1. |
Second Chances
03:44
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Verse 1:
You probably can't see the bruises on my heart.
I've carried these regrets for so long - they've left a permanent mark.
I know I've hurt you
Well, I've hurt me, too.
Sometimes you've got to fall pretty hard to learn a lesson or two.
CHORUS:
Second chances
I've had a few.
Second chances
And I lied to me and you
Second chances
Can I have just one more before you close the door?
Verse 2:
Got the road behind me.
Got the road ahead.
And I've got a ton of broken promises runnin' through my head.
CHORUS:
Second chances
I've had a few.
Second chances
And I lied to me and you
Second chances
Can I have just one more before you close the door?
Bridge:
I'm gonna climb that mountain til' I reach the other side.
No more excuses. Got nothin' left to hide.
CHORUS:
Second chances
I've had a few.
Second chances
And I lied to me and you
Second chances
Can I have just one more before you close the door?
©2017 April Koontz
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2. |
Extra Ordinary
02:56
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Extraordinary
Verse 1
So high, I could fly.
Watch the clouds float on by, like cotton candy in the sky.
Pre-chorus:
I feel your lips dance with mine, intertwined, like jasmine flowers on a summer
vine.
CHORUS:
Extra ordinary, extra ordinary, extra ordinary ... Extraordinary kiss.
Verse 2:
So hot, like the sun.
I could melt us into one and light a fire just for fun.
Pre-chorus:
I feel your lips dance with mine, intertwined, like jasmine flowers on a summer
vine.
CHORUS:
Extra ordinary, extra ordinary, extra ordinary ... Extraordinary kiss
OUTRO
I feel your lips dance with mine like jasmine flowers on a summer vine
Take my hand we’ll see what we can find and leave this world far behind.
©2017 April Koontz
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3. |
It Figures
03:32
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It Figures
Verse 1:
Well, it figures that I'd say yes and you'd say no.
It's timing, you guess.
It's nothing more and it's nothing less.
CHORUS:
It is what it is and it is what it's not.
And irony strikes when the fire is hot.
It is what it is - is it not?
Verse 2:
Well, I like to move real fast and furious.
And you like to go super slow.
I seem to get it together
Just about the time you start to lose control.
CHORUS:
It is what it is and it is what it's not.
And irony strikes when the fire is hot.
It is what it is - is it not?
BRIDGE:
They say opposites attract.
Well, I'm hear to tell you - it's a trap.
You can't put us together and you can't pull us apart.
It's a contradiction of the heart.
CHORUS:
It is what it is and it is what it's not.
And irony strikes when the fire is hot.
It is what it is - is it not?
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4. |
Sunless Sky
04:03
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Sunless Sky
Verse: 1
It’d been a long time since we’d seen her smile
World too heavy
To carry on
She bid her farewell
She had to go
Chorus:
It’s long road to travel
With a sunless sky
Verse 2:
We gathered ‘round her
God knows she tried
We held each other
While we cried
With Amazing Grace
We said “goodbye”
CHORUS:
It’s long road to travel
It’s a long road to travel
With a sunless sky
Bridge - instrumental
Chorus:
It’s long road to travel
It’s a long road to travel
It’s a long road to travel
With a sunless sky
©2017 April Koontz
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5. |
Obsession
03:25
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Obsession
Verse 1
Star light star bright
so far I've seen no stars tonight
except one fallin’
We'll, you’re here, now you’re gone
Can’t seem to catch you or hold on
But, I keep tryin’
CHORUS
I've got a confession
You're my obsession
You keep me guessing
What's the lesson?
Verse 2
Your moving left, then right
You've got me wide awake and up all night
Thinkin' about you
You say it's day when it's night
You say it's dark when I know it's light
It just ain't right
Chorus Repeat
©2017 April Koontz
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6. |
Lullaby
03:57
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Lullaby
Verse 1:
"Go to bed", she said, "and close your eyes. Dream of rainbows and blue velvet
skies. I'll be here in the morning light".
CHORUS:
Remember our lullaby in the night, sing this lullaby and hold on tight.
Verse 2:
I blink my eyes now I'm all grown up.
Packing up her memories in one tiny little truck.
I see her eyes fill with tears, she's wonderin' - what's so golden about these
years?
CHORUS:
And, I say, "remember our lullaby in the night, sing this lullaby and hold on tight".
Bridge:
Rock a bye, baby, don't you cry.
I'll send a million angels to light your skies.
Rock a bye, baby, it'll be alright.
Carry this song as your guide.
Remember our lullaby in the night. Sing this lullaby and hold on tight.
Verse 3:
"Go to bed", I said, "and close your eyes. Dream of rainbows and blue velvet
skies. I'll be here in the morning light".
CHORUS:
Remember our lullaby in the night. Sing this lullaby and hold on tight.
Lullaby.
©2017 April Koontz
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7. |
You'd Smile
04:13
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You’d Smile
Verse 1
If you could only see you like I do
If you could only feel you like I do
You’d smile.
Verse 2
If you could only know you like I know you.
If you could only believe in you – like I believe in you.
You’d smile.
CHORUS
Open your eyes and the sun will rise
And shine through the darkness you hide
I’m here beside you, ahead and behind you
We’ve got this from all sides
Soar high and smile.
Verse 3
If you could only see you
If you could only feel you
If you could only believe in you
You’d smile.
copyright 2017
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8. |
Saturday
03:57
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Saturday
VERSE
You left me on a Saturday toward the end of summer
I packed up all your things - kissed your spirit goodbye
I found your sandals underneath the coffee table
And, the bible verses you marked as a guide
CHORUS
Did you know this would be the last time?
Did you know you were going home?
Is it true what they say about heaven?
That the streets are made of gold?
VERSE
We played Neil Young at your funeral service
And watched pictures of the memories you left behind
You left us behind
CHORUS
Did you know this would be the last time?
Did you know you were going home?
Is it true what they say about heaven?
That the streets are made of gold?
Outro
You left me on a Saturday toward the end of summer
©2017
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9. |
Outsider
03:15
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Outsider
Verse 1:
I don't know what to do
everything is just a mess.
Sometimes it's just way too hard
to handle all this stress.
I'm falling, crashing down and I'm really, really scared - just want to hide away to avoid all their stares.
Chorus:
I'm an outsider. I'm an outsider. I'm an outsider.
Let me in.
Verse 2
People think I'm an outsider like I never could fit in.
Guess I agree with them, don't feel at home in my own skin.
I need to get away, live in a different place. Now I can't do anything but leave this fake smile on my face.
Chorus:
I'm an outsider. I'm an outsider. I'm an outsider.
Let me in.
Verse 3
You don't know what to do everything's just a mess.
Welcome to my world maybe we're just like all the rest
Everybody's lost and scared, playing the hiding game.
Look past our selfie smiles, we're really all the same.
Chorus:
We're all outsiders, outsiders, outsiders, outsiders.
Let us in.
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10. |
Move On
03:22
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Talking heads on my TV screen
They're all saying the same damn thing
It's either suicide, or paradise
Round and round
Like a merry go round
One day we're up, next one we're down
And another one testifies
CHORUS:
I gotta move on
get my groove on
wear my sunglasses in the rain
it’s time I wake up and shake it up
wear my sunglasses in the rain
just to keep my self sane
same ole line same ole lies
heard it a million times …
a million times … before
Doesn't matter if you're red or blue
If you've got the money, the power's for you
It's a high-stakes game, and we all lose
CHORUS
I gotta move on
get my groove on
wear my sunglasses in the rain
it’s time I wake up and shake it up
wear my sunglasses in the rain
and keep my self sane
Am I awake, or am I still here dreaming
I feel like I'm trapped inside this clown show
We've all got hearts and they just keep on bleeding
Why can't we all, for once, just get along?
I gotta move on
get my groove on
wear my sunglasses in the rain
it’s time I wake up and shake it up
wear my sunglasses in the rain
and keep my self sane!
OUTRO
Why can't we all just get along?
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11. |
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Ready to Run:
You've spent your whole life looking for more
One foot in and one foot out the door
Oh yeah
You're hell-bent on winning the race
But you keep running back to the starting place
Oh no
Oh no
Moving like a bolt of lightning
'Cause falling in love can be so frightening
You'd rather pack it up and start all over again
Oh you're ready to run...
We make love, next thing we're fighting
We break up in the morning, spend the night by candlelight
Oh yeah
Settling down just ain't your thing
No girl's ever gonna clip your wings, oh no
Oh no
Just when it seems true love is growing
That same old movie from your past begins showing
You get scared and start all over again
Oh you're ready to run... Oh you're ready to run again...
Oh you're ready to run... Oh you're ready to run again...
You want me to chase you every time you push me away
It’s this game we play, will it end someday?
You've spent your whole life looking for more
Baby, could you give me just one full day in your heart?
Well, that'd be a start...
Oh you're ready to run... Oh you're ready to run again...
Oh you're ready to run... Oh you're ready to run again…
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12. |
Old Love
03:48
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Old Love
Verse 1
I still feel the imprint
from our first kiss
It’s burned into my memory
Buried deep in my lips
We were both so careful then
It was all so new
We danced together soft and slow
Watching every move
CHORUS
Now we wear our love
Like a pair of faded jeans
It fits just perfect
And it’s all I need
It’s old love, our old love
And it’s the air I breathe
Verse 2
I still hear the whispers
From deep in the night
We’d watch the sky turn into day
Pull the covers up and run away
We’d count our heartbeats – one by one
And sleep by the fireplace
Painting dreams in the midnight sun
CHORUS
Now we wear our love
Like a pair of faded jeans
It fits just perfect
And it’s all I need
It’s old love, our old love
And it’s the air I breathe
Bridge:
Time flies by
Colors turn black and white
CHORUS
©2017 April Koontz
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April K Raleigh, North Carolina
April K is a songwriter from Raleigh, NC. She grew up on classic rock with an affinity for Fleetwood Mac, Tom Petty, Eric Clapton, Sheryl Crow, and later on, Ani Difranco, Bruce Cockburn and a plethora of other singer/songwriters. She started writing music and playing in bands beginning in her teen years and has consistently been involved with music throughout each decade of her life. ... more
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