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| IF IT WASN'T LOVE (IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE IT) | IF IT WASN'T LOVE (IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE IT)
IF IT WASN'T LOVE (IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE IT)
We had our time together We have a son On the bottom line That's all that matters It was warm There were feelings If It Wasn't Love It Was Something Like It If It Wasn't Love It Was Something Like It We came very close To the real thing The years I spent with you Were the best years of my life If It Wasn't Love It Was Something Like It We made all those changes I knew you cared We shared our dreams We had a happy home But I can still recall Your daddy in a U-Haul You rode off in the night Leaving me alone If It Wasn't Love It Was Something Like It We came very close To the real thing The years I spent with you Were the best years of my life If It Wasn't Love It Was Something Like It solo (chorus) If It Wasn't Love It Was Something Like It We came very close To the real thing The years I spent with you Were the best years of my life If It Wasn't Love It Was Something Like It If It Wasn't Love It Was Something Like It Jim Colyer ascap |
IF IT WASN'T LOVE (IT WAS SOMETHING LIKE IT)
My divorce. Duet. Pam and Roger will record it. |
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| IT'S ANOTHER DAY | IT'S ANOTHER DAY
I'm not gonna make the same mistakes
I'm not gonna think about my heartaches I think everything's gonna be alright I got a young thing in my arms tonight It's Ano-o-o, It's Ano-o-other Day I don't wanna lose my self-control I don't wanna lose, that's all I know I think everything's gonna be okay I'm willing to change and do it her way It's Ano-o-o, It's Ano-o-other Day It's Another Day Things look better to me There's another way I'm just learning to see solo I know she's a whole lot younger than me Odd couples can live happily I think everything's gonna work out fine Age is only a state of mind It's Ano-o-o, It's Ano-o-other Day It's Ano-o-o, It's Ano-o-other Day Jim Colyer ASCAP |
IT'S ANOTHER DAY
Recorded with Bill Davis |
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| JESUS DIED FOR YOU & ME | JESUS DIED FOR YOU & ME
I can still remember words that were spoken
"Forgive them for they know not what they do" He suffered, but His Spirit remained unbroken As David foresaw in Psalm 22 All our sins He did bear on that Good Friday When they nailed Him to the cross at Calvary "Father, into they hands I commend my Spirit" Remember that Jesus Died For You & Me Remember that Jesus Died For You & Me Jim Colyer ascap |
JESUS DIED FOR YOU & ME
A Gospel song based on Jesus' last words. David foresaw Christ on the cross in Psalm 22. Acapella, one-minute. |
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| JESUS PAID MY DEBT - Kymberly | JESUS PAID MY DEBT - Kymberly
Jesus Paid My Debt
When He died on the cross I had nothing left I thought everything was lost I knew what I was And I could not help myself Then He took me for His own And now I'm someone else Jesus..Thank you, Jesus I don't have the words I'd like to say Jesus..Thank you, Jesus Thank you for the love that you have given me today Jesus made me whole When He laid on His hands Only He can give What it takes to be free Jesus Paid My Debt He'll do the same for you People sing Amazing Grace And that's just what it is Jesus..Thank you, Jesus Thank you for the love you've given me Jesus..Thank you, Jesus I was blind for oh so long but now at last I see Jesus..Thank you, Jesus Thank you for the love you've given me Jesus..Thank you, Jesus I was blind for oh so long but now at last I see I was blind for oh so long but now at last I see I see Jim Colyer ascap |
JESUS PAID MY DEBT - Kymberly
I wrote this in 1973. After Vietnam, baby boomers were looking for answers and turned to Buddhism and other spiritual teachings. I concluded that the message of the New Testament is ultimate truth.
Kymberly put her vocal on, August 6, 2009. After the Vietnam War, I was confused and searching for answers. I studied Buddhism and different forms of mysticism. I finally got in with a group of "Jesus Freaks" in Louisville, Kentucky. We read the Bible and spoke in tongues. One night, I knelt beside my bed reading the New Testament. This was 1972, and I had taken some LSD. As I thumbed through the N.T., the room let up with an unearthly white light. It was like Paul on the road to Damascus. Understanding poured into me. Jesus did not speak to me, but it was as if a veil had been pulled back and God was letting me see ultimate universal truth for the first time, that Jesus Christ died on the cross for the sins of all mankind and rose from the dead and that those who put their trust in Him will share eternal life. To this day, I have not forgotten that revelation. I wrote a gospel song shortly after the experience called Jesus Paid My Debt. I just recorded it in Nashville with Kymberly Bryson. |
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| JESUS PAID MY DEBT - Veda | JESUS PAID MY DEBT - Veda
Jesus Paid My Debt
When He died on the cross I had nothing left I thought everything was lost I knew what I was And I could not help myself Then He took me for His own And now I'm someone else Jesus..Thank you, Jesus I don't have the words I'd like to say Jesus..Thank you, Jesus Thank you for the love that you have given me today Jesus made me whole When He laid on His hands Only He can give What it takes to be free Jesus Paid My Debt He'll do the same for you People sing Amazing Grace And that's just what it is Jesus..Thank you, Jesus Thank you for the love you've given me Jesus..Thank you, Jesus I was blind for oh so long but now at last I see Jesus..Thank you, Jesus Thank you for the love you've given me Jesus..Thank you, Jesus I was blind for oh so long but now at last I see I was blind for oh so long but now at last I see I see Jim Colyer ascap |
JESUS PAID MY DEBT - Veda
I wrote this in 1973. After Vietnam, baby boomers were looking for answers and turned to Buddhism and other spiritual teachings. I concluded that the message of the New Testament is ultimate truth. |
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| JESUS PAID MY DEBT trax | JESUS PAID MY DEBT trax
Jesus Paid My Debt
When He died on the cross I had nothing left I thought everything was lost I knew what I was And I could not help myself Then He took me for His own And now I'm someone else Jesus..Thank you, Jesus I don't have the words I'd like to say Jesus..Thank you, Jesus Thank you for the love that you have given me today Jesus made me whole When He laid on His hands Only He can give What it takes to be free Jesus Paid My Debt He'll do the same for you People sing Amazing Grace And that's just what it is Jesus..Thank you, Jesus Thank you for the love you've given me Jesus..Thank you, Jesus I was blind for oh so long but now at last I see Jesus..Thank you, Jesus Thank you for the love you've given me Jesus..Thank you, Jesus I was blind for oh so long but now at last I see I was blind for oh so long but now at last I see I see Jim Colyer ascap |
JESUS PAID MY DEBT trax
I wrote this in 1973. After Vietnam, baby boomers were looking for answers and turned to Buddhism and other spiritual teachings. I concluded that the message of the New Testament is ultimate truth. |
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| JUDGMENT DAY | JUDGMENT DAY
I gave my 20s to Vietnam
To Lyndon and Richard and a million lies I came back home, and they laughed at me A belly full of booze, LSD Judgment Day is coming Judgment Day is at hand Judgment Day is right around the corner All across this land I gave my 30s to the woman I loved She had my child and walked out on me I just couldn't please somebody's in-laws Our divorce was like World War 3 Judgment Day is coming Judgment Day is at hand Judgment Day is right around the corner All across this land 35 years of driving hard 35 years of paying dues 35 years of being on the outside 35 years with nothing to lose solo I spent my 40s with the underground Living for the future and sweet revenge Now I'm walking the streets of Nashville Move over, you bastards, gimme some room Judgment Day is coming Judgment Day is at hand Judgment Day is right around the corner Right across this land Judgment Day is coming Judgment Day is at hand Judgment Day is right around the corner And God help 'em! Aw... Jim Colyer ascap |
JUDGMENT DAY
Politics, religion and upheaval in my life, decade by decade. I wrote it on Christmas Eve, 1997, while driving from Nashville to Louisville. |
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| KRISSY | KRISSY
Krissy, you were the one with the angel smile
a 6-foot beauty, a woman and a child Even though you're gone, you still live on You live on in our hearts and in our dreams Krissy, you were a queen of the fashion world A country music fan, a redneck girl Cruising in your Chevy truck, line-dancing in your jeans You live on in our hearts and in our dreams Krissy, we're going to miss you You know how much we love you Krissy, your memory goes on and on And on and on and on solo Krissy, you could charm the stars, hypnotize the moon A natural girl, fresh as the month of June Even though you're gone, you still live on You live on in our hearts and in our dreams In our dreams In our dreams Jim Colyer ascap |
KRISSY
Krissy Taylor was the sister of supermodel Niki Taylor. Krissy died in 1995 when asthma medicine aggravated a congenital heart defect. Krissy's mother wanted someone to write a song as a tribute. |
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| LEAVING | LEAVING
Well, I woke up this morning
I was feeling wild and free I looked into my mirror I said, "Lord! This can't be me!" I picked out a coat and tie Strolled out across the floor I knew in my heart and my soul and my mind I wasn't coming back anymore Because I'm Leaving I don't know yet just where I'll go I'm Leaving I don't wanna see your face anymore Well, I might go to Las Vegas They got a show that I'd like to see You know I love the ladies They can't rock & roll without me I like my independence I like to get around Tell every showgirl in Las Vegas Jim Colyer's back in town Because I'm Leaving You know your tears won't do no good I'm Leaving I hope to hell that's understood solo Well, I woke up this morning I was feeling free and wild I looked right through my ceiling I said, "Lord! This ain't my style!" I packed it all in my suitcase I stormed out and slammed the door I knew in my heart and my soul and my mind I wasn't coming back anymore Because I'm Leaving I don't know yet just where I'll go I'm Leaving I don't wanna see your face anymore I'm Leaving You know your tears won't do no good I'm Leaving I just might head out to Hollywood Jim Colyer ascap |
LEAVING
From the Castle heights album |
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| LET ME BE THE ONE | LET ME BE THE ONE
Let Me Be The One you run to
When you need somebody to love you Let Me Be The One who turns you on When all the others are gone There's a whole lotta things involved in love It's not a simple thing at all There's a whole lot of give and take And giving it all Let Me Be The One you dream of When you start out looking to find love Let Me Be The One who touches you When you wake up in the night Just when you think it's all figured out You're back in the starting gate Let Me Be The One to sort it all out It's never too late Let me be Let Me Be The One solo Let Me Be The One you run to When you need somebody to love you Let Me Be The One who turns you on When all the others are gone There's a whole lotta things involved in love It's not a simple thing at all There's a whole lot of give and take And giving it all Jim Colyer ascap |
LET ME BE THE ONE
Simple love song. |
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| LET ME LOVE YOU | LET ME LOVE YOU
Let Me Love You
Let me try You know I want you I can't lie Let me kiss you Hold you tight Let Me Love You Tonight I've been alone so long I've paid some dues The darkest hours have gone I'm shaking off the blues Sometimes it seems Everyone's for themselves It makes it hard To love someone else Let Me Love You Let me try You know I want you I can't lie Let me kiss you Hold you tight Let me love you Tonight solo We've been around the block We've played the game The best is yet to come Let me be your man We're both looking for Someone to care Let's get our share Let Me Love You Let me try You know I want you I can't lie Let me kiss you Hold you tight Let Me Love You Tonight Let Me Love You Tonight Jim Colyer ascap |
LET ME LOVE YOU
An acoustic sound. |
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| LIKE OLD TIMES | LIKE OLD TIMES
I go looking through our pictures
Taken many years ago I'm reminded of Your gentle, loving ways So many things are different And some things never change They're like they were In those good old days It's just Like Old Times When we were young I think we've only Just begun Though the memories may haunt me As I watch two lovers age I wouldn't trade one minute From today Cos there's one thing I'm sure of I can count on you Your love will always See me through It's just Like Old Times When we were young I think we've only Just begun solo It's just Like Old Times When we were young I think we've only Just begun Jim Colyer ascap |
LIKE OLD TIMES
This was an old melody with a new lyric. I showed it to Pam when she came to the house on Aiken Road to look at songs. I was in that basement 12 years as Michael was growing up. Even when I exploded out of there, I was about half prepared. |
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| LINE DANCER | LINE DANCER
She grew up on a farm in Crestwood, Kentucky
Away from all harm, she was just born lucky When she was at school, all the boys idolized her Now she's 21 and she's a hypnotizer Line Dancer, romancer The answer to every cowboy's dream Line Dancer, sweet prancer Every inch a country queen All through the week, she works in the general store Selling feed to the farmers who line up outside her door She saves her money, she's gonna have it all someday She's saving her honey for the husband who's gonna take her away Line Dancer, romancer The answer to every cowboy's dream Line Dancer, sweet prancer Every inch a country queen She does her face and she fixes her hair Boots and jeans are what she'll wear Puts some gas in her Chevy truck Fill 'er up! solo Saturday night, she's going back for more The Louisville lights and Coyote's dancing floor Out on the floor, she thrills 'em once again Dancing the two-step to Faith Hill and Shania Twain Line Dancer, romancer The answer to every cowboy's dream Line Dancer, sweet prancer Every inch a country queen Line Dancer, romancer The answer to every cowboy's dream Line dancer, sweet prancer Every inch a country queen Jim Colyer ascap |
LINE DANCER
Portrait of a 21-year-old girl. |
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| LIVE MY DREAMS | LIVE MY DREAMS
I grew up in the wrong part of town
Ain't nobody gonna keep me down Mamma worked hard, she gave me a life Raised me above the trouble and strife My values are sound, I'm a country girl I'm looking for my niche in this world I'm looking for love, I'm looking for a man I want somebody who understands I'm gonna Live My Dreams They're gonna carry me Live My Dreams Taking me where I wanna be I'm gonna Live My Dreams They're gonna keep me alive Live My Dreams And I'll survive Well, I'm broke but the money's gonna come I'll have it all before I'm done I'll have a home and a family You can write my biography I'll be happy, I'll find success When opportunity knocks, my answer is, "Yes!" I'll turn my dreams into plans I'll make a woman's stand I'm gonna Live My Dreams They're gonna carry me Live My Dreams Taking me where I wanna be I'm gonna Live My Dreams They're gonna keep me alive Live My Dreams And I'll survive Jim Colyer ascap |
LIVE MY DREAMS
Rags to riches story |
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| LIVING WITHIN OURSELVES | LIVING WITHIN OURSELVES
All of the years of wanting to die for someone
All of the years of wanting to try for someone We all had ears that did not hear We all had eyes but could not see We all had love but could not give Living Within Ourselves We follow Jesus, it isn't long, He's coming And when He's here He'll know in His heart who loves Him We're only passing through this way We're headed for a better day We never had a lot to say Living Within Ourselves Living Within Ourselves is like Going on an endless ride Give it your heart and soul and you might Make it to the other side solo We're born again, we've got the Holy Spirit Eternal life, Jesus is willing to share it We've been changed by the blood on the cross That's how it is when Jesus is boss Gone are the years of thinking all is lost And Living Within Ourselves We've been changed by the blood on the cross That's how it is when Jesus is boss Gone are the years of thinking all is lost And Living Within Ourselves Living Within Ourselves Living Within Ourselves Jim Colyer ASCAP |
LIVING WITHIN OURSELVES
Contains the basic tenets of Christianity. I include the Crucifixion of Jesus, His Second Coming and the rebirth of His followers through the Holy Spirit. I draw a contrast between life before and after salvation. |
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| LONG DISTANCE LOVE | LONG DISTANCE LOVE
I dial the telephone
My hand is trembling Will he answer again? Will I will to hang up? He's gonna know that something's up I send you letters I send you email Does he even have a clue? About me and you And this Long Distance Love Long Distance Love It's lonely and tough I'm living in fear That somehow he'll find out Long Distance Love I can't get enough He's so near To what I'm living without You live in your world I live in mine So we meet halfway between The Holiday Inn 2 or 3 times a month Maybe someday We'll be together And never have to leave Until then I'll take what I can get Long Distance Love It's lonely and tough I'm living in fear That somehow he'll find out Long Distance Love I can't get enough He's so near To what I'm living without solo Long Distance Love I can't get enough He's so near To what I'm living without He's so near To what I'm living without Jim Colyer ascap |
LONG DISTANCE LOVE
A friend told me her cousin was in a long distance relationship. She wanted me to write about it. |
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| LONG LIVE ROCK & ROLL | LONG LIVE ROCK & ROLL
Everybody said that it would last a year or two
When Elvis has faded, we'll be into something new They were wrong, I've seen it proven, many years have flown We're all proud to see our music come into its own California to St. Louie, London, Liverpool Everywhere it's all the same, and everybody's cool Relling rocking, slipping sliding, we've been through it all Looking back across the years, we've really had a ball Long Live Rock & Roll, that feeling in your soul Keeps you from getting old, that good old rock & roll Long Live Rock & roll, come on, let's play some more Keeps me from getting old, that good old rock & roll The '60s had The Beatles, and they taught us how to live Told us what they knew of love and showed us how to give They're still doing fine although they may have settled down We still have their music, and those CDs spin around Two generations moving, grooving, singing with the band 50 years of changes, and it's still in great demand Janis Joplin, Jimi Hendrix, Jim Morrison too I just hope I live to see them all before it's through Long Live Rock & Roll, that feeling in your soul Keeps you from getting old, that good old rock & roll Long Live Rock & Roll, come on, let's play some more Keeps me from getting old, that good old rock & roll Disco dancing with The Bee Gees, I caught that fever too 4 young Swedes called ABBA won it all with Waterloo Prince, Madonna, Ms Shania making videos Now we've come full circle, that's how the story goes Everybody said that it would last a year or two When Elvis has faded, we'll be into something new But if you're up in Cleveland and you'd like to see your name Come on down to One Key Plaza to The Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame Long Live Rock & Roll, that feeling in your soul Keeps you from getting old, that good old rock & roll Long Live Rock & Roll, come on, let's play some more Keeps me from getting old, that good old rock & roll Jim Colyer ASCAP |
LONG LIVE ROCK & ROLL
History of the last 50 years of music. Skeptics predicted an early demise, but the rock & roll of Elvis Presley took root in England where The Beatles turned it into an art form. Over-indulgence brought tragedy to acts from the Woodstock era: Joplin, Hendrix and Morrison. The 1970s saw further internationalization as Europe and Scandinavia answered with their own brand of rock called disco. ABBA from Sweden fronted two women in the women's lib decade. The Bee Gees provided the soundtrack for John Travolta's Saturday Night Fever. The last two decades witnessed a transition from audio to video-based music. Prince, Madonna and Shania Twain cranked out their videos. Shania became the female Elvis as it all went full circle. |
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| LOSING MAKES YOU STRONGER | LOSING MAKES YOU STRONGER
It's so good to see you
It's been a long, long time I never thought I'd live without your love But time changes everything The years keep rolling on I've looked around, and my love and my youth are gone It's just like they said Losing Makes You Stronger Losing makes you understand your mind It's just like they said The bad ones last longer Losing makes you understand your mind I'm not gonna fool you She's a better girl than I She's tried hard and she's taken you this far But let me tell it all I've learned to get by I'm taking things exactly as they are It's just like they said Losing Makes You Stronger Losing makes you tough and hard inside It's just like they said The bad ones last long Losing makes you understand your mind Losing hurts you at the time When everything is gone But sooner or later you'll find Life goes on solo It's just like they said Losing Makes You Stronger Losing makes you understand your mind It's just like they said The bad ones last longer Losing makes you understand your mind Losing makes you understand your mind Jim Colyer ascap |
LOSING MAKES YOU STRONGER
Lori Powell sang it for the Castle Heights album. |
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| LOVE DOES LAST | LOVE DOES LAST
You've got to feed it like a fire
Feel a burning desire Find a million ways to show your love You've got to plan for the future With one eye on the past Love Does Last Love Does Last It's there when you want it It's there if you need it Shining like the sun Love Does Last It's growing as we speak It's a father and a daughter A mother and a son You've got to be there when he needs you Treat him like a friend Believe in your heart love never ends Hold nothing back Come when you're asked Love Does Last Love Does Last It's there when you want it It's there when you need it Shining like the sun Love Does Last It's growing as we speak It's a father and a daughter A mother and a son Jim Colyer ascap |
LOVE DOES LAST
I am always trying to write the perfect love song. |
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| LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE tracks | LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE tracks
The lights go down
Time to go home I face the night All alone Love Me Just A Little Hold me in the darkness The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little Lying here Safe in your arms I feel alright I'll be strong Love Me Just A Little Hold me in the darkness The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little The morning sun! It's another day! Another day! solo Love Me Just A Little Hold me in the darkness The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little Jim Colyer ascap |
LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE tracks
I watched a club singer in Nashville. She asked her audience, "Do you love me just a little?" I tried to convey her emotion.
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| LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE - Kymberly | LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE - Kymberly
The lights go down
Time to go home I face the night All alone Love Me Just A Little Hold me in the darkness The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little Lying here Safe in your arms I feel alright I'll be strong Love Me Just A Little Hold me in the darkness The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little The morning sun! It's another day! Another day! solo Love Me Just A Little Hold me in the darkness The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little Jim Colyer ascap |
LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE - Kymberly
I watched a club singer in Nashville. She asked her audience, "Do you love me just a little?" I tried to convey her emotion.
Kymberly Bryson put her vocal on, June 8, 2009. |
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| LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE - Veda | LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE - Veda
The lights go down
Time to go home I face the night All alone Love Me Just A Little Hold me in the darkness The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little Lying here Safe in your arms I feel alright I'll be strong Love Me Just A Little Hold me in the darkness The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little The morning sun! It's another day! Another day! solo Love Me Just A Little Hold me in the darkness The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little The night can be so lonely Love Me Just A Little Jim Colyer ascap |
LOVE ME JUST A LITTLE - Veda
I watched a club singer in Nashville. She asked her audience, "Do you love me just a little?" I tried to convey her emotion.
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| MAKE IT EASY | MAKE IT EASY
I'm making a demand
I'd better see results I'm giving you a hand Don't give me no insults I know you love me now It's plain to see Don't you deny me now Make It Easy for me I need a man like you For every daily thing I'm gonna have you too You needn't say a thing I've given you my best My love is free I'll let you do the rest Make It Easy for me Make It Easy for me When I come to see you Love shouldn't be so hard Take it easy on me When I try to please you You know I try so hard solo I'm making a demand I'd better see results I'm giving you a hand Don't give me no insults I know you love me now It's plain to see Don't you deny me now Make It Easy for me I've given you my best My love is free I'll let you do the rest Make It Easy for me Make It Easy Jim Colyer ascap |
MAKE IT EASY
I wrote it in the 1970s. Now I am thinking it might be for Kymberly. |
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| MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN | MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN
When our love gets covered over
By the daily routine And the workaday world Gets lonely and mean When it's all rush hour traffic And the 6 o'clock news Let's make it up to each other We've got something to lose Make Something Happen Show me a sign Let me know that I'm still yours And you're still mine Make Something Happen A kiss on the cheek Let's take a vacation And stay in bed for a week When my boss and his promotions Have driven me blind And our moments together Are part of the grind Let's unplug the TV Disconnect the phone Let's get off of this treadmill And make some time alone Make Something Happen Show me a sign Let me know that I'm still yours And you're still mine Make Something Happen A kiss on the cheek Let's take a vacation And stay in bed for a week Honey, our love means more to me Than all the money in the world solo Make Something Happen Show me a sign Let me know that I'm still yours And you're still mine Make Something Happen A kiss on the cheek Let's take a vacation And stay in bed for a week Let's take a vacation And stay in bed for a week Jim Colyer ascap |
MAKE SOMETHING HAPPEN
The couple puts its love life above ambition and distractions. The verse-chorus, verse-chorus, bridge-chorus is touted in Nashville. |
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| MAKINGS OF A STAR | MAKINGS OF A STAR
He packs them in every night
To watch him sing and dance And once you've laid eyes on him You haven't got a chance He's got you in his spell As he strums his guitar He's got the Makings Of A Star He's played in Las Vegas Nashville and Hollywood Everyone who's seen him Says he's mighty good Everyone's agreed This guy's going far He's got the Makings Of A Star But I remember when this star Was just a hometown kid Starry-eyed and dreaming glory Playing guitar on his bed And I remember when he told me He could never stop Fame was all that really mattered And he'd get to the top solo So once more he's out on stage Performing in his show Responding to applause and people That's what makes him go He's a mystery to us But he knows who we are He's got the Makings Of A Star He's got the Makings Of A Star He's got the Makings Of A Star Jim Colyer ASCAP |
MAKINGS OF A STAR
I wrote it in Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas. I was thinking of Dolly Parton. We see the persistence needed for success and its price tag. Songs are like novels in that characters have motives. |
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| MERRY CHRISTMAS - Jim | MERRY CHRISTMAS - Jim
MERRY CHRISTMAS
We got so many presents under the Christmas tree Santa Claus has been good to you and me As you steal a kiss under the mistletoe Merry Christmas to you We got turkey and dressing smothered in cranberry sauce We got honeybaked ham and a bottle of wine of course In the candlelight, I propose this toast Merry Christmas to you Snow is falling, friends are calling The neighborhood's dressed in white Bells are ringing, the choir is singing Their version of "Silent Night" We won't forget the real meaning of this day The day on which our Savior was born It's Jesus Christ on my Christmas card Merry Christmas to you Oh yeah! solo Snow is falling, friends are calling The neighborhood's dressed in white Bells are ringing, the choir is singing Their version of "Silent Night" We won't forget the real meaning of this day The day on which our Savior was born It's Jesus Christ on my Christmas card Merry Christmas to you Merry Christmas to you Jim Colyer ascap |
MERRY CHRISTMAS - Jim
My Christmas song is unique in that both Santa Claus and Jesus Christ are in it. March 10, 2003 |
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| MERRY CHRISTMAS tracks | MERRY CHRISTMAS tracks
We got so many presents under the Christmas tree
Santa Claus has been good to you and me As you steal a kiss under the mistletoe Merry Christmas to you We got turkey and dressing smothered in cranberry sauce We got honeybaked ham and a bottle of wine of course In the candlelight, I propose this toast Merry Christmas to you Snow is falling, friends are calling The neighborhood's dressed in white Bells are ringing, the choir is singing Their version of "Silent Night" We won't forget the real meaning of this day The day on which our Savior was born It's Jesus Christ on my Christmas card Merry Christmas to you Oh yeah! solo Snow is falling, friends are calling The neighborhood's dressed in white Bells are ringing, the choir is singing Their version of "Silent Night" We won't forget the real meaning of this day The day on which our Savior was born It's Jesus Christ on my Christmas card Merry Christmas to you Merry Christmas to you Jim Colyer ascap |
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The instrumental track of Merry Christmas is available to anyone who wants to download it and put his or her vocal on. |
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| MICHAEL B | MICHAEL B
I love your laugh when you're having fun
No father could have a finer son Your happiness matters to me Michael B I recall that Sunday when you were born It was hard to believe when you started school Fulfill your destiny Michael B Your future is waiting there Grow up big and strong Stand tall and treat others fair And you'll always belong Someday when you're finally grown You'll have a wife and kids of your own Carry on the family tree Michael B Your future is waiting there So grow up big and strong Stand tall and treat others fair And you'll always belong Someday when you're finally grown You'll have a wife and kids of your own Carry on the family tree Michael B I'm proud you belong to me Michael B I love you, Michael B Michael B Jim Colyer ASCAP |
MICHAEL B
Memories are like a photo album. I take my son from the hospital through school into the future. I give advice in the bridge. I put him with his own family, a functioning adult. I love my son. |
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| MOSTLY I LOVE YOU | MOSTLY I LOVE YOU
I'm living for your smile
And those feelings that you save for me You're taking me the extra mile I swear, I'm in ecstasy Then somehow it always happens You end up making me mad I love you, I hate you But Mostly I Love You You're always on my mind You determine everything I do This morning I had my hair done I'm looking my best for you You've been out cutting grass You smell like a tank of gas I love you, I hate you But Mostly I Love You I make plans for the weekend Hoping you'll spend some quality time with me I open the door, in walk your buddies It's baseball on TV (sigh) solo I want you by my side I like knowing what you're gonna do You tag along when I go shopping You carry my packages too Then a hot, young thing walks by I see you give her the eye I love you, I hate you But Mostly I Love You Somehow it always happens You end up making me mad I love you, I hate you But Mostly I Love You I love you, I hate you But Mostly I Love You Jim Colyer ASCAP |
MOSTLY I LOVE YOU
She contrasts his peccadillos with his good points, giving the edge to the positive. He cuts grass, goes shopping and satisfies her sexually. |
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| MUSIC & WOMEN | MUSIC & WOMEN
I turned on the radio when I was 12
I couldn't get enough of old Elvis I bought me a guitar, started writing songs Had a string of girl friends half a mile long Music and Women, all my life Singing in the shower with my next wife Only two things make it worth living Music and Women I traveled the world in a country band Living off girls, one night stands Made enough money to keep moving on Searching for love, singing my songs Music and Women, all my life Singing in the shower with my next wife Only two things make it worth living Music and Women The death of me Live by the sword And die by the sword solo I'm back in the studio laying down tracks My fiancee, she's really stacked Nearly broke, paying child support Saving money for my next divorce Music and Women, all my life Singing in the shower with my next wife Only two things make it worth living Music and Women Music and Women, all my life Singing in the shower with my next wife Only two things make it worth living Music and Women Jim Colyer ascap |
MUSIC & WOMEN
Written in 2007. |
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