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's 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 so 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
Bridge:
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
©2018 Denny James Rogers
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…
Can you see me Meme…
Can you see me Meme…
©2018Denny James Rogers
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
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
©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
©2018 Denny James Rogers
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
©2018 Denny James Rogers
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…
©2018 Denny James Rogers
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…?
©2018 Denny James Rogers
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
©2018 Denny James Rogers
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…
©2018 Denny James Rogers
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
©2018 Denny James Rogers