Paroles/Lyrics
SHADY TREE
© 2005 Lyrics & Music by John Speed Lay down beneath this shady tree I’ll tell you of the wonder Unfolding there in front of me Like wolves before the thunder Your hands are like some mystery The wind has got you shaking Stand in these shoes Shed a tear for me Shed a tear for you Under this shady tree Under this shady tree All dreamers come to me All dreams forsaken All men cry ‘’humble me’’ We’re ready for the taking We’re ready for the taking Lay down beneath this shady tree To brake the twisted turning Light of love in front of me Compassion for the burning Smothered by this world on fire Hysterically turning _______________ LOVE SONG © 2011 John Speed - Lyrics & music by John Speed Hear me say, You don't need to cry Hear me say, you don't need to lie Tell me what you need me to do I'll get down on my knees for you... and I won't hold you back... and I Won't let you down... and I Won't lay no blame... and I'll Always be around I just want to spend this life with you Take me into your heart take this love apart let it flow out of you Stand right up, bare your face, show this love every place, let it flow out of you Let it flow, let it flow, let it flow out of you ________________ TANGO BILL © 2002 John Speed - Lyric & Music There’s a power on the first floor, creeping up to my door But there’s not a damn thing I can do I had the money only yesterday, last night I saw it fly away I know now I’m totally screwed I can not stop this burning wheel, no way that I can make a deal So come up and get me if that’s what you need to do I’m moving out into the street, in a pattern that I must repeat I’ve got this bag, this misery and these shoes I’m living on my own The whole damn world’s my home You can hear me knocking on your door I need a little . . . Food to fill my belly, water on my lips There’s things that I can tell you, and you know, love’s not a part of it Gimme a little . . . Money in my pocket, meet me at the bar I’ll blow it like a rocket and then I’ll tell you who you are ________________ SLIP SLIDING Lyrics & Music © 2007 John Speed I call you up to see you, I want to I call you up, to see you I need to I want to, now here I go You took the high road I took the back road We worked by false entry While I'm slip sliding away I'm slip sliding away I'm slip sliding away Love closed its eyes, we're blinded, we cannot see Hard as we try, we're lost, we're confused, we can't figure out why You took the high road I took the back road We worked by false entry I carry this weight I'm stuck in this state I need you to mirror me, show me how I ever Got to this state Fly away, fly away, take a piece now and stand up To say what you say _________________ HOLY SHAME Lyrics & music © 2009 John Speed Take me back where I came from I wanna ride that magic train Up the stairs to the golden palace Stand in line with all these fellows singing Shame, shame on me I saw you lurking near the wall Like guilt you wore a torment shawl Trade your guilt for Holy Shame Clean the slate and clear your name Shame on me, shame on me I clawed my heart to make it listen Re-arranged my disposition Took a piece of what was missing and I came back for more, Shame on me, shame on me I stood there at the prophets side What came on me I do abide Holy Shame was on my side And I, I cry not Shame on me, shame on me ___________________ PROOF OF LOVE © 2006 John Speed - Lyrics & Music I don’t need rejection, I just want compassion Anger taught me how to disappear I don’t judge you I won’t hold out We’re the same and we share everything that’s here That’s why I’m here No anticipation, no time to remember Sell my shame so I can disappear Leader’s falter, power holds you No one seems to know that love can disappear That’s why I’m here There is no love there’s only proof of love Tell me if you wonder, tell me what you don’t know I get feeling better, when you feel the same way too We don’t own it, we can give some We can prove our love by what we do There is no love there’s only proof of love . . . That’s why I’m here There is no love there’s only proof of love __________________ JANE © 2004 John Speed - Lyrics & Music Jane liked to stay home at night, and listen to the radio Play those songs that lift you up and stir some hidden well in you and Jane never asked to much of those she held so close to her and Jane let her lovers be just who they were or want to be Sweet Jane, sweet Jane, sweet Jane I call your name Sweet Jane . . . I dreamed and I dreamed ‘till I no longer believed I stood by my faith and my pride In a moment of truth Jane showed me the way I let my faith and my pride slip away Looked for a place where there’s nothing to say And Jane laid her hands on me and took all the doubt away Sweet Jane, sweet Jane, sweet Jane I call your name Sweet Jane ... |
TAKE ME IN
© 2011 John Speed Lyrics & Music Who do you call, what do you say No love no love for me today Let go my life I'll slip away Tell me the truth, don't fade away, don't fade away, don't fade away Oh my poor heart cold and lonely don't you know Take me in or let me know, do me right or let me go I'm on the road to save my soul again We do not stand alone Touch my heart, lead me home I'm on the road to save my soul again _________________ EVERYBODY’S LIFE Lyrics & music © 2000 John Speed There comes a time in everybody’s life I know for certain, I saw the light I heard it from my teacher I heard it on the TV My body tried to tell me But I struggled all day and night There comes a time in every body’s life Maybe I make things, too complicated Turn round in circles in the middle of the night I’m worried ‘bout the future I’m paralysed with fright I’m confused about my mission I keep drifting from black to white There comes a time in every body’s life We take an arrow in the heart This wall of lies all falls apart I don’t want to die like this This endless wanting, the devil’s kiss There comes a time in everybody’s life __________________ SAVE ME © 2010 Lyrics & music by John Speed Lights gone out, I didn't see it comin' Time speeds up, I don't walk I'm runnin' Nothin's right, but nothin's what I want so Take a little time, for sittin' doin' nothin' Over where you parked, you left the motor runnin' Now you're sittin' in the dark, but you see somethin' comin', OH Save me wake me up at night now Save me gotta do it right now Save me I'm out here on my own, please Save me, Save me, Save me Take a little time to do a little nothin' Thinkin' in my brain to keep the thinkin' runnin' Tryin' to find a way to believe in somethin' I'm livin' in remission, hopin' and a wishin' Save me Show me the light Show me the way, now Save me Hold me tonight I'm flyin' away, now Save me, Save me, Save me ___________________ OLD MAN © 2011 John Speed Lyrics & Music There's an old man comin' up the street He's the one who'll give you everything you need You say he's too old, he's quiet but he's so bold He's got his hand on the chain, if he pulls it's gonna rain, you'll see White hairy bastard leaning to the right Sleeping in the morning but he doesn't sleep at night Can you hear him when he speaks he knows there's nothin' left for keeps He's got a slow down in his brain he's got a tolerance for pain, you'll see I'll take the weight, you spin the rhyme, We live in this place Move to the calling of space and time A place in my heart a choice we can make Lay down this weight, step to the beating of Love sublime Wake up the masses, free those who blame The future age catches, old man knows its name He laughs and he dances, as he whispers your name Every rule I believe, every truth now relieved, you'll see __________________ MIDNIGHT SKY © 2001 John Speed - Lyrics & music A man’s dreams are big enough To put a light in the midnight sky A man’s dreams are filled with delusion Caused by confusion and repetition All this confusion, makes me wonder why All these things made in images With a dull light in your eyes All these things made in images Of the midnight sky Take that message let it go Down that road I know I know Big bright lights dancing moon Maybe we’ll wake up real soon Tell my daughter tell my son I will be the only one It’s too bad Somber moaning cannot do Lost the old can’t find the new Don’t want stripes, don’t want brass Hope that this thing will pass I don’t think its gonna soon Let’s stand up and shake the moon It’s too bad _____________________ IF I TRY © 2006 John Speed Lyrics & Music I can see you with my eyes I keep calling, I keep falling I can love you if I try I'm trying, I keep trying It doesn’t matter anyway One way or the other We are given everything we need One hand turns to wash the other Let go of this weight that hovers Just before we slip into our dreams _____________________ IT’S WHAT YOU DO Music & Lyrics © 2005 John Speed My body's tired, my brain is fried, Worked for too long, broke down inside Like a car without no juice suffering this abuse Living in the belly of this old red caboose Take your time, don't delay Get ready for the judgement day It don't matter what you say, It’s what you do, what you do, what you do People waking up, all over the place See it in their eyes, see it in their face Like a car without no juice suffering this abuse Living in the belly of this old red caboose People don't want to talk to us Too much confusion, too much fuss All of my best friends are serving other ends Hope I don't meet them on the bus What's right or wrong doesn’t figure in this song It's what you do . . . ______________________ MUSIC IN MY HEAD Music & Lyrics © 2004 John Speed I got the music in my head, We do the shooby dooby doo Got the music in my head, do the la la la la la Do the humma humma ou, the ruby dooby doo bydoo Got the music in my head, Like something turning in my head Like some tornado in my bed Thank god for you, thank god for me, You don't see me like I see you I don't see you like you see me If someone suggests, maybe it’s best To move on I guess you know Just what exactly to do In the end it’s all up to you . . . You never got what you wanted You never stopped wanting it Got the music in my head … I got John Lennon in my head Imagine all the people ... Joni Mitchell in my bed Help me I think I’m falling… JJ Cale and Greatful Dead I will get by/I will survive Got the music in my head |