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Second Time Around Lyrics

Sophie Marie

I set my sails, upon the sea, to find my love

That’s where I want to be

It been so long, since I saw her face

I’ve got to find her, before I lose this race

Take me back to the sea, that’s where I want to be

Take me back to the sea, Sophie Marie

She waits for me, on a distant shore

Her eyes do bright, a heart so pure

She calls to me, across the sea I roam

Her arms open wide, to welcome me home

Take me back to the sea, that’s where I want to be

Take me back to the sea, Sophie Marie

Waves come crashing across the bow

Sophie get me there somehow

Will this journey ever end?

Will our souls touch one again?

Take me back to the sea, that’s where I want to be

Take me back to the sea, Sophie Marie

Take me back to the sea, that’s where I want to be

Take me back to the sea, Sophie Marie

Meme (Can You See Me)

On an autumn day, you sailed away

From the South of France, your heart set on romance

You were seventeen, when the man of your dreams

Came to take you away, to the U.S.A.

For forty years, you lived without fear

Then one day he was gone, to the world beyond…

Can you see me? Can you see me?

Can you see me Meme? Through love’s veiled eyes

This world’s a disguise, through all the lies…

Your love survives…

You took care of me, when I was too young to see

Taught me life’s hard way, showed me how to pray

On an autumn day, you passed away

To the meads above, to your eternal love…

Can you see me? Can you see me?

Can you see me Meme? Through love’s veiled eyes

This world’s a disguise, through all the lies…

Your love survives…

Can you see me Meme…

Middle Class Blues

Been so many years, since I’d seen her face
I’d forgotten how she looked my way
She was unhappy, they way her life turned out
I said I’d listen if that would help out

She didn’t love her man, they way that she should
Her kids were growing up and taking her time
She had the house, the cars and all of those things
But it didn’t fill the void where her loneliness sings

Chorus:
Baby I’m sorry that your feeling that way
Cause I’ve been under cover, I don’t need a lover
You’re not part of me today

There was a time you know, I really loved you so
You were all I had on my mind
You said you felt the same, just wait and see
Then you turned around and walked out on me

Now here you come into my life again
Unhappy with your middle class blues
You’ve got the pools, the clubs, professional friends
But, your bored with following all of the trends

Chorus: repeat
Bridge:
All those nights we spent together
I could never change your mind
Now your trapped inside this nightmare
I don’t mean to be unkind

Cause I’ve been under cover
I don’t need a lover
You’re not part of me today

Been so many years since I’d seen her face
I’d forgotten how she looked my way…

©2018 Denny James Rogers

Leave Your Hate Behind

It’s a long and winding road, from the darkness to the light

Seeing is believing, like a blind man getting his sight

The journey never ends, till they put you in your grave

Some of us get dammed, and some of us get saved

Chorus:

But I believe, that none of us can make it on our own

It’s time to come together not a part, so just leave your hate behind

There’s a black dove in the east, a white dove in the west

If they want to live together, first they’ll have to build a nest

Truth soars in the heavens, while lies fall on the dust

If peace is going to come, first it’s got start with us

Chorus:

Refrain:

So, you want to kill your brother? well you cuttin’ off your own hand

The earth is but one country, humanity’s the land

Chorus:

But I believe that none of us can make it on our own

It’s time to come together not a part, so just leave your hate behind

Sitting in the Dark

I’ve been sitting, in the dark all alone

I was wondering, if you were going to come home

I’ve thinking, about how we used to be

How you were gonna, put an end to me

I’ve been riding, in my car all over town

Been thinking, if I should track you down

If I found you, well what would I do?

Sometimes it better, not to know what’s true

Been trying, to hold back my tears

Realizing, my worst fears

You’ve been lying and cheating all along

Had me thinking, I had done you wrong

Been sitting, in the dark all alone

Lonely Just Got Harder

Lonely just got harder, then where it ought to be

Since the day you left me, it’s been nothing but misery

Wish that I could have told you, how much I wanted you to stay

But I came home from work one night, you had packed and moved away

Didn’t leave a letter, didn’t leave a note

The house is cold and empty, that’s all she wrote

Didn’t take the TV, didn’t take the bed

Didn’t take these memories, that you left inside of my head

Chorus:

So, I’m staring at your picture, waitin’ by the phone

Readin’ old love letters, spendin’ my, my nights alone

Cause I just can’t believe, you’re not comin’ back to me

It’s wearin’ me down, startin’ to give up hope

My best friend he told me, you’re not comin’ back

Say’s I’m better off without you, but I don’t see it like that

He never held you in his arms, never had a love like this

Never felt your gentle touch, or kissed your tender lips

Chorus:

Lonely just got harder, as my teardrops hit the ground

You know I’m almost crazy, cause you’re not around

I wish that God would take this pain and give me a reprieve

Cause lonely just got harder, lonely just got harder, lonely just got harder,

Then where it ought to be…lonely just got harder, lonely just got harder…

Second Time Around

I still see her playing’
With her puppies on the lawn
I can’t help believing’
That she’s really gone

I still see the magic
The laughter in her eyes
The times we spent together
I didn’t realize

That one day she’d be leaving
She was heading out of town
She’ll never be forgotten
As long as I’m around

We traveled down the highway
Through the laughter and the tears
Things that friends are made of
That last beyond the years

She got onto a battle
I could see how hard she fought
She never really gave up
That really meant a lot

She knew that she was leaving
She was heading out of town
She’ll never be forgotten
As long as I’m around

Been a long time since her passing
No one left to hear my songs
I keep on singing anyway
She always sings along

Someday I will be leaving
I’ll be heading out of town
I know that she’s there waiting
For the second time around

©2018Denny James Rogers

Can You Wait Til Forever

Well she told me; I was the best thing that she ever had

And I believed her, cause’ it was the right thing to do

We were in love, seems like only yesterday

Now my hair has turned to gray and I take long walks in the park

With my memories of you

The sky above, looks alright to me and

Father time, has led me on his way

Oh, but love, love you were so hard on me

Oh, why? Why wouldn’t you just let me be?

If you were going to take her away from me…

I sleep alone, in my bed these days

And I feel you near me, every time I close my eyes

So, I’ll be coming, coming to be with you one night

But, I’ve got to wait ‘til the time is right

When the full moon’s up and the stars are bright

I’ll be coming home to you, to you one night, forever

Can you wait ‘til forever? Can you wait ‘til forever…?

Can you wait ‘til’ forever? Can you wait ‘til forever…?

Take a Good Look

Clouds go gently rolling by as I watch outside my window

Should I give love another try, she says “Yes I think so”

Spent to many years alone, passing through the seasons

She wants my heart and soul, but she’s not ready to leave him

Chorus:

So, take a good look, take a good look baby

Say that you are mine, but I’m running out of time

Take a good look, take a good look baby

Hearts are gonna break, cause you know my heart, can’t wait

It just can’t wait

Conversation starts to drag as the night blends into day

If it’s really me that you want there’s a price you’ve got to pay

We were both out looking for love, when we first met

Let’s not make a fatal mistake that we’re both gonna regret

Chorus:

Refrain:

I can’t keep holding on while you go home to him

You’re gonna have to choose and put it to an end

Chorus:

I just can’t wait, you got me hangin’ on the line

Make up your mind, I can’t wait forever

When Did It Leave

Time has taken us down these separate roads

With the past behind us, I just want to know

If we’ll be together baby and what can I do?

It was so hard to say that first, that first “I love you”

We were so much in love that we couldn’t see each other

But time has a way of making one’s vision clearer

We talk about mistakes we’ve made

But what about the one’s we’re making now, making now?

When did it leave, when did your love stop growing

Where did it go?

When did, your love stop showing my way, my way baby?

I say that I love you, then you turn and walk away

You tell me how you want to leave me, how hard it is for you to stay,

We’re both holding back, we both have so much to give

Is this any way for people like us to live?

When did it leave, when did your love stop growing

Where did it go?

When did, your love stop showing my way, my way baby?

Ooo baby yeah… Ooo baby yeah… Ooo baby yeah…

Dark Horse Rising

There's a dark horse rising

Better get out of the way

There's a dark horse rising

Get ready for the judgement day

There's a dark horse rising

Better get out of town

There's a dark horse rising

Coming to track you down

Chorus:
It’s a mystery, it's true

Nothing anyone can do

Been living in the back of your mind

An image, that's so hard to define

There's a dark horse rising

Prayin’ ain't no good at all

There's a dark horse rising

Getting’ ready to build a wall

There’s a dark horse rising
Get ready for the bombs to fall
There’s a dark horse rising
It’s gonna be the end of us all

Chorus:
It’s a mystery, it's true

Nothing anyone can do

Been living in the back of your mind

An image, that's so hard to define

Your World is Coming Down

Your world is coming down, loud around your ears

Your running all around town, with your eyes full of tears

You got no consolation, with a six pack in each hand

Your feeling like a stranger, in your native land

You see all this misery, as your walking down the street

Where are all the winners in the midst of this defeat?

Take those filthy needles brothers, out of your veins,

Can’t be any good, cause it’s causing so much pain

Chorus:
The Creator, sent teachers to teach us

And She told them, what to say

You better take care, of your brother’s and sister’s

It’s time to find a better way, get ready for a brand-new day

Well I see young brothers and sisters on that dope smokin’ chain

And their swearin’ up and down, that it don’t affect their brains

Look at the people who abuse their alcohol, just because it’s legal doesn’t its safe at all

Everyone want peace but we fightin’ with each other

How can you love your neighbor when you just can’t stand your brother?

Look at all the people, who are desperate in need,

We need a whole lot more compassion, cause there’s far far too much greed

Chorus:

I say, smile on your sister, smile on your brother, stop all this fightin’

And just take care of one another, take care of one another, take care of one another