PALE VANILLA MOON Copyright: 2023 Bill Dake ASCAP Lyrics and Music: Bill Dake A PALE VANILLA MOON Peekin' through the branches Silver shadow dances Lights the path That leads to your front door Makes my spirits soar PALE VANILLA MOON Crickets by the creek Rubbin' wings together Lovin' the warmer weather Sing a song That says “I'm almost there” Soon I'll get to share This PALE VANILLA MOON Old shoes polished New shirt pressed Words well practiced Hidden in my vest I'll check my pocket For that precious stone That's hopin' to find a home We'll be sittin' on the porch Hearts and minds combinin' Fingers intertwinin' Makin' plans That only we can know Soakin' up the glow Of this PALE VANILLA MOON Soft Breeze A starry veil Sweet kiss 'neath this PALE VANILLA MOON
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NORTHERN CLIMES (1st person) (revised) Lyrics and Music by: Bill Dake (c) 2014 billdakemusic ASCAP Copper cool and nickel bright Frozen moon framed in anthracite With two ruddy faces we taste the breeze Blowin' winter sharp Through the skeleton trees A good excuse for sippin' whiskey teas Most of our friends have eased away Off to the dessert for their final days To bleach their bones in the cactus sun Trustin' the heat to keep them ever young 'Till their dancin' dreams are done But, you and I We'll stick it out in these Northern Climes Where the mountains hold court Over the valley pines And rivers speak in crystal tongues Of grizzly bears and midnight suns Where stars that set cold hearts aflame Flood the skies with silver rain Huddled together in our weathered skin Laughin' while starin' down the bitter wind You're a snow princess, I'm a troubadour Caught up in magic, can't ignore The aurora borealis kissin' heaven's door So we'll finish it up in these Northern Climes Where the mountains hold court Over the valley pines And the rivers speak in crystal tongues Of grizzly bears and midnight suns Where stars that set cold hearts aflame Flood the skies with silver rain When our time finally ends, as it does for us all Hope they'll scatter our dust, pray they'll let it fall High In these Northern Climes
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MAYBE IT'S LOVE Lyrics by: Bill Dake & Amelia Blake Music by: Bill Dake (c): 2008 billdakemusic ASCAP Maybe it's just a trick of the mind Little random thoughts I haven't yet defined Since you've offered this new equation It's required close consideration Been adding it up MAYBE IT'S LOVE Maybe Maybe I'm not fully immune Easily caught off guard Trapped by the pull of the moon Seems I've got this “You” fixation And realize it's pure speculation, but If I had to guess MAYBE IT'S LOVE Detecting changes in my attitude Feeling resistance slowly fade away Out on this limb Throwing caution to the wind There's a chance, I'll make it I'm willing to take it MAYBE IT'S LOVE, Maybe it's not Maybe it's just some sneaky virus That I've caught Some form of rare psychosis That up 'till now I've refused to notice But then again, MAYBE IT'S LOVE Maybe Just Maybe
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CARAMEL & CREAM Music and Lyrics by: Bill Dake (C) BILL DAKE (ASCAP) CARAMEL & CREAM LITTLE PUPPY DREAM ROMPIN' THROUGH THE GRASS SWEET AS SASSAFRASS PERFECT BARREL ROLL MUSIC FOR THE SOUL FEARLESS BOMBARDIER TRIPPIN' ON AN EAR GLAD I DIDN'T HAVE TO MISS THIS LITTLE BIT OF DOGGY BLISS THIS PERFECT DAY WITH CARAMEL & CREAM ROLLIN' IN THE DEW CHEWIN' ON A SHOE HIDIN' IN A SHRUB NEEDS A TUMMY RUB SNOOZIN' IN A CHAIR THEN GOIN' ON A TEAR BARKIN' UP A TREE SHE'S HUNTIN' PEDAGREE HOW CAN SOMETHIN' BROWN AND WHITE TURN YOUR DAY FROM DARK TO LIGHT IT'S JUST A TRAIT OF CARAMEL & CREAM I'VE HEARD RUMORS THAT LIFE'S TOO SHORT TO SPEND YOUR TIME FEELIN' DOWN IT AIN'T NO SECRET SOME FOUR LEGGED CRITTER CAN GET THE JUICES FLOWIN' THAT'S A TRUTH WORTH KNOWIN' CARAMEL & CREAM LITTLE PUPPY DREAM ROMPIN' THROUGH THE GRASS SWEET AS SASSAFRASS PERFECT BARREL ROLL MUSIC FOR THE SOUL FEARLESS BOMBARDIER TRIPPIN' ON AN EAR IN THIS WORLD OF CHANGE I'VE FOUND IT'S NICE TO HAVE A FRIEND AROUND A FURRY PAL LIKE CARAMEL & CREAM
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HUNTIN' IN THE DARK Originally written in 1974 Bill Dake Re-write 2020 Bill Dake ASCAP Driftin' in and out of shadows at night she goes Who's to say if she's wrong or right Depends upon the way the wind blows Depends upon the way the wind blows Try though you might You'll never catch sight of her heart Search all you can through the thick and thin You'll end up back at the start Beware the point of her dart She can't come out in the light to play She'd turn to dust and just blow away So it's in the shadows where she seeks her prey She does her HUNTIN' IN THE DARK Livin' on the blood of the ones she's loved to death Best you avoid all her physical charms And her honey breath She's got a sweet tooth She loves to share She can't come out in the light to play She'd turn to dust and just blow away So it's in the shadows where she seeks her prey She does her HUNTIN' IN THE DARK Driftin' in and out of shadows at night she goes When she's HUNTIN' IN THE DARK
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CHAINSAW WEATHER Music and Lyrics by: Bill Dake Copyright: Bill Dake ASCAP It's a mean skied night Transformers poppin', see the flashes in the skylight Night It's a sight We're in for a real good blow A limb snappin', wall crackin' Watch the picture windows bow, blow Might be havin' some CHAINSAW WEATHER It's a green skied night No time for cruisin' with the top down Or dancin' in the moonlight Not tonight Getting' ready for CHAINSAW WEATHER Scare up some candles Stoke up the fire Slip beneath those wrinkled covers With your heart's desire Listen for the thunder As it shouts down the wind It's CHAINSAW WEATHER CHAINSAW WEATHER Streets are deserted Not a sane soul in sight Plywood on the windows All the stores locked up tight Cats and dogs hidin' out Lookin' terrified Man and beast together know it's pure suicide To dance with this devil Better show some respect 'Cause CHAINSAW WEATHER Can be a real mean architect So, Scare up some candles Stoke up the fire Slip beneath those wrinkled covers with your heart's desire Listen for the thunder As it shouts down the wind It's CHAINSAW WEATHER CHAINSAW WEATHER CHAINSAW WEATHER CHAINSAW WEATHER
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COAST CITY WORDS AND MUSIC BY BILL DAKE (ASCAP) (c) BILL DAKE MUSIC I WAS STRANDED IN A SMALL COAST CITY OLD WHEELS HAD UP AND DIED FOUND SOME SHELTER AND A NICE COLD BEER TO KEEP ME MELLOW SUN WAS LOW WINDOWS WERE GOLDEN THOUGHT I'D STAY AWHILE STARTED ROAMIN' THROUGH THE CRISP COOL EVENIN' IN SEARCH OF SALTY AIR FOUND A PATH THAT LED TO FOLKS COOKIN' SEAFOOD GUMBO FRIENDLY SOULS, ASKED ME TO SHARE SOME SWEET NECTAR FROM THE GRAPE VINE STEAMED TREASURES FROM A LOW TIDE SOON THE STARS WERE WINKIN' MAKING A BED FOR THE CRESCENT MOON NAKED TOES WERE SINKIN' INTO THE GREY-SILVER SAND DUNES SOFT LANDED IN A SMALL COAST CITY RELAXED AND SLEEPY EYED DANCIN' CRAZY WITH SOME GIRL IN HER AUTUMN COLORS SPARKS FLOATIN' UP TO MEET THE HEAVENS MARS EMBERS BURNIN' BRIGHT WARMING SHADOWS AS THE TIDE SLOWLY EASES EVER CLOSER LAUGHTER MELTS TO WHISPERS SOLO GUITAR PAINTS A LATIN THEME MUSIC'S SWEET ELIXIR FLAVORS THE BREEZE IN MY SEA DREAM I WAS STRANDED IN A SMALL COAST CITY Instrumental outro
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1 GETAWAY Words and Music by: Bill Dake Copyright: billdakemusic ASCAP Lookin' left, steppin' right Across the sunburned grass Down a wooden flight Of stairs worn smooth by a million soles Searchin' for solitude Finds a spot down by the water's edge Under pale-green willows, Shakes his head As he wonders if she's wondered where his life has led Since they were, Two hearts entangled, two souls at play Two kids plannin' for their GETAWAY Not sure why he's relivin' that dance It was a long time ago A cosmic circumstance A brief sweet moment in a place called “Home” Small town vision With saltwater chromosomes They found each other in a waking dream Shared their secrets 'neath the evergreens Promised love forever, like in a movie scene They were, Two hearts entangled , two souls at play Two kids plannin' for their GETAWAY Two kids plannin' for their GETAWAY But that's the past, it's gone Another corner turned Another lesson learned Another wound that healed It's the past, it's gone You see, She flew west over that slate-grey sea To an island nest His blue-eyed chickadee Took her smile, took her harmonies And after all these years and all the love he's found Sometimes the breeze brings her ghost around And carries him back to that yesterday And Two kids plannin' for their GETAWAY Plannin' for their GETAWAY
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I REALLY LOVE YOUR MIND Lyrics and music by Bill Dake; (c) 2004 billdakemusic ASCAP I was captured by your smokey eyes Your killer smile had me hypnotized Took some time before I realized That what I really love is your mind Somewhat affected by your sweet perfume The way you move as you cruise a room I find your packagin' is all well tuned But what I Really Love Is Your Mind I Really Love Your Mind Might get distracted by your honey flavored kissin' Sometimes I'll linger there awhile But in your absence, when I'm left to reminiscin' It's your fertile mind that brings the biggest smile I'm kinda noticin' the candle light Won't complain 'bout those soft love bites I like the way you feed my appetite But, what I really love What I really love What I really love is your mind I Really Love Your Mind I love the way it's designed I love the way it's so refined I love the way it's inclined I Really Love Your Mind
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BEFORE MY FALL (C) BILL DAKE (ASCAP) Slumped in a chair Feet in a pair Of tired sneakers Glass full of stout Blues flowin' out Of old speakers Room full of folks Laughin' and tellin' Tall stories Off-colored jokes Tales of new schemes And old glories I'll nurse this cold one While I think of you Peruse our picture on the wall You're whisperin' in my ear I'm grinnin' 'cause you're near But that was all BEFORE MY FALL I see the scars in the wood Carved by the good And the wicked Most are long gone Sang their swan song Punched their ticket But their ghosts are still here If I drink enough beer I just might see 'em Cruisin' the room Sheddin' cocoons In this museum Where I keep pretendin' That you'll still return To this old table meant for two And we will reunite And set the story right Let the past rewind Back to a warmer time When all our differences Were small Before the end BEFORE MY FALL from grace Before I lost my place Before I slipped and fell And it all went to hell BEFORE MY FALL.....BEFORE MY FALL.....BEFORE MY FALL
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IN THE BEGINNING Music and lyrics by: Bill Dake 2004 ASCAP In The Beginning there was nothing at all Then a flash of light signaled the call For the dance to begin Churnin' and swirlin' with forces unknown Making something from nothing New places to roam New voices to sing Ever expanding, it'll never stand still We're all connected, all part of the thrill And the wonder of it all In these vast and changing rhythms Somewhere hearts collide Through some tender mercies, join the ride And In The Beginning as the earth finally cooled And the oceans were formed so the fish could be schooled A stew full of creatures Filled up the bleachers Some evolution Fine execution And In The Beginning When I was nothing at all Yours was the spark That answered my call For the dance to begin And you thrill me still
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CAROLINA MOON (c) Music and lyrics by: Bill Dake ASCAP Carolina Moon Peekin' through the branches Silver shadow dances Lights the path That leads to your front door Makes my spirits soar Carolina Moon Crickets by the creek Rubbin' legs together Lovin' the warmer weather Sing a song That says I'm almost there Soon I'll get to share This Carolina Moon Old boots polished New shirt pressed Words well practiced Hidden in my vest Check my pocket Pat that precious stone That's hopin' to find a home Now we're sittin' on the porch Hearts and minds combinin' Fingers intertwinin' Makin' plans That only we can know Soakin' up the glow Of this Carolina Moon Carolina Moon Soft breeze and a cozy glyder Sweet kiss and this Carolina Moon
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RISE AGAIN Music and Lyrics by : Bill Dake Copyright: billdake music. It's by the grace of God That we walk this earth This tiny thought in a universe Of unimagined time and space Sometimes it's hard to find your place And sometimes, it's just hard When your faith seems lost And your heart's unsure Colors bleed and the edges blur Into visions you can't defend Know, it's the beginning Just the beginning And not the end You'll Rise Again Though the dark will visit Now and then Trust, and believe You'll Rise Again Instrumental verse From the scattered bones Of your shattered dreams You'll build anew, resurrect the themes That will free you from the devil's grip To Rise Again, and again and again and again Knowin' It's just part of this earthly trip You'll Rise Again You'll Rise Again
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page 1 SAME OLD Music and Lyrics by: Bill Dake Copyright 2014 : billdakemusic ASCAP Same Old, Same Old Tired of this conversation Truth be told, I think it's over This chapter's done This story's come to a closure Same lies, same chill Don't like the taste of this I've had my fill, enough with this side show Here's food for thought I'll be gone by tomorrow I'll see you later, or not at all I've watched your fall Threw you some lines to hold onto Answered your call But now you're too far gone We were like family, now we're not even friends So to save my soul, I've just gotta let go Of your, Same song, same dance You've played your last recital No more, no chance, it's time for the “Final Curtain” No flower bouquet No tears, now that's for certain We're done, I'm gone There was a time When the sunrise knew your smile Bitter words were not your chosen style Before you, Sold your pride Killed your dreams Traded love for some magic beans Instrumental verse SAME OLD page 2 I've watched your fall Threw you some lines to hold onto Answered your call But now you're too far gone We were like family, now we're not even friends So to save my soul, I've gotta just let go I've gotta let go of it Of your, Same Old, Same Old Same Old, Same Old
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SCORCHER (C) 2007 BILL DAKE (ASCAP) WE'VE BEEN MOVIN' KINDA SLOW IT SEEMS IT'S A TEMPERATURE THING HOW I WISH IT WAS SPRING OR AUTUMN, WITH IT'S FOOTBALL AIR BUT IT'S NOT SO WE'RE COASTIN' 'CAUSE BABY, IT'S ROASTIN' TOASTIN' IT'S HOTTER THAN HADES IT'S TOUGH ON OLD LADIES IT'S A SCORCHER OUTSIDE YOU CAN JOIN MY PARADE TO SEEK SOME SYCAMORE SHADE BEFORE OUR SENSES GET FRIED WITH OUR BACKS TO A TREE WE'LL SIP SOME SWEET CLOUDY TEA AND TOAST THIS MEAN SUMMER SUN WHILE WE PRAY FOR A BREEZE TO KNOCK THE HEAT TO IT'S KNEES GOTTA BE A HUNDRED AND ONE PLUS ONE PLUS ONE I'VE CONTEMPLATED MOVES TO COOLER CLIMES BUT I KNOW FROM THE PAST THIS HEAT JUST CAN'T LAST SO COPIN' IS THE BEST I CAN DO I'LL SUSPEND MY DEBATIN' WHILE PATIENTLY WAITIN' EVAPORATIN'.... IT'S HOTTER THAN HADIES ETC...........
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SEMI-SWEET Music and Lyrics by: Bill Dake ASCAP (c.): billdakemusic Spunky was the way her friends described her Pretty country girl talkin' bigger than her size And though she knew the ways of a proper lady There was always a bit of mischief in her eyes She was SEMI-SWEET A little girl with restless feet SEMI- SWEET One early mornin' servin' “joe” at the the local diner She took a break to catch a glimpse of the crimson sky Dropped her keys and apron on the counter Let her hair down slow And kissed that life “Goodbye” Bought a funky truck, filled it with some memories Drove it south to get a taste of the salty coast And though she found the destination friendly She knew she loved the “getting' there” the most She was SEMI-SWEET A little girl with restless feet SEMI-SWEET A little ice and a little heat SEMI-SWEET Not too rough and not too neat SEMI-SWEET She'd been dreamin' of serpentine roads Of eighteen wheelers with mysterious loads Seein' this country of red white and blue Learnin' the secrets that were just out of view She got a gig ridin' shotgun out of Houston With a boy named Earl and his rig dubbed “A Little Mo'” Earl gave her lessons in servivin' In a long haul world with a short amount of dough A year later they got hitched in a church in Reno Honeymooned flyin' low on the interstate Gave “A Little Mo'” a brand new paint job And a brand new name written in electroplate It reads SEMI-SWEET For that little girl with restless feet SEMI-SWEET Who's not too rough and not too neat SEMI-SWEET Who's lookin' at the world from the catbird seat SEMI-SWEET Makin' the road her home Makin' the road her home Makin' the road her home
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SPEED OF LIFE Music and lyrics by: Bill Dake ASCAP She's been travelin' at The Speed of Life A Roman candle burnin' fast and bright With a constant , endless appetite She toasts a cool setting sun Left the hi-rize, left the “perfect deal” That city scene had lost it's curb appeal Too many edges, too much glass and steel She needed open skies Listened to that quiet voice inside Whisper gently “Let's enjoy this ride” At the Speed of Life Never questions what the day will bring Knows she's done with chasin' fame and bling Simply seekin' sweeter songs to sing Keepin' her soul alive Found a boy who's into harmony Who matches her style Now they're Blending voices by a silver sea At The Speed of Life Two bodies dancin' 'neath the Milky Way So many stars Might keep on dancin' 'till the break of day Movin' At The Speed of Life
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BABY SAID "BYE, BYE" music and lyrics by: Bill Dake (C) BILL DAKE ASCAP CRUISIN' PAST FAMILIAR WINDOWS HE FEELS HIS PULSE START TO RACE WANTS TO STOP, BUT THIS JOINT'S OFF LIMITS SINCE HIS BABY SAID "BYE, BYE" HE'D LIKE TO PEEK THROUGH THOSE SMOKEY CURTAINS CATCH A GLYMPSE OF HIS PAST GOD ONLY KNOWS,HIS FUTURE'S UNCERTAIN SINCE HIS BABY SAID"BYE, BYE" "BYE,BYE" SHAKES HIS HEAD, HITS THE THROTTLE LEAVES THE VISION BEHIND SOON HE'S SEARCHIN' FOR TRUTH IN A BOTTLE SINCE HIS BABY SAID "BYE, BYE" SAME ROUTINE, SAME OLD ENDING ANOTHER DAY IN THE DARK ANOTHER LIFETIME NOT COMPREHENDING WHY HIS BABY SAID "BYE, BYE" "BYE, BYE" STRUGGLIN' THROUGH ALL THE RESIDUE SINCE HIS BABY FLEW SINCE HIS BABY SAID "BYE, BYE" FAREWELL, ADIOS, SAYONARA
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DOOMED (C) BILL DAKE (ASCAP) AM I DOOMED? DOOMED TO BE SQUARE WENT TO THE COOLEST SCHOOLS TO LEARN THE RULES BUT IT'S BEEN GETTIN' ME NOWHERE AM I CONDEMNED TO LIVE A LIFE OF "JUST FAIR" THOUGH I'VE HUNG WITH THOSE OTHER CATS WHO KNEW WHERE IT'S AT STILL, I COULDN'T GET THERE SOME PEOPLE GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME I NEVER SEE THE LIGHT 'TILL EVERYONE'S LEAVIN' AND I'M BARELY BREATHIN' AM I DOOMED? SOMETIMES I FEEL LOST DOUBLECROSSED CONSUMED WITH THE DOUBT THAT THIS LIFE WILL WORK OUT AS PLANNED JAMMED IN A RUT THAT'S SO DEEP I LOOK UP, I SEE FEET IS THERE A TONIC SOME MAGIC BREW OR MAYBE A PILL THAT CAN HELP ME BREAK THROUGH THIS FOG I'VE BEEN IN FOR SO LONG, TOO LONG SOME PEOPLE GET IT RIGHT THE FIRST TIME I NEVER SEE THE LIGHT 'TILL EVERYONE'S LEAVIN' AND I'M BARELY BREATHIN' AM I DOOMED? GOTTA FIND A WAY TO REVERSE THIS TREND OR I'M DOOMED
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I KNOW ( Power ballad ) Music and Lyrics by Bill Dake Originally written in 1976 Rewrite 2020 Bill Dake ASCAP I KNOW what you're thinkin' I can read that look, you're an open book I KNOW what you're plannin' You can't hide behind those innocent eyes I KNOW what's been cookin' I can name that dish that's been growin' cold I KNOW what you're thinkin' And it's not good I KNOW where you've been goin' It's no big surprise, not hard to analyze You've been recently driftin' Into another place where there isn't space for we two to tango Seems a different band has taken to the stand I KNOW what you're thinkin' I've known all along That you'ld slip away to sing your siren song To someone new But it won't be long 'Till you sneak back to me Like you've done nothin' wrong I KNOW Alone in the quiet Workin' out my revenge Seein' a vision Of you're dark and empty bitter end I may not pull the trigger But you'll never know for sure If you knew what I' thinkin' It's not good
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I THINK OF YOU Lyrics and Music by: Bill Dake Copyright 2014 billdakemusic ASCAP When the road gets kinda blurry And I find myself Driftin' off into the weeds There's a compass that I use Helps to steer me through the blues I Think Of You When the lines get sorta fuzzy And the journey seems a waste of time There's a prescription that I write Helps to clear my foggy site I Think Of You Never fails to cure a fever Clouds of gray don't stand a chance Just the thought of you is all I need To clear away the rubble And pull me out of trouble I've become a true believer Now that I know what real love can do You put the heart back into me With some delicious surgery You know it's true So let's review When I need some sweet upliftin' I let my thoughts start driftin' Back to you Instrumental verse Never fails to cure a fever Clouds of gray don't stand a chance Just the thought of you is all I need To clear away the rubble And pull me out of trouble 2 I THINK OF YOU (cont.) I've become a true believer Now that I know what real love can do You put the heart back into me With some delicious surgery You know it's true So let's review When I need some sweet upliftin' I let my thoughts start driftin' Back to you Baby, I Think Of You Instrumental ride-out
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LIFE GOES ON WORDS AND MUSIC BY: BILL DAKE (ASCAP) COPYWRITE 2010 BILL DAKE MUSIC WHEN YOU'VE LOST THE VISION AND LOST THE WILL LOST DIRECTION AND LOST THE THRILL GOT NO MOTIVATION LOTS OF TIME TO KILL YOU MAY WONDER WHY LIFE GOES ON WHEN YOU'RE LOOKIN' OUT 'STEAD OF LOOKIN' IN AND ALWAYS WAITIN' TO BEGIN PROCRASTINATIN' WHILE THE LIGHT GROWS DIM AMAZED THAT LIFE GOES ON YOU'LL MAKE MISTAKES MAKE MILLIONS TRYIN' TO LEARN THE SCORE JUST WHEN YOU THOUGHT YOU'D FOUND THE KEY THEY'LL CHANGE THE LOCKS ON THE DOOR BUT DON'T GET DISCOURAGED AND DON'T BE DISMAYED DON'T BE TOO ANGRY WITH THE CHOICES YOU'VE MADE KNOW THAT TOMORROW JUST MIGHT BE THE DAY YOU REMEMBER WHY LIFE GOES ON BE THANKFUL THAT LIFE GOES ON
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LITTLE JOURNEY Music and lyrics by : Bill Dake 2012 ASCAP copyrite: 2012 billdakemusic I'm cookin' Popcorn and chips for dinner You're lookin' For the perfect complimentary wine In stocking feet On a cold and wet and windy evening Single file To a friendly couch we'll shuffle Fire's blazin', The cat's dreamin' dreams of Egypt She thinks she's Persian But she's really just a mutt You share your theory On the current local situation I try to listen But your smile takes me someplace else A Little Journey to A silver beach 'neath a crescent moon Toes buried deep In a sand dune I never stood a chance You had me captured in advance I fell I fell easy Instrumental solo We took a Little Journey to A grey cafe with a golden view Sat and watched the seagulls duel In swing time When I finally made my plea Think I did it brilliantly 'cause, you fell And, we got started On our Little Journey On our Little Journey Think it's gonna last a long time....... This bottle's empty, maybe we should retire....... You know......take a little...... “ Journey?”...... Do you think we've spoiled this cat?.......
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LOONEY TOONS (C) Bill Dake ASCAP THERE WAS A CLOUD THAT FOLLOWED ME IT DOGGED MY STEPS, IT RAN THE SHOW A FOGGY, MISTY EMPTY SEA ALL KINDA DREARY, DON'T YA KNOW HAD ME ON MY WAY TO RUIN HAD ME BARKIN' AT THE MOON HAD ME GOIN' LOONEY TOONS IT DIDN'Y MATTER HOW I TRIED COULDN'T SEEM TO READ MY LINES WAS ALWAYS DRIFTIN' WITH THE TIDE NOT ONE TO HEED THE WARNIN' SIGNS IT WAS LIKE I WAS CAUGHT IN A TYPHOON MY LIFE WAS BLOWIN' PAST HIGH NOON AND I WAS SHURELY LOONEY TOONS SHOULD HAVE ASKED TO BE COMMITTED WOULD HAVE SAVED SOME PEOPLE GRIEF LIFE'S NOT A SUIT THAT'S SIMPLY FITTED STYLES KEEP CHANGIN' AND TIME'S A THIEF THAT'S FOR SURE NOW THERE'S A MUSE THAT VISITS ME IT WHISPERS MUSIC SWEET AND CLEAR IN A LANGUAGE KNOWN TO BE WHAT THIS SOUL HAS LONGED TO HEAR NO MORE PREACHIN' DOOM AND GLOOM NO MORE THOUGHTS OF PADDED ROOMS NO MORE GOIN' LOONEY TOONS
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LOVE STORY Music & Lyrics: Bill Dake ASCAP (1975-1998) It was a routine flight for Dan A decorated veteran of Vietnam But things were soon to get scary And just a little bit hairy Yes they were On this particular excursion it seems There was a girl named "Shirl" Who wore the tightest blue jeans Our Dan was duely impressed With the denim and all the rest Yes he was About an hour or so into the flight The plane lost power Began to sink in the night Sink in the night Our Dan said, "Don't you worry" I'm gonna save us Shirley Surely Yes he did In a stirring exhibition of skill Dan deftly planted the nose Into a side of a hill And in a crash like thunder The plane was smashed asunder Yes it was When Dan finally opened his eyes, He had two busted legs But he was still alive He was still alive Our Girl Shirl she didn't make it It seems her ticker couldn't take it No, no On the ninety-eighth day he was found But our girl Shirl she was nowhere around She hadn't paid for her ride Dan took it out of her hide Yes he did
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MAGGIE'S BRIGHT (C)2008 Bill Dake ASCAP verse MAGGIE'S BRIGHT ALWAYS KNOWS WHEN THE TIMIN'S RIGHT MAGGIE'S QUICK NEVER MISSE A TRICK MAGGIE'S SMOOTH WHEN I'M FELLIN ' DOWN SHE KNOWS THE WAY TO SOOTH AND BRING ME BACK AROUND I'M A SUCKER FOR THE SOUND verse OF MAGGIE'S VOICE SWEET AS THE PURR OF A FINE ROLLS ROYCE (IT GOES WITH) MAGGIE'S LIPS LOVE THE WAY SHE SHARES HER POTATO CHIPS (THEN THERE'S) MAGGIE'S EYES GREENER THAN THE GREENEST GREEN YOU COULD VISUALIZE CAN'T FORGET HER SMILE LIGHTS MY ROAD, MILE AFTER MILE bridge YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED I'VE DEVELOPED QUITE A START ON A FINE ADDICTION GUESS IT'S TRUE JUST A SIMPLE CHAIN REACTION A COLLISION OF MY HEART WITH A BREATHIN' WORK OF ART JUST MY OPINION verse MAGGIE'S COOL SHE'S THE FAVORITE RIDE OF THE MOTOR POOL MAGGIE'S HIP SHE KNOWS WHEN TO LET IT RIP MAGGIE'S HOT SHE CAN CHARM THE BADGE OFF THE TRAFFIC COP AND SEND HIM ON HIS WAY WITH HIS HEAD IN TOTAL DISARRAY THAT'S MAGGIE instr. verse bridge YOU MAY HAVE NOTICED I'VE DEVELOPED QUITE A START ON A FINE ADDICTION GUESS IT'S TRUE JUST A SIMPLE CHAIN REACTION A COLLISION OF MY HEART WITH A BREATHIN' WORK OF ART verse MAGGIE'S BRIGHT ALWAYS KNOWS WHEN THE TIMIN'S RIGHT MAGGIE'S QUICK NEVER MISSES A TRICK MAGGIE'S SMOOTH WHEN I'M FEELIN' DOWN SHE KNOWS THE WAY TO SOOTH AND BRING ME BACK AROUND I'M A SUCKER FOR THE SOUND OF MAGGIE MAGGIE'S BRIGHT ETC....fade
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1 MOSTLY BLUE Lyrics and Music by: Bill Dake (c.) billdakemusic ASCAP MOSTLY BLUE Just aimless wanderin' since Your “Adieu” Has left me ponderin' my Waterloo And feeling MOSTLY BLUE Same heartbreak They named the hotel after Cool handshake Last kiss and final chapter Huge earthquake That left me MOSTLY BLUE Friends tell me I should savor Some new exotic flavor A little candy To sweeten up my mood I must admit to tryin' Tasty morsels, while denyin' I miss your warm and friendly soul food Cloudy skies The perfect cover for these Bloodshot eyes I've cultivated longing For your sighs While feeling MOSTLY BLUE Instrumental solo Friends tell I should savor Some new exotic flavor A little candy To sweeten up my mood I must admit to tryin' Tasty morsels while denyin' I miss your hot and tangy, sexy soul food If I knew The way to get it back to Me and you Somewhere to bivouac and Start anew I'd have a rosy view Instead of MOSTLY BLUE
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MOTIVATOR Music and Lyrics: 2010 Bill Dake ASCAP Boy was havin' trouble walkin' One too many beers Headin' for that intersection where one bad step In the wrong direction Could mean the end of what might have been Might have been But this will be his lucky night With planets all aligned A blue eyed girl's brief introduction Will clear his mind for some sweet instruction On how things might be If he could only break free of his old addictions He'll find that Love's a potent MOTIVATOR A rapid heartbeat activator Can get you hotter than a steamy radiator Love's a MOTIVATOR Soon she's got him eatin' veggies And drinkin' H2O Workin' late to make the payents On their SUV and the bungalo Just to add to the fun She's got a bun in the oven A little nipper To show that Love's a potent MOTIVATOR A rapid heartbeat activator Can get you hotter than a steamy radiator Love's a MOTIVATOR Love can be the perfect brew To cure a man, you know it's true MOTIVATOR
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PAPA DON'T MIND Music and Lyrics by : Bill Dake Copyright 2016: billdakemusic ASCAP This Papa Don't Mind You knockin' on my back door at night Long as you keep the ruckus down, don't give those cats a fright Bring us somethin' nice to warm us from the inside And I'll be your fool As we huddle 'neath the evenings blanket Playin' It cool Papa Don't Mind, Papa Don't Mind This Papa Don't Mind You speakin' those words he's been longing to hear Whispered sweet somethin's Lips caressing these ol' fuzzy ears Hot juicy-fruit breath, thrills me to death Brings a smile to my eyes There's no denyin' you can get this boy sighin' When you............. improvise We'll travel the stars from our lawn chairs There'll be no cause for alarm If we just bundle up warm Push ignition and hold on tight Rev our motors, and start the flight Papa Don't Mind You feedin' his fancy Puttin' thoughts in his head Notable dishes that exceed all his wishes You bake some mean gingerbread Though this is no “Camelot” Still, I'm absorbed in the plot with all it's turns and twists And the plans and the schemes as we rehearse the next scenes Leaves no will to resist You know this, Papa Don't Mind Papa Don't Mind
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1 POLKA DOT BLUE Lyrics and Music by: Bill Dake Copyright: billdakemusic ASCAP I've got this strange affliction That's turning my life inside out Don't know my left from my right Been changed from mean to polite It's confusing without a doubt What's got me in this kerfuffle Like I've been drinkin' too much zinfandel It's not a “what” it's a “who” And I'm confessin' to you This could be trouble, or somethin' else Polka Dot Blue Not You're average little ingenue She's wearin' Polka Dot Blue And servin' up her brand of country stew Can't shake this spell I'm under That's got me puttin' on these mismatched shoes And when I open my mouth All my brilliance goes south Seems my brain's taken off on a cruise All my friends think I've lost it Their spreadin' the word it might be straight jacket time 'Cause they all knew me when I was cool just like them But now I'm crossin' that “crazy” line Polka Dot Blue She's not your average little ingenue She's wearin' Polka Dot Blue And servin' up her brand of country stew Was doin' just fine shufflin' along my own crease in the road Ignorin' the signs Not havin' a clue, just a free buckaroo If this was just a fever A couple of aspirin and I'd be O.K. But it's not my head, it's my heart And some tender upstart That's got my life in this disarray Polka Dot Blue Not your average little ingenue She's wearin' Polka Dot Bl;ue And servin' up her brand of country stew Polka Dot Blue Polka Dot Blue Polka Dot Blue Love that dress and all the rest
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STRANGE FRUIT Music and Lyrics by: Bill Dake Copyright 2014, billdakemusic ASCAP They say that love is blind Well, it might be true But, it's got a taste to it And a feel to it, too Sometimes it's peaches Grapes from the vine Or maybe, cantaloupe With a squeeze of Kiwi lime French strawberries Ginger root It's always changing Like some Strange Fruit That's got Different textures Each time it's found Might be smooth as new puppies Might be wrinkled, Wrinkled like an old huntin' hound Or rough on the outside But hidden within Mystery, magic Just under that skin Might last forever Might spoil in a week Whenever you find it It's best to keep And savor the moments Enjoy the touch Know you can never, ever have too much Of that Strange Fruit Love is a miracle An absolute That grows in the heart So, nurture that feeling Relish the taste Store it and share it Always save a place To plant that Strange Fruit
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THE ONLY ONE Words and Music by: Bill Dake Copyright: 2021 Bill Dake ASCAP His family thinks he's crazy A duck of odd persuasions A man who'll seldom bend to a social trend He won't pretend A strange anachronism prone to claim a major schism 'Tween the way things were And the way they just might end Sometimes he questions his own sanity Could it be He remembered it all wrong? Were those “Good old days” just fantasies Played on bright marquees Songs with melodies Is he THE ONLY ONE Who still recalls all the battles won And won't retreat and watch his world undone... Used to be the neighbors Would often stop and chat the weather Now he doesn't see them much at all They never call They've joined some congregation A strict denomination Of cloth covered faces Kids and all Perhaps they've forgotten all the lessons learned, Just lost sight Of the light that guides us all He'll pray that close harmonies Will soon return And set them free And that, He's not THE ONLY ONE Who still recalls all the battles won And won't retreat and watch this world undone...
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THINK IT'S TIME Music and Lyrics by: Bill Dake ASCAP Copywrite: 2010 billdakemusic THINK IT'S TIME TO LIVE A LIFE PAST DUE LOSE THESE SHADOWS CATCH A BREEZE RIDE THE CURRENTS SIMPLY SAIL ON THROUGH CRUISE THE SOUTHERN SEAS THINK IT'S TIME THINK IT'S TIME TO TELL THE PAST “FAREWELL” TIRED OF CHASING MEMORIE'S KISS RATHER SEEK AGENTLE OCEAN SWELL SIMPLE ISLAND BLISS THINK IT'S TIME THINK IT'S TIME THINK IT'S TIME THINK IT'S TIME THINK IT'S TIME
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TIME TRAVELIN' music and lyrics by: Bill Dake (C) 2009 BILL DAKE ASCAP STREET'S EMPTY, IT'S 5 A.M. SUN'S BARELY AWAKE COOL SHADOWS AND SOLITUDE MY COMPANIONS IN THIS STRANGE LANDSCAPE A CLEAR WINDSHIELD'S BEEN MY LOOKIN' GLASS THROUGH SUN AND STARS AND HIGHWAY GREY NOW, CLOUDY MEMORIES HAVE LED ME BACK TO THESE REMNANTS OF AN ANCIENT DAY I'M TIME TRAVELIN' UNRAVELIN' THE SMOKEY PAST TIME TRAVELIN' DOWN SOME OLD ROADS GRASS GROWS THROUGH THE CONCRETE STEPS PAINT'S GONE FROM THE WOOD MOSS COVERS THE CRUMBLIN' ROOF THERE'S A HOLE WHERE THE CHIMNEY ONCE STOOD FRONT DOOR'S JUST KINDA HANGIN' THERE WON'T BE NEEDIN' MY KEY NOT SURE WHAT I'LL FIND INSIDE MAYBE GHOSTS WHO'VE BEEN WAITIN' FOR ME TO DO SOME TIME TRAVELIN' UNRAVELIN' A SMOKEY PAST TIME TRAVELIN' DOWN SOME OLD ROADS JUST WANTED TO TOUCH THE PLACE WHERE THE OLD MAN'S WORLD BEGAN MAYBE FIND A PIECE THAT GIVES A CLUE TO WHO I AM GLASS SHARDS AND SOME BLOOD RED RUST NOT MUCH LEFT TO RETRIEVE I'LL FILL A POCKET WITH MEMORY'S DUST AND KEEP IT CLOSE AND LET IT FEED MY TIME TRAVELIN' UNRAVELIN' A SMOKEY PAST TIME TRAVELIN' DOWN SOME OLD ROADS
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TOUCH DOWN Music and Lyrics by: Bill Dake Copyright 2016 billdakemusic ASCAP I've spent some time near heaven Checkin' out the view Soakin' up some inspiration And thinking of you Out among the stars I've traveled Far away from the sun A trillion lights fill the broad horizon But for me, there's only one So, I'll catch a ride to that shiny world Where my life began And make Touch Down Onto the earth of my birth Touch Down Put my feet on some solid ground Touch Down Back to a sky that's blue Touch Down Home to you So many moons, so many planets In this infinite dark Are we alone, or are we cousins To some ancient, distant spark I'm sure the world awaits the answer Maybe someday we'll know But this searching has left me weary Time for me to go So, I'll catch a ride to that shiny world where my life began And make Touch Down, onto the earth of my birth Touch Down, put my feet on some solid ground Touch Down, Back to a sky that's blue Touch Down, home to you I'm coming home...
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TURTLE NECK Music and Lyrics by: Bill Dake Copyright 2014 billdakemusic ASCAP Just doin' nothin' Kinda hangin' out Ensconced on the couch With a bag of take-out and a glass of stout Punched in the numbers Got my big screen to light That's when it happened That's when I first caught sight of that Honey haired honey Movin' slow and lookin' quick I mean, this girl was packin' All the proper arithmetic Sure got my attention All hands on deck To check out the chick in the TURTLE NECK I'm usually calm in most situations Not one to get lost in a fantasy But in that sweet vision, seemed an invitation To lose some dignity It was just an add On the T 'n' V What they were sellin' Has alluded me Might'a been somethin' High brow or high tech All I remember is that TURTLE NECK Instrumental Verse I'm usually calm in most situations Not one to get lost in a fantasy But in that sweet vision, seemed an invitation To lose some dignity They're tryin' to seduce me With all their glamorous noise Get me to part with some of my green For some of their toys Wouldn't be problem I'd gladly mail 'em a check If they'd just Send me that chick in the TURTLE NECK
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WAITIN' FOR A SIGN (revised) Lyrics and Music by : Bill Dake ASCAP Copywrite: 2011 billdakemusic NERVOUS PEOPLE CLOSE TO TEARS SEE THEIR NEST-EGGS DISA PPEAR GONE IN A SINGLE FLASH HOW CAN THIS HAPPEN ALL THAT EFFORT AND ALL THAT PAIN TO MAKE A LIVIN' AIN'T WORTH A GRAIN OF SAND OR SO IT SEEMS SO NOW THEY'RE HOLDIN' THEIR COLLECTIVE BREATH WAITIN' FOR WAITIN' FOR A SIGN HONEST FOLKS WHO FOLLOWED RULES FIND THEY'RE FIGHTIN' SOME CLUELESS FOOLS WHO SEEM TO THINK THEIR WAY IS SO MUCH BETTER AND IF WE SPEND JUST A TRILLION MORE ALL OUR WOUNDS WILL HEAL AND ALL OUR SOULS WILL SOAR WE'LL FIND UTOPIA A WORKERS HEAVEN BUT WHILE THEY'R PUSHIN' THEIR COLLECTIVE DREAM WE'RE TIRED OF WAITIN' FOR WAITIN' FOR A SIGN BUREAUCRATS WITH TENURE AND FACELESS CZARS THINK OUR TREASURE IS THEIR OWN PARTY HACKS WITH PENSIONS ACT LIKE COMMISSARS LIVE LIKE MOVIE STARS GETTIN' READY TO BEGIN GONNA CLEAN THIS HOUSE TEACH SOME DISCIPLINE CLEAR OUT THE HALLOWED HALLS OF ALL THE TAKERS I'M NO PROPHET THAT'S A FACT BUT I'M TIRED OF WAITIN' THINK IT'S TIME TO ACT LIKE WE OWN THIS PLACE 'CAUSE THAT'S THE TRUTH OF IT PUTTIN' SOME FAITH IN THE COMMON MAN NO MORE WAITIN' FOR WAITIN' FOR A SIGN NO MORE WAITIN' FOR A SIGN
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WIDE EYED CHILD Lyrics and music by: Bill Dake Copywrite 1998: billdakemusic ASCAP Sittin' by the river, coolin' my heels Tryin' to remember how the good life feels Droppin' a line, skippin' a stone Thinkin', “This is much better than some lives I've known” It's better than popcorn And better than beer Where everything is possible, there's nothin' to fear With the heart of a dreamer who's a little bit wild I'll surrender my life to a wide eyed, Give my life to a Wide Eyed Child I'm gonna wiggle my fingers And wiggle my toes Know the secrets that no one knows Float on my back with my face to the sun And thank the stars above for a job well done Well you can wiggle your fingers And wiggle your toes Know the secrets that no one knows Remember the visions that made you smile And live your life like a Wide Eyed Child Like a Wide Eyed Child Wide Eyed Child Wide Eyed Child
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SPACE IN BETWEEN Music and lyrics: (c.) 2023 Bill Dake ASCAP Chilly early morning Frosty silver ground Trees are getting naked Just a few leaves still hangin' 'round But, you're warm and toasty Snuggled 'neath those covers While I'm here watching you sleep I'm not drunk, I'm not sober I'm in some SPACE IN BETWEEN Where the sound of your breathin' Has me believin' That the world's not as crazy as it seems Scrambled eggs and sausage Brandy in our coffee Friendly food to feed the soul Then, wrapped in autumn colors We'll venture through the hillside And let the woodlands take control Here beneath a sunburned sky Above a painted valley In this SPACE IN BETWEEN Where trees have full dominion The winds hold no opinion Where we're free to shed the the voice of the machine And as we listen carefully Ignore that cold cacophony Of noise meant to divide us into tribes We'll touch the earth and breathe the air Forget the tech and the billionaires Remember what it means to be alive As we wander back with lighter steps Thankful for our home Glad for friends who've stayed the course And friends still now unknown We'll lend a steady shoulder A place for them to lean, Practice ancient lessons learned From a SPACE IN BETWEEN
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