"RENEGADE VEIN" Words & music by Robert Marino Intro - guitar riff Verse I YOU’RE LIKE SOME RENEGADE VEIN – YEAH STRANGLIN' MY HOPEFUL HEART I WISH YOU COULD EXPLA-YEAH-YEAH-EEEN - WHY YOU WANNA TEAR MY SOUL APART YOU PUT YOURSELF IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT THEN YOU HEADED ME STRAIGHT FOR A CLIFF YEAH FOR ME A ONE-EIGHTY IS BEST MY PRETTY BABY MY TIME WITH YOU JUST AIN’T WORTH YOUR KISS NO MY TIME WITH YOU JUST AIN'T WORTH YOUR KISS - MMM Bridge I NOW THAT CUTE LITTLE MASK ON YOU REALLY HID WHAT I NEEDED TO SEE GUESS YOU’RE JUST ANOTHER WELL-BUILT BABY LACKIN' THE CENTRAL HEAT ... WOOH! Verse II YOU’RE LIKE SOME/A RENEGADE VEIN - YEAH I'LL GRANT YOU GOTTA LOTTA NERVE WELL THINGS ARE GONNA CHA-YEAH_YEAH-NNGE - YEAH THIS GIRL HAS GOTTA LESSON LEARNED NOT GONNA BEAR THE CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER DON’T MUCH CARE IT COMES A TUM-BA-LIN DOWN WILL UNWIND YOUR RIBBON THAT’S TURNED TO ROPE IT AIN’T ME THAT’S GONNA GET UNWOUND GONNA REACH FOR THAT HIGHER GROUND - YEAH! Bridge II YOU’RE A BOY WHO REALLY LIKES TO GET HIGH BUT YOU NEVER DO LEAVE THE GROUND GUESS YOU'RE ANOTHER PILOT WHO CAN'T FLY BUT SOMEHOW GETS AROUND ... OOHH! VerseIII YOU’RE LIKE SOME/A RENEGADE VEIN - YEAH I'LL GRANT YOU GOTTA LOTTA NERVE WELL THINGS ARE GONNA CHA-YEAH_YEAH-NNGE - YEAH THIS GIRL HAS GOTTA LESSON LEARNED NOT GONNA BEAR THE CHIP ON YOUR SHOULDER DON’T MUCH CARE IT COMES A TUM-BA-LIN DOWN WILL UNWIND YOUR RIBBON THAT’S TURNED TO ROPE IT AIN’T ME THAT’S GONNA GET UNWOUND GONNA REACH FOR THAT HIGHER GROWW-OWW-OWWN ... LA LA LA LA LA LA - YEAH! ©? 2024 New Fusion Publishing-BMI
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“I LOVE YOU MORE” Verse I YOU TELL ME EVERYTHING, WITHOUT SAYIN’ A WORD IT’S HOW YOU HOLD ME BABY, I KNOW THAT I’M YOUR GIRL SO TAKE A LOOK IN MY EYES AND KNOW, FOR SURE I LOVE THE WAY YOU LOVE ME—CAN YOU SEE? BUT I WANNA SAY—--HEY BABY I LOVE YOU MORE Verse II YOU CAME ALONG WHEN I WAS DOWN, PEEKED OVER MY WALL YOU SAID “IT’S ONLY ME BABE, BUT I’LL GIVE YOU MY ALL” SINCE THEN I GAVE ME TO YOU AND KNEW, FOR SURE TO KEEP FALLIN’ FOR THE WAY YOU LOVE ME—BUT BELIEVE WHEN I SAY—YEAH BABY I LOVE YOU--OOH--OOH... Bridge ...OOH BUT THEY’LL BE NO UNGRATEFULNESS SHOULD THE FATES DECIDE TO TURN THE PAGE ON US ‘CAUSE LOVE COMES—LOVE SHOWS— LOVE GOES—BUT UNTIL THEN… Verse III I’LL REACH FOR YOUR HAND MY DEAR WHENEVER STORMS MAY BREW ‘TWEEN THE LIGHTNIN’ AND THUNDER BABY, YOU’LL KNOW JUST WHAT TO DO ‘CAUSE EVERY TIME I CLOSE MY EYES I DREAM, FOR SURE OF ALL THE WAYS YOU CAN LOVE ME—AND BELIEVE YOU DO LOVE ME—BUT BABY I LOVE YOU MORE OUTRO ...OOH--I LOVE YOU MORE--MMM ©2015
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MY CHRISTMAS LIST words & music by Robert Marino v1 PUPPY IN A STOCKING – AND PERFUME IN RED RIBBONS BANGLES THAT GO JANGLE – ON SOFT WOOLEN MITTENS OH HOW I LOVE THEM, BUT THESE THINGS I - WOULDN'T MISS ‘CAUSE THERE’S ONLY - ONE THING THAT’S - ON MY LIST YEAH THERE’S ONLY - ONE THING ON MY - CHRISTMAS LIST v2 YOUR SNOWY SILHOUETTE – [COME] DANCIN’ DOWN THE LANE WILL SURELY MELT MY BREATH – ON A FROSTY WINDOW PANE CAN'T WAIT 'TIL TOMORROW - SO PLEASE DON'T - MAKE ME MISS THE ONE AND - ONLY THING THAT’S - ON MY LIST YEAH THERE’S ONLY - ONE THING ON MY - CHRISTMAS LIST GUESS I’LL bridge WISH UPON THE STAR ATOP – A LOVELY EVERGREEN THEN I’LL CLOSE MY EYES - AND SLOWLY COUNT TO THREE COME NOW SANTA SOON CHRISTMAS MORNING DAWNS AND I WANT MY BABY BACK – WHERE HE BELONGS [2nd time repeat: WHERE HE BELONGS] v3 A WAITING MISTLETOE – HEART’S FIRE ON THE RISE RIGHT HERE IS YOUR HONEYCOMB – EVER SWEET AND SO NICE CAN'T WAIT 'TIL TOMORROW - SO PLEASE DON’T - MAKE ME MISS THE ONE AND - ONLY THING THAT’S - ON MY LIST YEAH THERE’S ONLY - ONE THING ON MY- CHRISTMAS LIST GUESS I'LL bridge repeats v4 [v3 repeats] ©??2024 New Fusion Publishing-BMI
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"NO SHADE OF GRAY" Prelude I - WANT - TO - KNOW, THAT LIFE GOES ON THE WAY IT DOES ‘CAUSE OUR LOVE IS AS STRONG AS IT EVER WAS AND THAT’S WHY - I - SAY ... Verse 1 NO SHADE OF GRAY WILL GET YOU – VERY FAR IF YOU WANNA BE MY LOVER NO SHADE OF GRAY CAN COLOUR MY HEART … SO IF YOU THINK IT'S TIME TO BEGIN THEN YOU GOTTA TO BE ALL IN WITH ME – DON’T YOU SEE? ONLY ME -- THEY’LL BE NO... Verse 2 NO SHADES OF PLAY WITH ANY—JOKERS WILD OR GAMES WITH CHIPS FALLING WHERE THEY MAY NO SHADE OF GRAY CAN COLOR MY STYLE ... SO IF YOU THINK IT'S TIME TO BEGIN THEN YOU GOTTA TO BE ALL IN WITH ME – DON’T YOU SEE? ONLY ME – OH IT WOULD BE SUCH A Bridge SIN IF EVERY NIGHT WHEN YOU CLOSE YOUR EYES I’M NOT THE ONE THAT YOU'RE DREAMIN' OF AND AS YOU LAY THERE SO CLOSE BY MY SIDE I WANNA KNOW - YEAH ... Interlude I – WANT - TO - KNOW, THAT LIFE GOES ON THE WAY IT DOES ‘CAUSE OUR LOVE IS AS STRONG AS IT EVER WAS THAT'S WHY - I MUST SAY ... Verse 3 NO SHADE OF GRAY FOR ME IS - QUITE ENOUGH SO IF YOU WANT ME TO TURN IT UP NO SHADE OF GRAY CAN COLOUR MY LOVE ... SO IF YOU THINK IT'S TIME TO BEGIN THEN YOU GOT TO BE ALL IN WITH ME – DON’T YOU SEE? ONLY ME—DON’T YOU SEE? OOH - OOH - OOH ... OOH ©?2013
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“I GOTTA LITTLE CRUSH ON YOU” Please let me sing, a cute little tune, to you—my dear Oh won’t you lend me an ear? See here’s the thing, to tell you the truth, ‘bout you—my dear And I’ll be perfectly clear! Ooh I gotta crush – why don’t ya give a guess on who? But please hurry up — don’t you dare play it cool So answer me do … ‘cause baby I gotta little crush - on you Yes I do don’t ya know it’s only me for you now … … Close your eyes and open your mind And dream a sweet dream of peaches and wine Then sip my lips about a thousand times Let me be all yours then you’ll be all mine Please let me bring, a loving so true, to you—my dear Oh you’ll have nothing to fear I wanna be givin’, the sun and the moon, to you—my dear And as we move through the years Yeah I’ll be your queen – and then our love will rule Be my everything – it would be something good Let’s get in the groove … ’cause baby I gotta little crush - on you Yes I do don’t ya know I wanna see it thru now … … Close your eyes and open your mind And dream a sweet dream of peaches and wine Then sip my lips about a thousand times Let me be all yours and you’ll be all mine … Ooh I gotta crush – and by now you know on who So let’s mix it up – come on don’t make me blue … let’s Get in the mood, ooh baby - I gotta little crush - on you A little bitty crush on you, you - you - you Ah coo-chee-coo-chee-coo-chee-coo You got me in such a stew – I gotta little crush - on you! ©2017
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"BABY I GOT YOU" words & music by Robert Marino Intro WELL … WELL ... IF … Verse1 THIS OLD WORLD - STOPS SPINNIN’ ‘ROUND AND THE HEAVENS - START TO COME A-TUM-BA-LIN' DOWN THERE AIN’T NOTHIN’ - NO NOTHIN’ I GOT TO WORRY ‘BOUT ‘CAUSE BABY - YEAH BABY, I GOT YOU—OOH—OOH Verse 2 OH HOW I REMEMBER - TIME SPENDING ME AND WHEREVER I WENT - WAS WHERE I DID NOT WANNA BE GUESS THAT MAGIC—DOOR WAS LOCKED BUT YOU GAVE ME THE KEY SO GLAD - THAT BABY, I GOT YOU—OOH—OOH Bridge BUT OH GOD WHEN YOU LEFT ME THOSE MANY - MONTHS AGO I WAS LOST—AND OH SO CONFUSED [OH YES I WAS] BUT CHA’ CAME/'COME' BACK [OH YES YOU DID] WITH SUCH A - HAPPY HEART AND CHASED AWAY - AWW YOU CHASED AWAY - MY BLU – OOH - OOHS Verse 3 BUT IF EVER - YOU WANNA LEAVE PLEASE [JUST] TAKE MY HEART - AND IT'LL BE ALL YOURS TO KEEP 'CAUSE THE MYS'TRIE—THAT IS YOU IS WHAT YOU DO TO ME SO GLAD - THAT BABY I - GOT - YOU—OOH—OOH Bridge repeats Verse 4 [repeat of V3] and out. ©??2023, New Fusion Publishing-BMI
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THE TIGER AT TWILIGHT words & music by Robert Marino V1 You know - the tiger at twilight is ready to strike Right at the heart of the matter Baby better take care now - when she comes V2 You’ll find – the charm on your bracelet is ready to lie Just like your pretty-pink tablets Ooh the tiger at twilight – when she comes Bridge I Oh yeah - she would love to meet you there by the borderline She likes to linger where the shadows fall And when she calls - you’ll fall awake all night Your blinded rainbow eyes Will see all that you’ve realized V3 Well you know – the tiger at twilight is surely to bite Deep in the heart of the matter Baby better take care now - when she comes Bridge II ‘Cause the truth behind the laughter will come-a cuttin’ through As the chip on your shoulder comes-a crashes down Oh how will it feel when all that you’ve refused ... Comes out from under you? Yeah I wonder what you’ll do? V4 Well you know - the tiger at twilight is surely to strike Deep in the heart of the matter Baby better take care now - when she comes [3x] ©??2021, New Fusion Publishing-BMI
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“NOT TOO MUCH TO PAY FOR” R. Marino YOU SAY YOU WALK THE DIRTY STREETS AND NEED SOME RELIEF BUT ‘CHA CAN’T QUITE GET ‘ROUND TO IT GUESS THERE’S THINGS YOU JUST CAN’T IGNORE COME ON NOW GO GET SOMETHIN’ MORE THAT’S NOT TOO MUCH - NO NO - NOT TOO MUCH - TO PAY FOR YEAH YOU’VE HAD TO COMPROMISE JUST TRYIN’ TO SURVIVE ASHAMED OF WHAT YOU HAVE BECOME WHAT ARE THOSE THINGS YOU CAN’T IGNORE? COME ON NOW GO GET SOMETHIN’ MORE THAT’S NOT TOO MUCH - NO NO - NOT TOO MUCH - TO PAY FOR YOUR DREAMS ARE REACHIN’ OUT TO YOU - MY DEAR LET ‘EM LEAD YOU TO WATERS SWEET AND CLEAR THEY’RE NEAR THE PLACE YOU KNEW OH SO VERY LONG AGO THEY’RE NEAR THE SPACE DEEP WITHIN YOUR HEART SO LEAVE YOUR SINS ON THE TABLE TEAR OFF THAT LABEL WELL YOU KNOW WHAT’S DONE IS DONE COME ON NOW GO GET SOMETHIN’ MORE ‘CAUSE I DO KNOW ONE THING FOR SURE THAT’S NOT TOO MUCH - NO NO - NOT TOO MUCH - TO PAY FOR YOUR DREAMS ARE REACHIN’ OUT TO YOU - MY DEAR LET ‘EM LEAD YOU TO WATERS SWEET AND CLEAR THEY’RE NEAR THE PLACE YOU KNEW OH SO VERY LONG AGO THEY’RE NEAR THE SPACE DEEP WITHIN YOUR HEART BABE YOUR SALVATION’S IN RESERVE BUT DO YOU HAVE THE NERVE … TO STEP OUTSIDE OF YOURSELF? COME ON NOW GO GET SOMETHIN’ MORE ‘CAUSE I DO KNOW ONE THING FOR SURE THAT’S NOT TOO MUCH - NO NO - NOT TOO MUCH - TO PAY FOR NO NO NO - NOT TOO MUCH - TO PAY FOR ©?2025 New Fusion Publishing-BMI
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“A SONG LIKE THIS”? ? Verse I IF YOU DON’T LIKE WHAT YOU'VE BEEN PLAYIN’? I’VE GOT THE REMEDY? WHY NOT FIND YOUR OWN VOICE…? AND TUNE TO A NATURAL KEY? ??? KICK SOME NOTES DOWN ANOTHER ROAD—YEAH? DON’T YOU THINK TWICE? HEAR THE RAINBOW OF SOUND?? FEEL THE RHYTHM OF LIFE AND??? Bridge I? GO...WHERE THE WILLOW NEVER?WEEPS? SHE'S MERELY SWAYIN’ IN THE BREEZE AND IF YOU LIE BENEATH HER OPEN ARMS SOON YOU’LL BE IMAGINING…A SONG LIKE THIS! ? NOW EVERYTHING FITS? A SONG LIKE THIS! YOU CAN'T RESIST-A SONG LIKE THIS! ?? Verse II NOW FROM THIS MOMENT ON YOU KNOW SO?MUCH MORE THAN BEFORE? YEAH YOU’VE GOT SOMETHING NEW? IT'S WHAT YOU’VE BEEN WAITING FOR…??? DIAL THE MUSIC INSIDE YOUR HEAD-YEAH? TUNE OUT YOUR RADIO?? WHY NOT?STEP ON OUT? WALK THROUGH A DIFFERENT DOOR? AND ? Bridge II? GO...WHERE THE WILLOW NEVER?WEEPS? SHE’S MERELY SINGIN’ IN THE BREEZE AND IF YOU LISTEN VERY CAREFULLY SOON YOU’LL BE IMAGINING…A SONG LIKE THIS! ? NOW EVERYTHING FITS? A SONG LIKE THIS! YOU CAN'T RESIST-A SONG LIKE THIS! ? Instrumental Break ? Bridge II repeats Outro ©?2015
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“MIRACLE ‘ROUND THE BEND” WELL THE FIRST TIME THAT I SAW YOU THOUGH WE HAD NEVER EVER MET I KNEW SOMEHOW I WAS WITH YOU AND THAT FATE WOULD DO THE REST COULD IT BE I WAS DREAMIN’ NO, ‘CAUSE IT FELT LIKE SO MUCH MORE LIKE THE WORLD COULD FORGET US BUT IT’S THE WORLD WE’D IGNORE OH HOW YOU MADE IT SO EASY TO BEGIN NEVER MADE ME WONDER WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FROM THE MOMENT WHEN YOU FIRST REACHED OUT FOR MY?HAND YOU WERE MY MIRACLE 'ROUND THE BEND … 'ROUND THE BEND SEEMS I’VE CROSSED THE OCEANS OF TIME DESTINED TO WANDER SPACE AND SHADOW, BUT OH SOMEHOW YOU REACHED-OUT FOR ME AND YOU TUGGED AT MY GYPSY SOUL BUT IT WAS YOU THAT CAST THE SPELL PULLED ME DEEP LIKE THE UNDERTOE WHEN FEELINGS TOUCH THERE IS NO ESCAPE YOU CAUGHT A FEELING THAT WON’T LET GO ?OH HOW YOU MADE IT SO EASY TO BEGIN NEVER MADE ME WONDER WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FROM THE MOMENT WHEN YOU FIRST REACHED OUT FOR MY?HAND YOU WERE MY MIRACLE 'ROUND THE BEND … 'ROUND THE BEND FOUND WHAT I WASN’T LOOKING FOR NO MORE NEED TO PRETEND NOW EACH NIGHT I WAIT FOR THE SUN IN YOUR ARMS TO FEEL THE POWER OF YOUR SWEET LOVE, AGAIN AND AGAIN … Guitar solo … … YEAH IT WAS YOU THAT CAST THE SPELL PULLED ME DEEP LIKE THE UNDERTOE WHEN FEELINGS TOUCH THERE IS NO ESCAPE YOU CAUGHT A FEELING THAT WON’T LET GO OH HOW YOU MADE IT SO EASY TO BEGIN NEVER MADE ME WONDER WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN FROM THE MOMENT WHEN YOU FIRST REACHED OUT FOR MY?HAND YOU WERE MY MIRACLE 'ROUND THE BEND?… 'ROUND THE BEND ©2022
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“LITTLE BIRD SO BLUE” INTRO LITTLE BIRD DON’T YOU CRY OR FRET IT’S HIGH TIME YOU LEAVE YOUR NEST ... TO FIND SOMEONE YOU CAN BE TRUE TO MAYBE SOMEONE BLUE LIKE YOU V1 HEY THERE MY LITTLE BIRD SO BLUE DON’T LET THAT MOOD HANG OVER YOU I BET SOMEDAY SOON YOU WILL ARISE AND YOU’LL BID THOSE BLUES GOODBYE COME ON I KNOW YOU KNEW OH MY DEAR LITTLE BIRD SO BLUE V2 SOMEWHERE A BLUE BOY WAITS TO SEE IF THERE IS SOMEONE WHO BELIEVES THAT A SONG WILL LIGHT THE DARKEST NIGHT PUT THE SUN IN HIS SKY DEAR LITTLE BIRD SO BLUE THERE'S A BLUE BOY JUST WAITING TO SEE BRIDGE 1 IF YOU MIGHT COME PERCHING BY HIS WINDOW AND START TAPPING ON THE PANE SOMETHING TO BECKON HIM TO STIR YOUR GYPSY SOUL TO TAKE HIS HEART BETWEEN YOUR WINGS AND TAKE IT TO A MEADOW GREEN WITH SPRING V3 HEY THERE MY LITTLE BIRD SO BLUE SOMEONE IS WAITING JUST FOR YOU AND IT’S YOU HE CAN’T STOP THINKING OF THINK HE’S WAITED LONG ENOUGH? COME ON I KNOW YOU KNEW OH MY DEAR LITTLE BIRD SO BLUE BRIDGE 2 IMAGINE TWO PERCHING ON A RAINBOW WOULDN’T THAT BE NICE TO SEE? TWO LOVE BIRDS PROMISING TO NEVER BE ALONE SO BUSY FEATHERING THEIR NEST WITH NO MORE NEED TO CRY OR NEED TO FRET V4 HEY THERE MY LITTLE BIRD SO BLUE SOMEONE IS WAITING JUST FOR YOU AND IT’S YOU HE CAN’T STOP THINKING OF THINK HE’S WAITED LONG ENOUGH? COME ON I KNOW YOU KNEW MY DEAR LITTLE BIRD SO ... BLUE … ooh … ooh ?©?2020
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"BE THE CHANGE" WORDS AND MUSIC BY ROBERT MARINO VERSE I I CAME UPON A PRETTY PICTURE IN THE PAPER SNAPPED AS SHE TOOK ANOTHER BOW I COULD SEE THE BLUE BLOOD IN HER HEAD SHE KEEPS HER DISTANCE FROM THE CROWD THAT WONDERS WHAT SHE GONNA DO NOW…AND SHE SAYS CHORUS “BE THE CHANGE IN THE WORLD YOU WANT TO SEE REARRANGE IT, WAKE IT FROM THIS SILENT DREAM LIKE A STRANGER SHAKIN’ SOMEONE HALF ASLEEP BE THE CHANGE—(NO) DON’T HESITATE— YOU’VE GOTTA FIND A WAY” VERSE II I CAME UPON AN ANGEL FLOATIN’ DOWN FROM HEAVEN ON HER WINGS OF SILVER AND GOLD AND I TOLD HER HOW I PRAYED FOR PEACE BUT THERE SEEMED TO BE NO HOPE WITH THAT SHE WHISPERED “TRUTH BE TOLD… REPEAT CHORUS BRIDGE COME ON SET YOURSELF FREE—FIND YOUR OWN RELEASE DON’T BE A SHADOW ON THE WALL FAST ASLEEP WITH NO DREAM AT ALL REPEAT CHORUS AND OUT
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