beats Again My Heart Beats Again Bridge: I feel a fire deep down I thought had died Your pulse is rev'd up but it's mine that flies No more will I run Our souls are joined as one My heart beats again , and again and again My heart beats again My heart beats again I say… Baby My Heart Beats again oh My Heart Beats again my Heart Beats again Oh my Heart…. beats again My heart beats again My heart … beats again My heart beats again My Heart beats again yeah, yeah , yeah yeah
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IF YOU WANT IT YOU GOT IT (c) Words and Music: Billie Temple/ Donna Aylor/ Susie Marshall If you want a dream to come true I’m a dream maker If you want to give your love away I’m a love taker If you want a devoted heart Baby I am a giver And if you want some time I’ll give you now and forever CHORUS: IF YOU WANT IT YOU GOT IT EVERY DROP OF MY LOVE I’M HERE FOR THE TAKING WITH JUST ONE TOUCH I CAN POUR OUT DEVOTION MAKE A WISH AND I’LL GRANT IT BABY ANYTHING IF YOU WANT IT YOU GOT IT You’ll be my strength and my weakness Until my last breath When the angels knock at my door I’ll say I’ve held the best If my love for you was a movie It would be a sell out And if you want a sure thing Baby that’s me there’s no doubt REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE As long as my heart’s in your hands Whatever you desire I will grant REPEAT CHORUS
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Love Has Always Been That Way © Words and Music: Mark Oates and Donna Aylor A kiss as deep as oceans go A touch as soft as falling snow Whispers words that angels say Love has always been that way CHORUS Maker of paupers into kings Breaker of rules, taker of everything But love’s too beautiful to blame Love has always been that way Some hearts I’ve known have been unkind Leaving regrets having been oh so blind Easy to feel…painful to say Love has always been that way REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: I’m just a fool and far from wise With a broken heart too many times Still I dance with love’s desires….. REPEAT CHORUS Yes Love has always been that way Love has always been that way Outro A kiss as deep as oceans go
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THE CLOCK RUNS BACKWARDS © Words and Music: Jim Fuhrman/ Donna Aylor Time flew so fast with you in my arms All tangled up with love in my first car Our Senior year we made plans to leave home ‘n I got restless ‘n left you at the bus stop all alone CHORUS NOW THE CLOCK RUNS BACKWARDS CUZ YOU''RE NOT AROUND EV''RY SECOND MY HEART REMINDS ME I LET YOU DOWN THE TICKING OF TIME IS THE LONELIEST SOUND NOW THE CLOCK RUNS BACKWARDS CUZ YOU''RE NOT AROUND I can’t love anyone else Lord knows I''ve tried Ghost of old feelings keep me torn up inside Forgive my hurtful words I’ll take the blame Freedom meant so much I was too wild to tame REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE You have every right to say “I told you so" But I’m dialin’ your number and prayin’ you’re home… REPEAT CHORUS
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THE MAN SHE THOUGHT SHE KNEW (c) Words and Music: Donna Aylor -Charles Hollingsworth-Brad Reaves He used to bring her roses And lay petals on their sheets They would talk for hours Now he seldom speaks In her heart she knows Leaving’s what she ought to do Still she keeps holding on To the man she thought she knew She used cry herself to sleep When he tiptoed in late at night She stopped asking questions Ohhh and he stopped telling lies This morning he came home To a house of empty rooms Without a word she let go Of the man she thought she knew Bridge: It’s easy for a man to see When his eyes are soaked with tears How a fool takes love for granted And how a lonely heartache feels As he holds their photograph He relives (the times he lied) (her cold good-bye) Lord, how it’s killing him To know her love has died If heaven hears this man With all he put his woman through I pray she’ll forgive me The man she thought she knew Now I can feel the hell She was going through And I pray she’ll forgive me The man she thought she knew
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THE KING AND I He looks like Elvis standing by the Christmas trees I pull my car closer can’t believe what I see He has long sideburns and a rhinestone belt on his hips He walks over and says "Please give to the kids" CHORUS I: ONCE I COULD''A FED MANY A HUNGRY CHILD BUT I LOST ALL MY POSSESSIONS IN A BLINK OF AN EYE IF YOU CAN SPARE ONE DOLLAR ONE MORE TEAR WILL DRY ONE MORE CHILD WILL HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE KING AND I I reach in my pocket Hand him a twenty dollar bill He says “Thank you very much, ( sung like Elvis) The kids need a hot meal” They''re back in Memphis,Houston and New York And this Christmas they need their faith restored” He says: CHORUS II ONCE I COULD’ VE FED MANY A HUNGRY CHILD BUT I LOST ALL MY POSSESSIONS IN A BLINK OF AN EYE I’M GRATEFUL FOR YOUR DOLLARS NOW ONE MORE TEAR WILL DRY ONE MORE CHILD WILL HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE KING AND I BRIDGE -- new bridge words He smiles at me and disappears My alarm clock rings I''m awake but I know why he was here CHORUS III: HE HAD MONEY TO FEED MANY A HUNGRY CHILD BUT HE LOST ALL HIS POSSESSIONS IN A BLINK OF AN EYE Now I’LL GLADY GIVE TO OTHERS HOPING ONE MORE TEAR WILL DRY ONE MORE CHILD WILL HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM THE KING AND I MERRY CHRISTMAS everyone FROM THE KING AND I
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SCARS (c) Words and Music: Robert Jenkins/ Donna Aylor You got your first scar in the second grade When you fell off your bike in the yard one day But your Momma kissed all the hurt away And soon you forgot all about it You learned to live with the bruises and cuts That’s just being a kid a part of “growing up” Life can be painful and life can be rough And there’s no easy way around it CHORUS BUT SCARS HEAL THOUGH FOR AWHILE YOU MIGHT FEEL THE HURT IS TOO MUCH AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOUR WORLD’S COME APART REMEMBER YOU’RE NOT ALONE WE ALL HAVE SCARS OF OUR OWN AND YOU’LL ALWAYS BE LOVED FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GIFT YOU ARE BENEATH THE SCARS Well early last summer when we got the news And the doctor explained what he had to do I sensed your fear but somehow I knew The grace would be there to get through it Sometimes the battles we fight in this life Can cut so much deeper than the blade of a knife The scars which we don’t see we carry inside And we live with the heartache to prove it REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE They say that up in heaven God wipes all our tears away And pulls together all life’s broken pieces And there is only one reminder Of a world once filled with pain The scars we’ll see there in the hands of ….Jesus HALF CHORUS CUZ YOU’RE NOT ALONE WE ALL HAVE SCARS OF OUR OWN AND YOU’LL ALWAYS BE LOVED FOR THE BEAUTIFUL GIFT YOU ARE BENEATH THE SCARS BENEATH THE SCARS
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ALL YOUR HEART DESIRES © Words and Music: Derrik Jordan & Donna Aylor Kiss me with your eyes, with your soul Pull me deep into your fire Tell me with your touch with your breath All your heart desires Drink me with your heart with your skin Taste the joy that love inspires As the stars revolve take from me All your heart desires BRIDGE: ‘Til the Morning You’re The Smile that’s On my face Melt me with your lips with your laugh Let the moonlight lift us higher Far beyond this world there you’ll find All your heart desires I will dare to dream on this quest Like a fool who never tires Til the day that you realize All your heart desires BRIDGE Only Longing To Feel What each Moment brings Instrumental break and scat Repeat 1st Bridge Kiss me with your eyes your soul Pull me deep into your fire Tell me with your touch with your breath All your heart desires
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SNOWED UNDER IN BATON ROUGE Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall When you left me last year No one heard me cry My tears fell like snowflakes Falling from a midnight sky Now I face a lonely winter On the banks of this bayou Tho it rarely ever snows here I’m snowed under in Baton Rouge CHORUS: THE HURT IS BURIED DEEP IN MY CHEST LIKE A WEIGHT I CANNOT MOVE TIL MY LOVE FOR YOU IS OVER I’M SNOWED UNDER IN BATON ROUGE I saw you this afternoon Looking at diamond rings Heard you tell the salesman You will marry in the spring I just walked out the door Before my heart broke in two Now tears fall like an avalanche I’m snowed under in Baton Rouge REPEAT CHORUS As I lay by the fireplace I can taste your sweet kiss Oh I’m married to your mem’ry On lonely nights like this I’m stirring dying embers In our bed without you Holding onto your pillow Snowed under in Baton Rouge REPEAT CHORUS I’M SNOWED UNDER IN BATON ROUGE
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PASSING THE BAR Words and Music: Billie Temple/ Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall He knew when he got his paycheck He should have brought it home But he stopped at the corner bar And he drank til it was gone His wife packed up the dog and kids Moved to a neighbor town Now he sits alone in their big house Knowing he’s hit bottom ground CHORUS NOW HE’S PASSING THE BAR AFTER THE WHISTLE BLOWS LIVING THE TWELVE STEPS AND SEARCHING HIS SOUL IF ONLY SHE COULD SEE HOW HE’S COME SO FAR COMING HOME STONE SOBER AND PASSING THE BAR Her lawyer needs his signature Signed on the dotted line All they own they’ll split in half He’s lost it all this time She’ll think it’s whiskey talking If he calls her on the phone And he knows what he’s got to do He’s got to do alone REPEAT CHORUS Well I saw him just the other day With a smile on his face He says he’s been invited Over to his wife’s new place He says it’s just for dinner And a visit with the kids But it’s a chance to say he’s sorry For every thing he did CHORUS II YEAH HE’S PASSING THE BAR AFTER THE WHISTLE BLOWS LIVING THE TWELVE STEPS AND SEARCHING HIS SOUL SHE’LL FIN’LLY GET TO SEE HOW HE’S COME SO FAR COMING HOME STONE SOBER AND PASSING THE BAR HE’S COMING HOME STONE SOBER AND PASSING THE BAR
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Just Like Riding A Bike – female version © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Kerry Ford Gotta hurry put some blush on my cheeks Where’s my shoes I got to get up to speed Check the mirror if my jeans are too tight Been awhile since I’ve gone out On a blind date how am I supposed to act What do I do now? Wait a minute Mama once told me that…. CHORUS: LOVE IS JUST LIKE RIDING A BIKE ONCE YOU LEARN YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHEN TO FALL WHEN TO LET GO FEEL THE SUN, TASTE THE WIND HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE Oh LOVE IS JUST LIKE RIDING A BIKE The doorbell rings… my knees go weak Try to smile don’t forget to be me He tells me I’m looking pretty As we walk out to his truck He opens the door now it’s steady as we move I think I’m in luck For my heart to get back into the groove REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Had a great time at the show He says he’d like to see me again Leans in for a kiss I feel the wheels roll….ohhhhhh CHORUS: LOVE IS JUST LIKE RIDING A BIKE ONCE YOU LEARN YOU ALWAYS KNOW WHEN TO FALL WHEN TO LET GO FEEL THE SUN TASTE THE WIND HOLD ON FOR DEAR LIFE Oh LOVE IS JUST LIKE RIDING A BIKE
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AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT © Words and Music: Wake Eastman/ Donna Aylor You’re like that candy bar I never paid for But I stole it anyway You’re like that Everclear I drank in ninth grade I was sick for days Climb: You’d think I’d learn but I never did I’m still looking for trouble like when I was a kid CHORUS AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT I KEEP RUNNING BACK TO YOU HELL BENT FOR A HEARTACHE WINDING UP A LOVE BROKE FOOL THE LORD MISSED ME WHEN HE WAS PASSING OUT GOOD SENSE BUT HERE I GO AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT I’m knocking on your door hoping you’re alone Cuz Baby I need your kiss You’re like that two pack habit That I just can’t seem to kick Climb: I’m strung out on you and I can’t let go Cuz one night you’re hot the next day you’re cold CHORUS II AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT I KEEP RUNNING BACK TO YOU HELL BENT FOR A HEARTACHE WINDING UP A LOVE BROKE FOOL Yeah DADDY ALWAYS SAID I AIN’T HAD A LICK OF SENSE” AND HERE I GO…..AGAINST MY BETTER JUDGEMENT BRIDGE And there go my boots underneath your bed And I’m hanging my hopes on THOSE sweet words you just said REPEAT CHORUS II
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LOVED THE LONELY OUT OF ME © Words and Music: Cindy Howard / Donna Aylor / Wake Eastman It’s hard for me to admit I’d been so alone I kept my head in work Happy hour then home And every weekend I’d stay busy ‘n strong I had no one to hold Til you came along CHORUS You loved the lonely out of me I’m blessed to find my missing link Your embrace is sweet relief You loved the lonely The lonely out of me There’s beauty in knowing A selfless girl like you Putting my needs first The way you always do And now I wake up On the other side of sad Cuz your love filled My half empty glass REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: You move my nights Into beautiful days And I can feel you with me While I’m away REPEAT CHORUS You loved the lonely The lonely out of me
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THROUGH THE EYES OF MY HEART Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor/ Eric Copeland Baby I see you staring At that amazing moon tonight Hanging like a ball of fire Low in the eastern sky But from where I sit The view is much better I love looking at you I could look at you forever CHORUS: THROUGH THE EYES OF MY HEART I HAVE A BEAUTIFUL VIEW THROUGH THE EYES OF MY HEART I WAS LOST TIL I FOUND YOU YOU CHANGED MY WHOLE LIFE YOU PULLED ME IN FROM THE DARK IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE YOURSELF THROUGH THE EYES OF MY HEART Your kiss brings me to my knees I will always need your touch Loving you for one lifetime Will never be long enough And I will cherish you Til I breathe my last breath Then I’ll tell the angels I’ve already seen the best REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Then you could feel all you make me feel And you would know why this love I have is real…. REPEAT CHORUS Tag: IF YOU COULD ONLY SEE YOURSELF IF YOU COULD LOOK AND SEE YOURSELF THROUGH THE EYES OF MY HEART
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WHERE YOUR HEART LIES © Words and Music: Cindy Howard/ Donna Aylor / Andrew Cochrane And you say He’s only your friend and that’s where it ends Baby I know You smile whenever he’s ‘round When he’s on the phone ohh Baby it shows And now it feels like I’m losing you Tell me what to say tell me what I have to do CHORUS YOUR SECRET’S HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT AND I KNOW WHERE YOUR HEART LIES AND IT’S BREAKING MINE TONIGHT HE MAKES YOUR EYES LIGHT UP THAT’S SOMETHING YOU CAN’T DENY I KNOW WHERE YOUR HEART LIES AND IT’S BREAKING MINE TONIGHT Like the wind He puts out the flame I light ev’ry day And there just seems no use I still try to cling to some hope Of staying with you And just hide from the truth Why fight your feelings when I plainly see The love I’ve given you will never come back to me REPEAT CHORUS Tag: And you say He’s only your friend and that’s where it ends
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NEW DREAMS OF OLD MEXICO (c) Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall 1998 1ST place winning song Tejano/Latin – Austin Songwriters Group No 1 Tex-Mex song on Mp3.com charts 08/14/03 & 08/17/03 This winter’s been as cold and harsh As your good-bye My heartache is mending Now my tears need to dry Yeah you left me colder Than a grown man should ever be Today I’m flying south ( like a bird) To a place where I can dream CHORUS: NEW DREAMS OF OLD MEXICO LIKE WHEN I WAS JUST A KID GONNA LET MY GUARD DOWN RAISE MY SPIRITS UP ON A MAYAN PYRAMID I’LL DANCE WITH A MARIMBA BAND WITH ALL MY HEART, FEET AND SOUL THEN I’LL COME HOME TO DREAM NEW DREAMS OF OLD MEXICO Yeah Flight 208 felt great But this white sand feels better Didn’t pack much just cut offs Sandals and a sweater The sun’s beaming off my Ray Bans Gulf waves clearing my brain Tomorrow the palm trees and seashells Will know me by name REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Dreams can end at dawn but the best one just came true I’m in the arms of an angel and she’s helping me with new… REPEAT CHORUS
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EVENTUALLY © Words and Music: Anders Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / Mark Oates I lie in bed and wonder how you are Little things remind me of how we are now apart No more talking on the phone Or late nights with you alone And tho I don’t know why you said good-bye CHORUS: EVENTUALLY I’LL FORGET ABOUT YOU EVENTUALLY I’LL LOVE SOMEONE NEW THO ALL I DO IS THINK ABOUT THE WAY WE USED TO BE I’LL GET ON WITH LIFE EVENTUALLY I’m waiting for your memory to fade I’m still holding onto all the promises you made You said you felt for me A love that would always be And I wish I could feel that love tonight REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Somewhere between these walls of time Someone will love this heart of mine Tho it hurts to know it won’t be you REPEAT CHORUS
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SILENT STORM Words and Music: David Graham / Donna Aylor/ Candy Coburn Three years old he’d stare out the window Like he was lost in a day dream Such a quiet child ,a gentle soul God gave to me But he couldn’t hear the thunder Didn’t really notice the rain Oh how I hoped and prayed It was just a phase CHORUS Now SOMETIMES HE’S LOOKING THRU ME SOMETIMES I THINK HE FEELS MY LOVE CUZ HE HOLDS ME A LITTLE CLOSER WHEN I GIVE HIM A HUG WISH I COULD WALK RIGHT IN AND RESCUE MY LITTLE ONE PULL HIM OUT OF HIS SILENT STORM Outside in the yard with the other kids He likes to play all by himself Today he talked to the sky again I wondered what the angels said My little boy makes me so proud How he faces the world alone When those hailstones and hurricanes roar In his mind I know…. leave off NOW REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Now he loves to read labels ,stacks my CD’s in a pile Last week his teacher said she even saw him smile CHORUS slow down a bit SOMETIMES HE’S LOOKING THRU ME SOMETIMES I THINK HE FEELS MY LOVE CUZ HE HOLDS ME A LITTLE CLOSER WHEN I GIVE HIM A HUG WISH I COULD WALK RIGHT IN AND RESCUE MY LITTLE ONE PULL HIM OUT OF THAT SILENT STORM HIS SILENT STORM …yeahhhhh
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JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye / Donna Aylor Some days you’re cold Some nights you’re hot You got my heart Tied up in knots Can’t live like this So please stop Climb: Lifting me up and kicking me down Should’a learned to let you go by now CHORUS SO PLEASE DON’T HURT ME BABY JUST BECAUSE YOU CAN I’VE TAKEN MORE ABUSE THAN I THINK I CAN STAND Last night I saw You kiss my friend Promise me it won’t Happen again It’s that sweet talk Pulling me in Repeat Climb REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE I can’t hold you any closer I can’t love you any deeper Climb: So why do you keep lifting me up to kick me down Should’a let you go by now Some days you’re cold Some nights you’re hot You’ve got my heart Tied up in knots Can’t live like this REPEAT CHORUS So please don’t hurt me Don’t hurt me Baby Just because you can Because you can Because you can Because you can Because you can
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I’ve seen that look in his eyes Mad at the world and it’s no surprise His parents weren’t fit to raise a child So he grew up alone no one to keep him warm It’s no wonder he turned out so mean and wild CHORUS: HIS CRADLE NEVER ROCKED AND LAUGHTER NEVER ROLLED A GENTLE MOTHER’S TOUCH IS SOMETHING HE’S NEVER KNOWN HE’S NEVER HEARD ROCK A BYE IN THE TREE TOP NO DOUBT ABOUT IT HIS CRADLE NEVER ROCKED He’s just turned twenty years old Got twenty years to go He robbed a Quick Mart store and shot the clerk The Chaplain says he can’t be tamed lack of love is to blame And every day his anger just gets worse REPEAT CHORUS modulate REPEAT CHORUS (2Xs) ********* added BRIDGE:OPTIONAL Tonight in his cell he prayed to God for help And now he feels a love he’s never felt…….. cuz ..... REPEAT last two lines of CHORUS
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Let’s Drink It Over © Words and Music: Wake Eastman – Donna Aylor Before our love comes undone And the last song is sung Let’s Drink It Over Sure would be a shame To ruin a good thang Let’s Drink It Over Before we do something silly Let’s pour something wet Put on some Willie Forgive and forget Before we call it a night Let’s not fuss and fight Let’s Drink It Over Bridge: They say the liquor never lies So let the wine speak it’s mind If there’s a shadow of a doubt Honey let the truth pour out Before it’s too late And you change your last name Let’s drink it over Before you hock that ole rock Let’s pull out the stops And drink it over Life ain’t all rainbows and roses So Honey don’t cry The one thing I know is I don’t wanna say goodnight Let’s have a ball Before it’s last call And drink it over Repeat Bridge: They say the liquor never lies So let the wine speak it’s mind If there’s a shadow of a doubt Honey let the truth pour out New Bridge: They say the liquor never lies So let the wine speak it’s mind Tomorrow when the sun comes up We might be drinking from the same loving cup Before we say good -bye Honey think twice And turn down the lights I can love you all night Don’tcha think maybe Before we do something crazy Let’s drink it over I said don’t ya think Baby ‘fore we do something crazy Let’s drink it over
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THE REST IS CHEMISTRY © Words and Music: Cindy Howard-Donna Aylor- Galen Breen I’m drawn into your fire E’ry time you make a move We’re like two stars colliding In this crowded room My heart is beating so fast As I walk through the smoke Your smiling eyes show no fear Cause we already know CHORUS: THE REST IS CHEMISTRY AN UNDENIABLE ENERGY PULLING ME INTO PASSION FEELING THE SAME REACTION AND THE BEST IS YET TO (COME-LOVE) AS I HOLD YOU NEXT TO ME TWO HEARTS ONE TOUCH ‘N THE REST IS CHEMISTRY Now I stand at your door You whisper “Come on in” I softly touch your face Hoping this night never ends You gently take me inside ‘n light candles in the dark Without a word here’s my chance To take you in my arms and….. REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: We’ll find the perfect mix It starts with just one kiss… REPEAT CHORUS
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SOUTH END OF A NORTHBOUND MULE © Words and Music: Wake Eastman- Donna Aylor-Larry Huddleston You’ve got me fallin’ crawlin’ Beggin’ for your kiss You’ve got those curves that swerve That put me in the ditch I’m acting like some love struck fool Feel like the south end of a northbound mule You’ve got me up late with a can of paint Climbing water towers You’ve got me senseless jumping fences Pickin’ the neighbor’s flowers Doing crazy things I’d never do Looking like the south end of a northbound mule CHORUS I’d hold my horses but I’d drop the reins Your soft slow kiss drives me insane Once my love breaks loose Lord it’s hard to tame I fall into your arms and I feel no shame You’ve got me unglued , tattooed With your name across my chest Totally ttttongue tied, preoccupied My head’s in such a mess Acting like some love struck fool Feel like the south end of a northbound mule CHORUS I’d hold my horses but I’d drop the reins Your soft slowww kiss drives me insane Once my love breaks loose Lord it’s hard to tame I fall into your arms and I feel no shame You’ve got me counting sheep I can’t sleep, I’m taking cold showers You’ve got me beaming, daydreaming With my head up in the clouds Blurting out “I Love You” Actin’ like the south end of a Northbound mule Tag: Like some love struck kid in school Actin’ like the south end of a northbound mule
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Grow a Pair (c) Feb 1st 2014 Lyric: Donna Aylor Wild happy hours no longer Have a hold on my nights A single kiss from your lips Made me forget single life Baby I need you more and more Ev’ry moment of my day Got a ring in a box I’m heading over to your place Climb: My nerves are shot wondering if you’ll say “I Do” So I tell myself…tell myself …I need to….. CHORUS Grow a pair … of hearts…. into one Way past time for me to Man up Face love without fear Disappear all my doubts No more solitare living in my life Gonna grow a pair… of hearts in paradise V2 Now for years I have danced around Many full moons with you I still call you “Baby” And you still call me your “BOO” Now our baby’s ‘bout to be born I’ve been helping you to breathe Lord I wanna pass out But you’re so much stronger than me Climb: My nerves are shot trying to show you I’m brave So I tell myself… tell myself as I touch your face… REPEAT CHORUS Grow a pair…..of hearts into one Way past time for me to Man up Face this without fear Disappear all my doubts No time to spare… bring on a new life Grow a pair… of hearts in paradise……. Bridge: Our (girl-boy)’ll be strong and always stand tall Even if life throws (her-him) fast curve balls REPEAT CHORUS (She’ll-he’ll) grow a pair of hearts beating as one Know when it’s time to (Cowgirl-Cowboy- Girl-Man ) up Face love without fear Disappear all (her-his) doubts Say many prayers….live the good life Grow a pair of hearts in paradise
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YOU CAN’T ROPE ‘EM IN © Words and Music: Brad Reaves/ Donna Aylor MALE VERSION Intro: You can’t tie a cowboy down When he’s a wild horse runnin’ around Her Dad held the keys to the car Said “Remember who's girl you are" She tried to hide her guilt with a grin But he held onto those keys So she summoned up some honesty Said “I’m headed to the rodeo again” He said "I know he's waitin' there for you And I know he says his love is true But he's chasin' a dream he never outgrew CHORUS: YOU CAN’T TIE A COWBOY DOWN When HE’S A WILD HORSE RUNNIN’ AROUND HE’LL JUMP IF YOU CORRAL HIM IN BABY THAT’S WHY WE CALL ‘EM COWBOYS INSTEAD OF COWMEN YOU CAN’T ROPE ‘EM IN , NO YOU CAN’T ROPE ‘EM IN Her Dad said "I've lived that life before" When I hung around your Mom's porch Showing off a stallion I couldn’t buy Yeah I had that restless look But I knew just what it took To settle down and make her my wife He said “Girl the best thing you can do” Is throw your cowboy for a loop Cause he's never been tied and he's never been shoed REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Well she met him that night He promised her his life The next morning they rode out of sight (as her Daddy cried) CHORUS: YOU CAN’T TIE A COWBOY DOWN When HE’S A WILD HORSE RUNNIN’ AROUND HE’LL JUMP IF YOU CORRAL HIM IN Baby THAT’S WHY WE CALL ‘EM COWBOYS INSTEAD OF COWMEN YOU CAN’T ROPE ‘EM IN …NO, YOU CAN’T ROPE ‘EM IN NO YOU CAN’T ROPE US IN
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BEHIND THE PICKET FENCE (c) Words and Music: Billie Temple / Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall A red brick house on a manicured hill Took more than two years to build White columns trimmed with the shutters green From the road it looks to be the perfect dream Inside those walls behind the blinds Live two little babies with hurt in their eyes And it’s sad to see the evidence No all’s not well behind the picket fence CHORUS: WHAT YOU SEE IS AN ILLUSION INSIDE THERE’S SUCH CONFUSION AND BROKEN HEARTS THE FOUNDATION IS CRUMBLNG CAN’T YOU HEAR THE RUMBLING THE SOUND OF A FAMILY FALLING APART Daddy packed his bags and walked out the door Said he didn’t wanna love there no more Now Momma’s got too many bills to pay And another baby’s on the way I’ve seen the kids out in the yard Their faces show that times are hard And in their eyes it don’t make sense Why it all fell apart behind the picket fence REPEAT CHORUS Looking in the window through the pain Well it’s hard to say just who’s to blame But I’ve seen enough in just one glance No all’s not well behind the picket fence Yeah I’ve been inside , seen the evidence No all’s not well behind the picket fence
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Down A Dark Road © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye / Donna Aylor You never thought that it would come to this You crossed a line and can’t go back again And the world you thought you knew has come to an end Chorus: It's the knife in your hand And it cuts you within To leave a scar on your soul You're headed down a dark road It's the path that you're on leaving you all alone And you'll never make it home You're headed down a dark road You’re headed down a dark road Say goodbye your life is torn apart Paralyzed inside is all you are Every sting of your mistakes burns a hole in your heart REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: Now they're driving the nails and you know it's too late And you scream and you cry but you'll never be saved Now they’re driving the nails and you know it’s too late And you scream and you cry but you’ll never be saved REPEAT CHORUS It's the knife in your hand And it cuts you within To leave a scar on your soul It's the path that you're on leaving you all alone And you'll never make it home You're headed down a dark road Down a dark road
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BRIDGE BACK TO YOU © Words and Music: Cindy Howard/ Donna Aylor/ Andrew Cochrane / Nyree Klip Driving home All the words I said Keep going through my head I was a fool to say we’re over After all that we've been through I can’t deny your love There just has to be a way To get to you Babe I’m looking for a place to turn around I'm coming back to tell you I ‘m so lost without your love I’ve put all these miles between us I was wrong to say good-bye CHORUS I NEED A BRIDGE BACK TO YOU TO TAKE ME STRAIGHT INTO YOUR HEART TO FEEL THE LOVE YOU GAVE ME FROM THE START I WANNA RUN INTO YOUR OPEN ARMS DO ANYTHING A GIRL IN LOVE HAS TO DO JUST SAY YOU’LL MEET ME ON A BRIDGE BACK TO YOU Pick up the phone I keep calling you to talk and you’re not home I’m on this dark and lonely highway Without you by my side I need to hear your voice Just tell me you’re still there REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Don’t wanna burn down all the dreams that we’ve built I hafta look straight into your eyes and tell you how I feel And now I’m outside your house I can see you are there I’m so afraid that you’ll turn me away REPEAT CHORUS
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I KNOW, I KNOW ©Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Charles Hollingsworth / Kristi Wilcox Female version Heart you know he wanted to buy me a ring And a ranch with an eagle’s view Heart you know how scared I got When the pressures of love had me so confused CHORUS: I KNOW, I KNOW I’M IN DEEP TROUBLE I MESSED UP THIS POUNDING IN MY CHEST IS HIS LOVE RUNNING THRU MY BLOOD I CAN’T GET HIM OUT OF MY MEM’RY MUCH LESS MY SOUL OH HEART YOU DON’T HAVE TO REMIND ME I KNOW, I KNOW Heart he would’ve walked through fire for me And that burning passion’s so rare Heart if I go crazy will you stay sane? And help me carry this torch I bare REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Heart please don’t tell me…. you told me so We should be sharing our dreams instead he let me go REPEAT CHORUS NO, NO, YOU DON’T HAVE TO REMIND ME , I KNOW, I KNOW
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His Cradle Never Rocked (c) Words and Music: Susie Marshall-Donna Aylor-Billie Temple I’ve seen that look in his eyes Mad at the world and it’s no surprise His parents weren’t fit to raise a child So he grew up alone no one to keep him warm It’s no wonder he turned out so mean and wild CHORUS: HIS CRADLE NEVER ROCKED AND LAUGHTER NEVER ROLLED A GENTLE MOTHER’S TOUCH IS SOMETHING HE’S NEVER KNOWN HE’S NEVER HEARD ROCK A BYE IN THE TREE TOP NO DOUBT ABOUT IT HIS CRADLE NEVER ROCKED He’s just turned twenty years old Got twenty years to go He robbed a Quick Mart store and shot the clerk The Chaplain says he can’t be tamed lack of love is to blame And every day his anger just gets worse REPEAT CHORUS modulate REPEAT CHORUS (2Xs) ********* added BRIDGE:OPTIONAL Today in his cell he prays to God for help A calm comes over him like he’s never felt…….. REPEAT CHORUS
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I KNOW, I KNOW ©Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Charles Hollingsworth / Kristi Wilcox Heart you know I wanted to give her a ring And stand at the altar and say “I Do” Oh heart I walked away forever When the pressures of love had me so confused CHORUS: I KNOW, I KNOW I’M IN DEEP TROUBLE I MESSED UP THIS POUNDING IN MY CHEST IS HER LOVE RUNNING THRU MY BLOOD I CAN’T GET HER OUT OF MY (System- MEM’RY ) MUCH LESS MY SOUL OH HEART YOU DON’T HAVE TO REMIND ME I KNOW, I KNOW Heart she would’ve walked through fire for me And that burning passion is so rare Heart if I go crazy will you stay sane? And help me carry this torch I bare REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Heart please don’t tell me you told me so We should be sharing our dreams instead I let her go REPEAT CHORUS NO, NO, YOU DON’T HAVE TO REMIND ME , I KNOW, I KNOW
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FAINT OF HEART © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye / Donna Aylor / Anders Rasmussen I thought you took all of your things When you left me last week But sleeping by your pillow Sends tears down my cheek I ache for you so bad Don’t wanna get up outta bed Memories of loving you Keep running through my head CHORUS : I SAID WORDS I NEVER SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN WE BUILT DREAMS AND NOW THEY’RE BROKEN CAN’T BELIEVE LOSING YOU HAS HIT ME THIS HARD OHHH LOVE AIN’T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART Today I called in sick to work Watched our videos and cried I relived our trip out to the coast Over and over in my mind Where you promised me forever As we laid on the beach Now the phone rings And it’s you telling me… CHORUS I SAID WORDS I NEVER SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN WE BUILT DREAMS NOW THEY’RE BROKEN CAN’T BELIEVE LOSING YOU HAS HIT ME THIS HARD OHHH LOVE AIN’T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART BRIDGE: Through my tears I say Baby our love is worth the pain CHORUS II: WE SAID WORDS WE NEVER SHOULD HAVE SPOKEN WE’LL LIVE OUR DREAMS KEEP OUR HEARTS OPEN HERE WE ARE STRONGER FROM THE SCARS Ohhh LOVE AIN’T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART No….LOVE AIN’T FOR THE FAINT OF HEART
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WHERE DO WE GO I knew the first time we met That you'd be the one I couldn't forget It's been so long since I felt like this But where do we go after the kiss That night you made dinner for two Could you tell what I was going thru The look you gave me when you opened the door I knew right then my heart hit the floor CHORUS: Where do we go from here I've got to know so make it clear Tell me do you feel the same way too Where do we go from this moment on Will what we have last a lifetime long Give my heart directions where do we go I tremble with the touch of your hand I'm losing control I hope you understand I need to know what your intentions are Will we regret if we take it that far Should we do what we want Will we want what we do All I know is I'm am willing Now it's up to you REPEAT CHORUS Instrumental bridge: Chorus: Where do we go from here I've got to know so make it clear Tell me do you feel the same way too Where do we go from this moment on Will what we have last a lifetime long Give my heart directions where do we go Repeat
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WHERE DO WE GO (c) Words and Music: Donna Aylor / Susie Marshall / Billie Temple I tremble with the touch of your hand I’m losing control I hope you understand That kiss you gave me at your door Makes me want a million more If we do what we want Will we want what we do All I know is I’m willing Now it’s up to you CHORUS: WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE I HAVE TO KNOW MY DEAR DO YOU FEEL LOVE’S FIRE IN YOUR SOUL WHERE WE GO FROM THIS MOMENT ON WILL WHAT WE HAVE LAST A LIFETIME LONG GIVE MY HEART DIRECTIONS WHERE DO WE GO Tonight you made dinner for two Candlelight dances ‘round this room I need to know what your intentions are Will we regret taking our love too far Since the first night we met I can’t forget your kiss Deep inside I am burning Never felt like this REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE: Tell me again what my lips just heard Baby your soft kiss speaks more than words HALF CHORUS: AND WHERE WE GO FROM THIS MOMENT ON WILL HAVE TO LAST A LIFETIME LONG BABY NOW MY HEART KNOWS YES, BOTH OUR HEARTS KNOW , WHERE WE GO
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MARRIED TO YOUR MEMORY © Words and Music: Ande Rasmussen / Donna Aylor / john Arthur Martinez You'd love the wedding band I chose for you and me It never leaves my hand I wear it when I sleep I hold you close at night But only in my dreams My angel eyes I'm married to your memory CHORUS : MARRIED TO YOUR PROMISES THE PRAYERS WE PRAYED , YOUR POETRY MARRIED TO THAT SUMMER DRESS THE LOVE WE MADE , YOUR MEMORY I’M MARRIED TO THE THOUGHT OF YOU AND ME ETERNALLY MY ANGEL EYES, I’M MARRIED TO YOUR MEMORY I set an extra place I fill your favorite glass I miss your pretty face I hold your photograph These souvenirs are all I have To comfort me My angel eyes I'm married to your memory REPEAT CHORUS TAG: I know you’re happy where you are I know you wait for me Until that time I’m married to your memory My Angel eyes I’m married to your memory
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CHURCH FOR SALE © Words and Music: Ben Krahne/ Donna Aylor He was born in a small town raised on the gospel truth Took a job in the city where his faith soon lost it’s roots So he packed up his lost soul and drove back home today Found himself at this old church where he was saved But what he saw was a sign on the broken door… CHORUS CHURCH FOR SALE IT MAY SEEM WEATHERED BEYOND REPAIR BEEN AWHILE SINCE IT HEARD A PRAYER NEEDS LOVE, HAMMER AND NAILS AND A FRESH COAT OF FAITH CHURCH FOR SALE Echoes of Sunday sermons bring back sweet memories As the cracked stain glass reflects a broken man on his knees It’s hard now to remember why he ever ran away But chance or fate lead him to this forgotten place Jesus swung a hammer maybe he could too REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE Now on a sunlit sacred day there’s praises from ev’ry pew And a man singing “Amazing Grace” Who was raised on the gospel truth REPEAT CHORUS Optional Tag: I was born in this small town raised on the gospel truth
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TIE ME DOWN Words and Music: Wake Eastman / Donna Aylor I never was the kind To fall for vows and wedding rings All that talk about love It always comes with strings But you turned my heart around Now I know what the fuss is about CHORUS TIE ME DOWN AND LOVE ME UP TOO MUCH OF YOU AIN’T NEVER ENOUGH WRAP MY LOVE AROUND WE’LL STAY FOREVER BOUND LOVE ME UP and TIE ME DOWN Baby you don't know The hold you have on me I’m chained to your passion Don’tcha ever set me free This feeling’s getting’ stronger day by day There’s only one thing that makes me feel this way REPEAT CHORUS short Instrumental BRIDGE Call up the preacher Let the weddin' bells ring And tell ev'ryone we know You're mine forever heart and soul... REPEAT CHORUS TIE ME DOWN AND LOVE ME UP mmmm LOVE ME UP TIE ME DOWN
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TAKE THE LID OFF HER HEART DEDICATED TO JARED TEMPLE Words and Music: Billie Temple / Donna Aylor / Tommy Byrd His Mama took the training wheels off of his bike So he could ride the trail on his own He found a fuzzy worm down by the Creek Put her in a jar and took her home His Mama said “Let’s poke a few holes in the top And soon she’ll make a cocoon” “Son when you think you’ve done it all There’ll be one last thing to do” CHORUS : LET HER GO SO SHE CAN BE WHAT THE GOOD LORD MADE HER SOUL TO BE SHE WAS BORN TO FLY SO HIGH SHE’S A BEAUTIFUL, BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY AW ,YOU GAVE HER A REAL GOOD START NOW TAKE THE LID OFF HER HEART Forty years came and went like a flash That little boy’s hair’s a little gray He’s standing all alone in an empty room His daughter left for college today He remembers how he taught her to walk How to sing , how to pray and tell the truth He always did the best he could Now there’s one last thing to do… CHORUS : LET HER GO SO SHE CAN BE WHAT THE GOOD LORD MADE HER SOUL TO BE SHE WAS BORN TO FLY SO HIGH SHE’S A BEAUTIFUL ,BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY AW HE GAVE HER A REAL GOOD START NOW TAKE THE LID OFF HER HEART Tag: AW HE GAVE HER A REAL GOOD START HE PUT THE WINGS ON HER HEART TAKE THE LID OFF HER HEART, JUST WATCH HER FLY TAKE THE LID OFF HER HEART , WATCH HER FLY TAKE THE LID OFF HER HEART, DOWN THE TRAIL ON HER OWN TAKE THE LID OFF HER HEART…JUST WATCH HER FLY
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You Make Our Home Run © Words and Music: Donna Aylor/ Charles Hollingsworth/Tony Glenn Rast You were happy right off the bat The day we first moved in You couldn’t wait to paint The kitchen and the den Now there’s love and laughter In ev’ry corner of the house Darlin’ your sweet lovin’ Leaves me no room for doubt CHORUS You make our home run And keep my love safe I’m always warm Ev’ry time we touch base Your heart sparkles like a diamond In Star Spangled fashion My one and only love You make our home run Home ain’t no short stop On my way to other girls I won’t make any errors You complete my world Tonight the lights went out And I’ve held you for hours A full moon is shining But you provide the power REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: I’d be nothing if you weren’t here You’re the reason our house is a home without tears REPEAT CHORUS My one and only love You Make Our Home Run
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Monster I Am © Words and Music: Ruckus Skye and Donna Aylor I ain’t looking for a fight Even though I might seem scary on the outside I really wanna run and hide Cuz the truth is I am just as scared as you sometimes Climb: And if you look past the skin To the soul deep within You will see we’re not that different CHORUS: And the normal in me Wants you to see You are safe in my hands This Monster I am I came out of the dark To show you my heart And I wish you’d understand This monster I am This monster I am Angry words are all I hear Always keeping me one laugh away from tears Sometimes I wanna disappear To a place that’s far away where I can live without fear Climb If you look past the skin To the soul deep within You will see we’re not that different REPEAT CHORUS Bridge: I gotta tell you , tell you Yeah… We gotta stop The hate The hurt The pain We’re not The same That don’t mean we can’t relate Breakdown Cuz I ain’t looking for a fight REPEAT CHORUS
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Beside This Man © Words and Music: Wake Eastman / Jeanine Eastman / Donna Aylor Who am I fooling Thinking I'm a self-made man There's one good reason I'm standing where I am I was down to nothin' when I hit rock bottom low You pulled me up and you never let go Chorus Beside this man is a rock to lean on Beside this man is faith that I will fly You give me strength to carry on When I don't think I can I can do anything when you're beside this man You stand in the shadow as I step into the light I bathe in the glory, but you're the star that shines Let it be known cause I know it's true There’s no brighter light than you Repeat Chorus Bridge When your world is broken and you don’t know what to do Open your heart to the one who believes in you Repeat Chorus I can do anything I can do anything When you're beside this man
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