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Let Him Slide Away
03:03
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Let Him Slide Away
© 2017 Colleen Badenhop
Looking through my window pane
And I see reflections that remain
Of the way he used to light up the room
I was sailing on a coffee cup
And I never meant to get caught up
In all the politics of love
But then I couldn't get enough
Of his breath on my spine
Hands touching mine
And leaving me high for days
I can't believe I've got to let him slide away...
I was walking down the memory lane
And I heard the sound of his voice again
I've got one foot stuck in the days gone by
And the other one's desperately trying to wind
This watch that just won't keep the time
Can somebody tell me how long
I'm gonna be talking to the empty air
And looking at his empty chair?
I can't believe I've got to let him slide away
But to save my sanity I've got to get him off my mind today
Off my mind today
And let him slide
I can't believe I've got to let him slide away
But to save my sanity I've got to get him off my mind today
I can't believe I've got to let him slide away
But to save my sanity I've got to get him off my mind today
Off my mind today
And let him slide
Let him slide away
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2. |
She Is The Sky
03:47
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She Is The Sky
© 2017 Colleen Badenhop
She is a star / glimmering far away
She is a cloud / drifting on the wind
She is the sun / traveling through your day
She is the moon / showing her face / and turning away again
She is the sky
She is the sky
She moves like rain / falling painfully
She aims to please / until she's blown off course again
She wants to to live where someone can hold her in
Hold her in
She is the sky
She is the sky
She's all the air you need to breathe
She's everything you want to see
Surrounding you in blue and gray and black and white
She wants to live where someone can hold her
She wants to live where someone can hold her
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3. |
Cross the Ocean
03:15
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Cross the Ocean
© 2017 Colleen Badenhop
They dropped a shell upon my brother – now he's gone
Knocked down the walls and took my mother – but I go on
We're not so different from each other
But you won't let me cross the ocean to find a better life
My sons have learned the taste of hunger – too tired to cry
Their youth is wasted, it's no wonder they've lost the will to try
Been living in this hell for so long
And we just want to cross the ocean to find a better life
You see my newborn baby; she's got the light inside her eyes
She doesn't know the pain yet; she thinks the world is open wide
By accident of birth, her life and ours are swept aside
The people on this earth have closed the door and left us all behind
I'd climb a mountain for my daughter – it's the truth
Walk on the sun if that could save her – wouldn't you?
We're not so different from each other
But you won't let me cross the ocean
You won't let me cross the ocean
We just want to cross the ocean to find a better life
A better life
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4. |
Dare
02:37
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Dare
©2016 Colleen Badenhop
I saw a little yellow flower at the edge of the parking lot
The day that I'd just reached the end of my rope
I saw a little yellow flower at the edge of the parking lot
And it dared me, it dared me to hope
It dared me, it dared me to hope
I saw a little baby bird at the side of the interstate
It'd just fallen down, it was tryin' to fly
I saw a little baby bird at the side of the interstate
And it dared me, it dared me to try
It dared me, it dared me to try
As I look around, I get out of my head
I hear the sound of the world rushing by
It reminds me that I shouldn't take life too seriously
There are ways to be free
I saw a little tiny girl in a black and white photograph
She looked like the person that I used to be
When I had a lot of dreams and I knew how to play and laugh
And she dared me, she dared me to see
She dared me, she dared me to see
What I could be
What I could be
What I could be
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5. |
Just Friends
04:10
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Just Friends
©2017 Colleen Badenhop
Just friends, you and me, that's what we're supposed to be, but I keep crossing the line
Between fantasy and reality
Just friends, that's what we say, the boundaries start to fray when I stand too close to you
Ropes twisting in my heart, tearing my will apart, oh, what am I supposed to do?
I want to be near you; oh, God, I thought I knew
Just who I was; I'm lost because of you, oh
You've turned me inside out and upside down and back again
Now I can't tell the ceiling from the floor
Inside out, now I can't pretend
That anything is like it was before
Because you said you love me
You went and said you love me
Just friends, I wish we could rewind it back to good, when it was all just having fun
And we kept it cool, playing by the rules; can't you see what you have done?
When you said you love me; don't you know what that does to me?
That's not what we're supposed to be
You've turned me inside out and upside down and back again
Now I can't tell the ceiling from the floor
Inside out, now I can't pretend
That anything is like it was before
Because you said you love me
Oh, why did you say you love me?
Now we can never be friends.
We can never be friends.
We can never be friends.
Guess this is the way our story ends.
You've turned me inside out and upside down and back again
Now I can't tell the ceiling from the floor
Inside out, now I can't pretend
That anything is like it was before
And we can never be friends
We can never be friends
We can never, never be...
Just friends.
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6. |
Good Enough
02:22
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Good Enough
© 2017 Colleen Badenhop
Please don't look at my scars
Look at the stars in my eyes
And see who I am longing to be
Don't see who I was
Don't ask where I've been, all my sins,
Well, they keep coming back to haunt me
If I could get my hands
On an ounce of true forgiveness
I have to think I could be good enough for you
But I, I won't be surprised
If that look in your eyes just turns out to be pity;
I've seen it before
But give me a chance
Please let me explain
All the pain that I feel when you walk out the door
If I could get my hands
On an hour of your attention
I have to think I could be good enough for you
If I could get my hands
On an hour of your attention
I have to think I could be good enough
I could be good enough
For you
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7. |
This Time Next Year
04:16
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This Time Next Year
© 2017 Colleen Badenhop
My good friend Tanya said she's never felt so alone
As when they handed her the news that they don't give over the phone
And she said suddenly your mind is spinning; Day turns to night turns to day
And it knocks you off your feet; She said it brings you to your knees
And a cold wind blows
When you come face to face with what might be your last October
And you stand in the place where the waterfall runs over
I told her, “Look in the mirror, take a breath, and say:
'You're gonna make it through another day,'
You won't disappear,
'Cause I wanna see you
This time next year.”
Autumn passes into winter, and winter turns to spring
And she starts to feel the urgency in every living thing
When she hears somebody say, “What would I do if I just had one more day?”
Well, she's starting to feel that way when she looks at the ones she loves
So she holds them close
Because she's come face to face with what might be her last October
And she stands in the place where the waterfall runs over
I told her, “Look in the mirror, take a breath, and say:
'You're gonna make it through another day,'
You won't disappear,
'Cause I wanna see you
This time next year.”
It's a long, long summer
When you feel so tired
Just let the sunlight warm you
Ain't it good to be alive?
And when you come all the way around to the next October
Won't you thrill to the sound of the whole world starting over?
Look in the mirror, take a breath, and say:
“I made it this far taking it day by day, day by day.
You're not gonna disappear,
And I just might see you
This time next year.”
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8. |
Empty Picture Frames
03:12
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Empty Picture Frames
© 2017 Colleen Badenhop
What am I gonna do with these empty picture frames?
All those happy memories that I'll have to replace
'Cause the way you left me, I just can't look at your face
Now I've got empty picture frames
I know that you loved me once
We had our day, our day in the sun
Now that you've up and gone away
Seems the clouds are here to stay
And everything's turned gray
And what am I gonna do with these empty picture frames?
All those happy memories that I'll have to replace
'Cause the way you left me, I just can't look at your face
Now I've got empty picture frames
When I look at your eyes, they shine so bright
And they tell me tales of a beautiful life
Your smile used to bring me joy
Now I only see the pain
And it's just not the same
What am I gonna do with these empty picture frames?
All those happy memories that I'll have to replace
'Cause the way you left me, I just can't look at your face
Now I've got empty picture frames
I know my life will still go on
I'll be picking up the pieces long after you're gone
I'll put them back together someday, but
I'm confronted by the mundane reminders of you
What am I gonna do with these empty picture frames?
All those happy memories that I'll have to replace
'Cause the way you left me, I just can't look at your face
Now I've got empty picture frames
Ooh, I've got empty picture frames
Ooh, I've got empty picture frames
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9. |
Bide My Time
04:11
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Bide My Time
© 2017 Colleen Badenhop
Turning the page without a warning
To suddenly find the book is closed
Is this the end or the beginning?
Sometimes you just don't know
Behind my eyes the thoughts are humming
I can't control this energy
I don't recognize what I'm becoming
Sometimes you just can't see
I'll bide my time
Wait 'til the moment is right
Wait for the words to rhyme
In the echoes that spill through the darkness of the night
Believing that I will make my way into the light
It doesn't come easy
Longing to touch the dreams before me
I'm frozen inside this block of ice
I know the thaw will come on slowly
Drop by drop I'll come to life
I'll bide my time
Wait 'til the moment is right
Wait for the words to rhyme
In the echoes that spill through the darkness of the night
Believing that I will make my way into the light
It doesn't come easy
Oh, I'll bide my time
In the dark of the night
'Cause I know that I'll make my way to a place
Where everything turns out alright
It doesn't come easy
Believing in the light
I've got to bide my time
I've got to bide my time
So I'll bide my time
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