You Say Verse1 You say please don't stay In 'the missing' every day After all, let it go and live, go on live Pre chorus You say lift your sprit high Leave 'the missing' where you cry It's an amazing time to be alive, alive Chorus And you say … oooh, take each breath, each moment Oh you say… Ooh, live life flying high, so high Oh You know I'll be there, each moment So leave ‘the missing ‘ oh we fly fly fly Verse 2 I say, I live each day I take my time oh to find my way Not in 'the missing ' yet I miss you every way Prechorus I say, I'm here, alive I got to keep my spirit high Not in 'the missing' tho’ quite often I. I cry Bridge Oh teacher, can you reach me, across the distance, will give a sign Oh , seeker, will you find me thro the ether, your heart to mine, Chorus And you say … oooh, take each breath, each moment And you say… Ooh, live life flying high, so high You know I'll be there, every moment So leave ‘the missing ‘ oh we’ll fly we fly Ending You say ‘please don’t stay In the missing where its grey And you say please don’t stay In the missing, everyday
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Find the Way Through Verse How did it get so dark? Our silence so intense. Between us, at love’s dusk, Hard to break through, forest walls so immense, Between us, no trust. Pre-chorus Sweetest love lost in the deep woods, Let your eyes adjust Don’t you know it’s never all dark? A way is marked Chorus To find the way through. Find me, find you We can find our way through, If we head for the bright light space, Oh, Find our way through, Find the way through Back to our loving place, Verse Words never spoken are dark shadows dense, Between us at love’s dusk, Holds our hostage hearts we abandoned in the gloom, Between us, Is all lost? Pre-chorus Sweetest love lost in the deep woods, Let your eyes adjust, Don’t you know it’s never all dark, A way is marked Chorus To find the way through. Find me, find you, We can find our way through If we head for a bright light space, Find the way through Oh find our way through, Back to our loving place Bridge It’s so easy to stay In a dark world tucked away Hiding from the love we knew Light seeps in don’t you see? The path from you back to me To find our way through. Find me, find you, We can find our way through If we head for the bright light space Oh, find our way through Find the way through Back to our loving place (Repeat chorus) then Find, Oh find our way through
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Sweet Summer Stillness Jane Hasler, Alan Blair Middleton and Paul Stewart Ross Verse Sweet summer stillness, steals in from the sea, The heat of the tender night wraps all around me Be with me Sweet summer stillness, steals over this sand Calling my mortal heart to your whispered command Be with me Bridge Waltzing moonbeams dance on the tide Willing their magic to guide your spirit to me Be with me, Be with me, Be with me Verse Your darkest caresses set my senses on fire Near untold pleasures, spark my love, my desire Be with me Our entwined shadows, breaks the shimmering light To summon all passion, The darkness invites Be with me Bridge and outro Waltzing moonbeams dance on the tide Willing their magic to guide your spirit to me Be with me, Be with me, Come to me, Be with me, You’re with me, You’re with me (Fade out with counter melody ) Born in the heat of the tender night, midnight shadow breaks the shimmering light, Sweet dark shade steals over the sand, promises the earth in the palm of my hand Sweet dark shade steals in from the sea, wilful magic guides your spirit to me
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Virtual Romance Composition by Alan Blair Middleton, Jane Hasler, Paul Stewart Ross Vocals on sound track Jane Hasler and Karen Ewing Verse You’re so sweet and warm and neat, (my sweet heart beats) And I never knew what love could do till I saw you oh yeah, (no clue, so blue) My head turned when you walked by I made a point to keep my eye on you (that’s true) I pictured you in my arms, I longed to give in to your charms, The stage was set, the curtains raised but my tongue froze when we came face to face Chorus We’re not ready to dance Sitting down on a virtual romance Not a ghost of a chance Of something more than a virtual romance Bridge Cold nights lost at the screen Chasing my electric dream I watch but I’m never seen Verse Nowhere to hide when worlds collide (no pride, inside) But our faint hearts have kept us far From spinning close under our own star (so far, bright star) Such time has passed, the game’s moved on But we’ve stood still for far too long, too long (so long), No holding you in my arms No sweet surrender to your charms, No valentine, no pink champagne, I’m not so sure you even know my name Chorus We’re not ready to dance, Sitting down on a virtual romance Not a ghost of a chance Of something more than a virtual romance, No hope or a chance To realise this virtual romance We’re not ready to dance, I’m not ready, you’re not ready Long nights at the screen Chasing you my electric dreamer We’re not ready to dance I’m not ready, you’re not ready,
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If I Didn’t Have You, (Alan Blair Middleton, Paul Stewart Ross, Jane Hasler) If I didn’t have you, I’d be running down a dead end road, Clocking up the empty miles, Putting on my bravest smiles, If I didn’t have you, I’d be standing on a windy shore, Lone footprints on the lonely sand, No-one walking hand in hand in hand If I didn’t have you, I’d be climbing meaningless mountains, Willing your blue eyes to come and share the morning sun, For a moment or two, lost in the mist of imagination, Sensing your soft breath on me, like a whisper on the breeze, If I didn’t have you, who would calm the raging storm? Who would hear my silent scream? Who would share these fragile dreams? Like a hill with no view, Like a Sherlock Holmes without a clue, I could never be truly me, If I didn’t have you, oo oo oo oo, If I didn’t have you, I’d be climbing meaningless mountains, Willing your blue eyes to come and share the morning sun, For a moment or two, lost in the mist of imagination, Sensing your soft breath on me, like a whisper on the breeze, If I didn’t have you, I’d be running down a dead end road, Clocking up the empty miles, Putting on my bravest smiles.
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This life time round Jane Hasler, Alan Blair Middleton, Paul Stewart Ross Vocal on track: Karen Ewing Verse Ours has been the hardest path to walk, the toughest trail, This time around, this time around, You and me are not to be, no not to be, this life time round But when our eyes met, as our smiles hit When our hands touched, then our fire lit While our lips joined, those lived life times Came tumbling down on us again Chorus And yes, I still surrender, coming back once more together, And you my dearest friend, you and me never end, But it’s too late this time, you chose another one This time around Verse 2 Many years, holding on, hanging on, together holding on, Long days now, don’t you know? Too many this time round, But then our time flew, with no place to be, There’s no honest space for you and me, Without hurting us, time to let it be Close it right back down again, Chorus And yes, I still surrender, coming back once more together, And you my dearest friend, you and me never end, But it’s too late this time, you chose another one This time around (Repeat with counter vocal improvisation ‘this time around, this time around, close us right back down again , my dearest friend, I surrender, I do surrender etc to end of track.)
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HOW WOULD IT BE (Alan Blair Middleton, Paul Ross, Jane Hasler) Vocals: Karen Ewing How would it be, if I sang you a love song for you from me, And how does it seem, to exist in my hopes and in my every dream, It’s a rough plain of life I roam, and peace is a long way home, And I’m not so sure I can make it on my own. How would it be, if I opened your eyes and tried to make you see, And what does it mean, when your in my mind all else goes dark and can’t be seen , You can make dull days seem fine, you’re my light when the sun won’t shine, And I wish I could be with you all the time. How would it be, If you knew my heart was locked and that you held the key. And how can I tell you, all the things I want to say but just can’t get through, Writing letters takes so long, and I always get it wrong, So instead I just sat down and wrote this song. How would it be if I opened your eyes and tried to make you see How would it be if you knew my heart was locked and that you held the key How would it be if I sang you a love song
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I Could Never Take My Heart Away from you Alan Blair Middleton, Jane Hasler, Paul Stewart Ross Morning Light, weather’s fair, Skies are clear, take you there Course is set, for islands new, Sail’s unfurled, Dreams come true Never wanted gold and diamonds, No holidays in the sun, Wealthy yachts on blue horizons, they never turned me on, But now it’s all so far away, from the way life used to run Chorus You melt me with your touch, You warm me with your eyes, Now I see the skies have cleared, the sea is calm and blue I could never take my heart away from you Your voice floats on the wild wind, like music to my ears, Guiding me throughout the dark night, til morning light appears And for this love that I have found, someone could wait for years You melt me with your touch, You warm me with your eyes, Now I see the skies have cleared, the sea is calm and blue I could never take my heart away from you Morning light, weather’s fair, skies are clear, take you there Course is set, For islands new, sail’s unfurled, dreams come true The course is set and weather fair, for this boy and girl Chorus Cos you, you melt me with your touch, And you, you warm me with your eyes, So now I see the skies have cleared, my dreams, have all come true I could never take my heart away from you Morning light, weather’s fair, skies are clear with you here Course is set, Ocean’s blue, sail’s unfurled, dreams come true I could never take my heart away, I could never take my heart away, No I’ll never take my heart away, I’ll never take my heart away, I will never take my heart away from you
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With You Copyright © 2020 Alan Middleton, Paul Stewart Ross, Jane Hasler Vocals on track: Derek McGowan Verse Your graceful shadow fell across me yeah, You're all I ever want to see yeah, My crazy heart it wants to leap, Your sweet, sweet loving I will keep, To build with you, fulfilled with you, I'm thrilled with you, with you Chorus In a life less ordinary, On the golden wings of eagles we can fly, fly Verse The flowers, blossom with your smile upon me, they keep you company a while for me But you outshine the brightest star, Can take my thoughts to places far To see with you and to be with you, I'm so free with you, with you Chorus In a life less ordinary, On the golden wings of eagles we can fly. Bridge Together flying free up in the sky, When I'm with you I've never been so high. Verse Years come and go but we remain together, Joy and comfort we will gain forever, Love means much more each passing day, When you're not beside me I will say A prayer for you, that I care for you and I'm there for you, for you, Chorus In a life less ordinary, On the golden wings of eagles we can fly, fly
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The Sweet night (Fall) Jane Hasler, Alan Blair Middleton, Paul Ross Ahh ahh ahh ahhh ahh ahh For just one moment One single moment You touch me And that moment Goes on and on and on and on Chorus In this heart beat , two souls collide Finding contact, so deep inside No words, you know my all I just let go, I need to fall I just let go I need to fall, fall, fall Into sweet oblivion Enfold me to oblivion Ahh ahh ahhh ahh ahh Verse For just one instant The sweet night is still Such beauty, feels like we can step into forever and ever Chorus Such a feeling two souls unite Beautiful eyes filled up with light No words the spell is woven We just let go the path was chosen We just let go, we need to fall, fall At last we meet again Now we’ve met again (Ahh ahhh ahh ahh ahh) Now we meet again
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‘‘Old Friend’ July 20 Old friend do you know? How I miss you so, How I miss you so Old friend do you know? What you taught me, what you showed me? And the lightning strikes, And the lightning sears, Oh the lightning the blinds, Old friend of mine, how your light still shines, And your wisdom guides me, Now and forever, now and forever more, oh oh oh oh ore, And the rain comes down, and the rain it heals, oh the rain renews, And I want to go, out under that rain, and let it clean, Let it purge my soul, and seep within, let it wash away, Now and forever more, All the sadness I feel today, Old friend of mine and so I’ll find you in my heart Now and forever, now and forever more oh oh ore, Old friend, do you know? Your light still shines, Still shines in me. Old friend, do you know? Your light still shines, Still shines in me.
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Liar Copyright © 2020 Jane Hasler, Alan Blair Middleton, Paul Stewart Ross, Vocals on track Jane Hasler and Karen Ewing You’re oh so good with your honied lines, You weave so well your verbal spell Caught so fast I don’t know where to turn, All my answers go so wrong, How can your words, ring so true? Like a movie star, you take your cue, Down inside the truth is there, But you play your part, pretend not to care, Chorus Lie to yourself, tell a story so tall, Lie to yourself, tell a story so tall, But maybe, yeah, Liars head for a fall, Liars head for a fall, Bridge Once upon you swept, Into the dreams and hopes I kept, Happiness was yours to hold. Lying in the light of love we glowed, Lying in the light of love we glowed, Instro Twist the truth to what suits you, So subtle, so skilful, you do what you do Shut out the love, respect and the grace, All to hide the facts you can’t face, Convince yourself that you were right, Make me feel tarnished when once I was bright But somehow I know that life has a way, Of making those who are guilty pay Repeat chorus twice One bar with guitar then Liar you will fall (slowly)
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HOME TRUTHS © Alan Blair Middleton, Verse 1 In the mirror I look 95, in my mind I’m only 12, These days I’m simply struggling, to come to terms with myself, I have made the bed I lie on and I’ve lived the life I chose, Now regret is creeping up on me and in my face it shows Chorus When the things you knew for certain, unravel and fall apart, That’s the time to face your home truths in your head and in your heart. Verse 2 Back home within those golden months of springtime 89 True friendship made, late in the day, through laughter, song & wine, When everything seemed possible, with nothing much to lose, To the soundtrack of steel stringed guitars, pool cues and shared boy blues. Chorus But when the choir it stops singing and the doubting whispers start, That’s the time to face your Home Truths, in your head and in your heart. Instrumental Break Verse 3 Now the years they rumble by and they bring trouble in their wake, Commitments, fears, dead end careers, and breaks so hard to take, Support’s sometimes not what you give, but knowing what NOT to say, Can a friendship be a friendship, when home truths get in the way? Chorus Now we’re facing down our demons, need to learn to bite my tongue, Those vital things I had to say, I should have left that song unsung. Now there’s no more games for us to win and everything to lose, To the soundtrack of steel stringed guitars, pool cues and shared boy blues. But when the choir it stops singing and the doubting whispers start, That’s the time to face your Home Truths, in your head and in your heart. That’s the time to face your Home Truths, in your head and in your heart, That’s the time to face your Home Truths, in your head and in your heart.
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I Don’t Understand Why By Jane Hasler and Alan Blair Middleton Verse 1 I don’t understand why, each time you let me through your heart’s door, (we could soar), You turn so cold, like all we shared never went before, (I need more), What happened to you long ago, makes you too scared to know? (scared to show), How much richer we could be, and what being together could mean, Chorus I don’t understand why, I don’t understand why, I don’t understand why, tell me why, Repeat line Verse 2 I don’t understand why, still I’m not sure, (unsure), For my need to know you offer no cure, (so insecure), I’ve tried so often to reach out my hand, (understand) to give you love, And make you feel safe and know, I’d never have let it go, Chorus Never let go, never let go, never let go I’d never have let it go, I don’t understand why, I don’t understand why, I don’t understand why, tell me why, Verse 3 I don’t understand why, perhaps never will, (unfulfilled), What drives you to turn away from us still, (feel the chill), For we have tasted something so sweet, (bittersweet,) when you’ve let our hearts meet (miss a beat), Chorus When our hearts meet, when our hearts meet, (so bittersweet,) when our hearts meet. Never let go, never let go, never have let it go I don’t understand why, I don’t understand why I don’t understand why oh tell me why End stanza I’ve tried and I’ve tried, can take it no longer, I give nothing more, except hope whatever your fear one day is gone. Maybe fade out on I don’t understand why, I don’t understand why
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KISS Verse I steal swiftly thro’ corridors dark, Compelled to follow, so unwilling to part, Music and laughter drift up from the hall, Fading to whispers, irresistible thrall, Chorus Need to know all you feel for me, oooo Need to show all I feel for you, ooo ooo To hold you close and wish, You’ll dare to hold me too, And we’ll kiss, iiis Verse 2 Oh forbidden sweet trip of temptation, Our eyes meet with unspoken intent, And from this doubt came the thrill of believing, All in this moment, this fateful still evening, Chorus Need to know all you feel for me, oooo Need to show all I feel for you, ooo oooo ooo To hold you close and wish, You’ll dare to hold me too And we’ll kiss ii iiss Bridge In the darkness, I reach you, Stumble into arms, unfamiliar bliss In the darkness you reach me, Your lips to mine and we kiss Verse 3 All that we needed, all that we dreamed, Closeness we craved, too long missed, Takes hold of us now, no way to resist Entwined in the shadows, lost in this kiss Chorus Need to know all you feel for me, oooo Need to show all I feel for you, ooo ooo oo To hold you close and wish, You’ll dare to hold me too And we kiss ii ii ss kiss iis Kiss
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