Gary C. Kern LYRICS

Gary C. Kern LYRICS

Composed for recording1983-2001

In conjunction with Kent D. Mitchell music

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Gary C. Kern LYRICS

TABLE OF CONTENTS

RECORDED & COMPLETED?.......................................................4

ARE YOU BEING FAIR________________________________________________________________________4

MESMER-EYES______________________________________________________________________________5

ORGANIZING MUSIC_________________________________________________________________________6

LIVE LIFE WHILE YOU'RE HERE_____________________________________________________________7

ARE WE HAVING FUN YET?__________________________________________________________________8

HOLIDAY HYPE_____________________________________________________________________________9

THE WORLD IS OUR STAGE_________________________________________________________________10

DEMO’D LYRICS............................................................................................................11

IT’S NOT FUNNY____________________________________________________________________________11

LOOK TO THE FUTURE_____________________________________________________________________12

I WILL MAKE IT ALONE____________________________________________________________________13

I FEEL THE POWER_________________________________________________________________________14

CON GAME_________________________________________________________________________________15

DON’T FORGET TO FIGHT__________________________________________________________________16

STEP BACK!________________________________________________________________________________17

I’LL STILL BE HERE TOMORROW___________________________________________________________18

THE DAILY GRIND__________________________________________________________________________19

THE ART OF ORGANIZING SOUND__________________________________________________________20

MEMORIES TO SHARE______________________________________________________________________21

NEW LYRICS.............................................................................................................................22

A LITTLE BIT OF FATE______________________________________________________________________22

FANTASIES AND FABLES____________________________________________________________________23

KEEP ME LOVING YOU_____________________________________________________________________24

NOTHING I CAN DO_________________________________________________________________________25

RUNNING SCARED__________________________________________________________________________26

HIGH SCHOOL______________________________________________________________________________27

YOU TWO__________________________________________________________________________________28

PUT LIFE IN YOUR LOVE____________________________________________________________________29

HAPPY HOLIDAYS__________________________________________________________________________30

LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION_________________________________________________________________31

LIVING IN TRAFFIC_________________________________________________________________________32

SENSORY DEPRAVATION___________________________________________________________________33

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Gary C. Kern LYRICSWHERE IS SHE?____________________________________________________________________________34

I NEED DIRECTIONS________________________________________________________________________35

MET SOMEONE NEW_______________________________________________________________________36

YOU’RE GETTING MARRIED________________________________________________________________37

FAME, MONEY & POWER___________________________________________________________________38

DYING STAR________________________________________________________________________________39

A PROTEST SONG___________________________________________________________________________40

SHY GUY___________________________________________________________________________________41

MISTLETOE________________________________________________________________________________42

AMAZON___________________________________________________________________________________43

YOU KEEP ME SMILING_____________________________________________________________________44

GLASS SOLDIER____________________________________________________________________________45

HALLOWEEN WOMAN______________________________________________________________________46

I LOVE MUSIC______________________________________________________________________________47

I’M SO CONFUSED__________________________________________________________________________48

ALIEN ALLIANCE___________________________________________________________________________49

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RECORDED & COMPLETED?ARE YOU BEING FAIR

(LYRICS BY GARY C. KERN, COPYRIGHT 1985)

V1 Emotion What kind of purpose can it serve, When you show it, it's always with a curve, Is that really fair?

V2 Time They say it heals all of our wounds, But we all march to different tunes, Did you ever care? ALTERNATE (better?) CHORUS IDEA

C1 Are you being fair to me, You never cared to see, My deepest love for you, Now we're through.

Are you being fair to me, You never dared to see, My deepest love for you, Now we're through.

Are you being fair to me?Did you ever care for me?Did you ever think it through?My love for you.

Are you being fair to me?You never dared to see.You never thought it throughMy love for you.

V3 Us Was it there or just imagination, The questions only increase my frustration, What did we share?

S1 ( Solo)

C1 (Repeat)

B1 Now I see What I knew could never be Though I see I still care,

Do I see, What you really want to be Now I see You're not there (When were you there)

V4 You Are you really all you appeared to be, Your feelings I thought I could truly see, Now I just stare.

V5 Me I'm dazed and confused, tattered and torn How will I see things come the break of morn Were you really there?

C1 (Repeat to fade)

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MESMER-EYES (LYRICS BY GARY C. KERN, COPYRIGHT 1985)

V1 Couldn't get to sleep last night, I couldn't wake up today; Ever since I saw your sight, I've been in an awful way.

V2 You've etched yourself upon my mind, I must be hypnotized; My feelings are not now confined You've got me mesmerized.

C1 With your eyes, I'm entranced; Idolized How they danced; Magnetized And romanced; With your mes-mer-eyes

V3 Eyes that see in the dark, Eyes that see in my heart; Eyes of blue, I get a spark, Goes through me like a dart.

V4 With you I know there is no doubt, I'm feeling quite spellbound; In love with you there's no way out, I'm lost and won't be found.

C1 (Chorus)

S1 (Keyboard Solo)

S2 (Guitar Solo)

V1 (Verse 1)

V2 (Verse 2)

C1 (Chorus)

B1 You're watching what's inside my soul, You've got me under your control; I see you when I fantasize, About those eyes.

They're watching what's inside my soul, They've got me under their control; I see them when I fantasize, I love those mesmerEyes|

Repeat V3, V4, & C1 to fade

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ORGANIZING MUSIC (Lyrics by - Gary C. Kern Music by - Kent D. Mitchell; COPYRIGHT 1987)

C Get up, Get down, Get up get down move to the sound. All night, well all right, Tonight we need the music right.

V1 Music is the sounds, (Women) (we like to hear) (Men) Organized in special ways. (Women)

Music is the sounds, (Women) (that make you feel) (Men) So surprised in many ways. (Women)

C (Repeat Chorus)

V2 Music has the moods, (Women) (that we all feel) (Men) Re-expressed in special ways. (Women)

Music has the moods, (Women) (that we all hide) (Men) So suppressed in many ways. (Women)

C (Repeat Chorus)

B When we organize sounds, we're organizing music. (Bass)

When we organize sounds, we're organizing music. (Bass) ...We organize...sounds,..we're organizing... (Tenor)

When we organize sounds, we're organizing music. (Bass) ...We organize...sounds,..we're organizing.. SOMETHING LOGICAL (Tenor) We move the sound, all around to make that sound (Women)

When we organize sounds, we're organizing music. (Bass) ...We organize...sounds,..we're organizing.. SOMETHING MAGICAL (Tenor) We add a beat, to move our feet, and help complete (Women)

When we organize sounds, we're organizing music. (Bass) ...We organize...sounds,..we're organizing.. SOMETHING MYSTICAL (Tenor) A bass joins in, new sounds begin, a mood we win (Women)

When we organize sounds, we're organizing music. (Bass) ...We organize...sounds,..we're organizing.. SOMETHING MUSICAL (Tenor) We organize, and devise, then - surprise! (Women)

S SOLO (horns etc.)

C (Repeat Chorus)

When we organize sounds, we're organizing music. (Bass) (basses repeat this until the end)

C (Repeat Chorus plus bass part)

When we organize sounds, (Bass) We're organizing music! (All)

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LIVE LIFE WHILE YOU'RE HERE (LYRICS BY GARY C. KERN, COPYRIGHT 1985)

V1 We're told to stop, we'll break our neck, Or put out someone's eye; But sometimes we've got, to say, what the heck, For tomorrow we will die.

V2 As long as you're havin' a real good time And don't rain on my parade, Fool all, fool you, it's not a crime, To play at your charade.

C1 Dance on chairs, Take up dares, What do you really fear; Put on airs, Ask who cares, Live life while you're here.

S1 ( Solo) - short -

V3 If you view, your dreams as a dream, And not your secret goals; Convince yourself, as to what they mean, Don't wait for Gallup polls.

V4 You can be happy, you can be gay, Does it matter to who matters? You've got to be down here, anyway, But your head could be in tatters.

C1 (Chorus)

B1 Who cares, What you do: Who dares, Judging you: Deaths knife, Don't you fear; Live life, While you're here. While you're here, Just live your life; Don't you fear, Death's knife; Judging you, Who would dare; What you do, Who cares|

S2 (Solo)

V5 Sitting at home, watching T.V. Makin' national policy decisions; A comic op'ra of your life you see, Go to work on your visions.

C1 (Chorus)

S1 (Solo) - longer version -

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ARE WE HAVING FUN YET? (LYRICS BY GARY C. KERN, COPYRIGHT 1987)

(alright boys – let’s party!)V1a We’d been planning this for months

We had all the drinks on ice;Firemen stopped in once –And the Vice Squad stopped in twice.

V1b People hangin’ from the ceilin’Neighbors bangin’ on the walls;We were rockin’ and a reelin’When we heard somebody call . . .

C Are we having fun yet?Is this the fun part?

Are we having fun yet?Did the party start?

Are we having fun yet?I know – this ain’t for the faint of heart!

V2a There were neck nibblin’ nudes,And #Rambo eating sushi. (# replace with someone topical)Toga’s for all, and that includes,The ghost of John Belushi.

V2b Anything you’d want was there,Heck we even had some sheep.Then from out of nowhere,In the baaa-ck, I heard a PEEP.

C - repeat –

B This ain’t just fun, it’s bodacious bliss,You know there ain’t no *Boingin’, that gets much better than this. (* replace “boing” as needed… )No more being mellow, and no more feelin’ low,It’s party time for *Boingers – go, go, go!!

SOLO Yea – all right . . . Everybody’s gonna *boing tonight!

BC Are we having fun yet?This ain’t just fun, it’s bodacious bliss.

Are we having fun yet?There ain’t no *boingin’ that gets much better’n this.

Are we having fun yet? (repeat through more SOLO)Everybody’s gonna *boing tonight.

Are we having fun yet?Everybody’s gonna *boing tonight, *boing tonight, *b-b-boing tonight.

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HOLIDAY HYPE (Lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C Holiday Hype, it’s everywhere,Holiday Hype, happens every year.Holiday Hype, across the nation,Holiday Hype, part of our celebration.

V1 The hustle and the bustle of the shopping mall,People running ‘round buying anything at all.Songs you hear, very clear, walking through the storeThe words aren’t changed, they’re still the same, just louder than before.The plastic and the drastic of the lawn displays,Chipmunks running ‘round singing “Happy Holidays”!

C (repeat)

V2 If you believe that New Years Eve is party time divine,Then getting up on New Years Day can really take some time.Yet still you know, what makes you go ‘s that best of holidays;For Christmas brings you presents, you take back the next day!

C (repeat)

SOLO (to “oh’s” break)

B We all remember, the artificial additionsThey’ve come and gone and created new traditions.Yet love (love) for your brother, (love everywhere), love for your friends,The caring and sharing and giving never ends.The Hype is just part of our, Christmas Day,We wouldn’t have it – any other way (for our Holiday …)

C (repeat)

C/B Holiday Hype, artificial additionsHoliday Hype, just added traditions.Holiday Hype, for our Christmas Day,Holiday Hype it’s in the way we say … HAPPY HOLIDAYS!

V3 The brightness and the whiteness of the first new snowsMakes mothers wrap their kids, like tiny Eskimos.Gifts are sought and then they’re bought at sales back in September,When they’re wrapped, what you got, you really can’t remember.There’s dollars spent and cards sent to kin you’ve never met,And children waking early, to break the toys they get!

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THE WORLD IS OUR STAGE (Lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

Intro Oh Shakespeare said, the world’s a stage,We’re here as merely the players.Portraying life, through every age,A journey through so many layers.So sit right back, the tour starts here,Your senses soar to the atmosphere!

V It’s off to the racesWe’re off on a runThe bands in their placesThe show has begun.

We’ll give you some singingAnd show you a danceWe’ll soon have you singingWhen we have the chance

C We’re the Entertainers the world is our stageShowtime serenaders the stage is our worldWe’re the Entertainers footlights all-aglowGoodtime crusaders come on now, let’s go!

V-C We’re the Entertainers (It’s off to the races, we’re off on a run)The World is our stage (The band’s in their places, the show has begun)Showtime serenaders (We’ll give you some singing, and show you a dance)The stage is our world (We’ll soon have you singing, when we have the chance)We’re the Entertainers (It’s off to the races, we’re off on a run)Our World is the stage (The band’s in their places, the show has begun)Goodtime crusaders (We’ll soon have you singing, we’re gonna have fun)WELCOME TO OUR (welcome to our …) – WELCOME TO OUR WORLD!

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DEMO’D LYRICSIT’S NOT FUNNY (Lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C It’s not funnyIt’s not funny no more.It’s not funnyI won’t be laughing anymore.

V1 Why was it, when I chose a used car,I turned around and found your clothes in the back seat.Why was it, when I made loving sounds,You’d have to say, I must’ve missed a beat?

V2 You loved to talk to me, when you were makin’ love,All those obscene phone calls, were really much too much.When I needed lovin’, you’d smile sly and say,“Do anything you want, just please don’t touch!”

C (repeat)

B You’re hilarious (you’re a laugh a minute)It’s just ludicrous (Our loving cup grew fungus in it)I’m delirious (I’m not feeling very well)It’s so ridiculous (Just another date from HELL!)

V3 When I’m with you, I never get respect.Inadequates like me you say, aren’t hard to get.I always love to laugh, the gods like a good one too,‘cause they put me with you . . . and you put me in debt!

C (repeat – w/B ideas as filler)

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LOOK TO THE FUTURE (Lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 Individuals brought togetherSingle souls united by love;Developing dreams we’d have foreverBuilding ourselves from above.

V2 Now it’s time, to pack those visionsSep’rate paths our destiniesA new chapter, is now begunIn penning our life histories.

C Look, look to the future – our days together going fastLook, look to the future – always dream of the past.

V3 We’ve reached the end of an eraWith memories not deniedWe’re going to a place we’ve never beenBy a road we’ve never tried.

V4 Maybe we’ll find, fame & fortuneMaybe falter and fall, who knowsYet always with us, this memoryIn passing day it glows.

C (repeat)

B As one, created ambitions of our ownWhy must we be, separated once we’ve grown?But like those seeds, fallen free from the vineYou must grow your way, I must grow mine.

V-alt A man must have his eager dreams (for the future)A better future he must see.A man must keep memory dreams (of the past)A smile to him they’ll always be.

V5 Let’s remember how good it wasWhen through hopes together we’d goJoined by feelings, both good and badWhich, perhaps, have helped us grow.

C (repeat to finish “our love will always last”)

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I WILL MAKE IT ALONE (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 On my own, I’ll be living my life trying hard to forget you.Please don’t phone, just to see;If at the tone, it’s only lonely me and if it’s trueI’ll make it on my own. (or “all alone”)

C I will make it aloneI can make it on my own.Now my mind can see, since you’ve set me free, (or “now that I’ve broke free”)I will make it alone.

V2 We played your game, it was never fair always stacked on your side.It’s still the same, solitaire.I overcame, and no longer have to keep you satisfied,I’ll make it on my own.

C (repeat)

B Ev-er-y-bod-y’s looking out for number one,And nobody’s looking out for me.Everyone’s for this, and everyone’s for that,Who’s for me? Who’s for me? (I WILL make it on my own)

C2 I will make it aloneI can take it on my own.Now my mind can see, I’ll make it for me,I will make it alone.Now my mind can see, I’ll make it for me,I will make it, I can take it, I will make it - - - alone.

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I FEEL THE POWER (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 When I feel weak,A little down,I turn to you.You give me strengthAnd help me get around.

I see my worldCrumble and FallI turn to you.You give me strengthAnd get me through it all.

C I feel your power, when you love me.I feel your power, and I soar.I feel your power, and you move me.I feel the power and the glor – y. (or “of your love for me”)

V2 Life is toughA bit frustratingI take a look aroundAnd it’s enoughThat in my heart you’re waiting.

When life is roughA bit demandingThen I really needThat stuff you feedThe power you’re commanding.

C (repeat)

B Life would be empty, without you thereI would be lost and stumlin’ everywhereYou get me through, my desp’rate hoursYou, you, you have the pow-er!

V1 (repeat)

C (repeat)

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CON GAME (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

B1 Betcha I know where ya got those shoes;(You got’em on your feet)Betcha I know where ya heard the news,(You heard it on the street).

V1 When she plays, her three heart MonteYou don’t know, where that Queen of Hearts could be.

You soak up, believe everything she tells youYou choke up, drowning in swampland she sells you.

C It’s a con gameBut it goes on;It’s a con gameBut it goes on and on and on

V2 You could buy her a gold & diamond ring,Just to find, you’ve fallen for her sting.

She gets rich, on selling her nine potionsShe gets kicks, on molding guys emotions.

B2 Betcha I know where ya got those shoes;(You got’em on your feet)Betcha I know why ya got the blues,(She knocked you on your seat!)

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DON’T FORGET TO FIGHT (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 It’s sad but true ‘bout a guy named JackHis whole world moved on the fast trackHe had a wife named Jill, and she loved that JackBut all he loved was Coke & Crack

He looked sad, He felt bad - OR - (His wife was sufferin’ His work was sufferin’He lost everything (that) he had His life was sufferin’ slow )What did he know, he was looking for some blow. (snow)

V2 Just a word about an old friend PaulGreat job, great life, a son – he had it all.And wouldn’t you know, we all loved PaulYet all he loved was his alcohol.

His life shattered, his mind tattered - OR - (His wife suffered, His work sufferedHis son and wife were battered His life suffered you see)But not he, he had Jim Beam & Jackie D.

C Don’t forget to fightDon’t forget, what to do.Control your life,Don’t let your life go controlling you.You can’t forget what’s right – Don’t forget to fight.

B Each of us, controls our destinyAnd when life seems as good as can be;We can turn to excess, it’s hard to do less,It’s not always easy to be right.We can’t forget to fight.

V3 Well Jack he blew a line in some back street sleazy bar.Then he blew his mind out in the back seat of his car.And Paul, his family left him, with a bottle of their tears,No one knows where he is, no ones cared for years.

Their wives faded, their work fadedTheir lives faded into the nightThey lost their light, they’d forgotten how to fight.

(Repeat last plus – YOU CAN’T FORGET WHAT’S RIGHT, DON’T FORGET TO FIGHT)

?? They’d forgotten how to fightThey knew it wasn’t rightThey’d forgotten how to fightTheir life had lost it’s lightThey’d forgotten how to fightDon’t forget to fight.

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STEP BACK! (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 If you go looking for troubleBets are you’ll get there first.This may blow your bubbleI’m afraid it’s gonna burst.

V2 No faster disaster will call youThen losing your cool for a dime.Don’t pay no mind at all, fool,And don’t pay with your mind - You know that sometime, you have to

C Step back, count to ten,Step back, start over again.Step back, what you worried aboutStep back, it’s your only way out.

V3 You can’t count, the good times lostWorried ‘bout small little things.Tell me ‘xactly what’s the costBeing bound by all those strings.

V4 Don’t stress out, go into a dazeThings are gonna be okay.Make things better, reappraise,You’ll be here anyway - Just hear what I say, you’ve got to

C (repeat)

B There are timesWhen the easiest way,To go forward in your lifeIs to just step back, one step back.

There are timesWhen the easiest way,To make something of your life,Is to just step back, just step back (s-s-step back!)

C (repeat)

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I’LL STILL BE HERE TOMORROW (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 I’ll still be here tomorrowAs I was today,My love and trust you don’t just borrowIt’s always been that way.

C I’ll still be here tomorrowTrust your heartache away.I’ll still be here tomorrowJust a heartbeat away!

V2 You’ll always be my one and onlyMy love is ours not mineYou fill my mind when I get lonelyYou fill my heart all the time.

C (repeat)

B I know, we’ve both made our mistakesTomorrow, I’ll be thereYou know, I’ll do whatever it takesTomorrow I’ll still care.

V3 No distant early warningNo commotion in my brainLike sun on a new clear morningMy devotion will remain

C (repeat)

B (repeat to fade)

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THE DAILY GRIND (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 You do the time stepKeeping one tiny step aheadPretending you don’t mindSpending time you only dread.

Your body can reactWithout using your mindThe same routines come backWhile your losing all your time

C It’s the daily grindJust doin’ time.Grindin’ away the timeDoin’ the daily grind.

V2 Face the world at eightFace a daily fate unaloneRoll home again at fiveSoul alive, ground to the bone.

Face that workday fateWeekday zombies, doing what’s rightIt’s all you can do to waitYou just can’t wait ‘til . . .

B Friday night, the Friday night partyWhy can’t work be like a partyLets have fun at work and work at funLike on Friday night, the Friday night partyWe’ll have a Daily Grinders partyIt’ll work for everyone!

C (repeat)

V3 You’d really love to loveThe daily mime you do,Yet you want someone to shoveThis daily grind from you

…and get you to

B (repeat)

C (repeat)

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THE ART OF ORGANIZING SOUND (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 Walked into a placeDead silence filled the space,Audience face to faceMy art they want hear.

Started out alone - OR - (Started a cappellaDrums began to drone Drums from another fellaA bass then sets the tone Then a bass umbrella )A sound we pioneer

TAG Listen to the beat,Your toes tap, your legs shake, you move your feet.Listen to the beat,Music is the world’s life beat, get off your seat!

C The art of organizing soundAny place that you are foundThe art of organizing soundTo awaken, to astound – to envelope, to surround (GET DOWN!).(You’re awakened, you’re amazed – breath heavy, eyes glazed (YOU’RE CRAZED!) )

V2 Part art for the earThe rest we engineerTo help your body hearAnd move to the sound.

We seek to energizeNoise we organizeSilence neutralizeA groove has been found.

TAG (repeat)

C (repeat)

B Gotta hear that lick.Gotta feel the music.Wanna feel the bass,Hear it shake the place.

Sync – o – pated sound.With rhythm going ‘round.Know I’ve got to hear itIt’s part of my spirit.

TAG (repeat)

C (repeat)

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MEMORIES TO SHARE (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1a All alone,Living life inside my dreams,The same old thoughts, just different themes,I was a lonely lover on my own.

V1b I met you,When a feeling I knew nothing about,Came alive, without a doubtAnd I knew

C1 We’ll make memories to shareCreate memories to shareOriginating, generating,Memories to share.Sharing (memories) our memories, of me and you.

V2a Here we are,Living out desires and dreamsOur love is bright, super nova beams,You make my universe you are my star.

V2b On we go,Rushing headlong to our destinies,Slow mo(tion) life is all we can see,This I know.

C2 We have memories to share,Together memories to share.Still creating, and elating,Memories we share.Sharing (memories) our memories, of me and you.

B With our hearts joined as one,We couldn’t part, it wouldn’t be done.But came that fateful day,As if scripted in a play,We were torn away, why did it ever happen?

V3 There we were.A matching pair, matched by heart.Our love lives on, though now we’re apart,I know for sure.

C3 I have memories we shared,Forever memories we shared.Since you’re not here, I hold them dear,The memories we shared.Sharing (memories) our memories, of me and you.

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NEW LYRICSA LITTLE BIT OF FATE (lyrics by Gary C. Kern – 2001)

C Take a little bit of Fate, sprinkle in a little faithAdd in some predestination - a whole lot of determinationWe’re gonna make it great, we’re gonna make it lastIf we only make it past – that little bit of fate.

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FANTASIES AND FABLES (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C The mirror never lies,The hero never diesThe elders all are wise,Until reality turns the tables; In Fantasies and Fables.

Love lives on forever,We’re all birds of a feather,We’ll always be together,Until reality turns the tables, In Fantasies and Fables.

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KEEP ME LOVING YOU (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C I need you to want me to love you,Keep me loving you.I want you to need me to love youKeep me loving you.

V1 Wrapped in a night like black velvet,Trapped in a shell that hides me from you,Afraid of this love, unsure what to do,All that I ask is keep me loving you!

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NOTHING I CAN DO (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 They’re saying that they’re through,It has me hurting deep inside;Is there something not been tried?Is there something I can do?

V2 They’ve had tough times, all folks do,I recall times when they’ve both cried.Now I see, their together times have died,And there’s nothing I can do.

C Nothing I can do,Nothing I can do.I feel so helpless – Just another fool

Nothing I can doNothing I can doYet their breaking upBrings me closer to you.

V3 She could remind me of you,You’ll find a star dream in her head.His goals float high as lead,Is there nothing we can do?

V4 Their breakup came up so soon,It really caught me by surprise.Now he just mopes, she just sighsAs if there’s nothing they can do.

C (repeat)

B Now I stop and wonder,When did fourteen years become forever?There was nothing I could doTo make them stay together.

Now I begin to wonder,Are we as strong as we were yesterday?Is there something I can sayTo make us stay this way?

Is there something I can do – for you?

C (repeat – add ideas from B)

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RUNNING SCARED (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 The walls are closing in,I feel that fear begin.Running scared, just running scared.

V1a I don’t know what to do,With feelings I get near you,So I’m running scared.

C Running scaredRunning from my heart.I’ve been hear before,Love knocked me to the floor, kicked me out the door.So now I’m running scared.

V2 I’m right where I can’t seem to winA fright this scene brings on againStarts me running, running scared.

V2a Obscene grace, a swinging doorEach love I’d face, carpets the floorI should be running through that door.

C (repeat)

SOLO

B Burn me once, it’s your gameBurn me twice, it’s my shameDon’t get to close, your body heatMay melt my heart and stop my feet,Stop my feet from . . .

C (repeat)

V3 I carry the torch, in your gameA confused moth, scorched by flameWho’s running scared, running scared.

C (repeat)

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HIGH SCHOOL (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 I saw her again on SaturdayIt’d been a long, long time,Since that woman had had her wayWith this schoolboy heart of mine.

V2 The feelings I’d already known,Thought it’d been a long, long time;Since these feelings had been shownIn my schoolboy pantomime.

TAG In High School, there was a reasonTo see her everyday.Now I’m so ‘cool’ I get to freezin’If I go outta my way.

C Let’s go back to High SchoolAnd bring out the truth;Let’s go back to High SchoolAnd bring me back my youth!

V3 I remember teenage naïveWasn’t such a terrible state.Loves we knew would never leaveIf growing up would wait.

V4 But now I see that it’s all changedI know too little ‘bout too much.The mating rites are re-arrangedI need a whole lot more luck.

C (repeat)

B (Let’s go back to) High SchoolLove was a well known game,You ask your friends, I’ll ask mine,Maybe feelings are the same.(Let’s go back to) High School,A def’nite pairing rite,Does she like me? Do her folks mind,If she stays out late at night?

C (repeat)

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YOU TWO (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 Just another bachelor night out,Bachelor night in no doubt.Nothing special, nothing new,Least until I saw you two.

C I want you, you twoI need you, you two,I love you, you twoI’ve got to have – both of you.

V2 You were just standing thereA winning pair, now Fred Astaire;I walked up, asked for a dance,Twice I had to take the chance.

C (repeat)

B It really makes me shoutHaving you both about,Still I can have no doubtThat I want you two.

I just don’t know aboutHow it will all work out,Yet still there is no doubtThat I love you two.

V3 My Scylla and CharybdisHow’d you draw me into this?Squeezed in your vice, I’m trapped and still,I don’t want out and never will.

C (repeat)

TAG I’ll get the bluesIf I have to chooseYou two;What can I doMy Menage a deuxYou two.

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PUT LIFE IN YOUR LOVE (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 She’s – the love of your life,She’s – yours alone;She’s – the one for your wife,She’s your heart, your home.

C You caught, the one you dreamed of,So show her you care, you’re always there,Give it all you’ve got –Put life in your love!

V2 She’s – devoted to youShe’s passed your every test.Blessed, together you two,She needs, only your best.

C (repeat)

B Don’t go taking her for granted,She loves you you know.Your love has been plantedYou’ve got to help it grow – Put life in your love!

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 Happy Holidays and Joyous Noel!Hap-hap-happy Holidays, join in the seasons spell

Pack up your troubles, wrap up your woes, (Forget)Feel the spirit of the season from your head down to your toes. (in the early morning snows)

C Happy HolidaysHo-Ho-Hap-Hap-Happy Holidays.Break out of your shell, break into the spellNo one’s really alone in the Holidays.

Happy Holidays and Joyous NoelHap-Hap-Happy HolidaysJoin in the seasons spellHappy, Happy Holi-days!

V2 Now let yourself go, and let defenses down,‘Tis the season to be jolly, no time to wear a frown.

Quit climbing walls, start decking some halls,Get out and jingle bells, Kris Kringle’s season calls!

B Christmas can be depressing When you think you’re on your own. But don’t you go messing, with your spirit ‘Cause with the spirit and the blessing You don’t have to be alone! So come on, let Santa hear it!

…… out here all alone…‘Cause the spirit of the season says you’re never aloneSo shout the blessing so all can hear itWe’re entering the Happy Holiday zone!

C (repeat)

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LIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 If life was like the moviesFor me there’d be a doll;There has to be a love interest for the leading man.Rhett Butler had his Scarlett,Bogey had BacallFay Wray went with King Kong, heck Godzilla had Rodan.

C Lights, Camera, ActionTake One, Take Two, Take Three.Lights, Camera, ActionWon’t someone come take ME!

V2 As producer of this shootCasting must be right.I’ll star in this life story, I’ll have to give my all.Action, adventure, comedySuspense drops in at night.Everything but a co-start, No one at my casting call.

C (repeat)

B Roll ‘em, the camera keeps on rollin’No escaping it’s probing eye.Roll ‘em, hit the lightsRoll ‘em, lets have actionRoll ‘em, that ones a takeThe camera doesn’t lie.

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LIVING IN TRAFFIC (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 Livin’ in traffic,Ears to the radio;Givin’ gas a kick,While signals telling me no-no-no.

V2 Don’t want no warning lightsBreaking up my flowI’m just livin’ in trafficMovin’ much too slow.

C Drive on, auto revolutionDrive on, just one headlightDrive on, exhausting through pollutionGas, Food, Lodging next right.

V3 Wound up with a flatGot hit in the back;Everywhere I turnIt’s a mobile attack.

B I’m living in traffic, stuck here in trafficLiving on my own.I’m living in traffic, living in trafficWith an engine that’s blown.

C (repeat)

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SENSORY DEPRAVATION (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 When I see you,Eyes can’t see anything but you.Sight of my mindInside of me I just go blind.

C You, take the light, from my sight, you’re a dream creation.You give me sensory, depravation.

V2 As I speak,About you, my mouth gets weak.No phrase is choice,No words’ll do, I have no voice.

C You, I cannot say, just everyday, you’re a dream creation.You give me sensory, depravation.

B Senses working overtime, but nothing gets inside.Experiences doubletime and I can’t stem the tide.There must have been an overload, deep within my mind.Because of you, a circuit’s blown, I’m deaf & dumb & blind!

V3 When you talkVolumes drop, a noiseless walk.Inside my ear,All sounds stop and I don’t hear.

C You, take the sound, from all around, you’re a dream creation.You, give me sensory, depravation.

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WHERE IS SHE? (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 I’ve been dreaming of my divine charityIf only I’d been dreaming with more clarity.I need her now, she who’ll be my lady.I need her and how, sometime before I’m eighty.

C Where is sheMy femme fatale, my only gal.Where is sheI need her now.Where is sheThe rest of me, predestiny;Where is sheWhy won’t she come to me?

V2 I’ve been waiting for my girl and I together,I’ve been debating, will I wait for ever?When will I find her, when will she be there?How will I know her, how can I prepare?

C (repeat)

B I can’t find a single showThat lacks a wild romance.Inside my hurt can only grow,Waiting for my hearts big chance.

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I NEED DIRECTIONS (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 Though you may not know it,I’m quite entranced by you;And though I want to show itI don’t know what to do.

V2 North, South, East and WestRight now there’s no connectionI vow that I’ll try my bestIf you give me some direction.

C Direct me, correct me,Point me, don’t disappoint me.Instruct me, Conduct me,Lead me, Tell me what you need me.

V3 I barely do the two stepYou want electric boogaloo.I’m not exactly inept,Just show me what to do.

C (repeat)

B I need directions,When I take the chance;I need directionsFrom the start.I need directionsIn the art of romance;I need directionsTo your heart.

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MET SOMEONE NEW (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 Another bachelor’s, bachelor night out,Bachelor night in, no doubt;Though there were hopes, hopes weren’t high,Part of the game and game to try.

TAG1 Then I met, met someone newThrough the sweat I knew no one else would doWe danced the night, light fantasticOoooo was she fantastic.

C I met someone new,My heart knew what to do.I met someone new, I met you.

V2 I was enchanted, inspired, entrancedI was enchanted as our romance danced.Finding my someone, someone who’d care,There was nothing but time, time to share.

TAG2 It was my first, a first time for meLove had grabbed it’s grip on me.When we danced the night, light fantastic,Ooooo were you fantastic.

C I met someone new,I’d no longer be alone.I met someone newMy happiness had grown.I met someone new, I met you.

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YOU’RE GETTING MARRIED (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C You’re getting married.Over the threshold being carried.I’m not there but I’ve been there,A thousand times inside my head.

You’re getting marriedOver the threshold being carried.Another guy, makes me the other guy,I can’t see , I want to be blind.

V1 It’s not you I blameIt’s me who has the shame.Will you remember I care?And all our memories we share?

V2 You do what you must do,I’ll try to meet someone new.Life’s not such a bore,I’ve passed this way before.

C (repeat)

V3 At the reception,Such a familiar collectionOf faces seen when we were together;Does he make them look better?

SOLO (reception like?)

B You’ll share a little drink (I never liked punch that’s pink)The band’ll play a familiar tune (One that we called our song)You and the groom’ll begin your dance (You’ll behave as in a trance)Then dash off for HIS honeymoon (Will your mind bring ME along?)

V4 Will you be thinking of me?Could it’ve really been me?How’d it be, were it me instead,Lying with you in the nuptial bed.

C (repeat)

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FAME, MONEY & POWER (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 I’ve gotta have fameSee my name up in lights.I wanna have fameReplace Letterman Late Nights.

TAG1 I’ve gotta be famousKnown where ever I might be.I wanna be famousPay guards to keep my privacy.

C Fame, money & powerI deserve it after all.Fame, money & powerI deserve to have it all.

V2 I’ve gotta have money,For things I think I need.I wanna have moneyThere’s nothing wrong with greed.

TAG2 I’ve gotta have cash,To finance wheeling & dealing.I wanna have cash,It’s authority’s so appealing.

C (repeat)

B It can’t be so bad, to have wealth in three dimensions.I’ll risk being sad, to shatter old conventions.It may take someone tougher to have every whim and cry.But I’m willing to suffer and at least give it a try!

V3 I’ve gotta have powerTell my harem what to do (posse)I wanna have powerNow tell me, wouldn’t you?

I’ve gotta have controlPeons at my beck and callI wanna have controlHeck, I wanna have it ALL!

C (repeat)

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DYING STAR (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 Implosions and explosionsCataclysmic motions all around.There’s a star in my eye that’s dyingThere’s a star that’s left the ocean of my sky.

V2 My thoughts lack all thinkingMy eyes stare unblinking at the sound.There’s a star in my soul that’s dyingThere’s a start forever shrinking from my eye.

C Love’s a dying starBreaking apart right from the start.Love’s a dying starConstellations change inside the heart.

V3 My world’s a plaid of grays,I’ve been sad for days cause you’re leaving.There’s a star in my heart that’s dyingA star that’s burned a haze into my sky.

V4 My brain is full of tearsStaggering through years, not believing.That the love in your eye is dyingA love that’s full of fears to ever try.

C (repeat)

B You were the light inside my universeA super nova burning fastYour decision was a curse upon my soul.Where once was fission, now not a spark,Our light didn’t last, it’s left me darkDepression emits waves from my black hole.

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A PROTEST SONG (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 I believe in causesAnd fighting for what’s right,But sometimes we need pausesTo make the fighting right.

C1 Protest songs become reactionsProtest songs sing out a rageProtest songs they long for actionsUnclear actions in an unclear age.

V2 Responses to tough eventsBecome events themselves,Even with the good intentsSometimes sense left on the shelves.

C1 (repeat)

B People dancin’ to songs of nuclear warMakin’ love to songs of destruction.Some protest songs don’t know what they’re forSome songs are just a seduction.We have the right to say what we willWe have a right to disagreeBut be smart about it, cause you know you’re stillOn this rock living with me!

C2 Protest songs can cause discussionsProtest songs can set the stageProtest songs can cause repercussionsBut it’s your voice, and it’s your age.

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SHY GUY (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C (I’m just a) Shy guy,An Intro – extrovert;Shy guys,Don’t want their hearts to heart.Shy guy, shy guy.

V1 I may come on strongI may come on like I’m just tagging along;I may come off weakBut I can offer you everything that you seek.

V2 Get to know the man,Know the man with the mask if you can;An uncomfortable man,Who has to babble with the rabble in this costumed plan.

C (repeat)

B Do you want to dance?It’s OK I’ll understand - I only want a chance,You see I’m sorta shy,I’m doing what I can, giving it a try.

V3 Little do you knowYou should realize, I’m really great to know.I may be shy sometime,But I won’t apologize, it ain’t no crime.

V4 I can tell you what you’d miss,Well maybe I can’t say it so that you would understand.But with just a little kiss,You’ll start a grand adventure that you never woulda planned.

C (repeat)

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MISTLETOE (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C I’ll be mmissing mistletoe this Christmas.Ducking dodging mistletoe this Christmas.Those that know I exist, are those that shouldn’t be kissed;So I’ll be missing mistletoe this Christmas!

V1 It’s that merry time of year,Where the world is of good cheer;You can get cards or a gift,Share an eggnog and lift – a drink to friendship.But the one thing I don’t needIs that seasonal little weed,You find it by day or night,And it must give folks a right – they say to my lips!

C (repeat)

V2 I can enjoy the season,I don’t need another reasonI like artificial additionsTo the seasonal traditions – but there’s one I wouldn’t miss.It’s a little inconvenienceTo which I take a mean offenseTo some it’s just some greeneryBut this piece of the scenery – allows others to a kiss!

SOLO

C (repeat)

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AMAZON (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C She’s an AMAZON (Amazon; she’s an Amazon)I’m a goner in her gaze;An AMAZON (Amazon; an Amazon)Her body do amaze!

V1 She’s a wall to wall knock-outWith a curvaceous calling card;Just a downtown brickhouse,With a bodacious backyard!

V2 Talk about your wonder woman,This woman’s got the wonder;A treasure chest that any man,Any time would want to plunder!

C (repeat)

B Come carry me away,Ms. Amazon.I get so carried away,‘Til I am goneIt’s Ms. Amazon.

C (repeat)

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YOU KEEP ME SMILING (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C You, you keep me smiling,You keep me smiling the whole day through;Ooooo, you keep me smiling,Smiling when I think of you.

V1 When we’re together, oooooThe way you do the things you do;I know that behind my grin,Your love is alive within.

V2 Just daydreaming of youGives meaning to all the things I do;I can always see good for bad,Thinking of all the great times we’ve had.

C (repeat)

V3 The mem’ries you give meAre mem’ries that set my soul free.You’re there anytime, anyplace,Your mem’ry just shows up on my face!

B Smilin’, you got me smilin’Smilin’ at the thought of loving you.Smilin’, I’ll keep smilin’Smilin’ at my love for you!

SOLO

V1 (repeat)

C (repeat)

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GLASS SOLDIER (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C A Glass Soldier,Not his own soldier;He always has to ask to find out what’s on his mind.A Glass Soldier,Not his own soldier,You never have to ask to see who’s standing behindA Glass Soldier.

V1 Sometimes he won’t know his own mindSo he has to ask what he should think and do;He’s just a glorified puppet on a stringWhy he’s here he really hasn’t a clue.

V2 Whatever is the preferred activityThat pastime will turn out to be to his taste;He’s one sheep in a wayward shepherd’s flockThey say that a mime is a terrible thing to waste.

C (repeat)

B His actions aren’t his ownYou can see right through him (‘cause he’s a glass soldier)All it takes is a single stone (not his own soldier)And you can say you hardly knew him (the glass soldier).

V3 Others take time to polish up his ideasSo that they reflect what they want them to be.He marches into battle, flag held highBut we look and that flag is all that we see.

C (repeat)

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HALLOWEEN WOMAN (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 I should be scaredOf this raven-haired, spell-binder of a woman.When it gets darkShe lights a spark, to help me find her, I’m her man.

B Is she a good witch, or a bad bitch, I’m never sure.When she’s good, she’s very goodAnd when she’s bad – she’s wicked!

C My Halloween womanMy Halloween girl.Delightful late at nightHalloween girlHalloween womanIt’s frightful but feels so right!

V2 The lights go outThen there’ll be a shout, a scream from me.But if she’s aroundYou’ll know I’ve found, some dreamy ecstasy

B (repeat)

C (repeat)

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I LOVE MUSIC (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C Rastaman VibrationFrom m-m-m-my generationIn the mood to Sing Sing SingWith Muddy Waters & B.B. King.

V1 It’s BAD it’s a THRILLEREvery time I hear the KILLER.BEACH BOYS in a bathing suitAMADEUS with a MAGIC FLUTE.

V2 I feel fine with JELLYROLLI FEEL GOOD the GODFATHER OF SOUL.Goin’ out with ALL MY ROWDY FRIENDSLest until the DECEPTIVE BENDS.

IDEAS: round midnight, teach me tonightRocky top, back to the basics of loveSergeants sing a marching tune1812 overture, Hall of the Mt. KingAve Marie, Carmen, Verdi cries,Old man river, moon river, there’s no business like show business.Rhapsody in blue, basin st. blues, when the saintsRESPECT, Purple RainStairway to Heaven, Major Tom, Roll over Beethoven.

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I’M SO CONFUSED (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

V1 I look but do not seeI listen but do not hear,I can’t seem to comprehendAnd fear I’ll never understand.

C I’m so-o-o confusedWith those things you doI’m so confused, so confusedAbout you (without you)

B It’s only relativeAll this realityIt’s how well I liveWith my own sanity.I’ll never comprehendI’ll never understandThis just can’t be the endIt’s not how it’s been planned.

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ALIEN ALLIANCE (lyrics by Gary C. Kern)

C [ Alien alliance, alien alliance ]Two worlds brought together[ Alien alliance, alien alliance ]Our worlds collide forever.

V1 36, 24, 35, 7, 49She shapes up and down extremely fine.She’s a shapely roller coasterShe keeps her eyes inside my toaster.

C (repeat)

B We’ll start a brave new worldAnd she will be the Queen.When our brand new flag’s unfurledIt’ll match her skin of green.

SOLO (weirdness)

V2 She’s an Alien, from an alien nationLoving the alien is quite a sensation.Just looking at her puts me in a tranceI think she must really be from France.

C (repeat)

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