Dennis S. Martin's Blog, page 191
May 5, 2020
Secrets
TESS:
Secrets... We all have our secrets;
Things that we keep down inside,
Things that we hide in our soul.
Secrets... There are all kind of secrets.
Some so dark they could cause you such strife,
Change your life if they were told.
I've had a secret burning deep down inside of me
I've felt shame unimagined by most
Caused by a ghost from my past.
But now I've told my secret;
It can no longer haunt me.
Unafraid I can walk through the crowd
Holding my head up at last.
The secrets of my youth
But how time has flown
And my heart has grown;
It's ready to know the truth.
Secrets... Why do we need secrets?
Just to save an embarrassing word,
Not to be heard on the street.
It's better... Just to give up your secrets.
Lift the burdens you carry around,
Lay them all down at your feet.
Someday... Someday, maybe tomorrow
You'll see blue skies and sunlight appear,
Chasing your fears all away.
'Til then... Don't let secrets bind you;
Put them all behind you.
Just forget all the sorrows and fears
Of so many years. Wipe away traces
Of all of those tears and you'll say
This can be a new day.
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Secrets... We all have our secrets;
Things that we keep down inside,
Things that we hide in our soul.
Secrets... There are all kind of secrets.
Some so dark they could cause you such strife,
Change your life if they were told.
I've had a secret burning deep down inside of me
I've felt shame unimagined by most
Caused by a ghost from my past.
But now I've told my secret;
It can no longer haunt me.
Unafraid I can walk through the crowd
Holding my head up at last.
The secrets of my youth
But how time has flown
And my heart has grown;
It's ready to know the truth.
Secrets... Why do we need secrets?
Just to save an embarrassing word,
Not to be heard on the street.
It's better... Just to give up your secrets.
Lift the burdens you carry around,
Lay them all down at your feet.
Someday... Someday, maybe tomorrow
You'll see blue skies and sunlight appear,
Chasing your fears all away.
'Til then... Don't let secrets bind you;
Put them all behind you.
Just forget all the sorrows and fears
Of so many years. Wipe away traces
Of all of those tears and you'll say
This can be a new day.
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May 4, 2020
Send Me Back to Nashville
BABS: Let me tell the story, people,Of a young girl and her dream.Determined she would lead the lifeOf a country music queen.Sold her soul to Music CityFor a promise and a lie.But the only thing they ever gave herWas a kick in her backside. Send me back to Nashville, honey.Gonna take me one last ride.Climb up on that bucking bronco,Gonna wear out my backside.Squeeze out every ounce of effort'Til the sweat falls from each pore.Send me back to Nashville, honey,'Til I just can't take no more. People said my voice was special;Said that I should be on top.Gave me bus fare and a quarterJust to call in case I'd flop.I went down just to look aroundAnd from all that I could see,There's about a million girls in NashvilleAnd they all sound just like me. So, send me back to Nashville, honey,Pack my hopes up in my dreams.Guitar hanging from my shoulderAnd my washed out faded jeans.Paint my face on a picture postcard,Tell the folks I'm doin' fine.Oh, send me back to Nashville, honey,Just to wilt there on the vine.
I gave it my very best;More than two years of my life.Bottom line was I'd be better offBeing some poor trucker's wife.But at least I know that I had my shot;Can't take that away from me,And if I could've got just one good breakJust imagine where I'd be.
Oh, send me back to Nashville, honey, Music City USA.Play me out for the fool I wasIn my trusting younger days.Promise me both the moon and stars'Til I give my soul away.Oh, send me back to Nashville,Music City USA.Yes, send me back to Nashville,Music city U - S - A..
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May 3, 2020
The Traveler
TINKER:
Life was a bore until I hit the road;
Just me and my Harley, breaking the code
Of that everyday humdrum. I couldn't survive
In a world where a living is made 9 to 5.
That highway before me became my best friend.
I couldn't stop riding til I found the end.
The traveler's contentment is in the next town.
He has to keep moving to somewhere.
He can't settle down.
Counting the miles from Seattle to Maine,
Shreveport to Lansing through sleet, snow and rain,
From Florida Keys down to old Mexico,
From the cold of the Yukon to Ontario.
Each city is different. Each city's the same.
You fill them with people and just change the name.
New York to Denver and old Chicago,
To the city of angels,
It follows wherever you go.
My greatest joy was the wide-open highway;
Cornfields and wheat fields, the wide-open plains;
Mountains and rivers, no obstacles for me;
Crossing the boundaries
Free from all shackles and chains.
What do you do when the traveling is over?
Where do you go when you've been everywhere?
The child in you still an eternal explorer,
Longing to know what the hell is out there.
Don't look around to see who is behind you.
You never were one to run with the pack.
Don't bother packing and don't bother planning.
All that you need are the clothes on you back.
Always the traveler, always the dreamer,
Destiny calls and you gladly obey.
Your future lies in a different direction
Somewhere out there
In a land that is far far away.
Traveling on down that long endless highway,
Longing to see all that there is to see.
Life is a road bent in many directions.
The life of a traveler
Has always been happy for me.
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Life was a bore until I hit the road;
Just me and my Harley, breaking the code
Of that everyday humdrum. I couldn't survive
In a world where a living is made 9 to 5.
That highway before me became my best friend.
I couldn't stop riding til I found the end.
The traveler's contentment is in the next town.
He has to keep moving to somewhere.
He can't settle down.
Counting the miles from Seattle to Maine,
Shreveport to Lansing through sleet, snow and rain,
From Florida Keys down to old Mexico,
From the cold of the Yukon to Ontario.
Each city is different. Each city's the same.
You fill them with people and just change the name.
New York to Denver and old Chicago,
To the city of angels,
It follows wherever you go.
My greatest joy was the wide-open highway;
Cornfields and wheat fields, the wide-open plains;
Mountains and rivers, no obstacles for me;
Crossing the boundaries
Free from all shackles and chains.
What do you do when the traveling is over?
Where do you go when you've been everywhere?
The child in you still an eternal explorer,
Longing to know what the hell is out there.
Don't look around to see who is behind you.
You never were one to run with the pack.
Don't bother packing and don't bother planning.
All that you need are the clothes on you back.
Always the traveler, always the dreamer,
Destiny calls and you gladly obey.
Your future lies in a different direction
Somewhere out there
In a land that is far far away.
Traveling on down that long endless highway,
Longing to see all that there is to see.
Life is a road bent in many directions.
The life of a traveler
Has always been happy for me.
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May 2, 2020
Putting My Life On Hold
MANDY:
Putting my life on endless hold
Has been the way for me.
Following someone else's dream,
I hitched a ride for free.
Somebody else's fairy tale,
My story never told.
When do I stop this masquerade
Of putting my life on hold?
I was a child filled with spirit and wonder,
Ready to plunder the world for it's gold.
Then Artie came along,
Asked me to marry him,
Share all his plans as the future unfolds.
Just like a fool I put my dreams aside,
Then watched the time as it rolled.
Year after year I kept waiting my turn
And putting my life on hold.
I suppose things haven't really been too bad,
When the whole story at last has been told.
Children to comfort me,
How bad can it all be?
Grandchildren at my knee when I grow old.
Now wait a minute.
That kind of thinking has led me to where I am.
There's something more that I need for my own.
It's time for me to try,
See if these wings will fly.
This is my solo; I'll go it alone.It's all so clear to me
Now. It appears to be
Destiny calling me out of the cold.
Stand back and watch me now,
I'm in the game...
I won't be waiting around...
Or putting my life on hold.
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Putting my life on endless hold
Has been the way for me.
Following someone else's dream,
I hitched a ride for free.
Somebody else's fairy tale,
My story never told.
When do I stop this masquerade
Of putting my life on hold?
I was a child filled with spirit and wonder,
Ready to plunder the world for it's gold.
Then Artie came along,
Asked me to marry him,
Share all his plans as the future unfolds.
Just like a fool I put my dreams aside,
Then watched the time as it rolled.
Year after year I kept waiting my turn
And putting my life on hold.
I suppose things haven't really been too bad,
When the whole story at last has been told.
Children to comfort me,
How bad can it all be?
Grandchildren at my knee when I grow old.
Now wait a minute.
That kind of thinking has led me to where I am.
There's something more that I need for my own.
It's time for me to try,
See if these wings will fly.
This is my solo; I'll go it alone.It's all so clear to me
Now. It appears to be
Destiny calling me out of the cold.
Stand back and watch me now,
I'm in the game...
I won't be waiting around...
Or putting my life on hold.
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May 1, 2020
Follow Your Dreams
KATE:
You had to follow your dream;
Looking for rainbows around every bend.
Finding the wonder in each starlight beam
You had to follow your dream.
There was a wanderlust deep in you soul
Carrying you far away.
I had to hope that the fates would be kind
And safely return you someday.
But you had to follow your heart
You weren't meant to be part of a team,
And though it has kept us apart,
You had to follow your dream.
DJ:
It wasn't fair just to leave you behind
When you deserved so much more.
We couldn't tell when we said our good-byes
KATE & DJ:
Just what the future was holding in store.
KATE:
But you had to follow your dream,
DJ:
You made me follow my dream,
KATE:
Reach for the stars and leave reason behind.
DJ:
Reach for the stars and leave heaven behind
KATE:
It's not as strange as it seems.
DJ:
Though I abandoned my schemes.
KATE:
You had to follow your dream.
DJ:
I had to follow my dream.
And as strange as it seems...
You were always a part of my dream.
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You had to follow your dream;
Looking for rainbows around every bend.
Finding the wonder in each starlight beam
You had to follow your dream.
There was a wanderlust deep in you soul
Carrying you far away.
I had to hope that the fates would be kind
And safely return you someday.
But you had to follow your heart
You weren't meant to be part of a team,
And though it has kept us apart,
You had to follow your dream.
DJ:
It wasn't fair just to leave you behind
When you deserved so much more.
We couldn't tell when we said our good-byes
KATE & DJ:
Just what the future was holding in store.
KATE:
But you had to follow your dream,
DJ:
You made me follow my dream,
KATE:
Reach for the stars and leave reason behind.
DJ:
Reach for the stars and leave heaven behind
KATE:
It's not as strange as it seems.
DJ:
Though I abandoned my schemes.
KATE:
You had to follow your dream.
DJ:
I had to follow my dream.
And as strange as it seems...
You were always a part of my dream.
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April 30, 2020
Wheeler Dealer
ACE: Well, it sounds like just the thing this deal needs. Yessiree... A wheeler-dealer.
When you've got to put the deal away,
Make your point and get it sealed away,
You don't want just anyone to play
'Let's make a deal'.
When you start into the wrangling,
Fussing, fuming and finagling,
You want someone great at haggling
For your appeal.
ACE, FROGGIE and DUCKY:You want a wheeler-dealer,Real appealer,A wheeler dealerTo get your point across.
FROGGIE: Making millions is a piece of cakeIf you can avoid the big mistake.When the other guy begins to quake,Don't be a fool.Confidence is there at your command.Never give away the upper hand.Just keep talking. Stick to your demands.Just play it cool.
ACE, FROGGIE and DUCKY:
Just be a wheeler dealer...Real scene stealer...A wheeler dealerTo make the deal go through.
DUCKY: There's no doubt I reek of confidence;Never find me sitting on the fence.
Monty Hall, no doubt would take offense
To my ability.
Give me details, let me make a pitch.
Tell me what and how and which.
Watch the deal come off without a hitch.
Leave it to me, ‘cause I'm a...
ACE, FROGGIE and DUCKY:
Wheeler dealer...
Problem healer...
A wheeler dealer
To put it on the line.
You need a wheeler-dealer,
Real scene stealer,
A wheeler dealer,
And things will work out fine.
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April 29, 2020
I Can Sell Anything
Oh, I... I can sell anything;
All you imagining.
It's all for sale. Who knows? ...
Maybe that diamond ring.
Who knows what price it may bring?
'Cause I never fail. It don't matter if it's cold or hot...
I can sell it if it can be bought.
Add a little sweetener into the pot
Til the buyer just can't say no.
'Cause I... I can sell anything.
Registers jing-a-ling
When I start my spiel.
Give up... Might as well write the check.
Resistance hits the deck
When I pitch the deal.
Makes no difference what you have to sell,
I could sell the pope a ticket to hell;
Take a pile of garbage and make it smell
Like the sweetest rose in bloom.
'Cause I... I can sell anything;
Like a bird on the wing,
Always on the move.
Move out... Let me set up the sting.
I'll make the pigeons sing.
Got a lot to prove.
Don't tell me that it's not for sale.
I'm the hammer that drives the nail.
Have no doubt 'cause I never fail
To get it signed on the line..
It don't matter if you're weak or strong,
Your resistance can't last too long.
You'll think I'm right even if I'm wrong
And you're gonna like it just fine.
Because I... I can sell anything...
Yes, I can sell anything...
Mmmm... Anything.
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All you imagining.
It's all for sale. Who knows? ...
Maybe that diamond ring.
Who knows what price it may bring?
'Cause I never fail. It don't matter if it's cold or hot...
I can sell it if it can be bought.
Add a little sweetener into the pot
Til the buyer just can't say no.
'Cause I... I can sell anything.
Registers jing-a-ling
When I start my spiel.
Give up... Might as well write the check.
Resistance hits the deck
When I pitch the deal.
Makes no difference what you have to sell,
I could sell the pope a ticket to hell;
Take a pile of garbage and make it smell
Like the sweetest rose in bloom.
'Cause I... I can sell anything;
Like a bird on the wing,
Always on the move.
Move out... Let me set up the sting.
I'll make the pigeons sing.
Got a lot to prove.
Don't tell me that it's not for sale.
I'm the hammer that drives the nail.
Have no doubt 'cause I never fail
To get it signed on the line..
It don't matter if you're weak or strong,
Your resistance can't last too long.
You'll think I'm right even if I'm wrong
And you're gonna like it just fine.
Because I... I can sell anything...
Yes, I can sell anything...
Mmmm... Anything.
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April 28, 2020
Money Slips Right Through My Fingers
Money... It slips right through my fingers.
That green stuff never lingers
To be my bosom friend.
I find it. Success is all around me.
Opportunity hounds me,
But I lose out in the end.
Winner! I want to be a winner;
Not just some beginner...
A struggling, bumbling hack.
Play me. I'll be a real scene-stealer;
A sure-fired wheeler-dealer.
I know I've got the knack.
But money, it slides right through my digits,
While I just fuss and fidget
And wave a sad goodbye.
Someday I'll find a way to keep it
When fortune smiles and sees fit
To look me in the eye.
Maybe if I could lie and cheat
I wouldn't go crashing in defeat,
Or waiting around til someone beats my time.
Could I be happy just to win?
Would it be right to cheat a friend?
Wind up in hell, wallowing in the slime.
But money... Slips right through my fingers;
Still that feeling lingers.
Go for it one more time.
Sweet deals are just around the bend now,
And money's your best friend now,
And things will work our fine.
Money don't care who holds it tight.
Pinch it and squeeze with all your might.
Sorrow and sadness, leave it all behind.
Wake up tomorrow in the pink.
Lose it and wind up in the drink.
Don't worry boys. I'll still be doing just fine.
Money! Oh! Sweet money....
Money is no friend of mine.
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That green stuff never lingers
To be my bosom friend.
I find it. Success is all around me.
Opportunity hounds me,
But I lose out in the end.
Winner! I want to be a winner;
Not just some beginner...
A struggling, bumbling hack.
Play me. I'll be a real scene-stealer;
A sure-fired wheeler-dealer.
I know I've got the knack.
But money, it slides right through my digits,
While I just fuss and fidget
And wave a sad goodbye.
Someday I'll find a way to keep it
When fortune smiles and sees fit
To look me in the eye.
Maybe if I could lie and cheat
I wouldn't go crashing in defeat,
Or waiting around til someone beats my time.
Could I be happy just to win?
Would it be right to cheat a friend?
Wind up in hell, wallowing in the slime.
But money... Slips right through my fingers;
Still that feeling lingers.
Go for it one more time.
Sweet deals are just around the bend now,
And money's your best friend now,
And things will work our fine.
Money don't care who holds it tight.
Pinch it and squeeze with all your might.
Sorrow and sadness, leave it all behind.
Wake up tomorrow in the pink.
Lose it and wind up in the drink.
Don't worry boys. I'll still be doing just fine.
Money! Oh! Sweet money....
Money is no friend of mine.
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April 27, 2020
I Never Realized
KATE: _
Who would have known?
How could I have seen?
The time has flown away from me.
My poor knees quake
To hear his name out loud.
My mind grows numb. My eyes can't see.
My heart's awake. I never realized
The secret passions lying there.
Lord, give me strength
To face the lonely truth.
What happens if he doesn't care?
Please, take away this empty feeling.
Give me strength to carry through.
My restless heart has sent me reeling.
I never realized
The one that I've been waiting for is you.
(Spotlight up on DJ DJ:
Who could have known?
How could I not have seen?
That after all these lonely years
Just the thought of seeing her again
Could bring me to the brink of tears.
Is it too late to start my life again?
Is she a lonely fool like me?
I have to know. I must go back again,
Or my heart never will be free.
KATE & DJ:
Please, take away this empty feeling.
Give me the strength to carry through.
My restless heart has sent me reeling.
I never realized...
The one that I've been waiting for is you.
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Who would have known?
How could I have seen?
The time has flown away from me.
My poor knees quake
To hear his name out loud.
My mind grows numb. My eyes can't see.
My heart's awake. I never realized
The secret passions lying there.
Lord, give me strength
To face the lonely truth.
What happens if he doesn't care?
Please, take away this empty feeling.
Give me strength to carry through.
My restless heart has sent me reeling.
I never realized
The one that I've been waiting for is you.
(Spotlight up on DJ DJ:
Who could have known?
How could I not have seen?
That after all these lonely years
Just the thought of seeing her again
Could bring me to the brink of tears.
Is it too late to start my life again?
Is she a lonely fool like me?
I have to know. I must go back again,
Or my heart never will be free.
KATE & DJ:
Please, take away this empty feeling.
Give me the strength to carry through.
My restless heart has sent me reeling.
I never realized...
The one that I've been waiting for is you.
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April 26, 2020
Wonder If He'll/She'll Be There
DJ: I've got my invitation,
But what am I to do?
I'd love to see the old gang,
And raise a glass or two.
I wonder if she'll be there...
The one who used to be
Everything I thought I wanted.
She meant everything to me.
KATE:
I wonder if he'll be there
To sweep me off my feet.
Would he even recognize me
If he passed me on the street?
After all these years of waiting,
Wondering if he would return.
Is his heart still beating for me?
Does that smoldering flame still burn?
DJ & KATE:
I've got my invitation,
But what am I to do?
I know all the gang will be there
To raise a glass or two.
But I wonder if he'll/she'll be there,
The one who used to be
Everything I ever wanted.
He/she means everything to me.
DJ:
I wonder if she'll be there.
KATE:
I wonder if he'll be there
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