Альбом Carolyn Dawn Johnson

Days pass me by just like moments
There here and then they're gone for good, for good
I work so hard at where I'm going
I wonder what I've missed

I can't remember the last time
I picked up the phone just to talk
For hours on end
Or sent a birthday card unbelated
Maybe I should slow down

Chorus
Life doesn't wait for us to get it right
Day after night
It just goes on when it goes wrong
It goes and then it's gone
So I'm gonna do my best
To make the most of it
Avoid regret, Yeah
Take a breath and realize
Time is irreversible
This ain't no dress rehearsal

I've always got a big to-do list
Oh, but there's so much more to do, to see
I want to
Know that I didn't leave I love yous
Trapped within my heart
There won't always be another day to
Say all the things you wanna say, so don't, don't wait
Wait for the perfect situation
It will never come around

Chorus

And when the show is over
And they lay me down
I want to be remembered for the love I spread around

Chorus

Every woman wants, Every woman needs
What everybody thinks is impossible,
Unachievable
A man who is strong, Admits he's wrong
Laughs along
And is up for anything and everything
A lot of heart, Not afraid to try a little
Tenderness
All my friends used to say where you ever
Gonna find a man like this
Well I got him

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He's Mine
He makes me feel like a real live woman
Inside
Funny how a little love can get you so
High
Can't wait to get my hands on him
Tonight, Tonight
He's mine

The way he looks at me, Across a crowded
Room, Doesn't say a word
Man that moves me, That man loves me
He takes me in his arms, I open up my heart,
It's like the waters part
And it's just him and me, nothing in between
Just when I think it's never gonna get any
Better than this
He touches me tenderly and we melt together
In a long slow kiss

Chorus

Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun

I have wandered this world far and wide
I've been all around to the other side
But there's nothin' like comin' home
Nothin' like comin' home
I wanna sit on my front porch and drink my lemonade
Cut my grass after church every Sunday
And go out Saturday night
Live the simple life
Wake up in the morning to these fields of gold
And take a long walk down a gravel road

Spend my days in the sweet sunshine
Rock in my swing and watch my garden grow
Know that I'll always have someone to hold
Oh I-I-I wanna live the simple life Yeah

Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun

I wanna take a blanket down to the creek
And let the water sing me to sleep
Let go of time
Live the simple life ... oh yeah
Lately I've seen too many city lights
I wanna go somewhere where I can see the stars at night

Spend my days in the sweet sunshine
Rock in my swing and watch my garden grow
Know that I'll always have someone to hold
Oh I-I-I wanna live the simple life Yeah ee Yeah

Yeah Yeah

Spend my days in the sweet sunshine
Rock in my swing and watch my babies grow
Know that I'll always have some someone to hold

Oh!

Spend my days in the sweet sunshine
Rock in my swing and watch my garden grow
Know that I'll always have someone to hold
Oh I-I-I wanna live the simple life
Oh I-I-I wanna live the simple life Yeah

Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun Dun

Thats Right

I keep having these disturbing dreams:
My final days, the end of me.
For some odd reason, I get one last wish,
And every time, I wish for this:
Take me fast or take me slow.
I don't really care how I go.
In the daylight or in the dark,
Just don't let me die of a broken heart.
The kind of pain that you just can't take,
Will send a strong man to his grave.
There's not a pill that can give you rest,
Or fill that hole deep in your chest.
So, take me fast or take me slow.
I don't really care how I go.
In the daylight or in the dark,
Just don't let me die of a broken heart.
No.
Instrumental break.
(Yeah, yeah.
(Yeah, Yeah.)
I've been crushed by that hurt before.
There's no way I could take any more.
If I fell in love, and I found out it would happen again,
I'd say take me now.
And take me fast or take me slow.
I don't really care how I go.
In the daylight or in the dark,
Just don't let me die of a broken heart.
Take me fast or take me slow.
I don't really care how I go.
In the daylight or in the dark,
Just don't let me die of a broken heart.
No, don't let me die of a broken heart.
No.

Walls we never mean to build them so tall
We lay awake and wish that they'd fall
But they never go away they just tower
There between us till there is nothing left to say
Tears all there is,
Is silence and tears could this really be what we've feared
Our perfect love is gone just
When we thought there was nothing that could write all our wrong

We talked all night long
And we emptied out our hearts till all the hurt was gone
And we laughed even though we were mad
And we found out all the problems we had so bad
Yeah and we talked

We said our peace we cleared the air tell your mom thanks for the prayers
Were not all the way back but hey were getting there
All our friends just cant believe all the change in you and me
And they asked us what we did and we just smiled and said
We talked all night and we emptied our hearts till all the hurt was gone
Yeah and we laughed even though we were mad
And we found out all the problems we had just weren't so bad
Ooh and we talked yeah, (yeah yeah)
Ooh and it felt so good just talk, (yeah yeah)

A couple inches taller
Another size smaller
A little curl in my hair
Used to wish I was older
Now I wish I was younger
Back when I didn't have a care
Most of the time I am happy with what God gave me
Once in a while I wish that some miracle would change me

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I'm ok with the way God made me
I have my days but doesn't everybody
It's not always easy for me to believe in myself
But I gotta remember
I'm always gonna be a better me than anybody else
And God doesn't make mistakes

Mama says I'm special
Calls me her little angel
Yeah, I could almost do no wrong
But I trip and I stumble
Guess that's what keeps you humble
But I pick myself up and I carry on
I'll never be a flawless model of perfection
Nobody's perfect and I admit I'm no exception

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I'm thankful for rainy days
They only make the sunshine sweeter

I'm not gonna beg you for a little kiss
Love ain't gonna last very long like this
You expect me to make the first move
And even then you never get in the groove
You don't worry about it, but honey I do
You think a little goes a long way
I've had a little more than I can take

Well I'm through squeezing the love out of you
It's like trying to get water from a desert dune
Baby if this is the best you can do
I'm through, squeezing the love out of you
Oh yeah

You must think that I got all the time in the world
I can tell you right now, boy, you've got the wrong girl
I've waited long enough for you to act like you are in love
Guess it's finally come down to giving up
I spent too much time holding on tight
With both of my hands and all of my might

Well I'm through squeezing the love out of you
It's like trying to get water from a desert dune
Baby if this is the best you can do
I'm through, squeezing the love out of you

Well I'm through squeezing the love out of you
It's like trying to get water from a desert dune
Baby if this is the best you can do
I'm through, squeezing the love out of you

It's like trying to get toothpaste out of an empty tube
Trying to a find a blizzard down in Baton Rouge
You're love is slower than honey drippin from a spoon
I'm through squeezing the love out of you
I'm through squeezing the love out of you
I'm through

I've fallen, yeah I've fallen before
I thought I knew exactly what was in store
When I met him, got more than I bargained for
I'm not overstating, over exaggerating
Horsing around or playing
When I'm saying I've...

Gone off the deepest end
Not jumping, diving in
He's a perfect 10 times 10 times 10
And I'm head over heels
No, I'm head over high heels

I'm dreaming in colors I've never seen
My heart is bursting wide at the seams
I've taken my smiling to the extremes
All my friends are wondering
They think I'm up to something
I say Oh it's nothing
I'm just in love and I've...

(Repeat Chorus)

I'm not happy
I'm ecstatic
I'm not a lunatic, just a finatic
You might think I'm overdramatic
Not me

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I've been told that I'm not a good liar
And I wear all my thoughts on my face
When he's near it is like I'm on fire
Yeah I'd like to stay but I'm afraid I might give it away

My little secret I got it bad yeah I'm in deep
He doesn't know it yet
My heart is dying trying to speak
And it getting so much harder to keep my little secret

Do my best to be brief, keep my distance
While I wait for the light to turn green
If he said what are you doing later for instance
Then I'd let him see but till then its gonna have to be

My little secret I got it bad yeah I'm in deep
He doesn't know it yet
My heart is dying trying to speak
And it getting so much harder to keep my little secret

Don't Tell (don't tell), You don't know how bad I want this
Don't Tell (don't tell), If I had enough guts I'd just go for it

Yeah I'd like to stay but I'm afraid I might give it away
My little secret I got it bad yeah I'm in deep
He doesn't know it yet
My heart is dying trying to speak
Oh My little secret I got it bad yeah I'm in deep
He doesn't know it yet
My heart is dying trying to speak
And it getting so much harder to keep my little secret

To some it's just another plane
Rolling up to the gate
It landed in the pouring rain
Twenty minutes late
Stopping right on the mark
And they do it every day
It's just another boring Monday morning
Just another plane

I hear the sound of those big jet engines
Shut down and fade away
The time it takes to open that door is just insane
There's someone on board I'm waiting for
It's so much more to me
Than just another plane

This can be such a lonely plane
Yeah I remember I was standing here
Tears streaming down my face
Watched him disappear
Nobody looked me in the eye
And they all walked away
Everybody cries in airports
It's just another plane

I hear the sound of those big jet engines
Shut down and fade away
The time it takes to open that door is just insane
There's someone on board I'm waiting for
It's so much more to me
Than just another plane

They say if you love someone
You've got to set them free
And let them fly away
And if he was really yours
Then he'll come back someday
There's someone onboard I'm waiting for
And he's home to me
That's not just another plane

To some it's just another gate
Rolling up to the gate

I wake up with the sun on my face
On the edge of the bed, babe you're taking up all the space
I roll you over then I give you a kiss
Meet you in the middle
That's where all the fun is

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Life as we know it
It's going good
That's an understatement
It's going better than I ever thought it could
Never been so happy, so content
Oh, I wish I could freeze this moment
Life as we know it... now

You're doing dishes if I'm cooking the meal
We got an understanding, and it's a pretty good deal
We read our books at each end of the couch
No conversation needed
To stay in touch in this house

Chorus:
Life as we know it
It's going good
That's an understatement
It's going better than I ever thought it could
Never been so happy, so content
Oh, I wish I could freeze this moment
Life as we know it... now

I whisper... I love you
You tell me... you love me too
It's so easy, so simple
I wonder why we didn't think of this before

Chorus:
Life as we know it
It's going good
That's an understatement
It's going better than I ever thought it could
Never been so happy, so content
Oh, I wish I could freeze this moment
Life as we know it... now

Oh, I wish I could freeze this moment
Right... now

We drove all night, and half the next day
Up through the mountains to the open space
Got through registration, searched for my dorm,
I was so thankful he'd been there before.

He carried my boxes, he helped me unpack
Told old college stories until I laughed
But the tears started falling as we ran out of time,
And I did all I could to avoid his goodbye.

He said I wish I could stay here,
It's hard on me too.
But I know that there's so much that you've got to do,
So...

I'll let you go,
You can stop crying.
Oh it's not the end of the world,
Girl you know, you're gonna be fine.
Give me a hug and let me see you smile,
You know that I'll see you in a little while,
So I'll let you go.

I made it through school, I made some big plans,
Yeah, I chased my dreams in some far away land,
But everything changed when I got the call,
And chasing those dreams meant nothing at all.

I told him I'm gonna stay here,
And take care of you.
He said that's the last thing that I'd let you do,
But...

I'll let you go,
You can stop crying.
Oh it's not the end of the world,
Girl you know, I'm gonna be fine.
Give me a hug and let me see you smile,
You know that I'll see you in a little while,
So I'll let you go.

With the wings that he gave me,
I learned how to fly,
One day they brought me back to be by his side,
I knew he was holding on for me,
But I couldn't say the words,
The ones that would set him free,
The last thing I heard,
He said...